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.

08/04/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Evening Edition

New York Times Conflict Over Clotheslines in Greenwich New York Times By Kate Galbraith A row has broken out in Greenwich, Conn., after the ritzy suburb and haven for New York City's elite banned clotheslines from public ...

Alleged Kidnappers Attacked With Baseball Bats By Victims ... Hartford Courant By DAVID OWENS GREENWICH — - Baseball bat-wielding relatives of three people reportedly kidnapped in Texas attacked two alleged human traffickers at a ...

West Nile Found In Greenwich Mosquitoes WFSB Mosquitoes trapped by State Mosquito Management Program in Greenwich on July 27 have tested positive for West Nile virus. These are the first positive ...

Counselor brings different perspective to Greenwich Boys & Girls Club Greenwich Time By Lisa Chamoff Melissa Penwell, left, a summer counselor at the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, is planning to join the Peace Corps. ...

Greenwich Woman Gets 3 Years For Probation Violation Hartford Courant 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 ...

VivaPop revs up Soap Box charity Connecticut Plus The VivaPop All-American Soap Box Derby Presented by Miller Motorcars to Benefit the United Way of Greenwich and the three Superstock cars sparked much ...

US business gives Fed high marks in crisis management Forbes The survey of 231 companies by Greenwich Associates of Stamford, Connecticut, found that nearly 65 percent gave a positive rating to the performance of the ...

Conflict Over Clotheslines in Greenwich - Green Inc. Blog ... By By Kate Galbraith A tony Connecticut suburb an hour north of Manhattan has banned clotheslines from public housing, citing liability concerns. Some residents are irate. Green Inc. - http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/

Elitist Fun « Giovanni's World By giovanniworld According to The Greenwich Time, the town's housing authority banished the lines over concerns about liability, but residents of at least one complex housing seniors say that's absurd. "It's like they treat us like we're old and senile ... Giovanni's World - http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/

Willimantic Family Saves Kidnapped Relatives - Connecticut News ... GREENWICH, Conn. -- A Willimantic family saves three relatives who were kidnapped in Texas. Monday, August 3, 2009. WFSB.com - News - http://www.wfsb.com/news/

Verizon Fios Tv Greenwich 27 Jul 2009 Currently Verizon offers only Internet and phone services to its FiOS subscribers in Greenwich CT Port Chester is right across the border ...

08/04/09 For Immediate Release

See attached file: PR-Kamp Kairphree 8-4-09

Lenore Caserta-McClester
Administrative Assistant, Director's Office
Department of Parks and Recreation
Town of Greenwich, Connecticut
Phone: 203-622-6472
Fax: 203-629-6979
Town Website: http://www.greenwichct.org/

Department of PARKS & recreation
Recreation Division
101 Field Point Road
Greenwich, CT 06836-2540
Phone 622-7830



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 4, 2009
For additional information contact:
Billie Schock, Director, Eastern Greenwich Civic Center
637-4583

Press Release

KAMP KAIRPHREE VACANCIES

The Department of Parks and Recreation announces that there are vacancies in fourth session for Kamp Kairphree at the Greenwich Civic Center, 90 Harding Road, Old Greenwich CT 06870.

The camp is open to 5 through 12 year olds (age as of first day of camp) copy of birth certificate required for 5 year olds. Campers must be Greenwich residents. Cost per two-week session is $210.00 and $200.00 for a second child in the same family, in the same session. Space is limited.

Kamp Kairphree runs from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday and is headquartered at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center in Old Greenwich. Activities are also scheduled at Greenwich Point.

An authorized medical examination form is required for all campers attending Kamp Kairphree, one dated September 1, 2007 or after is acceptable.

