Last Week The Greenwich "We Love Betty And Not The Kids" Citizen reported that Betty Sternberg poor performance was punished with a salary cap that despite rewarding her with an increase in pay would give her "far less than an optimum salary bonus". Yes Greenwich "We Love Betty And Not The Kids" Citizen was telling us how the board of education punished Betty "The town's highest wage earner" Sternberg with a raise.
Dr. Betty Sternberg, superintendent of the Greenwich Public Schools, informed the Board of Education Wednesday that she has decided not to seek renewal of her contract.
"I plan to stay for the duration of my contract and will continue to refine the course we have started," Sternberg wrote. "I look forward to working together cooperatively as we develop a budget that will support our educational system in these financially challenging times."
Sternberg succeeded Dr. Larry Leverett as superintendent three years ago.
That's It Folks
It Took Two Days For The Greenwich "We Love Betty More Than The Kids" Citizen to get parts of a Board Of Education Press Release up on their so-called "news" website.
Please read citizen journalist Bill Clark's report about Betty's Departure and compare it to the report above that no Hearst Newspaper employee wants to to put their byline on.
What's this stupid argument that mainstream reporters are so much better than citizen journalists and bloggers?
This is not the only time Bill Clark has scooped Hearst Newspapers.
Please read this Tuesday, September 30, 2008 report from Greenwich Gossip:
Your scribe has been down to the Board of Ed, and has picked up a copy of the Harris survey that was carried out in May and June of this year. As you may recall, dear reader, the survey was machine-readable, having been filled out with #2 lead pencils just as we all used to do with the SATs. Theoretically, the raw results should have been available within 24 hours. But that's not the way these surveys work.
Clearly the public cannot be trusted with the raw data. It has to be massaged and obfuscated first. If certain results are not as wished, a portion of the surveys can simply be declared unusable. If a certain issue - e.g., the level of dissatisfaction with the superintendant - is too one-sided, the "impact index" must be applied to mitigate this fact. Other factors used to massage the data are called the "incidence rate" and the "penalty", which must be multiplied together to provide the numerator of the "impact score", and so on and so forth. Finally, if a certain segment of the population survey (in this case, community leaders and RTM members) is wildly anti-Betty, you can just decide not to report most of their results at all.
The survey was filled out by four general categories of "stakeholders" (shades of Wall Street!): students, teachers, parents, and community leaders. The students, being clearly not yet fully educated by definition, were not allowed to register an opinion of Betty. But the other three categories were, and in each of these groups Betty came in dead last in the "satisfaction" sweepstakes.....
Now Contrast And Compare How The Greenwich "We Love Betty More Than The Kids" Citizen Finally Reported On The Survey In Town After Every Newspaper In Town Followed Citizen Journalist Bill Clark's Freedom Of Information Request And Reported The Bad Results On Their Front Pages And Home Pages.
....."It was quite a big drop," said Dr. Betty Sternberg, superintendent of schools. Sternberg, who took up her post prior to the administering of the 2006 Harris Poll, revealed the survey findings in a press conference held before last Thursday's regular meeting of the Board of Education. With her to explain the findings was John Curtin, assistant superintendent of research and evaluation.....
Sternberg called the poll a "courageous undertaking" by the Board of Education. "Its better to know what people are thinking, than not," she said.
Only two other districts in the state administered the survey, which carried a price tag of $22,000, a factor, no doubt, in that only 200 districts nationwide employ it.
"We see in the results overall satisfaction is a concern particularly with adults," Sternberg said. She called the results "disappointing but not surprising." ...... blah ..... blah ... Blah ....
Please Note That....
Betty Sternberg's Flurry Of Panicked Board Of Education Press Releases And An Unprecedented Emergency Press Conference That Was Held Before The Last BOE Meeting Was In Response To Bill Clark's Freedom Of Information Request And His Blog Post.
But Greenwich Mainstream Reporters Are Soooooooooo Much Better Than Bloggers And Citizen Journalists --- Yeah right.
Blogers who live, work or used to work in Greenwich.....
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Last Week The Greenwich "We Love Betty And Not The Kids" Citizen reported that Betty Sternberg poor performance was punished with a salery cap that despite rewarding her with an increase in pay would give her "far less than an optimum salary bonus". Yes Greenwich "We Love Betty And Not The Kids" Citizen was telling us how the board of education punished Betty "The town's highest wage earner" Sternberg with a raise.
