06/22/08 The Raw Greenwich News Feed For Sunday

1. Outsourcer TriNet Group may merge with Florida firm

   The San Francisco Business Times

   ... million shares to take a 9.5 percent stake in Bradenton, Fla.-based Gevity. General Atlantic, which is based in Greenwich, Conn., revealed in a Securities & Exchange Commission filing last month that it might talk with Gevity about potential ...

   
   

2. Author's latest solo novel is a powerful cliffhanger

   Lansing State Journal

   ... the previous week. On what seems to be the start of a typical workday, Charlie takes the commuter train in from Greenwich, Connecticut to New York City. Karen is at yoga practice, when suddenly television bulletins about a fire caused by a bombing ...

   
   

3. Whitnumz on the Ballot

   My Left Nutmeg

   Only in Bridgeport has the scoop. An excerpt: "It's a mandate." Said Whitnum. "The people don't want an elitist, Greenwich , Wall Street candidate like Jim Himes.

4. Good Morning Connecticut Weekend

   WTNH

   ... America" will be making a splash with its swim for cancer research. This will be the second annual swim from Greenwich to Stamford with all proceeds going to the Alliance for Gene Therapy. Swim Co-founder Matt Vossler joined Good Morning Connecticut ...

   
   

5. Lifelike mannequins help nursing students

   Connecticut Post

   ... of $350,000 plus a matching grant challenge through the Kanarek Family Foundation with alumna Robin Kanarek, of Greenwich. The center is named for Kanarek, who is a member of the school's advisory board. "For me, being on the board represents a lot ...
   

6. Three Hockey Players Selected In 2008 NHL Draft

   CSTV.com

   ... Hockey League where he registered 24 points - eight goals and 16 assists - in 29 games. Atkinson, a native of Greenwich, Conn., helped guide Avon Old Farms to a 27-1 record last winter and its second straight New England Prep School title. Atkinson ...

   
   

7. Credit crisis to worsen: Hedge funds

   Express India

   ... of the drop in home values, said Max Holmes, founder of Plainfield Asset Management, a $4.8 billion hedge fund in Greenwich, Connecticut. He bought distressed assets in the previous three US recessions and lived in Houston during the region's ...

8. Best friends now Predators AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand

   The Tennessean

   ... COLIN WILSON Pick: First round, seventh overall. Position: Center. Age: 18. Height, weight: 6-1, 215. Birthplace: Greenwich, Conn. Comments: Was named the Hockey East rookie of the year after notching 35 points (12 goals, 23 assists) for Boston ...

   
   

9. Scene & Heard at Reynolds Plantation: Second Round

   PGA News

   ... ace of Avret's career. 10-shot Swing: Charles Meola, a PGA Assistant Professional at Fairview Country Club in Greenwich, Conn., found the layout at Great Waters a good bit more to his liking Friday than he found Reynolds Landing on Thursday. Meola ...

10. Silver Point Capital, L.P. Issues Statement

    PR Newswire

    GREENWICH, Conn., --- Silver Point Capital, L.P. today provided the following statement seeking to clarify recent media reports mischaracterizing its role in the restructuring of Tropicana ...

    
    

11. Grandfather, father ... now next Wilson takes his shot

    Ottawa Sun

    ... and was Hockey East's rookie of the year. He played for Team USA at the world junior championship. He was born in Greenwich, Conn., during one of his dad's stints with the Whalers, but calls Winnipeg home. McGuire thinks the sons of hockey-playing ..

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