Hyper Local News Pages

Monday, April 7, 2008

04/07/08 - News Links From The Greenwich Time

The Greenwich Time RSS Feed



By Martin B. Cassidy Staff Writer Resuming the helm of the town's Fire Marshal's Division last week after a seven-month suspension, Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Marshal Joseph Benoit said he understands the unit is expected to be more efficient in completing building inspections and other required tasks. Full Story

Rail yard shop cost increasing
A component of Gov. M. Jodi Rell's $1.2 billion transportation bill -- construction of a rail car maintenance shop -- is projected to cost almost as much as the entire initiative. Full Story

Metro-North Railroad is preparing to overhaul one class of train cars, purchased in the 1980s, because of a high failure rate. Full Story

Review: Language program advanced
Mary Ann Hansen just returned last week from a trip to Beijing, where she interviewed teachers who will be coming to Connecticut schools in September to teach Mandarin. Full Story

on March 26 where Holocaust survivor William Donat spoke. Born in Warsaw, Poland in 1937, Donat was nearly 2-years-old when he was forced to live in the Warsaw Ghetto. Full Story

Glenville students delve into genealogy at luncheon
The Greenwich High School Crew held its sixth annual Erg-a-thon on March 29 to raise money for crew scholarships. Full Story

No comments:

Post a Comment

Useful criticism, helpful links and corrections and general comments are always welcome at Greenwich Roundup. Generally only spam ads and posts with very foul language get censored.

Contact me directly at GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com if you have a suggestion or comment you don't want publicized (but tell me so in your email).

I look forward to publishing your opinions.

COMMENTING RULES: We encourage an open exchange of ideas in the Greenwich community, but we ask you to follow our guidelines. Basically, be civil, smart, on-topic and free from profanity. Don't say anything you wouldn't want your mother to read!