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$10.5 Million Housing Authority Tax Credit

Architectural rendering for Phase 2, rehabilitation at Armstrong Court.

The Housing Authority of the Town of Greenwich (HATG) has been notified of almost $10.5 million in tax credits from the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority

(CHFA). The proceeds from the sale of credits to investors will contribute $10.5 million in equity toward the $22 million gut rehabilitation of 42 apartments at

Armstrong Court. The 144-unit Armstrong Court redevelopment project will consist of at least 4 phases.

Phase 1: construction of 18 new town homes is near completion.

Phase 2: rehabilitation of three of the six existing buildings totaling 42 units starts construction in late summer.

Phase 3: a single large building of 42 units will start construction in the fall.

Each phase of development is expected to take approximately 12 months, and no existing residents will be relocated outside of the property. Phases 1 through 3 represent an investment of $54 million.

According to Anthony Johnson, CEO and Executive Director, this is the first time that the Housing Authority has qualified for 9% tax credits.

The Housing Authority of the Town of Greenwich was formed in 1946 with a mandate of providing housing to returning veterans at Adams Garden and Armstrong

Make Some Noise

And the Bells Rang Out All Over Town

Court. Since its inception, the organization has expanded to 13 residential complexes.

No major improvements have been made at Armstrong Court since the 144 units were constructed in 1951.

Johnson praised Housing Authority Commissioners including Chairman Sam Romeo for his "tireless advocacy."

Romeo said, "We have worked very hard on this project, and have run up against a lot of obstacles. Our greatest obstacle was misinformation about the project, but we never gave up. From the moment I was appointed by Peter Tesei to the Housing Authority, my goal was to redevelop Armstrong Court and to make it something that the residents, and the entire town, would be proud to have. I believe we are well on the way to accomplishing that goal. Over the next several years, we will continue working hard for the betterment of the Town and to address the housing needs of the community."

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By Jill S. Woolworth, LMFT

Wednesday evening, just before The Greenwich Sentinel went to press, the Greenwich community came together – and not silently.

At 7:00pm neighbors were encouraged to stand on their porches and in front yards and “make some noise.” And that we did. Reports came in from t h roug hout dow ntow n a nd all across town as neighbors could hear neighbors banging pots, blowing whistles, and

blaring horns.

All the noise was in support of our doctors, nurses, f irst responders and all hospital personal on the front lines of fighting COVID-19.

Everything from car horns and air horns, to literal canon fire to…church bells ringing out and coming together to honor, support and thank our hospital personnel. It came from the backcou ntr y a nd Sta nw ich Church to the R iverside

neighborhoods with St. Paul’s pealing away (and lots of canon fire) to Cos Cob and Diamond Hill Methodist Church ringing its bell (pictured above) in solidarity.

Thank you Greenwich for showing all of us the best of who we are and thanking those on the front line. And especially thank you to all those who work at Greenwich Hospital – we stand with you, thank you and salute your remarkable efforts.

In moments of marital stress, humor defuses tension. When your partner acts defensively or displays what you consider to be a “character defect,” it can be helpful to reframe what you see: consider that your spouse has put on a costume in self-defense.

Look for the fearful person underneath your spouse’s costume.

Each of us puts on a costume when we feel threatened, typically an aggressive one or a protective one. What costume do you put on? Do you become a ferocious grizzly bear, a jaguar, a dictator, or King Kong? Or do you put on a suit of armor, a turtle shell, a rock, or an ostrich costume? Costumes are removable, not part of our character.

Knowing this can change stressful moments into opportunities to help each other (and our children) with costume changes.

Louise shouted at her partner, “You’re an iceberg. I can only get to 10 percent of you!” Connor parried, “And you’re a giant sponge.

I can never fill you up!” The visual was so powerful and funny that they both laughed. The iceberg and the sponge became their singleword ways of letting each other know when they felt abandoned or overwhelmed. This comical visual allowed them to give one another what was helpful.

Greenwich resident Jill Woolworth is the author of the book, The Waterwheel available locally at Diane's Books.

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ourCOMMUNITYnotes GREENWICH TOWN HALL Town Hall will remain closed to all employees through May 20. Members of the public are encouraged to sign-up for the Town’s Emergency Alert Notification System at greenwichct.bbcportal.com/Entry HEALTH DEPARTMENT The Department of Health has five phone lines specifically dedicated to the public for questions and answers about COVID-19. They are: 203-622-7865; 203-622-7703; 203-622- 7614; 203-622-7842 and 203-622-7836.

HUMAN SERVICES The Department of Human Services encourages residents to call if they need assistance with basic needs such as food, finances, and living arrangements. The number is 203-622-3800.

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Neighbor to Neighbor is temporarily operating from Arch Street Teen Center and remind everyone that one from the public is permitted access to enter the facility. TAG, the Transportation Association of Greenwich, schedules and drives the grocery deliveries throughout town. (Client families in need of assistance are referred by The Greenwich Department of Human Services). Anyone can donate funds or buy food items for people in need. Simply select the food and click to pay. Visit ntngreenwich.org KIDS IN CRISIS Kids In Crisis continues providing 24-hour support to children and families. Trained Crisis Counselors are available around the clock. The helpline number is 203-661-1911. Kids In Crisis has an updated Wish List on their website (kidsincrisis.org/ways-to-give/wishlist) of items they need.

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If you are in crisis, please call the 24/7 Domestic Abuse Services Hotline at 203-622-0003. Staff is operating remotely and providing all services around the clock.

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203-348-7575

NAMI Southwest CT National Alliance on Mental Illness offers various online support groups. Visit namisouthwestct.org TAG (Transportation Association of Greenwich) TAG is available to help residents who are homebound

during the Coronavirus emergency by delivering food and bringing seniors to critical appointments.

GREENWICH HOSPITAL Greenwich Hospital/Yale New Haven Health: call center for any questions about the virus, can be reached at 833-275-9644.

VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX PROGRAM VITA, the IRS’s companion to the AARP volunteer income tax program, has initiated a virtual (online) option for the free preparation and e-filing of your taxes by the new July 15 deadline. You will need to complete and submit the form. VITA will then schedule a one-hour time slot on the portal to have a phone or video interview to complete and review returns. You may begin the process by using this link: form.jotform.com/200751255209146 GREENWICH LIBRARY During the month of April, Greenwich Library is offering a wealth of helpful, educational and fun virtual events, including storytimes, book clubs, job search coaching, author conversations and more.

Virtual programs can be found on the Library’s online calendar (greenwichlibrary.org), where you can register and then receive a join link and password.

PERROT LIBRARY In honor of National Poetry Month, Perrot Library is sponsoring a haiku poetry contest open to students in grades 3 and up, as well as adults. The Library is seeking original haikus (3-line, 17-syllable poems) describing your experience with COVID-19 – the pandemic, the closures, and their impact on your daily life. Poems will be accepted beginning April 13 through June 1. For additional information on the contest and how to enter, go to perrotlibrary.blogspot. com/2020/04/haiku-poetry-contest.html OLD GREENWICH-RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER OGRCC offers weekly free tutorials and challenges.

For more information, visit myogrcc.org and/or follow them on facebook.com/myogrcc FABRICARE CLEANERS Fabricare Cleaners in Norwalk is showing their appreciation to healthcare providers by offering them free laundry service during this pandemic.

To schedule a laundry pick up, call 203-229-0001 or email service@fabricarecleaners.net and let them know you are part of the healthcare community, and they will send a driver to pick up your clothing.

STAMFORD SYMPHONY Members of the Stamford Symphony have each recorded their part of ‘Amazing Grace’, which has been edited into an inspiring video rendition, showing each musician playing their part from home. This performance is dedicated to the Fairfield County healthcare workers on the front lines. The video is available on the new Stamford Symphony Channel on their website (stamfordsymphony.org), a free virtual hub of classical music and entertainment.

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RISE Brewing Co. Delivers Care Packages to Healthcare & Emergency Response Workers Amid the global pandemic, R ISE Brewing Co. the nitro cold brew cof fee compa ny, i s show i n g t he c omp a ny ’s appreciation for local healthcare a nd e m e r ge nc y r e sp on s e s workers by initiating a buy RISE, give RISE program. For every can sold on their website, RISE will donate one can to healthcare workers on the front lines.

Since launching the program a c ouple we e k s a go, R I SE Brewing Co. has delivered over 37,000 cans of organic nitro cold brew coffee to 100+ hospitals a n d m e d i c a l c e n t e r s (a n d growing) across the country, with a particular focus on the greater NYC area, California and the Pacif ic Northwest – which are among the zones getting hit the hardest.

“A t R I S E , w e h a v e tremendous gratitude for what our nation’s healthcare and emergency response workers have done and are continuing to do to fight this virus, so as a team we are doing what we can to keep them fueled,” said RISE Brewing Co. chief operating officer, Melissa Kalimov. “On March 25th we announced that for each can of coffee we sell on our website, we will donate one to the healthcare teams on the front lines – and our marketing team is working aggressively to get the product into the right hands.”

If you know of a team or organization that could use this support, please reach out to hello@risebrewingco.com.

RISE Brewing Co. flagship, award-winning Original Black

cof fee is organic, non-GMO Project Verified, non-dairy and 0 calories. Think a super light, refreshing stout beer meets iced coffee with a frothy head. An infusion of nitrogen gives RISE its distinctive, creamy cascade.

The company was developed by four tight-knit childhood friends—three from Greenwich, who attended the Brunswick S cho ol—Ja r ret t Mc G over n, Grant Gyesky, Justin Weinstein, and Hudson Gaines-Ross, from Brooklyn.

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Registrars Preparing For June Primary, Fall Elections

By Richard Kaufman With primaries and elections on the horizon across the country, states and towns have had to adapt on the fly to a very f luid situation because of the coronavirus.

Last month, Gov. Ned Lamont pushed Connecticut's presidential preference primary from April 28 to June 2. While that date could still be pushed back even f ur ther, Greenw ich is mak ing preparations so residents can cast their votes safely.

Fred Decaro III, the Republican registrar in Greenwich, said his office is involved in a statewide effort to source and collect hand sanitizer and personal protective equipment for poll workers.

He noted that polling places will be redesigned so tables maintain about 12 feet of space between them. Traditional polling places in town will remain the same as of now, although there has been discussion at the state level of consolidation.

"We are also greatly reducing the

number of poll workers, because we anticipate the volume of folks is going to be pretty low," Decaro said. "We're participating on biweek ly telephone calls with the Secretary of the State of Connecticut, [Denise W. Merrill], who is working with the Governor to figure out the best way to handle additional absentee ballots."

Right now, Decaro noted, to get an absentee ballot you would need to qualify as having one of six possible excuses, such as having an illness, disability or being out of town. But Merrill is looking to remove restrictions to make such ballots readily available.

Decaro believes that Connecticut doesn't have enough time to convert the entire state to vote by mail.

"States that have converted have done it over a multiyear process, and that was with everyone in the office. The idea for us doing it when we're working remotely is kind of tough," he said.

A d d i t i o n a l l y, D e m o c r a t s a n d Republicans in Connecticut have received permission from Lamont and Merrill

Our Virtual Town Government

By Richard Kaufman The coronavirus has affected almost every facet of life, as cities and towns across the country have been put on pause. A functioning government is imperative in times like these, and technology is playing a bigger role than ever before.

I n G r e e nw ich , w it h Tow n H a l l closed, depar tments, boards and commissions have resorted to holding virtual meetings, via the popular video conferencing app, Zoom, to carry out business and agenda items.

On the town website at greenwichct. gov, there's an entire page titled "Virtual Town Hall", which features links to the virtual meeting pages of Town Hall departments, information on how to access Zoom meetings, links to the audio recordings and transcripts of meetings, and calendars of upcoming v ir tual meetings with supporting materials.

Last week, the Board of Selectmen held its f irst virtual meeting, which lasted over two hours. First Selectman Fred Camillo said the town is learning a lot about this new way of conducting business.

"This is showing us ways we can do things in the future. When things get back to normal whenever that is and we have a storm like we had [on Monday] but worse, when meetings normally would be cancelled in the past, now we know they don't have to be cancelled.

We k now that we have a system in place where we can hold these meetings virtually. We're also learning that a lot of us can work from home and be just as productive. Would that save money, would that stream line government going forward? Possibly," Camillo said.

"Government has transformed itself."

One aspect of tow n government which has a lot of moving parts is the Representative Town Meeting. A few week s ago, Ca m illo said, G ov. Ned Lamont suggested that perhaps towns should streamline the budget process, as it's in full-swing this time of year.

The Greenwich RTM is tasked with approving the budget every year.

"In Greenwich's case, that would've cut out the RTM. We didn't want that, and we sat down with our IT Department and lots of other people and they all worked together. They did this pretty quickly and they're doing it really well," noted Camillo. "The RTM has done a practice run, the BET has done them, Board of Selectmen. I'm not saying we're all experts, but we're doing well with it.

It just shows you what you can do with technology, and how you can operate in a different manner."

The RTM conducted a mock meeting last week using an agenda from 1998, w it h ove r o f 2 10 o f 2 3 0 m e m b e r s participating in voting. Future meetings and District meetings will take place on Zoom.

"It's diff icult. it's cumbersome, it affects the exchange of ideas," said RTM Moderator, Tom Byrne. "But I appreciate the fact that it allows us to carry on under these isolation limitations."

Because of the RTM's size, conducting voting is the biggest challenge during a full virtual meeting.

"It takes a long time and people don't have the patience to wait. While absolutely nothing is happening for the majority of people, a handful are acting as a one-armed paper hanger," Byrne said.

Each District has a tabulator, who is tasked with collecting votes from their members. Votes are submitted by text, google document, email or even telephone. The votes are then submitted to the town clerk's office to be counted, and then they're sent to Byrne, who announces the result.

"We're hopeful that people are patient because it's important we take the time and do the work that's been assigned to us. We averaged at our practice meeting more than 10 minutes per vote, and that's a lot of dead time for every vote," Byrne noted.

On the town website at greenwichct. gov under the RTM tab, there is a button that says "RT M Vir tua l Meetings."

There, residents can sign up to speak on agenda items at future meetings. Those interested to speak at the scheduled April 20 meeting have until 12 p.m., on April 20 to sign up.

Byrne said virtual RTM meetings would not be possible without the help of the town's Chief Information Officer, Thomas Klein, who put together a team of volunteers to help with the technology.

"Jen ny L a rk in, Ja ke Ellis, Craig Jones... We're totally dependent on their expertise, and they've been wonderful with the time they've devoted," Byrne said.

The town's annual budget meeting was pushed to June 8. Byrne said he's keeping his fingers crossed that by then, the RTM will be able to meet in person.

"If [we're on Zoom then], we will deal with it. If it takes two nights or whatever it takes, we'll get the job done."

to nominate their State Representative and State Senator candidates by video con ferenci ng. " That's a sig n i f ica nt change," Decaro remarked.

Petition req u irements for those seeking candidacy might be waived since doing so could be unsafe, but Decaro said "everything is just discussion at this point."

For the fall elections, Decaro said he thinks they'll follow the same protocol that's being laid out for the scheduled primary in June.

Decaro is encouraging Greenwich residents to go to greenwichct.gov/vote for pertinent information regarding upcoming elections, important dates and

voter registration.

"What people should do right now is go online and check their voter registration information and make sure they're registered in the party they expect, because that's one of the oddities about these primaries; many people may have voted a certain way for many years, but may not realize they're registered in a different party. It's too late to fix that in some cases, so people need to be checking that now," he said.

Also on the site is a helpful link which details "25 Things You Can Do Online From the Registrars of Voters Webpage" so no visit to Town Hall is needed.

O ve ra l l , t h e s w itch to work i n g

remotely has been easy for Decaro, Democratic Registrar Mary Hegarty, and the office staff.

“We already had remote access set up for half of the office, so it wasn't that big a deal for us to move our operations online. I have a little mailing center in my house. We pick up the mail in the office, we process it from our homes, and then I take everybody's print jobs and print them out and mail them from my house.

Last week we sent out about 150 pieces of correspondence, no problem,” Decaro said.

Information at greenwichct.gov/vote is expected to be updated often as the coronavirus situation continues to change.

On My Watch

Earth Day's 50th Anniversary, and More “If you want to move the nation to make hard decisions on important issues, the grassroots is the source of power.”

The late U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson.

By Anne W. Semmes

With the natural rhythms of earth unfolding in spring beauty, the time comes again to c elebrate Ea r t h Day on April 22. This year marks its 50th anniversary! What an energ izing moment for the environment traced back to 1970 that would give us a voice and awareness of the state of our planet and its needs, shared now by billions around the world.

Thank you, Earth Day fou nder, t he late U. S .

Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, a most gracious and caring gentleman I met in Washington, D.C. in 1996. The first catalyzing moment Nelson told c a m e to h i m i n 19 6 3 , with his passion to preserve a beloved shoreline in Lake Superior in his home state, an archipelago called the Apostle Islands.

How he engineered those Islands into the National Park Service and brought the state of our environment into the nat iona l p ol it ic a l d ia log ue - helped along by R achel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” I will tell in brief. But, mind you, those in our own backyard had a lready moved in that direction.

So, why not, thought Nelson, enlist the personal witness of the President of t he Un ite d St ate s , Joh n F. Ken ne dy w it h a f i rst t i me presidential "conser vation" tour to engage the nation in the need to address and protect the state of our environment?

Included would be a f lyover of those Apostle Islands. He would not let his childhood wander-land go theLarge way ofREV3.qxp_The onavirus The Sentinel hotels and holiday homes. Lift off Air Force One September 1963, that brought Kennedy’s ent husiast ic endorsement, The Mianus but alas his death came two months later.

U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, founder of Earth Day, 1970.

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River Gorge Preserve was the nation’s first registered Natural History Landmark.

That national presidential conservation tour had failed to make the environment a national issue. And, it would take another f ive years for N e l s o n ’s S e n a t e B i l l 6 2 1 “A p o s t l e I s l a n d s Nat i o n a l Lakeshore” to become reality.

But, soon after, in 1969, while on a conservation speaking tour out West Nelson found the idea that would flower into Earth Day 1970. Seeing those anti-Vietnam War protests or teach-ins on college campuses so engaging, he thought why not have a nationwide teach-in on the environment?

