08/31/11 CT Republican Senate Candidate: Our Best Days Lie Ahead

http://www.BrianKHill.com August 31, 2011 I don’t need to tell you that we live in troubled times. Consider for a moment: Government spending is rising out of control. Our national debt is spiraling higher. Unemployment is hovering near 10%. Our education system is broken. Our military is stretched to the breaking point. And the cost of everyday goods and services continues to creep higher and higher. Meanwhile, the “remedies” thrust upon us by those in Washington – ‘stimulus’ plans, bailouts and good, old-fashioned money-printing – only make the situation worse, not better. As an active duty JAG officer, I took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States. That oath didn’t have an expiration date. That is why I am seeking the Republican Party nomination for U.S. Senate from the state of Connecticut. My name is Brian Hill, and I believe there is no more important time for constitutionalist Republicans to run for higher office. I represent a new kind of Connecticut Republican. I was born and raised in Connecticut. I am a proud graduate of our public schools and one of our state universities. And I diligently worked my way through college and law school. I’m not a self-financed millionaire looking for something to do and I’m not a career politician attracted to power. I spent twelve years as an active duty officer in both the Navy and U.S. Army. Today I am a small business owner of a private practice law firm in downtown Hartford. I'm an ordinary person taking on the extraordinary task of bringing order to the chaotic political system that is destroying our American middle class, and indeed, our country. I believe in the free market. I believe that we will only create jobs when we embrace free market principles and make it easier, not harder, for citizens to start and grow small businesses. It’s time to stop redistributing our wealth and to start generating more of it. I believe we have a spending problem, not a revenue problem. Washington has been engaging in out-of-control spending for years, and it’s time we put a check on that. I want to cut government spending, eliminate double taxation and take a chainsaw to federal red tape. I believe that local government is best. I support keeping our tax dollars in Connecticut, and leaving education and health care in the hands of individuals, not Washington bureaucrats. I believe in more competition, not less. I believe in a strong national defense. I believe we can have a first-class military while being smarter about how we spend our money. Having served myself, I’ve witnessed terrible waste in defense spending. Our focus should be on putting America’s interests first, not nation-building overseas. My campaign will strive to share these principles with Connecticut citizens from all walks of life. The message of empowerment over entitlement brings people together, and is one that I intend to spread to all communities across our state. I will campaign as hard for the vote in the hilltowns as I will in our cities and along our shore. No other candidate is as uniquely poised to reach all Nutmeggers. Like you, I still believe in the greatness of our country. Only in America could someone like me run for high office – and win. Together, we will overcome our challenges and once again make America that “shining city upon a hill.” Visit my website at: www.BrianKHill.com to learn more. I truly appreciate your support: https://secure.piryx.com/donate/JY3Gq8We/Brian-K-Hill-for-U-S-Senate/ For freedom, Brian K. Hill Brian K. Hill for U.S. Senate P.O. Box 230291, Hartford, CT 06123. Campaign HQ: 860-578-2495 or info@briankhill.com

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08/31/11 Hurricane Irene Clean Up Timeline In Greenwich

HEARST NEWSPAPERS HAVE DESTOYED THE GREENWICH TIME ....

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN GREENWICH YOU GOT TO
READ AN OUT OF TOWN NEWSPAPER OR LOCAL NEWS BLOGS

JUST LOOK AT ALL THE NEWS THE GREENWICH TIME MISSED .....

08/31/11 The Raw Greenwich Overnight News Feed; Where The Hell Is Clueless Greenwich Time Editor David McCumber And His The Third Rate Cub Reporters

08/30/11 Cronyism In Greenwich!

08/30/11 PROGRESS IS BEING MADE: Greenwich Roundup Gets A Second On Time Press Release And Streets Are Being Cleared - August 30 19:30 Response Update

08/30/11 First Greenwich Roundup Is Getting Press Releases ... Then He's Not ... Then He Is .... Then Today He Is Cut Off Again .... Now He Is Back On

08/30/11 Another First Selectman's Office Screw Up: Dustin Anderson Once Again Loses Greenwich Roundup's Press Release And Puts Lives At Risk

08/31/11 School Activities Status for Wednesday, August 31, 2011

08/30/11 Greenwich Post Breaking News Alert ....

08/30/11 Another First Selectman's Office Screw Up: Dustin Anderson Once Again Loses Greenwich Roundup's Press Release And Puts Lives At Risk

08/30/11 QUESTIONS: Where's The Transparancy? - Why Is It So Hard For A Taxpayer To Get Access To Public Documents? - Where Is The Greenwich Time?

