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What If?

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By Patricia Murphy

Some time ago, I was third in line at a local store when a young man checking out, who was about 30 or so, picked up a small box of Godiva chocolates and set it down for purchase. There was an older lady between us who watched this with interest, and he smiled at her in a slightly embarrassed, self-conscious kind of way, then went back to his transaction. As he was finishing up, he seemed to impulsively grab another of the little two-piece packages, and then unexpectedly handed it to the woman on his way out of the store.

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gift shop, Splurge, and soon we had an impromptu little network of small packages appearing at the doors of unsuspecting neighbors. Shortly after, as Jenny was making dinner for her family, she wondered, what if I made a couple of extra trays of ziti, which have since become biweekly dinners we now give to a few families around town who can use some extra hands.

This holiday we’re contemplating more what ifs – what if we could brighten the season for children and drive business for local shop’s at the same time? What if we could give a few of our elderly neighbors a small gesture so they knew someone was thinking of

Speechless, the woman stared at that little gold box like it was actual treasure.

“Enjoy,” he said simply, before he disappeared.

Speechless, the woman stared at that little gold box like it was actual treasure. And for the f irst time I noticed her weariness, the sadness around her eyes, the slouch that said her life was hard in any of the myriad ways life is hard, and that few had ever bought her chocolate just to say ‘enjoy’.

She looked from the cashier to me, disbelief on her face, and whispered ‘Thank you,’ almost reverently to the vacant space where seconds before the man had been.

During the early months of the pandemic, when I thought baking was the solution to all my family’s problems (it sadly wasn’t), I thought again of that young man and that quiet exchange in our neighborhood store. And as I was assembling the ingredients to a banana bread, I wondered, what if I made a couple of extra to give away to people who may be alone, or sad or scared right now? I reached out to my friend Jenny and Sonia from my favorite local

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them? What if for every gift we bought our kids, we bought one for a child an emergency worker? What if we added a little something at check out and turned around and handed it to the person behind us? What if?

It's easy to think the problems of the world are so big that there’s nothing any of us can individually do to confront them. It’s easy to be discouraged, to retreat and lament the often rough meanness of our age. But what if we each decided that every day presented us with tiny opportunities to do something for someone else, to brighten a moment, an hour, perhaps even change the outlook of people we may never know? What if we could inspire others by small acts that may seem inconsequential at the time yet ultimately - maybe without us even knowing it – somehow create a cascading momentum of kindness that ripples out, imbued with the power of a simple, transforming intention: in Joy. A $4 two piece box of Godiva.

What if?

Ignorance, Not Malevolence

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With COVID-19 continuing to surge around the country and in the state of Connecticut, Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo and Greenwich Hospital President, Diane Kelly, have resumed weekly briefings on the virus.

On Wednesday, the two officials urged residents to keep their guard up as the holidays approach. " We' r e n ow a t t h e d o o r s t e p o f Than k sg iv ing w ith Christmas, and Hanukkah and New Years right behind that. While we certainly want people to get out there and enjoy themselves, and we're all happy and excited about the positive news on the vaccine front, that's still several months away," Camillo said. "I liken it to a nine inning baseball game and we're in the bottom of the sixth, top of the seventh in a tight ballgame. We don't want to lose focus and take our eye off the ball, because these next few months are going to be pretty tough."

As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 104 active COVID-19 cases in the Town of Greenwich, with a 14 day rolling average of 11.5 per 63,000 -- the town's population. Since the pandemic began,

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SENTINEL

By Richard Kaufman

By Jill S. Woolworth, LMFT Spouses are more often ignorant than malevolent.

Your partner’s intentions are more likely benign than harmful. The challenge is that our brains are wired to scan for danger. Our default response is to assume malevolence. He or she doesn’t care/isn’t there/is selfish/intends to hurt me. This is a hard rut to pave over in the brain once it has been well worn. Reminding ourselves that our partner probably doesn’t intend harm or neglect is worth its weight in relationship gold.

It calms our thought processes and helps us choose our words more thoughtfully.

Spouses are rarely as relationally intuitive as we wish they were. It helps to ask specifically for what we want. If we’re getting nowhere, we can ask our partner how to make a request that will elicit a “yes” answer. A change in tone, word choice, and timing can make the difference. This applies to everything from affection to household tasks. We each have a preferred style and time of day that is optimal for receiving requests.

After years of hoping Rob would “get it,” his wife, Alfa, learned to email him about specific tasks. Rob could put them on his calendar and feel like her hero instead of a villain. Susannah prefers that her partner, Mario, and her kids send her texts. She doesn’t “do problems” after 10pm except for emergencies. Jon likes face-to-face requests from Crystal, preferably after his first cup of coffee. Learning their partners’ preferred modes of communication and assuming ignorance rather than malevolence has made their households more harmonious.

Greenwich resident, Jill Woolworth is author of the book, The Waterwheel, which is available locally at Diane's Books (203-869-1515) or info@dianesbooks.com) or at Amazon.

1,367 residents have tested positive.

At Greenwich Hospital as of Wednesday afternoon, there were 18 patients being treated, with none in the Intensive Care Unit. Kelly attributed this to the fact that the hospital staff has learned about the virus and successful protocols.

"We're keeping people out of the ICU with the great work of our clinicians and working with the entire Yale New Haven Health System and on the protocols and treatments. Patients are doing well and they're being transferred home and discharged home in much greater numbers than before. The 18 that we have in today is not the same kind of look you would have seen in those early months. It's a very different experience," Kelly said.

Kelly also said that Greenwich Hospital was well-prepared to handle a new wave.

"This wave is not an unexpected wave.

We have been watching our trends since the beginning of the first surge," she added.

"We had a whole group of people behind the scenes estimating when we would see an increase, so this is about the time they had estimated we would see this for a lot of different reasons."

Kelly noted that while there's fatigue with social distancing and wearing masks,

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she's encouraging everyone to stay the course and follow those guidelines.

"It worked and it works. It's especially important people pay attention to that as the holidays come. It's going to be really tempting to want to be in larger groups, but it's not in the best interest for you as individuals and for us as a collective society," she said.

Greenwich Hospital is currently conducting close to 200 tests per day at their outpatient drive through site.

"Even though you're coming in your car, we're asking you to register on-line first so that we are not registering too many people at once, so we don't have cars circling the building. We're controlling that by knowing when you're coming in, so we can accommodate," Kelly said.

Registration is on the Hospital website.

Camillo praised Greenwich Hospital for doing a "terrific job." He said he's open to discussion on looking at town COVID-19 policies and restrictions to see if they need adjustment, especially since Greenwich was recently labeled as a "red zone" by the state due to a spike in cases.

Greenwich COVID-19 briefings will take place every Wednesday through Jan. 6, 2021.

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Greenwich Green & Clean Come to Sam Bridge to create holiday baskets to hang on the lampposts along Greenwich Avenue and in Cos Cob today, Fri., Nov. 20, which is the last day to join in holiday basket making. Come on over to the nursery greenhouses located at 437 North Street between 9:30am and 5pm. Please wear a mask. Call 917-291-0426, 203-869-0220, or 203-550-5422 to sign up for a time slot.

The YMCA is holding Turkey Bingo tonight November 20 6-7pm. Join in this free virtual family event featuring 10 rounds of bingo and prizes.

Register at greenwichymca.org to join in the fun!

Register for the Greenwich Alliance for Education's TURKEY TROT FITNESS CH A LLENGE! T-shir ts and gaiters are still available in most sizes! Prizes for posting your f itness activity to #GreenwichAllianceTurkeyTrot2020. $500 prize to the school with the greatest participation! Participating in this community event helps raise critical dollars for the Greenwich Alliance Education programs for our town's public school students. REGISTER at www.greenwichalliance.org SPLURGE is collecting food for The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County. The collection ends today, Fri., Nov. 20. Go out to your local store and grab some of the most needed food items: Canned Tuna or Chicken, Progresso Soups, White or Brown Rice (2 lb Bags), Grape Jelly, Peanut Butter, Powdered Milk / Parmalat Milk, Breakfast Cereals, Juices (Bottled or Boxed), Pasta, Jar Spaghetti Sauce, Dried Beans, Fruit Cocktail, Mashed Potatoes and Macaroni & Cheese. Drop these items off at SPLURGE at 39 Lewis Street.

Red Cross: The Battle of the Badges BLOOD DRIVE is Sat., Dec. 5 between 8:00am and 1:00pm at the Greenwich Public Safety Complex, 11 Bruce Park Drive. Join in this friendly competition by picking your favorite Greenwich emergency response organization and giving blood for their team on December 5th. To schedule your appointment call 1 800 733-2767 or go to www.redcrossblood.org Liberation Programs is collecting new winter coats for those living in their inpatient and residential care programs. Coats can be purchased through Amazon. Go to https://www.liberationprograms.org/, click on donate and scroll down to their Amazon Smile link to visit their wish list.

Liberation programs is a behavioral health organization specializing in substance use disorder treatment with offices at the Greenwich YMCA and throughout Fairfield County.

Shop local with Sophia Scarpelli at Sophia's: Nestled just off the Avenue on Liberty Way sits a Greenwich gem. For 40 years, Sophia’s has been a one-stop shop for gifts and costumes, attracting customers from all over and becoming known as the place to get a funny or unique gift. Customers can also browse beautiful estate jewelry that Sophia consigns, as well as handmade ornaments and stocking stuffers. Sophia handpicks everything in the store. “I try to find stuff you won’t see everywhere,” she says.

By Beth Barhydt On the radar screen this week: an annual tradition of heroes in a friendly competition to save lives.

The Bat t le of t he Badges, a n annual competition between our emergency response organizations to see which one can collect the most units of donated blood, will be hosted at the Greenwich Public Safety Complex on Saturday, December 5 from 8am - 1pm.

How incredible is it, that with everything else going on this year, our first responders still find the time, energy, and undaunted community spirit not only to organize this blood drive, but to donate as well?

Health emergencies don’t pause for a pandemic or holiday celebrations, yet because of these, donations are needed more than ever.

Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control.

It ’s t he season of g iv i ng a nd Greenwich residents can donate more than toys and money.

To schedule an appointment and support your local department please visit www.redcrossblood.org online or call 1-800-733-2767.

Let's make this the biggest blood drive so far and show our support for all of these heroes who show up and rush in to help, no matter what.

We can't do what they do but we show up for this.

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By Richard Kaufman H a ve yo u e ve r w a n t e d t o ow n Greenwich Avenue, Island Beach, or perhaps the Bruce Museum? Now you can, with the all new Monopoly board game featuring the Town of Greenwich.

On Tuesday, Monopoly, the world's most iconic board game which is available in 114 countries and over 47 languages, released its first customized, geographic game for the North American market.

The new board game line was created and manufactured by Top Trumps USA, Inc. under the license from Hasbro, the official owner of the Monopoly game and brand. The company asked for feedback from the community in recent months on what to include on the board.

"After months in the making, our entire team is so excited to finally share what we’ve been working so hard to capture over the past few months – how tight-knit, beautiful, friendly and energetic Greenw ich truly is,” said Afolabi Omotola, partnerships manager, Top Trumps USA, Inc., in a statement on Tuesday. “Just in time for the holiday season, we worked hard to incorporate all of the important feedback we received from locals to truly make this a fun game

Mr. Monopoly visited Greenwich Hospital on Tuesday. The hospital is featured in the new Greenwich-themed Monopoly game. for the community."

All squares on the board are completely personalized for the Greenwich community. Iconic locations and businesses, such as the Metro North train stations, Miller Motorcars, G r e e n w i c h L i b r a r y, G r e e n w i c h Town Party, Greenwich Hospital and Gre enw ich Poi nt, a nd ma ny more , are featured.

On Tuesday, to promote the release of the game, Mr. Monopoly, the iconic board game mascot, visited Greenwich and First Selectman, Fred Camillo. He also stopped by Greenwich Hospital.

"There aren't many towns in the

world that can say they have a Monopoly game, so it's another distinctive aspect for Greenwich that we can all be proud of," Camillo said. "It's a cool thing. It's another reminder that Greenwich truly is such a destination for so many people, and has been for well over a century.

You know you're doing something right all these years when you get your own Monopoly game."

Greenwich Monopoly is available locally at Smart Kids Toy Store (in store at 17 East Elm Street; online at www.

SKToys.com; or by order for pickup at 203-869-0022) for $39.95.

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Thanksgiving - Then and Now!

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By Patricia Chadwick Thanksgiving is a uniquely A merican national holiday - w ith a l l due respect to ou r ‘cousins’ north of the border.

It ’s b e en pa r t of ou r c u lt u re since the seventeenth century, whe n s e t t le r s f r om E n g la nd and the Netherlands arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts and Jamestown, Virginia.

As a born and bred New Englander, I’m offering a gracious nod to my friends and family from below the Mason Dixon Line who claim descent from the first settlers to celebrate Thanksgiving in an early colony of what became the Commonwealth of Virginia – in 1607. But friends can agree to disagree.

A rou nd the world, people think of this holiday as the most i mp or t a nt one i n t he Un ite d States – surpassing Christmas, Independence Day or Memorial Day – and they are right.

Thanksgiving is a religious holiday turned secular and now reacquiring a religions patina, in contrast to Christmas and Chanukah, which are religious holidays that have largely turned secular. Thanksgiving is also blissfully devoid of the angst and stress that so often accompanies Christmas.

The feast of Thanksgiving is edifying. It speaks to the better angels of our nature and celebrates that which brings joy - family, reunion, camaraderie, generosity.

And it does so, not with presents but with presence – the gathering of family (often from afar), friends and even strangers around the dinner table to celebrate all that’s good, even when that includes the remembrance of those we have lost. This year will be particularly poignant for so many who will have lost loved ones to the pandemic.

Memories of joyful events have a way of abiding for years, even decades and so it has been for me with the feast of Thanksgiving.

As a small child, I reveled in the sights and the smells of Tha n k sg iv i ng a nd w it h each p a s si ng ye a r (a l l t he w ay to this one) the pleasure has only increased. But the festiv ities on that day so many years ago brought with them another benefit for me. Growing up in a religious community of one hundred people

The feast of Thanksgiving speaks to the better angels of our nature and celebrates that which brings joy - family, reunion, camaraderie, generosity. And it does so, not with presents but with presence – the gathering of family (often from afar), friends and even strangers around the dinner table to celebrate all that’s good, even when that includes the remembrance of those we have lost. where the rules were strict and silence was the norm, I rejoiced in the freedom from enforced quietude that accompanied the celebration of Thanksgiving.

My f irst recollection of “work i ng i n t he k itchen” for Thanksgiving when I was ten and had the job of cutting up celery for the stuffing – more celery than I could eat in a year (and I loved celery). That’s because we had to stuff ten turkeys – yes, that’s what it took to feed 100 people and have enough leftover for turkey soup, turkey casserole and turkey cacciatore.

With age came more responsibility – by the time I was twelve, I was charged with making mounds and mounds of stuffing and eventually I was given the honor of creating the gravy.

I choose that word deliberately

because producing a truly delicious gravy is more art than science.

Thank sg iv ing Day itself was hardly a “holiday” in that traditional definition that implied a day w ithout work . Imag ine making a meal for one hundred people. Ten turkeys – all raised organically on our own farm and each of which weighed a solid twenty-five pounds – stuffed and roasting at the same time in the five institutional-sized ovens in our three kitchens. And heavy aluminum pots on the top burners filled with peeled potatoes, sweet peas and parsnips.

As morning slipped into afternoon, the gloriously combined aromas emanating from oven and stovetop surged and f illed the several refectories and even seeped into the far away chapel.

But there was more to come.

When the turkeys were removed from the oven, it was time to cook the pies – apple, pumpkin and pecan, adding whiffs of sweetness and spices.

In a way, the climax of the day was the ceremonial sitting down to dinner after reciting as one the traditional “Grace before meals” – in our community recited in Latin – and taking in the visual elegance of the spread, where the eating became in a way the graceful denouement.

Recreating the blissful childhood memories of Thanksgiving has been a passion of mine for the thirty-five years I’ve been married. While I could never match the one hundred participants, I certainly reveled in hosting people from near and far – and even farther and our table.

A traditionalist through and through, so my Thanksgiving dinners now mimic those of my childhood, with the addition of mashe d sweet p otato es w it h toasted mini-marshmallows on top – in deference to my southernborn husband.

This year, Thanksgiving will be different – in ways we could never have envisioned at this time last year. The pandemic has forced us all to minimize travel.

So we, like so many others, will have a small gathering this year.

Our normal twenty-three-pound t u rkey w i l l b e on ly t h i r te en pounds and that will still allow for leftovers of soup and noodle casserole. It will also be a year in which gratitude will be mixed with sadness. If there is a rainbow to follow the storm, perhaps it is the opportunity for unified national purpose in defeating the disease rampant among us in every state, empowered by emerging vaccines that promise to save lives.

And for that we will all give thanks!

Patricia Chadwick is a businesswoman and an author.

Her recently published memoir, Little Sister, the story of her unusual childhood growing up in a cult, is now available in paperback .

She is currently working on her second book, Breaking Glass, about “growing up” on Wall Street. www. patriciachadwick.com online.

Boys & Girls Club Thanksgiving Still Special

By Richard Kaufman

to the parking lot.

"The Thanksgiving feast is Even though the smell of turkey probably one of the most treasured, and gravy won't be filling the air time honored events of the year and the upper floors of the Boys & for us, not only because of the Girls Club of Greenwich (BGCG) members who look forward to it, won't be bustling with people but the community: our volunteers, Club Kids will also take part treats will be available as well. sitting down for a meal, the 18th b o a r d mem b er s , c om mu n it y Greenwich First Selectman annual Thanksgiving feast at the leaders and elected officials," said in various activities on Tuesday Club will still be special this year.

Cristina Vittoria, CEO of the BGCG. centering around Thanksgiving F r e d C a m i l l o , P o l i c e C h i e f I n l i g h t o f t h e C OV I D -1 9 "Unfortunately with the COVID and showing their gratitude for J a m e s H e a v e y, F i r e C h i e f pandemic, the Club had to scrap restrictions, we got together as a each other and for their families, J o s e p h M c Hu g h , G r e e nw i c h Vittoria said.

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BGCG partnered along with Club Board members Instead, meals will be distributed in lieu of being able to get together to Club members to take home at for an in person sit-down feast, with Boston Market for the food and staff, will help distribute over 212.237.7000 pick-up between 3:30 p.m. and 6 we'd send each of our Club families -- turkey, stuffing and sides -- and 100 meals on Tuesday.

Gift cards will be offered to p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Food will home with a Thanksgiving meal for Acme in Greenwich is donating pies. Martinelli's cider and other children who won’t be at the Club be set up on the ground level next five."

"It's different, but it's still going to be special," said BGCG Vice President of Programs, Don Palmer.

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on Tuesday, so their families can enjoy a meal together at a later date.

For Don Palmer, Vice President of Programs at the Club, this year's feast is extra important because of the ongoing pandemic.

