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Facebook shares stabilizing, but probes mount - Stamford Advocate
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not publicly authorized to discuss the matter. Adding to Wednesday's events, Facebook was in talks with the New York Stock Exchange to move its stock from the Nasdaq Stock Market after ...
Wilton man to be charged in father's murder - Stamford Advocate
Aaron Ramsey of 125 Signal Hill Road allegedly stabbed his father, Edward Ramsey with a screwdriver, Thursday afternoon, according to a police source who asked not to be identified because details of the investigation had not been officially released.
Stamford whistle-blower hotline on back burner - Stamford Advocate
Another former city employee, who asked that her name not be used, said she was aware of Manfredonia's misconduct prior to his arrest and would have used an anonymous hotline to report the corruption, so long as an outside company was monitoring the ...
Woods club-kicking does not go unnoticed - Stamford Advocate
A person close to club operations said no one from the tournament had talked to Woods about his behavior in the second round. He spoke on condition of anonymity because club matters are private. After finishing his round Saturday with an even-par 72, ...
Record high temperatures expected - Stamford Advocate
Photo: Cathy Zuraw / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo A Fairfield University student, who declined to give his name, studies finance outside Centro Restaurant in Fairfield, Conn. on Thursday, March 22, 2012. Record breaking temperatures were expected ...
School board's closed-door meetings raise questions - Stamford Advocate
Several board members who asked not to be identified because of the confidentiality of executive session discussions confirmed that a closed-door session on Aug. 9 extended beyond the legally protected financial terms of the controversial lease and ...
Car lands in water following road-rage incident - Stamford Advocate
"I heard the peeling of tires and saw the car go flying," said the Stamford man and native of South Africa, who declined to give his name. The man said the 8-year-old girl was in shock and added that the occupants could have been in real trouble if the ...
Greenwich students become 'layaway angels' - Stamford Advocate
More than 20 layaway accounts at the Connecticut Avenue Walmart have been paid off by donors recently, said a store worker who declined to give her name because of company policy. "There's been a lot of love going around," she said. ...
Did Bassick make a mistake by firing Marcucio? - Stamford Advocate
"They apologized to the kid but it was just Denton and Dave," the source said. "Frank wasn't even allowed in the room." "It was disappointing," Cadelina said of his players' behavior. "But if the shoe was on the other foot, I wouldn't have given (the ...
Fairfield likely to host Ed Cooley, Providence this November - Stamford Advocate
14) looks like it will happen," the source said. It wasn't immediately clear if the game would be the beginning of a long-term series. The proposed game was first reported on Twitter by MSG's Jon Rothstein, who tweeted that Cooley called returning to ...
Staff cuts slice deep in Stamford, Norwalk courthouses - Stamford Advocate
A Stamford Court Support Services employee, who also asked not to be named for the same reason, said the mood in Stamford was brighter only because more temporary positions are set to be axed there. That employee said that she believes some of the ...
Art collectors' estate makes record sale in Greenwich - Stamford Advocate
The buyer did not wish to be identified and both Sotheby's and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the firm representing the buyer, declined to comment. The Greenwich town clerk's office has not yet posted information about the sale, ...
Official: Investigators probe cover-up claim - Stamford Advocate
... an ex-Atlanta school official that Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Beverly Hall ordered the destruction of documents that detailed a pattern of widespread cheating on standardized tests, according to a person familiar with the investigation. ...
'Beau' Taylor's commodity hedge fund said to top $500 million - Stamford Advocate
Taylor Woods is aiming to expand assets to at least $1 billion, said the person, who declined to be identified as the information isn't public and didn't give a timeframe for the planned increase. The Greenwich-based fund, which began trading in ...
Cohen's SAC said to receive $250 million in net deposits in 2011 - Stamford Advocate
The commitments don't include money put in by Cohen and employees of the $14 billion firm, said the sources, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. "Their investors are voting with their dollars that they have confidence in ...
Unsolved police killing haunts Darien department - Stamford Advocate
A senior police officer from a nearby department, who asked not to be identified because he did not want to draw the ire of Darien police, said Sabato has become an "urban legend" for the local underworld. The officer said that frequently through the ...
US official: CIA to get access to bin Laden house - Stamford Advocate
The US official said Thursday that while it's likely that Pakistani intelligence has already searched the compound, the CIA still hopes to find fingerprints or other clues. The official requested anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic negotiations. ...
Shumway said to invest $200 million in funds of two ex-employees - Stamford Advocate
Ashwin Vasan, who headed macro trading at Shumway, plans to start the Greenwich-based Trend Capital LLC in August with his former team, said the people, who asked not to be named because the plans aren't public. The fund will trade stocks, bonds, ...
Source: Pomperaug football coach Chuck Drury leaving to help son coach at ... - Stamford Advocate
Michael Drury was named the next head football coach at Southington High School Wednesday and a source close to the family says he will be bringing his father, longtime Pomperaug coach Chuck Drury, with him as an assistant. The 28-year old defensive ...
European support grows for Lagarde as IMF chief - Stamford Advocate
"With you, it's never off the record," she said Monday when one reporter asked her to comment off the record about her possible candidacy. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has yet to formally nominate Lagarde or even speak about the possibility ...
SAC said to open quant fund as main fund may close to new money - Stamford Advocate
The hedge fund will be managed by Stamford-based SAC's 20 teams of so-called quant traders, who buy and sell stocks based on signals from computer models, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the firm is private. ...
After building fails inspections, HUD orders elderly residents in Springdale ... - Stamford Advocate
"We're like a family," said one resident who asked that her name not be used. "It was a terrible shock to all our systems."' Through a spokeswoman, HUD issued the following statement last week: "HUD has received many calls and is aware of the ...
Angela Carella: Official chases ghost checks - Stamford Advocate
The former employee, who did not want to be identified, said there were checks without slips, slips without checks, and missing envelopes. Postmarks are used to prove the payment arrived on time, the employee said. "Without the envelope, we had no way ...
School-slamming ad irritates Stamford parents, officials - Stamford Advocate
The homeowner, who asked to remain anonymous, pulled the ad shortly after it ran, and called the incident "a regrettable mistake." "It was a terrible mistake," he said Monday. "It was a (public relations) person that talked me into it. ...
Source: Walker, UConn coaching staff weren't unified - Stamford Advocate
Her parents did not know how she felt, the source said, and the reason she came to UConn was because her parents would be happy. ...