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05/17/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Overnight Update

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Giordano earns postseason honors
Stamford Advocate
Saverin scored again while Lindsay mcbride (Greenwich) and Chase Delano (Greenwich/Hotchkiss) each had four goals and Taryn Petrelli (Greenwich Academy) ...

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2009 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance to feature Terrafugia flying ...
By Alex Nunez
If you're an Autoblog reader and plan to be in the New York metropolitan/tri-state area the weekend of June 6 and 7, you ought to be making tracks to Connecticut for the annual Greenwich Concours d'Elegance at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park ...
Autoblog - http://www.autoblog.com/
GRTA - Barn Tour Greenwich Blog :: The Blog of Greenwich ...
By gb
Greenwich Riding and Trails Association Barn Tour Monday, May 18, 2009 9:30am to 1:30pm Riding Demonstration & Lunch Ticket Price: $75 Per Person Maps.
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Out-of-state couples flock to town for weddings

Greenwich, a gay marriage mecca
Just a couple of weeks before their home state was on the verge of becoming the sixth to legalize same-sex marriage, Jon and Robert Cooper decided they couldn't wait any longer.

Max turnout for mini-marathon
Rains may have been in the forecast, but the youngsters who turned out to race around Greenwich Point on Sunday morning managed to make it through the family fun-run without much more than a few

Residents get an inside look at GEMS
As a certified medical response technician, Alex Sachs's job duties include helping paramedics administer critical care en route to the hospital and learning to operate the life-saving equipment

Police prep for national seat-belt crackdown
Police are preparing to crack down on drivers who fail to buckle up as part of the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign. Lt. Timothy Berry, head of the department's traffic unit, said officers

Airspace plan could mean more noise
State leaders, still waging a battle to roll back the Federal Aviation Administration's flight path redesign, are trying to pre-empt a plan to expand the airspace around regional airports for

Changes to Farmers Market rankle some merchants
John Plasko stood behind half-filled tables ruing that he couldn't sell bread this season at the Greenwich Farmers' Market. "All that table would be filled with bread," he said, pointing to a table

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05/17/09 Greenwich On The Money

U.S. money manager takes aim at subprime servicer
Reuters
... said. "The current environment pits bondholders interests versus servicers interest," said Bill Frey, president of Greenwich Financial Services in Greenwich, Connecticut. "This is like having the fox watch the henhouse." Declaration, in recent ...


Area Stocks
Connecticut Post
... 80 companies in the area and is designed to reflect the impact of the world and national economy on this region. Greenwich-based Blyth Inc., which designs, manufactures and markets candles, home fragrance products and Sterno, closed at $36.96, down ...

Business Briefs
Connecticut Post
Urstadt Biddle agrees to Goodwives loan Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., Greenwich-based equity real estate investment trust, has completed the mortgage financing of one its retail properties, the Goodwives ...

Kona Grill: Riding a Wave of Trouble w/Photo
Restaurant Hospitality
... limited to Jundt's father. Their forum: Kona's first quarter conference call, where open rebellion prevailed. Greenwich, CT-based Mill Road Capital, which owns 10 percent of Kona Grill, bills itself as a 'Berkshire Hathaway for small companies.' It ...

Barclays in Talks to Sell Asset-Management Unit to Blackrock, BNY Mellon w/Photo
Bloomberg.com
... last year, compared with an average decline of 31 percent among U.S. money managers, according to a survey by Greenwich Associates in Greenwich, Connecticut. The business is worth the equivalent of $9.1 billion, or 0.54 percent of assets under ...

Christie's auction beats estimate by $20M
NewsTimesLive.com
Hedge fund manager Steven Cohen of Greenwich and tennis great John McEnroe
watched this week as Christie's International gave the art market a shot in the arm and auctioned $93.7 million of works, beating the low estimate.

