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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Westport, Greenwich Teams Poised For Hoop Showdown



... boys basketball playoffs heats up Wednesday when Greens Farm Academy of Westport and Brunswick School clash in Greenwich at 6 p.m. Both teams have one league loss. The Dragons (11-2 overall, 8-1 in the league) defeated Brunswick on Dec. 8, 67-48. ...

http://greenwich.dailyvoice.com/sports/westport-greenwich-teams-poised-hoop-showdown

Sunday, September 18, 2011

09/19/11 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Overnight Edition (20 Greenwich News Stories)

  1. The Hub: Business Travel Faces Bumpy RoadRead the original story

    Patch.com

    ... and people are just much more careful with their budgets, agreed Vince Vitti, owner of Michael's Limousine in Greenwich, which has about 30 cars in the fleet. Yet, there's an upside to the downturn, Moubchir said. "Some larger companies are hiring ...

  2. Investment trends: Some firms benefit from real estate carnageRead the original story

    Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

    ... Ryan Erickson, chief investment officer at Holt-Smith Advisors Inc. in Madison. United Rentals Inc. (URI; $18.67), Greenwich, Conn., rents backhoes, skid-steer loaders, forklifts and other equipment to customers in construction and other industries. ...

  3. Greenwich Police Cycled 280 Miles for 9/11 Victims, Fallen Officers [VIDEO]Read the original story

    Patch.com

    ... Marking 10 years since 9/11, ceremonies at Ground Zero , Connecticut's state 9/11 memorial in Westport and here in Greenwich drew solemn tributes to those who perished from relatives, friends, first responders and elected officials. ForGreenwich ...

  4. Balin of Greenwich Aces PGA Cup ExamRead the original story

    Patch.com

    Greenwich resident Danny Balin, an assistant golf pro at Burning Tree Country Club, recorded a hole-in-one in the PGA Cup in San Martin, California on Saturday.

  5. Housing Authority tenant rep refuses to cede post after move to StamfordRead the original storyw/Photo

    Connecticut Post

    The lone tenant representative on the board of the Greenwich Housing Authority is refusing to relinquish her post despite moving to Stamford, which a fellow commissioner contends should preclude her from serving.

  6. Sacred Heart volleyball sweeps Newton Country DayRead the original story

    Greenwich Citizen

    ... HEART 37: Junior Julie Randolph finished second for Convent of the Sacred Heart at Newton Country Day School. Greenwich High School's boys cross country team placed third in the large schools division at the Wilton Invitational Saturday. For more on ...

  7. Earmarks are interestingRead the original story w/Photo

    Norwalk Citizen News

    The discovery of "significant quantities of toxic materials" on Greenwich High School property during recent work on the MISA project should have come as no surprise to Town and school officials, says Greenwich resident Bill Effros.

  8. Chik Chatting: Top 5 fastest startsRead the original story

    New Canaan News-Review

    ... only three matches left in their regular season, although two come against perennially tough teams in Staples and Greenwich. To truly understand New Canaan's dominance, consider the following stat: Of 13 wins, 10 have resulted in the Rams winning ...

  9. Economic Dive Dents Corporate Car Service BusinessRead the original story

    Patch.com

    ... and people are just much more careful with their budgets, agreed Vince Vitti, owner of Michael's Limousine in Greenwich , which has about 30 cars in the fleet. Yet, there's an upside to the downturn, Moubchir said. "Some larger companies are hiring ...

  10. 63 Open Houses from $438K to $8.9MM as Greenwich Fall Real Estate Market Hits its StrideRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Patch.com

    On Sunday, September 18th we have 63 open houses throughout Old Greenwich, Riverside, Greenwich, Cos Cob, Byram, Pemberwick, Glenville and back countryGreenwich.

  11. Fire Damages Home on Byram Shore Road In GreenwichRead the original story

    Patch.com

    A two-story home on Bryam Shore Road in Greenwich suffered significant damage due to fire.

  12. CT Has Busiest Railroad Commuter Line in Nation: Rick Green | CT ConfidentialRead the original story

    The Hartford Courant

    ... skeptics might pay attention to the fact that commuters traveling to new employment centers such as Stamford and Greenwich are helping to fuel this growth. In 2012, Metro-North predicts its three lines, the New Haven, Harlem and Hudson, will provide ...

  13. TELESEMINAR: Generation Skipping Transfer Tax (GSTT) Planning - " A National PerspectiveRead the original story

    Illinois Bar Journal

    ... can do in anticipation of the sunset of certain safe harbors in 2013. Daniel L. Daniels is a partner in the Greenwich, Connecticut office of Wiggin and Dana, LLP, where his practice focuses on representing business owners, corporate executives and ...

