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Monday, January 10, 2011

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Friendly Connections Program to Hold Volunteer Open House

Hi:

Attached is a press release announcing our Friendly Connections program’s volunteer Open House. If you can try to make mention of this over the next few weeks, I’d appreciate it.

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Bill Brucker

Communications Director

Family Centers

203-869-4848 (v)

203-869-7764 (f)

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Friendly Connections to Host Volunteer Open House on January 31


Greenwich, Conn. (January 10, 2011) – Friendly Connections, Family Centers educationand outreach program for adults over the age of 50, will hold an open house for anyoneinterested in volunteering with the program in 2011. The event will be held at FamilyCenters’ 40 Arch Street offices in Greenwich.


Prospective volunteers will meet with Friendly Connections Manager Rebecca Lippeland learn about the various ways they can help the program and impact the lives ofarea seniors. Volunteer opportunities include facilitating informational and entertainingteleconference groups, making check-in calls to local seniors, visiting older adults unableto leave their home and administrative work.


Open House sessions will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Registration is required, and nowalk-ins will be accepted. For more information or to register, contact Rebecca Lippel at203-661-8841 or rlippel@familycenters.org.


Friendly Connections offers comprehensive support and wellness services to seniorsliving in Fairfield County. Its Friendly Callers component connects isolated seniors withcommunity volunteers, who make weekly phone calls and provide much-needed supportand companionship. Meanwhile, the Friendly Visitors program matches homeboundseniors with a volunteer, who visits their home on a weekly basis. Friendly Visitors isoperated in partnership with the Greenwich Department of Social Services. To register forthese services, call 203-661-8841 (Greenwich), 203-656-1128 (Darien), 203-966-2912(New Canaan) or 203-323-3792 (Stamford). All Friendly Connections programs are offeredfree of charge.


Friendly Connections is a division of Family Centers – a private, nonprofit human serviceorganization offering 30 programs for children, adults and families living in lower FairfieldCounty.


Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization offering education and human servicesto children, adults and families in Fairfield County. More than 1400 professionals andtrained volunteers work together to provide a wide range of responsive, innovativeprograms. A United Way and Community Fund of Darien partner agency, FamilyCenters is a member of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies and theAlliance for Children and Families and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation(COA) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).The agency is licensed by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health. Visitwww.familycenters.org for additional information.

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First County Bank's Advice on the old adage "Buy or Rent" in today's economy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Jason Kannon

Creative Partners

203.705.9203

jkannon@creativepartners.com

FIRST COUNTY BANK EXPLAINS HOW TO DECIDE WHETHER TO BUY OR RENT

-- Five Questions Every Potential Buyer Should Ask --

STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 10, 2011 It may be a "buyer's market" in lower Fairfield County but current fluctuations in the economy and the housing market can complicate the decision whether to buy or rent a home. How does one know what is the right choice? First County Bank recommends that potential buyers ask themselves several key questions before making this important decision.

1. "What will monthly costs be, and can I afford the payments?" Keeping mortgage payments under 30 percent of your gross monthly income is a good rule of thumb. If you can't keep mortgage payments to less than that percentage, it may be better to rent for awhile.

2. "What other debt do I have?" Total rent or mortgage payments plus credit obligations should not exceed 35 to 40 percent of gross monthly income.

3. "What is my credit score? Can I qualify for a good interest rate?" A high credit score indicates strong creditworthiness, and that qualifies a borrower for better interest rates, whether they are mortgage loans or credit cards. Maxing out credit lines and paying bills late will lower a credit score. The impact of a credit score on an interest rate can be significant. Lower interest rates also mean lower monthly payments. If a borrower's credit score is low, he may want to delay buying a home until he can improve his score.

4. 4. "How much will taxes, monthly maintenance and other fees cost?" Owning a home means you will have to pay real estate taxes and other carrying costs like insurance and maintenance. On the other hand, owning a home brings big tax savings at the end of the year. As a renter, the owner typically pays those costs.

5. 5. "How many years will I stay here?" Generally, the longer one plans to live someplace, the more sense it makes to buy. Over time, a homeowner builds equity in the house and its value should increase over years.

