Author: Nancy Guenther Chapman

State Rep. Travis Simms (D-140), right, (Photo: Nancy Chapman, NoN) and Rev. Carleton Giles (Photo: Mark Paziokas, CT Mirror). State Rep. Travis Simms (D-140) has prevailed in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, besting challenger Carleton Giles by a vote of 267 to 214, Democratic Registrar Stuart Wells…

45 Wall Street (Photo credit: John Levin) Troubles continue for beleaguered Wall Street property owner Ganga Duleep: A finance company is foreclosing on her buildings at 45 Wall St. and 27-29 Wall St. Robert Genuario ruled in February in favor of the foreclosure, filed by…

The Rev. Carleton Giles, left (Mark Paziokas, CT Mirror); State Rep. Travis Simms (D-140), right (Nancy Chapman). State Rep. Travis Simms (D-140) is facing a fight in his bid to retain the seat he’s held for nearly six years: the Rev. Carleton Giles, a popular…

A view in Wilson Point. Anne Yang of Norwalk didn’t back down when her homeowner’s association hit her with a $100-a-day fine for an allegedly unacceptable fence. She took the Wilson Point Property Owners Association (WPPOA) to court. Six years later, Yang, a Board of…

Martin Taliaferro (Contributed photo) Norwalk Republicans have endorsed Martin Tagliaferro as their candidate for the District 25 State Senate seat. Tagliaferro seeks to unseat State Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-25), a formidable opponent who has held the seat for nearly 20 years, half of…

Phase I of Wall Street Corridor improvements (Contributed rendering) Good news for Wall Street stakeholders: According to Mayor Harry Rilling, construction on Wall Street Place is set to resume within two to three weeks, and infrastructure work on lower Wall Street will begin Aug. 5…

Newly appointed Common Council member Nicole Eaddy (D-District C) offers her thoughts at Monday's Democratic Town Committee meeting on Zoom. Nicole Eaddy has been appointed to fill the District C Common Council seat left vacant by Melissa Murray. Eaddy is a “fantastic person,” Council member…

Part of the spectacular view out my Norwalk Hospital window, which I didn't get to enjoy much. The construction is Pinnacle, the last of the Waypointe mixed-use project, on West Avenue. You can barely see the opening for the interior courtyard. You may have noticed…

Jason Milligan's property next to the Norwalk Public Library, Sept. 19 on Mott Avenue. The City has acquired 11 Belden Ave. to provide additional parking for Norwalk Public Library patrons, a news release said. Real estate mogul Jason Milligan, former owner of the property, clarified…

(Contributed) The Wall Street Theater has been purchased by New Haven Center for Performing Arts Inc (NHCPA) under NHCPA LLC, a news release said. The transaction came after former management reached a settlement in the foreclosure action filed by Patriot Bank. In December, then-Theater Company…

The Main Street Duchess restaurant. (Google) A Norwalk man is suing Duchess Restaurant of Norwalk, Inc. and Duchess Worldwide, Inc., and their top brass, with charges that include unpaid wages and retaliation. Jonathan Fortier alleges the defendants violated Federal and Connecticut law by failing and…

Last week's Common Council meeting on Zoom. Norwalk Common Council members woke up Monday morning to find antisemitic emails in their inboxes.   Last week, they all received antisemitic post cards at their homes. The correspondences come after antisemitic and racist comments made at the…