05/13/08 - The Raw Greenwich News Feed For Tuesday (Update #4)

The Three Minute Greenwich News Brief

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Today's Top Story
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TOWN OF GREENWICH BUDGET ADOPTED BY REPRESENTATIVE TOWN MEETING

162 Yes Votes - 4 No Votes
5 Members Abstained From Voting

RTM NOTES - Betty Sternberg And Her Failed School Administrators Get A $975,000 Bailout

RTM NOTES - Condemnation Commission Asks The RTM To Reduce It's Budget From $25,000 To $2,500

RTM NOTES - Joan Caldwell Seeks To Put GHS Auditorium On The Pay As You Go Plan

RTM NOTES - Dr. Carl Carlson (District 1) Proposes Cutting $100,000 For The Line Item For Failed School Administrators

RTM NOTES - Greenwich's Youngest Legisllator Is Repeatedly Singled Out By Those Who Claim To Support The Talents Of Our Youth

05/13/08 - RTM NOTES - Lawyers From Robinson Cole Brings RTM Meeting To A Grinding Halt After Mary Ferry Proposes To Reduce Bond Amount

RTM NOTES - Traffic Lights Taken Out Of The Buget For The Second Year In A Row

Next the Town Services Committee Will Be Asking About The Scores Of Free Newspapers Passed By Town Employees Using A Hand Truck

ALSO THE COMPLETE RTM MEETING MAY VIEWED OVER THE INTERNET AT:

http://gctv.greenwich.org/2008/RTM

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THE RAW FEED
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1. Greenwich Tech News - Yawn - Overpriced Apple Is Comming To Overpriced Greenwich Avenue

   The Closed Clearview Cinema At 356 Greenwich Avenue To Become Overpriced Apple Store ... "You would think they would be proud of the fact and advertise," Town Planner Diane Fox said. "It's very strange."...

2. US dollar may extend gains

   The Age

   ... trades should receive a moderate boost,'' wrote Alan Ruskin, head of international currency strategy at RBS Greenwich Capital Markets in Greenwich, Connecticut, in a research note to clients. ''With the fiscal stimulus coming, there is a sense that ...

3. Amaranth HF Mgr To Start Hedge Fund

   Institutional Investor

   ... investors. ''I welcome the opportunity to speak with you personally about my new venture.'' Maounis plans to open Greenwich, Connecticut-based Verition Fund Management later this year with more than $200 million, according to two former investors ...

   
   

4. It's a Manse World

   Fairfield Weekly

   In this envelope: lots of wasted taxpayer dollars In an effort to overturn a state Freedom of Information Commission ruling, Greenwich is appealing a 2006 decision that not only found the town was in violation ...

   
   

5. Author Jeanine Behr Getz and Her Company Kids Think Big LLC Have an...

   PRWeb

   Will Think Green! start a publishing trend? "Think Green!" is the 1st colorfully illustrated children's book to have it's own eco-audit! Greenwich, CT -- Celebrate Earth Day everyday! "Our youngest ...

   
   

6. AllGreenWedding: Online Gift Registry For Eco Crazies [The Startup Review]

   Mashable

   ... carbon footprint as low as possible. Created by the makers of Felicite , an all-in-one gift registry site based in Greenwich, Connecticut, All Green Wedding, like other similar destinations on the Web, is a simple construction. It even has a near ...

7. Greenwich Bussiness Wire For Tuesday

   Ted Fisher, creator of 'Best in Town,' a listing of Greenwich businesses...

   ... "Best in Town will be comparable to a combination of the Zagat Guide, the Yellow Pages, the Robb Report and the United Way," Ted Fisher said, adding that the Web site and annual reference guide are being developed...

   ...Greenwich resident Ted Fisher has set aside his needle and thread, the tools of his previous trade as a custom clothier, to develop "Best in Town," a listing of highly regarded businesses covering more than 200 categories...

8. Heard it Through The Grapevine - Local Newspaper Maybe Living On Borrowed Time

   The Money Losing And Subscriber Losing Greenwich Time May Became A Local News Bureau Of A Bridgeport News Paper.

