| Greenwich - News July 27, 2011
 Though hedge-funder Steven Cohen has loaned work from his extensive art collection to museums, he has opted not to build a museum of his own. Man Admits To Strangling 54-Year-Old Wallingford Woman, Police Say (The Hartford Courant) Please send your comments, news tips and press releases to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com Mountain lion, killed in Milford, traveled here from South Dakota (Easton Courier) Greenwich Mountain Lion Traveled 1,100 Miles Before Being hit by SUV (Patch) Mosquitoes Carrying West Nile Virus Reported In Greenwich And Bridgeport (The Hartford Courant)
 Brian Murphy is in a familiar spot at the 77th Connecticut Open at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield. New York Socialite Charged With Stealing Another Scarf (The Hartford Courant) |
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
07/27/11 Where Are the Hedge Fund Managers' Museums? and more in the Greenwich Topix News Message Boards
07/27/11 Video: Debt Ceiling Impasse Will Be Felt in Greenwich and more from Greenwich Patch
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07/27/11 Greenwich Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile and more local news in The Daily Greenwich
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| by Anna Helhoski | 07/26/11 | |
 | GREENWICH, CONN. — Mosquitoes trapped in Greenwich on July 13 have tested positive for West Nile virus, the first mosquitoes identified positive this year in town. "We have seen a significant increase in the abundance of Culex mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus throughout the region," |
| Greenwich Cougar Traveled Halfway Across Nation | |
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| by Anna Helhoski | 07/27/11 | |
 | The mountain lion spotted in Greenwich and later killed by a car on the Wilbur Cross Parkway had traveled more than 1,500 miles from South Dakota since 2009, according to genetic tests from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. "The confirmation of a wild mountain |
| Greenwich Cougar Roamed From South Dakota | |
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| by Anna Helhoski | 07/26/11 | |
 | GREENWICH, Conn. -- The mountain lion spotted in Greenwich and later killed by a car on the Merritt Parkway came from South Dakota, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced Tuesday afternoon. According to Daniel Etsy, commissioner of the DEEP, the mountain lion traveled |
| Look Who's Hiring in Greenwich by Anna Helhoski | 07/26/11 | ||
| GREENWICH, Conn. -- Here is a list of recent job postings for Greenwich: • Simon Pearce, a manufacturer of handblown glass and handmade pottery, is looking for a permanent, full-time lead retail sales associate. • Sports Medicine is hiring a front desk coordinator. • Contemporary Care of READ MORE | ||
| Catch a Fish on Greenwich Point | |
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| by Anna Helhoski | 07/26/11 | |
 | GREENWICH, Conn. -- Spend a day on Long Island Sound and fish for free with your family at Greenwich Point on Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All fishing gear and bait will be provided free of charge by the Greenwich Conservation Commission and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. |
07/27/11 Bill Grad is running for Tax Collector in Greenwich
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
07/26/11 Greenwich Patch - Breaking News Alert
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| In what's being called the longest journey a mountain lion has ever taken in the United States, a cougar killed in Milford, Conn. six weeks ago—believed by some to be the same cougar sighted June 5 … Read More |
07/26/11 Jim Himes: Raise the debt ceiling and get to work
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Dear Friends,
As you know, Washington is embroiled in heated discussions regarding the federal budget and the nation's debt limit. We reached our debt limit on May 16, but through some accounting gymnastics, we’ve been paying our bills. On August 2, that changes. If we don't raise the debt limit, checks to Social Security recipients and soldiers might not get sent, and we could default on interest payments to bond holders. Failure to pay any of these bills would almost certainly trigger the loss of our nation's AAA credit rating and send the world economy into a tailspin. Interest rates would rise, causing the cost of home mortgages and student, small business, and car loans to follow suit, not to mention the extra $140 billion per year our nation will pay to finance the debt for every percentage increase in the interest rate.
We absolutely need to cut our debt, but holding our economy hostage is neither smart nor responsible.
