Gustav Bertolf Jr., a lifelong fisherman in Greenwich, stands on the pipe carrying sewage from a broken main into the Mianus River near Strickland Road.
(Helen Neafsey/Greenwich Time photo)
Lobsterman Gustav Bertolf Jr. couldn't believe what he saw when he arrived at Cos Cob Harbor Monday morning.
A pipe approximately one foot in diameter rose from a sewer opening behind a boatyard and carried raw sewage several hundred feet before releasing it into the Mianus River. A stench hung over the site and bits of white toilet paper washed ashore in the low tide.
"This is where I launch my boat," said Bertolf, 35, "and they're pumping bacteria in the harbor. It's disgusting."
Local officials say Friday's sewer line break on Sound Shore Drive in Cos Cob is forcing the town to dump raw sewage into the Mianus River at three points, residential Chapel and Juniper lanes on its eastern shore and Strickland Road at Cos Cob Harbor on the western shore, where Bertolf stood. A town emergency is in effect until the completion of the repair, complicated by the discovery of a nearby high-pressure gas line.
But that temporary fix was still going Monday night, pumping sewage into the Mianus River over four days with no clear end point.
Commissioner of Public Works Amy Seibert said it was the town's only option, as turning off the water would have meant sewer backups across town.
"You wouldn't be able to use your water in any way," Seibert said. "That would have been a big problem."
The state Department of Environmental Protection sanctioned the bypasses on Friday, advising the town on how to divert the water, according to spokesman Dennis Schain.
Resident will lead band to historic inaugurationWith tickets to President-elect Barack Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration priced at up to $20,000 on the Internet, one Chickahominy resident will pay for his spot in song - three to be exact.
Car careens into basement of home
A 65-year-old woman escaped with only minor injuries after her car plowed through a stop sign and careened off the roadway into a Byram home Monday morning, just missing a concrete wall that separated two garage doors of the house, police said.
Brunswick basketball holds off MastersComing into this season the Brunswick basketball team had a proverbial bullseye on its back. Several successful seasons in the FAA has made them a target for the rest of the league.
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Deputy schools chief to leaveDeputy Superintendent of Schools Kathy Greider will step down as the schools chief's second-in-command in May to take a position as superintendent of the Farmington public school system, officials said Monday.
A state Superior Court judge Monday denied a motion for a speedy trial for one of two men accused in the stabbing death of Greenwich real estate developer Andrew Kissel.
A possible expansion of the Stamford railroad station and transit-oriented development nearby must be meshed carefully to prevent gridlock, a business leader and commuter advocate said.
Madoff's scam victims reelThe recently uncovered Ponzi scheme by prominent Wall Street investor Bernard Madoff will not affect municipal investments in Stamford, Norwalk and Greenwich, officials said, but a hedge fund in Greenwich may become its worst victim.
COMMENT:
ONCE AGAIN THE GREENWICH TIME
IS BEHIND THE TIMES:
For The Record This Is The "First And Only" Madoff Ponzi Scheme Story That The Greenwich Time Has Put On The Web.
Meanwhile, All Last Week Greenwich Roundup And Other Local Bloggers Were Bring Town Residents The Local Angle To The National Story.
PLEASE SEE:
THERE IS A LOT OF BUZZ ABOUT MADOFF ON GREENWICH BLOG AND FEEDS
IF Greenwich Residents Wanted To Learn About The Madoff Ponzi Scheme And How It Was Related To Greenwich, Then They Had To Ignore The Local Mainstream Media And Go To The Local Bloggers, Because None Of The Newspaper Websites Had Anything On Madoff.
But For Those Who Only Trust Newspaper Reports They Had Two Choices, Wait For The Greenwich Time And Other Local Newspapers To Get Up To Speed
Or You Can Read:
Until Today Not One Of These Newspaper Article Links Were From The Greenwich Time
Even Forgien Newspapers Are Covering This Story:
Jornal de Negócios - Portugal
O Bank Medici junta-se, assim, ao Fairfield Greenwich Group, Tremont Capital Management, Kingate Management e ao Banco Santander com perdas superiores a ...
Finanza in Chiaro, Italy
La banca Bénédict Hentsch ha reagito annullando la fusione prevista con lo specialista di hedge funds Fairfield Greenwich e confermando che il suo ...
证券之星, China
还有其他一些基金公司也向麦道夫的基金进行了巨额投资，其中包括沃特-诺尔(Walter Noel)旗下的Fairfield Greenwich Group，投资金额约为75亿美元，该公司总资产为141 ...
Riverside Resident Chris Fountain At The "For What It's Worth" Blog Has Been All Over The Madoff Story As The Editors At The Greenwich Citizen, Greenwich Post And Greenwich Time Have Been A Sleep At The Switch.
