Thumbs up to Dr. Jun Xu , of Greenwich, who is about to embark on a humanitarian mission to the West African nation of Senegal to participate in the opening of a new school in Dakar, the country's capital. Xu, who came to the U.S. in 1988 and opened his Riverside office in 2000 after finishing medical studies, helped raise the $100,000 it took to open the school.
St. Catherine's Players will have open auditions for its 2016 production of "Peter Pan" Monday, Nov. 30, and Tuesday Dec. 1, at St. Catherine Church, Lucey Parish Hall, 4 Riverside Ave., Riverside. This is the Broadway version of the show with mainly adult principals and an active ensemble of all ages.
Asbury Moulding and Millwork in Stamford recently celebrated its third anniversary of offering high-end products and installation for homes and businesses in Fairfield and Westchester Counties as well as New York City. Based in Stamford, it opened up its lumberyard and millwork shop in September 2012 to fill the need for a store that specializes in mouldings.
Photos: #1: The West Putnam Avenue A&P on Oct. 17; #2, 3: the East Putnam Avenue store on Oct. 18. Credit: Barbara Heins. The two A&P Fresh stores in Greenwich are scheduled to reopen under new ownership as Acme Markets this week.
A 28-year-old man with a criminal record dating back 10 years was arrested on a weapons charge after he was seen "acting erratically" and "carrying a large knife" on East Putnam Avenue in the Riverside section of town. Police wrote in their report that they found Parker M. Ross, 28, of 35 W. View Pl., Riverside, "with a hood pulled tightly over his head and face.
Greenwich Police are warning residents about a Silver Volvo XC60 that followed a 15-year-old foreign exchange student while she was on her morning walk. On Oct. 10 at 9:30 a.m., a vehicle driven by an older, white, balding man, followed the girl as she walked along Putnam Avenue in Riverside to Valley Road in Cos Cob, police said.
Authorities were called to the Mobil station on East Putnam Avenue in Riverside Saturday around 2 p.m. A 911 call reported a man acting suspiciously with a knife visibly in his possession, attached to his waist.
Greenwich Police are continuing their investigation of an incident involving a man who stopped a teenager four times while she walked along East Putnam Avenue on Saturday. Greenwich Police said the 15-year-old foreign exchange student reported that it was about 9:30 a.m. Oct. 10 when an "older white male who was balding a stopped the juvenile at four different locations along East Putnam Avenue in Riverside to Valley Road in Cos Cob."
Antonio Elso Fantin, of Greenwich CT, passed Oct. 3 2015 at the age of 82, just over two months after the passing of his beloved wife, Josephine Carlucci Fantin. Born in Villotta di Chions PN, Italy on March 9 1933 to Emilio Fantin and Emilia Facchin, Antonio was an old world mason.
Joshua Brown , 19, of 30-07 Ely Avenue, the Bronx, was picked up from the Westchester County Jail by Greenwich police on Tuesday. On Sept.
Hilary Stark, associate director of College Consulting, will be the speaker at a workshop, "Taking the Stress Out of the College Essay," for high school students and their parents 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Arch Street teen center, 100 Arch St. The workshop is sponsored by the Greenwich Education Group and the center and is free. For information, visit www.greenwichedgroup.com and http://www.archstreet.org.
David Ormsby , Chairman of the Friends of Nathaniel Witherell, Inc. , announced today that Riverside resident Fred S.C. Li has been appointed to the Friends Board of Directors. The Friends support the work of The Nathaniel Witherell, the highly regarded, short-term rehabilitation and long-term nursing care center owned by the Town of Greenwich.
Riverside resident Fred S.C. Li has been appointed to the board of directors of the Nathaniel Witherell, the short-term rehabilitation and long-term nursing care center owned by the Town of Greenwich. Li is vice president of HLK Services, a family-run engineering and procurement company in Greenwich.
Owner Mike Carozza poses as class instructor Doug Cahill does handstand pushups during his morning workout at Carozza Fitness in Stamford, Conn. Thursday, Sept.
Audrey Aguilar, owner of Lily, a shoes and accessories store at 250 Sound Beach Ave., at the store in Old Greenwich. Aguilar just opened her store and named it after her daughter, Lily.
Kelly Pradia of Greenwich, right, prays with homeless couple Daniel and Brandy Friday at the Riverside Commons. Daniel and Brandy said people have reached out to them with prayers and support since a newspaper article was published about them last Sunday.
A homeless man named Daniel panhandles on East Putnam Avenue near the Riverside Commons shopping center in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015.
Lori White of Riverside speaks about her experience attending the Greenwich Citizens Police Academy during the reunion dinner at Hyatt Regency Greenwich in April. The academy is now accepting applications for its fall class.
