03/20/08 - Why Won't Betty "You Can Trust Me" Sternberg Let Hamilton Avenue Parents Independently Test The Contaminated Modular Classrooms?

This IS EXACTLY Why The Parents Don't Trust

Betty
"You Can Trust Me"
Sternberg

And Her Failed School Administrators

Here's a Greenwich School reply to a concerned parent's request asking for permission to have a parent paid expert take test samples of the modulars.

Just what is
Betty "You Can Trust Me" Sternberg
hiding?

Where is the independent testing that the parents and taxpayers were promised?

What would it hurt to let the parents to test the modular classrooms?

Is anyone in Greenwich surprised at this response to a concerned parent?

Betty "You Can Trust Me" Sternberg
is soooooooo sneaky.

I bet the single family home owners of Greenwich know about this.

Betty "You Can Trust Me" Sternberg has authorized 3 day compensatory bonuses for her top staff, including Sue "Please Don't Fire Me" Wallerstein, for all their hard work over the last few weeks due to the closing of the modulars.

Hey in the Greenwich School System you don't get fired if you screw things up......

You get a freaking bonus !!!!!

Do the member's of the Board Of Education know about the bonus for screwing up at the modular classrooms?

Probably, because a dim witted Board Of Education Member had the audacity to state at a Hamilton Avenue School PTA meeting that the parents should be thanking Betty "You Can Trust Me" Sternberg and Sue "Please Don't Fire Me" Wallerstein for all their hard work.

Is this dim witted school board member on drugs?

Maybe it's just me, but if I was a Hamilton Avenue School parent I'd be damned if I were going to thank the people for trying to fix their own messes!

WHY AREN"T HAMILTON AVENUE SCHOOL PARENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO INDEPENDENTLY TEST THE CONTAMINATED MODULAR CLASSROOMS ?

----- Original Message -----

From: Lesliemori@aol.com

To: LauraDiBella

Cc: Nvoye@aol.com ; mbodson@dtcc.com ; SAnderson@h2cp.com ; sellis6@optimum.net ; Nqueen124@aol.com ; jcohen@ticc.com ; mpclake@optonline.net ; Betty_Sternberg@greenwich.k12.ct.us ; Carol_DeSalvo@greenwichk12.ct.us ; peter.tesei@greenwichct.org

Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 11:41 PM

Subject: Re: Modular Testing

Dear Laura,

Mike Bodson forwarded your email to me as Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Facilities. We understand your concern about the status of the modulars. As you know, the decision was made to close the school once the mold condition in the unoccupied areas of the building was discovered. EAS, an outside firm with expertise in this area, with assistance from an independent testing laboratory, has been handling the evaluation for the district, and has confirmed acceptable air quality inside the building. The additional tests results that were received yesterday indicated that it is safe to remove the materials from the building. To give you greater confidence in the results, we can arrange for your representative, at your expense, to have a meeting with Mr. Schwartz to discuss his testing protocol and methods and can provide you access to the tests results. We are still limiting access to the building and will be unable to accommodate the testing you requested. Please let us know if you would like to arrange the meeting with Mr. Schwartz.

Regards,

Leslie Moriarty

cc: Mr. Michael Bodson

Dr. Betty Sternberg

Mr. Peter Tesei

Mrs. Nancy Weissler

This Cold And Insensitive Email Was Sent In Response To This Written Request By A Parent Concerned About The Children Who Were Confined In A Contaminated Modular Classroom For Over One Year.

Ladies and Gentlemen -

At both the meeting of the newly established Facilities Committee and the last BOE meeting, much was made of earning back trust and faith in the Board of Education.

With that goal in mind, it would behoove the members of the Facilities Committee and the Board of Education to allow the parents to hire a testing company to go into the modulars and test the air quality, soil, water and building.

The parents want to have faith in the people who are hired to teach and protect our children. By allowing us this opportunity, you extend the necessary branch that is needed to help that goal along.

Please understand that your response to this request will be very telling to the parents of Hamilton Avenue School, and the community at large.

Sincerely,

Laura J. DiBella

The School District Response Is Telling.

It's Telling Me That There Is A Cover Up Going On.

