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Redeveloped Station Plan Unveiled

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By Richard Kaufman S On Thursday afternoon, Town of Greenwich officials and residents gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the end of Steamboat Road to celebrate the completion of improvements to the pier.

The pier was once viewed as unsafe and in disrepair, and was even closed to the public before repairs were made. For photos and more information on this story, keep an eye on greenwichsentinel.com

On Tuesday morning on the second floor of the Greenwich train station lobby, First Selectman Peter Tesei and Darrell Harvey, CEO of The Ashforth Company, unveiled plans for a new, redeveloped Greenwich Transportation Center.

The Town of Greenwich and The Ashforth Company, owners of Greenwich Pl a z a , h ave h e l d a p u b l i c -p r i v ate partnership for over 50 years, ever since the train station, commuter lot and plaza office buildings were built in the 1960's.

The press conference was attended by several town officials from the Board

A view of the interior of the proposed re-imagined Train Station on Railroad Avenue. (renderings courtesy of the Town of Greenwich and Ashforth Company)

of Estimate and Taxation, as well as stateelected officials and employees of the Connecticut Department of Transportation and Metro North Railroad.

"This is an exciting day for the Town of Greenwich and for The Ashforth Company and for the residents, citizens and visitors to our Town who pass through these doors on a daily basis," Tesei said. "I'm excited to be partnering for really the second generation of partnership with The Ashforth Company."

On either side of the podium sat several renderings of the proposed project, roughly projected to cost $45 million.

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Firefly Magic at the Audubon

S A public hearing will be held at Town Hall by the Tree Warden of Greenwich on the proposed removal of 19 trees at 184 Hamilton Avenue on Tuesday, July 16 at 12 p.m. Anyone who objec t s to t he remova l of the trees is requested to be present. Following public comment, Steven Gospodinoff, Tree Warden for the Town, will render a decision.

Eagle Hill & BOE Agree

S Gov. Ned Lamont earlier this week signed legislation that will ensure insurance coverage for people in the state suffering from mental health and substance use disorder conditions as they would for other illnesses.

The law – known as the “Ment a l He a lt h Pa r it y Act” – delivers parity for behav ior a l he a lt hc a re , recognizing that mental health and substance use conditions are equa l to physical illnesses.

S Ch ief Ja mes Heavey of the Greenwich Police Department promoted two officers earlier this week in a ceremony at Police He a d q u a r t e r s . M a s t e r Police Of f icer Gregor y Parrillo was promoted to Detective and Officer Fred Reisch was promoted to School Resource Officer.

For photo s , c he c k out greenwichsentinel.com S A presentation on the proposed $45 mi l lion redevelopment of t he Greenwich train station a nd mov ie t heater on Railroad Avenue will given to the Planning & Zoning Commission on July 30.

Bow Tie Cinemas has plans to open a n “U lt i mate” cinema complex, steps away from where the current Bow Tie Cinemas is located. The new facility would include reserved luxury recliner seating in all auditoriums, a full restaurant menu and a full bar with food and drinks served to your seat.

S Greenw ich C at hol ic School has announced the appointment of two new administrators. Patrick Ledley has been appointed as Assistant Principal for Curriculum, Instruction, a nd Assessment, a nd Vi ncent Mascola has been appointed as Dean of Students. Parents were notified of the addition of the positions as part of a Strategic Planning Update from the Board of Directors in April. For more on this story, go to greenwichsentinel.com

Over three hundred people visited the Audubon last week to celebrate one of nature's most awe inspiring creatures, fireflies. It is believed that fireflies produce the most efficient light in the world—light is produced using 100% of the energy compared to an incandescent bulb, which emits 90% of its energy as heat, or a fluorescent bulb, which emits 10% as heat. Scientists refer to firefly light as “cold light.” This incredible composite photo, created by Neil Vigdor the night of the Sentinel Awards at the Audubon on July 1, was made with StarstaX software, combining 67 long-exposure photos taken over 33 minutes. The result, according to Neil, is a luminescent tableau of firefly activity. See more from Neil @gettinviggy.

GEG Gives Back In May, Greenwich Education Group hosted its 10th an nua l Private Day & Boarding School Fair at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center in Old Greenwich.

The fair enabled prospective students and their families to interact with representatives from nearly 100 top-ranked independent day and boarding schools from throughout the United States and Canada.

More than 200 students and parents from Fairfield, New Haven, Westchester, and Putnam counties; New York City, and Long Island attended the event.

The popu la r it y of t he fa i r underlines the strength of the collaborative relationship between Greenwich Education Group’s Day and Boarding School Advisory Services division and the individual schools. Division Co-Directors Vicky Newman and Muffy Fox, and Day and Boarding School Educational Consultant Peggy Hersam offer personalized assistance to families. Over the past 15 years, GEG’s consulting team has placed more than 1,200 students in independent schools throughout the country.

“We are proud that the success

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50 Years Ago

After weeks of uncertainty su r r ou nd i ng bu s e s for Eag le H i l l s t u d e n t s n e x t ye a r, t h e Greenwich Board of Education voted unanimously to continue transportation at a special meeting on Monday night.

Officials, parents and students from Eagle Hill, holding signs that read, "We Need Buses, too!" and, "Why Eagle Hill?" sat and watched as the board discussed the issue for nearly an hour.

In May, the Greenwich Public Schools Administration informed Eagle Hill that the district would no longer provide buses for their students liv ing in Greenw ich because the school's population of students who live in Connecticut was at 47. 3 percent, with w4 4 students taking the bus.

According to state statute, pu b l i c s ch o ol d i s t r i c t s mu s t provide transportation to private schools if at least 50 percent of the student body population lives in Connecticut.

After protests and outcries f r om E a g l e H i l l p a r e nt s a n d

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Glenville Volunteer Fire Company Scholarship Awards

On July 16, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a journey to the Moon and into history. Four days later, while Collins orbited the Moon in the command module, Armstrong and Aldrin landed Apollo Vincent Ferraro, Fire Explorer Post Advisor; James 11’s lunar module, Eagle, on the Moon’s Sea of Tranquility, Heavey; Nicole Maloney; Stephanie Rota; Carley Sobel; and Chief Michael Hoha. becoming the first humans to set foot on the lunar surface.

Credit: NASA Earlier this week, the Glenville Volunteer Fire Company NASA is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 announced its 2019 scholarship recipients: Stephanie Rota, Carley mission and look to the future of exploration on the Moon and Sobel, Nicole Maloney and James Heavey.

All four of the recipients embody what it means to be active Mars with events taking place across the country from July 16 community volunteers, as they’ve also been involved in several through July 20 including the dedication of U.S. Postal Service’s school activities while in Greenwich. The four will head off to college new 1969 Moon Landing forever stamps on July 19. in the fall.

July 19, NASA’s Giant Leaps: Past and Future will air 1 to 3 p.m.

Rota will attend SUNY Maritime and was a Fire Explorer; Sobel, EDT on NASA TV and the agency’s website, and will be simulcast also a Fire Explorer, will go to Lynn University; Maloney served on the Discovery Science Channel.

NASA is also sponsoring a virtual engineering design as a Greenwich Emergency Medical Services Explorer, and heads challenge on social media. Along with each of its museum to Boston College; Heavey participated as a Fire Explorer, and will partners, NASA invites the public to help build a component of attend Hampden-Sydney College.

Exploring is an interactive, worksite-based career education NASA’s return to the Moon using simple household materials. For program of the Boy Scouts of America. The emergency service more information, visit: https://spacestem.nasa.gov/ Discover opportunities to engage students in science, Explorer posts in town are sponsored by the Glenville Volunteer Fire technology, engineering and math (STEM) with lessons and Company, GEMS, and the Greenwich Police Department, all under resources inspired by NASA at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. the auspices of the Greenwich Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

"It is a privilege to support the education of the fine scholars and Right now, find lessons on celebrating the 50th Anniversary of community volunteers selected for this year’s Scholarships,” said NASA's Apollo Moon Landing with Educational Resources and Glenville Volunteer Fire Company Chief Michael Hoha.

Projects for Kids at https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/

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Community Honors James McArdle

By Paul Silverfarb L a st Thu rsday, cou nt le ss r e s i d e n t s f r o m t h e Tow n o f Greenwich and surrounding areas gathered at Audubon Greenwich to honor lifelong resident and business owner James McArdle.

McArdle, fourth-generation owner of McArdle’s Florist and Garden Center, was honored by the Greenwich Sentinel for his dedication and devotion to the Greenwich community.

“It had a heavy impact on my heart,” McArdle said. “Greenwich is more diverse than we give it credit for. To see so many different people from different avenues of life is amazing. I love that. I was so touched and moved from all the support.”

During the July 1 event, Jim Himes, U.S. Representative for Connecticut’s Fourth District, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, spoke about McArdle’s passion for helping the Greenwich community and making the town a better place.

Fred Camillo, a member of t he Con ne c t ic ut Hou s e of Representatives for Greenwich’s 151st District and also a candidate for the Greenwich First Selectman position, believes that McArdle was the perfect choice for the 2019 Greenwich Sentinel Award.

“The Sentinel hit a home run by way of putting together a great event and with the selection of a terrific honoree,” said Camillo.

“James McArdle embodies all that the Sentinel believes in and promotes in our wonderful town.

Hats off to both.”

Also coming up to the podium to speak about McArdle during the 2019 Greenwich Sentinel Award was Stanwich Church senior pastor Nathan Hart. “[The Sentinel] organized a great evening that showcased all the best of Greenwich: community, n a t u r a l b e au t y a n d s e r v a n t leadership,” said Hart.

Last year’s Sentinel Award winner, Susan Wohlforth, was in attendance and was impressed with the turnout for McArdle.

“What a great night for the Greenwich Sentinel and James

McArdle,” said Wohlforth. “The Audubon was a terrific choice for venue, which was greatly enjoyed by everyone who attended. But the best part of the entire evening was honoring James McArdle and the Greenwich Sentinel. Both James and the paper are true ‘Sentinels’ for our community for all that they do on behalf of all of us. It was a pleasure to witness and an honor to help celebrate them both.”

The newspaper’s first Sentinel Award recipient, Greenwich Police Chief Jim Heavey, was also on-hand during this year’s event at Audubon Greenwich and spoke about how much McArdle has done over the years both personally and through his family business and how he has done so with little fanfare.

“The crowd of nearly 200 people was a great cross section of our community, and it was a true testament of Jim’s significant contribution to making Greenwich such a special place to live and work,” said Heavey. “Thank you to the Sentinel for recognizing Jim McArdle as this year’s Greenwich Sentinel.”

As guests mingled throughout the rooms of Greenwich Audubon, they enjoyed beverages from Val’s Putnam Wine & Liquors, snacks served by Greenwich Staffing and viewed exotic animals courtesy of the Beardsley Zoo. “It was very moving,” McArdle said. “I was just very touched by the amount of support from the community. While I was proud of the moment, there were so many people there that were so caring and supportive, it compels me to want to give more because we have such a great community.”

While McArdle was humble about how the community came out to support him, the fourthgeneration owner said that he was equally moved by how much t he com mu n it y supp or ts t he newspaper that honored him.

“There are so many people that believe in the paper and see the purpose that it’s serving,” McArdle said. “We really need the Sentinel to bring our neighborhoods together and the people at the event want to see the paper succeed. It brings so

much value to the community.”

For McArdle, it has always been a l l a bout the customer.

That’s what makes his business so successful. He said that every customer has a different need and that it’s important to listen well to what the customer is looking to accomplish.

“We don’t take any customer for granted,” McArdle said. “We have to earn their business, despite being around for 109 years. We have to still prove ourselves every time, and we strive to accomplish that. Whatever the customer wants is what our goal is. It’s about having the empathy of meeting people where they are and trying to help them find a solution.”

From the top: Will, Christine and honoree, James McArdle; Jennifer Graziano and Fred Camillo, Sabrina Forsythe; Sentinel columnists Icy Frantz and Jim Knox (from the Beardsley Zoo.) With our thanks and gratitude to Bob Capazzo for coming to the event and taking these wonderful photos! For more photos, visit www.

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Ahneman Kirby: at Forefront of Advanced Technology The sky is the limit for Ahneman Kirby. Literally.

By Richard Kaufman Following the Civil War in the 1860's, the importance of land records skyrocketted.

In 187 1, Joseph Andrew Kirby founded J.A. Kirby Co., an engineering company, in nearby Port Chester, N.Y. At the end of the 19th century, J.A. Kirby's surveys, sewer designs, road designs and stormwater designs helped shape the Village of Port Chester.

Fast for wa rd nea rly 1 30 years, and the company is now k n o w n a s A h n e m a n K i r b y, a f te r T hom a s A h ne m a n a nd Ahneman Associates purchased the business in 1998. The business offers services related to civil engineering, structural e n g i n e e r i n g a s we l l a s l a n d surveying.

Roughly 50,000 of J.A. Kirby's plans are located in Ahneman's office in Riverside, and many of them are still used today. But as Ahneman Kirby carries on the legacy of J.A. Kirby, it is doing so with a revolutionary technology that is becoming a game changer for surveying.

Lu m i na L i DA R ( L ig ht Detection and Ranging) r e con na iss a nce u s e s r emote

sensing equipment, either through terrestrial, aerial (drones) o r m o b i l e s c a n n i n g , to g i ve institutional and municipal clients highly detailed and accurate 3D models of properties, structures or roads and highways.

"This is a new technolog y we've invested heavily in. It's a great technology," Ahneman said, noting that there are only a handful of firms in the United States with this kind of capability.

"A lot of our clients are still living in a 2-dimensional world, and LIDAR gives us 3-dimensional c a p a b i l i t i e s . We ' r e i n t h a t transition at this stage. I see the world going 3D, but it's going to be a slow evolution."

One scan from a drone that's anywhere from 75-200 feet in the air above a roadway takes 45 seconds, and can collect up to 40 million points down to two centimeters in precision, to show intricate, detailed images of things like roadbeds, signs, guardrails, utilities, foliage and exit ramps.

"It's a lot of fun. You always get to meet people when you're out f lying the drone. Everyone wants to come say hello. We've flown a lot of interesting projects locally," he said, pointing out the

Presbyterian Church in Rye, N.Y., and the Colum ns Building in Greenwich.

Ahneman noted that it's mind

a staff and take shots manually. project for Sikorsky, which has The safety of being able to sit on a helicopter factory in Stratford, the sidewalk and scan and get Conn. the entire roadbed without ever Sikorsky wants to put a spray booth on their factory f loor, and they want to know the most costeffective location for it where they can ventilate it through the roof.

"They need a good accurate existing conditions survey of their facility, so they hired us. We'll give them a 3D model so they can position their spray booth and get through the roof in the most cost effective manner without relocating a bunch of utilities," Ahneman said.

Ahneman recently opened an sending anybody in the roadway office in South Carolina, and said is important," Ahneman said. LiDAR can be used for the historic "There's less manpower, too. The preservation of buildings in cities scanner [device] never calls in like Charleston. sick, never asks for vacation days.

"Once you capture a scan, it's It just wants to make sure its good for a lifetime," Ahneman batteries are charged." added. "The LiDAR can capture If Ahneman were to survey the t he ac t ua l bu i ld i ng , ex ist i ng Cos Cob project the old fashioned conditions, then if you have to way, he'd have a finished product match those existing conditions, in 60 days. Now, after a scan is you would have an exact replica taken, it's filtered out and refined. that you can work off of. That's A f inal CAD Drawing, or point why the scalability and accuracy cloud, is ready within 2-3 weeks. is so important, especially if you're The technology is also more working on a historic preservation c o s t- e f fe c t i ve . For e x a mp l e , project."

Ahneman Kirby is going to do a Ahneman can also help the

The technology is also more cost-effective. bog gling how technolog y has changed since he f irst started surveying with his father, f irst growing up in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and later in Greenwich where he moved at the age of 16. He added that the technology is safer for his team and clients.

As the on-call surveyors for the Town of Greenwich, Ahneman and his team will have to scan a section of the Post Road in Cos Cob and some of the flood prone areas.

"The nice thing about the Post Road is we don't have to set up and run guys across the road with

Department of Transportation as a consultant on various projects.

"They may not be making the investment in equipment, and in training and software, because it would take an enormous amount of capital for them to get up and running. What we're trying to do is help them with their 3D inventory as consultants," he said.

"We're sort of the recon team.

We ref ine it, we package it, so that they can use it. We're sort of facilitating the process."

