01/04/13 Hyper Local Stamford News Reports

From The Stamford Roundup Newsroom...

• What To Do In Norwalk This Weekend _{2013-01-04, 05:52 am}
  ... and interactive stories with music, finger play, movement and more. South Norwalk Branch Library, 10 Washington St. Stamford at Brien McMahon : 5:15 p.m. Stamford High School will be playing Brien McMahon in girls' basketball. Brien McMahon High ...
• Congress to vote on Superstorm Sandy flood aid _{2013-01-04, 05:52 am}
  ... school shooting. A statement released by Group Publisher Paul Farrell said the ad's placement in The Advocate of Stamford was the result of an oversight. In Monroe, teams of workers, many of them volunteers, prepared the new school and even raised ...
• School offers fresh start fora _{2013-01-04, 03:21 am}
  ... school shooting. A statement released by Group Publisher Paul Farrell said the ad's placement in The Advocate of Stamford was the result of an oversight. In Monroe, teams of workers, many of them volunteers, prepared the new school and even raised ...
• Rockport | $319,000 _{2013-01-04, 01:08 am}
  ... 2 car garage all recently completed. Nicely landscaped setting,views to the woods. A former teacher and native of Stamford, CT. Maryellen is a full-time Broker with more than 20 years of experience. She specializes in listing and selling residential ...
• Oil ends lower as budget deal cheers fade _{2013-01-04, 12:20 am}
  ... things were getting better and that's why things have stalled," said Gene McGillian, analyst, Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. "I think we probably have more to go on the rally but a significant rally from here has to come from signs the ...
• Swiss bank to pay $57.8M in US tax evasion plea _{2013-01-04, 12:06 am}
  ... Switzerland but accessed the U.S. banking system through a correspondent bank account that it held at UBS AG in Stamford, Conn. Prosecutors said Wegelin in 2008 and 2009 opened and serviced dozens of new accounts for U.S. taxpayers as it tried to ...
• Conn. paper runs gun show ad next to Newtown story _{2013-01-03, 08:39 pm}
  ... to an article about the Newtown, Conn. school shooting in the Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 edition of The Advocate of Stamford, Conn. A statement released Thursday by Hearst Connecticut Media Group's publisher Paul Farrell said the ad's placement was an ...
• After Newtown Shootings, Stamford Hotel To Host Gun Show _{2013-01-02, 03:00 am}
  The eighth annual East Coast Fine Arms Show will take place this weekend in Stamford, even after a show in Danbury scheduled for this weekend was canceled last month after the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
• New Rye Brook Ice Rink Gets Planning Board's Approval _{2013-01-02, 03:00 am}
  ... in time for the start of next year's hockey season. If the Board of Trustees approves the project, QMC Group LLC of Stamford, Conn., would build and operate the facility. It would be completed in about eight months. The 140,000 square-foot ...
• Greenwich Aquatic Hall of Fame inducts latest class _{2012-11-24, 03:00 am}
  ... Mary Wallace, Gary Oztemel, Anton B. Whiteford, Field Garthwaite and Kenneth A. Garnett. Photo: Keelin Daly / Stamford Advocate Riverbend Stamford, CT The Ninth Annual YWCA Greenwich Aquatic Hall of Fame inductees at the Greenwich Hyatt in ...
• Wegelin & Co. Admits It Helped U.S. Clients Hide $1.2 Billion From IRS _{2013-01-03, 06:46 pm}
  ... Switzerland but accessed the U.S. banking system through a correspondent bank account that it held at UBS AG in Stamford, Conn. Prosecutors said Wegelin in 2008 and 2009 opened and serviced dozens of new accounts for U.S. taxpayers as it tried to ...
• New works, and a look back, start the new year at Silvermine Arts Center _{2013-01-03, 06:41 pm}
  "Mortgage Manipulation," by Stamford artist Donald Axleroad, is one of about a dozen prints from the artist on display at Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, Conn., from Sunday, Jan.
• Long Wharf writer, director probe weight issues _{2013-01-03, 06:41 pm}
  ... Bennett (Cathy Cordaro) in the Agatha Christie stage thriller, "The Unexpected Guest," opening at Curtain Call in Stamford on Jan. 11. The show is set to run through Feb. 3. Photo: Contributed Photo / CT The self-described "horror comedy" seems ...
• Ex-hedge fund manager pleads not guilty in NYC _{2013-01-03, 04:05 pm}
  ... Fla., home on securities fraud and conspiracy charges. He is a former portfolio manager at an affiliate of a Stamford, Conn.-based firm owned by Steven A. Cohen, 1 of the world's richest men. Martoma is the fourth person associated with SAC Capital ...
• DealBook: Former SAC Portfolio Manager Pleads Not Guilty in Insider Case _{2013-01-03, 03:42 pm}
  ... that it is considering filing a civil lawsuit against the fund for fraud related to Mr. Martoma's case. Based in Stamford, Conn., SAC is one of the world's largest hedge funds, managing $14 billion and owning one of the best investment track records ...
• Connecticut School Superintendents Get High Pay and Perks _{2013-01-03, 03:26 pm}
  ... perks and benefits, including compensation for unused sick time, meal allowances, travel pay and bonuses. Stamford's School Superintendent, Winifred Hamilton, earns $259,300, which puts her well above the state average pay for a school leader. At ...
• Man Ruled Insane at Time of Downtown Attack on Woman _{2013-01-03, 03:26 pm}
  A Stamford man accused of attempting to rape a woman as she walked in downtown near Basilica of St.
• Police Investigate New Year's Eve Stabbing In Stamford _{2013-01-03, 03:20 pm}
  Police are investigating a stabbing which took place on New Year's Eve in Stamford, police Lt.
• UPDATE 6-Brent crude slips, economic concerns weigh _{2013-01-03, 03:07 pm}
  ... were getting better and that's why things have stalled," sa id Gen e McGillian, a nalyst, Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. "I think we probably have more to go on the rally but a significant rally from here has to come from signs the ...
• Hearst Apologizes For Gun Show Ad Aside Newtown Article In Stamford Advocate _{2013-01-03, 02:53 pm}
  ... shooting. A statement released Thursday by group Publisher Paul Farrell says the ad's placement in The Advocate of Stamford was the result of an oversight. The Hearst group says it was insensitive and that steps have been taken to make sure it does ...