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Monday, December 30, 2013

Animals, hermits among odd 2013 New England news stories

... plenty of tales of animals - and their owners - doing strange things. At the LEO Zoological Conservation Center in Greenwich, Conn., an anteater named Armani gave birth even though her male counterpart had been removed from her pen long before her ...

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20131230-NEWS-312300314

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Toughness, leadership, consistency -- these are the characteristics Jamie Kockenmeister has displayed each game for the Greenwich High School girls basketball team, which has followed the lead of its tri-captain.

http://m.dariennewsonline.com/sports/article/Greenwich-girls-basketball-team-tops-Darien-for-5102956.php

Animals, hermits among odd 2013 New England news

Archie, a baby male giant anteater, clings to his mother's back at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center in Greenwich, Friday, May 10, 2013.

http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/crime/article/Animals-hermits-among-odd-2013-New-England-news-5099732.php

Greenwich girls basketball team tops Darien for LaVista title

Darien's Avery Maley, left, and Julia Cornacchia battle Greenwich's Jamie Kockenmeister for the ball during the championship final of the 19th annual Tony LaVista Basketball Tournament at New Canaan High School in New Canaan, Conn., on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013.

http://www.dariennewsonline.com/sports/article/Greenwich-girls-basketball-team-tops-Darien-for-5102956.php

CT Man Arrested In Connection With Deadly Accident Near N.Y. Border

GREENWICH, Conn. A Ridgefield, Conn., man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident early Saturday that killed a Middlebury woman, police said.

http://armonk.dailyvoice.com/news/ridgefield-man-arrested-connection-deadly-greenwich-accident

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The art of storytelling and the art of making music will come together in Greenwich this weekend when two acclaimed performers tell the tale of one of the world's most recognizable pachyderms.

http://m.newstimes.com/news/article/Young-persons-concert-in-Greenwich-celebrates-5102601.php

Ridgefield Man Arrested In Connection With Deadly Greenwich Accident

GREENWICH, Conn. A Ridgefield, Conn., man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident early Saturday that killed a Middlebury woman, police said.

http://darien.dailyvoice.com/news/ridgefield-man-arrested-connection-deadly-greenwich-accident

Young persons concert in Greenwich celebrates literary mainstay

New York City-based pianist Jeewon Park will join narrator Benjamin Luxon for a free presentation of Francis Poulenc's "Story of Babar the Elephant," on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Greenwich Library.

http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Young-persons-concert-in-Greenwich-celebrates-5102601.php

Longtime lunchtime theater series launches 12th season in January

Tom Zingarelli of New Haven, Conn., is among the performers that will be featured during Play With Your Food's January 2013 productions in Westport, Fairfield and Greenwich.

http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Longtime-lunchtime-theater-series-launches-12th-5102573.php

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Tom Zingarelli of New Haven, Conn., is among the performers that will be featured during Play With Your Food's January 2013 productions in Westport, Fairfield and Greenwich.

http://m.ctpost.com/news/article/Longtime-lunchtime-theater-series-launches-12th-5102573.php

Ridgefield Man Arrested In Connection With Deadly Greenwich Accident

GREENWICH, Conn. A Ridgefield man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident early Saturday that killed a Middlebury woman, police said.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/news/ridgefield-man-arrested-connection-deadly-greenwich-accident

2013: The year New England got weird

... plenty of tales of animals - and their owners - doing strange things. At the LEO Zoological Conservation Center in Greenwich, Conn., an anteater named Armani gave birth even though her male counterpart had been removed from her pen long before her ...