Nelson’s outreach began w ith 50 governors and the mayors of major cities, “requesting they issue Earth Day Proclamations; “Ear th Day” articles went out to all college newspapers explaining t he event. “It took of f l i ke gangbusters,” Nelson wrote. “ D o n' t e ve r f o r g e t ,” h e added, “If you want to move the nation to make hard decisions on important issues, the grassroots is the source of power. With it you can do anything-without it, nothing."

In Greenwich, in the m id 1950’s, a fa m i ly much committed to the environment was Anna and her husband Av e r y R o c k e f e l l e r. T h e y

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were especially bird lovers and named a home of theirs “ Bi r d s o n g .” A n n a , a s a member of the Hortulus garden club, became involved with the Garden Club of America’s (GCA) Conservation Committee that distributed the pamphlet Anna helped to produce: “The World Around You – Our Natural Resources E d u c a t i o n a l P a c k e t .” “ I t covered DDT, pesticides, air a n d w ate r p o l lut i o n , s o i l , grasses, watershed, and ‘ bu r ie d t r e a su r e’ for you r birds – what you could plant to encourage birds in your town,” shares Anna’s daughter Ann Elliman.

Anna would make numerous revisions in that pamphlet over the years, says Elliman, who would chair that GCA’s Conservation Committee sending it across the country i nto t he 19 8 0 ’s , w he n “it s t i me was past.” The A n na M. Rockefeller Fund created in 1966 had helped make t hat d ist r i but ion p ossi ble .

Anna would receive notable recognition in her life for her conservation achievements, particularly for her work with that pamphlet, “The World Around You.” In support of her mother’s green initiatives and surely her own Elliman established v ia the now Rockefeller E nv i r o n m e nt a l E du c at i o n Fund a GCA Coastal Wetlands Scholarship Award in 2000, “to promote wetlands conservation through the support of young scientists in their field work a nd r e s e a r ch .” T h at graduate student opportunity is managed, notes Elliman, through The Virginia Institute of Marine Science of the College of William & Mary.

Elliman served for decades on the board of the Mianus River Gorge, a 935-acre nature preser ve – adjacent to our town, primarily in Bedford, NY. That Preserve became in 1955 the very first acquisition of the Nature Conservancy. It has since been designated (in 1964) as the nation’s first registered Natural History Landmark for its “ magnificent cathedral of 350-year-old hemlocks” and its gorge of the Mianus River.

So, touché Gaylord Nelson!

That hemlock forest was named at one time (sign now missing) the “Gloria Anable H e m l o c k G r ove ,” fo r a n amazing lady. It was Stamford resident, Gloria Hollister Anable, having organized a group of concerned citizens who had reached out in 1954 to the Nature Conservancy to help save the Gorge. Gloria, who I met, was an amazing lady explorer, scientist and con s er v at ion i st who s et a wome n's world r e c or d for ocean descent in a bathysphere off Bermuda.

And then there is Phoebe M i l l i ken - wh at wou ld we have done without her help in saving the Byram River Gorge Preserve? But you can read of that in her interview in the “Conservation in Greenwich” collection at Greenwich Library’s Oral History Project.

Talk Mental Health, 11am-12pm; Wednesday: Let’s Talk Parenting, 1-2pm; *Thursdays: Let’sTalk Cocktail Happy Hour, 6pm - get together with practical questions, shared strategies and a toast to our community. bedfordplayhouse.org LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS MANSION MUSEUM The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum’s May events and exhibits have been postponed. LMMM will remain closed until further notice. Visit lockwoodmathewsmansion.com for more information.

BRUCE MUSEUM The Bruce Museum goes digital: ‘Under the Skin’ and ‘House on the Hill: The Changing Face of the Bruce Museum’ Virtual Exhibit Tour. The Bruce is also offering STEAM activities for families with children at home. Visit brucemuseum.org for more information.

DECORATIVE ARTS SOCIETY The Greenwich Decorative Arts Society offers “Decorative Arts From Your Couch,” a free program that provides links to Virtual Museum Tours, promoted by The Decorative Arts Trust.

Visit greenwichdecorativearts.org GREENWICH AUDUBON CENTER The Center’s trails are open with appropriate measures to protect the health of visitors. Visitors are welcome to explore outside, but there won’t be restrooms or accommodations available. For more information, visit greenwich.audubon.org GREENWICH MUSIC Greenwich Music offers lessons online via Facetime, Skype and Zoom. If you have lesson-related questions or would like to sign up for a virtual trial lesson, please text at 203-6371119. For additional information, visit greenwichmusic.com ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE OF GREENWICH The Alliance Française is offering distance-learning via Zoom for the next few weeks. All group lessons are online.

For more information, visit afgreenwich. org GREENWICH ART SOCIETY Greenwich Art Society Studio School is offering classes online. Online registration for all students Spring Term 2020 classes are available at reg130. imperisoft.com/GreenwichArtSociety/ Login/Registration.aspx FRIDAY, APRIL 17 The Greenwich Daffodil Society’s Annual Connecticut Daffodil Show - a virtual Photography Show. Entries must be submitted by April 17 via email at, greenwichdaffodilsociety@gmail.com 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Balance and Focus through Tai Chi via Zoom (zoom.us/j/6114505034).

Consider donating $10/class to charity.

First Congregational Church of Old Greenwich or text message FCCOG TaiChi to 73265.

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Greenwich Library: Virtual Senior Chinese Book Discussion Group. Register. 203-622-7920. greenwichlibrary.evanced.info/signup/ calendar SATURDAY, APRIL 18 7 - 7:45 a.m.

Dawn Chorus Livestream - join Greenwich Audubon’s naturalist Ryan MacLean to hear morning birdsongs live (Wed & Sat during Spring). To view this livestream, go to facebook.com/ GreenwichAudubonCenter Free, but donations are appreciated.

MONDAY, APRIL 20 Virtual Storytime: Join Perrot Memorial Library’s Children’s Librarian, Mrs. Jarombek and her friend Shep for virtual storytime on Facebook. 1- and 2-year-olds: Mondays; 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds: Wednesdays. Free. facebook.com/ watch/?v=675992539813245 CANCELED: The Garden Club of Old Greenwich annual Mother’s Day Plant Sale at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center. Gardenclubofoldgreenwich.org 10 a.m.

NAMI-CAN Online Support Group – for parents and primary caregivers of children and adolescents, under age 21, with behavioral and emotional issues. Free. (3rd Mon of the month).

Via Zoom, Meeting ID: 596 783 943, Password: 024327 10 - 11 a.m.

Greenwich Library: Virtual - COVID-19 & Your Job Search: 5 Game-Changer Search Strategies for Times of Uncertainty. Register. 203-622-7920. mmartin@greenwichlibrary.org. greenwichlibrary.org 4 - 5 p.m.

Greenwich Library: Virtual - YA Book Group (Grades 6-8). Register. 203-6227920. emorrissey@greenwichlibrary. org. greenwichlibrary.org TUESDAY, APRIL 21 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

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Greenwich Library: Virtual - Weekly Job Search Accelerator Group.

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Greenwich Library: SCORE Webinar: 5 Ways to Get Going with Google.

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Greenwich Library: SCORE Webinar: How Volunteering Can Help Small Businesses Grow in Your Community.

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Greenwich Library: Virtual - YA Book Group (Grades 9-12). Register. 203-6227920. emorrissey@greenwichlibrary. org. greenwichlibrary.org 6:30 p.m.

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Greenwich Library: Virtual - Coding with HTML (HyperText Markup Language). All ages, adults, young adults. Register. 203-622-7920. innovationlab@greenwichlibrary.org. greenwichlibrary.org 4 - 5 p.m.

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YWCA Greenwich: Anchor Health Initiative: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Support Group. Open to all ages. (2nd and 4th. Wed of the month). Via Zoom. Meeting ID: 508 855 477, Password: 605979 THURSDAY, APRIL 23 The Alliance Française of Greenwich’s Proust Group: ‘Proust & Confinement’, article by Fereshteh Priou. Via Zoom. afgreenwich.org 9 a.m.

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Public Board of Education meeting - Business. Through Zoom teleconference. Members of the public can submit their comments to be added to the public record by emailing boardofedmembers@greenwich.k12. ct.us. For questions about accessing the meeting, contact michael_antonaccio@ greenwich.k12.ct.us 7 p.m.

Greenwich Library: Virtual - Playwrights with Mark Schenker: “Fences” by August Wilson. Register. 203-6227920. ksoboleva@greenwichlibrary.org. greenwichlibrary.org FRIDAY, APRIL 24 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

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Visit greenwichhistory.org/uploadimage • Starter Kits containing collection bins and compostable bags continue to be offered for sale to prepare the community for the launch of the Town Food Scrap Pilot Program. To arrange delivery and payment of kits, residents should contact wastefreegreenwich@ gmail.com or call Greenwich Green & Clean at 203-531-0006. For further information about the program and kit sales, visit wastefreegreenwich.org THROUGH APRIL 18 ‘National House Pawty’ - support your local shelter or animal welfare organization by donating to them during this time. To see the participating shelters, visit: housepawty. mightycause.com/event/Housepawty THROUGH MAY 2 ‘Spring for Abilis Virtual Gala’ - join in and take part in the Cause Appeal, Giving Garden, Abilis Art Gallery and Silent Auction. abilis.us/springforabilis ONLINE AA MEETINGS Daily

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PUBLISHER Beth@GreenwichSentinel.com Elizabeth Barhydt EDITORS & COPY EDITORS Editor@GreenwichSentinel.com Peter Barhydt, Daniel FitzPatrick, Caroll Melgar, Stapley Russell, Anne W. Semmes, Emma Barhydt

The Gift of Life This weekend Christians everywhere celebrated the holiday of Easter, a time of spiritual renewal and hope, a time of resurgent joy after the depressingly somber deprivations of Lent. It was a beautiful weekend in Greenwich, with the evidence of Nature’s annual reawakening all around us.

Many Greenwichites took the opportunity to get outside and walk – six feet apart – around our neighborhoods, eager to escape the voluntary entombment of current health care protocols.

Spring had “sprung” us all.

Notwithstanding, we are clearly not “out of the woods” just yet. While national and regional statistics give some reason to hope that the coronavirus health threat may be reaching some sort of a containment threshold, we cannot afford to drop our guard. Connecticut (particularly Fairfield County) and the rest of the Metro New York region continue to suffer high rates of infection and, tragically, deaths. As Dr. Anthony Fauci has said repeatedly, now is not to take our foot off the gas pedal in terms of healthcare precautions.

So while Punxsutawney Phil on February 2 appears to have correctly predicted an early end to winter, we are unfortunately not yet in a position to predict when this crisis will have abated to the point where we can all start trying to get our lives back to normal.

sometimes trials can have the beneficial effect of forcing us to focus outside of ourselves It is said that sometimes trials and tribulations can have the beneficial effect of forcing us to focus outside of ourselves and beyond the smaller worries and concerns that normally consume our attention. We humans are social animals; we do not thrive in isolation or captivity, even in our gilded cages with creature comforts and 24/7 electronic entertainment. We crave the company of others.

We want to be with others, and on a deeper plane we want to be FOR others. It’s in our DNA. So, what can we do to help feed our humanity while still complying with the social distancing restrictions?

We can call, and email, and text, and yes, even write a letter to those we love and care about.

Facetime, Zoom, and other video-conferencing apps can be a great way to connect in real time (some have successfully hosted “virtual” cocktail and birthday parties), and it is possible to create and send videos over YouTube and other services directly to friends and family privately and not publicly. It is not necessary to get creative, nor do you need to be a techno-wiz. A simple reach-out to say hello, I’m thinking about you, is worth its weight in gold. And don’t forget those who may be elderly, in care or living alone, who may be in most need of this simple act of kindness.

Another idea: those who can and are willing could consider giving blood. While most of our attention recently has been focused on the coronavirus crisis, life and other health challenges go on. What can be lost in the midst of all the media coverage is the fact that many of our neighbors, friends and family suffering from other medical conditions such as cancer cannot get access to the blood and plasma they need. They too are victims of the current pandemic. They need our help. If you do think you are in a position to give blood, please reach out to the Greenwich Chapter of the American Red Cross at 99 Indian Field Road (203869-8444; https://www.redcross.org/local/newyork/greater-new-york/about-us/locations/metronew-york-north.html). Each individual donation has the potential to save three lives. It is hard to imagine a better way to give “the gift of life.”

Be well. Stay safe. We are in this together, and we will get through this together.

Letter

Editorial Page Thank you from Fred Camillo

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of Greenwich for rising to the occasion during this national public health emergency and international pandemic.

Whether adhering to park and beach closures, respecting physical distances, donating time and money to those most negatively impacted, and or contacting me with ideas to assist the collective effort, our Town's residents have shown why Greenwich is second to none when it comes to civic spirit.

I would like to salute those on the front lines of this battle, namely the first responders, healthcare workers, and those who keep our buildings clean and sanitized. Without this

coop erat ive approach, ou r community would be in a much worse place than it is right now.

Their courage, determination, civic pride and self less spirit will be remembered long after this silent and indiscriminate scourge has vanished from our land.

I s a lute t h e e mp l oye e s of ou r Pa rk s & Recreation Department who have been mon itor i ng ou r pa rk s a nd open spaces to ensure that this virus doesn't spread like wildfire. Likewise, our Health Department has been working nonstop to not only track and monitor patients and cases, but to provide daily updates. Their efforts at this time are critical to our ability to slow down the virus.

Hats off to the private golf clubs that took precaution and closed in the name of safety so that the virus didn’t have a chance at all to spread on the local links. These institutions put lon g-te r m c om mu n it y s a fe t y ove r s h o r t-t e r m pleasure, and for that, we are grateful.

W h i le we c ont i nue ou r vigilance to protocols, please don't forget to patronize our local businesses. Our local tradesmen, service businesses, retailers, and other practices and companies stand ready to deliver their services and products, even if delivered in a different way. Regarding local restaurants, we can order deliver y, take-out, or even purchase gift certif icates so

that these establishments that take care of us in good times, a re not forgot ten by us i n their time of need. The list of restaurants, deli's and diners that are continuing to serve our citizens, can be found at http:// business.greenwichchamber. c o m / n e w s /d e t a i l s / n e w s release-3-18-2020 This is a defining moment for our country, our state, our town. How we respond to this crisis will become a big part of our legacy.

Together, we will come out of this stronger, more efficient, solidly united and better prepared for the future. So, let's stay apart now, so we can be together in that future.

Fred Camillo First Selectman

News This Week KORDICK'S GPD EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED Chief of Police James Heavey has elected to terminate the employment of Captain Mark Kordick effective today. This action was a result of several separate incidents involving Captain Kordick and was deemed to be in the best interests of the Police Department and the Town of Greenwich.

Kordick has been the subject of multiple complaints over the years both from personnel inside the department and from members of the Greenwich Community.

Kordick was involved in litigation brought forward by a police supervisor who alleged she was subjected to a hostile work environment while serving as a police captain. A judge allowed Kordick to be sued separately, distinct from the town and the GPD. In January of 2014, according to the lawsuit, Captain Kordick became enraged at her and began to jump up and down, grunting like an animal while in his chair.

The suit also contended that Kordick behaved in a hostile and unprofessional manner.

He was also required to attend counseling and education sessions after an incident in the summer of 2015.

Kordick was then put on administrative leave at the end of 2015 for a personnel matter that was not made public.

In 2018 two letters of complaint were filed against Kordick by members of the retirement board including its chairman and its head of human resources, for what they described as hostile and unprofessional behavior.

Then, in October of 2019, Kordick was placed on administrative leave again pending an investigation into his role putting misleading campaign-type signs all over town.

According to Chief of Police Jim Heavey, “Objectivity and impartiality are some of the key values in which this Department does, and must, operate."

He s a id he c a m e to t he d i f f ic u lt descision that the, "totality of Captain Kordick’s deportment and actions in several incidents" made him "unable to continue as a Greenwich Police Captain.”

Chief Heavey explained the importance of maintaining fair and consistent discipline.

Although the GPD did comment in recognition that this issue has generated signif icant public interest within the community, they noted that this is an individual personnel issue and, as such, there will be no further comment at this time.

NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR RECEIVES $350,000 DONATION In response to the overwhelming needs brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, Greenwich-based Interactive Brokers Group announced this week that it was committing $5 million to local and national organizations, to help meet the greatest needs of our communities and to support front-line organizations working to treat and contain COVID-19.

As part of this generosity, Interactive Brokers will donate $350,000 to Neighbor to Neighbor. Greenwich is experiencing unprecedented need during the COVID-19 outbreak. “The outpouring of Greenwich solidarity and support from individuals and local groups has been phenomenal,” says Margaret Tjimos Goldberg, Executive Director of Neighbor to Neighbor. “This

donation portrays the Greenwich business community at its finest. We are incredibly grateful to Interactive Brokers Group and they ref lect the best of corporate responsibility and leadership at this time of crisis.”

Neighbor to Neighbor is experiencing a rapidly soaring demand for groceries. Last week, they were able to provide assistance to 470 client households in need and this week it has increased to approximately 620 households. TAG, the Transportation Association of Greenwich, schedules and drives the grocery deliveries throughout town. Client families in need of assistance are referred by The Greenwich Department of Human Services.

This is in addition to 180 fresh produce and snack bar supplements Neighbor provides to CCI, Community Centers Incorporated, and Meals-on-Wheels each week. The Jewish Family Services of Greenwich is planning to partner with Neighbor to Neighbor in the next week and will initially receive up to 50 bags of groceries, which they will deliver through their JFS volunteers.

Neighbor to Neighbor’s temporary location at Arch Street Teen Center is functioning well with plenty of space to organize inventory and pack bags of groceries for delivery. Volunteers and staf f work together while practicing recommended CDC safety guidelines.

They are expecting infrared thermometers this week, for an extra level of caution. No one from the public is permitted access to enter the facility. But as the demand is increasing, Margaret is concerned about the supply chain that is breaking down. “Our traditional way of purchasing and obtaining food is diminishing due to stresses in the supply chain and prices are escalating at a very dramatic rate,” she says. “It is also alarming when we hear about farmers throughout our country who cannot get food to the people who need it right now. It is heartbreaking.”

D r. A l a n B a r r y, G r e e n w i c h Commissioner of Human Services, says “Neighbor to Neighbor is a model of service during the pandemic. The Neighbor to Neighbor clients aren’t waiting in lines and they don’t have to go into stores to get food, so it is safer.” Dr. Barry is worried.

