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Sunday, September 12, 2010

09/12/10 GREENWICH BRIEFING: Polo and the POTUS: Obama invades McMahon's neighborhood for Democratic fundraiser

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A real estate prospector who once threw a major fundraiser for Joe Lieberman when he was the vice presidential nominee and who lives in the same gated enclave as GOP Senate contender Linda McMahon is hosting President Barack Obama .
The Rev. Simeon P. Stefanidakis, the minister of the Albertson Memorial Church of Spiritualism in Old Greenwich, faces federal child pornography charges.
A large swastika was left on Guilford Lane in western Greenwich late Friday, part of an evening of havoc on a quiet subdivision that included ringing doorbells and setting off a couple of homemade explosive devices, residents say.
The two major party candidates for governor differ on the death penalty and marijuana laws but agree that changes are needed to reduce the strain and expense of housing the state's more than 18,000 prison inmates.
John Zmarzlak, 77, of Byram, posed by the oak tree at right that hangs over Western Junior Highway, opposite Henry Street, Byram, Friday afternoon, Sept.
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The hotel is in the Saint-Germain-des-Pres neighborhood of Paris and will continue to be managed by Groupe Concorde, a separate Starwood affiliate, "for the foreseeable future," according to Starwood.
As dozens of people shuffled into the Armstrong Court Community Organic Garden on Saturday night for its first live concert, resident Neumecio Villagomez beamed over his thriving tomato and peppers plants.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

09/11/10 Linda McMahon Statement On The Anniversary Of The 9/11 Attacks

Linda McMahon Statement On The Anniversary Of The 9/11 Attacks

West Hartford, Conn., September 11, 2010 – U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon issued the following statement in remembrance of the tragic September 11, 2001 attacks:

“We all remember where we were on September 11, 2001, and I am also confronted with the memory of where I was not. I had a meeting scheduled at Cantor Fitzgerald, but it was rescheduled a few days before the attack. Like so many other Americans, I was stunned by the tragedy we witnessed in the attacks but inspired by the way we came together.

“Nine years ago today, our country was in shock as the twin towers fell, part of the Pentagon had been turned to rubble, and a Pennsylvania field became the resting place for heroes on a plane bound for yet another target. We didn’t see our nation consumed with fear, but we instead united as a community. Our first responders saved countless lives as many gave their own, and our troops, sent to a new theater soon after the attacks, continue to sacrifice as they face the threat of radicals who resent our freedoms.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with those lost that day, as well as their families whose lives changed forever. We give our deepest thanks to the men and women who guard our country from terror, and we are reminded to remain vigilant as we protect our freedoms that remain at risk.”

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09/11/10 Tom Foley's Statement on the Ninth Anniversary of September 11, 2001

Tom Foley for Governor

Tom Foley’s Statement on the Ninth Anniversary of September 11, 2001
“On September 11, 2001, we suffered a heinous terrorist attack on our nation. On the ninth anniversary of that unforgettable day, we proudly honor the innocent civilians who perished. We come together to remember how the worst in humanity brought out the best in humanity. We pay tribute to the bravery of the passengers of United flight 93, to the firefighters, police, rescue workers, and regular citizens who ran towards the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, many sacrificing their own lives to save others. Once again, we renew our pledge to never forget.”



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09/11/10 In Memory of Those Lost On 9/11

Friends,

It's a beautiful, crisp fall day in Connecticut, eerily reminiscent of that day nine years ago when nearly 3,000 of our brothers and sisters perished in shocking attacks.

I was in lower Manhattan that day, and will never forget the scenes of ash, debris, fluttering papers, and shocked first responders realizing how many of their colleagues had been swallowed in the collapse of the towers.

I also remember the questions. That night, as I walked through the ankle-deep debris, making my way north, the questions came in a torrent. How could this have happened? Why would someone do this? Why did some perish while we survived? How could a powerful and benevolent God allow such a thing to occur to people guilty of nothing but showing up to earn their daily bread?

There are no adequate answers to those questions. There is rarely meaning in the brutality that the evil visit on the innocent. But I'm convinced that we can extract some meaning from that horrible day.