Here is another way to look at buying vs. renting a home:

Advantages

Disadvantages

Property builds equity

Responsible for maintenance

Buy

Sense of stability and security

Must pay property taxes

Freedom to change décor

May not sell quickly

Tax advantages

No maintenance responsibility

No equity built

Rent

Easier to vacate

No tax benefits

Can't change décor

Possible rent increases

For additional information about buying vs. renting, consumers should call David Zamary, senior vice president residential lending at First County Bank, at 203.462.4330.

First County Bank, headquartered in Stamford, Conn., is an independent mutual community bank with 15 branches in Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk and Westport offering deposit products, mortgages, trust and investment services, business banking services and online banking. First County Bank, founded in 1851, has assets in excess of $1.3 billion. For additional information, please visit www.firstcountybank.com.

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Greenwich Briefing: Gayle Dunne's plans for a 1.5m home in US thrown into chaos

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Greenwich - News January 10, 2011

Gayle Dunne's plans for a 1.5m home in US thrown into chaos (Irish Independent)
PLANS for the remodelling of a 1.5m US home by Gayle Dunne, the wife of indebted property developer Sean Dunne, have been thrown into chaos after officials cancelled a key meeting on the controversial project.

Revaluation process leaves many homeowners confused (Connecticut Post)
Jeff Johnston bought a house on Carlton Street in Fairfield and within four months, it appreciated $44,000, from the $417,000 he paid in July, according to the town's latest assessment.

Bus schedule changes accompany arrival of articulated buses (Connecticut Post)
Beginning this week, CTTransit will introduce revised schedules and routing changes on 14 of 18 routes offered by the Stamford division between White Plains, N.Y. and Norwalk, including the I-Bus meant to ensure better service, the company said.

King Street fire station again on backburner (Connecticut Post)
This June 2004, file photo, shows the property at 1327 King St. that the town purchased to build a northwest fire station.

PrayerBiker Newsletter 2011

Hi from PrayerBiker.com and Happy New Year! May you, your family and all of your ministry be Blessed for the year!

Just a short notice from our FREE PrayerBiker community www.PrayerBiker.com

It's just awesome to see the increase in membership in the last couple of months and great to see all the activity.

I think our community has picked up almost a hundred new members in just that short time.

Nice also to see all the new blogs and forum topics and posts.

The PrayerBiker.com forum now currently has over 650 forum subject areas with almost ten thousand messages written.

How awesome is that!!

PrayerBiker.com is running fast, smooth and always free. Come over and share!

Thank you and God Bless. Al

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Sunday, January 9, 2011

The Greenwich First Selectman Report

News About Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei
There will be no perfect fire plan
Greenwich Time
Recently, First Selectman Peter Tesei announced a change in plans. The new course involves housing all central firefighters in trailers at the Horseneck ...

Updated Web Pages About Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei
Firefighting Chadwick Wachs' Blog
... referring to them as "thugs" in front of dozens of firefighters -- a derogatory remark that drew a swift rebuke from First Selectman Peter Tesei. ...



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GREENWICH BRIEFING: Who bankrolled GOP wins?

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Who bankrolled GOP wins? (Greenwich Citizen)
A small network of hedge-fund executives pumped at least $10 million into Republican campaign committees and allied groups in last year's elections, helping bankroll GOP victories that changed the balance of power in Washington, according to a review of campaign records and interviews with industry insiders.

Hedge-fund execs bankrolled GOP victory campaigns (Connecticut Post)
Greenwich resident Steven Cohen, billionaire hedge fund manager of Stamford-based SAC Capital Advisors.

Giving Fund: Cases 116-124 (Connecticut Post)
This is the season's final batch of Advocate and Greenwich Time Giving Fund cases, but there is still time to donate.

Retroweek: A look back on Greenwich news (Connecticut Post)
"So from there, we go to everyone moves maybe to Cos Cob second floor where we have the turf war and the thugs on the front page of Greenwich Time and we know that doesn't work out very well.

The Dish: Malloy, Blumenthal take office, hit the town
The Dish: Malloy, Blumenthal take office, hit the town (Connecticut Post)
Phil Shalala Jr., left, and Gary Dell'Abate at a Seaside Restaurant charity event for The Presley Drew Shalala Foundation.

