A law Governor Ned Lamont signed directing Connecticut’s excise tax on beer to be reduced by 16.7% takes effect on Saturday, July 1, 2023. Continue Reading →
Governor Lamont Announces Tax Cut on Beer Takes Effect July 1, 2023
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CT Officials Respond to SCOTUS Ruling against President Biden’s Student Loan Debt Relief
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Biden’s plan would have canceled more than $400 billion in student loan debt and impacted tens of millions of borrowers. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools
Bond Commission in Hartford Approves $6.5 for Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich Renovations
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At the Clubhouse, critical infrastructure has not been addressed in the building in over 50 years. Plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and security systems are all outdated. Safety and security systems will all be updated for the well-being of children and staff. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, Cristina Vittoria, Fred Camillo, Hector Arzeno, Matt Ritter, Rachel Khanna, Steve Meskers
Unhealthy Air Quality Returns to CT on Friday Due to Canadian Wildfire Smoke
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Major wildfires are still burning across Quebec. The wildfire smoke from Quebec is being funneled through Western New York and Pennsylvania due to high pressure and northeast winds. Friday, winds will shift from westerly to southerly, allowing for the plume to push into Connecticut. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Weather
Up to the Minute Greenwich Property Transfers, May 25-30, 2023
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State Rep Meskers Addresses RMA: Job Growth, Housing, Tax Relief and Early Childhood Education
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Here in Greenwich, Meskers said it was important that opportunities are the same for all public school children and that schools are adequately funded and protected.
“This year I leaned in heavily with my state delegation with Hector (Arzeno) and Rachel (Khanna), we’ll find out on Friday, but the Bonding agenda calls for $6.5 million to go to the Greenwich Boys & Girls Club for their capital project they’re working on.” Continue Reading →
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AG Tong Responds to US Supreme Court Decision Striking down Race-Conscious Admissions
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Attorney General William Tong released a statement Thursday following a U.S. Supreme Court decision undercutting more than four decades of precedent allowing higher education institutions to consider race or ethnicity as part of holistic admissions processes to promote diversity in learning environments: Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools
Abilis Returns to Island Beach For Third Year to Manage and Staff Concession Stand
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The Beach Concession stand provides inclusive employment and meaningful jobs to adults with disabilities. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Abilis, concesson stand, Island Beach
Lowell Weicker, Former Connecticut Governor, Dies at 92
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Former Connecticut Governor and Greenwich resident, Lowell P. Weicker passed away Wednesday at the age of 92 after a short illness. He served in or represented Connecticut throughout 30 years in public life. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Obituaries, Connecticut, Lowell Weicker, Ned Lamont
Health Board Rejects Gas Leaf Blower Ordinance; Votes to Create Landscaper Registration System
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The board voted to create a re-education program on the existing noise ordinance, as well as a registration system for landscapers with decals for their vehicles. The Board chair Joel Muhlbaum said there would need to be “buy-in” from Greenwich Police Dept and the Chief of Police because they would be in charge of enforcing the ordinance. Continue Reading →