First, we can acknowledge, remember, and support those who put on uniforms every day to protect us from tragedy. The blue uniforms of our police, firefighters, and first responders and the uniforms of our warriors engaged in harm's way bespeak the promise that their wearers
make to us to substitute their lives for ours. That imposes on the rest of us a debt we cannot hope to repay.

Second, we can and should recall the unity we felt that day. Stripped of all certainty, every one of us sought connection, community, and perhaps the grace of the Divine. Men and women risked their lives to save perfect strangers, neighbors came together to feed people, give
them shelter, help them mourn. People held vigils and organized volunteer efforts around the country, praying and weeping for those they had never--and would never--meet.

I hope that as we look back today, we also look forward, recalling that sense of common purpose in order to renew our commitment to the fundamental values that define us and that unite us in a way more fundamental than any of our circumstances, creeds, or characteristics
divide us.

I hope you will consider taking part in one of the memorial events today in New York City, Connecticut, or elsewhere. Share your story with friends and family or via Twitter (mark your message with #on911). Find a local service project or participate in this second 9/11 National Day of Service by visiting http://www.911dayofservice.org/.

All my best,
Jim


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09/11/10 GREENWICH BRIEFING: Connecticut condos battered, but see light

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From the September issue: Connecticut may be known as the land of steady habits, but Fairfield County's condo market might be more accurately called the home of the fire sale....
... Metro-North line, from emerging downtown markets in Stamford and Bridgeport to the established affluent suburbs of Greenwich. To move properties, some developers have turned to auctions and eaten huge losses, while others are offering incentives to ...
Ridgefield One meets IT needs (Connecticut Post)
David Marceau and mother Cheryl Marceau of Ridgefield One, a new IT and creative staffing agency, photographed Thursday, Sept....
.....Gartner Inc. in Stamford, Exploria software in Hartford, Flexi software in Shelton, and NYPPEX Holdings in Greenwich. "What makes IT placement firms really different is fully comprehending what the request is from the company, and understanding what ...
Brita Darany von Regensburg is the founder of Friends of Autistic People, a Greenwich based nonprofit organization that is working to create opportunities for adults with autism....
Canada's biggest marketer of imported and domestic frozen vegetables and fruits has a new majority owner....
... domestic frozen vegetables and fruits has a new majority owner. Catterton Partners, a private equity firm out of Greenwich, Conn., on Wednesday confirmed it's bought controlling interest in Montreal-based Alasko Foods for an undisclosed sum. Alasko ...
The New York Post said the bidder has haggled the price down to "$55 million or less." The 40-acre spread features a 26-room mansion, two guest cottages, an indoor pool, and outdoor pool and more, the Post said.
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This Weeks Top Story....

Who's Watching The Russian Geeks In The Basement Of Greenwich Town Hall That Are In Charge Of The Town's Computer Servers?

A tech support employee for the town is being accused by his own union of using his work computer to pen sordid tales of nymphomania, food fetishes and body piercing for several erotica websites co-workers said he runs....
....Boris Hutorin, the town's information technology director, acknowledged that the employee's writings are the subject of a human resources probe.

"I don't want to comment on this. It's under investigation," Hutorin said.

Asked whether he stood by the employee in question, who those with knowledge of the matter reported has worked for the town for one to two years, Hutorin said, "I don't want to see any employees who work for me be in violation of any rules and regulations."....

.....Written entirely in Russian, the website contains the images of a woman bent over in garter belts and stockings in the rain under an umbrella, a second covered in red paint and third sucking on a strategically placed lollipop.

Accompanying many of the photos were erotica narratives, including an adult version of "Little Red Riding Hood," mentioning her grandmother and a wolf.

"He, without hesitation, also got under the blanket to Pashechke and Grandmother, hoping for a quick Menage de trois," read one passage entered in Google Translate.

A link to a bizarre Vladimir Putin tribute page showing the Russian prime minister feeding a goat in its stall, swimming with dolphins and holding a fish was also on the website......

