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The Local News You Need to Know Edited By Emma Barhydt

Ukraine Invasion Press Conference Brings Hundreds to Town Hall

R EPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE CHAIR DAN QUIGLEY WAS OFFICIALLY OUSTED Although Dan Quigley, the current Republican Town Committee Chair, narrowly kept his seat as a member of the RTC in the caucuses held in January of this year, his loss in the March 1 primary election means he will no longer be able to remain as a member.

The results are as follows from Tuesday’s RTC primary in District 1: Winners Cheryl Resnick, 137 Russell “Trey” Reynolds, 128 Christina Vanderlip, 124 Joseph Borelli, 122 Marla M. Weston, 110 Other Votes Carl G.R. Carlson, 87 Frederick Lee, 87 Daniel Quigley, 84 Lihong Zhang, 81 New Republican Town Committee members will be seated March 7 and officers and a new chair will be elected at the March 23 meeting. Many of the new members are women.

COVID UPDATE Good news - cases continue to drop throughout tow n. On Wednesday, Greenw ich Hospital President Diane Kelly announced there was just one COVID patient being treated in the hospital.

There are 39 active COVID cases in town which is down from 58 one week ago.

Ma rch 4 , Fr iday, is Nationa l Employee Appreciation Day, Kelly said how grateful she is for the staff at Greenwich Hospital and for all they have done since the pandemic started.

“They have shown me the best of people,” Kelly said. “They ran into the fire, they didn’t run away from the fire. They were putting themselves in harm’s way when we had very little information, and they just leaned in with the goal of supporting those that were depending on them.”

BET APPROVES FUNDS FOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL REPAIRS This past Tuesday, the Greenw ich BET approved $1.611 million to fund temporary repairs for Central Middle School. The board voted 11-0 to approve the funds. One BET member was absent.

B O E FA I L S T O C O D I F Y T I T L E I X I N GREENWICH All boards of education in Connecticut are Please turn to page 7

Illustrated by Wajih Chaudhry

Sit in the Pit

By Jill S. Woolworth, LMFT

It is sometimes necessary to climb down and sit in the pit with our friends who are struggling.

W he n ou r f r ie nd s a r e hurting, our caring presence is 85 percent of our value.

We can all be present.

The challenge is to leave our suggestions elsewhere for a while. This is the hard part: just listening.

We d r a w o u t o u r f r i e n d ’s s t o r y. We d o not sug gest how th is may become a valuable experience or have a silver lin- ing or is just like what happened to us once upon a time.

We’re simply present. If the story is on auto-repeat for months, our friend may need a counselor. Grief can become a toxic grievance.

Emma’s son died of a rare illness. Friends brought

meals, walked with her, picked up her dau ghter from school, and included her in social occasions.

They hugged her when she cried and let her talk about her son when she wanted to. They did not judge her when she occasionally didn’t show up for events. They called or visited instead.

Emma eventually used her artistic gifts to paint uplifting mosaics on hospital walls, including a wall in the hospital where her son was treated. She credits her newfound sense of purpose to the quiet friends who sat in the pit with her while she grieved.

Excerpted from Greenwich resident , Jill Woolworth's , book , The Waterwheel, available at Diane’s Books, Dogwood Bookstore, Amazon, and barnesandnoble.com. Jill is a therapist at the Greenwich Center for Hope & Renewal.

Nearly 200 Ukrainian supporters gathered before Greenwich’s Town Hall Tuesday. Photo by Anne W. Semmes

By Anne W. Semmes A burst of yellow and blue colors of the Ukrainian f lag displayed by rally goers radiated in a crowd of nearly 200 gathered before Greenwich’s Town Hall at a press conference organized last Tuesday noon in support of Uk raine.

Standing tall in her Uk rainian yellow coat before the gathering was organizer Olga Litvinenko, former Miss Connecticut, USA 2017, Greenwich resident, and Ukrainian native.

“This situation that has risen in Ukraine has been devastating,” began Litvinenko. “And we have all been watching and wondering what can we do to help with everybody who is either escaping Ukraine, currently stuck in Ukraine, and what can we do as Americans.”

To that end, Litvinenko had lined up an impressive list of state and local leaders to address the harsh Ukrainian realities before the rally, including a zoom talk from Senator Richard Blumenthal speaking from Washington, D.C. Before her were rally goers of Ukrainian descent from Greenwich and surrounding areas, as well as those wishing to stand up for the Ukrainian people in their desperate f ight for their freedom from the Russian invasion. Many of them were sharing with others why they were there.

“The reason we’re here is that we are fellow human beings,” said Joe Kantorski who heads the Byram Neighborhood Association. “And we care very much about the people in Ukraine, and we are all really connected.” With his wife, they both intoned, “We all love peace.”

Standing nearby was a Greenwich resident with Russian heritage not wanting to use her name. “These are my brothers and sisters - Russians, Ukrainians, and Belorussians.” But now her country of Russia was f ighting against Ukraine. “So, I’m very much against it. We are all devastated. And we don’t know what to do. People are trying to go on the streets, but they are arrested right away.”

“I am the granddaughter of North Korean refugees,” was how State Representative K imberly Fiorello addressed the crowd. “And my whole life I have known that liberty hangs in a balance…The Ukrainian people do not deserve the misery that is being brought upon them by Putin’s forces. I stand with all the citizens of Connecticut who are in awe of the determination of Ukrainian patriots who are doing

By Anne W. Semmes

“The reason we’re here is that we are fellow human beings, and we care very much about the people in Ukraine, and we are all really connected.”

Joe Kantorski head of the Byram Neighborhood Association.

Press conference organizer Olga Litvinenko in yellow coat welcomes the crowd before Town Hall, with co-host Dr. Inna Lazar. State Rep. Harry Aurora on left and State Senator Ryan Fazio on right. Photo by Anne W. Semmes

Kimberly Fiorello, who attended West Point and is the granddaughter of North Korean refugees, speaks. everything they can to push back against the violence.”

To help stop Putin’s aggression, Fiorello offered, “The U.S. Senate which has purview of international affairs had multiple opportunities to sa nction t he Nor t hstrea m 2 pipelines to break Putin’s hold on the European energy market. And they failed to do that. It should not take a hot war to do something that is obvious.”

State Senator Ryan Fazio noted the “bravery and patriotism” of the Ukrainian people. “Men and women both too old and too young to fight…take up arms in defense of their country. Fathers tearfully say goodbye to their children who flee the country.” He then gave witness to Ukrainian history.

“This year will mark the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, where the Soviet Union under Stalin

starved millions of Uk rainians to death during ag ricultural collectivization. Their country didn’t ever gain independence until 1991.

Yet, the Ukrainian people show perseverance despite the historical crimes faced by their ancestors.”

Co-host of the press conference was Dr. Inna Lazar, optometrist from Old Greenwich. Addressing the invasion of her native country had her on the verge of tears with the messages she’s receiving. “People in Ukraine are absolutely horrified now. I have many friends and family members who are still in Ukraine.

Sorry it’s very difficult for me to talk as I am about to cry.”

S enator Blu ment ha l sp oke o n s c r e e n f r o m Wa s h i n g t o n , D.C. g iv ing par ticularly f ierce testimony on the plight of Ukraine.

His describing Putin as “a thug” and “a war criminal” brought an outbreak of applause. He spelled out the current efforts in Washington to impose crippling sanctions on Putin, and penalties on Russia, then added, “We need to do more.”

Congressman Jim Himes wrote in of his focus being on Congress and the Biden administration “to secure funding, aid, and arms for the Ukrainian people as well as impose serious sanctions on the Russian economy, shutting down their ability to bank or do business with the rest of the world.” He emphasized the importance of working closely with our allies, “especially NATO and the European Union. Together, we stand a much better chance of bring ing this conflict to a swift end and saving as many lives as possible.”

But it was Jaroslaw Palylyk, president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee from its Westchester branch, who shared the most urgent pleas for what needs to be done to save innocent lives in Ukraine.

“NATO states that a no-fly zone would be an unacceptable escalation with Russia. Does that policy still stand if Putin goes full scale like he did in Aleppo, Syria and Grozny Chechnya, where he k illed the innocent civilian population to gain control of these areas…Are we going to wait until the hospitals, maternity wards, and orphanages get destroyed?”

H i s p l e a s i n c l u d e d , “ Te l l President Biden and the US government to stop purchasing Ru ssia n oi l…We mu st r emove Ru s sia f r om t he U N S e c u r it y Cou nc i l… I nter nat iona l cou r t s must condemn Putin and adopt procedures to sentence Putin as a war criminal and for crimes against humanity…We must block Russian airlines, sea cargo, and other companies from using airports, seaports and international trade routes around the world…

Social Media Networks must burn com mu n ication com i ng out of Russia.”

Lastly, he urged the boycotting of Ru s sia n pr o duc t s , such a s Russian vodka. “As a start, each of you today can go to a bar or restaurant that you frequent and ask the owner manager to remove any Russian vodka in solidarity with Ukraine and its people.”

The press conference ended with thanks coming from First Selectman Fred Camillo to Olga Litvinenko and Dr. Inna Lazar, “and everybody who came out here today.” He added, “When you’re on your knees tonight, or lay your head on the pillow, please remember what everybody is going through in Ukraine.”

“And now,” said Litvinenko, “I’m going to play the Ukrainian national anthem as we stand by our f lags in solidarity together and have a few silent moments of prayer and thoughts for Ukraine.”

Those wishing to contribute humanitarian support were directed to three organizations, Ukrainian Congress Committee of American, Razom for Ukraine, and Revived Soldiers Ukraine.

Please visit our website at www.GreenwichSentinel.com for direct links and contact information.

Also see PAGE 11 in this issue for more ways that you can help.

New to the Sentinel: Green Thoughts

Years ago, this reporter compiled an anthology of quotations of care and concern for the earth stretching across 2000 years of environmental awareness. Henceforth we will share a quotation weekly, with a bit of

background from time to time.

This week: “It’s not easy bein’ green.”

The line is from a song sung

by Ker m it the Frog, created by Jim Henson, late of Greenwich. Joe Raposo, a gifted composer, who wrote many of the songs and music

used on Sesame Street, wrote the song which Kermit sang on Sesame Street with stars like Julie Andrews and for Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show among others. The line from that song is well known to Muppets fans all over the world.

A few months ago British Prime

Minister Boris Johnson quoted it before the UN General Assembly in New York urging action to address climate problems.

“I want you to know he [Kermit] was wrong,” said Johnson. “It’s not only easy, it’s lucrative and it’s right to be green.”

Greenwich’s Olga Litvinenko – doing her best to round up aid for her native country Ukrainians

By Anne W. Semmes Olga Litvinenko is a success story. She came from Uk raine with her family as a child and entered the Greenwich Public Schools and flourished. As a teenager she was volunteering, serving as a vice president of fundraising for H a bit at for Hu m a n it y a t G r e e nw i c h H i g h . A s a college student at Syracuse University with a major in marketing and finance she was mentoring those in her college community how to best run their businesses, to keep them out of poverty.

Olga would represent her state as M iss Con necticut USA 2017, while keeping her hand in supporting nonprofits like the Greenwich Hospital Foundation and fundraising for the Bruce Museum. She’s now a n ent repreneu r i ng marketer and businesswoman.

Through her Olga & Company enterprise she’s providing, she tells, “email marketing ser v ice s w it h Flow iu m to ecommerce businesses, and consulting for a wide range of industries, with a recent focus in cryptocurrency and blockchain.”

Add to that her ow n perfume, candle and fashion brand, Lola and Leone, found on s a le at McA r d le’s. But Olga is now gripped by what is happening in her native country and is focusing on w ays to u s e h e r s k i l l s to help the desperately f leeing Ukrainians from their Russia invaded country. That includes even the struggling animal shelters in Uk raine. She’s enlarging that Lola and Leone brand to include animal products to fund those animal shelters.

“You think about what can I do to help,” she says, “and you get people together, you start knocking on doors, you start talking to people, you put together anybody who wants to help, and really the rest of it naturally unfolds.” “ T her e a r e U k ra i n ia n s here in Greenwich,” she says, “local business owners that I’m talking with. We’re actually holding a press conference at Greenwich Town Hall. And we’re inviting everybody to come, Ukrainian or not, just to stand with Ukraine, to come and support.”

Olga stays in touch with her Ukrainian family members like her great aunt in Kyiv.

“I got off the phone with my great aunt this morning. She’s 74 a nd st rong. She hasn’t showered for two days. Right now, ever ybody’s hang ing t i g h t . Pe o p l e a r e s t ay i n g s t r o n g . T h e y ’r e w o r k i n g together.”

S o , h ow d o e s s h e s t ay connected with them?

Greenwich resident and native Ukrainian Olga Litvinenko helped bring her mother Tamara back from a visit to Kyiv, Ukraine 10 days before the Russian invasion.

Photo by Anne W. Semmes

Olga Litvinenko, who organized Tuesday’s Rally in support of Ukraine with rescue dogs Lola and Leone.

Photo by Emma Barhydt “WhatsApp, Viber, Instagram, and Telegram,” she lists. “It’s mostly done over Wi Fi. “But at the same time,” interjects her mother Tamara, “If we will be disconnected, it will feel like the end of the world.” As of February 14, Tamara on an extended visit to her Ukrainian family was able to leave Kyiv to join her daughter in their Greenwich hom e , 10 d ays b e for e t he invasion.

Olga comforts her mother w ith news of Elon Musk offering his Starlink satellite internet service. “So, there will always be service,” she tells. [But satellite dishes will need to be installed to receive signals from the service.]. “[President] Zelensky picked up the phone and called Elon who gave it within I think less than an hour. He made it happen. And that’s a very big showcase of people helping other people without any sort of question and making an effort and providing help.”

Olga is helping Ukrainian refugees in Poland, “because that’s where the main hub is,” she says. “Just the other d ay s o m e b o d y p u t m e i n touch with a woman who is getting out of Ukraine, and she recently had a surgery, so she was not really mobile. And she was not far from the Romania border. And we were able to put her in touch with a group … And now she’s actually on her way to Italy for better care and to find work.”

“It ’s ever y m i nute t hat somebody is crossing over,” she tells. “It’s an incredible amount. So one of the things

that I’ve been talking about with our state representatives and what we’re going to do with funds from a fundraiser is to be able to give the people who are crossing over their own money so that they can actually go travel, establish new homes, take care of their family members, buy a bus ticket, a plane ticket, whatever it may be for them to continue living.”

O l g a i d e nt i f i e s R a z o m for Uk raine as a stateside charitable organization she’s considering fundraising for. (She notes that Razom is accepting Bitcoin and Ethereum which are two main cryptocurrencies). “I primarily have been helping them on the medical supply side. They are trying to get medical supplies to t he people who need it over there - Poland primarily.

But they’re also able to work with people who are inside Ukraine.”

Olga is grateful her mother escaped. “She became a superwoman because of all the stuff that she had to do.

So, we had these two rescue dogs. They are a black lab mixed breed They were left outside the shelter. This was e a rly Novem b er. I wa s i n Ukraine as well.” Her father had passed away in Kyiv. “So, we had serious reason to go there,” says her mother. “We were thinking to spend time because we had a lot of family and friends.”

Olga was able to get the dogs appropriate care and start with their vaccination process, before she had to return to America, leaving her mother

Ukrainian dogs Lola and Leone, rescued by current Greenwich resident and her mother, Olga and Tamara Litvinenko. Photo by Emma Barhydt behind to continue their care.

But with the U.S. Embassy urging American citizens in Ukraine to get out, Olga was pressing her mom to return to America. But Tamara was getting different messages.

“On the TV, the message from the [Ukrainian] government was that whatever you hear, whatever is happening around, it’s not true. Relax.”

But Tamara listened to her daughter, got her papers for the dogs and passport for herself in order. Arriving at the crowded airport she found the lines long and “people carried a lot of baggage.” But she had left some belongings behind.

A bit of Deja vu for Tamara stretching back to 1993 when she and husband, young son and daughter Olga immigrated to America. “It was the most

dangerous and difficult time when changes happened.”

Ukraine had declared independence in 1991. “People didn’t know what to do with this freedom. Some creative people started businesses, s t a r t e d m a k i n g m o n e y.

And there was a lot of highlevel criminal activities. The economy was way down, there was lack of food.”

The family f irst lived in Chev y Chase, Maryland.

“Because we wanted to be close to ou r Uk rain ia n embassy in Washington DC.” Olga’s father Yuri Litvinenko had served as ambassador to Uzbekistan. “We lived in the same building where employees lived so I got a lot of help, because we came practically without anything we had just small suitcases.” In

1999 they came to Greenwich, “and here we are.”

Olga lo ok s b ack to her father’s death last April as a gamechanger for her. Up until his death she had considered returning to Ukraine. But she says her life “took a 180 when he passed away.”

“Everything just started going downhill.” She describes her dad as, “a ver y proud Ukrainian. He always stood up for the country - and all that he wanted to do was uplift it. Had Dad been alive, he would have been there with a gun. Even if one of his legs was not the best and he probably was not as good in shape as Zelensky. But he would have been standing there saying I’m going to fight for my country and stand up for what is right.”

Meeting a Candidate for Conductor of Greenwich Symphony

By Bob Shullman At the Retired Men’s Association of Greenwich’s meeting on Wednesday, February 23, Jerry Pollack introduced Joshua Gersen with whom he conducted an informative question and answer interview regarding Joshua’s thinking about his approach to conducting and the music he loves as well as potentially becoming the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra’s musical director and conductor.

Joshua Gersen is the fourth of the five candidates competing for that position who have appeared before the RMA. An artist of impeccable musical credentials, Maestro Gersen is widely respected as an engaging and inspiring conductor, able to communicate effortlessly with both young and established orchestras internationally. A native of the New York area, he has been music director of the New York Youth Symphony for the past five years and recently concluded his tenure as the assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic. Joshua earned his undergraduate degree in composition from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and received his degree in conducting from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

When asked about his musical background, Joshua told Jerry that he believes it is somewhat “unique” as both of his

parents were music lovers and they told him when he was older that he became involved with music when he was only one or two years of age. He could read music when he was about two years old and started taking piano lessons when he was only three years old. His recall is that he decided to become a conductor when he was only four or five years of age! When Joshua was then asked about the relationship between a conductor and the musicians in an orchestra, his response was a conductor is “there to help musicians to play their best.” He then went on to state that his way of conducting is all about non-verbal communication between himself and the musicians.

Joshua then stated that he is a “working class conductor” and it’s all about his helping musicians to be their best using his right and left hands.

During the Q & A session towards the end of the interview, one attendee asked Joshua a very intriguing question: how he would make the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra more successful? His response was he would make the orchestra more successful by: • Raising the quality of the music performed at the concerts by selecting more interesting music.

• Raising the visibility of the orchestra by collaborating with the audience that attends the concerts, and

Jerry Pollock (l) Interviews Joshua Gersen (r) at the RMA Meeting. Photos: Pete Uhry

“...it’s all about helping musicians be their best” Joshua Gersen • Maximizing the performance of the musicians; as he stated “…it’s about the team; it’s we, not I” The following Saturday and Sunday, Maestro Gersen conducted the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra in a program

of Eleanor Alberga’s The Golden Palace from Sun Warrior, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, and Elgar’s Enigma Variations.

Those interested in listening to the entire presentation, including his an-

swers to many additional questions, may stream Joshua Gersen’s interview by clicking here (https://vimeo. com/681372916) The RMA’s next presentation will be on March 9 with Frank McGinnis, a retired McKinsey consultant and currently a physical trainer at the Greenwich YMCA. His informative presentation will be about “Resistance Training and the Critical Role of Muscle in Aging”.

To stream this informative presentation at 11AM on Wednesday, March 9, click here (https://us02web.zoom.us/ j/85279324292?pwd=NjlyVUM5OUNVaGxjdUJGN1V4akdIZz09#success).

This presentation will also be available on the local public access TV Channels, VerizonFIOS channel 23 and Optimum (Cablevision) channel 79.

R M A speaker presentations are presented as a community service at no cost to in-person or Zoom attendees. The RMA does request that all eligible individuals consider becoming a member of our great organization, and thereby enjoy all the available fellowship, volunteer and community service opportunities that the RMA offers to its members. For further information, visit www.greenwichrma.org or contact Michael Ambrosino (mailto:brooklynoil@yahoo.com) or Peter Stern (mailto:pmstern@optonline. net).

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Why Are Our High School Seniors Stressed Out? A two-part series

By Gregg Pauletti Part 1 - High school seniors have always stressed about college.

What’s different?

H i s t o r i c a l l y, t h e c o l l e g e application process has been a stressful aspect of a high school seniors world that is reserved for a short few weeks - first around the time of the traditional deadlines, and then again around the time when decisions are released.

Students typically experience this period of time with a collective ca ma rader ie, lea n i ng on one another to work through their feelings, comforting one another through disappointment, and celebrating together upon the learning of good news.

The college admissions landscape has changed over the years - none more than the last two - but students are experiencing this longtime rite of passage differently.

Why? Why are they unable to cope as well as they might have 5, 7 or 10 years ago? There are many possible explanations for this, but simply, it comes down to one word: pressure (read also: stress), from all angles. Don’t get me wrong, students who are following the path toward college have always felt pressure. For the most part, pressu re has b e en a he a lt hy aspect of the experience; it’s the driving force behind a student’s motivation academically as well as in formulating the plans needed to develop into a healthy, productive adult. Pressure is a vital part of everyone’s life and is experienced in many different ways - internally and externally. It is felt by each person uniquely, but usually within a range of tolerance. For our high school students, this tolerance is being eroded, and few students are able to withstand it as they used to.

The scapegoat is clear: COVID. To be fair, the pa ndem ic has dramatically worsened the mental health crisis for high schoolers - but the crisis was slowly building years before 2020. So why are students in recent years unable to cope as well as before? What is different? Let’s examine what we know.

I n 2009, more tha n 1 in 4 high school students experienced symptoms strong enough to be classified as depression, of which nearly 35% were female. Anxiety was occurring at a rate slightly higher for the same populations. By 2019, this number had increased by more than 40%, with girls being impacted the greatest, nearly half (46%) having experienced persistent feelings of hopelessness and sadness. While COVID may have d ra mat ic a l ly i nc r e a se d the prevalence of mental health

conditions in youth, it is clear from the data that this is a trend that began long before remote learning, lockdowns, and mandatory masks.

