US data still show grim picture
The Straits Times
... This report is 'less bad' but clearly not 'good',' said Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners in Greenwich, Connecticut. 'Unfortunately, none of the indicators we follow, credit markets included, have turned enough to suggest that an upturn ...
What's new at YMCA? Wellness Center, pool complex, CEO
Connecticut Post
... At 6:30 a.m., infants up to 4 months are checked into the Greenwich YMCA's childcare unit at St. Roch's. It closes around 6 p.m. The cradle center's early opening and late closing meets needs ...
Dollar rises against yen, surges against British pound
MarketWatch
... slightly south of 90 yen per dollar," said Andrew Wilkinson, senior market analyst at Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Conn.. The British pound was down 2.3% at $1.4218, after earlier falling as low as $1.4049. The dollar index ( $DXY : $DXY ...
Greenwich Tax Deadline Today
WSTC-AM Norwalk
Today is the final day for Greenwich homeowners and businesses to pay their property taxes without a penalty.
Stanard fined for role in RenRe, Inter-Ocean deal
Business Insurance
... Shelton, Conn.-based Alpha Re, that was financed primarily through their privately held investment company, Greenwich, Conn.-based F&S Ventures. In 2007, the two also announced formation of Greenwich, Conn.-based New Asset Class Management, an ...
Sternlicht Seeks $100 Million for Luxury Hotel Firm
Hotel News Resource
... housing slump and global credit meltdown delay construction and condominium sales. The chief executive officer of Greenwich, Connecticut-based Starwood Capital took over French crystal maker Baccarat when he bought a majority stake in Societe du ...
Equity Media Lands $58 Million Loan
ArkansasBusiness.com
... company filed for voluntary Chapter 11 restructuring , citing $41.5 million it owes Silver Point Finance LLC of Greenwich, Conn., its largest debtor. Silver Point agreed to finance the $58 million "debtor in protection" loan, according to documents ...
Travelers Add More Leisure To Business Trips
Business Travel News
... transitioned four HRG agents who handled corporate accounts' leisure travel services to Valerie Wilson Travel's Greenwich, Conn., office. It often is too difficult to leverage corporate and leisure travel expenditures in supplier agreements, ...
New chef in town
Yale Daily News
... was asked to appear as a sous chef for challenger Chef Francois Kwaku-Dongo, whom he worked for at L'Escale in Greenwich until last year. "How many people get to go on the Food Network?" DePuma asked with his customary reserved smile. "It was a ...
Lyme Organizations: New IDSA Guidelines Panel, Unbalanced & Biased;...
PRESS RELEASE PRWeb
In May 2008, the Connecticut Attorney General found the IDSA Lyme disease treatment guidelines' panel had conflicts of interest, engaged in exclusionary conduct, and suppressed scientific evidence.
Stimulus funds could make a real difference
Connecticut Post
... improve the quality of life in the state? How about the proposed 190-mile coastal bike and pedestrian path, from Greenwich to Pawcatuck, or even Watch Hill in Rhode Island? How cool a stay-cation would that be, riding up the coast? How about better ...
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Monday, February 2, 2009
2/2/09 Greenwich Time NewsLinks (Updated)
Dodd to refinance controversial loans
HARTFORD -- Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd said Monday he will refinance two personal home mortgages from a troubled national lender that are being investigated by a Senate ethics panel.
Bloomberg bit by Staten Island groundhog
NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg has battled union leaders, politicians and other tough characters during his two terms in office -- but it took a groundhog to actually draw blood.
Man pleads guilty in election-night assaults
NEW YORK -- A man accused of leading an election night rampage that left one victim in a coma told a judge Monday he organized the attacks because he was drunk and angry about Barack Obama's victory.
Revolutionary Valentines
Revolutionary Valentines The Mary Bush Society Children of the American Revolution and the Putnam Hill Daughters of American Revolution co-sponsored a fun family event, Valentine Social, on Jan.
Stair master: Greenwich woman set to compete in Empire State Building Run-Up
To make it to the top, Cos Cob resident Emmy Stocker isn't afraid to throw a few friendly elbows. She hopes that competitive streak serves her well when she races up a service stairwell of the Empire State Building against 300 competitive "stair climbers" Tuesday.
The fight over lights: Riverside residents debate illumination at Cos Cob Power Plant park
A plan to install lights in the parking lot and along a pedestrian promenade at a waterfront park being developed on the former Cos Cob Power Plant site has become a source of major unrest in Riverside.
