Laura Stack’s 19-year-old son, Johnny, died by suicide on November 20, 2019, after becoming psychotic from dabbing high-THC marijuana concentrates. Continue Reading →
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Lamont Announces Medical Debt of Additional 40,000 CT Residents To Be Erased
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Nearly 40,000 Connecticut residents will receive letters in the mail this week informing them that some or all of their medical debt has been erased. Continue Reading →
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Winter Illnesses and When to Seek Emergency Care – Guidance from Yale New Haven Health Provides Guidance
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Patients and visitors at Yale New Haven Health facilities are recommended to wear a mask and required to do so if they have a respiratory tract infection. At this time, our staff are required to wear masks during patient interactions. Check Emergency Dept wait times and find an Emergency Department near you. Continue Reading →
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Lawsuit Alleges ChatGPT Intensified Old Greenwich Man’s Delusions, Led Him to Kill His Elderly Mother
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According to a lawsuit filed in Caifornia, ChatGPT kept Stein-Erik Soelberg engaged for what appeared to be hours at a time, validated and magnified each new paranoid belief, and systematically reframed the people closest to him––especially his own mother––as adversaries, operatives, or programmed threats. Ultimately, Soelberg, described in the lawsuit as a 56-year-old bodybuilder, bludgeoned and strangled to death an 83-year-old woman half his size.
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Healing Touch Team to Return to Byram Shubert Library for Biofield Therapy Session
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This event follows previous Healing Touch Team programs at Byram Shubert Library, which drew full groups and enthusiastic feedback from participants seeking accessible ways to improve wellness. All are welcome. Continue Reading →
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Yale Psychiatrist Kourtney Koslosky MD Tapped to Lead Greenwich Hospital’s Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Dept
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“I’ve seen an increasing number of children and adolescents presenting to our [Greenwich Hospital] Emergency Department in crisis…There is an incredible need for behavioral health services in this population, and we are very fortunate to have been able to start our adolescent program. We are one of the only programs in our area offering this level of care.” – Kourtney Koslosky, MD Continue Reading →
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Announces Nearly $12 Million in Grants from LI Sound Futures Fund
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The grants will support projects that prevent 618,934 gallons of stormwater and 2,996 pounds of nitrogen pollution from entering the Long Island Sound, remove 161,250 pounds of marine debris , restore 70 acres of coastal habitat, launch new oyster restoration efforts and conserve and enhance habitats for shorebirds, songbirds, diamondback terrapins, native pollinators and other wildlife. Continue Reading →
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Boots & Buckles Benefit to Support the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center
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Kick up your heels for a great cause. The Boots & Buckles Benefit will take place on Thursday, December 5, 2025, at 7:00pm at the Round Hill Community House, 397 Round Hill Road in Greenwich. Continue Reading →
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Unspoken Community Launch Party Set for Nov 6
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The event will take place at the Greenwich YMCA at 50 Putnam Avenue on Thursday, November 6 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Continue Reading →
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Harvest of the Season: Farm To School Launches in Greenwich
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Through hands-on learning, students can connect the dots between where their food comes from, the impacts of their food choices on their bodies, and their local farming community. Greenwich Public Schools has received a total of $44,000 through this program, enabling them to source grass-fed beef and some produce from the Northwest CT Food Hub in Litchfield County since January 2025. Continue Reading →