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Snow photos from around the region (NewsTimesLive)
Mary Kate Anderson of Cos Cob pulls a sled holding her 3-year-old daughter, Cara, on Sinawoy Road, Cos Cob, during snowstorm, Friday afternoon, Jan.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

ATTENTION ***** 3rd email .....

Hi,
I wrote a letter of complaint to the Greenwich Citizen in 2008 about the previous Superintendent of Schools and your company then stuck it on their blog. See below.


Please can you have my letter removed IMMEDIATELY from your blog as I never authorized or gave you permission to publish my letter on your blog.


Please get back to me with some feedback on what you have done to rectify this issue. I will email you everyday until I hear back from you and until my comments are REMOVED FROM YOUR BLOG.



Thank you

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Dear Julie,

We have edited the article so that it fully complies with all copyright laws.

The revised article clearly is a fair use of the origional Greenwich Citizen item.

Here is some more information to help you understand the legal concept of fair use and copyrights.

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Monday, December 27, 2010

12/27/10 Dim Witted Doctor Delman Wastes Town Time In Call To Throw The Book At Phone Directory Publishers

Maybe Someone Should Give Evan Delman A Chiropractic Adjustment To Head So That He Would Be Able To Understanding That There Is Some Things Called The Constitution, The Bill Of Rights And Freedom Of Speech.

White Plains chiropractor and thin skinned Riverside busybody Even Delman DC says he wants the town's legislators to throw the book at telephone directory publishers.

Ever since the first telephone directory, consisting of a single piece of cardboard, was issued on February 21, 1878; they've been the best weathermen. They always seem to get delivered when it's going to rain.

That first telephone directory was published in New Haven and it listed 50 local businesses that had a telephone.

Now Dimwitted Doctor Evan Delman, wants the Greenwich Representative Town Meeting to legislate distributors of telephone books and require them comply to some sort a centralized unconstitutional local opt-out mechanism in Greenwich.

Dimwitted Doctor Delman is able to waste the RTM's valuable time, because he collected signatures from 20 people, out of a town with a population of over 61,000 residents.

Earlier this fall Delman collected the 20 signatures that enabled him to present the concept to the full 230-member Greenwich RTM.

His anti-freedom of speech idea was presented to the Greenwich legislators who referred the proposal to its Legislative and Rules Committee, where it will die and keep the town from being sued by telephone directory and newspaper publishers.

"I am seeking to basically -- you know how there's a do not call list for telemarketers -- to have a do not deliver list," Doctor Delman said. "I was tired of receiving phone books and newspapers."

Maybe, someone should refer the dimwitted doctor to a local TEA Party meeting, so they can explain to him that there is something called the First Amendment to the constitution.

Or, maybe someone should tell Delman that a municipal ordinance in Seattle requiring phone book publishers to pay a $100 licensing fee and a 40-cent tax for every directory distrubuted, as well as abide by an opt-out registry created by the city, is being challenged in U.S. District Court by several Yellow Pages Association members on free speech grounds. This has already cost Seattle close to $500,000.

As part of the research on Delman's tiny 20 signature phone book petition, the Town of Greenwich paid attorney Eugene McLaughlin Jr. to speak with the corporation counsel for a publisher that belongs to the Yellow Pages Association, who mentioned that there already is an opt-out feature on the group's website that Doctor Delman can use.

So the question is, do we really need Doctor Delman's anti-free speech local ordinance?

Instead of running around being a busy body collecting 20 signatures and taking up the RTM's valuable time all Delman had to do was go to the trade group's web site and opt out of receiving phone books

Among other questions the dimwitted chiropractor forgot to consider was enforcement.

Is this going to be too much of a load for the police department?

"Hello, 911. This is thin skinned Doctor Delman and I need you to send out a squad car, because AT&T just delivered a phone book to my house."

Doctor Delman's proposal still is going to take up valuable time on the January agenda of the RTM's Legislative and Rules Committee.

Greenwich attorney Douglas Wells, who is the committee's chairman, has already questioned the need for Delman's proposed ordinance.

