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Thursday, September 25, 2008

09/25/08 The 1965 McLaren-Elva M1A "Cro-Sal Special" was the first commercially available sports racer that used V8 engines and new wider tires




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The Elva-built McLarens, called M1A to distinguish them from the original McLaren prototype, were campaigned by some of the most famous and successful drivers and teams with a variety of powerplants. Their characteristics reflect the McLaren team's emphasis on simple, straightforward design and rugged construction, traits which had been inculcated into them from years with Cooper.


.... This car sold for $249,000 at the Bonhams & Butterfields sale in Greenwich, Connecticut, on June 8, 2008. Any vintage racer who hasn't had a chance to drive a mid-engined V8-powered sports racer - ...


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09/25/08 Boo Hoo Hoo, Poor Michael Lauer !!!!!




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Wealthy Greenwich, Connecticut, is experiencing a rare foreclosure auction of a mansion in its prized back country............


Comment:


There were no foreclosure deeds recorded in Greenwich from 2003 through 2006, only one last year and four so far this year, according to The Warren Group, which tracks housing trends.


So that's an increase of 300% in foreclosure deeds in Greenwich since last year!


That sounds like an alarming trend that is only getting worse.


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09/24/08 READER SUBMITTED COMMENTS: Re: Pissy Pisani?



Do not put the real name on this please

Hey,

I don't want to start a Pisani Parade but who am I to turn down such a theatrical performance?


I have to admit, I'm not familiar w/the Moxley issues, probably because I was reading the Advocate and was focused elsewhere. I do, however, sympathasize w/the family. If a newspaper can't protect the innocent, the young, or the murdered.....what the heck are they there for?
Let's see.

One poster here at Greenwich Roundup said that RC was being too nice to Joseph?

Personally, I think the article did not go far enough.


Every article of Pisani's I have suffered through had a certain air of superiority about it that I found irritating. I don't know one man who wouldn't click on a pop-up at least once, unless they were gay. Is JP gay?

For all the hours he spent at St John's, did he ever consider writing a column w/the slightest edge of christianity? No, he likes to pick on people. Like, 50 year old male divorcees sitting in a bar. Who cares?

The girls I know laugh it off cause a 50 year old divorcee is harmless. According to Pisani, they ae a threat to his daughters. Wake up buddy. You are a threat to your daughters with all the name calling and finger pointing you do, as Editor of The World of Greenwich and Beyond.

"Infidelity" "mistress" and so on. Why do these words pop up in almost every column? Who cares who's doing whom, as long as it doesn't involve someone you love? People cheat. That is just a fact. Why is JP so preoccupied with this topic? Just wondering.

Joe a man of many hats. He has a holy hat, a hat that's full of shit, a crown for the Prince of Pissy (and whoever wote that he is pissy hit the nail on the head) and a hat I'd like to knock off his smug face.

I have endured all the Pisani Print I can swallow.

Someone tell me, how many newspapers/blogs/nonsense does he write (generous term) for? Please name them so I can avoid them

(Edits For This Post Were Made, Because Of Language And To Prevent Identifying The Poster)

Comment:

Dang it.
This Joe "the Censor" Pisani series of rants were going so well.

But now I partially must be on Joe "the Censor" Pisani's side of the issue.

A year ago, I probably would have agreed that Mr. Pisani's moralizing and the constant wearing of his religious beliefs on his sleeve was distasteful.

However, of late I have become a bit of a Bible thumper.

Before, I would have not thought it appropriate to question what two consenting adults do.

As of late, I have seen what infidelity has done to families members and children.

Often times the easy answer is to break up a dysfunctional family, that results in group of 50 year old divorced men sitting in a bar sharing a drink called loneliness.

In the church I have been attending there I am familiar with a family that was just about as dysfunctional as things could get. The Father, Mother and some of the offspring were using and abusing drugs. The children were having to move into a new home about every other year. Of coarse the husband and wife separated.

Years ago, I would have advised the woman in this situation to get her and her children out of this dysfunctional marriage and to start cleaning up her own life for the sake of her children.

However, I would have been wrong.

This family with the help of the church was able to transform itself. The husband and wife got back together. The drug and alcohol abuse came to an end and the children, became exceptionally well behaved and model citizens here in town.

The oldest daughter, became a doctor and the entire family along with other members of Harvest time church are going to Africa in a few weeks to run a massive medical clinic.

They go every year on these independent mercy missions.

I have repeated heard of and currently seen similar stories at the church I now attend.

Personally, I like many others was a product of a broken home. my father came and went in and out of the house several times, before he finally left for good when I was about seven years old.

My mother was a barmaid that worked two jobs to support my younger sister and I.

Tips from lonely 50 year old divorced guys feed my sister and I. Every morning we would go and wake up my mother and she would dig into her tip jar to give us money for school.

I was the King Of Quarters, while attending elementary school.

To this day I never turn down dropping a dollar into a tip jar. This habit in fact drives my wife nuts. We go to the gas station I am leaving a tip, we stop at the deli for coffee I am leaving a tip, etc, etc., etc......

After school I would pick up my sister and watch her until her bedtime.

Because my mother had to pretty much work seven days there were no family events, vacations or activities. At times life seemed a bit unfair, but I got used to it.

So I can not fault Joe Pisani for expressing his moral views and his desire to discourage adultery and to keep families from taking the easy way out and getting a divorce.


I can fault, Mr. Pisani for unapologetialy denying certain voices in the community access to the newspaper that he headed.

There are many stories I have heard where a person would complain about coverage and Mr. Pisani would tell them to send a letter to an editor that would never see the light of day.

