Connecticut Treasurer Erick Russell's apparent desire to position the state's Baby Bonds program as an alternative to the new federal "Trump Accounts" misses a crucial point for qualifying families: these are complementary not competing benefits If a Connecticut baby's family qualifies for both, the Treasurer's advice should be a resounding, "Welcome both—it's free money!" Under the CT program, the State invests $3,200 for each Connecticut baby born to families at the poverty level i.e....

Some excellent writing from LivingGreenwich about the Christmas sparkle of Greenwich Avenue: "Walking past the familiar Greenwich Ave storefronts — Richards, Tiffany & Co., Vineyard Vines, J.Crew, Hoaglands, Roller Rabbit, Saks, Manfredi, Indoxi, and Hermès — you notice how effortlessly they’ve all shifted into their holiday selves. The windows glow with curated displays: skiers preparing to navigate powdery slopes, snowshoers ready to trek across winter forests, reindeer figurines frozen...

The Greenwich Police Department just posted their police blotter for the month of November 2025. They received 2,956 calls for service during the month, one of the lowest months of calls of the year. The number of stolen vehicles, car break-ins and residential burglaries continued at a slower pace. Vehicle thefts There were six vehicle thefts: Two near the Merritt Parkway off Stanwich Road (one on Stonebrook Lane and one on Winterset Road); Two in Cos Cob (one on Station Drive and one on...

Plans for a 261-unit residential development on 9 acres at the former Conair site at Barry Place on the Stamford-Old Greenwich border are raising concerns in the community about its density. The complex is situated in Stamford directly behind the Innis Arden Golf Club and accessible through Fairfield Avenue via Shore Road & Tomac Roads in Old Greenwich. At a public hearing of the Stamford Zoning Board last week, residents of Stamford and Old Greenwich expressed worries that the project's...

The 2025 town-wide revaluation of Greenwich real estate is underway. Since the last revaluation in 2021, residential property valuations have risen about 31% to $53.7 billion and that should make you happy, assuming you already live here. This higher valuation should make you happy, assuming you already live here, because it means there is larger base of property values to absorb town operating expenses. However, if you live in a "hot" Greenwich neighborhood, such as Central Greenwich (D1),...