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Thursday, January 31, 2008

01/31/08 - Garbage Truck Hits Woman Near Greenwich Avenue


Pedestrian killed in morning accident

Greenwich Time

A town woman was struck and killed by a garbage truck on Havemeyer Place early this morning as she walked across a driveway heading towards Greenwich Avenue, police said.

01/31/08 - Greenwich News Wire For Thursday


Featured News Articles About Greenwich

Greenwich doctor’s death tied to drugs, arrest made
Greenwich Post - Greenwich,CT,USA
A Stamford man is under arrest after what police are calling the drug-related death of former Greenwich Hospital plastic surgeon Ian Rubins. ...

Arrest made in connection with body found in Greenwich
Stamford Advocate - Stamford,CT,USA
By Martin B. Cassidy GREENWICH - Police have charged a Bridgeport man with plotting to kill a 49-year-old Bronx, NY, resident found shot to death on a ...

Wreckers Upset Greenwich, 71-65
Westport-News - Westport,CT,USA
The Staples High boys basketball team, who entered Friday's home game as a 20-point underdog to Greenwich High, had no business jumping out to a 19-point ...

Greenwich sets goals to go green
Greenwich Post - Greenwich,CT,USA
Making good on her campaign pledge to focus on the “green” in Greenwich, Selectwoman Lin Lavery officially announced the formation of the town’s ...

Greenwich family sues town, pool maker after son drowns
Greenwich Post - Greenwich,CT,USA
The parents of a Greenwich boy who drowned last year after his arm became caught in a swimming pool suction drain are suing the pool maker and the town. ...

Greenwich mission
Connecticut Jewish Ledger - West Hartford,CT,USA
Seventeen members of the Greenwich Jewish community capped off 2007 by spending 10 days soaking up the sights, sounds and culture of Israel. ...

Featured Blog Posts About Greenwich

DNA of Leadership
The Library and the YWCA of Greenwich co-sponsor the program. Glaser is an executive coach and CEO/President of Benchmark Communications, Inc. Free and open to the public. Reservations not required.
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Greenwich Attorney License Suspended in Computer Porn Destruction
A Greenwich attorney convicted of destroying a laptop computer containing child pornography has agreed to give up his law license for a year. Philip Russell destroyed a computer that belonged to a music director at a prominent Greenwich ...
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Police Make Arrest In Greenwich Investigation
Investigators said police agencies as far away as Washington DC have helped with the investigation.
- http://video.wnbc.com/player/?id=0


The Raw Greenwich News Feed
News Articles And Blog Posts That Are About Or Mention Greenwich

  1. Connecticut lawyer who destroyed evidence in child pornography case to give up license

    International Herald Tribune

    GREENWICH, Conn. : An attorney convicted of destroying a church music director's computer containing child pornography has agreed to give up his law license for a year, attorneys said.


  2. MARKETS: U.S and European stocks rise after bond insurer's outlook improves

    International Herald Tribune

    ... firms and markets. "There's MBIA and Ambac reversing," said Steve Goldman, market strategist at Weeden, in Greenwich, Connecticut. "MBIA's coming out and saying it's not as bad as everyone thought it would be." Meanwhile, U.S. government data ...

  3. Look Who's Making Coin Off The Credit Crisis
    Forbes
    ... directly marketing to people. They're finding us now." Business is so good that hedge funds are piling in, too. Greenwich, Connecticut-based Patriot Group owns a stake in Merchant Cash & Capital, for example. Other players rumored to be investing in ...


  4. Google Call Options Climb on Speculation Before Today's Quarterly Earnings

    Bloomberg.com

    ... of spinning like a whirling dervish on earnings announcements and market momentum,'' options strategists at Greenwich, Connecticut-based Interactive Brokers Group Inc. wrote in a research note. Options traders expect as much as a 9 percent ...


  5. Pedestrian killed in morning accident

    Norwalk Advocate

    A town woman was struck and killed by a garbage truck on Havemeyer Place early this morning as she walked across a driveway heading towards Greenwich Avenue, police said.