Let's Take A Look At The Score Card:
4 Greenwich Citizen Jounalists And Bloggers:
33 Madoff News Links From 12/12 - 12/16/08
The Greenwich Time Editors And Reporters:
1 Madoff News Link From 12/12 - 12/16/08
The Ex-Greenwich Time Editor Joe Pisani And His Gal Pal Reporters
Who Are Going To Destroy The Greenwich Time Over At "Our Greenwich":
0 Madoff News Links From 12/12 -12/16/08
Hearst Newspapers Greenwich Citizen And Hersam Acorn's Greenwich Post:
0 Madoff News Links From 12/12 -12/16/08
Sonia Lagano, 46, of 1 Kellog St. in Norwalk, was arrested Friday night after she turned herself into police headquarters on an outstanding arrest warrant, police said.
The warrant stemmed from allegations that Lagano had made threatening phone calls between Sept. 18 and Sept. 20, police said.
Lagano was released on a $1,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford yesterday.
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Rohan Crosdale, 22, of 9019 Avenue A in Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested on Friday night and charged with driving while intoxicated, police said.
Crosdale was observed exceeding the 35 mph speed limit on Lake Avenue and was stopped by police, according to the police report.
Officers observed Crosdale display signs of intoxication and he failed a series of field sobriety tests, police said.
Crosdale was also charged with traveling too fast. He was released on a $100 bond and is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford Dec. 26.
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A 17-year-old Greenwich boy was arrested Saturday night and charged with third-degree assault, police said.
The youth turned himself in on an outstanding arrest warrant stemming from a physical altercation with another student at Greenwich High School Sept. 9, police said.
The youth was released on a $250 bond and is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Dec. 17.
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Donovan Pottinger, 46, of 20 Cedar St., in Stamford was arrested Dec. 8 and charged with sixth-degree larceny, police said.
Officers responded to 1249 East Putnam Ave., a CVS , on a report of shoplifting .
After an investigation it was determined that Pottinger stole six cases of bottled water out of the front foyer of the store, police said.
Pottinger was released on a $100 bond and was scheduled to appear state Superior Court in Stamford Dec 12.
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A 17-year-old Greenwich boy was arrested Friday morning and charged with second-degree strangulation, criminal mischief, interfering with a 911 call and disorderly conduct, police said.
Police were dispatched to a residence on the report of an out-of-control teenager who had smashed items in his house, according to the police report.
An investigation revealed that the youth had attacked his mother and broken several items in the house, police said.
Police believe a verbal argument ensued after the teen returned home after his curfew, leading to a physical altercation with his mother in which he pushed her down and grabbed her neck.
When the mother attempted to call 911, he took the phone away and smashed it.
The subject was transported to Greenwich Police and held in a cell block in lieu of a $5,000 bond. He was scheduled to appear in court Dec. 12, police said.
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Michelangelo Calvi, 24, of 43 Deerfield Lane in Ossining, N.Y., was arrested Friday morning and charged with disorderly conduct, police said.
Police were dispatched to Villarina's Pizza located at 551 Post Road on report of a fight between employees, according to the police report.
Upon arrival, officers determined Calvi was involved in a verbal argument with his brother and a physical altercation with his boss, police said.
Calvi was transported to police headquarters and released on $250 bond, police said.
He is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford Dec. 19.
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James Standish, 54, of 7 Roosevelt Ave., was arrested Friday night and charged with driving while under the influence, police said.
Officers were dispatched to 15 Tomac Ave. on report of a two-car collision that Standish was involved in, according to a police report. He was observed to be intoxicated and failed a series of field sobriety tests, the report said.
Standish was released on a $250 bond and is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Dec. 29.
Residents of Connecticut and other states in our region can breathe a healthy sigh of relief - at least healthier than it might have been.The reason is that time has run out on a Bush administration effort to change Clean Air Act rules and make them more permissive.
Under proposed rules that were pushed for years by the administration - and fought from the outset by our state - older coal-fired power plants would have been able to make substantial improvements and upgrades without installing the pollution-control equipment now required. But fortunately, officials at the federal Department of Environmental Protection reported they could not have the rules finalized before President Bush leaves office in January, a task that was complicated by a federal court decision rejecting a related measure. ..... BLAH ...... BLAH ...... BLAH ...... BLAH ...... BLAH ...... BLAJH ...... BLAH ...... BLAH .......
As a long time member of the YMCA and a life-long resident, I was saddened to hear that there has been a delay in constructing access to the new pool for handicap residents. I'm sure that are loads of citizens in wheelchairs who are just waiting around to get their first dip in the beautiful pool.
Why can't the community come up with a simple solution, supported by members and other beneficiaries?
I remember having to wait decades ago, after a small back injury, to get up the strength to maneuver the many stairs, I can't fathom the loss of patience that others less fortunate than I must be feeling.
Get on it, Greenwich!
Susan McHale
Greenwich
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Gustav Bertolf Jr., a lifelong fisherman in Greenwich, stands on the pipe carrying sewage from a broken main into the Mianus River near Strickland Road. 