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/2013-the-year-new-england-got-weird/

Remembering Meghan Beebe: 'Heaven Was Given a Beautiful Angel'

... profile photo to a picture of his daughter, Meghan. It was a day after she was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Greenwich . The photo of the 21-year-old quickly garnered more than 100 likes and dozens of comments from friends who extended their ...

http://wilton.patch.com/groups/obituaries/p/remembering-meghan-beebe-heaven-was-given-a-beautiful-angel_d523c36b-wilton

Northbound Hutchinson River Parkway Now Cleared In Rye Brook

The northbound Hutchinson River Parkway between Ridge Street and King Street in Rye Brook near the Greenwich, Conn., border reopened Monday afternoon after one lane was blocked four hours as a result of a tractor trailer hitting the overpass.

http://harrison.dailyvoice.com/news/northbound-hutchinson-river-parkway-now-cleared-rye-brook

Young Woman Dragged, Killed in Greenwich Hit-And-Run

By Barbara Heins A 21-year-old Middlebury woman was struck by a car and killed in a hit-and-run accident in the Byram section of Greenwich and killed.

http://northbranford.patch.com/groups/around-connecticut/p/young-woman-killed-in-greenwich-hitandrun-northbranford

Police ID Car Involved in Fatal Greenwich Hit-and-Run Crash

Updated: 4:53 p.m., Dec. 29. Greenwich Police say they determined the type of car involved in the weekend hit-and-run which crash which killed a 21-year-old college student in Byram.

http://greenwich.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/woman-is-victim-of-early-morning-greenwich-hitandrun-crash

Ridgefield Resident Charged in Fatal Crash

... stopped briefly and then drove away, dragging the victim who was caught beneath the car for four blocks. According Greenwich Police spokesman Lt. Kraig Gray, Vyacheslav Cherepov, 26, of Ridgefield, was arrested late Sunday, Dec. 29, hours after ...

http://ridgefield.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/ridgefield-resident-charged-in-fatal-crash

Alejandro Estrada Of Port Chester, 82

... ridgeport, CT 06606) with funeral services held on Dec. 31, 2013 at 12 p.m. at Putnam Cemetery (35 Parsonage Road, Greenwich, CT 06830).

http://portchester.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/alejandro-estrada-port-chester-82

SLANT: Rhonda Lieberman

... should have, like the Forty-fourth Fluxus Ice Cream Cone Lick-Off Detroit, Michigan July 4th, 1976 , 2013 and The Greenwich, CT. Ab-Ex'es Annual, Nov. 8-10, 1974 , 2013. Leibowitz makes it look easy to reconcile zippy dA cor with aspirational ...

http://www.artforum.com/slant/id=44591

Friends Remember Greenwich Crash Victim: 'Heaven Was Given a Beautiful Angel'

... profile photo to a picture of his daughter, Meghan. It was a day after she was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Greenwich . The photo of the 21-year-old quickly garnered more than 100 likes and dozens of comments from friends who extended their ...

http://greenwich.patch.com/groups/obituaries/p/friends-remember-greenwich-crash-victim-heaven-was-given-a-beautiful-angel

Remembering Meghan Beebe: 'Heaven Was Given a Beautiful Angel'

... profile photo to a picture of his daughter, Meghan. It was a day after she was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Greenwich . The photo of the 21-year-old quickly garnered more than 100 likes and dozens of comments from friends who extended their ...

http://woodbury-middlebury.patch.com/groups/obituaries/p/remembering-meghan-beebe-heaven-was-given-a-beautiful-angel

Remembering the Greenwich Hit-And-Run Victim: 'Heaven Was Given a Beautiful Angel'

... profile photo to a picture of his daughter, Meghan. It was a day after she was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Greenwich . The photo of the 21-year-old quickly garnered more than 100 likes and dozens of comments from friends who extended their ...

http://tolland.patch.com/groups/around-connecticut/p/remembering-the-greenwich-hitandrun-victim-heaven-was-given-a-beautiful-angel-tolland

Remembering Meghan Beebe: 'Heaven Was Given a Beautiful Angel'

Late Sunday night, Richard Beebe changed his Facebook profile photo to a picture of his daughter, Meghan, just one day after she was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Greenwich .

http://southbury.patch.com/groups/obituaries/p/remembering-meghan-beebe-heaven-was-given-a-beautiful-angel-southbury

Cask Republic: For Brew Connoisseurs

... in Christian Burns's stable, which includes Cask Republic in New Haven and the Gingerman in South Norwalk and Greenwich. The restaurant is for the serious connoisseur of brewing, of craft and traditional European beers and plans to offer more than ...

http://www.ctnow.com/food-drink/restaurants/hc-cask-republic-profile-0102-20140102,0,1669267.story

Stratasys makes holiday bet on new MakerBot stores

... the holidays. It's still too early to see whether the move has paid off, but CNBC reports that the new stores (in Greenwich, Conn., and Boston) are having the desired effect: Bringing in shoppers who are unfamiliar with 3-D printing but enthusiastic ...