In the wake of the Wall Street meltdown, Greenwich is facing a $4.2-million hole in its tightly laced budget in the new fiscal year that started July I and ends June 30, 2009.
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Now Here Is The Hard Hitting Greenwich Citizen And It's Not About The Failed Betty Sternberg Aministration, Mold At The "NEW" 30 Million Dollar The Hamilton Avenue School Or Glenvile School That Exists In Name Only. No It's About Something Much More Inportant.....
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Here Are Some More Local Hard Hitting Editorials.....
Thursday, Oct. 9, the Alliance Francaise of Greenwich celebrated the 125th anniversary of the Alliance Francaise and the 90th anniversary of the Alliance Francaise of Greenwich. Mimi Wind, a member of the AFG for 43 years was honored for her years of commitment to the sharing of French language and culture in the community. Jane Bernbach, president of the federation of the Alliances Francaises in the U.S. was the featured speaker. Le Wine Shop , Jean-Louis of Greenwich and Le Gourmet Store provided a champagne reception. Money raised during the evening will go to the Greenwich/Vienne Sister City Program. From left, Renee Ketcham, Mimi Wind, Jane Bernbach and Gail Covney attended the celebration.
Each year, more than 500,000 people will suffer a ski-related injury on the slopes. The most common occurrence, accounting for 30% to 40% of ski-related injuries annually, is an injury to the knee. While preventive pre-season steps like physical conditioning, equipment checks and refresher lessons can reduce the risks, recognizing the injury when it occurs on the slopes and treating it properly is the best way to quicken recovery time and increase the chances of a return to the slopes before the end of the season.
Both major political parties in Greenwich celebrated kickoffs at their party headquarters recently as the political season went into full gear with just two and a half weeks left to campaign.
Town Democrats were in a festive mood last Tuesday when they officially opened their campaign headquarters with a debate-watching party as Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) tangled with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Greenwich Republicans opened their headquarters at 407 East Putnam Ave. in Cos Cob in style Oct. 2 with a kickoff featuring speeches from all their candidates and remarks by Rep. Christopher Shays’ campaign manager, Michael Sohn.
A gauge on the downstream side of the Comly Avenue bridge in Pemberwick will soon be able to tell how fast the Byram River is flowing and how high the water level is rising. Town officials are hoping the new federally backed system will help give early warning to area residents should a flood be headed their way.
When Greenwich voters go to the ballot box in a little more than two weeks, it’s no mystery that the unaffiliated voters will be the key to any candidate’s success.
Plans to build a new chemical storage building along Putnam Lake in backcountry Greenwich will remain on hold until Nov. 10, when a public hearing regarding Aquarion Water Co.’s wetlands compliance at the site is continued. A Planning and Zoning Commission hearing on the matter will also be continued next month.
I always fill so informed after the reading the Greenwich Post !!!!
Greenwich Superintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg in her office at the Havemeyer Building in August. Sternberg has announced her intention to step down at the end of the school year.
(Greenwich Time file photo)
Sternberg to step down file photoSuperintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg will step down as chief administrator of the town's public school system when her contract expires next summer, she said, citing a desire to be "responsive to the interests of the community.
With a Board of Education vote looming next week on whether to renew her contract with the school system, Sternberg said she decided on Monday night to not seek renewal of her employment agreement, which expires June 30, 2009.
"I wanted the district to know sooner rather than later," she said of her decision to announce her resignation prior to the board's vote on Oct. 23.
Sternberg's decision comes nearly two weeks after the board voted to give her a $3,500 salary bonus - out of a potential $15,000 for which she was eligible - based on its evaluation of her management of the district last school year....
....Several school board members described Sternberg's decision Wednesday night as a surprise, and said the superintendent had not faced internal pressure from individual members to step down....
..."This was her own decision," said Board Chairwoman Nancy Weissler, who was on the four-person search committee that recommended Sternberg for the position in 2006. The others were current member Steven Anderson and two former members, Ginny Gwynn and Bill Kelly.
Weissler said she will begin selecting members for a new search committee to find Sternberg's successor following the body's Oct. 23 meeting.....
