07/25/11 Richard's Department Store In Greenwich Finds New Video Tape And A New York Socialite Is Charged With Stealing Another Overpriced Scarf

A Manhattan socialite who already faces charges of stealing an $11,000 scarf has been arrested again — for stealing another scarf from the same store two days earlier, police said.

Beata Boman, 38, of 123 54th St. in New York, first got the attention of store security at Richards of Greenwich on June 11, police said, but they initially didn't see her steal anything.

Then, on June 13, they saw her shoplift a scarf that cost $11,000, police said. She was arrested that day after a security guard stopped her outside the store.

After that incident, store security officers reviewed videotape from previous days, and they saw Boman stealing another scarf — a blue $725 Loro Piana — on June 11, said Greenwich Police Lt. Kraig Gary.

"Now they know for sure she's a thief," Gary said. "It's clear on the video camera, now that they go back and look at it."

A warrant charging her with fifth-degree larceny was signed by a judge on July 20. She turned herself in to police at 9:35 a.m. Sunday, police said.

She posted $500 bail and is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Stamford on Aug. 1.

The self-described former model and fashion designer made news in Britain in 2008 after photographs of her and Prince Andrew kissing in St. Tropez were published in the Daily Mail.

UPDATE:

THIS JUST IN ......

Cops: Socialite Beata Boman stole second scarf from Greenwich store

Frank MacEachern, Staff Writer

Updated 02:00 p.m., Monday, July 25, 2011

The Polish-born Manhattan socialite accused of stealing an $11,000 fur-lined scarf from Richards of Greenwich last month was arrested again on Sunday and charged with stealing a less expensive scarf two days earlier, police said.

Police say Beata Boman, a New York City fashion designer once romantically linked to Prince Andrew of Great Britain, stole a $725 Loro Piana scarf from Richards of Greenwich on June 11 -- two days before she was charged with stealing an $11,000 scarf from the same store high-end Greenwich Avenue boutique.

Boman, 38, turned herself into Greenwich Police Sunday after learning there was a warrant for her arrest. She was charged with fifth-degree larceny and released after posting $500 bond.

Police say that, during an investigation into the June 13 incident, store security went back through surveillance video and discovered Boman stealing the cheaper scarf on June 11.

Boman's lawyer, Mark Sherman, said his client recently underwent brain surgery, and that health issues are at the root of her behavior.

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07/25/11 The Greenwich First Selectman's Report

A News Report About Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei

Schools and Politics Dominated the Week Patch.com First Selectman Peter Tesei nominated a fifth candidate, Lisa Harkness, prompting a ballot vote by the RTC membership. Harkness lost in that vote. ...

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07/25/11 Scientific Breakthrough at Greenwich High School and more news from the Greenwich Topix News Message Board

Greenwich - News July 25, 2011 See Greenwich Weather Scientific Breakthrough at Greenwich High School (Patch) "This is likely to be the most significant building block that these students will have in science," said Dr. Recycling Gets Bigger, Better, Easier in Greenwich (The Daily Greenwich) Separating plastics from aluminum will be a thing of a past in town when single-stream recycling begins Aug. Greenwich 10th-graders fall below peers on CAPT (Connecticut Post) For the second straight year, Greenwich scored in the bottom half of a ranking of 19 demographically similar school districts on each section of this year's Connecticut Academic Performance Test, state data shows. Please send your comments, news tips and press releases to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com Athletes join together in Greenwich to raise funds for ALS cure (Connecticut Post) As temperatures climbed to 110 degrees Friday at the peak of a brutal heat wave, organizers of a three-day, 270-mile bike ride from Massachusetts to Connecticut decided to cut the trek short for the day and loaded all of the 250 participants onto buses.... ... Connecticut decided to cut the trek short for the day and loaded the 250 participants onto buses. Everyone except Greenwich Police Lt. Richard Cochran and two officers. Cochran, who had previously participated in the ride with a broken elbow, defied ... July 24, 2011: Bikes, Brunch, The Benton and CPR (Patch) 2.A The Tri-State Trek is the signature fundraising event for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis , often referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease.A On Saturday, participants in theA 270-mile bike ride A from Newton, MA to Greenwich, CT left from their overnight stay at theA University of Connecticut A campus in Storrs, to beginA Day 2 of the three-day ride.

07/25/11 Senior VP Of Hearst Newspapers Lincoln Millstein: Dundee, IB school in Greenwich, continues its sharp decline in statewide ranking

Is this our future?

No wonder Sid Freund wants to move the goal posts. I would too. After two years of his tenure as superintendent, Greenwich went from being the 41st ranked district in the state to No. 48. I wrote previously that it was unfair to judge his performance after only one year. But after two years, Greenwich is clearly moving in the wrong direction, and the decline is accelerating.

