09/01/11 The Greenwich Topix News Message Board - (11 stories) - TOP STORY: You could run -- but you couldn't -- hide from Irene

Greenwich - News September 1, 2011 See Greenwich Weather You could run -- but you couldn't -- hide from Irene (Greenwich Citizen) Our daughter called from Brooklyn over the weekend to suggest that we join her and her 2-year-old and drive up to the Upper Catskills to avoid hurricane Irene... ... in their 5th floor apartment to make sure all was safe. We agreed, hoping to avoid trees falling on our house in Greenwich. Little did we know that Irene would change her mind, head straight to the Catskills, and that we were entering an area of ... State Supreme Court overturns 2007 murder conviction (Stamford Times) The state Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of a New Haven man who was serving an 80-year sentence for the murder of a 75-year-old Stamford woman... ... Harry Gonzalez, 43, is serving an 80-year prison sentence for the brutal murder of Joanne Trautwein, a retired Greenwich teacher. Gonzalez's girlfriend, Jennifer Kos, testified he killed Trautwein while she subdued the woman's roommate during a ... Greenwich Scores and Standings, Sept 1 (Patch) The Daily Sports Digest is designed for you to add your best photo and/or video to share i»¿. If you see anything in our scores, standings, or schedules that requires updating, please e-mail sports editor Bob Birge at bob.birge@hotmail.com Old Greenwich's Alicia Dibos , who plays out of the Winged Foot Golf Club, tied for 10th Wednesday at the 24th ... (more) Please send your comments, news tips and press releases to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com Greenwich Schools Will Open Sept. 7 (The Daily Greenwich) The start of the new school year in Greenwich has been delayed until Wednesday, Sept. Doctor's hours: Former Greenwich resident examines a life well-lived -- his own (Greenwich Citizen) When J. Brooks Hoffman recently lost his wife, Jane, after 66 years of marriage, he was devastated... ... years of marriage, he was devastated. The loss made him reflect on her life -- and also on his own. The longtime Greenwich resident, who turns 93 in October, decided to write down his accomplishments, document his career, and number his passions. In ... Greenwich Man Saves Woman From Assault at Port Chester Laundromat (Patch) The victim, a 47-year-old Greenwich woman, was in a Main Street laundromat at 10:30 p.m. when Eddie Padillo of Elmsford stumbled in, police said. CL&P Bringing More Crews into Greenwich to Expedite Power Restoration (Patch) Town officials are reporting that CL&P will be bringing nine extra line crews into Greenwich at 3 p.m. today in an effort to expedite power restoration. Clown-O-Meter: 9/1/11 (Fairfield Weekly) Justice is served : Michael Andes allegedly parked his car in a handicapped space in Shelton without a handicapped permit and called the police to report it, apparently to show that they were not enforcing parking laws... ... (who police say seemed "zoned out") drank water out of his cell's toilet, police told the Stamford Advocate . Greenwich often allows TV shows to film around town but the first selectman's office deemed a proposal from an ABC hidden camera show ... Pet Pantry Warehouse Earns 2011 Retailer of the Year Award from Pet Product News (PetPR) Pet Product News has awarded Greenwich, Conn.-based Pet Pantry Warehouse its Retailer of the Year for 2011. More News Reports About Greenwich More Greenwich News... Greenwich Local Business Wall Street ends worst month in year on upbeat note (Business Standard) US stocks closed out the worst month in more than a year on an up note on Wednesday, with sharp gains in the last several days still not enough to repair the damage from a US credit downgrade and fears of a slide back into recession... ...... a rosy spin on everything," said Steve Sosnick, equity-risk manager at Timber Hill/Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Connecticut. "Our rally has quieted down since the data wasn't great this morning, and we still don't know if that kind of ... Wall Street lifts blue chips but techs lag (Southeast Asia News) U.S. stocks made little progress Wednesday as bulls and bears sparred with neither getting an upper hand, until the close when all indices made their way into the black.... ... you put a rosy spin on everything," Steve Sosnick, equity-risk manager at Timber Hill/Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Connecticut told Reuters Thomson. "Our rally has quieted down since the data wasn't great this morning, and we still don't ... Read Greenwich Local Business...