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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

11/05/06 The Raw Old Greenwich News Feed

Rochester's Writers
Democrat & Chronicle
... as a Jewish girl in Germany during the Nazi regime. Darice Bailer : Pittsford native now lives in Old Greenwich, Conn., and writes children's books. Publication : The memoir Comes a Little Light (DreamHouse Books, $14). ...

The Doomed Quest To Make Marketing Meaningful
Gawker
... your bacon in this tough world," says Jack Trout, president of Trout & Partners, a marketing-strategy firm in Old Greenwich, Conn. Consumers are "going for the cheaper guy now." There ain't no love in corporate marketing, Jim.

Yale economics professor lays out crisis plan
Yale Daily News
... Yale Law School. Geanakoplos is the James Tobin Professor of Economics at Yale and a managing director at the Old Greenwich-based hedge fund Ellington Capital Management, where he is the head of research and development.

Primo Turns 'Eyewitness' Author
Greenwich Citizen
... of life can be deliberate, but very often passages on the path involve luck and a little happenstance. For Old Greenwich resident Al Primo, the creator of the "Eyewitness News" format and now an author, it was the latter. Primo, who revolutionized ...

Big City Bed-and-Breakfasts
Conde Nast Traveler
... them, many for the first time. "They're not predictable or institutional or boring," said David Nelson, of Old Greenwich, Connecticut, who recently started staying at B&Bs rather than hotels on his business trips. Sandy Soule, editor of ...

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11/05/08 Greenwich Time News Links For Wednesday

Dems soak in Obama victory
I'm excited, I can barely breathe," said Deborah Harris, of Old Greenwich. "This is what we as a people need, a change for the positive. ...

Greenwich voters rebuke Republican tradition
A resident of Sunset Road in Old Greenwich, her district lies along the town's shoreline. Gibbons too reflected on the GOP's mixed showing Tuesday night. ...

Director of Community Centers to resign
The facility was then located in the Old Greenwich-Riverside Community Center. In 1958, Nolan invited a local band to perform with hopes that teens would ...

Antiques calendar
News about antiques and antiques-related businesses or events may be mailed to Barbara A. Heins, c/o Greenwich Time, 1455 E. Putnam Ave., Old Greenwich, ...

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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

11/04/08 The Raw Old Greenwich News Feed

Obama in Hedge-Fund-Land
The state of Connecticut went for Barack Obama in Tuesday’s election, as did Fai...

Democrats increase advantage in House
WASHINGTON Democrats unseated Republican House incumbents in Florida and Connect...

Himes Denies Shays 11th Term In Connecticut
U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays has lost his bid for an 11th term in Congress. Shays...

Democrats begin march toward bigger House majority
WASHINGTON -- Democrats unseated Republican House incumbents in Florida and Conn...

Art Meets Life! If Obama Loses, Gavin Brown Will H...
At the Election Night party at Gavin Brown 's Enterprise gallery, on Greenwich ...

The Last Important Thing Before the Election Was B...
Photo: Getty Images Beth Ostrosky and Ryan Reynolds both finished the New York ...

GREENWICH, CONN.
Yes, the listing brochure for this 2008 Georgian estate might be a bit heavy on ...

Who Lives There: From Another Time and Place
As urban oases go, the little wooden house on the corner of Charles and Greenwic...

Greenwich man guilty in fraud sentenced to 70 mont...
NEW HAVEN -- Investors were told their money would be used to buy debts owed ins...

Staples, Greenwich chase title
By TOM EVANS Hour Staff Writer It's fitting that 2008 FCIAC boys soccer supremac...

Wreckers ousted by Cadets
WESTPORT By STEVE GEOGHEGAN Hour Staff Writer Through four games, not much separ...

Saturday, November 1
Greenwich greenbacks, unite! What to do if it gets harder to get people into t...

Greenwich man facing sentencing for investor fraud
New Haven (AP, Oct. 28, 2008 6:28 AM) -- A Greenwich man who has admitted defrau...

Staples scores
FAIRFIELD By MIKE MADAR Hour Correspondent For Staples, revenge is best served i...

Cougars lay claim to playoff berth with victory
The Norwalk Cougars U-13 girls NJSA travel soccer team defeated Greenwich, 1-0, ...

Victims Of Drug Abusing Doctor Sue Hospital
A group of women are suing a hospital in Greenwich, saying it knew one of their ...

