09/30/11 Stamford attorney released from prison

Greenwich - News September 30, 2011 Stamford attorney released from prison (News Times) Mickey Sherman , the celebrity attorney convicted of failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes last summer, was released from federal prison last week to a halfway house in Hartford, his lawyer said Thursday. Patch Picks: Five Local Live Music Bars (Patch) If you want to see a rockin' band, you could train it to Manhattan or trek to New Haven. 5th congressional district hopeful Bernier flocks to Greenwich for cash (Connecticut Post) The two-time Republican congressional hopeful in the state's 5th Congressional District is expected to come away with considerably more than 98 octane and a set of Goodyears when he visits here Friday, however. Top UConn football booster gives his blessing to move to ACC (Connecticut Post) The University of Connecticut's days as top dog of the Big East Conference could be numbered if the clout of its unabashedly hands-on top football booster comes to bear. Romney lines up GOP backers in Connecticut (Connecticut Post) A who's who of Connecticut Republicans on Thursday announced support for the 2012 presidential bid of Mitt Romney , the former governor of Massachusetts. Greenwich Agency Named a Top Conn. Workplace (The Daily Greenwich) Family Centers of Greenwich was recently named one of Western Connecticut's "Top Workplaces," based on the results of an independent employee survey sponsored by Hearst Media Services. Greenwich woman's condition upgraded following Stamford train accident (Connecticut Post) The condition of an 80-year-old Greenwich woman whose car collided with a Metro-North train in Springdale on Tuesday afternoon was upgraded Wednesday. Saab Auto's owner finds Greenwich buyer for Spyker supercar unit (Connecticut Post) The interior of a Spyker C8 Spyder automobile. Photographer: Adrian Moser/Bloomberg Photo: Bloomberg, Adrian Moser / A© 2011 Bloomberg Finance LP A Spyker C8 Laviolette LM85 automobile is seen on display on the opening day of the Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, March 4, 2010. Get Out in Greenwich This Weekend (Patch) Branching Out: Artists Interpret Trees at Montgomery Pinetum - The Garden Education Center of Greenwich , 130 Bible St., Cos Cob, CT.; 203-869-9242 When: Friday, September 30; Opening reception 6 - 8 PM. Potential Norwalk cell tower would bring coverage to New Canaan (New Canaan News-Review) AT&T is proposing a new cell tower behind the Norwalk Armory near the New Canaan border. More Greenwich News... Greenwich Local Business Portfolio Insights by Brett Arends: Don't march against banks - walk away from them (MarketWatch) Bring on the barricades! Protesters are coming to downtown Boston Friday. I've just received notice that up to 1,000 people are expected to "march" on Bank of America "to rally against Wall Street greed, predatory lending, and skyrocketing foreclosures." We've seen protests in New York and elsewhere. Utilities Donate $5K to Greenwich United Way (The Daily Greenwich) Connecticut Light & Power and Yankee Gas donated $5,000 to Greenwich United Way's annual Communitywide Campaign to provide educational programming and support services to residents in need.

09/29/11 Board of Ed. Debates Coming Up in Greenwich And More News

Board of Ed. Debates Coming Up in Greenwich (The Daily Greenwich) You'll get a chance to hear the candidates for Board of Education sound off when two groups host upcoming forums in Greenwich. The fall run has begun in Long Island Sound (The Hour Online) Barring traffic jams, the trip up I-95 from the New York line and Greenwich to the beaches of Westerly R.I., takes about two hours. Hundreds turn out for Greenwich dog show (New Canaan News-Review) Standing in a judging ring at "Puttin' On The Dog," at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park Sunday, Cos Cob resident Pauline Marron proudly talked about her 9-year-old collie, Chase. Fifty years of Great Books in Greenwich (Greenwich Citizen) A worn collection of paperback books was piled in the center of a table at the Greenwich home of John Caron . Jillian Rowe Kent, Greenwich Native (The Daily Greenwich) Jillian Rowe Kent of Norwalk, formerly from Greenwich, died in late August after a battle with brain cancer. Meet Marcel, A Kitten Who Loves to Explore (Patch) Meet Marcel the kitten. He's an adroit little climber who right now is scaling the inside of his wire cage to pass the time until he finds a home. Local Firm Hires New President (Patch) Ron D'Andrea thought his career would be focused on teaching people things they need to know to succeed. Greenwich Local Business Woman Charged With Pulling Switcheroo on Store (The Daily Greenwich) A Weston woman turned herself in to the Greenwich Police Monday on a warrant charging her with attempting to return fake designer items to Richards on Greenwich Avenue.