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Monday, August 25, 2008

08/25/08 The Raw Greenwich Blog Feed


Greenwich Diva
Are Greenwich newspapers fair when reporting police blotters?
Just asking a question. I notice a pattern with the Greenwich newspapers, it seems that the only domestic disputes that they print are for people in Bryam, Pemberwick and sometimes Cos Cob, but never in Backcountry, mid-country, Belle Haven or Mead Point.

As a Backcountry resident, I know that domestic disputes takes place here. I have friends and acquaintances who have called the police many times for domestic abuse and many times a spouse is taken away in hand cuffs, and I never see their names or addresses in the papers.
Are Greenwich newspapers afraid of some wealthy Backcountry resident suing them? .....


Greenwich Library Today's Events
Baby Lapsit Registration
*When:* Tuesday August 26th, 2008 - All Day Open enrollment begins August 18 for Baby Lapsit for infants up to 12 months with a caregiver. Five-week Fall S...

Saramerica
One of these things is not like the other....
The Himes campaign held a press conference at the Congress Street Bridge in Bridgeport earlier today. The bridge has been stuck upright for over a decade, ...


And:

Saramerica
Michelle Obama's Speech
My daughter, who hates politics, liked her speech. "She's a good speaker. I didn't even want to turn off the TV." Given daughter's antipathy for all things...


Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
Working-Class Background - For Sale to Highest Dem/GOP Bidder
What I was trained in my high-achieving high-school Snyder in Jersey City, New Jersey to keep under wraps has become a hot commodity: My working-class background...


Robb Adam's Exit 55
Save It, Please? Not a Chance.
I'm glad somebody did this. I've signed their petition, but there's no way that the City of New York is going to keep Yankee Stadium standing. I've believe...


Greenwich Forum
Police blotter - Greenwich Time
21 Comments And Growing....

Hopelessly biased Greenwich Time fails to mention Wiffle Ball connection, so readers must report the truth....

No wonder Greenwich Time editor David Warner want to ban the comments of frustrated readers who are tired of the one sided reporting in the local rag....

A family that fights together, stays together! Lesson one kids, road rage doesn't pay!!!!!!!!!!

Way to go!!! You should be sooooooo proud!!! Way to set an example for your kids!!!!

This Atkinson family is REALLY freakin' CRAZY. No wonder Gallagher feared for his safety!!!

...Those silly fighting tresspassers

Wow! Total vindication for P, Mrs. P and Mr. G!! Looks like the Atkinson family made another "mistake." Now the victim of their latest crime gets to be anonymous. How does it feel? More great parenting, Mr. A.!! Maybe it's time to start hanging out with people your own age. After all, wiffle ball really should be reserved for the 12 and under crowd.

Once again no one has the facts. Poor Mrs P and Galligar. Their day is coming this week. So sad evryone feels so bad for her. The more you contiue to slander the family the deeper you piss them off so watch who gets arrested now.Great Job Feeling safe in Riverside

I think that the Atkinson family does a good job slandering their own name. They don't need any help.

You obviously dont know them, but of course you will enjoy watching the people you are trying to protect be escorted away this week.

It will all be over soon

They couldn't find a school yard, so the McDonald's parking lot will do.

If you knew the circumstances, you would do the same thing

Why is the police blotter always the most viewed story in the Greenwich Time?

Because people love this crap.Anyone still debating the "nature vs. nurture" argument - heredity vs enviornment..........this story should help clear that up - it's BOTH!! What a family - all acting as one tiny-brained organism.

The man is 50 years old. If he couldn't call his sons,or if he was far away from home, would he confront anyone, especially being outnumbered?

etc., etc., etc., etc.........

Greenwich Time reporting is so bad. You often have to read the comments to get the real story behind the filtered puff piece....

For What It's Worth
*So you're thinking of buying a house* Okay, perhaps you aren't, but maybe you should be. As I mention below, there are a lot of houses out there that have ...

Rock Star Diary
Kyle & La Perla's reception for friends!
Last week Kyle & La Perla had a reception for their friends at The Lodge in Williamsburg. La Perla & friend: Madonna, Gail, Kyle & Creepy Uncle Steve: Alice:...

Greenwich News
You're Gonna Get Banned
...Now, you might ask, is some of this subjective judgment on our part, about what's acceptable and what's not? Yes. Not all curse words are created equal for instance. My advice: Don't use any of them. In fact, don't say anything in reader comments you wouldn't say to your mother at dinner.
Some of you, I sense, are emboldened because your comments are anonymous, carrying only the screen names you've chosen. Even then, however, we reserve the option of not only pulling an offending comment from the site, but of banning a user from posting again. It's not something we would do lightly. But we're willing to do it so that the vast majority of you who play nice....
But David Warner is probably not aware of the Greenwich Times long history of censorship in town.....


Tribune Company's Greenwich News Feed
A horse is more than a horse in 'Equus'
'Shoulder!" "Head!" "Chest!" "Nose!" Nose? Fin Walker, the tiny Englishwoman with the haircut of a small boy, is shouting this peculiar command to six mass...

Greenwich Gossip
The Yellowwich Time Can't Speak English
Today's headline in the local rag, AKA *Yellowwich Time*, shows us all just how pathetic they really are: *Cops relish in Golder verdict* So there you hav...

The Perrot Memorial Library Blog
A Great Read from the Reference Desk
[image: The Fourth Watcher]*The Fourth Watcher, by Timothy Hallinan* [Mystery] This is a new suspense novel that would take center stage on our “For the Guy..


The Daily Spurgeon
Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow
The saints of old fell into sin, but they did not remain there. David cries “Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean: wash me, and I s...

The Blonde Excuse
What You're Reading
For those of you who haven't already heard me complain about it... my computer is broken. I even stumped not one but two geniuses at the Apple Genius Bar. Ri...

Ed's First Blog
Sherlock Holmes and Tarzan Are Related To Each Other?!? (No, Really!)
When I first read *Philip Jose Farmer's* *Doc* *Savage: His Apocalyptic Life * (a "biography" of Doc, based on the 181 pulp novels by "*Kenneth Robeson* "...

