08/05/10 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Evening Edition

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Poll: Tight race for governor WTNH The just completed survey of Democrats who say they will vote on Tuesday shows Greenwich millionaire businessman Ned Lamont ahead by just 5 points. ... PLEASE SEE: 08/05/10 Ned Lamont's Campaign Statement On Today's Q-Poll PLEASE ALSO SEE: 08/04/10 The Raw Ned Lamont News Feed: Top Story Greenwich Roundup Poll Says Ned Lamont's Lead Over Dan Malloy Has Vanished. In Other Greenwich News ....

Verizon Wireless Adds 3G Coverage In Fairfield County Connecticut Times of the Internet The new cell site provides additional wireless voice and 3G coverage along Lake Avenue, Round Hill Road and North Street in central Greenwich and along the ...

New Canaan Police charge standoff suspect with 30 counts of harassment NCAdvertiser.com ... leading to the standoff and the eventual use of a "flash bang" noise and sound explosive device and a canine from the Greenwich Police Department.

As unemployed lose hope Program seeks to teach self-sufficiency Greenwich Post Donna Spellman is the director of Self Sufficiency and Independent Living for Family Centers, a Greenwich-based non-profit that runs a variety of programs ...

High Primary Turnout Is Expected Litchfield County Times (blog) Michael Fedele (R-Stamford) faces MetroHartford Alliance President Oz Griebel of Simsbury and business man Tom Foley of Greenwich, the convention nominee, ...

TICC Announces Results of Operations for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2010 and ... MarketWatch (press release) GREENWICH, CT, Aug 05, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- TICC Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:TICC) announced today its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, ...

Two dogs die in Fairfield house fire Minuteman News Center As result, units from the Greenwich Fire Department, Wilton Fire Department and Norwalk Fire Department were dispatched and assisted Fairfield Fire ...

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Did I Really Move to Greenwich?: Perhaps Not the Criminal ... By Yelena In theory, I think I would make an excellent superthief/superspy: moral relativist, flexible relationship with the truth, rationalizer. In reality, as devoted partner points out more often than I would like (though, to be fair, ... Did I Really Move to Greenwich? - http://didireallymove.blogspot.com/

We're Famous! - Talking Tiger Lily's with Samantha Knapp ... By Samantha Knapp "On Greenwich Avenue, the rents were lowered to the lowest point in a decade in 2009 and early part of 2010, but now they're creeping back up because of pent-up demand and low supply," he said, adding that Tiger Lily's future home may ... Talking Tiger Lily's with Samantha Knapp - http://blog.ctnews.com/knapp/

Miller third at Carter Cup | Teeing Off By Mike Dougherty David Pastore of Greenwich, Conn. won, posting a 4-under 14. 8th Carter Cup Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper and Lower Courses, par 72). 1. David Pastore, Greenwich, Conn. 70-70-140 2. Ryan McCormick, Middletown, N.J. 73-70-143 ... Teeing Off - http://golf.lohudblogs.com/

mental_floss Blog » Who Is World Wide Wes? By Bud Shaw And so the litany of Wesley sightings: hugging Jerry Jones after a Cowboys' Super Bowl win, sitting next to Jay-Z at the NBA All-Star game, with Phil Knight of Nike at the Final Four, hanging in Greenwich, Conn., with James earlier this ... mental_floss Blog - http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/

Morgan Stanley Will Take Huge Loss On FrontPoint Because It's ... By Courtney Comstock Mike Kelly is co-CEO and chief investment officer of FrontPoint Partners, a Greenwich-based hedge fund owned by Morgan Stanley. He and co-CEO Dan Waters were appointed to the executive positions in 2008. In August 2010, it was. ... Business Insider - http://www.businessinsider.com/

Upcoming Tournaments / August-September 2010 - Croquet Network ... By Dylan Sep 9–12 / USCA Northeast / Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship / Greenwich Field Club, Bruce Park, Bayberry Mallet Club, Greenwich, CT Ben Morehead / 203-241-6161 / ben.morehead@gmail.com. Sep 10–12 / Quebec Open 2010 (AC/US) ... Croquet Network - http://croquetnetwork.squarespace.com/

Greenwich Revisited: One Hundred Summers Later - Stamford Plus ... Ilse Gordon will be the next featured artist in the Greenwich Historical Society's Community Artists Series. Ms. Gordon moved to Cos Cob 20 years ago and imme. All Events - Stamford Plus calendar - http://stamfordplus.com/?q=http://www.evilaliv3.org/

Poll: Primary races for governor tightening - Norwalk News... By Staff The Quinnipiac University survey shows Greenwich businessman and former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley leads Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele 41 percent to 26 percent among likely GOP primary voters. Hartford-area business advocate Oz ... The Hour Headlines - http://www.thehour.com/

The Impact Of The Liquidity Crisis On The Hedge Fund Industry ... By Tyler Durden Much has been written about the consequences of the liquidity crisis on the hedge fund industry: if there is one thing everyone learned is that no matter how stable, how great one's reputation, or just which cool Greenwich, CT building ... zero hedge - on a long enough... - http://www.zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml

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08/05/10 Rick Torres' Endorsements

To All,

I am taking this opportunity to list Rick's impressive endorsements and most recent videos. I certainly welcome the Merkle Campaign to do the same for Rob.

