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Bruce Spaman Retires as Greenwich’s Tree Warden after 16 Years

Greenwich’s Tree Warden Bruce Spaman is retiring after 16 years on the job. One of his proudest accomplishments is establishing the all organic maintenance of Greenwich’s parks. Since 2008, there have been no inorganic fertilizers or pesticides used in the parks. Continue Reading →

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Interview with Nerlyn Pierson, Co-Founder of Indivisible Greenwich

Indivisible Greenwich is publishing a series of nine flyers in the weeks leading up to the Nov 6 election. One flyer is about voting rights on election day. Other flyers are about net neutrality, smart tolls in I95, abortion, how to vote or get an absentee ballot. The flyers will be distributed by email to subscribers and people are being encouraged to share them on social media and email. They’ll also be distributed at train stations. Continue Reading →

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Critical POCD Workshop Will Tackle Future of East & West Putnam Ave, and Downtown

Consultants will present a rendering of what the Post Road corridor might look like if it were built-out to its maximum building potential under the current zoning regulations. The session will also cover the future of downtown. Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 4, beginning at 7:00pm in the Greenwich High School student center. Continue Reading →

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RTM Gives Thumbs Up to Ordinance Banning Out of State Fracking Waste

Connecticut residents vulnerable to the millions of tons of solid waste and the billions of gallons of liquid waste generated by the oil and gas extraction industry. Waste contaminated construction fill or road de-icers are the common methods of entry into municipalities. Continue Reading →

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Greenwich Man Charged with Investment Fraud Scheme

As alleged in the indictment, Lenny Pollak owned a Norwalk-based company that organized trade shows and expositions throughout the US. In mid-2013, Pollak induced an acquaintance to invest $290,000 in a new business venture that was supposed to organize similar expositions in the Ukraine. Instead of using the money to build the new business, Pollak spent nearly all of it on unrelated business and personal expenses, including Pollak’s home mortgage loan, groceries and clothing, automobiles, and private school tuition. Continue Reading →

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