09/04/08 Greenwich News Lnks For Thursday

TOP SYORY:

Officer to bike from Pentagon to Ground Zero

Seven years after helping with the grim recovery effort at Ground Zero, one of Greenwich's finest is returning to the site.

Police officer Bob Ferretti is taking a rather circuitous route, however.
To help raise money for police officers killed in the line of duty, Ferretti is riding his bicycle to the World Trade Center site from the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.

He will start his journey on Sunday and arrive at Ground Zero on Sept. 11, traveling via local roads such as Route 9, which runs through several states.
"Thinking about all the rescue workers that walked into those buildings, it's a great motivator," said Ferretti, 47, a Port Chester, N.Y., resident who is married with four children.

This will be the fourth consecutive year that Ferretti will be riding with fellow law enforcement officers from around the country in the peloton of the Tour de Force, a charity endurance event established after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Town man soaks in GOP flavor

Joe Romano has been waiting for this day for eight years. The town coordinator of John McCain's presidential campaign in 2000 in Greenwich, Romano is reprising that role this year and will be on the convention floor tonight in St.

Late Morning Update:

These Stories Have Just Been

Released On The Greenwich Time Web Site

All Of These Stories Were Available At

10:00 PM Last Night When The Paper Was Published

At The Connecticut Post Facility

Yet, the Lazy Web Master At The Greenwich Time

Treats The Greenwich Times' Web Site Users

Like Red Headed Step Children.

Doesn't Greenwich Time Editor David Warner

Know That The Internet Is The Papers Only Salvation?

Even, If David Warner Folds The Greenwich Time

And Also Folds The Stamford And Norwalk Advocates

Into The Connecticut Post

He Is Still Going To Need The Internet

To Save These Combined Newspapers.

For months I have been warning Greenwich Time readers that there is a very good chance that The Greenwich Time will probably soon be a Riverside News Bureau Of A Greatly Expanded Connecticut Post.

I know there are a few soon to be converted subscribers that think the Greenwich Time is healthy as a back country horse, but have they looked at the Greenwich Time Real Estate web page lately.

It's been combined with the Connecticut Post, Stamford Advocate and Norwalk Advocate real estate pages.

The page doesn't even have the Greenwich Time Green in the header anymore. It's kind of like a Norwalk Advocate RED now.

Have you also seen how the has all of a sudden, your Greenwich Time Events Calendar became kind of a Coneticut Postish, sort of like a Fairfeild County - Events Calender?

Clifton (20)
Englewood (1)
Fairfield (1)
Manhattan (3)
Milford (1)
New Canaan (6)
Ramsey (3)
Ridgefield (1)
Ridgewood (2)

Is it possible that web news articles come out earlier at the Connecticut Post for a reason?

Why do Greenwich Time web users get a couple of stories that were ready at 10:00 PM at 2:30 AM and then a few more 10 hours later in the day.

When Is The Greenwich Time Going To Wake Up And Notice That All of the New York Daily Newspapers put their news up on the web as it happens, there is no 12 to 24 hour web delay.

In fact, the New York Times earns half of it's profits on it web properties

The Los Angeles Times, doesn't even put out a bulky Sunday real estate section anymore, it's 100% on the Internet.

Well Anyhow, here are the belated local news stories from the paper that is BEHIND THE TIMES......

GREENWICH TIME WEBMASTER CAN"T GET IT UP !!!!

This Story Was Available On The Front Page, since it was published last night, but the pitiful Greenwich Time web master did not manage to get it up until.....

Article Launched: 09/04/2008 07:58:10 AM EDT

Report: FAA took proper course
Opponents of a controversial aircraft rerouting plan are challenging the conclusions of a new government report that found that the Federal Aviation Administration followed correct procedure in developing the flight paths....

MORE FROM BEHIND THE TIMES......

Greenwich High water polo eyeing a perfect season

There is an old saying that when you are at the top the only place to go is down. Apparently Terry Lowe and his Greenwich High School Water Polo team have never heard that old adage.

Today's Top Greenwich Time Living & Health Feature:

Not just oysters

Despite all the planning, Diane Mulvehill knows that when the 31st Norwalk Seaport Association Oyster Festival opens Friday night, it will take on a life of its own.

Today's Top Greenwich Time Business Story:

Miles apart: Power lines 96% complete

Connecticut Light & Power Co. said Wednesday it finished running the overhead lines on the $1 billion Middletown-to-Norwalk transmission line.

From The Greenwich Time Editors:

Today's Editorial

School oversight requires balance

A recent situation involving the state and Norwalk raises a profound issue for all of our communities, one that gets to the nature of government - how it too often is and how it is supposed to be.

After learning all about NORWALK at least a Greenwich Time Reader can still read about local issues in the LETTERS TO THE Editors section.....

Local Democrats have assumed influential roles

To the editor:

Thanks to columnist Bernie Yudain for the exemplary history lesson on the Greenwich Republicans (Greenwich Time, Aug. 3).

Note: Please See....

Some big fish attended GOP clambake

I find it a testament to the growth and maturity of the town of Greenwich that the actions of these hallowed members of the old Greenwich GOP are now being duplicated and refined by Greenwich Democrats in 2008.

Some people remember an up-and-coming Greenwich activist by the name of John Olsen, who is now a member of the Democratic National Committee - that's the Sam Pryor role in 2008. Or how about that virtually unknown Greenwich Democratic candidate Ned Lamont, who went national and spawned a movement right out of this town? A quick researcher might discover U.S. House candidate Jim Himes ran a few of the Democratic picnics right around the same time of year as the clambake.

Key national finance chairpersons direct money to the Obama campaign just like the Republicans did in the old days. For Democrats, Greenwich is certainly the place to be these days, and it is clear that Greenwich is moving too in that direction.

The truth is that, even according to GreenwichTime, the Republicans just aren't what they once were, and the Democrats are ascendant in local and national matters. And I invite you to see this for yourself at the Democratic Party Picnic, Sept. 21 at 1 p.m. at the Montgomery Pinetum, to which everyone is invited.

Bet you won't get that offer from the other party.

Frank Farricker

Cos Cob

The writer is District 2 leader on the

Democratic Town Committee

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09/03/08 POLITICO: Greenwich Resident Ned Lamont On Sen. Joseph Lieberman

Ryan Grim, Republican-American

Ned Lamont, who upset Sen. Joseph I, Lieberman in the 2006 Democratic primary, only to lose in the general, sat down with The Crypt in Denver during the Democratic National Convention and shared his thoughts on the ongoing journey of his political rival. On Wednesday night, Lieberman’s journey brought him before thousands of cheering Republicans in St. Paul.