...Alex Capozza, a vice president of the Hamilton Avenue School PTA Executive Board, said Sternberg had big shoes to fill in and inherited a number of complex issues.
"She came into very tough territory," Capozza said.
Sternberg's departure, Capozza said, creates an opening for the next superintendent to improve academics across the school district.
COMMENT:
Betty Sternberg seem to have a better sense of the community than the lackluster and out of touch school board and some PTA members.
Betty Sternberg had BIG SHOES to fill?
What does this mean?
Is
Alex
"I Should Put Children Before Board Members And Superintendents"
Capozza
saying that previous superintendent did such a great job that Dr. Betty Sternberg couldn't fill his shoes?
PTA members have been to afraid to confront failed school administrators and board members and this has hurt the progress of Greenwich Students in General and Western Greenwich students in particular.
The Children Should Always Come First.
PTA members should not limit children by telling their families to drink lemonade. PTA should me encouraging and supporting families that want their and every child in town to drink in all that the Greenwich School System.
The PTA members should fight to ensure that every child gets a fair portion, without worrying if a school board chairwoman or some over paid and failed school administrator is going to like them or not.
Our topic today is Betty Sternberg, of course. A scant few days before the Board of Ed was to meet to review her contract, Betty has bailed. The Board raises its hands in professed surprise. "We had no idea," is the gist of their comments.
If so, they are even more mentally challenged than your scribe has previously supposed. Practically since the day she came, Betty has been receiving negative reviews from parents, teachers, and the community at large. These were recently codified in the Harris Survey in which Betty received a failing grade in every single category from every single constituency.
And so she has jumped before she was pushed. And the Board of Education is taken by surprise? Spare me.
The real problem, of course, is that she will continue to be around to plague us and drain our Town treasury dry right up to the middle of next year. Why the Board of Ed doesn't just buy out her contract and give her the boot is one of life's great mysteries. Perhaps they're curious to see just how much more havoc she can wreak before the door finally hits her in the rear end next June 30.
Your scribe predicts that she will do considerably more damage to our already-reeling school system before then. She is like* the pilot of a burning airplane who has no parachute. She is certain to crash and burn. Will she head for an empty field, or, more likely, yet another school full of young children?
She has already all but destroyed Hamilton Avenue, and Glenville School exists in name only. That's two down in two years. But she still has almost a year to go, so she has time to target one more school here in Town.
Will it be New Lebanon? Parkway? North Street? Julian Curtiss? Cos Cob? North Mianus? Dundee? Riverside? Old Greenwich? How about the middle schools? Or perhaps even Greenwich High School itself?
How many more talented faculty members and administrators can she drive away in the next nine months? How many more falling test scores can we expect to see between now and then?
Since Betty is unable to do the honorable thing and just resign immediately, the Board should simply bite the bullet and fire her. By any standards of job performance, she has been and continues to be a miserable failure.
Why should she stay on the job even one more day?
That is a rhetorical question, dear reader. Everyone in Town, with the obvious exception of the Board of Ed, knows the answer. She should not.
*N.B. This is what is known as a simile, a literary device that is not to be confused with objective fact. It is meant to help clarify something to the reader, in this case the gravity of the ever-burgeoning train wreck in our Town's educational system. In no way is it meant to suggest that Betty knows how to pilot an airplane, or even how to steer one.
Breaking News ....
The Clueless Greenwich Citizen And Greenwich Post Have Been Totally Unaware Of Betty Sternberg's Resignation For Two Days, Because They Have Posted Nothing About This News Story.
Maybe the Greenwich Citizen and Greenwich Post are AWOL on the latest Board Of Education story is, because editorially they have repeatedly been strong supporters the failed Sternberg administration.
Greenwich School Children Have Suffered, Because The Greenwich Citizen And The Greenwich Post Have Blindly Supported Dr. Betty Sternberg On Their Editorial Pages.
Obama holds 22 percent lead over McCain In District 4?
By Jeff Morganteen Staff Writer Article Launched: 10/16/2008 02:58:59 PM EDT
A newly released poll of Fourth District voters shows eleven-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Bridgeport, trailing Democratic challenger Jim Himes of Greenwich by 3 percentage points.
The poll, conducted Monday and Tuesday, reports that Himes leads by 48 percent to 45 percent. His 3-point advantage is within the survey's 4-point margin of error, the poll reported.
