May 21, 2013
Written by Joe Pisani
Thursday, 19 May 2011 00:00
I just learned that a friend I’ve known 35 years doesn’t have a cell phone.
I should add he doesn’t own a GPS, a laptop or an electric toothbrush, which is pretty remarkable when you consider that even 85-year-old Queen Elizabeth 2 has an iPad 2, which I believe was named after her.
He seems like an otherwise normal person, but then, who behaves like that in the 21st century? How can the IRS or the FBI or Apple or his dentist track him down if he doesn’t have a smartphone? He’s probably the only person in America who won’t see his Social Security number splattered all over the Internet.
As much as we love our technological toys, they can make us slaves and compromise our privacy. An entire generation of young people squanders its days and nights in playrooms and dormitories, watching flat-screen TVs, playing video games, text-messaging and social networking.
Written by Jim Cameron
Thursday, 19 May 2011 00:00
Whether you’re a daily commuter, an occasional day-tripper or have friends visiting this summer, everyone can save money when you go into New York City by following this time-tested advice:
TransitChek: For commuters, see if your employer subscribes to this fabulous service, which allows workers to buy up to $230 per month in mass transit using pre-tax dollars. If you’re in the upper tax brackets, that’s a huge savings. A recent survey shows that 45% of all New York City companies offer TransitChek, which can be used on trains, subways and even ferries.
Travel on an off-peak train: If you can arrive at Grand Central on weekdays after 10 a.m. and avoid the 4-8 p.m. peak return hours, you can save 15 to 20%. Off-peak fares are also in effect on weekends and holidays. Your train will be less crowded, too.
Written by Giulia Caterini
Thursday, 19 May 2011 00:00
It took hours of editing, choosing, and more editing, but finally, Daedalus, Greenwich Academy's art and literary magazine, has officially been published! The magazine was presented on Tuesday the 17th, a very proud day for Lili Rosenkranz and I, this year's Editors-In-Chief, and Greenwich Academy at large.
Written by Greenwich Post Staff
Thursday, 19 May 2011 00:00
Thursday, May 19
7:30 a.m. — Retirement Board, Gisborne Room
9:30 — PTA Council Wellness Committee, Mazza Room
10 — Board of Selectmen, Central Fire Station
5 p.m. — Parking Ticket Hearings, Mazza Room
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Monday, May 23
5:30 p.m. — Nathaniel Witherell Board of Directors, Witherell Board Room
7:30 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency, Meeting Room
7:30 — Greenwich Jr. Babe Ruth, Mazza Room
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Tuesday, May 24
Noon — Tree Hearings, Meeting Room
6:30 — Board of Health, Evaristo Room
7 — Planning and Zoning Commission, Meeting Room
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Wednesday, May 25
6:30 p.m. — Board of Parks and Recreation, Griffith Harris Golf Course
7 — CDAC, Cone Room
8 — Republican Town Committee, Meeting Room
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Thursday, May 26
8 a.m. — Greenwich Green and Clean, Mazza Room
4 p.m. — Regulations Task Force, Gisborne Room
5 — Parking Ticket Hearings, Mazza Room
5:30 — United Way, Meeting Room
7 — Board of Education, Central Middle School
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All meetings take place at Town Hall unless otherwise noted.
Written by Victoria Baker
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 12:59
On May 21, 8 p.m. at the Palace Theater in Stamford the Greenwich and Westchester Choral Societies will join forces to perform Antonin Dvorak’s Stabat Mater. The concert will be conducted by Maestro extraordinaire Paul Mueller and promises to be a delight for attendees. Tickets for the performance, priced at $42, $35 or $28 (plus box office fee) are available through the Palace Theatre Box Office by calling 203-325-4466 or online at Scalive.org.
In 1865 Antonin Dvorak, the great composer, taught piano to the daughters of a goldsmith; one of whom later became his wife. Her name was Anna. But it took until 1871 for Dvorak to leave the local theater he worked at. However, during those years Dvorak was privately composing his future musical legacy.Page 11 of 38
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