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Friday, August 29, 2008

08/29/08 Greenwich News From Around The World


THE RAW GREENWICH


OVERNIGHT


NEWS FEED

Greenwich Time
A regulation that allows only residents to park during the daytime on Idlewild Manor has been made permanent, despite complaints from a renter on the block about the rule's impact on family members and guests visiting her.

Water Bottler Wins Approval For Pipeline In Mich.
WWUP-TV Cadillac
... Environmental Quality said Thursday that Nestle Waters North America's proposal meets permitting requirements. The Greenwich, Conn., company is part of Switzerland's Nestle SA. Regulators earlier decided the project isn't likely to harm surface or ...
reenwich ime
Fifty years ago, the Greenwich Council, Boy Scouts of America, signed a deed of ownership on 75 acres of backcountry forestland where it soon created a lake for campers to swim, canoe and fish in every summer.
Greenwich Post
The new school year might have launched yesterday, but Greenwich’s public school teachers were raring and ready to go much earlier.
Greenwich Time
Thanks to donors, the blood shortage in Connecticut is no longer at the critical level it reached last month. The Red Cross, however, is still urging residents to keep donating.
West Nile Infected Insects Found Locally
Greenwich Citizen
By PATRICIA McCORMACK Mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) in Greenwich and 19 other Connecticut towns are "beginning to concern me," ...
Greenwich Post
The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program notified Greenwich health officials yesterday that pools of mosquitoes trapped in Greenwich in the beginning of August have tested positive for West Nile Virus(WNV).

Gold gains for a third day
The Sydney Morning Herald
... foundation revealed in the details of the report,'' said Michael Darda, the chief economist at MKM Partners LP in Greenwich, Connecticut. ``With the G7 economies now slowing sharply, which threatens US exports, and stressed credit markets colliding ...
The Greenwich Post
Alan Golder, accused of being the infamous “Dinnertime Bandit,” was convicted on four counts Aug. 20 for allegedly breaking into several Greenwich homes in the late 1990s and stealing valuable jewelry.

The Closer: European agencies catching on
NY Daily News
... , Germany , is looking for a major New York City rollout over the next two years. With offices in Southampton , Greenwich, Conn. , Scarsdale, West Hartford , Providence, Cape Cod and Naples , Fla. , we're surprised it took them this long to get ...
Greenwich Post
Commuters waiting for the next train on the Fairfield station platform on a sunny Tuesday morning were approached by a tall man wearing a blue dress shirt, a tie and a smile.

The Bittersweet Legacy of a Rich Man's Looted Art
Forward
... collection is recounted in "Reclaimed," an exhibition catalog by Peter C. Sutton, director of the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Conn. The exhibition at the museum near the home of Goudstikker's heir, daughter-in-law Marei von Saher, runs through ...
Greenwch Post
60 Minutes is not just the longest prime time program in television history. It is also regarded as the pre-eminent news magazine on the air today and has been home to some of television’s most famous journalists such as Mike Wallace, Don Hewitt, Ed Bradley, Dan Rather and Christiane Amanpour.

St. Regis Sponsors Major Polo Tournament
Hotels
... Island and the St. Regis International Cup at Cowdray, St. Regis is participating in polo in Palm Beach, Florida, Greenwich, Connecticut and Bridgehampton, New York throughout 2008. St. Regis has partnered with longstanding polo-supporter and luxury ...
Greenwich Post
The modular classrooms have been declared safe and clean after mold was cleaned out during the summer, but some parents remain skeptical.
At a special parents meeting Tuesday evening, one day before school began, close to 50 Hamilton Avenue parents were assured by Superintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg and Bob Brown, director of industrial hygiene for Hygenix, that the classrooms are safe. Mr. Brown and Ty Tregellas of Turner Construction detailed how the classrooms were cleaned and what steps were taken to not only get rid of existing mold, but prevent it from recurring.

'Dinnertime Bandit' Convicted; Those Responsible Exult ( No Relish Here ) Greenwich Citizen
He called himself the "best second-story man in the business," but Alan Golder, dubbed the "Dinnertime Bandit" for allegedly robbing or attempting to rob more than 20 well-to-do Greenwich homeowners of their ...

Founder to Leave Eagle Hill in '09
Greenwich Citizen
... in Hardwick, Mass., and ran the summer camp for learning disabled children in the early '70s when a group of Greenwich parents invited him to start an Eagle School in Greenwich. "A number of Greenwich kids with learning disabilities came to the camp ...

Women's Well of Love Overflows in Tanzania
Greenwich Citizen
Old Greenwich resident Susan Rohrer
is the co-founder of Children of Tanzania. Last month she visited the village of Meali in the East African country to assess needs and get a first-hand account of the ...

