06/02/08 Greenwich Time News Links For Monday

Robert Scheuer, a World War II veteran of the China Burma India...
(Helen Neafsey/Greenwich Time photo)

Burma WWII veterans renew ties
As American-trained Chinese troops and U.S. infantry fought to break the Japanese stranglehold in northern Burma, communication specialists like William Kiskin and William Drescher played a part constructing and maintaining telephone and communications systems under combat conditions, they said

Hospital earns stroke certification

Greenwich Hospital was recently recognized by a national nonprofit for offering superior stroke care.

Few find fault with Tesei's first 6 months
Six months into his first term as Greenwich's chief-elected official, First Selectman Peter Tesei is making few enemies thanks to what even his toughest critics say is his willingness to sit down with aggrieved constituents and his high-esteem for town employees.

Western students compete in poetry contest

Aspiring fashion designers at Greenwich High School will show off their work Thursday at the annual fashion show in the auditorium at 6 pm...

Roundabout is not fair play
Designed to ease traffic congestion from a new housing development, a recently constructed roundabout on Havemeyer Lane is spawning complaints from some residents of the neighborhood.

School calendar

June 2 Central Middle School Book Fair, Media Center. Compass (yearbook) Night: 6 p.m., Greenwich High School June 3 English as Second Language Awards: 7:30 pm...

FYE focus
Kerrin Kinnear is the state winner of the Connecticut Laws of Life Essay Contest where students submit essays that express the core values, principles and ideals that guide their lives....

Drivers not only ones running out of gas

When the Transportation Association of Greenwich went to fill up their diesel vehicles recently, they found more than five gas stations closed and out of fuel, said James Boutelle, executive director TAG....

A mansion-sized victory for residents
For those who have been appalled and frustrated by the proliferation of oversized houses in town, the town Planning and Zoning Commission's rejection of the ultimate abomination proposed for Simmons Lane comes as a welcome relief.

GHS boys lacrosse routs South Windsor in Class L opener James Kiernan hates losing. So do his teammates and coaches. Maybe that's why it took the Greenwich High School boys lacrosse team until the middle of this past week to get over its heartbreaking, last-second setback to Ridgefield in the FCIAC semifinals on May 23. Cardinals conquer Bobcats in Division I tournament Prior to yesterday's state playoff matchup against South Windsor, the Greenwich High School girls lacrosse team hadn't played a game since it suffered a gut-wrenching one-goal loss to Wilton in the FCIAC semifinals on May 22. Higgins' Heart still beating strong Anyone who knew Katie Higgins knew she was one of the special student-athletes that puts the heart in Convent of the Sacred Heart. Sweet 3-peat: GHS girls tennis captures Class L crown NEW HAVEN - The Greenwich High School girls tennis team, which has turned sweeping the opposition into an art form, produced another Picasso in their final match of the season yesterday. American-based ocean boat hits the water Long distance offshore sailboat racing is not something typically equated with American sailors, who tend toward inshore and smallboat racing. GHS boys golf falls in FCIAC playoff NEW CANAAN - All year, the margin between the top teams in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference was razor thin. Barry wins national sailing title Freshman B-Division Skipper and Riverside resident Elizabeth Barry, sailing for the Brown University Bears, finished a staggering 29 points clear of her nearest competitor at the 2008 Intercollegiate Sailing Association's Women's National Championships yesterday in Newport... Greenwich volleyball eliminated from states by Amity Edging Amity Regional High School in the first two games of yesterday's state tournament showdown, the Greenwich High School boys volleyball team was in perfect position to record its biggest victory to date and continue its most successful season ever. GHS girls tennis wins two to reach state semifinals Two for one. No this wasn't a post Memorial Day sale but rather how the Greenwich girls tennis team punched its ticket to the Class L state semifinals, beating both Newtown and Glastonbury by identical 7-0 scores yesterday afternoon thanks to Tuesday's heavy rains. GHS softball blanked by Newtown in LL opener The Greenwich High School softball team saw its season end with a 2-0 loss at Newtown in the first round of the Class LL tournament yesterday.

	BASEBALL: Opportunistic Vikings advance WEST HAVEN - Two facts emerged from Westhill's 13-6 CIAC Class LL state tournament victory over Simsbury yesterday that were as clear as the cloudless sky over Whitey Piurek Field: A) Simsbury obviously had an off day, and B) good teams are opportunists, and Westhill is definitely a very good team, capable of manufacturing runs.

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06/01/08 The Raw Greenwich News Feed - Weekend Edition

1. Paramedic is a Shining Star of Life

   Connecticut Post

   It didn't take long for paramedic Bernadette Handel to fall in love with Bridgeport. Handel, a 48-year-old Greenwich resident, joined American Medical Response ambulance service nearly 10 years ago after a ride-along. "I loved it and I've been here ...

2. Defense lawyer sets up Web site soliciting tips

   Hartford Courant

   A lawyer who represents a Massachusetts man charged in the killing of Greenwich developer Andrew Kissel has set up a Web site he hopes will generate leads to clear his client.