LiDAR can also be used for Emergency Operations Centers to show town officials and residents damage from severe storms.

Going forward, the sky is the limit for Ahneman Kirby. Literally.

Ahneman received his pilot's l i c e n s e i n 2 0 0 8 a n d ow n s a Bonanza aircraft. He's currently working with Ohio University to outfit LiDAR on a fixed wing airplane.

"The gameplan is to f ly my own plane with LiDA R on it," Ahneman said with a smile. "That would be a lot of fun."

For mor e i n for mat ion o n A h n e m a n K i r b y, g o t o ahnemankirby.com.

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A Glorious Summer Read Permission to Fly: A Memoir of Love, Crushing Loss, and Triumph

By Patricia Chadwick

Permission to Fly, Layng Martine Jr.’s just published memoir, is storytelling at its most beautiful. The book reads like a piece of music – fitting for a songwriter whose name is inscribed in the Nashville S o n g w r i t e r s H a l l o f Fa m e – w ith legato passages and staccato moments, with stories that build to a crescendo, and sprinkled throughout the pages elegant bits of dolcissimo.

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I read Permission to Fly in one sit ting – ad m it ted ly through the night and into the wee hours of the morning and I came to the last page as the first light of dawn crept across the garden and brought with it a host of warbles and tweets. A glorious denouement. My only regret was that I couldn’t keep on reading.

The title pays homage to the author’s mother, and without spoiling the story, suffice it to say that she gave her son – at the age of eight, no less – the nod (as Layng Martine puts it) “to venture out on my own…

Free to go as far as my legs and my curiosity could take me.”

In this day of helicopter parenting, one might be tempted to judge his mother as reckless. That would be a mistake. She knew her son well – his pluck, his curiosity, his keen desire to experience the world his way. For his part, he

took hold of adventure with both hands.

Reading Permission to Fly, you will find yourself at times laughing out loud, and at times holding your breath in anxious anticipation. You will wonder how it is that Layng seems to be blessed with the “luck of the Irish” during an array of hair-raising escapades – until you realize that his somewhat puckish honesty is his Guardian Angel.

Through tale after tale, one f inds an indomitable spirit, emboldened by perseverance and driven by passion. The tempo accelerates as Layng relays stories of derring-do a n d it w a n e s du r i n g m o r e pensive and at times painful experiences. It’s an adventure and the reader is there with the author from start to finish.

The a r ray of lu m ina r ies who play a role in Layng’s life are made to seem immensely human – almost like friends (wh ich some were): B en ny G o o d m a n , C a l v i n Tr i l l i n ,

Norman Vincent Peale, Iphigene Sulzberger, Mohammed Ali, Elvis Presley.

The most p oig na nt pa r t of Per m ission to Fly is t he story that some readers may remember from a piece that app e a r e d te n ye a r s a go i n the Sunday New York Times’ Mo der n L ove s er ie s i n t he Fashion and Style section. I remembered it well – entitled: In a Charmed Life, a Road Less Travelled. I was moved to tears back then and was once again as I re-read it in the wee hours of the morning. It is a testament to a man who is far more than a songwriter, far more than a memoirist. It is emblematic of a man whose love for his wife, Linda, is so pure and so complete that the gravest of calamities served only to bring the two of them closer together.

Summertime is for reading and I encourage you to let it not pass without your reading Permission to Fly. The written voice is so strong that I now plan to get the audio version.

Tesei Reflects on Town Services

By Peter J. Tesei As my office is assembling the final report for Fiscal Year 2019 Community First Goals, I can’t help but ref lect on the tremendous progress the Town has made on customer service.

Upon entering office, the Town didn’t have a formal customer service training program and was operating in deep silos at top levels of government.

In response, I instituted m o nt h l y D e p a r t m e nt H e a d meetings to promote crossdepartmental dialogue and to ensure coordination of efforts.

Together, we started the “We’re Listening” note cards for patrons of Town Hall to provide immediate feedback about their experience. By 2012, we grew that initiative into a formal,

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administrators last month, the board decided to rev iew the decision.

In a June memo to the board, former interim superintendent Ralph Mayo urged it to uphold policy and deny buses for Eagle H ill, a nd to be consistent to schools who meet the criteria and to those that don't, so as to not set a precedent. He also said that, although it's difficult to determine t he cost for tra nspor ti ng 4 4 students because routes haven't been completed for 2019-2020 yet, the transportation department said it costs the district $3,738 to transport an individual student per school year.

"I see this as nothing but potentially divisive. This is taking away from somebody else. On the face of it, this just sounds to me really unwise. For some of us who were around for the start-

coordinated customer service program known as Community First.

Since its inception, the Town has trained all frontline staff in customer service best practices, implemented a biennial Resident Satisfaction Survey, and has set and tracked customer service goa ls for ever y depa r tment a n n u a l l y. W i t h s u c c e s s i n providing improved customer s e r v ic e , t h i s i n it i at ive h a s transitioned the focus to process improvement (Lean Six Sigma).

The Town has trained almost all leadership and supervisory staff in Lean Six Sigma. Through annual performance evaluations, department heads are encouraged to set process improvement goals.

All this effort has translated into success for the Town on many fronts. Town staff and services

score highly on the Resident Satisfaction Survey, a trend that has increased over the last six years. Land Use and permitting staff scored well in the customer ser v ice areas of the Per m it Application Customer Satisfaction Survey and Process Improvement Analysis. The data and feedback received as a part of these efforts have inf luenced operational and budgetary decisions and encouraged implementation of modern platforms for engagement, including the design of the new Town website and the AccessGreenwich mobile app. The app allows residents to submit issues directly to departments.

Notably, w ith a focus on process improvement and waste reduction has the Town is accomplishing more, with less.

When adjusted for inflation, the

Town is spending less on services like general government, public works, parks and recreation, and public health than 10 years ago, without major service reduction.

Add it iona l ly, t he Tow n has reduced headcount by 43.46 fulltime equivalent positions since 2008.

Our Town is fortunate to have a highly professional workforce that embodies the meaning of good government. I could not have accomplished all that has transpired over the last 12 years had it not been for the public servants who have dedicated their careers to serving our community. I am proud to say that Town Hall is more unified and efficient than it has ever been.

time change [at Greenwich High School], we learned painfully how busing actually works. It's not a game of Jenga; you don't just take one out. It doesn't work that way," said board member Peter Sherr on Monday to applause from the Eagle Hill audience. "It may be that we would save nothing by taking Eagle Hill out. It may change nothing in our transportation network.

I would leave this alone and not accept this recommendation. It's too disruptive."

The board voted 8-0 to provide buses, while reviewing future transportation policy.

"I would suggest, especially since we have a new superintendent who is going to be looking at special education, that we say for next year, we're going to override the decision the administration made, but we're also going to come back with a revised policy which is a reflection of the board," said board member, Kathleen Stowe.

Board vice-chair, Jennifer Dayton, said she was “annoyed” that Eagle Hill submitted its student population data to the

board in January after the board had to seek it out and the district’s budget was passed in December.

In October, private schools report their data to the state.

“That’s not very collaborative behavior. I’d like to have the data that shows us exactly how much more it’s going to cost us after all of the logistical planning. I really can’t see a way to base this decision tonight on solid data. I don’t have a cost number; I don’t know how many other students out there in Greenwich will come forward, and I think this is just a terrible sequence of events that did not have us properly budget. We don’t want to carry that forward into the future,” she said.

Two other private schools in Greenwich, Carmel Academy (24 Greenwich residents) and the Japanese School (11 Greenwich residents), don't receive busing.

S om e b o a r d m e m b e r s we r e concerned about students from other schools requesting busing in the future.

"If we can't figure out, if those few students come forward, how to get them on a bus that's driving

past all these schools anyway, then we probably have a bigger problem," Sherr said.

B o a r d m e m b e r, M e g h a n Olsson, said ending busing for Eagle Hill would change a family’s needs and work schedule.

"I don't think it's fair to have this decision come so quickly to parents who are expecting busing in September," she said.

Eagle Hill supporters cheered loudly after the vote to reinstate busing. Carolyn Tarpey, whose son is going into seventh grade at Eagle Hill, was happy after the meeting was adjourned.

"I'm a single, working mom, and I depend on the bus service to be able to bring Henry home," she said. "I was very worried when this came up. I didn't know what I was going to do. I'm very thrilled with the decision."

A not her p a r ent , Pat r ic ia Boguslaski, was happy that her son Robert, a fifth grader, will be able to take the bus again.

"I'm relieved," Boguslaski said.

"We're cautiously optimistic that [the board] is going to still make good decisions [in the future]."

Peter J. Tesei, First Selectman

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Joy Unites Us Famed conductor Kurt Masur would have been 92 this past Wednesday. Who was Kurt Masur? He was an East German dissident who rose to become the conductor of the New York Philharmonic before he passed away several years ago here in town, at Greenwich Hospital. His life was full of intrigue and drama and could easily be the basis of a movie. What we love about him is one of his quotes: “Fear can never unite people. Pain cannot unite people. Joy unites people.”

Joys can come in many forms, especially during the summer.

Certainly, Masur was drawing on his experience growing up in the former Eastern Europe, but it rings true today as well. Now that we are firmly in the midst of summer and most of the big community events are behind us, we can catch our breath and look for the “joys” that unite us.

Joys can come in many forms, especially during the summer. There are backyards filled with thousands of fireflies at dusk. Lemonade stands on the side of the road. Celebrating a friend’s birthday. Coming together as a community to celebrate the 4th of July and Independence Day. Perhaps one of the best joys about summer is the reconnecting with family. For many, our students are home from school for the first time in months. We get to hear of the adventures and challenges they have encountered. Sometimes those initial reconnections can be a bit rocky as our youngsters who have been living away from home and are suddenly back under “home-rule,” but ultimately there is nothing better.

Even for those whose children who are grown and elsewhere there is often the chance for family vacations, another joy. We suspect if we looked at a world map our friends and neighbors would be scattering around the globe enjoying incredible vacat ions a nd ex p er ience s. I f you a re goi ng someplace fun let us know, we would love to share in the experience.

However nice these joys are they are not the type of joy that Masur was referencing. He was speaking about what brings people together in a more global sense and for him, his joy was music. We can all learn from this. We cannot unite as a community, as a country, even as a people, if our lives are based upon fear, pain and what separates us. Only by putting those emotions aside can we find joy in ourselves and others. When we do, we find community as well.

Another Greenwich resident has writen a book that was recently published. She was gracious enough to share an advanced copy with us. One of the chapters (without giving away too much of the book) talks about how you cannot have gratitude if you have anxiety. Anxiety crowds out, far too quickly, gratitude. There is no room for the two to co-exist.

It is a wonderful insight and one that Masur would surely like.

In all of this, it is a question of what will we allow to take hold and control our lives? The negative or the positive? If you look at social media these days, it is filled with rants and rifts against every possible belief, institution, image, news story, etc. Even the threetoed sloth is not safe from being body shamed on the internet. And it has become acceptable to say and post things that we would never say in person or about another person. It is the negative taking over. We need to change that.

Our solution? We are going to spend the rest of the summer living the positive with gratitude. We may be watching the fire flies or trying to figure out what constellation is overhead. We are going to push the negative away. We are going to listen more to our children and friends about their adventures. We are going to let joy unite us.

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All Star Sports Camp.

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Exhibition Highlights Tour - guided tours of the current exhibitions led by a Museum Docent. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. (Every Tuesday, 1:30 p.m., and Friday, 12:30 p.m.) 203-869-0376

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2:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Marine Tank Animal Feeding.

Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. (Every Tuesday and Friday, 2:30 - 2:45 p.m.) 203-869-0376 6 - 11 p.m.

St. Catherine of Siena Church's Annual "Carnival of Fun" Time Machine's classic rock and roll. Church Grounds, 4 Riverside Ave. Admission is free. Every night is bracelet night. Parking off site at Eastern Middle School for a shuttle bus. Rain or shine.

203-637-3661. Rectory@ stcath.org 8:15 - 9 p.m.

Indivisible Greenwich joins International and National Groups for ‘Lights for Liberty: Vigil to End Human Concentration Camps’. Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Rd. IndivisibleGreenwich@gmail. com SATURDAY, JULY 13 7:30 a.m.

The 32nd Annual Greenwich Point One-Mile Swim.

Greenwich Point, 7 Tods Driftway. Check in: 6:30 a.m. Entry fee: adults, $55; ages 13-18, $20. 203-2532546. harnettjon@aol.com. gscevents.org 9 - 10:15 a.m.

Yoga class Banksville Community House, Inc., 12 Banksville Rd. 203-622-9597. bchinfo@optonline.net 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The Greenwich Farmers Market opening day. Arch Street Parking Lot, 100 Arch St. (Every Saturday through December, weather permitting). 203-380-0580. gfm-ct@optimum.net. greenwichfarmersmarketct. com 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Family Craft: Make a Ceramic Planet Tile with Lucia. Byram Shubert Library - Community Room, 21 Mead Ave. Free.

All ages. 203-531-0426. greenwichlibrary.org 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Drop-in Computer Lab - get assistance with email, online forms, social media, creating documents and more from

Library Staff. Greenwich Library - Training Center, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free.

203-622-7914. trainingcenter@ greenwichlibrary.org 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

"Over the Moon" - students ages 7-9 will learn all about the moon and make their own "Moonscope" to take home.

Greenwich Library - Meeting Roome, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. Required registration.

203-622-7915. mwalsh@ greenwichlibrary.org 12 - 12:45 p.m.

Greenwich Historical Society Gallery Tours. 47 Strickland Rd. Free with museum admission. No registration necessary.

Meet at the information desk in the Museum Lobby.

(Every Wednesday and Saturday). 203-869-6899. greenwichhistory.org 2 - 4 p.m.

‘Bruce Creates’ Workshop: Book Cover - led by the Museum’s new Artist in Residence. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. 203-869-0376. info@brucemuseum.org. brucemuseum.org 3 - 4 p.m.

Open Mic: Read a Poem or a Story with Greenwich Pen Women - share your work and any favorite writings.

Byram Shubert Library Community Room, 21 Mead Ave. Free. Sign-up onsite for a five-minute time slot. Adults.

203-531-0426 3:15 - 5 p.m.

S.O.S. Talk/Support Group for Busy Women. The First Congregational Church of Greenwich - Lounge, 108 Sound Beach Ave. 203-6371791. fccog.org/fccogcalendar 6 - 8 p.m.

CPR Friends and Family (Infant/Child). Greenwich Hospital’s Medical Education Room, 5 Perryridge Rd. $65. Register. Designed for lay rescuers only. Meets American Heart Association standards. 888-305-9253. greenwichhospital.org/events

6 - 11 p.m.

St. Catherine of Siena Church's Annual "Carnival of Fun" last day - St. Catherine’s Players and Visceral Sponge and Michael McNulty’s band.

Drawing of prizes at 11 p.m.

Church Grounds, 4 Riverside Ave. Admission is free. Every night is bracelet night. Parking off site at EMS for a shuttle bus. Rain or shine. 203-6373661. Rectory@stcath.org 8:30 p.m.

Perrot Memorial Library: Movies in the Park: 'Moana'.

Binney Park, Sound Beach Ave. Free. Bring a picnic and chairs. No rain date. 203-637-

1066. perrotlibrary.org SUNDAY, JULY 14

Arch Street Teen Center Elegante Junk Tag Sale Marketplace Fundraiser.

Indoors at 100 Arch St. Also, Monday, July 15. 203-6295744. info@archstreet.org. archstreet.org 8:30 a.m.

The Alliance Française of Greenwich celebrates Bastille Day -"le 14 juillet." Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Rd. Free. Prix-Fixe lunch to follow at 12:30 p.m. at L'Escale. $35. Seating limited. 203- 6291340. info@afgreenwich.org. afgreenwich.org 9 - 10:15 a.m.

Yoga class Banksville Community House, Inc., 12 Banksville Rd. 203-622-9597 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

"What's the Buzz?" - discover the amazing world of bees.

Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Rd. $5, members; $8, non-members. RSVP. 203-930-1351. cbailey@ audubon.org. greenwich. audubon.org/events 1 p.m.

American Cup. Greenwich Polo Club, 1 Hurlingham Dr. Gates open at 1 p.m., match begins at 3. $40 per car. The Brant Foundation Art Study Center is open to the public during Polo Sundays. 203-561-1639. info@ greenwichpoloclub.com. greenwichpoloclub.com 1 - 4 p.m.

