Christine Tierney, D.M.D., poses in an examination room at her office, Beautiful Dentistry, in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Thursday, May 26, 2016. Dr. Tierney was the first in her family to earn a professional degree and has been promoting a scholarship fund for others who are the first in their families to earn degrees.

Senior Naturalist and Environmental Education Specialist Ted Gilman poses on the property at Greenwich Audubon in Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Gilman has touched the lives of many birdwatchers and conservationists in Greenwich and will receive the Audubon Katie O'Brien Lifetime Achievement Award later this month.

Shanay Fulton poses at her home in Middletown, Conn. Sunday, July 18, 2021. Fulton's close friend Quanisha "Nisha" Burruss was killed June 8, 2020 in her Middletown Apartment and her boyfriend was charged in connection to her death. Burruss' death is one of at least 13 intimate partner homicides that occurred in Connecticut in 2020.

Owner Virginia Barrett poses in front of a painting by Anne Feld inside her shop, the Virginia Barrett Gallery, at the North Street Shopping Center in the backcountry of Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, June 19, 2016. Stores in the North Street Shopping Center have been struggling since the center's anchor store, a supermarket, closed in 2010. But Barrett recently began a series of public portrait sessions where artists work live in the gallery in an effort to drum up interest.

Dede Yoder poses with a photo of her son, Chris, outside of her home in Norwalk, Conn. Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Yoder's son, Chris, died of a heroin overdose in 2017. He was prescribed the painkiller OxyContin for a series of injuries in his early teens and his mother believes that his OxyContin prescription acted as a gateway for him to start using heroin.

WWII veteran Fred Intrieri adjusts his hat inside his home on Intrieri Lane in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Intrieri entered the U.S. Army in 1943 and served in the Eighth Air Force and 90th Infantry Division, including action in the famous Battle of the Bulge, before being honorably discharged in 1946.

Greenwich Compass real estate head Robin Kencel, a specialist in pre-war, historic, high-end home sales, poses at her own pre-war, historic, high-end home in Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

Alabama Shakes singer and guitarist Brittany Howard performs at the 2017 Greenwich Town Party at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Conn. Saturday, May 27, 2017. The 2017 Town Party was headlined by classic jazz fusion group Steely Dan and American blues rock band Alabama Shakes. Several local bands also performed, with many activities for children and families and local food stands.

Animal Embassy Founder and Director Chris Evers nuzzles with a Eurasian eagle-owl during the Animal Embassy presentation at the Senior Center in Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, March 28, 2018. Local seniors got the chance to meet and learn about a variety of exotic animals from Animal Embassy, a hands-on animal experience promoting exotic animal rescue and environmental education.

Arwen Evans shares a laugh while reading her new illustrated children's book "We Toot" with her kids Beatrix Evans, left, 5, Ginger Evans, center, 1, and Kit Evans, 3, at her home in Old Greenwich, Conn. Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. The book, published by House of Tomorrow, promotes female friendship and body positivity through a story about a slumber party when a girl farts.

Howard Aibel and Mimi Melkonian play piano in their home in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Howard Aibel, a world-renowned pianist, and his wife Mimi Melkonian will be performing a piano duet in an upcoming charity concert on Feb. 28 to raise money for an international piano competition for blind pianists through the Bella Music Foundation nonprofit.

The Rev. Monsignor Alan F. Detscher poses at St. Catherine of Siena Church in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. The Rev. Monsignor Detscher, a Greenwich native, is retiring after 45 years as a priest and decades at St. Catherine.

Michael Skakel's attorney, Mickey Sherman, poses in his law office in Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled on Dec. 30 that Michael Skakel's murder conviction of teenager Martha Moxley should be reinstated and that Sherman represented him effectively. Skakel spent more than a decade in jail before he was released after a judge vacated his original sentence in 2013 and the new decision could send Skakel back to prison to finish a term of 20 years to life.

Brian Santos, of Port Chester, N.Y., blows a ring while vaping at CLOUDS Vapors & Lounge in the Byram section of Greenwich, Conn. Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. There is proposed legislation for makers of liquid nicotine to childproof their containers, which could be just the start of an effort by Connecticut lawmakers to regulate the electronic cigarette industry and its marketing to kids.

Hopewell Harvest Time September 15, 2012 Hopewell Harvest Time TRS Blacksmith Luke Shultz, of Bernville, Pa., shows off a nail that he just made with his apprentice Andrew Sellman, 14, of North Coventry, Pa., at the Harvest Time historic crafts day at th

Hollis Jomo, a rising sophomore on the Harvard water polo team, pushes a sled loaded with 45 pound weights during a workout at Division 1 Prep in the Glenville section Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. Division 1 Prep is a strength and conditioning center that provides personalized, sport-specific training programs for aspiring Division 1 athletes, as well as adults who want to achieve optimal fitness.

Greenwich resident Mark Pico carries his tired pooch Milo at Adopt-a-Dog's "Puttin' on the Dog" fundraiser at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. The 29th annual festival, presented by Pet Pantry Warehouse, featured several dog competitions, training events, booths and, of course, dogs available for adoption.

Vietnam veteran Ralph Del Vecchio holds an uncashed $82 check for his wartime grave registration duty inside his home in Stamford, Conn. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. With only days left in his tour, Del Vecchio was assigned to bag the bodies of his fallen comrades, load them on a truck and then a cargo plane to a larger airport where they were transported home. For the "extra duty" the Army gave him a check for $82, which he says he will never cash.

Polyphony Co-founder and Polyphony Education Executive Director Nabeel Abboud-Ashkar poses by an array of holiday lights in New York, N.Y. Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. An acclaimed violinist, Abboud-Ashkar leads the first-ever classical music conservatory in the Arab-Israeli city of Nazareth, Israel. Polyphony brings together people of different races, religions and cultural heritages to share common ground in music study and performance at the conservatory.

Owner Ramze Zakka poses at the newly-renovated Mediterraneo restaurant in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, March 25, 2019. "We've been open here since 1995. The restaurant just needed some new lipstick," said Zakka. The renovation features new floors, ceilings, bathrooms, a streamlined kitchen, oak bar top, metal fixtures and accessories made in Pennsylvania, new furniture and repainted exterior, all staying with a modern Mediterranean theme. The restaurant officially reopens on Tuesday.