08/30/11 Greenwich Recreation Department Press Release: Children's Open House

08/30/11 Dan Warzoha The Greenwich Emergency Management Coordinator That Isn't FEMA Certified Misses Critical Deadline

08/30/11 Greenwich mother of the year award goes to Cos Cob’s Starbucks customer ….

08/30/11 VIDEO: On The Anniversary Of 9/11

08/30/11 Greenwich Received Over 6" Of Rainfall And Had More Than 25% Of Its Roads Blocked By Fallen Trees And Lost Power In 50% Of The Town

08/30/11 Trouble Is Brewing On King Street: Two Nursing Homes On King Street, Are Still Without Power

08/30/11 THE ROADS ARE NOT CLEAR IN GREENWICH: CL&P And Out-Of-State Power Crews Can't Work On Power Lines In The Backcountry And Are On Standby

08/30/11 UPDATE: Connecticut Light And Power Along With Greenwich DWP And Tree Crews Made Some Progress Restoring Power Overnight

08/30/11 The Greenwich Topix New Message Board (10 stories): TOP STORY - Greenwich Ed. Board Posts Meeting Agenda

08/30/11 Social Network's Have Really Filled In The Void During This Disaster: Susie Ponce From The Greenwich Education Zone Checks In

08/31/11 Greenwich Residents Continued To Assess The Damage To Their Homes And Other Personal Property

08/30/11 The Raw Greenwich VIDEO Feed

08/30/11 The Morning Edition Of The Raw Greenwich News Feed - Where Are The Greenwich Time Reporters?

08/30/11 Power Is Back On To All Of Greenwich's Public Schools

08/30/11 Adrienne Coyle Joins Greenwich CT.com

08/30/11 Cleaning Up After Irene and more from Greenwich Patch

08/30/11 Greenwich Roads Reopen In Storm's Aftermath And More News In The Daily Greenwich

08/08/30/11 Tips from the Greenwich Health Department on how to stay safe while cleaning up after a flood

08/30/11 With Hurricane Irene forcing blood drive cancellations across the East Coast, the Red Cross is in dire need of your help

08/29/11 The Raw Overnight Greenwich News Feed

08/30/11 There Are Six CL&P Crews Working With Greenwich DPW And Tree Crews Tonight

08/29/11 Power Was Restored To North Mianus School Tonight!!!!!

08/29/11 TOWN OF GREENWICH: August 29 Irene Update

08/29/11 CL&P Is Making Progress: Current Electric Outages In Greenwich

08/29/11 Greenwich Post Breaking News Alert

08/29/11 Even Though 3 Schools Don’t Have Power, Greenwich Teachers Are Ordered To Report For Work Tomorrow - The First Day Of School Is Thursday

08/29/11 Afternoon Update On The Aftermath Of Irene

08/29/11 CT News Alert: Gov. Malloy Press Conference Expected At 12:15

08/32/11 If You Need To Charge Up Your Phone Or Need Internet Access Go To 32 Field Point Road

08/29/11 BREAKING NEWS: Greenwich Supermarkets Open As Roads...

08/29/11 The Greenwich Metro North Train Station Will Be Up And Running This Afternoon

08/29/11 The Riverside Topix News Message Board (2 stories): TOP STORY - Tesei, Theis Survey Greenwich During Hurricane

Riverside - News August 29, 2011 See Riverside Weather Tesei, Theis Survey Greenwich During Hurricane (Patch) First Selectman Peter Tesei and Selectman David Theis spent Sunday morning surveying damage caused by Hurricane Irene. Irene Brings Down Trees, Branches; Swells Rivers and Streams [Video] (Patch) Although Hurricane Irene lost some of her punch when she hit Greenwich early Sunday morning - the winds and rain were not quite as bad as had been forecasted - the storm did bring down quite a few trees and large branches in the North Mianus section of town.

08/29/11 Bronx Man Arrested At Riverside Pharmacy

Anthony Spell, 53, of Bronx N.Y. was arrested and charged with prescription fraud, criminal attempt to possess a controlled substance and forgery on August 25.

Police said they were called to CVS, 1239 E. Putnam Avenue, on a report of an individual trying to pass a forged prescription at about 3:43 p.m.

On arrival, police determined that Spell was trying to pass a forged prescription for the painkiller oxycodone.

Mr. Spell was held on a $5,000 bond and is to be arraigned at a later date.

