Monday, July 19, 2010

07/19/10 Coming home: Kin of town founders return for celebration

Greenwich News - July 19, 2010

Coming home: Kin of town founders return for celebration (Connecticut Post)

Bea Crumbine, Greenwich's goodwill ambassador, organizer of Founders' Day family picnic and celebration of Greenwich's 370th anniversary, listens to the speakers at Innis Cottage on Greenwich Point beach, on Sunday, July 18, 2010.

School officials ready for new statewide standards (Connecticut Post)

Some major changes to how public schools educate children in Connecticut are coming from Hartford, but school officials here said they are confident Greenwich schools will be ready.

Police department forms crisis intervention team (Connecticut Post)

Responding to a growing trend among law enforcement departments in the country, police has formed a Crisis Intervention Team to handle calls involving emotionally disturbed individuals and potentially volatile situations.

Foreclosed luxury condominium project in Byram up for sale (Connecticut Post)

The partially completed condominium project at 88 S. Water St., shown on Wednesday, July 7, 2010, has been put up for sale.

Hearst Newspaper Failures: How News Gets Reported In Fairfield County (greenwichroundup.blogspot)

When Is Hearst President Steven Swartz Going To Bring Fair And Balanced Reporting To His Fairfield County Newspaper Monopoly?

On Friday July 9th Greenwich Roundup Hears That Hearst Newspaper Reporters Are Playing Favorites And Ignoring That Robert Merkle, Who Is A Republican Congressional Candidate For The Fourth Congressional Seat In Connecticut Was Arrested For Drug Use At Age 32.

Then On Monday Night, Rob Merkle, Who Owns Shows Up In Greenwich For A Town Hall Meeting Before A Small Crowd And Answers Questions.

Hearst Newspaper's Decides Not To Send A Reporter To Ask Mr. Merkle About His Illegal Drug Use.

After Verifying The Facts Greenwich Roundup Posts This Item

07/13/10 The Greenwich Time Reporters Must So Stoned That They Forgot To Report That Jim Himes Congressional Opponent Was Arrested For Drug Possession The Greenwich Roundup

Post Includes This Link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjA0hy2kNzs&feature=player_embedded

Greenwich Roundup Follows That Post Up With:

07/16/10 the Only Guy Arrested For Drug Possession In The Fourth Congressional Race Stakes Out Jim Himes' Hometown

Greenwich Roundup Was Repeatedly Told By His Readers That They Had Called The Greenwich Time And Complained That They Newspaper Was Playing Favorites By Reporting On Front Runner Tom Foley's Domestic Violence Arrest And Not Reporting On Rob Merkle's Drug Conviction.

Some Even Speculated That Hearst Newspaper Editors Like David McCumber Were Trying To Play The Role Of King Maker By Selectively Reporting On The August 10th Republican Primary.

The Theory Was That Republican Nominated State Representative Dan Debicella Would Cruse To A Victory As Long As Rob Merkle And Republican Bridgeport Candidate Rick Torres Split The Independent And Tea Party Votes In The Fourth Congressional District.

One Greenwich Roundup Reader Said That They Had Even Written A Detailed Letter To The Editor Of The Hearst Newspaper Complaining Of The Biased Coverage In The Fourth Congressional District Race.

Well Last Night At 8:28 PM The Pressure Proved To Great And Hearst News Papers Bomb Fairfield County With These Reports.....

Reefer madness grips GOP congressional race

You Tube Video - "Refer Rob" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjA0hy2kNzs&feature=player_embedded

The candidates in their own words (Connecticut Post)

What, there are only three weeks left until the big gubernatorial primaries and you don't even know who's running? Fortunately, your columnist has been at way too many guber forums, debates, question-beggings and public proclamations.

Task force presents cellular infrastructure findings to Board of Selectmen (Greenwich Citizen)

Levying a special tax on property owners who erect cell towers on their properties is one of the suggestions of a task force charged with studying cell towers and cell coverage in Greenwich.