07/08/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed

Comprehensive News Feed for Greenwich, CT.

John Meriwether to shut hedge fund: reportposted on July 08, 2009 03:23:51 pm... a year in the same period. JWM could not be immediately reached for comment by Reuters. JWM Partners, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, managed about $1 billion at the beginning of 2008, Bloomberg said. The news agency said JWM's London chiefAdrian ...

WVU wrestling class ranked No. 24posted on July 08, 2009 03:09:02 pm... (Springfield, Pa.), Mac Mancuso (Holy Spirit, N.J.), Nathan Pennesi (Greater Latrobe, Pa.), Brandon Williamson (Greenwich, Conn.) and Shane Young (Jeannette, Pa). WVU is the only Eastern Wrestling League program to be ranked in the Top 25 rankings. ...

John Meriwether Said to Shut JWM Hedge Fund; London Chief Plans Startupposted on July 08, 2009 02:46:19 pm... in 1998, but the events of 2008 might finally relegate LTCM and 1998 to footnote status.a JWM Partners, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, managed about $1 billion at the beginning of 2008. Meriwether, 61, joins hedge- fund veterans Art Samberg , ...

Meriwether to Close Hedge Fund: Reportposted on July 08, 2009 02:15:57 pm... its main fund losing 44% from September 2007 to February 2009, the news agency reports. JWM Partners, based in Greenwich, Conn., managed about $1 billion at the beginning of 2008, according to Bloomberg . Meriwether didn't return a telephone call ...

NYC children get a breath of 'Fresh Air' in Greenwich, Stamfordposted on July 08, 2009 02:00:19 pmAaliyah Legrand, 7, eyes the pets of her hosts, Pat Morahan and Nika Sibley, 7, Tuesday at the Old Greenwich Train Station, as she arrives for her visit as part of the Fresh Air Fund program.

One if by land, two if by sea: Journalists trek to Riversideposted on July 08, 2009 01:59:37 pmWe kayaked past an osprey nest in Greenwich Cove, ran the bases at a $17 million private island, made a pit stop at a BB and were offered first aid by a celebrity.

John Meriwether Said to Shut JWM Hedge Fund Nine Years After LTCM Collapseposted on July 08, 2009 01:11:10 pm... in 1998, but the events of 2008 might finally relegate LTCM and 1998 to footnote status.a JWM Partners, based in Greenwich, Connecticut, managed about $1 billion at the beginning of 2008. Meriwether, 61, joins hedge- fund veterans Art Samberg , ...

At Stella D'oro, a Long Strike Evoked Battles of a Bygone Eraposted on July 08, 2009 01:08:16 pm... to accept the cuts in pay and benefits that had been demanded by the company's owner, a private investment firm in Greenwich, Conn., named Brynwood Partners. "We're not asking for enormous raises or anything else, we're just asking to keep what we ...

Stella D'oro Pulls a Wal-Mart, Shuts Down When Labor Board Rules for Workersposted on July 08, 2009 10:07:52 am... for their strike fund. The workers have taken their struggle to the luxurious offices of Brynwood Partners in Greenwich, Conn., and to the home of Brynwood Partners and Stella D'oro Chairman Hendrik Hartong III, son of Henk Hartong Jr., former ...

CitationShares flies with Corporate Angelposted on July 08, 2009 09:50:21 am... flyer is making the skies a little friendlier by helping those in need and the environment. CitationShares, a Greenwich-based subsidiary of Cessna Aircraft Corp. that provides fractional ownership of airplanes, will offer clients the opportunity to ...

Business Peopleposted on July 08, 2009 09:49:05 am- PIMCO, Newport Beach, Calif.,-based investment management firm, has appointed Greenwich native Douglas Hodge as its new chief operating officer, succeeding Richard Weil, who was named global head of PIMCO Advisory. Hodge was PIMCO's head of Asia ...

Analyst predicts more Boeing 787 delaysposted on July 08, 2009 03:53:00 am... 22, according to a report by Peter Arment, aerospace and defense analyst for Broadpoint AmTech, a research firm in Greenwich, Conn. Also Tuesday, Boeing announced final agreement to buy, for $580 million, the 787 component-making facilities of a key ...

Shakespeare in the Parkposted on July 08, 2009 05:22:24 am... of Shakespeare on the Sound 's A Midsummer Night's Dream . Those take place at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich. If it absolutely, positively has to be Twelfth Night you're still in luck! The Port Chester Council for the Arts and the Port ...

Nestle Waters North America Reaches Agreement Ending Michigan Legal Caseposted on July 08, 2009 04:13:07 am... wardship, especially in the areas of water use, energy and packaging. Nestle Waters North America Inc. is based in Greenwich, Connecticut and is a corporate affiliate of Nestle S.A., of Switzerland .

Get Your Green On, St Patrick's Day Parades in Connecticutposted on March 14, 2009 05:00:00 amSunday, March 8, 2009 at 2:00 pm Greenwich Hibernian Association is sponsoring their 33rd annual St.

Conn. Rockefeller mansion sells for nearly $23Mposted on July 07, 2009 11:54:00 pmGREENWICH, Conn. -- A massive Greenwich mansion that once housed members of the Rockefeller and Carnegie families has sold for nearly $23 million.The 19,000-square-foot estate had been listed by Leslie McElwreath of Sotheby's International Realty in May for $23.9 million.The mansion was .

Greenwich investment firm to close Bronx Stella D'oro cookie plantposted on July 07, 2009 11:35:07 pm... Johnny Angel Wings - for the shape of the cookies he makes. Brynwood Partners, a private investment firm in Greenwich, Conn., bought Stella D'oro from Kraft Foods in 2006. The union is Local 50 of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain ...

Breaking the Sound Barrier: A tale of two shorefrontsposted on July 07, 2009 11:34:11 pmTess Hollander buries her son, William, 5, in sand at the beach at Greenwich Point.

PIC: Sweet Moment; Sad News for Stella D'oro Workersposted on July 07, 2009 10:24:59 pm... Johnny Angel Wings -- for the shape of the cookies he makes. Brynwood Partners, a private investment firm in Greenwich, Conn., bought Stella D'oro from Kraft Foods in 2006. The union is Local 50 of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and ...

Outdoor Dining? Fairfield Countyposted on July 07, 2009 09:45:05 pmAny Outdoor dining recommendations for Fairfield County? It doesn't have to be on the water. Just a nice outdoor atmosphere. We're pretty open in regards to what type of food and price. Looking for somewhere other than a restaurant in Stamford or Greenwich. Thanks in advance!