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/morning_roundup/2013/12/stratasys-makes-holiday-bet-on-new.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_twincities+%28Minneapolis+%2F+St.+Paul+Business+Journal%29

XPO Closes Purchase of Landstar Freight Auction Site

... ranks No. 9 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers. XPO, based in Greenwich, Conn., ranks No. 45 on the Transport Topics Logistics Top 50 list of the largest logistics companies in the North America.

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=33802

DeMet's Candy Co. sold to Turkish food company

... seeking comment to the company's headquarters in Stamford, Conn., which referred calls to Brynwood Partners in Greenwich, Conn. "We are delighted to announce the divestiture of DeMet's Candy," Hendrik J. Hartong III, a senior managing partner at ...

http://www.pressconnects.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressconnects.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013312300019%26nclick_check%3D1

Help Wanted: Available Jobs in the Greenwich Area

... looking for a new job, or even a second job - check out the list of local job openings below. More can be found on Greenwich Patch's jobs category . The Town of Greenwich is hiring a Commercial Real Estate Appraiser . The deadline to apply for the ...

http://greenwich.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/help-wanted-jobs-available-in-the-greenwich-area

Immaculate anteater conception and beer-fed turkeys among odd 2013 New England stories

... plenty of tales of animals - and their owners - doing strange things. At the LEO Zoological Conservation Center in Greenwich, Conn., an anteater named Armani gave birth even though her male counterpart had been removed from her pen long before her ...

http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/world-news/immaculate-anteater-conception-and-beer-fed-turkeys-among-odd-2013-new-england-stories.html

Yvonne Kirshaw, 76, Former Old Greenwich Resident

... Kirshaw in 1957 and moved to Montreal, Quebec where she raised her four children. The family relocated to Old Greenwich, Connecticut in 1976. She graduated from the New York Botanical garden with a degree in Master Gardening. She was a member of the ...

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/yvonne-kirshaw-76-former-old-greenwich-resident

Northbound Hutchinson River Parkway Lane Blocked In Rye Brook

One lane of the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway between Ridge Street and King Street in Rye Brook near the Greenwich, Conn., border is blocked Monday morning at 7:45 a.m. as a result of a tractor trailer hitting the overpass.

http://scarsdale.dailyvoice.com/news/northbound-hutchinson-river-parkway-lane-blocked-rye-brook

J. Burr Bartram, Jr., 79, Former Greenwich Resident

... in the U.S. Navy from 1953 to 1955. He was a member and trustee of Indian Harbor Yacht Club, while residing in Greenwich, Conn., until 1976. He resided in Marion, Mass., from 1976 to 1996. He was a resident of Middletown, R.I., from 1996 to 2001. In ...

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/j-burr-bartram-jr-79-former-greenwich-resident

Frank Paul Robotti, 90, Longtime Greenwich Resident

Frank Paul Robotti, a former resident of Darien and a longtime resident of Greenwich, died Wednesday, Dec. 25. He was 90. Robotti was born Feb. 1, 1923, in Bronx, N.Y.; son of Paul and Maria Robotti.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/frank-paul-robotti-90-longtime-greenwich-resident

A frank discussion with former first lady of France

... financial and logistical help to organizations that support women's causes. Today, she is firmly rooted in Greenwich and New York City (as the wife of Richard Attias , a `global influencer and strategic communication adviser') and has written a new ...

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/A-frank-discussion-with-former-first-lady-of-5100867.php

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... financial and logistical help to organizations that support women's causes. Today, she is firmly rooted in Greenwich and New York City (as the wife of Richard Attias, a `global influencer and strategic communication adviser') and has written a new ...

http://m.ctpost.com/news/article/A-frank-discussion-with-former-first-lady-of-5100867.php