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03/25/10 Greenwich News Maker Richard Blumenthal"

The Latest News Reports About Greenwich Resident Richard Blumenthal

Senate GOP Wants Blumenthal To Fight Health Care
Hartford Courant
AP HARTFORD - Republicans in the Connecticut Senate are calling on Attorney General
Richard Blumenthal to challenge the federal health care law in court. ...
Bonus Tax Can Fund Relief For Small Businesses
Hartford Courant
State Attorney General
Richard Blumenthal has helped clear away an obstacle to legislation that would give a tax break to Connecticut's 46000 small ...
CVS Task Force Probe Includes Connecticut, Illinois
BusinessWeek
... by CVS and Caremark following the companies' 2007 merger," Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today in an e-mailed statement. ...
Learning about Alpert may turn thief into fan
TheDay.com
It would clearly appear that it would be a supporter of Ricky -
Richard Blumenthal - who has taken it upon himself or herself to repeatedly come onto my ...
Rell Vows Veto Of Democrats' Bonus Tax
Hartford Courant
Rell's comments came one day after Attorney General
Richard Blumenthal said taxing the bonuses was "likely" constitutional. Rell ripped that ruling, ...
Alston Bird > Connecticut Attorney General Sues Moody's and Standard Poor's
Linex Legal (registration)
Source: Alston & Bird - Connecticut Attorney General Sues Moody's and Standard & Poor's Yesterday, Connecticut Attorney General
Richard Blumenthal announced ...
Medical Marketing and Media
In protecting market research, federal exclusion may not always apply
Medical Marketing and Media
In Connecticut, attorney general
Richard Blumenthal is advancing a reporting bill. Vermont's gift ban, as well as aggregate-reporting requirements in place ...
Lawmakers tangle over state of business climate
Trading Markets (press release)
Attorney General
Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday ruled the proposal "likely constitutional" but critics remain skeptical it would withstand a court challenge. ...
Virginia Democrats suddenly discover spending discipline
Washington Examiner
Democratic attorneys general, including Connecticut's
Richard Blumenthal who's now running to replace retiring Senator Chris Dodd, squeezed banks and other ...
Connecticut Company That Deceived Iowans For 20 Years Also Reached Settlements ...
Hartford Courant
Norwalk-based Vertrue Inc. is being investigated by the offices of Connecticut Attorney General
Richard Blumenthal and New York Attorney General Andrew ...

Greenwich Resident Richard Blumenthal In The Blogosphere

Connecticut Bob: Dick Blumenthal at the Milford DTC
By CT Bob
posted by CT Bob. Attorney General
Richard Blumenthal dropped in for the monthly Democratic Town Committee meeting. He made some brief remarks and then answered questions from our town committee members. ...
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Who's going to phone Dan McCabe first today? McMahon or Simmons ...
By Brian Lockhart
He said he wants the party to put forward the best candidate possible and needs to be comfortable that WWE will not prove a "distraction" as Republicans seek to defeat likely Democratic Senate nominee
Richard Blumenthal. ...
Political Capitol - http://blog.ctnews.com/politicalcapitol/
Capitol Watch Blog - Connecticut Politics, Political News and ...
By Christopher Keating
Rell's comments came one day after Attorney General
Richard Blumenthal said that taxing the bonuses was "likely'' constitutional. Rell ripped that ruling, saying it "is hardly a steadfast legal endorsement, and studied opinions to the ...
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State's GOP senators call health care reform bill 'illegal ...
25--HARTFORD -- All 12 Republican state senators on Wednesday formally asked Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to join the nation-wide opposition to the new federal health care reform bill. The group, calling the legislation "illegal ...
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Senate GOP wants Blumenthal to fight health care | WOPULAR
Republicans in the Connecticut Senate are calling on Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to challenge the federal health care law in court. ...
Blumenthal Not Fighting Over Healthcare Reform | Healthcare Reform
Eventhough 10 attorney generals across U.S. challenges the constitutionality of the healthcare reform, Richard Blumenthal,who is running for U.S. Senate, ...
Blumenthal: Washington is "Broken" and He Hopes to Fix It ...
Richard Blumenthal: "I don't happen to be a drinker" but socialized with ... Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, addressing the same group where Gov. ...
LegalNewsline | Blumenthal wants rate increase rejected
(Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is urging the Department of Public Utility Control to reject a request for a rate ...
Connecticut AG Sues grumpy's, S&P Over Debt Ratings
FILE – In this May, 16, 2007 record photo, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal testifies… FILE – In this May, 16, 2007 record photo, ...
New Canaan Patch - A.G. Calls for Investigation of Utility Response
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal urges public hearings to be held in all affected towns.
Journal Inquirer = Chris Powell = Liquor is patronage; and ...
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator, is being mocked for remarking during a debate the other day ...


