Candace Garthwaite Honored for Advocacy for Preservation in Old Greenwich

At the OGA annual meeting Candace Garthwaite was honored. Recently she worked to have Old Greenwich proclaimed as a Village District to help preserve the character of its downtown business district. Also, Martin Waters from Old Greenwich Real Estate LLC, who purchased “the Nolan Estate,” comprised of 17 shops, 17 offices, 10 apartments and 5 warehouses, had no plans whatsoever to change the façades of the buildings on Sound Beach Ave or Arcadia. Continue Reading →

CT Joins 22 States in Suing to Stop Trump Administration from Withholding Essential Federal Funding

“This is a full assault on Connecticut families – an unprecedented and blatantly lawless attack on every corner and level of our government and economy. Connecticut is locked arm in arm with states across the nation seeking an immediate restraining order to protect critical services that each and every one of us rely on every day. Today is not a day for politics – everyone irrespective of party should be standing against this devastating attack on Connecticut.” – CT Attorney General William Tong Continue Reading →

Waters: A New Approach for Hamill Rink

“It’s time for a fresh approach to get this project moving. Town leadership needs to get serious if they want to build a new rink. Last week, as Chairman of the RTM’s Budget Overview Committee, I sent the Board of Selectmen a roadmap to get the project back on track. This roadmap leveraged my experience leading the Old Greenwich School Building Committee through all town approvals in 18 months.” – James Waters is the Chairman of the RTM’s Budget Overview Committee and Chairman of the Old Greenwich School Building Committee. The views in this letter are his own. Continue Reading →

Riverside Association Annual Meeting Set for Jan 30, 2025

This year’s meeting will focus on Safety in Riverside – encompassing our homes and cars, our schools, our roads and sidewalks, and our Riverside businesses. The keynote speaker will be Chief of Police James Heavey. Joining him on the dais will be a school resource officer and a community impact section sergeant. Q&A to follow will provide an opportunity to ask your safety related questions. Continue Reading →

Simulated Divided Light vs Snap-In Grills for Windows

An Intro to Insulated Glass First, a little background: modern windows are made as an assembly like a sandwich with with double (or sometimes triple) layers of glass with spacing between them, usually filled with Argon gas, which has 50% less heat conduction than air. This assembly is called insulated glass (IG) and generally a window or door sash will be made with one unit of insulated glass. To achieve a colonial or other decorative look, grills (in the old days called muntins) are added over the glass for a historic look in lots of configurations. Continue Reading →

After-School Tutoring Businesses: “A tough logistical challenge” for Proposed Parent Drop-Off and Pick-up on Arcadia in Old Greenwich

“Your job is to set it up so parents have a safe option.We have denied some of these in the past….That said, we recognize that these type of uses, besides being great for the young people, are also the way of the future. Goods and commodities are not going to drive people to the retail areas.” Continue Reading →