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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

T Magazine: Feeling For | Hermes Equestrian Collection

... 4, these pieces become the focus of the Spanish artist Pamen Pereira 's windows for the brand's new boutique in Greenwich, Conn. Pereira, whose previous installations for Hermes stores in Taiwan and Barcelona featured birds, elevated her usual ...

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/feeling-for-hermes-equestrian-collection/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Pearson Candy Acquires Bit-O-Honey From Nestle USA

... completed the acquisition of 23 corporate brands in 10 separate transactions. Founded in 1984 and based in Greenwich, Conn., Brynwood Partners is a private-equity fund that makes control investments in lower-middle-market companies. It targets ...

http://www.cspnet.com/news/snacks-and-candy/articles/pearson-candy-acquires-bit-o-honey-nestle-usa

U.S. Stocks Fall on Economic Data Before Fed Policy Statement

... are just waiting to see what the Fed is going to do with the bond-buying program," Frank Ingarra, head trader at Greenwich, Connecticut-based NorthCoast Asset Management LLC, said in a telephone interview. His firm oversees $1.5 billion. "Are they ...

http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MM40GO6TTDSF01-7ER44L28GJROFFL1RDGPGO8GTL

The investment trend hedge funds want kept secret

... profit-chasing investors were hunting at the gathering have a prosaic facade: tax liens. Far from the mansions of Greenwich, Conn., houses owned by homeowners struggling with delinquent property-tax bills are sparking a gold rush by the elite money ...

http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2013/05/01/tax-liens-hedge-funds/?section=magazines_fortune&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmagazines_fortune+%28Fortune+Magazine%29

Pearson Candy Co. buys Bit-O-Honey

... confectionery brand at its St. Paul factory. The deal was announced Wednesday by Brynwood Partners VI L.P., the Greenwich, Conn.-based private-equity firm that bought Pearson Candy in 2011 . Terms of the agreement were not announced. "We plan to ...

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2013/05/01/pearson-candy-buys-bit-o-honey.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_2+%28Commercial+Banking+Industry+News%29

Greenwich High Ranks Among 'Most Challenging' In The Nation

GREENWICH, Conn. Greenwich High School is considered one of the most challenging public high schools in the country and the most challenging in Fairfield County, according to The Washington Post's " Most Challenging High Schools " of 2013 listing.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/schools/greenwich-high-ranks-among-most-challenging-nation

New US bank emerges in investigation into Dunne's failed empire

... permission to examine a representative of the New England-based People's United Bank. The bank has a branch in Greenwich, Connecticut, where Mr Dunne moved with his wife Gayle Killilea after the collapse of his building empire in Ireland. Meanwhile, ...

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/new-us-bank-emerges-in-investigation-into-dunnes-failed-empire-29233614.html

Award Winning Television Journalist To Host Greenwich Luncheon

Greenwich resident Kendra Farn, former CBS News correspondent, has been named mistress of ceremonies to the 30th annual Women Against MS Luncheon, which will be held Thursday, May 2, at The Hyatt Regency in Old Greenwich.

http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/News_1/Award-Winning-Television-Journalist-To-Host-Greenwich-Luncheon20023.shtml

Greenwich 'Dishcrawl' Finds A Hungry Audience

You may have tried drinking your way through a pub crawl in college, but Greenwich food enthusiasts are invited to eat their way through a "Dishcrawl" this June.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/lifestyle/greenwich-dishcrawl-finds-hungry-audience

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Greenwich lacrosse sinks short-handed McMahon

At right, Finn Maloney of Brien McMahon stick-checks the ball from Kyle Foote of Greenwich durng the boys high school lacrosse match between Greenwich High School and Brien McMahon High School at Greenwich, Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

http://www.norwalkcitizenonline.com/sports/article/Greenwich-lacrosse-sinks-short-handed-McMahon-4477597.php

U.S. Attorney David Fein resigns post

Connecticut United States Attorney David B. Fein, 52, of Greenwich, announced he is resigning as of May 13, 2013.

http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/U-S-Attorney-David-Fein-resigns-post-4477714.php

Small donors offer power fix

... In theory, an auto mechanic in the South Bronx should have as much political influence as a hedge-fund manager in Greenwich, Conn. Here's what the real world looks like, according to political scientist Martin Gilens: "In most circumstances, ...

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/small-donors-offer-fix-to-imbalance-of-power-90782.html

Chiasson says charitable works merit non-guideline prison term

... that Chiasson has led an "extraordinary" life. Chiasson, who left Stamford-based SAC Capital Advisors to start the Greenwich-based hedge fund, is scheduled to be sentenced May 13. Level Global Investors co- founder Anthony Chiasson, convicted of an ...

