Israel’s 69th Independence Day was celebrated at Greenwich Town Hall on Sunday, May 7. Continue Reading →
Yom Ha’atzmaut Festivities Bring Jewish Community Together at Greenwich Town Hall
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Richard Blumenthal
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Greenwich Historical Society Officially Launches Construction Phase of Newly Reimagined Campus
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On Sunday the Reimagine the Greenwich Historical Society Campaign kicked off the construction phase of the $18.5 million program with a celebration at the Bush-Holley House campus. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Giving, Davidde Strackbein, Debra Mecky, Greenwich Historical Society, Peter Tesei, Reimagine the Greenwich Historical Society Campus Campaign, Representative Livvy Floren
Letter: Trump’s Nomination of Tom Price Puts Gun Rights over American Lives
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“Taken together with his stands on repealing the Affordable Care Act, privatizing Medicare and blocking access to safe, affordable healthcare for women, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy of Connecticut have emphatically stated that Tom Price must not be confirmed for Secretary of HHS.” – Jonathan Perloe Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Chris Murphy, Donald Trump, gun safety, NRA, Richard Blumenthal, Tom Price, US Department of Health and Human Services
Greenwich: Presidential Election 2016, Not the Race People Expected
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The presidential election of 2016 was marked by high voter turnout in Greenwich. By 7:41 pm, 29,943 voters voted out of 37,190 eligible voters in Greenwich had voted.
• That represents a turnout of 80.29% Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Dita Bhargava, Donald Trump, Edward Hefflin, Fred Camillo, Hillary Clinton, John Blankley, Julian Curtiss School
Bhargava Rappells 22 Story-Building to Show Support for Fight Against Opioid Addiction
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Dita Bhargava, candidate for State Representative for the 151 st district of CT, spent Saturday afternoon rappelling down the side of a 22 story building at Harbor Point in Stamford to show her support for fighting opioid addiction disease. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Dita Bhargava, Richard Blumenthal, Shatterproof
Evaristo Notwithstanding, Greenwich Officials Selected Chickahominy for Incinerator in 1930s
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In the 1937, feisty Democrat Josephine Evaristo and her Chickahominy neighbors hired a lawyer to fight Greenwich’s plans to locate an incinerator on two tracts of land: 4-1/2 acres known as the Tesei tract, and 10 acres known as the Adsit property. They lost. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Chickahominy, incinerator, Josephine Evaristo, Peter Tesei, Richard Blumenthal
Blumenthal, Himes, Murphy and Wyman Headline Democrats Picnic
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Marzullo was congratulated on his marriage. Oberlander and Abrams were introduced. Party faithful were encouraged to turn out the vote. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Chris Murphy, Denise Merrill, Drew Marzullo, Frank Farricker, George Jepsen, Greenwich Democrats, Jill Oberlander
Stanwich School’s First Commencement Graduates “Our Sweet Sixteen”
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State Senator Richard Blumenthal spoke about giving back, and the cost of college and student loan debt. Continue Reading →