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The Camillo/Rabin Team Wins Big

MUNICIPAL ELECTION UPDATE Greenwich Republicans celebrated victories for First Selectmen Fred Camillo, Selectwoman Lauren Rabin, Town Clerk Jackie Budkins, Tax Collector Heather Smeriglio, and six candidates for the Board of Estimation and Taxation. BRUCE PARK PLAYGROUND UPGRADE The Town of Greenwich is pleased to announce that there have been improvements made to the Bruce Park Playground. A new sidew a l k h a s b e e n adde d f r om Steamboat Road, new ADA compliant ramps were installed, the parking lot has been reconstructed, there is new granite curbing, and there are drainage Please turn to page 9

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Hurt people hurt people. No one chooses to be hurt; however, all of us have some degree of injury from ex per iences of loss and rejection. It helps to take t he t i me to u nderst a nd ou r ow n stor ie s. I f ou r stories focus on blaming others or circumstances, we can rewrite them w it h pr ofe s siona l help. Children who are abused often need coaching to not repeat t he pat ter n t hey learned. Whatever we don’t transform, we will transmit. A ll behav ior makes sense when we understand a person’s story, including ou r ow n . T he b ehav ior may not be legal or moral, or even something we can tolerate , but le a r n- i ng others’ stories will take away our judgment card and help us make wiser de c ision s a b out how to interact with people who do

or say hurtful things. It will also free our brain space for more productive purposes. L o a d i n g h e r s u i tc a s e in the overhead bin of an airplane , Meghan lightly grazed the head of a woman s e a te d on th e a i sl e . Th e woman screamed as if Meghan had hit her. Peo- ple glared. After a short apology, Meghan sat for 25 minutes before tapping the woman ever so gently on the arm to ask her how her head was feeling. The woman replied, “I’m sorry I yelled like that. My head has been so tender since I started chemotherapy.” Meghan learned the stor y o f t h e w o m a n’s c a n c e r treatment. She was free to feel compassion.

Heather Smeriglio, Tax Collector; Fred Camillo, First Selectman; Lauren Rabin, Selectwoman; Jackie Budkins, Town Clerk; and Ryan Fazio, State Senator celebrate on Tuesday night after winning resounding victories. Fred Camillo received the most votes of any candidate earning 10,794 votes, followed by Lauren Rabin at 9,923, and Heather Smeriglio at 9,855. John Ferris Robben photo. By Anne White

To say it has been a tough f irst term for First Selectman Fred Camillo would be an understatement of epic proportions. He was not alone in that challenge. He was working with two other first term elected officials who were up for reelection as well: Selectwoman Lauren Rabin and Tax Collector Heather Smeriglio. All three won a resounding vote of confidence from voters last Tuesday. Shortly after being sworn in as the new First Selectman, Camillo faced crisis after crisis as the pandemic and social unrest were followed by an extremely divisive national election. His new work was made somewhat easier by his previous service as a State Representative, where he worked as part of large team and where he had to work with democrats, republicans, the governor's office, and bureaucrats in order to get things done. That experience put him in a good position to manage many of the challenges that would come next. His first term was a string of issues related to the pandemic response as local businesses and restaurants, first responders and residents looked to Camillo for leadership on a host of issues. Camillo said of the experience, "The pandemic, unknown, frightening, and foreign to all, called for a complete focus to not only get through it safely, but to look for opportunities so that we could be more efficient, effective, and creative on the other side of it. The people of Greenwich responded in a way that made our response serve as a guide to other communities. We persevered and in the end, stood out as an even stronger community than ever before." Camillo received praise across the board from republicans, independents, unaffiliated voters, and

democrats for his handling of the pandemic crisis, including from Gov. Ned Lamont, with whom he worked closely. Camillo's opponent, William Kelly criticized Camillo for pursuing public-private partnerships to support capital projects and for not pushing the BET hard enough to get what he wanted from the budget process. In the Board of Selectmen race, Lauren Rabin faced a challenge from Janet Stone McGuigan, a Democrat who won enough votes to be seated as the third member of Board of Selectmen. Rabin has focused her efforts on the ReImagine Greenwich Committee, which she chairs; improving downtown Greenwich; supporting seniors; and working on affordable housing. Smeriglio, the Tax Collector, said that she was able to work with the town's RTM to put into place a 90 day deferment program, helping many residents and business owners during the pandemic. Despite the delay in payment, the collection rate of real estate taxes for 2020 was 99.64 percent. She also brought in three million in back taxes, without running a tax sale, a compassionate approach but one which was criticized as unfair to other taxpayers by her opponent. This year she pre-collected $35 million before the July 1st due date, which she says put the town in a strong financial position. Winning candidates received praise from many including former state Senator Scott Frantz who said, "every candidate who won represents the best of public service and well thought out, proven public policy." The Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) which many characterize as the most powerful board in town is an all volunteer board, yet one of

the most contentious in recent years. The twelve member board is made up of six republicans and six democrats with leadership positions, and tie breaking ability, going to the party with the most aggregate votes. This year, voters overwhelmingly supported the Republican candidates. Jackie Budkins will take over for Carmella Budkins as Town Clerk. One of the most contested races this year was among Republicans for the Board of Education. There were three Republican candidates — Cody Kittle, Megan Galletta and Michael-Joseph Mercanti-Anthony — for two seats. MercantiAnthony earned 9,276 votes. After absentee ballots were counted, Kittle had 8,336 votes and Galletta 8,300. The race for the second Republican spot on the BOE is in a recount. Dan Quigley, RTC chair said he believed “The breadth of the victory confirms that our community is extremely satisfied with Fred’s leadership during a time of crisis." He also said that, "Each campaign had a positive message that was very appealing to voters who have grown tired of negative politics." Camillo said that "for the past two years, we have worked hard to respect our past, manage the present, and plan for the future. Receiving such a wonderful response from our fellow residents, the voters, on Election Day is an honor that I will not ever forget. I pledge to them to continue giving 110% for them and this beautiful Town of Greenwich that we call home." For the full vote count, please see pages 5 through 7.

Red Cross Joins Greenwich Partners to Discuss Importance of Fire Safety

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Chief Joe McHugh, Stephanie Dunn Ashley, CEO American Red Cross Metro NY Chapter, State Representative Kimberly Fiorello, Greenwich Firefighter Dustin, Marty Kanengiser, Red Cross Volunteer. As Fire Safety Month came to a close, the American Red Cross Metro NY North Chapter teamed up with the Greenw ich Fire Depar tment to hig h lig ht a f ree smoke a lar m program. The event also emphasize the importance of fire safety at a time when the Red Cross begins to see a higher instance of home fires. Nationally, the Red Cross responds to 27% more home fires in NovemberMarch than in warmer months. “Every day, people’s lives are devastated by home f ires — a threat that’s increasing as winter approaches,” said Stephanie Dunn Ashley, CEO, American Red Cross Metro NY North Chapter. “Help keep your family safe now by testing your smoke alarms and practicing your two-minute fire escape drill.”

According to Selectwoman Lauren Rabin the risk of dying in a home fire is cut in half in homes with working smoke alarms. “Stay safe and thanks for everyone involved in putting this event together," she said. “Work ing smoke alarms save lives and reduce fire damage. Thank you to the American Red Cross and the Greenw ich Fire Depar tment for sounding the alarm about the importance of effective smoke alarms in ever y home. Installing smoke alarms in homes and implementing fire safety programs townwide make our community safer,” said U.S. Senator, Richard Blumenthal. “ Tha n k you to the A mer ica n Red Cross, Greenwich Fire, Police and GEMS for your valuable work to make our community safer from

home fires. I found the live in-person training sessions to be both helpful and informative, and I am greatly appreciative of Greenwich’s public safety partners for making smoke detection readiness and home f ire prevention a priority,” said Kimberly Fiorello, State Representative. Harry Arora, State Representative added that “Smoke Alarms are effective safety measures and save lives. I am thankful to our Red Cross partners for raising the awareness and helping our community with installing and testing smoke alarms." Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n g o t o https://w w w.redcross.org / local / new-york/greater-new-york/aboutus/locations/metro-new-york-north. html?CID =organic _ g mb_ listings online.

Set Your Clocks and Be Careful! With the upcoming shift to Eastern Standard Time, motorists and pedestrians need to be more alert to roadway risks as the end of Daylight Saving Time approaches. The change to Eastern Standard Time, occurring on November 7, at 2:00 AM, means drivers' evening chores, school pick ups, and commutes will suddenly switch from daylight driving, to dark, nighttime driving conditions, with the sun going down at about 4:30pm on November 8. The change is literally – night and day and can be extremly disorienting for drivers and pedestrians. According to the American Journal of Public Health, accidents fatal to pedestrians in the afternoon hours jump by almost 12 percent in the days following the end of daylight savings time. The most obvious increase in danger is a result of poorer v isi bi l it y. Pe de st r ia n s, who were easily visible before, in all likelihood, will be significantly less visible to motorists as a result of the time shift. Whether you’re a pedestrian or a motorist, look out for one another, remain aler t, dr ive cautiously, avoid distractions, and slow down. Never pass vehicles stopped at a crosswalk. There may be people crossing that you cannot see.

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SPORTS

SUPPORT YOUNG ATHLETES AT THESE UPCOMING GAMES BRUNSWICK SCHOOL: Crew: Sun. vs. Head of the Schuylkill (at Schuylkill River), 8 a.m. Cross-Country: Up next: Nov. 13 vs. New England championships (at Phillips Andover Academy), TBA Football: Tomorrow at Avon Old Farms School, 6 p.m. Soccer: Today at Greenwich Country Day School, 3 p.m. Tomorrow vs. Hoosac School, 3 p.m. Wed. vs. Hotchkiss School, 3:30 p.m. Water Polo: Tomorrow vs. Suffield Academy (at Choate Rosemary Hall), 4:30 p.m. Tomorrow at Choate Rosemary Hall, 5:45 p.m. GREENWICH ACADEMY Cross-Country: Up next: Nov. 13 vs. New England championships (at Phillips Andover

Academy), TBA Field Hockey: Tomorrow vs. Deerfield Academy (at Trinity College), 5 p.m. Thu. vs. FAA semifinals (at Greenwich Academy), 2 p.m. Soccer: Mon. vs. FAA Tournament, TBA Wed. vs. FAA Tournament, TBA Volleyball: Tomorrow vs. Kent School, 4 p.m. Tue. vs. FAA Tournament, TBA Thu. vs. FAA Tournament, TBA GREENWICH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Football: Tomorrow at Pingry School, 2 p.m. Boys’ Soccer: Today vs. Brunswick School, 3 p.m. Field Hockey: Tomorrow vs. Kent School, 3 p.m.

Girls’ Soccer: Tomorrow at Kingswood-Oxford School, 1 p.m. GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL Football: Tonight at Danbury H.S., 7 p.m. Field Hockey: Mon. vs. CIAC class L playdowns, TBA Wed. vs. CIAC class L first round (at higher seed), TBA Boys’ and Girls’ Cross-Country: Today vs. CIAC State Open championships (at Wickham Park), 2 p.m. Girls’ Soccer: Mon. vs. CIAC class LL first round (at higher seed), TBA Wed. vs. CIAC class LL second round (at higher seed), TBA Boys’ Soccer: Tue. vs. CIAC class LL first round (at higher seed), 2 p.m. Thu. vs. CIAC class LL first round (at higher seed), 2 p.m. Girls’ Volleyball: Mon. vs. CIAC class LL first round (at higher seed), 6 p.m.

Thu. vs. CIAC class LL first round (at higher seed), 6 p.m. Girls’ Swimming and Diving: Tomorrow vs. FCIAC Swimming Finals (at Greenwich H.S.), 4 p.m. SACRED HEART GREENWICH Cross-Country: Up next: Nov. 13 vs. New England championships (at Phillips Andover Academy), TBA Field Hockey: Tomorrow vs. Choate Rosemary Hall, 3:30 p.m. Tue. vs. FAA Tournament, TBA Thu. vs. FAA Tournament, TBA Soccer: Mon. vs. FAA Tournament, TBA Wed. vs. FAA Tournament, TBA Volleyball: Today at Miss Porter’s School, 5 p.m. Tue. vs. FAA Tournament, TBA Thu. vs. FAA Tournament, TBA

GHS Soccer Find Its Way Back to the Class LL Postseason By Paul Silverfarb The Greenwich High School girls’ soccer team is proof that hard work pays off. After years of seeing their season end after the regular season finale, the Lady Cardinals struck gold this year, qualifying for both the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference and CIAC class LL playoffs. For h e a d c o a c h Si m on Rumbold, who has been coaching GHS for the past five seasons, it will be his f irst time taking h is tea m to the Con necticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference class LL tournament. “It’s really great,” Rumbold said. “Making the postseason is one of the challenges that we have set out for ourselves at the start of the season. We wanted to compete in both the FCIACs and States and were able to achieve both. I know the girls are both really proud and very excited to be competing in the postseason. While the girls have been waiting to see who ou r opponent is, they ’ve been ref reshing and checking their phones whenever they can to find out where we’re going to be and who we are going to be playing. It’s been nice for the growth over the last four or five years.” Big Red finished the regular

season with a 7-5-3 record. In the final stretch of the season, GHS ended strong. After a hard-fought 0-0 tie against Ridgef ield, Big Red beat Bridgeport Central (30), Danbury (3-1), and Westhill (6-1) before tying Wilton 0-0. The Cards fell to St. Joseph 6-2 before ending the season with a 3-0 victory over Stamford. Since he took over as head coach of the Greenwich girls’ soccer team, Rumbold has been focusing on constant improvement, consistently telling the team that the hard work will pay off. Because of the COV I D-19 p a nde m ic l a s t s e a s on , GH S played a group of teams that were located within a given distance, such as Darien and New Canaan, Sta m ford a nd West h i l l h ig h schools. With a bunch of solid underclassmen on the roster, Greenwich took second place. Rumbold said that the abbrev iated season gave his sq uad some con f idence a nd momentum coming into this season. Now Greenwich can see how all their hard work and dedication has paid off. “Getting to the postseason is huge,” Rumbold said. “We were able to build on the success that we had last year. The nice thing for me is that right now we have one or two senior starters right

now, so I am hoping that we can just get better and better over the next few years. It’s been an exciting time for Greenwich, and I hope that this resets the identity of the program a little bit. We struggled for a little bit, but now this is our second year of success and hopefully we’ll keep going from there.” Rumbold admitted that when it comes to style of play on the pitch, he’s very stubborn, as his team plays possession-based and keeps the ball on the ground. “I ask the girls to be brave because they are receiving balls i n a r e a s t hat ot her coache s may not ask them to,” Rumbold said. “Rather than play a frantic kick and run game, I trust in them as soccer players. The girls questioned it early on, but they have seen the success that has come from it and stuck to it. That’s always tough to do, especially against some of the tougher teams. We have had five or six games where we really dominated because of that. We have trusted in our style and it’s really paid off.” Senior captain Skyler Scavo is a center-back who Rumbold said is a very strong defender and leads by example. Fellow captain and senior Sofia DeVito is a center / midfielder. “Off the pitch, Skyler would pull girls aside and have words

with them,” Rumbold said. “She always has positive words for her team and if there are things that need changing she’s the one to do that. I have coached Sofia since she’s been a U-12 player and she leads by example, both on and off the field. She’s great with the communication side of things and is someone who the girls really respect. Both captains are great and work really well together, which is always nice.” Leading the way on the attack is junior Ali Pennella. “Ali is a top f ive player in the league and will go on and play a very good standard when she leaves us,” Rumbold said. “Her vision is amazing and she’s confident on the ball. Having her as the ball carrier and in the hub of it is great. When we can get her on the ball, good things usually happen.” Joining Pennella at the attack is sophomore Emma Abazzia and Rumbold said that she has netted a plethora of important goals this season. “She’s incredibly competitive, very athletic and can strike a ball as good as most kids that I’ve seen at this age,” the head coach said. “She’s scored some great goals from inside and outside the box.” S e n i o r K e l l y M a r t y a n ov gives the Cards a big presence. Rumbold says that she is a threat

on corners and her hold up play is really strong, something you usually see too often. Sophomore Julia Acosta is solid on all sides of the ball, who can run with or without the ball and is stellar at picking a pass. The attack has been supported by freshman Taylor Carrescia, sophomore Brooke Wilkowski, and senior Sofia DeVito. “They all held the midf ield together and supplied the balls up to the forwards,” said Rumbold. “We are also lucky because of the depth that we have from the girls coming off the bench, who not only change us with the added intensity, but also the style of play.” Some of those standout players off the bench include sophomore Kaitlyn Fay and junior Haley Townsend. “They are both incredible and really quick,” Rumbold said. “If you put them in after 60 or 70 minutes and the defense is tiring out, they are the last people the opposition wants to see because they are so quick. They hustle and have done some great things this year.” Between the pipes for Greenwich High has been junior Izzy Gega, who has been on the varsity squad since freshman year and has started the past two seasons. “Her shot stopping and

re ac t ions a re up t here w it h the best keepers around in the league,” Rumbold said. “She’s been very vocal on the field and helps organize. She’s made a couple of really timely saves. Up in Ridgefield it was 0-0 and she pulled off an unbelievable save a few times from the corners and when the ball has been bouncing around the net. She’s very brave and dives at people’s feet and it’s always nice to have that kind of stability in the back to build from. It’s great to know that if things aren’t going great, you always have her to help pull it out for us.” And with the class LL playoffs set to begin this weekend, Rumbold would like to see his team advance pretty far. However just b ei ng a ble to represent Greenw ich at States keeps Rumbold smiling from ear-to-ear. “Because of our ranking and being middle of the pack, we’re going to play another team that’s a lot like us in the first round,” Rumbold said. “My expectation is that all the teams left playing are quality teams and are going to prove difficult opponents in that first round. I would like us to continue to build on what we’ve done and the progression that we’ve shown this season. When we are at our best, we are capable of giving anyone that we play a game.”

