2/10/08 The Raw Greenwich Overnight News Feed. Greenwich Roundup Has Spanned The Globe To Bring You The Latest News About Greenwich

Say Cheese: Greenwich, April 9, 2005. Andrew Kissel is seen at Epona Stables in Greenwich, Conn. in an April 9, 2005 photo. The driver of slain Greenwich real estate developer Andrew Kissel and another man have been charged in his 2006 murder, police said Saturday (The Greenwich Time/AP Photo)

Top International Story:

American woman convicted in 'milkshake murder' granted approval to file appeal in Hong Kong

By DIKKY SINN

Associated Press Writer

HONG KONG

An American woman convicted in Hong Kong of killing her banker husband by serving him a laced milkshake and then bashing him on the head won approval Tuesday to move ahead with her appeal.

Nancy Kissel, dressed in a black skirt and black cardigan, smiled and appeared calm as a three-judge panel granted her request to file a second appeal before the territory's high court.

The high court, known as the Court of Final Appeal, will now decide whether to hear the appeal. Kissel lost the first appeal of her conviction in October.

Kissel was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison in 2005 in the case widely referred to as the "milkshake murder." She was convicted of drugging her husband with sedatives in 2003 and then bludgeoning the wealthy banker on the head with a metal ornament.

Full Story: ABC News

Gates Chili has two superintendent finalists
Democrat & Chronicle
... 2 district superintendent and search consultant. Manko started teaching high school social studies in 1977 in Greenwich, Conn. He also worked as an Oswego County BOCES assistant principal, a middle school principal and the New York Mills Union Free ...

TOP STORTS STORY:

Naslund enjoys New York, hopes to play with Foppa
NHL.com
... From a personal standpoint, though, he is exactly where he wants to be. He and his wife, Lotta, love their home in Greenwich, Conn., which is about a 15-minute drive to the Rangers' practice rink in Greenburgh, N.Y., and about a 45-minute commute ...

Top National / Business Story:

CEOs feel the heat: Homeowners protest outside mansions
Raw Story
... "Grab Your Torch and Pitchfork." Protesters also gathered outside the mansions of William Frey, the CEO at Greenwich Financial Services, and John Mack, CEO of Morgan Stanley. "The move was part of the nonprofit group's national ...

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Housing group to protest at executives' homes
Boston.com
... companies that balk at refinancing programs are "financial predators." It conducted a demonstration Sunday at the Greenwich, Conn., home of William Frey, chief executive of Greenwich Financial Services. They also protested at the Rye, N.Y., home of ...

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Nonprofit protests at lenders' homes
The Boston Globe
... homeowners refinance their mortgages. Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America demonstrated Sunday at the Greenwich, Conn., home of William Frey, chief executive of Greenwich Financial Services, and the Rye, N.Y., home of John Mack, chief executive ...

United Rentals, Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Conference...
Earth Times
... United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index and is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at unitedrentals.com. United Rentals, Inc. Fred Bratman, ...

CT Snowmobiler Dies in Colo.
Wcbs880.com
... was enough to kill him on impact. Grand County Sheriff Rodney Johnson says 40-year-old William S. Bradford of Greenwich, Conn., died Sunday of blunt force trauma after losing control of his snowmobile [Sky Hi Daily News] on a groomed trail in the ...

Suspect in Fatal Crash Busted Again
WVIT-TV
... charges including vehicular homicide for the crash on Jan. 28. Kathy Krasniewicz, 54, and Kate McClelland, 71, of Greenwich died when Jacobson slammed into the cab they were riding in, police said. The women were attending a librarian conference in ...

Director's Cut: Burger Meister
Westchester
... gets their knickers in a twist because this Westchester Magazine food writer is celebrating a restaurant in Greenwich CT, let me point out that there are no border guards between the two states. Likewise, there are no tolls, wide rivers, or ...

Concept Capital Expands to Fixed Income Sales and Trading, Appoints...
Business Wire
... in the most cost effective manner possible. Concept Capital is headquartered in New York City and has offices in Greenwich, Conn., Garden City, NY, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago and Boca Raton, FL. Concept Capital is a division of SMH Capital, Inc., ...

U.S. Stocks Fluctuate as Insurers, Energy Companies Rise; Hartford Climbs
Bloomberg
... of what may be bullish news from the Treasury tomorrow,a said Andrew Wilkinson , the senior market analyst at Greenwich, Connecticut-based Interactive Brokers Group Inc. Coca-Cola fell $1.02 to $42.53 for the biggest decline in the Dow. The company ...

Millburn Ridgefield Corporation Chooses FlexTrade for Futures Trading
EON - Enhanced Online News
... class algorithmic trading in futures, equities, foreign exchange and equity options from a single screen. Based in Greenwich, Connecticut, Millburn Ridgefield Corporation is an asset management firm specializing in quantitatively-driven specialized ...

Private-equity firm steps in with R.G. Barry buyout bid
Business First of Columbus
... is evaluating an offer valued at up to $77.8 million to sell the company to Mill Road Capital LP , a Greenwich, Conn.-based private equity firm that submitted an unsolicited buyout bid Jan. 28. CEO Greg Tunney, in a Jan. 30 conference call ...

W.R. Berkley net income down 78%
MarketWatch
Operating income for the Greenwich, Conn. insurance provider fell to 62 cents a share from 97 cents a share.

Massage therapy veteran opens spa
HeraldTribune.com
... Venice. Rodriguez is a 16-year veteran in the massage therapy industry. Formerly the owner of Robin's Nest, a Greenwich, Conn., body care business, Rodriguez tended a high-profile clientele base of men and women involved with professional ...

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1/24/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: These guys are SCREWED , and that's exactly what they will get in prison (Updated)

TOP STORY:



GREED IS GOOD ????



Just more of those good old Republican family values we keep hearing about.....


Greenwich real estate developer Richard R. Girouard, faces two counts of conspiracy, financial institution bribery, and wire fraud; eight counts of money laundering; and a single count of bank fraud.


