Here's Your Two Minute Daily Riverside News Briefing, Also Known As, The Raw Riverside News Feed

Friday, April 12, 2013

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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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Photo

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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Monday, April 8, 2013

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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Friday, March 29, 2013

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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Friday, March 22, 2013

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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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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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Friday, March 15, 2013

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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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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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Sunday, March 10, 2013

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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Thursday, March 7, 2013

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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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

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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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

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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Monday, February 25, 2013

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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Thursday, February 21, 2013

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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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

More

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






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Monday, February 18, 2013

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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Monday, February 11, 2013

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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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

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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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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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Saturday, February 2, 2013

'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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Friday, February 1, 2013

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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Thursday, January 31, 2013

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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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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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Sunday, January 27, 2013

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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Thursday, January 24, 2013

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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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

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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Monday, January 14, 2013

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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Friday, January 11, 2013

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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Thursday, January 10, 2013

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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Sunday, April 29, 2012

04/29/12 The Raw Riverside News Feed

The Latest Riverside, CT News...

  • Greenwich's Riverside School Gets New Principal 2012-04-26, 04:00 pm
    Christopher D. Weiss, the assistant principal at a Norwalk elementary school, was named principal of Greenwich's Riverside School this week.
  • Norwalk Educator Named a Principal in Greenwich 2012-04-26, 02:55 pm
    Christopher D. Weiss, the assistant principal at a Norwalk elementary school, was named principal of Greenwich's Riverside School this week.
  • Delfinia welcomes travelers to experience Greece 2012-04-25, 09:32 pm
    Nancy Mantzikos at her home in Riverside, Ct., displays wines from Greece Tuesday, April 23, 2012.
  • Donald Curry, 87, Sales Manager of Riverside 2012-04-25, 03:25 pm
    ... Curry. He lived with his family in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, N.Y., until 1938, when they moved to Riverside. Curry graduated from Greenwich High School in 1942. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II as an airplane armorer ...
  • New Greenwich Hotel Set to Open Late May 2012-04-25, 01:30 pm
    Greenwich, CONN. - There is a new place to rest your head in Greenwich. The J Hotel and attached restaurant, eleven 14 Kitchen, are set to open in Riverside late next month.
  • Fallen tree knocks out power to hundreds of residents 2012-04-23, 11:02 am
    More than 700 Greenwich customers are without power this morning after a tree toppled in Riverside pulling down electrical wires.
  • J Hotel in Greenwich approaches opening day 2012-04-20, 12:33 pm
    The front of the JHotel in construction in the Riverside section of Greenwich Monday, April 16, 2012.
  • J Hotel in Greenwich approaches opening day 2012-04-18, 03:00 am
    The front of the JHotel in construction in the Riverside section of Greenwich Monday, April 16, 2012.
  • 42 Open Houses from $325K to $10.75M on Sunday 2012-04-15, 06:02 am
    ... and 22 over $1 million. We have 3 open houses in Banksville and several very attractive homes in Old Greenwich and Riverside. The latest weather report indicates a sunny afternoon in the 70s. The trees are in flower and the leaves are popping out. ...
  • Romney to attend Greenwich fundraiser 2012-04-15, 01:18 am
    ... senator for the 36th District, will again host the former Massachusetts governor at his waterfront compound in Riverside for a May 20 cocktail reception, according to multiple people familiar with the event. About 500 people are expected at the ...
  • Greenwich man was 'Mr. Titanic' 2012-04-13, 02:04 am
    ... th what he went through." Called "Mr. Titanic" for his passion for the doomed great White Star liner, Tantum IV, a Riverside resident who died in 1980, was a driving force behind a group of dreamers who were fascinated by the ship's history.
  • High flyers: Greenwich cheerleaders make their mark in national competition 2012-04-11, 11:24 pm
    ... Greenwich resident Cameron Monette during Xtreme's Coed 3 pyrami Photo: Contributed Photo / CT Jalynn Marrero, of Riverside, is all smiles after a perfect routine performed by the Senior 2 team Photo: Contributed Photo / CT
  • High flyers: Greenwich cheerleaders make their mark in national competition 2012-04-11, 11:24 pm
    ... Greenwich resident Cameron Monette during Xtreme's Coed 3 pyrami Photo: Contributed Photo / CT Jalynn Marrero, of Riverside, is all smiles after a perfect routine performed by the Senior 2 team Photo: Contributed Photo / CT Eight local Greenwich ...
  • Obituary: Norma T. Moschini, 91, lifelong Darien resident, Conde Nast secretary 2012-04-10, 10:10 am
    ... the Darien Community Association and AARP. She is survived by her sister, Anna M. Dixon and her husband, Peter of Riverside. She was predeceased by two sisters, Helen Moschini and Mary Moschini.
  • Susan Hvolbeck, 63, of Greenwich 2012-04-09, 06:57 pm
    ... ll begin at noon Wednesday at the funeral home. GREENWICH, Conn. - Alice H. Warga, 94, died April 5 at her home in Riverside. Born Feb. 18, 1918, in Kopervik, Norway,...
  • Millie Tripodi, 74, Greenwich Thrift Shop Worker 2012-04-09, 05:16 pm
    ... ay at the funeral home. Burial will be private. GREENWICH, Conn. - Alice H. Warga, 94, died April 5 at her home in Riverside. Born Feb. 18, 1918, in Kopervik, Norway,...
  • Riverside sign ruling: No harm, no foul 2012-04-08, 03:00 am
    ... campaign signs in New London that urged voters to approve the referendum asking for approval to sell a portion of Riverside Park to the adjacent Coast Guard Academy. By a narrow margin last November, voters rejected the sale. Dr. George Sprecace, ...
  • Greenwich Teens Bear the Cross on Good Friday 2012-04-06, 07:35 pm
    ... of the holiest Christian periods of the year." GREENWICH, Conn. - Alice H. Warga, 94, died April 5 at her home in Riverside. Born Feb. 18, 1918, in Kopervik, Norway,... STAMFORD, Conn. - A hunt for a 14-year-old boy missing in Mianus River Park ...
  • Alice Warga, 94, of Riverside 2012-04-06, 03:07 pm
    ... Ga., and Mark T. Warga, of Wilbraham, Mass.; two daughters, Christine Chimblo, of Cos Cob, and Alice Chiapetta, of Riverside; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services and interment will be private. Memorial ...
  • Man pleads guilty to jewelry heist 2012-04-04, 03:00 am
    A self-described "inspirational speaker" charged with robbing an antiques store in Riverside pleaded guilty in state Superior Court in Stamford on Thursday.

Friday, March 9, 2012

03/09/12 The Raw Riverside News Feed

  • A balanced effort 2012-03-09, 12:48 am
    The Riverside-based US Academy of Gymnastics team had a strong showing at their first meet of the season.
  • Popular retail center changes hands in Greenwich 2012-03-07, 01:13 am
    ... Commerce . "It's a very active, small, niche shopping center. Folks go to the deli and Boston Market. Locals from Riverside and Old Greenwich tend to go there. There's a little something there for everyone," said O'Kane, herself a frequenter. "It's ...
  • Church members show heart at Valentine's Gala 2012-03-05, 03:01 pm
    ... Heart Care International, a Greenwich-based nonprofit organization founded by church member Dr. Robert Michler of Riverside with church sponsorship in 1994 and supported by many other church members. The organization, which offers diagnostic care ...
  • 33 Open Houses in Greenwich Today from $370K to $10.7M2012-03-04, 09:58 am
    ... are over $2 million and we even have 3 rentals. We have a good assortment of open houses in Old Greenwich and Riverside as well as several in Glenville. Market Report In the spring market lots of new listings come on the market. Sales are also ...
  • Greenwich people 2012-03-03, 09:51 pm
    ... the finale. Heart Care International is a Greenwich-based nonprofit founded by church member Dr. Robert Michler of Riverside. The organization offers diagnostic care and surgery for children and young adults with life-threatening heart conditions in ...
  • A gala with heart: Valentine's event raises $90,000 for local organization 2012-02-29, 04:47 pm
    ... from left, Tony Kane (Greenwich), Alfred Knight (Old Greenwich), Kreg Gotschall (New York City), Ted Strathdee (Riverside), Alexander Constantine (Director of Music at Second Congregational Church - Greenwich), Louis Hipp (Greenwich), Gerry Mayfield ...
  • Livingston Man Faces Forged Prescription Charges in Connecticut 2012-02-29, 04:32 pm
    A Livingston man has been arrested by Greenwich Police who obtained an arrest warrant charging him forging a prescription and using it to buy drugs from a Riverside pharmacy.
  • New Jersey man charged in forgery 2012-02-28, 03:00 am
    A New Jersey man was arrested Thursday at state Superior Court in Stamford in connection with a forgery incident at a Riverside pharmacy.
  • NJ Man Faces Forged Prescription Charges 2012-02-28, 07:49 pm
    A Livingston, NJ man has been arrested by Greenwich Police who obtained an arrest warrant charging him forging a prescription and using it to buy drugs from a Riverside pharmacy.
  • Man Charged With Passing Fake Rx in Greenwich 2012-02-28, 05:28 pm
    GREENWICH, Conn. - A New Jersey man was arrested by Greenwich police Thursday in connection with an incident in which a fake painkiller prescription was passed at the CVS in Riverside.
  • More Young Families Move Into Greenwich 2012-02-28, 12:34 am
    ... real estate and investment properties for clients," he added. The hot areas continue to be Old Greenwich and Riverside, followed by Cos Cob and Central Greenwich. The one area that has been lagging but appears to be making a comeback somewhat is the ...
  • An Early Spring Real Estate Market in Greenwich - 60 Open Houses Today 2012-02-26, 06:20 am
    ... are that we are starting to see more speculators coming into the market, especially in the Old Greenwich and Riverside sections of town.A Banks are still not lending for speculation. Any loans for construction are given for owner occupied residences ...
  • Greenwich Landmarks: The Yasukata Murai Home 18892012-02-24, 06:01 am
    ... the town's landscape.A Yasukata Murai, a Japanese silk importer born to a Samurai family in Kyushu, came to Riverside in 1889 and bought land on Glen Avon Drive overlooking Cos Cob Harbor.A There he built a large, many-towered home in the Queen Anne ...
  • Making Exercise and Nutrition Fun at Upper Crust Bagels2012-02-24, 06:00 am
    ... practical tips for healthy snacks and meals. "Healthy eating can be fun," Gowdz, a certified health counselor from Riverside, told the crowd of about 35 adults and children who gathered in the popular bagel shop. "It doesn't have to be boring, and ...
  • Reopen the discussion about Riverside sale 2012-02-20, 07:07 pm
    The Coast Guard Academy wants to buy part of Riverside Park and I can't think of a better offer for this land.
  • Those Weren't Bed Bugs at North Mianus School 2012-02-17, 06:14 am
    ... week, an exterminator has been cleaning the vent and chimney of the elementary school at 309 Palmer Hill Rd. in Riverside. In a statement, school officials said that according to "Dr. Gail Ridge of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ...
  • Suspected Fake Debit, Credit Cards Leads to Arrest 2012-02-16, 06:38 am
    A pocketful of gift and debit cards weren't enough for a Brooklyn, NY man to complete theA purchase he wanted to make at the Staples store in Riverside.
  • AOL may never be able to patch up Patch 2012-02-15, 12:33 pm
    ... to fill the void left by the death of local newspapers around the country. Finding a dearth of online news in his Riverside, Connecticut hometown, Tim Armstrong co-founded Patch in 2007. Embedded editors would file local news and maintain ...
  • For Sale in Greenwich: 46 Open Houses Today 2012-02-12, 11:24 am
    ... the increased buyer interest and despite the new listings we are still supply constrained in Old Greenwich and Riverside and at the lower end of the market.A A GREENWICH OPEN HOUSE LIST for SUNDAYA Thanks to Rob Pulitano for compiling the open house ...
  • The Green in Greenwich: Town shows its true colors at annual parade 2011-03-30, 03:00 am
    ... Patrick's Day Parade is, indeed, a great day for the Irish. "We come every single year. Wouldn't miss it," said Riverside resident Hal Rogers, who enjoyed the parade with his wife Lois. Photo: Julie Ruth / Greenwich Citizen Irishmen Kyle and Ian .

