09/04/10 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Afternoon Edition

News Reports About Greenwich, CT

Greenwich woman presents the 'original' story of her life Greenwich Post Greenwich resident Carla Wallach never expected to write out the story of her life, but with such a distinctive background, her friends and acquaintances ... Greenwich Post

United Way starts its engines Greenwich Post Greenwich United Way Septemberfest, a community kick-off to the United Way's 2010-11 Campaign, will be held in conjunction with the VivaPop All-American ...

Want to know the best way to shop for back to school? Ask a rotarian Greenwich Post However, some children, even within the Greenwich community, still need help getting all of the supplies required to start the first day of public school. ...

Raytheon's Not-So-Secret Weapon Barron's Says Peter Arment, a Gleacher & Co. analyst in Greenwich, Conn., who has a $58 price target on the stock: "If people are looking for a defensive play, ...

Business news in brief Philadelphia Inquirer PBF, Greenwich, Conn., is a partnership between European refiner Petroplus Holdings AG and two US private equity firms, the Blackstone Group and First ...

Ambler Farm shows how to enjoy summer's last taste Wilton Bulletin The Barcelona restaurants, which are in South Norwalk, Greenwich, Fairfield, Stamford, New Haven and West Hartford, are co-owned by Wilton Board of Finance ...

Suspect in restaurant owner's murder charged with witness tampering Danbury News Times Danbury police took the 34-year-old Gojcaj into custody at his home in Greenwich on Wednesday evening, and he was arraigned Thursday morning in Danbury ...

Dog breeding measure draws Hollywood, East Coast money St. Louis Post-Dispatch So does former Time Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Reginald Brack of Greenwich, Conn. Each man contributed $5000 yesterday to Missourians for the ...

World-renowned experts appraise antiques and collectibles at the Lockwood ... Connectcut Plus He is often asked to appraise and price Oriental art for estate sales and was an appraiser at the Greenwich Women's Club this past April. ...

School policy audit: Billions bought failure Journal Inquirer Perhaps sensing that its findings risk sparking surly questions, the educational achievement commission's chairman, Greenwich business executive ...

Blog Posts About Greenwich, CT

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Town Youth Basketball Clinics | Greenwich Blog By gb He has coached for the Greenwich Basketball Association, Greenwich Flame travel team, Greenwich Boys and Girls Club, and the freshman, JV, and Varsity Basketball teams at GHS. The course will be held in the Bendheim Western Greenwich ... Greenwich Blog :: The Blog of... - http://greenwichblog.com/

Greenwich Roundup: 09/04/10 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Morning Edition... By GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com (Greenwich Roundup) Wall Street Journal Outside of the Hamptons and Greenwich, Conn., these things are going to be as unusual as unicorns. If you can't be fast, this car seems to say, ... Wall Street Journal ... Price: $12000, City: Old Greenwich, Square feet: n/a; Location: 4 cove ridge ln, old greenwich, CT, 06870, USA. Designed with and artist soul and inspired by the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, this wonderful contemporary home captures serene views of GreenwichCove. ... Greenwich Roundup - http://greenwichroundup.blogspot.com/

NO MEETING MONDAY SEPT 6th « GREENWICH-STAMFORD TEA PARTY By admin Mini-Rallies are every Friday in front of the YMCA (Greenwich, 50 East Putnam Ave, 5-7PM). There are also Mini-Rallies in Stamford every Saturday 12-2PM at the Ferguson Library Plaza. ... GREENWICH-STAMFORD TEA PARTY - http://www.gstpp.org/

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09/04/10 Former Greenwich Time Investigative Reporter Teri Buhl Has Filed Another Story At Forbes

What The Wealth?

Executive At Troubled Hedge Fund Arrested For Running Pot Farm In Her House

Sign of the times? An executive at a billion-dollar Connecticut hedge fund was arrested on felony charges of allegedly running a huge year-round pot farm inside her home. But her boyfriend says the cops have it wrong, that they’re goat farmers, not dope farmers.

