“We need to be placing a much higher level of importance on every tree.” – John Conte Continue Reading →
Tree Hearing: Residents Urge Compromise to Spare Mature Oak Tree on Greenwich Ave
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Matt Popp
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Byram Residents Seek I95 Sound Barriers, Protection for Veterans Memorials Near New Hamill Rink Site
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The Byram Neighborhood Association met Monday night via Zoom to discuss plans for a new Hamill Rink, concerns about noise from the CT Dept of Transportation’s $205 million I-95 improvement project, and a raft of concerns about beautification, blight, parking and traffic in the neighborhood on the west side of town. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, Transportation, Al Shehadi, Alan Monelli, Brian O'Connor, Burgers Shakes & Fries
PHOTOS: Memorial Day Marked with Series of Poignant Wreath Ceremonies in Greenwich
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This year, in response to efforts to slow the Covid-19 pandemic, large gatherings including the annual Memorial Day parade in Old Greenwich, were canceled. Instead, residents were invited to attend wreath laying ceremonies and maintain social distancing. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Holiday, Alex Kasser, Byram School, Byram Veterans, Charlie Juergens, Dave D'Andea, Donald Repaci, Frank Cortese
Greenwich Residents Rail Against Port Chester Multi Story Apartment Building
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“I worry about not just noise and air pollution, but lost travel time and public safety concerns for our EMT, Fire and Police vehicles that will have a hard time.” – Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Al Shehadi, Anthony Gioffre, Brian Dempsey, Curt Lavalla, David Mann, Dennis Schack
Wetlands Agency Delays Application for 3 Houses at 500 Lake Ave after Agency, Residents Question Plan
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A proposal do develop 500 Lake Ave into three homes after demolishing the existing 1914 mansion went before the Wetlands Agency on Monday. The applicant wants two of the three homes to have access off Round Hill Rd, where neighbors, including the Land Trust said there are sheets of water that come off the hill that is stabilized by trees the applicant seeks to remove. Though the applicant’s engineer insisted the proposal only needed tweaking, that was just the start of Agency’s concerns with the proposal. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Bob Clausi, Brian Harris, Greenwich Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency, John Frangione, Matt Popp, Pet Sesto
Matt Popp to RTM: Proposed New Leb Magnet School is Too Big and Won’t Work Anyway.
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Longtime Byram resident Matt Popp, an architect, is challenging the MI for New Lebanon School. He told 3 committees of the RTM that the 3-lane bus loop is simply too big and that without it, a new school be built on the hilltop and save the “urban forest.” He said he doubted families from the east side of town would send their children to New Leb, and an exodus from under-enrolled Parkway would be problematic for that school. Continue Reading →