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Local News Briefs You Need to Know 2021-2022 RTM Budget The Representative Town Meeting (RTM) approved a $448.5 million budget for the 20212022 fiscal year. The budget passed by a vote of 147 in favor, 64 opposed, with three abstentions. There were four cuts made to the budget plan. They were to: 1.

Remove $2 million from employee benefits

2. R e m o v e $ 1 7 5 , 0 0 0 f o r i n t e r s e c t i o n improvements at Brookside Drive and Glenville Road 3. Cut $ 5 0 0,0 0 0 f r om t he i nte r s e c t ion improvements on Greenwich Avenue 4. Reduce $900,000 of the allocated $950,000 for final design plans for a new municipal skating rink.

OHP is Documenting the Effect of COVID-19 on the Greenwich Community By Anne W. Semmes In step with the Library of Congress’s nationwide efforts, the Greenwich Library Oral History Project (OHP) has been building f rom last fa l l a col lec tion of interviews to document the “Effect of Covid-19 on the Greenwich Community.” To date, some 44 interviews have been recorded. “Our interviews range from

15 minutes to 60 minutes,” said OHP Co-Chair Mary Ellen LeBien, but she noted, “This project is a work in progress with ongoing interviews - with some narrators possibly re-interviewed as the course of the pandemic changes.” S o, what a re some of t he f indings coming out of those inter v iews on the ef fect of Covid-19? “The theme of working together was a live i n a l l my

interviews,” said OHP volunteer Sally McHale. State Rep. Harry Arora had shared with McHale his pride in being part of the Connecticut State Government wo rk i n g to g e t h e r, sh e s a i d , regardless of politics to save lives. OHP volunteer Connie Gibb has found, “More than one head of a social service agency said to me that one of the best things to come out of this pandemic is that they

have all helped each other and collaborated in ways they never had before, providing food when some group is quarantined or just helping each other make sure that needs are met, and alerting each other when they become aware of a need or a problem.” How our adaptations during Covid are becoming permanent changes is another theme the Please turn to page 10

An Undefeated Team: Varsity Water Polo

You can find RTM agendas and minutes here: https://www.greenwichct.gov/AgendaCenter/ Representative-Town-Meeting-35 once posted.

BET SCHEDULING SPECIAL MEETINGS TO CONSIDER INTERIM REQUEST FOR NORTH MIANUS FROM BOARD OF EDUCATION The Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) is announcing that a Special Meeting of the BET Budget Committee has been scheduled for Monday May 24th, 2021 at 1PM for the purpose of reviewing and voting on the interim funding request by the Board of Education (BOE) as a result of their Request for Proposal (RFP) for the construction of repairs at the North Mianus School. Information on how to access the BET Budget Committee meeting can be found on the Town of Greenwich website. The BET is also announcing a Special Meeting of the BET that has been scheduled for Monday May 24, 2021 at 6:30 PM for the purpose of reviewing and voting on the interim request received from the BOE RFP for the construction of repairs at the North Mianus School. Information on how to access the BET Special Meeting can be found on the Town of Greenwich website.

National Police Week occurs every May, and in 2021 we will be commemorating it with virtual events that can be viewed from anywhere in the world. From May 9–15, the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum will deliver programs to keep current officers safe and healthy, as well as ceremonies to honor those fallen officers whose names have been recently added to the Memorial. The 33rd Annual Candlelight Vigil, happening virtually on Thursday, May 13 at 8:00 p.m. (Eastern).” From https://nleomf.org/programs-events/nationalpolice-week The names of the 394 fallen officers who have been added in 2020 to the wall at the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial will be read on Thursday, May 13, 2021, during a Virtual Candlelight Vigil, which will be livestreamed to the public at 8:00 PM EDT.

The Greenwich High School Varsity Water Polo Team, pictured above, finished their season in spectacular fashion last week with five wins making them undefeated in the 2021 season. Anneliese Ashley scored 16 goals in one of those final games, believed to be a team record. The Greenwich High School Water Polo Team has been one of the school’s most successful spring teams during the past decade. Winning performances is a Cardinal Girls Varsity Water Polo tradition, making victory a steady habit against even their toughest opponents, including the Navy team, over whom they posted their final win of the season. From top left across: Michelle Alfaro, CJ Weigel, Ellen Norel, Coco Whittle, Daisy Deker; Second row from the top left: Olivia Hopper, Mikaela Browning, Olivia Knapp, Brenna Coffey, Sophie Wang; Third row from the left: Ashley Hopper, Ava Baine, Richa Vaid, Daisy Gray, Bronte Brock; Bottom row from the left: Charlotte Ashley, Bella Schraa, Emma Phillips, Anneliese Ashley with coach Paul Constantin in front.

Love Your Body Before You Miss It Illustrated by Wajih Chaudhry

Police Memorial Day is May 15th and the week it falls has been designated National Police Week

Of f icer k illed in the line of duty have increased in 2021. Four officers were shot and killed across of Nation since May 10, 2021. Our prayers are with their familes. Officers killed in the line of duty are the emodiement of “Service Above Self”.

Memorial Day Events The Byram Veterans Association has announced that they will be holding their Memorial Day parade and ceremony at 2 pm on May 30, followed by the Glenville Fire Department’s parade and ceremony at 5 pm. On May 31, the annual Sound Beach Volunteer Fire Department Parade will be held on Sound Beach Ave with a ceremony held in Binney Park at 9 am. The memorial day events will go on as planned as long as COVID-19 numbers continue to improve.

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By Jill S. Woolworth, LMFT Speak appreciatively to your ref lection in the m i r r o r. I n t e n y e a r s , you’ll miss the body you have now. No body ever changes in response to disparagement. Talk about your body as you would want a friend to talk about his or hers. Consider people listening, especially you r f r iends a nd you r children. If you are unkind in the ways you speak about your body, chances are your f r iends and your children will speak unkindly about their own. Put exercise and other forms of self-care that you enjoy on your calendar as you would any other ap p o i nt m e nt . Yo u a r e worth it. Your body has literally been supporting you all your life. It works hard. Marta is more comfortable with her body

at 55 than she was when she was younger. She finally likes her body and wishes that she had appreciated her younger body more. She regrets that she let a number on a scale determine her selfworth. She doesn’t call herself “ bad” anymore when she eats something delicious and caloric. Gil often spoke disparagingly about his extra pounds before his heart attack at 44. Now he talks about how grateful he is to be alive. He congratulates himself for working out three times a week and chooses his meals more thoughtfully. He has never felt better. G re e nwi c h re s i d e n t , Jill Woolworth is author of the book, The Waterwheel, which is available locally at Diane's Books (203-8691515) or info@dianesbooks. com) or at Amazon.

Calls to Action HELP A WOMAN FIND HER CELL PHONE. SHE WRITES: LOST MY PHONE AT SHELL STATION IN OLD GREENWICH: Monday, May 11th, later afternoon: Apple iPhone 7. Sentimental value (pictures of grandkids). Call or email if you can help at (203) 531-7373 or greatlady4444@yahoo.com. $100 REWARD for RETURN BUY TICKETS OR DONATE

can donate new or gently used toys and unopened canned food. These items will help Adopt-A-Dog assist in the care of their dogs, and can be placed in a specially designated container located in front of the Junior League House. Second, the JLG is holding a contest for a chance to win a $100 gift card to Pet Pantry in Old Greenwich, CT. To enter, donate $10 per photo and then submit a fun/adorable/hilarious/wonderful photo of your furry friend. For more i n for mation i nclud i ng a list of top donation items and details regarding the photo contest, visit jlgreenwich.org/ packsforthepack/.

To benef it the Children's Learning Center: Friday, June 4, at the Greenwich Audubon Center f rom 7:00 – 10:00 pm outdoors under the tent featuring the music of popular DJ April Larken, dancing, cocktails, delicious food, and enticing desserts. $300 per person or Neighbor to Neighbor’s Drive VIP seating for six people at $2,500. Neighbor to Neighbor has filled five Tickets are available for purchase online trunks full of foods and other essential at www.clcfc.org. items that were donated to this The Thirty-Fourth Bruce Museum Tuesday’s drive at St. Catherine of Siena Church. Gala on Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 6:00 The drive will continue on Tuesdays PM on a Private Estate, honoring Susan E. Lynch. Please contact Melissa Levin, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am opposite the Specia l Events Ma nager, m lev i n@ rectory of St. Catherine of Siena Church brucemuseum.org, or (203) 413-6761, at 4 Riverside Avenue. with questions. Items that are particularly needed SUBMIT A CALL TO ACTION FOR are peanut butter and jelly, oatmeal and N E X T W E E K ' S I S S U E a t w w w. canned meats, tuna, canned fruit, black or red kidney beans, cereal, rice, soup, greenwichsentinel.com/call-to-action/ brown paper grocery bags, toiletries, G i v e t o C C F P P a t t h e 2 0 2 1 and sanitary products. fundraising Boot Drive…Saturday, May 15th between 9am and 4pm at the T h e G r e e nw i ch Ch ora l S o c i e t y intersections of East Putnam Avenue and rehearsals will be open to all community Sinawoy Road and also the Intersection members, free of charge from May to of Indian Field Road and Sound Shore July. To express interest and receive the Drive. #bootdrive #theccfpp #volunteer full schedule please contact admin@ greenwichchoralsociety.org. #firefighter #fundraiser Now through May 22nd, the Junior h t t p s : // w w w. j u s t g i v i n g . c o m / League of Greenwich is holding campaign/moveforcci Packs for the Pack - a donation drive and fundraiser to support Adopt-A-Dog, a local animal shelter whose mission is to save, socialize and secure loving homes for unwanted or abandoned dogs.

Donate your Brown Bags and or Reusable shopping bags for food distribution to Community Centers Inc of Greenwich. Contact Vanessa Cardinal at (203) 869-1276 or vanessa. There are two ways the community cardinal@ccigreenwich.org online. can support this initiative. First, people

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This past Thursday, dozens of people came out to support the campaigns for re-election of Republicans First Selectman Fred Camillo and Selectwoman Lauren Rabin. Both Camillo and Rabin discussed changes at the hands of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resilience exhibited by both town leaders, and community members in the last year. In about three weeks, there will be a more formal gathering for both Camillo and Rabins campaigns.

Hospital Renovation Proposal This past Tuesday, Greenwich Hospital representatives presented an updated version for the Smilow Cancer Center at the corner of Lafayette and Lake Ave. The new cancer center is proposed at about 55,000 sq ft, with three stories, parking, and landscaping. The new cancer center would bring coveted physicians to Greenwich, and would provide a more local center for cancer treatment. Representatives have been meeting with neighbors to hear their concerns.

Aquarion Environmental Champion Aq uat ion is look i ng for nom i nat ions of individuals, businesses, and organizations across Connecticut that are dedicated to environmental protection and stability. Winners in the adult, non-profit organization, large business, small business, and communications categories will get to select an environmental nonprofit to receive a $2,500 grant, and the winner of the student category will receive a $1,000 award. The deadline for submissions is Friday, July 16, 2021. Winners will be announced in August.

New Hamill Rink Update This past Wednesday, 5 rough site layouts for a new Hamill Skating Rink, parking lot, and 300 ft Strazza ball field was proposed. All five layouts featured a new access road via Western Jr Highway, and goals such as maintaining setbacks from Eugene Morlot Park’s Memorial Grover were highlighted. Each of the five options seek to relocate the rink to a new location on the site - if the relocation were to occur, GHS hockey, Greenwich Skating Club, and Jr. Cardinals would need to find an alternative rink for at least a year.

Glenville Green Community Meeting The Pemberwick Glenville Association will be hosting a community forum on Wednesday, May 19 at 7:30 pm to discuss the enhancements to the Glenville Green and the factors associated with the new project.To register for the zoom

presentation, you can go to www.greenwichct.gov/ glenvillebeautification

GPD Scholarship Fund Car Show The Greenwich Police Department is hosting a Benefit Car Show as part of their scholarship fund. The event will be held on August 28 at Greenwich Town Hall from 9 am to 4 pm, with a rain date of August 29. The Greenwich Police Department Schola rsh ip Fu nd is a non-prof it g ra nt ing financial assistance to the children of active GPD officers, who qualify by ability and character, for undergraduate studies.

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Alarm Registration Day: The annual alarm registration fee for July 1, 2021-June 30 2022 is due by July 1, and must be paid by July 31, according to the Town of Greenwich Website. If payment is received after July 31, penalties will apply. You c a n m a ke you r a la r m r e g i st rat ion fee payment through the Town of Greenwich website, or you can send in a check made payable to the “Town of Greenwich” and mail it to: Alarm Ordinance Administrator Greenwich Police Department PO Box 2540 Greenwich, CT 0836-2540

New Arts Center Approved The Foundation House, a new project that would ser ve as an arts center and prov ide cultural, educational, and wellness programs has been given unanimous approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The center will be located at Mel Gibson’s former estate on Old Mill Road, with structures on site being preserved as well as built.

Greenwich Choral Society Concert T he G r e e nw ich Chora l S o c ie t y w i l l b e presenting their second Summer Sing-In at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Riverside on Saturday, May 15 at 10:00 a.m. In the chance of rain, the event will be moved to 4:00 p.m. The event will provide an opportunity for Choral Society members to gather in song with members of the community.

Smarter watering is watering without wasting such an important, irreplaceable resource while also keeping your lawn and garden looking their best. Most importantly, it can be as easy as following Aquarion’s mandatory irrigation schedule. Or go a step further…upgrade to a high-efficiency, irrigation system. It’ll do all the work for you and may even qualify you for a variance from the schedule. Either way, you’ll reduce what the EPA has identified as one of America’s biggest water wasters – lawn and garden overwatering. Meanwhile, you’ll make more water available for vital needs throughout your community – like for fire protection and drinking. And that’s just plain smart. Questions? Contact Aquarion’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-732-9678 or speak to a licensed irrigation professional. For more information about the irrigation schedule and variance options, visit www.aquarionwater.com/watering.

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April 2021 Real Estate Market Report

First Week of May Best Week Ever in Greenwich Real Estate?

By Mark Pruner First Week of May Best Week Ever in Greenwich Real Estate? Back in April 1999, we sold 67 houses in the month of April. Since then, we’ve had a couple of Aprils where our sales got to the low 60’s, but we’ve mostly been around our 10-year average of 38 sales. This April we broke out of the 60’s, zoomed past the 70’s and almost made it to 90 sales. We ended the month at 88 sales, 132% above 10-year average and 31% above a record that had stood for 21 years. April was last month and so far, May has been even better. Last year, we had two weeks where in one week, we had 68 transactions, the total of sales and contracts. Not su r pr i si ng ly, t he s e t wo weeks were in our biggest sales months, August and September 2020. Two weeks ago, in the third week of April we matched the 68 transaction in one week. Then came the first week of May and we had 85 transactions. To show how much the demand there is, only 28 of those 85 transactions were sales, the other 57 transactions were contracts evidencing better sales in the months ahead. A Very “Green” Spring So far this year we have sold 288 houses up 153 sales from last year, when we sold 135 houses. Sales are up 113% from April 2020 and April 2020 sales were up 25% over April 2019. In total, sales are up 167% in two years. I find trends easier to visualize when I color code a spreadsheet to showing the differences from the previous year. I use green for proseller numbers; higher sales, lower inventory and pink for pro-buyer changes. I have not been using much pink and none for the April numbers. A quick glance might tell you that April sales and contracts for houses listed under $600,000 are down by 75%. That might seem pretty pro-buyer, until look over at the inventory numbers. The reason April sales and contracts are down this year is because we have no inventory, nada, zip, zilch, the bagel. Rising prices have pushed our lowest price range houses, of which there were never a lot under $600K, out of existence. 2020 vs 2021 Months of Supply Tells the Story If you want to see just how tight a market is check out months of supply. This tells you how long the present inventory would last based on monthly sales demand so far this year. From $3 – 4 million dollars last year we had 16 months of supply. This year we have 4.6 months of supply or 71% lower. Throw in the 46 contracts that we have and assume they will the contracts close in a month and half and we have 3.0 months of supply. This is houses costing as much as $4 million, not for $300,000 condos. (BTW: We do have 4 listings under $300K, one studio apartment and 3 boat slips on River Rd. in Cos Cob. It even costs money to float in Greenwich waters.) We have not seen such low months of supply at such high price ranges possibly ever. The one slight area of concern are sales over $6.5 million. In April,

we only had 3 sales and none over $10 million. You don’t need to worry about the market from $6.5 million to $10 million as we have 23 contracts waiting to close. This up 1,050% from last year when we only had 2 contracts between $6.5 and 10 million. Our high-end sales have shifted to the 3rd and 4th quarter so I wouldn’t worry too much even over $10 million unless the Connecticut legislature passes some of the soak rich bills that are still circulating in Hartford. If the legislature really wanted to increase tax receipts rather than just stick it to the rich, they could lower our top rate from 6.99% to 6.5%. The resulting inf lux of high-net-worth individuals would more than make up for the cost of lowering the rate by 0.49%. We clearly saw this, when the Greenwich BET held our mill rate flat in 2018 due to the Trump $10,000 limit on SA LT ta xes passed in late 2017. Unlike the rest of the metro area, our house sales actually went up in 2018, as property tax refugees from NY jumped the border. With NY deciding to raise the income tax rates on their millionaires, a little top-end tax cut in Connecticut could raise a lot of tax dollars from new residents. A Deep Dive into the Inventory “Problem” We don’t have a shortage of inventory, looked at over time, but we have a major shortage of inventory at any given point in time. As of the beginning of May we only have 328 single-family home listings. This is down 185 listings from this time last year. This 36% drop in inventory from April 2020 means that buyers have to be a lot more aggressive, and we’ve seen a major tightening in the market. In April 2020, we were in the middle of the first lockdown from Covid. Everyone was staying home, and we were seeing minimal new listings, hence listings dropped to 513 single-family homes. If you go back to April 2019, we had 693 listings, which means that we are actually down 291 from 2019 listings or 53%. However, this approach is like looking a picture at a picture of a river and trying to guess how much water flowed by in the last month. Our inventory is a very dynamic process. We have new listings constantly coming on, while at the same time other listings go to contract or expire. So far this year, we’ve had 58 listings expire. Now you might ask how in what is possibly the hottest market ever, a listing would expire unsold. Most of these expiring listings are over-priced, but they may actually comp out based on an acreage and per square foot basis. They may not have sold at a “comparable price” because they are next to one of our highways, or the property could have lots of wetlands, or it’s a funny shape, or it smells like cat pee (seriously we have listings that do) or the house could need lots of work. Alternatively, houses can be over-priced because the owner, or one of them, don’t want to sell. In both estate situations and divorces, the resident owner may want to stay and doesn’t want the house to sell. You see the same thing with foreclosures and financially distressed owners. One of the more interesting listing is a situation where the bank foreclosed and has title to the property, but the former owner refuses to leave. The property is listed, but you can’t go

