Longford’s opens in Old Greenwich Written by Kristan Zimmer
Longford’s Own-Made Ice Cream, a franchise for 15 years with locations in Larchmont, N.Y. and Rye, N.Y., is opening a new location in Old Greenwich in honor of National Ice Cream Month, this month.
Field of dreams? Written by Sam Cross, Post Correspondent
At the entrance of the Wiffle ball field between 96 and 100 Riverside Lane, rule No. 8 reads, “Do not annoy the neighbors.” The bottom of the page reads in bold, “If the rules are broken, there will be consequences.”
Congress to vote on money for dredging in Greenwich Written by Ken Borsuk, Staff Reporter With the help of a new appropriations bill making its way through Congress, Greenwich could see some federal money to start its long awaited dredging process.
Camp director, founder retires from postAfter more than 30 years of dedicated service, Sally Radford Love retired last week as director of the Old Greenwich Riverside Community Center (OGRCC) Sandpipers beach camp on Tod’s Point.
Award marks Marine's legacy, honors othersWhen 18-year-old Ryan Zimmerman was killed in a car accident on Christmas Eve 2005, it did more than take away a beloved son, sibling and friend to many. It also prevented a promising young man from beginning his career in the Marine Corps.
Injured sailor rescued at sea by cruise shipHaving learned to love sailing as a child, Greenwich resident Hillary Bercovici never expected that a simple trip from Bermuda would turn into a medical emergency for him, necessitating a rescue at sea.
Greenwich12U Redbirds take flight Written by Lucy Cobbs, Post Sports Correspondent
With the addition of the 12U age group this summer, the rapidly growing Greenwich Lady Redbirds softball team is beginning to take flight. The three-year-old Redbirds program includes four age groups, the 12U being the youngest and 18U the oldest.
“It is still in its infancy and is very young compared to most of the competing teams in the league,” said Redbirds coach Frank DeNicola of the fledgling program.
The 12U team is expected to give younger players more experience in order to raise the level of play in the older age groups.
Greenwich 14s eliminated from Districts
Written by Paul Silverfarb
Although the Greenwich Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Star team grabbed an early 1-0 lead, it was short-lived, as Darien exploded with a combined five runs in two innings and cruised to a 9-5 lead Monday afternoon during the elimination game of the District I tournament at Stamford’s Cubeta Stadium.
With the loss, Greenwich was eliminated from the tournament, while Darien moved on to play Stamford East Tuesday afternoon.
Greenwich Cal Ripken 11s reach District I finals against Norwalk
Written by Paul Silverfarb
Although the Greenwich Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Star team grabbed an early 1-0 lead, it was short-lived, as Darien exploded with a combined five runs in two innings and cruised to a 9-5 lead Monday afternoon during the elimination game of the District I tournament at Stamford’s Cubeta Stadium.
With the loss, Greenwich was eliminated from the tournament, while Darien moved on to play Stamford East Tuesday afternoon.
Greenwich Cal Ripken 11s reach District I finals against Norwalk
Written by Paul Silverfarb
The Greenwich Cal Ripken 11-year-old baseball team took one step closer to reaching the district championship on Monday, beating rival New Canaan 3-2. The team faced Norwalk in the finals yesterday.
New Canaan took a 1-0 lead when Willie Burger tripled and scored on a groundout by Matthew Toth, Greenwich came right back in the second inning.
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