The Bruce Park detour will last 9 days, subject to change. Continue Reading →
Eversource Announces Bruce Park Detour for Vehicles and Pedestrians
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Have You Wondered What Are Those Bags in Bruce Park?
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After asking Eversource and DPW, it was Parks & Rec that had the answer. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Bruce Park, Eversource, Parks & Rec
Town of Greenwich Reaches Agreement with Eversource on Substation
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The Greenwich Board of Selectmen voted unanimously at its June 14, 2019 meeting to approve the settlement of the appeal that was filed in Superior Court in 2017. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Board of Selectmen, Bruce Park, Eversource, Pet Pantry
Paws For A Cause: Donna Marie Camillo’s Walk to Cure Childhood Leukemia
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This year participants walked for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Lynn Gulli, a Julian Curtiss School student diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on April 23, 2017. The goal was to walk for her cure! Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Dogs, Giving, Health, Bruce Park, dogs, Donna Marie Camillo's Paws For A Cause, Rep. Fred Camillo
PHOTOS: Sam Bridge is Perfect Venue to Celebrate 10 Years of the Greenwich Tree Conservancy
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Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses was resplendent in its holiday displays, and a fitting venue to celebrate 10 years of the Greenwich Tree Conservancy’s efforts, which today amount to almost 3,000 trees planted in town. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Arts, Business, Food Drink Restaurants, Giving, Holiday, Volunteering, arboretum
Greenwich Youth Conservation Program Grateful to Greenwich Teen Volunteers
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Remarkably, 110 of the 112 teens who participated in the 2017 Greenwich Youth Conservation Program said they had a positive experience. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Babcock Trails, Bible Street Park, Bruce Park, Byram Beach, Christiano Field, Greenwich Youth Conservation Program, International School at Dundee
CT Siting Council to Return to Greenwich for Public Hearing on Eversource Proposed Substation
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A new Eversource substation would feature twenty four steel poles, some in excess of 135 feet, and possibly as high as almost 200 feet, running alongside I-95 and the Metro North Railroad tracks. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Bruce Park, CT Siting Council, Eversource, Greenwich Library, substation
Greenwich Tree Conservancy Branches Out to Bruce Park
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“If you go to the park first, you capture the soul of a place.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Bruce Park, Bruce Spaman, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, JoAnn Messina, Leslie Lee, Livvy Floren, Mary Hull
UPDATE: MORE VIDEO: What’s Behind All the Dead Fish in Greenwich?
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The severe drought has impacted Bunker in Greenwich’s Binney Pond and Bruce Park. There have been a series of fish kills, raising eyebrows and making people hold their noses. Unlike eels and goldfish, in Binney Pond, Bunker need more oxygen. We spoke to experts who elaborated on this “single species event,” which is expected to get worse before it gets better. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Government, Binney Pond, Bruce Park, Bunker, CT DEEP, Joe Schnierlein, Kenneth LeClerc
Possible (Legal) Return of Open Air Ice Skating?
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At the Feb. 25 Parks & Rec meeting the board discussed the possibility of restoring town-sanctioned open air skating on its ponds. Discussion focused on Binney Park. Joe Siciliano said open air skating would need to be monitored by experienced staff, rather than hiring flexible part time staff and that the ice needs to be maintained and “snow pack” managed. He said it would also be necessary to occasionally flood the ice and groom it mechanically to get out the ruts and dents. He said his department had received numerous calls from residents eager to enjoy open air skating on Town ponds and that he has witnessed himself that residents are defying the town ban, and clearing snow from ice in places like Mianus Pond and Pomerance Pond. The board decided to revisit the idea and possibly, through a combination of public-private funds, offer open air skating next winter. Continue Reading →