“Please don’t rush to make a decision simply to protect an illegal, nonconforming use right now.” – Jacqueline Kaufman, Carmody Law, representing the Rock Ridge Association Continue Reading →
Lake Ave Neighbors to Chabad: Follow the Rules
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Residents Lash Out at Greenwich Hospital during Zoom Forum for Proposed Smilow Cancer Center
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Residential neighbors’ concerns included truck deliveries, security, homeless people sleeping in the courtyard, traffic and seismic monitoring during blasting. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Health, Diane Kelly, Greenwich Hospital, Lafayette Place, Lake Avenue, Smilow Cancer Center
Greenwich Country Day School Acquires 110-Year-Old Historic French Farm
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The farm features sheep, chickens, peacocks, herb and vegetable gardens, barns, workshops, and a greenhouse, along with its art and botanical collections. GCDS will also provide housing for faculty members at French Farm, in the property’s main house, greenhouse apartment, and cottage. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, David R. A. Wierdsma, French Farm, Greenwich Country Day School, Lake Avenue, National Register of Historic Places
PHOTOS ADDED: Historic Lake Ave Bridge Project Completed Early; 8+ Mile Detour is History
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The Lake Avenue bridge over the Merritt
Parkway has re-opened to traffic after being returned to structural soundness and meticulously restored
to its original Art Deco appearance. Back in June the CT Dept of Transportation announced the project and received permission from the Town of Greenwich during a Selectmen meeting for an 8-1/2 mile detour expected to last 17 weeks. Initially one lane was left open and traffic took turns driving one way. The full closure began the last day of school last June. Since school started this fall, even school buses have had to use the 8+ mile detour. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Transportation, Connecticut Dept of Transportation, Lake Avenue, Merritt Parkway, Merritt Parkway Conservancy
GFP Top Stories of the Week: November 21-27, 2016
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This week we profiled Angela Swift, a local mom, realtor, triathlete and intrepid volunteer. On Monday we covered the Wetlands Agency’s review of an application for 3 houses to go up Lake Ave where there is but one today. On Tuesday a crowd gathered to brainstorm ideas following their disappointment at Donald Trump’s election as POTUS. Just in time for Thanksgiving the PE teachers at North Mianus School got their heads shaved into mohawks for a good cause. Those stories, and more… Continue Reading →