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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).
The GHS Science Team outscored 36 other Connecticut teams at the competition at UConn Storrs.
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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.
Swimmer’s Itch, also called cercarial dermatitis, appears as a skin rash caused by an allergic reaction to microscopic parasites that are released from snails into fresh and salt water (such as lakes, ponds and oceans). Continue Reading →
You know school is starting soon when the state announces “Tax Free Week.”
Per statute the 19th annual Tax Free Sales Week, which begins on the third Sunday of each August, is right around the corner. This is a great opportunity for some back-to-school shopping and to prepare for the fall season. Certain clothing and footwear items under $100 will be exempt from the state’s sale tax during this time. This year the week runs from Saturday, August 18th – Sunday, August 24th
The one-week event eliminates Connecticut’s 6.35% sales tax on clothing and footwear costing less than $100 per item. Tax Free Week was first enacted in 2000, and applies to most clothing and footwear purchases intended for everyday use. Continue Reading →
On Wednesday Aug 14 Greenwich Police responded to an accident on West Putnam Ave at Western Junior Highway. Continue Reading →
18 Chimney Corner Lane sold on Aug 12, 2019 for $6,800,000 Continue Reading →
During the event, Adopt-A-Dog will offer waived pet adoption fees to help local families adopt a new pet. Continue Reading →
After a man refused to leave l’Escale, he continued to create a loud disturbance within the bar and then refused to be secured in the transport vehicle outside the restaurant. Continue Reading →
An application has been submitted to the Dept of Public Works Buildings division to demolish a home at 34 Connecticut Avenue. The single family home, in the R-6 zone is located in central Greenwich adjacent to Union Cemetery. The house was built in 1890. Because the home was built before 1940, a written letter of objection submitted to the Building Division of DPW will trigger an additional 45 day stay of demolition. The home last sold from Cliffe Dwellings II LLC (registered to Barbara Hindman and Lisa Matthews) to Jonathan Winer on Dec 19, 2018 for $1,015,000. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Schools Director of Human Resources Robert Stacy will depart the district and head to Stamford Schools. The appointment was announced by Stamford Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tamu Lucero and the Stamford Board of Education on Tuesday. The Stamford Board of Education voted unanimously this week to name Mr. Stacy as the district’s executive director of human resources and talent development. The vote was held at a special meeting. In an email to Greenwich Free Press, Mr. Stacy said, “I am honored by the opportunity Greenwich has given me these past four years. Continue Reading →
Lifelong Greenwich resident Mike Geller unveils first-of-its kind marketplace and hub for food and wellness education. Geller’s marketplace is on the border of Old Greenwich & Stamford, and his food is so amazing that even Martha Stewart just posted about it on Instagram! Continue Reading →
On Tuesday afternoon Greenwich Fire Department’s Engine One happened to be waiting at a red light on Mason Street when a driver flagged down the crew to say a child inside her vehicle had stopped breathing. Continue Reading →