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08/29/11 The Raw Riverside News Feed

NEWS REPORTS ABOUT RIVERSIDE, CT

1. Tesei, Theis Survey Greenwich During Hurricane

   Patch.com

   ... the Bendheim Western Greenwich Civic Center on Pemberwick Road and the Eastern Middle School on Hendrie Avenue in Riverside. Less than 50 people spent the night in the shelters, he said. (Please see video.) However, late Sunday morning, residents of ...

2. Irene Brings Down Trees, Branches; Swells Rivers and Streams [Video]

   Patch.com

   ... Cos Cob still had power as of 12 noon Sunday - however it appeared that most homes in the Sheephill Road area in Riverside were without power. According to the CL&P power outage map , as of 12:30 p.m., 31 to 40 percent of Greenwich was without ...
   
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08/29/11 For Riverside Folks In The Dark: At 9am Rabbi Mitch offers kosher food, coffee, electricity to charge mobile devices and computers, and Wifi

Hurricane Update From Temple Sholom Dear Friends: Temple Sholom is pleased to report that our building will open tomorrow morning at 9:00am, to offer a gathering place for all those without power in our community. We are able to offer kosher food, coffee, electricity to charge mobile devices and computers, and WiFi access. We also will have our Teen Lounge open as a place for children and teens to socialize. Please feel free to invite neighbors and friends and anyone who might be in need of a welcome in the aftermath of the storm. We hope that you weathered Hurricane Irene in safety and with a minimum of damage. Should you have any questions, please feel free to be in touch via email at info@templesholom.com or call us at (203) 869-7191. With prayers for blessings and peace -- Rabbi Mitch and the Staff and Leadership of Temple Sholom

Temple Sholom | 300 East Putnam Avenue | Greenwich | Connecticut | 06830

08/29/11 Greenwich Roundup's "Operation Storm Center" Bunker Is Closed: The Town's Hardest Working Reporter Is Returning To His 32 Field Point Offices

HERE IS THE LATEST GREENWICH NEWS ABOUT THE AFTERMATH OF IRENE AND HOW TOWN RESIDENTS WILL BE EFFECTED:

Rampant coastal flooding, rivers and streams throughout Greenwich were well above flood stages, leading to several emergency evacuations.

The number of Greenwich residents without power is close to 14,000.

The eye of the storm passed through Greenwich at high tide, causing a nightmarish situation.

Hurricane Gloria hit during low tide during 1985, resulting in storm surges around 5 to 6 feet. The 1938 hurricane hit during high tide, causing extensive damage.

Hurricane / Tropical Storm Irene is officially "Post Tropical". The last public advisory was just issued by the National Hurricane Center.

But here comes Jose ....

Tropical Storm Jose: 12 AM ET, 40 mph winds, 1008 mb, moving N at 21 mph

There will be quiet weather today-upper 70s under sunshine.

For Those In The Dark: At 9am Rabbi Mitch at Temple Sholom offers kosher food, coffee, electricity to charge mobile devices and computers, and WiFi access

Town officials have consolidated the two shelters it operated as Irene rolled in Saturday evening - neither shelter was at capacity.

First Selectman Peter Tesei is sleeping at town hall due to a lack of power at home.

Parking rules will be suspended Monday, but will resume Tuesday.

Byram beach will be closed Monday, with an anticipated reopening Tuesday. The beach experienced moderate erosion, downed trees, a partial seawall collapse and a boat that grounded on the beach.

Byram Park will be open Monday, while Greenwich Point will open to boaters at noon, but only to those who present a boater identification.

Ferry service for Great Captains Island has been canceled for Monday and will be resumed Friday, while ferry service for Island Beach, where a section of the pier dislodged in the storm, is canceled for Monday and Tuesday.

The town Emergency Operations Center will be open Monday, with officials planning to make an announcement about the state of emergency by afternoon.

Public Schools will still start for Greenwich public school students as planned on Thursday, but all activities, mostly athletic practices, have all been cancelled for tomorrow.