"Clearly, we don't need the town to be involved in another lawsuit if the industry is already taking care of this in a reasonable way on its own," attorney Douglas Wells said.

Another set question for Dimwitted Doctor Delman is ...

Who is going to pay for the local opt out phone book system and how much will it cost?

How many town employees will have to be hired to create and maintain the local opt out phone book system?

In these tough economic times just what town services will need to be cut back to pay for Dimwitted Delman's anti-constitutional local opt out phone book system?

Talk about your unintended consequences from Even Delman's 20 signature petition.

Maybe Doctor Delman should focus on his White Plain's Chriropractic office and forget about being a phone book busy body in Greenwich.

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Friday, December 24, 2010

12/24/10 Christmas miracle? Good Samaritans save Greenwich couple

Craig and Debbie Walker Stapleton shudder at the sight of the insurance adjuster's photos of their Volvo station wagon, its front end charred beyond recognition.

The Greenwich couple -- he a former U.S. ambassador to France and the Czech Republic and she a second cousin of former President George W. Bush -- were on their way to New Haven for dinner Dec. 4 when their car started to smolder.

And they didn't even realize it.

Riding in the lane next to them on Interstate 95 near Exit 27 were William Claudio and Nelly Cruz of Bridgeport.

"My husband looked over and noticed the whole bottom of the car in flames," said Cruz, 35. "I rolled down my passenger window. I beeped the horn. So I'm telling them to pull over. I'm screaming at them. I'm going crazy."

Thanks to the quick-thinking good Samaritans -- one an out-of-work carpenter and the other a preschool teacher -- the Stapletons managed to escape.

"Within five minutes, this thing was engulfed," said Debbie Stapleton, 64. "The car was just incinerated."

It took a battalion chief, two engines and a ladder company half an hour to quell the inferno, according to Capt. Ed McCann of the Bridgeport Fire Department, which responded to the northbound shoulder of the highway at 6:27 p.m. Dec. 4.

The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.

The Stapletons, who have two grown children and three grandchildren, are calling it a case of divine intervention.

"It was a miracle. It was a Christmas miracle," Debbie Stapleton said. "It was a carpenter, his wife and baby. I love the symbolism."

The baby was actually the couple's 18-month-old godson, Leighlen Wyatt Morris, whom they were taking to Wal-Mart to buy Christmas presents.

Little did the immigrants from Puerto Rico know that they saved their greatest gift for perfect strangers.

"Our biggest concern was getting them pulled over and out of their car and safe," said Cruz, 35, who works at Tutor Time in Norwalk.

Not only did they flag the Stapletons down, but the good Samaritans waited with them until help arrived.

"I wasn't going to leave them until we knew that they were safe," said Cruz, who, coincidentally, shares the same first name as Debbie Stapleton's late grandmother.

The Stapletons bought the V70 station wagon eight years ago in Prague, where he was serving as ambassador at the time.

"It only had 40,000 miles on it," Debbie Stapleton said. "We kept that thing serviced."

Craig Stapleton, 65, said the steering wheel was acting strangely during the ride. Then, he noticed a funny odor that he brushed off as pollution. Never did he suspect that he and his wife were in imminent danger. When they finally did pull over, they thought they simply had a flat tire.

The two couples were reunited for the first time since the incident on Tuesday at Stapleton's Greenwich real estate management office.

"Thank you," Stapleton said, hugging both Cruz and Claudio, who is 36.

Cruz said she and her husband, who speaks little English, just reacted out of instinct.

"We don't consider ourselves heroes," Cruz said. "We were just placed at the right place at the right time. Really it wasn't our doing. It was God's."

A tearful Debbie Stapleton, who gave the couple a poinsettia basket and a gift certificate to a Norwalk restaurant, said she is forever indebted to the couple for saving her life and allowing her to spend more cherished time with her grandchildren.

"We were blessed by these Christmas angels," Stapleton said.

