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Thursday, September 4, 2008

09/04/08 Breaking News: Greenwich Police Department Investigates Another Murder In Town



Breaking News

Posted 1:02 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008

Police are investigating what appears to be a homicide in the western section of town.

No other details are known at this time, but police say that a suspect is already in custody. Police responded to the scene this morning after a neighbor reported hearing a gunshot. Police found a woman dead of a gunshot and stab wounds. No information about the victim has been released. Next of kin are being notified.

The suspect, who is male, was taken into custody at the scene. No charges have been announced and the suspect has not been named.

According to Operations Lt. Richard Cochran, the investigation is ongoing.

In a press release, police said the matter is an isolated incident and “...residents should continue their daily routine without fear.”

Check back to Greenwich-post.com for more details as they become available.
Full coverage will be available in next Thursday’s Post......

Where are the Hearst Newspapers?

Where is the Greenwich Tme Crime Reporter Martin Casidy?

Where is the Greenwich Citizen?


UPDATE


GREENWICH TIME


FILES REPORT


ON THE MURDER:


Suspect in custody

Article Launched: 09/04/2008 01:40:33 PM

Greenwich police are investigating a mid-morning shooting in Pemberwick that one woman dead. Police responded to 36 Nicholas Ave. shortly before 11 a.m. following a report of gunshots to find the woman dead "in the back part of the property" from gunshot and stab wounds, Greenwich Police pokesman Daniel Allen said.

A male suspect, found on the premises at 36 Nicholas Ave., was taken into custody at the scene.

Police said they are trying to get in touch with the woman's family. They have not yet released her name.

Investigators set up a perimeter around 36 Nicholas Ave., a blue two story home on the west side of the street, as well as the adjacent residence, 38 Nicholas Ave. Allen said 38 Nicholas Ave. was not part of the crime scene.
The body remained at the scene awaiting the arrival of the medical examiner, Allen said. ....

MORE NEWS COVERAGE:


Newsday, NY

GREENWICH, Conn. - Greenwich police say they have a suspect in custody after a person was shot and stabbed to death.


NBC30.com

A person was found dead in Greenwich Thursday after being both stabbed in shot, police said.

Greenwich police are calling the incident a shooting/homicide and have taken another person into custody but are releasing few other details.

The person was found dead at 10:47 a.m. in the western section of Greenwich, police said. ....


WTNH

Greenwich (WTNH) -- Police in Greenwich are investigating a murder but they are being very tight-lipped about the details of the case.

Police say the murder happened in the western section of town just before 11 a.m. this morning. The victim was shot and stabbed and they say the suspect was apprehended at the scene.

They're not releasing the names of the victim or the suspect.....


Lower Hudson Journal news

GREENWICH, Conn. - Police say they are investigating a homicide ....

....Investigators announced the investigation in a news release early this afternoon, but did not say ...

The release describes it as a "shooting incident" in which police found the victim "deceased from gunshot and stab wounds." Police took a suspect into custody at the scene, they said.....


Hartford Courant

AP GREENWICH - Police are withholding the names of the suspect and victim, and officials are not releasing any other information. ...

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09/04/08 Greenwich Post News Lnks For Thursday


Jonathan Asch is the town's new harbormaster.

(Ken Borsuk Photo)




The search for a new town harbormaster is over now that Gov. M. Jodi Rell has signed off on the appointment of Jonathan Asch to the position.




The Nathaniel Witherell will have some extra money this year to go ahead with plans for a garden to benefit residents suffering from dementia, but the town’s Housing Authority received an $80,000 cut.




The fiscal year is a little more than two months old, but preparations for the 2009-10 municipal budget are already in being made, and First Selectman Peter Tesei indicated last week that some belt tightening is on the horizon.


“Leading into this budget it would not be wise to ignore the current fiscal conditions,” Mr. Tesei said. “We begin this fiscal year with little or no contingency due to reduced revenues.”


Mr. Tesei said there are $2.4 million in interim requests in the 2007-08 fiscal year, including more than $1 million for outside legal fees and $500,000 to remediate the mold at the town’s modular classrooms, which shrank the town’s contingency. He added there is also higher than expected utility costs and an anticipated revenue shortfall due to less interest income brought in by town revenue and due to a settlement on property taxes for the town’s golf course, where it was determined the town asked for too much money.


“Those are just three parts of it and there are probably other factors that are impacting the current year’s budget,” Mr. Tesei said last week. “I intend to take measures with the town departments and strongly recommend that the Board of Education contain expenditures wherever possible in their operating budgets.”


Comment:


How is the BET going to contain Frank Mazza's current $500.000 and Betty Sternberg's soon to come additional $500,000 request for busing and moving students in and out of the modulars. Plus there is the up coming teacher's contract.




Problems are persisting in the construction of a new Hamilton Avenue School, leaving the date for an opening still in flux.


While the Board of Education had hoped the oft-delayed construction would be ready in time for the start of school on Aug. 27, more than a year behind schedule, that date came and went without the town’s Building Department signing off on the structure, which is still not able to pass all its inspections. With parents continuing to be uneasy about sending their kids to temporary classrooms where mold was discovered last March, board members said last week at the first meeting of the new school year they are hopeful for a resolution within the next few weeks.


Michael Bodson, a Board of Education member and a member of the project’s building committee, said the goal is to get a temporary certificate of occupancy by the town’s building department “around Sept. 10” so the move from the modulars to the new building may be completed by Columbus Day in October.....


...the ventilation system. He said it is “not providing adequate air flow throughout the building” and the building committee is not sure why that is. Mr. Bodson said the contractor, Worth Construction, has to look at air handling units, examine whether there is blockage and whether there are leaks.


“This is the most critical issue left to be resolved,” Mr. Bodson said.


