Argument Leads to Greenwich Teen's Arrest

A 19-year-old Greenwich resident faces a disorderly conduct charge following an argument with a relative.

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Jonathan Wise has been appointed General Manager at J House Greenwich in Riverside - CT, USA

The JHouse Greenwich, a boldly contemporary 85-room property with an advanced technology sensibility, has recruited 20-plus year luxury hotel management veteran Jonathan Wise to more fully realize the 18-month old hotel's potential as a swank, yet relaxed,refuge for sophisticated leisure and business travelers, as well as a vibrant, valuable local ... (more)

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Suspected Greenwich Health Club Thief Charged

A man suspected of stealing a key fob and then entering a car belonging to a Greenwich health club employee in November is facing burglary and larceny charges.

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St. Catherine of Siena Church To Stage Handel's 'Messiah' In Greenwich

As St. Catherine of Siena Church in Riverside celebrates its centennial year, the church is presenting Handel's "Messiah" at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6. The performance will feature the church's festival choir, members of the Greenwich Symphony, soloists sopranos Elisabeth Franklin and Hallie Silverston, mezzo soprano Abby Powell, tenors Joseph Demarest and ... (more)

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JFK: Readers' memories

Editor's Note: The following are a few of the many responses from readers on their recollections of the day President John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas.

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Kelly Brook looks bright and breezy in a charcoal grey coat after...

But no one would have known as Kelly Brook, 33, stepped out looking bright and breezy in a grey coat on Wednesday.

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Who Has the Power?

If you've been to Connecticut in the winter, you may have seen Mike Fox trekking down the streets with a camera.

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Teen Faces Assault Charge

A 16-year-old girl is facing a misdemeanor summons charge of third-degree assault following an incident that involved throwing nail polish remover at a victim.

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Greenwich Acupuncturist Pays Feds $300K in False Claims Settlement

A Greenwich physician with an acupuncture practice has entered into a civil settlement with the federal government in which he and his corporation will pay $300,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act.

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Brazilian moms bring after-school learning center to Greenwich

Camilla Gazal, left, and Flavia Naslavsky are almost ready for the Zaniac, an after-school enrichment program focused on science, math and technology, in Greenwich, Conn., Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013.

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Greenwich Doctor Settles Medicare Fraud Case

A doctor accused of fraudulently billing Medicare for physical therapy services has agreed to pay a $300,000 settlement, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's office.

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Fleisher, Hirsch Recognized As Top Team At Coldwell Banker In Greenwich

GREENWICH, Conn. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage recognized Susan Fleisher and Claudia Hirsch, sales associates affiliated with the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Greenwich, as the top sales team in the company's Greenwich office.

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Greenwich Public Schools Launch Phase 1 Of Digital Learning Environment

"We must transform teaching and learning in Greenwich to prepare our students to identify and solve tough problems, be they academic, economic, social, or political," William S. McKersie, superintendent of schools said in a statement.

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Moving on: Greenwich woman adjusts to life in a retirement home

Long-time Greenwich resident Bobbie Hopkins lived with her husband Rich for 44 years in their home on Hendrie Ave., which is depicted in the drawing above.

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Suspects Caught in Train Station Bike Theft

A pair of New York City men are facing charges in connection with the theft of a bicycle from a Greenwich train station after a witness called Greenwich Police .

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Influence is measured by brushstrokes at Greenwich Historical Society show

Rob Brown, left, and Jay Dinkins, of Bonsai, N.Y., brings a painting to install the show, The New Spirit and the Cos Cob Art Colony: Before and After the Armory Show, at Greenwich Historical Society in Cos Cob, Conn., Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013.

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Letter: Ed Board Candidate Appelbaum 'Builds Consensus (with) Transparency'

It seems to me that Debbie Appelbaum has been preparing for a role on the Greenwich Board of Education for much of her adult life.

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Coworkers' Brawl Ends with Injuries and Tickets

A pair of coworkers at Mavis Tire were treated for injuries and issued misdemeanor summons for assault following a fist fight at the Riverside shop on Saturday.

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Academic Achievements Earned by Greenwich Students

Kechejian is a freshman at the university. Benjamin Daniels of Greenwich, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Daniels.

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Ex-Principal: Erickson 'Committed to Working Hard for All Students'

I am writing as the former Principal of Riverside School, now retired, to wholeheartedly support Laura Erickson, Democratic candidate for the Board of Education in Greenwich.

