Daniella Sklarz and Leigh Freedman cast away their transgressions as they cast bread into the water at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park Tuesday afternoon during a Tashlich service of Greenwich Reform Synagogue.
The Department of Parks and Recreation has rescheduled last weekend's planned skatepark competition for this weekend, Saturday, Oct. 4 at 2.
This is the kind of season that the Greenwich High School girls volleyball team has been dreaming about.
As of press time, the Cardinals are a perfect 9-0 on the season and have already qualified for the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference tournament.
For Greenwich resident Lory Kelsey, the past 18 months have been anything but a walk in the park. Now, with a complaint against the town filed in court, she’s hoping to recoup her losses and move on with her life.
When a wild turkey that had been making its home in Old Greenwich over recent months was taken into custody by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Monday morning, Henrietta had to be renamed Henry.
For Greenwich resident Lory Kelsey, the past 18 months have been anything but a walk in the park. Now, with a complaint against the town filed in court, she’s hoping to recoup her losses and move on with her life.
Margaret Barisone remembers the day well.
Her grandfather, through a business associate, had the use for a day of a yacht that had once
belonged to J.P. Morgan, and she’d been invited to come along as it sailed on Long Island Sound. Even though they were from the Greenwich side of the sound, the ship set off from New York.
Ms. Barisone looked forward to a fun day on the water. But while she was swimming in Cold Spring Harbor, her class ring from Greenwich Academy slipped off her finger and fell to the ocean floor, where she believed it would stay.
If more Connecticut residents worked from home, could it help solve some of the state’s transportation and environmental issues?
The Hamilton Avenue School Building Committee has decided against pulling the bond for the project’s contractor, Worth Construction, saying the school is nearly finished and such an action would cause too many delays.
Thomas G. Petersen Sr., 88, died Saturday, Sept. 27 in his home at Edgehill in Stamford. He was retired from his position as chairman of the board of Emerson Quiet Cool Corporation and chief operating officer of the Jepson Corporation, a Fortune 500 company.
He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.. During his life, he lived in Wilton, then 25 years in Rumson, N.J.; before moving to Edgehill to be closer to his family.
He was proceeded by his parents, Thorwald and Florence Downey Petersen, his wife of 59 years, Margaret O’Connor Petersen, a son Timothy Edward Petersen and a sister Marguerite Petersen Marchinek.
Surviving him are two sons and daughters-in-law: Thomas G. Jr. and Kathleen Rearick Petersen of Riverside and Robert L. and Arlene Doherty Petersen of Westport, grandsons T. G. “Sloop” Petersen III and Ryan Thomas Petersen, granddaughter Kathryn Margaret Petersen and great grandchildren Grace Elizabeth Petersen and Juliet Connor Petersen.
There is no visitation. A memorial mass will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Riverside. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford CT 06492.
LARCENY
Mickelle Reece-Miller, 27, of Bridgeport was arrested Sept. 30 and charged with criminal attempt at larceny in the fourth degree. Reece-Miller reportedly turned herself in on a warrant stemming from an Aug. 22 incident. She had allegedly stolen three checks from a previous employer in town and attempted to cash one of them at a Bank of America in Norwalk. Reece-Miller was released on a $100 cash bond and is due in court Oct. 7.
THREATENING
Anthony Rinaldi, 38, of 5 Pleasant St. was arrested Sept. 30 and charged with second degree threatening and second degree harassment. Police had been investigating an unrelated incident when it was determined the department held an active warrant for Rinaldi’s arrest. He had allegedly sent several threatening and harassing text messages to another person on Aug. 17 after having been previously advised by authorities not to have any contact. Rinaldi was released on a $500 cash bond and is due in court Oct. 8.
DISORDERLY
Lucia Espinoza, 30, of Port Chester, N.Y., and Soraya Espinoza, 31, and Esmerelda Torres, 21, both of Greenwich, were all arrested Oct. 1 and charged with disorderly conduct. Police had been sent to the scene after reports of a disturbance, and determined the women had been having a discussion that escalated into an argument and then into a minor confrontation. They were all released on promises to appear in court Oct. 2.
