08/31/11 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Overnight Edition

1. State Supreme Court overturns 2007 murder conviction

   The Hour Online

   ... Harry Gonzalez, 43, of New Haven, was convicted for the murder of 75-year old Joanne Trautwein, a retired Greenwich teacher. Gonzalez was found guilty of murder, robbery in the first degree and kidnapping in the first degree in 2007. In a ...

2. Wall Street lifts blue chips but techs lag w/Photo

   The London News.Net

   ... you put a rosy spin on everything," Steve Sosnick, equity-risk manager at Timber Hill/Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Connecticut told Reuters Thomson. "Our rally has quieted down since the data wasn't great this morning, and we still don't ...

3. Greenwich Schools Will Open Sept. 7

   The Daily Greenwich

   The start of the new school year in Greenwich has been delayed until Wednesday, Sept.

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4. Stamford Resident Treated for West Nile Virus

   Patch.com

   ... said in a press release. According the the CT Dept. of Health, the first case of West Nile Virus originated in Greenwich during 1999 and spread across the east coast, reaching states such as New Jersey and Maryland. The primary source of the disease ...

5. First County Bank is presenting sponsor of 34th annual NSA Oyster Fest

   Norwalk Citizen News

   ... he main sponsor. "The bank sees the Oyster Festival as a hallmark event in Fairfield County and with branches from Greenwich to Westport, three in Norwalk alone, it is important to First County Bank as a community bank to support the festival.

6. Due to Irene's Damage, Greenwich Schools' Opening Postponed to Sept. 7

   Patch.com

   Due to the number of roads blocked by fallen trees and the high number of downed power lines around town, due to Hurricane Irene, the opening of the GreenwichPublic Schools for the 2011-2012 school year has been postponed to Wednesday, Sept.

7. Doctor's hours: Former Greenwich resident examines a life well-lived -- his own

   Greenwich Citizen

   ... years of marriage, he was devastated. The loss made him reflect on her life -- and also on his own. The longtime Greenwich resident, who turns 93 in October, decided to write down his accomplishments, document his career, and number his passions. In ..

8. Labor Days: A brief history of the workingman's Greenwich

   Greenwich Citizen

   Long before Greenwich became known as a haven for hedge funders and a bastion for bankers, it was a workingman's town.

9. Making Cents: Earthquake shakes loose some advice

   New Hartford Pennysaver

   There is a first time for everything. Last Wednesday, I was sitting in our office inGreenwich, Conn., when someone asked if the building was shaking.

10. Last-minute move doesn't keep crowds from Greenwich Relay for Life

    Norwalk Citizen News

    The 22-year-old Greenwich native battled Hodgkin's lymphoma twice in the past seven years.

11. Greenwich Man Saves Woman From Assault at Port Chester Laundromatw/Photo

    Patch.com

    The victim, a 47-year-old Greenwich woman, was in a Main Street laundromat at 10:30 p.m. when Eddie Padillo of Elmsford stumbled in, police said.

12. CL&P Bringing More Crews into Greenwich to Expedite Power Restoration

    Patch.com

    Town officials are reporting that CL&P will be bringing nine extra line crews intoGreenwich at 3 p.m. today in an effort to expedite power restoration.

13. Spotlight on Student Achievements

    Patch.com

    ... was held on Tuesday, May 10 at Central Middle School with teams from Eastern, Central, Western, Middlesex, and Greenwich Catholic Middle Schools competing. The topic of this year's debate competition was the death penalty. Three of the five Eastern ...

    
    

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2/12/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed

Photo: Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook 'paid out $65m' to end lawsuit claiming idea for website was stolen

Daily Mail

Facebook paid out $65 million to two former classmates to end a lawsuit claiming the idea for the massively successful social networking site was stolen, it has been revealed.

Founder Mark Zuckerberg has been accused in the past of having stolen the idea for the website from his two college room mates who then set up ConnectU, a smaller social network.

Now the law firm that represented ConnectU have included the settlement amount Facebook purportedly paid ConnectU's founders in a newsletter.

