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HOUSE OF THE WEEK: Perfect Home, Unbeatable Glenville Location

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Perfect Home. Unbeatable Location. This cheerful 4/5 bedroom, 5 bath Colonial was custom built in 2013 to the highest standards. This 4000+ sq ft home is set high on a level manicured .32 acre lot with a completely fenced-in yard. The great room with gas fireplace opens to a terrific screened porch. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Greenwich House of the Week (Advertisement), Real Estate, 1 Greenway Drive, Amy Zeeve, Glenville

Greenwich Real Estate Report: April 3-10, 2020

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A few weeks ago, I wrote about New York City residents who will likely want to move out of the city when the Covid-19 health crisis is behind us…I am slowly seeing an increase of people contacting me now who are trying to end their leases early in NYC in order to move to the suburbs ASAP. They want out! Continue Reading →

Filed under: Real Estate, #backcountry, #backcountryGreenwich, #NYC, Coronavirus, Cos Cob, COVID-19, Glenville

Wetlands Watch: Pemberwick-Glenville Residents Fearful Proposed Homes Will Create Water Problems

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About 20 neighbors shared their fears that moving a stream, eliminating two dozen mature trees, and regrading to make way for two new houses on Hickory Drive would result in changes to watercourses that would adversely impact their properties. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Bob Clausi, Brian Harris, Bryan Muller, Glenville, Hickory Drive, Inland Wetlandsand Watercourses Agency, Pat Sesto

In Glenville, Recollections from the Longest Serving Greenwich Town Official

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Siegrun Pottgen has lived in her Queen Anne Style Victorian at the corner of Glenville Street and Angelus Drive for decades. She is also the longest serving Town official in Greenwich and after decades as a State Marshal, she remains an elected Republican Town Constable. Her memories include the felt mill and remediation of soil around the Byram River and construction of two new Glenville Schools and a time when traffic was steady but not heavy through the Glenville corridor. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Greenwich History, Andy's Filling Station, Glenville, Pottgen, Siegrun G Pottgen, United House Wrecking

First Annual Valley Jam Packs the Park in Glenville

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The first annual Valley Jam was a huge success on Saturday, with well over 1,000 people in attendance over the course of the afternoon. Organized by the Pemberwick-Glenville Association, the family friendly event was the outgrowth of the annual Pemberwick-Glenville Day traditionally held in Pemberwick Park. “The best thing about Valley Jam was it was a multi generational event,” said Andrea Blume, the chair of the PGA. “Everyone had a great time – kids, families, older people who’ve lived here their entire lives, and young families who have just moved here and want to get involved with the PGA.” The move to Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center allowed for a reimagined event. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Around Town, Andrea Blume, Audubon Greenwich, Felix Guiffra, Friends of the Byram Shubert Library, Glenville, National Guard, Pemberwick

Vincent Ferraro, Twirling at Glenville Pizza Since 1976

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Vincent Ferraro honed his twirling act at Luigi’s in Harrison. He was just 13, and that was his first pizza making job, but certainly not his first job experience. He’d had newspaper routes and even sold watermelons off the back of an open truck. “I became quite the ham,” he said of his twirling routine, which he has done for decades at Glenville Pizza. Though he does credit I Love Lucy for popularizing pizza twirling in the 70s, nobody does it quite like Vincent! Continue Reading →

Filed under: Business, Food Drink Restaurants, Lifestyle, Glenville, Glenville Pizza, pizza twirler, Vincent Ferraro