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Boys and Girls Club teens set sail
Greenwich Post
On July 28, 29, and 30, 15 Boys and Girls Club high school members participated in Adventure on the Sound, a three-day, two-night program aboard the schooner SoundWaters, which offered a unique opportunity for personal growth.

Police Watch
Greenwich Post
The following are Aug. 25’s released arrests:

ASSAULT
Thomas Atkinson
, 50, and his two sons Cam Atkinson, 19, and Tommy Atkinson, 20, were arrested Aug. 19 and charged with breach of peace. According to police, the senior Atkinson was driving and attempting to make a left-hand turn from Sheephill Road onto East Putnam Avenue when he was cut off by three teens on bicycles. Atkinson reportedly began exchanging profanities with one of the teens as they all rode onto East Putnam Avenue. When they all reached the McDonald’s parking lot in Riverside, Atkinson reportedly contacted his sons, Cam and Tommy, and they responded to the scene to confront the teens. The two younger Atkinsons allegedly began kicking and punching the boy who had gotten into the argument with their father, injuring the boy’s forehead. Cam and Tommy Atkinson were also charged with third degree assault. The men were released on promises to appear and are due in court Aug. 27.

POSSESSION
Several arrests were made Aug. 21 after police responded to a report of drug sales. A teen under the age of 18 was charged with intent to sell hallucinogenics, possession of hallucinogenics, possession of drug paraphernalia, operating a drug factory, interfering with an officer, intent to sell marijuana, possession of marijuana and conspiracy. Police said they had received complaints about the youth selling marijuana within the roadway of the house from the afternoon to all hours of the night every day of the week. Police conducted surveillance of the teen and reportedly observed him buying cigars and rolling papers commonly used for smoking marijuana and drive away toward the Pemberwick Trails, which police understand is a place people go to smoke marijuana. Police identified themselves and ordered everyone to stop walking, but the teen did not and tried to resist when a detective grabbed his arm. Police searched him and found He was searched a plastic bag in his possession containing a large amount of marijuana as well as paraphernalia, a small notebook and a wallet with $891 in it. The vehicle was also searched and police allegedly found a cookie tin containing 31 individual Ziplock bags of marijuana. A search warrant was obtained and the teen’s house was searched. Police reported recovering packing material, paraphernalia and a plastic container containing germinating marijuana seed as well as a plastic bag containing 22 green pills stamped with an apple that later tested positive for ecstasy. The boy was held on a $50,000 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 3. Also, three other teens, two male and one female, were charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and conspiracy to possess marijuana. Jose Rios, 19, of Stamford, was charged with conspiracy to possess marijuana and Luca Silva, 18, of 8 Weaver St. was charged with possession of a controlled substance and conspiracy to possess marijuana. Sergio Rincon, 19, of Stamford was also charged later when he was found at the boy’s home allegedly looking to smoke marijuana with him and was in possession of Ecstasy pills. Rincon was charged with conspiracy to possess marijuana and possession of a hallucinogenic. All six of the others arrested were released on $250 cash bonds. Those above 18 are due in court Aug. 28 and the youthful offenders are due in court Sept. 3.

DUI
Peter Spizzirri, 42, of 15 Flintlock Drive was arrested Aug. 22 and charged with driving under the influence. Police reportedly saw a speeding vehicle on Weaver Street. The vehicle was pulled over and police began to suspect Spizzirri was under the influence. He allegedly failed field sobriety tests and was arrested. He was also cited for traveling too fast. Spizzirri reportedly refused to take a breath test at police headquarters. He posted a $250 cash bond and is due in court Aug. 29.

LARCENY
Suzette Ross, 37, of New York, N.Y. and Shushanna Blake, 28, of Bronx, N.Y. were arrested Aug. 23 and charged with second degree larceny and possession of a shoplifting device. Police responded to a report of suspicious women on Greenwich Avenue reportedly trying to shoplift from area stores. According to police, two women matching the descriptions given were seen getting into a car. Police pulled their car over. Ross’ license had been revoked in Connecticut and police found a number of items from area stores with tags on them when officers searched the car. Police also reported finding tin foil, which is commonly used to line bags so security devices on clothing do not activate alarms, in the vehicle’s center console. Local stores identified items that were recovered as having been stolen. The items were valued at $5,126. Ross and Blake were released on $2,500 cash bonds and due in court Sept. 2.

DUI
Joel D’Ort, 26, of Seattle, Wa. was arrested Aug. 24 and charged with driving under the influence and interfering with an officer. A marked police car had been monitoring traffic by the Cos Cob Fire House when D’Ort was reportedly seen driving through the red light at the intersection of Post Road and Sinoway Road. The car was pulled over and the officer alleged that D’Ort had red, glassy eyes and slurred speech. D’Ort reportedly failed field sobriety tests and when he was being arrested he allegedly berated the officer with racial slurs and insults. D’Ort also reportedly refused to give officers a breath sample at police headquarters even though he had consented to a breathalyzer test and that he admitted he had been a Connecticut resident for more than 90 days without changing his license from Washington State. He was also charged with failure to stop for a red light and operating without a valid license. D’Ort was held in lieu of a $1,500 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 2.

PROTECTIVE ORDER
A 50-year-old Greenwich man was arrested Aug. 22 and charged with violation of a protective order, second degree threatening, second degree harassment, disorderly conduct and risk of injury to a minor. The man, who was reportedly taken into custody without incident, was arrested on a warrant stemming from a July 20 incident. A woman had, at that time, complained to police that her husband had threatened her and her family members. The man was released on a $5,000 surety bond and was due in court Aug. 25

DISORDERLY CONDUCT
A 44-year-old Greenwich man was arrested Aug. 17 and charged with disorderly conduct and criminal mischief after his ex-girlfriend told police he broke her car windshield with his hand during a fight they had in the parking lot of the Boxcar Catina on Old Field Point Road. The man was released on a promise to appear in court on Aug. 18.

