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Sunday, September 25, 2011

09/25/11 Greenwich Diva Says Mr. Nunes just made it difficult for us black folks to enter Greenwich jewelry shops

Claudette Lewis-Rothman posted in Greenwich Diva.
Nunes just made it difficult for us black...
Claudette Lewis-Rothman 2:22pm Sep 25
Nunes just made it difficult for us black folks who live in Greenwich to enter this jewelry store....damn!!!
» Two New York residents accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of Rolexes from Lux.
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Two New York residents were charged in connection with a robbery of a Greenwich jewelry store. Polic

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09/25/11 Greenwich Diva Asks,"How drunk was the Greenwich Time editor?"

Claudette Lewis-Rothman posted in Greenwich Diva.
How drunk was the Greenwich Time editor?
Claudette Lewis-Rothman 2:18pm Sep 25
How drunk was the Greenwich Time editor?
» Greenwich Time editor David McCumber arrested for DUI Greenwich Diva: Keeping it "REAL" in Greenwi
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The editor of Greenwich Time was arrested early Saturday morning and charged with driving while unde

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09/25/11 Greenwich High School Teacher Jen Kennelly Wants To Be On The Fairfield Board Of Education Even Though Her School Failed NCLB Standards

Jen Kennelly currently teaches English literature at Greenwich High School and is running for the Fairfield Connecticut Board Of Education.

According to a Kennelly campgain supporter.....

"As a young professional administrator, Jen turned around a parochial school in New York’s “Hell’s Kitchen,” achieving significantly raised academic performance, increasing enrollment, reversing fiscal deficits, creating financial stability and, as coach of the basketball, team turning around a failed program into state champs.
Jen and her husband have three children attending Fairfield public schools and are dedicated to our community with many years serving with PTA activities, co-founding our Board of Education Cultural Diversity Task Force and achieving a gold medal performance as coach of the Stratfield Elementary School’s fifth grade International Odyssey of the Mind Competition."

WOW!!!

If this is all true, maybe we should take Ms. Kennelly out of that Greenwich High School English classroom and fire a very highly paid failed Greenwich High School administrator.

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09/25/11 The Greenwich Topix Message Board - (7 stories) - TOP STORY:Naked Man Exposes Self to Newspaper Delivery Woman

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Greenwich - News September 25, 2011


More Evidence Of The Decline Of The Hearst Corporation And Print Media In America:

First The Greenwich Time Editor David McCumber Is Busted For Drunk Driving In Wilton, CT

And Now ....


Naked Man Exposes Self to Newspaper Delivery Woman

(Patch)
Screaming, a 53-year-old man threw a flower pot at a van in his driveway, which was occupied by another man.....

AOL / PATCH'S OMG PD ALSO REPORTS ....

Want to buy a Rolex? Just don't use a fake credit card and driver's license in Greenwich.

In the second case this month, Greenwich Police busted a New York City man who they say tried to buy a $30,665 Rolex watch at Betteridge Jewelers on Greenwich Avenue. The suspect admitted to police he used a fake license for ID and a fake credit card to buy the pricey timepiece on Sept. 20.

On Sept. 10, a similar incident occurred at the Greenwich Avenue shop, resulting in another NYC man.

(The Daily Greenwich)
Whitby School in Greenwich started off the new year with an all-time high enrollment, a new faculty and a new look.

Light show: Lost car magnets make for an interesting display on car wash light post

(Greenwich Citizen)

It rises like a totem pole from the ground in front of the Old Greenwich Car Wash on East Putnam Ave .

Don't miss Putin' On the Dog Sunday, September 25, 2011

(Examiner)

If you are up for taking a ride on Sunday, September 25, 2011, there is an event in Greenwich, CT worth the trip.

Greenwich Police Foil Robbery Attempt

(Patch)

Greenwich police foiled a robbery attempt of a jewelry store on Greenwich Avenue on Friday afternoon.

FEMA Recovery Center Transitions to New Role

(Patch)

This is a press release from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office. Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced Thursday that seven of the state's eleven FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers will soon be transitioning into Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Outreach Centers at their current locations.


