05/11/12 The Raw Greenwich News Feed

News And Notes From Greenwich, CT...

• Marine shares the brave story of the 'Snake Eaters' _{2012-05-11, 02:51 pm}
  ... tale told by Owen West, a Marine Corps reservist who was called to duty to be one of the advisers. Mr. West, a Greenwich resident, is already the author of several books and has a successful career in financial services. He is also a third ...
• CT Nixes Labeling From Genetically Engineered Food Bill _{2012-05-04, 03:00 am}
  ... point of view was that citizens have the right to know what is in their food. At the forum, Blumenthal, a Greenwich resident, said, "This is an issue where the recurring quality is the consumer's right to know." At that event numerous panelists, ...
• Genesee & Wyoming Inc. reports traffic for April 2012 _{2012-05-11, 10:06 am}
  GREENWICH, Conn. - Genesee & Wyoming Inc. reported traffic volumes for April 2012.
• Gas stations go brandless amid corporate confusion _{2012-05-11, 06:06 am}
  ... of Stateline declined to comment on the record but referred The Press to Michael J. Fox, executive director of Greenwich-based Gasoline Automotive Service Dealers of America. Some 60 Connecticut stations are in a similar situation to Mr. Buzzeo ...
• Bringing Flair and Spice To A Dinner Party _{2012-05-11, 05:49 am}
  ... that span four decades, her journals are virtual textbooks for home entertaining. Sheila recently came to the Greenwich Garden Center to present a slide show of her dinner parties, each of which is meticulously annotated in her journals. Those ...
• Fairfield County Moms Take Back Mother's Day _{2012-05-11, 03:01 am}
  ... Eva Hausman, Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas Kristof, Stephanie Norton and Kim Athan celebrate the Mother's Day Movement. GREENWICH, Conn. - What does your mother really want for Mother's Day? Chocolates and flowers? Breakfast in bed? Brunch at a lovely ...
• Traffic issues eyed in Byram _{2012-05-11, 12:34 am}
  ... Mill River Bridge that connects Byram and Port Chester if the New York village didn't move quickly to work with Greenwich on traffic issues. "They are making no efforts to make this a little bit easier for both sides," Michael Bocchino said about ...
• Greenwich girls track team races past McMahon and St. Joseph _{2012-05-10, 11:49 pm}
  The 4 x 400 relay was no doubt an event the Markowitz sisters proudly discussed on their way home from the Greenwich High School track team's meet against Brien McMahon and St.
• Lyme disease organization takes new name _{2012-05-10, 11:31 pm}
  ... executive director. "A name like Time for Lyme needs some explanation." Founded in 1998 by a group of Greenwich residents, the organization originally started out as the Greenwich Lyme Disease Task Force, changing its name to Time for Lyme in 2005 ...
• Richard Ruzika, 53, of Greenwich, Dies _{2012-05-10, 09:30 pm}
  GREENWICH, Conn. - Richard M. Ruzika of Greenwich died Monday, May 7, following a stroke on April 22, days after having knee surgery.
• TBL: Should W. Hartford Woman Pay For Unauthorized Oil Delivery? _{2012-05-10, 09:16 pm}
  Ending a relationship is never easy, but Vera Bruun of West Hartford thought she acted properly when she mailed a notice of contract termination in mid-March 2011 with a check for what she thought was her last delivery of home heating oil from the Kasden Fuel Co.
• Finch names acting finance director, tax collector _{2012-05-10, 08:34 pm}
  ... sector as an accounting manager for Long Term Capital Management and JWM Partners, both hedge funds located in Greenwich. She earned both her bachelor's degree in finance and a master's degree in education from Sacred Heart University. She is a ...
• Run Races in Norwalk, Greenwich and Fairfield _{2012-05-10, 08:00 pm}
  Runners grab drinks at the Greenwich cup Biathlon last Sunday in Old Greenwich. Several races are scheduled this weekend in the area.
• New Canaan girls lax team defeats Greenwich in battle of unbeatens _{2012-05-09, 03:00 am}
  After girls lacrosse powerhouses New Canaan and Greenwich High School played each other to a standstill for nearly 43 minutes, Tuesday's anticipated showdown came down to draw control, groundballs and which team executed a little more efficiently down the stretch.
• Fishman cousins square off in Staples volleyball's 3-0 win _{2012-05-10, 08:07 pm}
  ... to take baby steps and develop into a playoff team, similar to two programs that were recently born -- Darien and Greenwich. "I think we're heading in the right direction," Bakes said. "We're young and gaining experience. The seniors did a good job ...
• Romeo and Juliet, Scored by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, to Star Ali Ahn and William Jackson Harper _{2012-05-10, 07:44 pm}
  Ali Ahn and William Jackson Harper will share star-crossed nights in the Shakespeare on the Sound outdoor production of Romeo and Juliet , beginning June 26 in Greenwich, CT.
• WAMS Luncheon to take place _{2012-05-10, 06:46 pm}
  Rebecca Surran, Emmy award-winning news anchor with News 12 Connecticut and Darien resident, will host the 2012 Women Against MS luncheon May 21, 2012, in Greenwich.
• Four Charged in Firing Shots on Greenwich Building _{2012-05-10, 06:25 pm}
  Kevin Joyce was charged after bullet holes were found in the side of a building on Livingston Place in Greenwich.
• What's Happening Around Greenwich This Weekend _{2012-05-10, 06:00 pm}
  GREENWICH, Conn. - A day of glamour, Police Day, a Spring Concert, and Mother's Day cycling race, are some of the events planned for the weekend in Greenwich.
• Ross Bambace Sr., 74, Port Chester Truck Driver _{2012-05-10, 03:00 pm}
  ... Bambace married Sharon Zeh, who predeceased him June 15, 2002. Bambace was a retired truck driver for the town of Greenwich, Conn. He was a parishioner of the Holy Rosary Church. He is survived by a daughter, Robin Allain, of Port Chester; two sons, ...