Developer indicted on bank fraud charges


BusinessWeek


NEW HAVEN

A Connecticut developer and his associate have been indicted on federal charges of participating in a scheme to rig bids on Fleet Bank's sale of distressed loans.....


.....Authorities say Girouard and his companies made about $6 million in profits from the scheme.

Girouard operated the company and Mayotte was the chief financial officer. The indictment alleges they paid $1.4 million for confidential bank information from a bank official to submit winning bids for Fleet Bank's sale of distressed loans.

Girouard and Mayotte also are accused of defrauding an investor of more than $400,000.

Telephone messages were left Friday for their attorneys.

The former bank official, Kevin J. O'Keefe, has pleaded guilty. Girouard's attorney, Paul Aparo, has pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud.....


Norwalk developer indicted for fraud


The Hour


NORWALK


By JAMES S. WALKER


Hour City Editor


A Norwalk businessman has been indicted along with his business associate for their roles in a fraud scheme that netted them approximately $6 million in profits, according to the Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.


Nora R. Dannehy announced Friday that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned a 15-count indictment charging real estate developer Richard R. Girouard, 54, of Norwalk, and Paul A. Mayotte along with two of his companies with conspiracy, financial institution fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.....


According to the indictment, Girouard operated Girouard Associates, Inc. and Richard Girouard Associates, LLC, formerly located in New Canaan and now in Greenwich, while Mayotte was the chief financial officer of Girouard Associates and a business confidant of Girouard. .....


......Girouard and Mayotte are charged with two counts of conspiracy, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of five years, on each count; two counts of financial institution bribery, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 30 years, on each count; one count of bank fraud, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 30 years; eight counts of money laundering, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years, on each count; and two counts of wire fraud, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years, on each count. Several of these counts also carry a maximum fine of $12 million.


Girouard Associates and RGA are charged with one count of conspiracy, one count of bank fraud and two counts of financial institution bribery. Each count carries a maximum term of probation of five years and a fine of up to $12 million.The indictment was returned on Jan. 21. Friday,


Girouard appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and his companies. Mayotte is expected to be arraigned next week.


O'Keefe and Aparo have been charged separately. Their cases are pending before United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford.


Feds charge Brookfield man with bank fraud, money laundering Danbury News Times


A Brookfield man was indicted Friday along with a Greenwich developer on charges of participating in a scheme to rig bids on Fleet Bank's sale of distressed loans.....


....The 15-count indictment alleges Girouard and his companies made about $6 million in profits from the scheme.

It also says Girouard and Mayotte engaged in another scheme to defraud an unwitting investor in one of the corrupt transactions with Fleet Bank (later Bank of America) out of more than $400,000, and that they conspired to launder that money.

Girouard, of Norwalk and Stuart, Fla., was a real estate developer and home builder in Connecticut who operated Girouard Associates Inc. and Richard Girouard Associates LLC, federal prosecutors said. The companies were formerly located in New Canaan and are now in Greenwich.

Mayotte was the chief financial officer of Girouard Associates and a business confidant of Girouard, according to authorities.


The indictment alleges the two conspired with Kevin J. O'Keefe, a vice president at Fleet Bank in Hartford, and with Girouard's lawyer, Paul J. Aparo, to commit financial ....


....In return for O'Keefe's assistance, federal prosecutors said, the two men paid him and Aparo about $1.4 million.

A grand jury returned the indictment Wednesday. Girouard appeared Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford and pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and his companies.

O'Keefe and Aparo have been charged separately. Their cases are pending before U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric J. Glover is prosecuting the case, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating.



Developer Indicted On Bank Fraud Charges
Hartford Courant


AP


NEW HAVEN - A Greenwich developer and his associate have been indicted on federal charges of participating in a scheme to rig bids on Fleet Bank's sale ...


....Girouard and Mayotte also are accused of defrauding an investor of more than $400,000.

Telephone messages were left Friday for their attorneys.J. Bruce Maffeo, attorney for Girouard's companies, which also were charged, said the companies deny the charges and expect to be fully vindicated.


The former bank official, Kevin J. O'Keefe, has pleaded guilty.


Girouard's attorney, Paul Aparo, has pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud.

THE RAW GREENWICH NEWS FEED CONTINUES......

Knicks' Celebrity Row a Hot Spot Once Again

New York Post

... The Garden is unlike any other place," said MSG Network's Jill Martin, who has had her hands full with her "Gimme a Minute" celebrity halftime interviews. "Athletes love to play here, the fans love to come here and celebrities love to sit back and take in the atmosphere."

There have been some dandy sightings - Hugh Jackman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Phil Collins, Ron Howard, Jon Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg, Chloe Sevigney, Kevin Bacon, Howard Stern and Freddie Prinze Jr.

Celebrity row even made heavy gossip news when Tea Leoni and David Duchovny showed up together courtside with their kids amid a Page Six report of a potential reconciliation. All the gossip magazines - "People," "US Weekly," etc. - were all over their Knicks appearance.

Howard, whose film "Frost/Nixon" was about to come out, showed up in the first row on an invite from Greenwich, Conn., neighbor Allan Houston. Soon, Howard was hanging with the newspaper photographers behind the baseline, borrowing their cameras. The Oscar-winning director was seen getting tips on how to shoot a basketball game......

COMMENT:

Every Sunday Alan Houston Attends Harvest Time Church Up On King Street And Walks Right By Where Greenwich Roundup Volunteers At The Church Coffee Bar. He Always Gives A Friendly Hello As He Ushers His Family Upstairs For The Church Service With Pastor Glen.

But He Has Never Had Time To Stop And Get A Cup Of Coffee Or A Muffin.

Which Was OK, Because He Is A Very Busy Guy.

But Now Greenwich Roundup Is Saying: "Wait A Minute. Alan Huston Has Time To Hang Out With Opie From The Andy Griffith Show, but he doesn't have time to pick up a Bagel or muffin and watch the church service on the big screen TV?

I guess Greenwich Roundup is going to invite fellow Greenwich resident Ron Howard to the Harvest Time coffee bar and give him a muffin while I show him the banged up Olympus camera that I like to use to take crappy pictures of failed Greenwich School Administrators.

