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GHS Outdoor Track Team Learns Tough Lesson In Sportsmanship after CIAC Decision Tips the Championship Scales

By: greenwichfreepress | 12 hours ago

At the CIAC Class LL boys outdoor track championships in New Britain on May 30, the Cardinals celebrated earning the team title, finishing ahead of rivals from Hamden. But the win was overturned by CIAC after a religious accommodation allowed a Hamden athlete to compete in the MM meet the following day, Sunday and have his points apply to the previous day’s event. The situation is unprecedented. GHS athletes and parents asked the CIAC to review how the situation was handled.

Schools

Sacred Heart Celebrates that Graduation of its 177th Class

Sacred Heart Greenwich celebrated the graduation of its 177th class, comprising 69 young women on Friday. Among the 69 graduates, Sacred Heart Greenwich celebrated nine “lifers” who attended the school since Lower School and 12 student-athletes committed to continuing their athletic careers at the collegiate level.

Real Estate

Up to the Minute Greenwich Property Transfers, May 1-4, 2026

12 Stallion Trail sold on May 4, 2026 for $3,600,000

Letter to the Editor

Rattray: Oppose the Blue Line Speed Limit Monitoring System

“Insufficient notification and inadequate, confusing speed limit postings contributed to residents’ outrage as expressed at the “explanation” meeting finally scheduled at Town Hall in May….Greenwich can do a better job of speed limit monitoring than outsourcing to Blue Line.” – Susan Mulvey Rattray

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Real Estate

Up-to-the-Minute Greenwich Property Transfers, March 22-23, 2016

By: greenwichfreepress | March 25, 2016

Up to the minute Greenwich property transfers include 212 Taconic Rd for $3,248,100 and 20 Nicholas Avenue for $665,000. Continue Reading →

Schools

Julian Curtiss Students Demonstrate: Letting Go of Problems is the Best Strategy

By: greenwichfreepress | March 24, 2016

Julian Curtiss School fifth graders learned a valuable lesson about mindfulness on Friday, which was Let Go and Move On Day in Greenwich Public Schools. Continue Reading →

Real Estate

Next for the Wrecking Ball: 1889 Greenwich Landmark, William W Richards House in Belle Haven

By: greenwichfreepress | March 24, 2016

Plaqued by the Historical Society of Greenwich, 66 Glenwood Drive, “The William W Richards House” built in 1889, is nevertheless posted for Demolition. Continue Reading →

Schools

Fran Kompar to Depart Greenwich Schools

By: greenwichfreepress | March 24, 2016

Fran Kimpar, Greenwich Schools Library Media Program Services Coordinator will leave to pursue new career opportunities. Continue Reading →

First Annual Kate McClelland Award to be Presented at Ceremony at Connecticut College

By: greenwichfreepress | March 24, 2016

The first annual Librarian’s Award is named for Kate McClelland, for 29 years a beloved librarian at Old Greenwich’s Perrot Library, who died in a car accident in 2009.
Ms. McClelland, known as “Mrs. Mac,” was VP/President-elect of the Association of Library Services to Children. She was credited with forward-thinking ideas that shaped libraries across the country concerning children and books in a technological era, among other notable achievements. Continue Reading →

Giving

Cos Cob Fire Police Patrol to Honor Former Selectman Paul B. Hicks III

By: greenwichfreepress | March 24, 2016

Cos Cob Fire Police Patrol is set to honor Former Selectman Paul B. Hicks III at Annual Benefit fundraiser on Saturday, April 23 at Greenwich Country Day School. The Mission of the Cos Cob Fire Police Patrol, Inc. is to protect commercial and residential dwellings from smoke, water and fire damage during and after a fire. Continue Reading →

Police & Fire

Early Morning Fire Breaks out at Barcelona Restaurant in Greenwich

By: greenwichfreepress | March 24, 2016

No one was in the restaurant or upstairs offices at the time of an early morning blaze at Barcelona on West Putnam Ave. However, according to Fire Marshal Shawn McDonnell, residents in the adjacent building were put out of their apartments. “Now we are trying to determine the origin and cause. Until then no one can get inside,” McDonnell said. Continue Reading →

Sports

YMCA of Greenwich Marlins Dive Team Brings Home 23 Medals, High Marks at Nationals

By: greenwichfreepress | March 24, 2016

The YMCA of Greenwich Marlins Dive Team recently competed at the 2016 YMCA National Diving Championship in Coral Springs, Florida. Out of the 10 teams participating in the event, the Marlins placed 3rd overall, 2nd in Women’s and 3Rd in Men’s. Continue Reading →

Government

ZBA Gives Tesla Motors a Victory for Proposed “Gallery” on Greenwich Avenue

By: greenwichfreepress | March 24, 2016

After an exhaustive discussion about test drives, charging stations and regulations concerning Use Groups, the Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to okay Tesla to open an education-oriented business at 340 Greenwich Ave, which formerly housed a bank branch and, prior to that, was a longtime Korean green grocer. Continue Reading →

Around Town

In Greenwich, Blumenthal Talks War Against ISIS, Jobs, College Debt, Aging Infrastructure, Supreme Court Vacancy

By: greenwichfreepress | March 23, 2016

US Senator Richard Blumenthal addressed the Retired Men’s Association on Wednesday morning in Greenwich. He spoke of ISIS “tragic, brutal, inhumane attack in Brussels.” He touched on college debt and its drag on the economy, as well as the potential for investment in US aging infrastructure to generate jobs, and the downside of leaving the US Supreme Court vacancy open. Continue Reading →