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This year’s meeting will focus on Safety in Riverside – encompassing our homes and cars, our schools, our roads and sidewalks, and our Riverside businesses. The keynote speaker will be Chief of Police James Heavey. Joining him on the dais will be a school resource officer and a community impact section sergeant. Q&A to follow will provide an opportunity to ask your safety related questions. Continue Reading →
The Eastern Middle School 2024-2025 Drama Club will perform Disney’s The Little Mermaid in the school’s Lee Book Auditorium on January 30 (at 4:30 pm), 31 (at 7:00 pm), and February 1 (at 1:00 and 6:30 pm). Continue Reading →
This year’s honorees are Elizabeth Koldyke Boolbol; Carmen E. Hughes; Alyssa Keleshian; Kirsten Lawrence, MD; Alessandra M. Messineo Long, Esq.; Marie Rocha; Meg Russell; Tracy Schietinger; Brianna Siegel, MD; Kathryn Webster; and Dr. Maggie Young. Continue Reading →
Nearly one hundred 5th and 6th graders nominated by the band directors of Greenwich’s 14 public elementary and middle schools will participate and the concert is free to the public. Continue Reading →
The Old Greenwich Association Annual Meeting is on Monday January 27 at the Sound Beach Firehouse (second floor). Doors open at 6:30pm, the meeting begins at 7:00pm. 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 →
“We offer a well-loved program in public speaking, parliamentary debate, Model United Nations and general confidence-building for the aspiring young speaker.” – Nick Szymanis, founding director of Debate Camp Continue Reading →
The Junior League of Greenwich (JLG) proudly made and delivered 300 sandwiches for children in after-school programs at the Boys & Girls Club, Kids in Crisis, and Barbara’s House. This initiative ensured that children in these programs received proper nutrition while focusing on their studies and activities. This effort was made possible thanks to generous donations from Neri’s Bakery, which provided the buns, and Acme Markets, which contributed meat and cheese. The JLG also relies on its 500 dedicated volunteers, who contribute to projects ranging from single-day events to long-term initiatives that leave a lasting impact. Notable projects include:
The Greenwich Pool at Byram Park, a community resource for families to enjoy. Continue Reading →
As the new administration assumes power in Washington, how will their economic policies unfold? What impact will these policies have on inflation, the markets, trade, deficits, and the US dollar? Continue Reading →