During a hard hat tour, we stepped inside the Cohen Eastern Greenwich Civic center building, which is anticipated to open this fall. From the multi-purpose event space with catering kitchen to the gymnasium with its 6 basketball hoops and traditional wood floor, everything in the building is state-of-the-art and designed to be secure, fully ADA complaint and ready for solar panels. Continue Reading →
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Governor Lamont Announces Availability of $41 Million To Expand Broadband in CT
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Connecticut is making nearly $41 million available to fund projects that expand broadband infrastructure and improve internet connectivity in the state. Applications Must Be Submitted to DEEP by April 30, 2024. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government
Proposed Ordinance Would Ban Traveling Circuses with Wild Animals
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While the appeal of circuses with wild animals has faded, Laura Hagen, the Human Society’s Director of Trafficked Wildlife, said there was more work to be done. Despite legislation, exhibitors use wild animal acts and the “cruel tools of the trade” and they continue to come to Connecticut. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Annie Hornish, Humane Society of the United States, Laura Hagen
Greenwich DPW To Host Public Meetings for Input about Traffic & Pedestrian Safety
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The town is hosting a series of neighborhood-specific meetings for your feedback on traffic and pedestrian safety. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Transportation
Residents Complain about Noise from Aquarion Night Time Work on Greenwich Ave
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“Yes, you may have gotten a few complaints, but it has impacted all of us on Greenwich Avenue. Unless you’re living there and seeing what’s going on at night, you can’t even comprehend what we’re going through.” – Theresa Santos, Greenwich Ave resident Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Aquarion, Greenwich Ave, Janet Stone McGuigan, Ken Petrini, Lauren Rabin, Snyder Civil Engineering, Theresa Santos
Officials Warn about Potentially Lethal Dose of Fentanyl in Counterfeit Prescription Pills
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Drug poisonings are now the leading cause of death of Americans between18 and 45. Nearly all of the pills sold on the street are counterfeit, and approximately seven out of ten them contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. A new PSA Warns “One Pill Can Kill.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health
Former Connecticut Resident Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
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Danny D Beeman faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 5 years. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Danny Beeman, Danny D Beeman, IRS
Nick Simmons: Ready for the Fight to Flip the 36th State Senate District Blue
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Nick Simmons, a Greenwich native and former Deputy Chief of Staff to Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, is convinced that now is the time to run for the State Senate seat in the 36th district. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Connecticut State Senate 36th District, Hector Arzeno, Hubert Delany, Nick Simmons, Steve Meskers
US Postal Service & Postal Inspection Service Combat Postal Crime, Protect Postal Employees
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The US Postal Inspection Service and US Postal Service are working together to protect both postal employees and the integrity of the postal system. They are investing in in the physical security of mail receptacles and hardening blue collection boxes, making access more difficult for criminals in all 50 states. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government
P&Z Watch: Does Separating Market Rate from Affordables in 2 Buildings Pass the Sniff Test?
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“I’m very sensitive every time I testify in Hartford about the perception of Greenwich and the treatment I get when I’m testifying because I’m from Greenwich. I want to show that we’re putting our best foot forward and making a genuine effort. I want to pass the sniff test.” – P&Z chair Margarita Alban Continue Reading →