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Holiday Toy Drive 
Join us for a special Chanukah edition of Young Children's Family Service with Reb Allison and special guest, Sheldon Low. Kids should come in their pajamas! Come sing songs, celebrate Chanukah & Shabbat and enjoy home-made latkes.
Join the Jewish Network of Young Couples for the 3rd annual Pan-Asian dinner. This is a great opportunity to socialize with friends old and new!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Temple Sholom Weekly E-Bulletin
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Byram has the the sharpest drop-off on assessments
Greenwich Assessor Ted Gwartney
Story:
A casualty of the economic downturn and the previously over-inflated real estate market, Byram Property Values have declined more than 13 percent following a just-completed townwide property revaluation.
At the opposite end of the spectrum were waterfront properties in Riverside.
Residential parcels and condominiums represent about 81 percent of taxable property in town, with commercial real estate, motor vehicles and personal property such as office equipment making up the balance.
Commercial property taxes are based on a building's value and a predetermined "capitalization" rate based on income from the property and its capital cost.
Byram property owners should start receiving notices with their new assessments later this week, with informal hearings to follow in December and January for those who have questions or concerns about their valuation.
Assessor Ted Gwartney will hold an informational meeting for the public at 7 p.m. Nov. 29 in the Cole Auditorium at Greenwich Library.
Formal hearings by the Board of Assessment Appeals will be held in the spring of 2011 for aggrieved property owners, who can then go to state Superior Court in Stamford if they are still unhappy.
The new assessments will be applied to taxes owed in August 2011.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
10/17/10 Lyon family descendants gather in Greenwich
Sisters Julie Pollock, 54, of Wasilla, Alaska, Deborah Loving, 62, of Medina, Ohio, and Barbara Walthall, 59, of Arlington, Va., granddaughters of Julia Lyon Saunders and Chester Saunders, came to Greenwich to reconnect with their Lyon roots.
It was a moving experience for the family members.
"I don't have words how important this is," Loving said about the event and the push to renovate the home. "It is something we have dreamed about all of our lives. It has been an underlying thread in our family discussions."
The sisters also brought items their grandmother kept, including shingles believed to have come from the original home in the 17th century. Some of the items will go on display at an exhibition at the Bruce Museum next year.
http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Lyon-family-descendants-gather-in-Greenwich-708808.php
Friday, October 15, 2010
10/15/10 Rabbi's Weekly Teaching
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
10/14/10 Lyon House: Board approves relocation
With help needed to make the project a reality, the Board of Selectmen has given its unanimous support to moving the historic Thomas Lyon Jr. House to try and turn it into the education center people have long wanted it to be.
The board’s action, which was taken at its Oct. 7 meeting, doesn’t carry with it any official action to move the project forward. However, what it does do is give the town’s blessing to the project, a critical stamp of approval when it comes to seeking private fund raising.
The historic house, which was the home of one of Greenwich’s founders, Thomas Lyon, requires restoration. Eric Brower, a member of the Greenwich Preservation Trust, said since the house was first constructed in 1695 it likely makes it the oldest, unaltered Colonial home in town and possibly the state. The family lived there for seven generations before the property was sold to the town’s Rotary and Lions Clubs in 1927. The house was originally located right along the southbound side of the Post Road but had to be moved across the street to allow for the widening of the road. Now a second move is required for its restoration.
Several locations have been considered for moving the house which would be a large-scale endeavor, officials say. Mr. Brower said one option that makes the most sense is to move it up the hill and on the bluff overlooking the original site of the house. The town owns the property and the current location could then be turned into open space. Mr. Brower estimated the cost will be $50,000 for professional house movers and costs for the stabilization and restoration of the house have yet to be determined.
Site plan and architectural studies will have to be done and approvals stamped before any work is done. First Selectman Peter Tesei said he likes what he has seen so far and said the proposed move “makes total sense.”
According to Mr. Brower the current location of the house at the edge of the Post Road is “extremely problematic” when it comes to determining a use for it. Because it’s at the edge of the street, there is “virtually no parking” and Mr. Brower said it can be extremely unsafe.
“We’re not really fond of keeping it in place,” Mr. Brower said to the selectmen. “Any of the uses that we’ve looked at, whether they’re a museum or any other educational purpose, would require work to allow the public to get there, whether its kids in school buses or individuals coming in.”
