Posts under ‘Problems’

For the second time in as many months, the new Superintendent of Greenwich Schools has proven himself a pragmatic realist and not a starry-eye ideologue.  How refreshing.
Last week Sidney Freund, the Superintendent of Greenwich Schools, nixed a contest encouraging kids to ride bikes to school.  The Democrat candidate for First Selectman criticized the Board of Education [...]

Recently, the Greenwich Time in an editorial accused the town Republicans of a failure of democracy for nominating two instead of four candidates for the Board of Education. There are four openings, but by law no one party can have more than half the members. The local daily wants both parties to nominate four [...]

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.

State Rep. Lile R. Gibbons of Greenwich, a member of the General Assembly’s Transportation Committee successfully spearheaded the passage Monday night of an exemption from driving restrictions for teens while volunteering for Safe Rides and similar programs.  The restrictions enacted in August extended a curfew on teen drivers.   The law also provided that these teen-drivers [...]

GHS student Jessica from the Food for Thought Group and faculty adviser and GHS Wellness Teacher Kathy Steiner
Background: Melissa Arbusto Center: Harriet Madoff Right: Elise Broach, Author of “Masterpiece”
Hank Eskin, Nina Gustin, Peter Berg
Abe Cohen
Amie Littman
Jonathon Perloe, Hank Eskin, Kerri Ussher, Karen Ball
Chelsea, Maureen Dianis, Hank Eskin
Amanda Marrone, author of “Revealers”
Sarah Littman, [...]

Greenwich Safe-Rides and similar programs around Connecticut could be in jeopardy unless the legislature grants an exemption to the teen driving laws.

The legislature is holding a hearing on “Exempting Drivers in a ‘Safe Ride’ Program from the Passenger Restrictions Applicable, tomorrow (Friday, March 6). Greenwich Safe Rides is likely to lose most of its [...]

In a unanimous vote today, the Greenwich Board of Selectmen passed a “Child Protective Ordinance” recommended by the Greenwich Community and Police Partnership (CAPP).  CAPP spent two years working on the project, including research and drafting.

East Sector CAPP chairman, Sam Romeo, spearheaded the efforts for adoption, working with First Selectman Peter Tesei on [...]

Heads up commuters, the northbound Amtrak passing through Old Greenwich around 8:00am this Friday morning suffered the loss of its engine and is stranded on the local side of the northbound track. While walking Dillon this morning, I spoke to the conductor, engineer and a few repair technicans who were outside of the train examining [...]