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Monday, January 12, 2009

1/12/09 If The Greenwich Post Can Get It's Local News Up Before 4 AM Why Can't A Billion Dollar Company Like Hearst Newspapers Do The Same?

Behind The Times:

Once Again Everyone Else Has Fresh Greenwich News Up On Thier Web Sites, Except For The Greenwich Time And The Greenwich Citizen.


Could Someone Please Go Wake Up The Green Kitty Litter Liner's Web Master


The Greenwich Post Had These News Items Up Just After Midnight.....




A well written resume and excellent interviewing skills are vital parts of a successful job search. Greenwich Library’s Peterson Business Series will present “Write a Winning Resume: What Employers Want” and “The Less Stress Interview: Practical Strategies to Prepare Yourself” on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., respectively, in the meeting room.




Greenwich Adult Learning Program is holding registration for English as a Second Language Tuesday, Jan. 20 through Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Havemeyer Building, 290 Greenwich Ave.


Evening registration for English as a Second Language and GED Preparation will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 20 and Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 6 p.m. at Greenwich High School, Folsom House, 10 Hillside Road.


Where Is The Greenwich Time?


Digital Versions Of The Greenwich Time's News Reports Were Sent Over The Internet To The CT Post Printing Plant Before 10pm Last Night.


Why Can't These News Reports Be Put Up On The Greenwich Time Web Site By Midnight.


Maybe The Greenwich Time Should Fire Their Web Master And Hire The Greenwich Post Web Master.
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UPDATE:
8:48 AM
The Greenwich Time Web Site Has Started To Come To Life:
By Meredith Blake
Staff Writer
Posted: 01/12/2009 07:09:36 AM EST

Ever since Litchfield resident Lisa-Marie was a little girl she knew she had the gift of clairvoyance.
Her grandmother was a medium, who came from Italy in the 1930s. She taught Lisa-Marie how people's energies work and how to read them, she said.
COMMENT:
If you get real bored, then go visit Lisa-Marie and tell her you are very worried about your aunt's health and you want to know if she will be alright.
Wait for Lisa-Marie's Hocus Pocus Prgnosis, which will most likely reasure you that your beloved Grandma will recover and be OK.
Then watch the horror on Lisa-Marie's face when you inform her that your grandmother has been dead for the last 10 years.
Now you know why fortune tellers collect the money upfront, before the reading.
Staff Reports
Posted: 01/12/2009 07:10:02 AM EST
The town health department is offering radon test kits to residents at a reduced fee of $15, as compared to $50, starting today through Friday at the health lab at Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road.
Radon, a naturally occurring, colorless and odorless gas that comes from radioactive decay of uranium in soil, is found in elevated levels in approximately 1 out 3 homes in Connecticut. It is known to cause lung cancer, according to health officials.

The test kits can be set up in a home and returned to the lab four days later for results.
By Colin Gustafson
Staff Writer
Posted: 01/12/2009 07:17:13 AM EST

School officials have shelved the idea of adding Mandarin Chinese to the curriculum at Julian Curtiss School, saying the program would be difficult to implement when its "world languages" theme may not survive into future school years.

RETIREMENT BOARD SHOCKER:
ILLEGALLY APPOINTED CAPTAIN MICHEAL PACEWCZ WAS PROMISED A PENSION FUND BRIBE IF HE WOULD RESIGN AND STOP BLOCKING FOUR HIGH LEVEL POLICE PROMOTIONS
THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNERS OF GREENWICH WILL BE FORCED TO PAY FOR THIS EXPENSIVE GIVEAWAY !!!!!!
By Debra Friedman
Staff Writer
Posted: 01/12/2009 07:16:54 AM EST
As part of an agreement between the town and recently departed Police Capt. Michael Pacewicz, the department veteran is set to receive a 10 percent bump in his pension plan, officials said.
By Martin B. Cassidy
Staff Writer
Posted: 01/12/2009 07:12:21 AM EST

Considering the price of New York Yankees tickets, paying extra to ride Metro-North Railroad directly to the stadium won't be a hardship for devoted Connecticut fans, Jason Haas said.
A QUESTION FOR
THE NEW GREENWICH TIME
MANAGING EDITOR
BRUCE HUNTER:
Why Can The Norwalk Advocate Web Master Get The Above Story Up On The Web At 2:44:44 AM This Morning, But The Greenwich Time Can't Get Martin Cassidy's Story Up Until 07:12:21 AM Today?
Greenwich Roundup is once again spanning the globe to bring Greenwicites the latest news about thier town.....

