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Decorating the sukkah in Greenwich Connecticut Jewish Ledger Children attending the Temple Sholom Selma Maisel Nursery School in Greenwich gathered in the sukkah with Rabbi Mitchell M. Hurvitz to learn about the ...

New social group for mature Jewish singles in Greenwich Connecticut Jewish Ledger By Cindy Mindell GREENWICH - It started with a bereavement group at Jewish Family Services of Greenwich (JFS) facilitated by JFS executive director ...

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10/07/09 Go To Topix If You Want To Comment On These Greenwich Time News Stories

Greenwich teacher uses art to illuminate math
Cos Cob School art teacher Susan Striker recently created a display of iconic artworks that illustrate basic math concepts.

As a grade-school student, Striker hated having to go to math class, detested the homework and dreaded the quizzes. And as an art teacher, math has long been among the furthest topics from her mind.

So when Cos Cob's principal, Kimberly Beck, recently handed her a copy of the school's math curriculum and pointed out how much it overlapped with her art lessons, Striker was at first incredulous.

"My first reaction: she was nuts," Striker recalled of the encounter last year.....
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Psychic pleads not guilty, vows to fight charges
One week after police charged a Norwalk psychic with fabricating a story about being assaulted outside her Greenwich Avenue office, the longtime fortune teller vowed to fight the case.

Janet Lee, 35, of 143 Wolfpit Ave., Norwalk, is charged with making false statements and interfering with an officer for allegedly lying to police about the circumstances of her attack. She pleading not guilty in state Superior Court Wednesday.

Despite the charges, however, Lee said Wednesday she was shocked by her arrest....
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Town was unable to help laid off employee who missed dental payment
By John Crary
I must take this opportunity to comment on Mr. Ennio De Vita's letter to the editor that appeared in the Oct. 1 edition.

Beginning in September 2008, it was clear that the town of Greenwich, like the rest of the state and indeed the entire country, was facing a new and difficult fiscal situation. We could clearly see that the revenues that the town expected to receive were falling rapidly and that unless some action was taken the town would be facing a significant deficit at the end of the fiscal year in June 2009. The town's leadership elected to address the problem head on and reduce our costs now to reflect the new economic realities. Due to the cost structure of government service, we had to reduce our payroll to ensure that our expenses matched our revenues. Mr. De Vita's position along with 23 other full-time and 20 part-time positions were identified for elimination. This was a very painful process and we all regretted that many loyal and good employees had to be let go.

However, once the decision was reached we agreed that it should be done with as much compassion as possible within the constraints of our governmental responsibilities. A prolonged process was viewed as being cruel to the affected employees and it was decided that all layoffs should occur without delay....
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Greenwich to get some cash help from state for Ham. Ave. project
Greenwich will receive some long-awaited financial relief from the state for costs incurred during the delay-plagued Hamilton Avenue School rebuilding project, state lawmakers said.

The state legislature, including all four members of Greenwich's General Assembly delegation, last week approved a bill that commits millions in reimbursement money for school construction projects.

The legislation includes more than $6.2 million in state grants for the Chickahominy school project, which was supposed to have been completed within 18 months, but instead took more than three years....
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Thumbs up -- Thumbs down
Thumbs down " and up " to public school enrollment figures. They exceeded original projections for the school year, but not by as much as educators had feared.

Greenwich officials early last month expected enrollment to exceed their initial projections by more 170 students. The reality turned out to be less than half that figure.

In terms of the entire system, that is not a catastrophic challenge. But educators still have to keep watch on class sizes. The school board last spring "relaxed" is class size rules, making them guidelines instead of hard limits....
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New water gauge will help alert Greenwich residents to possible flooding
First Selectman Peter Tesei speaks with the media in October 2008 regarding the funding for a water gauge that will go under the Comly Avenue bridge in Pemberwick.

A stream flow gauge was installed at the Comly Avenue bridge over the Byram River near Pemberwick Road on Sept. 28, said Conservation Director Denise Savageau.

