08/07/10 NORWALK BRIEFING: Alleged drunken driver drives wrong car

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Alleged drunken driver drives wrong car (Thehour)

NORWALKBy STEVE KOBAKHour Staff Writer An intoxicated city man was arrested late Thursday night minutes after hopping into the driver's seat of a stranger's idling, unoccupied vehicle and taking it for a joyride, police said.Peter Holowiak, 29, of 26 Belden Ave., was charged with third-degree . . .Full Story

Steve Geoghegan column: Calvin can't get enough of Norwalk (Thehour)

It was great seeing Calvin Murphy back in Norwalk.The Basketball Hall of Famer and Norwalk native was at the kickoff of the Fairfield County Sports Commission's Chelsea Cohen Fitness Academy at Norwalk High Thursday and showing his support of the venture.Murphy was, and always has been, great .

Egan Among GOP Candidates for Regional Probate Seat (Ridgefield Patch)

Tuesday's primary will be judgment day for three Republican candidates vying to be the party's Election Day nominee for probate judge.

Merkle will address voters in Norwalk on Saturday (The Wilton Bulletin)

On Saturday, Aug. 7, Rob Merkle, a Republican primary candidate for Congress, will be taking his "Line of Liberty" road rally motorcade tours through the 17 towns of the 4th District, culminating at the "Pre-Primary Awareness Rally" in front of Norwalk City Hall.

The artists take over in 34th SoNo Fest (Thehour)

Today marks the opening of an event which has become a fixture on the Norwalk calendar -- the 34th Annual SoNo Arts Festival which begins at 6 p.m. in the parking lot at 99 Washington St.

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Norwalk man charged with sexual assault after jumping in stranger's car (Norwalk Citizen News)

A city man was arrested early last Friday after a Washington Street waitress complained he got into her car, fondled her and exposed himself as she drove through East Norwalk before stopping at a gas station to call police.

Kayakers gather to explore Norwalk's harbor (Norwalk Citizen News)

A group of kayakers prepare to launch from Calf Pasture Beach to paddle out to Shea Island for Yak Jam 2010, the Third Annual Kayaker Jamboree in Norwalk, Conn.