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Leaf Pick Up

Leaf pick up has begun! On Monday, the City of Stamford leaf pick up started above the Merritt Parkway. Leaves must be out no later than the following pick up dates:

- Middle (Merritt Parkway to 1-95): November 21, 2022

- South (South of I-95): December 5, 2022

For more information about leaf pickup, visit the City of Stamford’s website at www.stamfordct.gov/leaves or call (203)-977-4140.

Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular

The Stamford Downtown Parade Spectacular is this Sunday, November 20th at 12:00 pm. There will be several downtown road closures to facilitate the parade.

If you are coming to watch to parade or are driving in and around downtown, please allow for extra travel time.  

The following roads will be closed:

- Hoyt Street (Bedford St. to Washington Blvd.) 8:00 am to end of parade.

- Broad Street Westbound (Greyrock Pl. to Washington Blvd.) 9:30 am. Access to the Bedford St. & Landmark Sq. Garages will be available for parking only.

- Broad Street Eastbound (Franklin St. to Greyrock Pl.) 9:30 am to end of parade.

- Summer Street (Bridge St. to Broad St.) All lanes close at 8:00 am to end of parade.

- Summer Street (Broad St. to Main St.) Lower Summer St. closed at Broad. Bidirectional traffic from Main St. only 9:00 am to end of parade.

- Atlantic Street North & Southbound (Broad St. to Bell St.) - 9:30 am to end of parade.

- Atlantic Street Southbound (Bell St. to North State St.) - 7:00 am to end of parade.

- Atlantic Street Northbound (North State St. to Bell St.) - 7:00 am to end of parade.

- Tresser Boulevard Westbound (Greyrock Pl. to Washington Blvd.) 7:00 am; Except for Stamford Town Center & 300 Atlantic St. Parking -Westbound Only.

- Tresser Boulevard, Eastbound (Washington Blvd. to Greyrock Pl.) 7:00 am to end of parade.

- Federal Street Closed 5 am to 4 pm.

Additionally, there will be the balloon inflation party on Saturday, November 19th with the following road closures:

- Hoyt Street (Summer St. to Washington Blvd.) 12:30 pm to end of parade approximately 4 pm on Sunday.

- Franklin Street (North St. to Hoyt St.) Closed to thru traffic 12:30 pm to end of the parade. Bidirectional traffic for residents only.

- Franklin Street (Hoyt St. to Woodside St.) Closed to thru traffic 12:30 pm to the end of the parade. Bi-directional traffic for residents only.

For more information, visit: http://stamford-downtown.com/events/stamford-downtown-parade-spectacular-3/#.Y3PIZ-zMLdp

Police Swearing-in Ceremony 

One of the greatest honors of this job is having the opportunity to swear-in our men and women first responders.

Thursday, I had the privilege of swearing in a new Sergeant in our Department, Sergeant Philip Neri. Sgt. Neri has been with the Stamford Police Department CT for 11 years and has worked in the Patrol Division, Youth Bureau, and the Crimes Against Persons Unit.

Congratulations to Sgt. Neri & his family and thank you for all you do to serve and protect the residents of Stamford!

Transatlantic Mayoral Dialogue

It was an honor to speak at the Transatlantic Mayoral Dialogue in The Hague alongside U.S. and international Mayors about combating hate and violence. Together we signed a declaration denouncing hate and violent extremism and shared best practices for building more inclusive and equitable cities.

Thank you to the Strong Cities Network for inviting me to this important conference and for your work to create and support safer cities around the world.

Fiesta Westside Opening 

One of my main economic development priorities is to support small businesses and job growth in our City. Last week, we were so excited to visit the grand opening of the Fiesta Westside restaurant!

We celebrated the opening with co-owner Victor Mathieu and Board of Representative members Jeff Stella and Kindrea Walston. Make sure to check out their new location at 1990 West Main Street!

Stamford Police Officers Save Woman

I want to extend my thanks and appreciation to Officers Tim Inverno and Tom Landry of the Stamford Police Department CT for saving the life of Melissa Crawford. Even though they were off duty, their swift actions helped save Melissa’s life as she was choking.

Amazing job! You can read more here: https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/hdn/hrlm/p/callback.html

Heart and Purpose Community Dinner

The Heart & Purpose Community Thanksgiving Dinner will take place on November 19^th at 5:30 pm, click here to learn more and register.

Thanksgiving Food Drive

This is just one platform where I will be sharing updates on a weekly basis, but you can also connect with me and my administration on the platforms below:

- Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

- Follow the City of Stamford on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

- Send me an email at [email protected] and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

And of course, I will be out and about across the city every week visiting with local businesses, meeting with constituents, and hearing from stakeholders in our city – so I hope I’ll be able to talk to you in person very soon.

Have a wonderful weekend!