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New Lebanon School is one of 11 elementary schools in Greenwich enrolling 363 students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5. Nearly 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. New Lebanon’s overall accountability index earned in 2024-25 was 89.3, above the state target of 85 and their highest to date. The school’s performance has been improving steadily in recent years. They earned School of Distinction status for the first time in 2021-22 and repeated their performance in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Alumni, Families & Staff Invited to Celebrate Quarter Century of Global Education. ISD will host an Open House on Thursday, May 28, from 4:00-5:30pm at its campus at 55 Florence Road in Riverside, bringing together former and current families, alumni, staff, and neighbors to mark a milestone 25 years in the making.
Republican delegates from Greenwich, North Stamford, and New Canaan convened in Greenwich Town Hall on Tuesday evening and unanimously nominated Joe Kelly as their candidate to represent the 36th District in the Connecticut State Senate. Mr. kelly is running to replace State Senator Ryan Fazio, also a Republican, who is vacating the seat to challenge incumbent Gov. Ned Lamont. Fazio took to the floor to nominate Kelly.
Kids don’t just “watch screens” – they build, create and problem-solve thrugh STEM • Robotics • 3D Printing • LEGO® Engineering • Game Design • AI • Minecraft • Drones • Building Cartoons & more.
The August Board of Education meeting opened with recognition for three GHS sports teams and remarks from the new student government leaders. Continue Reading →
At Wednesday’s Byram Neighborhood Association meeting, New Lebanon Principal Barbara Riccio, gave a thorough history of the schools overcrowding, residency verification, progress toward closing the achievement gap Continue Reading →
In the shadow of the Merritt Parkway overpass, a Riversville Rd bridge over the East Byram River dated back to 1927. Chief engineer for Greenwich James Michel said that before the $1.96 Million project, the bridge was in “critical condition” for the past three or four years and had been increasingly restricted to trucks. The Town is responsible for maintaining 75 bridges,of which 20 span 20+ ft. Continue Reading →
Popular programs include Women’s Self Defense, Youth Citizens Police Academy, and Citizens Police Academy. Continue Reading →
With this week designated as official ‘off to college’ time, a little reflection on the road taken by the giddy high school grad and the seasoned college graduate. Continue Reading →
In 2013, Neighbor to Neighbor provided 300,000 nutritious meals to over 660 families. Continue Reading →
Marc Abrams, Democratic nominee for State Assembly D-149: “The success of Access Health CT has not gone unnoticed and many other states have scrapped plans to develop their own exchanges in favor of using Connecticut as their model.” Continue Reading →
“I’m not going to lie about it anymore. There are mornings that I’m on the go and it’s so simple to grab a piece of my Morning Lemon Cake and a cup of steaming hot coffee and be on my way. Who says you can’t eat cake for breakfast? I think people should eat cake all day if they want to.” – Victoria Hart Glavin of Tiny New York Kitchen Continue Reading →
At Wednesday night’s Byram Neighborhood Association meeting, there was discussion of graffiti, traffic calming, New Leb’s satellite kindergarten at BANC and the end of Mike. Bocchino’s run as president of the association. Bocchino is running for Steve Walko’s seat as State Rep for district 150. Continue Reading →
The District has vowed not to schedule events on Sept. 11 in the future. Continue Reading →