Himes campaigns at Saugatuck station
Westport Minuteman
... in the air, everyone seemed happy enough to shake the hand of the candidate. Himes, 42, an ex-Wall Streeter from Greenwich, is running on the Democratic ticket against Christopher Shays, the 11-term Republican. Himes recently easily defeated Lee ...

St. Regis Hotels and Resorts Honors the Regal History of Polo with...
Hotels
... Island and the St. Regis International Cup at Cowdray, St. Regis is participating in polo in Palm Beach, Florida, Greenwich, Connecticut and Bridgehampton, New York throughout 2008. St. Regis has partnered with longstanding polo-supporter and luxury ...

Race for the 4th - the last Republican standing
Minuteman
... Shays' $1.7 million. Both men will be well-financed for the upcoming battle. On Aug. 12, Himes handily beat fellow Greenwich resident Lee Whitnum in the Democratic primary. After that victory, Himes was quoted saying, ""We're all breathing a sigh of ...

State authorizes Nestle to steal more of your property
MichiganLiberal
... previously have determined the project isn't likely to adversely affect surface or groundwater resources. Greenwich, Conn.-based Nestle plans to withdraw 150 gallons per minute from an aquifer in the county 70 miles north of Grand Rapids. That is, ...

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Announces the Acquisition of the...
Earth Times
GREENWICH, Conn. - Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. announced today that it has purchased the Veteran ' s Plaza Shopping Center in New Milford, Connecticut for $10.3 million.

Editors
Flying
... Mac has been based in Kansas City and Grand Haven, Michigan, before returning to the main office, then in Greenwich, Connecticut, to become editor in chief in 1990. Mac has logged more than 10,000 hours flying virtually every current ...

Sometimes you have to travel a long way to find yourself ...
The Brattleboro Reformer
... the price of one. "A Perfect Ganesh" is the funny and deeply moving story of two middle aged suburban women from Greenwich, Conn., traveling without their husbands for the first time, whose encounter with India shakes them and transforms the way ...

He Makes Human Life More Human
Alexandria Gazette-Packet
... University (where he was a Chaplain). Other stops included serving as chaplain at Ohio State, and as pastor in Greenwich, Connecticut and The American Church in London, England. While in London, Pera preached the first American Thanksgiving Day ...

Valet parking balloons in White Plains
The Journal News
... parking has become a big plus for the business district. "It's a great convenience," said William Struthers of Greenwich, Conn., who paid $5 to have his Lexus parked in the City Center garage while he and his wife dined at Legal Sea Foods on a ...

Adopt a dog (or cat) at annual family event
Journal News
... annual Puttin' On the Dog show and festival Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Conn. The fundraiser for the organization, which runs a shelter in Armonk, will include dogs and cats available for ...

New adoption group to launch in the fall
Journal News
... share in the adoption experience. The group is being sponsored by Adoption Connection at Jewish Family Services of Greenwich, Conn. It will meet Oct. 20, Nov. 3 and Nov. 17 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. There will be an introductory session for parents only ...

Works of art, not just vehicles
The Gazette
... the memory of its lines into his brain. Twenty-five years later, Pray, by then a successful car dealer in tony Greenwich, Conn., bought the Delahaye from the estate of the first and only owner, an American who rescued the car after Paris fell to the ...

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Saturday, April 19, 2008

04/19/08 - Greenwich Roundup For Saturday


Featured Greenwich News And Sports Reports:

Greenwich softball scores six in the seventh to shock Stamford
Greenwich Time

By Dave Ruden

Greenwich High School's Veronica Gabriel slides safely across home plate as Stamford catcher Lauren Beluk fails to handle the throw in the ...

After Boy's Death, Pool Safety Gains Urgency
New York Times - United States

In January, Zachary's parents, Brian and Karen Cohn, filed their lawsuit in Stamford Superior Court against Shoreline, the town of Greenwich and Aberdeen ...

A Younger Generation Takes Up Bocce
New York Times - United States

By SARAH N. LYNCH

GROWING up in Greenwich, John Agostino can remember eating pasta and watching his grandfather toss bocce balls in the backyard on Sunday ...

Stephen Weiss Dies at 72; Banker and Cornell Benefactor
New York Times - United States

He was 72 and lived in Greenwich, Conn. The cause was heart failure, said his brother, Roger. Mr. Weiss made major gifts to Cornell, his alma mater, ...

Greenwich state representative to be on TV
Greenwich Post

Livvy R. Floren (R-149th District) with Moderator David Smith will discuss several issues of importance to Greenwich and Stamford and other Fairfield County ...

