Greenwich Roundup

Thursday, February 7, 2008

02/07/08 - Greenwich News Wire For Thursday

02/07/08 - News Reports From Greenwich Time

Neighborhood associations plan to merge
Pemberwick and Glenville share many of the same roads. The Byram River runs through both neighborhoods. Children attend the same classes at Glenville School. Adults vote at the same polling place. Now, the two are set to share neighborhood associations.

Legislators support Rell's plan for DOT
Gov. M. Jodi Rell had barely announced her plans to break up the state's Department of Transportation when a smile broke out on Carlo Leone's face.

Christians advised to reflect on their priorities
The Second Congregational Church marked the start of Lent yesterday with an Ash Wednesday service that gave parishioners the option of getting ashes placed on their forehead in the form of a cross.

Official: National parks face lack of funding
Budget shortfalls for the U.S. Park Service pose a danger to preserving historically significant battlefields, buildings and natural landscapes for future generations, a senior official of a nationwide conservancy group said yesterday.

Votes display wealth divide
Barack Obama cleaned up in the town's more affluent neighborhoods in racking up a Super Tuesday triumph over Hillary Rodham Clinton in Greenwich, while John McCain carried all 12 of the town's voting districts en route to victory over Mitt Romney.

Norwalk's own survivor chosen as a fan favorite
When the 16th edition of "Survivor" premieres at 8 p.m. today, Norwalk residents may recognize one contestant.

02/07/08 - School Parents Are Having To Suffer Incompetent School Administration Fools

Children imitate putting a Dunce Cap on
failed school administrators and construction managers.

When is the never ending fiasco of the
Hamilton Avenue school contruction project going to come to an end.

Everyone knows that Hamilton Avenue School is not going to be finished in for use in the fall.

Hamilton Avenue children are going to be forced to spend yet another year in the leaky modular classrooms.

School Administrators have allowed this school construction project to go from bad to worse to a totally incompetent failure.

Day after day Hamilton Avenue parents are forced to wait for a school that is way behind schedule and has suffered one design flaw after another.

Greenwich taxpayers are repeatedly forced to pay through the nose for this hopelessly over budget school project.

This school construction management disaster was voted an additional half a million dollars by the BET and the RTM last year.

The school administrators promised that this would fix Hamilton Avenue School once and for all and the school would soon open.

Last month, Greenwich taxpayers forced to shell out another half a million bucks or the failed construction project will come to a "grinding halt."

Hello, the failed Hamilton Avenue School appears to already at a halt.

Has anyone seen any substaintial progress at the construction site?

Once again, Betty Sternberg, the Greenwich Superintendent and her horde of incompetent administrators, will most likely continue lying to the taxpayers of Greenwich and promise that there will be no further delays.

Betty's "Everything Is Under Control" speeches are beginning to sound like finger nails on a chalk board.

Does anyone think that the very high paid Sternberg
have any credibility what-so-ever?

Almost everyone is starting recognize that Sternberg's has a pitiful record of dismal failure and non-accomplishment.

Unfortunately, Hamilton Avenue Scholl will continue to be a hideous boondoggle, that will be followed by another hideous boondoggle at Glenville School.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

02/06/08 - Greenwich Newswire For Wednesday

Featured Greenwich News Reports

Mrs. Greenwich names Adopt-A-Dog as her platform
Greenwich Post - Greenwich,CT
She’s now selected Adopt-A-Dog, co-founded by Greenwich resident Donna Nives, as her platform for the Mrs. Connecticut America pageant on June 8. ...

Valentine, Greenwich too much for St. Joseph
Connecticut Post - Bridgeport,CT
"Give Greenwich a lot of credit," St. Joseph head coach Vito Montelli said. "They got up for two big games back-to-back. They showed they could handle the ...

Greenwich day school hires new staff
Connecticut Jewish Ledger - West Hartford,CT
The Westchester Fairfield Hebrew Academy (WFHA) is on the grow…and now the Greenwich day school has hired two industry professionals to help them handle ...

Property Tax Cap Would Perpetuate Inequalities
Hartford Courant
Figures from the state Office of Policy and Management for 2005 show that the lowest tax town (Greenwich) had an equalized tax rate of a bit more than 5 ...

Featured Blog Post About Greenwich

Greenwich Library Website Tour
Tour of www.greenwichlibrary.org, The Greenwich Library website. Library staff highlight how to use the library website to do your research, find information you need, locate services and upcoming events and find the materials you need ...
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02/06/08 - Dr. Ian Rubin's Family Has Complained About The Press, But At Least The Family Got Justice.

