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Local Teen Heads to UN to Moderate “Day of the Girl,” Advocate Against Child Marriage

“‘Girls Speak Out’ is global, with girls from all over the world. I have met girls on Zoom from far away, including Bangladesh, Nepal and the Philippines. It’s about speaking out for girls’ rights, finding what we deserve and trying to help save a lot of girls being hurt. Our main effort is against child marriage.” – Adeline “Addie” Lane, grade 8, Sacred Heart Greenwich Continue Reading →

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Joseph Verner Reed, 78

Ambassador Joseph Verner Reed Jr., a former US Chief of Protocol under President George Herbert Walker Bush and former Ambassador to Morocco, died Thursday in Greenwich.
Many in Greenwich will remember Mr. Reed for his annual visit to Julian Curtiss School for “UN Day,” with its colorful parade of nations highlighting the diversity of the school’s student body. Continue Reading →

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