The RTC primaries on March 5 will be remembered for sharp words, a high turnout, and recounts in a fractured party. Continue Reading →
Greenwich RTC Primaries – Good Night for the Old Guard
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Joe Kelly
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Landslide RTM Vote: Appropriation of $42 Million Approved for Central Middle School
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“Literally, tonight the world is watching this vote. Knowing that the number one reason people move to Greenwich is quality of schools, very real estate firm that serves our market around the globe will be talking first thing tomorrow morning about the vote of the RTM on the Central Middle School tonight.” – Tony Turner, Central Middle School building committee chair Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Central Middle School, Clare Kilgallen, Joe Kelly, Lucia Jansen, Matthew Kane, Michael Spilo, RTM
Arora Accused of Fear-Mongering for Calling Renovation in Place at Old Greenwich School Unsafe
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“The kids will be in this building when this renovation is going on and these hazardous chemicals are being abated. Make no doubt there will be asbestos and other hazardous chemicals. If it were my young child I would not want them in that school.” – Nisha Arora Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, BET, BET Budget Committee, Blaize Levitan, James Waters, Joe Kelly, Laura Erickson
PHOTOS: YWCA Greenwich’s Walk Against Domestic Violence Draws Record Number
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Hundreds flocked to Bruce Park Sunday morning for the YWCA Greenwich’s Walk the Walk Against Domestic Violence. Domestic violence is the most reported violent crime in the Town of Greenwich. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Health, Volunteering, Bruce Park, Danielle Jean-Guillaume Sittol, David Snyder, Debbie Appelbaum, Demetria Nelson
New Faces at BOE Meeting Plead: Waste No More Time on New CMS
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“I cannot believe I am standing here now and it’s even a controversy whether to fix up a building to make it safe for our kids. You are galvanizing moderates and people who never come to meetings like this. They’re coming out now.” – Jodi Applegate Kay Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Barbara Schellenberg, Central Middle School, Christina Downey, Cody Kittle, Dr. Toni Jones, James Walsh, Jodi Applegate Kay
GHS Topics at BOE Include: School Spirit, Student Center Furniture, New Student ID App “Minga”
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At Thursday’s Board of Education meeting, GEA president Lil Perrone and John Fisher, the PTA Council President both talked about some of the worrisome Greenwich Together student survey results, while student government leaders spoke about their goals to increase school spirit. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Caleb Kaalund, Dr. Toni Jones, GEA, Greenwich High School, Joe Kelly, John Fisher, Karen Hirsh
Glove Up Greenwich Previews Fighters for Sept 30 Event in Roger Sherman Baldwin Park
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Fighters had the opportunity to introduce themselves and then face off against their opponent for the upcoming fight. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Glove Up Greenwich, Joe Kelly, Josh Berman
22 Years after 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: Family, Community and Patriotism
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The ceremony included remarks by Col Francis V. Kelly, Ret., who is the brother of Greenwich Board of Education chair, Joe Kelly. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Holiday, 9/11, Col Francis V. Kelly, Cos Cob Park, Hector Arzeno, Janet Stone McGuigan, Jim Bonney, Jim Himes
September 11th Remembrance Services Set for Cos Cob Park Memorial and Glenville
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Please gather at 8:30 am for the 22nd Anniversary service. The service will start promptly at 8:46 am with a cannon and bell ringing noting the time the North Tower was hit. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Holiday, Col Francis V Kelly, Cos Cob Park, Joe Kelly, September 11
BOE May Hire Attorney for Second Opinion on Wetmore ‘Section 99 Memo’ Delaying CMS Timeline
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BOE members balked at being advised they couldn’t seek a second opinion. Meanwhile, the building committee did not want to “pause” to focus on just the MI approval process, but rather to proceed with both design documents as part of the “study and survey” process and the MI approval. Continue Reading →