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“First and foremost is this notion of artificially changing the flood zone. It begs the question, how do you obtain permission to develop a site by simply raising the grade and adding tremendous amounts of fill, just to avoid the requirements of limitations that those various zones have upon a property?” – Steve Walko, attorney representing neighbors and the Indian Harbor Association
This community tradition raises funds to support swim lesson scholarships. Through its partnership with Greenwich Public Schools, the YMCA evaluates approximately 600 fourth-grade students each year to assess their water safety skills. Students who need additional support are offered free eight-week swim lesson sessions at the YMCA. This year, 89 local students qualified for the program.
A Somers man was charged with Criminal Impersonation over the weekend after he came to Playland Park wearing an FBI shield and spinning a tall tale about being shot on the job. The shield was a fake. The story was too.
The Melody Men of the Retired Men’s Association (RMA) of Greenwich recently gave a special summer performance at the America-250/Greenwich “Sunday in the Park with George” event, serving as one of the opening acts at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park.
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 →
“The minimalist banners (on Greenwich Ave) are an essential revenue generator to help ThinkGreenwich “celebrate, protect and build” the brand of Greenwich.” – Sabine Schoenberg, Co-President, ThinkGreenwich Continue Reading →
21 Hendrie Drive sold on Aug 7, 2019 for $2,175,000 Continue Reading →
Students in the Developing Artist Program worked with Michael Manning and Ben Quesnel on a bridge made of cardboard carpet tubes. They also met with Rich Granoff at Granoff Architects. Continue Reading →
The two calls came in to police ten minutes apart – a hit and run on Mead ave in Byram and a report of a driver urinating in the parking lot at the entrance to Byram Park. Continue Reading →
In March 2019 Greenwich Police investigated a report of a sexual assault. The investigation developed probable cause to obtain an arrest warrant for a Stamford man. Continue Reading →
An 18 year veteran of the Greenwich Police Department is facing charges of Larceny and Health Insurance Fraud. Continue Reading →
One of Carmen’s doctors wrote a note to Joe Kaliko to see if he could get the community to help. Carmen gave one kidney to save a life. Ten years later she lost the other kidney to cancer. The bank has taken her house and Kaliko set up a GoFundMe page to help raise money for a security deposit for Carmen’s new apartment. Continue Reading →
29 Round Hill Club Road sold on Aug 6, 2019 for $9,300,000 Continue Reading →
Dave D’Andrea believes in miracles. And he’s had a few. The lifelong Greenwich resident known by many from his years as operations manager at the Town’s Griff Golf Course has been through a lot, and is resolute in his Catholic faith. Continue Reading →