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Sunday, June 15, 2008

06/14/08 The Raw Greenwich Weekend News Feed - Friday Evening To Sunday Evening (Continuously Updated: 88 Greewich NewsStories In Less Than 72 Hours)


I was born and raised in Maspeth, NY. The only
daughter of Polish immigrants, I grew up in a
European household, but loved discovering
"American" culture and all of the opportunities that
America has to offer a young woman.

In addition to being a proud wife, I currently work
for a fantastic and dynamic "hedge fund of funds"
company based in Stamford, and I attend the
University of Connecticut, with a focus on Corporate
Organizational Studies.

The title of Mrs. Greenwich is my tool to give back
give back
to a community that has given me so many
....

MsGreenwich.com
Greenwich Time - Walking the runway, wearing a sleek black dress, Elizabeth Peluso, escorted by her husband Charles, realized that all of her hard work over the past six months had culminated in this moment...


Mrs. Greenwich finishes third in the 2008 Mrs. Connecticut America ...
Keelin Daly / Greenwich Time.
Greenwich Time Photos - http://greenwichtimephotos.com

Greenwich now allows nonresidents to visit 2 prime beaches

Hartford Courant

Greenwich has rescinded a decades-long restriction on access by out-of-towners to two prime beaches.



Area Events
Norwalk Advocate, ct
1 - Cardinal Baseball Camp, directed by Mike Mora will be held at Greenwich High School from 9 am to noon. It is open to players ages 7-13. ...
Golf event benefits high school bandStamford Advocate



News Minute: Here is the latest Connecticut news from The Associated Press

WWLP

... GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) - Greenwich has rescinded a decades-long restriction on access by out-of-towners to two prime beaches. For the ...



Enthusiasm, Not Evidence, Backs Up Tax Breaks For Film Productions

The Day

... Segalla and others say, like the move of the digital animation studio Blue Sky Studios from White Plains, N.Y., to Greenwich, or the expansion of a Stamford Holiday Inn that Segalla attributes largely to a surge in productions shooting in the ...


Margaret F. Hood

Telegraph Herald

... Home, Platteville, is in charge of arrangements. She was born on Nov. 19, 1937, in New York City and grew up in Greenwich, Conn. She married C. Ellsworth in 1961. She graduated from The Greenwich Academy in 1954 and continued her education at Mt. ...


Peter D. Williamson, M.D.

St. Augustine Record

... to record very low magnitude electrical signals from inside the brain. After living for more than 25 years in Greenwich, Conn., Dr. Williamson moved to Lyme in 1991. Working at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), he was able to expand his ...



Greenwich Time - For the first time ever, the town is offering out-of-towners easy access to two prime Greenwich beaches, Island Beach and Great Captain's Island, after rescinding a restriction in place for decades.



Patents Awarded
Hartford Courant
Patent 7381693 granted to Diane Marie Keenan of Derby; Filomena Augusta of Naugatuck; David Robert Williams of Greenwich; and others. ...



Man balances five children and law school
Greenwich Time - As Brody Tice talked about his aspirations to become a lawyer, he occasionally was distracted. The father of five, at home with two of his youngest children, periodically got up Friday to dispense a snack, resolve a difference or make sure little hands had not gotten into something they shouldn't.


Mount Kisco track lets kids and adults find their inner auto racer

Journal News

... was exposed to the Formula 1 circuit. Racing at all levels is more prevalent there, and when they moved back to Greenwich, Conn., the family sought out East Coast tracks where they could drive, finding that the closest was three hours away in ...



Assessments add up to lawsuits
Stamford Advocate
Southern Connecticut Newspapers Inc., parent of The Advocate and Greenwich Time, sued the city over the assessment of The Advocate's former home at 75 ...



New law aims to address shortage of nurses in state
Norwalk Advocate, ct
M. Jodi Rell, is intended to hold licensed Connecticut hospitals, including those in Norwalk, Stamford and Greenwich, more accountable for staffing ...
Health care perfect storm looms Norwich Bulletin



UVa lands trio of pass catchers
Charlottesville Daily Progress, VA
... enjoyed a stellar sophomore season in 2006 (36 catches, 498 yards, nine TDs), before his prep program, the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Conn., ...
Virginia football gets three more oral commitmentsRoanoke Times



3 football recruits commit to Virginia

Roanoke Times

... Saturday. The Cavaliers also landed Kevin Royal, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound wide receiver from the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Conn., and Paul Freedman, a 6-6, 235-pound tight end from Bel Air Catholic in Clearwater, Fla. Virginia has 15 commitments, ...



Pursue Byram flooding remedies
Greenwich Time
The corps has the resources and expertise to develop comprehensive projects for which hundreds of potential Greenwich flooding victims would be grateful ...



What does Wisconsin need to grow?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
If people have lived on the East Coast in places like Greenwich - wow, it knocks their socks off to see the value for your dollar in Milwaukee. ...


The Coming Charity Crisis

Slate Magazine

... It would be unfair to say that Americans - whether they are accountants in Kansas City, Mo., or bond traders in Greenwich, Conn. - are becoming stingier. Rather, philanthropy is a pretty large industry. Charitable giving in 2006 was $295.2 billion, ...


Unconventional pitch: Westport firm's ads land in many places
Stamford Advocate
... and brands an attractive way to gain access to the millions of readers of America's top magazines," said Nolan, 56, who now lives in Greenwich. ...


Fireworks scheduled for Fourth of July festivities
Norwalk Advocate
In Greenwich, fireworks will be held July 5 at Binney Park and Tod's Point. Guests must have a beach permit or pay a $5 daily pass to attend.



Pair proposes turbines
Greenwich Time - With three major dams spanning the Byram River, advocates for the use of alternative energy sources say the town could easily install turbines in them to tap into hydroelectric power.



Case against ex-cop becomes complicated
Norwalk Advocate
"It always freezes up," said O'Reilly, who recently defended Christ Church Greenwich music director Robert Tate against child pornography possession charges ...



Conditions left no option to closing schools
Stamford Advocate
I teach in an un-air-conditioned school in Greenwich, and this Monday and Tuesday were by far the worst weather in my 10 years of teaching. ...



Opposition to sports fields was misleading
Greenwich Time
To the editor:
I want to highlight some specious comments used by a letter writer to argue that, "Sports fields don't belong at the Cos Cob Power Plant site" (Greenwich Time, June 11). ...

... 3) It seems like the writer wishes the space to be used by the fewest possible people so there are no parking problems.

4) Binney Park in Old Greenwich is a dual/multi-purpose park, and from my visual inspections over the years, it is very clear that the athletic fields are frequently used by many while the "park" portion is rarely used except for holidays.

I have three boys active in soccer, so I must disclose my bias. However, I understand there are people who favor open space. Both sides should have honest and open discourse and not deceptive commentary.

Mark Davis

Old Greenwich


Bridgeport lake among 11 in state stocked with catfish
Norwalk Advocate
Brian Wright fished in Greenwich waters last week and was rewarded with a 43-inch linesider. The fish weighed 27.25-pounds. Alex Mazolla, his brother, ...



Greenwich Time - Bill Kowalewski, executive director of the Nathaniel Witherell, sat patiently in a chair with a large water balloon hanging over his head.



