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Thursday, April 23, 2009

04/23/09 READER SUBMITTED COMMENTS: Reader Feedback

To The Editor Of Greenwich Roundup

Hello


I have read your blog for a little over a year now


Daily I look forward to the tart headlines that create a kind of contemporary town history of Greenwich .

Your blog lets those in the know know what else they should know about.

God bless you for your willingness to tell the rest of the story.

I love you, kiss.

Juliette



COMMENT:

Dear Juliette,

Thank you for your very kind words.

I especially liked the, "Your blog lets those in the know know what else they should know about."

If it is alright I want to make it the new tag line for the blog.

But please be careful with this, "I love you, kiss" stuff.

I am married to a very jealous Korean woman who knows Tae Kwon Do and is capable of sending us both to the Greenwich Hospital Emergency Room with sever injuries.

sincerely,

Greenwich Roundup



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04/23/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: This Just In ....

The Latest Greenwich News Briefs:

Greenwich may drop fund manager
Greenwich Time
Despite not having any exposure itself to the massive Ponzi scheme masterminded by Madoff, Greenwich is opening up the competition for its lucrative pension ...
Greenwich volleyball wins first match
Greenwich Time
By Rob Kelley It may have taken four matches, but the Greenwich boys volleyball team finally got one in the win-column. The Cards saw Wednesday's match as a ...
Greenwich Education and Prep hosts "Behavior 101" as part of ...
Stamford Plus Magazine
By Press Release On Thursday, April 30, Greenwich Education & Prep will host the second event in their new Empowering Parents Series: The Covert Curriculum. ...

The Latest Greenwich Blog Post:

Around the World Holistic Well-Being Expo Greenwich Blog :
By gb
GAFWB Around the World Holistic Well-Being Expo Come learn about powerful whole health practices from around the world! YWCA Greenwich 259 E. Putnam.
Greenwich Blog :: The Blog of... - http://greenwichblog.com/



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04/23/09 The Raw Greenwich Blog And RSS Feed

The Raw Greenwich Blog And RSS Feed - Bloggers Who Are From, Work In Or Used To Live In Greenwich.......

We Have Found Another Greenwich Blog Which Is Like An Informational Portal For The Town.....

Exploring Greenwich - The Information Portal Of Greenwich
Greenwich Communities - *Greenwich* *Communities* Mention Greenwich, Connecticut, to anyone and chances are they have heard of it. Our town is home to artists, actors, sports personalities.....

ALSO FROM EXPLORING GREENWICH:

Greenwich >>> Business >>> Public Company >>> List - Greenwich Business - Public Companies List The is a list of the stocks of companies in Greenwich and is designed to reflect the impact of the world and ...

The Raw Greenwich Blog And RSS Feed Continues......


Greenwich Police Watch Google Newsgroup
New details emerge in federal investigation of Byram Pharmacy - Greenwich Time - In a recently unsealed federal affidavit, an FBI agent said that former Byram Pharmacy owner and pharmacist Joby George sold large amounts of oxycontin to ...

The Latest From Claudette Rothman, AKA,Greenwich Diva
Go Red For Women - You are invited to the 4th Annual Go Red for Women Luncheon & Education Session Friday, May 8, 2009 10:00am- 2:00pm At the Hyatt Regency Greenwich Old Greenwich...

Greenwich Student, Blogger And Receptionist krystle's Collection of things *not to forget*
Bruce Museum & Pomerance - So I took some pretty pictures taken while out biking today: The first shot was actually an accident- I was tipping over on my bike! A man was walking two...

Greenwich Police Watch
04/23/09 Should The Greenwich Police Department Put Mugshots Up On Twitter? - It’s one thing to see the mugshots of famous people show up on the web but getting busted for anything in Denton could see you show up on Twitter The Latest...

For What It's Worth By Riverside Blogger Chris Fountain
Welcome to 2003 - 556 Riversville Road is reported as under contract today, after it dropped from $5.295 million to $3.695 - I assume the contract price was lower, which is ...

Today's Greenwich Time Most Viewed Web Article - RSS Feed
Greenwich bookkeeper pleads guilty to embezzling Stamford business - STAMFORD -- A former bookkeeper for a Stamford towing company pleaded guilty in state Superior Court Thursday to stealing more than $250,000 from her emplo...

Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
Everything I know about successfully running a business I learned during my nervous breakdown - Nervous breakdowns are a continuum. At the low end there is that agitation, discontent, preoccupation, and lack of judgment which can and often does lead to ...

Vivapop Community Events RSS Feed
Tina deVaron's "Songs of the MotherRoad" - Parents Together Greenwich, CT 212-662-7660 Music ***Celebrating 30 Years of Parents Together* Thursday, May 7, 2009 7:3 0 p.m. Arcadia Café 20 Arcadia ...

Publicani By Dr. Zak Maymin Of Greenwich
Nine Best Arguments Against Obama on Torture and Why I Support Him - The facts Obama released the Torture Memo and said that those who designed the rules for torture may face criminal charges. It was reported most recently h...

