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The smash hit of the summer – free pizza courtesy of Steven Fox Jewelry just off Greenwich Avenue – returns this fall on Saturday, November 21. Donations will be accepted to benefit Kids in Crisis, which is reeling after State cuts of $750,000. Continue Reading →
“An Agency Letter is a legal document that allows you to designate someone, not necessarily family, to carry out your final wishes. It can be a friend or neighbor that you designate to contact the funeral home and relay your final instructions upon your passing. The agent holds the legal authority to make decisions governing the funeral. The agent does not necessarily bear financial responsibility for the funeral.” – Jennife Graziano, Coxe & Graziano Funeral Home Continue Reading →
Too much nitrogen, from outdated septic systems, sewage treatment plants and fertilizers, creates algae blooms and reduces oxygen, making it difficult for marine life to survive in harbors and bays around Long Island Sound. One Greenwich Boy Scout undertook a major public awareness project toward battling Hypoxia in Long Island Sound.
MAKE SURE TO CLICK THE LINK TO BENNETT’S SHORT SURVEY AND TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE. Continue Reading →
Operation Fuel has received the highest rating possible for the eighth straight year from Charity Navigator, which is one of the nation’s leading charity evaluators. Continue Reading →
Hometown music producer Benvi hopes to get a recording contract with Greenwich-based Angels Like Rebels, a new digital record company using a crowd-funding platform. Continue Reading →
The last day of the Greenwich Farmers Market is Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 Continue Reading →
This year’s Greenwich Choral Society Christmas Concert, ‘Christmas Blessings,’ features Bach’s Cantata for the Second Day of Christmas (Part Two of the Christmas Oratorio), Antonio Vivaldi’s Dixit Dominus along with the traditional carols and audience participation that mark the beginning of our community’s celebration of this glorious season. The concerts are Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 4:00, and Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 2:30 and 5:00, Paul F. Mueller, Music Director and Conductor, Christ Church Greenwich.
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After the chain link fence in front of 92 Orchard Street fell across the sidewalk, forcing children into the street as they walked to school, , Greenwich Reform Synagogue has apologized and their CM will have the fence posts anchored in the ground instead of using weighted ballasts. GRS building committee co-chair, Sandy Soule shared the construction phasing plan provided by Carmelo Cicero of Colliers International. The phasing plan specifies that a Flagman is required for traffic control during construction delivery periods phase 1-5. Also, a Crossing Guard will be provided for before & after school pedestrian traffic (45 minutes prior to and after local school sessions) during heavy construction periods, phase 1-6. Continue Reading →
The Greenwich High School Cheerleaders fashion show, featuring members of the boys Football team, held their annual fashion show in a new venue this year. While last year the runway unfurled at Doral Arrowwood, this year’s show was at the Italian Center in Stamford.
Clothes were modeled by Greenwich High School cheerleaders and football players, with attire supplied by A Step Ahead and Zemos Men’s Store. Many participants in the fashion show were seniors who admitted the experience was bittersweet as they complete their college applications and set their sights on the future. Though the four GHS captains — Estella Perrone, Victoria Sobeski, Courtney Nastahowski and Dakota Hirsch — said they have yet to decide where they’ll go next year, others smiled knowingly, hinting that their fingers were crossed for a particular school. Continue Reading →
Janet Lee became the Greenwich Psychic after being hired for a promotional event at Saks Fifth Avenue about 20 years ago. Customers who paid $100 or more at the Lancome counter got a free reading. The line stretched all the way around the cosmetic counter. Fast forward. Janet Lee has locations in Greenwich and Manahattn, and is soon to launch a third location in London. Continue Reading →