Lori White of Riverside speaks about her experience attending the Greenwich Citizens Police Academy during the reunion dinner at Hyatt Regency Greenwich in April. The academy is now accepting applications for its fall class.
Greenwich Police say the suspect was caught with more than a quarter-pound of the leafy substance stuffed in plastic bags. A Pleasantville man suspected of being a marijuana dealer selling the leafy drug in Greenwich, CT was busted by undercover Greenwich Police detectives when they met up with him earlier this month.
Police say the suspect was caught with more than a quarter-pound of the leafy substance stuffed in plastic bags. A man suspected of being a marijuana dealer selling the leafy drug in Greenwich was busted by undercover Greenwich Police detectives when they met up with him earlier this month.
Dr. Jun Xu poses beside acupuncture charts in his office at Rehabilitation Medicine & Acupuncture Center in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015.
The girl was good at everything, problematic because time for her many passions overlapped. She'd scramble to fit it all in, leaving church choir practice early to get to diving, where the coach was mad because she was three minutes late.
Dr. Beth O'Donnell, a clinical psychologist who has two children in the Greenwich Public Schools, one of which attends Greenwich High School, spoke during the rally to launch a petition campaign for a later start time for students attending Greenwich High School at Greenwich Town Hall, Thursday night, Aug. 20, 2015. Photo: Bob Luckey Jr. / Hearst Connecticut Media The rally to launch a petition campaign for a later start time for students attending Greenwich High School at Greenwich Town Hall, Thursday night, Aug. 20, 2015.
Catherine McEvoy is right where she wants to be following the first two rounds of the 50th Connecticut State Women's Amateur Championship - within reach of winning the title. Starting and ending her round with birdies, the rising Greenwich High School senior shot a 3-over-par 76 Wednesday and is four shots behind leader Jen Holland of Branford heading into Thursday's third and final round at Indian Hill Country Club in Newington.
Stacy Barnett Mozer, an author and Riverside School third-grade teacher, with her book "The Sweet Spot," at the school in the Riverside section of Greenwich. Photo: Bob Luckey Jr. / Hearst Connecticut Media Stacy Barnett Mozer's book "The Sweet Spot," about a 13-year-old girl baseball player participating as the only girl in a 13U league, at the Riverside School in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015.
STAMFORD, Conn., -- Three Greenwich men are facing charges of ganging up to viciously attack a Darien man who didn't want to give them his last cigarette early Saturday in downtown Stamford, police said. Eric Macken, 20, of 15 Bird Song Place, Riverside, and William Kimball Rosato, 21, of 140 Cutler Road, Greenwich, are each charged with third-degree assault, conspiracy to commit third-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace.
Greenwich real estate posted big gains in the second quarter in units sold and median sale price, according to reports from local brokerages. The number of homes sold rose 15 percent and the median sale price rose 9 percent according to the report from Houlihan Lawrence.
State Rep. Livvy Floren, left, State Rep. Fred Camillo, center, and State Sen. L. Scott Franz answer questions during the League of Women Voters' annual legislative picnic at a private residence in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, July 14, 2015.
At right, Jenny Goggin of Geenwich screams while riding the Star Flyer during the St. Catherine of Siena Church annual Carnival of Fun at the church in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn., Friday night, July 10, 2015. Greenwich residents Brenner Coffey, 10, left, and her brother, Danny Coffey, 8, scream while descending on a carnival ride during the St. Catherine of Siena Church annual Carnival of Fun at the church in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn., Friday night, July 10, 2015.
Hill House residents Elaine Sicilian, above, and Caroline Ducibella holds their paintings for the Hill House art show at their senior citizen residency in Greenwich. The exhibit of 30 paintings by fellow residents, including the painting by Emily Reynolds, left, runs until Wednesday, July 15. Photo: Photos By Bob Luckey Jr. / Hearst Connecticut Media Hill House resident Caroline Ducibella displays her painting of flowers and fruits that was an entry in the Hill House art show at the senior citizen residency in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn., Tuesday, July 7, 2015.
At left, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy speaks as he tours the Sea Meadow Preserve that borders Long Island Sound in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn., Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Murphy toured the Greenwich Land Trust property as one of his stops during a day long investigation and discussion about the condition of the body of water that runs the full-length of the state's natural southern border.
Ken and E.J. Salamone of Riverside, a father-and-son racing team, tear up the waves. Photo: / Contributed Photo Most fathers and their teenaged sons toss a ball around in the backyard, or maybe sail together or shoot hoops - if that.
Graduation ceremony of the Greenwich Alternative high school held at St Catherine of Siena church in the Riverside section of Greenwich, CT on Thursday, June 18th, 2015. Photo: Mark Conrad / Mark Conrad/For Hearst Connectic Shelby Curley receives her diploma from teacher Lindsey Pontieri at the Graduation ceremony of the Greenwich Alternative high school held at St Catherine of Siena church in the Riverside section of Greenwich, CT on Thursday, June 18th, 2015.