Where Are The Independent Tests That The Taxpayers And Parents Were Promised?

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WHEN IS BETTY "YOU CAN TRUST ME" STERNBERG GOING TO PUT AN END TO THE COVER UP?

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03/19/08 - Stop Punishing The Children - If The BET Should Save Money By Getting Rid Of Betty Sternberg And Her Failed Administrators

03/19/08 - May God Bless The Children Of Hamilton Avenue School Who Never Get To Compete On A Level Playing Field.

03/20/08 - Greenwich Post Police Blotter - Drug Charges

Police Watch: The following are March 20 released reports

Police do not release the names of those 17 years old and younger because they are protected as juveniles or youthful offenders. The Post does not publish the names of those arrested in domestic violence incidents to protect the identities of the victims. The following are today's released arrest reports :

POSSESSION

John Diamontopulos, 18, of 502 Cognewaugh Road, Cos Cob, William Vernon, 18, of 32 Horseshoe Road, Cos Cob, and Joseph Scorese, 21, of 17 Fletcher Ave. were all charged with possession of a controlled substance after a drug arrest on March 17. Police had been doing surveillance of a location in town known for drug deals and reportedly saw the three men acting in a manner associated with drug sales and consumption. According to police, Diamontopulos got into a car with the other two, which police followed into Stamford, first to one parking lot, then another and then back to the first. Police said they then saw a hand-to-hand drug transaction and followed the car back into Greenwich, where it was involved in a one-car accident. Police found a bag of marijuana at the scene and said Diamontopulos was also in possession of some. He was additionally charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and conspiracy to possess marijuana. Vernon, who was driving, and Scorese were also additionally charged with conspiracy to possess marijuana. All three were released on $500 cash bonds and were due in court March 24.

POSSESSION

Mirna Acosta-Morales, 20, of Port Chester, N.Y., was arrested March 18 and charged with possession of marijuana under four ounces and risk of injury to a minor. Police on patrol saw a vehicle traveling north on the southbound off ramp for Interstate 95 at Exit 3 and pulled the car over. Once it was determined there was no need for medical assistance, Acosta-Morales was directed toward the Horseneck parking lot and interviewed. Police allegedly smelled marijuana and a clear cellophane bag with a green, leafy substance that later tested positive for marijuana, was reportedly found. Acosta-Morales had with her a 15-year-old passenger in the car. She was additionally cited for driving the wrong way and was released on a $250 cash bond. She is due in court March 25.

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03/20/08 - "Most of the people nominated are already known to the RTM and I don't foresee any problems with their choices," von Keyserling said.

Auditorium panel picked

By Martin B. Cassidy
Greenwich Time - Staff Writer

A mix of town legislators, parents, and construction professionals were chosen by the Board of Selectmen yesterday to oversee the renovation of the Greenwich High School auditorium to create a performing arts center with more concert and classroom space.

First Selectman Peter Tesei said the membership of the committee, which is required by the Town Charter, represents a breadth of experience that will help deal with any obstacles on the $23.4 million project....

... The Board of Selectmen also nominated Bruce Dixon for the board of directors of the Nathaniel Witherell nursing home, and reappointed Bernadette Settelmeyer, a Republican, to another five-year term as Greenwich Housing Authority commissioner.

Dixon, a licensed pilot, will probably continue to serve as chairman of the Selectmen's Committee on Aircraft Noise, Republican Selectman Peter Crumbine said.

"I've worked with him for several years now on the aircraft noise issue and he will continue to work on that issue," Crumbine said.

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03/19/08 - Peter Tesei said having the committee in place before the budget vote will help the project because the RTM will know who is overseeing it

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03/20/08 - "We need to change the two-party system," said 17-year-old Brunswick Academy student Cole Stangler

Jane Milliken shows their displeasure with the war in Iraq yesterday on Greenwich Avenue.
(Keelin Daly/Staff photos)

Despite rain, war protesters make their point

By Hoa Nguyen
Greenwich Time - Staff Writer

A former lifelong Republican, Wayne Wright voted for President Bush in two elections, and in decades past helped organize Young Republican gatherings.