Georgetown Alumni Association, Club of Fairfield County will be at the Greenwich Polo Club.

1 Hurlingham Dr. RSVP. kimsalib@gmail.com 1 - 4 p.m.

Summer Family Day: Swimming with Sharks and Art. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. All ages. Free with admission. 203-8690376. info@brucemuseum.org. brucemuseum.org MONDAY, JULY 15 Arch Street Teen Center Elegante Junk Tag Sale Marketplace Fundraiser.

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All Star Sports Camp.

Banksville Community House, Inc., 12 Banksville Rd. 203-622-9597. bchinfo@ optonline.net 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Mindful Monday Mornings Yoga: gentle yoga. Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St. Members, $25; non-members, $30, per class, or $400 for all classes. Walk-ins welcome.

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Watercolor Workshop for Seniors: Color. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. $25, nonmembers; $20, members.

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Walk and Talk – Life Coaching in Nature with Helena Svedin. Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St. $150. 203-869-9242. info@ greenwichbotanicalcenter.org. greenwichbotanicalcenter. org 12 p.m.

The Chickahominy Reunion Association of Greenwich Bi-Annual Clambake. Stone Avenue Field. $65 per person.

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Drop-in Jr. Astronaut Training Camp - put your astronaut skills to the test with activities and crafts. Ages 3+. Cos Cob Library, 5 Sinawoy Rd. Free.

203-622-6883. lmatthews@ greenwichlibrary.org 2 - 4 p.m.

Selling on eBay - learn how to position yourself as a top seller, select and present items for auction, and complete the sale. Greenwich Library - Meeting Room, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. 203622-7914. trainingcenter@ greenwichlibrary.org 3 p.m.

Board of Estimate & Taxation (BET) BET Law Committee Meeting. Greenwich Town Hall - Law Department Conference Room, 1st floor, 101 Field Point Rd. greenwichct.gov 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Juggling and Magic with Jason. Byram Shubert Library - Community Room, 21 Mead Ave. Free. Children, all ages.

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The Water Club: A True Community Club

When R ick K ral, owner of Beacon Point Marine, wanted to open up the Greenwich Water Club several years ago on River Road in Cos Cob, he had to adjust to a changing boating climate.

Boaters just weren't taking long trips anymore, the cost of fuel had gone up, as had the price tag on vessels.

"The whole dynamic of marine recreation had changed a lot.

What we had to try and do was tap into what that [change] was, and I started to look at what was important to boaters," Kral said, adding that people didn't want a true yacht club. "We wanted to create that kind of perfect day for members, and give the entire family something to do. They can go out for a boat ride, go out to the islands, go swimming, and then come back in and have dinner together."

Members can also take

fall.

"Recreation is so cr itica l.

Families want to recreate, they want to be outdoors, they want to be active. The sedentary lifestyle is not something that's really en vogue in Greenwich. They want to get out and do some fun things," Kral said.

The crew program, which is for youth all the way to adults, has grown over the years. The high school varsity team is now one of the best in the country.

Kral takes great pride in what the program has accomplished over the years.

"The crew program has been awesome. Parents come up to me and say, 'What crew has done for my kid I could have never First Bank of Greenwich President and CEO Frank done as a parent,'" Kral added.

Gaudio; Rick Kral; Vice President and Retail Banking "It's a culture. They'll go seven Manager, Emily Newcamp; and Chief Leading Officer, days a week for a month at a time Evan Corsello. sometimes. These kids are here at 5 in the morning, they're here at 7 at night. It's amazing to me when I advantage of several programs at fitness, yoga, crew or even squash, see these kids." the club, whether it's swimming, which will begin most likely in the RICHARD KAUFMAN

By Richard Kaufman

Kral's involvement with the he's done here for the community community caught the eye of and the services he offers here for Frank Gaudio, President and CEO the kids and parents, it's pretty

of the First Bank of Greenwich.

Kral is now a member of the bank, which is conveniently just up the street from the club.

"I'm excited to have someone like Rick at the bank. I admire what he does here. How he's grown his business, I want to try and do that with the bank. This place is amazing, and to run it is even more amazing to me," said Gaudio. "He's the person that I'd like to talk to about what I should be doing in the community. I look for advice from our clients on how we should be handling our bank in the community. What

remarkable."

Kral noted that the bank fits him and club employees perfectly.

"I like to do things on a local level. I like to support our local vendors in the community. Frank has a good idea of what's going on in the community, and what the community needs. I like that in a bank. I like to be able to have my staff go down to the bank and know people that are behind the counter, and get that personal attention. I think that's important for a company like ours, because we're people oriented," Kral said.

"This is a community club."

Around Town

Christ Church Books & Gifts Clearance Sale Stop by Tuesday, July 9th to Sunday, off gifts, books and seasonal items. This for everyone! Go early and go often. New (By sidewalk they mean Parish Hall July 14th for the annual SIDEWALK* SALE is a wonderful opportunity to find a deal things will be put our everyday! TELL next to the bookstore, because why shop at Christ Church Books & Gifts. Up to 70% and help them liquidate stock. A win-win YOUR FRIENDS! outside when there's AC?)

Bruce Museum Free Admission with EBT Cards The Bruce Museum is a member of Museums for All, a cooperative initiative between the Association of Children's Museums and the Institute of Museum and Library Services that invites visitors with EBT cards to enjoy cultural institutions for free or at reduced cost.

Since its launch in 2015, Museums for All has served more than 1.5 million visitors at over 300 museums across the country. Through this program, admission fees range from free to $3 for visitors who present their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card to the front desk, depending on the organization.

Electronic Benefit Transfer is used by many state agencies to issue food assistance (SNAP benefits) and

other financial aid via a payment card.

The Bruce Museum provides free admission to all EBT card holders for up to four individuals or family members. In doing so, the Bruce hopes to inspire families in difficult financial situations to visit as often as they like.

Diana Raf ferty, Coordinator of Audience Engagement, stated, “Over the most recent quarter, 19 people used an EBT card to visit the Bruce free of charge ­a new high for our Museum ­and most came with other family members. The Museums for All program is a great opportunity for people to stay engaged not only with art and science but also with the community.”

Rafferty, who has given poverty awareness training for the Visitor Services staff, points out that people use EBT cards for many reasons. “People could be disabled, elderly, between jobs, working a part-time or low-wage job, or be in extreme debt from student loans – you can’t judge people for receiving assistance when they¹re doing the best they can despite the circumstances,” says Rafferty. “I don’t like the word ‘welfare.’ It carries too many stigmas that just aren’t true.”

By addressing financial barriers to visitation, Rafferty hopes that the Museums for All program will encourage more EBT card holders and their families to visit the Bruce.

Rafferty points to the upcoming “Summer Family Day: Swimming with Sharks and Art” on Sunday, July 14 from 1 to 4 p.m., as a great opportunity for EBT card holders to visit the Bruce with their families. The Museum hosts Family Days for each season, featuring special programs and hands-on activities relating to the exhibitions currently on view. With “Sharks!” on display in the Science Gallery and “Summer with the Averys [Milton|Sally|March]” showcased in the Main Galleries, visitors are invited to learn all about sharks (including live baby sharks), enjoy play time with Imagination Playground blocks, or create their own postcards or artwork, just as the Avery family did during their own productive summer vacations.

ASOG Bendheim Exhibit Through July 19 The Art Society of Old Greenwich presented awards in the ASOG Open Juried Show at the Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich Arts Council. In this show, which is on exhibit until July 19, artists, both ASOG members and non-members, offer an array of artworks, as selected by juror Molleen Theodore, Associate Curator of Programs at the Yale University Art Gallery and education lecturer at the Museum of Modern Art. ASOG’s Bendheim show of fers a range of subjects from traditional to contemporary in oil, acrylic, watercolor, drawing /graphics/pastel,

photog raphy, sc u lpt u r e , a nd m i xe d me d ia.

Theodore, who also judged the show, selected first, second and third place winners in each category, plus one honorable mention. All of these works of art are currently on display.

Awards were presented to artists at the show’s reception at Bendheim on June 21, with first place winners receiving $100 cash prizes; second, third and honorable mention receiving ribbons.

First place winners were Chet Saur, oil; Maria C. Friscia, acrylic; Thom Ecay, watercolor and drawing/graphics/pastel; Olaf Sööt, black and white

photography; Gregory Presley, color photography; Carolyn Lyngholm, mixed media; and Nancy Hamilton, sculpture.

Artists receiving second place awards were Elena Powell Abrahams, mixed media; Kathie Milligan, oil; Sof ia Kanavou, acrylic; Margaret Esme Simon, drawing /graphics/pastel; Sotiraq Kuqali, watercolor; Julie DiBiase, black and white photography; Marlene Sloan, sculpture; and Robert Sherwin, color photography.

Third place winners were Nina Cocchi, mixed media; Sherri Paul, oil; Carolyn Lyngholm, acrylic;

Suzanne Simpson, watercolor, and drawing / graphics/pastel; John-Marc Bara, black and white photography; Joe Sorge, sculpture; and Julie DiBiase, color photography. An honorable mention went to Gregory Presley, for color photography.

The Bendheim Gallery, located at 299 Greenwich Ave., is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on weekends, 12 to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

For more about ASOG, visit asogct.com or email artsocietyoldgreenwich@gmail.com

Eversource Grant

By Richard Kaufman Eversource has given a grant to the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich to install and upgrade vegetable gardens for their summer camp.

“It means so much to us to be able to give back to the communities where we work and live,” said Eversource Community Relations Specialist, Tracey Alston, in a press release. “Learning about

nutrition at a young age is so important and we’re excited to have a part in their education.”

The gardens will serve as a way to motivate children who attend the camp to make sure they eat healthy fruits and vegetables. Students learn about healthy eating, access to fresh produce, and how to prepare food. As the vegetables and fruit grow, they harvest them for salads that the entire

camp helps prepare and eat.

“We see a huge difference when students attend summer camp here and eat the vegetables they grew in the gardens here,” said BGCG Volunteer Coordinator, Deelia Wadsworth. “Kids get so excited, they go home and ask their parents to set up a garden in their back yard.”

The gardens were prepared late last month

with the help of volunteers from Eversource.

“Eversource’s efforts really helped us to prepare the garden for planting and to keep out animals,” Wadsworth added. “It was such a wonderful opportunity to have the volunteers help out and it was a great feeling to hear the kids were so happy to see the gardens getting ready for use.”

GPD Activity over July 4th Holiday

By Richard Kaufman The Greenwich Police Department was out in full force over the July 4 holiday, protecting the community through extra enforcement and visibility.

According to the GPD, between July 3 and July 7, officers stopped 126 cars for motor vehicle violations, a r rested t h ree people for d r iv i ng u nder t he influence, and investigated 20 motor vehicle crashes.

GEG

From Page 1 of our 10th Annual Private Day & Boarding School Fair enabled us to suppor t the Pa rk s a nd Recreation Youth Scholarship Fund, and REACH Prep,” said Newman. “We are incredibly grateful to all of the schools for their participation, which allowed prospective students and their families to engage with a variety of i ndependent schools, a nd provided the rare opportunity to meet face-to-face with directors of admission. Greenwich Education Group, the Town of Greenwich youth programming, and

No serious injuries or fatalities were reported.

This year saw an increase in enforcement over 2018, in which Greenwich Police stopped 102 vehicles for various violations, and made no DUI arrests. Overall in the state, over the same time period last week, State Troopers responded to 7,184 calls for service, and recorded 1,859 total violations, such as unsafe lane change, following too closely, not wearing a seatbelt or distracted driving. State Police

REACH Prep all share the same goal: giving children the best opportunities to grow, to learn, and to thrive. We congratulate Joe, Gina, and their teams for the incredible services they provide to young people in the area.”

Due to the success of the event, Greenw ich Education Group was pleased to present checks totaling $4,000 to two worthy local nonprofits.

The f irst check for $2,000 went to the Youth Scholarship Fund administered by the Town of Greenw ich Depar tment of Parks and Recreation. The fund provides children of incomeeligible Greenwich families with access to recreational programs, positive social experiences, and exposure to the benef its of an

active lifestyle. The scholarship fund is completely supported through donations from local businesses, community service organizations, corporations, and individuals. All of the donations to this initiative directly fund scholarships for Greenwich youth.

Department Director Joseph Siciliano stated that to date 67 children were supported by full or partial scholarships in 2018-19 and estimates that this number will rise to close to 100 children thanks to the influx of additional funding from Greenwich Education Group.

“We are highly appreciative of the support that Greenwich Education Group is giving us th roug h th is donation,” said Siciliano. “Parks and Rec. and GEG are both focused on giving

made 50 DUI arrests, and investigated 248 accidents, which resulted in 51 injuries, but no fatalities. Last year, a fatality was reported.

“Impaired driving continues to be a persistent problem on America's roads. Driving under the inf luence of drugs or alcohol severely impairs a driver's abilities and reaction times, often leading to a disastrous situation,” Greenwich Police said in a news release. “According to the National Highway as many children as possible a variety of experiences that will enable them to develop and flourish. We are delighted to have the personal support of Vicky, Muf f y, Peg g y, and the entire Greenw ich Education Group team.”

A second check in the amount of $2 ,0 0 0 w a s pr e s e nte d to REACH Prep’s Chief Executive Director, Gina Lucas. REACH Prep provides access to transformative educational experiences that empower underserved, highachieving students to graduate from top colleges and emerge as the next generation of leaders.

“REACH Prep is very grateful for this generous donation from Greenwich Education Group,” Lucas said. “This donation will go

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 30 people die every day from alcohol and drug impaired drivers. Losses due to the effect of impaired and drunk driving has been estimated to be more than $44 billion a year. For these reasons, the Greenwich Police Department will continue to aggressively pursue drunk and impaired drivers. If you are going to drink please don’t drive, because we are looking for you!”

directly to support programming fo r o u r S c h o l a r s , i n c lu d i n g independent school preparation and placement, comprehensive academic enrichment, leadership t ra i n i ng a nd supplement a r y individual and family guidance — all of which prepare our students to succeed at, and graduate from, competitive colleges. R EACH Prep’s model of providing access to h ig h-q ua lit y education i n combination w ith sustained, comprehensive, and long-term support, enables our students to achieve college success rates that defy trends and national statistics.

Thank you for supporting these talented students.”

The Greenwich Education Group, a U.S. Small Business Administration Award winner,

of fers a f u l l slate of student ser v ices, including tutoring, standardized test preparation, e duc at iona l con su lt i ng , a nd college counseling. Sessions take place in our centers, in-home, and online. Specialized services for differentiated learners of all ages are delivered at our awardwinning Collaborative Center for Learning and Development.

T h e s c h o o l ’s p h i l o s o p h y o f individualized education targets each student’s needs by building on their strengths. Additionally, GEG’s three NEASC-accredited day schools (Links Academy, The Pinnacle School, and The Spire School) offer individualized instruction to an array of learners. Find out more at www. greenwichedgroup.com.

