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Director of Greenwich’s Planning and Zoning Department, Katie DeLuca, will discuss “Implementing the Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD)” at the meeting of the Retired Men's Association on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. This program complements the presentation of Pat Sesto who spoke recently about the wetland aspects of the POCD. Katie will focus on the dry land aspects including the balancing between open space preservation and land development. The public is invited to attend and participate in this event.

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ONS Appoints CEO O r t hop ae d ic & Neu rosu rger y Sp ecia l ists (ONS) a n n ou n c e d t h e appointment of Tim Corvino, M.D., as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1.

“Tim Corvino’s experience as an executive, as well as a physician will be a tremendous asset to ONS. A s CEO, he will be invaluable in guiding the next chapter in the life of this organization that is centered around growth, while continuing a commitment to providing exceptional patient care,” said Seth R. Miller, M.D., a founding partner of ONS. Corvino’s father, Frank Cor vino, ser ved as the president of Greenw ich Hospital for 23 years before retiring in 2014.

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An adult Bald Eagle at Greenwich Point attempting to eat a fish that was frozen, washed up on the beach.

A Bald Eagle in glorious flight, Photo by Brian Kushner, Audubon Photography Awards

“The biggest thing to look for in flight is the way they position their wings," Ryan MacLean, Bird Education Specialist at Audubon Greenwich. Photo by John Ferris Robben is the way they position their wings.

The vultures have a v-shape where the Eagle presents large rectangle planks – their wings are very straight and wide.

The vulture is close in size, but the Bald Eagle has a wingspan of seven feet, with the vulture at 5 ½ feet, so Bald Eagles are about a quarter size bigger.”

(Note that Alaska eagles are the largest and Florida eagles the smallest).

Spotting Bald Eagles at a Hawk Watch can still be a challenge, says Ryan. Sometimes, “They are just a pepper speck in the sky. They’re up 1000 feet. They can ride thermals. We see Bald Eagles in a kettle with Broadwing Hawks in the fall. It’s like seeing

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Great Eats for Teens

Learn the Story

(and everyone else too)

By Julia Lucey Any Greenwich high school student can likely attest to the fact that their workload is no small undertaking, but one thing that is guaranteed to make a long week of tests and essays and projects a little better is a good meal with friends. Fortunately, there are so many spots here in Greenwich to satisfy every craving. Whether it’s a quick bite, a sit down meal, a healthy snack, or a rewarding dessert you’re in search for, here’s a guide to the best places for high schoolers to eat around town.

There are, of course, the longstanding fan favorites -a handful of stops that never let students down. Rinaldi’s Country Deli, for instance, is somewhat of a rite of passage upon becoming a Cardinal. A friendly family business, Rinaldi’s menu offers a range of breakfast and deli sandwiches, as well as salads and hot meals. If you were to ask almost any GHS student, they’d say to get the bacon, egg, and cheese.

Similarly, Garden Catering is common in vocabular y among Greenwich teenagers.

With its f lagship location in

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La Taqueria on Greenwich Avenue Old Greenwich and a second Greenwich location on Hamilton Ave, Garden Catering never disappoints with its signature specia l (one ha lf a pound of nug gets, f ries, and a drink).

Garden Catering’s menu doesn’t stop there, with salads, wraps, all day breakfast sandwiches, and all the fried sides a teenager could ask for. Another popular spot for nuggets and fries is Chicken Joe’s, known for their own special. Chicken Joe’s also serves pizzas, hot sandwiches, wraps, and breakfast sandwiches

for when you’re not in the mood for fried foods.

It wouldn’t be high school without a spot for a late night bite. Here in Greenwich, students tend to favor Glory Days Diner for an after-hours meal. Open past midnight every night of the week, Glory Days serves all the classic diner foods, from decadent waffles to burgers and everything in between. In addition, and perhaps most importantly to any teenager, they serve breakfast (as well as lunch and dinner) from

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Hurt people hurt people. No one chooses to be hurt; however, all of us have some degree of injury from experiences of loss and rejection. It helps to take the time to understand our own stories. If our stories focus on blaming others or circumstances, we can rewrite them with professional help. Children who are abused often need coaching to not repeat the pattern they learned. Whatever we don’t transform, we will transmit.

All behavior makes sense when we understand a person’s story, including our own. The behavior may not be legal or moral, or even something we can tolerate, but learning others’ stories will take away our judgment card and help us make wiser decisions about how to interact with people who do or say hurtful things. It will also free our brain space for more productive purposes.

Loading her suitcase in the overhead bin of an airplane, Meghan lightly grazed the head of a woman seated on the aisle. The woman screamed as if Meghan had hit her. Peo- ple glared. After a short apology, Meghan sat for 25 minutes before tapping the woman ever so gently on the arm to ask her how her head was feeling. The woman replied, “I’m sorry I yelled like that.

My head has been so tender since I started chemotherapy.” Meghan learned the story of the woman’s cancer treatment. She was free to feel compassion.

Greenwich resident Jill Woolworth is the author of the book, The Waterwheel available locally at Diane's Books and Dogwood or at Amazon.

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Greenwich Library i nv ites t he com mu n it y to nominate a beloved book for the popular Greenwich Reads Together experience, which engages the town once a year in exploring a single book.

Whether it’s new non-fiction or a favorite work of literature, all ideas are welcomed. Visit greenwichreadstogether.org to nominate your favorite.

In order to be selected, the book should be of literary quality, reflective of universal issues and capable of generating thought-provoking discussions. It should lend itself to engaging public programs and appeal to a diverse population. It must also be available in large quantities and in multiple formats, including eBook, audiobook and large print. In addition, the author must be living and available to speak in Greenwich.

Nominations will be accepted through February 28. A committee comprised of Library staff and community members will evaluate the nom inations a nd create a shortlist. For the third year, t he com mu n it y w i l l have the opportunity to vote on the w in ner f rom the GRT shortlist. More details about the process will be announced in the spring. Greenwich Reads Together 2020 will take place in the fall.

I n 2 019, a l mo st 2 0 com mu n it y orga n izations and thousands of residents participated in events around the literary classic, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. For more information, please contact K ate Pet r ov at k p et r ov@ greenwichlibrary.org or 203625-6550.

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Nominate a Book for Greenwich Reads Together 2020

You’re walking through Byram Park, and suddenly you look up to see a big blackish winged bird flying over and it has a white head. Bald Eagle!

Good grief! You’re driving out Taconic Road and crossing over the road ahead of you, a Bald Eagle! You’re arriving at Greenwich Library and overhead a Bald Eagle arrives, making wide circles.

Greenwich is Bald Eagle country!

Cynthia Ehlinger of Riverside has long led the Greenwich Point First Sunday morning bird walks. Yes, she says, with the banning of DDT, “The Bald Eagles are back. Winter is when the Bald Eagles come around here.

They come from the north. Its mild here – the ponds and lakes are not frozen – Putnam Lake, Rockwood Lake.” Check out eBird she says to see where sightings are being made in Greenwich. A “hotspot” I find is Cos Cob Park with Cynthia listed as spotter.

“Some are passing by in migration,” Cynthia notes, and, “We’re getting more and more eagles nesting in the state.” She’s seen a pair flying together, and yes, there is one nest for sure in town, with a location not to be shared for its protection.

Ryan MacLean, Bird Education Specialist at Audubon Greenw ich has the full Bald Eagle success story.

He’s just attended (as did Cynthia) the “amazing” Saturday Teatown Hudson River EagleFest, on the Hudson River, at Croton Point, along with a guestimated 2,000 people.

Two attending fans of this national symbol were former President Bill Clinton and wife Hillary. Significant for Ryan as he recalls, as a young raptor enthusiast, when Bald Eagles were taken off the endangered species list during the Clinton Administration.

To d ay t h e y a r e l i s t e d a s “ L e a s t Concern” by the IUCN. “Eagles are very prescient this year with the absence of ice – the Hudson River is completely open,” reports Ryan, and that means more open space for fishing. Yes, with ice, you see the birds on ice, but on Saturday, eagles were seen f lying over the EagleFest parking area. “ T h e r e ’s b e e n a n ave r a g e temperature rise in the winter,” notes Ryan, and with warmer waters, “There are additional varieties of fish moving

north.” At a time when Audubon is reporting two billion fewer birds, the Bald Eagle, Osprey, and Peregrine Falcon are success stories dating from that 1970’s DDT banning. Count an increase of 15 million more raptors, says Ryan.

Just look back at those early years bird counts of Audubon Greenwich’s fall Hawk Watch that first kicked off in the 1970’s. “If anyone had seen a Bald Eagle it would have been the most exciting news of the week,” says Ryan. “In 1985 we were seeing five Bald Eagles. Then gradually increasing year after year. To seeing 317 during last fall’s Hawk Watch.”

So, please Ryan, for those not in the know, how do we best identify that majestic Bald Eagle f lying overhead?

“The biggest thing to look for in flight

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yourCOMMUNITYcalendar FRIDAY, FEB. 14 The Friends of Greenwich Point’s 3rd annual Holiday Ornament Photo Contest - Entry Deadline. All Submissions due by Feb. 14. info@friendsofgreenwichpoint.org. friendsofgreenwichpoint.org 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Sandbox Theatre: Descendants 3 Camp (ages 7-12).

Greenwich Arts Council, 299 Greenwich Ave., 2nd floor.

Also offered on Feb. 15, 9am-3pm; Feb. 16 9am-3pm; Feb. 17, 9am-2pm. Performance: Feb. 17, 2pm. $300.

914-670-7768. wstshows.com 10 a.m.

Qigong with Donna Bunte. Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St. Members, $10-$20. 203-8699242. info@greenwichbotanicalcenter.org. greenwichbotanicalcenter.org 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Meditation Workshop. Greenwich Library - The Jewel, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. No registration is required. All ages. 203-625-6549.

11:30 a.m.

Valentine’s Day with the Essential Florist.

Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St. Members, $35-$60. 203-869-9242. info@greenwichbotanicalcenter.org. greenwichbotanicalcenter.org 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Exhibition Highlights Tour. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. (Every Tue, 1:30pm & Fri, 12:30pm) 203-869-0376. info@brucemuseum.org. brucemuseum.org 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Great Backyard Bird Count at Grass Island. Grass Island Park, 1 Grass Island Rd. Free, donations are appreciated. RSVP. 203-930-1351. Ryan.MacLean@ audubon.org 2 - 3 p.m.

Digital Library Crash Course. Greenwich Library - The Jewel, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. Register. Adults.

203-625-6560. trainingcenter@greenwichlibrary.org 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Marine Tank Animal Feeding. Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. (Every Tue & Friday, 2:30-2:45pm) 203-869-0376.

3 - 4:37 p.m.

‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’ Movie Screening. Cos Cob Library - Community Room, 5 Sinawoy Rd. Free. 203622-6883. lmatthews@greenwichlibrary.org 3:45 - 4:30 p.m.

World Music with Anitra in the Children’s Room.

Greenwich Library - Rear of Children’s Room, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. 203-622-7940. dsullivan@greenwichlibrary.org 7 - 9:30 p.m.

Friday Night Roller Skating. Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, 90 Harding Rd. $12 (includes skate rentals).

All ages. 203-322-4447. greenwichrollerskating@ gmail.com. greenwichrollerskating.webs.com SATURDAY, FEB. 15 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Tax Prep with AARP Foundation. Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. 203-625-6534. ghayes@ greenwichlibrary.org 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Great Backyard Bird Count Intro Session. Cos Cob Library - Community Room, 5 Sinawoy Rd. Free. Register. 203-622-7952. dstanton@ greenwichlibrary.org 10:30 – 11:15 a.m.

Sing-a-Long Music Time with Tom Weber. Greenwich Library - Rear of Children’s Room, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. No registration required. 203-622-7940. dsullivan@greenwichlibrary.org 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Tai Chi for Adults with Ken Dolan. Byram Shubert

Library - Community Room, 21 Mead Ave. Free. 203531-0426.

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Drop-in Computer Lab - assistance with email, online forms, social media, creating documents and more. Greenwich Library - Health Information Center, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. 203-625-6560. trainingcenter@greenwichlibrary.org 12 - 12:45 p.m.

Greenwich Historical Society Gallery Tours. 47 Strickland Rd. Free with museum admission. No registration necessary. Meet at the information desk in the Museum Lobby. (Every Wed and Sat). 203-8696899. greenwichhistory.org 1 - 2 p.m.

Fun with Chess Led by Master Rich. Byram Shubert Library - Community Room, 21 Mead Ave. All ages.

Free. 203-531-0426.

1 - 2:30 p.m.

Family Bird Count at Grass Island. Greenwich Audubon Center, 613 Riversville Rd. $10 per person. All ages are welcome. RSVP. 203-930-1351. Ryan.MacLean@ audubon.org. gbbc.birdcount.org 2 - 4 p.m.

Free Blood Pressure Screenings. Cos Cob Library, 5 Sinawoy Rd. Free. 203-622-6883. lmatthews@ greenwichlibrary.org SUNDAY, FEB. 16 10 - 11 a.m.

Nature Yoga. Greenwich Audubon Center, 613 Riversville Rd. $10. RSVP. Ages 12 & up. All ages, experiences levels, and abilities. 203-900-3349.

Caroline.Bailey@audubon.org. greenwich. audubon.org/events 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Family Yoga. Greenwich Audubon Center, 613 Riversville Rd. All ages are welcome. $5, children; $10, adults. RSVP is requested. 203-900-3349. Caroline.

Bailey@audubon.org MONDAY, FEB. 17 12 p.m.

SAT/ACT/PSAT Practice Test Event. C2 Education, 141 West Putnam Ave, Unit B. Free. Register. 203-6221680. greenwich@c2educate.com. c2edu.com/36dAJII 7 p.m.

Trinity Networking Group (TNG) - for those currently unemployed, underemployed, facing job uncertainties or looking to make a career change. Trinity Church Ministry Center, 5 River Rd. Free. (1st & 3rd Monday of the month.) willirogers@gmail.com. trinitychurch. life/events TUESDAY, FEB. 18 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Board of Estimate & Taxation (BET) HR Committee Meeting. Greenwich Town Hall - Meeting Room, 1st floor, 101 Field Point Rd.

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Yoga Takeover. Grades 7th-12th. Arch Street Teen Center, 100 Arch St. Free. (Every Tue and Thu).

Register. 203-629-5744. info@archstreet.org 7 p.m.

Road to Retirement: A Baby Boomer’s Guide - 4 Night Class. Greenwich High School, 10 Hillside Rd. 203-6257474. kathy-post@greenwich.k12.ct.us. greenwichace. com WEDNESDAY, FEB. 19 8 - 9 a.m.

Tai Chi lessons. The First Congregational Church of Greenwich - Auditorium, 108 Sound Beach Ave. Dropins welcome. $10. Also offered Thursdays, 9-10am.

203-504-4678. fccog.org/fccogcalendar 8 - 10:30 a.m.

Greenwich Hospital’s annual Heart Health and Stroke Fair - educators, pharmacists, dietitians, holistic practitioners and other hospital staff. Noble Conference Center, 5 Perryridge Rd. Free. No registration needed.

203-863-4444.

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Board of Estimate & Taxation (BET) Meeting – Day 5.

Greenwich Town Hall - Meeting Room, 1st floor, 101 Field Point Rd. 9:45 a.m. & 12:45 p.m.

The Perfectly Polite Bridge Group - Relaxed Duplicate Bridge: 9:45am-12pm; Duplicate Bridge with Conventions, 12:45-2:45pm; Beginners, 3-5. YMCA of Greenwich, 50 E. Putnam Ave. $10, $12, $30, $34.

Register. (Every Wed). 203-524-8032. ppolitebridge@ icloud.com 11 a.m.

Katie Deluca, Director of Planning and Zoning and Town Planner, Town of Greenwich: “Implementing the Plan of Conservation and Development.” First Presbyterian Church, 1 W. Putnam Ave. Free and open to the community. info@greenwichrma.org. greenwichrma.org 11 - 11:30 a.m.

Storytime - explorations of historical events and figures through storytelling, songs, and movement.

Ages 2-5. Greenwich Historical Society, 47 Strickland Rd. Free. (Every Wed). 203-869-6899.

3 - 4:30 p.m.

Make 3D Designs Come to Life. Ages 13+. Greenwich Library - The Jewel, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. Register. 203-622-7914. innovationlab@ greenwichlibrary.org 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

‘Paint Night with Margery’. Greenwich Botanical Center, 130 Bible St. $40-$55. 203-8699242. info@greenwichbotanicalcenter.org. greenwichbotanicalcenter.org 7 p.m.

Architectural Review Committee Meeting. Greenwich Town Hall - Cone Room, 101 Field Point Rd.

10:30 - 11 a.m.

Spanish Storytime - story, movement, song and games. Cos Cob Library - Community Room, 5 Sinawoy Rd. Free. Children. No prior knowledge required. 203622-6883. lmatthews@greenwichlibrary.org

7 - 8:30 p.m.

Greenwich Toastmasters Meeting - Leadership & Public Speaking. Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Rd. Open to the public. (1st, 3rd & 5th Wed of the month).

