This event is intended as a gathering for classmates, teens and friends only. Continue Reading →
Memorial Gathering for Matthew Gesell for Teens and Friends
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Head to Sophia’s for a Holiday Sip & Shop to Benefit The Undies Project
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Sophia Scarpelli and her staff at Sophia’s Costume Shop have been busy transforming the shop from its set up as a busy Halloween costume sales and rentals destination to an enticing Christmas emporium. On Nov 21, Sophia’s is partnering with The Undies Project for a holiday sip & shop in the store from 5:00pm to 8:00pm, and will donate 10% of proceeds to The Undies Project. Come enjoy a glass of wine and light hors d’oeuvres and show your support for the mission of The Undies Project. Inspiration for The Undies Project came to Lucy Langley in 2014 while she was volunteering at Neighbor to Neighbor sorting clothes for distribution. Realizing realized that underwear was the most under-donated and most needed item of clothing, she couldn’t imagine what it would be like to go without this basic necessity, or having to make the choice between putting a meal on the table or buying new underwear. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Holiday
Future of Stamford Town Center Discussed at City Planning Board
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“With the way the market has changed, malls are dead. So let’s find other uses for it.” – Deputy Director of Planning David Woods, PhD, AICP Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Stamford Planning Board, Stamford Town Center, Thomas Madden
After Decades of Complaints, Blighted Byram House is Razed
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Neighbors complained that 46 Mead Ave was more than an eyesore, but rather a safety risk. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Byram, demolition, Mead Avenue, nuisance ordinance, Rupp
Greenwich Country Day School Acquires 110-Year-Old Historic French Farm
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The farm features sheep, chickens, peacocks, herb and vegetable gardens, barns, workshops, and a greenhouse, along with its art and botanical collections. GCDS will also provide housing for faculty members at French Farm, in the property’s main house, greenhouse apartment, and cottage. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, David R. A. Wierdsma, French Farm, Greenwich Country Day School, Lake Avenue, National Register of Historic Places
Tesei Proclaims Nov 18 Jill K Oberlander Day
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” I, PETER J. TESEI, FIRST SELECTMAN OF THE TOWN OF GREENWICH, do hereby proclaim Monday, November 18, 2019 as Jill. K. Oberlander Day in the Town of Greenwich, and encourage all our citizens to join me in recognizing the Board of Estimate and Taxation Chair’s years of dedicated service to our community.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Jill Oberlander, Peter Tesei
Inspirica Hits the Jackpot with Jackson’s Socktober Sock Drive
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Having collected a whopping 2,493 pairs of socks in October, Jackson needed to borrow a wheelbarrow to move all the socks from his parents’ car to the elevator inside Inspirica’s building at 141 Franklin Street. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Volunteering, Addison Albano, Bombas, Denise Durham Williams, Franklin Street, homelessness, Inspirica
Brief Video of Chromebook in Flames at GHS Circulates on Twitter
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“There’s going to be some kind of investigation,” Lt Slusarz said on Thursday, adding that police, fire and school administration have separate jurisdictions, but will work together. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Police & Fire
Owners of House in CGB Zone on Cusp of Residential Neighborhood Seek to Build Anew
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There is a proposal before the Planning and Zoning commission from the owners of 10 Lexington Ave to tear it down and build anew. It is in the CBG zone and has offices on the first and second floors and an apartment for out of town guests on the third floor. The new building would have the same use. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 10 Lexington Ave, CGB Zone, Planning & Zoning Commission
Luke Meyers Beach Clean Up Draws Hundreds to Tod’s Point
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Hundreds of people participated in the clean up, in virtually every nook and cranny of the park, armed with buckets and gloves, collecting trash. Continue Reading →