Greenwich Roundup: Friday, March 22, 2013

Friday, March 22, 2013

Wild chase on I-95 ends in New Rochelle

State police assisted by Greenwich and Stamford police chase a car southbound on Interstate 95.

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Wild-chase-on-I-95-ends-in-New-Rochelle-4378230.php

Rare giraffe born at conservation center

A newborn Rothschild giraffe, an endangered animal, walks under her mother after being born Friday, March 22, 2013, at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center in Greenwich, Conn.

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Rare-Rothschild-giraffe-born-at-Greenwich-4378069.php

Rare Rothschild giraffe born at Greenwich conservation center

A mother Rothschild giraffe nuzzles with her newborn daughter after giving birth Friday, March 22, 2013, at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center in Greenwich, Conn.

http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Rare-Rothschild-giraffe-born-at-Greenwich-4378165.php

Reports: Meteor Lights Up East Coast Sky

... it as a huge, green meteor burning up over DC just before 8 p.m. We've had similar accounts in Connecticut, from Greenwich to Orange, up to Naugatuck and out to Bethel and every where in between - and beyond. "my grand daughter saw it on route 8 at ...

http://norwalk.patch.com/articles/reports-meteor-lights-up-east-coast-sky-2d9bffd4

Greenwich pair solve men's, um, chafing swimsuit problem

... and then came up with a solution. Having met through their children's school, the two residents of Riverside in Greenwich decided to take their idea from an idle topic of discussion to a full-fledged business model. With Jaffe's background in ...

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Greenwich-pair-solve-men-s-um-chafing-swimsuit-4378010.php

Reports: Meteor Lights Up East Coast Sky

... it as a huge, green meteor burning up over DC just before 8 p.m. We've had similar accounts in Connecticut, from Greenwich to Orange, up to Naugatuck and out to Bethel and every where in between - and beyond. "my grand daughter saw it on route 8 at ...

http://hamden.patch.com/articles/reports-meteor-lights-up-east-coast-sky

McKersie's $143M budget includes tech funds

Presenting his first budget proposal to the Board of Education, Superintendent of Schools William McKersie said he wants Greenwich Public Schools to make an "aggressive investment" in digital teaching and learning.

http://m.greenwichcitizen.com/greenwich/db_11279/contentdetail.htm?detailindex=2&contentguid=GnGVUNa9&pn=0

Park Car Tax Repeal For Now

... levies on the books. He's right - it is. As Mr. Malloy has pointed out, a car owner pays a tax rate of 11 mills in Greenwich or 75 mills in Hartford on the same car. A car assessed at $10,000 would cost $110 in taxes in Greenwich and $750 in ...

http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-ed-malloy-car-tax-20130322-1,0,3750405.story

Dartmouth's Chris Hanson Named First Team All-Ivy

... season competing at the No. 1 spot for the fourth consecutive campaign. In 18 matches at first singles, the Greenwich, Conn., native went 13-5 overall and 4-3 in conference action. Throughout the 2012-13 slate Hanson had two separate four-match ...

http://www.dartmouthsports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=206872960

CalPERS invests in fund expected to have better returns and less risk

... Ltd., the investment firms include AlphaSimplex Group LLC of Cambridge, Mass.; AQR Capital Management LLC of Greenwich, Conn. and PIMCO LLC of Newport Beach. "We're excited to have Standard Life on board as our first partner," Joseph Dear , CalPERS ...

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/03/22/calpers-invests-multi-asset-partners.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vertical_6+%28Investing+Industry+News%29

Connecticut's Hotel and Convention Industry Unites At A New York Landmark

... came to life. There, in a gathering late Thursday, two dozen people representing hotels and other venues from Greenwich to Mystic to Windsor had cocktails and hors d'oeuvres with New York meeting planners - those crucial links to the companies and ...

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-haar-convention-bureau-nyc-20130322,0,2077723.column?track=rss

Men's Squash All-Ivy -- 2012-13

... (St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada) and sophomore Aditya Jagtap (Mumbai, India), Dartmouth senior Chris Hanson (Greenwich, Conn.), Harvard junior Brandon McLaughlin (Jr., Villanova, Pa.), Princeton sophomores Samuel Kang (Singapore) and Tyler Osborne ...

http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/msquash/2012-13/releases/Mens_Squash_All-Ivy_--_2012-13

Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next week

The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, CT (www.renaissancecapital.com) and SEC filings.

http://newsok.com/initial-public-offerings-scheduled-to-debut-next-week/article/feed/517257?custom_click=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newsok%2Fbusiness+%28NewsOK.com+RSS+-+business%29

Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next week

... following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, CT (www.renaissancecapital.com) and SEC filings. Garrison Capital Inc. - New York, 5.3 million shares, priced at $15 each, ...

http://www.brandonsun.com/business/breaking-news/initial-public-offerings-scheduled-to-debut-next-week-199568331.html?

Dagmar Q. Matthews, 75, Of Greenwich, Owned Travel Business

... her first husband Dieter Baeu and became a permanent legal resident. In 1974, she opened Travel Systems, Inc. in Greenwich. She successfully ran TSI, Inc. until 1998 when she merged with Edgewood Travel and worked there until her diagnosis in Feb. ...

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/dagmar-q-matthews-75-greenwich-owned-travel-business

The Results Are In: Winners of Third Annual CT Zero Energy Challenge Announced

... to bring his idea of a high-performance house to life. After tearing down the original structure at a home in Old Greenwich and recycling its old materials, Fusaro and his team rebuilt the home from the ground up, installing only top-of-the-line ...

http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/News_1/The-Results-Are-In-Winners-of-Third-Annual-CT-Zero-Energy-Challenge-Announced19748.shtml

SandRidge Energy under Stakeholder Pressure to Remove CEO, Jonathan Feldman Gives His Views

... investors like me. The extent of that harm and how far it has rippled out is only now beginning to surface." Greenwich, Connecticut, United States of America, March 21, 2013 - SandRidge Energy, Inc. struck a deal with hedge fund TPG-Axon this week ...

http://www.pr-inside.com/sandridge-energy-under-stakeholder-pressure-r3620441.htm

Middle School Student Faces Drug-Related Charge

... Middle School found the student with a glass pipe used to smoke pot was found by school staff. According to a Greenwich Police report, the student was arrested about 2:20 p.m. March 20 at the school on Western Junior Highway. "The pipe had the ...

http://greenwich.patch.com/articles/middle-school-student-faces-drug-related-charge

Aberdeen Associates, Inc. Launches New Website

Aberdeen Associates, Inc., a Greenwich-based full service communications and government relations firm, today announced they have launched a new website that highlights their services and work for their clients.

http://technews.tmcnet.com/news/2013/03/22/7011015.htm

Aberdeen Associates, Inc. Launches New Website

BET Approves $427.8 Million Budget

A proposed $427.8 million budget for Greenwich town, school board and capital projects got unanimous approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation Thursday night.

http://greenwich.patch.com/articles/bet-approves-427-8-million-budget

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