2013: Look back at a memorable year

... Greenwich, Conn., Thursday, March 28, 2013. Photo: Helen Neafsey "I was born and I grew up in Japan," says Old Greenwich artist Vella Shimura. "I liked painting pictures even when I was a small child." Photo: Helen Neafsey/Staff Photo Snoppy came ...



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Yvonne Kirshaw, 76, Former Old Greenwich Resident

... Kirshaw in 1957 and moved to Montreal, Quebec where she raised her four children. The family relocated to Old Greenwich, Connecticut in 1976. She graduated from the New York Botanical garden with a degree in Master Gardening. She was a member of the ...



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Transaction Action: CBRE Capital Markets arranges financing for 20-building industrial portfolio

... at Pecan Valley, a 405-unit community at 4032 E. Southcross Blvd. The seller was SBC 2011-1 REO 104989 LLC of Old Greenwich, Conn. Mike Miller , Chris Ross and Will Caruth of the San Antonio office of Hendricks-Berkadia negotiated the transaction. a ...



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Old Greenwich Family Gives Back To Children At Greenwich Hospital

A family from Old Greenwich visited Greenwich Hospital on Christmas Eve to bring gifts to children who are spending time in the hospital.



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Old Greenwich Family Gives Back To Children At Greenwich Hospital

A family from Old Greenwich visited Greenwich Hospital on Christmas Eve to bring gifts to children who are spending time in the hospital.



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Old Greenwich Family Gives Back To Children At Greenwich Hospital

A family from Old Greenwich visited Greenwich Hospital on Christmas Eve to bring gifts to children who are spending time in the hospital.



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... at www.greenwichct.org. For more info, call 203-618-7649. On Jan. 1 at 10:30 a.m., will be the Second Annual Old Greenwich Polar Bear Plunge and Run to benefit Kids in Crisis, at Tod's Point. The event begins with a fun family 5K run and walk ...



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... at www.greenwichct.org. For more info, call 203-618-7649. On Jan. 1 at 10:30 a.m., will be the Second Annual Old Greenwich Polar Bear Plunge and Run to benefit Kids in Crisis, at Tod's Point. The event begins with a fun family 5K run and walk ...



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... ert, after expenses, will go to The Rwanda Project, acharity started 10 years ago by the late David Jiranek of Old Greenwich.)



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Joan S. Murphy, Of Greenwich, Worked For The Greenwich Hospital Gift Shop

... a long time resident of Greenwich. She managed the Greenwich Hospital Gift Shop and later volunteered at the Old Greenwich Rummage Room that benefits many local organizations. She was also a longtime member of the Innis Arden Golf Club and a member ...



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LIS plunge Jan. 1 to benefit Kids in Crisis

Following on the heels of last year's successful event, the Old Greenwich Polar Bear Plunge returns and adds a 5k race.



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... 203-532-1259 or visit www.greenwichct . On New Year's Day, Jan. 1, at 10:30 a.m., will be the Second Annual Old Greenwich Polar Bear Plunge and Run to benefit Kids in Crisis, at Tod's Point. The event begins with a fun family 5K run and walk ...



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Warner A. Finney, 94, Of Riverside, Retired Banker, Greenwich Trust Company

... and his bride lived in Greenwich, and shortly thereafter became members of the First Congregational Church in Old Greenwich. Finney is survived by a granddaughter, Laura Seweryn Markovich; and brothers, E. Dean Finney of St. Johnsbury, Vt., and ...



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Enrollment Changes Considered For Greenwich Magnet Schools

... n three years, greenwichtime.com said. Other changes include restricting admission for tuition students at the Old Greenwich, North Street and Parkway elementary schools and limiting admission at Central and Western Middle Schools.



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Second Annual Old Greenwich Polar Bear Plunge and Run to benefit Kids ...

Following on the heels of last year's highly successful event, the Old Greenwich Polar Bear Plunge is back, but with a twist - now participants can ring in the new year by running in a 5k race as well! The 5k is the only New Year's Day race in lower Fairfield County.



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A Week of Fun and Holiday Preparation In and Around Stamford

... class focused on scrumptious treats," according to this listing on Darien Patch . On Wednesday , Dec. 18, in Old Greenwich, Excedrin-the headache medicine-is offering some relief from the stress of the holidays by providing a free gift wrapping ...



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Multiple accidents close part of I-9...

Police said the accidents occurred in the area of Exits 4 and 5 in Greenwich, near Indian Field Road and the Mianus Bridge leading into Old Greenwich.



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Letter: Greenwich Alliance for Education Thanks Community for Turkey Trot Support

... and Icy Frantz, 400 Capital Management, Morgan Stanley/Markey Group, O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC, Old Greenwich Sports & Wellness Center, The Arch Street Teen Center, Law Office of Erin Spiess Chang, LLC, Cushman-Wakefield, Cynthia DeRiemer ...



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Excedrin Offers Holiday Gift Wrapping At Greenwich Store

... in New Canaan on Dec. 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. And it will wrap up its tour of the area at the CVS in Old Greenwich on Dec. 18 to 20 from noon to 8 p.m. The truck will be at the Walgreens at 55 Westport Ave. in Norwalk, the Walgreens 36 Pine ...