  6. Books for Grownups: January 2008

    Publishers' Weekly

    ... in this mystery about a Manhattan bookshop clerk who inherits a fortune from her late father and moves to Greenwich, Conn., where she falls in with a group of smart, bored housewives who gossip, drink too much and sleep around with each other's ...


  7. The testing of long-term Eddie

    The Economist

    ... After all, it is only five years since the billionaire investor was kidnapped in the garage of his office in leafy Greenwich, Connecticut, and spent a weekend tied up in a motel bath-tub before somehow talking his way to freedom. But as far as his ...


  8. Market rebounds after bond insurer comments

    WNED.org

    ... late Wednesday. "There's MBIA and Ambac reversing," said Steve Goldman, market strategist at Weeden & Co. in Greenwich, Connecticut. "MBIA is coming out and saying it's not as bad as everyone thought it would be." Bank stocks turned higher shortly ...


  9. Market set to drop on "shock" jobless data

    Earth Times

    ... indicate significant softening in the labor market," said Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners LLC in Greenwich, Connecticut. Stock futures were down before the data on worries about the credit sector and bond insurers. Credit rating ...


  10. Lawyer who destroyed evidence agrees to give up license

    Hartford Courant

    An attorney convicted of destroying a laptop computer containing child pornography that belonged to a music director at a prominent Greenwich church has agreed to give up his law license for one year, attorneys ...

  11. Genesee & Wyoming Inc. to Present at BB&T Capital Markets 2008 Transportation Conference

    PR Newswire

    ... also performs contract coal loading and railcar switching for industrial customers. Corporate headquarters is in Greenwich, Conn. For more information, contact Michael Williams, Director of Corporate Communications, Genesee & Wyoming, 203-629-3722. ...


  12. Habitat to hold gala

    Minuteman

    ... County will hold its ninth annual Hearts & Hammers Gala on Saturday, Feb. 9, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Greenwich Hyatt Regency Hotel in Old Greenwich. Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County is based in Bridgeport and serves communities ...


  13. Michelle Obama campaigns in Greenwich, Stamford

    Norwalk Advocate

    ... sure people see our faces and here our voices,' Obama said in an interview between campaign events in Stamford and Greenwich. Obama, 44, an Ivy League-educated lawyer and mother of two, made appearances in two quite different settings yesterday. ...


  14. Signature Flight Support Contracts for PASSUR(R) FBO System

    PR Newswire

    GREENWICH, Conn., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Megadata Corporation announced today that Signature Flight Support, the world's largest fixed base operation and distribution network for business aviation ...


  15. Weekly jobless claims surge

    6 hrs ago | Reuters

    ... here's headline shock in a number like 375 (thousand)," said Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners LLC in Greenwich, Connecticut.


  16. Wyeth's 4th-quarter earnings up 17 pct.

    The Philadelphia Inquirer

    ... solid net revenue growth is driven by Enbrel and Prevnar," said Barbara Ryan, an analyst with Deutsche Bank in Greenwich

    , Connecticut, in a note to clients. "But over the longer term, growth will moderate given the modest commercial prospects for ...

  17. Michelle Obama visits Connecticut ... Barack on the way

    My Left Nutmeg

    Michelle Obama spent time talking to people at a diner in Stamford, CT, and then attended a fundraiser in Greenwich hosted by Ned Lamont.


  18. Mortgage bonds vulnerable to bank selling

    Reuters

    ... poor investment decisions and dealing with more write-downs," said Pankaj Jha, head of mortgage strategy at RBS Greenwich Capital in Greenwich, Connecticut. "Heavy bank selling is one of the major concerns to the agency MBS market right now," he ...


  19. Sully's Sports

    Minuteman

    ... Bowling league (CIBL) is flourishing. There are 12 teams from the county in the league including, Fairfield Prep, Greenwich, Fairfield, Platt Tech, Bunnell, Harding, Notre Dame, Bridgeport Central, Bassick, Saint Joseph, Joel Barlow and Stratford. ...

