Greenwich Roundup This Just In .....
Colin Gustafson, Greenwich Time Staff Writer
Published: 11:18 a.m., Friday, May 14, 2010
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The Greenwich High School head boys varsity tennis coach on Thursday adamantly denied a police account that she shoved a state trooper during a traffic stop while returning with her team from a match last month. Connie Jones said she was shielding her eyes from flashing patrol lights and pointing to...
Greenwich Roundup Note: To Hearst Newspaper President Steven Swartz
Greenwich Roundup Is Kicking The Greenwich Time Editor David McCumber's Butt.
Just how much money is the Hearst Newspapers wasting on David McCumber?
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Greenwich Roundup Pave Baby Pave !!!!!
Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei gets his ass in gear after the Obama administration asked, "Why aren't you using all that money we sent to Greenwich?"
Sunday night, work began on Brookside Drive, the first of seven streets and roadways in town that will be repaved during the next three weeks.The project is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a $787-billion stimulus package composed of spending on infrastructure projects, tax cuts and social welfare spending.
It was pushed by Obama as a way to breathe life back into an economy last year mired in the worst recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s.
The Tesei Administration screws up....
About $400,000 of the town's original allotment of $1.3 million stimulus funds remains unused and Greenwich David Thompson, public works deputy commissioner "doesn't know if the town will use that for a specific project in Greenwich, or whether it will be lumped in with other unused money from other southwest Fairfield County communities" for a regional project that Greenwich would benefit from.
Even worse ....
"Thompson was unsure of a deadline to use the stimulus funds."
Better late than never ....
The rushed paving job is being done from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday night through Friday morning.
Work is also being done on Dearfield Drive, West Elm Street, Field Point Road, Prospect Street, Railroad Avenue and Horseneck Lane.
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Just as the economy is beginning to show signs of life with the stock market up, consumer confidence rebounding and employers hiring, President Barack Obama's stimulus project began in Greenwich. The project is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a $787-billion stimulus packa...
Geri Giglio-stuttig Calf Island
Saturday, May 15, 2010
9:00am
Breakfast Served
The Calf Island Conservancy, based in Greenwich, announces that its annual spring Spruce-Up of Calf Island will be held on Saturday May 15th. The Conservancy is working in partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. All volunteers are welcome to assist in maintaining trails and picking up debris while enjoying the natural setting. Children accompanied by an adult are encouraged to participate. Coffee, juice and bagels will be served for all volunteers.
Volunteers and attendees will be picked up by boat at the Byram Shore Park public dock (entrance on Ritch Avenue in the Byram area of Greenwich) at 9 AM and will be returned at Noon. Bring work gloves, water and warm work clothing.
To volunteer for the Spruce-Up it is important to contact David DeWahl of the Calf Island Conservancy in advance of the clean-up date at 203-561-0806 or daviddewahl@gmail.com.
Geri Giglio-stuttig May 2010 05:00 AM PDT
Audubon Greenwich
613 Riversville Road
Saturday, May 15
2:00-3:30 pm
The Healing Power of Whole Foods
With Gina Paterno Villalobos – The Organic Coach
Whole Foods are powerful. Naturally low in fat, high in fiber, nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory and packed with anti-oxidants. They are full of nature’s ...
Greenwich Roundup Your Tax Dollars At Work !!!!!
Ka Ching, Ka Ching, Ka Ching ....
The tiny $350,000 park is in front of a house owned by Steve Walko, who is the Board of Estimate and Taxation chairman.
The tiny park is built on town land -- It is 15 feet wide at its narrowest point and 50 feet wide by the waterfront.
Previously the town owned land was used during the day for parking by J. Catalano and Sons Inc. employees or customers visiting the boat dealership,
One quarter of the rectangle- shaped town lot lot is paved and will be used as a parking area for Catalano's.
BET Chairman Steve Walko can walk out of the house he owns at look at the The tiny $350,000 parkthat has three benches and a small picnic table.
In the area by the waterfront there is a large circular stone to represent a compass.
How many town employees did Steve Walko have to cut from the town budget so that he could build his park?
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The first fruit of that master plan was unveiled Wednesday as a new waterfront access site was officially dedicated in front of about four dozen residents, business people and town leaders. Byram Neighborhood Association Chairman Michael Bocchino said the plan is designed to give residents an outlet...
