Cos Cob sale pending
/74 Valleywood Road, $1.775 million. It began May 30 at $1.825 but wisely dropped its price just two weeks later, and that did the trick. Purchased for $1.385 million in April 2021.
Pending near Banksville
/980 North Street, priced at $4.995 million, but 76 days on the market, so possibly selling for a bit less. Even at full price, it’s remarkable how far a dollar will go if a buyer’s willing to drive a bit out of town. This 11,000+ sq. foot house (7,846 up, 1,946 finished basement) on an acre (it’s R-20 zone up here) was built in 2007 and refreshed/renovated in 2016, and it looks very nice; nicer than most houses in Havemeyer Park, or Riverside Lane, for instance,
Because Maine is insane
/“Gotcha blueberry latte comin’ right up, boss”
Maine to Become Sanctuary State for Illegal Alien Criminals Under Bill Heading to Janet Mills’ Desk
Under the bill, Maine law enforcement agencies are prohibited from using agency funds or personnel to investigate, interrogate, detain, detect, stop, arrest, or search individuals for immigration enforcement purposes, including:
Inquiring into a person’s immigration status.
Detaining a person solely based on a hold request from an immigration authority.
Providing non-public information about a person’s release date or personal details (e.g., home or work address) to immigration authorities.
Making arrests based solely on a hold request.
Assisting immigration authorities in activities under 8 U.S.C. § 1357(a)(3) (federal immigration enforcement powers).
Performing the functions of an immigration authority.
In addition, Maine law enforcement agencies would be banned from placing officers under federal supervision or employing officers deputized as federal immigration officers for immigration enforcement.
Transferring a person to an immigration authority would also be barred unless authorized by a court order or criminal warrant, as opposed to the civil warrants that are more common when federal immigration agencies are looking to enforce the law against an illegal alien.
Although Democratic lawmakers made an attempt to amend and water down Dhalac’s original proposal, the bill that will head to Gov. Janet Mills’ (D) desk is a copy-and-paste product of the Maine ACLU.
“Essential if we are to keep our unskilled labor force and its sub-minimum wages”
According to the … ACLU, increased enforcement of American immigration laws could lead to fewer low-wage workers available to fill service and tourism jobs, jobs primarily found in the predominantly blue coastal areas of Maine.
Maine Democrats control the House, Senate, and Governorship, but you already guessed that right?
Bonus Material:
Rep. Deqa Dhalac testifies in support of her anti-ICE bill, which she claims will "promote public safety for everyone."
— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) May 20, 2025
The bill prohibits a law enforcement agency from "stopping, investigating, interrogating, arresting or detaining a person for immigration enforcement… pic.twitter.com/GX6PujyJWM
"Let my gardners go!" Greenwich Invisible Ladies take a field trip to LA and their vacay videos are to die for
/Insane liberal white woman blocks ICE vehicles while screaming ‘let my people go!’
— AmericanPapaBear (@AmericaPapaBear) June 16, 2025
She fucks around, and then she finds out as multiple federal agents tackle her to the ground.
What is your reaction? pic.twitter.com/tMYeW8JyBo
And right down the street from Maple Avenue ...
/Another sale, this one at 10 Center Drive. Built in 1990, listed at $1.899 million and closed today at $2.1. A bit of an odd footprint, what with the entrance being to the rear and up a flight of stairs, but very nice inside. Dundee school district instead of Old Greenwich; other than that, Center Drive is a very convenient location.
Nice little cottage, but probably doomed to be replaced
/10 Maple Avenue, Old Greenwich, listed at $899,000, sold for $999,111. No doubt Maple Avenue was a more bucolic setting in 1937 when this was built, before I-95 came through the backyards, but still, the price works for where this is. I don’t know whether it will support a new $3 million house, but I suppose some builder will find out.
Sawmill Lane Sale
/80 Sawmill Lane, listed at $3.495 million, sold yesterday for $3.550. Impressive, but I noticed that it sold new (essentially new — built on the existing foundation) in 2005 for $3.295 million, which would be $5,382,252; lesson being, we’ve been in these feeding frenzies before.
Senator Smarm is at it again
/“A democracy cannot function where one side embraces violence”
The Minnesota assassin appears to be a hate-filled right winger. So can we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA's legitimization of political violence?
— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 15, 2025
Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue.
1/ A🧵on the danger.
Wow this is sick. North Carolina State Rep Julie von Haefen (D) posted a photo from the “no kings” protest which calls for Trump to be beheaded‼️ @FBI pic.twitter.com/ETn7O6e8cu
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 15, 2025
From 2024, pre-Trump; already far out of date because the Democrats have been so busy.
Here’s 2 and a half minutes straight of Democrats explicitly calling for political violence.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 14, 2024
Has Biden ever denounced this?
They have blood on their hands. pic.twitter.com/mbGYXTWAN7
SURVEY: 55% Of Self-Identified Leftists Say Killing Trump Is Justifiablehttps://t.co/fCCPuBbCLR
— The Federalist (@FDRLST) April 7, 2025
Havemeyer Contract
/65 Halsey Drive, $1.695 million, 13 days. It was built in 1948, so it must be one of the original Havemeyer Capes, but someone did a nice job renovating and expanding it since then.