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On March 15 Greenwich Police responded to Greenwich Avenue on a report of a shoplifting incident. Officers made contact with the suspect, Nicoll Jamie Bianchini, 44, of Irvington, NJ, after they were made aware of a loss of merchandise. Police say $338 worth of merchandise stolen from two stores on Greenwich Avenue were discovered. Bianchini was charged with Larceny 6,processed and assigned a date in Stamford Superior Court on April 26, 2021. Continue Reading →
In Greenwich, where a .1 or .2 acre lot located downtown with a “tear down house” fetches well over $1 million, some argued the result of 1024 would be a proliferation of expensive condos or rental apartments. It might not create affordable units, but instead erode what little remains of downtown’s middle class housing stock. Continue Reading →
Watson will replace Casimir Loxsom, who has lead the Cardinals the past two seasons. A mathematics teacher at Greenwich High School, Watson has had many years of experience, coaching and competing in track and field. Continue Reading →
“There’s a tremendous amount of outrage and media coverage about the zoning bill in particular. Why? Because Republicans are making it a lightning rod issue to stir fear and create anxiety. We’ve seen this strategy before on a host of other issues.” – State Senator Alex Kasser Continue Reading →
The Greenwich United Way announced the promotion of Jeremy Nappi to Vice President of Fund Development & Operations and Robert Moore to Senior Director of Community Impact. Nappi has been with the Greenwich United Way since 2014 when he joined as Director of Development. Since then, he has managed the fundraising and operations of the organization. He previously served as Executive Director for the State of Connecticut’s Muscular Dystrophy Association.Moore joined Greenwich United Way in 2017 as Director of Community Impact and oversees all organization programming including the Community Investment Process, Reading Champions, Early Childhood Achievement Gap Solutions and Greenwich Junior United Way. Earlier in his career Moore served as the Director of New York Programs for Seedco. Continue Reading →
The applicant seeks to create a conforming use on the first floor with a restaurant and bakery, but want a non conforming use on the second floor. The second floor group fitness gym is not allowed on a second floor (only one-on-one fitness is allowed on second floor), so NY Sports Club’s second floor use was non conforming. The regulations do not articulate vertical changes in non conformities. Continue Reading →
“A targeted attack on Asian-Americans is an attack on every American.” – Kimberly Fiorello Continue Reading →
“Of our delegation, only Republican Representatives (Arora and Fiorello) have come out strongly against these policy proposals and Mr. Elicker’s (Mayor of New Haven) despicable words. My hope is that you will join them for a unified front.” – Julia Chiappetta Continue Reading →
“The tradition of Local Control of Local Affairs has a long tradition in Connecticut and should not be violated nor negated in 2021.” – Leora Levy, RNC National Committeewoman-CT Continue Reading →
Greenwich Police say there has been a recent increase in complaints about bicyclists sharing the road with cars, particularly on the weekend involving large groups of bike riders on the back roads in northern Greenwich. Continue Reading →