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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Ashlee Simpson, husband Evan Ross expecting their 1st child, report says

... from her previous marriage to Fall Out Boy rocker Pete Wentz. Simpson and Ross had married on Aug. 31 at the Greenwich, Connecticut, home of the groom's mother, music legend Diana Ross. The two had first appeared in public as a couple in July 2013, ...

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/ashlee-simpson-husband-evan-ross-expecting-their-1st-child-report-says-1.9729256

Lawmaker gathers ammunition to fight for kids

Children at the learning center at the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich had a surprise visitor yesterday -- a man in a blue suit surrounded by an entourage. He spoke to the youngsters: "I go down to Washington every week, and I work with President Obama to make the country a better place, to try to get money for schools and for clubs like the Boys & Girls Club," U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy told them.

http://m.ctpost.com/local/article/Lawmaker-gathers-ammunition-to-fight-for-kids-5967220.php

Lawmaker gathers ammunition to fight for kids

Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich Youth of The Year award winner, Matheus Chaves, 18, right, a Greenwich High School senior, and Bobby Walker, Jr., chief executive officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, center, give a tour of the club to U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., left, at the club in Greenwich, Conn., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. Photo: Bob Luckey U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., right, listens as Morgan Pray, 9, center, and Jaya Maduro, left, also 9, tell the state's junior senator about their club activities during a visit by Murphy to the club in Greenwich, Conn., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014.

http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Lawmaker-gathers-ammunition-to-fight-for-kids-5967220.php

Lawmaker gathers information to fight for kids in Washington

Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich Youth of The Year award winner, Matheus Chaves, 18, right, a Greenwich High School senior, and Bobby Walker, Jr., chief executive officer of the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, center, give a tour of the club to U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., left, at the club in Greenwich, Conn., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. Photo: Bob Luckey U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., right, listens as Morgan Pray, 9, center, and Jaya Maduro, left, also 9, tell the state's junior senator about their club activities during a visit by Murphy to the club in Greenwich, Conn., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014.

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/articleGallery/Lawmaker-gathers-information-to-fight-for-kids-in-5967074.php

Ashlee Simpson is pregnant

... sources close to the couple - who married in a romantic ceremony held at Evan's mother Diana Ross' lavish home in Greenwich, Connecticut - previously said they "can't wait" to see their families grow. Bronx already has some experience of being a big ...

http://www.durhamregion.com/whatson-story/5214135-ashlee-simpson-is-pregnant/

Ashlee Simpson And Husband Evan Ross Expecting First Child Together

... Games. It's been a great year." This pregnancy news comes only two months after they walked down the aisle in Greenwich, Connecticut, at the estate of the groom's famous mother, Diana Ross, who also conducted the officiating. The happy couple, who ...

http://www.contactmusic.com/article/ashlee-simpson-and-husband-evan-ross-expecting-first-child-together_4513152

Newlywed Ashlee Simpson Is Pregnant

... lot going on here." Overall, it's been an exceptionally great year for both Ross and Simpson. After their fabulous Greenwich, Connecticut wedding in late August, the pair headed to Bali for what we can only imagine was one of the most relaxing ...

http://www.brides.com/blogs/aisle-say/2014/12/ashlee-simpson-pregnant.html

XXL Magazine to Print Quarterly Issues

... to the brand" as well as the mag's new owner, "as we are focused on building premium best in class brands." The Greenwich, Conn.-based company purchased XXL , men's magazine King and lifestyle website Antenna from Harris Publications in September. ...

http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6413798/xxl-magazine-print-quarterly-issues-townsquare

From the inside, out: Art show encourages natural connections

Kathleen Vance of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, N.Y., next to her piece "Traveling Landscapre," that will be part of the show " Reconnecting with Nature," at the Flinn Gallery in the Greenwich Library, Greenwich, Conn., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. The show will run from Dec. 11, 2014 through Jan. 21, 2015.

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/From-the-inside-out-Art-show-encourages-natural-5966155.php

Emerson Stone, Long-Time CBS News Radio Executive, Dies At 86

Former CBS News Executive Emerson Stone , a two-time Peabody Award winner, has died at the age of 86, from complications of a fall in his Greenwich, Conn., home on Sunday. He died Monday at Greenwich Hospital.

http://deadline.com/2014/12/emerson-stone-dead-cbs-news-1201329471/

Norwalk Man Faces DUI, Pot Possession Charges in Greenwich

Greenwich Police checking on a car that stopped and then pulled over to the side of Edgewood Avenue about 2:30 in the morning ended up busting the 20-year-old driver from Norwalk for possession of marijuana and driving under the influence. Police decided to check out the car and driver because of a recent spate of burglaries in the area and that it was early in the morning of Dec. 13, according to a police report.

http://patch.com/connecticut/norwalk/norwalk-man-faces-dui-pot-possession-charges-greenwich-0?

Greenwich PD Charge Driver with DUI, Pot Possession

Greenwich Police checking on a car that stopped and then pulled over to the side of Edgewood Avenue about 2:30 in the morning ended up busting the 20-year-old driver for possession of marijuana and driving under the influence. Police decided to check out the car and driver because of a recent spate of burglaries in the area and that it was early in the morning of Dec. 13, according to a police report.