Winstanley Plans W. Hartford Shopping Center
Hartford Business

Stepping Up To Reduce Energy

The Ashforth Co., a Stamford commercial real estate firm, will be the first in Fairfield County and one of the first in New England to take on an international challenge to reduce energy consumption.

The Building Owners and Managers Association, or BOMA, created the Market Transformation Energy Plan and 7-Point Challenge in July 2007 to challenge companies to reduce energy consumption in commercial buildings by 30 percent by 2012.

In the first steps toward meeting the requirements, Ashforth has started to purchase 20 percent of the energy needs for Greenwich Plaza, a 315,000-square-foot complex in Greenwich, from renewable sources.

A new chiller installed at the plaza will save about $40,000 annually in energy costs, according to company officials.



Grocery run: Shopping harder with store closed
Greenwich Time - By Neil Vigdor
Carrying several grocery bags in his hands, Bob Prach cringed at the thought of crossing West Putnam Avenue by foot from the Stop & Shop parking lot.



'Knight Rider' Car On eBay
Hartford Courant,
The executor of slain Greenwich businessman Andrew Kissel is selling the Trans Am on eBay starting this afternoon. Bidding starts at $20000, according to ...
Conn. says killer hired in developer's slaying Boston Globe
Kissel slaying suspect accused of murder for hire Newsday
Charges Increased In Kissel Homicide Case NBC30.com
The Canadian Press - Greenwich Time


Emerging Markets Report: Mexican stock exchange shares slip in trading debut

MarketWatch

... "We'd consider it a modest debut," said Meghna Desai, research analyst at IPO research firm Renaissance Capital in Greenwich, Conn, who said the shares would have had to have risen 10% to 15% for it to be considered a success. Desai said a number of ...

Tags: Mexico City, Mexico, World News, Financial Markets


By Meredith Blake
Greenwich Time - Greenwich resident Kate Truesdell, 28, is owner and dance instructor at the Greenwich Dance Studio at the YWCA of Greenwich.


How Do America's Super-Rich Get Away With Acting Like 'Just Folks'?

Alter Net

... ago, the Wall Street Journal put together a representative outfit that a male hedge-funder would wear to work in Greenwich, Connecticut (the epicenter of the industry): shoes by Cole Haan, $365; trousers by Ermenegildo Zegna, $495; shirt by Armani, ...

Tags: Banking, JP Morgan Chase, Armani, Cole Hann, Zenga,




Betty Sternberg Calls In Sick. Deputy Superintendent Kathy Greider Is Large And In Charge Starting Monday




By Hoa Nguyen
Greenwich Time - Superintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg is taking a medical leave of absence from her job starting Monday, the district announced yesterday.

The medical reasons were not made public, although district officials said Sternberg, 58, told them she will be fine and expects to return to work in a couple of months.

"Dr. Sternberg has indicated that she plans to return to work in mid-August," Board of Education chairman Nancy Weissler said in a statement the district released yesterday. "The Board has extended its best wishes to Dr. Sternberg for a successful resolution of her medical issues."

Sternberg declined to discuss her medical situation. "I appreciate everyone's good wishes," she said. "I have every expectation that I will be back in mid-August."

Last year, she wrote an opinion editorial in which she talked about living cancer free since being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001.

Sternberg held a staff meeting yesterday where she sought to reassure her colleagues and told them her absence would only be temporary, officials said.

"She's assured us that she will be returning," said Deputy Superintendent Kathy Greider who will assume the reins in Sternberg's absence.

Greider, who began her career as a first-grade teacher at Dwight Elementary School in Hartford, later promoted to principal and then lead principal for the Hartford district, has worked as Greenwich's deputy superintendent since last year.


Home Run!: 10 years in, Challenger League is thriving
Darien Times, CT
“We play games against other towns — Fairfield, Norwalk, Greenwich — and each team always wins,” Lynn said. “Every team is in first place at the end of the ...


We Don't Want To Say We Warned You. But Greenwich Roundup Has Been Saying The BOE IS Lying To Parents For Month After Month



Sternberg to take leave of absence (Greenwich Post)


Annual tax auction threat canceled

By Neil Vigdor
Greenwich Time - The auction would have taken place today at Town Hall. But unlike previous years, when the tax collector placed legal notices in the newspaper with the list of properties for sale, Caravella never publicly announced that there would be an auction.

The town has yet to auction a single property in the seven years since Caravella first started threatening homeowners with an auction, because the owners forked over the amount owed by a last-minute deadline each year.

"People just don't want to have their name in the newspaper or have their house's picture on the wall at Town Hall," Caravella said..


These stars have Arizona connections

Arizona Daily Star

... with DUI in late 2002 in Tucson. She was convicted in February 2003 and served two days in jail in her hometown of Greenwich, Conn. - While on a motorcycle trip from L.A. to the Grand Canyon in 1989, Bruce Springsteen reportedly swung into a small ...

Tags: Diana Ross, Bruce Spingsteen, Route 66, Pop, Rock, The Doors, Willcox, AZ


Body dump: Man faces new charge
By Martin B. Cassidy


Prosecutors yesterday brought a charge of felony murder against a Bridgeport man accused of plotting to kill a 49-year-old Bronx, N.Y., resident, alleging he wielded a gun to rob the victim and helped leave his body on a backcountry road this winter.

In a hearing yesterday, Assistant State's Attorney Maureen Ornousky, the prosecutor in the case, told Judge Martin Nigro she had brought single counts of felony murder, first-degree kidnapping, and first-degree robbery against Larry Corbett in the January killing of George A. McPherson, whose body was found by Greenwich Police the morning of Jan. 14 with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest.

Prosecutors allege that Corbett, 36, of 385 Harral Ave., the Bronx, used a firearm to kidnap and rob McPherson while taking part in the murder, Ornousky said after the hearing. She declined to provide further details about Corbett's alleged role in the crime.

"We found enough evidence to bring these charges," she said. "I think Greenwich Police did a fantastic job investigating this case."


Yale Physicians Named Top Docs
Voices, CT
NEW HAVEN - New York Magazine recently named 71 Yale-New Haven Hospital physicians among the best in the New York metropolitan area, in its 11th annual Best ...



Triple-A rating keeps Norwalk among the elite
Stamford Advocate, CT
Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, Westport, Fairfield, Weston, Wilton, Ridgefield and New Canaan are all AAA-rated. The 2007 Grand List of all taxable property ...



Swim Across America: Swim from Greenwich to Stamford
Stamford Plus Magazine, CT
This will be Swim Across America's second annual Swim from Greenwich (Tod's) Point to Dolphin Cove in Stamford. The Greenwich event raises funds for the ...


Marine police patrols gear up for summer
Stamford Advocate, CT
Such emergencies are all part of the job for the four-officer marine unit, which operates out of Brewer Yacht Haven and patrols waters from Greenwich to ...



Greenwich Time - BOULDER, Colo. - Diego Olmos Alcalde, charged with the 1997 murder of former Greenwich resident Susannah Chase, has waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Boulder District Court.



Private equity firm makes its move into public infrastructure
Norwalk Advocate, ct
By Mark Ginocchio A Greenwich private equity firm has joined the list of firms aiming to profit from investing in public infrastructure such as roads and ...


This Weekend

This Is Connecticut

... and ends at the Memorial Arch at Bushnell Park. http://www.centralctceltic.com/ Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 2:00 pm Greenwich Hibernian Association is sponsoring their 33rd annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. The parade will form at the Greenwich, ...

