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Pollinator Potluck Brought Extraordinary Initiatives at Greenwich Audubon Center
A Pollinator Potluck meeting at Greenwich Audubon features both private and public initiatives dealing with the saving of the diversity of nature, or biodiversity.
Education in the Age of AI: Innovation Guided by Values
All schools today face a defining responsibility: to ensure that students are prepared not only to navigate a world shaped by artificial intelligence, but to lead within it. AI is no longer a distant concept—it is embedded in the tools students use, the information they consume, and the decisions they will one day make. As educators, we are called to respond with both urgency and care, embracing innovation while remaining grounded in the enduring purpose of education: to form thoughtful, ethical, and capable human beings. This is a call we eagerly embrace at Sacred Heart Greenwich.
Editorial: Small Miracles
Tweet Share A newsroom measures itself not only in headlines produced, but in the resolve that sustains it when production seems improbable. This week, ours was tested by a small, unrelenting adversary: norovirus. It arrived without ceremony
The Stories You Don’t Hear, The Calls Nobody Writes About
Our work is not the stories you hear. It’s the ones you don’t.
A Community That Leads: How Greenwich Has Helped Prepare 20,000 Young Women to Succeed
Girls With Impact celebrates a major milestone: equipping 20,000 young women with the skills and confidence to succeed—made possible in large part by the generosity and leadership of the Greenwich community. In a rapidly changing workforce shaped by AI and evolving demands, GWI is preparing young women to lead with purpose and capability. We explore both the urgent need for this programming and the powerful role communities can play in shaping the next generation of female leaders.
A Tyrannosaurus Rex Roars into the Bruce Museum this Summer
Tweet Share A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton the length of a city bus is among the highlights of a blockbuster dinosaur exhibition making its North American debut at the Bruce Museum. On view June 6Sept. 6, “Six Extinctions”
Rob Mathes Scores with Timely “Ah Love, let us Sing” at the Greenwich Choral Society 100th Year
The Greenwich Choral Society premiere’ in its 100th season concert a composition, “Ah Love, Let us Sing” by Greenwich composer Rob Mathes that addresses “disturbing times, both politically and culturally.”
BET Approves Budget Unanimously, Advances to RTM After Public Input
Tweet Share By Elizabeth Barhydt The Board of Estimate and Taxation unanimously approved the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget following weeks of review, public input, and internal deliberation, sending the proposal to the Representative Town Meeting for final
News Briefs: April 3
Tweet Share POLICE & FIRE Officers Recognized For Service And Leadership Detective Su Ah Sor began in patrol, became a field training officer and Master Police Officer, and now works in the Special Victims Section. She is
Greenwich Symphony Orchestra Explores Art Through Sound in April Program at GHS Performing Arts Center
Tweet Share The Greenwich Symphony Orchestra will present a three-work program on April 11 and 12 at the Performing Arts Center at Greenwich High School, located at 10 Hillside Road. Performances are scheduled for Saturday at 7:30
The Most Important Meetings in Greenwich Nobody Talks About
Tweet Share By Bobbi Eggers Every week, quietly and without fanfare, hundreds of people walk through our doors for a meeting, not for a Sunday service, not for a concert or a book talk. Some of them
From Ancient Stages to Local Voices: The Enduring Craft of Playwriting Comes Alive
Tweet Share By Emma Barhydt On any given evening, a stage begins as an empty space—boards, lights, a quiet expectancy. Then a voice enters, followed by another, and within moments a world takes shape. That transformation, so
Uber vs. Lyft—Some Choices Are Easy to Make
In a duopoly, price differentiations can be almost imperceptible. However, differentiation in terms of service, can be monumental and efficacious.
Probate Law in Connecticut
Judge David Hopper’s talk, “Probate Law in Connecticut,” used vivid stories—from colonial resistance to modern disputes over cryonics and unconventional adoptions—to make an often-misunderstood court feel human and accessible. He traced the probate court’s roots to the 1662 Royal Charter and Connecticut’s tradition of locally elected, unrobed judges, then illustrated how those traditions shape emotionally charged cases in his Greenwich courtroom involving missing persons, contested inheritances, and unusual last wishes. Emphasizing continuity and community through figures like long-serving clerk Martha Weir and photos of his predecessors, Hopper framed his role as providing compassionate, accessible justice amid changing social norms and legal puzzles.