Then Houston is probably going to ask for a cup of Green Mountain Coffee and say."Ron, It's good to see you here at Harvest Time."

THE RAW GREENWICH NEWS FEED ONCE AGAIN CONTINUES.....

Critics wrestle with Rell's choise of WWE CEO for state Board of Ed
Stamford Advocate

By Brian Lockhart

A few months ago, Betty Sternberg, the state's first female commissioner of education who is leaving the post of superintendent of Greenwich public schools, took a phone call from Linda McMahon, chief executive officer of Stamford-based World Wrestling Entertainment.

"She simply identified herself as 'a Greenwich resident,' " Sternberg recalled, adding that a secretary filled her in on McMahon's role at the WWE. "I have an open-door policy if some member of the community wants to talk to me about something educational."

Sternberg said the two spoke about the federal No Child Left Behind Act and other topics.
Then two weeks ago, when Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced the nomination of McMahon, 60, to the state Board of Education, Sternberg connected the dots.

"(McMahon) did not tell me she was being considered or was considering it," Sternberg said. "Now, of course, I put it together. . . . She was doing her homework."

McMahon's appointment, which requires legislative approval, has raised eyebrows. What, some pundits and residents have wondered, is Rell doing, asking a woman who presides over a pro-wrestling empire built on melodrama, violence and sex to set education policy and standards for Connecticut's children?. ...

...."I'm at a loss," Norwalk Schools Superintendent Salvatore Corda said when told about McMahon's background and televised exploits. "I wouldn't want to judge anybody without knowing them. If the governor made this appointment, I'm sure she had some rationale behind it. The governor's not a dumb person."

Stamford Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr said McMahon is a blank slate to him.

" I have no knowledge of Ms. McMahon and whether she'd serve the governor's purposes," Starr said. "I don't know what experiences she has in education."

McMahon has known Rell since the latter was lieutenant governor and has contributed to her campaigns.....

....Bruce Levine Mellion, head of the Norwalk teachers union, was not impressed with Rell's choice of McMahon......

....Sternberg said, adding she has not viewed the clips of McMahon's activities in the WWE ring but is not bothered by what she has heard.

"Clearly, there are all sorts of forms of entertainment," Sternberg said. "She's developed a viable, vibrant business a segment of society is interested in.".....

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1/13/08 It Is 5:30 Am In Greenwich And The Greenwich Citizen, The Greenwich Post And The Greenwich Time Have Not Up Dated Their So Called "News" Sites

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Been Spanning The Globe To Bring You
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WWE's Linda McMahon Gains Power On State School and ...
TWNP-Wrestling News, NY

M. Jodi Rell announced Saturday that she has appointed Linda McMahon of Greenwich, the WWE’s chief executive officer, to the 11-member Board of Education....

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1/14/09 You Wont Read About Gov Jody Rell Appointing A Greenwich Resident To The State Board Of Education In The Greenwich Time

A "HARD HITTING" EDITORIAL ABOUT GREENWICH AND ITS FROM NEW LONDON CT: "Nominee's Skill: Promoting Cruelty"

TheDay.Com

Business smarts aside, the governor's nominee to fill an empty seat on the state Board of Education raises questions of suitability.

Greenwich executive Linda McMahon is Greenwich executive Linda McMahon is certainly an accomplished and successful businesswoman. In fact, according to Gov. M. Jodi Rell's own press release recommending Ms. McMahon for the board that establishes academic standards and sets policy for Connecticut's 149 local and 17 regional school districts, she is “widely recognized as one of the entertainment industry's top female executives.”

Our disagreement is not with Ms. McMahon's business abilities, but rather her line of work. She is the chief executive officer of the Stamford-based World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., parent corporation of “Raw,” “Royal Rumble,” “Smackdown” and other productions that combine wrestling and acting for bizarre entertainment.

No Connecticut school would condone the ring behavior of the WWE's biggest headliners. Some lessons a child might learn from watching a WWE event: Being a violent bully is cool. Smashing someone over the head with a metal chair won't cause serious injury. Women are sex objects and attracted to the most brutish men. It's entertaining to make fun of people....

PLEASE NOTE:

The Greenwich Time Is

Behind The Times:

The First Time That Greenwich Time Published An Aticle Concerning McMahon's Appointment Was When Cub Reporter Colin Gustafson Filed This Late Night Education Report On The 15th.....

Greenwich legislators to give wrestling exec a fair shot at state schools post

By Colin Gustafson

Staff Writer
Posted: 01/15/2009 08:08:08 PM EST

State lawmakers from Greenwich say they intend to give the World Wrestling Entertainment's chief executive a fair hearing about her qualifications when considering her nomination to the state's top.

Linda McMahon, 60, a Greenwich resident and chief executive of Stamford-based WWE Inc., has been nominated by Gov. M. Jodi Rell to help set education policy as a member of the state Board of Education.

McMahon, who co-founded WWE with her husband, Vince, in 1982, has been an occasional performer on its pro wrestling shows, nationally known for their choreographed fights, melodramatic story lines and outlandish behavior by burly, tough-talking performers.

In one episode, Linda McMahon can be seen before hundreds of spectators in a wrestling ring, telling a business-suited male performer, "You're fired!" before appearing to kick him in the crotch.

Though some editorial writers have raised questions about nominating an executive whose company has been accused of promoting fictional television violence, state Rep. Lile Gibbons, R-Greenwich, said McMahon deserves a fair hearing and should be judged on her credentials in education.

Nominees to the 11-member board "should be judged by the high standards they can bring to it," Gibbons said. "I'm more than willing to have an open mind and see what she brings.".....

...."I have always had a tremendous interest in how we educate our children," McMahon said in a statement in which she said she hopes to "be an advocate for a stronger education system in our state and our country."

She declined, through a spokesman, to be interviewed Thursday.....

McMahon, whose nomination was announced by the governor last weekend, must be approved by the General Assembly's Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee before facing a legislative confirmation hearing Feb. 5.

If confirmed, her term on the board would end in March 2011.

