08/04/09 The Greenwich Briefing By Robo Blogger (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Greenwich, CT.

• Editorial: Youth football ... even better than expected, on and off the playing field
  posted on August 05, 2009 08:38:12 am
  ... The occasion in Naples this past weekend was both - with happy guests and gracious hosts, reminiscent of the Greenwich, Conn., football visit to Naples High in 2007. Both were something special that left good memories and the potential for many ...
• Step back in time at Mianus River Gorge Preserve
  posted on August 05, 2009 06:36:13 am
  ... But the reservoir doesn't just offer a gorgeous view--it also provides drinking water to 150,000 residents of Greenwich and the nearby towns of Rye, Rye Brook and Port Chester, N.Y. Continue down the trail where the melodious sounds of ovenbirds -- ...
• West Nile mosquitoes found in Greenwich
  posted on August 05, 2009 04:56:22 am
  Mosquitoes trapped in Greenwich on July 27 have tested positive for West Nile virus, the state Mosquito Management Program announced today.
• West Nile Found In Greenwich Mosquitoes
  posted on August 05, 2009 02:05:54 am
  Mosquitoes trapped by State Mosquito Management Program in Greenwich on July 27 have tested positive for West Nile virus.
• FOREX-Dollar trades near 2009 low after US housing data
  posted on August 05, 2009 01:44:47 am
  ... economy is bad news for the U.S. dollar," said Andrew Wilkinson, senior market analyst at Interactive Brokers in Greenwich, Connecticut. "In the housing sector, I think it's safe to say that the immediate future looks brighter." The euro was little ...
• Air quality alert posted as heat ramps up
  posted on August 05, 2009 01:42:44 am
  ... will rise 7:25 p.m. High tides today in Bridgeport harbor will occur at 11:05 a.m. and 11:17 p.m. In Stamford and Greenwich harbors, high tides will occur at 11:09 a.m. and 11:21 p.m. Today, it will be sunny all day, with a high near 87. Calm wind ...
• Clotheslines Conflict in Greenwich
  posted on August 05, 2009 12:52:59 am
  Is this a safety issue? A row has broken out in Greenwich, Conn., after the ritzy suburb and haven for New York City's elite banned clotheslines from public housing.
• Greenwich Woman Gets 3 Years For Probation Violation
  posted on August 04, 2009 11:31:37 pm
  ... five years ago has been sentenced to three more years in prison for violating her probation. Alia Altajir, 24, of Greenwich, failed to have a required alcohol detection system in the car she was driving when she banged into two parked cars in ...
• Bankruptcy judge approves EPL reorganization
  posted on August 04, 2009 10:07:32 pm
  ... for EPL and other producers. In January a major EPL investor and noteholder _ Wexford Capital LLC, based in Greenwich, Conn. _ called for a shake-up, including the firing of all top management, a sharp reduction in costs, debt restructuring and a ...
• Wedding or not: Pair launch site for nuptials aftermarket
  posted on August 04, 2009 09:53:51 pm
  Have you ever wondered what to do with that wedding dress after the big day? Benito Vazquez of Greenwich has teamed up with Bryan King of West Haven to create MyWedding IsOver.com, a Web site that allows newlyweds to sell items they no longer want after saying "I do." "All the planning goes up to the wedding and then it ceases," said Vazquez, who ...
• Here in new england
  posted on August 04, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  .... Family arrives with bats to free 3 kidnap victims GREENWICH, Conn. - A family asked to pay a ransom to free three immigrant relatives showed up with baseball bats instead, sparking a melee ...
• Bat-wielding relatives free immigrant hostages
  posted on August 04, 2009 02:49:59 pm
  Greenwich, Conn., police say a family that was asked to pay a ransom to free three immigrant relatives showed up with baseball bats instead, sparking a melee involving 19 people.
• Bailed out banks buying treasuries help keep rates low
  posted on August 04, 2009 01:54:21 pm
  Bank holdings of US government securities are up 15.6% from a year ago, almost double the average annual growth rate of about 8% since the Federal Reserve began tracking the data in 1973, according to the Greenwich, Connecticut-based trading and research firm MKM Partners LP Purchases may accelerate as lenders look for places to park rising ...
• Dollar at lowest since Sept as stocks rally
  posted on July 07, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... ahead for the recovery," said Alan Ruskin, chief international strategist at RBS Global Banking and Markets, in Greenwich, Connecticut. "The July ISM data is very much in keeping with a recovery picking up some momentum, even if the overall index ...
• 90-degree heat absent in July
  posted on August 04, 2009 10:06:26 am
  It will come as a surprise to few that in July, typically the hottest month, the temperature never hit 90 in the region, according to official weather station records at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford, Danbury Municipal Airport and the Westchester County Airport -- the closest weather station to Stamford and Greenwich.
• Banks increase purchase of Treasuries
  posted on August 04, 2009 09:27:55 am
  ... annual growth rate of about 8 percent since the Federal Reserve began tracking the data in 1973, according to the Greenwich, Conn.-based trading and research firm MKM Partners LP. Purchases may accelerate as lenders look for places to park rising ...
• Melee breaks out at ransom exchange
  posted on August 04, 2009 07:53:14 am
  Greenwich, Conn., police say a family that was asked to pay a ransom to free three immigrant relatives showed up with baseball bats instead, sparking a melee involving 19 people.
• Conn. Police: Melee Breaks Out At Ransom Exchange
  posted on August 04, 2009 06:46:37 am
  Greenwich, Conn., police say a family that was asked to pay a ransom to free three immigrant relatives showed up with baseball bats instead, sparking a melee involving 19 people.