On January 17, 2026, Greenwich Police successfully intercepted an out-of-town "fraud crew" moving along East Putnam Avenue from Riverside to Old Greenwich. The arrest highlights the flow of professional criminals into affluent suburbs, like Greenwich. The Arrest: A License Plate Reader (LPR) alerted Greenwich patrol units that a stolen vehicle had entered Greenwich near I-95 Exit 5. Officers converged on a Shell Gas Station located at 1429 East Putnam Avenue near the Greenw

The 8.65-acre campus of St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 200 Riverside Avenue stands as one of the final remaining undeveloped parcels of land in this corner of Greenwich. However, the future of this green space is currently at a crossroads. Struggling with financial challenges, the church recently determined that subdividing the campus into residential lots was its only viable path to solvency. The prospect of losing such a rare stretch of open space immediately sparked an o

Hector J Romero Vargas, 31, of Port Chester, NY was arrested on Monday for grabbing a student on her way to Eastern Middle School. The incident happened on September 11, 2025 at around 8am. A student was approached by a stranger from behind at the intersection of Lockwood Road and Breezemont Avenue near the tennis courts. She was held for a few seconds and then quickly released. Police released a blurred photo of a person standing next to a vehicle and asked the community

Sewage pipes in Greenwich might be leaking untreated wastewater into local waterways. Save the Sound found high levels of bacteria not just following heavy rainfall, but also on dry days. That could point to a bigger problem of sanitary sewer infrastructure underground. Save the Sound tested ten sites in Greenwich and found six were not deemed safe to swim in. They include East Branch Byram River, Pemberwick Creek, Horseneck Brook, Byram Park, Byram River at Comley Avenue

It's back. The Affordable Housing bill that Governor Lamont (D) rightfully vetoed a few months ago has been re-issued and is about to be voted on in a special session in Hartford. The politicians say it's a scaled back version of the hated HB5002, a compromise bill, and a bipartisan effort. Don't believe any of that. It incentivizes dense, as-of-right multifamily and middle housing in commercial zones and near transit (think Greenwich, Cos Cob, Riverside, Old Greenwich tra

Riverside School ranked first in the U.S. News 2026 rankings of the top public elementary schools in Connecticut. The survey included 500 CT elementary schools. Riverside School ranked 1 North Mianus School ranked 7 Int'l School at Dundee ranked 9 North Street School ranked 14 Old Greenwich School ranked 20 Parkway School ranked 41 Glenville School ranked 142 New Lebanon School ranked 151 Julian Curtiss School ranked 170 Cos Cob School ranked 183 Hamilton Avenue School ranke

Connecticut has surpassed Massachusetts and now has the highest number of ultra-expensive zip codes in New England. Here are the top ranked zip codes and the median sale price for each: 06878 Riverside, $2.75 million 06870 Old Greenwich, $2.65 million 06831 Greenwich, $2.535 million 06820 Darien, $2.358 million 06830 Greenwich, $2.218 million 06840 New Canaan, $2.09 million 06853 Norwalk $2.059 million On a nationwide basis, 06878 Riverside ranked #43 , up 10 places from last

Greenwich has begun its state-mandated town-wide revaluation which will establish the October 1, 2025 Grand List property values. Assessment notices will be mailed to property owners in November 2025. You can informally appeal the results with the Assessors' Office through mid-January 2026. Formal appeals must be filed between Feb 1 and Feb 20. The Town of Greenwich's adopted budget of approximately $516 million, represented a +3.93% increase for the current fiscal year.

NICHE has come out with its 2026 rankings for the best public middle schools in Connecticut. There are 296 public middle schools in the...

Forget about rushing through a school zone. New photo speed camera enforcement has arrived in Greenwich and the grace period is short....

Last Friday August 1, State Senator Ryan Fazio (R), whose district covers Greenwich, filed paperwork to run for statewide office, likely...

St. Catherine's has canceled its Carnival of Fun this year. Located across from the church at 4 Riverside Avenue, this long running...

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In the town of Greenwich there are three public middle schools: Eastern, Western and Central. In a recent survey by the website Niche,...

You want single famliy neighborhoods, quiet streets, no vagrants or homeless encampments? Sorry, the supermajority of Democrats in...

At Wesskum Wood Road where it intersects with Binney Park in Old Greenwich, the Greenwich Department of Public Works (DPW) is responding...

Lots of events in Greenwich this weekend to honor our fallen heroes. Saturday, May 24 11am - Cos Cob VFW Memorial Ceremony, Strickland...

The Mohegan Vape and Cigar shop at 1255 East Putnam Avenue, in the Riverside Commons Shopping Center in Greenwich is in trouble again. ...

Riverside and Old Greenwich made the list of the top ten towns to live in Connecticut. But Riverside ranked only #8 and Old Greenwich...

On Saturday night February 1 around 11 pm, Hector Estrella, 28, of Greenwich was arrested. He was traveling erratically on I-95 North...