DUI
Stanislaw T. Mrozek, 21, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested Aug. 17 and charged with driving while under the influence. Police stopped a car driven by Mrozek on Lake Avenue at the intersection of Clapboard Ridge Road. Officers said the car was unregistered and Mrozek had no insurance. Mrozek had an expired license, said police, and smelled of alcohol. He reportedly failed field sobriety tests. Mrozek was released on a $250 bond and is due in court Sept. 3.

The Best Greenwich Has To Offer
Your Newspaper and News Magazine, Germany
by Mathews Mcclain
What is the address of the Greenwich Polo Club?
The Greenwich Polo Club is located on Conyers Farm, North Street in Greenwich CT, ...

Michael Kneeland Named President and CEO of United Rentals
Construction Equip. Distribution
... Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index and is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at www.unitedrentals.com .

Duke's captain courageous: Robinson comes back from injury to be
Greenwich Time, CT
By Jesse Quinlan
Greenwich High School graduate Tielor Robinson will begin his final season of college football as one of the Blue Devils' captains. ...

Junior League seeks new members
Greenwich Post
by Kristan Zimmer
All women living or working in Greenwich with an interest in voluntarism, a commitment to community service, and an interest in developing their potential for voluntary community participation are invited to join the Junior League of Greenwich (JLG) for the New Member evening course beginning on Sept. 22.

Potential New Members will participate in an eight-session volunteer training course that will take place at the JLG Headquarters, at 231 East Putnam Ave. The course will meet on Monday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. for the next three months and will involve a final group project that assists pregnant women in the community who are in need.
Call 869-1979 or e-mail

jlg@jlgreenwich.org

for an application and schedule. For more information, prospective members may also attend an Open House on Monday, Sept. 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the JLG Headquarters.

The Junior League of Greenwich provides opportunities for women to develop skills that will allow them to be effective volunteers and to take action in their communities. The JLG’s membership includes executives, community leaders, entrepreneurs, mothers and professionals. All women, who are at least 21 years old and interested in making a positive impact in the community, are welcome to join. By joining the league, members have opportunities to develop their leadership potential, obtain valuable skills and use personal development training to serve the needs of the Greenwich community.

Current projects address early literacy development, childhood obesity prevention, environmental education, a boundless playground, self-esteem classes for pre-teens and, a variety of single day events such as food and clothing drives for local organizations. In addition, fund-raisers, which include The Enchanted Forest, Touch a Truck, and the Greenwich Cotillion, are annual events.

The Junior League of Greenwich is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Visit the Junior League of Greenwich on the web at Jlgreenwich.org.

Stamford eyes more retail
Norwalk Advocate
Lodato envisions Bedford Street with clothing stores, art galleries and a grocer, in many ways similar to Elm Street in New Canaan or Greenwich Avenue in ...

O'Gara files for $173 million IPO, plans acquisitions
Cincinnati Business Courier
... 43 IPOs have been completed on the U.S. markets to date in 2008, down 75 percent from a year ago, according to Greenwich, Conn.-based Renaissance Capital's ipohome.com. Last year, 171 companies had gone public by this point in the year. "The IPO ...

Fishing - As temperatures dip, Atlantic Bonito fishing heats up
Stamford Advocate
Frank Ceci caught his first ever bluefish while chunking in Greenwich Harbor. His chopper weighed 7-pounds and was weighed in at Sportsman's Den. ...

Seniors get a taste of camping
Greenwich Time
For more than 20 years, Greenwich resident Blanche Allen has been going away to summer camp. But this is no kids' retreat.

Students Learn Hard Work Gets them to College
Norwalk Citizen,
... several volunteers from its RSVP Program to tutor the ConnCAP students, including Michelle Giordano, a special education teacher from Greenwich. ...

Shays confronts Himes over bridge repair
Connecticut Post
... Congress Street bridge] has never been a priority of the city. In the end, it's [the city's] decision." Himes of Greenwich, a former Goldman Sachs investment banker turned nonprofit housing executive, won the Democratic primary Aug. 12 against Lee ...

Alliance opposing FAA's flight plan meeting on Sept. 15
Wilton Bulletin
The alliance has held similar meetings at other venues in Greenwich and Norwalk as a way to try to rally residents to the importance of working to stop the ...

Arch Street brings out the bands for Sunbake
Greenwich Time
When Matt Hermit, 18, heard that the Arch Street teen center did not raise enough money to hold its annual Sunbake music festival, he went to work contacting local bands to make it happen.

From the archives
Stamford Advocate
1958: Lights illuminating 53 miles of the Connecticut Turnpike from the state line at Greenwich to Branford were formally turned on. ...

WHY The JOY Over The Return Of Wakey?
Randomfandomredsoxnyc
... ries, is walking a tightrope, minus a net, causing many of us to s--- bricks. It's as if Larry has a consultant in Greenwich, CT, named "Jeffy"; Over 3 Evenings, it's make or break; Later!



Genesee & Wyoming Inc. to Present at Morgan Keegan 2008 Equity Conference
Earth Times
GREENWICH, Conn., Genesee-to-Present GREENWICH, Conn. , Aug. 25, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Michael Kneeland Named President and CEO of United Rentals
BusinessWire
... Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index and is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at www.unitedrentals.com . Certain statements in this press ...

FR Gun Club - House guns
Freerepublic.com
... afford it. If you prefer a truck gun, you can always visit with Griffin and Howe in Bernardsville, New Jersey, or Greenwich, Connecticut. Several of their offerings cost as much as a nice F-350. They also have a couple of Stoegers on the list, so if ...

Crooks Buying Euros as Dollar Rises
KXMA-TV Dickinson
... ``The dollar bottoming is in place,'' said Alan Ruskin, head of currency strategy in North America at RBS Greenwich Capital Markets Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut. ``The euro- dollar is evenly balanced.'' The dollar has gained almost 8 percent ...

Suave Spreads In Funky Financials
Forbes.com
... is due out Oct. 17, which could explain the positioning. Rebecca Engmann Darst is an equity options analyst with Greenwich, Conn-based Interactive Brokers , an electronic market-maker and broker of securities, options, futures, foreign exchanges, ...

