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At least one MTA Board member called the hikes “scary” and another exclaimed that he was “actually kind of offended.” But, hey… there is nobody on the MTA Board representing Connecticut riders so they both voted to approve the hike as did the entire MTA Board. After all, it’s not their money. – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
If your listening habits tend toward the NPR stations at the lower end of the FM band you’re in for disappointment. Congress has just voted to claw back (“rescind”) $1.1 billion from funds previously allocated to CPB, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting which funds both PBS television and NPR radio stations. – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
Driving isn’t an option, especially with an additional $9 toll now added to your daily drive into Manhattan. And work from home was great, while it lasted. But now you have to show up at the office in person at least a few days a week. – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“I had the unusual experience of attending a Historic District Committee meeting on the evening of July 9th to speak in favor of building the President George H.W. Bush memorial in a slightly different location out of deference to existing veteran memorials in the area, only to find myself being publicly slandered as “anti-veteran,” in front of a room full of Greenwich residents in Town Hall, by none other than First Selectman Fred Camillo.” – Sam Rosenfeld Continue Reading →
“Digging through the archives of the Stamford Advocate I found articles from 1985 discussing the idea: a $700 million monorail down the median of the Merritt Parkway from Greenwich to Trumbull as an alternative to Bridgeport developer Francis D’Addario’s idea of widening the parkway to eight lanes… or double-decking I-95.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
If you want to be a part of what the Greenwich Water Club and Greenwich Crew are doing, call them. Continue Reading →
“Add in poor air circulation, recycled germs, and some guy sneezing in row 13 — and suddenly that N95 mask doesn’t seem so paranoid. Still feeling like a little nosh? Too bad. Your guts are rebelling too. Gas expands at altitude, so avoid the bean salad.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
There’s something very satisfying about the efficiency of overnight travel. In the best of conditions you make your journey and awake, refreshed, at your destination. But how well you sleep depends a lot on how you travel. Continue Reading →
“While it is easy to dismiss this as ‘something that happens in large school districts,’ it simply wouldn’t be fair to the Greenwich Public Schools music community. To many, losing Mr. Breaux is like losing a parent. High school is not easy, and Mr. Breaux made everyone’s day a whole lot brighter. Us students, parents, and those who care about the Greenwich Public Schools music community will not let him go without a fight.” – Miller Fishback and Sylvester Pecora III Continue Reading →
“With an arts education, you can relax after a tough day at school, but it is often the first budget to be cut. Let’s stop that.” – Michael Casazzone Continue Reading →