3. Most small businesses aren't ready for disaster

   Palm Beach Post

   ... and 11 percent claim not to know what to do, according to the survey, which was conducted in March and April by Greenwich, Conn.-based TNS NFO . "The scary thing about the survey is it shows four out of 10 companies don't have any sort of ...

4. Work expected to begin in July on Greenwich lighthouse

   Hartford Courant

   ... Long Island Sound lighthouse that will memorialize local victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Greenwich officials have awarded a contract for $1.13 million to restore the Great Captains Island lighthouse. Work on the lighthouse ...

5. Reinventing with God's help

   Crain's New York Business

   ... Iona College for 13 years, she got her degree and worked her way up. She survived a staff purge at her employer's Greenwich, Conn., office earlier this decade and has been a private wealth manager in Manhattan for two years. "I am proof that people ...

   
   

6. Communications center always ready

   Connecticut Post

   ... The dispatch center is the communications hub for most of the emergency services in southwestern Connecticut, from Greenwich to Shelton. The special equipment there includes an aerial photograph software program that allows dispatchers to get a ...
   

7. Cancer doesn't sideline triathlete

   Connecticut Post

   ... to stop her. "Why should we stop our lives?" she said. With the support of her doctors and family members, the Greenwich woman continued training, biking 30 miles, swimming and running. "I thought it was a fantastic decision," said her husband, ...

8. Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker at The Bruce Museum

   Art Daily

   The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, has organized an exhibition of rarely seen Old Masters' works and other paintings entitled Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker that will ...

   
   

9. New blood buys into OneChicago

   Crain's Chicago Business

   ... a 3.2% stake in the exchange, joining fellow owners CME Group Inc. (29%), Chicago Board Options Exchange (24%) and Greenwich, Conn.-based Interactive Brokers Group (40%). The rest is owned by former management. Urbana and its controlling ...

10. 22,000 jobs cut, with more to come

    New York Business.com

    ... and acquisitions now seem vulnerable. IPO volume is down nearly 70% this year, according to Renaissance Capital in Greenwich, Conn., and M&A activity is off nearly 40%, according to Bloomberg data. The city's Independent Budget Office forecasts that ...

    
    

11. Tempest in a Cupcake

    New York Post

    A spat over sweets cupcakes to be exact has resulted in the suspension of a Greenwich, Conn., elementary school principal.

12. Gevity merger may be in offing

    Bradenton.com

    ... resources company. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week, General Atlantic, based in Greenwich, Conn., disclosed that it owns about 2.2 million shares of Gevity, or 9.5 percent of the company's outstanding stock. General ...

13. Nestle Waters North America Contributes to Iowa Tornado Relief Effort

    PR Newswire

    ... brands includes Poland Spring(R) Brand Natural Spring Water, the leading spring water brand in America. Based in Greenwich, Conn., Nestle Waters North America's 9,000 employees provide bottled water products to consumers across the country, ...

14. Local viewers 'lusting' for movie

    NewsTimesLive.com

    ... "Something called a 'Hunk,' Cosmos and Champagne," said Benedetto, who works for a private equity firm in Greenwich. "Then we'll go out after the movie. I loved the show; I totally can relate." Aside from appreciating SATC for its portrayal of the ...

15. Where Will Taxpayers Hide?

    Free Republic

    ... income in Des Moines, Iowa, or Spokane, Wash., buys you the same house and lifestyle as a $500,000 income in Greenwich, Conn., or Palo Alto, Calif., why not move? The tax monster will eat most of that $350,000 difference. Some will move to ...

16. Amputees Start Favoring Metal Prostheses

    Hartford Courant

    ... choice, and more and more people - especially young people - find it very cool to look like the Bionic Man," says Greenwich resident Paddy Rossbach, president and CEO of the Amputee Coalition of America. "People are finding themselves to be more ...

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06/01/08 Greenwich Time News Links For Sunday

Charles J. Urstadt works on perfecting his breaststroke while...
(Helen Neafsey / Greenwich Time photo)

Swimmer finds it's never too late to make waves

It took Charles J. Urstadt more than 40 years to return to competitive swimming, but once he was back in the pool it wasn't long before he was making quite a ripple.

Library alters public event policy

Following a policy review in the wake of controversy over the cancelling of a lecture about Israelis and Palestinians, Greenwich Library has cut the number of public events any group can schedule at the facility each year, officials said.

State: Cases under reported

By Meredith Blake
Staff Writer

State health officials said that a large discrepancy between the number of Lyme disease cases in town and what is actually reported is the result of underreporting.

Lawyer hopes site leads to Kissel killer

The defense lawyer for the Massachusetts man charged with killing Andrew Kissel has created a Web site he hopes will generate leads about other suspects to share with authorities and prove his client's innocence, he said.

Island contract awarded

The town has awarded a contract for $1.13 million to restore the Great Captains Island lighthouse, a beacon of hope for those who have been longing to see the darkened landmark become a memorial to the local victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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05/31/08 Sometimes Greenwich Time Reporters Remind Us Of The Bush Administration Before Nine Eleven - They Just Can't Connect The Dots!!! (updated)

Hello Hoa Nguyen!!!
You Just Don't Get It.
Let Me Draw You A Picture
Concerning Glenville's Suspended Principal.