Lawyers from law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges represented ConnectU in a lawsuit that ended in a settlement in June last year.

In the law suit ConnectU's three founders claimed that Mark Zuckerberg agreed to finish computer code for their site while all three were studying at Harvard in 2003.

But they claimed that Zuckerberg repeatedly stalled before eventually created Facebook using their ideas.

Under their settlement, Facebook agreed to pay ConnectU $20 million in cash and 1,253,326 shares of common stock.

The stock was worth $45 million, based on the Microsoft valuation, but only $11 million under Facebook's own appraisal.

That means ConnectU received anywhere from $31 million and $65 million for settling the suit, depending on which stock valuation is used.

Facebook started in 2004, a few months before ConnectU went online, and now has 31 million users, compared with about 70,000 users for ConnectU, based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

This Weekend
The Wilton Bulletin
... Lincoln week As part of a week of Lincoln activities, the Bush-Holley Historic Site in Greenwich will present From Railsplitter to President, a performance by Lou Del Bianco as Abraham Lincoln .........

Cutting UConn funding does more harm than good
Daily Campus
... than any other in the state. Yet, Fairfield County is heavily dependent on hedge funds in Westport, Stamford and Greenwich, investment agencies and financial services; these are precisely the things that have been, perhaps deservedly, hit hardest by ...

Students look at options at job fair
Connecticut Post
... "I think the activity has been greater" at his booth this year, he said. Patrick Cannon, of Interactive Brokers in Greenwich, was on the other side of the table only a few years ago. The online trading firm is looking for entry-level accountants and ...

WWE Professional Wrestling Executive Approved: Capitol Watch
The Hartford Courant
... Classy Freddie Blassie, Ernie "The Big Cat'' Ladd, and George "The Animal'' Steele. A longtime resident of Greenwich's affluent "backcountry'' section, McMahon, 60, serves as the chief executive officer of the Stamford-based WWE, which is a widely ...

Fairfield County Calendar
Stamford Times

Music


Cole Auditorium, Greenwich Library, Greenwich. Sunday, Feb. 15: The Musicians from Marlboro; the touring extension of the renowned Marlboro Music ...

Year of the Bootstrapper
US News & World Report
... gift sales at Whole Foods, surpassing $2 million in sales in 2008. For Theresa Rogers, 53, whose 1989 purchase of Greenwich, Connecticut-based Horseneck Wine and Liquors came during the worst recession since the Great Depression, growing the ...

Mead Johnson rallies in first IPO since November
MarketWatch
... ... and it has very high cash flow," said Kathleen Smith, a principal at IPO research firm Renaissance Capital in Greenwich, Conn. Mead Johnson was expected to headline four initial public offerings worth more than $940 million this week, breaking a ...

Blood And Money
CBS News
... 18, 2006. It was updated July 12, 2007. Forty-six-year-old Andrew Kissel hoped to make his name in real estate in Greenwich, Conn., but instead, as correspondent Erin Moriarty reports, he earned the dubious distinction as the town's first murder ...

Weeden & Co. Introduces Energy Outlook & Focus List of Most Compelling Energy Investment Ideas
Business Wire
... suggests the market expects a trend reversal shortly. We explore an alternative view.

About Weeden & Co., LP:

Greenwich, Conn.-based Weeden & Co., LP is a full-service Institutional broker specializing in domestic and International equity trading, ...

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2/2/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed

US data still show grim picture
The Straits Times
... This report is 'less bad' but clearly not 'good',' said Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners in Greenwich, Connecticut. 'Unfortunately, none of the indicators we follow, credit markets included, have turned enough to suggest that an upturn ...

What's new at YMCA? Wellness Center, pool complex, CEO
Connecticut Post
... At 6:30 a.m., infants up to 4 months are checked into the Greenwich YMCA's childcare unit at St. Roch's. It closes around 6 p.m. The cradle center's early opening and late closing meets needs ...

