Old Greenwich Parents Push for Stricter Boating Regulations for Teens

Old Greenwich residents Joseph and Pam Fedorko testified before the Connecticut Legislature's Environment Committee Friday to voice their support of Emily's bill - a proposed revision of state boating regulations that would impose stricter guidelines for teen boat operators. The bill, supported by Greenwich state Sen. Scott Frantz , is in response to the Long Island Sound tragedy on Aug. 6, 2014 that claimed the life of the Fedorkos' 16-year-old daughter Emily.



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Future of Mackenzie's in Old Greenwich unclear

Speculation has been swirling through Old Greenwich this week about the fate of Mackenzie's Grill Room, an institution in the neighborhood for decades. "If it's for sale, I hope they would stay open," said Richard Fulton , head of the Old Greenwich Merchants Association .



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7 Things You Shouldn't Say to Someone Who's Had an Eating Disorder

... thoughts by saying something inappropriate. Judith Mosesso, LMSW, primary therapist at the Renfrew Center in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, emphasizes that every patient is different-what makes one person uncomfortable may not bother another. But, as a ...



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Paul P. Palmer, Connecticut's Oldest Living Eagle Scout, Former Sound Beach Fire Department Chief

... held on Monday, March 2, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich.



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Renowned Lyme Disease Researcher Dr. John N. Aucott to Be Honored at...

Dr. Aucott, president of the Lyme Disease Research Foundation and the principal investigator of a landmark series of Lyme studies done in collaboration with scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will receive the Lauren F. Brooks Hope Award at the Lyme Research Alliance and Tick-Borne Disease Alliance annual Gala, April 11, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich in Old Greenwich, CT. His clinical expertise and dedicated efforts toward unraveling the natural history of Lyme disease are worthy of the Hope Award's prestigious recognition.



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Thomas H. Connell

Mr. Connell was born in 1934 in Old Greenwich, CT. In 1956 he received his bachelor's degree in English from Wesleyan University, and graduated from the U.S. Navy OCS after training as a diver, underwater swimmer and bomb disposal technician.



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Sold: Houlihan Lawrence Acquires Shore and Country Real Estate

... Shore & Country Properties focuses on the entire Greenwich community with an emphasis on the Riverside, Old Greenwich and Cos Cob markets. The firm has been recognized for selling listings quicker and at a higher list price to sales price per agent ...



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Born in conflict, a town called Greenwich emerges

... Daniel Patrick and Robert Feake signed this deed in 1640 with Indian leaders for a slice of land now known as Old Greenwich. Photo: Contributed Photo/Greenwich Hist, Contributed Photo The townis Coat of Arms created in 1940 for Greenwichis 300th ...



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Got Clams? How About Oysters? You Do in Greenwich

... co-sponsored by Bruce Museum, is free and will be held at the Innis Arden Cottage at Greenwich Point Park, Old Greenwich. Photo credit: The Bruce Museum. Commercial shellfisherman Ed Stilwagen, left, shucks clams and oysters for visitors at the ...



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Victoria Jermantowicz, 95; Lifelong Old Greenwich Resident

... the beloved wife of the late Alphonse Jermantowicz. Victoria was a homemaker and was a lifelong resident of Old Greenwich, CT. She formerly worked for Electrolux Corp and was a longtime parishioner of the Holy Name of Jesus Church in Stamford, CT. ...



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Quartet's sound, sparked at Hartt, continues to catch fire

Asylum Quartet, a quartet of four classically-trained saxophonists who met as graduate students at the The Hartt School in West Hartford, Conn., have been earning awards and attention since forming several years ago. The group, which includes, from left, Andrew Barnhart , Tony Speranza , Joseph Abad and Max Schwimmer , will perform at the First Congregational Church of Greenwich, in Old Greenwich, Conn., on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015.



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Contamination concerns go back a century

... at Town Hall recollecting how shipments of liquid industrial waste from the Electrolux vacuum factory in Old Greenwich were dumped into pits at the site. Sludge from the Grass Island sewer plant also was added to the mix. The dumping was routine ...



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Contamination concerns go back a century

... at Town Hall recollecting how shipments of liquid industrial waste from the Electrolux vacuum factory in Old Greenwich were dumped into pits at the site. Sludge from the Grass Island sewer plant also was added to the mix. The dumping was routine ...



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Greenwich-based Clearview acquires Quest

... robust organic growth," said Paul Caliento, partner of Clearview Capital, located at 1445 E. Putnam Ave., in Old Greenwich. "GCR now has the team in place to successfully bolt on additional acquisitions in areas relating to state and local ...



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Ash Wednesday Meditative Service

... the promotion of justice, peace and human understanding. We are a large congregation located in the center of Old Greenwich and are a part of the United Church of Christ. We firmly believe in Christian commitment and our goal is to extend Christian ...



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Greenwich Offers Red Hot Gifts For Valentine's Day

... A gift certificate. Love it: 350 Greenwich Ave., 203-629-4600, www.shopwishlist.com . Back 40 Mercantile, Old Greenwich: This upscale home store is full of one-of-a-kind items, among them a "Let's Make Out" pillow handmade in Brooklyn from plastic ...



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Greenwich Residents Named Co-Chairs Of 'Time For Lyme' Gala

The Lyme Research Alliance and Tick-Borne Disease Alliance announced that Greenwich residents Amy Marisa Balducci and Riann Smith will co-chair the annual "Time for Lyme" Gala. The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 11, from 6:30 p.m. to midnight at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich in Old Greenwich.



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For the Record

... Sunday at 4 p.m. in the auditorium of the First Congregational Church , 108 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich, the Sunday Afternoons live concert series features the Chamber Players of the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra . Violinist Krystof Witek , ...



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Does Starbucks affect your home value?

... with a Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts nearby than those without. Photo: Tyler Sizemore Ali Ornstein, of Old Greenwich, exits as another customer enters Dunkin Donuts on Sound Beach Avenue in Old Greenwich, Conn. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. A new study says ...



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Soups On: Culinary Finds For Warming Up In Greenwich

... leek minestrone, butternut squash and everyone's favorite: Chicken noodle. Grab a spoon: 212 Sound Beach Ave.,Old Greenwich, 203-990-0008, www.sweetpeasct.com .



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Dunkin' Donuts on West Main Street in Stamford, Conn., on Thursday, Feburary 5, 2015.

... with a Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts nearby than those without. Photo: Tyler Sizemore Ali Ornstein, of Old Greenwich, exits as another customer enters Dunkin Donuts on Sound Beach Avenue in Old Greenwich, Conn. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. A new study says ...



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Board of Estimate and Taxation Begins Review of Greenwich's Proposed $408 Million Budget

... allocations for the drainage projects in the Church Street neighborhood as well as Arcadia Road area in Old Greenwich, the Byram Park Pool initiative, design plans for New Lebanon School and continued soil remediation at Greenwich High School. One ...



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With third snow day taken, Greenwich school board considers contingencies

Snow covers the lawn at Old Greenwich School in Old Greenwich, Conn. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015.



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