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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Obama Will Likely Fly Into Westchester For Upcoming Greenwich Fundraiser

The event in Greenwich, Conn., is set for Oct. 7 at the Conyers Farm estate of Richard and Ellen Schapps Richman, who hosted Obama at a 2010 fundraiser, Hearst said. Obama is likely to fly into Westchester Airport in White Plains for this latest visit to the area.

http://tarrytown.dailyvoice.com/news/obama-will-likely-fly-westchester-upcoming-greenwich-fundraiser

Naugatuck Police Department Adds a New Officer

The Naugatuck Police Department is happy to welcome Officer Patrick O'Connor to the force, according to the Police Department's Facebook page. Officer O'Connor grew up in a law enforcement family, as his dad has been a highly respected police officer in the town of Greenwich for over thirty years Officer O'Connor is a graduate of Greenwich High school and Southern Connecticut State University.

http://patch.com/connecticut/naugatuck/naugatuck-police-department-adds-new-officer-0?

Urstadt Biddle sells Springfield, Mass., mall for $31 million

Urstadt Biddle Properties, a Greenwich-based real estate investment trust, said it has sold a 328,000 square-foot retail shopping mall in Springfield, Massachusetts, known as the "Five Town Plaza Shopping Center," for $31 million in cash. The property was sold to an institutional real estate company, and Urstadt Biddle will use the proceeds of the sale to repay existing debt, it said in a statement after markets closed on Thursday.

http://www.newstimes.com/business/article/Urstadt-Biddle-sells-Springfield-Mass-mall-for-5781121.php

Destination Greenwich -- President Obama To Headline Democratic Fundraiser Next Month

The president has spent part of this week in New York City, addressing the United Nations General Assembly. And now he's apparently penciled in on his calendar, plans to come to backcountry Greenwich for an Oct. 7 fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, according to Hearst Connecticut Media Group.

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/destination-greenwich--president-obama-headline-democratic-fundraiser-next-month?

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... Hohenbuchau Collection from: Liechtenstein, the Princely Collections" of Vienna, Austria. It will be on exhibit in Greenwich through April 12, and then move to the Cincinnati (Ohio) Art Museum. During last week's press tour, museum Executive ...

http://m.ctpost.com/news/article/Bruce-Museum-s-Splendor-exhibit-fit-for-a-king-5780920.php

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Announces Completion of Sale of Five...

... reverse exchange, the down-leg of which was the recently completed purchase of two retail properties in Greenwich, Connecticut for a purchase price of $47.4 million. The company will use the proceeds of the sale to repay existing borrowings on its ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20140925006271/en

Bruce Museum's 'Splendor' exhibit fit for a king

Jan van Goyen's "A River Landscape with a Parish Church," 1651, is featured in "Northern Baroque Splendor" at the Bruce Museum, Greenwich, through April 12, 2015. Photo: Contributed Photo Jacob Jordaens' 17th-century "Portrait of a Musician with his Muse" is featured in "Northern Baroque Splendor" at the Bruce Museum, Greenwich, through April 12, 2015.

http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/articleGallery/Bruce-Museum-s-Splendor-exhibit-fit-for-a-king-5780920.php

Best of Fall: Apple picking

... on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Silverman Farm came in second place in our "Best Of Fall" poll. Elena Higgins, 7, of Greenwich, shows her family her picks at Silverman's Farm in Easton, Conn. on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013. Photo: BK Angeletti, B.K. ...

http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/articleGallery/BEST-OF-FALL-Apple-picking-5780361.php

Greenwich Reads Together Program Receives State Humanities Grant

Greenwich Library announced that it has received a $1,500 grant from the Connecticut Humanities in support of Greenwich Reads Together. The grant will fund Greenwich Reads Together programming in October 2014 including an author visit, an examination of politics and the Olympics and a film, as well as numerous discussion groups for children, teens and adults.

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/greenwich-reads-together-program-receives-state-humanities-grant-0?

Healthy Wilson poised to thrive under new coach in Nashville

... Tuesday night, Laviolette gave Wilson plenty of ice time and the young man who calls himself "a Winnipegger from Greenwich, Conn.," played a terrific game. Of course, it doesn't hurt that he's heading into the 2014-15 season as healthy as he's been ...

http://mytoba.ca/sports/healthy-wilson-poised-to-thrive-under-new-coach-in-nashville/

visit|article-5780096|interleaved-1461444-tab3|1Rams field hockey falls to Darien

... needed to be a little more reassured in our game." Darien will return to the field Tuesday for a home game against Greenwich at 4:30 p.m. New Canaan will next travel to Stamford on Saturday at 10 a.m. Goals: D -- Marissa Baker 3, Olivia Hoyda, Kat ...

http://m.newcanaannewsonline.com/sports/article/Darien-field-hockey-survives-second-half-scare-at-5780096.php