Dollar rises against yen, surges against British pound
MarketWatch
... slightly south of 90 yen per dollar," said Andrew Wilkinson, senior market analyst at Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Conn.. The British pound was down 2.3% at $1.4218, after earlier falling as low as $1.4049. The dollar index ( $DXY : $DXY ...

Greenwich Tax Deadline Today
WSTC-AM Norwalk
Today is the final day for Greenwich homeowners and businesses to pay their property taxes without a penalty.

Stanard fined for role in RenRe, Inter-Ocean deal
Business Insurance
... Shelton, Conn.-based Alpha Re, that was financed primarily through their privately held investment company, Greenwich, Conn.-based F&S Ventures. In 2007, the two also announced formation of Greenwich, Conn.-based New Asset Class Management, an ...

Sternlicht Seeks $100 Million for Luxury Hotel Firm
Hotel News Resource
... housing slump and global credit meltdown delay construction and condominium sales. The chief executive officer of Greenwich, Connecticut-based Starwood Capital took over French crystal maker Baccarat when he bought a majority stake in Societe du ...

Equity Media Lands $58 Million Loan
ArkansasBusiness.com
... company filed for voluntary Chapter 11 restructuring , citing $41.5 million it owes Silver Point Finance LLC of Greenwich, Conn., its largest debtor. Silver Point agreed to finance the $58 million "debtor in protection" loan, according to documents ...

Travelers Add More Leisure To Business Trips
Business Travel News
... transitioned four HRG agents who handled corporate accounts' leisure travel services to Valerie Wilson Travel's Greenwich, Conn., office. It often is too difficult to leverage corporate and leisure travel expenditures in supplier agreements, ...

New chef in town
Yale Daily News
... was asked to appear as a sous chef for challenger Chef Francois Kwaku-Dongo, whom he worked for at L'Escale in Greenwich until last year. "How many people get to go on the Food Network?" DePuma asked with his customary reserved smile. "It was a ...

Lyme Organizations: New IDSA Guidelines Panel, Unbalanced & Biased;...
PRESS RELEASE PRWeb
In May 2008, the Connecticut Attorney General found the IDSA Lyme disease treatment guidelines' panel had conflicts of interest, engaged in exclusionary conduct, and suppressed scientific evidence.

Stimulus funds could make a real difference
Connecticut Post
... improve the quality of life in the state? How about the proposed 190-mile coastal bike and pedestrian path, from Greenwich to Pawcatuck, or even Watch Hill in Rhode Island? How cool a stay-cation would that be, riding up the coast? How about better ...

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1/22/09 The Greenwich Citizen Has Not Updated Since Friday, But Greenwich Roundup Is Here With The Raw Greenwich News Feed (Updated All Day)

Here Are A Few Greenwich News Stories That Hearst Newspaper Editor Don Harrison Missed At The Geeenwich Citizen ......

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT"S GOING ON IN GREENWICH READ THE OUT OF TOWN PAPERS

TOP STORY:



Greenwich based Duff Capital Advisors, which once employed as many as 100 people, cut its staff by almost 80% last month, the New York Post reports...



Tough Times for Duff Lead to 80% Job Cuts
New York Post
... hiring a posse of hedge-fund management teams as well as constructing new office space at 100 West Putnam Ave. in Greenwich, Conn., spurring insiders to criticize Duff for having spent too much money before his firm made even a single investment....

Nymex Gas Declines on Reduced Demand for Energy as U.S. Recession Deepens
Bloomberg
... is making it difficult to quantify how far gas use may deteriorate, Tom Orr , research director at Weeden & Co. in Greenwich, Connecticut, said in a telephone interview. Industrial Users Demand from chemical makers and other large consumers of gas ...

$10.6 million will be used for New Haven line signalization upgrade
Stamford Plus Magazine
The $10.6 million to be approved by the Bond Commission will cover signal work on the line in Greenwich, from the New York state line. ...

Madison Man Admits to Fraud Scheme
TheDay, CT
Documents filed with the court and statements made in court show that in late 2002 Safdie approached Acorn Capital, a Greenwich-based assets lending firm, ...

