Tuesday, June 14, 2011

06/14/11 DEP: Slain Mountain Lion Was Held in Captivity and other stories from the Greenwich Topix News Message Board

Greenwich - News June 14, 2011

DEP: Slain Mountain Lion Was Held in Captivity (Patch)
The state Department of Environmental Protection's police unit is investigating whether a mountain lion killed on the Merritt Parkway in Milford over the weekend escaped from illegal captivity - despite the fact that the animal had no physical signs of being domesticated.

PTA Honors Greenwich Mom for Volunteerism (The Daily Greenwich)
Greenwich High School PTA leader Lauren Rabin has received a volunteerism award from the PTA.

Greenwich Scores and Standings: June 14 (Patch)
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Greenwich track brings home medals from New Englands (Fairfield Citizen-News)
The Greenwich High School 4x400 Relay team placed 5th out of 36 teams at the NE Regional Championships in Burlington, VT on Saturday.

"Devil Bird" Spotted In Hamden, Believed To Be First Sighting In Connecticut (WTIC-TV Hartford)
An avid birder, she knew it was an anhinga, which is a name taken from a Brazilian tribe that means "devil bird." Fellow birder Nancy Specht was with McBride, and she confirmed the sighting.

Five Things: Mountain Lion Found Dead in CT; Mat. Schoolhouse Rd.... (Patch)
Mountain Lion Found Dead in Connecticut A If you've foilowed our coverage of recent mountain lion sightings in Matunuck , followed by DEM's reversal of its original position after a more thorough investigation , it may interest you that an unfortunate soul struck and killed a confirmed mountain lion in Greenwich, Connecticut with his car over the ...

Two hurt in second I-95 accident (News Times)
Two people were injured Monday morning when a commercial truck rolled from the northbound lane of Interstate 95 near Exit 16 across the median, according to fire officials.

Agent Covers Bedford and Greenwich (The Daily Westport)
Gloria Marwell, an agent with Prudential Douglas Elliman in Bedford and Prudential Connecticut in Greenwich.

New mountain lion sightings being investigated by DEP in Greenwich (Connecticut Post)
An investigation into two new sightings of a possible mountain lion in Greenwich will continue on Monday after town residents reported seeing a large cat in two different locations on Sunday.

'Extinct' cougar killed only 100 km from New York City (Canada)
A dead mountain lion is seen in Milford, Conn., early June 11, 2011. The lion, which may have been the same big cat spotted in the posh New York City suburb of Greenwich, Conn., a week ago, was hit and killed early on Saturday morning on a highway in Milford.