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New Lebanon School is one of 11 elementary schools in Greenwich enrolling 363 students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5. Nearly 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. New Lebanon’s overall accountability index earned in 2024-25 was 89.3, above the state target of 85 and their highest to date. The school’s performance has been improving steadily in recent years. They earned School of Distinction status for the first time in 2021-22 and repeated their performance in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Alumni, Families & Staff Invited to Celebrate Quarter Century of Global Education. ISD will host an Open House on Thursday, May 28, from 4:00-5:30pm at its campus at 55 Florence Road in Riverside, bringing together former and current families, alumni, staff, and neighbors to mark a milestone 25 years in the making.
Kids don’t just “watch screens” – they build, create and problem-solve thrugh STEM • Robotics • 3D Printing • LEGO® Engineering • Game Design • AI • Minecraft • Drones • Building Cartoons & more.
Welcome to the 2026 GFP Summer Camp Guide. We will continue to add camps. Contact Heather Brown at [email protected] for details.
WMS 7th grader Henry Tajeda said having 40 school buses beeping as they move in and out of campus impacts student learning and will cause students to lose focus during upcoming standardized testing. Continue Reading →
Among the exhibitors was Greenwich High School Senior Mariam Fahini, who shared her knowledge of composting and its benefits. Mariam, who is one of the founders of the Greenwich Composting Project, said the group works with 18 of neighbors whose kitchen scraps are collected every Friday. Continue Reading →
Christ Church Greenwich invites the community to an extraordinary evening of live storytelling, and a seated dinner on Friday, April 24, 2026 at 6:30 pm. “The Calling” is a storytelling and seated dinner event with Host Bonnie Levison, a Moth Storyteller on NPR. The event is set for Friday, April 24, 2026 at 6:30 pm in the Chapel-turned-Cabaret at Christ Church Greenwich, 254 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT. “The Calling” returns by popular demand to the intimate setting of Christ Church’s Chapel-turned-Cabaret — an evening where six dynamic people share true, personal stories about a calling in their lives: a tipping point, a moment that changed everything. The evening will be led by Greenwich resident Bonnie Levison, a Lead Storytelling Coach with The Moth, Moth Story SLAM Champion, and Mainstage Storyteller. Continue Reading →
“Childhood should be a magical time of wonder and exploration. Most importantly, it should be a time of innocence. It should. However, that is not the case. The complications of the world often meet young Black children before they are ready. To borrow from the popular adage, if Black kids are old enough to experience and understand racism, then their non-Black counterparts should be able to do the same.” – Mary Lee Kiernan, President & CEO, YWCA Greenwich; Simone Quartey, Director, YWCA Greenwich’s Center for Equity & Justice; and Ali Morgan, Education Consultant, Keynote for 2026 Stand Against Racism Continue Reading →
Located at the intersection of Sheephill and Palmer Hill, the new owner renamed the former LaBella’s to Stone Bridge Wine & Spirits in honor of the historic Palmer Hill Road Bridge across the street.
“I’m here to cater to my customers.” – Peter Shah, owner Continue Reading →
The Greenwich Lions Club Pancake Breakfast took place Saturday at the Cohen Eastern Greenwich Civic Center. Guests enjoyed unlimited pancakes, sausages, juice, coffee, live bluegrass music and much more. Continue Reading →
The P&Z commission pushed back on an applicant who wants to add a stove to make a basement finished space that is 55% (675 sq ft) the size of two market rate units in the house (1,041 and 1,621 sq ft), noting 8-30g requires affordable units be comparable in size and finishes. Continue Reading →
“Fred Camillo, in his 4/17 weekly letter, accuses his opponents of engaging in both misinformation and disinformation, but it is he that does so, some of it by omission. ” – Mark Fichtel, Byram Continue Reading →
This fun, family-friendly event is packed with activities for learning practical, creative ways to reduce waste and live more sustainably. Enjoy an eco-marketplace, interactive exhibits, live demos on “scrappy cooking” and mending, and even a recycling-reuse drive for a host of items. Continue Reading →
“It is about time that we take a bottom-up look at how we fund our schools with a focus on ensuring funding is fair and driving the best results for our students. The efficiency and effectiveness of the largest streams of state education funding, such as ECS, have not been evaluated holistically for many years.” – Ned Lamont Continue Reading →