05/02/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: This just In ......

The Latest Greenwich News Briefs:

Program features Japanese stitching Portales News-Tribune - Portales,NM She lives in Greenwich, Conn. Chef Jay McCarthy is the spokesman for the Plains Cooperative Oil Mill in Lubbock, Texas, and he'll talk about where ...

Kate Shopkorn, Jason Finkelstein New York Times - United States ... a son of Denise and David Finkelstein of Manalapan, NJ Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein officiated at the Fairview Country Club in Greenwich, Conn. ...

New York Times Habitats Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Musicians Preferred; ... New York Times - United States She'sa ceramist, he plays drums, and they fled a house-sitting gig in Greenwich, Conn., where, Ms. Dassonville suggested, they were dying of ennui. ...

Trying to Fight Litter, Arnold Along With Pete New York Times - United States Arnold's daughters — Cathy in Mohegan Lake and Lois in Greenwich, Conn. — can no longer pass by litter on neighborhood roads without picking it up. ...

REITs' Rise Sets Back Day Traders Wall Street Journal - USA "It's not your father's REIT industry right now," said Matthew Gilman, head of Starwood Real Estate Securities LLC in Greenwich, Conn. ...

Keene woman's experience in Uruguay as a teenager set her on ... The Keene Sentinel - Keene,NH By Sentinel Staff When Skye Stephenson of Keene was a teenager, she voyaged more than 5000 miles from her home in Greenwich, Conn., to a different world. ...

A Lot Of Newspapers Carry Associated Press Reports About Greenwich:

Americans struggle through a day in the recession... AP Photo - In this photo taken Wednesday, April 1, 2009, David Rabin poses at his home in Greenwich, Conn. Rabin has been unemployed since October after he was laid off as a senior vice president of marketing for a small financial ... Merced Sun-Star: Business - http://www.mercedsunstar.com/109/index.rss

Americans struggle through a day in the recession - Business ... And in Greenwich, Conn., home to hedge fund billionaires, it's David Rabin, who lost his $100000 job last October as a senior vice president for a small financial services firm. He spends part of his morning in his basement, ... Daily Advance - Business - http://www.dailyadvance.com/business/

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Americans struggle through a day in the recession
Modesto Bee

And in Greenwich, Conn., home to hedge-fund billionaires, it's David Rabin, who lost his $100000 job last October as a senior vice president for a small ...

Road races plentiful in May
Stamford Advocate

....Next Saturday one of the prettiest 3 mile races in the state, the Riverside Run, celebrates its 27th running from the elementary school in that section of Greenwich.

It's a challenging course because the first mile or so is primarily downhill as you run from the school to the seaside community of Willomere, encouraging racers, especially the throng of youngsters from the school, to bolt out at breakneck pace. Of course, all that altitude has to be regained, and the climb back up brings more than one person to a shuffle or walk. In the early days of the running boom 10km races were everywhere; now, they're rarities, at least in these parts.....

05/02/09 Greenwich Baseball Roundup

The Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation has begun registration for the Small Fry Baseball program. Players must turn age 7 before April 30, 2009. Log on to www.greenwichct.org for more information, or contact the recreation office at 622-7830.

The Brunswick Baseball Camp for boys age 6-12. Baseball games daily within each age group. Camp runs June 15-July 17, Mon-Fri. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $275 per week. Call Steve Weber at 203-625-5800.

AP Connecticut at 2 p.m. - Nobody Has More Associated Press Stories Than The Greenwich Time.....

This Just In From The Associated Press Wire Service .....


The breaking news staffer is Melissa Trujillo. The news editor is Patrick Sanders. The Hartford bureau can be reached at (860) 246-6876 or toll-free (800) 842-2068. For problems with equipment, the communications department in Hartford can be reached at (860) 246-6878 or toll-free (800) 246-6878. AP stories, along with the photos that accompany them, can also be obtained from http://www.apexchange.com/. Reruns are also available from the Service Desk, (800) 838-4616.

RECESSION-ONE DAY IN AMERICA UNDATED -- It's a rainy spring morning and Tamara Ogier plants herself at a table in a Spartan room in the Atlanta federal courthouse, computer and tape recorder at hand, ready to hear another day's stories of financial ruin. Couples facing foreclosure. Down-and-out real estate agents. Merchants who've shut their doors. Some clutch folders, some couples hold on to each other as they sit on pew-like benches, waiting to tell the court-appointed bankruptcy trustee how they ended up deep in debt. By National Writer Sharon Cohen. An abridged version also moved. Story includes profile of Greenwich resident.