SCOREBOARD Football:

New Canaan High 14 vs. Greenwich High 7

Cheshire Academy 14 vs. Brunswick School 34 Field Hockey

Greenwich High 2 vs. Wilton High 0

Greenwich High 1 vs. Ridgefield High 3

Greenwich Academy 0 vs. Loomis Chaffee 2

King School 0 vs. Brunswick School 3

Fairfield Warde 0 vs. Greenwich High 3

Cheshire Academy 0 vs. Brunswick School 6

Taft School 0 vs. Sacred Heart 3

Hopkins School 0 vs. Brunswick School 1

Greenwich Country Day 4 vs. Cheshire Academy 0 Girls’ Soccer

St. Joseph High 5 vs. Greenwich High 0

Loomis Chaffee 5 vs. Greenwich Academy 1

Greenwich Academy 3 vs. Westminster School 2

Greenwich Academy 1 vs. St. Luke’s School 2

Sacred Heart 1 vs. Westminster School 0

Holy Child 2 vs. Sacred Heart 1

Greenwich Academy 6 vs. Kent School 1

Sacred Heart 0 vs. Choate Rosemary Hall 6

St. Luke’s School 0 vs. Sacred Heart 7

Sacred Heart 6 vs. Masters School 2

Boys’ Soccer

Girls’ Volleyball

Greenwich High 3 vs. Stamford High 1

Wilton High 3 vs. Greenwich High 0

Ridgefield High 1 vs. Greenwich High 5

Greenwich High 3 vs. Stamford High 0

Brien McMahon 1 vs. Greenwich High 1 (5-3 PK)

Greenwich High 3 vs. St. Joseph 0

Westover School 0 vs. Sacred Heart 3 Hotchkiss School 0 vs. Sacred Heart 3

Greens Farms Academy 0 vs. Greenwich Academy 3 Greenwich Academy 0 vs. Loomis Chaffee School 3 Greenwich Academy 3 vs. Berkshire School 0 Water Polo

Greenwich High 11 vs. Brunswick School 18 Hopkins School 4 vs. Brunswick School 19 Cross-Country

Greenwich High Girls’ X-C: 5th place at CIAC Class LL Finals (148)

Greenwich High Boys’ X-C: 12th place at CIAC Class LL Finals (248)

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On My Watch – The New World of Adventure Travel, Deep Space to Deep Sea and bring it here and show it to people. You can't do that with any of Welcome to the new world of the other deep diving subs. They're adventure travel, from deep space dedicated to a ship and people don't now to deep sea. This reporter get to see them. So really getting nearly had a taste of the deep sea people to see the vessel, see things perched as I was a week ago in the like the Titanic…And that's how cutting edge submersible, “Titan,” you get people excited about the so designed and built by Seattle ocean, and exploring the ocean. The entrepreneur Stockton Rush. So, mismatch between what we spend move over Elon Musk with your in space and what we spend in the Space X and Richard Branson with ocean is embarrassing.” your Virgin Galactic, Stockton Rush But the fee for that individual is inviting you down to the Titanic. exploration is a quarter of a million But his bucket list includes scores of dollars. Travel time in 2022 will be ancient shipwrecks, WWII aircraft, between late May and September. and those strange hydrothermal The first trip is already booked. Take vents that Rush cites as one of the off is from St. John’s Newfoundland, great discoveries of the last century. on the Dive Support Ship, the “Half of our mission specialists Horizon Arctic, taking passengers, [paying explorers] are also Virgin sub, and the necessary launch Galactic customers,” confirms Rush, recovery platform. “One of the “and about a quarter have climbed unique features of the sub is it's Everest.” We’re tucked up inside not dedicated to a ship so the Alvin the Titan that’s docked before the and even James Cameron's sub Greenwich Water Club and I’m a are all dedicated to a specific ship little disappointed we’re not beneath with specific equipment. We have Cos Cob Harbor. The invite read our own launch platform so we can guests would be taken into the sub operate from any ship. We just tow five at a time for 15 minutes…but I’d out to the location; the whole thing OceanGate CEO and founder stands before his submersible “Titan” that takes paying missed that word simulated. sinks and then the sub takes off.” guests to the view the Titanic. Photo by Anne W. Semmes Rush obtained his BSE in So, a day and half out with Aerospace Eng i neer i ng f rom five days on site, and down you go Princeton University, hence there 12,500 feet to the Titanic. Two and were Princeton grads on the guest half hours down, hour and a half up. list. He tried space travel becoming So, who owns the Titanic rights? the youngest jet transport rated pilot “That's much longer than your article in the world, age 19. Built his own can go into,” he quips. “The salvage experimental aircraft, which he rights for whatever value are held still owns and flies, then fabricated by a company called RMS Titanic. a two-man submersible he uses They've salvaged 5,500 artifacts when he’s not running OceanGate from the Titanic. When the company Inc., “the leading provider of crewed went bankrupt, the company was submersibles for charter and sold at auction. The relics that they scientific research.” recovered they still have. It’s also So, when did he decide to go a UNESCO World Heritage Site, from deep space to deep sea? “When but only 22 countries signed the I saw the launch of SpaceShipOne, UNESCO treaty. But generally, so few Paul Allen's and Burt Rutan's plane people can get to it that it is protected that went up in 2003, and I thought by its remoteness.” But this reporter I don't want to be a space tourist. I recalled featuring on the NBC Today want to be an explorer.” Show William F. Buckley’s dive to Last summer was Rush’s first the Titanic PUB/POST: with a French a issue Greenwichcrew Sentinel; CODE: HSS-2020-42A PRODUCTION: N/A LIVE: None dates: 6/1 - 6/14first (5/26/2020) Titanic Expedition with his now year after Bob Ballard found it DESCRIPTION: The Best Orthopedics WORKORDER #: 74554 TRIM: 10.75” x 10.8” Stockton Rush inside his state of the art Titan submersible that seats five. two-year-old state of the art Titan. in 1985. Buckley had mischievously FILE: 03A-74550-04A-HSS-2020-42A.indd SAP #: HSS.HSSGEN.20000.B.011 BLEED: None by Anne W. Semmes So what’s that expedition all unveiled a gift given him by the Photo about?212.237.7000 Helping people relate to the French divers from the wreck – a without help.” And yes, just like that of biomasses down there. The nice down to and see. There are other deep ocean? “That’s part of why I pencil. now space veteran actor William thing is they don't move. It's hard great things in the ocean, but they're started this project, why we have So, what are the prerequisites Shatner, the Titan has taken down a to find whales. They move around. much more random like jellyfish five people, why we always have for boarding the Titan? “You’ve got to 92-year-old. Shipwrecks stay put. The life forms they'll show up, but sometimes they T:10.75” researchers, why the sub is laid out be over 18. You have to be physically “Shipw reck s are ar tif icial around them. They have a story. won't. And dolphins and whales, how it is - it’s all about engaging able - so we define physically able reefs,” says Rush, “So you get a lot They're engaging. They're fun to get same thing.” people, why we can put it on a truck to climb a ladder, able to stand up

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Following our interview, I had my 15 minutes with nearly nineyear OceanGate veteran pilot Scott Griffith. He showed a video of the wreck with life crawling over it - small white crabs. So, do crabs morph white in the dark deep? Something to explore, like those hydrothermal vents. Rush described their wonder. “ The mag ma f rom the inside of the earth comes up into the ocean and creates this giant hot vent. And it's the highest density of biomass on the planet.” Such “chemosynthetic organisms that live without photosynthesis” had he said “completely changed NASA's perception of where life exists… These are life forms that probably exist throughout the universe.” Deep sea meets deep space! Guests were t hen t re ate d to drinks and hors-d'œuvres as Rush showed a Titanic Expedition explanatory film. At my table was Greenwich jeweler, the adventurous Terry Betteridge with his son-in-law Jake Skinner. “We both loved the idea of adventure into such foreign country,” shared Betteridge, “far north, far at sea and on a ship of the most specialized design imaginable: An iceberg pulling behemoth.” But what might pull stronger would be, “other trips they take to see creatures almost never seen and so little is known about.” His son-in-law agreed. He would await “the nature trip to some more fertile deep. “ Former First Selectman Lolly Prince was also present, and game to go. “A superb opportunity for an adventurer!!” she shared. “The visual experience of going 2 1/2 miles under the surface of the ocean in the capsule and ending at the wreck of the Titanic was so well replicated for us as visitors in the capsule!” It was friend Valerie Stauffer whose son Chris was a Princeton pal of Rush’s who put my name on the guest list. She had her Titan visit last Saturday. Sitting in the Titan she imagined herself 12,000 feet deep “viewing the actual remains of the original wheel of the Titanic and the personal belongings left by the illfated passengers.” She realized she said, “that the Titan would show me the sunken ship far better than any fictional movie could.”

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Heather Ewing’s “Arrivals” Exhibit At The Katonah Art Museum Is A Must See Anne W. Semmes Greenwich grown Heather Ewing has distinguished herself as historian of art, architecture, a n d A m e r i c a n h i s to r y. H e r biography of the benefactor of the Smithsonian Institution, John Smithson, tells the story of a man who never set foot in America but believed in its democratic ideals. Her history of Andrew Carnegie tells of this immigrant, industrial giant and pioneering philanthropist. And now Ewing has taken 500 years of American history and divided it into seven “moments” of ar r ivals to its shores to best explore American identity and immigration through the lens of artists in her “Arrivals” exhibition now on view at the Katonah Museum of Art. Ew ing, who lives in New York where she is Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture when not visiting her dad Ted Ewing in Greenwich, recently gave this reporter a tour of her guest curated show “Arrivals” in Katonah. It began with the first moment of arrivals, in 1942 with Columbus and two striking artworks, N.C. Wyeth’s “Columbus Discovers America” and “Columbus Day Painting” by New Haven artist T i t u s K a p h a r. K a p h a r h a s reimagined John Vanderlyn’s 19th century painting found in the U.S. Capitol by binding the featured Spanish colonizers with blank canvas to shift the gaze to the indigenous figures in the background. Ew ing described her aim was to “help us have a way to understand that America is not just a nation of immigrants. That's what we're told…but it is much more complex and difficult. It’s part of why we're having so many problems right now as a country because we haven't ever really faced the diff iculties and the complexities of our history.” So, do define immigrants as compared to non-immigrants she is asked. “So, immigration is somebody coming here from somewhere else - it's generally voluntary…And that is certainly what's at the heart of this idea of

us being a nation of immigrants, all these people from all over the world. And it's incredibly inspiring. But we also have to remember that some of us are descended from people who were of Anglo origin, who came here as settlers to colonize the country… And then obviously are the native peoples who were already here. And also, the people who are descended from those who were brought here in chains as enslaved people from Africa.” Ye s , mo st mov i ng i n t he second moment, “The Middle Passage” (from 1619-1808), is that historic outline of the African slave ship Brookes, “with its harrowing schematic revealing the tight packing of humans.” “It carried more than 600 on at least one journey,” said Ewing. “They would have been stacked in layers and all chained together… And so contemporary artists have very powerfully taken that image and reimagined it and use it in different ways.” Such as in those two black girl figures sculpted by Vanessa German placed on a skateboard with slave ships on their heads. The third moment marks the arrival of the pilgrims on “The Mayflower” in 1620. “All three of the moments in this room,” told Ewing, “Are rooted in this time period, much before the creation of the United States. But they've shaped very much our United States today. And so, I wanted to look at how artists are helping us to see these stories in fresh ways and to think about them differently.” Ewing is particularly moved by Indigenous artist Cannupa H a n sk a Luger who en l iste d artists from tribal nations across North America and the Pacific “to investigate and interpret their lives as survivors of settler colonialism” in a documentary film created by Razelle Benally. “ Pe o p l e c a n c h e c k o u t t h i s beautiful project online at www. sttlmnt.org.” The fourth moment of “Ellis Island and Angel Island” (18911924) brought the surprise of that less known San Francisco gateway of arrivals from Asia. Artist Flo Oy Wong’s work shows an American f lag hand stitched

Lewis Hine’s “Climbing into America.” Contributed photo.

with a rice sack, “a symbol of a traditional food source that sustained her family in hard time.” “Oy’s story,” shared Ewing, “has to do with the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and it meant that she has a different life than her sister and her mother because her mother was only able to enter the country as her father's sister.” A photog raph by famed photog rapher L ew is Wickes Hine entitled “Climbing into A mer ica, Ellis Island. 1908” captures an elegant man with mustache tur n ing to look at the photographer carrying his suitcase. World War II as the f if th moment brings artwork created by Roger Shimomura who was imprisoned as a child in a camp hold i ng Jap a ne s e -A mer ic a n citizens in Idaho during the war. In his cartoon-like color l it hog raph s, “ he’s i mag i ne d behind the barbed wire,” noted Ewing, “all these very American people of Japanese origin and Mickey Mouse incarcerated, and outside the barbed wire Kabuki actors from the 18th century.” The sixth moment is dated 1965 because of the landmark Immigration Act of 1965 that ended discrimination based on place of origin that opened this country to arrivals from all over the world. “It overturned all of these extremely restrictive racist exclusion policies that we had from the 1920s that dominated most of the 20th century.” Ew ing pointed to a small Rothko Room with its painting as part of the Museum. “It's technically not part of Arrivals,” she said, “But I wrote a label for it because Rothko was an i m m ig ra nt . A nd I t h i n k it 's really fascinating that Abstract Expressionism, which we think of as this very American form of modern art, was essentially the product of a whole bunch of immigrants.” AKA, Ashille Gorky, Willem de Kooning, and Hans Hoffman. The seventh moment is “Today” and one photo grabbed the eye of a cowboy with eagle wings pulling on a giant slingshot. It ’s ent it le d “ The Wi ld Blue Yonder” by artist Javier Piñon. For anyone wanting a looksee at a masterful timeline of the history of immigration and those different arrivals it’s all there on the walls of the Museum’s Atrium, courtesy of contributing artists and the Immigration and Ethnic History Society. “It starts with the Naturalization Act of 1790, the first law to define who could become an American citizen (‘free white persons’),” said Ewing, “and ends with some of the rules i mple me nte d by t he Tr u mp Administration, like the so-called Muslim ban. These laws have profound real-life consequences for all of us, but a timeline is a pretty impersonal way of looking at history.” So, this reporter had to ask Ewing with her deep involvement with the Smithsonian Institution h a d t h o s e ye a r s e s p e c i a l l y nourished her? “Absolutely. And the way that the Smithsonian has also grown and expanded to think of how they encompass and represent all Americans has been a huge influence and learning for me.”

Heather Ewing, guest curator of the exhibition “Arrivals” stands in the Atrium of the Katonah Art Museum. Photo by Becky Mills.

The Exchange’s historical nature is further enhanced as it is located within the Town’s Fourth Ward Historic District that runs from Sherwood Place over to Church Street to William Street.

