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In 2016, Parks & Rec board member Frank DiVincenzo, along with Bea Crumbine and then Parks & Rec chair Nancy Caplan, who has since passed, spearheaded an effort to save the marble monoliths at the historic O’Neil ampitheater from a grim fate: the gravel pits. Continue Reading →
On Saturday, Oct 13 from 2:00 to 4:00pm all are invited to head to the newly re-named Greenwich Botanical Center (formerly the Garden Education Center) which will be the setting for an exciting, fun day amidst the natural surroundings of the Montgomery Pinetum. There will be activities for both children and adults. These activities include learning more about Woodcrafts through a whittling demonstration by Eric Kamen, a local arborist and avid woodworker. Kamen creates beautiful objects from felled trees. There will also be a Tree Bingo game and a Scavenger Hunt throughout the Arboretum. Continue Reading →
Remarkably, 110 of the 112 teens who participated in the 2017 Greenwich Youth Conservation Program said they had a positive experience. Continue Reading →
One of the boy’s friends dialed 911 from his cell phone and personnel from both GEMS and Greenwich Police responded. The boy was not wearing a helmet and was taken to Stamford Hospital ER and then transferred to Yale-New Haven Hospital. Continue Reading →