WHEN GREENWICH ROUNDUP TYPES:

THE GREENWICH TIME LISTENS......

At 6:21 PM On Wednesday The 13th Greenwich Roundup Complained That You Wont Read About Gov Jody Rell Appointing A Greenwich Resident To The State Board Of Education In The Greenwich Time

Greenwich Roundup Even Commented That There Was A "HARD HITTING" EDITORIAL ABOUT GREENWICH AND ITS FROM NEW LONDON CT: "Nominee's Skill: Promoting Cruelty"

The Next Morning (Thursday The 15th) Greenwich Time Managing Editor Bruce Hunter Told Cub Reporter Colin Gustafson To Call Up Linda McMahon To Get The Story. Linda McMahon Wasn't Talking So The Wet Behind The Ears Gustafson Was Stuck, Because He Really Didn't Have Any Hatford Contacts.

Thursday He Started Feverishly Calling Hartford To Try And Get Greenwich's New Freshmen Legislators To Give Him A Quote.

A Clueless Fred Camillo said, "I'm sure the governor has done her homework on whether (McMahon) is qualified."

The Story Was Feveriously Thrown Up On The Web At 08:00:05 On Thursday the 15th Some And The Story Was Reposted At The Stamford Advocate At 08:08:08

Google Analytics Shows That The Greenwich Time Server Repeated Visted Greenwich Time Web Pages About Linda McMahon And The WWE All Day Thursday.

Something Tells Greenwich Roundup That The Logs To Those Hearst Newspaper Server Will Probably Resolve Down To Managing Editor Bruce Hunter And Cub Reporter Colin Gustafson.

If We Said It Once

We Said It A Thousand Times.....

When Greenwich Roundup Types:

The Greenwich Time Listens....

To view a video of Linda " Ball Buster McMahon's performance, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSZOBvtMCwQ.

HOWEVER, GREENWICH BLOGGER NICK "THE SLY" FOX

PROBABLY LIKES GOVERNOR RELL"S CHOICE:

The Fox Trot By Nick "The Sly" Fox

Preview for Tonight's WWE Smackdown!

ECW Champion Jack Swagger & Mark Henry vs. Matt Hardy & Finlay The Brian Kendrick vs. R-Truth Last Man Standing Match If MVP loses, Triple H loses his spot...

The Fox Trot By Nick "The Sly" Fox

BREAKING NEWS!! WWE Relases 2 Wrestlers!

Both D-LO Brown and Val Venis have been released by WWE!!! More news to follow!

AND NOW ONCE AGAIN BACK TO THE RAW GREENWICH NEWS FEED:

New Canaan swimmers top Westhill/Stamford

Stamford Advocate

The Rams needed to respond after falling to the FCIAC's deepest and most experienced team in Greenwich. New Canaan also needed to accomplish this task ...

ROY-HART: Superintendent candidate Manko looking for next challenge Union-Sun & Journal
... out of Colgate University's master's of arts in teaching degree program. Teaching secondary social studies in Greenwich, Conn., Manko landed a full-time job with the district. That led to acceptance into Syracuse University's Maxwell School of ...

Stamford girls hang on for 9th straight win

Norwalk Advocate

By Jesse Quinlan The ball was in the hands of the game's leading scorer, just as the Greenwich High School girls basketball team had hoped for. ...

CAKE: a Mid Career Retrospective of Sculptor and Visual Artist Don...
PRESS RELEASE PR.com
... in 1989. His success and many prestigious commissions (including the bust of William Finch at Bush Holly House in Greenwich, CT) have not stopped Desper from wading into new modes of creative expression. With the addition of poetry to his ...

Mr. Thomas Foster: An Unsung Squash Hero

The Choate News, CT

Under his leadership the girls played to a second place finish in the New England Championship, finishing behind only perennial powerhouse Greenwich Academy ...

Falling Asset Values, Job Losses Make Breaking Up Harder to Do for Couples
Bloomberg
... alimony by claiming their plunge in fortunes isna t short-lived, said Cynthia Hartwell , a divorce lawyer in Greenwich, Connecticut. Good Time a oeIf the breadwinner or your employer has been affected by the downturn, it is a good time to get ...

Girls hockey: RHS edges Greenwich, 2-1

Ridgefield Press

Cara Lockwood and Rachel Morrison scored goals as the Ridgefield High girls hockey team avenged an early season loss with a 2-1 win over host Greenwich on ...

Linda Y. Tsai weds Richard C. Weinhart

Independent Press

She is an equity analyst at MKM Partners, a securities trading and research firm in Greenwich, Conn. She graduated from Barnard College and received an MBA ...

SUPER BOWL STUNTS: $6 million a minute: where stunts and strategy ...

The Keene Sentinel, NH

... as a way to latch on to the Super Bowl buzz,” says Jack Trout, president of Trout & Partners, a marketing-strategy firm in Old Greenwich, Conn. ...

Innovations in the Third Dimension: Sculpture of Our Time at The Bruce Museum
Art Daily
The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, showcases forty-five masterpieces of modern sculpture in its major winter exhibition, Innovations in the Third Dimension: Sculpture of Our Time, illustrating how ...


Report: Tax revenue up $77.5M from year ago
Norwalk Advocate

There is a candle of hope out there in this ill economy, one retailer said Thursday, after the state reported a $77.5 million increase in sales and use taxes that business collected in December.

The state Department of Revenue Services' monthly tax revenue report showed Connecticut businesses collected $355.6 million from retail and other sales and rentals in December 2008, compared with $278.1 million a year earlier.

Collections were, however, down $47.5 million for the period of July 1 through Dec. 31, 2008, from the same period in 2007, the department said. Connecticut's fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.

In a monthly report on retail and food services released Jan. 14, the U.S. Census Bureau said national retail and food services sales amounted to $343 billion in December 2008, compared to $380 billion in December 2007. This is a drop of 2.7 percent nationally.

"We've been doing good," Jill Leonard Tavallo, a spokeswoman for Norwalk-based retailer Stew Leonard's, said Thursday. "Thank God people have to eat."