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Chiasson-says-charitable-works-merit-4477631.php

Downtown Greenwich celebration brings art to storefronts

Art work will be on display in shop windows along Greenwich Avenue as part of Art to the Avenue, a month-long celebration that kicks off with an opening night celebration on Thursday, May 2, 5:30-8 p.m. Photo: Contributed Photo If you're answer is a sheepish "eh," a visit to Greenwich Avenue -- whether to dine out, shop or even do a few errands -- ... (more)

http://www.ctpost.com/entertainment/article/Downtown-Greenwich-celebration-brings-art-to-4476631.php

IPO Preview: Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT

Based in Old Greenwich, Conn., Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT scheduled a $130 million IPO with a market capitalization of $183 million, at a price range midpoint of $20 for Wednesday, May 1, 2013.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1385801-ipo-preview-ellington-residential-mortgage-reit?source=feed

Greenwich Woman Dies Following Crash In Stamford

A Greenwich woman involved in a Stamford car accident, succumbed to her injuries and died Monday afternoon, a news release from the police department said.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/woman-dies-following-stamford-car-crash

Wall St. flat as investors seek reasons to extend gains

... the uptrend we've been in," said Steve Sosnick, equity-risk manager at Timber Hill/Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Connecticut. "There's a little bit of complacency in the market, and we would like to see the rally supported by more volume, ...

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/463078/20130501/wall-st-flat-as-investors-seek-reasons-to-extend-gains.htm

Greenwich Schools Announce Coordinator, VP Appointments

Greenwich Public Schools filled several vacant positions, including several new program coordinators and a new vice principal, it announced in a statement Tuesday.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/schools/greenwich-schools-announce-coordinator-vp-appointments

Young Classical Musicians To Entertain Greenwich

The top four winners of the first annual Rondo Young Artist Festival, an international concert showcase for 5 to 18-year-old musicians, will perform and record at the Greenwich Arts Center on Sunday, May 5 at 1 p.m. The recital, entitled "Rondo Tour Special Presentation," will feature three pianists and a cellist individually performing and ... (more)

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/events/young-classical-musicians-entertain-greenwich

Hillsborough's Jack Panagos Wins Junior Golf Tour Trophy

... with a weekend 1-under-par 141. Rounding out the Boys 15-19 Division top three was Marone, Armando Olivieri of Greenwich, Conn., and Jake van Arkel of Haverford, Pa., all carding a weekend even-par 142. Coming off a first-place finish in the Boys 14 ...

http://hillsborough.patch.com/articles/hillsborough-s-jack-panagos-wins-junior-golf-tour-trophy

Greenwich mogul makes play for Empire State Building

Greenwich real estate baron Peter Malkin wants to add the Empire State Building -- one of the world's best known and most storied skyscrapers -- to his portfolio of office towers in Connecticut and New York.

http://m.ctpost.com/connpost/db_43460/contentdetail.htm?detailindex=2&contentguid=HM6qiJFt&pn=0

Athletes of the Week

Josh Moskovitz of Staples in his match against Zach Niklaus of Greenwich during the FCIAC boys tennis championship between Staples High School and Greenwich High School at Wilton High School, Tuesday, May 29, 2012.

http://www.westport-news.com/sports/article/Westport-News-Athletes-of-the-Week-4475994.php

Ann Healy Scott, 73, Formerly Of Stamford, Worked For AMF And Weston Foods

Scott was born Oct. 17, 1939, and raised in Greenwich, daughter of John and Mary Healy of Greenwich.

http://stamford.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/ann-healy-scott-73-formerly-stamford-worked-amf-and-weston-foods

Level Global Agrees To Pay Over $21.5m To Settle SEC Insider Trading Charges.

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Greenwich, Conn.-based hedge fund advisory firm Level Global Investors has agreed to pay more than $21.5m to settle charges that its co-founder, who also served as a portfolio manager, and its analyst engaged in repeated insider trading in the securities of Dell Inc.

http://hereisthecity.com/2013/04/30/sec-settle-insider-trading-charges/

Audubon Connecticut Honors Conservationists with Top Environmental Awards

Wendy Paulson, Award recipient Eaddo Kiernan, Lisa Kiernan at Audubon Connecticut's April 18, 2013 Awards Dinner in Greenwich.

http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/News_1/Audubon-Connecticut-Honors-Conservationists-with-Top-Environmental-Awards20017.shtml

Business briefs

... "Sam" Adondakis illegally used confidential information to trade in Dell and Nvidia stock. Level Global, based in Greenwich, Conn., neither admitted nor denied the allegations. Chiasson was convicted of insider trading in December. Adondakis ...

