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| Update, 7:48 p.m. An Amber Alert that was called due to a possible child abduction has been cancelled due to unknown specifics, according to local traffic reports. Late Wednesday afternoon, police … Read More |
The Department of Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce that registration for its Town sponsored Fall Soccer program has begun. The program is open to boys and girls ages 3 through 11 years old and proof of age will be required for anyone new to the program. The sessions for ages 3 through 9 take place at the Upper and Lower Havemeyer fields behind Town Hall while ages 9 through 11 meet at Loughlin Avenue Park off Strickland Road in Cos Cob. Children must be 3 by August 1, 2011 in order to participate.
The program will start Saturday, September 10th and will end November 5th with a rain date of Saturday, November 12th. It does not meet on October 8th. Brad Wallace and staff will oversee the program at the Havemeyer Fields while Soccer with Aldwin staff will oversee Loughlin Avenue. This year an all girls program will be held at Loughlin Avenue for ages 9 -11.
An informal coach’s clinic for new coaches and those coaching the 3&4 year olds is scheduled for Wednesday, September 7th at 6:00 pm in the Community Room located on the ground floor of the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center. The Civic Center is located on 449 Pemberwick Road. Coaching shirts and whistles will be handed out that time. Anyone wishing to volunteer will need to complete a background check if they have not already done so. All players must wear shin guards and provide their own soccer ball - size 3 for anyone 4 years old or younger and size 4 for everyone else. As in the past there will be an on site training coach at Havemeyer to go over drills and work with the coaches prior to the start of their session.
For more information please call the Recreation Office at 203 618-7649 or visit our web site at www.greenwichct.org and check out Parks and Recreation. Go to youth programs.
| Greenwich - News July 27, 2011
 Though hedge-funder Steven Cohen has loaned work from his extensive art collection to museums, he has opted not to build a museum of his own. Man Admits To Strangling 54-Year-Old Wallingford Woman, Police Say (The Hartford Courant) Please send your comments, news tips and press releases to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com Mountain lion, killed in Milford, traveled here from South Dakota (Easton Courier) Greenwich Mountain Lion Traveled 1,100 Miles Before Being hit by SUV (Patch) Mosquitoes Carrying West Nile Virus Reported In Greenwich And Bridgeport (The Hartford Courant)
 Brian Murphy is in a familiar spot at the 77th Connecticut Open at Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield. New York Socialite Charged With Stealing Another Scarf (The Hartford Courant) |
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| by Anna Helhoski | 07/26/11 | |
 | GREENWICH, CONN. — Mosquitoes trapped in Greenwich on July 13 have tested positive for West Nile virus, the first mosquitoes identified positive this year in town. "We have seen a significant increase in the abundance of Culex mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus throughout the region," |
| Greenwich Cougar Traveled Halfway Across Nation | |
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| by Anna Helhoski | 07/27/11 | |
 | The mountain lion spotted in Greenwich and later killed by a car on the Wilbur Cross Parkway had traveled more than 1,500 miles from South Dakota since 2009, according to genetic tests from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. "The confirmation of a wild mountain |
| Greenwich Cougar Roamed From South Dakota | |
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| by Anna Helhoski | 07/26/11 | |
 | GREENWICH, Conn. -- The mountain lion spotted in Greenwich and later killed by a car on the Merritt Parkway came from South Dakota, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced Tuesday afternoon. According to Daniel Etsy, commissioner of the DEEP, the mountain lion traveled |
| Look Who's Hiring in Greenwich by Anna Helhoski | 07/26/11 | ||
| GREENWICH, Conn. -- Here is a list of recent job postings for Greenwich: • Simon Pearce, a manufacturer of handblown glass and handmade pottery, is looking for a permanent, full-time lead retail sales associate. • Sports Medicine is hiring a front desk coordinator. • Contemporary Care of READ MORE | ||
| Catch a Fish on Greenwich Point | |
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| by Anna Helhoski | 07/26/11 | |
 | GREENWICH, Conn. -- Spend a day on Long Island Sound and fish for free with your family at Greenwich Point on Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All fishing gear and bait will be provided free of charge by the Greenwich Conservation Commission and the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. |
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| In what's being called the longest journey a mountain lion has ever taken in the United States, a cougar killed in Milford, Conn. six weeks ago—believed by some to be the same cougar sighted June 5 … Read More |
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Dear Friends,
As you know, Washington is embroiled in heated discussions regarding the federal budget and the nation's debt limit. We reached our debt limit on May 16, but through some accounting gymnastics, we’ve been paying our bills. On August 2, that changes. If we don't raise the debt limit, checks to Social Security recipients and soldiers might not get sent, and we could default on interest payments to bond holders. Failure to pay any of these bills would almost certainly trigger the loss of our nation's AAA credit rating and send the world economy into a tailspin. Interest rates would rise, causing the cost of home mortgages and student, small business, and car loans to follow suit, not to mention the extra $140 billion per year our nation will pay to finance the debt for every percentage increase in the interest rate.