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03/25/10 BOE Approves Revised 2009-10 & 2010-11 Calendars

The BOE has approved revisions to the 2009-10 and 2010-11 Calendars to
address the loss of instructional days due to the storm and snow days. The
following has been posted to the home page of the GPS Web Site. A revised
calendar will be finalized and distributed ASAP.

3/25/10: Board of Education Approves Revised 2009-10 Calendar:


Last Day of School for Students: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Last Day of School for Staff: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Greenwich High School Graduation: Tuesday, June 29, 2010


Two Early Release Days will be Reinstated as full school days:

Wednesday, April, 28, 2010 and Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Glenville School students must make up two additional days
as a result of days off in November to allow for the move into their new
building.

Last Day of School for Glenville Students & Staff: Wednesday, June 30, 2010


Glenville School students and staff will make up the second day on Good
Friday:


Friday, April 2, 2010

Board of Education Revises 2010-11 Calendar:


Revised First Day of School for Staff: Thursday, August 26, 2010


Revised Student Orientation Day for 6th & 9th Graders: Monday, August 30,
2010


Revised First Day of School for All Students: Tuesday, August 31, 2010


Kim Eves
Director of Communications
Greenwich Board of Education
290 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830

www.greenwichschools.org

Phone: 203-625-7415
e mail:
kim_eves@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Fax: 203-869-8003

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03/25/10 Greenwich Post Breaking News





Covering the news of Greenwich, Connecticut


Breaking News


School officials set an end date for school, April break is safe











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03/25/10 Appointment of Managing Director of Operations

After an extensive search process, Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Sidney
A. Freund, has announced the appointment of Dr. Robert V. Lichtenfeld as
the permanent Managing Director of Operations, effective immediately. See
attached for more information.

Kim Eves
Director of Communications
Greenwich Board of Education
290 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830

www.greenwichschools.org

Phone: 203-625-7415
e mail:
kim_eves@greenwich.k12.ct.us

SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF

MANAGING DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

(For immediate release: Greenwich, CT – Thursday, March 25, 2010)

After an extensive search process, Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Sidney A. Freund, has announced the appointment of Dr.Robert V. Lichtenfeld as the permanent Managing Director of Operations, effective immediately. Dr.Lichtenfeld took on the responsibilities of this position in an interim role in January of this year. He recently retired as Superintendent of Schools from the Katonah-Lewisboro School District having served in that district for twenty-nine years. Dr. Freund said, “The District is fortunate that Bob Lichtenfeld has agreed to take on the permanent position in Operations. He has the breadth and depth of experience as an educator and central office administrator necessary to effectively guide the operations of the District. In his short time on the job, he has already demonstrated strong interpersonal and technical skills. As a long-time resident of Greenwich, he understands the values of the community, and as a parent of two graduates of Greenwich High School, he understands the schools.”As Managing Director of Operations, Dr. Lichtenfeld will be responsible for Departments previously overseen by the Assistant Superintendent for Business Operations, including Budget and Systems,Facilities and Maintenance, Transportation, Food Services, and IT/MIS, and will add the Departmen tof Human Resources.The appointment of the Managing Director of Operation fills the last vacancy on the Superintendent’s Cabinet. Dr. Freund has worked carefully and deliberately to identify not only the right skill set, but a team of administrators that will work collaboratively to move the District Mission and Vision of the Graduate forward.