Greenwich man pulled from Stamford Harbor
Hartford Courant - United States

The man, identified as Stein Hagstrom of Greenwich, was pulled from the water early this morning, said Assistant Police Chief Robert Nivakoff. ...

Greenwich man dies after fall into Stamford harbor
Greenwich Time

By Zach Lowe

STAMFORD - Rescuers pulled the body of a 51-year-old Greenwich man from Stamford Harbor Thursday night and said he likely fell in the water as ...

Featured Greenwich Blog Posts:

Poetry Reading by Sally Bliumis-Dunn in the Meeting Room

When: Saturday April 19th, 2008 - 02:00 PM

Where: Greenwich Library at Meeting Room

Sally Bliumis-Dunn reads her poetry. Book signing follows reading. Free. All are invited.
Greenwich Library | Today's Events - http://www.greenwichlibrary.org

The Raw Greenwich News And Business Feed For Saturday:

  1. Identity Systems to be acquired by Informatica

    Huliq.com

    Nokia and Informatica have signed an agreement for Informatica to acquire Identity Systems, headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

  2. Keeping kids happy during spring break

    The Patent Trader

    ... 4 p.m. tomorrow. Free with admission: $7 adults, $6 students and seniors, free for kids under 5. One Museum Drive, Greenwich, Conn. 203-869-0376 or www.brucemuseum.org ...

  3. Appetite for risk rises as investors' worst fears recede

    KCPQ

    ... but the real economy probably hasn't," said Michael Darda, chief economist at investment firm MKM Partners in Greenwich, Conn. Given plummeting consumer and business confidence and falling employment, "If we don't have a recession, we're only going ...

  4. FirstWatch grows through franchises

    The Cincinnati Enquirer

    ... Northern Kentucky, had never franchised its operations because an infusion of capital from Catterton Partners - a Greenwich, Conn., investment bank - funded growth in 11 states. Regional franchises require investors to commit to building at least ...

  5. Police investigate after body found in Stamford Harbor

    WTNH

    According to The Advocate Police say 51-year-old Stein Hastrom of Greenwich was pulled from the water early Friday morning.

  6. Body pulled from harbor

    Connecticut Post

    Rescuers pulled the body of a 51-year-old Greenwich man from Stamford Harbor Thursday night and said he likely fell in the water as he was walking to his boat with a woman.

  7. Police investigate body found in Harbor

    Connecticut Post

    Police in Stamford say they're investigating how a Greenwich man ended up in dead in Stamford Harbor.

  8. Greenwich Man Found In Stamford Harbor

    WFSB-TV Hartford

    Police in Stamford said they're investigating how a Greenwich man ended up in dead in Stamford Harbor. ...


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Resident impressed by Pope's talk at U.N.

Tom Gallagher, a Greenwich resident who attended with fellow members of the Order of Malta from St. Catherine of Siena parish, said he was impressed "by the scope and vision" of the pope's speech.
Full Story

Fresh water fishing season opens today

NORWALK -- With about 400,000 fish stocked in area rivers, streams and lakes, Connecticut is ready for the official start of the freshwater fishing season today.
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HARTFORD -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell sent a letter to every state legislator yesterday, apologizing for a lack of communication over skyrocketing costs for a proposed commuter rail maintenance center in New Haven. Full Story

Safety paramount at teen dances

When teenagers gather for the annual Black and White dance tonight at the Arch Street teen center, they will pass by several layers of adults who will be watching them.
Full Story

STAMFORD -- The state will exempt up to $750,000 in sales taxes on construction materials purchased for the renovation of Blue Sky Digital Inc.
Full Story

Greenwich native to sing for pope

Greenwich native Kelly Levesque has performed for all sorts of audiences in her singing career. The biggest audience she'll face will be tomorrow night when she performs for Pope Benedict XVI and 20,000 young people.
Full Story

A report released yesterday urged officials to invest in treating drug offenders and keeping the mentally ill out of prison, instead of adopting harsher measures in the wake of last year's Cheshire home invasion murders.
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Dems claim Rell knew about costs

HARTFORD -- More than a year ago, Gov. M. Jodi Rell -- who has pleaded ignorance to the rising costs of the New Haven Rail Yard project -- attended a ribbon-cutting event where a high-level transportation employee said the project's price tag had escalated to about $800 million.
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Friday, April 18, 2008

04/18/08 - The Greenwich Roundup For Friday


Featured Greenwich News Reports:

Greenwich native to sing for pope
Greenwich Time

By Barbara A. Heins

Greenwich native Kelly Levesque has performed for all sorts of audiences in her singing career. The biggest audience she'll face will be ...