Tags: Middlefield, New London, CT


It's prime time for fireworks sellers
Greenwich Time
A chain known as Phantom Fireworks opened 30 temporary shops statewide in 2005, including one store each in Greenwich and Norwalk. TNT Fireworks of Florence ...


PR professionals honor one of their own
Greenwich Time
By Mark Ginocchio Ian Kerr of Greenwich is being honored next week by his peers in the public relations profession. Over 52 years, his clients have included ...


Top Story: Police Officer Who Says Top Discriminates Against Him Saves White Man's Life (Updated)



Card games: White tops Red in annual football scrimmage
Greenwich Time,
After all, this is the Greenwich High School football program, home of the record-setting 12-time FCIAC and seven-time CIAC Class LL champions. ...


Great Scot! Let the games begin

Thehour.com

... for Norwalk High School students. According to the organization's Web site, the games originally took place in Greenwich at the Round Hill Road estate of Charles A. Moore where Moore allowed his Scottish-born workers to hold a family 4th of July ...

Tags: Norwalk


(Greenwich Diva)Beautiful memories from the Bahamas
View from my hotel room balcony. View from my hotel balcony. Cassandra Tribble and Vivian Griffin parasailing. ...
Greenwich Diva - http://greenwichdiva.com/


Friends, food and fun responsible for Cook Your Buns longevity
Greenwich Time
Little did he know that what he had started over a decade ago would become a beloved tradition in the Greenwich community that would only get bigger with ...


7 Days: The Week That Is

Fairfield Weekly

... as, "Beware the ides of March," and "It was Greek to me." It will run in Rowayton until June 28 and start again in Greenwich's Baldwin Park on July 4. Pinkney Park, 177 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. 7:30 p.m. Free. (203) 299-1300. ...

Tags: Avon, Norwalk, CT


Arts council honors creative kids (Greenwich Post)



Tracy Nichols won state title in '00
Norwalk Advocate
Greenwich, coached by Tom Dineen in 1991-92, is the only other school to do it since 1980. Besides Nichols, Lione and Mulvany, the only other men to win ...



Victor Borge - Phonetic Punctuation (http://www.videosift.com/member/E_Nygma)
Borge died in Greenwich, Connecticut, after more than 75 years of entertaining. He died peacefully, in his sleep, the day after returning from a concert in Denmark and was interred at Putnam Cemetery in Greenwich. ...
Latest Unsifted Videos at VideoSift.com - http://www.videosift.com/unsifted



2008 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance
Autoblog, CA
That, in a nutshell, sums up the 2008 edition of the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, a 2-day automotive carnival that never ceased to amaze, no matter how



Bush Holley peers into ‘American Girl’ (Greenwich Time)
Bush Holley peers into ‘American Girl’ (Greenwich Time) While touring Bush Holley House yesterday, Emily Schwartz, 10, got a glimpse into the life of Felicity, an American Girl doll. Girl-friendly day camp: Learning focuses on popular ...
american girl dolls - http://www.medriyani.com/american-girl-dolls



Schools saddled with stuffiness?
Greenwich Time
This year at Greenwich High School, a senior was suspended for throwing water balloons in the student center. Heck, in one memorable prank from the early ...



Principal Is Suspended Over False Statements
New York Times
By FRAN SILVERMAN A PARENT’S decision to take birthday treats to his daughter’s classroom earlier last month led to the suspension of a Greenwich principal ...



Mets at Richards: One Terrific Evening

Greenwich Citizen

... many of the teams stars - past and present - got together for a big charity event at Richards clothing store on Greenwich Avenue. It was the second annual Teammates in the Community fundraiser run through the Mets Foundation and sponsored by ...

Tags: Sports, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Baseball Players, David Wright, Billy Wagner



Events in Connecticut
New York Times
GREENWICH Bruce Museum “Phenomenal Weather,” multimedia works by various artists. Through Nov. 30. “Twentieth-Century American Prints From the Bruce Museum ...



Backyard wildlife is a gauge of change
Greenwich Time
Bernie Yudain, whose column appears Wednesdays and Sundays, is a former managing editor of Greenwich Time. His e-mail address is bernardct6@aol.com.


Let's Just Let Pitchers Pitch

Greenwich Citizen

... it come down to money? Probably. "Everything is a stat," said former Mets star Rusty Staub, on-hand at Richards of Greenwich for the Mets Foundation's Teammates in the Community fund-raiser Monday (see related story). "It's all surrounding the ...


Headmaster joins scholarship council (Greenwich Post)



CSH Graduates Encouraged to Follow Justice Quest of Kennedy

Greenwich Citizen

Convent of the Sacred Heart graduate Megan Lacerenza beams as she glances at her diploma. Sister Joan Magnetti, headmistress of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Friday told the Class of 2008 to emulate the ...


Day of sports benefits hospital (Greenwich Post)



Storm Damage, Heat Wave Block Roads; Schools Delayed, Closed

Greenwich Citizen

... and Reynold Place, taking down power lines and leaving nearby residents without power until early Monday morning. A record-breaking heat wave and a pair of fierce thunderstorms disrupted the lives of ...

Tag: Weather


Relay for Life makes strides in Greenwich (Greenwich Post)



Electrified Fence Ignites Propane Tank, Destroys Arnold Bakery

Greenwich Citizen

... electric current traveled from a felled wire through a fence to the tank, according to an investigation report by Greenwich Fire Inspector John Fronio. (GREENWICH CITIZEN photo / Anne W. Semmes) Customers of the popular Arnold Bakery outlet store on ...


Parents' modular tests find high mold levels (Greenwich Post)



Inflation Up Sharply on Gasoline

KNST-AM Tucson

... peak of 3.4 percent, which was the highest since April 1995. Alan Ruskin, chief international strategist at RBS Greenwich Capital in Greenwich, Connecticut, said the steady reading on the five-year figure comforted markets. "The fear was that this ...

Tags: Forclosures


Housing report says town character at stake (Greenwich Post)



The CEO Show with Robert Reiss Expands to 9 New Markets - Hit Radio Series on Customer Service

PR.com

... of listeners who value and care deeply about customer service." The CEO Show with Robert Reiss started in Greenwich Ct. in April 2007 and went national in September 2007 by BTRN and LTRN. Information about Business TalkRadio Network and Lifestyle ...


Boeing alleges military mistake

Everything Alabama

... that get awarded, but is it enough to get it overturned?" analyst Peter Arment, of American Technology Research in Greenwich, Conn., told Bloomberg news service. "Unless there was a significant enough difference between what the Air Force told ...

Tags: US News, Manufacturing, North Grumman, Aerospace-Defence, US Air Force, Todd Tiahrt, US Politics, Republican, US House Of Represenitives


Tee time for GHS football (Greenwich Post)



Starwood Capital Forms Long-Term Investments Unit

Hotels

... of America. Starwood Capital Group Global, LLC is a privately-held global real estate investment firm based in Greenwich, CT (with its predecessor Starwood affiliates "Starwood"). Founded in 1991, Starwood specializes in the creation and acquisition ...


Can you use radio to reach out to clients?

InvestmentNews

... station WCBS, you probably have heard commercials from Betteridge, a jewelry store chain with outposts in tony Greenwich, Conn., Palm Beach, Fla., and two ski towns in Colorado. I know beans about jewelry and - since I live in one of the other ...

