Around Town

Greenwich Historical Society Landmarks Program to Honor Unique Properties

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At the Historical Society’s 2016 Landmarks event on April 17th, five properties will be plaqued, including the historically significant Mill in Glenville, and 4 homes. One of them was built by JP Morgan for his daughter. Keynote speaker will be Frank J. Prial, Jr., AIA, one of America’s foremost architects in the preservation movement. He will discuss the Grand Central restoration in his talk titled: “Fundamentals of a Successful Restoration: Grand Central Terminal”. Continue Reading →

Letter to the Editor

Parkway School Principal: Erroneous reporting on lead levels misled Greenwich families

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“The Greenwich Time recently erroneously reported that, “last year Parkway School had 27 times the acceptable level of lead in their water.” It does not. It did not. And, I am completely confident that given the intense scrutiny of the (no pun intended) well-maintained well on site…it never will.” – Patricia Allen, Parkway School Principal Continue Reading →

Letter to the Editor

Greenwich Library: Georgie Ashforth Will be Sorely Missed

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The Ashforth Family has a long and storied history of support for Greenwich Library. In 1895, Henry’s great grandmother Elizabeth Milbank Anderson gave the town funds for the first building for the library in memory of her parents, Jeremiah and Elizabeth Lake Milbank if the Library provided “free service to all town residents”. Saks Fifth Avenue now stands in the Library’s original location on Greenwich Avenue. Continue Reading →