Greenwich Roundup

Monday, May 6, 2013

Greenwich girls tennis edges Staples

With experienced players such as Jenn DeLuca and Sam Stone competing at first and second singles, Greenwich High girls tennis coach Betsy Underhill knew what results to expect from her top singles players entering the season.

http://www.westport-news.com/sports/article/Greenwich-girls-tennis-edges-Staples-4493210.php

Greenwich boys tennis bests Staples

In keeping pace with its torrid start to the season, the Greenwich High boys tennis team delivered what senior Blake Niehaus termed "a big statement" on Monday.

http://m.westport-news.com/westport/db_11299/contentdetail.htm?detailindex=0&contentguid=j7wFzRmq&pn=0

Hedge Fund Honcho John Thaler Makes 3.4% Annual Return on the Upper East Side

... may be renting, or he may have retreated back to his 11,000-square foot, seven-bedroom home in hedge fund heaven: Greenwich, Connecticut.

http://observer.com/2013/05/hedge-fund-honcho-john-thaler-makes-3-4-annual-return-on-the-upper-east-side/

City Room: A House Built Close to the Train, but Only Temporarily

... said Amy Joiner, a spokeswoman for Target, "but we can't." On Monday at 7 a.m., with commuters streaming in from Greenwich, Conn., and Westchester County, a few hired hands peeled back a set of black curtains to unveil the home. At least a dozen ...

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/a-house-built-close-to-the-train-but-only-temporarily/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Two Rhode Island Youth Honored for Volunteerism at National Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C.

Rhode Island's top two youth volunteers of 2013, Marina Palumbo, 17, of East Greenwich and Cody Clarkin, 14, of Charlestown, were honored in the nation's capital last night for their outstanding volunteer service during the 18th annual presentation of The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130506005818&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Have Fun. Get Dirty. Beat Cancer.

WILTON, CT April 30, 2013 On Saturday, May 18th, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Connecticut Chapter will host the third annual Pineapple Classic at the Greenwich Polo Club in Greenwich, CT.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/have-fun-get-dirty-beat-cancer

Carolyn Ann Peet, 83, Former Larchmont Resident

... nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by siblings, E. Chester Peet of Shelter Island and Kathleen Peet Moran of Greenwich, Conn. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, May 8 at 10 a.m. at St. Augustine Church in Larchmont. ...

http://mamaroneck.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/carolyn-ann-peet-83-former-larchmont-resident

Joseph G. Apuzzo Sr. of Rye Brook dies at age 88.

... Sugar and Cocoa Exchange and of Armenia Coffee Corporation. He was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Greenwich, CT, where a wake was held on Sunday, May 5, 2013. A funeral mass will be held on Monday, May 6, at 11 a.m., also at St. Paul's. ...

http://rye.patch.com/articles/joseph-g-apuzzo-sr-of-rye-brook-dies-at-age-88

Norwalk Hospital Breaks Ground on Major Expansion Project

... oucher, State Rep. Tony Hwang, State Rep. Terrie Wood and key campaign donors, including The McGraws of Darien and Greenwich, the Bauers of Wilton and the Whittinghams of Stamford.

http://weston-ct.patch.com/articles/norwalk-hospital-breaks-ground-on-major-expansion-project-4869f765

Greenwich's Meghan Lynch Tops U.S. Swimming Charts

Greenwich's Meghan Lynch, 9, finished with the top times in the nation in her age group in several events this winter.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/sports/greenwichs-meghan-lynch-tops-us-swimming-charts

See Greenwich's Recent Home Sales

GREENWICH, Conn. Here is a list of paid Greenwich property transfers and home sales from April 26 to May 2 as reported by the town clerk's office.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/real-estate/see-greenwichs-recent-home-sales-21

Debating the upside of amnesty for immigrants

... a working-class village of 29,000 about 30 miles north of Midtown Manhattan that shares a border with affluent Greenwich, Conn. Hispanic immigrants, legal and illegal, have transformed downtown Port Chester, which fell on hard times in the 1980s and ...

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/05/05/immigrants-can-give-economy-shot-arm-economists-say/yTtlNXFB19U6nvn2AixsWN/story.html

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Roundup: Greenwich girls tennis rolls

We juggled the lineup a bit with one out sick," Greenwich Coach Betsy Underhill said.

http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/sports/article/Roundup-Greenwich-girls-tennis-rolls-4484697.php

On the Eve of His Next Trip to America, a Dossier on Prince Harry

When Prince Harry revisits the New World this Thursday, his itinerary will include a week of official events: a visit to injured soldiers at Walter Reed; a tour of hurricane damage in New Jersey; the Warrior Games competition for wounded soldiers in Colorado; and a quick game of polo in Greenwich, Connecticut.

http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/05/prince-harry-party-dossier.html

Commentary: At the end of the day, there's nothing like NHL playoffs

... reflects as much. But you don't have to be a Canadian to get sucked in. Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk is from Greenwich, Conn. Ron Howard lives in Greenwich. For cripes sake, Opie Taylor is as American as it gets. But Shattenkirk acknowledges ...

http://bostonherald.com/sports/bruins_nhl/nhl_coverage/2013/05/commentary_at_the_end_of_the_day_there_s_nothing_like_nhl?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bostonherald+%28Home+-+BostonHerald.com%29

Former CFO of Greenwich company sentenced for false SEC filings

A former chief financial officer of a Greenwich-based equipment company was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution Tuesday in U.S. District Court for making false filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/local/article/Former-CFO-of-Greenwich-company-sentenced-for-796811.php

Entrepreneurial Talk By Winklevoss Twins Tops Greenwich News This Week

A talk by Greenwich natives Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss topped the news in town this week, with the millionaire twins handing out business advice and dishing about their time in the limelight before dozens of Greenwich businesspeople.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/news/entrepreneurial-talk-winklevoss-twins-tops-greenwich-news-week

Works by prominent American artists of the Late 19th and 20th centuries to be sold at Doyle New York

... a group of images Twachtman created in the 1890s of the waterfall on Horseneck Brook, situated behind his home in Greenwich, CT. John French Sloan (American, 1871-1951) is represented by the 1915 view of Breezy Day, Gloucester, Mass (est. ...

http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=62363

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Dartmouth and Penn Meet Sunday With Ivy Tourney Title on the Line

... team on to the final game of the weekend. WHAT A DAY Not only did Bowers score the winner, but the senior from Old Greenwich, Conn., registered five tallies and assisted on another, tying her single-game high (5g/1a) set against Harvard in the ...

http://www.dartmouthsports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=207544972