https://greenwichfreepress.com Latest News from Greenwich CT Sat, 29 Mar 2025 13:00:40 +0000 en-us hourly 1 https://greenwichfreepress.com/opinion/inside-greenwich-high-schools-ai-reckoning-249984/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=249984 2026-06-25T15:15:14+0000 greenwichfreepress Shawn Hoyt, the science administrator who helped bring School AI into Greenwich Public Schools, didn't start with ChatGPT. He started with a policy. Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/news/government/scott-johnson-honored-sue-bodson-elected-chair-of-parks-rec-board-249932/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=249932 2026-06-25T14:30:32+0000 greenwichfreepress "I am honored to step into the role of Board Chair on July 1 and grateful for the opportunity to continue serving a town and a parks system that means so much to me." – Sue Moretti Bodson Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/news/government/greenwich-residents-its-time-to-renew-your-holly-hill-permits-249869/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=249869 2026-06-25T14:00:42+0000 greenwichfreepress Starting July 1, 2026, residents are required to use the new Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility entrance permit. recycling area https://greenwichfreepress.com/letter-to-the-editor/melillo-bridge-the-sound-and-forfeit-the-island-249975/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=249975 2026-06-25T11:57:54+0000 greenwichfreepress Against Mr. Shapiro’s Cross-Sound Folly — and a Modest Demand for Its True Price. – Andrew R. Melillo, 12th-generation Connecticut resident by his Yankee bloodline, and 5th-generation resident by his Italian bloodline. Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/news/government/greenwich-pz-creates-parking-map-in-time-for-housing-growth-legislation-deadline-249911/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=249911 2026-06-25T10:54:54+0000 greenwichfreepress Additional wording that went into the final draft of CT's housing growth bill last October allows towns to establish mitigation districts where off-street parking can be required for residential developments with 16 or fewer units. Specifically, towns can create two mitigation districts – they can be contiguous – each not exceeding 4% of the town's parcels. Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/around-town/giving/old-greenwich-boys-take-on-kilimanjaro-to-raise-funds-for-a-tanzanian-school-in-need-249919/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=249919 2026-06-24T20:00:10+0000 greenwichfreepress J.R. Burton and Ben Ho head to Tanzania this July to climb Kilimanjaro and raise funds for a local primary school with urgent needs. Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/news/transportation/tractor-trailer-crash-on-i-95-snarls-greenwich-traffic-for-hours-on-wednesday-249900/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=249900 2026-06-24T18:11:57+0000 greenwichfreepress A crash shut down I-95 north between exits 4 and 5 in Greenwich on Wednesday following a tractor-trailer crash with injuries and an oil spill. Residents shared photos of the traffic back up, emergency vehicles, jackknifed tracter trailer and pallets of bricks in an active lane of traffic Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/news/real-estate/next-for-the-wrecking-ball-in-old-greenwich-iconic-shore-colonial-dates-back-to-1936-249859/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=249859 2026-06-24T16:00:55+0000 greenwichfreepress Located on an oversized .6847-acre corner lot with views of Long Island Sound, the 4,261-square-foot shore colonial is part of Lucas Point Association, with its private beach, boatyard and dock. Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/opinion/shapiros-folly-part-deux-the-bridge-that-wont-die-249874/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=249874 2026-06-24T10:05:56+0000 greenwichfreepress Connecticut: the land of steady habits where bad ideas don’t go away, they just get bigger. Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/schools/ywca-greenwich-announces-enrollment-for-the-steven-alexandra-cohen-preschool-center-249229/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=249229 2026-06-24T9:00:29+0000 greenwichfreepress Families interested in learning more are invited to get an exclusive first look at YWCA Greenwich’s beautiful new learning spaces during our “Come Play With Us!” event on Saturday, June 27, 2026. Screenshot