In this week’s Community Connections newsletter, First Selectman Fred Camillo addressed mounting community concern over the sudden closure of the Cos Cob Post Office, effective August 7 (announced August 10). His office is actively coordinating with the United States Postal Service (USPS) to obtain clearer timeline details. Read the Community Connections News Letter Here "All we have been told so far is that the Post Office has suspended service at this location for repairs and that this is...

Arial view of Greenwich Country Day Private schools in Greenwich and across Connecticut are among the most expensive in the United States. Annual day-school tuitions routinely pass $55,000 to $64,000 per year—occasionally rivaling or exceeding top university costs and reaching more than double the national average. Why Does It Cost So Much? Operating an independent school in wealthy Connecticut enclaves like Fairfield County comes with steep localized overhead. Attracting top-tier educators...

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is taking a creative, community-focused approach to secure its long-term future. Situated on 8.65 valuable acres at 200 Riverside Avenue, the church is monetizing a portion of its property to stabilize its finances, support its core mission, and safeguard its 150-year-old Day School, which serves about 100 students. Rather than selling to private developers for high-density residential housing, the church has chosen to partner with the Greenwich Land Trust and the...

Registered Republicans and Democrats finished voting in their respective primaries yesterday, August 11. The results suggest that Connecticut voters may be pushing back against progressive policies that have hindered the state’s growth. Democratic Primary Democratic Governor Ned Lamont, a two-term incumbent and Greenwich resident, won by a decisive margin over state representative Josh Elliott from Hamden. With this outcome, primary voters sent a clear message that Elliott was too far to the...

It won’t stop construction of the dense high rise luxury apartment development at the bottom of Mason Street (on the former Honda dealership site), but a court ruling yesterday scored a victory for local oversight. See GreenwichWise August 1 Story The court upheld two key modifications mandated by the Greenwich Planning & Zoning Commission: (1) No commercial retail space in the residential-zoned building, as mandated by local Greenwich zoning rules (2) Affordable units must match market-rate...