If you were to design the perfect boat show, you’d probably start by having a huge selection of great, new boats. Next, you’d have all those boats in the water ready to be tested because, if you’re going to buy a boat, you want to know how it rides, not just that it looks pretty. Finally, you wouldn’t want to pay a single cent to attend the show, so you’d make it completely free. What you’d be creating is Connecticut’s best in-water boat show, the Greenwich Boat Show. Early each spring, the Greenwich Boat Show is held on the Mianus River in Cos Cob, where boaters can easily test new boats on the open waters of Long Island Sound. Continue Reading →
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Shred Your Papers, Help Your Neighbors
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On Saturday, April 26 Greenwich Green & Clean and Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board (GRAB) are planning a Paper Shredding Day. This is a great opportunity to safely dispose of your sensitive documents without tediously shredding them yourselves or risking identity theft by sending them off with the newspapers. The event is sponsored by First Bank of Greenwich and Santaguida Sanitation, and takes place in the Island Beach Parking lot from 9:00am to 1:00pm. This is the ideal opportunity to shred financial and credit card statements, old legal, tax and state documents, old medical records, or old social security records. Help Your Neighbors
While in the past the cost has been $1.00 per box of paper, there is an the option of donating one can of Tuna or Fruit for each box of paper. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Giving
Tiny New York Kitchen: Passover Menu Ideas
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By Victoria Hart Glavin of Tiny New York Kitchen
Passover (Pesach) is April 14th through April 22nd start planning your Passover menu. Here are a few menu ideas to help you prepare your perfect meal or meals. SOUPS AND APPETIZERS
Matzo Ball Soup
Matzo Balls
Borscht
Graviax With Mustard Dill Sauce
Chopped Chicken Liver
Quinoa Salad With Avocado, Mandarin Oranges, Toasted Walnuts & Citrus
Vinaigrette
MAIN COURSES
Prune And Almond Braised Short Ribs
Brisket With Caramelized Pearl Onions And Dried Apricots
Brined And Roasted Turkey Breast With Pear Cranberry Chutney
and it’s not too early to Roasted Salmon With Mango And Grilled Pineapple
Roasted Chicken Breast With Apricot Glaze
Sliced Filet Mignon With Horseradish Chive Sauce
SIDE DISHES
Spiced Applesauce
Beet Salad
Potato Kugel
Honey Roasted Baby Carrots
Potato, Carrot And Prune Tzimmes
Asparagus, Peas, Carrots & Pearl Onions
Walnut, Fig & Apple Haroset
Haricots Verts With Wild Mushrooms
Potato Latkes
Potato, Kale And Leek Latkes
DESSERTS
Chocolate Mousse With Whipped Cream & Fresh Raspberries
Meringue Shells Filled With Lemon Curd & Fresh Berries
Chocolate Truffle Cake
Lemon Cheesecake With Matzo Crust
Chocolate Covered Matzos
Coconut Macaroons
Chocolate Macaroons
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
Flourless Chocolate Walnut Cookies
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Victoria Hart Glavin has been cooking and writing recipes since she was a teenager. Originally from Nebraska, her appreciation for culinary technique took off when she moved to Lyon, France. While living in France, Victoria studied French cooking from an expert Lyonnais chef. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Holiday
“The Anonymous People” Documentary Screening at Town Hall. The Disease with No Cure Has a Solution.
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The documentary “The Anonymous People” will be screened Thursday night (April 10) at Greenwich Town Hall at 7:00pm. The film aims to redirect the addiction conversation from problems to solutions. The 88 minute independent feature documentary is about the over 23 million Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addictions. As a culture we are still very rooted in “Just Say No,” even though addiction touches two out of three American families, untreated addiction has cost our economy hundreds of billions of dollars every year, and US jails and prisons are full of addicts and alcoholics. “Recovery is what you need, not prison,” says the voice over. The shame and secrecy are just as deadly as the disease itself,” says actress Kristen Johnson in the film. Continue Reading →
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Bobby Walker Jr. To Be New CEO of Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich
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Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich has selected Bobby Walker, Jr. to serve as its fifth leader. Walker will become BGCG’s new CEO effective July 1, 2014. Bobby is a seasoned educator, administrator and coach who has spent two decades working with young people. He is currently Head of the Middle School at King in Stamford, CT, where he has served since 2005. At King, Bobby also teaches 8th grade history and serves on the Admissions Committee and the Strategic Plan Task Force. From 2000 to 2005, Bobby was Dean of Middle School Students at McDonogh School, a boarding and day school in Owings Mills, MD. Bobby launched his teaching career in 1995 at his alma mater, St. Marks School of Texas in Dallas, where he taught U.S. History, Language Arts and Life Skills. In 1998, Bobby became Assistant Head of the St. Marks Middle School. Continue Reading →
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GHS Senior, Race Car Champion Has a Message for Drivers
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Ben Albano likes to drive fast. In fact, he loves to race cars. And he tends to win. The GHS senior was honored last month in Greenwich Public School’s community service awards for his efforts to raise awareness of distracted driving. GHS English teacher Brigid Barry said during the ceremony that if Ben spots you on your phone in the car, expect him to tap on your window and politely ask you to stop. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Schools, Sports, featured
Transitioning to Native Plant Species: Aesthetic and Ecological
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“You don’t have to go out and replace everything. You can slowly transition to native plants and trees.” Sullivan advises not to pick plants just for their flowers, and not to underestimate how beautiful native grasses can be.” – The New York Botanical Garden’s Brian Sullivan Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Greenwich Library, New York Botanical Garden, Sam Bridge Nursery
Hundreds Swing into Spring to Support Community Answers
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Billed as “Swing into Spring,” it might just has well have been called it “Ditch Winter” considering the snowfall just days earlier had yielded to a sunny, balmy weather on Sunday. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Volunteering, featured
Time to Shred Your Sensitive Documents and Help Neighbor-to-Neighbor
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To The Editor:
Do you need a great reason to shred old personal documents and financial statements on April 26th? Here are a few: Earth Day, Spring cleaning, paper recycling, protection from identity theft. That’s probably enough, but here’s another – an opportunity to donate to our local food pantry. * Cost to participate: Donate 1 can of Tuna or Fruit per box of paper, or $1/box
* Max: 8 boxes of paper per car, shredded on-site
* Shredding trucks will be at Island Beach parking lot April 26th, 9am to 1pm
* Paper shreds will be recycled
Spring cleaning doesn’t always include old files and dusty boxes of personal documents. Make it your 2014 mission. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, featured
Teaching Social “Sklz” to Kids in an Age of Social Media, Texting, Email
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Good manners never go out of style. DeMuyshondt’s book is at its heart a primer on manners. Think Barclay classes, minus the dancing. Add a healthy dollop of Dale Carnegie’s timeless hit, “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” Continue Reading →