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Honoring Achievements of Greenwich Students

The 2013 Boys/Girls State delegates from Greenwich were honored at the Sept. 16 meeting of the Greenwich Representative Town Meeting.

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Town Woman Faces Larceny Charge in Richards Shoplifting Case

A woman who Greenwich Police say was found with six items reported stolen from the clothing boutique Richards of Greenwich, faces a third-degree larceny charge in connection with the incident.

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Web poll: Readers oppose force in Syria

An overwhelming majority of those responding to a Hearst Connecticut Web poll this weekend oppose any military strike in Syria to punish that country for alleged use of chemical weapons against its own citizens.

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Greenwich Teardown Trend Resumes in Earnest

Written by Leslie Yager From the 1990s to the first few years of the millenium, the real estate bubble did more than drive up Greenwich house prices.

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Go to the Head of the Class: Congratulations to These Greenwich Students

Matthew McGinty of Greenwich, was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science & Policy from Plymouth State University.

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Go to the Head of the Class: Congratulations to These Greenwich Students

Erin Marks, daughter of Roger and Eileen Marks of Cos Cob, was named to the dean's list at Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN.

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Greenwich sales and a virtual tour

According to the Greenwich Multiple Listing Service , 23 residential property closings were reported to have sold in the most recent week available, August 3 to 9. The average closing price for the week was $2,248,478 -- well above last week's closing average of $2,015,489.

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Greenwich Has 3 of the Wealthiest ZIP Codes in Connecticut

We all know this is the richest region in the state and one of the wealthiest areas in the country, but the Hartford Business Journal did a little digging to show just where we rank among our neighbors and statewide.

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Family Fun at St. Catherine's Carnival in Riverside

Since the 1950s, the St. Catherine's Carnival of Fun has been drawing thousands of residents to Riverside where children and adults alike can enjoy an evening of family fun.

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Riverside Home Is Burglarized

The daytime burglary of a Linwood Avenue home in the Riverside section of Greenwich is being investigated by Greenwich Police.

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Swingaholics; Riverside Pizza Frittas; A Reading Dig

Good morning Greenwich! It's Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013-a mere 77 days until Halloween...although you've been able to buy Halloween candy in some major retailers for a couple weeks now.

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Getting Ready For St. Catherine's Carnival in Riverside

The annual St. Catherine of Siena Carnival kicks off Tuesday evening and there will be plenty of rides, food and entertainment for all.

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Rye Patch News Site May be Shuttered

In an earnings call last week, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong said many of the money losing Patch operations will be shuttered .

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Five New Officers Officially Join The Greenwich Police Department

The Greenwich Police Department swore in five new officers at Greenwich Town Hall in front of officials and the new officers' family and friends on Monday.

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A, little, library grows in Old Greenwich

Looking for a good summer read? Then consider the new "library" in Old Greenwich.

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Trending: Which breeds are tops

Danbury has a lot of dogs: Big ones -- such as Missy Roberts , an 18-month-old German shepherd who is one of 79 German shepherds in town; small ones -- like Lily, a 6-month-old rare blue chihuahua, who is one of 70 chihuahuas in town -- and everything in between.

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Painter excels at art despite having no hands

AP MEMBER FEATURE EXCHANGE ADVANCE FOR JULY 8 - In this June 25, 2013 photo, JesAos David Mendez Sequeda, 17, of Bucaramanga, Colombia, works on a computer at the home of Rodolfo Rodriguez, right, in Riverside, Conn.

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Lushington remembered for ideas, energy

Nolan Lushington with his wife Louise Blalock Lushington in 2012. Lushington, a former Greenwich Library director who helped usher the library into the digital age by launching one of Connecticut's first computerized library collections, died June 12, 2013 at his home in Riverside, Conn.

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Cos Cob Volunteer Fire Company Knocks Down Basement Blaze

Cos Cob Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 responded to a fire Tuesday night on Bayshore Drive in the Riverside section of Greenwich, it reported on its Facebook page.

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GHS students protest 'body shaming'

Sisters, Grace and Patrice DiChristina, 15 and 17, both Greenwich High School students, wear T-shirts they designed and wore to Greenwich High School on Tuesday to protest the enforcement of their school's dress code, at their Riverside home, Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

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"He was an absolute sweetheart," my Mom recalls of meeting him. "Big dimples, big diamonds."

When I met Liberace in 1986, I tried to eat his diamond rings. He was making an appearance at Caldors in Riverside, Connecticut, promoting a coffee table book of photos of one of his fantastic homes .

