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A pubic hearing about the town’s school zone speed camera program will be held Thursday, May 14, at 7:00pm in the Town Hall Meeting Room. The meeting is in person and will be live on GCTV on cable and on GCTV youtube live. (No Zoom option).
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The Greenwich RTM voted to approve a $542,404,659 budget for the town. Of that number $92,100,000 was for capital project funds.. Of that number, $92,100,000 reflects capital project funds. A high profile motion to reduce $40+ million funding for construction and design for the Hamill Rink modified flip in Morlot Park in Byram by $38,500,000, leaving only enough to fund design work, failed.
Greenwich Schools Superintendent shared a message noting that the swatting incident impacted Central Middle School. Out of an abundance of caution, CMS was placed in a Secure in Place status while officers assessed the situation. Officers assigned to school patrol were already on scene at the time of the incident and immediately responded.
” I have been and continue to be supportive of law enforcement and our first responders. Our local police officers do incredible work. They are heroes and a true community resource. BUT Connecticut needs police reform to ensure that a small number of bad actors cannot discredit the good work done by the majority.” – State Rep Steve Meskers Continue Reading →
Eversource advised they will be sending additional restoration crews to Greenwich who have completed their work in neighboring communities. They will join the teams already operating in Greenwich and work throughout the evening. Continue Reading →
According to Eversource 2,343 customers out of 28,231 (8.3%) customers in Greenwich, remain without power Monday at noon. Continue Reading →
“In a time of hyper-partisanship it can be hard to figure out how to break the logjam.” James Mossman Continue Reading →
The epicurean pop-up at J House will run August through October 2020. Continue Reading →
Whitby is preparing for reopening school on August 26. Continue Reading →
The Connecticut Dept of Revenue Services is urging those who missed the July 15 Connecticut income tax filing deadline to file returns and make necessary payments as soon as possible. Continue Reading →
The discussion will examine the aspects of the school experience that perpetuate implicit bias and racism, as well as how both public and independent schools are addressing these critical issues. Continue Reading →
Given the current circumstances no service is planned at this time. Notice will be provided at a later date as to where donations may be made in Patrick’s memory. Continue Reading →
“Our monthly electric, cable and phone bills are expensive. We all pay a lot for access to these critical services. I recognize that our utility companies are dealing with legacy issues, layering 21st century technology on top of 18th and 19th century roads and 20th century systems. Infrastructure is not easy but we should all know what we’re paying for and we deserve to get top quality service for our money. Let’s ask all these questions of our utilities, our state regulators and ourselves.” – Kathleen Stowe, candidate for State Rep, 149th district Continue Reading →