203-502-7552. toastmasters.org

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Board of Estimate & Taxation (BET) Audit Committee Meeting. Greenwich Town Hall - Gisborne Room, 101 Field Point Rd.

7 - 9 p.m.

Bowman Observatory Public Nights (1st and 3rd Wed of the month, if skies are clear). On the grounds of Julian Curtiss School, 180 E. Elm St. Free. 203-413-6762.

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Board of Estimate & Taxation (BET) Law Committee Meeting. Greenwich Town Hall - Law Dept. Conference Room, 101 Field Point Rd. 3:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Open Studio Time at Andrew’s Studio. Arch Street Teen Center, 100 Arch St. Grades 7th-12th. Free. (Every Tue and Thu). Reserve a time. 203-629-5744. info@ archstreet.org. archstreet.org

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First Bank of Greenwich Community Corner Where Dogs Are Always Welcome

For almost 40 years, Adopt-aDog has helped foster and adopt countless dogs, cats, and even small critters, putting them into loving and caring forever homes.

Adopt-A-Dog was established i n 1 9 8 1 o n L a k e Av e n u e i n Greenw ich, when Greenw ich residents Donna Nives, Gloria Scheuer and Pam Fahnestock beca me concer ned a bout the

growing number of abandoned animals in local shelters.

The three friends subsequently created the nonprofit organization, which has grown over the years.

In 2002, Adopt-a-Dog acquired a former veterinary clinic located in nearby Westchester County i n A r mon k , N.Y., where they established their own animal shelter.

A dop t-a-D o g n ow a s a 1 5 person staff, and cares for 30-40 dogs at any given time.

"We rescue dogs from different situations. Sometimes they're coming in from people in the community who are no longer able to care for their dogs, or we're working with out-of-state shelters where those dogs unfortunately aren't able to spend a lot of time," said Samara Enders, Development and Marketing Coordinator for Adopt-a-Dog. "We'll bring them up

here, or we'll go into the city and help animal control."

Once a dog comes into the shelter, he or she gets quarantined to make sure they don't have anything contagious.

"Then we get to know them medically and behaviorally and see what we're working with. We also start to figure out what kind of home that dog is looking for," Enders added.

The facility features big yards for the dogs to play in, including a playground and agility area to keep them active. There is also a medical room for small procedures, grooming station, and training room.

"It's very rewarding,” said Enders of finding homes for her furry four-legged friends. “It's also bittersweet when you get to know the dogs so much and you have to say goodbye. But you know they're going to a good home."

Adopt-A-Dog's vision is "to create a community where there is a home for every dog.” Their core values are: dedication, compassion, love, understanding and patience.

All of this meshes well with the First Bank of Greenwich, which has sponsored "Puttin On The Dog", Adopt-a-Dog's annual festival that doubles as a fundraiser and an adoption event.

"I'm a big dog lover," said FBOG President and CEO, Frank Gaudio.

"I'm very happy to be associated with such a fine operation and institution as Adopta-Dog. They do wonderful work. I'm very excited about the relationship we have with them."

"I'm a big dog lover," said FBOG President and CEO, Frank Gaudio.

"I'm very happy to be associated with such a f ine operation and institution as Adopt-a-Dog. They do wonder f u l work . I'm ver y excited about the relationship we have with them."

That relationship grew recently, as Adopt-a-Dog joined the bank's Charitable Checking Program.

FBOG launched their Charitable Check ing Program to support area nonprof it or g a n i z at ion s . T he pr o g ra m is si mple a nd e asy. I f you're a member of the bank, and a nonprofit organization you support is pa r t of t he prog ra m, you r

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Adopt-a-Dog Development and Marketing Coordinator, Samara Enders; FBOG President and CEO, Frank Gaudio; FBOG Executive Vice President & COO, Mark McMillen; FBOG Vice President and Retail Banking Manager, Emily Newcamp. checking account balances, along with other supporter balances, are used to calculate quarterly bank donations to that organization.

All donations come directly from the FBOG, and no monies are withdrawn from the nonprofit or supporters' accounts. The bank will make quarterly monetary donations to each charity enrolled.

Emily Newcamp, Vice President and Retail Bank ing Manager for FBOG, helped with the logistics and implementation of the program. She said, "Giving has always been part of the bank’s m i s si on , a nd t h e Ch a r it a ble

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Checking Program allows us to do that in a bigger way."

Newcamp said the relationship between Adopt-a-Dog and the bank made perfect sense. " We s t a n d b e h i n d t h e i r mission because we have a love of animals," Newcamp added, noting that the bank's mascot is a dog.

"Hopefully Adopt-a-Dog will be able to benefit even more because they've got a lot of supporters who can help boost that donation that we give to them quarterly."

Enders said the organization has enjoyed working with the bank.

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Meditation Workshop.

Greenwich Library - The Jewel, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free.

No registration is required. All ages. 203-625-6549.

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Exhibition Highlights Tour.

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"We're new customers with them, and they've been great to us. We're excited to see what the future has in store for us," she said.

G o i n g fo r w a r d , t h e b a n k will continue to meet with local nonprofits to present benefits of the program. Currently, over 40 organizations are enrolled in the program. If you would like to learn more about Charitable Checking, contact Emily Newcamp at the FBOG at 203-302-4382.

Fo r mo r e i n fo r m at i o n o n Adopt-a-Dog and how to adopt or foster, go to adopt-a-dog.org.

Jewel, 101 West Putnam Ave. Free. Register. 203625-6560. trainingcenter@ greenwichlibrary.org 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Marine Tank Animal Feeding.

Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Dr. (Every Tue & Friday, 2:302:45pm) 203-869-0376.

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The Art Society of Old Greenwich’s 59th annual Winterfest dinner, art show and sale. Riverside Yacht Club, 102 Club Rd. RSVP by Feb. 15. $60.

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By Rich Monetti Growing up, Patty DeFelice wanted to teach and eventually earned her MAT in Education.

Her pla n s, t houg h, detou re d when her fat her had a hea r t attack in the early 70s. Needing someone on the phones at his West Putnam Avenue bodyshop, DeFelice’s answered the call.

She also never never left. “It was a long phone call,” she joked, and the Greenwich native really put t he past i n t he rea r v iew by establishing her own patio furniture restoration company in 1995. DeFelice did eventually sell Patty's Portico Outdoor Furniture Restoration in the 2000s. But the business remerged in Port Chester i n 2016, a nd ma k i ng success of the address change, was a pretty easy to turn for her. “ W hen you have p o sit ive energy, it comes back to you,” DeFelice assured.

S o i t ’s f i t t i n g t h a t h e r entrepreneurial beg innings radiated from similar kinetics.

A lo c a l su rge on r e q ue ste d a restoration of his patio furniture, and DeFelice responded in kind.

“He was such a nice man, so I said, ‘Ok, I’ll give it a try,’” she remembered.

The finish came out

beautifully so she sought out the possibilities. DeFelice placed an ad in the paper and got plenty of responses.

Getting things together while doubling with Louis DeFelice & Daughter, she found a 100 percent EPA approved process. Involving a cr ushed polyester that is heated in the oven, the frame is encapsulating in the dry paint.

“You don’t get any drips or runs,” she asserted.

At 140 Highland Street, Patt y ’s Por tico also prov ides sandblasting, welding, meta l str ipping, sling replacement, iron railing repair and even the restoration of iron radiators. “It goes on and on,” she boasted.

Even better, the closer a piece is to the finish line, the happier the customer will be. “The older the better,” DeFelice said, because the good as new restoration is much cheaper tha n buy i ng a brandname, she added.

Her work doesn’t stand pat either. Motorcycle and car part refinishing allows customers to show off the shine as they go.

“We offer a variety of colors and textures,” she said. “You can do a neon, lime green, silver metallic or midnight black.”

Patt y ’s Por tico a lso has a sof ter side i n its Tea k Woo d

restoration. O ver time, the surface can fade, get mossy and look dingy and dirty. “We hard sand everything and oil it,” she said. “So it will look beautiful.”

A n d s i z e d o e s n’t m a t t e r.

Patty’s Portico can handle large a nd sma l l f u r n it u re projects a n d s c a l e s e r v i c e s to m e e t specific needs.

However, she does leave the ha ndy work to her restorers and situates on the business end. An acumen she credits to her bodyshop beginnings. “I learned customer relations, how to build conf idence and really create a business relationship,”

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DeFelice said.

Still, DeFelice did have to overcome being an inexperienced young woman in a male business.

S h e d i d n’t g o t o c o l l e g e f o r nothing, though. “I soon learned how to deal with people using my background in psychology,” DeFelice revealed.

On the other hand, relations now extending into cyberspace c a n put h i g h te ch t w i s t s on t o d a y ’s c h a n g i n g b u s i n e s s landscape. For instance, negative s o c i a l m e d i a c o m m e nt s c a n hover over a business, and while this has never happened to her, DeFelice still recommends going

old school. “The business needs to respond to the person,” she said. “I think what happens is their issue is not addressed, and then customers post, because they feel like they weren’t heard.”

The constant contact of email and smar tphones also forces businesses to stay on their toes.

She welcomes any any and all pings, nonetheless. “When I get a text message or a phone call, I love it,” she said. “People leave me messages off hours - being in communication - it’s the best.”

On the other end, the conversation means more when the customer has the full

attention of the sole stockholder.

Shopping local giving customers an edge, she said, “You see the working process and you can see me and ask questions.”

Of course, DeFelice doesn’t ove r l o o k t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f ke epi ng t he dol la rs sp ent i n tow n and contributing to the ta x base. The same goes for the way in which small shops join local causes and operate in a more env ironmentally sustainable manner.

Conver s ely, t he shoppi ng convenience of point and click puts real human resource at risk.

“Greenw ich could be a g host town,” she said.

R acing dow n the aisles at an Amazon warehouse doesn’t do much to give rise to the next entrepreneurial class either. At local businesses, she says, high s cho olers c a n le a r n a t rade , acquire business management skills and maybe someday open their own business.

A s for you ng women who may shy away male dominated businesses, DeFelice offers the encouragement of someone who been there. “If you’re dedicated, you put in the time, you pay attention to your business, you’ll get it back,” she concluded.

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The Rest of Your Life in Greenwich Could be the Best of Your Life at 6:30 pm, Dr. Donna Coletti is speaking on “Slow Medicine: Hope and Healing” at the Bruce Museum. On June 16, Dr. Dale Atkins will be speaking on “MultiGenerational Kindness” at the YWCA. And for people who love to dance, May 15 is a “Foot and Fiddle Jam boree” with square dancing and a caller at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center at 5:00 pm.

With almost 20% of the population of

There are people who would love to spend their entire lives in Greenwich but for many, that seems unlikely. But think again. You will be surprised how much is here for older adults. When I moved my father here, unable to live on his own, I had no idea what to do or where to start.

I felt like I had to figure it out for myself, asking friends, scrambling to f ind an appropriate place for him to to live. It was a steep learning curve. When I met Lori Contadino, the Director of the Greenwich Commission on Aging, I wanted to throw my arms around her and thank her for enlightening me to the surprisingly wide array of available resources our town has to offer for older adults in every stage of life. Lori is a passionate advocate for older adults in Greenwich, with a small staff that is actively making this town a safe, happy and healthy place to thrive as we age. Their new Resource Guide for Older Adults in Greenwich is an all-inclusive, unbiased directory of all options for older adults from services to medical options, advice and recreation.

The Guide is about to be published and available soon as printed copies, and also available on the Greenwich Commission on Aging website: https:// www.greenwichct.gov/190/Commissionon-Aging. The Commission on Aging also offers an “Aging Well” series. On April 22

done. They have applied to AARP and the World Health Organization to become a certified Age and Dementia Friendly Town, actively putting their Action Plan in place.

One of the most important aspects of our life, revealed in the survey, is our outdoor spaces and I think we all agree, some of them are spectacular. People who frequent Tods Point are passionate advocates. The rejuvenated Byram Park

With almost 20% of the population of Greenwich 65+ this year, you'll be surprised how much is available here for older adults.

Top Chef Cook Offs are popular at the Greenwich Senior Center and always sell out. From left to right: Laurette Helmrich- Senior Center Administrator, Lori Contadino-Director of the Greenwich Commission on Aging, Patricia Burns- Commission Chair and Laurie Pensiero- Top Chef organizer.

Greenwich 65+ this year, we already have many things in place, but the Greenwich Commission on Aging isn’t standing still.

In spring of 2018, they organized and

FOOD

From Page 1 open to close. Naturally, a good burger is another high school staple. For that, Byram’s Burgers, Shakes and Fries never falls short. With the perfect hamburger (or veggie burger) enclosed in two pieces of toast, BSF offers a favorite flavor with their own unique spin. It wouldn’t be a burger without fries and a milkshake, both of which they’ve got covered.

Pizza Post has always been a go-to restaurant for splitting a pizza, but a damaging fire last fall has left students looking for an alternative spot during its reconstruction. Luckily, there’s no pizza

Greenwich and its future. Based on its findings, the Advisory Board is focusing on promoting age friendly services and assessing where some work needs to be

shortage here in town. Old Greenwich’s RéNapoli sells whole pies and generously sized slices with many different toppings and sauces (although you can never go wrong with a slice of “lasagna pizza” -- all the good ingredients of lasagna topped on a pizza slice), along with other delicious Italian style dishes. Just a few minutes from the high school is Fairfield Pizza, another great option for the perfect slice or a whole pie to share with friends.

If you're headed toward western Greenwich, Glenville Pizza is a favorite spot for their NYC style thin crust or Sicilian pizza -- whichever you prefer!

Our town’s selection of fantastic restaurants doesn’t end there. Spread out across town are equally as delicious new places to try. Just last fall, La Taqueria opened at the top of Greenwich Avenue serving well priced Mexican comfort

with an easy access, zero entry pool for disabilities and older adults, is fantastic, surrounded by the marina, the beach on Long Island Sound, gardens and a children’s playground. We now know that older adults in town value “walkability,” with safe sidewalks and outdoor seating.

Our town has over 100 parks of all sizes.

The Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation runs a program called, “Adopt a Bench,” allowing residents to purchase benches in areas around town, with maintenance included in the donation price. One simple, beautiful example of private/public partnerships.

Affordable housing is a vibrant topic of conversation these days, one that was a priority in the survey. The Housing Authority of the Town of Greenwich is working on creating more housing that is appropriate for older adults. How many people pass by Nathaniel Witherell on Parsonage Road, and not notice the grey building to the right? That is Parsonage Co t t a ge , m a n a ge d by t h e Hou s i n g Authority of the Town of Greenwich, offering affordable housing for older

foods such as sopa de tortilla (tortilla soup), arroz y frijoles (rice and beans), and a selection of tacos encased in hand made blue corn nixtamal tortillas. Also new to Greenwich is Jersey Mike’s, a sandwich shop originating in New Jersey, now found in the Riverside Commons shopping center.

Serving hot and cold subs, as well as breakfast sandwiches and wraps, Jersey Mike’s has a menu with a sandwich for everyone. For a healthier option, CAVA is a fairly new spot on West Putnam Avenue for a quick bite. They serve affordable Mediterranean style grain bowls, salads, and wraps, all customizable down to each hearty, fresh ingredient.

When there’s a birthday or another excuse to dress up and splurge, there are some great locations for a little celebration. The Drawing Room’s quaint café provides for the perfect

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them in the same gas station.”

Do note that female Bald Eagles are larger than males. And, how to age them? “They’re all chocolate brown feathers in the first year,” says Ryan, which one can confuse with a Golden Eagle. “Then they get a white belly in their second year. followed by a white head and white tail in their fourth year.” And, “It takes five years for a Bald Eagle to molt into

adults who are healthy, but not able to live on their own anymore. Nestled on a beautiful rolling meadow with lilacs in full bloom in the springtime, it is a spotlessly clean, beautifully maintained facility, in the heart of mid-country.

Penny Lore is the awesome, enthusiastic Administrator with a compassionate staff who treats every resident like family.

Last week they turned their beautiful new din ing room into a Spea keasy for a residents’ party. Everyone wore flapper headbands, dresses and gangster outfits and danced with the chefs and staff. Springtime brings a lobster bake celebration and mini golf run by high school volunteers.

A nd what is the most important component of aging place? All you need is love. We need to stay connected a n d s o c i a l l y e n g a g e d . T h e To w n Survey revealed that “less than half of Greenwich older adults interact with friends, family, or neighbors at least once a day.” That is the part that breaks my heart. Let’s all work to inspire older adults to socialize in their own way.

Join the Senior Center on Greenwich Avenue. It is slowly being renovated, and has a robust calendar of activities, low priced meals, exercise, events and, most importantly, friends. This Friday they are celebrating Valentine’s Day lunch with a cupcake baking contest for dessert.

Four cupcake bakers will compete for the prize, judged by 90 older adult lunch guests. Cupcake Wars!

G et your copy of the Greenw ich R e s ou r c e G u ide at t h e G r e e nw ich Commission on Aging, 299 Greenwich Avenue, in the Senior Center building.