Earlier this week, SurveyUSA interviewed 660 registered voters from the Fourth District, among which 602 were determined as likely to vote in November.
The poll also asked respondents about the presidential election between U.S. Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz, and Barack Obama, D-Ill. It found that Obama holds a 22 percent lead leading McCain 59 percent to 37 percent.
The SurveyUSA poll results come about a week after Sacred Heart University released data with Shays holding a 10-point lead over Himes. In that poll, however, 29 percent of likely voters were undecided. In the recent SurveyUSA poll, that number dwindled to 3 percent.
COMMENT:
So Who Is Right
Sacred Heart Or SurveyUSA?
Please Note That.....
Chris Shays Is Leading Jim Himes SIX Videos To ONE Video In The Greenwich Citizen Home Page Campgain 2008 Media Player !!!!!
For years, Michelle Johnson said she felt like a wandering woman. "I was stumbling through life unsure of what to do," Johnson told a crowd of several dozen people on hand Thursday night at the YWCA of Greenwich for a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of domestic violence.
Domestic violence incidents are on the rise in Greenwich this year, police said, an issue gaining attention as residents prepare for a candlelight vigil tonight as part of national Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Tipped off by a whistle-blower, the state Department of Environmental Protection has slapped the town of Greenwich with a violation notice for doing what the agency said was unauthorized excavation work in an intertidal wetland at Greenwich Point Park.
The town is looking for a new architect for the $36 million Nathaniel Witherell renovation project after contract discussions with the design firm chosen last summer broke down.
STAMFORD - A Norwalk woman appeared in state Superior Court on Wednesday to face a charge stemming from the February 2007 overdose death of a Greenwich High School student.
Sacred Heart soccer topped by Hopkins in physical battle Keelin Daly/Staff photoOver the last couple of seasons the budding rivalry between Convent of the Sacred Heart and Hopkins soccer programs could be described as a downright physical.
Government should divorce itself from the marriage business. It is time both to honor the words of the founders and recognize that American society has evolved beyond anything they had envisioned.
Staff Writer Article Launched: 10/17/2008 07:14:57 AM EDT
Bill Strain still recalls the day he and several other volunteers from the Round Hill Volunteer Fire Co sat anxiously awaiting the arrival of their first new fire engine.
"The truck got lost on the railroad and the freight office was closed on Saturday," said Strain, a founding member of the department, former chief and current treasurer.
"So some of the boys found it, cut open the freight car and drove out the truck themselves," Strain, 77, recalled with laughter. "It was a 1951 GMC."
Sixty years later, the fire department has progressed from a small station with one engine based in a rented barn to an modern fire house with five fully equipped vehicles, according to current Chief Rick Strain.
I am writing in support of an amendment to the Connecticut Constitution that will be present on the ballot Nov. 4. This amendment, also known as House Joint Resolution 21, would give 17-year-olds the right to vote in primary elections if they will be 18 by Election Day. This resolution was overwhelmingly passed in the Connecticut state House 135-12, in April and thus will be voted upon by the general public.
This amendment is vital for the involvement of young Americans in the political process. It would allow young citizens to get involved in the political process at the earliest point possible, even before they turn 18. That would bring a number of new voters into the political process and continue to force candidates to focus on young voters, the future of the country...
...With a number of extremely competitive and historic races going on in our nation, our state and our town, this amendment could easily be overlooked. I hope it will not be, and am glad to see that it was supported by the three state representatives in town, Lile Gibbons, Dolly Powers and Livvy Floren, who cast affirmative votes.
This is an amendment that Republicans and Democrats alike can agree upon, and I hope all Connecticut voters come together on Election Day to support HJ 21.
Jack Appelbaum Greenwich
The writer is a member of the Greenwich Young Democrats
Scott Frantz will make an excellent state senator, adding his own exceptional talents and personality while maintaining the strong platforms that Sen. Bill Nickerson established...
...These tough times call for a new breed of politician - one who can make the tough decisions, and has the character to command respect and cooperation from those around him.
Greenwich is a place where the lives of all have been enriched through the generosity of its citizens. The partnership of public and private is evident in the Bruce Museum, the YMCA, the YWCA, Binney Park and the Arch Street teen center, to name just some of the jewels that adorn our town.