“I’d like to think we’ll get a few more Democratic senators elected, so nobody’s sitting there in the cat-bird seat,” he said. “And then I hope that gives our Democratic leadership the opportunity to do the right thing.”

Lamont, who said he’s considering another run for the Senate, is in position to be on the receiving end of much anti-Lieberman carping and he said that in Denver a “fair number of [senators] have come up to me and hit me on the back and said, ‘I wasn’t there with you during the election, but boy do I know why you did what you did.’”

Democratic senators were especially disappointed, Lamont said, because “all of them” supported Lieberman “during the primary when he was primary Joe, and most of them [did so] quietly during the general election.” Lamont said that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) was one of the only Democrats to back him.

Lamont noted with irony that “during the primary he’s the one who said, ‘I’m the real Democrat and Lamont is Republican-lite.”

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that Lieberman has retained his chairmanship of the Government Reform and Oversight Committee because on votes other than the war, he’s been a reliable Democrat. Lamont disagrees. “He’s with us except on the war; just on Iran; just on the Supreme Court; tax policy. You go over to the McCain campaign on a lot more than the war,” he said. “The man who said I’m not a Democrat; I’m not a Republican; I’m going to be post-partisan, has now become one of the lead attackers of Obama and Democrats in general.”

Source:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/03/politics/politico/thecrypt/main4413834.shtml

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09/03/08 Bill Clark Is Going To Keep Slapping The "Yellowich Time" Around Until They Hire A GOODER Copy Editor

FUTURE HEADLINES

Greenwich Time Editor David Warner Was Last Seen At The Greenwich Library Asking The Ladies At The Information Desk For Help In Finding The Book,"Blogging For Dummies"

The New Greenwich Time Editor Bill Clark Sends Sarah Littman To The Greenwich Library With A Camera, But Mr. David Warner Flee Out The Backdoor.

Greenwich Library Patrons Are Rolling On The Floor Laughing Their Rear Ends Off As Startled Librarians Are Forced To Call The Greenwich SWAT Team To Restore Order And Decorum

"Greenwich is not under marshal law"

Greenwich Gossip

The local rag, AKA Yellowwich Time, strikes again. Today's front page carries the blooper that adorns today's blog title. Further proof, if any were needed, that the cretins who write for this doomed "newspaper" are functional illiterates.

And just as most cretins do not come from Crete, so one is unlikely to find Wyatt Earp and his ilk enforcing martial law. That task is reserved for a government's military forces, not some gun-toting marshal or local cop. A marshal may indeed uphold the law, but he ordinarily plays no part in martial law. Different horse, different color - not to mention different spelling. But as always, the yahoos at Yellowwich Time cannot be bothered to deal with such extraneous irrelevancies as facts.

By the way, Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) died in bed at age 80 without his boots on. He never did take any part in upholding martial law, since the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 expressly forbids military involvement in domestic law enforcement without congressional approval. To your scribe's best knowledge and belief, Congress has not approved martial law here in Greenwich, although with the recent invasion of our Town's ferries and islands by hordes of non-residents who steal our picnic tables by throwing our belongings on the ground and replacing them with their own, there are no doubt many local citizens who might be ready to sign a petition to that effect.

The occasion for the latest display of brazen ignorance by the unlettered staff of Yellowwich Time was a field exercise by the police department's SWAT team. In a coincidence of delicious irony, this activity took place in the now-vacant offices and newsroom of - wait for it - Yellowwich Time itself. What a pity that the cops didn't come up with this idea a year or two earlier, when they could have cleaned out a nest of chronic linguistic lawbreakers and shameless saboteurs of the truth at the same time. Now that would have been a public service of the first magnitude!

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09/03/08 Garden Catering opens a deluxe outpost with late-night hours

You can't go wrong with the Special

Midnight Special

fairfieldweekly.com

Garden Catering235 Main St., Stamford. (203) 487-0333, http://www.gardencatering.net/

There are few Fairfield County institutions I love more than Garden Catering. Goodies from the eateries (two in Greenwich, three in Stamford and two more in New York state) are tasty, cheap and highly addictive. The signature item is the "World Famous Special" (although it's doubtful how globally recognized a bag of chicken nuggets can be). It used to be known as the "High School Special" until a legal dispute stripped the combo of the title (seriously). The Special provides a half-pound of chicken nuggets and french fries (in the same bag) and a can of Coke. They splash seasoning into the bag, which not only adds a zestful kick to the somewhat standard meal but also gives you an added post-meal ritual—licking the powdery seasoning off your sticky fingers. For six dollars, it's an incredible value, and you leave very, very full.

Another favorite is the tuna quesadilla, perfectly melted and delicious, but if you only get to eat at Garden Catering every so often, the Special is hard to resist.

But of all the culinary delights to be had at Garden Catering, the chain has never been one for ambiance—or even comfort. The place on High Ridge is little more than a slender corridor, and if you don't have an intimate knowledge of local parks or greens the only option is eating in your car, which turns dipping your nuggets or fries in one of their sauces into a cumbersome act of acrobatic dexterity. Ditto for the East Stamford location, which used to have bar stools until they started "having problems," according to the manager. Fuck if I know what that means.

This made the promise of the Main Street location something approaching Shangri-la. Not only are there tables (and chairs!), but the new place is open late, Monday through Wednesday until 10 p.m., Thursday until 11 p.m., and Friday and Saturday until 2 a.m. (It's closed Sunday.) The prospects were almost heavenly.

The actuality of the place didn't quite live up. I arrived at 12:32 a.m. on a Saturday night and nothing was going on. The late hours are undoubtedly tied into the downtown club scene, but there was little evidence of synergistic cross-pollination. The bars and clubs on Main Street were packed with throngs of people with short skirts and gelled hair. They streamed out into the street—but not into Garden Catering.....

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09/03/08 Advisers say conservative ire pushed McCain away from picking Joe Lieberman

Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, independent of Connecticut, before delivering a speech lauding Senator John McCain on Tuesday at the Republican convention. More Photos >

Friends stand by Lieberman's decision

Norwalk Advocate

... but won re-election to his fourth Senate term in 2006 as an independent after losing his party's nomination in a primary against Greenwich's Ned Lamont. ...

More on the Media darling Joe Lieberman:

Connecticut Republicans Hail Lieberman

U.S. News & World Report

Joseph Lieberman—he lost his party's primary in 2006 and won as a third-party candidate—took to the convention stage to bash Democratic nominee Barack Obama ...