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1465 Putnam Avenue 202 5 Putnam Hill 1A 47 Pemberwick Road 20 Nicholas Avenue 3 Putnam Hill 3H 205 Glenville Road 500 River Road 11 608 Lyon Farm Drive 608 9 Mavis Lane 5 Sound View Court 20 Valleywood Road 98 River Road 31 Hawthorne Street 77 Sherwood Place A 10 Old Forge Road 218 Valley Road 6 Carpenters Brook Road 753 Riversville Road 4 Orchard Street 6 Hemlock Drive 6 Dialstone Lane 18 Grigg Street 42 Winding Lane 45 Highview Avenue 560 North Street 15 Mountain Laurel Drive 54 Dandy Drive 66 Milbank Avenue 116 Cutler Road 94 Pecksland Road 31 Meadow Wood Drive 26 Cobb Island Drive 85 Dingletown Road 55 Mooreland Road 11 Simmons Lane

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Old Greenwich South of Post Road Pemberwick Pemberwick South of Post Road Glenville North Mianus South Parkway South Parkway South of Post Road Cos Cob Cos Cob Glenville South Parkway South Parkway Cos Cob North Parkway North Parkway Cos Cob South Parkway Riverside South of Post Road South Parkway Old Greenwich South Parkway North Parkway Cos Cob South of Post Road North Parkway South Parkway South of Post Road South of Post Road South Parkway North Parkway South Parkway

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Office: 203.618.3155 Mobile: 917.584.4903

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15 Anderson Rd. 40 W Elm Street #4K Rental 11 Lake Drive Rental 31 Lockwood Road Rental 14 Harold Avenue #2 69 Putnam Park #69 50 N Sound Beach Avenue 1 Scott Lane 456 Valley Road 29 Sheephill Road 86 Blue Spruce Lane 11 Windsor Lane 37 Barton Lane 30 Almira Drive 31 Scott Lane 5 Corrigan Lane 83 Lockwood Road 21 Heusted Drive 73 Weaver Street #15 4 Shelter Drive 66 Sherwood Avenue 40 Crescent Road 19 Old Stone Bridge Road 9 Comly Terrace 115 Dingletown Road 106 Hunting Ridge Road 556 Stanwich Road 6 Buxton Lane 63 Wildwood Drive 14 Rockview Drive 37 Meyer Place 60 Lockwood Lane 218 Valley Road 9 Glenville Street 150 N Old Stone Bridge Road 17 Hawkwood Lane 89 Lower Cross Road 1361 King Street 40 W Elm Street #4K 40 W Elm Street #4K 56 Sherwood Avenue 30 Heusted Drive 1 Ford Lane 31 Lockwood Road 6 Hemlock Drive 15 Spring Street 28 Baldwin Farms Road North 8 Robin Place 160 Bedford Road 21 Tomac Avenue 459 Stanwich Road 15 Mountain Laurel Drive 378 Taconic Road 17 Oneida Drive 74 Zaccheus Mead Lane 23 Maher Avenue 95 Indian Head Road 141 Milbank Avenue West 141 Milbank Avenue 1 Tower Lane 93 Old Church Road 15 Reynwood Manor

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June 2019 Real Estate Market Report

By Mark Pruner

We had 60 sales in June 2019 totaling $156 million. Year to date, we have had 226 sales totaling $556 million. Our volume of sales would be the envy of many other towns, but it wasn’t a good June for Greenwich. Our 60 sales were down only 6 sales from June 2018, but June 2018 was not a good year for sales either compared to our 10-year average of 84 sales.

We had some bright spots. Sales from $6.5 – 10 million were double last year’s sales with 8 sales so far, and 5 of those sales were in the month of June. We also have seen more sales from $2 – 3 million where we had 52 sales up 4 sales from last year. Unfortunately, in both of these cases, our contracts for those price

Station

From Page 1 Plans include the redevelopment and construction of a new modern transportation center, including the development of an entirely new train station to replace the existing train station on the north side of the tracks; a new train station on the south side of the tracks; expanded and improved drop-off and pick-up areas for both stations; new pedestrian and commuter pathways; a new privately-owned public park on the corner of Greenwich Avenue a nd R a i l road Avenue; new luxury movie theaters above the existing parking lot on Railroad Avenue; and modernized retail space along Railroad Avenue.

Architectural f irm Beyer Blinder Belle, the lead designer of the restoration of Grand Central Terminal, is designing the project.

Har vey said the current station has outlived its time, and that several changes over the past 50 years have lead the charge for a new, modernized facility.

Harvey cited an increase in rail travel between cities and towns in the state, as well as an increase in reverse commuting from New York City.

Richard Andreski, Bureau Chief of Public Transportation from the Connecticut Department of Transportation, said the current Greenwich

ranges are down and inventory is up, so this may be a short-lived increase.

When you look at the bottom-line numbers, our inventory is up, sales are down 17% and our contracts are down 14%. This is after we saw a significant recovery in May sales with 57 sales, which matched our 10 average. Part of this sales spurt in May came from a bunch of contracts closing quickly that month, which resulted in us going into June with a reduced number of contracts.

At the end of June, we are down 17 contracts compared to June 2018. Most of this reduction in contracts is because of the weakness from $1 – 3 million, which, unfortunately, is the heart of our market.

One contract bright spot is the over $10 million market where our 3 contracts are 3 more than we had in June 2018.

On July 1, we also saw a dramatic drop in inventory, as we do most years, since many listings expire on June 30 as the first half of the year ends. So, as of now, we are looking at 699 listings. This will help our months of supply, which for the overall market is at 19 months of supply, up 4.6 months of supply from last June.

New York and New York City are continuing to help out our market, as the mansion tax in New York City just dramatically increased on July 1st. In NYC, the city “mansion” tax starts at 1% at $1 million and increases to 3.9%

station serves 40,000 people per day. He added that the New Haven Line is the busiest rail line in the United States, with over 130,000 travelers per day.

"It's the backbone of the state's economy. We're looking forward to seeing these improvements come to fruition over the next couple years," Andreski said.

H a r ve y s a i d t h a t m o r e people are living in downtown Greenwich, and the area needs to be more pedestrian-friendly.

Harvey also mentioned the growth along Greenwich Avenue towards the train station over the last few decades, and the need for a modernized theater.

People can have dinner along the Avenue, reserve seats at the new luxury multiplex, and not worry about getting to their movie on time, he said.

Harvey said the project has received tremendous support f r om G ov. Ne d L a mont, a s well as from Joe Giulietti, the for mer pr e sident of Met r o North Railroad, and the current commissioner of the CT DOT. All input on the project was taken to architects at Beyer Blinder Belle. Architect Frank P r ia l, who ha s ex p er ienc e working in Greenwich, said the new station will serve as a true portal into Connecticut and the town.

"The original architect of Grand Central Terminal saw that building as a gateway to NYC. We see that similar opportunity here in Greenwich, as well. It will be a generous space. It will be tall, it will be a place of honor

Greenwich Single Family Home Sales 2017 to June 2019

for sales over $25 million. This tax is traditionally borne by the buyer, which certainly won’t encourage sales. In NYC, the seller pays a 1.425% transfer tax starting at $500,000. Meanwhile if the buyer actually takes out a mortgage, the buyer gets to pay a 1.925% mortgage tax if the mortgage is over $500,000 and only pays 1.8% for mortgages under $500,000.

This compares to Connecticut’s

and civic grandeur, but it will also be a very functional place where one can very comfortably and easily access trains. It will also be the lobby of an entirely new amenity to the town, a very lovely and extensive multiplex theater," Prial said. "We've been inspired by the architecture of Greenwich. The station itself looks a bit to the future, as we think it should."

State Sen. Alex Bergstein (D36) said she was "thrilled" to see the renderings of the station.

"We need a beautiful, fresh modern face to show the rest of the state, east coast and region that we are a thriving community and we're a thriving state," she said, adding that she's especially excited to see green roofing on the facility. "We're not just a destination for businesses and people who want to enjoy the beauty of Connecticut, but we're also a forward-looking state with advanced environmental policies and other policies. I think it's going to unlock tremendous economic growth in our entire state."

The project coincides w it h t he E a st Side Ac c e s s public works project under construction by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City. If the project is approved, it should be completed just around the same time that the East Side Access project at Grand Central is completed as well.

Trains on the Long Island Railroad would come into Grand Central, freeing up space at Penn Station. The New Haven

single conveyance tax that is 1% below $800,000 and 1.5% above that amount.

Starting July 2020, we will get our own mansion tax, as the conveyance tax will be 2.5% over $2.5 million. Now, the new Connecticut law purports to give that increase back if you stay in the state for three years. As I wrote before, it’s a silly tax that doesn’t raise much revenue and gives the New Yorkers a chance to claim that we have a mansion tax just like they

Line could then send trains to Penn Station, making it easier for people to access New York City, and for people to come into Fairfield County.

"There's a big coordination between what we're doing here related to rail in Connecticut and what's going on in the city," Harvey said.

Tesei said the project is "essential to the future," and it will continue to be the hub of Greenwich.

"As we look to the future, we want to retain and enhance those business presence here. In order to do that, we have to be able to get people here, and get them off the highway and onto rail, and they have to come through a place that's desirable," Tesei said. "That's why I believe this transportation center needs this modernization, and why we need to create public spaces to have people enjoy the great outdoors,

At Lincoln Property Company, we are constantly building on our reputation, not relying on it.

do. We, however, only have one tax and they have three.

All this is happening at time that Wall Street is setting record highs, unemployment is low, and the economy continues to hum along, so the second half of the year may well look better. Let’s also hope for a repeat of last year when the peak sales month was in July rather than June as it normally is.

and continue to make Greenwich a destination in which people wish to not only live, work and raise their families, but also visit and recreate."

Tesei urged his fellow town and state officials to remember the press conference for the future. " Remem b er t h i s day a s you go forward. 50 years from now, people will be look ing back and reading about this and saying, 'The leaders of 2019 had the foresight to engage in partnership to foster it into carrying Greenwich well into the 21st century, and that's why it's thriving in 2050 and 2075,'" Tesei concluded.

Funding for the project will be provided by The Ashforth Company.

T h e To w n w i l l b e contributing toward the public benefit improvements portion of the redevelopment by

transferring to Greenwich Plaza, upon the successful conclusion of the project, the air rights currently owned by the Town and leased to Greenwich Plaza on the south side of the tracks.

As par t of this transfer, the Town also will receive a perpetual easement for the use of all of the A-level commuter lot, including the portion owned

by GreenwichPlaza, replacing the license currently held by the Town which expires at the end of the air rights lease.

T h e i n it i a l p r oj e c t w a s presented to the Greenwich Board of Selectmen on Thursday.

It w i l l b e presente d to t he Planning & Zoning Commission on July 30. From there, the financing portion of the project w i l l work it s way t h r oug h the BET, and ultimately the RepresentativeTown Meeting, as it did when the station and plaza were built in the 1960's.

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TUESDAY, JULY 16 11:30 a.m.

The Chickahominy Reunion Association of Greenwich Annual Golf Outing.

Hampshire Country Club, 1025 Cove Rd., Mamaroneck, N.Y. RSVP. 203-496-0144, 203-918-9089. cragreenwich. com/buy-tickets 12 p.m.

Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Parks & Trees Public Hearing: on the proposed removal of nineteen (19) trees at 184 Hamilton Ave. Greenwich Town Hall Meeting Room, 1st floor, 101 Field Point Rd. 1 - 2 p.m.

Meditation Workshop learn and discuss different meditation and mindfulness techniques. Greenwich Library - Meeting Room, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. No experience necessary. All ages.

203-625-6549 1:30 p.m.

Exhibition Highlights Tour - guided tours of the current exhibitions led by a Museum Docent. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. (Every Tuesday, 1:30 p.m., and Friday, 12:30 p.m.) 203-869-0376 2 - 4 p.m.

‘Bruce Creates’ Workshop: Outdoor Sketching - led by the Museum’s new Artist in Residence. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. 203-869-0376. info@brucemuseum.org. brucemuseum.org 2:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Marine Tank Animal Feeding.

Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. (Every Tuesday and Friday, 2:30 - 2:45 p.m.) 203-869-0376 3 - 5 p.m.

Board of Estimate & Taxation (BET) HR Committee Meeting. Greenwich Town Hall - Cone Room, 2nd floor, 101 Field Point Rd. 3:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Open Studio Time at Andrew's Studio - learn recording, mixing and production. Arch Street Teen Center, 100 Arch

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St. Free. Grades 7th-12th. Free.

Every Tuesday and Thursday.

Reserve a time. 203-6295744. info@archstreet.org. archstreet.org 4 - 5 p.m.

Tuesday's Crafts with Raven: Make a Constellation. Byram Shubert Library - Community Room, 21 Mead Ave. Free.

Materials will be provided.

Children, all ages. Art, STEAM. 203-531-0426 5 p.m.

Board of Estimate & Taxation (BET) Budget Committee Meeting. Greenwich Town Hall - Cone Room, 2nd floor, 101 Field Point Rd. 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Sharks! Lecture: The Comeback of the Great White Shark in our Backyard. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. Members and students with ID, free; nonmembers, $15. Reservations required. 203-869-0376. info@brucemuseum.org. brucemuseum.org 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Start, Manage, & Grow Your Business with ReferenceUSA. Greenwich Library - Meeting Room, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. 203-622-7924. ywang@ greenwichlibrary.org 7 - 9 p.m.

Department of Parks and Recreation: Drop-in games of Volleyball for men and women. Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center, 449 Pemberwick Rd. All are welcome. $4 per day drop in fee. (Every Tuesday.) 203-5321259. greenwichct.gov WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 8 - 9 a.m.

Tai Chi lessons. The First Congregational Church of Greenwich - Auditorium, 108 Sound Beach Ave. Drop-ins welcome. 203-637-1791 9:45 a.m. & 12:45 p.m.

The Perfectly Polite Bridge Group - Relaxed Duplicate Bridge, 9:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.; Duplicate Bridge with

Conventions Game, 12:45 - 2:45 p.m. YMCA of Greenwich, 50 E. Putnam Ave. $10, members; $12, nonmembers. Register. (Every Wednesday). 203-525-8032.

Ppolitebridge@optimum.net. greenwichymca.org

10 - 11:30 a.m.

Find Balance Through Ayurveda with Ruchi Shah: An Introduction. Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St. $20-$35. 203-869-9242. info@ greenwichbotanicalcenter.org. greenwichbotanicalcenter. org 10:30 - 11 a.m.

Greenwich Library: Stories in the Park at Bruce Park Gazebo - babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Across from the Bruce Museum. (In case of inclement weather, story time will be held in Greenwich Library Children's Room). Free. 203-622-7940. dsullivan@greenwichlibrary. org 11 a.m.

Retired Men's Association of Greenwich: Nelson Tebbe: “The Supreme Court Decision in the Bladensburg Cross Case: Government Expression and Religious Equality."

First Presbyterian Church, 1 West Putnam Ave. Free and open to the community. info@greenwichrma.org. greenwichrma.org 11 - 11:30 a.m.

Storytime - Deborah Kupper will lead kids on explorations of historical events and figures through storytelling, songs, and movement. Ages 2 to 5.

Greenwich Historical Society, 47 Strickland Rd. Free. (Every Wednesday). 203-869-6899 12 - 12:45 p.m.

Greenwich Historical Society Gallery Tours. 47 Strickland Rd. Free with museum admission. No registration necessary. Meet at the information desk in the Museum Lobby. (Every Wednesday and Saturday).

203-869-6899

2 - 3:30 p.m.

Discussion: “The Supreme Court’s Legitimacy in an Era of Polarized Politics.”

Greenwich Library - The Jewel, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. Register. 203-625-6550

2:30 - 6 p.m.

Old Greenwich Farmer's Market. Living Hope Community Church of Old Greenwich, 38 West End Ave. Rain or shine. (Every Wednesday, 2:30 - 6 p.m. through end of October; 2 - 5 p.m. in November). oldgreenwichfarmersmarket. com 5 - 6:15 p.m.

Yoga - H. Hale Class. The First Congregational Church of Greenwich - Daniels Center, 108 Sound Beach Ave. 203637-1791 5 - 6:30 p.m.

Six New Yorker Stories in Six Weeks (July 24, 31 and Aug. 7). Cos Cob Library - Community Room, 5 Sinawoy Rd. Free. Register.

203-622-6883. lmatthews@ greenwichlibrary.org

7 - 8:15 p.m.

Anchor Health Initiative: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Support Group. YWCA Greenwich, 259 East Putnam Ave. Open to all ages. Safe, private and free. (1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month). 203-869-6501. ywcagreenwich.org

6:30 p.m.

Gentle Yoga in the Park (weather permitting).

Byram Park, Picnic Area (park pass and parking pass are required). $11 per session or 4-Class card for $44. 203-200-7788. yoga@ breathinglovecenter.com. breathinglovecenter.com/ classes/

7 - 8:30 p.m.

Greenwich Toastmasters Meeting - Leadership & Public Speaking. Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Rd. Open to the public. (1st, 3rd & 5th Wednesday of each month.)

203-502-7552. toastmasters. org

6 - 7:30 p.m.

Lecture: Dr. Barry Boyd: "Immunotherapy: Harnessing Personalized Treatment for Cancer." Greenwich Hospital's Noble Conference Center, 5 Perryridge Rd. Free. Register. 888-305-9253. greenwichhospital.org/events

7 - 9 p.m.

Bowman Observatory Public Nights (1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month, if skies are clear).

On the grounds of Julian Curtiss School, 180 E. Elm St. Free. 203-413-6762.

GreenwichStars@gmail.com. astrogreenwich.org

6 - 7:30 p.m.

Class: “Mind, Body, Fertility Yoga.” Prescott House, 38 Volunteer Ln., ground flr. $80 for four classes or $25 drop-in fee per class. Register. Also, Wednesdays, 6 - 7:30 p.m. 888357-2409

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Wednesday Night Concert Series: Sun Kings – Beatles Band Tribute. Roger Sherman Baldwin Park, 100 Arch St. Rain date: Thursday, July 18. For rain cancellation information, call 203-8616100 after 4 p.m. the day of the show. greenwichct.gov

Botanical Center, 130 Bible St. $20-$35. 203-869-9242. info@

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7:30 p.m.