But now, the Korean War-era Navy veteran doesn't want anything to do with Republicans, having recently switched to the Democratic party so he could support Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in his pursuit of the presidency...

..."This is a better turnout than I thought."

Motorists honked as they drove past the sign-toting crowd, but nobody emerged to voice opposition yesterday afternoon while the protesters grew ever more ebullient in their denouncement of the war.

"Five years is too much," protester Bernard Traphan shouted out to no one in particular.

"Yes, too damn much," added Egger.

SEE ALSO:

03/19/08 - Anti - War Protest Returns To The Greenwich Post Office

NOW MORE NEWS LINKS FROM
THE GREENWICH TIME

Educators try to rekindle reading for pleasure
Like an intrepid protagonist of a novel, sophomore Ben Wilbanks, 15, goes where few of his classmates dare to go.

Cops make marijuana bust
Narcotics detectives staking out a parking lot Tuesday night arrested three town men for marijuana possession after their car crashed in Old Greenwich.
Seniors offer vision of center

They'd like a 150-seat movie theater, three exercise rooms, a grocery store and an all-day cafe.

Bridge project gets go-ahead
State funding for a long-awaited bridge reconstruction project in Greenwich is set to gain approval, Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced yesterday.

Resident wants Americans to have compassion for immigrants
With all of the debate over immigration heating up in in national politics, local Greenwich resident Oddvar Nygaard, an immigrant from Norway, urges Americans to be more accepting of people moving to the United States.

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03/20/08 - Greenwich Property Taxes Going Up - Please send Thank You Cards To Betty Sternberg's Office On Greenwich Avenue

Greenwich News Report: Property Taxes

BET limits tax increase
Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT,USA

By Neil Vigdor

With their neighbors to the east predicting a significant increase in property taxes, the architects of Greenwich's town budget gloated last ...

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03/20/08 - Greenwich Newspaper Facilities For Sale

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Media And Real Estate

Connecticut newspaper facilities for sale
Chicago Tribune - United States

In November, Tribune sold The Advocate of Stamford and Greenwich Time newspapers to Hearst Corp. but retained ownership of the real estate. ...

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03/19/08 - More On The Meriweher Deja Vu Story - Dose Anyone Know Why This Guy Is Allowed To Manage Other Peoples Money?

Greenwich Blog Post

The Federal Government Gives Corporate Welfare Long Term Capital And Bails Out

Meriwether, So That He Can Screw Up All Over Again.

Let's Stop Bailing Out Hedge Funds And Investment Banks Like Bear Sterns.

John Meriwether Back on the Edge?
By Jesse(Jesse)

JWM Partners opened a year after Russia's 1998 default resulted in almost $4 billion of losses for Greenwich, Connecticut-based Long-Term Capital. The Federal Reserve orchestrated a bailout by its 14 lenders. ...

- http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/

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03/19/08 - Have You Kicked A Hedge Fund Guy Today - Things Go From Bad To Worse

Background Infromation On Meriwether:

John W. Meriwether (born August 10, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American financial executive on Wall Street seen as a pioneer of fixed income arbitrage. John Meriwether earned an undergraduate business degree from Northwestern University and an MBA degree from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. At the University of Chicago, Meriwether studied alongside Jon Corzine, who would later become an executive at Goldman Sachs.

After graduation, Meriwether moved to New York City, where he worked as a bond trader at Salomon Brothers. At Salomon, Meriwether rose to become the head of the domestic fixed income arbitrage group in the early eighties and the vice-chairman of the company in 1988. In 1991, after Salomon was caught in a Treasury securities trading scandal, Meriwether paid a 50,000 dollar civil penalty and left the company.

Meriwether founded the Long-Term Capital Management hedge fund in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1994. LTCM notoriously collapsed in 1998.

Meriwether now runs JWM Partners, a Greenwich, Connecticut, hedge fund he started with about 250 million dollars under management in 1999, and with approximately $2.6 billion under management in 2006.

JWM Partners LLC, the investment firm run by ex-Long-Term Capital Management LP chief John Meriwether lost 24 percent in its $1 billion fixed-income hedge fund this year through March 14, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

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03/19/08 - Peter Tesei said having the committee in place before the budget vote will help the project because the RTM will know who is overseeing it

First The Good News....