There has been an extensive letter writing campaign from family members and fiends complaining of the press coverage over the shocking murder of Dr.Ian Rubins.

And while I feel for the family during this horrific and sad time.

I do think that the family is being a bit insensitive to the Bria family of Byram.

Like Dr. Rubins, No One Called To Help 19 Year Old John J. Bria.

But the Bria family has went three years without getting justice.

The Greenwich Police Department closed the case and Megan Caron, Katie Hanscom, Savannah Lamotte and Jason Cunningham have ecaped responsibility for the Byram boy's death.

Please see previous reports about John....

Nor has anyone been punished in the drug death of Kyle Lendenmann, a 17-year-old Greenwich High School student.

One year ago, Kyle was found dead at his home from what the Greenwich Police Department said was a methadone overdose.

Both of these Greenwich families are waiting for Justice for their boys.

Things could have been worse.

Leonard Bajramaj could of killed Dr. Rubins in Greenwich, where murders often go unpunished.

The Greenwich Police Department should re-open the Bria and Lendenmann cases and bring those responsible to justice.

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UPDATE:

The Greenwich Police Department Later Open The Cold Case Files On John Bria And Kyle Lenderman. Person's Involved In These Deaths Were Eventually Brought To Court And Recieved Some Punishment.

02/06/08 - News Reports From Greenwich Time

Voters united in desire for change
The Democrats and Republicans who flocked to polling places across town were consumed with the idea of change as they cast their votes in yesterday's primary.

Man admits driving car in robbery
An Ansonia man yesterday pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy for driving a getaway car in the botched 2006 robbery of Betteridge Jewelers in which a gun-toting motorcyclist dropped almost $5 million in stolen jewelry during his getaway attempt.

Study fuels debate on death tax
A new report that the tax on millionaires' estates could cost Connecticut revenue likely will not end the partisan debate over whether to abolish it.

Town Democrats turn out in force
An eye-popping 63 percent of registered Democrats in Greenwich turned out to vote in yesterday's presidential primary, shattering the previous record for a primary set in 2006 when party members chose Ned Lamont over Joe Lieberman as their nominee for Senate.

GA students hear a father's appeal for world peace
When Judea Pearl, the father of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, surveyed Greenwich Academy Upper School students yesterday, he saw future leaders of his son's mission for peace and understanding.

Baby named after town nursing home
This was pushing it, even for Bill Kowalewski.

Rising oil prices drive homeowners to seek state help
With a spike in oil prices, demand for heating assistance has increased this winter in Connecticut.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

02/05/08 - Greenwich Newswire For Tuesday

Monday, February 4, 2008

02/04/08 - Savannah Lamotte, would tell police about John J. Bria's Death: "Maria and Jason picked me up around 9 p.m. …

Savannah Lamotte Says:

"Maria and Jason picked me up around 9 p.m. … We went to Shell and got some cigarettes, and then we went somewhere to shoot some heroin. We then went to get some cocaine …We went back to Shell and got some other stuff, and we went to shoot up some more heroin somewhere. The we went to John's house. When we got to John's house, Katie, Megan and John were all there.

Katie Hanscom, Megan Caron and Jason Cunningham were high school friends of Bria. Maria Scinto, also in the group, is from nearby Port Chester, N.Y.

Jason Cunningham would tell police that during the day, John Bria "was feeling really high from the pills that Megan Caron had given him."

As the night wore on, most of the group left.

Jason Cunningham stayed behind, calling his mother, Donna Cunningham about 4 a.m.

Ms. Cunningham arrived to pick him up about 8:30 a.m. Bria had been dead for several hours by that time.

Jason Cunningham told Bria's father that his son was still sleeping.

NO ONE CALLED 911 !!!!

Instead they worked to cover up the drug party rather than notify John Bria's parents.

No one called the police, paramedics or anyone who could render John Bria medical assistance.

They just let him die, to save themselves.

Worse yet the Greenwich Police Department assisted these evil doers by just closing the case on the dead Byram boy.

Maybe if 19 year old John J. Bria had been killed in Stamford his family would have gotten justice.

Arrest made in connection with body found in Greenwich
Stamford Advocate - Stamford,CT,USA
By Martin B. Cassidy GREENWICH - Police have charged a Bridgeport man with plotting to kill a 49-year-old Bronx, NY, resident found shot to death on a ...

02/04/08 - Greenwich Newswire For Monday

Featued News Articles About Greenwich

At Home in Greenwich launches with a party
Greenwich Post - Greenwich,CT

More than 200 Greenwich residents celebrated the launch of the new organization At Home in Greenwich Jan. 26 at First Presbyterian Church. ...

