“I am a moderate, registered Republican….I am voting Row A to elect the Democratic BET candidates. They are pragmatic, intelligent, and collaborative. I hope other Republicans will join me in sending a message that the divisiveness, the lying, and the hate for fellow Americans is anathema to the United States of America and to the Constitution.”– Greg Piccinino Continue Reading →
Greg Piccininno
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LETTER: How Politics Can Poison The Well
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“I assumed naively that because our task was limited to the Educational Specifications (EdSpecs) of the project, politics would not intrude with our ability to do our work. I was wrong.”– Greg Piccininno, member of the CMS building committee speaking as an individual Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Greg Piccininno
Central Middle School Building Committee to Discuss Possible Censure of BET Rep
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Tuesday morning’s Central Middle School building committee started with disagreement over item 8 on the agenda, “Discussion and possible vote on the censure of the BET’s rep to the building committee.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, BET, BOE, censure, Central Middle School, Clare Kilgallen, CMS building committee
Piccininno: Transportation Columnist Gets It Wrong on I95 Noise Barriers
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“People don’t choose to live by noise, most of the time it is an economic necessity.” – Greg Piccininno, president of stop95nois Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Transportation, Greg Piccininno, Jim Cameron, noise barriers, Talking Transportation
Piccininno: Calling on the GOP BET to work make Greenwich Schools safe, secure, educationally excellent
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“The BOE estimates the structural issues at CMS will cost $5 million per year in maintenance. To put that in context, $5 million per year would fund a $55 million, 20-year 7% interest rate bond. That is almost half the cost of replacing CMS and we know the State will provide most of the $120 million needed anyway.” – Greg Piccininno Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, BET, Board of Estimate and Taxation, Central Middle School, DanOzizmir, Greenwich Schools, Greg Piccininno, Nathaniel Witherell
LETTER: Time to Bring Back Rationality in Politics; Vote Mercanti-Anthony and Kittle for BOE
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“What we do not need on the Board of Education is
more controversial personalities who will unnecessarily inject fringe ideologies into every issue that comes before the board.” – Greg Piccininno Continue Reading →
Filed under: Board of Education, Cody Kittle, Greg Piccininno, Kathleen Stowe, Laura Kostin, Michael-Joseph Mercanti-Anthony
Greenwich’s Community Bike Fest: Making Roads Safer for Bicyclists
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“We have some of the most beautiful biking anywhere, including beautiful rolling hills, but we don’t make it as accessible as we should.” – US Congressman Jim Himes Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Bill Bogardus, Emanuel Soler, Fred Camillo, Greg Piccininno, Jackson Bogardus, Jill Oberlander
Greenwich Tree Conservancy: Why Isn’t CT DOT Following the FHWA Guidance on Mitigating Environmental Impacts?
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CT DOT’s favored management strategy of clear-cutting roadside trees and vegetation is having a significant impact on communities statewide. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Cheryl Dunson, CT DOT, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, Greg Piccininno, JoAnn Messina, Neighborhood Citizens Against I-95 Noise
OPEN LETTER TO NED LAMONT: from Neighborhood Citizens Against I-95 Noise
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Neighborhood Citizens Against I-95 Noise are launching an awareness campaign of the Connecticut Dept of Transportation’s Project to upgrade I-95. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Connecticut Dept of Transportation, Greg Piccininno, I-95, Neighborhood Citizens Against I-95 Noise
LETTER: Open Letter to CT DOT I-95 Project Engineer and Response
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“as a community and as neighbors, I have to question why the CT DOT would willfully ignore the needs of the surrounding community. Type 1 projects also don’t prohibit the CT DOT from making quality of life improvements.” – Greg Piccininno, Greenwich Continue Reading →