Tags: Palm Beach, FL


Women at the top plunge to the bottom

Shanghai Daily

... a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc executive who in 1997 founded 85 Broads, a women's networking firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, told Bloomberg News. "I passionately believe that Lehman got caught in a short-selling "riptide" and, as a result, ...


Town of champions (Greenwich Post)


Feds hunt hedge fund swindler

Connecticut Post

... investors in his Bayou Management LLC, a group of hedge funds run out of an office at 40 Signal Road, near the Greenwich border. Lower Fairfield County has a concentration of hedge funds. Despite the credit crisis, the top 100 firms managed a record ...
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Saturday, June 14, 2008

06/11/08 Meg Your Wish Is Our Command - Reader Submission #2 (Updated With Additional Comments Click On Commens Link To Read All Comments)


hi,

here is another submission.

thank you!

http://fairfieldcountychild.blogspot.com/2008/06/sweet-retreat-sampling-at-whole-foods.html
--
Meg Robustelli
Founder, Fairfield County Child, LLC
www.fairfieldcountychild.com

To post a comment click on the comments link below. To read the post and comments together click on the article title at the top of this posting.

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Friday, June 13, 2008

06/13/08 - We Don't Want To Say We Warned You. But Greenwich Roundup Has Been Saying The BOE IS Lying To Parents For Month After Month


Headline:

Wallerstein Was Lying To The RTM All Night Long

Was It Extortion?

Monday Night Sue Wallerstein And Her School Pals Threaten The Representative Town Meeting With IF You Don't Give Us The Money It Will Be The RTM's Fault If Hamilton Avenue School Doesn't Open On Time

Quote:

"I do think the administration needs to have a Plan B in place. We're in a tough position," school board member Leslie Moriarty said. "Our responsibility, and I know we all agree on that, is to make sure we can educate the kids throughout the year. We're going to need some physical hard evidence that the Hamilton Avenue building is actually going to be ready"

"We're not going to be in a situation where we're two facilities down," school board member Michael Bodson said. "We're not going to get into a situation where we have uncertainty on both and then pull the trigger.

The Story:

District to ready 'Plan B'

By Hoa Nguyen
Greenwich Time / Staff Writer

In one possible scenario, Hamilton Avenue School may open late while in another one, Glenville School is the one with the delay...

...Hamilton Avenue School students and staff, who had been housed for three years in a modular school building, are expecting to return to their newly renovated building in Chickahominy. That project has experienced multiple delays over the years, and now, is close to completion. But the town's building inspectors have not yet signed off on the project, which leaves the project hanging in the balance....

...If there are short-term delays at either the Hamilton Avenue or Glenville School projects, officials said they may consider delaying the start of school year for those students. Another option would be to scatter students to other schools across the district.

Board members said that while delays at one school would be bad, they wanted to avoid having it impact both schools....

Comments:

Enough Is Enough

t is time for all Ham Ave and Glenville parents to once again attend the next Board Of Education meeting and let it be known that this is not acceptable and Failed - High - Paid - Administrators Like Sue Wallerstein Need To Go!!!!!!!!!!

Is anyone really surprised by Leslie Moriarty, Michael Bodson and the rest of this dysfunctional school board delivering another delay.

This is the same dysfunctional school board that insisted putting Hamilton Avenue Building Committee Failures on the new 25 Million Greenwich High School Building Committee.

The single family home - owners are getting sick and tired of paying for this insane BOE roller-coaster ride to hell.

The worse part is that Leslie Moriarty, Michael Bodson and the rest of this dysfunctional school board knew all along that Hamilton Avenue School was not going to be ready.

Leslie Moriarty, Michael Bodson and the rest of this dysfunctional school board doesn't give a damn that their continuous lies will cause parents and their children will have a stressful summer not knowing for sure where our kids will be in the fall.

Yesterday, Glenville And Hamilton Avenue parents learned that the modulars still have high levels of mold.

Now, today the parents have to hear their children once again don't know where their little children are going to school.

How much sadistic can this disfuntional school board be to the parents of Greenwich ?????

If Ham Ave. is not be ready in late August, then Leslie Moriarty, Michael Bodson and the rest of this dysfunctional school board should resign.

Delaying the start of the new school year for the Ham Ave. and Glenville is not be acceptable. These small innocent children have been punished enough!!!!

Who in their right mind believes that the BOE "just recently" decided that the Ham Ave School "might not" be done on time.

These heartless jokers knew this back in March when they closed the modulars.

Betty Sternberg tried to cancel a tour of Hamilton Avenue School last weekend,

But parents and community members spoke up and demanded a tour.

It was apparent to almost everyone on the tour, including those without construction expertise, that this building would not be ready for the start of school.

But the newspapers in town ignored the concerns of these parents and community members.

The BOE only came forward, after they shook down the RTM for over One Million extra tax dollars.

Please see:

06/10/08 Sue Wallerstein's Poor Planning And Mismanagement Is Rewarded With A Gift Of Over One Million Dollars From The Representative Town Meeting

06/05/08 Are Hamilton Avenue School Parents Getting Screwed By The Greenwich Board Of Education

06/05/08 Are Glenville Parents Going To Be Screwed By The Greenwich Board Of Education? Parents Better Start Connecting The Dots.

06/05/08 Reader Submitted Comments -When Is The Greenwich Board Of Education Going To Get Rid Of High Paid And Failed Administrators Like Susan Wallerstein

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06/13/08 Greenwich Time News Links For Friday - Top Story: Police Officer Who Says Top Discriminates Against Him Saves White Man's Life (Updated)


Police Officer Vincent O'Banner and Michael DeAngelo at the Fitness Edge Wednesday. DeAngelo had a heart attack while working out on a treadmill and O'Banner saved his life by performing CPR.
(Keelin Daly/Greenwich Time Photo)

Top Story: Hero Police Officer Who Says Town Discriminates Against Him Saves Man's Life At Fitness Edge

Officer Vincent O'Banner, who is black, says he was suspended by the Greenwich Police Department for three days in September of 2007 in retaliation for filing a Federal Civil Rights complaint against the town.

Also, Included in the discipline was that O'Banner had forgotten his duty belt, an oversight that usually goes unpunished by supervisors.

"Greenwich officers routinely forget items such as duty belts and borrow those items from other officers for duty without being disciplined," the Officer Vincent O'Banner's later stated in an ammended complaint said.

Nevertheless O'Banner received a warning as a result of this trivial incident.

O'Banner's lawsuit consisted of 40 page of allegations going back nearly two decades.

The Federal civil rights lawsuit's chief complaint is that the Greenwich Police Department has "systematically and continuously discriminated" against members of racial and ethnic minorities in its hiring and promotional practices in ways that hurt him and others professionally and created a hostile work environment.

Officer O'Banner's lawsuit contended that a Greenwich Police Detective had disrespected a black female police officer for referring to her as "Buckwheat," after the Little Rascals character.

O'Banner's lawsuit said a Greenwich Police Lieutenant used a racial epithet for blacks that we wont reprint here.

PO
O'Banner's lawsuit accused the Greenwich Police Department of racial profiling. Officer Franco's lawsuit charged that the department disproportionately detained and arrested members of minorities and cites other examples of what the plaintiffs consider questionable conduct, including the use of highly offensive language to refer to racial minorities and a tendency to "mock African-American complainants, witnesses and arrestees, imitating their speech and mannerisms."

