A key figure in a major Fairfield County narcotics ring operating just miles from the Greenwich border was handed an 18.5-year federal prison sentence on September 16. Ramion Baker, 46, of Stamford—known as “Ray Ray”—was sentenced in federal court to 162 months in prison, running consecutively to a 10-year state sentence for three previous robberies. Baker’s extensive criminal history includes prior convictions for robbery, assault, and federal drug trafficking. The sentencing follows a joint...

From left, Congressman Jim Himes, Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo, Phil Wharton of Nimbus Properties, Mary Jenkins and Bill Finger of the Greenwich Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Joe Tranfo of Benedict Capital, Jamie Anthony of Lonicera Partners, and David Kubik of BKSK Architects. Nick Cinea Photography Local officials recently gathered on Benedict Place near St. Mary’s Church in central Greenwich to celebrate the groundbreaking of Benedict Court—a massive six-story, 120-unit...

The new Forbes 400 list is out and, unsurprisingly, Greenwich completely dominates the state of Connecticut. Dominating the CT Leaderboard Out of the state's top billionaires, Greenwich residents hold almost every spot: Steve Cohen: $26.7B (Point72 Asset Management) Ray Dalio: $18.9B (Bridgewater Associates) Brad Jacobs: $13.3B (QXO / XPO Logistics) Cliff Asness: $8.0B (AQR Capital) Steve Mandel Jr.: $5.7B (Lone Pine Capital) Absent From the Big Leagues While we reign supreme within Nutmeg...

No wonder Connecticut residents have lost faith in their leaders—everyday corruption with zero accountability has become standard operating procedure. Criminal Conviction: October 2025 Governor Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong spent years looking the other way while former Deputy Budget Director Kosta Diamantis shook down contractors for kickbacks on state-funded school construction. When federal prosecutors secured a conviction on 21 counts of bribery, extortion, and fraud, it...

On Monday, September 14, Greenwich Police conducted unannounced compliance inspections of establishments that sell tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and alcoholic products to determine if they were selling to individuals under the age of 21. Tobacco & E-Cigarette Compliance Out of 9 unannounced tobacco compliance checks, 4 establishments failed and were cited for violations: Mobil Gas Station – 520 East Putnam Avenue Mobil Gas Station – 1129 East Putnam Avenue Mohegan Vape & Cigar – 1255 East...