11/25/11 The Greenwich Topix News Message Board - (8 stories) First Story: Stamford Au Pairs Prepare for the Holidays

Brian Harrod - Greenwich Topix Editor Greenwich - News November 25, 2011 Stamford Au Pairs Prepare for the Holidays (Patch) Last week, Cultural Care Au Pair gathered local au pairs to decorate a tree for the Junior League of Greenwich's Enchanted Forest holiday fundraiser, but this is only the start of a holiday season that promises to hold adventure and wonder for these young adults spending the year working and learning in the US. Keeping Drivers Safe During the Holiday Season (Patch) Greenwich Police are in a giving mood as the holiday season officially begins this weekend. Greenwich teen wins future leader award (News Times) Convent of the Sacred Heart senior Nicole Narea recently won the World Affairs Forum's Future Global Leader Award for Fairfield County. Seniors gather for annual church Thanksgiving dinner (Connecticut Post) Before the doors opened at a church Thanksgiving dinner, Otto Carbino, 75, made sure to give it a rave review. MORE GREENWICH NEWS Santa heads to McArdle's Friday afternoon (The Greenwich Post) Santa and his live reindeer are coming back to town. Prancer, Comet, Donder and Blitzen will be returning to downtown Greenwich to McArdle's Florist & Garden Center, 48 Arch St., for the Third Annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival and Santa's Workshop, Nov. Conn. DOT to study trail along Merritt Parkway (WSTC-AM Norwalk) Connecticut's Department of Transportation is beginning to study whether a multi-use trail along the Merritt Parkway, stretching from Greenwich to the Stratford, is feasible. Even More Greenwich News Homeownes remain skeptical over CL&P reliability (The Greenwich Post) Almost a month after an unusual October snowstorm left many Greenwich residents without power, a representative from Connecticut Light and Power was grilled by members of the Northeast Greenwich Association who expressed skepticism that the power company was up to the task of solving the problem of prolonged outages and addressing quality of life ... (more)