The suit alleged that civilian minority group members, whether arrested or simply looking for help, have been belittled and mistreated by white officers regularly.

PO O'Banner's lawsuit contended that a Greenwich Police Detective had disrespected a black female police officer for referring to her as "Buckwheat," after the Little Rascals character.

O'Banner's lawsuit said a Greenwich Police Lieutenant used a racial epithet for blacks that we wont reprint here.


PO O'Banner's lawsuit accussed the Greenwich Police Department of racial profiling.

Police Officer O'Banner's lawsuit says the he had "individually and collectively with others sought redress" internally before seeking relief in the courts.

When you read Officer
O'Banner's 40 page lawsuit you get the feeling that he is pissed off about being assigned to work at Greenwich High School.

PO
O'Banner's lawsuit contended the department has "manipulated assignments of the few minority officers on the job to foster the appearance of diversity,"...

O'Banner's suit also says that only 3 of the 66 officers hired since 1992 who are still with the department are minorities.

The lawsuit noted that
O'Banner's and the other minority officers was the fairness of the application process the department uses to select its sergeants.

Image how hard it is for this Hero Police Officer to work in the hostile and undisciplined Greenwich Police Department day in and day out.

Yet this hero officer doesn't allow the departments failure to handle employee and civilian complaints in a fair and open way affect his job performance
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The Quotes:


"It's a blessing," the 58-year-old man said. "Otherwise people would have been going to my memorial. It's a blessing. Otherwise people would have been going to my memorial. God bless Vincent O'Banner for being around," DeAngelo said. "What if I had been in the gym alone? This is one I have to thank the Good Lord for."

"His son called me and thanked me for affording his father for more time with his family," O'Banner said. "That really affected me because I have a family as well. You get a major sense of accomplishment that you've used your skills the right way and saved a life."


The Rest Of The Story:

Fast acting officer saves man's life

Michael DeAngelo said he believes he owes his life to Vincent O'Basnner's quick, skillful action after his heart stopped at the Fitness Edge gym on East Putnam Avenue....

...
Greenwich Emergency Medical Service paramedics arrived soon after and took DeAngelo to Greenwich Hospital.

Rick Moretti, a manager at Fitness Edge, said that medical problems occur periodically at the gym and that O'Banner rose to the challenge....

"Vin O'Banner was a complete professional," Fitness Edge manager Rick Moretti said. "This was the third heart problem I've been involved in, and every time it happens you kind of get in a panic mode. I'm just so glad this guy is going to be all right."

...Surgeons at Greenwich Hospital implanted an electrical impulse defibrillator into DeAngelo's heart to help maintain his heartbeat if it fails.

"It's treatable and I am living with it," DeAngelo said.

O'Banner said the incident underlines the importance of the public being certified in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation techniques and using defibrillators so they will be able to assist during cardiac emergencies."Hopefully this type of incident helps make people think about getting trained to provide initial life support to victims," O'Banner said. "I'm so happy that I was able to do what I did and the more people who have those skills the better."

Please read the rest of the
Greenwich Time News Articles:


In the years to come, the van Rhyn brothers might be able to say that their efforts to spread the word about clean energy got a kick-start at Riverside School.

Selectmen OK Cos Cob plant site
In a milestone for a property that has sat abandoned for nearly two decades, the Board of Selectmen approved a plan yesterday to turn the former Cos Cob Power Plant site into a waterfront park with an athletic field, pedestrian trail, meadows and a shoreline plaza.

In a case of 'he said, she said,' Congressional hopeful Jim Himes is accusing fellow Democrat and Greenwich resident Lee Whitnum of calling him a Nazi on her campaign Web site and on a popular Internet blog.

District to ready 'Plan B'
In one possible scenario, Hamilton Avenue School may open late while in another one, Glenville School is the one with the delay.

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06/13/08 Breaking News From Greenwich Time - Man In Van Offers Ride At School Bus Stop


Girl Refuses Ride In Van

Police probe suspicious incident


Greenwich Police are seeking information about a suspicious incident Tuesday afternoon in which a middle aged man driving a white van offered a ride to a teenage girl on Sheephill Road, officers said.

The girl, whose age was not provided, was walking home from her bus stop at 4:15 p.m. when the man, who she did not know, pulled up and offered her a ride, according to police.

The girl refused the offer and the man drove off, according to police.

The man is described as roughly 50 years of age, with slightly graying brown hair, police said.

The van had Connecticut license plates, police said. There were no markings on the van.....

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06/13/08 - Breaking News - Betty Sternberg Calls In Sick. Deputy Superintendent Kathy Greider Is Large And In Charge Starting Monday



Greenwich Post Photo

Sternberg to take leave of absence

BREAKING NEWS
Posted at 10:41 a.m., June 13, 2008

Superintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg has announced she is taking a leave of absence from her job with an eye toward returning in mid-August.

No specific reason for Ms. Sternberg’s leave was given except that it was health related. Ms. Sternberg has had breast cancer in the past, but no indication was given that the cancer has returned in any form.

The leave goes into effect on Monday and while no return date was named, a statement by the Board of Education said “she plans to return to work in mid-August.” Board Chairwoman Nancy Weissler said in the statement that the board was extending Ms. Sternberg its “best wishes for a successful resolution of her medical issues.”

Deputy Superintendent of Schools Kathy Greider will take over for her during the leave....

...Ms. Weissler and Kim Eves, the district’s director of communications, could not be reached for immediate comment.

Check Greenwich-post.com for more details as they become available. A full story will be printed in the June 19 edition.

Read the Full Greenwich Post Story

UPDATE:

THIS JUST IN......THE GREENWICH TIME STARTS TO COVER THE BREAKING SCHOOL NEWS STORY......


School chief takes medical leave

Article Launched: 06/13/2008 12:42:25 PM EDT

No reporter is listed, because they are once again republishing a Greenwich Board Of Education press release

Superintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg is taking a medical leave of absence from her job beginning Monday, the district announced today.

Superintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg is taking a medical leave of absence from her job beginning Monday, the district announced today.

The medical reasons were not made public, although district officials said Sternberg told them she will be fine and expects to return to work in a couple of months.

"Dr. Sternberg has indicated that she plans to return to work in mid-August," according to a statement the Board of Education chairman Nancy Weissler released through the district. "The Board has extended its best wishes to Dr. Sternberg for a successful resolution of her medical issues."

Deputy Superintendent Kathy Greider will assume the reins in Sternberg's absence.

Sternberg could not be immediately reached for comment.

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Some Glenville And Hamilton Avenue Parents Are Wondering If Doctor Sternbrurg's departure is related to the fact that the independent Ham Ave mold test results were released yesterday.

Please see:


06/12/08 Greenwich Time News Links For Thursday: Top Story: Mold Levels Still Very High

BY THE WAY - WHERE IS THE GREENWICH CITIZEN?????

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06/13/08 News Links From The Greenwich Citizen For Friday


No Updates Are Currently Available From The Bandwidth Wasting Greenwich Citizen Website.....

The Greenwich Post has not been updated since last Friday afternoon, Maybe there will be something new later today, tomorrow or next week.

