10/06/07 - Archive - Greenwich News Wire

Greenwich swimming stunned by Darien, lose first dual meet in 10 years
Norwalk Advocate
Every year fans and coaches from Darien High School's girls swim team preach that this is the year the Blue Wave will beat Greenwich High School.


Hats off to Cardinals: Greenwich football routs Danbury
Norwalk Advocate
... the scoreboard with 34 first half points and completely shut down the opposition with its stingy defense. Yes, the Greenwich High School football team claimed its third consecutive victory last night the way it has seized the majority of its wins ...


FOOTBALL Cardinals shut out Hatters; Westfal keys Rams' rout
Norwalk Advocate
Greenwich 41, Danbury 0 - Greenwich quarterback Tucker Stafford fired two touchdown passes and had a 5-yard TD run while Jonathan Meyers had touchdown runs of 18 and 50 yards to key the rout for the Cardinals, ...

Labrador honored by sports commission
Connecticut Post
... so members of his team can become winners in society. The third annual Sports Night awards dinner is Oct 22 at the Greenwich Hyatt at 6 p.m. Tickets are still available. For information, call 251-8481 or go to www.fairfieldcountysports.com. On ...


Adventurer Completes Circumnavigation

Newsday.com
... his 26-foot yellow pedal craft the last few miles up the River Thames, pushing it across the Meridian Line at Greenwich, where his expedition began in 1994. 'I'm overwhelmed,' Lewis told Sky News television after arriving. He struggled for words ...


Slow liquidation of world oil industry
Express India
... in the US, will no longer be able to increase their production, says Charles Maxwell, an analyst at Weeden & Co in Greenwich, Connecticut. By 2014, their output will begin a long decline, says Maxwell, who has been involved in the industry for 50 ...


JetBlue chairmantalks about issuesof airline industry
Norwalk Advocate
There are days when a thunderstorm rolls through New York City and David Neeleman looks out his office window at the hot dog vendor, wishing he could trade places.


Armed robbers hit bank
Saturday Oct 6 Norwalk Advocate
Two masked men brandishing handguns robbed a bank on Sound Beach Avenue in Old Greenwich yesterday morning, escaping with an undisclosed amount of money in a tan Chevrolet van, police said.


Town honks about its wild goose chase success
Norwalk Advocate
Town conservation officials say they're seeing strong evidence that Greenwich has been successful in its two-year-old program to reduce the number of Canada geese here without killing them.


Driver charged in death of friend
Norwalk Advocate
A Stratford man was arrested on manslaughter charges Thursday morning in connection with a fatal motor vehicle crash last month in north Greenwich, police said.


Bad tone evident in discussion of public issues in town
Norwalk Advocate
Bad tone evident in discussion of public issues in town To the editor: One of the nicer things about Greenwich, until fairly recently, has been the relative civility of political discourse in the town.


Greenwich swimming stunned by Darien, lose first dual meet in 10 years
Norwalk Advocate
Every year fans and coaches from Darien High School's girls swim team preach that this is the year the Blue Wave will beat Greenwich High School.

Football results
Connecticut Post
FCIAC Central 34, Norwalk 3 Wilton at Stamford McMahon 19, Westhill 13 Greenwich 41, Danbury 0 New Canaan 54, Fairfield Warde 7 Darien 48, Bassick 7 NVL BRASS Seymour 40, Crosby 7 Watertown 34, Wilby 15 NVL ...


Freeze is on at Giant Mortgage Hedge Fund
New York Post
... be suspended because of a sharp decline in the liquidity of certain mortgage- and asset-backed markets. The Old Greenwich, Conn.-based hedge fund, which has $5.2 billion in assets, is considered a bellwether for measuring the health of the ...

10/05/07 - Archive - Greenwich News Wire

Cars need as much scrutiny as trucks

Connecticut Post

... of Norwalk hailed the crackdown as "a huge success." According to the article, 10,555 trucks going through the Greenwich weigh station received 267 tickets. This is a "huge success"? That amounts to one out of every 40 trucks getting some kind of ...


T & C visits 'Poor Greenwich'

Chicago Tribune

Ah, poor, poor Greenwich. There may be few American hamlets as caricatured as Greenwich, Conn., and no magazine better suited to sympathetically capture its gilded, genteel essence as Town & Country .


Area high school events: Scores and schedule

Journal News

... 3, Hamilton 1 Briarcliff 3, Hastings 1 Dover 3, Blind Brook 0 Hen Hud 3, Panas 0 Port Chester 3, Harrison 2 Greenwich Academy 3, New York School for the Deaf 1 Ursuline 3, Spring Valley 0 Lakeland 3, Yorktown 0 Tappan Zee 3, Nyack 0 Keio 3, ...


Old Greenwich Bank Robbed

Norwalk Advocate

Two armed men robbed an Old Greenwich bank at gunpoint Friday morning, escaping in a Chevy van with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.


Discounted mansions as credit crunch bites US

The New Zealand Herald

... crisis started to shake global financial markets in August, the owners of the 9ha estate at 309 Taconic Rd in Greenwich, Connecticut, cut their price to US$19 million, showing turbulence in the US housing market penetrating the wealthiest strata of ...


On The Bay

Port Washington News

... and his crew triumphed, however, this year Angel came out on top to win 3-1. In the Petit Finals, Jon Singsen (Old Greenwich, CT) defeated Chris Van Tol (Grosse Pointe Park, MI) in their best of three matches. What is interesting about this story is ...


Fairfield County, N.Y. officials oppose flight pattern redesign

Hartford Courant

... municipalities about $1 million, officials said. The all-day meeting included local government leaders from Greenwich, New Canaan, Darien, Wilton, Stamford, Norwalk, Weston, Westport, Redding, Ridgefield and Pound Ridge, N.Y. They interviewed ...


The book on the library

Norwalk Advocate

... donations for the Harry Bennett branch and the recent Weed Memorial & Hollander expansion and renovation. Greenwich and Darien have been cited by some of these same public officials as fund-raising models we should emulate. Even putting aside the ...


Why people fall off cruise ships

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

... on a cruise from Puerto Rico and they were never seen again. In another high-profile case, George Smith IV of Greenwich, Conn., vanished on his honeymoon on a Mediterranean cruise. Cruise ship operators have a voluntary new agreement with the FBI ...


Cool tool

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Want to know how much your house would cost in Greenwich, Conn., Grass Valley, Calif., or Grand Blanc, Mich.? Here's a calculator for that.


State police continue investigation into Goldens Bridge bank robbery

The Journal News

... the Somers state police said today that the robbery remains under investigation. A bank robbery earlier today in Greenwich, Conn., does not appear to be related to yesterday's robbery in Goldens Bridge, police said. Meanwhile, Yonkers police this ...


Cardinals Prey on Eagles

Greenwich Citizen

With rain beginning to fall, the Greenwich High football team appeared in danger of being lost in the flood against Trumbull last Friday night.


GHS Victorious in FCIAC Showdown

Greenwich Citizen

Greenwich Co-Captain Bryan Pino pushes the ball past St. Joe goalie Bryan Pollack in the Cards' 3-1 win over the Trumbull school.


Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Porn Case

Greenwich Citizen

... by destroying a laptop computer containing the child pornography. On Oct. 7, 2006, an employee of Christ Church in Greenwich, who at the time was working in the church's choir program, discovered images of naked boys on a laptop regularly used by ...


Lee, Badger Recall 'Go Wild!' Beginnings

Greenwich Citizen

Adults and young people alike await their turn to ride in a tethered hot air balloon Sunday at Greenwich Land Trust's "Go Wild!" at Conyers Farm.