Selectmen give OK Greenwich High auditorium committee gets approval
Greenwich Post - Greenwich,CT

The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved Wednesday morning the creation of a building committee to oversee the renovation of Greenwich High School’s .

he committee so far includes eight voting members, including Board of Education Vice Chairman Leslie Moriarty and Board of Estimate and Taxation member William Kelly, a former school board member and supporter of the project. Genny Krob, co-president of the Friends of High School Performing Arts group and one of the leading advocates for the project, is also a voting member, along with GHS PTA co-president Leslie Cooper, Representative Town Meeting Education Committee Chairman Robert Bray, local engineer Joseph Ross, attorney Frank Napolitano and contractor Steven LoParco, also a former Board of Education member.

The creation of the committee is seen as a major step for the project before the RTM considers the 2008-09 municipal budget in May. The budget includes $2 million for architecture and engineering work related to the project, which had a feasibility study done this past year. Construction is tentatively set to start in 2009-10.

First Selectman Peter Tesei said having the committee in place before the budget vote will help the project because now the RTM will know who is overseeing it.

Having a set committee also allows the project to officially move forward.....

Now The Bad News...

Betty Sternberg Is Involved

... The committee contains two non voting, ex-officio members — Superintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg and Mr. Tesei.

MORE SCHOOL NEWS...

03/19/08 - Stop Punishing The Children - If The BET Should Save Money By Getting Rid Of Betty Sternberg And Her Failed Administrators

03/19/08 - May God Bless The Children Of Hamilton Avenue School Who Never Get To Compete On A Level Playing Field.

03/19/08 - "I can tell from the questions that were given to me that you're very curious about me," Charles Smith, 50, of Stamford

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03/19/08 - Arest used fake invoices to pass off the money as legitimate business costs of the hotel, according to his indictment, and did not pay mor

Town resident pleads guilty to tax charge

Via The Greenwich Time

A Greenwich man pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion in federal court in White Plains, N.Y., yesterday, admitting to using money from the Manhattan hotel he managed to renovate his Greenwich home.

Peter Arest, 62, of 12 Dwight Lane, admitted that in 2001 and 2002 he spent more than $180,000 belonging to The Hotel Metro on 35th Street in Manhattan to renovate a Greenwich home, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

More From The Greenwich Time

Planning for safety: Seminars target cyclists, walkers

With an eye toward making it safer for walkers and bicyclists on Connecticut's roads, state officials will host seminars over the next few months to show city planners how to redesign intersections and sidewalks to better accommodate non-drivers.

Proposal would give cities last bid to keep firms

Diageo North America did it. So did UST Inc. and Xerox Corp.

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03/19/08 - Advisory Board members co-chairwoman State Rep. Livvy Floren, Nancy Standard, Joan Warburg, Sue Baker, David Ogilvy and Ann Elliman

Town, tree conservancy pair up for planting

VIA The Greenwich Post

The Greenwich Tree Conservancy (GTC) observed its first anniversary by launching a new Commemorative Tree Program in partnership with the town.

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03/19/08 - Have You Kicked A Hedge Fund Guy Today - Things Go From Bad To Worse

John Meriwether, former Saloman Bros. Trader

John Meriwether's Bond Fund Loses 24% on Credit-Market Plunge
Bloomberg

The Greenwich, Connecticut- based firm, which is selling holdings to reduce borrowings and lower risk, didn't have any loans called, they said. ...

ALSO:

Stocks give back most of yesterday's gain on profit-takin

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03/19/08 - Stop Punishing The Children - If The BET Should Save Money By Getting Rid Of Betty Sternberg And Her Failed Administrators

PTA:Don't slash funds

By Neil Vigdor
Greenwich Time - Staff Writer

The head of the Greenwich PTA Council urged the Board of Estimate and Taxation last night to refrain from cutting the education budget to make up for the funds lost to the forced relocation of Hamilton Avenue School students because of mold.

During an hour-long public hearing on the proposed $373 million town budget, PTA Council President Julie Faryniarz told finance board members that she opposed any move that would diminish the quality of the education received by students in the district....