Greenwich Grind Teen Coffee House - featuring Open Studio time. Arch Street Teen Center, 100 Arch St. Free.

Grades 7th-12th. Free. Every Wednesday. 203-629-5744. info@archstreet.org 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Courtyard Concert. St Paul's Episcopal Church, 200 Riverside Ave. 203-637-2447. stpaulsriverside.org THURSDAY, JULY 18 Greenwich Women’s Golf Club's 'Swing Fore Hope', benefiting Kids in Crisis.

Griffith E Harris Golf Course, 1300 King St. Angela.

Bozorgmir@gmail.com 9 - 10 a.m.

Tai Chi lessons. The First Congregational Church of Greenwich - Auditorium, 108 Sound Beach Ave. Drop-ins welcome. 203-637-1791

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Francis Ambrogio, II

Francis John Ambrogio II, 58, a lifelong Greenw ich resident, passed away on July 9, 2019. He was predeceased by his parents, Jenny Ignazio A mbrogio and Frank J. Ambrogio.

He was a 1979 graduate of Greenwich High School, where he was an avid cross-country runner, singer, and trombonist. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1983 and was a proud member of the Kappa Kappa Kappa Fraternity, and later, the Yale Club of New York City. Francis pursued a career as a business consultant, focusing mainly on retail software. He worked for a series of major names in the fashion industry, including Phillips van Heusen, Lerner New York, and Michael Kors. During the many years he spent with consulting firm JDA Software, he worked with a wide variety of businesses, ranging from Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dollar Tree, and LifeWay Christian Stores. He took great pride both in helping businesses profit and their workers remain employed.

A lifelong intellectual with broad interests, ranging from mathematical theory to theology to the classics, he was a supporter of various institutions, including the Greenwich Historical Society and Mystic Seaport.He spoke multiple languages and was passionate about travelling and knowing the world around him – and the people in it. An active member of the Greenwich community, Francis dedicated his time to many activities including youth soccer, the Kiwanis Club, and the Boy Scouts. As a young man, he earned

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203-869-2299 for Delivery NOTICE TO PAY TAX The Tax Collector of the Town of Greenwich hereby gives notice that Real Estate First Half, Personal Property, Motor Vehicle, Sewer System Maintenance and Improvement tax on the Grand List of October 1, 2018 of the Town of Greenwich is due and payable July 1, 2019 and may be paid during the month of July without penalty. Tax is delinquent if not paid by August 1, 2019 and subject to interest at the rate of 1 ½% per month (a partial month is considered a full month CGS 12-145) from the due date of July 1, 2019. Minimum interest charge is $2.00. Tax may be paid by mail or at the Tax Collector Office, Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich, Connecticut from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tax may be paid online at www.greenwichct.gov. A convenience fee is charged by the provider for this service. Tax bills were mailed on June 25, 2019. Tax bills are issued in the name of owner of record. Notify the Tax Collector office if you do not receive a bill. Failure to receive a bill does not exempt you from liability (CGS 12-146).

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the Eagle Scout Award as a member of Cos Cob’s Troop 10, and he later served as a Scoutmaster and Cubmaster in Troop 10 and Pack 10 for over fifteen years. Additionally, he participated in the martial arts, earning his dan (black belt) in Tang Soo Do. While his son was a cadet at West Point, he opened his home to his classmates as a homeaway-from-home, welcoming cadets from not only all over the United States but from distant allied countries such as Tunisia, Kazakhstan, and Jordan.

As a mentor, he made a tremendous impact on many young people that will always be remembered.

Francis is survived by his son, Capt a i n F ra nc i s Joh n A m br og io III of Fort Benning, Ga., his former wife, Ms. Martha Marie Poillon of Fredericksburg, Va., as well as many cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, and loved ones.

A wake will be held from on Friday, July 12 from 4 to 8 p.m., at Coxe & Graziano Funeral Home on Hamilton Avenue, and a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at Saint Catherine of Siena Chu rch i n R iverside on Saturday, July 13 at 9 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Greenwich Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Eugene Woods

E u g e n e " G e n e " Wo o d s , 9 2 , o f Greenwich, died peacefully at his home on June 22, 2019 surrounded by an adoring and grateful family. Born at Greenwich Hospital on March 25, 1927, Gene was the eldest son of Patrick and Anna Woods of Bruce Park Avenue, Greenwich. Raised with his four younger siblings, Gene was an early and regular member of the Greenwich Boys Club and attended Greenwich High School, graduating in 1945. Upon graduation, Gene was drafted

into the United States Army, serving his country in Germany.

Following his service in the Army, G ene bega n a business ca reer w ith Southern New England Telephone and then NY Telephone in New York City.

Walking from his Mead Avenue home to the Cos Cob train station every single day, he led an exemplary career with NY Telephone through its evolution into AT&T, from which he retired in 1992.

In retirement, Gene made family a priority above all else; visiting his local family members weekly, traveling far and wide for visits, celebrations, weddings, graduations, nephews' sporting events, birthdays, and virtually every important event in the lives of his extended but closely held family. Gene was also engaged with many charitable causes, initiated travel with family to areas of special interest to him, spent considerable time with his brother Kevin and family and friends at their Vermont cabin, attended Mass at St. Mary's every week, took up the violin, and began spending summers at Island Beach, as he had in his youth.

T he p at r i a r ch—t he r o ck— of t he Woods family, Gene was by any standard exceptionally principled, giving, insightful, h i la r iou sly f u n ny, k i nd , a nd fou nd continuous joy in teasing the children of the family. His legacy is that his spirit, wisdom, good humor, and character live on in every one of us. For that we are and will remain grateful.

G ene is su r v ived by h is si bli ng, Marilyn "Sherry" McGowan of Indian Rocks Beach, Fla. and her children, Gerald McGowan and Maureen Sullivan, by his sister in law, Deanna Woods (Kevin) and her sons Patrick and Ted, by his sister in law Charlotte Woods (Tom) and her daughter Kelly, by his nieces Marilyn Wellington and Laura Langlois, and by nephews Richard Wellington and Peter Wellington. Gene is also survived by more great-nieces and great-nephews that he could possibly poke fun at and endear to him in one sitting.

Gene was predeceased by his parents, Patrick and Anna, his niece, Martha McGowan (Sherry), great-niece Tess Margaret Woods (Patrick), sister Catherine "Tink" Welling ton (Dick), brother Kevin (Deanna), brother Tom (Cha rlot te), a nd by h is de a r f r iend Hildegarde "Gardie" Nee. "Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling…" Rest in Peace, good man.

Your family and the world are better for your presence.

A memorial to celebrate Gene's life was held Thursday, July 11 at the Fred D.

Knapp & Son Funeral Home, Greenwich.

A Catholic Mass will follow on Friday, July 12 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, 178 Greenwich Ave. A reception at St. Mary's will follow. Memorial contributions may be made to The Home for Little Wanderers, 10 Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135.

Howard Richman Tax Collector Greenwich, Connecticut 203-622-7891

Victor Coudert, III

David Downs

David Lee Downs passed away on July 4, 2019 at his home in Greenwich, CT. He was 89 years old. He lived in Manhattan and Pelham Manor, N.Y. before moving to Greenwich.

Mr. Downs was born in Philadelphia and was a graduate of Princeton University, Class of 1951. He served in the Navy from 1951-1955 in the Mediterranean and the Far East. When he left the Navy, he joined the Hanover Bank. He went on to be the Vice President of Manufacturers' Hanover Trust, Executive Vice President of Topper Toys and Chairman and CEO of Topper Toys, Hong Kong. Upon returning to the United States he joined Clabir Corporation and later pursued interests in Publishing, Real Estate and Travel Industries.

In Greenwich he served as Chairman of the Red Cross and was a regular blood donor (118 pints). In later life, he became a mem b er of t he Gre enw ich R .M . A and volunteered as Treasurer of the Salvation Army in Greenwich. He loved to sail, play bridge, read and be with his grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Whipple Downs, his two sons, David Lee Downs Jr. and John Landers Downs, a daughter, Elizabeth Downs Barnaby, and three grandchildren: Kathryn Landers Barnaby, Laura Whipple Barnaby and Sarah Regan Barnaby.

A memorial ser v ice w ill be held on Saturday, July 13 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Riverside, CT. Burial will be private. In lieu of f lowers, memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 7671, Greenwich, CT.

Victor R . Coudert, III, cherished husband of Jeanne Comeau Coudert, passed away suddenly of heart complications on July 4 in Jupiter, Fla. at the age of 60. He also leaves behind his two beloved children, his daughter, Alexis (Lexi) C. and his son, Charles F. He was immensely proud of their accomplishments. Victor was a larger than life figure who made and kept friends wherever he traveled throughout his life. Born in Stamford, CT and raised in Greenwich, Victor was the son of Virginia Beach Coudert and the late Victor R. Coudert, Jr. He attended St. Mary's School, Brunswick and Greenwich High School, where he was a member of the ski team.

He went on to graduate from Sacred Heart University.

An avid skier, sailor and golfer, the Couderts spent over twenty summers in Edgartown, Mass. The Vineyard was Victor's favorite place and he was a longtime member of the Chappaquiddick Beach Club, The Edgartown Yacht Club and The Reading Room. He loved nothing more than getting out on the water for Saturday afternoon racing.

Victor also leaves behind his six siblings and their spouses, Anne Schreckinger (Peter), Margot Wolfe (Sam), Cathy Coudert, Matthew Coudert (Hobby), Paul Coudert (Marnie) and Lucy Conrod (Doug), an uncle, Rene Coudert and an aunt, Jeannette Crane. He also leaves behind his mother-in-law, Mrs. Robert Comeau, sister-in-law Linda Comeau Taben (Peter), brother-in-law Bobby Comeau (Sherry) in addition to many nieces, nephews and cousins.

A celebration of his life will take place on July 19 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, CT. All are welcome. Victor was a colorful man and to honor his spirit the family requests no black please.

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production. Arch Street Teen Center, 100 Arch St. Free. Grades 7th-12th.

Free. Every Tuesday and Thursday.

Reserve a time. 203-629-5744. info@ archstreet.org

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Chair Yoga. Cos Cob Library Community Room, 5 Sinawoy Rd. Free. Adults. 203-622-6883 1 - 2:15 p.m.

Family Caregiver Support Group - for adults who care for a family member with Alzheimer¹s disease or other types of dementia. Greenwich Hospital's Center for Healthy Aging, 5 Perryridge Rd. Free. Register. 888305-9253 3:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Open Studio Time at Andrew's Studio - learn recording, mixing and

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Make It Thursday: Galaxy Slime - STEAM topic with a hands-on activity. Grades 3+. Cos Cob Library - Community Room, 5 Sinawoy Rd. Free. 203-622-6883. lmatthews@ greenwichlibrary.org

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Summer Group Show Opening Night Reception. Isabella Garrucho Fine Art, 40 West Putnam Ave. Show on exhibit through Sept. 8. RSVP. 203622-0500. info@igifa.com. igifa.com 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Smart Ways to Plan for Retirement Account Withdrawals. Greenwich Library - Meeting Room, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. Register. 203-622-

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Jazz in the Garden - enjoy smooth jazz, wine, cool drinks and light appetizers. The Greens At

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Mental Health Support Group - for families of individuals affected by severe mental illness. Greenwich Hospital's Mianus Conference Room, 5 Perryridge Rd. Free. 203-428-6864 7 - 8 p.m.

Family Music Night: 'All That Jazz' with Peter Hand Quartet. Byram Shubert Library - Community Room, 21 Mead Ave. Free. All ages. 203-5310426 7:30 - 9 p.m.

Zen Group. The First Congregational Church of Greenwich - Daniels

Center, 108 Sound Beach Ave. 203637-1791 FRIDAY, JULY 19 10 a.m.

Workshop: Floral Design Intermediate - learn techniques to tackle the challenge of arranging a tall design. McArdle's Florist and Garden Center, 48 Arch St. $95.

Register. 203-661-5600. caitlin@ mcardles.com. mcardlesblog. com/2019workshops/ 2:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Marine Tank Animal Feeding. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. (Every Tuesday and Friday, 2:30 - 2:45 p.m.)

Greenwich Land Trust (GLT) dedicated to conserving open space, connecting our community with the natural world, and inspiring the next generation of conservationists.

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For more than 40 years, G r e e n w i c h L a n d Tr u s t (GLT) has been dedicated to conserving open space, connecting our community with the natural world, and inspiring the next generation of conservationists.

Today, the Land Trust permanently protects 80+ pr e s e r ve s c ompr i s e d of m or e t h a n 7 5 0 a c r e s o f diverse habitats, located in ever y part of Greenw ich from the tidal marshes of Long Island Sound, to meadows and orchards, and

the lush woodlands of the backcountry. By accepting g if ts of open space f rom landowners and purchases by community partnerships and neighborhood groups, GLT can protect that land from development forever, add i ng to t he h i stor ic a l character and scenic beauty of our community.

Learn more about Greenwich Land Trust and how you can join our efforts to care and conserve open space for generations to come. Visit gltrust.org.

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37 Greenwich Land Trust home preserve 38 How long does GLT steward its land 39 Caring for land DOWN 1 Land can be protected through deeded gifts or 2 September family fundraiser 4 Bees home 5 Process of growing new plants 6 Tree source of sap for maple syrup 7 GLT Preserve surrounded by water – 10 Receives fresh produce from Youth Corps garden 17 Land Trust’s historic orchards contain many of these varieties 18 Signature activity for Go Wild!

19 What month do we celebrate Earth Day 22 Piece of land that is undeveloped 24 Boundary markers associated with our agrarian past 25 Preserves connected to create larger areas 26 Habitat comprised of grasses and wildflowers 29 The Land Trust protects and cares for 764 of these 32 Group of fruit trees

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Perfectly Polite Bridge For July 10, 2019

By Frank Crocker Greetings!

This is my f irst Bridge Column with the Greenwich Sentinel. I am starting my column by introducing you to a new concept for the game of Bridge. The Perfectly Polite Bridge Group at the Greenwich YMCA brings a new culture to the old game. Our players treat each other with camaraderie, goodwill, and fellowship. We have fun helping each other while playing the best card game in the world.

I moderate and teach Bridge at The Greenwich YMCA every Wednesday. We have two relaxed Duplicate Bridge Games 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. and a Beginner’s Class/Game at 3:00 p.m. You are invited to come to play Bridge with us. Please call (203) 524-8032 and we can discuss which game is right for you.

Bridge Tips, Topics & Trivia Today’s Topic/Trivia - Frustrating Bridge Hands: Did you know?

There are 635,013, 559,600 possible Bridge hands and hundreds, if not thousands, of Bridge Books published regarding bidding, the play of cards, and defense. According to Wikipedia, the f irst Bridge book was published in 1742 or 1743 was really about Whist - the card game that is the predecessor to Bridge.

Do you wonder why many of your Bridge hands stump you?

You are not alone. The fact that there are 635+ billion possible Bridge hands explains why so often the hand you’ve been dealt doesn’t fit any of the Bridge theories you’ve read or the Bridge topics you’ve studied. No one can read or absorb all that is written about Bridge or its many theories, strategies, and conventions. That is just one of the reasons why I love the game! And…to date, there is no app for that!

9:45 AM Duplicate Bridge Room Winners: First Place North/South Winners: Rex Brown & Jace Jacobson First Place East/West Winners: Judy Rein & Joel Rein Second Place North/South: Priscilla Lauridsen & Betty Steinberg Second Place East/West: Debra James & Linda R. Table Winners: Table One: Rex Brown & Jace Jacobson Table Two: Judy Rein & Joel Rein Table Three: Debra James & Linda R. Table Four: Dean Goss & Karen Goodman 12:45 PM Duplicate Bridge Room Winners: First Place North/South: Judith Kallman & Debbie Simon First Place East/West: Joel Rein & Partner Second Place North/South: Anne Thaxter & Marie Weigel Second Place East/West: Charles Biggs & Dean Goss Table Winners: Table One: Charles Biggs & Dean Goss Table Two: Anne Thaxter & Marie Weigel Table Three: Judith Kallman & Debbie Simon

Astrology For Week of July 14, 2019

CANCER 22 June-23 July With a Lunar Eclipse in your opposite sign and the Sun in your sign linked to sensual Pluto you won’t have to try too hard to impress loved ones or partners this week. But don’t let the adulation go to your head: you won’t be this popular all the time.