Take the case of Dundee School, the poster child of Freund’s campaign to move Greenwich to an International Baccalaureate curriculum favored by many parents.

Let’s go to the scoreboard:

- Dundee has been dropping like a rock for five years since it was ranked the fifth best elementary school in Connecticut according to a compilation of the math and reading scores of third and fourth graders. In 2006-07, Dundee was by far the highest ranking Greenwich school at any level. Eastern was the No. 10 middle school in the state and Riverside was ranked 19.

Today, Dundee is ranked 80, having dropped 34 places in one year! In 2007-08, it went from No. 5 to No. 30. In 2008-09, it went from No. 30 to No. 44. In 2009-10, it went to No. 46. And now it has tumbled to No. 80.

The thing about scores is that they don’t lie. About half of the 11 Greenwich elementary schools...

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07/25/11 Ready, Get Set, Toss It: Single-Stream Recycling Coming to Greenwich and more from Greenwich Patch

Today 79° 65° Tomorrow 86° 68° July 25, 2011 Your News Ready, Get Set, Toss It: Single-Stream Recycling Coming to Greenwich Barbara Heins | Jul 25, 2011 | 0 Comments A primer on what to recycle in Greenwich, and how. Scientific Breakthrough at Greenwich High School Sue Rogers | Jul 25, 2011 | 0 Comments "Integrated Science" to debut in the 2011-2012 school year. Greenwich Scores and Standings: July 25 Bob Birge | Jul 25, 2011 | 0 Comments Your interactive, daily digest for all Greenwich scores, schedules and standings — and a place for you to add information and images for all youth sports Schools and Politics Dominated the Week Barbara Heins | Jul 24, 2011 | 1 Comment News highlights for week of July 18- 22, 2011. See more News » Things to Do 3:00pm Pooches on Parade Nathaniel Witherell invites all friendly dogs to our facility to "show off" and mingle with our residents.

07/25/11 Recycling Gets Bigger, Better, Easier in Greenwich and more news from The Daily Greenwich

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Recycling Gets Bigger, Better, Easier in Greenwich
by Anna Helhoski | 07/25/11
	GREENWICH, Conn. — Separating plastics from aluminum will be a thing of a past in town when single-stream recycling begins Aug. 1. Greenwich hopes for more recycling and less trash by making it easier for residents to recycle more items. "It's a win-win-win for residents, the town and also READ MORE

Suburban Dad: Granite Countertops in The Wild
by Marek Fuchs | 07/25/11
	If I wanted to see the kitchen counters of Westchester and Connecticut in their natural state, I had come to the right place: Deer Isle, Maine. It's where the granite that built everything from Rockefeller Center to JFK's memorial was mined. Since the advent of concrete, granite is rarely used for READ MORE

07/24/11 Pemberwick Day 2011 is slated for Oct. 8. The...

Vince DiMarco posted in Pemberwick (Greenwich CT). Vince DiMarco 11:39pm Jul 24 Pemberwick Day 2011 is slated for Oct. 8. The P'Day committee will be organized this Tues, 6:30 pm in the Yantorno Center. Anyone is invited to come or to send in suggestions: the band, food, games, dedication, exhibitions, etc. Contact me or Stella Roberto directly, or post them here. View Post on Facebook

07/24/11 The Greenwich First Selectman's Report

News Reports About Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei

'Washington' Attends Ribbon Reopening Ceremony at Palmer Hill Bridge Patch.com Also pictured, left to right are Selectman Drew Marzullo; First Selectman Peter Tesei; Deputy Commissioner of Public Works David Thompson (behind von ...

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July 24, 2011: Bikes, Brunch, The Benton and CPR Patch.com On Saturday, participants in the 270-mile bike ride from Newton, MA to Greenwich, CT left from their overnight stay at the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs, to begin Day 2 of the three-day ride. See the video, here. 3. ...

07/24/11 Former Craven man teaches dry stone walling to Americans and more news from the Greenwich Topix News Message Board

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07'/24/11 Coming This Week on GCTV and more from Greenwich Patch

Today 91° 67° Tomorrow 83° 66° July 24, 2011 Your News Coming This Week on GCTV Barbara Heins | Jul 24, 2011 | 0 Comments GCTV - Channel 79 schedule for week of July 24. Malloy, Union Leaders Reach Tentative Deal David Moran | Jul 24, 2011 | 0 Comments The agreement, announced late Friday night, would close the state's $1.6 billion budget gap while averting layoffs for more than 6,500 state workers. Man Struck by Lightning; Byram Robbery Suspect Caught Patch Staff | Jul 24, 2011 | 0 Comments Unusual arrests and investigations from the area. DOT Defends MTA Rate Hike While Commuters Ask: Are New Fares Fair? Cathryn J. Prince | Jul 24, 2011 | 0 Comments The railroad's first fare increase in six years is discussed. So is its quality of service. On The Agenda This Week Barbara Heins | Jul 24, 2011 | 0 Comments Government meetings scheduled for week of July 25, 2011. All meetings held at Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Rd., unless otherwise noted. See more News »