Ask the Doctor: Medical Health Articles
The Importance of Kidney Health Care with a Nutritional Cleanse - Why is kidney cleansing important? Every day, your kidneys process the blood and helps to sift out waste products (like mercury, copper, arsenic-bound chem...

Greenwich Time: Columnists - RSS Feed
In our house, the letter 'T' stands for 'granddaughter" - One of "The Three Ts" rang our front door bell at 11 a.m. this past Easter morning. They were on time for our Easter brunch and as usual we were anxious to...

Today's Greenwich Time Editorial
State workers should OK concessions - Unsettling waves of change are rolling through every organization in Connecticut, if not the country.


AND FAILED GREENWICH TIME EDITORS SHOULD
TAKE AN IMEDIATE 10% PAY CUT

Today's Greenwich Time Letters To The Editor
Letters from Readers - A generous response - Generosity went beyond request To the editor: We are all aware of the economic crunch. As a Ridgefield resident and small-business owner with my husband,...

Greenwich Blog : The Blog of Greenwich, Connecticut :: USA
Art & Architecture Public Previews - Sotheby’s International Realty Event-Art & Architecture Sunday, April 26, 2009 1-4pm Sotheby’s International Realty, Greenwich, Connecticut will be hosting...

The Fox Trot By Nick "The Sly" Fox
4/23 WWE Superstars Preview! - This week's edition of WWE Superstars on WGN America was taped from the O2 Arena in London, England. Edge vs. Kofi Kingston - In their first "WWE Superstar...

Greenwich Resident Jerry Dumas Writes And Draws The Comic Strip Sam And Silo, And Is A Greenwich Time Columnist
Smithsonian also linked to some personal history - Our son Timothy is working on a writing assignment for Smithsonian, and I'm happy about the new relationship.

Greenwich Time: Local Sports - RSS Feed
Greenwich volleyball wins first match - It may have taken four matches, but the Greenwich boys volleyball team finally got one in the win-column.

Exit 55 By Rob "WGCH" Adams - The Sports Voice Of Greenwich
Keep Spreading the Word! - "The Press Box" has been grinding along nicely for about a month now. We're building our guest list with names both familiar and perhaps unfamiliar (though...

EDDIE "Greenwich Native" ROSS
Check Out Etsy's Storque! - As you know, Jaithan and I have a little shop on Etsy offering a unique, one-of-a-kind collection of vintage tabletop and giftware, all for less than $100. W...

Greenwich Geek David S. Isenberg's musings at isen.blog
Torture is still wrong - I was hoping I could take the bumper sticker that I designed in 2005 off my car after January 20, 2009. I'm still hoping. President Obama has gone a long ...
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04/23/09 Press Release: Obama First 100 Days Celebration


Please post the attached release and photo before our event on Friday, May 1.

Thank you.

Co-chairs Laura Grad (left) and Lynn Sullivan (center) meet with Dave Roberson (right), chairman of the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee, at the Saltwater Grille to plan the event. (Missing from photo: Sheila Foster.)

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You Can Always Click On Photos To See An Elarged Full Size Photo At Greenwich Roundup

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04/23/09 The Latest From The Greenwich Time......

Recession Buster: Why Pay Seventy Five Cents To Read Old News In The Greenwich Time, When You Can Read The Latest News Online At Greenwich Roundup For Free ......

Senate may vote on same-sex marriage amendment
L. Scott Frantz, R-Greenwich, called the issue "highly complex." Chris Cooper, a spokesman for Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell, said she will make a decision ...

PLEASE SEE:

By Christopher Keating on April 22, 2009 7:08 PM

The state Senate just passed the controversial gay marriage bill, codifying the State Supreme Court's decision into law.

The Senate voted, 28 to 7, shortly after 7 p.m. and immediately sent the bill to the state House of Representatives, which is expected to vote on the measure tonight.

Senator Joan Hartley of Waterbury was the only Democrat who voted against the bill. She was joined by six Republicans - John A. Kissel of Enfield, Kevin D. Witkos of Canton, Sam Caligiuri of Waterbury, Michael A. McLachlan of Danbury, Robert J. Kane of Watertown, and L. Scott Frantz of Greenwich. ...

Address change annoys merchants
Charlee Tufts, executive director of Greenwich Emergency Medical Service, defended the changes. "There have been a number of times there's been confusion, ...

Please See Greenwich Police Watch:



WATERBURY--A Superior Court judge Wednesday denied a request from Connecticut Natural Gas to throw out claims that the company was ...

Balducci's Food Lover's Market stores in Greenwich and Westport are slated to stay open under a new owner, while the Balducci's in Ridgefield ...

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04/07/09 Will The Greenwich Balducci’s Be Closing Soon ?


Could Balducci’s be underperforming in a town that loves upscale groceries?Balducci’s managers are shuttering both Balducci’s stores in Manhattan — one in Chelsea and the other on the Upper West Side — on April 26. In addition, Balducci’s announced the closing of two other stores, in Ridgefield, Conn., and Washington, D.C.


The management called those four stores “underperforming.” (Five other Balducci’s stores, which are evidently “performing,” will continue to operate in Virginia, Maryland, and Scarsdale, N.Y.)