A Full Room in Byram: Music, Memory, and a Shared Evening at the Ashforth Family Concert
Tweet Share The community room at the Byram Shubert Library reached capacity early on the evening of March 19, as families, students, and longtime residents gathered for the latest installment of the Ashforth Family Concert Series. By
Field Recordings and Living Memory: Derek Piotr Presents Expanding Folk Archive at Greenwich Library
Tweet Share Folklorist and artist Derek Piotr presented the Peterson Music Lecture at the Greenwich Main Library on March 26, offering a detailed look at his ongoing fieldwork and the growing scope of the Derek Piotr Fieldwork
Editorial: Aquarion
Tweet Share The state has made its decision. The argument has not ended. On March 25, Connecticut regulators approved the sale of Aquarion Water Co. to a newly formed Aquarion Water Authority tied to the South Central
How and Why Byram is to be Gifted with a Hundred Trees
Environmental Affairs Director Beth Evans shares how her staff pulled together their winning grant proposal of Byram Branches to CT DEEP to address the need for more native trees to be planted in Byram.
Greenwich High varsity girls basketball team wins first CIAC state tournament championship with a 51-46 win
Tweet Share By David Fierro Making history was the biggest trademark of Greenwich High School’s varsity girls basketball team this season, which will go down in the record books as the most successful the program has experienced.
Anne W. Semmes Reflects on a Life of Reporting—and a Book Drawn From It
Tweet Share By Elizabeth Barhydt Anne W. Semmes stood before roughly one hundred people at Christ Church and spoke with the authority of long acquaintance. Many in the room knew her. Some were in her book. All
The Oral History Project Celebrating America’s 250th – WWII Veterans and Tod’s Point
Eighty years ago the original mansion of J. Kennedy Tod was remodeled and reopened to house thirteen returning WWII veterans and their families.
PURA Reverses Course, Approves Aquarion Sale Over Fierce Local Opposition
Tweet Share By Sentinel Staff State utility regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of Aquarion Water Co. to a new Aquarion Water Authority tied to the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, reviving a transaction that Public
News Briefs: March 27
Tweet Share POLICE & FIRE Zuccerella Graduates From FBI Academy Deputy Chief Mark Zuccerella graduated from the FBI National Academy’s 297th session, a 10-week leadership and training program held in Quantico, Virginia. The program included 253 law
Greenwich BET Will Hear Public Comment Beginning Tonight
Tweet Share By Elizabeth Barhydt The Board of Estimate and Taxation has completed the initial phases of its fiscal year 2026–2027 budget review and will now begin hearing directly from residents, with public comment opening Thursday, March
Bruce Museum Opens Call for Entries for iCreate 2026 Student Exhibition
Tweet Share The Bruce Museum has opened submissions for iCreate 2026, its annual juried exhibition highlighting the work of regional high school artists. The call for entries, which runs through April 6, invites students in grades 9
On my watch: The Extraordinary Lincoln Legacy of Lewis “Lew” Lehrman RIP
Anne W. Semmes shares her interviews and contributions of the now late Lewis ‘Lew’ Lehrman, historian of Abraham Lincoln.
The RMA Presents “Geopolitics and Global Economics”
Neal Wolin portrays the present as an extraordinary historical moment marked above all by the long-term erosion of democratic norms and institutional capacity in the United States, which he argues undermines the country’s ability to solve any other problem. He criticizes the administration’s shifting objectives and expansive use of executive power in the conflict with Iran, warns of fraying alliances and a needed “managed rivalry” with China, and highlights economic risks from soaring federal debt despite the dollar’s reserve-currency cushion. Overall, he conveys a sense of global and domestic fragility, suggesting that the traditional tools of American governance and leadership are being dangerously hollowed out or discarded.
Volunteering at the Greenwich Audubon Center
As spring begins to arrive, so do more opportunities to volunteer at the Greenwich Audubon Center and to build community with each other and with the natural world.
Celebrating the Greenwich Choral Society’s 100th with Britten, Bernstein, and Mathes!
The Greenwich Choral Society celebrates its 100th anniversary with a coocert featuring works by two famous composers, Benjamin Britten, and Leonard Bernstein, and a new composition by Rob Mathes of Greenwich.
March Is Red Cross Month
Red Cross Month is our opportunity to honor these everyday humanitarians — the ones consoling families after home fires, staffing shelters during disasters, encouraging people to donate lifesaving blood, and supporting our military communities. Red Cross Month is another chance to strengthen these bonds of community and neighborly support. So, this March, let’s celebrate readiness, generosity, and community connection.
Editorial: A Parade is Coming
Tweet Share There is a parade coming. You can feel it before it arrives. Walking up Greenwich Avenue. Seeing people already talking about where they will stand. Wondering if it will be cold, or one of those
Greenwich High boys swimming wins championship for 12th straight season, 40th overall
Tweet Share By David Fierro It was an excellent ending to an exceptional season for Greenwich High School’s boys swimming team, which capped another Triple Crown campaign by winning the final meet of the season at Yale
The Avon Theater and First Bank of Greenwich Partner for “Avon on Tour”
Tweet Share By Elizabeth Barhydt The Avon Theatre has gone dark, but it has not gone quiet. The Stamford landmark, which first opened its doors in 1939, has entered a new chapter defined not by absence but
Greenwich High’s varsity girls basketball defeats Hamden to earn a trip to Mohegan Sun for the championship game
Tweet Share By David Fierro Photo by David Fierro: Greenwich High School sophomore center Zuri Faison with the ball in the low post, while being defended by Sophia McDonald, left and Aunee Brookshire during the CIAC Division I
Scanlon: Connecticut Must Protect Fiscal Guardrails While Addressing Affordability
Tweet Share By Peter Barhydt State comptroller says stronger finances have stabilized Connecticut’s budget, but high costs remain a challenge for families and businesses. Connecticut Comptroller Sean Scanlon told a Greenwich Chamber of Commerce audience that the
Will the Board of Education Raise Pre-K Tuition Again?
