Camillo Urges Caution As Cold Weather Hits Greenwich

GREENWICH, CT — Due to cold temperatures impacting the region this week, Greenwich has activated its cold weather protocol, and First Selectman Fred Camillo is urging residents to be cautious.

According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will not get above 30 degrees until the end of the week. Temperatures are expected to fall into the low teens and single digits at night.

Gov. Ned Lamont activated the State of Connecticut’s cold weather protocol and people should limit their exposure to the outdoors as much as possible and be careful of conditions like frostbite, hypothermia and cold stress.

The Greenwich Police Department’s John Margenot Atrium will be open to members of the public 24 hours a day. People can come to the Public Safety Complex at 13 Bruce Place off of Greenwich Avenue to get out of the cold and charge up personal electronic devices like their phones if needed.

Greenwich Library and its branches in Cos Cob and Byram can be used as a warming center as well as a place for people to charge personal devices and use the internet.

Greenwich Library’s hours the rest of this week will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and then Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Byram Shubert Library will be open Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday from noon to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cos Cob Library will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Tuesday through Saturday and the independent Perrot Memorial Library in Old Greenwich will be open Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center can also be used as a warming center during its normal hours of operation.

People in need of emergency shelter are asked to call 211 under the state’s protocol. For more information, click here.