  20. Local man charged in Greenwich homicide

    Connecticut Post

    Greenwich detectives have arrested a Bridgeport man in the slaying of a 49-year-old Bronx, N.Y., resident found shot to death on a private backcountry road early this month, Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg ...

  21. Wyeth Net Climbs 17% on Higher Sales of Pneumonia Vaccine, Arthritis Drug

    Bloomberg

    ... solid net revenue growth is driven by Enbrel and Prevnar,'' said Barbara Ryan, an analyst with Deutsche Bank in Greenwich, Connecticut, in a note to clients. ``But over the longer term, growth will moderate given the modest commercial prospects for ...


  22. $1.25 million house in Redwood City - with revenue opportunities

    Burbed.com

    On Monday, we showed you what a $1.295 million dollar house looks like in Greenwich, CT where the income regularly tops $500k. Let's look a house in that price range here in the Bay Area: MLS-2.com: Property ...


  23. Wyeth sees big gains

    Daily Record

    ... solid net revenue growth is driven by Enbrel and Prevnar,'' said Barbara Ryan, an analyst with Deutsche Bank in Greenwich, Connecticut, in a note to clients. ``But over the longer term, growth will moderate given the modest commercial prospects for ...


  24. Interested in emerging markets and freight shipping stocks? Read this.

    TheStreet.com

    ... indicator of commercial traffic," says Michael Darda, director of research and chief economist at MKM Partners in Greenwich, Conn. "Shipping rates are viewed as a measure of demand and they are looked at the same way other commodity prices are." ...


  25. Scholastic Roundup: GHS swimming breezes by Fairfield

    Norwalk Advocate

    The Greenwich High School boys swimming and diving team showed off its depth and wealth of young talent with an easy 123-62 victory over a co-operative Fairfield squad.


  26. GSO resurrects old favorites 'Diaries of the Soul' to feature soloist Stephanie Chase

    Norwalk Advocate

    When the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra announced its season calendar in the fall, Music Director David Gilbert said the GSO would mark the company's 50th anniversary with performances of favorite and well-known ...


  27. Arrest made in connection with body found in Greenwich

    Norwalk Advocate

    GREENWICH - Police have charged a Bridgeport man with plotting to kill a 49-year-old Bronx, N.Y., resident found shot to death on a backcountry road earlier this month.


  28. Drug addict fights charge

    Norwalk Advocate

    The attorney for the pool worker accused of failing to call 911 while a Greenwich plastic surgeon was dying last week plans to ask a judge to dismiss manslaughter charges.

  29. The holiday season may be over, but many are still in need

    Norwalk Advocate

    The Advocate and Greenwich Time Giving Fund provides assistance to needy families in lower Fairfield County.


  30. Strike a balance with capital spending

    Norwalk Advocate

    Keeping a tight rein on municipal spending in Greenwich is a sound idea, especially in light of economic difficulties that have emerged nationwide affecting government revenue as well as taxpayers' personal ...


  31. Homeless data cited in push for housing, veterans care

    Norwalk Advocate

    ... Department of Housing and Urban Development. For the second year, Connecticut communities, including Stamford, Greenwich and Norwalk, will conduct the counts during the same time and using the same methodologies. 'It's a more systematic ...


  32. Legislators urged to boost efforts to fight poverty

    Norwalk Advocate

    ... have to be on the streets to qualify,' he said. CTE Inc. is federally designated to reduce poverty in Stamford, Greenwich and Darien, and serves about 5,000 low-income people each year through educational, social and employment programs. ...


  33. Michelle Obama Brings A Message To Stamford Diner

    The Day

    ... swing through Connecticut was intended to be lucrative and productive. Before an evening fundraiser scheduled in Greenwich at the home of former Senate candidate Ned Lamont, the Obama campaign convened its meeting of the candidate's wife and ...