The Greenwich store, which was formerly a Hay Day Market is supposedly "preforming" according to Balducci’s managers, but Greenwich business and real estate insiders tell Greenwich Roundup that might not be true.


However, when Greenwich Roundup visited the store to today it appeared to be somewhat busy.......

04/16/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: This Just In....

The Latest Greenwich Business News Brief:
You wont read this online at the Greenwich Time


Balducci's stores sold to investment group
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC


... the Balducci’s sale includes stores in Scarsdale, N.Y.; Westport, Conn.; and Greenwich, Conn. Also included are the company’s licensing, catering and gift basket operations.With the exception of the Greenwich store, all of those assets have been transferred to the new owners, according to Balducci.’s. The Greenwich transfer awaits “customary approvals,” the company said....


04/17/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: This Just In....

The Latest Greenwich Blog Posts:
You Won't Read This Online At The Greenwich Time:
Bloggers Are Just Starting To Jump On The News Tip Passed On To Greenwich Roundup !0 Days Ago......


Balducci's Sells Six Stores to Investment Group

All assets have been transferred to the new ownership group except for Greenwich location, which will be transferred upon receipt of customary approvals, according to Balducci's. Of the grocer's remaining four stores, locations in ...Progressive Grocer - Latest News - http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/homepage_redirect.jsp



Greenwich rugby routs Fairfield Prep in home finale
By David Fierro

The Greenwich High School rugby team has had the upper hand in its rivalry with Fairfield Prep in recent years, but victory doesn't usually ...

New details emerge in federal investigation of Byram Pharmacy
"Through interview of Caremark beneficiaries in Greenwich, CT, and prescription history information provided by Caremark, it has been established that ...

Obama aide to deliver GHS graduation address
As a special assistant to President Obama, town native Jen Psaki has come a long way since she graduated from Greenwich High School more than ...
PLEASE SEE:


The charitable trust of late hotelier Leona Helmsley and her husband has donated $9.7 million to Greenwich Hospital, the second-largest gift ...
PLEASE SEE:
Photo: Grrrrrr....."Rich Bitch" Trouble Is In Shock As She Learns That She Just Lost Over 11 Million Bucks
Leona Left 12 Million To Trouble And The Vast Majority Of Her Estate To Animal Rights Groups.
Is There Going To Be Trouble?
Will Leona Hemsleys Dog Trouble Sue To Get Back The 11 Million That The Judge Took Away Her And The Millions That Her Fury Friends?
New York Times
The judge overseeing the probate of the hotelier Leona Helmsley’s will has ruled that, contrary to her wishes, the billions of dollars that will flow into the charitable trust she created do not have to be spent solely for the care and welfare of dogs.
The judge, Troy K. Webber of Surrogate’s Court in Manhattan, said that the trustees who control the trust may distribute the money as they see fit.....
COMMENT:

An Intern At Greenwich Hospital Outpatient Center Told Greenwich Roundup That There Was A Rumor Going Around The Hospital That Ms. Hemsley's Estate Was Going To Make A Substantial Donation.

The Intern Was Saying At Least 10 Million Will Be Given To The Supplement The Surgery Center In The Hemsley Pavilion.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

04/22/09 The Raw Greenwich Overnight News Feed

If you Want To Know What's Really Going On In Greenwich You Have To Read The Out Of Town Newspapers.....

Southport home sells quickly for this market
Stamford Advocate‎

But the seller recognized the property was competing with Greenwich, which falling prices and heftier inventory has made more accessible, at least for those ...

Many homeowners discover organic landscaping
Norwalk Advocate

A lecture by Chip Osborne, a horticulturist and proponent of organic and pesticide-free turf at the Greenwich Audubon center, was a light bulb moment for ...

Rising vacancy rates continue in Fairfield County office market
Stamford Plus Magazine
Of particular note are the increases in vacancies in both Stamford and Greenwich: The Class-A Stamford (combined Central Business District [CBD] and ...

HH Brown acquires Kork-Ease
Connecticut Post

By Michael C. Juliano
Greenwich-based HH Brown Shoe Co. has taken a step forward with its recent acquisition of comfort-sandal brand Kork-Ease of Houston. ...

Youth Soccer -- U-10 girls are gold in win over Darien
Stamford Times

Victor Reis, Tyler Lasicki and Conor Nicholson kept the pressure on Greenwich. Sam Phrommer ended the first half with a beautiful goal from far out. ...

State Senate passes gay marriage bill
Connecticut Post
Leonard A. Fasano, R-North Haven NO Sen. Michael A. McLachlan, R-Danbury Sen. Robert J. Kane, R-Watertown Sen. L. Scott Frantz, R-Greenwich Sen. ...

Wives Of Wealthy Execs ‘Sacrifice' By Recycling And Talking To ...
Wonkette (satire)

Greenwich and environs have not yet managed to scrub the stink off the lawns after the last rabble uprising. Maybe this whole article is a parody? ...

Travel soccer
Norwalk Advocate

The Stamford U/11 boys White team used goals from Charlie Teeters, Sam Pfrommer, Lester Gudiel, Nicholas Ulloa and Nadav Zarmi to blank Old Greenwich ...

