02/26/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed - Greenwich Time News Links

Teaching slots escape more cuts
Having agreed earlier this week to trim an additional $1 million out of next year's education budget, school officials on Thursday revealed exactly how they will try to achieve those cutbacks.

Greenwich seniors celebrate staying put
A one-way ticket to parts south isn't for every retiree, particularly the 130 who have elected to stay -- and join --At Home in Greenwich.

New turf rules force test for health risks
Before the town could install any new artificial turf athletic fields it would be required to determine if the synthetic surfaces pose any health risks, under a controversial new ordinance being weighed by the Board of Selectmen.

Chiropractor pleads not guilty in punching death
STAMFORD -- A chiropractor charged with killing an elderly man in a downtown parking lot with one punch pleaded not guilty to assault and first-degree manslaughter at his arraignment Thursday in state Superior Court.

Officers learn how to investigate domestic violence incidents
Police officers who investigate domestic violence crimes need a sympathetic ear to support victims, but a stern voice to deter abusers from striking again, according to those who have handled cases before.

Greenwich cafe gets visit from feminist icon
Writer, poet and feminist icon Erica Jong offered herself up to Aphrodite Thursday, during a poetry reading and book signing at Arcadia Cafe in Old Greenwich.

Lawmakers hear from opponents, supporters of gas pricing bill
HARTFORD -- For five hours Thursday, legislators grilled gasoline distributors who attacked a bill that would require them to sell fuel at an equal price to all retailers, thereby ending the controversial practice of zone pricing.

N.Y. Amsterdam News publisher emeritus dies
NEW YORK -- Wilbert A. Tatum, retired publisher of the New York Amsterdam News, the Harlem-based newspaper that has covered the city's black community for a century, has died during a trip to Croatia, the newspaper said Thursday.

State sifts projects to provide jobs with stimulus funds
HARTFORD -- A group of Connecticut agency heads, lawmakers, and municipal leaders has begun sifting through thousands of projects to pick the ones that will receive federal economic stimulus funding.

Lawmakers want Calhoun reprimanded
HARTFORD -- The leaders of the Connecticut General Assembly's higher education committee want UConn coach Jim Calhoun reprimanded for his tirade at a freelance journalist who questioned his .....

================================================================
Please send your comments and news tips to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com