"There's a lot of stress at home, and there's a lot of stress in the school systems. We just want to try and do our part and continue to let the kids and families know that we care about them, that we're here to support them, and to make

sure they get to enjoy their holidays as a family," Palmer said. "They can sit down for dinner and spend some quality time together. We think as an organization, that's one of the best things we can do here -- continue to support the kids, the Club, the community and the parents."

While Palmer will miss dishing out mashed potatoes and seeing everyone sit down together for a meal, he's sure that this year's feast will be just as great.

"It's not the same as watching the kids walk by with their plates filled up to their eyes, and watching them sit down and eat as much as they can. It's different, but it's still going to be special," he said.

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Our Local News, In Brief Few Are Traveling this Year A s T h a n k s g iv i n g a r r ive s , t he A m e r ic a n Automobile Association (AAA), has announced that an extremely low number of Americans will be traveling during the holiday week. Reasons reported include high levels of unemployment, restrictions on travel, and health concerns. According to the AAA annually-conducted holiday travel survey, under fifty-one million Americans are expected to travel, whether internationally or domestically, during the traditionally busy four-day period from Wed., Nov.25, to Sun., Nov. 29. This is four million fewer travelers than during the same holiday period in 2019, representing just 8 percent of last year’s travelers.

D e spite t he a l r e ady low nu m b er s , A A A announced that the actual number of travelers may be even lower and urged caution. As stated by the AAA Northeast Spokeswoman, Fran Mayko, “If you choose to travel this holiday, understand the risks involved and practice the protocols to keep yourself and others safe.”

Although, as in line with the precedent of previous

years, most people will travel by car, the distances Holiday Rides undertaken by people doing so is projected to be Riverside Service and the Greenwich Police are shorter, and drivers are projected to be spending partnering this holiday season to give rides to those shorter periods of time on the road. For those traveling who find themselves not sober enough to drive. by car during this year’s Thanksgiving season, here Starting November 14 through January 2 you can call are a few tips advised by AAA: the Greenwich Police Department’s Non-Emergency number (203) 622-8004 to make arrangements for a Call ahead and ask hotels what precautions they ride home and for a free tow from Riverside Service. follow such as capacity reductions in common spaces, hotel staff requirements and available Junior League Enchanted Forest amenities. Ask car rental companies how they The Junior League of Greenwich has moved their clean their vehicles. enchanted forest this year to a virtual setting. Local Pack face masks , disinfecting wipes , hand families can choose from many different Zoom events sanitizer and thermometers. To minimize the and even have elfs drop off special treats in a drive number of stops on your road trip, pack meals, by. A live auction will also be held starting November snacks and drinks.

20 through November 22 at 5pm. They have also Follow Public Health recommendations by partnered with the YWCA to offer gift card donations practicing social distancing, wearing face masks, to be given to domestic violence survivors. For more and maintaining regular handwashing. information please visit https://www.jlgreenwich. org/the-enchanted-forest/.

Check with airlines about in-flight protocols and available amenities. Wipe down seats, armrests, Outdoor Skating Rink belt buckles and tray tables before takeoff.

First Selectman Fred Camillo had recently talked about an outdoor skating rink at Greenwich Common.

The idea has since been nixed citing health concerns.

Open Arts Alliance Productions

YWCA New Director The YWCA has hired Erin O. Crosby as their first director of Women’s Empowerment and Racial Justice. Crosby has been involved in racial justice work ever since her childhood. She will start on December 21 and will be involved in the launch of a new Center for Equity and Justice at the YWCA.

FCIAC Title The Greenwich High School field hockey team has recently won the FCIAC West Region Title after they beat Stamford in the finals on November 12.

Reservoir Levels are Low The Greenwich reservoir levels are low and have dropped five percent to 33 percent in the last week of October. Aquarion Water Co. had put a lawn watering ban to cut usage last month and the recent rainfall has helped but the levels are still low. Aquarion is continuing to ask residents to use water efficiently and is asking residents to check for leaks and drips.

CIAC Winter Start Date The CIAC has pushed back the start date for winter sports until the new year, specifically January 19, due to rising COVID numbers across the state of CT.

The Open Arts Alliance will be hosting virtual auditions for the 2021 spring season. The theatre company will be presenting “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” for students in grades 2-8 and “Clue” for the students in grades 9-12. To learn more please visit https://www.openartsalliance.com/.

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Greenwich Holiday Stroll

The Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich has been busy recently. They had Donovan Mitchell, an NBA player, visit on October 21 to talk to a small group of high school basketball players. They are hosting Gingerbread Wars where the best house will be voted on and announced in December. They are also calling for Youth of the Year Applications. For more information please visit https://bgcg.org/.

The American Red Cross and country music star Martina McBride have banded together to urge Americans to give blood. Suburban Propane will be offering a change to win an Outdoor Living Experience, a celebration with family and friends for the holiday season, to someone who donates between Reopening Bottom of Ave November 15 and December 15. For more information The first selectmen special hearing on October please visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/local27 where many retailers and tenants talked about homepage/events/your-chance-to-win-an-outdoorstruggling due to the closure of the bottom of living-experience-.html.

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Saturday, December 5 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM The Battle of the Badges contest and blood drive is a friendly competition to see which Greenwich emergency response organization can collect the most units of lifesaving blood, through their own donations as well as through recruited donors.

Please join us at the Greenwich Public Safety Complex to support your local department!

To schedule an appointment, please call: 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) Or visit us online at redcrossblood.org Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions.

The 12th Annual Greenwich Holiday Stroll, “The Stroll Must Go On!” will be held virtually this year.

Over 100 merchants will be participating in the event from December 1-24. For more information please visit https://www.greenwichreindeerfestival.com/.

Business Assistance Scam There is a scam that has been recognised by the state where people are receiving official-looking mailers from companies seeking additional fees to file annual reports for CT businesses. Please make sure to be checking for the scam and to avoid any issues, file directly with the state at https://portal. ct.gov/SOTS/Business-Services/Annual-Reportpage/Annual-Report-Page. To report a scam or fraud please contact the Office of the Attorney General at (860) 808-5318 or at https://www.dir.ct.gov/ag/ complaint/.

Greenwich Monopoly The classic board game Monopoly has released a custom Greenwich version in time for the holidays.

Greenwich Monopoly is available at local and online retailers, including Back 40 Mercantile, The Bruce Museum Shop, Funky Monkey Toys, Party Paper & Things, Greenwich Historical Society Museum Store, The Greenwich Hospital Gift Shop, Miller Motorcars, Smart Kids Toys, Splurge Gifts and Zyn’s and Amazing Toys in Stamford.

COVID at Schools Old Greenwich School has reported a fifth grader has tested positive and students in both the 5th and 4th grades have been sent home to quarantine.

Greenwich Catholic School has quarantined the entire sixth grade after two students tested positive.

Turf Field House T h e G r e e n w i c h A t h l e t i c Fo u n d a t i o n i s encouraging residents to sign a petition to support a turf field house in town. They would like the town of Greenwich to reconsider the construction of an indoor turf field house at either the soon to be replaced Old Greenwich Civic Center, the soon to be replaced Dorothy Hamill Rink, or at another feasible location. To sign the petition or learn more you can visit https://www.change.org/p/town-of-greenwichparks-and-recreation-and-the-board-of-eductionconstruct-an-indoor-turf-field-house-in-greenwichct?redirect=false.

Fialho Called to Massachusetts Father Eric E. Fialho, the Curate at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Riverside has accepted a call to be the next Rector of St. Gabriel’s Church in Marion, Massachusetts. He says, "I believe the word “bittersweet” exists for times like these." His last Sunday with St. Paul’s will be December 6th.

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A Challenge from Chief Heavey

The Greenwich Point Winter Challenge

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By James Heavey I try and run, albeit not very fast, almost every day year-round at Greenwich Point. I remember coming here as a youth, on the bus from the then Greenwich Boys Club every Thursday. I later worked there several summers as a lifeguard and first aider, and it was a dream job.

The point is also the only place that your current police chief ever had a run-in with the law. My muff ler fell of my old beater on Sound Beach Avenue, a nd good old Of f icer Ha ns Hansen was waiting at the booth to write me up.

I consider Greenwich Point a gem and an important part of my physical and mental health regimen. If I ever thought of moving away some day, the loss of my golden ticket—a Greenwich beach card—would doubtless make me reconsider.

I prefer to r u n counterclock w ise. As the weather cools, fewer people sit on the Sue Baker Pavilion, but I may well see Sue Baker herself; she often holds court there at the north concession. Near the Holly Grove I pass our former School Superintendent Ernie Fleishman, headed in the opposite direction at a good pace. As I approach the Old Greenwich Yacht Club, I can hear the power washer in full operation, cleaning the bottom of a sailboat—a reminder that even for us diehards, the boating season will soon be over.

There is no sign of Patty D oy l e , k n ow n f o r p o s t i n g breathta k ing su nsets f rom t he p oi nt on so c ia l me d ia, only a small group of birders with binoculars and cameras, checking out a blue heron in the pond just before the windsurfer beach. I nod to Rachel and Chris Franco as I pass them while they’re taking their lap.

As I round the point and head back north near the sea wall, I spy Scott Frantz, our former State senator. He is tracking several of his adventurous friends who are parasailing on the east side of the point.

I r u n o n b o t h t h e p at h alongside the roadway and many of the trails inside the park. Plentiful deer and other wildlife call Greenwich Point

I consider Greenwich Point a gem and an important part of my physical and mental health regimen. If I ever thought of moving away some day, the loss of my golden ticket—a Greenwich beach card—would doubtless make me reconsider. their home. Although the town “discourages” Canadian geese with a hired sheepdog, the point is an important sanctuary for many other birds.

Beginning on December 1st, Greenwich Point will be open to residents and to dogs (so long as COVID-19 cases do not increase to the point where the park must be closed to all again.) The point will remain closed to nonresidents until further notice due to Greenwich now being a COIVID-19 red alert zone. Every car entering the point must have proof of Greenwich Residency (Beach card or driver’s license.) the only exception will be this walkers and bicyclists. The situation is fluid and the town leaders will continue to monitor the situation and ever yone should check the town website for the most current information My challenge to all visitors to the point this winter is to please, please show consideration for

others at all times.

We a r i n g m a s k s a n d maintaining social distance is both prudent and respectful of others. A mask is not required outside so long as you maintain proper social distancing. That said, some of the trails are narrow and you might need to pull up your mask when passing other people.

Please keep your dog leashed and under control in the parking lots, roads and trails. If you are one of the many dog owners who like to let your dog run on the beach below the high tide mark, remember that others using the beach might not like your dog getting too close to them or their dog. Some people are afraid or allergic to dogs. There will be young parents who do not want your dog jumping up on the stroller no matter how “friendly” your dog is. There are older folks for whom a fall could catastrophically affect

their mobility and independence.

It is also important to clean up after your dog and dispose of waste properly. As our late, great Selectman David Theis used to say, “Chief, it’s not the dogs that are the problem, it’s the owners.”

He was referring to the small percentage of owners who let their dogs run in traffic, harass the wildlife and make some people uncomfortable in this place which is so special.

Another great winter tradition at the point is “Traffic Restricted Sundays.” From 9 AM to 12:30 PM every Sunday morning, the southern part of the park is closed to motor vehicle traffic. This program runs from November 22, 2020 to April 12, 2021.

As your police chief, I know most of the rules, but not every resident, visitor or dog does. I challenge you to offer friendly reminders to those who might not know the rules, to help us

all enjoy the park. Police and Animal Control officers will be on hand to inform the public, but we encourage a team effort to take good care of our point.

In addition to the stewardship of our great town employees assigned to take care of the park, Greenwich Point has two groups of volunteers that are dedicated to preserving and protecting it for future generations: the Greenwich Point Conser vancy https:// www.greenwichpoint.org/theconservancy and the Friends of Greenwich Point https://www. friendsofgreenwichpoint.org/. I recommend you check out both groups and see all the things they are doing for our beloved park. See you at the point!

James Heavey is the Greenwich Chief of Police. He is also a US Army Veteran of Desert Shield/ Desert Storm, a former Glenville Volunteer Fire Chief, and a Scout Troop leader.

Town Government

Update from the Board of Estimate and Taxation

By Richard Kaufman The Greenwich Sentinel will bring you updates from Greenwich's Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET).

The BET is responsible for the proper administration of the financial affairs of the Town including the issuance of the annual recommended budget and setting the Town tax mill rate.

The Board also acts on requests for additional appropriations, transfers and allotments made during the fiscal year.

Routine Applications The Greenwich Board o f E s t i m a t e a n d Ta x a t i o n held a r e g u la rly s che du le d meeting on Monday night, and u na n i mously approved t wo routine applications.

The f irst item authorized the Health Department to spend $43,311 from a grant, on a parttime Public Health Emergency P r e p a r e d n e s s C o o r d i n ato r w ith benef its, of f ice supply needs, printing and binding, advertisements and mileage to conduct emergency planning and response activities.

The second application allowed the Health Department to use $115, 597 as par t of a Epidemiology and Laboratory C a p a c i t y C OV I D -1 9 g r a n t .

The f unds w ill be used to en hance laborator y work , contact tracing and the prevention and minimization of COVID-19 transference.

Non-Routine Application Approved The Board also approved an appropriation of $2,500,000 to repair the South Stanwich R o a d C a u s e w a y. T h e r o a d runs between North Street and Taconic Road, crossing Aquarion Water Company's Rock wood Lake Reservoir. In September, an approximately 55 foot portion of t he c au s ew ay's s out her n face collapsed, undermining a portion of the roadway. Repair work includes the construction of additional walls on both the north and south sides of the existing causeway to support the existing structure. The Department of Public Works has been working with an engineering f irm for potential repair to take place in winter 2020/2021.

The Board also attached a resolution to the project that allows them to add it to the list of projects to borrow money for if they choose.

Tax Collector Policy Regarding Delinquent Tax During Monday's meeting, the BET discussed delinquent tax policy with Greenwich's Tax Collector, Heather Smeriglio.

Every year, the Tax Collector will file any delinquent properties, and the statute runs out after 15 years. Currently, there are some properties in town up against that time constraint.

"At the 12 year mark, the Tax Collector will get a little more serious, and you can do a tax sale

"December is sort of the halfway look and that's really where we want to have a really good understanding of where this fiscal year is as we embark on planning for the next fiscal year," said BET Chair, Michael Mason. should lay out the processes and expectations regarding the monitoring of properties, when foreclosure starts, and what's expected for communication with the taxpayer.

Michael Mason BET Chairman on the property if it comes down to it to avoid the taxpayers losing the revenue," said BET Chair, Michael Mason.

Additionally, Smeriglio feels there are some properties that are unusable.

"They're small little slivers we're getting a tax bill out on, and maybe they shouldn't be taxable," said BET Chair, Michael Mason.

"There's a lot of questions about who makes these decisions...

We want to have an updated policy, and it's a good working relationship with the tax collector, the assessor and the BET on all of this."

BET member, Leslie Moriarty, said the parties involved

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Tax Policy For Residential Real Property Owned By Private Schools I n t h e p a s t , e du c at i o n a l facilities have been exempt from real property taxes by the town of Greenwich. However, there's a case law in Connecticut that says that "educational facilities" do not include on/off campus housing for faculty as being tax exempt.

Therefore, Greenwich Assessor, Lauren Elliott, gave a presentation to the BET on Monday night, outlining a list of such properties at each private school, and what they're being used for. She also gave the BET a projection of what revenues would look like for Greenwich, if town policy was changed and those properties were taxed.

The BET authorized Elliott to put the schools on notice that the town plans on changing policy.

" T h e r e's a p r e t t y s t r on g agreement on the BET that the housing that's off campus, there's no doubt we should be consistent and tax that property," Mason said. "There's still questions about properties on campus used for housing."

For example, if a housing unit on campus was used by an employee of the facility who is on-call seven days a week for 24 hours, like maintenance or s e c u r it y p e r s on n e l , or a superintendent, that would still be protected by the state statute, Mason said. " B ut i f it 's j u s t u s e d fo r housing and it's not classroom or instructional space, that would be eligible. Once you put the properties on notice, the Assessor can then have a conversation with the schools and verify what properties are exactly applicable a n d w e ' l l g o f r o m t h e r e ," Mason said.

Mason added that he hoped to have the issue settled by the end of January, when the assessor t y p i c a l l y s i g n s t h e t o w n' s

grand list.

Going Forward Mason said the BET is trying to get back to some normalcy, a lt hou g h m e e t i n g s a r e s t i l l taking place digitally via Zoom.

December will prove to be an important month for the Board.

"We've got [budget] guidelines done, and now we're waiting for the First Selectman to build a budget and create the Capital Improvement Process for us to start reviewing," Mason said.

COVID-19 is still very active, and Mason said the BET will have to consider how the virus will impact spending and the rest of this fiscal year. " D e cem b er is sor t of t he halfway look and that's really where we want to have a really good understanding of where this fiscal year is as we embark on planning for the next fiscal year," he said.

Stay Up tp date. Check back here each week for alternating updates from the BET leadership and First Selectman Fred Camillo.

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Chess During the Queen’s Gambit

By Anne W. Semmes T h at Nef l i x s e r ie s “ T he Queen’s Gambit,” has captivated millions, including me, with its story of an orphan female child chess prodigy who grows up beating the unbeatable Russian world champion. The fact she’s female in an evidently man’s game is a riveting part of the story.

On a walk with a friend in Cos Cob’s Pomerance Park, I shared the series, and just as we came to the site of Ernest Thompson Seton’s house, and read the plaque on the remains of Seton’s house, a line jumped out: “Seton sold his Cos Cob estate to f ina ncier Mau r ice Wertheim [father of Barbara Tuchman] in 1912 . He was a prominent investment banker… but perhaps was better known for his non-business pursuits as a chess patron, who conceived the idea of chess matches between the United States and the Soviet Union.”

How super our town can claim a passionate chess patron, though I don’t suppose any of his three daughters inherited his passion. But one review of Tuchman’s Book, “The Guns of Aug ust,” that tells of the beginning of WWI, began with an intriguing quote, a chess champion’s tip for playing chess, “Remember, it’s not just about what you are planning to do, but what your opponent is planning to do as well.”

Yes, a mighty good tip for life in general. So, what else does playing chess teach?

“If you introduce chess to children at an early age it's been shown that it really improves their ability to read and their comprehension,” says my friend Tom Ewald, chess-playing father of two chess playing sons, who’s read a number of studies. And, he adds, “As a sort of corollary it benefits the math component in the brain.” But Tom is “highly conf ident” of one area chess has impacted his sons. “They learned to sit down patiently and concentrate very hard for an extended period of time. I know that that helped them when it came time to taking tests.”

Speaking to that time clock chess players use in their play,” Tom notes, “Once you reach a very rudimentary level of chess, you always use the time clock…

If you don't have a clock you are unbeatable.”

So, Tom observed when his sons would take tests in second or third grade, he tells, “and they were allotted an hour to take the test, and if they finished the test in 20 minutes, they would use the remaining 40 minutes to double check their work, triple check their work. And that wasn't something that their parents told them to do. You

“Chess forces kids to think logically and not to make a quick, rash move because you have to think far out in advance and weigh all the options carefully.”

