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During a workshop on Monday, First Selectman Camillo said he was concerned about the number properties coming off the tax rolls, in particular the ones being bought by private schools. Continue Reading →
Canine flu outbreaks were reported in Greenwich and Stamford last winter so owners should vaccinate their dogs now before flu season starts. 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 →
Campers will enjoy two pools, athletic fields, art studios, playgrounds, STEM labs, maker spaces and tennis courts. GCS’s indoor and outdoor pools will allow ESF to provide additional Red Cross certified swim instruction and more swim time for campers! Continue Reading →
Do not use folklore treatments like nail polish, petroleum jelly or matches to detach a tick. Before and after removing the tick, clean the affected skin with rubbing alcohol or soap. Use tweezers to grab the tick and pull upward in slow steady motion—no twisting or jerking. If the head breaks off in the skin remove it with tweezers if possible or apply a small amount of ointment and let it heal. Place the tick in a sealed plastic bag or container but do not attach it to tape. Continue Reading →
There were 14 semi-finalists at Greenwich High School alone! Congrats to everyone. Continue Reading →
“We didn’t sign up to live next to a quarry.” – Ellen Brennan-Galvin Continue Reading →
The Junior League of Greenwich presented this year’s Community Service Award to Isabel Kalb, a junior at Greenwich Academy. Continue Reading →
Over 100 private day and boarding schools were featured at Greenwich Education Group’s secondary school fair. We highlighted six of them: Taft, Greenwich Academy, Eaglebrook, Groton, Links Academy and Community School in Sun Valley, Idaho. Continue Reading →
According to the Town of Greenwich’s building department, the start of the mandatory wait for the school to tear down the house began on April 10. The earliest the school will be eligible to tear down the house is May 25. Continue Reading →