The proposed Greenwich Center for the Arts is another example of such generosity, with the offer of $35 million of private funds to bring a permanent arts center to Greenwich. The group would do this by renovating the deteriorating Havemeyer Building, once the Board of Education moves to the more appropriate space it seeks......
....It is somewhat encouraging that at a recent meeting, the school board for the first time agreed to consider space off Greenwich Avenue and perhaps away from downtown Greenwich. This should yield more options.
In light of all this, I urge the school board to make a decision. I also hope our fine Board of Selectmen and Representative Town Meeting will be able to facilitate the progress of these projects in an efficient and cost-effective way.
District 7 members of the Representative Town Meeting enthusiastically support Fred Camillo's candidacy for the 151st District....
....Sixteen percent of Greenwich residents are 65 or older, and many of them are living on fixed incomes. Yet Connecticut is one of only a handful of states that does not provide income-tax relief for pension fund payments, Social Security, and/or retirement account distributions. This should be re-evaluated if the state is to retain its older population.....
....live in the 151st District, as we do, will vote on Nov. 4 for John McCain for president, and Christopher Shays for congressman, and for Scott Franz for state senator, and Fred Camillo for 151st District state representative.
Marianne Gattinella Winona Mullis Rob Searle Leslie Tarkington
Bottom: Frances Burge's room at the time of her suicide
To the Editor:
While Greenwich Police hide names, Darien Police ignore a registered sex offenders behavior. The reason, the NEW MEN ON THE FORCE WERE UNAWARE and ARE STILL UNAWARE.
The offender was convicted of molesting boy scouts in 1996, and served some short time b/c he is a veteran
(like that means anything?). He lives almost on the corner of the Boston Post Rd on Rings End Rd. He can be seen quite easily because he is about 250Lbs and has a white beard making him resemble Santa Clause. So, any police officer may pass by his sleazy shack 30 times in one shift.
The problem: He lives across the street from St Luke's Church that has a Pre School. His room has a birds eye view of the playground. He is out there in front of his house while the kids are in the fenced in playground.
THIS GIVES ME THE CREEPS!!!!!!!
Around the corner is an elementary school, Hindly. Kids are everywhere!!!!!
How can this piece of human trash live that close to that many children when he is a registered sex offender??????
Ask the police, and they say "I dunno...maybe he's not offending anymore...duh, huh?" I have never heard of a rehabilitated sex offender. The only way to rehabilitate one is to perform a lobotomy....removing anything else just causes elevated, highly specific rage.
Well, how about informing the parents of these 500 kids that some white bearded perv is lurking about? How about making him move ANYWHERE but near kids playing/walking to and from school?
I saw him hitchhiking the other night......and I wanted to swerve and hit the loser. If I had HIT HIM, would my name be a big mystery???? No way. It doesn't work that way here either!!!!!!! My name would be on the front page.
Check the Sex Offender Registry, triple the # that don't even register, and watch your children, please!!!
The Discerning Darien Dig
COMMENT:
Dear Discerning Darien Dig,
I apologize for not keeping Darien Roundup fully updated.
I have been bit busy as my church celebrates it's 25th anniversary.
There have been and continues to be services at 10 AM and 7 PM each day as well as, dinners and special activities for children.
I have even fallen behind at times here at the flagship site Greenwich Roundup
You make a good point about why some names remain a mystery on Darien and Greenwich Police Blotters.
It is a shame that Greenwich is a town where someone with money and or connections can run over and leave a dead body at the side of the road and walk away from the police uncharged for leaving the scene of a death.
This is wrong and is a corruption in the Greenwich Police Department.
This is how Diana Ross made national headlines when her court mandated punishment was turned into a joke by the Greenwich Police Department.
This corrupt police mentality of giving special treatment to wealthy and connected Greenwich Residents has affected police performance on investigations from Moxley to Kissel.
When the Greenwich Police Department was sent to Martin Frankel, aka David Rosse's rented mansions because one of his sex kittens had committed suicide in middle of his 200 Million Dollar Insurance Fraud.
The Greenwich Police Department were oblivious to evidence of sadomasochistic and group sex, as well as, a paranoid guy sitting in a darkened room with TVs stacked to the ceiling on his lucky folding card table.