Officials: Hiking juvenile status too costly
STAMFORD -- Municipal officials say a law to take effect next year that gives juvenile status to 16- and 17-year-olds in the criminal justice system will cost too much.
As layoffs loom, the Census is hiring
STAMFORD -- The phones have been ringing off the hook at the office for 2010 Census in Bridgeport. Office Manager Bill Gleason hopes it keeps up.
Incentives offered to those who carpool
The state transportation chief is touting an online program that links carpoolers and offers rewards to employees who share rides, join a vanpool, bicycle, or take a train to work.
Bonding returns to front-burner
Long taboo in Greenwich because of the unwanted burden of interest payments, the practice of bonding for projects made a comeback Wednesday during a public hearing on the town's watered-down capital spending program.
Tesei seeks cuts in town work force
First Selectman Peter Tesei will seek to cut as many as 70 jobs from the town's non-school work force of 1,020 employees -- some through layoffs and others by attrition -- to make up for declining revenues.
No. 1 UConn rolls by No. 5 Louisville 68-51
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - UConn looks pretty comfortable at No. 1. Jeff Adrien scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds and the Huskies celebrated their return to the top of the polls for the first time in three years with a 68-51 dismantling of No.
HERE IS ANOTHER HARD HITTING AND LOCAL EDITORIAL FROM THE GREENWICH TIME:
Expand the state's bottle law
Expanding the state's bottle law to non-carbonated products such as water, sports drinks and teas made sense before Connecticut started encountering severe budgetary problems ...... BLAH ..... BLAH ...... BLAH ...... BLAH ..... BLAH ....... BLAH ...... BLAH ....... BLAH ...... BLAH ....... BLAH .......
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HARTFORD -- Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd said Monday he will refinance two personal home mortgages from a troubled national lender that are being investigated by a Senate ethics panel.
Bloomberg bit by Staten Island groundhog
NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg has battled union leaders, politicians and other tough characters during his two terms in office -- but it took a groundhog to actually draw blood.
Man pleads guilty in election-night assaults
NEW YORK -- A man accused of leading an election night rampage that left one victim in a coma told a judge Monday he organized the attacks because he was drunk and angry about Barack Obama's victory.
Revolutionary Valentines
Revolutionary Valentines The Mary Bush Society Children of the American Revolution and the Putnam Hill Daughters of American Revolution co-sponsored a fun family event, Valentine Social, on Jan.
Stair master: Greenwich woman set to compete in Empire State Building Run-Up
To make it to the top, Cos Cob resident Emmy Stocker isn't afraid to throw a few friendly elbows. She hopes that competitive streak serves her well when she races up a service stairwell of the Empire State Building against 300 competitive "stair climbers" Tuesday.
The fight over lights: Riverside residents debate illumination at Cos Cob Power Plant park
A plan to install lights in the parking lot and along a pedestrian promenade at a waterfront park being developed on the former Cos Cob Power Plant site has become a source of major unrest in Riverside.
Officials: Hiking juvenile status too costly
STAMFORD -- Municipal officials say a law to take effect next year that gives juvenile status to 16- and 17-year-olds in the criminal justice system will cost too much.
As layoffs loom, the Census is hiring
STAMFORD -- The phones have been ringing off the hook at the office for 2010 Census in Bridgeport. Office Manager Bill Gleason hopes it keeps up.
Incentives offered to those who carpool
The state transportation chief is touting an online program that links carpoolers and offers rewards to employees who share rides, join a vanpool, bicycle, or take a train to work.
Bonding returns to front-burner
Long taboo in Greenwich because of the unwanted burden of interest payments, the practice of bonding for projects made a comeback Wednesday during a public hearing on the town's watered-down capital spending program.
Tesei seeks cuts in town work force
First Selectman Peter Tesei will seek to cut as many as 70 jobs from the town's non-school work force of 1,020 employees -- some through layoffs and others by attrition -- to make up for declining revenues.
No. 1 UConn rolls by No. 5 Louisville 68-51
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - UConn looks pretty comfortable at No. 1. Jeff Adrien scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds and the Huskies celebrated their return to the top of the polls for the first time in three years with a 68-51 dismantling of No.