But Tavallo said this doesn't mean times are easy. "We notice the way customers buy has changed, but we haven't noticed a drop in our average sales."

She said people still are shopping at Stew's and the store ended up coming out ahead for 2008. The company is privately held and does not disclose sales figures. As a grocer, most of what Stew's sells is not subject to sales tax, including food for human consumption. ....

....Ansonia: $82.5 million, -1.4 percent Bridgeport: $1.1 billion, +15 percent Danbury: $4.4 billion, +171 percent* Greenwich: $1.2 billion, +5.1 percent ...


From small town to big screen
Waterbury Republican American
David is an auto enthusiast and his friend, Nick Pagani of Greenwich, is a classic car collector who frequently supplies movie studios with old vehicles. ...

Will Apple sue Palm over Pre?
DesignLines
... think the software is the key ingredient," he added. Brian Marshall, a financial analyst with Broadpoint.AmTech (Greenwich, Conn.) said he took Cook's response as a shot across Palm's bow. "That's who they seem to have in their sights," Marshall ...


Creditors Sue Archway Owner
Wall Street Journal
... committee is now resorting to baseless claims in a 'kitchen sink' filing at the 11th hour," said a representative of Catterton, of Greenwich, Conn. ...

Thirty-Year Treasuries Post Biggest Weekly Loss Since 1987 on Glut Concern
Bloomberg
... $62.5 billion in 10-year duration equivalents, according to David Ader , head of U.S. interest-rate strategy at Greenwich, Connecticut-based RBS Greenwich Capital Markets, another primary dealer. a oeWea re facing the largest sale of 10-year ...


Greenwich school takes CPR to heart
Stamford Advocate
But some 55 Greenwich Country Day School staff and faculty members lived down that reputation Friday during a mandatory CPR certification course. ...

Meet the New Majority, Same As the Old Majority
AmSpec Blog
... Whites than winning more black and Hispanic votes. They want Republicans to once again be able to carry places like Greenwich, Connecticut and Lincoln, Massachusetts.


Wilton instruments find new home
The Hour, CT
Wilton High School band director Frank "Chip" Gawle said Greenwich Music, Norwalk Music and Goldie and Libro Music Center in New Haven have agreed to help ...

ProSales Honors Top Dealers at IBS Event
Tools of the Trade
... in the industry. The 2008 Excellence Awards winners, locations, and categories are: Interstate + Lakeland Lumber, Greenwich, Conn. / Showroom Millwork Masters, Keene, N.H. / Marketing Construction Supply, Farmington, N.M. / Technology TW Perry's ...


Religion briefs
Stamford Advocate
GREENWICH -- Tony Campolo, a nationally known pastor, sociologist, social activist, author and commentator, will discuss "Faith and the Future of the ...

Hicks to Resign from United Rentals Board; Three New Directors Elected
Rental Equipment Register
... of the board. Wayland has worked tirelessly to advance our company, to the great benefit of all our stakeholders.' Greenwich, Conn.-based United Rentals is No. 1 on the RER 100.


Bulletin Board
Stamford Advocate
Girls Incorporated seeks teen girls ages 14-18 from the Greenwich area to participate in the National Corporate Camp for Entrepreneurs Competition. ...

Economy turning second homes into rental properties
International Herald Tribune
... "Now the rate of sales has gone way down." Many of HomeAway's new clients are like Debra and Bill Finerman of Greenwich, Connecticut, who in 2007 paid 800,000, or about $1 million at the time, for a two-bedroom apartment near the Seine in the Sixth ...


Community almanac
Stamford Advocate
LUNCH BUNCH For Greenwich residents older than 55 with a senior ID: four-course meal at Greenwich Hospital cafeteria, noon to 2 pm Saturday for $4.50.


22 CT and NY music students vie for GBS award
Connecticut Post
Municipalities represented in this year's competition are: Bridgeport, Greenwich, New Canaan, Orange, Easton and Milford, each with one candidate; ...

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09/05/08 The Raw Greenwich News Feed For Friday

Companies Using IPOs To Fix Balance Sheets

InformationWeek

... "Some of the deal killers have been insiders wanting to get huge cash-outs," said Linda Killian, a principal with Greenwich, Connecticut-based firm Renaissance Capital. A case in point, she said, was the planned IPO in August of Kentucky coal ...

Greenwich homicide victim named

Hartford Courant

Greenwich police have identified a woman who was shot and stabbed to death Thursday and say the incident appears to have stemmed from a property dispute.

Treasuries Drop on Speculation Treasury Poised to Rescue Freddie, Fannie

Bloomberg

... of Treasuries off of this because it creates a safer environment,'' said Glen Capelo , a Treasury trader at RBS Greenwich Capital in Greenwich, Connecticut, one of 19 primary dealers required to bid at government debt sales. The yield on the ...


Property dispute leads to murder

WTNH

Police in Greenwich say a man shot and stabbed a woman to death and it all stemmed from a dispute over property.

New Group Explores Ways to Find Your Calling

Norwalk Citizen News

... an intern for us while she was finishing her master's degree and she recently led a similar group at a church in Greenwich and it went very well there," explained Constance Lawrence, director of the Christian Counseling Center, which is located at 3 ...

Greenwich Diva Reports:

Investigation into Palin Now on Fast Track

UPDATE REP. JAY RAMRAS JUST SAID THAT ISSUING A SUBPOENA FOR A VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE “WOULD BE DISRESPECTFUL….. INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT….. AND BAD ...

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08/20/08 Overnight Greenwich News Reports From Around The World

School bus driver Jamille Aine
is photographed on July 17, 2008 in Greenwich, Conn.
Aine's employer doesn't offer paid sick days, so if he can't shake the bug, he may not be able to pay his bills. Some 46 million U.S. workers lack paid sick days and lawmakers in 12 states _ including California, Connecticut, Minnesota and West Virginia _ have proposed legislation in the past year that would require businesses to provide them.

