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S State public hea lt h officials announced that the second person to be d i a g no s e d t h i s ye a r i n Connecticut with Eastern Equine Encephalitis as has passed away. The patient, an adult resident from Old Ly me, was hospita l i z ed i n m id- S e ptemb er. For information on what can be done to prevent getting bitten by mosquitoes and t he latest mosquito test resu lt s a nd hu ma n infections, go to portal. ct.gov/mosquito S The Greenwich Police Department has determined that a threat made last week by a st udent at C ent ra l M idd le S chool wa s not credible. CMS Principal, Tom Healy, acted swiftly a nd c ondu c t e d f a c u lt y meetings and ultimately a school-w ide assembly to inform everyone of the situation. Details on the alleged threat have not been released. S The Board of Estimate and Taxation voted to form a committee to investigate five of the six Democrats on the board on Monday n i g h t . R e c e n t l y, To n y Turner, a democratic BET member, was fined $52,000 by t he State Elect ions Enforcement Commission for v iolat i ng c a mpa ig n finance laws in 2017. The SEEC also recently fined the other five Democrats, now under investigation by the committee, $1,000 each for violating state election laws. S A public tree hearing will be held at Town Hall on Oct. 2 at 11:30 a.m., on the removal of two trees at Tow n Ha l l. A publ ic hea r i ng is t r ig gered by written objections from the public. Those who object to the trees being removed are urged to attend the hearing. S The proposed pla n to redevelop Greenw ich Plaza will not go before the Representative Town Me e t i ng i n O c tob er a s previously planned. There has been an ongoing debate about Greenwich’s Plaza’s compl ic ated a i r r ig ht s , and if Greenwich would be getting a fair deal if the proposa l was approved. The Board of Estimate and Taxation has not yet voted on the plan. S Wit h Nat iona l Voter Registration Day tak ing place earlier this week, the League of Women Voters of Greenw ich went to Greenw ich High School to spread the word about voting in t he upcoming November election. For more information on registering to vote, go to greenwichct.gov/vote S Beginning with special events on Thursday, Oct. 3, the local community will come together for special days of shopping, dining and educationa l forums running throughout the month of October, raising aw a re ne s s a nd c r it ic a l f unds f urt hering Breast Cancer Alliance’s mission of eradicating breast cancer. For more information, check out greenwichsentinel.com

Ribbon Cutting Time in the Park

Standing before the majestic six Lia Fail Monoliths, the surviving marble pillars that framed the Greek designed (Horton) O’Neil Amphitheater of Cos Cob, were left to right, the project’s essential movers and shakers, Bea Crumbine, Greenwich’s Ambassador-at- Large, First Selectman Peter Tesei, Joe Siciliano, Director of Greenwich Parks and Recreation, and Parks Board Member, Lia Fail neighbor, Frank DiVincenzo. The O’Neil Amphitheater was relocated to Sarah Lawrence College courtesy of Josie Merck, of Cos Cob. Present at the September 25 dedication were major donors of the Monoliths rescue-relocation project, including Scott Frantz, Kathleen and Robert Whitby, Lile Gibbons, Cynthia Chang and Miriam Landsman.

Town Registrars Introduce Turnout Trophy By Richard Kaufman In an effort to boost turnout and promote political engagement amongst Greenwich's 12 voting districts, the town's two registrars are rolling out some hardware this fall. Registrars Fred Decaro III, a Republican, and Mary Hegarty, a Democrat, have come up with the Municipal Turnout Trophy, which will be given to the district in Greenwich with the highest voter turnout. The trophy was modeled after the state-issued Democracy Cup, given to a town in Connecticut after every national and state election. Greenwich won the Democracy Cup in 2016. "I refer to it as building the mu s c le me mor y of vot i n g ," Decaro said. "It shouldn't come

as a surprise to anybody that we have elections every November. There is no reason why someone who comes out for the presidential election, shou ldn't come out every November for local and

years with around an 80 percent t u r nout. But, when we have municipal elections the turnout drops. It was about 40 percent for a number of years, and now with more political engagement, it was

The town's two registrars are rolling out a trophy which will be presented to the district in town who hits the polls the hardest on election day this November. gubernatorial as well." Hegarty says the trophy will be on display in Town Hall following the election, and will feature a plaque honoring the winning district. "Greenwich does very well in national and state election

45 percent in the last municipal election. We're hoping for more," said Hegarty. Decaro believes that with so many open seats up for grabs in Greenwich this year, there's more excitement. He hopes to reach the 50 percent mark this election.

