The Greenwich Post came out today. Have you seen what’s inside? Here are a few of the news items and features in this week’s issue. The Post is available on newsstands today, and online and by mail to subscribers.
News:• A new Central Greenwich fire station made the most recent cuts in the $339-million town budget but the Greenwich High School auditorium is getting postponed. The budget process will continue for a month. • The YWCA awarded nine women with Brava awards at the Hyatt Regency last Friday. • Greenwich town employees will vote on whether they want to be represented by GMEA or merge with LIUNA in an election March 3. • Dr. Gloria Cohen will be on call in Vancouver as she joins the United States Olympic team as a team doctor. • A new truck for the town’s fire police highlights the work the volunteers do “protecting the protectors.” • Julie Pollock of Wasilla, Alaska can trace her roots back to the owners of the Thomas Lyon House in Greenwich. She shared photographs and stories with the ‘Post.’ • A new Youth Committee sets roots at the Bruce Museum with the launch of an antique map exhibit. • The Caregiver Circle has returned to offer those who are caring for an adult a six-week program of support, insight and resources. • Greenwich High School coach Paul Burke has resigned his post as coach and social studies teacher after a third conviction for driving under the influence. • Greenwich High School has kicked off a new program called Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) to help students who are “average” to find greater success in school. • Demand for ranches is growing in Greenwich but where is the supply? Realtors say there aren’t enough of the one-story homes to go around.
Opinion• Jim Cameron dishes on the ‘real deal’ about the rails in the tri-state region. “High-speed” doesn’t have the same definition here as it does in Europe. • Town representatives say the state needs to take fiscal responsibility and tighten its spending belt to achieve economic recovery. • Patty Sechi says the community support made the new Armstrong Court garden possible. • Cos Cob resident Amr Aly says T-Mobile needs to take responsibility in the ongoing tower dispute. • Tony Cossu of Greenwich reflects on the days when the town’s drum corps and the Kights of Columbus worked hand-in-hand. • Student driver Lacey Henry of Convent of the Sacred Heart says experienced drivers with road rage need to cool off. • Joe Pisani hasn’t given up the ghost on his new year’s resolution. Fruits and veggies are getting him healthy. Can he make it through the year? • Mary Ann Clark says an inviting entry is important to those selling their home. Room flow is also key. • Can the Federal Reserve rein in credit? Andrew Szabo says the Feds need to make some tough choices. Sports • Greenwich High School boys and girls track teams may not be large but boys finished 10th and girls finished 11th at the FCIAC championship meet recently. • Greenwich ski team is making a strong push toward the post-season. • Greenwich High School cheerleaders finish third overall at the FCIACs. They have their sights on the class LL tournament. • Greenwich High School girls hockey blasted the Staples High School Wreckers Cardinals wrestlers bashed the Bruins in a Town Crown match.
About Town• Nine students from Greenwich have been named to the Bucknell dean’s list. • Brunswick School has announced the Greenwich students who have made the school’s honor roll • Stanwich students are helping to save lives by participating in the St. Jude Math-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. • Parkway School fifth graders are helping Haiti by collecting medical supplies and clothing. • Greenwich Education and Prep has been granted full accreditation. • Becker Salon is offering $50 haircuts to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti this Valentine’s Day. • Shelley Levine and David Kimball have been named to Bollinger’s President’s Club. • Greenwich Choral Society will entertain your valentine with Gershwin tunes this weekend. • Byram Shubert Library plans a week of vacation workshops next week. • Les Beaux Arts Gallery is home to a collection of watercolor and gouache paintings by Holly Meeker Rom.
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