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Greenwich teens rock out for charity

Center, which has offices in Stamford and Norwalk. Since it formed earlier this fall, the Greenwich-based teen rock band Harm's Way hasn't missed a beat -- literally. When their drum kit broke on stage, bringing their show to an abrupt halt during a ...

From COLIN GUSTAFSON STAFF WRITER, The Stamford Advocate,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Chris Clark,  American Idol,  Green Day

Greenwich Academy students learn life lessons from NYC chess master

In chess -- as in life -- you often have to fail before you can succeed. "Failure is not a definition of who you are, it just shows you what you need to work on to improve and become stronger," said chess master and New York City teacher David ...

From COLIN GUSTAFSON STAFF WRITER, The Connecticut Post,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Ted Danson,  Dalton,  Dalton School

Educator-in-chief to visit Greenwich

online biography, Mandel is a trustee of Teach for America as well as a founder and board member of the Lone Pine Foundation, a charity whose mission is to "help children and families in the greater New York City area." GREENWICH -- This month, it was ...

From COLIN GUSTAFSON STAFF WRITER, Greater Danbury News-Times,  28 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Jim Himes,  Barack Obama,  Arne Duncan,  Ned Lamont,  Joe Lieberman

Emergency warning for escaped wild animals?

seeking comment were left with Lionshare on Monday. The town's top elected official said Monday he supports the idea of using an early warning system to notify neighbors by phone in case dangerous animals were to escape from a private backcountry zoo. ...

From COLIN GUSTAFSON STAFF WRITER, The Stamford Advocate,  26 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Richard Blumenthal,  Department of Environmental Protection,  Charla Nash,  Fish and Wildlife Service

Greenwich victim's family heartened by legislation's progress

kidnapping, assault and other serious occurrences. GREENWICH --Four years after her brother disappeared on his honeymoon cruise, Bree Smith can take solace knowing her family's push for tighter cruise-line safety regulations is starting to gain ...

From COLIN GUSTAFSON STAFF WRITER, The Stamford Advocate,  23 Oct 2009
Related Topics: George Smith,  U.S. House of Representatives,  U.S. Senate,  U.S. Congress,  Federal Bureau of Investigation

Greenwich unemployment rate at record high

residents were unemployed and seeking jobs, out of a labor force of 30,403, according to the state's data, which accounts for town residents, whether employed locally or out of town. There may be glints of hope in the latest economic forecasts, but the ...

From COLIN GUSTAFSON STAFF WRITER, The Stamford Advocate,  22 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Federal Reserve,  Ben Bernanke

Private zoo on Greenwich-Stamford border to house endangered cheetahs

The world's fastest animal -- the cheetah -- will soon roam the fertile plains of "¦ Greenwich? That's correct: A private backcountry animal center has won federal approval to import three cheetahs from South Africa to its sprawling Greenwich campus, ...

From COLIN GUSTAFSON STAFF WRITER, The Stamford Advocate,  21 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Richard Blumenthal,  Fish and Wildlife Service,  Charla Nash,  Internal Revenue Service

Greenwich school nurses bracing for swine flu

"We're more vigilant about that." In a single day this week, Greenwich High School's three nurses doled out headache medicine, monitored the blood-sugar level of a diabetic student, rubbed topical ointment on several teenagers who had poison ivy and ...

From COLIN GUSTAFSON STAFF WRITER, The Connecticut Post,  26 Sep 2009

Japan prime minister's wife speaks to Greenwich students

any of the more eccentric comments by Hatoyama that have recently drawn attention in the media. While her husband was addressing a United Nations summit on climate change Tuesday, Japan's new first lady was visiting Greenwich to speak to local school ...

From COLIN GUSTAFSON STAFF WRITER, The Stamford Advocate,  23 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Yukio Hatoyama (politician),  United Nations,  Tom Cruise

Greenwich Y rakes in $50K in two days with Web video

meeting its fundraising goal of $250,000 to finish the elevator to allow wheelchair access. The Greenwich Family YMCA has found the key to better fortune in fundraising: YouTube. After raising only a few thousand dollars in the previous six weeks, the ...

From COLIN GUSTAFSON STAFF WRITER, TwinCities.com,  17 Sep 2009
Related Topics: YMCA

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