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11/04/11 The Raw Greenwich News Feed - TOP STORY: How News Gets Reported In Greenwich

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New Milford man charged with Greenwich sex assault
Greenwich Time
Greenwich police charged a New Milford man with fourth-degree sexual assault Thursday after he allegedly inappropriately touched a teenage girl after picking her up in a van in town earlier in the week. James B. Magri, 27, of 3 Eden Lane, ...
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11/04/11 Greenwich Post Breaking News Alert: Greenwich Police bust 'man in van' for groping incident - Where Is The Greenwich Time?

11/04/11 Greenwich Patch: Breaking News Alert: Greenwich Police Nab Man Suspected in Mallard Drive Incidents - Where The Hell Is The Greenwich Time?


Greenwich High girls soccer back again in FCIAC championship game
Greenwich Post
Yes, the Greenwich High School girls soccer team had a huge challenge ahead of them. They knew they were playing a St. Joseph High School team that was the top-seeded team in the FCIAC tournament and they knew that the Cadets only lost one game all ...
Great Point Partners Makes Growth Equity Investment in Aris Teleradiology
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
GPP, based in Greenwich, CT, is a leading health care investment firm with approximately $450 million of equity capital under management. The firm manages capital in public (the Biomedical Value Fund) and private equity funds (GPP I - a $156 million ...
Greenwich Schools Need Time To Institutionalize
Patch.com
While Lulow said that the staff is understandably concerned, he reiterated what he said when he came to Greenwich as interim superintendent in August. "I do not believe that this a silver bullet or magical answer" to fix the achievement issues the ...
'Give Me Electricity or Give Me Death, Eh Patrick?'
Patch.com
By Chandra Johnson Greene GREENWICH: "I'm so excited to find out who the big winner is.....my ticket was a birthday gift and won me $7. It's good being a winner [whether it's] $254 million or just $7." This is one Greenwich Patch reader's response to ...
Greenwich faces new threat in high winds
Greenwich Time
Lockwood Lane at East Putnam Avenue in Riverside is the only intersection in town that remains completely closed following last weekend's October nor'easter, Greenwich officials said
Ellington Financial LLC Announces Release of Third Quarter Earnings and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
OLD GREENWICH, Conn., Nov. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Ellington Financial LLC /quotes/zigman/1526607/quotes/nls/efc EFC +1.59% (the "Company") has announced that it will release financial results for the quarter ended September 30, ...
Anthony A. Piazza Selected For ''Top Lawyers''
MarketWatch (press release)
4, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Anthony A. Piazza of Stamford, CT has been honored with a recognition by Greenwich Magazine in its selection of "Top Lawyers." Announcing a special recognition appearing in the November, 2011 issue of Greenwich ...
BOE campaign heads to Facebook
Greenwich Time
Former Greenwich school board Chairwoman Sandy Waters, shown here in 2003. Waters is part of the group Greenwich Residents for a Better Board of Education, which supports Republicans Barbara O'Neill and Peter von Braun, as well as Democrats Jennifer ...


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11/04/11 CT News Alert: President Orders Federal Disaster Aid For CT

President Orders Federal Disaster Aid For CT

President Barack Obama has ordered federal disaster aid for Connecticut, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Thursday. Federal aid also was ordered to supplement state and local recovery efforts following last weekend's storm.

11/04/11 Greenwich Patch: Breaking News Alert: Greenwich Police Nab Man Suspected in Mallard Drive Incidents - Where The Hell Is The Greenwich Time?


Greenwich Police Nab Man Suspected in Mallard Drive Incidents

Barbara Heins | Nov 4, 2011 | 0 Comments

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Information supplied by Greenwich Police and does not indicate guilt or conviction.

A New Milford man has been arrested in connection with two incidents involving the attempted enticement
of two teenage girls into a van. In one incident, an 18-year-old was groped, Greenwich Police said.

James B. Magri, 27, of 3 Eden Ln., New Milford, surrendered Thursday
to Greenwich Police who obtained an arrest warrant charging hime with 4th-degree sexual assault and risk
of injury to a minor, both felonies.

Magri is accused of approaching a lone 18-year-old female walking on Mallard Drive while he was operating a
white van, on Oct. 31. Magri was able to convince that female to get in his van, police said. Magri attempted
to convince the female to engage in a consensual sex act but after being rebuffed, inappropriately touched
the victim, according to police.