  34. in Search of the Homeless

    The Day

    ... a "snapshot" of Connecticut's homeless population. Last year the survey showed that nearly 4,000 households, from Greenwich to Hartford to New London, were homeless on the night of Jan. 30, 2007, according to survey organizers. The Day followed ...


  35. Massive deer slay only way to stop Lyme disease?

    LymeBlog News and Personal Stories

    ... come," Scholl said. "There's nothing that's been attempted that has successfully reduced Lyme disease." Reducing Greenwich's deer herd could be complicated, though. To begin with, it's unclear how many deer are here. A survey done seven years ago ...

  36. Wreckers Upset Greenwich, 71-65

    Westport News

    No one had, really, ever seen anything like it. The Staples High boys basketball team, who entered Friday's home game as a 20-point underdog to Greenwich High, had no business jumping out to a 19-point lead in ...


  37. do You Know: Kristen McMullen

    The Post and Courier

    Edward C. Fennell/The Post and Courier Kristen McMullen BIRTH DATE AND PLACE: July 1966, in Greenwich, Conn.


  38. Bridgeport man accused in killing of man found near Westchester border

    Journal News

    GREENWICH, Conn. - A Bridgeport man is accused of killing the Bronx, N.Y., man whose body was found earlier this month on a private country road near the Westchester County line.

  39. Bridgeport man accused in killing of man found near Westchester border

    Journal News

    GREENWICH, Conn. - A Bridgeport man is accused of killing the Bronx, N.Y., man whose body was found earlier this month on a private country road near the Westchester County line.


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  41. Michelle Obama stumps Connecticut

    Connecticut Post

    ... sure people see our faces and hear our voices," Obama said in an interview between campaign events in Stamford and Greenwich. Obama, 44, an Ivy League-educated lawyer and mother of two, made appearances in two quite different settings Wednesday. In ...

  42. Consumer Spending in U.S. Probably Weakened, Intensifying Recession Risk

    Bloomberg

    ... to be, the worse the drag heading into the current quarter,'' said Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at RBS Greenwich Capital Markets in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Commerce figures may also show the index of core prices, which excludes food and ...


01/31/08 - The Greenwich Blog Wire - Greenwich Gossip

Bill Clark Hard At Work In The Greenwich Library

Manuscript Mavens Come to Greenwich Avenue!

Well, not exactly, but you can be the first to walk down Greenwich Avenue with a bright green MaveFave button. Actually, you can't, inasmuch as your scribe has already ordered his, and thus expects to be the first. He will wear it with pride to all his book signings and other literary events, and thereby look to start a fashion trend among the literati of Greenwich.

For those who wish to order a similar fashion accessory, you may visit this link. Be the first on your block to own a piece of official MaveGear or Mavenabilia!


Wednesday, January 30, 2008

01/30/08 - Former Harvest Time Associate Pastor To Lead Massachusetts Church


Church bulletin:

New pastor

Hgazette.com, Haverhill, MA


Rev. Richard Amendola is the new pastor of New Life Christian Assembly of God, 966 Main St. Amendola most recently served as pastor of Faith Assembly of God in Worcester for 14 years, overseeing growth and positive transition.

Prior to that, he was assistant pastor of Harvest Time Church in Greenwich, Conn.

Amendola also served as police chaplain for the Webster Police Department, and Sectional Presbyter for the Southern New England District of the Assemblies of God.

Amendola is joined by his wife, Pamela, three children and son-in-law.


For more information, call: 978-373-1379.

Source URL: http://www.hgazette.com/health/local_story_030125418.html?keyword=topstory

01/30/08 - Greenwich News Feed For Wednesday



Murder suspect Larry Corbett of Bridgeport, CT

Featured Greenwich News Articles

Arrest made in Greenwich killing
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
GREENWICH, Conn. - Greenwich police say a Bridgeport man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man whose body was found earlier this ...

