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.