MORE NEWS IS AVAILABLE AT THESE LINKS:

08/28/11 Goodnight Irene - I'll See You In My Dreams

08/28/11 CT NEWS ALERT: Body Recovered In Bristol Thought To Be Man From Capsized Canoe

08/28/11 The National Weather Service forecast for Greenwich for the rest of the week

08/28/11 Deputy Police Chief Jim Heavey Reports On Hurricane Aftermath Status

08/28/11 GREENWICH BOARD OF EDUCATION: Schools Are Closed Monday August 29, 2011

08/28/11 "How High is The Water Momma"

08/28/11 Storm Update From Rabbi Mitch At Temple Sholom

08/28/11 "Shelter From The Storm"

08/28/11 Hurricane Irene August 28 16:00 Update

08/28/11 VIDEO: Hurricane Irene hits West Haven

08/28/11 Greenwich Patch Video: Over the Banks: Byram, Glenville, Pemberwick, the Shoreline

08/28/11 Old Greenwich Storm Damage Photos From The "Greenwich Real Time" Blog

08/28/11 Alex Sauerbrunn Put This Video Of Farmington River Overflowing Its Banks Upstate

08/28/11 Bridgeport mayor imposes 8 p.m. curfew as city works to address downtown-wide blackout

08/28/11 Lincolns Log: Hearst Newspaper Senior Vice President Lincoln Millstein Takes Out His Camera To Help Out The MIA Greenwich Time Reporters

08/28/11 CL&P Crews Have Started To Clear Downed Wires

08/28/11 VIDEO: Binney Park In Old Greenwich Under Water

08/28/11 Half Of Greenwich Is In The Dark

08/28/11 UPDATE: Most Homes In The Sheephill Road Area In Riverside Are Still Without Power

08/28/11 The Twits On Twitter Are Still Tweeting About Irene On A Sunday Morning Like No Other In Greenwich

08/28/11 A Hurricane Irene Status Report From Deputy Police Chief Jim Heavey Of The Greenwich Police Department

08/28/11 Emergency Evacuations In Glenville And Pemberwick

08/28/11 The Raw Greenwich Topix News Message Board (8 stories): Approaching Irene Knocks Out Power in Greenwich

08/26/11 Greenwich Resident Jenny Larkin Shot Some Video Of Brothers Brook Flooding Near East Putnam Avenue As Irene Arrives.

08/28/11 Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced at 7 a.m. Sunday that the Merritt and Wilbur Cross parkways were closed to all traffic, but he conceded that ......

08/28/11 VIDEO: Hurricane Irene Hits New York And Soon She Will Be Here

08/28/11 The Greenwich First Selectman Report

08/28/11 Emergency Evacuation Of Residents On Monica Road And Other Areas Of Pemberwick

08/28/11 "There's A Storm Coming"

08/28/10 STOP THE PRESSES !!!!

08/28/11 Power Outages On The Rise As Hurricane Irene Moves Into Town - In Greenwich, 7451 Are Without Power

08/28/11 Greenwich Roundup Is Once Again Going To Receive Press Releases About Hurricane Irene

08/28/11 The Tesei Family Takes Shelter At Town Hall

08/28/11 Road Closures In Greenwich

08/28/11 Greenwich Woods Nursing Home Loses Power

08/28/11 Is Dan Warzoha Really Ready For Hurricane Irene?

08/28/11 Who Says You Have to Getaway on Labor Day? and more from Greenwich Patch

08/28/11 60 Roads Closed - Five Houses Hit By Trees - US1 Flooded - Fire Engine Trapped On John Street

08/28/11 "A Hard Rain Is Going To Fall"

08/28/11 The Twits On Twitter Are Tweeting About Irene On A Sunday Morning Like No Other In Greenwich

08/28/11 Irene Knocks Out Power in Greenwich

08/28/11 The Raw Greenwich News Feed (10 News Stories) Trees Are Swaying Violently - Serious Flooding - Travel Is Extremely Dangerous

08/28/11 Riding The Storm Out In Greenwich - Goodnight Irene

08/28/11 The Riverside Topix News Message Board: Cos Cob, Riverside, Old Greenwich Quiet As Irene Approaches

Riverside - News August 28, 2011 See Riverside Weather Cos Cob, Riverside, Old Greenwich Quiet As Irene Approaches (Patch) The streets of Cos Cob, Riverside and Old Greenwich were very quiet as of 7:30 p.m. - and only a handful of businesses, mostly restaurants, gas stations and liquor stores, were open - as Hurricane Irene approached.

08/27/11 Greenwich Roundup Reports ....

YOU WONT READ THIS IN THE GREENWICH TIME:

Town Resident Warns Of Even More Greenwich Streets That Are In Danger Of Flooding

Michael Finkbeiner: "The selectmen should base the street list on the FEMA FIRM maps, which are for the National Flood Insurance Program."

Where are the Pemberwick streets?

