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Up in the air: What's next for Greenwich Plaza? FacebookTwitterEmail A group of kids excitedly watch as a train passes through the Metro-North station in Greenwich, Conn. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. New Haven Line ridership is down 80 percent during the COVID crisis.File / Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media GREENWICH — It was unveiled to great fanfare in the summer of 2019, a major redevelopment plan that would provide a “Gateway to Greenwich.” The Ashforth Co., owner of the downtown Greenwich Plaza, proposed a renovation and revitalization project that would include a new train st...

Groton — The City of Groton Republican Committee will not put forward candidates for the city elections in May, after prospective candidates cited concerns over “a hostile and threatening environment” for Republicans and withdrew their names from the slate. “Over the past year and one half, the City of Groton Republican Committee identified a well-qualified slate of individuals who have shown a keen interest in running for election on the Republican ticket in the City of Groton,” according to a news release issued by the Republican Committee. But over the past week, the “prospec...

Who is a ‘worthy American?’ Political scholar leads discussion in Greenwich FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedInRedditPinterest 2 1of2Political scholar Norman Ornstein spoke Wednesday night at a League of Women Voters of Greenwich and Greenwich Library event. Ornstein has been sounding the alarm about political tribalism and in the wake of the capitol riot, he spoke about the need for government reform.Photo: Screenshot 2of2Stephen Heintz is co-chair of the Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship and he outlined the more than 30 recommendations it has put together to try and bring...

Hakeem Says State Should Divest Itself Of Nearly $80 Million In McDonald's Stock Due To Allegations By Black Franchisees Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Rep. Yusuf Hakeem said the state should divest itself of almost $80 million in McDonald's Restaurant stock because of allegations in a lawsuit brought by some Black franchiees. His letter says: Dear Treasurer Lillard, I write to concur with the request made of you by Representative Towns in September of this year to reconsider the Tennessee Treasury's investment in McDonald's stock. The allegations in the amended complaint fil...