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Saturday, March 14, 2015

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Students from Danbury, Newtown, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Orange, Plantsville, Putnam, Stratford and Windsor were among the top winners in the state's annual Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair . The area students who won prizes included, in the physical sciences division, Sarah Johnson , a student at Westside Middle School Academy in Danbury who won first place in the seventh-grade competition.

http://m.newstimes.com/local/article/Local-students-excel-at-science-fair-6134894.php

Protesters Invade Greenwich, Protest Politics Of Hedge Fund Billionaire

A crowd of anti-poverty protesters braved the cold and the rain Saturday morning to stage a protest on Greenwich Avenue against local billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones II, according to the Greenwich Time website .

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/news/protesters-invade-greenwich-protest-politics-hedge-fund-billionaire

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Fairfield Prep goaltender Jack Taubi, left, looks behind at his net as he is unable to stop the shot for a goal by Kristian Cunningham , top right, of Greenwich, during the first period of the state high school boys hockey quarterfinal game between Greenwich High School and Fairfield Prep at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., Saturday, March 14, 2015. At center is Cole Casi of Fairfield Prep at bottom is Mike Morizan of Greenwich.

http://m.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/sports/article/Greenwich-upends-Fairfield-Prep-advances-to-6134382.php

Musician, conductor Robert Genualdi dies

... many years, Genualdi regularly performed with the Greater Bridgeport Symphony, as well as with the New Haven and Greenwich symphony orchestras. Along with his wife, violist Dorothy Straub , and Barnum Museum Executive Director Kathy Maher , Genualdi ...

http://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Musician-conductor-Robert-Genualdi-dies-6134398.php

Greenwich upends Fairfield Prep, advances to state hockey semifinals

Fairfield Prep goaltender Jack Taubi, left, looks behind at his net as he is unable to stop the shot for a goal by Kristian Cunningham , top right, of Greenwich, during the first period of the state high school boys hockey quarterfinal game between Greenwich High School and Fairfield Prep at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., Saturday, March 14, 2015. At center is Cole Casi of Fairfield Prep at bottom is Mike Morizan of Greenwich.

http://www.ctpost.com/highschool/article/Greenwich-upends-Fairfield-Prep-advances-to-6134393.php

Dried booze, reconstituted legislation

... own pickles and going clamming with constituents, is branching out into maple syrup. The four-term incumbent from Greenwich tapped a row of maple trees in his backyard, posting a photo of the sap collection buckets Thursday on Twitter. Himes, who ...

http://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Dried-booze-reconstituted-legislation-6134330.php

Selectmen Approve $90,000 Settlement for Greenwich Mom Who Claimed Negligence Caused Son's Injury

The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to settle a lawsuit brought by a Greenwich mother and her son, who claimed the Greenwich Board of Education was negligent for not providing a safe environment when her son was injured in a gymnastics class at Julian Curtiss school. Madeline Frost filed the legal action after her then 10-year-old son suffered a fractured elbow when he fell from gymnastic rings at Julian Curtiss in February 2012.

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/selectmen-approve-90000-settlement-greenwich-mom-who-claimed-negligence-caused-sons-injury?

Pesticides, Arsenic Found in Soil Around New Lebanon School

As the Greenwich Board of Education continues to consider its options for either rebuilding or expanding the New Lebanon School, the school district announced late Friday that there is soil contamination that could limit school expansion options. The determination was made on the heels of soil test results on the property surrounding the Mead Avenue school campus that included analysis of samples taken from the town-owned baseball fields that abut the school campus and the Byram Shubert Library.

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/pesticides-arsenic-found-soil-around-new-lebanon-school-0?

How To Profit From Rising Rates - This High Dividend Stock Yields 8% And Goes Ex-Dividend Soon

... its taxable income to its stockholders. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. STWD's loan portfolio has good diversification in both type and geographical region. For example, it has only ...

http://seekingalpha.com/article/3000606-how-to-profit-from-rising-rates-this-high-dividend-stock-yields-8-percent-and-goes-ex-dividend-soon?source=feed_sector_financial

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Students From Bridgeport, Danbury, Greenwich, Newtown, Orange, Plantsville, Putnam, Stratford and Windsor are among the top winners in the state's annual Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair . Awards were handed out Saturday during a ceremony at Quinnipiac University in Hamden.

http://m.ctpost.com/local/article/Local-students-excel-at-science-fair-6134289.php

What to do in and around Greenwich

Pre-Passover Food Drive From Monday through Thursday, Temple Sholom, 300 East Putnam Ave,. is collecting non-perishable food items to support Neighbor to Neighbor, a community food bank.

http://www.greenwichtime.com/local/articleGallery/What-to-do-in-and-around-Greenwich-6134134.php

Greenwich Library Seeks Suggestions for Annual 'Greenwich Reads Together' Program

Greenwich Library is accepting suggestions for Greenwich Reads Together, the community-wide reading experience that engages all of Greenwich in exploring a single book. The library says that "in order to be selected, the book should be of high literary quality, reflective of universal issues and capable of generating thought-provoking discussions.

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/greenwich-library-seeks-suggestions-annual-greenwich-reads-together-program-0?

What's Coming to Netflix, Amazon Prime and Redbox in Greenwich

The 2014 version of Annie , along with Birdman , Dumb and Dumber To and The Theory of Everything will be among the movies available soon at the Redbox kiosks in Greenwich, according to the Redbox website . Not sure what you want to watch? You could look up individual movies or TV shows on Metacritic , on Rotten Tomatoes on IMDb and on Wikipedia , among other sites.

http://patch.com/connecticut/greenwich/whats-coming-netflix-amazon-prime-and-redbox-greenwich-0?

Protesters Plan To Picket Greenwich Home Of Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones

A group of liberal activists will head to Greenwich on Saturday to stage a protest at the coastal mansion of billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones II, according to Crain's New York Business. The protesters plan to wield signs and chant aggressive slogans, according to Crain's.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/news/protesters-plan-picket-greenwich-home-billionaire-paul-tudor-jones

Linda DePreta, 71, Lifelong Stamford Resident

She was born on Sept. 3, 1943, to Gerardo and Grace Boccuzzi. DePreta was a hairdresser for 53 years, having worked at Chateau Coiffure in Greenwich and J. Pierre Salon in Stamford.

http://stamford.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/linda-depreta-71-lifelong-stamford-resident

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