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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.
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
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.
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.
Truesdell brainstormed for weeks about how to culminate the end of the year. As the COVID-19 crisis intensified and restrictions tightened, she had to abandon her initial plan to dance in a smaller theater without a live audience. Continue Reading →
“A photo, taken by my grandmother and dated September 1919, showed a 26-passenger Lawson airliner nose down and tail up in my great-grandfather’s cabbage patch. Among its passengers was a female reporter who continued to powder her nose even as the plane came to its dramatic stop.” – Janet Stone McGuigan Continue Reading →
Greenwich High School senior Cynthia Chen was one of 161 students across the nation named United States Presidential Scholars. Continue Reading →
June is going to be chockablock with story and music times, book clubs, trivia nights, writing, STEAM and yoga programs, all offered virtually through Greenwich Library. Continue Reading →
Greenwich PTA Council is proud to announce – America’s Got Magic – an exciting and interactive virtual fundraising show, featuring the world’s most incredible magicians, illusionists, and mind readers from your favorite television shows like America’s Got Talent, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show – streamed right to the comfort of your
home! Continue Reading →
“We need to set a good example for our children and be part of the solution and not part of the problem. This is not the time to be lax, because our behavior will have a major impact on the next generation and generations to come. Please behave!” – Victoria C. Newman Continue Reading →
The foreman of Binney Park, Jonathan Fasone, was retained to build the Osprey nest platform for Friends of Greenwich Point this winter.
Staff from the Town’s Parks Dept, with help from the Marine Division and Greenwich Point caretaker Larry Imbrogno, aided in erecting the platform on the west side of Greenwich Point. Continue Reading →
“Like Greenwich, most of our neighboring BET’s are decreasing the 2020-21 school budgets from requests made pre-pandemic. Budgets have not been finalized yet, but we can see that the response to the pandemic is right in-line with the Greenwich BET decision.” – John McShea Continue Reading →
“Many of our elected representatives on the BET and RTM are opposed to government regulation (environmental and otherwise) on what they consider a matter of principle. They simply don’t like the idea of government spending and Covid-19 is just the latest excuse.” – Joanna Swomley Continue Reading →
First Selectman Fred Camillo declared May 29, 2020 Chief Peter Siecienski Day. Continue Reading →