Other issues include surface cracking in the school’s garage. The cracks are not considered a structural issue and Mr. Bodson said there is a dispute between the committee and Worth about “who is responsible for it.” The committee is looking at bringing in a third party company to make the repairs....


...Superintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg said Aug. 28 that Hamilton Avenue parents looking to opt their children out of the modulars would have that opportunity. She also said the children who do opt out would be able to enter the new Hamilton Avenue School as soon as it opens. Any transfer of students from the modulars to another school in the district would depend on the space available in classes there.....



The Board of Education was briefed last Thursday about a tentative agreement between the board and the district’s public school teachers on a new contract and a vote is expected in early October.


Terms of the deal have not been released publicly, but it is expected that both sides will sign off on it.


Board member Steven Anderson, chairman of the board’s negotiations committee, said the agreement was fashioned after a marathon mediation session last month that went to 1 a.m. While the agreement is not finalized and still must be approved by both sides, Mr. Anderson expressed optimism that it soon would be. However, there is still a complicated town approval process forcing the decision to be postponed until next month.


Once the agreement is approved by the Board of Education, the town has 30 days to approve it, reject it or do nothing. If no action is taken by the Representative Town Meeting (RTM) within those 30 days, the agreement will automatically pass, but Mr. Anderson said it is preferable that the RTM have its say.


“We think it’s important for the checks and balances in town government for the town to have a voice in this,” Mr. Anderson said.


...Due to laws mandating action if progress hadn’t been reached by a specific time in the negotiations, an independent mediator was brought in and helped hammer out the tentative agreement. Mr. Anderson said that he was pleased with the final results.


“We heard what they had to say and they heard what we had to say,” Mr. Anderson said. “We put everything together and we got it done.”


On Thursday night, GEA President Cathy Delehanty said she couldn’t comment on the tentative agreement until it is ratified by the members. She expected a vote to happen within the coming weeks.




The following are Sept. 4’s released arrests:


DISORDERLY


Debra Elgert, 53, of 237 Hamilton Ave. was arrested Sept. 3 and charged with interfering with an officer and disorderly conduct. Police responded to a report of a woman acting in a disorderly manner and found Elgert at the scene acting combative, disruptive and belligerent towards the responding officers and another woman who lives in the same building. Elgert was released on a promise to appear and was due in court Sept. 4.


STALKING


A 31-year-old Bronx, N.Y. man was arrested Sept. 3 and charged with first degree criminal trespass and third degree stalking. A suspicious person and vehicle had reportedly seen outside a closed gate on private property. The man was found at the scene after having been told by the resident’s business manager, on that resident’s behalf, not to have any contact with the person. The man was released on a $5,000 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 10.


BAD CHECKS


Robert Bernstein, 51, of Rye Brook, N.Y. was arrested Sept. 3 and charged with issuing bad checks, fraudulent use of an ATM and fourth degree larceny. Bernstein reportedly turned himself in on an outstanding warrant that stemmed from him allegedly opening an account at a local bank and withdrawing funds using bad checks. Bernstein was released on a $500 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 10.

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09/04/08 You Wont Read These Greenwich News Stories In The Greenwich Time (Updated)


Once Again Greenwich Time Editor David Warner Missed An Opportunity To Deliver ALL The LOCAL News To The News Hungry Residents Of Greenwich !!!!!


Abc11tv.com
Politics of Fashion: Styles of McCain, Obama, Palin
What the Clothes Say About the Women of the 2008 Presidential Campaign

Fashionistas haven't had this much to say about political wardrobes since Jackie Kennedy inhabited the White House.
That's because three of the women on the front lines of the 2008 presidential race -- Michelle Obama, Cindy McCain and Sarah Palin -- all dress with their own sense of style, even if, in the case of Palin, it's anti-style.
Palin herself told Vogue magazine, "A reporter once asked me about it [her appearance] during the campaign, and I assured him I was trying to be as frumpy as I could by wearing my hair on top of my head and these schoolmarm glasses." ....
... Goodkind and Jayne Chase, the co-hosts of the radio show A Fashionable Life , which airs on WGCH 1490-AM in Greenwich, Conn., as well as the Web. Michelle Obama Chase: Michelle Obama is clearly her own woman. She is smart, accomplished, ...

Medical cost manager on acquisition binge

IBJ.COM

... to digest large deals, Sherlock said, because it is backed by Great Point Partners, a private equity firm in Greenwich, Conn., with $900 million under management. Great Point recapitalized the company in November last year, taking majority control ...

Local GOP honors its own

Minuteman
...In front of a capacity crowd and with Congressman Christopher Shays making a special appearance in honor of the awardees, Republicans honored three of their own. Former Fairfield Selectman Steve Elworthy was presented with the Myrtle Miller Party Loyalty Award; Leo Redgate III was awarded the Gerry Malafronte Community Service Award; and Town Clerk Betsy P. Browne was given the Paul Tymniak Young Republican Award.
Fairfield Republican Town Committee Chairman James Baldwin described the night as an exciting event essentially kicking off the election season in Fairfield.
"We had an impressive turnout," said Baldwin, "It was a great night for Fairfield Republicans.

... for Christopher Shays for Congress. He is involved in a number of community programs including, Rotary Club, the Greenwich based Clover Hill School and is co-founder and past president of the Fairfield Professional Network. Named a Paul Harris ...

Close race expected in Fourth District

Westport Minuteman
Voters in our area aren't as familiar with Democratic Congressional candidate Jim Himes as well they were with Diane Farrell, Westport's former First Selectwoman who ran against 20-year incumbant Congressman Christopher Shays in 2006 and 2004.