Walk honors a mother's son killed in Iraq

Greenwich Time

Army Maj. Rob Wolfe was anxious when he arrived at the Convent of the Sacred Heart yesterday for a walk honoring Sgt. Jonathan Lootens, 25.

Wolfe was in the Humvee with Lootens, of Newark, N.Y., and 1st Lt. Joshua Deese, of North Carolina, when they were killed by a road-side bomb that exploded in Kirkuk on Oct. 15, 2006. Wolfe was their company commander.

"I'm always a little apprehensive meeting families because you never know they can blame you or embrace you I know I will have to answer some tough questions. I'm literally the last person that saw Jon alive," he said.

The walk was organized by Lootens mother, a nurse at Greenwich Hospital, Debi Qualtieri, and his sister, Andrea Ralaea, 28, and honors the soldiers and others who have died for this country. It was held in conjunction with a national relay being held in Washington Sunday, called the "Run for the Fallen."

Qualtieri contacted Wolfe about the walk by e-mail. When he arrived from his base in Virginia with his wife Lisa and three-year-old son Jackson, Qualtieri was happy to see him.


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  • The Greenwich Time Ignores
    And Fails To Help Promote A
    Run for fallen troops set for Sunday in Greenwich

    A one-mile run/walk dedicated to soldiers who have died in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom is set for Sunday from 7 to 11 a.m., beginning at Convent of the Sacred Heart, 1177 King St.
    The event is in conjunction with the final day of a cross-country run conducted by Run for the Fallen (runforthefallen.org).
    For information, call Margaret Mitchell at (203) 744-8024 or send an e-mail to a_mile_in_their_shoes@yahoo.com.
    Comment:
    The Greenwich Time should help pubicize this event and let the Citizens Of Greenwich say THANK YOU to our troops and their families who have placed their country before themselves. What ever the outcome of these oversea adventures these young men and women have served our country. Whether or not Greenwich Time editors and reporters support the war, they should always support the troops. It was not their decision to place themselves in harm's way to protect our freedoms. We say shame, shame shame on Hearst Media and the Greenwich Time for ignoring the noble efforts of those who are volunteering up on King Street to honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. At least the other Hearst Media newspaper in Greenwich has an excuse, because they have not updated their web site for seven days. The Greenwich Citizen website is still leading with this nine day old story.....
    Himes Landslide Winner in Primary
    NORWALK - "I enlisted in the Navy in 1945 because I believed in this country. I want to do the same today.
    Hamden resident Len Zimmerman's words at the Black Bear Saloon were an echo Tuesday night of the change area residents are craving and that they believe 4th District Democratic candidate Jim Himes can bring about in Congress if he's elected in November.....
    Sadly, the Greenwich Post website, that publishes more press releases word for word than any other Greenwich media outlet has also chose to ignore the Greenwich one-mile run/walk dedicated to soldiers who have died on battlefields far away from those they love and serve. It is not that Greenwich residents don't want to honor the fallen troops, it's just that their three local newspapers don't make them aware of opportunities to do so. It will be interesting to see if any politicians show up to honor our fallen troops since the local media cameras have for some reason chosen to ignore the cross-country run conducted by Run for the Fallen.

Transforming American Newspapers
Rebuilding Media
... Communications, and meanwhile is managing partner of the media consulting firm of Digital Deliverance LLC in Greenwich, Connecticut. Two forces have shattered the news media. Technology is the first. Although media technology is undergoing its ...

Beware of these beetles
The Day
... New Jersey and New York, including one in Brooklyn that has Connecticut officials periodically checking trees in Greenwich, the town closest to the New York City borough. Thus far no signs of the beetle have been detected, said Kirby Stafford, ...

USA Bank in Port Chester expecting to profit in 2009
The Journal News
... million is the third smallest of the nine locally based banks in the Lower Hudson Valley. DeCaro, a native of Greenwich, Conn. who still lives in Fairfield County, had founded Patriot Savings Bank in Stamford in 1991. When he decided to organize ...



Most Democratic lawmakers back Biden
Greenwich Time
With few exceptions, residents and Democratic politicians welcomed longtime Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden Saturday as the vice presidential running mate chosen by Barack Obama.

"Everyone here in Denver is excited about the ticket. It is the perfect blend to bring fresh ideas to inform Washington and the experience to get it done," said Dave Roberson from Denver. Roberson is chairman of the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention that begins Monday in Denver. ...

,,,Greenwich resident Ned Lamont, a delegate to the Democratic convention and co-chairman of Obama's Connecticut campaign, said yesterday Biden will make a great "wingman" to the Democratic presidential candidate.

"You want somebody who's ready to stand-in in an emergency," Lamont said. "Joe Biden obviously fits that bill."

As a political newcomer who tried to unseat U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman in 2006, Lamont said he has never been convinced that one's breadth of experience in Washington is always a selling point. Lieberman went on to win re-election as an independent and now supports McCain.
"But even though Joe's been there for 35 years, he seems to have a lot of energy and passion," Lamont said of Biden.

Lamont said despite Biden's initial support of the Iraq invasion - Lamont ran against Lieberman on an anti-Iraq war platform - he respects the Delaware senator's subsequent statements and decisions about the conflict....

Former Greenwich Resident: 'I'm not quite sure what I'm supposed toremember. I don't lose much thought over it.'
Boston Globe
... he used at least two aliases and lived in San Marino, Calif., where he claimed to be a European aristocrat, and in Greenwich, Conn., and Manhattan, where he worked as a bond salesman. Los Angeles County homicide detectives want to question him in ...

Residents react to Obama-Biden ticket
Greenwich Time
What do you think of Democratic Presidential Nominee, Barack Obama's choice of Delaware Senator Joseph Biden for vice president?

Greenwich resident Monica Seggos works in fashion.
"I think he should have picked Hillary. He should have acknowledged all of the people who voted for her. I thought she would have been the immediate choice. I'm going to watch more closely. If she was on the ticket, it would have been more definite."

Greenwich resident, Toby Rogers, 39, author.
"I think it was the best choice of the top three candidates being considered. But I was hoping for someone more A-list like Al Gore. It was a good choice though. I was planning on voting for Obama anyway so it didn't really change my opinion."