"It gives us better information about water levels compared to what we had before," Savageau said. "Now we will have data that we can look at and when we get -- say a heavy rain -- we will know based on the data whether the river could overflow its banks...."
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Letters from our Readers - Paper advocates socialism
In the Sunday edition of Greenwich Time, you advocated in your editorial the building of more senior housing in Byram.

You also rant for more "affordable" housing in this town, which, according to you, has not done a very good job of providing.

If I had to guess, at the very least, you do not live in Greenwich and know little about "us." The reason I say this is because you seem to be short on facts. The western section of town has more than its share of affordable housing. How about we spread the "honor" of more housing, to the eastern section or the backcountry? Additionally, you say, that by state statute, Connecticut requires us to have "at least" 10 percent affordable "hosing" (your spelling, not mine, maybe a Freudian slip? Possibly you meant housing?). I would like you to state chapter and verse, where it says those words in the statutes....

....Why would you state, "56 new units of senior housing is not going to have a drastic impact on the Byram area."? Did you research your topic or merely haphazardly decide we need more housing and it should be in Byram?

The Housing Authority was asked by the selectmen to present the town with a Master Plan of Affordable Housing for the entire town and present it to the neighborhoods and the selectmen.

The only area that the Housing Authority has planned for is at the McKinney Terrace. There never was any smart planning by the Housing Authority for the citizens they serve and the community. If there was, Greenwich would have fulfilled its quota to the state for affordable housing.

It is time we demand more from the Housing Authority and the candidates did just that.
Jo Conboy
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Call out for more cuts to Greenwich workforce
The No. 2 member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation is calling on the town to make further cuts to the size of its workforce or come to terms with what he said will be inevitable tax spikes, increased borrowing and delayed funding for critical infrastructure projects.

Republican Robert Stone, who is retiring at the end of the year and is the BET's vice chairman and a member of its Budget Committee, isn't going out with a whimper.

Arguably the most fiscally conservative member of the bipartisan board, Stone is specifically advocating that the town shed 20 to 30 positions from its 1,000-person non-school workforce when the next fiscal year begins July 1, 2010....

....Selectman Lin Lavery, a Democrat opposing Tesei for first selectman, lamented the talk of additional cutbacks.

"It would be sad and unfortunate if we had to lay off anyone else," Lavery said.
Stone emphasized that he would be looking for the town to eliminate positions next year, after the "no-layoff" clause expires.

An unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for selectman, Stone disagreed with the statement that the town is in better financial shape than it was earlier this year. "The real basic point is if they follow the (current) model, I think they're deluding themselves," Stone said......

...."We think it's a sound policy," Walko said. "Obviously, we've had to modify it as a result of the current economic conditions. We will continue to modify it and we will continue to take necessary action to ensure there are modest and predictable (tax) increases."

Walko said Stone needs to come up with a specific plan on which jobs and services should be cut.
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Greenwich Health Department set to take over for doctors who don't give H1N1 vaccine
Doctors are getting first crack at the H1N1 vaccine when it's shipped out later this month, but not all physicians in town are planning to administer it.

Dr. Raymond Sekiguchi registered with the state as a provider of the H1N1 vaccine, but didn't place an order and is most likely not going to give the shot.

His office manager, Yuki Nakamichi, said she doesn't know how many doses the Greenwich family practice would get, and thinks it will be very difficult to prioritize among the office's 5,000 patients.

"If we have a little number of vaccine, it's going to cause a panic for our patients," Nakamichi said.....
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Greenwich High School neighbors want limits on light, traffic, height in auditorium project

Light pollution, traffic back-ups and building height were chief concerns voiced by neighbors of Greenwich High School Tuesday during a public feedback meeting on the school board's plan to renovate and expand the GHS auditorium.

Architects with Manhattan-based Perkins and Will gave more than a dozen neighbors an hour-long slideshow presentation, complete with graphic renderings and schematic layouts, on the construction plans for the auditorium and art spaces Tuesday at GHS.

The school board has long been planning to replace the current auditorium with a new, larger structure with additional seating. The rehab would include larger practice and equipment spaces for the GHS chorus, orchestra and band programs.