CAPRICORN 22 Dec-20 Jan Focus on the things you feel strongly about around the time of Tuesday’s Lunar Eclipse in your sign.

Pretending they mean nothing to you won’t work as everyone knows that they do. Capricorns are renowned for their principles: be true to your nature

LEO 24 July-23 Aug A Sun-Pluto opposition followed by a Lunar Eclipse indicate upheavals aplenty, at home and work.

Luckily, this negative phase won’t last long and when it’s over you’ll find that the only things broken are the things you were hoping to get rid of anyway.

AQUARIUS 21 Jan-19 Feb A highly emotional Eclipse will make you liable to overreact to the slightest provocation. So engage rationally with those whose views seem to clash with yours. Not everyone you agree with is your friend; nor everyone you disagree with, your enemy.

VIRGO 24 Aug-23 Sept The more you cling to something the more likely you are to lose it and if you’re wise you’ll let go of whatever you’re currently holding so tight. Sudden upheavals will bring big opportunities but you’ll need both hands free to take advantage of them.

PISCES 20 Feb-20 March Before you start pointing out the mistakes and failings of partners and colleagues be sure your own position is beyond reproach.

They won’t take kindly to you laying down the law, especially if you are in the habit of ignoring the law yourself.

LIBRA 24 Sept-23 Oct The Sun in the success angle of your chart inspires you to achieve great things but not everyone wants you to succeed. So watch out for traps and don’t lose heart if you have to cover the same ground twice.

You’ll appreciate the success even more.

ARIES 21 March-20 April You may be impatient for success but this week’s Eclipse warns you could make a huge miscalculation that will set your plans back months if not years. Push yourself too far too soon at your peril. Wiser to wait to see what happens rather than making it happen.

SCORPIO 24 Oct-22 Nov Your imagination will take you to strange places this week and what you find there will amaze and delight you. Tuesday’s Eclipse will bring your dreamy side to the fore so don’t be too embarrassed if you start quoting poetry and singing love songs.

TAURUS 21 April-21 May Your emotions may run riot this week as the Moon and Saturn are eclipsed in sympathetic Capricorn.

So avoid making spontaneous decisions – especially those involving social or travel plans. You may not get the chance to change your mind.

SAGITTARIUS 23 Nov-21 Dec You can’t change how you feel but you must learn to control your more negative thoughts or you will be in trouble. You may not mean an impulsive remark but once the words have left your lips they can’t be taken back. Think and think again.

GEMINI 22 May-21 June Your actions may seem sensible to you this week but others will view them as unreasonable and irrational, making conflict inevitable.

No lasting harm will be done if you heed their complaints and try to modify your behaviour accordingly.

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On Faith Feature

Christianity, Capitalism and Cuba

By Marek P. Zabriskie

A group of nine of us recently traveled to Cuba for a week-long visit with leaders of three Episcopal congregations, as well as Bishop Griselda Delgado del Carpio, who will be the guest preacher at Christ Church, in Greenwich, on Sunday, July 28th. She is the first woman consecrated as a Diocesan Bishop in all of Latin America.

A lthough the United States’ government recently cancelled travel visas to Cuba and forbid U.S. cruise ships from visiting, Americans can still travel to Cuba on religious visas, which is what we did, as we were meeting with Cuban religious groups.

The Episcopal Church in Cuba is part of the Anglican Communion, a worldwide body of 80 million Christians living in 165 different countries. The Episcopal Church in Cuba was founded in 1901 by the Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota, who happened to be traveling by boat to the Dominican Republican when a storm left him stranded on Cuba. When the Minnesota Bishop learned that there was not a single Protestant church on

the island, he started one. Hence, the Episcopal Church of Cuba was born.

Today, there are 46 Episcopal churches served by 24 Episcopal priests. Many of the churches meet in homes, because hurricanes destroyed their sanctuary, a nd t he Ca st r o gove r n me nt wou ld not allow them to rebuild. Now, the government is granting them permission to rebuild.

T h e E p i s c o p a l C h u r c h o f Cu b a was cut off from the wider Episcopal Church following the Cuban Revolution in 1959. All contact was severed by 1966. Last summer, U.S. Episcopalians voted to reunite with the 5,000 Cuban Episcopalians, who struggled valiantly to live their faith under an atheist, Communist regime.

When Fidel Castro seized power in 1959, he declared Cuba an atheist state. Christians who practiced their faith suffered retribution. Many Cuban Christians f led the country. Gradually, t he oppr e s sion a g a i n s t Ch r i s t i a n s stoppe d. Those who at tend chu rch in Cuba are extremely resilient and dedicated to their faith. They have e n du r e d a r e vo lut i o n , C o m mu n i s t oppression, poverty, being cut off from much of the world and retribution for living their faith.

The United States first imposed an arms blockade on Cuba in 1958. Two years later, the U.S. banned all food and medicine and persuaded its allies to join the blockade. Only Mexico and Canada resisted. The U. S. is now the on ly country that does not trade with Cuba.

Cubans have to go thousands of miles away for medical supplies, tractors, trucks and food that they could receive

from our country only 90 miles away.

The Cubans call it bloqueo and spiritually they are right. It’s been a blockade of our own hearts and minds to appease Cuban refugees in Florida at the expense of 11,500,000 Cubans living in Cuba.

After 60 years of trying, we should lift the embargo, because it has failed to transform Cuba into the country that we hoped that it could become. We would be wiser to help transform Cuba through mutual concern, engagement, religion and an infusion of capitalism.

Bet ween 1905 and 192 2 , Cuba received 40 percent of its imports from the United States; after World War I, 65 percent. And that’s not to mention the number of banks, mills, sugar and tobacco f ields that were boug ht by American capital. But Cuba turned to Russia for support and tensions with the United States spiked with the threat of nuclear war.

Marxists believe that God has to be denied for humanity to advance. It is our job to show that this is not true.

Bishop Griselda was raised in Bolivia.

She received a scholarship to the study for the priesthood in Cuba and never left. After serving as a priest, she was eventually elected Bishop. She works tirelessly to strengthen the congregations in her Diocese.

One of her visions is to have a water purif ication system installed in every Cuban parish, which will allow people th roug hout the com mun it y to have purified water. Cuban water is unhealthy and hard and destroys the teeth. Small changes like water purification are game changers.

Roman Catholicism is the biggest religious group in Cuba, followed by Santeria, a fusion of African traditional religion fused with Christianity. Only about 7 percent or 800,000 Cubans are Protestant. They are divided into some 50 denominations, including Methodists, Presbyterians, Pentecostalists, Quakers, Episcopalians and others.

The Methodists are starting 20 new congregations a year in Cuba, and soon hope to have at least one congregation in every Cuban city. There are also 7,000 Muslims and an emerging Jewish community in Cuba.

Reaching out a healing hand to a member of a different race, culture or religion often requires that we check our traditions at the door in the interest of meeting one another on neutral ground.

Yet, we can help Cubans by drawing on our religion and culture, not by avoiding them.

My g roup broug ht suitcases f ull of medicine, medical and school supplies, soap, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrushes, which are hard to come by in Cuba. We purchased and carried two water purification systems, which will benefit entire communities.

Columbus mistakenly thought himself in the Orient when he landed on the Cuban shores in October of 1492.

He wrote, “This is the most beautiful island my eyes have ever seen.” There are over 800 kinds of trees on the island, beautiful beaches, pineapples, papayas, mangos, guavas, limes, lemons, oranges and coconuts. Parts of Cuba resemble the Garden of Eden.

Castro and his revolutionaries tried to redistribute the wealth of Cuba after the

Battista regime, American corporations a nd the Maf ia sy phoned of f Cu ba’s wealth. Castro killed tens of thousands Cubans for resisting the revolution. They have oppressed their people like slave masters.

Yet, the regime has done some good things. It has nearly eradicated illiteracy and has provided free medical care and education. Yet, there is no freedom of the press. The government controls the television, newspapers and radio, following Lenin’s lead which views the press as an ideological instrument of the revolution.

Cuba is extremely safe. There’s hardly any violence, prostitution or drugs. But Cubans live with only the most basic necessities. If ever there is a place where American Christians can incarnate Jesus’ words to “love your enemies,” Cuba is it.

Now, a f ter meeting w ith Bishop Gr iselda, clerg y, and lay leaders in Holguin (Cuba’s third largest city) as well as the small town of Maniti, we hope to impact both. For Holguin, we hope to raise $100,000 to buy a building there to renovate so the small church can grow and many lives can be transformed.

We also hope to support the church in Maniti, which seeks to start a preschool and install washing machines for the entire village to use. We will return to Cuba to pursue this vision.

To quote the words attributed to St. Francis, where there is hatred, we will try to sow love. Where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is sadness, joy.

Rev. Marek P. Zabriskie is the Rector at Christ Church Greenwich.

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Alice Connolly

Alice Nunnenkamp Connolly, 95, passed peacefully in her home in South Berwick, Maine on June 21 in the care of her family. She is survived by her sister, Gladys Lockwood, of South Berwick, ME, her children Thomas Connolly Jr. of S out h B er w ick , Ei le en Connolly of Alfred, ME and Mary Gibson, of Perth, Australia. She leaves seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, and was predeceased by her husband, T h om a s Con n ol l y, a nd s on s Michael and John.

Alice was born in the Bronx, N.Y., but lived in Cos Cob for most of her life. She moved to Maine with her sister in 2010 to be near her family. A graduate of Greenwich High School, Alice e nt e r e d t h e Wo m e n's A r my Corps and served during WWII, earning the rank of sergeant. She worked as advertising production manager at Cleworth Publishing Company in Cos Cob until her retirement.

A l ic e w a s a p o sit ive a nd g racious person who loved people. She was an avid reader who valued learning, and who could capably converse on almost any subject. She loved her family, the Red Sox, and reading National Geographic from cover to cover.

Alice was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Greenwich, and maintained her connection with the church throughout her years in Maine.

A l ic e w i l l b e la id to r e st beside her son, Michael. A family gathering and memorial celebration of her life will be held in August. The family extends a heartfelt thanks to the providers from Wentworth Home Care and Hospice in Dover, N.H. for their wonderful support to Alice and family.

Josephine Franco Josephine Franco, 101, peacefully passed away with her sons at her side on July 4, 2019 at Nathaniel Witherell. She was born on July 31, 1918 to Maria and Dominico D'Agostino in San Nicola, Italy. In 1936, Josephine immigrated to America where she began her career in dressmaking.

She became a superb seamstress and baker; cook ies being her specialty. Josephine met Saverio Franco at ESL class and they married in 1940. She was predeceased by Saverio and her sister Rose Gattuso.

She is survived by two sons: Jo h n ( D i a n e) a n d D o m i n i c k

(Rosemarie): four grandchildren and their spouses; Jill and Bill Adams, Kristi and Joseph Byrne, Dominick and Jessica Franco, Jonathan and Poliana Franco.

Josephine's longevity allowed her to enjoy her eig ht g reatgrandchildren; Willa, Harper, and Sam Adams, Caitlin and Austin Byrne, Kylie and Kacey Franco and Emilia Franco.

A private burial service was held on Tuesday, July 9 at St. Mary's Cemetery in Greenwich.

Her family is deeply grateful for the dedicated and caring staff at Nathaniel Witherell especially in her final hours and ask that donations in her memor y be made to: Nathaniel Witherell, 70 Parsonage Road, Greenwich, CT 06830.

Hubert Lewis Hubert Lewis was born to William and Alma Mary Lewis of Demopolis, Ala. on Feb. 8, 1938.

Hubert moved to Greenwich, CT as a young man, where he met his life companion, Carmella Margarita Ann Mancuso, of over 38 years. He worked for Anchor Motor Freights as a truck driver for most of his life.

Hubert passed away at Maplewood at Strawberry Hill D e m e nt i a C a r e i n N o r w a l k , CT on Ju ne 2 7, 2 019. Hu b er t was preceded in death by his parents William and A lma Mary Lewis and sister Virginia Lew is. He is sur v ived by his lifetime companion, Carmella; four daughters: Lula Sanders of Livingston, Ala., Brenda Lewis of Sierra Vista, Ari., Janice McNeil (Thomas) of Paterson, N.J., Kim L ew is L ee of Greenw ich, CT and Joseph Mancuso-Lewis of Stamford, CT; nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild, sister, Mary Lee Bryant of Greenwich, CT and brother, Frank Lewis (Cynthia) of Bridgeport, CT and a host of nieces and nephews.

The family of Hubert Lewis appreciates and gratefully acknowledges your comforting words, prayers and ever y kindness. May God bless you and keep you always in His Care.

A s er v ice i n h is memor y was held on Tuesday, July 9 at Sa lvat ion A r my Chu rch, 198 Selleck St., Stamford, CT.

Julie Stewart Julie Gunnarshaug Stewart, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, FAANP – Beloved mother, mor mor, beste mor, partner, mentor and friend passed away after a valiant battle against ovarian cancer on July 1, 2019 at the age of 62.

Born to Asselina and Sverre G u n n a r s h au g a n d r a i s e d i n Greenwich, CT, Julie attended the Greenwich Public Schools and went on to further her education in the field she was passionate

about. Julie holds a BSN from USNY/Regents College, School of Nursing, Albany, N.Y., an MSN from Sacred Heart University, School of Nursing, a MPH from the University of Connecticut and a DNP from Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing-Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Julie started her career at Stamford Hospital in various positions over 25 years starting as a staff nurse and leaving as an HI V nurse practitioner to pursue a consulting position at Shering Plough. Missing her work with patients, Julie became the Director of Clinical Services at the Path Center at Brooklyn H o s p i t a l . F i n a l l y, fo l l ow i n g her other passion of teaching, she was a tenured professor of nursing at SHU and the Program Director of the Family Nurse Practitioner and Doctor of Nursing practice programs.

Julie was a beloved educator, clinician and scholar leaving a legacy of accomplishments to the nursing profession and the care of vulnerable populations across the globe. Dr. Stewart was a Fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the Nationa l Organ ization of Nu rse P ractitioner Facu lties Annual recognition award for "Outstanding Faculty Practice," t he Florence S. Wa ld Awa rd for Outstanding Contributions to Nursing Practice from the Connecticut Nurses' Association, CT Nurse Practitioner of the year for 2006 by CTAPRNS, the Sacred Heart University CEHP Alumni Leadership Award 2006, and Florence Nightingale Award 2014 from the Connecticut Nurses' Association. She is the co-author of two widely adopted nursing textbooks with her favorite one being, Role Development for the Nurse Practitioner. Her list of peer reviewed publications and presentations are many. Just before her passing, she learned that she and her colleag ue received a competitive $2.4 HRSA grant to support the education of nurse practitioner students and to fight the opiate crisis. Just this week she traveled in spirit with other colleagues to Shanghai where their research on global health initiatives was presented.

In addition to her academic career, she prov ided comprehensive medical and specialty care to patients infected with HIV as a cer ti f ied H I V Specia l ist at Southwest Community Health Center in Bridgeport. She was a sex ua l a bu se me d ic a l examiner for children and adults, and regularly participated in medical missions to Jamaica and Guatemala providing medical care to the most vulnerable.

Besides Julie's career, her biggest passion was her family.

She is survived by her beloved

children Kirstin (Tom) Butler, K a r i ne (A la n) Ya ntor no a nd Scott Tyler (Kim) Stewart; her partner John Drinkwater; her cherished nine grandchildren Kyle, Kaia, Kaden and Kolton Butler, Juliana, Lucien and Elida Yantorno, Mackenzie and Warren Stewart and great-grandchild Kyla Butler. She is also survived by her sister Martha (Per) Thompsen, h e r b r o t h e r A r n e ( J a c k i e) Gunnarshaug and her nieces and nephew Cindy (Bob) Holland, Jeff (Valerie) Thompson, Robin (Ed) Edmunson, April (Paul) Marabito and Kristi Gunnarshaug as well as many great-nieces and nephews.

Julie also had her other special family Missy ( John) Journick and Laurie Wigglesworth and t h e i r c h i ld r e n C a r ol i n e a nd Grayce Journick and Madaline Wigglesworth.