N. C. Wyeth’s “Columbus Discovers America.” Contributed photo.

2021 November Municipal November 02, 2021

Moriarty Kreuzer Greenwich At the 2021 November Municipal in the town of Greenwich locally Leslie warned and held on November 02, Miriam 2021. The following candidates OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE 4,894 10,794 received the number of votes annexed to their name 4,894 10,794 Headrespectively. Moderator's Return

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"Jay" Teevan Democratic Republican 8,33602, 2021 1,493 8,234 8,323 8,485 8,489 Pascarella Original Board of Education Four to be Elected, not More Than Two From One Party 8,548 8,796 Trevor Crow Heather Smeriglio of Assessment Appeals Board of Education Four to be Elected, not More Than Two From Board One Party 322 312 Representative Town Meeting District 2 Democratic Democratic Republican Republican Republican Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Republican Republican Democratic Non Partisan Partisan WritePartisan In Kathleen Stowe Laura Kostin9,855 Megan Galletta 6,249 Non Partisan Non Partisan Michael-Joseph Non Non UPDATED NUMBERS FROM RECOUNT Printed onHuley 11/3/2021 12:44:00AM Christopher "Kit" Mill William Grad Howard Richman Joseph Laura Kostin Megan Galletta Michael-Joseph Kathleen Stowe Mercanti-Anthony Printed on 11/3/2021 12:44:00AMPragati Soni Henry Scott Walter Duncan G. Burke Nancy B. Burke Donald R. Conway Laura P. Gladstone Mercanti-Anthony STATE OF CONNECTICUT 8,328 8,065 8,300 9,276 Printed on 11/3/2021 12:44:00AM Kathleen – 8364 8,300 6,156 8,079 6,540 6,550 8,328 8,065 9,276 STATE OF Stowe CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 314 64 304 293 Laura Kostin345 – 8095 OF THE STATE 368 Republican Write In OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE Head Moderator's Return Republican Republican Write In Republican Megan Galletta – 8356 Representative Town Meeting District 3 Partisan Cody Kittle Kara Philbin Head Moderator's Return Non Partisan Non Partisan Non Partisan Non Jeff Reardon Mark Pruner Kara Philbin Cody Kittle Michael-Joseph Mercanti-Anthony Non Partisan Non Partisan Katherine N. LoBalbo – 9306 Mary Ellen D. Markowitz Wilma Nacinovich Lorelei B. O'Hagan Greenwich 2021 November Municipal 8,336 1,493 Cody Kittle –8,548 8357 2021 November Municipal Martin C. Blanco Louise T. Bavis 8,796Greenwich November 02, 2021 8,336 1,493 Printed on 11/3/2021 12:44:00AM 413 386 291 364 Kara Philbin – 1883 November 02, 2021 Board of Assessment Appeals Original Board of Assessment Appeals Original 185 173 Non Partisan Democratic Non Partisan Republican Non Partisan Non Partisan Democratic Democratic Constables Democratic Democratic Democratic Republican Constables Non Partisan Non Partisan Averardo P. "Aldo" Joyce P. "Jay"Christopher Teevan "Kit" Mill Eileen J. Toretta Erika Walsh William Grad Howard Richman Joseph Huley Democratic Republican Republican Democratic William Grad Howard Richman Joseph Huley Christopher "Kit" Mill Pascarella Printed on 11/3/2021 12:44:00AM Page 2 of 15 Sylvester J. Pecora, Sr. Rosalind Nicastro Democratic Democratic Republican Republican Dawn Fortunato John J. Thompson Martin C. Blanco Donnie Romeo 322 312 344 292 6,540 6,550 6,156 8,079 Donnie Romeo Dawn6,550 Fortunato John6,156 J. Thompson Martin C. Blanco 6,540 8,079 185 212 Non Partisan Write In Write In Page 1 of 15 Printed on 11/3/2021 12:44:00AM Republican Republican 6,938 7,214 8,207 7,795 Republican Republican 6,938 7,214 7,795 Write In Non Partisan Henry Scott Walter 8,207 Pragati Soni James R. Webster Jeff Reardon Mark Pruner Republican Republican Jeff Reardon Mark Pruner Joan F. Lowe Allison M. Walsh Republican Republican Donna8,796 Maloney Charles8,548 "Eddie" 314 64 15 Charles "Eddie" Donna Maloney Thivierge 8,548 8,796 195 15 Thivierge Representative Town Meeting District 3 7,531 8,621 7,531 8,621 Non Partisan Non Partisan Non Partisan Non Partisan Representative Town Meeting District 1 Ed J. Lopez Louise T. Bavis Martin C. Blanco Thomas P. Conelias Representative Town Meeting District 1 Printed on 11/3/2021 12:44:00AM Non Partisan Non Partisan Non Partisan Non Partisan Page 2 of 15 Printed on 11/3/2021 12:44:00AM Page 2 of 15 Non Partisan Non Partisan Non Partisan Non Partisan Katharine Ashworth Carl G. R. 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Seth W. Bacon

Sally E. Bednar Joshua H. Brown

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Marilyn Ross Cahn

Robert W. Carter

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Diego Sanchez

Samarpana Tamm

Debbie L. Appelbaum

Kimberly Morgan Blank

Ellen M. Brennan-Galvin

Mary G. "Nanette" Burrows

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Allyson T. Cowin

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

They Walk Among Us Veteran’s Day is next Thursday, November 11. There are several events in town to commemorate the day. There will be a “Patriotic Walk” down Greenwich Avenue in honor of our veterans. The walk begins at the corner of Amogerone Way and Greenwich Avenue at 10:30 a.m. and proceeds down to the World War I memorial in front of Restoration Hardware. Later that day, the Byram Veterans Association will hold a walk from their club at 300 Delavan Avenue to the Byram Firehouse at 7 p.m. The Veteran of Foreign Wars, Cos Cob Post 10112 will hold a brief ceremony on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. honoring all veterans who have served and sacrificed in the defense of our country, at the Cos Cob Veteran’s Memorial Park on Strickland Road. At 11 a.m. sharp Thursday, our American Legion Post 29 will hold its annual Veteran’s Day wreath laying at the war memorial in front of Restoration Hardware. You should make time to attend these events to honor all who have served our nation, to defend and protect our freedoms. The time of the wreath laying - 11 o’clock sharp - is significant. The armistice that ended the fighting of the “war to end all wars” went into effect at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 –

Our veterans are part of a continuous line of patriots who first picked up a rifle to fight for freedom in 1775 and who will stand the line in the future to protect our freedoms. 103 years ago. For many years we celebrated “Armistice Day,” and eventually, after a Second World War and the Korean War, Congress acted to make November 11 Veterans Day in recognition of all veterans who served during times of war. Talk to a veteran today and you are likely to speak with someone who does not want to recognize their military service above that of someone else who served. They will tell you that they were called to go forward because of a “love of country,” or that they were “one more guy with a rifle who answered the call to serve their country and protect all that we hold sacred.” They are, to a person, modest. When they are identified as a veteran at an event and asked to stand, they often do so reluctantly. They do not seek that accolade for themselves. They do stand, but they stand to honor all who served. Our veterans are part of a continuous line of patriots who first picked up a rifle to fight for freedom in 1775 and who will stand the line in the future to protect our freedoms. On Thursday, we will see our veterans. We already see them every day without knowing it. They walk among us, but because of their modesty we do not necessarily identify them as veterans. There is no firm number of how many residents are veterans. Looking at census data and making some assumptions, we know there could be as many as 4,000 people living in Greenwich who have put themselves into harm’s way for their country. What you will not see are our future veterans, those currently serving in the military. There are more serving currently from Greenwich than you might think. From one church in town alone, there are seven people serving, including two brothers. They epitomize what it is to be a citizen soldier and there should be more of them. The more people that are touched by someone who serves, the more we as a community and country have at stake. It ensures that when we go to war, we are not making that decision lightly. Democracy is not democracy without citizenship, and citizenship requires service back to your community and your country. Veterans understand that service better than most, and as a result they look out for one another and share a special bond. Whether they stood on the same battlefield together or served in different parts of the world at different times, there is a unique brotherhood and sisterhood that only they share. As one veteran recently said: “If you are a vet, you are part of my herd. I protect my herd.” We should all take time next week to gather and thank those who answered the call to serve their country.

LETTER

Camillo Thanks Greenwich Voters, Looks Forward to Next Two Years I would like to thank the people of Greenwich for placing their faith in me to continue working on their behalf as First Selectman of the greatest town in the nation. Greenwich has many wonderful attributesshoreline, countryside, over 800 acres of open space, terrific schools, a local hospital, great shops and restaurants, beautiful beaches, a great park system, and close proximity to New York City. Still, I believe its greatest asset is its people. Our residents have made our town the gold standard when it comes to civic participation. They fulfill the old adage that it is better "to LETTER

give and forget, and receive and remember." T h e p e r s e ve r a n c e a n d patience our community ex hibited during the worst pandemic in over a hundred years ser ved as both an inspiration and guide for other communities. The resilience and resolve they showed during superstorms and a 500 year f lood drew praise from state agencies and our Governor. We were committed to not only surviving these seminal and trying events, but to coming out on the other end of them as a more efficient and effective town. For the past two years, we have worked hard to respect our

past, manage the present, and plan for the future. We helped craft a blight ordinance; added more items to the town's list of recyclables; established waste disposal, energ y management, and susta i na bi lit y com m it tees; improved pedestrian safety a l o n g G r e e n w i c h Ave n u e ; reorganized and redeployed police on Greenwich Avenue; helped supplement major projects, such as the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center (EGCC) with public/private partnerships; and worked with fellow leaders and residents to get through the pandemic. Now we need to keep wo r k i n g to c o n s t r u c t a n d

upg rade ou r buildings a nd infrastructure; make our green initiatives even more effective; and address the town's serious flooding issues. We have a lot to do and I look forward to working with my friend Lauren Rabin and our new colleague Janet Stone McGuigan. Thanks again for this great honor. I look forward to the next two years of public service, and to leading my hometown and upholding its standing as a beacon of light and leadership. See you all around town! Best, as always, Fred Fred Camillo is First Selectman of Greenwich

Smeriglio Says Thank you

Dear Fellow Greenwich Residents, My heart is full of gratitude and joy to be re-elected as your Tax Collector. I want to thank each and every person who took the time to get out and vote and those who generously devoted time and effort to my campaign.

I am looking forward to another term I thank G od for this honor and and my door will always be open to all, o p p o r t u n i t y t o h u m b l y s e r v e m y whether it be for a discussion or just a hello community and I will work hard to live up and a cup of coffee! to my motto of "Service above Self" I feel blessed to be able to live and serve in the town that we all call "home". Thank With Kind Regards, Heather Smeriglio. you for believing in me and for the trust you Heather is the Greenwich Tax Collector have placed in me.

COLUMN

There Is a Labor Shortage in This Country—Here’s One Way To Fix It There are currently more than 80,000 green card applications that have gone unprocessed by the State Department.

By Patricia Chadwick By almost any measure, the level of employ ment in t h i s c o u n t r y h a s r e c ove r e d miraculously since the frightening days of the onset of COVID. From an impressive low of 3. 5% in February of 2020, unemployment spiked to a frightening 14.8% just two months later. Nothing like that had been witnessed since the Great Depression, nearly ninety years ago. Then in the span of seventeen months, the U. S. economy— thanks to funding from both the Federal G overnment and the Federa l Reser ve—rebou nded i n a d ra mat ic fa sh ion , mor e than retracing its steps, fueling strong dema nd a nd br ing ing unemployment down to 4.8% c u r r e nt l y. T h at ’s n o t to s ay that it’s been a smooth ride— far from it. There are still major disruptions in both our economy and economies around the world, affecting production, shipping and services. The heart of the problem lies in the fact that the supply and demand for labor in the developed world is wildly out of kilter. In this countr y, the ev idence is everywhere—“For Hire” signs pasted in the windows of small shops, the headlines in the news regarding rising wages, and recent labor strikes at Deere & Company, Kellogg (the cereal company) and other smaller companies in the health care and housing industries. To sustain the current growth rate in the U. S. economy, we need

more workers, but to paraphrase the 1968 song by Pete Seeger, “Where have all the workers gone?” That’s not a metaphorical question—it’s real and it’s not going to be resolved easily for a slew of reasons. The recent end of the extended u n e mp loy m e nt b e ne f it s h a s done little to nothing to bring people back into the workforce. The Great Resignation is here to stay, and for the Baby Boomer generation, it’s a Great Retirement phenomenon. Nearly 40% of the COVID related deaths in this country have been those who are categorized as Boomers, so it’s not surprising that 62 is the new 65. Even if fully vaccinated, why risk a breakthrough case of COVID? Why not slow down and smell the roses? The Boomers who have taken that path are not coming back into the workforce. At the other end of the age spectrum are the Millennials (with some Gen X and Gen Z workers thrown in as well). They are the powerhouse of today’s workforce and how they view work/play dynamics cannot be disregarded. Many of them now are raising their own children and what they learned during the COVID lockdown will shape the future of employment trends in this country. Their views can be synthesized in a few concepts: Commuting is a waste of time and a waste of money. It is also an unnecessary contributor to climate change. Working from home is both more enjoyable

and more efficient. Face to face time with work cohorts can be achieved with Zoom chats and social engagement can shift from the office to the neighborhood. If they are forced to return to an office job that they believe they can do from home, they will find a new position with a new employer who views the world the way they do. Smart business leaders are aware of that dynamic—and by making accommodations to their productive stay-at-home workers, they will likely realize future cost savings in the form of a reduced commercial real estate footprint. So, what is the solution to the dearth of workers? Here are two thoughts. B ot h b efor e a nd t h r oug h the time of COV ID, there has been a marked increase in labor productivity, the result, in large measure, of capital investments that have produced signif icant technolog ical improvements, which in turn have paved the w a y f o r a n a t u r a l a n d n o ninf lationary increase in wages. Rising wages are a good thing i n a n env i ron ment of strong productivity growth. As wages increase, there will be a natural inclination over time for people to return to work. The other solution involves immigration. With the onset of COV I D eig hteen months ago, the U.S. in essence closed its borders, not only to visitors, but also to students and workers, both temporary and permanent. Those temporar y workers

included nannies, as well as hotel, restaurant and farm workers. The situation has not improved much since last year. There are c u r r ent ly mor e t ha n 8 0,0 0 0 green card applications that have gone unprocessed by the State Department. Over the last decade, i m m ig ration to t he U. S. was capped at around one million per annum, a rate that is barely one third of one percent of the country’s population. Last year was obviously significantly lower as is this year. For a country with vast uninhabited space and a population of 330 million, doubling immigration from one million to two million per annum would still be less than one percent, but it could do much to relieve the labor shortage across the country. Importantly, immigration needs to be granted not only to highly skilled workers but also to those who wou ld f i l l much needed entry-level positions. Since our inception as a country, just a few hundred years ago, immigration has been one of the bedrocks of our existence, our personality and our growth. We are a tapestry—that is one of our greatest strengths. It is true that, as a nation, we have not continuously had an opendoor immigration policy, but it is also true that we have always opened the doors when we needed workers. Let’s help to resolve our current labor shortage by staying true to our great heritage and reopening the immigration gate.

COLUMN

By Dan FitzPatrick Mid October. New England. Upstate Connecticut to be exact. A mild fall afternoon. Saturday. The trees are only just b eg i n n i ng to cha nge to t hei r brighter, more colorful costumes, just in time for Halloween. I a m s it t i n g i n a wo o d e n rock ing chair on the porch of a log cabin constructed almost exactly one hundred years ago, looking out over a large pond/ small lake, where the light breeze creates transient patterns on the surface, reminding me of the times when as children we would imagine objects in the clouds. Every so often, a fish rise breaks the tranquility of the moment. An ever-aspiring angler, the fact that I do not immediately jump up to get my fishing rod is strong evidence of the peace I feel at the moment. A f ire burns quietly in the COLUMN

By James Heavey November 11th is reserved to recognize and thank all the men and women who have ever worn the uniform of our military. While Memorial Day in May is reserved to recognize those who paid the ultimate sacrifice defending our country, Veterans

In Praise of Just Being

We can only act in the present. We can only “be” in the present. Why then do we spend so much time thinking about (and possibly regretting) the past, or worrying about the future? Shouldn't we cherish and enjoy the gift of living in the here and now? cabin’s large fireplace. Normally, t hat wou ld con su me my f u l l attention (we call a wood f ire i n t h a t f i r e p l a c e “c a v e m a n television”). But not today. Here, I sit surrounded by nature in all its unprepossessing beauty. The smell of the fire smoke wafting from the chimney adds the perfect complement to all the other senses that so delight me. Peace. We yearn for it, we need it, but we can't quite define it. I am no Thoreau, but I think he was on to something when he set out to spend time on Waldon Pond. Stillness. That may be a big part of finding peace. Our lives t he s e days a r e f u l l of noi s e , of incessant action, of urgent interaction. While we are fundamentally social beings, we all need time to be alone. Not

Day is different. It’s a day that reminds us to be thankful for all Veterans who have served, living and dead, and also for all those still on active or reserve duty, protecting our nation. When I returned from Desert Shield/Desert Storm nearly thirty years ago, I was eager to get back to my normal routine here in Greenwich. Joe Rutledge, who worked for the Gas Company and whom I knew from his service as a Volunteer with the Cos Cob Fire Police Patrol, soon began to stalk me; he wanted me to join the Veterans of Foreign Wars

which adult pricing increases to $35, and then to $40 on race day. All proceeds go towards the Greenw ich A lliance for Education programs. improvements. To r e g i ster, v i sit w w w. greenwichalliance.org/turkeyARCH STREET CORRIDOR trot-2021 TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS A n e w p h a s e o f t h e ROOST KITCHEN TO OPEN Arch Street Corridor Traff ic IN COS COB I mprovements P roje c t has Roost Kitchen + Coffee will begun this week. There will be be opening its fourth location at occasional lane closures on Arch 236 East Putnam Avenue in Cos Street for the next two weeks, Cob this week on November 5. both during the day and night. Roost is a sister store Construction as part of the to A d a’s K i t c h e n + C o f fe e project is being done in efforts in R iverside, and will of fer to reduce traffic congestion and handmade breakfast and lunch improve air quality on Arch items featuring locally sourced Street, considering its close ingredients and seasonal menus. vicinity to the I-95. After opening, Roost hoped to Construction teams ask that add a dinner offering with dishes residents look for signage from to-go. officers directing traffic, slow down, and follow the directed WASTE FREE HOLIDAYS routes. LECTURE

