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Covid-19 Vaccinations in CT: Fighting Misinformation, Scheduling an Appointment, Anticipating Herd Immunity

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During a press conference on Wednesday, the CEO of Yale New Haven Health System, Marna Borgstrom, said the high mark for Covid-19 hospitalizations was four months ago during the second wave of Covid-19. On December 8, 2020 the system had 447 Covid-positive patients. As of Wednesday, the system was down to 165 patients, with 44 in ICU and fewer than half of them on ventilators. That breaks down as 97 at Yale New Haven Hospital, 43 at Bridgeport, 11 at L+M, 11 at Greenwich Hospital, 2 at Westerly. Nearly 10,000 people have been discharged after being admitted with Covid-19. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health, COVID-19, Dana Marnane, Dr. Tom Balcezak, Fred Camillo, Marna Borgstrom, Yale New Haven Health System

Greenwich Land Trust and Abilis Partner to Help Greenwich Land Trust Grow, Produce and Learn

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Greenwich Land Trust and Abilis have been working together to grow and harvest a record amount of fresh produce for the Neighbor to Neighbor food pantry. Last year, more than 1,300 pounds of fresh produce was donated thanks to the help of volunteers from the Abilis LEAP program, who spent many hours harvesting
washing, and packaging the produce from Greenwich Land Trust’s gardens each week. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Arts, Abilis, Abilis LEAP program, Greenwich Land Trust

Frenchy’s Wine Road: A Special Tasting of Opus One

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“The other day, my old boss, Randy Caravella of Post Wine & Spirits in Cos Cob, invited me to taste a bottle of Opus One. It was a very generous offer that I accepted immediately. Even in the wine business, it’s not often you get to taste Opus.” – Francois Steichen Continue Reading →

Filed under: Food Drink Restaurants, France Posener, Francois Steichen, Frenchy’s Wine Road, Post Wine & Spirits, Randy Caravella

LETTER: Please read the state land use and zoning bills!

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“As the owner of a .50 acre lot in the R-20 zone within one-half mile of the Riverside train station, if Riverside is designated as a primary transit station, this bill would give me the right to replace my existing single family dwelling with eight units of multifamily housing (16 units per acre meeting the density minimum), with on-street parking only, no affordability restrictions (less than 10 units) and no opportunity for a public hearing on my plan.” – Ken Rogozinski, Riverside Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Ken Rogozinski, multi-family housing, SB 1024, train station, transit district, Transit Oriented Development, zoning

Initiative Launched to Acquire, Restore and Open to the Public The Benjamin Mead II Farm (Circa 1728)

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TJeffrey Bingham Mead – historian, podcaster, lecturer and a descendant of the founders of Greenwich, Connecticut – has announced a new historic preservation initiative to acquire, restore and open to the public one of the Mead family’s ancestral farmsteads in North Greenwich. Mead is calling upon the public to join this effort. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town