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05/17/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed:The Greenwich Time Just Can't Beat It

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Courant.com: Hartford Man To Be Charged In Hit-And-Run Death
The Hartford CourantFrom Courant.com: A 23-year-old Hartford man is to be charged in the 2008 Park Street hit-and-run that paralyzed Angel Arce Torres, who died earlier this week. From the article: Luis Negron, of 461 New Britain Ave., was pulled over on Zion Street around 3 p. more »

New Haven Register: Paralyzed pole vaulter wins lawsuit

NYDailyNews.com: Incest tied to Bronx slaying

Courant.com: Dodd blasts critics of his wife

TimesUnion.com: Jimmy Fallon finally getting degree from former college

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Child's fate a 57-year-old mystery
TheDay
Her mother, who was divorced from her father and split time between Greenwich and Sundance, had visited three days earlier to deposit money in her account. ...


Shays and former contributor win CIT board seats
Norwalk Advocate
Greenwich resident Michael Carpenter, a financial executive, also won election to the board. "I am very pleased to announce shareholders approved all ...
Zoe Kravitz and Emma Roberts Go Hand-in-Hand
Celebuzz
Two stunning examples of second-generation show-bizzers joined forces in New York on Friday, ...



2009 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance to feature Terrafugia flying ...
Autoblog
Both days feature a supercar display, gorgeous wood-hulled yachts in adjacent Greenwich Harbor, and an impressive lineup of vintage motorcycles, to boot. ...

#1 Salisbury Rallies to Edge Gettysburg in D3 Semifinals
LaxPower
The Bullets continued to hold the momentum as Stahl scored her second goal and juniors Lexie Hearn (Old Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich) and Jessica Crane ...
Congressional Committee Threatens And Intimidates Citizen For ...
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck
The two funds — Greenwich Financial and Braddock Financial — hold securities backed by mortgages, and they argue that the terms of the underlying loans ...


MSM Monitor: Slow Saturday Special: Richers' Retreat
by Rocker


The boom transformed this island into one of the wealthiest redoubts in the nation, as hedge fund managers and investment bankers raced from Weston and Greenwich, Conn., to outbid one another for shingled palaces in Pocomo, the Cliff, ...MSM Monitor - http://rockthetruth2.blogspot.com/

Connecticut Post, Bridgeport, Al "Sandy" Sulzycki Column: THE WEEK ...
American Chronicle
Sacred Heart beat Bridgeport 11-2 with Greenwich's Jeff Carino earning the win and Harding's Ken Spears driving in four runs. Freshman Dave Donnelly and DH ...


It's My Life and I'll Blog if I Want To! - Catching up: CWP, the ...
by Sarah Darer Littman


What with budget cuts, no bus transportation was provided for students (nor any teachers to accompany them, because we were told there wasn't funding, even in tony Greenwich, CT, to pay for a substitute to cover) and since I was going ...It's My Life and I'll Blog if I Want To! - http://saraclaradara.livejournal.com/

A space for art, artists in back-country Greenwich
Stamford Advocate
Brant, who owns the Greenwich-based White Birch Paper Co., one of North America's largest producers of newsprint, said he has been collecting art since he ...


Real Life Stories of the Metro North
by daemonomania


As we neared Greenwich, exhausted from his efforts, the junkie slumped into the seat across from the lady, but his left leg couldn't stop trembling. Like some metal drummer, he kept pumping the bass drum pedal. ...Banal Intercourse - http://www.banalintercourse.com/

Greenwich girls tennis team dominates Danbury
Greenwich Time
The Greenwich High School girls tennis team
is just one win away from completing its third straight season of perfection. The two-time defending FCIAC ...


Ah, foreigners! « For What It's Worth
by christopher fountain


Suspect nearly all of Greenwich's billionaires today are “foreigners” who were raised in middle-income LI suburbs (or worse); hell, perhaps the richest guy living in Manhattan today is the mayor, who was raised in a mundane part of ...For What It's Worth - http://christopherfountain.wordpress.com/

Structural engineer
Greenwich Citizen
(Anne W. Semmes / for the Greenwich Citizen) in a variety of bookstores. "What I most admire about fiction is that nobody else could write it. ...


