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Billed as “Swing into Spring,” it might just has well have been called it “Ditch Winter” considering the snowfall just days earlier had yielded to a sunny, balmy weather on Sunday. Continue Reading →
To The Editor:
Do you need a great reason to shred old personal documents and financial statements on April 26th? Here are a few: Earth Day, Spring cleaning, paper recycling, protection from identity theft. That’s probably enough, but here’s another – an opportunity to donate to our local food pantry. * Cost to participate: Donate 1 can of Tuna or Fruit per box of paper, or $1/box
* Max: 8 boxes of paper per car, shredded on-site
* Shredding trucks will be at Island Beach parking lot April 26th, 9am to 1pm
* Paper shreds will be recycled
Spring cleaning doesn’t always include old files and dusty boxes of personal documents. Make it your 2014 mission. Continue Reading →
Good manners never go out of style. DeMuyshondt’s book is at its heart a primer on manners. Think Barclay classes, minus the dancing. Add a healthy dollop of Dale Carnegie’s timeless hit, “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” Continue Reading →
By Leslie Yager
The Earth Day month kicked-off on Sunday at Greenwich Point with nary a sign of winter. With a perfect blue sky and mild temps, the outdoor events included a first-Sunday bird walk, a beach cleanup and a dune grass planting. Meanwhile, the Floren Family Education Center inside the Innis Arden Cottage, was a hive of activity that culminated in an Earth Day proclamation read by Selectman David Theis. The beach cleanup project was spearheaded by the Sound Waters interns and Sound Waters educator, Amy Arent. Ellen Hebrand, a Sound Waters intern who is a junior at Darien High School, said she and her fellow interns hail from Greenwich, Stamford and Darien. Continue Reading →
Sequins flashed. Spotlights searched. Talent blossomed. North Street School’s annual production of “NSS On Stage” – a virtual rite of passage among the 10 and under crowd each spring – unfolded in precisely 75 minutes of non-stop action.
The NSS On Stage on-site director is Katy Massam. Continue Reading →
By Leslie Yager
For days Blue’s dog walker didn’t see him in the apartment building and grew concerned. After remembering that Blue’s owner sometimes tied him to the roof, the dog walker went there to have a look. Blue had been left tied out on the roof in the pouring rain. The dog walker later found out that Blue’s owner had died in a car accident. Now this owner had a shady past and our friend, and hero, the dog walker opted to bring Blue into his small apartment in the South Bronx where he was watching another woman’s pit bull and caring for his own poodle and cat. Continue Reading →
By Leslie Yager
Two years ago Travis Sluss trusted his gut and moved MacInspires from a tiny storefront in Byram to a spot at the top of Greenwich Avenue, quadrupling square footage and gaining coveted classroom space. It was a big leap at the time, but Sluss, who had previously lived and worked on the Avenue, recognized the space and location as ideal. Four Legs Remain Steady
The MacInspires team has also expanded. Continuing the mission to inspire, Sluss said, “We get a huge kick out of seeing customers learn and create things they didn’t think they were capable of.” Expanding education offerings to “tours” and camps, they’ve remained true to the original four “legs” of the operation: Repair, Consulting, Retail and Education. Continue Reading →
Longtime Byram resident Vicky Camacho approaches every task with gusto. Her hobbies abound. Her hats are many. Local businesses know her as Byram’s unofficial ambassador, ever talking up local the businesses of Delavan Ave and Mill Street. On a recent drive through Byram, Camacho plays tour guide from the passenger seat. Continue Reading →
On Thursday the YMCA of Greenwich and Liberation Programs hosted a seminar to help parents talk with their teens about drugs. Liberation youth options counselor, Cerissa Orbegoso, whose office is housed inside the Greenwich YMCA, introduced former client Mark Pelazza, the featured speaker. Pelazza, now a soft-spoken, clean-cut 24-year-old, described growing up in Greenwich in a loving family who gave him everything he ever wanted. He attended Cos Cob Elementary School, Central Middle School and Greenwich High School. Drinking and Smoking Pot in Middle School
“I started using drugs and alcohol at age 14. Continue Reading →
Easter Sunday is April 20. And though the holiday is weeks away, marshmallow PEEPS and chocolate eggs have been on the supermarket shelves for months. If you bought some, they may last several more. Here is a fresh idea. Augustine’s Farm sells fresh eggs, laid the day you purchase them. Continue Reading →