The new auditorium would stand more than 50 feet above ground level, and cover the area adjacent to the current science wing now used for parking....
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Ex-driver for Kissel pleads not guilty in Greenwich murder case
Carlos Trujillo is escorted into a courtroom in handcuffs for an arraignment in March in connection to the murder of Greenwich real estate developer Andrew Kissel.

Carlos Trujillo, 48, of Bridgeport, is charged in connection with the killing of Kissel, who was found stabbed to death in his backcountry mansion in April 2006.

Earlier this summer, Trujillo's cousin, co-defendant Leonard Trujillo, 23, of Worcester, Mass., pleaded guilty to reduced charges of manslaughter and conspiracy to commit murder. Leonard Trujillo is expected to be sentenced to 20 years in prison following the trial of his cousin.....
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Enrollment jump in Greenwich schools less than expected
An anticipated spike in public school enrollment has turned out to be less severe than projected just over a month ago, but some elementary classes remain oversubscribed, according to district's latest update.

Nearly 60 more students than projected enrolled in Greenwich Public Schools this school year, according to school system's annual enrollment report, released Monday. That figure is less than half of the more than 170 students who were expected to exceed initial projections, as of Sept. 1, the day before the 2009-10 school year began.

Since Sept. 1, however, the overall head count has declined from a peak of 8,828 projected for kindergarten through grade 12, to 8,716 today, according to the enrollment report, to be presented the Board of Education this Thursday.....
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Court rejects age claim in Greenwich cop promotion case
The state's highest court rejected a police lieutenant's claim that it was unconstitutional to have a retired judge rule on his promotion lawsuit.

In a 5-2 decision released Monday, the state Supreme Court decided against Lt. Gary Honulik's claim that Supreme Court Justice Barry Schaller should not have ruled on Honulik's appeal of an earlier court decision because he had turned 70, the retirement age for judges, during the case.

Honulik suffered a second blow Monday when the court -- by a 4-3 margin -- affirmed the Feb. 9 decision by five members of the court that ruled in favor of the town and reversed a lower court decision that backed Honulik's claim. In 2007 state Superior Court Judge Michael Shay ruled that Honulik was unjustly passed over for a promotion to police captain in 2003....

...First Selectman Peter Tesei welcomed the decision and hoped it would put to rest a case that began when former police chief James Walters decided to bypass Honulik for a captain's position in favor of now retired Capt. Michael Pacewicz....

....But the decision doesn't immediately mean there will be promotions to senior managers, Tesei said. The department is considering a reorganization that will replace the current management structure of two deputy chiefs and two captains with four positions of major, Tesei said.

That reorganization has yet to be approved by the town's Board of Estimate and Taxation.

Police Chief David Ridberg is on vacation and was unavailable for comment.
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Prices slashed at both ends of the spectrum in Greenwich real estate market
Want to own property in Greenwich for around $250,000? How about a backcountry estate for more than half off the original $125 million record asking price? This is the low and high of the Greenwich real estate market right now, and while the two listings are leagues apart, they both tell the story of how far a buyer's money can go in this town.

This is the low and high of the Greenwich real estate market right now, and while the two listings are leagues apart, they both tell the story of how far a buyer's money can go in this town.

Dunnellen Hall, the 521 Round Hill Road estate of late hotelier Leona Helmsley, is the priciest property on the market, for $60 million. But it could be considered a relative bargain. The 40-acre manor-style property was listed by David Ogilvy and Associates for $125 million when it hit the market in early 2008. It was reduced to $95 million last fall, and was later cut to $75 million.

Ogilvy declined to comment for this story....
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10.07.09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed:Evening Edition

Junior shines on Senior Night for Greenwich High School boys soccer Stamford Advocate By Jesse Quinlan Juliaan Zenner scored the game's only goals, one in each half, as the Greenwich High School boys soccer team remained unbeaten and extended ...