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William Ewald, age 8, with his chess award as a State Champion. Photo by Anne W. Semmes

get used to the strains and the pressures of working against the clock, trying to get the best answers, the best outcomes that you can. I actually think chess was enormously helpful to them.”

Time for Tom’s 16-year old son William, a ninth grader at Brunswick, to chime in. “Chess forces kids to think logically and not to make a quick, rash m ove b e c au s e you h ave to think far out in advance and weigh all the options carefully.

Kids get interested in solving large, complex problems that they wouldn't be exposed to otherwise.”

William was introduced to chess age six by his parents. His younger brother Thomas as well.

As members of Brunswick’s Lower School chess team, their team would win high school state chess championships. “My grade and the grades around me really took chess seriously,” s ays W i l l ia m . Now i n h ig h school William has started an online high school chess league with some 15 members ready to compete against three other schools he names: Danbury, Joel Barlow, and St. Luke's. “We had a practice match last weekend against St. Luke's, and we won, w ith help from some of our

middle schoolers playing some strong games.”

So, William, why are there so few girls playing chess? “The game is played predominantly by males,” he concurs, “Because of this fact, girls are less eager to hop into the chess world in which many of their friends are not in. Being the only girl at a chess match can be pretty daunting, so they don't really want to play.”

And so, Williams’ six-yearold sister, India has chosen not to play. “I have encouraged India strenuously to like chess,” says father Tom, much more, so he says, “than I ever pushed it on the boys. But it's not an activity that is of much interest to girls.

For example, the boys when they were my daughter's age, loved playing chess, and they loved playing in tournaments.

India does not like playing in tournaments at all.”

A formative force for sure in those Ewa ld boys’ chess play i ng wa s t he i n i m it a ble Rich Jackson, a veteran chess teacher of Greenwich youth.

He f igures in his 35 years of teaching some 20-30 percent were girls. Interestingly, he n o t e s , “ M o s t yo u n g l a d i e s around kindergarten age or first grade more typically have more

talent in chess than the guys do.”

The problem is he adds, “They hit third grade and they are distracted by other things, like Brownies.”

Jackson cites chess as “a great tool for building up thinking skills, comprehensive cognitive thought development.

The list goes on and on. And not only that, which is an interesting fact, you won't find a very strong che s s player who develop s Alzheimer's.”

So, what is the best age for introducing kids to chess? “I like to start off about four and a half years of age. Because I want to get their interest locked in the game of chess before they discover this thing called sports.”

Jackson tells a story about another client whose children he taught. One day the father approached Jackson to teach his young son Jake. “But he's three,” said Jackson. “No, he's three and three quarters.” Jackson offered, “as a kind of courtesy, a 15-minute session. So, I play a move, it’s the 10th or 15th move, and the kid looks at me and says, ‘Oh, you're trying to take my pawn on this square.’ Right then and there, my eyebrows h it t he top of my he ad . He ended up winning f ive state championships as my student.”

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MEDAL OF HONOR

Michael Joseph Daly

By Meg Drake CITATION READS:

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain (Infantry) Michael Joseph Daly (ASN: 0-1692630), United States Army, for conspicuous ga l l a n t r y a n d i n t repi d it y i n action above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. Early in the morning of 18 April 1945, Captain Daly led his company through the shellbattered, sniper-infested wreckage of Nuremberg, Germany. When blistering machinegun fire caught his unit in an exposed position, he ordered his men to take cover, dashed forward alone, and, as bullets whined about him, shot the three-man guncrew with his carbine. Continuing the advance at the head of his company, he located an enemy patrol armed with rocket launchers which threatened friendly armor. He again went forward alone, secured a vantage point and opened fire on the Germans. Immediately he became the target for concentrated machine pistol and rocket fire, which blasted the rubble about him . Calmly, he continued to shoot at the patrol until he had killed all six enemy infantrymen.

Continuing boldly far in front of his company, he entered a park, where as his men advanced, a German machinegun opened up on them without warning. With his carbine, he killed the gunner; and then, from a completely exposed position, he directed machinegun fire on the remainder of the crew until all were dead. In a final duel, he wiped out a third machinegun emplacement with rifle fire at a range of ten yards. By fearlessly engaging in four single-handed fire fights with a desperate, powerfully armed enemy, Lieutenant Daly, voluntarily taking all major risks himself and protecting his men at every opportunity, killed 15 Germans, silenced three enemy machineguns and wiped out an entire enemy patrol. His heroism during the lone bitter struggle with fanatical enemy forces was an inspiration to the valiant Americans who took Nuremberg.

Michael J. Daly was born on September 15, 1924 in New York, New York.

A lifetime resident of Fairf ield, he attended Georgetown Prep from 1937-1941.

Excelling in sports, he was an excellent team player and was elected senior class president.

Michael’s father, Colonel Paul Daly, was a World War I and World War II veteran who was a re c ipient of t he Distinguished Service Cross and was also nominated for the Medal of Honor twice. His g r e at-g ra nd fat her, Thoma s Gilroy was an Irish immigrant who was the mayor of New York City in the 1890s. Michael had t h ree brot hers, Gi l roy, Daniel and Dermot and three sisters, Madeleine Potter, Bevin Patterson and Alison Gerard.

Michael loved and respected h is fat her. They of ten rode horses in the back country of Fairfield and practiced military t ac t ic s du r i ng play t i me on their horse rides. “Paul Daly sought to inculcate the virtues of patriotism, duty, courage, persistence and self lessness in his son. He shared his passion for military history and adventure with Michael who learned his lessons well and would later develop a reputation among his men in the army for his uncanny and intuitive ability to use terrain to his advantage.”

(Ochs 2012) After graduating from Georgetown Prep in 1941, Daly reluctantly attended United States Military Academy at West Point however, he resigned his appointment after only one year.

Inspired by the patriotic surge that followed Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the Army at the age of 17. With his father’s lesson “only fear to show fear,” Michael began his military career when he was sent to Europe as an eighteenyear-old infantry private. He trained in England and took part in the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach w ith the 1st Infantr y Division.

In his biography of Daly, A Cause Greater Than Self, Stephen Ochs writes: “During his 11months in action, Daly consistently displayed a level of composure in the face of danger that astounded his commanding off icers and the men he with w h o m h e s e r ve d a n d t h e n commanded. Excerpts from his Silver Star citation tell the story: ‘Daly placed himself in front.. stood alone for 30 minutes.. stayed exposed through a hail of bullets..held his forward position until relief arrived..shot into a patrol that approached within 50 yards..allowing his men to fight off the enemy..’ As an officer, he led aggressively from the front, determined to accomplish his mission and bring as many of his troops home as possible.

As a former enlisted man, he respected and empathized with the men he commanded. For their part, they experienced Daly as fair, approachable and deeply concerned for their wellbeing. They also marveled at his skill with a rifle, his seemingly intuitive sense of how to use terrain to best advantage, his coolness under f ire, and his

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August 22, 1945: the White House. President Harry S. Truman carefully adjusted the blue ribbon bearing the gleaming Medal of Honor – the nation’s highest military award - that he had just placed around the neck of Captain Michael J. Daly. In that moment, the twenty-year-old captain, on leave from the hospital and still bearing facial scars from wounds that had almost killed him four months earlier, felt a mixture of both pride and humility. Standing rigidly at attention before the President, his eyes momentarily closed as if lost in thought, Daly vowed to live a life that would reflect honor on those whom he would later tell a reporter truly deserved the medal: “the guys who didn’t come home.” President Truman, himself a former captain of artillery during World War I, had just remarked: “I’d rather have this award than be President.”

Then, in keeping with tradition governing the ceremony, the Commander-in-Chief saluted the captain first rather than vice-versa. Daly solemnly returned the salute.

willingness to repeatedly risk his life on their behalf.” (Ochs 2012) Da ly pa r t icipate d i n t he drive through France but was wounded in Aachen, Germany, and was sent to Eng land to recover. After he recovered, he was reassigned to the 3rd Infantry Division and was given a battlef ield com m ission to second lieutenant.

By April 18, 1945, he was a first lieutenant in command of Company A, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, 7th Army. On that day, he led his company in their advance through Nuremberg, Germany, and single-handedly engaged German forces several times. As his unit passed a city square, a German machine gun opened fire, causing several casualties.

Daly rushed the position and killed the three gunners.

Advancing ahead of his men, he came across a German patrol preparing to use rocket launchers to ambush American tanks. He again attacked alone and, despite being outnumbered and outgunned, killed all sixpatrol members. When a machine gun opened fire at close range, he picked up a dead man's rif le and killed the two-man German crew.

On April 19, 1945, Daly was shot through the head; a bullet entered at his ear and exited from the opposite cheek. He was sent to England and eventually the United States to recuperate.

Daly was subsequently promoted to Captain. On August 23, 1945, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Although still recovering from his wounds,

he attended a ceremony at the White House, where President Harry S. Truman presented him with the medal. In addition to the Medal of Honor, Daly received three Silver Stars, a Bronze Star with “V device,” distinguishing the award for heroism or valor i n com bat, a nd t wo P u r ple Hearts. Humble until the day he died, Daly never forgot his lost comrades in arms.

Returning home to a hero’s welcome, Michael built an auto supply business, married the love of his life, Maggie Miller, and had 2 children, Deirdre and Mickey. He devoted countless hours advocating for the indigent and terminally ill at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, becoming k nown as the “conscience of the hospital.”

Commenting on his Medal of Honor citation in a speech at Fairfield High School sometime later, Daly said, "We all lose our courage at times. It is something we pray for in the morning, that God will give us the strength and courage to do what is right.”

Michael died of cancer at his home in 2008, at the age of 83.

The author and her sister Anne Drake knew Michael Daly as their beloved Uncle and dearest friend of their father, Philip Drake. Generations of the Drake family have been and are active in the Greenwich community.

She writes, "We adored him and continue to be close to our cousins. He taught us a lot about "The High Road!" I am proud to send you this brief synopsis of his MOH story with the help of Stephen Ochs, (2012).

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Thanksgiving Wilbur L. Cross was Governor of Connecticut from 1931 until 1939. He was also a literary critic and English Professor at Yale University. In 1936, during the height of the Great Depression, his issued the following Thanksgiving proclamation: “Time out of mind at this turn of the seasons when the hardy oak leaves rustle in the wind and the frost gives a tang to the air and the dusk falls early and the friendly evenings lengthen under the heel of Orion, it has seemed good to our people to join together in praising the Creator and Preserver, who has brought us by a way that we did not know to the end of another year. In observance of this custom, I appoint Thursday, the twenty-sixth of November, as a day of Public Thanksgiving for the blessings that have been our common lot and have placed our beloved State with the favored regions of earth – for all the creature comforts; the yield of the soil that has fed us and the richer yield from labor of every kind that has sustained our lives – and for all those things as dear as breath to the body, that quicken man’s faith in manhood, that nourish and strengthen his spirit to do the great work still before him: for the brotherly word and act; for honor held above price; for steadfast courage and zeal in the long, long search after truth; for liberty and for justice freely granted by each to his fellow and so as freely enjoyed; and for the crowning glory and mercy of peace upon our land - that we may humbly take heart of these blessings as we gather once again with solemn and festive rites to keep our Harvest Home.”

Thanksgiving Day is more than eating too much turkey and watching too many football games, although we do not believe you can have an excess of either. Next Thursday as we gather with family and friends, we give thanks. Or at least we say we do. But what are we giving thanks for? And what if we have no family or friends to gather with or no turkey for the table?

Histor y tells us the A merican version of Thanksgiving began in 1621 when the Pilgrims invited the Wampanoag Indians to celebrate their first bountiful harvest. Unprepared for the harsh winter when they f irst arrived in 1620, most pilgrims remained onboard their tiny Mayflower and ate rations they had brought with them. Of the original 102 passengers, only half survived. The following spring the Wampanoags had helped the new settlers learn how to grow corn, what plants were poisonous, and how best to hunt and fish. It is easy to understand that once they had gathered and stored their crops and provisions for the coming winter, they would want to celebrate and give thanks.

You cannot look at the history of Thanksgiving without acknowledging that there has always been a religious aspect to it. In the American tradition it began as a way to thank God for His blessing and bountiful harvest. But there has been a thankfulness for a successful harvest, with the Egyptians and Romans thanking their gods, with the ancient Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot - and those Native Americans were celebrating long before we arrived.

President Lincoln at the height of the Civil War in 1863 issued a proclamation that established a national day of Thanksgiving. Prior to 1863, mostly northern states and New England celebrated Thanksgiving when they wished. Since President Lincoln’s proclamation Thanksgiving Day has been about feasting and celebrations. Interestingly, President John Adams’ proclamations called for fasting and humiliation. We are glad this ended in 1799 and does not jeopardize our mashed potatoes and football.

On Thursday when we gather, we give thanks.

Although we have become overly sensitive to being politically correct, especially where the holidays are concerned, giving thanks is something which can be accomplished and celebrated regardless of religious choices. At the Sentinel, on our list of things to be thankful for this year, will be our wonderful greater Greenwich community.

The Greenwich Sentinel wishes you all a peaceful Thanksgiving Day.

OPED

CT Job and Wage Growth Are Last: Our Time Has Run Out

By Tony Turner According to the CT Department of Labor’s report released earlier this month, Connecticut ranked 50th in job growth in 2019—dead last.

And to add to the grim news, our state was also last for wage growth from 2010 to 2019.

So, what action steps we should be thinking about?

F i r st , suc c e s sf u l ly c opi n g w it h t he COVID-19 pandemic is priority job one and that includes widespread testing with rapid return of results in addition to adhering to the safety precautions now widely known to CT citizens. Second, we must focus on the CT economy, defined as the production and consumption of goods and services. As we look at the economy challenge, we must keep in mind several factors so that when a variety of solutions are considered, hopefully one but likely a few in the fashion of small sequential steps, they should benefit multiple constituencies. Take women, for example.

The sectors of the economy that have been hit the hardest, resulting in the earlier job losses are dominated by women: health care, retail businesses and restaurants. The next wave began taking out government jobs, another sector in which women dominate. Then came the final blow, the closing of child-care centers and remote learning, leaving working mothers with simply too much to do, much more so than men. Another example is those with existing medical and financial challenges and drowning in medical debt. Their world has been turned upside down with the global pandemic making their problems worse. The solutions must be mindful of these fellow

citizens.

I’m sickened by the fact we have talked so much about pension reform that I really don’t want to talk about it anymore, and we must do more than talk. With total unfunded pension liabilities totaling over $85 billion as of June 30, 2019, and according to Moody’s Analytics, CT has the “highest debt-obligation of any state allocating 31 percent of state revenue to bond, pension and retire health obligations,” we must address this issue.

One brighter note worth mentioning is sales tax revenue. According to the Wall Street Journal, CT income tax receipts are running .3% ahead of last year in the fiscal year that started July 1, 2020. Sales tax revenue is up, too. However, we can’t bank on short-term successes like these, as they are sure to ebb and flow over time.

When it comes to the economy, our laser focus should be on job growth and maybe some small investments in areas to help that along and through the help of public/ private par tnerships. We need to move ahead on a series of changes, noting there is no silver bullet because economic factors are forever changing due to forces out of our control like capital markets innovation and monetary policy. However, 60 years of life have taught me that superior execution of the fundamentals against a backdrop of fluid strategy always wins, albeit to varying degrees. We can’t promise more than we can deliver and must be pragmatic and transparent to the public about what really can be done when and how, all at very little cost, if any, if we prioritize job growth. The interesting part is that none of the effort requires starting

over with new policy or beliefs by anyone; it will require self-discipline to focus on job growth until solutions are found. According to Manta, we have over 517,000 companies in our state; that’s 517,000 data points consisting of information, ideas, intellect and innovative think ing that surely hold the collective answers as to what initial and promising steps we can take to immediately improve. If there are ways to add jobs in a company, they are highly likely to know the key steps to get there.

It’s time to set a prioritized agenda and prepare it for public discussion. It must have alternatives to consider that are stress tested in the evaluation of each. Most importantly, those that craft the ideas to consider must be mindful that how they present the information can have material impact on the outcomes.

Give us just the facts.

St a r t i n g n ow, we sh ou ld r i g ht si z e government over time, work ing smartly with rigid deliberation in taking out the inefficiencies brought to light by the pandemic, make our tax rates competitive and focus on job growth, all the while being fair to all our citizens in the negotiations. If not, we will find ourselves in a continued economic stalemate, still dead last. We’ve hit bottom. Our time has run out.

Tony Turner most recently served as a member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation for the Town of Greenwich and is the founder a n d C E O o f M y Vo t e P o w e r G r e e n w i c h (MVPGreenwich), a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to enabling ease of voting and more informed voter decisions by 1835 year-olds. He resides in Old Greenwich, CT.

LETTER

Outpouring of Dismay from Area Residents

Letter to the Editor: Recently there was a proposal by the Archdiocese of Bridgeport to sell three acres of its property at 469 North Street, currently home to St. Michael the Archangel Church and Greenwich Catholic School (GCS). There was a letter of intent signed by for-profit LCB Senior Living to purchase an area adjacent to Birch Lane for a luxury, high-density senior housing complex.

Plans called for a 30,000 squarefoot structure including construction of a four-story facility accommodating approximately 80 residents, 53 parking spaces, a commercial loading zone with dumpster, plus f loodlights visible from North Street and Birch Lane.

Although the Bishop of Bridgeport has responded to an outpouring of dismay from area residents, GCS parents and

employees, and St. Michael parishioners, and withdrawn the church’s consent to the agreement, concerns loom that a similar deal might materialize in the future.

There was a complete lack of consultative process regarding this project.

Only a select few at the parish and GCS were informed. There was no transparent exchange of information with any of the impacted communities in advance of the project being negotiated.

There would have been a significant adverse impact on the motorists who use North Street as a main artery between downtown Greenwich, the Merritt Parkway and points nor th. Attendance at the property’s church, GCS and North Street School often result in traffic jams. This is a route which serves commuters at rush hour, school buses from many Greenwich schools, and hundreds of residents.

While all are relieved that the sale is now cancelled, deep concern remains that future inappropriate uses of this land could negatively impact the community. The church has shown itself willing to entertain such possibilities for financial gain, without prior input from those affected. It is the hope that the Town will continue its efforts to ensure compliance with all zoning regulations, the Plan of Conservation and Development, and work with the neighborhood should such a proposal to sell this land in such a manner arise again.

A community work group h a s b e e n fo r m e d w i th th e e -m a i l BirchLane06830@gmail.com.

Residents are encouraged to send an email to this address to be added to the mailing list for information about future development of this land.

Sincerely, Birch Lane Residents

LETTER

Changes Should Be Made to Rent Protections Letter to the Editor: A s a n i nter nationa l busi nessma n who has owned a series of wonderful homes in Greenwich, I now find myself an inadvertent landlord for a rich family who have been squatting without paying rent for months. Recent news stories confirm I am not alone. While it clearly makes sense to limit evictions for most tenants during a pandemic, the moratorium on evictions that the Lamont administration has implemented due to COVID provides for no distinctions or proportionality in its application. The anticipated advantage of Lamont’s moratorium – that people not be made homeless – cannot justly apply to people who refuse to pay $10,000 per month or more in rent pursuant to written fifty page leases drawn up by experienced LETTER

attorneys.

