04/10/12 The Raw Norwalk News Feed

The Norwalk, CT News Briefing...

• Conn. Gov. continues education tour in Norwalk _{2012-04-10, 03:50 am}
  Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will be continuing his state tour on education in Norwalk to promote his overhaul proposals.
• Case for Norwalk Mosque: It's Within Regulations _{2012-04-10, 02:22 am}
  A model of the mosque proposed for Norwalk sits on the stage of Concert Hall during the Zoning Commission's public hearing on the matter last week.
• Norwalk Police To Crack Down on Speeders, Texters _{2012-04-10, 01:00 am}
  NORWALK, Conn. - If you know someone with a lead foot, warn them to lighten it Tuesday and Wednesday because Norwalk police will be conducting special enforcement of speeding and other motor vehicle laws.
• Trinity Catholic out slugs Norwalk _{2012-04-10, 12:11 am}
  Trinity Catholic short stop Randy Polonia turns a double play in front of Norwalk's Rich Henderson during high school baseball action at City Hall Field, in Norwalk, Conn.
• Better care for best friends _{2012-04-09, 10:27 pm}
  Dr. Gerald Post cozies up to his patient Muggs at the Veterinary Cancer Center's new 8,000 square foot hospital in Norwalk, Conn., April 4, 2012.
• Norwalk teen arrested with starter pistol at Brien McMahon High School _{2012-04-09, 10:05 pm}
  ... firearm. He appeared for arraignment at juvenile court in Stamford on Monday. Police Chief Harry Rilling said the Norwalk Police Department's Youth Bureau is investigating the matter, and added that additional charges are possible. "We are ...
• Norwalk Hospital Explores Possible Partnership _{2012-04-09, 08:00 pm}
  NORWALK, Conn. - In order to better help patients Norwalk Hospital and the Western Connecticut Health Network are looking work together.
• Earthtalk: From the editors of Norwalk-based E/The Environmental Magazine _{2012-04-08, 03:00 am}
  Dear EarthTalk: I read somewhere that our various systems for collecting, distributing and treating water are very energy intensive and, as such, contribute significantly to global warming.
• To Do _{2012-04-09, 06:04 pm}
  Tuesday, April 10 Daniel J. DeBarba Jr., president and CEO of Norwalk Hospital, will speak at about the hospital and its future at the Westport Rotary Club meeting at noon at the Inn at Longshore.
• Norwalk Rally Supports Trayvon Martin [VIDEO] _{2012-04-09, 05:56 pm}
  ... the instructions of the 911 operator. The unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is now dead . On Saturday afternoon, Norwalk residents took to their streets in a show of solidarity with those suffering in Sanford. "I'm here as an individual," said the ...
• Tag sale at Silvermine benefits School of Art scholarship fund _{2012-04-09, 05:20 pm}
  ... more than 20 contemporary and historic exhibitions annually. The center also provides innovative arts education in Norwalk and Stamford schools through its outreach program, Art Partners , and hosts a lecture series and special programs throughout ...
• Runner Teams Up With Olympic Soccer Legend _{2012-04-09, 05:00 pm}
  Norwalk's Jodi Sorrells will run with her former Wilton High soccer teammate, Kristine Lilly, in the Boston Marathon.
• Helena Cullen, 89, Former Norwalk Operator _{2012-04-09, 04:53 pm}
  A longtime member of St. Mary Church in Norwalk, Helena Kallaway Cullen enjoyed drawing, traveling, and spending time with her grandchildren and dogs.
• Bridgeport Man Charged in Norwalk Birthday Assault _{2012-04-09, 04:53 pm}
  NORWALK, Conn. - An intoxicated Bridgeport man was arrested early Easter Sunday and charged with trying to strangle his girlfriend in the parking lot of a Norwalk McDonald's, police say.
• South Norwalk Pedestrian Robbed _{2012-04-09, 04:52 pm}
  NORWALK, Conn. - A man was robbed late Sunday in Norwalk by five armed men behind the King Kennedy housing complex, Norwalk police say.
• Norwalk Good Samaritan Is Victim of Theft _{2012-04-09, 04:52 pm}
  NORWALK, Conn. - A Norwalk grocery shopper who helped another shopper Sunday had her wallet stolen as a reward, Norwalk Police say.
• Himes Defends Health Care Law in Weston Visit _{2012-04-09, 04:08 pm}
  ... FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. - A fire warning has gone out for Fairfield County for most of Monday due to strong winds... NORWALK, Conn. - The Rev. Cathy Jones stood in front of about 200 people in South Norwalk on Saturday, talking to God....
• Friend Joins Wilton Soccer Legend in Boston Marathon _{2012-04-09, 03:34 pm}
  Norwalk's Jodi Sorrells will run with her former Wilton High soccer teammate, Kristine Lilly, in the Boston Marathon.
• Shark and ray pool opens April 14 _{2012-04-09, 03:18 pm}
  ... will be among the baby sharks and rays displayed in the aquarium's Ray & Sharks Gallery. Photo: Contributed Photo / Norwalk Citizen Visitors can have their pictures taken in a "dive cage" with videos of prowling sharks in the background in the ...
• MetLife division acquires Norwalk office complex _{2012-04-09, 03:18 pm}
  Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., through a subsidiary the new owner of one of Norwalk's Class A office complexes, is emphasizing the building's amenities to help lure new occupants after acquiring it in a foreclosure.