HERE IS ANOTHER HARD HITTING AND LOCAL EDITORIAL FROM THE GREENWICH TIME:
Expand the state's bottle law
Expanding the state's bottle law to non-carbonated products such as water, sports drinks and teas made sense before Connecticut started encountering severe budgetary problems ...... BLAH ..... BLAH ...... BLAH ...... BLAH ..... BLAH ....... BLAH ...... BLAH ....... BLAH ...... BLAH ....... BLAH .......
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2/2/09 Many Of Fairfield Greenwich's Victims Have Wanted To Slap The Judge Responsible For Liquidating Maddoff's Firm, But His Wife Beat Them To It...
HEADLINE:SHE HIT ME FIRST !!!!!!
Judge Peck says his 64 Year old wife slapped him first, as he was taking a ladder out of his closet
Slap Happy Peck Is Also Handling The Massive Bankruptcy Of Failed Wall Street Giant Lehman Brothers Which Was Headed By Once Powerful Greenwich Resident Dick Fuld
QUOTE:
"She slapped me," Judge James Peck told police, "I put the ladder down. I slapped her. Then we started slapping each other back and forth."
THE STORY:
By JAMIE SCHRAM, LAURA ITALIANO and MURRAY WEISS
The federal judge overseeing the liquidation of Bernard Madoff's collapsed investment firm was arrested for smacking his wife around in their Park Avenue apartment, sources said yesterday.
Bankruptcy Judge James Peck, 63, was charged with attempted second-degree assault and harassment following a Saturday-afternoon tiff with his wife, Judith.....
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2/2/09 You Wont Read About Walter Noel's Family At The Greenwich Tim: Greenwich Diva Says Marisa Noel Brown Partied Like It Was 1999 In Greenwich
WALTER NOEL'S FAMILY SAYS: "What Recession?"Greenwich Fairfield Investors Are Shocked To Learn .....
SHAME, SHAME, SHAME ON THE GREEDY AND HEARTLESS NOEL FAMILY OF GREENWICH
Walter Noel daughter Marisa Noel Brown had party at her Greenwich, CT home serving $7,000 bottle champagne
2/2/09 REASER SUBMITTED COMMENTS: Response to letter from Principal
MORE ON PRINCIPAL RAU'S DRAFTED LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT BETTY STERNBERG FOR APPROVAL AND SUBMISSION TO THE GREENWICH BOARD OF EDUCATION AND FIRST SELECTMAN PETER TESEILadies and Gentlemen
I wish to respond to and address issues raised in the Letter to the Community authored by Hamilton Avenue School Principal, Dr. Damaris Rau.
Dr. Rau admits to not being as forthcoming as she should have been and I want to acknowledge and applaud that admission. Unfortunately, the failure to be upfront has caused a major division within the Hamilton Avenue community. Not unlike the division that developed with the emergency dispersement in March of 2008. After that incident fences among the community were mended, however it took many, many months and a summer break to accomplish the repair. I fear that this new division won't be mended as well or as quickly as the previous one.
In response to Paragraph 4 of the principal's letter I wish to make the following statements. The transition plan to the modulars began with former principal Dr. Carol Sarabun. It continued under Assistant Principal, Dr. Philip Williamson, and was mostly complete during Interim Principal Susan Wallerstein's tenure and finished up under Dr. Rau's administration. There are many reasons as to why this transition plan took such a long time to develop. Some of these reasons were taking a 56,000 square foot building and attempting to fit it into a 24,000 square foot space. There were many "housecleaning" issues, inventory issues and packing issues that needed to be addressed. The entire school needed to be inventoried and storage had to be found to accommodate anything that would not be moving to the modulars with us, but would eventually return to the new building. In addition, much time was spent on planning a PE program for a building that did not have space for PE. One of the PE items that a lot of time was spent on was a swimming program at GHS. It took months to plan and was then found not to be feasible, so another swimming venue needed to be found. Busing needed to be arranged for students that had never had to take a bus before. These are just a few reasons for the length of development of that transition. The two most telling statements in this paragraph are these: "Mind you the modular is one floor in the shape of a T. If you stand at the T-Intersection, you are able to see every single classroom, every single child."
