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Signs of Spring in Greenwich: Beach Stickers and Longer Days

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Despite the bitter cold and wind today, there were at least certain signs of spring:

Town of Greenwich Parks and Recreation stickers are arriving in mailboxes this week. Greenwich residents whose vehicles are listed on the 2013 Town of Greenwich Motor Vehicle Grand List with either passenger or combination plates automatically receive new vehicle stickers each year. Stickers grant access to Greenwich Point (as long as driver and passengers each have valid seasonal or daily park/beach pass), Byram Park, Island Beach Parking Lot and Town of Greenwich Transfer Station. The sun didn’t set until almost 5:45pm today! That is a sure sign that spring is coming. Continue Reading →

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Summer Camp Solutions: A Click Away

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It’s that time of year again, and if you procrastinate, you know how it goes: Spaces full, waiting list purgatory. Community Answers, the folks with the cool balcony office inside Greenwich Library publish annual resource guide to summer camps including everything from Audubon Greenwich Summer Nature Camp to Boy Scouts Camp Seton to Cardinal Baseball Camp, with 38 pages of camps listed both by name and by category. Community Answers has changed with the times, staying relevant by maintaining a landline that is promptly answered Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 3:00pm at (203) 622-7979 as well as an interactive website that garnered over 112,000 views last year…. The organization does two major fundraisers a year. Their annual fashion show “Swing into Spring” takes place Sunday, April 6, 2014 from 11:30-2:30. Continue Reading →

Sports

Second Annual “Alumni Sprints” Regatta Set for April 26-27 in OG

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Alumni Sprints made history in 2013 as the first USRowing-sanctioned regatta specifically devoted to alumni racing. In 2014, organizers offer and expanded, two-day format with competitors arriving on Saturday, April 26 and racing on Sunday, April 27. All racing occurs on Sunday, and begins early at 7:30 am. Organizers are hosting a celebratory reception to coincide with event check-in the day before, on Saturday, April 26. Trailers are required to arrive prior to race day. Continue Reading →

Schools

New Leb Students Get Higher Priority in Magnet Lottery for 2014-15

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Statement from Superintendent of Schools Bill McKersie, Wed. Feb. 25:

“Effective immediately, the status of New Lebanon School families applying to other magnet schools is changed under the magnet guidelines from their current position of third or fourth priority to second priority for the 2014-2015 magnet school lottery.  Second priority is the highest level possible, just behind the first priority given to siblings.  To be clear, multiple schools are listed in each priority level. Continue Reading →

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Audubon Greenwich Sustainable Food & Farm Expo

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Hundreds of guests eager to sample local, artisan and organic food, attend tasting workshops, and learn about homesteading are expected to flock to Audubon Greenwich’s Sustainable Food & Farm Expo on Sunday, March 9, from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm. Twenty exhibitors and vendors, including organic farmers, homesteading experts, artisan food producers, specialty food retailers, and organic restaurants, will share their products and expertise on March 9 at Audubon Greenwich. Families are invited to taste and learn from farmers and homesteading experts.  

The Sustainable Food & Farm Expo is produced by Audubon Greenwich in cooperation with the Fairfield Green Food Guide and is poised to attract both regular guests and newcomers from as far as Westchester County. “Audubon is proud to host this exciting, family-friendly event. Continue Reading →

Tiny New York Kitchen: Shaking The Salt Habit

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By Victoria Hart Glavin of Tiny New York Kitchen

We all know that sodium is an essential mineral that is found in all foods. We need sodium to help regulate our body’s fluid balance, but we probably don’t need as much as we’re getting however. The American Heart Association recommends limiting sodium intake to 1500 mg per day (about 2/3 teaspoon of table salt), but the average American diet supplies double or triple that amount. Excess sodium leads to fluid build-up, which makes the heart and kidneys work harder and may increase blood pressure. Foods that have hidden sodium are: Chili sauce, soy sauce, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, barbeque sauce, sports drinks, processed cheese, cheese spreads, canned vegetables (look for low or no sodium varieties and always rinse before using); breads; pastries; canned meats; and canned soups. Continue Reading →

Sports

14th Annual Greenwich Middle School Ice Hockey Challenge at Hamill Rink

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Gone are the days when Dorothy Hamill Rink had no roof, but GFP loves a bit of local history! The 14th Annual Greenwich Middle School Ice Hockey Challenge, sponsored by Everybody Wins Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for local charities is set to begin on March 3, 2014. All money raised for the event go to the Booster Club to benefit the Boys Varsity, JV, and Girls Varsity Hockey Programs at Greenwich High School. All games played at Dorothy Hamill Rink on Sherman Ave in Greenwich. SCHEDULE OF GAMES

Mon.,, March 3,  3:45 -5:15 PM Central Middle School  Vs Western Middle School
Mon.,, March 3,  5:30 -7:00 PM Eastern Middle School (White Team)  Vs Eastern Middle School (Green Team)
Wed.,, March 5, 5:15 -6:45 PM Western Middle School Vs Eastern Middle School (Green Team)
Wed.,, March 5, 7:00 -8:30 PM Central Middle School Vs Eastern Middle School (White Team)
Mon.,, March 10, 3:45 -5:15 PM Western Middle School Vs Eastern Middle School (White Team)
Mon.,, March 10,  5:30 PM -7:00  PM Eastern Middle School (Green Team) Vs Central Middle School
Wed.,, March 13,  5:15 -6:45 PM Bronze Medal Game
Wed.,, March  13,  7:00 -8:30 PM Gold Medal Game

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Music Tickles Oldest Memories, Brings Joy to Alzheimer’s Patients

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Greenwich’s Audrey Appleby screened her short documentary entitled “Tiny Miracles: Awakening Memory And Emotion In An Alzheimer’s World,” at Bowtie Criterion Cinema at in Greenwich Tuesday night. The moving 15-minute film, culled from 60 hours of footage taped by Appleby’s daughter Eliza McNitt and her fellow students at NYU’s Tisch School, chronicles the documentary’s subject, “Alice” (a pseudonym to protect the patient’s privacy), on her journey through Alzheimer’s. Yet Appleby, who works with toddlers in her MagicDance program, shows that the music and dance class framework can trigger muscle memory in elderly Alzheimer’s patients. The documentary’s most uplifting moments are those in which music awakens memories deeply embedded in the brain, bringing moments of joy to victims of Alzheimer’s Disease. In one scene in which the documentary’s subject comes to life, smiling as she sings and dances to music from her youth, Appleby, in her narration, says, “The bars were lifting as the music and dance allowed the rhythm in ‘Alice’s’ soul and those around her to be free, expressing the present moment with humor, generosity and love.” Continue Reading →

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Indoor Flavor Gardens: Microgreens Workshop at Abilis, March 8

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It’s still winter but it’s a great time to start an indoor microgreens garden! On Saturday, March 8, Greenwich Community Gardens and Abilis will offer a workshop on growing your own microgreens. The class will take place at the Abilis greenhouse beginning at 10:30a.m. and will be led by Chris Hadin. Learn how to grow a whole garden of flavor indoors. The class fee is $20.00 and includes materials. Continue Reading →