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Maple Avenue Neighbors Versus Greenwich Academy: The Battle Has Just Begun

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At Tuesday’s P&Z meeting  Greenwich Academy returned with an updated proposal to combine 96 Maple and 100 Maple into one property where they seek to relocate their Cowan Center, a program for children from 8 weeks old to 4 years old, that services teachers at Greenwich Academy, Brunswick School, and “affiliate families.” The house is located in the single family R-20 zone. It was granted a Historic Overlay (HO) for a second unit in 1979 in return for preserving the historic structure in perpetuity. In later years, the house was illegally divided into four units and has four kitchens. Subscribe to the daily Greenwich Free Press newsletter. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, 96 Maple Ave, Bill Galvin, Bruce Cohen, Brunswick School, Chip Haslun

Greenwich Student Diversity Leadership Conference Open to All High School Students in Town

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Greenwich Student Diversity Leadership Conference is open to all high school students in Greenwich, both public and private. Conversations will be led by trained student facilitators, who are high school juniors and seniors who have prior experience with diversity conferences and clubs. Online registration will be open from December 17 to January 17. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Aisha Gawad, Anna Braunstein, Brandon Morales, Brunswick School, Charlie Ciporin, Garfield Charles, Gloria Fernandez Tearte

Greenwich Prevention Council to Share Results from Youth Survey on Risky Behaviors

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The Greenwich Prevention Council is organizing a Greenwich Community Forum where the Youth Survey Results will be shared to be held on December 4 at YWCA Greenwich from 7:00-8:30pm. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Health, Schools, Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich, Brunswick School, Child Guidance Center of Southern CT, Communities 4 Action, Comuity Centers Inc, Family Centers

P&Z Folds on Proposed 30% Increase in FAR for Schools

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The amendment, had it gone through, would have given relief to schools that are maxed out on their FAR, including Greenwich High School and Greenwich Academy who have been purchasing adjacent homes to their campus in order to expand their FAR. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Board of Selectmen, Brunswick School, Greenwich Academy, Greenwich High School, John Toner, Katie DeLuca

In Trip to Deep South, Greenwich Academy Students Trace Martin Luther King’s Footsteps

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During a recent trip to the deep south Greenwich Academy students ventured through Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee to trace the footsteps of Martin Luther King. They started in Atlanta and ended at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, which chronologically would be 1968, where Dr. King was assassinated. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Schools, Chandler Lane, civil rights, Connie Blunden, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Edmund Pettus Bridge, Freedom Ride, Greenwich Academy