Greenwich edges Norwalk in overtime in FCIAC Field Hockey matchup Greenwich Time By David Fierro Meg Williamson was living a dream while her Greenwich High School teammates joyously sprinted toward her after she blasted a shot into the ...

Greenwich's Pastore wins 24th Public Links Championship Stamford Advocate DANBURY -- David Pastore of Griffith E. Harris GC and the Greenwich High golf team shot a two-over-par 146 to win the 24th Connecticut State Golf ...

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VP Biden At Greenwich Democratic Fundraiser: Jim Himes Is ... By Christopher Keating Neil Vigdor, a veteran reporter at The Greenwich Time, filed the pool report for the big-money fundraiser that featured Vice President Joseph Biden stumping for freshman U.S. Rep. Jim Himes in his hometown. ... News blogs feed - http://blogs.courant.com/news_blogs_feed/

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10/07/09 Reminder: Greenwich Real Estate Pro Kate Friscia Gamble's Birthday (October 8 )

Beep Beep Beep Beep! Happy Birthday Kate Friscia Gamble's Birthday October 8

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10/07/09 You're Invited: Oct 7, 7PM - Hear Jeffrey Gitterman Talk About "Beyond Success: Redefining the Meaning of Prosperity" - Greenwich Water Club

Featured Article Jeffrey Gitterman is an award winning financial advisor and the founder and CEO of Gitterman & Associates, a full service financial firm. Over the past several years, Jeff has been a keynote speaker at numerous national conferences and featured in several TV, print and radio programs, including Money, CNN, Fortune Small Business, New Jersey Business Journal, Financial Advisor and The Dr. Pat Show. He also serves as chairman of the advisory board to The Autism Center at the New Jersey Medical School. Jeffrey Gitterman Book Talk & Signing 7:00 PM, Wednesday, October 7 Greenwich Water Club - Free and Open to the Public Come enjoy an evening with award-winning financial planner and author Jeffrey L. Gitterman as he discusses "Beyond Success: Redefining the Meaning of Prosperity" at the Greenwich Water Club at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 7. Jeffrey Gitterman is the founder and CEO of Gitterman & Associates, a full service financial firm. In these challenging economic times, Jeff recently started Beyond Success, a consulting firm, coaching and business training company that brings more holistic and ethical values to the business world. He will be speaking in Greenwich about his newest book, Beyond Success: Redefining the Meaning of Prosperity. Jeff himself is a rags-to-riches story who eventually came to see first hand the old cliché that "money isn't everything." In Beyond Success: Redefining the Meaning of Prosperity (AMACOM; $22.00), he shares his story and the principles he has derived from his own life experiences as a way of helping others to see that happiness is not the result of material success, but rather a state of mind. Jeff's philosophy is based around a model he's been teaching for several years called the Four Pillars of Success. Jeff has been honored by Fortune Small Business as "One of Our Nation's Best Bosses," and has been a top-rated keynote speaker at numerous national conferences for the financial, insurance and spiritual capitalism markets, directly engaging with 10-15,000 business professionals annually. This event is free and open to the public. Call 203-661-4033 for more information or to reserve your spot at this fascinating and informative talk. Jeffrey L. Gitterman Beyond Success: Redefining the Meaning of Prosperity 7:00 PM, Wednesday, October 7 The Greenwich Water Club 49 River Road, Cos Cob, CT

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10/06/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: This Just In.....

Greenwich High water polo goes 1-3 at Montreal Invitational Greenwich Time It is not often that a 1-3 weekend would be considered a success, but the Greenwich High School Water Polo team played some of its best polo of the season ...

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10/06/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Afternoon Edition

Ex-driver pleads not guilty to killing Conn. mogul The Associated Press The developer, Andrew Kissel, was found dead in his Greenwich mansion in April 2006, just days before he was to plead guilty in a multimillion-dollar fraud ...

Greenwich volleyball sweeps Stamford Greenwich Time Greenwich (6-2) was coming off its second loss of the to a tough Fairfield Ludlowe, and Stamford (3-4) was riding a three-game winning streak after losing ...