  14. OTHER OPINIONGoals And Commitment Will Power Alternative Fuel GrowthRead the original story

    The Hartford Courant

    ... These risks exist for all American families that depend on fuel to power cars and trucks. Jacob Berman of the Old Greenwich section of Greenwich is co-founder of Incitor Inc. based in Albuquerque, which converts organic waste material into biofuels ...

  15. Metro-North New Haven Line back in serviceRead the original story

    Greenwich Citizen

    ... the city." Danielle Alexandra, 17, of Stamford, came to the station to meet a friend before going to the beach in Greenwich. Metro-North will run regular weekday service on the New Haven Line in time for Tuesday's rush hour, though the New Canaan, ...

  16. Zing goes the strings in music shopsRead the original story w/Photo

    Darien News-Review

    The ancient and exquisite art of restoring the violin family of stringed instruments is passionately preserved in a Westport studio on Davenport Avenue near the Metro North Railway Station -- and another studio in Greenwich with a music school next door.

  17. Tanker truck comes unhitched in Stamford, shutting down I-95Read the original story

    Norwalk Citizen News

    ... Post Contributed This Department of Transportation traffic camera shows severe backup on I-95 northbound in Greenwich because of a tanker spill that caused the closure of the highway between exits 6 and 9 in Stamford on Monday morning, June 13, ...

  18. Darien Road Race most successful since inceptionRead the original story

    Darien News-Review

    ... Sopko , 32, of Stamford with a time of 36:49. The overall first place female winner was Meredith Kalish , 34, of Greenwich with a time of 41:47. The second place finisher was Dana Conrad , 35, of Norwalk with a time of 44:44. The third place ...

  19. Greenwich rowers find success at youth nationalsRead the original story

    Greenwich Citizen

    High school rowers from across Greenwich competed against the fastest crews in the United States and stood tall to the challenge.

  20. Older Dogs Seek New Homes at Greenwich FestivalRead the original story w/Photo

    The Daily Greenwich

    At this year's Puttin' On the Dog festival scheduled for Sept. 25 and sponsored by Adopt-A-Dog Greenwich , the shelter is hoping to find homes for dogs that have been in need of adoption for too long.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

09/15/11 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Early Evening Edition

  1. Cyclists Tour Greenwich on SundayRead the original story w/Photo

    The Daily Harrison

    The Volvo of Stamford Tour de Greenwich XXVII , a 20-mile bicycle race, will begin at 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning at Greenwich High School.

  2. Metro-North to surpass LIRR to become nation's busiest rail lineRead the original story

    Darien News-Review

    ... Line's fastest growing customer groups are intrastate commuters who travel to employment hubs like Stamford and Greenwich, as well as reverse commuters who travel to Stamford and Greenwich from New York City. Arena said Long Island Rail Road does ...

  3. Ex-wife may recover assets tied to Ponzi scheme: courtRead the original story

    Reuters

    ... on $7.59 million of assets held by Janet Schaberg, who was once married to Stephen Walsh, a former principal at Greenwich, Connecticut-based WG Trading Co. Schaberg was not implicated when Walsh and former partner Paul Greenwood were accused in 2009 ...

  4. 2 men charged in statewide burglary spreeRead the original story

    New Canaan News-Review

    Mark Missino, one of two men Greenwich police arrested in connection with a burglary spree that included hits on locations in New Canaan, Stamford, Glastonbury, Madison, Conn.

  5. Two Charged In Statewide Burglary SpreeRead the original story

    CTNow.com

    ... in January 2010 and continued until mid-November 2010. During the course of the investigation, detectives from the Greenwich Police Department worked with more than 12 state and federal agencies across the state. Police said Missino and McAllister ...

  6. Wall St advances for fourth dayRead the original story w/Photo

    Independent Online

    ... doing, we're comfortable too," said Steve Sosnick, equity-risk manager at Timber Hill/Interactive Brokers Group in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 131.35 points, or 1.17 percent, at 11,378.08. The Standard & Poor's ...

  7. Chappaqua Husband and Wife Keep Homes GreenRead the original story w/Photo

    The Daily Greenwich

    ... l be no charge and Maid Brigade will write a check to a local non-profit for the amount they were supposed to pay. GREENWICH, Conn. - The Greenwich pet of the week is Foxy Brown, a 9-month-old bull terrier mix who was transferred to Adopt-A-Dog...

