12/08/09 the Raw Greenwich News Freed: Overnight Edition

Singers celebrate Christmas on the Avenue Greenwich Time By Frank MacEachern Jose Salazar, 42, and his wife Tara, 37, took their 19-month-old daughter Sofia out for a walk on Greenwich Avenue Sunday and stopped to ... See all stories on this topic

Merchants organize to put spotlight on downtown Byram Greenwich Time Jody Pennette has lived in Greenwich his whole life, but admits that for many years he was guilty of never making it over to the western side of town to ... See all stories on this topic

Ellington's Vranos to bet $208M IPO on mortgage bonds Danbury News Times By Michael Tsang And Jody Shenn, Bloomberg News Old Greenwich-based Ellington Financial LLC, run by Michael Vranos' hedge-fund firm, plans to sell as much ... See all stories on this topic

Greenwich In The Blogoshere

Fee increases at Greenwich golf course after year in the rough ... By Lincoln Millstein Lincoln Millstein offers his unique views and insight on Greenwich and its community. Lincoln's Log - http://blog.ctnews.com/lincolnmillstein/

Interior Design Retail Sales Job (Greenwich CT) - Graphic Design Jobs By webmaster@craigslist.org Looking for a part time sales associate at a furniture and accessories boutique in Greenwich Ct. Must have sales experience and a passion for interior design and accessories. If you watch HGTV, read Elle decor cover to cover and obsess ... Graphic Design Jobs - http://www.graphicdesign-jobs.com/

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Westport Patch - Staples Thwarts Greenwich With Blocked Field Goal Cuartas' game-winning field goal gives Wreckers 30-28 win.

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12/06/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed; Overnight Edition

Greenwich Academy falls in tournament final to Miss Porter's Greenwich Time By Chistopher Falvo As snow flakes began to fall on the Greenwich Academy campus Saturday, so did the 3-point shots. Miss Porter's School opened the game ...

Area served by Greenwich student volunteers Connecticut Post "I love going, and having that one-and-one with the people," the 11th-grader at Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich said. "It gives me a way to impact ...

Greenwich Academy squash as deep and talented as ever Greenwich Time By Tom Forde Walking down the stairwell to the Greenwich Academy squash courts there are snapshots of the legacy the Gators have built with championship ...

Greenwich Post YWCA benefits from golf challenge Greenwich Post Peter Carlson of Greenwich, third from the left, president of Carlson and Carlson, an independent insurance agency located in Greenwich and New York City, ...

First Light Old Greenwich – Our Greenwich By johnferrisrobben Old Greenwich · Sound Beach Avenue. Our Greenwich - http://ourgreenwich.com/

Second arrest in jewelry heist; third expected soon ... By admin Second arrest in jewelry heist; third expected soon (Greenwich Time) · PJ Golds - http://www.pjgolds.com/

BREAKING NEWS: Shays former Campaign Manager Indicted – Our Greenwich By franktrotta ... Our Greenwich - http://ourgreenwich.com/

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Long line for opening of Greenwich Avenue Apple Store - Greenwich Time The Greenwich Apple Store has pretty much the same products and services as the one six ... Though some Greenwich Avenue business owners worry that Apple, ...

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12/05/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Overnight Edition

Surveillance video shows Old Greenwich gas station robbery Greenwich Time armed robbery at an Old Greenwich gas station in which a clerk was shot and wounded in the head will help lead to the arrest of the robber. ...

Greenwich Academy basketball tops St. Luke's in opener Greenwich Time By Christopher Falvo Greenwich Academy's Joi Spaulding looks for a shot as St. Luke's Megan Flood, left, and Samantha Sexton look to block as the Gators ...

St. Luke's can't keep up with Greenwich Academy basketball Greenwich Time By Christopher Falvo Youth and early season jitters contributed to sloppy play as Greenwich Academy and St. Luke's tipped off the Greenwich Academy Holiday ...