Top Story:

Greenwich Yankee Fans Who Derive A Sick Pleasure From Other's Dispair. Now These Rude And Obnoxious Fans Will Have To Pay More Money To See A Ball Club Owned By A Jacka$$.
Norwalk Advocate
By Martin B. Cassidy
Staff Writer
Posted: 01/12/2009 02:44:44 AM EST
Greenwich residents would pay $11.75 during peak hours and $10 off-peak. It's a little pricey, but the service will make it easier to get to Yankee Stadium, ...
ANOTHER QUESTION FOR
THE NEW GREENWICH TIME
MANAGING EDITOR
BRUCE HUNTER:
Why Can The CT Post Web Master Get The Above Story Up On The Web At 10:29:22 PM Last Night, But The Greenwich Time Can't Get Martin Cassidy's Story Up Until 07:12:21 AM Today?
Connecticut Post, CT - Jan 11, 2009
By Martin B. Cassidy
Staff Writer
Updated: 01/11/2009 10:29:22 PM EST
Considering the price of New York Yankees tickets, paying extra to ride Metro-North Railroad directly to the stadium won't be a ...
ON LAST QUESTION FOR
THE NEW GREENWICH TIME
MANAGING EDITOR
BRUCE HUNTER:
What Is The Reason That The Same Greenwich News Appears About Nine Hours Earlier On The Conneticut Post Web Site?
By Meredith Blake
Staff Writer
Posted: 01/12/2009 07:14:08 AM EST
Greenwich Hospital officials hope this week's opening of a new ambulatory center on Holly Hill Lane will ease the hospital's growing bottleneck of elective surgeries.

The hospital's operating rooms are blocked 96 percent of the time, forcing some patients to wait until their surgeon is available or go somewhere else, according to Tami Moe, the hospital's administrative director of operative and procedural studies.

But with the opening of the new $10.3 million Holly Hill Surgery Center at 55 Holly Hill Lane on Friday, hospital officials expect there will be more opportunities for procedures, she said.

"This is very exciting," Moe said while touring the new space on Friday. "I've seen the plans for it flat on paper for more than two years; so to see it completed is very exciting."

Officials also hope the new facility will free up hospital operating room schedules to better accommodate inpatients.

Any outpatient surgeries can be conducted at the new center, including orthopedic, pediatric, gynecological, plastic, oral and general surgeries, Moe said.

The new facility adds three operating rooms to the hospital's six existing ones. The center also includes three procedural rooms, 10 post-anesthesia beds, state-of-the-art surgical equipment and a full-service sterile processing facility, hospital officials said.

There was a need to expand, Moe said. Seventy percent of the surgeries conducted at Greenwich Hospital are outpatient.
By Debra Friedman
Staff Writer
Posted: 01/12/2009 07:15:30 AM EST
After years of planning, the town has centralized its public safety dispatch call center, joining an increasing number of municipalities to streamline operations.
Staff Reports
Posted: 01/12/2009 07:18:27 AM EST
....Some passengers from the vehicles were standing in the highway as state and local police surveyed the scene and nine vehicles were taken away by tow trucks. The other vehicles could be driven, according to Tom Nixon, deputy chief of the Greenwich Fire Department.

Motor oil and transmission fluid leaked onto the highway as a result of the accident. Before reopening around 2:15 p.m., the fire department washed away the hazards and the Department of Transportation came out to sand it, Nixon said.

Six police units, three medics and five fire trucks responded to the scene.

It was one of several accidents state police responded to along I-95 yesterday, following the snow fall Saturday of approximately 5 inches, which froze by Sunday morning, state police said.
"We've been extremely busy," the dispatcher said.

The accident is still under investigation, state police said.
The Greenwich Time Web Master Is Still Having Trouble Telling Time When You Click On The Green Kitty Liners Opinion Page You Find Multiple Contradictory Times That Causes Readers To Wonder What Else Is Inacurate In The Local Rags Articles:

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Updated: January 10, 2009 12:35:26 AM EST
Local sales tax is the wrong remedy
Staff Reports
Posted: 01/12/2009 01:00:00 AM EST
With the downturn in the economy, a number of Connecticut cities have slid from "distressed" to desperate, which has renewed support for a proposal to allow municipalities to impose their own sales taxes. Full Story
The Other Troubling Thing Is That Greenwich Roundup Was Reviewing The Greenwich Time Web Site Between 3:30 AM And 4:00 AM And This Editorial Just Was Not Posted At That Time.
If You Click Of The Picture At This Top Of This Post You Will Get A Full Screen Picture Of The Greenwich Time Web Site At 3:46 In The Morning. Look At The Time Stamp In The Lower Right Hand Corner Of The Image.
Hearst Newspapers Has A Serious Integrity Problem At The Greenwich Time.
Time And Time Again Greenwich Roundup Has Caught The Green Kitty Litter Liner Giving False Times, Yet The Other Two Mainstream Greenwich Newspapers Or Local Bloggers Do Not Have This Integrity Problem.
What Else Is Being Manipulated At This Hearst Newspaper Property?
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1/12/08 RAZING THE ROOF: Realty Woes Finally Hit Home In Greenwich


The Greenwich Hosing Market That Bulletproof Bellwether Of Residential Real Estate Is Finally Taking It's Lumps.


Reports Keep Showing That Sales Are Down Listings Are Up And Sellers Are Getting Frustrated.

After years of being insulated from the rest of the country's housing woes Greenwich properties are felling the pinch as skittish buyers are making owners wait longer to sell.

Even the luxury market - where properties generally sell faster - is taking a beating.

Upper tier homes sold for much less during the previous year if they sold at all. High end Greenwich homes are also staying on the market longer.

High end William Ravis real estate saleswoman, Kate Gamble, has told Greenwich Roundup that she has had 3 one million dollar plus deals collapse recently, because of the housing slump in Greenwich.

Greenwich Realtors did not think that Greenwich would get hit.

