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🌱 Patch AM: Norwalk Home With 'Beautifully Landscaped Grounds' Listed For Sale

Coming up: September 8th/14th 2026 "Live" Virtual CT Real Estate Licensing Classes on the Norwalk Patch calendar

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Good morning Norwalk! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See inside this elegant Silvermine home with lush landscaped grounds
  • How a sewage scandal nearly destroyed Norwalk's oysters—and what saved them

Also on today's calendar: September 8th/14th 2026 "Live" Virtual CT Real Estate Licensing Classes and 19 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 71.
  • Thursday: Humid with a t-storm possible, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Norwalk Home With 'Beautifully Landscaped Grounds' Listed For Sale (patch.com) — A Silvermine neighborhood home at 235 Silvermine Avenue in Norwalk is on the market for $1,499,000, showcasing landscaped grounds, detailed millwork, and high ceilings. The listing highlights its elegant yet inviting layout and directs interested buyers to Zillow for more photos and information.
   

• From the Archives: The Sewage, the Scandal, and the Fight to Save Norwalk's Oysters (nancyonnorwalk.com) — As Norwalk gets ready for the Oyster Festival at Veterans Memorial Park, this archival feature revisits how pollution, disease, and a landmark lawsuit once threatened to wipe out the city's oyster industry. It traces the fight over sewage in Norwalk Harbor, the eventual construction of a treatment plant, and how those hard-won changes still protect local waters and shellfish today.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • We had our first visit to @Penzie's Spices today after driving past for 4 years!
    Whitney was beyond wonderful and gave us a great introduction to the store! This will be a regular spot for us going forward! Got me thinking…… (Nextdoor Northeast Norwalk)
  • Did anyone experience knocking on their door last night (9/5/26) around 11:42pm?
    Claiming that they lost their cell phone and the location was coming up at our address. Driving a black Volvo SUV. When the car pulled out of the… (Nextdoor Cranbury)
  • Aston Carter posted a job opening for Legal Administrative Coordinator in Norwalk. Apply here.
  • TD Bank posted a job opening for Relationship Banker I - Norwalk/Main Ave (Bilingual Spanish Preferred) in Norwalk. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norwalk here.

🗞 Nearby News

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New Canaan

  • New Canaan Fire Marshal Offers Outdoor Fire Safety Tips (patch.com)

Ok Norwalk! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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