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... attend Greenwich public schools. It advocates for restricting admission of new elementary tuition students to Old Greenwich, North Street and Parkway schools and limiting the acceptance of new middle school tuition students to Central Middle and ...



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Roundup

... attend Greenwich public schools. It advocates for restricting admission of new elementary tuition students to Old Greenwich, North Street and Parkway schools and limiting the acceptance of new middle school tuition students to Central Middle and ...



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Czech Asset Management closes second direct lending fund

... $3.0 billion of committed capital under management and $1.2 billion of co-investment capacity, is a Old Greenwich, CT-based direct lending firm engaged in the business of originating and investing in asset-based and cash-flow first and second lien ...



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Jeffrey Arsenault Lends Helping Hand to Norwalk, CT's Literacy Development Program

... with the Norwalk Community College, Literacy How, and the Norwalk Housing Authority. Arsenault lives in Old Greenwich, CT and the founder and principal of Old Greenwich Capital Partners (OGCP), an investment management firm based in Manhattan, NY. ...



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Transaction action: Reserve at Pecan Valley apartments sold

... Reserve at Pecan Valley apartments, 4032 E. Southcross Boulevard. The seller was SBC 2011-REO 104989 LLC of Old Greenwich, Ct. Mike Miller , Chris Ross and Will Caruth of the San Antonio office of Hendricks-Berkadia negotiated the transaction. ...



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Greenwich Driver Charged with Failure to Obey Traffic Signal after Accident on Rt. 7

Written by Leslie Yager. On Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, Sherry Senger, 20, of Bethel exited Route 107 onto Route 7 in a 2005 Saturn Ion with a green traffic light and was struck by a 2013 Mercedes ML350 driven by Ann Teresa McCarthy, 62, of Old Greenwich.



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From A Children's Book Exhibits to A Christmas Tree Sale-It's Happening in Greenwich

... on Saturday, December 14 at 9 a.m. at First Congregational Church of Greenwich, 108 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich. Sale continues each weekend in December until the trees run out! We also have wreaths, garland and kissing balls. All proceeds from ...



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Greenwich Mercedes Driver Charged with Failure to Obey Traffic Signal after Accident on Rt. 7

On Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, Sherry Senger, 20, of Bethel exited Rt 107 onto Rt. 7 in a 2005 Saturn Ion with a green traffic light and was struck by a 2013 Mercedes ML350 driven by Ann Teresa McCarthy, 62, of Old Greenwich.



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Coming home for Christmas: Cos Cob musician returns for annual holiday concert

... it is Through the Eyes of Children: The Rwanda Project. "It was started 10 years ago by David Jiranek , of Old Greenwich; he died 10 years ago," Mathes said. The Mathes-Sting partnership started in 2009 when Mathes was recommended to Sting as an ...



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... restaurants to sign up. Those who used to frequent the family-owned, now-defunct Porricelli's Market in Old Greenwich might be pleased to know that the Porricelli family hasn't left the area or the food business. More than a year after their ...



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Hopper, a 13-year-old Old Greenwich resident and student at Easter Middle School, recently earned a bronze medal for Team USA in the 3-meter springboard diving competition at the Junior Pan American Diving Championships, which were held in Tuscon, Ariz.



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Laura Pascale, 49; Resident of Old Greenwich

Laura J. Pascale, a resident of Old Greenwich passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013.



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Laura J. Pascale, 49, Of Old Greenwich

Calling hours will be Friday, Dec. 6, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory , 104 Myrtle Ave., Stamford.



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Greenwich Schools Receive High Marks On State Report Card

... of the 15 schools reached their goal according to the state: Cos Cob, Glenville, North Mianus, North Street, Old Greenwich, Riverside and Parkway Schools and International School at Dundee; Central and Eastern Middle Schools; and Greenwich High ...



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Czech Asset Management, L.P. Raises $1.5 Billion Fund II - Its Second ...

... $3.0 billion of committed capital under management and $1.2 billion of co-investment capacity, is an Old Greenwich, CT -based direct lending firm engaged in the business of originating and investing in asset-based and cash-flow first and second lien ...



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Upper Crust Bagels Marks 20 Years in Old Greenwich

Ricardo Gomez has been the chief bagel maker at Upper Crust Bagels in Old Greenwich for 14 years.



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Dispatch's Pete Francis to play three-week residency at Garcia's

... with the parks and the beach; it's just such a nice environment to grow up in," said Francis, who moved to Old Greenwich with Katie and their two kids this year. "I love our neighborhood, the Sound and Tod's Point -- these are the things I was ...



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Local Teens Continue Efforts on AIDS Awareness Day

... to safe sex. Later in the week, on Friday, Dec. 6, radio celebrity and AIDS advocate Gary Dell'Abate of Old Greenwich will speak on Red Ribbon's behalf at Stamford's Westhill High School at 9:30 a.m. Dell'Abate, known as "BaBa Booey" for his ...



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Rosa Hartman Park in Old Greenwich Is Set for Improvements

Written by DJ McAneny. Stamford's about to have one more refined gem amongst it's collection of beautiful, tucked away parks scattered throughout the city.



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