....Farrell, who ran forceful, intelligent campaigns but who was up against Shays' well-tended reputation as a political moderate who takes middle-of-the-road or liberal stands on issues like the environment, women's rights, and so on.
This year, Himes has the advantage of a strong presidential candidate, Barack Obama, at the top of the Democratic ticket, and a generalized intense dislike among the electorate for the Bush administration and its various failings.
In a recent interview with Minuteman editors and reporters, Himes noted that he opposed America's involvement in the Iraq war, which Shays has strongly supported.
But Himes' main focus was on the economy. He noted that people are concerned and insecure whatever their income level or station in life. Himes, a Greenwich resident, is a former investment banker with Goldman Sachs who now works for a "green" not-for-profit agency that builds affordable houses.
... Ever since the reapportionment following the 2000 census, the Fourth District has included more towns in northern Fairfield County that are Republican and rather conservative.
Shays has been in Congress since defeating Democrat Christine Neidermeier in an election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Congressman Stewart McKinney, father of current State Sen. John McKinney.
Like Shays, Stewart McKinney was a Republican moderate whose views closely matched the district.
With both Himes and Shays having their own advantages going into the campaign, turnout will be the key. Stay tuned.


In Fairfield County, Volunteers Abound

Darien News-Review

...Fairfield County rises to many challenges, and in the midst of a national trend of volunteerism descending over the past three years, Southern Connecticut once again is standing tall, increasing its number of volunteers, Jennifer Flatow, volunteer coordinator of Greenwich's Family Centers said.

While the number of volunteers nationwide decreased from 65 million to 60.8 between 2005 and 2007, Flatow pointed out, Family Center's time-givers increased to nearly 2,000 people ranging from ages 10 to 70, with hits highest concentration of volunteers working within the education program. The rise of 100 new volunteers may not be significant on the grand scale, Flatow said, but for the center to increase its numbers is still significant.

"If you work for an organization that is a nonprofit in a community with other nonprofits, you tend to see a trend in the opposite direction." Flatow said with a sense of pride. "People here are invested in their community." .....

Twin State Live Entertainment

Eagle Times
Greenwich Connecticut Encounters India In Terrence McNally's comedy A Perfect Ganesh
"Here I am, a god walking amongst men." Bob Gruen is not being boastful; he is just describing his role as the Indian elephant-god Ganesha in Terrence McNally's A Perfect Ganesh. "He is not an all-knowing god but one who is dumbfounded by the behavior of human beings. He listens, feels for them, and tries to understand their foibles. In this play, India is a mirror that allows people to see into themselves - things they couldn't see at home in their day-to-day lives. They bump up against something radically different. It shakes them up. Who the hell am I? It's the internal journey we're on that McNally is bringing onto the stage.".....
... A Perfect Ganesh is the funny and deeply moving story of two middle aged suburban women from Greenwich, Conn., traveling without their husbands for the first time, whose encounter with India profoundly shakes them and ...
...They are an ill-matched pair of friends. Margaret is determined to be in control and to be respected as a seasoned traveler and a cultivated woman, despite her apprehension about flying and visiting India for the first time. She has read the guide books from cover to cover. Her naïve and boisterous companion, Katharine, on the other hand, is ready to plunge blindly into this new world and be enlightened. Their conflicting ways of dealing with the experience exasperates Margaret, strains the relationship, and leads to laughable and revealing situations. Each, however, has her own unresolved tragedy, and before they are through they will have to uncover their hearts and reach out to one another in unexpected ways. .....
....Terrence McNally is among the leading dramatists in America today. His many plays include Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Love! Valor! Compassion!, Ragtime, and Master Class. He has won four Tony awards. He claims A Perfect Ganesh to be one of his favorite plays.....

Blyth, Inc. Updates Fiscal Year 2009 Outlook

PrimeNewswire
GREENWICH, Conn.(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blyth, Inc. (NYSE:BTH), a leading designer and marketer of home fragrance and home decor products, today commented on its updated outlook for fiscal year 2009. Normalized Earnings Per Share are expected to be in the range of $1.35 to $1.40 for fiscal year 2009 versus prior guidance of $1.45 to $1.50.
Commenting on the Company's full year projections, Robert B. Goergen, Blyth's Chairman of the Board and CEO, said, "Our updated guidance for fiscal year 2009 reflects a challenging.....
...In lieu of quarterly teleconferences, management will conduct informal Question and Answer sessions periodically via dial-in calls, the next of which will take place on September 5th. The date, time and dial-in information will be available in the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website, www.blyth.com, no later than one week prior to the next scheduled session. Management will not present prepared remarks during such calls and will cover no material, non-public information.

Blyth, Inc., headquartered in Greenwich, CT, USA, is a Home Expressions company that markets an extensive array of home fragrance products, decorative accessories, ...


On the Farmstand

Burlington Free Press

... Cookbook (Atheneum 1989) by Maggie Stearns and Sallie Williams. Hay Day was a gourmet food store in my hometown of Greenwich, Conn., which was one of the first markets I knew of that celebrated locally grown, seasonal produce. Though they imported ...

No Place Like Dome

New York Post
As the Post first reported earlier this week, fashion icon Tommy Hilfiger is about to list his Plaza apartment for $50 million.
Since then, we've gotten the skinny on the high-end crib with the fat asking price in the still surreal, high-end Manhattan market.
Located in the northeast dome on the 18th and 19th floors of the famed building, the eight-room duplex features amazing Central Park views and ceiling heights up to 20 feet. There's also a north-facing private terrace (one of only two terraces in the building) off the master bedroom where you can scream, "I'm king of the world!" and few will argue.
The approximately 6,000-square-foot residence, which includes four bedrooms, 4½ baths, a formal dining room, large living room, library and gourmet kitchen, was originally two separate units that have recently been combined by a staircase.

But it's still considered raw space with just the essential walls and utilities, according to his broker Deborah Grubman of the Corcoran Group.

"It's basically at a point where anyone can do their own finishes," Grubman told us. "It's got incredibly interesting architectural features - and exposures - that make it unlike any other apartment."....

