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The Town of Greenwich Shellfish Commission partners with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to quantify the value of the ecosystem services provided by Shellfish in Greenwich waters. Continue Reading →
Zula Jones turned 101 on Monday and Mary Sapione turned 101 a couple months ago. Both residents of Fairview of Greenwich on King Street, shared some memories. In Zula’s case, memory came alive when Shane Johnson started to play the piano. Continue Reading →
Located at 183 Sound Beach Ave in Old Greenwich, “Gather” packs a lot into a tiny space. A host of handmade, one-of-a-kind apparel and accessories are displayed alongside jewelry fashioned from mundane objects such as fishing lures and horse bells prized for their patina rather than their shine. Continue Reading →
Grammy Award winner Gladys Knight will headline DART’s annual benefit and concert on Saturday, May 30, at the Palace Theatre. The Gala, once again hosted by Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford, will kick off with an elegant cocktail reception, featuring a pasta bar by World-Famous RAO’s Italian Restaurant, with silent and live auctions. Continue Reading →
The first annual Lettuce Challenge among 22 second-grade classrooms in Greenwich Public Schools involved some stiff competition. Winners were selected by a panel of judges at the Garden Education Center on Sunday. Judges included Lisa Beebe of the Garden Education Center, Jeff Bischoff of Back 40 Mercantile, who donated copies of his book The Boy, The Farmer to Greenwich grade schools, Cai Pandolfino of Green & Tonic, Patty Sechi of Greenwich Community Gardens and Pam Sloane of GIVE (Garden Initiative for Vegetables in Education). Continue Reading →
Kim Campbell and James Keach will share their personal insight at the Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter cocktail benefit, Celebrating Hope, to be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, May 1 at Richards, 359 Greenwich Avenue. Continue Reading →
The Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board wants the resource recovery and recycling facility to be a bit more inviting. The goal is to for more residents to be enticed inside and keep more recyclables out of black garbage bags. Continue Reading →
A roster of go-kart race teams, mostly from Brunswick, Greenwich Academy, Sacred Heart, Greenwich Country Day and Greenwich High School took to the race track for a good cause on Friday night. Grand Prix New York in Mt. Kisco was the venue for a benefit for Project Yellow Light, a non-profit that raises awareness of the perils of distracted driving.
This year’s race at Grand Prix marked the third annual fundraiser for the non-profit. The race was conceived by GHS grad Ben Albano and has carried on through the efforts of his family.
This year Addison Albano and his club co-president Owen Gerber did the lion’s share of the legwork and the result was a representation from all the high schools in Town and a lot of fun. Continue Reading →
Daffodils are the flower we identify most strongly with spring and the renewal of the growing season. The 56th annual daffodil show is April 22 from 1:30pm to 6:00pm and Thursday, April 23, 10:00am to 4:00pm at Christ Church at 254 East Putnam Ave in Greenwich. Continue Reading →
Caroline Jones is challenging local teens to an acoustic contest. The singer, songwriter, producer, radio show host and author, will handpick winners of the contest. Winners will get a guest performance on Jones’ radio show, Art & Soul on Sirius XM’s Coffee House. Continue Reading →