Visiting hours were Sunday, July 7 at the Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, Greenwich, and a service took place Monday, July 8 at the Round Hill Community Church, Greenwich. In Lieu of f lowers, donations can be made to a nursing scholarship in Julie's name at Sacred Heart University, Attention: Advancement Office, Ju l i a O l s o n , 5 1 5 1 P a r k Av e , Fairfield, CT 06825. The David Sheld r ick W i ld l i fe E leph a nt Rescue at sheldrickwildlifetrust. or g /don ate or t he ch i ld r e n s program at Round Hill Community Church in Greenwich, Roundhillcommunitychurch.org

John Collins, Jr.

John F. Collins, Jr. 31, passed peacefully in his sleep on June 26, 2019 in New York City.

John was born on May 1, 1988 to Monica & John Collins in Rye, N.Y. John is survived by both of his parents as well as his brother Cha rl ie a nd scores of au nts, uncles and cousins.

After moving to Greenwich in 1989, John, Jr. was raised in the Greenwich Schools system excelling in all of his subjects and building lifelong friendships with peers and teachers. At Greenwich High, John took advantage of the unique internship program and built a single month long i n t e r n s h i p t o a m u l t i -y e a r involvement in The ESPN ESPY Awards attending the awards in LA numerous times.

John graduated from Greenw ich Hig h School w ith honors in 2006 and went on to attend University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication, earning a fouryear merit scholarship.

Much of John's life has been

challenged by an insidious eating disorder which began to control him early in his High S c h o o l c a r e e r. T h e d i s e a s e prevented him from graduating from USC but could not prevent him from making the Dean's list each semester he completed.

While this disease robbed John of so much prom ise h is tr ue personality fought through. There are countless acts of kindness, and support of others that John performed quietly and selflessly.

After college and in between relapses, John was able to build an impressive resume of independent accomplish ments in w r iting, communication and marketing.

John had a love and passion for writing, especially sports writing.

During a recovery period, John honed his writing skills for Front Office Sports, a sports business blog that still runs some of his pieces. John loved the challenge of creating content including the research, creating, editing and most of all seeing his piece on the blog.

John was a lifelong N Y Yankee fan, many school mates remember the same Yankee hat that John wore throughout High School. Four years of high school was pretty rough on that hat, but it saw John through.

Fo r t h e p a s t y e a r, J o h n has battled a serious relapse that included, two multi-week hospitalizations as well as extensive stays in rehab. John fought hard, but this disease won in the end.

Visiting hours were Sunday, Ju ne 3 0 Ca st ig l ione F u nera l Home, Greenwich. A Funeral Mass Celebrating John was held Monday, July 1 at Sacred Heart Chu rch, By ra m , fol lowe d by interment at St. Mary's Cemetery in Rye, N.Y. John's will lay at rest with his maternal Grandmother and best friend Mary Ellen Lewkowicz.

It is with great sadness and love t hat we say go o d bye to John. In lieu of flowers the family requests that a donation be made in John's name to the National Eating Disorder Association. honor-a-love d- one-for-ne da. everydayhero.com/us/in-lovingmemory-of-john-f-collins-jr

Joyce Rutherford

Joyce Margaret Rutherford (Farmer) passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 30 in Danville, Calif. at age 95.

Joyce was a loving mother to four children, William Rutherford ( M a u r e e n) , J o a n N i c h i p o r ( M i c h a e l), Jo h n R u t h e r fo r d (Stacey) and Jeffrey Rutherford ( E l l e n). S h e i s s u r v i ve d b y

grandchildren Stacey, Charles Rutherford, Jamie Burns (Neil), Ker i L agow (Steve), M ichael Nichipor Jr., Matthew Nichipor ( L ia n ne), Rober t Ruther ford ( R a che l), Je n n i fe r She r id a n (Tim), Sara, Ashley and Alison R ut h e r fo r d ; a n d f i ve g r e atgrandchildren.

Joyce was predeceased by her parents Minnie and Charles Farmer, sister Doreen Saunders and her devoted husband of 61 years, William A Rutherford.

Joyc e w a s b o r n o n S e p t .

28, 192 3 in Porter ville, Calif. and grew up in Crockett, Calif. She graduated from UC Berkeley in 1944 with a degree in Architecture. Joyce met Bill du r i n g W W 2 wh i le she w a s attending Berkeley and working as a "Rosie the Riveter" at Kaiser Shipyards. Joyce married Bill, a Landscape Architect in the fall of 1944 in Greenwich, CT. Together they started their family firm in Old Greenwich, CT, and practiced for over 60 years. Joyce was one of the first licensed professional women Architects in CT. She was influential in Contemporary and Georgian design in the CT area as well as Storm King Art Center.

Joyce and Bill semi-retired to The Sea Ranch, Calif. and later to Danville, Calif.

A c elebrat ion of l i fe w a s held on July 6 at St. Timothy's Epi s cop a l Chu r ch , Da nv i l le , Calif. In lieu of f lowers, please send donations to St. Timothy's Ep i s c o p a l C hu r c h , p a r i s h@ sttimothysepiscopal.org or Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, NY info@stromkingartcenter.org.

James Sexton, II James (Sam) P. Sexton, II passed away at home after a brief illness surrounded by his family on July 4, 2019. He was 81. He was born in Greenwich on April 2, 1938 to the late James P. Sr. and Marie T. (nee Skogstrom) Sexton.

He was predeceased by his wife of 56 years, Ellen (nee Moore) (died - June 7, 2017).

James was a graduate of St. Mar y's Grammar School and Greenwich High School 55'. He attended Fordham University and served in the U.S. Navy as radioman 2nd class. He had a distinguished 45-year career in finance and credit management working with State National Bank of Conn., and Ford Motor Credit.

He also worked at The American Thread Co. and served two years as president of the NY Credit & Finance Association. He retired on St. Patrick's Day 2006.

He is survived by his children, James P. Sexton III, Tara (husband George) Archer, Kitty (husband Jimmy) Brown and Maura Sexton, and his grandchildren, Jimmy, Ryan and Shane Sexton, George III and Annie Archer, Jake and Matthew Brown. Committal was private.

Real Love by Design

On Faith Column

By Rabbi Mitch & Rev. Heather Wright Rev. Heather Wright: I n h o n o r o f R a b b i M itc h’s daughter’s wedding this Sunday, let’s take the time to share some Jewish and Christian perspectives on Love.

Most religions have a category for love or kindness. From our shared tradition, found in the book of Genesis, I would describe that we were made by a Creator from love, in love, and for love.

God determined that there would not be just one person on earth, but a pair whose love multiplied would populate the earth. After every day of creation, we are told it was “good;” in Hebrew TOV; meaning good, beautiful, right, and fitting for its purpose. When humans were created we are told in Hebrew, it was very TOV. In both Jewish and Christian understanding the purpose of marriage is to “leave one’s family and cleave to one’s spouse,” to become spir itua lly one. The B i b l i c a l l ove p o e m , S o n g o f Solomon, can inform us as to what love is meant to be.

2:10-13 My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me.

11 See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone.

12 Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land.

13 The fig tree forms its early fruit; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.

Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me.”

The lover calls his beloved to come with him, to start a new journey. We say people in love see the world through rose-colored glasses. That could well describe t h e c olor o f s p r i n g , r e b i r t h , f lowe r i n g bu she s , t r e e s a nd plants. Blossoms are heavy and full of fragrance. Spring calls us to the present moment, to be here now: to pause, enjoy the moment, get c aug ht up i n t he wonder of creation. Song of Solomon (chapter 2) speaks to the joy, desire and blessing of love the way God intended.

Chapter 8:6-7 Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave.

It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.

7 Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away.

If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it would be utterly scorned.

In discerning these lines we find more insights into love. The words, “Place me like a seal over your heart” convey the image of the stamp attached to a person by a band on arm or neck or worn as a ring. When pressed into clay it created an image that assigned ownership of an object.

You are mine powerfully and permanently.

“Love is as strong as death; its jealously unyielding as the grave” means that we can have resolute devot ion, t r ue love dema nds our f idelity. Something special between the two of you that isn’t for everyone else. Love is intimate and faithful.

That love “burns like blazing

fire” speaks of desire but it is also the symbol for God. The Fire of the Lord showed up in Moses’ burning bush, it traveled with the people of God in the wilderness, then on and in the tabernacle.

This sign of God’s presence is part of the human covenant of love.

Waters cannot quench it, floods won’t destroy it despite any loss, grief and destruction that come.

It can withstand the f loods and we k now God w ill not let the floodwaters overtake you. As we read in Isaiah 43:2, “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you.”

All the wealth of one’s house for love would be utterly scorned. It is of inestimable value; for it there is no price that would make it worth selling So Love is poetic and calls us to the present. Love is powerful, inextinguishable, indestructible and invaluable.

Rabbi Mitch: The Hebrew word for Love is Ahavah. At every morning and evening prayer service we liturgically recite the prayer: v’ahavta et adonai elohecha...

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your

soul and all your might...” The Golden Rule as taught in the Book of Leviticus, chapter 19: v’ahavta l’re-acha kamocha ...

“You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Additionally, God declares: v’ahavta lo k’mocha ki gerim hayinu beretz mitzrayim...

“You shall love the stranger as yourself for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.”

We are commanded by God to love, not just our own family and friends, but, our neighbors, strangers and God. Love isn’t simply a feeling, it’s a divine obligation.

T h e R a b b i s a c k n ow l e d g e the idea of romantic love; Song of Songs is part of the Biblical Canon, and, as Rev. Wright notes, extremely important. But, we are to be careful to understand that romantic love isn’t enough.

Ahavah -- Real Love -- can’t simply be the feelings of our heart. Real Love calls upon us to take certain sacred actions.

Real Love demands at times that we contract our own needs and wants so as to meet the needs and wants of the “other.”

Ahavah is the commandment that obligates us with the need to pursue our commitments and

our responsibilities.

With my daughter’s upcoming marriage, I acknowledge that she and her husband initially came together because of romantic love. But, their relationship r e a l l y to ok h old w h e n t h ey understood their mutual obligations to each other. It’s this Ahavah, actively and constantly pursued, that will keep their marriage strong and perpetually renewed.

As Rev. Wright so eloquently point out, “We were made by a Creator from love, in love, and for love.” God created us from love, but immediately, God taught us that we humans have sacred responsibilities. Ahavah/Love is a verb, not a noun. This is why “Love is stronger than death.”

Mitchell Hurvitz is the Senior R a b b i a t Te m p l e S h o l o m i n Greenwich. The Rev. Dr. Heather Wr i g h t i s t h e P a s t o r o f C a r e and Connection at Stanwich Congregational Church.

Worship & Events Calendar ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Harvest Time Church 1338 King St., 203-531-7778 www.htchurch.com

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

friend), Greenwich Point Clambake RSVP, area, 5-8pm. org.

Mass: Mon-Fri: 7:45am, 9am; Sat North Greenwich Congregational 9am, Vigil Mass 5pm; Sun: 7, 9, 606 Riversville Rd.; 203-869-7763 Service: Sun 9 & 11am; Wed 7pm - 10:30am, 12, 5pm. Bible Study: Thu www.northgreenwichchurch.org Family Life Night. Spanish: Thur & Sat 7pm. July 17: Adoration, 9:30am- Service: Sun 10:30am. Communion 7:30pm; Sun 4pm. Sunday School, 8pm. first Sunday of month.

10:30-11:15am. Service - Stamford St. Timothy Chapel Second Congregational Church campus, Sun 10am, Palace Theatre, 1034 North St.; 203-869-5421 139 E Putnam Ave.; 61 Atlantic St. Every Wed, from Jan. 203-869-9311 10-March 28: The Alpha Course, Mass: Sat 4pm; Sun: 9:30 & 11am. www.2cc.org St. Paul Church 7-8:30pm. Connie's Circle - Every Family-friendly Evensong Service, 84 Sherwood Ave. | Sat, 10am-1pm. July 12: Messiah's every Sat 5pm. Summer Sunday 203-531-8741 House, 7-9pm. July 17: Summer Services, 8:15 & 9:30am, Chapel. www.stpaulgreenwich.org Pulpit Series with Pastor Melanie Marza, 7-9pm.

EPISCOPAL Mass: Vigil Sat: 4pm; Sun: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30am; Mon to Thurs 9am. Holy Day BAPTIST Anglican Church of the Advent schedule: Vigil: 5:30pm Holy Day: 606 Riversville Rd.; 203-861-2432 First Baptist Church 9am and 12:15pm.

First Friday Mass & www.churchoftheadvent.org 10 Northfield St.; Benediction 9am. St. Paul Volunteers 203-869-7988 Service: Sun 9am Holy Eucharist. www.firstbaptistgreenwich.com in Action, Fri mornings, office@ Sunday School during academic year. stpaulgreenwich.org or 203-531Sun: Service 11am, School 10am. 8741. Sacrament of Reconciliation Sat Christ Church Greenwich Wed: Bible Study 7:30pm.

254 E. Putnam Ave.; 3-3:45pm or by appointment. July 203-869-6600 17: Centering Prayer, 7-8pm.

Greenwich Baptist Church www.christchurchgreenwich.org 10 Indian Rock Ln; St. Roch Church 203-869-2807 10 St. Roch Ave.; 203-869-4176 Sunday Worship - May 18-Sept 15: www.greenwichbaptist.org Holy Eucharist, Rite 2, 8am; Holy www.strochchurch.com Sun: Prayer in chapel 9:15-9:30am; Mass: Mon, Tue, Frid: 7:30pm; Eucharist, Rite 2, 10am; Compline & Bible Study, 9:30am; Worship 11am. Sat 4pm, Vigil Mass 4pm; Sun: Commuion, 5pm. Sunday Educational Wed: Prayer & Bible Study 7-8:15pm. 7:30, 9:30, 11:30am - Social Hour Offerings: Exploration Series, Youth Every first Sat. of the month: Men’s (immediately after 9:30 Mass). Formation & Church School, 10:10am.

Bible Study and Breakfast, 8-9:30am. Confession: Sat 3-3:45pm. Prayer Tue: Holy Eucharist, 10am. Through July 14: Christ Church Bookstore Group (Spanish) Fri 8pm.

CATHOLIC Sidewalk Sale, 10am-3pm, 203CHRISTIAN SCIENCE 869-6600, ext. 13, jtredinnick@ Sacred Heart Church 95 Henry St.; 203-531-8730 christchurchgreenwich.org.

First Church of Christ, Scientist 11 Park Place; 203-869-2503 Mass: Mon-Fri 7am, Sat 4 & St. Barnabas Episcopal Church www.christiansciencect.org/ 954 Lake Ave.; 203-661-5526 5:30pm, Sun: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30am greenwich www.stbarnabasgreenwich.org Confessions: Sat 3:30 & 5pm.

Service and Sunday School 10:30am Sun: Holy Eucharist Rite I 8am, Holy St. Agnes Church Greenwich Wed. Service 7:30pm. Childcare.

247 Stanwich Rd.; Eucharist Rite II, 10am; Worship, 203-869-5396 Church School & Nursery 10am. Serve COMMUNITY www.stagnesrc.org dinner at Pacific House, fourth Tue of First Church of Round Hill the month, 5:30pm.

Mass: Mon 9am, Sat 4pm (Winter 464 Round Hill Rd.; only), Sun: 8:30 & 10am. June 24St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 203-629-3876 200 Riverside Ave.; July 29: Summer Music and Arts www.firstchurchofroundhill.com 203-637-2447 Camp, 9-11:30am, schuleofmusic. www.stpaulsriverside.org com/event s/summer- music- Service: Sundays 10am Holy Communion: first Sun every month. programs Service: Sun: Holy Eucharist, 8am; Round Hill Community Church Christian Education Formation St. Catherine of Siena Church 395 Round Hill Rd.; 4 Riverside Ave.; 203-637-3661 (Sunday School), 10; Holy Eucharist, 203-869-1091 www.stcath.org 10:15; Coffee Hour, 11:30. July 17: www.roundhillcommunitychurch. Courtyard Concert, 7:30-8:30pm.

Mass: Mon-Fri: 7am and 5:15pm, Sat org 7am, Sun 7:30, 9, 10:30am and 5pm; St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church Vigil: Sat 5pm; Holy Day 7am, 12:10 Service & Church School: Sun 10am 350 Sound Beach Ave; 203-6372262 and 5:15pm (Vigil). Confessions Sat (childcare available) followed by Coffee www.saintsaviours.org 3pm. Meditation Group Thu 7pm. Hour; Summer Meditation Schedule: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Thurs, 6:30pm. Through July 19: Sun: Rite I Eucharistic Service, 8am.