We invite and encourage all tea party members to help us get the conservative vote on Tuesday for Rick by visiting his website, viewing his videos and participating in PHONE BANK FOR RICK. It's easy, quick and fun to use. Look forward to seeing you on Saturday at the Norwalk rally where we encourage tea party members to support Rick.

Regards,

Beverlee Dacey

Rick Torres vs. Dan Debicella: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZkm2WtbqOI

Rick Torres on Socialism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfrkEtjIddQ

RICK'S ENDORSEMENTS

1. The Libertarian Party
2. The Conservative Party
3. The Independence Caucus
4. The Republican Liberty Caucus
5. Change the Congress 2010
6. The 9-11 Families Foundation
7. Star Parker
8. Peter Schiff
9. Mark Greenberg
10. Jeff Cheney
11. T.R.Rowe
12. RON PAUL

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08/05/10 POLITICS: Greenwich Resident Dick Blumenthal Cites Fellow Democrat Susan Bysiewicz’ ‘Inappropriate’ Use Of Database

BREAKING NEWS: Blumenthal Cites Bysiewicz' 'Inappropriate' Use Of Database

The state attorney general said Thursday that he has found "inappropriate" political use of taxpayer-funded resources in the office of Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz -- and has referred the matter to the state's top prosecutor, Chief State's Attorney Kevin Kane, to determine if criminal laws were broken.....

....Bysiewicz's database has been controversial since The Courant began writing about it in February. Disclosures about it have included the fact that it not only includes people's addresses, phone numbers and e-mails, but also notations about their political leanings and even their race.

For example, it contains a category headed "Ethnicity," identifying more than 2,400 people as either Polish, Greek, African American, Hispanic, Native American or Jewish. Blumenthal said Thursday: "While certain data entered into the database may have had a legitimate state purpose, data heading titles based on religion, race and ethnicity are not proper or appropriate for this type of state database.".....

....Bysiewicz's database also had heading for "holiday cards," which she said was used to keep a record of those who had sent such cards to her office. Blumenthal said Thursday: "Collecting and maintaining a list of holiday cards received by the Office of the Secretary of the State is not illegal, but that information was transmitted to [Bysiewicz's campaign committee] in February 2009," and the committee "sent out 11,850 holiday cards in December 2009." He discussed the holiday cards immediately after noting that certain information, "even if properly included in such a state database, reasonably raises the perception that the database was also maintained to assist in election campaigns by Susan Bysiewicz."

Meanwhile, even though Bysiewicz's candidacy for attorney general ended abruptly May 18 when the state Supreme Court ruled her ineligible for the office, she still has continued to spend thousands of leftover dollars from her campaign committee in the 2½ months since then.

She kept her campaign headquarters open in a Rocky Hill office building as least through last week - and she held a series of at least seven "thank-you" parties around the state for her supporters and other active Democrats from June 14 to 30 at restaurants, churches, ethnic clubs and a vineyard. Bysiewicz, who will leave office next January, has already been putting out feelers among Democrats about whether they will support her for the party's nomination for U.S. Senate in 2012 - and some wonder if the recent parties were intended to help set her up for that.

Bysiewicz had $278,000 left in her campaign's account as of June 30. State election laws permit candidates to dispose of surplus campaign funds by returning them to donors, or by giving them to charities or to the state's public-financing fund for elections, according to the State Elections Enforcement Commission. The commission also says it's permissible to throw "a 'thank-you' party for campaign workers.".....

....The state's Republican Party chairman, Chris Healy, said Blumenthal's Thursday actions "while long overdue, are appropriate given the seriousness of the charge - that Secretary Bysiewicz improperly used state resources to promote her political career. It seems Secretary Bysiewicz never follows the rules, which is unfortunate considering she the chief elected official of our elections system.".....

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08/05/10 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Morning Edition

News Reports About Greenwich, CT

Verizon expands 3G wireless network in Greenwich, Connecticut Trading Markets (press release) The new cell site reportedly provides increased wireless voice and 3G data coverage along Lake Avenue, Round Hill Road and North Street in central Greenwich ...

