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Greenwich Schools Superintendent shared a message noting that the swatting incident impacted Central Middle School. Out of an abundance of caution, CMS was placed in a Secure in Place status while officers assessed the situation. Officers assigned to school patrol were already on scene at the time of the incident and immediately responded.
Programming would include a balanced mix of Pilates, barre, yoga, medication and breathwork. The applicant seeks to offer group classes as well as private and semi-private instruction.
Greenwich High School’s spring musical production of Grease is set for Thursday, May 14; Friday, May 15; and Saturday, May 16 in the school’s performing arts center. Shows start at 7:00pm. There is an intermission between Act 1 and Act 2. Reserve tickets online.
Owners Tom Ferraro Jr. and Linda Muccio, who are siblings, were recognized as Guinness World Record title holders for being the world’s oldest active driving instructors after each surpassed 38 years as owner and operator of the school.
Raising money for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a wide cross-section of the school community climbed an elevated platform in the student center, donned a barber’s smock and winced as the volunteers from Generations Barber Parlors buzzed them bald, or, alternately, lopped off a minimum of 8″ of hair for those able to sacrifice an entire ponytail. Continue Reading →
By Leslie Yager
Community Answers, the go-to source for information for everything Greenwich is looking for models for their 10th annual “Swing into Spring” Fundraiser at Hyatt Regency on Sunday, April 6. This is a fun way for children (five and up) to model for a good cause and gain the confidence that comes from participating in a live fashion show before a most encouraging audience of 200-300. The deadline to sign up to model is Friday, March 21. The April 6 event runs 11:30am to 2:30pm at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich. Models must arrive by 10:45am for rehearsal. Continue Reading →
By Victoria Hart Glavin of Tiny New York Kitchen
Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day by making a traditional Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner, also known as New England Boiled Dinner, or make this delicious hearty dinner anytime of the year. Be sure to cook extra potatoes, so you’ll have enough left over for making corned beef hash. INGREDIENTS
1 Corned Beef Brisket (5 to 6 Pounds)
1 Dried Hot Red Pepper (Optional)
2 Whole Garlic Cloves (Unpeeled)
18 Small White Onions (Peeled)
At Least 10 Medium-Sized Potatoes (Peeled & Cut In Half)
12 to 19 Carrots Depending on Size (Trimmed & Peeled)
6 Medium Parsnips (Trimmed & Peeled)
1 Large Green Cabbage Cut In 6 Wedges (About 2 Pounds)
In a large-size pot place corned beef with enough cold water to cover it by about 1 inch. Include the pickling spices that come with it and the hot red pepper. Add the garlic and bring to a boil. Continue Reading →
By Leslie Yager
Bucking more than one retail trend in Greenwich, Olivine Gabbro is not only family-owned, but the store’s upscale clothing for women is designed and stitched here in town. The store, a partnership of Susan Neumann and her niece Grace Kang, opened in 2009 at 19 East Elm Street, a stone’s throw from Smart Kids and Doppio Restaurant. And while it’s less common these days to spot a “Made in USA” label in a garment, Olivine Gabbro’s sewing studio is located right around the corner on Mason Street, where a team of seamstresses brings custom orders to life. Though the store features a rack of ready-to-wear apparel and cases of beautifully displayed jewelry, it is the custom orders made locally that make Olivine Gabbro unique. The relationships forged between the store’s owners and customers during the planning process have been the key to success, but also, according to Neumann, those relationships are also what make her work enjoyable. Typically, customers are local mothers and daughters anticipating events like bat mitzvahs, weddings or Cotillion events like the debutante ball. Describing the genesis of the business, Neumann said that after graduating the top of her class from Parson’s School of Design, her niece worked in the wholesale end of the apparel business for Donna Karan and Dolcé & Gabanna, but hungered for a more creative opportunity. Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Coach Farson and the Greenwich Blues squirt A team winning Tier III New England Sectionals this weekend. The team faced state champions from Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire before getting a rematch from the Connecticut state championship game versus ECHO. In the all-Connecticut final, the Blues won the game 2 to 1. Reminder: Tryouts start April 2. Continue Reading →
By Leslie Yager
Greenwich townspeople love their summer Farmers Market at the corner of Horseneck Lane and Arch Street in the “Horseneck Lot.” The popular market, which started in 1996 opposite the Boys & Girls Club is set to open for the season on Saturday, May 17 from 9:30am to 1:00pm. Jim Carr is the market director, but the ever-present manager Judy Waldeyer who runs The Herb Basket, said the market moved indoors last December. The winter market is open on Saturdays from 10:00am until 1:00pm through March 29. The winter market is held at the Arch Street Teen Center, where this weekend a trickle of customers found their way upstairs for fresh eggs, potatoes, flowers, maple syrup, frozen organic meat and shepherd’s pie, to name a few of the items on offer. Continue Reading →
By Leslie Yager
It was months in the making, but on Saturday at Greenwich Police headquarters, a custom-painted motorcycle designed to serve as a tribute to 9/11 heroes and Greenwich Police who have lost their lives in the line of duty was unveiled. Though it will reside in the lobby of Greenwich Police headquarters at 11 Bruce Place, the motorcycle will appear at ceremonies and events including the St. Patrick’s Day parade. At the ceremony on Saturday, Police Chief Heavey described his “almost teen” children as living in a post-9/11 world. “They don’t know what it was like before 9/11,” Heavey said. Continue Reading →
Alert from Norwalk Police, Saturday, March 15. The Norwalk Police Department Special Victims Unit is investigating the report of a suspicious occurrence that occurred earlier this week. Late Thursday afternoon, March 13, a ten-year-old Cranbury Elementary School student and the student’s father reported that on Tuesday afternoon, March 11, a man verbally offered the student candy to get into his van after getting off the school bus in front of the Meadow Gardens Housing Complex at 49 Meadow Street. The student refused his offer, ran away and notified the father when he arrived home. The student reported that the man did not get out of his van and that there was no physical contact between the two. Continue Reading →
By Leslie Yager
You never know where the jokes will go during a performance of the GHS theater department’s improv troupe at Comedy Tonight. Performed in the school’s black box theater, the students are as brave as they are funny. If a joke flops, the audience is staring you right in the face. But, on Friday night the performers were on a tear. With games including “My movie. Continue Reading →
Within the course of the regular school day, the anonymous shared texting app “YikYak” brought many to tears, rage, shock, and virtually every emotion in between. Continue Reading →