Video: Former Dem Lieberman Speaks at RNC

AssociatedPress

Lieberman Lobbies Large for McCain

TheStreet.com

Rep. Shays: Lieberman 'Risking His Political Career'

FOXNews

Even More on the Media darling Joe Lieberman:

Bush and Lieberman Hail McCain as a Leader

New York Times

He was followed by the evening’s marquee speaker, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, a Democrat turned independent who came close to being Mr. ...

Tuesday Night RNC Liveblogging -- Joe Lieberman

Beliefnet.com

Biden Bites: Thompson, Lieberman, Bush and Davis Under Fire from ...

FOXNews

by Aaron Bruns

FT MYERS, Fla — Joe Biden ribbed RNC speakers Fred Thompson and Joe Lieberman at what was billed as an economic roundtable, and pushed the ...

Lieberman rallies GOP, writes check to Democrats

The Associated Press

Joe Lieberman may have lined up with Republicans at their convention in Minnesota to support John McCain, but he's still writing six-figure checks to help ...

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09/03/08 The Rack 'N' Roll Café proudly announces the Local Ladies of Music Showcase for the Benefit of the Susan G. Komen for the cure.

From left to right: Terri Lane, Anya, Meggy Hearn, Stephanie Hansen, and Hillary Johnson

Local Ladies of Music Showcase a total success

Stamford Plus Magazine

Meggy Hearn, of Greenwich, handily opened the show and quickly gained the adoration of the crowd of 200. Meggy was followed by a commanding performance by ...

...“The Rack” is an Adult Party Club located in Stamford, CT offering food, drinks, 25 TVs, Pool, Darts, Video Games and different musical events every weekend in a fun, party atmosphere. See www.myspace.com/racknrollbar for additional information.

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure was founded on a promise made between two sisters – Susan Goodman Komen and Nancy Goodman Brinker. Suzy was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1978, a time when little was known about the disease and it was rarely discussed in public. Before she died at the age of 36, Suzy asked her sister to do everything possible to bring an end to breast cancer. Nancy kept her promise by establishing Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 1982 in Suzy‟s memory.

For more than 20 years, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has been a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative research and community-based outreach programs. Working through a network of U.S. and international Affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure®, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by funding research grants and supporting education, screening and treatment projects in communities around the world.

Connecticut Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure was established October 4, 1999 and has continually provided support for this mission in the state of Connecticut.

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09/03/08 Today's "Mom I Need Some Money To Make Bail" Story

NANTUCKET POLICE BLOTTER

Nantucket Independent

Bryce G. Rohrer, 23, of Old Greenwich, C.T,, was arrested on Pleasant Street and charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failing to use caution while driving a motor vehicle and driving an unregistered motor vehicle.

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09/03/08 Is it the pussification of america or are brown shirts preparing to break into your Greenwich home.

Join the online debate about SWAT team runs through drills

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09/03/08 You Wont See These Greenwich News Reports In The Greenwich Time, The Greenwich Post Or The Hardly Ever Updated Greenwich Citizen

Once Again The Fat, Dumb And Happy

Greenwich Media Has Dropped The Ball

Heritage Realty Services to Seek LEED Rating for 200K S/F Commercial Property in Greenwich

Green Buildings NYC

New York City-based Heritage Realty Services recently purchased 200,000-square-foot 600 Steamboat Road in Greenwich, Connecticut for $200 million.

Here Is Today's ....

Greenwich Hedge Fund Sucking Wind Story

Ospraie May Be Latest Hedge-Fund Victim of Natural Gas Drop After Amaranth

Bloomberg.com

... hedge fund's basic- industries group. Lehman Holding Five years later he moved to Tudor Investment Corp., the Greenwich, Connecticut-based hedge-fund firm run by Paul Tudor Jones . Anderson started the Ospraie Fund at Tudor, named after the marine ...

Also:

• Anderson's Ospraie to Shut Biggest Hedge Fund After Loss of More Than 30% Bloomberg

Please Check In Tomorrow To Read How The Ivy League's Best And Brightest Are Screwing Up The National Economy

Pickard, Wilson get together in Nashville

NHL.com

... traveling club when they were 14. They haven't played together for the last three seasons. Wilson, who was born in Greenwich, Conn., played for the United States National Development Team before embarking on a college career at Boston University ...

Engel & Voelkers Winter Park Appeals to International Buyers with...

PR Leap

... continents. The Hamburg, Germany-based organization's growing portfolio of global locations includes the Hamptons; Greenwich, Conn.; England, Ireland, Italy, Chile, Spain, Switzerland, South Africa and Thailand. With many European style Property ...

Police Blotter

Thehour.com

... * Tim McGinty, 46, of 32 Fairfield Road, Greenwich, was charged with second-degree failure to appear in court. * ...

Wayward horse lands on Bedford roof

Journal News

BEDFORD - A cat up a tree may sound routine for firefighters, but the call to Banksville Independent Fire Department - a horse on a roof - was anything but.

Firefighters arrived at 245 Bedford Banksville Road around 5 p.m. Monday after a resident called to report that a horse was stuck on - and in - their garage roof.

It's not our usual call," Banksville Assistant Fire Chief Bill Richardson said yesterday. "Very rarely do you see a horse on a roof."

The detached three-car garage is built against a hill, and the horse, apparently after escaping from a nearby farm, approached it from the top of the hill and jumped onto the roof after possibly being spooked by something.

Once it stepped onto the roof, a hoof went through, and it got stuck. "The roof couldn't support the weight," said Richardson, who is also the assistant building inspector for the town of North Castle.

As the horse struggled to gain its footing, different hooves broke through the roof but not all at the same time, Richardson said.

Firefighters had to wait until a veterinarian arrived and tranquilized the horse.

They then fashioned a ramp from the roof and walked the horse to safety.

The animal was not injured.

The rescue became the talk of the town yesterday in the communities covered by the Banksville fire district: North Castle and Greenwich, Conn.

When people asked Richardson how the horse wound up there, he said he told them, "it was a flying horse."

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09/03/08 Greenwich Post News Links For Wednesday

Who has your vote?

Volunteer Marge Robben took advantage of the sunny weather at Greenwich Point last weekend to encourage unregistered voters to sign up to participate in the Nov. 4 local and national elections. Ms. Robben enticed voters with cardboard cutouts of presidential candidates United States Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama.— David Ames photo

West Nile: More cases, town goes on defense

With a second batch of mosquitoes in Greenwich testing positive for West Nile virus early last month, town officials are continuing to take steps to ward them off, using a population control program that targets the young.