Out with the old: Storied mansions fall in Greenwich
Journal Record (subscription) - Oklahoma City,OK

by The Wall Street Journal

GREENWICH, Conn. (WSJ) – Col. Raynal Bolling, an architect of American air power in World War I, died of a German bullet in 1918. ...

The NY Tax Proposal: Pushing More Hedgies to Greenwich?
Wall Street Journal Blogs - New York,NY

But New York already has some of the highest tax rates in the country for private-sector businesses–one reason many hedge funds call Greenwich and other ...

Russian Billionaire Valery Kogan Outrages Greenwich, CT With ...
Huffington Post - New York,NY

Greenwich, CT is in an uproar over a mysterious Russian billionaire's proposal to buy an $18M home, tear it down, and build what would be the biggest home ...

Fed no-show at Greenwich meeting fuels fight against FAA
Greenwich Post

Christopher Shays of District 4, which includes Greenwich. He said he supports it 100%. "We need to deal with this on all fronts. ...

Our Towns Hints of Fear in the Land of Mansions
New York Times - United States

By PETER APPLEBOME

Chris Fountain, a Greenwich real estate agent, in front of a house he helped to sell. First listed at $11.5 million, it finally went for ...

Cuts may trim pay for Greenwich teachers' aides
Greenwich Post

Educational assistants in Greenwich have declared an impasse in their contract negotiations with the Board of Education, which could affect the level of ...

Featured Greenwich Blog Posts

Fairfield Greenwich Group hires Graystone co-founder

David Horn joins the New York-based fund manager as chief global strategist.
Wealth Bulletin - http://www.wealth-bulletin.com/


Protesters greet McCain during Greenwich visit


He hangs around with the hedge fund people here but he wont meet with the people who cant afford to live in Greenwich and have to live in the Bronx and cant afford to pay for the gas to drive here. ...
Michael Moore - This Just In - http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latestnews/

The Raw Greenwich News And Business Feed

  1. US carriers seek cash options

    Jane's Information Group

    ... of jet fuel they would be in big trouble right now," says Jeffrey Craine, managing director of Skyworks Capital in Greenwich, Connecticut. It is testament to their abilities that the US carriers have been able to restructure operations and deal with ...

  2. Hoop is Cool, But Golf Fits Me to a Tee

    Greenwich Citizen

    The following is the first in a new weekly feature of student-athlete diaries written by rotating high school athletes for the Greenwich Citizen.

  3. GTC Has Kids on the Run-

    Greenwich Citizen

    ... volleyball, football and soccer camps. So if running is your game, why not learn how from a young age? Enter the Greenwich Track Club (GTC). In its second season, GTC has introduced track training for children in grades 2-8. After two years, the GTC ...

  4. A Baby Daughter: Boundless Opportunities Await

    Greenwich Citizen

    ... Maybe even the roadmaps. But, as with all of them, it'll be her car to drive.

  5. Identity Systems to be acquired by Informatica

    WebWire

    Nokia and Informatica have signed an agreement for Informatica to acquire Identity Systems, headquartered in Greenwich, CT.

  6. Connecticut man killed in Westchester crash

    Mid-Hudson News

    ... all three lanes to the opposite side and struck a concrete wall, where it came to rest. Milo was transported to Greenwich, CT Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The cause of the accident is still under investigation....

  7. Protestors Criticize Sturgell's No-Show At Connecticut Meeting

    Aero-News Network

    ... those communities weren't as charitable. Sturgell was invited to be a guest at Monday night's meeting in Greenwich. It was in no way an FAA public hearing. Still, the Greenwich Post reports the perceived snub further inflamed area lawmakers ...

  8. Stone Point Capital: Philip V. Moyles, Jr. Becomes a Senior Advisor to Stone Point Capital

    Market Wire

    ... I am very excited to be working with them." Stone Point Capital LLC is a global private equity firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut. Stone Point Capital, the manager of the Trident Funds, has raised more than $10 billion in committed capital to make ...

  9. Osetra opens in SoNo

    Thehour.com

    ... the City" list. Nevins opened Osetra with his brother, Douglas, and father, Bruce. His father owns Wine Wise in Greenwich and Grand Harvest Wines in Manhattan. Doug also specializes in wines. The Nevins are from Ridgefield. "He's more of the ...

  10. Unemployment hits 4-year high

    The Boston Globe

    ... job losses, but not a big collapse in the economy," said Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners in Greenwich, Conn. The Conference Board's gauge increased 0.1 percent, as forecast, after falling 0.3 percent in February, the New York-based ...