  8. Woman Arrested Trying To Use Fake ID in GreenwichRead the original story

    The Daily Greenwich

    A Bronx, N.Y., woman was arrested in Greenwich on Tuesday for allegedly trying to use fake names and identification to take money out of two Chase banks on and near West Putnam Avenue, police said.

  9. Son Serves as Greenwich Mom's College InspirationRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Daily Greenwich

    There are any number of reasons to go back to college and earn a degree. For Mary Buck of Greenwich, it's the young man soaking up sunshine in her front yard.

  10. Former Student Takes Over Greenwich Dance StudioRead the original story

    The Daily Greenwich

    ... background and marketing expertise to reinvent the studio. Reflagging it as The Arthur Murray Grande Ballroom of Greenwich , Georgopulo completely remodeled it into a Regency-period grand ballroom with a modern twist of cutting edge audio/visual ...

  11. Tarry Lodge Soothes the Savage Weekend DinerRead the original story w/Photo

    The Daily Port Chester

    ... their menu favorites, along with other area restaurants with delicious dishes to offer. Kerri, a graceful Greenwich, Conn. resident, mother and soon-to-be food blogger sat down next to me after my brunch companion and I had settled in. She and her ...

  12. Western Aircraft Completes Install of Garmin 650/750 Touch ScreenRead the original story

    Aircraft Maintenance Technology

    Western Aircraft, a Greenwich AeroGroup Company, recently completed an installation of the Garmin GTN 650 and GTN 750 GPS/COMM/NAV System along with the Garmin remote audio panel, remote transponder and GDL-69A XM weather receiver on a Pilatus PC-12. The newly released system features touchscreen operation, graphical weather remote transponder, ...

  13. Weeden & Co. and Pragma Introduce Ghost AlgorithmRead the original story

    Business Wire

    ... value-added research products serve a client base of over 1,000 institutions worldwide. Its headquarters are in Greenwich CT, with offices in Boston, Rosemont/Chicago, Greenbrae/San Francisco, and Minneapolis. For additional information, please ..

  14. Greenwich Democrat Lee Whitnum suing town and Peter Tesei for allowing bar mitzvah at Town HallRead the original story

    Topix

    State Senate hopeful Lee Whitnum has filed a lawsuit against the town ofGreenwich and First Selectman Peter Tesei on the grounds that they breached the constitutional barrier between church and state by allowing a bar mitzvah to take place at Town Hall.

  15. DreamWorks Joins Studios Venturing in ChinaRead the original story

    StartupJournal

    ... 2" grossed a record-breaking 597 million yuan (about $93 million dollars) this past summer. DreamWorks is using Greenwich, Conn.-based recruitment firm RSR Partners to find a president for the new operation, which has yet to set a launch date ...

  16. District Takes Aim at BullyingRead the original story

    Patch.com

    ... the months that followed highly publicized instances of bullying in schools -including so-called "Smut Lists" in Greenwich and Norwalk , and the suicide of Tyler Clementi -Fairfield's policy is "perhaps the most all-encompassing thing about bullying ..

  17. Q Poll: Malloy, power companies score good grades for Irene response; Gov's overall rating sees little changeRead the original storyNewsTimesLive.com

    ... Carol Kaliff / The News-Times Out-of-state power crews from New York prepare to work on power lines in backcountry Greenwich Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. Though CL&P has restored power to approximately 6,000 Greenwich customers in the past two days, some ...

  18. Walla shines in LPGA Futures Tour appearanceRead the original story

    The Aspen Times

    GREENWICH, Conn. - Kristin Walla deemed her first LPGA Futures Tour appearance a "pretty unique experience." That might be a bit of an understatement.

  19. Greenwich tops in scholarship programRead the original story

    Connecticut Post

    Greenwich High School has more National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists than any public or private school in Connecticut this year, according to results released Wednesday.

  20. Democratic US Senate Candidate Sues Town, TeseiRead the original story

    Patch.com

    Candidate for the Democratic nomination for US Senate in Connecticut, Greenwichresident Lee Whitnum has filed a Town of Greenwich and First Selectman Peter Tesei's decision to rent town hall facilities for the 63rd israeli Independence celebration.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

07/14/10 UPDATE: The Fourth Congressional Race On Connecticut

News Reports About The Republican Primary In The
Fourth Congressional Race In Connecticut


Slamming Them Down In Westport:

Politics and Pabst: Merkle Slings Drinks at the Saloon
Westport Patch

.....Dan Debicella and Bridgeport businessman
Rick Torres in the August 10 Republican primary. It's Connecticut's first primary in 40 years. ...

