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On Tuesday morning a large group of Greenwich Public Schools PTA volunteers gathered at town hall to honor nominees for the Essence awards. This year there were an unprecedented 16 nominees.
The legislation increases the penalty for harassing election workers from a misdemeanor to a felony on a second offense, including publicizing an election worker’s name or address with intent to intimidate. It also makes tampering with an absentee ballot drop box a class D felony. Additionally, it restricts federal law enforcement officials from being within 250 of a polling place or other sensitive election site without permission from state election officials or court order. The law empowers the attorney general to act against interference or intimidation.
Tod’s Point beach received an A+ grade. Island Breach received an A grade, Great Captain Island received an A+ and Byram Beach received a D+.
The Greenwich Scholarship Association will be the beneficiary of the Woman’s Club of Greenwich’s Concert on the Lawn on Friday, June 5 — an evening dedicated to helping local students achieve a college education through need-based scholarships.
Tuesday’s Round Hill Debate moderated by John Conte included a chance for each First Selectman candidate to ask a direct question to their opponent. Continue Reading →
“For the last 30 years that position has been filled by Republican Carmela Budkins. Now her daughter seeks to replace her mom in that office.” – Melissa Evans Continue Reading →
“Republican leadership seems intent on starving funds for TNW to force through their plan to privatize this important facility that has served generations of Greenwich seniors, patients undergoing rehabilitation, and their families.” – Beth Krumeich Continue Reading →
“If this school district continues to make decisions absent transparency, accountability, and community voice, and continues to choose to infringe upon parental rights and family values, enrollment in the Greenwich Public Schools is in danger of dramatic decline, and the landscape of education in Greenwich would deteriorate, as families instead increasingly move or pursue private schools and homeschooling.” – Kara Philbin, BOE write-in candidate Continue Reading →
“As Vice Chair of the BOE, she worked to successfully keep our schools open through Covid, even when most other schools in Connecticut were not.” – Lori Fields Continue Reading →
Launched in 2006, in partnership with Greenwich Schools, the Alliance drives innovation, opportunity and access in learning to empower all students to achieve academic, personal and professional success. Continue Reading →
“Any town in America would be honored and grateful for something like this. A motion to postpone could be taken the wrong way.” – Fred Camillo Continue Reading →
“There is a chance that I will lose this election because I have avoided framing it as a choice between good and evil, which is a great way to get votes but not a great way to govern.” – Cody Kittle Continue Reading →
“As First Selectman, Bill Kelly will restore the process of developing the annual capital budget through the transparent and inclusive capital improvements projects committee that the past two First Selectmen have used. He will hire the best people to serve in Town management positions rather than resorting to political hires as the incumbent has done with the Town Law Department and Labor Contracts Director.” – Penny Monahan, former Greenwich Selectman Continue Reading →
Examples of some of these products, which were confiscated by law enforcement, are pictured. Continue Reading →