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Friday, September 12, 2008

09/12/08 Greenwich Time News Links For Friday




Behind The Times:

Greenwich Time Editor David Warner Is Still Clueless About School Board Member Michael Bodson's Hamilton Avenue School Email Concerning Mold

Please See Greenwich Post Story:


The Greenwich Time is reporting.....

Officials are investigating the cause of a late-night fire that displaced two homeowners on Cedarwood Drive, fire oficials said.


Four to five times a year, the dining room at the Senior Center, 299 Greenwich Ave., gets grooving.


A campaign rally for Democrat Ed Krumeich, a Greenwich lawyer running for the 151st District state representative seat, will be held Saturday from 3 p.m.


Two teenagers were arrested Wednesday night after police observed them engage in a drug transaction at the Sunoco Service Station at 510 E. Putnam


The Board of Selectmen yesterday unanimously approved town Traffic Engineer Garo Garabedian's request to close Amogerone Way to allow a crane to be brought into place, but only after the crane company assured members of its 25-year safety record.

Visions of improved waterfront access, streetscapes and a boardwalk along the Byram River came closer to reality when town planners approved a plan more than 10 years in the making.


For most students, morning assemblies don't get much better - or more colorful - than a live speed-painting show.

Standing in front of Town Hall on Thursday, the Cummins family paid tribute to their brother and uncle, Greenwich resident Brian Cummins, who died in the Sept. 11 2001,


Each and every high school football season is unique, complete with its own set of obstacles and challenges.

To the editor:

What an odd choice of words, or perhaps a mere Freudian slip: "... bowhunters in Fairfield County have enjoyed both a longer season ..." - describing what we are to believe is a public service performed by a dedicated group of hunters! ("Deer hunters claim success in culling herd," Greenwich Time, Aug. 7)

I strongly disagree with the statement that "since 2003, the state's Department of Environmental Protection has tried to curb deer overpopulation." What in the world was the impetus that particular year? In fact, the DEP has been doing it for far longer than that, and hasn't succeeded yet.

All one hears is, "we've got to kill deer to reduce the herds," when in fact it's exactly the opposite! Managing deer to keep herd numbers high is the real game plan so that a good supply of deer is available ad infinitum. How easy it is to pull the wool over most people's eyes!
Bowhunting is not an effective management tool; it is inefficient (in terms of deer killed or maimed) and strictly recreational. The idea that these noble public servants want to expand their blood sport onto more private property is an interesting concept. There aren't enough of them, and their numbers are dwindling, unless they import out-of-towners. Do residents really want bowhunters and strangers in their backyards?

Scott Ragone, president of the Greenwich Landowners and Sportsmen Association, says "There's no doubt the numbers (of deer) are down." Based on his assessment, shouldn't they give deer a break for a change?

I chuckle whenever I hear hunters' concern for other animals - animals that might suffer because deer destroy their habitat. Now, that's a real stretch!

Karin Moberg
Riverside

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