“The longer people aren’t working, the more referrals we are getting. More and more people are in need of food. It is very concerning.”

The donation from Interactive Brokers comes at a crucial time. “We are fortunate to be in a position to operate our business continuously, through remote access for our employees worldwide and our automated systems,” Interactive Brokers CEO and President, Milan Galik, said in the statement. “We hope to assist those in the greatest need during this trying time.”

The current crisis makes it clear how critically important Neighbor’s work is to our Greenwich community and the needs will dramatically increase during this period of great uncertainty and anxiety.

ADA'S KITCHEN RE-OPENS

Due to COV I D-19 concer ns, Ada’s Kitchen + Coffee temporarily closed their doors two weeks ago. The Ada’s team has been working to adjust operations to ensure increased safety for both their staff and their customers.

S t a r t i n g M o n d a y, A p r i l 1 3 , t h e y opened with adjusted hours: 8am - 3pm Monday through Saturday, and 8am 2pm on Sunday. All transactions will be no contact with ordering options either online (adaskitchenandcoffee.com), via Ada’s Kitchen + Coffee app (powered by ChowNow), via UberEats or by providing a credit card over the phone.

“The last few weeks have been the toughest I have ever seen for the restaurant industry in the 20+ years I have been a part of it. For me and other small business owners, it has been crushing. But our local community has been so supportive and uplifting during this difficult time. We miss our customers. We miss the hustle. We will do everything we can to continue to serve great food and coffee, while taking additional measures to keep everyone safe. We want to thank our customers for their continued love and loyalty,” said Mike Pietrafeso.

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COVID-19 UPDATE

As of Wednesday, April 15, there were 499 Greenw ich residents who tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Greenwich Health Department. That is up from the 394 cases reported on Tuesday, April 14.

According to Health Director Caroline Baisley, this increase in Greenwich patients is attributable to a lag in test results being tabulated and input in to the Connecticut Department of Public Health’s computer systems. Many of these newly reported cases involve patients who were tested two to three weeks ago, according to Ms. Baisley. (The Town obtains its daily census information from the state Health Department.)

First Selectman Camillo said. “I cannot continue to emphasize enough, just how important it is to wear facial coverings whenever outside of your home.”

Greenwich Hospital reports that as of Wednesday, April 15, there were 117 COVID-19 positive patients being treated in several different Hospital units. So far, 223 patients have been discharged from the Hospital and continue their recuperation at home. There have been 3,330 people have been tested at the Hospital outpatient test site w ith 1, 292 testi ng positive.

All of these numbers ref lect patients who live in Greenwich as well as from other municipalities in Connecticut and Westchester County.

First Selectman Camillo, in consultation with his emergency management team, has ordered Town Hall to remain closed to all employees, through May 20th. This date is in accordance with other closure dates issued by Gov. Ned Lamont. Originally this order was effective March 23rd through April 22th.

The town also is reminding residents that sanitizing wipes, paper towels, face masks and gloves must NOT be disposed of in toilets. On Tuesday, a Department of Public Works crew had to be deployed to repair a wastewater pump station which broke down because it became clogged, according to Public Works Commissioner Amy Siebert.

This preventable equipment malfunction is regrettable on several fronts, especially since the crew had to work in very close quarters in order to effectuate repairs.

OTHER RESOURCES FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES:

For residents with questions about COVID-19, please call the Greenwich Health Department’s phone lines: 203-622 -7865; 203-622-7703; 203-622-7614; 203-622-7842 and 203-622-7836.

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Column: The Icing On the Cake

By Icy Frantz Sitting in the office of the Head of the Lower School, Mrs. Yeskey, back when our boys were young, still carrying their small canvas bags packed with a r t work , math sheets, and black and white composition books, I remember that feeling of dread. One of our sons had just been repr i ma nded for getting into a fight at school, and my husband and I were taking him home to spend the afternoon to think about his transgression, punching little Bobby du r ing recess. Th is was not the f irst, nor would it be the last, of these types of discussions that we had with school administrators, covering a range of topics from t a r d i ne ss, d isr upt ivene ss, missed homework deadlines,

and broken and bent school rules.

O u r b o y s d i d n ’t g e t i n trouble too much, but they all veered off course at some point in their schooling. It made my husband and I pause to seriously question whether we knew how to be good parents. Had we chosen Sunday morning sports over church too often? Should we have limited screen time more?

Shared more family dinners?

Assigned more chores, more reading time, more community service? Should we have been stricter, less lenient? Gone out less, stayed home more? Could we have done more?

As parents, we spend a lot of t i me c r e at i n g a nd distinguishing, like an artist attempting to perfect a piece of work. We step back to admire and reach out to make slight changes when warranted. We seek out imperfections and correct them. We help prepare our children for the day, the year, the game, the tryout, the audition, the admission. And in our childrearing f renzy, found somewhere between a lost lacrosse stick and a lastm i nute r u n to St ap l e s for supplies needed for a project due yesterday, we worry, a lot, and we love greatly.

N o w. H o w m a n y t i m e s

Now

in the last few weeks have I said the word now? Now, I am exercising from home. Now, I am only going out to buy groceries. Do you want dinner, now? Well, now we have a full house, and at a time when uncertainty is looming and that feeling of dread can be everpresent, our adult children have returned home to shelter

under our roof. I am aware that while others are alone right now or in harm’s way, caring for the sick or stocking and selling essentials, I am at home and safe, surrounded by family.

A nd these ver y opposing realities make me feel selfish a nd st ra nge , a nd yet I a m thankful for this unexpected extended gift of time with all of our children, now.

In so many ways, my role as parent has shifted, and that is so clear from my seat at the dinner table. The questions that were once asked to help ou r ch i ld r en t h i n k de ep er

Participation. The writer of the top poem in each age/grade category will receive a $25 gift card to Diane's Books.

Rules: Your poem must describe how you feel about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Poems will be accepted beginning Monday, April 13, through Monday, June 1. Winners will be announced on Monday, June 15.

Poems must follow the haiku style.

Poem content should be either G or PG. Only one poem per email, but you can enter up to three poems.

You do not have to be from Greenwich to submit a poem.

Help the Greenwich Historical Society document this extraordinary time in history as they collect materials, photos and stories that speak to our shared experience during the coronavirus pandemic. Photographs, journal entries, letters, emails, Instagram posts, news clippings, poetry or ref lections on the sense of isolation, uncertainty, hope, gratitude, unanticipated joy, or fear paint a picture of the human experience in this unprecedented time.

The Historical Society’s archival collection will tell a story of life in Greenwich in 2020 – tell them yours. They would like to hear from a variety of perspectives – young and old, from all parts of town, and in all different circumstances.

Follow all applicable health guidelines and practice social distancing. For now, all items should be in digital format. If there are physical items that you think are relevant, set them aside for now and staff can arrange a time to bring them in for review by Christopher Shields (cshields@greenwichhistory.org), Curator of Library and Archives, when the present crisis is behind us. Note that, upon review, and your signed approval, these submissions would become part of the public collection of the Greenwich Historical Society and would be freely available to all researchers going forward.

Upload your submissions here: greenwichhistory.org/upload-image.

LIBRARY GOES VIRTUAL IN APRIL

PERROT LIBRARY HAIKU CONTEST

In honor of National Poetry Month, Perrot Library is sponsoring a haiku poetry contest.

The Library is seeking original haikus (3-line, 17-syllable poems) describing your experience with COVID-19 – the pandemic, the closures, and their impact on your daily life.

A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. Often focusing on images from nature, haiku emphasizes simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression. [Academy of American Poets – Poets.org] The contest is open to students in grades 3 and up, as well as adults. Poems submitted by those in high school or older will be judged by members of the Greenwich Pen Women.

The poems will be judged on originality and emotional resonance.

All participants will receive a Certificate of

still late, even just getting from his bedroom to the living room, but he is passionate about his studies and is getting it done, on his time, not mine. The manners that we once insisted upon are existent. And they read! Did you hear that? They read. These small boys about whom we worried, a lot, have grown up, and they are kind

These moments in quarantine are the extra innings, unanticipated time that keeps us in our stadium seat just a little longer.

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Residents, who need assistance with basic needs, including food, can call the Department of Human Services at.203-622-3800.

If you haven’t taken the 2020 Census yet, please go to my2020census.gov to take it today.

Ask friends and family to do the same.

If you are concerned about an activity or a group not following guidelines issued through COVID-19 related Executive Orders and emergency declarations, please call the Greenwich Police Department’s non-emergency phone number at 203-622-8004.

Ma ny p e ople w it h COV I D -19 a re asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic, meaning they can transmit the virus without knowing they have it. Easy to follow instructions to make cloth facial masks can be found here: https://www.cdc. gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/ diy-cloth-face-coverings.html

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about their day (what was the best and worst part) and to answer not with one word yes, no or fine - but in a full sentence are now answered without a prompt. The boys are filling the space around us with interesting stories and experiences, and I find myself absorbed in their world of work issues, marketing tactics,

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Greenwich Library is offering a wealth of helpful, educational and fun virtual events during the month of April, including storytimes, book clubs, job search coaching, author conversations and more. Virtual programs can be found on the Library’s online calendar (greenwichlibrary.org), where you can register and then receive a join link and password.

Fun and engaging children’s storytime recordings by Children’s Librarians are posted periodically on the website and on social media and can be viewed anytime on the Library website. And while in-person AuthorsLive talks are on hiatus for the time being, librarian Stephen Schmidt has held interesting interviews with noted authors Emily St. John Mandel (The Glass Hotel) and Douglas Stuart (Shuggie Bain).

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GHS “WE THE PEOPLE” WINS NATIONAL ACCOLADES Greenwich High School’s We The People section of Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Advanced Placement Comparative Politics has amassed a number of national accolades.

The program’s students are rostered to compete in the We The People Simulated Congressional

and investments, and in their conversations with each other.

I am no longer teaching. I am learning, now.

Beyond the dinner table, my role has become one of an observer. I am getting a glimpse of the people those little children have become.

The laid-back child who moved at a laid-back pace is now at his makeshift work desk at 8 a.m. most days. The child who was more inward-focused is now offering to help carry groceries a nd ma ke d i n ner, w it hout being asked. The child who was chronically late is, well,

and sensitive and funny, now.

W it h i n t h e c o n f i n e s o f our home is a wall lined with pictures of those little boys smiling back at us, m i s ch ievou sly, d r e s s e d i n Halloween costumes in one, m atch i n g b at h i n g su it s i n another. The other wall has thei r school pictu res f rom the earliest days, their faces chang ing f rom chubby to chiseled w ith each passing year. And right by the pictures of the boys, our daughter is peering out, too, in a picture from kindergarten with her bangs she cut all by herself,

Hearing Competition, conducted each year by the Center for Civic Education, and have exhibited impressive work and subject matter expertise as demonstrated by their national awards.

21 Team Members to Compete in We the People National Finals Challenge Greenwich High School Teacher and We the People Coach, Mr. Aaron Hull shared, “The whole class qualified for the National We The People Finals Challenge. We have 21 juniors participating and we’ve been practicing with coaches and alumni mentors via Zoom conference.” The competition which is normally held in Washington, D.C., has been revamped to a digital competition to align with safe social distancing practices. Greenwich High School was awarded a Wild Card spot for the competition as a second-place team in the State of Connecticut. The competition will take place virtually on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26.

Four Students to Compete in Harlan Virtual Supreme Court The Harlan Institute and The Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource) announced their Seventh A nnual Virtual Supreme Court Competition. This competition of fers teams of two high school students the opportunity to research cutting-edge constitutional law, write persuasive appellate briefs, argue against other students through video chats, and try to persuade a panel of esteemed attorneys during oral argument that their side is correct. This year the competition focuses on Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue.

Mr. Hull shared, "Our Respondent team of We The People team Juniors David Katz and Seldon Salaj, and our Petitioner team of We The People Juniors Dylan Maloney and Dylan Mini, have continued the Greenwich High School tradition of excellence in this year's competition. Both pairs made the live rounds, and have advanced to the Elite Eight of the tournament, which will be contested this Wednesday for a spot in the National Championship. The teams have been working hard, remotely of course, from their homes to prepare for each round. I am incredibly proud of their dedication and efforts, especially during Distance Learning, as they've navigated Visit us at http://www.greenwichschools.org Follow us @GPSDistrict the additional challenge of being in multiple locations, while maintaining their focus on working as teams. Historically, this falls in line with past We The People team efforts, as two previous pairs have won the National Championship and taken Second Place; the latter contest argued in front of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, just before his elevation to the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States."

TWO STUDENTS ADVANCING TO STATES FOR NATIONAL HISTORY DAY

The Connecticut History Day Committee recently announced the 2020 Fairfield Regional Contest Results. Among the winners were ten Greenwich High School students, representing seven different project winners, and among the winners from Greenwich High School were two We the People students, who will be advancing to States for the National History Day competition.

Mr. Hull shared, “I’m so proud of Dani and Sophie, Junior members of the We The People team, and Bryn Kummell, Honors American History student, for seeing the process through despite the challenges of Distance Learning.

Dani constructed her exhibit at home, despite the challenges that presented; Bryn and Sophie created and edited their Group Performances digitally, while remaining separated.”

Below are the details of the winning projects:

a nd f i r s t g ra de , f l au nt i n g temporary tattoos up and down her arms.

These moments in quarantine are the extra innings, unanticipated time that keeps us in our stadium seat just a little longer. Our boys will ultimately return to live under their own roofs, and our daughter, with us for now, will one day make a new home for herself as well. This time of crisis and turmoil will eventually be over too.

It took a pandemic for me to see that although we stumbled as parents, not always getting i t “ r i g h t ”, o u r f a m i l y h a s arrived at a good place. The canvas that we spent so much time creating and curtailing isn’t perfect, but it's pretty good. Looking back, instead of worrying so much about screen time we could have, despite the feeling of dread in Mrs.Yeskey’s off ice, relaxed and savored the mayhem of little boys more. And taken to heart, in good faith, the words that Mrs.Yeskey offered to us, relevant in 2005 and even more so, today.

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Category: Senior Individual Exhibit Third Place: HeLa Cells: Breaking Barriers in History School: Greenwich High School Student: Danielle Spitz ( Junior, We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution Team) Category: Senior Group Performance First Place: Women’s Rights in Nigeria School: Greenwich High School Students: Bryn Kummell (Sophomore, Honors American History) and Sophie Chaves ( Junior, We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution Team) Greenwich High School Teacher and We The People Coach Wins National Civics Educator Award The Center for Civic Education, the Center on Representative Government at Indiana Un ive r sit y, a nd t he Nat ion a l E duc at ion Association named Greenwich High School Teacher Mr. Aaron Hull one of three winners of this year’s American Civic Education Teacher Awards (ACETA).

According to the ACETA program, “Through American Civic Education Teacher Awards, selected teachers of civics and government are recognized both for their excellent work and as representatives of their profession. The ACETA program also informs the public of the challenges of teaching and the different conditions under which teachers serve the public good. ACETA aims to pay tribute to elementary and secondary school teachers representing: the teaching of civic education for democracy, the diverse populations of today’s schools, and each geographic region of the United States.”

Greenwich High School Headmaster Mr. Ralph Mayo shared, “I recommended Mr. Hull for this prestigious award for the contributions that he has made to our students and our school.

He is a passionate and dedicated educator, shown through his work in his classroom and as a coach for our We the People program. It’s great to see him recognized on a national level.”

Visit us at http://www.greenwichschools.org Follow us @GPSDistrict In response to his recognition, Mr. Hull said, “It’s an honor to win this award. The credit goes to my phenomenal students over the years.

Whether it’s their efforts in We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution, Harlan/ConSource Virtual Supreme Court, National History Day, UConn Globalization Conferences, or other endeavors, I’m always amazed at the effort the students put in, and the pride they take towards their work. They are truly spectacular – it is a pleasure to watch them learn and excel.”

Ten GHS Students Win Awards for CT History Day The Connecticut History Day Committee recently announced the 2020 Fairfield Regional Contest Results. Among the winners were ten Greenwich High School students, representing seven different project winners.

According to Connecticut History Day, “Connecticut History Day is a program for students i n g rades 6 -1 2 t hat encou rages exploration of local, state, national, and world history. After selecting a historical topic that relates to an annual theme, students conduct extensive research using libraries, archives, museums, and oral history interviews. Students analyze and interpret their f indings, draw conclusions about their topic's significance in history, and create f inal projects that demonstrate their work. These projects can be entered into a series of competitions, from the local to the national level, where professional historians and educators evaluate them. Connecticut History Day is one of 58 affiliate programs of the highly regarded National History Day program.”

Greenwich High School Social Studies and Innovation Lab Teacher Ms. Kathleen Mendez shared, “We are so proud of these students. These are challenging times right now, but these students submitted work despite distance learning constraints, and to see their hard work recognized and honored is much welcomed good news.”

Fellow Social Studies and Innovation Lab

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Pursuing Excellence in Education

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It's Not the Building. It's the People.

By Patrice Kopas Not all of us saw this coming, but no matter what you thought might happen, here we are. Weeks into distance learning, we are apart, but working together.

Our approach continues to evolve as our plans develop, while we try to consider every “What If” scenario.

Schools across the country are working to give students meaningful educational programs that will allow them to move to the next grade level with the knowledge and confidence they need to succeed.

It’s no different at Greenwich Catholic, where our teachers are using a combination of online tools

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and traditional “in book” work to keep our students engaged and learning throughout the school closure.

We hold virtual classes, staff meetings, professional development, and other check-ins on video conference calls so we can see and hear each other.

If we have such a great virtual connection, then why do we still feel a sense of emptiness?

My answer? Our People. We are missing the community that breathes life into our school every day; students laughing in the halls. teachers walking through the rows to correct work in real-time, morning announcements filled with athletic news, prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance and birthday wishes. These sounds are what make a school building come alive.

This energy is what makes a building a school - and what makes us a home away from home.

Fo r o u r G C S c o m m u n i t y a n d C a t h o l i c s everywhere, Holy Week and Easter Sunday were incomprehensibly different this year. As we continue our journey through the Easter season to Pentecost, things are still unsettled. People of all religions are facing the same challenge of expressing their faith. But different is only that… different.