STOP THE PRESSES!!!!!.......GREENWICH CITIZEN UPDATES FINALLY COME IN!!!!!! ......


When the verdict was known that Marc D'Amico would return to his post as principal of Glenville School, the mother of two students, Jen Ukperaj exclaimed, "No more tears!

Sister Joan Magnetti, headmistress of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Friday told the Class of 2008 to emulate the justice quest of murdered...

Storm Damage, Heat Wave Block Roads; Schools Delayed, Closed
A record-breaking heat wave and a pair of fierce thunderstorms disrupted the lives of motorists, homeowners and school children this week.

Electrified Fence Ignites Propane Tank, Destroys Arnold Bakery
Customers of the popular Arnold Bakery outlet store on Hamilton Avenue will need to go elsewhere for the next couple of months or so as a freak fire has closed the store.

Greenwich Ruggers Hope to Hook a State Title
The Greenwich High rugby team is in search of yet another state title this weekend when it plays in the Connecticut state rugby championships at Staples High of Westport.

Be Prepared, Take Responsibility for Our Own Safety
The hurricane season began Sunday. Every year at this time, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and the American Red Cross, among others, try to educate residents about hurricane preparedness.

At St. Mary Church on Greenwich Avenue, every Sunday at 9 a.m. there is a children's Mass in which the youngsters are called up, sit on the floor and listen to a brief homily based on that Sunday's Gospel.

Glenville Parent Gets Unfair Rap

To the Editor:

To be clear, Frank never once sought to have Marc D'Amico fired or even disciplined (though he should have). I know because Frank called and asked for my advice on the afternoon of May 6, as he was absolutely dumbfounded over what he discovered. All he did, after D'Amico lied to him and ruined his daughter's birthday party, was stumble upon D'Amico's unbelievably deceitful, petty and childish act of changing the school's Web site after the fact - and he forwarded that information to the board to do with as it deemed fit.

This situation was never about cupcakes. It was about Mr. D'Amico falsely representing to a parent that there was an existing policy; then hurriedly adding the policy to the school's Web site to cover his tracks, and then, when asked about it by his superiors, outright lying them.

This guy D'Amico has egg (and icing) all over his face because he put it there - and he's damn lucky that he did not get fired. What parent, in good conscience, would want a person like that, who would go to such deceitful lengths over a silly thing like a birthday party, leading their child's school?

All Frank Carbino did was try to make his daughter's birthday as special as possible. That so many Glenville parents have supported this liar - and insulted a good parent like Frank Carbino - goes a long way toward explaining why that school is in the situation in which it finds itself.

Lindy R. Urso

Cos Cob

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06/13/08 Greenwich Post News Links For Friday


Greenwich's Bucklin to play for Magic

Alexandra Bucklin, a Greenwich High School graduate (Class of 2007) was currently recruited for the New York Magic (Northeast Division) Women's USL W- League, for their Summer 2008 season. Bucklin recently completed her freshman year at Brown University and is on the Brown Women's soccer team.

Read the entire Greenwich Post Story

More Greenwich Post News Links:


Arts council honors creative kids

Headmaster joins scholarship council

Day of sports benefits hospital

Relay for Life makes strides in Greenwich


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Thursday, June 12, 2008

06/12/08 Greenwich Time News Links For Thursday


TOP STORY: MOLD LEVELS STILL VERY HIGH

GREEN
wich Time Starts To Learn That

GREENwich Public Schools Lied About The

GREEN Mold Classroom Contamination


Sue Wallarstein had her maintenance crews scrub and scrub, but they just could not cover up those high mold spore counts.

The school maintenance crews even removed all the contaminated school desks and they still found high mold spore counts.

The Greenwich Public Schools even replaced the ceiling tiles again, and they still found high mold spore counts.

Quote:

"I was hired to figure out whether the children had been exposed to high levels of mold," said Robert Leighton, a Forest Hills, N.Y., certified industrial hygienist who conducted the tests.

"My answer is yes."

Please Read The Entire Greenwich Time Story:

Expert: Mold levels high


High levels of mold found in a wall, outside a modular building and on a piece of carpeting show that Hamilton Avenue School students and staff were exposed to the spores, according to test results released yesterday by a parents group....

..."The carpet acts as a memory," he said. "It tells us what things were exposed there in the past. The carpeting is showing us that there was contamination."

Leighton also found high levels of airborne mold outside of the modular in the area next to the building's entrance. While it is natural to find high levels of mold in the outdoors, the readings were particularly high, he said....

More News Links From The Greenwich Time:

Storm slams town
Major roads in Greenwich were snarled during yesterday morning's commute by fallen branches and wires that were knocked down during the previous night's thunderstorms, officials said.

Prosecutors charged a suspect in the Andrew Kissel stabbing death with capital felony yesterday, arguing he took money to kill Kissel from his cousin, a co-defendant.

Home built by famed architect gets distinction
In the southwest bedroom of Nan and Peter Levy's home there is a fireplace mantel painted in a Chinoiserie style, with bold gold and green colors.

Battling near triple digit temperatures and car trouble, a Greenwich woman filed petitions by a 4 p.m. deadline in hope of forcing an August Democratic primary against the party's endorsed candidate in the 4th District congressional race.

Developer awaiting P&Z approval for So. Water St. building
For years, it has served as a place where things got made. From the early 1900s to the early 1960s, the property at 84 So. Water St. was where George Mertz and Sons created custom millwork.

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Sorry, for the delay in posting.

Late morning and early afternoon Greenwich Roundup was updating these news stories from yesterday. Basically all of the articles were linked to this news article which was also updated.


Please see:

06/11/08 - Let us enter the Twilight Zone of incompetant Greenwich News Reporting (Updated June 12,2008)





Then the rest of the afternoon and evening was spent talking to three individuals who have had a news story totally ignored by the Greenwich Citizen, the Greenwich Post and the Greenwich Time.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

06/11/08 - Let us enter the Twilight Zone of incompetent Greenwich news reporting...


Greenwich Newspaper Reporters Are
In The Twilight Zone

These Lazy Reporters Don't Even Cover Half Of
The News Stories About Greenwich


In Greenwich there is the infamous case of the Millionaire Murder Mystery mystery. The prosecutor's claim that there is no longer a murder mystery and oddly announce that it was all "murder for hire" plot.

The Greenwich Citizen, the Greenwich Post and the Greenwich Time seem to be unaware of the shocking revelation.

Yet papers across the country are grabbing the story off the Associated Press News Wire. Maybe, the Greenwich Citizen, the Greenwich Post and the Greenwich Time will cover the story tomorrow or Friday.

Please see:


What about the contaminated Hamilton Avenue School Modular Classrooms?

Today Hamilton Avenue Parents release tests documenting sever mold contamination at Hamilton Avenue School to the Greenwich Citizen, the Greenwich Post and the Greenwich Time.

Yet only the Greenwich Post immediately covers the "Breaking News" story. Maybe the Greenwich Citizen and the Greenwich Time will cover the story tomorrow or next week some time.

Please see:


However if the Board Of Education puts out a press release the Greenwich Time is all over it.

Now lets look at the case of a contentious Greenwich Teacher's Aide contract.

The Greenwich Time covered the story, but the reporter only spoke to a school board member and not to parents, students and teachers aides.

Maybe if the Greenwich Citizen and Greenwich Post will finally cover the story and speak to all of the persons involved.

