All Greenwich residents are invited to shred. Cost is $2 per box, cash only. Maximum is 5 boxes per car. Continue Reading →
Mark Your Calendars for Paper Shredding Day in Greenwich
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PHOTOS: 2nd Annual Last Taste of Summer Basks in Sun, Supports Sustainability
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The second annual Last Taste of Summer craft beer festival benefited from warm temps and sunshine on Saturday following a week of very heavy rain. The festival featured live music and numerous food trucks, with samplings from over 30 of Connecticut’s finest craft breweries and distilleries. Proceeds of the festival went to Live Green CT! ’s Start In Your Own Front Yard Program that helps to prevent plastic from getting into the ocean. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Asylum Distillery, Bad Son’s Brewery, Bridget Schulten, Carrie Greenwald, Charter Oak, Charter Oak Brewing Company, Chris Kimball
Letter: What to Do with Your Shredded Paper Given It’s Excluded from Single Stream Recycling
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All shreds created at home or in an office must now be delivered to Holly Hill and placed in the container dedicated to paper shreds (which will be recycled). Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Greenwich Green & Clean, Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board, Santaguida Sanitation, The First Bank of Greenwich
Future of Lights on Greenwich Ave May Be Dim
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First Selectman Pete Tesei suggested the Chamber again take over the project. Chamber Director Marcia O’Kane suggested the Town take it over. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Government, Holiday, Volunteering, Greenwich Chamber of Commerce, Greenwich Green & Clean, Marcia O'Kane, Peter Tesei
PHOTOS: Greening Greenwich Avenue with Mary Hull and Friends
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About 30 Japanese expatriates gathered in a Sam Bridge greenhouse with Mary Hull and Sally Davies of Greenwich Green & Clean to arrange holiday baskets of greenery. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Holiday, flower arranging, Greenwich Green & Clean, holiday baskets, Japan, Mary Hull, Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses
PHOTOS: Last Taste of Summer, Delicious on What Felt Like First Day of Fall
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The first ever “Last Taste of Summer” in Roger Sherman Baldwin Park on Saturday was a celebration of both beer and the prospect of sustainability. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Arts, Food Drink Restaurants, Lifestyle, Aleksandra Moch, Barbara Gotch, Bring Your Own Bag, BYO Greenwich
Savor a Last Taste of Summer One 4 Oz Sample at a Time
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Scot Weicker and Daphne Dixon shared further details of the upcoming Last Taste of Summer craft beer festival and celebration of sustainability, set for Sept 30 in Roger Sherman Baldwin Park. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Food Drink Restaurants, People & Culture, Bad Sons, Ballast Point, Capt Lawrence, Charter Oak, City Carting
Townwide Clean Up Day Set for Saturday, May 13
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Winter litter must be removed from parks, walkways and roadways to maintain a beautiful Town. When litter exists in a neighborhood personal behaviors are negatively affected. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Volunteering, Greenwich Green & Clean, Joanne Clark, Mary Hull, Sally Davies
Letter: April 22 Paper Shredding Event in Greenwich is Equivalent to 180 Trees
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Shredding event anticipates over 10 tons (3 trucks of paper), which is equal to over 180 trees. One large tree can provide a one-day supply of oxygen for four people. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Earth Day, Frank Gaudio, Greenwich Green & Clean, Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board (GRAB), Jimmy Santaguida, Joanne Clark, The First Bank of Greenwich
Busy Hands of Green & Clean Volunteers Assemble Holiday Greenery at Sam Bridge
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Up at Sam Bridge Nursery and Greenhouses, dozens of Japanese women worked with Mary Hull of Greenwich Green & Clean to assemble hanging holiday baskets of greenery that will soon add cheer to our town. Continue Reading →