Friday, September 10, 2010

09/10/10 The Webster Treats Ice Cream Truck is back on a roll...

Thank you for spreading the word about Webster Treats to your readers over the summer. We have sweet news, we're doing it again the truck is running now through October 11th. Below is the date relevant to your area in case you'd like to update your audience:

10/6 at the Webster Bank branch open house event
11am-12pm 1959 Summer St., Stamford

There are two ways to keep tabs on the Treats:


~Live updates on Twitter: @WebsterTreats
~Get the full stop schedule on our website: http://bit.ly/WebsterTreatsTruck

For fun, you can also check-in to the "Webster Treats Truck" on Foursquare.

Thanks again,

Melonie
On behalf of the Webster Treats

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09/10/10 Just Books Author Events for September & October

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JUST BOOKS AUTHOR EVENTS THIS FALL!!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 11:00 AM
GALE STEVES
RIGHT SIZING YOUR HOME: HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOUSE FIT YOUR LIFESTYLE

Right Sizing
Just Books
28 Arcadia Road, Old Greenwich, CT
Book Signing; Free and Open to the Public

Just Books is pleased to welcome Gale Steves, former editor of Home magazine, and an established authority on everything to do with the home, as she introduces her newest book, Right-Sizing Your Home: How to Make Your House Fit Your Lifestyle (Northwest Arm Press, $21.95). Gale Steves shows how to make sense of those spaces rarely used and no longer suited to the way we live today. Unlike most home design books, each chapter in this beautifully illustrated book centers on a function in the home--such as bathing, relaxing, or eating--and helps readers assess their individual style and approach to each. Steves takes them through the entire process of Right-Sizing: providing worksheets to examine the uses and requirements of space, dimension guides to illustrate different spatial arrangements within rooms, the right way to measure, how to create a floor plan, and even a clever use for old grocery bags. Additionally, there are tons of inspiring ideas, hundreds of products that can help readers Right-Size on any budget, and a comprehensive list of resources making it easy to find everything featured in the book--everything needed "to make your house fit your lifestyle." The National Association of Home Builders has recognized Steves' outstanding contribution to the building and remodeling field with a Certificate of Merit. She is listed in Who's Who of American Women and was most recently inducted into the YWCA's Academy of Women Achievers. Steves' consumer magazine experience includes key editorial positions at Ladies Home Journal, American Home, and Woman's Day, among others. She is also the author of several books, including Weekend Cooking and Home Magazine's Best Little Houses.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 7:00 PM
SARAH DARER LITTMAN
LIFE, AFTER
Life, After
LAUNCH PARTY @ Arcadia Cafe
20 Arcadia Road, Old Greenwich, CT

Launch Party; Free and Open to the Public

Just Books is pleased to welcome award-winning teen and tween author Sarah Darer Littman, a Greenwich resident, as she introduces her third novel for teens Life, After (Scholastic Press; $17.99). After a terrorist attack kills Dani's aunt and unborn cousin, life in Argentina - private school, a boyfriend, a loving family - crumbles quickly. In order to escape a country that is sinking under their feet, Dani and her family move to the United States. It's supposed to be a fresh start, but when you're living in a cramped apartment and going to high school where all the classes are in another language, and not everyone is friendly, life in America is not all it's cracked up to be. Dani misses her old friends, her life, "Before." But then Dani meets a boy named Jon, who isn't like all the other students. Through him, she becomes friends with Jessica, one of the popular girls, who is harboring a secret of her own. And then there's Brian, the boy who makes Dani's pulse race. In her new life, the one "After," Dani learns how to heal and forgive. She finds the courage to say goodbye and allows herself to love and be loved again. Sarah Darer Littman's widely praised first novel for middle grade readers, Confessions of a Closet Catholic, won the 2006 Sydney Taylor Book Award. She is also the author of Purge. Sarah lives in Connecticut with her two children.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 5:00 PM
JOHN LAURENCE BUSCH
STEAM COFFIN: CAPTAIN MOSES ROGERS AND THE STEAMSHIP SAVANNAH BREAK THE BARRIER

