Greenwich is gearing up to celebrate the U.S. Semiquincentennial (250th anniversary) at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park on Sunday, June 28, 2026. The free, public event runs from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and features tours of the historic Dutch tall ship Oosterschelde, costumed Revolutionary-era reenactments, live music, and a special Salute to Veterans. Note: While the event is entirely free to attend, pre-registration is required through the Greenwich Historical Society. Key Event Features: Tall Ship...

Just in time to ruin Father’s Day weekend, the FY 2026/27 Greenwich property tax bills have officially hit mailboxes. You can easily compare this year's bill with what you paid last year by accessing your current statement and payment history here: Online access to Property Tax Bills. While you recover from the initial sticker shock, let’s recap exactly how we got here. The Hard Truth As we highlighted in our May 19, 2026 blog (Let's Be Honest About the Greenwich Mill Rate), a combination of...

On Thursday, June 11, the Greenwich Board of Education (BOE) had its first official read of the NaTCAD (Natatorium, Tennis Courts and Access Driveway) project proposed for Greenwich High School. Under the primary plan being considered, the district would tear down the aging 1968 pool and rebuild directly on its existing footprint, a move that will require relocating GHS aquatics activities for 1 to 2 years during construction. The GHS pool is well past its prime. Between structural water...

On June 10, 2026, Margarita Alban, Chair of the Greenwich Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Commission, spoke to the Retired Men's Association (RMA) about the increasingly onerous affordable housing mandates being handed down from Hartford. Ms. Alban brings massive local experience to the table, having served on the P&Z Commission for 20 years, including seven and a half years as its Chair. The Onerous Requirements The core of the tension stems from Connecticut's HB 8002 (An Act Concerning Housing...

In Greenwich, parking is a perennial problem, but it doesn't usually end up like this. Just after 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16, the Steve Benko Pool at Waveny Park in New Canaan became an impromptu, high-voltage water park attraction. An elderly driver, attempting to park his Tesla, instead accelerated and plowed through shrubbery, a fence, and straight into the pool. Now, if this had happened at the Greenwich pool at Byram Park, the reaction would have been entirely different. A Tesla...