This Was A Personal Vendetta That Principal D'Amico Had With Mr. Carbino, Because He Spoke Out Against The Contaminated Modular Classrooms.

This more about mold and less about cupcakes.

Hoa Nguyen's unbelievably incomplete reporting has allowed Glenville School to go nuts over cupcakes.

If Hoa Nguyen was capable of properly reporting the order of events then maybe the Glenville Parents would understand why Principal D'Amico was suspended.

Despite the incomplete Greenwich Time reporting parents should realize that:

• A principal would not be suspended so lightly.

• The Greenwich Time repeated assertions that this is about "cupcakes" is totally ridiculous.
  

• Principal D'Amico did something very unethical.

Based upon Hoa Nguyen's incomplete reporting parents are passing around petitions.

These poor uniformed parents are signing petitions without all the facts, thanks to Hoa Nguyen and the Greenwich Time!!!

This hate filled reaction to the incomplete Greenwich Time reports is embarrassing for the Greenwich Public School System in general and the Glenville school community in particular.

Hoa fails to tell Glenville School parents that School Board Members asked Principal D'Amico about Mr. Carbino's complaint.

What Hoa doesn't tell Glenville School parents is that Principal D'Amico lied to his boss and said it was an ongoing policy and that it was in the handbook and always had been.

What Hoa also doesn't tell Glenville School parents is that Principal D'Amico was asked several times about it and lied several times to his bosses. The fact is that he altered the document after Carbino went in and made that policy that day.


Why doesn't Hoa ask questions like:

If Principal D'Amico wanted to change the birthday policy then why didn't he send home a memo in the Friday folder-something that the parents might actually read....not alter the online handbook that no one even looks at?

Has Hoa even tried to find the online handbook?

Maybe all these petition signers should wait to hear the all facts before going off half cocked with incomplete Greenwich Time reporting.

If Greenwich Time reporters had reported things completely then maybe Glenville would not have turned into such a hysterical mess.

This ameturish reporting that has caused so much gossip and hate to go around Glenville School. These poorly prepared reports have even caused Mr. Carbino's children to be threatened on the Greenwich Time message boards.

Mr. Carbino's side of the story has not even equalled three column inches in all of the Greenwich Time reports.

Mr. Carbino's supporters have receive zero column inches in all of the Greenwich time reports.

Yet Principal D'Amico, his lawyer and supporters are given column feet to in the multiple Greenwich Time reports.

Is this fair and balanced reporting?

Just look at today's misleading Greenwich Time headline.

One is led to believe that Principal D'Amico has given the newspaper some kind of exclusive statement, but it is actually a rehashing of the previous unbalanced reports that are so unfair to Mr. Carbino.

Principal tells his side of story: Statement to school board will be weighed at Monday's meeting

As Glenville parents grappled with the turmoil besetting their school, suspended principal Marc D'Amico prepared to meet with district officials next week, his lawyer said.

In anticipation of a meeting scheduled for Monday, D'Amico submitted to Greenwich administrators yesterday a statement explaining his version of the events leading to his suspension, his Hamden lawyer John Gesmonde said.

"The superintendent had instructed him to provide them with a statement of his understanding of the events," he said. "They will have that as well as whatever they have discovered or reviewed in their investigation."

D'Amico's fate could be decided at the Monday meeting, where he is expected to meet with Superintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg and the district's lawyers, said Gesmonde, who expects to be at the meeting.

"That's what we're led to understand," Gesmonde said.

Kim Eves, the district's spokesman, said officials are maintaining their silence until the investigation is completed.

"There's a hope they can resolve the matter sooner rather than later," she said.

On Wednesday, district officials suspended D'Amico from his position at Glenville School, saying only that they were launching an investigation of serious allegations.

Gesmonde, who said he and D'Amico had been asked to refrain from publicly talking about the events, has confirmed the firestorm began with a dispute over whether a parent could deliver cupcakes to his daughter's classroom on her .... Blah ... Blah... Blah .... D'Amico's side of the issue ... Blah ... Blah ... Blah... D'Amico's lawyers side of the issue ... Blah ... Blah ... Blah ... Some no comments from the administration ... Blah ... Blah ... Blah

Read The Full Rehashing Of The Biased "So-Called" News Reports Here: Greenwich Time

Hoa what about the Carbino family and their supporters?

Hoa is this fair? Hoa is this Balanced?

Hoa where's D'Amico's big statement?

Everyone knows that Principal D'Amico will give a statement on Monday, so what !!!!

That's Standard Operating Proceedure.

Hoa this is non-news that misinforms parents.

Please See:

• 05/30/08 Serious "Cup Cake" Allegations? With 10 School Days Left. It Is A Disgrace That Kim Eve's Is Witholding Vital Information From Parents.
• 05/30/08 Greenwich Time Finally Gets The Story - Cupcakes And Backdated School Records - What Other School Records Have Been Manipulated.