Norwalk Boat Show

Norwalk Cove Marina, Norwalk, CT
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Historian and author John Laurence Busch will present "How Did We Get from Steamboats to Steamships" at the Norwalk Boat Show, Friday, September 24, at 5:00 p.m. John Laurence Busch will attempt to re-calibrate your mind before showing why the proposition of making the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on a "steamship" was met with a mixture of skepticism and fear. Visit the Norwalk Boat Show website www.boatshownorwalk.com for ticket information and information on the Norwalk Boat Show.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 12:00- 3:00 PM
DOUGLAS GLADSTONE
A BITTER CUP OF COFFEE: HOW MLB AND THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION THREW 874 RETIREES A CURVE
A Bitter Cup of Coffee
Just Books
28 Arcadia Road, Old Greenwich, CT
Free and Open to the Public

Just Books is pleased to welcome journalist and author Douglas Gladstone as he introduces his first book A Bitter Cup of Coffee: How MLB and the Players Association Threw 874 Retirees a Curve (Word Association, $18). This painstakingly researched book by Gladstone examines the plight of 874 Major League Baseball players who played between 1947 and 1979, all with brief trials in the majors, careers figuratively just long enough to drink a cup of coffee. Since 1980, Major League Baseball players have needed one day of service credit for health benefits and 43 days of service credit to be eligible for a retirement allowance, but those former ballplayers who played during the 1947-1979 seasons were not included retroactively in the amended vesting requirement, and so receive no pensions for the time they gave to our national pastime. These men, the author suggests, have gulped bitter cups of coffee. In his careful examination of this issue, which includes many interviews with former players and some poignant stories of their plight, Gladstone asks his readers to examine our national relationship to sports and its heroes, as well as our relationships with those who precede us in the game of life. A lifelong baseball fan, Douglas Gladstone is a journalist by training, whose published articles have appeared in the Chicago Sun Times, Baseball Digest and the San Diego Jewish World, among others.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 12:00-2:00 PM

COLMAN ANDREWS
FERRAN: THE INSIDE STORY OF EL BULLI AND
THE MAN WHO REINVENTED FOOD

Ferran
Just Books
28 Arcadia Road, Old Greenwich, CT
Book Signing; Free and Open to the Public

Just Books is thrilled to welcome Colman Andrews, a Greenwich resident and acclaimed cookbook author and co-founder and former editor-in-chief of Saveur, as he introduces his latest novel, Ferran: The Inside Story of El Bulli and the Man Who Reinvented Food (Gotham, October 5, 2010; $28). No other chef in history has been interviewed, written about, and parsed more than Ferran Adrià. And perhaps no other chef has given of his philosophy, recipes and revolutionary techniques as freely. Award-winning food writer Coleman Andrews was given two years of unrestricted access to Adrià's El Bulli kitchen, dining room, Barcelona workshop, family friends and associates. The result is a defining and revealing portrait of the chef in a historical and culinary context that addresses both his genius and the salient criticisms leveled against him. FERRAN demystifies, exalts, and thoroughly examines the man known as "the greatest chef in the world." The El Bulli restaurant is located in the Catalan coastal hamlet of Cala Montjoi, near Spain's boarder with France. Each year, 8,000 lucky dinners from around the world are able to eat at the restaurant - another 1 million are turned away from the 30-course revolutionary experience. Dinner at the restaurant, with its year-plus wait list, is arguably the toughest reservation in the world to score. Coleman Andrews was the cofounder and a former editor in chief of Saveur, and is the author of four acclaimed cookbooks, including Catalan Cuisine, which introduced the now-trendy cooking of Catalonia, Ferran Adrià's home region, to American food-lovers. The recipient of numerous honors (including six James Beard Foundation awards), he was most recently the restaurant columnist for Gourmet. He divides his time between New York City and Connecticut.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 7:00 PM
COLMAN ANDREWS
FERRAN: THE INSIDE STORY OF EL BULLI AND
THE MAN WHO REINVENTED FOOD

Right Sizing
A Greenwich Library & Just Books Event
Greenwich Library
101 W. Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT
Author Talk & Book Signing;
www.greenwichlibrary.org · Free and Open to the Public