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Local band Logan's Run will perform at the Greenwich Town Party tomorrow. The band is made up of Alessandro ChillA©, vocals and bass .

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$190 Million Greenwich Compound Is Priciest Home In The U.S.

A glance at a property in Greenwich that is reported to be the most expensive listing in the United States.

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On Greenwich's folksy past, a busy retirement -- and the French horn

A: A great deal. It used to be much more folksy. We used to live near the Riverside railroad station and across the street was a mailman and town employees lived fairly close by.

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Riverside Park to host playscape in memory of Newtown victim

A group of New Jersey firefighters wants to build a playscape in the city in memory of one of the children killed in the Newtown shooting.

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Zackham's 'Wedding' directorial debut also marks Greenwich homecoming

Greenwich native Justin Zackham directing the upcoming comedy "The Wedding" in Greenwich recently.

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Matrimonial masterpiece makes for a musical centennial kickoff

Metropolitan Opera soprano Jennifer Aylmer will be one of two soloists who will perform in "Mozart and Constanze: Love Letters," a concert featuring Mozart's Great Mass in C minor at St.

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U.S. housing starts surpass 1 million in March

A house located on 24 or 26 Hearthstone Drive awaits more work in the Riverside neighborhood of Greenwich on Sunday, March 24, 2013.

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Trio Face Prescription Forgery Charges

A trio-a woman and two men-were arrested on charges they tried to pass forged prescriptions at the Walgreens in Riverside.

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Park evolves to new trends

This weekend marks the yearly opening of Six Flags New England. While some eagerly anticipate the date, awaiting to ride on a favorite attraction for the first time since last October, for others it is disheartening to see a once cherished landmark continue to remain a shadow of its former self.

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Peter Savigny, seen here in his White Plains, N.Y. studio, is a specialist in film story telling and preserving family histories on video.

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Rowayton man wins first Greenwich Cup Half Marathon

The Rowayton resident, who turns 38 on Monday, easily outdistanced the competition to win the first Greenwich Cup Half Marathon Sunday at Greenwich Point.

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CT printmakers to take center stage at CCP

The Center for Contemporary Printmaking CCP spring exhibition opens with a gallery reception for the second annual Connecticut Printmakers Invitational on Sunday, April 7, from 2 to 5 p.m. This exhibition will feature the innovative use of printmaking techniques in fine art, showcasing original prints by 12 established and emerging artists, and one ... (more)

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Greenwich Bridge Replacement Delayed

The work to demolish and replace the Lockwood Lane bridge overpass on I-95 in Riverside, CT, has been postponed.

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Greenwich pair solve men's, um, chafing swimsuit problem

Susan Jaffe, left, and Susan White, co-owners of Turq LLC, have invented a product for men to wear under their swimtrunks, in White's home office, in Riverside, Conn., Thursday, March 21, 2013.

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Greenwich School Nurses, Parents Oppose Cut in Supervisor's Hours

"Please don't take the safety away," Riverside parent Courtney Kittell appealed to the Greenwich Board of Education Thursday night as she and Greenwich Public School nurses outlined the impact of reducing the hours the district's nursing supervisor can work.

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Greenwich Bridge To Close For Eight Months

GREENWICH, Conn. Drivers in Greenwich's Riverside neighborhood will have to detour around the Lockwood Lane bridge that spans I-95 when it closes for a construction project on April 1. The $3 million project will replace the entire bridge.

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Detour Planned During Riverside Bridge Replacement Project

If you're planning to travel through the Lockwood Lane neighborhood of Riverside as a short cut, you should plan on extra travel time.

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Committee Asks For Funding Sources, Location Recommendation On Riverside Park Playscape

A committee of the New London City Council expressed their support for moving a playscape into Riverside Park and concerns with delays in the process, but recommended tabling action on the item until questions over location and costs can be addressed.

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Greenwich Students Honored for Academic Achievements

The following students from Colgate University were recipients of the Dean's Award for academic excellence during the 2012 fall term at Colgate University.

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Woman Faces DWI Charge

Greenwich Police say they arrested a 57-year-old town woman on various motor vehicle charges including driving while intoxicated on Tuesday evening.

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Jennifer Aniston Enjoying Greenwich's Restaurant Scene

Actress Jennifer Aniston apparently is enjoying Greenwich's culinary scene while staying in town for a movie shoot.