Sometimes, Mr. Pisani would tell someone like Bill Clarke that they were forever banned from the community discussion at the Greenwich Time.

Or sometimes, a persons comments were pulled from one of newspapers website, for saying the newspaper was wrong for not publishing certain pictures, this happened to Chris, who runs the station stops blog.

Worse yet was Joe Pisani allowed the Greenwich Time to be a very media compliant newspaper. Blogger Greenwich Diva has written how Greenwich Time reporters misreported what happened to her when she complained about certain actions the town took against her.

Joe Pisani is so loved by the powers that be, because he kept them from being held accountable to the rest of Greenwich Society.

This year under Joe Pisani's leadership reporter Neil Vidgor refused to publish the copies of the fake beach passes that were given to him.
I had a Greenwich Time Reporter Martin Cassidy say that he was told by the Greenwich Time editors to back off issues I was raising about the Greenwich Police Department, because Police Chief David Ridberg was infuriated with the paper.
Martin was writing a story about how there had been 80 civilian complaints against the Greenwich Police Department over a two year period and how there might be a need for an independent civilian complaint review board in town t handle the complaints.

The center of the story was going to be how illegally appointed Captain Michael Pacewitcz had cleared police officers for a retaliatory search of my wives store, because of posts at this blog.

Pacewitz's so-called investigation involved talking with the officers. Pacewitz refused to take statements from my wife, a customer in our store, witnesses in the neighborhood or myself. The officers were just cleared.

There were many other instances of Pacewitz not conducting proper investigations that would make the police department more accountable.

The example of how my civilian complaint was handled was to be the center of the story.

Police officers started to give Greenwich Time crime reporter Martin Cassidy trouble when he went to get information to look at the police blotter and refused to talk to him about incidents in town.

This Greenwich Time article was killed and never saw the light of day.

Just like the Greenwich Time's independent investigation of the Martha Moxley murder sat in Joe Pisani's desk drawer for over a decade.
Time and time again, Joe Pisani caved in and chose to head a compliant media organization that wouldn't report on controversial issues unless forced to.

The unaccountable politician's and employees loved Joe "The Censor" Pisani, but the victims or critics of town actions were censored.

Almost all of the citizen journalists and commentators in Greenwich had been burned by Joe Pisani and his desire to play it safe and head a compliant media organization.

Joe "the Censor" Pisan''s reputation was so bad in media circles that no other newspaper would hire him as an editor, even though many media investors and owners live right here in Greenwich and knew that Joe "The Censor" Pisani was available to drive another daily newspaper straight into the ground.
For the record, I have gotten things wrong here at times, but when I have I have apologized or at the very least allowed the oppposing view to post, but have you ever seen Joe Pisani ever apologize for keeping the independent investigative story of a murdered child under wraps for a decade?
Did you ever se Mr. Pisani say I was wrong for how I treated the investigative reporter who complained that Moxley story that he worked so hard on was not going to be published?
Have you heard Joe Pisani say I could have done a much better job of allowing all members of Greenwich society to have a voice at the Greenwich Time?
Maybe if Joe reached out to those he hurt, then the postings about him would not be so harsh.
There hae been so many persons who have shared experiences about Joe Pisani, but do not post what happened, because Mr. Pisani now has that free column at the Greenwich Post and they are afraid of getting burned by Pisani a second time.
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09/25/08 REAL ESTATE PRESS RELEASE: Palmer Hill Marks 50 Sale Milestone






Palmer Hill Marks 50 Sale MilestoneMaster planned community sees continued sales
(Stamford, Conn.) – September 25, 2008 – Luxury town home and condominium community, Palmer Hill, started 2008 off with a positive outlook on sales and nine months later, demand is still high.
This community of Stamford homes has sold one quarter of its offerings with over 50 sales since September 2007, and 10 sales in August alone.The luxury community boasting 114 townhouses and 81 condominiums is still enjoying steady interest, said Bob Dale, Managing Partner of Buckingham Partners.
“That speaks to the quality of our homes and amenities, and ideal location on the border of Old Greenwich and Stamford.”Tom Ferris is one of the first to purchase and move into a Palmer Hill home: “I looked all over Fairfield County, and couldn’t find anything like Palmer Hill,” Ferris said. “There are very few new town homes in the area so convenient and welcoming.”
He noted the thoughtfulness in the planning of his Avon model; the two car garage, the patio and attention to detail and design, all caught his attention. “The New England and Nantucket inspired style is lovely; it embraces the location of the homes.”
Ferris even chose to include an elevator as an added option in his town home.The location of the Connecticut homes is another benefit for buyers. “I’m right between 95 and the Merritt, so everything is very accessible. My family in New York City and New Jersey can visit too,” Ferris said.
Palmer Hill’s emphasis on choice has sales remaining strong, with five single level two and three-bedroom condo plans, ranging from 1,200 to over 1,800 square feet, and three three-bedroom townhouse plans, ranging from 2,300 to over 3,000 square feet, plus optional finished basement plans to select from. “Our sales are spread across model options and price points,” said Bill McGuinness, Principal of Sun Homes. “This tells us that all of our models are appealing to buyers.”
All homes feature name brand and high quality appliances including Wolf gas ranges, GE Monogram appliances, granite and marble counters. Unique architectural elements include: soaring double story great rooms, skylights that shed rays from the roof to the ground floor, and clerestory windows.A 3,500-square-foot clubhouse, which features a fitness center, business center, and clubroom with a grand fireplace, is also available to Palmer Hill residents.
The town homes and condominiums for sale at Palmer Hill are being offered at prices from the low $500’s to over $1 million. The on-site sales center is now open daily from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. For more information, call (203) 989-0315 or visit http://www.palmerhillhomes.com/.