Red Hat Riding High
Forbes

Andrew Wilkinson is senior market analyst at Greenwich, Conn-based Interactive Brokers. Reach him via e-mail: ibanalyst@interactivebrokers.com.

Business People
Norwalk Advocate

Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of Southwestern Connecticut provides home health and hospice services to families from Greenwich to Fairfield. ...

Pat Wilson
Union College Athletics

Was named the 2004 Greenwich High School Athlete of the Year... Earned All-FCIAC honors at quarterback in 2003... Also plays football at Union.

First Reserve raises $9 billion for energy buyouts
Norwalk Advocate

The firm took less than a year to raise the money, Greenwich-based First Reserve said in an e-mailed statement. The pool succeeds the $7.8 billion fund ...

Clearview Capital Buys Troy Industries
Private Equity Hub
Clearview Capital, LLC of Old Greenwich
, CT has completed the acquisition of Troy Industries, Inc. of Trenton, NC, a manufacturer of decorative films used ...

Business Briefs
Norwalk Advocate
Jim Himes, D-Greenwich
, is hosting a workshop to help small businesses and nonprofit organizations find available money from the American Recovery and ...

Plan will improve safety on highways
Connecticut Post

Under both policies, the Greenwich weigh station on Interstate 95 -- the most important for southwestern Connecticut -- would be run by the two agencies in ...

Student Profile: Trading the Army for Law
U.S. News & World Report

He switched to teaching Chinese at a private school in Greenwich, Conn. Education: BS in Area Studies (East Asia), US Military Academy, 1986. ...

Area Stocks
Norwalk Advocate
Among the gainers, Greenwich-based Blyth Inc., which designs, manufactures and markets candles, home fragrance products and Sterno, rose $2.67 to close at ...

Fire marshal warns of scams
New Britain Herald

Police in Ridgefield and Greenwich also reported complaints from homeowners who were pressured by S & H to do costly repairs. New Canaan Fire Marshal Fred ...

USA Bank posts lower 2008 losses
Business in the Burbs
It moved its staff to the bank's main office in Port Chester and an office site in Greenwich
, Conn. The bank increased its loan loss reserve in the face of ...

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04/22/09 -- Greenwich Public Schools Press Release: 2009 Distinguished Teachers Announced!

The Distinguished Teachers Awards Committee has announced the 2009
Distinguished Teachers - see attached.

Kim Eves
Director of Communications
Greenwich Board of Education
290 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830

http://www.greenwichschools.org/

Phone: 203-625-7415
e mail: kim_eves@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Fax: 203-869-8003

GREENWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS ANNOUNCE
2009 DISTINGUISHED TEACHER AWARDEES


The Distinguished Teachers Award Committee is pleased to announce
the recipients of the 2009 Distinguished Teachers Award.


* GRETCHEN CRANDALL, North Mianus School, Grade 2 *
* KATHLEEN HARBORT, Eastern Middle School, Grades 8 Science *
* ANNE MARIE HAYMON, Western Middle School, Grades 6-8 Art *
* AARON HULL, Greenwich High School, Grades 10-11 History *
* SUSAN TRACEY, Greenwich Public Schools Preschool at Old Greenwich School *
* JUDY WREN, Parkway/Old Greenwich Schools, Instructional Coach *


The Distinguished Teacher Awards Committee, established in 1984, has worked on the selection process for this year’s recipients for the last eight months.


The committee selects the Distinguished Teachers from nominations made by colleagues, parents, students, administrators and/or community members
based on criteria outlined in the nomination packet.


The Recipients will be recognized at the Board of Education meeting,
Thursday, April 23 rd
at Riverside School, 7:00pm.


The DISTINGUISHED TEACHER AWARDS CEREMONY
will take place at Western Middle School on Tuesday, May 5 th
at 4:00pm.

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04/22/09 Greenwich Public Schools Press Release: State Champions - GHS Math Team

The GHS Math Team has been named State Champion - see attached for release.

For more information, please contact:
Gordon Jones, Greenwich High School Math Teacher and Advisor to the GHS
Math Team, at Gordon_jones@greenwich.k12.ct.us


Kim Eves
Director of Communications
Greenwich Board of Education
290 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830

http://www.greenwichschools.org/

Phone: 203-625-7415
e mail: kim_eves@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Fax: 203-869-8003

GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEAM WINS STATE COMPETITION
(For immediate release: Greenwich, CT – Wednesday, April 22, 2009)

The Greenwich High School Math Team has been named the 2008-2009 Connecticut State Math Champion after winning the Connecticut State Association of Mathematics Leagues (CSAML) competition.

GHS Math Team Members include: Will Speer (Grade 12), Jae Lee (Grade 11), Marty Clarke (Grade 11), Vinay Kadiyala (Grade 11), Dan Chang (Grade 10), Yuhei Urakami (Grade 10), Connor Harris (Grade 9), and Ryota Ishizuka (Grade 9).


