Alan Gunzburg and his guide dog, Fia, prepares to cross Palmer Hill Road in front of North Mianus School.
(Bob Luckey Jr./Greenwich Time photo)
Greenwich Time
By Meredith Blake
Staff Writer
When lifelong Greenwich resident Carol Kana, 54, began to rely on a mobility scooter a few years ago, she realized that ensuring access for the handicapped to town sidewalks, roads and parking spaces had been overlooked
Looking around, Kana, who has post-polio syndrome and wears leg braces, was surprised at how few sidewalks were outfitted with curb cuts to ease wheelchair access, and how little handicapped parking was provided in Greenwich.
"Everything was so much of a hassle," she said.
So she met with First Selectman Peter Tesei to see what could be done.
"I've lived in Greenwich my whole life and we needed a change," she said, "We're really in the backyard on these issues."
Kana, Allan Gunzburg, who is visually impaired, and others from the Southwestern Connecticut Regional Disability Advocacy Council, met with Tesei to discuss the issues they face each day, like the lack of audible crosswalks, which provide a recorded message or beep to cue pedestrians, and lack of access for the disabled to businesses. The group decided to form the Greenwich Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities.
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The whole intent is to have a group be available to provide input on issues," said Tesei. "
Everybody should feel like they have a voice." ...
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Michael Skakel conviction for the
1975 Greenwich, Connecticut murder of Martha Moxley. There have been a number of rejected appeals ...
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Greenwich-based Stewardship Foundation, which provides college funding to orphans and young adults from foster care families. He will ...
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Rob "WGCH" Adam's xit 55 BlogNot Again!Certain stories grip me, and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was one of them. I sat riveted watching what was going on, partially because I had been to NOLA twice - first in 1975, then in 2003 (I've since been back - in early 2006), but also because my niece (who was eight months pregnant at the time) and her husband lived there.
As Hurricane Gustav gets ready to pound the Crescent City again, let us remember what happened in 2005 (and this is not the time to break it all down again), and think good thoughts about the good people there....
Nonprofit group helps students with scienceGreenwich TimeBy Meredith Blake Staff writerWhen Rebecca Schreff, 15, signed her name on the back of a piece of paper, little did she know she would be invited on an all-expenses paid science trip that would both inspire and amaze her.
RSC Equipment Rental weathers times Arizona Republic... publicly traded company has become the second-largest equipment renter in North America, after
United Rentals, a Greenwich, Conn., company with about 700 stores. Olsson says his company is the leader when it comes to growth and profitability. The ...
Homeowners struggle to find best way to pay for heating oilStamford AdvocateSome Stamford residents in the 06905 ZIP code formed a buying group that has agreed to purchase their oil from
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Too late for charges in N.Y. oil br..... Observer ... with a lower court that the deadline to reinstate most of the dismissed charges against
Frederic Bourke Jr. of Greenwich, Conn., had passed. The ruling did not immediately effect related charges pending against investment promoter Viktor Kozeny, an ...
Former Brooklyn Dodger Mike Sandlock still strong on the golf course at age 92Greenwich TimeIt's hard to find anyone more inspiring than Mike Sandlock.
Sandlock has quite the zest for life, he has had quite a long and quality of life, and he has that honest attitude that every day is a bonus day to be lived to its fullest.
Sandlock, 92, who happens to be one of the oldest surviving baseball players from the Major Leagues, still plays golf twice a week and amazes everyone with the continued quality of his game.
"He's amazing," Walt Hackett said. "That guy can still hit it a ton."
Hackett, Fred Whelan and Jim Murphy often play golf with Sandlock.
"He can still play," Whelan said. "He can chip and putt very well and he can still hit it 200 yards. He's got artificial knees, he's had a hip replacement. He's one of these guys that when you play against him he's got to par the hole. From his baseball days he's a competitor. He reaches into his bag for whatever he needs."
Sandlock usually plays nine holes on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Innis
Arden Golf Club in Old Greenwich. ....
Poverty figures remain troublingGreenwich TimeConnecticut can take comfort in knowing that its efforts have made it one of only five states in which the number of citizens without health insurance significantly decreased in the past two years.....
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That's certainly true of Greenwich, for which the Census Bureau did not compile statistics. For all of its incredible wealth, hundreds upon hundreds of kids in Greenwich schools qualify for free or subsidized meals and snacks under government programs. It must not be easy to be a Greenwich High School student whose family struggles to barely make ends meet and who sits in class next to a kid who drove a shiny new car to school. ...
...The state hasn't been as successful in fulfilling its 2004 avowed goal of reducing child poverty by 50 percent by 2014, even if it is considered to have one of the lowest child poverty levels among U.S. states.
The Census Bureau data show that the number of people living below the federal poverty level ($21,027 for a two-parent household with two children) in Connecticut dropped a negligible 0.4 percent to 7.9 percent from 2006 to 2007.
However,
social service advocates make a strong point in arguing that in Connecticut, with its high cost of living atop today's escalating prices, families need to be earning double the poverty level just to break even.
In our communities, even more. ......
Local coach has imparted love, respect for sportsTo the Greenwich Time editor:Scott Kindberg's column on Aug, 22 about Babe Ruth manager Joe Rogers captured the true spirit of a man completely dedicated to teaching a love of sports and sportsmanship to our children.
My son, Michael, will begin his freshman year in college this week. I sit here reminiscing about the many years Mr. Rogers coached him.
Under Joe's tutelage, Michael played on several town baseball teams and called him "Coach" many times over his 10-year career in the Greenwich Blues hockey program. As parents, we were incredibly lucky to have a coach so enthusiastic, positive and knowledgeable at the helm. He's a fantastic athlete and imparts his passion to every sport he coaches.
Coaching youth sports is a priority for Joe, yet he still has time available to coach a women's ice hockey team (the Stamford Stampede) on which I, along with 16 other women, play. He's been on the ice with us since we laced up our skates 10 years ago. He has taught us so much; always with support, encouragement and laughter. We've come a long way thanks to JoeRogers.
I could not have asked for a better teacher and friend for myself or my son.
Rita Karp
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