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Abilis Gardens & Gifts: The Holiday Shop with a Mission

Abilis Gardens & Gifts is a retail-store training site where Abilis program participants learn valuable retail job skills and work toward community-based jobs in sales and production. This holiday season, they are your source for floral arrangements, plants, Greenwich-themed items, jewelry, handmade bath and body products, candles, holiday gifts and more. Abilis Gardens & Gifts is located at 50 Glenville Street in Greenwich 06831. Tel. 203-531-4438. Continue Reading →

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Arch in Bloom Captures the Holiday Spirit with Trees, Wreathes & Interactive Displays

Arch in Bloom held their annual winter holiday Flurry Fest on Saturday and families enjoyed a variety of food, drink and children’s activities. If you didn’t make it to Flurry Fest, make sure to bring your children to see the animatronics in the retail shop where the variety of ornaments and gifts will help you check people off your list. Continue Reading →

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“In Search of Light” Exhibit Continues at Gertrude White Gallery through December

Anne Knife’s photography marries her painterly aesthetic with the soft view of memory using untraditional elements on her computer. subject, light, composition and imagination make the photos dreamlike,yet specific. Jonathan Spector is drawn to surf photography and is undaunted by hurricanes and working in winter months when the water temperature is 34°. Continue Reading →

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Village of Old Greenwich Shines Bright during 25th “First Light” on Sound Beach Ave

Saturday was First Light in Old Greenwich, an annual holiday event that brings people together from all parts of town. Sound Beach Ave was closed to traffic for the celebration, and families enjoyed rides in antique fire trucks, live music, and a visit from Santa. Continue Reading →

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Hockey Fans Flock to Bruce Museum for Hockey Hall of Fame Trophy Exhibit

During “Hockey Weekend @ The Bruce,” Hockey Hall of Fame trophies, each uniquely and elegantly crafted, and many bearing the names of past winners are on display. On Friday The Stanley Cup was on display for five hours, for a once-in-a-lifetime photo opportunity. Continue Reading →

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Building Bridges Through Literacy: How Reading Champions Empowers Greenwich Students and Mentors

Since its founding in 2008, Reading Champions has grown significantly and is now offered in all 11 elementary schools within the Greenwich Public School System, with five after-school program sessions at BANC at New Lebanon, Boys & Girls Club, Julian Curtiss School, Greenwich YMCA, and Greenwich YWCA. Continue Reading →

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