During a hearing run by the town tree warden, residents questioned why when DPW installed sidewalks and granite curbs on Sunshine Ave they installed a guardrail and paved a 21-inch sidewalk between the rail and a 50-inch caliper White Oak tree and then asked the tree warden to remove the tree to make a wider sidewalk. Continue Reading →
Peter Malkin
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Exhibition Spotlighting Local Women Who Spearheaded the Right to Vote Unveiled at Greenwich Historical Society Reception
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An Unfinished Revolution: The Woman’s Suffrage Centennial runs February 5 through September 6, 2020. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Coline Jenkins, Greenwich Historical Society, Maggie Dimock, Pam Dougherty, Peter Malkin, Women's Suffrage
Pin Oak Tree Planted at Town Hall is Emblematic of Town’s Public-Private Partnership with Greenwich Tree Conservancy
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“Triple P – public-private-partnerships – have made this community what it is today.The Greenwich Tree Conservancy is one of the most successful partnerships this Town has seen in some time.” – Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Volunteering, Cheryl Dunson, Dr. Gregory Kramer, Greenwich Town Hall, JoAnn Messina, Joe Siciliano, John Toner
Greenwich Tree Conservancy Has New Leadership, New Website and New Offices
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In the coming year, the Conservancy intends to plant 500 more trees and is looking forward to its upcoming fundraiser event, the Tree Party in April. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Volunteering, Cheryl Dunson, Garden Education Center, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, Leslie Lee, Peter Malkin
PHOTOS: Sam Bridge is Perfect Venue to Celebrate 10 Years of the Greenwich Tree Conservancy
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Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses was resplendent in its holiday displays, and a fitting venue to celebrate 10 years of the Greenwich Tree Conservancy’s efforts, which today amount to almost 3,000 trees planted in town. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Arts, Business, Food Drink Restaurants, Giving, Holiday, Volunteering, arboretum
Greenwich Tree Conservancy Branches Out to Bruce Park
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“If you go to the park first, you capture the soul of a place.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Bruce Park, Bruce Spaman, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, JoAnn Messina, Leslie Lee, Livvy Floren, Mary Hull
Greenwich Free Press to Be Honored at 2017 Chamber of Commerce Luncheon
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The 2017 Greenwich Chamber of Commerce Awards Luncheon is set for May 19 at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Deborah and Charles Royce, Greenwich Chamber of Commerce, Harry Keleshian Small Business Award, Jack Moffly, Jenny Byxbee, Junior League of Greenwich, Leslie Yager
RMA Talk: Reimagining the Greenwich Historical Society
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The Retired Men’s Association will host a trio of speakers whose topic will be “Reimagining the Greenwich Historical Society.” The talk will take place at 11:00am on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at First Presbyterian Church, Lafayette Place in Greenwich. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Arts, David Scott Parker, Debra Mecky, Peter Malkin
Greenwich Tree Conservancy Benefit Reimagines McArdle’s as a Tree House
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In less than ten years, Greenwich has lost about 3,000 of its trees. Residents are too familiar with the sight of massive trees falling across roads and power lines during storms and hurricanes. At a benefit at McArdle’s on Friday, the Greenwich Tree Conservancy reaffirmed its commitment to replace lost trees. Just in the past year they’ve planted about 500 trees, and have planted about 2,500 to date. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Volunteering, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, James McArdle, JoAnn Messina, McArdle's, Peter Malkin, Susan Scheiffelin
Ribbon-Cutting Marks Hardware & Home Furnishings Store’s Move to Historic Greenwich Post Office
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“”Really only once in a lifetime does a building of this stature come up. We work with great architecture and restore it and respect the history.” – Gary Friedman, RH CEO at ribbon-cutting in renovated Post Office at 310 Greenwich Ave. Continue Reading →