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Long in the Making, the Byram Pool Project Clears Another Hurdle

The Byram pool project, which Al Monelli described as “the most intense and complicated project” of his career, made it through another hurdle on Wednesday night when the Parks & Rec board, chaired by Nancy Caplan, voted unanimously in its favor. Mr. Monelli, the head of Building Construction & Maintenance for Greenwich, was armed with renderings and an encyclopedic knowledge of the project and all its permutations. Years in the making, the project was set in motion back when the board’s newest member was still in grade school. Christian Thalheim, from the Parks and Rec board, made a good point though, when he asked Mr. Monelli whether the jumbo new pool would require more lifeguards. Mr. Monelli estimated that the new pool would require five guards on the deck instead of the current two. Continue Reading →

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Senators Blumenthal and Murphy Stop in Old Greenwich to Support Oberlander

En route back to Connecticut from a press conference that followed the release of the NTSB report on probable causes of multiple MTA accidents, US Senators Blumenthal and Murphy stopped in Old Greenwich to help Jill Oberlander in her campaign for State Rep, District 150. Continue Reading →

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The Skye’s the Limit: Dream Big and Your Wishes Will Come True!

 
Here in Greenwich where most people are forever doting on their dogs, counting down the days til “beach season for dogs,” and calling the police when a dog is left in a car on a hot day (as they should), it’s hard to imagine the cruelty owners inflict on their dogs — Fighting them, over breeding them, neglecting them.  And, admittedly, it’s a downer that few people want to read about. But everyone likes a happy ending. Maybe that’s why the story of Gino’s rescue by NYPD cops in a Bronx cemetery, and his happy welcome in a loving home in Darien, got thousands of page views and heaps of Facebook likes. As an editor it’s incredibly satisfying when a reader fosters or adopts a dog we feature. Tina Aronson of Greenwich, has a tremendous track record in finding homes for dogs and occasionally she’ll appeal to us to feature a dog on Greenwich Free Press. Continue Reading →

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