Wednesday, January 18, 2012

01/18/12 The Greenwich Topix News Message Board - (13 stories) - TOP STORY: Regis Philbin sells his Greenwich mansion for $3million... five years ...

Greenwich - News January 18, 2012

Regis Philbin sells his Greenwich mansion for $3million... five years ... (Daily Mail)
Better late than never: Regis Philbin sells his Greenwich mansion for $3million... five years after he first put it on the market for double the price The real estate market is anything but booming and many celebrities have found their fame hasn't helped them sell a property.

Greenwich Liquor Stores Disagree on Sunday Sales (The Daily Greenwich)
Greenwich's small liquor and wine stores are divided over Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's announcement that he intends to introduce legislation to allow the sale of alcohol on Sundays in Connecticut.

Take a Polar Bear Plunge to Help Family Centers (The Daily Easton)
Those in Greenwich with an adventurous side are invited to take part in a midwinter dip in Long Island Sound as part of Family Centers' inaugural Polar Bear Plunge.

Rockefeller impostor told FBI he was a 'nothing' (Connecticut Post)
A German man who claimed to be a member of the Rockefeller family -- part of a decades-long scheme that brought him to Greenwich in the 1980s -- told FBI agents after he was arrested in 2008 that he was a "pathetic nothing." Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who went by the name Clark Rockefeller, had just been arrested in Baltimore several days after ... (more)

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Stamford Fire Survivor Interviewed by Police (The Daily Stamford)
Stamford Police interviewed Michael Borcina at his Greenwich attorney's office Monday evening looking for more details about the Christmas fire that killed five people .

Mountain Lion Sought In Connecticut (CBS Local)
Scientists believe the mountain lion in this image, shot on Dec. 1, 2009, in South Dakota, is the same animal that showed up in the woods of Fairfield County, Conn., in recent months.

Greenwich Sports

Norwalk boys win defensive battle over Greenwich (Norwalk Citizen News)

Spencer Murry-Dias # 13 of Norwalk High School grabs a rebound against Will Armero, background, # 52 of Greenwich High School, during boys high school basketball game between Greenwich High School and Norwalk High School at Norwalk, Tuesday night, Jan.

Greenwich Winning Streak Snapped by Norwalk (Patch)

Editor's Note: Send any write-ups on youth or recreational games in your town to michaeld+sports@patch.com Norwalk cooled off the Greenwich High School basketball team by defeating the Cardinals 45-36 Tuesday night in Norwalk.

New Canaan, Hompe Clobber Red-Hot Hamden, 7-0 (The Daily New Canaan)

Olivia Hompe scored New Canaan's first five goals en route to a 7-0 rout of Hamden on Monday.

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Greenwich Business

European Wax Center Norwalk's Grand Opening Helps To Grant A Child A... (PRWeb)

European Wax Center opens new location in Norwalk, Connecticut on February 1st and teams up with Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Fairfield County commercial real estate improves, slowly and unevenly (The Ridgefield Press)

Cushman & Wakefield, a commercial real estate firm, Tuesday released its year-end 2011 report for the Fairfield County commercial real estate market, indicating that the market is continuing in its slow but uneven recovery.

to Showcase Celebrity Home Listings (RISMedia)

Agents, have you ever listed or sold a home owned by a celebrity? If so, we want to know about it! RISMedia is excited to announce that in 2012 we will be significantly expanding our coverage of celebrity homes and their famous-or infamous-owners. For example, we read today that Michele Klosson of Sotheby's International Realty recently listed one ... (more)

County sees surge in communications/media office occupancy (Connecticut Post)

The financial services industry has fallen off its pedestal in Fairfield County's commercial real estate world, as communications and media firms take the top spot in leasing activity, based on a fourth quarter report from Newmark Knight Frank.