Single Family Home Sales in Greenwich 2019-2021 & 10 Year Average

As of May 7, 2021 Inventory, Contracts, Sales and Months of Supply

2021 Greenwich Weekly Inventory & Transaction inside to see what condition the property is in. Another way that listings shrink is through cancellation and being taken off the market. So far

in 2021, we’ve had 65 listings this year that have been cancelled or are temporarily off the market. Last year, we saw a big jump in listings that were temporarily off

the market, since owners didn’t want to show their houses during the height of Covid. Of our 48 cancellations so far this year, most of them were properties that had

been doubly listed as “for sale” and “for rent”. Our rental market is actually

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REAL ESTATE DASHBOARD REAL ESTATE DASHBOARD EDITOR Mark Pruner | Mark@GreenwichStreets.com | mark@bhhsne.com REAL ESTATE DASHBOARD CONTRIBUTORS Robert Pulitano | RobertPulitano@bhhsne.com Cesar Rabillino | CesarRabellino@bhhsne.com Pam Toner | PamToner@bhhsne.com

NEW LISTINGS

Data Compiled by Cesar Rabellino (203) 249-9866

Address 52 Lafayette Place 3E 1465 Putnam Avenue 117 45 Alexander Street B 13 Hollow Wood Lane 56 Caroline Place 69 Riverdale Avenue 601 1 Mulberry Lane 52 Sherwood Place 3 28 Hickory Drive 44 Arcadia Road 45 Hillcrest Park Road 10 Neighborly Way 16 Chestnut Street 180 Byram Shore Road 29 Coventry Lane 11 Anthony Place 205 Bedford Road 27 Glen Ridge Road 20 Martin Dale 115 Old Mill Road 29 Londonderry Drive 36 Old Wagon Road 43 Zaccheus Mead Lane 7 Upland Drive 6 Glen Court 100 Woodside Drive 180 & 180A Byram Shore Rd 33 Duncan Drive 93 North Street 35 Lockwood Avenue 101 Doubling Road 610 Round Hill Road 486 North Street 311 Shore Road 4 Fairgreen Lane

List Price Price/ SqFt SqFt AC BR FB $495,000 $569,000 $650,000 $695,000 $939,000 $989,000 $999,999 $1,000,000 $1,149,000 $1,150,000 $1,295,000 $1,299,000 $1,495,000 $1,695,000 $1,945,000 $2,000,000 $2,195,000 $2,195,000 $2,300,000 $2,350,000 $2,395,000 $2,495,000 $2,695,000 $2,695,000 $2,795,000 $2,895,000 $2,990,000 $2,995,000 $2,995,000 $3,595,000 $3,950,000 $3,950,000 $4,195,000 $5,750,000 $6,995,000

$396 $423 $464 $606 $569 $412 $505 $682 $629 $583 $432 $761 $642 $1,117 $613 $500 $376 $416 $608 $371 $463 $548 $653 $446 $997 $791 $1,970 $562 $645 $692 $504 $850 $567 $1,023 $1,094

1,250 1,344 1,400 1,147 1,650 2,400 1,981 1,467 1,826 1,974 2,998 1,706 2,329 1,518 3,172 4,000 5,842 5,277 3,782 6,338 5,172 4,549 4,130 6,042 2,803 3,658 1,518 5,325 4,643 5,195 7,841 4,648 7,403 5,621 6,392

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0.17 0 0.15 0.34 0.21 0.64 0.33 0.22 0.48 0.34 0.15 4.87 1.08 0.67 4.9 2.01 0.47 1.5 2.13 0.42 0.32 1.26 1.12 0.31 0.31 1.33 8 2.32 0.46 0.36

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Area

South Parkway 2 Old Greenwich 1 2 South of Post Road Pemberwick 1 Glenville 2 South Parkway 2 Cos Cob 2 South Parkway 2 Glenville 3 Old Greenwich 3 Old Greenwich 3 North Mianus 2 North Mianus 3 Byram 2 Riverside 4 Riverside 3 North Parkway 3 Glenville 4 South Parkway 5 North Parkway 6 South Parkway 3 Old Greenwich 4 South Parkway 4 South Parkway 4 South Parkway 4 3 South of Post Road Byram 2 South Parkway 4 South Parkway 4 Old Greenwich 5 South Parkway 6 North Parkway 5 South Parkway 5 5 South of Post Road Old Greenwich 5

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

Area

Price

Day/Time

Broker

6 Sherman Avenue #1 20 Chestnut Street 1 Norias Road 43 Mallard Drive 16 Chestnut Street 10 Rockland Place 19 Woodland Drive #B 205 Bedford Road 9 Center Road 9 Center Road 29 Londonderry Drive 7 Upland Drive 40 W Elm Street #6D 36 Washington Avenue 928 Lake Avenue 18 Lower Cross Road 18 Lower Cross Road 78 Pecksland Road 78 Pecksland Road

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

$669,000 $815,000 $1,040,000 $1,225,000 $1,495,000 $1,575,000 $1,995,000 $2,195,000 $2,350,000 $2,350,000 $2,395,000 $2,695,000 $2,950,000 $4,100,000 $4,995,000 $6,495,000 $6,495,000 $8,900,000 $8,900,000

Sun 1-3 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sun 12-3 PM Sun 2-4 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sun 12-2 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sat 1-3 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sun 12-2 PM Sat 11-1 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sun 1-3 PM Sat 10-1 PM Sun 12-2:30 PM Sat 1-3 PM Sun 1-3 PM

Coldwell Banker Realty Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway William Raveis Sotheby's Coldwell Banker Realty Coldwell Banker Realty Brown Harris Stevens Coldwell Banker Realty Coldwell Banker Realty Sotheby's Houlihan Lawrence Berkshire Hathaway Sotheby's Coldwell Banker Realty Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway Coldwell Banker Realty Coldwell Banker Realty

NEW SALES

Data Compiled by Cesar Rabellino (203) 249-9866 Address 1535 Putnam Avenue 306

Original List

$299,500 17 Pemberwick Road $450,000 2 Homestead Lane 407 $515,000 100 Strickland Road 10 $785,000 4 Rex Street $829,000 29 Sundance Drive $1,099,000 528 Lyon Farm Drive 528 $895,000 18 Leonard Avenue $1,049,000 1065 King Street $1,000,000 20 Heusted Drive $1,147,500 13 Thornhill Road $1,175,000 32 Coachlamp Lane $1,695,000 39 Hillcrest Park Road $1,800,000 33 Bote Road $2,195,000 24 Stag Lane $2,175,000 40 Elm Street 3D $2,150,000 718 North Street $2,575,000 99 Hunting Ridge Road $2,499,000 25 Birchwood Drive $3,300,000 215 Old Mill Road $3,925,000 49 Benjamin Street $3,375,000 70 Sherwood Avenue $3,495,000 38 Shore Road $3,795,000 50 Partridge Hollow Road $4,650,000 20 Marks Road $4,495,000 65 Clapboard Ridge Road $7,495,000 465 Field Point Road $11,995,000 23 Smith Road $39,500,000

List Price

$299,500 $450,000 $515,000 $785,000 $829,000 $895,000 $895,000 $1,019,000 $1,000,000 $1,147,500 $1,175,000 $1,695,000 $1,800,000 $1,950,000 $2,175,000 $2,150,000 $2,575,000 $2,499,000 $3,300,000 $3,395,000 $3,375,000 $3,495,000 $3,795,000 $4,650,000 $4,495,000 $7,495,000 $11,995,000 $29,900,000

Sold Price DOM BR FB Acres SqFt

$294,000 $510,000 $510,000 $785,000 $900,000 $905,000 $955,000 $988,000 $1,000,000 $1,147,500 $1,160,000 $1,750,000 $1,800,000 $1,850,000 $2,000,000 $2,150,000 $2,325,000 $2,501,000 $3,100,000 $3,225,000 $3,375,000 $3,495,000 $4,053,000 $4,475,000 $4,600,000 $7,495,000 $11,450,000 $27,750,000

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FRIENDS OF BYRAM PARK: friendsofbyrampark. org May 15 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Byram Park Clean Up Day. Meet at the beach entrance. Garden tools will be provided. RSVP. BOOT DRIVE: ccfpp.org May 15 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. The Cos Cob Fire Police Patrol (CCFPP) 1st annual Boot Drive fundraiser. Intersections of East Putnam Avenue and Sinawoy Road, and Indian Field Road and Sound Shore Drive. GlENVILLE BEAUTIFICATION: greenwichct.gov/glenvillebeautification May 19 7:30 p.m. Pemberwick/Glenville Association (PGA) Community Forum: plans to relieve traffic congestion, enhance pedestrian safety and beautify downtown Glenville. Free. Register. Via Zoom. GREENWICH FARMER’S MARKET: greenwichfarmersmarketct.com Saturdays, May 15 – Nov. 19 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Opening Day (Order from Sunday to Wednesday for Saturday pick-up). Arch Street & Horseneck Lane Commuter Parking Lot. (Parking is free during market hours). (No dogs allowed). 203-380-0580. gfm-ct@optimum.net GREENWICH LIBRARIES: greenwichlibrary.org May 14 10 a.m. Virtual – Morning Storytime. 203-622-7920. lmatthews@ greenwichlibrary.org 3:45 p.m. Virtual – World Music with Anitra. 203-622-6883. lmatthews@greenwichlibrary. org May 17 10 a.m. Virtual – Storytime with Ms. Lauren. 203-622-7920. dsullivan@greenwichlibrary. org 6 p.m. Virtual – Fiction Addiction Book Club: “Less” by Andrew Sean Greer. ghayes@ greenwichlibrary.org May 18 3 p.m. Virtual – Laser Cut & Engraved Keepsake Boxes. 203-622-7979. innovationlab@ greenwichlibrary.org 5 p.m. Virtual – International Book Club: “Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have.” 203531-0426.

7 p.m. Virtual – Foreign Affairs Book Discussion Group: The Lands in Between: Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Hybrid War by Mitchell Orenstein. 203-622-7924. ywang@greenwichlibrary.org May 19 10 a.m. Virtual – Storytime with Ms. Melissa. 203-622-7920. children@greenwichlibrary. org 12 p.m. Virtual –. Brown Bag Book Club: “A Complicated Kindness” by Miriam Toews. 203-622-6883. 1 p.m. Virtual – Fun with Financial Statements. ywang@ greenwichlibrary.org 3 p.m. Virtual – Afternoon Story/ Craft (ages 2 1/2 and up). 203622-6883. 4 p.m. Virtual – Bee Parks and the Hornets Band. 203-622-6883. lmatthews@greenwichlibrary. org May 20 9 a.m. Virtual – Budding Buddhas Kids Yoga (Ages 2-6). 203- 622-7940. children@ greenwichlibrary.org 10 a.m. Virtual – ‘Fiesta de los Cuentos’ - Bilingual Storytime. dsullivan@greenwichlibrary. org 11:30 a.m. Virtual – Qi Gong, mindful movement and breathing. Adults. 203-622-6883. lmatthews@greenwichlibrary. org 7 p.m. Virtual – Leitmotifs: How to Listen to Movie Music with Kevin Covney M.M. Adults. 203-531-0426. 7 p.m. Virtual – Specially Processed American Me: Behind the Creative Process of a Performance. 203-622-7919. dsalm@greenwichlibrary.org May 21 10 a.m. Virtual – Senior Chinese Book Discussion Group. 203-622-7924. ywang@ greenwichlibrary.org 10 a.m. Virtual – Storytime with Ms. Ann. 203-622-7920. lmatthews@greenwichlibrary. org 2 p.m. Virtual – Take Better & Fewer Photos on Your Phone. 203625-6560. trainingcenter@ greenwichlibrary.org 3:45 p.m. Virtual – World Music with Anitra. 203-622-6883. lmatthews@greenwichlibrary. org

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ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE OF GREENWICH: afgreenwich. org May 18 5 p.m. International Book Club: “Inconspicuous Consumption.” Via Zoom. Amory777@aol.com May 19 5 p.m. ‘Worldwide Wednesdays’ join in for lively discussions on French films. Open to all. Donation. RSVP for a Zoom link. May 20 7 p.m. Byram Shubert Library conference Movie Music by Kevin Covney. Via Zoom. GREENWICH ART SOCIETY: greenwichartsociety. org May 20 & 27 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Hands, Feet & Faces Worksshops with Nomi Silverman. (Take one, two or all three). In Studio, 299 Greenwich Ave. Register. GREENWICH ROTARY CLUB: greenwichrotary.org May 19 12:15 p.m. Weekly Wednesday lunch meeting. Riverside Yacht Club, 102 Club Rd. The bell will ring at 12:15pm. Jackets for men are required. $30. GREENWICH NEWCOMERS CLUB: greenwichnewcomers.org May 20 9:30 a.m. Wellness Group - Spring Yoga for All with Sarah Stemp (Upper Body Stretch and Opening). Online. $10 donation to the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich. Registration required. ARCH STREET archstreet.org Virtual Yoga Takeover. 7th12th Grade. Every Tue. & Thu., 4-5pm Free. Online. Open Studio. 7th-12th Grade. Wednesday, by Appointment Only. Free. FRIENDS OF GREENWICH POINT: friendsofgreenwichpoint. org Ongoing Spring Scavenger Hunt @ Greenwich Point - Looking for something fun to do? Come out and explore the Point in springtime with a family friendly scavenger hunt. Break out your binoculars and explore all areas of the Point! GREENWICH SYMPHONY: greenwichsymphony.org Ongoing The Greenwich Symphony is now accepting entries for its Teen Talent Contest. Open to all 7th to 12th-grade students, age 13 and above, in Fairfield and Westchester Counties. Judging will be conducted by select members of the orchestra, with winners receiving cash prizes of up to $500. JUNIOR LEAGUE OF GREENWICH: jlgreenwich. org Through May 22 Packs for the Pack – doggy donation drive & photo contest for a chance to win a $100 gift card to Pet Pantry in Old Greenwich. BCA: breastcanceralliance. org/events Through May 31 Breast Cancer Alliance of Greenwich Wellness Month & Get Fit For Hope Challenge nationwide fitness challenge

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EDITORS & COPY EDITORS Editor@GreenwichSentinel.com Peter Barhydt, Daniel FitzPatrick, Stapley Russell, Anne W. Semmes

Parenting 2.0 Our recent editorial “Mothers Have Superpowers” got us thinking and remembering our childhood in greater detail. It was pretty comical as we shared stories of our misadventures in the 1970’s. What emerged was a wonderment of how we, today’s parents, are so different from our own. Yes, moms are still putting their children first and are there in that moment of pain to make their young charges feel better. But we wonder, when did we become so beholden to our children? Today, we know where our children are pretty much every moment of the day, but that wasn’t always the case. Growing up in the 1970’s it was not unusual for my best friend and I to be miles from home with my parents not being the wiser. It is not a diss on them, I had a great childhood. If it was summer chances are my best friend, Timmy, and some others would have biked a couple of neighborhoods away because of some rumor that we had to investigate. More than Letter likely we had crossed a main road or two. One of us was probably bleeding pretty well or had a good case of road rash from trying to emulate Evil Knievel.

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Taking Heavey's Advice to Be the Bee

But in the 1970’s they weren’t given a second thought. We did not have bike helmets and if we wanted to skateboard bare foot that was our choice and probably the only time, we made that choice. We were happy, carefree. We did not have cell phones, or pay phones for that matter, to tether us to an adult figure. When the sun went down, we were expected to be home. Plenty a night I can remember biking as fast as I could to make it home before the last inkling of light had expired. Once home I could watch whatever TV I wanted to, as long as it was what my Dad was watching. Luckily, he liked the Muppets and MASH so we watched those together. However, I was the remote when it came time to change the channel between the two. I remember riding out to the lake at the end of the day for a swim and cookout. My sisters and I would beg my Dad to put the tailgate down so we could ride on it as he drove down the old bumpy dirt road. More than a couple of times one of use would fall off to peals of laughter from those that remained. In the wintertime he would take us and one flexible flyer to a snow packed road and let us sled down. There was never any traffic so why not? He would pile us on the sled one on top of the other. My oldest sister would be on the bottom, then my other sister and then me, the youngest, on top. It was great! We would fly down that road. At some point I would peel off, unable to hold on any longer to my sister. It felt like I was flying through the air before landing in a snowbank. Oh, and we were probably doing this at dusk too. Today those activities would be unheard of and it is almost un-PC to even bring them up. But in the 1970’s they weren’t given a second thought. We did not have bike helmets and if we wanted to skateboard bare foot that was our choice and probably the only time, we made that choice. And that is the point. Our parents allowed us to make decisions about what we did and when those decisions turned into a mistake that required medical attention, which they often did, to learn from them. How were we going to be able to navigate our lives if we could not survive the 1970’s? We knew what was expected of us and if we did not live up to those expectations there would be consequences. Parents today are, often, over-committed to their children. We over-indulge their whims and fancies. Out of an over-abundance of love we make it hard for them to make decisions and learn from mistakes. There are countless books on parenting that stress just that. Only by living and learning will our children be able to survive the 2020’s and navigate the rest of their lives.

How reassuring to see our Chief of Police truly cares and loves his community! His piece truly hit home. There is far too much negativity out there these days and it is all by choice.

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us as children that we have negativity. I, for one, am going somehow forgotten. And how to be the bee! timely to have it next to the Thank you! editorial on listening. I hope others will read both, truly Mary Williamson, listen and chose positivity over Greenwich

Concern Over "Ranging Shots"

We are now in uncharted territory in our local public, political debate. In a recent Greenwich Time article, local Democrat Bob Brady responded to the SEEC dismissal of his complaint against Ryan Fazio and the State GOP. Here is part of his quote: “I look upon it as a learning experience. As I learned in gunnery school, you take your ranging shots, you adjust your fire and you fire for effect. We haven’t gotten there yet. We’re still taking our ranging shots.”

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It seems we have forgotten how not to be negative. Chief Heavey’s five simple things we can all do to help improve our community are common sense lessons our parents taught

We live in an age where gun violence has sadly become a daily occurrence in our lives. How can Mr Brady think this kind of metaphor is appropriate? Th is isn’t ju st one , er ra nt word, it is a paragraph full of them, literally targeting local Republicans. Upon further examination, aside f rom its total lack of appropriateness, Mr Brady’s comments detail the depraved ga me-pla n of some loca l Democrats. A clear conclusion can be drawn that the recent

sp ate of SE E C c ompl a i nt s by local Democrats against Republicans are merely “ra n g i n g sh ot s”. T h ey a r e throwing garbage against a wall to see what sticks. In the process, local volunteers who worked on these campaigns have had to hire and pay for law yers in order to defend their reputations. That is the real cost of Mr Brady and local Democrats’ “ranging shots”. Where are our local Democrats to speak out against these comments by Mr. Brady?