First Fri of month. Through July 13: Barefoot Summer Stock Theater Rite II Eucharistic Service, 10am.

Carnival of Fun, 6-10pm (Tuesday/ Camp, 8:30am-6pm, church@ School and childcare offered during Wednesday) & 6-11pm (Thursday, roundhillcommunitychurch.org. 10am service.

July 14: Brunch, 11:30am. July Friday, Saturday).

15: Inspirica Meal Preparation and JEWISH St. Mary Church Service, 1pm.

Chabad Lubavitch of Greenwich 178 Greenwich Ave.; CONGREGATIONAL 75 Mason St.; 203-629-9059 203-869-9393 www.chabadgreenwich.org The First Congregational Church www.stmarygreenwich.org 108 Sound Beach Ave; Shabbat Prayer, Study and Kiddush, Mass: Mon-Fri 7am & 12:05pm; Sat 203-637-1791 Chassidic Philosophy 8:45am, 8am; Sun 7, 9, 10:30am, 12:15 and www.fccog.org Sat 9:30am; Torah reading and 5:15pm Sat Vigils: 4 and 7:30pm (Spanish). Confession: Sat 2:45-3:45. Regular Worship and Church discussions 10:30am; Youth Services Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament School: Sun 10am in Meetinghouse. 11am. Women’s Torah Study Group, Mon 11am-12pm. Walking With Caregivers Support Group, 1st Sun Wed 9:30am. Mommy & Me: Musical Purpose, Tue 9:30am. Choir 11:15am-12pm. Hats Off Book Shabbat Tue & Fri, 9:15-10:15am, Rehearsals, Thu: Children 5:30-6pm, Discussion Group, Thu 10-11:30am. during summer: 12:30pm. Through Youth 6-7, Adults 7:30-9:15. July 16: Beach Services begin June 16-Sept. Dec. 22: Mommy & Me Fall Session Soup Kitchen Prep, 9am; Feast 1, 8-9am, open to all - resident begins (0-24 months), 9:20am, of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Latin or not. July 14: Founders Day & register. July 13: Lecture: Who Sat Mass), 7:30-8:30pm. July 17: Heritage Sunday, 10-11am. July Shiva for the Rebbe?, 9:30am, 18: BYO Picnic (Singles, couples Carmel Academy, 270 Lake Ave. Soup Kitchen Day, 9:30am. and families are welcome, bring a July 14: Excursion: Visit the Rebbe's St. Michael the Archangel Ohel, leaving Chabad at 10am,

rabbi@chabadgreenwich.

Congregation Shir Ami One W. Putnam Ave; 203-274-5376 www.congregationshirami.org

Shir Ami Religious grades K-6, Tues, 4-6pm, B’nai Mitzvah Classes; Shabbat Services two Fridays a month.

Greenwich Reform Synagogue 92 Orchard St.; 203-629-0018 www.grs.org

Shabbat services, Fri 7pm. Adult Jewish Learning, Sun 10am. Religious school, Sun 9-11:30am. Introduction to Judaism, Tue 7pm. Through Dec. 21: ‘Baby & Me’ program, 11am12pm. Ongoing: Blooming Babies Playgroup (6months-2years), Tuesdays 9:30-10:30am, $10 per class, register at SGregoire@ StamfordJCC.org or 203-4870944. July 14: Playground Meetup, 10am, new GRS playground.

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

286 Delavan Ave.; 203-531-8466

Service: Sun 9am, Bible Study 10:30.

METHODIST Diamond Hill United Methodist 521 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-2395 www.diamondhillumc.com

Worship & Sunday School: 10am.

First United Methodist Church 59 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-629-9584 www.fumcgreenwich.com

Summer Gathering, 7-9:30pm, 120 Valley Rd. July 19: Student Small Groups, 6:30-9pm.

The Albertson Memorial Church 293 Sound Beach Ave; 203-6374615 www.albertsonchurch.org

Worship Sun: 11-12:30pm.

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

Worship: Sun 10am, Greenwich Hyatt Regency, 1800 E. Putnam Ave. Weekly on Tuesday until July Sun 10:30am with childcare.

16: Youth Huddle: All High School Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Students, 7-9pm, meg.newton@ trinitychurch.life. July 17: Trinity 42 Lake Ave.; 203-661-3099 Service: Sun 11am Bible Study: Wed. Kids Summer Pool Party, 4-6pm, RSVP to park@trinitychurch.life.

6pm.

NONDENOMINATIONAL Dingletown Community Church 376 Stanwich Rd.; 203-629-5923 www.dingletownchurch.org

Service & Sunday School: Sundays 10:30am followed by coffee hour.

Holy Communion: first Sun of each Service: Fri 6:30pm; Sat 10am; Sun month. Sunday School 11am.

8:30am. Candle Lighting: Fri night.

Revive Church Shabbat Study: Sat 9am. Minyan: Sun 90 Harding Rd., Old Greenwich 8:30am. Lunch ‘n Learn: Tue 12pm.

(Old Greenwich Civic Center) Itsy Bitsy Playgroup: Wed 10:30am. www.myrevive.org July 17: Itsy Bitsy Playgroup Service: Sunday 10am. Childcare and (for parents with children under children’s ministry available. two years old), 10:30am, free, Stanwich Church 203-622-8121, david.cohen@ 202 Taconic Rd.; 203-661-4420 templesholom.com. www.stanwichchurch.org LUTHERAN Sunday Services: Greenwich location First Lutheran Church (202 Taconic Rd.), 9 & 10:45am (June 38 Field Point Rd.; 9-Sept 2, 10am only); Stamford 203-869-0032 location (579 Pacific St.), 6pm. www.flcgreenwich.org Men's Summer Weekend, July Service: Sun 10:30am followed by 12, Worship, Word, Deploy, 7pm; coffee and fellowship. Wed: education July 13, Mission Activities, 12ages 3.5 & up 2:30-5:15pm at St. Paul 3pm - 3 options will be available; Lutheran.

Connection and Reflection, 6pm, 20 Dingleton Rd. July 17: Women's St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran

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SPORTS

FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019

By Paul R. Silverfarb When a team is as young as the Greenwich American Legion senior Cannons, it’s easy to chalk the season up to a learning experience. However that’s not how head coach Mike Abate works.

Abate’s Cannons have only one athlete on the roster that will age out after the end of the American Legion season. Despite the youth movement in Greenwich, Abate has the team fighting for a playoff spot with only a handful of games to play in the regular season.

A f ter Monday af ternoon’s 1-0 victory over Fairfield, the Greenwich senior legion team has won its past four games and had a record of 12-9 as of press time.

Currently Greenwich sits third in the Northwest Division of Zone IV, with Stamford cruising at 18-3 and Ridgefield in second with an 11-8 mark.

This year is a little different than in past seasons. The Zone IV has been split into two divisions, the Northwest Division and the Southeast Division, with the two top teams from each division and then the best overall record making the postseason. In the Southeast Division, it’s Trumbull leading the way w ith a 14-4 record, followed by Stratford at 1112 overall.

“We are in contention,” Abate said. “If we could play well for the rest of the season, we can get into the playoffs and hopefully make a run. We need to do a little bit of everything. Pitching

has to be dominating. They have to have command and go deep into games. We will get our opportunities offensively, but we need to be strong on the mound and cash in our opportunities when we get them.”

O n T hu r s d ay G r e e nw i c h hosted a key contest against Ridgefield, one of the teams like Greenwich that’s f ighting for a playoff spot. Greenwich was scheduled to battle Bridgeport today and tomorrow, but with Bridgeport not fielding a team this year, the Cannons have those two days off.

On Sunday, Greenwich will once against host a powerhouse f rom Zone I V, as t hey play Trumbull, the leaders in the Southeast Division.

Abate’s team ends the regular season on July 17 when they travel up to Fairfield for a game at Kiwanis Field.

“I like to see the boys come out and put everything they have into these remaining games,” said Abate. “They know what’s on the line and know where they want to be. We do have a lot of pieces all over the place right now. We have guys going away for showcases and a couple of guys going away on vacation. But right now it’s a next guy up mentality. These guys want to get to where they want to be, so we are looking for people to step up and have some fun doing it.”

The fact that the senior Cannons are fighting for a playoff spot is quite impressive. Abate has one of the youngest squads

MICHAEL GENARO PHOTO

Senior Cannons Ready for Its Playoff Push

The Greenwich American Legion senior Cannons take to the field during a recent game against Ridgefield earlier this season. The Cannons are in the hunt for the 2019 American Legion postseason.

he’s ever coached. Only one athlete, Kyle Woodring, who just finished his freshman year at Trinity College, isn’t eligible to return next year.

“We are extremely young,” Abate said. “A lot of teams that we are playing this year have a lot of seniors and have a lot of college kids on it. When you deal with youth, you deal with a lot of inconsistencies. We have played games where I would think that we could play with any team in this league and we have played games where we make stupid mistakes and fall behind early.

I think this is a good stepping stone letting kids understand what winning is like. Once they understand how to win, they will be even stronger. Next year they will be really strong.”

Greenwich’s strength has been on the mound this season. The duo of Miles Langhorne and Alex

Roath have been incredible on the mound.

“Miles is a rising junior has been great for us this year,” Abate said. “He’s an overpowering guy with a nice fastball and slider. He’s been doing a great job. Alex has really been lights out for us. He’s been keeping kids off balance.

He’s more of an offspeed guy and has a strong curveball. Both those guys have been our main guys this year for us.”

Helping close out the game this season has been a plethora of talented hurlers. Leading the way has been Zach Karson, with Abate stating that in a tight game Carson comes in and the team is confident that he can get the job done.

Both Luc Thibeault and Zack Alza have seen productive times on the mound for Greenwich this season.

When it comes to hitting, no

one on the Cannons has been as good as Harrison Feinberg. Abate calls him a difference player, stating he has commanding power, but also has speed and is one of the team’s most consistent hitters for Greenwich.

In addition to Feinberg, Abate believes that Sean Pratley has been solid at the leadoff spot, stirring things up when we gets on base. Hunter Gruenstrass is the team’s No. 3 hitter and has been solid through the season reaching base and getting those extra base hits. Although Woodring doesn’t play baseball at Trinity College, he came back to the Cannons this year and has turned it up a notch in the past two weeks and has hit the ball much better.

D efen sively it ’s a l l a b out coming up clutch up the middle.

Because of his speed and strong arm, Feinberg was moved over to

center f ield. At short as been Chris Genaro and he’s been a force in the infield all season.

Joining Genaro up the middle is second baseman Pratley.

At the beginning of the year, Abate and his coaching staff wanted a clean slate from the team’s high school season this past spring and work on the basics of baseball.

“A lot of these guys had success last summer, but they were playing against younger kids. This is a very talented group, but we are young. We have to deal with that a little bit. I think this year of experience and learning how to play at the senior level, will help them tremendously learning what to do to win at a high level. We have been in a lot of ballgames.

We played a couple of games where it could have gone either way.”

By Liz Leamy It is given that many of the most memorable sports showdowns are often accompanied by an interesting, if not fascinating, backstory.

This most certainly seemed to be the case last Friday, when the Island House, the electric 16-goal squad based out of the New Yorkmetropolitan area and Nassau in the Bahamas, clinched its second consecutive major tournament title at the Greenwich Polo Club this season, with a 12-10 win against Reelay, the fierce 15-goal contingent.

The four-member Island House roster, which features Peter Holowesko, its ever-steady No. 1 player; Toro Ruiz-Jorba, the fiery 21-year-old seven-goaler who wears the team’s No. 3 jersey; Peke Gonzalez, the stealth and steady five-goaler; and Santino Magrini, the vibrant four-goaler, seemed to wind up at the top of the leaderboard due to their fierce and fiery playing style.

Right from the outset, it was clear that both of the Tef lontough finalists, who qualified for this showdown as the result of

winning prior matches against a total of six teams participating in this historic tournament (said to be the third-oldest official U.S. Polo Association trophy in active competition), had brought out their “A” game, exhibiting great speed, energy, aptitude and skill.

Throughout the match, the players and ponies put the pedal to the metal as they raced up, down and around the f ield with the furor and finesse of modern-day gladiators, designating this as one of the most thrilling competitions to have been held at the GPC so far this season.

Invariably, the drama and excitement of this final seemed only likely due to the fact that virtually all of the players and ponies are said to be some of the finest contenders in contemporary high-goal polo.

Aside from the amazing chemistry that seemed to be in play with each of the teams, there also turned out to be an interesting family and polo history among the players, something that turned out to be one of the most interesting stories to emerge from this showdown.

The Isla nd House tea m is commandeered by the amiable Holowesko, who always seems to ride in f luid and ef fective concert with his teammates and is said to be very close friends with all of them, a factor that seems to be a key component in their success. (Holowesko was awarded the Fair Play citation at the conclusion of this match for good sportsmanship.)

Meanwhile, Ruiz-Jorba, the dynamic 21-year-old reputed to be a rising star in high-goal polo, has emerged as a big GPC crowd favorite this summer, due to his electric style and terrific speed, and always seems to turn on the ‘fire switch’ at game time. (RuizJorba’s charge, Cana Fly, was also named Best Playing Pony of this game.)

Rounding out this talented crew is the ever-solid Peke Gonzalez, named the Most Valuable Player of the match, and Santino Magrini, both of whose famed Argentinian polo-playing fathers, Mariano Gonzalez and Matias Magrini, respectively, have coached and mentored them for years and who competed against them in this final, as both are members of

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Reelay.

According to these two esteemed athletes, seeing their sons compete at this level and playing in these tournaments with them has been a terrif ic experience in all regards.

“I am very proud of Peke. He works hard and is strong,” said Mariano Gonzalez, a seven-goaler who has been a marquis star at the GPC over the years and is said to be one of the most technically proficient players in the sport.

“The team is very good and [we were all] fighting hard.”

Matias Magrini agreed.

“It’s great to see my son out there along with all the other players,” said Magrini, a renowned seven goaler who, like Gonzalez, has been a star headliner at the GPC over the years and who has another son, Kristos, who plays on the famous Greenwich-based White Birch team. (Magrini, meanwhile, is also the uncle of Ruiz-Jorba.) “There’s a lot of action and excitement happening out there when we play.”

Meanwhile, the chemistr y among the Reelay crew is just as potent as that of The Island House.

The Reelay roster features the ever-steady Will Tomita, the team’s patron who has a distinguished presence both on and off the f ield; Mariano Gonzalez, who has earned worldwide acclaim for his smooth and stealth style; Matias Magrini, one of the sport’s most decorated power hitters who is also reputed to be an outstanding field tactician; and Nicolas Alberdi, the durable Argentinian one-goaler.

As one might expect, these two contingents put on quite a show as they went head-to-head against one another in this heated final and fought as hard as ever in their quest to score the prestigious Monty Waterbury Cup. In the end, The Island House wou nd up t a k i n g hom e t he tournament trophy, after scoring two all-important match-winning points in the final chukker.

This outcome designated The Island House the main team to beat at the GPC this summer, as this represented their second consecutive tournament title won

PETER MICHAELIS PHOTO

Island House Seizes Monty Waterbury Cup in Thriller

Mariano Gonzalez, the No. 3 player for Reelay (navy jersey), goes for the ball in tandem with his son, Peke Gonzalez, the No. 4 player for The Island House who was named Most Valuable Player of the match. so far this season.

U l t i m a t e l y, t h e s u p e r b standard among the players a nd p on ie s pa r t ic ipat i ng i n this final tournament and all of the matches leading up to this showdown has created quite a magical atmosphere at the GPC this season, something that seems to be apparent to practically everyone who has visited this spot over the past few months.

Further, with all of the different b ack g r ou nd s , le g ac ie s , a nd experience among the players, in addition to their undeniable dedication to the sport of polo, the energy at the GPC seems to be more palpable than ever, making the public Sunday matches an experience worth their weight in gold.

“It’s awesome to be here,” said Matias Magrini, who, along with all the other players and

members of the GPC community, are consistently warm, friendly and happy to chat with the crowd at this unique site, which adds to its famous first-rate reputation.

“I love to play here for so many reasons, especially because of the people.”

High-goal matches will be held at the GPC every Sunday through July 21 and will then resume in mid-August and run through late September.

Gates open at 1 p.m. and the matches kick off two hours later.

There is also an asado (A rgentinian barbeque w ith various types of meat as well as salad and bread) after the match that is open to everyone. The cost for the asado is $20.

For mor e i n for m at ion , visit the GPC website at Greenwichpoloclub.com

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