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Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, a service will be held later next year at a time and date to be announced. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery, Greenwich, Connecticut. The Thomas H. Gallagher Funeral Home is handling the funeral arrangements. Continue Reading →
“People don’t choose to live by noise, most of the time it is an economic necessity.” – Greg Piccininno, president of stop95nois Continue Reading →
By Jim Cameron
Building and maintaining our highways is expensive. But here’s a quiz question: on interstates 95 and 84, what costs a half-million dollars a mile to construct? The answer: sound barriers. Why are we spending that kind of money to surround our interstate highways simply to protect the peace and quiet of their immediate neighbors? Living that close to a highway built in the 1950s comes with the twin costs of increased noise and air pollution along with the benefits of proximity to the highways. Continue Reading →
Although Remington Woods is some miles off in Bridgeport, the strong conservation gene that Greenwich possesses inclines residents to care about our forests. Removal of this woodland would almost certainly affect regional climate as the heat normally absorbed by the forest would rise into the atmosphere, raising regional temperatures and contributing to air pollution.” – Myra Klockenbrink Continue Reading →
Neighborhood Citizens Against I-95 Noise are launching an awareness campaign of the Connecticut Dept of Transportation’s Project to upgrade I-95. Continue Reading →
“The research and studies from states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use are clear and abundant. The negative effects to community members, especially our youth, far outweigh the ‘positive’ effects of expanding the availability of currently illegal intoxicants.” – Greenwich Police Dept Chief, James Heavey Continue Reading →
“As I finished my first month in office one year ago, neither I, nor anyone, could have imagined what was in front of us. The year 2020 began – we were excited, enthusiastic and energized.” – First Selectman, Fred Camillo Continue Reading →
Kathleen Stowe is the Democratic candidate for the 149th state representative district of Greenwich and Stamford. Continue Reading →
“A ‘study’ of 60 unidentified people (of over 12,000 non-commercial hauler customers) is so statistically incomplete and opaque that to draw any conclusions from it is misguided and deceptive.” – Mark Fichtel Continue Reading →
“The study finds that the average resident is now paying more for garbage removal out-of-pocket than previously through their property taxes.” – Scott Kalb and Svetlana Wasserman Continue Reading →