07/08/08 Greenwich Time Newslinks For Tuesday

John Marullo and Scott Atkinson head to the Wiffle ball field yesterday
in Riverside. The neighbors with the white picket fence have
complained about the field.
(Helen Neafsey/Staff photo)

Neighbors cry foul over Wiffle ball park

A major league dustup over a Wiffle ball field built by a group of teens on a vacant town lot in Riverside appears headed toward extra innings, with the town backing off its threat to evict the youths tomorrow.

Grads ready for college
When Bridget Bauer starts the College of Charleston this fall, she is looking forward to a whole new set of classmates and a totally different way of life.

Workout regiment drives firefighter

More than four years have passed since Ray Little was forced to jump from a fiery attic window, breaking six ribs, four vertebrae, his hip and his forearm.

Town to charge boats ashore
To think that other boaters still have not put their vessels in the water yet for the summer is unfathomable to Chris Antonik, who took his 35-footer No Bru out of dry-dock in April.

Greenwich rolls in Babe Ruth opener

Solid fielding, masterful pitching and timely hitting led the Greenwich Babe Ruth All-Stars to a 10-1 victory over Darien yesterday in the opening round of the District 1 Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Star tournament being hosted at Greenwich High School this week.

An intriguing picture of Havemeyer's future

In the rarefied atmosphereof Greenwich Avenue real estate, where a square foot rents for $100 and sells for $1,000, it seems strange that the highest and best use of a property is not one that will most fatten the owner's wallet.

Teens' 'stadium' represents a positive activity

To the Greenwich Time Editor:

All too often we open Greenwich Time to read about underage drinking, drug use by teens, assaults by teens, unruly behavior by teens congregating on Greenwich Avenue and teens disrupting schools, etc.

Recently, we opened the newspaper to read that a group of teens is being "evicted" from a vacant lot on which they play Wiffle ball ("Little field of dreams," Greenwich Time, July 3). My entire family is outraged but not surprised. Our society will not permit kids to be kids. One would think the sound of neighborhood kids having legitimate fun is obscene!

The kids should be commended. A bunch of obviously good neighborhood kids found a place to gather with a purpose. They are having good, clean fun, and even leave equipment so that others can avail themselves of the "stadium."

Would the complaining residents of the Riverside Lane area prefer the kids play in the street, or perhaps they would like to see the kids gather clandestinely in the vacant lot at night to drink and/or do drugs?

Charlene Prisinzano

Riverside

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