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About Palmer HillNestled in 20 park-like acres where Old Greenwich meets Stamford, Palmer Hill is a luxury community of 114 townhouses and 81 condominiums crafted in the best tradition of New England coastal living. Offered as a partnership from Sun Homes and Buckingham Partners, prices range from the low $500s to over $1 million.
Delivery begins in summer ‘08. The on-site sales center is open daily. For more information, call (203) 989-0315 or visit http://www.palmerhillhomes.com/.

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09/25/08 Greenwich Time News Links For Thursday


The Greenwich Time's "So Called" News Website Totally Missed This Nationally Breaking Greenwich News Story:




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Michael Lauer of Greenwich, Conn., was found liable for violating the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws. In a 67-page order, ...



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Wall Street Journal


Maybe The Clueless Greenwich Time Is Not On The List To Receive Press Releases From The SEC:


SEC Wins Major Hedge Fund Fraud Case Against Michael Lauer, Head of Lancer Management Group


FOR IMMEDIATE

2008-225


Washington, D.C., Sept. 24, 2008—The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that a district court judge today granted its motion for summary judgment against the architect of a massive billion-dollar hedge fund fraud.


Michael Lauer of Greenwich, Conn., was found liable for violating the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws. In a 67-page order, The Honorable Kenneth A. Marra, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, found that Lauer’s fraud as head of two Connecticut-based companies – Lancer Management Group and Lancer Management Group II – that managed investors’ money and acted as hedge fund advisers was “egregious, pervasive, premeditated and resulted in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in investors’ funds.”


Linda Chatman Thomsen, Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, said, “This case highlights the SEC’s ongoing efforts to combat hedge fund fraud and our dedicated work on behalf of investors to ensure that hedge fund managers are held accountable for any unlawful conduct.”


David Nelson, Director of the SEC’s Miami Regional Office, added, “We are particularly gratified at this decision, which resulted from several years of hard work to protect investors, starting when we successfully halted the fraud while it was still ongoing.”


Lauer raised more than $1.1 billion from investors and his fraudulent actions caused investor losses of approximately $500 million. The SEC initially won emergency temporary restraining orders and asset freezes against Lauer and his companies, which were placed under the control of a Court-appointed receiver after the SEC filed its enforcement action in 2003.


During the protracted litigation, the SEC successfully stopped Lauer from diverting or hiding millions of dollars of assets from the Court’s asset freeze.


The summary judgment order found that Lauer:



  • Materially overstated the hedge funds’ valuations for the years 1999 to 2002.


  • Manipulated the prices of seven securities that were a material portion of the funds' portfolios from November 1999 through at least April 2003.


  • Failed to provide any basis to substantiate or explain the exorbitant valuations of the shell corporations that saturated the funds’ portfolios.


  • Hid or lied to investors about the Funds' actual holdings by providing them with fake portfolio statements.


  • Falsely represented the funds’ holdings in newsletters.

The judge’s order entered a permanent injunction against Lauer against future violations of Sections 17(a)(1)-(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act), Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), and Sections 206(1) and (2) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act). The order reserved ruling on the SEC’s claim for disgorgement with prejudgment interest against Lauer, and on the amount of a financial penalty Lauer must pay. The SEC is seeking a financial penalty and disgorgement of the more than $50 million Lauer received in ill-gotten gains from his fraudulent scheme.


For further information, see


Litigation Release No. 18226 (July 10, 2003),


Litigation Release No. 18247 (July 23, 2003),


Litigation Release No. 18991 (December 2, 2004),


Litigation Release No. 19018 (December 30, 2004)


Litigation Release No. 19019 (December 30, 2004);


Litigation Release No. 19042 (January 21, 2005),


Litigation Release No. 19186 (April 15, 2005);


Litigation Release No. 19590 (March 6, 2006);


Litigation Release No. 19661 (April 18, 2006); and


Litigation Release No. 20505 (March 21, 2008).


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For more information, contact:



David Nelson Regional Director, SEC’s Miami Regional Office (305) 982-6332



Glenn S. Gordon Associate Regional Director, SEC’s Miami Regional Office (305) 982-6360



Christopher E. Martin Senior Trial Counsel, SEC’s Miami Regional Office (305) 982-6386

http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2008/2008-225.htm


The Greenwich Time Had Better Try And Get On The SEC's Press Release Distribution List.


There Will Probably Be A Lot Of Greenwich Hedge Fund Guy Screwed A Lot Of People Out Of Their Life Savings News Reports From The SEC Over The Next Year Or So.


Here what the Greenwich Time Did Report About Today:




Build us a pool, and you've got an open invitation to do water aerobics. That was one of the more colorful appeals made Wednesday night to the architects of the town's capital improvement plan during a public hearing at Town Hall on spending priorities for the coming year.

Race

Two men vying to represent Greenwich in the state House of Representative cordially refer to each other as "my opponent," but undertones of their comments hint at an increasingly heated race in the 151st District.

Foul territory

The town says a Riverside homeowner who complained that a group of teens crossed the line when they commandeered the municipally-owned lot next to his for an unauthorized Wiffle ball field is over the line himself - the boundary between the two properties.

Town to conduct drug survey

With no quantifiable data on high-risk behaviors among town youth, health department officials are pushing for a survey that would provide some answers.

Roundup: GHS water polo rolls to another win

The Greenwich High School boys water polo team raised its record to 11-0 with a 15-1 win over Hotchkiss Wednesday.