Greenwich Water Polo teams conclude play at Junior Olympics Greenwich Time Greenwich Water Polo's four teams each made a strong showing at the prestigious 2010 USA Water Polo Junior Olympics in Los Angeles. ...

Democratic primary for governor: It's a Greenwich-Stamford showdown Redding Pilot It will be a Greenwich vs. Stamford showdown for the Democrats seeking their party's nomination in the race for the governor seat in next Tuesday's primary. ... Redding Pilot

Lessons beyond the links in Greenwich Greenwich Post The Greenwich team has been practicing at Stanwich Club for the past 12 years, when the program was born in Greenwich. Previously, some players traveled to ... Greenwich Post

United Way hands out nearly $2M to local groups Greenwich Time Stuart Adelberg, president of the United Way of Greenwich.... The United Way of Greenwich ...

Poll: primary races for Conn. governor tightening Hartford Courant Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont leads former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy 45 to 40 percent among likely Democratic primary voters. Lamont led Malloy 46 to 37 ...

Feds: Bridgeport man's confession should stand Greenwich Time Prosecutors were responding to a June motion filed in US District Court in Hartford by Corbett's lawyers asking a judge to suppress evidence Greenwich ...

Tiger Lily's finds updated space Danbury News Times Rental rates for retail space across Greenwich have stabilized to about $25 per square foot, except for on Greenwich Avenue, where rates are from $75 to ...

Dominant defender: Riverside resident Shannie MacKenzie an All-America player ... Stamford Advocate Riverside resident Shannie MacKenzie is coming off a junior season in which she earned first-team ...

Town tennis tourney excites young, old Greenwich Post The Greenwich town tennis tournament provided a long day of tennis Saturday for the finalists, especially for Rich Harris, who played in every division ...

Cards split pair of games at Laureno Tournament Stamford Advocate Winning pitching Matt Sciarretta had a single, double and two RBIs to lead the Cards to a 13-0 rout of Greenwich on Wednesday night. ...

Stamford Lions claw way to crown Stamford Times 3 seed, entered pool play on Wednesday night, July 28, in the I-84 playoffs and defeated Greenwich 3-2 in eight innings. "Greenwich is our arch rival and we ...

Youth Swimming: Newfield wins its last two meets Stamford Times On Tuesday, July 27, Newfield traveled to Greenwich to take on the Innis Arden Club and came away with a 290-226 victory. In a close dive meet, Newfield was ...

Editorial: They're making you pay New York Daily News ... when lawmakers backed out of a scheme to tax hedge fund managers who live out of state - a surefire way to drive the firms to relocate in Greenwich. ...

Marlins compete at national championships Greenwich Post Having come off of the 2010 Long Course YMCA National Championships in College Park, Maryland, the Greenwich YMCA swim team and its coach look back with ... Greenwich Post

Homebuilder Option Bulls Pushing Up Bets Shares Will Rally 20% by January Bloomberg ... the senior market analyst at Greenwich, Connecticut- based Interactive Brokers Group Inc. "Many investors are jumping on the bullish bandwagon and using ...

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Rye Playland to close? - Greenwich Real Time By Lisa Chamoff Countless Greenwich resident have fond memories of Playland, where Tom Hanks filmed a scene in his Oscar-nominated movie "Big," and where actress Glenn Close brought Michael Douglas' daughter when she kidnapped her in "Fatal Attraction. ... Greenwich Real Time - http://blog.greenwichtime.com/realtime/

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OPERATION HEAVE HIMES « GREENWICH-STAMFORD TEA PARTY By admin Mini-Rallies are every Friday in front of the YMCA (Greenwich, 50 East Putnam Ave, 5-7PM). There are also Mini-Rallies in Stamford every Saturday 12-2PM at the Ferguson Library Plaza. ... GREENWICH-STAMFORD TEA PARTY - http://www.gstpp.org/

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08/05/10 Ned Lamont's Campaign Statement On Today's Q-Poll

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 5, 2010

Contact: Justine Sessions, 860-418-7405/Brian Coy, 703-477-8222

Lamont Campaign Statement on Today's Q-Poll

New Haven, CT - Businessman Ned Lamont's campaign released the following statement after the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute released the results of a statewide poll showing Lamont maintaining his lead in the Democratic gubernatorial primary:

"Despite a two-week barrage of Dan Malloy's false, negative ads and his repetition of four-year-old lies about Ned and his company, Connecticut voters still know that Ned Lamont has the best experience to create jobs and help their families. By a nearly two to one margin, Connecticut Democrats know that Ned is the candidate who has what takes to beat the Republicans, take back the Governor's mansion, and get our state moving forward," said Lamont Communications Director Justine Sessions.