Greenwich resident, Tilla Simmons, 23 research assistant.
"Of all the choices, Biden was a good one. Right now Obama needs an attack dog. It's also good to go with someone who has credentials that he lacks, like foreign policy. I was planning on voting for Obama. If he had chosen someone else, like John Edwards, that might have dampened my support, but this is good." ...

...Lorna Thomas, CNA, at the Nathaniel Witherell where she has worked for 27 years
"I don't know enough about Biden really to comment. To tell the truth I thought he might choose Hillary. He should have gone with Hillary, the first woman in the White House would have been cool. He should have gone with her although it won't hurt that he didn't. A lot of people are not ready for a woman, they think they are but they are not. If she were a man she would have won the nomination in the first place, they are just not ready."

Orphans get a funding boost for college
Greenwich Time
At five years old, Daniel Ndamwizeye lost his parents during the genocide in Rwanda. He spent years as an orphan in Africa, living with different families.

"It wasn't a good experience. It was not a safe place to be," Ndamwizeye said, now 19. "It was really tough. I had to do most things by myself."

But in 2005 Ndamwizeye reconnected with his sister in Bridgeport. After arriving in the United States, he flourished in school, learned English, joined the National Honors Society, Key Club and eventually became vice president of his class.

And now he is the recipient of the first full-time scholarship available through the Greenwich-based Stewardship Foundation, which provides college funding to orphans and young adults from foster care families. He will be speaking at an event about the organization on Sept. 23 at a private residence at 56 Milbank Ave.



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TreasureHouse Chorale marks 20th year with 'Jubilate!' CD
Journal News
... doing 'finer Renaissance pieces in a very crisp, precise, very focused way,' Nigro said. MaryAnne Burke of Greenwich said she feels privileged to perform with such dynamic talent. The alto is in the Schola Cantorum and has been with the chorale for ...

Suspect in murder to seek dismissal


Greenwich Time
STAMFORD - The attorney for a Bridgeport man accused of plotting to kill a 49-year-old Bronx, N.Y., resident and dumping his body in Greenwich said in court Friday he may file a motion to dismiss the case on jurisdictional grounds.

Genealogy Query - DEVOL : SNEFT : UNKNOWN
Cousinconnect.com
Searching for niece Jennifer Ann Devol, born May 6, 1982, dark hair and eyes. Have not seen you since your mom took you and moved to Alaska! You lived and had family in Greenwich CT.

Lifeguard at Greenwich Point
Greenwich Time
Christian Romano, 18, is the head life guard at Greenwich Point. He recently sat down with Greenwich Time to talk about his experience as the end of summer nears.

Former Greenwich Resident: 'I lost big time in Boston.'
Boston.com
... he used at least two aliases and lived in San Marino, Calif., where he claimed to be a European aristocrat, and in Greenwich, Conn., and Manhattan, where he worked as a bond salesman. Los Angeles County homicide detectives want to question him in ...

Skateboarders turned off by skatepark's fees, rules
Greenwich Time
Too bad for Conor Holliday's sake that X-ray technicians don't give out customer loyalty points. The 16-year-old from Cos Cob has broken his ribs, wrist, ankle, shattered a bone in his left foot and fractured the Lisfranc joint in his foot - all in the name of the adrenaline rush that is skateboarding.

Dollar Drops for First Week in Six on Speculation Its Gains Unsustainable
Bloomberg
... ``The euro-dollar is evenly balanced,'' said Alan Ruskin , head of currency strategy in North America at RBS Greenwich Capital Markets Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut. ``The market is caught between the idea that euro-dollar at $1.60 cannot be ...

GOP Rep. Shays lauds Obama in campaign ad
NewsTimesLive.com
... Shays has always stood for. He goes where the truth takes him." Shays represents a district anchored by Greenwich and other wealthy suburbs outside New York City. The congressman, who stresses his independent ways, teamed up with McCain on campaign ...

Natural Gas Declines Amid Outlook U.S. Economy to Weaken, Crude Oil Slumps
Bloomberg
... to exit the market. Gas is ``taking a cue from crude,'' said Tom Orr , director of research at Weeden & Co. in Greenwich, Connecticut. ``There's nothing'' to lift gas today. Natural gas for September delivery fell 40.9 cents, or 5 percent, to settle ...

It couldn't happen here?
Dalton Daily Citizen
... --- Vincent Provenzano, 16, and his friend Justin Currytto, 17, took one look at a vacant city-owned lot in Greenwich, Conn., and knew just what they had to do. The two, along with some friends, spent weeks clearing poison ivy and brush, then they ...

Bernanke boosts shares on both sides of Atlantic
UTV Internet
... low' rates and the financial storm he talks about," said Alan Ruskin, chief international strategist at RBS Greenwich Capital in Greenwich, Connecticut. Bernanke called the combination of a financial storm and rising inflation "one of the most ...

McNulty Takes Over as Wreckers Lacrosse Coach
Westport News
... with the Warriors, he helped form a consortium in which players ages 11-18 from Wilton, Darien, New Canaan and Greenwich played for the Connecticut Chargers during the summer. New Canaan has recently dropped out and was replaced by Westport and ...



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The Yellowwich Time Can't Speak English


by Bill Clark


Today's headline in the local rag, AKA Yellowwich Time, shows us all just how pathetic they really are: Cops relish in Golder verdict So there you have it, dear reader: the illiteratest dumbest waste of newsprint on the planet at its shining worst. Why the Hearst Corporation doesn't just fire the cretinous staff and close the rag down is one of the world's great unsolved mysteries.


From For What It's Worth:


Copy Editor!


By Chris Fountain


The Greenwich Time, fresh from laying off half its editorial staff, announces today that Cops Relish in Golder Verdict. It seems to me that one may relish a verdict but, unless you're a hot dog, can you relish in anything? And if that's the intended meaning, shouldn't the headline have referred to the Goulden's verdict?

New Beginnings
Greenwich Citizen
It had been 241 days. That's the last time Greenwich High's football team officially suited up. It's the day the 2007 ...