If unwilling, or, yes, even unable to pay rent in that agreed price range they should be evicted a.s.a.p. to a lower priced alternative residence. If they are not, their unpaid rent can lead to missed property tax and mortgage payments or neglected repairs and renovations to the property.

We are all made poorer as a result.

The across-the-board prohibition on evictions currently in place unfairly punishes a certain group of homeowners by protecting a group of defaulting tenants who do not need any such protection. The Lamont administration should and must make changes to the rule immediately to address this injustice or risk a claim that this government is taking value from the owners of these properties. Lest anyone

think I believe strong property rights are the province of mansion owners only, why not have everyone currently squatting and not paying rent complete the form endorsed by the Center for Disease Control (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019ncov/downloads/declaration-form.pdf).

When our strong property rights and freedom to contract go missing, even during a pandemic, America shines less brightly. If you agree, follow the link below and join us. You do not have to own a mansion to be a Mansion Owners United.

Cordially, Richard Attias, Greenwich Founder M. O. U. www.mansowners.com

Now, more than ever….

Dear Greenwich Residents:

First and foremost, we hope you and your loved ones are safe and well. As we head into a holiday season unlike any we have experienced before, it is so important that you know the signif icance of the Greenwich United Way’s (GUW) work, how it affects you and your neighbors, and how the GUW is the one organization that helps all of Greenwich.

Since 1933, we have been uncovering the unmet health, education and selfsufficiency needs of Greenwich, raising awareness and support, and developing lasting solutions. Simply put: we find it, we fund it, and we fix it.

With our own programs – like the one to close the ach ievement gap in town – and via the grants we make to Greenwich organizations that serve our most vulnerable, GUW helps to make Greenwich, well, Greenwich.

How do these programs and grants help you?

In our rigorous Community Investment Process, grant applications are carefully scr utin ized, a nd we d r ill dow n to

understand how the last dollar is spent by grantees, ensuring the greatest impact for our donor contributions. And because of this process, your neighbors receive the help they need to give them a better quality of life and as result improving the town in myriad ways, helping everyone who lives and works here.

G U W ’s o w n p r o g r a m m i n g , l i k e the Early Childhood Achievement Gap Solutions (ECAGS) program, convenes several key players in town to address the gap that prevents children from succeeding.

This program is a data-driven, resultsbased, two-pronged approach aimed at helping children from birth to age 5 – the most critical learning period of a child’s life. When a child enters kindergarten after going through a program like ECAGS, data shows their success rate is increased dramatically. ECAGS is currently in its third year and our early data is bearing this out. And when our kids succeed, we ALL succeed.

During the early days of the pandemic, GUW raised almost $900,000 for COVID relief. Most of that has been granted to

organizations that fed our hungry children, families and seniors; engaged our aging population to get them through their days; assisted kids who need counseling; made sure food was delivered to front-line workers; gave micro-grants to families in need for basic necessities; helped small business owners to stay af loat through the pandemic by ordering meals through them; and made countless connections that helped hundreds of people get a service or item they needed to survive.

Greenwich is a community that steps up to assist the most vulnerable time after time, just like the Greenwich United Way. Now more than ever, GUW needs Greenwich. Our Annual Campaign that funds our grants is almost halfway through the fiscal year. As we continue to navigate this crisis, GUW is 100% sure we will meet our fundraising goal.

Why give to the Greenwich United Way? We do the work, so you don’t have to, building a better, stronger community as we go. On behalf of those we serve, thank you.

David Rabin, United Way of Greenwich

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Nov. 21

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Bird Feeding Basics & Project FeederWatch 101 – online. $10 and up. All ages and levels of bird identification experience.

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Conservation Conversations.

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All ages. 203-900-3349.

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Virtual – Keyless Entry with Arduino. innovationlab@ greenwichlibrary.org 2 p.m.

Virtual – Poet's Voice: Pulitzer Prize Winner Philip Schultz.

203-622-7948. rhansen@ greenwichlibrary.org

GREENWICH LIBRARIES: greenwichlibrar y.org

3:30 p.m.

Virtual – Tellabration! A Celebration of the Oral Tradition. rhansen@ greenwichlibrary.org

Nov. 20

Nov. 23

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Virtual – Senior Chinese Book Discussion Group. ywang@ greenwichlibrary.org

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Virtual: Story Time (Baby, Toddler, Preschool). Free.

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Virtual – Friends Friday Film Reel Talk: "Driveways." 203622-7910. friendsfridayfilms@ greenwichlibrary.org Nov. 21 10 a.m.

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Virtual: Discover the Hidden Apps on Your Apple Watch.

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Battle of the Badges Blood Drive. Greenwich Public Safety Complex, 11 Bruce Place. To schedule an appointment, call: 800-7332767 or visit redcrossblood. org GREENWICH HOSPITAL: greenwichhospital.org/ events Nov. 20 12 - 1 p.m.

Webinar: Bariatric Informational. Free.

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Nov. 24

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Virtual: Petite Concert (Toddler, Preschool). dsullivan@greenwichlibrary. org

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Webinar: Anterior Total Hip Replacement Class. Free.

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Virtual Drop-in Computer Lab. 203-625-6560. trainingcenter@ greenwichlibrary.org

ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE OF GREENWICH: afgreenwich.org Nov. 20

6 p.m.

L'Arrivée du Beaujolais and French Wines for an American Thanksgiving - a virtual wine tasting and pairing. Free.

BREAST CANCER ALLIANCE: breastcanceralliance.org/ events Nov. 30 12:30 p.m.

BCA Virtual Luncheon and Fashion Show. Instagram Live.

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All ages. (Group size limited, up to first 15 participants). birdwalk.home.blog GREENWICH YMCA: greenwichymca.org Nov. 20 6 p.m.

Turkey Bingo - Vistual. 50 East Putnam Ave. Free.

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Y WCA GREENWICH: ywcagreenwich.org Nov. 25

FLINN GALLERY: flinngaller y.com Through Jan. 6 The Flinn Gallery presents ‘Heidi Johnson, Animal Attraction’, for in-person and virtual viewing. Free.

BRUCE MUSEUM: brucemuseum.org Nov. 22 9:30 a.m.

She Sweeps with ManyColored Brooms: Paintings and Prints by Emily Mason Opens. 1 Museum Dr. FRIENDS OF GREENWICH POINT: friendsofgreenwichpoint . org Nov. 22 9 - 11:30 a.m.

First Sunday Bird Walks at Greenwich Point Park. (Bring binoculars). Meet near the main concession stand at

7 - 8:30 p.m.

Express Yourself online support group - for members of the non-binary, genderfluid, and transgender communities regardless of labels or self-identification.

Via Zoom. (Meeting ID: 508 855 477. Password: 605979).

Nov. 23 6:30 p.m.

Board of Health Regular Meeting. Greenwich Town Hall – Evaristo Conference Room, 101 Field Point Rd. 7 p.m.

Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency Meeting. Greenwich Town Hall – Meeting Room, 101 Field Point Rd. Nov. 24 2 p.m.

RTM Blight/Nuisance Ordinance Subcommittee Meeting. Via Zoom.

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FS Re-Imagine Greenwich Virtual Web Meeting. Via Zoom.

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Pub Pizza Fridays. The Pub in The Club, 86 Valley Rd. 203618-9036.

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P&Z: POCD Affordable Housing Task Force, Meeting.

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Cocktails & Cornucopias.

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Children and Education

How to Help Prevent Children’s Holiday Stress on how to minimize stress:

By Patrice Kopas

Holidays are a busy time. We try to juggle decorating, shopping, visiting family, and entertaining w it h ou r n or m a l d ay-to - d ay activities. This year, we will face additional stress trying to follow our family traditions in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Not only will we, as parents and caregivers, feel stress, but our children will sense it. Here are a few suggestions

Keep children active, have them help Decorating and baking are often a big part of the Christmas season. These are great examples of activities that children can participate in. Isn’t togetherness a nd helpi ng ot hers what t he holiday season is really about?

Keep decorations simple enough so that children can feel helpful.

Bake cook ies for your elderly neighbors. Activities like this build family bonds and create traditions with which children want to be included. At Greenwich Catholic School, our students participate in donating food and toys and creating meal baskets for families and spend quality time together. in need.

Practice Grace before meals as a sign Keep things in perspective. of gratitude and respect for God and his blessings on your family. Spend The holidays should be about time talking about the day's events our faith, giving to others, being and discussing what is happening in thankful for our blessings, and the world. spending time with family, not

Holidays are a busy time. We try to juggle decorating, shopping, visiting family, and entertaining with our normal day-to-day activities. This year, we will face additional stress trying to follow our family traditions in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Not only will we, as parents and caregivers, feel stress, but our children will sense it. Here are a few suggestions on how to minimize stress:

Children follow your lead.

Parents, set aside time for activities that help you relax. You can’t help your children with stress if you are having a difficult time handling it yourself. Take some time for yourself, exercise, or read a book, do something that makes you feel better. Find some special time to spend with your children, take a walk, go to the park, have an at-home movie night, or wrap and donate gifts to those less fortunate.

Remem b er exer c i s e r e duc e s stress, why not turn it into quality family time? It’s okay to say “no” to an event in order to spend quality scheduled bed times, unless it's for time with your children. a very special event. Try to avoid Stick to routines overscheduling. A tired child leads to Our children do their best a stressed child. Mealtime is another when their days are full of routines. example. Adults and children alike Sleep is a great example. Children benefit from three nutritious meals a need their sleep, so try to stick to day. Mealtime is a great time to stop

expensive gifts. Setting realistic expectations of what the holiday will bring, without giving away any surprises, w ill eliminate d isappoi ntment a nd m itigate stress. This special time with family and friends will create the memories everyone will cherish for a lifetime.

Merry Christmas to all!

Patrice Kopas became Principal of Greenwich Catholic School in 2009. Throughout her time at GCS, Mrs. Kopas has also served as Chair of NEASC Visiting Committees, a member of the NCEA, and on both the Catholic Identity Committee (Chairperson) and the Education Committee of the Diocese of Bridgeport. Greenwich Catholic School serves students in PreK through Grade 8 on their 38-acre campus located at 471 North Street in Greenwich.

Early Childhood Educators – Role Models for Us All

By David Cohen

Life is a little bit harder these days . We ne e d to r e me m b e r masks, follow protocols, and deal with the stresses of the pandemic.

However, when you walk into an early childhood classroom, you feel like everything is okay. Why?

Exceptional educators! Teachers of young children were already used to health precautions. More importantly, they are cognizant of the impact that their attitudes and interactions will have on each child’s day and their overall development. As parents and other adults in children’s lives, we can implement some of these same strategies.

I have had the pleasure of work i ng w it h fel low ea rly childhood teachers for 30 years.

Through national emergencies, including our current situation, we bring our enthusiasm, our sincere appreciation for what From behind the walls of the of professionalism.

Teachers continue to interact each child is experiencing and a the school, where parents cannot w it h wa r mt h a nd clos ene s s, currently see, I am inspired by the focus on supporting each child.

Teachers of young children were already used to health precautions.

More importantly, they are cognizant of the impact that their attitudes and interactions will have on each child’s day and their overall development.

despite the risks involved. They embrace the crying child, help to open a yogurt cup and celebrate the victories in learning. Masks have become a non-issue, with children seeing them as no different than other clothing. Handwashing and sanitizing throughout the day are only modestly increased from pre-covid procedures. This does not ref lect a lack of seriousness; rather, it is a focus on what is most important. We are here to provide an outstanding early childhood education.

In some instances, teachers are moving to distance education w i t h l i t t l e n o t i c e . We k n ow how challenging this can be for older children. For our youngest

students, it is a challenge just to stay emotionally connected. Still, our teachers persevere.

I encou rage you to fol low the model set by these ea rly childhood educators. Take all of the precautions. Follow the regulations and advice given by health authorities. But, don’t lose sight of the fact that life continues and that our children will continue to learn. If we teach them, through our actions, to adapt and move on, we have provided a very important lesson.

David Cohen, Director of Schools at Temple Sholom Selma Maisel Nursery School

How Traditions Connect Students Across Time Introduction by Erin Whitney that everyone so values at FGS. I As a freshman at the Frederick Gunn School (FGS - formerly the Gunnery), I had been told about the cherished All-School Walk, a favorite school tradition. Even with all the build-up, I wasn’t expecting this particular experience.

T h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y, m o s t students walked with a number of different people, the hike presenting a unique opportunity to get to know one’s peers. I had the good luck of walking next to and chatting with Mr. Small, the school’s longest-serving faculty member.

Mr. Small taught my father as a student, and we exchanged stories for several miles about the antics of my dad and his friends, including his boarding school roommate, a longtime resident of Greenwich, Peter Barhydt.

When classes went virtual, my dad’s roommate, whose family is still close with ours, offered to have me come live with them in Greenwich.

It was on this walk with Mr. Small that I had a realization: I finally understood the ‘community’

am part of a huge group of faculty, alumni, and students with shared traditions and experiences like the All-School Walk. If I ever need it, I know that there are a multitude of people willing to help and support me and literally welcome me into their home.

by Jennifer Clement On Wednesday, October 7, students and faculty carried out a longstanding FGS tradition by participating in the All-School Walk through the Steep Rock preserve.

Much of the event this year was exactly the same as alumni remember it, although there were some changes to accommodate the school’s health and safety protocols.

The staggered start, which began at 10:45 a.m. from the KovenJones Glade in front of the dining hall. Prior to each class’s departure, Associate Head of School Seth Low shared with students the R e v. H e n r y Wa r d B e e c h e r ’s remarks from Mr. Gunn’s funeral service in 1881, from The Master of The Gunnery:

“I congratulate you; you are a community rich, not in silver nor in gold, but in that which is far more precious, and which silver and gold cannot buy. Henceforth, and for generations, no man of intelligence visiting this beautiful hill-top will fail to ask for the monument which we unveil to-day; for, as on the village green the church spire points heavenward above other roofs, so on that lovely hill-top his monument will be the spire and point upward to God, to Heaven, and to Rest. I could not but had sent his heralds to cleanse the sky, and intended the very air we breathe to stir more purely and sweetly on such a day as this. An October day, — ripe, rich, clear, and beautiful!

In such a day he was born. If you think of the year and its changes, June is the month that bursts out from the gates of heaven, with all that is youngest, and clothed with that which is the most tender and beautiful; and October is the month that goes back to heaven and to rest Ed Small walks with Erin Whitney and other students on their — is nearest to our Creator and to annual All-School Walk in Washington, CT. Photo by Charlotte Shiff the glories that await us. And just to think that in such a month as this a

man should be born whose life was, I had almost said, the union of June and October! It held the tenderness, the freshness, and the valor of youth of the one, and the amplitude and clarity of the other.”

The tradition of the All-School Walk dates to 1861, when Frederick Gunn led his students on a 40-mile walk from Washington to Milford on the Connecticut shoreline. For 10 days they camped in tents, played games, fished, and sang songs in the firelight. His students called it “gipsying,” Clarence Deming of the Class of 1866 noted in The Master of The Gunnery, and it was so much fun, they repeated it in 1863 and 1865. “It was an eventful and joyous day when the loaded wagons, the donkeys, and the long troop of boys and girls dressed in all the hues of the rainbow, began their seaward march down the river road, making the old woods echo with laughter and song,” Deming wrote.

It is for this reason that Mr. Gunn has been recognized by the American Camping Association as the founder of recreational camping in the United States.

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Food & Wine

Thanksgiving Libations

By Peter Olson & Bruce Baker Tha n k s g iv i ng 2 02 0 w i l l def i n itely h ave a d i f fer ent look and feel for many of us.

Some (like both our families) wou ld usua l ly get toget her with multiple generations of family including grandparents, i n-laws , au nt s a nd u ncle s , brothers and sisters. Cousins would be playing football in the backyard while grown-ups are watching football and enjoying my (Peter's) favorite holiday cocktail…the Frosty Dawn. This drink was featured in last year’s Thanksgiving article. But just in case you missed that one we will include it here.

This is a time that we can still and should be thankful for what we all have. While the table may be a bit smaller due to COVID, the aroma coming from the kitchen still reminds us of the holiday season. Friends and family are only a Zoom or FaceTime call away. Have a virtual toast with them, raising a g la ss to a s a fe a nd mor e prosperous 2021. Here are a few recommendations from your friends at Val’s. We hope you enjoy some of these.

Our Thanksgiving always sta r ts w it h a cock ta i l. The Frosty Dawn was introduced to me (Peter) by my father-inlaw. He is a master of mixology who creates fun and interesting drinks that keep people talking.

The Frosty Dawn 2 oz. – Bacardi White Rum 1 oz. – Luxardo Cherry Liquer 1 oz. – John D. Taylor Velvet Falernum 6 oz. – Fresh squeezed tangerine juice or orange juice (no pulp) Shake and strain over rocks.

The key to this drink is the fresh squeezed juice. The freshness of the juice makes the taste more palatable and elevates the quality of the drink.

Another tradition is Champagne: Veuve Clicquot Brut Rose This is always a holiday f avo r i t e . T h i s C h a m p a g n e shows a great balance, not too dry. There are hints of ripe strawberry, ground ginger and white peach f lavors. It has a crisp refreshing taste that sets the tone for the day. While Veuve is always a great choice, there

Our Thanksgiving always starts with a cocktail. The Frosty Dawn was introduced to me (Peter) by my father-in- law. He is a master of mixology who creates fun and interesting drinks

are other selections such as Millenio Prosecco and Millenio Sparkling Rose. These are great tasting sparkling wines at a very affordable price point. I recently featured the rose at a Stamford Chamber of Commerce event in October and everyone loved it. Lamarca is another popular Prosecco with a vibrant bouquet of Granny Smith apple, white peach and honeysuckle….crisp and refreshing, it’s a great way to kick off the evening.

N ow, w h e n i t c o m e s t o wines being paired with your Thanksgiving meal, there are no rules except one: and that is drink what you enjoy! If you like a robust hardy red, open it up.

If a light white is more to your liking (as it is with me), then go with it. Chardonnay is a favorite of many people and would be perfect if only white meat turkey were being served. However, w ith the stuf f ing, sweet potatoes, vegetable casseroles and other sides, light to medium bodied reds of fer a broader selection of successful pairings.

Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau is a great choice. By French wine law, it is to be released the third Thursday of November, m a k i n g i t t i m e l y f o r yo u r

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Thanksgiving table. This may be served with a slight chill, as it is free-run wine without aging, meant to be served young and fresh. Ripe berry tones with a hint of grapiness make this a winner.

Another option for a red i ncludes the Cote de Reig n Sancerre from the Loire Valley in France. This has a fresh aroma of red fruits, cherries, raspberries, black currents w it h a h i nt of spice . A re d Cote s du R hone , u sua l ly a blend of grenache, cinsault and mourvedre, can also work well.

Hints of dark cherry, spice and earthiness are often present in these wines.

Want to try something from Spain? A garnacha uses the same grape, grenache, used in the Rhone. With a hint of vanilla from the oak, aromas of leather and spice, this is always an affordable option.

