08/22/09 The Greenwich Briefing (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Greenwich, CT.

• Boscawen
  posted on August 23, 2009 07:22:43 am
  ... in the crash. The driver is Estelle Anne Dursin, 56, of Hopkinton. The motorcyclist is Paul D'avanzo, 62, of Greenwich, Conn. Both of the survivors were treated at Concord Hospital and released. According to Boscawen Police Chief Sean Sweeney, the ...
• Antares downfall: how a real estate empire crashed and burned
  posted on August 23, 2009 06:16:54 am
  They bought up real estate in Greenwich and Stamford like they were playing Monopoly.
• Greektown creditors to vote on reorganization plans
  posted on August 22, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... a Novi businessman and former shareholder in MotorCity Casino, and hedge fund Plainfield Asset Management LLC of Greenwich, Conn., would preserve some local control. Either plan would put the current owner, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa ...
• Dollar slips on manufacturing, stocks
  posted on August 21, 2009 04:37:15 am
  ... and partly related to a summer lull," said Alan Ruskin, chief international strategist at RBS Securities in Greenwich, Conn. "Either way it tells a tale of dollar shorts and risk positive trades that look tired." A short position is a bet that ...
• No. 12/6 Women's Soccer Downs No. 9/11 Virginia, 1-0
  posted on August 22, 2009 01:31:20 pm
  ... edge and finding open spaces in the Virginia defense. Open shots by Toney and a missed shot by Alli Rago (Greenwich, Conn.) nearly doubled the lead late in the game, but the offensive pressure kept the Cavaliers away from Penn State's net, providing ...
• Elk River chooses new fire chief
  posted on August 22, 2009 10:05:42 am
  The Elk River City Council voted 5-0 Monday, Aug. 17 to hire Cunningham, who currently is fire chief of the Sound Beach Fire Rescue Department in Old Greenwich, Conn.
• Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next week
  posted on August 22, 2009 04:37:16 am
  The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, CT (www.renaissancecapital.com) and SEC filings. No IPOs scheduled this week.
• Cash for Clunkers hits speed bump
  posted on August 22, 2009 02:32:21 am
  ... tax revenue comes from new car sales. Fleming on Thursday joined state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Greenwich in urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to reform the program to expedite the processing of dealer applications for ...
• Cashmere store knits up Madison Ave. shop
  posted on August 11, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... he already boasts a seven-year-old SoHo store on Wooster Street, along with two stores in the Hamptons and a Greenwich, Conn., location. However, the Madison Avenue spot, set to open shortly after Labor Day, will be smaller than the typical ...
• close
  posted on July 06, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... Street in the Bronx will close in October, the baked goods company's owners announced today. Brynwood Partners, a Greenwich, Conn.-based private equity company that purchased Stella D'oro in 2006, made the decision to close the factory. A federal ...
• Area stocks
  posted on August 21, 2009 06:11:38 pm
  Area stocks rose Thursday, led by a group that included Norwalk-based Priceline.com Inc. and Greenwich-based Blyth Inc. The Hearst/Bloomberg Southwest Connecticut Index climbed 1.23, to 91.98, as 52 stocks gained, 18 fell and 12 were unchanged. ...
• Squash Tourney Brings Out Top Players at SYS
  posted on August 21, 2009 04:35:31 pm
  ... (Penn) and Todd Ruth (Yale) matched up against two young pros, Greg McArthur and Graham Bassett, who teach in Greenwich (CT). The Bassett/McArthur pairing had prevailed over Ruth and another partner in a tournament at the Field Club in Greenwich in ...
• 4,600 school jobs lost in July
  posted on August 21, 2009 03:19:37 pm
  ... interview techniques. Liggio lost her position of 20 years as an executive assistant at an insurance business in Greenwich, Conn., in early June. The office was closed and moved to Chicago after the company was bought out, she said. She's had about ...
• Las Vegas Sands files for Hong Kong listing
  posted on August 21, 2009 01:54:08 pm
  ... alleviates liquidity concerns,a said Andrew Wilkinson, senior market analyst at Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Connecticut. He said options activity in the September and December call options pinpoint further gains in the stock over coming ...
• AIG Options Jump as Stock Soars on Benmosche's Plan to Repay U.S. Bailout
  posted on August 21, 2009 08:40:15 am
  ... Sosnick , equity risk manager at Timber Hill LLC, the market-making unit of Interactive Brokers Group Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut. a oeWith the stock up so much, whata s to say it cana t have another big move between now and tomorrow afternoon?a ...
• MSI's Statement Solutions Suite Meets Under-Served Needs of Private Banking Institutions
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... Customers get a consistent, responsive, easy to digest and drill-down snapshot of their finances. Greenwich, CT-based Fieldpoint Private Bank & Trust also recently partnered with MSI after learning of the advanced system's capabilities. ...
• Agents and agencies
  posted on August 21, 2009 06:10:08 am
  Maxwell Wiesen at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Greenwich was Associate of the Month for May.
• A bit of Palmer family's long history for sale
  posted on August 21, 2009 06:09:30 am
  Palmer Island, off Old Greenwich's coastline, was first recorded in a deed dated 1684.
• High-tech suits banned for high school swimmers
  posted on August 21, 2009 06:00:30 am
  ... "I think one of our kids wore the suit at Opens last year, but the whole team would have had them this year," Greenwich girls swimming coach Dick Hawks said. "It was new technology last year. Not everyone was wearing them. But by the time spring ...