Careful: (Olympic) Fever Easy to Catch for Little Ones
Greenwich Citizen
... as a sport, then there will be a time to make space for another gold medal


Junior Journalist Produces Paper for Kids
Greenwich Citizen
... on the block. But unlike Zuckerman and Murdoch, Reinken wears three hats. He is founder, publisher and editor of Greenwich Kids News - his newspaper "for kids, by kids." The Whitby School sixth grader has three issues under his belt. Respectively, ...


Winner waits to claim lotto jackpot
New Haven Register
... and Hagerbrant did not return a phone message. Hagerbrant bought the "Quick Pick" ticket at a gas station in Greenwich. She took the lump sum option, which cut the prize down to $3.8 million after taxes. Winners have one year to claim their prizes. ...

08/25/08 PRESS RELEASE: Himes Calls for Renewal in Connecticut

Jim Himes for Congress

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 25, 2008
Contact: Michael Sachse, 646 265 0556, Michael@HimesforCongress.com

HIMES CALLS FOR RENEWAL IN CONNECTICUT
Democratic Candidate calls for a new focus on priorities here at home

BRIDGEPORT, CT: Jim Himes, Democratic Candidate for Congress in the Fourth Congressional District, appeared with Bridgeport city council members in front of the Congress Street Bridge in Bridgeport today to highlight his campaign call for a refocusing of priorities away from Iraq and towards investing in Connecticut. The Congress Street Bridge has been stuck in the open position for years.

"For years, just like this bridge, Chris Shays has been stuck in the wrong position on the issues that matter to our families," said Himes. "The choice in this election is crystal clear: we can either continue down the road of the last eight years of failed Bush-Shays economic policies, or we can start to refocus on the priorities that really matter to our families - finding energy solutions, giving families middle-class tax relief, and making sure all our children have access to a quality education. We need to change who we send to Congress if we want to see real change on Congress Street, and in all of our communities."

"Chris Shays is paying more attention to Iraq than Connecticut." said Michael Sachse, Himes' Communications Director. "Every election season, we hear lots of excuses from Chris Shays, but we never see any results. Jim Himes is going to Washington to get things done."

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Sunday, August 24, 2008

08/24/08 I Am Freaking Out About The "Coven Of Black Guard Bloggers" Post


When I Pushed The Publish Button


My Laptop Died.


I Did Not Even Get A Blue Screen Of Death. I Got A Totally Black Screen.


The Light For My Hard Drive Shows It Is Working But The Monitor Is Dead.


I hooked the laptop up to an external monitor, but I it received no video signal from my laptop.


I am freaking out and blaming everything and everyone I know including Satan himself.


I will elaborate much more on this at a later time.


In the meantime, I am trying to get back on the Internet, as soon as, possible.


I tried taking my laptop around to knowledgeable friends of mine at Harvest Time church today, but no one was able to cure the blacked out laptop screen.


I am actually borrowing someones laptop to make this post now.


I have a desk top computer in my home office that is mostly used for word processing and is not hooked to the Internet.


So I have to run about 35 feet of wire from the cable modem to the computer, then I have to go through the nightmare of turning of the modem and routers over and over until the modem connects to the desktop.


Then I have to put about a thousand patches and updates on the desktop computer that does not even have service pack one.


Next I get to install firewalls and virus protection.


I hope to be back up and running by Monday evening.


I apologize for the inconvenience to my readers and will fully post what happened later.


sincerely,

Brian
Greenwich Roundup
Update Chris Fountain
Writes In
Brian - upon mature reflection, I've decided that the proper name for our new group should be the "Greenwich Coven of Blackguard Bloggers" - sounds like a real conspiracy then. I smell articles of incorporation! By laws! Well, perhaps tee shirts and small tattoos in discrete locations. Anyway, let's go for it.

Best,
Chris
--
Chris Fountain



Dear Chris,

Would it be possible to choose a slightly different name.

I only have a limited amount of computer equipment and I am just not in the mood to tempt the dark side of this world.

Would it be possible to have a more positive tittle.

Instead of Coven could we like the Fraternal or Benevolent Order of Greenwich Bloggers.

Or could we be like the protective guild of bloggers.

Plus I am not so keen on this blackguard blogger title.

It sounded cool until I got the black screen of death on my lap top.

Maybe we could be loyal bloggers or something like that.

Or better yet maybe we could make a central website and call it something like "Eye On Greenwich" or "Focus On Greenwich" and have all the local blogs linked there. Maybe each blog could have it's own web page that had an RSS feed of the latest blog posts from that blogger?

What Do you think about this idea Chris.


sincerely,

Brian

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and please don't nominate me to be in the "Coven Of Blackguard Bloggers".

My HP Laptop, which I had nickednamed "Honey Pot" is now a door stop.

08/24/08 A BELATED PRESS RELEASE: Himes Statement on Obama Announcement of Biden as Running Mate

Jim Himes for Congress

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 23, 2008
Contact: Michael Sachse, 646 265 0556, Michael@HimesforCongress.com

HIMES STATEMENT ON OBAMA ANNOUNCEMENT OF BIDEN AS RUNNING MATE

Today, Barack Obama selected Joe Biden to be his running mate. Democratic Candidate for Congress Jim Himes made the following statement about the announcement:

"Joe Biden is someone who has lived the American dream but has never forgotten his roots and has fought for American families. The selection of Joe Biden crystallizes this election as a choice between opportunity and four more years of the same."

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Saturday, August 23, 2008

08/23/08 For What It's Worth: Chris Fountain Has Been Nominated To Be The Haed Of ""Greenwich's coven of blackguard Bloggers".


Chris Fountain At For What It's Worth Received A Comment From A Couple Of Anonymous Bloggers

The first commentator said....

"That headline does it - I'm canceling my subscription. Who needs the GT anyway? Between your blog and the greenwichroundup blog, I get all the news I need, with intelligence and good humor."

The second commentator chirped in eight hours later with....