Since Tha n k sg iv ing is a very American holiday, why not an American wine? Have you t r ie d a n O r e gon P i not Noir? They are typically a bit less fruity than their California counterparts, but with a rich dark cherry and cranberry tone, and hints of baking spice and

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203-340-9778 Unoaked, it is typically a blend of Roussane and Marsanne grape varietals. It has a slightly unctuous palate with hints of stone fruits and honeysuckle on the nose.

These are just a few of our The country’s opening up and suggestions. As always, please business is coming back. But to get to work, you’ll get on a packed train feel free to stop by and browse. that violates every social distancing If you would prefer to order by guideline. So how to get to and from phone we still offer curb side your office while avoiding the safety risk from the crush of commuting? pick up and free local delivery.

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From the family and staff at Val’s, we wish ever yone a joy f ul , safe and healthy Thanksgiving.

Peter Olson is the General Manager of Val’s new Stamford store, located at 66 Summer St. Bruce Baker is our Wine & B e ve r a g e C o n s u l t a n t i n Stamford.

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Even if you have some of the specialized skills involved (legal, tax, investment), you probably don’t have them all. Hopefully, the assignment comes with qualified advisors to fill out any expertise needs (if not, you will need to engage them) and the beneficiaries are all reasonable people and on good terms with you and with each other. You are hoping that the role will not take much work, as you have your own life and/or business to attend to, and you are not taking a fee because of your close relationship with the person asking you to serve.

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Then you really wake up and realize it was all a dream. And what a nightmare it was!

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Obituaries

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Laura DiBella

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Catherine LeRose

Laura Jeanne DiBella (nee DiSapio) of Greenwich passed away on Nov. 14 , 2 02 0 a f ter a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was 58. Born in Greenwich on March 6, 1962 to Alfred and the late Shirley DiSapio (nee Doran).

L au ra is su r v ived by her b e l ove d hu s b a n d , A l b e r t J .

Di Bella, Jr., lov ing ch ild ren, C h r i s t o p h e r, Z a c h a r y a n d A nt hony D i B el la, cher ishe d fat her, A l f re d DiSapio, dea r sisters, Diane Warzoha (Danny), Denise Grabarz (Michael) and Brenda Hansen (Robert), and her nieces and nephews, Stephen, Daniel, Meghan, Nicole, Kendall and Tyler. She was predeceased by her mother, Shirley DiSapio.

The family would also like to give a special thanks to Dr. James Brunetti and all of the medical professionals who cared for and supported Laura over the years.

A Memorial Mass w ill be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28 at St. Roch’s Church in Greenwich. Committal is private.

Ralph Pastore, Jr.

R a l p h A . P a s t o r e , J r. o f Norwalk, passed away on Nov. 12, 2020 at the age of 50. Ralph wa s b or n i n Gr e enw ich, CT on Nov. 13, 1969. He graduated from Greenwich High School and Sacred Heart University of Fairfield.

Ralph spent the last 25 years working in the financial services industries for American Skandia, U.S. Trust, Bank of America, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley.

W h i l e R a lp h e xc e l l e d i n business his true love was the theater. A true triple threat, Ralph could sing, dance and act as well as direct and produce and worked with many local theater companies such as Connecticut Playmakers, Curtin Call and the Wilton Playshop. Ralph was also a cantor at St. Roch Church in Greenwich for many years.

Ralph was predeceased by his father, Ralph A. Pastore Sr., his aunt, Connie Pastore, as well as his grandparents and many other aunts, uncles and cousins.

R a lph is su r v ive d by h is mot her, Rosea n n Pastore of Greenwich, his brother Michael S. Pastore of Valley Cottage, NY, his uncle, William Bennette of Stamford and his partner of 18 years, Tim Lynch of Norwalk.

Services will be private due to COVID 19. In lieu of f lowers,

Catherine Ann LeRose, 89, of Cos Cob, passed away at Greenwich Hospital on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Catherine, or "Kay," was born in Greenwich on April 12, 1931 to George and Mary Low, and grew up on Northfield Street alongside her beloved brother, George ("Pete," predeceased).

Kay was a lifelong member of St. Cat her i ne's Chu rch, a nd g r a d u a t e d f r o m G r e e nw i c h High School, where she met and married her husband of 71 years, Nicholas, of Cos Cob. Together they built a life, a home, and four children: Mary Rabuazzo, of Cos Cob, Phyllis Newhall, of Tampa, Nick LeRose, of Los Angeles, and Cathy LeRose, of Norwalk. They also picked up two great sons-inlaw in Peter Rabuazzo and Brian Newhall.

And so their family grew, with grandchildren Debi (Chris), Kevin (Lauren), Tommy (Felicia), Brian, Devon (Runyon), and Patrick, as well as great-grandchildren Gabriel, Nolan, Rose, and Kennedy. Coming up fast in Tier 2 were her nephews James (Mary Alice), Chris (Cecilia), Bobby (Kelly), Billy (predeceased), Peter (Joan), and niece Shelley (predeceased, Tom), and their many children who shall remain nameless, yet each wonderful in their own right, or so we're told.

Kay loved them all, never missing a birthday or an anniversary with a phone call or a card. She stayed connected, and all who knew her were blessed because of it. She held a warm place for Irish poets, knitting, baking, and chronicling her evergrowing family with carefully curated photo albums. She held her memories fast. She could find a nice word to say about anyone or anything. Except cats. Cats she didn't like. Also, basketball analyst Dick Vitale. She didn't like him either.

But if you weren't a cat or Dick Vitale, you were welcomed to a seat at her kitchen table.

The kitchen was her territory, her personal corner of the world, where one could sit for coffee, snacks, and for the fortunate few, potato salad. Many a night was spent sharing stories with her sisters-in-law Marion and Deanna (both predeceased) her brother, Pete, and her brother-inlaw, Jim (predeceased). And for anyone else lucky enough to sit at that table, this was time spent with a woman who sacrificed so much of her life in the service of others, a woman of unfailing generosity and unconditional love. Her husband, Nick, often refer re d to her as "one i n a million." He was wrong. She was "one." And she will be missed.

A Mass of Christian Burial

was celebrated Wednesday at St. Catherine of Siena RC Church, followed by interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

Eriberto Scocimara

Eriberto R. "Scoci" Scocimara, known to everyone as Scoci, died peacefully on Nov. 3, 2020 at his home in Greenwich, CT. He was 85. He spent his final weeks surrounded by family, including his surviving wife of 61 years, Manita, and his four ch i ld r e n : Ch r i st i n a ( D av id) Surtees, Peter (Julia) Scocimara, Marielle (Michael) Kakaras and Nadia (Andrew) Fisher.

Scoci revered and, in many ways, embodied the American Drea m. Bor n i n A lexa nd r ia, Eg y pt, i n 193 5 to a n It a l ia n father and a Swiss mother, Scoci maintained his multi-lingual (f luent in six languages) and multi-national heritage while embracing the American ethos of hard work, dedication to family, and a patriotic fervor for the opportunities which America of fered. He described his naturalization as an American citizen in 1998 as one of the greatest days of his adult life.

An accomplished student, Scoci graduated Summa Cum Laude from Collège St-Michel in Fribourg, Sw itzerland, in 195 4 and Mag na Cum L aude from University of St. Gallen, Sw it z erla nd, i n 1959. W h i le attending the University of St. Gallen, he performed two years of Swiss military service, becoming a Lieutenant in the Swiss army.

Through a friend, he met the love of his life, Manita, a Greek student raised in Athens and one of only three women attending St. Gallen. In 1961, Scoci ventured to the United States with Manita and their firstborn daughter. He graduated with Distinction from Harvard Business School in 1963.

The friendships the young couple formed while living in a tiny, attic apartment in Cambridge, Massachusetts, not only lasted a lifetime but remained among Scoci's closest friendships.

Scoci parlayed his Swiss and American education to become a pioneer in leveraged buyouts at G . L Oh st r om & Comp a ny and a respected leader of several business organizations, including CEO and Chairman of t he Hu nga r ia n A mer ic a n Enterprise Fund, CEO of Le Coq Spor tif US, CEO of M iramar Marine Corporation, CEO and Chairman of LRE, and Treasurer of Cummins Engines. In his later years, Scoci was an active voice on the board of numerous public compa n ies, i nclud i ng Roper Industries, Euronet, Adidas USA, Carlisle Companies, Har row Industries, Quaker Fabrics and several privately held firms.

One of Scoci's greatest joys was his involvement with Young Presidents Organization ("YPO") and it's alumni group, World President's Organization. He and Manita both believed in the value of lifelong learning, and for over 45 plus years with both organizations, they were active organizers of many universities around the world. Scoci served

as an Officer and Director of YPO a nd h is Y PO For u m beca me one of the constant sources of personal strength and friendship throughout his adult life.

A man who had traveled to over 100 countries, Scoci was able to connect to anyone, anywhere and make new acquaintances feel like valued friends. He had an uncanny ability to make those around him feel special, like they were the guest of honor. He was charming and was always the best-dressed man in the room.

He was an avid storyteller, a connoisseur of literature, and a fount of historical knowledge.

He gave generously of his time and often found himself in the role of coach, mentor and advisor to a wide range of friends and colleagues. Those who worked with him or for him continued to seek his mentorship years, even decades, later.

Beyond his numerous educational and business accomplishments, Scoci's most enduring legacy will remain his family. Nothing brought him greater joy and pride than telling stories about his four children and eight grandchildren and nothing was more important than cultivating strong bonds across generations. Despite the significant limitations imposed

by COVID-19, Scoci spent his last four weeks with his wife by his side, all his children and most of his grandchildren gathered together, still seeking his advice on careers, family and life. This time together represented the e m b o d i m e nt of a de d ic ate d family, bound tightly by the love and the joie de vivre of Manita and Scoci. Scoci will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all who knew him.

In lieu of f lowers, please consider making a donation in Scoci's honor to American Farm School in Greece, an institution that he and Manita supported for more than 40 years.

Joseph Caputo

J o s e p h P. C a p u t o , o f Greenwich, passed away Nov. 11, 2020 at age 92. He was born in Port Chester, Aug. 21, 1928 to John & Florence Caputo. Joseph proudly served in the US Navy and went on to work for many years in construction. His last job was working alongside his brother-in-law at Ralph Longo & Sons.

Joseph was a motorc ycle enthusiast and also had a love for Cadillacs. He is the beloved hu sb a n d o f t h e l ate Con n i e C ap uto . Jo s e p h i s s u r v i ve d b y h i s c h e r i s h e d d au g ht e r, Michelle Antonelli and loving granddaughters, Brittany and Jessica Antonelli. He is the dear brother of Angelica "Lee" Groccia and the late Frank Caputo. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews and faithful companion, Luke.

Family will receive friends Thursday morning 8:45-9:30 at Coxe & Gra z ia no Fu nera l

Home, 134 Hamilton Ave. Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10 a.m. at St. Roch's RC Church followed by entombment at St. M a r y's Cemeter y. Memor ia l donations can be sent to the Alzheimer's Association, alz.org

Laurie Anspach

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Laurie Beth Anspach, of Clearwater, Fla., on Oct. 1, at the age of 59.

Laurie is survived by her son Cam Simon, her parents - Russell and Ellan A nspach (formerly of Riverside, CT, now residing in East Falmouth, MA) two brothers, four sisters and ten nieces/nephews.

Laurie was born in Norwood, Mass. and grew up southern Connecticut (Nor walk and Riverside) where she attended public schools. She graduated from Greenwich High School in 1978. She then studied at Fordham University for three years and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), in 1985, with a Bachelor of Arts in Textile Design.

Laurie's early career (1985 – 1993) had her designing fabric for leading fashion industr y studios in New York City and for the interior design industry of Europe. Notable clients included Macy's, Bloomingdales and Saks Fifth Avenue. In 1993 she moved to Clearwater, Florida where she established the Laurie Anspach A rt School. Laurie taught classes to children and adults, in drawing, painting, fashion design, fabric design and illustration. Her teaching of students included the building of portfolios to facilitate entry into college art programs, as well as launching students in careers of their own. Laurie was proud to note that a student of hers became the name behind one of t he big ge s t de sig ne r handbag companies in the world.

During this time, Laurie also produced commissioned art work in oils, acrylic and tempera, as well as illustrations.

B e t we e n 19 93 a nd 2 0 0 5 , L au r ie had a wedding d ress business. Using her R ISD education, her extensive creativity and her talent as a seamstress, she designed and produced h ig h-end wedd i ng dresses for clients.

From 2005 to 2015 Laurie worked as the Executive Director of t he Cit i z en s Com m is sion on Human R ig hts of Flor ida (CCHR). In her time at CCHR, she worked alongside doctors, lawyers, politicians and fellow activists to fight for the human rights of those individuals and families who found themselves at the hands of abuse in the mental health care system.

In 2015 Laur ie founded the nonprof it, Painting for G ood Causes. As Director of Painting for Good Causes, Laurie established a net work of oil painters from around the country who wer e w i l l i ng to donate their time, material and talents

to create meaningful portraits for families in crisis. Recipients included families of deployed service men/women, as well as Gold Star families; foster children needing adoption and children facing life threatening cancer.

The latest recipients included "Hea lth Ca re Heroes" a nd endeavored to honor those who have worked self lessly to take care of others throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Through their gifts of art and their tireless wo r k , L au r i e (w h o p a i nt e d close to 1,000 portraits, herself) and her network of oil painters have brought encouragement, compassion and joy to those most in need.

Laurie was a devoted and loving mother, who shared her enthusiasm for life and learning, her love of a r t, her creative e ne r g y, he r c omp a s sion for animals and her good humor w ith her son, Cam. She also believed strongly in supporting her community and as evidence of this leaves two murals in the town of Clearwater: a 9/11 Tribute is located at the Fire Station 45 and a flower mural is located at The Episcopal Church o f A s c e n s i o n . L au r i e h a d a generous spirit and was always ready to help others. Whether it was rehabilitating one's purpose and drive as an artist, walking with someone during a difficult time in their life, taking someone in as family when they had none of their own, or simply being someone you could talk to, Laurie constantly gave of herself.

Harold and Barbara Kelly

It is with heavy hearts that we a n nou nce the passing of Harold F. Kelly on Oct. 31, 2020 at the age of 79 and Barbara Kelly on Nov. 10, 2020 at the age of 80.

Longtime residents of Greenwich, CT. Ha rold was bor n on Feb. 3, 1941 in Port Chester, NY, to the late Harold and Frances (Havelka) Kelly. He was preceded in death by his brother Robert Kelly of Mesa, AZ. Barbara was born on Nov. 10, 1940 in Port Chester, NY to the late Raymond and Nellie (Muskus) Bates. She is survived by a brother Raymond Bates of Port Chester, NY. Harold was a loving husband, father and grandfather while B a rb a r a w a s a l ov i n g w i fe , m o t h e r a n d g r a n d m o t h e r.

Together they enjoyed time with their family and would never miss a grandchild's school or sporting event. They were always there to cheer them on.

T h e y l e ave b e h i n d t h e i r four children: Harold Kelly of Greenwich, CT; Darlene Enright (Thomas) of Hilton Head, SC; L o r r a i n e G ow a n s ( Jo h n) o f Greenwich, CT; and Brian Kelly (Laura) of Greenwich, CT; as well as their four grandchildren: Courtney Enright, Kaitly n Gowans and Brian and Kyle Kelly.

There w ill be no v isiting hours and the service will be private.

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Those Who Inspire Us to Lead Nobler Lives

By Marek Zabriskie One of the f igures who has touche d my hea r t is F r.

Jerzy Popieluszko, the Polish priest and unoff icial chaplain of the underground Solidarity movement, who courageously celebrated the Eucharist with the striking Polish shipyard workers and was killed 35 years ago.

I have long admired Fr. Jerzy’s courage for standing up to the tyrannical Communist regime.

To the Communists, he was more than a thorn in the f lesh. Jerzy was a political threat. His sermons combined spiritual exhortations with political messages. They were routinely broadcast by Radio Free Europe across Poland, making him an uncompromising figure opposing the regime.

Jerzy articulated his most important principle as "Overcome evil with good." He said, "We are to tell the truth when others are silent. To express love and respect when others express hate. Keep silent when others are speaking.

Pray when others are cursing.

Help when others do not want to do it. Forgive when others cannot.

Enjoy life when others disregard it."

The Communists called his

Lynn Surprenant

Apr. 2, 1958-Nov. 7, 2020 Ly n n A n n Su r pr ena nt p a s s e d aw ay p e a c e f u l l y at Woodcrest Vi l lage A ssisted Living in New London, NH at the age of 62. She was born April 2, 1958 in Syracuse, NY to Richard and Natalie Surprenant. She graduated from Dana Hall School in Wellesley, MA in 1976 and from the University of Vermont in 1980 with a degree in French and International Relations.

Lynn started her professional career as a paralegal in New York City. She transitioned into finance a few years later where she

celebrations of the mass a “séance of hate” and deemed them to be illegal political rallies. They spread false rumors about Fr. Jerzy of alleged financial embezzlements and immoral conduct in an effort to discredit him.

On October 19, 1984, three members of the secret police kidnaped and tortured Fr. Jerzy and dumped his body in the Vistu la R iver. O ver 2 50,000 p e ople at tende d h i s f u nera l in Warsaw.

Seven years later, I visited his large, cross-shaped, granite grave outside the Church of Saint Stanislaw Kostka in Warsaw. Fear was still in the air. Communism had only recently fallen. The Po l i s h p e o p l e h a d l i ve d fo r decades under police surveillance.

I asked around the church if anyone knew Fr. Jerzy. Soon, a woman appeared and whispered in a thick Polish accent, “Are you the American priest?” I replied, “Yes.” “Then follow me,” she said in a commanding voice.

She led me along the side of the church to a cellar door, opened it and told me to go down the steps. I was nervous until she turned on a light, opened the door and escorted me into a secret museum dedicated to Fr. Jerzy.

O nce i n side , she showe d me d i splay c a s e s f u l l of F r.

Jerzy’s possession – his books, hiking boots, soccer kit, military uniform, priestly vestments and a letter that President Reagan wrote to Fr. Jerzy’s family, after he had been martyred for being a Christian.

Saints and holy people inspire

Jerzy articulated his most important principle as "Overcome evil with good."

He said, "We are to tell the truth when others are silent. To express love and respect when others express hate. Keep silent when others are speaking. Pray when others are cursing. Help when others do not want to do it. Forgive when others cannot. Enjoy life when others disregard it." us to live a larger, nobler life.

They are not all clergy, martyrs, monks or nuns. Many saints come disguised as parents or grandparents, coaches, teachers, physicians, nurses, law yers, scientists, counselors, bosses or mentors. They showed us Christ.

T h e Wa l l S t r e e t J o u r n a l recently featured an article about Ted Aronson, who is shutting down his Philadelphia-based value-investing firm. His firm’s performance over the last f ive years has been horrible.

So, A ronson is giving $10 billion back to his investors.

Columnist Jason Zweig wrote, “Asset managers return their investors’ capital about as often as sharks regurgitate swimmers without a scratch.” Could Aronson be a saint with a small “s”? I believe so.

