SAY CHEESE: Protesters from the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America picket William Frey's home in Greenwich Sunday. Frey is CEO of Greenwich Financial Services LLC. (Helen Neafsey/Greenwich Time photo)If you know anything about Greenwich Roundup, then you know he is a very big fans of getting up in people's faces in a self-righteous matter
So Today's top Greenwich Time news story is natuarly this group that wore t-shirts that said, "Stop Loan Sharks," outside the home of William Frey, CEO of Greenwich Financial services .......
TOP STORY:
Group wants to stop loan modifications were affecting thousands of people who are losing their homes in foreclosure
QUOTES:
PROTESTORS: "Fix our loans, save our homes. Shame on you, CEO"
GPD LT. JAMES HEAVEY: "It was organized and orderly. They left without incident."
THE STORY:
Protesters rally outside of CEO's home
Hundreds of protesters rallied on Glenville Road outside the home of a financial company CEO to denounce predatory mortgage lending practices.
Organizers with the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America, a nonprofit homeowner advocacy group, gathered outside the home of William Frey, CEO of Greenwich Financial Services, LLC. The move was part of the nonprofit's national accountability campaign to get company executives, who they believe contributed to the sub-prime mortgage crisis, to support refinancing loans to keep people in their homes, according to Liz Floyd, one of the organizers and a counselor with NACA.
Audubon tracks down animals on the go
Three-year old Braden Zils, bundled up in his snow jacket and boots, carefully examined the tracks in the snow for any sign of wildlife at the Audubon Greenwich.
International test helps to measure students' progress.....
While individual scores won't be released to families, school officials said they can review an overall performance report for the town, and may use the results to fine-tune parts of the curriculum and instruction.
Census starts the counting
Help wanted. Must be good with numbers. Recruiters from the local office of the U.S. Census Bureau are targeting Greenwich in their search for part-time workers to help prepare for next year's population count.
Focus on education
The event will take place during the team's regularly scheduled game against the Portland Pirates at 1 p.m. Feb. 22 at The Arena at Harbor Yard, 600 Main St., Bridgeport. Doors open at noon. The event will also feature a performance by the school's fourth- and fifth-grade chorus singing "God Bless the USA."
The Sound Tigers will donate a portion of their revenues on pre-ordered, online ticket sales for the upcoming game, according to the PTA. Additional proceeds will come from a raffle held at the game featuring such prizes as an expenses-paid vacation to the Disney theme parks in Orlando, Fla., a home entertainment system and a Sony PlayStation 2.
Raffle tickets cost $15. To order game tickets, visit www.soundtigers.com/ticket/group3 and indicate "Hamilton Ave School" in the "promo code" box. Participants are also asked to type the number of children's tickets they have purchased, if any, in the "additional comments box" on the online order form.
PTA members hope to raise the equivalent of what the school's current ice skating program costs -- roughly $30,000 -- but, if they don't hit that target, have pledged to donate some of the proceeds to the physical education program to buy equipment and supplies.
For more information, e-mail Bob Macintyre, a vice president of fundraising for the school's PTA, at rtb1300@aol.com
School calendar
Feb. 9-13 Winter recess for public schools. Feb. 16 Presidents Day -- Public schools closed. Feb. 20 Deadline for magnet school applications. Feb. 24 Secondary Schools Review Committee, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Eastern Middle School cafeteria. Feb. 26
Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Western Middle School.
Suspect in crash that killed two Old Greenwich librarians arrested again
CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- A driver whose license was suspended after a fatal hit-and-run collision with a cab headed to the Denver airport was spotted driving again.
Arapahoe County sheriff's officials say Sandra Lee Jacobson was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving with a suspended license after a neighbor said he saw her driving.
Tree award The Greenwich Tree Conservancy was honored recently by the Westchester Fairfield Horticultural Society as an organization that has made great progress in fulfilling its mission during its first two years of existence and promoting good horticulture.
Candid cameras to nail speeders
In the budget she unveiled last week, Gov. M. Jodi Rell included $500,000 to install cameras on highways as part of a trial to record the license plates of speeders and mail them tickets.
Placement of cameras would be based on information from state police about where accidents and speeding violations are most prevalent, Rell said.
NEW HAVEN -- Like the famed horse Secretariat screaming to victory at the 1973 Belmont Stakes, the Greenwich Academy squash thoroughbreds charged through the finish line Sunday far and away the best high school team in the country.
Snow fun: How to survive winter break
Gisella Flintoff and her husband, Timothy, were thinking of taking a vacation with their three children during winter break this year.
SEC and Madoff reach agreement on fraud case
NEW YORK - The Securities and Exchange Commission and Bernard Madoff have reached an agreement that could eventually force the disgraced investor to pay a civil fine and return money raised from investors.
Solid plans for the state budget
Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell last Wednesday handed the Democratic-dominated state General Assembly a blueprint for providing a leaner, more stream lined state government to meet these fiscally distressed times.
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