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Later Start Start Time Advocates Press Board of Ed to Give SST Committee a Mandate

At Thursday’s Board of Education meeting a dozen parents took turns at the microphone during the public hearing portion of the meeting. They all urged the Board and Superintendent to issue a policy directive to the school start time steering committee. They said that a clear mandate would make their task less ambiguous. In response, Dr McKersie said, “I think it is healthy to have some debate and discussion.” He said a transportation consultant was nearly selected and insisted that the committee is focusing on the “how” rather than the “if.” Continue Reading →

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Chinchilla Fur Cape Discovered Missing from Richards

Employees at Richards, 359 Greenwich Avenue, discovered a chinchilla fur cape had been swiped when they recently conducted a store inventory. According to Greenwich Police the cape came up missing during the inventory. Valued at several thousand dollars, Lt. Gray said store surveillance footage was reviewed and the investigation of the suspected Larceny is in progress. Continue Reading →

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So You Think You Want to Be a Veteran? Bob DeAngelo Visits St. Roch’s After-School Program

Bob DeAngelo, who was once a little boy in Chickahominy, living in an apartment on Railroad Ave and attending St. Roch’s when it was a grade school, came full circle on Veteran’s Day. He visited the after-school program that is now part of the YMCA, and let the children try on his Navy Pilot’s uniform. When he asked the children what they wanted to be when they grew up, one girl said she wanted to be a veteran. Talk about a teachable moment! Continue Reading →

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