In response to paragraph 5 of this letter from the principal, the use of the term "punch list" is extremely misleading. We have heard for more than a year that there was a construction punch list. This term was also used in the letter and transition plan outline sent to parents in this past Friday's Friday Folder. Again, extremely misleading to a group of people who have, for more than a year associated this term with the new building. Regarding the overall point of this paragraph, the Hamilton Avenue School Community was always promised that we would all move together. In addition, it must be pointed out that it was just this past November and December that plans by the Superintendant and the Principal would keep the Pre-K students in their host schools until September 2009. It was because of the community's outcry that this was changed and Pre-K was going to move into the new school with the rest of the students had the move happened in December. It is troublesome to me that the Pre-K seems as easily moved back and forth as pawns on a chessboard.
With regard to Paragraph 6 of this letter, while the children of Hamilton Avenue were sent to host schools that already had in place plans and procedures, our children were not familiar with these procedures and learned them as the situations came to be. They were not familiar with fire drill procedures and learned them with the first fire drill. They were not familiar with the lunch procedure, again learning on the fly. Staffing the host school classrooms with an additional adult was extremely helpful to both the classroom teacher and the children. There is no reason that this couldn't happen upon our move to the new building. While two weeks might be a bit long for such a plan, one week seems reasonable. It is also very bothersome to me that there were issues that were not shared with the parent community at that time. We were made to understand and assured that everything was being placed on the table for all to see and understand.
As to Paragraph 7 of this letter, the CMT's, while important, are not the be-all and end-all of an education. Yes, many parents and students are to be commended for their willingness to sacrifice so much time and effort to help the children do well on these tests. Praise must also be given to the other 200+ children and their families for putting in the effort on the home front to help their children do their best as well. The voices of these parents are as important and carry as much weight in this issue of moving as those that get their children to school at 7:15. The teachers and staff also deserve as many accolades for their dedication to improving students' tests scores. What puzzles parents, who know their children best, is how a 5 week transition plan that has students "visiting" their new building isn't seen as even more distracting than a cut and dried move. The excitement that these "visits" will stir up in these children will be more detrimental to their concentration and focus than an all out move would cause. Bringing Hamilton Avenue School to the level of a Vanguard School was an amazing accomplishment for all involved, students, parents, staff and administration. It did raise the value of our school in the public eye. It did help to raise the morale of the entire community. Nothing can take away from that accomplishment and no one is even attempting to do so.
As to Paragraph 8, no one takes away from the work of the principal in raising expectations for our community. No one intends to demoralize our teachers for their hard work and dedication to our children. What has been demoralizing to teachers and staff is the persistent message that their best is not enough. The constant demand for perfection 100% of the time. Our teachers work harder than any others in the district. These individuals, who became educational professionals not for the money, but for the goal of helping minds to grow, are no longer able to experience the love of teaching they envisioned. They are not able to pass on this love they have of learning onto the very students they teach. Our teachers cannot help our children develop a love of learning in an atmosphere of "never good enough". In the grand scheme of things that a child's education entails, the CMT's are not as important as the health and happiness of our children. Our children should be learning to love learning. Make no mistake, every parent believes high student achievement is important, but the principal is correct in stating it is not as important as she insists it should be. To find out how our teachers and staff feel about a move now or in April, I urge their Union Representative to hold a sealed ballot vote, with no possibility of coercion to skew the results. Let the teachers and staff have their say and let it count. Also ask their Union Representative to develop a list of concerns the teachers and staff have with a move that takes place sooner rather than later. Our teachers and staff have had to pack and unpack so many times that it is time to remove this burden from them completely. While it is understood that this is a very difficult economic time, this is money that is necessary to spend at this time.
With regard to Paragraph 9, I wish to remind everyone that it wasn't until meetings held at the announcement of dispersement that it was revealed to all just how many children had suffered from identical symptoms as parents compared notes and shared symptoms in that public forum. For the record, our children are almost always confined to their rooms. They have very little time outside their rooms, even during nice weather. The first activity to be cut, for any flimsy reason, is recess. Some of our childrens' current PE curriculum is watching the Olympics. I urge the parents whose children have exhibited signs similar to last year such as nosebleeds, sinus infections, coughs, nausea, and headaches to write in and let you know just how many students are suffering again. The statement from the principal that the modulars are probably the cleanest in the entire district is disturbing, at best. The parents were assured in August in a meeting with the Superintendant, the principal and Bob Brown of Hygenix that all the leak problems had been fixed. That the roof was repaired completely. That being the case, how can the building still be leaking? It has been leaking since we returned as evidenced by notices sent home by the principal. As we were all educated, willingly or not, leaks are the breeding ground of mold and just replacing ceiling tiles does not fix the leak, it just keeps it from being noticeable.