Saturday, February 18, 2012

02/18/12 Recent Riverside News Articles

  • Those Weren't Bed Bugs at North Mianus School 2012-02-17, 06:14 am
    ... week, an exterminator has been cleaning the vent and chimney of the elementary school at 309 Palmer Hill Rd. in Riverside. In a statement, school officials said that according to "Dr. Gail Ridge of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ...
  • Suspected Fake Debit, Credit Cards Leads to Arrest 2012-02-16, 06:38 am
    A pocketful of gift and debit cards weren't enough for a Brooklyn, NY man to complete theA purchase he wanted to make at the Staples store in Riverside.
  • AOL may never be able to patch up Patch 2012-02-15, 12:33 pm
    ... to fill the void left by the death of local newspapers around the country. Finding a dearth of online news in his Riverside, Connecticut hometown, Tim Armstrong co-founded Patch in 2007. Embedded editors would file local news and maintain ...
  • For Sale in Greenwich: 46 Open Houses Today 2012-02-12, 11:24 am
    ... the increased buyer interest and despite the new listings we are still supply constrained in Old Greenwich and Riverside and at the lower end of the market.A A GREENWICH OPEN HOUSE LIST for SUNDAYA Thanks to Rob Pulitano for compiling the open house ...
  • The Green in Greenwich: Town shows its true colors at annual parade 2011-03-30, 03:00 am
    ... Patrick's Day Parade is, indeed, a great day for the Irish. "We come every single year. Wouldn't miss it," said Riverside resident Hal Rogers, who enjoyed the parade with his wife Lois. Photo: Julie Ruth / Greenwich Citizen Irishmen Kyle and Ian ...
  • Poletsky, Former Port Chester Detective, Dies 2012-02-08, 04:01 pm
    ... of the Port Chester YMCA, he enjoyed golfing and fishing. He is survived by his son Joseph W. (Cindy) Poletsky of Riverside, Conn., his daughter Barbara (Joe) Bellantoni of Hanover, Mass., four grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. He is also ...
  • Comings and Goings: Aux Delices Succeeds Arcudi's2012-02-04, 03:57 am
    ... of his four locations as "cafes with gourmet food and a bakery team of 15 chefs." Having started the business in Riverside in 1995 with his wife, he said that their other similar establishments are located in Greenwich (opened in 2000) and Darien ...
  • Comings and Goings: Aux Delices Succeeds Arcudi's2012-02-04, 01:05 am
    ... of his four locations as "cafes with gourmet food and a bakery team of 15 chefs." Having started the business in Riverside in 1995 with his wife, he said that their other similar establishments are located in Greenwich (opened in 2000) and Darien ...
  • Nothin' but net: Kids win Greenwich free throw challenge 2012-02-03, 07:07 pm
    ... Jeffrey Enamorado of Greenwich; 13-year-old girls: Clare Keeney of Greenwich; 13-year-old boys: Ernie Bello of Riverside; 14-year-old boys: Gabriel Lustosa of Greenwich. The local competition, part of the national Knights of Columbus Free Throw ...
  • Nothin' but net: Kids win free throw challenge 2012-02-03, 05:49 pm
    ... ys: Jeffrey Enamorado of Greenwich; 13 year old girls: Clare Keeney of Greenwich; 13 year old boys: Ernie Bello of Riverside; 14 year old boys: Gabriel Lustosa of Greenwich.
  • Narrow vision led to Riverside rejection 2012-01-31, 07:07 pm