Lash: Honulik Case 'Cripples' Police Department

Greenwich Citizen

... limbo-state of elongated litigation in the case of Lt. Gary F. Honulik and Capt. Michael Pacewicz "cripples" the Greenwich Police Department these days, First Selectman Jim Lash told the Republican Town Committee (RTC) last Wednesday in Town Hall. ...


'Enterprising Idea: Charge Less'

Stark County Law Library Blawg

... $1,000, a partner at one New York firm described that rate as "a possible vomit point for clients." If so, then Greenwich, Conn., lawyer Patricia A. DeWitt's clients should have no problems swallowing her bills, given that her rate comes in at ...


Markets Magazine

Bloomberg

... Effron to think about stock picking as a business. Jones later went on to start Tudor Investment Corp., in Greenwich, Connecticut, one of the biggest hedge fund firms. Jones asked Effron to trade stocks for him but demanded he take a fee for ...


Fairfield County, N.Y. officials oppose flight pattern redesign

Hartford Courant

Fairfield County, N.Y. officials oppose flight pattern redesign Associated Press October 5, 2007 GREENWICH, Conn.


Fairfield County, New York officials oppose flight pattern redesign

WWLP

Associated Press - October 5, 2007 10:54 AM ET GREENWICH, Conn. - Local officials in Fairfield County and New York are joining together to fight proposed changes to flight patterns in the region.


State police continue investigation into Goldens Bridge bank robbery

Journal News

... the Somers state police said today that the robbery remains under investigation. A bank robbery earlier today in Greenwich, Conn., does not appear to be related to yesterday's robbery in Goldens Bridge, police said. Meanwhile, Yonkers police this ...

U.S. Stocks Rise, Treasuries Fall as Jobs Data Signal Recession Unlikely

Bloomberg.com

... to be stronger than market participants believed,'' said John Davidson, president of PartnerRe Asset Management in Greenwich, Connecticut, which invests more than $11 billion. ``That's good for earnings and good for stocks.'' The Standard & Poor's ...


U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise After Jobs Data Signal Recession Is Unlikely

Bloomberg

... to be stronger than market participants believed,'' said John Davidson, president of PartnerRe Asset Management in Greenwich, Connecticut, which invests more than $11 billion. ``That's good for earnings and good for stocks.'' Alcoa Inc., the world's ...


Retirement Planning: Alternatives for Those Without Retirement Plans

SmartMoney.com

Watch the latest Retirement video AS THE OWNER OF a private teaching business, Kathleen Theisen gives piano and voice lessons at students' homes in Greenwich, Conn.


Guide to this weeks games

Connecticut Post

... Stamford's shocking Westhill (2-1) McMahon (2-1) 6:30 Winner can really start thinking big Danbury (2-1) Greenwich (3-0) 7 Mr. Escobar, meet Mr. Meyers Fairfield Warde (1-2) New Canaan (2-1 7 Isn't the week to be getting New Canaan Sacred Heart ...


Activist: Drinking age should be lowered

Stamford Advocate

GREENWICH - A former college president spoke last night about his effort to lower the drinking age to 18, which he said would curb binge drinking and alcohol-related deaths among young adults.


Pair teams up for 'quirky and quality'

Stamford Advocate

... to establish Peacock & Beale, and officially launched their 3,500-square-foot storefront at 125 E. Putnam Ave. in Greenwich last night with a grand opening celebration. 'We decided why compete with each other when we do things that complement ...


Towns firming up for FAA fight

Stamford Advocate

... of regional flight patterns. The battle could cost the municipalities about $1 million. Officials from Greenwich, New Canaan, Darien, Wilton, Stamford, Norwalk, Weston, Westport, Redding, Ridgefield and Pound Ridge, N.Y., met all day yesterday ...


Olympian reflects on good times and bad

Stamford Advocate

... Olympic gold medal in 1976, but her talk last night was anything but depressing for the dozens who streamed into Greenwich Library to hear the Riverside native speak. The 51-year-old former Olympic figure skater was in town to talk about and sign ...


Greenwich Symhony lauds anniversary in new season

Stamford Advocate

... about the appropriately 'bucolic' effect it produced.' These comments by the music director/conductor of the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra respond to our request that he cite a few fond memories from his 32 years leading the orchestra, which ...


Purloined purse case will go to grand jury

Asbury Park Press Online

... Ocean County Prosecutor Ronald F. Deligny said the case will now proceed to a grand jury. Twomey was arrested in Greenwich, Conn., Saturday after authorities identified him as the man pictured on a surveillance videotape pushing a young girl under ...

10/04/07 - Archive - Greenwich News Wire

Tour operators book Elm City

New Haven Register

... Discover New England Tourism Summit and International Marketplace will take place April 14-16. The city beat out Greenwich, Stamford and Mystic to be the host city, said Ginny Kozlowski, interim president of the Greater New Haven Convention & ...


Area high school events: Scores and schedule

The Patent Trader

... 3, Hamilton 1 Briarcliff 3, Hastings 1 Dover 3, Blind Brook 0 Hen Hud 3, Panas 0 Port Chester 3, Harrison 2 Greenwich Academy 3, New York School for the Deaf 1 Ursuline 3, Spring Valley 0 Lakeland 3, Yorktown 0 Tappan Zee 3, Nyack 0 Keio 3, North ...


Commentary: A Draft Would Make The War More Real

Newtown Bee

... We need a draft, because - as the 1776 Revolution should have taught us - angry Americans are better Americans. ( Greenwich native Mark Drought is an editor at a Stamford information technology company and an adjunct professor at the University of ...


Enterprising Idea: Charge Less

Inside Opinions

... $1,000, a partner at one New York firm described that rate as "a possible vomit point for clients." If so, then Greenwich, Conn., lawyer Patricia A. DeWitt's clients should have no problems swallowing her bills, given that her rate comes in at ...


NJ $11.5M Exec Fraud Plea

Federal Bureau of Investigation

... Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAMES J. LICATA, 54, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Greenwich, Connecticut, pleaded guilty today before Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to Count One of a ...


Honesdale Class of 2002 planning five-year reunion

The Weekly Almanac

... members are asked to RSVP by Nov. 5 by sending payment to: Christy Grandjean, 71 Josephine Evaristo Ave., Greenwich, Conn. 06830 or bring payment to the high school, Attn: Shawn Garing. For further information, call Mariah Dunn at 470-4236 ...


Grandpa in arcade purse-snatching case faces more charges

Jersey Journal

... 52, appeared before Superior Court Judge James Citta in Toms River. The Bergen County grandfather was arrested in Greenwich, Conn. on Saturday, following a nationwide search since police in Seaside Heights released video surveillance showing a man, ...

Is the Luxury Market Starting to Feel the Pain?

Realtor Magazine

... softens I think we are seeing that segment of the market falling out." Julia Ward, who has sold real estate in Greenwich, Conn., for more than two decades, agrees that the global credit crunch is causing the wealthy elite to be more cautious. ...


Grandpa in arcade purse-snatching case faces more charges

Jersey Journal

... 52, appeared before Superior Court Judge James Citta in Toms River. The Bergen County grandfather was arrested in Greenwich, Conn. on Saturday, following a nationwide search since police in Seaside Heights released video surveillance showing a man, ...


Does a Work of Fiction Reveal the 'Real' Hotchkiss?