... has another property he wants to sell. He's recently lowered the price of his 20,000-square-foot mansion in leafy Greenwich, Conn., to $24.9 million after first listing it last February for $27.9 million.
Comment:
It Looks Like Tommy "I'm king of the world!" Hilfiger
Is Might Be Running Out Of Cash.
Why else would he be selling his half fnished Plaza Apartment?



Appia Partners with Edge Technology Group to Offer Managed IT and Telecom Services in the NYC Area

Press Release News From 24-7 Press Release

... hosting, development, advisory, coordination and management of IT and real estate projects. From offices in Greenwich, Connecticut, and New York City, Edge customizes high quality, timely and cost-effective solutions, project management services and ...

Company Profile for Congdon + Company

PR-inside.com

... solutions for products, services, and organizations. Congdon + Company is an independent business located in Greenwich, CT and has been dedicated exclusively to brand strategy and design for over 25 years. The Firm serves clients in a diverse range ...

CSRwire.com

More Than 300,000 Bottles of Water Donated to Support Displaced Citizens and Volunteer Relief Workers Along the Gulf Coast
GREENWICH, CT. - September 3, 2008 - Nestle Waters North America has donated 302,568 half-liter bottles of Ozarka(R) and Ice Mountain(R) Brand Natural Spring Water to citizens and disaster relief workers affected by this week's Category 2 Hurricane Gustav. AmeriCares and the American Red Cross, along with local, on-the-ground agencies, are distributing the donations to affected areas along the Gulf Coast. Evacuees and disaster relief volunteers will receive the bottled water.
Hurricane Gustav made landfall on Monday, causing power outages, flooding, water-supply problems, and structural damage. In Louisiana, nearly 800,000 homes are without power. Preliminary damages are estimated at between $2 billion and $10 billion.
"Many residents of the Gulf Coast are returning to homes without power and need clean water to drink and cook," said AmeriCares emergency response manager Jonathan Hodgdon, who is working on the relief effort from Baton Rouge. "It's not as simple as running to the store to pick up bottled water because many supermarkets are closed and cars are running out of gasoline."
"We are proud to partner with AmeriCares and the Red Cross to provide clean, portable water," said Alex McIntosh, director of corporate citizenship for Nestle Waters North America. "Our partners have stepped up with excellent logistics support to get bottled water and other essential items to people affected by the storm."
NestlE Waters is committed to supplying clean water to citizens in need. The company has provided millions of bottles of water to residents and relief workers affected by natural disasters, including Hurricane Dolly, the tornadoes and subsequent floods that struck the Midwest earlier this year, as well as last year's California wildfires and Hurricane Katrina.
About Nestle Waters North America
NestlE Waters North America Inc. is the number one bottled water company in the U.S. Its family of 15 well-known brands includes Poland Spring(R) Brand Natural Spring Water, the leading spring water brand in America. Based in Greenwich, Conn., Nestle Waters North America's 9,000 employees provide bottled water products to consumers across the country, including Ozarka(R) Natural Spring Water and Nestle (R) Pure Life(R).

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09/04/08 Greenwich News Lnks For Thursday


TOP SYORY:



Seven years after helping with the grim recovery effort at Ground Zero, one of Greenwich's finest is returning to the site.

Police officer Bob Ferretti is taking a rather circuitous route, however.
To help raise money for police officers killed in the line of duty, Ferretti is riding his bicycle to the World Trade Center site from the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.

He will start his journey on Sunday and arrive at Ground Zero on Sept. 11, traveling via local roads such as Route 9, which runs through several states.
"Thinking about all the rescue workers that walked into those buildings, it's a great motivator," said Ferretti, 47, a Port Chester, N.Y., resident who is married with four children.

This will be the fourth consecutive year that Ferretti will be riding with fellow law enforcement officers from around the country in the peloton of the Tour de Force, a charity endurance event established after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.


Joe Romano has been waiting for this day for eight years. The town coordinator of John McCain's presidential campaign in 2000 in Greenwich, Romano is reprising that role this year and will be on the convention floor tonight in St.
Late Morning Update:
These Stories Have Just Been
Released On The Greenwich Time Web Site
All Of These Stories Were Available At
10:00 PM Last Night When The Paper Was Published
At The Connecticut Post Facility
Yet, the Lazy Web Master At The Greenwich Time
Treats The Greenwich Times' Web Site Users
Like Red Headed Step Children.
Doesn't Greenwich Time Editor David Warner
Know That The Internet Is The Papers Only Salvation?
Even, If David Warner Folds The Greenwich Time
And Also Folds The Stamford And Norwalk Advocates
Into The Connecticut Post
He Is Still Going To Need The Internet
To Save These Combined Newspapers.
For months I have been warning Greenwich Time readers that there is a very good chance that The Greenwich Time will probably soon be a Riverside News Bureau Of A Greatly Expanded Connecticut Post.
I know there are a few soon to be converted subscribers that think the Greenwich Time is healthy as a back country horse, but have they looked at the Greenwich Time Real Estate web page lately.
It's been combined with the Connecticut Post, Stamford Advocate and Norwalk Advocate real estate pages.
The page doesn't even have the Greenwich Time Green in the header anymore. It's kind of like a Norwalk Advocate RED now.
Have you also seen how the has all of a sudden, your Greenwich Time Events Calendar became kind of a Coneticut Postish, sort of like a Fairfeild County - Events Calender?
Is it possible that web news articles come out earlier at the Connecticut Post for a reason?
Why do Greenwich Time web users get a couple of stories that were ready at 10:00 PM at 2:30 AM and then a few more 10 hours later in the day.
When Is The Greenwich Time Going To Wake Up And Notice That All of the New York Daily Newspapers put their news up on the web as it happens, there is no 12 to 24 hour web delay.
In fact, the New York Times earns half of it's profits on it web properties
The Los Angeles Times, doesn't even put out a bulky Sunday real estate section anymore, it's 100% on the Internet.
Well Anyhow, here are the belated local news stories from the paper that is BEHIND THE TIMES......
GREENWICH TIME WEBMASTER CAN"T GET IT UP !!!!
This Story Was Available On The Front Page, since it was published last night, but the pitiful Greenwich Time web master did not manage to get it up until.....
Article Launched: 09/04/2008 07:58:10 AM EDT
Report: FAA took proper course
Opponents of a controversial aircraft rerouting plan are challenging the conclusions of a new government report that found that the Federal Aviation Administration followed correct procedure in developing the flight paths....
MORE FROM BEHIND THE TIMES......
There is an old saying that when you are at the top the only place to go is down. Apparently Terry Lowe and his Greenwich High School Water Polo team have never heard that old adage.
Today's Top Greenwich Time Living & Health Feature:
Despite all the planning, Diane Mulvehill knows that when the 31st Norwalk Seaport Association Oyster Festival opens Friday night, it will take on a life of its own.
Today's Top Greenwich Time Business Story:

