An Oompa Loompa hard at work in Hoagland's "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" window display on Greenwich Avenue. The display won the top prize for originality in the window decorating contest. (Keelin Daly/Greenwich Time photo)
If you think you spend a lot of time untangling Christmas lights, hanging ornaments and making table centerpieces, you've got nothing on these guys.
Town budget
Gulp. A projected $10.5 million gap in the town budget is widening to proportions that officials have never seen before in what has arguably been Connecticut's most prosperous town.
Town hosts many state gay weddings
With its proximity to New York and quiet sophistication, Greenwich is emerging as the apparent state epicenter for gay marriage, one month after it became legal here.
Children confront dinosaurs at Bruce
With its proximity to New York and quiet sophistication, Greenwich is emerging as the apparent state epicenter for gay marriage, one month after it became legal here.
Children confront dinosaurs at Bruce
Rebecca Craig stepped back into the Mesozoic Era Saturday at the Bruce Museum. Some 65 million to 251 million years ago, it was the "Age of the Reptiles" when dinosaurs such as the Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops dominated the planet.
For rent: Is office space the final frontier in financial crisis?
As the recession devastates the banking, brokerage, retail and automobile industries, landlords and commercial real estate brokers in lower Fairfield County ponder when and if the office market will be the next victim.
As the recession devastates the banking, brokerage, retail and automobile industries, landlords and commercial real estate brokers in lower Fairfield County ponder when and if the office market will be the next victim.
Another bright idea for quick disposal
Garbage collection is back in the news these days after a town official came up with an idea of requiring burghers to bag the stuff (in plastic bags you'd have to go out and buy) in order to put the trash into the collection system.
Garbage collection is back in the news these days after a town official came up with an idea of requiring burghers to bag the stuff (in plastic bags you'd have to go out and buy) in order to put the trash into the collection system.
One of the frustrating things about writing editorials is most of the meaty "outrageous" issues are rarely as simple as they first appear.
Green' homes are good for our community
To the editor:
To the editor:
As a sixth-grader at Eastern Middle School, I am concerned about the energy being carelessly wasted and the growing pollution around the town.
To improve this, I support the modus operandi of "green building" and modifying homes to be more Earth friendly.
Increasing green homes will have remarkably positive effects.
The town's picturesque parks and landscapes are extremely valuable. The streets are lined with scenic houses and even some historical sites. If we don't put a stop to the constant release of fumes and greenhouse gases, the exquisite reputation of this community may collapse dramatically. Installing more energy-efficient and solar-powered homes will secure a prosperous and efficient status. Also, green homes are becoming quite luxurious, and such additions would be a notable avowal for Greenwich.
Standard houses have negative effects on the environment. Air pollution, water pollution, indoor pollution and stormwater runoff are all harmful to the Earth. Eco-friendly homes are designed for creating a healthy indoor air environment and adequate ventilation in a natural way, and use heavy insulation to reduce rising energy usage within the house.
These houses have very efficient appliances and construction. For instance, there are triple-pane windows, low-energy lighting, ground-source heat pumps, solar panels and de-chlorinating shower filters. These elements together guarantee a healthy lifestyle for the average Greenwich household
An ecological house would be well adapted to the community and very beneficial to the economy. Those houses specialize in carefully making the best of all resources and avoiding waste. By switching to this type of houses, you're helping all parts of the world.
I've lived in Greenwich long enough to appreciate its outstanding reputation. I am certain that expanding the quantity of energy-efficient homes would be extremely advantageous to the economy, households and the dazzling image of Greenwich.
Eco-friendly homes are the way of a cleaner, greener future. So I urge the people of this town to use green building technology when building or renovating their homes.
Thank you for reading my letter.
Gianna DeMasi
Greenwich
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