States push laws to require paid sick days

Charlotte.com

By STEPHEN SINGER
AP Business Writer

HARTFORD, Conn. For school bus driver Jamille Aine, a cold is more than an inconvenience. His employer does not offer paid sick days, so if he can't shake the bug, he may not be able to pay his bills.

Some 46 million U.S. workers lack paid sick days, but lawmakers in 12 states - including California, Connecticut, Minnesota and West Virginia - have proposed legislation in the past year that would require businesses to provide them....

...Proposed federal legislation would provide workers with seven days of paid sick leave a year for employees who work 30 or more hours a week. The benefit would be prorated for part-time workers.

Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, supports the legislation.

Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, opposes employer mandates, particularly when the economy is slowing, his campaign said. It did not address the pending federal legislation.

2008 Global Alpha Forum Will Bring Together Institutional Investors...

PRESS RELEASE

The Greenwich Hyatt will be the scene of the 2008 Global Alpha Forum--arguably the most important hedge fund event of 2008 for both fund managers operating in Connecticut and investors wishing to get to know those managers while also gaining insights as to economic and geopolitical developments likely to most impact alternative investors in the coming year.

Greenwich, CT, August 20, 2008 ---- The Forum will be held on September 16 and 17, 2008, and will be followed on September 18 by the Green Hedge Trail, a unique opportunity for institutional investors to visit the offices of some of the truly world-class funds operating in the Greenwich area, to both meet the funds’ managers and to have some of their questions answered concerning strategies of the various funds included in the Trail.

The Forum is jointly sponsored by the Connecticut Hedge Fund Association, the association of hedge fund professionals representing over 150 member firms based in the “hedge fund capital of the world” of Fairfield County, Connecticut, and Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher covering the alternative investment industry.

Program Overview:

Rudolph W. Giuliani, Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani, will kick off the Forum at 9 am on Tuesday, September 16th. His address will be followed by panels discussing first Green Trading and Carbon Finance and then the 10 Days that Changed Capitalism.

Lawrence H. Summers, Managing Director, D.E. Shaw and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, will be interviewed as part of the luncheon on Day One. After lunch, a panel discussion will explore the Rise of the Sovereign Wealth Funds.....

Kids' author learns about going green

Connecticut Post

JENNIFER DUVAL

... book "William is Going Green," made a rather large environmental boo-boo by cutting down trees at the site of his Greenwich home, he said he has repented, and then some. Martin and his wife, Michelle, as well as their three children - 5-year-old ...

Nine-year-old wins 12-under tennis tournament

Dothan Eagle

By Micah Lewter

It was no surprise that Anastasia Nefedova left Dothan as the winner of the Southern Open 12-under championships. After all, the Palm Harbor, Fla., native was the top seed.

But, she was only nine years old and easily handled several older opponents, most three years older, until running into trouble with third-seeded Katherine Butler of Charlotte, N.C. Butler won the first set in a tiebreaker, but Nefedova won 6-2 and 6-3 to close out the match at Westgate Tennis Center.

“I fight,” Nefedova said. “I pulled myself together and started winning.”.....

... 20 after this win. Mautner wins boys title: Kyle Mautner will take the boys championship on the long road back to Greenwich, Conn. The left-hander came into the tournament unseeded, but knocked off fourth-seeded Andy Martinez of Atlanta 6-3, 6-2 ...

On The Job: Managing through tough times can be trying

Courier News

With the grim news about unemployment levels being at a four-year high and more industries facing layoffs because of tough economic times, managers clearly have their work cut out for them when it comes to keeping their workers engaged and enthusiastic.....

... clues that layoffs may be coming," says Michael Stallard, a management guru. As CEO of E Pluribus Partners in Greenwich, Conn., Stallard often advises companies on how to spur employees into being more creative and passionate team members. He says ...

..."The first time I had to lay someone off it made me physically sick," Stallard says. "You have an obligation to be respectful, and show empathy. That's critical. You also need to try and help them as much as you can in finding another job."

Stallard says he strongly disagrees with employees being immediately escorted from a building upon dismissal from a job, which he calls "humiliating."

"You should let them finish their day and communicate with the other employees," he says. "One other thing to think about: The existing employees will remember how you treated those who left."

Finally, Stallard says the key for managers trying to cope with these challenging times is to practice a management philosophy that treats people with respect and compassion through good times and bad.

"A lot of what goes into keeping people engaged through the tough times is the history of how you have managed," he says. "It's almost like you're building up an emotional bank account."

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04/02/08 - And The Loser Is...

Single Family Home Owners Are Suffering Because Of Idiots Like This

The Educated Fool From The

University of Chicago Graduate School of Business

Greenwich's

Financial Moron

Does It Again !!!

Meriwether hedge fund down 28 percent in 2008: report

Quote:

“We have sharply reduced the risk and balance sheet of the portfolio”

Story:

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The largest hedge fund run by John Meriwether has plunged 28 percent this year, forcing the co-founder of the defunct Long-Term Capital Management to scramble again to stem losses and keep investors from fleeing, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday.

Losses for the Relative Value Opportunity leveraged bond fund accelerated this month, after the fund had dropped 9.19 percent from Jan 1 to Feb 28. The broader JWM Global Macro fund, also run by Meriwether's Greenwich, Connecticut firm JWM Partners LLC, was down 6 percent through February, the newspaper said.

Quoting from a March 18 shareholder letter, the newspaper said Meriwether told investors that losing positions have included mortgage securities backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , trades tied to municipal bonds, and "triple-A" rated commercial mortgage-backed securities.

The former Salomon Brothers executive is trying to assure investors that his firm will survive tough market conditions and preserve about $1.4 billion of assets, the newspaper said....

Full Story: Earth Times

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• BNET - Meriwether Hedge Fund Down 28 Percent in 2008: Report
• Reuters - Meriwether hedge fund down 28 percent in 2008: report

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04/01/08 - The Raw Greenwich News Feed For Tuesday

Featured Greenwich News Reports

WR Berkley to Change Ticker Symbol
Houston Chronicle - United States
AP GREENWICH, Conn. — Insurer WR Berkley Corp. on Monday said it will change its New York Stock Exchange stock ticker to "WRB" from "BER. ...