We are not talking medieval statures, moonlike halos or holy

hats, but flesh-and-blood people about whom we can say, “That’s a noble and holy way to lead one’s life.”

If you are anything like me, your Christian faith did not come at f irst by reciting creeds or studying theological books, but it came by glimpsing something compelling in someone you knew that conveyed love. You detected a Christ-like spirit in someone else.

Perhaps, it was a n act of courage in the face of an illness.

Maybe it was an unexpected gift of forgiveness or an extraordinary act of compassion. Saints with a small “s” show us our true potential as persons made in God’s likeness.

When asked why he painted portraits as he did, Vincent Van Gogh wrote, “I want to paint people with that something of the eternal which the halo used to symbolize, and which I seek

to convey by the radiance and vibration of my coloring.”

I f you look closely at h is portraits, you will see an aura around the head of many of Van Gogh’s portraits. He depicted saints like you and me with a little “s.”

Any religious faith will be judged by one thing – does it or does it not pro duce holy, compassionate people of generosity and integrity, whose lives in some ways mirror the Love at the heart of the universe?

Long after they have died, we remember these saintly figures whose lives touched us. From time to time, we ask ourselves, “How would she or he have acted in this situation?”

These saintly figures continue to exert influence over our lives long after they have died. They help us to walk in the light of Christ and to let God’s light to shine through us.

Every church is meant to be a factory for saints. If a church is not busy making saints, there’s no reason for it to exist. The world can get along just fine without a church that doesn’t produce saints.

But it is baptism, not heroics, which give us our halos. At each baptism, we pledge to seek and serve Christ in all persons, to strive for justice and peace and to respect the dignity of every human being. Sainthood with a small “s” is about little things more than legendary things.

There’s a moment in the play A Man for All Seasons when Sir Thomas More is encouraging his

Obituaries

met her future husband Robert Simonson at Merrill Lynch. Lynn and Bob established a home in Greenwich, CT where they raised their children Christopher, born in 1991, and Tara, born in 1994.

After two decades in town, Lynn moved to Palm Beach Gardens, FL. In Greenw ich, Ly nn was actively involved in the B r u n s w i c k a n d G r e e nw i c h Academy communities, The Boys a nd Gi rls Clu b of Greenwich, the YWCA and Red Cross.

She w ill be remembered for her infectious and warm personality, deep care for and connection with others, witty sense of humor, and beautiful smile. Above all, Lynn was a thoughtful mother, daughter a nd si s te r a nd r e m a rk a bly loyal friend. Lynn loved travel and culture and seized every op p o r t u n it y to t r ave l w it h f riends and family. She had an appreciation for art, wine and food and was k now n for organizing events in her communities to share this love of culture with others.

Ly n n is su r v ived by her children Christopher of New Yo r k , N Y a n d Ta r a o f S a n Francisco, CA. She leaves behind her parents Richard and Natalie, her brother Gary and his family all of New London, NH. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Ly nn's memory to The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration at: theaftd.org. The family will wait to host a celebration of life at a later date.

Lillian Johnson

Lillian Johnson of Greenwich p a s s e d aw ay p e ac ef u l ly on Nov. 5, 2020. She was 85. She is reunited with husband Carl, daughter Linda, and A lbert,

Signe, Norman and Marie, Gus and Ruth, Herb, Nancy, John and Ingrid, Heli and Jussi, Magnus, Ralph, David, and other family and friends.

Lillian graduated GHS in 1953; she became a Registered Nurse in 1956 and worked at Greenwich Hospital; she also trained nursing students. In later years she worked private duty through Greenwich Hospital's Nurses Reg istr y, then at an allergist's office, then served on the Board of the Nurses Alumni Association and was President for a term.

She volunteered at Manhem Club for Midsommar, Sweden Day and Lucia events. Lillian loved music; she sang in her c hu r c h c h o i r a n d w it h t h e Northern Lights Singers; she at tende d ba l let, op era, a nd classical music concerts. She loved her f r iends at the CT Ceramics Circle, the Antiques Society, and the AARP. She was a bookworm, loved gardening, loved her family pets, and loved entertaining. Her Thanksgiving table seated 28 guests in some years, and her Swedish

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smorgasbord was legendary.

Carl was her polka and waltz dance partner for nearly 60 years. They were never apart and signed cards and notes "love always..." and their love did last forever.

Lillian's church home was St. Paul's in Rye Brook. Over the years she taught Sunday Church School, helped with fellowship, visited hospitals, sang in the choir, attended bible study, served on the Church Council, and belonged to the Women of the ELCA. She is sur v ived by her children Carl Johnson (w ife B e r n a d e t t e) , S u s a n A r n d t (partner Tom Koch) and son A l a n Jo h n s o n ; s h e h a d s i x g ra ndch i ld r e n : K r i s tophe r, Stephanie, William, Hunter, Tyra, and Carl.

A virtual funeral service is planned for Saturday, Nov. 28 at 11 a.m. Friends and family will receive a link from Alan; if you feel called to join, contact Alan or email Johanlon.stpauls@gmail. com for log-in info. An in-person memorial service is planned for Summer 2021.

Donations in Lillian's name to: stpaulsryebrook.com/makea-difference

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Cecilia T. Koniecki, 88, died peacefully in her sleep, on Nov. 3, 2020. She lived in Greenwich, CT until retiring to Vero Beach, F L w i t h h e r l a t e hu s b a n d , Frank. They were married 66 years. Before retiring, Ceil was a central figure in her extended family, keeping up regularly with the many aunts, uncles and cousins across the country.

She was an avid beach goer and a formidable pinochle player.

After retirement, she enjoyed travelling, playing pennies and bunko and socializing with her many friends. Ceil was very active with her homeowners association, serving on the board for several years.

She is sur v ived by her daughters; Jacelyn Hoffman of Dallas, TX, Donna Koniecki of Kailua-Kona, HI, and Karen Ann Kuhne of Sandy Hook, CT. A memorial mass was said at St. Helen's Catholic Church in

son-in-law to become a teacher.

The young man protests about hav ing such an insig nif icant role. “W ho wou ld notice me except God and my students?”

More responds, “Not a bad audience, that.”

Not a bad audience to have God watching as we raise our children, care for aging parents, support someone whose fortunes are sinking or act ethically in an unethical environment. Some aspects of religion might leave us cold – the doctrine, ritual or bureaucracy – but that should not stifle our quest to be a saint with a small “s.”

Why settle just for money, power, a career or second home, when there is something deeper that tugs at the heart like the desire to lead a noble and holy life.

Jesus said, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

(Matt. 5:3-6) This is a counterintuitive approach to living one’s life. It is not how the world normally works, but it is holy people and saints with a small “s” go about leading noble lives each day..

The Rev. Marek Zabriskie is the Rector at Christ Church

Vero Beach on Monday, Nov. 16.

Donations may be sent to: VNA & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane Vero Beach, FL 32960.

Or donate online at: vnatc.org/ donate/

Dorothy Ashe

On Nov. 1, 2020, Dorothy Marie Ashe passed away peacefully at home in Greenwich, C T. S h e w a s 8 5 ye a r s o l d .

Dorot hy was t he mot her of Richard and Marybeth (Wise).

Dorothy's loving husband James A she passed away on Sept.

2, 2013. Dorothy is survived by her son Richard, daughter Marybeth, son-in-law Peter, and grandchildren: Amanda, Peter, Darby, Whitney, and Phoebe.

Dorothy was known by Dot to all. Dot's family was blessed to have her live with them for the past 20 years. By example, D o t t a u g h t h e r l ove d o n e s the meaning of family, love, and faith. Dot never missed one of he r g ra ndch i ld r e n's sporting events, school plays, or concerts. She was so proud of her grandchildren. Dot was a second mother and grandmother to many of her children's and grandchildren's f r iends. Dot volu nteere d at Greenwich Hospital: she loved the time she spent with her won d e r f u l h o s p it a l f a m i l y.

When she was not helping her loved ones, Dot enjoyed playing bridge and gardening. Dot was a beautiful, selfless, supportive, and devoted woman. Her family greatly grieves her loss but takes comfort knowing that Dot is reunited with her husband Jim in internal peace. Dot's love and support will always be with her loved ones.

A private f uneral mass was held at St. Timothy's in Greenwich on Nov. 6. The family t ha n k s a nd appreciates t he immense love and support they received during this diff icult time. Memorial donations can be made to Silver Hill Hospital Advancement Of f ice New Canaan, CT 06840.

Worship Services Information ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Harvest Time Church 1338 King St., 203-531-7778 www.htchurch.com In-Person Worship Services: Sundays: 8:30, 10 & 11:30am (tickets will be made available each week via Eventbrite).

Virtual events: Sunday Worship available at htchurch.com & social media outlets. Walking with The King: Mon, 8pm. Find Freedom: Tue, 8:30am, via Zoom. Children's Ministries: Wed, 7-8:30pm (htcgreenwich.eventbrite.com).

Evening Prayer Meeting: Fri, 7-8:30pm.

‘GriefShare’ online weekly meeting (credentials to participate will be supplied upon registration). Thanksgiving Service: Nov. 24, (childcare available for children under Kindergarten age). Soul Care Conference: through Nov. 21, 9am5pm, (pastoranitta@htchurch.com). 2020 Children's Christmas Choir: through Nov. 29, Sun, 11-11:30am, register.

Discovery Track, every Sun through Dec. 2, 7-8:30pm.

BAPTIST First Baptist Church 10 Northfield St.; 203-869-7988 www.firstbaptistgreenwich.com Sunday Servings: 11:30am, Facebook Live or for Devotion: 11-11:25am (Dial in 701-802-5355, Access code 360922).

Greenwich Baptist Church 10 Indian Rock Ln; 203-869-2807 www.greenwichbaptist.org Online Worship - Sunday, 11am, streamed through Facebook and website (greenwichbaptist.org/livestream).

Sunday Morning Prayer: Sun, 8:309:15am, via Google Meet.

CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Church 95 Henry St.; 203-531-8730 www.sacredheartgreenwich.org In-person Mass: Mon-Fri: 7am (in Chapel); Sat: Vigil, 4pm (also live streamed); Sun: 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30am (in Sanctuary). (Only by registration - call or text: 203-559-9256 or email: sacredheartgrn@optonline.net).

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Church) by appt.; Sacrament of Baptism: Sun, 12:30pm (call the parish office in advance). The 2021 Mass Book is open for Mass, Altar Flowers and Altar Bread & Wine requests. Thanksgiving Food Drive: parishioners are asked to contribute a $20 gift card of either ShopRite or Stop & Shop or Cash Donations (put it in an envelope and drop it off in the Sunday collection baskets or drop it off at the rectory or mail it to 38 Gold St).

St. Catherine of Siena and St. Agnes St. Agnes: 247 Stanwich Rd; St. Catherine: 4 Riverside Ave; 203-637-3661; www.stc-sta.org Daily Masses: Livestreamed only: 7am; In-person at St. Agnes Church: 5:15pm.

Weekend Masses: Sat: 5pm Vigil, St. Catherine’s Church (Livestreamed and In-person). Sunday: 8:30am, In-person at St. Agnes; 10:30am, Inperson & livestreamed at St. Catherine; 11am, In-person Language Masses at St. Agnes (French: 2nd Sun of the month, Spanish: 4th Sun); 5pm, Inperson & livestreamed at St. Catherine.

(Registration to attend Mass in person is required, at: signupgenius.com/ go/805094eafae2aa4f58-mass). If you or someone you know is homebound or going to be in the hospital and would like Confession, Holy Communion or Anointing of the Sick, please call the Rectory. Ongoing: Food & Essentials Drive for Neighbor to Neighbor (there will be a car or SUV with an open trunk in the parking lot across from St. Catherine’s church on Tuesdays, 9-11am for drop-off donations. Donations can also be dropped at the Sign-in table at Sat, Sun or Daily Mass at St. Agnes).

St. Mary Church 178 Greenwich Ave.; 203-869-9393 www.stmarygreenwich.org Public Mass: Mon-Fri, 12:05pm (no reservations are needed - limited to 50 people). Sat: Vigil, 4pm; Spanish (call 203-912-0246 for reservations), 7:30pm.

Sun: 9, 10:30am & 12:15pm, (must make reservation in advance by calling the Parish Office, Thu or Fri, 9am-3pm and speak to the receptionist). Confessions: Sat, 2:453:45pm, on the patio. Virtual Mass: Sun, 12:15pm, with Fr. La Pastina on Facebook.

Visit EWTN.com for daily Mass at 8am with encore at 12pm. Sunday Family Rosary: Sun, 7:30pm (No registration is necessary), live-streamed on YouTube (also listen by phone). Thanksgiving Food Drive: through Nov. 21 (please consider purchasing a store card from Acme, ShopRite, or Stop & Shop, and drop them off in the Parish Center or place them in the collection box at Masses).

St. Michael the Archangel 469 North St.; 203-869-5421 www.stmichaelgreenwich.com Sunday Mass: 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30am (All masses are Live Streamed on Zoom. Log onto the website at stmichaelgreenwich. com to access the Zoom Link or the LIVE Stream Masses and the Mass Reservation System).

St. Timothy Chapel 1034 North St.; 203-869-5421 Daily Mass: Mon-Sat: 7:30 & 9:30am.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Wed, 10am-4pm; Live-streamed, 1011am. Confessions: Wed, 10-11am & 3-4pm.

St. Paul Church 84 Sherwood Ave.; 203-531-8741 www.stpaulgreenwich.org Public Mass Celebration: Mon-Thu: 9am; Sat: 4pm (Vigil); Sun: 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30am (Reservation is required only for Sunday Mass by visiting the homepage or by calling 203-531-8741, ext. 4). Holy Days: Vigil: 5:30pm, 9am & 12:15pm.

Online daily Mass at EWTN.com, 8am with encore at 12pm. Daily Mass also available on Bishop Robert Barron’s website at wordonfire.org/daily-mass.

Confessions by appointment only – call 203-531-8741, ext. 2.

Christ Church Greenwich 254 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-6600 www.christchurchgreenwich.org Worship: Outdoors: Sun, 8am, TomesHiggins-Front Lawn (in the event of heavy rain, services will be moved to the Chapel), registration is required (akryzak@christchurchgreenwich. org); Virtual: Sun, 10am, livestream.

Sunday Forum via Zoom, 11:15am.

Weekdays: Mon-Fri, 8am, on Zoom.

Eucharist & Healing Prayer: Tue, 10am, in-person. Choral Evensong: Sun, 5pm & Thu, 6:30pm, in-person & livestream.

Morning Prayer live-sessions: 7 & 9am at dailyoffice.org. Prayer of the Cloud Meditation via Zoom: Mon, 7-8pm.

Terry's Bible Study: The Book of Esther: Wed, 10am, Chapel In-person or via Zoom. Organ Recitals: Fri, 5:30pm, Facebook Live. Pacific House Meal-aMonth: Pacific House seeks volunteers to cook dinner to feed 40 men. Nov. 22: Forum: ‘What’s Going on in the Spiritual Lives of Episcopalians?’:, 11am, via Zoom; Racial Healing Project Performance, 4pm. Thanksgiving Day Worship - Holy Eucharist, Rite II: Nov. 26, 10am.

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church 954 Lake Ave.; 203-661-5526 www.stbarnabasgreenwich.org

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Sunday Worship: Outdoor Holy Eucharist, 8-9am; Live & Virtual Holy Eucharist, 10-11am (signupgenius.com/ go/4090e4aadac2ea3ff2-sunday1). Virtual Coffee Hour: Sun, 10:45am. The Town of Greenwich has been elevated to RED Covid status. There will be no in-person worship this Sunday. The 8am spoken service and 10am Family Eucharist services are canceled. The 10am Holy Eucharist service will be livestreamed with no in-person attendance.

First Church of Christ, Scientist 11 Park Place; 203-869-2503 www.christiansciencect.org/greenwich

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 200 Riverside Ave.; 203-637-2447 www.stpaulsriverside.org

St. Roch Church 10 St. Roch Ave.; 203-869-4176 www.strochchurch.com Mass: (Reservations and/or for viewing via live streaming): Mon-Fri: 7:30pm; Sat: 5pm; Sun: 7:30am (Concelebrated for Previously Scheduled 9:30am Mass Intentions), 10:30am, 12pm (Spanish).

Mass Intentions: consult the bulletin for time.

Sunday and Wednesday services via live tele-conference: 203-680-9095, code is 520520*.

COMMUNITY First Church of Round Hill 464 Round Hill Rd.; 203-629-3876 www.firstchurchofroundhill.com (If you need to reach Rev. Leo W. Curry, pastor, or any other personnel, call 203629-3876 and leave a message or email fcroundhill@outlook.com).

Round Hill Community Church 395 Round Hill Rd.; 203-869-1091 www.roundhillcommunitychurch.org Worship, Children's Ministries and Youth Fellowship: Sun. 10-10:30am, in the Church, registration is required.

Weekly service also available online.

Thrive: biweekly high school gathering, Wed, 6pm. Foundations: biweekly middle school gathering, Fri, 6pm.

November Bible Study: Stories of Advent, Mondays at 11 am, registration required.

FOUNDATIONS - Middle School Youth Group Gathering: Nov. 20, 6pm.

CONGREGATIONAL The First Congregational Church 108 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-1791 www.fccog.org Worship: Outdoor Service: Sun 8-9am, Memory Garden (sign-up online or call the church office); Virtual Worship: through live-streaming on YouTube and Facebook, and broadcast on WGCH (1490 AM or 105.5 FM). Connect during the week: Wednesday: Wisdom on Wednesdays (sent

by Rev. Patrick Collins); Thursday: Faith Formation at Home for All and Faith Formation for Children (sent by Rosemary Lamie). The Giving Tree: through Nov. 22 (choose via Sign Up Genius. Gifts should be returned to the drive by collection at church on Harvest Sunday, Nov. 22).

Harvest Sunday - traditional food drive for Neighbor to Neighbor and H.O.M.E.: Nov. 22, 11:30am-4pm, church parking lot.

North Greenwich Congregational 606 Riversville Rd.; 203-869-7763 www.northgreenwichchurch.org Online Worship Service: Sun 10:30am, via Zoom (email Rev. Halac at Pastor@ northgreenwichchurch.org or call the church).

Second Congregational Church 139 E Putnam Ave.; 203-869-9311 www.2cc.org Services available online, details at 2cc. org. Contemporary Worship: Sat, 5pm.

Traditional Sunday Service: 10:30am.

EPISCOPAL Anglican Church of the Advent 606 Riversville Rd.; 203-861-2432 www.churchoftheadvent.org Service: Sun, 9am, Holy Eucharist.

Sunday School during academic year.

Worship: Sun, 8am, indoor, register.

Discovery Hour - Conversations on Racial Reconciliation: Sun, 9:30am, outside the library. Faith At Home - crafted devotional materials for families and individuals available at dofaithathome.org. Ongoing: Neighborto-Neighbor Food Drive: Every Thu, 10-11:30am, in the parking lot. Inspirica Harvest of Hope: Thanksgiving basket food and donation collection for Inspirica, contact Paul Lindemeyer plindemeyer@gmail.com or Deacon Liz - liz.skaleski@stpaulsriverside.org.