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05/31/08 greenwich Time News Links For Saturday

David McLain of Stamford, left, and Dan Walsh of Port Chester, have... (Bob Luckey Jr./ Greenwich Time Photo) Friends plan perfect day to launch fund It would be a day that Frank Walsh would have loved. A round of golf with friends, sharing food and drink with even more friends and ending the evening with some music. Hurt officer determined to resume post Greenwich Police Officer Kyle O'Neill said he has stayed upbeat while healing from a recent serious head injury sustained in the line of duty, unsure of whether he will rebound quickly or struggle for years to get back to normal. Recovering alcoholic helps others Greenwich residents Louis and Virginia Bantle are being honored with a Spirit of Hope award from the Norwalk-based Liberation Programs at a dinner Tuesday for their commitment to helping others struggling with addiction. Lawmakers want further funds for housing HARTFORD - Organizations in Stamford and Norwalk were the beneficiaries of state aid released yesterday by the bond commission at its regular monthly meeting. Principal tells his side of story: Statement to school board will be weighed at Monday meeting As Glenville parents grappled with the turmoil besetting their school, suspended principal Marc D'Amico prepared to meet with district officials next week, his lawyer said.

Teen driving group seeks parents' support

HARTFORD - At the close of yesterday's final meeting of the Governor's Task Force on Teen Safe Driving, member Timothy Hollister issued an emotional plea to parents.

Requests for taser recording rejected

The Board of Education has rejected Freedom of Information requests for a surveillance video of a Greenwich High School student being tasered by town police trying to arrest him at the school two weeks ago, Town Attorney John Wayne Fox said.

Police seek slasher
Greenwich police say they are on the lookout for an Albanian man suspected of ordering a savage slashing attack on his ex-girlfriend after a multistate manhunt led detectives from New York City's Chinatown to a local bar frequented by the fugitive.

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0530/08 The Greenwich Police Blotter Via The Greenwich Post

Police Watch: The following are released reports of May 30

PROBATION

Daniel Wall, 27, of 36 Sheephill Road was arrested May 29 and charged with six counts of violation of probation. The state office of probation had instructed Greenwich police to arrest Wall and he was taken into custody after police found him in his garage. Wall was being held in lieu of six $10,000 cash bonds and is due in court June 12.

ASSAULT

A 41-year-old Greenwich woman was arrested May 30 and charged with third degree assault and disorderly conduct. Police had been sent to the woman’s home on the report of a domestic violence incident. The woman reportedly told police she had an argument with a man about his ongoing infidelity. Police said the woman struck the man in the head with a cordless phone and threw items around the house. The woman was given a misdemeanor summons and released at the scene on a promise to appear. She was due in court May 30.

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05/30/08 Serious "Cup Cake" Allegations? With 10 School Days It Is A Disgrace That Kim Eves Is Witholding Vital Information From Glenville Parents.

Glenville School Parents Are Getting The Feeling That School Spokesperson Kim Is Hiding Something From Them Just Days Before Summer Vacation?

Will Kim announce that the Glenville Principal will have to resign over the summer to attend to personal matters?

Or will Kim announce that Glenville School Principal Marc D'Amico sent to "re-education camp" and return to school as a teacher?

Will Kim ever tell Glenville School Parents and The Single Family Home-owners who pay the bills what really happened? Or will this re
main a "state secret" of the Greenwich Board Of Education.

Will Greenwich newspaper reporters be brave enough to confront
Kim "The Great Leader" of news spin
and "The Mother Who Gave Birth To Rumourmongers"?

Answers needed at Glenville School

Greenwich Time Editorial

Under the heading of some things go without saying but need to be said anyway: Greenwich residents and parents, especially those with kids at Glenville School, need a timely and complete accounting of what is behind the suspension of Glenville School Principal Marc D'Amico.

School officials said Wednesday they were suspending the principal pending in an investigation into "serious allegations," we're sure sending alarm through many homes on the western side of town. But, predictably, no more information was forthcoming.

"It's a confidential personal matter," was all district spokeswoman Kim Eves would say.

In incidents regarding personnel matters, public officials are often limited in what they can say, at least without the person in question's permission.

But parents need to know what's going on here.

"Not knowing exactly what happened is kind of scary," the parent of a third-grader at the school told our reporter Hoa Nguyen. No arguments here.

There was speculation following the suspension that it stemmed from a complaint by a parent who had wanted to visit his child on the student's birthday. But suspending any educator, let alone a school principal, is a drastic act. Something more than telling a father he couldn't visit his kid had to have happened...

...But the central administration has to step up as well. Parents need to know what's going on. They are understandably frustrated. And if the rumor mill is allowed to reach high gear, it will only make the situation worse for everyone.

Read The Full Greenwich Time Editorial Here

Please also see:

05/29/08 This month principals from all over the world have been suspended and in each and every case the parents were told why, except in Greenwich

And:

05/28/08 Greenwich Post And Greenwich Time Websites 
Have Breaking Glenville School News 
Where's The Greenwich Citizen?

The Town of Greenwich's school system needs some MAJOR overhauling a lot of high-paid-failed administrators need to go.

Maybe, one of the first administrators needs to be school spokeswoman Kim "The Spin Doctor" Eves needs to go if she can't start telling the Press Who, What, When, Where and especially Why.

The citizens of Greenwich have enough of all the school district spin and are demanding accountability, since the school is once again coming to the next representative town meeting and asking for even MORE tax dollars.

