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The Board of Estimate and Taxation approved controversial changes to how projects are financed. See the OpEd page for details.


The Board of Estimate and Taxation approved funds for several items during its Monday meeting. $100,000 was approved for design work for the Round Hill Volunteer Fire Station, which needs renovations. The funds were approved with a several conditions.


The BET unanimously accepted a gift of $12,820 from the Greenwich High School Diamond Club for a new baseball scoreboard at GHS. They also unanimously accepted a gift of $22,969 from the Greenwich Athletic Foundation to set up for cameras for LocalLive, which will stream GHS home games. Funds were also approved for architecture and engineering work on several school improvement projects which are a part of the 2019-2020 budget.


The town of Greenwich will be using a $2 million grant to look at and improve traffic in Glenville by an Aug. 1 deadline. The arrival of tolls on the Merritt Parkway and I-95 could increase congestion on roads that are already busy.


According to data released by the state, Western Middle School is ranked third out of all middle schools in Connecticut. WMS was measured on 12 metrics by the Connecticut State Department of Education. WMS is ranked behind a school in Orange that’s only 7-8 grade, and a magnet school in New Britain.


On Monday, a majority of Greenwich Public School students took part in BE HONEST – HONOR THE CODE, a Social Emotional Learning Activity that helps promote a safe school climate by fostering social-emotional skills and reinforcing the District Norms. Students learned how to be personally and socially responsible, and learned about the importance of having values, rules and principles. They were also able to identify their own values and principles, or their own Code of Honor.


Firefighter Robert Roth was promoted to Fire Inspector during a ceremony at the Central Station on Wednesday afternoon. For photos, be sure to check out greenwichsentinel.com and our facebook page.

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