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GR EEN W ICH A LLI A NCE EDUCATION’S 11TH ANNUAL TURKEY TROT After a year-long hiatus, the 11th annual Turkey Trot will be returning on November 27! Nearly 2,000 participants and spectators are expected to attend for the largest community fundraising event of Thanksgiving weekend. Participants can choose from a 5k race and a non-competitive 1 mile run/walk, both of which end at the Arch Street Center and pace through Bruce Park. The run/walk begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by the 5k at 10:00 a.m. Registration costs $15 for those 13 and under, and $30 for adults until October 31, after

necessarily to think, but just to be. To be alive is a wondrous thing. Whatever our individual circumstances, that is something we all have in common, at least for some time. With all our science and learning and accomplishments, we did not create ourselves. We may at times think we are gods, but we cannot create life from nothing. Shouldn't that at least give us some pause? If we did not create life for ourselves, then life must be a gift. We don't need to understand the giver to appreciate the gift. Perhaps a key to experiencing peace is to live "in the moment," meaning allow ing your focus -- mental, physical, emotional, spi r it ua l -- to r ema i n i n t he present, on your surroundings and on the people and objects

right in front of you. It is likely the most difficult action possible in this world of constant distraction, but it can be accomplished. I once heard someone say that the present is the only time that truly exists. The past is what it is (or was); it cannot be changed and thus is meaningful only to the extent we learn lessons from it. The future is unknown, even unknowable, and therefore only slightly modifiable by our actions. The present is where all the action is, literally. We can only act in the present. We can only “be” in the present. Why then do we spend so much time thinking about (and possibly regretting) the past, or worrying about the future? Shouldn't we cherish and enjoy the gift of living in the here and now? And yet, to be by oneself is

not necessarily to be alone. The Apostles’ Creed of the Christian faith refers to the “communion of saints” (communio sanctorum), the spiritual union of all believers, both living and dead, as well as all those of truth and love in whom the spirit of God is at work. I’ve been told that in some faith traditions, the act of remembering a person keeps them truly present in one’s life. The Y idd ish wor d, Ya h r z eit, denotes the yearly anniversary of a loved one’s death, which many Jews observe by lighting a special long-burning candle at home in memory of the deceased. As I ref lect on all this, I am reminded that soon it will be two years since my brother, sisters and I lost our mother, a few months shy of her 95th birthday. She loved living by a different, much

larger body of water, and was fortunate to do so most of her long life. I remember that, whenever we asked her what she wanted for her birthday, she would say “peace and quiet.” She is now with her husband and beloved relatives enjoying for all eternity the peace that surpasses all understanding. But quiet? Knowing our family, likely not so much. Perhaps we can all benef it from tak ing a moment to just be, to be present in the moment, to be alone yet not alone, and to share, for that moment at least, a faint echo of the peace we hope someday to enjoy forever. + In Memoriam + Joan Manning FitzPatrick 1925-2020 James Anthony FitzPatrick 1916-1988

Veterans Day Challenge

News Briefs

VETERANS DAY PATRIOTIC WALK The ninth annual Greenwich Veterans Day Patriotic Walk has officially been scheduled for Thursday, November 11 at 10:30 a.m. T h e e ve n t w i l l i n c l u d e a communit y walk dow n Greenwich Avenue, beginning at Amogerone Crossway. After the walk, American Legion Post 29 will host a ceremony at the World War I monument at the corner of Greenwich Avenue and Arch Street. Cars will be available for veterans who would like to ride in the procession.

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The Greenwich Botanical Center will be hosting a virtual election on waste free holidays on November 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The lecture will discuss tips on creating a waste free holiday season. GREENWICH TO RECOUNT GOP SEAT ON BOARD OF EDUCATION The Town of Greenwich will be holding a recount in order to determine which candidate will hold the final seat on the Board of Education. Republican candidates Megan Galletta and Cody Kittle received 8,300 and 8,336 votes respectively, providing grounds for a recount for the second and final Board of Education seat. T he r e c ou nt w i l l b e g i n on Thursday at 8:00 a.m. at Greenwich Town Hall. S E L E C T M E N A P P ROV E CITIZENS POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Greenwich Board of Selectmen has officially approved the creation of a citizens police advisory committee after a unanimous vote this past week. The committee will include citizen oversight into internal affairs and processes, and would consist of 10 residents over the age of 17, all of whom are graduates of the GPD Citizen Police Academy, a course that is

(VFW.) I had been gone for nine months, done my duty and didn’t consider myself a “Veteran.” I kind of thought of Veterans as people who had been a soldier or sailor many years before and who had long ago retired. I was still active in the Army Reserves and figured I would maybe have time to join a Veterans group when I was retired. Joe, who had served in the 77th Infantry Division in the Pacific in WWII, had a different take. He thought it was impor tant to have Veterans remain “on the team” and join one of the Veterans’ g roups here in Greenw ich.

So in honor of Joe Rutledge, I challenge every Greenwich Veteran to re-engage with one of our Veterans’ organizations and help out at one of the many community events that the American Legion Post 29, Byram Veterans, Ninth District Veterans and VFW Post 10112 conduct during the year. Yes, I did take Joe’s advice to join the VFW and the American Legion, and I encourage you to join and help out with one of the Veterans groups in their efforts to support patriotism and community service.

held twice a year. and mid-December. The committee will have Schedule details can be found four public meetings in order at www.greenwichct.gov/257/ to review reports and of fer Leaf-Collection. recommendations. “THE COUNTRY TABLE” TO N E W A S S I S TA N T F I R E OPEN IN GLENVILLE CHIEF APPOINTED Chef Geoff Lazlo announced T h i s p a s t w e e k , t h e on Wednesday that he will be Greenwich Board of Selectmen opening “The Country Table”, unan imously approved the a specialty foods market at 1 a p p o i n t m e n t o f C h a r l e s Glenville Street in Glenville. Lubowicki as the new Fire Chief The Cou nt r y Ta ble w i l l Of Administration, the first new offer gourmet sandwiches and position added to the command salads, coffee, and other healthy structure in over six decades. prepared foods for breakfast, Lubow ick i w ill ser ve as lunch, and dinner. an assistant fire chief, and will focus on administration and GR E E N W ICH BA L L ET ’ S the connection between the NUTCRACKER Greenwich Fire Department Greenwich Ballet and Greenw ich’s volunteer Academy’s annual production firefighters. of the Nutcracker has returned! Per for mances w ill be on L E A F C O L L E C T I O N November 13 at 7:45 p.m. and PROGRAM November 14 at 2:00 p.m. at N o v e m b e r 2 o f f i c i a l l y the Greenwich High School marked the beginning of the Performing Arts Center. Town of Greenwich’s annual leaf VIP backstage access collection program. passes will be available This service is for properties f o r t h e p e r f o r m a n c e s . To on public streets in building purchase tickets, visit www. zones R-20 that are a half-acre greenwichballetacademy.org. or smaller. There will be two pickups between November 2 COVID-19 UPDATE

A nd to all Veterans and non-Veterans, I also challenge you to at te n d o n e o f t h e ceremonies next week in town to show your appreciation for all that our Veterans have done for us and our country. You can always support and recognize a Veteran by ma k i ng a phone ca l l a nd sending a note, so they know they are not forgotten. Publisher's note: This is a modified reprint from 2020. Following is the updated schedule of events to honor veterans this year:

O n N o v. 1 1 t h e r e w i l l b e a Pat r iot ic Wa l k dow n Greenwich Avenue in honor o f o u r ve t e r a n s f r o m t h e corner of Amogerone Way and Greenwich Avenue beginning at 10:30 a.m. down to the WWI memorial. Nov. 11: the Byram Veterans Association will hold a walk from their club at 300 Delavan Avenue to the Byram Firehouse at 7 p.m. The VFW, Cos Cob Post 10112 will hold a brief ceremony on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Cos Cob Veteran’s Memorial Park on Strickland Road.

Greenwich Hospital currently available November 8 through has one COVID positive patient. January, and appeals will be available February 1 to February P A R K I N G P E R M I T 20 of 2022. RENEWALS Parking Permit renewal will DEATHS be occurring online only this EMILY BECK year. In order to renew your Emily T. Beck, 84, passed away permit, residents must submit peacefully on Wed, Oct. 27. an application proving residency MARY ARMSTRONG and making a payment. Longtime Greenwich resident Re sidents c a n renew at Mary Helen Hurlimann www.greenwichct.gov/572 by Armstrong passed away December 31, 2021. However, peacefully on Oct. 26. tiered late fees will be assessed for payments received after WILLIAM BRYSON William H. Bryson passed away December 2. Monday, Oct. 25. RICHARD SANTANELLA, JR. REVALUATION NOTICES The Town’s Assessors Office Richard (Rich) C. Santanella, Jr. is reviewing preliminary values passed away unexpectedly on for the 2021 revaluation. Oct. 22. Greenwich completed its last RENA PACCIONE revaluation for the 2015 Grand R e n a G ae t a Pac c ione d ie d List in order to keep assessments peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 21. equitable and reflect the current GEORGE CHRISTIE fair market value. George Barnard Christie passed Property ow ners w ill away peacefully on Oct. 18. receive a notice of assessment change the week of November HUGH KEOUGH 8, at which time there will be Hugh Keough, 66, passed away informal hearings available on Oct. 17. for all taxpayers to discuss or JEAN GARDNER appeal their new assessment. Jean Frances Gardner,died Discussion hearings will be peacefully on Oct. 14.

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Ellington Financial LLC

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Tooth Tales and Tooth Care Game Changers Told By Dr. Ernest Whittle DDS of Old Greenwich By Anne W. Semmes

So, this reporter is encouraging her granddaughter to use dental f loss. How prevalent does he see its use? Not prevalent. “Maybe it’s because it isn't high tech - you're just dragging a string between your teeth. But it really is one of the most effective things that you can do. And it's very smart of you to get your granddaughter to do it when she's young. Because if you just make it part of the whole routine, from day one, they just integrate it into their whole personal hygiene program. I don't think there's any single thing you can do that's more important if you're trying to prevent cavities between the teeth and periodontal disease.” By college age Whittle has seen a certain fall off of dental hygiene in his young clients. “They come back after freshman year with like, 10 cavities. And then the parents yell at me like what happened? I know what happened - they were out partying, and they forgot to brush before they went to bed. They had no one standing over them to make them do it.” Instilling dental hygiene should begin age two or three says Whittle. “What children at that age want to do is to be grown up. Look at me, I can do this by myself. That's a big deal when you're in preschool. So, if you're getting them into that habit, if they see you or the parents brushing and flossing every night, it just becomes a routine. That's what you do when you're grown up.” And avoid those sugar filled soft drinks! “The last few generations have been sold on the fact that you've got to drink Coke or Pepsi or Mountain Dew. Those are horrible if they have sugar in them. But even if they don't have sugar, if they're sugar free, there's also side effects from drinking sugar free. Our ancestors drank water for thousands of years and they were just fine.” But he adds, “No matter how high of a sugar content you have, if you brush right afterwards, you're fine. It's the amount of time that it's left in contact with your teeth that really causes the damage.”

Plain to see on the sign before the offices of Dr. Ernest J. Whittle III, DDS on Sound Beach Avenue are the years he’s been in practice, from 1981 to 2021, with surely a few tooth tales to tell across 40 years. But the good doctor, at age 66, wears well those years. They have given him considerable pleasure. “The most rewarding,” he says, “is to see four or five generations of a family and have the privilege of watching them grow up from childhood to adulthood.” He surmises, “Maybe I'm doing something right if they keep coming back here generation after generation.” Such as Ann and Jonathan “Jan” Dubois who entered Whittle’s services in 1981 at their family’s dentist office in Riverside, having then shared his good services with their (now grown) children. “He is calm, nonjudgmental, open minded, professional without being cold, very competent and truly present,” offers Ann Dubois. It was those dexterous hands that led the way. As a teenager dentistry was not on Whittle’s radar. But a family dentist and friend of his parents came upon him building a model of his father’s WWII fighter plane. “You’ve got a steady hand when you paint,” observed the family dentist. “You'd be a good dentist.” How would he like a tour of that dentist’s dental school “to see what it's all about?” “This is a pretty nice gig,” concluded the young Whittle. Four years of college followed, then four years at that dental school. His first gig was in Riverside. He bought his Sound Beach office site in 1987. He interrupts his tooth telling with an alert, “I hear outside our landscaper and he's a fine guy. He came here from Central America. He's got his citizenship and he's paying his taxes. But when he came here, his teeth were terrible. He grew up in a rural area…And we made these restorations for him. Now he has this beautiful smile and he’s able to do this work. And he said, ‘This is great, because now I can talk to people as a businessman here in Fairfield County. And TEETH LONGEVITY I can look at them and smile at them.’ So, with all these advances in dental care, are we keeping our teeth longer? “Well, a lot GAME CHANGERS of it has to do with genetics. There are people Whittle’s practice across 40 years has included significant game changers in the who come in and they'll have a beautiful set field of dentistry. The first was the arrival of of teeth and I'll say you're really very lucky. dental implants. “It was this huge paradigm My father had all his teeth until he died at shift,” he says, “where instead of replacing 98. So, there’s a lot of genetics here. “You can keep your teeth until you're teeth with removable bridge work or fixed over 100 if you take care of them properly. bridge work, we can now restore individual teeth using titanium implants.” And then It's like a house or a car. You see these guys came the advent of digital technology “that that have this car they've been babying since allows dentists to fabricate crowns and they were in high school. They did all the bridges and veneers,” he tells, “and implant things that the car needed to be done. My crowns in a very small space of time at their father grew up in the Great Depression as own office without having to go to a dental a son of an immigrant, and he brushed his lab, in many instances. Now we can do a teeth like crazy because they didn't have much access to dental care. “ crown start to finish in two hours.” But there was that time his dad fell toward Whittle also embraced a procedure to the end of his life in Florida where he lived. prevent cavities by treating young kids’ teeth with a sealant. “In the 1960s or 70s,” “He knocked out his two front teeth, sheared he notes, “they realized that the greatest them off at the gum line. So, I tried to figure percentage of cavities that occur in our out what to do to help him -all his other teeth teeth when we're kids occur on the chewing were fine.” The needed equipment was sent surfaces of our teeth. When our teeth come down - his son arrived at the ready. “I treated into our mouths, they have very deep pits him in his condo with his dog on his lap. And and fissures and grooves. And these tend I got all his teeth back in.” Marking those four decades of treating to catch food in the little cracks where they can't be brushed out even if the little kids surely thousands of patients, Whittle feels brush. So, someone came up with the bright full of gratitude. “I have patients coming in idea of instead of just waiting for these and they go you're not retiring, right? They grooves and pits and fissures to decay and threaten me with bodily harm if I retire. So, then fill them, let's put something in there for my own health, I have to keep practicing!” He likes looking back on those early days that will prevent the food from accumulating in there and prevent the number one type of when he first got out of dental school, “when I was 26,” he says, and met his patient Alice cavity that we see in people.” And now there’s that new tool for those Dubois, “when she was four or five years kids who “just don’t brush,” says Whittle, old, and she was riding the garage door up the electric toothbrush. “They’re really and down and hit her tooth. And now she's quite good. And now some of these electric got to be 45. But that's the cool thing. You brushes have apps on the phone, so the remember this little kid riding on the garage kid after they brush can see where they're door - such a nice family. But very typical missing on the phone. Having this app all of of the families that I've been blessed with. I think about the 40 years. Like my father used a sudden makes brushing something cool.” to say, don't do the math, because if you do BEST PRACTICES OF DENTAL CARE the math, you'll start to freak yourself out.”

Dr. Ernest Whittle shows his time saving Dentsply Sirona Prime Scan screen sporting a photo of his father Ernest Whittle in a fighter plane in WWII. Photo by Anne W. Semmes.

“The most rewarding is to see four or five generations of a family and have the privilege of watching them grow up from childhood to adulthood.” Dr. Ernest Whittle, DDS.

Dr. Ernest Whittle III stands before his daughter Stephanie’s ceremonial West Point sword, and his University of Southern California School of Dentistry degree. Photo by Anne W. Semmes.

Dr. Ernest Whittle demonstrating a scan of teeth on his Prime Scan screen. Photo by Anne W. Semmes.