BIO BRIEF: Robert V. Lichtenfeld

After beginning his career in education in New York City as an elementary and special education teacher, and ultimately an Assistant Principal, Dr. Lichtenfeld left the New York City schools in 1972to become Principal of an independent school, Rye Country Day School in Rye, NY. He returned to the public school system in 1978 as Principal of Lewisboro Elementary School, thus beginning his 29-year tenure with the Katonah-Lewisboro School District (KLSD). From 1980 to 1984, he served asPrincipal for John Jay Junior High School, and then as Assistant Superintendent for KLSD for sixteenyears (1984-1999) before becoming Superintendent for the District in 1999. Dr. Lichtenfeld has a trackrecord of success in improving achievement for students, providing professional development for staff,implementing new programs designed to improve outcomes, managing large-scale facility projects,and planning for long-term improvement in the schools.Dr. Lichtenfeld received his B.A. from New York University, New York, NY; and his Masters inEducation, Masters in Educational Administration and his Doctorate of Education from ColumbiaUniversity Teachers College in New York City, NY.

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03/25/10 Greenwich News Maker Ned Lamont

The Latest News About Greenwich Resident Ned Lamont

New Haven Independent
Campaign Turns Focus To Cities
New Haven Independent
Six Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls—
Ned Lamont, Dan Malloy, Juan Figueroa, Mary Glassman, ...P.S. Did ned lamont say that he is not for paid sick leave? ..., ...

The dollars, cents and politics of new judges
The Connecticut Mirror
Ned Lamont, one of the leading Democrats, condemned the appointments. "At a time when Connecticut is facing a $3.5 billion budget deficit and more than ...

Greenwich Resident Ned Lamont InThe Blogosphere

Mother Rell's High, Plus: Mayor And Moore, And Political Putts
By LennieGrimaldi
I made a round of calls to city delegates on Wednesday and although not cast in stone there seems to be a leaning to support
Ned Lamont for governor over former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy. Part of the reason is dough. ...
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Democratic Committee members to host a meet and greet luncheon ...
Roberta Willis, Comptroller Nancy Wyman and gubernatorial candidates Ned Lamont, Mary Glassman, Dan Malloy and Rudy Marconi will be among those in attendance, according to Democratic State Central Committee member Audrey Blondin. ...
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CSEA Connections Blog
Ned Lamont issued a statement condemning her heavy-handed approach and pledging to sit down with State workers to discuss "win-win" solutions in a story posted late Tuesday at the Hartford Courant's Capitol Watch blog. ...
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... Democratic Town Committee) to a pitch to attend more local meet-and-greets ( gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont to Sandra Bragdon of Stonington borough). ...


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03/25/10 Greenwich News Maker Linda McMahon

News Reports About Greenwich Resident Linda McMahon"

Pro Wrestling Torch
WWE News: Linda McMahon's Senate opponent circulating video on high number of ...
Pro Wrestling Torch
By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor The campaign for Rob Simmons, who is the primary Republican opponent to former WWE CEO
Linda McMahon in the ...
For social conservatives, "the math points to Linda McMahon"
Hartford Courant
Michael McLachlan of Danbury, have endorsed Republican
Linda McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, who is pro-choice and used to run a ...
Democrat Dannel Malloy Supported GOP's Linda McMahon For State Board Of Education
Hartford Courant
... wrestling entrepreneur Linda McMahon was trying to convince the Democrat-controlled state legislature to approve her nomination for a seat on the state ...
Foul mouths in Congress? Big [expletive] deal.
Washington Post
By Norman Ornstein When
Linda McMahon, former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, announced her candidacy for the Senate from Connecticut last ...
Blogger Irvin Muchnick's FOI Clash With The Stamford Police Regarding Death Of ...
Hartford Courant
... promoting a book dealing with the World Wrestling Entertainment empire, former CEO Linda McMahon, and the death of one-time wrestler Chris Benoit. ...
Health Care Repeal Battle Could Backfire On Angry Republicans
Hartford Courant
They include Connecticut Republicans
Linda McMahon, Peter Schiff and Rob Simmons, all angling for their party's nod to succeed Sen. Chris Dodd. ...