"All the coven of blackguard bloggers about Greenwich do is aggregate content from the newspapers; and if they disappeared they would have to take out their feeding tubes and try to find out what was going on."

I wished I had received the same comment, because I liked it so much I would have called Greenwich Roundup The Home Of " "Greenwich's coven of blackguard Bloggers" !!!!!

But Chris was two steps a head of me and told commenter number two....

"Love it! I've added the phrase to my header. Thanks."

So Now the Blog is known as.....



Go To The Blackguard Blog via this link and read the comments and Chris's response....

Link: http://greenwichrealestate.blogspot.com/2008/08/copy-editor-greenwich-time-fresh-from.html

And for anonymous commentator number two there are all ready towns in Connecticut and New York that have independent reporters and are monetized and commercially viable.

Moreover, they are not tied down by the expensive and inefficient process of producing a broad sheet newspaper every morning.

Please take a look at....

theloop: getinloop.com

TheLoop is the source of news and information for Larchmont, Mamaroneck, ... Equal Opportunity Shopping So a while back on The Loop, I got a lot of flak ...

More results from getinloop.com »

In fact, Here Is A News Flash For What It's Worth's Anonymous commentator number two.

The Greenwich Time's former editor and reporters who were recently fired had looked into developing an independent news website for Greenwich that would accept ads and compete head to head against Hearst Media's Greenwich Time property and possibly the Stamford Advocate property.

The big hold up was the $25,000 - $35,000 estimated cost of setting up a corporate web site with an IT guy.
Of coarse a bunch of corporate suits and a bunch of journalism majors are not able to think outside of the box.....

But a bunch of independent minded local bloggers could band together and form an independent news website if monetized would put the final nail in the Greenwich Time coffin.

The Greenwich Time had better pray to god that....

don't team up and join .....

"Greenwich's coven of blackguard Bloggers"

However, I some how don't think that Pastor Nick at Harvest Time Church will allow his blogs to be a part of ......

"Greenwich's coven of blackguard Bloggers"


Anonymous Commentator Number Two May Soon Be Getting His News Exclusively From The News Team Of "Greenwich's coven of blackguard Bloggers"

Please see:

06/16/08 The Greenwich Post Editor Looks Like A Fool By Running Parks Depepartment Press Releases Through A Spell Checker And Then Publishing Them As News

The sad fact is that Hearst Media's two local newspapers and the Greenwich Post are doing a piss poor job of looking out for the interests of their true customers ....

The news reading public of Greenwich

A dwindling and disgusted readership at the Greenwich Time is bringing radical changes at that newspaper year after year after year.

The reason this is happening is that Greenwich news editors are taking their news reading customers for granted. The editors of the Greenwich Citizen, Greenwich Post and the Greenwich Time forgot all about.....


"The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable."

Finley Peter Dunne


This famous quote is about a hundred years old and just as true today as it was then.

Bad journalism comforts the comfortable and afflicts the afflicted.

That is a breach of journalistic duty.

We need local journalists to step up to the plate and get at the truth and to keep watch against abuses of power and if the mainstream media won't do it the bloggers an citizen journalists will !!!!!

It is not like mainstream journalists at the Greenwich Time were not repeatedly warned that being lazy journalist could cause them to lose their jobs.

Read the end of this Greenwich Roundup Post about how news reporting was being outsourced....

04/28/08 - Do you really think it was Greenwich Senior Citizens Who Were Involved In Counterfeiting Beach Passes

  • Town Of Greenwich Is Going To Put An End To The Senior Citizen Beach Card Counterfeiting Gangs.

    Park's Department Head Joseph Siciliano has another dumb idea.

    Joesph Siciliano is going to put holograms on senior citizen passes this year in order to stop the beach pass counterfeiters in Town.

    Who the heck is going to make fake senior citizen beach passes?

    Duh, Would Someone Please Tell Joseph Sicilano The Town Of Greenwich gives out senior citizen beach for
    FREE !!!


    Why isn't Joseph Siciliano smart enough to put the holograms on this years beach card, which costs $27 per person?

    Better yet why isn't Joseph Siciliano smart enough to get holograms on parking stickers that cost $100 each?

    Why isn't Joseph Sicilano smart enough to protect the taxpayers by calling one of the hundreds of firms that quickly deliver holograms?

    Affordable Holograms USA

    Hologram labels, stickers, ID card
    products with
  • same day service.
    www.novavisioninc.com

    It's easy to get 1,000 holigrams for less than $200.

    Here Is A Good Example Of
    Incompetent-High-Paid Greenwich Town Administrators Pretending To Be At Work....


    Currently, beach cards have the town seal printed on them as well as a bar code, though the town does not plan to scan the bar codes until next year.

    Why isn't Joseph Siciliano smart enough to realize that Hand-held bar code scanners are cheap !!!!

    3800G Barcode Scanners
    New 3800G Replaces 3800LR-12
    Readers $138.61
    www.L-TronDirect.com

    The Park pass bar codes are going to be in sequential order.

    It is very easy to program a barcode scanner to accept pass numbers 00001 - 19145 and to reject all of the other numbers.

    When is the Greenwich News Media Outlets Going To Start Asking Objective Questions That Deliver Hard Hitting Journalism That Protects The Single Family Home Owners And Taxpayers Of Greenwich?

    Please read this Greenwich Time article and tell me if you see one quote from a Greenwich citizen or an opposing politician that thinks the public trust has been violated and that tax dollars are being mismanaged.
    Beach cards to get holograms.......

  • .......Warning:
    Weak Reporting Can Be Outsourced To India

    Surprise!!!!.....Indians speak English and can run press releases through a spell check....

    Complete Greenwich RTM Meetings can now viewed by an Indian Reporter via the internet.

    An Indian Reporter can make a free skype call to get a quote from the First Selectman, School Superintendent or any other public official listed on the Town Web Site.

    Photo's can be emailed to India.

    Technology Marches On....

    Weak local news reporting

    can and has beeen

    outsourced to India

    Your city's news - from India

    The job posting was a head-scratcher:

    "We seek a newspaper journalist based in India to report on the city government and political scene of Pasadena, California, USA."

