UPDATED: Greenwich girls beat New Canaan behind strong defensive effort

Greenwich high school's Jenny Cespedes goes up for a shot against New Canaan high school's Elizabeth Miller in girls basketball game played at Greenwich high school, Greenwich, CT on Wednesday December 5th, 2012.

http://www.newcanaannewsonline.com/news/article/Greenwich-girls-beat-New-Canaan-behind-strong-4094794.php

A tribute to 'The Sultan of Greenwich'

Greenwich resident Marianne Thompson-Hillmer celebrates Halloween 2011 with her dog JosA , who is dressed as the "Sultan of Greenwich" in a gold plumed turban, saddled on top of his camel, Greta, a 165-pound Irish wolfhound.

http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/news/article/A-tribute-to-The-Sultan-of-Greenwich-4094258.php

For Reiner Residence work: Local project nets Jones top designer honor

Wilton-based landscape designer Brandon Jones was recently named the 2012 International Landscape Designer of the Year by the Association of Professional Landscape Designers for his winning project, Reiner Residence, which is located in Greenwich.

http://www.greenwich-post.com/online/daily-featured/local-news/101626-for-reiner-residence-work-local-project-nets-jones-top-designer-honor.html

Experienced New Canaan girls basketball team looks to move on without Mannelly

... The New Canaan girls basketball team officially begins a new era on Wednesday when it opens the season at Greenwich. The Rams will play their first game without Sarah Mannelly , who graduated as one of the best female athletes to ever come through ...

http://www.newcanaannewsonline.com/news/article/Experienced-New-Canaan-girls-basketball-team-4094171.php

Tree Falls On Merritt Parkway In Greenwich; Blocks Traffic

GREENWICH, Conn. A tree fell on the Merritt Parkway in Greenwich just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, causing traffic to back up for more than two miles.

http://fairfield.dailyvoice.com/news/tree-falls-merritt-parkway-greenwich-blocks-traffic

W.R. Berkley Names President of B F Re Underwriters in Stamford, Conn.

Greenwich, Conn.-headquartered W.R. Berkley Corp. announced Gregory A. Douglas has been named president of its B F Re Underwriters unit.

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2012/12/05/272874.htm

Greens Farms Boys Basketball Sets High Goals

... this season, and are determined to reach them. "We're playing a little bit with a chip on our shoulder,'' said Greenwich's Hunter Eggers, a senior who scored a game-high 21 points in a season-opening 75-60 win over St. Luke's on Monday. "We want the ...

http://norwalk.dailyvoice.com/sports/greens-farms-boys-basketball-sets-high-goals

Will mortgage interest deductions get pushed off "fiscal cliff?"

... this battle. The average price of a home in Manhattan is roughly $1 million, and the average so far this year in Greenwich is more than $2 million. Even our median is more than $1.3 million. An 80 percent mortgage loan on $1.3 million is more than ...

http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/opinion/article/Will-mortgage-interest-deductions-get-pushed-off-4093732.php

Brunswick hockey hopes player commitment leads to championship

The Brunswick hockey team captains Gryphon Richardson, right, and Peter Khoury at Hartong Rink in Greenwich, Conn., Dec.

http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/sports/article/Brunswick-hockey-hopes-player-commitment-leads-to-4087973.php

Helpful hints for a healthy holiday

... Moran , LCSW, is a clinical social worker at Family Centers , Inc, which serves New Canaan, Darien, Stamford and Greenwich. He provides psychotherapy for children, adolescents and their families and runs after school support groups for middle and ...

http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/opinion/article/Helpful-hints-for-a-healthy-holiday-4093733.php

Town government up close

Old Greenwich School third graders recently visited Greenwich's Town Hall as part of their social studies curriculum.

http://www.greenwich-post.com/online/daily-featured/local-news/101625-town-government-up-close.html

Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck dead at age 91

Dave Brubeck , a jazz musician who attained pop-star acclaim with recordings such as "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk," died Wednesday morning at Norwalk Hospital, in Norwalk, Conn., said his longtime manager-producer-conductor Russell Gloyd.

http://www.courant.com/news/breaking/chi-dave-brubeck-dead-20121205,0,5753383.column

[UPDATE] Missing Greenwich Teen

UPDATE : A Greenwich, CT, boy missing since Saturday has returned home and is safe, according to Greenwich Police.

http://rye.patch.com/articles/update-missing-greenwich-teen

Missing Greenwich Teen Found Safe

GREENWICH, Conn. Update, 12/5, 8:45 a.m.: Greenwich teen Jeremy O'Connell, who was declared missing by Greenwich Police on Tuesday, has returned unhurt, according to Lt.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/missing-greenwich-teen-found-safe

Tick Tock Naturalsa Organic Insect Repellent Selected a "Best...

... . The insect repellent is also being rolled out for sale at select retail locations in the U.S., the first being Greenwich Health Mart in Greenwich, Connecticut, with other locations to follow in the coming year. The insect repellent is also ...

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20121205005824/en/TICK-TOCK-Naturals%E2%84%A2-Organic-Insect-Repellent-Selected

Tick Tock Naturalsa Organic Insect Repellent Selected a "Best...

... . The insect repellent is also being rolled out for sale at select retail locations in the U.S., the first being Greenwich Health Mart in Greenwich, Connecticut, with other locations to follow in the coming year. The insect repellent is also ...

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20121205005815&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

License Plate Reader Back on Selectmen's Radar

... Already in use by departments in numerous other Fairfield County towns, including Darien, Fairfield , Wilton and Greenwich, the readers enable patrol officers to digitally "scan" the license plates of other cars on the road in "real time," as the ...

http://newcanaan.patch.com/articles/license-plate-reader-back-on-selectmen-s-radar

Greenwich HS Students Recognized by National Merit Scholarship Program

The National Merit Scholarship Program has named 51 Greenwich High School students for outstanding performance in the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test .

http://greenwich.patch.com/articles/ghs-students-recognized-by-national-merit-scholarship-program

Tesei, Theis Announce Re-election Bids

It seems as though the presidential and state elections were eons ago. But it's just a month after the elections that saw President Obama reelected and Greenwich continuing its century-old tradition of sending an all-Republican delegation to the state house in Hartford, and now the local pols have drawn the line in the sand.

http://greenwich.patch.com/articles/tesei-theis-announce-re-election-bids

Housing Authority Looks To Grow Its Stock

The Greenwich Housing Authority is seeking Board of Selectmen approval of municipal improvement request on a plan to buy three multi-family homes in Cos Cob.

http://greenwich.patch.com/articles/housing-authority-looks-to-grow-its-stock

World Champion Pizza Maker Pushes Pies In Greenwich

GREENWICH, Conn. The best pizza in the world isn't made in Italy, Chicago, New York City or New Haven.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/business/world-champion-pizza-maker-pushes-pies-greenwich

Frances Fogarty, 82, Longtime Greenwich Resident

... of Business and Commerce. In 1951, she married James F. Fogarty Jr. They lived in Cincinnati, New York City and Greenwich, where they raised two daughters. When she divorced in 1967, Fogarty became an executive assistant with S&K Sales Company, GTE ...

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/frances-fogarty-82-longtime-greenwich-resident