F i nd out what is ava i la ble for you b ecause to day is t he oldest you’ve ever been and the youngest you’ll ever be again, so let’s get to it. You will be pleasantly surprised how much there is to do and maybe the snowbirds won’t be so eager to flock to Florida, preferring to stay, instead, in the place they’ve been calling home.

afternoon tea outing, serving an assortment of finger foods, pastries, desserts, and a pot of tea. They have a long list of teas, and also serve breakfast and lunch. Additionally, on Greenwich Avenue, Bistro Versailles is a charming spot reminiscent of a café in France that serves many excellent French foods, from quiches to croque monsieurs, french onion soup to steak frites.

Clearly, Greenwich teens’ snacking options are far from lacking. Within just the borders of our own town are countless spots to grab a delicious meal while never having to settle for food less than delicous or break the bank in the process. Whether you’re a high school student looking for your next Friday night bite or looking to relive your favorite teenage meal, one of these Greenwich restaurants ought to have just what you crave.

full plumage.”

So, Ryan sums up w ith the positive, of how the Bald Eagle, and now familiar Osprey, were “brought back from the brink of extinction. The Bald Eagle is a good indicator. It’s at

the top of the food chain.” Its increase shows, he says, “how we can be innovative to help bird populations,” how we can achieve “good results if we take action.”

“Eagles are very prescient this year with the absence of ice,” says Ryan MacLean, Bird Education Specialist at Audubon Greenwich.

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Skipper Fred's GPS

This past weekend’s Snow Moon was a sight to see – big, bright, beautiful, a perfect circle in the sky. Occurring when the moon is in perigee (closest to the earth), it appears much larger than at other times of the year.

That proximity has an effect on the tides, and this weekend it was quite dramatic. Looking out on Long Island Sound from the Greenwich shore, the numerous large underwater rock formations in Greenwich Outer Harbor – Red Rock, Hen and Chickens, Cormorant Reef, Otter Rocks – were plainly visible. Come high tide, they hide themselves, waiting to catch unwary boaters skimming blissfully on the surface above.

Newly elected First Selectman Fred Camillo recently released his first town budget. A municipal budget does more than simply lay out where the local government wants to spend taxpayer monies; it reflects the philosophy of that government and its view and vision for the future.

That vision often is aspirational, and is most effective if it incorporates a sense of history and the things that make the community special. Kudos to First Selectman Fred and his team for having that vision and making proposals – such as capitalizing on our downtown waterfront – that reflect a native’s understanding of the town’s past and potential.

Kudos also for highlighting, and tackling, a number of longstanding issues that, like those Outer Harbor rocks, imperil our local ship of state if not addressed. This takes some political courage, and will undoubtedly engender passionate debate. But isn’t that a good thing?

Like those rocks, many of these issues will be hard to crack. Examples include the northwest fire station, the future of Nathaniel Witherall, and the Western Middle School fields. Some laudable items (the Board of Education capital plan, Special Education, a new civic center, ice rink renovations, Cardinal Stadium improvements, the Army Corps of Engineers Byram River project, a new ferry boat) require significant funding while causing temporary loss in revenues and pushing back other worthy initiatives. At the same time, the Grand List will be under pressure for a number of reasons, including more properties going off the tax rolls as a result of nonprofit buying, and the 2020 property revaluation will likely cause a significant reallocation of the tax burden from the back country generally to central Greenwich and surrounding neighborhoods.

Less visible, but just as much of a threat to the town’s fiscal health, are the looming issues of cybersecurity and liability exposure. Our town’s commercial liability insurance coverage premiums increased materially in the FY 19-20 budget, and our deductions doubled from $1.5MM to $3MM. This upward trend will likely continue if we keep attracting and losing more lawsuits. We also had to double our cybersecurity coverage from $5MM to $10MM for the current fiscal year through no fault of our own. This was a prudent thing to do given the very real concerns of cyber-intrusions, but it is an example of the ways in which the simple cost of providing government services continues to increase.

Finally, we all need to appreciate the degree to which so many of the wonderful features that make Greenwich so special are dependent on volunteers, our fellow residents who give selflessly of their time, talent and treasure to support just about everything that gets accomplished in our town. We should be concerned that they are currently over-capacity and at risk of depletion through relocation or other reasons.

Each of these topics deserves an editorial of its own, and we may in the coming weeks seek to highlight some of them. In the meantime, we’d like to comment on one specific longstanding topic that highlights the dynamics and special challenges of community decision-making.

For not the f irst time in recent years, the First Selectman is proposing eliminating the presence of traffic control police off icers in certain Greenwich Avenue intersections. The stated rationale is to save money and/or redeploy those resources to other needs within the police department. Curiously, the police chief has not taken a public stand on the issue.

We have nothing but the highest regard for the First Selectman, our chief of police, and our terrific police department, but on this issue we have some concerns.

We’ve recently experienced three pedestrian fatalities on Greenwich streets, and a number of non-fatal accidents over recent years. Is this the time to make this change?

We’d also like to have a better understanding of the drivers of this proposal. And isn’t the presence of police officers at our intersections one of the things that helps Greenwich maintain the small-town feeling that makes us unique?

These are all important topics for discussion, and we welcome that.

First Selectman Camillo and his team have done a great service to this community by raising these issues and placing them front and center for discussion. His budget is like a GPS by which he is steering the good ship Greenwich.

Like any good skipper, he knows that you need to recognize obstacles in order to navigate among them. We are all in this ship together, so let’s do our best through civil debate and honest truth telling to crew the ship well -- and enjoy the journey!

By John Blankley The Greenw ich H istor ica l Society has an extraordinar y exhibit, well worth seeing, on Women’s Suffrage marking the centenary of the passing of the 19th amendment to the constitution which gave women the right to vote. Wearing white is the way that elected women officials are commemorating the event; you may have seen for example many Democratic congresswomen at the State of the Union paying tribute in this fashion to the women of the suffragette movement. Worthy of note is that they were also drawing attention to work still to be done, embodied in the attempt to resurrect the Equal R ights Amendment (the ER A) which

failed in 1982 and that was designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. And I would add, while we celebrate the centenary, we should not forget that voting rights for African-American women were not truly enshrined in law till 1965.

I write this piece today however to go further back in history and to give an account of one woman’s fight for the fundamental right to vote and her amazing act of self sacrifice in the early days of the suffragette movement.

Over 100 years ago thousands of women showed remarkable courage, marching in the streets, protesting and risking arrest. And nor was this bravery confined to these shores. In my country of origin, the United Kingdom, the suffragette movement started in 1872 with the formation of the National Society for Women’s Suffrage coming 40 years after the Great Reform Act of 1832. Though a major step forward in ridding the parliamentary system of socalled “rotten boroughs,” that act had explicitly denied women the right to vote!

Decades of protest followed, becoming increasingly violent and culminating in the action of one woman which will remain forever a symbol of the fight for women’s rights.

The scene was Derby Day, 14th June 1913 when thousands of Londoners headed south to Epsom Downs in the Surrey hills for a day of horseracing and betting.

The king’s horse was in the race and the king himself, George V, was in the stands watching with his binoculars. As the horses t hu nder e d r ou nd Tat ten ha m Corner Emily Davison slipped under the rails into the path of the king’s horse and caused all to come crashing down. Her spine was fractured and she died four days later.

Wa s i t f o o l h a r d i n e s s o r bravery? History has chosen to record that Emily Davison’s act showed that her belief in the cause was so great that she was willing to die for it. Her motto was: “Freedom from tyrants is obedience to God” and she declared in a pamphlet that “I give my life as a pledge of my desire that women shall be free.”

It took a war however, The Great War, for women in the UK, thanks to their contribution to victory in that war, to gain the right to vote which came in two acts of Parliament, in 1918 and 1928. I had three great aunts (formidable ladies, let me tell you!) and all were able to vote, for the first time, in the general election of 1929 that incidenta lly broug ht R amsay Macdonald, the first labor prime

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minister, to power.

Many remarkable women in history, in America, the U.K. and all round the world made great sacrifices of a kind not often seen today to achieve what we now regard as a self evident right and we owe them all an immense debt of gratitude. But I salute in particular Emily Davison.

Here’s the epitaph from the journal ‘Votes for Women’ written in 1913: Waiting there in the sun, in that gay scene, among the heedless crowd, she had in her soul the thought, the vision of wronged women. That thought she held to her; that vision she kept before her.

Thus inspired, she threw herself into the fierce current of the race.

So greatly did she care for freedom that she died for it.

T h e L e a g u e o f Wo m e n Voters, among other initiatives c om me morat i n g t he p a s si n g of the 19th amendment to the constitution which gave women the right to vote, is sponsoring an essay writing competition in the schools which asks “what if women could not vote?” I hope entrants will be inspired by the courage of Emily Davison and recognize an incredibly important concept in our ever-evolving and improving democracy: that we all stand on the shoulders of brave forbears.

Thoughts for Seniors Considering Selling

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Many of these individuals have not sold a home more than once in their lifetime and a lot has changed in the last 30 years.

The value of real estate has increased for sure in Greenwich and homeowners need to have a concept of what the true market value is for their property.

One important step is for homeow ners to seek out a local real estate appraiser who knows and understands the market and, with an evaluation, the owner has more confidence in the list price for the market.

Overpricing a house is the last thing a homeowner wants to do.

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As many may already know, If you do decide that your the Town of Greenwich has a home needs an update, focus on reduced tax for seniors as well bathrooms and kitchens - these as for veterans. According to are the most important areas Greenwich Town Hall, a senior of any home and where buyers at the age of 65, who makes up tend to focus. to $69,000 in gross income may When selling a property, receive a tax credit. remember that capital As an example, an individual i nve st ment s t hat i nc r e a s e who makes between $60,000 or extend the life of a house and $69,000 can receive a tax c a n b e d e d u c t e d . C a p i t a l credit of $636.00. The lower g a i n s e x e m p t i o n s m a y the income, the hig her the include remodeling or home tax credit. You must apply for improvement costs that add the credit with the Town of value to the home Some of Greenwich. these areas may include If you are 100% disabled, landscaping, plumbing, kitchen the State of Connecticut offers modernization, installing a a $1000 credit on the assessed generator, etc. Always keep value of your property. Veterans receipts! can reduce their cost basis Remember, less is more for taxes by $12,000. Please when selling a property.

From an interior perspective, the larger a home looks to a buyer, potentially the more offers you will receive.

Remove all clutter and make the property look clean and neat.

W hen you a r e t h i n k i ng about downsizing, planning for the sale of the primar y residence is key but a plan for what you may want to buy is another critical aspect.

We all should be concerned about the accessibility and services that may be provided.

What are the costs included in the monthly fee if you're moving to a condo? Does the homeowner's association have any pending lawsuits? How easy is it to access my doctor? Is there parking for my car?

Always ask the advice of a professional when needed.

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Bobby Walker to Depart BGCG for GA

By Richard Kaufman After five-and-a-half years as the head of the Boys & Girls Clu b of Gr e enw ich , B obby Wa l ker Jr. is le av i ng for a position at Greenwich Academy.

It was announced on Tu e s d ay t h a t Wa l k e r w i l l depart his role as CEO of the Club later this year to become Assistant Head for Student and Community Life at GA. Walker is no stranger to GA. His wife, Becky, is the head of GA's middle school campus, and the couple has two daughters who attend the private school.

They also have a son at Brunswick School.

"Bobby is an outstanding leader and has helped the Boys & Gi rls Clu b of Greenw ich ma ke enor mous st r ide s i n expanding ways the Club helps improve the lives of the kids we serve," said George Fox, Chair

of the Board at the BGCG," in a written statement from the Club. "Greenwich Academy is fortunate to have the benefit of Bobby’s experience, talent and leadership skills."

Since coming to the BGCG from the King School in

Youth of the Year Award dinner, established Friday Night Teen programs, and increased the popularity of the Muddy Up 5K fundraising event.

"The past f ive-and-a-half years have been some of the most rewarding years in my

"Greenwich Academy is fortunate to have the benefit of Bobby’s experience, talent and leadership skills." - BGCG Board Chair George Fox Stamford, Walker has played a pivotal role in the Club's development over the last few years. During his tenure, the Club has expanded its Academic Success programs, created the

professional career. Working at the Boys & Girls Club of Greenw ich and liv ing its mission each day has allowed me to participate in improving the lives of thousands of young

p e o p l e i n o u r tow n ," s a i d Walker in a statement. "I know we have changed many young lives for the better, but the most signif icant impact has been on me. The marvelous staff, inspiring members and their families and the broader Club community have helped me strive to be a better person in all that I do for young people."

Walker will remain in his role at the Club until a new CEO is selected. According to the Club, a search committee of the board has commenced a search. The Strategy Group, LLC, a nonprof it consulting f irm with strong experience with executive searches, has been retained to advise this committee.

Additionally, when Walker leaves, he will remain involved with the Club as an Advisory Board member.

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A Commitment To Service That Lasts A Lifetime

By Kerry Bader Most high schools throughout the countr y of fer some t y pe of ser v ice learning program for their students.

Underscoring these offerings is the belief that this type of experiential learning will create in students a desire to be lifelong champions of justice. While the sentiment is powerful, the question of how to effectively implement such a program remains. As educators, we have to think beyond the day-to-day lessons and activities we lead while the students are in our charge and more about how we instill a commitment to service into college and beyond. At Sacred Heart Greenw ich, we have answered this question with a three-pronged approach: curriculum, commitment and advocacy.

We believe this approach breeds the morals, ethics and understanding to propel students into lifelong advocates for

the poor, powerless and marginalized.

At Sacred Heart, students as young as three years old take theology courses meant to instill in them a belief that they are valued and that there is a higher purpose to which we all are called. In age appropriate ways, students are given opportunities to think about how each of our actions impact ourselves, each other and our world. For example, elementary aged students learn about creation and discuss how to honor our earth. Building on t h i s fou nd at ion , m idd le s cho ol students discuss the ideas of vocation and covenant: what am I called to do and what do I promise to do. And finally in the high school, students are embedded with the deep philosophical Catholic tradition discussing Aquinas’ Natural Law, Kant’s categorical imperative and Hobbes’ Leviathan to help peel away the layers of societal mandates and preconceived notions to arrive at the truth.

This curricular foundation works in tandem with a commitment to action.

At all levels students are able to respond to the vocation of service in meaningful ways. Using the resources available on our campus, in our community and in our world, students come together to address pressing needs. A recent example of this was our garden harvest and food rescue, which wove together the ideas of sustainability and hunger relief.

Elementary aged students planted our campus garden with seeds for vegetables such as eg g plant, kale and squash.

Th roug hout t he yea r, t he st udents tend to the garden: raking, weeding and watering. In the fall, middle school students harvest the plants, which are then donated to our own campus kitchen and local food pantries. High school aged students complete the chain by bringing the produce to a food pantry in Port Chester. The food pantry director commented about how much the clients

faced by communities throughout the world. We are able to attract scholars and advocates from a wide variety of backgrounds to speak to the students about their firsthand experience working with the poor and marginalized. A visit from Betty Ogiel, a human resource officer in Uganda and graduate of Sacred Heart primary school in Kalunga, Uganda, is an example of how the Network and

We believe this approach breeds the morals, ethics and understanding to propel students into lifelong advocates for the poor, powerless and marginalized. value the fresh produce, which is much harder to f ind and more expensive to purchase.

Advocacy is the natural result of a curricular foundation wedded to service.

At all levels, students are given the opportunity to learn more about social justice issues and then to advocate on behalf of a population in need. As part of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools, comprised of 2 4 schools in over 40 countries, Sacred Heart is uniquely positioned to understand the challenges

our combined curricular and experiential approach helps give students a more complete understanding of the struggles people of the world encounter and the opportunities available to combat these issues. Betty visited Sacred Heart and spoke in both large and small group formats to students in all three divisions.

She spoke not only about the poverty that she endured but also about how the education she received at the Sacred Heart School in Uganda transformed her life.

Thanks to this deep exposure and the variety of offerings, students were able to meaningfully and passionately advocate for the cause, because they had such a deep understanding of the issues.

Students in all divisions created programs to help raise money for the Sacred Heart school in Uganda that ranged from the elementary aged students organizing a jump roping contest, to middle school students organizing a walk, to high school students organizing a talent show.

The age-appropriate interpretations of charity events were led by students, and the students contributed to them both physically and financially.

Like many other schools, Sacred He a r t pr ov ide s i m mer sive s er v ice learning trips that help students engage deeply with people throughout the United States and in different parts of the world.

However, at Sacred Heart we believe that transformative thinking comes not in these discrete experiences, but through the tri-pronged approach that weaves a deepening intellectual understanding about our role in the world with service experiences. In so doing, we create in our students a vocation towards service that lasts a lifetime.

Ker r y Bader i s the Director of Community Service in the Upper School at Sacred Heart Greenwich. Bader holds a B.S. from the University of Notre Dame a n d a M . S . i n u rb a n pl a n n i n g f r o m Hunter College.

Fashion Night Out Honors Frantz & Weitzman

By Michelle Moskowitz

Serendipity magazine celebrated its 10th Annual Fashion Night Out last week at The Loading Dock, in Stamford.

A charismatic crowd of over 400 guests were dressed for a fun, celebratory night of fashion, food and philanthropy.