Litchfield County Times

... on an iconic New England prep school campus named Wellington, "The Upper Class" follows Laine Hunt of old money Greenwich and her clash with nouveau riche Long Island, N.Y.'s, Nikki Olivetti in a classic coming of age tale in which both girls are ...


APT Pharmaceuticals raises $22M

Bizjournals

... million. Burlingame-based APT said new investors were Versant Ventures , which has an office in Menlo Park, and Greenwich, Conn.-based Great Point Partners . Also participating were existing funders Vivo Ventures and Charter Life Sciences, which ...


Falcone's Harbinger Hedge Fund Rises More Than 65 Percent on Subprime Bets

Bloomberg

... LP shut earlier this year after losing about $1.8 billion on corporate debt. The $8.5 billion Raptor Fund, run by Greenwich, Connecticut-based Tudor Investment Corp.'s James Pallotta, declined 8 percent in the first two weeks of August. Falcone, 45, ...


Doubtful art

Norwalk Advocate

To the editor: The Bruce Museum is an extraordinary Greenwich treasure, so it was with great disappointment that I saw the Greenwich Time photograph of Damien Hirst's trademark floating animal carcass art ...


Man accused of using toddler to steal purse returned to N.J.

Hartford Courant

... on videotape using his 4-year-old granddaughter to steal a purse. Daniel Twomey of Teaneck was arrested in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Saturday. He may make an initial court appearance Thursday to face charges of theft, child endangerment and ...


Falcone's Harbinger Hedge Fund Rises More Than 65 Percent on Subprime Bets

Bloomberg

... LP shut earlier this year after losing about $1.8 billion on corporate debt. The $8.5 billion Raptor Fund, run by Greenwich, Connecticut-based Tudor Investment Corp.'s James Pallotta, declined 8 percent in the first two weeks of August. Falcone, 45, ...


Shifts to continue at Greenwich weigh station along I-95

Stamford Advocate

Daily eight-hour shifts at the Interstate 95 truck weigh station in Greenwich will no longer be the exception but the norm, Gov.


Rell urges wait on parole reform

Stamford Advocate

... we've put the professionals in place.' Rell made the comments during a meeting yesterday with The Advocate and Greenwich Time's editorial board, where she also discussed banning parole for violent offenders, children's health insurance and the ...


A race in name only Unopposed BET candidates discuss agenda

Stamford Advocate

The Nixon-Kennedy debate it was not. Eleven of the 12 candidates for Board of Estimate and Taxation got together last night for a League of Women Voters of Greenwich forum at Town Hall to discuss their views on ...


Senior housing eyed for Byram

Stamford Advocate

The Greenwich Housing Authority has applied to build 56 new apartments for low-income seniors in Byram, taking its first step in a widely anticipated plan to create more affordable units in town.


Drying up Lack of rain prompts call for voluntary limit of residents' water use

Stamford Advocate

... for voluntary water usage reductions as weeks of nearly no rain have left reservoirs drier than usual. Greenwich reservoirs are at about 37 percent of capacity. Water levels are typically at 70 percent this time of year, according to the Aquarion ...


Stamford Symphony performs 'Conga-Line in Hell,' Scandanavian composition

Stamford Advocate

... filled with a great deal of energy, lyricism and tenderness, depending on how you hear it,' notes the 33-year-old Greenwich resident who has performed at many celebrated venues. Among them are Manhattan's Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall, the ...


Grandpa Suspect Back in New Jersey: Lucky Leo's Theft on Tape not So Lucky

Ocean County Observer

... made the news, Daniel Twomey, 52, was arrested in the parking lot of a McDonald's in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn., on Saturday. Police found Twomey sleeping in his mother's white Geo Metro by tracking his cell phone signal, Seaside ...


a-Rod and C-Rod are Expecting Babe-Rod

New York Post

... was caught squiring a blond stripper around Toronto earlier this season, and Cynthia were spotted house-hunting in Greenwich, Conn., recently. richard.johnson@nypost.com


Child-thief suspect may appear in court

Home News Tribune

... the incident at Lucky Leo's made the news, Daniel Twomey, 52, was arrested in the parking lot of a McDonald's in Greenwich, Conn., on Saturday. Police found Twomey sleeping in his mother's white Geo Metro by tracking his cell-phone signal, Seaside ...


Arcade suspect hides face

Asbury Park Press Online

... the incident at Lucky Leo's made the news, Daniel Twomey, 52, was arrested in the parking lot of a McDonald's in Greenwich, Conn., on Saturday. Police found Twomey sleeping in his mother's white Geo Metro by tracking his cell phone signal, Seaside ...

Tell It To George

Wiscasset Newspaper

... and give control of Wiscasset to the ultimate rich guys from away. The president of National RE/ sources lives in Greenwich, Conn. where property values are the highest in the whole of the United States! Where did we hear this before? ...

10/03/07 - Archive - Greenwich News Wire

Henn, Landy Combine For Four In 6-1 Hopkins Win

CSTV.com

... a hard shot from outside that eluded Garnet goalie Katie Ashmore. Just over a minute later, senior Lucy Webster (Greenwich, CT/Deerfield Academy) scored her first of the season when she knocked home a pass from Landy. At 20:55, Landy pushed Hopkins' ...


Man accused in child's Seaside theft back in NJ

Jersey Journal

... the incident at Lucky Leo's on the boardwalk hit the news, Daniel Twomey, 52, was arrested in the parking lot of a Greenwich, Connecticut McDonald's on Saturday. Police said he waived his extradition rights Monday, the newspaper reported on its Web ...


Halloween Toys Contain Dangerous Levels of Lead

WednesdaWKSU-FM Kent

... Distributed by Family Dollar Store (Charlotte, NC 28201) Skull candy bucket: Made in China for RL Albert & Son Inc Greenwich CT 05830 Frankenstein cup: Distributed by Dolgencorp, Inc. Goodlettsville, TN 37072


Credit crunch spills into US mega-mansion market

Express India

Greenwich, Oct 3 There's an indoor lap pool, eight-car garage and four-storey elevator.


Campaign Contributions: Hot Investment Tip: Republicrats! Demicans

Wonkette

... hedge funds are confusing the shit out of campaign comptrollers. Starchy, Right-leaning money managers from Greenwich, Connecticut are throwing money at Democrats, while Croc-wearing Volvo drivers are getting behind Republicans. Totally nuts, these ...


Eats: Yanqui Way of Knowledge

Fairfield Weekly

The scallop ceviche Avenida 339 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, 622-1400 Patricia Brooks needs to take a vacationpreferably in a not-too-touristy Mexican locale, where the Times food critic might discover a little ...


Credit crunch ripples into mega-mansion market

Reuters

... to shake global financial markets in August, the owners of the 22-acre (9-hectare) estate at 309 Taconic Road in Greenwich, Connecticut, cut their price to $19 million, showing turbulence in the U.S. housing market penetrating the wealthiest strata ...


3-Car Crash Injures 2

Hartford Courant

The crash was reported in the area of exit 47 shortly before 9:30 a.m., police said.

Credit crisis touches mega-mansion market

International Business Times

... its price. An undated handout photo shows an aerial view of a 26,000-sq ft (2,415 sq meter), Tuscan-style home in Greenwich, Connecticut. As the credit crisis st... As the credit crisis started to shake global financial markets in August, the owners ...


Mega mansions pinched

Reuters

... to shake global financial markets in August, the owners of the 22-acre (9-hectare) estate at 309 Taconic Road in Greenwich, Connecticut, cut their price to $19 million, showing turbulence in the U.S. housing market penetrating the wealthiest strata ...


