Pat Sesto, Greenwich’s Director of Environmental Affairs, addressed the RMA on Wednesday. It was the first in a new RMA speaker series: “Greenwich: What Does the Future Hold?” Continue Reading →
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Greenwich Farmers Market Customers Line up for Fresh Fish from “The Local Catch”
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At the Greenwich Farmers Market on Saturdays, The Local Catch enjoys a steady stream of enthusiastic customers for their fresh, local, sustainable seafood, including bigeye tuna, lobster, scallops, halibut and cod. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Greenwich Farmer's Market, long island sound, Richard Cook, Sam Bridge Winter Farmers Market, seafood, The Local Catch
Stormwater runoff, waterfowl, and septic systems all pose a threat to water quality at Byram Beach
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Statistically, out of 551 samples taken from between January 2004 and August 2018 at the Byram beach, 13% of those tested failed the EPA Safe Swimming Rate. That’s a C+ rating, according to the non-profit watchdog organization Save the Sound and their online program Sound Health Explorer Continue Reading →
Filed under: Opinion, Byram Beach, long island sound, water quality
PHOTOS: Last Taste of Summer, Delicious on What Felt Like First Day of Fall
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The first ever “Last Taste of Summer” in Roger Sherman Baldwin Park on Saturday was a celebration of both beer and the prospect of sustainability. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Arts, Food Drink Restaurants, Lifestyle, Aleksandra Moch, Barbara Gotch, Bring Your Own Bag, BYO Greenwich
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Offers Variety of August Cruises
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Several cruises are available in August aboard The Maritime Aquarium’s R/V Spirit of the Sound, a 64-foot catamaran that is the country’s first research vessel with quiet “green” hybrid- electric propulsion. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Arts, long island sound, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
Steamboat Road Pier: Allow Fishing or Ban It?
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A letter from the Indian Harbor Yacht Club, adjacent neighbor of the historic pier, said that despite safety notices and a metal railing in the pier’s crumbling corner, neither have “deterred the curious or discouraged the daring from climbing over, around or through.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Board of Selectmen, Drew Marzullo, fishing, Indian Harbor Yachth Club, John Toner, long island sound, Peter Tesei
Town of Greenwich and UConn Partner in Long Island Sound Ecology Study
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“As a UConn graduate, I take pride in this newly-formed partnership and look forward to seeing how this collaboration will improve the quality of life both in and around the Long Island Sound.” – Peter Tesei Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Greenwich Conservation Commission, Greenwich Shellfish Commission, long island sound, Town of Greenwich, UConn
UPDATED with PHOTOS! Whale Spotted Thursday Morning in Greenwich Near Great Captain’s Island
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On Thursday morning a whale was spotted by boaters in Long Island Sound, right next to Great Captain’s Island. Continue Reading →