So what has driven the change during the last 12 years that might cause this smoldering mental health crisis? Let’s examine the statistics above for a moment. A few things occurred during these 10 years - the first is the use of the Common App, and subsequent ability for a student to easily apply to many schools seamlessly. The second is related to demographics for decades, the number of women vs. men on college campuses has been greater, roughly 60/40 as of 2020, but the number of young women overtook young men in 2011 in terms of the number who have a college degree - a number that has since only grown, and makes sense from a mental health perspective, as illustrated in the paragraph before. Is something different about college the admission process itself, or the “social application environment” that is creating this unhealthy pressure, rather than an appropriate dose of “motivationprovok ing” an x iety? If young women are the majority group applying to college and are also disproportionately being impacted adversely in terms of mental health, should we be examining the link between the two? Social forces on the application process have never really been studied, but the impact is clear. The college application environment in which students are experiencing and participating in has undergone substantial change, and althoug h the admissions process is by and large the same, s cho ol s h ave mo d i f ie d t hei r acceptance behavior as a result of economic, not academic and/ or social forces.The tool for this behavior modification? Deadlines.

Gregg Pauletti is the owner of RC H I E d u c a t ion Grou p, a n independent educational consultant firm which specializes in working with young adults who are living with challenges related mental health and learning.

His background in counseling and years of admissions experience in higher education has positioned him to effectively work with students through the college admissions process and point them to schools which can provide the most appropriate environment.

Gregg lives with his wife and four children in Greenwich, CT. He co-founded and is the President of The Golden Lights Foundation, a charity which raises money for pediatric cancer research. He is also on the Town of Greenwich’s Board of Human Services”

Arts and Cultural Organizations Matter to our Communities

By Stuart Adelberg This past week was a big one for regional philanthropy.

Just in case your e-mail inbox was not as jammed as mine with messages from countless worthwhile non-prof it organizations, I will enlighten yo u . Fe b r u a r y 2 4 t h w a s Fairf ield County Giving Day. Powered by Fairfield County’s Com mu n it y Fou nd at ion with Bank of America in the Champion Sponsorship role si nc e t he i nc r e d i ble event began several years ago, Giving Day is a 24-hour opportunity fo r d o n o r s to l e a r n a b o u t and help support charitable organizations addressing every conceivable f ield of service.

The effort is entirely online and though I don’t know how this year compares to the past, I can tell you that almost 13,000 donors contributed close to $2.2 million to 403 organizations – all in one day!

What I particularly love a bout th is a n nua l ef for t is that it prov ides suppor t to organizations of all shapes and sizes. There is some vetting that

Not too long ago, we wondered if arts and cultural organizations would survive the pandemic.

Clearly, with the continued support of the entire community, they will! happens in advance, but every participating organization has the same opportunity to post information, promote their good works and receive donations.

The same holds true for donors. Whether one chooses to support one organization or a hundred - with donations of $10 or $10,000 – we go through the exact same process. At a time when there is real concern about inequity in our society – this is about as close as one can get to a level playing field, at least in terms of philanthropy.

And it works!

So why is the Executive Director of the Avon Theatre F i l m Center w r it i ng a b out Giv ing Day? The reason, beyond my personal interest and involvement with countless non-prof its throug hout the

region, is the thought that you might like to know, in these very challenging times, how the arts fared in this 24-hour celebration of philanthropy.

I am grateful to note that my own non-prof it, community supported, independent cinema p l a c e d w it h i n t h e top 10 0 organizations on the Giving Day “Leaderboard” based on the funds contributed by 93 donors.

But this led me to wonder, beyond the Avon, what else the results might show.

By my count it looks like fifteen out of the first 100 on the Leaderboard are arts and cultural organizations – not a bad showing in my opinion.

I tip my hat to Curtain Call – a Stamford based theatrical organization with which I have had a personal relationship

- for topping the entire list b y r a i s i n g m o r e t h a n a ny other organization from a n astou nd i ng 7 7 2 donors!

The f ifteen arts and cultural organizations combined raised a p p r o x i m a t e l y $ 2 8 9, 0 0 0 , roughly 17% of the total raised by all 100 on the list. The 2,352 donors who gave these funds represent 21% of the total givers.

I realize my analysis here is not at all scientific and only includes the first 100 on the Leaderboard – but as a patron of the arts, I find the results encouraging.

Just as every meaningful film shown at the Avon has a message, the same can be said for the way in which people act.

I have been involved in regional philanthropy for more than 30 years, and I don’t believe that people open their hearts and

their wallets without intention.

I take two messages from the behavior this week of regional donors. 1. That the arts and culture are truly valued by people throughout Fairf ield County and 2. That our vibrant and strong arts and cultural organizations are major players in our communities and touch the lives of thousands of people every day. Not too long ago, we wondered if arts and cultural organizations would survive

the pandemic. Clearly, with the continued support of the entire community, they will!

Stuart Adelberg is the Executive Director of the Avon Theatre Film Center, a nonprof it, communit y supported independent cinema in downtown Stamford . Stuart has a long h i s to r y of i n v olv e m e n t a n d leadership in the region’s nonprofit human services and arts communities.

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First Selectman Fred Camillo Honors Cheryl Dunson

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A gathering of tree supporters stand before the original pin oak tree planted before Town Hall at the 2007 founding of the Greenwich Tree Conservancy. L to R Bill Nichols, Chris Nichols, Leslie Lee, Francia Alvarez, Jim Knight, Hillary McAtee, JoAnn Messina, Cheryl Dunson, First Selectman Fred Camillo, Tree Warden Greg Kramer, Kath Burgweger, Mark Greenwald, Livvy Floren, Diane Fox, Mary Hull, and Sam Bridge. Photo by Anne W. Semmes.

By Anne W. Semmes

“We’ve accomplished so much in 15 years that I could not have envisioned.” Cheryl Dunson.

PUBLISHER’ S NOTE: La st week’s print issue had an error in this article’s layout. We are reprinting this week as it was originally intended.

Last Thursday afternoon, the major tree supporters of the Town of Greenwich gathered in front of Town Hall to pay homage to Cheryl Dunson, retiring president of the Greenwich Tree Conservancy (GTC). Standing beneath the branches of a pin oak tree planted on the front lawn the year the Tree Conservancy was founded 15 years ago, First Selectman Fred Camillo read his “Certificate of Special Recognition” to Dunson, citing “her dedication to and advocacy for the Greenwich Tree Conservancy which she helped cofound in January 2007, and served as vice president and president during her 15-year tenure.”

Recog n i z i ng some of t he initial players standing before her, Dunson addressed them, “I am so very proud of our successful public/private partnership, which started f irst under then First Selectman Jim Lash and the Tree Warden Bruce Spaman and continues today through First Selectman Fred Camillo and Dr. Gregory Kramer.”

“We’ve accomplished so much in 15 years that I could not have envisioned,” she continued, “Over 5000 trees have been planted, including our four Gratitude Groves in honor of frontline workers dur ing pandem ic, and we’ve been internationally a c c r e d i t e d w i t h o u r To w n Arboretum, our many programs like Parking Parks, Park Walks, Awe s ome Tr e e conte st , ou r Treasured Trees program... so many things that we’ve been able to do successfully because of our collaboration.”

JoAnn Messina, GTC e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r, w h o introduced Dunson, spoke of the Conservancy initiating its wish for a proclamation to honor Dunson.

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“So, most of you k now,” she added, “This is our original pin oak. This is the first tree that Tree Conservancy ever planted. And we thought this was the appropriate place to have Fred proclaim Cheryl a wonderful person!”

Succeeding Dunson as president will be board member Urling Searle. Dunson departs with a belief she shared, “that in order for organizations to continue to thrive, new leaders with new ideas are needed. While I helped found and grow the organization, being able to leave GTC in the good hands of such an accomplished and dedicated leader as Urling is another thing of which I am proud.”

But Dunson will carry on as cochair of the Conservancy’s First Selectman Fred Camillo presents retiring Greenwich Advisory Board.

Tree Conservancy president Cheryl Dunson with a Certificate of Special Recognition for her 15 years of service. Photo by Anne W. Semmes.

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Knee Injuries: What You Need to Know About How to Treat Them

By Moira McCarthy, MD You’re bombing down the ski slopes, it’s the last run of the day, maybe the last of the season, and then it happens.

You hit an ice patch, lose control and tumble hard in the snow.

Then you find yourself clutching your knee.

Across all levels of sports, knee injuries are one of the most common -- f rom elite to young athletes to weekend warriors. Understanding the most common knee injuries and how to treat them can help get you back on the slopes or field safely and effectively.

Some of the knee problems we see commonly at HSS are ACL tears, meniscus tears, and chronic knee pain. Let’s look at each and the recommended treatment options.

A nterior Cr uciate (ACL) Tears The anterior cruciate ligament or ACL is part of a group of ligaments that connect the thig h bone or femur to the lower leg or tibia. These ligaments stabilize and support the knee joint.

It’s estimated that there are 100,000 to 200,000 ACL tears in the U.S. each year. Athletes who play pivoting sports like soccer, lacrosse, basketball, field hockey and skiing are especially vulnerable.

W hen a n ACL i nju r y happens, the athlete may hear a popping noise after an awkward twist, collision or fall. Immediate symptoms are pain and swelling in the knee.

In most cases, we recommend surger y as the best way to stabilize the k nee joint and resume an active lifestyle.

The first step is to examine a nd d iag no s e t he pr oble m by ta k i ng x-rays to ensu re no bones are broken. Then we get an MRI to look at the soft tissues around the knee.

Once imaging is completed, a few weeks of physical therapy is recommended to help improve range of motion and regain some muscle function.

If ACL surgery is required, rehabilitation will immediately follow. We want an ath lete walking normally in six weeks, running in three to four months, and back to play in 9-12 months.

HSS Rehab conducts “return to sport” testing on patients, using motion capture to assess strength, quality of movement and risk factors for recurrent injury. Athletes who have had an ACL injury are more prone to a second one, so we want to help reduce recurrence.

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Traumatic meniscus tears are generally treated surgically to improve quality of life and preserve some of the function of the meniscus. Degenerative tears can be treated with or w it h out s u r ge r y b a s e d on

ot he r f ac tor s such a s age , activity level, amount of other degeneration in the knee, and level of symptoms.

Re cover y f rom su rg ic a l meniscus repair can range from several weeks to several mont hs a nd re q u i res goo d quality physical therapy.

Chronic Knee Pain Many of the patients we see at HSS with knee pain are suffering early arthritis, which we also call cartilage softening or thinning. Other conditions l i ke patel la tendon it is a nd quadriceps tendonitis can cause knee pain, hindering activities like climbing stairs, squatting, jumping, and running.

We generally treat chronic

c o n d it i o n s c o n s e r v at i ve l y with oral anti-inf lammatories, physical therapy, and activity modification. Other treatments such as different kinds of knee injections can help lubricate the knee joint to relieve pain and stiffness. We advise a program to strengthen muscles around the knee and teach patients to better use their muscles to avoid overloading certain parts of the knee.

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What a Week!

We were looking forward to this week. Schools would become mask optional, and our children could begin to return to a sense of normalcy. After two years, COVID was finally no longer dominating our daily lives. You could feel the stress slipping away.

Then Russia invaded Ukraine.

Television sets everywhere were tuned to 24-hour news channels that showed disturbing images of the ravages of war. At first the Russian army’s movements seemed faulty, allowing the Ukrainians to halt their progress. It was encouraging that Russia might not be successful in their attempt to take over the country.

Then Vladimir Putin very publicly announced he was putting his nuclear arsenal on high alert.

Our stress levels shot right back up.

As of the writing of this editorial - Wednesday afternoon - it is unclear which direction the largest military action in Europe since World War II is going.

We certainly hope that the Ukrainians can repel the invading forces. Judging by Tuesday’s rally at Town Hall, much of our community feels the same way. More than 200 people showed up to stand in solidarity with Ukraine. Ours was one of many rallies held across our state, our country, and the world. It felt good to do something proactive.

There is something we can all do. We can donate to one of the many relief funds that have been set up to help Ukrainians who are fleeing the war regions.

It is being reported that this will be one of the largest refugee crises in Europe in 80 years. At the moment, many who fled with only the belongings they could carry are in Poland, Romania, and neighboring countries.

It is heart wrenching to watch the images of mothers carrying young children with nothing more

As of the writing of this editorial - Wednesday afternoon - it is unclear which direction the largest military action in Europe since World War II is going.

We certainly hope that the Ukrainians can repel the invading forces.

LETTER

A thank you to Anne Semmes

By Lee Paine To Anne Semmes: Yet one more time, I have to say how much I enjoy your articles, which just keep coming every week, on so many diverse subjects! You are a true local reporter in the very best sense of the word, because you are n ot on l y c ap t u r i n g p e op le and events in detail, but you are simultaneously being an

historian as you present them in the context of their personal lives and the times in which they live(d).

Just this week - your “Grieving for the Loss of Dr. Paul Farmer” and Mike Harris’ “ W i ndows to t he World” are outstanding examples of related to that story. members who benef it from your gift for telling someone’s Just sending a big THANK reading your work! personal story, while capturing YOU for what you are doing for Lee Paine is the President of important societal/cultural facts us - the readers and community Greenwich Pen Women

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An Issue Impacting Greenwich Now!

The Board of The Northeast Greenw ich A ssociation and t he P r e sident s of t he Rou nd Hill Association and Northwest Greenwich Association recently met with First Selectman Fred Camillo, P&Z Chair Margarita Alban, State House Rep Kimberly Fiorello, State House Rep Harry Arora and State Senator Ryan Fazio.

We gathered to discuss the threat of the highly flawed 8-30G Affordable Housing Bill which allows developers to override our local zoning mandates to provide 30% of a project’s total units to those who earn 60% to 80% of the State’s median income and spend 30% of that income renting the unit. A 40 year deed restriction keeps that unit “affordable” after which returns to market rates. Greenwich is subject to this because CT is imposing their 1989 definitions. These definitions do not include many units we would label affordable.

CT says only 5% of our housing is affordable. Until we reach a State goal of 10% a developer may invoke 8-30G to bypass local zoning, neighborhood character and quality of life issues. Originally in 1989 the Bill was thought to aid the housing needs of our civic employees, but it soon became apparent that those who work for the Town of Greenwich earn too much to qualify. We would easily qualify if the State counted housing provided by private schools, clubs, the Greenwich Hospital and private accessory units which are not deed restricted.

Much of this legislation is currently fueled by DesegregateCT who is using the 1989 Affordable LETTER

than a small bag and stuffed animal for comfort as they navigate their way across the Ukraine border, with their fear written all over their faces. They have nothing and need everything. What we take for granted on a daily basis, heat, water, food and shelter – they have lost. We encourage you to find a reputable relief fund and donate to it.

When news of the invasion first broke, many schools in town took a proactive step to communicate with parents to offer suggestions on how to discuss, or not, what was happening. They encouraged being mindful when you have the news on and younger children enter the room. They may not understand what is happening and the graphic images can be very disturbing. The schools held age-appropriate assemblies to discuss the history of the region and what was happening.

After two years of COVID, mask mandates, and social distancing, for children to have to witness yet another “once in a century” event without stress or anxiety is too much to ask for. We applaud all the schools for not only recognizing the seriousness of this potential mental health issue for our children, but also being proactive in communicating with parents about it.

We have all been through a very stressful two-year period. We have been tested and tried over and over By Alexis Harrison again, but in our community have always managed to Dear Friends, survive and even thrive. We are reminded of what Fred I hope this f inds you well.

Rogers once said: “In times of stress, the best thing we Wa nte d to sh a r e up date s on can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our St atew ide zon i ng issue s a nd hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as more legislative bills coming up this session that would continue important as our answers.” to chip away at local control, What is happening in the Ukraine is scary and we something we have long valued in are witnessing it nearly firsthand thanks to the media Connecticut.

Please save both Wednesday, on the ground. As of today, we are cautiously – very March 9th & Monday, March 14 in cautiously – optimistic. Novelist Robertson Davies said: order to testify if you would like “Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible to weigh in regarding the idea of circumstances, and they become more extraordinary “as of right” multifamily (16 units/ acre) around the Fairfield Metro because of it.” We believe we are seeing this in the as well as the TOD projects for Ukraine as residents valiantly fight and sacrifice for the state lots around that State.

While increasing transit-oriented their country.

Housing Bill 830-G as a base.

DesegregateCT purports to be a coalition of neighbors and nonprofits, but in fact it is an arm of the Regional Planning Association- a New York based advocacy group for builders and architects. It is professionally organized, well funded and exists to line the pockets of its benefactors. It has emboldened Hartford legislators who do not live in this area to further craft new legislation that would mandate municipalities to be responsible for sharing a State affordable housing goal. The State would determine the goal through four factors.

• A town’s wealth as defined by its grand list.

• Its median income compared to other towns.

• The percentage of housing stock that is affordable multifamily housing.

• The rate of poverty in a town.

This puts Greenwich squarely in Hartford’s gun sights and is a great example of State over-reach.

It has b e en rep or te d t hat DesegregateCT is attempting with new legislation to have all State municipalities: • Automatically rubber stamp building permits in neighborhoods in the vicinity of train stations.

• Disallow one acre single- family zoning wherever they can, in order to mandate 1/8 -acre single family zoning instead.

• Push for regional zoning commissions that would effectively eliminate local Planning and Zoning bodies.

We are sharing this information so you are aware of the impacts current legislation may bring to Greenwich. We want to protect our Town, our self-determination and local zoning rules. Keep in touch with our legislators. Speak up and help defend our Town…….. your voice will make a difference. We need orderly and locally planned growth.

Currently the P&Z is faced with applications for over 650 units and eight 8-30G applications as of 2/24.

Many more will be submitted. The P&Z is overwhelmed and under current legislation, the Commission does not have the authority to decline the application unless it poses a threat to public safety or wetlands. If this continues the Town will experience massive increased density, loss of height restrictions, loss of setback protections, increased tra f f ic congestion, i ncreased infrastructure costs, increased water and sewer usage, deliver a major strain on our school system and threaten the demise of our Historic Districts. All of this will also have a negative impact on neighboring property values.

Actions we should consider: - Redefine how Affordable Housing is counted. Open up accessory apar tments (A DUs) which do not have deed restrictions. Count employer housing provided by schools,clubs and health care services.

- Build A f fordable Housing ourselves. Involve the Greenwich C o m mu n it i e s ((fo r m a l l y t h e Greenwich Housing Authority).

Town controlled, researched and financed. If we build an additional

2% of Af fordable Housing (approximately 500 units) now we can ask for a four year moratorium.

- Involve all Town neighborhood organizations in this challenge.

Character and quality of life depend on it.

- Is it legal for the State to over-ride their municipalities local rule? This should be explored by independent cou nsel. W ho cou ld possibly believe that one set of State Zoning Laws could satisfy the unique needs of each of Connecticut’s 169 municipalities?!!!!!

- Ca l l a nd e-ma i l you r State Representatives, Senators and the Governor. Our government works for us. Having the State dictate zoning for all communities that changes their character is not only breaking faith with the residents of the State, but it is taking away the rights of citizens for local government. That is one of the reasons why the American Revolution was fought.

Contact/Call State Planning and Development Committee Co- Chairs Western Connecticut Council of Governments: Steve Cassano steve.cassano@cga. ct.gov and Cristin McCarthy Vahey Cristin.McCarthyVahey@cga.ct.gov Governor Ned Lamont – www. portal.cct.gov - short info form.

Greenwich must submit an Affordable Housing plan to Hartford

by June 30,2022. Hartford is in legislative session now so please submit your concerns ASAP. T.H. Walworth III President Northeast Greenwich Association Note: for the full letter, visit the Greenwich Sentinel website

Stay Engaged on Local Control of Zoning developments is a worthy goal, this should be implemented at the discretion of local planning and zoning Commissions, which have better knowledge of the unique constraints within their towns.

Here in Fairfield, for instance, ou r T PZ ha s a l r e ady pa s s e d regulations that encourage transito r i e n t e d d e ve l o p m e n t s , b u t these projects are still within the purview of our local elected TPZ commission which also provides a venue for the public to participate.

This would all end if laws for statemandated transit developments as-of-right are passed. Through the public hearing process, a commission can make land use

decisions in the best interests of its town in perpetuity — for the benefit of future generations.

Below is from Greenwich State Rep Kim Fiorello who serves on the CT Legislature Planning & Development Committee. Today, t he so-ca l led Deseg regate CT bill was voted to be raised. The Governor’s office has identified Fairfield Metro in the list of the 5 top sites for Transit Oriented Development projects and add itiona l strong contenders a r e We st H aven, B et hel, Old Greenwich and Westport.

While no public hearing has been scheduled yet, this session, the Housing Committee will be

considering HB5204, which would force a n a rbit ra r y a l loc at ion of affordable housing units to every municipality, decided by housing development advocates.

Some towns would have to build thousands of more units but the exact formula won’t be known until after the bill is passed.

Fairfield’s own Senator Hwang also serves as ranking member of the P&D Committee, and Fairfield St ate Rep. Cr i st i n Mc Ca r t hy Vahey serves as co-chair of the committee. Sen. Hwang has done an outstanding job protecting local control and advocating for Fairfield.

Please stay engaged.

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GHS Innovation Lab Applications are OPEN!

In 2014, the Greenwich Alliance for Education gave the first Reaching Out Grant of $250,000 to five teachers at GHS to research and design a learning program to engage students, at all academic levels, who were looking for a new way of “doing school”.

By Julie Faryniarz R e my R . i s wo rk i n g o n “printing”circuits on silicon chips to replace worn-out parts on old and out-of-production electronics. He has completely reprog rammed and custom rigged a projector to use a UV LED and read direct input from a program on his computer.

Richa V. is attempting to culture a natural phage from the environment that can reliably kill bacteria cultures. Her goal is to develop a n oi nt ment / solution/tincture that contains a bacteriophage that can reliably kill potentially harmful bacteria populations that someone could use on a cut or other wound.

These are just two examples of I n nov at ion L a b s c ie nc e research projects students are exploring with Richard Baxley, GHS In Lab Science Research teacher. Science research is the STEM option for seniors in In Lab and Social Science, taught

by Joe Baske, is the other option.

Seniors are also enrolled in a Design Studio block to further collaborate on projects I n 2 014 , t h e G r e e nw ich Alliance for Education gave the first Reaching Out Grant of $250,000 to five teachers at GHS to research and design a learning program to engage students, at

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req uired by law to adopt a policy compliant with Title IX. The 4-4 vote stopped the policy from being adopted, possibly opening up Greenwich Schools to lawsuits.

all academic levels, who were looking for a new way of “doing school”.

