Before Connecticut Metro-North riders face a fare increase in July 2026, they will be hit with confusing new "use it or lose it" ticket rules starting January 4, 2026. The goal is to phase out MetroCards in favor of mobile tickets that once activated have a self-destruct timer. Think of it as Snapchat for commuters: if you don't use the ticket immediately, it vanishes.. One-way tickets, the "4 AM" rule If you purchase a paper or mobile one-way ticket, it is only valid until 4 am the next...

Jeffrey Arsenault, the 63-year-old owner of private equity firm Old Greenwich Capital Advisors LLC, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, to federal tax evasion charges. Based on Christopher Fountain's local blog here , the Arsenault house on Highview Avenue in Old Greenwich has been pulled from the market. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Arsenault admitted to misappropriating approximately $5.2 million from his investment funds between 2013 and 2022. Rather than...

Leading up to the Greenwich Board of Education (BOE) meeting (video here ) on Thursday, December 18, the clamor to halt any school staffing cuts reached a fever pitch. For days, letters to the editor poured in from the teacher's union and staff. During the first hour of the school board meeting every speaker - from teachers and students to PTA members - seemed to be singing from the same playbook: "Delay, don't cut." But a look at the actual ledger suggests a more complex story. Budget...

CBS News NY has picked up on local reporting regarding the deteriorating parking issues with Greenwich school buses (video here ) . What was intended as a temporary fix has devolved into a multi-month quagmire. The buses are currently parked on muddy fields at Western Middle School until a permanent location can be found. The bus drivers are complaining about a lack of basic infrastructure. There are no break rooms, no proper bathrooms, and no field lighting. Beyond the lack of amenities,...

On Mischief Night, October 30, 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was bludgeoned to death just steps from her home in the ritzy Belle Haven neighborhood of Greenwich, Connecticut. The weapon of choice? A golf club. A cold case for decades. In the wake of the brutal murder, Greenwich police, more familiar with handing out traffic citations than conducting homicide investigations, found themselves in over their heads. They had their suspects from the start: Tommy Skakel, then age 17, was the...