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Greenwich Board of Education Okays $250,000 for Havemeyer Relocation Study

By: greenwichfreepress | 13 hours ago

Ben Branyan talked about relocating staff from Havemeyer. He said one proposal was to connect to town hall. He talked about moving the district’s Facilities to the modular buildings in the Horseneck Parking lot.

Government

State Rep Steve Meskers Announces Run for a 5th Term to Represent CT’s 150th District

“We are living in polarizing times. But I have always believed that my responsibility is to represent everyone in this community. Whenever possible—and whenever it’s reasonable—I’ve worked to reach across the aisle, listen to different perspectives, and find solutions that serve us all.” – Steve Meskers

Schools

Nominate a PTA volunteer for the Annual Essence Awards

The PTAC Essence award ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 19 at 10:00am in the Cone Room, 2nd floor, at Town Hall.

Government

CT Electricity Rates Will Be Lowered for Eversource, UI Customers

This significant reduction in residential electricity bills is driven by a decrease in the public benefits charge, which will now be a credit on ratepayers’ bills – rather than an additional charge – through at least September.

More Headlines

Book Discussion on May 6: Hidden Heroes, The Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement

Idea for “Harborside” Rink Location Displayed before RTM Meeting

Armstrong: Rink Task Force Process Was Fair, Thorough, and Responsive to the Community

Sports

Greenwich High School Football Team Seeks Community Support on “Big Red Day”

By: | June 8, 2021

The boys will we scattered all around town from 8:00 am-12:00 noon. Continue Reading →

Around Town

Greenwich Food Scrap Recycling Program Opens Second Location

By: | June 8, 2021

“The residents have been amazing. They send us feedback all the time, how they are grateful for the program, how their waste habits have shifted so much, how they cut their garbage by 50% just by pulling out the food scraps, how they can never imagine putting food back in their garbage can again.” – Julie DesChamps Continue Reading →

Business

State Senate Approves Legislation to Legalize Recreational Marijuana

By: greenwichfreepress | June 8, 2021

Governor Ned Lamont commended the the State Senate for voting to approve the legislation, noting it was drafted with the support and input of his administration. Continue Reading →

Police & Fire

Jumping Out a Window Is Just a Day on the Job for the Greenwich Fire Dept Recruits

By: greenwichfreepress | June 7, 2021

On Monday, at Greenwich Fire Department’s Training Center on North Street, five probationary firefighters worked toward their bailout certification, a milestone in their training process. Continue Reading →

Police & Fire

GPD: Disabled Vehicle Was Stolen; Driver Charged with Larceny

By: greenwichfreepress | June 7, 2021

On June 4 around 1:00am Greenwich Police responded to Arch Street and Horseneck Lane on a report of a disabled vehicle. Continue Reading →

Business

Attorney General Tong Warns Consumers that Amazon Sidewalk Will Automatically Connect Smart Home Devices to Shared Network on June 8

By: greenwichfreepress | June 7, 2021

“”This is uncharted territory for the privacy and security of devices like Alexa, Echo and Ring, and existing users of those products will be defaulted into the Amazon Sidewalk network automatically on June 8.” – Attorney General William Tong Continue Reading →

Police & Fire

UPDATE: Car Recovered in Downtown Carjacking Incident

By: greenwichfreepress | June 7, 2021

On Tuesday around 3:15am Greenwich Police received a report of a car theft in the area of East Putnam Ave and Milbank Ave. Continue Reading →

Schools

Pride Week Celebrates Diversity at Greenwich High School

By: greenwichfreepress | June 7, 2021

Pride Month is a worldwide celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer people that takes place in June. The Pride Week at GHS was run by the student Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Club, with a week of fun activities available to all students. Continue Reading →

Government

UPDATE: RTM Has Two Vacancies in District 10: Northwest

By: greenwichfreepress | June 7, 2021

If you are interested, place contact Jerry Anderson at [email protected] for further details. Continue Reading →

Government

Neighbors Sue Greenwich P&Z Commission over Approval of Back Country Residential Ice Rink

By: greenwichfreepress | June 7, 2021

The complaint says the applicants did not produce adequate evidence for the commission to base their approval and that development of 407 Round Hill Rd will impact the fair market value of the adjacent properties as well as the use and enjoyment of those properties. Continue Reading →