Truck enforcement yields results

"We told you so." Officials and residents who for years sought expanded hours of operation for the truck inspection/weigh station in Greenwich have earned the right to say it.

Wild turkey's behavior is a result of feeding

To the editor:

Contrary to the inference made in a letter to the editor ("Wrong location," Greenwich Time, Sept. 24) and rumored around town, I did not rehabilitate or release the turkey currently residing at Greenwich Point that is at the center of front-page and editorial controversy.

It is not my practice to release any wildlife that is imprinted upon or habituated to humans and domestic animals. I make sure every animal I release is truly wild, will avoid any human approach and is capable of survival in the wild.

"Henrietta" arrived at Greenwich Point in the spring, likely, under her own power, and has been there since. She did not become a problem until later in the summer after people had been hand-feeding her.

I've seen people do so, some from cars. Consequently, she has become conditioned to associate food with people and cars, which explains her current behavior. This is a human-created problem and the turkey has become the true victim as a result.

I have proposed a win-win, humane solution to this unfortunate situation, and am waiting to hear if it's agreeable to all concerned.

The lesson in all of this is: Do not feed wildlife! They do just fine on their own with the food provided in the natural world.

Meredith Sampson
Old Greenwich

The writer is director of Wild Wings Inc., which provides wildlife rehabilitation and environmental education.

Yesterday's results for the daily poll:

Should the town issue bonds to pay for infrastructure improvements and other capital projects?

A) No way. Stick to pay-as-you-go = 102

B) OK, but as long as the town pays the money back in five years or less = 17

C) Definitely. If the town didn't have this hang-up about borrowing, the infrastructure wouldn't need repairs in the first place = 37
Also Read The Latest About Ex-Greenwich Time Editor Joe "The Censor" Pisani:

09/22/09 READER SUBMITTED COMMENTS: Pisani is a tool

09/22/08 comments

09/24/08 More Reader Submitted Comments About Joe "The Censor" Pisani

09/24/08 Greenwich Roundup Reader Continues Dialog: ok, you know your quotes....

Let's Put An End To Government Compliant Media Operations In Greenwich:

Here is the "latest" hard hitting report from Joe

Glenville And Hamilton Avenue School Children Have No School To Go To And Joe Spends His Time Writing Junk Like This.....

Dying for work


Written by Joe Pisani

When I was out of work recently, the first thing I did was rent a post office box in a New Hampshire town so small they have more moose than mail carriers.

I wanted to start a new life as a recluse, sort of like J.D. Salinger, and only return to the civilized world to pick up the Sears power tools flyer. It was one of those weird decisions you hope will change things, although the odds are probably better you’ll win Powerball.

As luck would have it, the postmaster needed help and gave me a sales pitch about career opportunities in the Postal Service. He said I could get ahead if I wasn’t afraid to put in the hours and always sorted the mail with a smile.

When you’re on the street, you savor any advice you can get because being middle-aged and jobless makes you feel completely helpless in a culture geared toward 20-something salaries and hairlines.

Just ask my former colleague Ernie (not his real name for reasons that will become apparent). He lost his job, found another job and then lost that job because, as the story goes, his commissions were getting too big and the boss didn’t want to share the pie.... blah .....blah ......blah .....

....Blah .... Blah .... Blah .... Blah .....The good news is the postmaster said Ernie could have a great career in mail delivery, with or without hair, as long as he’s willing to put in the hours and smile a lot.

Where I work now, there’s a lot of gray hair, so I feel at home. My boss believes people with a little maturity actually know something — at least they know enough not to dye their hair.

Can Anyone Show Me Where Joe "The Censor" Pisani Fought The Good Fight And Stood Up For The Weakest Members Of Greenwich Society?

What about the children Joe "I Am A Good Catholic" Pisani?

The children made Jesus smile and laugh.

"I wish everyone were like little children, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these," Jesus said

Would Jesus compliantly sit by at the Greenwich Post as Western Greenwich Children have no school in the land of Multi -Millionaires And Billionaires?

What WILL Jesus Do?

He is going to be afflicting some heartless Millionaires And Billionaires who have been way too comfortable and greedy for far too long.

How can a Billionaire like Paul Tudor Jones sleep comfortably at 1275 King Street as small children are queuing up at the Stop and shop lot to get on buses to go to over crowed schools.

And how can Joe Pisani spend his days writing about his make believe friends in his little self created fantasy world as these families are ignored.

Someday there will be an accounting for the Heartless Multi-Millionaires, Billionaires, Reporters And Editors That Looked The Other Way As The Weakest Members Of Greenwich Society Were Ignored.

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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

09/24/08 Greenwich Roundup Reader Continues Dialog: ok, you know your quotes....


To the Editor,

I can't address all your "freedom of speech" quotes because, although they are all true, you seem to missing THE POINT. Yes, we have freedom of speech. Yes, newpapers should take a higher road and attempt to write factual articles, instead of running headlines to increase sales. And certainly, if the The Stamford Advocate Moxley Murder story fell short, or wasn't addressed properly, I sympathize with the family.

However, "freedom of speech", even in it's broadest definition, has limits. There should be a certain level of ethical professionalisn and, in just 2 days I have seen none. What I have seen is biased and unsubstatiated opinions. I have seen "slanderous statements". Is that "freedom of speech"? Or is that some sort of back stabbing retaliation because these bloggers didn't agee with the Advocate's former Editor.

I didn't agree with him 90% of the time. So, I didn't buy that paper.