John S. Herold

John S. Herold, husband of the former Peggy Schusser of Greenwich, died at Connecticut Hospice on Aug. 23. He was 96 years old.

Police Watch

The following are Sept. 2’s released arrests:

BREACH OF PEACE

A 17-year-old Greenwich boy was arrested Aug. 26 and charged with breach of peace and third degree criminal mischief. The warrant stemmed from an alleged fight in a Wilbur Peck Court parking lot on June 19. The boy was released on a promise to appear and is due in court Sept. 3.

ENDANGERMENT

Myles Scherr, 43, of Stamford was arrested Aug. 26 and charged with second degree reckless endangerment, breach of peace and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. Police had been sent to the scene of a reported fight between a motorist and a sanitation employee. After arriving at the scene, police were met by the sanitation worker who told police Scherr had punched him in the face, cursed at him and thrown his truck keys on the lawn of one of the homes after entering into his truck to get them. The man also claimed Scherr got into his car and drove at him at a high rate of speed. Scherr was released on a $10,000 surety bond and is due in court Sept. 2.

APPEAR

Julia Plants, 41, of 25 Owenoke Way, Old Greenwich, was arrested Aug. 28 and charged with second degree failure to appear. She reportedly turned herself in to police custody in response to May 2 charges of disorderly conduct and criminal mischief for which she failed to appear in court. Plants was released on a $5,000 surety bond and is due in court Sept. 5.

APPEAR

Raymundo Reyes, 33, of Norwalk was arrested Aug. 28 and charged with second degree failure to appear. Reyes had allegedly failed to appear in court to answer a Nov. 11, 2002 charge of driving under the influence. He was released on a $15,000 surety bond and is due in court Sept. 5.

THREATENING

A 27-year-old Riverside man was arrested Aug. 28 and charged with threatening. The man had been in a Willard corrections facility when he was transported to Stamford Superior Court to face the charge, which stemmed from an alleged June 1 domestic incident. The man was returned to the custody of the state Marshal’s office.

LARCENY

Ashleigh Singer, 23, of 51 Forest Ave., Old Greenwich, was arrested Aug. 29 and charged with receipt of stolen goods using a credit card, third degree larceny, two counts of automatic teller fraud, illegal use of a credit card and two counts of credit card theft. Singer reportedly turned herself in on an arrest warrant stemming from the alleged theft of a co-worker’s wallet to purchase goods. The theft reportedly took place in May but wasn’t reported until July 29. Singer was released on a $1,000 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 5.

EVADING

Albert Roth, 48, of Milford was arrested Aug. 30 and charged with evading responsibility and unsafe backing. Roth reportedly turned himself in on an outstanding warrant stemming from an alleged hit-and-run incident on July 24. According to police, Roth backed his vehicle from a legal parking space on North Water Street and struck a motor scooter before leaving the scene. Roth was released on a $50 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 8.

TRESPASS

Raul Alaniz, 26, of Stamford was arrested Aug. 30 and charged with first degree criminal trespass, possession of burglary tools, conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal attempt at burglary and interfering with an officer. Tracey Vanterpool, 40, of Stamford was arrested and charged with interfering with an officer, possession of burglary tools and conspiracy to commit burglary. The two were arrested after a Connecticut Light and Power security supervisor alerted police that he saw Alaniz inside a secured area on Railroad Avenue. Police units arrived at the scene and allegedly saw Alaniz hop a security fence and flee into the wooded area. Vanterpool was reportedly at the scene but did not enter the secured area. Police checked the area and reported finding a pair of bolt cutters and a reel of cable at the scene and accused the two of attempting to steal copper. Vanterpool was released on a promise to appear and Alaniz was held in lieu of a $5,000 cash bond. They are both due in court Sept. 8.

BREACH OF PEACE

Teresa Ferraro, 54, was arrested Aug. 30 and charged with breach of peace and second degree criminal mischief. A woman claimed to police that Ferraro appeared at her door, knocked loudly and created a scene before leaving. The woman told police Ferraro appeared again while she was at her car and pulled her hair, slapped her in the back of the head and keyed the vehicle, leaving deep scratch marks to the rear and left side of it. According to police, Ferraro believed the woman was having an affair with her husband, something there was no evidence to support. Ferraro was released on a $250 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 8.

FORGERY

Marcelo Henrique, 19, of 8 Weaver St. Apt. 2 was arrested Aug. 31 and charged with third degree identity theft, second degree forgery, fourth degree larceny and conspiracy to commit fourth degree larceny. Henrique allegedly cashed a $1,000 stolen check belonging to a Greenwich resident. Police believe a second suspect was involved but no arrest has been made. The investigation is ongoing. Henrique was released on a $1,000 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 8.

POSSESSION

Ray Matthews, 37, of Port Chester, N.Y. was arrested Aug. 31 and charged with possession of less than four ounces of marijuana. Matthews had been the passenger in a car stopped by police for an unrelated matter and when he was removed from the car and patted down, police allegedly found a bag of marijuana in his right front pants pocket. Matthews was released on a $100 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 8.

ASSAULT

Anthony Palmisano, 29, of 21 Gerry St. was arrested Sept. 1 and charged with third degree assault and breach of peace. Police reportedly saw an unoccupied, disabled vehicle with activated emergency flashers on Arch Street. It was known that the vehicle belonged to Palmisano, for whom police held an active warrant. Police then saw Palmisano leaving the scene in a taxi and stopped him. He said his vehicle had run out of gas and he was going to get some. The warrant stemmed from a past incident. However, he was also cited for having weapons in a car when police reportedly found brass knuckles in Palmisano’s car. He was released on a $500 surety bond and is due in court Sept. 8.

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09/03/08 Greenwich Time News Links For Wednesday

Cops Scare The Daylights Out Of

Shaky Greenwich Time Photographer

TOP STORY

SWAT team runs through drills

Don't be deceived by the sound of gunfire and presence of police SWAT team officers in camouflage fatigues downtown.

Greenwich is not under marshal law.

All this week, the town is hosting about two dozen law enforcement officers from several municipalities for intensive SWAT team training exercises, including hostage rescue drills.

Led by Chuck Habermehl, a former Marine and an expert in close quarters combat whose clients include the Navy SEALs, the drills emphasize repetition.

"We want this to be second nature," said Chris Girard, 37, a Greenwich police range technician who is a member of the department's Special Response Unit, the local equivalent to a SWAT team.

Girard said SWAT team officers are taught to block out distractions and determine whether the subject they are confronting poses a threat and whether they need to engage.

