https://greenwichfreepress.com Latest News from Greenwich CT Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:03:26 +0000 en-us hourly 1 https://greenwichfreepress.com/around-town/arts/open-arts-alliance-and-the-future-of-youth-arts-in-greenwich-252450/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=252450 2026-08-19T13:10:51+0000 greenwichfreepress "As we turn our focus toward the upcoming academic year, we are thrilled to announce an expansion through a dedicated rehearsal studio located at 299 Greenwich Avenue. This new space will allow us to offer an expanded curriculum of multidisciplinary classes, workshops, and performance intensives, deepening our students' creative home right in the heart of town." – Open Arts Alliance Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/news/government/ag-tong-announces-275k-settlement-with-taxact-over-improper-sharing-of-sensitive-taxpayer-data-with-meta-and-google-252446/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=252446 2026-08-19T10:05:09+0000 greenwichfreepress TaxAct improperly disclosed to Meta and Google detailed financial information for its customers, including rounded adjusted gross income, rounded tax refunds and/or taxes owed, and certain types of income and deductions, including number of dependents and whether taxpayers made charitable contributions, or had investment income or mortgage or student loan interest. Hartford https://greenwichfreepress.com/letter-to-the-editor/kelly-proud-that-greenwich-high-school-ranked-2-public-high-school-in-connecticut-252441/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=252441 2026-08-19T8:15:03+0000 greenwichfreepress U.S. News & World Report's newest rankings placed Greenwich High School as the #2 public high school in all of Connecticut, trailing only Connecticut IB Academy in East Hartford, a selective magnet school of roughly 200 students. Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/schools/greenwich-school-board-agrees-on-timeline-to-fill-2-republican-vacancies-252414/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=252414 2026-08-18T20:24:14+0000 greenwichfreepress The Greenwich school board met Monday night to to discuss and agree on procedure for reviewing candidates and determine a timeline for interviews and voting to appoint two new Republican members. boe aug 17 https://greenwichfreepress.com/police-fire/greenwich-police-urge-precautions-to-avoid-injuries-on-e-bikes-and-e-scooters-252422/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=252422 2026-08-18T14:34:54+0000 greenwichfreepress Recently, the Greenwich Police Department has responded to incidents involving young riders who have sustained injuries while operating e-bikes or e-scooters. Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/news/government/six-story-residential-development-submitted-to-greenwich-pz-under-cts-8-30g-affordable-housing-statute-252382/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=252382 2026-08-17T19:33:46+0000 greenwichfreepress The applicant, Putnam Green Holdings LLC, proposes an 8-30g development along W Putnam Ave, with an address of 7 and 9 Western Jr Highway. They want to demolish four existing multi family buildings, formally merge the two lots and build a six story multi family residential building over a two-level parking garage. Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/news/real-estate/the-house-that-shaped-old-greenwich-the-hidden-323-year-history-of-the-c-1703-reynolds-peck-house-252395/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=252395 2026-08-17T12:26:59+0000 greenwichfreepress Of the thousands of timber-frame homesteads built by European colonists across Connecticut between 1625 and 1725, known as the “First Period”, only a handful have survived the relentless tides of fire, suburban sprawl and structural decay. Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/around-town/ywca-greenwich-gertrude-white-gallery-to-feature-work-of-nicole-cantore-koester-252317/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=252317 2026-08-17T9:15:28+0000 greenwichfreepress This series was inspired by the 2025 Chinese New Year of the Snake. It includes Nicole’s “By the Sea” series which features collected crab and oyster shells from the Long Island Sound, hence the title “Wood Snakes By the Sea." Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/around-town/chabad-of-greenwich-to-host-annual-womens-mega-challah-bake-252298/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=252298 2026-08-17T8:58:06+0000 greenwichfreepress The evening will bring women of all ages together to celebrate one of Judaism’s most meaningful traditions. Participants will learn the art of baking and shaping challah while exploring the beauty and significance behind this special mitzvah. Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/around-town/rma-speaker-for-aug-19-is-thomas-maier-when-lions-roar-the-churchills-and-the-kennedys-252378/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=252378 2026-08-17T8:30:33+0000 greenwichfreepress “When Lions Roar” is the first comprehensive history of the deeply entwined personal and public lives of the Churchills and the Kennedys and what their “special relationship” meant for Great Britain and the United States. Screenshot