Since the publications’ inception, Serendipity has shed a spotlight on beneficence and community through its myriad non-profit partnerships. Such events include Fashion Night Out, The Greenwich Wine and Food Festival and the Serendipity Golf Classic.

“We work with about 150 charitable organizations,” said Suni Unger, CEO and Founder of Serendipity. “Our core mission since the beginning has been philanthropy and tonight marks a really fun way to acknowledge those who give so much of themselves to their community and to charity.”

Unger gracefully introduced the two special honorees of the night, including Gre e nwic h S e n t i n el colu m n ist a nd community leader, Icy Frantz, and shoe icon and devoted philanthropist Stuart

Caroline Frano Caroline Frano, of Cos Cob, passed away Sunday, Feb. 9.

She was 81. Born in Greenwich on May 24, 1938 to Angelo and Anna Pucci; Caroline attended Greenwich schools graduating from Greenwich High School Class of 1956. Caroline was very involved in the communit y, serving as the District 8 Chairperson on the RTM board, as well as many other associations.

Caroline is fondly remembered as an excellent baker and cook, but above all her real passion was her family.

She leaves behind her beloved husband George Frano; her loving children Andy (Amy), George (Betsey), Anne-Marie Frano (Jeff); as well as her cherished grandson AJ. Visitation was Feb. 1 2 at Coxe & Graziano Funeral Home, Greenwich. A prayer service was held at the funeral home on Feb. 13. Interment followed at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Greenwich.

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Weitzman – both Greenwich residents.

Frantz is the co-chair of the Board for Arch Street, the Greenwich Teen Center – the longest running non-profit, privately funded teen center in the country.

Over the past 30 years, Arch Street has been committed to providing the community’s youth a safe, welcoming environment where kids can connect with their peers and engage in positive social interactions – through its robust programming and social events.

F ra nt z a r t ic u late d e ach of t he center’s core programs including regular weekend socials and dances, Andrew’s studio where kids can record their own music, almost daily yoga and exercise classes (free of charge), a Teen Board that meets weekly to plan and organize events and give back to the community, a roster of educational programs for teens and parents covering critical topics such as bullying, vaping and stress and more. “ We work w it h te en s a nd t hat can be wonderful, messy and hard. It can be frustrating, enlightening and emotional,” said Frantz, with conviction

decades and will continue to do so. But while most people know Weitzman for his beautiful designs, he has also been a devoted philanthropist; and a longtime supporter of Boston Children’s Hospital a mong ma ny ot her orga n i zat ions.

Weitzman lectures at universities across the country not just on fashion and his magic on creativity but rather on the importance of paying it forward.

“You help people if you involve yourself. There is tremendous satisfaction and pleasure by giving back,” said Weitzman through a gleeful smile. “Over the last 30 years I got more pleasure in seeing kids smile than I did from my first shoe order from Bergdorf Goodman.”

The glamourous models representing 13 various charities were then introduced and hit the runway in stride.

Models were comprised of women, men and children -- all chosen for their philanthropic endeavors that help strengthen and support community and those in need.

Models included Sarah Pribyl for Greenwich Land Trust; Chris Battle for

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as a certified public accountant and an IRS tax preparer in Old Gr e enw ich , CT. A mong h i s interests, he was a member of the Troupers Light Opera Company presenting Gilbert and Sullivan operettas for many years. He was also an avid runner, having completed nine marathons and a number of triathlons, including the Iron Man event in Hawaii. He ran with the Westport Athletic club every Sunday and was a regular at Darien YMCA until his health condition made it no longer possible.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Friends of Feline in Stamford, CT.

Bonnie Bancroft

Guy Stretton Guy R . St ret ton, age 7 9, passed away on Jan. 27 from complications of cancer, in the com for t of h is home i n Old Greenwich, CT. He was born on Sept. 18, 1940 in Johannesburg, South A f rica to Mar y and Alan Stretton. He is survived by his wife Barbara and two sisters, Barbara Holden and Mary MacKinnon, who live in Johannesburg. He also leaves behind five cats that he adored.

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and tenderness. “Some teens navigate the proverbial runway gracefully; others stumble, and, in those instances, Arch street has been there to catch. Perhaps its conversations that I’ve had with parents of those teens that make me the proudest of Arch Street.”

“Parents have told me their kids were lost in the school system but found a home for them at Arch Street,” said Frantz. “The good work that finds its way through can be life-changing.”

Arch Street is now also home to the new Greenwich Theater Company which will run its next show in early March.

Frantz has many other accomplishments under her hu m a n it a r ia n b elt . She c r e ate d a substance abuse prevention program that she taught at Greenwich Academy, as well as an early intervention program in New York City. Currently, Frantz is also in her first term of the RTM and, in April, will launch a new website, The Icing on the Cake.

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Bonnie Bancroft (56) passed away on Feb. 5, 2020, after a valiant 11-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Bonnie was born June 5, 1963, to Rae and Marshall Winokur in Chicago, Ill. She grew up in Evanston, I l l., a nd at tended Eva nston Township High School, where she excelled on the debate team and on the swim team as a sprinter

in freestyle and breaststroke.

Bonnie graduated from Lehigh University in 1985 with a degree in Foreign Careers - a program that combined management and a foreign language (Bonnie was fluent in French) which helped her land jobs with couturier Jean Patou and Rail Europe (SNCF).

Bonnie met Thomas Edward (Ned) Bancroft while at Lehigh, and after marrying in Bermuda in 1989, they returned to Lehigh for MBAs in 1990.

Bonnie and Ned chose to settle in Greenwich, CT, mostly because there were public platform tennis courts, of which they are avid players, as well as many other sports. After a corporate career and having four children, Bonnie and a friend formed a public relations partnership that catered largely to non-profit clients as well as working on many author events where she excelled in promoting programs with such world and literary luminaries as Henry Kissinger, Barbara Bush, Caroline Kennedy, Stephen King, and many others. Bonnie was also recruited to provide marketing support to many of the children’s sports leagues and the Greenwich public schools.

In the year prior to her illness, Bonnie worked at First Church Preschool. She was a tireless volunteer and worked on several charities, the latest being RAMP, which aims to reduce hunger and poverty in one of the poorest counties in the nation, Martin County, Kentucky. With RAMP Kids, Bonnie shepherded middle and high school students to raise funds to provide food and supplies for the food insecure in Kentucky.

Bonnie was on the board of one of the local youth football teams and organized the Eastern Middle School and Greenwich High

School squash programs.

She is survived by her Mother Rae Winokur, her beloved husband Ned Ba ncrof t, a nd ch ild ren Nicholas, Winifred, Cornelius, and Auggie, and a large extended family on her husband’s side.

A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 29, at First Church in Old Greenwich, CT, with a reception following.

In lieu of flowers, Bonnie would ask that you pay it forward with a kind deed to anyone in need of help or donate to RAMP at rampamerica.org

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Sound Beach Volunteer Fire Company; and Lindsay Grimes for Family Centers.

Mini models such as Mikayla and Olivia Hirsch, Sasha Ratner and Lily Breitfelder strutted the carpet with contagious wide smiles. The applause for each model roared as much for their stylish looks as for the pride that each wore for their work in making an impact.

TikTok sensation Nik ko Zing us strutted the catwalk on behalf of Arch Street and garnered a loud applause thanks to the younger fanfare in the audience. Zingus recently participated in the uber successful Arch Street event, Mistle Tok Meet & Greet - a two-day event that sold out within 10 minutes.

A portion of the ticket proceeds will go to the various charities. Other featured charities included the American Cancer Society, Greenwich Hospital and Filling in The Blanks which fights childhood hunger by providing children in need with meals on the weekends.

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many years as Chairman.

Being an avid golfer, he was a very active member of the Kingsway Golf Club. In addition, he was a significant contributor t o t h e To w n o f Ya r m o u t h various committees as well as the Old Kings Highway Historic Committee.

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Andrea as well as five children (Susan, Karen, Brian, Mark, Scott), two stepchildren, fourteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Cape, 482 Stoney Brook Rd., West Brewster, MA.

Virginia Masson

A r t h u r V. N e d l e y, a g e 85, passed away peacef ully surrounded by his family on Thursday, Feb. 6. He was born Nov. 8, 1934 In Greenwich, CT to Arthur and Margaret Nedley.

A r thu r at tended Fa i r f ield Prep and Fordham University prior to enlisting in the army where he served in the 10th Mountain 87th division. He had an extensive career spanning over 33 years in a supervisory capacity with NY Telephone and Verizon. He was a life member and a former Commander of the Byram Veterans Association of Greenwich, CT. He moved to Kingsway in Yarmouth Port, MA in 1995 with his wife Andrea and served on the Kingsway Trust Committee 16 years, serving

On Jan. 30, 2020, just shy of her 87th birthday, Virginia Lee Morton Masson, went home to be with her Lord and Savior. Born on March 2, 1933 in Rumford, Maine to Virginia Robards and Henry Irving Morton, Ginnie was a pioneer of her time, an extraordinary woman of faith with entrepreneurial vision and compassion for others. She was unfailingly kind, and a believer that all things are possible with G od. A bove a ll, Gin n ie was devoted to her family and their waterfront oasis where she was a 42-year resident of Lucas Point and senior member of Riverside Yacht Club.

Her home was the center of family gatherings that she and her husband, Robert Henry Masson, (Bob) lovingly created. Ginnie married Bob, the love of her life, on Dec. 28, 1957 at the Harvard Chapel in Cambridge, MA. Ginnie and Bob started their family first in the Navy and then corporate America, moving to Florida, Virginia, Michigan, Minnesota,

and Oklahoma before settling in Old Greenwich. She was the devoted mother of three children, Linda Masson Bailey, Kenneth Morton Masson, and Robert Louis Masson II and the adoring grandmother of 9 grandchildren.

A faithful friend, f ine artist, ch i ld r en's b o ok i l lu st rator, sc u lptor, p ot ter a nd awa r d winning architectural designer, Ginnie was an inspiration to all who knew her.

Ginnie delighted in encouraging others and above all else, spending time with her family. She was adventurous!

Ginnie loved trying new things including glass blowing, hand p a i nt i n g p ot te r y, sk i i n g i n Colorado, ice skating, sailing, attending her grandchildren's art, music, sporting and graduation events and befriending "Barry the Barracuda" during many cherished snorkeling adventures off the coast of Petite St. Vincent with Bob. Over the last 32 years, Ginnie volunteered her time and architectural design expertise in support of Re-Entry Ministry, a Christian center for the rehabilitation of women.

We take comfort in knowing her indomitable spirit can be found at Greenwich Point beach where she wa lked w ith the Lord every evening at twilight finding peace, refreshment and inspiration for her soul.

A visitation will be held th e eve nin g of Feb. 21 at Gallagher's Funeral Home in Greenwich. All are welcome to attend a memorial service in celebration of Ginnie's life on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 10:30 a.m. at Living Hope Community Church, 38 West End Ave. in Old Greenwich.

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John Lowe

John Clay ton Lowe, a resident of Greenwich, CT since 1966, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 5 due to complications of Parkinson's. Born in Shreveport, LA, on Feb. 28, 1928, to Benjamin Ross Lowe and Maude Clayton Lowe, John spent his youth in Beaumont Texas, and Mobile, AL, graduating from Murphy high school in Mobile. Discharged with honor after serving in the U.S. Marines Corps and qualifying as a rifle sharp shooter and a radio operator, he entered Auburn University, earning an engineering degree and graduating summa cum laude in 1950.

Joining St. Reg is paper company in 1953, he achieved the position of chief engineer, paper converting operations. When champion international acquired St Regis, he continued with champion as vice president, International licensing, retiring in 1990. He lived in numerous locations, including Savannah, GA, Pensacola, FL, London, England and Greenwich, CT and traveled worldwide for business and for pleasure.

In addition to a successful career, John was an avid fisherman, making sure freshwater and ocean fishing were readily available wherever he lived. An excellent marksman, he hunted dove, Turkey and deer in the woods with his many friends. Fishing hunting and woodsmen skills were taught to him by his father. A longtime member of Greenwich Country Club, John wasn't enthusiastic tennis and platform tennis player, becoming a 3-time senior tennis doubles champion. He was also a member of Indian Harbor yacht club, good o'l boys tennis, and the Horseneck club. With a low, deep voice and a musical talent, he sang bass with the quires of the First Presbyterian Church and the Round Hill Community Church, both in Greenwich.

Joh n i s s u r v i ve d by h i s wife, Aileen Conley Lowe, his son, James Scott Lowe, and his wife Mary Albrecht Lowe, his daughter Robin A. McCormick, and six grandchildren: Victoria, Clayton, Andrew, and Grant Lowe, and John and Kathryn McCormick. He was predeceased by his f irst wife, Wilhelmina Scott, his granddaughter, Lauren McCormick, and his brother BR Lowe of Montgomery, AL. At his request, there is no service, and burial will be private.

Billie Alban

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Feb. 7, 2020, age 94. Alban was a leader in the f ield of Organizational Development, the systematic effort to improve organizational effectiveness. She was a lifelong advocate for the positive outcomes engendered by inclusion. A biographer wrote "her profound contribution… is making it a moral imperative to give voice to the voiceless."

Creating the Future Together was both one of her book titles and her lifelong guiding principle.

A lban was born Renice Telfair Wetter Dec. 22, 1925, in her parents' home on Washington Square in Greenwich Village, N YC . H e r m o t h e r w a s t h e 2 0 t h c ent u r y a r t i st Gladys Mo ck ; her fat her, eng i ne er P ie r c e Tr ow b r id ge We t te r, imprisoned at Leavenworth for his conscientious objection to World War I, was later pardoned

by FDR. Pierce Wetter was a supporter of workers' unions and also fought to save Washington Square from demolition by NYC Parks Commissioner Robert Moses. Billie was deeply proud of a civic activism lineage dating to the American Revolution.

A lban attended G oddard College and studied drama at Yale University. She married fellow Yale student, Guillermo Alban, and moved to Ecuador. There, she partnered in her husband's petroleum shipping business. She also taught drama, helped found the local Episcopal Church and worked to improve education and food security for women and children. Alban returned to the United States in 1965 and began her organization development career with the National Training Laboratory (NTL).

Alban became a foremost practitioner of Organizational Development. She pioneered inclusive methods, commonplace today but novel at the time. With a gift for innovation and a knack for assessing people and institutions, A l b a n help e d com mu n it ie s and businesses adapt and improve. Her books advocate transformation through largescale interventions. Her mantra was to include all stakeholders.

A lban's clients included top Fortune 500 companies, yet she retained her community roots through ongoing pro bono work.

Alban also published extensively and taught programs at Columbia University, Pepperdine, NTL and elsewhere.

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Later, Alban was on the Board of Advisors of the Yale Divinity School, served as president of her retirement community's residents association and of the Connecticut Organization of Continuous Care Retirement Communities. There, Alban successfully promoted the Connecticut Bill of Rights for Residents of Retirement Communities.

Late in life, Alban lost her eyesight. She then vigorously dedicated herself to raising awareness and championing handicap accessibility.

Billie was cherished as a wonderful mother and adored grandmother. She is remembered for magical bedtime stories and reading the Narnia series aloud.

She loved music, sang joyfully, and recited classical poetry from memory. To all who knew her, she was a charismatic source of strength, humor and optimism.

Billie Alban was preceded in death by her brother Pierce Trowbridge Wetter Junior and her second husband William R. Williams. She is survived by two daughters, Margarita Alban of Greenwich, CT, and Lynn Shea of Simsbury, CT; two granddaughters, Sara Shea of Asheville, NC, and Katherine Shea of Washington, DC, three greatgrandchildren and her nephew Pierce Trowbridge Wetter III. A m e m or i a l s e r vic e i s planned for April.

Josephine Podgurski

Josephine M. Podgurski, a lifelong resident of Greenwich, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, Feb. 9. She was 90 years old.

Josephine had been a longterm care resident of the Greenwich Woods Health Care Center for the past year. Through her adult life, Josephine was a homemaker and mother to eight children.

Joseph, her husband of 57 years, predeceased her in 2015.

Josephine is survived by her eight children, Terry Podgurski, of Greenwich; Linda Podgurski, of New Haven; Paulette Gregoire, of Norwalk; Jack Podgurski, of Stamford; Chrissie Podgurski, of New Britain; Mary Silva, of Stamford; Carolyn Podgurski, of Stamford; and David Podgurski, of Chicago, Ill. Calling hours are Thurs, Feb. 13 from 9 to 10 a.m., at Leo P. Gallagher Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held immediately following at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Rye Brook, NY.

Marilyn Kaplan

David Maxwell, Sr.

David Alexander Maxwell, Sr. died peacefully on Feb. 3 in Greenwich surrounded by his loved ones. Born on Jan. 31, 1930 in New York City, Dave was the son of Douglas Pierce Maxwell and Grace Williamson Maxwell, and grew up in Riverside, CT. Dave was the beloved husband of Jane Brown Maxwell and the devoted father of David Maxwell Jr., Daniel Maxwell (Fran), and Elizabeth (Maxwell) Poppa. In addition to his children with his first wife Betsy McDaniel Maxwell, he is survived by his grandchildren Sarah Adams (Matt), Thomas Maxwell, Michael Deluca, Larry D eluc a a nd g re at-g ra ndson Nash Adams, and his brother, Douglas W. Maxwell (Libby).

