The house sold in January for $1,500,000. Continue Reading →
Next for the Wrecking Ball in Greenwich: 1924 Single Family
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BOE Updates: End of Year Plans, NMS Timeline, Vaccines for Age 16+
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“We expect to see lots of changes between now and June. I am very optimistic that we can be outside and have gatherings that we couldn’t have at the end of last year.” – Dr. Toni Jones, Greenwich Schools Superintendent Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Board of Education, Cardinal Stadium, COVID-19, GHS, Joe Kelly, North Mianus School
The Golden Age of Maple Syrup? In a Very Dark Year, the Smiles are Still Sweet
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Is it any wonder that we are so attached to maple sap? Certainly, Maples are beloved of New Englanders because their abundance here makes them “our tree.” Yet is there not also, perhaps, a more powerful, subliminal attachment in our love for the Maple, and its product, Maple Syrup? Continue Reading →
Filed under: Food Drink Restaurants, Francois Steichen, maple syrup
Greenwich Board of Education Votes on Censure for Member’s Profanity Caught on Hot Mic
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“If you’re a student, please listen to me carefully. I realize profanity has become part of your daily life. It’s something that is everywhere. It’s in art, popular music, literature, film, television. It has become pervasive in our society today that you as students are being raised in.” – Peter Sherr Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Could Help Greenwich Achieve 8-30g Moratorium
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The idea of an affordable housing trust fund had been proposed to the RTM in 1988, but it was tabled. A year later the state affordable housing statute, 8-30g, was approved. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, affordable housing trust fund, BET, Fred Camillo, Greenwich Communities, Housing Authority, Jill Oberlander
Frank Talk about Racism Trips up State Rep at “Mansion Tax” Hearing
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Last week, the bill on everyone’s mind was SB1024. Over 340 people signed up to speak at a CGA Planning & Development Committee hearing on March 15, which focused on SB1024, aka “Desegregate CT bill.” The legislation would require all Connecticut towns to change zoning to allow more multi-family housing based on the premise that it would lead to more affordable housing. This week the bill that is top of mind is SB1068, also called the “mansion tax.” A public hearing on Monday drew 67 people to testify. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Charles Chiusano, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Doug Dubitsky, Fred Camillo, Kimberly Fiorello, Laura Devlin
Pressure Mounts on Witherell Staff to Get Vaccinated; Staff Cuts Announced
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During Monday’s meeting of the board of the Nathaniel Witherell, Greenwich’s town-owned 202 bed nursing home, two concerns intersected: low Covid-19 vaccination rates among staff and layoffs. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health
Greenwich’s Katie DeLuca Is Nominee for Man/Woman of the Year from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
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Every year The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society accepts a nomination for their Man and Woman of the Year fundraising campaign. This year, Katie DeLuca, Town Planner for Town of Greenwich, was accepted as a candidate. Katie lost her husband to a rare form of leukemia in December 2019. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Health, #TeamLarry, Katie DeLuca, Larry DeLuca, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
SEEC to Investigate Complaint against Fazio for CT, CT Republican Party
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In his complaint, Bob Brady said that in addition to ignoring monetary limits imposed upon them by law, the Connecticut Republican Party and Mr. Fazio’s committee, Fazio for Connecticut, misrepresented expenditures as being “advertising organization expenditures,” but in order to qualify as such, an advertisement may not “speak negatively about a candidate.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government
Perfect Provinance P&Z Pre Application Seeks to Change Retail Food Biz to 22-Seat Restaurant
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Perfect Provenance wants to convert the the existing retail food establishment (Café 47) to restaurant use and modify the parking requirement on the basis that there are nearby municipal lots and anticipated foot traffic. Continue Reading →