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Saturday, April 19, 2008

04/19/08 - Greenwich Roundup For Saturday


Featured Greenwich News And Sports Reports:

Greenwich softball scores six in the seventh to shock Stamford
Greenwich Time

By Dave Ruden

Greenwich High School's Veronica Gabriel slides safely across home plate as Stamford catcher Lauren Beluk fails to handle the throw in the ...

After Boy's Death, Pool Safety Gains Urgency
New York Times - United States

In January, Zachary's parents, Brian and Karen Cohn, filed their lawsuit in Stamford Superior Court against Shoreline, the town of Greenwich and Aberdeen ...

A Younger Generation Takes Up Bocce
New York Times - United States

By SARAH N. LYNCH

GROWING up in Greenwich, John Agostino can remember eating pasta and watching his grandfather toss bocce balls in the backyard on Sunday ...

Stephen Weiss Dies at 72; Banker and Cornell Benefactor
New York Times - United States

He was 72 and lived in Greenwich, Conn. The cause was heart failure, said his brother, Roger. Mr. Weiss made major gifts to Cornell, his alma mater, ...

Greenwich state representative to be on TV
Greenwich Post

Livvy R. Floren (R-149th District) with Moderator David Smith will discuss several issues of importance to Greenwich and Stamford and other Fairfield County ...

Greenwich man pulled from Stamford Harbor
Hartford Courant - United States

The man, identified as Stein Hagstrom of Greenwich, was pulled from the water early this morning, said Assistant Police Chief Robert Nivakoff. ...

Greenwich man dies after fall into Stamford harbor
Greenwich Time

By Zach Lowe

STAMFORD - Rescuers pulled the body of a 51-year-old Greenwich man from Stamford Harbor Thursday night and said he likely fell in the water as ...

Featured Greenwich Blog Posts:

Poetry Reading by Sally Bliumis-Dunn in the Meeting Room

When: Saturday April 19th, 2008 - 02:00 PM

Where: Greenwich Library at Meeting Room

Sally Bliumis-Dunn reads her poetry. Book signing follows reading. Free. All are invited.
Greenwich Library | Today's Events - http://www.greenwichlibrary.org

The Raw Greenwich News And Business Feed For Saturday:

  1. Identity Systems to be acquired by Informatica

    Huliq.com

    Nokia and Informatica have signed an agreement for Informatica to acquire Identity Systems, headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

  2. Keeping kids happy during spring break

    The Patent Trader

    ... 4 p.m. tomorrow. Free with admission: $7 adults, $6 students and seniors, free for kids under 5. One Museum Drive, Greenwich, Conn. 203-869-0376 or www.brucemuseum.org ...

  3. Appetite for risk rises as investors' worst fears recede

    KCPQ

    ... but the real economy probably hasn't," said Michael Darda, chief economist at investment firm MKM Partners in Greenwich, Conn. Given plummeting consumer and business confidence and falling employment, "If we don't have a recession, we're only going ...

  4. FirstWatch grows through franchises

    The Cincinnati Enquirer

    ... Northern Kentucky, had never franchised its operations because an infusion of capital from Catterton Partners - a Greenwich, Conn., investment bank - funded growth in 11 states. Regional franchises require investors to commit to building at least ...

  5. Police investigate after body found in Stamford Harbor

    WTNH

    According to The Advocate Police say 51-year-old Stein Hastrom of Greenwich was pulled from the water early Friday morning.

  6. Body pulled from harbor

    Connecticut Post

    Rescuers pulled the body of a 51-year-old Greenwich man from Stamford Harbor Thursday night and said he likely fell in the water as he was walking to his boat with a woman.

  7. Police investigate body found in Harbor

    Connecticut Post

    Police in Stamford say they're investigating how a Greenwich man ended up in dead in Stamford Harbor.

  8. Greenwich Man Found In Stamford Harbor

    WFSB-TV Hartford

    Police in Stamford said they're investigating how a Greenwich man ended up in dead in Stamford Harbor. ...


Greenwich Time News RSS Feed



Resident impressed by Pope's talk at U.N.

Tom Gallagher, a Greenwich resident who attended with fellow members of the Order of Malta from St. Catherine of Siena parish, said he was impressed "by the scope and vision" of the pope's speech.
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Fresh water fishing season opens today

NORWALK -- With about 400,000 fish stocked in area rivers, streams and lakes, Connecticut is ready for the official start of the freshwater fishing season today.
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HARTFORD -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell sent a letter to every state legislator yesterday, apologizing for a lack of communication over skyrocketing costs for a proposed commuter rail maintenance center in New Haven. Full Story

Safety paramount at teen dances

When teenagers gather for the annual Black and White dance tonight at the Arch Street teen center, they will pass by several layers of adults who will be watching them.
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STAMFORD -- The state will exempt up to $750,000 in sales taxes on construction materials purchased for the renovation of Blue Sky Digital Inc.
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Greenwich native to sing for pope

Greenwich native Kelly Levesque has performed for all sorts of audiences in her singing career. The biggest audience she'll face will be tomorrow night when she performs for Pope Benedict XVI and 20,000 young people.
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A report released yesterday urged officials to invest in treating drug offenders and keeping the mentally ill out of prison, instead of adopting harsher measures in the wake of last year's Cheshire home invasion murders.
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Dems claim Rell knew about costs

HARTFORD -- More than a year ago, Gov. M. Jodi Rell -- who has pleaded ignorance to the rising costs of the New Haven Rail Yard project -- attended a ribbon-cutting event where a high-level transportation employee said the project's price tag had escalated to about $800 million.
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