Greenwich residents will be able to see a partial solar eclipse on Monday. Find out about solar eclipse events in and around Greenwich and how to watch the solar eclipse safely. Continue Reading →
How to Watch the Solar Eclipse In Greenwich
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Visit Greenwich’s Bowman Observatory to View August 21 Total Eclipse of the Sun
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Anne Burns, who will host the pubic viewing of the eclipse at the Bowman Observatory in front of Julian Curtiss School on Aug 21 said that #12 or 14 welders’ goggles are safe to look at the Sun through. This is the first total eclipse of the Sun visible from the contiguous United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) since February 26, 1979. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Aug 21 2017, Bowman Observatory, Greenwich Astronomical Society, Rick Bria, total solar eclipse
Parks & Rec Alters Post Labor Day Island Beach Ferry Service
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There will be no ferry service to Island Beach on several days following Labor Day. The change reflects a cost saving measure determined early in the season. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Island Beach, Island Beach ferry
Greenwich United Way Grants Additional $30,000 to River House Adult Day Center
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United Way extended about 20 Grants during the 2016-17 fiscal year following the latest Community Investment Process. One grant was to River House Adult Day Center for its Senior Subsidy Program. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Greenwich United Way, River House Adult Day Care Center
Abilis Completes $1.5 Million Circle of Caring Endowment Campaign During Organization’s 65th Anniversary Year
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Abilis recently completed its Circle of Caring endowment campaign raising $1.5 million for the Abilis Community Foundation. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Health, Abilis, Abilis Circle of Caring
Again, Cos Cob Riders Come through for Kids in Crisis, Big Time!
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The Cos Cob Riders, a group of motorcycle enthusiasts with big hearts, arrived at Kids In Crisis on Wednesday night bearing a giant check for $12,000. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Health, Volunteering, Cos Cob Riders, Kids in Crisis, Kimberly Wolfson-Lisak
Black Bear Sightings Reported in and Near Greenwich
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On Aug 12, a North Castle, NY police officer observed a black bear in the area of Middle Patent Rd. Aug 14, a contractor working at a residence on Cat Rock Rd in Greenwich reported seeing a black bear. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, black bear, DEEP
UPDATE: Friend Joins Jeffrey, the Friendly Blue Budgie Found at Tod’s Pt
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A friendly blue Budgie landed at the What’s Cooking concession station at Tod’s Point on Monday. Around the same time, another blue Budgie was found in Riverside in the Havemeyer area. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Jeffrey the Budgie, tod's point
At $31 Billion, Greenwich’s Net Grand List is Highest in State
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The latest metrics of the Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC) Town Profiles are available on CTData.org. In addition to the popular two-page summaries of current data for each of Connecticut’s 169 municipalities, the interactive version of the profiles enable users to compare geographies for various indicators. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, CERC, grand list, Greenwich, onnecticut Economic Resource Center
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Offers Variety of August Cruises
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Several cruises are available in August aboard The Maritime Aquarium’s R/V Spirit of the Sound, a 64-foot catamaran that is the country’s first research vessel with quiet “green” hybrid- electric propulsion. Continue Reading →