Another real estate saleswoman told Greenwich Roundup yesterday at the Harvest Time Church coffee bar that she was now looking for another job, and might do real estate sales only on weekends.

A Greenwich homeowner at the coffee bar added that did not need any real estate sales persons reports to know how bad things are.

She and her husband have been trying since June to sell her Greenwich home. The lady said she had to drop the original asking price from 1.38 million to $1.15 million. She said there has been plenty of interest, but still no takers.

She had seven to 10 "extremely interested" people, but no offers ever came.

Greenwich houses was not affected by the subprime mortgage crisis like other Connecticut And New York towns, but because of the loss of jobs, contraction of bonuses, and the fears of job security the Greenwich market has taken a hit.

Some are the hit is a body blow that Greenwich will not soon recover from.

One bold Real Estate salesperson has repeatedly said that the Greenwich Real Estate market started to decline long before September. William Revis salesperson Chris Fountain used to be a real estate columnist for the Greenwich Post.

Early last year he kept warning his readers that the Greenwich Real estate market was headed for a down turn, until a group of real estate agencies led by the Greenwich office of Coldwell Banker demanded Mr. Fountain's head because he was "talking down the market."

After being foolishly fired by the Greenwich Post Mr. Fountain became a citizen journalist with a blog that is called "For What It Is Worth"

Well the Greenwich Post and Coldwell Banker are struggling with a few problems, while Mr. Fountain's blog is growing at double digit rates.
And Mr. Fountain is Greenwich Roundup's official real estate expert.

It is Greenwich Roundup's understanding that Mr. Fountain attracts over 6o0 visitors a day to his web site, except when his big shot blogger friends at the New York Times and Instapundit send his numbers soaring between 3,000 and an incredible 7,500 a day.

Here Is A Sampling Of
Chris "I Have Big Shot Friends" Fountain's
Recent Writings On The
Local And Area Real Estate Market:







































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1/12/08 The Raw Greenwich News Feed (Updated)



Greenwich Roundup is once again spanning the globe to bring Greenwicites the latest news about thier town.....


Top Story:

Greenwich Yankee Fans Who Derive A Sick Pleasure From Other's Dispair. Now These Rude And Obnoxious Fans Will Have To Pay More Money To See A Ball Club Owned By A Jacka$$.


Metro-North sets Yankee train fares
Norwalk Advocate
Greenwich residents would pay $11.75 during peak hours and $10 off-peak. It's a little pricey, but the service will make it easier to get to Yankee Stadium, ...

Madoff fallout grows
Cay Compass, Cayman Islands
....They include funds linked to the Fairfield Greenwich Group, a fund of funds that lost $7.4 billion of its investors’ money after entrusting it to Mr. Madoff ...

US jobless rate at 16-year high
Theedgedaily.com
... ita s likely to be a long slog for the US labour market,a said Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners in Greenwich, Connecticut. Further highlighting the grim economic picture, a separate government report showed US wholesale inventories ...

Top 10 Madoff Losers
Politonomist, Canada
Fairfield Greenwich Group - $7.3 billion. By far the biggest loser of all, Fairfield Greenwich Group staked 100% of it’s Fairfield Sentry assets with ...

Demand Still Strong in 'Belly of the Curve'
Wall Street Journal
... that's threatening to the market, and rates are probably going to improve," said David Ader, head of government bond strategy at RBS Greenwich Capital. ...

MCW Offers Children Introduction To Musical Instruments
Westchester.com
... and founding member of Anonymous Four). Pre-concert hands-on string instrument display provided by Atelier of Greenwich, CT. Kids on Central Tickets are $15; $10 for students and senior citizens; and free for Conservatory students and faculty. For ...

Main Head
Norwalk Advocate
Those five along with Sarah Mannelly, who had 31 points in a win over Greenwich last week, and freshman point guard Kacey Pippitt have managed to turn a ...

Greenwich Pileup On 95:
CONFUSION IN GREENWICH: "First Responders Debate How Chain Reaction Accident on I 95 Occurred.

The Greenwich Police Department and Fire Department disagree on what caused the massive pile up on 95.

Sgt. Brent Reeves of Greenwich Police Department says, "...a car slid on the ice from Saturday's snowstorm and other vehicles collided with it", but Greenwich Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Nixon says a construction barrel caused the chain reaction accident .

13-car pileup closes Interstate 95
Connecticut Post
... a car slid on the ice from Saturday's snowstorm and other vehicles collided with it, said Sgt. Brent Reeves of Greenwich police. No one was badly hurt, Reeves said. Two people were transported to Stamford Hospital with minor injuries. The accident, ...

Construction barrel in roadway sparks 12-car chain reaction crash on 95
The Patent Trader
A construction barrel in the middle of Interstate 95 in Greenwich caused a 12-car chain reaction accident this morning, shutting down all northbound traffic for about two hours, from 12:15 to about 2:20 p.m.
Thomas Nixon, the deputy fire chief for the town of Greenwich, said they are investigating how the obstruction got into the roadway, but noted the construction on the overpass above where the accident happened, Exit 4 at Indian Field Road. ....
GREENWICH ROUND UP HEARS THAT DEPUTY CHIEF THOMAS NIXON'S VERSION IS THE CORRECT STORY.