Mortgage Threat From Hedge Funds Irks Democrats
Several Democratic lawmakers lashed out Friday at hedge funds that have threaten...

Jim Himes
Name: Jim Himes Age: 42 Party: Democrat Positions held: Dad, to Emma, age 9 and ...

Just Engaged Forcier and de Souza
James E. and Donna-Marie Forcier of Norwalk announce the engagement of their dau...

Just Engaged Kress and Jones
Jeff and Cindy Kress of Norwalk announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy K...

Jacquelyn Labowski, Philip Renton
Jacquelyn June Labowski, a daughter of Dorothy and John Labowski of Remsenburg, ...

Top-seeded Staples boys survive stern test by Dari...
WESTPORT -- After trailing 2-1 at halftime, the Staples High boys soccer team ne...

Smart shopping is the perfect fit for our times
By BETH COONEY Alexis Blais of Norwalk, Conn., wanted a Gucci bag. A real one, n...

Shays DID Cast the Deciding Vote for the Biggest C...
In an incredibly one-sided article favorable to Chris Shays in today's Greenwic...

Norwalker wins human relations award
NORWALK Staff Report The Southern Connecticut Chapter of the Society for Human R...

Huge WeHo Residential Development Gets Green Light
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Greenwich Place—which start...

Chris Shays' Record on Social Security: The Truth
Chris Shays' flip-flop on his support for a timeline for bringing our troops hom...

Donna Karan Says the Universe is Giving Us a Wake-...
Last night's opening of Edwin Schlossberg 's new Action Center to Fight World H...

The Short Bus wins area awards and fans
BY LAURIE LAWLESS Hour Correspondent Local Greenwich band, The Short Bus, has re...

Steppin' Out Calendar
Special The fourth annual ISD Renaissance Festival in Greenwich will be held fro...

Store employees play sleuth, nab alleged burglar
NORWALK By HAROLD F. COBIN Hour Correspondent An employee of a Stamford swimming...

Stamford teacher collapses, dies at school
Stamford (AP, Oct. 21, 2008 9:44 AM) -- Counseling is being offered at a Stamfor...

Senators pick up nice tie
GREENWICH -- Kelly McFarlin stopped a penalty kick with six minutes remaining in...

Greenwich Lean Time
On a recent Friday afternoon, Terry Betteridge, owner of Betteridge Jewelers (es...

Eighth Graders Find Math Teacher Unresponsive Afte...
Counseling is being offered at a Stamford middle school after a 63-year-old mat...

Bankers and brokers switch to teaching
It's too early to say for sure, but a few observers believe public schools could...

SportsNight a night for Norwalk
GREENWICH By STEVE GEOGHEGAN Hour Staff Writer It was a night to celebrate the C...

BMHS boys soccer team clinches state tourney berth
Staff reports The Brien McMahon boys soccer team clinched a berth in the state p...

First Look: Tribeca’s Kaffe 1668
Photo: Melissa Hom Twin Swedes Mikael and Tomas Tjarnberg have given lower Manha...

Apiary Agrees With Platt; Guide to Japanese Candy
Photo: Hannah Whitaker In the magazine this week, Adam Platt suggests that Api...

Woman charged for illegal sale of narcotics
NORWALK By AMANDA NORRIS Hour Staff Writer A Norwalk woman was charged with ille...

Braeburn Restaurant
Voyage closed on the corner of Perry and Greenwich Street about 8 months ago. Th...

Hotel so exclusive, address isn't even posted
"The Greenwich Hotel," we said to our New York cabbie, thinking further explanat...

A look at the J. Russell Jinishian Gallery Fine ma...
Editor's Note: This is part of an ongoing series profiling area galleries. BY TA...


Shays' Former Finance Team Member Endorses Jim Him...
Even some Republicans are willing to admit that the challenges we face as a nati...

Hempstead Village Offering Mortgage Counseling
The mortgage meltdown is being confronted on Long Island with free one-on-one co...

Shelter Residency Requirement Dropped
The city's Homeless Commission voted to ditch the city's residents-only policy f...

Did De Niro's Greenwich Hotel Pick a Bad Time?
The Wall Street Journal 's Laura Landro drops by for a review of the Greenwich...

Guide to the Weekend: Remember the Wider World edi...
All is not textbooks and review sessions--blow off midterm steam in the city. It...

Community building
NORWALK By CHRIS BOSAK Hour Staff Writer Without community there would be no Ste...

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