"While Dan's campaign grows more desperate and erratic every day, we're sticking to our strategy and talking to the people of Connecticut about the issue that they care about most: jobs. We've got a robust field operation that will turn out our voters on election day, and with just 5 days to go, the only poll that matters to us is next Tuesday."

UPDATES:

Greenwich Resident Ned Lamont's Campaign Hopes To Make It Until Tuesday As Former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy Quickly Closes In

Poll: Lamont's lead narrows

Politico - Daniel Strauss

The race for Connecticut's gubernatorial nomination has narrowed to the close single digits ahead of Tuesday's ...

Lamont hurting his own cause

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TheDay.com - Paul Choiniere

If Ned Lamont manages to lose his primary contest with Dan ... The Quinnipiac University poll released today found that among Democrats ...

QU Poll: Race for Gov. heats up

WTNH - Mark Davis

Hamden, Conn. (WTNH) - Primary Day is only four days away and the races for Governor are tightening up. The increasingly bitter Republican race has one ...

WEB FIRST: Poll shows Foley's lead dropping, Lamont-Malloy neck and neck

Torrington Register Citizen

By Register Citizen Staff A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday ... In the Democratic primary, the poll showed Ned Lamont and Dan Malloy in a close ...

Poll: Tight race for governor

WTNH - Mark Davis

Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) - There are fewer than five days until primary day in Connecticut and a new poll shows both the Democratic and Republican races for ...

Democratic, Republican candidates round-up

Minuteman News Center

Next Tuesday, August 10, voters who are registered as either Democrats or Republicans may vote in the primaries. Unaffiliated voters may not vote. ...

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08/04/10 The Raw Ned Lamont News Feed: Top Story Greenwich Roundup Poll Says Ned Lamont's Lead Over Dan Malloy Has Vanished.

NEW POLL:Greenwich Resident Ned Lamont's Has No Local Lead Over Former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy In The Upcoming Democratic Primary On Tuesday

Since Monday Greenwich Roundup has informally interviewed 22 Greenwich Democrats and was shocked to learn that only 3 said that they were voting for Ned Lamont.

Nine Greenwich Democrats seemed unaware that that the Democratic primary was to be held in just six days.

Of the 22 Greenwich Democrats interviewed only six said that they were voting in the primary and all of these Democrats said they are voting for Stamford resident Dan Malloy.

Greenwich Roundup did not find any Greenwich Democrats who were unsure or sitting on the fence when it came to Ned Lamont or Dan Malloy.

The Greenwich Roundup poll has found that Greenwich Democratic voters are strongly committed to sticking with the party nominee.

It appears that Ned Lamont's only hope of squeaking out a win is other more liberal metropolitan areas like Bridgeport, New Haven and Hartford.

Even though the the Greenwich Roundup poll probably has error margin of plus or minus 98% due to it's small size.

However this reporter / slash pollster was shocked that there was virtually no support for Ned Lamont in his own hometown of Greenwich.

The front runner in previous polls was Greenwich businessman, Ned Lamont who has a largely self-funding his campaign. Mr. Lamont has promised to use his business experience to fix Connecticut's stagnant economy and a projected deficit next year of $3.4 billion.

Dan Malloy who is a Stamford resident and an experienced elected official, is casting himself as ready to the do the job.

Dan Malloy was mayor of Stamford for 14 years and just received $2.5 million in public financing and has used that money to quickly close in on and possibly overtake the wealthy Ned Lamont.

Ned Lamont is probably anticipating that a new Quinnipiac Universitypoll being made public Thursday will disclose what he has most likely been seeing in private polling

Former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy is coming on fast and hard in the last days of this primary election.

This has happened before. Ned Lamont spent $17 Million on his Senate campaign against Joseph Lieberman only to come out a loser in 2006.

The big question now is....

Will History repeat itself?

Political insiders are saying that Ned Lamont has probably spent 7 to 9 Million an a primary election that he just may lose in six days.

Maybe Ned Lamont still has a chance.

In the the final gubernatorial primary poll in 2006, when Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy was running against New Haven Mayor John DeStefano, Dan Malloy was down by 7 percentage points and then days later, Dan Malloy lost by 1.5 percentage points.

It looks like we will know if Ned Lamont wasted another 9 Million bucks on Tuesday night.

All told is looks like Ned Lamont will have spent well over 25 Million on two self funded Connecticut political campaigns.

That is an awful lot of money could have been used to feed a lot of hungry children or provided educational opportunities to the disadvantaged.