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PHOTOS: Creativity on Display in Sandblast Sand Sculpture Festival 2024

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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 →

Filed under: Around Town, Greenwich Point, sand sculpture contest, Sandblast, tod's point

Town Hall Capacity Maxed Out Again: Residents Urge BET to Fund Critical Projects, Not to Cut School Teacher Jobs

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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 →

Filed under: Government, Schools, Alan Gunzburg, Barbara O'Neill, BET, Caleb Kaalund, Cheryl Moss, Cole Sullivan

Residents Urge Town to Add Crosswalks, Sidewalks, Enforcement in Old Greenwich & Riverside

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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 →

Filed under: Government, Police & Fire, Real Estate, Schools, Transportation, Amy Siebert, Audra Kruk, Bob DeAngelo

New Year’s Day Polar Plunge Tradition at Tod’s Point Draws Hundreds

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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 →

Filed under: Holiday, New Year's Day 2024, polar plunge, tod's point