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Veterans Day Community Walk: Anticipating a Large Grateful Crowd

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In honor of Veterans Day, the second annual “Community Walk” will take place at 10am on Nov. 11. The community is invited to gather at the top of Greenwich Avenue  (At Amogerone Crossway) at 10:00am on the morning of Veterans Day, Nov. 11 at 10:00am. Following last year’s walk, which was attended by some 450 people, organizers are hoping to again draw a large, joyous, and festively thankful crowd to the walk and demonstrate their appreciation for veterans in a gesture of gratitude. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Holiday, The Malcolm Pray Foundation Auto Museum, Veterans Day, Veterans of the Korean War, WWII Veterans

Bird Conservation Program Proposed for Greenwich Point Park

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Greenwich has three designated “Important Bird Areas” — Audubon up on Riversville Road, Great Captain’s Island and, now, Greenwich Point Park. Attend an important meeting in Old Greenwich to learn about the draft plan for Greenwich Point Park, which suggests ways to reduce bird disturbances in sensitive habitats, and maintain habitat diversity and quality. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Audubon Connecticut, Common Tern, Friends of Greenwich Point, Greenwich Point Park, Least Tern

What’s Happening at Augustine’s Farm in November? A Lot!

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Some people assume that November is a slow month on the farm, but Kathy and John are still crazy busy, with more varieties of applies arriving daily, Indian corn, holiday plants from the greenhouse, baked goods in in including fudge! All sorts of vegetables for your recipes and Thanksgiving meal prep. And soon there will be wreathes and Christmas trees. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Business, Holiday, Augustine's Farm

Top Stories of the Week: Stabbing, Seton, Senators

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Highlights of the week included a near-fatal stabbing at Armstrong Court and Police welcome tips to help track down the perpetrator. James Finn tells the tale of the historic Seton House on the Pomerance property and the Town’s plans for a partial demolition. We interviewed Fred DeCaro, the Republican registrar of voters and chatted with Senator Blumenthal when he came to Old Greenwich with Senator Murphy to support Jill Oberlander’s candidacy. These stories and more in the week in review. Continue Reading →

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