Greenwich Local Sports

Brunswick QB hurt in loss to Taft
(Greenwich Citizen)
Trailing by five in the second quarter, the Brunswick football team was just seeming to get into an offensive rhythm and figure out the Taft defense when the wheels came off in a big way.

Greenwich's Wildest And Craziest Orthodox Jew Is Going With His Ex-Buddhist Wife And Heading Up To The Fastest Growing Church In Town!!!

After Trashing Just About Everyone In Town, Greenwich Roundup Is Signing Off And Headed Up On King Street To Harvest Time Church To Watch Today's Three Sunday Services On The Big Screen TV In The Coffee Bar.

The Miracle On King Street's First Service Starts At 8;30 AM And Greenwich Roundup Is Going To Be Serving Hot Food Later In The Day.

The Best Kept Secret In Greenwich Is Right Where Bedford Road Meets King Street. Just North Of The Westchester County Airport. All Are Welcome To Come Watch This Dynamic Church Break Ground On The New 1,000 Seat Sanctuary That Will Be The Biggest Auditorium In The Town Of Greenwich Connecticut.

09/25/11 OMG PD and not much more from Greenwich Patch


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A Greenwich Avenue jewelry store is robbed of Rolex watches. Suspects apprehended.

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Adopt-A-Dog, a non-profit organization based in Greenwich will offer a chance to meet some friendly dogs, have fun, and help raise …

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36th Annual Norwalk Boat Show

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09/25/11 Greenwich's Whitby Starts School Year on a High And More News In The Daily Greenwich

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Greenwich's Whitby Starts School Year on a High
by Anna Helhoski | 09/25/11

GREENWICH, Conn. – Whitby School in Greenwich started off the new year with an all-time high enrollment, a new faculty and ...

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Norwalk Celebrates End of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
by Richard Weizel | 09/25/11

NORWALK, Conn. – When 22-year-old Anthony Grecco returns next month to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., where he was discharged from a ...

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Two Charged in Greenwich Jewelry Store Robbery
by Anna Helhoski | 09/24/11

GREENWICH, Conn. – A Brooklyn, N.Y., man was arrested Friday and charged with robbing a Greenwich Avenue jewelry store, police said. ...

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Greenwich Group Serves Up Autumn Harvest Supper
by Anna Helhoski | 09/24/11

GREENWICH, Conn. – Celebrate the fall season with the Greenwich Historical Society at its second annual Autumn Harvest ...

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Fairfield County 'Toughest Place to Find a Job'
by Richard Weizel | 09/24/11

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – There's even more bad news for anyone without a job in Fairfield County. It's tougher to find a job in the ...

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09/25/11 The Raw Overnight Greenwich News Feed

  1. Greenwich's Whitby Starts School Year on a HighRead the original story w/Photo

    The Daily Greenwich

    Whitby School in Greenwich started off the new year with an all-time high enrollment, a new faculty and a new look.

  2. Greenwich to host fundraiser for CT House speaker's congressional bidRead the original storyw/Photo

    Connecticut Post

    Connecticut's Democratic House Speaker Chris Donovan, viewed by a number of people in his party as the heir apparent to Chris Murphy in the 5th Congressional District, is programming Greenwich into his fundraising GPS.

  3. OBITUARY Former Golf Standout Dies in N.Y. AttacksRead the original story

    The Hoya

    ... should be," Mustion said. "He had so much love for the program and for its future." Galvin, 32, was a native of Greenwich, Conn. During his high-school career, he captained the Greenwich High Golf Team and was named All-State and All-County ...

  4. Norwalk improves to 2-0 for first time since 1999 with win over StamfordRead the original story

    Norwalk Citizen News

    Ireland based his message off last season, when the Bears followed up a stunning opening win over Greenwich with three straight blowout losses, in which they were outscored by a total of 98 points.

  5. Light show: Lost car magnets make for an interesting display on car wash light postRead the original story

    Greenwich Citizen

    It rises like a totem pole from the ground in front of the Old Greenwich Car Wash on East Putnam Ave .

  6. State to hear GHS neighbor's FOI complaint against townRead the original story w/Photo

    Connecticut Post

    The state Freedom of Information Commission will conduct a hearing Tuesday based on complaints by a neighbor of Greenwich High School that the town has refused to provide documents he has requested related to the construction of a new auditorium on the campus, and held secret meetings before funding for the project was approved.

  7. Don't miss Puttin' On the Dog Sunday, September 25, 2011Read the original story

    Examiner.com

    If you are up for taking a ride on Sunday, September 25, 2011, there is an event inGreenwich, CT worth the trip.

  8. Greenwich Police Foil Robbery AttemptRead the original story

    Patch.com

    Greenwich police foiled a robbery attempt of a jewelry store on Greenwich Avenue on Friday afternoon.

  9. 'Make a night of it' at Red Lulu in SoNoRead the original story

    Norwalk Citizen News

    ... Red Lulu is the younger sister of Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar, which Pennette opened in the Byram section of Greenwich about a year ago. It became an instant success. Although Pennette, as the owner of cb5 Restaurant Group, has opened 130 ...

  10. Retroweek: A look back on Greenwich newsRead the original story

    Connecticut Post

    "I'm very apt to do something that my father's generation had a great amount of trouble doing, and that is telling your children honestly when you have failed and to be able to say they were sorry." Ian Cron, an adjunct pastor and curator of Christ Church Greenwich's Conversations on Courage and Faith discussions, on his new book, "Jesus, My ...

  11. Greenwich Crushes Bassick, 49-8Read the original story

    Patch.com

    Greenwich put away Friday's contest against overmatched Bassick early. The Cardinals erupted for 28 points in the first quarter en route to a 49-8 victory over the Lions for their second win of the young season.

  12. Gayle Killilea and her husband Sean Dunne in the back of their Lexus, 2008Read the original story

    Independent.ie

    ... Killilea. When they moved with their three young children to the exclusive billionaire's enclave of Belle Haven in Greenwich, Connecticut , late last year, it was Killilea, not Dunne, who purchased a $2m house. She also delved into property ...

  13. Greenwich Songwriter Stays Connected to CommunityRead the original story

    The Daily Greenwich

    GREENWICH, Conn. - If you shop at the Old Greenwich Farmers' Market, you may have seen songwriter and Greenwich native Jesse Terry strumming his guitar and singing.

  14. Greenwich Group Serves Up Autumn Harvest SupperRead the original story w/Photo

    The Daily Greenwich

    ... Barricelli, the popular host of "Everyday Baking" and owner of SoNo CafA .?? There will also be live music by Greenwich natives Ed Wright and Bill Nollman, aka Mojo. The event once again takes place against the beautiful backdrop of the ...

  15. Packers locker-room tour may be only dividend new shares offerRead the original story

    News Times

    Nicholas Bertha, an officer of Fieldpoint Private Bank & Trust in Greenwich, Conn.

  16. Greenwich routs BassickRead the original story

    Yesterday | Greenwich Citizen

    The Greenwich High School football team scored 28 unanswered first-quarter points and never looked back in posting a one-sided 49-8 win over Bassick Friday night at rainy Cardinal Stadium.

  17. Greenwich under a flood watchRead the original story w/Photo

    News Times

    ... fall in certain parts of Connecticut, the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the entire state. Greenwich will see between 1 1/2 and 3 inches of rain over the next day or so, according to John Murray, meteorologist with the NWS. ...

  18. Darien man charged in alleged prostitution bustRead the original story

    Darien News-Review

    ... patronizing a prostitute. Police identified them as Miguel Triay , 40, of Darien, and Patsy Calvello, Jr., 67, of Greenwich. The massage parlor, called La Rue Estetique Spa, was at 2700 Summer St. An investigation into activities there began six ...

  19. NYC Investor Jones Recalls Memphis RootsRead the original story w/Photo

    The Daily News

    ... of that very nurturing environment with the secular environment in which my children are being brought up in Greenwich, Connecticut. Hopefully I can fill in as a parent where many of the institutions have failed in my children's lives. "Like anyone ...

  20. 'Class Warfare' - An Educating Read on the School SystemRead the original story

    Patch.com

    ... far more heat than light in public discourse. Our latest superintendent, Mr. Freund, quit because two of the eight Greenwich school board members questioned his devotion to, and spending our money on, the Baccalaureate Program. Further ructions ...

09/25/10 Bill Effos Sues First Selectman Peter Tesei And The Other Selectmen Over Greenwich High School PCB Documents


The Town Of Greenwich Is Simply Flouting The Law When It Comes To Disclosing Information About The Dangerous PCB Contamination At Greenwich High School

The state Freedom of Information Commission will conduct a hearing Tuesday based on complaints by Bill Effros a neighbor of the contaminated Greenwich High School site.

Mr. Effros says that the town has refused to provide documents he has requested related to the construction of a new auditorium on the campus, and held secret meetings before funding for the project was approved.

Mr. Effros, whose property on Old Church Road abuts the high school, has made requests under the Freedom of Information Act for documents, including federal state and local permits, site plans and meeting minutes for the $29 million project, known as MISA.

Mr. Effros says he has not received any documents from the Town of Greenwich, nor has he received notice by mail of initial review of the project by various town agencies, which he said is required because he is an abutting neighbor.

In another complaint to the commission, Effros says a March meeting between First Selectman Peter Tesei and Board of Estimate and Taxation Chairman Stephen Walko about MISA considered a secret meeting, in violation of FOI laws.

The meeting was prior to the finance board's approval of a $17 million appropriation for MISA.

Mr. Tesei, who is considered an ex officio member of the BET, claims his meeting with Walko, a fellow Republican, should be considered a party caucus.

Prior to the March 31 BET meeting, the First Selectman Peter Tesei brokered a deal with the members of his party on the finance board to delay construction on a new $24.1 million central fire station until the 2014 fiscal year and spread the cost of the MISA project over two years.

In particular, Effros has repeatedly stated that because GHS and its athletic fields were constructed on swampland, the school district must secure permits with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies under the federal Clean Water Act, but it has not produced evidence of those permits.

The high school was constructed and the swamp filled in the late 1960s, Chambers said, and the property is no longer considered wetlands. The main regulations currently in effect under the Clean Water Act, which governs water pollution, are based on amendments made in 1972.

First Selectman Peter Tesei and other town officials argue that Mr. Effos is applying federal, state and local mandates that were added long after the high school was constructed and claim that the permits issued have been done correctly.

Greenwich Town Attorney John Wayne Fox claims that the town has all required permits.

Effros said he is willing to take his case to court, and that his FOI requests and the hearing in Hartford this week is a first step.

Mr. Effros claims that the Town of Greenwich has to provide him with either a denial that they don't have these pieces of paper or a piece of paper they said satisfies the FOI act.

Mr. Effros says that the town has done neither.


Read more: http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/State-to-hear-GHS-neighbor-s-FOI-complaint-2187205.php#ixzz1YwRKrQMj

It's Your Right to Know

Freedom of Information Commission
18-20 Trinity Street, Suite 100
Hartford, CT 06106 Connecticut

Toll free (CT only): (866)374-3617
Tel: (860)566-5682
Fax: (860)566-6474

www.state.ct.us/foi/

email: foi@po.state.ct.us

NOTE: DOCKET #s FIC 2011-235 AND 2011-294 H4 VE BEEN CONSOLIDATED.

NOTICE OF HEARING AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE DOCKET NO. FIC 2011-235

TO COMPLAINANT(S)

BILL EFFROS
41 Old Church Road
Greenwich, CT 06830

TO RESPONDENT(S)

BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND TOWN OF GREENWICH, c/o

John Wayne Fox, Esq.
Law Department
Greenwich Town Hall
101 Field Point Road
Greenwich, CT 06836

1. This will serve as notice that the Freedom of Information Commission will conduct a hearing concerning the appeal brought by the above-named complainant(s). This appeal alleges violation(s) of the Freedom of Information Act, as set forth in Chapter 14 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

2. Attorney Lisa F. Siegel has been designated hearing officer for the purpose of this appeal and will hold a hearing on its merits at the following date, time and place:

DATE OF HEARING: SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

TIME OF HEARING: 11:00 AM

PLACE OF HEARING: 18-20 TRINITY STREET HARTFORD, CT 06106

(Hearing will be held in the Commission's Hearing Room A.)

