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OGRCC will take over Binney Park on Oct 14 and offer games, activities and food trucks for the entire community, culminating with the annual model sailboat regatta. Continue Reading →
“Sandy donated her time to volunteering for everything and was just full of good times. She liked to hang out and have a couple beers, tell jokes, play softball and make some of the best chili in town.” – John Bosco, Corbo’s Corner Deli Continue Reading →
Jim Michel said the State has set aside $3.8 million in funding, though the current estimate is $4.9 million. “They said they’d honor and bring the funding up to $4.9 million when we submit the final design plans,” he said. One resident warned that the only place where there is free cheese is in a mouse trap. Continue Reading →
Conservation Commission director Denise Savageau said it’s difficult to know how much salt water intrusion there was in Binney Pond last week, given there was significant snow and rain coming downstream. The new plantings around the pond were completely submerged. Continue Reading →
Workers were busy removing dredge material from Binney Park Pond on Saturday. Continue Reading →
The Binney Park Pond dredge was years in the making. The pond is not being drained for police to search for human remains, though it has made their search a bit easier. Police, DPW and Parks & Rec are working together. Continue Reading →
Augustine’s Farm will open for the season on July 1. There is a girls softball tourney at GHS. At Audubon Greenwich there will be a butterfly count. There will be fireworks at two locations…. and much more. Continue Reading →
Construction on the Binney Park dredge project begins on Wednesday, July 5 Continue Reading →
The Town is hosting fireworks on July 1 at dusk in two locations, and a flag raising ceremony on July 4th at 9:00am. Read comprehensive list of rules and tips to enjoy the fireworks. Continue Reading →
In a scantly attended public hearing Monday night, the Wetlands Agency voted unanimously in favor of the DPW’s application to dredge Binney Pond. There was some discussion of putting up buffer plantings to protect the pond, but Mr. Michael said Parks & Rec wants residents to have access right up to the edge of the pond for activities including the annual sailboat regatta. Continue Reading →