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.montgomeryadvertiser.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013304300024%26nclick_check%3D1

Greenwich mogul eyeing NY landmark

Peter Malkin speaks with Gretchen Biggs at a Greenwich Board of Selectmen hearing about regulating leaf blowers in Greenwich on Thursday, March 1, 2012.

http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Greenwich-mogul-makes-play-for-Empire-State-4473610.php

Business briefs

... "Sam" Adondakis illegally used confidential information to trade in Dell and Nvidia stock. Level Global, based in Greenwich, Conn., neither admitted nor denied the allegations. The SEC said insider trading at Level Global occurred repeatedly in ...

http://www.clarionledger.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clarionledger.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013304300099%26nclick_check%3D1

US stock market daily report

... so far is at 6.36 billion shares. Level Global Investors hedge fund, co-founder Anthony Chiasson and analyst in Greenwich, Connecticut have been fined $21.5 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly engaged in "repeated insider ...

http://www.stockmarketsreview.com/reports/us_stock_market_daily_report_april_29_2013_monday_323583/

Level Global paying $21.5M in SEC settlement Level Global Investors a ...

... "Sam" Adondakis illegally used confidential information to trade in Dell and Nvidia stock. Level Global, based in Greenwich, Conn., neither admitted nor denied the allegations. The SEC said insider trading at Level Global occurred repeatedly in 2008 ...

http://www.news.net/article/263294/Business/?

Greenwich mogul makes play for Empire State Building

Greenwich real estate baron Peter Malkin wants to add the Empire State Building -- one of world's best known and most storied skyscrapers -- to his portfolio of office towers in Connecticut and New York.

http://m.ctpost.com/connpost/db_43460/contentdetail.htm?detailindex=0&contentguid=HM6qiJFt&pn=0

Monday, April 29, 2013

Greenwich girls golf edges Staples to stay unbeaten

Greenwich High sophomore Alexandra Sazhin had no idea Monday's opponent, Staples, was undefeated until she got to the fifth hole.

http://m.westport-news.com/westport/db_11299/contentdetail.htm?detailindex=1&contentguid=3ki6Lsg9&pn=0

Greenwich mogul makes play for Empire State Building

Greenwich real estate baron Peter Malkin wants to add the Empire State Building -- one of world's best known and most storied skyscrapers -- to his portfolio of office towers in Connecticut and New York.

http://m.ctpost.com/connpost/db_43460/contentdetail.htm?detailindex=2&contentguid=r4zh2S9k&pn=0

Level Global paying $21.5M in SEC settlement

... "Sam" Adondakis illegally used confidential information to trade in Dell and Nvidia stock. Level Global, based in Greenwich, Conn., neither admitted nor denied the allegations. The SEC said insider trading at Level Global occurred repeatedly in 2008 ...

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/29/2858774/level-global-paying-215m-in-sec.html#storylink=rss

SEC reaches settlement with Level Global Investors over insider trading

... a top official and several analysts engaged in repeated insider trading. The SEC announced the settlement with the Greenwich, Conn.-based hedge fund management firm Monday. The settlement, which requires court approval, resolves civil charges filed ...

http://www.pionline.com/article/20130429/DAILYREG/130429893/sec-reaches-settlement-with-level-global-investors-over-insider-trading

Handy faces future as private distributor

... under bankruptcy protection. But with a stroke of a pen, that all changed when it was announced last week that Greenwich, Conn.-based private equity firm Littlejohn Management Holdings would acquire Handy and run it as an independent distributor. ...

http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/handy-faces-future-private-distributor

New Canaan boys golf team competes in Brunswick Invitational

... -- historic Round Hill Club, as always, played tough. Yet Pavelic felt quite comfortable at his home course. The Greenwich High School senior shot a 2-under-par 69 to help the Cardinals win the four-team, 11th annual tournament. Junior Paul Pastore ...

http://m.newcanaannewsonline.com/newcanaan/db_11292/contentdetail.htm?detailindex=2&contentguid=3MnsFNbW&pn=0

Anthony Lewis Loddo Sr., 80, Of White Plains, Owned Contracting Co.