The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Westport-Riverside recently joined with the Orvis Co. to host an advanced fly fishing demonstration at October Hill.
Reservations are needed for the tours that sell out quickly; A tour of Stanwich/Bankville neighborhoods is planned for this weekend. Celebrating Greenwich's 375th Anniversary of the town in 1640, the Neighborhood Tours Committee of the 375th series of neighborhood history tours continues this weekend.
The Sound Beach Volunteer Fire Department Memorial Day Parade passes down Sound Beach Avenue in Old Greenwich, Conn. Monday, May 25, 2015.
Greenwich resident David Krumlauf, left, laughs after firing a taser under the supervision of Greenwich Police Officer, Bob Ferretti, a firearms instructor with the department, during the Greenwich Citizens Police Academy Reunion Dinner at Hyatt Regency Greenwich, Thursday night, April 23, 2015. Krumlauf said he attended the academy in 2013 but did not get to fire a taser during his training then.
Motorists fills up at the rest stop off of I-95 southbound in Milford, Conn., in this file photo. Forecasters say motorists will see the lowest gas prices in a decade this summer.
Sabino Acevedo makes a salad at the new Chop't Salad location in the Riverside Commons shopping center in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, March 30, 2015.
Sabino Acevedo makes a salad at the new Chop't Salad location in the Riverside Commons shopping center in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, March 30, 2015.
All good things take time. And the new Cos Cob Park on Sound Shore Drive, opposite the Cos Cob train station is a prime example.
On Wednesday, Chop't Creative Salad Company is offering special meals with $2 salads and sandwiches for sale from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at its location at 1271 Putnam Ave., Riverside. All proceeds from the Chop't Gives Day will go to the Kids for Kids, a local organization that raises money for impoverished children in Appalachia.
Heart Care International founder and CEO Dr. Robert Michler, of Riverside, talked about the organization at the Rotary Club's Feb. 25 meeting. Sally Parris, president of the Greenwich Rotary Club, along with other members, presented Michler with a $5,000 check after his speech.
The Chinese Language School of Connecticut's 13th annual Chinese New Year Festival was held on March 1, 2015. For the year of the ram, the school will gather at Eastern Middle School in the Riverside section of Greenwich.
St. Catherine of Siena in the Riverside section of Greenwich is putting on a show, with productions of "Seussical the Musical" on the calendar for March. Performances will be held at St. Catherine of Siena Lucey Parish Hall.
GREENWICH, Conn. Second Congregational Church raised $135,000 to benefit Heart Care International, a Greenwich-based nonprofit organization that provides life-saving heart care procedures for indigent children in underdeveloped countries, at its 13th annual Valentine's Gala on Feb. 7. The event brought 110 people together for singing, dancing, home cooking and fellowship.
A man is facing second-degree criminal mischief and second-degree breach of peace charges following a weekend argument that included a computer being smashed, according to Greenwich Police. Police say they were called to a Sheephill Road residence in the Riverside neighborhood of town just before 2 p.m. Feb. 15. Officers found that an argument between the suspect and a girlfriend escalated and the suspect reportedly smashed the woman's iPad to the ground.
More than 100 people attended the Second Congregational Church's 13th annual Valentine's Gala and helped raise $135,000 to benefit Heart Care International. It was the latest demonstration of the Greenwich church's support for the Greenwich-based nonprofit organization, which provides life-saving heart care procedures for indigent children in underdeveloped countries.
Traffic is bumper-to-bumper on I-95 southbound in Bridgeport, Conn. A massive long-term investment in Connecticut's transportation infrastructure is the centerpiece of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's budget, Photo: Brian A. Pounds A train arrives at the Bridgeport Metro-North station in downtown Bridgeport, Conn.
This print of the God of Wealth, which is usually put on the doors of homes during Lunar New Year celebrations, will be among the artwork by students on display at the Chinese Language School of Connecticut's 13th annual Chinese New Year Festival in Greenwich, Conn. Photo: Contributed Photo Runhuai Qin performs the Changing Face Act during the Chinese Language School of Connecticut's Chinese New Year Festival heralding the year of the horse at the Hilton Stamford Hotel in Stamford, Conn., on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014.
Collisions between cars and trains are the greatest source of injuries and fatalities in the railroad industry, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration . Nationwide about 270 deaths occur a year at public and private grade crossings.
Greenwich Police investigate a bank robbery that occurred around noon at the Greenwich Bank and Trust at 1103 East Putnam Ave. in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn., Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. Photo: Bob Luckey Greenwich Police investigate a bank robbery that occurred around noon at the Greenwich Bank and Trust at 1103 East Putnam Ave. in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn., Friday, Jan. 30, 2015.
