GREENWICH, CT — A long-discussed plan to replace a 217-bed skilled nursing facility with a 170-unit assisted housing development has won approval from Greenwich’s Planning & Zoning Commission. The commission voted 4–1 on Nov. 25 to grant a final site plan and special permit, adding several conditions before the project can advance. A Smaller Project After Sewer Dispute The proposal calls for demolishing Greenwich Woods, a skilled nursing center on a 15.8-acre parcel at 1165 King Street. In its place, developers hope to build a four-story assisted housing complex where 30% of the units — 51 in total — would…
Author: Harper Valentina
Little Rock, AR — A former nursing home operator who admitted to running a multimillion-dollar tax scheme may still face time behind bars in Arkansas, even after receiving federal clemency. Joseph Schwartz, a New York businessman who once owned several nursing homes across the state, pleaded guilty in April to orchestrating a $38 million scheme in which taxes were withheld from employee paychecks but never forwarded to the IRS, according to industry reports. He later entered a separate guilty plea in May on related state charges. Although former President Donald Trump granted Schwartz clemency on Nov. 14 for his federal…
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