It began with CT Governor Lamont's good idea of providing multi-use recreational trails along Connecticut's rail paths and canal routes. The State committed $9 million for 50 trail programs including a grant to design a Greenwich-Stamford Multi-Use Trail. Instead of running along rail paths, the 10-foot wide multi-use trail under study here has gone off the rails. It runs through narrow streets in Old Greenwich in hopes of connecting Old Greenwich's Binney Park to Stamford's Boccuzzi Park....

Good news: Governor Ned Lamont announced that full November food stamp benefits (SNAP, EBT) have been restored in Connecticut. You can celebrate and carry on, but can you? The bad news : He achieved this by authorizing the use of Connecticut taxpayer money to cover the federal government’s shortfall. No promises were made to add oversight and combat fraud. With 42 million Americans now on food stamps, the program’s massive growth and lack of accountability should alarm every taxpayer. ...

The Greenwich Police Department just posted their police blotter for the month of October 2025. They received 3,544 calls for service during the month. The number of stolen vehicles jumped and car break-ins and residential burglaries continue on pace. There were 201 motor vehicle collisions, the most all year. Vehicle thefts There were eight vehicle thefts: Four in central Greenwich (on Putnam Ave near Whole Foods, on Railroad Ave near the Lexus dealer, on Greenwich Ave near GingerMan, and...

The election of the 230-member legislative body (Representative Town Meeting - RTM) has produced some surprising results in the party balance in Greenwich. The Republicans lost significant ground this election, the Democrats pulled ahead, and the big winners were those who do not want to affiliate with any major party. The results by party affiliation for each of the 12 Greenwich Districts can be found here . Greenwich is one a few towns in Connecticut that does not reveal party affiliation...

Robert Bryce has created a database that tallies up the number of communities that have rejected solar, wind, battery and other "green" energy projects. His latest findings, "2025 is already a record year for solar rejections around the globe. There have already been 117 rejections or restrictions of solar energy projects around the world this year. That tally exceeds the 114 rejections that were recorded in all of 2024. Overall, the tally of rejections now stands at 1,122. The British...