While the co-presidents of the Hamilton Avenue School PTA and some of the executive board members support the transition plan, as evidenced by the number of emails that have been sent, many more no longer do. Ask them why.
Respectfully,
Laura J. DiBella
I wish to respond to and address issues raised in the Letter to the Community authored by Hamilton Avenue School Principal, Dr. Damaris Rau.
Dr. Rau admits to not being as forthcoming as she should have been and I want to acknowledge and applaud that admission. Unfortunately, the failure to be upfront has caused a major division within the Hamilton Avenue community. Not unlike the division that developed with the emergency dispersement in March of 2008. After that incident fences among the community were mended, however it took many, many months and a summer break to accomplish the repair. I fear that this new division won't be mended as well or as quickly as the previous one.
In response to Paragraph 4 of the principal's letter I wish to make the following statements. The transition plan to the modulars began with former principal Dr. Carol Sarabun. It continued under Assistant Principal, Dr. Philip Williamson, and was mostly complete during Interim Principal Susan Wallerstein's tenure and finished up under Dr. Rau's administration. There are many reasons as to why this transition plan took such a long time to develop. Some of these reasons were taking a 56,000 square foot building and attempting to fit it into a 24,000 square foot space. There were many "housecleaning" issues, inventory issues and packing issues that needed to be addressed. The entire school needed to be inventoried and storage had to be found to accommodate anything that would not be moving to the modulars with us, but would eventually return to the new building. In addition, much time was spent on planning a PE program for a building that did not have space for PE. One of the PE items that a lot of time was spent on was a swimming program at GHS. It took months to plan and was then found not to be feasible, so another swimming venue needed to be found. Busing needed to be arranged for students that had never had to take a bus before. These are just a few reasons for the length of development of that transition. The two most telling statements in this paragraph are these: "Mind you the modular is one floor in the shape of a T. If you stand at the T-Intersection, you are able to see every single classroom, every single child."
In response to paragraph 5 of this letter from the principal, the use of the term "punch list" is extremely misleading. We have heard for more than a year that there was a construction punch list. This term was also used in the letter and transition plan outline sent to parents in this past Friday's Friday Folder. Again, extremely misleading to a group of people who have, for more than a year associated this term with the new building. Regarding the overall point of this paragraph, the Hamilton Avenue School Community was always promised that we would all move together. In addition, it must be pointed out that it was just this past November and December that plans by the Superintendant and the Principal would keep the Pre-K students in their host schools until September 2009. It was because of the community's outcry that this was changed and Pre-K was going to move into the new school with the rest of the students had the move happened in December. It is troublesome to me that the Pre-K seems as easily moved back and forth as pawns on a chessboard.
With regard to Paragraph 6 of this letter, while the children of Hamilton Avenue were sent to host schools that already had in place plans and procedures, our children were not familiar with these procedures and learned them as the situations came to be. They were not familiar with fire drill procedures and learned them with the first fire drill. They were not familiar with the lunch procedure, again learning on the fly. Staffing the host school classrooms with an additional adult was extremely helpful to both the classroom teacher and the children. There is no reason that this couldn't happen upon our move to the new building. While two weeks might be a bit long for such a plan, one week seems reasonable. It is also very bothersome to me that there were issues that were not shared with the parent community at that time. We were made to understand and assured that everything was being placed on the table for all to see and understand.
As to Paragraph 7 of this letter, the CMT's, while important, are not the be-all and end-all of an education. Yes, many parents and students are to be commended for their willingness to sacrifice so much time and effort to help the children do well on these tests. Praise must also be given to the other 200+ children and their families for putting in the effort on the home front to help their children do their best as well. The voices of these parents are as important and carry as much weight in this issue of moving as those that get their children to school at 7:15. The teachers and staff also deserve as many accolades for their dedication to improving students' tests scores. What puzzles parents, who know their children best, is how a 5 week transition plan that has students "visiting" their new building isn't seen as even more distracting than a cut and dried move. The excitement that these "visits" will stir up in these children will be more detrimental to their concentration and focus than an all out move would cause. Bringing Hamilton Avenue School to the level of a Vanguard School was an amazing accomplishment for all involved, students, parents, staff and administration. It did raise the value of our school in the public eye. It did help to raise the morale of the entire community. Nothing can take away from that accomplishment and no one is even attempting to do so.