Jim Himes - Frank Speaking - Connecticut News By farricker I've had a few differences with Jim over the past four years, most of which overlapped his time as Chairman of the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee. Many were, in the scheme of things, insignificant. I would have rather he done one ... Frank Speaking - http://blog.ctnews.com/farricker/

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10/06/09 Men's Basketball League Press Release

Thanks for helping me advertise this Men's League to the residents of
Greenwich.

(See attached file: Mens BBall press release)

Department of PARKS & recreation

101 Field Point Road
Greenwich, CT 06836-2540
Phone 622-7830

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2009
For additional information contact:
Frank Gabriele 622-7821

Press Release

Men’s Basketball League Registration/Meeting
Set for November 5

The Department of Parks and Recreation announces that the Registration/organizational meeting for the Men’s Basketball leagues will be on Thursday November 5, 2009 at 7 pm at the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center located at 449 Pemberwick Rd. in Glenville 06831.

Anyone wishing to enter a team, or people that want to get on a team must come and register at this meeting. We accept resident teams, and teams from Greenwich businesses, and corporations.

Games are played Monday thru Thursday evenings at various gym locations around town. The league is set to begin January 4, 2010.

For more information please call Frank Gabriele at 622-7821 or visit our website at www.greenwichct.org .

cc: WGCH, Greenwich Time, Greenwich Post, Greenwich Citizen, Community Answers, P&R Staff

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10/05/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Evening Edition

Treasurys Prices Hamstrung Again, Eyeing Auctions Wall Street Journal ... about the longer-term path of inflation; that the monetization of debt will push inflation up," said RBS Greenwich Capital strategist William O'Donnell. ...

Asian investors cut back on outsourcing assets, Greenwich says Pensions & Investments Roughly 87% of Asia's estimated $5 trillion in assets is managed internally as of the March 31, Greenwich said in a news release on the study. ...

Greenwich Has Got Talent Variety Show Greenwich Blog ... By gb A portion of the proceeds from the event will go toward funding a scholarship for a Greenwich High School student who will be majoring in business in college. Greenwich resident Maria Kelly Stevens will be Producer/Director of the ... Greenwich Blog :: The Blog of... - http://greenwichblog.com/

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10/05/09 READER SUBMITTED COMMENTS: The Dish

Do you suppose Suzie misses us?

NORTHIDAHO

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10/05/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Afternoon Edition

White House Day Ahead FOXNews AM The Vice President will travel to Greenwich, Connecticut to attend an event for Representative Jim Himes. 1500 Vice President Biden in Fairfield, ...

Gaulocher garners Empire 8 Men's Soccer Player of the Week honor RIT Athletics ROCHESTER, NY - Sophomore forward Todd Gaulocher (Greenwich, CT/Greenwich) of the RIT men's soccer team was named the Empire 8 Men's Soccer Player of the ...

Safire's secret society Greenwich Citizen By Anne W. Semmes Greenwich resident Bill Ewald, a speechwriter for President Dwight Eisenhower, was William Safire s friend and a member of Safire s Judson ...

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Residents 'Go Wild' for Greenwich Land Trust – Greenwich Time « CT ... By Christopher Zurcher The Greenwich Land Trust's annual fundraiser, "Go Wild!" was held on the grounds of the Greenwich Polo Club on Conyers Farms off North Street. The polo ground is on land that is one of the biggest conservation easements that the ... CT Environmental Headlines - http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/

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10/05/09 READER SUBMITTED COMMENTS: Mrs Hirshhorn

Here's a trivia question for you. What GHS teacher was Mrs Hirshhorn's first husband? Hint he taught English in the early fiftys.

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10/05/09 Greenwich Post Breaking News

Covering the news of Greenwich, Connecticut Breaking News The town scored a legal victory Monday morning when the State Supreme Court decided not to reconsider a suit filed by Lt. Gary Honulik, which charged that a former chief of police and the town wrongly passed him over for promotion. Read more Comment Share Please send your comments, news tips and press releases to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com

10/05/09 Cos Cob School Event - TODAY!