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Apple. Tree. By Denise Qualey Children by nature watch a nd m i m ic thei r pa rents' behaviors, beliefs and attitudes. Health-conscious parents take pride in modeling good nutrition and exercise for their kids. In doing so, their kids are more likely to adopt similar beliefs about eating well and being active. Children whose parents regularly volunteer for and support social causes a r e mor e l i kely to b e c ome philanthropic themselves. Often, we see great family traditions carried on for generat ion s. The s e a r e e x a mp le s of p o sit ive r ol e modeling, where the apple not falling far from the tree is a positive outcome. However, we cannot forget the simple fact that actions speak louder than words and that our children are paying attention, even when they don't seem to be. Parents who drink alcohol excessively to socialize, relieve stress, or combat boredom, may not realize the impact they are having on their children's beliefs that binge drinking is not COLUMN

Do we have to be perfect as parents? Absolutely not. We do have to be selfaware and remain conscious of what we're modeling for our children. only acceptable but necessary to maintain happiness. Ch ildren whose parents smoke are more likely to smoke. When parents break the law by allowing their underage kids to drink or abuse prescription medications, they're sending a clear message to their children that breaking the law is okay. In addition, parents who model healthy and balanced eating habits will raise families who understand nutrition and enjoy food as fuel for a healthy mind and body. Do we have to be perfect as parents? Absolutely not. We do have to be self-aware and remain conscious of what we're modeling for our children. And along the way, when we misstep or reveal our imperfections, we should take time to recognize

our mistakes and show our k ids that we can accept responsibility and grow. Parent by example. Apple. Tree. Kids In Crisis has launched a new webinar series called Helping Kids Thrive, designed to help families navigate ment a l he a lt h mat ters a nd fam ily hea lth and wellness issues. Helping Kids Thrive is a monthly zoom webinar hosted by various experts on topics ranging from navigating anxiety to yout h su b s t a nc e a bu s e , ef fe c ts of COV I D isolat ion, fam ily nutr ition, and much more. Please join us Thursday, October 28, 12:00 PM to discuss healthy eating habits and the red flags of disordered eating with nutritionist Lisa Bunce, MS. RDN, and Dr. Janet Lydecker, the Director of Child Eating and Weight Initiatives at POWER

at the Yale School of Medicine. Listen to the discussion, submit your questions, and learn healthy eating tips and resources available to you and your family. You may find the link to our monthly webinar at kidsincrisis.org and view videos of discussion topics you may have missed. We hope you'll join us! Having helped more than 160,000 children and families since 1978, Kids In Crisis offers a 24-hour free and confidential helpline staffed with trained professionals. Do you know a child who needs help? Not sure? Call Kids In Crisis at 203-6611911 anytime day or night for guidance and support. Denise Qualey is the Ma n a g i n g D i r e c to r C l i n i c a l Programs and Services for Kids In Crisis, Cos Cob, CT.

Republican Election Night Filled with Gratitude

By Liz Leamy Last Tuesday, the energ y at the Arch Street Teen Center was palpable as dozens of residents convened to celebrate the victory of the Greenwich ‘dream team,’ comprised of Fred Camillo, who was re-elected as First Selectman, Lauren Rabin, who won the Selectman’s seat for a second consecutive time, Heather Smeriglio, who was voted in as Tax Collector for a second term and Jackie Budkins, who valiantly clinched the Town Clerk spot, designating this as an evening to remember in all regards. All the members of this dynamic Republican (GOP) contingent expressed their heartfelt gratitude and commitment to every one of the town residents in their thank you speeches, acknowledging the fact that Greenwich is such an incredible, exciting and dedicated community of people. Fu r t her, mem b ers of t h is crew expressed deep gratitude toward their supporters and everyone else involved the election process, vow ing to do everything in their power to help all members of the community in moving

forward. Certainly, this moving narrative seemed to resonate with everyone there, a diverse crowd who were of all different ages and seemed to be involved in all sorts of various walks of life. During the night, this lively crowd, in tandem with the newly elected town of f icials, spent much of their time chatting, laughing and catching up with one another while enjoying such tasty food as quesadillas, hamburger sliders, chicken and tuna wraps and buffalo wings, among other delicious things. Adding to the lively mood of the night was the presence of John Ferris Robben, the revered Greenwich Sentinel photographer, who busily took pictures of everyone, many of who happily smiled alongside Camillo, Rabin, Smeriglio, Budkins and their friends, families and supporters. Ultimately, this night seemed to be a celebration honoring what has been an intensive prior year or so of incredibly h a r d wo rk by s o m a ny d e d i c ate d individuals who put in time to help support the aforementioned political figures as well as those GOP candidates

running for positions on the Board of Education, Board of Estimate and Taxation and RTM. This crew, headed by the dedicated and beloved Linda Moshier and her dozens of terrif ic colleagues, all put in incredible amounts of time at the Greenw ich G OP headquar ters in Riverside, answering and making calls as well as helping to plan, organize and implement the process of reaching out to individuals of the community in all different capacities. In addition, there were those dozens of people on hand who helped put signs up all over town, hung banners at their businesses and had signs on their home’s front lawns, which also made the night a cooperative and special one. In the end, this was a night that r e f le c te d t he s t r e n g t h , he a r t a nd continued commitment of Camillo, Rabin, Smeriglio, Budkins and their fellow colleagues to the well-being and lives of all the residents here in town and one that also showed the spirit of Greenwich as the community starts to go forward into the next two years.

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“Application Season” Common Myths (and some important points) An estimated 80% of students change their major at least once by the end of their first year.

By Gregg Pauletti Each fall around this time, seniors in hig h school and their parents begin to zero in on f inalizing the college application process. There are so many questions that must be answered: Which schools to apply to? How many? Apply early? Financial aid? Honors college? How do I know what the right fit is?

schools, guidance counselors, parents, and educational consultants play into the myth that a student should apply to 10, 15, 20 or more schools, with multiple "reach" schools, and many "safety" schools. I will tell you now - and will repeat it later - through the lens of emotional health and wellness, this is not a good start.

If a student and/or their All of these are reasonable family/consultant feels the need and important questions. Here to apply to 10 or more schools, is my take: they have left out the most important part of the college #1 M y t h- A p p l y t o l o t s planning process - exploration of schools to have the best & discovery. Finding the right odds - The question of which fit in a school can (and should) school to apply to is obviously be an enjoyable process which a deeply individualized one encou rage s t he st udent to - which cannot be answered figure out both who they are with a simple response. Too as young adults, as well as how many factors are in play to their burgeoning perceived self simply select one school. The fits into this new college home. problem is - at least in the NYC By the time this exploration metro area - high schools, prep process concludes, the list

of schools that they feel like they "fit" into should be down to roug h ly 5 - if it's more, that's okay - but they need to reexamine and bring it down. We all have experienced the sensation of the "paradox of choice" - when there are too many options on the table in order to make an appropriate decision. Guidance to apply to more than this “Magic 5” number is baff ling - it means that the student can't make a decision about their own wants and needs in a school, or the adults guiding them aren't able to provide all of the important details involved in said decision. #2 Myth- Early Decision/ Early Action is the best way to apply to school The ED/EA game is best compared to that of gambling against the house - sometimes you get what you want, but in

the end, the house always wins. Ask yourself, who is driving the ED/EA bandwagon what is the utility of the decision to apply in this way? Surely t he scho ols a re b enef it i ng somehow, right? Granted, there are those who know exactly where they want to go to school and what they want to study there - these cases, though rare, warrant the ED/EA application a s we l l a s t h e s u c c e s s f u l admission! The purpose of this option is for exactly that reason. Unfortunately, parents a nd s t ude nt s a r e s old t he nonsensical justification that students are more likely to get in if they apply ED/EA and therefore they should definitely do it. In reality, an estimated 80% of students change their major at least once by the end of their first year. Let me say that again so it sinks in, 80%. It is exceedingly rare that an 18 year old knows exactly what they want to major in, nevermind what they want their career to look like. Students need to b e p oi nte d i n a genera l direction which allows them the autonomy to begin making decisions about their future. ED/EA is for those 1 out of 5 students who happen to know exac t ly what t hey wa nt to study and where they want

Many factors must align for a student to feel like a school is the correct fit. Some areas to think about are the personality of the student - do they enjoy the hustle and bustle of a large urban school or the laid back atmosphere of a small rural campus. Do they perform well under high pressure, or do they need their environment to be more non-competitive. Finally, e m o t i o n a l l y a n d m e nt a l l y what does the student need in #3 Important decision to order to thrive? Is it sports and commeradity? Is it an intimate consider: FAFSA artistic environment or a fast “I don’t qualify for financial paced business environment? aid, so I don’t need to fill out the Apply ing to col lege a nd FAFSA.” A statement I’ve heard many times when I’ve asked f inding the right f it is about parents if they have started exploring and discovering one’s the form. The reality is that the self (or student) in a healthy FAFSA unlocks the ability for way and apply ing that to a a school to award both need- selected school. Then, and only based as well as merit-based then can you be sure that the scholarships. To not fill out the right choice has been made. FAFSA is to leave money on the Don’t let colleges (or anyone table. Every student and family else) tell you otherwise. should fill it out. Period. Greg g founded and is th e E x e c utiv e D ire c tor of #4 How does my student RCHI Group, an educational know if they have found the consulting company. Gregg coright fit in a school? founded and is the President of The Golden Lights Foundation, Identifying the right school a charity which raises money for your student isn’t like going for pediatric cancer research. He out to a favorite restaurant or is also an elected official for the selecting a flavor of ice cream. Town of Greenwich’s RTM. to go. Remember, emotional health and wellness should be the priority. Why are we asking students to apply early to multiple schools, other than for the purpose of trying to “lock in” a spot? The only rationale is that applying to school has become a game - where getting a spot is more like winning and losing rather than helping a student become a healthy, independent adult.

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Good-Enough Parenting: How to Manage Holiday Stress

By Georgette Harrison, LPC It is difficult to believe that we are just days away from Halloween. As soon as we seem to recover from the costume frenzy, the holidays are just around the corner. For many, the holidays are a time to rejoice, celebrate and reunite with loved ones. This year might take on a different meaning. For many, this might be the first holiday season when we have felt comfortable enough to spend them with other loved ones since the pandemic began. While there is certainly much to celebrate for many, the holiday season can also be a stressful time for children and families. Even joyous events, marked by extensive planning, traveling, and high expectations for our time spent together, can cause stress. From a child’s perspective, the high levels of excitement and departure from their usual routines can cause emotional dysregulation. As parents, we might also be more aware of our child’s behavior when we’re around others. Battles that we choose to forgo at home over the picky eating of a preschooler, the sighs and eyerolls of a teenager, or the shyness of a temperamentally anxious child, suddenly seem like battles we should win when we’re in the presence of another person. Children might become confused by the change in where the lines are suddenly drawn. All

While there is certainly much to celebrate for many, the holiday season can also be a stressful time for children and families. The pandemic can exacerbate these typical holiday stressors. of this was true during the holidays before COVID19. The pandemic, however, can exacerbate these typical holiday stressors. Think about one of the first questions a child is asked by well-meaning relatives and friends: “How is school going?” For many children and teenagers, this academic year has been difficult. This is the third academic year impacted by COVID, and while many have relished the return to school, many others also share that this school year feels more difficult academically. Many children have felt the stress of trying to “catch up” or trying to find a balance between their academic demands, social life with peers, sports, extracurricular activities, and family time; something that they haven’t had to do for almost two years. Some kids have adapted, while others are still struggling, and some are in significant distress. So a benign question like “How is school going?” is fraught with feelings of anxiety, inadequacy and shame, particularly because it being asked in a public forum. For other children, this season might mark the first holiday after having lost a loved one. A study published in the journal Pediatrics estimated that there were approximately 140,000 children who had lost a primary caregiver to COVID, and the number

was predicted to be closer to 170,000 by October 2021. The holidays can bring up the feelings of loss and despair that might have slightly subsided with time. However, the death of a primary caregiver is a loss that is so significant it changes the family inexorably. For those who are left behind to support those children, the holidays might feel like a time to help them regain a sense of joy and wonder. However, in our effort to take away their pain, we might miss that the holiday may also be a time of acute mourning for them, a time when the renewed grief feels so intense it takes their breath away. So what is a good-enough caregiver to do? First and foremost, have a conversation with your child. Ask them how they’re feeling about the holidays coming up. What are they looking forward to, and what might they be nervous about? Make a plan about how to handle questions they might feel illprepared to answer and how you, as their caregiver, can support them through the joys and the stress of the holiday season. That conversation will be your primary strategy, but remember that any important conversation is held more than once. There are many other ways to support your child during this time period. If you’d

like to learn more, join us on November 4th at 6:00PM at the Second Congregational Church of Greenwich, when I will provide more tools you can use to support your child during the holiday season, as well as how to recognize signs of anxiety and depression and when to seek professional help. You can register for this event by going to 2cc.org. If your child and your family need more support during this holiday season, the Child Guidance Center of Southern CT is here to help. Call us at 203-324-6127 for assistance. If your child is experiencing a mental health crisis, please call 211. Ms. Harrison is the Director of Clinical and Community Partnerships at the Child Guidance Center of Southern CT. She earned her Master of Arts and Master of Education degrees in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, and holds an Infant-Parent Mental Health Post-Graduate Certif icate from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Connecticut, the agency trainer for the Attachment-Regulation-Competency treatment model, a rostered trauma-informed Child-Parent Psychotherapy clinician, as well as a Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator.

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17 Palmer Street #8 Cos Cob 320 Delavan Avenue Greenwich 193 Hamilton Avenue #17 Greenwich 351 Pemberwick Road #403 Greenwich 14 Concord Street Greenwich 125 Pilgrim Drive Greenwich 41 Butler Street Cos Cob 26 Caroline Place Greenwich 28 Bayside Terrace Riverside 387 Stanwich Road Greenwich 58 Sherwood Place Greenwich 8 Tomac Avenue Old Greenwich 15 Laub Pond Road Greenwich 340 Cognewaugh Road Cos Cob 30 Cat Rock Road Cos Cob 89 River Road #305 Cos Cob 5 Tinker Lane Greenwich 40 Wilshire Road Greenwich 633 Round Hill Road Greenwich 85 Zaccheus Mead Lane Greenwich 269 Milbank Avenue Greenwich 49 Fox Run Lane Greenwich 78 Pecksland Road Greenwich

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YTD Sales Exceed all of 2020, Down from Prior Months

By Mark Pruner On October 23rd, 2021, we matched our sales for the full year 2020, even as single-family home sales in Greenwich dropped 46% compared to September. So far this year we have had 875 sales which makes for a new all-time record, already exceeding last year’s 861 total sales with two months to go in this year. The Holy Grail in Greenwich real estate is breaking 1,000 sales in a year. We have already done that for the last twelve consecutive months from November 2020 to October 2021. For those 12 months we have had 1,058 sales compared to our 10-year average calendar ye a r sa le s of 62 0 home . The question is can we do what Novak Djokovic couldn’t do in tennis and have a calendar year Grand Slam with over 1,000 sales in one calendar year. The answer is that it is going to be close. As of the end of October we have 122 contracts waiting to close. If you add that to our 875 sales, you get 997 sales and contracts for 2021. Not all of those 122 contracts will close in the next two months, but a bunch of selling homeowners that are not yet under contract want to close before yearend. (I have two clients, that have told me to do just that.) The problem with getting to this Holy Grail is that our monthly sales have dropped from July’s alltime record of 143 sales to only 43 sales in October. Our October 2021 sales, for the first time since June of 2020 were a smidge below our 10-year, pre-Covid, average of 46 sales in October. You don’t have to look far to see why this is so.

inventory, as of the end of October, set another new record low with only 229 single family homes listed for the entire town. In Old Greenwich, arguably our hottest market, we have only 10 listings on the market. Of these 10 listings, only 1 is under $1 million. Of the other 9 listings only 1 came on the market in October. Six of the ten OG listings, 6 had been on the market for than 5 months with 2 of them on the market for a year or more. The majority of what is available in OG are hard sales. For the month of October, we had a total of 57 listings with 15 of those 57 October listings already under contract and 3 new October listings are already sold. To be honest, those 3 October listings marked as sold never appeared on the Greenwich MLS. They were off market sales. Many of these off-market sales are at the upper end of our market. Of the three off-market sales that were reported, I represented the buyers in a sale at $4.9 million and another sale, in OG, closed at $7.4 million. Most off-market sales, are not reported, so were you to add in these sales, we would be well over 1,000 sales for the year. When you look at a table of inventory, you’ll see that none of our price ranges have over 40 listings. Two years ago, every price range from $1 million to $10 million had 40 or more listings. (OK, from $5 – 6.5 million we had 38 listings, but absolute statements always look more dramatic and 38 is very close to 40.) In 2019, we had 120 listings from $2 – 3 million, now we have only 37 listings. Lower inventory and higher sales bring months of supply way down. From $2 – 3 million we only have 1.7 months of supply, while only two years ago, this price range had 11.9 months of supply. Said another way, we went from almost a year of supply to less than 2 months of supply in the last two years.

Greenwich homes are appreciating nicely, but we are also seeing an increase in the size of houses that people want. When you look at just the increase in price per s.f., which factors out the increase in house size, we are up 17.6%

Will Housing Inventory, and deaths this winter. So, the Covid – 5, five days a week are seeing major pushback and employees pressure to move is shrinking. sales, continue to fall? C o n n e c t i c ut h a s do n e a n excellent job w ith 7 1% of our residents vaccinated. This bodes well for not seeing a repeat of last winter’s jump in infections and will certainly result in fewer

WOOFH is here to stay The majority of the working populace really like WOOFH. The Jamie Dimon CEO’s that want everyone back in the office on 9

voting with their feet. WOOFH means that people are spending less time commuting so buyers that used to want a 30-minute commute are looking at towns w it h 4 5 m i nute s to a n h o u r commute. Also, technology for telecommuting is now ubiquitous and free or low cost. (Zoom really deserves a medal for providing connectivity for billions of free video conferences.) What’s going to happen next year? Have most people who have wanted to move already moved. Will we reach the Holy Grail of 1,000 sales? The big factor pushing us there is the Great Upsizing’s surge in intra-Greenwich moves. For an intra-Greenwich move our sales increase by two, while our inventory remains unchanged as the buyer of the bigger house also sells their smaller house.

