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PHOTOS: Greenwich Lions Club Pancake Breakfast: Live Music, Great Food and a Good Cause

By: greenwichfreepress | 5 hours ago

The Greenwich Lions Club Pancake Breakfast took place Saturday at the Cohen Eastern Greenwich Civic Center. Guests enjoyed unlimited pancakes, sausages, juice, coffee, live bluegrass music and much more.

Government

P&Z Watch: Proposed 8-30g in Chickahominy Two-Family R6 Zone to Make 3-Family Must Be “Comparable”

The P&Z commission pushed back on an applicant who wants to add a stove to make a basement finished space that is 55% (675 sq ft) the size of two market rate units in the house (1,041 and 1,621 sq ft), noting 8-30g requires affordable units be comparable in size and finishes.

Letter to the Editor

Fichtel: Who is Engaging in Misinformation and Disinformation on the Rink?

“Fred Camillo, in his 4/17 weekly letter, accuses his opponents of engaging in both misinformation and disinformation, but it is he that does so, some of it by omission. ” – Mark Fichtel, Byram

Government

Lamont Establishes Commission To Reevaluate Connecticut’s Education Funding Systems

“It is about time that we take a bottom-up look at how we fund our schools with a focus on ensuring funding is fair and driving the best results for our students. The efficiency and effectiveness of the largest streams of state education funding, such as ECS, have not been evaluated holistically for many years.” – Ned Lamont

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Tod’s Point Sailing School Launches Its Fifth Season!

Up to the Minute Greenwich Property Transfers, March 19-24, 2026

Cookie Booth Coming to Holly Hill on Saturday: Hamilton Avenue School Girl Scout Troop 50268

Letter to the Editor

LETTER: Camillo is a Friend

By: greenwichfreepress | August 30, 2023

“As a young campaign member, one of the most attractive aspects of how Fred works is that there is no hierarchy.” – Varun Kolluri, Rye Country Day School, class of 2024 Continue Reading →

Government

Greenwich Man Charged in International Oil & Gas Trading Bribery & Money Laundering Scheme

By: greenwichfreepress | August 29, 2023

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut - Greenwich Free Press

If convicted, Gary Oztemel, 66, of Riverside, 66, of Riverside, faces a maximum of five years in prison for the conspiracy to violate the FCPA charge, a maximum of 20 years in prison for money laundering conspiracy and the first money laundering charge, and a maximum of 10 years in prison for the second money laundering charge. Continue Reading →

Government

Laura Erickson, Democratic First Selectman Candidate: “Greenwich Can Do Better”

By: greenwichfreepress | August 29, 2023

Laura Erickson opened up about everything from school infrastructure, to cops on the Ave, to “parental rights.” Continue Reading →

Schools

CMS Building Committee Guidelines for Public Comment Forum & Public Hearing, Sept 6

By: greenwichfreepress | August 29, 2023

Zoom attendees may also comment. Register in advance to comment. Continue Reading →

Letter to the Editor

DUUS: $1.5 billion dollars of “spending requirements” is an unvetted wish list

By: greenwichfreepress | August 29, 2023

“The BET has been successful in recent years in balancing the funding of the right capital projects without significantly affecting tax rates or having excessive borrowings.” – Andy Duus Continue Reading →

Arts

Suzanne Lio Named Executive Director of the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra

By: greenwichfreepress | August 29, 2023

Suzanne Lio, formerly Managing Director/Chief Operating Officer of the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, has accepted the position of Executive Director of the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra. Continue Reading →

Government

With Boys & Girls Club Renovation Imminent, and Teen Center Rental in Limbo, Some Families Scramble for After-School Solutions

By: greenwichfreepress | August 28, 2023

The Club communicated their renovation plans to families beginning in April, and explained that not everyone would be guaranteed a place during the Club’s renovation, but the news still took a number of families by surprise last week. Continue Reading →

Letter to the Editor

KRUMEICH: Letter on Republican stewardship of Greenwich displayed remarkable ignorance

By: greenwichfreepress | August 28, 2023

“Moderate Republicans and Democrats worked together for the benefit of our Town. In recent years, however, as the local GOP drifted to the right, the Republicans began to use their tie-breaking votes to steer the BET away from good stewardship and toward ideologically-driven measures that were shortsighted and unnecessarily restricted Town budgets.” – Elizabeth K. Krumeich, Former Member of the BET (2015-2021) Continue Reading →

Schools

Greenwich Schools: Standardized Testing Results Released for 2022-2023 School Year

By: greenwichfreepress | August 28, 2023

The CT State Dept of Education released the results of the 2022-2023 Smarter Balanced assessment, which is the accountability assessment in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics for students in Grades 3-8, and Connecticut School SAT results. Continue Reading →

Police & Fire

GPD Requests Motorists Motorists to Vigilant with Start of 2023-2024 School Year

By: greenwichfreepress | August 28, 2023

“Parents, please teach your children to cross streets where there is a Crossing Guard or a traffic control sign. If they need to cross a roadway at an intersection with neither of these, teach them to stop at the curb and signal their intent to cross the road, like waving their arm to get the motorist’s attention, before stepping off the curb.” – GPD Continue Reading →