07/24/11 Greenwich Musician Spreads a Passion for Jazz and more news from The Daily Greenwich

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Greenwich Musician Spreads a Passion for Jazz
by Anna Helhoski | 07/23/11
	GREENWICH, Conn. -- When the jazz saxophonist and Greenwich resident Bennie Wallace was growing up in Chattanooga, T.N., he received a gift from music teacher Chet Hedgecock. And these days, he's doing all he can to pass that gift along to young students in Fairfield County as the founder READ MORE

Work Doesn't Stop for the Heat on Greenwich Farm
by Anna Helhoski | 07/23/11
	GREENWICH, Conn. — John and Kathy Augustine, the husband and wife team of Augustine's Farm in Greenwich, were trying to keep cool in the shade Friday while shoppers perused their colorful selection of fresh, organic zucchinis, tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, and potatoes. "The store is not bad," said READ MORE

Stamford Skater Finds Ballet Sharpens Skills
by Tom Renner | 07/24/11
	STAMFORD, Conn. – Stamford's Alexandra Elam is a ballerina on figure skates. And that applies to more than her poetry-in-motion on the ice rink. Alexandra, a 13-year-old rising eighth-grader at Greenwich Academy, also takes ballet classes at Stamford Twin Rinks. She said dancing has READ MORE

State Gas Prices Almost Highest in Nation
by Richard Weizel | 07/23/11
	So, you guessed when gas prices started falling a few months ago that the cost of filling your tank was headed in the right direction. Guess again. Gas prices are climbing back up and Connecticut now has the dubious distinction of having the highest gas prices in the contiguous continental United READ MORE

Greenwich Hit by Only Minor Outages So Far
by Anna Helhoski | 07/22/11
	GREENWICH, Conn. — Greenwich residents had mostly dodged the threat of power outages as of Friday evening despite increased energy use due to the heat. Connecticut Light & Power reported that less than 1 percent of Greenwich customers were without power. The opposite was the case last month READ MORE

07/23/11 George Washington Attends Ribbon Reopening Ceremony at Palmer Hill Bridge

The historic Palmer Avenue bridge reopens after being closed for 11 days for repaving.

The repaving was the second phase of a million dollar refurbishment project that began last fall.

Town officials, residents and local business owners celebrate the completion of the renovations with a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday morning.

Also attending was "George Washington" himself (played by RTM District 8 Member Christopher von Keyserling) — who read a proclamation for his "fourth crossing" on the historic bridge.

"This will be the fourth time I have crossed this bridge over the Mianus River," von Keyserling said, referring to his famous previous crossings of the bridge during Revolutionary times, as chronicled by historians. "My first time was with my troops hurrying to defend New York City. We were facing daunting odds against the greatest military empire ever."

"Thank God the good people of Horseneck and Sound Beach had built this bridge of the King's Highway between Philadelphia and Boston," he said. "You may remember that, at one time, the forces of King George had chased one of my best generals, Israel Putnam, out of Greenwich across this very bridge to rally the colonial forces of Stamford."

"Later, after we young Americans had won our independence at great sacrifice of blood and property, I returned to tour the New England states in order to consolidate and firm up our new Republic, our experiment form of government," he said. "Again I crossed this sturdy bridge, up and back."

"Now I will proudly cross the Palmer Hill Bridge for the fourth time in honor of those who built and continuously maintained it over almost four centuries, the People of Greenwich, and especially our modern patriots, the members and staff of the Greenwich Public Works Department, led by their own general, Amy Siebert," von Keyserling concluded.

After town officials cut the bright red ribbon that had been drawn across the bridge, workers immediately removed the construction barricades and allowed cars to pass through.

Area business owners said they were relieved the bridge was reopened.

The Town of Greenwich is reportedly eligible for reimbursement of 10 percent of the bridge project’s cost as part of a Federal Highway Administration program.

07/23/11 The Greenwich First Selectman Report

News Reports About Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei

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Familiar foe: Grad to challenge Laudonia for tax collector Greenwich Time "Tod Laudonia is a listener," First Selectman Peter Tesei said Wednesday night in his nominating speech for Laudonia. "Tod understands his important role in ...

Retroweek: A look back on Greenwich news Greenwich Time "It's a wonderful memorial out there, but the reality is it isn't as accessible because of its unique location," said First Selectman Peter Tesei. ...

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Nutley resident to conduct orchestra Sunday NorthJersey.com Gilbert is conductor in residence at the Manhattan School of Music, and music director of the Greenwich (Conn.) Symphony Orchestra. He is also music director of the Bergen Philharmonic and the Senior Concert Orchestra of New York. ...