08/21/12 The Raw Greenwich Newsfeed

This Just In To The Greenwich Roundup Newsroom...

• Longtime EG Real Estate Co. Changes Hands, Keeps Local Flavor _{2012-08-21, 06:11 am}
  ... admits he wasn't made to succeed in school, where he was far more interested in being the best-known kid at East Greenwich High School than getting good grades. "My favorite part of high school was the social part," he said in an interview last week ...
• Greenwich Ranked Top-Earning, 'Best Place To Live' _{2012-08-21, 05:48 am}
  Greenwich is not only one of the nation's top-earning towns, it's also one of the best places to live in the U.S., according to CNNMoney.
• Animal Control: Late Summer Sees Bat Influx _{2012-08-21, 05:22 am}
  ... nose or eyes or has an cut, it can get in," said Kleinschmitt.A KleinschmittA cited the 1995 case of a 13-year-old Greenwich girl who had not come into any known or apparent contact with a bat, but had been infected with bat rabies and died just two ...
• Kings Food Markets Moving Into Old Greenwich _{2012-08-21, 04:46 am}
  The company, which has 24 stores in New Jersey and New York, has acquired the site of Porricelli's Market at 26 Arcadia Road in Old Greenwich.
• Weevils making a dent in invasive vine growth, officials say _{2012-08-21, 03:11 am}
  A group of scientists will spread out around the state in the next week to see whether countless tiny weevils have turned the tide against a fast-growing invasive vine that was first spotted in the state 12 years ago in northwest Greenwich.
• First lady praises Greenwich girl at 'state dinner' _{2012-08-21, 12:18 am}
  First lady Michelle Obama praised Greenwich student Betsy Da Silva at a White House luncheon Monday for the turkey wrap she created as part of a healthy food competition for kids.
• Off-Beat Players Bring URINETOWN to American Theatre of Actors, 8/21 _{2012-08-20, 10:29 pm}
  Greenwich, Connecticut's Off-Beat Players will present a one night only performance of Urinetown by special arrangement with The Araca Group Tuesday August 21 at The American Theatre of Actors, where Urinetown made its Off-Broadway debut in 2001.
• Anthony Tedesco, 84, Port Chester Mechanic _{2012-08-20, 10:00 pm}
  ... years. Tedesco is survived by his wife, Anna; a daughter, Nella (Louis) Larizza; a son, Joseph (Karen) Tedesco, of Greenwich, Conn.; and seven grandchildren. A brother, John Tedesco, died in 2011; and a sister, Santa, died in 2012. Calling hours are ...
• Scientists, weevils battle invasive vine _{2012-08-20, 09:34 pm}
  North Greenwich 30 Aug 2001 - The berries of "mile a minute" plant that is overtaking other plants and vegetation.
• West Hartford Earns Spot on List of America's Best Places to Live _{2012-08-20, 08:16 pm}
  ... the top 10 locations featured in a segment of NBC's " Today Show ." West Hartford was ranked #72. Fairfield (#64), Greenwich (#29), and Hamden (#54) were the only other Connecticut towns on the list. Carmel, IN, earned the top rating for 2012. "They ...
• Jerry Brosnahan, 60, Formerly Of Greenwich _{2012-08-20, 08:00 pm}
  Born Feb. 29, 1952, in Greenwich, he was the son of the late Jerry and Blanche Spizoski Brosnahan.
• Littlejohn Promotes Greenwood, Michaud to VP _{2012-08-20, 07:54 pm}
  ... Greenwood and Brian Michaud to Vice President. Previously, both were senior associates that joined Littlejohn, a Greenwich, Conn.-based PE firm, in 2007. Littlejohn & Co., LLC, a private investment firm based in Greenwich, CT, announced today the ...
• Tires, rims stolen from luxury cars in Greenwich _{2012-08-20, 07:51 pm}
  Thieves struck two West Putnam Avenue lots Wednesday evening, making off with two sets of tires and rims from high-end vehicles in what police are calling a larceny spree.
• DreamWorks Animation Chooses Blue Sky Studios Owner Fox For Distribution Deal _{2012-08-20, 07:27 pm}
  ... Katzenberg said that he was confidant that joining forces with Fox, which has its own animation hit maker in Greenwich-based Blue Sky Studios, will help the studio become the number one distributor in the world. "The one real difference here with ...
• Reader Submitted: Real Estate Market Heating up? _{2012-08-20, 07:10 pm}
  ... ), has s signed 8 Buyer-Side Purchase contracts within 13 days. BuyCT.com has existed for 17 years, has offices in Greenwich and Farmington , and has completed transactions for buyers in 93 Connecticut towns.
• Greenwich Ranks 29th on Money Magazine's 'Best Places to Live' _{2012-08-20, 06:52 pm}
  Citing the town's high per capita income, great beaches and close proximity to New York City, Money magazine has ranked Greenwich 29th in its 2012 "Best Places to Live" list.
• CNN Ranks Bethesda As Nation's 'Top Earning' Town _{2012-08-20, 06:11 pm}
  ... of several released by CNN as part of its study of America's best places to live. TheA No. 2A top-earning town-- Greenwich, Conn. -- has a median income of $167,502. Nearby Ashburn, VA, came in atA No. 6A with a median income of $146,093. Families ...
• Fairfield Named One Of 100 Best Places To Live _{2012-08-20, 05:52 pm}
  ... other factors. Carmel, Indiana came in first place. Fairfield was one of four Connecticut towns to make the list. Greenwich led the state at No. 29, followed by Hamden (No. 54), Fairfield and West Hartford (No. 72). See Fairfield's entry here . ...
• peHUB Second Opinion 8.20 _{2012-08-20, 05:49 pm}
  ... Greenwood and Brian Michaud to Vice President. Previously, both were senior associates that joined Littlejohn, a Greenwich, Conn.-based PE firm, in 2007. USI Insurance Services , which is backed by GS Capital Partners , has closed its buy of ...
• Volunteers help Flowers for Patients program blossom _{2012-08-17, 03:00 am}
  ... day. "I think it is so fabulous because otherwise these flowers would be thrown away," said Kramer, who lived in Greenwich before moving to Westport. "And when I see the joy that it gives the patients ... they are just flabbergasted they are able to ...