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“Now as opposed to the spring, where there were no restrictions, we’re seeing post-contacts are family members, though occasionally you get a boyfriend or girlfriend,” she said. “In the spring you saw a lot of non-family members.” – Caroline Baisley, Director Greenwich Health Dept Continue Reading →
“It’s not just for grocery store workers, but anyone handling food. We’re requiring them to do it, effective immediately.” – Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo Continue Reading →
Test results that revealed Distemper within the raccoon population at Greenwich Point. Continue Reading →
By Alex LaTrenta, Greenwich Academy class of 2020
Fourth in a series of articles about the prevention, recognition, and treatment of public health threats in Greenwich. This August a young adult from Fairfield County went to the Greenwich Hospital Emergency Room (ER) with a dry cough, chills, and a chest x-ray which looked like early pneumonia. After several days of antibiotics, the patient returned to the ER with a worsening chest x-ray and received stronger antibiotics. Within days the patient rushed to the ER again, required supplemental oxygen, and in 24 hours was hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit on a mechanical ventilator. Dr. Sandra Wainwright, Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialist at Greenwich Hospital, recognized the unique features of this case given that “when young people present with pneumonia they usually get better quickly.”
After hearing about the cases of vaping related lung injury in the Midwest, Wainwright suspected that this patient suffered from the same disorder right in our community. Continue Reading →
Town of Greenwich and State Health Departments answered questions after a well in the King Street area near Westchester Airport was found to be contaminated with PFAS. Continue Reading →
Topics included the controversial re-branding campaign for Greenwich, diminished presence of hedge funds, expansion of Westchester airport, lack of affordable housing and the scourge of developers using loopholes intended to incentivize affordable housing to create monstrosities, and the lousy Grass Island Dog Park. Continue Reading →
Hamilton Avenue School students celebrated the 113th birthday of Dr. Seuss on Thursday. Guests included Greenwich Fire Dept Assistant Chief Robert Kick, State Rep Mike Bocchino, Health Dept director Caroline Baisley. Continue Reading →
Dozens of dead fish floated on Binney Pond on Tuesday, while others swam happily. Caroline Baisley said her department hadn’t investigated yet, but surmised it might be that Bluefish chased Bunkers into brackish water where there isn’t enough oxygen. Continue Reading →