Connecticut Light & Power Co. said Wednesday it finished running the overhead lines on the $1 billion Middletown-to-Norwalk transmission line.
From The Greenwich Time Editors:
Today's Editorial

A recent situation involving the state and Norwalk raises a profound issue for all of our communities, one that gets to the nature of government - how it too often is and how it is supposed to be.
After learning all about NORWALK at least a Greenwich Time Reader can still read about local issues in the LETTERS TO THE Editors section.....
To the editor:

Thanks to columnist Bernie Yudain for the exemplary history lesson on the Greenwich Republicans (Greenwich Time, Aug. 3).
Note: Please See....
I find it a testament to the growth and maturity of the town of Greenwich that the actions of these hallowed members of the old Greenwich GOP are now being duplicated and refined by Greenwich Democrats in 2008.
Some people remember an up-and-coming Greenwich activist by the name of John Olsen, who is now a member of the Democratic National Committee - that's the Sam Pryor role in 2008. Or how about that virtually unknown Greenwich Democratic candidate Ned Lamont, who went national and spawned a movement right out of this town? A quick researcher might discover U.S. House candidate Jim Himes ran a few of the Democratic picnics right around the same time of year as the clambake.

Key national finance chairpersons direct money to the Obama campaign just like the Republicans did in the old days. For Democrats, Greenwich is certainly the place to be these days, and it is clear that Greenwich is moving too in that direction.
The truth is that, even according to GreenwichTime, the Republicans just aren't what they once were, and the Democrats are ascendant in local and national matters. And I invite you to see this for yourself at the Democratic Party Picnic, Sept. 21 at 1 p.m. at the Montgomery Pinetum, to which everyone is invited.
Bet you won't get that offer from the other party.

Frank Farricker

Cos Cob

The writer is District 2 leader on the

Democratic Town Committee

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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

09/03/08 POLITICO: Greenwich Resident Ned Lamont On Sen. Joseph Lieberman

Ryan Grim, Republican-American

Ned Lamont, who upset Sen. Joseph I, Lieberman in the 2006 Democratic primary, only to lose in the general, sat down with The Crypt in Denver during the Democratic National Convention and shared his thoughts on the ongoing journey of his political rival. On Wednesday night, Lieberman’s journey brought him before thousands of cheering Republicans in St. Paul.

“I’d like to think we’ll get a few more Democratic senators elected, so nobody’s sitting there in the cat-bird seat,” he said. “And then I hope that gives our Democratic leadership the opportunity to do the right thing.”

Lamont, who said he’s considering another run for the Senate, is in position to be on the receiving end of much anti-Lieberman carping and he said that in Denver a “fair number of [senators] have come up to me and hit me on the back and said, ‘I wasn’t there with you during the election, but boy do I know why you did what you did.’”

Democratic senators were especially disappointed, Lamont said, because “all of them” supported Lieberman “during the primary when he was primary Joe, and most of them [did so] quietly during the general election.” Lamont said that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) was one of the only Democrats to back him.

Lamont noted with irony that “during the primary he’s the one who said, ‘I’m the real Democrat and Lamont is Republican-lite.”

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that Lieberman has retained his chairmanship of the Government Reform and Oversight Committee because on votes other than the war, he’s been a reliable Democrat. Lamont disagrees. “He’s with us except on the war; just on Iran; just on the Supreme Court; tax policy. You go over to the McCain campaign on a lot more than the war,” he said. “The man who said I’m not a Democrat; I’m not a Republican; I’m going to be post-partisan, has now become one of the lead attackers of Obama and Democrats in general.”


Source:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/03/politics/politico/thecrypt/main4413834.shtml

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09/03/08 Bill Clark Is Going To Keep Slapping The "Yellowich Time" Around Until They Hire A GOODER Copy Editor


FUTURE HEADLINES
Greenwich Time Editor David Warner Was Last Seen At The Greenwich Library Asking The Ladies At The Information Desk For Help In Finding The Book,"Blogging For Dummies"
The New Greenwich Time Editor Bill Clark Sends Sarah Littman To The Greenwich Library With A Camera, But Mr. David Warner Flee Out The Backdoor.
Greenwich Library Patrons Are Rolling On The Floor Laughing Their Rear Ends Off As Startled Librarians Are Forced To Call The Greenwich SWAT Team To Restore Order And Decorum

The local rag, AKA Yellowwich Time, strikes again. Today's front page carries the blooper that adorns today's blog title. Further proof, if any were needed, that the cretins who write for this doomed "newspaper" are functional illiterates.

And just as most cretins do not come from Crete, so one is unlikely to find Wyatt Earp and his ilk enforcing martial law. That task is reserved for a government's military forces, not some gun-toting marshal or local cop. A marshal may indeed uphold the law, but he ordinarily plays no part in martial law. Different horse, different color - not to mention different spelling. But as always, the yahoos at Yellowwich Time cannot be bothered to deal with such extraneous irrelevancies as facts.