They have stuck their heads in the sand and remained silent, just as they did when the New Haven mayor called Greenwich a racist community. This kind of rhetoric has no place in our local discourse, and I sincerely hope we see a renewed sense of commitment from our Democratic colleagues toward a more collegial and substantive debate. Lolly Prince, Former Greenwich First Selectwoman

Thank You to Jim Heavey

Thank you to Jim Heavey very long time. Jim, we are so fortunate to a huge part of it. and the Sentinel for printing the S u c h t r u t h a n d s u c h have you as our Chief of Police I thank you. most positive, common sense refreshing words are so needed in our town of Greenwich - you filled message I have read in a in our society today. grew up in town and remained Joanne Maciejewski

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The Courage to Be Nice

I finished reading Jim Heavey's piece, A Negativity Inoculation, last week and thought, that was a courageous opinion piece. Then it occurred to me that it literally has come to that. To write something about thinking and acting in a positive way has become courageous. How sad is that? There was a time when to be nasty and mean in Greenwich was an anathema. It was looked down on but now, somehow, it takes

courage to just be positive and kind. Who is responsible for this change? I don't know. Perhaps it is just the national tenor of the moment but Greenwich used to be immune to that sort of thing because we had respect for each other and each other's opinions. You don't agree with someone all the time? Guess what? No one does. Husbands and wives don't agree all the time. But we can

still act with respect, especially toward a man who has literally served this town and this country with distinction for almost his entire life. It shouldn't take courage to write a simple opinion piece encouraging positivity, but these days, I guess it does. Thank you for doing that Jim. I guess now its my turn! Laura Boutelle , Lifelong Resident

Letter

Thank You for Your Recent Column I wanted to send you a personal note to thank you for your recent column in the Greenwich Sentinel highlighting the loss of the religious exemption for vaccines in our state and what it means. The loss for individuals to choose what is best for their children when it comes to the vaccine schedule is very worrisome for

the many reasons you cited. People have a wide range of opinions on this topic and not wanting to follow the recommended schedule for any number of reasons should not result in children being denied the right to an education, or refused to be seen at a pediatrician's office. I have been very discouraged at the rhetoric around this

topic and was so pleasantly surprised to see your column highlighting the valid concerns around this topic and pointing out the slippery slope we are on with this recent change. Thank you for your voice! Sarah McLellan

Rare Disease Fundraiser Cu re R a re Disease, a nonprof it biotechnology research organization on a mission to develop precision medicine for rare diseases, today announced that it will hold its “Community for a Cure” annual event on June 5 to celebrate progress in developing customized therapeutics and to raise f unds to support patient testing programs. The Duffy family of Greenwich is work ing closely with the nonprof it biotech Cure R are Disease to help develop a genetic treatment for their son’s rare, fatal disease. On June 5, they will be participating in the Community for a Cure fundraiser. The organization

has set a goal to raise $250,000 during t h e hy b r i d i n-p e r s o n a n d v i r t u a l program, which will be the inaugural event at The Village in Stamford, Conn. “Our annual gala is a special evening when the Cure Rare Disease family comes together to celebrate our recent p r o g r e s s a nd to de mon s t rate ou r commitment to the mission of curing rare disease,” said Rich Horgan, founder and president of Cure Rare Disease, whose brother Terry was born with DMD and will be the f irst person to receive the treatment later this year. “I am extremely grateful to all of our sponsors, donors and families who

support and champion our work and keep us steadily on the path of progress toward our goal of saving lives.” The gala, sponsored by Charles River Laboratories and several other companies, features a live auction with professional auctioneer Harry Santa-Olalla and an awards ceremony recog n i zi ng cl i n ica l a nd scienti f ic contributions. For more information about the gala’s sponsorship and donation opportunities, visit: https://www.cureraredisease.org/ events/community-for-a-cure-2021

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COLUMNS

Hidden Treasure

By Chris Franco There is something fantastic and almost childlike about the thought of “hidden treasure”. For me, even as an adult, nothing makes my heart skip quite the way it does when I read or learn about some fabulous unearthed “find”. Whether it’s a shipwreck laden with gold doubloons, an overlooked object identif ied on “A ntiq ues Roadshow ”, or something precious found in grandmother’s attic, the idea of hidden treasure fascinates and inspires. I think its the mixture of uncovering lost history and locating something “valuable”, and the idea that any of us could find hidden treasure if we look in the right places. So it was wonderful when I received an email recently from Rob Otto, who for many years lived and worked in Greenwich, and who now lives on a beautiful lake in New Jersey with his wife Kristi Miro and their young son, Max. Rob was writing to share the news that he had discovered something special, something that he had been searching for on the Internet and in history forums for more than a decade. Rob reached out to me because he knew that we both share a love of all things “Greenwich Poi nt ”, a nd t he t r e a su r e he had found was a very rare and i mp or t a nt a r t i fac t f r om t he J. Ken nedy Tod years, when Mr. and Mrs. Tod’s estate at

Greenwich Point was known as “Innis Arden”. Some background. The Tod’s owned their estate at Greenwich Point from 1884 until 1939. J. Kennedy Tod was one of the most successful f inanciers of the era, having funded the Great Northern Railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the Union Pacif ic Railway, among other enterprises. These and other ventures placed Tod among the wealthy elite of New York who built cou ntr y estates on the Connecticut coastline. In 1882, To d ma r r ie d M a r ia How a r d Potter, daughter of prominent attorney Howard Potter and granddaughter of Bishop Alonzo Potter. Maria was also the niece of architects Edward Tuckerman Potter and William Appleton Potter. Edward Potter is famous for designing the fanciful “Mark Twain House” in Hartford, and William Potter for designing t h e f a b u l o u s To d e s t at e o n Greenwich Point. Following their marriage, t he To d's ma i nt a i ne d a c it y residence, but were frequent guests at the hotels that dotted the “Sound Beach” shoreline in the late 19th century. Beginning in 1884 and ending in 1887, the Tod’s purchased the six land pa rcels that today compr ise G r e enw ich Poi nt Pa rk f r om various heirs of Jeffrey Ferris, who had purchased the land i n 16 5 0 f r o m tow n-fo u n d e r Elizabeth Winthrop Feake. After the properties were assembled, construction began on the couple’s summer estate, which they christened Innis Arden, which is a Gaelic term meaning “high meadow”. The main “Innis Arden House” and the buildings at the entrance, including the “Old Barn”, were built around 1887,

The idea of hidden treasure fascinates and inspires… its the mixture of uncovering lost history and locating something ‘valuable’, and the idea that any of us could find hidden treasure if we look in the right places. the “Chimes Building” in 1896, and the “Innis Arden Cottage” in 1903. T h e To d ’s , w h o h a d n o children, often hosted relatives a nd f r iend s at I n n is A rden, with some arriving by yacht at the 200-foot pier, which was connected to the boathouse. The Tod’s also allowed local residents to swim at their beach, shellf ish in the Cove, and use the nine-hole golf course that they built in 1899 on 75 acres on the eastern side of the estate. In 1906, the Tod’s began loaning the Innis Arden Cottage to Anna C. Maxwell and her student nurses for use as a retreat from their challenging work at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. Maxwell was a significant figure in nursing history, known as the “American Florence Nightingale”. J. Kennedy Tod died at Innis Arden House in 1925, at the age of 72. Mrs. Tod inherited a life interest in Innis Arden House, where she lived until her death in 1939. Upon her death the estate passed to the New York Presbyterian Hospital, which in turn sold it to the Town of Greenwich in 1945. Which brings us to the “ t r e a s u r e ” . M r . To d w a s justif iably proud of his grand estate at Sound Beach, and in

1900 he commissioned a small number of beautiful leatherbou nd photo a l bu ms, wh ich were inscribed in gold leaf on the cover with “INNIS ARDEN 1900”. The albums contained beautiful photos ta ken a l l a rou nd the estate, as well as detailed photos of the interiors of the “mansion”, Innis Arden House, which was demolished in 1962. Only a very few of the original albums still exist. Over the years we have seen reproductions of some of the photos, which have been shared around town. However, an intact original album has remained elusive, and finding one has been a particular passion project of Rob Otto for many years. In early March I received the intriguing email from Rob. He wrote, “I have been searching for a copy of this for over a decade and have only ever found a single page from it, of Eagle Pond, listed at over $100. This is an original, complete leather album with 30 pictures in total depicting Tod's Innis A rden estate in 1900.” Rob s a id t h at t he pu r ch a s e p r i c e fo r t h e a l b u m , w h i c h was $1,500, was more than he could personally justify, but he wondered if the Greenwich Point Conservancy might be interested in purchasing the album.

This particular album had b e en g iven as a g i f t f rom J. Kennedy Tod to his friend, a “Father Lennon”. It had been recently purchased at auction by Maine-based antiques dealer (and former Greenwich resident) Chris Considine, who posted about the album on Facebook, which in turn brought it to the attention of Rob Otto. The album also has a special bonus – there is a rare original photograph of Mr. Tod on the inside front cover, and under it is the inscription, in Tod’s precise cursive, “To my friend Father Lennon, Yours Faithfully, J. Kennedy Tod.” The GPC made the investment, and Rob, who is a restoration specialist, has been working to conserve the album, and create dig ital archival images from the album. For Rob this work has been a labor of love. He says, “You know I have a soft spot for images. Seeing views that don’t exist anymore is invaluable in helping inform future restorations, as well as bringing the viewer back into that work that was captured, in this case over a century ago. This opens the door to what Tod saw, through his eyes, curated to his vision since he chose what he wanted to share when he

assembled this album.” Rega rding the conser ved a l bu m , Rob c a l ls it a “work of art”, and a “fragile piece”, and recommends that the GPC keep the a l bu m sa fe i n an environmentally controlled display cabinet, and have the secondar y dig ital archive available for public viewing. For the digital images, Rob is using daylight-balanced lighting, and a high-resolution camera and macro lens, to “squeeze as much detail out of the original material as possible.” He will “bring the captures into the computer, fix tears and staining and surface damage”. Rob says that he “will then work to pull more detail out of the faint remains of the sky, burgee, etc. The software I use is the very same used for cultural heritage collections.” We’re very fortunate that Rob has located this fabulous h istor ica l treasu re, a nd has facilitated its acquisition, conservation and preservation for the Greenwich Point Conser vancy and the people of Greenwich. The GPC looks forward to sharing the restored images of “Innis Arden 1900” with the community, hopefully in time for our annual benefit, the 2021 Beach Ball, which will be held this year on August 28th, after missing last year because of the COVID 19 pandemic. As summer approaches we’re feeling very grateful! Chris Franco is the President and co-founder of the Greenwich P o i n t C o n s e r v a n c y. C h r i s i s passionate about restoring and re-purposing historic buildings, which is a focus of his company, The Franco Group LLC. Chris and his wife Rachel are residents of Old Greenwich.

Dog in the Time of Corona(virus)

By Cadbury FitzPatrick It has been a very strange year (that’s what my uncle Logan tells me is the human word for a period of four consecutive seasons). It hasn’t been bad; in fact, for Logan and me, it’s been great. Our human family has been home a lot more and we have been able to spend a great deal of quality time together. But everything seems a bit “off,” not quite normal. It’s hard to explain. One example: for as long as I can remember, the eldest male human in our family would get up fairly early in the morning, dress up in a two-piece outfit with matching top and bottom with a long piece of colored cloth or some other material around his neck, feed us, and then leave in his car, only to return in the evening. He’d do this for about five days a week, and then for about two days he would sleep in, dress in different clothes, and generally be around for us. It was a routine that we

were very used to. At nig ht, the eldest ma le and female humans would either stay home w ith us or go out, presumably to be with their friends. That tended to happen more regularly on the “casual dress” days. Logan and I treasured those nights when they stayed in. Something happened about a year ago, and all this changed. The eldest male human started staying home most every day, talking to his computer (I never knew it could talk!). He stopped wear ing those t wopiece outfits and that long piece of colorful cloth around his neck. He got up later than normal most every day, and even spent some mornings in his pajamas and robe. Once in a great while I would see him wearing the top part of his old outfit with pajama bottoms; that only happened when he was talking with his computer (I still can’t get over the fact that I didn’t know that thing could talk). I know it sounds like I am focusing too much on clothing. Logan and I are fortunate in that our fur coats are designed to keep us comfortable in all environments, so we don’t have to deal with all the choices and changes that humans do. I do note, however, that during this

past year the eldest male in our family seems to have tried to copy us by growing human fur on his face, but it keeps coming and going and never appears to amount to much. Lately, he seems to have abandoned the attempt. Perhaps the biggest and best (from my perspective) change has been that every day is now like the old “casual dress” days. Our humans rarely go out of the house, even to get food or other supplies (everything now seems to come to the house in boxes -- they go in the front door and then end up in the back yard near a tall blue plastic container; the round trip seems crazy to me). The eldest male human spent many hours building a garden in the back yard, which Logan and I loved to watch. A number of things started growing there, which made him very happy, but Logan and I didn’t have the heart to let him know how much was being eaten by the chipmunks, rabbits and crows. Fortunately, ou r fa m ily does not need to depend on that garden for food. Another strange phenomenon: there have been a lot more people walking in our neighborhood, both with and without dogs. Logan and I like to sit in the middle of our back yard, or up against the fence that runs along the side facing

the sidewalk, and watch (and sometime bark at) the passersby. It seems like many of the people walk ing by are not from our neighborhood, but it might be that we simply don’t recognize them because they all have pieces of cloth over the bottom of their faces. They walk alone or, more often, in groups of two or three. The people in the groups all talk to each other and seem to enjoy each other’s company. The single walkers tend to be intensely focused on something, usually looking at or talking to objects in their hands. Occasionally we will see a single walker, usually with something in his or her ears, talking animatedly to no one or nothing visible, but just to the air. We worry about the mental health of those people! I like to think of myself as an intelligent and fairly sensitive dog, and I sense something is up. My humans have been talking about something they call a “vax-een.” They were pretty excited about it, and looking forward to getting it. Once they got it, they seemed very relieved about something. Their mood improved noticeably. They got up and got dressed earlier, and they seemed happier and more energized. They started talking about future plans, including traveling, and occasionally went

out with friends who also had this vax-een. It seems to me that whatever it was that changed everything a year ago, is going to undergo a change itself. I shared my thoughts with Logan, including my feeling that things were going to get back to the way they were before. Logan told me not to expect that, and then offered his own observations and insights, gained from many more years on this earth than I have. “Cadbury,” he said, “all things change. Nothing remains the same, and it is unwise to expect to return to the past. But that is not necessarily bad, or sad. Life is a journey and the experiences we have on that journey change us, hopefully for the better. I expect that, once whatever it is that has been worrying our humans is over or gone, that much of what we enjoyed before will return, though perhaps different in form, or manner, or degree. I don’t know, for example, if the eldest male human in our family will dress up in his costume and be gone from the house for all those hours, as he did before. I’ll bet he ends up spending at least a good portion of time at home with us, though probably talking to that computer of his (isn’t it wild that that thing talks?!). The garden probably

won’t get as much attention, and he and the eldest female human will probably go out a bit more at night, and even travel. But I suspect that they have come to enjoy being in the house they have made a home, and possibly even appreciate the two of us even more. The female human has been doing a lot more cooking this past year, and the male clearly enjoys her cooking. I think we will see less nights out and more nights home, including many entertaining friends who also have that vax-een thing.” “So I believe we will return to a sort of normal life, maybe best described as the “new normal.” But I personally welcome that. Just as a tree or plant lives through the various seasons, over and over again, and changes for the better as a result, growing bigger and stronger and producing more leaves and fruit, so will we and our humans find that we have grown and matured through the experiences of the past year, and hopefully be the better for it. Don’t worry about the prospect of change, embrace it. It is a big part of what makes life worth living.” “Now, if you don’t mind, I am going to go sit in the middle of the yard and watch all the people walk by. I might even amuse myself by counting the people who talk to the air.”

Benefit Car Show for GPD Scholarships Planned for August Registration is now open for t he Gre enw ich Pol ice Department Scholarship Fund 2021 Benefit Car Show, which will be on August 28, 2021, at Town Hall, 101 Field Point Rd., Greenwich, CT, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. (Rain date: August 29, 2021) Admission is free to spectators and will include classic, antique, custom, and exot ic c a rs, motorc ycle s, v intage f ire truck s, and military vehicles. T he G r e e nw ich Pol ic e Department Scholarship Fund invites car owners to sign up for early-bird pre-registration before August 26. Vehicles will be accepted on a first-come, f irst-serve basis, as space is limited. The registration cost is $20 per vehicle. If you would like to show your vehicle or motorcycle, please re g ister at: ht t ps: //w w w. g p d s ch ol a r sh ip f u n d .or g / gpdsf-car-show

Car clubs are welcome. Same-day registration will be accepted at the entrance if space allows at $25 per vehicle. All proceeds from the event w ill benef it the Greenwich Police Department Scholarship Fund. The family-fun event will include a DJ, a 50/50 drawing, food trucks, and more. Sponsorship opportunities start at just $50 and include $125 as a Trophy Sponsor and $250 to participate as an on-site sponsor. Automobile de a ler sh ip opp or t u n it ie s begin at $500, which includes on-site pa r t ic ipat ion a nd veh icle to d isplay on-site as well. Sponsors to date include Greenwich Magazine, Greenwich Sentinel, Miller Motorcars, Cadillac of Greenwich and Funky Monkey Toys and Books. The Town of Greenwich is proud to be celebrating

the 125th Anniversary of the Greenwich Police Department in 2021. Chief James Heavey and the Depar tment are marking this milestone by welcoming the community and longtime partners, including local businesses, to partake in several events throughout 2021. The theme of the year will be “Honoring Our Past and Embracing Our Future,” with the funds raised to support the Greenw ich Po l i c e D e p a r t m e n t ’s Scholarship Fund, a nonprofit 501 (c) (3), which grants f inancial assistance to the children of active Greenwich Police Officers, who qualify by ability and character, for undergraduate studies. “We are proud that the Town of Greenwich Police Department has earned the reputation of being a welltrained and responsive professional organization over

Police Department’s Scholarship Fund T he G r e e nw ich Pol ic e Depa r t ment is ask i ng for t he com mu n it y ’s suppor t o f t h e G r e e n w i c h Po l i c e Department’s Scholarship Fund. Every contribution, h owe ve r b i g o r s m a l l , i s so valuable for the future of our children. The Greenwich Police Department Scholarship Fund, incorporated in December of 1962, was granted tax-exempt status under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code in November 1963. To donate, http://bit.ly/GPDSFdonate In 1963, three scholarships were awarded, which represented 80% of the fund’s available resources at that time. Now almost 60 years later, there are approximately 2 0 ap p l i c a nt s e a c h ye a r, supporting both college Ab out th e Gre e nwic h boarders and half scholarships

the past 125 years,” said Chief of Police James Heavey. “We strive for excellence and have demonstrated a sustained commitment of service to the public. I am very appreciative to be a member of this family – past and present – and I am equally pleased that we can celebrate this milestone together. We look forward to the history we will write together in the years ahead.” “As a police department, i t ’s i m p o r t a n t f o r u s t o celebrate, especially now. It’s been a different year due to COVID-19 and the many other stressors police officers are dealing with every day,” Heavey said. “We want the residents of Greenwich to join us in paying tribute and r e c o g n i z i n g ou r O f f ic e r s and staff who strive to keep Greenwich safe for everyone.”