As of Tuesday af ternoon, according to the Registrar of Voters, there are 37,126 registered voters in Greenwich. Of that number, 10,257 are Democrats, 12,321 are Republicans, 13,856 are unaffiliated, and 692 are listed as "other." Hegarty said she'd like to see absentee ballots boost turnout following a problem in Greenwich which occurred during the 2018 midterm elections. That year, 142 absentee ballots arrived too late to be counted. Voters should return absentee ballot applications and absentee ballots as soon as possible to allow for delays in the mail. Also in 2018, 39 absentee ballots could not be counted because the directions were not followed. The biggest problem was failure to use the

inner envelope as is required by law. Hegarty stressed the importance of following directions and procedures correctly. If registering to vote by mail, an application must be postmarked by the 7th day before the election on Nov. 5. Alternatively, residents can turn in their application to the registrar's office by the 7th day before the election, too. Additiona lly, t he State of Connecticut features Election Day Registration. If you are not registered but which to register on election day, you can go to Town Hall and do so. Election Day Registration will be available on Nov. 5, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information on voting, go to greenwichct.gov.

Excerpts from The Waterwheel

Column: On My Watch

A Playground, Not a Single Path

Dazzled by Dahlias at Summer’s End

ILLUSTRATED BY WAJIH CHAUDHRY

The Briefing Room

By Jill S. Woolworth, LMFT

Over 800 blossoms were on display in last weekend’s Dazzling Dahlias Show that drew over 700 dahlia lovers to the Greenwich Botanical Center.

By Anne W. Semmes Last weekend a record 750 attendees were bedazzled by over 800 radiant blooming dahlias exhibited at the 2019 Greenwich Dahlia Society’s (GDS) Dazzling Da h lias Show hosted by t he Greenwich Botanical Center. And yours truly walked off with (for $5) the “Largest Bloom in Show,” appropriately named “OMG.” It was a shimmering burst of “Flame” stretching 14-inches in width. Who would know dahlia

flowers could get this big! Horticulturist extraordinaire Tony Marzullo of Cos Cob would k now. Now 90, Tony reigned supreme for decades as dahlia show prize winner. But this year’s “Dazzling Dahlias” brought his exclamation, “It was the greatest show I’ve ever seen. I never saw such quality.” Tony grew the giants – the “dinner plates,” like my proud purchase, “OMG,” that he cited as new (as of 2018). There are more

than 20,000 varieties of dahlias with 100 new ones being added each year. Tony shares his passion with many of his Italian heritage who travel from all over to come to the show. The “Largest Bloom in Show” dahlia was grown by “big winner” Jesse Peterson of the Connecticut Da hlia Societ y, based in t he Hartford area. So, revelation number two - it’s mostly men who win the big awards! please see page 4

There is no single path that will lead us to a well-crafted life. Children have latitude to swing on the swings, play in the sandbox, or jump on the trampoline. So do adults. Why not try out the jungle gym, or climb the slide backwards? The boundaries of our playgrounds are clear—they are the fences made of our values. We can explore without fear. A variation of this “playground” concept is “trying on dresses in a store.” How will we know if we like a new job or a new behavior until we try it on? In a store we feel no anxiety when we reject an item of clothing after trying it on. We learn from whatever we “try on”—even if we end up discarding it. Amon gave himself permission to “play” by taking different night courses before deciding on a major career change. Kate gave herself permission to approach each date as a “play date,” instead of as a premarital assessment task. An excerpt from The Waterwheel by local author, Jill Woolworth, available through Amazon. Alternatively, we encourage you to shop locally where it is also available at Diane's Books or Christ Church Books & Gifts.

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