Port Chester residents critique plan for village growth
The Journal News
... to the plan before approving it. "We must remember we are a unique community," she said. "We are not Rye or Greenwich or White Plains. We are who we are. The comprehensive plan was built around what the people of Port Chester want and need." ...



Boys hoop: Warriors struggle in rough FCIAC
Wilton Bulletin
... leaving the Warriors with a 2-8 record with 10 games left — and powers like Trinity Catholic, Bridgeport Central, St. Joseph, Greenwich and Staples, ...

Business Briefs - Jan. 22
Jackson County Pilot
... facilities in Arlington, Texas, and had expanded beyond its current capacity. Farleya s and Sathers is owned by Greenwich, Conn.-based Catterton Partners. The company has sales of more than $600 million following a series of acquisitions in recent ...

Apple Pops, Volatility Drops
Forbes, NY
Andrew Wilkinson is senior market analyst at Greenwich, Conn., based Interactive Brokers. Reach him via e-mail: ibanalyst@interactivebrokers.com .

Lady Wreckers stay on a roll, beat Cards
Westport News
... falls on the balance beam and many of its gymnasts had personal bests Monday in its 134.85-127.55 road win over Greenwich High at the Greenwich YWCA and raised its record to 4-0. The Lady Cardinals dropped to 2-2. "We did outstanding on beam and ...

Boys swimming: Wilton evens record with win over Trumbull
Wilton Bulletin
The Warriors were coming off a 132-48 loss to conference and state power Greenwich last week. Ross Gormley, Dan Mangan and John Craig all won two individual ...

Toyoda Said to Plan Replacement of Most of Toyota's Top-Level Management
Bloomberg.com - Asia
... to let Akio bring in new people,'' said Maryann Keller , an independent auto analyst and consultant in Greenwich, Connecticut. ``A new CEO wants to put together his own team.'' Keller, a Toyoda family acquaintance, said she hasn't discussed the ...

Skiing: Greenwich deals RHS teams rare double loss
Ridgefield Press
But any way you look at it, the Ridgefield High ski teams were jolted by a rare double loss to Greenwich in biting cold conditions at Mount Southington last ...

Injuries to Ankle, Knee and Shoulder Face Recreational Football Players
PRESS RELEASE PRWeb
... MD, MS, FACS, FAAOS, a leading orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine expert with offices in Manhattan and Greenwich, Conn., specializes in helping football players of all levels to avoid damage, reduce the number of injuries and improve the ...

Dartmouth Hockey Ties In Worcester
WMUR-TV Manchester
... Andrew Owsiak (Moose Jaw, Sask.) at 7:33, firing over netminder Adam Roy's shoulder for the 1-0 lead. Peter Boldt (Greenwich, Conn.) also assisted. Dartmouth had some penalty trouble in the early goings but its penalty killing unit was up to task as ...

News > Unternehmensnachrichten > Ocean Tomo Releases Catalogue for ...
Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung), Germany
Headquartered in Chicago, Ocean Tomo has offices in Greenwich, San Francisco, Palm Beach, Orange County and Washington DC. Subsidiaries of Ocean Tomo ...

THE WEALTH REPORT
Wall Street Journal Blogs
Remember that proposed Greenwich, Conn., mansion with 26 toilets? Well its Russian owner, rejected by town planners on the first plan, downsized the home ...

Local Towns Attack Water Supply Issue
New Canaan News Review
The "back country" of Greenwich does not have a municipal water supply for fires, so the town has set up initiatives to build dry hydrants on public and ...



ECONOMIC REPORT Housing starts plunge to another record low
MarketWatch
... shockwave felt in the fall has clearly brought the housing industry to its knees," wrote Stephen Stanley, chief economist for RBS Greenwich Capital. ...



This Weekend
Bridgeport News
More than 40 masterpieces of modern sculpture, drawn from local collections in Greenwich and its environs, will go on exhibit Saturday, Jan. ...

Greenwich swimmers dunk New Canaan
Stamford Advocate
By David Fierro
Greenwich High School's Eric Minowitz swims to a first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle during Wednesday's meet against New Canaan. ...