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The Above SLOSH model looks like an evacuation zone map for Pemberwick, but Mr. Finkbiener says it is not.

However the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map Firmette clip for a small section of the Byram River, should be compared to the SLOSH Map used by the Town of Greenwich according to Mr. Finkbiener.

In a CATAGORY 1 Hurricane, which Irene may not be at Connecticut landfall, only the lime green zone is indicated for impact.

In Pemberwick, this would only be Den Lane and River St, since rainfall is not included.

Once rainfall is added as a hazard, a very different picture emerges.

There is a FEMA CLIP and mention Mr. Finkbriener's FEMA FIRMette collection on-line at http://bit.ly/n1byb3.

The corresponding FEMA clip for Pemberwick is at http://bit.ly/qTBood

In an email interview Mr, Finkbiener told Greenwich Roundup ....

"The SLOSH map is mis-leading, since many residents may read the map as an evacuation zone map, which it is not, and conclude they are safe because they are in zone 2 or 3, which don't apply to this storm's slosh.

This is false, they are at risk due to river and stream urban flooding - not tidal storm surge.

For the purposes of the Pemberwick - Glenville area, the only Pemberwick streets on the list are there due to tidal flooding, which is not the primary risk.

And for the same reason, no Glenville streets are included, although many are at high risk right now!

Therefore, I urge the Pemberwick - Glenville Association and the Greenwich Emergency Management office to reformulate warnings and evacuations, based on the FEMA Flood hazard, which includes tidal, but more importantly, river and stream flooding due to excessive rainfall and intensity, which will be the killers in this storm event.

Again, to explain - SLOSH is the wind and tide risk without rainfall. FEMA FIRM is the combined flood risk based on hydrology, hydraulics of piping infrastructure, and the interaction between tides, storm surge and rainfall runoff."

From: Michael Finkbeiner [mailto:mwfinkbeiner@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 11:28 PM
To: VAD5573@aol.com; Peter Tesei; drew.marzullo@greenwichct.org; David N Theis
Subject: Re: Latest Town Hurricance Alert

The Town's Evacuation program appears to be based on the SLOSH Category I list only, not the FEMA Flood Insurance Risk mapping that is the basis of the Flood Hazard Overlay Regulations of the Town, Sec 6-139.

The Street list and SLOSH maps used by the Selectmen represent wind driven tidal flooding by salt water only, and ignore the rainfall, runoff, and urban flooding hazard of the rain component of the storm.

Pemberwick Streets are not included for this reason. Neither are the other non-shoreline flood prone areas included. The Byram, Mianus, and Horseneck Brook watershed flooding components are ignored.

However, IRENE is likely to be remembered for its rain and flooding components as the primary hazards.

The Town's Emergency Management Response should rely on the FEMA Maps of June 18, 2010 to assess flood risk and hazard.

I testified to this effect on June 1, 2010 at the P&Z hearing for the revised Flood Hazard Overlay Regulations.

Michael Finkbeiner, LS

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Mr. Finkbeiner seems to be saying that ....

It is important to understand that the SLOSH model is only for storm surge, not rain or fresh water flooding.

The Town appears not looking at the flood impact of rain in this analysis.

One must add the sea water run-up in the SLOSH model to the rivers and streams carry local flood waters into Pemberwick.

The SLOSH plus high-tide makes this a very serious event for everyone flooded in 2007.

UPDATE:

Michael Finkbreiner Added These Comments To This Report:

I mis-spoke about Pemberwick Streets - most of them are on the Selectman's Notice of 8/26 6:15 pm. but on the map they are for hurricane Cat 2 & 3. Add Cat four, and you have a map similar to the FEMA FIRM for Pemberwick.

But the Glenville streets and all the other flood prone streets subject to river and stream flooding, but not tidal storm surge, are missing.

The reason is that the SLOSH model is for the purpose of separating the rising tide risk from the river flooding risk coming from upstream watershed areas. This is necessary in writing an evacuation plan for different types of storm events.

Thus the Selectmen, and specifically by identified parties of Mr. Warzoha and Ms. Baisley in their Press Release, representing Emergency Management and Dept of Health, have mis-led the public by mis-use of the SLOSH Model map document, and lack of a rainfall-flooding evacuation plan.

This may prove to be a life threatening error.

If Irene arrives as a tropical storm event, the SLOSH wave-energy run-up models are of NO relevance.

What is needed is focus on the lack of infrastructure repairs, and urban hydrology appropriate to coverage conditions of land use in Greenwich.