11/20/09 The Greenwich Briefing

Nins celebrates 10 years of ministry through tough times
Greenwich Citizen
The Rev. Thomas L. Nins is a senior voice of faith in the Greenwich community and presides over one of the town's oldest churches, the 112-year old First Baptist Church on Northfield Street.

Photographer, Anne Hall Elser introduces her new book, "At Home in Tennessee"
Greenwich Citizen
Greenwich resident Anne Hall Elser is a portrait photographer of some renown. Having worked many years for The New Yorker, specifically in the Art Department, she has documented numerous New Yorker artists and writers in distinctive black and white photographs.

Funds hedge their bets on poker professionals w/Photo
Fulton County Daily Report
... said Aaron Brown, a 53-year-old former poker pro who is now a risk manager at AQR Capital Management LLC in Greenwich, Conn., which oversees $23 billion. 'They know to push when they have the edge and they know how not to bust, and that's a tough ...

Two downtown projects get $22M in development aid w/Photo
Connecticut Post
... conventional bank could offer," he said. "The actual costs of construction are relatively the same in Stamford, Greenwich and Bridgeport. But the rents we get are much lower [in Bridgeport]. Even though it costs the same thing to build a project, we ...

Forbes: World's most expensive homes
MSNBC
Last year, a 40-acre Greenwich, Conn., property with a 21,897-square-foot, 14-bedroom Jacobean manor was listed for $125 million.

Neuhaus grabs two 2nds, carries Lady Wreckers to 5th
Westport News
... with 360 points at Southern Connecticut State University. Cheshire (875) won the 21-team field and was followed by Greenwich (788.5), Glastonbury (480.5) and Trumbull (449). "I'm really proud of all of us," said Neuhaus. "We brought it together. We ...

Local officials sworn in
Westport News
... General Richard Blumenthal of local elected officials. "If you're a " statewide official and they don't like me in Greenwich or Stamford, I can go to Hartford. If they don't like me in Hartford, I can go to Westbrook. If they don't like me in ...

Hunting for a job -2009 - CT
Examiner.com
... sheets, corporates and banks are reducing headcount. In the "Gold Coast Triangle" - the area in Connecticut from Greenwich to Wilton to Fairfield - or some refer to it as "Hedgefund Alley" - there are slews of men and women suddenly dropping their ...

A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Queena s Island Insurance Company, Ltd.
Business Wire
... year operating loss, and a net worth maintenance agreement with its parent, W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) (Greenwich, CT) [NYSE: WRB]. Queen's Island is registered as a Class 3A insurer by the Bermuda Monetary Authority in accordance with the ...

Love in 60 Seconds Part II...The Real Question
My Rye
... where the love in 60 second connection sparks can ignite! I would also say this stretches up to their location in Greenwich too, Elm Street Oyster House. So, now that we've established Love in 60 seconds is possible and we have Brian Howie around ...

Fairfield County Scene: Nov. 22
NewsTimesLive.com
Supporters of the Fairfield /Westchester Chapter of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America teed off at the Fairview Country Club in Greenwich last month for the nonprofit's 17th Annual Charity Golf Classic.

Car stolen from residential driveway
Darien News-Review
... he said. "Sometimes they do it to destroy DNA evidence like fingerprints." The Subaru was reported stolen from a Greenwich residence on Nov. 12, according to police. The Darien Police Department is working with the Greenwich PD to investigate the ...

Harvard Poker Pro Says Texas Hold 'Em Can Teach Traders When to Fold 'Em
Bloomberg.com
... said Aaron Brown , a 53-year-old former poker pro who is now a risk manager at AQR Capital Management LLC in Greenwich, Connecticut, which oversees $23 billion. a oeThey know to push when they have the edge and they know how not to bust, and ...

Briefs
Thehour.com
Applications for U.S. Census Bureau jobs NORWALK -- The Bridgeport 2010 Census Office covers lower Fairfield County and they are scheduling application/testing sessions in the Greenwich/Stamford/Norwalk area for field and office workers .

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