As to Paragraph 8, no one takes away from the work of the principal in raising expectations for our community. No one intends to demoralize our teachers for their hard work and dedication to our children. What has been demoralizing to teachers and staff is the persistent message that their best is not enough. The constant demand for perfection 100% of the time. Our teachers work harder than any others in the district. These individuals, who became educational professionals not for the money, but for the goal of helping minds to grow, are no longer able to experience the love of teaching they envisioned. They are not able to pass on this love they have of learning onto the very students they teach. Our teachers cannot help our children develop a love of learning in an atmosphere of "never good enough". In the grand scheme of things that a child's education entails, the CMT's are not as important as the health and happiness of our children. Our children should be learning to love learning. Make no mistake, every parent believes high student achievement is important, but the principal is correct in stating it is not as important as she insists it should be. To find out how our teachers and staff feel about a move now or in April, I urge their Union Representative to hold a sealed ballot vote, with no possibility of coercion to skew the results. Let the teachers and staff have their say and let it count. Also ask their Union Representative to develop a list of concerns the teachers and staff have with a move that takes place sooner rather than later. Our teachers and staff have had to pack and unpack so many times that it is time to remove this burden from them completely. While it is understood that this is a very difficult economic time, this is money that is necessary to spend at this time.
With regard to Paragraph 9, I wish to remind everyone that it wasn't until meetings held at the announcement of dispersement that it was revealed to all just how many children had suffered from identical symptoms as parents compared notes and shared symptoms in that public forum. For the record, our children are almost always confined to their rooms. They have very little time outside their rooms, even during nice weather. The first activity to be cut, for any flimsy reason, is recess. Some of our childrens' current PE curriculum is watching the Olympics. I urge the parents whose children have exhibited signs similar to last year such as nosebleeds, sinus infections, coughs, nausea, and headaches to write in and let you know just how many students are suffering again. The statement from the principal that the modulars are probably the cleanest in the entire district is disturbing, at best. The parents were assured in August in a meeting with the Superintendant, the principal and Bob Brown of Hygenix that all the leak problems had been fixed. That the roof was repaired completely. That being the case, how can the building still be leaking? It has been leaking since we returned as evidenced by notices sent home by the principal. As we were all educated, willingly or not, leaks are the breeding ground of mold and just replacing ceiling tiles does not fix the leak, it just keeps it from being noticeable.
While the co-presidents of the Hamilton Avenue School PTA and some of the executive board members support the transition plan, as evidenced by the number of emails that have been sent, many more no longer do. Ask them why.
Respectfully,
Laura J. DiBella
PLEASE SEE DR RAU'S DRAFTED LETTER THAT WAS SUBMITTED FOR BETTY STERNBERG'S APPROVAL
GREENWICH ROUNDUP EXCLUSIVE: FROM BETTY STERNBERG'S INBOX - THIS LETTER IS COMING HOME WITH HAMILTON AVENUE SCHOOL CHILDREN SOON
LOOK HOW PRINCIPAL RAU AND BETTY STERNBERG ARE TRYING TO GET THEIR STORIES STRAIGHT
WHY THESE TWO STOP LYING AND PLOTTING AGAINST THE PARENTS AND SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNERS OF GREENWICH
THIS IS B*LL SH*T: SMALL CHILDREN ARE LEFT IN WET MODULAR CLASSROOMS WHILE SAFE AND DRY CLASSROOMS SET EMPTY AT THE "NEW" 31 MILLION HAMILTON AVENUE SCHOOL.
SHAME, SHAME, SHAME ON THE GREENWICH BOARD OF EDUCATION AND ANY ONE ELSE GOING ALONG WITH BETTY'S BULL CRAP
Dear Betty,
If you feel it is appropriate, I'd like you to forward this message to theBOE members and to Peter Tesei. I am home on line or 917 445-7796
Dear Community Leaders,
Please let me take a few minutes to address some of the concerns expressedby some parents regarding delaying the move to the new building untilApril.
Certainly Betty has expressed it clearly, but I would like anopportunity to have you understand my point of view as the buildingprincipal and as a human being.......
PLEASE ALSO SEE:
1/30/09: Hamilton Avenue School Building Committee Receives a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO)
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2/2/08 Could Someone Please Tell The Greenwich Time That A Greenwich Resident Has Decided Not To Run Against Governor Rell
Blumenthal To Run Again As Attorney GeneralHartford Courant
7:39 AM EST, February 2, 2009
By MARK PAZNIOKAS
Richard Blumenthal said today he is running for a sixth term as attorney general in 2010, ending the quadrennial speculation about whether he will run for governor. "We'll put out a statement later today," he said.