Connecticut counties conduct competitions, sending the top winners to the State CSAML competition each year in late March. There are three divisions for small, medium and large high schools. Greenwich High School competes in the ‘large’ division at the State level. The GHS Math Team has been competing in the Fairfield County Math League (FCML) matches every month since October 2008. Their successful efforts at the county level earned them a place in the State Competition. As State Champions the team will now move on to compete in the regional competition: New England Association of Math Leagues’ (NEAML) competition in Canton, MA on May 1, 2009.


http://www.greenwichschools.org/

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04/22/09 Comments From Readers: Thank You


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Dear Sir/ Madam,


Thank you for promoting and supporting community events here in town.


Edith Benson




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04/22/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feeed: This Just In....

The Latest Greenwich News Briefs:

Brunswick blasts Greenwich in lacrosse showdown
Greenwich Time
By Jesse Quinlan Brunswick School's Garrett Virtue takes a shot during the Bruins' 10-3 win over Greenwich High Tuesday in the annual crosstown showdown. ...
Boys lacrosse rivals Brunswick, Greenwich High School set for ...
Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT,USA
By Jesse Quinlan When it comes to the Brunswick-Greenwich boys lacrosse rivalry this decade, the facts are these: The Bruins are 6-3 against their crosstown ...
Greenwich softball routs New Canaan
Greenwich Time
New Canaan loaded the bases with one out in the second inning and was poised to cut into Greenwich's lead. Greenwich's junior pitcher induced the ninth ...
Greenwich boys golf defeats Trumbull
Greenwich Time
By Rob Kelley Five-putting the first hole for a triple-bogey seven was not the way Greenwich High golfer David Pastore wanted to start his match Tuesday ...
US Treasury weighs new mortgage subsidies-sources
Reuters
"Second-lien holders should get zero," said Bill Frey, president of Greenwich Financial Services in Greenwich, Connecticut. "Why should a second lien holder ...
Helmsley's Greenwich mansion: Now available for a bargain
Greenwich Time
It's a rare house," said Russell Pruner, an owner and partner of Riverside-based Shore & Country Properties and a past president of the Greenwich Assocation ...

The Latest Greenwich Blog Posts:

Building & Rebuilding a Green Home Greenwich Blog :: The Blog of ...
By gb
GREEN HOMES SERIES: Building & Rebuilding a Green Home Audubon Greenwich 613 Riversville Road Wednesday, April 22 9:00-11:30 am Learn the green.
Greenwich Blog :: The Blog of... - http://greenwichblog.com/

New Editor of Advocate and Greenwich Time newspapers - WSTC / WNLK ...
Hearst Newspaper has appointed the former managing editor of the Seattle post-intelligencer as editor of the Advocate of Stamford and Greenwich time. David McCumber also will become editorial director of Hearst's Connecticut Newspaper ...
WSTC/WNLK Local News - http://wstcwnlk.com/localnews/

Greenwich Roundup Has Found Yet Another Greenwich Blogger To Add To The Raw Greenwich Blog Feed......Krystlie Remembers Greenwich's That Other Unsolved Child Murder Case .....Matthew Margolies ......

.collection of things *not to forget*: Matthew Margolies
By krystle
This always struck close to home, because it's one of two crazy unsolved murders from my hometown- Greenwich, Connecticut. Although Martha Moxely's justice took a while to achieve, justice was finally served in her case, ...
.collection of things *not to forget* - http://krystle-ann.blogspot.com/



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04/22/09 The Raw Greenwich Blog And Rss Feed

Greenwich Time: Food - RSS Feed
Rise and shine: Make ahead recipes for a lazy weekend breakfast - There are people in this world who enjoy getting up early and jumping right into the kitchen for the sake of fresh muffins or other such breakfast delights.
6 hours ago

Greenwich Student, Blogger And Receptionist krystle's Collection of things *not to forget*
Matthew Margolies - Poor little Matthew. This always struck close to home, because it's one of two crazy unsolved murders from my hometown- Greenwich, Connecticut. Although...
12 hours ago

Greenwich Geek David S. Isenberg's musings at isen.blog
Portraits by Gwenn Seemel - I was in Portland, Oregon some months ago for a NATOA meeting. I wandered the streets, marvelling at how Portland had changed so much faster than I did in ...
19 hours ago

The Perrot Memorial Library Blog
THE VOTES ARE IN! - Perrot's Young Critics' Club (for 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-graders) has declared that its favorite book of 2008/2009 is.... *THE HUNGER GAMES**, by Suzanne Col...
20 hours ago

EDDIE "Greenwich Native" ROSS
Let's Go Shopping! - It's flea marketing season and to kick it off, last weekend Jaithan and I spent a glorious spring morning at Elephant's Trunk in New Milford, Connecticut, on...
21 hours ago

Frank Trotta's Page At Our Greenwich
A Tale of Two Worlds: Rightwing Extremists, Leftwing Extremists, the FBI and DHS. - Weren’t the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) talking? An FBI press release this morning proclaimed “NEW MOST WANTED TERRORIST: First Dom...
22 hours ago

Vivapop Community Events RSS Feed
Greenwich Red Cross and Greenwich Academy offer Open Eyes - American Red Cross Greenwich Greenwich, CT 203-869-8444 Wellness/Fitness Greenwich Red Cross* * Open Eyes Peer Educators have recently completed teachin...
1 day ago