   ... On July 14, 2006, San Francisco businessman and real estate investor Clint Reilly filed a lawsuit against Hearst Corp. (owner of the San Francisco Chronicle) and Media News Group (owner of the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, Martin Independent Journal, Oakland Tribune and all other paid-circulation dailies in the Bay Area), alleging that the two companies have been conspiring to control advertising rates, a violation of antitrust laws...

9. Home Prices Decline in Two-Thirds of U.S. Cities as Foreclosures Increase

   Bloomberg

   ... the price declines that have already taken place,'' said Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners in Greenwich, Connecticut. Homeowners who live near a house repossessed by a lender will see their property values drop an average of $5,000, ...
   

10. Forget Roaming Charges, Call in Europe Officially Launches its UK...

    Canada NewsWire

    GREENWICH, Conn. /CNW/ -- Call in Europe, the first of its kind mobile service offering competitive cellular rates and premier customer service support to international business and leisure travelers, ...
    

11. Dems nominate 5 for House races

    Connecticut Post

    ... nod to run again. In the 4th Congressional District in southwestern Connecticut, Democrats nominated Jim Himes of Greenwich to run against Republican incumbent Chris Shays. On Sunday, Republicans nominated former Naval Submarine Base commander Sean ...

12. Genesee & Wyoming traffic rises 2 percent in April

    Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

    GREENWICH, Conn. - Regional freight railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said Tuesday traffic rose 2 percent in April, mostly due to higher coal volume in Illinois.
    

13. Tory Burch and Lyor Cohen Have More in Common Than the Letter Y

    New York Magazine

    ... for girlfriend Lauren Bush's hand in marriage, got some girl's phone number at his sister's birthday party at a Greenwich, Connecticut, eatery. In his autobiography William Shatner talks about all the women he slept with who had Captain Kirk sexual ...
    

14. Art Stolen By Nazis Shown In Greenwich

    Hartford Courant

    ... the Nazis and the successful fight by his heirs to win back the paintings. The exhibition at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich , "Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker," features about 40 of the finest paintings from his ...

15. It's Shays vs. Himes

    Westport Now

    The Democratic Party tonight endorsed Jim Himes of Greenwich to face incumbent Republican Christopher Shays for the 4th Congressional District seat in November's election.
    

16. Pics from the 2008 Democratic 4th District Nominating Convention

    My Left Nutmeg

    ... Former Chair of the Democratic Party of Connecticut (and former secret crush - shhhhh! while we were classmates at Greenwich High). George provided the election of Permanent Chair during the ceremony. Emma and Linley Himes, who led the Pledge of ...

17. Texas Two-Time

    New York Post

    WHILE model Lauren Bush , 23, was at cousin Jenna Bush 's wedding in Crawford, Texas, Lauren's boyfriend, David Lau ren , was collecting numbers in Greenwich, Conn.

18. Mill's power going green

    The Cincinnati Enquirer

    ... value to our product line,' he said. Needham said Smart's owner, privately held Plainfield Asset Management, a Greenwich, Conn., hedge fund that acquired the 115-year-old papermaker out of bankruptcy, is financing the investment. The biomass fuel ...

19. Wiki Weirdness & WV's Winged Wonder

    Cryptomundo

    ... Prophecies' five years later." Of course, the book published in 1970 was Strange Creatures From Time and Space (Greenwich, CT: Fawcett), which was based on material Keel had previously published in "West Virginia's Enigmatic 'Bird'," Flying Saucer ...
    

20. Democrats Pick Candidates

    Hartford Courant

    ... to run again. In the 4th Congressional District in southwestern Connecticut, Democrats nominated Jim Himes of Greenwich to run against Republican incumbent Chris Shays. On Sunday, Republicans nominated former Naval Submarine Base commander Sean ...
    

21. Twitter Journalism

    Rebuilding Media

    ... Communications, and meanwhile is managing partner of the media consulting firm of Digital Deliverance LLC in Greenwich, Connecticut. Two forces have shattered the news media. Technology is the first. Although media technology is undergoing its ...

