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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.
“The Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) projects that if we “prioritize” the BOE’s master plan as proposed, capital spending will rise dramatically, our mill rate will increase by 60% and our debt will triple over the life of the program. Oberlander knows this. She is Chair of the BET.” – Brooks Harris Continue Reading →
Greenwich Green & Clean will host their first Annual “Green Gala” on Friday, October 25 at 6:00pm at Sam Bridge Nursery on North Street. Continue Reading →
The Gifted Coordinator Award is presented annually to an administrator who has made significant contributions to gifted children in their school district. Continue Reading →
Thieves check for unlocked cars in the overnight hours, and residents are advised to lock their cars and ring valuables inside. This past weekend two cars were stolen; others were rifled through and loose change taken. Continue Reading →
When police caught up with two men suspected of mailbox fishing from US Postal Service mailboxes the smell of marijuana emanated from the red Honda they were driving.They also saw mailbox fishing items in plain view. Continue Reading →
General symptoms occur suddenly between 5 – 15 days following the bite of an infected mosquito and range from slight fever, headache, rash, swollen lymph nodes, nausea, malaise and eye pain, to the rapid onset of severe headache, high fever, stiff neck, disorientation, severe muscle weakness, gastrointestinal symptoms, coma or death. Continue Reading →
” I will: (1) prioritize investments in our education system and our children’s well-being; (2) adopt an environmental mission statement that identifies and puts into motion easy-to-implement actions to conserve energy and protect our natural
resources; and (3) establish a business retention and economic development program to support our existing local business and attract new ones.” – Jill Oberlander, Democratic candidate for Greenwich First Selectman Continue Reading →
Police received a tip about an unconscious man inside a car on Talbot Lane in Byram. Continue Reading →
During a traffic stop of a 2016 Mercedes Benz on East Putnam Ave the driver rolled down his window and a cloud of smoker came out. It went downhill from there. Continue Reading →
The Greenwich High School class of 1979 is having their 40th reunion at the Greenwich Water Club. Continue Reading →