The idea of putting parking behind the building has been explored, but since there is a steep slope there with a drain pipe that provides storm water runoff for McKinney Terrace, Mr. Brower said it wouldn’t work.
“It’s not a good site now where it’s located,” Mr. Brower said.
Mr. Brower said the intention originally in 1927 when the Lyon family left the house was to turn it into a welcoming center, providing information to people as they first entered New England along the road from Port Chester, N.Y., but the project to convert and maintain the property never got off the ground. It then was used as single-family residential property for years before the Lions Club handed over the title of the property to the town in 2007.
“By the time this happened, the property had been vacant for many years without heat or maintenance,” Mr. Brower said. “The house was starting to deteriorate significantly and a prior [town government] administration indicated that if something wasn’t done with the building then its survival couldn’t be insured.”
In 2006, the Byram Neighborhood Association formed the Lyon House Committee to explore ways to preserve the house and determine how it could be best used in the community. As the group expanded its public/private partnership with the town it evolved into the preservation trust and today one of its top priorities is restoring the Lyon House.
The trust is doing private fund raising and has also been able to receive money from the town, most notably funds from the Conservation Commission to bring in consultants to do a historic structure report and a historic title search, which provide needed background. Mr. Brower said doing this helps the trust do private fund raising because it helps demonstrate the significance of the house within the community.
Mr. Brower said the trust just received the final draft of the historic structure report and this puts the trust in the position to move forward. He said grant applications have been made, but the challenge had been that the state and private trusts wanted an indication the town was behind the project. So Mr. Brower said the selectmen’s stamp of approval was a critical one for the project.
Trust member Jo Conboy said the trust has been actively seeking Thomas Lyon’s descendants all over the country, with one being found as far away as Wasilla, Alaska. Several of the descendants are expected in town tomorrow night for a special celebration and discussion of the family’s history with the descendants bringing in artifacts from seven generations of the Lyon family. Ms. Conboy said the descendants are on board in seeing the restoration of the house.
“This is a project that’s not just important to our community, but to other communities across the country,” Ms. Conboy told the selectmen. “As a human interest story there are a lot of people who want to get involved.”
As part of the celebration, Mr. Tesei will be reading a proclamation at Town Hall at 10 a.m. for “Lyon’s Day” which will be followed by a 5:30 p.m. event at the Byram Shubert Library. Ms. Conboy said the public is invited to attend to meet the family members.
More information about the event and a chance to make donations to the Greenwich Preservation Trust, which Ms. Conboy was quick to point out are tax deductible, is available online at greenwichpreservationtrust.org.
“It’s going to take a lot to restore the house so we will need all the help we can,” Ms. Conboy said.
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Saturday, October 9, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
10/08/10 Trust wants to move Lyon House to playground
But a small playground located there would have to be nudged aside if the Thomas Lyon House was moved to Sherman Avenue, said Jo Conboy, chairman of the Greenwich Preservation Trust.
"There is a tiny, tiny playground with one or two slides that we would relocate and pay for; maybe we can even have it beside it (the house)," she said.
Lee Black, a local resident who regularly takes her 17-month-old son Dan to the enjoy the small parks jungle gym and handful of other amusements, doesn't want to see its character changed.
"I hate to see the little park go away, it is such a beautiful space," Black said Wednesday. "It's just a great playground for small children and it's nice to have in the neighborhood."
Black said she favors preserving the town's rich history, but is concerned about losing a park in a neighborhood that has many small children.
On Thursday, the trust received the town's backing to continue its efforts after the group appeared in front of the Board of Selectmen.
"It seems to me to make total sense," First Selectman Peter Tesei said about the move.
That selectmen's support does not mean approval has been granted to the trust to move the home. Trust board member Eric Brower said it helps the trust's fundraising efforts by showing that the group has the town's
http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Park-ing-place-Trust-wants-to-move-Lyon-House-to-694058.php
Thursday, October 7, 2010
10/07/10 Police Blotter
Friday, October 1, 2010
10/01/10 Hip hop classes
Colleen Flynn presents “Tween Time: Hip Hop Dance Workshop,” 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 14, Byram Shubert Library Community Room; eight to 12 years old; free; 203-531-0426.
10/01/10 Hip hop classes
Colleen Flynn presents “Tween Time: Hip Hop Dance Workshop,” 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 14, Byram Shubert Library Community Room; eight to 12 years old; free; 203-531-0426.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
09/28/10 Eco Java Cafe Grand Opening
Business owners get 'taste of Byram'
Lisa Chamoff, Staff Writer
Published: 09:17 p.m., Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Despite living in Greenwich for more than 20 years, Eva Gardoa never spent much time in downtown Byram.
