https://greenwichfreepress.com Latest News from Greenwich CT Sun, 26 Jan 2025 16:00:53 +0000 en-us hourly 1 https://greenwichfreepress.com/opinion/the-connecticut-economy-in-a-strait-jacket-244791/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=244791 2026-03-09T12:20:35+0000 greenwichfreepress "Funny thing about global oil trade: it’s not controlled by admirals or presidents. It’s controlled by insurance underwriters in London." - Jim Cameron Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/letter-to-the-editor/effros-go-directly-to-jail-misuse-of-911-244771/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=244771 2026-03-09T11:10:51+0000 greenwichfreepress "Please note that, pursuant to my July 22, 2003, Settlement with the Town of Greenwich, I was named to a 'Monitoring Committee by the First Selectman of the Town of Greenwich, with instructions to use 911 to report infractions. - Bill Effros Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/around-town/arts/behind-the-scenes-of-candlelight-at-ghs-building-a-department-wide-performance-244777/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=244777 2026-03-09T10:10:59+0000 greenwichfreepress Teachers said one of Candlelight’s primary challenges is alignment across classes that are normally taught separately. Choir, band, orchestra, and music production students rehearse on different schedules, with different ensemble sizes and performance norms. Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/news/government/ct-man-sentenced-to-federal-prison-for-threatening-to-torture-and-kill-fbi-agent-and-family-244547/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=244547 2026-03-09T9:38:16+0000 greenwichfreepress A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 80 months in federal prison for cyberstalking, providing false statements to the FBI, and obstruction of justice in a scheme that targeted a South Carolina FBI agent and his family. On Telegram he discussed what a cartel would do to the victims, he discussed having one of the victims “ruined,” “destroyed,” and “tortured for days.”  He discussed having the violence recorded on video. He said burning the house was “good enough” if the victim was inside. Tardy then shared the location of the victims’ home by sharing a map with a pin drop on the victims’ street and asked another user how long it would take them to get there. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut - Greenwich Free Press https://greenwichfreepress.com/news/government/greenwich-democrat-jill-oberlander-registers-candidacy-for-state-senate-in-36th-district-244755/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=244755 2026-03-08T20:48:30+0000 greenwichfreepress She served on the Board of Selectmen from 2019 to 2021. From there, she was elected to the Board of Estimate and Taxation. She served four years on the BET – from 2015 to 2019. Midway through, the 2017 municipal election marked a historic shift where Democrats gained control of the BET for the first time in nearly a century, and Oberlander became the Democratic chair of that board for two years. Jill Oberlander https://greenwichfreepress.com/around-town/summer-camp/greenwich-free-press-summer-2026-camp-guide-242269/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=242269 2026-03-08T16:20:14+0000 greenwichfreepress Welcome to the 2026 GFP Summer Camp Guide. We will continue to add camps. Contact Heather Brown at gfpcampguide@gmail.com for details.  Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/around-town/arts/let-freedom-ring-celebrating-america-at-250-a-festival-of-handbell-choirs-244751/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=244751 2026-03-08T11:41:37+0000 greenwichfreepress The concert will feature the three handbell choirs of local churches – Christ Church Greenwich, First Congregational Church of Greenwich, and First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich. Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/news/government/ghanaian-national-sentenced-to-4-years-in-federal-prison-for-defrauding-uconn-244721/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=244721 2026-03-08T8:30:56+0000 greenwichfreepress A citizen of Ghana residing in Greenwich was sentenced Friday in Hartford to 48 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release for operating a tuition refund scheme using stolen identities. gavel https://greenwichfreepress.com/police-fire/greenwich-police-warn-that-text-messages-claiming-to-be-from-dept-of-motor-vehicles-are-scams-244742/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=244742 2026-03-07T18:10:30+0000 greenwichfreepress Residents are receiving text messages claiming  to be from the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles with instructions about paying unpaid traffic fines. Screenshot https://greenwichfreepress.com/schools/greenwich-high-school-athletes-celebrate-read-across-america-with-hamilton-ave-schools-youngest-learners-244735/ https://greenwichfreepress.com/?p=244735 2026-03-07T9:18:34+0000 greenwichfreepress The event reflects Hamilton Avenue School’s commitment to building strong readers while also strengthening connections across Greenwich Public Schools—from the youngest Ham Ave Huskies to the future Cardinals of Greenwich High School. IMG_0645