By the way, Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) died in bed at age 80 without his boots on. He never did take any part in upholding martial law, since the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 expressly forbids military involvement in domestic law enforcement without congressional approval. To your scribe's best knowledge and belief, Congress has not approved martial law here in Greenwich, although with the recent invasion of our Town's ferries and islands by hordes of non-residents who steal our picnic tables by throwing our belongings on the ground and replacing them with their own, there are no doubt many local citizens who might be ready to sign a petition to that effect.

The occasion for the latest display of brazen ignorance by the unlettered staff of Yellowwich Time was a field exercise by the police department's SWAT team. In a coincidence of delicious irony, this activity took place in the now-vacant offices and newsroom of - wait for it - Yellowwich Time itself. What a pity that the cops didn't come up with this idea a year or two earlier, when they could have cleaned out a nest of chronic linguistic lawbreakers and shameless saboteurs of the truth at the same time. Now that would have been a public service of the first magnitude!

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09/03/08 Garden Catering opens a deluxe outpost with late-night hours


You can't go wrong with the Special


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Garden Catering235 Main St., Stamford. (203) 487-0333, http://www.gardencatering.net/

There are few Fairfield County institutions I love more than Garden Catering. Goodies from the eateries (two in Greenwich, three in Stamford and two more in New York state) are tasty, cheap and highly addictive. The signature item is the "World Famous Special" (although it's doubtful how globally recognized a bag of chicken nuggets can be). It used to be known as the "High School Special" until a legal dispute stripped the combo of the title (seriously). The Special provides a half-pound of chicken nuggets and french fries (in the same bag) and a can of Coke. They splash seasoning into the bag, which not only adds a zestful kick to the somewhat standard meal but also gives you an added post-meal ritual—licking the powdery seasoning off your sticky fingers. For six dollars, it's an incredible value, and you leave very, very full.

Another favorite is the tuna quesadilla, perfectly melted and delicious, but if you only get to eat at Garden Catering every so often, the Special is hard to resist.

But of all the culinary delights to be had at Garden Catering, the chain has never been one for ambiance—or even comfort. The place on High Ridge is little more than a slender corridor, and if you don't have an intimate knowledge of local parks or greens the only option is eating in your car, which turns dipping your nuggets or fries in one of their sauces into a cumbersome act of acrobatic dexterity. Ditto for the East Stamford location, which used to have bar stools until they started "having problems," according to the manager. Fuck if I know what that means.

This made the promise of the Main Street location something approaching Shangri-la. Not only are there tables (and chairs!), but the new place is open late, Monday through Wednesday until 10 p.m., Thursday until 11 p.m., and Friday and Saturday until 2 a.m. (It's closed Sunday.) The prospects were almost heavenly.

The actuality of the place didn't quite live up. I arrived at 12:32 a.m. on a Saturday night and nothing was going on. The late hours are undoubtedly tied into the downtown club scene, but there was little evidence of synergistic cross-pollination. The bars and clubs on Main Street were packed with throngs of people with short skirts and gelled hair. They streamed out into the street—but not into Garden Catering.....

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09/03/08 Advisers say conservative ire pushed McCain away from picking Joe Lieberman


Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, independent of Connecticut, before delivering a speech lauding Senator John McCain on Tuesday at the Republican convention. More Photos >



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... but won re-election to his fourth Senate term in 2006 as an independent after losing his party's nomination in a primary against Greenwich's Ned Lamont. ...


More on the Media darling Joe Lieberman:



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Joseph Lieberman—he lost his party's primary in 2006 and won as a third-party candidate—took to the convention stage to bash Democratic nominee Barack Obama ...

Video: Former Dem Lieberman Speaks at RNC

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Even More on the Media darling Joe Lieberman:



New York Times

He was followed by the evening’s marquee speaker, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, a Democrat turned independent who came close to being Mr. ...


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by Aaron Bruns

FT MYERS, Fla — Joe Biden ribbed RNC speakers Fred Thompson and Joe Lieberman at what was billed as an economic roundtable, and pushed the ...


The Associated Press

Joe Lieberman may have lined up with Republicans at their convention in Minnesota to support John McCain, but he's still writing six-figure checks to help ...

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09/03/08 The Rack 'N' Roll Café proudly announces the Local Ladies of Music Showcase for the Benefit of the Susan G. Komen for the cure.


From left to right: Terri Lane, Anya, Meggy Hearn, Stephanie Hansen, and Hillary Johnson



Stamford Plus Magazine

Meggy Hearn, of Greenwich, handily opened the show and quickly gained the adoration of the crowd of 200. Meggy was followed by a commanding performance by ...


...“The Rack” is an Adult Party Club located in Stamford, CT offering food, drinks, 25 TVs, Pool, Darts, Video Games and different musical events every weekend in a fun, party atmosphere. See www.myspace.com/racknrollbar for additional information.

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure was founded on a promise made between two sisters – Susan Goodman Komen and Nancy Goodman Brinker. Suzy was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1978, a time when little was known about the disease and it was rarely discussed in public. Before she died at the age of 36, Suzy asked her sister to do everything possible to bring an end to breast cancer. Nancy kept her promise by establishing Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 1982 in Suzy‟s memory.

For more than 20 years, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has been a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative research and community-based outreach programs. Working through a network of U.S. and international Affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure®, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by funding research grants and supporting education, screening and treatment projects in communities around the world.

Connecticut Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure was established October 4, 1999 and has continually provided support for this mission in the state of Connecticut.

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09/03/08 Today's "Mom I Need Some Money To Make Bail" Story



Nantucket Independent

Bryce G. Rohrer, 23, of Old Greenwich, C.T,, was arrested on Pleasant Street and charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, failing to use caution while driving a motor vehicle and driving an unregistered motor vehicle.