Greenwich man, others across the country, struggle through the recession
It's a rainy spring morning and Tamara Ogier plants herself at a table in a Spartan room in the Atlanta federal courthouse, computer and tape recorder at hand, ready to hear another day's stories of



By Sharon Cohen ASSOCIATED PRESS

WOW Greenwich Time Readers Get A Lot

Of AP News Reports For 75 Cents !!!!!!

A Rationalized Connecticut Hearst Newspaper

Won't Need Local Reporters

If They Subscribe To The Associated Press

Yale president has cancer surgery
NEW HAVEN -- Yale President Richard Levin is recovering after what a school official says was successful surgery for prostate cancer. The Yale Daily News reports the 61-year-old Levin had surgery


By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Connecticut falls short of fed goal on flu supply
BALTIMORE -- With a swine flu outbreak spreading across the nation, more than half the states -- including Connecticut -- have yet to stockpile the number of flu-treatment doses recommended by the federal government, an Associated Press survey finds.


By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chrysler files for bankruptcy
DETROIT -- After months of living on government loans, Chrysler finally succumbed to bankruptcy Thursday, pinning its future on a top-to-bottom reorganization and plans to build cleaner cars through


By Tom Krisher and Stephen Manning Associated Press

Silgan Holdings expects lower 2Q earnings
STAMFORD - Silgan Holdings Inc., a packaging manufacturer, on Thursday backed its full-year profit outlook and forecast lower second-quarter profit. Silgan Holdings forecast 2009 adjusted net income


Wire Report The Associated Press

Biden: No border closing for flu
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration stood solidly against closing the U.S.-Mexico border today, with Vice President Joe Biden calling it "a monumental undertaking" with questionable benefits.


By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Two sentenced in regional drug ring
BRIDGEPORT -- Two state men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a drug-selling operation that brought large amounts of cocaine from New York to New Haven. John Hobson, 49, of West Haven


By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Flu precautions increase Stamford, Norwalk ER visits; Hand sanitizer sales soar
As residents take recommended precautions against swine flu, emergency room visits and sales of hand sanitizer and face masks are increasing. Scott Orstad, Stamford Hospital spokesman, said



By Devon Lash STAFF WRITER

Obama calls first 100 days tense but fruitful
ARNOLD, Mo. -- Marking his symbolic 100th day in office, President Barack Obama told Midwesterners Wednesday: "I'm pleased with the progress we've made but I'm not satisfied." "I'm confident with


By Julie Pace The Associated Press

Economic fall bigger than forecast
WASHINGTON -- The economy shrank at a worse-than-expected 6.1 percent pace at the start of this year as sharp cutbacks by businesses and the biggest drop in U.S. exports in 40 years overwhelmed a


By ASSOCIATED PRESS



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Jon Cooper and Robert Cooper
New York Times

Jon Cooper and Robert Cooper were married Thursday at Binney Park in Old Greenwich, Conn. Ann S. Isaacson, a justice of the peace in Greenwich, officiated.

Jon Cooper (left), 54, is the Democratic majority leader of the Suffolk County Legislature in Hauppauge, N.Y. He is also the president and an owner of the Spectronics Corporation, a manufacturer in Westbury, N.Y., that makes ultraviolet lighting equipment and fluorescent materials. He was the Long Island chairman for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and had a seat on Mr. Obama’s national finance committee. He graduated from Duke.

He is the son of Florence Cooper and B. William Cooper of Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. His father is a founder and the chief executive of Spectronics.

Robert Cooper, 51, legally changed his surname 21 years ago, soon after the first of the couple’s five children was adopted. He is a member of the board of the Family Service League, a nonprofit organization in Suffolk County that offers assistance to needy families.

He is a son of Nelida C. Lache of Miami and the late Roberto Mesa, who lived in Havana.

05/02/09 Greenwich citizen Reports

Swine Flu tests Greenwich's Health Emergency Response
No cases of swine flu have been detected in Greenwich, but Health Director Caroline Baisley and her team of emergency health responders are, through drills, ...

Art to the Avenue
By Anne W. Semmes
Greenwich is brimming with artistic talent, and for more than three weeks in May, 130 local artists will be celebrated in the windows and ...

The departing Kathy Greider gets a roasting by the BOE
By Anne W. Semmes
With only a couple of weeks left before Deputy Superintendent Kathy Greider says goodbye to the Greenwich Public School district, ...

It's academic
tephanie Damascus, of Greenwich, a student at King Low Heywood Thomas School in Stamford, is among 25 outstanding high school juniors selected to Bentley ...