to college commuters. They must b e en rol le d as f u l ltime students and maintain an academic GPA of 2.75 or better. The fund is governed by a Board of Directors, comprised of four individuals whose roles in the community ensure the Board’s self-perpetuation. These individuals are the Chief of Police, the Greenwich High School Headmaster, a Town Attorney, and a highly r eput a ble a nd concer ne d volunteer from Greenwich’s business community. The Office of the Chief of Police is responsible for the day-to-day administration of its activities. Scholarship awards, however, are awarded after review and a vote by the Board. For more information or if you would like to become a sponsor, please call (203) 62 2 .788 4 or go to https:// www.gpdscholarshipfund.org

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OHP & COVID From Page 1

interviewers found. With the lockdown on traveling, McHale learned from Jay Feinsod of Feinsod Hardware, how inflatable toy purchases soared in the summer of 2020. “People were creating their own resorts at home,” she said. Gibb learned in her interview with Bennie Wallace of Backcountry Jazz of the effectiveness of his innovative weekly outdoor concerts last summer in residents back yards (and large estates). “They are planning to continue with those concerts this summer,” she said, “and maybe always, because they were such a success.” At the Smilow Cancer Center at Greenwich Hospital, Gibb saw the positive impact of the Center’s use of telehealth. “They have patients who have difficulty getting to the hospital to see their doctor, but now those patients can check in without the same issues remotely. Telemedicine allows people to see their provider without having to get transportation, sometimes without even leaving one’s job, just taking a break for an hour.” The challenge that Covid brought in its early stages to health workers was clearly shown in McHale’s interview with Colin Bassett, director of Quality Assurance and a paramedic with GEMS. How those first responders would treat the first Covid cases would evolve was likened, said McHale, “to trying to teach people to fly the airplane while it was being built.” From Ryan Keller, an EMT also with GEMS who does vaccinations in his free time, Gibb learned of his often hearing the strange and false stories people were reading on social media about vaccines. “One week lots of people said they had to have their second shot in the opposite arm from their first shot. Not true, but apparently it was all over Facebook.” Gibb was moved by the account of a Byram resident and Covid 19 patient who spent almost 40 days in the hospital. “He survived thanks to the extraordinary efforts of his caregivers, the doctors and nurses, but his story is terrifying. He was only 44 so those who think that Covid can’t hurt them because of their age, should read his story.” OH P co-cha i r a nd volu nteer Susa n na Trudeau learned of “the incredible difficulty” of protecting nursing home patients from a Covid outbreak from a physician who works in a local nursing home. “Many residents share rooms and

doors often left open because some residents have mobility issues. The doors do not seal like hospital doors so air can easily circulate when doors open and close. When the disease first appeared, it spread very quickly, and it was hard to keep everyone separated.” But the ability now to vaccinate the elderly, “makes the future look very hopeful.” Gibb did find optimism from her interviews on the pandemic’s effect on seniors. “I have been bowled over by the creativity and dedication of those who work with this population. They have come up with endless creative ways to relieve the isolation, bring joy, activity, and even sometimes a sense of being able to contribute during this lockdown.” In Trudeau’s interview with Police Chief Jim Heavey, she was made aware that the police were “in some ways prepared to deal with Covid given that they are trained first responders,” and that they were “well supported with safety equipment.” Heavey had cited the generosity of the Greenwich community in stepping up with food donations for his officers when businesses were closed, she shared, when it was hard for the officers to get food during their shifts. Heavey also cited the pandemic for bringing a significant increase in vehicle theft. “This is partly due to local residents leaving vehicles unlocked with key fobs inside,” says Trudeau, “and criminals who may have more free time to commit car thefts.” The difficulty of schools transitioning to fully remote learning when the pandemic began came from Trudeau’s interview of an elementary school teacher. “There was a huge learning curve for both the students and teachers to overcome. Initially assignments were posted for students to work on independently. Some students flourished and embraced the freedom to work on their own schedule, but many became disengaged.” Further negatives of remote learning were, “being in the same space working all the time, too much screen time and not enough face-toface interaction,” and added to that, “the lack of after school opportunities” impacted the social/ emotional well-being of students. But there were positives of remote learning: “Extra sleep (no travel time to and from school), assignments can be done more efficiently, better food options…A meal distribution program was made available and supported by school staff who helped give out the meals.” More positives from that Trudeau interview: “This school year has gone well in terms of students being very good about following the new rules about mask wearing and social

distancing.” And this bit of humor learned by McHale, of “elementary school kids playing ‘it’ where ‘it’ is COVID,” and the good of high school students “feeling sympathy for older teachers less facile with technology.” How families were coping w ith Cov id came from McHale’s interview with a full-time working mother of four under the age of ten. “She gave thanks to the Greenwich public elementary schools for staying open, and to the counselors for their help in managing kids’ reactions to this

uniquely difficult time.” And there was that day in the difficult summer of 2020 on the beach of Greenwich Point, of her telling her four kids, they could have as many toppings as they wanted on their ice cream. “It was an ode to joy!” One further finding from McHale: “Families growing closer during the lockdown from spending more time together.” To contact the Greenwich Library Oral History Project, visit www.glohistory.org.

Randy Caravella’s Post Wines and Spirits customers during restaurant lockdowns were buying up their wine choices when they realized the difference between retail and restaurant prices of same wine. Photo by Sally McHale Collection from Greenwich Library Oral History Project.

Le Fat Poodle and Le Penguin co-owner, Anshu Vidyarthi spoke of customers generously buying gift certificates and leaving large tips to keep his staff and restaurants alive. Photo by Sally McHale Collection from Greenwich Library Oral History Project.

Jay Feinsod of Feinsod Hardware spoke of inflatable toy purchases soaring in the summer of 2020 as people were creating their own resorts at home. Photo by Sally McHale. Collection from Greenwich Library Oral History Project.

Ryan Keller, an EMT also with GEMS who does vaccinations. Photo by Connie Gibb, Collection from Greenwich Library Oral History Project.

Old Greenwich dentist Dr. Ernest Whittle had noticed the incidence of broken teeth increase from people grinding their teeth. Photo by Sally McHale, Collection from Greenwich Library Oral History Project.

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Leisure Time

Our List of Great Reads for About Halfway Through May drawings make The Story of dragonets are collected to fulfill Ferdinand a true classic. the prophecy, raised in a hidden cave and enlisted, against their will, to end the war. But not every dragonet wants a destiny...

answer to the basic existential question: How is it possible to exist in a place that sucks so bad? His strategy: remain at the periphery at all times. Keep an insanely low profile. This plan works for exactly eight hours.

customers are few, and they never seem to buy anything― instead, they "check out" large, obscure volumes from strange corners of the store. Suspicious, Clay engineers an analysis of the clientele's behavior, seeking help from his variously talented friends. But when they bring their findings to Mr. Penumbra, they discover the bookstore's secrets extend far beyond its walls.

By Emma Barhydt It is about halfway through May and the days keep getting longer, my puppy keeps growing bigger, and my days at work seem ever more monotonous as I watch carefree bluebirds f ly around outside on the occasional sweet spring breeze that blows through my hair. I hear my name being called from the roster of some grand quest. This invitation to run free certainly hasn’t helped my motivation at work. My eyes grow fuzzy, staring beyond my laptop to the horizon of adventure. I’m sure this is a feeling shared by many. And while I can’t hop a plane and f ly to France to f ind my great Perhaps, I can instead head to Diane’s Books to f ind an escapade w ithin books. For this month’s book list indulge in hilarity and fiction, be enthralled and entertained. Take a much deserved break from the day to day and sit down with these books, let them become old friends, and enjoy these delicate few weeks when spring breathlessly and silently metamorphosizes into summer.

Oh the Places You’ll Go, Dr. Suess From soaring to high heights and seeing great sights to being left in a lurch on a prick lely perch, Dr. Seuss addresses life’s ups and downs with his trademark humorous verse and whimsical illustrations. The inspiring and timeless message encourages readers to find the success that lies within, no matter what challenges they face. A perennial favorite and a perfect gift for anyone starting a new phase in their life! 7-13

6 and Under

Spark and the League of Ursus, Robert Repino Spark is not your average teddy bear. At night she fulfills her sacred duty: to protect the household from monsters. S p a r k ’s o w n e r L o r e t t a i s g row ing up and think s she doesn’t need her teddy anymore. When a monster unlike any other descends on their home, everything changes. Children are going missing, and the monster wants Loretta next. Only Spark can stop it. She must call upon the ancient League of Ursus—a secret alliance of teddy bears who are pledged to protect their human friends. The bears are all that stands between our world and the one that lies beneath. 14-17

The Rest of Us Just Live Here, Patrick Ness W h a t i f y o u a r e n' t t h e Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world, and sometimes you just have to f ind the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend is worshipped by mountain lions.

Into the Wild, Jack Krauker In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose h u n t e r. H o w C h r i s t o p h e r Johnson McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.

College

Winnie-the-Pooh, A.A. Milne The adventures of Ch r istopher Robin a nd h is friends in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday. These characters and their stories are timeless treasures of childhood that continue to speak to all of us with the kind of freshness and heart that distinguishes true storytelling.

The Story of Ferdinand, Murno Leaf Ferdinand is the world's most peaceful--and--beloved little bull. While all of the other bulls snort, leap, and butt their heads, Ferdinand is content to just sit and smell the f lowers under his favorite cork tree. Leaf's simple storytelling paired w ith Lawson's pen-and-ink

The Secret of the Old Clock, Caroline Keene Nancy, unaided, seeks to find a missing will. To the surprise of many, the Topham family will inherit wealthy Josiah Crowley's fortune, instead of deserving relatives and friends who were promised inheritances. Nancy determines that a clue to a second will might be found in an old clock Mr. Crowley had Eleanor and Park, owned and she seeks to find Rainbow Rowell the timepiece. Her search not Set over the course of one only tests her keen mind, but school year in 1986, this is the also leads her into a thrilling story of two star-crossed misfits adventure. smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you'll remember your own first love and just how hard it pulled you under.

The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire #1), Tui T. Sutherland This thrilling series soars a bove the competition a nd redefines middle-grade fantasy fiction for a new generation! The seven dragon tribes have been at war for generations, locked in a battle over the rights to succession. A secret movement called the Talons of Peace is determined to end the fighting, with the help of a prophecy. Five

The Odyssey

Translated by Emily Wilson, Homer The f irst great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. You’ve read The Odyssey before, but not like this. In this fresh, authoritative ve r s i o n ― t h e f i r s t E n g l i s h translation of The Odyssey by a wo m a n ― t h i s s t i r r i n g tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse and a vivid, contemporary idiom, this engrossing translation is one of the very few that matches the nu m ber of lines in the Greek original, thus striding Me and Earl and the Dying at Homer’s sprightly pace and Girl, Jesse Andrews singing with a voice that echoes I t i s a u n i v e r s a l l y Homer’s music. acknowledged truth that high school sucks. But on the first day of his senior year, Greg Gaines thinks he’s figured it out. The

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer Nine-year-old Oskar Schell has embarked on an urgent, secret mission that will take him through the five boroughs of New York. His goal is to f ind the lock that matches a mysterious key that belonged to his father who died in the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11. This seemingly impossible task will bring Oskar into contact with survivors of all sorts of an exhilarating, affecting, often hilarious, and ultimately healing journey. Grown-Ups

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco webdesign drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra's 2 4-Hour Bookstore. But after a few days on the job, Clay discovers that the store is more curious than either its name or its gnomic ow ner m ig ht sug ge st . The

Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life-until the unthinkable happens.

The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov One spring afternoon, the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow. Mikhail Bulgakov’s fantastical, funny, and devastating satire of Soviet life combines two distinct yet interwoven parts, one set in contemporar y Moscow, the other in ancient Jerusalem, each brimming with historical, imaginary, frightful, a nd wonder f u l cha rac ters. Written during the darkest days of Stalin’s reign, and f inally published in 1966 and 1967, The Master and Margarita became a literary phenomenon, signaling artistic and spiritual freedom for Russians everywhere.

Meet Student Journalism Institute Member, Daryl Furno By Jenny Byxbee Welcome Daryl Furno to the Greenwich Sentinel Student Journalism Institute Daryl a rising junior at GHS from Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Her studies are her top priority but when not concentrating on school work, she enjoys writing and is part of the Varsity Lacrosse team for GHS, "both really important passion of mine" “As an aspiring journalist, I wo u l d l i k e t o r e c o g n i z e my grandmother for always supporting me and encouraging me to apply and the Greenwich sentinel for g iv ing me this opportunity” I f you a re i ntere ste d i n learning more about the SJI or t he Gre enw ich S ent i nel Foundation and its initiatives,

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OBITUARIES

Joan Murphy Joan Byrne Murphy, a longtime resident of Cos Cob, passed away on May 5, 2021. She was 92. Born in Brooklyn and raised in New Rochelle, she was the daughter of John T. and Katherine W. Byrne. She was a graduate of Chestnut Hill College, in Philadelphia. In 1951 she married the illustrator John Cullen Murphy, who passed away in 2004. Mrs. Murphy was long involved in local schools and was an active proponent of women's sports. She was deeply engaged in the process that resulted in the creation of the new Cos Cob Library; she was also a volunteer with Neighbor to Neighbor, distributing food and clothing to members of the Greenwich community, and a hospice volunteer through Greenwich Hospital. Mrs. Murphy was a member of the Millbrook Country Club for 67 years; she enjoyed golf and bridge. She was a lector at St. Catherine of Siena Church, in Riverside, and participated in Walking with Purpose. Mrs. Murphy is survived by her eight children: Cullen Murphy (Anna Marie), of Boston; Mary Cullene Murphy, of Brookline, MA; Siobhan Grogan, of Oaxaca, Mexico; Byrne Sleeper (Cary), of Mamaroneck, NY; Finn Murphy, of Longmont, CO; Brendan Murphy (Kari), of Leesburg, VA; Cait Murphy, of New York City; and Meg Nash (Tim), of Webster Groves, MO. She is also survived by 19 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, May 10 at St. Catherine of Siena Church, in Riverside. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Cos Cob Library (5 Sinawoy Road, Cos Cob) or Kids in Crisis (kidsincrisis.org).

Steven Ball

Steven Ball, a lifetime Greenwich resident, loving husband and father of two, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 2,2021 after a long battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family and friends. Steve was born on March 26, 1971 to Malcolm and Lucille Ball in Greenwich Hospital. He received his bachelor’s degree from Central Connecticut State University and went on to work as a construction project manager for many years with Hawley Construction in Danbury. An avid boater, Steve was a longtime member of the Byram Shore Boat Club. He also served as the Marshall for the Acacia Masonic Lodge #85. He could always be found at his go-to restaurant, T&J’s in Port Chester NY, sipping his favorite Italian red wine and checking out the “daily specials” menu. Steve cherished his friends and loved to hang out in his “man cave” watching sports with his dog Dillon by his side. His positive approach and his fun-loving personality allowed him to give this terrible disease a good fight. Steve is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Karen Ball, and their children, Lance Corporal Jacob Ball and Sadie Ball. He is also survived by his father Malcolm of Greenwich, his brother Mike and sister-in-law Lydia of Pleasantville NY, his Uncle Joe Biase of Stamford, and his cousin Vicki Downer also of Stamford. Steve is the son-in-law of Edward and Sue Kessey of Tulsa, Oklahoma and brother-in-law to Jerome Benton and Danny Wray. Uncle Steve is survived by loving nieces and nephews Janet, Charlie, Owen, Anna, Charlotte, Cadence and Hunter. He is preceded in death by his mother, Lucille Ball, and his sisters-in-law Kathy Benton and Kristen Wray. To honor and celebrate Steve’s life, family and friends gathered Sunday, May at Coxe and Graziano funeral home, Greenwich. A mass was held Monday, May 10 at St. Mary’s RC Church, Greenwich, followed by a private committal. One of Steve’s friend’s daughters took her life a year and a half ago at the age of 16. It affected him deeply, as it did all of us. We ask that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Steve’s name be made to Hope for Hallie, her parents’ nonprofit organization, which works to spread mental health awareness. (www.hopeforhallie. org).

Elaine Coddaire

Elaine Marie Coddaire, 65, passed away May 3, 2021. She was born Feb 23, 1956. She was predeceased by her father William Coddaire. She is survived by her mother Theresa DeVito Coddaire of Riverside CT, Sisters Michelle Bellantonio, Suzanne Field, Brothers William and Michael Coddaire. There will be a private service.

Arthur Hunt

Arthur Walter Hunt, 81, of Rocky Hill and formerly of Ridgefield and Greenwich, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT. Born in Chichester, Sussex, England on Oct. 8, 1939, the only child of the late Albert Walter and Jessie Elizabeth (Godfrey) Hunt. He was raised in Sussex, England and was a graduate of Brighton & Hove Grammar School. He continued his education at the London School of Economics. After graduation, Arthur became a chartered accountant with the firm of Arthur Andersen. On Dec. 14, 1963, Arthur married his childhood sweetheart, Mary Mountford in Brighton, Sussex, England, and the young couple began what would turn into a 57-year international adventure. Arthur's first position after qualifying as a chartered accountant was to open an off ice for Thomson McLintock in Lisbon, Portugal. His most important client being the Gulbenkian Foundation, which today is the cultural backbone of Portugal. He and his wife Mary started a family and welcomed two daughters while living in Portugal, Lucy Louise and Maria Fernanda. Following on his success in Lisbon, and now a partner, he moved to Lima, Peru and later Sao Paulo, Brazil where he and his family lived for 10 years. Arthur's last assignment with the firm was in Stamford, CT and the firm at that time was known as, Klynveld Peat Goerdeler (KPG). He and his family settled in Ridgefield, CT. After five years and only in his forties, he followed his wife's passion for art, left his partner position with what would become one of the "Big Four" accounting firms, KPMG, and purchased an art supply and framing business in Greenwich, CT. The business was small, but Arthur and Mary realized the potential and added

an art gallery which featured British artists many of whom were a part of the Royal Academy in England. With their daughters off at college, Arthur and Mary resumed their travel and attracted artists from all over the United Kingdom to display their work at their gallery in Greenwich. After 16 years, they decided to sell the business, Barney's Place & Art Gallery on Greenwich Avenue, and retire to Portugal where their married life had begun. They purchased a beautiful home, Casa Colina in Tavira, The Algarve. Arthur planted a vineyard and enjoyed gardening and tending the fruit trees on the property. While in Portugal, they joined the local Church of England, enjoyed playing Bridge, food, wine, culture, and their many friends. In 2019, Arthur and Mary move back to the United States for health reasons. Arthur continued to play Bridge and was working towards his goal of becoming a Life Master. In recent years, he enjoyed going for walks, home cooked meals, attending Park Congregational Church in Norwich where his granddaughter (Abigail) sang. Besides his loving wife and partner in adventure for almost 60 years, he leaves; Lucy Louise Gilson, Ph.D. and her husband Paul William Read Gilson, Ph.D. of Vernon, CT, and Maria Fernanda Hunt of Merida, Mexico; two grandchildren, Abigail Sybil Gilson and Simon Arthur Gilson; a sister-in-law, Helen Hankins of Interlochen, MI; and a niece and nephew, Tracy and Andrew Hankins both of Michigan. A memorial service to celebrate Arthur's wonderful life will be held on Friday, May 21, 11 a.m., at Park Congregational Church, 283 Broadway, Norwich. LaddTurkington & Carmon Funeral Home in Vernon has care of the arrangements.

