Business

Lots of Lettuce, No Bears: Augustine’s Farm Set to Open on June 19!

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Farmer John and Kathy will have a wide variety of lettuces grown in Greenwich, flowers, eggs, honey and corn on the cob from down south. Kathy tells us, “Wonderful fresh garden lettuces, radishes, scallions, beets and carrots are ready now.” She said there will also be local Greenwich strawberries!
“English peas should start around the 4th of July, and we’ll have vine-ripened beefsteak tomatoes from our farmer friend from Pennsylvania,” Kathy said. “Then, in mid-July, we will have our famous orange flesh honeydews!” Continue Reading →

Business

Gears in Motion as Pet Pantry Pivots Toward New Greenwich Location

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Barring the unforeseen, Eversource will be building a new substation on the current site of Pet Pantry Warehouse in Greenwich. What was originally intended to become a second Pet Pantry location may be its only location in Greenwich. At Tuesday’s P&Z meeting, the previous inhabitant of the new Pet Pantry location was a bustling restaurant with what one commissioner described as a “Horrific parking problem.” Continue Reading →

Government

Superintendent and BOE Member Pay Tribute to Graduating GHS Student Government Leaders

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At every past Board of Education meeting during the 2014-15 school year, GHS Senior Class President Julia Bunte-Mein and Student Body President Blake Reinken eloquently discussed the needs and concerns of the GHS Student Body. At Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting, Superintendent William McKersie and Board of Education member Adriana Ospina paid tribute to their achievements and leadership.
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