    Outsourcing first claimed manufacturing jobs, then hit services such as technical support, airline reservations and tax preparation. Now comes the next frontier: local journalism. ...

    Read The Full Story:

    A news site hires two to cover Pasadena from afar. That helps a shoestring budget go further.

    By Alex Pham

    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

    May 11, 2007

    When is local journalism not really local? When it's about Pasadena and written by someone in India. James Macpherson, editor and publisher of the Pasadena Now website, hired two reporters last weekend to cover the Pasadena City Council.


    One lives in Mumbai and will be paid $12,000 a year. The other will work in Bangalore for $7,200. The council broadcasts its meetings on the Web. From nearly 9,000 miles away, the outsourced journalists plan to watch, then write their stories while their boss sleeps India is 12.5 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. "A lot of the routine stuff we do can be done by really talented people in another time zone at much lower wages," said Macpherson, 51, who used to run a clothing business with manufacturing help from Vietnam and India.

    So, on the Indian version of Craigslist, he posted an ad that said in part, "We do not believe that geographic distance between California and India will present unsurmountable problems, and that working together with you will result in your development of a keen working knowledge of this city's affairs." Dozens replied. One of the two chosen had attended the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Rob Gunnison, the director of school affairs there, is dismayed. "It just seems so fundamental to journalism to be there," Gunnison said. "I still can't quite believe it's not a hoax."

    It's not. Macpherson plans to run his first batch of outsourced stories Tuesday. The Pasadena native runs the website, which he said gets 45,000 visitors a month, on a shoestring budget from his condo with help from his wife, a data entry worker and two interns. Macpherson plans to hire half a dozen more Indian reporters. He'll add some local flavor by doing interviews, then e-mailing the recordings to India. "When you instant-message someone in Mumbai, it's like looking over her shoulder," he said.

    Larry Wilson, editor of the 30,000-circulation Pasadena Star-News newspaper, scoffed. "To pretend you can get the feel and the culture of a town as complicated and interesting as Pasadena by e-mailing and doing things over the Internet is nutty," he said.

    AND NOW HERE IS THE PUNCH LINE

    GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATOR'S LIKE THE IDEA OF OUTSOURCING REPORTING TO INDIA


    Ann Erdman, spokeswoman for the city of Pasadena, thinks the approach is a little odd. But "as long as they get their facts correct, I'm a happy camper," she said.


PLEASE ALSO SEE WHERE WE WARNED THE GREENWICH TIME EDITOR AND REPORTERS ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE GREENWICH TIME WILL BECOME A NEWS BUREAU Of THE CONNECTICUT POST


Please See:

05/13/08 - Heard it Through The Grapevine - Local Newspaper May Be Living On Borrowed Time

The Money Losing And Subscriber Losing Greenwich Time May Became A Local News Bureau Of A Bridgeport News Paper.

Hearst is already printing The Stamford Advocate, The Norwalk Advocate and the The Greenwich Time at the Connecticut Post plant in Bridgeport.

Please Also See:

Hearst buys Connecticut Post, assumes control of News-Time

NewsTimesLive.com

BRIDGEPORT - Hearst Corp. announced Friday it has bought the Connecticut Post and seven non-daily newspapers from Denver-based MediaNews Group Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

MNG Chief Executive Officer Dean Singleton made the announcement to Post staff in the newsroom. It was eight years after Singleton's privately held company bought the Post and five non-dailies from Thomson Newspapers Inc.

.Hearst is also taking control of The Advocate of Stamford, Greenwich Time, The News-Times of Danbury and the New Milford Spectrum, which MNG had been managing, through a joint operating agreement. The combined circulation of Hearst's Connecticut properties is 137,000 daily, 151,000 on Sunday and 53,000 non-daily. Brooks Community Newspapers' seven weeklies, the Darien News-Review, Greenwich Citizen.....

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Friday, August 22, 2008

08/22/08 ELECTION 2008 SHOCKER: Shays And Himes Both Like Obama


GOP Rep. Shays lauds Obama in campaign ad
San Diego Union Tribune

WASHINGTON – Rep. Christopher Shays, who co-chairs Republican John McCain's campaign in Connecticut, is speaking favorably about McCain's Democratic rival Barack Obama in a new TV ad for Shays' own tough re-election fight.

Shays is airing a TV ad that opens with a black-and-white shot of Obama followed by a similar image of McCain.

“The hopefulness of Obama, the straight talk of McCain,” an announcer says. “It's what Christopher Shays has always stood for. He goes where the truth takes him.”

Shays represents a district anchored by Greenwich and other wealthy suburbs outside New York.

The congressman who stresses his independent ways teamed up with McCain on campaign finance legislation in 2002. Two years ago, McCain campaigned in Connecticut for Shays.

Shays downplays his GOP ties in the commercial that began airing this week. Shays was the only House Republican from New England to keep his seat as Democrats swept to power in fall 2006.

“In a sea of partisanship, Shays is different,” the announcer says. “It's not what is Republican or Democrat, it's what's right for America.”

Shays' ad is not the first time this election cycle that a Republican congressional candidate has invoked Obama ties. GOP Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon earlier this year aligned himself with Obama in an ad that cited legislation they worked on to improve automobile fuel efficiency standards.

This fall, Shays is expected to face a hard battle against Democrat Jim Himes, a former banker who is vice president of an affordable housing operation.

Obama is backing Himes.

“Barack Obama has strong, positive vision for America and a long record of bipartisan accomplishment, and we are pleased that it is respected by his Democratic and Republican colleagues in the House,” said Obama spokesman Bill Burton. “However, in this race, the good people of Connecticut should know that Barack Obama supports Jim Himes and believes Himes is the candidate who will bring the change American families need to Washington.”

Shays' support for the Iraq war nearly cost him re-election two years ago in a southwestern Connecticut district where anti-war sentiment runs strong. Initially one of Congress' strongest war backers, Shays said during his 2006 race that U.S. policies weren't working. President Bush lost the district in 2004.

PLEASE ALSO SEE:

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is preparing to name his running mate from a small field that includes at least one surprise finalist. ...

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