"The victim thought she recognized him as someone she knew and got into the van.
But she didn't," said police spokesman Lt. Kraig Gray.
"As she got out of the van, he grabbed her breast. He groped over her clothing ... it was non-consensual."

The second incident happened on Nov. 2, a lone 14-year-old female walking on Mallard Drive was
approached by a man operating a white van.

Magri attempted to convince the girl to get in the van but "she told him forcefully, 'No,'" Gray said.

The suspect left the area as the girl began to use her cell phone to call her mother for help, Gray said.

According to Gray, "He left but he returned. She saw him two times."

That girl was able to provide police with a better description of the white van belonging to a
contracting company that was hired to work in the area, Gray said.

Gray said that the driver "never made any threats to the victims. Nobody was physically injured."

Both incidents occurred after 2 p.m., after school dismissals, Gray said.

Gray said, "Five percent of sexual assaults are committed by a stranger.

You have to be more vigilant to the ones who are closer to the family, who have the opportunity to take advantage.

But everyone should remain vigilant at all times. You don't walk alone, especially in the dark or in a unfamiliar place."

Magri was released on a $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear Nov. 10 in state Superior Court in Stamford.

UPDATE: IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE IS REPORTING ON THIS, EXCEPT THE GREENWICH TIME

THIS JUST IN ....

Sex assault suspect turns himself in

WTNH
James B. Magri, 27, of New Milford drove up to an 18-year-old female who was walking alone on Oct.31,
on Mallard Drive.
He was driving a white van, and he was able to convince the victim to get inside.
Magri then attempted to convince the victim to ..

Man in van busted for groping incident

Greenwich Post
James Magri, 27, of New Milford, was arrested Thursday after turning himself in to police.
He was charged with fourth degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor in connection with two incidents
in town this week while driving around Mallard ...

UPDATE #2

GREENWICH TIME READERS ARE ALWAYS THE LAST TO KNOW

SIX HOURS LATER THE GREEN KITTY LITTER LINER REPORTS

New Milford man charged with Greenwich sex assault
07:28 p.m., Friday, November 4, 2011


Greenwich police charged a New Milford man with fourth-degree sexual assault Thursday after he allegedly
touched a teenage girl inappropriately
after picking her up in a van in town earlier in the week. James B. Magri, 27, of 3 Eden Lane, was also
charged with risk of injury to a minor.

Magri turned himself in to Greenwich police Thursday after he learned the department held a
warrant for his arrest.

While driving a white van in Greenwich on Halloween, Magri pulled up to an 18-year-old girl
walking on Mallard Drive, police said.
Magri convinced the girl to get into his van and then attempted to get her to engage in a
consensual sex act, police said.

After the girl turned down his advance, Magri touched her inappropriately, police said.

In a second alleged incident later in the week, Magri, again driving a white van, approached
a 14-year-old girl also walking on Mallard Drive, police said.

Magri attempted to persuade the girl to get in the van, but she refused, police said.

He left the area as the girl used her cell phone to call for help.

11/04/11 Greenwich Post Breaking News Alert: Greenwich Police bust 'man in van' for groping incident - Where Is The Greenwich Time?


Breaking News Alert

Greenwich Police bust 'man in van' for groping incident.

FRIDAY 1:22 PM

Greenwich police have busted the man they believe is responsible for inappropriately touching a teenage girl this week.

James Magri, 27, of New Milford, was arrested Thursday after turning himself in to police. He was charged with fourth degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor in connection with two incidents in town this week while driving around Mallard Drive in a white van.

According to police, on Oct. 31, Mr. Magri was driving along Mallard and came across an 18-year-old female woman who was walking by herself. He allegedly convinced the young woman to get into his van and then tried to get her to engage in consensual sex. When she rebuffed this advance, police say Mr. Magri inappropriately touched her, but she was able to leave the van without further incident after that contact was made.

Police Public Information Officer Lt. Kraig Gray told the Post that the woman initially got into the van because she mistook Mr. Magri for someone she knew and that once she realized she was mistaken he had begun to drive away and she was unable to immediately leave.

Two days later, on Nov. 2, Mr. Magri was again driving on Mallard Drive and this time allegedly approached a 14-year-old girl who was walking on Mallard Drive. This time when he attempted to get the girl into the van, police say she refused and Mr. Magri fled the scene in the vehicle when she started to call for help with her cell phone.

