04/17/12 The Raw Greenwich News Feed

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• Tri-State Area Fires Have Red Cross Workers Working Overtime _{2012-04-16, 05:51 pm}
  ... average, they respond to seven disasters a day across the five boroughs, Long Island, the Lower Hudson Valley, and Greenwich, Conn. Dario Diaz, Regional Director of Mass Care andA Logistics for the Red Cross,A told Miller they have roughly 5,000 ...
• Cops: Man hit cousin with log in Stamford park _{2012-04-16, 05:03 pm}
  A Greenwich man was arrested at Scalzi park after he hit a female cousin with a log and punched a man in the face before propositioning a teenage girl, police said.
• Greenwich Man Attacks Woman With Log During Picnic at Stamford Park _{2012-04-16, 04:41 pm}
  A 19-year-old Greenwich man was arrested Sunday following a commotion caused at a family gathering at Scalzi Park in the city.A Officers responding to a call at the park discovered a man with a swollen face who alleged he'd just been struck in the face by a man who had been attending the gathering, police announced Monday.
• Turkey Resident Formerly of Miller Place Pleads Guilty to ATM Skimming _{2012-04-16, 04:38 pm}
  ... from his participation in the ATM skimming scheme, which was committed at 11 banks (including at least one in Greenwich) and one credit union in Fairfield County as well as other locations in southern New England. He reportedly faces up to 30 years ...
• Greenwich Man Arrested at Picnic _{2012-04-16, 04:22 pm}
  STAMFORD, Conn. - A Greenwich man was charged with assaulting two people in Stamford's Scalzi Park on Sunday night, punching one in the face and hitting the other with a log, Sgt.
• Greenwich High Math Team Wins State Championship _{2012-04-16, 04:22 pm}
  GREENWICH, Conn. - The Greenwich High School Math Team recently won the Connecticut State Association of Mathematics Leagues annual competition recently for a fourth consecutive year.
• Ex-Greenwich Auto Shop Boss Sentenced on Tax Rap _{2012-04-16, 04:21 pm}
  GREENWICH, Conn. - A former Greenwich auto shop manager who embezzled more than $700,000 from his employer was sentenced to 18 months of prison Friday for filing false tax returns.
• 'Shoot the Coyotes When They Come Near Your House' _{2012-04-16, 04:01 pm}
  ... Health of Southport in her review of the local business , which offers physical rehabilitation services. GREENWICH : "Instead of banning the dogs we should all press our politicians for extremely strict laws on heavy penalties for breeders, fighting ...
• At Convent of the Sacred Heart: Teens' short films selected for festival _{2012-04-16, 02:52 pm}
  ... Heart's broadcast journalism program had their short films selected for the world's largest youth film festival. Greenwich residents Caroline Kelly and Nicole Rogers will be participating in the festival, in addition to Sacred Heart students Lucy ...
• Stephen Dent Construction Builds Again _{2012-04-16, 02:51 pm}
  Stephen Dent Construction has announced that the company is officially ready to start building residential and business complexes this month, following a major relocation from Wisconsin to Greenwich, Connecticut.
• 'Irene' Retired From List of Hurricane Names _{2012-04-16, 02:38 pm}
  ... iggest impact in Fairfield County was heavy rain and widespread power outages, some which lasted more than a week. GREENWICH, Conn. - A 41-year-old citizen of Turkey pleaded guilty to his role in an ATM skimming scheme that involved 250 ...
• Unseasonably Hot Across Fairfield County Monday _{2012-04-16, 02:38 pm}
  ... percent, and wind gusts between 20-25 miles per hour will result in an elevated risk for the spread of wildfires. GREENWICH, Conn. - A 41-year-old citizen of Turkey pleaded guilty to his role in an ATM skimming scheme that involved 250 ...
• Two Women Charged in Greenwich Car Burglary _{2012-04-16, 02:38 pm}
  GREENWICH, Conn. - Two Greenwich women were arrested Saturday on charges of burglarizing a car at a West Putnam Avenue service station, police said.
• UVa to establish Contemplative Sciences Center _{2012-04-16, 11:44 am}
  ... a Contemplative Sciences Center with a $12 million gift from longtime benefactors. Sonia and Paul Jones of Greenwich, Conn., made the gift to honor their Ashtanga yoga teacher, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Paul Jones is a billionaire hedge-fund manager and ...
• Jean Koproski, 81, Former Stamford Executive Chef _{2012-04-16, 01:46 pm}
  ... Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Name of Jesus Church in Stamford. She was born July 28, 1930, in Greenwich. An executive chef, Koproski retired from Union Trust Bank after 28 years. She was passionate about cooking and ...
• Former Greenwich Service Center Manager Sentenced For Filing False Tax Returns _{2012-04-16, 01:39 pm}
  A Stamford man who for 10 years was the manager of a busy auto repair shop in Greenwich has reportedly been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for filing false tax returns.
• Auto shop manager gets 18 months for tax fraud _{2012-04-16, 01:16 pm}
  A Stamford man who managed a Greenwich car repair shop for 10 years was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison last week for filing false tax returns.
• Brunswick Pushes Its Win Streak to 6th Straight _{2012-04-16, 12:48 pm}
  GREENWICH, Conn. - The Brunswick baseball team remains one of the hottest teams in the Fairchester Athletic Association, having won its sixth game in a row.
• UVa Receives $12M to Build Contemplative Sciences Center _{2012-04-16, 12:41 pm}
  Sonia and Paul Jones of Greenwich, Conn., made the gift to honor their Ashtanga yoga teacher, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.
• Cops: Greenwich man assaulted man, woman _{2012-04-16, 11:21 am}
  A Greenwich man was arrested at Scalzi park after he assaulted a man and a woman before approaching a teenage girl, police said.