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Everyday Topix Has More Greenwich News Than The Greenwich Time
Relief, and help for relief efforts, in Greenwich (Connecticut Post)
Since their house was damaged by the massive earthquake in Haiti, Evens Valbrun 's family has found shelter in the Sylvio Cator soccer stadium in Port-au-Prince, where thousands of other survivors have set up temporary shelter. Comment
Toys for Tots desperately needed (dariennewsonline)
The American Legion Post 3 and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve are in desperate need of toys for this year's Toys for Tots campaign.... ... has served as coordinator of the drive for the 17 years. Toys will also go to the Jackie Robinson Park of Fame, Greenwich Social Services , The Latino Foundation of Stamford and to local churches. Ducanic said the campaign distributed about 20,000 ... Comment
Muchnick to appear in Linda McMahon's backyard: Capitol Watch (blogs.courant)
Irv Muchnick, author, blogger and one of Linda McMahon's most persistent critics, will appear in Stamford on March 25...... ... in Stamford; McMahon, the company's former CEO and currently a Republican running for U.S. Senate, lives in nearby Greenwich. "With our location, obviously, we have enjoyed great success with wrestling-related events,'' Raffaello Piccoli ... Comment
How Politics Caused Fiscal Disaster (minyanville)
Editor's Note: This article was written by David Stockton, who was elected to U.S. House of Representatives for the 95th Congress and was reelected in two subsequent elections, serving from January 1977 until his resignation January 1981.... ... He left Blackstone in 1999 to start his own private equity fund, Heartland Industrial Partners, L.P., based in Greenwich, CT. My proposition today is that we're in a fiscal calamity caused by the further, and perhaps, final triumph of politics. ... Comment
North Perimeter: MARTA is a key to growth (ajc)
When United Parcel Service decided in 1991 to move its world headquarters from Greenwich, Conn., to Atlanta because of high housing prices in Connecticut, it selected a site in the Perimeter office market. Comment
They Just Cover Stuff Up In Greenwich - The Single Family Home Owners Have A Right To Know (greenwichroundup.blogspot)
When Greenwich Roundup Types The Greenwich Time Listens: The Greenwich Time Tries To Report On What Happened With Tony Byrne But No One At The Greenwich Board Of Education Or In Town Govenment Is Talking One Month After Security Escorted Tony Byrne Out Of BOE Headquarters..... Greenwich Time Cub Reporter Colin "BOE BROWN NOSE" Gustafson Starts To Ask questions About Tony Byrne, But Hits A Stone Wall With The Powers That Be Greenwich schools facilities director to step down By Colin Gustafson, STAFF WRITER Director of Facilities Anthony Byrne has tendered his resignation, effective sometime in March, according to Board of Education Chairman Steve Anderson. School officials declined to discuss the reasons for Byrne's departure, saying it was a confidential matter. "I'm not going to discuss personnel, one way or the other," Superintendent of Schools Sidney Freund said. Efforts to reach Byrne, whose absence began Jan. 4, on Thursday were unsuccessful. "I was told (Byrne) was going to be retiring," First Selectman Peter Tesei said. He declined to discuss the matter further, saying it does not fall within his authority as first selectman. District employees were notified of Byrne's absence in an internal memo on Jan. 4, a school official said. Byrne earned $138,758.27 in the 2009 calendar year..... Unbelievably Byram says:
What goes around, comes around. Eventually. Sorry that it hasn't happened sooner, may have put dollars where they REALLY needed to go...into the schools and not someones' pocket.
Townie says:
Finally! He finally got what he deserved! I am surehis he had a partner involved in all of his kick backs! Why doesnt the town also look into how Charles Swartz is ripping the town off?
Hollendonner's goal lifts Stamford over Trinity in OT (thestamfordtimes)
Jake Savona is a difference maker on the ice and the game which pitted his current team against his former team showed his value as he displayed all his hockey skills in leading the Black Knights to an overtime win over Trinity Catholic.... ... provided the inspiration for Stamford's 4-3 win at Terry Conners Rink on Wednesday night. "It's a big win. We have Greenwich on Saturday and we still need to get eight (wins) so that's our ultimate goal, to make it to the playoffs," said Stamford ... Comment
Helen Dillon mentors men behind bars (greenwichcitizen)
Helen Dillon has been doing time at Sing Sing. Well, actually spending time is more accurate. The 80-year-old Greenwich resident serves as a volunteer facilitator and mentor at the maximum security, all men, Sing Sing Correctional Facility in ... Comment
SENIORITY (greenwichcitizen)
Vinny, Danny, Starr and Diana. And six grandchildren. Are you retired? Boy, am I retired! What did you do when you were working full time? I was a lawyer with Badger, Fisher, Cohen and Barnett.It's now dissolved. I practiced in Greenwich from 1949 to 1995, then did some solo at home for a few years. I was an estates and real estate lawyer. What did you want to ... Comment
Andy Rooney and Prayer (greenwichcitizen)
The following was a commentary by Andy Rooney at the end of "60 Minutes." It's an excellent review of great values.... ..."Keep looking up." Msgr. Frank C. Wissel , D.Min., is pastor at St. Mary Church in Greenwich and the founding director of the St. Maximilian Kolbe House of Studies for boys in Bridgeport. You can reach him at ... Comment UPDATE:
These Greenwich News Stories just posted At Topix...
School district names interim operations headThe school district on Friday appointed a Greenwich resident as the interim managing director of operations, a position responsible for Greenwich Public Schools ' budget, facilities, transportation, food services and technology....
Greenwich swimmers pull away from Westhill/StamfordWesthill-Stamford boys swimming and diving coach Rick Lewis is intimately aware of just how good the dynastic Greenwich Cardinals have been under coach Terry Lowe , having swum for both during his high school career.....
....Westhill-Stamford boys swimming and diving coach Rick Lewis is intimately aware of just how good the dynastic Greenwich Cardinals have been under coach Terry Lowe , having swum for both during his high school career....
Victim says air of mystery lured herAfter a series of Matchmaker.com exchanges, she met Solomon Nasser on the roof garden of the posh Peninsula Hotel in midtown Manhattan.....
... met on the Internet - convinced her he was a multimillionaire with homes in Hastings-on-Hudson, the Hamptons and Greenwich, Conn. Still, she didn't find it odd when he asked her to buy him computer equipment, a $3,000 watch and other items ...
New Canaan boys hockey nipped by GreenwichSince suffering a five-goal loss to New Canaan on Dec. 21, the Greenwich High School boys ice hockey team has waited for a chance to even the score with one its biggest rivals in the FCIAC.....
A matter of minutesAs Apple Inc. unveiled its long-awaited iPad computer this week, the company also made a move that could change the way Americans pay for cellphone service....
... are dirt cheap,'' he said. "What's the real advantage?'' But Arlo Gilbert, chief executive of iCall Inc. in Greenwich, Conn., said using the data network for calls is "going to force a tremendous amount of competition in the international calling ...