Gary Miller

Gary Dayton Miller, 82, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 30. Born in Mount Vernon, NY on Sept. 29, 1938, he was the beloved son of the late Gordon and Janet Miller. Gary graduated from the Horace Mann School in 1956 where he was the quarterback on the football team and point guard on the basketball team. He graduated from the University of Bridgeport in 1960 with a degree in education and continued there to earn a master's degree in education. After raising their family in Greenwich, CT, he and his wife, Judy, recently located to Hanover, NH, where Judy will continue to reside. Gary dedicated his life to fostering an environment for thousands of young people to grow and thrive, often playing the role of surrogate father and grandfather. His career began as a teacher and head basketball coach at Wilton (CT) High School where his team reached the state championship game in the 1967-68 season. In 1968, he returned to his alma mater to join the faculty at the Horace Mann School where he was a teacher, the Admissions Director, member of the Guidance Department, and coach of football, golf, and girls basketball before retiring in 1997. While at Horace Mann, he was also a co-founder of Summer on the Hill, an academic enrichment program for local public school students, where he served as chairman of the board. His true joy was time at Camp Merriwood for girls in Orford, NH, which grew from his mother's vision in 1949. It was there in 1957 that Gary met the love of his life, Judy, when she caught his eye after picking her up at the train station her first summer as a counselor. She continued to capture his heart for almost 61 years of marriage. Gary filled many roles at Merriwood over the years: director, mower of soccer fields, bike riding instructor, gardener with his junior campers, and Santa - donning a red suit and white beard in the middle of the summer heat. Invariably, Gary would be working on some project around camp, but never intently enough that he wouldn't stop and chat with whomever came by. When not puttering around camp, Gary loved to hit the links with Judy, travel to Park City to ski, or cruise around the lake as the sun set, laughing and telling stories with his family. Gar y loved his family immensely, but his grandchildren were the apple of his eye. There was no bigger fan on the sidelines than Grandpa. He sported the appropriate team colors, wore the team swag like all the other fans, and in his eyes his grandchildren were always the best players out there. In addition to his beloved wife, Gary is survived by his daughter Susan (David) Hild, and sons Greg (Judy) and Mark (Renai) Miller, adored grandchildren, David (Ali) and Steven Hild and, Claire and Kevin Miller, and great-grandson, Archer Hild. He is also survived by his brother, Gordon Porter Miller and his immediate family. In lieu of flowers, memorials should be made to the "Moose and Janet Miller Campership Fund," named for his parents and created so girls who may not have been able to attend camp for financial reasons would have the opportunity to experience Merriwood. Checks should be sent to 37 Long View Road, West Hartford, CT 06107. A celebration of Gary's life will be held on Saturday, June 5 at 11 at the Orford Congregational Church, Orford, NH with a reception following at Camp Merriwood.

love of country and fulfilled her patriotic “duty” with the Daughters of the American Revolution, Putnam Hill Chapter and as Connecticut State Regent. She enjoyed recounting historical facts and events with her grandchildren and visitors of all ages as a docent of Putnam Cottage. Joan had a deep appreciation of music and art and was a lifelong supporter of the Metropolitan Opera, Greenwich Symphony Orchestra, and the Bruce Museum. She proudly attended nearly every school concert in which her children or grandchildren performed or conducted. Joan was an avid and passionate bridge player, ultimately earning the distinction of Life Master, one of her crowning achievements. If a bridge game could be organized with a gourmet meal, homemade baked desserts, good wine and dancing, Joan would be in her element. Joan loved the adventure of global travel, exploring music, art, and cultures around the world — whether on safari in Africa, touring European opera houses, on a transatlantic bridge cruise, or acting as tour guide at renowned museums or ancient ruins sites. At home in Greenwich, she enjoyed the beach, swimming at Tod’s Point and a relaxing sail on the Sound. With a zest for life and a full social calendar, Joan delighted in the company of her many friends and family, and will be fondly remembered for her dedication to the causes she championed. She is survived by her children William Bloxsom-Carter (Katherine) of Paso Robles, California, Barbara C. Kohn (Ernesto), Geoffrey B. Carter, and James G. Carter, all of Greenwich, and eight grandchildren (Rexford, Nicholas, Christopher, Kimberly, Diane, Thomas, Matthew, Victoria). A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on May 29 at Christ Church, Greenwich. For those unable to attend, the service will be livestreamed via the website: christchurchgreenwich.org . In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Christ Church Altar Guild: onrealm.org/ParishChristChu/-give/now.

and Sadie (Barbagallo) Demetri and his sister Linda Pelletier. He is survived by his wife of nearly fifty years, Christine Demetri, his daughter Beth (Humberto) Alves, son Stephen Demetri, and his three grandsons Dylan, Michael, and Brandon Alves. siblings Kathy Quinn, Sandra Demetri, and Betty Betz. There was a private mass for immediate family.

Antoinette Albero

Antoinette M. Albero, passed away at home in Peterborough, NH on April 15, 2021 at the age of 98. Antoinette (Ann) was born in the North Mianus area of Greenwich, on Feb. 9, 1923 to Angelo and Rosaria Bonvenuto. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family, which included an older brother Manual Bonvenuto and a younger sister Florence Bonvenuto. Antoinette graduated from Greenwich High School in 1941 and spent the years during and after the war working as a seamstress in a factory making uniforms and other clothing. She married Louis J. D'Amore, a musician, also of Greenwich in 1949 and from the early 1950's Antoinette worked part-time at Bloomingdale's in Stamford until her husband's death in 1964. Antoinette remarried in 1969 to the late Peter C. Albero of Greenwich. Antoinette worked in the advertising department of Pitney Bowes from 1964 until retirement in 1985. She made lifelong friends in the various places that she worked. Antoinette was a very active person who valued knowledge, traveled extensively and became an avid reader; factors that surely contributed to her longevity. She was a parishioner of St. Bridget's Church and belonged to the Catholic Daughters for many years. She loved baseball and was a NY Yankees fan from the days of Joe DiMaggio when she used to listen to the games on the radio while ironing. She volunteered at the Whitney Museum and often attended the museums, theatre and the opera. She frequently went to NYC together with her sister Florence, where they would sometimes attend two performances in a day. They not only covered the popular shows of the time, but would also venture off-Broadway. She is survived by her only child, Louis J. D'Amore and his wife, Donna of Wilton, NH; her grandchildren Jennifer Arbour and husband Jason Asselin of New Ipswich, NH and Jessica Arbour of Questa, NM and great-grandson Eli Arbour-Asselin. In addition to her direct descendants, she is survived by cousins, nieces and nephews of the Bonvenuto, D'Amore and Albero families. As she would say, she "had a good run." She lived independently, drove a car and bowled well into her 90's. She was an original independent woman of great character that will be missed. Funeral services were held at Saint Bridget of Ireland Church in Stamford on Wednesday, May 12 followed by private burial at St. Mary's cemetery in Greenwich.

Dolores Edgar

Dolores Edgar, age 92, peacefully passed away on April 6, 2021. She lived a warm and comfortable long life. She was born on December 17, 1928 in Sacramento CA the youngest of John and Marian O'Connor. She married Charles Wilson Edgar on Dec. 27, 1952. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister, Cathy Silva and brother, Jack O'Connor. Dolores and Chuck lived in the west early on when he worked for Morrison Knudsen in Boise ID until they moved to Greenwich in 1960 with their two daughters Cathie and Denise. Dolores was loved by many and was a dear friend to all. She tolerated sailing with Chuck on their Flying Scott until their youngest daughter, Denise, was old enough to crew. She also enjoyed biking and fishing on Longboat Key Florida where they spent winters for twenty-five years. She always caught fish and made life long friends with both the Snowbirds and the locals. She enjoyed walking in Bruce Park and at Tod's Point which she felt appropriate given those were the names of her son in laws. She is survived by Cathie and Bruce Burkland of Jackson WY, Kaia (granddaughter) and Rick Boyd of San Diego CA, Wilson (grandson) and Zoe Burkland of Vashon WA and Carter James Burkland (great grandson). Denise and Todd Martin, Devon (granddaughter) and Tim Tiani, Taylor and Emilia Tiani (great granddaughters) and Kelsey Martin (granddaughter) all of Fairfield CT. In addition to many nieces who she thoughtfully called every year on their birthdays. Her family will celebrate her life privately at a later date.

Joan Sullivan

June 17, 1948 - May 7, 2021 Joa n Ti bb et t s Su l l iva n, 7 2 , a r e sident of Northborough, Mass. for the last year and a 50-year resident of Fairfield, CT passed away peacefully on May 7, 2021 with family by her side. She leaves behind her husband of 52 years, John E. Sullivan, her son Sean E. Sullivan and his husband Mark W. Hamilton, her sister Susan Rogers and her husband Albert II, her sister Sally Cunningham and her husband Robert, sisters-in-law Margaret Sabia and Gail Pendergast. She also leaves behind nieces Sara Biadacz, Laura Erb, nephews Albert Rogers III, Joshua Sabia, Jesse Sabia, Brian Pendergast, their spouses, grandnieces and nephews. Joan was the daughter of Donald C. Tibbetts and the late Lorraine (Corson) Tibbetts, born in Worcester, Mass. and raised in Northborough. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst; completed post-graduate work at Fairfield University and earned multiple professional certifications. Joan served as the Director of Purchasing for the Town of Greenwich for 27 years and retired in 2017. Joan took great pride in her professional achievements and was known as a tough but fair negotiator, an iron fist in a velvet glove. She enjoyed domestic and international travel, spending time with family and friends and collecting owls. A quote from Joan in a newspaper profile noted "I like owls because they represent knowledge." She will be remembered as a fiercely loyal and loving daughter, sister, wife, mother and friend. A private service will be held Thursday, May 13, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Chiampa Funeral Home in Shrewsbury, followed by interment at the Howard Street Cemetery. There are no calling hours. The Sullivan and Tibbetts family would like to express our gratitude to Joan's caregiver, Joan Campbell. In lieu of flowers donations can be sent to the ALS Stephen Demetri Foundation - Massachusetts Chapter, 685 Canton Street Stephen J. Demetri, 77, of Palm Coast, passed away Suite 103, Norwood, MA 02062. suddenly on April 29, 2021. Steve was born on Nov. Joan Carter 29, 1943 to Nofie and Sadie (Barbagallo) Demetri in Joan Diane Shober Carter, teacher, volunteer, patriot, Gloucester, MA. After graduating from Gloucester High bridge enthusiast, patron of the arts, and devoted School, he enlisted in the US Navy where he served for mother of four, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021 four years. Upon his honorable discharge, he went on at the age of 88. Mrs. Carter was a lifelong resident of to study Civil Engineering at the Benjamin Franklin Greenwich and the only child of Frank William and Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. After college Helen Barbara King Shober. She was a graduate of graduation, he married Christine Wilber in 1971 and Pelham High School, Syracuse University, and Teachers moved to Fairfield, Connecticut where they made their College, Columbia University. family home. Steve was employed as the Superintendent Joan’s teaching career began as an art instructor and of Wastewater Treatment for the Town of Greenwich, evolved into teaching fashion pattern design and sewing CT until he retired. at JM Wright Technical School in Stamford. She was a Steve was a devoted father, determined to provide talented seamstress and knitter who enjoyed sharing for his family and give them the life he felt they her skills with others. deserved. His family meant more to him than anything Joan was an active member of the community and else in the world. His greatest joy was spending time dedicated her time to numerous local organizations, with his family, especially his three grandsons. Steve including the Woman’s Club, American Association of enjoyed retirement and lived for a short time in Naples, University Women, the National League of Pen Women, Florida. He and his wife, Christine, moved to Palm Coast American Red Cross, United Way Community Answers, in 2012 to be closer to their daughter's family. Anyone and Neighbor to Neighbor. Joan was a congregant of who knew Steve knew that he was the most loving Christ Church, serving on the Altar Guild, outreach father and husband a family could ask for. committees, and as a Lay Minister. Joan valued her Steve was predeceased by his parents Nof ie

Kenneth Walters

Kenneth Donald Walters died on July 18, 2020 at Yale New Haven Hospital of complications from Covid-19. He was 76. Kind hearted and sociable, Ken had a marvelous sense of fun and adventure. All who knew him remember the unique sparkle in his eyes. Born in Stamford, CT on April 2, 1944, on his mother's birthday, Ken was the second of three sons of Elzey Walters, Jr. and Virginia Vought Walters formerly of Riverside and Old Greenwich, Connecticut. He was a 1962 graduate of Greenwich High School, attended Nichols College and served two years in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne Division. School and was a champion pole vaulter. He and his brothers learned to ski, in his case expertly, from his namesake uncle, Kenneth Brown Vought and members of the River Hills Ski Club of Stamford, CT. Ken had a keen interest in the outdoors and was an avid athlete. In his youth he sailed, swam, and shined at tennis at the Riverside Yacht Club. He lettered in football, hockey and track at Greenwich High School. Ken logged sixty-two skydiving jumps from altitudes up to 13,000 feet. He also completed the 1978 NYC Marathon. Ken worked in Greenwich and Stamford in sales, tree service, and construction until retiring in 1996 to New Haven where he enjoyed residing at the Parent's Foundation. At the West Haven VA Hospital's Blind Rehabilitation Center, Ken volunteered more than 17,500 hours assisting other veterans, never missing a day – rain, sleet or snow. He also led a men's group at his residence where the latest news was vigorously debated. He is survived by his son, Todd Scofield Walters, daughter, Amy Scofield Walters, and former wife, Sally Scofield Walters, all of Virginia Beach, his younger brother, Craig Vought Walters of Longboat Key, Florida, four nephews, two nieces, and his devoted care manager for 19 years, Roseann Pandolfi of Branford, CT. Ken was predeceased by his parents and older brother, David E. Walters, Sr. who died in 2018. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ken's honor can be made to the Greenwich Botanical Center in Cos Cob, CT at greenwichbotanicalcenter.org/

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Philosopher, Theologian John Hare: Why We Bother To Be Good By Anne W. Semmes The Christ Church Sunday Forum continues to host leading theologians as in this past Sunday’s Zoom guest, Brit John Hare, the Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale University. Addressing the subject of the talk, “Why Bother to be Good,” Professor Hare began, “So, I'm going to talk to you about morality and the Christian faith.” “First of all, what is morality,” he asked. “It's a set of requirements, positive and negative for how we treat each other… In the language of Emmanuel Kant…I think the greatest philosopher of the modern age… The first requirement is that when you're dealing with other people, you have to be able to will that what you're going to do should be acceptable…you have to act in a way that you would be content if it were being done to you.” The second requirement

is,” he said, “You have to treat humanity with dignity. God was the first person really to lay out what dignity means…And that means when you treat a human being with dignity, you share that person's ends or purposes as much as you can, as much as morality itself allows.” So, you are in a restaurant at the end of a long day, “And suppose the waitress is a little bit slow delivering your food, and you get snippy with her. Are you treating her as a human being, or are you treating her as a conveyor belt to get the food from the kitchen to your table as quickly as possible? So, treat every human being as a human being, with dignity, with incommensurable worth.” Fo r a C h r i s t i a n , h e t o l d , “mora lit y has a th ree-pa r t structure, and the f irst part is this demand, which I think God puts upon us as the author of our being…And the second part of the structure is our natural capacities - what we're born with.

“You have to treat humanity with dignity. God was the first person really to lay out what dignity means.” We're born wanting two different things, wanting to be happy and wanting to be good… But alas, we rank them innately. And when our own happiness seems to conflict with goodness, we tend to put our own happiness first. So that creates a gap and call it the moral gap between the demand and our natural capacities. “S o, t he t h i rd pa r t of t he structure for a Christian is God's assistance. And there has to be that assistance if morality is going to make sense, because it doesn't make sense that we be under a demand that we're unable to meet. So, Augustine says it this way - God bids us do what we cannot, in order that we may learn our dependence upon God. And Martin Luther has

this picture of a parent, teaching a child to walk. The toddler gets up and makes a couple of hesitating steps, and the parent reaches out a hand, and then guides the child the rest of the way. So, God doesn't tell us to do what's impossible. But God tells us to do what we can only do with God's help. And that's the three-part structure.” Hare spelled out a trilogy of his books on “the kinds of help God gives to us,” that he has been working on for over 20 years. The first two published are “The Moral Gap,” “God’s Command.” and the third a working title of “The Good Life and the Holy Spirit.” Addressing “The Moral Gap” he said, “What happens when we don't live by this moral requirement.