Dave attended Riverside School, then Greenwich High School, graduating in 1947. After high school, he enlisted in the United States , Army proudly serving his country. Upon completion of his military service, Dave received his BA from Roanoke College in Virginia followed by earning his law degree and Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami in Florida.

I n 19 5 5 , D ave b e c a m e a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a lifelong dream, and served for 25 years with distinction with assignments in Detroit, Virginia Beach, and New York City. While assigned to the New York office, Dave earned a masters' degree in Criminal Justice from John Jay College.

Upon retiring from the F.B.I. in 1980, Dave joined the Criminal Justice faculty at the University of New Haven, CT, where he taught and mentored students and faculty members for over 25 years and retired as Professor Emeritus.

He was instrumental in the development of the University's criminal justice program that is now one of the most recognized and well respected in the nation.

For 50 years, Dave was a mentor and leader w ith the Boy Scouts of A mer ica in Greenwich and was awarded its highest honor, The Silver Beaver, a distinction for select, registered Scouters who have made an impact on the lives of youth through service given to their local council. Dave was a life member of the Sons of the American Revolution, Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI Association, The American Society for Industrial Security and the Riverside Yacht Club.

A memorial service will be held in the spring.

Marilyn Reck Kaplan died peacef ully at her home in Greenwich on Feb. 6 after a twenty-year battle with cancer.

Bor n on Nov. 17, 1930 in Jamestow n, ND to John and Veronica Reck, Marilyn grew up on a farm at Spiritwood Lake and attended a one-room schoolhouse for all eight grades. In the bitter cold winters, she went to school by horse and sleigh. In good weather, she either walked or rode bareback on her pony, Black Beauty. After attending St. John’s Academy, she earned a scholarship to College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota where she graduated with Library Science and English Literature degrees. She took a job as a librarian with Special Services and was assigned to the Maison Forte Library in Orleans, France where she met her husband Stuart Ronald Kaplan who was serving with the U.S. Army.

During the following year, they toured France on weekends in a used Hillman-Minx convertible.

They were married at St. Agnes Church in Manhattan on Nov. 16, 1957. Prior to raising a family, Marilyn worked as a Reference Librarian for First National Bank of New York on Wall Street.

Marilyn was an avid bridge player and a voracious reader.

She was an active member of the Woman’s Club of Greenwich and a passionate New York sports fan. She was fiercely independent and traveled extensively. She had a wicked sense of humor and an incredible love of family. She is lovingly remembered by her husband, five children and four daughters-in-law, Dr. Mark Kaplan (Linda) of Wellesley, MA, Peter (Julie) of Arlington, VA, Michael (Mari xa) of Greenw ich, CT, Christopher (Michele) of Sutton, MA, and Jennifer of Stamford, CT; and eight grandchildren, Billy, Andy, Abigail, Ashley, Matthew, Ella, Callie and Benjamin. She reunites with her brothers John and Michael and sisters Evelyn and Gardyce in heaven.

The family wishes to acknowledge the dedicated care prov ided by Dr. Dicker ma n Hollister and his staff at the Bendheim Cancer Center.

Visitation was Feb. 10 at Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, Greenwich. The family suggests contributions to the Bendheim Cancer Center in Greenwich in lieu of flowers.

Judith Reilly Oct. 10, 1944 – Feb. 5, 2020 Judith Servidio-Reilly, age 75, a lifetime resident of Greenwich, C T, p a s s e d aw ay Fe b . 5 at Greenwich Hospital.

She is sur v ived by her husband Patrick Reilly. Judith was predeceased by her sister Sandra Sandreuter and she is

survived by her brother Jack Armstrong, sister Sharon Mann, and brother Bryant Armstrong.

She is also sur v ived by her children, Joseph (Dawn) Servidio and Heather (Mike) Natale. She will forever be proud of her four grandchildren, Jamie DiBiccari, Alexander Servidio, Jesse and Jack Natale, as well as, many nieces and nephews and her rescue dogs Bonnie and Lilly.

Friends may v isit w ith the family at Leo P. Gallagher funeral home, and a funeral mass will be held at St. Mary Church, Greenwich. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or ASPCA.

Judith Ann Reed (Rick), wife Antoinette Delfino Latassa and her children, Donna R ivera (Carlos), Anthony Delfino (Dawn), Rocky Delfino (Cindi), Joe Delfino, and Domenick Delfino (Lucretia.)

He will forever be proud of his 11 grandchildren and 5 greatgrandchildren.

V isit at ion to ok place on Sunday, Feb. 9 at Coxe & Graziano Funeral Home, Greenwich CT. A Funeral Mass was held at St. Roch’s Catholic Church in Greenw ich on Monday, Feb. 10. Military burial followed at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Center Moriches, NY. Memorial don at i on s m ay b e m a de to American Diabetes Association.

Elizabeth Kontos

Mary Anne Riccio

Elizabeth Kontos died peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 31, 2020 at the age of 101.

Mom was born on Aug. 5, 1918, in Dupont, PA, to Joseph Kelleman and Susan Dorchak Kelleman. The daughter of a coal miner, and one of seven children, she left home at 17, moving to By ram, to help suppor t her mother, brothers, and sister after her dad was killed in a mining accident. She met her future husband Joseph Kontos in Bryam, and they spent their lives there and in Glenville.

She was predeceased by her husband Joseph, her brothers Joh n, Joe, A nd rew, Ed, a nd Bill, her sister Olga, and her g ra nddaug hter Ja ne. She is survived by her children Joe and wife Sue, Tom and wife Kathy, R ich, and Sue and husband Bill Keating, her grandchildren Kelly Ann, Lisa, Tom, Ashley, Erin, Rebecca, and her greatgrandchildren Hannah, Tim, Hunter, Tyler, Cash, and Pearl.

The family would like to thank Dr. Steven Glasser for his years of compassionate care of our mother, and Nathaniel Witherell for their kindness and care this past month.

In lieu of f lowers, donations can be made to Meals on Wheels who the family thanks for all of their kindness and support they have shown.

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Mary Anne Barrett Riccio of Riverside, CT died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Feb. 4. She passed away after a brief illness due to respiratory failure. She was 93 years old.

Mary Anne was born in the seaside village of Spiddal (County Galway), Ireland on March 19, 1926. She received her education in the parish Catholic school and remained a devoted Catholic throughout her life. Growing up on the farm in depression era Ireland, she dreamed of coming to America for a fresh start, and one day raising a family in her own home.

After arriving in America, July 9, 1950 she worked for families in Boston until she relocated to Greenwich working as a housekeeper and nanny.

She met her husband Frank at a r elat ive s' " New Ye a r 's Eve" party and married June 20, 1953 at St. Mary Catholic Church on Greenwich Ave. They honeymooned at Niagara Falls.

Mary Anne was an accomplished cook and enjoyed gardening at home. In her later years she enjoyed the winter months in Desert Hot Springs, CA where she and Frank vacationed with friends. More than anything, she loved her family and the children she cared for in the families she served. Mary Anne was a devoted Catholic and belonged to St. Catherine of Siena Church.

She was proud of her I r ish heritage, prayed often and said the rosary every day in Gaelic.

Mary Anne was predeceased by her beloved husband of 58 years Frank G. Riccio (May 23, 2011). She was also predeceased by parents Martin and Mary (Flaherty) Barrett and brothers Patrick, Michael, Joseph and Sean. Also, niece Elizabeth Craig and nephew Robert Ernest Fiala.

She is sur vived by three children Frank J. Riccio (Cheryl) Old Greenwich, CT. Mary Riccio (Paul) Rocky Hill, CT. Anne Regnery (John) Newtown, CT. Mary Anne is also grandmother to six cherished grandchildren: Megan Regnery, Scott Regnery, Sa ra h Boison, Joh n Boison, Stephen L. Riccio (Patricia) and Frank John Riccio Jr. and one great grandchild Tristan Logan Riccio. She is also survived by sisters Margaret (Peggy) Fiala, (Ernest) of Greenwich, CT and Delia (Bea) Craig of Alexandrea, VA. and nieces Mary Craig and Susan Fiala.

Ma r y A n ne's fa m i ly a nd friends graciously thank the wonderful staff at Ridge Crest at Meadow Ridge for their kind and loving care during the last weeks of her life. Family and friends gathered on Sunday, Feb. 9 at Leo P Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, Greenwich. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, Feb. 10 at St Catherine of Siena Church, Riverside. In lieu of f lowers, the family requests that contributions be made to St Jude Children's Research Hospital – P.O. Box 1000 Apt 142, Memphis, TN 38148-9908. Or online stjude.org

Italo Silvio Latassa, age 87, of Cape Coral FL and Greenwich CT, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 1 in Fort Myers, Fla. Born on Aug. 10, 1932, he was the son of Anthony and Gelsomina Latassa of Fabrizia, Italy.

Silvio was a graduate of New Rochelle High School and went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree from Iona College as well as a Master’s Degree in Education f rom Fairleig h Dick inson University. He served as a medic in the U.S. Army at Fort Sam Houston (Texas) and was a standout member of the army base travelling soccer team.

Silvio taught several foreign languages for 31 years, the vast majority at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach, NY. He served as a department chair and was a founding member of the William Floyd Teacher’s Union, for which he served as president and negotiated their first contract in 1968.

Silvio was a long-time and active member of the Sons of Italy (Lodge #2252), serving as their president from 1978-1979.

A lifelong soccer enthusiast, Silvio played in many leagues over the years. He also coached varsity soccer at William Floyd High School, leading his team to several championships and earning the title of Suffolk County Soccer Coach of the Year on three different occasions.

Silvio spoke four languages, wrote poetry, enjoyed opera, Italian music, travel, the company of good f riends, Juventus soccer – and above all else – loved his family.

Silvio is predeceased by his brother, Domenico Latassa, and his first wife, Virginia Seymour Obituaries, which are Latassa. He is survived by his brother, Alessandro Latassa and free in the Sentinel, may his twin sister, Rosetta Napoli. He be submitted to Editor@ is also survived by his daughter, GreenwichSentinel.com.

On Faith Feature

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Four Traits of True Friendship autobiographical poem about his and mutual respect is doomed Jonathan, who admired how David schooldays, acknowledging, to failure. Here are four vital slew Goliath. Unlike our society ingredients to friendship: where we become so focused The boys I worshipped did not on who’s up and who’s down, worship me: Jonathan was never jealous, but The boys who worshipped me rather rejoiced in his friend David’s I did not like…. achievements.

A real friend allows another I have k now n people who to grow, change, evolve and be have made friends and discarded different. Real friendship doesn’t them like Kleenex as soon as they t r y to put a g la s s ja r ove r a discovered faults in them. To be a Openness friend to keep him or her from friend is to accept imperfections in To make a friend we must be becoming different. others. able accept dif ferences. Some I have buried many people people have over 3,000 friends Commitment late in life who lamented, “All my A true friend is committed on Facebook, but how many of friends are dead.” But as one of my them are really friends in whom through thick and thin. St. Paul friends, who is 96, says, “The key writes in another context but one we can confide? to aging well is to make new and Some people only make friends that could easily be applied to younger friends.” among people who look like, dress, friendship, “To rejoice with those Our marriage may begin with act, and think like them. Such who rejoice, and to weep with those physcial attraction but it must people are essentially narcissistic. who weep.” That is the true calling lead to a deep friendship or it will of a friend.

Their friends serve as mirrors. not f lourish and last. Scientists A t r ue f r iend needs to b e I admire people who have say that the chemicals unleashed friends of different social, economic, there for another “for better for when we fall in love dissipate racial, and religious backgrounds. worse, for richer for poorer, in within six to 24 months.

They find lasting qualities to unite sickness and in health, to love and The physical relationship may them in mutual respect, interest, to cherish, until we are parted draw us together but friendship by death.” Those lines from the and learning. is what keeps us toget her. A O n e o f t h e m o s t f a m o u s Episcopal marriage service alos marriage that fails to develop f r iendsh ips i n t he Bi ble was apply to true friendship. common interests, mutual friends, One prayer in the marriage between David and King Saul’s son,

You must be willing to love them even when they are unlovable.

By Marek P. Zabriskie This past Saturday, hundreds and hundreds of people filled Christ Church Greenwich to celebrate the life of David Fairfield Ogilvy, a man with a legendary gift for friendship.

I asked David shortly before he died, how he developed so many friends. He humbly replied, “They just sort of appeared.”

Friends don’t just appear. The art of friendship is perhaps the most critical art of all. Like many of the most important things in life it is not taught in school. Yet, it is one of the true measures of a rewarding life.

The poet laureate of England, Si r Joh n Betjema n, w rote a n

service asks God to help the couple be “a strength in need, a counselor in perplexity, a comfort in sorrow, and a companion in joy.” That’s true friendship.

To be a true friend you have to focus on what is good and admirable about another. Friends are never f lawless. They won’t measure up to how highly we are apt to overrate ourselves. To be a friend, you cannot expect someone to be perfect. You must be willing to love them even when they are unlovable.

Loyalty

friendship deepens.

Vulnerability F i n a l l y, t h e r e m u s t b e vulnerability for a friendship to flourish. I have a friend who was extremely helpful in getting me started in a new job and a new community. He often asked, “So, how are you really doing?”

It was an invitation to sh a r i n g c on f ide nc e s . But he could not reciprocate and tell me how things were really going for him. Vulnerability is at the heart of friendship.

It takes courage to be vulnerable. But if we cannot be vulnerable, we will never savor the rich rewards of friendship.

D av i d O g i l v y w a s w i l d l y successful in his career, but his greatest riches were his marriage to his wife, Anne, his beautiful relationships with his daughters, Field, Charlotte and Wells, and his amazing ability to make over a thousand people feel that each was a true friend.

A true friend will take a lot of secrets to the grave, because f r iend s w i l l con f ide i n t hem k now i ng t h at t hei r f r iend i s completely discrete.

Being friends does not mean that we are blindly loyal. Rather, we must be willing to disagree, but face to face and not behind someone’s back. St. Paul notes that we are called “to speak the truth in love.”

When we do, there may be hard feelings and hurt, but over Rev. Marek Zabriskie, is the time there is forgiveness and the Rector of Christ Church.

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Worship Services & Events ASSEMBLIES OF GOD Harvest Time Church 1338 King St., 203-531-7778 www.htchurch.com Service: Sun 9 & 11am; Wed 7pm - Family Life Night.

Spanish: Thur & Sat 7:30pm; Sun 4pm. Sunday School, 10:30-11:15am. Service - Stamford campus, Sun 10am, Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic St. Every Wed, from Jan. 10-March 28: The Alpha Course, 7-8:30pm.

Connie’s Circle - Every Sat, 10am-1pm. Nursing Home Outreach: Feb. 15, meet in the lobby at Nathaniel Witherell, 70 Parsonage Rd. at 9:45am. XO Marriage Simulcast: Feb. 21-22, $35/person, and $70/couple, child registration is $10.

Mass: Vigil Sat: 4pm; Sun: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30am; Mon to Thurs 9am. Holy Day schedule: Vigil: 5:30pm Holy Day: 9am and 12:15pm. First Friday Mass & Benediction: 9am. St. Paul Volunteers in Action, Fri mornings, office@ stpaulgreenwich.org or 203-531-8741. Sacrament of Reconciliation Sat 3-3:45pm or by appointment.

Bereavement Group: Feb. 20, 5:30-7pm.

St. Roch Church 10 St. Roch Ave.; 203-869-4176 www.strochchurch.com Mass: Mon, Tue, Frid: 7:30pm; Sat 4pm, Vigil Mass 4pm; Sun: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30am - Social Hour (immediately after 9:30 Mass). Confession: Sat 3-3:45pm. Prayer Group (Spanish): Fri 8pm.

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church 954 Lake Ave.; 203-661-5526 www.stbarnabasgreenwich.org Sun: Holy Eucharist Rite I 8am, Holy Eucharist Rite II, 10am; Worship, Church School & Nursery 10am. Serve dinner at Pacific House, fourth Tue of the month, 5:30pm.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 200 Riverside Ave.; 203-637-2447 www.stpaulsriverside.org Service: Sun: Holy Eucharist, 8am; Christian Education Formation (Sunday School), 10; Holy Eucharist, 10:15; Coffee Hour, 11:30. Season of Racial Healing, Justice, & Reconciliation: Feb. 16: short video from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on racial reconciliation, followed by conversation, 9:15am; Feb. 23: discussion on the Beloved Community and exploring resources for going deeper into these important conversations, 9:15am. Bible Study: Feb. 18, 11:30am.

BAPTIST

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

First Baptist Church 10 Northfield St.; 203-869-7988 www.firstbaptistgreenwich.com

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

Sun: Service 11am, School 10am. Bible Study: Wed 7:30pm.

Service and Sunday School: 10:30am. Wed. Service: 7:30pm. Childcare.

Greenwich Baptist Church 10 Indian Rock Ln; 203-869-2807 www.greenwichbaptist.org

COMMUNITY

St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church 350 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-2262 www.saintsaviours.org

First Church of Round Hill 464 Round Hill Rd.; 203-629-3876 www.firstchurchofroundhill.com

Sun: Rite I Eucharistic Service, 8am. Rite II Eucharistic Service, 10am. School and childcare offered during 10am service.

