If you’ve driven down I-95 lately, you’ve likely seen it: a tiny, cartoonish slice of pepperoni pizza hovering just above a tailpipe. Connecticut has doubled down on its branding as the "Pizza Capital of the United States." As of May 2026, the "Pizza State" license plate has officially transitioned from a viral stunt to permanent state law. Recent DMV data shows the Pizza State plate has become the 4th most popular specialty plate in the state, trailing only Preserve the Sound (#1), Conserve...

The news out of Hartford this weekend has injected a sudden dose of uncertainty—and a glimmer of hope—into the final stages of the Greenwich budget cycle. As the state legislature adopted a $28.1 billion budget this past Saturday, nearly $280 million in supplemental aid is being dangled in front of Connecticut’s 169 municipalities. For Greenwich, a town currently grappling with a proposed 5.4% property tax hike, this "Lamont Windfall" raises a critical question: Will it actually lower your...

The Greenwich Police introduced a new crime reporting platform last month. You can access it here. It's not too user-friendly, but some of the features are worth the effort. For example, you can look up crime by street name. Here is what was reported over the last two months: For the month of April 2026, there were 2 residential burglaries (on Glen Road and on Nedley Lane in Glenville), 6 vehicle thefts (on Lower Cross Road, Stanwich Road and Juniper Hill Road in Northeast Greenwich, on...

A brother-sister duo from Old Greenwich has finally been held accountable after siphoning $1.2 million from 30 different state treasuries. For nearly a decade—from 2013 to 2022—Henry J. White, Jr. exploited the "unclaimed property" system. By using the names of corporate entities he had no right to represent, he submitted fraudulent claims to state treasuries across the country. These checks were mailed directly to the siblings' shared home and deposited into a joint account to fund their...

Old Greenwich-based O’Dell Landscape Services has officially gone viral, but it’s not just the perfectly manicured hedges drawing the crowd. Since his TikTok presence exploded in March 2026, the company has amassed over 200,000 views, turning 22-year-old owner Garrett O’Dell into a local digital celebrity. While the videos (recent video here) are intended to provide professional landscaping tips, the comment sections have become a hilarious battlefield between homeowners looking for mulch...