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On Tuesday morning a large group of Greenwich Public Schools PTA volunteers gathered at town hall to honor nominees for the Essence awards. This year there were an unprecedented 16 nominees.
The legislation increases the penalty for harassing election workers from a misdemeanor to a felony on a second offense, including publicizing an election worker’s name or address with intent to intimidate. It also makes tampering with an absentee ballot drop box a class D felony. Additionally, it restricts federal law enforcement officials from being within 250 of a polling place or other sensitive election site without permission from state election officials or court order. The law empowers the attorney general to act against interference or intimidation.
Tod’s Point beach received an A+ grade. Island Breach received an A grade, Great Captain Island received an A+ and Byram Beach received a D+.
The Greenwich Scholarship Association will be the beneficiary of the Woman’s Club of Greenwich’s Concert on the Lawn on Friday, June 5 — an evening dedicated to helping local students achieve a college education through need-based scholarships.
“Whether you are a tree lover, or are looking for an interesting and informative outdoor activity with family and friends, or are considering planting a tree on your property and wondering what it will look like when it matures, the world-class Greenwich Town Arboretum is a great way to spend the day.” – JoAnn Messina, Greenwich Tree Conservancy Continue Reading →
“Regardless of the progress in GPS Remote Summer School, the hybrid plan is untried and untested, with legal, technical, logistical and pedagogical questions pinging among teachers, with no clear or satisfactory answers to be found.” – Carol Sutton, President, Greenwich Continue Reading →
First Selectman Fred Camillo designed August 24 as Kenny Santoro Day. In a proclamation, Camillo said that over the course of 20 years Kenny had been both a Camp Simmons camper and staff member. He was a camper from the age of six, and until he was 12. “In addition to making friends with a lot of campers from different schools he enjoyed canoeing, archery, nature and swimming,” Camillo said. Kenny has worked at Camp Simmons for 10 years, starting as a lifeguard at the pool where he also taught swim lessons and for eight years. Continue Reading →
“We’re going to be living with this for a long time. It is the new normal.” – Dr. Tom Balcezak, Chief medical officer, Yale New Haven Health System Continue Reading →
“Two machines in Wallingford that could process 35,000 pieces of mail an hour were taken out of service, supposedly because the volume of mail did not require them. But while the original position was that the machines would be stored somewhere until an increase in the volume of mail required their use, the machines were disassembled. Four machines in Hartford met a similar fate, with their parts now stored in a parking lot…This is unconscionable.” – Joe Angland, Chairman, Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Continue Reading →
The Dept of Health said moving girls volleyball outdoors or playing a “7v7” style of football that eliminates tackling and line play may be modifications that would allow both of these sports to be considered in the “moderate risk” outdoor sports category. Continue Reading →
There were also three stolen cars between Aug 20-23. One was crashed. One was recovered in East Haven. Continue Reading →
In addition to large movie theater chains, hundreds of small art house theaters throughout the nation have successfully reopened to the delight of avid movie goers, with stringent safety protocols, and a host of wonderful films several weeks ago. – Stuart Adelberg, Executive Director, Avon Theatre Film Center Continue Reading →
A man had shown up unexpectedly the previous day and was formally advised not to return, but he returned intoxicated. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Police responded on Aug 17 and 19 to Riverside on reports of physical altercations. Continue Reading →