Sun: Prayer in chapel 9:15-9:30am; Bible Study, 9:30am; Worship 11am. Wed: Prayer & Bible Study 7-8:15pm.

Every first Sat. of the month: Men’s Bible Study and Breakfast, 8-9:30am.

CATHOLIC Sacred Heart Church 95 Henry St.; 203-531-8730 Mass: Mon-Fri 7am, Sat 4 & 5:30pm, Sun: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30am Confessions: Sat 3:30 & 5pm.

The Parish of St. Catherine of Siena and St. Agnes St. Agnes: 247 Stanwich Rd; St. Catherine of Siena: 4 Riverside Ave; 203-637-3661 www.stc-sta.org Worship: Sat: St. Catherine (Church) 5pm (Vigil) Celebrated with organ and cantor. Sun: St. Catherine (Church) 7:30, 9, 10:30am and 5pm; St. Agnes: 8:30 and 10am. Daily Mass: St. Catherine (Chapel) Mon through Fri: 7am and 5:15pm. Holy Day: St. Catherine (Church) Eve: 5:15pm (Vigil); Day: 7am, 12:10 and 5:15pm. Masses in other Languages: St. Catherine (Chapel)September to June: French Mass 2nd Sun, 11am; Italian Mass, 3rd Sun, 11am; Spanish Mass 4th Sun, 11am. Year-round: Korean Mass Every Sun, 5pm. Reconciliation - Sacrament of Penance: St. Catherine (Sacristy) Sat: 3-4pm or by appt at St. Catherine or St. Agnes. New Bible Study Series: “Second Corinthians”, through March 24, Mon: 7:30-9pm & Tue: 10-11:30am ($30 materials fee). Social Seniors: Feb. 19, 1-3pm. Family Lenten Gathering: Feb. 21, 6-7:30pm.

St. Mary Church 178 Greenwich Ave.; 203-869-9393 www.stmarygreenwich.org Mass: Mon-Fri 7am & 12:05pm; Sat 8am; Sun 7, 9, 10:30am, 12:15 and 5:15pm Sat Vigils: 4 and 7:30pm (Spanish). Confession: Sat 2:45-3:45. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Mon 11am-12pm. Walking With Purpose, Tue 9:30am. Choir Rehearsals, Thu: Children 5:30-6pm, Youth 6-7, Adults 7:30-9:15. Feb. 18: Soup Kitchen Prep, 9am-1pm; Saint Mary Young Adult Society, 7-8pm (Young adults 21-35 are welcome).

Soup Kitchen Day: Feb. 19, 9:30am-12pm.

St. Michael the Archangel 469 North St.; 203-869-5421 www.stmichaelgreenwich.com Mass: Mon-Fri: 7:45am, 9am; Sat 9am, Vigil Mass 5pm; Sun: 7, 9, 10:30am, 12, 5pm. Bible Study: Thu 7pm. Adoration: Wed 9:30am-8pm. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Wed 7-8pm & Sat 4:15-4:45pm. Youth Group: Feb. 16, 6-7:30pm. Walking with Purpose: Feb. 18, 9:30-11:30am. Adoration: Feb. 19, 9:30am-8pm.

St. Timothy Chapel 1034 North St.; 203-869-5421 Mass: Sat 4pm; Sun: 9:30 & 11am.

St. Paul Church 84 Sherwood Ave.; 203-531-8741 www.stpaulgreenwich.org

Service: Sundays 10am Holy Communion: first Sun every month.

Round Hill Community Church 395 Round Hill Rd.; 203-869-1091 www.roundhillcommunitychurch.org Service & Church School: Sun 10am (childcare available) followed by Coffee Hour; Summer Meditation Schedule: Thurs, 6:30pm. Feb. 16: Sunday Worship & Church School - Sarah Drummond, Guest Preacher, 10am; Round Hill Reads: ‘Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life’, 11:30am. Inspirica Meal Preparation and Service: Feb. 17, 1pm. Feb. 21: Friday Night Live, 6pm; Silent Film Night with Organ Accompaniment, 7pm.

CONGREGATIONAL The First Congregational Church 108 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-1791 www.fccog.org Regular Worship and Church School: Sun 10am in Meetinghouse. Caregivers Support Group, 1st Sun 11:15am-12pm. Hats Off Book Discussion Group, Thu 1011:30am. Feb. 21: Picnic & Silent Movie, 5-9:30pm, Meetinghouse.

North Greenwich Congregational 606 Riversville Rd.; 203-869-7763 www. northgreenwichchurch.org Service: Sun 10:30am. Communion: first Sunday of month.

Second Congregational Church 139 E Putnam Ave.; 203-869-9311 www.2cc.org Family-friendly Evensong Service, Sat 5pm. Sunday Services: 8:30 & 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.

Christ Church Greenwich 254 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-6600 www.christchurchgreenwich.org Sunday Worship: Holy Eucharist, Rite 2, 8am (Chapel), 9 & 11am (Church); Compline & Commuion, 5pm.

Sunday Educational Offerings: Exploration Series, Youth Formation & Church School, 10:10am. Tue: Holy Eucharist, 10am. Family Matters: supports Christ Church parents and grandparents in helping them find age-appropriate ways for them to talk to their children, Sundays, 10:10am, Bookstore Mezzanine. Hybrid Safe Church Training: Feb. 18, 6pm. Family Ice Skating at Dorothy Hamill Rink: Feb. 22, 2-4pm, $10, RSVP to avanderbrug@ christchurchgreenwich.org by Feb 18.

JEWISH Chabad Lubavitch of Greenwich 75 Mason St.; 203-629-9059 www.chabadgreenwich.org Shabbat Prayer, Study and Kiddush, Chassidic Philosophy: 8:45am, Sat 9:30am; Torah reading and discussions 10:30am; Youth Services 11am. Women’s Torah Study Group, Wed 9:30am. Mommy & Me: Musical Shabbat Tue & Fri, 9:15-10:15am, during summer: 12:30pm. Through Dec. 22: Mommy & Me Fall Session (0-24 months), 9:20am, register.

Congregation Shir Ami One W. Putnam Ave; 203-274-5376 www.congregationshirami.org Shir Ami Religious grades K-6, Tues, 4-6pm, B’nai Mitzvah Classes; Shabbat Services two Fridays a month.

Greenwich Reform Synagogue 92 Orchard St.; 203-629-0018 www.grs.org Shabbat services, Fri 7pm. Adult Jewish Learning, Sun 10am. Religious school, Sun 9-11:30am. Introduction to Judaism: Tue, 7pm. Through Dec. 21: ‘Baby & Me’ program, 11am-12pm. Oneg Shabbat: Feb. 14, 6:30-7pm.

Temple Sholom 300 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-7191 www.templesholom.com Service: Fri 6:30pm; Sat 10am; Sun 8:30am. Candle Lighting: Fri night. Shabbat Study: Sat 9am. Minyan: Sun 8:30am. Lunch ‘n Learn: Tue 12pm. Itsy Bitsy Playgroup: Wed 10:30am. Feb. 21: Shir Hadash Musical Shabbat with Artist-in-Residence Joe Buchanan, 6:30pm; Artist-in-Residence Shabbat Dinner, 7:30pm. “Americana with a Jewish Soul” Havdallah & Concert with Joe Buchanan: Feb. 22, 7pm.

LUTHERAN First Lutheran Church 38 Field Point Rd.; 203-869-0032 www.flcgreenwich.org Service: Sun 10:30am followed by coffee and fellowship.

Education, ages 3.5 & up, Wed 2:30-5:15pm at St. Paul Lutheran. Christianity: The Core Beliefs - an introductory class on the core beliefs of the Christian faith as found in the Bible: Mondays, 7-8:30pm, through April 13, 203-962-8700 or escamman@gmail.com to register.

St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran 286 Delavan Ave.; 203-531-8466 Service: Sun 9am, Bible Study 10:30.

METHODIST Diamond Hill United Methodist 521 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-2395 www.diamondhillumc.com Worship & Sunday School, 10am. Meeting with Bishop Bickerton: Feb. 17, New Canaan UMC, officedhumc@gmail.com First United Methodist Church 59 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-629-9584 www.fumcgreenwich.com Sunday Service: 9:30am; Korean, 11:30am. Sunday School: 11:30am (English/Korean).

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal 42 Lake Ave.; 203-661-3099 Service: Sun 11am Bible Study: Wed. 6pm.

NONDENOMINATIONAL Dingletown Community Church 376 Stanwich Rd.; 203-629-5923 www.dingletownchurch.org Service & Sunday School: Sundays 10:30am followed by coffee hour. Holy Communion: first Sun of each month.

Sunday School, 11am.

Revive Church 90 Harding Rd., Old Greenwich (Old Greenwich Civic Center) www.myrevive.org Service: Sunday 10am. Childcare and children’s ministry available.

Stanwich Church 202 Taconic Rd.; 203-661-4420 www.stanwichchurch.org Sunday Services: Greenwich location (202 Taconic Rd.), 9 & 10:45am (June 9-Sept 2, 10am only); Stamford location (579 Pacific St.), 6pm. Pivot Grocery Collection: through Feb. 16. Norwalk Meals for BRM: Feb. 14, 5:3-7pm.

The Albertson Memorial Church 293 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-4615 www.albertsonchurch.org Worship Sun: 11-12:30pm. Wednesdays: Spirit speaksbeginner psychic & mediumship development, 7-9pm, $20 per class. AMCS 2020 Annual Meeting: Feb. 16, 1-3pm.

Trinity Church 1 River Rd.; 203-618-0808 www.trinitychurch.life Worship: Sun 10am, Greenwich Hyatt Regency, 1800 E. Putnam Ave. PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 1 W. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-8686 www.fpcg.org Worship Sun: 10am with childcare, Chapel, 5pm (new); Children’s Mini-Chapel 10:15am. Food for the Table 2nd Thurs 3-5pm; Shelter for the Homeless 2nd Thurs 5:307pm. ‘In the Name of Jesus’ - Book Study: through Feb. 19, 7-8pm. Valentine’s Day Event: Feb. 14, 6-8pm. Youth Ski Trip: Feb. 21-23, andre.castillo@ fpcg.org Grace Church of Greenwich 8 Sound Shore Dr., Suite 280 203-861-7555 www.gracechurchgreenwich.com Worship Sun: 8:45 & 10:45am at 89 Maple Ave.; childcare provided.

Living Hope Community Church 38 West End Ave; 203-637-3669 www.LivingHopeCT.org Worship Sun: 10am. Bible study: Mon 7:15-9pm.

Women’s Bible Study Tue 9:30-11:30am. Mothers of Preschoolers: 1st/3rd Wed of month, 9:15-11:45am.

Bibles & Bagels: Sat 7:30-8:30am. Community Bible Study: Feb. 17, 7:10-9:10pm. Financial Peace University: Feb. 19, 7-8:30pm.

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FRIDAY, FEB 14

SATURDAY, FEB 15

Organ Door Day

Singles Awareness Day

Valentine's Day

Wisconsin Day

International Book Giving Day

Gumdrop Day

SUNDAY, FEB 16

National Almond Day

Do a Grouch a Favor Day

MONDAY, FEB 17

TUESDAY, FEB 18

WEDNESDAY, FEB 19

THURSDAY, FEB 20

Drink Wine Day

TUG-OF-WAR Day

Love Your Pet Day

Random Acts of Kindness Day

Thumb Appreciation Day

President's Day

Battery Day

Cabbage Day

Bring Back Lost Words Homemade Ultimate Chocolate Cupcakes with Ganache Filling and Vanilla Frosting

groke

Verb | grohk | 19th Century Scottish To stare eagerly at someone who is eating, hoping they'll give you food.

Vet Girls ROCK Day Chocolate Mint Day

Hoodie Hoo Day Cherry Pie Day

JOKE BOOK What did one volcano say to the other?

I lava you!

How did the phone propose to his girlfriend?

He gave her a ring!

What do you call a ghost's true love?

CUPCAKES

His goul-friend.

3 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped

What kind of candy is never ontime?

Color It.

1/3 cup cocoa powder 3/4 cup brewed coffee, hot 3/4 cup all purpose flour

Choco-LATE!

Why didn't the skeleton want to send a Valentine??

His heart wasn't in it!

3/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 6 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons white vinegar 1 teaspoon vanilla

This Weekend’s Movies Bow Tie Greenwich

1. Adjust oven rack to middle and preheat oven to 350. Line 12 cup muffin tin with paper or foil liners. Place chocolate & cocoa in a medium bowl.

Pour hot cof fee over mixture and let sit for 5 minutes. Whisk mixture gently until smooth, then transfer to refrigerator to cool for 20 minutes.

FRIDAY Jojo Rabbit - 4:15pm 1917 - 4:30pm, 7:00pm, 9:30pm Downhill - 4:45pm, 7:15pm, 9:35pm Parasite - 6:45pm

2. Whisk flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda together. Whisk oil, eggs, vinegar, and vanilla into cooled chocolate m i x t u re u nti l smoot h. Add f lou r mixture and whisk until smooth.

3. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups - an ice cream scoop is a great tool for this. Place 1 slightly rounded portion of ganache filling (see below) on top of each portion of batter. Bake cupcakes until set and just firm to the touch, 17 to 19 minutes. Let cupcakes cool enough to handle, 10 to 15 minutes. Lift each cupcake from muffin tin and let cool completely before frosting, 1 hour.

4. Spread 2 to 3 tablespoons of frosting over each cooled cupcake and serve.

GANACHE 2 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped 1/4 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar Microwave chocolate, cream, and sugar in microwavable medium bowl until mixture is warm to touch, about 30 seconds. Whisk until smooth, then transfer bowl to refrigerator and let sit until just chilled, no more than 30 minutes.

FROSTING 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 large egg whites Pinch of salt 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 12 slices and softened 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1. Combine sugar, egg whites, and salt in a bowl and set bowl over saucepan filled with 1 inch of barely simmering water. Whisking gently but constantly, heat mixture until slightly thickened and foamy, 2 to 3 minutes.

2. Fit stand mixer with whisk and beat on medium speed until consistency of shaving cream and slightly cooled, 1 to 2 minutes.

Add butter until smooth and creamy.

(Frosting will smooth once all butter is added) Add vanilla; mix until combined.

Increase speed to medium-high and beat until light, fluffy, and thoroughly combined, about 30 seconds, scraping down beater and sides of bowl with rubber spatula as necessary.

Adapted from Cook's Illustrated

Ford v Ferrari 9:15pm

SATURDAY Jojo Rabbit - 11:30 am Downhill - 11:45am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm, 7:15pm, 9:35pm

Astrology Column For Week of Feb. 16, 2020

PISCES 20 Feb-20 March With the Sun in your, sign, and Mars accenting your dreams and desires, you have the key and the confidence – all you need is to unlock the door you’ve been dreaming of opening for the last four weeks. Step forward and put the key in the lock.

VIRGO 24 Aug-23 Sept At times you don’t care what others think. Other times you can’t move without consulting your 12 best friends. Your ruler Mercury retrograde from Monday means you’ll be lost in a maze of indecision. Delay issues that need resolving until after 10th March.

ARIES 21 March-20 April As your ruler Mars, planet of ego and energy, moves to focus on success you can prove to the world how able and ambitious you are.

Why let lesser talents earn all the money and applause when you can outshine them easily with your wisdom and wit?

LIBRA 24 Sept-23 Oct Any plans you make today are subject to change tomorrow so don’t make promises you’re not 100 percent certain you can keep.

Friends and colleagues will understand if you say you cannot help them. They won’t if you say you can but don’t.

TAURUS 21 April-21 May This should be a highly positive week as both the Sun and Mars move in your favour and change your life for the better. Some developments may at first be disturbing but, in a few months’ time, you will realise that it was these that made all the difference.

SCORPIO 24 Oct-22 Nov Get out and have a good time this week. The further you travel, the less time you’ll spend worrying about things that will probably never happen. Your problems are not so earth-shattering that they cannot be ignored for a few blissful hours.

GEMINI 22 May-21 June If something goes wrong twice this week you should know better than to tempt fate a third time. With your logical ruler Mercury turning retrograde the time for taking chances is over, at least until you know the nature of what you are up against.

SAGITTARIUS 23 Nov-21 Dec It is possible to balance family and financial duties with social demands but you must be determined.

Too many people have a claim on your time because you don’t like to say no.

You may have to be firm to others this week in order to be kind to yourself.

CANCER 22 June-23 July This is the ideal time to debate a career issue. With diplomatic Venus focussing on your status you will not want to rock the boat. But because Mars is moving into your opposite sign nor will you let others walk all over you.

Balance friendliness with assertiveness.

CAPRICORN 22 Dec-20 Jan You know what you’re doing and why you’re doing it, so don’t waste valuable time going over old ground trying to convince yourself your motives are right. There comes a time when you must act first and worry later – better still don’t worry about it at all.

LEO 24 July-23 Aug Times change and you must change with them if you don’t want to be left behind. Not so easy for strong-minded Leos but not impossible.

