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Throughout the world, the week before Thanksgiving is set aside as a time to celebrate the time-honored art of storytelling and story listening. Join the thousands of people, young and old, around the world who will spend a unique and magical hour rediscovering the laughter, the tears and the power of the story, at this … Read more

Free tax assistance is being offered by the AARP Foundation at both Greenwich Library and Greenwich Town Hall. Everyone is welcome to take advantage of this service, not just AARP eligible members. Tax assistance from AARP will be offered every Saturday at Greenwich Library, from 9 AM until 4 PM, on the first floor Peterson … Read more

After noticing some work developing in the south station parking lot, the Old Greenwich Association reached out to town officials to find out if the long anticipated train bridges construction project was about to begin. In fact, the project has indeed begun. Information from the Greenwich Department of Parking Services: The State of Connecticut Department … Read more

The Old Greenwich Lions Club is selling grapefruits and oranges, as part of its annual fund-raising effort to flight blindness worldwide. Fruit is available for purchase at Perrot– please ask at the Adult Circulation Desk. Pricing:Grapefruit: $20 per case,  $10 per ½ caseOranges: $20 per case,  $10 per ½ caseCase of ½ grapefruit and ½ … Read more

Throughout the world, the week before Thanksgiving is set aside as a time to celebrate the time-honored art of storytelling and story listening. Join the thousands of people, young and old, around the world who will spend a unique and magical hour rediscovering the laughter, the tears and the power of the story, at this … Read more

Greenwich Reads Together is a community-wide reading experience which engages all of Greenwich in exploring a single book. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, by Daniel James Brown, has been chosen as the 2014 selection. Out of the depths of the Depression comes … Read more

Join the largest National Trails Day celebration in the nation on the weekend of June 1st and 2nd! That’s right, Connecticut Trails Day is so large that we had to turn it into a full weekend celebration. Choose from 259 events in 152 towns on over 560 miles of trail featured in this year’s booklet. … Read more

The Bruce Museum, and other non-profit organizations in the area, sponsor periodic free, fun, and educational programs for children and families at the Seaside Center at Greenwich Point! Photo: James Finn First Sunday Science at the Seaside CenterProject Limulus: The Horseshoe Crabs are ComingSunday, June 2nd, 2013, 1:30 PM-4:00 PMThe day will be full of … Read more

More than 50 million Americans are facing hunger. You can help! This Saturday, May 11th, 2013, leave out a bag of non-perishable food by your mailbox for your mail carrier to deliver to a local food bank! [Please, no glass containers or expired items.] Wondering what foods are best to put out for the food drive? … Read more

The Old Greenwich Lion’s Club is holding its 53nd Annual Pancake Fry on Saturday, March 9th, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Greenwich Civic Center at 90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich. Fun for the whole family! There will be door prizes, our delicious bake sale and entertainment for all. $7.00/per person in … Read more

Throughout the world, the week before Thanksgiving is set aside as a time to celebrate the time-honored art of storytelling and story listening. Join the thousands of people, young and old, around the world who will spend a unique and magical hour rediscovering the laughter, the tears and the power of the story, at this … Read more