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Finland says Russia spy operations weakened in Nordic nation
greenwichtime.com > news > politics > article..."The Russian intelligence station (in Finland) shrank to about half of its former size last year," SUPO Director Antti Pelttari said, adding that... ...undermined operating conditions for Russian spies in Finland, SUPO said.... ...It shares a 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) land border with Russia, the longest of any European Union member... ...Finland, a nation of 5.5 million people, applied for NATO membership together with neighboring Sweden in May....

Beautifying New Canaan and other community news
greenwichtime.com > news > article...Beautifying New Canaan The Town of New Canaan is joining forces with the Chamber of Commerce and Planet New Canaan for the 2023 Clean Your Mile.... ...; community groups scouring public spaces, including parks and schools; and the chamber's efforts with merchants to clean up sidewalks, storage areas... ...April 24 in the Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium of the library, 151 Main St.... ...Garbage bags and a limited supply of grabbers for loan are available for pick up at the Town Hall Public Works Department or Inland Wetlands....

Jalen Williams" late tip-in gives Thunder win over Pistons
greenwichtime.com > sports > article...And Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander -- the league's No. 4 scorer with 31.3 points per game -- was out with a sprained left ankle for... ..."We were grittier tonight than we were last night," Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said.... ...Lu Dort scored 20 points, Aaron Wiggins had 19 and Giddey added 18 for the Thunder. Dort said the players embraced the high stakes.... ...Detroit coach Dwane Casey said it came down to more than just the final basket....

French foreign minister hopes Sweden, Finland join NATO soon
greenwichtime.com > news > politics > article...French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna referred to an upcoming NATO summit in the Lithuanian capital in July when she said that "we hope this... ...Both Sweden and neighboring Finland applied to join NATO in May 2022, abandoning decades of nonalignment in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion... ...President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Ankara needs further assurances before it will give its final approval.... ...In Vilnius, Colonna said that Russia should reconsider a recently announced plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, which has close military...

Board chair of Greenwich's Witherell nursing home steps down
greenwichtime.com > news > article...GREENWICH -- Larry Simon, chairman of the board of directors of the Nathaniel Witherell, the town-owned and operated nursing home and rehabilitation... ...At a special meeting, Brad Markowitz was unanimously approved as the new chairman by the board.... ...Simon has been the chairman of the board for seven years. He was approved for a third term late last year.... ...At the time, Simon said it would have been his last term as chairman, with his term to have ended in late June of 2023....

Oscar Pistorius eligible for parole, could be free this week
greenwichtime.com > sports > article...Pistorius, who was convicted of murder in Steenkamp's Valentine's Day 2013 killing, could leave the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre in Pretoria... ...Barry and June Steenkamp, the parents of Reeva, have said they oppose Pistorius" release and are allowed to address the parole board at his hearing... ...Pistorius" parole lawyer, Julian Knight, has previously said Pistorius has been a "model prisoner."... ...He should remain in jail," Barry Steenkamp said in an interview with Britain's Daily Mail newspaper published last month on the 10th anniversary...

How "swatting" calls spread as schools face real threats
greenwichtime.com > news > article...School officials are already on edge amid a backdrop of deadly school shootings, the latest Monday at a Christian school in Nashville.... ...Schools in Pennsylvania were the latest targeted by so-called swatting.... ...Police in Pittsburgh, for instance, searched every room at Central Catholic High School, even after getting word that a report of people being hurt... ...inside wasn't true within a minute, said Thomas Stangrecki, the interim police chief....

Anatomy of a political takeover at Florida public college
greenwichtime.com > news > politics > article...Ron DeSantis has targeted a tiny, public liberal arts college on the shores of Sarasota Bay, as a staging ground for his war on "woke."... ...The governor and his allies say the New College of Florida, known as a progressive school with a prominent LGBTQ+ community, is indoctrinating students... ...-Board also announces plans to hire new general counsel, Bill Galvano, an attorney and former GOP Florida Senate president. 28 Second meeting of... ...-Board announces plans to name new interim President Richard Corcoran, a former Republican speaker of the Florida State House and DeSantis" first...

Gwyneth Paltrow's widely watched ski crash trial nears end
greenwichtime.com > entertainment > article...Terry Sanderson, 76, is suing Paltrow, claiming she skied out of control and crashed into him, leaving him with four broken ribs and a concussion... ...In response, Paltrow countersued for a symbolic $1 and attorney fees.... ...the case as a contemporary David versus Goliath tale in which Sanderson suffered injuries and had the courage to take on a movie star.... ...It's the pain of trying to sue a celebrity," he said on Wednesday in response to a question from his attorney about Paltrow's team probing his personal...

Philadelphia 116, Dallas 108
greenwichtime.com > sports > article...Point Goals: 18-46, .391 (Hardaway Jr. 5-10, Doncic 4-9, Irving 3-7, Hardy 2-4, Wood 1-1, Green 1-3, Kleber 1-4, Bullock 1-8).... ...FG FT Reb DALLAS Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Bullock 33:14 3-10 0-0 0-6 1 4 7 Hardaway Jr. 36:25 8-15 0-0 0-2 2 4 21 Powell 10:37 1-1 1-4 1-2 1 3 3... ...Turnovers: 14 (Doncic 4, Bullock 3, Kleber 3, Hardaway Jr., Irving, McGee, Powell). 3 (Irving 2, Wood). Technical Fouls: Mavericks, 3:40 first.... .... 17-36, .472 (Melton 5-6, Niang 4-7, Maxey 4-9, Harden 2-6, McDaniels 1-2, Embiid 1-3, Tucker 0-1, Harris 0-2). 4 (Niang 2, Embiid, Reed)...