“The road to Caroline Mead’s success was not an easy one.” – Jeffrey Bingham Mead Continue Reading →
Caroline Mills Smith Mead, Greenwich’s First Woman Real Estate Developer
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Opinion
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TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Can Metro-North Go West?
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“You may not realize it, but the new Tappan Zee (Mario Cuomo) Bridge from Tarrytown to Nyack was designed to eventually be able to carry commuter trains. The trains would run in the bridge’s median, between north and southbound auto and truck traffic. That space is still available…” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Hudson River, Mario Cuomo Bridge, Metro-North
Travel: It’s Electric
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“How about other electric vehicles… e-school buses, light duty trucks (think Amazon local delivery) and, of course, electric cars? Is “the grid” ready for that increased demand?” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion
GROUP LETTER: Understanding Changes on Greenwich Avenue – Are They For The Better?
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“The First Selectman and the DPW have chosen to bypass the standard MI application process for this project that ensures proper oversight and accountability. The question is why they chose to do so.” – Greenwich residents Amaris Guadalupe, John Hopley, Ramya Hopley, Pamela Pell, Tom Plant, Jane Sprung and Christina Volkwein Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Opinion, Amaris Guadalupe, Christina Volkwein, Jane Sprung, John Hopley, Pamela Pell, Ramya Hopley
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: The First Transcontinental Flight
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“Aviation history was made July 7, 1929, when the first transcontinental flight from New York to Los Angeles, took off, not with an airplane, but on a train.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion
OPINION: A Call for Funding for the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State
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“We were pushed over the edge when it came to our attention that the boys were allowed to order from food delivery services such as UberEats and DoorDash, while we did not have access to this luxury.” – Shreya Prabu Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Opinion, Boys and Girls State, Boys State, Connecticut Laurel Girls State Program, Girls State, Shreya Prabhu
DTC Statement on Recent Supreme Court Rulings on Abortion Rights and Reproductive Health and Access to Care
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In the past few weeks, the United States Supreme Court ruled on two cases critical to abortion rights and reproductive health and access to care. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion
Talking Transportation: Mass Transit Meltdown – An Opportunity for Competition?
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“Competition is a good thing, especially for poorly managed transit systems more beholden to their political funders than their fare-paying passengers.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: Warfare on the High Seas
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Did you know that the US Navy is now engaged in its biggest sea battle since World War II? That’s the news from the Red Sea where US Navy and other allies’ warships are patrolling the waters, trying to keep shipping safe on its way to and from the Suez Canal despite constant bombardments by the Houthis. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Houthis, Jim Cameron, Talking Transportation, US Navy
TALKING TRANSPORTATION: When traveling this summer, will you have any privacy?
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“In most European countries residents are required to carry a government issued ID card at all times and to produce it on request of authorities. Skeptics have always said such oversight would never come to the US, but is the tech I described above any different? In fact, it’s better, confirming not only your identity but your exact location minute by minute.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →