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Friday, April 3, 2015

Fire at pool causes minimal damage in backcountry

The scene of the aftermath of a fire at 44 Cutler Road in Greenwich, Conn., Friday afternoon, April 3, 2015. Deputy Fire Marshal Rob Natale said the fire started in the indoor pool area of the home and that it was quickly extinguished by Greenwich firefighters and that no one was injured.

http://www.greenwichtime.com/local/articleGallery/Fire-at-pool-causes-minimal-damage-in-backcountry-6178475.php

Briefly. . .

On April 16, Oppenheimer & Co. is hosting a free forum on cyber security and identity protection, covering both personal threats and investment opportunities, with speakers representing, or veterans of the U.S. Secret Service , Greenwich police, First Trust and Wells Fargo.

http://www.greenwichtime.com/business/article/Briefly-6178487.php

Things to do in and around Greenwich

Greenwich High School student and singer Sarah Mathes will highlight a benefit for The Emily Catherine Fedorko Foundation at 7:30 p.m. April 11 at the Arch Street Teen Center. For more information, visit www.ArchStreet.org.

http://www.greenwichtime.com/local/articleGallery/Things-to-do-in-and-around-Greenwich-6178403.php

What the World Never Looked Like

... ring the "New World": Maps & Sea Charts from the Age of Exploration continues at the Bruce Museum (1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, Connecticut) until June 3.

http://hyperallergic.com/190995/what-the-world-never-looked-like/

SAC successor points to new ethic with promotions

Rowayton resident Mike Towey was recently named a managing director at Point 72 Asset Management in Stamford. Photo: Contributed Photo Highlighting a pair of promotions as a "more objective" approach on its internal personnel policies, Stamford-based Point72 Asset Management made Mike Towey , of the Rowayton section of Norwalk, managing partner, and Kirk McKeown , of Greenwich, managing director.

http://www.newstimes.com/business/article/With-promotions-SAC-successor-points-to-new-ethic-6178019.php

With promotions, SAC successor points to new ethic

Rowayton resident Mike Towey was recently named a managing director at Point 72 Asset Management in Stamford. Photo: Contributed Photo Highlighting a pair of promotions as a "more objective" approach on its internal personnel policies, Stamford-based Point72 Asset Management made Mike Towey of Rowayton managing partner and Kirk McKeown of Greenwich managing director.

http://m.greenwichcitizen.com/business/article/With-promotions-SAC-successor-points-to-new-ethic-6178019.php

With promotions, SAC successor points to new ethic

Highlighting a pair of promotions as a "more objective" approach on its internal personnel policies, Stamford-based Point72 Asset Management made Mike Towey of Rowayton managing partner and Kirk McKeown of Greenwich managing director. Towey has been director of equity research since June 2014 for EverPoint Asset Management, a New York City-based affiliate of Point72, previously holding a similar role with Susquehanna International Group for four years.

http://m.ctpost.com/business/article/With-promotions-SAC-successor-points-to-new-ethic-6178019.php

Court won't reconsider decision on Wall St. insider trading

... no new comment on the ruling or on whether he would appeal it to the U.S. Supreme Court. Chiasson, who co-founded Greenwich, Connecticut-based Level Global Investors, had been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison. Newman, who worked for Diamondback ...

http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/business/sns-bc-ny--insider-trading-hedge-funds-20150403,0,2745565.story

Mario's Place In Westport Serving Up Its Last Meals On Saturday

... will be taking over Mario's, will turn it into a wine bar, and rename it Harvest, like its other restaurants in Greenwich and New Haven, the Westport News said. They also run 55 Wine Bar and Restaurant in Fairfield, Cava Wine Bar and Restaurant in ...

http://westport.dailyvoice.com/business/marios-place-westport-serving-its-last-meals-saturday

Pastel Pick of the Week | Daniel Greene at Gallery Henoch

... taught at the Art Students League of New York and currently offers summer portrait workshops. Cavalier Gallery in Greenwich, Conn.; Miller Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio; Portraits, Inc; Beverly McNeil Gallery in Birmingham, Ala., and S.R. Brennan ...

http://www.artistsnetwork.com/subject/portrait-figure/pastel-pick-of-the-week-daniel-greene-at-gallery-henoch

Federal appeals court won't reconsider decision on Wall Street insider trading

... no new comment on the ruling or on whether he would appeal it to the U.S. Supreme Court. Chiasson, who co-founded Greenwich, Connecticut-based Level Global Investors, had been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison. Newman, who worked for Diamondback ...