Geri Giglio-stuttig Audubon Greenwich
613 Riversville Road
Sunday, May 16, 2010
2:00-4:00 pm
Growing The Untouchable Tree – Artist Reception and Book Signing
An Exhibition of Watercolors & Oil Paintings by Peter C. Stone
Artist, botanist, anthropologist, and dreamer, Peter C. Stone’s lushly textured paintings enfold all of the things which affect us profoundly and personally. They are also part of his latest visually glorious book, The Untouchable Tree, An Illustrated Guide to Earthly Wisdom & Arboreal Delights (Skyhorse, 2008), that explores the language of symbolism and the wisdom of indigenous traditions in the context of common North American trees.
Geri Giglio-stuttig May 2010 06:18 AM PDT
Greenwich Point
Old Greenwich
Sunday, May 16, 2010
9:30AM
Rain or Shine
The Mini Marathon is a 2.62 mile cross-country Fun Run for children and families. All proceeds will benefit Save the Children Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund.
Race Day Registration Begins at 8:00am. The Race Day Entry Fee is $25/Individual or $60/Family.
The 2.6 Mile Mini Marathon Begins promptly at 9:30am.
For additional information and/or questions, contact info@stcminimarathon.com or bill@greenwichtrackclub.com
Greenwich Roundup Let's hope that Greenwich's emergency management director wont be passed out at the Polish Club in Glenville when the "BIG ONE" hits.
"This has been a dress rehearsal for a much more significant event, We do believe we're in a for a major hurricane," Daniel Warzoha told members of the Round Hill Association.
"I estimate that we're going to be cleaning up through mid-summer," Warzoha said.
Hearst Newspaper Editor David McCumber never reports on Ex-Greenwich Fire Chief Daniel Warzoha's history when reporting on his performance as Greenwich's emergency management director.
The Greenwich Time repeatedly ignores the fact that ....
Kennard Ray Little, who fractured his pelvis, three ribs and his wrist when he jumped from a fourth-story window to escape the fire, claims in a law suit that Warzoha made several critical errors while in command of the fire scene on Davis Avenue.
The Little's suit, filed one year after the Dec. 5, 2003, fire, also renews accusations that Warzoha was impaired when he assumed command.
The Greenwich Firefighters Association Local 1042, the firefighters' union, charged in 2002 that Warzoha drank at the Polish Club of Glenville before going to the fire.
Five firefighters were injured in the fire at 312 Davis Ave.
Little, Deputy Chief Mike Puterbaugh and firefigher Erik Maziarz were seriously injured when they jumped from the building's fourth-floor attic to escape the flames.
The day after the fire, several firefighters were recorded on the town's emergency radio system, complaining that the scene was disorganized and questioning why ladders were not placed in the fourth-story windows, which would have given the firefighters a safer means to escape the burning building.
Almost immediately after the fire, state and town officials began questioning the fire department's response, and both the town and the firefighters' union launched investigations.
On Jan. 22, 2002 a division of the state Department of Labor fined the Greenwich Fire Department $560 for failing to track the whereabouts of firefighters during the fire.
In February, 2002 a town investigation confirmed that Warzoha had been drinking,
In another report, an independent fire review panel recommended the town adopt a no-tolerance drug and alcohol policy with regard to firefighters and supervisors responding to incidents.
"Because the department does not have a zero tolerance policy, there is a shadow of a doubt over the incident in this area," the panel wrote.
But according to Little's suit, Warzoha "violated Greenwich Fire Department rules, the Town Charter, state and federal regulations and standard firefighting practices by reporting to the scene of a fire after imbibing alcohol." The suit claims that Warzoha was "mentally and physically impaired by his consumption of alcoholic beverages" and catalogues a chaotic fire scene.
According to Little's complaint, Warzoha:
* Ordered Little and two other firefighters to re-enter the burning building and search for two missing children, even after he was told by a dispatcher that the children were safe and not inside the building.
* Did not have the building ventilated according to standard firefighting procedure. As a result, "the fire became uncontrollable and unreasonably hazardous."
* Failed to set up a rescue team, even as the fire burned out of control with three firefighters trapped inside the building.
* Failed to provide ground ladders or other escape routes for the trapped firefighters, in violation of standard firefighting practice, and took no action even after he was specifically advised that no ladders or escape routes were in place.
The lawsuit's allegations are consistent with the Report of the Independent Fire Review Panel.
This is why First Selectman Peter Tesei And Daniel Warzoha responce to the March Noreaster was a complte disaster.
