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Feathers Ruffled after New Haven Mayor Points Finger at Greenwich during Hearing on Zoning Legislation

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In Greenwich, where a .1 or .2 acre lot located downtown with a “tear down house” fetches well over $1 million, some argued the result of 1024 would be a proliferation of expensive condos or rental apartments. It might not create affordable units, but instead erode what little remains of downtown’s middle class housing stock. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Alex Kasser, Anika Singh Lemar, Dan Quigley, Danielle Dobin, Francis Pickering, Fred Camillo

Senator Kasser’s Stance on Zoning

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“There’s a tremendous amount of outrage and media coverage about the zoning bill in particular. Why? Because Republicans are making it a lightning rod issue to stir fear and create anxiety. We’ve seen this strategy before on a host of other issues.” – State Senator Alex Kasser Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, "mansion tax" SB171, DesegregateCT, local control, SB 1024, State Senator Alex Kasser, Westport, zoning

Covid-19 Vaccinations in CT: Fighting Misinformation, Scheduling an Appointment, Anticipating Herd Immunity

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During a press conference on Wednesday, the CEO of Yale New Haven Health System, Marna Borgstrom, said the high mark for Covid-19 hospitalizations was four months ago during the second wave of Covid-19. On December 8, 2020 the system had 447 Covid-positive patients. As of Wednesday, the system was down to 165 patients, with 44 in ICU and fewer than half of them on ventilators. That breaks down as 97 at Yale New Haven Hospital, 43 at Bridgeport, 11 at L+M, 11 at Greenwich Hospital, 2 at Westerly. Nearly 10,000 people have been discharged after being admitted with Covid-19. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health, COVID-19, Dana Marnane, Dr. Tom Balcezak, Fred Camillo, Marna Borgstrom, Yale New Haven Health System

Frenchy’s Wine Road: A Special Tasting of Opus One

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“The other day, my old boss, Randy Caravella of Post Wine & Spirits in Cos Cob, invited me to taste a bottle of Opus One. It was a very generous offer that I accepted immediately. Even in the wine business, it’s not often you get to taste Opus.” – Francois Steichen Continue Reading →

Filed under: Food Drink Restaurants, France Posener, Francois Steichen, Frenchy’s Wine Road, Post Wine & Spirits, Randy Caravella

Initiative Launched to Acquire, Restore and Open to the Public The Benjamin Mead II Farm (Circa 1728)

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TJeffrey Bingham Mead – historian, podcaster, lecturer and a descendant of the founders of Greenwich, Connecticut – has announced a new historic preservation initiative to acquire, restore and open to the public one of the Mead family’s ancestral farmsteads in North Greenwich. Mead is calling upon the public to join this effort. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town