CT Environmental Headlines: Garden project brings fruits, veggies ...
by Christopher Zurcher


Garden project brings fruits, veggies to Armstrong Court Greenwich-Post: "Organic foods have become increasingly popular, not only for health purposes but also for the betterment of the environment. Grocery stores make organic foods ...CT Environmental Headlines - http://www.ctenvironmentalheadlines.com/

Greenwich boys tennis coach Jones honored by CHSCA
Greenwich Time
By David Fierro
It's no coincidence that the Greenwich High School boys tennis team went undefeated and won the state and FCIAC championships in Connie ...


Legal Eagle Radio Show Premiers on Local Station
by frank trotta


Legal Eagle Radio Show Premiers on Local Station — starring Mickey Sherman. May 16th, 2009. by franktrotta. Famed criminal defense lawyer, Mickey Sherman, is hosting a weekly radio show on our Greenwich's local station, WGCH (1490 on ...Our Greenwich - http://ourgreenwich.com/

owu's aquatics center to be heated, cooled by Earth
Delaware News
The lead alumni contribution was $3.5 million from 1959 OWU graduates Phillip J. and Nancy La Porte Meek of Greenwich, Conn
. Algoe said a federal grant, ...


Stamford Talk: Eat, Think, Drive, Blog!: Empanadas y Sangria a ...
Barcelona Wine Bar in Greenwich
is doing an empanadas class tomorrow (Sunday) at 6pm. $20 covers the class AND sangria, which I HOPE would be unlimited. Call 203-983-6400 to reserve a spot in the class. Barcelona is definitely on my "so ...
Stamford Talk: Eat, Think, Drive, Blog! - http://stamfordtalk.blogspot.com/

Saturday's High School Sports Results
Hartford Courant
Ethel Walker 16, Scared Heart-Greenwich 13 (OT). E: Brennan Maine and Spencer Waybright had four goals. Records—E: 12-5; C: 3-8. ...


Jan Nel ministering in Fairfield County beginning May 26
by Nick


Morning Services: 8:30 - 10:00 - 11:30 AM: Harvest Time Church, 1338 King Street, Greenwich, CT 06831. Evening Service: 7:00 PM: Presbyterian Church of Old Greenwich, 38 West End Avenue, Old Greenwich, CT 06870 ...Pray Connecticut - http://www.prayct.org/

Championship season heating up
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
The dinner is Tuesday, June 16 at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich in Old Greenwich, Conn
. For tickets call Kate Keller at 914-347-4653 or email ...

Final Notice - Riverstone of Greenwich is Hosting the Last Special ...
(Press release)
Judge and Associates, the listing broker for Riverstone of Greenwich
, will host a very special Open House for Realtors only. ...

Stamford's last known Pearl Harbor veteran dies at 92
Norwalk Advocate
The son of John and Anna Laychak, who immigrated to the United States from the Austrian Empire in 1898, Lichack grew up in Greenwich and moved to Stamford ...

Greenwich High School girls water polo team ends its season in style
Greenwich Time
By Peter Kollmann
The Greenwich High School girls water polo team finished its season on a successful note Saturday. The Cardinals defeated two clubs on ...

Quantitative Developer - High Frequency Trading
CFO.com Magazine
Positions can be in either New York, NY or Greenwich, CT. This is an exciting opportunity for a top tier Quantitative Developers who is looking for a group ...

Staples laxmen ground Cardinals
The Hour
Scoring the last two goals of the game, Staples snapped a 4-4 tie and went on to a 6-4 victory over Greenwich -- its first victory ever against the ...

State awaits Rell's decision on seeking another term
Connecticut Post
So the Greenwich Republican wrote a $100 check for the cause. Dettmer knows why he wants the still-popular Rell to run again in 2010. ...

Saturday's top high school performers
Connecticut Post
Kyle Orban, Staples boys lacrosse -- Scored three of Staples' six goals as the Wreckers defeated Greenwich for the first time in program history. ...