Why does Geenwich have so many newspapers and websites anyway? Is Greenwich better than Stamford, Darien, or New Canaan? Is it because it has the closest Tiffany Jewelry Store or do it's residents think their town has so much impotant news, God forbid someone misses knowing Paul Newman was seen buying a Subway #3? I think the town of Greenwich has its fair share of Fairfield County's self-centered assholes, along with the equally repulsive residents who feel they are "ENTITLED" to do as they please, regardless of who they step on or who gets in their way. Every town down here is the same.

And Joe Pisani doesn't even live in Geenwich. So, why this blog issue is even important....I have no idea.

Signed,
Me (again)

Comment:

The Moxley story did more than fall a little short please see:

The Greenwich Time did a poor job of covering the Martha Moxley Murder on on October. 30, 1975.

In the early eighties the Greenwich Time attempted to revive it's poor image in the early 1980s by hiring investigative journalist Len Levitt to look into the unsolved murder case.

Levitt's story, based on more than 100 interviews and 400 pages of police documents turned over on the order of the state's Freedom of Information Commission, remained unpublished for nearly a decade.

The story was finally published over several pages in 1991.

When Levitt appeared in an Editor & Publisher cover story bashing the newspapers for the long delay in publishing his work, Pisani refused to talk to him.

Joe "The Censor" Pisani is more than welcome to submit a post to defend his record and I guarantee you he wont be censored here.

Trust me you do not know Mr. Pisani as well as many of the bloggers in Greenwich know Mr. Pisani. I also have been burned by Mr. Pisani too.

And it is not just Bloggers in Greenwich that have been censored for criticizing decisions made while Joe "The Censor" Pisani was Editor And Chief.

When Chris Who Blogs On The Stamford Based Blog Station Stops was critical of the Stamford Advocate for not publishing the photos of some criminals that beat and robbed a man he was banned from commenting on the Stamford Advocate Website.

Please see:

O5/08/08 - Stamford Advocate / Yellowich Time Once Again Can't Take The Heat

For the record, Greenwich Bloggers have never had a history of reporting things like," Paul Newman was seen buying a Subway #3."

But, they have heavily criticized Joe Pisani for promoting and encouraging that type of nonsense at the Greenwich Time and now exporting that waste of newsprint and bandwidth to the Greenwich Post.

And the sad part of this is that Joe Pisani likes this kind of garbage reporting.

Out of all the reporters and columnists that have recently been shown the door at the Greenwich Time, Joe Pisani has only brought his former student Susie Costaregni to the Greenwich Post.

When Sarah Littman was fired there people were outraged.

No one was outraged when Susie Costaregni was fired at the Greenwich Time, In fact I really don't think anyone noticed.

Joe Pisani did not bring Sarah Littman to the Greenwich Post.

No, Joe Pisani brought former student Susie Costaregni and her non-reporting to the Greenwich Post.

You are right that Joe Pisani doesn't live in Greenwich, but he spends a great deal of time editorializing here in Greenwich.
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09/24/08 The Raw Greenwich Blog And RSS Feed


Blogs And RSS Feeds That Are About Greenwich Or Are Written By Persons Who Live, Work Or Used To Live In Greenwich.....


Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
Under-inspired Fiction - Chalk it up to Master of Arts Programs - We all know that fiction is a dying genre. Some blame the Internet. Others no time. Tom Wolfe, whose last few books of fiction such as "A Man in Full," didn't...
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For What It's Worth
- 15 Shoal Point, Rvsd *The acid test* This house sold, finally, for $3.275 in 2005, $1.0 million less than its deluded builder originally asked. It's newly ...
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Greenwich Diva
Campbell Brown says “Stop treating Sarah Palin like she is a delicate flower” - NEW YORK (CNN) — Frankly I have had it, and I know a lot of other women out there who are with me on this. I have had enough of the sexist treatment of Sa...
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Pray Connecticut
Church added to Connecticut Church Map - We've added a new church to the Connecticut Church Map. Not really a "new" church, but one that's been in the news for a number of years for standing for t...
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The Blonde Excuse
Sarah Palin Kills Wolves - I find this really disturbing: If you want to read about it on my politics blog, click HERE. -Lauren...
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Greenwich Forum
Bria - Greenwich Time - 2 Comments, last updated on Wednesday Sep 24 by Looking to blame
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The Perrot Memorial Library Blog
Storytime in Chinese at Perrot! - The *Language Exchange of Cos Cob* will be presenting *Storytime in Chinese*at Perrot! The storytimes will be *bilingual language learning* programs, presen...
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Greenwich Roundup
09/24/08 More Reader Submitted Comments About Joe "The Censor" Pisani - *The test of democracy is freedom of criticism* To the Editor: While I found the "search for Joe Pisani's new blog" humorous, *the letter which follow...
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Rock Star Diary
Tranny porn has a new home - So y'all remember Tim right? It hasn't been that long, he still should be fresh on your mind. Remember last month when I helped him pack up for his move to L...
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The Daily Spurgeon
Prayer and Action - Spiritual men, in their distresses, turn at once to prayer, even as the stag when hunted takes to flight. Prayer is a never-failing resort;...
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Greenwich Library Today's Events
2's and 3's Story Time - *When:* Wednesday September 24th, 2008 - 10:00 AM *Where:* Greenwich Library at Children's Constellation Room Drop-in story time for 2 and 3 year olds with ...
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The Harvest From Harvest Time Church On King Street
Day 6: Starting on the right foot - Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Listen to the voice of my cry, my King, and my God, for I will pray to You. You shall hear my voice i...
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Greenwich News
Survivors of Breast Cancer Shine as Beacons of Hope - On Monday evening there was a celebration of survival at Greenwich Hospital's Garden CafA©. Twenty-one portraits of women breast cancer survivors, their ...
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Exit 55
Still More from Yankee Stadium - Very well done by Wright Thompson on ESPN. This is from Sarah Schorno. Ben from River Ave Blues was at the game on Sunday and put his thoughts down .
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Joe Pisani's Our Greenwich Page
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09/24/08 The Greenwich Time, The Greenwich Post And The Greenwich Citizen Have Once Again Missed A lot Of News About Greenwich


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The Mainstream Greenwich Press Reporters

Will Often Miss The Ball


Hartford Courant
A federal court judge on Wednesday granted the US Securities and Exchange Commission's request for a pretrial judgment against Michael Lauer, the Greenwich ...
Forbes

International Herald Tribune

... before they get better," said Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners, an investment and research firm in Greenwich, Connecticut "It's harder for companies to get financing, and those conditions make economic weakness worse." With the ...