"It's like a fighter pilot," Girard said. "Flying the plane is secondary. It has to be committed to muscle memory."

On Tuesday, the officers used the vacant former Greenwich Time building at 20 E. Elm St. to practice close combat skills, storming into what used to be the newsroom in groups of three to four with guns drawn. ...

Shemin decision delayed

With questions still persisting over a proposed subdivision on King Street, a town agency has again delayed a decision to approve it.

Antares turns over projects

A Norwalk developer has taken sole control over two huge projects in Stamford's South End, the 80-acre Harbor Point redevelopment and Gateway, a proposed office complex on the former Manger Electric property.

SURPRISE !!!!

Audit confirms Himes landslide

This isn't Florida. After hand counting ballots for less than an hour Tuesday as part of a audit ordered by the state, Greenwich election officials found no errors in the results from the Aug.12 Democratic congressional primary.

Some big fish attended GOP clambake

If there's any ritual in Greenwich with longer continuity than the Cos Cob Republican Club clambake, I can't think of it.

Our government needs to make a lot of changes

To the editor:

I am for any politician who will pay down the debt.

Get us out of Iraq. Stop the borrowing of money from China. Get us back to a Clinton economy.

Make college completely tax deductible. Give us the same health care as our members of Congress members have, and cut out the waste. Get us to be energy self-sufficient. Increase Social Security.

National day care? Why not? During World War II, national day care was put in place within less than a week.

Have government-sponsored public transportation like Europe. Lower taxes on the middle class. Overhaul our immigration policies, especially for countries that are not our friends, and make it easier for countries that are our allies. That should include, but not be limited to, erecting buildings near our borders that are staffed with immigration lawyers, medical doctors and priests. Pay civil servants - teachers, police and firefighters, just to name a few groups - more compensation.

And acknowledge God by a moment of silence during homeroom.

Mark Sanford
Greenwich

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09/03/08 Readers Submitted Comments: New Yorker Article about greenwich

Greenwich is more ephemeral than it appears, and an influx of hedge-fund wealth spurred a speculative-construction boom.

Dear Greenwich Roundup,

thought you might be interested:

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/08/25/080825fa_fact_paumgarten
Lauren

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The complete Nick Paumgarten article is now available online.

A Greenwich of the Mind

What happens when the downturn goes upmarket?

In the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, it is illegal for a real-estate agent to post a “For Sale” sign in front of a house or a tract of land. For many years, such an ordinance was unnecessary; those who needed to know knew, and those who did not did not. But in the nineteen-eighties, with the arrival in town of national real-estate firms, “For Sale” signs started sprouting up, cluttering the roadways with middleman names and numbers. Many residents found the signs unsightly and crass; some home-town agents, keen to preserve the relationship between their local knowledge and their market share, agreed. The signs’ most persistent opponent was a satellite-television mogul named Rene Anselmo, who lived in a mansion modelled on the Petit Trianon, at Versailles. Patrolling his street in a Bentley convertible, Anselmo uprooted any “For Sale” signs he could find and piled them in the Bentley’s back seat. One day, the police arrested him for spray-painting over a Realtor’s sign near his house. After admitting that he had done this to eight or nine other signs, and remarking that he wished he’d used a chain saw, he became a kind of folk hero, the John Brown of real-estate signage. In time, the town came around and passed a law. It has never been tested in court.....

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09/02/08 Regis Tells Greenwich: "I am out of here !!!"

You Wont Have Regis To Kick Around Anymore

Regis Leaves Greenwich!

The shell-shocked town—and our infatuated reporter— wrestle with the possibility of a Reeg-less Fairfield County




fairfieldweekly.com

By Drew Taylor

It started out innocently enough.

On a late July day, Nathan Lane was on daytime talk show Live with Regis & Kelly. During the interview, Regis Philbin let it slip that he was selling his house in Greenwich. At that point Lane, a skilled comedian and actor and longtime Broadway performer (he was also the voice of meerkat Timon in The Lion King), went into a whole routine about how Regis doesn't actually want to live in Connecticut anymore. He even threw in a faux WASP accent to complete the stereotypical package. Regis squirmed.

And yes, I laughed

But then a sort of horror set in. Even though he had mentioned it on Live before, usually in the casual conversation with co-host Kelly Ripa that begins each show, Nathan Lane's joke somehow made it real. Regis Philbin was leaving Greenwich, and I was upset....

...So the prospect of a Regis-less Fairfield County was something I couldn't wrap my mind around. Was he "done with Greenwich" (to paraphrase a quote Martha Stewart delivered to the New York Times Magazine about Westport)? Did Greenwich no longer "work" for him, as Westport no longer "worked" for her?

...Last June, Bankrate.com asked Regis what the most "decadent thing" he's ever bought was. He named his home in Greenwich, formerly owned by CBS sportscaster Warner Wolf. "It's probably the most extravagant thing I ever did," he said.

Extravagant, but maybe not "decadent." According to Architectural Digest, which got in the front door in 2002, Wolf's former house is in "prime John Cheever country—dignified with faint Norman manorisms, including quoins, dormers and a ruddy brick façade. It's as unshowy as the neighboring piles are eye-popping." It does have a tennis court....

During the interview, Regis Philbin let it slip that he was selling his house in Greenwich. At that point Lane, a skilled comedian and actor and longtime ...

...So I went looking for myself.

The first place I went was Valbella!! (exclamation points theirs), an Italian restaurant in Old Greenwich that Regis frequents, according to online reports.

I introduced myself to a very nice, very Italian maître d' who said, "Oh, of course, Regis," almost immediately. When I asked him if he had said anything about where he was moving, he answered me in a more roundabout way.

"Well, I know he sold his house, but maybe he sold his house and bought a new one in the same place?"

Hmmm, mysterious, intriguing.

At that point, I asked for his name, and he became skittish. Then he referred me to his manager (a man named Tony), who was on the phone and too busy for my questions.

The hunt continued, and me stalking around downtown Greenwich didn't get me any more answers. The possibility began to form that maybe he was just moving within Greenwich, or .....

...She still wouldn't tell me. In fact, she tried to encourage me to "minimize" the story, if not cancel it altogether, although she did think it sounded "cute." She kept saying that the details of someone's move, in particular the buying and selling of a house, are an extremely personal matter. He does talk about this stuff on the show, though, to a daily audience of almost four million. It's where the idea for this article came from.

So, where he's moving is still a question mark, but at least he's staying in Connecticut. The only way to really tell if he's moved out of the area is to more finely attune yourself to the psychic wavelengths of the area. Sit very still and see if you can detect if the best tables are being given to nobodies, sensing if the swingin'-est 76-year-old in America is here or elsewhere.