SWRPA outlines 2009 priorities
DarienNews-Review
One of 15 regional planning agencies in Connecticut, SWRPA provides regional planning services to the cities of Norwalk, Stamford, Darien, Greenwich ...



'Free and appropriate'
DarienNews-Review
...Special Education Attorney David Shaw said that the state has made it more cost-neutral for schools to out-place a student at a another public facility, whereas it used to be even more cost-effective for the schools. Shaw was the leading prosecutor in P.J. et al vs. the State Board of Education, a landmark Connecticut case dealing with the inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities....

....He said that when children are sent to "segregated schools," they rarely return to their home school district. "It is pretty much a one-way street, especially for children with severe disabilities.".....

... they can place the child in a private educational facility, such as Eagle Hill in Greenwich, Benhaven or Cedarhurst in Hamden, or High Road School of Norwalk, among many other private special education facilities in the state. ...

AllShows.com Named the Primary Ticket Seller for the Heirloom Arts ...
MSNBC
GREENWICH, CT - In yet another partnership developed to provide New York tri-state area consumers with unique entertainment experiences, AllShows.com today ...

Sure we're in bad times, but chin up, we are still Americans
Stamford Advocate
... adds still a lot more to the glass. Greenwich resident Carla Wallach is an author who has written numerous articles in national publications.....

Suzette Smith: From Hedges to the Heights
Shelter Island Reporter, NY
... Stars in the Heights, was born in Chingola, Zambia (a grandfather was CEO of a mineral company) but grew up in Old Greenwich and Milford, Connecticut. ...

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09/05/08 You Wont Read This Greenwich Time Website This Morning

Here is today's "Hedge Fund Guy Sucking Wind" story.....

Foreclosure Auction Set On Lauer's Greenwich Mansion

By Kenneth R. Gosselin at kgosselin@courant.com.

A former hedge fund manager's mansion in Greenwich is headed for an Internal Revenue Service foreclosure auction.

It's yet another problem for the owner, Michael Lauer.Six months ago, securities regulators and law enforcement officials indicted Lauer and four associates of the now-defunct Lancer Group of hedge funds, alleging that they defrauded investors of more than $200 million between 1999 and 2003.

If Lauer is still living in the 7,300-square-foot, contemporary estate at 7 Dwight Lane — and that couldn't be determined Thursday — he had better get ready for some visitors: The IRS is holding two open houses for bidders, today and Sept. 25.

The open houses could draw those curious to see how the other half lives in addition to possible bidders. But the scheduled Sept. 26 auction will require some serious cash: Bidding starts at $2.5 million.

...Real estate records show that Lauer, who once reportedly worked as a New York City cabby, bought the estate for $2.3 million in 1999.

Lauer's Lancer Group was linked to a scandal in 2003 involving the investment of state of Connecticut pension funds that lost millions in value....

Full StoryAvailable On The Hartford Courant Website

Here is another story that's not on the Greenwich Time Website this morning.....

Greenwich man charged with murder in woman's death

NewsTimesLive.com

The Associated Press

GREENWICH, Conn.—Greenwich police have charged a 75-year-old man with murder in the shooting and stabbing death of a woman in a back yard of a home.

Gerardo Lombardi was arrested Thursday after police responded to a call of gunshots at a home on Nicholas Avenue.

Police say they found Lombardo in the back yard of the home next to his and found the victim, a white woman in her 40s, dead.

The victim's identity has not been released. A police spokesman says police recovered weapons at the scene.

Lombardi is being held by the Greenwich Police Department on a $2 million cash bond and is to appear in Stamford Superior Court Friday.

Here is some Greenwich Business News that you won't find on the poorly maintained Greenwich Time website.....

Winning With Out-of-Favor Stocks

Kiplinger Online

In the 30 years since they founded Sound Shore Management in Greenwich, Conn., Harry Burn and Gibbs Kane have seen all kinds of markets.