Blumenthal, who turns 63 on Feb. 13, has the highest name-recognition of the potential Democratic candidates, but he has never hungered for the governor's office. He has been stymied from running for the only office besides attorney general that interests him, a U.S. Senate seat, by Connecticut's two long-serving senators, Christopher J. Dodd and Jospeph I. Lieberman.
Blumenthal's decision leaves at least a three-way race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination -- with still others considering entering the contest.
James A. Amann of Milford, the former House speaker, formed a candidate committee in December and will announce his candidacy on Feb. 11. Stamford Mayor Dannel P. Malloy, who lost a close Democratic gubernatorial primary in 2006, and Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz say they intend to form exploratory committees soon......
.....Rell's job approval ratings remain high, but her biggest test is ahead -- how she and the Democratic legislative majority resolve the budget crisis. Her speech tonight is to prepare the state for the budget she will propose Wednesday.
Blumenthal Statement
Hartford Courant
Statement from Attorney General Richard Blumenthal:
I am pleased and proud to announce that I intend to seek reelection as Attorney General.I am as excited and enthusiastic as ever about the challenges and opportunities in this job. I will continue to fight for Connecticut's people -- fight against consumer fraud, environmental harm, child abuse and neglect, financial wrongdoing, waste and mismanagement in government, and other violations of law.
I look forward to working in collaboration with the new federal administration on historic, unprecedented tasks ahead -- restoring our economy and jobs, providing health care, reforming our financial regulatory system, and enabling effective law enforcement.
I look forward to continuing opportunities for public service in the future.
Blumenthal To Run For AG
Hartford Courant
Capitol Watch
Connecticut politics
By Mark Pazniokas on February 2, 2009 7:00 AM
Richard Blumenthal says he will announce today he is running for a sixth term as attorney general, giving some clarity to the Democratic race for governor.
His announcement will be no surprise.
Blumenthal has considered runs for governor, but the only office besides AG that truly interests him is U.S. Senate.
James Amann, the former speaker, has created a candidate committee and will announce his candidacy for governor later this month, Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy and Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz are readying exploratory committees.
UPDATE:
THE STORY IS OUT NATIONWIDE AND INTERNATIONALLY ON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE AND THE GREENWICH CITIZEN, GREENWICH POST AND THE GREENWICH TIME IS CLUELESS
Conn. AG to seek another term, not governor's job
Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says he won't be among the Democratic candidates for governor in 2010.
Blumenthal announced Monday that he instead will seek re-election as attorney general, a job he's held since 1990 and longer than any of his predecessors.
Blumenthal says he remains committed to fighting consumer fraud, pollution, child abuse, financial wrongdoing and other illegal acts. Unlike other states, Connecticut's attorney general does not oversee prosecutions in criminal courts.
Democrats are lining up to run for governor. Former state House Speaker James Amann (AY'-man) and Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz (BYE'-suh-wits) are among the contenders.
Republican
Republican
Gov. M. Jodi Rell has not said whether she'll seek re-election.
AP-ES-02-02-09 0845EST
UPDATE #2:
10:29 AM
WHEN GREENWICH ROUNDUP TYPES
THE GREENWICH TIME LISTENS.....
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Blumenthal will not run for governor
Staff Report
Posted: 02/02/2009 09:12:06 AM EST
State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has announced he will not seek the governor's office next year and will instead seek a sixth term as attorney general.
"I am as excited and enthusiastic as ever about the challenges and opportunities in this job," Blumenthal said in a written statement issued Monday morning. "I will continue to fight for Connecticut's people -- fight against consumer fraud, environmental harm, child abuse and neglect, financial wrongdoing, waste and mismanagement in government, and other violations of law.
Blumenthal's much anticipated announcement clears the Democratic field for gubernatorial candidates like Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz and Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy.
THAT'S THE WHOLE GREENWICH SLIME STORY FOLKS
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN GREENWICH YOU HAVE GOT TO READ THE OUT OF TOWN NEWSPAPERS. FAILED GREENWICH TIME MANAGING EDITOR BRUCE HUNTER'S PITIFUL NEWS TEAM SO FAR HAS ONLY BEEN ABLE TO GET A FOUR SENTENCE STORY UP ON THE WEB.