... Mold was discovered late last month in the modular classrooms housing Hamilton Avenue School students while their own building -- one that had similar problems in the past -- is renovated. The town was forced to move the students to six other schools and incurred undetermined expenses from the relocation. The bill could grow as the town decides what to do with Glenville School students, who were supposed to occupy the modular units next while their building is renovated.

While the town is expected to appropriate money from its contingency fund to pay for the expenses, BET members have been signaling that they could look for budget savings from the schools....

... Robert Tuthill, who is chairman of District 3/Chickahominy RTM delegation, said during the hearing that he had concerns about the proposed town budget being responsive to the crisis. If it is not, he said, the RTM could be forced to make significant changes during its May vote on the town budget.

"Certainly, Hamilton Avenue and Glenville need to be taken care of," Tuthill said...

Please Read....

03/13/08 - Just How Much Are The Taxpayers Of Greenwich Paying Superintendent Betty Sternberg And Her Failed Administrators To Lie To The Public?

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03/19/08 - May God Bless The Children Of Hamilton Avenue School Who Never Get To Compete On A Level Playing Field.

Ham Ave. students start CMT

By Hoa Nguyen
Greenwich Time - Staff Writer

... The tests are important because they are used to gauge a school's compliance with the federal No Child Left Behind law. Third- and fourth-graders have another six days of testing while fifth-graders have another eight....

... While Hamilton Avenue School students are coming off a week's worth of canceled classes and a second week of getting acclimated to new surroundings, they have a good chance of doing well on the test despite the delays and disruptions, said John Curtin, assistant superintendent of research and evaluation.

"Those last three years have not been easy for that school community," he said. "They're pretty tough. They have faced adversity before. I've got to tell you, I wouldn't bet against them."....

This is the second time Hamilton Avenue School students have been moved because of mold, which also plagued their old school building, now under reconstruction. The severity of the mold in the temporary building prevented teachers and students from retrieving their books and supplies from the modular classrooms, and now some teachers are coping with a shortage of instructional materials. Officials are still awaiting mold test results to see when those materials can be safely removed....

..."We're working on it. We called some of the vendors we worked with and they sent us a lot of books that we're organizing and sending out.", said Kathy Greider, deputy superintendent of teaching and learning...

... Hamilton Avenue School Principal Damaris Rau said that most of the supply shortages have been addressed....

...As for the CMTs, Rau said she doesn't want to make any predictions.

"We'll see," she said. "We'll have to wait and see."

Please Read:

03/10/08 - Hamilton Avenue School Students Will Excell On The CMT's If The Biology Questions Are About How Mold Effects Children In A Small Classroom.

And:

• 02/28/08 - Greenwich Children Left Behind
• 02/28/08 District wary of science test (Greenwich Time)

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03/19/08 - "I can tell from the questions that were given to me that you're very curious about me," Charles Smith, 50, of Stamford

North Street School PTA members meet with new principal

By Hoa Nguyen
Greenwich Time - Staff Writer

A soft-spoken school district administrator held court with parents and teachers at North Street School yesterday, giving them a run-down of his credentials and why he is qualified to take over as the school's new principal....

...starting out as a reading specialist, then as the director of a school for students with severe disabilities and later at a private for-profit agency where he helped create bilingual programs and develop pre-school programs for military bases.

In 1997, he joined the Greenwich public school system, first working as director of early childhood but when the Board of Education cut that position, Smith took another post providing technical support and training to teachers at Central Middle School and feeder elementary schools.

Most recently, Smith worked as a special education program administrator. He also has participated in committees that have been asked to formulate a new teacher evaluation system for the district....

... Parents, who at times had to ask the soft-spoken administrator to speak louder, had few questions for Smith during his formal presentation...

... Isabelle Filatov, a North Street School parent, said it was important to get a good feeling from their new principal, particularly because her 5-year-old son is just starting kindergarten.

"I'm here for the long haul," she said.

Please Read.....

02/27/08 - Once Again Failed Greenwich School Administrators Take Care Of Thier Own

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03/19/08 - Anti - War Protest Returns To The Greenwich Post Office

Greenwich Blog Post:

Maybe The The Post Office Protesters Were Right All Along About...