Ocean Race Comes to America
Greenwich Time ‎
Among the fleet are seven boats with strong Greenwich ties, and a few are currently at or near the top of the leaderboard. Leading the charge is Andrew ...

Full steam ahead
Danbury News Times
For some the changes can't some soon enough. Jim Vitti, of Newtown, who uses the Danbury line to commute every day into Greenwich, said he can't wait.

Salisbury Rallies, Advances to WD3 Title Game
Lacrosse Magazine Online
The Bullets continued to hold the momentum as Stahl scored her second goal and juniors Lexie Hearn (Old Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich) and Jessica Crane ...
Trinity, SHS boys rule
Greenwich Time
Staples 6, Greenwich 4: Kip Orban scored three goals as the Wreckers broke a 3-3 tie to defeat Greenwich for the first time ever. Austin Waiter stopped 12 ...

Hudson Valley Bank Opens Branch in Westport
(Press release)
It is Hudson Valley Bank's fourth location in Connecticut, the others being in Stamford, Fairfield and Greenwich. There are branches planned for Milford and ...

Camper's fate a 57-year-old mystery
Danbury News Times
Her mother, who was divorced from her father and split time between Greenwich and Sundance
, had visited three days earlier to deposit money in her account. ...

Phillips gives a lesson in reading and writing
Greenwich Citizen
... of Structure" as part of the ongoing "Just Words" lecture series "Master Classes in the Writing Craft," taking place at the Greenwich Arts Council. ...

'Grease' staged at GHS this weekend
Greenwich Citizen
The Greenwich High School Theater Department will present the musical "Grease" on May 15 and 16 at 7:30 pm in the auditorium. Tickets are $15. ...

Anchors aweigh - Celebratory commissionings kick off the boating ...
Greenwich Citizen
First off was the Indian Harbor Yacht Club, celebrating its 121st annual commissioning on a sunny Saturday, May 2, at the head of Greenwich Harbor. ...

Finals Set at Second 2009 National Selection Regatta
row2k.com
and Tyler Winklevoss (Greenwich, Conn.) crossing third in a 7:00.695. Racing continues on Sunday starting at 7 am with finals in all seven events. ...

May is Older Americans Month - Check out the special events
Greenwich Citizen
By Anne W. Semmes
To celebrate Older American Month, the town of Greenwich's Senior Provider Network is presenting a number of events for Greenwich seniors ...

Brunswick golf goes airborne to avoid traffic jam
Greenwich Time
Morgan Arturi, 17, a junior from Greenwich who stayed behind, was dumbfounded after hearing of his teammates' high-flying act. "They said, 'We couldn't ...

Rising oyster numbers reverse years of die-off
Greenwich Time
By Frank MacEachern Roger Bowgen, chairman of the Greenwich Shellfish Commission, eyes the horizon from Sand Island off of Greenwich Point. ...

The Greenwich Citizen Is Better Late Than Never......

2009 Distinguished Teachers Honored
Greenwich Citizen
By Anne W. Semmes
In the wake of last week's celebration of Greenwich's public school winner of National Teacher of the Year, six more Distinguished ...

$340.2m budget OK'd
Greenwich Citizen
As they walked into the school RTM members were met by a about a dozen parents, primarily from Old Greenwich School, who urged them not to make cuts. ...

Class teaches "Eskimo roll" and other techniques
Greenwich Citizen
To help kayakers improve those abilities, the Small Boat Shop offers a three-week Eskimo Rolling Course, which is given at the Greenwich YWCA pool. ...

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New York Times
Jennifer Susan Buckley, the daughter of Connie and Rick Buckley of Greenwich, Conn., was married Saturday to Dr. William Christopher Fox, a son of Jane and ...
Traction control
Reuters
Those tend to come directly from GM's treasury department or via a partnership with Greenwich, Conn., investment firm Performance Equity Management LLC. ...

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Initial public offerings as provided by Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, Conn., (ipohome.com) and SEC filings, include: OpenTable Inc. » San Francisco, 3 million shares, priced $12 to $14, managed by Merrill Lynch. ...
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