For an entire year, Sarah Goldin (science), Brian Walach (m a t h), M i c h a e l B e l a n g e r (English), Christina Shaw (social studies) and Kyaiera Mistretta (English), in consultation with C h r i s W i n t e r s , m e t e ve r y afternoon to design a “school within a school” at GHS. Their goal was to create additional options for students to fully engage in learning.

I often stopped by the little ro om, where t hey worke d, to read the chalk board and decipher the arrows, bubbles, and lines linking their thoughts and program design together. At the next visit, this board might look entirely different because a new and better design was being constructed.

As they started to formulate what is now called Innovation Lab, the team focused on project based lea r n i ng ( PBL). PBL gives students the autonomy to dive deeper into areas of content that they are curious and passionate about while engaging in complex problemsolving. The team researched and visited other programs with project-based learning models, in order to better understand how to implement a robust learning experience. A mongst other

models, they visited High Tech High in San Diego, Newton North High School in Massachusetts, Drexel University’s ExITe Center in Philadelphia, and the MIT Media Lab in Boston.

The team engaged in extensive professional development at the Deeper Learning Conference hosted by High Tech High in Chula Vista, CA. St a r te d i n 2 01 3 , D e ep er Learning is more than a conference. The depth of dialogue, ref lection, and inspiration is focused on building a movement that cata lyzes educators toward collective a nd tra nsfor mative action.

Educators have the opportunity to experience deeper learning for themselves through immersive deep dive sessions with students at the center of this work. https:// deeper-learning.org/dl22/ H i g h Te c h H i g h i s a n independent public charter school serving more than 500 students in grades 9-12 and now has a network of 16 charter schools ser v i ng over 6000 students in grades k-12. The school’s mission is to prepare a diverse range of students for postsecondary education, citizenship, and leadership in the high technology industry.

I t b o a s t s s t a t e - o f- t h e - a r t technical facilities for project-

based learning, internships for all students, and close links to the high-tech workplace. Since opening, HTH has been one of the highest scoring schools in San Diego County on the California Academic Performance Index. https://www.hightechhigh.org/ about/ Fall of 2015, marked the official opening of Innovation Lab with a class of sophomores taught by Sarah Goldin and Brian Walach for STEM and Courtney Hawes and Mike Belanger for the Humanities. Christina Shaw was the administrator for Innovation L a b a nd a lso taug ht in the Design Studio. The Alliance’s g ra nt i nvestment gave a nd continues to give teachers the flexibility to purchase technology and materials needed to fully implement the program. For example, technology like the Vernier’s Lab Quest tool and its

associated sensors supported STEM units as students tracked a variety of data, including ion levels and pH in water, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the air, and temperature.

As part of the humanities section, students competed in National History Day and have won several local, regional, and national recognitions over the years. Students research and contact outside experts to enlist their assistance with deepening their learning and understanding on the topics in both humanities and STEM. Student Exhibitions of Work happen at least twice a year and provide students the opportunity to share their projects to the broader Greenwich community. Corinne Flax, at the Bruce Museum, has been an integral partner in the exhibitions.

Like any innovative design,

ACADEMY There are openings available for Greenwich Police D ep a r t me nt ’s Spr i n g 2 02 2 C i t i z e n’s Po l i c e A c a d e m y.

Sign up to learn about your Greenwich Police Department. Residents will have the opportunity to meet t hei r of f icers i n a non-law enforcement setting.

hours prior to an event is still will be expanding operations to in place at the main branch’s Greenwich.The firm intends to Berkley Theater create approximately 40 jobs for Connecticut.

AQUA R IO N O F F E R I N G UPCYCLED RAIN BARRELS GREENWICH ART TEACH A s p a r t of a new w ate r RECEIVES ART EDUCATOR conservation initiative, Aquarion AWARD is offering Greenwich Residents On Monday, February 28th, upcycled rain barrels. Residents G r e e nw ich P u bl ic S cho ol s can place orders for rain barrels announced that Le Ann Hinkle, online now, and pick them up Western M iddle School ar t May 14 at Tow n Ha ll. Each teacher, will be receiving the barrel costs $75.

2022 Eastern Region Middle Level Art Educator award for NEW COMMUNITY GROUP the exemplary contributions, SEEKS LIMITATIONS ON service, and achievements of USE OF G A S -P OW E R E D an outstanding National Art Education Association member.

LEAF BLOWERS Qu iet Ya rds Greenw ich, a group created by residents G R E E N W I C H F O O D Elizabeth Dempsey and Jane MATTERS CHALLENGE Brash, is trying to solve what The Town of Greenwich, in it says is a community-wide partnership with Waste Free problem of excessive noise and Greenwich and the Center for pollution from gas-powered EcoTechnology, is challenging blowers. local businesses to reduce food L a s t T h u r s d a y , F i r s t waste t h roug h prevent ion, Selectman Fred Camillo rescue and recycling by proclaimed Feb. 2 4 as Rare participating in the Greenwich D ise ase Awa rene ss Day i n Food Matters Challenge. For Greenwich during an event at information and to sign up visit Town Hall, featuring several the Town of Greenwich Website. speakers from local rare disease organizations.

GREENWICH PUBLIC WORKS CREATES A S S E T M A N A G E M E N T INTER ACTI V E PROJECT FIRM LOOKS TO EXPAND MAP TO GREENWICH The Tow n of Greenw ich H u d s o n B a y C a p i t a l , a Department of Public Works leading asset management firm, has created a new interactive

projects map. To learn about any major improvement projects or construction around town see the projects work on the Town of Greenwich website.

Reinhold Vogel passed away on February 17 at the age of 91.

DO YOU N EED H EL P PAYING FOR YOUR WINTER ENERGY BILLS? If you need assistance in ke epi ng you r home w a r m , please contact the Greenwich Department of Human Services.

For information, call Human Services at 203-622-3800. The Energy Assistance Program runs through May 31, 2022. (All services are confidential.).

Phillip Romersa Phillip Stewart Romersa died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, February 4.

CHECK OUT BOOKS IN THE GARDEN Books in the Garden is the a Little Free Library and Little Free Pantry in Old Greenwich.

Books for all ages and nonperishable staples are set amid an all-season New England garden - created to share books and snacks with neighbors.

Visit 26 Highview Avenue, Old Greenwich

GREENWICH RALLIES FOR UKRAINE T h i s p a s t Tu e s d a y, Greenw ich Resident and 2017 Miss Connecticut Olga Litvinenko, originally from U k r a i n e or g a n i z e d a r a l l y outside of Town Hall in support of Ukraine. A crowd of almost 200 gathered outside Town Hall.

Greenwich and Connecticut elected officials spoke, urging residents to do what they can to P L A Y G R O U N D A T help.

L O U G H L I N A V E TEMPORARILY CLOSED MASK OPTIONAL MOVES Parks and Recreation has TO INCLUDE BUSES announced that the playground Greenwich Schools at Loughlin Avenue Park is going a n n o u n c e d t h a t , e f fe c t i ve to be replaced. The playground immediately, it would no longer w i l l b e c l o s e d b e g i n n i n g require face masks on school 2/28/22 through 5/16/22 for buses or vans operated by public construction. or private school systems.

GREENWICH IN BLOOM In 2021, Greenwich Parks and Recreation planted over 36,000 bulbs throughout Greenwich. The first blooms will be here soon, meaning spring is on its way.

B OE A PPROV E S N E W STATE-MANDATED ELECTIVE The Boa rd of Education voted Thursday to approve a new state-mandated “AfricanAmerican/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies” course at F I R S T S E L E C T M A N Greenwich High School. It is not FRED CAMILLO HONORS mandatory for kids to take this CHERY L DU NSON W ITH elective, it is only mandatory for PROCLAMATION schools to offer it.

First Selectman Fred Camillo presented retiring Greenwich M A S K S O P T I O N A L A T Tree Conservancy president GREENWICH LIBRARIES Cheryl Dunson with a Certificate As of this past Tuesday, of Special Recognition for her 15 M a r ch 1 st , ma sk s a r e now years of service. optional Greenwich Libraries’ main branch, Bryam branch, O P E N I N G S S T I L L and Cos Cob branch. Masking AVA I L A B L E F O R G P D ’ S and proof of vaccination or C I T I Z E N ’ S P O L I C E negative PCR test within 72

Innovation Lab Student Exhibition at the Bruce Museum

Innovation Lab is constantly iterating and evolving. New teachers have joined In Lab ( Jessica von Brachel, Kathy Me nde z , R ick B a x ley, B e n Gawle and Joe Baske) and have continuously reimagined and updated the program design and content to best meet the academic needs and interests of students.

Fall 2022 In Lab applications are open for all grade levels.

Students who will be enrolled at Greenwich High School in Fall 2022 as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior are eligible to apply.

In Lab is offering Humanities (interdisciplinary English and social studies) in grades 9, 10, 11.

STEM is available in 10th and 11th grade (an interdisciplinary double-block Environmental Chemistry or Physics). Grade 12 is either Science Research or Social Science Research. All grade levels also take a Design Studio elective that meets the requirements for labs/SemSkills and project support. Check out the InLab course offerings in the GHS Course of Study Guide.

When is the Deadline to Apply? Applications for InLab are open and are rolling admissions and close on Friday, March 11th.

Please visit the ghsinnovationlab. com website for the Google Form application.

Edward Carroll, III Edward Joseph Carroll III, SCOUTING FOR FOOD age 70, suddenly passed on Greenwich Council of Boy Saturday, February 12.

Scouts of America is hosting their annual food drive for Frederick Moxley Neighbor to Neighbor on Saturday, March 5th. It’s a S u r r o u n d e d b y f a m i l y, drive-thru to be held in front Frederick William Moxley of the Greenwich Public Safety pass e d f r om t h is l i fe on February 8.

Complex, 11 Bruce Place.

Clifford Woods, Jr. Clifford Curtis Woods, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, January 26.

Kenneth Clements Kenneth A. Clements, 84, died peacefully on January 23.

DEATHS Robert Morris Rober t G. Morris passed Valerian Puskar away on February 23 after a Va ler ia n L . P usk a r d ie d brief illness.

January 30. He was 85.

Margaret Cullen Diane Busby Margaret M. Cullen passed Diane Ruth Busby passed away peacefully February 19. away peacefully at her home on January 17.

Reinhold Vogel

Local Public Company Market Watch GREENWICH INDEX COMPANY AmBase Corporation

SYMBOL

52 HIGH

52 LOW

PRICE*

ABCP

$0.43

$0.23

$0.26

EFC

$19.60

$15.33

$17.78

Hudson Global

HSON

$33.14

$13.01

$31.50

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.

IBKR

$82.83

$58.84

$63.76

Oxford Lane Capital Corp.

OXLC

$8.53

$6.16

$7.73

Oxford Square Capital Corp.

OXSQ

$5.22

$3.68

$4.15

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

ROIC

$20.09

$15.41

$18.29

Starwood Property Trust Inc.

STWD

$27.00

$21.94

$23.89

Townsquare Media Inc.

TSQ

$15.33

$9.39

$12.00

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc.

UBA

$21.66

$15.77

$19.46

W.R. Berkley Corp.

WRB

$93.79

$68.54

$90.54

XPO Logistics Inc.

XPO

$90.78

$61.63

$72.93

Ellington Financial LLC

* as of close of business 3/2/22

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Being Rich and Being Christian

By The Rev. Marek Zabriskie The story of the rich man – described in Matthew 19, Luke 18 and Mark 10 – is one of the most striking passages in the gospels. This is where Jesus says, “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.” This very convicting saying leaves us scratching our heads. Ever since, theologians, scholars and preachers have tried to make it more palatable and therefore easier to ignore.

Perhaps the most common explanation is that the “eye of the needle” was a very small narrow gate leading into a walled city.

The only way for a camel rider to enter was by dismounting from the animal, unloading the saddlebags on the camel and escorting it into the citadel.

This still speaks to us today. The more things that we obtain, the more our lives can be encumbered and the more difficult it is for us to travel lightly through life.

Perhaps Jesus had this in mind, but pressing question is whether or not there is an eternal future for any of us with wealth or will we barred from heaven because of our riches on earth?

In the book Hard Sayings of the Bible (produced by biblical scholars Walter Kaiser, Jr. Peter Davids, F.F. Bruce, and Manfred Brauch), we read, “There is probably no saying of Jesus which is harder in the Western mind today than the saying about the camel and the needle’s eye, none which carries with it such a strong temptation to tone it down.”

This biblical teaching is especially problematic to address in Greenwich, which is the home of the hedge fund and private

equity. In all gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, this saying follows the incident of the rich man who was anxious to know how to inherit eternal life. Inheriting eternal life was synonymous with entering the kingdom of God. It mirrors the equally familiar parable of the Good Samaritan where a rich man asks, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” Would that more people were earnestly ask ing this question today. We seem to live in a day and age where most people blithely expect to go to heaven, which theologians call “universal salvation.”

At the same time, there is an underlying widespread fear that perhaps no one actually goes to heaven. Hence, it remains an utterly vital question to ask. What must we do to inherit eternal life?

And just as in the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus turns the focus away from the petitioner’s concern with his own salvation and points him toward the gracious behavior of others.

The Samaritan was a religious heretic in the eyes of all Jews. Samaritans only accepted the first five books of the Jewish Scriptures (the Torah, Law of Pentateuch).

They worshipped facing Mount Gerizim rather than Mount Moriah, upon which the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem sits today.

Yet, it is the Samaritan who Jesus lifted up as the exemplar of a good neighbor.

Jesus asked the rich young man about keeping the commandments, and the young man assured him that he kept all of them. His law abiding behavior seems unimpeachable, and Jesus says nothing to suggest that he did not believe him.

But then Jesus doubled down and said,

“Go and sell all that you have and distribute the proceeds among the poor.” This was far too much for the rich man, who went away dejected.

The story raises questions about our attitudes and approach toward wealth. Do we really want to follow Jesus or do we merely act like it with the hopes that we will inherit eternal life. Is sporadic or even regular churchgoing like investing in longterm insurance?

We live in a town that is full of anxious people, anxious students, anxious parents, anxious investors, portfolio managers, bond traders, and leaders. Anxiety is written into the fabric of our community and our lives. But I wonder how many of us are truly anxious about eternal life.

Jesus’ answer to the rich man shocks and dismays the disciples, and it continues to perplex readers 2,000 years later. In the ancient Near East, material prosperity was widely seen as a reward of byproduct of spiritual virtue. A rich man was a moral man. A poor man was a man tainted by vice and certainly corrupt.

Things go well for the virtuous, who do the right things, and things go horribly wrong for the poor and those who are bad or lack good character and self-discipline.

The ideal that we secretly harbor is that virtue and vice will meet their appropriate fate in this world and in the world to come.

What is the relationship between faith and reward, virtue and wealth? Why must the rich man give up his riches to follow Jesus, and what will he get in return?

A standard answer is that there is nothing right or wrong with wealth itself.

The problem is not wealth per se but our attitude toward it. As we accumulate riches,

we are tempted to trust in our possessions and ourselves, rather than in God as our ultimate hope and security.

Studies show that the more money we accumulate the smaller the percentage of our wealth we give away. I have found this to be true throughout my ministry. Even when someone gives a large gift, they often have very large resources from which to give it.

In this sense, it may not be a sacrificial a gift, which alters their lifestyle, restricts how often they can eat out, how well they can furnish their home, or the vacations that they take. It may be giving from excess rather than the principal from which they must depend upon to live.

Je su s sp oke mor e a b out money and possessions than any other topic, because he knew that these were his chief competition. Those who have great wealth are tempted to question whether they need God and the Church at least until they or someone they cherish is diagnosed with a disease or dies and no sum of money can purchase what is most needed.

Wealth can thus lead us to false pride and a sense of invulnerability. It becomes harder as we get older to let go of our wealth and truly trust God to provide and care for us. What it I or someone in my family falls gravely ill?

There is no amount of wealth that we can put aside that will be enough. Our hands will forever be curled inward. A clenched fist is a sign of a person who has little in God and has already died to faith.

Trust is completely missing.

Jesus promises that no one who has left anything to follow him will not be rewarded hundred times over for what she or he has

sacrificed to follow God. This promise is perplexing for it is counter to what most of us experience in life. Furthermore, the reward for discipleship in the Bible appears to be a journey to the cross, not to the comforts of paradise and an easy life.

Second, if the reason for discipleship is the promise of reward, then discipleship seems to be no more v irtuous than the naked pursuit of material gain. If faith promises a hundredfold return on investment, then it is nothing more than prudence or enlightened self-interest. Even the most narrow-minded, self-interested, and calculating spirit would be a fool not to follow Jesus.

Perhaps the essence of this difficult saying is that Jesus is inviting us to trust more in God and less in ourselves and refrain from asking, “What’s in it for me?” even if the question is about “eternal life for me,” and focus instead on God and our neighbor. St. Augustine beautifully prayed, “Give me the grace to do as you command, and command me to do what you will.”

Jesus loves the rich man. He does not intentionally view him as evil. What he wants, however, is to prevent him from living a shallow life that is chiefly focused on self and self-interest with no depth and richness in God. Being in the presence of Jesus is a good first step on the journey. Asking vital questions is another. Being willing to make sacrifices that take a little food off our table, a little clothing off our backs, a little money out of our abundant bank accounts, is a third step in the right direction.

Marek Zabriskie is the Rector at Christ Church Greenwich.

Worship Directory and Services

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Harvest Time Church 1338 King St., 203-531-7778 www.htchurch.com In-Person Worship Services: Sun, 8:30, 10 & 11:30am (meeting on a limited basis in accordance with CDC guidelines and Connecticut’s executive orders). All services are streamed on the church’s website and social media outlets. Bible Study: The Glory of Christ, Wed, 7pm. Read The Bible 2021: join here facebook.com/ groups/bible2021. Fire In The Night – with Water Baptism Service: March 4, RSVP, bit.ly/HTBapFeb22. Baby Dedication Class: March 6, 10am.

BAPTIST First Baptist Church 10 Northfield St.; 203-869-7988 www.firstbaptistgreenwich.com Sunday Servings: 11:30am, Facebook Live or for Devotion: 11-11:25am (Dial in 701- 8025355, Access code 360922).

Greenwich Baptist Church 10 Indian Rock Ln; 203-869-2807 www.greenwichbaptist.org Worship: Sun, 11am (in person and online through Facebook & YouTube). Adult Bible Study: Sun, 9:30am, Fellowship Hall.

Prayer Gathering: Wed, 7pm, Pastor’s Office or virtual on Google Meets.

CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Church 95 Henry St.; 203-531-8730 www.sacredheartgreenwich.org Mass: Mon-Fri, 7am, in the Chapel. Sat, 4pm. Sun: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30am. Confessions: Sat, 3:20-3:50pm. Prayer Group: Thu, 4:30pm, in the Chapel, 38 Gold St, all are welcome. Ministry to the Homebound: if you, or someone you know, is homebound and would like a priest visit you, call the Rectory at 203-531-8730. Ongoing: Easter Food Drive: suggested items: $20 Store gift cards (Stop & Shop or Shoprite, or non perishable items), through April 3. Prayer Shawl Ministry Meeting: March 5, 9:30am, in the School Hall.

St. Catherine of Siena & St. Agnes St. Agnes: 247 Stanwich Rd; St. Catherine: 4 Riverside Ave; 203-637-3661 www.stc-sta.org * All Masses at St. Catherine of Siena Church only are livestreamed.

Masses: Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri: 7am, St. Catherine’s Church (livestream); 5:15pm, St. Catherine’s Chapel. Wed: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, 8:30am-4pm, St. Catherine’s Church. Sat (Specific dates confirmed in bulletin): Confessions, 3-4pm, St. Catherine’s Church; Vigil Mass, 5pm, St. Catherine’s Church (livestreamed).

Sun: Mass, 7:30am, St. Catherine’s Church (livestream); Mass, 8:30am, St. Agne’s Church; Family Mass, 9am, St. Catherine’s Church, (livestreamed); Mass, 10am, St. Agne’s Church; Traditional Mass, 10:30am, St. Catherine’s Church, (livestreamed); Teen Mass, 5pm, St. Catherine’s Church, (livestreamed). Language Masses: St. Catherine’s Chapel: Korean Mass (every Sun), 9am. French Mass (2nd Sun of the month), Italian Mass (3rd Sun of the month), Spanish Mass (4th Sun of the month [not in September]), 11am. Ongoing: Food & Essentials Drive for Neighbor to Neighbor (there will be a car or SUV with an open trunk in the parking lot across from St. Catherine’s church on Tuesdays, 9-11am for drop-off donations. Donations can also be dropped at the Sign-in table at Sat, Sun or Daily Mass at St. Agnes). Join Music Ministries for choir rehearsals - contact Music Director, Dr. Liya Petrides at music.director@ stc-sta.org with questions.

St. Mary Church 178 Greenwich Ave.; 203-869-9393

www.stmarygreenwich.org Public Mass: Sun: 9, 10:30am, 12:15 & 5:15pm. Sat Vigils: 4 & 7pm (Spanish). Daily: Mon-Fri, 12:05pm (Church doors will open from 10am-3pm). Confessions (English): Tue: 7-8pm; Sat: 3-3:45pm. Eucharistic Adoration: 1st Fri of the month: 12:30-5pm.

Tuesday Confessions suspended - will resume on the First Tuesday of Lent, March 8, 7-8:30pm. Women’s Lenten Retreat: March 12, 9:30am-12pm, Church of St. Patrick, Armonk, NY, $25 p/p, rcnytristate. org.

St. Michael the Archangel 469 North St.; 203-869-5421 www.stmichaelgreenwich.com Mass: Mon-Fri: 7:30 & 9am. Sat: 9am & 5pm. Sun: 7:30, 8:30, 9:45am, 12 & 5pm.

Confession: Sat: 4:15-4:45pm; Wed: 9:3011am & 6:30-8pm. Eucharistic Adoration: Wed, 9:30am-8pm. Stations of the Cross: March 4, 6:30pm.

St. Timothy Chapel 1034 North St.; 203-869-5421

Mass: Sat: 4pm (Vigil Mass). Sun: 11am.

St. Paul Church 84 Sherwood Ave.; 203-531-8741 www.stpaulgreenwich.org Mass: Mon-Thu: 9am; Sat: 4pm (Vigil); Sun: 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30am. Confession: Sat, 3-3:45pm. Mass on Holy Days: Vigil: 5:30pm, 9am & 12:15pm. Visit the website for information regarding the Bereavement Group (twice monthly) and weekly volunteer opportunities at the Don Bosco Kitchen and Food Pantry with the St. Paul Mercy Volunteers. All masses are available via livestream through the website.