The Greenwich Police Department over looked unregistered and unauthorized out of town police officers locking down the two mansion compound.
The Greenwich Police over looked the illegally installed 10 foot high security fence that the paranoid Frankel had installed.
The neighbors were convinced that he was running a brothel — with all of the young women living there, coming and going at all hours, but they could not convince the intimidated Greenwich Police Department to investigate Frankel who was loaded with money.
When Frances Burge was was found hanged on the deck of one of the mansions. The death was ruled a suicide by the Greenwich Police Department and nothing happened until....
....a smoke detector went off because Frankel associates were burning documents in the Fire Place. The Greenwich Fire Department showed up and said .... "What the heck is going on in here?
The Greenwich Fire Department was not intimidated by wealth and officially called the building inspector and the Greenwich Police Department. Soon the place was crawling with Federal Investigators as Frankel fled to Europe.
It is just wrong that some "special" mystery people and their offspring get "preferential" treatment from the Greenwich Police Department.
There are two Greenwich Grandparent's who have buried an exceptionally kind and well liked boy, but to this day the Greenwich Police Department won't tell them who was the 20 Year Old Mystery Driver that ran over and left Joey for dead at the side of the road.
Even Though The 20 Year Old Mystery Driver's Name Is A Matter Of Public Record, An Intimidated Police Chief David Ridberg Wants The Family To Hire An Expensive Attorney To Make Him Release The Public Information.
Joey's Grandparents made a big mistake in buying a house in Greenwich. If they had bought in Stamford or any other town in Connecticut.
The 20 Year Old Mystery Driver Would Have Been Charged For Leaving The Scene Of A Death And His Name Would Have Been Released As A Matter Of Public Record.
A two-car accident blocked traffic in both lanes going eastbound on the Post Road and one lane going westbound at the intersection of Dayton Avenue between Stop & Shop and A&P Fresh Monday, and both drivers were cited with minor charges.
According to police reports, a Buick driven by Roy Aletti, 50, of Harrison, N.Y., traveling westbound on West Putnam Avenue, collided with a BMW driven by Melanie Yildizlar, 40, of 4 Sound Shore Drive, which was turning left out of the Stop & Shop parking lot onto West Putnam Avenue at about 5:50 on Monday evening. The collision forced Ms. Yildizlar’s vehicle partially off the road; it was found straddling the sidewalk and right-hand westbound lane when police arrived.
A passenger in Ms. Yildizlar’s vehicle complained of minor head pain at the scene and was taken to Greenwich Hospital for evaluation.....
The United Way of Greenwich Board of Directors has approved close to $2.2 million in distributions for programs that meet the health and human service needs of the community.
This represents a 5% overall increase from last year. According to United Way President Stuart Adelberg, the money will be raised throughout the United Way’s 2008-09 community-wide fund-raising campaign that began in September.
Police Officer Joseph Turscanyi has been named the Greenwich Police Department’s Officer of the Month for September after his role in catching a burglary suspect.According to the department,
Officer Turscanyi was on a routine patrol and was checking 1 Stallion Trails because of past reports of trespassers on the property, when he saw a car parked near the side of the house occupied by a woman in the driver’s seat.
The woman told him she had driven someone to the property because he wanted to pick up his belongings, which were inside the house. Officer Turscanyi told headquarters and waited for backup units to arrive at the scene. He learned the man tried to flee the scene when he saw the police officer there because the man left a message on the woman’s cell phone. Through this means he was able to contact the man and convince him to surrender.....
First Selectman Peter Tesei is looking for qualified volunteer candidateo serve on a new Energy Management Team. The team is being put together following the unanimous adoption of an energy resolution presented to the Bod of Selectmen by the Environmental Action Task Force.
Te Department of Motor Vehicles bus that comes to Town Hall monthly for license renewal will not be returning to town until further notice.
The First Selectman's office was informed of the news today by the Department of Motor Vehicles. October was the last visit. For information about the DMV, visit CT.gov/dmv.
Ashleigh Singer, 23, of 51 Forest Ave., Riverside and Bridget Palazzo, 22, of 27 Richmond Drive, Old Greenwich were arrested Oct. 12 and charged with third degree burglary and criminal attempt at second degree larceny.