Greenwich teams put on a show at National Middle School Team ...
Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT

It was quite a showcase for the town of Greenwich at the first-ever National Middle School Squash Team Championships at Yale University in New Haven this ...

Flood relief: Residents ask for drainage improvements
Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT

By Hoa Nguyen

Faced with frequent flooding, Old Greenwich residents are lobbying the town to upgrade the drainage system in the area. ...

School teamwork gets results
Greenwich Time - Greenwich,CT

By Andrew Shaw Sitting in a corner chair with all of her third-graders sitting on the floor around her, Old Greenwich teacher Kate Shields peppered her ...

Featured Blog Post About Greenwich

Blood Pressure Screenings
Where: Greenwich Library at Health Information Center Free blood pressure screenings conducted by a registered nurse from Greenwich Hospital. This event takes place every Monday afternoon from 1-4pm in the Health Information Center. ...
Greenwich Library | Today's Events - http://www.greenwichlibrary.org

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02/04/08 - Here is some lengthly election blogpistle from Bill Clark at the Greenwich Gossip Blog

Super Tuesday Comes to Greenwich

In a couple of days we here in Greenwich may have helped to pick the winning candidates for each party in the next Presidential election. As Greenwich goes, so goes the nation, right? Well, our Town has produced more US senators, ambassadors, vice presidents, and presidents than any other town in the country, so it makes perfect sense that this should be the case.

Meanwhile, the local political landscape is changing as well. Skippy Snickerson and the Doll have both announced their long-awaited retirement plans, and there is dancing in the streets at the opportunity to send some fresh blood up to Hartford. Former State Rep Janet Lockton is itching to get back into harness, and would be a natural to replace Skippy. Ed Krumeich nearly beat the Doll last time around, and after many years of yeoman service to the Town on the BET and the DTC, would make an ideal replacement for her. As mentioned before in these pages, Ed's prowess on the stage as seen in numerous local Gilbert & Sullivan productions would make him well-suited to tap dance his way though the political tripwires up in Hartford.

Moreover, Ed being a Democrat, he would quite likely have more influence for good in our local area as a member of the majority party in the House. Why the local voters have never focused on the widsom of sending a strong Democratic candidate to the House is a mystery to your scribe, but maybe that will change this time around. As for Republican candidate Janet, her district would include part of north Stamford and New Canaan (remember, dear reader, the State Senate is much smaller than the House of Representatives), which is pretty much dyed-in-the-wool Republican territory. Her experience and contacts in Hartford would be certain to prove beneficial to all of us here in the local area.

Meanwhile, Skippy is still very much on the scene, alas. Your scribe was walking peacfully down Greenwich Avenue the other day when he was accosted by Skippy, who waved his arms wildly like semaphores and exclaimed, "Hi! How are you? Great to see you!" Your scribe had to duck under the flailing arms in order to get by him and proceed on his way. (As long-time readers of these pages will recall, Skippy is well aware of your scribe's allergic reaction to him, and loves to make a game of it; he has been known to sneak up behind your scribe at the library and say "Hi, Bill" in order to elicit a "Hello" in return - which actually worked once, much to your scribe's embarrassment.)

So change is in the wind, and our Town has its part to play in bringing it about. Which, of course, means YOU, dear reader. The polls will be open from 6 AM to 8 PM, so be sure to do your civic duty and VOTE. No, I know the party machines in Town no longer reimburse you in cash for your trouble, as they did in the early decades of the last century, but that's no reason to stay home. Remember, people tend to get the government they deserve. Indifference breeds business as usual. If there's one thing on which all the candidates seem to agree right now, it's the need for change. So let's all do our part to bring it about.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

02/03/08 - The Stamford Police Know How To Properly Investigate A Drug Death

MESSAGE TO GREENWICH POLICE CHIEF
DAVID RIDBERG:

Stamford police have quickly went after a man and charged him with with first-degree manslaughter for providing drugs and failing to call 911 when Dr. Ian Rubins, a Greenwich plastic surgeon, became ill from an overdose. Rubins later died.

Leonard Bajramaj, 32, of Stamford, has pleaded not guilty in that case.

Please see this article:

Greenwich doctor’s death tied to drugs, arrest made
Greenwich Post - Greenwich,CT,USA
A Stamford man is under arrest after what police are calling the drug-related death of former Greenwich Hospital plastic surgeon Ian Rubins. ...

But What About The A Dead Byram Boy That Was The Son Of A Landscaper?

No one is arresting those that supplied him with drugs and covered up his death.

Do you have to be a rich plastic surgeon to get justice?