More News Links From The Greenwich Citizen:


Showing he's not "joined at the hip" to President George W. Bush, as his Democratic opponent for Congress, Jim Himes, claims, U.
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Energized citizenry and elected officials gathered in Greenwich's Town Hall Monday night were palpable in their spoken witness to challenge the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) plan to reroute and increase air traffic - which would, they say, negatively affect their quality of life.
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First Selectman Peter Tesei and Town Planner Diane Fox reached celebrity status last Friday when a record-setting crowd attended a Chamber of Commerce luncheon to hear them speak.
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Mountain climber and former U.S. Army medic Greg Mortenson may not have reached his goal in 1993 to scale K2, the world's second-highest summit located in Pakistan's isolated Karakoram mountain range.
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It's been said that if the walls of our homes could talk they would tell the story of our lives.

Consider trees the walls of our community. Oh, if trees could talk, the stories they would tell.

The oak may speak of the sweet young couple that had their first kiss in secret under its foliage, or the fun that neighborhood children had playing on a tire swing strung from one of its limbs. The pine, with its numerous low-lying branches, would recall those climbing adventures that left hands with a sweet-smelling stickiness. And the maple, planted when your child was born, grew to be a part of the family, with its own special place in the yard. Naturally, the trees would also fondly recall the generations of birds, raccoons, squirrels and other animals that have called them home.

"Everyone has a tree story," said Denise Savageau, director of conservation for the Town of Greenwich....

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Instructional Assistants Key GHS Component

To the Editor:

Instructional assistants at Greenwich High School are absolutely vital to the high quality of education that the Greenwich system delivers....
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What is truth? - John 18:38 I'd be lying if I told you I had an answer to Pontius Pilate's poignant question of Jesus.
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More News Links From The Greenwich Post

New fines in town not considered garbage

People traveling through Greenwich to make the Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility their personal dumping grounds for their trash will be looking at higher fines and increased enforcement if the Department of Public Works and Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) have their way.

Apple gala helps education

Greenwich residents Bea and Peter Crumbine and Diana and Jim Higgins are among the members of the Red Apple committee helping to plan for this year’s Red Apple Awards Dinner at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk.

Cookies for sale

Greenwich Girl Scouts are selling cookies at Splash Car Wash at 625 West Putnam Ave. every Saturday this month. For information, call Caitlin Robinson at 324-5400, ext. 22.

More News Headlines From The Greenwich Time

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Drug policy group opposes tougher three-strikes law

A report released yesterday urged officials to invest in treating drug offenders and keeping the mentally ill out of prison, instead of adopting harsher measures in the wake of last year's Cheshire home invasion murders.
Full Story

HARTFORD -- More than a year ago, Gov. M. Jodi Rell -- who has pleaded ignorance to the rising costs of the New Haven Rail Yard project -- attended a ribbon-cutting event where a high-level transportation employee said the project's price tag had escalated to about $800 million.
Full Story

HARTFORD -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell said yesterday she has chosen a new commissioner of transportation. "I have made an offer to one of the candidates and am waiting to hear back," Rell said. Full Story

Legislators OK restrictions on teen drivers

HARTFORD -- The Senate approved regulations Wednesday intended to further restrict teenage drivers and hopefully prevent accidents.
Full Story

Mansion won't be saved, after all

An effort to turn a soon-to-be-demolished Belle Haven home into a nationally recognized historic house has fizzled.
Full Story

Senior Center officials are questioning whether a proposal to move them into the Havemeyer Building on Greenwich Avenue would be the right fit for the proposed multipurpose and expanded center.
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Beach-fee battle hits court

BRIDGEPORT -- With beach season approaching, a federal judge yesterday questioned lawyers for Greenwich and a Stamford bicyclist about whether the town's beach-access fees for nonresidents unlawfully restrict free-speech rights.
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Faced with the possible closing of a popular Old Greenwich hang out, a local comedian is rallying the community to save it.
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Pesticide ban has parks dept. eyeing options

The Department of Parks and Recreation is scrambling to come up with a plan to properly treat the town's athletic fields following a ban on pesticides instituted last week.
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There's a famous quote that says, "The end is only just the beginning" and this phrase has never rang truer than for Clay Blackiston.
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Roundup: CSH lacrosse wins big

As the seconds ticked by the goals mounted for the Convent of the Sacred Heart lacrosse team in its game against Rye Country Day School yesterday.
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With Chris Kono consistently throwing strikes and the lineup pounding out hits each inning, everything was in working order for the Brunswick School baseball team yesterday.
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