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Greenwich Farmers Market Opens May 16 in Horseneck Lot

By: greenwichfreepress | 15 hours ago

Oceans 180 will return with a vast variety of fresh seafood from Connecticut shores. Check out our interview with Oceans 180’s Jardar Nygaard, from last summer. ‍ Also, there are new vendors including New Petal Flower Farm out of Monroe, CT and Biscuits and Bones, who offer all natural dog food and dog treats.

Around Town

YMCA of Greenwich Celebrates Record-Breaking Healthy Kids Day Attendance

The YMCA of Greenwich welcomed more than 450 attendees to its annual Healthy Kids Day, marking the largest turnout in the event’s history. YMCA staff members hosted a wide variety of activities throughout the building, including:

• Make-your-own sunflower pots
• DIY organic bird feeders
• Slime making stations
• Tie-dye t-shirt creation
• Push-up and squat contests
• Water safety games
• An obstacle course experience for kids

Government

George Washington Inaugural Bible Comes to Greenwich

In honor of America’s 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the George Washington Inaugural Bible will be displayed at the Greenwich Library [Jewel Room] from 11:00am until 3:00pm. The event is thanks to the efforts of Acacia Lodge No. 85, A.F. & A.M.— the Masonic lodge of Greenwich.

Government

Greenwich Becomes First Connecticut Town to Win National “Clearie” Awards for Excellence in Election Administration

Greenwich’s honors came in the category of Best Practices in Recruiting, Retaining, and Training Poll Workers. The first winning program featured Poll Worker Training Cards. The flashcards provided election workers with essential reminders on laws and processes.

More Headlines

20th Annual Swim Across America – Fairfield County Open Water Swim Set for June 20

Saks Fifth Avenue to Consolidate Three Stores in Downtown Greenwich to One

Fassuliotis: Greenwich Residents Deserve a Real Public Hearing — Not a Managed Presentation

Letter to the Editor

Prihoda: Greenwich Can Spare $3 Million to Support Education

By: greenwichfreepress | June 7, 2020

“It’s raining and time to dip into the rainy day fund which is meant for times such as this.” – Monica Prihoda Continue Reading →

Letter to the Editor

LETTER: Greenwich school budget cuts will have a direct and long lasting negative effect on students.

By: greenwichfreepress | June 7, 2020

“While other neighboring districts are already deep into planning, our administration is tasked with spending immense amounts of time figuring out how to meet these cuts.” – 51 Greenwich moms Continue Reading →

Around Town

PHOTOS: Crowds Flood Town Hall for “Greenwich Cares” Rally against Systemic Racism

By: greenwichfreepress | June 6, 2020

A crowd of about 800 gathered at Greenwich Town Hall for the “Greenwich Cares rally for justice” organized by Indivisible Greenwich to honor George Floyd. Continue Reading →

Police & Fire

Greenwich Police Warn Residents of “Package Scam”

By: greenwichfreepress | June 6, 2020

Greenwich Police are seeing an increase in packages delivered to homes that homeowners have not ordered. Continue Reading →

Arts

Virtual Magic Circle with Voting Set for Saturday at 6pm

By: | June 6, 2020

“We rehearsed and wrote these scenes for about a month prior to school closings and quarantine. In an effort to find new ways to hold our show, we created podcasts that have our scenes in them.” – Lily Bartels, GHS theater Continue Reading →

Letter to the Editor

Dean C Goss: The Entitlement of Our Teachers

By: greenwichfreepress | June 6, 2020

“I would like to address the elephant in the room. The teacher’s union refuses to agree to a pay freeze this year. The savings from this (~$2.6mm) almost exactly equal the money requested in the SOMR. Wouldn’t this be a reasonable solution to the current budget rancor?” – Dean C Goss Continue Reading →

Real Estate

Greenwich Property Transfers, March 17-20, 2020

By: greenwichfreepress | June 6, 2020

100 East Putnam Ave sold on March 20, 2020 for $5,992,500 Continue Reading →

Health

Commission on Aging to Host Zoom Talk with Dr. Dale Atkins

By: greenwichfreepress | June 6, 2020

Zoom Talk: “Managing Your Emotional Wellbeing During COVID-19” with Dale Atkins, PhD, Psychologist and Author. Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 7:00 pm Continue Reading →

Letter to the Editor

LETTER: Just the Facts – Impossible to Justify Cuts to Greenwich Public Schools

By: greenwichfreepress | June 6, 2020

“We strongly urge the RTM to support the Education Committee’s SOMR. As we all know, the schools are going to be required to do much more in the coming year.” – Frank Altomaro, Michael Bodson, Kevin Dolan, George Dutile, Joe Femenia, Jeffrey Goldberger, Scott Griffith, Stephen Kampf, Marko Kostovic, Ante Kusurin, Ed Lerum, Michael McMahon, Matthew Maciejewski, Edward Mendelsohn, Robert Nizielski, Thomas O’Connor, Duke Perrucci, Mark Ranta, Andrew Reid, Stefan Savov, Torsten Sippel, Marc Staal, Tom Tidgwell, David Ward, James Waters, Wayne Yu Continue Reading →

Government

US Attorney District of CT: Officers in Minneapolis do not represent all law enforcement officers

By: greenwichfreepress | June 5, 2020

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut - Greenwich Free Press

“We are all fully aware of the fact that the death of Mr. Floyd was not the first completely unnecessary death of a black or brown person at the hands of law enforcement. We also need to fully recognize that the officers involved in his death are not the only officers in this country who pose a danger to the citizens they police.” – US Attorney John H. Durham, District of Connecticut Continue Reading →