03/25/09 The Raw Greenwich Overnight News Feed (Updated)

US orders hoofs off Spanish ham, plans tariff
Chicago Daily Herald
The tariff also is being challenged by Nestle Waters North America, a Greenwich, Conn.-based subsidiary of Switzerland-based Nestle SA that sells Pellegrino ...

Greenwich Jaycees Membership Open House
Stamford Plus Magazine
We will answer your questions - Who are the Greenwich Jaycees? How to become a member? Membership benefits? How to get involved with Jaycees International? ...

MTA proposes eliminating trains
Connecticut Post
The New Haven Line cuts would eliminate a 1:34 pm run between Grand Central and New Haven which now stops at Greenwich and Stamford before making other ...

Area stocks
Greenwich Time
Among the gainers, Greenwich-based Blyth Inc., which designs, manufactures and markets candles, home fragrance products and Sterno, closed at $25.49, ...

Newcomer mulls Senate bid
Stamford Advocate
Fresh off his stint as US ambassador to Ireland, Greenwich resident Thomas Foley is adding his name to a growing list of potential ...

Business People
Stamford Advocate
Paul Sacco, of Old Greenwich, has been promoted to vice president of STV, a provider of construction management, engineering, architectural, planning and ...

Stamford, TC have first-team cheerleaders
Norwalk Advocate
Other first team selections included New Canaan's Melanie Ng, Molly Stayman and Erin Queally; Greenwich's Sarah Stallard and Alana Guida; and Danbury's ...

Old bags auction
Greenwich Time
A "Bags Collection" luncheon was held recently in the home of Greenwich resident Cathy Dann, where Old Bags Luncheon committee members and friends donated ...

In town
Greenwich Time
The YWCA of Greenwich is offering a $100 discount off each session of its summer camp "TA-YI-TO" for children registering by Tuesday. ...

A tree grows in Greenwich
Stamford Advocate‎
With the number of trees on Greenwich Avenue dwindling, the Greenwich Tree Conservancy is trying to save one more from removal. ...

No. 16 Dartmouth Scores 12 Unanswered to Down Fairfield
LaxPower
Shannie MacKenzie (Greenwich, Conn.) was solid defensively and scooped up a team-high three ground balls. Fairfield struck first in the game with a goal ...

Putting The Advocate in some historical perspective
Stamford Advocate
Joel Mann of Greenwich for his anti-Masonic views. Early issues of the Sentinel contain many quaint local advertisements. For instance, an advertisement for ...

Three community leaders elected to the board....
Norwalk Plus Magazine
The Fairfield County Community Foundation in Norwalk announced that Vicki Craver of Greenwich and Mary-Jane Foster and Bruce Hubler of ...

Greenwich Boys and Girls Club has new librarian
Connecticut Post
Pictured with new Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich librarian Ilana Klein are club members, from left, back row, Ashleen Menchaca, Naomi Edouard, ...

Fairfield County Calendar
Stamford Times
The Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich. 869-0376. Through June 14: "Dinosaurs: The Art of Reconstruction"; juxtapositions of works of painters and ...

DHS rugby club packs a wallop in year two
Darien Times
... senior division within the Metropolitan Rugby Union against long-established teams such as Greenwich, Fairfield Prep and Xavier High School of Brooklyn. ...

Where's the outrage?
Boise Weekly‎
In February the protestors disrupted the hush of Frey’s manicured Greenwich, Conn., neighborhood by chanting “Fix our loans, save our homes. ...

Suspected mold found in new Hamilton Avenue school
Stamford Advocate
GREENWICH -- School officials say the newly-reopened Hamilton Avenue School remains safe for students and staff to continue occupying ...

Help destressing in anxious times
Stamford Advocate
Much has been said about watching water boil, but these days it probably doesn't take as long as it once did.

At least not in the metaphor Dr. C. Evers Whyte uses to describe the stress people are under. A constant barrage of responsibilities, pressures and fears can make it hard for some people to cool down between stressful moments.

He opened the Stamford center in June, after operating a practice in the Riverside section of Greenwich for more than 10 years. The center recently launched ...

Ex-Citadel Trader Sethi Said to Start Volatility Hedge Fund
Bloomberg

Pav Sethi, former global head of volatility arbitrage at Citadel Investment Group LLC, plans to start his own hedge fund, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Sethi worked for Ken Griffin’s Citadel for four years before leaving in February 2008. He was previously a portfolio manager covering volatility arbitrage at JD Capital Management LP, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based hedge fund, and had worked in Morgan Stanley’s equity-derivatives trading group in London.

Tropicana Entertainment could emerge from bankruptcy by April
Las Vegas Review - Journal
A group led by billionaire financier Carl Ichan and Silver Point Finance, a Greenwich, Conn.-based hedge fund, has expressed interest in buying the New ...

Trinity and Darien stars on the All-FCIAC Boys Ice Hockey Team
Greenwich Time
Ridgefield forward Colin Scott, Greenwich defenseman Ollie Christie and Staples forward Jason Shapiro completed the All-FCIAC First Team. ...

Brunswick lacrosse looks for winning season
Greenwich Time
SHOWDOWNS: The game everyone has circled on their calendar is the April 21 matchup with crosstown rival and FCIAC powerhouse Greenwich High School at Cosby ...

Avenues for relief to be showcased
Greenwich Time
In response to the large number of new clients turning to the town Department of Social Services during the recession, department officials are planning a large multi-agency event Friday to give people the tools to find relief.

Letters from Readers - Library critics
Greenwich Time

Look past the complaints about library project

To the editor:

Regarding the Byram Shubert Library renovation ("Status of library annoys Byram,") Greenwich Time news story, March 23), it is interesting to note that there are still a few naysayers and maligners in the Byram community, which in general has fully supported the renovation project.

I have lived in Byram for over 30 years and have sometimes observed the negative and unconstructive contributions of the few. Messrs. Joe Kantorski and Mike Bocchino are doing a great job of being negative about the project, especially when their public comments are so uninformed, and when they have had the opportunity to attend the regular construction meetings to keep up to date with the renovation and to have a clearer understanding of the process this project has gone through..

I have observed this project from close range over the past six years, and know how many volunteer hours that numerous people have put into making it happen, even when these volunteers had other full-time (paying) jobs.

Come on, Mike and Joe! Smile! Be positive! The Byram Shubert Library renovation is a wonderous addition not only to the Byram community, but to the town of Greenwich.

Stuart Marsh
Greenwich

Where does the buck stop?
Greenwich Time Editorial
Bernie Madoff is in jail. Woo-hoo. Ding dong, the wicked wretch is dead. One year ago, Madoff -- along with the heads of Merrill Lynch, Bear Stears, Lehman Brothers and a long list of others -- were pseudo-gods, superhumans delivering big payoffs to investors who could not believe their good fortune.


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