The Greenwich Sentinel’s website, with on camera reports and interviews, makes GreenwichSentinel.com feel more t.v. news website than a print news website – and in many ways, it is.
On the site, you can submit everything from ad reservations to letters to the editor to classifieds and the play in place video feature means that Taylor Knight’s on camera pieces are easier than ever to enjoy.
The Home page Top 100 feature lists the most recent 100 people in Greenwich in the news (check for your name) and the flipping digital ads are dynamic and useful.
Site visitors can get an eBook edition with play in place videos and clickable URLs on the Community Events page making it simple to access all the information readers need to plan their week.
Even the social media is state of the art with photos, video clips, news stories, and events neatly categorized on Facebook.
With all this technology, it is easy to forget sometimes what the print edition means to so many and why it is an important part of the community.
A card arrived at the Greenwich Sentinel recently from an 84 year old admirer of the paper with well wishes and a wonderfully written note.
The writer found the mistake in the crossword puzzle last week “stripped fish” which should have been “striped” as in bass.
“Neat paper,” he said, “where are they available?”
The author can be certain he will be receiving a copy each week from now on delivered personally.
He went on to say, “I’m 84 years old. I don’t know what web site or e-mail mean!!! On line are long johns hanging out to dry. Web site is a frogs legs!”
Thank you, thank you, thank you for such a wonderful note!
The Sentinel will continue to pay tribute to Greenwich young people and to Greenwich seniors for a perspective both unique and often surprising.
Next week’s crossword puzzle should require at least two, if not three generations to complete. It will cover everything from Bionicles to the greatest generation. No internet, long johns, or frog legs required.
