When Greenwich Roud Up Says,"Jump!"
The Greenwich Time Web Master Asks,"How High?"
YesterdayEvening , We Had To Once Again Take The Greenwich Time Web Master Behind The Greenwich Time Woodshed And Give Him A Few Wacks For Not Posting Greenwich News Links Untill Late Morning.
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As Greenwich Roundup Pointed Out That All Of The Greenwich Time Newspaper Stories Were Digital Available The Night Before And Online Greenwich Time News Readers Should Not Have To Wait Until Late Morning To Read The News.
Yesterday The Greenwich Time Web Master Did Such A Bad Job, He Never Even Got The Greenwich Time Editorial Or Letters To The Editor Posted At All.
However, The Greenwich Time Web Master Got The Message And Has Posted The Local News Online Well Before Most Greenwich Residents Have Gotten Out Of Bed.
Greenwich Avenue lights make holidays brighter
Ciarin Carruthers looked down Greenwich Avenue Monday night and smiled at the twinkling white lights, the culmination of a month's work.
Ciarin Carruthers looked down Greenwich Avenue Monday night and smiled at the twinkling white lights, the culmination of a month's work.
When Indra Nooyi was promoted in 2001 to president of PepsiCo., the world's fourth largest food and beverage company, the Greenwich mother immediately raced home to deliver the good news to her family.
Food Bank in urgent need of turkeys
With only two days until the Thanksgiving holiday, the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County still needs more than 1,800 turkeys.
Parks and Rec breakfast with Santa The Department of Parks and Recreation's "Breakfast with Santa," which replaces "Lunch with Santa" that was held annually for 19 years, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 29 at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, 90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich.
Mrs. Claus and her friends Frosty, Rudolph and Santa's elves will be on hand to greet children and hand out goodie bags. There will also be a mechanical reindeer and polar bear for the children to ride.
Breakfast will start promptly at 10 a.m. John Fogarty of Kiddlerock Productions will start the entertainment at 10:30 a.m. Santa will arrive after the show to meet with the children and listen to their Christmas wishes.
Tickets may be purchased through the mail or at the Park and Recreation office on the second floor of Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road. No tickets will be sold at the door.
For more information, call 622-7814 or visit http://www.greenwichct.org/.
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Professor discusses
terrorism's challenges
terrorism's challenges
Fawaz Gerges, an author and professor at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N.Y., will discuss "The Challenges Facing the New President in the Middle East and the War on Terrorism" at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Cole Auditorium in the Greenwich Library, 101 W. Putnam Ave.
The talk, which is free, is co-sponsored by the Greenwich Forum on War and Peace and the Sarah Lawrence College of Alumnae/i Relations. Refreshments will served before the talk.
For more information, call Jane Milliken at 637-7723.
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Vermont, musicians to perform
at Cole Auditorium
at Cole Auditorium
The Musicians from Marlboro, the touring extension of the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont, will return to Greenwich Library's Cole Auditorium at 4 p.m. Dec. 14 as part of the Friends of Greenwich Library's Cole Concert Series.
Eight musicians will play works by Janacek, Mozart and Mendelssohn.
The performance is free and open to the public. Doors open at 3:30 p.m.; show begins at 4 p.m.
The Musicians from Marlboro will return to Greenwich Library for two additional concerts Feb. 15 and May 3.
For more information, call the Friends office at 622-7938.
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Mammography screening
at YWCA
at YWCA
The YWCA of Greenwich, 259 E. Putnam Ave., will host a mobile mammography unit from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 2.
It is a free screening by the Stamford Hospital Mobil Mammography Program. Appointments are necessary. Participants should bring their insurance card or a copy of the front and back, their doctor's name, address and phone number.
For more information or to book an appointment, call 276-5990
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Wildlife photographer
discusses work
discusses work
Photographer and author Olaf Soot will show photos from and discuss his mountaineer's tour of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Brooks Range in Alaska, the Rockies and Andes at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Greenwich Library meeting room, 101 W. Putnam Ave.
Soot will sign copies of his book, "Alpine Americas," which will be available to purchase. The program is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Wayne Campbell at 622-7922.
Police blotter
Astrid Ortiz, 33, of 9 Armstrong Court, was arrested Saturday evening and charged with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct, police said.
We are normally fans of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's businesslike approach to running government.
Concerns about gay marriage sound like bias
To the editor: I am responding to Nov. 21 letter in Greenwich Time, "Out-of-staters' gay marriage comes with cost.
To the editor: I am responding to Nov. 21 letter in Greenwich Time, "Out-of-staters' gay marriage comes with cost.
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