Ms. Eves still has not let the parents see the video of a Greenwich Student getting tased in the neck, then in the chest and the in the leg.

The parents and the single family home-owners of Greenwich need unbiased and transparent information in order to make the changes needed to get this out of control Superintendent her failed school board under control.

Because of the way Kim Eves handled this situation Glenville parents have received an unnecessary amount of misinformation.

"Cupcakes" makes a great headline to report about Ms. Eves failure to respond to reporters questions.

It was a disservice to the citizens of Greenwich for Kim Eves not to make it clear that this was about Principal D'amico changing documents to support his stance after-the-fact?

The parent involved, Mr. Carbino, has called the action "Devious".

Devious is a good word. What else would Principal D'Amico do to cover his tracks?

Only fools would believe all the media hype of "cupcakes".

A suspension doesn't arise from one innocent parent complaint.

There must be more to it.

Even if it was true about there being a pre-existing school policy on "cupcakes".

The facts are that Mr. Carbino cleared it with teacher before hand; it is obvious the teacher didn't know any thhing about the rule.

Probably, because the rule did not exist until the parent complained to Principal D'Amico superiors.

Why didn't the teacher didn't step in and speak up?

"I am sorry Mr. D'amico, I didn't know about this "unpublished" rule. I am the one who told Mr. Carbino he could bring the cupcakes. I wish it had been in the handbook that was issued to all the teachers. I promise Mr. D'amico, this will never happen again. I will do my best to discourage parental involvement at Glenville school."

Maybe Principal D'amico's Integrity problem also has affected those that answer to him. Or maybe, teachers are afraid to point something out to Mr. D'Amico.

Who knows maybe Principal D'Amico will go alter a few documents in their personnel file.

Doesn't Glenville School have an honor code?

Dose that code of honor only apply to parents and children and not to school administrators and staff.

Principal D'Amico should follow his lawyers excellent advise and apologize to Mr. Carbino.

From everything that has been reported Mr. Carbino only wanted an apology and the truth from D'Amico. That was never given.

There is a serious concern how far the principal went to prove he was right and the parent was wrong (he did change a document after the fact).

There is probably much more then cupcakes in the Principal D'amico's closet.

Do you really think the district would suspends him for no reason.

Greenwich School Superintendent Betty Sternberg and Kim "The Sin Doctor" Eves has everyone running around gossiping making matters worse.

If Kim "The Spin Doctor" Eves made sure that everyone was fully informed then it would not have gotten this out of hand - some uninformed persons have been threatening Mr. Carbino's little girls on the Greenwich Time Website.

Bill Posted:

"I hope he's happy. Kids are now going to make fun of his girls, drop gum in there hair over all this. Maybe next time dress up in a clown suite and they wouldn't stop you!

Drop your kids off at school in the am along with the cupcakes, plates, ect. to the CLASSROOM u DOPE"

This certainly makes one hope that Bill isn't around children or God forbid that he is the father of children.

Maybe Bill should read this:

Man arrested after threatening kids at his condo complex

A 47-year old man allegedly left a threatening message on his condo association's on-line message board and was in court today to face charges related to the incident....

Full Story: WTNH Hartford, New Haven and Connecticut

For the record, It has not been reported that Mr. Carbino called for Principal D'amico job!

Superintendent Betty Sternberg and the Greenwich Public School district ordered the investigation, not Mr. Carbino.

Try putting yourself in Mr. Carbino's shoes and then you understand where he is coming from.

Principal D'Amico's integrity problem is what took this to the next level and caused his suspension and a Greenwich Public School investigation.

Moreover, Principal D'Amico's integrity problem will probaby put an end to all birthday celebrations at Glenville school. Perhaps, Principal D'Amico's lack of honor will result in a district wide ban on elementary school birthday celebrations.

Mr. Carbino did contact the teacher and got approval.

That's what he's upset at.

Mr. Carbino got a non-disruptive time (i.e. snack time) to come in for ten minutes and enjoying his child's birthday,

Instead, Mr. Carbino ended up stading in the office having to listen about some rule that never existed until that day.

Imagine if you were in the office holding a big box of cupcakes listening to how you had just violated a major school rule, all the time knowing that birthday parties happened almost everyday at Glenville school and no other parent has ever been stopped.

Imagine, that you had made arrangements with the teacher and told your child that you would be there at snack time with a special birthday treat for the whole class.

Imagine, that your daughter said,"Oh thank you Daddy. I am going to tell everyone you are coming at snack time", as she kissed you goodbye on her way to school.

Now imagine dealing with an arbitrary and capricious Principal D'amico that just happened to wake up on the wrong side of the bed that morning.

Well that's not right!

Principal D'amico should be encouraging parental involvement at Glenville school, not discouraging it.

When Glenville parents hear all of the facts and not the rumors, then they can image how they would feel if a school administrator took devious actions against them or their children.

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05/30/08 Greenwich Time Finally Gets The Story - Cupcakes And Back Dating School Records - What Other School Records Have Been Manipulated?

It's Not Easy For A Parent Or Child To Navigate The Arbitrary And Capricious Greenwich Public School Rukes And Regulations

... parents and students must learn to adapt to new school rules
even when they are made after the fact ...