Credit crunch ripples into mega-mansion market

Reuters

... to shake global financial markets in August, the owners of the 22-acre (9-hectare) estate at 309 Taconic Road in Greenwich, Connecticut, cut their price to $19 million, showing turbulence in the U.S. housing market penetrating the wealthiest strata ...


Visions for downtown discussed

Stamford Advocate

The downtown proximity to transportation and shops makes the neighborhood a target for too many projects, and some central Greenwich residents want that stopped, they said last night during a Town Hall public ...


Farricker opens campaign HQ

Stamford Advocate

... and Penny Monahan. 'We're going to show them that we have the experience, leadership and vision to make Greenwich better,' said Lavery, 59, a former English teacher and past president of the Junior League of Greenwich. A former Commission on ...


GFD gives phone bills busy signal

Stamford Advocate

The Greenwich Fire Department, an organization that prides itself on its quick response to emergencies, has been anything but fleet of foot when paying its phone bill.


ARCH School takes steps to improve image

Stamford Advocate

... The school serves 18 special education students who need a smaller, more personal learning environment than Greenwich High School, which has about 2,700 students. After some ARCH students vandalized property or were involved in arguments at the ...


Director sending message about drunk driving

Stamford Advocate

In a film he wrote and is directing, a former Greenwich High School student attempts to capture the tragedies that result from drinking and driving.


Greenwich woman launches law firm through her Web site

Stamford Advocate

... trend of the future. I think of this as an alternative. A lot of people can't afford to get an attorney,' said the Greenwich resident and attorney, who started her e-firm the second week of September. 'What if your kid gets kicked out of school or ...


End The Clutter ETC Presents: PC Basics for iTunes & iPods

PR Leap

... to an iPod. In short, whatever it is you want to know about iTunes and iPods, you'll find it here. Tom Gough from Greenwich, CT says "Ultimately I'm always disappointed when I go to my book store and buy a computer book that promises to answer all ...


Dorothy Hamill's life of triumph, struggle

MSNBC

... life, before figure skating turned it upside down, seemed normal. Our town of Riverside, Connecticut, was part of Greenwich and we had the advantage of their wonderful community, with great beaches and beautiful parks. Many of my relatives and ...


Housing market - Real bargain

The Topeka Capital-Journal

... It's an absolute steal when you consider the same property costs $2.2 million in Beverly Hills, $2.0 million in Greenwich, Conn., $1.4 million in Boston and so on. In dramatic contrast, property in the American heartland remains a bargain. Killeen, ...


Fire engulfs historic island home

Burlington Free Press

... home to ruins in a matter of an hour. All that remains of the grand home owned by Richard and Suzette Harris of Greenwich, Conn., are mangled bed frames, melted lamps, charred scraps of old books and magazines fluttering around the island, and three ...


Some residents like Armonk Square project, others worry about parking

Journal News

... attended the more than two-hour hearing Monday at H.C. Crittenden Middle School. Antares Investment Partners of Greenwich, Conn., wants to fill in the block between Bedford Road and Maple Avenue east of Main Street. Two large retail, office and ...

10/02/07 - Archive Greenwich News Wire

Rell to keep inspectors on roads

NewsTimesLive.com

... the state's roads, or how long they will do so. Lt. J. Paul Vance, a spokesman for the State Police, said the Greenwich scale house is part of the increased inspection blitz, but its hours will not be expanded beyond the normal eight shifts per ...


Credit crunch ripples into U.S. mega-mansion market

Reuters

... to shake global financial markets in August, the owners of the 22-acre (9-hectare) estate at 309 Taconic Road in Greenwich, Connecticut, cut their price to $19 million, showing turbulence in the U.S. housing market penetrating the wealthiest strata ...


Former Electric Boat Employee Sentenced

Hartford Courant

Former Electric Boat Employee Sentenced The Associated Press 5:48 PM EDT, October 2, 2007 A former Electric Boat employee has been sentenced to six months in prison Tuesday for violating a black colleague's ...


Most U.S. Stocks Advance on Takeover Speculation; Citigroup, Banks Climb

Bloomberg

... said John Davidson, who helps oversee more than $11 billion as president of PartnerRe Asset Management in Greenwich, Connecticut. Seven stocks advanced for every five that declined on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...


A draft would make the war more real to our students

East Texas Review

... We need a draft, because - as the 12776 Revolution should have taught us - angry Americans are better Americans. Greenwich Connecticut, native Mark Drought (mhd2752@uno.com) is an editor at a Stamford information technology company and an adjunct ...


Housing data temper Dow

The Standard

... e attractive, that's what people are saying with the buyouts," said John Davidson at PartnerRe Asset Management in Greenwich, Connecticut. "There's a lot of optimism that the worst is over for the subprime debacle."REUTERS, BLOOMBERG



U.S. Stocks Retreat, Led by Oil Companies, Miners; Exxon Mobil Shares Fall

Bloomberg

... said John Davidson, who helps oversee more than $11 billion as president of PartnerRe Asset Management in Greenwich, Connecticut. ``There's a lot of optimism that the worst is over for the subprime debacle.'' Citigroup climbed 9 cents to $47.81 ...


Leadership: Hillary's Laugh and Rudy's Phone Call - " The Inauthenticity Sweepstakes

Fast Company

... 's going to be a long (and interesting) election season. Stay tuned. Ruth Sherman - Ruth Sherman Associates, LLC - Greenwich, CT - www.ruthsherman.com


Wadsworth pulls out of Hartford Times project

Journal Inquirer

... Economic Development Authority, said members of the quasi-public agency on Monday voted unanimously to authorize Greenwich developer Bradley Nitkin to include the former newspaper building in a "second phase" of his Front Street project between Main ...


South Hero lodge fire not considered suspicious

Burlington Free Press

... said. Damage estimates are expected to exceed $1 million. The lodge is owned by Richard and Suzette Harris of Greenwich, Conn. Anyone with information on the fire should contact Detective Sgt. Cruise at 773-9101 or the Vermont Arson Tip Award Line ...


Green '1' Hotel Brand Slated for DC

GlobeSt.com

... for the project. Scheduled to open in 2010, it is one of an initial four locations under contract to contain Greenwich, CT-based Starwood Capital's 1 Hotel brand properties, all of which are seeking five-star status and LEED-certification from the ...


Advancing Approaches in Detecting Polymorphism

Pharmaceutical Technology

... from the market and reformulate. Figure 1 A recent analysis by SSCI, the solid-state chemistry business of Aptuit (Greenwich, CT), showed that of 245 compounds it has screened, 89% had multiple solid forms (see Figure 1). Approximately 50% of the ...


Lieberman would put us in still another war

My Left Nutmeg

Here's today's Greenwich Time column , and guess what! On Thursday it's supposedly also going to run in the Stamford Advocate , increasing Saramerica's readership to a circulation of 37,500. Woo hoo! Next ...


South Hero lodge burns

BurlingtonFreePress.com

A fire Sunday night razed a lodge on Fish Bladder Island. The lodge and 11-acre island, in Lake Champlain's Inland Sea off Kibbie Point in South Hero, are owned by Richard and Suzette Harris of Greenwich, Conn.


Shrinking restructured debt market

Reuters

... by a massive revaluation of portfolios. Top CDO manager TCW, based in Los Angeles, and smaller hedge funds such as Greenwich, Connecticut-based Airlie Group, all took hits due to their investments in subprime mortgages. The obscure world of ...