However, after taking a sip of coffee and munching on a scone from the eight week-old Eco Java Cafe on Mill Street, and sampling food from a number of other Byram restaurants at a Greenwich Chamber of Commerce event Tuesday night, Gardoa decided that was going to change.
"I was very surprised," said Gardoa, who formerly worked for a Greenwich financial company, and now owns a year-old franchise of Synergy Home Care, a home health agency. "I think you really have to expand your horizons."
Gardoa's reaction was precisely what Mary Ann Morrison, president and CEO of the Greenwich chamber, was hoping for.
The gathering was one of the regular monthly networking events for chamber members, which are held throughout the town. This month, it was renamed "A Taste of Byram," and held in the recently renovated home of Interstate Lumber, which has been in the neighborhood since 1922.
"It's a great way for us to bring members of the business community into Byram, which is not always the first place that people think about going," Morrison said.
The neighborhood has become somewhat of a culinary destination, with eatery Burgers, Shakes & Fries getting a mention in New York magazine, and word of mouth bringing people to the four-year-old Greenwich Lobster House.
As Greenwich Lobster House assistant manager Chris D'Onofrio dished out Swedish meatballs in a cream-based demi-glaze, he spoke of how customers come to the restaurant from as far away as the Bronx, N.Y. and New Haven.
http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Business-owners-get-taste-of-Byram-678551.php
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
09/21/10 Byram History
09/21/10 Motorists face daily dance in high-traffic section of town
The intersection of Byram Road and West Putnam Avenue is an accident waiting to happen, according to Mary Ann Mullen.
"It's terrible. The traffic coming up from Port Chester is moving up very, very quickly," the Byram Road resident said. "A lot of people try to jump out and you hear a lot of brakes squealing."
The eastbound lanes of West Putnam Avenue near Byram Road are some of the most heavily traveled in town. The section of roadway is the scene of many accidents, including the death of a Virginia woman who was struck by a truck as she was trying to cross the roadway Sept. 3.
Mullen said more must be done to make the area safer.
"What we really need down here is a "T" intersection or a regular intersection," she said. "Maybe reconfigure the intersection and put in a traffic light."
She and other residents may have to wait a long time for that, according to a spokesman for the state's Department of Transportation.
The department studied the area in the 1990s, according to Kevin Nursick. Even relatively minor changes like installing traffic signals were rejected because they would cause traffic congestion in Greenwich and New York state, he said.
"We had been, for lack of a better term, eyeballing this area for improvement for a period of time," Nursick said. "It is not probably an ideal design. It's a little bit convoluted, and you have two jurisdictions involved."
The major challenge motorists face is coming out of Byram Road, said two men who have a front seat to the traffic mayhem....
http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Motorists-face-daily-dance-in-high-traffic-33146.php
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
09/14/10 Veteran restaurateur opens Red Lulu
The owner of cb5 Restaurant Group has opened Red Lulu, sister restaurant to Lolita Cocina & Tequila Bar in the Byram section of Greenwich, at 128 Washington St., the former site of Ocean Drive.
Pennette was attracted to the district that has become a vibrant center of nightlife and fine dining, saying that he was seeking added exposure north and east of greater Stamford and he acted quickly.
"Lolita just worked. Sure, some of it may have been perceived as over the top, but they kept coming. Requests to open another Lolita soon followed. I enjoy the challenge of changing the environment. This (5,000-square-foot space) had really good bones. The project was a total of seven weeks from getting the building permit," said Pennette, no stranger to opening restaurants. He has created 130 of them.
With seating for 120, the restaurant, open seven days a week starting at 5 p.m., offers an alternative to the typical fare at area Mexican restaurants, he said.
"The traditional Mexican model in Fairfield County is blurred with Tex-Mex and a lot of cheese," said Pennette, adding that executive chef Juan Reyes, who led the kitchen at Lolita and is from Mexico City, offers selections such as barbequed pork ribs with spicy Mexican coffee bean, chocolate, sesame and orange glaze; garlic shrimp or spicy chicken flautas; tacos with blackened grouper, adobo chicken, pulled pork, baja shrimp, rib-eye and brisket; and swordfish campechana with lump crab salsa and smoked chiles.