Ongoing: Bishop Barron’s Study Program on the Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues: March 7, 28; April 4, 11, 7-8:30pm, mack42741@gmail.com. First Friday Devotion: March 4: Mass, 9am followed by Stations of The Cross and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Act of Consecration, and Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament; Confessions: 8:308:55am. First Saturday Devotion – Rosary: March 5, 9am, in the Church.

St. Roch Church 10 St. Roch Ave; 203-869-4176 www.strochchurch.com Mass: (Reservations and/or for viewing via live streaming): Mon-Fri: 7:30pm; Sat: 5pm; Sun: 7:30am (Concelebrated for Previously Scheduled 9:30am Mass Intentions), 10:30am, 12pm (Spanish). Mass Intentions: consult the bulletin for time.

First Friday Adoration: March 4: 9am-7pm.

First Saturday Mass and Fatima Devotion: March 5, 8am, in the Church. Stations of the Cross: every Friday, 7pm followed by Mass, 7:30pm.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE First Church of Christ, Scientist 11 Park Pl; 203-869-1555 christiansciencect.org/greenwich Sundays: 10:30am. March 6: “Man.” March 13: “Substance.” Sunday School: for students up to 20yrs, 10:30am, Wed. 7:30, testimonies of healing - call in for all services 203-680-9095 code 520520*.

Reading Room, 333 Greenwich Ave. 203869-2503, M-F, 11-3, some Saturdays. Bibles and children’s books for sale.

COMMUNITY First Church of Round Hill 464 Round Hill Rd; 203-629-3876 www.firstchurchofroundhill.com In-person worship: Sundays, 10am.

Round Hill Community Church 395 Round Hill Rd; 203-869-1091 www.roundhillcommunitychurch.org Weekly Sunday Worship services in the Sanctuary at 10am or online at

roundhillcommunitychurch.org anytime.

Children’s Worship for grades K-5 is now available; nursery care is not yet being offered. Please call the church office or visit the website for the most up-to-date information, events, and schedules, which are subject to change based on current local health and safety protocols.

CONGREGATIONAL The First Congregational Church 108 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-1791 www.fccog.org Worship: In-Person & Virtual: Sundays, 10am. Live-streaming on YouTube and Facebook, and broadcast on WGCH (1490 AM). Connect during the week: Friday: Friday Email Blast (sign up by calling the church office); Church school before worship most Sundays, 9am for preschoolers through grade 6. Online programming available via Zoom. A joyful community diverse in spiritual backgrounds and beliefs.

North Greenwich Congregational 606 Riversville Rd; 203-869-7763 www.northgreenwichchurch.org Online Worship Service: Sun, 10:30am, via Zoom (email Rev. Halac at Pastor@ northgreenwichchurch.org or call the church).

Second Congregational Church 139 E Putnam Ave; 203-869-9311 www.2cc.org Traditional Worship: Sun, 8:30 & 10:30am.

EPISCOPAL Anglican Church of the Advent 606 Riversville Rd; 203-861-2432 www.churchoftheadvent.org Service: Sun, 9am, Holy Eucharist. Sunday School during academic year.

Christ Church Greenwich 254 E. Putnam Ave; 203-869-6600 www.christchurchgreenwich.org Worship: Sun: Eucharist, 8am (in-person); 10am (in-person & livestream/ondemand); Choral Evensong (in-person & livestream/ on-demand), 5pm; Compline, 8pm (livestream/on-demand). Mon-Fri: Morning Prayer, 8am (via Zoom). Tue: Eucharist, 10am (in-person). Thu: Choral Evensong, 6:30pm (in-person & livestream/on-demand). “Something Different” Summer Outdoor Worship: Sundays through August, behind the Tomes-Higgins House (rain location: Parish Hall), bring a chair or blanket. Ongoing: Coat Drive for Families in Recovery Coats at Liberation Programs.

March 5: Men’s Breakfast with Guest Speaker, Dr. Dick Hollister, 8:30-10am, Parish Hall; Anglican Prayer Bead Workshop, 10am-12pm, Tomes-Higgins House. Adult Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation: Sundays, March 6-27, 11am-12pm. Jesus’ Greatest Short Stories: An Exploration of the Parables - Men’s Bible Study: Tuesdays: March 8, 15, 22, & 29, 7-8am, at The Rectory. The Rev. Dr. Cheryl McFadden’s Lenten Study: The 3M’s: Thursdays: March 10, 17 & 24, 8:30-9:30am, Tomes-Higgins House. Masks optional.

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church 954 Lake Ave.; 203-661-5526 www.stbarnabasgreenwich.org Sunday Worship: Spoken Eucharist, 8am, Church; Holy Eucharist with music, 10am, Church and Livestream; Family Eucharist, 10am, Parish Hall. (sign up for in-person service: signupgenius.com/ go/4090e4aadac2ea3ff2 -sunday1). Coffee and Morning Prayers Podcast: Mon-Fri. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 200 Riverside Ave.; 203-637-2447 www.stpaulsriverside.org Worship: Sundays: Rite 1, 8am (in-person in the sanctuary & streamed). 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month: 10:15am, in the Sanctuary. 2nd & 4th Sunday of every month: in the Meadow, 10:30am (weather

permitting). Sunday School continues in Selleck Hall. Yoga on the Meadow: Fridays, 10am (Spring & Summer). Ongoing: Neighbor-to-Neighbor Food Drive: Every Thu, 10-11:30am, in the parking lot (volunteers needed). Coffee Hour has resumed - following the 10:15am worship service.

St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church 350 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-2262 www.saintsaviours.org In-person Outdoor Service: Sun, 11am.

Online Worship Services available on Youtube.

JEWISH Chabad Lubavitch of Greenwich 75 Mason St.; 203-629-9059 www.chabadgreenwich.org Outdoor Services: Shabbat Services: Sat, 9-11:30am, (Children’s Services: 10:15am).

Torah Study: Sun, 9:30-11:30am, on Zoom.

Weekly Torah Portion: Thu, 10-11am, Inperson & on Zoom. Kabbalah Class: Fri, 1011am, on Zoom. For class Zoom links and full class schedule, visit chabadgreenwich. org/torahclasses.

Congregation Shir Ami One W. Putnam Ave; 203-274-5376 www.congregationshirami.org All services, programs and celebrations are available online via Zoom. Shabbat Service: March 4, 7:30-8:30pm, on Zoom.

Greenwich Reform Synagogue 92 Orchard St.; 203-629-0018 www.grs.org Join Rabbi Gerson and Cantor Rubin every Friday, 6pm for Shabbat Services, and once a month for Tot Shabbat, 5:30pm. All in person services are also live streamed on Zoom. March 4: Tot Shabbat, 5:30pm; Family Services, 6pm. Purim: Standing Up To Government Tyranny - Rabbi Robert N. Levine: March 11, 6pm.

Temple Sholom 300 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-7191 www.templesholom.com Services - In-person and virtual Friday night Shabbat services, 6:30pm & Saturday morning Shabbat services, 10:30am.

Pajama Shabbat: Purim Edition: March 4, 5:30pm.

LUTHERAN First Lutheran Church 38 Field Point Rd.; 203-869-0032 www.flcgreenwich.org Indoor Service: Sun, 10:30am. Bible Study: Sun, 11:45am. Masks optional.

St. Paul Lutheran Church 286 Delavan Ave.; 203-531-8466 Indoor Service: Sun, 9am. Bible Study: Sun, 10:15am. Wednesday After-School program: Snacks & Crafts, 3-4pm; Bible Stories & Catechesis, 4-5pm; Community Dinner, 5:30pm (all are welcome); Bible Study on Romans (adults), 6:30pm. Masks optional.

METHODIST Diamond Hill United Methodist 521 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-2395 www.diamondhillumc.com Sunday Worship Services: via Zoom, 10am. Wednesdays: Virtual Noonday Prayer & Evening Bible Study. (Details at diamondhill.com).

First United Methodist Church 59 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-629-9584 www.fumcgreenwich.com Virtual Sunday Worship, 9:30am, via Zoom (203 629 9584). Virtual Daily Gathering: Mon-Fri, 3pm, Zoom. Talking with Your Hands: Mon, 3pm. Reading this World as a Christian: Tue, 3pm. Back to Rock – music with Mr. Bruce: Tue, 3pm, via Zoom.

Reading the Shape of Scripture: Wed, 3pm, via Zoom. Spring Bible Study: Thu, 3pm, via Zoom. Tea & Talk: Fri 3pm, via Zoom.

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal 42 Lake Ave.; 203-661-3099 Worship via teleconference: Sun, 11am and until further notice (Dial-in number: 425436-6380, Access code: 612220).

NONDENOMINATIONAL Dingletown Community Church 376 Stanwich Rd., at Barnstable Lane Sunday Service: 10:30am. Philip Antinone – Chaplain.

Revive Church 90 Harding Rd., Old Greenwich (Old Greenwich Civic Center) www.myrevive.org Worship Service: Sun, 10am, Holiday Inn 980 Hope St, Stamford. Online Sermons available on Facebook (facebook.com/ myrevivechurchgreenwich) and on Youtube. All groups are online. Direct any prayer needs to the prayer chain at 203536-2686 or revivecfm@gmail.com.

Stanwich Church 202 Taconic Rd.; 203-661-4420 www.stanwichchurch.org Events marked with an ‘*’ require registration at stanwichchurch.org/events Worship Services: Sun, 9 & 10:45am (livestreamed). *Sky Kids Summer Program: June 27-July 1, registration open now.

The Albertson Memorial Church 293 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-4615 www.albertsonchurch.org Sunday Service: 7pm, via Zoom. Virtual Children’s Lyceum (ages 5-14): 3rd Sunday of the month, 10-10:40am. Healing Service: 3rd Thursday of the month, 7-7:30pm.

(Email Albertsonpcc@gmail.com for registration and Zoom Links). Workshop: Removing Blocks to Mediumship: March 6, 1pm, via Zoom, $30.

Trinity Church 5 River Rd.; 203-618-0808 www.trinitychurch.life In-Person Services: Sun., 9:45am, Hyatt Regency Greenwich, 1800 E Putnam Ave.; 10am, Radisson Hotel, New Rochelle, 1 Radisson Plaza; 11am, The Chapel at NPC, 2011 Post Rd, Darien. Online Service: Sun., 9:45am, youtube.com/c/ TrinityChurchLife/live. Middle and High School Winter Retreat 2022: March 11-13, Trinity Ministry Center, 5 River Rd, $225.

PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 1 W. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-8686 www.fpcg.org Sanctuary Worship: Sun, 10am (Traditional Service); 5pm (Contemporary Service).

Online Worship: Sun, 10-11am at fpcg.org/ live. Sunday School online, 10:15-11am.

The Prayer Room: 2nd Thu of each month, 8-8:30pm, via Zoom. Lenten Season: Sunday Sermon Series: March 6-April 17: Sunday Morning Worship: Zetetic Finding Our Way Forward by Finding Jesus. Wednesday Lenten Worship: March 9, 16, 23, 30, April 6: Dinner, 6pm; Worship, 7pm.

Grace Church of Greenwich 8 Sound Shore Dr., Suite 280 203-861-7555 www.gracechurchgreenwich.com Worship: Sun, 10am, Woman’s Club of Greenwich, 89 Maple Ave. (Outside. Please bring a mask and a chair or a blanket). All Bible Study studies through zoom (email gracechurchofgreenwich@gmail.com for zoom links). All are welcome.

Living Hope Community Church 38 West End Ave; 203-637-3669 www.LivingHopect.org In person & online (livinghopect.org/livestream) Sundays at 10am. Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 9th at 10am with crafts, refreshments and a short Easter message.

For kids 10 and under. Rain or shine.

How to Help the Ukranian People

By Anne White

We know that everyone is holding Ukraine in their hearts right now, but may not know where or how to get involved. If you come across a resource on Social Media please be sure to do your own research before donating.

The best way to be cer tain your f inancial assistance is going to those in need, according to former Congressman Bob Shaffer (who was co-chairman of the Congressional Ukrainian C a u c u s) i s t o g i v e t o American-based religious organizations or the American Red Cross (earmarked for Ukrainian relief).

“The information war,” he explains, “in this conflict is as ruthless as the on-theground violence. Everyone must consider whether, for example, contributing to COLUMN

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“The information war,” he explains, “in this conflict is as ruthless as the on-the-ground violence. Everyone must consider whether, for example, contributing to what appears to be a reliable Ukrainian charity ends up resulting in resources being either intercepted or deceptively transferred to Kremlin criminals – or even to a ‘Nigerian prince.’” what appears to be a reliable U k r a i n i a n c h a r it y e n d s up resulting in resources being either intercepted or deceptively transferred to Kremlin criminals – or even to a ‘Nigerian prince.’”

Former Sentinel writer, GCDS coach, Christ Church Youth minister and Greenwich resident, Diana Sanderson, is now a YoungLife director who lives in Poland and specializes in Eastern Europe.

see how I am doing and how our staff is doing across my region and Ukraine. I am so thankful for this and I greatly appreciate the concern.

Here are a few general updates:

c reat in g ext ra spac e in th e i r h om e s , c ol l e c t i n g food, bedding, and daily necessities. There are over 2.5 million Ukrainians living and studying in Poland right now so everyone has friends, family, and colleagues who are affected by this tragedy.

• Poland is still very safe, and my city, Poznan, is on the western side of the country. • There have been rallies in the main square and churches, We’re part of NATO and as businesses and organizations you may have seen, have recently had a major influx of a r e c o m i n g tog e th e r to US troops. support our neighbors.

• Over the last week, everyone • Young Life in Ukraine started has been preparing to help in 1994 and has 33 fullAs the war rages on in our accommodate refugees time staff, 637 volunteer neighboring country, many of crossing into Poland by leaders, and 73 ministries you have reached out to me to She writes:

across various cities. Our Young Life community in the border ing countr ies in my region (Romania , Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, and beyond) have opened their homes to the families of fellow staff and volunteers as well as their YougLife kids seeking refuge. By law, any men between 18-60 will not be able to leave the country, which leaves several of our Area Directors and leaders to stay behind to prepare for whatever is next to come.

Please keep them in your prayers.

I will update you all again if there is any information to share. Ultimately, please continue to pray for the people of Ukraine and for this conflict to end, as well as many other acts of war happening around the world.

To g ive to D ia n a at YoungLife in Poland, follow this link: https://giving.younglife. org/s/?MissionUnitId=a2 s410000002v38AAA&M issionUnitName=PolandSanderson

A Cinematic Bible Surprise Toward the end of the movie, we were surprised to see a young actor in a lead role reading the Bible. It caught us both off guard.

By Ted Pardoe A young adult member of our family recently suggested that my wife and I take in the current movie “The Power of the Dog.” Brought it right up on Netf lix and settled in for a viewing. We knew it was a Western film that is enjoying popular acclaim with numerous Oscar 2022 nominations. We also like one of the actors, Benedict Cumberbatch from his role as Sherlock Holmes in the miniseries “Sherlock.”

Otherwise, we did not know much more a bout what we would encounter. Toward the end of the mov ie, we were surprised to see a young actor in a lead role reading a Bible.

It caught us both off guard.

Needless to say, it warranted a google search soon after we finished taking in this excellent mov ie . Su r e e nou g h t he r e was a major Bible reference right in the name of the movie.

Perhaps it is “shame on me” as a priest for not immediately c on ne c t i n g t he dot s . “ T he Power of the Dog” is part of the 20th verse of Psalm 22. The 1st verse of Psalm 22 is perhaps the best-known lament among COLUMN

Christians; “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” begins this Psalm of lament.

Jesus speaks these words as he is about to die on the Cross in the Gospels of Matthew (27:46) and Mark (15:34).

It has been a meaningful experience to take in the whole of Psalm 22 in a new light after seeing “The Power of the Dog.” If you search the world wide web you will f ind a healthy number of speculative pieces trying to pin down the meaning of the title phrase of the movie.

It is good that people have taken notice and are reading Holy Scripture closely, something that should warm the heart of any priest or rabbi!

I have not detected any sort of consensus about a particular interpretation of “the power of the dog.” I like this. It is a good example of how many of us can read the Bible and come away with a wide variety of views about whatever passage we might be taking on. Having this sense of how wide open the Bible is to our interpretation makes me think of Peter Gomes the great Harvard minister, theologian and author who died in 2011. I heard him preach once at Grace Church New York City.

He preached unapologetically for over forty minutes! It was a great sermon on Grace Church School Sunday.

There is a quote from his obituary that I keep nearby on my desk. “The Bible alone is the most dangerous thing I can think of,” he told the Los A ngele s T i me s . “ You ne e d an ongoing context and a community of interpretation to keep the Bible current and to keep yourself honest. Forget the thought that the Bible is an absolute pronouncement.” My oh my do we ever need Bible study group conversations now.

Back to Psalm 22 and “the power of the dog.” The Psalm, as mentioned, is a Psalm of lament. It is readily divided into two parts, the complaint of the speaker in trouble and praise and thanksgiving after the resolution of the trouble.

The 20th verse happens to fall in the former section of the Psalm. The speaker in trouble part. Which is likely why the evangelists Matthew and Mark put the words of the 1st verse of Psalm 22 into the mouth of Jesus on the Cross. There is another verse in Psalm 22 that also is included in Matthew’s cr ucif i x ion stor y. The 18th

verse reads; “They divide my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots.”

(Matthew 27:35) It may also be

In one internet article someone asked Jane Campion the director of “The Power of the Dog” what she was trying to say with the title. She told the interviewer; “As the title stands, it’s a kind of warning.

The power of the dog is all those urges, all those deep, uncontrollable urges that can c o m e a n d d e s t r oy u s , you know?” Okay Jane.

As I tend to have my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ front and center, I take a view that “the power of the dog” simply means the pure evil thoughts and acts that so many directed at Him. However the joy of Easter Resurrection Sunday follows the horror of His death on the Cross. I am going to stop right here and invite anyone w h o w o u l d l i k e t o h a ve a conversation about “The Power of the Dog” and Psalm 22 to contact me.

May those who choose to have a blessed holy season of Lent.

The Rev. Ted Pardoe is the Rector at St. Barnabas Episcopal church - an active , g rowin g helpful to share the full 20th c o m m u n i t y t h a t p r o v i d e s verse; “Deliver my soul from the nurture, support, & guidance to sword, my life from the power its members located at 954 Lake Ave. of the dog.”

Lent is a Season for being Transformed in God Lent is a season for spiritual housecleaning of our souls.

The way to do this is by observing a daily spiritual practice. For centuries, Christians have grown closer to God by taking something on and giving something up during Lent.

By Marek Zabriskie Lent is the 40-day season of the Christian Year where Christians take on spiritual practices that strengthen their relationship with God. This church season is based on the 40 days that Jesus spent fast i ng , pray i ng a nd b ei ng tempted in the w ilderness.

Few p e ople r e a l ly b e g i n a spiritual journey until they have suffered. Note that none of Jesus’ ministry occurred until after he had struggled in the wilderness. The struggles that we undergo in bleak times of difficulty prepare us to serve God in the future.

In the Episcopal Church, the celebrant leading the Ash Wed nesday ser v ice, wh ich marks the beginning of Lent, reads these words from The Book of Common Prayer: “Dear People of God: The f irst Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord’s passion and resurrection, and it became the custom of the Church to prepare for them by a season of penitence and fasting…. I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination

and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word.”

Later in the service, the priest imposes ashes upon the foreheads of worshippers who come forward as he or she says, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”

Lent is a season where we are reminded of our mortality, as if the pandemic, incredible i s olat ion , ne a rly a m i l l ion American COVID-19 deaths and now war in Ukraine were not enough.

This has been such a hard last two years. The isolation has brought out the worst in many people. I recently f lew back from a church conference in Atlanta and was grateful that there were no belligerent passengers onboard the plane.

Parents have challenged schools for months complaining about children hav ing to wear masks, etc. Some have been way overboard in their communications and actions.

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a rambling speech before commanding his military to invade Ukraine.

Experts have suggested that his severe isolation has affected

Putin’s disposition, but we know that he has been involved in evil throughout his adult life.

Remem ber that you a re du st. Most of u s r u n f rom t h e du s t . T h e i n a b i l i t y to accept our ow n limitations and humanity leads us to all kinds of destructive behavior – addictions, adultery, gambling, overeating, overspending, etc.

The highest levels of divorce occur among those around the age of 65, an age when we struggle with our mortality.

We run from the dust of our humanity and take refuge in things that numb our sense of vulnerability and mortality.

Lent begins with an invitation to pause, reflect, and grow spiritually. Would that the whole world would pause and take this season seriously. What if the Russian Orthodox Church would speak out and serve as the conscience of Russia rather than Putin’s silent partner?

How often we attack that in others which we cannot accept in ourselves. We project our own fears. The person who dabbles in insider trading is the harshest judge of someone else doing the same until he himself is caught. We can live our lives on t wo levels – one pu blic

and one lived in the shadows.

C.J. Jung spoke of our need to confront and own our shadow.

Lent is God’s invitation for us to combat living divided lives – one led in private that is vastly different than the one that others see. Lent is a season for spiritual housecleaning of our souls.

The way to do this is by obser v ing a daily spir itual p r a c t i c e . Fo r c e nt u r i e s , Christians have grown closer to God by taking something on and giving something up during Lent. Here are some suggestions: • Prayerfully and slowly read through one of the gospels.

Mull over the words. Apply them to your life. Let God speak to your soul.

• Commit ten minutes a day to prayer. Write names on an index card of those who you know need God’s help. Pray for local and world concerns. Pray for Ukrainians. Pray that free nations will stand firm. Pray for peace and justice. Then listen quietly to hear God whisper in your soul.

• G i ve up wo r s h i p p i n g from home for Lent and make your way back to church each Sunday.

• Read a spiritual classics like C. S. Lew is’ Screw tape L e t t e r s , S t . A u g u s t i n e ’s Confessions, or Teresa of Avila’s spiritual autobiography. The Dogwood Bookstore at Christ Church has lots of devotionals available for purchase.

• Do a self less deed each day to improve someone else’s life. Let Lent be about action.

• Wr i t e a h a n d w r i t t e n l e t te r or n ote e a ch d ay to someone you haven’t been in close touch with and by Easter you will have resurrected 40 relationships.

• T i t h e w h a t yo u e a r n for the 40 days of Lent. Live one month with biblical conviction that alters your life and affects your spending and expenditures.

C h o o s e on e o f t h e s e i n order to care for your soul.