According to police, a witness described to officers a vehicle that had left the scene of a burglary and when it was discovered and pulled over Singer and Palazzo were found inside.
Police said Palazzo and Singer took things from a residence and stashed them in bags before they were interrupted by someone arriving at the scene. Singer was released on a $10,000 surety bond and Palazzo was released on a $5,000 surety bond. They are both due in court Oct. 20.
BREACH OF PEACE
Deron Cooper, 26, of Port Chester, N.Y. was arrested Oct. 13 and charged with breach of peace. Police had responded to the children’s playground on Museum Drive on the report of a fight. According to police, the investigation and discussion with witnesses revealed Cooper had come to the park to confront another person there selling ice cream, about a previous fight in Port Chester.
Police said Cooper yelled and cursed at the person before pushing him and then taking a swing. The two had been separated before police arrived. Cooper was released on a $100 cash bond and is due in court Oct. 20.
From The Out The Out Town And Corporately Owned Hearst Newspaper's Greenwich Time:
Temple Sholom celebrates Sukkot The palm frond represents the spine, the myrtle and willow branches are the eyes and mouth, while the citron fruit - etrog in Hebrew - symbolizes the heart.
If Mark Diamond is to become the first Democrat to represent Greenwich in the state Senate since 1940, he will have do it without any taxpayer funding.
The Byram River flowed low and quiet under the Comly Avenue Bridge Tuesday, belying the surges it's capable of, as First Selectman Peter Tesei announced from its banks a $35,000 grant to install a flood monitoring gauge there.
Baseball, dogs and the economy dominated chats Fred Camillo had with his constituents during a recent evening campaigning door-to-door in the Cognewaugh Road section of town, as part of his bid for the 151st District seat at the state House.
The candidate isn't photogenic, but his dog is. "I tell that to everyone," Ed Krumeich, 58, said last week, before door-to-door campaigning in Riverside, part of the 151st District he seeks to represent at the state House next term.
Ashleigh Singer, 23, of 51 Forest Ave., and Bridget Palazzo, 22, of 27 Richmond Drive, were arrested and charged with third-degree burglary and second-degree larceny after police said they burglarized a relative's home on Oakley Lane on Sunday night, police said.
The burglary was interrupted by the arriving relative, police said. The arrest came after detectives stopped a vehicle that was seen by a witness leaving the scene, police said.
Singer was released on a $10,000 bond and Palazzo was released on a $5,000 bond, according to police. Both woman are scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Monday.
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Deron Cooper, 27, of 61 Poningo St., Port Chester, N.Y., was arrested and charged with breach of peace following an altercation at a playground at 2 Museum Drive on Monday afternoon, police said.
Cooper went to the park to confront another "mystery" man, who was selling ice cream, regarding a previous altercation the two had in Port Chester, police said. Police said Cooper pushed the man and took a swing at him. The two were separated before police arrived, according to police.
Cooper was released on a $100 bond and is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Monday.
Hilda Munoz, 60, of Bertolf Road, was arrested Saturday night and charged with breach of peace following a dispute with a "mystery" neighbor, police said.
Police responded and talked with a victim, who said Munoz approached her on the road and began yelling and waving her fists in the air, according to the police report.
The "mystery" neighbor told police it has been an ongoing problem for approximately three years, police said.
Munoz was issued a misdemeanor summons and was released on a promise to appear, police said. She is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Oct. 20.
... for Charity & Education's 17th annual Benefit Dinner at a black tie gala Oct. 23, at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich. Brokaw became the moderator on "Meet the Press" in June. He will hold this position through the 2008 presidential election. He ...
GREENWICH, Conn.- North Castle Partners today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell Enzymatic Therapy, Inc., a leader in the natural medicine and nutritional ...
... the day Coleman went to authorities. The suit filed Aug. 14 in New York federal district court by Acorn Capitol, a Greenwich, Conn. hedge fund, said Petters failed to make a $10 million loan payment on Aug. 1 of this year. Because of that default, ...
... particular meeting with the woman, Shays recalled how hours later he had to attenda fund-raising polo match in Greenwich and how he felt guilty about it -- until he realized that the event was raising money for people afflicted with HIV and AIDS. ...
