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Nantucket Project Packs its Headquarters for Panel Discussion On Civility

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“The challenges of incivility and polarization are distressing problems in today’s landscape. Finding “common ground” demands listening and that can’t easily be done when participants are shouting at each other in anger and frustration.” – The Nantucket Project Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Asher Almonacy, civility, Gail Lavielle, Light Not Heat: A Civility Conversation Talking Without Shouting, Linda Feldmann, Mary Fetchet, Narda E. Alcorn

2017 Greenwich Wine + Food Festival Welcomes Mario Batali and Grammy-Winning Rock Band ‘Train’

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Saturday is the heart of the 2017 Greenwich Wine + Food Festival, celebrating food, beverage and music. The Grand Tasting tent is the center of the Festival, with tastings and demonstrations from more than 150+ of the area’s finest food, wine, spirits experts. This year, Mario Batali Joins Celebrity Chef Participants Scott Conant, Alex Guarnaschelli and Adam Richman. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Adam Richman, Alex Guarnaschelli, Burger battle, Greenwich Wine + Food Festival, Mario Batali, Roger Sherman Baldwin Park, Scott Conant

YWCA Greenwich Shares How to Spot Domestic Violence and ‘Cut it Out’ during Visit to Hopscotch

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Leslie Coplin, LMSW, Prevention & Outreach Coordinator, the owner of Hopscotch Salon, Hisao Oe, Meredith Gold, LMSW, Director of Domestic Abuse Services of the YWCA Greenwich and Yajaira Gonzalez, Community Educator and Bilingual Advocate July 7, 2017. Photo: Sadie Smith

About two dozen stylists at Hopscotch Salon on Railroad Ave attended a talk by the YWCA of Greenwich on how to spot signs of domestic violence. In Greenwich, domestic violence is the second most investigated crime and the number one violent crime. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Business, Health, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Hopscotch Salon, YWCA Greenwich

First Week at Boy Scout Camp Seton Ends with Annual Greenwich Police and Fire Visit

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Camp Seton is part of the Greenwich Council Scouting program that offers outdoor activities to boy scouts and cub scouts. At the culmination of the cub scouts’ first week of camp, the Greenwich Fire Department, GEMS, and the Greenwich Police Department visited the cubs to teach them about Greenwich’s emergency services.
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Filed under: Around Town, Camp Seton, Emilia Schiro, GEMS, Greenwich Council Scouting Program, Greenwich Fire Department, Greenwich Police Department, Greenwich Police Special Response Unit