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BOE member Veronica Chiavaroli said other Greenwich elementary schools already house district programs besides their K-5 responsibilities. Riverside does not. Pre-K for children age 3, 4 and 5 is required by federal law to be provided for free for special education students who are in class with peer students who pay tuition. The number of students identified for Pre-K has tripled since 2012.
“Art in the Park” event, which is set for Sunday, June 7 in Binney Park in Old Greenwich from 10:00 am to 5:00pm. This is a free, family-friendly event that transforms the park into an open-air art gallery.
Pursuant to the Solicitation of Charitable Funds Act, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Dept of Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli on Wednesday announced an investigation into former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart’s handling of charitable assets for the benefit of the Mayor’s Trophy Charitable Fund, a donor-advised fund managed by the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain.
All girls and boys in K-5th grade are invited to a Cub-O-Ree event on Saturday, June 6 at Camp Seton at 363 Riversville Road, Greenwich, CT 06831.
To honor Carmine’s life, family and friends will gather on Monday from 3:00 to 7:00pm at Coxe & Graziano Funeral Home, 134 Hamilton Ave Greenwich. There will be a funeral mass on Tuesday, at 10:00am at Sacred Heart RC Church on Henry Street. Continue Reading →
The Old Greenwich Association Annual Meeting is on Monday January 27 at the Sound Beach Firehouse (second floor). Doors open at 6:30pm, the meeting begins at 7:00pm. Continue Reading →
“Chair Fisher’s repeated collaboration with Democratic members to advance initiatives that stray from Republican fiscal principles and disregard the town’s best interests is a troubling pattern. Fisher’s position as BET Chair was secured through full Democratic support, a dynamic that has frequently resulted in decisions undermining transparency and eroding trust in the board’s leadership.” – BET Republicans David Alfano, Nisha Arora, Karen Fassuliotis, Lucia Jansen Continue Reading →
“As state attorneys general, we have a responsibility to enforce state laws – and we will continue to investigate and prosecute crimes, regardless of immigration status. We will not be distracted by the President’s mass deportation agenda.” Continue Reading →
A law that went into effect in New York on Dec 15, 2024, “New York State Puppy Mill Pipeline Law,” is designed to stop the flow of cruelly bred puppies to pet stores in that state. This week the Greenwich P&Z commission agreed that the town’s retail regulation prohibits pet shops selling puppies, kittens and rabbits. Continue Reading →
“The RTM has spoken.” – Janet Stone McGuigan Continue Reading →
After about 40 speakers addressed the 230-member body, the motion failed in a vote: 52 Yes, 136 No and 6 Abstentions. Continue Reading →
At approximately 4:30am Greenwich Police responded to Putnam Hill on a report of four hooded subjects looking into cars. Investigation determined that the Volvo the suspect was driving had just been reported as stolen and the suspect was then placed under arrest. Continue Reading →
“The process was dominated by one vocal stakeholder group, failed to get widespread community buy-in, and never answered basic questions posed by the RTM, such as providing a legitimate cost estimate for the plan.” – James Waters and Al Shehadi Continue Reading →
“Less well-known, even to Connecticut residents, is the story of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s two summers picking tobacco in Simsbury. In 1944 and 1947, the 15-year old, Morehouse College-bound student cultivated and picked tobacco on the Cullman Brothers’ “Meadowood” Tobacco farm with a coterie of his fellow Morehouse students. The time that King spent in Simsbury not only helped him decide to become a Minister, like his father, but also transformed his previous mindset – that African-Americans and white Americans could not interact peacefully.'” – François Steichen Continue Reading →