Bridgeport News
... an animated movie studio responsible for the movie “Horton Hears a Who” and “Ice Age,” among others, has moved from White Plains, NY, to Greenwich, ...

Hedge funds: Cut down to size?
The Peninsula
... writes James Mackintosh As hedge fund managers returned last week to their plush offices in London's Mayfair and Greenwich, Connecticut, many hoped to forget the industry's worst year on record. But 2009 threatens to bring a detox diet for traders ...

Peninsula On-line, Qatar
US-based Fairfield Greenwich and Tremont Capital, two of the biggest, alone account for about a quarter of the $42bn total. Some high-profile investors, ...

Big donations from 12 Connecticut residents
NewsTimesLive.com
... and lobbyists. George Bush had a $250,000 inauguration contribution ceiling four years ago. Daniel Fass, a Greenwich oncologist, said he doesn't expect any perks for his $50,000 donation. But he will have access to hard-to-get tickets to balls, ...

Stamford Advocate
Greenwich's free bed expenditures are large for a hospital of its size because there are few donor stipulations, director of finance Jim Phillips said. ...

I-95 reopens after 13-car pileup
Connecticut Post
Interstate 95 in Greenwich reopened to traffic after a 13-car pilup closed the northbound side for about two hours.

Norwalk Advocate
An informational meeting for parents of players ages U9-U12 will be held Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. at the OGRCC, 90 Harding Road, in Old Greenwich. Paperwork as well as information on fees, schedules and teams will be available. All tryouts will be held at Bobby Valentine's Sports Academy. Players must pre-register by Jan. 21. Tryouts will be held Jan. 23 and Jan. 24. Contact the OGRCC at 637-3659 or e-mail ogrcc.execasst@yahoo.com

Forget About Nostradamus:
Greenwich Roundup Demonstrates It's Psychic Abilities
Look For This Upcoming Feature News Story In The Mainstream Greenwich Newspapers One Week From Today:

The Date In History Ex-Greenwich Time Editor Joe "I Commisioned An Investigative Report On Murder Victim Martha Moxley And Kept In My Desk For Ten Years Because I Was Afraid I Would Get Sued" Pisani Would Like Us All To Forget.

January 19, 2000 - Michael Skakel, nephew of the late Sen. Robert Kennedy surrenders in Greenwich, Connecticut, to face charges that he beat a childhood friend to death 24 years before.

Stamford Advocate
In Greenwich, police and firefighters had responded to about 10 accidents by about 5 pm and had answered more than 100 phone calls, according to police. ...

DoD Spending To Peak in '10?
Defense News
... agencies. That initiative is expected to cost about $30 billion over the next five to seven years. Analysts from Greenwich, Conn.-based Broadpoint AmTech, a stock trading and research firm, said they expect modest growth for the defense industry ...

Columbia Daily Tribune, MO


The "Equus" horses went to Greenwich, Conn., for a day to visit a horse farm owned by one of the show’s producers. The actors watched professionals groom ...
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Sunday, January 11, 2009

1/11/09 The Raw Greenwich Blog And RSS Feed


Citizen Journalists And Bloggers Who Are From, Work In Or Used To Live In Greenwich .....


Christopher Dodd Is Keeping Quiet While Others Are Starting To Count Down His Last Days


The New And Improved "For What It's Worth" (Wordpress Edition)
Dump Dodd in 2010 - Do we really have to wait that long? Oh well, here’s a group that’s trying to achieve that noble goal.


HERE IS ANOTHER WEB SITE COUNTING DOWN
DODD"S LAST DAYS:




Greenwich Blog :: The Blog of Greenwich, Connecticut :: USA
Relaunch of NBC Connecticut - For more visit http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/ ...

Greenwich News
Major crash shuts I-95 N/B in Greenwich - A massive multi-car accident has shutdown a portion of I-95 in Connecticut near Greenwich, CBS radio is reporting....

Greenwich Gossip
The Shape of Things to Come...? - The other Hearst newspaper in Town, the weekly *Greenwich Citizen*, has suddenly blossomed into a large tabloid format. This puzzled me greatly, until I checked out ...
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Exit 55 By Rob "WGCH" Adams - The Sports Voice Of Greenwich
Steelers Move Onto the AFC Championship Game - It was close in the first half, as the Stillers (that's 'Burgh talk, yinz) got down early, with the Chargers taking...
2 hours ago

Greenwich Diva
Toddler Fatally Shot By 12-Year-Old In East Palo Alto - From KTUV.com EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. — A family gathering came to a tragic end late Thursday night when a 12-year-old playing with a loaded rifle inside an...
3 hours ago

Greenwich Guy Wants To Get Into Another Public Debate With Greenwich Diva. Last Time Greenwich Diva Got The Best Of Him......
Dear Diva

Below is a conversation with The Greenwich Diva. Just too good to keep buried in the comments...

Diva: Come on; do not tell me you are going back to the Rev. Wring nonsense.

GG: Wright is a disgrace. He hates America, especially White America. No I will not forget. He was not a mere acquaintance. He was Obama's spiritual leader. You "progressives" still believe Bush stole the election, but I should dismiss this behavior? I believe you can be judged by the company you keep.

