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.