Greenwich Historical society, fallen on hard times, seeks town aid Greenwich Time By Neil Vigdor In a sign of the economic times, The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich is requesting funding from the town for the first time ever. ...

BREAKING NEWS - Police release surveillance video of Old Greenwich gas station ... Connecticut Post By Frank MacEachern Greenwich Police have released the video of the Nov. 21 armed robbery and shooting at the Mobil on the Run gas station on ...

Calendar Connecticut Events in Connecticut New York Times GREENWICH Audubon Greenwich Family bird watching, identify and count birds to report to Project Feederwatch. All ages. Dec. 12, 12:30 to 2 pm $1.50 to $5. ...

Nutcracker kids Greenwich Citizen By Anne W. Semmes Four young Greenwich dancers have landed plum roles in the Purchase Dance Corps' production of The Nutcracker at the Purchase College ...

New York Times Taking on Unlikables New York Times NAME WITHHELD, GREENWICH, CONN. You may not. If candidates can do the job, bathe regularly and work well with others, you should hire them. ...

Visiting with our reindeer guests Greenwich Citizen Ruby Gelder, daughter of former Greenwich resident Melissa Groo, looks with wonder upon the four reindeer last Saturday morning. ...

PI buzz: An extra eye on the road; Greenwich police use cameras to ... By Tamara Thompson Creeping through a municipal parking lot in downtown Greenwich Thursday morning, Sgt. John Slusarz used more than just his eyes to spot potential crimes or violations -- he had a high-tech camera acting as his partner. ... PI buzz - http://yourpinews.blogspot.com/

Notes from a Stylist: Santa spotted in Greenwich CT By Lobler and Delaney When quizzed by youngest child whether indeed that was the 'real' Santa he had just met - who, to be fair did have all his own long white beard, no fake Santa's may apply in Greenwich clearly - I took the plunge and nodded affirmation ... Notes from a Stylist - http://notesfromastylist.blogspot.com/

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Police release surveillance video of Old Greenwich gas station ... GREENWICH -- Greenwich Police have released the video of the Nov. 21 armed robbery and shooting at the Mobil on the Run gas station on East Putnam Avenue in ...

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04/03/08 - The Senior Center Is Vital To The Town, Because Over One-Fourth Of Age 70-Plus Households Will Have Incomes Under $25,000

Historically, senior centers have served needs of the older (age 76 and up) and less well-off segments of society across America.

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"We have all the information from the consultants and we are waiting for a meeting with Mr. Tesei," Town of Greenwich Commission on Aging led by Executive Director Sam Deibler said.

"The decision about the Senior Center site will be coming from him."

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Future Senior Center to be Far Cry from Old Town Hall

Via Connecticut Post

Men and women in the golden years were smartly line-dancing to prompting from an instructor at the Senior Center in the Old Town Hall on Greenwich Avenue Monday.

Two steps fore; two steps aft; two steps to the right, two steps to the left - the instructor directed as a recorded waltz filled the lunch, activity, lecture, exercise all-purpose dog-eared room on the first floor.

Across the hall, in upholstered chairs of a certain age, a few seniors lounged in the books on their laps. A TV was on and others gazed at the program on the screen.

The library and TV room opened on another room with card tables, and stacks of boxed board games nearby. A foursome was playing bridge.

Downstairs, a pool table was not in use. Access to the lower level was via steep stairs of a rickety elevator that could win a prize for being the slowest on planet earth.

The short tour of the current Senior Center put into focus the subject of a recent survey conducted by Gerontological Services Inc. of Santa Monica, Calif. Its subject: Greenwich's Future Senior Center.

The survey was done for the Town of Greenwich Commission on Aging led by Executive Director Sam Deibler. The Senior Center, now a Town Department, is under his baton.

Conducted last January among 4,000 men and women 60-to-80 years of age, the survey was triggered by the fact that the Greenwich Senior Center is at a pivotal moment in its history, according to Deibler.