Tara Bryson, 36, is the sister of David Bryson, co-founder of Ridgefield, CT-based New Stream Capital. She heads investor relations for the $1 billion asset-backed lending fund that charges high rates to loan distressed companies money. At one time or another, well-known clients including Veronica Hearst, Elizabeth Taylor and Kathy Ireland used the firm to help fund real estate and business deals.

Bryson was arrested by the Connecticut State Police in Newtown on July 9th for three felonies: possession of marijuana, cultivation of marijuana, and conspiracy to cultivate marijuana. She plead not guilty, was released on $25,000 bail, and returned to work with investors at New Stream. Her boyfriend, Michael Hearl who lives with her, was arrested on seven felonies including, possession of a silencer for firearms and operating a drug factory.

State police narcotics task force reports say the residence was “a complex marijuana cultivation operation capable of producing a marijuana crop year round.” The Newtown Bee, which first reported the arrest, on August 13th, said police seized a portable air conditioner, a carbon dioxide generator and motorized track lighting system, as well as a growing ledger, financial records and a personal computer. Police said electric bills for the property were far larger than would be expected for the near 6,000 square foot home. Bryson bought it in May 2009. Public records list its worth at $1.15 million.

Reached at home, Hearl called the charges “bogus,” and said “we didn’t have that many plants” and that the guns police seized, including two 9 mm pistols and a shotgun, were legally registered. Bryson declined to comment.

Hearl said they did have a home business–goat farming. Last year Bryson registered the property with the Connecticut Farm Bureau as Butterfield Farms — named after the street she lives on. The site,promotthegoat.com, says Bryson and Hearl are striving to become a local supplier of goat product including cheese, milk and yogurt. Bryson received a $49,999 grant from the state to help get the farm going.

Hearl told Forbes the business isn’t off the ground yet and they don’t have a license to sell goat products. But they encourage visitors to stop by their five-acre lot and visit the goats. The arrest report says they have surveillance equipment on the property.....

....New Stream’s financial statements to investors show the company has not turned a profit since 2007.

In April, 2009, the firm said it would bar investors from withdrawing their money for two years, claiming the assets had become illiquid. One U.S. investor, Stratos Advisors, and at least two offshore investors have sued the firm to get their money out of the New Stream.

Last month DealFlow Media, a newsletter trade publication, reported that Gottex, an fund of funds with approximately $8 billion in assets, won a Bermuda court case that gave them receivership of some of the hedge fund’s assets. The court ruled the fund could not bar Gottex from withdrawing their near $200 million investment because they had a secure claim against the money. In December the web site Hedge Fund Implode reported that the Connecticut office of the FBI was investing the New Stream for violations of securities laws. At the time David Bryson told Hedge Fund Implode that “we have no knowledge of the investigation.” No charges have been brought against the company.

Source:

http://blogs.forbes.com/teribuhl/2010/09/03/executive-at-troubled-hedge-fund-arrested-for-running-%E2%80%9Ccomplex%E2%80%9D-pot-farm-in-her-house/

Comment:

Dim Witted Hearst Newspaper Editor David McCumber Was A Damn Fool To Let Teri Buhl Go, While Keeping Untalented Greenwich Time Gossip Reporter Susie Costaregni

THE DISH: Joe Girardi, Ron Howard, Judge Judy and Jerry Springer spotted in Greenwich

Scene ... New York Yankees manager and Purchase, N.Y., resident Joe Girardi was seen having dinner at Terra Restaurant in Greenwich on Thursday night....

....Scene ... Actor-turned-director Ron Howard, an Armonk, N.Y., resident, was seen walking with two other men down Milbank Avenue in Greenwich late Monday afternoon.....

....Out there ... Westport resident and singer Michael Bolton will be a contestant on season 11 of "Dancing with the Stars,".....