Diva: Bill Ayers and Obama already made it clear that they were ONLY acquaintances and hardly know each other.

GG: So Bill Ayers said they hardly knew each other? And you would accept that from Bush? He was not just a guy in the neighborhood. They served on Boards together. I would not serve with him. Would you?

Diva: Bush got us into an unnecessary war, and now Obama is going to get us out and restore Americans dignity.

GG: That "unnecessary war" kept the battle from our shores. Saddam would certainly have been working toward re-acquiring not only the biological weapons he had already used on his own people, but nuclear weapons to keep up with his Iranian neighbor. Unnecessary? I think not.

Because our bravest and brightest believed in the mission and won that war despite your outrage, Obama will be able to bring them home. But you will, of course, give the credit to him, not those who deserve it; Bush and our warriors.

Unlike you, I think America retains its dignity. We remain the one to call when there is trouble anywhere in the world. We are the most generous nation the Earth has ever seen. We sacrifice our lives and treasure not for our own gain, but to improve the lives of others.

Diva: Tony Rezco was a crook, that has nothing to do with Obama. Have you check with the FBI to see if any of your friends are on their list of criminals?

GG: Tony Rezco purchased property next door to Obama and sold him a sliver at a fraction of its worth making the remaining lot undersized and therefore undevelopable. Have any of your friends done that for you? Why would someone do that? Hmmm...

Diva: Madoff's crooked son Mark lives in Greenwich, does it mean that everyone in Greenwich is crooked?..........

Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
Lost Generation of Northeast Pale Males - "A lot of them have a deer-in-the-headlights kind of look." That's how Scott Berry, former technology analyst for an investment firm, describes his fellow un...

The Fox Trot By Nick "The Sly" Fox
AFC/NFC Divisional Saturday 1/10 - ~F.O.X~

Cos Cob Blogger Iggy Makarevich At High Strangeness
A Fairy Living Near The Igular Entity?! - Appears as if I have a small trip to schedule this spring or summer. I saw this at Phantoms and Monsters the other day... and it's another Connecticut anomal...

John Ferris Robben - T-shirt Philosophy Page At Our Greenwich
It’s Greenwich - It's said that some people "poke each other in the face" with what they say or what they do.....so.....in this photo the female cat 'pokes' the male cat in the "EYE" (a part of the face)...he must have done something wrong! Fur sure ) ...
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What The Heck Has Ex-Greenwich Time Photographer Smoking When He Posted This Nonsense.

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1/11/08 It Is Past 7:00am Sun. Morning And The Greenwich Citizen, Greenwich Post And The Greenwich Time Have Not Put Any News Up On Thier Web Sites


But The Raw Greenwich News Feed Is Up And Running At Greenwich Roundup:


Once again Greenwich Roundup Is Spanning The Globe To Bring You The Latest Greenwich News......


The Market Oracle, UK
... in the labor market over a six-month period since 1975,” said Michael Darda , chief economist at MKM Partners LP in Greenwich, Connecticut. ...

7Online.com, NY
State Assemblyman George Latimer says Redd died Friday of heart failure at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut. He was 80 and lived in Rye. ...

Dartmouth Skates Past Brown
DartmouthSports.com-Official Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics
Dartmouth Big Green
... mintues to play the Big Green scored back-to-back goals, taking a 5-1 lead into the break. At 1:48 Peter Boldt (Greenwich, Conn.) brought the puck down passing back to Adam Estoclet (Orono, Minn.) who passed back across the ice to Doug Jones ...

Kennedy cousin still fighting conviction
Michael Skakel's Lawyers File New Appeal
Skakel claims evidence withheld by Greenwich Police Department
Skakel Lawyers Say They've Uncovered Secret Evidence
Free Republic
... - an interview that discredits the star prosecution witness and police reports suggesting that a 15-year-old Greenwich boy, later convicted of another murder, had information concerning Moxley's death. Skakel was 15 himself on Oct. 30, 1975, the ...

Jobless rate at 16-year high as payrolls plunge
Tuscola County Advertiser
... it's likely to be a long slog for the U.S. labor market," said Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners in Greenwich, Connecticut. Further highlighting the grim economic picture, a separate government report showed U.S. wholesale inventories ...

Charges dropped against Stockman in earnings case
Stockman cleared in failure of supplier
Yesterday Detroit Free Press
... Profits didn't keep up with C&A's debt payments. At first, Stockman monitored his C&A investment from his home in Greenwich, Conn., but as its losses piled up, he took over as CEO in 2003. He even buddied up to the UAW by signing a neutrality deal ...

P&G seeks cash amid $2T U.S. borrowings
The Cincinnati Enquirer
... their debt. 'There are only so many dollars to invest,' said David Ader, head of U.S. interest-rate strategy at Greenwich, Conn.-based RBS Greenwich Capital, one of the 17 primary dealers of U.S. government securities that are obligated to bid at ...

Business in the Burbs: Chamber offers 2-for-1 memberships
Journal News
... TMK Sports & Entertainment LLC, a Greenwich, Conn.-based event marketing company, will co-produce three inaugural balls that celebrate the election of President-elect ...