What about John J. Bria's Family.

The Greenwich Police Department for three years failed to charge anyone in the manslaughter of John Bria of Byram.

Katie Hanscom, Savannah Lamotte, Megan Caron and Jason Cunningham have walked away from a night of hard illegal drugs without as much as a slap on the wrist.

None of these druggies was ever held accountable for the death of a 19 year old Byram boy,

Even though the Greenwich Police Department has failed to properly investigate the three year old death, the Bria family has sued Katie Hanscom, Savannah Lamotte, Megan Caron and Jason Cunningham.

Further, A Stamford judge ruled against a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, finding that those who provide fatal doses of illegal drugs can be civilly responsible for injuries and deaths.

IT IS TIME TO REINVESTIGATE THE BRIA MANSLAUGHTER CASE.

THE BRIA CASE SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN CLOSED.

THERE ARE TOO MANY UNSOLVED DEATHS IN GREENWICH.

Why Hasn't The Greenwich Police Department Went After The People Involved In Kyle Lendenmann Death.

Kyle was a 17-year-old Greenwich High School student who was found dead at his home last year of a methadone overdose a year ago.

But the citizens of Greenwich Never Hear Of These Deaths.

The Greenwich Police Department Needs To Start Going After People Who Give Our Kids Hard Drugs.

Saturday, February 2, 2008

02/02/08 - Greenwich News Wire

Friday, February 1, 2008

02/01/08 - Greenwich Newswire

Greenwich News Reports

Greenwich is Going Green - From the Top Down
Greenwich Citizen - Greenwich,CT
By Anne W. Semmes The Town of Greenwich has a new mission - "to be a leading community in environmental awareness by creating a sustainable environmental ...

Shiny Badge for GHS Swimmers
Greenwich Citizen - Greenwich,CT,USA
By Scott Ferrari It appeared as if two distinctly different energy auras were working last Friday when Greenwich hosted New Canaan in an FCIAC boys' swim ...

Lawyer to Give Up License for a Year
The Associated Press -
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — An attorney convicted of destroying a church music director's computer containing child pornography has agreed to give up his law ...

Greenwich Blog Posts

Basic Internet
This 1.5hour session will cover Internet background, some basic Web navigational skills, and a short tour of the Greenwich Library Web site. The sessions have been designed with the novice in mind, so no previous Internet experience is ...
Greenwich Library | Today's Events - http://www.greenwichlibrary.org

41 Greenwich Ave?
I went last night to 41 Greenwich (formerly known as Jonesz). Loved it. Cosy place, comfort food, no fancy twists, but really yummy--mac and cheese with lobster was fantastic, tuna tartare very good also. The cocktail list and the ...
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02/01/08 - Greenwich Roundup Is Growing Like Gangbusters - Checkout January's Web Stats

January 01. 2008 - January 31, 2008

2,454 people visited this site

5,901 Visits

2,454 Absolute Unique Visitors

15,756 Pageviews

2.67 Average Pageviews

00:10:50 Time On Site

59.09% Bounce Rate

39.56% New Visits

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Wow, 2,454 Unique Visitors......

To put things in perspective.

As of the census of 2000, there were 61,101 people living in Greenwich.

2,454 unique Greenwich Roundup visitors could represent over 4% of the the total population of Greenwich.

There are 23,230 households, and 16,237 families residing in the town.

2,454 unique Greenwich Roundup visitors could represent 10.56% of Greenwich households or 15.11% of Greenwich families.

The Greenwich Time and Stamford Advocate had weekday combined sales of 1,359 in Riverside 06878

The Greenwich Time and Stamford Advocate had weekday combined sales of 1,141 in Old Greenwich 06870

The Greenwich Time and Stamford Advocate had weekday combined sales of 1,426 in Cos Cob 06807

The Greenwich Time and Stamford Advocate had weekday combined sales of 2.190 in Greenwich 06831

As you know Greenwich Roundup has 2,454 Unique Visitors in January

The Greenwich Time and Stamford Advocate had weekday combined sales of 4,495 in Greenwich 06830

The Greenwich Time and Stamford Advocate had a total weekday combined Town Of Greenwich sales of 10,881.

2,454 unique Greenwich Roundup visitors could represent 22.55% of Greenwich Time and The Stamford Advocates combined weekday sales in all of the Town Of Greenwich.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

01/31/08 - Garbage Truck Hits Woman Near Greenwich Avenue

Pedestrian killed in morning accident

Greenwich Time

A town woman was struck and killed by a garbage truck on Havemeyer Place early this morning as she walked across a driveway heading towards Greenwich Avenue, police said.