You don't have to take my word for it. Yesterday, the Stamford Advocate said it best in their editorial, "Raise the debt ceiling and get to work." They're right. The debt ceiling has become dangerous, dishonest political fodder. Some key points from the editorial:
Here's a news flash for you: Government sometimes does things that accomplish nothing but give the impression that things are being accomplished. The granddaddy of them all is the debt ceiling, a meaningless "limit" that allows our leaders to tell us debt won't get out of control, but which is raised whenever needed -- which is often.
The debt ceiling allows our representatives to hold the country hostage to massive hypocrisy. Much like use of the filibuster, politicos tend to be for or against raising the debt ceiling depending on the party of the president in office at the time.
Click here to read the full editorial.
If our nation is going to lead the world in the areas we know are important for our long-term success—education, energy reform, innovation—we need leadership in Washington committed to an honest discussion about our spending priorities. That won’t happen if we aren’t first honest about the process, about the fact that the debt limit has nothing to do with this future spending. As I’m quoted in the editorial:
“Don't use the debt ceiling as a negotiating tool in the most challenging negotiations Congress may ever have.”
It's time to move beyond this foolishness. Neither party is blameless for our increased debt, but no one wins if we send the economy into another Great Recession.
Thanks, Jim
07/26/11 The Greenwich First Selectman Report
| Greenwich Selected for National Pilot Program on Emergency ... Patch.com DEMHS Commissioner Peter Boynton recommended Greenwich participate in the ... without power in mid-March 2010, according to First Selectman Peter Tesei. ... | ||
| Auditorium project unearths contaminated soil at Greenwich High Greenwich Time First Selectman Peter Tesei said he learned about the soil issues after he was forwarded Freund's letter on Friday. "In terms of their moving forward, ... |
| Fashion's Night Out returns in September At a press conference Tuesday outside the store's Greenwich Avenue location, First Selectman Peter Tesei was introduced as the honorary chairman for the ... www.greenwich-post.com/.../98360-fashions-night-out-returns... |
07/26/11 Man Charged in Rape of Greenwich Juvenile and more news at the Greenwich Topix News Message Board
| Greenwich - News July 26, 2011 Man Charged in Rape of Greenwich Juvenile (Patch)
 Picture yourself at Bruce Park, enjoying a view of the pond while munching on a tasty breakfast sandwich from a local deli. Greenwich Selected for National Pilot Program on Emergency Response [Video] (Patch) Please send your comments, news tips and press releases to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com PatchCast: Socialite Busted on Second Shoplifting Charge, Teen Survives Bear Attack (Patch) Backyard Pond Leads to Orchard and Honey (The Daily Wilton)
 A town man was arrested Saturday when he was found with marijuana in plastic baggies during a traffic stop, police said. Greenwich Citizens Police Academy Seeks Recruits (The Daily Greenwich)
 A New York City socialite, accused of stealing an $11,000 scarf in June from a high-end Greenwich boutique, was arrested again for stealing another scarf. Did Beata Boman steal a $750 scarf from Richards a week before stealing the $11,050 scarf? (theoriginalgreenwichdiva) Mammography screening set in Westport (The Hour Online) |
07/26/11 A 'Ruff' Afternoon at The Nathaniel Witherell and more from Greenwich Patch
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07/26/11 Aggressive Geese Populate Greenwich Parks and more news at The Daily Greenwich
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| by Anna Helhoski | 07/26/11 | |
 | GREENWICH, Conn. — Picture yourself at Bruce Park, enjoying a view of the pond while munching on a tasty breakfast sandwich from a local deli. You see a gaggle of geese wade toward you and waddle up over the water's edge. Suddenly, it feels like a scene out of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" as the |
| Westport EMS Training Helps Teen After Bear Attack | |
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| by Vanessa Inzitari | 07/26/11 | |
 | WESTPORT, Conn. – To help save the lives of seriously injured hikers in Alaska after a grizzly bear attack, Westport teen Samuel Boas recalled training he had received from Westport Emergency Medical Service — news that Marc Hartog was happy to hear. For Hartog, coordinator of Westport EMS, the fact |
| Joan Bouton, Longtime Greenwich Resident by Anna Helhoski | 07/25/11 | ||
