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Jim Cameron discussed Connecticut’s transit crisis at Riverside Yacht Club on Wednesday evening. He voiced his support for the reintroduction of tolls on the highways, which he said was not a tax, but a user fee, just like a train ticket. Continue Reading →
First Selectman Peter Tesei asked for more aggressive police enforcement against double parking on Hillside Road and suggested a working committee be formed to explore smoother drop off and pick up. Continue Reading →
Commissioner Redeker’s focus will be on proposed bus and rail fare increases, proposed changes to services, and local projects. Attendees are encouraged to come prepared with questions for the Commissioner. Continue Reading →
The town is looking for a management consultant to run the town’s parking services department. Continue Reading →
That percentage equates to 6.5 million unused vacation days and an untapped economic benefit of $853 million. Continue Reading →
In Connecticut during 2016 there were 12 distraction related fatalities and more than 3,200 injuries. Continue Reading →
Peter Tesei urged residents to continue to obey the no parking ban so that Town crews can continue their work to make all of the streets safe and usable for business and schools on Friday, January 5. Continue Reading →
Extensive engine warm ups aren’t necessary in very cold weather. A more fuel-efficient technique is once the car is running and you’ve settled in – seatbelts buckled; radio tuned; interior reasonably warmed — drive at a reasonable speed until your engine comes up to operating temperature. Continue Reading →
The Connecticut Dept. of Transportation is working on a plan to increase “roadway friction” on four curves on Route 15 where it passes through Greenwich. Continue Reading →
A group that included BOE chair Peter Bernstein, Greenwich Schools COO Lorianne O’Donnell, GHS Headmaster Chris Winters, athletic director Gus Lindine, Dave Walko, Susan Fahey met on Dec 21 to hear and mull over three options for upgrading Cardinal Stadium. The group came to a sense of the meeting on a preferred option. Continue Reading →