In addition, most Christians give something up in Lent to commemorate Jesus’ 40-day fast. Consider: • Forgoing a meal each day in Lent to hallow yourself out so that God can fill you up. Don’t think of it as a diet. Know that fasting builds willpower, helps us combat sin and temptation in our lives and facilitates our prayer and discernment.

• Give up alcohol. If you can’t give it up for 40 days, perhaps you should give it up forever.

• Limit using electronics and email to a few hours each day. The average American now checks his or her phone 348 times a day. How can God get a word in edgewise when we live so much of our lives in cyberspace.

• Fast from negativity. Try to go 40 days without saying a ny t h i n g n e g at i ve . It w i l l transform your outlook and relationships.

• Simplify your life. Discard one item or possession from your home or apartment each day. Put them in a pile. Have s o m e o n e p i c k t h e m up o r deliver them to a place that can resell them. Declutter as a spiritual practice to simplify you r dwel l i n g plac e wh i le allowing others to benefit from what you do not truly need.

Lenten practices are meant to cleanse our souls and prepare us to embrace the miracle of Easter. Lent is all about spiritual transformation and readying us for Easter joy.

The Rev. Marek P. Zabriskie is Rector of Christ Church Greenwich

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GA Squash Team Captures 6th Straight Div. I Title

By David Fierro Greenwich Academy didn’t win the Division I title at the U.S. High School Team Squash Championships last year only because the national tournament wasn’t held due to COVID-19 guidelines. Well, this year the event was back and so was Greenwich Academy’s unprecedented success.

Entering the national tournament seeded second, Greenwich Academy believed it was on a collision course with top-seeded Baldwin School, a team it had played at the world’s largest squash tournament in the past, and when the championship match commenced, there was GA and Baldwin facing each other for the Patterson Cup trophy.

As expected, the title match was close throughout and with it tied up through six matchups, all eyes were on Madeline Oh of the Gators and Sydney Bramen of Baldwin, who faced each other at the No. 7 spot to decide the team title.

Oh impressively won her match i n t h r e e ga me s a nd Greenwich Academy posted a 4-3 victory over Baldwin School to win the Division I title at the U.S. High School Team Squash Championships for the sixth straight time.

The national tournament, which included 169 teams in 11 divisions representing seven states, was held at the new Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia.

“It was a true spectacle for any final,” said Greenwich Academy coach Luke Butterworth, who has guided

t h e G ator s to si x n at ion a l championships. “That is the world’s best squash facility and the atmosphere was incredible.”

O h d e f e a t e d B a l d w i n ’s Bramen at No. 6 in the deciding match of the Division I final, 113, 11-7, 11-3.

“I said to Madeline that the match may be tied at 3-all before she played her match and we would rely on her to get the win,” Butterworth said.

“She stepped on the court with a lot of conf idence and she blew it away, playing incredible squash. She was focused on her opponent and played with a great deal of passion and sportsmanship.”

A f ter Oh won the last point to seal GA’s team win and another national title, the squad rejoiced. Since the U.S. S q ua sh Te a m H ig h S cho ol Championships’ inception in 2005, Greenwich Academy has won the Patterson Cup team title unprecedented 14 times.

“Watching our team win another title was incredible,” Butter wor th said. “They were jumping up and down, cheering and it was one of the most special moments I’ve ever experienced as a coach.

O u r te a m h e a de d i nto t h e tournament as the No. 2 seed (GA had been the No. 1 seed in the tourney numerous times before), so we were underdogs a n d o u r t e a m h a d a g r e at attitude and they learned from each match and each round.”

Oh successfully dictated the points in her deciding match.

“Madeline went out there with ice water in her vains,” Butterworth said. “She was calm, cool, collected and

The Greenwich Academy squash team and proudly pose with their trophies and championship banner after winning the Division I title at the U.S. High School Team Squash Championships in Philadelpha, Pennsylvania, over the weekend. The tournament capped an undefeated season for Greenwich Academy. played fantastic squash. Her energy and conf idence were unbelievable.”

T h e D iv i sion I t it le t i lt began at No. 3 with Greenwich Academy’s Mary Duffy, a senior, playing Baldwin’s Christa Kay. In a great matchup, Kay pulled out a 3-2 win, coming back to take the match, 11-13, 12-14, 11-4, 11-6, 11-6.

“It was a very competitive contest,” Butterworth said.

“Both players showed a lot of heart throughout.”

At the No. 4 spot, GA’s Ella Schoonmaker, a senior, lost to Baldwin’s Rashi Goverdhanam, 3-0 (12-10, 11-6, 11-6).

“El la f ig ht ’s ha rd ever y time she plays and she once again, fought very hard in this match,” Butterworth said of Schoonmaker’s match at No. 4.

Freshman Charlotte Pastel (No. 2) was in top form for Greenwich Academy in her match against Devon Shatzman.

Pastel, who has helped sparked GA throughout the season from

one of the top positions on the squad, won her match, 3-1 by scores of 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7.

“It was an incredible win and performance by Charlotte,” Butterworth said.

Grace Fazzinga gave Greenwich Academy a clutch 3-2 win at No. 5, edging Sabine Ball in comeback fashion, 11-9, 10-12, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9.

“Grace did a sensational job of tying up the match and coming back to take the match,” Butterworth said.

At the No. 1 matchup, GA’s Emma Trauber, a junior, concluded her outstanding s e a s on by r e c or d i n g a 3 -1 triumph against Eugenia Li (114, 11-9, 10-12, 11-5).

GA sophomore Ella Miller, who plays at the No. 6 spot, was defeated by Naomi JeffersonSambonis 3-1. Miller took the first game, 11-9, then JeffersonSambonis won the next three, 12-10, 11-5, 11-3, 11-6. “ E l l a p l aye d g r e at ,” Butterworth said. “She came into the national championships not having that match experience at this tournament.

She last played at the Middle School national championships two years ago, so she rose to the occasion and played very competitive matches.”

The Gators advanced to Sunday’s final by posting a 6-1 victory over third-seeded Agnes Irwin in the semifinals. In the quarterfinal-round GA, swept past 10th-seeded Episcopal Academy, 7-0. The opening round saw Greenwich Academy beat Spence School, 7-0.

I n B u t t e r w o r t h ’s f i r s t season as coach of Greenwich Academy, the team lost in the championship match of the national tourney. Since then, they have won the Division I team title six straight seasons.

“The team’s performance was outstanding throughout the tournament and the whole season,” said Butter wor th, whose team went undefeated.

“A huge thank you to assistant c o ach Ja m ie Sutcl i fe , who means so much to the program, our parents and entire staff.

We have a young team, which bodes well for the future.”

Greenwich High girls ice hockey team defeated by topseeded New Canaan in FCIAC Tournament semifinals

By David Fierro

New Canaan entered We d n e s d a y ’s F C I AC G i r l s Hockey Tournament semifinal against Greenwich sporting a 19-0-1 record with numerous convincing victories to its ledger, yet coach Rich Bulan’s team had to compete especially hard to post win No. 20.

That’s because the Rams went against a Cardinals team that usually seems to play them tou g h a nd such a s c e n a r io transpired again when the FCIAC rivals faced off for the right to advance to the tournament’s title game.

Top-seeded New Canaan used one goal apiece in the first and third period to edge fourthseeded Greenwich, 2-0, in a hard-fought semif inal-round matchup at Darien Ice House.

The Rams (20-0-1) will play third-seeded Stamford-WesthillStaples in Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. conference final at Darien Ice House.

The v ictors held a 30 -2 3 shots- on-goa l edged on the Cardinals and received 23 saves from freshman goalie Nik k i Ferraro. Of their 20 triumphs so far this season, nine have come by way of the shutout variety for the Rams.

“This kid for a freshman, that’s her ninth shutout this year,” New Canaan coach Rich Bulan said. “She has the perfect temperament for it. She truly focuses as a goaltender I love working with her because when you talk to her you could see that she’s thinking of everything as a goaltender. Nikki has shutout some pretty good teams and she comes to play.”

Bulan was, once again, highly impressed w ith Greenw ich, which was defeated by his squad, 2-0, back on Jan. 20.

“They always come to play,” Bulan said of Greenwich. “They always play us hard, I look forward to those games. Her team (GHS coach Brook Heron) does not quit and I love that. The first period, I thought we had a couple of chances in the first period, we hit a post and had an open net. Then Greenwich set t led dow n a nd sta r ted pushing us to the outside and made us work for everything.”

T h e C a r d i n a l s ( 1 0 - 6 - 1)

received outstanding play in goal from Emma Kunschner. A junior, Kunschner rose to the occasion again for GHS, making 28 saves, stopping and def lecting shots from all angles.

“I was definitely stressed it was a big game, but I played the best as I could,” Kunschner said.

“My teammates were helping me out a lot by tying up girls in front of the net. I had fun, but we just couldn’t pull it off.”

Said Cardinals coach Brooke Heron: “She played out of her mind, she really helped us in this game.”

While New Canaan moves on to the championship game of the FCIAC Tournament for the fifth straight time and will seek to win its ninth conference title, the season isn’t over for the Cardinals. Greenw ich hosts Guilford in the opening round of the state girls hockey tou r n a m e nt on Tu e s d ay at Dorothy Hamill Skating Rink.

The game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.

“I’m very excited,” Kunschner said of the Cards’ state tournament opener. “Hopefully we can win that one. As long as we played like we did today I think we can probably pull it off.”

The Ca rd i na ls had t hei r chances to strike f irst in the opening period. They earned a power play 1:41 into the first period, but the Rams kept it scoreless game. Junior forward Sophie Roth and senior forward Lexi Danielson directed shots toward Ferraro, who made sure the matchup remained tied.

New Canaan went on a power play with 5:47 remaining in the first period and just five seconds into the power play it capitalized.

Receiving the puck from senior Maddie Kloud of f the faceoff, junior defender Amanda Benson drove a slap shot on goal from just below the blue line and senior forward Jade Lowe, positioned near the post, deflected in Benson’s shot, giving the Rams a 1-0 lead at the 5:42 mark of the first period.

Tr a i l i n g 1 - 0 , t h e C a r d s generated a good number of shots in the opening period.

Ferraro made a glove save off a hard shot from the point from Coffee with 3:03 to go in the opening stanza, keeping her team in front.

Greenwich’s Kelsey Roth brings the puck into New Canaan’s zone during the FCIAC Tournament semifinals. Photo by David Fierro

Greenwich and New Canaan played for the right to compete in the FCIAC Tournament title game. Photo by David Fierro

Greenwich goalie Emma Kunschner makes one of her 28 saves, while Tess Marciano (No. 13) and Nina Coffee (No. 17) are on the scene during a game against New Canaan on Feb. 23, 2022. Photo by David Fierro

“I think we def initely put in our best effort,” Kunschner said. “We worked as hard as we can and even though we didn’t get the outcome we wanted, we definitely played to the best of our ability and put everything out there.”

New Canaan went into the third period with a 24-13 shots-on-goal advantage, but still led 1-0. Kunschner made save on a shot off a breakaway

by New Canaan’s Caitlin Tully late in the period and turned away several shots from close range throughout the period.

The Cardinals also had their opportunities, with Sophie and Kelsey Roth, senior Lily Bates and Coffee pacing the way.

“We had opportunities, we just didn’t capitalize, the bounces didn’t go our way, but we played them hard and I think they were (New Canaan) scared at one point, that we might actually have come up with a win,” Heron said. “We just have to work on getting the puck to the net, because I think our defensive end was great.”

Junior Caroline Lawrence, s e n i o r Te s s M a r c i a n o a n d Coffee were among some of the Cardinals’ standout defenders.

“Lawrence has been huge on defense for us the second half of the season,” Heron said.

The game remained in the b a l a n c e u nt i l New C a n a a n gained a 2-0 advantage with just 4:36 to go in the third period.

Controlling the puck in the defensive zone, Haden quickly skated alone down the right wing and scored off a breakaway, giving the Rams some breathing room with a two-goal lead.

“Harden is unbelievable with the puck, she’s a special player,” Bulan said. “When she’s 1-on-1, it’s crazy.”

Ferraro stopped 10 shots du r i ng t he t h i rd per iod for another shutout w in, while Kunschner finished the game with 28 saves.

“We def initely played one of our better games, this is second to that Darien win we had,” Ku nsch ner sa id. “We have definitely gotten better as the season has gone on. Our practices have been productive and we’ve learned a lot.”

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Brunswick advances to title game of FAA Tournament with 56-37 win over GCDS

By David Fierro Postseason basketball was back in a big way at Brunswick School’s Dann Gymnasium after a one-season hiatus, as the Bruins ho ste d Gr e enw ich Cou nt r y Day School in the quarterfinalround of the FAA Tournament Thursday afternoon.

A playoff atmosphere, indeed, existed at Brunswick, with both team’s fans turning out in large numbers to support their school’s basketball squad.

The Bruins jumped out to a double-digit lead, saw the Tigers close to within three points at halftime, then regained the momentum in the second half.

All of that resulted in a 5637 win FAA quarterf inal win for top-seeded Brunsw ick against fourth-seeded, visiting Greenwich Country Day. Senior guard/captain Tristan Joseph scored a game-high 19 points, while junior 6-foot-10 center Jonathan Sigurddson poured in 17 points to power the

Bruins (12-8, 8-1 in the FAA).

Greenwich Country Day, which put forth a fine showing in its first full season as a varsity team, received 12 points from guard Vaughn Shannonhouse and nine from guard Reggie Grodin.

Both teams had trouble scoring the game’s first points, but the Bruins broke out to a 6-0 lead on a pair of baskets

by Joseph and a putback from Sigurddson. A 3-pointer by Shannonhouse cut the Bruins’

lead in half, then Brunswick went on a 10-2 run to open a 16-5 advantage.

Senior guard Charlie Johnson and Joseph converted layups, as did senior forward L u ke M i c h a l i k du r i n g t h e Bruins’ spurt. Junior guard Malik Samms swished a 3-pointer from the top of the key and Sigurddson scored off an impressive dunk, putting the home team on top, 21-8 late in the opening half.

The Tigers ended the first

ha l f w it h a f lu r r y t houg h, behind stellar perimeter shooting. Grodin converted two 3-pointers and Shannonhouse nailed a shot from beyond the arc, bringing the visitors to within 23-20 at halftime.

Br unsw ick opened up a sizable lead in the second half on their way to their semifinalround triumph. Joseph had 10 second-half points, while Sigurddson totaled 13 of his 17 points in the second half, enabling the Bruins to pull away

for the win.

Up n e x t fo r B r u n s w i c k was another match-up against St. Luke’s School, this time f o r t h e FA A To u r n a m e n t cha mpionsh ip. The Br u ins dropped a 63-54 decision to St. Luke’s at home on Jan. 12, then defeated the Storm on the road on Feb. 14, 62-54.

Brunswick was defeated by St. Luke’s in the championship game of the FAA Basketball Tournament, 47-39.

A Strong Fourth Quarter Propels GHS Girls Basketball to Win Over Conard in 1st Round of Class LL Tourney

By David Fierro For three quarters of tonight’s game between Greenwich and Conard in the first round of the CIAC Class LL Tournament, points were pretty difficult to come by for the Cardinals, who faced a fivepoint deficit entering the final eight minutes of action.

Then the fourth quarter began.

And once the f inal quarter commenced, the Cardinals began making key baskets, clutch free throws and steals and aggressively hit the offensive and defensive backboards.

All of those positive aspects added up to a Greenwich victory and a well-deserved trip to the Round of 16 of the Class LL tourney.

Junior guard Carolyn Frankle scored 13 of her team-high 18 points in the second half, senior center Kelly Martyanov finished with nine points and senior forward Cami Jablonski totaled all seven of her points in the fourth quarter in 16th-seeded Greenwich’s 43-40 comeback win over 17th-seeded Conard.

The Cardinals (13-9) advanced to the Round of 16, where they will visit top-seeded Enfield on Thursday.

The matchup saw Greenwich trail Conard, 9-7, after the first quarter, then 18-13 at halftime. The Cards went into the fourth quarter behind, 26-21. Yet their execution greatly improved during the final quarter of play.

“They have been doing this all year,” said Greenwich assistant coach Tony Hernandez, who along with assistants Megan Wax and Jayla Faison, guided the team since head coach Rashamel Jones was unable to attend the game. “They played well as a team, stayed strong and they did well as a team, they didn’t put their heads down.”

Guard Emily Knowles scored a game-high 21 points, while guard Callie Cosgrove added 13 points for a young Conard team. Knowles and Cosgrove are both freshman. In this matchup between unfamiliar opponents, both squads played stellar man-to-man defense and made each other work especially hard for shots most of the game.

“Going into this game, I told them they are basically a carbon copy of us, except we have a little

more height,” Hernandez said. “We were even teams, we play a similar style too. We definitely prepared well for them, we watched a lot of film and talked about a lot of things.”

A basket by Knowles gave Conard a 34-30 lead with just under three minutes left to play in the fourth quarter. Jablonski converted a shot in the low post after receiving a nice pass from senior forward Kayla Anderson, bringing Greenwich to within 34-32. After the visitors failed to score on the ensuing possession.

Martyanov got the ball near the foul line, pump faked, drove to her right and converted a layup while being fouled, tying the score at 34-34.

She then made her foul shot, giving GHS the lead for good at 35-34 with 2:01 remaining in the final quarter.

“It feels great to get this win, the last time we were here was sophomore year,” Martyanov said.

“I feel like we started off slow, but we came back and I’m really proud of everybody.”

As for her drive to the basket late in the game?

“We work on that all the time and I know I need to drive to the basket more, so it felt good.”

Jablonski made a free throw, Frankle converted a runner in the lane and Sergio swished three foul shots, putting the Cards on top, 41-36 with less than one minute remaining.

Conard rallied for four quick points in less than 10 seconds, closing to within 41-40 with 4.9 seconds to play. Frankle iced the game for the Cardinals, however, m a k i n g t wo f o u l s h o t s a n d Greenwich had its opening round win.

“The first quarter we came out and we did not perform the way we thought we were going to perform,” said Frankle, who scored nine fourth-quarter points. “We thought we were going to pound it inside and dominate. We didn’t start doing that until the fourth quarter and once we started doing that, it was all just matching their physicality and overcoming the obstacles we had to face down the stretch.”

Frankle converted a 3-pointer from the left wing area, knotting the score at 30-30, then after Knowles score d fou r st ra ig ht p oi nts, Jablonski began the Cardinals’ run with a basket in the post.

“It was very high intensity, but we all pulled through together as a team,” said Jablonski, who was clutch in the final quarter. “Carolyn and Sophia were playing really well on defense and Kelly had some good blocks and we all pulled through.”

The home team twice stared at seven-point, second-half deficits.

They trailed 20-13 early in the third quarter and 28-21 the first minute of the fourth quarter.

“I was scared a little bit in that fourth quarter, but I’m really proud of how we stayed focused,” Anderson said. “I’m so proud and I know we can continue it.

Unfortunately, we have some experience with fighting back from deficits this season, but we fought back from their two seven-point leads.”

Anderson scored four points, Sergio had three points and senior guard Kristin Riggs had two points for the Cardinals, who jumped out to a 7-2 first-quarter lead, before the visitors rallied to take a 9-7 edge into the second stanza.

Martyanov pulled down 10 rebounds and blocked five shots, Jablonski grabbed five rebounds, Frankle had five steals and Sergio stole the ball three times for the victors. Sergio’s points came off key foul shots in the final minute.

“I kind of just free my mind of everything that’s going on,” Sergio said of taking foul shots. “I have to make the shot and just focus in on the shot. I think we handled it well, we were very prepared and we fought to the end.”

Greenwich effectively used its bench and made some adjustments as the game progressed.

“We talked to the girls about being flexible at any given time and interchangeable with our approach and the girls executed it flawlessly,” Wax said. “When we needed to go big, we went big, when we needed to go zone, they went zone and they really stepped up. They knew it was going to be about heart and hustle and in the fourth quarter they stepped up and made it happen.”

Greenwich’s second round game against host Enf ield is s c h e du l e d fo r 6 : 3 0 p . m . o n Thursday, but it may be changed to 4:15 p.m.

“I’m really excited, I have a lot of faith in our team,” Jablonski said of the next round.

Chason Barber takes a shot during the second half of the Greenwich High School boys basketball team’s game against host New Canaan on Feb. 23, 2022. The Cardinals rolled to a 63-41 victory. Photo by David Fierro

GHS Boys Basketball Upends New Canaan

By David Fierro

After suffering three straight losses against conference opponents, Greenwich’s boys basketball team entered Wednesday night’s game against ho st New Ca n a a n i nte nt on closing its regular season with a victory to gain much-needed momentum heading into the FCIAC Tournament.

The Cardinals did just that and they wasted little time in doing so against the Rams.

Seizing a 11-point first-quarter l e a d a n d 16 - p o i n t h a l f t i m e advantage, Greenwich ended its regular season on a winning note, downing New Canaan, 63-41, in an FCIAC matchup.

Greenwich, which led from start to finish, ended its regular season with a record of 12-8 with the win. Now the Cardinals turn their attention to the FCIAC To u r n a m e nt , w h i c h b e g i n s on Saturday. Seeded eighth, Greenwich will play No. 1-seeded Ridgefield on Saturday.

“We’ve had a few losses to some of the top teams in the league, so this is definitely great to have before the playoffs – a nice win, everyone got in too, ” Greenwich senior center Chason Barber said.

Barber scored 10 points and was a force on the defensive and offensive backboards, for Greenwich, which received 11 points from junior guard Logan Ga l let t a a nd 10 p oi nts f rom senior guard James Pilc. All of Pilc’s points came in the f irst half for the Cardinals, who held leads of 20-5 and 28-12 following the first quarter and halftime, respectively.

Coached by Danny Melzer, the Rams, who held their Senior Night, concluded their regular season with a record of 9-11.

“Danny’s a great coach and even though it was Senior Night, we knew that they were still going to have a lot of emotion, so we wanted to get out on them early and set the tone,” GHS coach Todd Trimmer said. “We did that early tonight. They’re always a tough, resilient team.

They played good defense, they move the ball, move without the ball, so any time you come here and get a win, I don’t’ care what the standings are, it’s good.”

Junior center Jack Quinn scored all eight of his points in the second half Xavion Faison finished with seven points off the bench for the Cardinals. Faison converted a 3-pointer, while Galletta and Pilc each swished two 3-point shots.

Faison has seen increased minutes lately and has helped the Cards with perimeter shooting off the bench.

“I am more so a shooting type player,” Faison said. “I am there for good energy off the bench.”

