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On Tuesday morning a large group of Greenwich Public Schools PTA volunteers gathered at town hall to honor nominees for the Essence awards. This year there were an unprecedented 16 nominees.
The legislation increases the penalty for harassing election workers from a misdemeanor to a felony on a second offense, including publicizing an election worker’s name or address with intent to intimidate. It also makes tampering with an absentee ballot drop box a class D felony. Additionally, it restricts federal law enforcement officials from being within 250 of a polling place or other sensitive election site without permission from state election officials or court order. The law empowers the attorney general to act against interference or intimidation.
Tod’s Point beach received an A+ grade. Island Breach received an A grade, Great Captain Island received an A+ and Byram Beach received a D+.
The Greenwich Scholarship Association will be the beneficiary of the Woman’s Club of Greenwich’s Concert on the Lawn on Friday, June 5 — an evening dedicated to helping local students achieve a college education through need-based scholarships.
Greenwich Free Press intern, Allie Primak, a rising senior at Greenwich Academy, kicks off her internship with reminiscences of “GovBallNYC,” describing it as one of the most unforgettable and overwhelming experiences of her life. Continue Reading →
On Monday June 9, GHS seniors received a bevvy of awards at an evening ceremony. Greenwich Free Press intern Matt Pignataro received a PE and Wellness Award. Congrats Matt and all the seniors on their awards and good luck in the fall! Continue Reading →
As summer approaches, CT Better Business Bureau urges parents to prepare their children before allowing them to spend time unsupervised on the internet. Dangers include phishing attempts and identity theft. Also, children can easily stumble upon material that is sexual, violent or illustrates illegal activity. Continue Reading →
“Fathers need pampering too and this dish would make a good main course for a Father’s Day breakfast.” -Victoria Hart Glavin of Tiny New York Kitchen Continue Reading →
“Grilled vegetables are so good. Feel free to exchange vegetables if you want.” – Victoria Hart Glavin of Tiny New York Kitchen Continue Reading →
“Upon watching the game with my friends we were stunned to find out that the air conditioning in the Spurs Arena had failed. This being the case, the courtside temperature went up to 90+ degrees. This made conditions unbearable let alone playable for the players.” – Matt Pignataro Continue Reading →
“The book is a way to stop yelling and work with your kids and challenge them do do exercises and have fun with it.” – Suzanne Wind, author of The SMART Playbook. Continue Reading →
Gov. Malloy convened a crisis summit on Monday. The topic, the recent incidents that caused the failure of the New Haven Line’s “WALK Bridge” in Norwalk. The incident was the second major failure in two weeks and left thousands of passengers stranded and delayed. Continue Reading →
The “Pantry to Plate” Cookbook, a Gold award, is an effort of Greenwich Girl Scout troop 50231. The recipes, reviewed by a certified nutritionist, are easy, healthy, inexpensive, nutritious and, of course, delicious. The troop printed an initial run of 400 copies of the cookbook. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Reform Synagogue’s response to letter to the editor from Sarah Darer Littman about proposed house of worship in Orchard Street in Cos Cob. Continue Reading →