Former Greenwich Resident Rosie O'Donnell"s RBlog
HOT ROCKS - a fun simple craft 4 u and ur kids find some flat rocks put them on a cookie sheet cook them at 375 for 15 mins while they cook peel the paper off some cra...
1 day ago

Greenwich Gossip By "The Scribe Of Greenwich" Bill Clark
Can David McCumber Save the Local Rag? - In the revolving door of local newspaper management by the Hearst media chain, the Local Rag, aka *Yellowwich Time*, so known for the color of the journali...
1 day ago

Ask the Doctor: Medical Health Articles
The Overall Health Benefits of Natural Herbs and Spices - Aside from the fact that Herbs add more flavor to food, there are recognized health benefits that herbs could give the body. Since ancient times, it's been...
1 day ago

Greenwich Blog : The Blog of Greenwich, Connecticut :: USA
“Wine & Cheese with Jazz” at the Delamar - Friends of Autistic People Fundraiser: “Wine & Cheese with Jazz” at the Delamar Wednesday, April 22nd 6-8PM The Delamar Hotel 500 Steamboat Road Greenwich,...
1 day ago

Greenwich Time: Life And Family - RSS Feed
For some women, mastectomies are worth the peace of mind - Karen Aulner, 36, has never been diagnosed with cancer. She has, however, watched her older sister fight the disease since 2000.
1 day ago

Greenwich Time: Health And Fitness - RSS Feed
For some women, mastectomies are worth the peace of mind - Karen Aulner, 36, has never been diagnosed with cancer. She has, however, watched her older sister fight the disease since 2000.

Exit 55 By Rob "WGCH" Adams - The Sports Voice Of Greenwich
The Greatest Pitchers - Facebook has this application that lets users pick their top five things in any one of a number of categories, from favorite movies to albums to sports ven...

The Daily Spurgeon
We may now draw near - The dispensation of the old covenant was that of distance. When God appeared even to his servant Moses, it was, “Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes ...


Tribune Company's Greenwich News RSS Feed
Judge denies request for Kissel's psychiatric file - A Connecticut judge has denied a request for the psychiatric records of slain Greenwich developer Andrew Kissel by a man charged in connection with his kil...

UPDATE:
More Bloggers Are Checking In

Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
Manhattan Men Lunch Like Women - Yeah, there is that same supreme value put on the luncheon engagement. The day's calender revolves around that. But it's men doing this, not those typical......

The Latest From Claudette Rothman, AKA,Greenwich Diva
Kaylee Vitelli’s father faces charges after robbery - From the Toronto Star The father of baby Kaylee Vitelli faces charges of aggravated assault and robbery in connection with an October 2006 incident at a ...

Greenwich Time: Local Sports - RSS Feed
Damon hits only homer, Pettitte beats Oakland - NEW YORK—All of a sudden, home runs were hard to come by at Yankee Stadium. Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera had a lot to do with that.

For What It's Worth By Riverside Blogger Chris Fountain
A contract, and it’s not even noon - 8 Baliwick has a contract and it will be interesting to see where it sells. In 2002 someone paid $1.9 for the house, and resold it for just about the same ...

The Fox Trot By Nick "The Sly" Fox
ECW Results from 4/21! Swagger Makes a Point! - ECW On Sci-Fi: (Airing Tonight) * The opening pyro hits. * Hornswoggle & Finlay are on there way out to the ring. Hornswoggle Promo as its his last night o...

Ex-Greenwich Time Managing Editor Bernie Yudain
Making the best of all the 'Best of' listings - For today's menu, your humble servant posts a few observations that have loitered on the note pad for quite a while, giving way to pontification on urgent ...

Today's Greenwich Time Most Viewed Web Article - RSS Feed
Chain of abuse: Kids in Crisis remember neglected children - A colorful construction paper chain that hung around the lobby of Town Hall Tuesday looked festive, but stood for something not worth celebrating.

Today's Greenwich Time Letters To The Editor
Letters from Readers - School-sign vandalism
Don't accept the vandalism of school's sign
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

04/21/09 PRESS RELEASE: Just Books' Events April 22-27 Greenwich Authors Sarah Darer Littman & E.D. Hill + Jefrey Toobin

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Author Visit & Book Signing
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 7:00 PM
SARAH DARER LITTMAN
PURGE
Purge
Just Books
28 Arcadia Road, Old Greenwich, CT
Free and open to the public


Come meet local Greenwich author Sarah Darer Littman as she introduces her second young adult novel Purge (Scholastic Press, $16.99) with a book launch party and signing at Just Books. Purge addresses the serious topic of food anxieties that affect so many young girls these days.....Janie Ryman hates throwing up. So why does she binge eat and then purge several times a day? That's what the doctors and psychiatrists at Golden Slopes hope to help her discover. In order to get better, Janie must talk about things she's admitted to no one--not even to herself. Ms. Littman is also the author of Confessions of A Closet Catholic, an award-winning novel for readers age nine and up. . She lives in Cos Cob, Conn., with her two children.
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Author Visit & Book Signing
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 10:00 AM
E.D. HILL
I'M NOT YOUR FRIEND, I'M YOUR PARENT: HELPING YOUR CHILDREN SET THE BOUNDARIE THEY NEED... AND REALLY WANT
I'm not your friend, I'm your parent
Just Books
28 Arcadia Road, Old Greenwich, CT
Free and open to the public