    Narrow vision by the council and voters of New London caused the sale of Riverside Park to be rejected.
  • Obituaries - April 2, 2010 2010-04-02, 03:00 am
    Caragol is survived by her nine children: Jack and his wife Beth of Southport, N.C.; Tony and his wife Sheila of Canby, Ore.; Bill and his wife Ginny of Riverside; RoseMary Maestas and her husband Donald of Lemoore, Calif.; Vickie Gilbride and her husband John of West Chester, Pa.; Jim and his wife Debbie of Oak Ridge, N.C.; Mike and his wife Mary ... (more)
  • Every quilt tells a story at the Greenwich Historical Society2010-04-09, 03:00 am
    ... Jane married William Edgar Ferris, the eldest son of Hannah Maria Waring and Joseph D. Ferris of Hilltop Farm in Riverside. Prior to her marriage Mercy Jane worked as a dressmaker's apprentice in New York City and maintained her love of printed ...
  • Study floats new I-95 access in Riverside 2012-01-28, 10:15 pm
    Building a new road that would allow cars to access Interstate 95 from Sound Beach Avenue in Old Greenwich, instead of the congested intersection with Route 1 in Riverside, is one suggestion that came out of a study recently completed by the region's transportation planning agency.
  • On Afghanistan: Former Riverside resident talks about the past, the... 2012-01-26, 04:27 pm
    On Afghanistan: Former Riverside resident talks about the past, the present and the future of a nation plagued by war An Afghan police official inspects the scene where a truck was hit by a roadside bomb on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, recently.
  • William "Bill" O. Giel 2012-01-26, 03:14 pm
    ... of Iona Prep in New Rochelle, N.Y. and Vermont Technical College. He was chief surveyor at Rocco V. D'Andrea, Inc. Riverside, CT where he worked for 35 years. Mr. Giel was a member of the CT Association of Land Surveyors; on the board of examiners ...
  • Louise Anne Halpin, Longtime Greenwich Resident 2012-01-25, 08:23 pm
    ... dent, died at his home in Florida on Jan. 15. He was 95.Bohacs... GREENWICH, Conn. - John W. Carroll Jr., a former Riverside resident, died on Sunday at Stamford Hospital after a long illness....
  • Inside Afghanistan: Former Riverside resident offers a real look at... 2012-01-25, 07:22 pm
    ... The blast killed four Afghan civilians, the Ministry of Interior said. Occurrences like this, says former Riverside resident Zaid Siddig, are a part of life - and death- in Afghanistan, but people, in large part, go on with their daily routines. ...
  • Fleischman: Bucky's pride and joy building a winner in St. Paul2012-01-24, 03:00 am
    ... field, where he played center. Listed at 5-foot-10 and 250 pounds in the 1996 Bomber media guide, the native of Riverside, Conn., looks like he has lost about 50 pounds since then, judging from recent photos. But what Caruso, a 1997 IC graduate, has ...
  • Fleischman: Bucky's pride and joy building a winner in St. Paul2012-01-24, 06:15 pm
    ... field, where he played center. Listed at 5-foot-10 and 250 pounds in the 1996 Bomber media guide, the native of Riverside, Conn., looks like he has lost about 50 pounds since then, judging from recent photos. But what Caruso, a 1997 IC graduate, has ...

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