Tweet Share By Laura Kostin Another increase in preschool tuition might soon be in the offing for the highly sought‑after Greenwich Public Schools Preschool program. Tuition for the program currently sits at $10,286. That represents a 13%
St. Patrick’s Parade Marks 50
Tweet Share By Anne White By early afternoon Sunday, Greenwich Avenue will begin to fill with families lining the curb, children leaning forward for a better view, and the steady sound of bagpipes moving down from Town
News Briefs: March 20
Tweet Share POLICE & FIRE Officer Cardini Serves Greenwich Community Officer Cardini has served with the department for two and a half years and previously spent three years in the Greenwich Police Explorers. She is an Emergency
‘In Plain Sight’ – Greenwich Art Society’s First Online Juried Exhibition
Tweet Share By Anne White The Greenwich Art Society’s first online juried exhibition, “In Plain Sight,” opened March 9 and will remain on view through April 10, presenting a selection of contemporary works that explore a deceptively
The RMA Presents “Bridging Generations”
Trevor Crow, a relationship expert and executive coach, spoke about the growing crisis of family estrangement, especially between fathers and daughters, in a culture that now prioritizes mental health and boundaries. Drawing on Polyvagal Theory and neuroplasticity, she explained how emotional shutdown in high-pressure careers can damage family bonds, yet stressed that the brain can change through new patterns of active listening, validation, and non-defensive apology. She concluded that while parents cannot achieve perfection, they can repair past ruptures by initiating reconciliation, practicing forgiveness, and consistently telling even their adult children that they are loved and a source of pride.
Greenwich Delivers Titles, Finals Appearances and Active Championship Runs this Winter
Tweet Share The late-winter sports calendar has produced a remarkable run of championships and postseason pushes for Greenwich schools. Teams from Greenwich High School, Brunswick School, Sacred Heart Greenwich and Greenwich Country Day School have captured conference
The Role of Government
Tweet Share By Russell Barksdale Why should healthcare providers concern themselves with the intricate machinery of local, state, and federal governance? For those who have spent even a modest amount of time working within the healthcare system,
Shakespeare Performing Students Return Impressively to the Berkley Theater
The 41st annual Shakespeare Competition, sponsored by The Greenwich Branch of the English-Speaking Union, the Smith Club of Greenwich and Stamford, and the Friends of Greenwich Library, returned to the Berkley Theater at Greenwich Library, producing four winners.
Editorial: We Have a Request
Tweet Share Running a community newspaper in the current era requires a certain tolerance for contradiction. Our practice has generally been to let the newspaper itself serve as the response to criticism. We rarely engage directly in
Introducing Extraordinary Evergreen Child Movie Star Robert Henrey
Robert Henrey, a child actor at age 8, looks back across the years of acting in the 1948 prize-winning film Fallen Idol,” before its showing on March 20 at Greenwich Library’s Friday Films.
Greenwich High School’s Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival Returns for Its 39th Year
Tweet Share By Emma Barhydt The Greenwich High School Performing Arts Center will host the 39th Annual Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival on Saturday, March 21, continuing a long-running tradition that celebrates student musicianship and the legacy of
Sacred Heart Defeats Loomis Chaffee for First Basketball Championship in School History
Tweet Share Sacred Heart Greenwich’s varsity basketball team entered the 2025-2026 season with five FAA regular season titles and three FAA Tournament championships to its impressive resume, but one title had eluded the Tigers over the years
Petition Opposes Greenwich School Zone Speed Cameras
Tweet Share A petition opposing automated speed cameras in Greenwich school zones has gathered 671 signature as of Wednesday, reflecting growing debate among residents about how the town should enforce traffic safety near schools. The online petition,
OGS Construction to Begin, School Projects Advance
Tweet Share By Laura Kostin School building projects across Greenwich are approaching significant milestones, including the long-awaited start of construction at Old Greenwich School. Renovations at Julian Curtiss School are moving toward Phase 3 of four phases,
Camillo Testifies Against HB5507 Further Eroding Local Control
Tweet Share Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo is urging state lawmakers to reject a proposal that would significantly expand and standardize accessory dwelling unit rules across Connecticut, arguing the measure would erode municipal authority over zoning and