Stamford defeats New Canaan

Stamford Advocate

... the year, we're going to be OK.' Stamford has not been to the FCIAC Tournament since 2001, when it lost 2-1 to Greenwich in the first round. Six teams earn conference playoff berths in previous years. This year the format increased to eight ...


Fare warning Hearings planned on $1 surcharge for Metro-North

Stamford Advocate

... a monthly ticket. An alternative, put forward by Sens. Andrew McDonald, D-Stamford, and William Nickerson, R-Greenwich, was a 1 percent-per-year fare increase effective 2010. Either fare increase would help raise about $140 million for new ...


Concerns grow over alcohol and teens

Stamford Advocate

... 'It's very alarming,' said Jenny Byxbee, the town's youth services coordinator who works at the United Way of Greenwich. 'I'm hoping all the agencies, we can come together and work together to address it.' In the latest incident, which was ...


Consignment shop offers deeply discounted designer labels

Stamford Advocate

Randi Henry doesn't believe that everyone in Greenwich wants or can afford to buy a $500 designer dress that might be worn once, then placed in mothballs.


In the cards Celebrated food writer is also a master of the tarot

Stamford Advocate

... purse and asking her client to shuffle. The mass production of cards, now all produced with a copyright held by Greenwich-based U.S. Game Systems Inc., amuses her. 'I had an ancient deck, but I was ruining them. So I use these,' she says of the more ...


Union demands library release grievance report

Stamford Advocate

Town officials are refusing to release a report investigating complaints made by union members against the director of Greenwich Library and his deputy.


Police to reconstruct fatal I-95 crash

Stamford Advocate

GREENWICH - Investigators today will reconstruct a weekend accident on Interstate 95 in Greenwich that killed two Stamford residents and seriously injured a third.


Rell to keep inspectors on roads

NewsTimesLive.com

... the state's roads, or how long they will do so. Lt. J. Paul Vance, a spokesman for the State Police, said the Greenwich scale house is part of the increased inspection blitz, but its hours will not be expanded beyond the normal eight shifts per ...


Museum Bails On Plan To Expand

Hartford Courant

... residents to the still vacant strip between the convention center and Main Street. That project is in the hands of Greenwich developer Bradley Nitkin. Nitkin's 2006 agreement with the state calls for a second phase of the Front Street project, and ...

10/01/07 - Archive - Greenwich News

2 Die In Accident With Parked Firetruck

Hartford Courant

GREENWICH - -- Two people were killed Sunday morning when their car slammed into a firetruck that was stopped on I-95 to help ...

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Market Climbs As Big Banks Report Big Subprime Losses

News Dissector's Weblog

... USA TODAY leading with the housing mess, and then as I got closer to New York, a newspaper in the affluent town of Greenwich Connecticut reported foreclosures at a record level. In tony Greenwich! The Globe also noted that many in the housing sector ...


Perella Weinberg Buys Xerion Capital, Hedge Fund Targeting Distressed Debt

Bloomberg

... who previously ran Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s European business. Xerion, started in 2003 with backing from Greenwich, Connecticut-based hedge-fund firm Paloma Partners LLC, focuses on distressed debt and companies going through mergers and ...

State imposes new round of truck checks

Connecticut Post

... the inspectors will prowl the state's roads, nor how long the patrols will be in action. It was unclear if the Greenwich weigh station would be open more hours as it was last week. During that period, 397 truck violations were cited and $100,984 in ...


Prospect Capital F4Q07 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha

... sponsor for many years and has invested in other sponsor deals and had sponsors co-invest with us. Where I live in Greenwich, Connecticut, it seems like you need to be a sponsor to live there. I know quite a few and it turns out like this regional ...


Shrinking CDO market hits Citi, Deutsche, TCW

Reuters

... by a massive revaluation of portfolios. Top CDO manager TCW, based in Los Angeles, and smaller hedge funds such as Greenwich, Connecticut-based Airlie Group, all took hits due to their investments in subprime mortgages. The obscure world of ...


Harvey Electronics, Inc. Announces Notice of Noncompliance with...

Yahoo

... & Olufsen showroom at 927 Broadway near Union Square, in New Jersey; in Eatontown, Bridgewater and Paramus; in Greenwich, Connecticut, on the North Shore of Long Island in Greenvale/Roslyn and in Mt. Kisco in Westchester County, New York. New York ...


Starwood Capital Group and Perseus Realty, L.L.C. Developing 180 key...

Hotel Online

... 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 of real ...


Independents' Day

Women's Wear Daily

... units, including polishes, lipsticks, treatments, creams and pedicure products. 5) Frederic Fekkai LLC Greenwich, Conn. Sales: $100 million Ceo: Melisse Shaban Frederic Fekkai has made an impact on the professional beauty world like no other in ...


Scholarship semifinalists selected

Norwalk Advocate

Greenwich Academy senior Jordan Taylor and Brunswick School seniors Jon Bubar and Lee Jackson were named semifinalists in the 44th annual Achievement Scholarship competition by the National Achievement ...


Parkway invites the parents into the classrooms

Norwalk Advocate

... do each month. This school year, students will be working with organizations including the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich, Greenwich Adult Day Care, Greenwich Department of Social Services, Greenwich Green and Clean, Greenwich Senior Center, Hill ...


State imposes new round of truck checks

Connecticut Post

... the inspectors will prowl the state's roads, nor how long the patrols will be in action. It was unclear if the Greenwich weigh station would be open more hours as it was last week. During that period, 397 truck violations were cited and $100,984 in ...


Colorful Children's Book Series Teaches Kids How to Keep the Environment Clean

PublishersNewswire.com

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Written by author James Martin II, "William is Going Green" is an 860 word children's book introducing William the Garbage Truck, a kelly green eco-friendly cartoon character determined to ...


Starwood Capital Group and Perseus Realty to Build D.C.'s First...

Hotels

... 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 of real ...


Business Players - October 1, 2007

The Morning Call

... formerly of Allentown, has been named vice president, human resources and employment counsel for UST Inc., Greenwich, Conn. He previously was senior corporate counsel and senior director, human resources. Before joining the company, he was a ...

2 Die In Accident With Parked Firetruck

Hartford Courant

... driving a Honda Accord, crossed the flare pattern and into the closed center lane, where he crashed into a parked Greenwich firetruck, police said. Emergency workers at the scene were uninjured.


Kansas City International Airport Purchases PASSUR Landing Fee Management Program

Earth Times

GREENWICH, Conn., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Megadata Corporation announced today that Kansas City International Airport has purchased a subscription to PASSUR Pulse .


2 killed in Greenwich car crash

Connecticut Post

Two Stamford residents were killed early Sunday when their car slammed into a Greenwich utility firetruck stopped on Interstate 95 to assist at another accident, State Police said.


Ice queen Hamill had everything - but happiness

Reuters

... someone. I love her so much that a voice of reality appeared." Hamill, 51, who was born in Chicago but grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, began skating at the age of eight, skating on local ponds in her brothers' oversized skates stuffed with socks ...


Slow, Steady Liquidation of the World Oil Industry

Peak Oil

... the U.S., will no longer be able to increase their production, says Charles Maxwell, an analyst at Weeden & Co. in Greenwich, Connecticut. By 2014, their output will begin a long decline, says Maxwell, who has been involved in the industry for 50 ...

In a big-box era, an old-school department store shuts down rather than change

Journal News

... under the Macy's name. A few independent department stores, such as Stanley Korshak in Dallas and Richards in Greenwich, Conn., have survived by targeting affluent customers with designer wear. Goldmann's, situated in a working-class neighborhood, ...