For more information please call the civic center at 637-4583.


cc: Greenwich Time, Greenwich Post, Community Answers, WGCH, Recreation Staff

08/04/09 Reader Submitted Comments: Article Removal Request

This is my third email to you and I hope you'd respond out of kindness if not on humanitarian grounds. On December 21, 2007, my son, Rupert and I were victims of counterfeit travelers' check scam and we were arrested. Greenwich Roundup published the story online. Since then the case has been dismissed. I have been so angry about to the arrest to the extent that I requested and received my finger prints and mug shot back. I even made sure that the FBI delete the record of the arrest from all their files and they did. I have everything in writing.

The problem is I'm a respectable business person and these days all my business partners Google me and they see the article about our arrest as reported by Greenwich Roundup. I'm losing potentials deals because of your article. Would you please be kind and remove it since all charges has been dismissed. If not would you please print that the all charges were dismissed on April 4th 2009?

If you want proof of the dismissal tell me where I should send it. I hope on a humanitarian level, you can understand the devastation your article about our arrest, which is still online continues to cause me personally as well as my business and you will remove it. I'd immensely appreciate it. Don't hesitate to call me if necessary. 203 918-2326. Thanks.

Sincerely,

Dorothy Darko

Dorothy Darko
Darko Media Group
Founder & CEO
10 Brookside Drive, Suite 3K
Greenwich, CT 06830
U. S. A.

Tel: 1 203 918-2326
Fax: 1 203 340-9564
E-mail: ddarko@darkomediagroup.com
www.darkomediagroup.com

Comment:

Dear Ms. Darko,

This is the first time that I saw your email. I only learned about your email after you called today. I only found this email, but the others may have went into the spam filter at GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com . All emails to Greenwich Roundup's gmail account are forwarded to this blog and become drafts for postings. Many of these drafts are deleted and some are posted.

If I were to remove your post this will take a bit of time, because the old blogger template that I have requires me to go back 100 posts at a time to remove your post.

There could be between 2,000 to 2,500 posts since the December 2007 posting.

Update:

I located the article and it has been removed

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08/04/09 PRESS RELEASE: Fall Soccer Press Release

Good Morning all,

Please run the attachment as many times as possible.

Thanks

Claudia

(See attached file: 2009 Fall Soccer Press Release)

Press Release

Fall Youth Soccer Ages 3 - 11

The Department of Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce that registration for its Town Sponsored Fall Soccer program has begun. The program is open to boys and girls ages 3 through 11 years old and proof of age will be required for anyone new to the program. The sessions for ages 3 through 8 take place at the Upper and Lower Havemeyer fields behind Town Hall while ages 9 through 11 meet at Loughlin Avenue Park off Strickland Road in Cos Cob. Children must be 3 by August 1, 2009 in order to participate. The program will start Saturday, September 12th and will end November 7th with a rain date of Saturday, November 14th. It does not meet on September 19th. Brad Wallace and staff will oversee the program at the Havemeyer Fields while Jon Bradley and his staff of Eastern Soccer Academy coaches will oversee Loughlin Avenue. An informal coach’s clinic for new coaches is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8th at 6:00 pm at the Town Hall Meeting Room located on the first floor. Anyone wishing to volunteer will need to complete a background check if they have not already done so. All players must wear shin guards and provide their own soccer ball - size 3 for anyone 4 years old or younger and size 4 for everyone else.

For more information please call the Recreation Office at 622-7830 or visit our web site at www.greenwichct.org and check out Parks and Recreation. Go to youth programs.

08/04/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Overnight Edition

Old Greenwich fire chief up for Minnesota position Greenwich Time Cunningham, a Greenwich native, is one of two people in the running for a career fire chief position in the city of more than 20000 about 34 miles northwest ...

Bad news for the Noels of Greenwich and Mustique « For What It's Worth By christopherfountain (I think Greenwich's municipal course falls under the spending threshold, but can Walter even find the place?). How utterly degrading to have to ask that horrible man Irving for permission to jet off to Mustique. ... For What It's Worth - http://christopherfountain.wordpress.com/

BatWielding Relatives Attack Alleged Human Traffickers In ... GREENWICH Baseball batwielding relatives of three people reportedly kidnapped in Texas ... Greenwich police said they were alerted Sunday morning by federal ...