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Hilton Head never sounded so good
Written by Joe Pisani
Wednesday, 05 January 2011 23:00
The first blizzard of the season put us into a winter state of mind, so for the next three months, all we’ll do is whine about the weather and worry about getting stranded on the tarmac at JFK, sitting beside someone with booze on his breath for seven hours.
The more fortunate among us daydream about vacationing at Hilton Head, while the really fortunate actually do it. The rest of us slog through Manhattan and get slush thrown in our faces by passing cabs.
During the last storm, when I was taking a few “vacation days,” I spent my time shoveling the driveway while my neighbors tested their new snow-blowers.
Then, in the true spirit of winter, I got sick as a dog and was hacking all night long, listening to my family add to the torment by yelling, “We can’t sleep with all that racket! Go to a hotel so we don’t get sick too!” Where would we be without compassionate family members?”Poor marks for DOT
Written by Jim Cameron
Wednesday, 05 January 2011 23:00
You probably missed it in the run-up to Christmas, but a new legislative report has again given poor grades to the state Department of Transportation. This report from the General Assembly’s chief investigative panel was released, strangely, on Dec. 23, a date that all but guaranteed it would get no news coverage.
In summary, the report said the transportation department is late in finishing its work, especially its most expensive undertakings. On average, the agency took 5.3 years to finish big projects, with only 37% of work finished on time (think Interstate 95). That compares with others states’ 57% on-time completions.
Not only were the projects late, 74% of them were over budget with an average added cost of 23%. Over the decade of work studied, that added up to an additional half-billion of your tax dollars.All in the family
Written by Carter Johnson
Wednesday, 05 January 2011 23:00
January arrives with a characteristic thump, and waking up on New Year’s Day we face an inevitable winter and the year to come. Ahead are months of bitter cold, and days leaving and arriving home in utter darkness — the warmth of the holidays is gone, replaced with a heavy blanket of snow and work. It can be hard to find something bright in the early days of January, but one image in particular stays with me from the holiday season.
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Fire department seeks volunteers
Written by Hersam Acorn Newspapers
Wednesday, 05 January 2011 12:30
The Greenwich Fire Department is seeking volunteer firefighters or volunteer fire police patrol members to join its ranks. Anyone with a willingness to get involved in the community is encouraged to sign up. The Greenwich Fire Department will provide training, gear and a pager. No experience needed, except a willingness to pitch in. There are positions available for everybody from interior firefighters to outside support personnel.
To see what volunteer company you may want to join, see the brochures on the Town of Greenwich Web site, greenwichct.org. For more information contact Brian M. Kelly, at 203-618-8877 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Town Meetings Jan. 6 through Jan. 13
Written by Greenwich Post Staff
Wednesday, 05 January 2011 11:46
Thursday, Jan. 6
7:30 a.m. — United Way Needs Assessment Presentation, Meeting Room
5 p.m. — Parking Ticket Hearings, Mazza Room
7 — First Selectman Presentation on Central Fire Station, Meeting Room
7 — Board of Education Work Session, Havemeyer Building
7:30 — Republican Town Committee Board, Mazza Room
Friday, Jan. 7
8 a.m. — Women, Infants and Children, Meeting Room
8:30 — PTA Council, Cone Room
Monday, Jan. 10
7:30 p.m. — Representative Town Meeting (RTM) Finance Committee, Town Hall Lounge
8 — RTM Moderator’s Meeting, Meeting Room
8 — RTM Education Committee, Hayton Room
8 — RTM Land Use Committee, Cone Room
8 — RTM Legislative and Rules Committee, Evaristo Room
8 — RTM Public Works Committee, Gisborne Room
Tuesday, Jan. 11
Noon — Affirmative Action Advisory Committee, Mazza Room
5:30 — Shellfish Commission, Evaristo Room
6:30 — American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Cone Room
8 — RTM Moderator’s Meeting, Meeting Room
8 — RTM Health and Human Services Committee, Evaristo Room
8 — RTM Parks and Recreation Committee, Parks and Recreation Conference Room
8 — RTM Town Services Committee, Gisborne Room
8 — RTM Transportation Committee, Mazza Room
Wednesday, Jan. 12
9:30 a.m. — Special Education Support Parent Group, Cone Room
7 p.m. — Historic District Commission, Mazza Room
8 — Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals, Cone Room
8 — RTM District 2, Gisborne Room
8 — RTM District 4, Western Middle School
8 — RTM District 8, Cos Cob School Cafeteria
8 — RTM District 11, The Nathaniel Witherell
Thursday, Jan. 13
8:30 a.m. — Board of Estimate and Taxation Audit Committee, Gisborne Room
5 p.m. — Parking Ticket Hearings, Mazza Room
7:30 — RTM District 5, Riverside School Library
7:30 — RTM District 9, Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center
7:30 — RTM District 10, Brunswick School King Street Campus
7:45 — RTM District 7, Hayton Room
8 — RTM District 1, Cone Room
8 — RTM District 3, Hamilton Avenue School
8 — RTM District 6, First Congregational Church
8 — RTM District 12, North Mianus School Library
All meetings take place at Town Hall unless otherwise noted.
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