Would-be public firms bide time as the market hibernates
Boston Business Journal
... one local company reversed course on a planned IPO in 2007 and two did so in 2006, according to research from Greenwich, Conn., IPO tracker Renaissance Capital LLC. In the wake of the 2001 dot-com bust, 12 local firms filed IPO withdrawal notices ...

Madoff Son Mark Had $8.3 Million Net Worth in 1999, Divorce Records Show
Bloomberg Business News
... data. Currently he has 15 properties, including a $6 million New York apartment and a $2.3 million home in Greenwich, Connecticut, according to public records. He divorced his wife, Suzanne, in Stamford, Connecticut, in 2000, when he was earning ...

MN candy maker signs big lease in Dallas
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
... Inc. , a Dallas third-party logistics provider, will operate the warehouse. Farley's and Sathers is owned by Greenwich, Conn.-based Catterton Partners . The company has sales of more than $600 million following a series of acquisitions in recent ...

Connecticut Post, CT
A few hours before his swearing-in, the 42-year-old Greenwich Democrat went for a half-hour run on the National Mall, absorbing the magnitude of the office ...

The Tennessean
He worked in sales of high-yield securities at Libertas Partners in Greenwich, Conn. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Nashville Branch announced Dan ...

Hartford Courant
The radiation oncologist from Greenwich is one of a dozen Connecticut residents so far who have contributed $50000 to President-elect Barack Obama's ...

PRESS RELEASE:
PR-Inside.com
Students from the Stamford, Darien, Norwalk and Greenwich school systems will display art and read passages about their particular works during this ...

The Hour
... a combined 10 Golden Globes tonight, which were shot or edited in cities such as Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, Norwalk and Stamford. for Best Actress. ...

Connecticut Post
"Inaugural," by Greenwich High School band director Carmen Signa for 2001, has elements of "Yankee Doodle" and "Fanfare for the Common Man" and was ...

New York Times,
Kate McClelland is a youth services librarian at Perrot Memorial Library in Old Greenwich, Conn.

Connecticut Post, CT
The bad news, in terms of leasing and subleasing is contained to Greenwich and Stamford because that's where financial services is concentrated. ...

Sunday Times.lk, Sri Lanka
Shot on location in Beacon Falls, Bethel, Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Redding, Shelton, Southport, Stamford, Thomaston and Trumbull, ...

Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
Termination letters have been sent to Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, Bernard L. Madoff and Fairfield Greenwich Group," the SEC stated. ...

Greenwich Roundup Now Has To Go To Harvest Time Church Up On King Street, Because He Is The Chief Beverage Officer At The Coffee Bar Until About 1:30 PM.

But Don't Worry The Hardest Reporter In Greenwich Will Soon Be Back With The Latest News About Your Town.....
UPDATE:

2:46 PM

When Greenwich Roundup Types:

The Greenwich Time Web Master Listens:

At 7:08 AM This Morning Greenwich Roundup Complained That Hearst Newspaper's Web Master For The Greenwich Time Was Once Again Having Trouble Getting Things Up In The Morning.


Tesei preparing to make budget cuts

By Neil Vigdor
Staff Writer
Posted: 01/11/2009 07:34:23 AM EST

First Selectman Peter Tesei is apparently trading in his pen and BlackBerry for a scalpel and meat clever.

With the town facing a projected $31 million budget gap, Tesei said decision-makers have little choice but to lop off a number of big-ticket projects from a capital spending program for the next fiscal year.
Among the projects that Tesei said will have to be delayed is the $23 million renovation of the Greenwich High School auditorium, which students and parents have been clamoring for several years because the current facility lacks size and has poor acoustics.

"While there are a lot of 'nice to haves,' residents want us to focus on critical infrastructure items," Tesei said. "They're hurting and want us to be smart and prudent on what we spend." The town's Capital Improvement Projects committee, which Tesei is a member of, is scheduled to have a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Town Hall to discuss its funding priorities for next fiscal year.

"Then you're going to start hearing the screams," Selectman Peter Crumbine said of public reaction to the postponement of big-ticket projects.
According to the town's 15-year capital plan, $88 million had been projected to be spent during the 2009-10 fiscal year, which starts July 1.
Tesei emphasized that the total was a rough estimate at best, which he said had been pared back significantly. Overall, there are currently 74 projects listed on the CIP list totaling $34 million, only 26 of which the committee is recommending for funding, Tesei said. The town has earmarked $18 million overall for capital projects, according to Tesei. That's $20 million less than the $38.8 million in capital spending in the current budget.
A $34 million project to renovate the town-owned Nathaniel Witherell nursing home was also removed from the list and will be funded through a separate mechanism, with long-term bonds and resident fees paying for the undertaking, Tesei said.

Another project to go under the knife is a proposed community swimming pool at Byram Park, which backers are hoping to pay for almost entirely with private donations to avoid a large municipal expenditure .......

Students claim lack of sleep hurts performance

of sleep

By Colin Gustafson
Staff Writer
Posted: 01/11/2009 07:35:09 AM EST

For Greenwich High School freshman Matt Stanton, an extra hour of sleep in the morning would make a world of difference at school.

By the time first period starts at 7:30 a.m., "I'm knocked out," said Stanton, 14, who must wake up around 6 a.m. to catch a bus to class. "I'm not sleeping, but I'm just really exhausted, like I can't pay any attention."