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12/24/10 The Greenwich First Selectman Report

Blog Posts About Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei
Servicemen returning home to Greenwich honored - Greenwich Real Time...
By Francis MacEachern
Among those on hand welcoming Fanell and Schiano were First Selectmen Peter Tesei, and fellow selectmen David Theis and Dru Marzullo. State Rep. Alfred Camillo, R-151 also attended. Well-wishers hold American flags as they wait to greet ...
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12/24/10 The Raw Greenwich News Feed

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Colleagues More Than Happy to Go Running After the Boss
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Joseph Bastianich, owner of Becco, a Manhattan restaurant, running near his home in Greenwich, Conn. By SHIVANI VORA GETTING into shape is a popular New ...

New York Times
Money manager uses 'Horse Sense'
Ct Post
He sits in his office in Greenwich, Conn. on Wednesday December 15, 2010. Photo: Kathleen O'Rourke / Stamford Advocate | Buy This Photo Sound investing is ...
W. R. Berkley Corporation to Announce Fourth Quarter Earnings on February 2, 2011
Business Wire (press release)
GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WR Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) will release its fourth quarter 2010 earnings after the market closes on February 2, ...

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GREENWICH BRIEFING: Quest for Rye's Best Soup, Part II

This Just In To The Greenwich Roundup Newsroom .....
Greenwich News - December 24, 2010
Soups are endless, and to me they can be endlessly appealing. There are soups for every occasion, for every taste, made with just about every possible ingredient: they can run from a fine broth to heartier, meaty, lumpy, and fully stocked with vegetables, legumes, pasta, meats, poultry, fish and seafood.
Vince Gallagher, owner of Thoroughbred Partners, has written a book titled "Horse Sense" about investing and horse racing.
Record (Greenwich Citizen)
The Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center is holding registration for children from ages 6-9 years old for basketball clinics during the school holiday recess that takes place Dec.
Handel, with care (Greenwich Citizen)
Marianne Ekernas, left, chairperson of the Music Committee at First Congregational Church, looks over hymnals with Barbara Norrgard and Pat Geismar.
Photo (Greenwich Citizen)
Guests Barbara Manley and Nancy K. Smith enjoyed the performances at the recent Gateway benefit.
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The popularity of the Mercedes E-Class stems from its strengths in every area that counts: luxury, performance, safety and prestige.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

CT News Alert: Diana Taurasi Fails Drug Test In Turkey

Diana Taurasi Fails Drug Test In Turkey

The lawyer for WNBA All-Star Diana Taurasi tells The Associated Press that the former UConn All-American has tested positive for a mild stimulant while playing in a pro basketball league overseas.

12/23/10 Greenwich man remains in critical condition following crash

A Greenwich man remains in critical condition in a New York hospital following a one-car accident late Wednesday afternoon.


Antonio Hernandez, 21, is in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y., said hospital spokesman David Billig Thursday afternoon.


Hernandez was the passenger in a 1997 Honda Odyssey minivan driven by his brother Manuel Gonzales, 19, also of Greenwich.


The eastbound van slammed into a large stone wall at 124 Ritch Ave., in Byram just before 5 p.m. after Gonzales lost control, police said.


The van's front right passenger side sustained serious damage, forcing fire fighters to use the Jaws of Life to extricate Hernandez.


Gonzales suffered non-life threatening injuries.


Greenwich Emergency Medical Service transported both men to the Westchester Medical Center. While enroute Hernandez received advanced life support from paramedics, police said.


The investigation is ongoing, said police spokesman Lt. Kraig Gray. The serious crash investigation team is leading the investigation. No charges have been laid, Gray said.


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12/23/10 Greenwich seeks security cameras at Greenwich Plaza, other lots

The town's parking czar wants to install surveillance cameras in the Greenwich Plaza commuter garage, where police say vehicle thefts, break-ins and general security are legitimate concerns.

"Sure, the Plaza's had a lot of problems over the years," Police Chief David Ridberg said. "I can remember personally making some arrests there. They were stealing cars for a long time. "

From the beginning of 2007 through the end of 2009, five cars were stolen from the garage and an additional 16 were burglarized, according to the parking services department. The figure did not include acts of vandalism or general complaints about safety.

Allen Corry, the town's parking services director, is seeking budgetary approval to spend $36,000 on the installation of cameras and boxes housing the surveillance equipment.....

SOURCE:

http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/local/article/Town-seeks-security-cameras-at-Greenwich-Plaza-918487.php

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