Our gatherings were cancelled, but our faith was not. In a recent interview, Timothy Cardinal Dolan said

that “Religion is internal” implying that faith resides in I look forward to the day when “I miss our our soul. So for the time being, where we express that students” will change to “I’m so happy to see you!.” faith outwardly isn’t as significant. It’s not the building. In the meantime, I approach each day with a sense of

We are all in this together, yes. We are apart, but we are still a community.

It’s the people.

We are all in this together, yes. We are apart, but we are still a community.

I have witnessed so many inspirational moments within our GCS family over the past few weeks. Our “Charger” mascot drove to the homes of our PreK students just to say hello and dance with them. Our teachers are taking students on virtual field trips and teaching Zumba classes online for fun. Our families are drawing chalk rainbows in their driveways and sending thank you notes to medical professionals and other first responders who are leading the daily fight for all of us. We are a community. Apart, but together.

calm. Understanding that when things are out of my control, there is nothing to do but wait, and pray for a resolution.

With any luck, there will be some encouraging news soon regarding when we will return to school, so we can look forward to the day when our halls will be filled with the energy of our students, teachers and staff once again.

Because what I miss most of all, is you.

Patrice Kopas is the Principal of Greenwich Catholic School, a co-ed elementary school (PreK Grade 8) on a 38-acre campus at 471 North Street in Greenwich, CT.

History Offers Insight Even in New Realms

By Linda Vasu In times of uncertainty, we lean on history for insight. I’m sure we know more than ever before about The Black Death and the 1918 flu. At Sacred Heart Greenwich, we look to our foundresses for guidance since they, too, lived in difficult times. Ste. Rose Phillipine Duchesne set sail from Bordeaux on March 21, 1818, to begin a voyage through uncharted territory to St. Charles, Missouri. Her heart filled with possibility and purpose, she traveled emboldened by faith, courage, the confidence to persevere -- and compassion for all humanity.

As educators around the world scramble to put together accessible and equitable virtual learning environments, our vision moves beyond technology platforms, standardized test scores, and GPAs. At Sacred Heart, we are unified to deliver missioncentered, humanized virtual learning that nurtures exceptional young women to be “the light of the world.”

Prior to this explosive pandemic and the sudden shift to remote learning, One Schoolhouse, Global Online Academy, Stanford University’s Online High School, and Sacred Heart’s own SophieConnect sought to reimagine and rebuild classroom community

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teacher Mr. Michael Belanger

added, “Once again, students in Innovation Lab have risen to the occasion and created original, intellectual, and inspiring work in their pursuit of making history rea l a nd releva nt. Com bi ng archives for primary sources, interviewing experts in the field,

in a digital space. Founded in 2014 at Sacred Heart Greenwich, SophieConnect provides unique access to the global Sacred Heart Network of 150+ schools in the U.S. and 41 countries. This platform recruits faculty from the U.S. and Canada to develop courses that extend and deepen our students’ academic skills and knowledge, expand professional development opportunities, and enable anytime/anywhere access to asynchronous and synchronous learning in subjects of interest.

Our in-house virtual school is grounded in a distance-learning philosophy based on community and connectivity. These key aspects are vital to the student experience as we shelter in place. Our goals? To integrate student voices in the day-to-day experience, to foster social-emotional connections, to offer creative, novel forms of assignments and assessments, and provide new opportunities for independent and collaborative learning. Looking ahead, we plan on leveraging SophieConnect to offer online summer programming to bridge coursework gaps and replace lost summer internship opportunities.

In this new reality, every educator and every school must find ways to sustain student motivation to log in daily, week after week, while sustaining a high level of academic rigor. Certainly, this is a work in progress, requiring flexibility, agility, and a willingness to innovate. The virtual environment will test our time management, our attention -- and streaming capacity and Wi-Fi bandwidth.

What does humanizing virtual learning look like?

We can use this inflection point to experiment with new teaching methods, tools, and instructional design.

Here at Sacred Heart, seniors are “visiting” their accepted colleges through video conferences and Q & A’s with alumnae. We’ve organized community events via Zoom for chapel services, advisory meetings, an online four day version of our annual Sacred Heart Film Festival, art exhibits, and music concerts.

and for mu lating compelling historical arguments with urgent messages for the present, these students have truly exemplified the Innovation Lab motto, ‘Deep lear ning in and for the real world.’ We could not be prouder of their accomplishments.”

M r s . J e s s i c a K e l l e r, a n Advanced Placement United States History teacher at GHS, shared that, "Working with such intellectually curious, driven and

motivated young people is an absolute pleasure! It is incredible to see a project vision come to fruition with students as the creative designers and drivers of their research. From organizing many inter v iews conducted both dig itally, at Greenw ich High School, and in person at Yale College, spending dozens of hours doing archival research and filming, these students did an incredible job bringing the

Coaches will share workouts with their teams and virtual practices. And each division has created wellness programming around the Healthy Mind Platter that includes activities, games, and rest.

In December, my senior students studied the

They also discovered that “what made it bearable were the friendships, of course, the camaraderie and the music and Shakespeare, the moments of transcendent beauty and joy….” (47).

There is an age-old maxim that in times of

As educators around the world scramble to put together accessible and equitable virtual learning environments, our vision moves beyond technology platforms, standardized test scores, and GPAs. At Sacred Heart, we are unified to deliver mission-centered, humanized virtual learning that nurtures exceptional young women to be “the light of the world.” dystopian novel Station Eleven, a narrative about the arrival of the Georgian flu pandemic, considered by critics to be writer Emily St. John Mandel’s love letter to the world, suggesting the need for a moral awakening -- a reset to “focus on everything that was good” (Mandel 327). It’s a page-turner with a King Lear thread, and the girls learned that Shakespeare possibly wrote Lear when quarantined by a plague event that closed the Globe in 1606. They learned about epidemiology, zoonotic transmission, the benefits of the humanities, the need for empathy in times of disorder.

stories of women at Yale to life from 1969 through the present."

M r. A a ron Hu l l, We The People: The Citizen and The Constitution Coach shared, “I’m so proud of Dani and Sophie, Junior members of the We The People team, and Bryn Kummell, Honors A merican Histor y student, for seeing the process through despite the challenges of D ist a nce L e a r n i ng. Da n i constructed her exhibit at home,

darkness keen spirits seek the light. In this moment of great disruption, of quarantine and the loss of so many freedoms, the freedom to shape our response endures. Let us adopt a mindset of resilience and hope, gratitude and kindness. Let us find meaning in the rhythm of daily work, the love and compassion we give to self and others, and the courage to persevere.

Linda Vasu is the Assistant Head for Curriculum at Sacred Heart Greenwich and a member of the Upper School English and world literature faculty

despite the Visit us at: w w w. greenwichschools.org Follow Us at: @GPSDistrict challenges that presented; Bryn and Sophie created and edited their Group Performances digitally, while remaining separated. One judge commented, ‘Your performance was riveting—it was very well done as a f ilm piece . . . The voiceover monolog ues were

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b e aut i f u l l y r e a l i z e d— g r e at interpretation, vocal dynamics, a nd a r ticu lation a nd it was fascinating to watch the wellcostumed characters writing as we heard their voices.’ I’m incredibly proud of them.”

G r e e nw i c h H i g h S c h o o l W i n n e r s: C ate g o r y : S e n i o r Individual Website First Place: Alan Gunzbug and The Curb Cut Effect: How small changes transform a community School: Greenwich High School Student: Madison Tessar (Sophomore, InLab) Category: Senior Group Exhibit First Place: Ignorance ≠ Advancement: How Scientific Breakthrough During the AIDS Crisis Cured America’s Prejudice School: Greenwich High School S t u d e n t s : R i c h a Va i d a n d Carolina Ferrer (Sophomores, I n L a b) C a t e g o r y : S e n i o r Individual Exhibit Second Place: Barbies: Breaking Barriers in Diversity and Body Image School: Greenwich High School Student: Demetria DeMakes (Sophomore, InLab) Third Place: HeLa Cells: Breaking Barriers in History School: Greenwich High School Student: Danielle Spitz (Junior, We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution Team) Category: S e n i or G r oup Pe r for m a n c e First Place: Women’s R ights in Nigeria School: Greenwich Hig h School Students: Br y n Kummell (Sophomore, Honors American History) and Sophie Chaves (Junior, We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution Te a m ) C a t e g o r y : S e n i o r Individual Performance Second Place: Marie Curie’s Legacy of Br oke n B a r r ie r s S cho ol : Greenwich High School Student: Veronica Paez-Deggeller (Junior, InLab) Category: Senior Group Documentar y Second Place: Breaking Barriers: The Women o f Ya l e S c h o o l : G r e e nw i c h High School Students: Sophie Jaeger and Veda Swaminathan (Sophomores, AP U.S. History)

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By Julie Faryniarz It has been a month since teachers and students interacted face-to-face in the classrooms to discuss and discover new concepts, research and report on interesting facts, practice reading skills by holding a book together, collaborate and work out problems in small groups, solve math problems and equations, and act as a learning community as we have always known it to be. At an instant, schoolbased education has changed to distance learning – teachers are teaching from their homes and students are learning from theirs.

With this huge transformation in

Pivoting to Meet Needs the educational experience, the Greenwich Alliance for Education is pivoting to meet the short- and long-term needs of the Greenwich Public Schools, both for teachers and students.

We a r e f u n d i n g s c h o o l supplies for both teachers and students, contributing to the GEA COVID-19 Response Fund, and we are funding a request from Dr. Jones and Principal Bartholomew at New L eba non School to purchase books for every student at the school, as the absence of books was being noted by the teachers. With books in the hands of the students, teachers can now share reading strategies and concepts through 5 to 10 minute recorded mini lessons and the students can apply these skills and then share them with the teachers in videos, pictures or other written work. David Rabin, CEO of the Greenwich United Way, channeled the request from New Lebanon School to the Alliance because of our reputation as the education support provider in Greenwich.

This allows the GUW to allocate

their funds to other human service needs and to connect and assist those providers of services.

The Alliance can handle more of these educational requests right away and we are in contact with school administrators and other non-profit organizations to determine needs as they arise.

We c o n t i n u e t o f o c u s ,

the families to whom the district is providing school lunches and internet hot spots, and who are receiving food and other services from Neighbor to Neighbor, CCI, Family Centers, the Department of Human Services and other local agencies. For the AVID students and the AVID alums, we are expanding our mentoring

and Multi-Media Studio Artist, is creatively rework ing the Developing Artist Alliance grant to engage students and to support other living artists by scheduling virtual studio visits and recording interviews for them to share their work during this unprecedented time. Students will then have a follow up art project related to the

assembling a virtual recital video at end of the school year.

The Greenwich Alliance for Education plays a distinct and important role in our community as the local education foundation supp or t i ng t he Gr e enw ich P u b l i c S c h o o l s . W h i l e we never envisioned a time when school would take place entirely from home, we are here for our educators and students to immediately react and respond to their needs. We thank all of those who are working in healthcare a nd i n t he ma ny e ssent ia l businesses for the benefit of our community, and we are looking forward to all reconnecting in the artist’s work. classrooms again soon. Stay safe Our Tuning In To Music and well! program, which provides free Julie Faryniarz is the Executive music lessons for students D i r e c t o r o f t h e G r e e n w i c h eligible for free or reduced Alliance for Education. She and price lunch, has also reinvented her husband, Danny, are the itself. The teachers from the proud parents of three children Connecticut School of Music are who attended the Greenwich Public Schools. Recently, she was hosting one-to-one Skype calls recognized as a YWCA Woman with their students to continue Who Inspires - a recognition of her what was started in October many years of volunteer service in in building their musical skills the Greenwich community. and conf idence. We plan on

The Greenwich Alliance for Education is pivoting to meet the short- and long-term needs of the Greenwich Public Schools, both for teachers and students. i n pa r ticu la r, on t he AV I D community – teachers, students, and alums. The A lliance funded AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) implementation in Greenwich.

AVID is a college readiness system taug ht to over 300 students at Greenwich High S c h o o l a n d We s t e r n a n d Central Middle Schools, and has graduated over 200 students.

AVID students represent many of

program, setting up a job board for money earning projects, continuing to fund our very critical college scholarships, and possibly assisting with paying for internet accounts should this issue arise. All of these efforts are being coordinated with the talented and dedicated AVID leadership and teacher teams.

To continue our support of the arts, Ben Quesnel, Eastern Middle School A rt Teacher

High School's Respond to Closing

By Julia Lucey

like to hold each of them.” Some May. Asha Marsh, the school’s For h ig h scho olers, t he events are being rescheduled; Director of Communications and school year’s spring quarter is usually defined by its highly anticipated events-- theater productions, sports games, prom, and, of course, graduation. The weather is finally warm. Summer vacation is in sight. Throughout the months of April, May, and June, students celebrate the close of another year of hard work at last. However, with the Covid-19 outbreak, the spring semester looks very different this year, after Governor Lamont announced that schools will not reopen until May 20 at the earliest. According to NBC Connecticut, Connecticut’s Commissioner of Education Miguel Cardona has said that for instance, GHS Junior Prom Marketing, says they will also teachers and families should be has been moved from April consider an option of postponing ready for an even longer closing 25 to June 13. Similarly, the this date so that their class of period, with the possibility that senior prom is now set to take 2020 can experience their high schools across the state won’t place on June 6. Mr. Mayo also school graduation, even if it isn’t explained that Greenwich High’s exactly when they had expected. reopen until the fall.

High schools are also turning With so much ambiguity Leadership Team is working with the district’s superintendent, Dr. to online resources to f ind surrounding this topic, planning Toni Jones, to make preparations ways to continue to hold their for upcoming school-related for the possibility of school being beloved spring functions.

Sacred event s ha s b e come a ver y closed for the remainder of the Heart Greenwich usually holds tentative process. High schools semester.

Beyond that, GHS is their annual Film Festival in around town are doing their best taking it day by day, and faculty April, where the upper school’s to communicate with students, making sure rescheduled dates are doing what they can to give filmmakers have a chance to and alterations are understood by students the most enjoyable end- share their hard work with the of-year celebrations possible. school. This year, students and the student body.

G r e e nw i c h Ac a d e my i s faculty have adapted this program At Greenwich High taking a similar approach to to work with school closings, School, no events have been Greenwich High, waiting for more turning it into a multi-evening, officially canceled at this point. certainty before making any final online event, says Sacred Heart’s Headmaster Ralph Mayo says, decisions.

For instance, they are Director of Communications “We have a great many events hoping to avoid a cancellation of Haley Sonneland. Sacred Heart, a that occur at the end of the year their seniors’ graduation, which Catholic school, also moved their and if school reopens we would typically takes place in late yearly Holy Thursday prayer

service online; the Campus Ministry team created a week of

With so much ambiguity surrounding this topic, planning for upcoming school-related events has become a very tentative process. High schools around town are doing their best to communicate with students, making sure rescheduled dates and alterations are understood by the student body. online events for the Holy Week leading up to Good Friday.

It’s hard to say exactly what lies ahead. Students are working hard to adjust to distance learning where suddenly their bedrooms have become their classrooms and they don’t get to see the faces of their classmates and teachers everyday. Sonneland expressed that Sacred Heart is “working hard to make signature events from [student’s] spring come to life in whatever capacity we can,” just as all the other schools a rou nd tow n a re si m i la rly de d ic ate d to doi ng . S o c ia l distancing has, unfortunately, made these signature high school events even more desirable, and hopefully with time these events will get to happen in some way, shape, or form.

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Donald Blair

D o n a l d R . B l a i r, a l o n g t i m e resident of Greenwich, CT, passed away peacefully on April 12 at his home at Edgehill Senior Living. He was 91. Don, as he was known to his friends, was born in Erie, PA. He was the son of Robert and Pearl Blair. He attended East High School in Erie and then went into the Navy. After the Navy he attended Penn State and graduated in 1952.

He joined Putnam Trust Company in 1956, rising through the ranks to senior vice president (1970), president (1973), president and chief executive (1984) and chairman of the board and chief executive officer (1985). During his 37-year career at Putnam Trust, the bank grew to become the largest independent bank in CT before being acquired as a subsidiary of the Bank of New York in 1995.

He believed strongly in giving back to the community he so loved.

He served as chairman of the United Way Campaign in 1982 as well as a director for many years. He was the Chairman of the Executive Board of the Greenwich Council Boy Scouts of America, Chairman of the board of Greenw ich Green and Clean and president of the CT Bankers association. He served on the board of directors of Columbian Mutual Life Insurance company for 14 years. He also was a trustee of the Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich YMCA, and the Chamber of Commerce. He attended Round Hill Community Church.

He is a life member of the Penn State Alumni Association, a member of Penn State’s Presidents Club and an Alumni Fellow Award recipient.

In 1998 he established the Donald R. Blair Scholarship Endowment at Penn

State Behrend to benefit outstanding students w ith f inancial need. He has received countless letters of appreciation for his kindness and generosity from the students.

In his earlier years he enjoyed biking around Tod’s Point, having a hot-dog f rom Garden Catering, attending Greenwich Symphony and going to the theatre in NYC. He loved spending time in New London, NH where he had a home for many years.

What brought him the most pleasure was spending time with his family having a quiet meal at Greenwich Country Club.

He is survived by his two children Linda (Ben) Saleeby of Cos Cob, CT and Scot Blair of Whitefish, MT. He has 5 grandchildren that he loved dearly, Sam, Tyler and Lucy Saleeby and Jack and Veda Blair. He is also survived by his ex-wife and best friend Renie “Lolly” Blair and his older sister Alice Palmer and niece Laurie.

A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. In his honor, please consider a donation to the United Way of Greenwich and their Greenwich COVID-19 Community Relief Fund.

Our dad believed in giving back so please consider helping out local business during this difficult time.

The family would also like to thank the nurses and caregivers at Edgehill for their kindness and dedication.

Beth Rollins

B et h Bier ste dt Rol l i n s , 8 8 , a resident of Old Greenwich, Cos Cob, and Stamford since 1969, who was active in local church, music, and com munit y af fairs, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2020 at Edgehill Assisted Living Center. The cause of death was cancer, which she faced for 10 months with the quiet dignity that she brought to every other aspect of her wonderful life. Her family and dear friends will miss her greatly, knowing in their hearts that Beth was put here to connect, to help others, and to sing.

Beth was born in Columbus Ohio and grew up in Oak Lawn, Ill., the

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fourth child of the late Rev. Dr. Paul E. and Mrs. Clara Betz Bierstedt.