Greenwich man accused of racial slurs over ticket

Police say a Greenwich man who was issued a ticket over a parking spot used racial slurs against an officer and said he was singled out because he's white. The Advocate of Stamford reports that David G. Liebenguth was arrested Sept.

http://wtnh.com/2014/09/25/greenwich-man-accused-of-racial-slurs-over-ticket/

Rams field hockey falls short in comeback against Darien

... needed to be a little more reassured in our game." Darien will return to the field Tuesday for a home game against Greenwich at 4:30 p.m. New Canaan will next travel to Stamford on Saturday at 10 a.m. Goals: D -- Marissa Baker 3, Olivia Hoyda, Kat ...

http://www.newcanaannewsonline.com/sports/article/Darien-field-hockey-survives-second-half-scare-at-5780096.php

Greenwich Casts A Wary Eye Upon Plan to Build Merritt Parkway Trail

A state plan to build a multi-use trail that would span the entire 37.5 miles of the Merritt Parkway, stretching from the New York State border in Greenwich to the Sikorsky Bridge and Housatonic River in Stratford is raising concerns among Greenwich residents and town officials. According to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the trail would primarily be located within the undeveloped highway right-of-way, utilizing the wooded buffer that exists between the road-way and abutting properties.

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/greenwich-casts-wary-eye-upon-plan-build-merritt-parkway-trail-0?

Wave field hockey survives second-half scare at New Canaan

... needed to be a little more reassured in our game." Darien will return to the field Tuesday for a home game against Greenwich at 4:30 p.m. New Canaan will next travel to Stamford on Saturday at 10 a.m. Goals: D -- Marissa Baker 3, Olivia Hoyda, Kat ...

http://www.dariennewsonline.com/sports/article/Darien-field-hockey-survives-second-half-scare-at-5780098.php

Foley releases urban agenda; Democrats say parts of it are plagiarized

In the first extensive public policy press conference of his second run for governor, Republican Tom Foley released an urban agenda Wednesday that echoes or revises long-tried policies on housing, crime and jobs, while imposing a strict "marketplace" standard on failing urban schools. Foley, 62, a Greenwich businessman who was stunned by the decisive urban turnout in support of Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in their first race four years ago, pledged a year ago that he would compete in the cities by addressing urban issues after a period of conversation and fact-finding.

http://www.theday.com/article/20140925/NWS12/140929841/1047/rss01

Laura G. Golden, 38; Daughter of Greenwich Residents

... and her unique reinvention of the English language. Laura is survived by her parents, Paul and Ellen Golden of Greenwich; sister, Catherine Golden, nephews Terrell, Jayden and Malachi all of Snellville, GA, and her partner, Deborah Chamberlain of ...

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/laura-g-golden-38-daughter-greenwich-residents-0?

Rye Police Arrest Three For Passing Fake $100s

... neighboring villages, according to Lt. Craig. Similar arrests for counterfeiting phony $100s were made in March in Greenwich as well as in Rye Brook in 2011.

http://portchester.dailyvoice.com/news/rye-police-arrest-three-passing-fake-100s

visit|article-5779696|mobile_blockstates_tab-25735|1Commercial filmed in Fairfield

... on a two-family home right next to the Ash Creek open space. The production company, Standard Directors based Greenwich, was in town Tuesday and Wednesday to film a commercial for health insurance company, ConnectiCare, according to location manager ...

http://m.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/news/article/A-healthy-look-at-Fairfield-through-ad-maker-s-5779696.php

Commercial filmed in Fairfield

... on a two-family home right next to the Ash Creek open space. The production company, Standard Directors based Greenwich, was in town Tuesday and Wednesday to film a commercial for health insurance company, ConnectiCare, according to location manager ...

http://www.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/news/article/A-healthy-look-at-Fairfield-through-ad-maker-s-5779696.php

Helga Garofalo, 93, Owned Riverside Garage And Riverside Auto Parts

... in New York briefly and has lived in Riverside for most of her life. She attended Riverside Elementary School and Greenwich High School. She worked at several places including the Electrolux Corporation. She and her husband, John, were the owners ...

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/helga-garofalo-93-owned-riverside-garage-and-riverside-auto-parts

Jean Anne Jordan, 67, Of Greenwich

... N.C. A memorial service for will be held Saturday, Sept. 27 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Michael's Church, 469 North St., Greenwich. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) by going ...

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/jean-anne-jordan-67-greenwich

Mei-jy Tung, 84, Of Greenwich, Volunteer At Christ Church

... to the United States to live closer to their daughter Lillian and her family. She volunteered at Christ Church Greenwich. Tung is survived by her daughter, Lillian Lum (Jeff); a grandson; brother, Fred Huang; sister, Hsiu-lan Huang Lu; many nephews, ...

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/mei-jy-tung-84-greenwich-volunteer-christ-church