SEC advances pair of hedge fund cases

NewsTimesLive.com

... rule later on the SEC's request for unspecified restitution and a penalty against Lauer. Lauer, a resident of Greenwich, Conn., said Wednesday he planned to appeal the ruling. In his response to the SEC's allegations, which he filed with the court ...

Gene Bylinsky, early chronicler of Silicon Valley tech revolution, dies at 77

San Jose Mercury News

... was nosing around the valley. "I think most people in those days knew him very well." A longtime resident of Greenwich, Conn., Mr. Bylinksy died last Thursday in Colorado from cancer. He was 77. Mr. Bylinsky "was one of the first to recognize the ...

Securities

Daily Business Review

In a 67-page order, U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra found Michael Lauer of Greenwich, Conn., liable for violating the anti-fraud provisions of federal securities laws after raising more than $1.1 billion ...

Tight credit, soft prices won't halt shale-play progress: panel

Platts

... Wilson told an audience of financiers and energy executives at the JS Herold 2008 Pacesetters Energy Conference in Greenwich, Connecticut. Wilson's Houston-based company has more than 300,000 acres in the Haynesville Shale with 9.1 Tcf equivalent ...

The middleman's share of the U.S. economy

Philip Greenspun's Weblog

... bubble, in many cases engaging in frauds of various kinds, were rewarded handsomely and are now relaxing in their Greenwich, Connecticut mansions deciding whether to take out the yacht or the private jet.A Wall Street firms did not retain their ...

PR Newswire

Whiting Petroleum Corporation today announced that it will present at John S. Herold's Pacesetters Energy Conference at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich in Old Greenwich, Connecticut on Thursday, September 25, 2008 ...

Atlas Energy Resources, LLC to Present at John S. Herold Pacesetters Energy Conference

Business Wire

Atlas Energy Resources, LLC announces that Atlas Energy will be presenting at the John S. Herold Pacesetters Energy Conference today Wednesday, September 24 th in Greenwich, CT.

Maine official lowers Dirigo's savings estimate

The Citizen

... ially reported receiving $10,000 from the Maine State Employees Association and $100,000 from S. Donald Sussman of Greenwich, Conn., chairman and CEO of Paloma Partners management company.

Hedge Fund Tracking: Tudor Investment Corp.

Seeking Alpha

... : In 1980 he founded Tudor Investment Corporation which is today a leading asset management firm headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Tudor Group , which consists of Tudor Investment Corporation and its affiliates, is involved in active ...

EDITORIAL: Putting Northwest CT on government's map

Register Citizen

... "responsible growth," including development centered around mass transit. A focus that might benefit Stamford and Greenwich, but not Torrington, Winsted and Falls Village. She trumpeted the $500,000 that Torrington is receiving to develop a new plan ...

Chao, big labor disagree on bailout package

Journal News

GREENWICH, Conn. - The Bush administration's $700 billion plan to rescue troubled financial firms has placed the labor secretary in a familiar spot: at odds with big labor.

Secretary Elaine Chao said during an appearance at Greenwich Hospital yesterday that it is important for Congress to pass the bailout package "quickly and cleanly."

....Chao, Bush's longest-serving cabinet member, said. "We are increasingly interlocked with the rest of the world economy, so it's important that this package be passed quickly and cleanly."

Asked about the AFL-CIO's position that the package is "imbalanced" and puts working people last, Chao noted that not every troubled business has gotten a bailout.....

.....benefits have already been extended by 26 weeks once this year already. That's on top of the regular insurance benefits."

Disagreeing with organized labor is not new for Chao. Bill Samuel, the director of government affairs for the AFL-CIO, said the group has been disappointed with Chao on a number of issues, including raising the minimum wage, the level of funding for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and wage and hour matters.

"John Sweeney says she's the most anti-labor labor scretary he's seen," Samuel said

Book Review of Gnuplot in Action

Today's Chemist At Work

By Philipp K. Janert. Manning Publications Co.: Greenwich, CT.

....“Famous scientific plotting package”: This succinct yet accurate description of gnuplot appears on its SourceForge project page. Despite being one of the most well-known open source scientific projects around, it has taken 15 years for the first book on gnuplot to be published. Gnuplot in Action by Philipp K. Janert will be published by Manning Publications in Jan 2009 (the first chapter is available free at http://www.manning.com/janert/). The fact that the name of the program starts with a lowercase letter should indicate that gnuplot is unlike most modern graphing packages. All plotting operations are controlled by commands entered at an interactive prompt. While this is one of gnuplot’s most powerful features, as it allows the user to automatically generate graphs using scripts, it also means that there is a steep learning curve....

Download the full text: PDF HTML



Business Wire

TXCO Resources Inc. today announced TXCO Chairman and CEO James E. Sigmon will speak at the 17 th annual IHS Herold Pacesetters Energy Conference, set for September 22-25 in Greenwich, Conn.