Headlines:

Let Them Eat Cupcakes !!!

Was The "Serious Allegation" Cupcakes Or Tampering With School Documents To Cover-up Administrative Actions?

Will Administrators Manipulate Modular Classroom Documents Or Test Scores Next Time?

Hamden lawyer John Gesmonde says: After the run-in with Carbino. D'Amico needed to make things clear by adding the section to the student handbook.

Quote:

"All I've wanted to do was just clear my name of the whole thing," Glenville Parent Frank Carbino said. "It's more of an integrity thing."

Story:

Cupcakes center of dispute

What has become a raging controversy consuming Glenville School began as a mission to deliver cupcakes to a third-grader's classroom and a dispute between a principal and a parent over school policy on celebrating birthdays...

...But district officials who talked to D'Amico told Carbino the principal was right and the school had a policy dating back to "forever" asking parents to refrain from delivering birthday treats, Carbino said. But he and his wife had never heard of this policy, having attended many birthday celebrations at classrooms in the school, Carbino said.

Carbino said that when he went to the school's Web site to find the student handbook, he found the document with a section titled, "Birthday Celebrations," had been created at 2:18 p.m. on May 6, a few minutes after he had argued with D'Amico and left the school.

"Parents are not permitted into the classroom for birthday celebrations in order to minimize distraction," the section read.

The "Birthday Celebra-tions" section was absent from a handbook the school had issued parents at the start of the year, according to Carbino. Finding the discrepancy, he said he believed D'Amico added the section to make up for a policy that didn't exist.

"It takes it into a whole new level," Carbino said. "To do this is very devious to me."....

...But Carbino disputes whether the practice existed in the first place, saying parents regularly delivered cupcakes to classrooms, even in the presence of D'Amico.

"He stopped in at my daughter Ryan's birthday party," Carbino said of his daughter in the first grade....

...D'Amico, who has been asked to refrain from speaking to parents and others on the matter, expects to meet with Sternberg on Monday to discuss the situation, Gesmonde said. Assuming that the principal did something wrong, an apology may be in order, Gesmonde said.

"Between an apology and termination, I think probably listening to the parent, maybe communicating to the parent could have been clearer and that may be the basis for an apology," Gesmonde said.

Update:

The Bloggers Are Starting To Buzz About The Great Greenwich Cupcake Scandal Of 2008 - Or should we call it Cupcakegate?

Blogger's Take The Bait As D'Amico's Supporters Claim That The Story Is About A Daddy And Some Silly Little Birthday Cupcakes.

Cupcake Controversy In Greenwich
by turfgrrl

The blog is not complete without a good cupcake story. This time a principal is under fire for enforcing the “cupcake policy” in Greenwich. Apparently, the Greenwich BOE does not feel compelled to ban the cupcakes from schools, ...
YourCT.com - http://www.yourct.com/new

Initial Article About Greenwich Cupcake Drama
by Stamford Talk

GREENWICH - Glenville School Principal Marc D'Amico was suspended pending an investigation into "serious allegations," school officials said yesterday. D'Amico, who took over at Glenville School three years ago, was suspended yesterday ...
Stamford Talk Resources - http://stamfordtalkresources.blogspot.com/

News of the Weird in Greenwich: Principal Suspended Over Minor ...
by Stamford Talk

I just posted under the Advocate's useless comments system: "There MUST be more to the story than adding a cupcake rule to a website... or else why would the principal be suspended?" (It's useless because I can't follow the discussion ...
Stamford Talk: Eat, Think, Drive, Blog! - http://stamfordtalk.blogspot.com/

The Blogger's have allowed cupcakes to get in the way of the facts.

I've read these comments and find some people to be clueless.

Does anyone think Principal D'amico was really suspended over cupcakes?

I hope not!

Looks like the principal D'amico got caught trying to cover up his poor judgement. How can anyone respect a principal who would lie to a parent and then try covering up the incident by changing a school document?

If this happened to any other Glenville parent they would also be upset.

Since these out of town bloggers don't get it, I am going to have to scream out a response.

HAS ANYONE OF THESE BLOGGERS READ THE FACTS?

THIS WAS NOT A POLICY UNTIL MR. CARBINO SHOWED UP.

THIS POLICY WAS PUT INTO PLACE AFTER THE PARENT LEFT THE BUILDING.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WAS A PERSONAL ISSUE AND THE PRINCIPAL DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A NEW LEVEL.

FOR A PRINCIPAL TO CHANGE A SCHOOL DOCUMNET AFTER THE FACT TO MAKE HIS POINT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

MANY OF THESE SAME BLOGGERS KNOW AT THEIR JOB IF THEY WERE TO ALTER AN EMPLOYERS DOCUMENT AFTER THE FACT THEY WOULD MOST LIKELY BE TERMINATED.

THIS IS NOT PRINCIPAL D'AMICO'S DOCUMENT. IT WAS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT THAT IS GOVERNED BY SEVERAL STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS. TECHNICALLY MR. CARBINO IS ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE ALTERED DOCUMENT. THIS DOCUMENT BELONGS TO EVERYONE IS ONLY HELD IN TRUST BY THE GREENWICH BOARD OF EDUCATION.