Although Red Lulu is in the middle of one of coastal Fairfield County's nightlife districts, Pennette said it is first and foremost a restaurant.
http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Veteran-restaurateur-opens-Red-Lulu-662028.php
Friday, September 10, 2010
09/10/10 Byram Residents: Tree overhanging Western Junior Highway poses threat
John Zmarzlak and Giulio Zarra say the oak tree near the roadway and at the corner of Western Middle School property should be cut down.
Zarra, 76, said the tree is starting to rot, and he stuck his right index finger into its base Friday afternoon to back up his contention.
"When this tree goes, it's going to create some major damage," Zmarzlak, 77, said. That damage would include a major power outage, he predicted.
The tree is about 40 inches in diameter, said Zmarzlak, who used a tape measure to make that determination. Zarra estimated the tree is about 50 feet tall.
Two branches hang over Western Junior Highway, spreading out to Henry Street on the other side of the roadway.
"It would be good if they took it out of here. It is awfully dangerous," Zarra said.
Bruce Spaman, the town's superintendent of trees, said the arbor is not considered a high-risk tree, although the Parks and Recreation Department is aware of it.
"It's a leaning tree; it's been leaning that way forever, but it is on our list," he said, referring to a record of trees the town has noted may pose a risk to people or structures.
About two years ago, the department conducted a tree survey and recorded about 450 trees on town property that were classified Priority 1, deemed the highest risk to fall.
http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Residents-Tree-overhanging-Western-Junior-653542.php
09/10/10 Pauline Belick
Belick was born to John and Anna Kosik of Greenwich. She was an active member of the Mary-Martha Guild at St. Paul's Evangical Lutheran Church, a longtime member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Eastport Chester Fire Department and an active supporter of the Volunteer Fire Services.
She was also a member of the Byram Garden Club, and took great pride in her vegetable garden and her spring bulb garden, her family said.
She and her husband spent many summer days enjoying the local waters in their boat they built together. She also enjoyed Island beach and Byram beach in her later years.
She is survived by her son John Belicka Jr., and his wife Susan of Greenwich and Stonington; A daughter, Arline and her husband Lucius M.Whitaker Jr. of Farmington and Mystic; a grandson, Lucius M. Whitaker III of Unionville; and a granddaughter, Lindsey, her husband, Daniel Brennwald, and their daughter, Mckenna Whitaker Brennwald, all of Farmington. She was predeceased by her two sisters, Susan Berndt and Ann Hotoph. She is survived by her brother John Kosik of Lutz Florida. She was predeceased by her husband, John Belicka.
Funeral services and interment are private and will be at the convenience the family.
Memorial donations may be made to Nathaniel Witherell Home, 70 Parsonage Rd., Greenwich, CT 06830.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
09/08/10 Frustrated Pemberwick residents question officials over flooding
"I just want you to know that before anything is done I will be dead and buried," said John Stein, 79, who has lived at 101 Monica Road since 1955.
During a meeting with residents and town and federal officials, Himes told residents about the progress of a funding proposal in Congress that would provide the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with as much as $200,000 for a study on how to control flooding along the Byram River.
After the meeting, Stein said he wanted action, not a paper trail.
"How many damn studies do we have to have? Just come along and dig the river deeper and get the silt out of there," he said.
Himes was joined by First Selectman Peter Tesei, state Rep. Livvy Floren, R-149th District, and Eugene Brickman, deputy chief, planning division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New York District.
At one point in his comments to the group, which included members of the town's Flood and Erosion Control Board among about 20 officials, Brickman said that during floods water has risen to six inches above ground level and inundated homes.
That drew some heckling from Lee Frenz.
"Six inches? It was five feet high coming into my home," she said, interrupting Brickman.
Frenz lives at 32 Hollow Wood Lane, a street that runs parallel to the Byram River. Frenz said repeated promises of action have brought no help to residents.......
http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Frustrated-Pemberwick-residents-question-650251.php
09/08/10 Police searching for Byram robbery suspect
The incident occurred around 4 p.m., Saturday when a man entered Greenview Pharmacy at 13 N. Water St. and jumped the counter to get to a safe.
The robber began threatening employees while holding the knife until the safe was opened and the suspect filled a large plastic bag with OxyContin and other narcotics containers, according to police. However, police said before the man left, a male in his 20s struck the suspect in the face several times.