The Cardinals, who struggled offensively in some of its recent losses, have shown improvement on the offensive end its past two games.

“We played good defense and we f inished on transition plays,” Faison said of the squad’s performance against New Canaan.

P i l c ’s l a y u p o f f a d r i v e along the baseline and Faison’s 3-pointer gave Greenwich a 12-2 lead on the Rams with 2:59 to go in the first quarter. Another basket by Faison, followed by a runner in the lane, made it 16-5 at the end of the opening quarter.

Galletta’s layup and Barber’s basket in the low post upped Greenwich’s advantage to 20-5.

Pilc and Gallett added secondquarter 3-pointers, making it 26-8 in favor of the visitors.

Sophomore g uard Grif f in Bramwit scored 12 points, while junior guard Jack Hladick added nine points for New Canaan, which also trailed by double digits throughout the second half.

Barber’s basket gave Greenwich its biggest lead at 40-16 late in the third quarter.

“It was great, we hit a lot of shots, especially from the line, we’ve seemed to be struggling from the line, but I think this was a great game to get our confidence up for Ridgefield on Saturday,” Barber said.

“Ever yone contributed and hopefully, this puts us in a position to work Thursday, Friday and get ready for Saturday,” Trimmer said.

Senior guard Andrew Kahn scored five points, junior power forward Dominic DeLuca had four points and Aidan Karson (sophomore) and Julian Espano (senior) had three points apiece in the winning effort.

Gre enw ich’s FCI AC To u r n a m e n t q u a r t e r f i n a l round game against Ridgefield is scheduled to take place at Fairfield Warde High School on Saturday at 7 p.m.

T h e T i g e r s d e fe at e d t h e Cardinals, 51-36, this past Saturday.

“It’s nice that we just optically saw Ridgefield,” Trimmer said.

“We know what we’re getting.

They’re a great team, so it’s a huge challenge. You have to beat the best to get to where you want to go and we’re playing the best.”

Said Barber: “We held them (Ridgefield) to 20 points in the first half. We missed a lot of shots in the first half, but we’ve been working on our offense.”

“It’s going to be a tough one, but we’re going to work hard the next two days and get ready for this big game,” Faison added.

REAL ESTATE DASHBOARD c l l n g

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i s e D FEATURED OPEN HOUSES n e d r a G h c i w een Data Compiled by Rob Pulitano [203] 561-8092

Address

Area

Price

Day/Time

Broker

39 Rockmere Avenue

Old Greenwich

$695,000

Sat 1-3 PM

Coldwell Banker

291 Delavan Avenue

Greenwich

$825,000

Sun 12-2 PM

Berkshire Hathaway

63 Mary Lane

Riverside

$895,000

Sat 1-4 PM

Berkshire Hathaway

63 Mary Lane

Riverside

$895,000

Sun 1-3 PM

Berkshire Hathaway

21 Brown House Road

Old Greenwich

$1,075,000

Sun 1-3 PM

Houlihan Lawrence

37 Harold Street

Cos Cob

$1,197,500

Sun 1-3 PM

New England Land

27 Indian Field Road

Greenwich

$1,350,000

Sun 2-4 PM

Abart Estate, LLC

153 E Elm Street

Greenwich

$3,250,000

Sun 12-2 PM

Sotheby's

Cos Cob

$3,600,000

Sun 1-3 PM

Compass

27 Evergreen Road

Greenwich

$5,495,000

Sat 12-2 PM

Coldwell Banker

8 Dewart Road

Greenwich

$8,495,000

Sun 12-2 PM

Coldwell Banker

NEW SALES

Data Compiled by Cesar Rabellino (203) 249-9866 Address

Original List

List Price

Sold Price DOM BR FB Acres SqFt

1465 Putnam Avenue 223 22 Putnam Park 47 Lafayette Place 4C 169 Mason Street 1A 52 Morgan Avenue 25 West Elm 26 12 Glenville Street 305 12 High Street 33 Putnam Avenue 1B 43 Harold Street B 4 Wyndover Lane 5 Webb Avenue 10 Birchwood Drive 554 River Road 104 Elm Street 2 90 Lockwood Road 61 Morningside Drive 29 Richmond Hill Road 15 Sherwood Farm Lane 47 Birch Lane 15 Reynwood Manor 65 Clapboard Ridge Road

$440,000 $520,000 $550,000 $595,000 $619,000 $690,000 $699,000 $825,000 $895,000 $850,000 $1,200,000 $1,295,000 $2,395,000 $2,395,000 $2,425,000 $2,500,000 $3,375,000 $3,995,000 $4,795,000 $4,512,000 $8,275,000 $8,750,000

$440,000 $520,000 $550,000 $595,000 $619,000 $690,000 $699,000 $777,000 $895,000 $850,000 $1,200,000 $1,295,000 $2,295,000 $2,395,000 $2,425,000 $2,500,000 $3,375,000 $3,995,000 $4,695,000 $4,512,000 $7,750,000 $8,750,000

$449,400 $510,000 $550,000 $580,000 $619,000 $690,000 $716,000 $750,000 $857,500 $870,000 $1,300,000 $1,405,000 $2,275,000 $2,395,000 $2,425,000 $2,612,500 $3,200,000 $3,995,000 $4,500,000 $4,512,000 $6,700,000 $8,750,000

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1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6

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0 0.08 0 0.14 0 0.11 0.28 0.15 2.59 0.28 0.18 0.28 0.55 4.15 1.06 1.08 9.43 3.85

REAL ESTATE DASHBOARD CONTRIBUTORS Robert Pulitano | RobertPulitano@bhhsne.com Cesar Rabellino | CesarRabellino@bhhsne.com Pam Toner | PamToner@bhhsne.com Carline Martin | CarlineMartin@bhhsne.com

NEW LISTINGS

175 Cat Rock Road

46 31 6 45 11 63 21 178 99 45 8 27 91 170 21 101 100 149 340 -

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Address

Data Compiled by Cesar Rabellino (203) 249-9866 Price/ List Price SqFt AC BR FB SqFt

7 River Road D-3

$99,000

37 Sheephill Road 8

$700,000

$411

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291 Delavan Avenue

$825,000

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31 Moshier Street A

Area

0

0

Cos Cob

0

2

2

Riverside

2,021

0.16

4

2

Byram

$366

2,400

0

2

2

Glenville

$900,000

$472

1,908

0

3

3

Glenville

15 Lafayette Court 5B

$975,000

$672

1,450

0

2

2

South Parkway

21 Brown House Road

$1,075,000

$1,054

1,020

0.18

2

1

Old Greenwich

20 Church Street B30

$1,150,000

$788

1,460

0

2

2

South Parkway

61 Sinawoy Road

$1,195,000

$355

3,367

0.18

5

3

Cos Cob

37 Harold Street

$1,197,500

$469

2,554

0.11

6

3

Cos Cob

19 Lakeview Drive

$1,965,000

$2,051

958

1

3

2

Riverside

10 Edgewater Drive

$1,975,000

4

3

Old Greenwich

22 Indian Mill Road

$2,295,000

$604

3,802

1.03

4

3

Cos Cob

1 Turner Drive

$2,700,000

$840

3,216

1.14

5

3

Glenville

85 Dingletown Road

$5,000,000

$1,111

4,500

2.08

3

3

South Parkway

82 Birch Lane

$5,295,000

$939

5,637

1.1

5

4

South Parkway

155 Taconic Road

$5,695,000

$1,298

4,389

7.49

6

4

North Parkway

50 Byfield Lane

$5,750,000

$614

9,367

2.45

5

7

South Parkway

74 Rock Maple Road

$5,795,000

$650

8,911

4.08

5

6

South Parkway

18 Indian Chase Drive

$5,995,000

$1,110

5,400

1

5

5

South of Post Road

9 Bayberry Lane

$6,750,000

$844

8,000

8.39

6

5

North Parkway

528 Field Point Road

$7,995,000

$1,058

7,554

1.35

6

5

South of Post Road

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February Market Report – Contracts on the Rise

By Mark Pruner It ’s not a l l t h at remarkable when contracts rise in the spring market.

T h a t ’s w h a t t h e y ’r e supposed to do as more inventory comes on and buyers seeing the warm we at he r a nd c om e out to buy houses. This year however rising contracts are actually pretty remarkable. Our inventory stands at only 151 listings.

This is down 126 listings from February of 2021 and an amazing 362 listings from February of 2020, our last pre-COVID month.

Even w ith our low i n v e n t o r y, Fe b r u a r y 2022was an above average month for sales with 38 sales. Our 10-year average for sales in January, preCOVID is 31 sales, so we we r e u p 1 9 % ove r o u r average February. For the pessimists, you can argue that our sales are down 40% for the month of February and 32% for the first two months of the year on a year over year basis.

Now normally that would be considered a disastrous collapse of the market, however, those two months l a s t ye a r w e r e r e c o r d months with an amazing 129 sales in two months compared to our “paltry” 88 sales year to date.

W h e n yo u l o o k a t a color-coded chart of sales, our inventory is very much pro-seller with inventory down in every category, but under $600,000 where we have one l ist i ng up from zero listings last year.

In fact, however under $1,000,000 we only have 9 listings. The rest of the color-coded chart looks flat or very much pro-buyer with contracts and year to date sales down for the first two months of the year.

Normally, that indicates a lack of demand, however in 2022, it indicates a lack of supply.

We recently put on a house that was in ver y nice shape and it had 24 showings in three days and multiple offers. We are just really, really supply constrained; the buyers are out there.

Now this is not to say there, you shouldn’t worry about the market.

If we don’t have any gas/

inventory to keep the sales engine running, sales will continue to sputter, but probably not in March. The good news is our contracts are up significantly from last month, when we had 81 contracts and now, we have 99 contracts. Our average sales in March are 38 houses, so with 99 contracts, we should be above average, but not near the 71 sales that we had in March 2021.

One thing to note however is that our inventory has been fairly flat for the first eight weeks of this year. W hat that me a n s i s t h at t he new inventor y coming on is matching our contracts.

H av i n g s a id t h at i f we had more inventory, we certainly would have many more sales. This is the best time ever for a seller to put their house on the market and that’s true in every price range up to $10 million.

If you look just at sales, we do see a little weakness above $5 million where we have 24 months of supply from $5 – 6.5 million and 36 months of supply over $10 million. The thing to look at however is months of supply when you add in contracts and for all price categories that months of supply is going down indicating an accelerating market.

W hen you compa re i nventor y to s a le s a nd contracts, we normally see a lot more inventory than we have sales or contracts.

All the way up to $4 million, we actually have almost as many contracts and in some cases more contracts than we have inventory. It’s just a remarkable year.

The specter of r isi ng i nter e st rate s is temporarily accelerating demand from buyers who need mortgages and who want to get in at the lower interest rates. We also are starting to see the return of the transferee market and companies are once more moving their senior people around the U. S. a nd br ing ing in people from overseas after a long hiatus.

St ay t u ne d t he f i r st quarter is going to be very interesting period.

Mark Pruner is the Greenwich Sentinel Real Estate Editor and a sales executive with Compass at 200 Greenwich Ave. He can be reached at mark. pruner@compass.com or 203-969-7900.

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Column from Icy Frantz Turns Out 95’s not all that Bad

By Icy Frantz Sitting down to write this mor n ing, I was pa ra lyzed with conflicting thoughts and emotions.

I wanted to write about being middle-aged and teaching an old dog like me new tricks, but I was finding it challeng ing to dive into a comical, joyful piece and ignore what is happening in the Ukraine.

Back and forth, I journeyed my cursor across the computer screen coming to terms with the idea that if I was to proceed as planned, I might appear completely tone death. And yet, what did I have to say about an invasion on the other side of the world that could be both thought-provoking and valuable?

Like many I am watching t he news i nce ssa nt ly a nd processing the stories and pictures. I imagine what it might feel like to be invaded, and what it might be like to flee my home, not knowing if I’d ever see it again. Or to have my own children wrested from my arms to be taken to a safer place, not knowing when – or if – I’d see them again. Or to stand up, weapon in hand, and fight for my country and fellow

citizen.

I rummaged within, searching for any degree of similar experience of my own that could inform me but came up short.

A few thoughts took me back to 9/11. The attacks felt invasive; our sense of security and safety was shaken. I heard the planes overhead protecting our coastline. It was chilling.

I remembered other types of invasions too; being robbed in college, when our apartment was invaded by two men who f led down a fire escape with pieces of our jewelry they had swiped from a bureau, leaving us feeling frightened and vulnerable. And a friend who was personally invaded violated really - when she was sexually assaulted in New York City in her twenties. Horrific and traumatizing.

And as I tried to comprehend what it might feel like to be a Ukrainian today, I struggled with something else.

How can we feel happy when there is so much strife in this world? How do we come to terms with the fact that the human experience can be so vastly different?

Certainly not new questions and - spoiler alert I have no adequate answers, but the current situation in the Ukraine has unearthed them, and brought them into the forefront where they are difficult to ignore, and make our everyday ordinary ups and downs seem rather silly and

trivial in comparison. anxious, scared, and saddened I tr y to understand the I do my best to not make It’s baffling to me that we by the news out of the Ukraine. harsh reality of another. I may things worse. can hold onto such opposing W h ich br i n g s me b ack fall short, but I try.

And I celebrate the joyful feelings at the exact same to this piece - can I w rite I get inspired by the human moments in life even amidst the suffering, because I know t hat t hat joy w i l l g ive me strength for the times in my own life that will be harder, harsher.

Waking up this morning, the sun is rising over a calm Long Island Sound. Nothing about the view outside my window alerts my senses to the invasion of Ukraine, to the sights of Russian soldiers as they move in on Kyiv, to the smell of the underground subway tunnels protecting the women and children, to the taste of the gunpowder, to the sound of explosions. It would be so easy to stay in the calm.

A n d ye t t h e n e w s a n d pictures from across the globe invades the ordinarily idyllic scene, staking claim to our soul right alongside our own frustration caused by traffic time; that our soul can be a about joy, when the pain of spirit that crisis inevitably on 95 and the joy we feel as a catch-all not that dissimilar the invasion - or COVID or ignites, and I hold onto that result of a text from one of our to my unwieldy, large canvas genocide or death or any other because that is where I see the children. tote that transports my books, calamity - is just outside our hope.

We h o l d o n t o t h o s e a yellow legal pad, a wallet, door?

And I am grateful – for contrasting emotions, aware lip gloss, a doggie poop bag, The truth is I do it all of the my lot in life, for the privilege that we are the lucky ones, keys, a coupon, mints, mail, a time. I not only write that way, I have been afforded, for the thousands of miles away from charger, and protein bars in but I live that way. fact that I live in a country that danger, and let the ripple that and out of my house every day.

I a l l ow mys e l f to v i s it has mostly avoided war on our forms on the water’s edge push That we can feel elated by temporarily the harshness in own soil. us to look beyond our own the texts from our children our world - I take a good, hard W h e n I c a n , I g i v e existence and stay there just declaring a new job or a good look - and then I come running something of myself, some a little longer and embrace a test grade, while at the same back into my own universe, small gesture to ease the pain world that is suffering on this time being frustrated by the one that feels safe and familiar. of others with the knowledge cold winter morning.

For more from Icy, visit her traf f ic on 95, heartbroken One where most of the time, t h a t w h a t e v e r I g i v e , i s at www.Icyfrantz.net at The by a friend’s loss of a parent, the biggest problems are really probably not enough.

Icing on the Cake. a muse d by a T i kTok , a nd not that big.

I pray.

I allow myself to visit temporarily the harshness in our world - I take a good, hard look - and then I come running back into my own universe, one that feels safe and familiar. One where most of the time, the biggest problems are really not that big.

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GREENWICH LIBRARIES: greenwichlibrary.org Friday, March 4 10 a.m.

Senior Chinese Book Discussion Group. Online. 203-622-7924. ywang@greenwichlibrary.org 10:30 a.m.

Storytime at Cos Cob Library.

203-622-6883. lmatthews@ greenwichlibrary.org 3 p.m.

Spotlight on: Digital Newspapers.

Marx Family Black Box Theater. csherman@greenwichlibrary.org 3:45 p.m.

World Music with Anitra. Cos Cob Library Community Room. lmatthews@greenwichlibrary.org.

7 p.m.

Friends Friday Films: “ Falling for Figaro” with Guest: Metropolitan Opera Singer Wendy Bryn Harmer. Berkley Theater. cgibbs@ greenwichlibrary.org Saturday, March 5 9 a.m.

Free Tax Preparation: AARP Foundation. Community Room #5.

Appointment required. 203-6227900. children@greenwichlibrary.org 11 a.m.

Family Fun Saturday: Legos, Games & Crafts. Cos Cob Library Community Room. 203-622-6883.

11 a.m.

Technology Help. Learning Lab. 203-625-6560.

Monday, March 7 10 a.m.

Wee Ones Storytime for 1s and 2s.

Marx Family Black Box Theater. children@greenwichlibrary.org 11:30 a.m.

Blood Pressure Screening.

Community Room #5. First-come, first-served. 203-625-6549. schan@ greenwichlibrary.org 7 p.m.

The Impact Of Sneaker Culture.

Online.

Tuesday, March 8 9:15 a.m.

Baby Lapsit Storytime. Children’s Constellation Room. children@ greenwichlibrary.org 10:30 a.m.

Spanish Storytime at Cos Cob Library. 203-622-6883.

11 a.m.

Indoor Preschool Storytime with Patty. Byram Library Community Room. 203-531-0426.

11 a.m.

Petite Concert. Marx Family Black Box Theater. children@ greenwichlibrary.org 1 p.m.

Friends Book Group: “Matrix”

by Lauren Groff. 2nd Floor Meeting Room. RSVP. friends@ greenwichlibrary.org 1 p.m.

Sit n Stitch Knitting Group. Cos Cob Library Community Room. 203-6226883.

1:15 p.m.

Baby Lapsit Storytime. Marx Family Black Box Theater. children@ greenwichlibrary.org 4 p.m.

Chair & Wall Yoga. Online. 203-5310426.

4 p.m.

LifeSkills Learning. Learning Lab. 203-625-6560. csherman@ greenwichlibrary.org 5 p.m.

New Yorker Stories Discussion Group. Online. 203-622-6883.

Wednesday, March 9

Complete Town Wide Calendar 10 a.m.

Tales for 2s and 3s. Marx Family Black Box Theater. children@ greenwichlibrary.org 10:30 a.m.

Baby Lapsit. Cos Cob Library Community Room. 203-622-6883. lmatthews@greenwichlibrary.org 3:45 p.m.

Afternoon Story/Craft. Ages 2 1/2 & up. Cos Cob Library Community Room. 203-622-6883.

Thursday, March 10 11 a.m.

Fiesta de los Cuentos! Bilingual Storytime. Children’s Constellation Room. children@greenwichlibrary. org 11:30 a.m.

Qi Gong. Online. 203-531-0426.

4 p.m.

LifeSkills Learning. Learning Lab. 203-625-6560. csherman@ greenwichlibrary.org 7 p.m.

Lecture: “Women in Contemporary French Film” with Ann Kern, PhD. Online. 203-531-0426.

7 p.m.

Literary Connections with Mark Schenker: “The Garden Party” by Katherine Mansfield.

Online. 203-622-7915. mwalsh@ greenwichlibrary.org 7 p.m.

The Foot and Ankle Specialist’s Guide for Runners. Online. 203-6227918. emorrissey@greenwichlibrary. org Friday, March 11 10:30 a.m.

Storytime at Cos Cob Library.

203-622-6883. lmatthews@ greenwichlibrary.org 3:45 p.m.

World Music with Anitra. Cos Cob Library Community Room. lmatthews@greenwichlibrary.org 7 p.m.

Friends Friday Films: “ Spencer” Berkley Theater. cgibbs@ greenwichlibrary.org Saturday, March 12 9 a.m.

Free Tax Preparation: AARP Foundation. Community Room #5.

Appointment required. 203-6227900.

9:30 a.m.

Spotlight on: Digital Newspapers Marx Family Black Box Theater.

Learning Lab. csherman@ greenwichlibrary.org 10 a.m.

Saturday Storytime. Children’s Constellation Room. children@ greenwichlibrary.org 10:30 a.m.

Stories and Craft with Nicole & Miguel. Online. 203-531-0426.

11 a.m.

Technology Help. Learning Lab. 203-625-6560. csherman@ greenwichlibrary.org 3 p.m.

Concert: Firey String Sistas! Berkley Theater. 203-622-7919. dsalm@ greenwichlibrary.org GREENWICH HOSPITAL: greenwichhospital.org/events 888-305-9253 Monday, March 7 12:30 p.m.

Webinar: Knee Replacement Education.

Wednesday, March 9 11 a.m.

Webinar: Better Breathers.

1:30 p.m.

Parkinson’s Disease Support Group.

260 Long Ridge Rd, Stamford.

5 p.m.

Webinar: Stroke Education Support Group.

6 p.m.

Webinar: State of Art Mgmt of Cartilage Injuries.

Thursday, March 10 5 p.m.

Webinar: Diverticulosis & Gastroesophageal.

7 p.m.

Webinar: The Foot and Ankle Specialist’s Guide for Runners.

Saturday, March 12 9 a.m.

CPR Friends & Family (Infant/ Child). 38 Volunteer Ln. $65. For discount information call 888-3059253.

NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR: ntngreenwich.org Everyday, all day • 24/7 Food Drive Collection site at North Greenwich Congregational Church, 606 Riversville Road. The weatherproof bin is located outside of the Parish Hall.

• Greenwich Reform Synagogue, 92 Orchard St., Cos Cob. Tuesdays, 9 - 11 a.m.

Food Drive (drive-thru) at St. Catherine of Siena’s parking area across the street from the rectory entrance, 4 Riverside Ave. (Nonperishable foods, personal care products, large sized diapers (5 & 6) and pull-ups, and knit hats (hand knit or store bought).

Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Food Drive at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church parking lot, 200 Riverside Ave. FRIDAY, MARCH 4 The Greenwich Arts Council’s 25th Anniversary of Art to the Avenue - artist registration deadline. greenwichartscouncil.org 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Blood Pressure Screening. YMCA of Greenwich, 50 East Putnam Ave. greenwichymca.org 10 a.m.

Alliance Francaise of Greenwich: ‘Café Franco-Américain’ Conversation in English and French.

In person. sbenthal@aol.com 6 p.m.

Pathways’ Music and Change featuring The Marcus King Band. The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester. $200.

203-869-5656. sghabour@pways. org. one.bidpal.net/capitol/ticketing 7 p.m.

