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Throughout the day, officers showcased specialized units including the SWAT team, dive team, and the department drone program. Police vehicles and equipment were displayed outside headquarters as children and families had the opportunity to speak directly with officers about their roles and training.
The Riverside Garden Club invites all to join them for a tour of the Colonial Herb Garden and light refreshments. Two Roads Brewery of Stratford has generously volunteered to brew ale using the hops grown at the colonial garden. Come sample what George Washington would have been served at the Knapp’s Tavern during his traverse through Greenwich 250 years ago.
Forty-five members partnered with local nonprofits across Greenwich in a day of hands-on service supporting children, families, and community organizations.
“The RTM is voting in June to accept the Greenwich Speed Camera plan. We all want our children to be safe, but we do not want our Town to be the honey pot for an out of state Equity Fund.” – Janet Lockton
An appeal for variances to demolish an existing structure at 138 Milbank Ave to construct a 3 story home with pool and underground parking with 18 ft diameter car turntable will go before the Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday night. Continue Reading →
The Cos Cob Fire Police Patrol and Glenville Fire Police Patrol arrived at GHS at about 3:00am and immediately assessed the water problem. A total of eight sump-pumps and one trash pump were utilized to pump out water in the stairwell and utility room under the Science wing. Continue Reading →
A teenage couple were caught smoking pot in a Chickahominy parking lot. The boyfriend, 19, was charged with Possession and Risk of Injury to a Minor/Impairing Morals of his girlfriend, who is under 18. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Police responded to River Street in Pemberwick on Saturday morning when a neighbor complained about a couple yelling in the street. Though there was no evidence of a fight when police arrived, they did discover a warrant for the man’s arrest in Stamford. Continue Reading →
As Greenwich Police were interviewing the manager of the Taco Bell in Greenwich about a customer passed out in his car at the drive-through, a Honda CRV accelerated out of the drive-through and turned right onto East Putnam Ave. Continue Reading →
Watercress Springs is organizing an estate sale in North Stamford. The sale runs 10:00am til 4:00pm, Fri. Sept 11, Sat. Sept 12, and Sunday, Sept. 13 at 260 South Lake Dr. in north Stamford. Continue Reading →
“Jennifer recognizes it is beneficial to deepen the involvement of the greater community in the public schools, including not-for-profits as well as businesses. Jennifer proposes high school apprenticeships and early college experiences for students entering the workforce upon graduation and advocates for collaboration of Greenwich preschools on school readiness.” – Sergio Waldeck Continue Reading →
Updates from the Board of Education include summary of work done at GHS over the summer and plans for the fall, including landscaping the south side of the campus. Work remaining to be completed includes adding topsoil to the soil stockpiles near the west parking lot and adjacent to the tennis courts. All walking paths or access paths to the school are open and all athletic fields are open. Some limited areas between the new limits of the west parking lot and athletic fields #3 and #4 remain fenced. Continue Reading →
Katherine Du has covered everything from polo matches at the Greenwich Polo Club to the wiffle ball tourney and a Girl Scout gold award project. After traveling to Norwalk for a cautionary talk to middle schoolers about the perilous impact of drugs, particularly heroin, she pitched a series on risky teen behavior, which was very popular. The prolific intern has made a mark at GFP. And she doesn’t even have a learner’s permit yet. Continue Reading →
There will be a ribbon-cutting of the long anticipated September 11 Memorial in Cos Cob Park this Friday, Sept. 11 at 9:00am. While the memorial is a program of the non-profit Greenwich Community Projects Fund, the twin translucent towers overlooking Long Island Sound is open to all visitors seeking to honor the 32 people with ties to the Greenwich community who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Back in May, during a well-attended groundbreaking that took place under gray drizzly skies, Mr. Fred Durante whose landscaping firm has been involved in the project for several years, said the work was not a job, but an honor. On May 12, Mr. Durante said he estimated the project’s completion would arrive in time for Sept. Continue Reading →