For these reasons:

1. The older adult population is growing and will continue to do so over at least the next 25 years. By 2030, some 23,573 in Greenwich will be over 60. Projections are 9,676 will be between 60 and 69; 8,793 between 70 to 74; 5,103 ages 75 and over.

2. At the same time....

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03/20/08 - "I just feel it's an important issue to bring forward again," First Selectman Peter Tesei said

Mary Ann Morrison, the CEO and president of the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce, said the proposal was a reasonable compromise.

.... "Mr. Tesei still sees the value and importance of keeping the police officers at the three major intersections on Greenwich Avenue, and let's hope it stays that way."

Ave. traffic light plan revised

By Neil Vigdor
Greenwich Time - Staff Writer

After getting the red light from the Representative Town Meeting last year, a proposal to install traffic signals on Greenwich Avenue is back, this time with some changes.

The lights would be installed on Greenwich Avenue at Havemeyer Place, Elm and Lewis streets, and would sit atop antique-style lampposts similar to the existing streetlamps. Police officers would still direct traffic during the day, and the traffic lights would be used at night and on Sundays....

... "I don't want to lose Greenwich, what little is left of the old town," said Joan Caldwell, a lifelong resident who is moderator pro tempore of the RTM.

Caldwell said traffic lights would ruin the town's main street, "making Greenwich look like downtown White Plains."

"It is actually likely to make the town look more citified," Caldwell said.

Her colleague, Mary Pellegrino, a District 1/South Center RTM member who represents the downtown, was more direct. "I think that's rotten," Pellegrino said. "Come on, let's be practical. We're getting out of hand in this town."....

... Police Chief David Ridberg, who has long argued that having police officers direct traffic is not the best use of manpower and hurts morale....

... Selectman Peter Crumbine downplayed the change the lights might bring. "They should blend in all right," he said.

Tesei stressed that he has no intention of replacing the police officers altogether, but acknowledged he probably doesn't have much pull in the matter.

"It most likely will probably get voted down," Tesei said. "But I think it's important to have the conversation."

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02/27/08 - Years Ago Malcolm Pray Warned Greenwich That Pickwick Plaza Would Cause Gridlock. No One Listened. Now Another Traffic Disaster Is Comming.

Greenwich lawyer and real estate developer Joseph Tranfo poses with a rendering of a hotel proposed for Benedict Place and Lewis Street.
(Bob Luckey Jr./Staff photo)

Developer's plan hinges on leasing town lot

Joseph A. Tranfo knows he is risking a good part of his family fortune on a $100 million downtown Greenwich redevelopment project that depends on getting access to a piece of town land. But the real estate lawyer-turned-developer said the risk is worth it because of what the project promises to achieve.

"There's an opportunity to create a community here," Tranfo said.

The project is to build a multistory complex of offices, a hotel, restaurant, underground parking and dozens of residences on 2 acres of prime real estate between Greenwich Avenue and Lewis and West Elm streets.

The catch, however, is that Tranfo must first acquire the right to lease from the town a 1.3-acre municipal parking lot on Benedict Place to get enough room for his plans.

Tranfo, who has already spent more than $7 million acquiring many of the other pieces he needs for the project, recently presented his ideas to the Board of Selectmen.....

... In addition to the town's financial commitment to the project, Selectman Lin Lavery said she is concerned about the four-story height of the proposed structures.

"It looks very big," she said. "I need to look at it more."

Lavery said she wonders about the proposed density and whether the new development would attract transient residents who only live there part-time.

"It might be like the Plaza Hotel in New York or the Greenwich Gables where people purchase high-end condos and don't necessarily become community members," she said....

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01/31/08 - The Greenwich Blog Wire - Greenwich Gossip

Bill Clark Hard At Work In The Greenwich Library

Manuscript Mavens Come to Greenwich Avenue!

Well, not exactly, but you can be the first to walk down Greenwich Avenue with a bright green MaveFave button. Actually, you can't, inasmuch as your scribe has already ordered his, and thus expects to be the first. He will wear it with pride to all his book signings and other literary events, and thereby look to start a fashion trend among the literati of Greenwich.

