09/28/11 The Greenwich Topix News Message Board: (11 stories) - FIRST STORY: Lawmakers Debate Plan To Restrict Home-Heating Aid

Greenwich - News September 28, 2011 Lawmakers Debate Plan To Restrict Home-Heating Aid (The Hartford Courant) With federal money being slashed deeply by President Obama, state legislators Tuesday debated the merits of a plan by the Malloy administration to distribute the federal money only to residents who use oil to heat their homes.... ... have no hardships cannot simply refuse to pay their bills when the temperature drops. A millionaire living in a Greenwich mansion or at the top of the mountain in Avon can still be shut off - even during bitterly cold temperatures - if the bills are ... Himes Talks Small Business Struggles in Greenwich (The Daily Greenwich) U.S. Rep. Jim Himes focused on bipartisanship and the national economy's effects on small local businesses during his "Update from Washington" speech at the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce's luncheon Tuesday. Parent Praises Better Schools Bonanza (The Daily Westport) Better Schools Bonanza returns to Main Street Connect this year to offer elementary schools a chance to win $10,000 for programs and supplies.... ... technology for the classrooms. This year's Better Schools Bonanza is sponsored by Arthur Murray Grande Ballroom of Greenwich . Fairfield County elementary schools are welcome to participate, and at the close of contest, Main Street Connect will ... Greenwich woman injured in Springdale train accident (News Times) An 80-year-old Greenwich woman is in stable condition at Stamford Hospital after she apparently ran into a Metro-North train in Springdale shortly after noon Tuesday. Greenwich Historical Society Needs Volunteers (The Daily Greenwich) GREENWICH, Conn. - Do you enjoy history and the arts? The Greenwich Historical Society is looking for a few good men and women to volunteer. Greenwich Charges Man With Faking Oxycodone Rx (The Daily Greenwich) A Bronx, N.Y., man was arrested in Greenwich Monday after he tried to fill a fraudulent prescription for oxycodone at the Greenwich Avenue CVS Pharmacy, police said. Look Who's Hiring in Greenwich (The Daily Greenwich) Have a job posting you'd like to see on The Daily Greenwich? Contact Anna Helhoski by emailing ahelhoski@thedailygreenwich.com . F ollow TheDailyGreenwich.com on Facebook and Twitter ! GREENWICH, Conn. Howl & Prowl Parade and Costume Contest (StamfordPlus) Costumed pets and their owners are invited to participate in the fourth annual Howl & Prowl parade and costume contest held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, October 29 in Greenwich, CT. Greenwich Local Business Local Firm Hires New President (Patch) Ron D'Andrea thought his career would be focused on teaching people things they need to know to succeed.... ... would be focused on teaching people things they need to know to succeed. He was right. D'Andrea taught in the Greenwich, Conn., school system after getting his graduate degree from Columbia University. He hasn't moved far from those roots, even as ... Real Estate Deals Hindered by Financing, Economy, Investors Say (BusinessWeek) Rising borrowing costs and anemic economic growth are hindering investments in U.S. commercial real estate, said panelists at the Bloomberg Dealmakers Summit in New York today.... ... distressed assets, said Barry Sternlicht, chairman and chief executive officer of Starwood Capital Group LLC in Greenwich, Connecticut, and of real estate lender Starwood Property Trust Inc. (STWD) U.S. regions are recovering at different rates, the ...