She was a st ra ig ht-A st udent through high school, and graduated mag na cum laude f rom Capital University in Columbus, where she was active in sports and cheerleading - but primarily, she loved singing with choirs and in musical productions.

After graduation from Capital, she was one of 15 women nationally to receive a scholarship for m the Danfor th Fo u n d a t i o n f o r d e m o n s t r a t i n g leadership, character, and academic excellence. She went on to receive a master's degree from USC. After graduation, Beth was married in 1954, and worked for a time as an industrial psycholog ist w ith a management consulting f irm, and as Assistant Dean of Women at the University of Pittsburgh.

Beth and her husband started their family in Pittsburgh in 1956, and moved to Old Greenwich in 1969. Beth started working in town as a school library assistant for the Greenwich Public Schools, and soon thereafter became the Media Specialist and Learning Facilitator for North Street School, where she served for 25 years.

During this time, she went to night school at SCSU to get her master's in Library Science while raising four children. Her children all remember that (again, as before) she got straight A's - seemingly, effortlessly. After her retirement from teaching in 1996, Beth worked part-time at the Greenwich Library as a Reference Librarian. At the age of 87 Beth was still working three jobs; at the Greenwich Library, at the First Congregational Church Rummage room, and at the First Church offices. Beth loved to stay busy and engaged for her entire adult life.

Beth was an active member of First Congregational Church, where she served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, a Deacon, a member of t he Cha ncel Choi r, a Stephen Minister, on the Board of Directors of the preschool, and in numerous other capacities. She also had a long association with the Greenwich High School Student Loan Fund, where she had been on the Board of Directors since 1983 and was President in 1998.

B et h love d mu sic , a nd w a s a member of the Greenwich Choral Society since 1983. There, she served in various positions on their Board of Directors for over 10 years, most recently as Vice-President.

She a lso ser ved on the Board of the Greenwich Arts Council. Beth Rollins never considered herself a leader, but she most certainly led by example, gratefully, quietly, and with tremendous dignity.

Those who knew Beth may get a chuckle to know that she paid for her spot at the First Church columbarium over 20 years ago, and even had her (understated) obituary written out for well over a decade (her children added to this!). She never wanted to be a burden on anyone, and her self-sufficiency and self-sacrifice are strong lessons for us all in today's climate (pun intended).

Beth is survived by her children (and their families) Marcus of Plano, TX, Curtis of Egg Harbor Township, NJ (and wife Gina, and sons, Nicholas and Alexander), Douglas of Guilford, CT (wife Susan, and son Bennett and daughter Emma), and Gretchen of Los Angeles, CA.; and a sister, Miriam, age 93 of Florida. Beth loved being with her family. She loved to sing. She loved First Church. She never forgot a birthday or an anniversary. She loved her friends, especially when she got to travel with them! And she loved Jeopardy.

A memorial service will be scheduled for the summer at the First Congregational Church. If anyone wishes notif ication of that service, please call 203-637-1791 or email memorial@fccog.org at the First Congregational Church to be put on a notification list. When it is safe to choose a date, you will be notified.

Donations may be made in Beth's memory to the First Congregational Church in Old Greenw ich, where they may be earmarked for Outreach programs or for the Endowment Fund.

Margot Tenney

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Margot Hartman Tenney passed away on April 11. She was the only daug hter of Jesse and Dorothy Hartman.

She is su r v ive d by her t h r e e children, Matthew, Karen, and Jesse and seven g randchildren, Asara, Ariana, Valerie, Kaya, Gwynneth, Curtis, and Claire.

Margot was the beloved widow

of Del Ten ney, a nd a resident of Greenwich, CT for forty years where she loved to entertain family and friends.

Margot was an actress, philanthropist, author, and co-founder of The Hartman Theater in Stamford, CT, now known as The Palace Theater and The Rich Forum. She and her hu sba nd r enovate d a nd r ev ive d m a ny t h e ate r s , p r o du c e d m a ny productions and performed in many Summer Stock shows throughout New England in their long history and love for the stage. She acted in numerous classic Horror films in the 1960s and continued to star in many stage productions of classics and contemporary plays over the years.

She also published her f irst novel "Dark Deeds, Sweet Songs" in 1995.

Ma rgot received t he L i feti me A c h i e v e m e n t Aw a r d f o r t h e A d v a n c e m e n t o f Wo m e n f r o m t he Con ne c t ic ut Un ite d Nat ion s Association. Margot was also p r e s e nte d w it h a n O ut s t a n d i n g C o n n e c t i c u t Wo m a n Aw a r d b y Governor O'Neill in the State Senator Chamber and thanked by the United States Senator Christopher Dodd for her service to the State. Margot also received the Star Award from the New York Women's Agenda.

She was an avid supporter of her alma mater, Bennington College and served as the Chairperson of The First Stamford Corporation, a real estate company founded by her father.

She was a good friend to many, gener ou sly sha r e d her love a nd support whenever she could and was known to offer help to those who were less fortunate. Margot Tenney lived for the well-being, education and dreams of her children and seven grandchildren. She will be profoundly missed by us all.

Betty Davies

t wo brothers, R icha rd (k illed in France during WWII) and Jim plus two sisters, Jean Polhemus Reynes who died in 1951 and Linda Koempel Tompkins.

Betty is survived by her two sons, Frank R. Parker III (Rusty) married to Cathrine Skaarup, Corbett A. Parker (Cory), married to Isabelle Morrison and 11 nieces/nephews.

She is also sur v ived by her 3 grandsons, John Parker, married to Laura Schechter, James Parker, and Frank R . Parker I V married t o K a t h e r i n e D e i c k e , a g r e a tgranddaughter, Henley Noel Parker and her step granddaughter, Ayu Davies.

Bet t y was ver y ac tive i n The G r e e n w i c h R i d i n g a n d Tr a i l s Association for over 65 years, Christ Chu rch, Greenw ich for 90 yea rs holding many volunteer positions after her sons joined the choir and continued her love of the water as a member of Indian Harbor Yacht Club since 1974.

She loved gardening, excelled at skiing, tennis, sailing, and was an avid needle pointer and knitter.

Betty’s lifelong passion for horses resulted in her becoming an excellent rider participating in fox hunting in Pinehurst, NC during the war, local horse shows for many years and pleasure riding in Greenwich and Stamford until late in life. Above all else, she cherished her family, taking enormous pride in all with particular interest in her grandsons and stepgranddaughter. The crowning moment in her life came with the birth of her great-granddaughter, Henley. They, in turn, are thankful for her guidance, elegance, and positive attitude even during the dark days of loss and setbacks. They, and all that knew her, will travel through their lives with the loving memories her long life has provided them.

There will be a memorial service at Christ Church when possible.

Donations may be made to Christ Church in her name.

Frances Capparelle

Betty Dav ies (Mar y Elizabeth Polhemus (Parker) Davies) passed away peacefully at Edgehill on April 5, 2020.

She was the daughter of James Higbie Polhemus and Linda Rowan born on June 15, 1921 in Montclair, NJ. After the depression, she and her family moved to Old Greenwich in 1932 where she grew up. Her father had passed away when she was 8 and her mother (with 4 children) remarried Walter Koempel. A loving hu sb a nd a nd stepfat her, Wa lter embraced Linda’s four young children and they, as a couple, had a 5th.

Betty attended public schools through Greenwich High, commuting by train from Old Greenwich. She later graduated from La Salle Junior College in Massachusetts. In those days, and for the balance of her life, she enjoyed horses and sailing becoming one of the few female skippers who participated in and won many races on Long Island sound. Years later she revealed her secret, know the local currents.

She became a war bride by marrying Frank R. Parker Jr. (Bud/ Ace) on July 4, 1942 in Christ Church.

A 1938 V MI graduate, Bud was a Major in the Army Air Corps and, with Betty, traveled all over the country to various Army Air Corps Bases. When he was finally shipped overseas to fly the “Hump” in C47’s, Betty returned home to Old Greenwich to sit out the balance of the war. Upon his return, Bud, became an American Airlines Captain dying suddenly in May 1966 while on vacation in Nantucket.

In August 1968, Betty married Karl M. Davies, a life insurance executive and widower with three children, Kim, Isabel, married to Bradley Wyatt who died last year and Ralph, married to Kompiang. They lived a very happy life, mostly in retirement, traveling the world by sea and by air. To mix things up they drove across the USA, twice, in a camper. Karl died in December 2004 while living in Edgehill.

Betty was pre-deceased by her

F r a n c e s c a ( F r a n c e s) M a r i e (Crucitti) Capparelle, 93, passed away peacefully at home on April 11, 2020.

She was the wife of the former Fiore (Fred) Capparelle, Sr. Frances was born Nov. 5, 1926 to Dominic Crucitti and Antoinette Versace and grew up in the Rockridge area of Greenwich, where her father was the caretaker for Rosemary Hall School.

D u r i ng a nd a f ter h ig h scho ol Frances worked at the Greenwich Library. She married Fiore Capparelle, Sr. in 1953 and thereafter became a lifelong resident of Cos Cob. She was Librar y Technical Assistant for the Town of Greenwich for over three generations. Throughout her l i fe F ra nce s wa s a n av id gol fer, ten n is player a nd ga rdener. She was a member of the St. Lawrence Society, Griff Harris Golf Club and St. Catherine of Siena Church.

Frances was predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Fiore Capparelle, Sr. as well as her brothers Joseph, Andrew and Dominic Crucitti, and her sister Antoinette (Ann) Capalbo.

She is survived by her son Fiore J. Capparelle, Jr. (Susan), her daughter Sally Fueglein (Hugo) and beloved grandchildren, Kate Capparelle, Nicole Merced (Chris), Kala McCauley (Erik) and Hugo Fueglein, Jr. (Colleen).

F ra nc e s love d t i m e w it h he r family and friends and will always be remembered for her welcoming spirit, k indness of heart and generosity to everyone she met. She will be truly missed.

Brian Horton Brian Patrick Horton left us on April 7, 2020. Born May 10, 1954 in Greenwich, CT, Brian is remembered by his family as a sincere and caring person whose concern for the well being of others was always at the forefront of his mind.

A creative and deep thinker, his passions went beyond his professional

Obituaries careers and military service. Brian was at times an aspiring author and storyteller. A curious soul, he was also an eternal student of politics and science. Brian's heart was grounded in family and friendships. He is a force that will be missed greatly by those that had the good fortune to know his kind and giving soul.

Brian is survived by his three children, Kaitlyn, Ryan and Patrick; his daughters-in-law Randall and Yazmin; his grandchildren (who he loved dearly), Mia, Sydney, Bilal, and Owen; and his 4 siblings, Barbara, Tom, Dick and Robert.

Alice Dobrucky

Alice Burns Dobrucky, a longtime Byram resident, died Wednesday, April 8, at Greenwich Hospital. She was 80.

Born Oct. 14, 1939, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to the late Elizabeth (Flanagan) Burns and Patrick Burns.

Alice came to the U.S. at age 20 and first worked as a nanny in California.

In 1961, she moved to New York and started work as a waitress, which she did for the next 40 years. She loved the work and enjoyed meeting new people and seeing steady customers who followed her to various diners and restaurants from White Plains, NY, to Greenwich.

The most memorable locations were the Plaza restaurant and Sanells on Greenwich Avenue. Whether you were a utility worker, a cop directing t ra f f ic on t he Avenue or a tow n worker, you would have stopped in for breakfast or lunch to see Alice. She later worked at the Country Squire and then the Greenwich Hospital coffee shop before she retired.

Alice met her husband John in 1964 and they married the next year.

After settling in Byram, she became a U.S. citizen, though she never forgot her Irish roots and would always let you know where she was from. You didn't want to be the one to "get her Irish up."

Alice enjoyed boating and fishing on Long Island Sound, going to Island Beach, day trips and going for dinner with her husband and good friends.

She also liked to take bus trips to Mohegan Sun with friends. In recent years, one of Alice's favorite things to do was to go to the store to look for a bargain or just to get in the longest line possible so she would have time to talk to and find out the life history of whoever was in line with her. She just loved people and to meet new friends. More than anything, she loved to spend quiet nights at home with her best friend and soulmate, her husband Jack.

In addition to her husband, Alice is survived by two sons, Thomas of Powhatan, VA, and John, Jr. of Byram. She is also survived by four grandchildren in Virginia: Courtney Dobrucky, TJ (wife Taylor,) Tyler and Tanner. She was predeceased by three brothers, Michael, Frank and Jim Burns; and three sisters, Geraldine Kel ley, M au r e en Mc g u i ne ss a nd Isabell Dunn.

A private Service of Victory was held on Tuesday, April 14 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Byram, where she was an active member. Sadly, in-person attendance is limited to members of the Dobrucky family only.

While the service was private, a live video was streamed at firstpaul.com Memorial contributions and condolences can be sent to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 286 Delavan Ave., Greenwich, CT 06830.

of Leonard Augustus Page and Mary McDonough Page.

Sh e w a s pr e de c e a s e d by h e r husband Emmett H. Eaton, their son J. Christopher Eaton, and son-in-law Richard J. Koch. She is survived by her daughters, Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Eaton and Eileen Eaton Bemus, and grandchildren – Timothy E. (Teek) Eaton-Koch, Gillean M. Eaton-Koch, Wesley J. Bemus and Meredith P. Bemus.

A resident of Greenwich, CT for 66 years, she was a member of the Junior Leagues of Greenwich, CT and Larchmont, NY, was active in the Church of St. Catherine of Sienna, the Greenwich Women's Club, and the Old Greenwich Yacht Club. She spent many years volunteering with the American Red Cross. She enjoyed spending time at the family home on Martha's Vineyard, and vacationing in Maine.

Mary Ann received a Bachelor's Degree in History from Manhattanville - College of the Sacred Hea r t, a nd a Master's Deg ree i n Library Science from Pratt Institute.

He r e a rl y e du c at i o n w a s at t h e Ursuline School and St. Gabriel's High School, both in New Rochelle, NY. Prior to getting married, she worke d for T he D a i ly News Newspaper of New York City, in the Research Department. In later years, she was the head librarian of The Source Library, Darien, CT and a school librarian in the New Canaan Public Schools.

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William Ricciardi

William (Bill) J. Ricciardi, 91, of Chandler, AZ, passed away on April 8, 2020. Bill was born on May 27, 1928, in Greenwich, CT, to Alfred and Carmela Ricciardi. He married Elizabeth (Betty) Sprague, the love of his life, on Sept. 10, 1949 at St. Mary's Church on Greenwich Ave. Bill was dedicated to his family and friends. He was an amazing and wonderful father, grandfather and great-grandfather, and will be sadly missed.

Bi l l b e c a me a mem b er of t he National Guard, Battery C, 191 Field Artillery Unit in 1950. He then joined the Army and spent a year overseas in Germany. After his discharge from the service, he started A. Ricciardi & Sons, a longtime waste management business in the Town of Greenwich, along with his father and other family members.

In 1959, he and his two brothers, Joseph and Gerald, started Ricciardi Bros, Inc., a construction/excavation company. Both A. Ricciardi & Sons and Ricciardi Bros. were long standing successful businesses in the Town of Greenwich. After his retirement from Ricciardi Bros., Bill was employed by t he Tow n of G r e e nw ich a s a Construction Superintendent.

Bi l l had a nu m b er of out side interests and avocations. He was a longtime member of the Republican Town Committee. In addition, Bill was also one of the campaign managers for Lowell Weicker's first run for political office as a Selectman in the Town of Greenwich. Bill was a lifelong member, supporter and volunteer of St. Roch's Church. He was the Chairman of the 50th Anniversary of St. Roch's Feast, a key event of the church calendar.

In his later years, Bill became an enthusiastic golfer and walker and could be seen in the early morning hours walking on the Post Road and Mary Ann Eaton Greenwich Avenue and in other areas of the Town. As a result, he was fondly k nown as "The Walker." Bill also loved baseball, was an avid New York Yankees fan for his entire life, and never missed watching the Yankee games.

Bill is survived by his children, Suzanne Boocheck Caves, Alfred W. R icciardi and Betty Ann Spadaro of Arizona. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Tara Boocheck of Chandler, Rober t Boocheck of New York City, A nthony Spadaro of Chandler and William SpadaroMary Ann Page Eaton, age 95, died Burn of New York City. As well, he is on April 10, 2020. Born Jan. 6, 1925 in survived by his great-grandchildren, New York, NY, she was the daughter

Ma x Boocheck of New York City, Addyson Spadaro of Chandler and Orson Spadaro-Burn of New York City. In addition, he is survived by h is brot hers Joseph R iccia rd i of Fort Wayne, IN, Gerald Ricciardi of Greenwich, CT, and numerous nieces, nephews, in-laws and other loving family members. Bill was preceded in death by Elizabeth, his devoted wife of 63 years, and his sisters Matilda Mecca, Lucille Ciccone and Virginia LaVersa.

A private burial is planned. A Memorial Service and Celebration of Life are planned for a later date.

Elizabeth Cecio

Furstenberg.

In the early 1970's, Chuck and his family began spending summer vacations on Cape Cod. When he retired in 1990, he and Leila moved to Orleans, MA into a house which he designed. They hosted many family reunions there with their five children and extended families. In 2011, Leila entered Pleasant Bay Nursing Home in Brewster, and Chuck soon moved to Chatham. Ever the devoted husband, Chuck visited Leila every day until her death in 2014.

After moving to Cape Cod, Chuck became a rabid Boston sports fan and continued playing golf, softball, and paddle tennis. At the age of 94 he was still playing nine holes a week and shot 47 with a par on the last hole he ever played.

Chuck is survived by five children, Mark, Kathryn, John, Thom and Jim, nine grandchildren, and nine greatgrandchildren. He is also survived by his younger brother, Frank. He was predeceased by two sisters.

Pla ns for a memor ia l ser v ice will be shared at a later date. For on l i ne condolence s, ple ase v isit nickersonfunerals.com

Llewellyn Jenkins El i z a b et h " B et t y" Ce cio, w i fe of the late Michael Cecio, passed away peacefully in her sleep, the morning of April 12, Easter Sunday, at the age of 101. She was born in Port Chester, NY on Dec. 10, 1918 to Italian immigrants, Guditta and Luigi Frattarola. She attended Port Chester High School and went on to work at S and K clothing factory, where she made military uniforms. She married Michael Cecio of Greenwich in 1941 and was one of the owners of Cecio Brothers Construction.

