If you walk into a luxury auto dealership in Greenwich, you’d expect the finance team to run your identity, verify your funds, and make sure your check doesn't bounce before handing over the keys to a six-figure sports car. Apparently, that’s not always how it goes. The Facts of the Case On Wednesday, September 23, Lei "Lei Lei" Zhou, a 43-year-old Chinese citizen and U.S. Green Card holder residing in Flushing, Queens, was sentenced to 3.5 years (42 months) in federal prison by U.S. District...

The Greenwich Planning & Zoning Commission recently drew a hard line in the topsoil: a developer’s request to remove a single, healthy 24-inch oak tree at 40 West Way in Old Greenwich was officially rejected. The tree sits on the site of a sprawling new 7,559-square-foot single-family home. During the September 15 meeting (which you can watch in the video replay), commissioners spent over 20 minutes debating the fate of this solitary oak. Their ultimate consensus? The property owner was...

A fierce battle over Greenwich’s future, utility limits, and state zoning mandates has erupted between local party leaders after First Selectman Fred Camillo called for a statewide moratorium on high-density housing mandates like Connecticut’s Statute 8-30g. DTC: "The Utility Crisis that Wasn't" On September 17, the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee (DTC) published "The Utility Crisis That Wasn't," accusing Camillo of manufacturing a fake infrastructure emergency to block affordable...

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...