How can we be forgiven? I don't think we can forgive ourselves because we don't have the right status to do that. The doctrine of atonement is how God can forgive us. Atonement literally is atonement. First of all, we share our sins with Christ…Jesus confesses our sins to the Father. It's a vicarious repentance. A repentance on our behalf. But that's atonement.” Hare’s second book, “God’s Command,” he said addresses God as the author of the moral demand. “It's God's command that helps us to sort out what we should follow, and what we should not…If we do what God tells us to do, we will in the end have God's peace. So, the Psalm says, righteousness and peace will kiss each other.” Lastly, addressing his third book, “The Good Life and the Holy Spirit,” he said, “The Holy Spirit puts us next to the people that we are supposed to help. I call this providential proximity. So, the Good Samaritan was on the

road. And there was the wounded traveler, and the Holy Spirit put the Good Samaritan next to the wounded traveler and the neighbor - proximus in Latin means the one you're next to. And it doesn't have to be geographical proximity.” He then told about his son: “So, my son goes to Zambia to work on an AIDS education program, way out in the bush. And he lived in a village, which was desperately poor. And because he went there, that became my village to help. We have to be discerning all the time who is God putting me next to.” Next Sunday’s 11 am Christ Church Greenwich Sunday Zoom will be speaker and author Dr. Pete Enns, the Abram S. Clemens professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University in St. Davids, PA who hosts the podcast The Bible for Normal People. His most recent book is “How the Bible Actually Works.” For more information visit https:// christchurchgreenwich.org/sundayforum/

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Assemblies of God Harvest Time Church 1338 King St., 203-531-7778 www.htchurch.com In-Person Worship Services: Sun, 8:30, 10 & 11:30am (meeting on a limited basis in accordance with CDC guidelines and Connecticut’s executive orders). All services are streamed on the church’s website and social media outlets. Bible Study: The Glory of Christ, Wed, 7pm. Read The Bible 2021: join here facebook.com/groups/ bible2021. Discovery Track May session: Wed, May 12-June 2, 7-8pm. Baptist First Baptist Church 10 Northfield St.; 203-869-7988 www.firstbaptistgreenwich.com Sunday Servings: 11:30am, Facebook Live or for Devotion: 11-11:25am (Dial in 701-802-5355, Access code 360922). Greenwich Baptist Church 10 Indian Rock Ln; 203-869-2807 www.greenwichbaptist.org Worship: Sun, 11am (in person and online through Facebook & YouTube). Adult Bible Study: 9:30am. Prayer Gathering: Fri, 6-7pm, Chapel. Catholic Sacred Heart Church 95A Henry St.; 203-531-8730 www.sacredheartgreenwich.org Mass: Mon-Fri, 7am, in the Chapel. Sat, 4pm. Sun: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30am. Confessions: Sat, 3:20-3:50pm. As of April 17, there is no phone calls, emails or text messages required to attend Masses in-person. “In Pew Weekend”: May 15 & 16. Reconciliation: May 15. St. Catherine of Siena and St. Agnes St. Agnes: 247 Stanwich Rd; St. Catherine: 4 Riverside Ave; 203637-3661 www.stc-sta.org Masses: Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri: Daily Mass at St. Catherine’s Church – in-person and livestream, 7am; 5:15pm, St. Agnes, in-person. Sat (1st Sat of the month): Confessions at St. Agnes Church – in-person (specific dates in the bulletin), 3-4pm; Vigil Mass at St. Catherine’s Church – in-person and livestream, 5pm. Masses - Sun: 7:30am, St. Catherine’s – in-person and livestream; 9am, St. Agnes – in-person; 10:30am, St. Catherine’s – in-person and livestream; 11am, Language Masses: St. Agnes & Lucey Parish Hall – in-person, (French: 2nd Sun of month; Italian: 3rd Sun of month & 4th Sun of month in May; Spanish: 4th Sun of month); 5pm, St. Agnes – in-person. *Under the tent from Memorial Day to Labor Day. As of May 1: there is no sign up required to attend Masses in person. Ongoing: Food & Essentials Drive for Neighbor to Neighbor (there will be a car or SUV with an open trunk in the parking lot across from St. Catherine’s church on Tuesdays, 9-11am for drop-off donations. Donations can also be dropped at the Signin table at Sat, Sun or Daily Mass at St. Agnes). St. Mary Church 178 Greenwich Ave.; 203-869-9393 www.stmarygreenwich.org Public Mass: Mon-Fri, 12:05pm (no reservations are needed - limited to 50 people). Sat: Vigil, 4pm; Spanish (call 203-912-0246 for reservations), 7:30pm. Sun: 9, 10:30am & 12:15pm, (must make reservation in advance by calling the Parish Office, Thu or Fri, 9am-3pm and speak to the receptionist). Confessions: Sat, 2:45-3:45pm, on the patio. Virtual Mass: Sun, 12:15pm, with Fr. La Pastina on Facebook. Visit EWTN.com for daily Mass at 8am with encore at 12pm. Sunday Family Rosary: Sun, 7:30pm (No registration is necessary), live-streamed on YouTube (also listen by phone). Mass of Installation of the Rev. Michael Keenan Jones as the 13th Pastor of the Parish of St. Mary – The Most Rev. Frank J. Caggiano Bishop of Bridgeport presiding:

May 15, 4pm. St. Michael the Archangel 469 North St.; 203-869-5421 www.stmichaelgreenwich.com Mass: Sat: Mass, 9am (In-person & Live Stream); Confessions, 3:153:45pm; Vigil Mass, 4pm (In-person only); Vigil Mass, 5pm (In-person & Live Stream). Sun: 7:30, 9 (In-person & Live Streamed), 10:30am, 12 & 5pm (In-person only). Mon: 7:30 & 9am (In-person & Live Streamed). Tue: 7:30 & 9am (In-person & Live Streamed). Wed: 7:30 & 9am (In-person & Live Streamed); Eucharistic Adoration, 9:30am-8pm; Confessions, 9:3010:30am & 7-8pm. Thu: 7:30 & 9am (In-person & Live Streamed). Fri: 7:30 & 9am (In-person & Live Streamed); Stations of the Cross, 6:30pm. (Log onto the website at stmichaelgreenwich.com to access the Zoom Link or the LIVE Stream Masses and the Mass Reservation System). Angel Group: 2nd Thursday of every month starting May 13, 7-8:30pm at St. Michael’s Church. St. Timothy Chapel 1034 North St.; 203-869-5421

Daily Mass: Mon-Sat: 7:30 & 9:30am. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Wed, 10am-4pm; Live-streamed, 1011am. Confessions: Wed, 10-11am & 3-4pm. St. Paul Church 84 Sherwood Ave.; 203-531-8741 www.stpaulgreenwich.org Public Mass Celebration: Mon-Thu: 9am; Sat: 4pm (Vigil); Sun: 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30am (Reservation is required only for Sunday Mass by visiting the homepage or by calling 203-531-8741, ext. 4). Holy Days: Vigil: 5:30pm, 9am & 12:15pm. Online daily Mass at EWTN. com, 8am with encore at 12pm. Daily Mass also available on Bishop Robert Barron’s website at wordonfire.org/ daily-mass. Confessions by appointment only – call 203-531-8741, ext. 2. Mass reservations are no longer necessary. Solemnity of The Ascension of the Lord Mass: May 13, 9am & 12:15pm. St. Roch Church 10 St. Roch Ave.; 203-869-4176 www.strochchurch.com Mass: (Reservations and/or for viewing via live streaming): Mon-Fri: 7:30pm; Sat: 5pm; Sun: 7:30am (Concelebrated for Previously Scheduled 9:30am Mass Intentions), 10:30am, 12pm (Spanish). Mass Intentions: consult the bulletin for time. Christian Science First Church of Christ, Scientist 11 Park Place; 203-869-2503 www.christiansciencect.org/greenwich Sunday and Wednesday services via live tele-conference: 203-680-9095, code is 520520*. Community First Church of Round Hill 464 Round Hill Rd.; 203-629-3876 www.firstchurchofroundhill.com No in-person service at this time. (If you need to reach Rev. Leo W. Curry, pastor, or any other personnel, call 203-629-3876 and leave a message or email fcroundhill@outlook.com). Round Hill Community Church 395 Round Hill Rd.; 203-869-1091 www.roundhillcommunitychurch. org Worship, Children’s Ministries and Youth Fellowship: Sun. 10-10:30am, in the Church, registration is required. Weekly service also available online. Thrive: biweekly high school gathering, Wed, 6pm. Foundations: biweekly middle school gathering, Fri, 6pm. November Bible Study: Stories of Advent, Mondays at 11 am, registration required. An evening with Brian Hehn – virtual Hymnposium: May 20, 7pm, via Zoom. Congregational

The First Congregational Church 108 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-1791 www.fccog.org Worship: In-Person: Sunday, 10am (signup via website or Friday email blast); Virtual: Sun, 10am (live-streaming on YouTube and Facebook, and broadcast on WGCH (1490 AM)). Connect during the week: Wed: Wisdom on Wednesdays (sent by the Ministerial Staff); Fri: Friday Email Blast (sign up through the website); Church school before worship most Sundays, 9am (preschool-grade 6). Online programming available via Zoom. A joyful community diverse in spiritual backgrounds and beliefs. North Greenwich Congregational 606 Riversville Rd.; 203-869-7763 www.northgreenwichchurch.org Online Worship Service: Sun, 10:30am, via Zoom (email Rev. Halac at Pastor@northgreenwichchurch.org or call the church). Second Congregational Church 139 E Putnam Ave.; 203-869-9311 www.2cc.org Services available online, details at 2cc.org. Contemporary Worship: Sat, 5pm. Traditional Sunday Service: 8:30 & 10:30am. Email Pam@2cc.org to reserve a seat. 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 Worship: Sun: Eucharist, 8am (in-person); 10am (in-person & livestream/ on-demand); Choral Evensong (in-person & livestream/on-demand), 5pm; Compline, 8pm (livestream/on-demand). Mon-Fri: Morning Prayer, 8am (via Zoom). Tue: Eucharist, 10am (in-person). Thu: Choral Evensong, 6:30pm (in-person & livestream/ on-demand). Registration ongoing for Vacation Bible School: June 28-July 2. Living in Communion - Evening Study: Mon, through May 16, 7-8pm, via Zoom. Living in Communion Daytime Study: Wed, through May 19, 12-1pm, via Zoom. May 16: Sunday Forum: “Reimagining God in the Bible”, 11am, via Zoom; Earth Day Liturgy & Hike, 2:30pm Pomerance Park. St. Barnabas Episcopal Church 954 Lake Ave.; 203-661-5526 www.stbarnabasgreenwich.org Sunday Worship: Spoken Eucharist, 8am, Church; Holy Eucharist with music, 10am, Church and Livestream; Family Eucharist, 10am, Parish Hall. (sign up for in-person service: signupgenius.com/go/4090e4aadac2ea3ff2-sunday1). Coffee and Morning Prayers Podcast: Mon-Fri. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 200 Riverside Ave.; 203-637-2447 www.stpaulsriverside.org Worship Service: Sun, 8:30am, Live Streamed. Bible Study: Tue, 10:30am, via Zoom. Evening Prayer: Thu, 7pm. The Sanctuary has re-opened for in person worship on Sundays for the 8:30am service; the 10:15 service will also be in the sanctuary on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month. On the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month, worship will be in the Meadow (weather permitting.) Sunday School will continue in Selleck Hall. Ongoing: Neighbor-to-Neighbor Food Drive: Every Thu, 10-11:30am, in the parking lot. May Worship on the Meadow: Sundays, 10:30am. Yoga on the Meadow: May 14, 10am. St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church 350 Sound Beach Ave; 203-6372262 www.saintsaviours.org In-person Outdoor Service: Sun, 11am. Online Worship Services available on Youtube.

Jewish Chabad Lubavitch of Greenwich 75 Mason St.; 203-629-9059 www.chabadgreenwich.org Services available via Zoom. PJ Library Zoom Storytime: Mon-Thurs, 3pm & Fri, 2pm. Outdoor Mommy & Me Musical Shabbat: Fri, through June 4, 9:30am, Carmel Campus, registration required. Outdoor Mommy & Me Yoga: Mon, through June 7, 9:15am, Carmel Campus, registration required. Congregation Shir Ami 1273 E. Putnam Ave, PO Box 312, Riverside; 203-900-7976; www. congregationshirami.org All services, programs and celebrations are available online via Zoom. Havdallah/Shavuot - Cheese tasting: May 15, 7:30pm. Essential Jewish Conversation Class: Beliefs and Values: “What Do Jews Believe About Jesus?”: May 17, 7:30pm. Greenwich Reform Synagogue 92 Orchard St.; 203-629-0018 www.grs.org Online programs streamed virtually on Zoom.us: Tot Shabbat with Rabbi Gerson and Cantor Dunkerley, Fri, 5pm. Shabbat services with Rabbi Gerson and Cantor Dunkerley, Fri, 7pm. Religious School: Sun, 9:30am. Hebrew School: Wed, 4:30pm. Annual Joint Reform Tikkun Leil Shavuot Program: May 16, 7:30pm, online. Temple Sholom 300 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-7191 www.templesholom.com Services: live-streamed via Zoom and Facebook: Fri, 6:30pm; Sat, 10am; Sun, 8:15am. Lunch ‘n Learn: Tue, 12-1pm, via Zoom. Limited in-person Friday night Shabbat service, registration is required, lori.baden@templesholom. com. Outdoor Shavuot Concert: Songs of Light & Hope with Mikhal & Ella: May 16, 4-5pm, (Rain date: June 6), offsite at The Meadows in Riverside. Lutheran First Lutheran Church 38 Field Point Rd.; 203-869-0032 www.firstpaul.com Indoor Service: Sun, 10:30am. Bible Study: Sun, 11:45am. St. Paul Lutheran Church 286 Delavan Ave.; 203-531-8466 www.firstpaul.com Indoor Service: Sun, 9am. Bible Study: Sun, 10:15am. Wednesday After-School program: Snacks & Crafts, 3-4pm; Bible Stories & Catechesis, 4-5pm; Community Dinner, 5:30pm (all are welcome); Bible Study on Romans (adults), 6:30pm. Methodist Diamond Hill United Methodist 521 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-2395 www.diamondhillumc.com Online: Worship Service every Sunday, 10am, followed by a time of virtual Fellowship. Wednesday Noonday Prayer and Wednesday Evening Bible Study. (Details for all can be found on the website). First United Methodist Church 59 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-629-9584 www.fumcgreenwich.com Virtual Sunday Worship, 9:30am, via Zoom (203 629 9584). Virtual Daily Gathering: Mon-Fri, 3pm, Zoom. Talking with Your Hands: Mon, 3pm. Reading this World as a Christian: Tue, 3pm. Back to Rock – music with Mr. Bruce: Tue, 3pm, via Zoom. Reading the Shape of Scripture: Wed, 3pm, via Zoom. Spring Bible Study: Thu, 3pm, via Zoom. Tea & Talk: Fri 3pm, via Zoom. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal 42 Lake Ave.; 203-661-3099 Worship via teleconference: Sun, 11am and until further notice (Dial-in number: 425-436-6380, Access code: 612220).

Nondenominational Revive Church 90 Harding Rd., Old Greenwich (Old Greenwich Civic Center) www.myrevive.org Worship Service: Sun, 10am, Holiday Inn 980 Hope St, Stamford. Online Sermons available on Facebook (facebook.com/myrevivechurchgreenwich) and on Youtube. All groups are online. Direct any prayer needs to the prayer chain at 203-536-2686 or revivecfm@gmail.com. Stanwich Church 202 Taconic Rd.; 203-661-4420 www.stanwichchurch.org Events marked by an * require registration at: stanwichchurch.org/event

Outdoor Sunday Service: 10am (livestreamed at 10am). Alpha Course: *On-line, Mon, 7pm. Outdoor Worship Night: In-person, May 14, 8pm. Spring Concert: May 16, 4pm. World Vision 6K “Walk for Water” fundraiser: May 22, 9am-5pm. Stamford Evening Live Music: May 23, 5pm (Winfield Street Coffee, Stamford). The Albertson Memorial Church 293 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-4615 www.albertsonchurch.org Sunday Service: 7pm, via Zoom. Virtual Children’s Lyceum (ages 5-14): 3rd Sunday of the month, 10-10:40am. Healing Service: 3rd Thursday of the month, 7-7:30pm. (Email Albertsonpcc@gmail.com for registration and Zoom Links). Trinity Church 1 River Rd.; 203-618-0808 www.trinitychurch.life In-Person Services: Sun, 9:45am, Hyatt Regency Greenwich, 1800 E Putnam Ave. Online Services: Sun, 9:45am, youtube.com/c/TrinityChurchLife/live. House Churches: Sun, 9:45am, Fairfield County, CT & Westchester County, NY. Alpha (online): Tue, 7:30-8:45pm. Receive Private Zoom Prayer: Sundays, 1111:30am. Registration is open Sky Kids Greenwich (4th-5th grades): June 28July 1 (Mon-Thu), 9-11:30am, Stanwich Church, $65. Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church 1 W. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-8686 www.fpcg.org Sanctuary Worship: Sun, 10am (Traditional Service); 5pm (Contemporary Service), register. Online Worship: Sun, 10-11am at fpcg.org/live. Sunday School online, 10:15-11am. The Prayer Room: Tue, 11am & Thu, 8pm. Middle School Ministry: Fridays through May 27, 4:15-5:15pm, Youth Suite. Women’s Book Discussion Group: “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent”, May 14, 9:15am, Edna Anderson Chapel, cgiambo@gmail.com. Grace Church of Greenwich 8 Sound Shore Dr., Suite 280 203-861-7555 www.gracechurchgreenwich.com Worship: Sun, 10am, Woman’s Club of Greenwich, 89 Maple Ave. (Outside. Please bring a mask and a chair or a blanket). All Bible Study studies through zoom (email gracechurchofgreenwich@gmail.com for zoom links). All are welcome. Living Hope Community Church 38 West End Ave; 203-637-3669 www.LivingHopeCT.org In-Person Worship: Sun, 10am, Sanctuary (tickets available at EventBrite by Friday 10am). Worship Service online: Sun, 10-11:15am (YouTube or Facebook). Coffee & Fellowship: Sun, 11:30am-12pm, via Zoom. Wednesday Prayer: Wed, 8:30-9am, online. ALPHA class - interactive online sessions to explore the big questions of life: Wed, 7pm, register at alphausa.org/try. Prayer for the Nation: May 13, 7:30pm, online. Book Study: How to Fight Racism: May 20, 1pm, online.

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ON FAITH

I Will Always Love You "My agony," he told interviewer Leslie Stahl, "is this. I want to know if my mother gave me up because she was too young or too poor and knew she couldn't care for me right or was afraid. I don't want to think she gave me up because she didn't love me." Leslie Stahl said, "I have a psychiatrist friend who always asks her clients this question: 'When you were a child, who did you know loved you? I mean really loved you, loved you unconditionally." The light went out of the man's face. His smile died. He said, "When I was growing up, nobody loved me." The man is, sadly, wrong of course. The Lord loved him. Mother or no mother, God loves him. That is the tragedy of so much of human experience. Because people are not unconditionally loved by the primary people in their lives who SHOULD love them that way, they turn to all manner of self-defeating, too often self-damaging, even self-destructive habits to compensate. If only they could experience the allembracing love of God in Jesus Christ, they would not have to go through such torment--torment for themselves and all too often for the people around them. If you want to know what love looks like, look at Him. He's here with us today, and He says to us: "I have always loved you. I will always love you." And when we know we're loved, loved without reservation, it's remarkable what we can overcome. What pain and suffering we can endure. What humiliation and rejection we can survive. Because we know at the deepest level that we are loved. When everything else falls away, love still stands. It can carry us through anything. What does God's love look like? Read the Bible from cover to cover looking for the theme of love and you'll find God actively loving His people through all the thousands of years. One of the Bible's many themes is the theme of how much He loves us. Taken from that angle, the Bible is a love story. Two graphic examples of that are the words in today’s lessons. The best description of love ever written is the Apostle Paul's first letter to the church at Corinth, in the thirteenth chapter.