Budget under the microscope

Norwalk Advocate

... and other town finance officials long have called for the department to operate more efficiently and show that Greenwich taxpayers aren't financing human services work that could be provided just as well by the private nonprofit sector....


Security or secrecy? State agency can keep public documents private

Norwalk Advocate

... attacks, the state public works commissioner was given sole discretion to exempt material thought sensitive. Greenwich used that avenue to keep maps of fire hydrants, power lines, water mains and other infrastructure blocked from the public. The ...

2 killed, 1 hurt in crash on I-95

Norwalk Advocate

A woman and a Stamford man were killed and another Stamford man was badly hurt yesterday morning after their car crashed into a Greenwich emergency truck that was helping with a separate accident on ...

09/30/07 - Greenwich News Wire

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Cavaliere Industries Has Grown, Thrived Since 1955

Construction Equipment Guide

... awarded to C & P, which included replacement of 46 buried splice boxes with 46 new pre-cast concrete manholes in Greenwich, Conn. That same year, North East Utilities Electric Co. once again turned to C & P; this next job entailed installing a ...

State, DMV to work with local police departments

The Herald

... Since the Sept. 7 crash, Rell said, stepped-up inspection activities, including having state police keep the Greenwich weigh station open at least eight hours a day, have produced thousands of citations and fines for truck safety and driver ...


Another Day in the Frontal Lobe

DesMoinesRegister.com Blogs

Katrina Firlik is a female neurosurgeon in Greenwich, Connecticut and the author of her memoir, Another Day in the Frontal Lobe.A This wonderfully written book let me feel as though I knew Katrina personally, ...


Cops: We have man who used grandchild to steal

The Orlando Sentinel

... in Connecticut. Police said 52-year-old Daniel Twomey was found asleep in his car in a McDonald's parking lot in Greenwich, Conn. Police tracked him using a tip that a signal from his cell phone had been traced to the area, said Greenwich Sgt. Jim ...


Stocks gain despite tough third quarter

St. Augustine Record

... recession isn't likely. But some economists aren't so sure. Susan Sterne, head of Economic Analysis Associates in Greenwich, Conn., sees a 50 percent chance of recession. She thinks that the sinking housing market and tighter credit are bound to ...


Players Sought For Gentle Sport Of Lawn Bowling

Hartford Courant

... if I like it." There are three other lawn bowling clubs in Connecticut: one each in West Hartford, Bridgeport and Greenwich. Bob Lunden, a member of the West Hartford club, which has about 55 members, said it is also in search of new members. "We're ...


Wyman's return for TD boosts Warriors

Stamford Advocate

... of the second half. The Warriors improved to 3-0 overall and in the FCIAC. Darien, which lost to powerful Greenwich the previous week, is 1-2 both ways. 'This is a tremendous win for our program because we beat a very good Darien football team ...


Foreclosure rate in town follows upward trend

Stamford Advocate

Foreclosure proceedings have been initiated on about 100 Greenwich properties so far this year, 35 percent more than in all of last year, according to figures from RealtyTrac, an Irvine, Calif.-based company ...


Tractor-trailer accident shuts down Merritt Parkway in Greenwich

WTNH

Posted Sept. 30, 2007 6:20 AM Greenwich _ A tractor-trailer accident shut down part of the Merritt Parkway on Sunday morning.

Man arrested, accused of using child to help in theft

The Herald

... said 52-year-old Daniel Twomey was arrested after being found asleep in his car in a McDonald's parking lot in Greenwich, Conn. Police tracked him using a tip that a signal from his cell phone had been traced to the area, said Greenwich Sgt. Jim ...


Going out on top?

San Bernardino Co. Sun

... under the Macy's name. A few independent department stores, such as Stanley Korshak in Dallas and Richards in Greenwich, Conn., have survived by targeting affluent customers with designer wear. Goldmann's, situated in a working-class neighborhood, ...


Granddad egged on toddler to steal purse: cops

Edmonton Sun

... Daniel Twomey was arrested today after being found asleep in his car in a McDonald's parking lot in Greenwich, Conn. Seaside Heights police Capt. Dave Szalkowski says Twomey faces potential charges of endangering the welfare of a child, and ...


Hit Business Radio Series - The CEO Show with Robert Reiss - Features ...

PR.com

... Deloitte & Touche. Hosted by customer service guru Robert Reiss, The CEO Show with Robert Reiss, which started in Greenwich CT in April 2007, is now available across the USA syndicated by the Business Talk Radio Network and by the Lifestyle Talk ...


Man arrested in theft using young child

CourierPostOnline

... man they say was videotaped using his 4-year-old granddaughter to steal a purse from an arcade in Seaside Heights. Greenwich, Conn., police said 52-year-old Daniel Twomey was arrested without incident at about 10 a.m. after being found asleep in his ...


Beverly Hills tops list of expensive homes

Home News Tribune - Business

... Hills is again No. 1, and California has eight cities in the top 10. Jumping from seventh place to No. 2 was Greenwich, Conn., where huge Wall Street bonuses have helped drive up property values. Boston also made this year's top 10 list. Texas had ...


Gramps busted after toddler steals purse

Winnipeg Sun

... Daniel Twomey was arrested today after being found asleep in his car in a McDonald's parking lot in Greenwich, Conn. Seaside Heights police Capt. Dave Szalkowski says Twomey faces potential charges of endangering the welfare of a child, and ...

09/29/07 - Greenwich News Wire

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Man Arrested in Purse-Stealing Tot Case

The Associated Press

A man who authorities say was seen on a surveillance video using his 4-year-old granddaughter to steal a purse from a boardwalk arcade worker was arrested Saturday in Connecticut, police said.


Man Who Used 4-Year-Old To Steal Purse Arrested

WINS-AM New York

... Daniel Twomey was arrested without incident at 10:15 a.m. in a McDonald's parking lot in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn. He was being held in Greenwich, and was expected to be extradited back to New Jersey after the weekend, said Seaside ...


Police Arrest Alleged Purse Thief In Greenwich

WCBS

... Daniel Twomey was arrested without incident at 10:15 a.m. in a McDonald's parking lot in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Conn. He was being held in Greenwich, and was expected to be extradited back to New Jersey after the weekend, said Seaside ...


Town historians solve: The case of the capricious color scheme

Stamford Advocate

... by bright green shutters --AOEshutters that were not on the house when The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich purchased it in 1957. From early photographs and the two paintings, the historical society knew that the house once had ...


Quitline a victim of success

Stamford Advocate

... ceremony marking the opening of the smokeless tobacco giant's new headquarters in Stamford. Formerly based in Greenwich, UST was offered a $3 million low-interest loan and $950,000 in tax credits to stay in Connecticut. Pisciotta is part of ...


More info needed for GHS arts upgrade Board refrains from...

Stamford Advocate

... a chance to digest this new information in a thoughtful and appropriate manner.' The board, which met at Old Greenwich School, also heard a presentation by Superintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg on the options to address racial imbalance and ...


Town cited for missing fire data reports

Stamford Advocate

... documentation of other calls that require the fire department's response, even though it is not required by law. Greenwich receives about 4,000 fire calls per year. 'We try to stay on top of municipalities,' said Sue Vaughn, director of the ...


Its owners age, and anold department store dies

Chicago Tribune

... last September under the Macy's name. A few independents such as Stanley Korshak in Dallas and Richards in Greenwich, Conn., have survived by targeting affluent customers with designer wear. Goldmann's, situated in a working-class neighborhood, took ...


