Recently added articles from Stamford Advocate (Stamford, CT):
New Haven Line to consider fuel-cell technology.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Ginocchio Oct. 10--Fuel-cell technology could be a useful way to generate electricity for Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line while reducing strain on the state's power grid, according to a report to be presented to the state legislature today. The ...
North Stamford will get more flight noise.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Donna Porstner Oct. 10--STAMFORD -- The new Federal Aviation Administration flight patterns are expected to increase airplane noise in North Stamford, Springdale and Glenbrook. New data released by the city shows the northeastern corner of North Stamford, ...
Former UST site to house hedge fund.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Peter Healy Oct. 10--A second Greenwich-based hedge fund firm has leased a large block of office space at the recently vacated former UST Inc. headquarters in Greenwich, local real estate executives said. Plainfield Asset Management will join the hedge firm ...
EDITORIAL: Be ready for the unexpected on highways.(Editorial)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--Last month brought more compelling evidence that Connecticut's highways are among the most dangerous spots in the state, not only for travelers but especially for emergency workers who respond to help them. Two people died and two others were hospitalized in separate ...
Cook du Jour Family treasures Mary Helen Bettridge: A cook for all seasons.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Camilla A. Herrera Oct. 10--Mary Helen Bettridge remembers helping her mother and a friend manage a tearoom they opened for fun. It only lasted a week. "It was pretty tiring for the two of them," says the 94-year-old grandmother of 26 and great-grandmother of ...
Paid firefighters to staff Glenbrook volunteer station.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Natasha Lee Oct. 10--STAMFORD -- Glenbrook Fire Department has agreed to allow paid firefighters to staff its struggling volunteer station after a six-month feud with the city over staffing and spending at volunteer firehouses. Under a city plan, eight ...
Day laborers gather at traffic island to learn English.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Stephen P. Clark Oct. 10--STAMFORD -- The English instructor started class yesterday with a simple greeting. "Good afternoon," Susan Benthall said to about 30 day laborers gathered around four picnic tables on a noisy traffic island at North State Street. ...
Legislators to work on expanding film industry in state.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Lockhart Oct. 10--HARTFORD -- The state has used generous tax credits to attract film productions starring such stars as Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, John Travolta, Uma Thurman and Leonardo DiCaprio. Now legislators want to take Connecticut's relationship ...
Council OKs sale of2 Fodor Farm homes.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Kerry Wills Oct. 10--NORWALK -- The Common Council yesterday voted unanimously to sell two houses on the Fodor Farm property to raise funds needed renovate the main house as an educational center. Deed restrictions would be placed on the two houses to prevent ...
Prison chief downplays crowding issue.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Zach Lowe Oct. 2--HARTFORD -- The state's top prison official told legislators yesterday that the system can handle more prisoners without added staff or money, even after the governor banned parole for violent offenders last month. "We can handle a ...
Governor adds $120M to state bond proposal.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Lockhart Oct. 2--HARTFORD -- Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell yesterday said she was willing to increase her bond proposal by $120 million to break a stalemate with the legislature's Democratic majority. Rell yesterday met with Senate President Donald ...
EDITORIAL: Illegal versus unfair on energy prices.(Editorial)
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--There are acts and situations that can be obviously unfair, and even wrong -- but unfortunately not illegal. That may well apply regarding a testy exchange recently between Gov. M. Jodi Rell and an executive of a major energy producer. Recently, the governor announced ...
Police brass make case for hiring of new recruits.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Monica Potts Oct. 2--STAMFORD -- With the Stamford Police Department facing budget cuts, its assistant chiefs last night appealed to the Police Commission to hire new recruits to offset overtime pay and help halt rising violent crime. Assistant Chief Robert ...
Police to reconstruct fatal I-95 crash.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Dinan Oct. 2--GREENWICH -- Investigators today will reconstruct a weekend accident on Interstate 95 in Greenwich that killed two Stamford residents and seriously injured a third. State police will study skid marks near Exit 4 northbound, where ...
Stamford defeats New Canaan.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Greeney Oct. 2--STAMFORD -- If the Stamford High School field hockey team has any significant success this year, the Black Knights can point to yesterday's second half at Boyle Stadium as a springboard. Stamford, a virtual stranger to the top of Fairfield ...
New Canaan senior takes her TV show from school to cable.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Monica Potts Oct. 2--NEW CANAAN -- During her first college interview two years ago, Taylor Clarke, then a sophomore at New Canaan High School, was asked how she took advantage of being so close to New York City. "I thought to myself, I really don't," said ...
Arrested man says he was tasered multiple times.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: John Nickerson Oct. 2--STAMFORD -- A former Stamford man who complained he was tasered 14 times during a June drug arrest in Norwalk may be arrested this week for allegedly kicking a Stamford paramedic, police said. The paramedic responded to a call Aug. 15 of ...
Consignment shop offers deeply discounted designer labels.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Peter Healy Oct. 2--Randi Henry doesn't believe that everyone in Greenwich wants or can afford to buy a $500 designer dress that might be worn once, then placed in mothballs. So last month, Henry, a mother of three young sons, opened Mint, a consignment shop ...
In the cards Celebrated food writer is also a master of the tarot.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Beth Cooney Oct. 2--J ane Stern is not the kind of tarot card reader you book for a bar mitzvah or bridal shower. She won't read tarot for anyone younger than 21. She does not read tarot for pets. Or channel dead relatives. She claims no ability to predict the future. ...
Unpopular $1-per-ticket train surcharge may move another step closer to reality.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Ginocchio Oct. 2--The state Department of Transportation may have to schedule public hearings on the unpopular planned $1-per-ride surcharge for the New Haven Line if legislation to overturn it is not approved. DOT officials hope the $1 surcharge does not ...