Betty loved reading and could always be found in her backroom with a book in her hand. She enjoyed spending winters in Florida with her family as well as being surrounded by her grandchildren and many greatgrandchildren. She now gets to be with her loving husband Michael as well as her siblings, Lena MacDonald, Joseph, John and William Frattarola.

She will be deeply missed by her two daughters, Tina and Michele (Thomas) Pastore; her grandchildren Thomas (Heidi) Pastore, Jef frey (Tammy) Pastore, Gi na ( Jer r y) Mugavero, Michael (Michele) Pastore, Lenny (Kaitlyn) Carlucci, as well as her 12 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Burial was private due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and a celebration of life will be held at a later date. The family would also like to thank the staff and nurses at The Nathaniel Witherell Nursing Home for their love and care for the past five years.

Charles Adorney

Charles "Chuck" Adorney of Orleans and Chatham, MA passed away peacefully of natural causes at his home in Chatham on April 3, 2020.

Chuck was born on Aug. 21, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Italian immigrants. After high school, he served in the U.S. Navy and went on to attend Pratt Institute of Art where he met his future wife, Leila Schuler, who also studied art at Pratt.

Chuck graduated first in his class and married Leila on Dec. 22, 1947.

I n 1956, the couple set tled i n Greenwich, CT, where they raised their family of five children and were ac t ive i n t he com mu n it y. Chuck served on the RTM for many years and filmed the GHS football games.

The couple joined the Milbrook Club, where Chuck loved playing golf and paddle tennis.

He had a long, successful career in advertising in New York City and served as Art Director at several agenc ie s i nclud i ng Cu n n i ng ha m & Wa l s h , M c C a n n E r i c s o n , a n d Sr.V.P. Creative Director at Ross Roy, Compton and Satchi & Satchi.

He worked with many celebrities, including Jonathan Winters, Astronaut Wa lly Sh ir ra, ten n is g reat Ch r is Evert, and fashion designers Oscar de la Renta, Halston, and Diane Von

Llewellyn Jenkins passed away p e ac e f u l ly on M a r ch 2 , 2 02 0 i n Scottsdale, Ariz. His family was with him.

L lewel ly n was b or n of Welsh immigrant parents on Aug. 25, 1919 in New York City. His father, an ex coal miner, intended that his son have a good education. He did. He attended the Harvey School for Boys and went on to Phillips Exeter, class of 1938. He graduated from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at University of Pennsylvania in 1942.

In 1942, Lew was drafted into U.S. Army as a Private. He was quickly picked out to go to t he O f f icer ’s Candidate School, where he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant. He joined the 26th Infantry Division in the US Third Army and fought under General George Patton in the Battle of the Bulge. As a Captain, he earned the Bronze Star Medal for heroic and meritorious service in combat. He was honorably discharged in 1946 with the rank of Captain.

He met and married Doris Mischanko soon after coming home. They lived in Mt. Vernon, N Y, Nor walk , CT, Mor r is Plains, NJ, Stamford, CT, and Greenwich, CT. Upon retirement in 1984, Doris and Lew split their time between Chatham, Mass. and Carefree, Az. They enjoyed f riends and golf at Eastward Ho in Chatham, and at The Boulders in Carefree.

Lew entered the workforce with the Hanover Bank in December of 1946. It merged with and became the Manufacturer’s Hanover Trust Company. He became Executive Vice President of the National Division, which covered all of the US, except NYC. When he retired in 1983, he was Vice Chairman of the Board of Manufacturer’s Hanover Trust Company.

During his employ of the bank, Lew became active with the American Bankers association. He was elected to be President of the ABA 1981-1982 and Chairman of the ABA 1982-1983.

Post ret i rement, L ew worke d on several Board of Directors and on the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation.

L l e w e l l y n ’s w i f e , D o r i s , predeceased him by 15 years. His daughter, Lynne of Greenwich, and his three sons, Tom, Bob and David succeed him. He has 4 grandchildren and one great-grandson.

There will be a memorial gathering in Chatham, Cape Cod, Mass. on Oct. 11, 2020.

Donations to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower Street, Phoenix, Az. 85014 will be greatly appreciated.

Leo Kornfeld Leo Kornfeld, retired Naval Lieutenant Commander, Presidential Appointee, and pioneer in the crusade for financial aid and student loans, died on April 8 at his home in Rye, N.Y. He was 97.

H is ch i ld ren say that he d ied peacefully in his sleep of natural causes.

Kornfeld was born to immigrant parents in Brooklyn, New York on October 31, 1922, one of three children.

In high school he was head of the math club, catching the attention of his faculty advisor, who suggested he pursue a career as an actuary. This led him to the University of Michigan.

The first person in his family to go to college, he ultimately earned a BA in Mathematics at the University of Michigan and a BS and MS at The Georgia Institute of Technology. He also participated in special programs at Harvard Business School.

He was still a student at Michigan when World War II broke out, and decided to enlist in the U.S. Navy. He served on the Pacific Command on several ships including the Destroyer USS Samuel Roberts and the Aircraft Carrier USS Barnes. He was later placed at the Pentagon and, after the war, was stationed on the Dry Dock in Agana, Guam along with his young family. A f ter 14 years of ser v ice, Kornfeld left the Navy in 1957, having ascended the ranks from Midshipman t o L i e u t e n a n t C o m m a n d e r. H e regarded his time in service as one of the high points of his life, and felt forever indebted to the Navy for supporting his educational pursuits.

His f irst foray into the civilian work force was at the consu lting firm Cresap, McCormick and Paget, where he ultimately ran the education division as Deputy Commissioner.

He also served as Vice President of Citicorp, Pace University, and ADP, as well as President of True Basic, working alongside Dartmouth College President, John Kemeny, as an early adaptor of computer technology.

Kornfeld was determined to ensure that other Americans had the same educational opportunities that he was granted, regardless of their backgrounds and demographics. He was instrumental in the collegiate coeducation movement, spearheading the “year-round plan” at Dartmouth College that is still in place today. In 1981, Kornfeld, alongside co-authors Gonnie and William Siegel, published the book How to Beat the High Cost of Learning.

It was 1977 when then Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, Joseph Califano, offered Kornfeld an opportunity to change the student loan program as Deputy Commissioner of Education, directing a new agency, the Bu reau of Student Fi na ncia l Assistance. From 1992 through 1997, he retu r ned to the pu blic sector as a Presidential Appointee under t he Cl i nton ad m i n ist rat ion , a nd Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Education. He was responsible for the design and implementation of the National Direct Student Loan program. Kornfeld’s program enabled five million Americans to avoid the same challenges of college costs that he faced as a young man. “Leo was an accomplished man, but his most impressive quality was his profound hu m a n i t y,” s ay s h i s f r i e n d a n d former colleague Barmak Nassirian.

“I remember him telling me about h is ch i ld hood a nd v iv id ly reca l l how so many of his policy decisions were g uided by his empathy and understanding for folks who needed a helping hand.”

His final position was as Managing Director of Exeter Group, a job he reluctantly retired from at age 93.

Leo Kornfeld’s tireless passion for his work was only rivaled by his boundless love for his family. He is survived by his beloved wife of 72 years, Laura O. Kornfeld, as well as his three children, Melanie Grimes, Hank (Harvey) Kornfeld, and Nancy Danielle Rudes; their spouses, Amy Kornfeld and Jordan Rudes; four grandchildren, Julian Grimes, Ben Grimes, Ariana Rudes, and Kayla Rudes, and one great grandchild, Eva Grimes. He had a unique ability to empower the people he loved, to wholeheartedly support their pursuits, even if they were different from his own. His favorite saying was “don’t let the bastards get you down,” and he lived by it, defying many odds in a life that, in his words, exemplified The American Dream.

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DOPPIO is offering complimentary delivery -- call in at (203) 340-9470.

You may also order online at eatdoppio. com for pickup. Doppio is also serving a family-style menu with half or full tray options.

orders@ilpastaficio.com to place your HAPPINESS IS MARKET & order. Deliveries are also available on CATERING is open for prepared on DoorDash and GrubHub. meals for pick up. Visit https://www. happinessiscatering.com/ for menus PLANET PIZZA is offering pickup and options. and delivery, and they are operating

JERSEY MIKE’S is open for takeout regular hours. Call 203-622-0999 or and delivery. Orders can be made order online at planetpizza.com. online at jerseymikes.com or through the Jersey Mike’s app (delivery is free PLAZA RESTAURANT is open for when ordered through the app!). pickup and delivery available from as early as 6:00am to 4:00pm daily (until JOEY B’S is offering takeout and 3:00pm on Sundays). Call (203) 622curbside pickup. Delivery is available 9260 or order online (plazarestaurant.

EMPANADAS ON THE GO is offering through Grub Hub, Seamless, and com) ARCURI’S PIZZA is offering delivery free pickup and optional delivery fee in Uber Eats, or call (203) 661-0573 for and curbside pickup services. To order, Greenwich.

Call or text 917-208-3590 curbside or takeout. call (203) 869-6999 or order online at PLUM Pure Foods & Catering to place an order. accurispizza.com. They are open daily 236 West Putnam Ave, Cos Cob from 10:45am to 8:30 pm (until 9:30pm LITTLE THAI KITCHEN is open for on Fridays and Saturdays).

EXECUTIVE CORNER DELI is open deliveries and pickup. Orders can be (203) 869-7586 for delivery and pick up. (203) 531- placed online at littlethaikitchen.com. Pick up and delivery. Or order online AUX DELICES is open for pickup, 8087 or online at executivecornerdeli. 10% off orders! Temporary hours are before 1:45pm Monday through Thursday from 11am curbside pickup, and home delivery com. to 9:30pm, Friday from 11am to 10pm, (free of charge). To order, visit Saturday from 12pm to 10 pm, and POLPO Restaurant and Saloon is auxdelicefoods.com to use their online FAIRFIELD PIZZA is offering curbside Sunday from 12pm to 9pm open noon to 8 pm (1-8 on Sundays) ordering system. They have an online pickup and delivery. They are open daily for delivery and curbside service. menu available including all your Monday through Thursday from 10am Orders can be placed online at favorites and frozen items. to 10pm, Friday through Saturday LITTLE PUB is open for takeout or polporestaurantsaloon.com or called in from 10am to 11pm, and Sunday from delivery every day from 12:00pm to at (203) 629-1999.

BACKCOUNTRY BAR & GRILL is 10:30am to 10 pm. Call 203-661-7777 8:00pm. Order online at littlepub.com or call in your order to (203) 612-4567. offering curbside pickup and delivery to order.

RANDY’S WINES is offering curb side until further notice on Wednesdays pick up and some deliveries. 230 E through Sundays, from 11:30am to FAMOUS GREEK KITCHEN is open for LOUIE’S is offering delivery and Putnam Ave, Cos Cob. Call (203) 6618:30pm. Call (203) 681-2881 to order curbside pickup and delivery. Orders can curbside pickup, available from 4pm to 0292 or find them on Grub Hub or Uber Eats. be made online at famousgreekkitchen. 9 pm. Call (203) 422-2177 to place your com or by phone at (203) 531-6887. order. Louie’s is also available through RE NAPOLI PIZZERIA is offering BEACH HOUSE CAFE is open for Delivery hours are from 11am to 3pm Uber Eats. takeout, curbside pickup, and delivery. curbside pickup (20% off with promo Monday through Friday, 5pm to 10pm Orders can be placed online at renapoli. code “beach”) and free delivery if Saturday, and 5pm to 9pm Sunday. You LUGANO is open for take-out, curbside com or called in to (203) 689-9300. you order through Toast (within 3 can also place ordres on Grub Hub or pickup (10% off), and delivery (10% mile radius). Delivery is also available Seamless. off). Call (203) 990-0955 or UberEats through Uber Eats. is to place your order. They are open 7 RINALDI’S COUNTRY DELI offering order by phone or from outside FJORD FISH MARKET is offering days a week 3pm-8pm. Additionally, with one window for ordering and one BISTRO VERSAILLES is open for curbside pickup and fresh seafood they are offering 25% off Wines when for pickup. 70 Orchard St, Cos Cob. Call takeout and delivery daily from delivery. Order at ShopFjord.com or called in.

(203) 622-8315 10:00am to 8:00pm. To order, call call (203) 661-5006. They are open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 SOMETHING NATURAL Greenwich (203) 661-6634. am to 7:00 pm and Sunday from 9:00 MIKE'S ORGANIC is open for curbside pickup -- call am to 6:00 pm. https://mikesorganicdeliver y.com/ (203) 863-2100 or order online at BOXCAR CANTINA is offering local how-mikes-organic-delivery-works/ somethingnaturalct.com.

Delivery delivery and curbside pickup for dinner is also available through Grub Hub, Monday through Sunday from 5pm to FLEISHERS CRAFT BUTCHERY is Doordash, and Uber Eats.

8pm. Call 203-661-4774 or 475-419- open for curbside pickup and home MACDUFF’S Public House is offering delivery. Orders can be made through curbside pickup or delivery through 3639 for takeout or delivery. their online order request form found Grub Hub. Orders can also be called SOUND BEACH PIZZA & GRILL is on their website, fleishers.com. Their in for pick up at (203) 422-0563. Their offering pickup and delivery from 10amBURGER, SHAKES, AND FRIES temporary hours are 1pm to 5pm on temporary hours are 4pm to 8pm 7pm. Delivery is also available through is operating regular hours and is Tuesday through Sunday.

Monday through Saturday.

Grub Hub, Uber Eats, and Doordash. only serving food to-go or curbside pickup. Order via Chownow links on burgersshakesnfries.com or call in GARDEN CATERING is open for MEDITERRANEO Greenwich is open LA TAQUERIA is open for delivery and delivery and curbside pickup. Orders for takeout and curbside pickup. Their curbside pickup. Orders can be made (203) 531-7433. can be placed online at gardencatering. temporary hours are 12pm to 8:30 pm online at taqueriact.com or called in to com. For curbside pickup, call upon daily, and they are currently serving (203) 992-1199. They are also using

BY THE WAY BAKERY is open Tuesday arrival to have your order brought out their dinner menu only. Call (203) 629- delivery services Grub Hub, Uber Eats, through Saturday from 10am to 6pm to you; for the Old Greenwich location, 4747 to order. and Chownow. and Sundays from 10am to 3pm. Order call (203) 698-2900 and for Hamilton online at btwbakery.com or call (203) Ave, call (203) 422-2555. Temporary 489-3610 in advance for in store pickup. hours for the Old Greenwich location MELI-MELO Creperie is open for TERRA Ristorante Italiano is open for are Monday through Thursday 6am delivery and pickup. Call in ordres to takeout and curbside pickup. Their to 7pm, Friday 6am to 8pm, Saturday (203) 629-6153. They will be open daily temporary hours are 4pm to 8:30pm CARDILLO’S DELI is open daily and 6am to 6pm, and Sunday 7am to 5pm, from 10am to 8pm. daily, and they are currently serving offering takeout and delivery only. Call and for the Ham Ave location, Monday their dinner menu only. Call (203) 629203-661-3354 to place an order.

5222 to order. to Saturday 8am to 4 pm. For family THE MUMBAI TIMES Indian Cuisine meals to be heated and served at is open for curbside pickup and home, call the OG location by 3pm for CAREN’S COS COBBER is offering contactless delivery. Their temporary TONY’S at the J House is open for a delivery from 2-4 the next day, or if curbside pickup 4pm-9pm Thursdays, hours are Monday through Friday curbside pick up -- call (203) 698-6999 you need it the same day, just ask.

Fridays, and Saturday. Phones open at from 11:30am to 2:30pm & 5:00pm to to order. Pickup is available from 11am 3:15pm to place your order -- call (203) 9:30pm, and Saturday & Sunday from to 6pm, and delivery is available 11am 992-1333 to order.

GARELICK AND HERBS is open 5:00pm to 9:30pm. Orders can be to 4pm with a $15 Delivery Fee. for walk-in, curbside pickup, online placed online at mumbaitimesct.com ordering and delivery. Order at or by phone at (203) 625-5500.

COFFEE CAFÉ ROASTERS is open for TOWNHOUSE Restaurant is open for Garelickandherbs.com for delivery orders of freshly roasted whole bean or curbside pickup and delivery. Their between 10am and 5pm. ground coffee. They are offering local MYX CREATIVE KITCHEN is offering temporary hours are Tuesday through deliveries for orders 2+ bags, and are online orders (myxkitchen.com) or Saturday from 12pm to 7pm. Call (203) open 6am to 6pm daily for pickup and GELATO & CIOCCOLATO is open for on their app for curbside pickup. For 622-4223 to order. delivery. delivery and curbside pickup. Call (203) delivery, order from Uber Eats or Grub 900-1288 to place your order. Orders Hub. Their hours are Monday through UPPER CRUST BAGEL Company can be made every day until 7:30 pm, Sunday from 11am to 7pm.

CHICKEN JOE’S is offering delivery is offering curbside pickup and free and deliveries will be available every and curb side pickup. To order, call their deliveries within a three mile radius. day from 6pm to 8pm. You can also Cos Cob location at (203) 861-0075 OLD GREENWICH WINE Orders can be placed by calling (203) order through Grub Hub, DoorDash, or or the West Putnam location at (203) MERCHANTS are open for free 249-2883.

Uber Eats.

625-3322. They are only accepting delivery and curbside pickup. They are credit/debit card transactions only (no offering a 5% discount for 6 Bottles cash). The West Putnam location is THE GINGER MAN is now open for and 10% discount for 12! To order, VAL'S PUTNAM WINE & LIQUORS open Monday through Saturday from Pickup and Curbside. Go to www. fill a cart online at ogwinemerchants. is offering Free Delivery or Curbside 9am to 9pm and Sunday from 10am Gingermanct.com for menu details. com and then call 203-990-3030 to Pick-up.Orders may be placed over the phone or via email for those customers to 8pm, and the Cos Cob location is complete your order. that would rather not come into the open Monday through Friday 6am- Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 4PM - 8PM store. www.valsputnamwines.com or 5pm, Saturday from 6am to 4:30, and PASTA VERA is open for takeout, call (203) 869-2299 in Greenwich or Sunday from 8am to 3pm.

