GREENWICH, Conn. — Teen members of the Greenwich Junior United Way launched a Hoodie Drive at Brunswick School, Greenwich Academy, Eastern Middle School and Christ Church Nursery School last month to collect warm clothing for Neighbor to Neighbor. In addition, the teens at Brunswick School organized a fundraiser to help support the Annual Campaign at Greenwich United Way. The teens, ...

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Brooke Bohnsack of Greenwich is to philanthropic and lifestyle events as rosé wine is to summer. She is the person non-profits, businesses and high-profile individuals call upon to add elements of excitement to their most valued moments, celebrations and fundraisers. As wife to banker,Nicholas Bohnsack, and mother to Chase (6), Walker (5), and Hudson (4), she manages ...

GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Cos Cob Fire Police Patrol is marking its 90th year serving Greenwich. The anniversary will be celebrated at the annual dinner-dance benefit Saturday, April 1 at Greenwich Country Day School.The emcee will be Paul B. Hicks III, former town of Greenwich Selectman and recipient of the 2016 Chief’s Award for Outstanding Service.The dinner draws hundreds of ...

GREENWICH, Conn. — Greenwich was blanketed with heavy snow by mid-morning Thursday, with meteorologists predicting up to 14 inches of the white stuff to fall across Fairfield County by the end of the day.Connecticut State Police are warning that highways and roads are snow-covered and slippery — and visibility is poor with snow falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Temperatures ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The Chinese New Year starts Saturday, Jan. 28, ushering in the Year of the Rooster, and leaving behind the Year of the Monkey. The celebration, which lasts for 15 days, is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar.For many, it means celebrations including dragon dances, reunions, family dinners and the handing out of red envelopes. For others, it ...

TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Make-A-Wish Connecticut in Trumbull celebrated its 30th anniversary at its annual Celebrating Wishes Ball on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Greenwich Country Club. The annual dinner, dance and auction raised more than $550,000 this year, which will go toward granting the wishes of Connecticut children with life-threatening medical conditions.It was a night full of ...

GREENWICH, Conn. -- A local nonprofit providing counseling, educational programs and advocacy for more than 60 years in Greenwich will be awarded the first ever Pitch Your Peers grant.Steviann Martines of Pitch Your Peers (PYP) will award Community Centers, Inc. (CCI) with a check for $30,000 at the inaugural grant reception on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Innis Arden Golf ...

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Pitch Your Peers of Greenwich recently named group member Steviann Martines as its first winning "grant champion," and Community Centers Inc. of Greenwich as its first ever grant recipient. Martines will present CCI with a check for $30,000 from PYP at the inaugural grant reception on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Innis Arden Golf Club in Old ...

GREENWICH, CONN. -- Greenwich United Way officials say nearly 20 percent of the town's population is at or below poverty level or employed with limited assets, so they are inviting people to take part in a presentation Monday at the Greenwich Library about making tough choices to improve financial health.David Rabin, CEO of the Greenwich United Way, will walk people through the new ...

GREENWICH, Conn. -- The 2016 Gala for Greenwich Hospital will be held Saturday at Greenwich Country Club to support a comprehensive range of diagnostic and interventional cardiac services offered at the hospital.Community leaders, celebrity guests and longtime hospital supporters will be among the 350 event attendees.At the gala, Dr. James R. Sabetta, director of infectious diseases, ...