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Sunday, October 11, 2015

MLB's oldest player has lifetime of milestones

... Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League. Sandlock, who turns 100 on Oct. 17, has lived all his life in Old Greenwich or Cos Cob. He is the oldest living Major League Baseball player, and he shared his memories with The Courant on a recent Sunday ...

via http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/11/mlbs-oldest-player-has-lifetime-of-milestones/?

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Marie P. Sorrentino: Remembered for Her Devotion to Family and Friends

Marie P. Sorrentino of Old Greenwich died Monday, Oct. 5, in The Nathaniel Witherell home in Greenwich. She was 89. Mrs. Sorrentino died after a brief illness.

via http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/marie-p-sorrentino-remembered-her-devotion-family-friends-0?

Friday, October 9, 2015

Things to do in and around Greenwich

... jim.fishbein1@verizon.net. On Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, 90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich, Art Society of Old Greenwich co-president Dan Gravereaux will lead a discussion and demonstration on painting with watercolors. ...

via http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Things-to-do-in-and-around-Greenwich-6562333.php

On the stump with Greenwich's Democrats

At right, Frank Farricker, Democratic candidate for Greenwich first selectman, shakes hands with Meredith Sampson, while campaigning in Old Greenwich, Conn., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. At left, Frank Farricker, Democratic candidate for Greenwich first selectman, speaks with Teresa Fellows of Old Greenwich while campaigning in Old Greenwich, Conn., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.

via http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/On-the-stump-with-Greenwich-s-Democrats-6562324.php

Experts: Saltwater fish killed by Greenwich park's fresh water

... birds. If it was a toxic event, it would have killed everything," said Savageau. Juliana Dodeo, an au pair in Old Greenwich originally from Argentina, was babysitting near the pond and confirmed the sudden arrival of the fish, making it less likely ...

via http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Experts-Saltwater-fish-killed-by-Greenwich-6562326.php

Greenwich, CT Residential Real Estate Blog and Analysis:

I will be going out of town this weekend, so this will be a quick blog. Featured is 25 Lockwood Avenue in Old Greenwich.

via http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/greenwich-ct-residential-real-estate-blog-analysis-2?

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Greenwich's Lions clubs give vision screenings at St. Roch's preschool

Paul Settelmeyer, president of the Greenwich Lions Club, left, and David Bonney, president of the Old Greenwich Lions Clubs, show preschool student Isaac Farr, 4, of Greenwich, where to look during a vision screening Thursday.. Joyce Wruck, of Wallingford, a member of the Cheshire Lions Club, tests 4-year-old Jillian Santana's vision Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, at the YMCA Childcare at St. Rochs in Greenwich, Conn.

via http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Greenwich-s-Lions-clubs-give-vision-screenings-6559833.php

Things to do in and around Greenwich

... or visit www.cparkergallery.com. On Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center , 90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich, Art Society of Old Greenwich co-president Dan Gravereaux will lead a discussion and demonstration on painting with ...

via http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Things-to-do-in-and-around-Greenwich-6557206.php

Watercolor Demo at Eastern Greenwich Civic Center

The new co-president of the Art Society of Old Greenwich Dan Gravereaux will demonstrate the essentials of creating great watercolor paintings in a demonstration on Oct. 14 at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center at 90 Harding Rd. in Old Greenwich. The demo will begin at 3 p.m. Gravereaux will discuss and demo various watercolor techniques, such as wet-on-wet and dry-brush.

via http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/watercolor-demo-eastern-greenwich-civic-center-0?