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/greenwich-pd-charge-driver-dui-pot-possession-0?

Greenwich Woman Has Winning Idea for the Future

... costs. Most Votes: High School and College Completion Network: 8th through Life, submitted by Quentin Ball of Greenwich, recommends connecting eighth grade students to an array of academic, guidance and mentoring supports that help them make a ...

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/greenwich-woman-has-winning-idea-future-0?

Eleanor E. Innes, 79; Former Riverside Resident Who 'Loved the Beauty ...

... cooking, gardening and the arts, and was an avid reader, never without a book. She loved the beauty of the town of Greenwich, especially Greenwich Point and Binney Park, where she spent countless hours walking her dogs and sharing time with loved ...

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/eleanor-e-innes-79-former-riverside-resident-who-loved-beauty-greenwich-point-and-binney-park?

Emerson L. Stone, 86; Retired CBS Newsman, Long-Time Greenwich Resident

Emerson Law Stone, a CBS newsman during the heyday of the Tiffany Network and who loved nature, language, music, and family, died Monday, December 15, after a fall in his home. He had lived in Greenwich with his wife Louisa H. Stone for 57 years.

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/emerson-l-stone-86-retired-cbs-newsman-long-time-greenwich-resident-0?

PE-backed Corrona taps InVentiv president for board chairman

... of directors. Corrona is a portfolio company of the health care investment firm, Great Point Partners, based in Greenwich CT. As President at InVentiv Health Clinical, a leading contract research organization (CRO), Mr. Hill was instrumental in ...

https://www.pehub.com/2014/12/pe-backed-corrona-taps-inventiv-president-for-board-chairman/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pehub%2Fblog+%28PE+HUB+Blog%29

Merrill Edison, 92, Former Resident Of Greenwich

Edison was born July 2, 1922, to Gertrude and Harry Edison. He was a graduate of James Madison High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., and The Julliard School of Music in New York City.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/merrill-edison-92-former-resident-greenwich

Former IMS Health and InVentiv Health Executive Raymond H. Hill Joins ...

Great Point Partners II portfolio company, The Consortium of Rheumatology Researchers of North America, Inc. , announces the election of Raymond H. Hill to Executive Chairman of the board of directors Corrona, a leader in observational data and consulting in the auto-immune field, today announced that Raymond H. Hill has been elected Executive Chairman of Corrona's board of directors. Corrona is a portfolio company of the health care investment firm, Great Point Partners, based in Greenwich CT.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/12/prweb12403975.htm

Happy Birthday To Greenwich's Hana Soukupova

Soukupov, who has lived in Greenwich, turns 29 on Thursday. The model was born Dec. 18, 1985, in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/celebrations/happy-birthday-greenwich-s-hana-soukupov

Greenwich Teen Author Shares His 'Rhino' Book With Prince William

... no to ensure its survival, all in the wilderness of Zimbabwe. This children's picture book was written by Jones, a Greenwich, Conn. high school senior, and illustrated by Jacqui Taylor.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/greenwich-teen-author-shares-his-rhino-book-prince-william

The Millionaires's Unit. Documentary film at Greenwich Historical Society

The Greenwich Historical Society is hosting a special screening of The Millionaires' Unit on January 29 in conjunction with the current exhibition Greenwich Faces the Great War. The story follows an elite group of college students from Yale who formed a private air militia in preparation for America's entry into WWI.

http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/Entertainment_12/The-Millionaires-s-Unit-Documentary-film-at-Greenwich-Historical-Society22381.shtml

Crumbs Makes A Cupcake Comeback In Fairfield County

When Crumbs announced in July that it was closing all of its stores , cupcake dreams crumbled as the doors were shuttered for the popular bakeries in Greenwich, Stamford, Westport and Danbury and beyond. But thanks to an infusion of cash from Marcus Lemonis and Fischer Enterprises, who stepped in to take ownership of Crumbs, many of the cupcake outlets have sprung open again.

http://wilton.dailyvoice.com/business/crumbs-makes-cupcake-comeback-fairfield-county

Greenwich Public Schools Placed On College Board's AP District Honor Roll

GREENWICH, Conn. Greenwich Public Schools have been placed on the 5th Annual Advanced Placement District Honor Roll for increasing access to AP course work while maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP Exams.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/schools/greenwich-public-schools-placed-college-board-s-ap-district-honor-roll

Some Greenwich Recreation Fees Will Increase in 2015

... will remain free for residents whose vehicles are registered in town. The seasonal vehicle parking sticker for non-Greenwich registered vehicles remains at $125. The daily parking fee at either of the town's beaches will be $25. Also approved was a ...

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/some-greenwich-recreation-fees-will-increase-2015-0?

Hill House Expansion in Riverside Moves a Step Forward

... (R-149). Hill House was founded in 1978 in response to the need for increased elderly housing as identified by the Greenwich Commission on Aging, and the increased demand and need for additional below-market housing. Hill House grew from space ...

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/hill-house-expansion-riverside-moves-step-forward-0?