Hi all,

Cos Cob School Principal, Kim Beck, her daughter, and Cos Cob School
students are cutting their hair on stage today at Cos Cob School for Locks
of Love!

When: TODAY - Monday, October 5, 2009 at 3:00 PM

Where: Cos Cob School Cafetorium

Who: Cos Cob School Principal, Kim Beck
Ms. Beck's daughter, Amelie Beck (6 yrs old)
Pre-K student, Grace Nash
5th Grade student: Leah Common
3rd Grade student: Madison Correa

Why/What: Cos Cob School parents and hairdressers, Jody Orrico and Lisa
Faugano, will conduct a public ponytail cutting on stage in the CCS
Cafetorium at 3PM. The ponytails will be donated to Locks of Love to make
wigs for cancer patients undergoing radiation and chemotherapy. After the
public ponytail cutting event, Principal Beck and students will move to
Ms. Faugano's salon in the Mill Pond shopping plaza for haircuts.

All CCS students are encouraged to participate by making a donation of any
amount to Change for Charity to benefit children's cancer research.
Students that make a donation are permitted to wear a hat in school today!

These events are part of an ongoing school-wide service initiative to
benefit children with cancer.

We hope you will be able to attend!!
Thanks,
Kim

Kim Eves
Director of Communications
Greenwich Board of Education
290 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830

www.greenwichschools.org

Phone: 203-625-7415
e mail: kim_eves@greenwich.k12.ct.us
Fax: 203-869-8003

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10/05/09 READER SUBMITTED COMMENTS: Dr Clifford Berken

We were following Dr Berken's sex charge in your paper. The last we heard there was a trial scheduled in September of 2009. Could you please tell us if there was a trial and if so the results of it.

Thank you for your assistance

Sincerely,

Bob

COMMENT:

Dear Bob,

We do not recall a story about Dr. Berken or a sex change operation.

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10/04/09 The Twits On Tweeter Are Tweeting About Greenwich

ndambrosio : Oh boy! Rumors becoming stronger that #Apple is opening up shop on Greenwich Avenue!!!!

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jimmyweeks : Happy 40th year reunion tonight to the Greenwich High - Class of 1969, Greenwich, CT. CS&N Long Time Gone http://bit.ly/17gc9h

stamfordtalk : Fabulous service from Laura @giggle in Greenwich as usual!

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dannnymac : Just read that our newest "neighbor" here in Greenwich CT is Justin Timberlake. Guess we're getting our 'sexy back' ! :)

jimmyweeks : @dirkstanley big month at Greenwich. We hit 90% of med orders are via CPOE. The power of an CMIO :)

rherbertson : I'm at Whole Foods - Greenwich (East Putnam Ave, Greenwich). http://bit.ly/1LZIL

LVSG : Welcome to the official Twitter page for Literacy Volunteers Stamford / Greenwich. Follow us here or on Facebook, just search for our name!

LoryKelsey : Attended Greenwich YWCA Domestic Abuse Center candlelight vigil for the victims of domestic violence during the past year in Connecticut.

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10/04/09 Read Mondays Greenwich Time On Sunday Night And Then Comment About The Stories On The Topix Messageboards

Candidates take wrong position - Greenwich Time Editorial
Here's something you don't see every day: Four candidates for an elected board meet to debate a controversial issue, and all four agree with each other.

The issue: The Greenwich Housing Authority's desire to expand its McKinney Terrace senior housing complex in Byram.

Many in Byram are opposed to the idea, and the candidates this week agreed with them during a debate sponsored by the Byram Neighborhood Association.

"I don't think it's the right area of town for our seniors," said First Selectman Peter Tesei, a Republican, who is vying to keep his position against Democratic Selectman Lin Lavery.

While we credit the candidates for taking a clear stand on the issue, all four are wrong in this case.

The town needs more affordable housing. It needs more senior housing. Expanding McKinney Terrace will not get the job done, not by a long shot, but there is available space there to make progress on the problem, and 56 new units of senior housing is not going to have a drastic impact on Byram.