Award-winning journalist and mother of eight children, E.D. Hill has important and worthwhile advice in her book, I'm Not Your Friend, I'm Your Parent (Thomas Nelson Publishers, $24.99). At the same time instructional and conversational, I'm Not Your Friend, I'm Your Parent challenges parents to reclaim their roles, make the hard decisions, and put their children's characters and well-being ahead of peer pressure and social status. With entertaining stories from her own family and those of others she has encountered in her profession as a journalist, E. D. tackles parental challenges: Manners: thank you and other common courtesies Discipline: tantrums and time-outs Money: chores and allowances Sportsmanship: fair vs. foul Clothing: fashion and dress codes Teenagers: structure and consequences Includes a special chapter on Driving, Dating, and other Death-Defying Feats along with contracts for use with teens. A graduate of University of Texas and mother of eight children (five with her husband and three from his previous marriage), Hill is also the recipient of a Golden Quill Award for live spot news reporting. Hill spent 10 years as a news anchor at the Fox News Channel, after working as a reporter on ABC's Good Morning America and other news programs. In 2005, Hill published a book entitled Going Places: How America's Best and Brightest Got Started Down the Road of Life, a collection of personality profiles.
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Author Visit & Book Signing
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 7:30 PM
JEFFREY TOOBIN
THE NINE: INSIDE THE SECRET WORLD OF THE SUPREME COURT
The Nine Toobin
A Just Books' Event at Arcadia Cafe
20 Arcadia Road, Old Greenwich, CT
Free and Open to the Public; Reservations Recommended - 203-637-0707

Jeffrey Toobin, author and legal news analyst, will visit to sign copies of The Nine: inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court (Anchor Books,$15.95). Toobin is probably one of the most recognized and highly-regarded legal analysts today. A staff-writer at the New Yorker since 1993 and Senior Legal Analyst for CNN, Toobin has been a welcome asset, helping Americans decipher legal actions and events in this country for over two decades. The Nine, his most recent book which takes a look into the chambers of the Supreme Court, spent over four months on the New York Times Best-seller List, and the book was named one of the ten best books of the year by many publications including New York Times, Time, Newsweek, and The Economist. Toobin has written three other highly successful books, one on the controversial election of 2000, one on the OJ Simpson case and one on the sex scandal involving President Clinton. Toobin received his bachelor's degree at Harvard College and his law degree at Harvard University where he served on the Law Review. Before becoming a news analyst, Toobin worked as an Assistant US Attorney in Brooklyn. He currently lives in Manhattan.
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Just Books would like to THANK the community for its continued support. The success of an independent neighborhood bookstore is dependent on its loyal customers.

-- Marion Holmes and the staff at Just Books
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Just Books is Better Than Ever - Check Out These Award-Winning Author Visits & Mark Your Calendar for These Upcoming Events!

APRIL 1, 15, 22 & 29, 10:30 AM - Just Books' Toddler & Pre School Story Hour at Just Books

MAY 2, 10:00 AM -- JERRY OPPENHEIMER with TOY MONSTER at Just Books (Book Signing)

MAY 2, 10:00 AM -- MICHELLE MORFITT & CHRIS GORMAN with OUR PLACE GREENWICH (Kids Book Signing)

MAY 6, 7:30 PM -- ANDREW TREES with DECODING LOVE at Arcadia Cafe (Book Signing)


MAY 9, 10:00 AM -- ALICE SCHROEDER with THE SNOWBALL: WARREN BUFFET AND THE BUSINESS OF LIFE at Just Books (Book Signing)

MAY 11, 7:30 PM -- JAYANTI TAMM with CARTWHEELS IN A SARI: GROWING UP CULT at Arcadia Cafe (Book Signing)

MAY 16, 10:00 AM -- KAREN BENCE with MIDNIGHT REVELATIONS at Just Books (Book Signing)

MAY 18, 7:00 PM -- JANIS ABRAHAMS SPRING with LIFE WITH POP at Arcadia Cafe (Book Signing)

MAY 19, 7:00 PM -- CAITLIN MACY with SPOILED at Arcadia Cafe (Book Signing)

MAY 30, 10:00 AM -- LUC HARDY with ARCTIC TRANSITIONS at Just Books (Book Signing)

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Just Books is proud to support the community with a renewed and continued focus on customer service. Check out the Just Books' calendar for upcoming events, including book signings, book clubs, youth literacy and writing programs (Just Words @ Just Books on Monday nights). Also stop by anytime and meet the new owner Marion Holmes. Just Books also wants to hear from you, so please send us your favorites, recommendations and wish list! Just Books can special order any book, gift wrap and ship to anywhere in the U.S.