We absolutely need to cut our debt, but holding our economy hostage is neither smart nor responsible.
You don't have to take my word for it. Yesterday, the Stamford Advocate said it best in their editorial, "Raise the debt ceiling and get to work." They're right. The debt ceiling has become dangerous, dishonest political fodder. Some key points from the editorial:
Here's a news flash for you: Government sometimes does things that accomplish nothing but give the impression that things are being accomplished. The granddaddy of them all is the debt ceiling, a meaningless "limit" that allows our leaders to tell us debt won't get out of control, but which is raised whenever needed -- which is often.
The debt ceiling allows our representatives to hold the country hostage to massive hypocrisy. Much like use of the filibuster, politicos tend to be for or against raising the debt ceiling depending on the party of the president in office at the time.
Click here to read the full editorial.
If our nation is going to lead the world in the areas we know are important for our long-term success—education, energy reform, innovation—we need leadership in Washington committed to an honest discussion about our spending priorities. That won’t happen if we aren’t first honest about the process, about the fact that the debt limit has nothing to do with this future spending. As I’m quoted in the editorial:
“Don't use the debt ceiling as a negotiating tool in the most challenging negotiations Congress may ever have.”
It's time to move beyond this foolishness. Neither party is blameless for our increased debt, but no one wins if we send the economy into another Great Recession.
Thanks, Jim
| Greenwich Selected for National Pilot Program on Emergency ... Patch.com DEMHS Commissioner Peter Boynton recommended Greenwich participate in the ... without power in mid-March 2010, according to First Selectman Peter Tesei. ... | ||
| Auditorium project unearths contaminated soil at Greenwich High Greenwich Time First Selectman Peter Tesei said he learned about the soil issues after he was forwarded Freund's letter on Friday. "In terms of their moving forward, ... |
| Fashion's Night Out returns in September At a press conference Tuesday outside the store's Greenwich Avenue location, First Selectman Peter Tesei was introduced as the honorary chairman for the ... www.greenwich-post.com/.../98360-fashions-night-out-returns... |
| Greenwich - News July 26, 2011 Man Charged in Rape of Greenwich Juvenile (Patch)
 Picture yourself at Bruce Park, enjoying a view of the pond while munching on a tasty breakfast sandwich from a local deli. Greenwich Selected for National Pilot Program on Emergency Response [Video] (Patch) Please send your comments, news tips and press releases to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com PatchCast: Socialite Busted on Second Shoplifting Charge, Teen Survives Bear Attack (Patch) Backyard Pond Leads to Orchard and Honey (The Daily Wilton)
 A town man was arrested Saturday when he was found with marijuana in plastic baggies during a traffic stop, police said. Greenwich Citizens Police Academy Seeks Recruits (The Daily Greenwich)
 A New York City socialite, accused of stealing an $11,000 scarf in June from a high-end Greenwich boutique, was arrested again for stealing another scarf. Did Beata Boman steal a $750 scarf from Richards a week before stealing the $11,050 scarf? (theoriginalgreenwichdiva) Mammography screening set in Westport (The Hour Online) |
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