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Lane Critchell Launches Job Platform, “Stask,” after Success with Do It All Dudes

“For students, the more you fill out your profile, more likely you’ll be notified about jobs. There is a checklist. Students can upload a photo, where they go to school, what they’re studying, past work and skills. I expect babysitting and sports lessons will be huge.” – Lane Critchell, founder of Stask Continue Reading →

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Owner of Connecticut Strip Club Pleads Guilty

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut - Greenwich Free Press

The club operator pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to use an interstate facility to promote or facilitate prostitution, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of five years; one count of conspiracy to defraud the IRS, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of five years; one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years; and two counts of engaging in a monetary transaction in property derived from unlawful activity, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years on each count. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich Assessor and BET Chair Explain Ins and Outs of Town Reval at LWV Forum

BET chair David Weisbrod said Districts 1, 2 and 8 increased at faster rates, with District 1 increasing  37.7%, District 2 increasing 30.6% and District 8 increasing 30.7%. The town’s Assessor, Lauren Elliott said there were a bout 950 appeals to the Board of Assessment Appeals (whose members are elected) out of the town’s 20,000 parcels. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich P&Z Mulls GCDS Proposal for Staff Housing and Expanded Daycare

The GCDS Schwarz Campus is 41.5 acres in the RA-1 zone and the school does not receive any FAR bonus for educational use. The Schwarz Campus at 23 Fairfield Road was originally part of the F.A.O. Schwarz estate, which goes all the way to Cardinal Road. Even if the school added the requested units, they would still have remaining FAR, but the discussion revolved around the proposed multi-family apartment building in the RA-1 single family zone. Continue Reading →

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