In Greenwich, there’s a spirit that still feels hand-stitched. People know each other’s names, ask about each other’s kids, remember birthdays and band concerts. The pace may have picked up, but the principles remain: we show up, we help out, we care. And in this town of doers, where neighbors still bring soup and coaches still volunteer their Saturdays, one question comes up again and again: “How do I get my event—or my team, my fundraiser, my cause—into the paper?”
It’s an honest question. And here’s the gentlest answer: “Do you read the paper?”
Because if you do, you already know. We tell you how to submit on nearly every page of every issue. The Greenwich Sentinel publishes emails, links, invitations. We ask for photos. We ask for stories. We ask because we want to hear from you.
The newspaper is not a megaphone—it’s a conversation. It is not a performance—it’s a partnership.
Supporting your local paper is not just an act of goodwill toward journalism, though journalism needs and deserves that support. It is, more deeply, a declaration of belief: that what happens on our streets, in our schools and sanctuaries, in our families and town boards, matters. That it’s worth writing down, sharing, saving. That our lives deserve witnesses.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world,” said Margaret Mead. “Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” The Greenwich Sentinel is the printed proof that they do.
Each issue is a mosaic of the meaningful small: the church fair listing, the local business launch, the tribute to a teacher. It’s where we keep score and keep track. Where we celebrate achievements. Where we honor loss. It’s where the calendar lives that gets pinned to the fridge. It’s where someone notices.
And all of that—the reporting, the printing, the delivery routes and editing desks—it costs money. Not sentiment, not spirit—those are free, and thank God for them. But the paper, the ink, the people behind it? That part isn’t free. Subscriptions help. Advertisements help. Participation helps.
If you’ve got something to say—say it. A story? Tell it. A photo? Send it. Your nonprofit’s big night, your school’s fall play, your church’s holiday message—submit it. We’ll treat it with care.
Go to www.greenwichsentinel.com and click on “Submit A…” in the top menu. To send a letter to the editor, visit www.greenwichsentinel.com/letter-to-the-editor/. Or just email us directly at publisher@greenwichsentinel.com. We are here.
The paper is not a sideline. It is the field. And this town doesn’t sit out. It never has.
So let’s keep showing up. Let’s keep reading. Let’s keep telling our stories—and telling each other that they matter.
We are already a town of participants. Let’s be, just as proudly, a town of readers.