The Very Noble Order of Blacksmiths aka Speechwriter Groups

Jane Genova

... the delivery talent to pull it off. Most leaders don't. Instead of a speechwriter, folks with a message, be it the Greenwich, Connecticut group fighting the dentist office in the back country or Steve Miller at the Detroit Economic Club asking the ...

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09/24/08 Greenwich Post To Close Early. Will Anyone Notice? The Greenwich Citizen Has Not Updated It's Web Site For Five Days. Did Anybody Miss Them?




The Greenwich Post office will be open a half-day tomorrow, noon to 5. Staffers are attending a meeting at our headquarters. An envelope will be available at the door to drop-off press releases and photos for those who do not have access to e-mail. Otherwise, please e-mail all press releases and photos to Editor Kristan Zimmer at editor@greenwich-post.com. Thank you. We apologize for the inconvenience.




The Greenwich High School football team was unable to stop a high-powered attack from Darien High School Saturday afternoon, as the Blue Wave stunned the Cards 31-25 for its first victory over the school in 10 years.


Darien came out firing, taking a 24-7 lead into halftime, however Big Red didn't fold up.




former derby racer himself, Stanley Thal waves the checkered flag as Hale McSharry in Car 2 races down Greenwich Avenue against winner Will Jeffery during the VivaPop All-American Soap Box Derby sponsored by Miller Motorcars of Greenwich. The race was revived this year for the first time since the 1980s. Proceeds supported United Way of Greenwich and events were held in conjunction with the United Way’s 75th anniversary. For a slideshow, click here.




The League of Women Voters of Greenwich is sponsoring a candidates’ debate between the Democratic and Republican candidates for three races on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 6:15 p.m. in the Town Hall Meeting Room.




The Selectmen’s Nominations Advisory Committee, which assists the Board of Selectmen in finding volunteers for the town’s boards and commissions, is looking for people interested in serving in town government. For more information, visit Greenwichct.org.




The Short Bus, a Greenwich-based band consisting of Greenwich High School graduates and residents, has won the Fairfield Weekly voters poll for the third straight year, as well as Greenwich Magazine’s “Best of the Gold Cost” voter’s poll for the second straight year.




As much as traditions have held firm in so many ways in the century that Brunswick School has been educating boys, the school and the students have seen many changes.The school that began with 14 students and two teachers now boasts about 900 students, two campuses and academic programs ranging from Latin to biotechnology.


However, for years now, the one thing parents and students have said they want more of is a facility for the arts.


That wish came true this school year as the halls at Brunswick School came alive with the sound of music and the sights of art with a brand new arts wing and state-of-the-art theater.




The Pemberwick-Glenville Association will hold its fall meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center from 6:30 to 9 p.m.




Cynthia Barnett will discuss retirement planning in “Primetime Makeover: Learn How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life,” at the YWCA of Greenwich gallery on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m.


The workshop, which is free and open to the public, will help retirees and anyone planning to retire in the next five years to create a road map for life. To register go to Ywcagreenwich.org or call 869-6501, ext. 0.




Barbara Jane Munson died Monday, Sept. 22, at Stamford Hospital. Mrs. Munson, 78, was mother of Greenwich residents Betsy Mazza and her husband, Robert, and JoAnne Catalano and her husband, Robert.


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09/24/08 STARGAZING | Move over, Judge Judy !!! Make room for 'Judge Jeanine' !!!! Pirro takes the gavel TV bench !!!!


Susie Costaregni Gossip Columnist At The Greenwich Post Missed This Celebrity News Story:


Suburbarazzi

I was in Larchmont today covering a young women’s mentorship program sponsored by Judy Sheindlin, star of the court room show Judge Judy. She said she knows Jeanine Pirro, so I asked Sheindlin what she thought about Pirro’s own court show that debuted this week.

“I haven’t watched the show yet but I will get to see it,” Sheindlin said. “I’m sure she’s terrific.”

As a TV judge veteran, she also had some advice for Pirro.....

....Sheindlin lives in Greenwich and is no stranger to the Hudson Valley. Her son Adam Levy is Putnam County’s district attorney and her daughter Nicole ...
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Metro.us
Some innocent ex-inmates are dismayed that former Westchester County D.A. Jeanine Pirro has a new career dispensing television justice.
Jeffrey Deskovic is still bothered by her refusal to reopen his case, and is leading a protest outside the CW network’s Manhattan studios today, calling for a boycott of her new show, “Judge Jeanine.”
Deskcovic was wrongfully convicted in 1990 of rape and murder. In 2006, DNA evidence freed him when her successor reopened the case. Pirro, did not prosecute him, but had refused to reopen it.
Reps for Pirro and the CW did not return calls for comment.
More Pirro controversies:

Her husband, Albert, was convicted of federal tax fraud in 2000.

She was investigated for hiring former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik to wiretap her husband’s boat when she thought he was unfaithful.

At the launch of her failed run for attorney general in 2006 she fumbled for missing pages from her speech.
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09/24/08 More Reader Submitted Comments About Joe "The Censor" Pisani



The test of democracy is freedom of criticism


To the Editor:


While I found the "search for Joe Pisani's new blog" humorous, the letter which followed was nauseating. I think, to make those types of accusations publicly, in an anonymous way, is a horrendous display of what we don't need in journalism (online or otherwise)


These so-called blogs should be modified, and the writer should be forced to sign them with their full name. I don't know who "R.C" is, but if he wrote about me, my family, or my coworkers is such a viscous and deceitful way, I'd want to beat the living shit out of him.