7th and 8th Grade event. Arch Street Teen Center, 1010 Arch St. $20.

203-629-5744. info@archstreet.org. archstreet.org 7 p.m.

Greenwich Alliance for Education Trivia Challenge. Online. $50/person, $500/team (max of 10 players).

203-912-9543. juile@greenwichalliance.org. greenwichalliance.org 7 - 9:30 p.m.

Greenwich Roller Skating public session. Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, 90 Harding Rd. $12 (includes

skate rentals). greenwichrollerskating.webs.com 7:30 p.m.

Live Music: Sophia - acoustic. St. Lawrence Society, 86 Valley Rd. 203-618-9036. stlawrencesociety. com SATURDAY, MARCH 5 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Greenwich Council BSA’s 3rd annual ‘Scouting for Food’ food drive for Neighbor to Neighbor. Greenwich Public Safety Complex, 11 Bruce Pl. greenwichscouting.org 7 p.m.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance Installation of Parade Grand Marshal John Toner. Knights of Columbus Hall, 37 West Putnam Ave. greenwichhibernians.org SUNDAY, MARCH 6 9 - 11:30 a.m.

First Sunday Bird Walks.

Greenwich Point Park (Meet near the main concession stand at the south end of the beach).

All ages. (Bring binoculars). friendsofgreenwichpoint.org 1 p.m.

Science Solvers: Spring Explorers.

Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. Ages 4 & up. Free with admission.

No reservations required. brucemuseum.org 4 p.m.

The Chamber Players of the Greenwich Symphony: “Blow, Ye Winds” concert. Round Hill Community Church, 395 Round Hill Rd. Adult admission, $30; students, $5. chamberplayersofthegso.org 4 p.m.

Book Talk with James O’Keefe, Founder of Project Veritas. Arch Street Teen Center, 1010 Arch St. 203-629-5744. info@archstreet.org. archstreet.org MONDAY, MARCH 7 1 p.m.

Greenwich Decorative Arts Lecture: “The Integration of Architecture and Decorative Arts in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie Houses.” $25. greenwichdecorativearts.org 4 p.m.

Greenwich Art Society: Introduction to Drawing (Teens & Adults). Via Zoom. Register. 203-629-1533. greenwichartsociety.org/classes 7 p.m.

India Cultural Center of Greenwich (ICC) Speakers Series: Kal Penn, Actor, White House Staffer, and Author. Greenwich High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets, $25; Middle & HS students, $10. iccgreenwich.org 7 p.m.

Virtual Book Discussion on Maggie O’Farrell’s “Hamnet,” Facilitated

by Diane Morello of Greenwich Pen Women. Via Zoom. Free. Register. perrotlibrary.org/events 7:30 p.m.

The Chamber Players of the Greenwich Symphony: “Blow,

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Ye Winds” concert. Greenwich Arts Council, 2nd floor Recital Hall, 299 Greenwich Ave. Adult admission, $30; students, $5. chamberplayersofthegso.org TUESDAY, MARCH 8 Tasty Tuesdays Eat at Corbo’s Corner Deli West and/ or Sam’s Bar & Grill today, and they will make a donation to Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich. facebook.com/ BGCGKids 9:30 & 10:45 a.m.

Forest Days: Explore with Me (Spring Session). Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St. Register. greenwichbotanicalcenter. org 10 & 11 a.m.

Bruce Beginnings: Colorful Landscapes. 1 Museum Dr. Ages 2 1/2-5. Free with admission.

No reservations required. brucemuseum.org 4:30 p.m.

Greenwich Art Society: Collage and Assemblage Using Mixed Media. Via Zoom. 203-629-1533. greenwichartsociety.org/classes 5 p.m.

Margaritas & Light Bites at Eastend to benefit Pathways. Eastend Restaurant, 409 Greenwich Ave. $65. pways.org 7 p.m.

The Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center: Transition to Adulthood and Employment Services. Online. Free.

Register. cpacinc.org/events.aspx WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 9:30 a.m.

UJA-JCC Greenwich Women’s Education Symposium. YWCA Greenwich, 259 E. Putnam Ave. ujajcc.org 9:30 & 10:45 a.m.

Forest Days: Explore with Me (Spring Session). Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St. Register. greenwichbotanicalcenter. org 11 a.m.

Retired Men’s Association of Greenwich: Phil Grucci, President and CEO of Fireworks by Grucci, “History of Fireworks and the Role of Grucci.” On Zoom. Free. Open to all. greenwichrma.org 12:30 p.m.

The Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center: Teachable Moments: How to Help Your Child Avoid Meltdowns.

Online. Free. Register. cpacinc.org/ events.aspx 2 p.m.

Webinar: Landscape Practices for Healthy Yards – Property Owners. Online. Free. Register. greenwichbotanicalcenter.org 5 p.m.

Alliance Francaise of Greenwich: ‘Worldwide Wednesdays’ - join in for lively discussions on French films.

Via Zoom. Open to all. afgreenwich. org 6 p.m.

ONS Webinar: “State of the Art Management of Cartilage Injuries and Arthritis in Active Adults.” On Zoom. Free. Register. onsmd.com/ events 7 p.m.

Book Discussion: “Somersett: Benjamin Franklin and the Masterminding of American Independence,” with author Phillip Goodrich and audiobook producer May Wuthrich. Via Zoom. Free.

Register. perrotlibrary.org/events THURSDAY, MARCH 10 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Vine Cutting at Tod’s Point/ Greenwich Point – volunteers needed. 7 Tods Driftway. 4kling@ gmail.com. friendsofgreenwichpoint. org 1 p.m.

Greenwich Art Society: Process Painting: Master Class in Contemporary Issues. In person, 299 Greenwich Ave. Register. 203629-1533. greenwichartsociety.org/ classes SATURDAY, MARCH 12 9 a.m.

America’s Boating Club of Greenwich: Safe Boating class.

Police Headquarters, 11 Bruce Pl. Register. GreenwichSquadron@ gmail.com. greenwichsps. wordpress.com 1 p.m.

Nest Box Building Workshop.

Greenwich Audubon Center. Ages 6 & up. $50 for kit & 1 person.

Registration required. 203-9301353. ryan.maclean@audubon.org. greenwich.audubon.org/events THROUGH FRIDAY, MARCH 11: Greenwich United Way Sole Sisters Book Drive - benefiting Greenwich after-school programs at the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich and the BANC Dept. of Human Services After School Program. Drop off locations: Athena Books in Old Greenwich, Cos Cob Library, Dogwood Books & Gifts at Christ Church, Perrot Library and the Greenwich

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United Way office. greenwichunitedway.org THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 13: The Undies Project’s Mardi “Bra” drive - to collect donations of new bras for women and girls in need. info@theundiesproject.org. theundiesproject.org.

THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 3: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Byram Neighborhood Association’s The Dressing Room Prom Drive new or lightly used dresses, jewelry, hand bags and evening heels for Greenwich High School students’ Prom. Drop-off: The Market Place, 248 Mill St, M-Fri, 10am-5pm. wndy_ figueroa@icloud.com The League of Women Voters of Greenwich 3rd Annual Student Essay Contest – all Greenwich students in grades 8-12. $1000 college scholarship. Essays due: Sunday, April 3. lwvgreenwich.org/ essay TUESDAYS: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

On pause until March: Beginner Bridge with The Perfectly Polite Bridge Group. YMCA members, $30; nonmembers, $35. New players welcome. (Register by Monday, 6pm). 203-524- 8032. greenwichymca.org 5 - 7 p.m.

Lighthouse, a Program of Kids In Crisis: LGBTQ Youth Group Meeting. On Zoom. Free. Open to all LGBTQ Youth & allies. 203-6611911. lighthouse@kidsincrisis.org. kidsincrisis.org/get-help/lighthouse WEDNESDAYS: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. - & 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.

On pause until March: Relaxed Bridge with The Perfectly Polite Bridge Group. Members, $10; nonmembers, $12. New players welcome. (Register by Tuesday, 6pm). 203-524-8032. greenwichymca.org 12 - 2 p.m.

Waste Free Greenwich’s Food Scrap Recycle Program: Drop off scraps at Living Hope Community Church, 38 West End Ave., Old Greenwich. wastefreegreenwich@gmail.com. wastefreegreenwich.org 12:15 p.m.

Greenwich Rotary Club Weekly Lunch Meeting. Greenwich Water Club, 49 River Rd. $68/person.

RSVP. sally.parris@cbmoves.com. greenwichrotary.org 6:30 p.m.

NAMI-CAN (Child and Adolescent Network) Online Support Group - for parents and primary caregivers of children & adolescents, under age 21, with behavioral and emotional issues. Free. namisouthwestct.org/ online-support THURSDAYS: 8 a.m. & 4 p.m.

Tai Chi Basic Moves. First Congregational Church of Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach Ave. Registration is required. Tuition is paid as a donation made directly by the participant to abilis, Neighbor to Neighbor, or the First Congregational Church. experiencetaichi.org 5 - 7 p.m.

Lighthouse, a Program of Kids In Crisis: LGBTQ Youth Group Meeting. On Zoom. Free. Open to all LGBTQ Youth & allies. 203-6611911. lighthouse@kidsincrisis.org. kidsincrisis.org/get-help/lighthouse EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Canceled for February: Book Exchange – choose from a huge selection of books. Holly Hill Recycling Center. Free, or, donate books. (Open every Fri & Sat. books4everyone.org SATURDAYS: 9:30 a.m.

Sam Bridge Winter Farmers’ Market.

Sam Bridge Nursery & Greenhouses, 437 North St. Through May 7. 203869-3418. sambridge.com/farmersmarket EVERY SUNDAY: 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Safe Roads (Traffic Restricted) Sundays at Tod’s Point, sponsored

by Friends of Greenwich Point. Through April 11, 2022.

FriendsofGreenwichPoint.org RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: RedCrossBlood.org Monday, March 7 7:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Greenwich Blood Donation Center, 99 Indian Field Rd, Greenwich.

Tuesday, March 8 7:45 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Greenwich Blood Donation Center, 99 Indian Field Rd, Greenwich.

9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Thomas H. Slater Center, 2 Fisher Court White Plains, NY. 1 - 6:30 p.m.

Saint Mark’s Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge Rd, New Canaan.

Wednesday, March 9 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Veterans Memorial Bldg SEE TIMES 216 Halstead Ave Harrison, NY.

Saturday, March 12 7:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Union Baptist Church, 805 Newfield Ave, Stamford.

TOWN MEETINGS: greenwichct.gov/calendar Monday, March 7 9:15 a.m.

FS Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities Meeting.

9:30 a.m.

Energy Management Advisory Committee and Planning & Zoning Team Meeting. Via Zoom.

3 p.m.

Energy Management Advisory Committee Meeting. Town Hall Mazza Room.

3 p.m.

FS Re-Imagine Greenwich Virtual Web Meeting. Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

Education Committee Meeting. Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

Finance Committee Meeting. Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

Legislative & Rules Committee Meeting. Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

Public Works Committee Meeting.

Via Zoom.

8 p.m.

Land Use Committee Meeting. Via Zoom.

Tuesday, March 8 12 p.m.

First Selectman’s Diversity Advisory Committee Meeting. Via Zoom.

5:30 p.m.

Shellfish Commission Meeting. Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

Health & Human Services Committee Meeting. Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

Town Services Committee Meeting.

Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

Transportation Committee Meeting.

Via Zoom.

Wednesday, March 9 2 p.m.

Landscape practices for Healthy Yards - Property Owners. Via Zoom.

7 p.m.

Historic District Commission Regular Meeting. Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

District 11 Meeting. Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

District 8 Meeting. Via Zoom.

8 p.m.

District 4 Meeting. Via Zoom.

Thursday, March 10 10 a.m.

Board of Selectmen Meeting. In Person at Town Hall - Meeting Room and via Zoom.

4 p.m.

FS Bicycle Task Force Committee Meeting. Via Zoom.

7 p.m.

District 6 RTM Meeting. Via Zoom.

7 p.m.

District 10 Meeting. Harvest Time Church, 1338 King St. 7 p.m.

District 6 Meeting. Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

District 12 Meeting. Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

District 2 Meeting. Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

District 3 Meeting. Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

District 5 Meeting. Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

District 7 Meeting. Via Zoom.

7:30 p.m.

District 9 Meeting. Via Zoom.

8 p.m.

District 1 Meeting. Via Zoom.

UPCOMING BIG EVENTS Friday, March 4 6 p.m.

Pathways’ Music and Change featuring The Marcus King Band.

The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester. $200. 203-869-5656. sghabour@ pways.org. one.bidpal.net/capitol/ ticketing Sunday, March 20 4 p.m.

DWFS 18th Annual Dance Works 2022 Fundraiser Showcase.

Greenwich Academy. $40. danceworks.us Wednesday, March 23 6 p.m.

American Red Cross ‘Heroes Among Us’ Gala. Ziegfeld Ballroom, NYC. NYCGala@ redcross.org Tuesday, March 29 8 a.m.

Family Centers Titan Series Event.

Greenwich Country Club. bbrucker@

familycenters.org. familycenters. org/product/titan Thursday, March 31 7 p.m.

Breast Cancer Alliance’s Window on the World Wine Class. In person & online. breastcanceralliance.org Friday, April 1 6 p.m.

Greenwich EMS 35th Anniversary.

Greenwich Country Club. e.givesmart.com/events/k17 Wednesday, April 6 Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich’s Youth of Year Dinner. 4 Horseneck Ln. bgcg.org Thursday, April 7 6 p.m.

Breast Cancer Alliance Junior Fashion Show.

Richards, 359 Greenwich Ave. breastcanceralliance.org Friday, April 22 6:30 p.m.

The Tree Party - the 10th anniversary of the Tree Party and the 15th anniversary of the Tree Conservancy. McArdle’s Florist. greenwichtreeconservancy.org Saturday, April 23 6 p.m.

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American Red Cross Red and White Ball. Riverside Yacht Club, Riverside. redcross.org Thursday, April 28 4 p.m.

Swim Across America Fairfield County’s Sip & Shop. Safavieh, Stamford. swimacrossamerica.org Greenwich United Way’s Sole Sisters Luncheon. greenwichunitedway.org Friday, April 29 6 p.m.

River House Adult Day Center’s Rollling on the River Annual Benefit.

125 River Road Ext. Amurdock@ theRiverHouse.org Saturday, April 30 Abilis’ Spring for Abilis Gala.

Woodway Country Club. abilis.us

UPHOLSTERY

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WINDOW TREATMENTS CARPETS

PATIO CUSHIONS

203-957-3838 I HomeCarebyFabricare.net greenwichpoint.org Saturday, Oct. 1

Make-A-Wish Connecticut’s Evening of Wishes Gala. Mohegan Sun. ct.wish.org/gala

Greenwich Historical Society’s 90th Gala Celebration. greenwichhistory. org

Thursday, May 5

Our Neighboring Towns

YWCA Greenwich 17th annual Old Bags Luncheon. Belle Haven Club. ywcagreenwich.org Friday, May 6 6 p.m.

YMCA of Greenwich Annual Gala.

Burning Tree Country Club, 120 Perkins Rd. egrant@gwymca.org. e.givesmart.com/events/mcn 10 p.m.

Kids In Crisis Annual Gala – Backcountry Safari. Greenwich Audubon Center. kidsincrisis.org Wednesday, May 11 7 p.m.

UJA-JCC Greenwich Gala – Denim, Boots & Dinner. The Foundation House, Greenwich. ujajcc.org Thursday, May 12 6 p.m.

Kids In Crisis Cards for Kids Poker Tournament. Private Club, 370 Park Ave., New York, NY. kidsincrisis.org Saturday, May 14 6 p.m.

Bruce Museum’s 35th Annual Gala. Greenwich Country Club. brucemuseum.org Friday, May 20 Greenwich Hospital Annual Gala.

Greenwich Country Club. events@ greenwichhospital.org 6:30 p.m.

Have a Heart for Kids In Crisis. Silver Spring Country Club, 493 Silver Spring Rd., Ridgefield. kidsincrisis. org Saturday, May 28 Greenwich Town Party. Roger Sherman Baldwin Park. $85, general; $25, Seniors; free, children ages 12 & under. greenwichtownparty.org.

Friday, June 3 7 p.m.

Emily’s Chimes. The Village, Stamford. emsway.org Saturday, June 4 YWCA Greenwich’s Annual Gala.

Friday, June 10 5:30 p.m.

Greenwich Land Trust’s annual An Evening at the Farmstead. GLT’s Mueller Preserve. will@gltrust.org. gltrust.org Thursday, June 30 Greenwich Sentinel Awards.

Greenwich Audubon Center. greenwichsentinel.com Saturday, July 9 Greenwich Point Conservancy’s Beach Ball. Tod’s Point.

FLOORING &

TUESDAY, MARCH 8 7 p.m.

“The Story of Plastic” with Q&A session - virtual event. Register. bedfordplayhouse.org WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 2 - 4 p.m.

Notary Public Hours - get official documents notarized for free.

Ferguson Library - Harry Bennett Branch Auditorium. Appointment & two forms of ID with signature. 203351-8292. fergusonlibrary.org

7 – 8:30 p.m.

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo FrogWatch Virtual Training.

Recommended for Ages 12 & above.

Free with suggested donation. beardsleyzoo.org/frogwatch.html SATURDAY, MARCH 12 12:30 p.m.

Seal Spotting & Birding Cruise.

Aquarium Dock, 10 N. Water St., Norwalk. $34. maritimeaquarium. org 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

22 in 22 Birthday Celebration.

Stepping Stones Museum for Children, 303 West Ave., Norwalk. steppingstonesmuseum.org THROUGH FRIDAY, JUNE 3 The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum launches its 9th annual Young Writers’ Competition - open to all middle school students 6th-8th grade in the Tristate area.

Submissions deadline: June 3.

203-838-9799, ext. 6. education@ lockwoodmathewsmansion.com

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Robert Morris

Robert G. Morris, affectionately known as Spider, passed away on Feb. 23, after a brief illness. He is survived by his four loving children, Kerry, Kevin, Brian and Kate, brothers William (Bonnie), Patrick (Phyllis), and Clyde Morris and several nieces and nephews.

He was a graduate of Iona College in New Rochelle NY and served in the US Army 9th Infantry in Germany. Many Greenwich residents will remember his restaurant the Patio on the Post Road in Greenwich in the 1960’s. He also served for many years as a USPS letter carrier in Riverside.

His greatest loves were his four children and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

He was a very proud member of the Knights of Columbus and enjoyed marching down Greenwich Avenue in his green beret every St. Patrick’s Day Parade. He served as Grand Knight and was the founder of the annual Christmas Day Dinner for those who might otherwise be alone. He was always ready with a quick quip and had a charming Irish wit. His kindness and empathy knew no bounds.

The family would like to thank the staff of Parsonage Cottage, most especially Andee Cantavero, for providing Robert a warm and nurturing home during his final years.

There will be no visitation. A funeral mass was celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 26 at Sacred Heart Church in Byram.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to Homes For the Brave in Bridgeport.

OBITUARIES After college at the University of Hartford, Ed started on his work career that included a multitude of business sectors.

His insatiable curiosity, abundant talent, and ability to connect with people took him from being owner of The Cheese Shop in Huntington, NY (he had worked for the Cheese Shop on Greenwich Avenue while in high school), to partnering with his brother Tom in The Cheese Shop in Ridgefield, CT, to working as a stock broker in New York City and in Greenwich (Janney, Montgomery, Shearson and Citi). Ultimately, never being accused of being “the boring guy,” he returned once again to owning and operating his own business, and The Handy Gentleman was born, and along with it, the birth of many of his happiest times.

Ed’s family has always been foremost in his heart, and he so loved his six grandchildren, Olivia, Ed, Cassie, David, Scarlet and Jaxson, his four loving children, and his beloved wife, Jill Roina Carroll, without whom his beautiful family would have never been possible. (*There were also a lot of dogs and cats who loved him throughout the years, and we would be remiss if we did not call attention to this… he actually brought one of his family’s dogs back from the dead with mouth to mouth resuscitation. He always charged forward and never said die.)

Ed’s parents predeceased him in 1996, and his older brother, John Ward Carroll, Jr., passed in 2012.

Ed leaves behind so many of his loving family and friends, all of whom are devastated by his passing and who feel so blessed to have had him in their lives. All will keep him in their hearts forever. These include his beloved wife of 49 years, Jill Roina Carroll, son Edward (Lauren) Carroll Jr., of Old Greenwich, son Peter (Annette) Carroll, son Jack (Sarah) Carroll and daughter Elizabeth (Dave) Morrison, all of Placerville, CA. He also is survived by his sister, Bridget Snyder, of Riverside, and his brother, Thomas FitzGerald Carroll, of West Haven. Ed is also survived by his lifelong best friend, Peter Benedict, and his loving sister-in-law, Jan Roina Benedict (Jill’s twin sister), of Greenwich.

We all grieve his passing, and celebrate his wonderful and extraordinary life.

Donations, if desired, may be made to Friends of Greenwich Point, one of Ed’s favorite places on earth.

A celebration of his life was celebrated at the Greenwich Botanical Gardens.

Frederick Moxley

Reinhold Vogel Reinhold Vogel passed away on Feb. 17 at the age of 91. He was born in NYC on Oct. 17, 1930 to William and Louise Vogel.

Mr. Vogel attended Stuyvesant High School and received a BSEE degree from CCNY and a MSEE and EE degree from Columbia University. He joined the latter’s Electronic Research Laboratory to develop digital circuitry for advanced radar systems. He Later joined Federal Scientific Corporation, a company formed by Columbia professors. There he was involved in the design of equipment used to track missile launches from Florida and California. The company later joined Nicolet Instrument Company to develop portable spectrum analyzed for government and industry uses. He later became its President. He joined Loral Electronics Systems as Director of Digital System. LES developed radar equipment for F15 and F16 fighters. After retirement he taught engineering courses at Norwalk Technical College. He volunteered his time to SeniorNet computer classes.

Mr. Vogel was a member of the Old Greenwich Yacht Club and the Captain Harbor Power Squadron he assisted in teaching sailing and safe boating classes.

Mr. Vogel was predeceased by his wife Mary Lafallo Vogel in 1953 and his parents William and Louise Vogel.

A Memorial Service was held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Rye Brook, NY on Tuesday, March 1. For more information or to place an online condolence: coxeandgraziano.com

Edward Carroll, III

Edward Joseph Carroll III, age 70, of Old Greenwich, loving husband of Jill Roina Carroll, suddenly passed on Saturday, Feb. 12, while enjoying his life-long passion, riding motorcycles, especially his Harley-Davidson.