"There was a struggle in which numerous display shelves were knocked down," said Lt. Kraig Gray, spokesman for the Police Department. "The suspect possibly sustained facial injuries during the struggle with the witness." Police said the robber ran through the Henry Street municipal lot and continued south toward Mill Street.
No one in the store was injured during the altercation, police said. Scott Wong, manager of the Greenview Pharmacy, declined to comment further.
Police described the robber as a white male male in his late 20s to early 30s, six-feet tall and 170 pounds, black hair, tan skin and wearing an orange short-sleeve T-shirt and cargo pants. The man also had on a short brim tan hat and sunglasses, but those items fell off in the store during the struggle and were recovered by police.
Police do not believe the robber got away with any items from the pharmacy, items that had a street value worth several thousand dollars.
Gray said it is not uncommon for thieves to steal prescription drugs because of their ability to turn a quick profit....
http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Police-searching-for-Byram-robbery-suspect-650195.php
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
09/07/10 Car break-in spree in Byram
There has been a rash of car break-ins continuing to affect Byram.
Byram residents to be more vigilant when it comes to locking their vehicles at night, even though some break ins have involved smashed windows.
This summer and fall there have been over a dozen car break-ins in Byram, resulting in the loss of cash and other valuables like GPS devices.
Car break-ins have been a major problem in Byram for years.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
09/02/10 Getting Dorothy Hamill ready for its 40th season
Richard, thanks for the time. I have to say it's interesting to see the ice still in the preparation process. How do you go about getting it ready for the season?
Thanks for the interest. First, at the end of every season, we melt the ice down to the concrete floor. The paint is degradable and just turns into a powder that we vacuum up. At the start of the next season, we begin by putting down a layer of ice between a quarter-inch to a third of an inch as a base. Then, we put three coats of pure-white paint on the ice to give it its color. We seal the paint in with water using pump sprays and watering buckets. Then we measure out the dimensions of the rink and figure out where we put the lines and face-off circles. We then lay down templates and paint everything in. Like with the white paint ,we spend the next stage of the process sealing the lines in with water, which is what we're doing today. Later this afternoon or possibly tomorrow, when we determine that everything is sealed in nicely, we'll take the Zamboni out and begin building up the ice the rest of the way.
How many more layers do you put on and how long does that take?
We put an extra inch-and-a-half to two inches of ice down and it'll probably take us the rest of the week because the layers aren't very thick. The idea is to have it done in time for Labor Day Weekend because we plan on being open for travel hockey teams on Saturday, the fourth.....
Source:
http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Getting-Dorothy-Hamill-ready-for-its-40th-season-642359.php
09/02/10 New Lebanon teacher promoted to assistant principal
Eugene Matejek, a teacher for 12 years, has been appointed as second-in-command to Principal Gene Nyitray at New Lebanon School, replacing former Assistant Principal Kristina Lawson, who left the district this spring.
New Lebanon is introducing a new International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, part of an effort to make the 212-student elementary school a draw for magnet students from other neighborhoods.
"Mr. Matejek is a skilled teacher and instructional leader, and he has had extensive experience and training" in the I.B. program, the district wrote in a press release.
Matejek began teaching in 1998 at the Meeting House Hill School in New Fairfield. In 2001, he came to Greenwich as a third-grade teacher at the International School at Dundee, a magnet elementary school in Riverside with a popular I.B. program. In 2008, he moved to New Lebanon to work as an I.B. coordinator, helping to train fellow teachers in the specialized curriculum. Matejek has also been on numerous district committees, including one that in 2003 explored the idea of adding an I.B. program to Western Middle School.
Western began developing its own I.B. program this summer.
Matejek received a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1997, a master's in teaching in 1999 and a sixth-year certificate in administration in 2009 from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield.
A message seeking comment was left for Matejek at the school Thursday....
Source:
http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/New-Lebanon-teacher-promoted-to-assistant-643133.php
Monday, August 16, 2010
08/16/10 Work begins on "hole in the ground"
It's a move Sylvester Pecora welcomes.
"The whole community is happy to know that something is finally starting. It is a blessing," said Pecora, president of the Chickahominy Neighborhood Association.
The approximately 35,000 square foot, two-story project at 644 W. Putnam Ave., is expected to be completed by next summer, according to developer John Fareri, president of Fareri Associates, a Greenwich-based real estate development company.
