Greenwich Free Press

06/17/2026

A GoFundMe has been set up by Greenwich neighbors to help James who has been living rough with his two dogs in Greenwich. He is legally blind and has gone through some tough times. I think it's great Greenwich neighbors who got to know him are helping him get situated in a safe home.

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06/17/2026

June 16 was designated was Poll Worker Appreciation Day and about 125 poll workers attended an outdoor dinner on the patio behind town hall in their honor organized by the Registrars of Voters. https://bit.ly/4eMIprY

06/17/2026

At Monday night's RTM meeting, the most closely followed vote was on school zone speed cameras in Greenwich. There was strong opposition voiced by dozens of individual speakers, but the committees had previously mostly voted in favor. The motion to approve passed, but it was split: 100 in favor, 60 opposed and 3 abstentions. https://bit.ly/3SdP8T0

06/16/2026

Great opportunity for rising 9th to 12 grade students. The Greenwich High School Robotics Club is pleased to announce a free two-week summer program where students will learn how to design, build & program robots while also previewing what it might be like to become a GHS Robotics Club member under Robotics Club Advisor David Angelo. https://bit.ly/4fQ8F5U

06/16/2026

Congrats to the 27 athletes GHS student athletes who will continue playing a sport in college next year. https://bit.ly/4ex0LMh

06/16/2026

What's that hole they're excavating downtown? We did a hardhat tour yesterday with Benedict Court developers Joe Tranfo and Phil Wharton of Nimbus Properties who estimate construction on the 6-story 120 rental apartment development with 40% affordable units will be complete in the second half of 2028. There will be a mix of spacious 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom apartments with 10 ft ceilings. The building will be professionally managed and feature many amenities, including a dining room, fitness center and game room. https://bit.ly/4oASThA

06/16/2026

At the end of the last school board meeting an action item on extending the Superintendent’s contract through the 2028-2029 school year ended in a tie vote along party lines. The Republicans all opposed the extension. A majority vote is required to pass. A tie vote means the motion fails. The chair had wanted to table the contract extension item until the board's first business meeting in September in order to revise the superintendent's evaluation process to make it more "robust." Democrats said Jones already had her evaluation and it was glowing. https://bit.ly/4esGoQq

06/16/2026

Julian Curtiss School’s John Ehlinger is the district's selection for Connecticut State Dept of Education 2027 Connecticut Teacher of the Year Program. Congratulations! https://bit.ly/3QHocus

06/15/2026

Great start Monday morning, Eversource power outage in downtown Greenwich. Power went out in downtown around 7am, including upper Milbank, Lincoln, Lexington, E Elm including Julian Curtiss School, but was restored 8:08am. JC is open. Outage map at 7am said 1,341 customers affected. Now, 8:45am it says 20 customers in Greenwich still without power.

06/15/2026

The Dancing with the Stars-themed event Saturday night was a collaboration of Hill House and GEMS and it was wonderful! Everyone had so much fun! https://bit.ly/3SFub3o