By Albert HuangA procession of cars snaked around Grass Island Park on a bright and chilly January afternoon as Greenwich residents lined up in their vehicles this past Tuesday to pick up take-home COVID test kits and masks.At the end of the Grass Island loop, police greeted locals with smiles and warm wishes for the new year as they handed out Flowflex COVID tests and N-95 masks to residents from a pickup truck loaded with boxes of masks and test kits.Another test kit distribution site was set up at the rear entrance on Bruce Place by the Greenwich Senior Center for residents who were 60 years of age or older.Captain Mark Zuccerella expressed gratitude for town workers from the Parks Department, Cos Cob Fire Police, and Greenwich Senior Center.Zuccerella estimates that close to 20% of Greenwich’s population is over 60 and said there are plenty of people who would not be able to make it to the distribution sites. He says the people at the Greenwich Senior Center are working with the town to give test kits out to those who could not make it.Barbara Heins, executive assistant to the First Selectman, says the original number of available kits was 8010 kits containing two tests per kit, adding up to 16,020. However, the test kits sent to the town only contained one test per kit and the town only received just over 6,000.“Our understanding is that there will be more test kits made available,” said Heins.Zuccerella recommended Greenwich residents follow the town of Greenwich’s web page and social media platforms for information and announcements on new distribution sites.