Lt. Gray said that Mr. Magri was working in the area for a local contractor and the white van was a company vehicle. He stressed that the company owner was “very cooperative” with the investigation and assisting police in identifying Mr. Magri. Lt. Gray said the investigation is ongoing to determine if there were any additional incidents.

Mr. Magri was released on a $1,000 dollar bond and is scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on November 10.

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UPDATE

CLUELESS GREENWICH TIME READERS ARE ALWAYS THE LAST TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN TOWN

SIX HOURS LATER THE LOCAL RAG REPORTS

New Milford man charged with Greenwich sex assault
07:28 p.m., Friday, November 4, 2011

...Both incidents happened mid-afternoon, police Lt. Kraig Gray said.

"The first girl mistook him for someone she knew," Gray said. After the 18-year-old got into the van and discovered Magri wasn't an acquaintance, "she did everything to show that she was not interested," Gray said.

Gray said that 95 percent of all sexual assaults are perpetrated by a person the victim knows. He said Magri is a tradesman working for a contractor, but wouldn't elaborate....


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11/04/11 The Greenwich Topix Message Board - (12 stories) FIRST STORY:Bring Ian the Cat Into Your Greenwich Home

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Bring Ian the Cat Into Your Greenwich Home (The Daily Greenwich)
The Greenwich pet of the week is Ian, a 2-and-a-half-year-old domestic short-haired neutered male.

Pair Accused In Scores Of Burglaries Face New Charges (The Hartford Courant)
A federal grand jury brought new charges Thursday against a pair of eastern Connecticut men already accused of stealing at least $1 million in goods in scores of home burglaries from one end of the state to the other over at least two years.

The Wealthiest Towns in America
The Wealthiest Towns in America (Dixie's blog)
Despite the fact that U.S. households' net worth plunged by $11 trillion in 2008, the U.S. is still the wealthiest country in the world - but, as always, some parts of the U.S. are wealthier than others.

Community mourns loss of ex-Greenwich man (News Times)
Family, friends and members of the art community are mourning the loss of Richard Rothschild, a sculptor and former Greenwich resident who died in his Sharon home Tuesday of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning.

Taking the familiar and making it novel: Exhibit reveals mastery of American Impressionists (Connecticut Post)
Greenwich, particularly its Cos Cob section, served as a favored location for many of the American Impressionists who made their home there more than 100 years ago.

Havemeyer's place: Book looks at the life of the "Sugar King" and his ... (Greenwich Citizen)
Henry O. Havemeyer certainly left his mark on Greenwich. Take a look around town, and you will see it everywhere.

Finney's rainbow: Family, fiction and 'a peaceful few years' (Greenwich Citizen)
A: It's built up -- there's a lot more people, a lot more traffic. It used to be such a quiet waterside neighboring town.

UPDATE : More Greenwich News

Greenwich power restoration nearing end (Connecticut Post)
The number of Connecticut Light & Power customers in Greenwich without electricity fell to 416, or 1.5 percent of its total customers, as of 1 p.m. as the utility inches closer to its goal of 99 percent power restoration by 11 p.m. At 8 a.m., 505 of the utility's customers were without power.

MF May Have Transferred Customer Money After Audit, CME Says (BusinessWeek)
MF Global Holdings Ltd. may have transferred customer money last week following an audit by CME Group Inc., which has regulatory authority over the futures broker.

MF Global Trustee Talks With Brokers Over Customer Accounts (BusinessWeek)
The trustee liquidating broker-dealer MF Global Inc. is in talks with brokerages that may take over customer accounts or buy "pieces of the business," said Stephen Harbeck, president of the Securities Investor Protection Corp., which is overseeing the liquidation.

Community mourning loss of ex-Greenwich man (Connecticut Post)
Sculptor and former Greenwich resident Richard Rothschild in his studio in Sharon with a marque of a life-size gazelle he made several years ago.

99 Percent of Power Restored in Greenwich (The Daily Greenwich)
Greenwich was approaching full recovery Thursday from this past weekend's storm, with power returned to 99 percent of its Connecticut Light & Power customers.


11/04/11 Greenwich First Selectman Candidate John Blankley Is In The News

News Reports About Greenwich Resident And RTm Member John Blankley
Blankley Outlines Plans on Utilities, Education
Patch.com
In the last week of the campaign, Greenwich Democratic First Selectman candidate John Blankley has issued a series of proposals he says will improve the ...
Letter: Blankley An 'Exceptional Candidate'
Patch.com
It is time for John Blankley. John Blankley is a very exceptional candidate for First Selectman. He has all the qualifications plus new ideas and approaches ...