Will our inventory fall to zero? Is our inventor y dow n, because most of the people that have wanted to move have moved? Realize that even with 1,000 sales, we are only looking at around 5% of our housing stock. The other 95% of homeowners are still in the same house. We will always get life cycle inventory as families get bigger, couples divorce, kids leave home, people retire, and homeowners pass away. Inventory will never go to zero. The result of all this is that unlike any other year, November is a great time to list your house. Stay tuned, this quarter is going to be like nothing we have ever seen before. Mark Pruner is a sales executive with Compass at 200 Greenwich Ave. He can be reached at mark. pruner@compass.com or 203-9697900. He would also like to thank everyone who voted for him and his fellow candidates on the Board of Assessment Appeals.

Buyers Want Larger Houses

All of this is part of the Great Upsizing. Our median house size sold was 3,669 s.f. in 2019. In 2021 our median house size sold is 4,000 s.f. That is an increase of 331 square feet or 9%. This might not seem like that much, but the square root of 331 is just over 18 so you are looking at people adding a nice size bedroom or two offices. As an example, the master bedroom at 15 Laub Pond Road, a 7,400 s.f. house, is 18’7” x 18’4” (open house this Sunday ;). As people are spending more time at home due to Covid and the rise of WOOF H, Work ing Occasionally or Often From Home, Little to Sell Leads to people need more space. Our Dropping Sales median sales price is up from $1.87 What is causing sales to drop million in 2019 to $2.3 million is lack of new inventor y. Our in 2021 or an increase of 23.2%.

Demand remains high

Our drop in sales is not due to a lack of demand. Of our 43 sales in October 63% had been on for less than 2 months or more than 6 months. Most people wouldn’t think of sales that have been on for more than 6 months as a sign of a hot market, but it often is. What’s happening is that houses that have been passed over for half year or more finally sale, because seller overlook the objections that prior buyers had shown previously. Of course, a price reduction, or two, often helps this sale along.

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Complete Town Wide Calendar of Events GREENWICH LIBRARIES: greenwichlibrary.org Saturday, Nov. 6 10:30 a.m. Stories and Craft with Lucia & Miguel. Online. 203-531-0426. 11 a.m. Graphic Novelist & Author Nathan Hale Live! Berkley Theater. children@greenwichlibrary.org 11 a.m. Technology Help. Lab Learning Lab. 203-625-6560. csherman@ greenwichlibrary.org 2 p.m. Graphic Novel Workshop with Author Nathan Hale (Grades 3+). Berkley Theater. children@ greenwichlibrary.org Monday, Nov. 8 All Day Common Threads Quilt Exhibit. Cos Cob Library Community Room. 9 a.m. LifeSkills Learning. 203-6256560. csherman@greenwichlibrary.org

Family Black Box Theater. 203622-7940. children@greenwichlibrary.org 10:30 a.m. Spanish Storytime at Cos Cob Library. 203-622-6883. 11 a.m. Indoor Preschool Storytime with Patty Byram Community Room. 203-531-0426. 1 p.m. Friends Book Group: “Klara and the Sun” by Kazuo Ishiguro. RSVP. friends@greenwichlibrary.org 1 p.m. SCORE: Data Fundamentals for Small Businesses. ywang@greenwichlibrary.org 1 p.m. Sit n Stitch Knitting Group. Cos Cob Library Community Room. 203-622-6883. 4 p.m. Book Explorers Book Club: “Big Foot and Little Foot” by Ellen Potter. Grades 2-3. children@ greenwichlibrary.org 4 p.m.

10 a.m.

Chair Yoga with Kristin. 203-5310426.

Byram Shubert Library: Computer Training: CT Works Microsoft Word. 203-531-0426.

5 p.m. New Yorker Stories Discussion Group. 203-622-6883.

10 a.m. Wee Ones Storytime for 1s and 2s. Marx Family Black Box Theater. 203-622-7940. children@greenwichlibrary.org

6 p.m. Caregiver Circle: How Healthy is Your Brain? 2nd Floor Meeting Room. 203-625-6549 schan@ greenwichlibrary.org

4 p.m. Book Wizards Book Club: “Fish in a Tree” by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. Grades 4-6. children@greenwichlibrary.org

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6 p.m. Fiction Addiction Book Club: “Deacon King Kong” by James McBride. 203-625-6534. ghayes@ greenwichlibrary.org Tuesday, Nov. 9 9:15 a.m. Baby Lapsit Storytime. Marx

3D Printed Holiday Decorations. Online. 203-622-7979. innovationlab@greenwichlibrary.org Wednesday, Nov. 10 10 a.m. Career Coach: Social Networking for Employment. Online. 203625-6560. csherman@greenwichlibrary.org 10 a.m. Tales for 2s and 3s. Marx Family Black Box Theater. children@

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Technology Help. Lab Learning Lab. 203-625-6560. csherman@ greenwichlibrary.org

Baby Lapsit. Cos Cob Library Community Room. 203-6226883. lmatthews@greenwichlibrary.org 3:45 p.m. Afternoon Story/Craft. Ages 2 1/2 & up. Cos Cob Library Community Room. 203-622-6883. 7 p.m. LWV Greenwich 5th Annual Community Case Discussion: States Rights. Via Zoom. Thursday, Nov. 11 Closed Friday, Nov. 12 9 a.m. LifeSkills Learning. 203-6256560. csherman@greenwichlibrary.org 10 & 11 a.m. Outdoor Toddler Storytime. On the front lawn of Cos Cob Library. 203-622-6883. lmatthews@ greenwichlibrary.org 3 p.m. Spotlight on Apps: Libby. Learning Lab. 203-625-6560. csherman@greenwichlibrary.org 3:45 p.m. World Music with Anitra. Cos Cob Library Community Room. 203622-6883. lmatthews@greenwichlibrary.org 7 p.m. Friends Friday Films: “ They Shall Not Grow Old.” Berkley Theater. Saturday, Nov. 13 10 a.m. Innovation Lab for Kids: Robot Dinosaur. Online. Ages 10 to 12. 10:30 a.m. Holiday Cooking Demonstration with Rosalyn. 203-531-0426. 11 a.m. Mario “The Maker Magician” Live! Berkley Theater. children@ greenwichlibrary.org

1 p.m. Cloak and Dagger Book Club: “The Stranger Behind You” by Carol Goodman. Cos Cob Library Community Room. GREENWICH HOSPITAL: greenwichhospital.org/events 888-305-9253 Friday, Nov. 5 12 p.m. Webinar: Bariatric Informational. Saturday, Nov. 6 9 a.m. CPR Friends & Family (Infant/ Child). 38 Volunteer Ln. $65. For discount information call 888305-9253.

Webinar: Treatment Options: Knee Cartilage Injury. Thursday, Nov. 11 1 p.m. Virtual Support Group: Chronic Physical Disability. NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR: ntngreenwich.org Tuesdays, 9 - 11 a.m. Food Drive (drive-thru) at St. Catherine of Siena’s parking area across the street from the rectory entrance, 4 Riverside Ave. (Non-perishable foods, personal care products, large sized diapers (5 & 6) and pull-ups, and knit hats (hand knit or store bought). Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Food Drive at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church parking lot, 200 Riverside Ave. ST. LAWRENCE SOCIETY

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Friday, Nov. 5 6:30 p.m. Nostalgia Night Dinner: Remember Manero’s. Members, $49.95; non-members, $59.95. St. Lawrence Society, 86 Valley Rd. RSVP. 203-618-9036.

6 p.m. CPR Friends & Family (Infant/ Child). 38 Volunteer Ln. $65. For discount information call 888305-9253. Tuesday, Nov. 9 1:30 p.m. Parkinson’s Disease Support Group. 90 Harding Rd, Old Greenwich. 6 p.m. Webinar: Coronavirus & Heart Disease: Lessons Learned. 6 p.m. Webinar: Weight Loss/Bariatric Surgery (Employees). Wednesday, Nov. 10 11 a.m. Webinar: Better Breathers. 5 p.m. Webinar: Stroke Education Support Group. 6 p.m.

HOLLY GROVE CLEAN UP: friendsofgreenwichpoint.org Saturday, Nov. 6 9:30 a.m. Annual Greenwich Point Holly Grove clean up and bulb planting – volunteers needed. Wear long sleeved shirts and pants and bring water, gloves and clippers. Rain date: Nov. 13. info@friendsofgreenwichpoint.org VETERAN’S CEREMONY: Saturday, Nov. 6 10:30 a.m. The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Cos Cob, Post 10112 Veterans Ceremony. Cos Cob VFW Post 10112 Memorial, Strickland Road, adjacent to the docks. Free. 203869-0364. wmcameron546@ verizon.net

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Sunday, Nov. 7 Native Seed Sowing and 4th Annual Women Who 7:30 p.m. 11:45 a.m. Propagation Workshop. Inspire Awards. Greenwich Virtual Book Club with BRUCE MUSEUM: Deacon Robert Henrey: Meet at GLT’s Mueller PreCountry Club. 203-869Author Elyssa Friedland: community-conbrucemuseum.org “The Chinese Middle Kingserve, 370 Round Hill Rd. 6501, ext. 102. j.stam@ “Last Summer at the Goldcerts-of-greenwich. dom keeps the Barbarians Registration required. ywcagreenwich.org. en Hotel.” Via Zoom. Free. Saturday, Nov. 6 & Sunsquare.site at Bay.” St. Catherine’s Luday, Nov. 7 WASTE FREE GREENUJA-JCC GREENWICH: LIGHTHOUSE: Saturday, Nov. 6 cey Parish Hall, 4 Riverside WICH: 1 p.m. p.m. ujajcc.org kidsincrisis.org/get-help/ w must 7be filled out by the permittee and signed with the and dated after the specified 21 days. Ave.signature Free & open notarized to all. Art Adventures Clay wastefreegreenwich.org lighthouse Ben Rosenblum and the Thursday, Nov. 11 Pottery Making – a drop-in CT CERAMICS STUDY Nebula ProjectSTEPHAN perform. Tuesday, Nov. 9STORE LIQUOR Thursday, Nov. 11 Permittee Name: RAPAGLIA program for ages 4 & up. CIRCLEType of Permit: PACKAGE Christ Church Greenwich 7 p.m. 1 Museum Dr. Free with cceramicsc.org (Loft), 254 East Putnam general and admission. “Kiss the Ground” - ScreenaffixedAve. said placard by 10/28/2021 the placard has been maintained through 11-18-2021 in the proper location pursuant to $25, general admisMonday, Nov. 8 ing and Panel Discussion. Tuesday, Nov. the instructions. I also have published the9 notice of application twice as certified by the publisher below. sion; $10, students. 914-3182 p.m. Greenwich High School – 10 & 11 a.m. 7518. ecfitts@gmail.com Lecture: “Cumbrian Blues, auditorium, 10 Hillside Rd. Bruce Beginnings: Fall Updated YOUR LOCATION REQUIRE THE 4’ X Narratives, 6’ SIGN? YES AUDUBONDID CENTER: Doors open atNO 6:30pm. Visit Weather. 1 Museum Dr. Transferware for the 21st with Sustainable Vendors. greenwich.audubon.org/ Ages 2 1/2-5. Free with Century” with Paul Scott. events THE ARTS COUNCIL: admission. No reservations Via Zoom. Free. Register. nt Signature: __________________________________________________________ Date: _____________ required. greenwichartscouncil.org Saturday, Nov. 6 connecticutceramicscircle@gmail.com NEGA MEETING: Wednesday, Nov. 10 9 a.m. Personally appeared the signer foregoing statementBOTANICAL and madeCENTER: oath to the 7:30 truthp.m. of the matters contained herein Cove Island Park Birding Sunday, Nov. 7 Cellar).

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Harvest Sunday Supper benefitting JLG initiatives and projects. Order prior and pick up your “home cooked” meal via “drivethrough” style pick-up between 4-6pm on Nov. 7. Home delivery: $25. (Every order includes a bottle of wine from Cap, Cork &

9 - 11:30 a.m. First Sunday Bird Walks. Greenwich Point Park (Meet near the main concession stand at the south end of the beach). All ages. (Bring binoculars).

Native Habitat & Sustainability Series Lecture: Merry Bright and Waste Free Holidays. Online. $10.

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5 p.m. Lighthouse, a Program of Kids In Crisis: LGBTQ Youth Group Meeting. Christ Church Greenwich, 254 E. Putnam Ave. Free. No RSVP required. Open to all LGBTQ Youth and allies. 203-661-1911. lighthouse@ kidsincrisis.org ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE: afgreenwich.org Wednesday, Nov. 10 10 a.m. Café Créme Conversation. RSVP for Zoom link. clairenegrin@gmail.com 5 p.m. ‘Worldwide Wednesdays’ join in for lively discussions on French films. Open to all. RSVP for a Zoom link.

directly by the participant to abilis, Neighbor to Neighbor, or the First Congregational Church.

ioral and emotional issues (Every Wednesday). Free. Contact admin@namict.org for the meeting password.

OLD GREENWICH FARMER’S MARKET:

RED CROSS:

oldgreenwichfarmersmarket.com Wednesdays 2:30 - 6 p.m. Farm stands & food recycling program. 38 West End Ave, Old Greenwich. Held rain or shine. (No dogs allowed). info@oldgreenwichfarmersmarket.com

Friday, Nov. 5

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Bourbon, Bubbles & Bling - Bourbon and Sparkling Wine Tasting, Jewelry Shopping. 195 Sound Beach Ave. Free.

Saturdays, through Nov. 19 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. 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

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OG WINE MERCHANTS Thursday, Nov. 11 5 - 8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 12 & Saturday, Nov. 13 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Woman’s Club Holiday Gift Show – gifts, clothing, food. 89 Maple Ave. Free. GREENWICH BALLET ACADEMY: greenwichballetacademy. org Saturday, Nov. 13 & Sunday, Nov. 14 7 p.m. The Nutcracker. Greenwich High School Performing Arts Center, 10 Hillside Rd. Tickets start at $30. FAMILY CENTERS: familycenters.org

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Greenwich Blood Donation Center, 99 Indian Field Rd.

Saturday, Nov. 6 6 p.m. Fallen Patriots 12th Annual Greenwich Gala. Riverside Yacht Club. greenwich@ fallenpatriots.org

Teen Volunteer Open House. Carousel Building at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave, Bridgeport. $120, covers all project materials. Register.

Sunday, Nov. 7 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Greenwich Blood Donation Center, 99 Indian Field Rd. Monday, Nov. 8 11 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Greenwich Blood Donation Center, 99 Indian Field Rd. 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Greenwich Hospital, 5 Perryridge Rd. Tuesday, Nov. 9 11 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Greenwich Blood Donation Center, 99 Indian Field Rd.

8:30 a.m.

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Tuesday, Nov. 9 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 8

greenwichrotary.org Wednesday, Nov. 10 6:30 p.m. Weekly Wednesday lunch meeting. Riverside Yacht Club, 102 Club Rd. Full Dinner, wine on table, cash bar: $68/person. RSVP to Sally Parris: sally.parris@ cbmoves.com experiencetaichi.org Tuesday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m. & Thursday, Nov. 11, 4 p.m. First Congregational Church of Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach Ave. Registration is required. Tuition is paid as a donation made

Saturday, Nov. 6

Every Friday & Saturday 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Book Exchange – choose from a huge selection of books. Holly Hill Recycling Center. Free, or, donate books. (Open every Fri & Sat.

ARCH STREET: Virtual Yoga Takeover. 7th12th Grade. Every Tue. & Thu., 4-5pm Free. Online. Open Studio. 7th-12th Grade. Wednesday, by Appointment Only. Free. NAMI SOUTHWEST CT: namisouthwestct.org/online-support Wednesday, Nov. 10 6:30 p.m. NAMI-CAN (Child and Adolescent Network) Online Support Group - for parents and primary caregivers of children and adolescents, under age 21, with behav-

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ROTARY CLUB:

Rink User Committee for Design & Planning Meeting. Town Hall – Parks & Rec Conference Room. Historic District Commission Regular Meeting.

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BEARDSLEY ZOO:

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BEDFORD PLAYHOUSE: bedfordplayhouse.org Sunday, Nov. 7 4 p.m. A Final Toast - Playreading and Q&A. Monday, Nov. 8 7 p.m. A Day in the Life: Susanna Styron, Writer & Documentary Filmmaker, with Q&A session with the audience. Tuesday, Nov. 9 7 p.m. Bedford Playhouse Book Club: “We Were The Lucky Ones.”