22. Informatica to buy identity resolution software maker for $85 million

    TechTarget

    ... period last year. Informatica shares were up 2.41%, to $16.56, as of 10 a.m. EST today. With headquarters in Old Greenwich, Conn., Identity Systems was acquired by Nokia in 2006 and has more than 500 customers, including GE Capital, British Telecom ...
    
    

23. Options Abound

    Pensions & Investments

    ... own algorithms into our trading system," William McGowan, managing director at Interactive Brokers Group Inc., a Greenwich, Conn., firm that specializes in options, said in an interview. "Traditional (investors) ... may not want to put options
    

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News Links From The Greenwich Post
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Neonatal families come out for casino benefit

Fifty “graduates” of Greenwich Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) will gather for a reunion to kick off festivities for Monte Carlo Casino Night on Friday, July 11, at the Coveleigh Club in Rye, N.Y., to benefit neonatal services at the hospital.

At Home seminar focuses on senior living

“At Home Services for Seniors,” a free seminar sponsored and conducted by Family and Children’s Agency’s (FCA) HomeCare Plus and Lifeline Connecticut programs, will take place on Tuesday, May 20, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cos Cob Library, 5 Sinawoy Road.

Experience the Sound and learn more about Greenwich

The Shellfish Commission is working on sending a message to Greenwich residents — there are outdoor activities in Greenwich other than shopping on the avenue or participating in organized sports.

Police Watch: The following are today's released reports

DISORDERLY

A 44-year-old Greenwich man was arrested May 10 and charged with disorderly conduct. Police responded to a reported domestic incident and said the man was heard yelling profanities from inside. Police entered the house and spoke to the victim, who said the man broke several cups after an argument and spilled cooking oil in the kitchen. Police said officers saw broken cups in the kitchen and in the hall leading to the front door, and that the man admitted to breaking the items and causing the disarray. The man was held in lieu of a $1,000 cash bond and was due in court May 12.

LARCENY

Lester Quinteros, 19, and Mariana Quinteros, 22, of Stamford were arrested May 10 and charged with third degree trespass, sixth degree larceny and conspiracy. Lester was also charged with possession of burglary tools. According to police, an officer was checking the Connecticut Light and Power storage lot on Railroad Avenue after reports of someone stealing copper wire and saw Lester Quinteros inside the locked, secured and fenced-in storage area used for CL&P supplies. Police said he took cable, ran and dove into a three-foot cement cylinder within the fenced in area to elude police. After he was captured, police found Mariana Quinteros, his sister, with him. Both subjects were released on $500 cash bonds and are due in court May 19.

NO LICENSE

Miguel Gallegos, 36, and Juan Gallegos, 22, of Stamford were arrested May 11 and charged with misuse of license, not having an operator’s license and not having registration or insurance. Both men reportedly traveled to Horseneck Lane to assist a friend whose car had broken down. Police went to scene and found the men didn’t have their proper DMV paperwork. They were held in lieu of $1,000 cash bonds and due in court May 12.

Greenwich Time RSS Feed

Is the Avenue the Apple of Steve Jobs' eye? A mystery is brewing in town over the possible opening of an Apple store on Greenwich Avenue. The computer maker, which operates three retail Apple stores in the state, appears to be looking at a possible fourth one at 356 Greenwich Ave. Full Story Lecture tackles U.S.-Israel relations A small but powerful pro-Israel lobby in Washington ensures the United States props up the state of Israel with enormous amounts of aid and refrains from any rational criticism of Israel's policies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a Harvard political scientist said last night. Full Story Freebies for town employees get the once-over by officials Supplying town employees with free coffee and bottled water in the workplace costs Greenwich taxpayers about $46,000 yearly - more than just beans for some in elected office. Full Story Soccer moms stay true to the name After parking her sport utility vehicle, Vicky Newman arrived at the field to join a group of mothers for the first big soccer practice of the year. Full Story

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