01/06/01 Greenwich Resident Son And Law Of Empire State Building Owner Richard Blumenthal Wants Dodd's Seat

Chris Dodd: Jumps ship
Blumenthal Steps In As Conneticut Voters Have Become Sick And Tired Of Dodd's Banking And Hedge Fund Buddies In Greenwich

Polls Say Voters Are Tired Of Dodd Cutting His Wall Street Friends Some Slack As He Gets A Sweetheat Mortgage Deal .....

Dodd, D-Conn., retiring from Senate; AG to run
Houston Chronicle - John Christoffersen, Susan Haigh
Connecticut's popular Democratic attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, quickly announced he would run to replace Dodd. Blumenthal, 63, said he has had his ...

Video: Sen. Byron Dorgan Announces Retirement
CleanSkies.com

Replacing Senator Dodd: Who is Richard Blumenthal?
Christian Science Monitor


First on Ticker: GOP FOIAs Democratic candidate
CNN Political Ticker (blog)

Blumenthal jumps in
Politico (blog)
Some good news on a basically dark day for the Democrats: Richard Blumenthal, the Connecticut Attorney General and the White House's preferred candidate all ...

Blumenthal Announces Senate Bid
Associated Content
Will Blumenthal take his seat? Back in March of '09, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, a registered Democrat, was quoted by Dean C. Pagani, as saying "It ...

Dodd's Retirement: Seismic Fallout As Politicos Angle For Attorney General ...
Hartford Courant

Here's A Dark Horse Canidate To Replace Blumenthal......

Jepsen to run for AG
TheDay.com

Republicans in the running to replace Dodd include Rep. Robert Simmons, who had been ahead of Dodd in the polls, Linda McMahon, former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, and businessman Peter Schiff.

This going to be one ugly race ......

The National Republican Senatorial Committee sent a request this morning to Blumenthal's office asking for copies of information ranging from "budget requests" and "state credit cards issued to Attorney General Blumenthal or provided for his use" to statistics on "plea bargain rates, felony conviction rates, and all other data associated with cases handled by the Office of the Attorney General for each year beginning in 1991 through present."

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01/06/10 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Afternoon Edition

Greenwich News Reports:

Blumenthal: 5 Things You Might Want To Know Hartford Courant By JON LENDER The Hartford Courant Richard Blumenthal, 63, of Greenwich, is in his unprecedented fifth term as state attorney general, a post he has held ...

Greenwich police blotter Greenwich Time A 17-year-old Greenwich boy was arrested and charged Dec. 29 with possession of cannabis, interfering with an officer and second-degree forgery. ...

Focusing On Dating Violence Hartford Courant Three high school students from Greenwich, Stamford and Norwalk, all of whom are involved in the Center for Youth Leadership, recommended that schools train ...

Skyscraper envy? No way, Empire State Building owner says Greenwich Time By Neil Vigdor, Staff Writer Peter Malkin wouldn't trade the view from the Empire State Building, of which the ...

WishList expands despite tough economy Westport-News Over time, as two more stores opened in Darien and Greenwich, WishList became the go-to place in lower Fairfield County to purchase clothing for young ...

Police seek pendant owners Greenwich Time "The articles were brought to the attention of the Greenwich Police Department following a suspicious pawn transaction,". ...

Natural Gas Futures Gain Most in a Week, Top $6 on Cold Weather BusinessWeek ... materially oversupplied to more manageable inventory levels," said Tom Orr, director of research at Weeden & Co., a brokerage in Greenwich, Connecticut. ...

Parks and Recreation collects Christmas trees Greenwich Post Greenwich Point, 6 am until sunset — first parking lot across from the Nature Center. • Holly Hill Recycling Center, 7 am to 3 pm weekdays and 7 to noon on ...

Election commission questions McMahon's campaign Stamford Times In a letter sent on Christmas Eve day to the treasurer of the Greenwich Republican's campaign committee, an FEC analyst asked that the candidate's ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Eye on Greenwich Outoforder street lights on Greenwich Avenue ... Something is amiss on Greenwich Avenue. And Peter Malkin has been trying to shed light on the problem for more than a month. On any given night, ...

