FOR HIS 50 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH RHVFC First Selectman Fred Camillo recently proclaimed October 16, 2023 as Volunteer District Chief Richard Strain Jr. Day. For 75 years The Round Hill Volunteer Fire Company, formed in 1948, has been providing first response emergency services and protecting life and property in backcountry and parts of Greenwich....Read More
October 26, 2023 Round Hill Community House On October 26th The Round Hill Association hosted a forum where candidates for the Board of Selectmen discussed their ideas. Fred Camillo, Incumbent First Selectman, Lauren Rabin, Incumbent Selectman, Laura Erickson, Candidate for First Selectwoman, and Janet Stone McGuigan, Candidate for Selectwoman, mingled with guests during the social...Read More
Round Hill Association is concerned about traffic & safety on our roads On September 6th, Greenwich Planning & Zoning heard an application for a new 248-unit residential development (Greenwich America) on upper King Street in backcountry Greenwich near Armonk. This is the first of three known proposed large developments in the area that could bring hundreds...Read More
The invasive spotted lanternfly has been spotted in August off King Street between Bedford Road and Locust Road. These adults are on their seasonal eating stage heading into fall. Other towns including Stamford and New Canaan have also reported the presence of these insects. This native of China was first discovered in Pennsylvania in 2014...Read More
On upper King Street in northwest backcountry Greenwich between Bedford Road and Locust Road, nine acres of forest have been cleared for the new Versailles Orchard. Steve and Ingrid McMenamin, who created Versailles Farm on Locust Street on the property they purchased in 2012, are undertaking a new orchard farming venture as their next step....Read More
The Greenwich Land Trust launches its inaugural Tour de Veggie on July 27th with 7 Greenwich vegetable gardens to tour! A portion of the proceeds will benefit Greenwich Community Gardens which addresses food security in our community. The event takes place on Thursday, July 27th from 10 am-3 pm followed by the Patron Picnic from 5:30-8:00 pm. Regular tickets...Read More
Mark your calendar for Friday evening May 19th. Neighbors and residents of the backcountry and mid-country Greenwich are invited to a cocktail party presented by the Round Hill Association (RHA) at the Foundation House estate on Old Mill Road. The party is an opportunity for old and new members of the community to gather for a social evening...Read More
As 2023 starts a new year, The Greenwich Planning and Zoning Commission is continuing to receive an increased number of proposals and applications from property developers to construct new residential housing structures throughout town, including areas in and around Round Hill and our backcountry neighborhoods. While some builders have previously withdrawn plans, some of the...Read More
In 1796, Greenwich was, in part, a farming community. Our farms sent their produce to New York City via regular packet boats that left from a dock just below the Greenwich Historical Society’s Bush Holley House on Strickland Road in Cos Cob. If you were a farmer in North Greenwich, and liked your daily bread,...Read More
This article, by RHA President John Conte, was published in the Greenwich Sentinel on October 7, 2022 Take a walk anywhere in our beautiful sylvan town and you will be accompanied by giants. Silent, stoic, and imbued with magical powers, these benevolent Brobdingnagian beauties stand quietly, patiently, never asking, never imposing on us, the mere...Read More
