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Highlights include four Bagpipe Bands included in the 10 total bands: Greenwich Pipe Band, Fairfield County Police Pipes and Drums, Westchester Firefighters Pipes and Drums, Fairfield Gaelic Pipe Band, Port Chester High School Marching Band, Tappan Zee Bridgemen, Nash Drum Corp., Wholly Brass Band, Sound Beach Community Band, and the Connecticut Patriot Fife & Drum Band. Continue Reading →
“The baker at Neri’s had the same dilemma as me and after sticking to the authentic Irish recipe for Soda bread tasted his creations and decided that it need something else. So he decided to add lots and lots and lots and lots of sugar to it. After he made the new and improved soda bread he said to himself: ‘There, fixed it!'”- Richard McMurray Continue Reading →
Father Murphy’s ancestors came from counties Wexford and Kilkenny in Ireland. He presently serves as chaplain of the Greenwich Police Department and the Greenwich Knights of Columbus. Continue Reading →
Temple Sholom held its Purim Carnival on Sunday and the temple was teeming with costumed kids. And parents! And staff! Continue Reading →
Shop unique gifts from local vendors or make a whimsical candy ‘Gnome home’ with your child for Valentine’s Day at The Makerie Cafe in Cos Cob. Continue Reading →
“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 →
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 →
The Parks & Trees Division will be recycling resident’s Christmas trees by chipping them. The wood chips can be used by residents as mulch or compost. Tree chips retained by the Town will be used in parks as mulch for trails in woodlands, shrub beds, and soil stabilization. Continue Reading →
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 →
To ensure that all of the adoptable pets at Adopt-A-Dog have gifts this Christmas, several bags of holiday-themed pet toys and treats, along with a big box of pet cookies, were donated by Pet Pantry Warehouse to a local animal rescue organization. Continue Reading →