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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

10/19/11 Greenwich Topix News Message Board - (25 stories) - FIRST STORY: Support for Tesei's Re-Election

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Greenwich - News October 19, 2011


Support for Tesei's Re-Election
Support for Tesei's Re-Election (Patch)
I have had the pleasure of knowing First Selectman Peter Tesei for more than a decade as former business colleagues, political contemporaries,A through the creation of the Plan of Conservation and Development and Town Properties Committee , and co-hosting Citizens and Police Partnership and Citizens Police Academy events.

Theis' Re-Election as Selectman Supported (Patch)
To the Editor: As a member of the Coastal Resources Advisory Committee of Greenwich, I have had the opportunity recently to work with Selectman Dave Theis and to appreciate his practical, hands-on approach to resolving important issues.A One of these issues concerned the complex and overlapping roles of federal and state regulators, as well as the ... (more)

Standing In the Stamford Unemployment Line (Patch)
With a state unemployed rate of 9%, public, private, and veteran employment programs are seeing a spike in both their client enrollment numbers and client success numbers.

... touts a 83% success rate with its clients in Stamford . "The RITE Program sees over 400 clients each year in both Greenwich and Stamford.A Each client is seeking something different.A Sometimes our clients are seeking administrative types of ...

Greenwich Businesses Remain Hopeful in Economy
Greenwich Businesses Remain Hopeful in Economy (The Daily Greenwich)
The recession is still hitting Fairfield County businesses hard, and nearly half don't expect to be profitable this year, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Weicker's Senate papers now open to the public (Connecticut Post)
Weicker's U.S. Senate papers are part of a new permanent library collection that opens Wednesday at the University of Virginia where the Republican-turned-independent founder of A Connecticut Party received his law degree....

... founder of A Connecticut Party received his law degree. Not that Weicker, a former governor and first selectman of Greenwich, has an encyclopedic memory of everything that's in them. "At 80 years of age you can't remember three football fields of ...

Blue Sky Studios To Hire 70 (CTNow)
The computer animation company that produced 'Rio' is adding 70 jobs and expanding office space in Greenwich by 43,000 square feet, the Department of Economic and Community Development announced Tuesday.

Bingo! Now this is a Halloween Party, Greenwich (The Daily Greenwich)
GREENWICH, Conn. - Looking for a different kind of Halloween party? The Greenwich-based Red Ribbon Foundation will hold its first "Halloween Extravaganza," with a costume contest, dancing, brews and the highlight of the night - "Drag Queen Bingo." Guests will taste Halloween-themed beers and food, take part in an outlandish "original costume ... (more)

Greenwich police blotter (Connecticut Post)
Police said they conducted a motor vehicle stop and found that the vehicle registration was reported as stolen in 2008 and that Alvites did not have a valid Connecticut drivers license, Connecticut registration or insurance for the vehicle.

Bring Your Dog To Howl and Prowl in Greenwich (The Daily Greenwich)
Do you love dressing your pets up for Halloween? Show off their style at the fourth annual Howl & Prowl parade and costume contest in Greenwich on Oct.

Central Middle School students staged walk-out (theoriginalgreenwichdiva)
A group of about 100 students from Central Middle School in Greenwich, staged a walk-out early Tuesday morning to protest the suspension of the school's principal, Shelley Somers, who is being investigated for incidents that occurred 15 years ago involving her Granby, Connecticut, day care center

Greenwich Food and Wine Festival supports breast cancer (Examiner)
Food and wine lovers will gather with some of the region's finest chefs and sommeliers on October 22 and 23 as Serendipity plays host to its first annual Greenwich Food + Wine Festival to benefit The Breast Cancer Alliance of Greenwich .

Greenwich Local Sports

New Canaan Swimmer Honored at SportsNight (The Daily New Canaan)
Six new members of the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame and Sports Persons of the Year from 15 county towns were honored Monday at the seventh annual SportsNight at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich.

Retired Masuk Girls Basketball Coach Among Hall of Fame Inductees (Patch)
OLD GREENWICH - The point guard generally regarded as Fairfield University's greatest player and a woman who became one of the nation's outstanding distance runnersA at Greenwich High School were inducted into the Fairfield County Sports Commission Hall of Fame Monday night at the group's seventh annual dinner held at the Hyatt Regency.

Staples Soccer Success Celebrated at SportsNight (The Daily Westport)
Six new members of the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame and sports persons of the year from 15 county towns were honored Monday at the seventh annual SportsNight at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich.

Stratford Couple Honored at County Sports Dinner (Patch)
Jeff and Donna Babineau were recognized for their generosity to the town of Stratford at a dinner Monday in which they were named Stratford's Sports People of the Year.

New Hall of Famers Honored at SportsNight (The Daily Wilton)
Six new members of the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame and sports persons of the year from 15 county towns were honored Monday at the seventh annual SportsNight at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich.

DeSantis, St. Geme Among Fairfield County Sports Inductees (Patch)
OLD GREENWICH - The point guard generally regarded as Fairfield University's greatest player and a woman who became one of the nation's outstanding distance runnersA at Greenwich High School were inducted into the Fairfield County Sports Commission Hall of Fame Monday night at the group's seventh annual dinner held at the Hyatt Regency.

Easton Tennis Player Honored at SportsNight (The Daily Easton)
Six new members of the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame and sports persons of the year from 15 county towns were honored Monday at the seventh annual SportsNight at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich.

Greenwich Athletes Honored at County SportsNight (The Daily Greenwich)
Six new members of the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame and sports persons of the year from 15 county towns were honored Monday at the seventh annual SportsNight at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich.


Greenwich Local Business

Mary Ann Tighe Joins The Howard Hughes Corporation Board of... (News On Women)
Leslie Green Speaking in Greenwich, CT. October 27, 2011 The Howard Hughes Corporation , headquartered in Texas, appointed Mary Ann Tighe to its Board of Directors.

UPDATE 2-United Rentals profit up; raises 2011 outlook (Reuters)
U.S. equipment rental company United Rentals Inc posted a higher quarterly profit as volumes and rates increased, and raised its 2011 outlook, sending the company's shares up as much as 13 percent.

Blue Sky Studios expands; adds 70 jobs (The Hour Online)
GREENWICH -- Blue Sky Studios on Tuesday announced it will expand its headquarters in Greenwich and create 70 jobs, a move that will allow the digital animation company to grow in the future.

FlangeLock Contamination Control Tool Receives Patent (Construction Equipment Guide)
FlangeLock LLC, founded and based in Greenwich, Conn., received a patent from the U.S. Patent Office within the past two months for its contamination control tool, the FlangeLock.

UPDATE 1-United Rentals posts higher profit (Reuters)
U.S. equipment rental company United Rentals Inc posted a higher quarterly profit as volumes and rates increased, sending its shares up more than 10 percent.

Pillow Pets for pediatric cancer patients (New Canaan News-Review)
On Wednesday, Oct. 5, members of the NFL Alumni Foundation and Circle of Care for Families of Children with Cancer, visited the Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford toting 48 Pillow Pets to give to their pediatric cancer patients.

... COC board member Jeanna Shepard from New Canaan, NFL Alumni player and president of CT chapter Steve Thurlow from Greenwich, alumni player Bill Cooke from Fairfield, and NFL Alumni Vice President of Sales and Marketing of CT Chapter Kelly McCoy ...


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