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OBITUARIES Jean Gardner

Ralph, and their two sons; Michael Beck and his wife, Sally, and Jon Beck and his wife, Laura. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren; Andrew, Christina, and Peter Beck and Jon Jr., Ryan, and Lilly Beck. Emily also leaves her brother Fred's wife Anne Marie in Ottawa, nephews Ross, Paul and Claude Morrison in Toronto, niece MargAnne Morrison in Toronto, nephews Greg and Matt Miller in St. Catherine's, nieces Sheila Miller in St. Catherine's, Martha Miller in Boston, and Anne Miller in Montreal. In addition to her parents, Emily was predeceased by her 6 siblings; Mary, Bill, Bobbie, Frederick, Marguerite, and John. Fu nera l ser v ices w i l l b e held pr ivately. Entombment will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery in Ridgefield, CT. Contributions in Emily's memory may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation, www.michaeljfox.org.

for their devotion and care of Bill. In lieu of flowers, happiness, you make it." She will be deeply missed. donations may be made in his name to Adopt-ARena is survived by her 2 sons, Jerry and Jeff Dog, https://adopt-a-dog.org/ or the charity of your Paccione, both physicians, and their wives, Karen choice. and Maria; her grandchildren Katherine Sotzing and husband Andrew and their children Luke and Zoe, and Jeff and Matthew Monjello and Mathew's wife and daughter, Micaela and Eloise and an extended family across the country of Gaetas, Pacciones, Beddinis, Oliver-Smiths, and Jurys.

Richard Santanella, Jr.

George Christie

Mary Armstrong Jean Frances Gardner, wife of the late John (Jack) Gardner, died peacefully on Oct. 14 at her home in Jupiter, Fla. Jean was born on Nov. 20, 1929 to Victor and Agnes Kriss, and raised in Larchmont, NY. She attended Mamaroneck High School and went on to receive her college degree at Good Counsel College in White Plains, NY. She was united in Holy Matrimony on February 8, 1958, to John (Jack) Gardner of New Rochelle, NY, who predeceased her on July 2, 2007, just shy of their 50th anniversary. Jean's passing occurred on Jack's birthday, which they celebrated together in Heaven with their son, Dennis, who died shortly after his birth in 1964. Her life will forever be cherished in the lives of her 7 devoted children and 13 loving grandchildren: Mary Ellen Kavanewsky (Stephen) of Jupiter, Florida and children Adam, Kendall and Mitchell; Colleen Williams (Robert) of Jupiter, FL and their children Cailin, Robert and Chloe; John (Karen) of Pelham Manor, NY and their children Anna, John, Shannon and Patrick; Michael of Norwalk, CT and his daughters Sophie and Charlotte; Linda of Greenwich; Christine of Cos Cob; and Kevin (Amy) of Plymouth, MA and their son, Rian. Jea n a nd Jack ra ised thei r 7 ch i ld ren i n Larchmont, NY and Greenwich, where they were active members of their Catholic churches - Saints John and Paul and Saint Michael's, respectively. They were also longtime members of the Larchmont Shore Club. Jean's faith was strong and she was a daily communicant for much of her adult life. Anyone with a prayer request knew she was the one to call, and she gladly added another name to the already extensive prayer list. Jean was happiest when she was around her family and selflessly devoted her life to them. She loved to share that she'd had her first 5 children in only 3 years. She enjoyed endless patience, and truly loved the role of mom to each of the seven. For many years after her children moved out of the house, she maintained her proud tradition of hosting a family Sunday dinner, which kept growing as spouses and grandchildren were added. In addition to a wonderful dinner and family banter, everyone was certain to get her famous chocolate chip cookies or cheesecake for dessert. Many guests had the privilege of joining this famous weekly dinner, often becoming targets of the family's sharpwitted personalities. Her children and their families continue to be close today, in part because of the loving bonding enjoyed as part of this tradition. Jean was proud of volunteering twice a week at Greenwich Hospital for almost 20 years, logging over 6000 hours of service. Before her retirement, she was honored with their Presidential Award. In addition to her children and grandchildren, Jean will be missed by her beloved siblings, including her sisters Eleanor Dilger and Rita Franz, of N. Myrtle Beach, SC, and her brother John Kriss (Sandy) of Surfside, CA, as well as her many cherished nieces and nephews in the Falvey, Dilger and Franz families. Jean's sister Gwenyth Kriss, formerly of Scarsdale, NY, predeceased her. There will be a funeral Mass at 10am on Nov. 13 at St. Michael the Archangel in Greenwich, followed by a Christian burial at St. Mary's Cemetery.

Emily Beck

Emily T. Beck, 84, of Ridgef ield, longtime resident of Greenwich, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 27 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. She was the loving wife of Ralph Beck. Emily was born on July 12, 1937 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; a daughter of the late Frederick and Sarah (O'Connor) Miller. She graduated from St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto in 1958 with an R.N. Degree. Early in her career she worked at Mont Tremblant Ski Resort treating injured skiers. She was also a certified ski instructor and taught at Mont Tremblant Ski School. It was there that she met her husband Ralph, who was on vacation, skiing for the first time. A f ter b eg i n n i ng her fa m i ly a nd set t l i ng in Greenwich, Emily worked extensively as a Childbirth Educator and Instructor, working primarily with patients of The Brookside Obstetrics Group. She was a highly regarded pioneer in the Lamaze method of prepared childbirth, with frequent speaking engagements on the subject. Emily is survived by her husband of 55 years,

Longtime Greenwich resident Mary Helen Hurlimann Armstrong passed away peacefully on Oct. 26 at the age of 94 after a long and successful life as an impressionist artist devoted to her family and political and social causes. Deeply admired and beloved by all who knew her, Mary Helen lived her life with intention, generosity and humility. It will come as no surprise to those who knew her that in her final days, she spent every waking moment organizing a show of her remaining art to raise money for charitable causes she holds dear. Mary Helen was born in New York City, the daughter of Henry Morgan Post and Mary Riker Haskell Post. She grew up during the Great Depression and attended The Chapin School and Parsons School of Design, where she showed significant artistic promise. In 1945, she met Conrad Gustav Hürlimann, a dashing businessman from Zürich, Switzerland, and they were wed in 1949. They moved to Greenwich and in the following decades, she devoted herself to raising her family and serving as a volunteer leader both on political campaigns and for the Red Cross. She also became deeply committed to Carver Center, a community center founded by African American parents in Port Chester, NY, where she helped to raise the funding to substantially expand their programs and buy their first building, and she remained a steadfast supporter throughout her life. Only in 1971, when her beloved Conrad died of pancreatic cancer, did Mary Helen return to her art. She began with pastel portraits but quickly moved to garden and landscape watercolor and oil paintings reminiscent of Monet and the Impressionists. She remarried in 1977 to John C. Armstrong and began painting under the name MH Hurlimann Armstrong. As her paintings grew in popularity and were more broadly reproduced, she partnered with her daughter Mary Ann to create Hurlimann Armstrong Studios, producing beautiful cards, mugs and products that featured Mary Helen's art alongside similar artists. Her paintings hang in the Bruce Museum in Greenwich and the Farnsworth Museum in Rockport, Maine, as well as in the homes of collectors across the country. Later in her life, Mary Helen separated from John and moved to California where she met George Cator, who was her constant companion and dearest friend later in life. While in Greenwich, she was a on the vestry at St. Barnabas Church and a dedicated member of the Round Hill Club and the Greenwich Garden Club. Mary Helen is survived by her three daughters, Mary Ann Hurlimann, Lily Hurlimann, and Sandy Hurlimann Herz, whom she described as her three greatest masterpieces, and their partners James Bassett and Peter Herz. Additionally, she is survived by six beloved grandchildren – Eric Perret, Cassandra Perret Solberg, Brandon Bassett, William Bassett, Henry Herz, and Conrad (Jack) Herz – and three great grandchildren – Wesley Bassett, Alexis (Lexi) Bassett, and Logan Solberg – who collectively were the light of her life. She cared deeply for the children and grandchildren of both John Armstrong and George Cator and was exceptionally fond of Andrea Herz, all of whom she considered extended members of her immediate family. In lieu of flowers, the family invites donations in Mary Helen's memory to Carver Center, which always held a special place in her heart.

William Bryson William H. Br yson, a lifelong Greenw ich resident, passed away Monday, Oct. 25. He was 85. Born in Greenwich Sept. 30, 1936 to William and Iva Bryson. William began in construction helping build the throughway. He later was the manager of Millers Dry Cleaning and later bought the delivery route for the business. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Mary. He is survived by his loving companion Constance Rizzotti; as well as cousins Donald Tyler (Lisa), Joan Bryson, Frank Tomlin (Theresa) James and Danielle; nephews Donald Mariano (Sue) James Mariano (Sue); as well as his cherished dog Sandy. To honor his life, family and friends will gather Friday 3pm – 7pm at COXE & GRAZIANO FUNERAL HOME 134 Hamilton Ave. Greenwich (203) 869-5968. A prayer service will take place Saturday 10am at the funeral home followed by interment at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Rye Brook. The family wishes to thank Dr. James Brunetti and staff

Richard (Rich) C. Santanella, Jr., 40 years young, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Bristol on Oct. 22. Rich was born on March 11, 1981 in Rockville, CT. He is survived by his loving wife Heather (Amundson) Santanella and their two children, daughter Hailey (9), and son Owen (6). His father Richard C. Santanella and his wife Colleen of Enfield, his Mother, Lynn (Batchelder) Santanella and Rick Daigle of East Windsor. He also leaves behind a brother, Peter J. Santanella and his wife Amy Santanella of Enfield, in-laws Tamara and Craig Amundson of Greenwich, as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends. Rich grew up in Enfield and graduated from Enfield High School in 1999. He held a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and a Bachelor of Science degree in music education from the University of Connecticut. He also had completed coursework for the Master of Science degree in music education from Central Connecticut State University. He was a member of the UConn Marching Band and served as its Drum Major in 2003. He was also a member of Kappa Psi, National Honorary Co-ed Band Fraternity, where his Big Brother turned out to be the love of his life and future wife. Rich was the Director of Bands at Joseph A. DePaolo Middle School in Southington, CT where he inspired students to cultivate a love for music. Rich also served as director of the Center Stage Jazz Band, a subgroup of the Plainville Wind Ensemble. As principal saxophonist of the PWE, Rich has been featured as a soloist in past concerts. Rich was an extremely devoted husband and father. His wife and kids were his world. In his spare time he enjoyed cycling, skiing, swimming, and surrounding himself with friends, family, and music. Family and friends are invited to join the family for a Celebration of Rich's Life on Tuesday November 2nd from 4 to 8 PM at Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol who has the honor of serving Rich's Family. Funeral services will begin at 10 AM on Wednesday November 3rd with a funeral home service to start at 11AM with Pastor Ric Hanse. A virtual option for Rich's funeral home service on Wednesday will be available on his memorial website at www.FunkFuneralHome.com Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Hailey (https://go.fidelity.com/7gxbr5) and Owen's (https:// go.fidelity.com/u7be5p) memorial college funds.

George Barnard Christie passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loved ones in Fairfield on Oct. 18 at the age of 29, after a two-year battle with cancer. George is survived by his wife, Sarah Isabel Christie; his parents, Michael and Sarah; brother, Samuel Christie, and his wife, Jenna; identical twin, Oliver Christie; sister, Emma Christie; grandmother, Harriet Hawes Savage; godson, Reed Timothy Christie; several aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. He is predeceased by his grandfather, George Christie; grandmother, Pat Goodwin; and grandfather, Arthur Vandervoort Savage G e o r g e w a s b o r n i n G r e e nw i c h , C T o n November 24, 1991 to Michael Christie and Sarah Savage. He grew up in Cos Cob and attended the local schools. He graduated from St. Lawrence University in May 2013, with a degree in Economics. Upon graduation, he worked at Greenwich Capital as a Client Associate, followed by Christie | Coghlan Investment Management, and most recently as a Vice President at Renaissance Macro Research. On August 23, 2021, he married Sarah Gaffney. George was an avid outdoorsman and multi-sport athlete. He loved hiking in the Adirondack mountains, and spent his summers playing golf, followed by winter seasons skiing and playing ice hockey. He was a fan of all sports, particularly NASCAR, often enjoying races on Sunday afternoons with his family. He was the life of the party, always carrying an energy and sense of humor that naturally elevated those around him. George met the love of his life, Sarah Gaffney, in February 2019. Though their time together was short, it was filled with love, characterized by their walks with their dog Bailey, grabbing Starbucks every morning, and their daily drives to Tod's Point and Fairfield Beach Road. We will celebrate George's life on November 7, 2021 at the Little Pub, 531 E Putnam Ave, Cos Cob, CT from 4 - 7pm ET. The family has been blessed with the outpouring of love. In lieu of flowers, please donate to The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation.

Hugh Keough

Rena Paccione

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Rena Gaeta Paccione, who died peacefully at home in Greenwich on Thursday, Oct. 21 at the age of 98. Originally from Firmo, in Calabria Italy, Rena came to the US at the age of six speaking only Albanian. Fifteen years later, she graduated from Hunter College summa cum laude with a degree in biology and a double major in languages, speaking four fluently. Whatever Rena took on she excelled at. After brief professional stints in a microbiology lab and as a biology teacher at Stuyvesant High, Rena met Jerry, the love of her life and brother of one of her best friends, Felicia, and her life turned to family. To her, family meant everything. She was a loving and devoted mother to her three children and surrogate mother to all who needed one. In her younger days, some of Rena's favorite hobbies included cooking, vacationing with her husband and friends, and playing tennis and golf. As an avid golf player, she won several competitions. But most notably, she enjoyed the great camaraderie she shared with her many lifelong friends. Rena's later life was rocked by tragedy and hardship with the loss of her daughter Karen to breast cancer, and her loving husband to Parkinson's. She endured throughout, a pillar of quiet resolve, drawing sustenance from those around her that she loved so deeply. She was a passionate and vibrant woman with an impeccable fashion sense, strong opinions and a wealth of knowledge and advice. When recently asked about the secret to a happy life she replied, "You don't find

Hugh Keough, 66, passed away on Oct. 17 at his home in Greenwich. Hugh was born on Nov. 24, 1954 in Greenwich. He was predeceased by his parents, Helen Murty Keough and John Keough and his sister, Ellen Rush Keough Bertolf. Hugh is survived by his niece, Deana Bertolf Salerno (and her husband Steve), nephew Richard Bertolf, Jr. and his brother in law, Richard Bertolf, all of Greenwich and was survived by many cousins, including his special cousin and friend, Cathy Olin Grant. Hugh was a graduate of Greenwich High School and worked many years with the Greenwich Housing Authority. Hugh was an avid reader and sports fan of his New York teams He loved the town of Greenwich where he lived his entire life, enjoying Island Beach where his mother was the attending nurse for years. As a result, Hugh practically grew up on Island Beach with his mom, Aunt May, Suzanne and his Uncle Hughie. He was well known about town where he spent much time in his retirement years walking about at various times of the day. He enjoyed all his friends and the great food at Putnam Restaurant each day. He will be missed by all who knew him as he was a kind and gentle person and cared deeply for those he loved and knew. Hugh was a content person, always quick to laugh and smile, and fully appreciated life as he experienced it. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Thank you from the family for being his friend and acquaintance.

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By Kate Noonan

Honoring Our Time Let’s bask in the layers of our life. Our existence is a gift of unmerited Grace. Our experiences weave together creating a full life. Let your memory be long.

We ’ve g o t a h a b i t o f saying time flies. We speak in questions and statements book mark ing life events deemed substantial. How can the kids be in college? Can you imagine my grandson's wedding is this we e ke nd? It s e e m s l i ke just yesterday he was in kindergarten. Does it really seem like yesterday? Our full lives encompass many accomplishments, failures, disappointments, surprises

and a multitude of mundane occurrences. I propose we spend our time appreciating all of it and avoid truncating our journey. Let’s bask in the layers of our life. Our existence is a gift of unmerited Grace. Our experiences weave together creating a full life. Let your memory be long: the missed commuter train, the college schola rsh ip, t he broken dishwasher and the surprise bi r t hd ay p a r t y a l l b e a r remembering. But did time fly? I challenge you to take a different perspective, one where we continue to see the newness we experience

in life and respect the significance of our time. There are many theories describing how we experience time. According to psychologist and BBC columnist Claudia Hammond, “the sensation that time speeds up as you get older is one of the biggest mysteries of the experience o f t i m e .” T h e r e a s o n ? O u r bra i n e nc o de s new experiences, but not familiar one s, i nto memor y, a nd our retrospective judgment of time is based on how many new memories we create over a certain period. In other words, the more

new memor ies we bu i ld on a weekend getaway, the longer that trip will seem in hindsight. (The Scientific American July 1, 2016) Make a point to acknowledge the familiar while recognizing each season with all of its intricacies and newness. The familiar in all of its facets and stages creates a good majority of our life. Perhaps we don’t always make new m e mor ie s but e ach d ay provides the opportunity to garner some. Do you recall the song by the Byrds: Turn! Turn! Tu r n!? T h e B y r d s we r e

busily harmonizing on the radio over the seasons of life. The lyrics of this song are taken from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8: There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot ... a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to s c at t e r s to n e s a n d a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up...