Please see:

06/11/08 - Breaking Non - News About The Teachers Aide's Contract (UPDATED June 12, 2008)

What Happened At Monday's Representative Town Meeting?

Well if you look at the Greenwich Citizen or Greenwich Post Websites, you would walk away with the impression that nothing news worthy occurred at the meeting.

There is not one story at either website about Monday's Representative Town Meeting.

If you look at the Greenwich Time website you would probably think that the RTM only dealt with the $30,000 Havemeyer building study.

Please see:

RTM OKs study of Havemeyer

But Readers Of Greenwich Roundup Know Were Fully Informed About Every Issue That Was Raised At Monday's Representative Town Meeting.

Please see:

06/10/08 Republican's Manuver To Minipulate The Vote On The $30,000 Havemeyer Study


06/10/08 Did Peter Crumbine Have Another One Of His Senior Moments Or Were The Republican Powers That Be Using Dirty Political Tricks At The RTM.

06/10/08 Sue Wallerstein's Poor Planning And Mismanagement Is Rewarded With A Gift Of Over One Million Dollars From The RTM.


06/10/08 - Will A Couple Of Bad Apples Spoil The W.hole Bunch


It is clear that if a single family home-owner wants to be fully informed about what is happening with his tax dollars and town, he must take five minutes and read Greenwich Roundup every day.

If you rely solely on one of the other 'so-called" Greenwich news websites, then you will not be fully informed about what is really going on in town.

If you don't believe us then go take a look at the Greenwich Citizen's "news" website. The thing has not been updated in seven days.

Perhaps, we should organize a search party to locate the editor and reporters at the Greenwich Citizen.

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UPDATE: Thursday June 12, 2008
The Greenwich Post Reports On
Monday's Representative Town Meeting
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Town OKs studying Havemeyer for seniors

The Representative Town Meeting approved a study Monday to determine whether all of the senior center’s programming could be conducted in the Havemeyer Building or if could be divided between Havemeyer and its current location....

...RTM members narrowly defeated a motion to vote separately on the appropriation (a resolution that had been combined with other agenda items for voting purposes), 90 to 94, with three abstentions. The vote was 151 to 31.

Member Christine Edwards, who made the motion, suggested the money be used for other projects around town, such as paying for one instructional aide in the schools. She cautioned that only when the Board of Education completes its study of its space needs will it be seen how much space there could be for the senior center in the Havemeyer Building....

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06/11/08 Hollywood And Hedge Funds - What A Soap Opera - Can't Isa Get Holly A Job At Silver Point Capital In Greenwich?


Michael Bolton Spawn To Attack Pirate Ship


Michael Bolton offspring Holly Bolotin is allegedly suing Pirate Capital founder Tom Hudson. Longtime DealBreaker readers know that Bolton's daughters Holly and Isa were employed, in a variety of capacities (investor relations, stock picker, fluffer), by the hedge fund for a year or so.

In December, Isa left for Silver Point Capital in Greenwich, and Holly was presumed to have been made redundant by Hudson's new girlfriend sometime in February. Apparently Holly took issue with her firing.

Enter the suit.

This is deeply saddening, for several reasons. 1. The incurred legal fees could be the final nail in the coffin for Pirate, which previously managed almost $2 billion, and is now at (ballparking it) 14 large and 2. If the scions of Michael Bolton can't put on a soft rock ballad and get along, there's really little to no hope for the rest of us.
Dealbreaker - http://dealbreaker.com/

More information Isa at Silver Point Capital In Greenwich:

What The Seed Of Michael Bolton Hath (Possibly) Wrought

More information on Thomas at Pirate Capital

Thomas R. Hudson, Jr.founder and sole managing partner; formerly managed a portfolio of distressed bank debt at Goldman Sachs. Mr Hudson was fired from Goldman Sachs in 1999 and from Amroc Investments in 2001.

Staff Walks the Plank at Listing Pirate Capital

Mutiny at Pirate Capital Roils Hudson After Worst Year Ever

http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/bizfinance/finance/features/10426/index.html

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06/11/08 - Breaking News - Newsday Reports Prosecutors Upgrade Charges Against Bother's Charged In Greenwich Millionaire's Murder


Kissel slaying suspect accused of murder for hire
Newsday - Greenwich And Stamford's Paper Of Record



NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The slaying of Greenwich developer Andrew Kissel was a murder for hire, state prosecutors said Wednesday as they upgraded the charges against one of two suspects to capital felony.

Prosecutors filed papers in Stamford Superior Court alleging that Carlos Trujillo hired his cousin, Leonard Trujillo, to kill Kissel for money.

Based on that theory, authorities added a new capital felony charge against 21-year-old Leonard Trujillo of Worcester, Mass., who was already charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

Carlos Trujillo, 47, of Bridgeport is charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the stabbing death of Kissel at his Greenwich mansion in 2006.

Announcing the murder-for-hire theory was the first time authorities have disclosed a motive for Kissel's killing.

The new charge makes Leonard Trujillo eligible for the death penalty, although it was not immediately clear whether prosecutors will seek to have him executed.

A telephone message was left for Stamford State's Attorney David Cohen. Capital felony carries only two punishments: lethal injection or life in prison without the possibility of release.

Leonard Trujillo's lawyer, Mark Sherman, said his client continues to maintain his innocence.

"The state is free to charge him with whatever they want, but innocent is innocent no matter what the penalty is," Sherman said. "My client's position is not going to change."

Lindy Urso, attorney for Carlos Trujillo, said he did not expect the state to pursue the death penalty. He also said he did not expect his client to face capital felony charges, noting that he is not even charged with murder.

"It certainly doesn't change the fact that neither of these individuals was involved with the murder of Andrew Kissel," Urso said.

Urso also challenged the allegation that his client hired his cousin to kill Kissel.

"It's a theory that will have to be tested in open court with admissible evidence," Urso said. "We're looking forward to the opportunity to test the theory."

Prosecutors also said in court papers that the defendants cannot be tried together because one made admissions to police that allegedly incriminate both of them.

Urso said his client did not make admissions. Sherman declined further comment.

Arrest affidavits have been sealed in the case, but a judge is expected to issue a ruling soon on whether to unseal portions.

Kissel's brother, Robert, was a wealthy banker whose wife was convicted of murder in Hong Kong in September 2005 and sentenced to life in prison after feeding him a milkshake laced with drugs and then beating him to death in November 2003.

Please see:

Kissel Slaying Suspect Accused Of Murder

Hartford Courant

Connecticut prosecutors say the slaying of Greenwich developer Andrew Kissel was a murder for hire and they upgraded the charges against one of two suspects to capital felony....

Conn. says killer hired in developer's slaying

Boston Globe

AP / June 12, 2008 NEW HAVEN - The slaying of Greenwich developer Andrew Kissel was a murder for hire, state prosecutors alleged yesterday, as they upgraded ...

More:

Conn. Prosecutors Up Charges In Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot
WNBC, NY
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Connecticut prosecutors said the slaying of Greenwich developer Andrew Kissel was a murder for hire and they upgraded the charges ...

Greenwich slay suspect accused of murder for hire

Lower Hudson Journal news, NY
By AP • June 11, 2008 NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Connecticut prosecutors say the slaying of Greenwich developer Andrew Kissel was a murder for hire and they ...

