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Would you want an extra decade or two of healthy lifespan? Live to a healthy 120? Imagine what that would change in our lives. Why retire at 65? Why get married at a certain age or live a full century with one partner? Continue Reading →
This year participants walked for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Lynn Gulli, a Julian Curtiss School student diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on April 23, 2017. The goal was to walk for her cure! Continue Reading →
Domestic violence is the number the number one violent crime in Greenwich. Continue Reading →
The Greenwich Health + Wellness Expo is a special event for older adults and caregivers. The event has a “brain health” theme and the featured performer is Jason Suran, who is a master of memory. Suran has been featured on NBC, FOX, ESPN and PBS, and he will give the audience tips on memory health and share how he developed his own remarkable memory. Continue Reading →
S.E.L.F. is currently accepting grant applications for qualified families throughout Connecticut that need legal assistance in accessing special education. Continue Reading →
On Saturday, October 13, second annual Donna Marie Camillo’s Paws For A Cause, a walk to cure childhood Leukemia will take place in Bruce Park. Continue Reading →
By 2020, nearly 20% of Greenwich residents will be 65 or older, impacting housing, finances, health care, transportation, social inclusion, civic participation, buildings and outdoor spaces, leisure and more. Greenwich can become a model for other communities, as an incubator in all aspects of technology and the future of aging. Continue Reading →
BYO Greenwich distributed reusable shopping bags to residents at local grocery stores over the weekend. The message printed on the bags said, “Use less plastic, pesticides and other pollutants. Protect our families, communities and the planet we share.” Continue Reading →
So far there are six restaurants that have committed to serving straws by request only or switching to an alternative to plastic straws, including Ada’s Kitchen & Coffee, Alpen Pantry, Beach House Cafe, Le Fat Poodle, Osteria Applausi and Sweet Pea’s.
Join Skip the Straw Greenwich for a kick-off event celebrating the launch of the Old Greenwich campaign to reduce plastic waste and protect our waterways and shorelines on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 2:30 at the Old Greenwich School plaza. Continue Reading →
Connecticut residents vulnerable to the millions of tons of solid waste and the billions of gallons of liquid waste generated by the oil and gas extraction industry. Waste contaminated construction fill or road de-icers are the common methods of entry into municipalities. Continue Reading →