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

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02.07/09 Greenwich Time News Links

Children have fun at library's annual Valentine's workshop

By Meredith Blake

Staff Writer
Posted: 02/08/2009 12:04:41 AM EST

By taking different-shaped hearts and making them into a smiley face, Cassidy Koopmann, 8, carefully constructed a Valentine's Day card for his mother.

"I think she is going to really love it," he said, whispering as she sat next to him.

Cassidy was one of more than a dozen children who took part in Cos Cob Library's annual Valentine's card-making workshop Saturday.

Greenwich canines trot toward Westminster glory

By Colleen Flaherty

Staff Writer
Posted: 02/08/2009 12:05:49 AM EST

Andrea Chisholm calls it the Academy Awards for dogs, while her husband, Colin Chisholm III, sees it as the canine Olympics. Leora Levy thinks it's most comparable to the Miss America Pageant.

All three Greenwich residents agree, however, that the Westminster Kennel Club's annual show -- which their pooches will compete in Monday and Tuesday at New York's Madison Square Garden -- is the big time.....

Bruce looks to cut budget

By Colin Gustafson

Staff Writer
Posted: 02/08/2009 12:05:05 AM EST

While discouraged by the potential loss of state funds for a planned museum expansion, officials at the Bruce Museum say they understand the need for belt-tightening measures by the state at a time when they too are looking to trim their budget.

In her budget address Wednesday, Gov. M. Jodi Rell proposed canceling upward of $400 million in bond authorizations made in the past five years, including half of a $1.5 million bond package for a campaign to renovate and expand the Bruce Museum.....

Group wants to clean up downtown

By Neil Vigdor

Staff Writer
Posted: 02/08/2009 12:05:50 AM EST

A group that includes real estate mogul Peter Malkin and Chamber of Commerce head Mary Ann Morrison is pressing the town to clean up its image.

Malkin and Morrison met with First Selectman Peter Tesei and other senior town officials on Friday to discuss enhancements to the appearance of the central business district, which they said is not as tidy or well-kept as residents expect.....

Fundance films show students' flair

By Meredith Blake

Staff Writer
Posted: 02/08/2009 12:04:40 AM EST

When 10-year-old Greenwich Country Day School student Austin Albano created a short animated film about westward expansion for his fourth-grade class, he never thought he would enter it into a competition.

"I did it for extra credit," he said.....

Greenwich center offers faith-based approach to healing

By Colleen Flaherty

Staff Writer
Posted: 02/08/2009 12:05:48 AM EST

One day last winter, "Julia" drove to New Jersey to ask the younger brother she loved and for whose life she feared a single question.

With Julia, a 60-something woman who asked that her real name not be used, were her husband, older brother and cousin, as well as Paul Sorensen, executive director of the Greenwich Center for Hope and Renewal......

Opportunities in the Arts: Sunday, Feb. 8

ART GREENWICH ART SOCIETY Winter Art Courses Includes Botanical Illustration, The Artful Audience: Ten Movies Everyone Should See, Parent/Child Monoprint Class, Portfolio Development for High School Students, Felting Workshop, Watercolor Workshop, Sculpture, Creative Writing II for Visual Arts and classes for advanced students.

Timing, strategy key to recover taxes paid by Madoff victims

Madoff victims may be able to recover taxes they paid on fictitious income they reported on their tax returns from previous years.

He's out! He's safe! So what? The play's the thing

"I'll have grounds more relative than this. The play's the thing "Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King.....

With budget restraint, Rell starts revolution

Governor Rell's budget proposal is both revolutionary and inadequate. It's revolutionary for turning government in Connecticut away from decades of ineffectual and stultifying growth and for rejecting tax increases....

GREENWICH TIME EDITORIAL:

Dodd's halfway explanations

In the wake of the latest revelations concerning U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd and his controversial mortgage dealings, the same question arises again: How could such an experienced politician have handled this so clumsily?

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