Charlie was friends with Greenwich’s own Steven Sudell. The walk is set for Oct 4, and participants can walk anywhere they choose and for whatever distance they desire through Oct 31. Continue Reading →
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A UConn Student’s Perspective on the Garrigus Suites Medical Quarantine
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UConn student Ryan Bologna from Greenwich is in a campus building under medical quarantine. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Schools
Excitement Surrounds UConn Men’s Basketball as they Rejoin the Big East
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The UConn men’s basketball program became a powerhouse in the late 1990s and early 2000s by building an identity under their coach Jim Calhoun. Part of that identity was they were part of the best basketball conference in the country in the Big East. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Sports, basketball, UConn
Western Middle School Unveils Plaque in Memory of Steven Sudell
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On Tuesday at Western Middle School’s Barbara Jacowleff recalled when a student gave her a letter to pass along to Steven Sudell. She said the letter described a time in elementary school when the girl had felt like an outcast and sat alone at lunch. She said Steven noticed this and went to sit with her at lunch. Within a few months that student had a table full of friends to sit with. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Ryan Bologna, Steven Sudell, The Kindness Rocks Project, Warrior Weev, Western Middle School
Eversource States Case for Chopping Norway Maples on Indian Field Road
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Eversource wants to remove three Norway Maples in order for utility vehicles to access to equipment an area of exit 4 by Indian Field Road. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Department of Parks and Trees, Dept of Parks & Rec, Dr. Greg Kramer, Eversource, exit 4, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, JoAnn Messina
Greenwich is Invited to Create Kindness Rocks and Participate in a Sock Benefit for Steven Sudell
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While staying at Yale New Haven Hospital, Steven and his family liked to go to their healing garden as often as possible. There they saw the Smilow Rocks from The Kindness Rocks Project, with inspiring phrases painted on them to encourage patients.
Since getting home Steven and his family have started painting their own rocks and visiting Cos Cob Park, which Steven calls his big healing garden. Others have also joined in bringing painted rocks and planting them in Cos Cob Park. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Giving, Health, Volunteering, Cancer Awareness, Kindness Rocks, Mark Zelenz, Resilience Gives
Family and Friends Shave their Heads in a Show of Support for Steven Sudell
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Steven is a cancer patient that just went through his second round of radiation within a year. He is a kid who often goes by the nickname of, “Weev,” with family and friends, which explains the signs saying, “Together We-ev Fight Cancer.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Giving, People & Culture, Cancer Awareness, Maria Migliaccio, Ronald McDonald House, Ryan Bologna, Skate for Steven
Eastern Greenwich Civic Center: From Electrolux Employee Rec Center to Heavily Used Town Treasure
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Some Greenwich residents said the former Electrolux employee rec facility was a white elephant and that no one would ever use it. The town went ahead and purchased the facility plus 20 acres from Electrolux in 1966 for $432,000. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, The Greenwich Library Oral History Project
GHS Band Pops Concert a Successful Exit to the School Year
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The band program has left a lasting impression on students. Many former students of Mr. Yoon and Mr. Walker were seen at the concert to support the program, something graduating students will continue to do in coming years. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Arts, Ben Walker, GHS Band, Greenwich High School, John Yoon
Greenwich Schools PTA Council Essence Award Winners Shine at Havemeyer
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This year the PTA Council Essence committee added a “Lifetime Essence” award to the annual celebration of nominees and traditional naming of the Essence volunteer of the year. Continue Reading →