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Monday, February 23, 2015

January, February see role reversal in Greenwich home sales

This home at 25 Pilot Rock Road in Riverside sold for $19 million last month. According to the Greenwich Association of Realtors, January's sales volumes and prices were both down in 2015 from their 2014 levels, while February is gearing up to see increases in both measures.

http://www.newstimes.com/business/article/January-February-see-role-reversal-in-Greenwich-6097306.php

January, February see role reversal in Greenwich home sales

This home at 25 Pilot Rock Road in Riverside sold for $19 million last month. According to the Greenwich Association of Realtors, January's sales volumes and prices were both down in 2015 from their 2014 levels, while February is gearing up to see increases in both measures.

http://m.ctpost.com/business/article/January-February-see-role-reversal-in-Greenwich-6097306.php

Thumbs for Tuesday, 2.24.15

... course specifically on towing tube-riders and water skiers. We're encouraged by the parents of Emily Fedorko , the Greenwich teen killed last August while tube-riding, are part of the law-drafting process. Thumbs down to the resistance in Hartford ...

http://www.ctpost.com/opinion/article/Thumbs-for-Tuesday-2-24-15-6097214.php

Committee to consider public bank bill

... State, one of 15 such efforts tracked nationally by the National Conference of State Legislatures . Ed Heflin , a Greenwich resident who lost last year as a Green Party candidate for the seat of state Sen. L. Scott Frantz , R-Greenwich and Stamford, ...

http://www.ctpost.com/business/article/Committee-to-consider-public-bank-bill-6097301.php

Tesla A Risky Buy Without Dealer Protection

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the dual engine Tesla D, a faster and all-wheel-drive version of the Model S electric sedan, on Oct. 9 at the Hawthorne Airport in Hawthorne, Calif. Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the dual engine Tesla D, a faster and all-wheel-drive version of the Model S electric sedan, on Oct. 9 at the Hawthorne Airport in Hawthorne, Calif.

http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-fleming-deny-tesla-independent-connecticut-sales-0224-20150223-story.html

Greenwich National Merit finalists most in state

Greenwich High School has 15 finalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students were honored at a Board of Education meeting on Oct. 23, 2014, at Central Middle School.

http://www.greenwichtime.com/local/articleGallery/Greenwich-National-Merit-finalists-most-in-state-6097003.php

Parts of Alaska are Warmer Than Greenwich: Our Hour-by-Hour Temperature Drop

Wind chill readings will reach as low as 20 below in some parts of the state. That strong of a wind chill can cause frostbite in just 30 minutes to exposed skin.

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/parts-alaska-are-warmer-greenwich-our-hour-hour-temperature-drop-0?

Glen Sheeran, Stamford Resident, 60

Glen H. Sheeran, a Stamford resident, died on Friday at Stamford Hospital with family and a close friend by his side. He was 60. Sheeran was a U.S. Postal Service worker in the Town of Greenwich for the past 27 years.

http://stamford.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/glen-sheeran-stamford-resident-60

Greenwich Begins Property Revaluation

... commercial and tax exempt properties. While tax exempt property owners do not pay real property tax in the Town of Greenwich, if in the sewer district they are required by Greenwich Town Charter to pay a sewer tax, based on property value. State law ...

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/greenwich-begins-property-revaluation-0?

Police looking for area bank robber

The scene Sunday afternoon outside the TD Bank Branch on Greenwich Avenue after the branch was robbed The scene Sunday afternoon outside the TD Bank Branch on Greenwich Avenue after the branch was robbed The scene Sunday afternoon outside the TD Bank Branch on Greenwich Avenue after the branch was robbed Surveillance footage of the man suspected of robbing Sunday afternoon the TD Bank branch on Greenwich Avenue Photo: Contributed Photo The suspect is described as a clean-shaven white male in his 50s. He is said to be 5 feet, 6 inches with very pale skin, blue eyes and a pointy nose.

http://www.dariennewsonline.com/local/article/Police-looking-for-Greenwich-bank-robber-6095433.php

Road Work Causes Turnpike Lane Closure in Greenwich

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is performing road work on the two-mile stretch between Exits 4 and 5 northbound. The DOT reported at 9:13 a.m. that the highway is congested between Exits 2 and 5 because the right lane is closed.

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/road-work-causes-turnpike-lane-closure-greenwich-0?

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at the Greenwich Senior Center

It'll be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, March 13 at the Greenwich Senior Center at 299 Greenwich Ave. Participants will be able to dance the day away to live entertainment with Billy Lopez and sate their appetites with the traditional St. Patrick's Day dinner that will be served up by several town officials who traditionally are the 'celebrity guest servers'.

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/celebrate-st-patricks-day-greenwich-senior-center-0?

'A Novel Affair' at Stamford's Ferguson Library

... at 203 351-8208. BevMax Bravo New York Delicatessen Charter Oak Brewing Company David's Soundview Catering Greenwich Staffing DiMare Pastry Shop Half Full Brewery Hudson Grille Kona Grill Lorca Ocha Thai Japanese Cuisine napa & co Remo's Brick Oven ...

http://patch.com/connecticut/stamford/novel-affair-stamfords-ferguson-library-0?

Man Faces Criminal Trespass Charge

A man is facing a criminal trespass charge after Greenwich Police checked on a car idling in a parking lot of the Armstrong Court apartment complex on Hamilton Avenue. When police approached the car about 9:47 p.m. Feb. 19, officers detected the smell of marijuana, according to a police report.

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/man-faces-criminal-trespass-charge-1?

Greenwich Seminar Focuses On Hand, Wrist, Foot, Ankle Injuries

GREENWICH, Conn. Hand, wrist, ankle and foot injuries will be the topic of a seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the Noble Conference Center at Greenwich Hospital Drs.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/greenwich-seminar-focuses-hand-wrist-foot-ankle-injuries

Greenwich Native Makes Dean's List At RIT

Emily Barresi, of Greenwich, was named to the Dean's List at the Rochester Institute of Technology for the fall 2014 semester. Barresi is a fourth-year student in the professional photographic illustration program in RIT's College of Imaging Arts and Sciences.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/schools/greenwich-native-makes-deans-list-rit

Greenwich Legislators Blast Gov. Malloy's Budget Plan

GREENWICH, Conn. Greenwich state Reps. Livvy Floren , Mike Bocchino and Fred Camillo reacted strongly to Gov. Dannel Malloy's budget proposal in statements released last week.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/politics/greenwich-legislators-blast-gov-malloy-s-budget-plan

Some Of The Best Pizza In Connecticut Is Found In Greenwich

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. Let them eat pizza! Well, maybe it was cake. But either way, when it's cold and snowing outside, what better way to warm up than with the best pizza in Fairfield County.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/lifestyle/some-best-pizza-connecticut-found-fairfield-county

Euro-Hedged Fund Poised to Dethrone Biggest European Stock ETF

... market and catch the bull by the horns," Andrew Wilkinson, chief market analyst at Interactive Brokers LLC in Greenwich, Connecticut, said in a phone interview. "This is an excellent type of vehicle to go for with a currency in free-fall." The ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-23/euro-hedged-fund-poised-to-dethrone-biggest-european-stock-etf

Probate Courts funding stripped bare in budget proposal

... Bridgeport, New Haven and Hartford concentrating on children's matters, and judges in wealthier districts, such as Greenwich, more focused on the administration of wills and trusts. The probate system started as a way for the property of deceased ...

http://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Probate-Courts-funding-stripped-bare-in-budget-6095797.php