Old Greenwich News

Greenwich marked Memorial Day this past weekend with a whole series of events. In addition to the several parades, highlighted by the traditional march on Sound Beach Avenue in Old Greenwich, the town also held a ceremony at Indian Harbor Yacht Club.

A Mary Ervin always had an eye for fine things. Her mother was a seamstress, and women would bring their beaded ball gowns to her to hem and fit.

In honor of Memorial Day, the Mary Bush Society Children of the American Revolution , with the help of the Mathew Mead Sons of the American Revolution , placed small flags recently at Greenwich's Revolutionary War soldier grave sites at the historic Tomac Burying Ground in Old Greenwich.

Time is catching up with the very veterans who put a human face on bygone conflicts and acts of valor during the holiday, including Gospodinoff, an Army staff sergeant during the Korean War.

An Old Greenwich consulting firm is one of five Connecticut small businesses have qualified for assistance through the state's Small Business Express Program .

Memorial Day ceremonies abound this holiday weekend in Greenwich, including an observance dedicated to fallen war heroes and the Sound Beach Volunteer Fire Department's annual Memorial Day parade through Old Greenwich.

Mary Ervin always had an eye for fine things. Her mother was a seamstress, and women would bring their beaded ball gowns to her to hem and fit.

For the first time since 1994, Democrats have fielded a full slate of four candidates to contest the town's three state House of Representative districts and one state Senate district.

Five more Connecticut small businesses are set to receive financial assistance through the state's new Small Business Express Program.

David Rafferty, a longtime Old Greenwich community activist and president of the Old Greenwich Association, has formally announced his bid to run for the 151st state house seat.

On my recent trip to Arizona , I ate at Denny's . Twice. It's not that I'm a fan of Denny's but traveling in Arizona without a car, I was restricted to eating in restaurants within walking distance of my hotels.

Long distance runner Mandy DiMarzo, 31, trains in her Old Greenwich neighborhood, Friday afternoon, April 20, 2012.

A Greenwich police sergeant whose actions resulted in the safe apprehension of an armed burglar in a busy downtown shopping area was honored Thursday, April 26, as the department's top officers for 2012.

When Greenwich residents want to tap their inner zen, the Mantra Mind Body Studio is the place to go.

From left, Trish Hazelwood, Eva Hausman, Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas Kristof, Stephanie Norton and Kim Athan celebrate the Mother's Day Movement.

Four Greenwich residents, who police described as "inebriated with some sort of intoxicant" face charges they were involved in firing a rifle at the Miller Motors McLaren dealership, striking the building several times.

Old Greenwich resident Susan Ryan was recently named District 2 Commander of the U. S. Power Squadrons.

More than 350 guests attended the fourth biennial Save the Children charity gala held at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich in Old Greenwich, CT.

The Connecticut Trust presented a Connecticut Preservation Award for the Innis Arden Cottage restoration work.

Designers and architects Chuck Wheelock and Mark Alex Maidique, who have been working together to design kitchens for the past six years, have opened a store at 232 Sound Beach Avenue.