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What’s going on in your part of Greenwich
Downtown
St. Patrick’s Day is Friday and the town of Greenwich will mark the day with a flag raising outside town hall at 9 a.m.
On March 19, the 47th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will roll down Greenwich Avenue to celebrate Irish culture and the effects Irish residents have had on the town. The parade will be led by Grand Marshal Kevin McFadden and is sponsored by the Greenwich Hibernian Association.
There are expected to be 10 bands performing at this year’s parade, which will start at 2 p.m. at Town Hall.
The parade will march up Field Point Road to West Putnam Avenue before turning right down Greenwich Avenue. The parade will finish at the Island Beach parking lot, just south of Interstate 95.
Parts of Dayton Avenue, Field Point Road, West Putnam Avenue, Railroad Avenue, Steamboat Road, Bruce Park Avenue and Greenwich Avenue will be closed or will have detours for cars during Sunday afternoon to accommodate the parade.
Greenwich
Justin McCarthy will soon join the Greenwich Fire Department as an assistant fire chief after the Board of Selectmen recently approved his appointment.
McCarthy was most recently working as an assistant chief at the New Haven Fire Department and previously worked at fire departments in Westport and Wilton.
Fire Chief Joseph McHugh called McCarthy a “rising star” at the Board of Selectmen meeting on March 9.
Chickahominy
The Representative Town Meeting is looking for a new member after a resignation in District 3.
Adam Rothman, who had served on the RTM since 2017, has moved to New York and vacated his seat. Rothman was serving as the chair of District 3, which includes Chickahominy.
Whoever fills Rothman’s seat will serve out the remainder of his term, which ends in December.
Please contact Ed Lopez, the new District 3 chair, at Ed.Lopez@greenwichct.org for additional details.
Old Greenwich
Registration is now open for summer classes at Tod’s Point sailing school. The school offers a variety of courses for kids as young as 8 as well as courses for adults, starting with introductory classes for newcomers.
Classes are in June and continue into August. The school also offers private lessons.
Visit http://bit.ly/3T7aWfo or call 203-637-2022 for more information.
Greenwich
Greenwich Parks and Recreation is looking for part time workers to assist with springtime activities.
P&R is hiring umpires for the upcoming girls’ fast-pitch softball program, starting in the spring. The town will pay between $24 and $24.73 an hour during the season, which runs April to June. Experience umpiring fast pitch softball or playing fast pitch softball at a competitive level is required.
P&R is also looking for laborers to maintain the Griffith E. Harris Golf Course on the west side of town. Laborers will mow the greens, tees and fairways and assist with various other maintenance work. Pay is between $15.13 and $19.88 an hour.
Visit the town’s online job board online for more details.
Central Greenwich
Registration is now open for the ZAC Foundation Water Safety Camp at the Greenwich Boys & Girls club.
The course teaches water safety skills to children with both classroom and pool time instruction. The camp is for children in grades 1-3; both members and non-members are welcome to register. Classes will be held from April 11 to 14 between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Visit http://bit.ly/3mPByFu or call 203-869-3224 for registration.
Old Greenwich
The Friends of Greenwich Point are hosting a planting party on March 17 in an effort to combat soil erosion along the point.
The group is planting native plants, grasses and shrubs to stabilize dunes on the coast, which erode over time.
Volunteers are welcome to join the effort from 10 a.m. to noon March 17. Volunteers should bring work gloves and shovels if they have them.
Contact 4kling@gmail.com for more information.