Ed was born on May 22, 1951, in Syracuse, NY, to the late John and Ann Carroll. At age 9 Ed moved with his family to Old Greenwich, where he lived for most of the rest of his life. He attended Riverside Elementary School, Eastern Junior High School, Greenwich High School, and St. Mary’s. He took his then girlfriend, Jill Roina, to the GHS Senior Prom, and they have been together ever since, having married on July 21,1973.

Phillip Romersa

Phillip Stewart Romersa, known to his childhood friends as “Flip,” Phillip died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, Feb. 4 in Greenwich. He was a youthful 59-year-old born in Arcadia, Calif. to the parents of Carol (Brookshire) and Rodolfo Romersa. An avid New York Mets, Jets, Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks fan, Phillip grew up in Greenwich, the town where he lived for over fifty-five years. He was a proud graduate of The Eagle Hill School, in Greenwich and The Forman School in Litchfield, and attended Yuba College in Marysville, Calif., and received an Associates of Arts degree from Housatonic Community College. He worked at the Xerox Corporation headquarters in the mail services department for nearly twenty-five years. He also volunteered for the Connecticut Special Olympics as a spotter and loader in the weight lifting events for over fifteen years. During his later years he worked at Marshall’s in Stamford and was a member of Greater Opportunities for Adults with Learning Disabilities (The GOALD group), a social club for adults that his mother founded in 1994, to have fun, safe, meaningful activities and get-togethers.

He will be remembered for his youthful energy, kindness, generosity, tireless work ethic, disciplined thriftiness, helpfulness, fierce determination, unending curiosity, and friendliness to everyone he met. His interests included reading, bowling, video games, researching sports statistics, studying American History, and collecting foreign currency.

He is survived by his mother, Carol Brookshire Romersa Wright, his brother Peter Romersa, and longtime friend Kezy Fusco. Also Aunt Nina and cousin Jim Tenerani, Uncle Frank Shideler, cousins Kimberly Shideler-Kalaydjian, and Kristen Shideler-Evans, as well as his stepsiblings Theo, Sam, and Abi Wright, and their children Calum, Joseph, Sarah, Annie, and Lucy.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Phillip’s name to GOALD, Greater Opportunities for Adults with Learning Disabilities, PO Box 363, Fairfield, CT 06824.

A memorial service will take place later this spring at a time and location to be announced.

Clifford Woods, Jr.

Surrounded by family, Frederick William Moxley passed from this life on Feb. 8.

Full of curiosity and a drive to live life to the fullest, Fred was a true “Renaissance man” and an exemplar of his generation.

Born on May 15, 1922, and raised in Cos Cob. He was the son of the late William and Marjorie Moxley. Fred grew up at a time when he looked forward to riding the trolley to see movies at the Pickwick Theatre, witnessed Sinawoy Road being paved with concrete, and the building of the Mianus River dam. As a child, he and his family would camp all summer on Great Island (off Todd’s Point) and sail on Long Island Sound.

His love of sailing continued throughout his life. He raced sailboats at Greenwich Point, led the Greenwich Sea Scouts on sailing trips, and he later built and raced DN ice boats. He served as First Commodore at the Cos Cob Harbor Boat Club, as well as secretary of the Westchester Ice Sailing Club. Along with sailing and camping, Fred’s hobbies included photography, flying RC model airplanes, and playing the Hammond organ.

After graduating from Greenwich High School in 1940, Fred studied electrical engineering at Purdue University. He served in the US Navy (1942-1946) as an electrical engineer aboard the USS Chester, and took part in the battles at Tarawa, Iwo Jima, and the Marshall Islands Campaigns.

In 1947, Fred married the love of his life, Marion Anderson, at St. Andrew’s Church, in Kent. He built their first home in Cos Cob, where they raised their two children, Richard (b. 1948) and Susan (b. 1955). For 40 years, Fred worked as an electrical foreman for Port Chester Electrical Co., where he oversaw the electrical installation for commercial buildings such as IBM Corp. headquarters (Armonk, NY), and Xerox Corp. headquarters (Stamford).

Fred and Marion built a summer house on Cape Cod that they enjoyed for many years. After getting his pilot’s license, Fred would fly his Cessna plane to Cape Cod, New England and along the Atlantic Seaboard.

After Fred retired, he and Marion moved to South Carolina where they lived for 28 years. Never one to sit still for too long, Fred built two more homes, and enjoyed crabbing, shrimping, golf, and volunteering in the local community. Always keen to keep up with the latest technology, Fred could be found tinkering with his computers right up to the end of his life.

In 2006, Fred and Marion moved to Midlothian, VA to be closer to their children, and enjoy the company of their grandchildren and great–grandchildren. Fred loved the community, and his new neighbors, who honored him with a parade on his 99th birthday.

A devoted husband and father, Fred is survived by his wife, Marion, his children Richard, and Susan, his son-in-law Mark; grandchildren, Geoffrey (Elynor) and Benjamin (Tarra); and great-grand children, Margaret, Emmett and Ronia. He also leaves behind his many nieces, nephews, and their families.

He was predeceased by his brother Richard J. Moxley, sister Elizabeth Fleming, and daughter-in-law Maxine Moxley.

A memorial service will be planned at a future date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Chesterfield Fire Station 5 (Attention: CARES), P.O. Box 40, Chesterfield, VA 23832.

Clifford Curtis Woods, Jr. a devoted husband, father, and grandfather passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at his home in Bristol, RI surrounded by his family. He was 96 years old and often remarked that he had truly enjoyed his full life. He is survived by his wife of 22 years: Patricia Anne (Bruno) Woods.

Clifford was the son of Clifford C. Woods and Martha Peebles Woods, and was born and raised in Ashland, Ky. He served in the Navy on a ship in the Pacific Ocean, and later studied engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the GI Bill, graduating in 1946. Clifford worked at Citibank in New York City for over 35 years, while raising his family in Greenwich, with his former wife, Mary Lou (McMullen) Woods, now deceased.

In 2005 Clifford moved with his wife, Patricia, to Bristol, RI. He was a longtime member of First Congregational Church in Bristol, where he served on the Finance Committee. Interested in environmental causes, Clifford was also a member of the Town of Bristol’s 2008 Open Space Committee.

Clifford loved to golf, listen to classical music and the blues, and attend symphony performances in Connecticut and Rhode Island. He was President of the MIT Class of 1946 and enjoyed organizing reunions. An avid reader of The New York Times, he kept abreast of current affairs and was a wonderful conversationalist. Well-liked wherever he went, he will be missed by family and friends.

Clifford is survived by his wife: Patricia Anne Woods, his brother, Tom Woods; his four children and their families: Barbara Woods, Steven Marcus, Marlena Marcus and Rebecca Marcus; Sarah Woods; Richard Woods, Sandra Woods, Taylor Woods and Ryan Woods; Clifford Woods III, Sue Woods, Connor Woods and Kevin Woods. He is also survived by four stepchildren and their families: Victoria van de Kamp, Diana Allen van de Kamp, John Allen, Celeste Allen and Athena Allen, Alexandra van de Kamp, William Glenn, Paul van de Kamp, Lauren van de Kamp, Teddy van de Kamp and Lindsay van de

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In lieu of flowers, please make donations to: East Bay Food Pantry - eastbayfoodpantry.org/donations/ financial Rhode Island Community Food Bank - rifoodbank.org/givenow/ Visiting Nurse Home and Hospice - visitingnursehh.org A memorial service in honor of Clifford is planned for May 15 at 1 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 300 High St, Bristol, RI.

Kenneth A Clements

of Bratislava with an engineering degree, he taught at the University of Prague, where he first developed a longstanding love of Chinese food. Prague moo shu notwithstanding, he chafed under Soviet rule and in 1964 escaped to Vienna with his sister and her husband and children. Valerian then went to Essen, West Germany, and after considering Australia, South Africa, and Canada, decided to emigrate to America, specifically New York City, where there is lots of Chinese food, though none, he would later remind his family, as good as that restaurant in Prague.

Valerian moved to Yorkville, where he had a fifth-floor walk-up with a tub in the kitchen. The neighborhood had been a center of the Mitteleuropa diaspora and, lucky for him, was right next to the swish Upper East Side, where the Junior League ran an English language class. Happily enrolled, he was surprised to turn up to class midway through the term and find a brand new teacher, also called Miss Hamiliton.

The original instructor had quit to get married and, not wanting to confuse the foreigners, the Junior League was able to find a replacement with the same name. As anyone who spoke to him can attest, the second Miss Hamilton was not an excellent teacher of English, but he was smitten. In short order Valerian and Emily wed.

They settled in Greenwich, had two children, and Valerian commuted to Manhattan, worked as an electrical engineer, and enjoyed all the hallmarks of a mid-to-late 20th century life, filtered, of course, through his charming and slightly wacky world view. He loved his family and friends, and had lots of both. He was especially pleased to reconnect in the ’90s with his large and wonderful family, whom he’d been compelled to leave so many years before. He was a devoted member of Christ Church, and lived his faith completely. He was terribly cheap yet deeply generous. In spite of a late-life affinity for Fox News, he was kind to all and a notoriously soft touch. He cried easily and always had a hanky. He had perfect pitch and could whistle symphonies. He was a dogloving man. He wore ascots unironically. He hated particle board.

Valerian leaves behind son Michael, daughter in law Lucy von Brachel, daughter Katherine, and son in law Eric Barrow, all of Greenwich; four grandchildren, Helen and Edward Puskar, and Brooke and Kay Barrow; a sister, Eka Krcmery, of Slovakia; numerous nieces and nephews, as well as friends all over the world.

Burial is private, but there will be a celebration of life at his home on Easter Sunday, April 17. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Christ Church Greenwich or the Junior League of Greenwich.

Kenneth A Clements, 84, died peacefully on Jan. 23, in Greenwich, after a short battle with cancer.

Born in Albany, NY to Theresa Adams Clements and Kenneth Anthony Clements, he grew up in Rensselaer, NY and attended St John’s Academy. His contributions as co-captain of their basketball team lead to their record-breaking winning streak and earned him a scholarship to Providence College. In Diane Busby his senior year they won the national invitational tournament.

After graduating with honors, Ken entered the ROTC program in Philadelphia. He served as First Lieutenant in the US Army at night, while earning his MBA at Wharton during the day.

After settling in New York City he worked for Goldman Sachs, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and Credit Suisse First Boston as Senior Vice President. After retiring, he joined Wexford Capital of Greenwich specializing in metals analysis.

Ken will be remembered as an enthusiast by nature, a skilled athlete, an oenophile. Throughout his life he traveled the world but always loved returning home to Greenwich, and splitting time between his homes in Connecticut, Sun Valley, and Quogue, Long Island. He was a long time member of the International Wine and Food Society, and the New York Wine and Food Society as well as the Commanderie de Bordeaux.

Ken founded the Fairfield County branch of the International Wine and Food Society in Greenwich. Hosting events at home and abroad allowed him to share his passion for entertaining while giving him a platform for orating. A talented racquets player, he was a member of the University Club of New York for over 50 years, and his tenacity on the squash courts, and his after-match banter in the tap room will be missed.

He is survived by his daughter Kathleen, his son-inlaw Andrew De Francesco, and his grandchildren August and Marigold Clements-De Francesco of Quogue, L.I. and Brooklyn, N.Y., brother, William D. Clements and his wife, Judith Clements of Pelham Manor, NY, their children David Clements and Sarah Clements Page, and his three grand Diane Ruth Busby, a longtime resident of Wilton, passed nephews. He is also survived by his former spouse Kathleen away peacefully at her home on Jan. 17 at the age of 63. She H. Clements of Greenwich. was the adoring and precious companion to Paul Monahan.

A memorial service will be held in early spring.

Born on Nov. 30, 1958, she was a devoted daughter of Alanna Arrangements entrusted to Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, Greenwich

Valerian Puskar

Macnamara Kettles and the late Alan Donald Busby and stepfather, Gilbert Parmele Kettles.

Diane was born in the former St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York City, where her maternal grandfather, William P. Macnamara, MD was a surgeon. She lived in Port Washington, LI NY in her younger years and then predominately raised in the Shore Acres area of Mamaroneck, NY with her family.

Diane attended Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich since sixth grade and graduated from high school there in 1977. She then graduated from Mount Vernon College in Washington, DC in 1981 with a BA in Business; which is now part of George Washington University.

Her rewarding career in the financial services and banking industry for almost 40 years began right after graduating from college at Shearson Lehman Bros in NYC. Diane continued on to working at Merrill Lynch in Greenwich, UBS Financial Services in Greenwich and Westport, and then Wells Fargo Advisors. Diane worked tirelessly for her clients and had a passion for her career.

Outside of her family whom she loved so dearly, Diane was truly an animal lover. She cherished her magnificent Dutch warm-blood horse Gallagher and beautiful Yellow English labrador, Clara Belle. Diane was a very accomplished horseback rider, spending her weekends over the years at the stables riding in Bridgewater, CT and Wilton. She also spent time volunteering with Rising Starr Horse Rescue. She also enjoyed many fabulous trips out west to Montana and the HF Bar Ranch in Wyoming horseback riding.

Diane will always be remembered for her incredible sharp ‘wit’ and remarkable sense of humor. There was no one funnier than Diane. She was also well traveled, well read and exceptionally bright.

Diane is also survived by her loving sisters Debbie Busby Kunces (and Bob) of Darien, Gail B. Donovan of N. Naples, FL and Pamela K. Keller (and Pete) of Rye, NY. She was predeceased by three other siblings, Susan Jean, Alan Donald, Jr. and Alanna Mary.

In addition, she leaves behind her adoring nieces; Erin, Kimberly, Kelly and Katie; nephews; Robbie (and Irina), Conor, PK, Patrick and Andrew. Many aunts, uncles and cousins.

A celebration of Diane’s life will be held in late June in Greenwich.

Our beloved Diane will be missed dearly by her friends and family- a life well lived but we know we will see Diane again ‘somewhere over the rainbow’.

Contributions may be made in Diane’s memory to: Rising Starr Horse Rescue, 93 Silver Spring Road, Wilton, CT 06897 risingstarrhorserescue.org (203) 257-8345 in Memory of Diane Busby EIN#47-4027991.

Margaret Cullen June 15, 1947 - February 19, 2022 Margaret M. Cullen, of Old Greenwich, passed away peacefully Feb. 19. She was 74.

Margaret was a lifelong Greenwich resident. She graduated from Catholic grammar and St. Mary High School, then attended Norwalk Community College where she met her husband Stephen, with whom she just celebrated 50 years of marriage on Dec. 26. After enjoying the Woodstock Music festival, Margaret and Steve attended the University of Miami, traveled around the country with a band, then got married, settling down in town; graduating from Sacred Heart University together. Margaret loved their many trips to Disneyworld and Cape Cod; Willie Nelson concerts, going to, and having tag sales, and ladies day out with her mom, daughter and aunt Annie Shepard.

Margaret leaves behind her beloved husband, Steve; the loving son Joseph and daughter Elizabeth, her dear mother Theresa Brudniak, Dina Michl (Joe’s wife), Oleg Rybalko (Liz’s fiance), Barbara Pitts (Margaret’s sister-in-law), Patricia Donnelly, Phylis Anderson, and Cathy Boody (BFs).

To honor her life, family and friends gathered on Thursday at Coxe & Graziano Funeral Home, Greenwich. A Mass of Christian Burial took place on Thursday at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Riverside. Interment followed at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Greenwich. For more information or to place an online condolence, coxeandgraziano.com.

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Universal Crossword

Your Horoscope for Next Week PISCES 20 Feb-20 March As Mars embarks on a 40-day stay in the most sensitive area of your chart you will have to work harder to see the world as rose-tinted.

When things go wrong – as they will – don’t automatically assume the sky is about to fall. It will never be that bad.

VIRGO 24 Aug-23 Sept This is the ideal time to make changes at work as well as to your fitness regime – if you’ve got one.

Most importantly, you must get the balance right between the amounts of energy you devote to work and to relaxing. Extremes must be avoided.

ARIES 21 March-20 April If you learn to work with others there’s no end to what you can achieve in the weeks ahead. Even if you prefer working solo you’ll soon see the benefits of joining up with those who share your aims. You can change the world, but only as part of a team.

LIBRA 24 Sept-23 Oct Romantically and creatively you’re about to embark on one of the best times of your life. With your ruler Venus and passionate Mars together in Aquarius opportunities will come your way, and give you the courage to make the most of every one of them.

TAURUS 21 April-21 May The midheaven angle of a solar chart rules your worldly status.

Now, with Mars and your ruler Venus crossing your midheaven you must focus on this area of your life to the exclusion of almost everything else. Firstly, define your goals. What do you really want?

SCORPIO 24 Oct-22 Nov The time has come to improve your domestic situation.

Whether it means a lick of paint or a complete change of location, you have got to do something and you have got to do it soon. Don’t fight it – changes are good for you.

GEMINI 22 May-21 June You may be tempted to do as you please this week but there’s no need to snatch at your pleasures as energetic Mars remains in one of the best areas of your chart for the next forty days. It means you will get no end of opportunities to enjoy yourself.

SAGITTARIUS 23 Nov-21 Dec You will enjoy more personal freedom over the next few days than you have for many months.

Make the most of it. With Venus and Mars focusing of travel and social activities you won’t let anyone stop you having a good time. You deserve it.

CANCER 22 June-23 July Professionally, personally and above all financially there’s a lot on the line so don’t make any sudden decisions. The more others tell you that you must act immediately or lose out, the more you should take your time and think things through.

CAPRICORN 22 Dec-20 Jan No matter how much you want to boost your finances you’re advised not to take risks with money this week. Once Venus and Mars have settled in the financial area of your chart you’ll find new ways to make money.

For now be happy with what you’ve got.

LEO 24 July-23 Aug Relationships of all kinds are of great importance just now but you must control your emotions.

With Mars, planet of anger, transiting your opposite sign it will be all too easy to get upset with people who annoy you and all too easy to go too far.

AQUARIUS 21 Jan-19 Feb The start of the year may have been tough for you but now, with Venus and Mars in your sign, things are about to change. The next few weeks could be the best ever if you have the courage to aim high and take risks and take responsibility for your own success.

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The Fisher

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Once a rarity in Fairfield County forests, the Fisher has made a strong comeback, and with it, a resurgence of true wilderness in our own backyard.

By Jim Knox

disease. It is this obscure, yet fascinating attribute that has made the arboreal creature a subject of much study.

Preferring closed canopy coniferous forests, this large weasel also dwells in thick deciduous forests from Ca l i for n ia’s Sier ra Nevada to the Appalachians. Yet it hasn’t always been so. With unregulated hunting and clearcutting of its forest habitat to feed the industrial needs of a growing New England, the Fisher’s numbers plummeted.

With no protection and high demand for its soft, dense pelt, this medium-sized predator was hunted to local extinction in the Nutmeg State.

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nature, you don’t realize how much you need it until it ’s gone. Recovering from mere fragments to blanket nearly two thirds of our state, Connecticut forests have rebounded strongly, and with them, the prime habitat of this hunter.

Thanks to its unique attributes, t he c r e at u r e w it h d i s e a s e resistance consumes the creatures which spread disease through overpopulation. It is this role that the Fisher fulfills which mark it as a species of indispensa ble benef it. Ou r New England wildlife agencies have recognized this and have conducted reintroduction efforts to bolster Fisher numbers.

Once a rarity in Fairf ield Cou nt y forests, t he F isher

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in quickly, using its paw to flip the porcupine, exposing its unprotected belly.

Yet, just when we think we k n ow t h e s e r e l e nt l e s s carnivores, they surprise us.

When prey is less abundant t h a n r ip e n i n g f r u it , t h e s e we a s e l s c on s u m e b e r r ie s , apples a nd Beech nuts, t he Fisher shifts gears to sample the omnivorous life. With its reputation as a tough-as-nails fighter known to go head-tohead with bobcats and Canada lynx, the Fisher is not only tough, but it also possesses a veritable superpower which has caught the attention of medical science. It is one of the few mammal species with a remarkably low incidence of

has made a strong comeback, and with it, a resurgence of true wilderness in our own backyard. Bringing both balance and resilience, the Fisher offers to teach us while fulfilling its role in the wild and human worlds. So, the next time you’re out on a hike, pay close attention to that mystery animal at the edge of the forest. It might just reveal more than you think.

Jim Knox serves as the Curator of Education for Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo and as a Science Adviser to The Bruce Museum. A Tedx Speaker, Jim enjoys engaging with audiences large and small in our home state of Connecticut and beyond.

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menu. And while its main prey species are squirrels—which it can run down in the trees— rodents, shrews, Ruffed grouse, Snowshoe hare, opossums, raccoons, Striped skunks and even porcupines are taken by these swift carnivores! How could a creature possibly take on a porcupine and survive?

The answer to that question lies in the Fisher’s strategy.

Not risking puncture by the porcupine’s unforgiving quills, the Fisher goes on the offensive, launching its attack on the hapless porcupine head on.

With quick lunging bites at the porcupine’s vulnerable face, the large rodent is weakened by blood loss. With its prey compromised, the Fisher moves

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The bu rst of movement c au g ht my eye . A f l a sh of chocolate-colored fur vaulted over the log with a spring-like gait before bunching up and launching toward the far end of the clearing. Its dense fur marked it as a creature of the northern forests.

Otter-sized yet w ith a bushy appearance, the creature puzzled me at f irst g lance.

When I saw it bound toward the wood line, its movement gave me a clue to its identity. Leaping with the energy and undulation of a weasel, this creature was indeed a weasel—a really big one!

The Fisher, Martes pennanti, is a creature of many names.

A lso k now n as, Fisher cat, Black cat and Pekan, the Fisher is a true carnivore yet one which rarely eats f ish. was once a common creature of our southern New England forests. Well-known to settlers— and trappers of colonial New England, yet today, the creature is known by few. An arboreal member of the weasel family, the Fisher is built for the hunt and for life in the trees.

With a lithe body designed to hug trunk and limb, the Fisher’s powerful musculature is laid over a long, lean frame.

Its dense dark brown coat with a stout grizzled head and neck and black legs and tail mark it distinctively, while its bear-like paws house retractable claws.

It is these claws, along with its bushy, balancing tail, which facilitate the Fisher’s arboreal lifestyle.

A s on e o f t h e ve r y few mammals which is faster in the trees than on the forest f loor, the Fisher is designed to chase f leet prey up to 80 feet above the ground. With the Fisher’s combination of sp e e d , a g i l it y, a nd p owe r, many prey species are on the

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