Boeing, machinists return to talks to avert strike

Asbury Park Press Online

... which all but makes certain a strike in the next 48 hours - unless Boeing caves big- time," Peter Arment, a Greenwich, Conn.-based analyst with American Technology Research, wrote in a note Thursday. A walkout would threaten to prevent the 787, ...

Snow Valley may see new development

Manchester Journal

Snow Valley, LLC, a corporation located in Old Greenwich, Conn., is seeking an Act 250 permit to proceed with a project costing in excess of $8.5 million to revitalize the Snow Valley ski area.

Media News Report: Fox News show personality Gretchen Carlson comes home to cover Republican National Convention

ABC Newspapers

... Convention in St. Paul. She is one of three anchors on the show, Fox and Friends. Carlson, who now lives in Greenwich, Conn., still calls Minnesota her home. Fox News television personality Gretchen Carlson of the Fox and Friends morning show came ...

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An Alert Greenwich Roundup reader has alerted us that Greenwich Roundup and The Hartford Courant are also behind the times.

Apparently, this piece of Greenwich Real Estate news was already opned on by Chris Fountain and the For What It's Worth blog last Sunday.

For What It's Worth Link:

http://greenwichrealestate.blogspot.com/2008/09/7-dwight-lane-thanks-to-research-by.html

UPDATE #2

Even More On 7 Dwight Lane At For What It's Worth (See The Pictures)

7 Dwight Lane

Here's the house on Dwight Lane that's being sold via court judgment later this month. If you enlarge the first photo you'll notice that the house, built in 1986, has suffered from malign neglect. The original builder was on site and the auctioneer says that the man will "fix everything" for $100,000. Considering that that would involve, at a minimum, new siding, new decks, new electrical, new pool and God knows what else, that sum sounds suspiciously optimistic to me.

As did the auctioneer himself, who told me that his only problem was that he "only has one of these to sell". I questioned him on that and he assured me that $2.5 million was only going to be the starting bid and that he already had numerous buyers chomping at the bit. If he does, they almost certainly aren't from Greenwich because I can't believe anyone familiar with our town and this street's location would share the auctioneer's fevered enthusiasm.

Of course, he could have been shucking and jiving me - you think?

The grounds are nice, though. By the way, I forgot what else needs replacement: the tennis court.

05/12/08 - Greenwich Roundup For Monday (Updated)

Featured Greenwich Roundup News Reports:

Police Identify Body Found In Cos Cob Harbor In Greenwich
Hartford Courant - Conneticut

GREENWICH - A man whose body was found floating in Cos Cob Harbor has been identified as a 68-year-old Greenwich resident. Greenwich police say Ira Martin ...

Greenwich hospital reaches settlement
Hartford Courant - United States

AP GREENWICH, Conn. - Federal authorities say Greenwich Hospital has agreed to pay more than $600000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False...

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1. Kanaly trades Post Oak office for Marathon tower

   Houston Business Journal

   ... 1980s. The 1.1 million-square-foot tower is owned by a partnership controlled by Hanover Real Estate Partners of Greenwich, Conn. Brad Marnitz and Vince Gyorgy with NAI Houston represented Kanaly in the transaction. John Pruitt and Jessica Ochoa ...

   
   

2. Shopping for an answer

   Austin Business Journal

   ... best for retail or office use remains in question. Rosen is a managing member of Greyhawke Capital Advisors , the Greenwich, Conn., group that purchased the former J.C. Penney site last year when the retailer moved. Ideally, he says, the anchor site ...

3. Stocks point to higher open as oil pulls back

   Earth Times

   ... to set a better tone for equities," said Tim Smalls, head of U.S. stock trading at brokerage firm Execution LLC in Greenwich, Connecticut. "Over the weekend, we had FedEx cutting its forecast, which again highlights the impact of high oil prices." ...

4. Money Markets Signal Worst of Credit Crisis Is Over as TED Spread Narrows

   Bloomberg Business News

   ... Depression. ``There has been some stabilization of credit,'' said Ian Lyngen , an interest-rate strategist in Greenwich, Connecticut, at RBS Greenwich Capital, a primary dealer. ``We are not out of the woods yet as there are still a lot of unknowns. ...

