Navy Cadet and Petty Officer 1st Class Joe Murphy attends the Veterans Day ceremony at the Greenwich post office Tuesday.
— David Ames photo
“Today is not about war. It is not about politics. It’s about the individual sacrifices made by people,” Christopher Hughes said Tuesday as Greenwich residents gathered at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month to pay tribute to the country’s veterans.
Mr. Hughes, a Marine veteran, served as the master of ceremonies for the American Legion Post 29’s annual Veterans Day ceremony outside the war monument on Greenwich Avenue. He said this was an excellent day because it was the one day the country as a whole focused on “the greatness that is our veterans.”
Mr. Hughes said today’s armed services has 1.4 million volunteers, which he said is amazing because of the challenges in the world......
With this past Election Day in the rearview mirror, First Selectman Peter Tesei isn’t leaving any mystery about his intentions for the next one.
He is running for a second term in Greenwich’s top elected position.
After questions persisted about who would make up a search committee to find a new superintendent of schools, the Board of Education voted last Thursday to include the entire board in the search process.
Entrepreneurial Woman's Network (EWN)'s Morning Workshop will be "Essential Secrets of Networking: Attract New Clients to Your Business" featuring Doug Campbell, The Success Coach. The event will take place from 8:15 to 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 at the Norwalk Inn and Conference Center, 99 East Ave. in Norwalk.
The Two Mr. Kissels, a television movie depicting the lives and deaths of Greenwich resident and real estate developer Andrew Kissel and his investment banker brother, Robert, will play out on the Lifetime cable network at 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15.
Last Tuesday saw the historic election of President-elect Barack Obama, but supporters of the Illinois Democrat weren’t the only ones cheering. It was also a big night for three Greenwich residents running their first political races.
When Cos Cob resident Rebecca Fretty got the call that the Greenwich Family YMCA board of directors no longer wanted her as a part of their team, the wife and mother of two said she was disappointed. Then working at the Hartz Mountain Corp., branding its Animal Health and Wellness Division into a forger of good pet-owner relationships, Ms. Fretty told the Post, she was initially approached to be on the board because of her marketing background.
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