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There will be skate lessons, and a competition for intermediate and advanced skaters. There will be music, free food, drinks, ice cream, raffles, and awards for competition competitors. Continue Reading →
It’s a tradition. Every year the Sandblast falls on a perfect, hot sunny day at Greenwich Point. Bravo Parks & Rec and Greenwich Arts Council. Continue Reading →
Participants need only bring shovels, pails, and any tools to create a sand sculpture. Participants will also need to check-in on the beach under the pavilion to get a flag to mark their sculpture. This year’s event will include live music, as well as a professional artist and sculptor on site. Continue Reading →
On Thursday, July 11 at 2:00pm the Town is holding a ribbon cutting ceremony at the end of Steamboat Road to celebrate the completion of improvements to the historic pier.
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The program prepares children and their parents for organized sports in a fun, non-threatening environment. Age appropriate equipment is utilized in the program. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Residency renewals are required once annually during the calendar year. Continue Reading →
The sunny sky and near 50° temps drew dogs of all breeds and their owners to Tod’s Point in Old Greenwich on Saturday. Continue Reading →
In 2016, Parks & Rec board member Frank DiVincenzo, along with Bea Crumbine and then Parks & Rec chair Nancy Caplan, who has since passed, spearheaded an effort to save the marble monoliths at the historic O’Neil ampitheater from a grim fate: the gravel pits. Continue Reading →
Greenwich’s Tree Warden Bruce Spaman is retiring after 16 years on the job. One of his proudest accomplishments is establishing the all organic maintenance of Greenwich’s parks. Since 2008, there have been no inorganic fertilizers or pesticides used in the parks. Continue Reading →
Officer Allyson Halm of the New Canaan Police Department’s Animal Control section is aware of the problem and had recently conducted a survey of Irwin Park visitors. Responses to the question “Why do you think dog walkers don’t pick up or leave the bag?” included “Selfish,” “They are dirty people,” “Idiots,” “Stupid,” “It’s sick, not normal,” “Lazy,” and “Privileged, someone else will do it. Continue Reading →