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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

02/16/10 Forget About The Greenwich Time: You Can Freely Comment About These Greenwich News Stories At The Greenwich Topix Message Board

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Greenwich News - February 16, 2010


Just in time for Presiden's Day--Lincoln, life-size (newcanaannewsonline)
Peter W. Kunhardt, Jr., the director of the Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation, represents the fifth generation to maintain his family's famed collection of photographs of Abraham Lincoln.... Comment

Marcucio, Bassick building winning foundation (greenwichcitizen)
Frank Marcucio wanted his team to be competitive. That's all. Victories? Hopefully, they would come later.... ... John Carolina and Jami Jones , who helped Dave Cadelina rebuild the Central program; Rob Alvorado , who'd been at Greenwich; and Mike Iannone , who played and coached at Bunnell, to name a few. They all brought a winning mindset with them. Which was ... Comment

Police probe string of recent burglaries (ctpost)
As police investigate a recent string of residential burglaries, detectives are asking residents to stay vigilant by keeping their properties secure... ... Close Road, but police believe an alarm activation deterred the burglar. Police said the suspects involved in the Greenwich cases may also be committing burglaries in the region. "We are speaking to other agencies that have similar burglaries and ... Comment

Drug-sniffing dogs are part of the problem, not solution (newcanaannewsonline)
Headmaster Chris Winters ' decision last month to deploy a drug-sniffing police canine unit on Greenwich High School 's campus for the remainder of the school year raises serious questions about the disciplinary regime at the school..... Comment

Man dies in accident at Stratton Mountain (thetranscript)
A 33-year-old Connecticut man died in an apparent accident on an expert ski trail on Stratton Mountain on Saturday, according to Winhall Police.... ... indham County State's Attorney's Office. The Stratton Mountain Ski Patrol and accident reconstruction team and the Greenwich, Conn., Police Department also assisted with the investigation. Comment

Exotic Encounters at the Bruce Museum
Exotic Encounters at the Bruce Museum (acorn-online)
A museum's collection, particularly a museum of the arts and sciences, holds many intriguing objects... ... Exotic Encounters: Art, Travel and Modernity in the Collection of the Bruce Museum , the Bruce Museum in Greenwich gets to show off an interesting selection of its treasures. For much of the time, the Bruce Museum galleries host special ... Comment

community almanac (westport-news)
... NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS Greenwich-Stamford affiliate meets 7:30 to 9 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of the month at the Tully Health Center ... Comment

Malloy Touts Endorsements On Eve Of Lamont's Kickoff: Capitol Watch (blogs.courant)
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dannel Malloy, the former mayor of Stamford, Monday gathered with municipal officials, state legislators and party leaders from "east of the river" to announce their endorsement of his candidacy - on the the day before Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont is scheduled to officially announce his own candidacy for the ... Comment

Deadline looming for appeals of property tax assessments (ctpost)
With less than a week left until the deadline, town officials say that 75 people have requested formal hearings to challenge their property tax assessments, a major drop-off from the 250 cases that were adjudicated last year..... ... Reardon said, adding that is why the town conducts periodic revaluations. The assessed value of all property in Greenwich rose by $238 million in 2009, according to the town's recently signed Grand List. The three-quarters of a percent increase in ... Comment

Democratic governor's race heats up (ctpost)
Ned Lamont, listens to speakers at a bipartisan forum in Cromwell, Conn.... ... For Ned Lamont , it's not 2006 anymore. When the millionaire Greenwich businessman announces his gubernatorial candidacy Tuesday morning in the Old Statehouse in Hartford, he'll do so in a far ... Comment

Burglary spree has Greenwich residents on edge (WABC)
Police in Greenwich, Connecticut, are urging residents to be vigilant after a string of burglaries. Comment

A V.P at Starwood Capital in Greenwich, Connecticut was killed this weekend while skiing with friends and family in Southern Vermont. Ed K. Hendee, who is also known as Edd, was killed on Sunday after he veered off an expert ski trail on Stratton Mountain and struck a tree. It is believed that Hendee was not wearing a helmet. According to reports, upon responding to an emergency call around 11:10 a.m. Ski Patrol found Hendee laying on the trail suffering from cardiac arrest. He was rushed to a nearby clinic where he was pronounced dead around 12:01 p.m. Hendee was the son of Houston conservative radio talk show host and the owner of the famed Texas restaurant "Taste of Texas", Edd Hendee. The 33-year-old Greenwich resident received his MBA from Harvard and worked for Starwood Capital since May 2006. Hendee, who was regarded as an expert skier, is survived by his wife Claudine and three young children.
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A Bethel man died Tuesday after he was found laying next to his family grave stone in a town cemetery with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said.....
... after the department received a request for help from Bethel police in finding a man at risk of harming himself in Greenwich. Bethel police notified Greenwich police about Ryan after receiving a tip from his family about places he might have gone to ...
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Do The Richest Candidates Hold An Edge Over Competition?
With assets topping $2.5 million, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rob Simmons is hardly a pauper.
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Lamont Plans To Announce Candidacy
HARTFORD, Conn. - Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont is poised to announce he's a candidate for governor.
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Martin Ryan commits suicide in a Greenwich cemetery
Police in Bethel, Connecticut called Greenwich police after family members of a 61-year-old man became concerned about his well being.

Early Tuesday morning Greenwich police responding to the call found Martin Ryan suffering from gunshot wounds to the head at St. Mary’s Cemetery on North Street.

Ryan was rushed to Stamford Hospital where he was pronounced dead.The motive for the suicide is still unclear.
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Dozens Of Supporters Endorse Malloy For Governor
The Malloy announcement, at the Marco Polo Restaurant, drew a sharp response from the Lamont campaign, and by day's end operatives for both were exchanging verbal darts that seemed to raise the prospect of bitterness between the camps....

... leaders from east of the Connecticut River to announce their endorsement of his candidacy Monday - the day before Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont is scheduled to officially announce his own candidacy for the party's nomination for governor. The ...
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Bridgeport man arraigned on federal murder, kidnap charges
Larry Corbett of Bridgeport, CT, is a suspect in the murder of George A. McPherson whose body was dumped in backcountry Greenwich.....
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MOVES
... CITIGROUP INC ( C.N ) Citigroup's Citi Private Bank said Roger Marment will join as director and head of the Greenwich, Connecticut, office. Marment joins from JPMorgan Private Bank where he was vice president and senior private Banker. Prior to ...
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CT-Gov Let's see some Quid Pro Quo please
Yesterday, I got an e-mail from Jonathan Pelto's Facebook Group CT2010: A Democratic Governor for Connecticut, which read: Message to Ned Lamont: 2010 is about electing a Democratic Governor.....

... goal for 2010 is not. It linked to Kevin Rennie's hit piece where, surprise, surprise, Ned is referred to as...a Greenwich millionaire. Who wants to make a bet with me if we can get through a single newspaper piece this cycle without Lamont being ...
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Kent Farrington Wins the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix
Ocala, FL - Kent Farrington found his valentine in Up Chiqui, as the duo mastered International Course Designer Leopoldo Palacios' course to win the $50,000 EMO Grand Prix, presented by Pfizer Animal Health, on Sunday at HITS Ocala.....

... Grand Prix of the rated circuit and the anticipation grew with each trip towards the jump-off. Farrington, of Greenwich, Connecticut, was one of 30 riders looking to take home the blue on the road to the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix. The first two ...
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