| GREENWICH, Conn. — Joan Bouton, a resident of Cos Cob for nearly 50 years, died June 15. She was 82. Bouton was born in Richmond Hill, N.Y., and graduated from New York University. She was active in various parent teacher associations, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Christ Church's Sunday School and READ MORE | ||
| Man Charged With Intent To Sell Pot in Greenwich | |
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| by Anna Helhoski | 07/25/11 | |
 | GREENWICH, Conn. — A town man was arrested Saturday when he was found with marijuana in plastic baggies during a traffic stop, police said. Willie Aurioles, 24, of 106 Spruce St., second floor, was a passenger in a car stopped at Henry Street and Byram Street. The driver, Ramiro Gudino, did not |
| Westport Mom Proud of Teen's Actions in Alaska | |
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| by Vanessa Inzitari | 07/25/11 | |
 | WESTPORT, Conn. – Carol Boas has always known her 16-year-old son Samuel was an amazing person. That's why she wasn't surprised to learn that after surviving a grizzly bear attack in Alaska, he stayed at the sides of those who were seriously injured. Samuel, a student at Staples High School, was |
Monday, July 25, 2011
07/25/11 Richard's Department Store In Greenwich Finds New Video Tape And A New York Socialite Is Charged With Stealing Another Overpriced Scarf
A Manhattan socialite who already faces charges of stealing an $11,000 scarf has been arrested again — for stealing another scarf from the same store two days earlier, police said.
Beata Boman, 38, of 123 54th St. in New York, first got the attention of store security at Richards of Greenwich on June 11, police said, but they initially didn't see her steal anything.
Then, on June 13, they saw her shoplift a scarf that cost $11,000, police said. She was arrested that day after a security guard stopped her outside the store.
After that incident, store security officers reviewed videotape from previous days, and they saw Boman stealing another scarf — a blue $725 Loro Piana — on June 11, said Greenwich Police Lt. Kraig Gary.
"Now they know for sure she's a thief," Gary said. "It's clear on the video camera, now that they go back and look at it."
A warrant charging her with fifth-degree larceny was signed by a judge on July 20. She turned herself in to police at 9:35 a.m. Sunday, police said.
She posted $500 bail and is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Stamford on Aug. 1.
The self-described former model and fashion designer made news in Britain in 2008 after photographs of her and Prince Andrew kissing in St. Tropez were published in the Daily Mail.
Cops: Socialite Beata Boman stole second scarf from Greenwich store
Frank MacEachern, Staff Writer
Updated 02:00 p.m., Monday, July 25, 2011
The Polish-born Manhattan socialite accused of stealing an $11,000 fur-lined scarf from Richards of Greenwich last month was arrested again on Sunday and charged with stealing a less expensive scarf two days earlier, police said.
Police say Beata Boman, a New York City fashion designer once romantically linked to Prince Andrew of Great Britain, stole a $725 Loro Piana scarf from Richards of Greenwich on June 11 -- two days before she was charged with stealing an $11,000 scarf from the same store high-end Greenwich Avenue boutique.
Boman, 38, turned herself into Greenwich Police Sunday after learning there was a warrant for her arrest. She was charged with fifth-degree larceny and released after posting $500 bond.
Police say that, during an investigation into the June 13 incident, store security went back through surveillance video and discovered Boman stealing the cheaper scarf on June 11.
Boman's lawyer, Mark Sherman, said his client recently underwent brain surgery, and that health issues are at the root of her behavior.
Read more: http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Cops-Socialite-Beata-Boman-stole-second-scarf-1583356.php#ixzz1T8tcWXI0
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07/25/11 The Greenwich First Selectman's Report
| Schools and Politics Dominated the Week Patch.com First Selectman Peter Tesei nominated a fifth candidate, Lisa Harkness, prompting a ballot vote by the RTC membership. Harkness lost in that vote. ... |
| Greenwich Roundup: 07/24/11 The Greenwich First Selectman's Report By GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com (Greenwich Roundup) 'Washington' Attends Ribbon Reopening Ceremony at Palmer Hill Bridge · Patch.com. Also pictured, left to right are Selectman Drew Marzullo; First Selectman Peter Tesei; Deputy Commissioner of Public Works David Thompson (behind von . ... Greenwich Roundup |