The Mis-Managed 500 Billion Dollar War That Costs An Additional 12 Billion A Month

Did You Know That 4,000 Connecticut Families Lost Thier Homes In January Due To Foreclosure?

Five Years of War
By Christine Stuart
3 pm Protest at Chris Shays' office, 10 Middle St. and throughout downtown Bridgeport 5 pm Vigil at the Greenwich Post Office Location: 310 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich 6 pm Northeast Connecticut Coalition for Peace and Justice Vigil at ...
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Protesters gather for fifth anniversary of Iraq wa

Via The Greenwich Time

Five people were arrested Wednesday for blocking the front door of a federal courthouse during a protest to mark the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Among the five were Jim Barron, 80, of New Haven and his minister, the Rev. Kathleen McTigue. Also arrested were Caroline Bridgeman-Rees, 80, of Hamden and father and daughter Mark and Keely Colville of New Haven.....

.... Andrea Kowalski, 25, of Colchester, held a sign reading "Support the Troops, Bring them Home." Her brother and husband are serving in the Army in Iraq.

"I see it as my civic responsibility," she said. "Silence is agreement."

Clark Robertson, 59, a retired printer from Vernon, also felt compelled to attend.

"Life is more important than death," he said. "It's about greed, it's about power. It's based on lies."

The Rev. Allie Perry of the group Reclaiming the Prophetic Voice led a prayer.

"Our leaders walk a pathway drenched in blood. They use torture, they have hired mercenaries, they hold prisoners without trial and without hope for freedom," she said. "Strengthen us in the ways of peace."

Other protests were also planned throughout the state Wednesday, including one in front of the office of U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman's, I-Conn., a war supporter.

When you say your prayers tonight remember the....

Nearly 4,000 young men and women who have paid the ultimate price and 60,000 have been wounded.

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03/19/08 - “Feel the personal satisfaction of helping others and make a difference in your own community and in the life of a child,”

Girls Inc. seeks volunteers

Via The Greenwich Post

Girls Incorporated of Greenwich has several volunteer opportunities available for 2008. Those who become part of the team apply current skills and gain some new ones, meet new people, make new friends and develop professional contacts....

... Those interested may call volunteer coordinator Shawn Zimmerman at 531-5542 or e-mail SZimmerman3@gmail.com.

Ways to help include, volunteering time, donating extra products and supplies from your business, donating gently used items, donating computer supplies and printer ink, giving monitory donations, running a workshop, sharing a talent with girls, donating craft supplies, spreading the word about the group, donating tickets for an upcoming event or sharing a resource.

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Members of Greenwich High School's Italian Club lined the sides of the gravel alleyway, pressing their bodies forward as if to will their ...

No happy ending in sight for Greenwich stores
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GREENWICH - When Jenny Lawton purchased Just Books, Too, and Arcadia Coffee Co. in Old Greenwich with her husband, Thomas, she wanted them ...

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03/19/08 - “We respectfully believe that the town’s motion is without merit and ours has merit,” J. Joseph Bainton said. “We’ll let the judge deci

Town seeks to end beach suit

By Ken Borsuk,

Greenwich Post - Staff Reporter

The town is seeking a dismissal of a lawsuit brought against it by two Stamford men who claim the town violated their rights to free speech by not allowing them to get resident beach passes.

Paul Kempner and his co-plaintiff, James Schwartz, sued the town last year, claiming its beach policy violated their rights by denying them the opportunity to apply for and receive the same seasonal beach pass residents can get. In a motion filed March 7 with the United States District Court in Bridgeport, the town, which is being represented by outside counsel Michael Shea, asked the court to grant a summary judgment dismissing the suit because it cannot be shown that anyone suffered any legal injury and there is no evidence of any constitutional rights being violated.

“[Mr. Kempner] cannot prove his damages claim because his damages consist of legal fees he supposedly incurred in dealing with the legal consequences of his refusal to pay the beach entry fee on occasions when he bicycled to the beach,” the motion states.

It adds that Mr. Kempner did not engage in speech on those occasions, and is unable to show he intends to engage in any speech or even visit the beach because he just rides through on his bicycle.