G-VILLE DELI is open for curbside delivery, and curbside pickup. They (203) 813-3477 in Glenville. pickup and delivery. Call (203) 202 are serving their full lunch and dinner Betteridge CHOPT is open for delivery, pickup, 9737 to place your order. They are menu Monday through Friday from open Monday through Saturday from and curbside pickup only. Order online 10am to 8pm, Saturday from 10:30am Please call (203) 869-0124 or email at choptsalad.com or on the Chopt app. 8:00am to 3:00pm. to 8pm and Sunday from 4pm to 8pm. support@betteridge.com for shopping options. Phone/website purchase or Call 203-661-9705 to order. repair.

CORBO’S DELI IN OLD GREENWICH GREEN AND TONIC is offering curbside We can also set up a one-on-one IS CLOSED, BUT CORBO’S pickup at their Cos Cob location through PEMBERWICK EXCHANGE “The concierge shopping experience online orders at greenandtonic.com STAMFORD AND CORBO’S WEST are PX” is open for delivery and curbside virtually. or order home delivery through Uber open! Call (203) 998-7600 (Stamford) pickup. Call (203) 531-7110 to place or (203) 629-4987 (Corbo’s West) for Eats. Their temporary hours are 8am your order. Their temporary hours Online, we'll continue to be there 24/7, takeout or delivery to all of Greenwich to 3pm daily. are Monday through Friday from 6am shipping and delivering as needed. and Stamford. Corbo’s Stamford and to3pm, Saturday from 7am to 2pm, Corbo’s West will be open Monday GREENWICH FLAVOR BY MYRNA’S is and Sunday from 8am to12pm.

SMART KIDS TOYS through Wednesday from 8am to offering delivery, take-out, and curbside 3pm, and Thursday through Saturday pickup from 10am-8pm Monday through Shop online or call 203-869-0022 from 8am to 8pm with special “night Saturday. Orders can be placed online IL PASTAFICIO is open for curbside for Heather, the owner, who will help pickup or delivery (free delivery over with whatever you need and give you menu.” Call to order or order online at at greenwichflavorbymyrnas.com. $60!). Call (203) 900-1199 or email curbside delivery. corbosdeli.com.

DOURO is open for curbside pickup and free white glove delivery. They APPLAUSI OSTERIA TOSCANA are offering “family meal” trays and a is open from 4pm to 8pm daily for “Take away” menu. Douro will be open curbside pickup, takeout, and delivery. daily from: 11:30am - 8pm. Order can be made online at dourogroup.com.

Call 203-637-4447 to place an order.

Worship Services & Events ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Harvest Time Church 1338 King St., 203-531-7778 www.htchurch.com Online Sunday Worship: 9 & 11am, htchurch.com & social media outlets. HTKidz Worship – a weekly Bible story and simple activities parents can do at home to reinforce the lesson (bit.ly/HTKidzList). Prayer Meeting with the Pastors: April 17, 8-9pm, htchurch.tv.

Scheduled 7:30am & 9:30am Mass Intentions], Sun 1pm (Spanish) [Concelebrated for Previously Scheduled 11:30am & 1pm Mass Intentions]. The Church will be open as follows (for private prayer): M-F 10am-8pm, Sat 3-6pm, Sun 9am12pm. Eucharistic Adoration (silent): M-F 7-8pm, Sat 5-6pm, Sun 9am12pm.

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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 200 Riverside Ave.; 203-6372447 www.stpaulsriverside.org

Join in for any portion or the whole hour. Prayer requests accepted). Via phone: Dial-in: +1-929-436-2866 US (NY), Meeting ID: 262 529 082.

Online Morning Prayer: April 19, 10:15-11:15am. Bible Study - via conference call: April 21, 10:3011:30am. The Book of Common Prayer is available online in PDF format: stpaulsriverside.org/onlineworship-resources. Faith At Home - crafted devotional materials for families and individuals available at dofaithathome.org.

First United Methodist Church 59 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-6299584 www.fumcgreenwich.com

Virtual Sunday Worship, 9:30am, via Zoom (203 629 9584). Virtual Daily CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Gathering: Mon-Fri, 3pm, Zoom.

First Church of Christ, Scientist Back to Rock – music with Mr. Bruce, 11 Park Place; 203-869-2503 every Tue, 3pm, via Zoom. Reading BAPTIST www.christiansciencect.org/ the Shape of Scripture, every Wed, First Baptist Church greenwich St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church 3pm, via Zoom. 1 Corinthians Bible 10 Northfield St.; 203-869-7988 350 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637- Study, every Thu, 3pm, via Zoom. www.firstbaptistgreenwich.com Sunday and Wednesday services via 2262 Tea & Talk, every Fri 3pm, via Zoom. live tel-conference: 203-680-9095, www.saintsaviours.org Sunday Service via FB Live: 11:30am. code is 520520*.

Bethel African Methodist Greenwich Baptist Church 10 Indian Rock Ln; 203-869-2807 www.greenwichbaptist.org

COMMUNITY Round Hill Community Church 395 Round Hill Rd.; 203-8691091 www. roundhillcommunitychurch.org

Online Worship Services Episcopal available at youtube.com/ 42 Lake Ave.; 203-661-3099 c h a n n e l / U C W p n 9 B o _ n g - Worship via teleconference: Sun, OrRSV8HfiJTw/playlists?view_ 11am and until further notice (Dialas=subscriber in number: 425-436-6380, Access JEWISH code:​​612220).

Online Worship - Sunday Sermon, April 19, 11am: “Believing Thomas” - Although the Apostle Thomas Chabad Lubavitch of Greenwich is commonly known as “Doubting Online Worship: Sun 10am, youtu.

75 Mason St.; 203-629-9059 Thomas,” “Believing Thomas” would be/CNjyLHzsRlI. www.chabadgreenwich.org be a more accurate term to describe CONGREGATIONAL Services available via Zoom. PJ him.

The First Congregational Church Library Zoom Storytime: Mon-Thurs, CATHOLIC 108 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637- 3pm & Fri, 2pm.

1791 St. Catherine and St. Agnes Congregation Shir Ami www.fccog.org St. Agnes: 247 Stanwich Rd; 1273 E. Putnam Ave, PO Box St. Catherine of Siena: 4 Online Worship Service: Sun 312, Riverside; Riverside Ave; 203-637-3661 10am, through live-streaming on 203-900-7976; Shirami.info@ www.stc-sta.org YouTube (youtube.com/channel/ gmail.com Virtual Mass via Zoom: Sun 10:30am UCXgou35EY5N803D4e_J4JN) and www.congregationshirami.org & Wed 1:30pm (Daily). Virtual broadcast on WGCH (or tune to All services, programs and events: Rosary: Mon 1:30pm. AM1490 or FM105.5). Connect during celebrations are available online via Prayer and Conversation: Tue & Thu the week: Monday: Music on Mondays Zoom.

1:30pm. Stations of the Cross: Fri (sent by Craig Symons); Wednesday: 1:30pm. (All worship spaces at both Wisdom on Wednesdays (sent by Greenwich Reform Synagogue campuses are locked and all staff is Rev. Patrick Collins); Thursday: Faith 92 Orchard St.; 203-629-0018 www.grs.org working from home. A sacred space Formation at Home for All (sent by Rosemary Lamie); Friday: Fridays by has been created on St. Catherine’s All programs are streamed virtually campus in the vestibule of the Chapel the Fireside (live with Rev. Patrick on zoom.us. Jewish meditation and to be viewed from outside. The Collins). text study with Rabbi Gerson, TueAdoration of the Blessed Sacrament North Greenwich Fri, 12pm. Storytime for Kids with has also been moved to this sacred Congregational Rabbi Gerson, Tue-Thu 5:30pm. Kids space). The priests of the parish will 606 Riversville Rd.; Sing Along with Cantor Dunkerley, celebrate Mass privately for your 203-869-7763 www.

Mon-Thu, 10am. Tot Shabbat with intentions. Parish Partners offers northgreenwichchurch.org Rabbi Gerson and Cantor Dunkerley, hotline & daily prayer at 203-637- Online Worship service: Sun 10:30am, Fri, 5:30pm. Shabbat services with 3661 x375. via Zoom. Please email Rev. Halac Rabbi Gerson and Cantor Dunkerley, St. Mary Church at Pastor@northgreenwichchurch. Fri, 7pm.

178 Greenwich Ave.; 203-8699393 www.stmarygreenwich.org

org any day and at any time until 9am on Sunday and you will receive an invitation link.

Daily Mass (Mon-Sun), 12pm, with Fr. La Pastina on Facebook. Visit EWTN.com for daily Mass at 8am with encore at 12pm.

Second Congregational Church 139 E Putnam Ave.; 203-8699311 www.2cc.org

St. Michael the Archangel 469 North St.; 203-869-5421 www.stmichaelgreenwich.com

Services available online, details at 2cc.org. Contemporary Worship: Sat, 5pm. Sunday Services: 8:30 & Live-stream: Daily & Sunday Masses, 10:30am.

9am (which includes the 8 days of EPISCOPAL the Octave of Easter until Divine Anglican Church of the Advent Mercy Sunday April 19). Adoration 606 Riversville Rd.; 203-861of the Blessed Sacrament: Sun 122432 1pm. www.churchoftheadvent.org St. Timothy Chapel 1034 North St.; 203-869-5421

Regular services are being held at this time.

St. Timothy’s Chapel is open for daily private prayer from 7am-7pm.

Christ Church Greenwich 254 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-6600 www.christchurchgreenwich. org

St. Paul Church 84 Sherwood Ave.; 203-5318741 www.stpaulgreenwich.org Online daily Mass at EWTN.com, 8am with encore at 12pm. Daily Mass also available on Bishop Robert Barron’s website at wordonfire.org/dailymass. The Sacrament of Penance is available by appointment only, 203531-8741 x2.

Virtual Worship Services (posted weekly on the homepage). Morning Prayer live-sessions: 7 & 9am at dailyoffice.org.

Virtual Sunday Evening Bible Study on Zoom – email Andrew Kryzak (akryzak@ christchurchgreenwich.org) to be included.

St. Roch Church 10 St. Roch Ave.; 203-869-4176 www.strochchurch.com

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church 954 Lake Ave.; 203-661-5526 www.stbarnabasgreenwich.org

Mass - via live streaming: Mon- Sunday Virtual Service, 10am.

Sat 8am (Latin), Mon-Sat 9am Virtual Coffee Hour, 10:30am.

(English), Sun 7:30am (English), [Concelebrated for Previously

Temple Sholom 300 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-7191 www.templesholom.com

NONDENOMINATIONAL Revive Church 90 Harding Rd., Old Greenwich (Old Greenwich Civic Center) www.myrevive.org Online sermons available on Facebook (facebook.com/ myrevivechurchgreenwich) and Youtube. All groups will be online.

Direct any prayer needs to the prayer chain at 203-536-2686 or revivecfm@gmail.com.

Stanwich Church 202 Taconic Rd.; 203-661-4420 www.stanwichchurch.org Worship online: Sundays, 10:45am, stanwichchurch.org/live-streaming.

If you or someone you know is sick, in need of help with meals or caring support, call 203-661-4420 or visit stanwichchurch.org.

The Albertson Memorial Church 293 Sound Beach Ave; 203-6374615 www.albertsonchurch.org Sunday Services and all church activities have been cancelled until further notice.

Trinity Church 1 River Rd.; 203-618-0808 www.trinitychurch.life

Online Sunday Services: 9:45am, youtube.com/c/TrinityChurchLife/ Cantor Sandy and Family Kabbalat live Shabbat – live-streamed: April 17, 6:30pm. All programs including Digital Devos (a 30-minute ‘dropservices and school at Temple in’ devotional and prayer via Zoom Sholom are cancelled through April call: Tue & Fri, 11:30am; Thu, 7pm, 22. If you have an emergency and TrinityChurch.Life. Give and receive need to reach a member of the help during Covid-19 – join the Covid-19 Crisis Care Team or request clergy, dial 203-869-7191 ext. 3. help and support, visit TrinityChurch.

LUTHERAN Life.

First Lutheran Church PRESBYTERIAN 38 Field Point Rd.; First Presbyterian Church 203-869-0032 1 W. Putnam Ave.; www.firstpaul.com 203-869-8686 The Service of the Word will be www.fpcg.org streamed live at 10am on Sundays.

The Service of the Sacrament will Online Worship at fpcg.org/live. be offered throughout the week (at Email info@fpcg.org with any First Lutheran) by appointment to questions. groups of ten or less.

Grace Church of Greenwich 8 Sound Shore Dr., Suite 280 St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran 203-861-7555 286 Delavan Ave.; www.gracechurchgreenwich.

203-531-8466 com Worship Services Live-streamed at Worship is cancelled indefinitely. firstpaul.com/live-stream.

Living Hope Community Church METHODIST 38 West End Ave; Diamond Hill United Methodist 203-637-3669 521 E. Putnam Ave.; www.LivingHopeCT.org 203-869-2395 Sunday Service online on www.diamondhillumc.com YouTube or Facebook, coffee Online Worship via Zoom. Hangout and fellowship after the service with Pastor Carol: Tues-Sat, 5-6pm, via Zoom. Following the service zoom.us/j/262529082 (No agenda, prayer teams will be available to no structure - just stop by to hang pray for you (fill out a form on out, talk about what is on your mind. the webpage).

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Astrology Column For Week of Apr. 19, 2020

TAURUS 21 April-21 May Saturn in Aquarius is already putting you under pressure and when the Sun in your sign challenges it on Tuesday you may wonder if you’d be better off somewhere else. Don’t panic: the moment you feel the worst is the moment something good could happen.

SCORPIO 24 Oct-22 Nov You won’t solve a problem until you are ready to admit you have a problem. Once you’ve done so, however, you’ll realise that a solution to your current dilemma is easy to find.

It was, of course, there all the time but you were reluctant to acknowledge it.

GEMINI 22 May-21 June It’s pointless to throw yourself at something you don’t have the strength to dislodge. The Sun at odds with Saturn means you’re up against forces you can’t hope to beat. A tactical withdrawal should not be seen as a defeat.

On the contrary, it is a very smart move.

SAGITTARIUS 23 Nov-21 Dec It is impossible to be on good terms with everyone all the time.

Nor is it desirable. Sagittarians need to argue a bit, even with those they admire and love. There’s always something new to learn – even if, at times like this, you may have to do so via emails and webcams.

CANCER 22 June-23 July You may not feel very charitable towards a certain person and no doubt you have good reason to be irritated but is it worth the aggravation?

If you can find it in your heart to forgive you will also find it easy to forget.

Peace of mind comes cheap at any price.

CAPRICORN 22 Dec-20 Jan You must be tough if you are to protect your interests against those whose principles differ greatly from yours. You have a right to material and emotional security but you must protect that right. Be strong this week – for others as well as yourself.

LEO 24 July-23 Aug The task you’re tackling may seem hard, even impossible. but if you want it enough you’ll find ways to make it work. A potent Sun-Saturn aspect means that nothing can defeat you if you remember that challenge and opportunity can be the same thing.

AQUARIUS 21 Jan-19 Feb You have to make a daring decision this week, a decision that must be made even though the world is watching and your knees are knocking.

You have a wealth of good ideas and the will to carry them out: you cannot fail if you have confidence in your abilities.

VIRGO 24 Aug-23 Sept You will have to make a choice between two equally desirable things this week – it is impossible to have both. So be tough and focus all your energy in one direction. Better to have accomplished one objective than to have failed at both.

PISCES 20 Feb-20 March You don’t have to compromise your position if you feel that a partner, colleague or employer is trying to hustle you unfairly. On the other hand, you are not exactly seeing things too clearly at the moment. Could it be that they genuinely want to help?

LIBRA 24 Sept-23 Oct The Sun now in Taurus has a tendency to make you worry and this week’s challenging link to Saturn won’t make things any easier. No matter.

You have important responsibilities to deal with and a more serious attitude is exactly what you need, if only for a while.

ARIES 21 March-20 April There are things you want but can’t have and things you can have but don’t want. The Sun at odd with Saturn urges you to focus not on what you want but what you really need. Take care of the essentials and everything else will seem like a bonus.

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The Hare & the Tortoise From Aesop's Fables in The Library of Congress A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow.

"Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh.

"Yes," replied the Tortoise, "and I get there sooner than you think. I'll run you a race and prove it."

The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but for the fun of the thing he agreed. So the Fox, who had consented to act as judge, marked the distance and started the runners off.

The Hare was soon far out of sight, and to make the Tortoise feel very deeply how ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a Hare, he lay down beside the course to take a nap until the Tortoise should catch up.

The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. But the Hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he did wake up, the Tortoise was near the goal. The Hare now ran his swiftest, but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time.

The race is not always to the swift.

“If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.�

Roald Dahl

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On Faith Feature

By Marek Zabriskie To the list of unprecedented that we have recently e x p e r i e n c e d , we c a n a d d Easter Day. We’ll be telling our grandchildren about it, how almost every church across the country was closed but services took place virtually.

There may never be another Easter like it.

As a child, we always went to my grandparents for Easter.

They hid Easter eggs for us, and my grandmother cooked great meals. But there was little of that happening this year.

Instead, we used Zoom, F a c eT i m e a n d G o o g l e Hangouts to connect. Many churches v ideotaped their ser v ice s or l ive-st re a me d them as Christ Church Greenwich did. Many watched on their big screen TVs. We preachers became overnight televangelists.

On Palm Sunday, one

Easter in Solitude of our members watched our service in Greenwich while her 86-year-old mother watched from Huntsville, Texas. “We were both in tears from the compassion during the service and the heartfelt message of the sermon,” the daug hter wrote.

While technology is allowing us to connect spiritually, it was surreal to preach to an empty church. We missed hearing our choristers and choirs singing, the lovely E a s te r f lowe r s a nd b e i n g together. Technology cannot replicate everything, but we did hold a virtual coffee hour.

E a c h y e a r, C h r i s t i a n s give up something for Lent, like chocolate or dessert, but this year we gave up going to school, working at the office, restaurants, bars, boats, trains, planes, trips, Tod’s Point and toilet paper.

We gave up shaking hands, giving hugs, going to movies, museums, gyms, clubs, nail salons and beauty parlors, playing tennis, golf, spring sports, March Madness, the Major League, the Summer Oly mpics and Wimbledon, visiting colleges, dinner parties, galas and graduation, and traveling to just about everywhere.

Perhaps next year we can just give up chocolate!

This Easter felt a bit like Good Friday. The news for months has been grim.