Greenwich Resident Linda McMahon In The Blogosphere

CT SEN: Simmons new web ad targets McMahon and the WWE
By Alfonso Robinson
Claiming that the drug enforcement policy of
Linda McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment was not in effect between 1996 and 2006, The Simmons camp released a new web ad that targets the deaths of wrestlers which occurred under her ...
Alfonso Robinson - http://blog.ctnews.com/robinson/
Connecticut Political Reporter: Simmons, McMahon, Schiff Still ...
By Jonathan Kantrowitz
"Rob Simmons,
Linda McMahon, and Peter Schiff have redefined March Madness in their zeal for repeal," said Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee National Press Secretary Deirdre Murphy. "Simmons, McMahon, and Schiff should let ...
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Norwalk Mayor Richard Moccia finally endorses Senate candidate ...
By Brian Lockhart
West Hartford, Conn., March 25, 2010 –
Linda McMahon for Senate 2010 today announced that Norwalk Mayor Dick Moccia has given his support to Linda's candidacy for U.S. Senate. "It's time for Republicans to unite behind our candidate for ...
Political Capitol - http://blog.ctnews.com/politicalcapitol/
Rick Green's - CT Confidential
The cops are watching you in West Hartford. Alert CTU! Does Rob Simmons think Linda McMahon is responsible for these deaths?. It doesn't seem to bother Linda, who is busy shmoozing in formerly liberal West Hartford: ...
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Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online -- WWE, TNA, UFC and ...
We've got an update on the Linda McMahon campaign for senate including lessons of the past week, whether McMahon will address the steroid issue publicly, John Cena's reactions, and more old angles that are becoming part of campaign ...
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Norwalk Mayor Dick Moccia Endorses Linda McMahon « Linda McMahon ...
By mlurie
"
Linda McMahon has proven to me she is the only candidate ready to defeat Dick Blumenthal this fall. Linda has quickly built momentum, and there is no doubt she will be our nominee. I am proud to stand with her." ...
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BREAKING NEWS: Bill Goldberg in Negotiations for WWE Return
Will Shane & Linda McMahon be at the WWE Hall of Fame & Wrestlemania? Mar 24, 2010. Is Goldberg Returning to the Ring? - Details on Negotiations. Mar 24, 2010. Goldberg: 'Looks like 'ole Hogan and TNA missed the boat'. Mar 24, 2010 ...
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Muchnick: WWE "Unregulated" and "Out of Control" «
By jdankosky
MARK MIRKO | mmirko@courant.com, HARTFORD COURANT / March 23, 2010 Irv Muchnick is a California-based freelance writer who has become a very determined thorn in the side of
Linda McMahon, the former WWE CEO seeking the Republican Senate ...
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Nate's Notes: Day 4 Wrestlemania Blog: Wrestlemania 9 through 16
By Nate Albaugh
Triple H (w/Stephanie McMahon) defeated The Rock (w/Vince McMahon), The Big Show (w/Shane McMahon) and Mick Foley (w/
Linda McMahon) in a Fatal Fourway Single Elimination Match to retain the WWE Championshp. The Rock eliminated the Big ...
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Newsc.Net - Peter Schiff – West Hartford, CT – P2
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He is trying to cure the cancer which is government interference…Look at his videos he was Ron Pauls economic advisor (an independent)…come on man…He is trying to save the dollar. Sorry if you like pro wrestling=
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And your evidence is.....?

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Since Greenwich Time Investigative ReporterTeri Buhl Was Fired Hearst Newspaper Editor David McCumber Has Been Putting Out Hard Hitting Stories Like....

Restaurants can be a minefield for people with food allergies

Granville Toogood is always on alert when he goes out to eat.
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......Recently, at Tengda Asian Bistro on Field Point Road, he had a close call. Toogood asked the waiter if a curried shrimp appetizer was prepared with peanuts or peanut oil, and the waiter said it wasn't. But after digging in, Toogood wasn't so sure that was the case.

Toogood met the chef at the door to the kitchen, and when he explained he was having a reaction, the chef read the label on the curry sauce jar -- lo and behold, peanuts were among the ingredients.....

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Slower boarding for Greenwich train stations coming

By Martin Cassidy
Starting tomorrow peak hour commuters from stations between Old Greenwich and Rye,N.Y. will board their trains by crossing bridge plates over out-of-service tracks where crews are performing ongoing work to replace concrete rail ties, Metro-North Railroad officials said yesterday.

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“It will be a slow creeping process and sometimes the train will literally have to back up a little as well,” Brucker said. “Boarding will essentially be a single file slow process.”

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HOW MUCH MORE EVIDENCE DO YOU NEED?

Hearst Newspaper Editor David McCumber Has Produced Scores Of These Mindless Fluff Pieces Since He Fired Greenwich Time Investigative Reporter Teri Buhl.

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