The Greenwich Library and Just Books are thrilled to welcome Colman Andrews, a Greenwich resident and acclaimed cookbook author and co-founder and former editor-in-chief of Saveur, as he discusses and signs copies of his latest novel, Ferran: The Inside Story of El Bulli and the Man Who Reinvented Food (Gotham, October 5, 2010; $28). No other chef in history has been interviewed, written about, and parsed more than Ferran Adrià. And perhaps no other chef has given of his philosophy, recipes and revolutionary techniques as freely. Award-winning food writer Coleman Andrews was given two years of unrestricted access to Adrià's El Bulli kitchen, dining room, Barcelona workshop, family friends and associates. The result is a defining and revealing portrait of the chef in a historical and culinary context that addresses both his genius and the salient criticisms leveled against him. FERRAN demystifies, exalts, and thoroughly examines the man known as "the greatest chef in the world." The El Bulli restaurant is located in the Catalan coastal hamlet of Cala Montjoi, near Spain's boarder with France. Each year, 8,000 lucky dinners from around the world are able to eat at the restaurant - another 1 million are turned away from the 30-course revolutionary experience. Dinner at the restaurant, with its year-plus wait list, is arguably the toughest reservation in the world to score. Coleman Andrews was the cofounder and a former editor in chief of Saveur, and is the author of four acclaimed cookbooks, including Catalan Cuisine, which introduced the now-trendy cooking of Catalonia, Ferran Adrià's home region, to American food-lovers. The recipient of numerous honors (including six James Beard Foundation awards), he was most recently the restaurant columnist for Gourmet. He divides his time between New York City and Connecticut.
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Family Centers Hosts HOPE Floats Oct. 23

Hello:

Attached is a press release announcing a family fun day that Family Centers is hosting at Tilley Pond in Darien on Oct. 23. The event is called HOPE Floats, and allows families to build and decorate small wooden boats and launch them in the pond. Pizza will also be served.

While all sales of the boats benefits Family Centers’ bereavement and critical illness programs, the idea of the event is to get families from all over Fairfield County together for a fun fall afternoon.

If you can find room in an upcoming edition, I’d appreciate it.


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Photo: Kids test out their HOPE Floats boats during a recent trip to Tilley Pond.

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Family Centers to Host ‘HOPE Floats’ Family Fun Event at Tilley Pond Oct. 23

Darien, Conn. (Sept. 10, 2010) – Sailing season might be over by the time fall rolls around, but Darien’s Tilley Pond will be filled with dozens of tiny wooden boats on Oct. 23 as part of a community-wide gathering hosted by Family Centers.

Called HOPE Floats, the family-orientated event allows children of all ages and their families to build and decorate small, easy-to-construct sailboats. Glue, markers and other art supplies will be available to help children personalize their boats. Those wishing to remember a loved one who has died are encouraged to write that person’s name on the boat’s sail. Families will be invited to launch the sailboats beginning at 4 p.m.

Sailboat kits are available for $10 on www.familycenters.org or at Family Centers’ offices in Greenwich (40 Arch Street) and Darien (590 Post Road). Kits will also be on sale the day of the event. Those purchasing sailboat kits will be given tickets for free pizza courtesy of The Pizza Truck Company of Bethel. All proceeds will benefit critical illness and bereavement support services offered through Family Centers’ Center for HOPE and The Den for Grieving Kids.

Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization offering education and human services to children, adults and families in Fairfield County. More than 1000 professionals and trained volunteers work together to provide a wide range of responsive, innovative programs. A United Way, Community Fund of Darien and New Canaan Community Foundation partner agency, Family Centers is a member of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies and the Alliance for Children and Families and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The agency is licensed by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health. Visit www.familycenters.org for additional information.

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09/10/10 BREAKING CT NEWS: East Hampton Offers Severance Deal To Town Manager

East Hampton Offers Severance Deal To Town Manager

The town approved a severance offer for embattled Town Manager Jeffery O'Keefe after an executive session Friday morning.

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