ANYONE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IT"S POSSESSIONS CAN FILE A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST AND GET GET A COPY OF THE ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT AND ALL OF THE REVISIONS THAT ARE ON THE SCHOOL COMPUTERS AND BACK UPS.

IF MR. CARBINO HAD ALTERED OFFICIAL SCHOOL DOCUMENTS AFTER THE FACT, THEN HE WOULD MOST LIKELY BE ARRESTED FOR FORGING PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.

IF ONE OF MR. D'AMICO'S STUDENTS ALTERED AN OFFICIAL SCHOOL DOCUMENT, AFTER THE FACT THEY WOULD BE FACING A SUSPENSION.


SHOULDN'T GLENVILE PRINCIPAL D'AMICO ALSO BE HELD TO THE SAME LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY?

A PRINCIPAL SHOULD HAVE INTEGRITY AND HONOUR (OBVIOUSLY THIS ONE DOESN'T) AND I FIND MR. CARBINO COMPLETELY CORRECT!

DO WE WANT GLENVILLE STUDENTS TO LEARN A LESSON THAT THE RULES DON'T APPLY TO EVERYONE.

SHOULD PRINCIPAL D'AMICO BE FIRED - IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT PROBABLY NOT.

SHOULD PRINCIPAL D'AMICO FOLLOW HIS LAWYERS ADVISE AND QUICKLY ADMIT THAT HE MADE A MISTAKE AND APOLOGIZE TO MR. CARBINO - YES.,

THEN A GLENVILLE FIRST GRADER MIGHT SAY, "IF I MAKE A MISTAKE I AM GOING TO BE LIKE MR. D'AMICO AND APOLOGIZE.'

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05/30/08 Friday's News Headlines From The Greenwich Citizen (Updatted)

ARE YOU TIRED OF GREENWICH CITIZEN"S SAME OLD SAME WEBSITE EVERYDAY?

Still No Updates At The Greenwich Citizen Website For Seven Days

Maybe there will be an update later today or tommorrow.

The Greenwich Citizen lead story is still reporting about something that occurred 2 Sundays Ago

In New Role, Former School Boss Talks About Race

Wearing a different hat, Dr. Larry Leverett, Greenwich's former and first black school superintendent, by invitation discoursed Sunday morning on race and education during a "sacred conversation" at the Second Congregational Church...

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05/29/08 Thursday's News Links From The Greenwich Post

Updated Friday at 1:15 pm

Late And Incomplete - Not A Word About The Glenville Principal Being Suspended From Betty Sternberg's Biggest Supporters At The Biased Greenwich Citizen

Greenwich Academy Earns A+ for Commencement

Greenwich Academy's 181st commencement under a big white tent on the bucolic North Street campus on a rainbow day last Thursday earned a grade of A+

Brunswick Graduation a Love-In

There were 80 Brunswick bear hugs at the 106th Commencement of Brunswick School last Wednesday, and with each hug came a diploma and rite of passage to the big world of college and beyond.

A Great Day for Parade No. 85

Hundreds of spectators awaited the beginning of the Sound Beach Volunteer Fire Department's 85th annual Memorial Day Parade Monday along Sound Beach Avenue, while others settled in at Binney Park, where they cheered the marchers as they made their final stretch alongside the park.

Shining Spotlight on Needs of Children with Disabilities

Getting that special help for a child with learning disabilities is an ongoing challenge for parents.

Life is so Good at the Pinnacle For Cardinals Tennis Dynasty

You get the feeling that the Greenwich High boys' tennis team is comfortable in its own skin. And really, it should be a thick skin.

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

Thumbs up to Dr. Larry Leverett for sharing his expertise as an educator and some of his experiences as a minority student at the Second Congregational Church during a "sacred conversation" on May 18.

How could the Greenwich Citizen totally miss this weeks top story that Glenville Superintendent Marc D'Amico was suspended by Greenwich School Superintendent Betty Sternberg.

Just look at how the Greenwich Citizen ignored and then mishandled the news story about a student getting tased in the neck, then tased in the chest and then tased in the leg.

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05/22/08 - Lost In Cyber Space: Greenwich Citizen Ignores High School Tasing Controversey For Nine Days. Greenwich Citizen Readers Don't Know What's Going On.

The time has come for the Greenwich Citizen to start reporting the news about Greenwich Public School Superintendent Betty Sternberg and the Greenwich Board Of Education.

The taser incident was national news, the messed up school construction has also made the Associated Press wire, the Boy Scout ban was also a national media story.

And now cupcake-gate is also hitting the national news wires.

Please see:

Connecticut School Principal Suspended in Cupcake Controversy
FOXNews

GREENWICH, Conn. — A spat over sweets — cupcakes to be exact — has resulted in the suspension of a Greenwich elementary school principal, his lawyer said. ...

Lawyer: Key Issue In Principal’s Suspension Involves Cupcakes
NBC30.com, CT

GREENWICH, Conn. -- The lawyer for a suspended Greenwich elementary school principal confirms that the key issue in the dispute involves cupcakes. ...