Greenwich boys hockey suffers disappointing loss to Fairfield
Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT,USA
By Tom Forde Late Monday night, the Greenwich High School boy's ice hockey team was skating to an easy 10-goal shutout of Norwalk-McMahon that was anything ...

Greenwich sailing program opens registration
Greenwich Post - Greenwich,CT,USA
The summer sailing program at Greenwich Point Park established in 1998, will be celebrating its 10th anniversary season when registration opens on Feb. 1. ...

Fishway workshop hopes to entice Greenwich volunteers
Greenwich Post - Greenwich,CT,USA
As part of the effort to increase the volunteer monitor base at the Mianus Pond Fishway, all interested residents are invited to attend a Conservation ...

Suing Greenwich
Conde Nast Portfolio - New York,NY,USA
Cohn is suing the town of Greenwich, Connecticut. The reasons are more tragic than scandalous, however. Cohn's 6-year old son Zachary drowned in the family ...

Featured Blog Posts About Greenwich

Greenwich Library Website Tour
Tour of www.greenwichlibrary.org, The Greenwich Library website. Library staff highlight how to use the library website to do your research, find information you need, locate services and upcoming events and find the materials you need ...
Greenwich Library | Today's Events - http://www.greenwichlibrary.org

Suing Greenwich
At the heart of the case against the town of Greenwich is the claim that the city approved the pool without properly inspecting its specifications to make sure they met its code. Cohn's lawyers at Silver Golub & Teitell filed the suit ...
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The Raw Greenwich Feed

News Articles And Blog Posts That Are About Or Mention Greenwich
  1. Strong turnout expected for Conn. presidential primary

    Hartford Courant

    ... race,' Bysiewicz said. 'Our country is at a crossroads.' In 2006, turnout topped 43.3 percent when Lamont, a Greenwich businessman, challenged Lieberman for his Senate seat. Lamont won the Democratic primary by riding a wave of anti-war ...


  2. Barack Obama's wife stumps for him in Conn.

    Hartford Courant

    ... D-Stamford. Michelle Obama planned to speak later Wednesday at a $1,000-a-person private fundraiser at the Greenwich home of Ned Lamont, the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2006. Connecticut's Democratic and Republican ...


  3. Behind The Golden Varnish

    Hartford Courant

    ... matte- and pastel-like to viewers unaccustomed to this new aesthetic. Above, Mayer studies 'Horseneck Falls, Greenwich, Connecticut,' a Twachtman painting in the Griswold collection. The Griswold Museum, at 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme, is open ...


  4. Mohegans Eyeing Tropicana, CasinosRead the original story

    Hartford Courant

    The Mohegan Indian tribe, which already runs one of the nation's most successful casinos, is casting its gaze south to Atlantic City, where several gambling halls can be had for the right price.


  5. Arrest made in backcountry slaying

    Norwalk Advocate

    Greenwich detectives have arrested a Bridgeport man in the slaying of a 49-year-old Bronx, N.Y., resident found shot to death on a private backcountry road early this month, Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg ...


  6. Church bulletin

    Hgazette.com, Haverhill, MA

    ... years, overseeing growth and positive transition. Prior to that, he was assistant pastor of Harvest Time Church in Greenwich, Conn. Amendola also served as police chaplain for the Webster Police Department, and Sectional Presbyter for the Southern ...


  7. Arrest made in Greenwich killing

    NewsTimesLive.com

    Greenwich police say a Bridgeport man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man whose body was found earlier this month in the wealthy town.


  8. Bridgeport man accused of killing man found dead in Greenwich near Westchester lineRead the original story

    Journal News

    GREENWICH, Conn. - A Bridgeport, Conn., man is accused of killing the Bronx man whose body was found earlier this month on a private country road near the Westchester County line.


  9. Arrested made in body dumped on road

    7Online.com

    An arrest was made Wednesday in the murder of a Bronx man discovered dumped on a dirt road in Greenwich earlier this month.