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Taking a lesson from a March nor'easter that took the life of a town woman, crippled road and power networks and caused millions in property damage, Greenwich's emergency management director says it could happen again -- and sooner than you think. Warzoha, who was invited to the neighborhood associa...
Greenwich Roundup Here We Go Again....
When Are We Going To Put An End To The Fraud Waste And Abuse In Town Government
Bonita Jones says that Greenwich High School did not pick her for a job in the Family and Consumer Sciences Department because of her age, then 57, in August 2005.
The school instead hired Colleen Moeller, a 20-year-old "teacher's aide" and "assistant junior varsity cheerleading coach", who did not have valid teaching certification in Connecticut when she was hired.
Ms. Jones, who was certified to teach, had more than 20 years of experience, including 14 in the district, when she was passed over.
Colleen Moeller, now Colleen Foster had no valid teacher certification when she applied.
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Jones and Moeller were the only two candidates applying.
The CT state's Commission on Human Rights noted that Jones had actually scored higher than Moeller during the interview process. It also revealed that school officials had hand-written notes on a candidate scorecard noting that Moeller was "young."
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A veteran public school teacher has upped the ante in her age-bias case against the school system by filing a $1 million lawsuit in federal court after a state commission found reasonable cause to support her claim. Bonita Jones, 62, sued the town's Board of Education in U.S. District Court in Bridg...
Greenwich Roundup A top GOP fundraiser and venture capitalist, Scott Frantz has been active in state affairs, serving as board chairman of both Bradley International Airport near Hartford and the Connecticut Development Authority.
In 2007, Frantz, who is married with four children, won the Prescott Bush Award, the state GOP's highest honor named for the late Connecticut senator and former president's grandfather, who was a Greenwich resident.
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On the same Arch Street teen center stage where he accepted his party's nomination two years ago, Frantz spoke of the need to add to the GOP caucus in Hartford, taking a bite out what he termed as the tax-and-spend Democratic supermajority that looks to wealthy Fairfield County residents and busines...
Greenwich Roundup Jim Himes Helps Brings Home The Federal Baxon To Greenwich
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The Greenwich Housing Authority is slated to receive one of the largest shares of funds from the annual CDBG program, including $250,000 for Armstrong Court site and safety improvements, and $175,000 for a gutter and siding replacement project at Quarry Knoll II.
Greenwich Roundup Another Out Of Town Drug Dealer Busted
Greenwich Roundup Gayle Piersol, 52, of 27 Shady Lane was arrested for driving while under the influence. She was released on a $260 bond.
Greenwich Roundup Arthur Walker, 49, of 21 Ferris Drive was arrested for third-degree assault and disorderly conduct. He was released on a $7,500 bond.
Greenwich Roundup Jomar Castillo, 21, of 38 Arch St., was arrested for second-degree failure to appear. He was released on a $1,000 bond.
Greenwich Roundup Greenwich Time Editor Just Can't Cover Up His Past
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Greenwich Roundup: 05/13/10 The Latest News On Greenwich Time Editor David "I Am A Terrorist's Best.
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Bearstar to Celebrities ...Former Seattle Post Intelligencer Managing Editor David McCumber has posted a blog item defending his decision to not run the photos of the two ferry passengers ...barestar.com/753-fbi-seeks-mobster-s-girlfriend-through-inqui...
Greenwich Roundup Greenwich Roundup Readers have been reporting that WGCH has been having repeated dead air momments all morning and now the station is totally of the air.
Lets hope the FBI and SEC have not interupted Jeff Weber's operation of the station with a search warrent for Map Vi Aqusition AKA Blue Star Media.
Greenwich Roundup Racial discrimination case filed against the town of Greenwich
by Claudette Rothman
In a discrimination complaint that was filed by Ronald Harding against the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, the utility worker claims he was willfully discriminated against by the town, three of its employees and his union.Harding, who al...
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In a discrimination complaint that was filed by Ronald Harding against the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, the utility worker claims he was willfully
Geri Giglio-stuttig VICTORY CUP POLO KICK OFF PARTY
Cocktails & hors d'oeuvres May 21st 6-9pm 60 E Middle Patent Rd Greenwich, CT www.victorycup.org 646-526-7643
Joseph Budzelek Great weekend ahead. We're photographing a nice Greenwich Wedding for a lovely couple and an exciting photo shoot for a special event in New York.
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Daniel J Natale Jr we need help with the central fire house work your magic
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