... stars are licking their wounds this year. Last week, Tontine Partners, a formerly $10 billion hedge fund based in Greenwich, Conn., told investors it had lost 65% of their money. Tontine's manager, Jeffrey Gendell, made Forbes' list of richest ...
... line up to get out of these funds as well as record outflows from equity mutual funds,'' Jeffrey Gendell, who runs Greenwich, Connecticut-based Tontine Associates LLC, wrote in an Oct. 1 letter to clients. ``I am not a nervous person by nature, but ...
GREENWICH, Conn Below is a statement from Heidi Paul, Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Nestle Waters North America in reaction to claims made in a report issued today by the ...
... incorrect. NestlA Waters Canada, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NestlA Waters North America, based on Greenwich, Connecticut, manufactures and distributes bottled water exclusively. This company, British Columbiaa TMs largest bottled water ...
... coming our way as far as the economy is concerned," said Steve Goldman, market strategist at Weeden & Co in Greenwich, Connecticut. "Techs are cyclicals and have heavy exposure overseas, and the global economy is feeling a greater brunt of the ...
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The Daily Spurgeon By the word of thy lips - “By the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.” He had kept the highway of Scripture, and not chosen the bye-paths of malice. ...
Please Take A Look At This Video And Tell Me That This Is Not The Funnest Church In Greenwich:
In this "HIDDEN VIDEO" shot from the"sound booth window", Michael Morris messes with unsuspecting Harvest Timers just trying to eat their ice cream sundaes and drink their coffee! :)
Who Are These Mystery People That Police Are Arresting
To the Darien/Greenwich Roundup Editor:
FINALLY, an alternative to the Darien Times, which is as incompentent as the Greenwich Post and the New Canaan Advertiser.....need I blog on???
In Darien, we receive the Darien Times for free. I think. I don't believe I pay for it, because why would I??? It is as one sided and biased as the rest of the Hersham Acorn-assed teany weeny itty bitty town papers.
Our police blotter may as well be called the" invisable blotter" because no names are ever listed for anything unless the crook is from out of town. For example, a resident man, age 42 ,was arrested for beating his pregnant girlfriend with a tennis racquet.....It happened at1:23 AM on the corner of Morningside Drive.
Hmmmm. What a story!! What a deterrant for future tennis racquet attacks on pregnant women. WHERE ARE THE NAMES????
There are reasons for a Police BLOTTER. It can be a warning of sorts, it can be a way to notify the public in case the scene is a familiar occurance" like "hey....I was hit by a tennis racquet too on that VERY street"...or it can be a way to see if our men in blue do anything besides sitting on or w/a radar gun.
Seriously, we need to know about what is safe, who is not, and how crime effects us. If there is an accident, why don't we read THE NAMES?????? It is written on a public. Public means there are no secrets or big mystery stirring!!!!!!!!!!!!
Interestingly, our "fire times" shows more alarm systems activating bc they are also fire alarm combos....meaning more burglaries are attempted, at least.....but in order to know this, you need to know where to look. And then use your own alarm when you go out.
Underage drinking? Name the kids!!!! If they or their family sees their name in print, MAYBE they'd think twice about drinking and driving again. I don't care if the person is 17 or 99....drinking drivers should not be protected. They kill people and it is usually never themselves.
But, that might mean they get kicked off the lacrosse team for breaking a signed "commitment" made pre-season that if they are caught drinking, they are off the team.
They are usually given an award, instead of court date or suspended license.. DARIEN'S MVP Most Very Privileged....and very lucky their daddy posted bail and kept it hush hush.
Oh...I almost forgot. The Darien Times now has two former Greenwich columnists who just add sh!@ to the ever growing pile of Darien's dirt. Joe Pisani and his baby doll/daughter/mentor/mother/sister/maid....whatever she is, Susie "can I borrow a brain cell" Costaregni, aka, "The Dirty Dish Towel". Thanks for adding yours, to our own very large group of talent less columnists.
And hearing PDiddy was in Greenwich makes me want to stay in Darien. I care he watches a scrimmage? No offense, but I find it hard to believe any stars go to Greenwich. Because, at the same time, they are on the cover of Star in the Bahamas. Thats plagiarism or just plain made up crap, Suzzzzzzz. Get lost. Go to college.
I like this Darien/Greenwich Round UP. Giddy Up Readers!!!!!!!!! Oh this is the place to be.....
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