HF Investments Give Pensions Funds Confidence
Hedgeworld (subscription) - New York,NY,USA
Greenwich Associates consultant Walter Wechsler said that assets once considered on the fringe are now mainstays of the pension plan world: "When more than ...

Greenwich Flag Football League kicks off a new season
Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT
The Greewich Flag Football League, bigger and better than ever, opened its third season yesterday at Greenwich High School. The league has grown to nearly ...

US recession seen by 70 pct of money mgrs-poll
Reuters India - Mumbai,India
About a third of the 234 fixed-income and equity investors in the survey conducted by research consultancy Greenwich Associates said they they have suffered ...

Global institutional investors fear global recession
Hedge Funds Review Magazine - London,England,UK
Almost 60% think the still-unfolding crisis will result in a global recession, according a study by US-based Greenwich Associates. ...

Greenwich surgeon to discuss chronic knee pain, prevention
Greenwich Post - Greenwich,CT
That's why orthopaedic surgeon Dr. James Cunningham of Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists and Greenwich Hospital will present, "The Aging Knee: ...

Integrative medicine center offers herb gardening series
Greenwich Post - Greenwich,CT
Recognizing the important role of herbs in holistic health care, Greenwich Hospital’s Center for Integrative Medicine will offer “How Green Grows My Garden ...

Connecticut Scenes and Artist Printmakers on Exhibit at Greenwich ...
Fairfield County Online - Bridgeport,CT
The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich presents From Harbor to Haven: Connecticut Scenes and Artist Printmakers from the Collection of Reba and ...

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The Raw Greenwich News Feed

1. CD/Download Release: Drummer/Composer Bill Stewart Releases New CD "Incandescence" on Pirouet Records

   All About Jazz

   ... came to play in concert with soul icon James Brown. Kevin Hays was born in 1968 in New York City and grew up in Greenwich Connecticut. By the time he was 17 he was already playing piano with baritone saxophonist Nick Brignola. He has worked with ...

2. Acquisition of SP Newsprint Co. Closes

   PR Newswire

   GREENWICH, Conn. and ATLANTA, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- SP Newsprint Co. announced today that Peter Brant, certain related persons and his partners successfully completed the previously announced $350 million ...

3. Cyprexx Services LLC Completes Sale of Minority Interest

   Market Wire

   ... field services work. Stone Point Capital LLC ( www.stonepoint.com ) is a global private equity firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut. Stone Point Capital, which serves as the manager of the Trident Funds, has raised more than $10 billion in committed ...

4. Kathie Lee Gifford Returns to Morning TV

   MyATLtv.com

   ... babies born with HIV or a congenital crack cocaine addiction, Cassidy's Place and Cody House. She lives in Greenwich, Conn. With her husband of 21 years, sports commentator Frank Gifford, and their children Cody, 18, and Cassidy, 14. Asked what she ...

5. Greenwich crash backing up N/B I-95 traffic into Westchester

   Journal News

   GREENWICH, CONN. - An accident in Greenwich is backing up traffic on northbound Interstate 95, WCBS 880 reports.

ALSO:

Today' beckons clothier
Connecticut Post, CT
The chief executive officer of Mitchells/Richards/Marshs clothing stores, which have sites in Westport and Greenwich, will be discussing his second book, ...

Elegant European Compound, Greenwich Connecticut
OpenHouse
An atrium, a wrought iron elevator, a massage/sauna/steam room, and a lap pool are just some of the luxuries included in this Greenwich, CT property, but don’t be fooled — it’s no hotel. Rather, it’sa European-style six bedroom house ...
OpenHouse NYC - http://openhousenyc.tv

Late breaking news
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Kids' health worries parents Greenwich Time, CT - 13 hours ago By Hoa Nguyen Gina DeMartis' son had constant headaches and occasional nose bleeds. Mina Bibeault's daughter complained of frequent headaches and burning … ...
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Murder suspect Larry Corbett of Bridgeport, CT

Featured Greenwich News Articles

Arrest made in Greenwich killing
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
GREENWICH, Conn. - Greenwich police say a Bridgeport man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man whose body was found earlier this ...

Greenwich boys hockey suffers disappointing loss to Fairfield
Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT,USA
By Tom Forde Late Monday night, the Greenwich High School boy's ice hockey team was skating to an easy 10-goal shutout of Norwalk-McMahon that was anything ...

Greenwich sailing program opens registration
Greenwich Post - Greenwich,CT,USA
The summer sailing program at Greenwich Point Park established in 1998, will be celebrating its 10th anniversary season when registration opens on Feb. 1. ...

Fishway workshop hopes to entice Greenwich volunteers
Greenwich Post - Greenwich,CT,USA
As part of the effort to increase the volunteer monitor base at the Mianus Pond Fishway, all interested residents are invited to attend a Conservation ...

Suing Greenwich
Conde Nast Portfolio - New York,NY,USA
Cohn is suing the town of Greenwich, Connecticut. The reasons are more tragic than scandalous, however. Cohn's 6-year old son Zachary drowned in the family ...

Featured Blog Posts About Greenwich

Greenwich Library Website Tour
Tour of www.greenwichlibrary.org, The Greenwich Library website. Library staff highlight how to use the library website to do your research, find information you need, locate services and upcoming events and find the materials you need ...
Greenwich Library | Today's Events - http://www.greenwichlibrary.org

Suing Greenwich
At the heart of the case against the town of Greenwich is the claim that the city approved the pool without properly inspecting its specifications to make sure they met its code. Cohn's lawyers at Silver Golub & Teitell filed the suit ...
Portfolio.com: Daily Brief - http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/daily-brief/

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News Articles And Blog Posts That Are About Or Mention Greenwich

1. Strong turnout expected for Conn. presidential primary

   Hartford Courant

   ... race,' Bysiewicz said. 'Our country is at a crossroads.' In 2006, turnout topped 43.3 percent when Lamont, a Greenwich businessman, challenged Lieberman for his Senate seat. Lamont won the Democratic primary by riding a wave of anti-war ...

