02/21/12 Recent Stamford News Articles....

• Metro-North: New cars reducing standing conditions _{2012-02-21, 03:22 am}
  ... said they normally see riders scrambling for remaining seats by the time the train reaches Noroton Heights and Stamford. "We always have a seat, but you are always surrounded by people standing," Anderson said. "You get tired of being jostled." The ...
• Conn. attorney general to explain mortgage deal_{2012-02-21, 03:14 am}
  ... on Tuesday. He was invited by the committee's co-chairmen, Sen. Robert Duff of Norwalk and Rep. William Tong of Stamford. Under the terms of the settlement, Connecticut homeowners and the state will receive more than $190 million, due to the ...
• Stamford Cops: Man Broke Into Car, Used Garage Door Opener To Gain Access To Home _{2012-02-21, 01:17 am}
  Police in Stamford, Conn., are warning residents to lock up their cars and hide their garage door openers following a harrowing incident on Feb.
• Realtor Turns Clients into Friends _{2012-02-20, 04:00 pm}
  Michael Manzino , a Realtor with Halstead Properties in Stamford, Conn., is never short of friends.
• Man, woman awakened by burglar _{2012-02-20, 03:00 am}
  ... and risk of injury to a minor. He was being held in lieu of $75,000 bond for arraignment at state Superior Court in Stamford on Tuesday.
• Civic leaders kick up their heels for Stamford nonprofit _{2011-12-21, 03:00 am}
  Which new Star Dancer is "building" support for her team? Which is the better suited to making music than dancing to it? And who's most likely to "cater" to our audience? Who are these intrepid volunteers and their seven counterparts volunteering for Stamford's longest-running community theatre? Read on! Curtain Call is thrilled to announce the ... (more)
• Obituary: Robert John Biscoe _{2012-02-20, 11:14 pm}
  ... He was born on Dec. 14, 1931, in Astoria, New York, son of the late John and Helen Biscoe. He graduated from Stamford High School in 1949 where he met his sweetheart wife, Joyce Eleanor Sikora. They were married on Jan. 26, 1952. He then served in ...
• Timeout sparks Stamford in win over Bassick _{2012-02-20, 11:13 pm}
  ... game rarely occurs two minutes into the first quarter. But that's what happened Monday at Bassick High School . Stamford was down 8-0 to a Bassick team the Black Knights lost to by 15 points back in December. "I could tell the kids didn't think they ...
• Suspect Chased From Stamford Home, Police Say_{2012-02-20, 10:00 pm}
  Police said Larry Bowman was chased out of a Fifth Street home in Stamford after allegedly entering illegally and taking items.
• Veterans Committee Looks to Nonprofits to Help _{2012-02-20, 09:15 pm}
  ... there is a higher percentage than in the civilian community," saidA State Sen. Carlo Leone, a Democrat representing Stamford and Darien in the 27th Senate DistrictA and co-chair of theA Veterans Committee. To help mitigate homelessness, the ...
• Malloy eases up on Norwalk education stance_{2012-02-20, 08:34 pm}
  ... mong 169 municipalities. Occhiogrosso has criticized the move as a back-door deal, even though Malloy's hometown of Stamford in recent years similarly received more school aid than other cities and towns thanks to side budget deals at the Capitol.
• Cos Cob Man Faces Burglary Charges [UPDATE] _{2012-02-20, 06:25 pm}
  ... rearms theft. Eberheim was held in lieu of $150,000 bond and scheduled to appear Feb. 27 in state Superior Court in Stamford. *Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional details from Greenwich Police.
• Tax man charged with stealing from ex-boss _{2012-02-20, 05:44 pm}
  ... larceny. He was held by police in lieu of $7,500 bond. In mid-December, police received a complaint from a Stamford furniture and auction house where Gaglio was employed as a comptroller because thousands of dollars was missing from a bank account ...
• IVANS Study Finds EHR Adoption Growing, However Significant Number of... _{2012-02-20, 04:17 pm}
  ... Health Architecture at the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase in Hall G, Booth #11000. About IVANS Headquartered in Stamford, Conn. and a CMS approved vendor, IVANS, Inc. has more than 28 years of providing the property-casualty insurance and ...
• Number of Homeless Vets Increases Steadily_{2012-02-20, 03:16 pm}
  ... there is a higher percentage than in the civilian community," said State Sen. Carlo Leone, a Democrat representing Stamford and Darien in the 27th Senate District and co-chair of the Veterans Committee. To help mitigate homelessness the committee is ...
• July opening of Chelsea Piers CT offers array of summer camps, 60,000 ... _{2012-02-20, 02:53 pm}
  ... away. Chelsea Piers Connecticut is a 400,000-sq-ft state-of-the-art sports and recreation facility located in Stamford, just off I-95 at Exit 9. Slated to open in July 2012, Chelsea Piers Connecticut will consist of seven core sports facilities ...
• Summer To-Do List _{2012-02-20, 02:17 pm}
  ... slap a logo on the hood and a few enlarged covers on the doors, and drive by every corporation and agency from Stamford to Bridgeport, CT. Talk to ExxonMobil, Dunkin' Donuts, and the Wilton Chamber of Commerce about sponsorships. Ask Britney Spears ...
• Helping homeless military families and reducing recidivism. _{2012-02-20, 01:37 pm}
  ... there is a higher percentage than in the civilian community," said State Sen. Carlo Leone, a Democrat representing Stamford and Darien in the 27th Senate District and co-chair of the Veterans Committee . To help mitigate homelessness the committee ...
• Westhill Girl Takes Sixth in 3,200 at State Open _{2012-02-20, 01:21 pm}
  STAMFORD, Conn. - Westhill sophomore Claire Howlett finished sixth in the 3,200 in Saturday's State Open Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven.
• Wilton High team heads to D.C._{2012-02-20, 01:19 pm}
  ... annual Academic WorldQuest, besting 15 other high school teams competing Feb. 4 at the forum's headquarters in Stamford. Trumbull High School students placed second and Bronxville (N.Y.) High School finished third. More than 60 students from grades ...