Thank goodness there are alternatives to our local media. It's election season and the Greenwich Time has conveniently found a way to put its hand on the scales a week before the November 4 elections. The primary tool? As usual, the scare tactics about school budget cuts - the best the Democrats seem to have to offer. The Greenwich Time story on Monday ran with a headline that appears to be straight Democrat talking points: "Greenwich budget guidelines would likely mean cu

It's a ten-foot-wide multi-use recreational trail that would connect Binney Park in Old Greenwich to John J. Boccuzzi Park in Stamford. The Town of Greenwich in partnership with Stamford will get a grant of $338,000 to cover the design cost with a 20% match provided by Greenwich and Stamford. The cost of the project is expected to be $4 million. The exact route has yet to be determined. There are four potential routes: One via Harding Road, one via Tomac Avenue, one via Sh

You don't need a study to know the answer to this question posed by the CT Mirror about cost of living in CT vs FL. The cost of living is 11% higher in CT than Florida. In this ranking, Connecticut has the 12th highest cost of living while Florida has the 18th highest in the nation. Factors used when calculating each state's cost of living are grocery items, housing, utilities, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services. Between the Lines : Let's fix

The Greenwich Patriots, a parent-led Board of Ed (BOE) watchdog group, delivered a scathing message at Thursday's Oct 23 BOE meeting, echoing what many residents were thinking. The Freedom of Information Court definitively ruled in favor of First Selectman Camillo on Wednesday October 22 declaring that the October 2024 actions taken by BOE Democrats (Hirsch, Kostin, Koven, Stowe) to call a meeting to install their preferred candidate (Jen Behette) into an open Republican seat

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