   
   

2. Barack Obama's wife stumps for him in Conn.

   Hartford Courant

   ... D-Stamford. Michelle Obama planned to speak later Wednesday at a $1,000-a-person private fundraiser at the Greenwich home of Ned Lamont, the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2006. Connecticut's Democratic and Republican ...

   
   

3. Behind The Golden Varnish

   Hartford Courant

   ... matte- and pastel-like to viewers unaccustomed to this new aesthetic. Above, Mayer studies 'Horseneck Falls, Greenwich, Connecticut,' a Twachtman painting in the Griswold collection. The Griswold Museum, at 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme, is open ...

   
   

4. Mohegans Eyeing Tropicana, Casinos

   Hartford Courant

   The Mohegan Indian tribe, which already runs one of the nation's most successful casinos, is casting its gaze south to Atlantic City, where several gambling halls can be had for the right price.

   
   

5. Arrest made in backcountry slaying

   Norwalk Advocate

   Greenwich detectives have arrested a Bridgeport man in the slaying of a 49-year-old Bronx, N.Y., resident found shot to death on a private backcountry road early this month, Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg ...

   
   

6. Church bulletin

   Hgazette.com, Haverhill, MA

   ... years, overseeing growth and positive transition. Prior to that, he was assistant pastor of Harvest Time Church in Greenwich, Conn. Amendola also served as police chaplain for the Webster Police Department, and Sectional Presbyter for the Southern ...

   
   

7. Arrest made in Greenwich killing

   NewsTimesLive.com

   Greenwich police say a Bridgeport man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man whose body was found earlier this month in the wealthy town.

   
   

8. Bridgeport man accused of killing man found dead in Greenwich near Westchester line

   Journal News

   GREENWICH, Conn. - A Bridgeport, Conn., man is accused of killing the Bronx man whose body was found earlier this month on a private country road near the Westchester County line.

   
   

9. Arrested made in body dumped on road

   7Online.com

   An arrest was made Wednesday in the murder of a Bronx man discovered dumped on a dirt road in Greenwich earlier this month.

   
   

10. $1.295 million in Los Altos gives you 200 amps

    Burbed.com

    On Monday, we showed you what a $1.295 million dollar house looks like in Greenwich, CT where the income regularly tops $500k. Let's look a house in that price range here in the Bay Area: MLS-2.com: Property ...

    
    

11. JetWorks Leasing to Adopt the Name SkyWorks Leasing

    Business Wire

    ... merchant banking and other principal-based activities in the future. " SkyWorks Leasing, LLC, headquartered in Greenwich, CT USA, provides third party portfolio asset management and advisory services including aircraft remarketing and freighter ...

    
    

12. Court will review record for decision in farmer's plight

    Norwalk Advocate

    ... the farm's sale by filing appeals that allow him to continue to live there, according to representatives of a Greenwich-based company that now owns the property. Greenwich real estate developers and potential buyers have said they're reluctant to ...

    
    

13. GHS students not picking up after lunch

    Norwalk Advocate

    By the time Greenwich High School holds its final lunch each day, charitable students from the previous three lunch breaks have provided a smorgasboard of drinks and food on tables for those students following ...

    
    

14. High school creates business leaders of tomorrow

    Shoreline Times

    ... level, 21st century skills are also talked about, though it's only a few leading school districts like Madison and Greenwich that have embraced them. The State of Connecticut Department of Education's five year comprehensive plan, on whose advisory ...

    
    

15. Greenwich boys hockey suffers disappointing loss to Fairfield

    Norwalk Advocate

    It is amazing how quickly things can change from one night to the next. Late Monday night, the Greenwich High School boy's ice hockey team was skating to an easy 10-goal shutout of Norwalk-McMahon that was ...

    
    

16. Former Rep. Lockton weighs bid to replace Sen. Nickerson

    Norwalk Advocate

    Who says you can't go home again? Former Rep. Janet Lockton of Greenwich said she is strongly leaning toward a run for the Senate seat of fellow Republican William Nickerson, who recently announced that he ...

    
    

17. Scholastic Roundup: GHS boys basketball qualifies for CIAC Class LL Tournament

    Norwalk Advocate

    The Greenwich High School boys basketball team will be making its second straight appearance in the Class LL tournament this year thanks to last night's 72-48 win at Ridgefield.

    
    

18. Boys Basketball: Smalls, Baskin lead Trinity

    Norwalk Advocate

    ... Guillaume has a back injury and Korac is suffering from flu-like symptoms. Their availability for Friday's game at Greenwich is questionable. Bassick 72, New Canaan 70 -AOEMike Lomax sank a jumper from the top of the key at the buzzer to give ...

    
    

19. Plenty of reason to question billing for sewer project

    Norwalk Advocate

    ... excessive interest costs caused by the delay in certifying the project; * lack of apportionment to the town of Greenwich for its benefit from the project that includes, but is not limited to, the project helping to ensure the continued ...

    
    

20. The Harvard Crimson proudly announces the members of its 135th Executive Board

    Harvard Crimson

    ... EDITOR PARAS D. BHAYANI '09 of Chicago, Ill. and Pforzheimer House BUSINESS MANAGER GIDEON L. LOWIN '09 of Greenwich, Conn. and Kirkland House NEWS LAURENCE H. M. HOLLAND '09 of New York, N.Y. and Eliot House Associate Managing Editor for the Web ...

    
    

21. On the Wings of Kennedys, Mrs. Obama Due in City

    New York Sun

    ... sweeping through New York today to attend a private fund-raiser at an Upper East Side apartment before heading to Greenwich, Conn., for another fund-raising stop. Michelle Obama's visit, less than a week before New York and 21 other states hold ...

    
    

22. Shays' embrace of Bush recalls Lieberman's 2005 presidential kiss

    Hartford Courant

    ... in recent years, has been preparing for another difficult re-election fight this year. Jim Himes, a Greenwich, Conn., Democrat seeking Shays' seat, said Shays' kiss was not just a kiss. 'Pardon the pun, but as cheeky as it was, it does ...