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Ex-driver pleads not guilty to killing Conn. mogul

The former chauffeur for a Connecticut real estate mogul who was stabbed to death in 2006 has pleaded not guilty to murder.

Ellie Greenwich, `Chapel of Love' co-writer, dies

Ellie Greenwich, who co-wrote some of pop music's most enduring songs, including "Chapel of Love," "Be My Baby" and "Leader of the Pack," died Wednesday, according to her niece. She was 68.

Plea deal in Conn. millionaire slaying case

A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter and conspiracy to commit murder in the 2006 stabbing death of a millionaire Connecticut developer accused of real estate fraud.

Judge: Document release may jeopardize Conn. case

The trial of a man charged in the killing of a Connecticut real estate mogul could be in jeopardy because a copy of a defense motion pointing blame at the developer's ex-wife that was released to the public may have contained sealed documents, a judge said Thursday.

Manager's luxe life on the line in Madoff case

Walter Noel Jr. and his wife Monica had it all: Luxurious houses on Connecticut's wealthy coast, Palm Beach and the Hamptons, a Park Avenue pied-a-terre and, most of all, a hilltop retreat on an exclusive island in the Caribbean named after a goddess. They hobnobbed with Mick Jagger and Tommy Hilfiger, who sounded a bit jealous of their view.

Connecticut investment firm stung by Madoff ties

One of the biggest losers in Bernard Madoff's alleged ponzi scheme is a Connecticut-based investment firm started in the early 1980s by a well-connected Greenwich banker.

Chauffeur: I Didn't Kill Conn. Developer

A chauffeur charged with conspiracy to commit murder said Monday that he did not kill a wealthy developer who had been days away from pleading guilty in a multimillion-dollar fraud case.

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Widow in cruise case plans to remarry
Source: msnbc.com

A Connecticut woman whose husband disappeared from their honeymoon cruise in 2005 plans to remarry.

Writer Hortense Calisher dies at 97
Source: msnbc.com

Hortense Calisher, a prize-winning writer known for her dense, unskimmable prose in such works of fiction as "False Entry" and "In Greenwich There Are Many Gravelled Walks," has died at the age of 97.

Overboard: Woman Lost at Sea
Source: ABC News

Excerpt: The U.S. Coast Guard and Mexican authorities are searching for an American woman who went missing on a cruise ship near Cancun, Mexico. Jennifer Seitz, 36, may have gone overboard.

Glitzy Greenwich Feels Hedge Fund Pain
Source: Reuters

As many hedge funds suffer big losses and anxious investors yank out their money, the town synonymous with the riches of their recent glory is now hurting.

Oct. 13, 1884: Greenwich Resolves Subprime Longitude Crisis
Source: Wired News

An international convention in 1884 selected the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, as the longitude of the Prime Meridian. 1884: Geographers and astronomers adopt Greenwich as the Prime Meridian, the international standard for zero degrees longitude.

Fallout On Main Street Part 1
Source: American News Project Videos

People all across the country are suffering the fallout from Wall Street's financial H-Bomb.

Build a Wiffle Ball Field and Lawyers Will Come
Source: The New York Times

Vincent Provenzano, 16 years old, experienced his Kevin Costner moment one Sunday afternoon in May after a thrilling day of Wiffle ball in a friend's backyard.

Muslim call to adopt Mecca time
Source: BBC News

Muslim scientists and clerics have called for the adoption of Mecca time to replace GMT, arguing that the Saudi city is the true centre of the Earth. Mecca is the direction all Muslims face when they perform their daily prayers.

Personal memories of the Cutty Sark
Source: BBC News

Happy memories of the Cutty Sark, as told to the BBC

Blaze ravages historic Cutty Sark
Source: BBC News

A fire which swept through the famous 19th Century ship Cutty Sark may have been started deliberately, police say. The vessel, which was undergoing a £25m restoration, is kept in a dry dock at Greenwich in south-east London.

Obama Campaign Raises $750,000 in Greenwich
Source: CNET News.com

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama picked up at least $750,000 for his Democratic presidential campaign from two fundraisers in this wealthy town over the weekend.

Rats Everywhere At New York City Kentucky Fried Chicken
Source: wnbc.com

It's hard to believe how bad the rat problem is at a fast food restaurant. They're everywhere at a Kentucky Fried Chicken/Taco Bell in Greenwich Village, on 6th Avenue and West 4th Street.

'Blackpool hits casino jackpot' was Manchester paper's standby splash
Source: holdthefrontpage.co.uk

The surprise announcement that Manchester had been chosen as the home of Britain's first super-casino prompted a swift front page change for the Manchester Evening News.

A Bush in My Yard, and The Lucky Sperm Club
Source: ctnow.com

President Bush's helicopter landed in my back yard recently.

Ship in a bottle

The Cutty Sark was built in 1869 and is today the last surviving tea clipper in the world. Kept in dry dock at Greenwich in south-east London since 1954, it is now preserved as a museum ship and has become a popular tourist attraction.

Greenwich's Outrageous Fortunes
Source: The Latest From VanityFair.com

In Greenwich, Connecticut, a recent invasion of Wall Street hedge-fund managers has raised the bar for architectural ego trips. An exclusive Vanity Fair report from McMansion central...

Jazz Legend Sonny Greenwich Receives Order of Canada

Sonny Greenwich becomes a Member of the Order of Canada for his exceptional contribution to Canada and Canadians in the area of Performing Arts/Music.

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