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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

04/29/08 - The Raw Greenwich Feed For Tuesday



  1. King Street reopens after 3-hour closing when tree falls in Greenwich

    The Journal News

    King Street reopened at 9:20 a.m. today having been closed for almost three hours in Greenwich by a downed tree.

  2. Aquaculture concept leaves judges 'goggle eyed'

    Physics Org

    ... University of North Carolina. He won the Rosenstiel School's 2007 Iverson Award for Aquaculture. Hoenig grew up in Greenwich, Conn. and received his undergraduate degree from Brown University. Both will receive their Master's degrees this year, and ...

    Tags: Aquaculture, Sarasota Metro Area, Brandenton, FL

  3. Genesee & Wyoming Reports Results for the First Quarter of 2008

    PR Newswire

    GREENWICH, Conn., FirstCall/ -- Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

    Tags: Real Estate, Qubbec, Canada, Gatineau, QC, Real Estate, Transportation, Rail Roads, Genesse And Wyoming

  4. George Q. Nichols | Publishing chairman, 78

    Philly.com

    ... of quality books. He was past president of the Book Manufacturing Institute. Mr. Nichols grew up in Boston and Greenwich, Conn. He earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University. He then worked for the Stanley Works and later was an executive in ...

    Tags: Obituaries

  5. New stocks

    Lexington Herald-Leader

    The following is an initial public offering planned for the coming week. Sources include Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, Conn.

    Tags: Irving, TX

  6. UBP Buys Shopping Center Interest

    GlobeSt.com

    ... the 100,491-sf Ferry Plaza Shopping Center in this city's Ironbound section. The deal makes an affiliate of the Greenwich, CT-based UBP the sole general partner of the new partnership that owns the property. Details of the deal were not released. ...

    Tags: Real Estate, Urstadt Biddle Properties, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

  7. W. R. Berkley Corporation Promotes Jonathan A. Schriber to President of Signet Star Re

    Business Wire

    ... will succeed Craig N. Johnson, who is retiring. The appointment is effective July 1, 2008. Signet Star, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, is a leading broker market treaty reinsurance underwriter with a primary focus on commercial casualty and ...

    Tags: WR Berkley, Insurance

  8. Nymex Gas Rises to 28-Month High, Pulled Up by Gains for Crude-Oil Futures

    Bloomberg

    ... still 29 percent below its high post-Hurricane Katrina,'' said Tom Orr , director of research at Weeden & Co. in Greenwich, Connecticut. ``If I'm a gas trader I don't want to be short because a lot of people believe it's going higher. You have to be ...

    Tags: Energy, US Energy Systems


Greenwich Real Estate Report:

Office space hardly moves in 1st quarter
Stamford Advocate, CT

"With that being said, the Greenwich market remains surprisingly steady and we expect a number of large users to come out of the Greenwich market for ...

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Wine Wise offers discounts to support United Way


Greenwich wine merchant WineWise has volunteered to donate to the United Way of Greenwich 10% of its proceeds from wine sales every Tuesday. The wine retail business is located at 122 East Putnam Ave., next to Whole Foods.

WineWise General Manager Douglas J. Nevins invites customers to sample virtually any wine in the store before purchase, peruse selections from both renowned and up and coming vintner from all the important global wine regions, and support the United Way by making their purchases every Tuesday.

The United Way of Greenwich, through its Annual Campaign, raises money to support more then 25 local programs and services, as well as major impact areas and needs in the community.

Art Society of Old Greenwich annouces spring winners

An evening of awards was celebrated on Thursday, April 3, with the opening reception for the 75th Annual Spring Show of the Art Society of Old Greenwich. The occasion was also the annual presentation of $2,000 in scholarships to three honors art seniors of Greenwich High School.

YWCA camp to hold open house

The YWCA will hold an open house for its summer camp on Saturday from noon to 3. Camp TA-YI-TO serves girls and boys in kindergarten through fifth grade.

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The town is trying to broker a settlement with the state Freedom of Information Commission in a two-year-old public records dispute that would spare former First Selectman Jim Lash from a $100 fine.
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Riverside celebrates its diamond anniversary

When students first burst through the doors of Riverside School in 1933, the building was so big that classes were initially limited to the first floor, one former student recalled.
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A deep rift among residents over a proposal to build two athletic fields at the former Cos Cob Power Plant site exposed itself last night during a public hearing on the project.
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school calendar

New Lebanon School Magnet Meeting: 6:45 p.m. April 30 Science Education Center of Fairfield County awards ceremony: 6:30 p.
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Newest members of police department sworn in by town to fill out ranks

Before joining the police department, Jeffrey Morris was a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps, spent time managing his wife's restaurant and worked as a carpenter.
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The Greenwich Police Blotter:

Police Watch: The following reports were released April 29 Via The Greenwich Post

ASSAULT

A 22-year-old Port Chester, N.Y. woman was arrested April 28 and was charged with risk of injury to a minor, third degree assault and disorderly conduct. According to police the woman got into an argument with her boyfriend and she slapped him across the face while he was holding their one-year-old daughter in his arms. She then reportedly grabbed the daughter and ran out of the residence with her. The woman was released on a $1,000 cash bond and was due in court today.

DUI

Shannon Sturz, 24, of Pound Ridge, N.Y. was arrested April 28 and charged with driving under the influence. Police officers stopped Sturz’s vehicle for driving too fast. Police said he had watery, bloodshot eyes with slurred and deliberate speech and smelled of alcohol. He then failed field sobriety tests. Sturz was also cited for traveling too fast. He was released on a $250 cash bond and is due in court May 12.


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