By Terry Elsberry

My wife Nancy and I were watching a re-run of Sixty Minutes. One segment we'd already seen, but it was so arresting we watched it again. The part of the show we found fascinating was an interview with a husband and wife in Harlem who have a project of finding over-fifty-year-old African American singers to help immortalize old time blues, swing and Gospel music before they're lost forever. How? By calling for auditions to choose singers to both make CDs and perform in occasional shows. The bits of music we heard were great. Some wonderful voices! But still more powerful were the personal life stories that came pouring out as people shared stories of times past that made their music such an important part of their lives. For some, music helped them overcome adversity--the old man who was illiterate and masked his embarrassment and shame because he has a wonderful voice; another man who was in prison for years and met a woman who had a ministry of visiting inmates. She loved to hear him sing. They fell in love and when he was free were married. Most often, the stories were about love. One man's story was a story of love never known. This delightful guy with a big smile and bright, cheerful expression was given up for adoption at birth. He never knew who his parents were. He was moved from foster home to foster home. For years instead of a name he had a number. Finally, a Catholic priest took pity on him and gave him both a first and a last name. He carries the name still. It's who he is. Music, his fine singing voice, became his saving grace. But always, always through the years he longed HERE'S WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE to know who his mother was. Now he's over fifty, and "Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or he still wonders. envious, never boastful or proud. Never haughty or

selfish or rude. Love does not demand its own way. It is not irritable or touchy. It does not hold grudges and will hardly even notice when others do it wrong. It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever truth wins out. "If you love someone you will be loyal to them no matter what the cost. You will always believe in them, always expect the best of them, and always stand your ground in defending them. "All the special gifts and powers from God will someday come to an end, but love goes on forever. Of all the gifts the greatest is love." LOVE IS THE GREATEST POWER IN THE WORLD. And Paul graphically shows us here what real love looks like. He shows us how God loves us. But here's the shocker, here's the showstopper: He expects US to love like this, too. Me? Love like this, like Paul lays out here in First Corinthians 13? Fine for Jesus to love like that, but me? Come on, Lord, makes sweet reading at a wedding, goes nicely with young love and white flowers and the happy couple. But you're expecting ME to love like this? The answer is yes. What Paul describes with great precision is what Godly love is. It’s the love you and I are supposed to practice, too. We have here both the what and the how of real love. The problem is, of course, that He's God! Of course, HE knows how to love, He IS love, the Bible says. I'm not God. I'm not love. I'm me. I'm just old Ter, this mixed bag of energies and emotions, doing the best I can, with His help. What about you? What about any of us? How can we be expected to measure up to Paul's picture of what love looks like? But we are expected to do just that. Paul goes on in the first verse of the next chapter to give us our marching orders. He says, "MAKE LOVE YOUR AIM." Another version says, "Go after a life of love as if your life depended on it--because it does." Another: "Eagerly pursue and seek to acquire this love--make it your aim, your great quest." We know what Jesus told His disciples, how the most important things are to love God and each other. Okay, Lord, I hear You. But how? How do I love like you love? How do I make loving others my life quest? Here's how.

HOW TO LOVE IN THREE STEPS Decide. Ask. Practice. One. We have to decide. We have to make the decision that obeying God's command to love is what we want to do. Is it a worthwhile life goal? There may be a whole lot of other things I'd find more satisfying, things that would take a whole lot less effort, come a whole lot more naturally. But Paul says love is the only thing that lasts forever. Two. Ask. Should we decide we're going to make love our aim and loving like Jesus loves us our great quest, what next? Ask, that's what. We can't do it on our own. The good news is He never expected us to do it on our own. No way we could. He's here to help us. Ask for His help. Pray something like this: Lord, help me love like You love, in the ways you love. Love these people through me, by Your Holy Spirit. Make me Your conduit of love. Three. Practice. Sometimes, even with His help, we do a pretty good job, sometimes an amazing job of loving--not only the lovable but the unlovable, too. Sometimes we're tired or stressed or sick or down and we completely blow it. But when that happens, don't give up. Never give up. Because He never gives up on us. Pick yourself up, beg for His help and go back at it. Go back to the golden task of loving. And when it's really working, when you're in the flow, and He's loving people through you and you're in the place of giving and forgiving and caring and compassion, when you're in the zone of actively loving other people, then you will find a sense of satisfaction nothing else can match. The man without a mother didn't give up and let himself stay sunk in misery and defeat. He told Leslie Stahl he'd made up the mother he never knew. He gave her loving traits. He gave her a name. He called her Georgia. When he sings his theme song as an entertainer, the old song "Georgia on my Mind," he sings it to her. By loving the mother he's never known, he feels loved in return. That's one of love's many miracles. When we love, we feel loved ourselves. It's a miracle only God could devise. He who loves us no matter what. He who loves us just the way we are. He who will love us always.

The Bible's Most Beloved Image of God

By Marek Zabriskie Throughout the Bible God is known by many names – Yahweh, Elohim, or Jehovah. God is said to our be rock, our strength, and our fortress. But the most beloved image of all is to say that the Lord is my shepherd. Unfortunately, shepherds are almost extinct. Many of us have never met a shepherd. Still, the pastoral image of a shepherd speaks deeply to us, even if we have lived our lives in suburbs or cities. I have been fortunate to have met several shepherds. My first

encounter came on a Saturday when I was seventeen and hitchhiking across Scotland. A shepherd on his day of f, stopped his battered Land Rover and gave me a ride to a nearby village, where he introduced me to local shepherds and farmers, who selling sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and guinea hens. I could tell that he was a good shepherd by the way he loved the animals, even on his day off. The last shepherd that I met was far different. He was a grizzled, shagg y-haired man, who more closely resembled a convict than a lover of lambs. I sp ot te d h i m wh i le I was hiking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain. When he saw me trying to photograph him, he abandoned his sheep and ran after me hurling rocks and shouting insults. I suspect that he was not a good shepherd. I n ma i n l i ne chu rche s, t he

Jesus came to bring us abundant life, which is also mentioned in the tenth chapter. Abundant life is excessive life, life at its fullest. God is always trying to make humans more human. Irenaeus said, “The glory of God is a human fully alive.” Fourth Sunday af ter Easter is known as Good Shepherd Sunday. The prayers, Bible readings and hymns such as “The King of Love My Shepherd Is” all refer to God as our shepherd and Jesus as the Good Shepherd. For the first 600 years of the Church’s life, the predominant way of depicting Jesus in Christian art was as the Good Shepherd. The Bible tell us that we are made in God’s image. Hence, we, too, are

called to shepherd those around us. As we parent and grandparent, care for aging relatives, or assist employees, colleagues, classmates and neighbors during difficult times, we carry our shepherd’s crook in hand as we offer to help. Often, our mere presence brings comfort to someone undergoing an ordeal. Every church that searches for a good priest or minister seeks a good shepherd. An online survey listed all the qualities that people expect from

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the “perfect pastor.” • He is twenty-eight years of age, but he’s been preaching for thirty years. • He works from 8 a.m. until midnight, but exercises wonderful selfcare. • He frequently condemns sin, but never upsets anyone. • He wears beautiful clothes, buys interesting books, drives a nice car, gives generously to the poor and has a low salary. • He makes f ifteen pastoral visits each day, visits shuts-ins and those hospitalized, spends all of his time evangelizing the unchurched and is always in the office when needed. • He is also handsome. Lest we romanticize sheep and shepherds, we must recall that being a shepherd was the most despised profession in the ancient Near East. Shepherding was dirty work. If you were a shepherd, you couldn’t attend worship services and practice the Jewish faith. Thus, the author of the Gospel of Luke shocked his readers when he noted that the lowly, despised shepherds were the first to learn that the Messiah had been born in Bethlehem. Shepherds appear throughout the Bible. Abel, Esau, Abraham, Jacob, Saul, David, Elijah, and Amos all served as shepherds. They remind us that God often speaks to us through the lowly and marginalized. Moses also was a shepherd. After he toiled for forty years in this lowly job, he wandered one day to the edge of the wilderness and climbed Mt. Horeb, which means “wasteland” in Hebrew. It was there that God spoke to h i m f r om a bu r n i n g bu sh , su m mon i ng Mose s to use h is skills as a shepherd to return to Egypt and lead the Israelites like a flock of sheep from captivity as slaves to freedom to in the Promise Land. There is something about shepherding that equips us with skills to lead and care for others. Truth be told, we all need a guide, someone to shepherd and point the way. In the tenth chapter of John’s Gospel, Jesus assures us that he is “the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me.” “…they will listen to my voice.” Jesus came to bring us abundant life, which is also mentioned in the tenth chapter. Abundant life is excessive life, life at its fullest. God

is always trying to make humans more human. Irenaeus said, “The glory of God is a human fully alive.” The good shepherd leads the sheep beside still waters and to lie down in green pastures. A green pasture is not just a July meadow, it can be an orchestra concert, a brilliant tennis match, a day spent sailing on the Sound or an afternoon reading Shakespeare aloud with friends. It is whatever refreshes our soul. Jesus incarnated Psalm 23, which is the psalm of psalms. If you memorize one psalm, memorize it. If you ever undergo surgery, pray it before your operation. The 23rd Psalm is the psalm most likely to be remembered by the aged and the dying. I once prayed it with a woman who was 109. In a world of fast cars, super highways, and the internet, a single line from Psalm 23 transports us three thousand years ago to ancient Palestine and connects us to the God who goes to great stretches to tend, rescue and keep each of us safe.. Initially, He is literally her shield from their condemnation – and in standing at her side -he is also placing his life in peril. But as the crowd moves away it is just Jesus standing alone with her. Around them are littered the debris of discarded rocks that had been held in angry fists. And as the dust settles – in that moment of silence, he asks her a question: “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” Why would He ask the question that He already knows the answer to? Because he is making a space for her to see the bigger event. She says, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you…” (John 8:11). He is the only one in the crowd without sin – he is the only one who could legitimately have cast the first stone – but He is the one who chooses not to condemn her but to stand with her, shield her and forgive her. This is God incarnate, the embodiment of all that is holy, the same “I am” who met Moses at Mount Sinai in glory, who now stands before a proven adulterer and says, “I do not condemn you.” This is the radical mercy of God. “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.” (John 3:17). We discover that at the very heart of God is mercy. The Rev. Marek P. Zabriskie is Rector of Christ Church Greenwich.

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Puzzles for the Weekend: Have Fun!

Astrology for Week of May 16, 2021 TAURUS 21 April-21 May The Sun in your birth sign makes a perfect aspect to Pluto, planet of power, this week, so there will be no holding you back. The only danger is that you will take on too many things and won’t be able to give your best to what is most important.

SCORPIO 24 Oct-22 Nov Some of the changes taking place around you are worrying to say the least. However, the planets indicate that no matter how great the upheavals you have nothing to fear. In fact, you have plenty to look forward to. It is time to let go of the past.

GEMINI 22 May-21 June You will be under no illusions about what needs to be done this week. With luck you’ll also realise that there are no short cuts and what you’re working on demands your very best efforts and undivided attention. The rewards should be considerable.

SAGITTARIUS 23 Nov-21 Dec A stunning Sun-Pluto aspect means there is no limit to how much you can do. When it comes to work and money matters this is the ideal time to push yourself just a little bit harder as the extra effort will pay off in a bit way in the weeks to come.

CANCER 22 June-23 July Something you do this week will turn heads and sets tongues wagging. You’ll love every moment of it but take care not to neglect friends and relatives who have stood by you during the bad times. Make sure they get some of the attention too.

CAPRICORN 22 Dec-20 Jan Romantically and creatively the sky is the limit this week. Pluto in your birth sign gives you such self-confidence that you’ll truly believe anything is possible. At other times that attitude might lead to disaster but now it will lead only to great success.

LEO 24 July-23 Aug With the Sun, your ruler, focussing on your professional and personal reputation, linked to power planet Pluto you can take great strides at work this week. Employers and other Very Important People will be on your side. You might soon be a VIP yourself.

AQUARIUS 21 Jan-19 Feb Don’t let your emotions get the better of you this week as once you start to lose your temper you won’t be able to stop and there is no telling how much damage may be done. Tell yourself that whatever is annoying you is not worth getting upset about.

VIRGO 24 Aug-23 Sept If you demand the best you will get it this week. With the Sun linked to Pluto, planet of power, others will run to grant your requests. Will you abuse your new popularity? Most likely, but what is the point of being top dog if you can’t lord it from time to time?

PISCES 20 Feb-20 March You will want to be on the move this week. You will know instinctively that you will accomplish more in the long-term if you meet as many new people as possible. Don’t wait for opportunity to come knocking – rap on a few doors yourself.

LIBRA 24 Sept-23 Oct The pressure will be on this week but it is nothing you cannot handle. On the contrary, you’ll make such a success of what you are doing that you will be showered with praise, even by those who, in the past, have openly doubted your abilities.

ARIES 21 March-20 April If you know what you want and where to find it there is a good chance you’ll make it your own this week. Employers and other people in authority will assist you in any way they can but they won’t be able to help you if you don’t know what you need.

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Suduko

Sudoku: each row, column, and nonet can contain each number only once. Answers on page 15.

Hard

Code Breakers

Each number in the Codeword grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this puzzle, 21 represents K, 6 represents O and 4 represents V, so fill in K wherever 21 appears, O wherever 6 appears and V wherever 4 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid. Answers on page 12. 23

Crossword 1

20 25 28

30 32

39 43 47 52

34 40

ACROSS 1 Hanging cloth

38 Day- ---, fluorescent colors

70 Clubs (Abbr.)

remembered 28 Lyra's brightest star

10 BBs, e.g.

39 Jesse Jackson daughter-in-law, jailed for tax offences

14 Put an edge on

41 Form 1040 org.

1 Computer internet connection standard

15 Had to be rounded before de Lesseps' vision was built

42 Also in Paris

2 Teased mercilessly

45 "Rocks for jocks" earth science (Abbr.)

3 "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" author

35 They cause slices

46 Thick Japanese noodle

4 Smallest province of Canada

36 Cupid, to the Greeks

47 " ... --- is given": Isaiah

5 Newspaper head honcho

37 "--- It Romantic?"

49 Polygraph

6 Charles the Great

51 Raleigh University

7 Uh-oh!

54 Surrealist paintings

8 --- -Magnon Man

6 Chewed stimulant

Very Hard

16 Moon landing? 17 Forbidden web page no. in alpha form 18 Mil. addresses 19 "Dracula" star Lugosi 20 Darling 21 Bank-to-bank transactions (Abbr.) 23 What Nancy might have said in 1980 25 Shovel, screwdriver e.g. 27 Regard angrily

55 Mama Cass --56 Vortex 57 N Y P D union 60 Bay sprinkled with white, e.g.

DOWN

9 Saint --- College, NH 10 Belgian king during the Great War 11 Texan David ---, Christian singer

61 Largest continent

12 Gozo Island is part of it

63 Have the throne

13 Eyeball benders

30 Skip over

65 Short-pants Daisy

22 Prevents

31 Environmental sci.

66 Cautious

24 Perfect lie?

32 K-P links

67 "Otherwise..."

34 JapaneseAmerican

68 Leave it as it was

26 Contact number follows this (Abbr.)

28 --- June, folk and bluegrass singer

69 Seemingly forever

27 Golden times

29 "Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself" org. 33 Bearing 22.5 degrees

40 Trojan War epic 43 Cotton-wool fabric 44 Aoki of the P G A 46 Mechanics' training outfit 48 Canadian river 50 City WSW of Cleveland 51 Expert outcasts? 52 Power, so to speak 53 Quench 56 Green land 58 Weedkiller 59 Army types, from the hill maybe 62 Move to leeward 64 Poor grades

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SPORTS

UPCOMING GAMES GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL

BASEBALL: Tomorrow at Fairfield Ludlowe H.S., 11 a.m. Mon. at Norwalk H.S., 6 p.m. Wed. at Fairfield Warde H.S., 4 p.m. SOFTBALL: Mon. vs. Norwalk H.S., 4:30 p.m. Tue. vs. Fairfield Warde H.S., 5 p.m. BOYS’ LACROSSE: Tomorrow vs. Fairfield Ludlowe H.S., 11 a.m. Tue. at Danbury H.S., 4:30 p.m. Thu. vs. Cheshire H.S., 5:30 p.m. GIRLS’ LACROSSE: Tomorrow at Fairfield Ludlowe H.S., 11:30 a.m. Tue. vs. Danbury H.S., 5 p.m. Thu. at Darien H.S., 4 p.m. BOYS' VOLLEYBALL: Today at Staples H.S., 4 p.m. Tue. at Westhill H.S., 4 p.m. Wed. vs. Fairfield Warde H.S., 4:30 p.m.

Today at FCIAC Tournament, 4 p.m. BOYS' OUTDOOR TRACK: Mon. vs. Staples H.S., 4 p.m. GIRLS' OUTDOOR TRACK: Mon. vs. Staples H.S., 4 p.m. BOYS' GOLF: Mon. vs. Ridgefield H.S., 3:30 p.m. Wed. vs. New Canaan H.S., 3:30 p.m. Thu. vs. St. Joseph H.S., 3:30 p.m. GIRLS' GOLF: Tue. at Fairfield Warde H.S., 3:45 p.m. BOYS' RUGBY: Today Fairfield Prep, 5:30 p.m.

BRUNSWICK SCHOOL

CREW:

GIRLS’ TENNIS:

GREENWICH COUNTRY DAY

(at Hopkins School), 12 p.m. WATER POLO: Tomorrow at Williston Northampton School, 3:30 p.m.

LACROSSE: Tomorrow at Malvern Prep, 2 p.m. TENNIS: Up next: May 21 vs. Avon Old Farms, 3:30 p.m. GOLF: Today at King School, 3:30 p.m. Tomorrow at Taft School, 2:30 p.m. Thu. at St. Luke's School, 3:30 p.m. TRACK & FIELD: Tomorrow vs. King School, Rye Country Day, Sacred Heart Greenwich (at Brunswick), 10 a.m.

GIRLS' RUGBY: Tomorrow vs. Darien H.S., 3 p.m. Wed. at Southington H.S., 5:30 p.m.

BASEBALL: Tomorrow vs. Hamden Hall 12 p.m. Tomorrow vs. Hamden Hall, 2 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS: Tue. at FCIAC Tournament, TBA Thu. at FCIAC Tournament, TBA

Today at Stotesbury Cup, TBA Tomorrow at Stotesbury Cup, TBA

GREENWICH ACADEMY

LACROSSE: Today at Lawrenceville School, 4:30 p.m. Tomorrow vs. Taft School, 3 p.m. TENNIS: Tomorrow vs. Sacred Heart Greenwich, 10 a.m.

