07/07/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed

Comprehensive News Feed for Greenwich, CT.

Congressman goes cruisin' with Coast Guardposted on July 07, 2009 11:53:16 amU.S. Rep. Jim Himes climbs into the captain's chair and begins steering the 41-foot U.S. Coast Guard utility boat Monday as it motors past Stamford, heading for Greenwich Harbor.

Day 17: A tale of two shorefrontsposted on July 07, 2009 11:52:54 am... after delivering a load of concrete. The stretch of shorefront between the Pulaski Street Bridge in Stamford and Greenwich Point in Old Greenwich is perhaps one of the least freely accessible patches of waterfront in our series so far. Without the ...

Maritime businesses give way to waterfront residencesposted on July 07, 2009 11:52:45 am... for Stamford," Meyer said. "There is nothing like it in the city, but several similar communities like it in Greenwich." Neighboring Soundview Farm, a commercial park on Gatehouse Road on the Greenwich border, also is carved out of the original ...

After Inviting Workers Back, a Cookie Factory Plans to Shut Downposted on July 07, 2009 11:08:21 am... owner planned to shut it down permanently in October. The owner, Brynwood Partners, a private investment firm in Greenwich, Conn., said that it could not afford to continue operating the bakery without significant concessions from its unionized work ...

Stella D'oro factory in Bronx to close this fallposted on July 07, 2009 10:18:52 am... Street in the Bronx will close in October, the baked goods company's owners announced today. Brynwood Partners, a Greenwich, Conn.-based private equity company that purchased Stella D'oro in 2006, made the decision to close the factory. A federal ...

Greenwich investment firm opens New York City officeposted on July 07, 2009 09:06:43 am... have been better to expand his investor broker-dealer business to New York City. The chief executive officer of Greenwich-based Execution LLC, Cunningham has opened a 3,500-square-foot office at 450 Park Ave., taking advantage of reduced rental ...

R.I.P. John Ormanposted on July 07, 2009 04:51:37 am... decades later, Orman considered running against Lieberman in 2005 - before throwing his support to little-known Greenwich entrepreneur Ned Lamont, whose campaign generated national attention by defeating Lieberman in the August 2006 primary. Lamont, ...

Bank Bears Pile Into Wells Fargo Putsposted on July 06, 2009 03:00:00 pm... able to purchase to close the short position for less than 70 cents. Andrew Wilkinson is senior market analyst at Greenwich, Conn.-based Interactive Brokers . Reach him via e-mail: ibanalyst@interactivebrokers.com .

Hill Climbers: Triumphant Returnposted on June 22, 2009 03:00:00 pm... for a business in Boston. However, Monsif would not be content to remain in the private sector. Originally from Greenwich, Conn., Monsif first entered the political world as an intern for Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) while still in college during the ...

Greenwich Postposted on July 07, 2009 06:07:02 amYWCA honors women for spirit The YWCA of Greenwich recently announced the 2009 Spirit of Greenwich Award recipients, who will be honored Wednesday, Sept.

Big turnout for Firecracker 8Kposted on July 07, 2009 05:22:07 am... Greg Fives pushed Sayla in a baby carriage and finished much later. The second-place female, Shannon Duff, 22, of Greenwich, Connecticut, finished in 31:01 (6:15), good for 20th overall, and Chicagoen Bridget Montgomery, 29, stayed on pace with her ...

Huntington Sports Columnist Ernie Salvatore Dies at 87posted on July 07, 2009 04:18:40 am... 60 years, has died at age 87. The Herald-Dispatch said Salvatore died Friday at his Huntington home. The native of Greenwich, Conn., worked for The Herald-Advertiser and later The Herald-Dispatch. Herald-Dispatch Executive Editor Ed Dawson called ...

Battered banking industry hints at recoveryposted on July 07, 2009 02:23:15 am... with only one in the first quarter and close to the year-earlier period's 14, according to Renaissance Capital in Greenwich, Conn. Last month, Cypress Sharpridge Investments Inc. became the first New York-based company to go public since June 2008 ...

Judge to rule on defense motion in Kissel caseposted on July 07, 2009 02:10:39 amA Superior Court judge is expected to rule whether lawyers for a Massachusetts man charged in the killing of Greenwich real estate mogul Andrew Kissel can present evidence implicating Kissel's ex-wife. Defense attorneys for 22-year-old Leonard Trujillo of Worcester filed papers last week in Stamford Superior Court asking permission to introduce the ...

Concept Capital Expands Chicago-Based Institutional Sales and Trading Deskposted on July 07, 2009 12:48:20 am... in the most cost effective manner possible. Concept Capital is headquartered in New York City and has offices in Greenwich, Conn., Garden City, NY, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago and Boca Raton, FL. Concept Capital is currently a ...

Starwood Capital Group Signs Binding Agreement to Purchase Golden Tulip Hospitality BVposted on July 06, 2009 11:32:59 pm... business'. 1) Starwood Capital Group Global, L.P. is a privately-held global real estate investment firm based in Greenwich, CT (with its predecessor Starwood affiliates 'Starwood' or 'Starwood Capital Group'). Founded in 1991, Starwood specializes ...

Five Investment Topics for This Weekposted on July 06, 2009 10:59:10 pm... see a revisit to the March lows," said Andrew Wilkinson, senior market analyst at Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Connecticut. The VIX, which is calculated from Standard & Poor's index options, tracks the market's expectations of volatility ...

View Commentsposted on January 06, 2009 04:00:00 pm... the J-24 title. Top finishers Two San Diego entries have medaled at the U.S. Youth Sailing Championships sailed in Greenwich, Conn. The 420 team of Kevin Laube of Mission Bay YC and Reece Bernet of Southwestern YC finished second in the 420 class. ...

SustiNet Preserves Private Insurance; Offers New Choiceposted on July 06, 2009 09:48:42 amSustiNet provides a pragmatic and comprehensive approach to health care reform that will benefit all of Connecticut residents.