Field Hockey Staples nips Norwalk, 1-0; Cards beat Warriors in Ot

Stamford Advocate

... Jamie Boone stopped five shots to earn the shutout. Sam Zezima had seven saves for Norwalk (2-1-2, 1-1-2). Greenwich 1, Wilton 0 (Overtime) - Annie Rosencrans brought the ball into the circle after a long run with it and knocked in the ...


Incomplete Comeback Stamford's rally at Danbury falls short

Stamford Advocate

... Danbury had a 23-0 lead and outgained Stamford 232 yards to minus-1. It was like watching FCIAC powerhouse Greenwich against perennial doormat Bassick. But, led by backup quarterback Mitch O'Meara and the tremendous 1-2 receiving combo of Josh ...


Girls Soccer Staples ties Westhill, 2-2; McMahon gets 1st win

Stamford Advocate

... Victoria Gaudioso and Dominique Pustay combined for 14 saves in goal for Trinity (0-5-1). New Canaan 3, Greenwich 2 - After trailing 1-0 at halftime, New Canaan (4-2-1) scored three second-half goals to beat Greenwich (3-2-1). New Canaan ...


Greenwich's offense breaks out in rout at Trumbull

Saturday Stamford Advocate

Having learned its lesson from a nightmarish rush hour trip to Trumbull two years ago, the Greenwich High School football team was taking no chances this time around.


Chef to defend his oyster shucking title

Stamford Advocate

... United States, said he began opening oysters a decade ago at the now closed Chart House in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich. He later worked as a shucker at Ocean Drive in South Norwalk. Some nights, he would open as many as 2,500 oysters. 'I ...


Knicks In Mix For Houston

New York Post

... "Of course. It's where he played most of his career. He's focused his family where the Knicks are (he lives in Greenwich, Conn.). Right now he's definitely committed to being close to his family." Houston said he has unfinished business at the ...


Signs Of Trouble For Shays?

Hartford Courant

... 'Chris Shays has just told us that he's putting the interests of his career above all else,' said Jim Himes, the Greenwich Democratic town chairman who is seeking Shays' seat. Jane Hamsher, founder of firedoglake.com., a widely read liberal blog, ...


Anxiety eases, but questions persist

KCPQ

... likely. But some economists aren't so sure. Susan Sterne, head of Economic Analysis Associates Inc. in Greenwich, Conn., sees a 50% chance of recession on the horizon. She thinks that the sinking housing market and tighter credit are bound to ...


Its owners age, and an old store dies

Chicago Tribune

... last September under the Macy's name. A few independents such as Stanley Korshak in Dallas and Richards in Greenwich, Conn., have survived by targeting affluent customers with designer wear. Goldmann's, situated in a working-class neighborhood, ...

Connoisseurs' Dinner @ Stamford Yacht Club

WSTC-AM Norwalk

... & Owner of DaPietro's and Zest in Westport with - CHEF JEAN-LOUIS GERIN, Chef & Owner of Restaurant Jean-Louis in Greenwich * CHEF LISA MARONIAN, Chef & Owner of Sweet Lisa's Exquisite Cakes in Greenwich * CHEF BRYAN MALCARNEY, Chef & Owner of Blue ...


Updates get under way at Iron City Brewing

PittsburghLIVE.com

... wing Co. last week. The 146-year-old brewery is now owned by a team of investors led by Unified Growth Partners of Greenwich, Conn.


Fishing report: It's hit or miss

Connecticut Post

With the fall season well under way, the best word to describe the fishing between New Haven to Greenwich is "spotty." If you happen to be on the scene when a school of blues or bass surfaces to chase the baby ...

09/28/07 - Greenwich News Wire

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Dollar Falls to Record Low Against Euro on Outlook for Inflation, Fed Rate

Bloomberg.com - Asia

... to buy the European currency, said Alan Ruskin, head of international currency strategy in North America at RBS Greenwich Capital Markets Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut. Investors usually place the so-called stop-loss orders in case the market moves ...


Beverly Hills Tops List of Priciest Homes

ABC News

... Hills is again No. 1, and California has eight cities in the top 10. Jumping from seventh place to No. 2 was Greenwich, Conn., where huge Wall Street bonuses have helped drive up property values. Boston also made this year's top 10 list. Texas had ...


Department store closes rather than change

Wilson Daily Times

... under the Macy's name. A few independent department stores, such as Stanley Korshak in Dallas and Richards in Greenwich, Conn., have survived by targeting affluent customers with designer wear. Goldmann's, situated in a working-class neighborhood, ...


Community almanac

Norwalk Advocate

... a brown bag lunch. Meets noon to 1:30 p.m. at St. Mark's Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge Road. Call 888-8-ALANON. GREENWICH ROTARY CLUB Byram/Cos Cob Rotary Club meets at 6 p.m. at Luca's Steakhouse, 35 Church St. Call Lewis Peterman, 325-4486. ...

Mortgage Defaults on Insured Loans in U.S. Increase 30 Percent, Group Says

Bloomberg

... are a lagging indicator, so they're probably going to get worse from here,'' said Michael Darda, economist at Greenwich, Connecticut-based equity trading firm MKM Partners LP. Mortgage insurers, which reimburse home lenders when borrowers don't pay, ...


New Jim Shepard Book: 'Like You'd Understand Anyway'

PR Newswire

... from Brown University in 1980. You can meet the author on tour of a number of American cities this fall. Old Greenwich, Conn. -- Oct. 2 at Just Books at 7:30 p.m. New York, N.Y. -- Oct. 10 at 192 Books at 7 p.m. Cambridge, Mass. -- Oct. 17 at ...


Dollar Falls to Record Low Against Euro on Outlook for Inflation, Fed Rate

Bloomberg.com - Asia

... to buy the European currency, said Alan Ruskin, head of international currency strategy in North America at RBS Greenwich Capital Markets Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut. Investors usually place the so-called stop-loss orders in case the market moves ...


Excelling in a Role She Defined

Greenwich Citizen

... They had been through this before with their eldest child, Tyler, a 13-year-old on the BANC Raiders of the Greenwich Youth Football League, but still, the notion of a child playing football presented certain worries. Hoping E's desire to put on pads ...


Down in the Flood

Greenwich Citizen

... Wave last Thursday night. (Amy Mortensen) If you had just stumbled upon Cardinal Stadium last Thursday night when Greenwich High defeated Darien, 28-7, you would have thought the Blue Wave had pulled an upset against the state's second-ranked team. ...


Tobacco Product Maker UST Spent $200,000 Lobbying Federal Government in First Half of 2007

Canadian Business Magazine

... with Congress within 45 days of being hired or engaging in lobbying. The story continues below... UST is based in Greenwich, Conn.


Oil Price Stock Index : Futures slip as oil offsets tame inflation

Mining News

... down now further into the Fed's comfort zone," said Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners LLC, in Greenwich, Connecticut. The boost from the tame inflation data "will prove to be temporary, but for now it's probably a near-term catalyst for ...


Positive Directions Raises $50K at Annual Fund-raiser

Westport News

... 401 Westport Ave., Norwalk. The event will feature foods prepared by chefs from L'Escale Restaurant Bar in Greenwich, Westport eateries Da Pietro's Restaurant, Zest Cafe & Restaurant and Tengda Asian Bistro and Chocopologie in South Norwalk. It will ...


The truth according to Ed Klein: Past, present, future?

The Wesleyan Argus

... is a sort of microcosm-an adequate and accurate representation of the real world. As long as you don't live in Greenwich, Conn. or call Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch "home," your permanent place of residence is more "real world" than Wesleyan. ...