5. OK, Partner, We Better Sign a Prenup

   Startup Journal

   ... be kept in a safe place and considered a guidebook for how the partnership will operate. Michael Lee Stallard, a Greenwich, Conn., business consultant, agrees that prospective partners need to have a lengthy "meeting of the minds" before formalizing ...

   
   

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Biondi named Presidential Scholar

James Biondi, a graduating senior at Brunswick School, has been named one of 139 scholars chosen in the Presidential Scholars Program.

Candidates were chosen on the basis of superior achievements, leadership qualities, personal character and involvement in community and school activities...

Program for seniors focuses on alternatives to living at home

May is Older Americans Month and Greenwich continues its celebration
tomorrow, May 13, with a program at The Mews, 1/2 Bolling Place, at 2 p.m...

Greenwich Time RSS Feed

RTM to discuss budget The Representative Town Meeting will tonight debate the merits of installing traffic lights on Greenwich Avenue and starting the high school auditorium renovation. Full Story Boating victim drowned The boater who died after falling into Cos Cob Harbor Saturday was identified yesterday as Ira Martin Goldstone, 68, of 11 Lafayette Place, according to police. Full Story Sacred Heart holds memorial lacrosse tournament Want some fun this weekend? Head to the annual Cos Cob School May Fair from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 12 to 9 p. Full Story Special Ed forum at North Street Special Education in Greenwich will be the focus of a 6 p.m., May 22, Community Forum at North Street School cafeteria. Full Story School calendar May 12 World Language Awards: 7 p.m., Greenwich High School Student Center. May 13 Stand by Me Reception: 7 pm. Full Story Flood maps may affect insurance Some homeowners here and elsewhere in Fairfield County may find their neighborhoods categorized at a higher risk of flooding when federal officials unveil revised flood maps tomorrow. Full Story Bird turns patio into giant nest Looking out the window onto their back stone patio, the Perry family can see a large baby owl perched on a flower pot staring back at them. Full Story

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Today

Raising your parents
Sarah Burningham showcases her new book How to Raise your Parents: A Teen Girl’s Survival Guide at the next Parents Together meeting, 9:15 a.m., Monday, May 12, Cone Room in Town Hall; 629-5106; Keavo@aol.com.

Africa in American eyes
Teresa DeFlitch, project manager at the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University presents a talk titled “Darwinian Object Lessons: The Cultural Formation of the African Savage in American Culture,” 9:30 a.m., Monday, May 12, Bush-Holley Historic Site; $15, $12 Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich members; 869-6899.

Diabetes Support
Richard Connors, dermatologist, talks about healthy skin and diabetes, 7 to 9 p.m., Monday, May 12, Noble Converence Center at Greenwich Hospital; free; registration required; 863-3929.

Wednesday, May 14

Visiting Mark Twain
The Friends of Greenwich Library sponsor a bus trip to Mark Twain’s Home and Museum and lunch at Apricot’s overlooking the Farmington River, 8:30 to 5:30, Wednesday, May 14, bus leaves from rear parking lot of Greenwich Library; registration required; $85 for Friends, $90 for guests; 622-7938.

Retired Men’s Association
Senator William Nickerson will speak at the next Retired Men’s Association meeting, 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 14, YMCA; 637-2393; Decsepel2@aol.com.

Fund-raising kitchen tour
Tour distinct kitchens in Riverside and Old Greenwich to raise money for the Old Greenwich-Riverside Community Centre Scholarship Fund, 10 to 2, Wednesday, May 14, Old Greenwich-Riverside Community Centre; $75 tour, $105 tour plus lunch at the Riverside Yacht Club; Ogrcc.com.

Breathe better
The Better Breathers Club meets, 12:45 to 2, Wednesday, May 14, Healthy Living Center; free; registration required; 863-4277; Greenhosp.org.