The school's early start time also creates an ordeal for Matt's mother, Theresa, who says she must rouse her two groggy-eyed sons out of bed every morning, often well before sunrise.

"It's like torture for these kids," said Stanton, co-chair of the PTA Council's Wellness Committee. "I'm tired of my children walking around like zombies."

With a two-year review of potential reforms to secondary schools under way, Stanton and several like-minded moms now say they're planning to lobby school officials and administrators to push back the high school's schedule by as much as an hour.

The regular school day at GHS runs from 7:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., and consists of six 55-minute periods, plus lunch break, with athletics and extracurricular activities scheduled for after dismissal and, in some cases, before the opening bell.

Advocates of changing this schedule point to research showing that teenagers' biological rhythms tend to clash with early-morning school schedules, leaving them chronically sleep-deprived and unfocused during the first classes of the day......

.....Kim Daine, a Riverside mother who also supports the schedule change, says that's unacceptable for a school system that expects a high level of performance from its students.

"In a community like this, we should be able to give our kids the optimal education experience, and I don't think waking them up from deep, deep sleep to work around this schedule is helping," Daine said.

She plans to join Stanton in lobbying the district's Secondary Schools Review Committee this year to consider a schedule change as a way to enhance students' attention and engagement in morning classes.
Greenwich High School Headmaster Al Capasso said that while the idea of a later school day has merit, it would become too much of a disruption to after-school sports and teachers' commutes.

"Theoretically, kids would benefit from a later start time," Capasso said. "But pragmatically, I don't think we can make it happen."

If classes started an hour later, he argued, the athletic schedule would have to be pushed back, making it harder for coaches to coordinate games with other schools and forcing students to miss their last classes of the day more often, he said.

It would also make the commute to work more difficult for teachers, who would be driving to the high school "at the height of the morning rush" around 8 a.m., the headmaster argued.....

.....Supporters of the schedule-change plan point to Wilton's school districts, which has successfully moved their school start times back from 7:15 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. without adding transportation costs or disrupting athletic schedules, parents said.
"Wilton managed to find a way to figure it out," Stanton said. "Why can't we?" ...
The Advocate Staff
Posted: 01/11/2009 07:45:12 AM EST
Openings

Greenwich Arts Council
Frank Smurlo: Landscapes The Greenwich artist displays his landscape paintings.
David Webber: Animals The Greenwich artist displays his photographs of animals in parks and wildlife sanctuaries.
Both exhibits run through Jan. 31. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, noon-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; and by appointment. 299 Greenwich Ave. 862-6750 or www.greenwicharts.org.

Greenwich YWCA
Living and Dreaming: Original Art Work inspired by the Life and Times of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Works by local artists Kwame Henry Jones and Donna Hargrove. Opening reception: Thursday, 5:30 p.m; featuring live jazz by Richard
River road gallery
Christiane Pape The Swiss-born artist displays her abstract and floral paintings. Through Feb. 28. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; or by appointment. 21 River Road, Wilton. 762-3887 or RiverRdGallery@optonline.net. .....
By Rich Elliott
STAFF WRITER
Posted: 01/10/2009 09:09:34 PM EST
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- UConn senior point guard Renee Montgomery scored 17 of her 28 game-high points in the first half and added five assists and two steals to lead the top-ranked Huskies to an 85-55 victory over West Virginia before a crowd of 3,167 on Saturday.

It was a homecoming game for Montgomery, who grew up in St. Albans, W.Va.

The Huskies (15-0, 2-0 Big East) have won 20 straight games against West Virginia (10-5, 0-3). They have won 23 straight regular-season games and 101 straight against unranked opponents.....
The Advocate Staff
Posted: 01/11/2009 09:25:21 AM EST
MUSIC

Altan The Irish folk band performs songs from its new album, "Local Ground." 3:30 and 7 p.m. $22-$27. Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford St. 259-1036 or www.fairfieldtheatre.org.

Gerald Clayton The jazz pianist performs as part of Hot & Cool: Jazz at the Brubeck Room. 4 p.m. Free. 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton. 762-3950 or www.wiltonlibrary.org/events.

JEWS ROCK! A CELEBRATION OF ROCK AND ROLL'S JEWISH HERITAGE Rabbi Brian Leiken of Norwalk gives a multimedia presentation exploring Jewish contributions to rock and roll. 10 a.m. Free. Temple Shalom, 259 Richards Ave., Norwalk. 866-0148.

Sunday Afternoons Live Jazz vocalist Kelsey Jillette and pianist Brad Whiteley perform. 3:30 p.m. $15 donation requested. The First Congregational Church of Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich. 637-1791.......
By Mary Lee Grisanti
Special Correspondent
Posted: 01/11/2009 12:26:22 PM EST
You may recognize Eric Burns as a correspondent for NBC and Fox News with more than 1,000 on-air reports to his name. But you might not put the polished 63-year-old Westport native together with Jack Allison, the hero of Burns' new play, "Mid-Strut," which opens Friday at the Darien Arts Center. Allison's life runs irrepressibly off the rails when he finds out he has six months to live and decides to realize a lifelong fantasy: winning the drum majorette he had a crush on in high school.