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12/04/06 - Archive - News Reports

Connecticut firm buys Greenleaf & Crosby

Source: Palm Beach Daily News

A.E. Betteridge, an estate jewelery firm in Greenwich, Conn., bought Greenleaf & Crosby last week.

Midnight Pass Joins APPMA

Source: Clickpress.com

Midnight Pass, direct marketer and online retailer of innovative pet products, becomes the latest new member of APPMA

Midnight Pass, providers of innovative and exclusive pet products to thousands of customers worldwide, has recently become a member of the American Pet Products Manufacturing Association, Inc. (APPMA) located in Greenwich, CT.

Midnight Pass is a direct marketer and online retailer with corporate headquarters in Marshfield, Mass. APPMA is the leading not-for-profit world wide trade association made up of over 900 pet product manufacturers, their representatives, importers and suppliers. Membership consists of a diverse group representing both large corporations and growing business enterprises worldwide. APPMA's mission is to promote, develop and advance pet ownership in the pet products industry and to provide the services necessary to help its members prosper.

Midnight Pass will be exhibiting and introducing new products at the APPMA Global Pet Expo at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL during February 22-24, 2007........


Just be happy Club hopes to spread good cheer through good deeds

Sorce: Stamford Advocate

... says Glass, who developed the teen club with Stone after their mothers read a Sept. 6 article in The Advocate and Greenwich Time about the Happiness Club for adults in Fairfield. That organization, founded by Fairfield resident Lionel Ketchian, has ...


World Class Retail Developer Sheldon Gordon Brings His Innovative Style to the Poconos

Source: Biz.yahoo.com

... indirect jobs, making the Pocono Manor Resort & Casino the second largest employer in the region. Headquartered in Greenwich, CT, Gordon Group Holdings, LLC is recognized as one of the leading specialty retail and entertainment development firms in ...


After 40 years, DaVinci's serves its final meal

By: Michael Dinan
Source: Stamford Advocate

DaVinci's Ristorante was a year-old, failing, 40-seat pizza place on a corner of downtown's main two-way street, Greenwich Avenue, when newlyweds Lisa and Tony Vitiello began renting the space in 1966.

The couple started a family as they took over the restaurant, and Tony took up extra work as a chef in Stamford to help pay the bills and keep their business going.
'We were like any young couple starting out,' Lisa recalled yesterday as loyal customers filed into the beloved restaurant, now 125 seats with an extensive menu of Italian cuisine, for the last time.

'Leaving these people is harder than anything. I could have left the day after my husband died 11 years ago. But these people --AOEI don't want to call them 'customers,' because I don't think of them that way --AOEthey started out as strangers who came here for the food, and they've become friends.'

A Greenwich institution The Avenue and East Elm Street, known for its veal parmesan served on the bone, homemade gnocchi and fresh seafood, DaVinci's closed its doors after four decades. A bank will begin renting space in the three-story building that the Vitiellos bought 20 years ago, and could open as soon as next summer.

'It's not that we're leaving out of failure, but at the height of success,' Vitiello said as her long-serving staff uncorked bottles of wine in a bustling, elegant dining room, where natural light brings out the walls' Renaissance Era-like frescoes. 'From a business standpoint, I'm extremely comfortable with the offer we got. But from a personal standpoint, it's more emotional.'

An Italy native who grew up on an island off the coast of Naples and moved to the United States at age 9, two years after her mother died, Vitiello says she'll miss the restaurant's frequenters and staff. But she wants to spend more time with her four kids and six grandchildren: Anthony, 17, Victoria, 13, Joey, 8, Ariana, 7, John, 4 and Sofia Alexandra, three weeks.


Christmas windows brighten downtown

Source: Greenwich Time - Southern Connecticut

If the window displays of Greenwich businesses don't get you in the holiday spirit this year, it's not for lack of effort.