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09/03/08 Is it the pussification of america or are brown shirts preparing to break into your Greenwich home.



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09/03/08 You Wont See These Greenwich News Reports In The Greenwich Time, The Greenwich Post Or The Hardly Ever Updated Greenwich Citizen


Once Again The Fat, Dumb And Happy
Greenwich Media Has Dropped The Ball

Green Buildings NYC

New York City-based Heritage Realty Services recently purchased 200,000-square-foot 600 Steamboat Road in Greenwich, Connecticut for $200 million.

Here Is Today's ....
Greenwich Hedge Fund Sucking Wind Story

Bloomberg.com

... hedge fund's basic- industries group. Lehman Holding Five years later he moved to Tudor Investment Corp., the Greenwich, Connecticut-based hedge-fund firm run by Paul Tudor Jones . Anderson started the Ospraie Fund at Tudor, named after the marine ...
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Please Check In Tomorrow To Read How The Ivy League's Best And Brightest Are Screwing Up The National Economy


Pickard, Wilson get together in Nashville


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... traveling club when they were 14. They haven't played together for the last three seasons. Wilson, who was born in Greenwich, Conn., played for the United States National Development Team before embarking on a college career at Boston University ...

Engel & Voelkers Winter Park Appeals to International Buyers with...


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... continents. The Hamburg, Germany-based organization's growing portfolio of global locations includes the Hamptons; Greenwich, Conn.; England, Ireland, Italy, Chile, Spain, Switzerland, South Africa and Thailand. With many European style Property ...

Police Blotter

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... * Tim McGinty, 46, of 32 Fairfield Road, Greenwich, was charged with second-degree failure to appear in court. * ...

Wayward horse lands on Bedford roof

Journal News

BEDFORD - A cat up a tree may sound routine for firefighters, but the call to Banksville Independent Fire Department - a horse on a roof - was anything but.

Firefighters arrived at 245 Bedford Banksville Road around 5 p.m. Monday after a resident called to report that a horse was stuck on - and in - their garage roof.

It's not our usual call," Banksville Assistant Fire Chief Bill Richardson said yesterday. "Very rarely do you see a horse on a roof."

The detached three-car garage is built against a hill, and the horse, apparently after escaping from a nearby farm, approached it from the top of the hill and jumped onto the roof after possibly being spooked by something.

Once it stepped onto the roof, a hoof went through, and it got stuck. "The roof couldn't support the weight," said Richardson, who is also the assistant building inspector for the town of North Castle.

As the horse struggled to gain its footing, different hooves broke through the roof but not all at the same time, Richardson said.

Firefighters had to wait until a veterinarian arrived and tranquilized the horse.

They then fashioned a ramp from the roof and walked the horse to safety.

The animal was not injured.

The rescue became the talk of the town yesterday in the communities covered by the Banksville fire district: North Castle and Greenwich, Conn.

When people asked Richardson how the horse wound up there, he said he told them, "it was a flying horse."

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09/03/08 Greenwich Post News Links For Wednesday



Volunteer Marge Robben took advantage of the sunny weather at Greenwich Point last weekend to encourage unregistered voters to sign up to participate in the Nov. 4 local and national elections. Ms. Robben enticed voters with cardboard cutouts of presidential candidates United States Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama.— David Ames photo


With a second batch of mosquitoes in Greenwich testing positive for West Nile virus early last month, town officials are continuing to take steps to ward them off, using a population control program that targets the young.


John S. Herold, husband of the former Peggy Schusser of Greenwich, died at Connecticut Hospice on Aug. 23. He was 96 years old.


The following are Sept. 2’s released arrests:

BREACH OF PEACE

A 17-year-old Greenwich boy was arrested Aug. 26 and charged with breach of peace and third degree criminal mischief. The warrant stemmed from an alleged fight in a Wilbur Peck Court parking lot on June 19. The boy was released on a promise to appear and is due in court Sept. 3.

ENDANGERMENT

Myles Scherr, 43, of Stamford was arrested Aug. 26 and charged with second degree reckless endangerment, breach of peace and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. Police had been sent to the scene of a reported fight between a motorist and a sanitation employee. After arriving at the scene, police were met by the sanitation worker who told police Scherr had punched him in the face, cursed at him and thrown his truck keys on the lawn of one of the homes after entering into his truck to get them. The man also claimed Scherr got into his car and drove at him at a high rate of speed. Scherr was released on a $10,000 surety bond and is due in court Sept. 2.

APPEAR

Julia Plants, 41, of 25 Owenoke Way, Old Greenwich, was arrested Aug. 28 and charged with second degree failure to appear. She reportedly turned herself in to police custody in response to May 2 charges of disorderly conduct and criminal mischief for which she failed to appear in court. Plants was released on a $5,000 surety bond and is due in court Sept. 5.

APPEAR

Raymundo Reyes, 33, of Norwalk was arrested Aug. 28 and charged with second degree failure to appear. Reyes had allegedly failed to appear in court to answer a Nov. 11, 2002 charge of driving under the influence. He was released on a $15,000 surety bond and is due in court Sept. 5.

THREATENING

A 27-year-old Riverside man was arrested Aug. 28 and charged with threatening. The man had been in a Willard corrections facility when he was transported to Stamford Superior Court to face the charge, which stemmed from an alleged June 1 domestic incident. The man was returned to the custody of the state Marshal’s office.

LARCENY

Ashleigh Singer, 23, of 51 Forest Ave., Old Greenwich, was arrested Aug. 29 and charged with receipt of stolen goods using a credit card, third degree larceny, two counts of automatic teller fraud, illegal use of a credit card and two counts of credit card theft. Singer reportedly turned herself in on an arrest warrant stemming from the alleged theft of a co-worker’s wallet to purchase goods. The theft reportedly took place in May but wasn’t reported until July 29. Singer was released on a $1,000 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 5.

