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MLK’s Time in Connecticut: An eye to a world beyond the Jim Crow South

“Less well-known, even to Connecticut residents, is the story of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s two summers picking tobacco in Simsbury.  In 1944 and 1947, the 15-year old, Morehouse College-bound student cultivated and picked tobacco on the Cullman Brothers’ “Meadowood” Tobacco farm with a coterie of his fellow Morehouse students.  The time that King spent in Simsbury not only helped him decide to become a Minister, like his father, but also transformed his previous mindset – that African-Americans and white Americans could not interact peacefully.'” – François Steichen Continue Reading →

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Father Richard Murphy Named 2025 Greenwich St Patrick’s Parade Grand Marshal

Father Murphy was ordained a priest in 1996 at St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport by then, Bishop Edward Egan. His first assignment was St. Thomas the Apostle in Norwalk, after that St. Cecilia in Stamford, then as pastor he was assigned to St. Theresa in Trumbull followed by being made pastor of Our Lady of Peace in Stratford, In 2014 he was assigned to St. Michael parish in Greenwich. Presently serves as chaplain of the Greenwich Police Dept and the Greenwich Knights of Columbus. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich Police Remind Residents of Connecticut’s Social Host Laws

Anyone who owns, rents, or controls a property whether it is indoors or outdoors where a party or gathering is held is considered a “host” under this law. This includes homeowners, landowners, parents, and guardians. Even young people who throw a party while their parents are out of town can be considered as a host and be charged under this law. Continue Reading →

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Second Congregational Church Announces Christmas Eve Services

On Christmas Eve at 3:30 pm, Second Congregational Church of Greenwich (located at 139 East Putnam Avenue in Greenwich) will hold a no rehearsal children’s Christmas Pageant. All children and parents, family and friends visiting are welcome!  If you would like to participate in the pageant, please arrive by 2:30 pm to receive a costume. There will be hot cocoa. Continue Reading →

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