Capasso stepping down as GHS headmaster
By Anne W. Semmes
On Monday, Alan Capasso, 54, who has steered the good ship of Greenwich High School (GHS) the last five years as headmaster and the ...

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05/02/09 PRESS RELEASE: Adult Ed To Offer History Films

Greenwich Adult and Continuing Education has scheduled a history-film festival ­with movies about local history for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Greenwich High School, 10 Hillside Road.

Films will illustrate the history of southwestern Connecticut, featuring figures like Gen. Israel Putnam, Boss Tweed, the Count de Rochambeau, Sybil Ludington, John Andre, and Benedict Arnold.

The class will be taught by local historian John Savage, of Old Greenwich, who wrote and produced all the videos.

For more information, call Greenwich Adult & Continuing Education at 625-7474.

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Re: Greenwich Diva get top link from Huffington Post

Wow! No surprises here!

Glad to see Greenwich Diva getting the recognition for something that she loves and works hard for.

Keep it up!

Susan

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PHOTO: New School president Bob Kerry, former CBS anchorman Dan Rather, and Virginia senator Jim Webb talk before the start of the fundraiser Friday for Soldiers for The Truth Foundation held at Richards of Greenwich.

Celebs, politicians come out to support troops in Greenwich
A mix of high-profile politicians, celebrities and soldiers advocates' gathered on Greenwich Avenue Friday night to honor U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., with an award that highlights his work in providing troops with life-saving combat gear.

The event at Richards of Greenwich was hosted by the Greenwich-based advocacy group Soldiers For The Truth Foundation as part of an honorary salute to the organization's founder, the late Col. David Hackworth.

Special guest Dan Rather, former head anchor for CBS News, joined in lauding Webb and honoring two soldiers' families at the event.

"I believe strongly in the work that they do," said Rather as he arrived at the event. "I am happy to help in any way that I can. Their work is very meaningful."...... Read More »

Greenwich backpedals on plan to change addresses

The numbers just don't add up for Cos Cobbers. Now they might not for town officials either. A day after a contentious public hearing on a public safety initiative to renumber properties along East Read More »

Greenwich, officers agree to settle over military lawsuit
Two years after five Greenwich police officers sued the town claiming they were discriminated against because of their military service, officials said Friday that a tentative settlement has been reached.

Though officials on both sides confirmed that the officers and the town had reached an agreement, they said details of the settlement cannot be released to the public until it is approved by the Board of Selectmen, the Board of Estimate and Taxation and the Representative Town Meeting. "At this point in time, all I can say is that the settlement conference was productive and we will be moving forward with presenting the results of it to the various town bodies," said First Selectman Peter Tesei, who traveled to Hartford on Thursday to participate in a settlement conference before a federal magistrate.....

....The four other officers in the military lawsuit were Patrolman Sean O'Donnell, Sgt. Kraig Gray, Lt. James Heavey and retired Detective Terry McCue. Their Meriden-based attorney Richard Gudis did not return several calls Friday seeking comment on the settlement. Town Attorney John Wayne Fox did not return a call for comment Friday.

Chief of Police David Ridberg, who also attended proceedings in Hartford on Thursday, said he felt positive about the way the conference played out.....

....The lawsuit was seeking unspecified compensation for economic losses, including benefits, legal fees and punitive damages, from the town. Officials did not say whether the town agreed to pay anything Thursday, or if any of the officers will have a chance to take promotional exams they were barred from participating in before.

Officials said it could be a few months before the agreement is finalized. Read More »

Kids, parents take in annual Pow WowWith an aural background of excited, screaming children, Bill Fox watched carefully as his 6-year-old son Will took his first whirl on one of the big amusement rides Friday afternoon at the North Mianus School Pow Wow. Read More »

Green path to heaven
EVANSTON, Ill. -- When it rained, water filled the basement a foot high, flooding the preschool room at least once a year. The air conditioner wouldn't work in two rooms at the same time. Read More »

Religion brief

Methodists affirm gay marriage ban DENVER -- United Methodist clergy cannot perform same-sex marriages or gay civil unions, even if their regional church district supports the idea, the Read More »

Yale president has cancer surgery
NEW HAVEN -- Yale President Richard Levin is recovering after what a school official says was successful surgery for prostate cancer. The Yale Daily News reports the 61-year-old Levin had surgery Read More »

Moore helps Greenwich group celebrate milestone

Mary Tyler Moore's iconic television character, a single 30-something, played a role in advancing the women's movement, as the '70s series was one of the first to seriously portray an independent Read More »

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