"I think it will be a great addition to the community," he said.
Fareri said the $15 million project will employ up to 60 construction workers at its peak. He declined to name who the major tenant would be. However, in hearings before the Planning and Zoning Commission it was reported that CVS would be the tenant.
In March the commission granted final approval to the mixed-use office and retail building project.
The project had run into some opposition, particularly from Peter Berg, a Representative Town Meeting member from District 8/Cos Cob. He said the development would hurt the historic village retail centers in places like Byram and Glenville.
The site had been excavated in 1999 for a planned BMW car dealership. However, Competition & Sports Cars Ltd., decided to sell the 1.6-acre plot in 2002 after design, zoning and other issues held up its expansion project.
The site had lain empty since then and was an eyesore to residents, said Pecora.
While Pecora said nothing can replace the forested area that existed prior to the earlier project, he said Fareri's project will be better than leaving the site empty.
It will also be a convenient location for Chickahominy and other western Greenwich residents, he said....
Source:
http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Work-begins-on-hole-in-the-ground-617984.php
Thursday, August 12, 2010
08/12/10 Senate approves money for Byram River study
A big step in what could eventually lead to measures to control the flood-prone Byram River has passed the U.S. Senate.
The Senate, with the support of two of its members from Connecticut, Joseph Lieberman and Chris Dodd, approved $100,000 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study the river.
Jo Conboy, a resident who has been pushing a study of the Byram River for years, said she was thrilled with the decision, which came late last month.
"We feel this is great. It is a step in the right direction," said Conboy, who is president of Save Our Shores, an organization formed in 1997 to deal with concerns about water pollution in Byram. She has been part of a group urging a study of the river after serious flooding occurred in the spring of 2007.
She cautioned, though, that the funding still needs the approval of the House of Representatives, but said U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., has been a strong supporter of the project.
Thursday, Himes issued a statement backing the effort.
"Flooding wreaks havoc on local property and destroys economic development opportunities," Himes said. "We are finally moving forward to give property and business owners some security and relief. This issue has been a high priority of mine, and I will continue to fight for federal resources for areas of the 4th District most affected by flooding."
Approval must come from the House of Representatives'Appropriations Committee, said Denise Savageau, the town's conservation director.
Indications are positive that the town will get the money, she said. That approval at the House level got a boost after the House Energy & Water Appropriations Subcommittee gave its blessing to a $200,000 request.....
Source:
http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Senate-approves-money-for-Byram-River-study-613920.php
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
08/10/10 Greenwich Dems tout party unity
The theme of the night was party solidarity at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee’s post-primary celebrations Tuesday night at a bar in Byram.
With four Greenwich districts reporting shortly after 9 p.m., several Democratic-endorsed candidates for state office appeared to be squarely ahead of their primary opponents with town voters — including comptroller Nancy Wyman, who was running for lieutenant governor against Simsbury First Selectman Mary Glassman; and health care advocate Kevin Lembo, running for comptroller against Waterbury Mayor Michael Jarjura.
Former Stamford mayor Dan Malloy, a publicly-financed gubernatorial candidate who was endorsed by the statewide Democratic party in May, was just starting to edge out his opponent, Greenwich cable-TV entrepreneur Ned Lamont.
“No matter what the outcome, we here to support the next governor, who is going to be a Democrat!” Greenwich Democratic Selectman Drew Marzullo declared to the dozens of party faithful who gathered to drink beer and watch as the final, state wide results were announced live on TV.
Added Frank Farricker, the town’s DTC chairman: “I am extremely proud of everybody in this room for their civility. We worked together for our candidates, and even if we didn’t agree on them, we worked together. We smiled, we helped each other, and we did what we needed to do to be where we are right now, with a cross section of supporters. Today, were are here to be Democrats, and Democrats first.”
Source:
http://blog.ctnews.com/election2010/2010/08/10/greenwich-dems-tout-party-unity-at-post-primary-fest/
08/10/10 What's the Greenwich business with the most outstanding fines and registration fees
According to a list from the Town of Greenwich Attorney's office, it is Delavan Deli in Byram, which owes a total of $2,060..
The town says the deli owes $1,050 in burglar alarm fines, $100 in fire alarm fines and $910 in alarm registration fees.
Lots of luck to the town on collecting that cash, because...
the Delavan Deli has been closed for a while now.
A message seeking comment for the deli's owner, Joyce Donnelly, was not returned.
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