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Hey Greenwich! Did You Know ... It's Beach Time
Your daily guide to news, what you need to know, and a bit of trivia in Greenwich.
Today is Wednesday, May 23, 2012 and it's National Taffy Day.
This Day in History:
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In 1933, Joan Collins, a classically trained actress who will become best known for her role on the 1980s prime-time soap opera Dynasty, is born in London, England.
In 1934, wanted outlaws Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker are shot to death by Texas and Louisiana state police officers as they attempt to escape apprehension in a stolen 1934 Ford Deluxe near Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
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In a 1911 ceremony presided over by President William Howard Taft, the New York Public Library, the largest marble structure ever constructed in the United States, is dedicated in New York City. Occupying a two-block section of Fifth Avenue between 40th and 42nd Streets, the monumental beaux-arts structure took 14 years to complete at a cost of $9 million.
Things you should know:
Greenwich Beach Season set to open
The Greenwich Department of Health, the Department of Parks and Recreation will begin the summer beach season with the official opening of Greenwich Point and Byram Park on Saturday, May 26, and will run through Sept. 3, 2012.
Ferry service will become available starting Saturday, June 9, for both Island Beach and Great Captain’s Island. The Island bathing beach season will run through Sept. 9, for Great Captain’s Island and Sept. 16, for Island Beach.
And on the eve of the season opening, the town's departments of Health and Parks and Recreation have announced they will continue to adhere to the existing policy regarding to the prohibition of recreational swimming at local tidal beaches after rainfall events for all beaches. This policy does not include the island beaches since they do not appear to be affected by any one factor such as rainfall. Closures of the Island beaches will be announced by the Department of Health when necessary and announced for other locations after trigger rainfall events.
For the protection of the public’s health, the Division of Environmental Services will collect and analyze beach water samples weekly throughout the season.
After rainfall events of a half inch (0.5") or greater, Byram Beach will close automatically for one beach day. If multiple storms occur, then the beach will close for one full day after the rain has stopped. Openings, closings and other announcements related to beach activity will be released by the Department through the Division of Environmental Services Beach Hot Line (203-622-7855). All swimming closures will be posted at each beach location by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
And it's not too late for Art to the Avenue
There are only 5 days left to enjoy the 15th annual Art to the Avenue art show in downtown.
The (GAC) festival that features the work of 150 artists in 120 venues in shops and businesses in the downtown business district officially closes May 28. So if you're looking for a special work whether it's photography, oil or watercolor paintings, sculpture or mixed media, be sure to pick up a map at the GAC and stroll around Greenwich.
All of the works are for sale with a portion of the purchase price donated to the GAC which is located at 299 Greenwich Ave. For more info, you can call them at 203-862-6750 or log on to the website www.greenwicharts.org.
Traffic alert for this week:
Connecticut Light & Power continues its power line and equipment upgrades around town. Drivers should expect some delays on:
- North Street, between the Merritt Parkway and Fairfield Road
- Fairfield Road, between North Street and Stanwich Road
- Stanwich Road, between Fairfield Road and East Putnam Avenue
- East Putnam Avenue, between Stanwich Road and Strickland Road
- Strickland Road
- Old Mill Road
- Sound Shore Drive
- Station Road
- Loughlin Avenue
Meetings today at Greenwich Town Hall:
08:00 PM Planning & Zoning Board of Appeals (PZBA)If you prefer the clicker instead of being there or want to catch up on a meeting you missed, there's Greenwich Community Television (GCTV) on either Fios Channel 24 or Cablevision's Channel 79.
11:00 am Greenwich Retired Men's Association Presents Laszlo Birinyi on Investment Practices 2:00 pm BET Budget Committee Meeting , May, 2012 5:00 pm RMA preesents Mary Ellen LeBien and Marian Phillips on the Greenwich Library Oral History Project 6:00 pm Shellfishing in Greenwich: Past, Present, Future 6:30 pm Boss Tweed and Greenwich 6:45 pm Board of Estimate & Taxation Meeting, March, 2012 8:00 pm Representative Town Meeting, May, 2012And if you prefer movie entertainment, here's the schedule for:
Bow Tie Criterion Cinemas at Greenwich PlazaShowtimes for Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Dark Shadows (PG-13)
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
113 minutes
Trailer 4:30, 7:15
Digital;
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13)
Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith
118 minutes
Trailer 4:15, 7:00, 7:30
Digital;
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (PG-13)
Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt
112 minutes
Trailer 5:00 PM
Digital;
Sources: history.com,
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