Once Again The Green Kitty Litter Liner Has Proven That They Are Just Not Able To Do The Job. When is Hearst Newspaper President Steven Swartz Going To Sit Down And Have A Long Talk With Greenwich Time President John "I Can't Pick A Winning Team" Dunster.
It Looks Like No One At The Greenwich Slime Has Any Contacts With Greenwich Resident State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. The Green Kitty Litter Liner Is Clearly Out Of The Loop When It Comes To Blumenthal.
Hopefully, The Republican Focused Green Kitty Litter Liner Will Have More On This Story Later Today.
UPDATE #3
Blumenthal's Statement, Amann's Reaction
Hartford Courant
ByMark Pazniokas
... And James A. Amann's reaction to not sharing the gubernatorial field with Blumenthal:
Dick Blumenthal would have been a formidable candidate in the race. I respect his decision and his acknowledgment about the importance of the job of attorney general. He has been incredibly effective in that role and will no doubt continue to be.
COMMENT:
Since Failed Hearst Newspaper Managing Editor Bruce Hunter Is Responsible For Bothe The Greenwich Time And The Stamford Advocate You Would Think That He Would Have Governor Wanna Be Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy's Reaction To Greenwich Resident Dick Blumenthal's Statement That He Is Not Going To Run Against Govorner Rell.
But Bruce Hunter And His Pitiful Greenwich Time / Stamford Advocate News Team Is Once Again A Sleep At The Switch.
If You Want To Get Stamford Mayor Malloy's Reaction To A Greenwich Residents Decision Not To Run For Mayor You Had Better Forget About Looking On The Bruce Hunter's Greenwich Time Web Site Or The Stamford Advocate Website
Malloy May Join Governor's Race Tomorrow
WNLK, CT
WSTC/WNLK Newsroom @ February 2, 2009 10:50 AM
Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy has commented on the news that Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is seeking re-election and will not seek, at least in 2010, the democratic nomination for Governor of Connecticut.
In a prepared statement issued this morning, Mayor Malloy lauded Blumenthal as a friend and as someone who has "made Connecticut a safer place to live". Malloy has stated in the past that he was interested in running for Governor but would only consider it only if Blumenthal said no for next year. Now that has happened, Stamford's chief manager went to to say in his statement that "the only other job I'd be interested in pursuing is Governor." Malloy says he will be speaking again on the topic tomorrow.
Malloy expected to make announcement Tues. on political future
Stamford Times
STAMFORD -- Following Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's announcement this morning that he will not be pursuing the governor seat in 2010, Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy had a political announcement of his own.
"I've made it clear that I love being Mayor of Stamford, and that the only other job I'd be interested in pursuing is Governor," he said in a statement. "I'll have more to say about that tomorrow."
Malloy also said that it was good news that Blumenthal plans to seek re-election as the state's attorney general."
As AG, he's protected consumers and made Connecticut a safer place to live," said Malloy in the statement. "I'm proud to call him my friend and colleague, and we should all be proud to call him our Attorney General."
UPDATE #4
Over Eight Hours Later
FAILED GREENWICH TIME MANAGING EDITOR
BRUCE HUNTER MANAGES TO COME OUT OF HIS SELF INDUCED COMA........
Malloy to announce political plans Tuesday
By Magdalene Perez
Posted: 02/02/2009 06:04:39 PM EST
After state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced Monday that he will not run for governor, Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy said he will reveal his plans for his political future Tuesday.
Hours after Blumenthal's announcement, Malloy released a statement indicating he may reveal Tuesday whether he plans to run for governor. Malloy has said for months he would enter the gubernatorial race if Blumenthal does not.
"Today's announcement by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal that he will seek re-election is great news for the State of Connecticut," Malloy said in the statement. "In regards to my own political future, I've made it clear that I love being mayor of Stamford, and that the only other job I'd be interested in pursuing is governor. I'll have more to say about that tomorrow."
YOU JUST CAN'T TRUST THE GREENWICH TIME'S REPORTING BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS SO LATE AND INCOMPLETE
Susan Vogel, a Malloy who is a spokeswoman says Malloy will make his announcement in a press release by 9 a.m. Tuesday. Lets See If Greenwich Time /Stamford Advocate Managing Editor Bruce Hunter And His Pitiful News Crew Will Once Again Be A Sleep At The Hearst Corporation Switch.
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