First step into art
Greenwich Head Start holds an opening event for its art exhibition with pieces by each of the 37 children enrolled in First Steps and Kid’s Corner Preschools, 5:30 to 6:30, Greenwich Library Children’s Room; 249-7233.

Greenwich life discussions
The Northwest Greenwich Association hosts a discussion with First Selectman Peter Tesei on issues that affect life in Greenwich, 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 14, Audubon Greenwich; 542-5032; Pres@nwga.info.

Thursday, May 15

‘Understanding Prints’
David Tunick of David Tunick, Inc. in New York City presents a gallery talk titled “Understanding Prints,” 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 15, Bush-Holley Historic Site; reservations required; $7 for lecture; $10 for brown bag lunch; 869-6899, ext. 10.

Multiple Sclerosis Support
The Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets, 2:30 to 3:30, Thursday, May 15, Old Greenwich-Riverside Community Center; free; registration required; 863-3792.

‘A Little Night Music’
Greenwich High School Theater presents Stephen Sondheim’s ‘A Little Night Music,’ 7:30, Thursday May 15 through Saturday, May 17; Greenwich High School Auditorium; reservations required; $15; 863-8808.

Friday, May 16

Fund-raiser wine tasting
Children’s Day School celebrates its 61st year and holds a fund-raising wine tasting, 6 to 8:30, Friday, May 16, Arcadia Coffee; $50 to $100 per person; 637-1122; Childrensdayschool.net.

Tuesday, May 20

Culinary showcase
The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce presents the Greenwich Business and Culinary Showcase, 5:30 to 8, Tuesday, May 20, Hyatt Regency; $15 if pre-registered and pre-paid by May 13; add $10 after May 13; 869-3500; Greenwichchamber.com.

Wednesday, May 21

Golfing with the Chamber
The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce holds its 6th Annual “Chamber Niners” of nine-hole rounds of golf and networking, 2:28 tee time, Wednesdays,, May 21, June 18, July 16, Aug. 20 and Sept. 17, Griffith E. Harris memorial Golf Course; reservations required; limited to 24 players; $300 entry fee; 869-3500.

Sunday, May 25

Celebrate Israel’s 60th
The UJA Federation of Greenwich sponsors a celebration of State of Israel’s 60th anniversary, 5, Sunday, May 25, Wilton High School athletic complex; free; 391-3006; Kl@austinlawrence.com.

Sunday, June 29

‘KIC’ it
Cos Cob based Kids in Crisis holds a benefit triathlon, Sunday, June 29, Stamford; 622-6556; Kidsincrisis.org.

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04/07/08 - The Raw Greenwich News Feed

1. Chrysallis Names Brad Schneider Chief Financial Officer

   PR Newswire

   Chrysallis, a management company of Greenwich, CT-based private equity firm Catterton Partners, today announced that Brad Schneider, an 18-year consumer and retail industry veteran, has been named Chief ...

2. Police say Greenwich baby died from window shade cord

   Hartford Courant

   A Greenwich police investigation has concluded that a 1-year-old girl's death after she became entangled in a window shade cord was an accident.

3. Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Announces Q1 2008 Financial Release Conference Call and Webcast

   PR Newswire

   GREENWICH, -FirstCall/ -- Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
   

   Related Topix: Real Estate, Transportation, Railroads, Genesee and Wyoming

4. Vote

   Hartford Courant

   The term is common, but there is no "home invasion" law in Connecticut. Criminals who force their way into homes, then restrain, assault and rob the residents face charges such as illegal entry and armed ...
   

5. The Brand Called YOU: Positioning Your Brand For Success

   What's Up Daybook

   ... Ries and his daughter Laura in Great Neck, New York. Prior to 1994, Al was with his former partner Jack Trout in Greenwich, Connecticut, and Laura was working as an account executive at TBWA Advertising in New York City. Al decided he wanted to work ...
   

6. Artistic 'pen pals'

   Connecticut Post

   ... more than 3,000 pieces of art from countries as far away as Albania and India and as close to home as Stamford and Greenwich. It sounds like the jury selection for any other art show. Except in this case, the artwork was created by kids not for ...

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