... in White Plains. Loddo is survived by his children, Anthony L. Loddo Jr. (Jane) of White Plains, Julie Loddo of Greenwich, Conn., Kathleen Collins (Jeff) of Phoenicia; sisters, Julia, Margaret, Lucille, Rita and Mary; brother, Nicholas; four ...

http://whiteplains.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/anthony-lewis-loddo-sr-80-white-plains-owned-contracting-co

New Canaan boys golf team competes in Brunswick Invitational

Will Essigs of New Canaan High School, plays golf at Brunswick Invitational at Round Hill Club, Greenwich, Conn., Thursday, April 25, 2013.

http://www.newcanaannewsonline.com/news/article/New-Canaan-boys-golf-team-competes-in-Brunswick-4472495.php

Ralph R. Longo Jr., 77, Of Greenwich, Owned Construction Firm

Longo was born May 21, 1935, in the Chickahominy section of Greenwich to Ralph Longo Sr.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/ralph-r-longo-jr-77-greenwich-owned-construction-firm

NBA Player Comes Out

Jason Collins , a veteran center in the National Basketball Association , announced on Monday that he was gay, becoming the first active player from any of the U.S. professional sports leagues to publicly reveal his homosexuality.

http://www.courant.com/sports/sns-rt-us-nba-gay-collinsbre93s0lo-20130429,0,2298399.story

MIdge-Mobile

... E-SCALE PLANS will greatly simplify construction. Send $1 to Mechanix Illustrated Plans Service, Fawcett Building, Greenwich, Connecticut. Please specify Plan No. HJ-20.

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/midge-mobile/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ModernMechanix+%28Modern+Mechanix%29

6 U.S. IPOs Planned For The Week Of April 29

... Residential Mortgage REIT, which was founded in 2012, booked $0 million in sales over the last 12 months. The Old Greenwich, CT-based company plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol EARN. Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Citi and UBS Investment Bank ...

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1381081-6-u-s-ipos-planned-for-the-week-of-april-29?source=feed

In reversal of fortune, Fiat needs Chrysler to survive European crisis

... boards ... and their fortunes are not combined," said Rebecca Lindland, a consultant with Rebel Three Media in Greenwich, Conn. "By combining the companies, you are putting everyone in the same boat." An initial public stock offering of the ...

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013304290029

Chafee's campaign war chest grows, but still far off Raimondo's

... Democratic rival, state General Treasurer Gina Raimondo, had as of Dec. 31. Meanwhile Chafee is headed to Greenwich, Conn., and New York City on Monday to "market" Rhode Island to out-of-state business journals. Chafee has interviews lined up at ...

http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2013/04/chafees-campaign-war-chest-grows-but-still-far-off-raimondos.html

Boston bombing: Mysterious 'Misha' turns up in Rhode Island

For days since the Boston Marathon bombings, people have been searching for the mysterious "Misha," the friend with the thin red beard who supposedly tutored bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in the ways of more pious Islam.

http://www.courant.com/news/breaking/sns-la-na-nn-boston-tsarnaev-misha-20130428,0,3046850.story

Catering to private crowd

Hospitality veteran David Rabin, most recently of Cole's Greenwich Village, is launching a new project with Abigail Kirsch Catering, Side Dish has learned.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/catering_XPw3XG4xXp2ngMP7A0GMZJ?

Congressman Jim Himes To Visit Greenwich's Arnold Bakery

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes will visit Arnold Bakery, tour the Greenwich facility and meet with its employees on Monday morning, his office announced.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/politics/congressman-jim-himes-visit-greenwichs-arnold-bakery

See Greenwich's Recent Home Sales

GREENWICH, Conn. Here is a list of paid Greenwich property transfers and home sales from April 19 to April 25 as reported by the town clerk's office.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/real-estate/see-greenwichs-recent-home-sales-20

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Exclusive: Boston bomb suspects' parents retreat to village, cancel U.S. trip

The parents of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects have retreated to a village in southern Russia to shelter from the spotlight and abandoned plans for now to travel to the United States, the father of the suspects told Reuters on Sunday.

http://www.courant.com/news/breaking/sns-rt-us-usa-explosions-russia-tsarnaevbre93r08o-20130428,0,3134862.story

This week in Southwestern Connecticut, April 29 to May 5

... info, visit stamfordmuseum.org . Photo: Lindsay Niegelberg Saturday: A 1953 Studebaker Starlight Coupe, owned by Greenwich resident Malcolm Pray, is among the 70 automobiles set to be displayed at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center's 9th annual ...

http://www.ctpost.com/news/slideshow/This-week-in-Southwestern-Connecticut-April-29-61240.php

Hintzen, Olmstead lead Greenwich baseball past Norwalk

Taylor Olmstead of Greenwich belts a first-pitch three run homer in the bottom of the second inning of the high school baseball game between Greenwich High School and Norwalk High School at Greenwich, Friday afternoon, April 26, 2013.

