On Friday afternoon the State of CT reported that that 77 Greenwich residents had tested positive for COVID-19. Continue Reading →
COVID-19: Surge Coming, Reporter Falls Ill, Test Result Delays
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COVID-19: Metro North Switches to “Essential Service Plan”
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Starting Friday Metro North trains will run on a reduced schedule to protect the health and safety of customers and employees, but provide service to the region’s critical workers and first responders. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Transportation, #FlattenTheCurve, Greenwich train station, Metro North
FAZIO: Five Reasons Connecticut Does Not Need Tolls
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“We can improve our state’s poor infrastructure by reforming how we spend, but not by doing more of the same.” – Ryan Fazio Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Metro North, Ryan Fazio, Special Transportation Fund, tolls
For a Quick and Easy Visit to the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, It’s ‘All Aboard’ Metro-North
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The Museum and Metro-North offer a “One-Day Getaway” package that includes discounted rates for both train tickets and admission to the Bruce Museum from any station on the Metro-North Railroad. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Arts, Bruce Museum, Metro North
Again, P&Z, Neighbors Balk at 143 Sound Beach Avenue Development Filed Under 8-30g
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The last public hearing on the proposed development on Sound Beach Ave drew a standing room only crowd. Again. The building features just 47 parking spots for 60 units, in which 30% would be marketed as affordable under CT General Statute 8-30g. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 143 Sound Beach Avenue, Adam Tooter, Board of Selectmen, Chip Haslun, CT General Statute 8-30g, Fire Chief Siecienski
Metro-North Announces Special Christmas & New Year’s Holiday Service, Dec. 23 – Jan. 2
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Metro-North announces important edits to the regular timetables to accommodate Christmas getaway crowd and holiday visitors heading to Grand Central. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Holiday, Transportation, Christmas, Fifth Avenue, Grand Central, Metro North, New Year's, Rockefeller Center
Talking Transportation: “Who’s really to blame for the fare hikes?”
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Commuters on Metro-North are looking at a 5% fare hike in December. Who’s really behind this? Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, News, Transportation, budget, fares, Gov. Dannel Malloy, Jim Cameron, malloy
CDOT / Gov Malloy Announce 5% Fare Hike on Metro-North
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Greenwich station ticket window also to close… one of the last still operating in the state. Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, Transportation, CDOT, fare increase, Greenwich, malloy, Metro North, tickets
Commuter Action Group’s Jim Cameron: Is Metro-North a Vendor, Partner or Fanged Sloth?
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After 19 years as a member of the Commuter Council, Jim Cameron resigned, but did not quit. Cameron formed the Commuter Action Group, inviting commuters to use a web app, Twitter and Facebook to bypass the DOT and Metro-North to appeal directly to legislators. According to Cameron, complaints about safety and delays have inundated legislators in Hartford. Addressing the RMA in Greenwich on Wednesday, Cameron picked apart Metro-North’s record of safety and delays. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, Transportation, Commuter Action Group, Connecticut DOT, James Rekeker, Jim Cameron
UPDATE: ID Released of Man Struck and Killed by a Metro North Train in Rye
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An African-American man in his 30s was found dead on the train tracks in Rye near Locust Ave Friday morning around 7:00am, Metro-North spokespersons confirmed. Trains on the New Haven Line continue to run 25 minutes late as of 11:00am, according to MTA twitter feed. Continue Reading →