Board of Selectmen Town of Greenwich c/o Wayne Fox, Esq. 101 Field Point Road Greenwich, CT 06830

RE: Docket #FIC 2011-235; Bill Effros v. Board of Selectmen, Town of Greenwich; and Town of Greenwich

Dear Respondent:

Please be advised that the Freedom of Information Commission has received a complaint alleging a violation against your agency. A copy of the complaint is enclosed for your reference. The Commission will send you a Notice of Hearing and Order to Show Cause, which will notify you of the date, time and place of the hearing. In the interim, the Commission has instituted an ombudsman program with respect to complaints brought to it.

Pursuant to this program, a staff member is assigned to act as liaison between the parties to each contested case filed.

It is the responsibility of the ombudsman to effect settlements of complaints where possible, thereby avoiding the delays and expenses caused by unnecessary hearings. Of course, the ombudsman will not communicate nor participate with any person within the Commission who serves in a decision-making role with respect to this particular case.

Attorney Clifton A. Leonhardt has been assigned to the above-captioned matter. Please contact him at 566-5682 to discuss your case.

Please Note: Any written correspondence directed to this commission, except to the ombudsman, by any party to a contested case, must be copied and sent to all other parties.

Sincerely,

W. Paradis Acting Clerk of the Commission

Please note that hearings on appeals to the Freedom of Commission will be held within 90-minute time periods.

ATTACHMENT:

Email Subject: MISA Secret Meetings Date: May 9, 2011

On March 31, 2011 The Town of Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation appropriated $17 million to build "Phase 1" of a proposed 3-Phase "Parking! Auditorium! Music Instruction Space (MISA)" in a self-described "swamp"at 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich, CT. without first providing federally mandated public notice.

To quote the Greenwich Time April Fools Day editorial:

"OK, be honest -- who saw that coming? "We sure didn't."

Greenwich Time April 1, 2011

In fact, nobody saw it coming because it was decided in secret meetings without public notice in violation of Federal, State, and Municipal statutes and regulations.

I am filing this complaint to ask the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission to require The Town of Greenwich to produce the minutes of all secret and unnoticed meetings leading to the appropriation of $17 million for MISA, or if the documents requested do not exist, to declare the actions taken at these secret and unnoticed meetings null and void in accordance with the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act.

PARTIES

Architect and Consultants Perkins + Will Board of Education MISA Building Committee Town of Greenwich Town of Greenwich Architectural Review Committee Town of Greenwich Attorney John Wayne Fox Town of Greenwich Board of Education Town of Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation Town of Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation Chairman Stephen Walko Town of Greenwich Board of Parks & Recreation Town of Greenwich Board of Selectmen Town of Greenwich Building Code Board of Standards and Appeals Town of Greenwich Capital Improvement Committee Town of Greenwich Clerk Town of Greenwich Coastal Resources Advisory Committee Town of Greenwich Conservation Commission Town of Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei Town of Greenwich Flood and Erosion Control Board Town of Greenwich Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency Town of Greenwich Planning and Zoning Commission Town of Greenwich Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

According to published accounts, Town of Greenwich First Selectman Mr. Peter Tesei and Town of Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation Chairman Mr. Stephen Walko met secretly just prior to the March 31, 2011 Board of Estimate and Taxation meeting to secure approval of an appropriation, never publicly disclosed prior to the imminent meeting, for a $17 million "MISA" auditorium.

Pursuant to Federal, State, and Municipal regulations and statutes; multiple public notices, approvals and permits were required before this appropriation could be presented by The Town of Greenwich Board of Education to any other Town Agency. On April 30, 20111 submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to Greenwich Town Attorney Mr. John Wayne Fox asking to see copies of all MIISA notices, approvals, permits, site plans, and meeting records required by Federal, State, and Municipal statutes and regulations.

On May 4, 2011 Mr. Fox denied my request to see any of the records I requested. (Appendix A)

By this complaint I am asking the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission to require the Town of Greenwich to produce the records I have asked to see. If these records do not exist I ask the Commission to declare all actions taken at secret and unnoticed meetings based on non-existent documents null and void.

Respectfully,

Bill Effros

41 Old Church Road
Greenwich, CT 06830

Bill@Effros.com

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