http://www.norwalkcitizenonline.com/news/article/Hintzen-Olmstead-lead-Greenwich-baseball-past-4470450.php

Demystifying the Naively Demonized Symbol That Is Wall Street

... hedge funds can still claim Manhattan addresses, the locale most known for clusters of the top hedging minds is Greenwich, CT. A dollar is a dollar, just as a euro is a euro, and thanks to ongoing technological advances, there's no longer any need ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/04/28/demystifying-the-naively-demonized-symbol-that-is-wall-street/

Hunger Walk in Port Chester Gathers Food, Cash to Help Pantries

More than 250 walkers and volunteers with balloons and placards hit the road for a two mile walk, raising funds to combat worldwide and local hunger in the fourth Greenwich/Port Chester CROP Hunger Walk .

http://portchester.patch.com/articles/hunger-walk-in-port-chester-gathers-food-cash-to-help-pantries

High School Ranking Tops Greenwich News

News from Greenwich High -- a new ranking and a new commencement speaker -- were in the news this week.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/news/high-school-ranking-tops-greenwich-news

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Experts: Plan to clean up toxic soil at GHS seems sound

Greenwich may have the option of spending hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up toxic soil from its high school campus, but several environmental and health experts say the town doesn't have to go that far to make sure students' health is not at risk.

http://m.ctpost.com/connpost/db_43460/contentdetail.htm?detailindex=1&contentguid=uEEMqNQD&pn=0

Experts: Plan to clean up toxic soil at GHS seems sound

Greenwich may have the option of spending hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up toxic soil from its high school campus, but several environmental and health experts say the town doesn't have to go that far to make sure students' health is not at risk.

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Experts-Plan-to-clean-up-toxic-soil-at-GHS-seems-4469471.php

75th Anniversary Celebration for the Merritt Parkway

The Merritt Parkway, a 37.5-mile byway that runs from Greenwich to Stratford, is mostly known for the beauty of the forest it meanders through, but some commuters may recognize the road for something entirely different -- traffic .

http://weston-ct.patch.com/articles/75th-anniversary-celebration-for-the-merritt-parkway

Zackham's 'Wedding' directorial debut also marks Greenwich homecoming

Greenwich native Justin Zackham directing the upcoming comedy "The Wedding" in Greenwich recently.

http://www.dariennewsonline.com/local/article/Zackham-s-Wedding-directorial-debut-also-marks-2137344.php

Dorthy Moxley's tireless crusade

... Moxley, shown in this undated photo, was found bludgeoned to death with a golf club on her family's estate in Greenwich in 1975. Her neighbor, Michael Skakel, was convicted June 7, 2002, in the murder and is serving a prison sentence of 20 years to ...

http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Dorthy-Moxley-s-tireless-crusade-4469032.php

Greenwich Based Start Up, Behavioral Media Networks, Secures $1,000,000 In Funding From Q-Bank Group

A Q-Bank Group affiliated investment vehicle invests $1,000,000 in Behavioral Media Networks, with $500,000 currently deployed. Behavioral Media Networks is currently working and collaborating with leading academic institutions and independent research labs around the world. Current collaborators include: Brain Sciences Foundation Intelligence Advanced Research Programs Activity ("IARPA") of the Office of the Director of National Security Illinois Institute of Technology Behavioral Media Networks is a technology R D company that commercializes cognitive analytic technologies that deliver behavioral insights from unstructured data. We are currently constructing server-side software engines that detect and model cognitive processes with use cases that range from security and intelligence to marketing and advertising. For businesses: API-level access to analytics engines that enables business and consumer applications to make social interactions more meaningful. Behavioral Media Networks offers a variety of career opportunities from entry-level positions to experienced management roles. Below are the currently available positions: Opportunities in Business Business Analyst Human Resources Generalist Operations Director or Vice President Operations Manager Project Management Office (PMO) Lead Strategic Procurement Analyst Opportunities in Science Technology Data Scientist Senior Engineer Software Developer Web and Application Designer Web and Application Developer To apply, please e-mail your resume and cover letter to jobs@bmedianet.com Behavioral Media Networks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Contact us at: Dell Hines Behavioral Media Networks 500 West Putnam Avenue Suite 400 Greenwich, CT 06830 Phone (203) 542-7269

http://www.topix.com/city/greenwich-ct/2013/04/greenwich-based-start-up-behavioral-media-networks-secures-1-000-000-in-funding-from-q-bank-group

New Canaan's Heigl stars in 'The Big Wedding'

... -- from its director, to its all-star cast, to its filming locations -- opened in theaters Friday. Directed by Greenwich native Justin Zackham (who also wrote the screenplay for "The Bucket List"), the film centers on a long-divorced couple, played ...

