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Taking a pledge to be together as a family
By the time this gets published I hope to be on the beach with my family, enjoying an ice tea while my children are politely sharing sand toys, eating healthy organic snacks, and my husband and I...
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Whenever you need us, we are here to help
“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” President Barack Obama said that and it’s a quote that has stuck with...
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What is the best way to get kids ready for kindergarten?
Recently I was appointed to the position of co-chair of the School Readiness Council for the town of Greenwich and I have to say that this is a real honor for me. The council works to ensure that all...
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Don’t be a turkey; volunteer, give or advocate today
Thanksgiving time often brings out the generosity in so many of us. But one of the hardest tasks I face in my role in town is how to encourage folks to sustain the holiday spirit of giving, advocating...
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What we need to know about marijuana and our kids
Early in my job working in Greenwich, I founded a collaborative called the Juvenile Review Board that I continue to oversee. When we started back in 2005, the aim was to connect local youth who were...
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Making the most of the ‘Week of the Young Child’
Circle your calendars because next month we will be promoting and celebrating the Week of the Young Child on April 6 through 12. This time is set aside to recognize the needs of young children and...
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It’s not too early to start making summer plans for your kids
It might seem hard to believe after the winter we just endured, but summer is actually coming, and the more I plan for it, the more I secretly think it will arrive more quickly than we’re expecting. As...
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It takes all of us getting involved to keep our kids safe
On April 26, I had the pleasure for the very first time to serve as an “adult on premise” for the Safe Rides program, a vital program that helps keep teenagers from making the extremely dangerous...
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Finding out what it means to give back to Greenwich
Editor’s note: Summer is a time for internships, and graduating GHS senior Elizabeth Termini just completed her internship with the Greenwich United Way. To describe her experience, Greenwich Voices...
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Why do we ‘Wiffle’? There are a lot of great reasons
Do you Wiffle? I sure do and I’m not the only one. Let me turn this column over for a moment to Erin Montague who was once the president of the Junior United Way in town and is now chairman of our...
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School bells are ringing, so it’s time to plan for after school
Here in Greenwich, wherever your child may attend school, we are fortunate to have a lot of after-school options available to families. These options range from consistent after-school care for working...
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What to do as those autumn leaves fall
I’m happy to admit it. I love the fall. I love the deep rich colors, especially all things orange. I love the smell of cider, the crispness in the air and especially when pumpkin spice lattes make an...
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What are we doing to create positive images for young girls?
I recently attended the Fund for Women and Girls’ Annual Girls Symposium and I left so inspired (perhaps even as a newly proclaimed feminist) because I learned silence truly is condolence. As a result,...
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It should not be open season on police officers
My husband, father of our two little girls, has been a police officer almost his entire adult life. His father and grandfather were policemen, too. We are very much a police family. We take great pride...
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