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Monday, June 2, 2008

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Robert Scheuer, a World War II veteran of the China Burma India...
(Helen Neafsey/Greenwich Time photo)

Burma WWII veterans renew ties
As American-trained Chinese troops and U.S. infantry fought to break the Japanese stranglehold in northern Burma, communication specialists like William Kiskin and William Drescher played a part constructing and maintaining telephone and communications systems under combat conditions, they said

Greenwich Hospital was recently recognized by a national nonprofit for offering superior stroke care.

Few find fault with Tesei's first 6 months
Six months into his first term as Greenwich's chief-elected official, First Selectman Peter Tesei is making few enemies thanks to what even his toughest critics say is his willingness to sit down with aggrieved constituents and his high-esteem for town employees.

Aspiring fashion designers at Greenwich High School will show off their work Thursday at the annual fashion show in the auditorium at 6 pm...

Roundabout is not fair play
Designed to ease traffic congestion from a new housing development, a recently constructed roundabout on Havemeyer Lane is spawning complaints from some residents of the neighborhood.

June 2 Central Middle School Book Fair, Media Center. Compass (yearbook) Night: 6 p.m., Greenwich High School June 3 English as Second Language Awards: 7:30 pm...

FYE focus
Kerrin Kinnear is the state winner of the Connecticut Laws of Life Essay Contest where students submit essays that express the core values, principles and ideals that guide their lives....

When the Transportation Association of Greenwich went to fill up their diesel vehicles recently, they found more than five gas stations closed and out of fuel, said James Boutelle, executive director TAG....

A mansion-sized victory for residents
For those who have been appalled and frustrated by the proliferation of oversized houses in town, the town Planning and Zoning Commission's rejection of the ultimate abomination proposed for Simmons Lane comes as a welcome relief.

James Kiernan hates losing. So do his teammates and coaches. Maybe that's why it took the Greenwich High School boys lacrosse team until the middle of this past week to get over its heartbreaking, last-second setback to Ridgefield in the FCIAC semifinals on May 23.

Cardinals conquer Bobcats in Division I tournament
Prior to yesterday's state playoff matchup against South Windsor, the Greenwich High School girls lacrosse team hadn't played a game since it suffered a gut-wrenching one-goal loss to Wilton in the FCIAC semifinals on May 22.

Anyone who knew Katie Higgins knew she was one of the special student-athletes that puts the heart in Convent of the Sacred Heart.

Sweet 3-peat: GHS girls tennis captures Class L crown
NEW HAVEN - The Greenwich High School girls tennis team, which has turned sweeping the opposition into an art form, produced another Picasso in their final match of the season yesterday.

Long distance offshore sailboat racing is not something typically equated with American sailors, who tend toward inshore and smallboat racing.

GHS boys golf falls in FCIAC playoff
NEW CANAAN - All year, the margin between the top teams in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference was razor thin.

Freshman B-Division Skipper and Riverside resident Elizabeth Barry, sailing for the Brown University Bears, finished a staggering 29 points clear of her nearest competitor at the 2008 Intercollegiate Sailing Association's Women's National Championships yesterday in Newport...

Greenwich volleyball eliminated from states by Amity
Edging Amity Regional High School in the first two games of yesterday's state tournament showdown, the Greenwich High School boys volleyball team was in perfect position to record its biggest victory to date and continue its most successful season ever.

Two for one. No this wasn't a post Memorial Day sale but rather how the Greenwich girls tennis team punched its ticket to the Class L state semifinals, beating both Newtown and Glastonbury by identical 7-0 scores yesterday afternoon thanks to Tuesday's heavy rains.

GHS softball blanked by Newtown in LL opener
The Greenwich High School softball team saw its season end with a 2-0 loss at Newtown in the first round of the Class LL tournament yesterday.



WEST HAVEN - Two facts emerged from Westhill's 13-6 CIAC Class LL state tournament victory over Simsbury yesterday that were as clear as the cloudless sky over Whitey Piurek Field: A) Simsbury obviously had an off day, and B) good teams are opportunists, and Westhill is definitely a very good team, capable of manufacturing runs.

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