  10. $1.295 million in Los Altos gives you 200 amps

    Burbed.com

    On Monday, we showed you what a $1.295 million dollar house looks like in Greenwich, CT where the income regularly tops $500k. Let's look a house in that price range here in the Bay Area: MLS-2.com: Property ...


  11. JetWorks Leasing to Adopt the Name SkyWorks LeasingRead the original story

    Business Wire

    ... merchant banking and other principal-based activities in the future. " SkyWorks Leasing, LLC, headquartered in Greenwich, CT USA, provides third party portfolio asset management and advisory services including aircraft remarketing and freighter ...


  12. Court will review record for decision in farmer's plightRead the original story

    Norwalk Advocate

    ... the farm's sale by filing appeals that allow him to continue to live there, according to representatives of a Greenwich-based company that now owns the property. Greenwich real estate developers and potential buyers have said they're reluctant to ...


  13. GHS students not picking up after lunchRead the original story

    Norwalk Advocate

    By the time Greenwich High School holds its final lunch each day, charitable students from the previous three lunch breaks have provided a smorgasboard of drinks and food on tables for those students following ...


  14. High school creates business leaders of tomorrow

    Shoreline Times

    ... level, 21st century skills are also talked about, though it's only a few leading school districts like Madison and Greenwich that have embraced them. The State of Connecticut Department of Education's five year comprehensive plan, on whose advisory ...


  15. Greenwich boys hockey suffers disappointing loss to Fairfield

    Norwalk Advocate

    It is amazing how quickly things can change from one night to the next. Late Monday night, the Greenwich High School boy's ice hockey team was skating to an easy 10-goal shutout of Norwalk-McMahon that was ...


  16. Former Rep. Lockton weighs bid to replace Sen. Nickerson

    Norwalk Advocate

    Who says you can't go home again? Former Rep. Janet Lockton of Greenwich said she is strongly leaning toward a run for the Senate seat of fellow Republican William Nickerson, who recently announced that he ...


  17. Scholastic Roundup: GHS boys basketball qualifies for CIAC Class LL Tournament

    Norwalk Advocate

    The Greenwich High School boys basketball team will be making its second straight appearance in the Class LL tournament this year thanks to last night's 72-48 win at Ridgefield.


  18. Boys Basketball: Smalls, Baskin lead TrinityRead the original story

    Norwalk Advocate

    ... Guillaume has a back injury and Korac is suffering from flu-like symptoms. Their availability for Friday's game at Greenwich is questionable. Bassick 72, New Canaan 70 -AOEMike Lomax sank a jumper from the top of the key at the buzzer to give ...


  19. Plenty of reason to question billing for sewer project

    Norwalk Advocate

    ... excessive interest costs caused by the delay in certifying the project; * lack of apportionment to the town of Greenwich for its benefit from the project that includes, but is not limited to, the project helping to ensure the continued ...


  20. The Harvard Crimson proudly announces the members of its 135th Executive Board

    Harvard Crimson

    ... EDITOR PARAS D. BHAYANI '09 of Chicago, Ill. and Pforzheimer House BUSINESS MANAGER GIDEON L. LOWIN '09 of Greenwich, Conn. and Kirkland House NEWS LAURENCE H. M. HOLLAND '09 of New York, N.Y. and Eliot House Associate Managing Editor for the Web ...


  21. On the Wings of Kennedys, Mrs. Obama Due in City

    New York Sun

    ... sweeping through New York today to attend a private fund-raiser at an Upper East Side apartment before heading to Greenwich, Conn., for another fund-raising stop. Michelle Obama's visit, less than a week before New York and 21 other states hold ...


  22. Shays' embrace of Bush recalls Lieberman's 2005 presidential kiss

    Hartford Courant

    ... in recent years, has been preparing for another difficult re-election fight this year. Jim Himes, a Greenwich, Conn., Democrat seeking Shays' seat, said Shays' kiss was not just a kiss. 'Pardon the pun, but as cheeky as it was, it does ...