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

School moves into historic mansion

Andrea Caserta, far right, a humanities teacher, leads Rebecca Klein, 16, of Norwalk, center, and Katie Suss, 15, of Old Greenwich, in a test prep class at the Beacon School in Stamford on Wednesday. "Some kids are just born fluent in the language of math," said Meredith Hafer , head of school at the Beacon School on West North Street, in the former Hubbard Mansion.

via http://www.ctpost.com/printpromotion/article/School-moves-into-historic-mansion-6557498.php

Stamford day school moves into historic mansion

Andrea Caserta, far right, a humanities teacher, leads Rebecca Klein, 16, of Norwalk, center, and Katie Suss, 15, of Old Greenwich, in a test prep class at the Beacon School in Stamford on Wednesday. "Some kids are just born fluent in the language of math," said Meredith Hafer , head of school at the Beacon School on West North Street, in the former Hubbard Mansion.

via http://www.greenwichtime.com/printpromotion/article/Stamford-day-school-moves-into-historic-mansion-6557328.php

Things to do in and around Greenwich

Landscape artist Dan Gravereaux, the Art Society of Old Greenwich's new co-president, will demonstrate the essentials of creating watercolor paintings at 3 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Greenwich Civic Center, 90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich. The discussion and deomonstration will include watercolor techniques such as wet-on-wet and dry-brush, the principles of good design, color harmony and specific effects.

via http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Things-to-do-in-and-around-Greenwich-6554620.php

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Lighted boat party planned for Stamford Harbor

... year's late November parade is being swapped for a small lighted boat "party" on Saturday. Maria Buzzo, of Old Greenwich; Kelly Paterson, of NYC; and Jess Dunn, of Stamford, wave to onlookers from the deck Bruce Wardell's gingerbread themed boat ...

via http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Lighted-boat-party-planned-for-Stamford-Harbor-6553422.php

Monday, October 5, 2015

Greenwich woman leads charge to get women's statues in Central Park

Coline Jenkins, the great-great-granddaughter of suffragette Elizabeth Cady Stanton, with small statues one of which is suffragette Susan B. Anthony, at her home in Old Greenwich, Conn., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015.

via http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Greenwich-woman-leads-charge-to-get-women-s-6552230.php

First Selectman: Greenwich has banner year

Peter Tesei gives the State of the Town address at the Hyatt Regency in Old Grenwich on Oct. 5, 2015. A crowd of nearly 100 people were invited to hear the State of the Town at the Hyatt Regency in Old Greenwich on Oct. 5, 2015.

via http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/First-Selectman-Greenwich-has-banner-year-6552225.php

Making your home out of foam

... on top of each other, similar to Legos, before concrete is poured down the middle. Diane and Chris Murphy's Old Greenwich home, which is being built with styrofoam and concrete, on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, on Shore Road. The plan for Diane and ...

via http://m.greenwichcitizen.com/news/article/Building-with-foam-6551984.php

Constructing future homes with foam

... on top of each other, similar to Legos, before concrete is poured down the middle. Diane and Chris Murphy's Old Greenwich home, which is being built with styrofoam and concrete, on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, on Shore Road. The plan for Diane and ...

via http://m.norwalkcitizenonline.com/news/article/Building-with-foam-6551984.php

John Legend to perform in Greenwich

Oscar and Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter John Legend will perform at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Annual Fall Gala on Oct. 24 in Old Greenwich. The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation was established in 1998 by twin sisters Karen Andrews and Kathy Giusti , soon after Giusti was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.

via http://m.greenwichcitizen.com/business/article/John-Legend-to-perform-in-Greenwich-6551940.php

John Legend To Perform At Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation...

Oscar- and Grammy-Award Winning Singer and Songwriter, John Legend will perform at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Annual Fall Gala on Saturday, October 24, 2015 in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.

via http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=393851&full=1

John Legend to Perform at Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) ...

Oscar- and Grammy-Award Winning Singer and Songwriter, John Legend will perform at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Annual Fall Gala on Saturday, October 24, 2015 in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. The evening's Courage and Commitment honoree is Professor Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate, and the Wiesel Family.

via http://www.freshnews.com/news/1136241/john-legend-perform-multiple-myeloma-research-foundation-mmrf-annual-fall-gala-benefit

John Legend to Perform at Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) ...