....Scene ... Greenwich resident and TV's most popular judge, Judy Sheindlin, was seen having lunch at Thataway Cafe on Greenwich Avenue last week.....

.....Scene ... Tabloid talk show host Jerry Springer, whose show is filmed in Stamford, was seen walking up Greenwich Avenue in front of Thataway Cafe on Monday evening. He is a frequent patron of Starbucks on Greenwich Avenue......

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09/04/10 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Morning Edition

News Reports About Greenwich, CT

'Dead quiet' in Greenwich as Earl spins past Greenwich Time Luc Ayoub, 10, of Greenwich, right, boogie-boards in the small surf with friends at Greenwich Point early Friday evening, Sept. 3, 2010. ...

Greenwich road runner bests wily coyote Ct Post When Greenwich resident Donna Gaudioso-Zeale went out for a run in her Glenville neighborhood Thursday night, she got more than just exercise. ...

Surge of eateries hits avenue Trading Markets (press release) The dining scene is changing in downtown Greenwich as restaurateurs take advantage of soft lease rates or try a new strategy. Luca's on Church Street will ...

Colligan named to Region 1 ODP team Stamford Advocate Greenwich's Shannon Colligan was recently named to the Connecticut Olympic Development Program U-17 team. Photo: Keelin Daly / Greenwich Time | Buy This ...

Doubts about deer economic study Greenwich Time People in Greenwich collectively are out more than $15 million a year because of deer, the study claims. The vast majority of that is due to the cost of ...

They're going back... Greenwich Post Members of the Greenwich High School field hockey team are preparing to defend its CIAC class LL state championship. It's that time of the year. ...

2 more hospitalized for West Nile virus Ct Post Residents of Greenwich, New Haven and Trumbull have also been infected. Two additional Connecticut residents were infected while traveling out of state. ...

Staff Architect Archinect .... National Award-winning Architecture + Design firm base in Greenwich, CT seeks talented architects and designers with 3-5 years experience in ...

Fund-raiser for Weston's Wildlife in Crisis is a real hoot Weston Forum 29, supporters of the non-profit Wildlife in Crisis (WIC) organization came together for its annual fund-raising event at the Greenwich Audubon Center. ... Weston Forum

Official: Greenwich woman struck, killed by truck Stamford Advocate Greenwich Police officers investigate a fatal accident on West Putnam Ave. in Greenwich, Conn. on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Authorities have confirmed a ...

PBF not talking on reports of Paulsboro deal Philadelphia Inquirer PBF, Greenwich, Conn., is a partnership between European refiner Petroplus Holdings AG and two US private equity firms, the Blackstone Group and First ...

2011 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible: A Shapely Visitor From Planet Maserati ... Wall Street Journal Outside of the Hamptons and Greenwich, Conn., these things are going to be as unusual as unicorns. If you can't be fast, this car seems to say, ... Wall Street Journal

Blog Posts About Greenwich, CT

Connecticut Real Estates » Blog Archive » House for rent in old ... By admin House for rent in old greenwich, CT Price: $12,000, City: Old Greenwich, Square feet: n/a Location: 4 cove ridge ln, old greenwich, CT, 06870, USA Designed with and artist soul and inspired by the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, this wonderful contemporary home captures serene views of GreenwichCove. From wide openings of transom windows and floor-length glass, savor the animation of birds jump on realtor website » Property Type: Townhouse and Condo Listing type: For rent Listing status: Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 Agent: n/a Broker: n/a Author: RentalsOnline.com Connecticut Real Estates - http://connecticut-ct.realestatelistingusa.com/

Road Runner gets the best of Wiley Coyote - Greenwich Real Time ... By Lisa Chamoff Former Greenwich Family: I absolutely LOVED Rye Playland. I grew up in Stamford and have memories of feeling like it... QUackking: I worked there in the summer of '71 and got fired for giving away a big dog at one of the arcade. ... Greenwich Real Time - http://blog.greenwichtime.com/realtime/

