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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Fairfield County Pays One Quarter Of State's Income Taxes

Of the $7.8 billion Connecticut residents paid in income taxes in 2012, more than one quarter of that money came from Fairfield County -- and about 14 percent came from Greenwich taxpayers alone, according to a Hartford Courant study.

http://norwalk.dailyvoice.com/business/fairfield-county-pays-one-quarter-states-income-taxes

'Passed Out Behind the Wheel,' Greenwich Driver Faces DWI Charge

A motorist who Greenwich Police say they found "in a motor vehicle parked, running with the sole occupant pas out behind the wheel" is facing a driving while intoxicated charge.

http://greenwich.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/passed-out-behind-the-wheel-greenwich-driver-faces-dwi-charge

Cancer Research Supporters from the Tri-State Area Raise $700,000 at...

... Research: Tri-State 5K Walk/Run on June 8, 2014 in New Canaan, CT and the MMRF Fall Gala on November 8, 2014 in Greenwich, CT. For more information on MMRF events, please visit: www.themmrf.org/events . About Multiple Myeloma Multiple myeloma is a ...

http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/cancer-research-supporters-tri-state-area-raise-700000-multiple-myeloma-research-foundation-mmrf-lau

Cancer Research Supporters from the Tri-State Area Raise $700,000 at...

... Research: Tri-State 5K Walk/Run on June 8, 2014 in New Canaan, CT and the MMRF Fall Gala on November 8, 2014 in Greenwich, CT. For more information on MMRF events, please visit: www.themmrf.org/events . Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20140507006613/en

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... Research: Tri-State 5K Walk/Run on June 8, 2014 in New Canaan, CT and the MMRF Fall Gala on November 8, 2014 in Greenwich, CT. For more information on MMRF events, please visit: www.themmrf.org/events . Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140507006613/en/Cancer-Research-Supporters-Tri-State-Area-Raise-700000

Top shots: high school baseball

High school baseball game between Greenwich High School and St. Joseph High School at Greenwich, Friday, May 2, 2014.

http://www.ctpost.com/sports/slideshow/Top-shots-high-school-baseball-85308.php

West Palm Beach hotel sells for $15 million

... records. The seller was West Palm Beach Hotel LLC of Hightstown, N.J. The buyer was Hotel West Palm Beach LP of Greenwich, Conn. The property at 1808 S. Australian Ave. last sold for $6.7 million, in 2004. The Palm Beach Post reported Sunday that ...

http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/realtime/2014/05/07/west-palm-beach-hotel-sells-for-15-million/

Colin Wilson Season Review: It's Your Sweater Number, Not a Scoring Prediction

... finalist put together an underwhelming, if average for him, season performance. After 5 years in the NHL, the Greenwich, Connecticut native has never broken the 20-goal mark, though he did eclipse 20 assists for the second time in his career. ...

http://www.ontheforecheck.com/2014/5/7/5689126/colin-wilson-season-review-its-your-sweater-number-not-a-scoring

Stocks Mixed; Nasdaq Drops Sharply

... said Michael Purves, chief strategist and head of equity derivatives research at Weeden & Co., a broker based in Greenwich, Conn. "But if you own a company that's trading at 10 times revenue [forecasts]," a relatively pricey level, "that's going to ...

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304885404579547522674452590?mod=topix&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304885404579547522674452590.html%3Fmod%3Dtopix

Stocks Turn Lower; Nasdaq Drops Sharply

... said Michael Purves, chief strategist and head of equity derivatives research at Weeden & Co., a broker based in Greenwich, Conn. "But if you own a company that's trading at 10 times revenue [forecasts]," a relatively pricey level, "that's going to ...

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304885404579547522674452590?mod=rss_whats_news_us&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304885404579547522674452590.html%3Fmod%3Drss_whats_news_us

Alibaba jumps into a thriving Us Ipo market

... well above the typical 13 to 15 percent, according to Renaissance Capital, an IPO consulting firm based in Greenwich, Conn. Recent IPO activity has been "the highest we had seen since the Internet bubble of 1999-2000," Kathleen Smith, an investment ...

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2014/0507/Alibaba-jumps-into-a-thriving-US-IPO-market

Thomas S. Knight Jr., 83, Of Greenwich, Retired Executive With E.B. Wilson

... of the Rector's Council, Portsmouth Abbey School where he was a member of the Board of Regents, the United Way of Greenwich, and the YMCA of Greenwich. He co-founded the Orbis International with Dr. David Paton. Knight is survived by his wife, ...

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/thomas-s-knight-jr-83-greenwich-retired-executive-eb-wilson

Greenwich Player Helps AAU Boys Hoops Team Win Tourneys

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. The United Sons and Daughters boys basketball team, which included players from Norwalk, Westport, Darien, New Canaan, Greenwich, Wiltonand Fairfield, won two prestigious tournaments over the weekend.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/sports/fairfield-county-based-boys-hoops-team-wins-2-tourneys

Wilton Player Helps AAU Boys Hoops Team Win 2 Tourneys

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. The United Sons and Daughters boys basketball team, which included players from Norwalk, Westport, Darien, New Canaan, Greenwich, Wiltonand Fairfield, won two prestigious tournaments over the weekend.

http://wilton.dailyvoice.com/sports/fairfield-county-based-boys-hoops-team-wins-2-tourneys

Fairfield store brings the kitchen outdoorsvisit|article-5458648|mobile_home_category_body-1685|2

... Chris Pagliaro, a principal in Pagliaro Bartels Sajda, a South Norwalk architectural firm. "I'm doing a house in Greenwich where the homeowners have a major request to have a connection with the outside with a pool and an outdoor kitchen," he said, ...

http://m.ctpost.com/news/article/Fairfield-store-brings-the-kitchen-outdoors-5458648.php

Breaking Ground - After 40 Years Construction Begins on A Greenwich Fire Department HQs

It only took 40 years - in Greenwich Time, that's how Greenwich First Selectman and Fire Commissioner Peter Tesei described Tuesday afternoon's historic groundbreaking ceremony, marking the start of building a new Greenwich Fire Department headquarters.

http://greenwich.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/after-40-years---its-groundbreaking-for-the-greenwich-fire-department

Monet brings $24 million, not enough to benefit Corcoran

... two decades in a hospital room, even though she was healthy for most of that time, and despite owning mansions in Greenwich, Conn., and Santa Barbara, Calif. Her unusual lifestyle and her practice of writing huge checks to her nurse and other ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/monet-work-auctioned-for-24-million-but-not-enough-to-benefit-corcoran/2014/05/06/6a23dd7c-d553-11e3-8a78-8fe50322a72c_story.html

Fairfield store brings the kitchen outdoors

... Chris Pagliaro , a principal in Pagliaro Bartels Sajda , a South Norwalk architectural firm. "I'm doing a house in Greenwich where the homeowners have a major request to have a connection with the outside with a pool and an outdoor kitchen," he ...

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Fairfield-store-brings-the-kitchen-outdoors-5458648.php

Photos: See Inside the Homes

... Lamb Hart of Hart Howerton, is located in a gated community called Conyers Farm, which straddles the border of Greenwich, Conn. and Armonk, NY. The indoor saltwater swimming pool resembles the one in the 1985 movie 'Cocoon,' which Mr. Howard ...

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303678404579534074087327590