More Info On How Tea Party Candidate Robert Merkle Likes Ti Imbibe:

07/14/10 The Founder And Owner Of Management Recruiters In Westport Is Busted For Drug Possession In Florida

Politics: Ultra Conservative Republican Congressional Candidate Rob Merkle Says:

"Forget About Health Care Reform. Just Self Medicate With Illegal Substances Like I Do".......


VIDEO:

http://www.youtube.com/user/harryrockwell88


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Thursday, February 12, 2009

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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Thursday, February 5, 2009

02/05/09 Greenwich Citizen News Links

The Latest From The Greenwich Citizen .....

Ilse Voight, 89, watches the evening news on a vintage analog television set with"rabbit ears." When TV sets go digital, she fears she'll only be able to "listen to the radio."

(Anne W. Semmes / for the Greenwich Citizen)

Fade-to-black day approaching for many seniors

Anne W. Semmes

BULLETIN

The clock is ticking when all television sets will go digital on Feb. 17, when those with analog television sets will fade to black.

The White House issued a statement that read, "Millions of Americans will have the time they need to prepare for the conversion."

The clock is ticking when all television sets will go digital on Feb. 17, when those with analog television sets will fade to black.

RTM approves property tax relief for town's low-income seniors

More liberal property tax credits are in the wings for low-income Greenwich citizens age 65 and over who apply between Feb.

Beloved town librarians killed in tragic hit-and-run accident in Colorado

... stunned and grieving. The women, both residents of Riverside, worked in the Youth Services Department at Old Greenwich's Perrot Memorial Library, where they were affectionately known by children and parents as "Mrs. Mac" and "Mrs. K." They were ...

Long memory, tough stretch will help GHS girls hockey

... A little competition can go a long way. Greenwich High's girls hockey team is banking on it. The Cardinals recently finished a six-game stretch of games that will, in the hopes of ...

Young Bruins clawing way toward another postseason

... "Our goals, as always, are to shoot to win things. Whether that ...

Himes reports to Chamber on stimulus bill benefits

The day after the House passed the $819 billion stimulus and recovery bill, Jim Himes, the 4th Congressional District's new financially savvy Democratic representative, was in Greenwich bright and early on ...

Stone, Vice Chair of Board of Estimate and Taxation: "Town has more workers per capita than any municipality in State"

Describing himself as a "straight shooter," Bob Stone, vice chair of the Board of Estimate and Taxation , told the Greenwich Citizen Tuesday, reductions in the Greenwich workforce are needed in the face of the ...

Farewell modulars; Ham Ave. students are going home

When Rose Furano heard the news Tuesday noon from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Betty Sternberg, the co-president of the Hamilton Avenue School PTA didn't know whether "to laugh or cry.

"It's like a shock," Furano said. "It's unbelievable.....

NO WONDER ROSE WAS SHOCKED AND IN DISBELIEF
JUST WHAT SHE AND DAWN NETHERCOTT WERE SAYING JUST FIVE DAYS AGO

PLEASE SEE:


School officials decide to wait 'til spring for move

By Colin Gustafson

Staff Writer
Posted: 01/31/2009 03:01:47 AM EST

......"It finally happened, I almost can't believe it," the school's PTA co-president Dawn Nethercott said of the long-awaited arrival of the certificate, which was originally due about 18 months after work began in April 2005.

"It's almost bittersweet," added PTA co-president Rose Furano.

With the certificate in hand, school officials can now allow students and staff to return to the state-of-the-art facility.

However, these officials said Friday they had decided, in consultation with the school's administration, that staff and equipment should be moved in over spring recess, beginning April 6, with elementary students returning to class in the new building April 13.

PLEASE SEE:


Brian -Wanted to share the good news.

The announcement was made today that the Ham Ave kids will be moved to the new building over February break and start school on February 17th in their new school.

Brian, I owe you a tremendous amount of thanks for helping to make this happen. Without you and your blog, I don't think it would have happened.Love you!!!!!!!

Laura J. DiBella


By Colin Gustafson
Staff Writer

Posted: 02/03/2009 04:30:14 PM EST

GREENWICH - In an abrupt reversal, school officials said Tuesday they would allow Hamilton Avenue School staff to begin moving classroom equipment into their new schoolhouse over winter recess next week, clearing the way for students to move in by mid-February.

The decision, which was announced in a letter to parents Tuesday morning, came just hours before community members were expected to stage a rally protesting the decision by school officials last Friday to push the move back to April.....


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