"The only thing autobiographical about the play is the majorette fixation," Burns says. But as in the play, his humor belies a serious thought. "In real life, you look back at the past through rose-colored glasses -- but if you actually go back, you are almost certainly disappointed. I thought it would make a good play if the hero were not disappointed. What if the woman he has been dreaming about lives up to expectation?"
By Andrea Sachs
The Washington Post
Posted: 01/11/2009 12:32:21 PM EST
WASHINGTON -- $669.66: My vacation budget. How far will it travel? With any luck, maybe more than 2,000 miles.

Where does my money go? To Vegas. But in a good way, not a baby-needs-a-new-pair-of-Manolos way. For $484.17, I nab a nonstop, round-trip flight from Reagan National to Vegas, with two nights at the MGM Grand, the Old Hollywood-themed casino resort on the southern end of the Strip. I save at least $65 by booking this Orbitz package, which leaves me with more money to see Vegas my way (nature and shows before slots and debt).
My imaginary accountant gives me a proud pat on the back. $185.49 left.
Darn, I have to pay rush-hour Metro fare ($2.55) to National, but -- bonus -- the fare is reduced ($1.35) for the return. I keep this small victory to myself. $181.59 left.

Outside the Vegas airport, I stand wistfully next to a man with a limp pompadour who orders a limo for his group. I slink away like a street urchin and ask about the bus. At $1.25, public transportation is cheap, but I am warned about its frequent stops. Instead, I opt for a shared-ride shuttle, which costs $12 round trip and drops passengers off at their resorts' doorstep. $169.59 left.

After tossing my bags into my 18th-floor room (obstructed views of the casinos and snow-dusted mountains), I head to the bus stop. My destination is Springs Preserve, an environmental center a few miles northeast of the Strip. While standing around for the No. 203, I find a $4 coupon for the

Breaking News

Updated: January 11, 2009 2:25:13 PM EST

I-95 reopens after 13-car pileup

Traffic still backed up in both directions
Staff Writer
Posted: 01/11/2009 12:51:01 PM EST
GREENWICH - Interstate 95 in Greenwich reopened to traffic after a 13-car pilup closed the northbound side for about two hours.

The accident, which occurred at approximately 12 p.m. under the Indian Field Road bridge at Exit 4, resulted from one car sliding on the ice from last night's storm, and other vehicles subsequently colliding with it, said Sgt. Brent Reeves of the Greenwich Police Department.

Only minor injuries were reported and no extrication of individuals from vehicles was needed, he said......
By Bob Thompson
The Washington Post
Posted: 01/11/2009 12:53:41 PM EST
WASHINGTON -- As the author of "Reading Lolita in Tehran" was working on her new memoir, "Things I've Been Silent About," she found herself wondering whether she had written them in the wrong order.

"Maybe I should have written this one first and `Reading Lolita' second," Azar Nafisi recalls thinking. "Because so many of the keys to that one are in this one." On its face, this does not seem like a good idea.

After all, if the first book you publish in English gets ecstatic reviews, sells a bajillion copies and makes you an international spokeswoman for the power of literature in the face of oppression, the more logical question would seem to be: Why not let well enough alone?
By Jerome R. Sehulster
Special Correspondent
Posted: 01/11/2009 12:56:21 PM EST
The Italian Center of Stamford will continue its yearlong centennial celebration Saturday with "The Return of Love, Passion and Madness," arias, duets and ensembles from the most popular Italian operas performed by rising young artists of the Connecticut Grand Opera & Orchestra.
"Italian opera is a central part of Italian culture both in Europe and here in America," says Laurence Gilgore, CGO&O's artistic director, who spends many weeks each year conducting opera in Italy. "We performed 'Love, Passion and Madness' at the Italian Center some years ago to great success. All of the artists singing at the event this year are pursuing prominent international careers. Part of our mission at CGO&O is to introduce promising new singers to opera lovers in the area. We're very excited to be back to join in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of this important Stamford institution. That the Center is sponsoring an event like this is really a gift back to the community."......
AND.....
When Greenwich Roundup Types
The Greenwich Post Web Master Listens.....
At 7:08 AM This Morning Greenwich Roundup Complained That The Greenwich Post Web Master Was Once Again Having Trouble Getting Things Up In The Morning.
Well Folks The Greenwich Post Is Now Giving Us "Breaking News" On A Sunday About A "Capital Improvement Plan Hearing"......

Sunday, January 11, 2009 12:33

Breaking news Posted 12:47 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 11
A Capital Improvement Plan public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday Jan, 14 at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall Meeting Room.

First Selectman Peter Tesei will outline what the 15-year CIP proposal entails and detail what the upcoming fiscal year's 2009-10 CIP includes. Mr. Tesei met with department leaders last week and requested they scale back their budget requests according to Roland Gieger, budget and systems director.
The CIP public hearing will be carried live by Greenwich Community Television on Cablevision Channel 79 and live on the Internet. GCTV Channel 79 can be viewed live by accessing Gctv.greenwich.org and clicking on the "Watch Now" link.
HOWEVER:
Don Harrison, Hearst Newspaper's Editor For The Greenwich Citizen Is Once Again A Sleep At The Switch.
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