http://m.newcanaannewsonline.com/newcanaan/db_11291/contentdetail.htm?detailindex=0&contentguid=wsk5IAdd&pn=0

Darien native Topher Grace stars in 'The Big Wedding'

... -- from its director, to its all-star cast, to its filming locations -- opened in theaters Friday. Directed by Greenwich native Justin Zackham (who also wrote the screenplay for "The Bucket List"), the film centers on a long-divorced couple, played ...

http://m.dariennewsonline.com/darien/db_10915/contentdetail.htm?detailindex=0&contentguid=4wr6Rwm6&pn=0

Find A Job In Greenwich

Longtime ESPN football and baseball commentator Chris Berman has been selected by the Greenwich High School Class of 2013 to be the commencement speaker at the June 21 graduation, according to ...

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/business/find-job-greenwich-38

Former Skakel attorney defendsa

... rving 20 years to life for the 1975 golf club bludgeoning of Martha Moxley when they were 15-year-old neighbors in Greenwich.

http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/connecticut/Former-Skakel-attorney-defends-handling-of-trial_57502538

Friday, April 26, 2013

Greenwich cafe makes roasting coffee part of its trade

Caitlin Finley, of Darien, gets coffee at CFCF Roastery and Cafe at 118 Greenwich Ave., in Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Greenwich-cafe-makes-roasting-coffee-part-of-its-4467923.php

Gerald Carpenter: State Street Ballet Invites Us to 'Dream On By'

... (Louis Jordan) in the version by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters . Pucci recently attended a Simon concert in Greenwich, Conn., and was immediately struck by the dance-ability of Simon's tunes. The experience set Pucci searching through the ...

http://www.noozhawk.com/noozhawk/article/042613_gerald_carpenter_state_street_ballet_dream_on_by/

Decision On Skakel Petition Could Take Weeks, Or Months

It could be weeks or even months before Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel learns whether he will get a new trial for the 1975 murder of his Greenwich neighbor, 15-year-old Martha Moxley.

http://www.courant.com/community/vernon/hc-michael-skakel-hearing-day9-0427-20130426,0,3294917.story

New Providence Youth to Play at Greenwich Arts Center May 5

New Providence pianist Marika Mori, one of four top winners of the first annual Rondo Young Artist Festival, an international concert showcase that gives five- to 18-year-old musicians a taste of the professional musician's life through recording and touring, will perform and record at the Greenwich Arts Center, in Greenwich, Connecticut, on ... (more)

http://thealternativepress.com/articles/new-providence-youth-to-play-at-greenwich-arts-ce

Malloy Claims Middle Ground With Support For 75-Cent Minimum Wage Hike

... of this," he said. "It's the last thing in the world we need," said Sen. L. Scott Frantz , a Republican from Greenwich. "In essence, it's another tax on employment, it's another tax on commerce." Meanwhile, pro-labor Democrats hope that a measure ...

http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-malloy-minimum-wage-hike-20130426,0,1307382.story

School Leaders Discuss Expanding School Breakfast Programs

Education leaders from across Connecticut gathered at Rentschler Field Friday for the second annual Connecticut School Breakfast Summit, where they shared strategies for providing healthy morning meals to hungry students.

http://www.courant.com/news/education/hc-ct-breakfast-initiative-04-27-20130426,0,5826772.story

Dallas fine-arts scholar Rick Brettell rethinks his snobby mindset

... with Dallas and the supposed vulgarity of Texas. Indeed, there are many Loire Valleys in contemporary America: Greenwich, Conn.; Long Island; the hillside suburbs of L.A.; even the suburbs of our nation's capital. What we learn from this is that ...

http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/home-and-gardening/headlines/20130426-dallas-fine-arts-scholar-rick-brettell-rethinks-his-snobby-mindset.ece

Skakel trial coming to a close

The former head of the Connecticut judicial branch arm responsible for investigating complaints against lawyers is not convinced that Mickey Sherman had an obligation to disclose he owed back taxes to then-client Michael Skakel, the Kennedy cousin convicted of the 1975 murder of Greenwich teenager Martha Moxley.

http://m.ctpost.com/connpost/db_43460/contentdetail.htm?detailindex=1&contentguid=PttUqffs&pn=0

Sherman's obligations in question

... to disclose he owed back taxes to then-client Michael Skakel , the Kennedy cousin convicted of the 1975 murder of Greenwich teenager Martha Moxley . Attorneys for the state called Mark Dubois , who served for 7 A A1 2 years as the state's chief ...

