Greenwich Roundup: Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Climbing the Ladder of Success

... to the top. I know of one unfortunate young man who missed out on the chance to attend a top-flight nursery in Greenwich, Connecticut because his parents did not come to the initial interview dressed properly. He had to settle for a public facility. ...

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fighting-fear/201306/climbing-the-ladder-success

Most expensive homes in U.S. top $100 million

... to a compilation assembled by Forbes. Topping the list at $190 million is Copper Beech Farm on 50 acres in Greenwich, Conn. The 1980s French Renaissance-style home of 13,519 square feet sits on the waterfront. In Los Angeles' Holmby Hills area, ...

http://www.siliconvalley.com/latest-headlines/ci_23487221/most-expensive-homes-u-s-top-100-million

Cloudy With a Chance of Melee? Famous Weatherman's Wife Allegedly Attacked His Manhood

Channel 7 Meteorologist Bill Evans claims that his wife, Dana, scratched his testicles during an epic brawl on May 4 at their Greenwich, CT home, according to an affidavit obtained by The New York Post .

http://observer.com/2013/06/bill-evans-wife-attack-weatherman/

WABC Meteorologist, Wife Have Conflicting Versions of Domestic Dispute

... Post takes a look at the two accounts of the incident, which began with an argument about moving cars in their Greenwich, Conn., driveway: "Dana began to insult him in front of their children and told him that he does not live there nor is he wanted ...

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/wabc-meteorologist-wife-have-conflicting-versions-of-domestic-dispute_b94552

BWW Reviews: as You Like it in Rowayton

... who is always looking for more challenging work. Her articles and photos have appeared in Connecticut Magazine, Greenwich Magazine, Stamford Plus, The Advocate, Greenwich Time, The Minuteman, Connecticut Jewish Ledger, The Jewish Chronicle, The ...

http://ct.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Reviews-AS-YOU-LIKE-IT-in-Rowayton-20130619

Lessons learned: A tribute to teachers

Donna Spellman is Family Centers' director of self-sufficiency and independent living. With offices in Greenwich, Stamford, Darien and New Canaan, Family Centers is a United Way, Darien Community Fund and New Canaan Community Foundation partner ...

http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/opinion/articleGallery/Lessons-learned-A-tribute-to-teachers-4609729.php

Lessons learned: A tribute to teachers

TWA Flight 800: Crash theories abounded in 1996

... responsible, said Mac McClellan, editor in chief of Flying, the nation's largest aviation periodical, based in Greenwich, Conn. McClellan said jets don't explode on their own because, contrary to popular opinion, today's jet fuel does not explode. ...

http://www.lohud.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lohud.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013130619005%26nclick_check%3D1

BWW Reviews: the Show-Off in Westport Will Have You Ribbing Your Neighbors

... hair even looked rather orange.) The audience hears him before he's even on stage, and he conjures up images of a Greenwich family that founded Bernie Madoff's biggest feeder fund. They, too, were load, boastful and misrepresented themselves. ...

http://ct.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Reviews-THE-SHOW-OFF-in-Westport-Will-Have-You-Ribbing-Your-Neighbors-20130619

Teacher charged in threat call

A troubled Greenwich middle school teacher was ordered into mental health treatment and prohibited from going near her school after police said she left a message on a colleague's phone threatening to "shoot up" the facility.

http://www.norwalkcitizenonline.com/news/article/Teacher-charged-in-threat-call-4609486.php

Guiding Eyes for the Blind's Golf Classic with NY Giants Quarterback...

... June 9, and Monday, June 10, at the Mount Kisco Country Club in Mount Kisco, NY and Fairview Country Club in Greenwich, CT. NY Giants Quarterback and seven-time Guiding Eyes for the Blind Golf Classic host Eli Manning with Guiding Eyes dog Taft at ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10843549.htm

Moore to Tudor Said to Stay With Japan Amid Best Start Since ?09

... probably climb higher, while the yen may not weaken much further, they said. His Tudor Investment Corp., based in Greenwich, Connecticut, oversees $13.5 billion. Bacon's Moore Global Investment Fund was up 11 percent year-to-date as of June 7 after ...

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MOK1PD6S972L01-69RN081QO93LR15LOGIT5E0ULT

Sounds like team spirit: Greenwich resident plays with UConn Pep Band at NCAA finals

Greenwich resident Joe Williamson, left, is a member of the UConn Pep Band. A clarinetist, Williamson made the trip with to the band to support the Huskies basketball team in their pursuit of a national championship at the NCAA finals in Houston.

http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/news/article/Sounds-like-team-spirit-Greenwich-resident-plays-1327328.php

Latest Poll: GOP's Tom Foley Leads Gov. Malloy, 43 Percent To 40 Percent

... Dannel P. Malloy by 43 percent to 40 percent in the latest Quinnipiac Poll released on Wednesday morning. Foley, a Greenwich millionaire, narrowly lost to Malloy in 2010 in the closest gubernatorial election in Connecticut in more than 50 years. ...

http://www.courant.com/news/breaking/hc-latest-poll-gops-tom-foley-leads-gov-malloy-by-43-percent-to-40-percent-20130619,0,2458277.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Courant%2FTravel+%28courant.com+-+TRAVEL%29

Nine Greenwich Girl Scouts Earn Gold Awards

Nine Greenwich Girl Scouts recently earned their Gold Awards, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting given to high school girls.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/nine-greenwich-girl-scouts-earn-gold-awards

Stamford Marathoner Runs In Vermont To Help Greenwich's Family Centers

When Stamford's Bill Brucker, communication director of Greenwich-based Family Centers , stood on the starting line at last month's KeyBank Vermont City Marathon, he was greeted with 35-degree temperatures, driving rain and wind.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/sports/stamford-marathoner-runs-vermont-help-greenwichs-family-centers

Old Lyme moves ahead on plan for Sound View

... calls for a bike path running along Route 156 from Hartford Avenue that could link to other paths as far away as Greenwich, according to Sound View Commission Chairman Frank Pappalardo. "It's a whole shoreline effort that we're trying to put ...

http://www.theday.com/article/20130619/NWS01/306199976/-1/nws

'Ball buster' wife is teste: Weatherman claims low blow in fight

... his wife, Dana, went below the belt during the nasty fight over a set of car keys last month at their home in Old Greenwich, Conn. The husband and wife - who are in the midst of a bitter divorce - were arraigned yesterday on charges of assault and ...

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ball_buster_wife_is_teste_ICJy91dMcvS9uesbPHKW3O?

Report: Scores of bridges need repair

... bridges on Interstate 95 include a span in Stamford near exit 8, the Indian Field Road overpass near exit 4 in Greenwich and the bridge between Exits 15 and 16 in Norwalk. On Interstate 84, a ramp at the intersection with Route 7 is also on the ...

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Report-Dozens-of-state-bridges-need-repair-4608483.php