SACRED HEART GREENWICH

GOLF: Mon. vs. Hornet Invitational Golf Tournament (at New Haven C.C.), 12:45 p.m. Wed. at Taft School, 3:30 p.m. LACROSSE: Today vs. Ridgefield H.S., 4:30 p.m. Tomorrow at Hamden Hall, 12 p.m. Tue. at Taft School, 4:30 p.m.

BOYS' GOLF: Mon. at Hamden Hall Invitational, 12:45 p.m. Thu. at Hopkins School, 3:15 p.m. GIRLS' GOLF: Mon. at Hamden Hall Invitational, 12:45 p.m. BOYS' LACROSSE: Tomorrow vs. Wooster School, 11 a.m. Mon. vs. St. Luke's School, 4:30 p.m. GIRLS' LACROSSE: Mon. vs. St. Luke's School, 4:30 p.m.

WATER POLO: Tomorrow at Hopkins School 2 p.m.

SOFTBALL: Today vs. Harvey School, 4 p.m.

TENNIS: Tomorrow at Greenwich Academy, 10 a.m. TRACK & FIELD: Tomorrow vs. Rye Country Day, King School (at Brunswick School), 10 a.m.

TRACK & FIELD: Tomorrow vs. Greens Farms Academy, Holy Child

BASEBALL: Today at Harvey School, 4 p.m.

BOYS' TENNIS: Today at Harvey School, 4 p.m. Tomorrow at Wooster School, 11 a.m. Wed. vs. Kingswood Oxford, 4 p.m. GIRLS' TENNIS: Tomorrow at Hamden Hall School, 12 p.m. Mon. vs. Greens Farms Academy, 4:15 p.m. Wed. at Kingswood Oxford, 4 p.m.

By Paul R. Silverfarb

“So come postseason when you need five, six or seven arms to win, I feel comfortable that we have that many arms and that we’re not relying on that one guy,” the head coach said. “We have a few guys at the top that can get us there, but we need relief pitchers. With the FCIAC and state tournaments bunched together this year and an extra round in the state tournament because everybody qualif ies except one team, it’s going to be all about pitching. We are very deep there.” While Big Red has two catchers, senior captain Felipe Echeto has been the one seeing the most time behind the plate. Jack Zola, another senior captain, is the other catcher. Although Echeto is behind the plate, Zola has made his presence felt as a dominant left fielder. At third base is junior Justin Zych and, according to Arango, is one of athletes that has played every inning of every game. Senior A.J. Barber, who hasn’t played baseball in three years, c a me out for t he te a m a nd started the year at shortstop. Although he was replaced by s e n ior C h r i s t i a n M i n g io n e when he came back from injury, Barber has taken on a utility role w ith the team and has come up clutch on numerous occasions. Fellow senior Auggie Bancroft is at second base, but in reality he is the team’s “super utility” player and could literally play every position on the field

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A lt h o u g h t h e G r e e nw i c h High School baseball team has reached one of its goalsof making the FCIAC and CIAC class LL tournaments, there’s still a lot of work to be done. As of press time, Big Red is 9-3 overall and in the final stretch run of the regular season. Although they were defeated by Trumbull 2-0 in a 10-inning thriller on Tuesday, GHS still has won seven out of its last nine games. “ We ’r e g e t t i n g r e a d y fo r playof fs, wh ich sta r ts nex t Friday,” said Adrian Arango, GHS baseball head coach. “So far it’s been a great season. I know the boys are happy and look forward to coming to the field, but I think, given that we’re a senior heavy team, that we’re not going to be content with a good regular season. The boys want to have a great postseason and make runs in both tournaments. We’re in a good place and play good baseball.” Greenwich hosted Danbury on Wednesday, but results were unavailable at press time. Today GHS will be back in action when they host Bridgeport Central in their final regular season home game and travel to Fairf ield Ludlowe, Norwalk and Fairfield Warde for the final games of the regular season. Throughout the season, Greenw ich Hig h has seen contributions up and down its

roster. Gre enw ich ma i n st a r ters on the hill this season are two seniors that have paced the team, both on and off the field. Leading the way is Miles Langhorne, a captain. Langhorne is a future Vanderbilt University pitcher and is well known throughout the state as a top pitching prospect. Carson Bylciw, another senior captain, missed a few games due to quarantine, but has been lights out in the three times he took the ball. In addition to the two senior captains, sophomore Nathan Jones has been Big Red’s third starter and has been strong. When he’s not starting, Arango has used him in the bullpen for some big outs and Jones seems to rise to the occasion every time. Junior Tommy Healey has also been a strong starter, but has also come in from the bullpen to get some key outs. The bullpen is dominated by seniors, as Michael Rose, John McGrath, and Matt Chioditti have come through in some big spots to keep the opposition at bay. “Seven guys that you can go to and count on is a great thing to have,” Arango said. “I don’t know too many teams that have that luxury.” And with the depth in their pitching, Greenwich High has guys that don’t see as much times as the head coach would want, that can probably be significant pitchers on opposing teams.

Greenwich High School pitcher Miles Langhorne fires the ball to the plate during a game on the road earlier this year.

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Well Worth the Wait for Arango, GHS Baseball

Greenwich High School Felipe Echeto takes a swing at the ball during a recent game at the GHS bsaeball field. effectively, according to Arango. Rounding out the infield is senior lefty Cage Lasley, who occupies first base. Junior Tyler Cusimano played first while Lasley was in quarantine and was solid. In the outfield and joining Zola is junior Ryan Perez, who will be in right field, while fellow junior James Babb patrols center field. Senior Matias Fernandez and junior Marc Thibeault also come in and add some key depth to the outfield for GHS. “This is a good problem to have when you have a 20-man roster and you can’t play guys as much as you want,” Arango said. “But every guy that we asked to do something has been phenomenal. It’s a great thing for a coach to be really deep and have options, but at the same time it’s tough because you look at the bench sometimes and want to kid those kids a shot. If you’re playing well and winning, it’s kind of tough to throw off the momentum. The kids have been great about it and they are team first guys.” Top hitters for Big Red so far this season have been Zola, Perez, Langhorne, Mingione, Zych, and Bancroft. Arango knew his pitching and defense were going to be stellar, but what was a nice surprise has been the hitting.

“We’re probably averaging seven runs per game,” Arango said. “We are getting those timely hits. We have those games where we slug it out, but mainly it’s all about the timely hits and situational hitting.” Arango said that what has made the team so special this season has been the contributions up and down the roster. Take, for instance, Big Red earlier in the season. Eight seniors were sidelined due to COVID-19 quarantine. Instead of folding, Greenwich kept on rolling and went 3-1 overall during that stretch. “All the kids, from one to 20 on the roster, have been amazing,” the head coach said. “I know you only have nine guys on the field, but I can go to my bench as often as I need to and not miss a beat. When eight of my seniors were out, and all my captains, the guys that stepped up were amazing. It gave my juniors and a few other seniors that normally don’t see a lot of time, valuable experience. I am so proud of the group as a whole. The journey and really wanting to be around each other has been really special. They are a real close-knit team.” After being hired in 2019, Arango was prepping for his first season with the Cardinals. H ow e v e r, d u e t o C OV I D

restrictions, spring sports were cancelled in 2020. “ W h a t o u r s e n i o r s we n t through last year was tough,” he said. “The fact that those seniors lost their final year was rough. They were a super talented group and were super committed. We had great captains and some great senior leaders. It was going to be a great group for me to open up with and it just broke my heart that they lost out on their opportunity. They’ve been playing together since they were 5-years-old.” While f inally being able to coach his team has been a dream come true for Arango, the GHS head coach says that what makes the season so thrilling are the smiles on the kids faces during practices and games. “The excitement that we were, more or less, going to have a full season, as well as an FCIAC and state tournament was amazing,” Arango said. “The kids were f ired up from the start and worked so hard over the winter. The kids don’t take anything for granted. The first thing we mentioned when we got together this year were the seniors from last year and how we are kind of playing for them and honoring their legacy. It’s been fun being out there. The boys are working really hard.”

SCORE BOARD BASEBALL

Greenwich High 6 vs. New Canaan High 1 Staples High 6 vs. Greenwich High 7 (11) Trumbull High 2 vs. Greenwich High 0 (10) Brunswick School 8 vs. Rye Country Day 5 Brunswick School 2 vs. St. Thomas More 1 Brunswick School 3 vs. St. Thomas More 4 Brunswick School 2 vs. St. Luke's School 3

BOYS' TENNIS

Westhill High 2 vs. Greenwich High 5 Greenwich High 3 vs. Wilton High 4 St. Joseph High 0 vs. Greenwich High 7 Brunswick School 7 vs. Rye Country Day 0

GIRLS' TENNIS

Greenwich High 1 vs. Westhill High 6 Wilton High 3 vs. Greenwich High 4 Norwalk High 0 vs. Greenwich High 7 Greenwich High 3 vs. St. Joseph High 4 Greenwich High 7 vs. Stamford High 0

BOYS' LACROSSE

Greenwich High 6 vs. Darien High 20 Fairfield Warde High 8 vs. Greenwich High 13 Greenwich High 16 vs. Trumbull High 8 Ridgefield High 10 vs. Brunswick School 18 Deerfield Academy 12 vs. Brunswick School 11

Brunswick School 9 vs. Salisbury School 8

GIRLS' LACROSSE

Greenwich High 17 vs. Stamford High 3 Greenwich High 13 vs. Fairfield Warde High 2 Holy Child 17 vs. Greenwich Country Day 18 Ridgefield High 2 vs. Greenwich Academy 12 Greenwich Academy 13 vs. Deerfield Academy 3 Sacred Heart 16 vs. Greens Farms 2 Holy Child 4 vs. Sacred Heart 18 Summit High 13 vs. Sacred Heart 9

GIRLS' GOLF

Greenwich High 197 vs. Darien Gigh 215 Fairfield Ludlowe High 210 vs. Greenwich High 196 Greenwich High 181 vs. Danbury High 244 Sacred Heart 4 vs. Greenwich Country Day 1

BOYS' GOLF

Fairfield Ludlowe High 169 vs. Greenwich High 162 Trumbull High 186 vs. Greenwich High 157 Greenwich High 161 vs. Fairfield Warde High 181 Lawrenceville School 344 vs. Brunswick School 323 St. Luke's School 334 vs. Brunswick School 323 Brunswick School 323 vs. Avon Old Farms 321

Puzzles for the Weekend: Have Fun! Each row, column, and nonet can contain each number only once. Answers on page 15.

From Aesop's Fables in The Library of Congress

The Hare & the Tortoise A Hare was making fun of the Tortoise one day for being so slow. "Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh. "Yes," replied the Tortoise, "and I get there sooner than you think. I'll run you a race and prove it." The Hare was much amused at the idea of running a race with the Tortoise, but for the fun of the thing he agreed. So the Fox, who had consented to act as judge, marked the distance and started the runners off. The Hare was soon far out of sight, and to make the Tortoise feel very deeply how ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a Hare, he lay down beside the course to take a nap until the Tortoise should catch up. The Tortoise meanwhile kept going slowly but steadily, and, after a time, passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. But the Hare slept on very peacefully; and when at last he did wake up, the Tortoise was near the goal. The Hare now ran his swiftest, but he could not overtake the Tortoise in time. The moral: The race is not always to the swift.

Lost Words: Amphigory A noun pronounced: am-fi-gohr-ee from nineteenth century English meaning a piece of writing that appears to have meaning but is really just foolish nonsense.

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Finding the Silver Linings

By Jim Heus As parents and educators, we all know the difficulties that this school year has presented academically. As spring turns into summer, I know many of us are planning for the next school year. There are still many questions – will students be eligible to be vaccinated? Will students still need to be divided into cohorts? What will protocols for quarantines be, should a student test positive for COVID? And, although we don’t have the answers yet, we’re all working hard to ensure that students continue their academic progress in the safest manner possible, while hoping to return to some sense of normalcy. Through all the challenges for schools, students, and parents, we have found that there have been some “silver linings” this

year. There have been things that we had to rethink due to COVID Having worked as a team, not as individual protocols but found that they work better in a new way, and things departments we have accomplished so much and that we had never thought about learned a great deal about teaching and learning as doing before (or never had to do we had to be flexible throughout the school year. before) that may become a normal part of our school year. • A Focus on Social-Emotional Learning: With the unique difficulties of this year, we wanted to make sure that the socialemotional needs of each of our students were addressed. To that end, our Psychological Services Team created social-emotional learning groups – providing a safe and supportive environment for students to feel empowered to discuss the impact of the new way of life in a COVID world. These groups meet bi-weekly and allow for every student on campus to have access to a member of the Psychological Services Team. • Virtual Events: There are some events that simply have to be in-person (Eagle Hill hosts a n a n nua l “Fa m i ly Fu n Day ” filled with games and prizes, for Caption: Students at Eagle Hill have been back on campus example), but we all know now since September with health and safety protocols in place. that there are some things that can be successfully accomplished Conferences on Zoom provides options and allows teachers to virtually. Having Parent/Teacher parents with more scheduling spread their conferencing loads

over multiple days. Even our Book Fair moved online this year – allowing parents to shop from home and have books delivered to their door! • Technology & Flexibility: There’s no doubt that technology was at the forefront of this school year. Even at Eagle Hill, where students returned to campus in September, we had to prepare for cohorts to learn remotely or, the worst case scenario, for the whole school to have to switch back to remote learning. Having the technolog y and resources prepared for learning at home will serve us well and will help our students continue to incorporate educational technology into their school day. • Admissions: Even for prospective fa m ilies there is a si lver l i n i ng! A lt houg h we can’t have large open houses on campus, hosting these events on Zoom has allowed our team to offer open houses more frequently and at dif ferent times during the day. We’ve been able to have families come on campus one at a time to speak in more detail with our Admissions Team and see the students and campus in action.

Every school, as an institution, and every teacher wants to do what is right and what is best for their students. Sometimes, that means “business as usual” and sometimes it means having to adapt and change on the f ly. Adaptability and resilience, particularly on the part of our students, have been an instrumental part in making this school year a success, despite the challenges we faced. The past year and a half has been a testament to the ability of school communities to consistently make the most out of diff icult situations. As a Head of School, I want to ensure that we continue doing what works for our students – whether it’s new this year or something we’ve done for years in the past. Jim Heus is the Head of School at Eagle Hill. Jim brings more than 40 years of independent school experience to this role, including the past 21 years as a Head of School. Eagle Hill School enrolls students in grades K–8 with language-based learning dif ferences (such as dyslexia, executive function disorder, and ADHD).

“Is my child ready for Kindergarten?” Part 2

By Amy DeNicola-Hickman

Tw o f r e q u e n t l y a s k e d questions during my meetings with families are: Is my child able to solve a problem? Can they sustain their attention long enough to participate in a Kindergarten class? These are sk ills in the Cognitive area of development. If you read the first article in this series you will remember that all children develop different skills at different paces. When asked this question I always smile, believe me all Kindergarteners have varied attention spans...they are supposed to at this stage of development. Kindergarten is the place where problem solving and attention to task grows. Let’s make sure we are all on the same page when thinking a bout solv ing problems. The expectation for a 4-5 year old child would be that they can determine a strategy or solution to try to solve the problem and use similarities or differences to assist in this. Let’s look at an example, your child throws the ball up into a tree. This is a problem. Instead of fixing the problem for your child the parent asks how can we get the ball down? Your child says “a stick.” (possible

solution) The parent holds up two sticks, a short one and a long one. Which one should we use? The child may say the short one. The parent has the child try with or without success and supports the child in choosing the longer stick if necessary. The parent and child have demonstrated problem solving strategies that are developmentally appropriate for this age group. How do you as a parent support problem solving with your child? Use the magic words, “It looks like you have a problem here, what can you do to solve it?” Spilled milk on the f loor…. support your child to solve the problem, what can you use to clean it up...paper towels, mop etc. Allow your child to solve the problem and clean it up A missing piece on a board game….support your child to solve the problem, what could we use instead of the piece...a button or coin? Let’s find something Two children wanting to play with the same toy...support your child to solve the problem, what can we do to give everyone a turn?...set a timer?...play together? As your child is able to help with simple problems you can also support them using attributes or patterns that may assist them in solving the problem. Spilled milk on the floor...is this a big spill or a small spill? Should we use the mop or the paper towels on this...If they are unsure try both and talk about it as you go…”look at that it only took two paper towels

When asked this question I always smile, believe me all Kindergarteners have varied attention spans...they are supposed to at this stage of development. Kindergarten is the place where problem solving and attention to task grows.

How do you as a parent support your child’s attention span? Support your child to finish what they started and expand their play. and we are all done” or “wow we are using a lot of paper towels should we see if the mop works better?” Two children wanting to play

the same toy…”how did we solve this problem when we were playing with the doll? Can we use that solution here?” Problem solving occurs every

day at home, as a parent you may be doing much of this naturally. Take notice of your child’s problem solv ing sk ills. Use the mag ic question to support them in solving problems more independently. This will support them in the skills they will continue to develop in Kindergarten. Now let’s talk about attention span, this is one of my favorites. I f you lo ok ver y closely at a Kindergarten classroom lesson you will see that a “lesson” is really broken up into many small parts. A teacher may read a book to a whole group of children. The group then may choose a learning center to complete an activity. Each center will rotate on different learning activities. The teacher has broken the “lesson” in small parts with many activities that support t he s a me topic . T he te acher purposely plans these activities because all young children have short attention spans. Movement, different materials and activities are incorporated to allow children to learn the topic at hand in many different ways to support those short attention spans. How do you as a parent support your child’s attention span? Support your child to f inish what they started and expand their play. When your child is playing with blocks or building materials play with them and ask questions to build upon their building. What are you planning to build? Should we make a plan? Should we draw a picture first? Or find a picture of a

____to help us build? What kind of blocks will we need to build? What could we use to make the flag at the top of the castle? Looks like you are done building for today, should we keep it out to work on tomorrow? When you child is playing dress up as a fireman play with them and support a role to expand their play. I see you have on your fireman costume, where is the fire? What role can I play? Am I being rescued or am I another fireman? Who are we rescuing? What tools should we use to put out the f ire? Act out the imaginary play with your child. You do not need costumes or special toys. You can make them yourselves making paper hats or coloring/painting a large box to make a fire truck together. This encourages attention span to a topic or activity and builds upon so many other developing skills in your child. Remember changing the mode or material during the play does not mean you have lost your child’s attention. It is your child’s attention to the topic or play scheme that you want to build upon. And you as the parent get to play too! Enjoy the time spent supporting these skills. It is magical and will support our next topic, social and emotional skills. Amy DeNicola-Hickman is an educator with more than 25 years of experience. She currently serves as the Special Education Preschool Administrator for the Greenwich Public Schools.