Greenwich school principal fights suspension
Education Week News, MD

Cupcake dispute leads to Conn. principal's suspension

Boston Globe, United States

Greenwich school principal fights suspension
Newsday

Cupcake Dispute Leads to Conn. Principal's Suspension
1010 Wins, NY

Cake Dispute Leads To Conn. Principal's Suspension
WCBS-TV New York, NY

Cupcakes center of dispute
Greenwich Time

Cupcake dispute leads to Conn. principal's suspension
Waterbury Republican American, CT

Answers needed at Glenville School
Greenwich Time

Cupcake delivery started dispute that led to principal's suspension
Norwalk Advocate, ct

Sweets Spat Leads To Principal's Suspension
Boston Channel.com, USA

Principal Suspended Over Cupcake Dispute
WFSB, CT

Spat over cupcakes led to Greenwich principal suspension
WTNH, CT

Cupcake dispute leads to principal's suspension
7Online.com, NY

Cupcakes at issue in Greenwich suspension
Waterbury Republican American, CT

Cupcake delivery started dispute that led to principal's suspension
Stamford Advocate, CT



Have you ever went to the water cooler at work and been corned by a know nothing bore.

Well he probably only reads the free Greenwich Citizen newspaper.

Greenwich Citizen readers are so uniformed about Greenwich school and political issues.

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05/30/08 Friday's News Headlines From The Greenwich Post

Three-year-olds from the Y's childcare program waved their own little flags during the ceremony.

Summer flag-raising at the Y draws hundreds
Hundreds came out to celebrate another milestone in construction at the Greenwich Family YMCA on Wednesday, May 21.

Seminar focuses on facial rejuvenation

Dr. Neil A. Gordon, facial plastic surgeon and author, will talk to guests about the latest advances in facial plastic surgery techniques at a seminar at 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 4 at 116 Mason St.

Greenwich seeks new harbor master

Greenwich will begin the hunt for a new harbor master now that First Selectman Peter Tesei has formed the First Selectman's harbor master selection committee. The Greenwich Harbor Master will be appointed by the governor after being nominated by Mr. Tesei. The appointment will be for three years.

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05/30/08 Friday's News Headlines From The Greenwich Time

North Street School Pre-K student, Emily Walko, 5, plays the cello during a performance by North Street School Pre-K Suzuki trained students, who preformed for their parents and school officials.
(Bob Luckey Jr./Greenwich Time photo)

Young students perform first concert

The pint-size students ready to play in their first Suzuki string concert yesterday faced a huddled mass of adoring parents ready to record their child's every movement.

Fire department gets pet masks

New oxygen masks especially designed for animals will help firefighters revive rescued pets suffering smoke exposure from fires and other emergencies, Assistant Fire Chief Robert Kick said.

Island contract awarded

The town has awarded a contract for $1.13 million to restore the Great Captains Island lighthouse, a beacon of hope for those who have been longing to see the darkened landmark become a memorial to the local victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Young students perform first concert

The pint-size students ready to play in their first Suzuki string concert yesterday faced a huddled mass of adoring parents ready to record their child's every movement.

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05/29/08 The Police Blotter Via The Greenwich Post

Police Watch: The following are released reports of May 28-29

POSSESSION

Michael Spirer, 24, of Wilton was arrested May 27 and charged with possession of narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance and sixth degree larceny. According to police, officers were called to the scene of Michaelangelo of Greenwich when store employees saw Spirer take a leather change purse from the shelves, place it in his bag and then attempt to leave without paying for it. Police retrieved the bag, which was valued at $22.50 from Spirer’s bag. During a search, police allegedly found a narcotic patch he didn’t have a prescription for, white powder that Spirer claimed was Ritalin, three broken pens which were being used as straws, seven green pills, one white pill and half a blue pill, all of which are controlled substances, and a one pound bag of Starbucks coffee. Spirer reportedly told police he had been in the store earlier to buy a cup of coffee and stole the bag of coffee at that time. Spirer was released on a $250 cash bond and is due in court June 4.

PROBATION

Darrell Anderson, 38, of New London was arrested May 27 and charged with violation of probation. Anderson was in custody at the Hartford Correctional Facility when he was brought to Greenwich to be charged. He was being held in lieu of a $25,000 cash bond and is due in court June 3.

EAVESDROPPING

David Weiss, 44, of 15 River Road was arrested May 28 and charged with eavesdropping. Police alleged that he had been recording conversations with another person without that person’s knowledge. The complaint had been filed on Oct. 29. Weiss was released on a promise to appear and is due in court June 11.

APPEAR

Allen Green, 26, of White Plains, N.Y. was arrested May 28 and charged with first degree failure to appear. Green failed to appear in court to respond to a May 12, 2002, charge of violation of probation. Green was being held in lieu of a $25,000 cash bond and is due in court June 4.

LARCENY

Bridgeport resident Alvaro Urbano-Bonilla, 28, was arrested May 28 and charged with sixth degree larceny, improper use of license, unregistered towing, not having any insurance and operating without a license. Police had reportedly discovered a stolen vehicle and pulled it over. Bonilla was reportedly identified by his passport and did not have a valid license, registration or insurance in his possession. He was released on a $1,000 surety bond and is due in court June 11.

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