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“The lack of safe access to Tod’s Point, the beautiful beloved, and busiest Greenwich park, is negligent. However, this can be remedied with a sidewalk on Shore Road. I implore the Greenwich Board of Estimation and Taxation to save lives and approve the $1.25 million in funding requested for engineering and construction of the sidewalk on Shore Road between Sound Beach Avenue and S Crossway.” – Marcie Molloy MD Continue Reading →
Among the other speakers were Dept of Public Works commissioner Jim Michel; Old Greenwich School building committee chair, James Waters; Peter Uhry from Friends of Binney Park; Jane Kuesel, from Friends of Greenwich Point; and Daren Schneider of Stop I95 Noise. Continue Reading →
It was so cold it was almost painful to watch, but the Abilis Youth Board led a group into the cold waters of Long Island Sound on Sunday. Continue Reading →
The 19th Abilis Walk and 5K Run benefited from gorgeous fall weather on Sunday morning at Tod’s Point. Continue Reading →
Saturday was the annual Sandblast Sand Sculpture Festival at Greenwich Point. For some families it was their first time competing. Other families executed carefully formulated engineering plans that required sturdy shovels and sculpting tools. And some creations came with inventive narratives as only small children might imagine. Andrew Karen, recreation supervisor from the Greenwich Parks & Rec Dept, led a team across the beach to photograph each sculpture and score the entries for consideration for ribbons and prizes. Continue Reading →
Weather for the Father’s Day Fun Run and 5K was warm, but not hot, breezy and not a cloud in the sky. Probably one of the nicest days at Tod’s Point ever! Continue Reading →
The 5K course loops around Tod’s Point, partially on paved roadway and partially on compacted trails, all with water views and refreshing breezes. Continue Reading →
Numerous GHS students urged the BET not to cut staff at their school. Residents also talked about the urgency of the OGS renovation, RversideSchool feasibility study, extension of sidewalks further down Shore Road toward Tod’s Point, Cos Cob Library renovation and the Glenville Corridor project. Continue Reading →
At Monday’s DPW forum, one resident of Perna Lane said neighbors continuously have to replace knocked down mailboxes and re-seed their grass because trucks drive on their front lawns. She said pets had been killed and children had been hit by cars. Continue Reading →
Every year on New Year’s Day hundreds of people know to show up at Tod’s Point to plunge into Long Island Sound at precisely 12:00 noon. In fact, this year, by 11:30 cars were queued all the way to Sound Beach Ave to mark the tradition. But it was worth it. The first day of 2024 was unseasonably mild and the sun was shining down on plungers, some of them even taking their time for a swim. People brought their dogs, wore their party hats and some even posed with the lonely mannequin “Cos Cob Bob” – brought to the beach by John DiNucci from Asf. Continue Reading →