Having said that, I admit I have made my share of disparaging remarks in these type forums and I wouldn't have, if I was forced to use my real name.


I don't always agree w/Joe Pisani's columns, but his writing doesn't effect me personally. From what I know about him, I think he lives a moral life and strongly abides by his religious values. To insinuate or make innuendoes about him, his family, or friends, is wrong.


There is no excuse for the insults written in that letter. There is no truth in any of it, either. Joe may or may not be perfect, but he is what he is. A pretty good guy.


signed, me


Comment:

There is an effort for Joe Pisani and those who benefited from his censorship of dissent to try and revise Greenwich history.
Many bloggers in town, like Greenwich Diva and Greenwich Gossip were victims of one sided reporting or censorship while Joe Pisani was editor of the Greenwich Time.
A newspaper editor that censors voices in the community is a nothing to be admired.
A people that have been censored and told that they don't count tend to strike back in a mean spirited way. Joe Pisani hurt a lot of feelings in this community by being the best friend a public official ever had.

A newspaper editor that sits on an investigative report about a murdered Greenwich girl, because he was afraid of rich and powerful people is not to be admired.
How do you think Martha Moxley's mother feels about Good Ole Joe's censorship helping her daughter's killer roam around free all of those years?

To many things were censored by Joe Pisani, because he did not want to take the heat for telling you what is really going on in Greenwich.

Even today Mr. Pissani's tradition of censorship is living on. Have you seen one picture of Frank Mazza's "NEW" 30 Million Dollar School Building That Leaks in the Greenwich Time?
The next four days Greenwich is going to get poured on a good amount of the water is going to damage even more of the building that Greenwich taxpayers work so hard to pay for.
But Greenwich Taxpayers that only read the Greenwich Time are in the dark about what is going on at Hamilton Avenue School.

Joe Pissiani Long History Of Censorship In Greenwich Was A Very Bad Thing For This Town.

The Greenwich Time's History Of Censorship Offends The Good Minded People Of Greenwich And All The Good Minded People Of The Earth.

We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still. ~John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859

The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion. ~Henry Steele Commager

The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen. ~Tommy Smothers

Censorship reflects society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime. ~Potter Stewart

The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book. ~Walt Whitman

I am thankful for all the complaining I hear about our government because it means we have freedom of speech. ~Nancie J. Carmody

The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth: if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error. ~John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859

A free press can be good or bad, but, most certainly, without freedom a press will never be anything but bad. ~Albert Camus

Every burned book enlightens the world. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The paper burns, but the words fly away. ~Akiba ben Joseph

If you don't have this freedom of the press, then all these little fellows are weaseling around and doing their monkey business and they never get caught. ~Harold R. Medina

I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it. ~Mae West

To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves. ~Claude-Adrien Helvétius

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. ~John F. Kennedy

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all. ~Noam Chomsky

You can cage the singer but not the song. ~Harry Belafonte, in International Herald Tribune, 3 October 1988

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. ~Voltaire

Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only weapon against bad ideas is better ideas. ~Alfred Whitney Griswold, New York Times, 24 February 1959
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09/24/08 Greenwich Time News Links For Wednesday


Greenwich High School's Will Newberry crosses the finish line in third place at Tuesday's quad meet at Greenwich Point.

(Keelin Daly/Greenwich Time photo)



With only two home meets on the schedule, runners on the Greenwich High School boys and girls cross country teams don't get many chances to race on a familiar course and in front of some familiar faces.

Jerry Porricelli's fight for Greenwich residency might have ended up one great man vs. system story but, after seven years, it's over.

Selectman consider Taconic Road historic district
A proposal to designate a half-mile patch of land on Taconic Road as a historic district faces a key vote tomorrow by the Board of Selectmen.

Michael Sands, 10, never knew how cool marine biology could be until he and his classmates set sail in Long Island Sound yesterday to get up close and personal with several creatures of the sea.

Chao tours hospital, touts bailout plan
At a visit to Greenwich Hospital Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao urged Congress to pass the proposed $700 billion bailout package "quickly and cleanly," in the face of the current financial crisis.

Stocks aren't the only thing being grounded by the current financial maelstrom. The number of commercial airline flights at Westchester County Airport have dropped more than a quarter since the beginning of the year, transportation officials said.

It's a good bet that the average homeowner facing mortgage troubles could not get a deal like the one the Bush administration wants.


To the editor:

I have been a Greenwich resident for the past 30 years, and as you can imagine have seen lots of changes here. Many of those, sad to say, are appalling - from the clear-cutting of the natural landscape to the sometimes illegal excavation of some of the wetlands. All in all, though, I have remained silent.

That is, of course, till this situation with the turkey at Tod's Point, and by that I mean the animal, not the woman who is complaining about it.

Many of us have grown to really care for this animal, and find her quite amusing. She is friendly, and those so-called pecks at people are just that. They're harmless little playful nibs.

It's a game for her, and I played like that with her for awhile till she got tired and went about her business. The only real aggression I would say was from some of the children, and adults, for that matter, whom I have seen throwing sand at her. What do you expect from the animal when you treat her like that?

We humans are not the only species on this planet. Let me remind everyone of that. Just because an animal may be inconvenient does not give anyone any right to have it removed. That turkey has just as much a right to live there and play as any of us do; that is her home.

The only crime that turkey has committed was to come to trust the people there and be friendly. Just think of her as a young child wanting attention. Would you remove a child from his or her home for acting the same way, or throw sand?

Stop the paranoia and nonsense. There is not much beauty left in the world. Lets not turn Tod's into something ugly. That land and its wildlife has been abused enough already!

David Fescier
Riverside

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