The Sun, your ruler, highlighting wealth will help your finances – but only if you start making those difficult decisions.

AQUARIUS 21 Jan-19 Feb Something will happen this week that makes you realise how fortunate you are. It may be a stroke of luck that comes your way or something unfortunate that happens to someone else but either way, you will stop complaining that life isn’t fair.

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1917 - 1:15pm, 7:15pm, 9:50pm Little Women - 2:00pm Parasite - 6:45pm Ford v Ferrari - 9:15pm

SUNDAY Downhill - 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 4:45pm, 7:15pm Jojo Rabbit - 12:30 pm 1917 - 12:45pm, 3:45 pm Little Women - 3:30pm, Parasite - 6:45pm Ford v Ferrari 7:00pm

Avon Theatre Stamford FRIDAY Parasite - 4:30pm, 7:15pm, 9:00pm The Assistant - 5:00pm, 7:00pm, 10:00pm

SATURDAY 2020 Oscar Nominated Shorts (Animation) 11:00am In Search of Mozart - 11:00am The Assistant - 1:00pm, 3:00pm, 5:00pm, 7:00pm, 10:00pm Parasite - 1:45pm, 4:30pm, 7:15pm, 9:00pm

SUNDAY 2020 Oscar Nominated Shorts (Animation) 11:00am 2020 Oscar Nominated Shorts (Live Action) 11:00am The Assistant - 1:00pm, 3:00pm, 5:00pm, 7:00pm Parasite - 1:45pm, 4:30pm, 7:15pm

Bedford Playhouse FRIDAY Parasite - 1:30pm, 4:45pm, 7:30pm 1917 - 1:45pm, 4:45, 7:30pm Downhill - 2:00pm, 4:30pm, 7:15pm When Harry Met Sally - 7:00pm

SATURDAY Parasite - 1:15pm, 4:15pm, 7:15pm 1917 - 1:30pm, 4:30pm, 7:30pm Downhill - 2:00pm, 4:45pm, 7:15pm

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Pursuing Excellence in Education Redefining Rigor

Education Column: Feature

By Adam Rohdie

I have read a lot about the word rigor recently as it has been applied to education. Growing up, my elementary through high school years def ined rigor as spelling lists, “mad math minutes,” hours of homework, which was usually page 147 in my math book problems 1-20 odd only (the even ones had the answers in the back!), reams of content memorization,

multiple choice tests, “chalk and talk instruction,” vocabulary lists in Spanish, and, of course, study halls with absolutely no talking.

Unfortunately, today, many parents continue to search for t h e s e ve r y s a m e a s p e c t s o f learning as markers of “rigor.” If we are honest, many of us felt the same way high school students feel today—as noted in a recent Yale University study—“bored”, “stressed” and “tired.” This state of mind while in school does not bode well for deep and long-lasting learning. Study after study has shown that when students are engaged with their learning, where they have real “voice and choice” in the course of study, and where instruction includes both direct instruction, but also focuses on project based outcomes in a cross disciplinary manner with real world assessments, the learning for children is so much more

This is the new level of rigor, taking content knowledge to a deeper level of understanding, fostering curiosity and choice, and constructing new meaning to solve real-world problems. “sticky.” This is the new level of rigor, taking content knowledge to a deeper level of understanding, fostering curiosity and choice, and constructing new meaning to solve real-world problems.

At Greenwich Country Day’s new high school, students just complete d a t h ree-week intersession, where they were

engaged in deep, rigorous, transformative learning. Our juniors and seniors all took part in internships. They commuted to businesses and not-for-profits around the tri-state area, taking a deep dive into how the realworld works. One student declared that after her internship, she has found her life’s calling! Our ninth

and tenth graders chose from a smorgasbord of course offerings, with a three-week focus on one topic. Some students began EMT certification, with a culminating exercise to save a victim with the help of GEMS. One group of students studied and explored the neighborhoods of NYC, another focused on sports and spent time talking with people like Brian Cashman, General Manager of NY Yankees, and Gerry Cooney, former heavyweight championship contender. St udent s le a r ne d mechanics and electronics, designed products, developed business plans, and refurbished a greenhouse. Many of our students have found ways to continue their interests in the intersession topics on their own through clubs or personal projects.

The list could go on and on, but what struck me was a comment from one of our parents. He shared

with me that he often does not get back much when he ask s the famous question, “How was school?” Yet, during the weeks of intersession he “could not get his child to shut up!” All he wanted to do w a s d i s c u s s what wa s happening at school.

Parents looking for rigor, need to look no farther and perhaps more importantly they need to be shifting their lens to the most important aspect of school—deep and joyful engagement!

Adam Rohdie is headmaster of the Greenwich Country Day School, the only co-educational, NurseryGrade 12, college preparatory day school in Greenwich, CT. In addition to leading GCDS for the past sixteen years, he teaches eighth grade U.S. history and coaches boys basketball.

Prior to Country Day, Rohdie was the assistant headmaster and head of the Upper School at the Pingry School in Martinsville, NJ.

Education Column

Making the Most of Family Vacations and Staycations

By David Cohen

When preschools are closed, ready or not, you’re on vacation!

Your child is awake 12+ hours per day and is probably used to a wide range of engaging experiences.

Whether your plan includes a

theme park, a visit to Grandma or lounging on the beach, there is a lot of time to plan. Here are some ideas and considerations for those upcoming weeks: • Make getting there half the fun – You may be going to see Mickey Mouse, but that is many hours away. Reduce the stress and plan ahead with some easy preparation. You know that bin of toys that nobody has used in months? Take out several of these previously loved items and create a bag of tricks. Whether driving or flying, set a timer for every 90 minutes. When that timer goes off, your child gets to pick something from the bag of tricks. You’ll be amazed at the newfound value from your old Etch-a-Sketch or toy

train. Also, there is a reason that I of hours. It is easier to prevent Spy and 20 Questions have lasted a hunger meltdown than it is to through the ages. They’re really recover from one. fun and they really pass the time.

• Really unplug from

If you want your child to learn something on this trip, storytelling is a great goal.

• Pack the snacks – Hunger can change any of our moods. Be two steps ahead of the game with a special snack assortment. Where this food falls on the continuum of health food to junk food is up to you, but offer these treats at least every couple

work and social media – The best part of the vacation for your child is spending time with you.

Laughing with you will be far more memorable than the exhibit, the beach or the overall destination.

When you tell your child, I’m putting my phone away until later

(and then follow through), the message is very clear that you are present. If you need to take a call or check a message, step away and keep it brief. You deserve it, too.

• Wa it, you need you r phone to take some great photos – If possible, let your child take some of the photos. Then, when it’s bedtime, you can recap, looking at the best parts of the day. If you want your child to learn something on this trip, storytelling is a great goal. What do you see in this picture? What are we going to tell your friends about what happened at t hat re st au ra nt? You’l l b e building language, memory and overall cognition. This photo/video journal can be reviewed together on a larger scale at the end of the

vacation.

• Keep the schedule light – Time off may be in short supply, so there is a temptation to schedule ac t iv it ie s, mor n i ng to n ig ht.

Instead, consider liberal amounts of downtime. Sitting by the pool, reading together or family nap time can be pure joy. The jam-packed days usually result in crankiness, from the children and from us.

• Send a postcard – If you are feeling really ambitious, write a postcard with your child and send it to your school – even if you are sending it from a staycation. It may arrive a few days after you return, but it becomes a great conversation piece in the classroom.

Wishing you a happy and safe time off!

World Read Aloud Day At Left: Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones reads to Hamilton Avenue School students for World Read Aloud Day. At Right: First Selectman Fred Camillo reads to Hamilton Avenue School students for World Read Aloud Day.

By Richard Kaufman There were smiles all around last Thursday night at the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, as the community gathered to celebrate the Club and announce the winner of the Youth of the Year Award.

Lara Javier, a junior from Greenwich High School, was named as the 52nd recipient of the award. The Youth of the Year program recognizes and celebrates Clu b te enagers for t hei r de d ic ate d community service, academic excellence, good character and leadership qualities.

The selection process begins months in advance, when applicants submit essays about their Club experience and how it helped shape their lives. A selection committee is assembled, and finalists are narrowed down.

Javier spoke to a crowd of 292 people, and explained how the Club has impacted her. She vividly recalled the moment she found out she was attending the Club as a six-year-old.

“I was in the car with my mom, and she told me that she had signed me up at the Boys & Girls Club. I later learned that I had to come here every day after school. Back then, I was an antisocial kid who was very shy and didn’t have many friends,” Javier said. “Hearing that I would have to be around brand new people was a complete nightmare. Little did I know that the saying ‘Mom is always right’ is actually very true. My mom was right to sign me up at the Club. I never imagined that I could grow to love such a big and strong community so easily.”

Javier said her experience at the Club has been “unforgettable,” noting that she has received academic support, exposure to m a ny d i f fe r e nt e x t ra c u r r ic u l a r activities and community service.

“I wouldn’t be me without the Club. I wouldn’t be the girl who is responsible, independent and strives to be a better version of myself that my club and family can be proud of,” Javier said.

“The kindness and programs offered led me towards greatness and helped me develop valuable characteristics. I am forever grateful that I was raised at BGCG. Coming from the background of an immigrant family, finding a place to rely on financially, with guaranteed security, countless opportunities, and educational support help will forever be unforgettable, not just for me, but for my family as well.”

She said that she considers herself a “true Club Kid” because she’s been there every day, participating in programs such as ice skating, volleyball, knitting, soccer and many more.

“But being a Club Kid is more than that. I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, I have never been to a place where I am as comfortable. I am happy to call the Boys & Girls Club my second home,” she said.

Javier has been an active participant in swimming at the Club, most notably with the Barracuda Swim Team.

“Swimming has opened many doors for me. I have gained confidence, and I have learned sportsmanship and the value of true friendship,” she said.

A long w ith pa r ticipating on the B a r rac uda Sw i m Te a m , Jav ier ha s been involved with the Keystone Club, having just recently been elected as its vice president. The BGCG’s Keystone and Torch Clubs are yearlong programs that challenge its members to dedicate themselves to helping others through f undraising events and com munit y service.

“My goals moving forward include

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Youth of the Year Award winner, Lara Javier. getting ready for my SATs, looking for colleges, maintaining my grades, as well as continuing my career here as a part of the swim team,” Javier added.

“None of this would have ever been possible if my mom hadn’t signed that club membership form, and made me a Club Kid at the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich.”

Club CEO, Bobby Walker Jr., said Javier “has demonstrated outstanding service to Club, community and family; achieved academic success; displays strong moral character; is working to reach clearly articulated life goals; and shows poise and elegance with her public speaking ability.”

The other Youth of the Year finalists were honored as well, as they each took turns explaining what the Club means to

them. GHS students Alessandra DeVito (senior), Max Pisacreta (senior), and Keely Rodriguez ( junior), along with Andres Rincon, a senior from Westhill High School.

Torren Murphy, a former Club Kid, spoke about how the BGCG opened up doors for him to pursue his passion for cooking, and allowed him to pursue a ca reer as a f i ref ig hter i n nea rby Stamford.

“The Club was my gateway to do anything in this world that I wanted to do,” he said.

Murphy revealed that he will sponsor one project each for the Keystone and Torch Club every year for the rest of his life.

Susan Bevan was the Champion of Youth honoree. She joined the BGCG

B o a r d i n 19 9 9 a nd s e r ve d a s V ic e President. She also co-chaired the capital campaign (2001-2005) that rebuilt the pool and clubhouse and added a hockey rink. She is a philanthropist and nonprof it volunteer, as well as a former corporate attorney. Bevan has served on many boards, both locally near her home in Greenwich, as well as internationally.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal was also in attendance, and presented Bevan with a certificate of special recognition from the U.S. Senate. She also received a citation from the Connecticut General Assembly.

“Susan is just a force for so many good things. She doesn’t care who gets the credit for it. She really epitomizes t he adage , ‘ There’s no l i m it to t he amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit for it.’ I’m so glad she’s getting the credit tonight. She deserves so much more for all she does for her friends, for the community, and for causes that are so important to our nation,” Blumenthal said.

The event was chaired by Rob and L i z K i rk patr ick & Da n a nd K r isten Rosenbaum. Tony Mann & Hal Shaw served as honorary co-chairs.

BG CG Boa rd Cha ir, G eorge Fox, took some time to remember longtime BGCG Board member, David Ogilvy, who passed away recently. Ogilvy was elected to the Board in 1987, and served on the Executive Committee, Huse & Grounds, Nominating Committee and most notably, served as co-chair for the 2004 capital campaign with Bevan. Recently, he was a member of the BGCG’s Advisory Board. “[David] was a dedicated and loyal supporter of the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich and he will be deeply missed,” Fox said.

SPORTS BOYS’ BASKETBALL: Greenwich High 51 Wilton High 66 Brunswick School 71 King School 47

vs. vs. vs. vs.

Westhill High 57 Greenwich High 46 Greens Farms 74 Brunswick School 43

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: Westhill High 31 Greenwich High 56 Greenwich Academy 33 Sacred Heart 52 Sacred Heart 51

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Greenwich High 41 Wilton High 55 Rye Country Day 46 St. Luke’s School 68 Miss Porter’s School 65

BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY: Greenwich High 8 McMahon-Norwalk 1 Brunswick School 4 Brunswick School 3

vs. vs. vs. vs.

Trinity Catholic 0 Greenwich High 8 Lawrenceville School 3 Albany Academy 4

SCORE BOARD

GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY: Hall-Conard 2 Simsbury High 1 Rye Country Day 2

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Greenwich High 1 Greenwich High 1 Greenwich Academy 6

GYMNASTICS: Greenwich High 116.8 Greenwich High 116.8

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Westhill High 131.5 Stamford High 61.85

INDOOR TRACK: Greenwich High Boys’: 9th place (24 points) Greenwich High Girls’: 4th place (49 points) SWIMMING/DIVING: Ridgefield 68 Hopkins School 69 Sacred Heart 48 Greenwich Academy 52 Sacred Heart 125 Sacred Heart 125 Sacred Heart 125

Greenwich High 115 Brunswick School 81 Holy Child 46 Sacred Heart 41 Williams School 85 Hamden Hall 62 Macduffie 15

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Masters School 41

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Sacred Heart 52

SQUASH: Sacred Heart: 2nd place at FAA Championships Greenwich Academy: 1st place at FAA Championships Taft School 0 vs.

Brunswick School 7 WRESTLING: Greenwich High 81 vs. St. Joseph High 0 Greenwich High 45 vs.

Ridgefield High 25 Greenwich High 18 vs.

Danbury High 53 Greenwich High 72 vs.

Darien High 12 Greenwich High 54 vs.

Stamford High 18 Brunswick: 2nd place at WNEISWA Championship (239 pts) ALPINE SKIING: Cheshire Academy 269.78 vs.

Hopkins School 269.78 vs.

Westbrook High 0 vs.

Wilton High 269.78 vs.

Brunswick School 310.97 Brunswick School 310.65 Brunswick School 1 (DQ) Brunswick School 256.99

GHS Girls’ Fourth, Boys’ Ninth at FCIAC Indoor Track Finals

By Paul R. Silverfarb The waiting is finally over for the members of the Greenwich High School boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field teams. For the past few months, all the hard work during practices and all the extra effort in the qualifying meets have led to championship season.

O n T h u r s d ay, b o t h t e a m s traveled to New Haven’s Floyd Little Athletic Center to compete in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship meet, the first of several upcoming championship meets.

The GHS girls’ team finished FCIACs fourth overall and in a tie with Fairfield Ludlowe, as both teams posted 49 points. Winning t he me et was Da n bu r y H ig h School, as the Hatters took home 70 points. Trumbull High School finished in second with 56 points, and Ridgef ield High was close behind in third, taking the bronze with 54 points.

“I was really proud of the girls.

It was a good team competition,” said GHS girls’ head coach Casimir Loxsom. “There were a lot of really exciting storylines throughout the year that came to a conclusion at the end of the FCIAC meet, with people finishing up their seasons.

The girls who were in that position performed really well. We had a ton of girls PR.” On the boys’ side, it was Big Red with 24 points and that was good enough for ninth place overall.

Greenwich was four points away from Norwalk, as the Bears ended the night eighth with 28 points.

Overall it was Ridgef ield with the gold and 85 points. Not to be outdone was Staples High School, as the Wreckers finished second

with 66 points. Danbury grabbed third overall with 57 points and both Darien and Wilton hig h schools tied for fourth with 37 points on the day.

“I think we did better than we expected, and that’s great for us,” Greenwich boys’ head coach Jeff Klein said. “The kids performed really well. In addition to the seniors getting good results, the younger kids did well and all the kids are peaking at the right time.

Even the kids that didn’t score had their best results of the season, which is exactly what we want to see.”

Although the Lady Cardinals were disappointed w ith their four th-place f inish and were expecting to place higher, they were still paced by a slew of stellar finishes throughout the meet.

Leading the way was the duo of junior Mari Noble and senior Zoe Harris. Noble competed in the two longest events of the FCIAC meet and came away with pair of medals.

In the 1,600-meter run, Noble bested the field and took first place overall by posting a time of 5:07.99.

