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Greenwich is lucky to have a mom and pop operated farm and farm stand with fruit & vegetables, fresh eggs from their own hens, and honey from their own bee hives. They also sell firewood and soon will have Christmas trees and wreathes. Continue Reading →
Thursday night’s capital projects public hearing, organized by current BET chair, Republican Harry Fisher and First Selectman Fred Camillo, had few surprises but for feedback that the entire process should be more transparent. The meeting lasted just one hour. It might have been longer if there was an option to testify remotely. On the dais, in addition to Fisher and Camillo were BET members Elliot Alchek, Matt DesChamps, Leslie Moriarty, David Weisbrod, Leslie Tarkington and Stephen Selbst.
Not in attendance were Lucia Jansen, Nisha Arora, David Alfano, Scott Kalb or Karen Fassuliotis. Continue Reading →
The Stamford Police Department celebrated the graduation of its newest class of police cadets on Friday, marking the completion of months of hands-on training, classroom instruction and community engagement work. Among the graduates was Niklas LaBorne, who is set to join the Greenwich Police Department as the agency’s newest recruit. Continue Reading →
The commission talked about the tight parking situation in the area of Greenwich Avenue and Railroad Ave, which is over-capacity at times, meaning all parking is in use and vehicles park illegally. Continue Reading →
On Thursday, Old Greenwich School students were regaled by Harlem Wizards Tyler J Cronk, aka Sky-Rise, and his seemingly effortless skills with a basketball. The event was a preview of the Nov 24 Harlem Wizards event at GHS. Continue Reading →
On Wednesday 23 GHS student-athletes signed agreements to play sports at a variety of colleges and universities. Continue Reading →
“As the weather has gotten colder, we have been getting lots of calls on cats that people have seen outdoors and feel bad for. They want us to take them, but we are at full capacity for cats and we don’t have any cat cages at the moment.” – Greenwich Animal Control Officer Suzanne Ondreicka Continue Reading →
Don Palmer was honored with the Goodwins, Hammersley & Bushnell Award by Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Continue Reading →
After school on Monday Roots & Shots club members at GHS organized a day’s worth of donated food into categories, and created cards that will be attached to the baskets they will send to local families in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Continue Reading →
With an earlier start time at GHS and new bus schedules, students are arriving at GHS at 7:30am and enjoying breakfast before the first instructional bell at 8:00am. Entering budget season, and with swearing in of new school board members set for Nov 20, school start times may have to share the spotlight with muffins. Continue Reading →