That, or you could probably just watch the show, and see if he spills the beans, his voice raising again in agitated Bronx-bred excitement.

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09/02/08 The Raw Greenwich Business News Feed

Robert B. Goergen And The Robert B. Goergen Hall

At The University Of Rochester

University Trustee Robert Goergen to Receive Highest Alumni Medal

University of Rochester

PRESS RELEASE

For more than a decade, the most distinguished teaching awards in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering at the University of Rochester have been presented during the annual fall convocation. This year the namesake for the Goergen Awards—Trustee and alumnus Robert B. Goergen—will be honored with a significant award of his own.

Goergen will receive the Charles Force and Marjorie Force Hutchison Medal, the University's highest alumni award, on Friday, Sept. 5, in recognition of his outstanding career achievements and his service to the University.

"Bob Goergen has lived a life exemplified by our University motto, Meliora," said University President Joel Seligman. "His leadership of the Board of Trustees, his generosity that renewed the College's athletic center and made our biomedical engineering and optics building a reality, and the Goergen Awards for our esteemed faculty, staff, and programs show the breadth of his commitment to excellence," said Seligman.

The Award for Distinguished Achievement and Artistry in Undergraduate Teaching, the Award for Curricular Achievement in Undergraduate Education, and the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Learning all bear the Goergen name. He and his wife Pamela have supported the awards since 1997. The awards' presentation is the centerpiece of the College Convocation that begins the academic year.

A trustee since 1982, including his 12-year tenure as board chair, Robert Goergen is the chairman and CEO of Blyth Inc., of Greenwich, Conn. One of the nation's most highly regarded business executives, he also is recognized as a leading educational philanthropist. A successful entrepreneur, Goergen also is the founder and chairman of The Ropart Group, a private-equity investment firm based in Greenwich.

He has been a key volunteer and a major benefactor of the University for several decades. The Robert B. Goergen Athletic Center and the Robert B. Goergen Hall for Biomedical Engineering and Optics are both named in recognition of his support.

He graduated from the University in 1960 with a degree in physics. He also holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

About the University of Rochester

The University of Rochester (http://www.rochester.edu/ ) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.

Contact: Sharon Dickman

sdickman@rochester.edu

585.275.4128

Is Mexico the next emerging-market trouble spot?

Los Angeles Times

... came across a provocative opinion piece on Mexico by economist Walter Molano of investment bank BCP Securities in Greenwich, Conn. It won't give any comfort to U.S. investors who are having second thoughts about emerging markets in the wake of the ...

$84M Loan Secured for...

GlobeSt.com

... Sheraton Yankee Trader, which officially closed on June 1, is about to undergo a major renovation, inside and out. Greenwich, CT-based Starwood Capital Group Global LLC, which owns the 433-room hotel, has secured an $84 million loan from ING Real ...

Knitting Factory closing by January, reopening in March

Brooklynvegan

"People are expecting Tribeca to be as quiet as a suburban street in Greenwich, Connecticut," [KF owner Jared Hoffman ] added.

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09/02/08 Greenwich Home Buyers And Sellers Are Flockng To Ex-Greenwch Post Real Estate Reporter's Blog

Another moment of brilliance

Famous Last Words

I didn't say it, Barrons did.

7 Dwight Lane Thanks to research by reader Cos Cob...

UPDATE;

Dedicated Real Estate Blogger

Chris Fountain

Keeps His Fingers On The Pulse Of

The Market Everyday

Who Knows

Maybe His Web Traffic Will Surpass

His Former Employers Website Soon.

The Greenwich Post Is Publishing Three

Or Four Press Releases A Day, While

Mr. Fountain Is Producing Fresh And

Original Content Each And Everyday.

Who Knows Maybe Mr. Fountain's Web Traffic Is Higher On Some days. If the Greenwich Post Fails To Update It's Website Tomorrow And Mr. Fountain Provides Five Or Six Original Posts.

Where Do You Think Greenwich Web Surfers Are Going To Go?

I don't see nuttin'

25 Birchwood started at $4.188 million back in May, 2007 and didn't sell, even though its price was eventually dropped to $3.685 million. It was withdrawn from the market last month but it reappeared today, now asking $3.995 million.

136 Cat Rock has a somewhat cheerier story, I suppose. Originally listed in January 2006 for $3,750 million it dropped to $1.995 last January and finally went to contract last week for what I presume was a deep discount from its final asking price.

My advice, as always; try to price it right to begin with and if it doesn't move, drop your price severely. Don't increase it - buyers aren't that dumb.

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09/02/08 "My whole goal since I was 12 was to make the LPGA. That was my dream, so it was upsetting after playing well and not making it.

Husband and wife Kevin Sprecher and Debbie Doniger juggle a busy professional and family schedule while doing what they love.

(Tania Savayan/The Journal News)

Couple has life on course

Journal News

Whenever the pace of a conversation begins to pick up, Debbie Doniger and Kevin Sprecher immediately fall into a familiar rhythm. It's often a struggle to keep up while they go back and forth like George and Gracie in golf spikes.

Ask how they met.

Right in the middle of a complicated story with a lot of details about their past lives, intersecting careers and future plans, Doniger and Sprecher launch into the routine without a word of warning.

"She didn't like me then," he said.

"I didn't like him at all," she countered.

"Although everybody thought we'd be good together," he said....

... and Lonnie Knowles (Sunningdale) and Teri Hjelte (Stanwich). Doniger, 38, grew up around the game. The upbeat Greenwich, Conn., native was 12 when she began taking lessons from renowned instructor Jim McLean at Sleepy Hollow. A scholarship to the ...

...Perhaps there will be time for a revised version of the instructional book they co-authored.

"It's been out for two years," Sprecher said.

"Did you not see it on the New York Times Bestseller List?" Doniger asked.

"We self-published it," Sprecher said.

They aren't kidding. It's titled ''How to Help Your Partner Through the Green,'' and is a how-to manual for couples who'd rather play it straight.

Bios

Kevin Sprecher

Director of Instruction, Sleepy Hollow Country Club

Age: 39

College: Arizona State

Résumé: Spent three summers assisting Jim McLean at Sleepy Hollow before holding teaching positions at Glen Oaks and Piping Rock. He reunited with McLean at Doral, spending four seasons there before moving on to Atlantic Golf Club. He came back to Sleepy Hollow in 2003. Sprecher has been ranked the 12th Best Golf Teacher in New York by Golf Digest and has worked with former PGA stars Tom Kite and Peter Jacobsen. He is currently working with the LPGA's Kelli Kuehne, and the PGA's Brad Faxon.

