Member Update: October 2024

In this issue

Mayor Update…

Several members of the North Stamford Association Board of Directors met this week with Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons and her team to discuss the many construction projects (and traffic issues!) going on in and around North Stamford.

Mayor Simmons acknowledged the North Stamford community’s frustration with ongoing traffic and construction projects and asked for continued patience for long-term infrastructure improvements. She and her staff agreed to keep residents informed through weekly newsletters (links below).

A few notable updates include:

  • Lakeside Drive Bridge: Completion and open to traffic by end of 2024.
  • Sewer Line Project/Perna Lane: Several other streets coming. Expected completion by August 2025. 
  • Hunting Ridge Road Bridge: Completion targeted for Spring 2025.
  • Cedar Heights Bridge and Wire Mill Bridge Projects: Ongoing; Cedar Heights aims for ASAP completion, while Wire Mill Bridge scheduling will avoid overlapping closures.

While we all understand the need for infrastructure improvements, nobody likes the negative impact it can have on our day-to-day lives. We at least should be able to expect fair warning when these projects are being planned and launched. They should be coordinated with State projects (this will certainly be on our list of items to bring up at the October 9th Candidate Forum!) and we need better attention to how multiple projects might conflict with each other. The NSA board will stay on top of this and do our best to communicate back to membership on project statuses and any updates we receive from the mayor’s office.

Meanwhile, here are a few resources that may be helpful:

Candidate Forum

Wednesday, October 9th • 6:30PM – 8:30PM
Long Ridge Fire House
366 Old Long Ridge Rd, Stamford, CT 06903

Come meet North Stamford’s State Senate and House candidates for this November’s election. Each candidate will be given a few minutes to introduce themselves, followed by a discussion and Q&A moderated by North Stamford Association President Tom Lombardo.

For more information or if you’d like to submit a question for our candidates, please click here. We will also open questioning to the audience (time permitting).

The Forum is open to current members of the North Stamford Association. 06903 residents are welcome to join or renew their membership at the event (cash or check only please) or join now on the North Stamford Association website. 

Helpful Links:

Research State House Candidates

Document Shredding Day

Saturday, October 19th • 9AM – 12PM
Northeast School
82 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT

Save the Date! Back by popular demand! We had a great turnout this past spring – but we heard that many of you were not able to make it, so we are adding a second day for 2024 (weather permitting!).
Open to North Stamford Association members. Residents of 06903 are welcome to join or renew at the event.

Sorry, but we must reserve the right to limit the number of boxes to be shredded.

Weather Notice: You may recall that we were rained out several times last fall (our vendor can’t shred wet paper) so please check your email or the North Stamford Association website on Friday the 18th in case there is inclement weather predicted for Saturday the 19th.

Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas

October 5th, 2024 – January 5th, 2025
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
39 Scofieldtown Rd, Stamford, CT 06903

This groundbreaking exhibition highlights ongoing, cutting-edge dinosaur research by American Museum of Natural History paleontologists and other leading scientists from around the world. It explores how paleontologists today are using an incredible array of new technologies — from bioengineering computer software to CT scans — along with new discoveries and new ideas to investigate and reinterpret many of the most persistent and puzzling mysteries of dinosaurs, such as what they really looked like and how they actually moved and behaved, as well as the complex and hotly debated theories of why — or even whether — they became extinct.

For more information visit the event page by clicking here.

I Spotted a Lantern Fly – Now What?

As the warmer weather is coming to a close for the year, so is the life cycle for all the spotted lanternflies you may have seen flying around. These insects are unable to survive the colder weather and will die at the first killing freeze. However, the eggs they lay before this will persist…

Click here to continue reading.

An Evening with Jonathan Lethem, Author of Brooklyn Crime Novel

Monday, October 28th, 6:30PM – 7:30PM
Ferguson Library, Stamford

Main Library, 3rd Floor Auditorium

Award-winning bestselling author Jonathan Lethem will discuss his latest novel, Brooklyn Crime Novel, a sweeping story of community, crime and gentrification, tracing more than 50 years of life in one Brooklyn neighborhood. Registration required.

Call for Content: 06903 Magazine

We are putting together the next issue of “06903”. If you would like to write an article or letter to the editor, please let us know.  We will publish your name as author, of course, as well as your bio and photo if you would like.  We would also appreciate hi-res photos of North Stamford. Have something of interest to members of the North Stamford Association? Contact us and propose something! Please contact:

Mark Diamond
Editor 06903 Magazine
markd53@hotmail.com
(917) 660-8758