11/16/11 The Greenwich Topix News Message Board - (13 News Stories) - TOP STORY: Greenwich Native Dies After being Tasered by Bridgeport Cops

Brian Harrod (AKA Greenwich Proud) The Greenwich Topix News Editor Greenwich - News November 16, 2011 See Greenwich Weather Greenwich Native Dies After being Tasered by Bridgeport Cops (Patch) Friends mourned Trumbull resident Ronald Cristiano, 51, who died after he was Tasered more than three times by Bridgeport police.... ... He touched the lives of so many.A This is a sad time indeed." Added Testani, who is the program director for the Greenwich Senior Center, "Mr. Cristiano was like a second father to my boys and together with my husband introduced lacrosse into their .. Junior League Cuts Ribbon at Greenwich Playground (The Daily Greenwich) Greenwich kids of all abilities can meet the challenges of maneuvering through ropes and rocks now that the final stage of the Bruce Park Boundless Playground renovation is complete. Testimony in Gojcaj case begins (Connecticut Post) Testimony opened Tuesday in the witness tampering trial of Marash Gojcaj, who earlier this year was convicted of murdering his uncle during a late-night argument.... ... partner. Investigators say that Gojcaj called a state's witness, who he knew from their days working together at a Greenwich restaurant, to try to get the man to alter his testimony. "Our position in this case hasn't changed from the outset. The ... Peter Brant's SP Newsprint files bankruptcy (Philadelphia's WB 17) SP Newsprint Co, owned by newsprint magnate and fine art collector Peter Brant [ID:nPNNY32510], filed for bankruptcy protection because of rising raw material costs and too much debt, and said it may sell itself to its lenders. MORE GREENWICH NEWS Greenwich Concours d'Elegance returns this weekend (Norwalk Citizen News) The Greenwich Concours d'Elegance will take center stage at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich on Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5. Themed "Mid-Century Hybrids," the event will showcase collector vehicles - several of which are utterly unique - melding the moxie of mid-century American muscle with the delicately hand-crafted bodies of period ... (more) Man Held in Greenwich on Mass. Sex Assault Charge (The Daily Greenwich) A Pleasantville, N.Y., man wanted on a warrant for sexual assault in Massachusetts was taken into custody in Greenwich Friday, police reported. Did You Know? Aviation Pioneer Flew From Greenwich (The Daily Greenwich) As the nation begins to welcome the troops home from Iraq you might be interested to know that nearly 100 years ago Greenwich resident Raynal C. Bolling helped prepare our military for a new age of warfare? Born in Arkansas in 1877, Bolling attended Harvard, where he earned his law degree in 1902. Forget About occupy Greenwich .... Occupy Bankruptcy Court!!!!! (greenwichroundup.blogspot) By Brian Harrod AKA Greenwich Proud Could Someone Please Bailout This Former Billionaire? 11/15/11 Onetime Greenwich Connecticut Billionaire, Arts Patron Peter Brant's SP Newsprint Files Bankruptcy No wonder that, supermodel Stephanie Seymour dumped this loser. Another of Brant's companies, newsprint manufacturer White Birch Paper Co, also had previously filed for bankruptcy protection Life is ruff when you are in the 1% Dig Gardens? Volunteers Needed in Greenwich (The Daily Greenwich) If you're looking to do some gardening before winter or have some extra time to volunteer, the Armstrong Court Community Garden is looking for help from Greenwich residents. Must-Read du Jour: "Nuns Who Won't Stop Nudging" (Sojourners) Anyone who knows me well knows about my ... obsession isn't quite the right word but it's close ... deep affection for women religious. More Greenwich News... Greenwich Business Tudor Sells Microsoft, Wagers Technology Companies to Decline (BusinessWeek) Tudor Investment Corp., the hedge fund founded by Paul Tudor Jones, cut its stakes in Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc... ... ended Sept. 30, according to a filing today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Tudor, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, reduced its Apple holdings by 78 percent to 5,600 shares and cut shares of Google by 38 percent to 33,711 shares, .... Presstek plans 'very deep' layoffs (Lowell Sun) The CEO of printing-equipment firm Presstek Inc. told New Hampshire Business Review this week that it will need to cut its payroll "very deeply" after posting a net loss of $5.4 million in its most recently-completed quarter. ... to cut its payroll "very deeply" after posting a net loss of $5.4 million in its most recently-completed quarter. Greenwich, Conn.-based Presstek announced Monday it was undertaking an $11.2 million in "annualized profit improvement actions," which ... UPDATED: Pair says there is life after 50 for executives who lose their jobs (Darien News-Review) Bob Sloane AndTucker Mays, co-authors of "Fired at 50: How to Overcome the Greatest Executive Job Search Challenge." You're over 50 and used to making a comfortable living in a "C-level" corporate position, but your company encounters financial problems and lets you go.... ... executives is that they've been so successful that they don't know how to look for a job," said Sloane, an Old Greenwich resident who has held senior management roles with Colgate-Palmolive, American Cyanamid's Shulton International division and the ... Read Greenwich Local Business...