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FROM 151st District STATE REPRESENTATIVE FRED CAMILLO OF COS COB
On October 1st a number of laws passed by the state legislature became effective. It is important to remain informed on new Connecticut laws as many of them can directly affect your life or the lives of your loved ones.
Some of the new laws [...]

A little more than a year after the defection of most of his team Mike Pompa has shuttered Subway Barbers. Mike is nearly 80 years old.

The quintessential shop, a Greenwich Avenue landmark, for 50 years, has a sign posted in its window informing passers-by that the shop is closed, Mike retired, and Mike’s new associate, [...]

Several stop signs in the Cos Cob area have been altered (with tape, not indelible ink - obviously our protesters don’t want to cause lasting damage to Town property) as follows:
Guess people aren’t too happy about the proposed T-Mobile cell tower atop the flagpole on Mr. Durante’s Palmer Hill property.

Apparently, I erroneously reported that the Greenwich Police Silver Shield “10-13″ party to aid Officer Antonio Rivera was the first time Greenwich Avenue will be shut down.  The event, to be held at the bottom of Greenwich Avenue on July 12, will mark the resurrection of fundraising on “the Avenue.”
According to one Greenwich historian, the [...]

Greenwich Education & Prep is raising money for Autism Speaks! Get an amazing deal on local goods and services while supporting an important cause. Donated items include professional tennis lessons, personalized DJ services, a multidisciplinary educational evaluation, and much more. All proceeds go to Autism Speaks. Check out the virtual auction on Ebay before [...]

Back in February 2007 a plan was filed to install an 80 foot stealth cellular antennae flagpole on a 0.9 acre parcel at 328 Palmer Hill Road, steps from the North Mianus School, and close to the soon-to-be-completed Bridges Nursery School.
The tower will be for T-Mobile.  The exact location is Lat: 41.057056 Lon: -73.580694, which [...]

Greenwich has long had two local telephone companies. Residents west of the Mianus River are serviced by Verizon, and in Old Greenwich and Riverside (east of the Mianus) dial-tone is provided by SNET, now AT&T. [The history of this bifurcation is something I’ve been researching for a future blog-post, and any reader with information on [...]

The gentle glow of candles illuminated the Bush-Holley Historic Site for the annual Holiday Open House on Sunday evening, as over four hundred people showed up to enjoy crafts, carols, music and refreshments. Docents dressed up in period costumes gave tours of the circa 1730 home and site of the Cos Cob Art Colony.
It’s a [...]