The motion also argues Mr. Kempner’s claim for relief is moot because he is older than 64, and since February 2007, people 65 and older may visit the beach for free, even if they are not residents. Mr. Kempner’s previous claim that the town discriminated against him by charging him for biking through was earlier dismissed on that ground.

“The court should await a case involving proper plaintiffs with genuine free speech claims before embarking on a factual inquiry into whether the town can justify its beach entry fee,” the motion argues.

J. Joseph Bainton, Mr. Kempner’s attorney, said he will be filing a response in opposition to the town’s motion in court tomorrow. He will also file, on behalf of his client, a cross-motion calling for summary judgment and for the judge to rule in his favor on the issue of liability..........

03/18/08 - First Selectman Peter Tesei said, "Every effort should be made to identify the culprit and prosecute the person."

Division of Criminal Justice

Office of the Chief State’s Attorney

Is The Parks Department Cover up Coming To An End?

An anonymous whistle Blower Reported A Felony To The Town The First Week Of February And His Complaint Was Ignored By The Parks Department Head Joseph Siciliano.

The anonymous whistle blower was left with no option, but to report the crime to Neil Vigdor Of The Greenwich Time.

Everyone in Greenwich wants to know why there was almost a month long delay in reporting the fake beach passes to the Greenwich Police Department.

The individual who allegedly produced the was identified in the Binder,

Please see:

02/18/08 - The Parks Department Has Another Beach Pass Scandal. Will The Police Be Called? Will the person reponsible be punished?

Yet, Joseph Siciliano did not inform the Greenwich Police Department That A Crime Had Been Reported To Him.

Please read:

02/19/08 - Coverup? - Why Isn't This Felony Being Investigated By The Police Department?

Finally, First Selectman And Police Commissioner Peter Tesei had to ordered Joseph Siciliano to give the binder to Greenwich Police Department and get a police investigation started.

First Selectman Peter Tesei, has told the Greenwich Media, "There needs to be a zero tolerance. That's why it needs to be handled by the police."

02/20/08 - Is The Coverup Comming To An End? - Police Commisioner Tesei Lights A Fire Under Police Chief Ridberg's Rear End.

02/21/08 - Stop The Coverup - Since When Is Joesph Siciliano A Criminal Investigator?

Neil Vigdor Of The Greenwich Time Reported today that beech cards, parking stickers and marina permits have been reported to Kevin T.
Kane's Connecticut State's Attorneys Office.

Police David Ridberg, to date has also refused to identify the individual who is accused of producing the counterfeit materials.

Worse yet, while Joseph Siciliano was pussy footing arround with the binder of evidence, the alleged counterfeiter ran and got an attorney. Now guess who is not talking to Greenwich Police Detectives?

For The Record:

When Greenwich Roundup Is Able To Get The Binder Of Forged Governmental Instraments, We Will Display Copy's Of Everything So That The Single Family Home Owners And Taxpayer's Can See Who Is Stealing From Them.

If we have to.... We Will File A Freedom Of Information Request For The Binder Of Forged Government Documents.

The Good News Is That Greenwich Police Chief David Ridberg, says that the Greenwich Police Department is seeking help from the Conneticut State's Attorney's Offiices.

Now the Single Family Home Owners And Taxpayer's will get action, because KEVIN T. KANE, the Conneticut State's Attorney has a strong record of bringing person's who conterfiet Government Documents to justice.

Friday, March 07, 2008
Former DMV Worker Sentenced in License Scam
	A former state Department of Motor Vehicles worker from Ansonia was sentenced to prison today for her role in a scheme to provide fraudulent drivers’ licenses to a half-dozen individuals.

Friday, March 07, 2008
New Fairfield Man Charged with Forging EMT License
	A New Fairfield man was arrested today and charged with forging an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) license and using it to obtain a position with the New Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department ambulance service.

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03/18/08 - Greenwich Business Wire

Greenwich Business News - Financial News

Fed cuts key interest rates by 3/4 point
Reuters - USA
... they will worry about inflation later," said K. Daniel Libby, senior portfolio manager at Sands Brothers Select Access Fund in Greenwich, Connecticut. ...

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