» Greenwich woman killed after being struck by truck on West ... By Claudette Rothman A Greenwich resident died earlier today after she was struck by a truck as she crossed West Putnam Avenue. According to witnesses, the victim, whose identity has not yet been released, was struck by a GMC pickup truck as she entered the ... Greenwich Diva - http://theoriginalgreenwichdiva.com/

UFO's Seen in Greenwich Again? – Our Greenwich By johnferrisrobben I was called to the 10:30PM dark scene in Riverside to a small crowd of Riverside residents who thought they were seeing UFO's in the Southern Sky. Last Summer Greenwich residents brought to my attention lights in the sky over the ... Our Greenwich - http://ourgreenwich.com/

Greenwich Roundup: 09/03/10 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Afternoon ... By Greenwich Roundup A Greenwich police officer inspects the underside of a vehicle involved in an accident on West Putnam Ave. just east of Byram Road, Friday morning, Sept. 3, 2010. Greenwich police inspect vehicle involved in an accident on West Putnam . ... Greenwich Roundup - http://greenwichroundup.blogspot.com/

Hyatt Regency Greenwich Wedding » Peter's blog By admin Here are some images from a wedding at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich taken last weekend. The Hyatt is a great place for pictures. It is a gorgeous setting for any event. I always enjoy working with Allison Bregman, Associate Director of ... Peter's blog - http://peteroberc.com/blog/

Open Invitation for Columnist to Visit GHS - Teacher Talk ... By Charles Costello As I listened to the presentation about how poorly Greenwich students were testing, I expected at least one of the administrators to address the obvious question: How can teachers be performing so well while students as a group are ... Teacher Talk - http://blog.ctnews.com/teachertalk/

Two New West Nile Virus Cases Reported « WTIC News/Talk 1080 By WTIC News  The cases from Bridgeport and Stamford bring to seven the number of cases confirmed in the state this summer –  with the other cases from New Haven, Trumbull and Greenwich. The other two state residents were infected while out of ... WTIC News/Talk 1080 - http://wtic.cbslocal.com/

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09/04/10 GREENWICH BRIEFING: Obama To Attend Blumenthal Fundraiser - Failed Political Strategist Mark Henson Says Jim Himes Can't Go

This Just In To The Greenwich Roundup Newsroom ....

Blumenthal says: “I look forward to welcoming the President of the United States to Connecticut. It is an honor to have his support and his assistance. His visit will make a difference for us, energizing our supporters and helping us raise the resources we need against my opponent who is spending an unprecedented $50 million on her campaign.”

Obama To Attend Blumenthal Fundraiser (WFSB-TV Hartford)

President Barack Obama plans to attend a fundraiser later this month to help Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's campaign for the U.S. Senate.

Greenwich road runner bests wily coyote (Connecticut Post)

When Greenwich resident Donna Gaudioso-Zeale went out for a run in her Glenville neighborhood Thursday night, she got more than just exercise.

A throwback to Colonial times (News Times)

Reenactor Sally Whitney of Groton talks about the use of the abacus to visitors gathering in the Little Red Schoolhouse on the Historical Society property.

Suspect in restaurant owner's murder charged with witness tampering (NewsTimesLive)

Marash Gojcaj, the man charged with killing Main Street restaurateur Joe Vuli six years ago, has been charged with tampering with a witness in his soon-to-begin murder trail.

Curtain Call kicks off season with "1776" (News Times)

Curtain Call's 20th season kicks off with '1776,' a musical comedy that will be performed from Sept.

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Conn. Journalist Out-Thinks Hunters (Friends of Animals)

The "Economic Impact of Deer Overpopulation in Fairfield County, CT" presents some staggering conclusions.

Polo bash about ponying up for Ball (Journal News)

ALBANY - Visit the website for this month's Victory Cup event in Greenwich, Conn., and you'll see photos of polo players holding trophies, well-dressed women in big hats and a line of Ferraris.