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Documentary to Air on Women and How They Shaped History

Women who helped transform the worlds of politics, business, entertainment, sports and fashion will be headlining a new documentary series that is to debut tonight on PBS.

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These Students Are at the Head of the Class

The fall semester Dean's List at Bryant University includes the following town residents: Cindy Contreras, a senior in finance, from Greenwich; Anmei Zheng, a senior in international business in finance, from Riverside.

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Harbor Dredging Projects Get Support from Sen. Murphy [VIDEO]

Connecticut's junior senator returned to Greenwich Wednesday for a fact-finding tour of capitial projects that town officials hope will receive federal support.

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Participants in the recent Reflections on Solidarity panel discussion included Dr.

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Man Faces Charge He Used Fake Painkiller Prescription

A 25-year-old man is facing charges he used what Greenwich Police determined was a forged prescription to obtain the painkiller Oxycodone.

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Honors For Local Students

The following area residents have been named to the Dean's List at Providence College for the Fall 2012 semester: Daniel Amen of Cos Cob, and a member of the class of 2013, Elizabeth DeVivo of Riverside, and a member of the class of 2014, William Kawas of Greenwich, and a member of the class of 2013, Richard Piper of Greenwich was recently named to ... (more)

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Pair Face Counterfeit Money Charges

Greenwich Police say they seized more than 30 counterfeit $20 bills from a couple who they arrested early Thursday at the Walgreen's pharmacy in Riverside.

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Prayers, Well Wishes from Greenwich Catholics For Pope Benedict

As Catholics around the world learned that Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation for health reasons, local Catholics prayed for his future and that of the church.

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Man Faces Gun Charges After Bullet Lodges Into Neighbor's Home

Bullet in a neighbor's wall yields arrest A 69-year-old Greenwich man faces charges of illegally firing a handgun inside his home, and the bullet ended up in the home of a neighbor.

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Greenwich Letter: Tree Conservancy Opposes Metro-North's Trimming

CL&P has just announced plans to cut down trees on private and public property along the New Haven railroad line.

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'Street art' faces nailed to trees intrigue some, irk others

A round pink smiley face attached to a tree trunk on Lockwood Road in Riverside, Thursday, Jan.

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Trimming Trees To Cut Power Outages

Flash back to Aug. 6, 2012. The weather wasn't overly warm for the summer month but nonetheless, residents and business owners were champing at the bit when the town was plunged into darkness-in the early morning.

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New memoir service targets those who want to tell their story

Marven Moss, the fellow who is his right-hand and Ian Kerr, founder of Memoir scribes, works together at Kerr's home in Riverside, Conn., Wednesday, Jan.

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Local Students Earn Class Distinctions

The following local students have been named to Kent School's honor roll for the fall term of 2012-2013: Nicholas Bedrosian , a 5th form student from Greenwich, and the son of Gregory and Elena Bedrosian of Greenwich Rachel Herman , a 5th form student from Riverside, and the daughter of Paul and Diane Herman of Riverside Sarah Herman , a 3rd form ... (more)

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Blue Jackets' Atkinson (lower body) put on IR

Atkinson is day to day with a lower-body injury sustained during training camp. Coach Todd Richards said Atkinson may be out at least a week or two.

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Greenwich Restaurants Tops in Connecticut

The votes are in and it's not too surprising that two of the top five restaurants in the state of Connecticut are in Greenwich.

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Fight brews over Riverside Park playground gear

There's a fight a-brewing at Riverside Park, the long-neglected city park that was almost sold to the Coast Guard Academy two years ago.

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2 Greenwich Senior Housing Proposals Finalists for State Grant

First Selectman Peter Tesei is hopeful that the odds will be in Greenwich's favor as the state of Connecticut considers four proposals for a $12.5 million grant to build up to 50 units of senior citizen housing.

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Budget Crunch Time in Greenwich

The budget plan First Selectman Peter Tesei is finalizing for 2013-14 has an increase of just over 1 percent.

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Despite shortages at some pharmacies, flu vaccines still available

Greenwich resident Robert Wilson has been hearing a lot lately about the flu and the weary, achy people affected by it across the country.

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State Sen. Frantz To Be Deputy Minority Leader of GOP Caucus

With the opening of the 2013-15 state Legislative Session, state Sen. L. Scott Frantz was sworn into his third term at the State Capitol on Wednesday representing Greenwich and parts of New Canaan and Stamford.

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