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Skakel-trial-coming-to-a-close-4466662.php

Global Markets-Dollar falls against the yen; bond yields decline

... GDP data as light as it was," said Steve Sosnick, equity-risk manager at Timber Hill/Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Connecticut. "It wasn't so great, but not bad enough to derail the freight train the market has been on." Investors in ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/26/markets-global-idUSL2N0DD2B520130426?feedType=RSS&feedName=bondsNews

Greenwich's Western Middle School Uses Kickstarter To Fund Garden Project

Western Middle School in Greenwich is asking for the public's help through the fundraising website Kickstarter to start a school vegetable garden.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/schools/greenwichs-western-middle-school-uses-kickstarter-fund-garden-project

Wall Street lower after GDP data, Amazon results

... data as light as it was," said Steve Sosnick, equity-risk manager at Timber Hill/Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Connecticut. "It wasn't so great, but not bad enough to derail the freight train the market has been on." The S&P is 1.5 percent ...

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/461864/20130427/wall-street-lower-after-gdp-data-amazon-results.htm

Us Stocks-Wall Street lower after GDP data, Amazon results

... GDP data as light as it was," said Steve Sosnick, equity-risk manager at Timber Hill/Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Connecticut. "It wasn't so great, but not bad enough to derail the freight train the market has been on." The S&P is 1.5 ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/26/markets-usa-stocks-idUSL2N0DD28Q20130426?feedType=RSS&feedName=industrialsSector

Us Stocks-Wall Street lower after GDP data, Amazon results

... GDP data as light as it was," said Steve Sosnick, equity-risk manager at Timber Hill/Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Connecticut. "It wasn't so great, but not bad enough to derail the freight train the market has been on." The S&P is 1.5 ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/26/markets-usa-stocks-idUSL2N0DD28Q20130426?feedType=RSS&feedName=cyclicalConsumerGoodsSector

Us Stocks-Wall Street dips after GDP data; Chevron lifts Dow

... GDP data as light as it was," said Steve Sosnick, equity-risk manager at Timber Hill/Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Connecticut. "It wasn't so great, but not bad enough to derail the freight train the market has been on." The S&P is 1.7 ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/26/markets-usa-stocks-idUSL2N0DD23B20130426?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologySector

Greenwich-Filmed Movie 'The Big Wedding' Opens Friday

"The Big Wedding," a star-studded comedy that filmed in locations in Greenwich and Darien in 2011 , opens in theaters Friday.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/lifestyle/greenwich-filmed-movie-big-wedding-opens-friday

Catch the Drifters in Trumbull

... Description: Come, have fun, and enjoy the rides and games at the anticipated annual McKinley School Carnival. Greenwich: Paper Shredding-Shred Sensitive Documents Where : Island Beach Parking Lot, Arch Street & Steamboat Road, Greenwich When : ...

http://trumbull.patch.com/articles/catch-the-drifters-in-trumbull

What To Do In Greenwich This Weekend

GREENWICH, Conn. Here's a look at some events happening in Greenwich this weekend.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/events/what-do-greenwich-weekend-27

Skakel slams his ex-lawyer

... akel, 52,said attorney Michael Sherman failed to provide him effective counsel against charges that he beating his Greenwich, Conn., neighbor Martha Moxley to death with a golf club. Both were just 15.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/skakel_slams_his_ex_lawyer_DaV6AKMBScMYehmO4A7pfN?

Skakel slams trial attorney in Connecticut murder appeal

... that trial attorney Michael Sherman failed to competently defend him when he was convicted in 2002 of killing his Greenwich neighbor in 1975 when they were both 15. Skakel, the 52-year-old nephew of Robert F. Kennedy's widow, Ethel Kennedy, is ...

http://www.theday.com/article/20130426/NWS12/304269930/-1/nws

West Side Tennis Club celebrates 100th Anniversary

... two of the club's younger members raised the commemorative flag. One was 11-year-old Alice Beatrice Adams of Greenwich, CT, who has played tennis at the club for as far back as she can recall. "I felt pretty honored," said Adams, who serves on the ...

http://www.glendaleregister.com/view/full_story/22343330/article-West-Side-Tennis-Club-celebrates-100th-Anniversary?instance=most_viewed

Husband-And-Wife Actors Maxwell Caulfield and Juliet Mills Are Part...

