04/21/08 - Monday's News Links From The Greenwich Time

Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency Meeting Is Cancelled

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DEP approves Stanwich proposal Although Stanwich School appears to have solved a major point of contention standing in the way of its proposed $100 million campus, that success may spell further delays for the school project. The state Department of Environmental Protection last week told the school that it could move the location of its proposed on-site sewage system to a spot that would save acres of land and trees from being razed. But while that move may earn points with conservationists, the change means the school must return to the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency for more scrutiny, prompting the Planning and Zoning Commission to postpone a meeting scheduled for tomorrow. The project could face further delays if the agency decides that a new application is needed.... Full Story Western Middle School Students celebrate international night Western Middle School students, staff and family came together for International Night on April 3 to showcase their varied backgrounds. Full Story louvre curator to speak at school awards A curator who recently presided over an exhibit on Gustave Courbet at the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will be a featured speaker at the Alliance of Francaise of Greenwich's Schools' Prizes and Scholarships Award ceremony. Full Story school calendar April 21 Greenwich Academy book fair: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Board of Education work session: 7 p.m., Western Middle School Auditorium. Full Story Town tops in special education litigation Greenwich parents are the most litigious in the state when it comes to fighting for special education on behalf of their children, according to figures from the school district. Full Story The time is right for cherry blossom festival Timing is everything. So when Harry Sakamaki saw a row of cherry trees in full bloom yesterday in front of the Greenwich Japanese School, the lead organizer of the cherry blossom festival there breathed a sigh of relief. ======================================= Please send your comments, news tips and press releases to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com

11/11/07 - Greenwich News Wire

Celebs Extending Their Brand Names to Credit Cards
Technology Marketing
... consumers. "It's branding gone nutty," said Jack Trout, president of marketing firm Jack Trout & Partners, Old Greenwich, Conn. "Most people know it's just a hustle. I don't see a lot of mileage in them." But celebrities who want to exploit their ...


Licensing: 'Do You Take Hilary Duff?' Celebs Plasticize Portfolios
Technology Marketing
... consumers. "It's branding gone nutty," said Jack Trout, president of marketing firm Jack Trout & Partners, Old Greenwich, Conn. "Most people know it's just a hustle. I don't see a lot of mileage in them." But celebs who want to exploit their fame ...


Licensing: 'Do You Take Hilary Duff?' Celebs Plasticize Portfolios
Brandweek
... consumers. "It's branding gone nutty," said Jack Trout, president of marketing firm Jack Trout & Partners, Old Greenwich, Conn. "Most people know it's just a hustle. I don't see a lot of mileage in them." But celebs who want to exploit their fame ...


Project Spotlight 2: A Project Of Lofty Ambitions

... of Worcester - which has pledged tax deferments for the project - Berkeley has also formed a joint venture with Greenwich, Conn.-based Starwood Capital on the project. Starwood specializes in real estate investments on behalf of select private and ...


IPOs / Week of Nov. 12
Buffalo News
Following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include Renaissance Capital of Greenwich, Conn.


Naples speed overwhelms Greenwich
Connecticut Post
Greenwich may have played a non-league game Friday night in south Florida, but the Cardinals certainly were not out of their league against Naples.

Duo has the drive to make a difference
Greenwich Time
... legislative session, they spent months dogging legislators to improve accountability and record-keeping at the Greenwich weigh station on I-95. Their bill was approved as part of the $2.9 billion state bonding package late last month. When Kelly ...


VOLLEYBALL Greenwich knocked off by New Milford; Hatters win
Greenwich Time
Class LL: New Milford 3, Greenwich 1 - Sixth-seeded New Milford won the final three games to stun No.


Greenwich High volleyball upset by New Milford in Class LL quarterfinals
Greenwich Time
'Cardinals never quit.' That has been the motto for the Greenwich volleyball team all season long and it is that attitude that has produced the most successful season in the program's history with 20 victories ...


Foreign investors showing interest
Greenwich Time
Japanese business contacts called Greenwich real estate agent Marion Nolan recently on behalf of clients who may be interested in buying homes in Greenwich.


New selectmen expect to work well together
Greenwich Time
... I'm sure he'll listen to my strong voice.' A former English teacher and past president of the Junior League of Greenwich, Lavery said she plans to latch on to a number of issues and demonstrate her leadership abilities. 'I'm very concerned ...


Experts: Malloy can survive troubles
Greenwich Time
... Now Malloy is dealing with allegations about his middle son. Benjamin Malloy, 19, was arrested last week by Greenwich police in Stamford on drug charges and released on $2,500 bond. A police report accused Benjamin Malloy of being a marijuana ...


Westhill's season ends in a shootout
Greenwich Time
... team finished the year with a 17-2-1 mark. 'I love these kids.' The Tigers (16-2-3) have followed their loss to Greenwich in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship game with three straight wins, including a ...


Executive moves
Crain's NY Business
... FINANCE & INSURANCE Aquetong Capital Advisors: Dan Morley, 52, joined as managing director, based in New York and Greenwich, Conn. He was formerly a managing partner at Ardshiel Inc. Carlton Advisory Services: Marc Belsky, 27, joined as managing ...

Tough Times
New York Post
... Holdings has fallen 28.7 percent since June 30, costing the fund some $3.2 billion. It closed Friday at $120.87. Greenwich, Conn.-based ESL Investments also took it on the chin for its Citigroup stake, which got Lampert some unwanted publicity last ...

11/05/07 - Japanese School gives a glimpse into traditions

Kotomi Osa, left helps Nanami Hotta, 6, with a kimono at the Japanese School’s Cultural Festival yesterday

Japanese School gives a glimpse into traditions

By Martin B. Cassidy
Norwalk Advocate

After about ten minutes in which multiple sashes and cords were fastened, Lily Marone of Greenwich had completed the elaborate process of donning a traditional Japanese kimono.

'Putting on the ties was the hardest part,' the eight-year old said.

By custom in Japan, a mother teaches her daughter how to don a kimono, which is traditionally worn on New Year's Day and to visit shrines on holidays, said Yoko Takagahara, a mother of a Japanese School of Greenwich student who helped Lily.

'Fewer people in Japan wear them now,' Takagahara said.

Parents and students at the Greenwich Japanese School gave curious residents from town and elsewhere a chance to sample Japanese traditions at the school's 2007 Culture Festival at its Lake Avenue campus.

The school teaches students the national Japanese curriculum for children of Japanese families living in the tri-state area, and has about 180 students from first through ninth grade. It is overseen by Japan's Ministry of Education.

Visitors watched men demonstrate their skill in the martial arts karate and kendo, the sacred Zen ritual of the Japanese tea ceremony, and children learned to play Bun Bun Goma, a game which is played with cardboard tops made by children.

The festival teaches students to share Japanese culture with others, Eiji Nishimura, president of the school's Parent Teacher's Association, a goal which is not a natural part of the nation's character.

'Japanese culture is fairly passive about opening up and interacting with other communities but the event is a chance to learn to be as open as possible,' Nishimura said.

Nishimura explained that the Japanese tea ceremony, karate, and kendo, the Japanese version of fencing, all embody the cultural tenet of 'kata' or form which is important in Japanese life.

The ritualized preparation and serving of guests at a tea ceremony is geared to emphasizing Zen buddhist principles, Nishimura said, providing participants a chance to reflect and become more spiritually aware.......

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