This passage does not designate a favorite season rather it acknowledges the variety of times that create each human story. No one event listed is more honored than another. The passage tells us to bask in the glory of what is, what was and what is to come. Sit in the timelessness of the here and now. Give yourself permission to recall your memories and you may see them with new eyes. Just for a moment. take a breath, breathe in the glory of you and your life. Have the years of your life really gone by in a flash? Give time time and admire all of its seasons. Kate Noonan is a Greenwich resident and the Pastoral Associate of Faith Formation at St. Ignatius Loyola Church in New York City.

Worship Services Information

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. Fire In The Night: Nov. 5, 6pm. Membership Class: Nov 7, 7pm. 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 95 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. Prayer Group: Wed, 5:15pm, in the Chapel, 38 Gold St, all are welcome. Volunteers needed for the following Ministries: Money Counters, Religious Education Teachers and Assistants, Prayer Shawl, Hospitality, contact the Rectory at 203531-8730. Thanksgiving Food Drive: through Nov. 14: non-perishable food donations for Thanksgiving baskets leave items at the front or rear entrances of the church each weekend, Suggested items: $20 Store gift cards (Stop & Shop or Shoprite), John Innominato: 914-5651637. St. Catherine of Siena & St. Agnes St. Agnes: 247 Stanwich Rd; St. Catherine: 4 Riverside Ave; 203-6373661 www.stc-sta.org * All Masses at St. Catherine of Siena Church only are livestreamed. Masses: Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri: 7am, St. Catherine’s Church (livestream); 5:15pm, St. Catherine’s Chapel. Wed: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, 8:30am-4pm, St. Catherine’s Church. Sat (Specific dates confirmed in bulletin): Confessions, 3-4pm, St. Catherine’s Church; Vigil Mass, 5pm, St. Catherine’s Church (livestreamed). Sun: Mass, 7:30am, St. Catherine’s Church (livestream); Mass, 8:30am, St. Agne’s Church; Family Mass, 9am, St. Catherine’s Church, (livestreamed); Mass, 10am, St. Agne’s Church; Traditional Mass, 10:30am, St. Catherine’s Church, (livestreamed); Teen Mass, 5pm, St. Catherine’s Church, (livestreamed). Language Masses: St. Catherine’s Chapel: Korean Mass (every Sun), 9am. French Mass (2nd Sun of the month), Italian Mass (3rd Sun of the month), Spanish Mass (4th Sun of the month [not in September]), 11am. 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 dropoff donations. Donations can also be dropped at the Sign-in table at Sat, Sun or Daily Mass at St. Agnes). New Day Bereavement: Thursdays 4-5:30pm, through Nov. 18, (No class: Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11), registration required, 203637-3661 ext. 375, parishpartners4@ gmail.com. Join Music Ministries for

their choir rehearsals - contact Music Director, Dr. Liya Petrides at music. director@stc-sta.org with questions. Early Encounters: European and Asian Cultures at the Crossroads: “The Chinese Middle Kingdom keeps the Barbarians at Bay”, Nov. 7, 11:45am. Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes: fill and deliver by Nov. 14. St. Mary Church 178 Greenwich Ave.; 203-869-9393 www.stmarygreenwich.org Public Mass: Sun: 9, 10:30am, 12:15 & 5:15pm. Sat Vigils: 4 & 7pm (Spanish). Daily: Mon-Fri, 12:05pm (Church doors will open from 10am-3pm). Confessions (English): Tue: 7-8pm; Sat: 3-3:45pm. Eucharistic Adoration: 1st Fri of the month: 12:30-5pm. St. Michael the Archangel 469 North St.; 203-869-5421 www.stmichaelgreenwich.com

Mass: Mon-Fri: 7:30 & 9am. Sat: 9am & 5pm. Sun: 7:30, 8:30, 9:45am, 12 & 5pm. Confession: Sat: 4:15-4:45pm; Wed: 9:3011am & 6:30-8pm. Eucharistic Adoration: Wed, 9:30am-8pm. Coat Drive: through Nov. 9, contact Mary R o l l a at maryrolla@me.com or 203 - 6 4 4 2215 or Diane Clehane at dclehane@aol. com or 845-430-3572 with questions. St. Timothy Chapel 1034 North St.; 203-869-5421 Mass: Sat: 4pm (Vigil Mass). Sun: 11am. St. Paul Church 84 Sherwood Ave.; 203-531-8741 www.stpaulgreenwich.org Mass: Mon-Thu: 9am; Sat: 4pm (Vigil); Sun: 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30am. Confession: Sat, 3-3:45pm. Mass on Holy Days: Vigil: 5:30pm, 9am & 12:15pm. Visit the website for information regarding the Bereavement Group (twice monthly) and weekly volunteer opportunities at the Don Bosco Kitchen and Food Pantry with the St. Paul Mercy Volunteers. All masses are available via livestream through the website. Faith Study Group - Bishop Barron’s presentation on the Seven Sacraments: Nov. 8, 7-8:30pm, register, mack42741@gmail.com. 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 Pl; 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 203629-3876 and leave a message or email fcroundhill@outlook.com). Round Hill Community Church 395 Round Hill Rd; 203-869-1091 roundhillcommunitychurch.org Weekly Sunday Worship services inperson at 10am or online anytime; preregistration via the website is required to attend in-person services. Children’s Worship for grades K-5 will resume on Sunday, Sept. 19. Pre-registration to attend Children’s Ministries is required and can be done via the website beginning Sept. 12. Please call the

church office or visit the website for the most up-to-date information, events, and schedules, which are subject to change based on current local health and safety protocols. CONGREGATIONAL The First Congregational Church 108 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-1791 www.fccog.org

Worship: In-Person & Virtual: Sundays, 10am. Live-streaming on YouTube and Facebook, and broadcast on WGCH (1490 AM). Connect during the week: Friday: Friday Email Blast (sign up by calling the church office); Church school before worship most Sundays, 9am for preschoolers through grade 6. Online programming available via Zoom. A joyful community diverse in spiritual backgrounds and beliefs. Women’s Fellowship Homes for the Brave Items Drive: Nov. 6, 11am-1:30pm, Church Parking Lot. New Members Class #3: Nov. 7, 11:15am-12:30pm, The Lounge. 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 Saturday: Contemporary Evensong Worship, 5pm. Traditional Sunday Service: 8:30 & 10:30am. Please email Pam@2cc.org & they will save you a seat. Livestream available. Details at 2cc.org.

1st and 3rd Sunday of every month: 10:15am, in the Sanctuary. 2nd & 4th Sunday of every month: in the Meadow, 10:30am (weather permitting). Sunday School continues in Selleck Hall. Yoga on the Meadow: Fridays, 10am. Ongoing: Neighbor-to-Neighbor Food Drive: Every Thu, 10-11:30am, in the parking lot (volunteers needed). Ongoing: Inspirica Turkey Drive, plindemeyer@gmail.com or liz.skaleski@stpaulsriverside.com. Wine and Cheese Social: Nov. 7, 4-6pm, in the courtyard and library. St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church 350 Sound Beach Ave; 203-637-2262 www.saintsaviours.org In-person Outdoor Service: Sun, 11am. Online Worship Services available on Youtube. JEWISH Chabad Lubavitch of Greenwich 75 Mason St.; 203-629-9059 www.chabadgreenwich.org Services available via Zoom. PJ Library Zoom Storytime: Mon-Thurs, 3pm & Fri, 2pm. Congregation Shir Ami One W. Putnam Ave; 203-274-5376 www.congregationshirami.org

All services, programs and celebrations are available online via Zoom. Rosh Chodesh for Women and Men: Nov. 8, 7:30pm, on Zoom. Greenwich Reform Synagogue 92 Orchard St.; 203-629-0018 www.grs.org

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Join Rabbi Gerson and Cantor Rubin every Friday, 6pm for Shabbat Services, and once a month for Tot Shabbat, 5:30pm. All in person services are also live streamed on Zoom.

Anglican Church of the Advent 606 Riversville Rd; 203-861-2432 www.churchoftheadvent.org

Temple Sholom 300 E. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-7191 www.templesholom.com

Service: Sun, 9am, Holy Eucharist. Sunday School during academic year.

Services - In-person and virtual Friday night Shabbat services, 6:30pm & Saturday morning Shabbat services, 10:30am. Kristallnacht Speaker: Holocaust Survivor Andy Sarkany: Nov. 9, 8pm, free, RSVP, alice.schoen@ templesholom.com.

Christ Church Greenwich 254 E. Putnam Ave; 203-869-6600 www.christchurchgreenwich.org Worship: Sun: Eucharist, 8am (in-person); 10am (in-person & livestream/ondemand); 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). “Something Different” Summer Outdoor Worship: Sundays through August, behind the Tomes-Higgins House (rain location: Parish Hall), bring a chair or blanket. Fire and Wine Women’s Gathering: Thursdays, 7-8pm, through Nov. 18. An Introduction to Synoptic Gospels: Mon, through Nov. 22, 7-9pm, in The Rectory, register. Women’s retreat at Camp Washington: ‘The Healing Art of Storytelling’, Nov. 5-6, $175, cmcfadden@christchurchgreenwich.org. Nov. 6: Men’s Breakfast and Guest Speaker Paul Zahl, 8:30-10am; Ben Rosenblum and the Nebula Project perform, 7pm, $10 & $25. ‘What is the Right Religious Response to Injustice, Intolerance and the Rise of Nationalism?’ Nov. 7. 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: Sundays: Rite 1, 8am (inperson in the sanctuary & streamed).

LUTHERAN First Lutheran Church 38 Field Point Rd.; 203-869-0032 www.flcgreenwich.org Indoor Service: Sun, 10:30am. Bible Study: Sun, 11:45am. St. Paul Lutheran Church 286 Delavan Ave.; 203-531-8466 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 Sunday Worship Services: In-person or online, 10am, followed by a time of Fellowship. Wednesdays: Virtual Noonday Prayer & Evening Bible Study. (Details at diamondhill.com). 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/ events Worship Services: Sundays, 9 & 10:45am (live-streamed). *How to Share Your Faith Workshop, Nov. 6, 8am. 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). Spiritual Laws of Mediumship Workshop with Rev. Stacy Kopchinski: Nov. 7, 1pm, via Zoom. 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/l ive. House Churches: Sun, 9:45am, Fairfield County, CT & Westchester County, NY. Alpha (online): Tue, 7:30-8:45pm. Receive Private Zoom Prayer: Sundays, 11-11:30am. PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church 1 W. Putnam Ave.; 203-869-8686 www.fpcg.org Sanctuary Worship: Sun, 10am (Traditional Service); 5pm (Contemporary Service). Online Worship: Sun, 10-11am at fpcg.org/live. Sunday School online, 10:15-11am. The Prayer Room: 2nd Thu of each month, 8-8:30pm, via Zoom. Midnight Run: Nov. 5, 6:30pm. American Red Cross Blood Donation: Nov. 6, 8am-12:45pm. 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 & online (LivingHopect. org/livestream) worship: 10am. Coffee & fellowship after the service on the patio, weather permitting. Operation Christmas Child Collection: Nov. 14, 1011:15am, Church.

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Astrology for Week of Nov 7, 2021 SCORPIO 24 Oct-22 Nov Someone close will go out of their way to limit your options this week but with aggressive Mars at odds with restrictive Saturn this is not a good time to get angry. In fact, that may be what they’re hoping for, so bite your tongue and bide your time.

TAURUS 21 April-21 May With Saturn, planet of authority, at odds with Mars, planet of anger, disruptions are to be expected and you’re likely to find yourself in the thick of the action. Stand up for what you believe and refuse to compromise. This time It’s got to be all or nothing.

SAGITTARIUS 23 Nov-21 Dec You may disagree with what’s going on around you but there’s nothing you can do about it. If you give someone influential the idea that you don’t approve of their methods they may decide to make an example of you. Try not to draw attention to yourself.

GEMINI 22 May-21 June The more you try to hurry people along this week the slower they’ll get so it might be best to go it alone – you’ll certainly get more done. You’ll just get frustrated if you expect others to be as quick-thinking as you. Not everyone can be a Gemini.

CAPRICORN 22 Dec-20 Jan Follow your instincts and don’t let anyone convince you that you should follow their advice. Only you know what you want from life and what you must do to get it. Have faith in your hunches – they come from a part of you that knows all the answers.

CANCER 22 June-23 July Let others call the shots where money is concerned. If you’ve got yourself into a hole financially the only way you’ll get out of it is to listen to people whose money-management skills are so much better than yours. The time has come to tighten your belt.

AQUARIUS 21 Jan-19 Feb You’ve a right to be angry and to seek revenge on those who have let you down. But the planets warn that if your opponents know you’re coming for them they’ll have the advantage and your efforts may come to nothing. Try subtlety rather than strong arm tactics.

LEO 24 July-23 Aug A difficult Mars-Saturn aspect warns of a battle of wills and there is no guarantee you will come out on top. You will increase your chances considerably if you join forces with people who share your concerns. There really is safety in numbers.

PISCES 20 Feb-20 March Sometimes the best way to deal with an issue is to ignore it, and that is what you must do this week. Don’t waste time and energy trying to find an answer to a problem that may not have an answer at all. Save yourself for things that matter.

VIRGO 24 Aug-23 Sept If you made a mistake in recent weeks the day of reckoning has arrived. It may annoy you that those who have made even bigger mistakes appear to have got away with it but you are not the kind to complain. You will get your revenge soon enough.

ARIES 21 March-20 April If there’s something you disagree with you must speak up and make your thoughts and feelings known. Don’t worry that others might disapprove, worry that if you keep quiet you will lose out or, worse, that your reputation will suffer irrevocably.

LIBRA 24 Sept-23 Oct You’ll be at your most argumentative this week and it could easily turn nasty. With Mars at odds with Saturn you are likely to pick on the wrong person and find yourself on the receiving end rather than dishing it out. Pick your enemies carefully.

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18 Captain Marvel’s transformation word 22 Razor product that’s kid-friendly 24 Burton of “Reading Rainbow” 25 Capture 26 Gait slower than a gallop 27 Cicero’s commonwealth 28 “Schmigadoon!” actor Cumming 29 Boxster automaker 33 Texter’s prelude to a take 34 One may be loaded with cash 36 Mixer in a Cuba libre 37 Purchase price 38 Barely gets (by)

41 Michelangelo’s “David,” e.g. 44 Cochlea’s site 48 Major event, with “the” 50 Powder cleanser brand 51 Word of gratitude in Grenoble 52 Like a megacity 53 Endorses, as a contract 54 Polynesian island nation 55 Subjective columns in the paper 59 Camera, for Instagram 60 No ___ Traffic 61 Brown quickly 63 Fedora, for instance 64 Top that may feature a graphic 65 Whiskey grain, perhaps

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From the Greenwich Sentinel Foundation: the weekly newsletter from educators to Greenwich parents.

A Partnership with Parents: Working Together and Building Community The partnership between parents and educators is more important than ever and, at Eagle Hill, it is something we’re specifically focused on maintaining. By Jim Heus There’s no doubt that parents are busy, often with to-do lists a mile long, children to shuttle to school or practice or a playdate, not to mention a career and a life at home. It’s no surprise that it may seem difficult to feel the sense of community at your child’s school. This is, perhaps, even more true with the onset of COVID and the reduced number of on- c a mpu s or i n-p e r s on events – from back to school nights to sports games to choir concerts. But the partnership between parents and educators is more important than ever and, at Eagle Hill, it is something we’re specif ically focused on maintaining. We a re luck y to have a n extremely active and dedicated Pa rents A ssociat ion. These parents and guardians have found resourceful ways to ensure that Eagle Hill parents are able to get to know each other. Last year and this year, to a lesser extent, our students are divided into cohorts. Each cohor t has one or two parent liaisons who coordinate in-person and online events for the parents and students in each cohort. Just the other day, parents in a Lower School cohort met for coffee in town after dropping their students off at school. These opportunities allow parents to connect with one another, talk about their child’s progress, and become active members of the EHS community. While it is important for families to connect with each o t h e r, p a r e n t s a r e a l w a y s interested in getting to know their child’s teachers and school administrators. To that end, we hosted outdoor cocktail parties in the evening throughout the month of Septem ber. These events were held by cohor t

Students walking between classes at EHS. a nd p a r e nt s , te acher s , a nd administrators were all invited. I’m pleased to say that every event was well attended and gave parents the opportunity to meet and mingle. These relationships are incredibly important, particularly at the beginning of the school year. Putting a face to a name and having a friendly conversation with your child’s

teachers or with your fellow parents isn’t just fun – it also reinforces a feeling of belonging and a feeling that a family has found the right fit for their child. The truth is, teachers and administrators depend on parents and vice-versa. At school, we educate the “whole child.” Our students are learning to selfadvocate, to be more independent,

a nd to hone t hei r l isten i ng skills. They need to continue practicing those lessons at home. The consistency between the lessons learned at school and the reinforcement of those lessons at home allows students to have a full educational experience. T h a t p a r t n e r s h i p b e t we e n school and home can only be achieved with understanding and

communication between parents and the school. In other words, through a sense of community. My advice to parents would be to ta ke adva ntage of the support and community building opportunities your school is providing – whether they’re virtual or in person. Becoming p a r t o f you r ch i ld ’s s ch o ol community is a boon for all

involved. 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 languagebased learning differences (such as dyslexia, executive function disorder, and ADHD).