Stop The Presses It Is Time For Susie "The Dish" Costaregni
Scene ... Rap mogul Sean Combs, also known as P. Diddy, was seen with his bodyguard at Greenwich High School recently. He was watching a football scrimmage involving a team from Mount Vernon, N.Y., where his son is rumored to attend school. Mr. Combs grew up in Mount Vernon and attended Mount Vernon Montessori School.
Speaking of rappers, did you know that hip-hop couple Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z were rumored to be house hunting in Greenwich?....
....Scene ... Greenwich resident and Motown diva Diana Ross was seen outside of Carlo & Co. at the Whole Foods Shopping Center last week. ....
....Out there ... Milo Fuscaldo and his band Road Trip will kick off the Greenwich High School Class of 1968 reunion tomorrow night at the Beach House Café in Old Greenwich.
Scene ... Westport resident and crooner Michael Bolton was seen at Valbella restaurant in Riverside recently at a private cocktail party. Mr. Bolton performed the following night with Dave Mason at the Rich Forum, at his 16th annual charity concert to benefit women and children at risk. He looked great despite rumors of his recent break-up with fiancée and Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan.
Out there ... More than 550 people attended the Westport Country Playhouse’s annual benefit, “Footlights and Film: A Celebration of the Great Musicals from Stage and Screen,” hosted by actress Julia Roberts. Bernadette Peters (who rented a home in Old Greenwich while starring on Broadway) paid tribute to actress Angela Lansbury. Guests included Kate and Bob Devlin, James Earl Jones and Cecilia Hart; Phyllis and David Komansky; Marilyn and Arthur Levitt; Lorrie and Jim Nantz; Joan and Joel Smilow; Harvey Weinstein; Jane and Brian Williams; artistic directors Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe; managing director Jodi Schoenbrun Carter; Bob and Susan Wright, and Ralph and Ricky Lauren.
Out there ... A grand opening party takes place tonight at Salon Jaafar Tazi from 6 to 9 at 249 Greenwich Ave., Suite 2A. For more information, call 340-2525.
Dear Larry,
Recently, you helped me purchase and set up a new computer for my home and I thank you for that. It was a replacement for my four-year-old computer that had conked out the week before. That’s what my question pertains to: Should a four-year-old computer just die like that? Do these things come with built-in obsolescence? — F.S.
Believe it or not, there is some obsolescence built into every computer and there’s perfect sense behind it. Sure, they can build solid state components that are far less apt to burn out, design hard drives that are far more crash resistant, or include cooling systems that instantaneously conquer your computer’s worst enemy, heat. But the problem is, would anybody buy it for what they’d have to charge?
Written by Joe Pisani
In our house, report card time was always like the running of the bulls. Someone would be screaming, someone would be cheering and someone would be getting gored.
When my four daughters got bad grades, there was wailing and gnashing of teeth — usually mine — and when they got good grades, they wanted to be generously rewarded, which I could never do because I had all those dental bills.
It took a tornado to convince Dorothy Gale that there was no place like home, and the current housing market is certainly echoing that sentiment. Today’s economic crisis has been fueled by the mortgage loan debacle, and foreclosure has become part of the vocabulary of the average newscaster. The focus is usually on single family homes, but how are condominiums faring in this volatile housing arena?
Marcus Zavatarro, executive vice president of Patriot National Bank, and his associates closely monitor financial and market statistics for Fairfield County. Mr. Zavatarro compiled the following year-to-date statistics (Source — Warren Group):
Greenwich sales volume has decreased 38.66% while the median price has declined 10%. Properties costing more than $5 million comprised 12.2% of our market at the end of July. This market segment continues to decrease (11.9% as of Aug. 31) explaining, in part, the decrease in the median price. The properties priced between $2 million and $3 million still comprise the largest share of our market (21.3% as of the end of August).
Elsie Pecorin, branch manager of Weichert, Realtors Greenwich Office, announced that Ana Vilaseca was recognized for achievements in August.
Sales and Marketed Club member Ana Vilaseca led the Weichert region in resales. The region consists of 15 offices throughout New York and Connecticut. Ms. Pecorin may be reached at 661-5400. Her office is at 25 Field Point Road.
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