Web site: KevinSprecher.com

Debbie Doniger

Director of InstructionGlenArbor Golf Club

Age: 38

College: North Carolina

Résumé: Won the Atlantic Coast Conference individual championship in 1992 and was the low American on the European Tour the following year. Doniger has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Teachers by Golf for Women magazine and was ranked the 10th Best Golf Teacher in New York by Golf Digest. Also worked at Jim McLean golf schools at PGA West and spent two years at Round Hill Club in Greenwich, Conn.

Web site: DebbieDoniger.com

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09/02/08 Greenwich Post News Links For Tuesday

Museum given state grant to expand, renovate

The Bruce Museum received $750,000 at the Aug. 4 meeting of the State Bond Commission to maintain and expand its art, science and cultural programing.

“The Bruce Museum promotes the understanding and appreciation of art and science to enrich the lives of all people,” Ms. Rell said.

Town remembers Sept. 11 victims

The Sept. 11 Remembrance Committee will hold its 2008 ceremony, as in years past, in front of Town Hall on Sept. 11 to begin at 6:30 p.m. This event is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. The ceremony will include recognition of each of the Greenwich residents that were killed at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Flights UA93, AA77, AA11 and UA175.

The guest speaker for this event will be Rear Admiral Robert Ravitz USN ret., chairman of the USS New York (LPD-21) commissioning committee. The USS New York contains part of the World Trade Center within her hull with a bow that has been forged from steel from the twin towers.

United Way celebrates with fest, derby

All are welcome to the United Way of Greenwich Septemberfest in Roger Sherman Baldwin Park from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14.

The afternoon of family activities and entertainment immediately follows the VivaPop Great American Soap Box Derby being held in honor of — and to benefit — the United Way as it begins to celebrate its 75th anniversary.
A large crowd is anticipated. The event is free and takes place rain or shine.

The VivaPop All American Soap Box Derby awards presentations take place at 12:30, followed by festivities to mark the start of the United Way’s 75th anniversary.

The musical group Roadtrip will perform at noon. The five piece cover band, led by Greenwich native and vocalist Milo Fuscaldo plays popular classic rock, Motown, and blues. The band includes Chris D’Ambrozio on guitar, Al Epstein on keyboard and vocals, Frank Carr on bass and Bobby Sandler on drums.

Barbara Holly Ornstein

Barbara Holly Ornstein, 80, an editor and longtime Connecticut resident, died at Rosenthal Hospice Residences on Saturday, Aug. 16, following a three-month struggle with leukemia.

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09/02/08 WGCH Owner Michael Metter Using His Business Talk Radio Network To Promote SpongeTech

SPNG,SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems, Inc. CEO Interviewed Live on Steve Crowley’s American Scene Radio Show/CRWE.OB

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 9:10 AM EDT SpongeTech(R)’s CEO Interview Aired Today on American Scene Radio Show

NEW YORK, Sept 02, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ — SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems, Inc. (SPNG) is pleased to announce that its CEO and President, Michael Metter, will be interviewed today on Steve Crowley’s American Scene Radio Show at 11:34 a.m. EDT. The interview can be heard live on BusinessTalkRadioNetwork(R) affiliate radio stations streamed on its website, . You can find local radio stations by accessing the website, as well. Mr. Metter will be scheduled for future interviews on American Scene, where he will keep listeners updated on SpongeTech(R)’s products and developments.

For more information, please contact Investor Relations at 1-877-SPONGE-T, and/or visit the Company’s website
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About SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems, Inc.

SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems is a development stage company, which designs, produces, and markets a unique line of reusable cleaning products for household use. These sponge-based products utilize SpongeTech(R)’s proprietary, patent (and patent-pending) technologies involving hydrophilic (liquid absorbing) foam and polyurethane matrices. The Company’s sponges are specially configured with an outer contact layer and an inner matrix, the latter of which comes pre-loaded with specially formulated soaps and wax that are released when the sponge is wetted and applied to a surface with minimal pressure. The Company’s current product line is designed for Car Care and Pet Care, however, SpongeTech(R) is currently exploring additional applications for its technology including an anti-bacterial, kitchen and bath cleaner, as well as a unique ‘foaming’ bath sponge for children.

“Safe Harbor Statement” Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements in the press release that relate to the Company’s expectations with regard to the future impact on the Company’s results from new products in development are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The results anticipated by any or all of these forward-looking statements may not occur. Additional risks and uncertainties are set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in the Company’s plans or expectations.

Contact:

SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems, Inc.
Investor Relations:
Bill Young, 1-877-776-6438
wayoung55@aol.com or info@spongetech.com

The Investor Relations Group
212-825-3210

Investor Relations: Rachel Colgate or Michael Crawford
Media Relations: Steven Melfi / Lynn Granito

SOURCE SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems, Inc.

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09/02/08 Your Tax Dollars At Work: Please Enjoy A Little Music From General Miggs - A Post-Punk Band Playing "Operator" (Live On Arch Street)

09/02/08 Greenwich Time News Links For Tuesday

Red Cross heads South

With the lessons of Hurricane Katrina ever-present, especially on this the third anniversary of the devastating storm, three volunteers from the Greenwich chapter of the American Red Cross are on the ground in the Gulf coast region helping evacuees from Hurricane Gustav....

Police blotter

Myles Scherr, 47, of 1078 Cove Road, Stamford, was arrested last Tuesday for assaulting a sanitation worker on St. Claire Avenue in Old Greenwich, according to a police report.

He was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, breach of peace and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended driver's license.
Scherr, apparently upset that the sanitation truck was parked on the side of the road, yelled and cursed at its driver, the report said.

He entered the truck, removed its keys and threw them onto the lawn of a nearby property, according to the report, which also said he drove his car at the driver and punched him in the face.

It was unclear whether the victim of the assault works for the town or a private carting company.

Scherr was released on $10,000 bond and is scheduled for arraignment today in state Superior Court in Stamford.

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A 17-year-old from Greenwich turned himself in to police Aug. 26 after learning of an outstanding warrant for his arrest for breach of peace and third-degree criminal mischief, stemming from a June 19 fight at Wilbur Peck Court, according to a police report.

Police withheld the 17-year-old's name because of his age.

Released on his own recognizance, he is scheduled to appear Wednesday in state Superior Court in Stamford.