Real-life husband and wife actors Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield star in a reading of Arthur Kopit 's 1962 play, Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You In The Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad , April 26 in Greenwich, CT.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/177299-Husband-And-Wife-Actors-Maxwell-Caulfield-and-Juliet-Mills-Are-Part-of-April-26-Reading-of-Oh-Dad-Poor-Dad

SoulCycle to open at Rye Ridge Shopping Center

The Charter Realty Group said that it has arranged its second transaction on behalf of SoulCycle for a 2,350-sq.-ft. space at Rye Ridge Shopping Center, located in Rye Brook, N.Y. Charter previously represented SoulCycle, an indoor fitness cycling center, in a 7,000-sq.-ft at One Fawcett Place in Greenwich, Conn.

http://www.chainstoreage.com/article/soulcycle-open-rye-ridge-shopping-center

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Lawsuit Over Triple Fatal Truck Crash Goes To Jury

Lawyers delivered closing arguments Thursday in Superior Court in the multimillion-dollar lawsuit stemming from a triple fatal crash on I-95 on Nov.

http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-mct-truck-crash-lawsuit-0426-20130425,0,2621286.story

Greenwich-filmed movie opens Friday

... native Katherine Heigl, Darien native Topher Grace, Amanda Seyfried and Ben Barnes, were shot at Christ Church Greenwich on East Putnam Avenue on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. The movie, released April 26, 2013, is being directed and produced by ...

http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Greenwich-filmed-The-Big-Wedding-opens-4464731.php

Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's says that his first lawyer told he...

Latest try: Imprisoned Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel took the stand in a Connecticut courtroom on Thursday while trying to have his murder conviction overturned Imprisoned Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel took the stand in a Connecticut courtroom on Thursday in his latest bid to have his murder conviction for the 1975 killing of a Greenwich teenager ... (more)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2314973/Kennedy-cousin-Michael-Skakels-says-lawyer-told-inside-courtroom-latest-bid-murder-conviction-overturned.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Pitney Bowes to Showcase Latest Customer Communication Management...

Pitney Bowes today announced that it will showcase its latest document management solutions at the Document Strategy Forum , April 29-May 1, at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, CT.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130425005338&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Pitney Bowes to Showcase Latest Customer Communication Management...

... its latest document management solutions at the Document Strategy Forum, April 29-May 1, at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, CT. As the official Customer Communication Management sponsor for the conference, Pitney Bowes will highlight its extensive ...

http://www.myprintresource.com/press_release/10928320/pitney-bowes-to-showcase-latest-customer-communication-management-solutions-at-document-strategy-forum

Skakel expected to testify ina

... of Ethel Kennedy is serving 20 years to life in prison for the 1975 golf club bludgeoning of Martha Moxley in Greenwich (GREN'-ich) when they were both 15 years old. Skakel argues trial attorney Michael Sherman got caught up in the limelight of the ...

http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/connecticut/Skakel-expected-to-testify-in-Conn-murder-appeal_16326875

Pitney Bowes to Showcase Latest Customer Communication Management...

Pitney Bowes today announced that it will showcase its latest document management solutions at the Document Strategy Forum , April 29-May 1, at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, CT.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130425005338/en

Easley nature park awaits money to reach full bloom

... herself had not seen many of the places the group visited. Ladnier, who hails from Los Angeles but now lives in Greenwich, Conn., marvels at the plant diversity Huffman is showing the group. But Huffman was clear on what they were seeing, even ...

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greenvilleonline.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013304250012%26nclick_check%3D1

New Canaan Police Start Annual Medication Collection

... public from the dangers of drug diversion and abuse." The drop-box initiative started two years ago in New Canaan, Greenwich, Ridgefield and Wilton and has been adopted by the state Department of Consumer Protection's drug control policies. It has ...

http://newcanaan.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/new-canaan-police-start-annual-medication-collection

"Women Talk Business" at Westport Library May 8

... Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers (www.brainchildmag.com) and Catherine Siroka, Editor of the Westport - Greenwich edition of Macaroni Kid -- a family-friendly, online newsletter (www.westport.macaronikid.com). Hosted by the Library and ...

http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/News_1/Women-Talk-Business-at-Westport-Library-May-819952.shtml

Agua Enerviva

... erry, Orange Passion and Fruit Punch flavors. A 20-ounce bottle retails for approximately $1.39. Agua Enerviv LLC, Greenwich, Conn. Telephone: 914/329-0591 Internet: www.aguaenerviva.com Distribution: Select markets

http://www.bevindustry.com/articles/86337-agua-enerviv

Fairfield Prep lacrosse edges Greenwich

... (four goals, one assist) and David White (two) combined for seven points as the Jesuits held off hard-charging Greenwich for a 7-6 victory on Wednesday, their fifth straight win. Greenwich (6-2), meanwhile, saw its six-game win streak come to an ...

http://m.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/fairfield/db_44471/contentdetail.htm?detailindex=1&contentguid=URrWH9rt&pn=0

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