St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church 350 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-2262 www.saintsaviours.org In-person Outdoor Service: Sun, 11am.

Online Worship Services available on Youtube.

JEWISH Chabad Lubavitch of Greenwich 75 Mason St.; 203-629-9059 www.chabadgreenwich.org Services available via Zoom. PJ Library Zoom Storytime: Mon-Thurs, 3pm & Fri, 2pm.

Congregation Shir Ami 1273 E. Putnam Ave, PO Box 312, Riverside; 203-900-7976; www. congregationshirami.org All services, programs and celebrations are available online via Zoom. New Member Shabbat: Nov. 20, 7:30-9pm. Pop-Up Choir Rehearsal: Nov. 23, 7:30-9pm.

Greenwich Reform Synagogue 92 Orchard St.; 203-629-0018 www.grs.org Online programs streamed virtually on Zoom.us: Tot Shabbat with Rabbi Gerson and Cantor Dunkerley, Fri, 5pm. Shabbat services with Rabbi Gerson and Cantor Dunkerley, Fri, 7pm. Religious School: Sun, 9:30am. Hebrew School: Wed, 4:30pm.

Temple Sholom 300 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-7191 www.templesholom.com Services – live-streamed via Zoom and Facebook: Fri 6:30pm; Sat 10am; Sun 8:15am. Rashi with the Rabbi: Tue, 12-1pm, via Zoom. Limited in-person Friday night Shabbat service, registration is required, lori.baden@templesholom. com. Pajama Shabbat: Nov. 20, 5:30-6pm, on Zoom. Learner's Minyan Shabbat: Nov. 21, 10am. Teen Movie Night & Discussion: Nov. 23, 7-9pm, register.

LUTHERAN First Lutheran Church 38 Field Point Rd.; 203-869-0032 www.firstpaul.com Indoor Service: Sun, 10:30am. Bible Study: Sun, 11:45am.

St. Paul Lutheran Church 286 Delavan Ave.; 203-531-8466 www.firstpaul.com Indoor Service: Sun, 9am. Bible Study: Sun, 10:15am. Wednesday After-School program: Snacks & Crafts, 3-4pm; Bible Stories & Catechesis, 4-5pm; Community Dinner, 5:30pm (all are welcome); Bible Study on Romans (adults), 6:30pm.

METHODIST Diamond Hill United Methodist 521 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-2395 www.diamondhillumc.com Online Worship followed by a time of Fellowship, 10-11am, via Zoom (us02web. zoom.us/j/635272316?); via phone: Dialin: +1-929-436-2866 US (NY), Meeting ID: 262 529 082. ‘What Happened to the Disciples?’, Wed, 7:30pm, via Zoom (or Dial-in: +1 929 436 2866 US. Meeting ID: 940 2222 0303, Password: 516742).

First United Methodist Church 59 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-629-9584 www.fumcgreenwich.com Virtual Sunday Worship, 9:30am, via Zoom (203 629 9584). Virtual Daily Gathering: Mon-Fri, 3pm, Zoom. Talking with Your Hands: Mon, 3pm. Reading this World as a Christian: Tue, 3pm. Back to Rock – music with Mr. Bruce: Tue, 3pm, via Zoom. Reading the Shape of Scripture: Wed, 3pm, via Zoom. Spring Bible Study: Thu, 3pm, via Zoom. Tea & Talk: Fri 3pm, via Zoom.

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal 42 Lake Ave.; 203-661-3099 Worship via teleconference: Sun, 11am and until further notice (Dial-in number: 425-436-6380, Access code: 612220).

NONDENOMINATIONAL Revive Church 90 Harding Rd., Old Greenwich (Old Greenwich Civic Center) www.myrevive.org Worship Service: Sun, 10am, Holiday Inn 2703 Summer St. Stamford. Online Sermons available on Facebook (facebook.com/ myrevivechurchgreenwich) and on Youtube. All groups are online. Direct any prayer needs to the prayer chain at 203-536-2686 or revivecfm@gmail.com.

Stanwich Church 202 Taconic Rd.; 203-661-4420 www.stanwichchurch.org Events marked by an * require registration at: stanwichchurch.org/event *Outdoor Sunday Service: Sundays, 10am, In-Person/Online. *Thanksgiving Eve Service: Nov. 25, 7pm, In-Person/ Online. *’Trust, Truth, and Trauma: Is Forgiveness Politically Possible?’: Nov. 30, 7pm, In-Person/Online.

The Albertson Memorial Church 293 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-4615 www.albertsonchurch.org Sunday Service held online via Zoom.

Trinity Church 1 River Rd.; 203-618-0808 www.trinitychurch.life In-Person Services: Sun, 10:45am, Hyatt Regency Greenwich, 1800 E Putnam Ave. Online Services: Sun, 9:45am, youtube.com/c/TrinityChurchLife/live.

House Churches: Sun, 9:45am, Fairfield County, CT & Westchester County, NY. Alpha (online): Tue, 7:30-8:45pm. Trinity Westchester: Outdoor Launch Team Gathering: Nov. 22, 2-4pm.

PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 1 W. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-8686 www.fpcg.org Sanctuary Worship: Sun, 10am (Traditional Service); 5pm (Contemporary Service), register. Online Worship: Sun, 10-11am at fpcg.org/live.

Sunday School online, 10:15-11am. The Prayer Room: Tue, 11am & Thu, 8pm.

Grace Church of Greenwich 8 Sound Shore Dr., Suite 280 203-861-7555 www.gracechurchgreenwich.com Worship: Sun, 10am, Woman's Club of Greenwich, 89 Maple Ave. (Outside.

Please bring a mask and a chair or a blanket). All are welcome.

Living Hope Community Church 38 West End Ave; 203-637-3669 www.LivingHopeCT.org In-Person Worship: Sun, 10am, Sanctuary (tickets available at EventBrite

by Friday 10am). Worship Service online: Sun, 10-11:15am (YouTube or Facebook).

Coffee & Fellowship: Sun, 11:30am-12pm, via Zoom. Wednesday Prayer: Wed, 8:30-9am, online. Book Study: The Color of Compromise: Nov. 24 1:30-2:30pm, online.

What Holds You Fast?

By Heather Wright Right now, hope and optimism may be in short supply. Most people I talk to feel buffeted by the challenges and uncertainties this pandemic has brought into their lives. They feel isolated, confused, fearing death and getting sick, and sense that life is out of control.

Despite these realities, I have been encouraged by many faithful people who are honest about the difficulties but still find reason to hope. They inspire my pursuit of hope as well.

This week a tropical storm took out the power and wifi in our home and neighborhood and left a number of neighbors’ fallen trees on their homes. One more strange event to add to the everexpanding list that is 2020. I have begun calling it, “ the year of shock and awe.” Maybe you are like me and feel weary with yet another challenge that we have to pivot around and deal with to make life work. At moments like this, I remind myself of an image that has been part of my daily meditation the past few months.

In turbulent times, that feel like raging seas, I have been holding onto the image of an anchor.

Anchors ground us, they root us to something solid when we are adrift in currents, tides, winds and waves. They secure us so we don’t hit the rocks, run ashore, or hit other boats. They are not visible when deployed below the surface but the tension on the line assures us that they are holding

This hope is a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul. us in place. They are doing the work for us and are solid when we aren’t. We know their value for a sea vessel, but could that image somehow pertain to our personal or spiritual lives? Most people I know could use some more rooting, grounding and security these days.

When this image first came to mind in prayer, I recalled the concept of an anchor came from Scripture, so I went to the text and found it in Hebrews 6:18-19: … w e w h o h a v e f l e d fo r refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.

We have this as a sure and

steadfast anchor of the soul..

That we can go to God and be held fast to hope encourages me. The writer of Hebrews describes God in this text as our refuge, a place of safety which su r r ou nd s u s , g ua r d i ng u s from danger, trials or enemies.

Relevant to today, the people of God then were in need of strong encouragement to maintain hope.

Hope is trusting that tomorrow will be better than today. Hope is believing we have a future that is better than our present struggle or suffering.

Th is hop e is a su r e a nd steadfast anchor of the soul.

Other translations say, f irm,

secure, reliable. The Message t r a n s l a t i o n s a y s , “ I t ’s a n unbreakable spiritual lifeline.”

These words point to a reality beyond our v isible, present day experience. They say that God’s action for us and in our lives is real. They root, ground, and secure us in the challenges and travails of life. What would it me a n for you to have a n unbreakable lifeline right now?

The book of Hebrews goes on to say that this anchor of hope is a gift for us from God through Jesus Christ, the great high priest, who The Rev. Dr. Heather makes all things right between us and God. He intercedes, prays Wright is the Pastor of Care and for us, and has made a way for Connection at Stanwich Church; us to God’s heart through his life, stanwichchurch.org.

River House Caregiving In a Time Of Covid Anne W. Semmes It takes an especially caring community in a pandemic to embrace the most vulnerable citizenry of our town, aging adults with primarily dementiarelated diseases. It takes caregivers who are health savvy, with abilities to engage and entertain, with empathy. And it takes a creative and cautious overseer of such a ca r ing community, Donna Spellman, MS, the executive director of the River House Adult Day Care Center in Cos Cob. “The level of honesty and pure caring that is exhibited here is beyond explanation,” says Spellman. “The fact that we make an impact on the quality of life for the families that we serve each and every day just motivates me to do more.”

M i ke L each is pu bl isher emeritus and editor at large of Orbis Books. He recently celebrated his 50th anniversary with his 74-year-old wife Vickie who has advanced Alzheimer’s.

“She has lost the ability to walk or talk or hold a spoon.” But at River House, he tells, “She is in the midst of caring people who talk to her and hold her hand and laugh with her,” allowing Mike needed at home ease to read his paper, do errands and edit books, his full-time job “back in the day.”

But then last March River House shut down when Cov id h it bi g t i m e , a nd t he Leaches lost that onsite caring.

Entrepreneuring Spellman soon stepped up with her “Distance Care Program” to bring needed support to the Leaches and the other River House client families.

“She motivated an entire staff to enthusiastically and joyfully bring River House back to life,” says Nancy Thode who chairs the River House board.

“What I will always remember in the loneliness of this pandemic,” says Mike Leach, “was the day the doorman of our apartment building called us dow n, say ing, ‘There's a party for Vickie outside!’ Down the elevator we went, me in my s l ip p e r s , V i c k i e i n h e r wheelchair, to behold four cars in the driveway with River House staff in front of them holding signs and balloons bursting with love for Vickie and me.”

“What I will always remember in the loneliness of this pandemic was the day the doorman of our apartment building called us down, saying, ‘There's a party for Vickie outside!’” Mike Leach.

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death and resurrection. This hope comes “reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God where Jesus, running on ahead of us, has taken up his permanent post as high priest for us” (The Message).

God does the work for us. We are given God’s encouragement enough to hold us fast. We can remember a better day is coming; this hope is an anchor; we are rooted and grounded in God’s love, a love that will not let us go.

That steadies me when I feel the ground shifting beneath my feet.

What is it that grounds you and holds you fast? I invite you to speak a word of thanks for that today. Gratitude is another antidote to fear. May your anchor hold in these rough waters until the storm subsides.

River House\'s Distance Care Program brings a celebratory surprise visit to client Vickie Leach and husband Mike.

River House client Vickie Leach is presented with a River House member shirt by Senior Health Aide Liz Minott.

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Included too are reg ular Zoom calls for Wilkens’ mom, Eileen. “They provide a social emotional link to other River House participants that helps break up her day,” says Wilkens, “Thanks to all those self less people who bring smiles, laughter and song to her every day. They are amazing, caring people.”

In the 43 years since River House’s 1977 founding, Senior Hea lth A ide Liz M inott has provided 24 years of caregiving.

“I love my job,” she says. She Joining in some daytime fun at the River House Adult Day Care Center is executive director, calls River House her “second Donna Spellman, in the parachute with L to R client Carolyn in hat, Recreation Specialist f a m i l y.” L i s a H o b b s , w h o Donna Rose, and client Giovanna. Contributed photo. oversees the music therapy G r e e n w i c h ’s F r a n c i n e program cites River House as, Once again it’s a time of the Monday after Thanksgiving. spiking Covid, and Spellman “A n d t h e l a s t d a y o f t h e Wilkens and her 92-year-old “the best possible place for me to and her staff of 16 have been quarantine is actually the day mother Eileen who suffers from learn how to make a difference doubly diligent, with masks, and before Tha n k sg iv i ng,” says dementia can also attest to the in people’s lives,” and in so doing, the six feet apart rule having Spellman, “At least we can eat benef its of the Distance Care “they’re making a difference in Program. “The weekly deliveries mine." limited River House’s onsite turkey in peace.”

Fortunately for the presently of activities for my mother have clients to 24 instead of the usual So, what does that daily 50. But last Friday Covid came 40 clients Spellman’s Distance made a huge difference,” she caregiving cost at River House? uninvited when someone in the Care Program carries on, as shares.

“The cost per client per day “Francine is referring to is $100,” says Spellman. “But River House community tested it has been since last March. positive with Covid. Thus, River Those client activity packets t he we ek ly ac t iv it y p acke t we have a nu m ber of g ra nt House’s onsite program has shut will arrive by mail, she says, that our homebound clients programs that provide subsidies “because we cannot deliver them receive,” says Spellman. “We and scholarships. No person is down again.

“We’ve been doing so many (due to quarantine), and that assem ble watercolor paints ever turned away due to a lack great things,” says Spellman, should carry everyone through with prints that we think each of ability to pay. Our mission is: person might enjoy, along with adult day care that works for “and we were so excited, but it Thanksgiving.”

Those 40 clients will also worksheets (crossword puzzles, ALL families.” just goes to show that despite the greatest attempts at safety, r e c e i v e t h e i r d a i l y m e a l s word searches, riddles, etc.), And the age range of the how easy it is for somebody to cooked by a caterer that Meals also assembled for each specific R i ve r H o u s e c l i e nt s? “ T h e and Wheels has stepped up person. Sometimes we include average age is 83 with our oldest get this.”

This Monday, as on every to deliver. And that includes materials for games that families cl ient 96 a nd ou r you nge st Monday Spellman and her staff Stamford where some 40 percent can play together, conversation 48,” tells Spellman. One long were being tested, this time of clients reside with the rest in starters and other activities that standing client holds the record with some clients - with River Greenwich. The Leaches, former people can do while at home that of 10 yea rs attending R iver keep their mindsinsurance and House. “There was a time,” House now in quarantine for Greenwich residents, now reside will help ■ to Automobile bodies active.” the next two weeks, to reopen in Stamford.

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adds Spellman, “when we had significantly more women than men - currently we are almost at a 50/50 percentage of men and women.”

In the six years Spellman has served as executive director, and especially now in a restricting pandemic, she expresses gratitude to her staff and Board for having allowed her “to think creatively, be innovative and inventive.”

The current spike in COVID she says, “is only making us even more vigilant and committed to not letting our guard down in any way. We continue to wear masks at all times, wash our hands constantly, sanitize constantly and maintain at least a si x-foot distance bet ween everyone.”

B o a r d cha i r T ho de s e e s in Spellman’s Distance Care Program an example “for similar organizations that provide face to face services which currently remain idle. With creativity and carefulness these people could be finding ways to get back to ‘business.’”

For Sp el l m a n her job i s all about the clients and their families. “They are wonderful people who I have the pleasure to get to know quite intimately, which I feel is an honor. We share stories, learn from each other, lean on each other—it is truly quite humbling. To know me is to know my adoration for River House!”

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Wildly Successful

A Model for Species Facing Regional Extinction

By Jim Knox When we think of November wildlife, our thoughts turn to the living icon of Thanksgiving, the Wild Turkey. Yet, the colonists’ first harvest feast celebrated in the new world likely included far more than the large game birds. Historians believe the first feast menu included: sea ducks, geese, clams, mussels, lobster, fruit, berries, squash and a gift of five deer from the Wampanoag Tribe. These deer would eventually come to be known as White-tailed Deer, for their signature white tailflagging, displayed as a warning to other members of the herd when fleeing danger. They were a mainstay of the Native American diet and would enable the very survival of the new world’s European colonists.

T h e W h i t e - t a i l e d D e e r, Odocoileus virginianus, was a welcome sight of sustenance for both the Massachusetts Bay and Virginia colonists. In fact, the deer could be found throughout the Atlantic seaboard and far inland, inhabiting diverse habitats from woodlands to palmetto groves. Like the North American Bison and Passenger Pigeon, it was the deer’s ubiquitous nature that led to its unregulated hunting. Reaching lengths of 7 feet and weights exceeding 200 pounds, the tan colored creature was a large and curious target.

With sustenance hunting to feed a growing nation, Whitetails, as they

"So just how does this seemingly defenseless “abandoned” youngster survive in the unforgiving world of coyotes, bobcats and Black Bears?" are commonly called, grew scarce.

From pre-colonial numbers of an estimated 30 million animals, their numbers shrank to no more than 30,000 throughout North America.

From 1700 to 1900, Connecticut’s her d hover e d ne a r c omplete extirpation, or local extinction. Yet with protection and the regrowth of a clear cut Connecticut, the herd rebounded and recovered strongly with a current population estimated

at 90,000 animals.

With com mon occur rence comes common expectations. Yet there is nothing common about the Whitetail’s attributes. Unlike their more habitat-restricted North American cousins: moose, caribou, elk, and black-tailed deer, whose ranges have contracted, Whitetails are generalists who have expanded their pre-colonial range. Today, they range from the Yukon to Panama

Astrology for Week of Nov. 22, 2020 SAGITTARIUS 23 Nov-21 Dec With the Sun in your sign you can focus on the big picture this week. Trivia can safely be ignored even if the people you live and work with insist you need to take care of details. You don’t need to take care of anything. You just need to be yourself.

GEMINI 22 May-21 June The time has come to lay the groundwork for future success.

You may be clever and creative but if you don’t plan properly you’ll be on a loser from the start. Visualise your goal, then the path that will take you towards it. Everything else will follow.

CAPRICORN 22 Dec-20 Jan Your mind will be in perpetual motion this week and despite the mental exhaustion you’ll accomplish a lot. Intelligent Mercury linked to imaginative Neptune will help great ideas to flow. One of them could even make you your fortune.

CANCER 22 June-23 July If you dream of living a different lifestyle in a different place this is the time to stop dreaming and start doing. A Mercury-Neptune union will help you decide what you want out of life. Then it’s just a case of applying yourself. Dreams can, and do, come true.

AQUARIUS 21 Jan-19 Feb No matter how great the crisis you have to face this week, you will handle it with ease. Hopefully there won’t be a crisis but if there is you will evaluate it quickly and correctly and defuse a potentially tricky situation before it gets out of hand.

LEO 24 July-23 Aug Don’t waste time on things or people of no importance.

What matters is that you move steadily towards your long-term goal, and the more others try to deflect you from your path the more determined you must be to stick to it. It’s all about desire.

PISCES 20 Feb-20 March You’ll see connections and possibilities well before everyone else this week. What you do with them is up to you but you don’t have to do anything in particular. There’s no law that says you have to continuously excel. Life is about learning and loving.

