Thomas S. Shilen Jr., 56

To honor Tom’s life, family and friends will gather on Friday from 5-8pm at Coxe and Graziano Funeral Home 134 Hamilton Ave in Greenwich.Tel (203) 869-5968. A mass of Christian Burial will take place Saturday 12:30pm, at St. Michael the Archangel in Greenwich. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to Kids in Crisis or the Auburn University Equestrian Team. Continue Reading →

Following Major Fire in Chickahominy, Frank Carpentieri’s Garden Catering to Reopen Soon

The night of Dec. 30, 2014 was grim for Frank Carpentieri, owner of Garden Catering in Chickahominy. The blaze was originally suspected to be an electrical fire, but Carpentieri said his insurance company’s investigator suspected the fire might have stemmed back to crumbs in the fryer. In any event, the investigation was inconclusive. Continue Reading →

Stalemate Broken: Selectmen Give Thumbs-Up for New Leb “Option 3” M.I.

After months of disagreement between the Board of Selectmen and the New Lebanon Building Committee over whether to build a new school on the existing footprint or to dip into the ravine between the school and I-95, the Selectmen relented and voted unanimously to approve Option 3, which does dip into the wooded ravine. The new school would provide an ample bus loop, significant increases in parking and room for cars to queue on the campus plateau, and utilize fill in the ravine to elevate the portion of the building that dips into the wooded area. Continue Reading →

Selectmen Okay Harbor Budget with Funds to Circumvent Reluctant Harbor Master

On Thursday, the Board of Selectmen discussed the standoff between Greenwich harbor master Ian MacMillan and the Town. Because he has failed to share his list of boat owners, permits and corresponding moorings with the Town, there is a disincentive for boat owners to apply and pay for mooring permits. Mooring permit fees received in 2014 totaled about $50,000, fell to about $41,000 in 2015. Continue Reading →