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04/21/09 Bill Clark Of "Greenwich Gossip"Opines On David McCumber And The "Yellowich Time"

The Green Kitty Litter Liner, Also Known As The Rag, Or As Bill Clark Likes To Call It.....The Yellowich Time........

Can David McCumber Save the Local Rag?

In the revolving door of local newspaper management by the Hearst media chain, the Local Rag, aka Yellowwich Time, so known for the color of the journalism it has historically published, will have a new editor as of April 27. And for a change, it appears that he may be a winner.

David McCumber comes to Greenwich from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the venerable Left Coast newspaper that recently ceased to issue a printed version and became an online-only viritual newspaper. Although moving to the Local Rag sounds like a fairly substantial demotion to your scribe, he is nonetheless impressed with Mr. McCumber's resume, which includes being a published poet and author. "I'm not so much focused on dollars and cents but [sic] on good journalism," he is quoted as saying recently. Well, his grammar may be a bit weak, but the sentiment is laudable.

But can he save the Local Rag, with its motley staff of retreads and also-rans? Will he be able to get his underlings to start checking their facts and getting their stories straight, as it were? Your scribe wishes him well, but it's a little bit like trying to cleanse the Augean stables. There's an awful lot of horse manure still cluttering up the place.

Or, on the other hand, is Mr. McCumber here to preside over the transition of Yellowwich Time, too, into a virtual newspaper? Maybe he has been given a certain period of time in which to try to pull up its socks, after which he may be put in charge of cutting it off at the knees. Time will tell.


More From Bill Clark:


Please See Greenwich Roundup's Reort That Was Filed Yesterday:


And Today:


Here Is What Other Bloggers Have Had To Say:

The Daily Weekly - New Job for Ex-P-I Editor - Seattle Weekly
Former P-I Managing Editor David McCumber has landed on his feet in a new job with Hearst, the people who shut down the print edition of his former paper last month. McCumber is becoming editor of two Hearst newspapers in Connecticut, The Advocate of Stamford and the Greenwich Time, according to Editor & Publisher. He's also been named editorial director of Hearst's Connecticut Newspaper Group, which includes two dailies and six weekly newspapers.

McCumber was hoping one of his staff's final stories might show up on the winner's list of the 2009 Pulitzer Prizes announced today. No such luck.

The Las Vegas Sun won for public service for exposing a high death rate among construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip, and The New York Times took home five prizes, one for breaking the call-girl scandal that destroyed Gov. Eliot Spitzer's political career. The Detroit Free Press won for local reporting for its coverage that brought down the city's mayor, sharing the prize with the East Valley Tribune of Arizona for its reporting on controversial Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.....

The Pulse: McCumber named Hearst editor
David McCumber, former managing editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, has been named editor of two of Hearst's Connecticut newspapers, The Advocate of Stamford and the Greenwich Time, as well as editorial director of its Connecticut ...

TheDay.com - McCumber named editor of 2 papers in Conn.
David McCumber also will become editorial director of Hearst's Connecticut Newspaper Group, which also includes the Connecticut Post, News-Times of Danbury, and Brooks Community Newspapers. Hearst President Steven Swartz says McCumber ...

The Question That Greenwich Newspaper Consumers Want Answered Is ...... Will The Greenwich Time Improve Under This New News Manager?


P-I MANAGING EDITOR
Who feared us? People in positions of power who abused that power. We've exposed hundreds of their kind, of the 19th, 20th and 21st century varieties.Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News - http://www.seattlepi.com/local/


WOW!!!

Lookout Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg!!!!!

Now That Is An Editor With The Journalistic Balls

That Greenwich Has Needed For Decades.

While Many Fairfield County News Consummers Wondered If The Greenwich Time And It;s Sister Newspaper's Quality Would Improve The 600 Or So Hearst News Producers In The Local Area Wondered If There Could Be More Job Losses Under David McCumber.

Newspapers Need a New Business Model -- Seeking Alpha
Managing Editor David McCumber thinks the P-I will need to trim down from 181 employees to 40 with 20 in the newsroom and 20 selling ads. OUT WITH THE OLD. Old media such as magazines, book publishers and especially newspapers are ...SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page - http://seekingalpha.com/

But How Will Big Local Strories And Investigative Reports Get Produced With A Daily News Paper That Has Only 20 Reporters In The News Room?


Might investigative journalism be ready to be re-born at the grassroots?

Until recently, this question wasn't even asked much. If there was worry about what would happen to watchdog reporting with the decline of newspapers and other legacy media, it was expressed at the national level. It's why the launch of ProPublica,, the investigative journalism non-profit, got such acclaim, and now why many of us will be paying close attention to the establishment of the Huffington Post Investigative Fund.

But look what's happening now at the community level. Last summer came the launch of Texas Watchdog, which got one-year foundation funding to play watchdog over state government and other Texas institutions. Two months ago Investigative Voice in Baltimore sprang to life.

Now David McCumber of the dear-departed Seattle Intelligencer is trying to rustle up funding for an investigative journalism site focusing on issues in the West. And a gang from the RIP Rocky Mountain News is aiming to launch InDenverTimes with the idea of making investigative work one of its centerpieces.

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