04/09/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed Updated)

If You Want To Know What's Going On In Greenwich You Have To Read The Out Of Town Newspapers.....

Racer seeks sponsors in finance
Connecticut Post
"There's an endless amount of possibilities that companies can benefit from this, like investment companies in Greenwich. There's a demographic of viewers ...

Store owner fights ban on freestanding placards
Stamford Advocate
....Greenwich allows business signs on sidewalks, but they may not exceed a certain size. The signs are permitted unless they block sidewalks or are chained to ...

Gabelli pushes his own directors as he targets poison pills
Connecticut Post
By Don Jeffrey
Greenwich resident Mario Gabelli, who persuaded Fisher Communications Inc. and Sonesta International Hotels Corp. to support his candidates ...

‘I want you,’ Uncle Sam says to unemployed Wall Street analysts
Daily Times
... 24 event will include Virginia Donner, 43, who called a friend at the Federal Reserve after losing her job at a hedge fund in Greenwich, Connecticut. ...

Three firms progress in Auto X-Prize
Norwalk Advocate
Shelton-based Poulsen Hybrid, Ridgefield-based Alternative Fuel Sciences and Greenwich-based Electric Truck all made it to the next round of competition and ...

Himes condemns AIG subpoenas
Stamford Advocate
...."I think that was wrong-headed," Himes, a Greenwich resident who worked in the financial services industry for 12 years, said during a meeting with The Advocate's editorial board.

On March 20, state Sen. Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, and state Rep. Ryan Barry, D-Manchester, co-chairmen of the committee, subpoenaed 13 individuals they said were identified in the media as employees of AIG's Financial Products office in Wilton who shared in the taxpayer-funded bonuses.

The Banks Committee of the Connecticut legislature was wrong to issue subpoenas last month for Fairfield County residents who reportedly received some of the controversial $218 million in bonuses from AIG, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes said Thursday......

WSJ SmartMoney editor to talk on market comeback
Norwalk Advocate
... Darien and graduated from Darien High School in 1976, interned at several local newspapers before college, including the Darien News and Greenwich Time......

Is the IRS giving banks the kid glove treatment?
BloggingStocks
They get multi-million dollar bonuses, live in Fifth Avenue apartments, own spreads in Greenwich, CT, and summer in seaside cottages in the Hamptons. ...

Black Friday: Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth
Stamford Advocate
Lewis E. Lehrman of Greenwich is president of the Lincoln Institute and author of "Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point" (Stackpole Books, 2008)....

34th Time's The Charm: Union Beats Middlebury
Lacrosse Magazine Online
Middlebury was led by Dana Heritage (Cheshire, CT), who scored three goals while the Panthers had single tallies from Chase Delano (Greenwich, CT), ...

Opportunities in the Arts: Sunday, April 12
Stamford Advocate
THE GREENWICH ART SOCIETY Classes Featuring Botanical Illustration, The Story of Art and Artists in Film, Off the Beaten Path: Contemporary Art Tours, ...

Textron shares up on takeover rumors
BusinessWeek
Andrew Wilkinson, senior market analyst at Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Conn., said the significant increase Thursday indicates a possible deal ...

Piracy a concern for local shippers
Stamford Advocate
Southwestern Connecticut's considerable shipping industry is more concerned than ever about the resurgence of piracy on the high seas.

Unlike last month's hijacking of a Stamford company's cargo ship, Wednesday's pirate seizure of a U.S. flagged ship off the coast of Somalia does not have local implications, but it still sets off alarms for those in this area.

"It's a major issue, and the answer is for the world to police these guys to get rid of them," said Basil Mavrolean, a manager for the projects group for Charles R. Weber Co. Inc., a Greenwich-based ship brokerage and marine consultant. "This is ridiculous." ...

Dodd Rallies to Union's Side to Oppose F-22 Budget Cuts
FOXNews
Roger Pearson, a Democrat from Greenwich, Conn., told a Hartford Courant columnist last week that he has formed a committee to explore a run for his party's ...

OMG, is it STILL school vacation?
Lower Hudson Journal news
Bruce Museum: 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, Conn. Open Tuesdays through Sundays; hours vary. $7 adults, $6 students (5 to 22), seniors. ...

How Madoff's victims fell for his $92b scam
Sydney Morning Herald
The Massachusetts Secretary of State, Bill Galvin, has filed fraud charges against Fairfield Greenwich, a hedge fund which was among the biggest "feeder funds"...
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