The lazy, hazy days of summer have given way to doctor’s appointments, school supply lists and the demands of resuming our fast-paced lives. Gone, for now, are the hikes up distant mountaintops and the dramatic sunsets across Nantucket Sound. As one of our friends said, “I am missing that island rhythm.” We can empathize. One of our favorite authors is Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Suess. He wrote of the end of summer, “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”
A special “thank you” to everyone who sent us a photo from their vacation destination. We had fun seeing such far flung places as Maine, the Tetons, Nantucket and even from right here in town. It is gratifying to us that you want to share your summer memories with us and that we get to share them with our entire community.
As we march towards Labor Day and the official end of summer, we, like many, view this time of year as an opportunity to begin anew. We are tan, rested and ready. Challenges await and we are eager to meet them.
Public schools resume classes next week and independent schools a week or so later and with that a whole new crop of seniors will be fully immersed in the college application process.
We had several of them as interns for the paper this summer. Each of them was an enthusiastic and fun young adult to have in the office. As a group, they were boisterous, in a good way, giving each other nicknames and playing Pokemon Go together when they were not in the office. We wish them luck as they return to school and remind them, and all high school seniors, to try not to stress too much about the college application process. The right school will find you; they always do.
This will be a busy fall. There are many activities planned throughout town. The town-wide September 11th Remembrance Service will be held for the first time in Cos Cob Park at the site of the memorial. Football will resume on the recently refurbished field at Cardinal Stadium. Hill House will have a ribbon cutting for their expanded facility. Our new Central Fire House will, hopefully, be completed. We will honor our veterans with a march down Greenwich Avenue. And, of course, there are political campaigns.
While the summer heat seemed to fan the national political rhetoric, we can rest assured that we will not witness such vitriol from our candidates running for office this fall.
There is much for them to debate. From how we handle our state’s finances to improving our business climate to our ranking among various credit rating agencies. There will be no shortage of topics to discuss. We are looking forward to covering the campaigns.
You may notice beginning with this week’s issue some changes in the paper. We took advantage of our two-week “vacation” to take the paper apart and put it back together again.
We have moved some items around, expanded a few and even launched a weekly cartoon about a mouse named “Streets” who moves to Greenwich and shows us our town through his eyes. There is an index on the front page to help you find the various parts of the paper.
While we trust these improvements will be well received, we want to know what you think. We are, after all, your community newspaper.
Please send us a letter, either to be published or not, and tell us what is on your mind. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Or you can stop in the office and say hello. As we eagerly await fall’s challenges, let’s do it together.
