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The Garden Club of Old Greenwich recently planted the window boxes and planters in Old Greenwich with many colorful annuals which will be watered by the merchants and grow through the summer and into the fall. Members of the Garden Club will replace the annuals with evergreens for the winter and pansies early next spring. Continue Reading →
The 2015 Relay for Life Greenwich fundraiser at Brunswick School benefited from warm weather and clear skies. The event is the world’s largest and most impactful fundraising event to end cancer. It unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action to finish the fight once and for all. Continue Reading →
Celebrate summer with jazz, Disney fun, worship, picnicking and fellowship at the annual Tent Weekend at Second Congregational Church on Friday, June 12 – Sunday, June 14. The free festivities are designed to delight people of all ages. Continue Reading →
In the program, students will be provided with intensive support from tutors and form strong student/teacher relationships, teaching them how to push themselves and take ownership of their own success. The positive peer group also helps its members to form close bonds with their classmates, who help and push each other to do better in school. Continue Reading →
Finally! We waited a long time for this day. Saturday, June 13, the Town’s ferries will begin their summer service. A reaisent park pass or daily park pass is required to pay for a ticket to board the ferry. The fee for resident pass holders 16-64 is $5.00. Age 65+ is FREE. Children 5-15 pay $4.00 Questions call the ferry ticket office at (203) 661-5957. Continue Reading →
The current Aquarion pump station behind Julian Curtiss School is failing and the water company plans to replace it with a 20′ x 50′ underground concrete structure. Dozens of trees will be removed in the process, though the company has pledged to replace them. Also the company will pay the Town $310,000. Continue Reading →
Chuck Haralson brings local honey and maple syrup to the Greenwich Farmers Market every Saturday. Traveling from Sugar Maple Farms in Lebanon, he said he enjoys answering questions from Greenwich customers who want to know where their food comes from. Continue Reading →
This story contains a full list of scholarships and recipients. Congratulations to all 124 recipients of the GSA scholarship awards from 109 sponsors on Thursday night in the 43rd annual Scholarship evening at GHS. Continue Reading →
On Friday, June 12 at Christ Church 254 East Putnam Ave, Chicken Joe Marini will sell brick-oven pizzas between 4:00pm and 9:00pm. All money raised will go to Chicken Joe’s Ride for Kids and The Needs Clearing House. Continue Reading →
During the past month, twelve dedicated seniors have joined efforts to self-direct and produce their own staging of Shakespeare’s The Twelfth Night. The collaborative effort has taught the cast what it means to work creatively in a short timespan and has helped them to develop even further as actors. The Twelfth Night, like many Shakespeare comedies, is a witty concoction of misunderstandings, love triangles, and clever irony. The play is centered on twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola, disguised as a boy, falls in love with Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with Countess Olivia. Continue Reading →