VIRGO 24 Aug-23 Sept If you didn’t know what you wanted before you will do now. As your articulate ruler Mercury links to imaginative Neptune you’ll find it easy to put a name to your dreams and your Virgo focus will do the rest. Don’t let others deter you. Anything can be done.

ARIES 21 March-20 April Don’t panic – no matter what happens. Not that anything drastic is likely to occur but you do have a tendency to go over the top and this week that tendency will be heightened. Nothing, but nothing, is worth getting worked up about.

LIBRA 24 Sept-23 Oct You must get your act together and get on with the tasks you have been putting off. Leave them for 24 hours if you need to but then you must knuckle down to some serious work. If you stall any longer something unpleasant will make you begin.

TAURUS 21 April-21 May Stand up for what you believe in this week and leave your rivals in no doubt that they had better not push you too far. But don’t make claims you can’t back up with facts or a secret opponent may make you look silly in front of people you respect.

SCORPIO 24 Oct-22 Nov If you say what has to be said today, partners and colleagues will praise you for being honest. However, tomorrow will be the exact opposite: no matter how truthful you might be others will shout you down for daring to tell them what they don’t to hear.

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and inhabit the Lower 48 with the exception of swaths of California, Nevada and Utah. Their adaptability is extraordinary, enabling them to thrive in the deserts of the southwest, the temperate forests of the Great Lakes region and remarkably, even the Florida Keys.

A key aspect of their legendary adaptability is their variability, with the largest recorded buck coming from Minnesota at 511 pounds, while the smallest adult Key Deer (a Florida subspecies) tip the scales at just 70 pounds. Such variability in mass allows the deer to conserve or dissipate body heat to suit their environment. This is possible through their genetics and expansive diet which enables these herbivores to subsist on the grasses, leaves, fruit, vegetables, shoots, buds, bark and roots of more than 600 species of plants!

Like all deer species other than Reindeer and Caribou, Whitetail females or does, do not grow antlers.

Triggered by hormone levels linked to daylight and plant growth, males, known as bucks, grow antlers made of bone during the spring and summer and spar with other males each fall.

The bane of many New England gardeners, these Connecticut natives are Fairf ield County regulars, adorning the shoulders of the Merritt Parkway year ‘round and vaulting all but the highest garden fences with ease. In fact, it is the Whitetail’s speed and agility which has

earned it renown. Covering 30 feet in a running bound, clearing 9-foot fences and hitting top speeds of between 35-40 miles per hour, they are among the swiftest members of their clan.

Each May or June, does typically give birth to twins but single births and triplets occur frequently.

Whitetail fawns are 4-8 pounds at birth and are a rich reddish brown with up to 300 cream colored spots-the perfect camouflage to hide in the leaf-dappled light of the forest floor.

The doe will leave them for hours at a time to feed and return briefly to nurse 2-3 times each day. The young grow rapidly--doubling their weight in two weeks!

So just how does this seemingly defenseless “abandoned” youngster survive in the unforgiving world of coyotes, bobcats and Black Bears?

Mother Nature has equipped these fawns with tremendous adaptations to counter the perils of the forest.

B e yo n d t h e i r e x t r a o r d i n a r y camouf lage, the fawns are born with a unique scent which their mother recognizes, yet renders them virtually odorless to carnivores.

To accompany the undetectability, fawns instinctively lay still amid grass or leaves even when danger is just feet away. Predators are instinctively hard-wired to chase f leeing prey. Simply put, they just don’t know what to make of something which is hard to see, odorless, and doesn’t run away.

If a fawn’s first line defenses

don’t do the trick, their next level defenses usually thwart their enemies. A fawn’s rapid weight gain is accompanied by accelerated maturation. These little ones can walk just hours after birth, can outrun us sluggish humans just days later, and can evade all but the swiftest predators within three weeks.

In 21st century Fairfield County, we consider the Whitetail a nuisance to motorists and gardeners, a common wild neighbor with a knack for getting in our way. Yet the Whitetail is far more than an occasional nuisance neighbor.

These wildly successful creatures are the epitome of adaptability and serve as a model for the recovery of other species facing local or regional extinction. Whitetails are “been there--done that” creatures. From a population of no more than a handful of survivors, they have completely repopulated all available habitat in every city, town and neighborhood of our Nutmeg State. They possess the traits to survive and thrive amidst myriad survival challenges. With such a history of resilience, it would behoove us to look to our neighbors with a respect for their abilities, earned over the centuries.

Jim Knox serves as the Curator of Education for Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo and as a Science Adviser for The Bruce Museum. Jim shares his passion for the working with the world's wildlife with audiences and readers of all ages.

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Mid Nov. Report Plus What is it about Old Greenwich?

By Mark Pruner

Where and What is Old Greenwich?

that Planning and Zoning and many town planners everywhere would like to emulate. Next you At the south end of Old have, Binney Park, a generous Greenwich, you have Greenwich’s gift to the town and then the Post premier park, Greenwich Point.

Road, I-95 and Metro-North to get In the middle you have a village

November Market Continues to Be Busy Our market continues to be hot. As of the middle of November we have 729 sales compared to 490 sales at the end of November last year. Our market should continue strong through the end of the year with 174 contracts waiting to close compared to only 65 last year. So far in the first half of November we’ve had 51 sales compared to 40 sales for the entire month of November 2019. Our inventory is also down with only 415 listings compared to 520 listings at the end of November last year.

When you look at our weekly transaction index we were up nicely the last two weeks. Two factors seem to be influencing this increase; one is the election is over and that uncertainty has been removed and two is unfortunately we are seeing a revival in Covid cases. The result is people are more comfortable buying with less political uncertainty, sending the stock market up, and the impetus to look for literally greener pastures is actually getting stronger.

Why do people always want to live in Old Greenwich As usual, Old Greenwich is a neighborhood that has done well this year, just as it did last year; a year when Riverside and Cos did not do well. What is it about Old Greenwich that people find so attractive over the decades. I grew up in Old Greenwich at the corner of Lockwood and Tomac and it has always been a little bit Norman Rockwell, a little international and usually just fun.

Every August, I would take over an Old Greenwich paper route from one of the hardworking Haggerty boys and get to see lots of interesting parts of OG. (The Hag gerties were smart. They went to camp while I rode my bike in 90 degree heat hoping that I’d find Good Humor truck still parked on Shore Road.) From the grandmother who always had cookies for me on Friday, collection day, to the house with the empty liquor bottles in foyer where a well know rock band was spending to the summer, it was, and still is a great place to grow up.

you a lot of places quickly. Next you have Havemeyer Park and lastly Hillcrest Park where my debutante ball date lived, before she started going out with Michael Bloomberg.

Old Greenwich has 4 different zones going from the R-7 zone of 7,500 s.f. lot up to an RA-1 zone of 1 acre or 43,560. In the main though Old Greenwich is composed of an R-12 zone south of the MetroNorth railroad tracks and an R-7 zone from there up to Palmer Hill.

These two zones comprise 91% of the sales in Old Greenwich.

At the south end of Old Greenwich, where Lucas Point is there is a small R-20 zone that represents 4.5% of the sales in Old Greenwich. At the north end of Old Greenwich is Hillcrest Park where there is the R A-1 z one wh ich is 4 .1% of s a le s.

Interestingly, the average sales price of the half-acre, R-20, lot is about 50% higher than average price for the one-acre, RA-1 lot.

This is because most of the R-20 sales in Lucas Point are direct waterfront properties on Long Island Sound and get a premium.

where we just lowered the price by $100,000 to $2,095,000 and we are getting regular showings.

Of course, being vacant and ready for immediate occupancy helps as many of the buyers in the market are highly motivated.

This does illustrate another issue. You would think that in this market that listings would be flying off the shelf, and for many properties that is true. Of our 104 sales, 26 went to a non-contingent contract in less than a month and 35 sold for full list price or over list.

At the same time in one of the hottest markets and hottest neighborhoods, we had 22 listings expire unsold. And, it’s not just at the high-end. Half of the listings that expired were under $2. 3 million, one even at $615,000. We still have value buyers, as we have had all post-recession. People don’t want to be seen as overpaying. In addition, now we have Inventory Covid buyers that just want out For a l l t he at tent ion t hat of the high-density. NYC and they Old Greenwich gets it does not are not wed to any one town. have a lot of listings. It is even The Future worse in 2020, we are down this year in inventory with only 36 So what to do in Old listings in Old Greenwich. Given Greenwich in the Covid era? For its desirability the lowest priced most Realtors the answer is to list listing at present is $749,9000, your house now. Then again, there though we did have one sale at are a lot of Realtors who say that $608,000. A lso, because Old anytime, but this time we really Greenwich doesn’t’ have a large mean it. The week ly index of zone on the water, the highest transactions is high, inventory is priced sale so far this year is low particularly in Old Greenwich $6,195,000. Still the difference inventory. If the vaccines roll out between the lowest house sale faster, our multi-trillion dollar and the highest sales price is a def ic it s sq ue ez e out pr ivate factor of 10, so in some ways Old borrowers and drive interest rate Greenwich is a microcosm of higher, then the market could cool Greenwich itself. quickly, better to take advantage In 2020, we have had 104 of a hot reality, when facing the sales through the end of October reality of cool future. and have another 27 contracts.

Having been a lawyer for 19 The market continues hot with 13 years, I’ll also argue the other sales in October, at a time where side. The coronavirus has caused we’d normally be looking at only a paradigm shift and the glow is a handful of sales. Where you off the Park Avenue and Brooklyn really see how hot this market is roses. For at least the next couple when you look at the months of of years, people’s psyche are supply. Most people consider less going to drive them to buy more than 6 months of supply to be a land. With 8.3 million people and seller’s market. How about 0.9 only 62,000 in Greenwich we can months of supply, that’s what we expect to see demand stay high till have from $1.0 – 1.5 million with 2023 and beyond. In addition, we only 2 listings and 23 sales and 8 have to run out of people that have contracts. been waiting for years to move.

At the high end from $5 – Once these mainly downsizers 6.5 million we have 3 listings, no move, inventory will stay low and sales and 1 contract so months demand high and we will start with contracts is almost 3 years of seeing some real price increases. supply, but one more sale makes So some are waiting for the price a big difference in this thin a increases to come. market. For the market as a whole, Which is it? Probably a little of we have 3.5 months of supply and both, so stay tuned … this is what we mostly have from $1.5 million up to $4 million.

Mark Pruner grew up in Old G r e e n wi c h a n d d e l i v e r e d t h e Marketing newspaper in 3 consecutive hot I have a listing at 343 Sound Aug u sts in early ' 70s . He can B e a c h Av e , a n e x t e n s i v e l y be reached at 203-969-7900 or renovated classic shore colonial, mark@bhhsne.com

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List Price

40 Elm Street 2C

$589,000

50 Church Street 9

$825,000

436 Stanwich Road

$1,049,000

101 Lyon Farm Drive

$1,095,000

299 Riversville Road

$1,100,000

33 Butler Street

Price/SqFt

$525

SqFt

AC

BR

FB

Area

1

1 South of Post Road

1,571

0

2

2

South Parkway

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4

3

1

South Parkway

$575

1,904

2

3

Glenville

2,331 2,204

3

2

South Parkway

$1,295,000

$472 $588

4

2

Cos Cob

297 Cognewaugh Road

$1,395,000

$425

3,284

4

3

Cos Cob

16 Ridge Road

$1,399,000

$433

3,232

0 2.02 0.39 2.16 0.18

4

3

Cos Cob

15 Huckleberry Lane

$1,495,000

$451

3,317

2.08 4

4

South Parkway

19 Center Drive

$1,579,000

$568

2,778

0.18

4

3

Old Greenwich

40 ElmStreet 2D

$1,695,000

$1,157

1,465

0

2

2 South of Post Road

22 Birch Lane

$1,850,000

$822

2,250 1.34

2

2

57 Brother Drive

$2,375,000

$871

2,727

0.8

3

2 South of Post Road

22 Byfield Lane

$2,495,000

$660

3,781

3.3

3

3

North Parkway

70 Angus Road

$3,495,000

$519

6,739 1.05 6

6

South Parkway

2 Vista Drive

$6,999,000

$1,477

4,739

4 South of Post Road

6 Lighthouse Lane

$7,695,000

$1,355

5,679 0.55 5

4

465 Field Point Road

$11,995,000

$1,463

8,199 0.92 7

7 South of Post Road

857 Lake Avenue

$12,000,000

$715

16,775 5.25 7

8

1.9

5

South Parkway

Old Greenwich North Parkway

LAST WEEK'S NEW LISTINGS

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SqFt

25 Elm Street 54 15 Palmer Street 10 21 Whiffletree Way 21 20 Morgan Avenue 21 Prospect Street 99 Riverside Avenue 25 Elm Street 65 17 Manor Road 45 Bowman Drive 2 Ridge Road 53 Cognewaugh Road 30 Hendrie Avenue 20 Harkim Road 17 Winterset Road 480 Cognewaugh Road 14 Dingletown Road 20 West Way 318 Taconic Road 275 Round Hill Road 487 Stanwich Road 11 Partridge Hollow Road 67 Pecksland Road 15 Knollwood Drive

$539,000 $619,000 $680,000 $875,000 $1,000,000 $990,000 $1,295,000 $1,195,000 $1,295,000 $1,265,000 $1,450,000 $1,395,000 $1,995,000 $1,995,000 $2,750,000 $3,250,000 $4,200,000 $4,795,000 $4,385,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 $6,750,000 $6,995,000

$539,000 $619,000 $665,000 $849,000 $1,000,000 $990,000 $1,195,000 $1,195,000 $1,295,000 $1,265,000 $1,295,000 $1,395,000 $1,699,000 $1,995,000 $2,225,000 $3,250,000 $3,600,000 $4,250,000 $4,385,000 $4,850,000 $5,250,000 $5,750,000 $6,495,000

$520,000 $610,000 $630,000 $825,000 $980,000 $1,060,000 $1,125,000 $1,150,000 $1,210,000 $1,260,000 $1,280,000 $1,556,000 $1,680,000 $1,995,000 $2,186,000 $3,000,000 $3,440,000 $3,815,000 $3,950,000 $4,517,500 $5,250,000 $5,425,000 $5,850,000

867 1,672 1,517 1,296 2,200 2,261 985 2,101 2,341 2,616 3,460 2,877 3,906 5,115 5,444 3,711 4,489 5,447 8,091 7,521 6,833 8,000 12,222

Data Compiled by Cesar Rabellino (203) 249-9866

Address

List Price

Price/SqFt

SqFt

AC

BR

FB

Area

1465 Putnam Ave 513 33 Talbot Lane 20 95 Pemberwick Road 90 Laddins Rock Road 992 North Street 11 River Road 108 18 Suburban Avenue 29 Cary Road 30 Suburban Avenue 10 Brook Drive 178 Milbank Avenue B 30 Maher Avenue 1 Lita Drive 19 Rockwood Lane 32 Hendrie Drive 8 Tomac Avenue 14 Gray Oaks Lane 135 Milbank Ave west 2 Zaccheus Mead Lane 82 Round Hill Road 95 Oneida Drive 137 Old Mill Road 50 Vineyard Lane 68 Otter Rock Drive 54 Round Hill Road

$390,000 $549,000 $629,000 $649,900 $694,500 $725,000 $995,000 $1,185,000 $1,249,000 $1,265,000 $1,725,000 $1,795,000 $1,795,000 $2,195,000 $2,795,000 $2,995,000 $3,350,000 $3,395,000 $3,495,000 $3,995,000 $4,295,000 $4,800,000 $4,995,000 $5,995,000 $6,880,000

$586 $458

666 1,200

0

$380 $441

1,654 1,474

$477 $571

1,456 1,270

$637 $667 $410 $542 $784 $504 $646 $591 $949 $704 $598 $679 $471 $682

1,563 1,776 3,047 2,334 2,200 3,559 2,779 3,716 2,945 4,256 5,599

0.3 2.28 5,000 0.3 7,423 1.61 5,862 1.53

$824 $487

5,212 0.7 9,856 4.06

$602 $1,298 $693

8,292

2 4,620 0.93 9,924 2.52

1 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 3 6 7 5 4 7 4 5 6 7 5 6

1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 1 2 4 3 3 3 2 5 4 4 4 4 6 8 5 5

Old Greenwich Byram Pemberwick Old Greenwich Banksville Cos Cob Cos Cob Riverside Cos Cob South of Post Road South of Post Road South Parkway South Parkway South Parkway Old Greenwich Old Greenwich South Parkway South of Post Road South Parkway South Parkway South of Post Road North Parkway South Parkway South of Post Road South Parkway

72 Rockwood Lane 31 Meadow Wood Dr 417 Field Point Road 3 Hekma Road

$6,895,000 $8,495,000 $9,850,000 $17,500,000

$766 $1,370 $1,804 $1,080

9,000 6,200 5,460 16,200

6 5 6 7

6 5 6 7

0 0.12

0.12 0.22 0 0.14 0.22 0.2 0.47 0.43 0.32 2.31

0.32

1.77 1.21 2.62 4.01

118 55 147 273 43 10 100 55 106 64 154 6 123 57 384 137 197 163 407 126 10 96 487

1 2 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 6 7 7 6 7 6 7

1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 9

0 0 0 0.12 0.18 0.23 0 0.19 1.36 0.2 0.27 0.36 1.41 2.14 2.02 1.36 0.26 36.96 2.25 5.59 4.31 2.72 2.19

FEATURED OPEN HOUSES Data Compiled by Rob Pulitano [203] 561-8092

Address

27 Evergreen Road 75 Cos Cob Avenue #2 28 Byram Terrace Drive 46 Mianus View Terrace 6 Sunshine Avenue 20 Shore Road 41 Stonebrook Lane 5 Idar Court #B 18 Circle Drive 41 Baldwin Farms North 123 Maple Avenue 5 Brookridge Drive 27 Bayside Terrace #A 282 Round Hill Road 52 Upland Drive 11 Joshua Lane 59 Connecticut Avenue 27 Evergreen Road South Parkway 70 Old Mill Road South of Post Road 18 Lower Cross Road South of Post Road 18 Lower Cross Road North Parkway

Area

Price

Day/Time

Broker

Greenwich Cos Cob Greenwich Cos Cob Riverside Old Greenwich Cos Cob Greenwich Greenwich Greenwich Greenwich Greenwich Riverside Greenwich Greenwich Greenwich Greenwich Greenwich Greenwich Greenwich Greenwich

$35,000 $539,000 $799,000 $1,195,000 $1,295,000 $1,725,000 $1,750,000 $2,100,000 $2,150,000 $2,950,000 $2,995,000 $2,995,000 $3,195,000 $3,750,000 $3,795,000 $3,850,000 $3,900,000 $4,649,000 $4,695,000 $6,995,000 $6,995,000

Sun 2-4 PM Sun 11-1 PM Sun 2-4 PM Sun 2-4 PM Sun 11-1 PM Sat 12-3 PM Sun 1-4 PM Sun 12-2 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sun 12-2 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sun 12-2 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sun 1:30-4 PM Sun 2-4 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sat 1-4 PM Sun 12-3 PM

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