10/06/11 Greenwich Topix News Message Board - (11 stories) - Party Lines: Campaign Trail Notes

Greenwich's Top Story GREENWICH ROUNDUP'S DEBATE ANALYSIS: GREENWICH FIRST SELECTMAN PETER TESEI CRUSHES JOHN BLANKLEY IN LEAGUE Of WOMEN VOTERS DEBATE There was a clear winner and loser in the Greenwich First Selectman debate, held at town hall. Mr. Tesei answered every attack credibly, accomplishing what he needed to do. Moreover, Mr. Tesei also gave the best performance. He made no major gaffes and successfully answered attacks from John Blankley. Mr. Blankley seemed sad as he looked down and just read from his prepared notes. The One Trick Pony who got put out to pasture: Political novice John Blankley was in trouble from the beginning rounds of the debate and things just got worse from there. No better analogy fits John Blankley than the tired, old ride-pony that limps around the same corral all day whining about what he has read in the Greenwich Time that day. Independents are not going to a whinny old mare like John Blankley. The First Selectman wanna be simply has no plan or solution for problems confronting Greenwich. Best qualified: First Selectman Peter Tesei If we have to have a Republican as our next First Selectman (and it looks like we probably do) Peter Tesei is the best of the lot. He’s an old school conservative who is still open to new ideas. Mr. Tesei is the strongest on governing experience, the deepest on town department knowledge and the most compelling on cooperation. It is no secret that First Selectman Peter Tesei and Greenwich Roundup have disagreed more than a few in the past, but overall almost everyone in town agrees that Mr. Tesei has done a good job during a very tough period. The only problem, Mr. Tesei has is that he is too loyal to some people in his administration who need to be shown the door. http://greenwichroundup.blogspot.com/2011/10/110511-raw-late-night-greenwich-news.html Party Lines: Campaign Trail Notes (Patch) Birthday wishes ... and one question reporters shouldn't ask As the Greenwich Republican party faithful showed up to fete the official opening of its Greenwich Avenue storefront headquarters, there was time for another celebration. Geography of Greenwich (How Stuff Works) "Geography of Greenwich" 30 March 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. 06 October 2011. Greenwich, Connecticut, a city in Fairfield County. Greenwich Couple's Group Funds New Cancer Therapy (The Daily Greenwich) When Greenwich resident Barbara Netter founded the Stamford-based Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy in 2001 alongside her husband Edward, no one had heard of gene therapy as a treatment for cancer. Greenwich GOP Opens Election HQs [VIDEO] (Patch) Promises to hold the line on taxes while maintaining the town's infrastructure and educational system, were the campaign themes voiced by the Republican incumbent selectmen as the party opened its election headquarters Tuesday evening on Greenwich Avenue. A Family affair: Cash performs at Family ReEntry benefit in Greenwich (Greenwich Citizen) The sun was shining recently at "Concert in the Garden," the 13th annual garden party benefit concert for Stamford-based Family ReEntry. THE BILL HAS JUST CAME DUE ..... Town of Greenwich, Conn. to Pay Penalty and Fix Wastewater Infrastructure (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Under a settlement between the United States, state of Connecticut, and the town of Greenwich, Conn., the town will pay a $200,000 penalty and rehabilitate a critical wastewater collection system that serves three of the town's major wastewater pump stations. General Atlantic studying four acquisitions: Pandit (Express India) The planned deals are in the Internet, logistics, financial and infrastructure industries and will be 'in the $100 million to $200 million range,' Pandit said in an interview in Mumbai. Greenwich Commuters Brace for Higher Train Fares (The Daily Greenwich) Daily Greenwich commuter Maurice Jones said the increases are a sign of the times as Metro-North Railroad prepares to raise its fares on the New Haven Line for the first time in seven years on Jan. Pick Up Your Absentee Ballots in Greenwich (The Daily Greenwich) With the election just a month away in Greenwich, be sure to pick up your absentee ballots to make your vote count. . Greenwich Local Sports Get All Your High School Football in Five Minutes (The Daily New Canaan) A dramatic last-second win for Staples over Brien McMahon highlights Episode 4 of Main Street Connect's "FCIAC Football Fast Five." New Canaan's vulnerability to a loss, McMahon's dimming playoff chances and whether Norwalk should be considered a contender are just a few of the burning topics in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic ... (more)