Savvy Seniors Stay 'At Home in Greenwich,' Notes 'Swimsuit Issue'

Greenwich Citizen

The Greenwich SAVVY SENIOR newsletter published by the Commission on Aging in its first swimsuit issue -- featured this water aerobics class led by Suzanne Testani at the Byram pool during the summer.


Futures slip as oil offsets tame inflation

Earth Times

... down now further into the Fed's comfort zone," said Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners LLC, in Greenwich, Connecticut. The boost from the tame inflation data "will prove to be temporary, but for now it's probably a near-term catalyst for ...


Iron City Brewing begins major upgrade to brewery

North Hills News Record

... wing Co. last week. The 146-year-old brewery is now owned by a team of investors led by Unified Growth Partners of Greenwich, Conn.


Mill Valley teens to appear in Oakland opera thriller

Marin Independent Journal

... Brooks, such nonchalance is perhaps understandable because he's been there before. When the family was living in Greenwich, Conn. - his father, a financial consultant, moved them to Marin about a year and a half ago - Brooks understudied his older ...


Recruiting coast-to-coast: New England

ESPN

... the top in-state players to Storrs in 2008. If you count Connecticut's No. 1-ranked prospect Jonathan Meyers (Greenwich, Conn.), who currently does not list the Huskies as an interest school, UConn could potentially lose the state's top five ...


Us Stocks-Futures slip; oil offsets tame inflation

Reuters

... down now further into the Fed's comfort zone," said Michael Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners LLC, in Greenwich, Connecticut. The boost from the tame inflation data "will prove to be temporary, but for now it's probably a near-term catalyst for ...


Former US Tobacco Building Now...

GlobeSt.com

... growth." In July Antares announced that Strategic Value Partners, currently based at 80 Field Point Road in Greenwich, had signed a multi-year lease for approximately 40,000 sf of space at the 150,000-sf building. Antares would only say that a local ...

09/27/07 - Greenwich News Wire

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For Some, Adult Day Care A Good Option

Hartford Courant

... is $76 a day, said Kathy O'Brien, senior gerontologist for the institute. For the Stamford area, which included Greenwich, Norwalk, Fairfield and New Canaan, the average based on six centers is $70 a day. Adult day care is designed for the frail ...


Foreclosure Fears: A Plea For Help

CBS News

A group of borrowers and activists went to confront Carrington last week at its offices in Los Angeles and Greenwich, Conn.


Leona Helmsley: Hotel Queen

CBS News

... the "queen of mean," died Aug. 19, 2007, at age 87. Helmsley, who succumbed to heart failure at her summer home in Greenwich, Conn., was profiled by 60 Minutes in 1985. Click here to see the original 60 Minutes broadcast. After the story originally ...


Antiques calendar

Norwalk Advocate

... Museum of Art, will lecture on 'The New Hellenistic and Roman Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art' for the Greenwich Antiques Society. Last spring, the Met concluded its 15-year project and opened its new Greek and Roman galleries featuring ...


Town adds two hybrid vehicles to its fleet

Norwalk Advocate

... Ford dealership near Hartford won a contract to supply the state with hybrid SUVs that cities and towns such as Greenwich can take advantage of when they need to buy new vehicles for their fleets. The Escape hybrid gets about 28 miles per gallon ...


Weigh station has proved its value

Norwalk Advocate

The Greenwich weigh station was a late addition to Connecticut's truck-safety blitz, but it might turn out to be the most critical spot for these inspections in the state, not to mention a lucrative source of ...


Corps to study flooding problems

Norwalk Advocate

... other sources. Last week, representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers met with state and town officials at Greenwich Town Hall to discuss the reconnaissance study. 'This was the first kick-off meeting to let them know we're here, we're in ...


The Great Dane Collecting Georg Jensen silver

Norwalk Advocate

... 28 art and antiques dealers aboard the SeaFair Grand Luxe, a 228-foot floating art and antiques emporium docked in Greenwich Harbor this week. After visits to New York and Long Island, the ship will return to Connecticut Oct. 17 for a five-day stay ...


Lawyer guilty of destroying porn evidence

The Connecticut Post

... pornographic images of young boys that belonged to Robert Tate, 64, the music director for the Christ Church of Greenwich. In entering his plea, Russell told the court he was "sorry" for his actions. But, he said at the time he did not know the ...


Pampering pooches

Spokane Journal of Business

... of a $41 billion pet industry-now represent the second fastest-growing category in retail sales, according to Greenwich, Conn.-based American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Inc. About 63 percent of U.S. households, or 71 million homes, now ...


Lawyer Shifts Course, Admits Guilt

Hartford Courant

In an unexpected decision, a Greenwich lawyer with a high-profile client list pleaded guilty Thursday in an obstruction-of-justice case that defense lawyers have called an overreaching prosecution that ...

Hey, Hou! Knicks Need Balkman Sub

New York Post

... interest in the Knicks - despite their overloaded roster and spate of guards - stems from having his family in Greenwich, Conn., and feeling he has unfinished business at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks feel they owe Houston a chance because he's ...


Draft would make the war more real

The Topeka Capital-Journal

... We need a draft, because -- as the 12776 Revolution should have taught us -- angry Americans are better Americans. Greenwich Connecticut, native Mark Drought (mhd2752@uno.com) is an editor at a Stamford information technology company and an adjunct ...


Store with old-fashioned service to close

Reading Eagle/Reading Times

... under the Macy's name. A few independent department stores, such as Stanley Korshak in Dallas and Richards in Greenwich, Conn., have survived by targeting affluent customers with designer wear. Goldmann's, situated in a working-class neighborhood, ...


Jury hears phone calls in trial of mother's Ossining slaying

The Patent Trader

... about what she knew of the killing. Also, Magaro testified: "I was taping her because I was scared." Magaro, a Greenwich, Conn., homemaker and former nurse, eventually turned the recordings over to Ossining police. The conversations portray a tense ...


Mill Valley teens to appear in Oakland opera thriller

Marin Independent Journal

... Brooks, such nonchalance is perhaps understandable because he's been there before. When the family was living in Greenwich, Conn. - his father, a financial consultant, moved them to Marin about a year and a half ago - Brooks understudied his older ...


Willow Ridge Assistant Prevails

New York Times

... triumph for a one-under-par 215 total in the 2007 Lincoln Met P.G.A. Championship at The Stanwich Club om Greenwich, Conn. DeMaria started with 70-68 in the first two rounds and then held on as Rick Hartmann of the Atlantic Golf Club came charging ...


Lawyer Pleads Guilty In Church Pornography Case

Hartford Courant

From the Hartford Courant Lawyer Pleads Guilty In Church Pornography Case By EDMUND H. MAHONY The Hartford Courant 2:54 PM EDT, September 27, 2007 BRIDGEPORT - In an unexpected decision, a Greenwich lawyer ...

Book review: Family's heritage centers on race in One Drop: A...

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

... son named Todd and a dark, curly-haired daughter named Bliss, whom he raised in the nearly all-white town of Greenwich, Conn. When he died, on his death certificate, under the heading of race, was the word white. In One Drop: A True Story of ...


Archived Press Releases

Brandeis' News

... commissioner and Brandeis alum to address Education Program graduates Dr. Betty J. Sternberg '71 is the current Greenwich, Conn. superintendent of schools. May 16, 2007 Martha Minow delivered Phi Beta Kappa address May 18 List of electees at bottom ...