Oscar- and Grammy-Award Winning Singer and Songwriter, John Legend set to perform at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Annual Fall Gala in Greenwich, CT on Saturday, October 24, 2015 )--Oscar- and Grammy-Award Winning Singer and Songwriter, John Legend will perform at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Annual Fall Gala on Saturday, October 24, 2015 in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. The evening's Courage and Commitment honoree is Professor Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate, and the Wiesel Family.

via http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151005006134/en/John-Legend-Perform-Multiple-Myeloma-Research-Foundation

John Legend to Perform at MMRF Annual Fall Gala to Benefit Cancer Research

Oscar- and Grammy-Award Winning Singer and Songwriter, John Legend will perform at the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Annual Fall Gala on Saturday, October 24, 2015 in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. The evening's Courage and Commitment honoree is Professor Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate, and the Wiesel Family.

via http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/John-Legend-to-Perform-at-MMRF-Annual-Fall-Gala-to-Benefit-Cancer-Research-20151005

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Windy, some rain, minor flooding along coast

A Greenwich residen t captured the stormy mood at Tod's Point in Old Greenwich on the morning of October 4, 2015. Hurricane Joaquin has been soaking the east coast all week long.

via http://www.westport-news.com/news/article/Windy-some-rain-minor-flooding-along-coast-6549565.php

Windy, some rain, minor flooding along coast

A Greenwich residen t captured the stormy mood at Tod's Point in Old Greenwich on the morning of October 4, 2015. Hurricane Joaquin has been soaking the east coast all week long.

via http://m.newstimes.com/news/article/Windy-some-rain-minor-flooding-along-coast-6549565.php

He's Hitting 100: Mike Sandlock, MLB's Oldest Player, Has A Lifetime Of Milestones

... Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League. Sandlock, who turns 100 on Oct. 17, has lived all his life in Old Greenwich or Cos Cob. He is the oldest living Major League Baseball player, and he shared his memories with The Courant on a recent Sunday ...

via http://www.courant.com/sports/baseball/hc-mike-sandlock-oldest-mlb-player-100-years-old-0930-20150929-story.html

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Things to do in and around Greenwich

... visit greenwich.audubon.org. On Sunday at 11 a.m. at Albertson Memorial Church , 293 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich, the annual blessing of the animals will take place. Free. Animals must be in a carrier or on a leash. On Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at ...

via http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Things-to-do-in-and-around-Greenwich-6548297.php

Legendary Greenwich Golfer Louise Munro Passes Away at 89

... member of the Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda and a lifetime member (over 65 years) of the Innis Arden Golf Club in Old Greenwich. Among the championships she won, included the Tri-state (MA/CT/RI) Endicott Cup, Women's Tri-county Golf Association, ...

via http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/legendary-greenwich-golfer-louise-munro-passes-away-89-0?

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Bird Walk Kicks Off Fall Fun At Greenwich's Bruce Museum

... to 4 p.m. with Tern Discoveries on Great Gull Island, held at the Innis Arden Cottage in Greenwich Point Park, Old Greenwich. At 2 p.m., Helen Hays, project director of the Great Gull Island Project since 1969, will discuss the study of Common and ...

via http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/events/bird-walk-kicks-off-fall-fun-at-greenwichs-bruce-museum/589237/

Greenwich's First Congregational Church holds Christian/Muslim dialog

First Congregational Church Youth Choir performs during the Music and Friendship Sunday opening celebration of the 350th anniversary at The First Congregational Church of Greenwich in Old Greenwich. The church is holding a "Can We Get Along? A Christian/Muslim Dialog" at 5 p.m. Saturday in its meetinghouse.

via http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Greenwich-s-First-Congregational-Church-holds-6543965.php

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Things to do in and around Greenwich

... at gtcitydesk@scni.com. On Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greenwich Civic Center , 90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich, is the first Health and Wellness Expo designed for residents 55 years and older. The event, which will feature flu and ...

via http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Things-to-do-in-and-around-Greenwich-6541359.php

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