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Daniel Wall, 28, of 36 Sheephill Road, Riverside, was arrested by warrant Thursday for his involvement in a June 1 domestic dispute in town,

according to a police report. was charged with threatening and is scheduled for arraignment Thursday in state Superior Court in Stamford.

Wall was already being held at the state-run Willard-Cybulski Correction Institution in Enfield on unrelated charges and was taken into custody by judicial marshals.

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Ashleigh Singer, 23, of 51 Forest Ave., Old Greenwich, turned herself in to police Friday night after learning of a warrant for her arrest stemming from her use of a stolen credit card of a co-worker at a local restaurant, according to a police report.

She was charged with receiving stolen goods with a credit card, third-degree larceny, two counts of credit card theft, two counts of automatic teller machine fraud and illegal use of a credit card.

Singer stole the wallet of a co-worker at an Old Greenwich restaurant in May and used it to purchase goods, the police report said.

She was released on $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear Friday in state Superior Court in Stamford.

Raising the rent: Greenwich building to fetch $200M

A New York City real estate company is under contract to buy the RBS Greenwich Capital building at 600 Steamboat Road in Greenwich for about $200 million, or $1,000 per square foot, which would be the highest gross price ever paid for an office building in town....

More cause for trash-hauling reform

With guilty pleas in a federal trash-hauling probe nearing 100 percent of the 30-odd indicted, it's apparent that Connecticut lawmakers should be motivated to restart efforts to regulate the industry - and get the job done this time. State officials have been patently aware of problems at least since 2005, but have allowed proposals for tightening up oversight of the industry to languish, seemingly unconcerned about costs to individuals and businesses from criminal activities. ...

...The likelihood that Connecticut is paying a "crime tax" on trash hauling cannot be ignored. The guilty pleas of all those people collared by the feds speak for themselves. State lawmakers would do well to listen.

Long journey to the grandfather I never knew

My wife and I are among the many who are not going anywhere this summer because it costs too much to travel. (And, no, we are not taking a "staycation." We¹re just staying home.) Like many, the idea has been to spend time visiting with family....

Drivers must slow down to protect children

To the Greenwich Time editor:

The lack of signs indicating speed limit, of speed bumps and of sufficient stop signs in the Havemeyer Park neighborhood of Old Greenwich has forced its residents to step out into the streets and control traffic.

On Marshall Street and Halsey Drive, residents have purchased "Please Drive Slow" signs to display on lawns. These signs have had little effect on those routinely speeding up and down our streets.

As mothers, we often ask drivers to slow down with a show of hands as they barrel past our children, opening ourselves up to the ire of drivers. Drivers: We ask you to slow down to protect just not our children but your safety as well.

Some simple words of ad-vice for folks rushing through Havemeyer Park:
Please slow down when you see children on or near the street.

If a parent asks you to slow down, please do not yell, curse or gesture at him or her in front of children or - as in the case on a recent morning with a dark blue Hummer with vanity plates - follow, heckle and try to intimidate by honking your horn.

We call the police routinely on Marshall Street to report speeding, with car descriptions and plate numbers when visible, and the Greenwich police do respond.

If caught, your brush with the law will pale in comparison to the punishment you receive if you actually do hit a child. An overbearing mother will be the least of your problems.

At that point, the two minutes you saved won't matter.

All of our lives will be collectively ruined.

Sreemoee Mukherjee
Old Greenwich

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Dr. Seuss to spruce up sermons

By Debra Friedman
Staff Writer
Article Launched: 09/02/2008 08:07:18

Dr. Seuss characters will be popping into town this September to mark the Second Congregational Church's annual homecoming festivities, which mark the end of summer vacations and the beginning of full attendance at services. ...

...People are away a lot of the summer in Greenwich so it's a nice way to start the church school year," said Hanson.

Last year the church marked homecoming festivities with Walt Disney-inspired themes. Constantine, who once worked for Walt Disney, also wrote the music for that event.

To reserve a spot at the lunch, or to receive more information about the events, contact the church office manager at (203) 869-9311, ext. 120.

Town settles police lawsuit

By Martin B. Cassidy
Staff Writer
Article Launched: 09/02/2008 08:06:19 AM

The town has settled a lawsuit with a former police officer who lost his leg in the line of duty and three other officers to resolve what they claimed were unlawful cuts of benefits from their pension packages.

Town Attorney John Wayne Fox said that former Police Lt. James Pucci, now of Stamford, agreed to a settlement of $70,000 to compensate for increased premiums for prescription drug coverage he paid after the 2001 raised rates in 2001.

Three other officers who are parties to the suit, Frank M. Creamer, James M. Lunney Jr., and Lawrence Flynn, will receive $15,000 to cover the increased costs they paid after the town raised their premiums.

In return, the four officers will pay the increased premiums until they qualify for Medicare, Fox said.

The lawsuit, filed in 2003, challenged the town's 2001 decision to increase insurance premiums for drug coverage and other insurance, claiming the town had guaranteed the additional drug coverage to the former officers until they became eligible for Medicare at 65.

Pucci, who lost his left leg and nearly died in 1988 after he was struck by a driver who rammed into the back of his police cruiser as he was investigating an accident on Interstate 95, had a specific written retirement package with the town in 1991, Fox said.....

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09/02/09 What Kind Of Moron Would Pay A Thousand Bucks For A Pair Of Shoes???

Big Retailers Buzzing About Fall Boot Sales

Footwear News

By: NICOLE URBANOWICZ

NEW YORK — Will boots be a boon for department stores this fall?

A number of top retailers think so, citing freshness in the marketplace and cool weather forecasts — two key factors that are expected to drive consumer demand amid a challenging retail environment.“

The biggest opportunity for growth this season is in boots,” said Liz Rodbell, SVP and GMM of women’s footwear at Lord & Taylor. “Our early indications are very positive, and [we] are confident [footwear] will be strong this fall.” She added that Uggs, slouch boots and shoe booties are key looks for the chain.

Boots also are expected to fuel sales at luxury department stores....

...In the high-end men’s arena, Connecticut-based stores Mitchells of Westport and Richards of Greenwich are continuing to see sales for collections priced at $1,000 and up, as well as more trendy denim-inspired lines.

“Everyday loafers and cap toes aren’t selling,” said GMM Dan Farrington. “You have to have something [unique].”“[Overall], our shoe business is very healthy,” Farrington added. “[Footwear] will fare better than other parts of our business this season.”

Indeed, many retailers and analysts predict the category could be a bright spot in a weak retail environment, particularly when compared with apparel. “Footwear has the potential to do better [than apparel],” said Cohen. “Right now, apparel is kind of hanging in there.”

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