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2015/04/federal_appeals_court_wont_rec.html

Sealed Air Corp. sells its Rockingham plant

... to Chicago-based Novipax, the companies announced this week. Novipax is a new company formed by Atlas Holdings of Greenwich, Connecticut, with the acquisition of Sealed Air's facilities in Rockingham, Indianapolis, Paxinos, Pennsylvania, Reading, ...

http://www.yourdailyjournal.com/news/localnews1/152734744/Sealed-Air-sells-its-Rockingham-production-plant

Court won't reconsider decision on Wall St. insider trading

... no new comment on the ruling or on whether he would appeal it to the U.S. Supreme Court. Chiasson, who co-founded Greenwich, Connecticut-based Level Global Investors, had been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison. Newman, who worked for Diamondback ...

http://kron4.com/ap/court-wont-reconsider-decision-on-wall-st-insider-trading/

First Take: Will Wall Street welcome the return of a villain?

... that while Fuld lost a fortune via his Lehman holdings, he was hardly destitute. He still owned "a mansion in Greenwich, Conn., a 40-plus-acre ranch in Sun Valley, Idaho, as well as a five-bedroom home in Jupiter Island, Fla. He no longer has a ...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/will-wall-street-welcome-the-return-of-a-villain-2015-04-03?siteid=rss&rss=1

Greenwich Man Charged With Insider Trading In Acquisition Of Cooper Tire

The SEC on Thursday charged Greenwich resident Iftikar Ahmed, a general partner at Oak Investment Partners in Pickwick Plaza, and his friend Amit Kanodia of Brookline, Mass. The SEC said they illegally profited from insider information about the proposed acquisition of Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/news/greenwich-man-charged-insider-trading-acquisition-cooper-tire

Two charged with insider trading in Cooper-Apollo deal

... ago Amit Kanodia of Brookline, Massachusetts, an entrepreneur and private equity investor, and Iftikar Ahmed of Greenwich, Connecticut, a general partner at a venture capital firm, were charged Thursday in federal courts in Boston and Hartford, the ...

http://thecourier.com/breaking-news/2015/04/03/two-charged-with-insider-trading-in-cooper-apollo-deal/

"Come Play" with Child Guidance Center at Annual Gala

... will help provide therapy and emergency crisis services for children, adolescents, and their families in Stamford, Greenwich, Darien and New Canaan. Currently, event sponsors include Barclays, Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, Centerview ...

http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/News_1/Come-Play-with-Child-Guidance-Center-at-Annual-Gala22654.shtml

Credit Cardholders Can Receive Free Admission At Fairfield County Museums

... Easter weekend. Museums in the offer include the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford; the Bruce Museum in Greenwich; the Fairfield Museum and History Center; the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington; Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in ...

http://westport.dailyvoice.com/events/credit-cardholders-can-receive-free-admission-fairfield-county-museums

Greenwich OB/GYN Named Among Top Doctors in Fairfield County

Dr. Russell Turk, a Greenwich physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, has been selected as a Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor. Russell Turk, M.D., a Greenwich-based obstetrician and gynecologist, has been named by Castle Connolly as a Top Doctor in the New York Metro area.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/04/prweb12618702.htm

Rain, Thunderstorms Head Toward Greenwich

Sunny skies during the day on Thursday have given way to clouds, showers and potential thunderstorms in Fairfield County overnight and into Friday, the National Weather Service says. Wet weather will prevail on Friday with a high near 60 degrees.

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/news/rain-thunderstorms-head-toward-fairfield-county