In short, Greenwich's record of creating affordable hosing is a bad one. By state statute, the affordable housing stock in a town should be at least 10 percent. Greenwich is at roughly half that. It needs to become more aggressive in closing that gap. The McKinney expansion would be a step, one whose plusses would outweigh any potential minuses....
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Residents 'Go Wild' for land trust
On a beautiful autumn day, one day after a thunderstorm drenched the area and kept people indoors, Old Greenwich resident Chad Messer relished the chance to take his three daughters outside Sunday.

He decided there was no better place than the Greenwich Land Trust's annual fundraiser, "Go Wild!"

"It's a good cause and it's great to get out of the house," he said as he held 16-month-old daughter Lindsay as his two other daughters Caroline, 5, and Hartley, 7, waited for a pony ride.

It's the 10th year the land trust has held the popular fall event....
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Japanese school opens its doors to all for cultural festival
In a quiet area of Greenwich just off one of the town's main thoroughfares, Japanese culture bloomed on a fall day as leaves fell to the ground.
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Marina receives funding in drive to improve water quality
A town marina received just under $10,000 as part of drive to keep Long Island Sound clean.

Beacon Point Marine in Cos Cob will receive $9,750 for operating and maintaining a marine pumpout facility. Boaters can have their sewage pumped out at the facility instead of dumping it into the water.

Rick Kral, the marina's owner, said the station has operated for the last six years and the state provides an annual grant to offset some of the operating costs.

"It's a free service (to the boaters) so the state provides the grant. If we charge for it they won't do it," he said.....
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Sales up but prices down for houses in region
Sales of single-family homes in Fairfield and New Haven counties increased in August compared with a year ago, although prices continued a downward slide.

The median price of a home sold in Fairfield County in August 2009 was $490,000, down 13.35 percent compared with a median price of $565,500 in August 2008, according to the monthly report by The Warren Group of Massachusetts. The Warren Group, which tracks real estate trends in New England, said 642 single-family homes were sold in Fairfield County in August of this year.

The Warren Group noted in a statement that August was the second month in a row that showed higher sales of single-family homes than the same month a year ago....
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Tesei has earned second term - Letter To The Greenwich Time Editors
Peter Tesei deserves a second term as first selectman. Firstly and most importantly, he has been a terrific leader of our town, a performance I have witnessed up close.

Secondly, he has the financial background that we will so critically need during the next two years. He was on the Board of Estimate and Taxation for 10 years, the last six as chairman. As first selectman and in spite of the negative impacts caused by the recession, he maintained a 3.5 percent mill rate increase, far smaller than most other towns in Connecticut.

His opponent, Lin Lavery, has done a commendable job as selectman, especially on the environment. Let's keep her in that position.

Please join me on Nov. 3 in voting for Peter Tesei.

Peter Crumbine
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No need for fences with neighbors like these - By Bernie Yudain A Former Greenwich Time Editor
Reviewing the various domiciles we occupied in a fairly peripatetic life, I thought how important a part neighbors played in that adventure.

For the most part, we were lucky. Indeed, we made some strong friendships. The few clunkers we suffered were a passing annoyance but nothing more.

One family we cherished lived in one of our Georgetown situations. We had rented a small row house on O Street NW, across the street from Rose Park.

Settling in, I addressed the tiny patch of garden in front of the house, which was overgrown with weeds and a few skeletons of neglected shrubs. I picked up a bushel basket on the sidewalk and stuffed the debris into it.

Next day I found a terse note stuck in the door from my next-door neighbor informing me I had scarfed his bushel basket.....
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Greenwich Roundup's Comment:

Bernie Is Ba Ba Ba Ba Ba Boring......

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10/04/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: afternoon Edition

Eastern equine encephalitis found in Greenwich mosquitoes Connecticut Post By Lisa Chamoff GREENWICH -- Mosquitoes have tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis, according to the town's health department. ...

Spirits high at soggy Greenwich High homecoming Greenwich Time lot of support at the afternoon game a 410 shutout against Harding High School despite a few downpours and the fact that the annual parade down Greenwich Avenue...

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