Kissel slaying suspect accused of murder for hire
Hartford Courant
AP NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The slaying of Greenwich developer Andrew Kissel was a murder for hire, state prosecutors said Wednesday as they upgraded the charges ...

Kissel slaying suspect accused of murder for hire

Waterbury Republican American,
By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The slaying of Greenwich developer Andrew Kissel was a murder for hire, state prosecutors said Wednesday as they ...

Kissel slaying suspect accused of murder for hire
Boston Herald
By AP NEW HAVEN, Conn. -The slaying of Greenwich developer Andrew Kissel was a murder for hire, state prosecutors said today as they upgraded the charges ...

Kissel Slaying Suspect Accused of Murder For Hire
WTIC, CT
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut prosecutors say the slaying of Greenwich developer Andrew Kissel was a murder for hire and they upgraded the charges ...

Also Please See:

06/09/08 Inner Tube: John Stamos to star in 'Killing Mr. Kissel'


It looks like the Greenwich Newspaper's forgot all about the Greenwich Millionaire Murder Mystery Story. Please check back to Newsday or Greenwich Roundup for all the latest news about the brothers charged in the Kissel murder.

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UPDATE THURSDAY JUNE 12, 2008
THE GREENWICH TIME WEBSITE
FINALLY GETS THE STORY OUT
A DAY AFTER EVERYONE ELSE
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By Martin B. Cassidy
Greenwich Time / Staff Writer

Prosecutors charged a suspect in the Andrew Kissel stabbing death with capital felony yesterday, arguing he took money to kill Kissel from his cousin, a co-defendant.

In court papers filed in state Superior Court in Stamford, Assistant State Attorney Paul Ferencek contends that Carlos Trujillo, 47, Kissel's long-time assistant, paid 21-year-old cousin Leonard Trujillo to kill his boss.

Until yesterday, authorities had declined to provide a potential motive for the Kissel slaying. The new charge could carry the death penalty, but Ferencek declined to say whether prosecutors would seek that punishment or provide further details about the alleged conspiracy....

Please Read The Full Greenwich Time Story

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06/11/08 - Breaking School News - The Ham Ave Parent's Test Results Are In - The Board Of Education Is Put Under A Microscope


I have never seen outdoor levels that high,” Robert Leighton, who did the testing, told the Greenwich Post

Parents' modular tests find high mold levels

BREAKING NEWS
Posted 4:05 p.m. June 11, 2008

Testing of the modular classrooms paid for by a group of Hamilton Avenue School parents found high levels of mold in the air outside the building and dangerous levels inside what had once been the school’s media center.

According to the report, the tests conducted by the New York-based environmental health and safety firm Leighton Associates, Inc., found there were “very heavy” levels of aspergillus/penicillium-like mold growth, chaetomium mold growth and ulocladium mold growth in the carpeting for Room Six in the modulars. That room served as the school’s media center until this past year, when it was converted to a pre-kindergarten room.

The testing also looked at the outside of the modulars and the crawl space. According to the findings, there was 1,100 counts of aspergillus/penicillium per cubic meter of air outside the building and of 96,000 in the crawl space underneath it, as well as 3,600 and 120,000 counts of basidiospores outside and underneath, respectively....

Please read the full Greenwich Post breaking news article

The Greenwich Post article also notes....

...Leighton Associates’ testing and the board’s simultaneous testing was done on May 9. The Leighton report was first issued to parents on June 3 and given to the school board this week. It was released to the media on Wednesday, after the parents did not get a response from the board within 72 hours of receiving it. Results of the school’s additional testing have yet to be released to the public....

Please also see:

Surpise, Surprise: Sue Wallerstein Fails To See That Terms Of The Aggreement With Parents Was Adhered To.

The Greenwich Post article further notes....

....since the classrooms had already been emptied of all contents, furniture, furnishings and other material and there had already been a “thorough” cleaning, including the replacement of dropped ceiling acoustical panels, “... the air testing data may not have accurately reflected airborne mold spore exposure to students, faculty and staff in this building during the time the facility was operating as a school.”...

...Ms. Bibeault said her children had tested positive for exposure to some of the molds listed in the report and said other parents would have different results because there is no universal reaction. She compared it to some people being allergic to peanuts and others not having any reaction.

Ms. DiBella said the parents would also soon be in communication with their attorney, New Jersey-based Ray Carroll.

Ms. Bibeault said she expected the matter to end up in court to determine who was negligent in the matter.

Members of the school board have said they were not aware of the mold problem until Feb. 29, but Ms. Bibeault said she believes it was earlier.

Mr. Carroll could not be reached for comment.

Kim Eves, director of communications for the school district, said on Wednesday that Superintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg had not seen either the parents’ report or the most recent report done by the board.

Board of Education Chairwoman Nancy Weissler said she had not seen the report either and referred comment to Vice Chairwoman Leslie Moriarty, who could not be reached by the Post.

Check back to Greenwich-post.com for updates. Full coverage will be available in next week’s issue.

Please see:

05/09/09 - Hey Greenwich Time - Glenville School Parents Want To Know Why??????

And For The Record:

The Parents Were Prevented From Independently Testing All The Areas

The furnishings, furniture and supplies are in storage containers and this was one of the many areas that parents wanted to test. Hamilton Avenue students and teachers may soon be using these fixtures.

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UPDATED THURSDAY JUNE 12, 2008
THE GREENWICH TIME FINALLY
REPORTS ON THE HAMILTON AVENUE
PARENTS TEST RESULTS
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Expert: Mold levels high

High levels of mold found in a wall, outside a modular building and on a piece of carpeting show that Hamilton Avenue School students and staff were exposed to the spores, according to test results released yesterday by a parents group...

...

Leighton also found high levels of airborne mold outside of the modular in the area next to the building's entrance. While it is natural to find high levels of mold in the outdoors, the readings were particularly high, he said.

"I got to tell you, I do two to three outdoor samples a week," Leighton said. "I've never seen one this high."

The consultant also confirmed that the roof overhang and crawl space were heavily contaminated with mold. He believes that the high outdoors reading may be because the mold infestation underneath the building's crawl space is migrating to its perimeter, including by the entrance, Leighton said....

Please See The Full Green Story

WAIT A MINUTE SOMEONE IS NOT BEING 100% TRUTHFUL

If you read the above Greenwich Time story you will see this paragraph...

The school board had an expert conduct tests at the same time as Leighton did. The report detailing those test results was delivered to the town on Tuesday, officials said.

But another school official came to the RTM District 4's public meeting the Wednesday before last and when he was asked about the testing he said,"We haven't heard 'Boo" from the parents."

He further said the Board Of Education had gotten their test results back and were not "concerned about the results".

This school official then went on to speculate to the District 4 RTM,"That's probably why you have not heard anything from the parents."

Maybe, this school official and the unidentified Greenwich Time school officials that said the test results should remember that it is legal to tape a public meeting in the State of Connecticut.

In fact, some town residents have large collections of public meeting tapes.

So which Public School Official is telling the truth about when the Greenwich Board of Education received the test results.

Is it the unidentified schools official that told the Greenwich Time that the results came in last Tuesday.

Or is the school official that told the District 4 RTM that the test results came in well over a week ago.

Could it be that the unidentified Greenwich Time school official was trying to make it appear that the Board of Education had not violated the agreement to release the test results after three days?

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