EVADING

Albert Roth, 48, of Milford was arrested Aug. 30 and charged with evading responsibility and unsafe backing. Roth reportedly turned himself in on an outstanding warrant stemming from an alleged hit-and-run incident on July 24. According to police, Roth backed his vehicle from a legal parking space on North Water Street and struck a motor scooter before leaving the scene. Roth was released on a $50 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 8.

TRESPASS

Raul Alaniz, 26, of Stamford was arrested Aug. 30 and charged with first degree criminal trespass, possession of burglary tools, conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal attempt at burglary and interfering with an officer. Tracey Vanterpool, 40, of Stamford was arrested and charged with interfering with an officer, possession of burglary tools and conspiracy to commit burglary. The two were arrested after a Connecticut Light and Power security supervisor alerted police that he saw Alaniz inside a secured area on Railroad Avenue. Police units arrived at the scene and allegedly saw Alaniz hop a security fence and flee into the wooded area. Vanterpool was reportedly at the scene but did not enter the secured area. Police checked the area and reported finding a pair of bolt cutters and a reel of cable at the scene and accused the two of attempting to steal copper. Vanterpool was released on a promise to appear and Alaniz was held in lieu of a $5,000 cash bond. They are both due in court Sept. 8.

BREACH OF PEACE

Teresa Ferraro, 54, was arrested Aug. 30 and charged with breach of peace and second degree criminal mischief. A woman claimed to police that Ferraro appeared at her door, knocked loudly and created a scene before leaving. The woman told police Ferraro appeared again while she was at her car and pulled her hair, slapped her in the back of the head and keyed the vehicle, leaving deep scratch marks to the rear and left side of it. According to police, Ferraro believed the woman was having an affair with her husband, something there was no evidence to support. Ferraro was released on a $250 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 8.

FORGERY

Marcelo Henrique, 19, of 8 Weaver St. Apt. 2 was arrested Aug. 31 and charged with third degree identity theft, second degree forgery, fourth degree larceny and conspiracy to commit fourth degree larceny. Henrique allegedly cashed a $1,000 stolen check belonging to a Greenwich resident. Police believe a second suspect was involved but no arrest has been made. The investigation is ongoing. Henrique was released on a $1,000 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 8.

POSSESSION

Ray Matthews, 37, of Port Chester, N.Y. was arrested Aug. 31 and charged with possession of less than four ounces of marijuana. Matthews had been the passenger in a car stopped by police for an unrelated matter and when he was removed from the car and patted down, police allegedly found a bag of marijuana in his right front pants pocket. Matthews was released on a $100 cash bond and is due in court Sept. 8.

ASSAULT

Anthony Palmisano, 29, of 21 Gerry St. was arrested Sept. 1 and charged with third degree assault and breach of peace. Police reportedly saw an unoccupied, disabled vehicle with activated emergency flashers on Arch Street. It was known that the vehicle belonged to Palmisano, for whom police held an active warrant. Police then saw Palmisano leaving the scene in a taxi and stopped him. He said his vehicle had run out of gas and he was going to get some. The warrant stemmed from a past incident. However, he was also cited for having weapons in a car when police reportedly found brass knuckles in Palmisano’s car. He was released on a $500 surety bond and is due in court Sept. 8.
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09/03/08 Greenwich Time News Links For Wednesday


Cops Scare The Daylights Out Of
Shaky Greenwich Time Photographer


TOP STORY



Don't be deceived by the sound of gunfire and presence of police SWAT team officers in camouflage fatigues downtown.

Greenwich is not under marshal law.

All this week, the town is hosting about two dozen law enforcement officers from several municipalities for intensive SWAT team training exercises, including hostage rescue drills.

Led by Chuck Habermehl, a former Marine and an expert in close quarters combat whose clients include the Navy SEALs, the drills emphasize repetition.

"We want this to be second nature," said Chris Girard, 37, a Greenwich police range technician who is a member of the department's Special Response Unit, the local equivalent to a SWAT team.

Girard said SWAT team officers are taught to block out distractions and determine whether the subject they are confronting poses a threat and whether they need to engage.

"It's like a fighter pilot," Girard said. "Flying the plane is secondary. It has to be committed to muscle memory."

On Tuesday, the officers used the vacant former Greenwich Time building at 20 E. Elm St. to practice close combat skills, storming into what used to be the newsroom in groups of three to four with guns drawn. ...

With questions still persisting over a proposed subdivision on King Street, a town agency has again delayed a decision to approve it.

Antares turns over projects

A Norwalk developer has taken sole control over two huge projects in Stamford's South End, the 80-acre Harbor Point redevelopment and Gateway, a proposed office complex on the former Manger Electric property.

SURPRISE !!!!

This isn't Florida. After hand counting ballots for less than an hour Tuesday as part of a audit ordered by the state, Greenwich election officials found no errors in the results from the Aug.12 Democratic congressional primary.

If there's any ritual in Greenwich with longer continuity than the Cos Cob Republican Club clambake, I can't think of it.

To the editor:

I am for any politician who will pay down the debt.

Get us out of Iraq. Stop the borrowing of money from China. Get us back to a Clinton economy.

Make college completely tax deductible. Give us the same health care as our members of Congress members have, and cut out the waste. Get us to be energy self-sufficient. Increase Social Security.

National day care? Why not? During World War II, national day care was put in place within less than a week.

Have government-sponsored public transportation like Europe. Lower taxes on the middle class. Overhaul our immigration policies, especially for countries that are not our friends, and make it easier for countries that are our allies. That should include, but not be limited to, erecting buildings near our borders that are staffed with immigration lawyers, medical doctors and priests. Pay civil servants - teachers, police and firefighters, just to name a few groups - more compensation.

And acknowledge God by a moment of silence during homeroom.

Mark Sanford
Greenwich
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