A Recently Updated Web Page About John Blankley
Greenwich Roundup: 11/03/11 John Blankley's plan to modernize ...
11/03/11 John Blankley's plan to modernize Town Hall. Below are John's bullet points on how he would change Town Hall from day one of his administration. ...
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11/04/11 The Greenwich First Selectman Report

A Recently Updated Web Page About Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei
11/03/11 Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei Responds to John
11/03/11 Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei Responds to John Blankley's Greenwich School Plan And More News In The Daily Greenwich ...
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11/04/11 Salty the Cat - Lucky To Be Alive and more from Greenwich Patch


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November 4, 2011

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November 4, 2011

Salty the Cat - Lucky To Be Alive

Barbara Heins | Nov 4, 2011 | 0 Comments

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Riverside cat survives weekend storm and being stuck high in a tree for 4 1/2 days.

Greenwich Schools Need Time To Institutionalize

Sue Rogers | Nov 4, 2011 | 0 Comments

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Superintendent Lulow delivers his recommendations to address student achievement.

Blankley Outlines Plans on Utilities, Education

Barbara Heins | Nov 4, 2011 | 0 Comments

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Democratic First Selectman candidate calls for getting 'a whole lot tougher with CL&P.'

Letter: Blankley An 'Exceptional Candidate'

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By Jean Bergstresser

Letter: Grad Has Support of Ex-1st Selectman

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Local Voices

November 4, 2011

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Passions and Politics Run Deep Beneath the Surface of the Greenwich School Board Race

Ed Krumeich

Politics Make Strange Bed Fellows: the Race for the Greenwich Board of Education Redux.
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This Election Season…Politics or Reason?

Brian Moloney - The Freelance Retort

From The Freelance Retort – This election season, let's try taking that whole "Government by the people for the people" thing to heart.


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November 4, 2011

Social Notes

New Fairfield Co. Volunteering Website Debuts

Rachel Reese | Nov 3, 2011

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Submitted by Rachel Reese of VolunteerSquare.com: Fairfield County-based nonprofit VolunteerSquare.com proudly announced its …

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Convent of the Sacred Heart Takes Title to Its 110-acre Greenwich Campus

Kathy Failla | Nov 3, 2011

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This announcement originally posted Nov. 2. At a ceremony on Tuesday, November 1 at Convent of the Sacred Heart (CSH), an …

Government

Himes, 100 Members Urge Super Committee to 'Go Big'

Himes Staff | Nov 3, 2011

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WASHINGTON, DC— Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) and a bipartisan group of 100 Members in the U.S. House of Representatives released a …

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November 4, 2011

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JCC Basketball League Registration

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Registration is now open for the Greenwich Basketball League, open to all boys and girls, grades 1-8. Players will enjoy first rate …

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Mozart & Strauss Opera Arias and Ensembles

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Mozart & Strauss Opera Arias and Ensembles. Vocal quartet with piano and strings. Friday Nov 4, 8PM Adults $25 Students $5 Wine and …

11/04/11 Greenwich School Candidate Blasts 'Voting Block' And More In The Daily Greenwich

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Greenwich School Candidate Blasts 'Voting Block'
by Anna Helhoski | 11/04/11

GREENWICH, Conn. – Anna Saras Povinelli, a Republican hopeful for the Board of Education, is speaking out against a group actively ...

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Turn Clocks Back, Yawn, Then Change Batteries
by Julie Curtis | 11/04/11

Here is the good news: When you wake up Sunday morning, it will probably be light outside. The bad news? When you leave work on ...

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Are Underground Power Lines the Solution?
by Richard Weizel | 11/04/11

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Many are calling for more underground power lines after record-breaking power outages across Connecticut ...

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Bring Ian the Cat Into Your Greenwich Home
by Anna Helhoski | 11/04/11

GREENWICH, Conn. – The Greenwich pet of the week is Ian, a 2-and-a-half-year-old domestic short-haired neutered male. He was ...

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Radio Voice of Local Football Calls His Last Game
by Tom Renner | 11/04/11

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Matt Levine will call his final game for radio stations WSTC and WNLK on Saturday when Stamford and New ...

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