Millions have lost their jobs.

Nearly two million globally have contracted Covad-19 and over 110,000 have died.

But we’ll get throug h this together and with God’s help. We always do! We’re fortunate to be quarantined in Greenwich, where we have our homes, apartments and Fjord dip.

We ’r e d o i n g p r o j e c t s , cleaning closets and keeping busy. One of our parishioners cut his wife’s hair. Talk about an act of faith!

The truth is that so many have had it much worse. When the Plag ue of Justinian hit in 541 A.D. and reoccurred over the next two centuries, 25 to 100 million people are estimated to have died.

When the Black Plag ue swept across Europe in 1347 and returned eight times, it killed a third of those living in Northern Europe and half of those in Eng land. They couldn’t discover a cure.

We’ll invent a vaccine, and the Coronavirus will become history, but we will always remember this pandemic and

what we did to keep our spirits strong. Jesus repeatedly says, “Take up our cross and follow me.” He knew that humans would suffer.

O ver t he cent u r ie s, we have leaned on our faith to strengthen us while facing f loods, famines, genocide, war, depressions, dictators, nuclear threats, and plagues.

Every calamity has made us more resilient and the Church stronger. Our faith helped us to cope.

The social psycholog ist Jonathan Haidt w rites, “…. ha rdsh ip genera l ly ma kes p e o p l e s t r o n g e r. Fe a r, challenge, threat – unless they are extreme – tend to produce growth, not damage.”

One of our members is a French professor. One of her former students graduated from Sacred Heart in 2013 and is a brave, dedicated nurse working on the front lines.

She wrote, “New York City has been crazy these last few weeks... the sound of sirens is constant and social distancing has been really tough.

However, I ’ve never b e en more grateful to be a nurse…

I’m currently working on a Covid unit….and the patients are incredibly ill and lonely…. the need for ventilators has

increased tenfold. As of yesterday, NYU is putting tents up outside of the Emergency Department for patients that are too sick to be admitted, and unfortunately the doctors are having to make some very tough decisions about who can and cannot be saved.”

That puts the mild sacrifices that we are making in perspective – the reduction in salary, the inability to go to the gym or school. We can do this.

When life gets challenging, we return to the stories that shape our lives. On that first Easter morning, after Mary discovered the empty tomb, she ran to tell the disciples.

Peter and John ran to see for t hem selve s, but t he Bi ble says that they “did not yet understand the Scriptures that he must rise from the dead.” (John 20:9) “Truth must dazzle gradually,” writes Emily Dickinson.

S ome t houg ht it w a s a hoa x, like some thought Covad-19 was a hoa x. The Romans said that the disciples stole Jesus’ body from the tomb. But according to the gospels, nearly 500 people saw Jesus after he was resurrected.

It was no hoax, no fake news, no misinformation. It was true.

Over the centuries, millions of martyrs have died for our faith. They’ve been crucified, burnt alive, boiled in oil or beheaded, refusing to deny that Jesus rose from the dead.

Unless something incredible occurred on Easter Day 2000 years ago, there would be no Christianity at all. St. Paul said, “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile.” (I Cor. 15:17) When asked why people f lock to church to worship on Easter when Christians proclaim the ver y hardest things to believe, the theological giant Karl Barth said that we worship with one unspoken question clinging to our hearts and minds, “Is it true?” Is it true that Jesus rose from the dead and gives us life as all?

I believe w ith all my heart, soul and mind that it is true, because I’ve seen God transform some incredibly broken lives before my very eyes, and God has done this in my own life. Easter is a reality.

You can trust it!

B y the Rev. Ma rek P. Zabr i sk ie , Rec tor of Ch r i st Church Greenwich

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The Art Essay

The Royal Portal Tympana of Chartres Cathedral, west facade (c. 1145–1155)

By Amy Giuliano As the sun arcs across the sky over the small French town of Chartres, a play of light and shadow passes across the faces and features of sculptural saints, angels, and apocalyptic creatures that adorn its famous Gothic cathedral. Peering down from their high perches, these carved figures have greeted approaching visitors for nearly nine hundred years. The sculptures emerge from stone walls with weighty, three-dimensional presence; the passage of time is marked by the steady movement of the dramatic shadows they cast.

THE FACADE’S THREE PORTALS Cognizance of time and its passage is, in fact, the unifying theme of the cathedral’s earliest and most visually prominent sculptural program, which spans the breadth of the facade’s three entry portals. Each monumental do or w ay i s c r ow ne d w it h a t y mpanum—a sem i-circu lar, recessed wall surface—which features a biblical scene. The tympana are framed above by ornamental moldings, known as a rch ivolts, a nd b elow by

lintels, crossbeams of stone.

These architectural elements are enlivened by a host of sculptural figures that work in concert to communicate Christ’s lordship over time and eternity.

CHRIST OUTSIDE OF TIME: THE LEFT-HAND PORTAL Previously interpreted as a scene of Christ’s Ascension, t h e l e f t-h a n d t y m p a nu m i s now identified by scholars as a depiction of Christ outside of time, before taking on human f lesh.

Christ is shown separating the waters to create the firmament of heaven (Gn 1:7), thus recalling the words of the prologue of John’s Gospel: In the beginning was the Word…all things were made through him. Angels surrounding t he f ig u r e of Ch r i s t b ow i n adoration. Some reach beyond the tympanum’s confines, alerting a row of enthroned prophets in the lintel below to this great mystery.

The Old Testament figures crane their necks, attempting to catch a glimpse of the scene overhead.

This is a clever artistic device; the prophets, of course, are those who begin to recognize God’s plan of salvation taking shape, though they cannot see it fully.

I n t h e G o s p e l s , C h r i s t ’s

allusions to his own preexistence—to a life before creation and outside of time—elicit wonder and awe in his disciples and accusations of blasphemy from his adversaries. I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven (Lk 10:18), he recounts to the seventytwo; Before Abraham was born, I am ( Jn 8:58), he informs the Ph a r i s e e s . T h i s t y mp a nu m beautifully depicts the mystery of Christ’s existence from all eternity which we profess each Sunday: “I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ… born of the Father before all ages.”

CHRIST WITHIN TIME: THE RIGHT-HAND PORTAL T h e r i g h t-h a n d p o r t a l celebrates Christ’s presence in our midst: The Word became f lesh and dwelt among us ( Jn 1:14). A stratif ied composition prominently features the Christ Child enthroned on Mary’s lap, while scriptural scenes at her feet tell the story of his entrance into human history. On the left of the lintel’s bottom register, Gabriel announces God’s plan of salvation to the Virg in. A n open book between the two figures alludes to her acceptance of this divine proposal, long foretold: Behold, a virgin will conceive and bear a

son (Is 7:14).

At first glance, it would be easy to assume that this portal focuses solely on Christ’s life two thousand years ago. However, the artist employs certain visual cues that lin k the histor ical Incarnation of Christ with his continued presence in the Church today. This is most notable in the Nativity scene in the center of the bottom register, where the newborn is placed atop Mary’s shelter. The structure is not a cave or a barn, as might be expected. Instead, it mimics an altar, and Christ’s swaddled body resembles a loaf of bread. The Presentation scene directly above shows a similar composition: the body of Christ is placed upon an altar. Thus, the right-hand portal depicts Christ within time, both during his earthly life and via his Eucharistic presence.

enthroned Christ bridges the divide; his footrest protrudes into the viewer’s space, recalling God’s words to Isaiah: Heaven is my throne and earth is my footstool (Is 66:1). Four living creatures— sy mbols of the evangelists— worship in eschatological ecstasy, while twenty-four elders seated in the archivolts join in adoration (Rv 4:4-6). The Old Testament figures of Enoch and Elijah f lank the twelve Apostles in the lintel; their presence signals time’s imminent consummation.

In this apocalyptic vision, Christ enters human time to herald its end. While the central portals of most Gothic cathedrals display the judgment of the saved versus the damned, here we see the breakthrough of eternity into time; the Lord of the ages returns to close the book of history.

LITURGICAL SIGNIFICANCE

CHRIST AT THE END OF TIME: THE CENTRAL PORTAL The focal point of the facade’s sculptural program is the second coming of Christ. He appears in majesty, encircled by a full-body halo. This mandorla represents the celestial realm opening into terrestrial time and space. The

The Council of Trent referred to art as ancilla theologiae—the handmaiden of theology. Sacred art visually manifests theological truths and mysteries, which are in turn proclaimed and celebrated in the liturgy. When housed within a church, sacred art is meant to function in deep harmony with

the liturgical words and actions that take place therein.

The sculptural program of Chartres’ facade, though affixed to the exterior of the cathedral, remains an excellent example of the intimate relationship between art, theology, and liturgy. The sculptures do not solely serve a decorative or didactic purpose; they were designed with the Church’s liturgy in mind. Every year, the portals form an imposing backdrop to one liturgical service: the kindling of the Easter Vigil fire. This ancient rite commences the most solemn celebration of the Church’s liturgical year. Aglow above the warm blaze, sculpted scenes tacitly echo the words of blessing over the Paschal candle: Christ yesterday and today; The Beginning and the End; The Alpha and the Omega.

All time belongs to Him, And all the ages.

Chartres’ western portals artistically enliven the Paschal rite, standing in monumental witness to Christ—who was, who is, and who is to come.

Amy Giuliano - Studied theology in Rome and sacred art at Yale University.

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REAL ESTATE DASHBOARD

After The Pandemic. Is Nesting Dead?

By Mark Pruner The COVID-19 pandemic is a sea change event for the world and the Greenwich the real estate market. We will have a B.C. market, before COVID-19 and an A.P. market, after the pandemic.

The change in our market may even be greater than that wrought by the Great Recession.

I moved here in 1967 and it wasn’t until the Great Recession that we saw the Greenwich real estate market turned on its head. The Great Recession brought on what I call the nesting phenomenon in Greenwich. No longer was a huge house on a large tract of land on a cul-desac in backcountry the ultimate house.

Post-recession people wanted live to closer to town and transportation. They wanted to be part of a community where they could see people walking by on the sidewalk in front of their house and their neighbor’s kids in the back behind them.

The result was increased values in Old Greenwich and Riverside and decreased values in backcountry and mid-country.

There is a very good chance that this pandemic will k ill the nesting phenomenon and bring a new normal, A.P. that in some ways is reminiscent of what we saw in the 20th Century.

I. The Pandemic, Renters and Lower Property Taxes S o f a r, t h e p a n d e m i c h a s h a d it s g r e ate st ef fe c t on r ent a l s a nd particularly short term rentals. Lots of New Yorkers want to get out of the city to a safer place. Most of them see this as a short-term housing issue and would ideally like a three month rental, but this attitude as evolved this month. As we get further into April many of the prospective renters are saying let’s make it a full summer rental with an early start. Many renters are now looking for 5 month rentals and staying in Greenwich through Labor Day. The short-term renters maybe able to help lower our property tax rate. They will be a major factor in how our real estate market will do in the A.P. world.

They are the ones that are going to tell their friends what kind of reception they got in Greenwich and whether their friends in NYC should be looking in Greenwich.

I w rote a n a r ticle back in 2018 proposing a “Greenwich card” that wou ld let re sidents use a l l of ou r facilities; beaches, tennis courts, the golf course and our libraries all with just one card rather than the balkanized system that we have now. This summer would be a great time to package all of our cards into one for summer renters

and let realtors or landlords apply for the package. Right now, the first thing rather than make the first thing a tenant do. People coming to Greenwich for the summer don’t want to stand in line at Town Hall and the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center.

Many of these summer renters will buy in Greenwich and likely in midcountry and backcountry. This would be a great way to add back value to our Grand List that has disappeared in north Greenwich. More of these people buy the lower the taxes for everyone.

II. Greenwich the New Sweet Spot for Second Homes The pandemic has exacerbated the animosity that some people in rural areas have for people who own vacation homes. In Nantucket the locals call them wash-a-shores, though usually with a smile on their face. In other parts of the country there is no smile.

To see a blatant display of this, check out a Buzzfeed article entitled, “This Pandemic is Not Your Vacation”. The writer who lives in Montana blames the spread of the coronavirus on wealthy people from the cities relocating to their vacation homes. She says, the rich don’t only bring the virus with them, but they “often don’t work at all”, don’t honor social distancing, have a “sense of entitlement”, “are not respecting locals” using all their Internet bandwidth and food, and are “overwhelmingly white”.

This article is clickbait a Buzzfeed specialty. It is designed to get lots of cl ick s, for wa rds a nd socia l med ia posts. What this article is saying is that wealthy, white, New Yorkers should stay home and die quietly in their Manhattan c o - op s . (O k ay, t h at l a s t s e nte n c e was click-bait, but it does illustrate a continuing issue in many vacation areas.) As Dr. Fauci said, this pandemic will not end like turning off a light switch, we are going to see continued restrictions for months and even into next year. Some vacation homes in these rural communities may not feel so “vacationy” this summer.

A good point that the article’s author does make is that these rural areas do not have the medical facilities to handle a major COVID-19 outbreak.

This is another area where Greenwich shines. We have a great hospital. I want to thank all the doctors, nurses, staff and volunteers that keep it that way.

They have done an excellent job of handling this crisis. Our hospital will give Greenwich a major leg up in an A.P. world.

A nd, my favorite reason to live in Greenw ich is a recent study published in the International Journal of Environmental Health and Public Health, that “found a strong correlation b e t we e n l ow e x p o s u r e to n a t u r e during childhood and higher levels of nervousness and feelings of depression in adulthood.” So, if you don’t want your kids to have a lifetime of depression that are better off in Greenwich. (OK, that was clickbait too.)

want more space. With luck, and some proper marketing, we may also see the return of our 20th Century pattern of people buying weekend house that they use year round and occupy full time in during the summer months as they commute into the city. We could see a revival of the “summering in Greenwich.”

I also expect that we will see buyers looking at local healthcare as a factor in deciding where to live. (It would be great if Greenwich Hospital had a tour for prospective home buyers.) Not only has Greenwich Hospital done well with handling the COVID-19 crisis they also have excellent maternity care. (“Would you and your husband like steak or lobster for your post-partum meal?”)

IV. The Environment for Sellers and Buyers Interest rates are low and both buyers and sellers are motivated. Buyers are looking for houses outside of the hot

and prices going up, a major question becomes will we see a return of “the house as an investment asset” its use as way to diversify assets. Much of what drove the housing bubble were sellers buying more house than needed because of the double digit appreciation they could get on the additional investment.

We may well see, house prices increase, this year and next if demand is great enough, but is that a reason to hold the asset waiting for additional appreciation.

We are in an economy where many assets have single digit returns, but think ing to hold on to your house, because of any expected double-digit appreciation in the future may well result in a long wait.

So, we almost certainly see major, and potentially long-lasting, changes in our market this year and next year. If we as a town take a proactive approach, we can make what happens better. A V-shaped recovery could leave us even

We have a great hospital. I want to thank all the doctors, nurses, staff and volunteers that keep it that way. They have done an excellent job of handling this crisis. Our hospital will also give Greenwich a major leg up in a post-pandemic world.

III. What’s next The consensus among most agents here in town is that we are going to see a good second half of the year. The first quarter of this year saw sales, contracts and rentals significantly above last year.

Even March sales during the pandemic were up 29% over March 2019. For April, the number of transactions f lattened last week, but houses sales are still happening. In the first 14 days of the month we have had 14 sales spread fairly evenly throughout the town. This compares to 34 sales for all of April last year.

We will likely see better sales in mid-country and backcountry as people

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zone and can buy with low financing costs. Sellers have the uncertainty of knowing what is happening in the future and many want to get deals done now.

If you are a seller, now is a good time to talk to your real estate and financial advisors. About a quarter of my time is spent discussing with people what they should do, whether to wait or list. For the pessimist, or as the like to be called, the realist, who see the market going down, now is the time to list. Before real estate I was in the petroleum business and the rule for oil drilling companies is when times are bad sell your rig now, because you will get even less in the future.

For the optimist, who sees demand

better off than last year. Even in a more prolonged downturn, we might see sale rise as we are a small oasis in a large metropolitan area. Let’s pray for everyone and especially those people on the front lines.

Ma rk P r u n e r i s th e G r e e n wi c h S e n t i n e l’s Re a l E s t a te e d i to r a n d columnist. In addition, he is a real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway and is a member of the Greenwich Historic Preservation Network. He can be reached at 203-969-7900, mark@bhhsne.com or via his blog at greenwichstreets.com.

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Original List

List Price

Sold Price DOM BR FB Acres

SqFt

45 Cross Lane 17 Rustic View Road 62 Sterling Road 35 Copper Beech Road 230 Round Hill Road 78 Burning Tree Road

$795,500 $2,895,000 $2,950,000 $2,795,000 $3,450,000 $3,200,000

$795,500 $2,395,000 $2,775,000 $2,795,000 $2,950,000 $3,200,000

$825,000 $2,155,000 $2,520,000 $2,600,000 $2,750,000 $2,800,000

1,938 6,017 10,008 4,257 4,614 7,031

63 714 655 176 994 520

3 5 6 4 5 5

3 6 6 3 5 4

0.18 1.18 4.12 1.04 2.61 2.15

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List Price

Price/SqFt

SqFt

AC

BR

FB

Area

45 Mary Lane 76 Cognewaugh Road 3 North Street 11 Anthony Place 35 Leonard Avenue 12 Carrington Drive 42 Winding Lane 338 Sound Beach Avenue 124 Havemeyer Place 15 Dearfield Lane 15 Shoalpoint Lane 3 Meadowbank Road 29 Glen Avon Drive 252 Overlook Drive 32 Indian Point Lane 471 Lake Avenue

$845,000 $1,625,000 $1,725,000 $1,950,000 $1,999,500 $2,495,000 $2,549,000 $2,795,000 $2,900,000 $2,995,000 $3,995,000 $4,050,000 $4,895,000 $4,995,000 $20,995,000 $24,900,000

$540 $555 $703 $488 $357 $577 $643 $790 $593 $487 $994 $657 $856 $517 $2,536 $1,709

1,564 2,928 2,455 4,000 5,600 4,324 3,966 3,536 4,893 6,153 4,019 6,163 5,719 9,662 8,278 14,569

0.27 0.62 0.21 0.15 0.28 4.01 2 0.2 0.16 0.31 0.3 0.35 0.71 0.59 2.36 3.18

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