Darien’s Mairead Clas was second with a time of 5:08.50. In the 3,200-meter run, Noble grabbed second overall by crossing the finish line with a time of 11:14.55.

She was a second away from the top spot and just over 13 seconds faster than the third-place finisher.

Not to be outdone was Harris.

Competing in her f inal FCIAC championship meet, the senior took home fourth place in the 600-meter run and netted a time of 1:41.48. Harris just missed out on the bronze, as Ridgefield’s Grace Michalowski crossed the finish line with a time of 1:41.29.

Also faring well in the mile was freshman Victoria Liu, as her time of 5:21.51 was good enough for seventh overall. Liu also batted in the 3,200-meter run and finished 11th overall by netting a time of 11:49.76.

Junior Grace Collier was lights out in the 1,000-meter run, as her time of 3:07.54 placed her fifth overall and mere inches away from fourth. Staples’ Tatum Havemann ended the day w ith a time of 3:07.39.

In addition to her ninth-place f i n i sh i n t h e 5 5 -m e te r d a sh preliminaries, senior Jada Williams came back in the 300-meter dash and took home a top-10 time. Her blistering time of 44.03 seconds was good enough for sixth overall.

During another quick event, the 55-meter hurdles, it was senior Isabelle Jankovich-Besan that took home a 10th place finish and a time of 9.71. Teammate Alexa Brust, a junior, also competed in the 55-meter hurdles and grabbed 12th overall (9.84).

During the f ield events, Greenwich posted some standout performances. In the high jump, Big Red had four athletes in the top 15. Leading the way was senior Calista Hedbabny, as her height of 4-10 was good enough for fourth overall. Tying for seventh were seniors McCallum Harkins and sophomore Tabitha Cook (4-08).

After her time in the hurdles, Jankovich-Besan came over to the high jump and finished 13th overall with a height of 4-06.

In the long jump, sophomore Olivia Eslava ended the event ninth overall, grabbing a distance of 1504 ½.

Although the Cardinals were disqualified in the 4x200-meter

relay event due to interference, they came back strong for the remaining events. In the 4x400meter relay, the foursome of Brust, Harris, and sophomores Kayla Egan and Bianca Granitto picked up the silver medal and a time of 4:12.58. They just edged out Danbury, as the Hatters finished third with a time of 4:12.61.

Second was the name of the game in the 4x800-meter relay event as well, as the team of Noble, Harris, Collier and senior Demarest Janis ended the day with another silver and a time of 9:34.03.

Big Red picked up a top-f ive performance in the 1,600-meter sprint medley relay, as the group of Janis, Granitto, Collier and senior Hannah Rifkin crossed the finish line fourth overall with a time of 4:37.99.

Although the Cardinals were hoping for a higher f inish as a team, Loxsom was thrilled with the team’s overall performance and how they kept their energy up throughout the meet.

“It was a tough day,” Loxsom said. “We have a very good team, but a couple of things didn’t break our way. Overall, we are very happy with it. We are a good team and were looking like one of the favorites, on paper, to possibly win the meet. I think that this is a good thing in the long run of the season to get us to check in and make the adjustments we need in training and where people are in their cycles. We got a lot of indicators on what we need to do between now and the next couple of weeks. The FCIAC meet was what it was, and we have a really good plan going forward. The girls are motivated and fired up.”

For the boys’ team, Greenwich

was paced by both sophomore Zachary Jelinek and senior Alex Bein. During the 1,000-meter run, Jelinek picked up the bronze medal and was inches away from the silver, posting a time of 2:40.96.

Wilton High’s Davie Cote took second with a time of 2:40.56.

In the longest event of the day, the 3,200-meter run, it was Bein’s time of 9:53.05 that was good enough for fourth place overall.

He was four seconds quicker than fourth place finisher Trevor DeMarco of Ridgefield.

Although he didn’t finish as the top person in the long jump, GHS junior Zane Nye was just happy to be able to once again compete.

During Nye’s f irst meet of the season at the Armory in New York City back in December, the junior attempted to compete in the long jump, something he excelled at back in middle school.

“He wanted to give it a try,” Klein said. “In that one jump, he went for it. He reached out and during that he strained a hamstring. It was the excitement of trying it for the first time in a long time and really going for it. He was out for a long time but was able to come back for FCIACs and contribute.”

In that one jump back in December, the junior qualif ied for the FCIAC and CIAC class LL championship meets. And, during the FCIAC finals last week, Nye took home fifth overall, jumping to a distance of 19-11 ¾.

Fellow junior David Faugano fared one better, as his distance of 20-03 was good enough for fourth place. Also competing in the long jump was sophomore Zachary Carifa who ended the day 13th overall with a distance of 17-11 ½.

Another top-10 f inish in the

field events came from junior Sam Chard. Competing in the shot put, Chard threw a distance of 38-07 ¾ and that was good enough for ninth place overall.

Greenwich also had two top-10 finishes in its relay races. Leading the way was the foursome of Faugno, Nye, and sophomores Issac Dacres and Michael Phillips in the 4x200-meter relays. Their time of 1:36.95 was good enough for fourth place overall and were less than a second away from catching Ridgefield for third place. Not to be outdone was the team of Dacres, Jelinek, senior William Taki and ju n ior Da n iel Mozer, as they finished eighth in the 1,600-meter sprint medley relay with a time of 3:56.89.

I n t he 4 x 8 0 0 -me te r r elay, the g roup of juniors R ichard S a nt a r o s a , Ry a n D j u rkov i c , and Dav id Lev ine, as well as sophomore Quinn Collins, took 10th overall and finished with a time of 9:25.62.

Rounding out the relays was the foursome of juniors Santarosa, Ty l e r B a c c o , a n d Q u i n t i n Compeyre, as well as freshman Elijah Blanks, in the 4x400-meter relay. They finished the FCIAC championship meet 11th overall, taking home a time of 4:03.78.

“If you take a look at our scorers, only one was a senior,” said Klein.

“That bodes well for the future and it was nice to see all these younger individuals step up as a team.

This year we have a relatively inexperienced team. We have only six seniors in total and we are really an underclassman-driven team. Two of our top performers were 10th graders and they were both our top ninth graders last year.”

Brunswick Squash Golden at FAA Tournament

By Paul R. Silverfarb Another day, another trophy for the Brunswick School squash team. Competing in the secondannual FAA tournament, the top-seeded Bruins struck gold by blasting second-seeded Hopkins 6-1. At No. 2, it was Brunswick’s David Beeson that defeated Hopkin’s Nick Wilkinson 9, 1, [6], 10 while No. 3 Andrew Aube dispatched Hopkin’s Kit Illick 3,5, [10], 7. Warren Klein was at No. 4 and he finished off Hopkin’s C. Burton Lyng-Olsen 6,3,7. Brunswick kept the good times rolling at No. 5, as Will McLaren defeated Ethan Yan 14,9,6 and Caleb Boateng finished off Cragin Maloney 3,3,4 at No. 6. In the No. 7 slot, Brunswick’s Walter Huffman beat Hopkin’s Ian Dailis 2,7,8. The Hilltoppers picked up its only win against the Bruins at the No. 1 slot, as Brunswick’s Tad Carney was defeated [6], [10], 6, 5, 8. Brunswick, which has yet to lose this season, blanked Rye Country Day School 7-0 in the semifinal round of the FAA tourney. Overall Brunswick is 4-0 and will be looking to take home another trophy during next week’s U.S. High School Nationals event. (photo courtesy of the Brunswick athletic department)

UPCOMING GAMES GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ BASKETBALL: Wed. vs. Trumbull H.S., 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: Tomorrow vs. Wright Tech, 12 p.m.

Wed. at Trumbull H.S., 7 p.m.

BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY: Wed. at Staples H.S., 6 p.m.

Sat. vs. St. Joseph H.S., 5:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY: Tomorrow vs. E. Catholic-Glastonbury-S. Windsor, 11:45 a.m.

Tue. vs. Hand-Coginchaug-Valley-Old Lyme, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ & GIRLS’ INDOOR TRACK: Up next: Feb. 22 vs. CIAC State Opens (at Floyd Little Athletic Center), 12 p.m.

GYMNASTICS: Up next: Feb. 29 vs. CIAC Class L Cham-

pionships (at Jonathan Law H.S.), TBA BOYS’ SWIMMING & DIVING: Up next: Feb. 21 vs. Norwalk-McMahon, 4 p.m.

WRESTLING: Today vs. FCIAC Championships (at New Canaan H.S.), 4:30 p.m.

Tomorrow vs. FCIAC Championships (at New Canaan H.S.), 10 a.m.

BRUNSWICK SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Today vs. Hamden Hall, 4 p.m.

Wed. at EF International, 4 p.m.

Thu. vs. Greens Farms Academy, 5 p.m.

HOCKEY: Today at The Gunnery, 6 p.m.

Tomorrow at Berkshire School, 2:30 p.m.

Wed. vs. Albany Academy, 4 p.m.

SQUASH: Up next: Feb. 21-23 at U.S. High School Nationals, TBA SWIMMING: Today vs. Eastern Championships (at Franklin and Marshall College), TBA Tomorrow vs. Eastern Championships (at Franklin and Marshall College), TBA WRESTLING: Today at New England Championships, TBA Tomorrow at New England Championships, TBA GREENWICH ACADEMY BASKETBALL: Up next: Feb. 22 vs. Canterbury School, 2:30 p.m.

ICE HOCKEY: Mon. at The Gunnery, 4:15 p.m.

Wed. vs. Darien H.S., 3:30 p.m.

SQUASH: Up next: Feb. 21-23 at U.S. High School Nationals, TBA SWIMMING & DIVING Today vs. Eastern Championships, TBA Tomorrow vs. Eastern Championships, TBA SACRED HEART GREENWICH BASKETBALL: Tomorrow vs. Suffield Academy, 3 p.m.

SQUASH: Up next: Feb. 21-23 at U.S. High School Nationals, TBA SWIMMING & DIVING: Wed. at Hotchkiss School, 3:30 p.m.

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What to Do When Love Gets Complicated Is It Time to Sell Your House (or Rent)?

house on the market when demand is greater than supply and that can happen at anytime of the year, that’s just a matter of having your Realtor look at the numbers. If your house is one of the few that is coming on the market and dealings being done are above average, even December can be a good time to put your house on the market.

By Mark Pruner This being Valentine’s Day week, I was thinking of things that people love and figure that most people love their homes. The memories made there are often some of the best of their lives; family holidays, baby’s first steps, some great parties, just sitting down to dinner with family night after night makes for a wonderful bond with your home. But what do you do when the house is too small, too large, or too expensive?

When is the Best Time to Sell Your House?

If you are thinking about a move more than a year out, you have some time to do some planning to maximize the return on your house.

Right now, we are at the beginning of the spring market and as well as love, many people’s hearts turn to relocation in the Spring. So, is the spring market always, the best time to put your house on the market?

For many people the answer is yes as that is when we see the largest number of deals made, but that’s not always the case.

We do have a good, a lbeit smaller, fall market that starts right after Labor Day. However, what you want to ideally do is put your

will add to the value of the house and to its future salability. Taking a traditional floorplan and opening it up and putting in the new kitchen that you have always wanted, makes you happy and also makes the house easier to sell. The one caveat is not to go to far in customization.

I had a client who had customized bathroom tiles made in Italy for the boys’ bathroom. They had frogs, Planning Ahead Th i n k i ng i n adva nce a l s o snakes and undersea creatures in gives you time to fix up the house, full relief; cute, but they creeped out declutter the inside and stage it, some people. either with mostly your own stuff or Can You Afford to Sell with furniture that the stager brings Your House? in. Painting the exterior and interior In the pre-recession days, people can really help a house look more nearly always sold their house for a presentable and well cared for. While nice gain and had plenty to pay costs most houses sell better when they and have a nice downpayment for have furniture in them, houses that their next place. In today’s world, are very cluttered or whose interior and particularly for those people that doesn’t match today’s buyer for that bought at the height of the market house may sell better when lightly in 2004 – 2008 that may not be the staged or even empty. Another nice case. For sellers, you need to be able feature of moving first and selling to payoff the mortgage, pay your second is that you don’t have to keep attorney and broker and pay two your home ready to be shown at a taxes many sellers don’t think about. moment’s notice.

CT Conveyance Taxes Should You Renovate Your House?

In general, you don’t want to do major renovations to make the house more saleable. I one time had a prospective seller proudly show me before and after pictures of a just renovated upstairs guest bathroom as a key selling point. The problem was the kitchen and the other bathrooms were badly dated, so the money might have been better spent on redoing the floors and brightening what was a dark house.

If you are planning on staying in your house for several more years, but are considering doing renovations, consider how they

Connecticut imposes a conveyance tax on sellers of homes.

The tax is 0.75% under $800,000 and 1.25% over that amount plus a 0.25% town tax or a total of 1% below $800K and 1.5% over $800K. On our median $1.8 million dollar sale that comes to $23,000. Starting in July of this year the state will impose an additional 2.25% tax on the sale amount over $2.5 million. If you stay in the state after you sell your house, you will get back the additional tax starting in 2023. What we will clearly see this year is bump up on in June sales and a drop in July sales just as we saw in 2011, when the state conveyance tax was increased

by 0.25%.

U.S. Capital Gains Taxes The other tax that most people don’t pay on the sale of their home is the federal capital gains tax.

This is because of the $250,000 tax exemption for each person and $500,000 for a couple. For anyone who bought in the Greenwich in the 1980s or before they almost certainly have this much gain even for our lowest priced houses. For our higher priced houses sellers may find that that in addition to the 20% capital gains tax they are also paying the additional 3.8% Obamacare surcharge. Now as my mom used to tell my dad, not everything is about taxes and even in worse case situation you still keep over 75% of the gain above the $500,000 exemption.

One th ing that sometimes surprises people is that you don’t get to deduct the mortgage payoff in calculation your gain. So if you bought a house a long time ago for $100,000 and you sell it this year for $1,100,000 and you refinanced several times up to say an $800,000 mortgage, you still have to pay taxes on a $1,000,000 gain even though you are only netting $300,000 after the mortgage is paid off.

If however you used the money from the refinancings to do $500,000 of improvements over the years, you would owe no capital gains taxes. This is because your basis is $600,000; your $100,000 purchase price plus your $500,000 of capital improvements. Just make sure you have your invoices for capital improvements in case the IRS wants to see them.

know have to delay paying the capital gains on your house is to take the taxable portion of the proceeds and reinvest them in an opportunity zone fund. We really should have a one time unlimited exemption for the gain on sale of your primary residence when you retire. For many people, their house was their primary way of savings for their retirement.

How to Make Money While Downsizing Now if you are downsizing many people think of their new home as the last home that they will ever own. This has led to tennis buddies of mine in their 70s who are highly mobile on the tennis court insisting that they only want me to show them downsized houses with a first f loor master, because eventually they aren’t going to be able to do stairs. The $500,000 capital gains tax exemption does lead to a good opportunity for retirement planning.

Simply, buy a house that needs work, fix it up and live in it for a couple of years, or more, and get up to $500,000 of capital gains tax free, then you can retire to Edgehill or Florida with a better nest egg.

Should Rent or Sell My House?

The biggest owners of multifamily duplexes and triplexes in Greenwich are Greenwich residents.

Lots of doctors, lawyers and financial people like having a steady source of income and income-producing real estate in their portfolios. What about renting your home? It can be a good source income and you can shelter some of the income with tax depreciation.

Delaying Capital Gains Taxes On the flip side, you have all the One additional option that you responsibilities of a landlord. You

will also lose the personal residence $500,000 exemption after three years since you won’t have lived in the house for 2 of the last 5 years.

Can I deduct a Long Term Capital Loss if I Convert to a Rental Property?

One thing that you might think works, but doesn’t, is converting your house to a rental in order to take a long term capital loss on the house.

Normally, losses on your personal residence are not deductible as they are treated a personal losses. If you convert it to a rental property, your basis in the rental property becomes the fair market value on the date it became a rental. If the value were to continue to drop after that date you could take that loss, however, you must first recapture any excess depreciation, which may reduce your tax loss.

As a rental, your house can be a reliable source of income for years, but don’t forget that depreciation is not just a tax concept. When it come times to sell or re-rent a rental property, you will have some fix-up costs to get the best value.

When deciding between renting, selling or renovating, I always tell my clients to decide what is going to make you the happiest. What’s the use of having more money, if it makes you more unhappy, because you are stuck in the wrong. If a new house will make you happier and you have the funds, why wait for years to do something that will make your life better now?

Mark Pruner is an award winning Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway in Greenwich, CT. He is also a director of their New Development Group. He can be reached at 203-969-7900 or mark@bhhsne.com

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Greenwich

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Greenwich

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Greenwich

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Greenwich

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Greenwich

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Greenwich

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Sun 1-4 PM

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Greenwich

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141 Milbank Avenue West 21 Kenilworth Terrace 141 Milbank Avenue 78 Baldwin Farms South

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SqFt 912

$670,000 $750,000 $800,000 $1,400,000 $1,750,000 $2,200,000 $3,175,000 $3,625,000 $3,825,000

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3,572 5,012

$489

4,698

$430

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