03/17/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: This Just In......

The Latest Greenwich News Briefs:

RBS employees expected to move into new headquarters this month Stamford Advocate The consolidation of RBS subsidiaries in Greenwich and New York City comes on the heels of news that the bank plans to scale back operations in Asia and ... Talk focuses on Iraq Greenwich Post Sponsored by the Greenwich Forum on War and Peace as part of its series on the Middle East, the talk is free. For more information, call 637- 7723. Greenwich High poised to win Class LL boys swimming title Greenwich Time By David Fierro The Greenwich High School boys swimming team won't only continue its long reign of supremacy if it wins the CIAC Class LL championship ... Safe Place celebrates Greenwich Post This brings the number of Safe Place locations to a total of 62 area businesses, firehouses, libraries and other municipal sites throughout Greenwich, ... For Simmons, Dodd's Perceived Vulnerability A Key Reason To Run TheDay Sam Caligiuri and Greenwich businessman Tom Foley, former ambassador to Ireland, are giving it serious consideration. CNBC host Larry Kudlow has also been ... Weston stays home to find new coach The Hour An injury prevented her from playing in college, but shortly after graduating and landing a teaching job at Greenwich High School, she joined the coaching ... Red Cross instructor training offered Greenwich Post Students must attend all classes, which are held at the Greenwich chapter training center, 99 Indian Field Road. The cost for training and materials is $160 ... Thumbs up - Thumbs down Greenwich Time Thumbs up to two Greenwich High School students who won first prize in a national filmmaking competition. Greenwich High seniors Charles Greene and Eliza McNitt this month took top honors in C-SPAN's 2009 "StudentCam" video competition. Students across the nation this year were challenged to produce a five-to-eight-minute documentary on the topic: "A message to the new president: What is the most urgent issue for the new president to address after taking office, and why?" The pair won for their documentary about the food supply, "Requiem for the Honeybee," which can be viewed at http://studentcam.viddler.com/videos/watch.php?id=145305a5 .... .....Thumbs down to the prospect of Safe Rides being shut down due to a new state law designed to cut down on accidents involving young drivers. It would be tragically ironic if, due to the extermination of programs like Safe Rides, the law were to have the opposite effect...... Car wash scrubs way through recession The Hour Other area locations include Stamford, Greenwich and Milford. The environmental movement actually boosted business, too, as more people discovered that ... Temple part of international Shabbat program Greenwich Post On Friday night, March 20, members of the greater Greenwich Jewish community will gather at Temple Sholom to observe a weekly day of rest, known as Shabbat ...

Tales for children Connecticut authors featured in three picture books The Hour Greenwich writer Jeanne McNaney is planning an entire series based on the animal kingdom which will spotlight ecological issues. ...

Connecticut's Gold Coast braces for Jerry Springer MADISONet.com - ‎18 hours ago‎ The Jerry Springer show could shatter the Fairfield stereotype, said Frank Trotta, a lawyer who lives in Greenwich. "If anything, it will bring the ...

Colby has 36 on Winter All-Academic Team Colby College Mules senior women’s track athlete Devan FitzPatrick (Greenwich, Conn.), senior women’s indoor track athlete Abbie Frederick (North Attleboro, Mass. ...

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Weston stays home to find new coach - Norwalk News - The Hour By The Hour Staff Despite the Trojans' struggles last season, Donigian is coming in with a winning attitude, something she no doubt inherited as a player at Newtown and as an assistant coach at Greenwich. "We're going to try to make it back to the ... The Hour Headlines - http://www.thehour.com/

So what's selling? « For What It's Worth By christopherfountain Idle speculation on the most expensive property for sale in Greenwich · "Riot" at Wilbur Peck · Feds look to freeze Ruth Madoff's assets · Bernie's off to the big sleep, feds turn their attention to Ruth, Walt and the gang ... For What It's Worth - http://christopherfountain.wordpress.com/

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