Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from August 2000:
ROAST AT ROTARY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... TROY -- The Rotary Club of Troy will hold its annual Camp Rotary steak roast on Thursday. The tailgate party kicks off at 5:30 p.m., followed by a camp tour at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. All Rotarians, family and friends are invited. The cost is $17 a person. Bring your own drinks and ...
RAILROAD FUNDS TO BUILD A PARK.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff writer This small village where Amtrak trains fly by homes at more than 100 mph may sacrifice half of its buildings along Main Street so the trains can go even faster. The Amtrak and Conrail tracks are simply called the ``railroad'' and ...
SHE'S OUT ON A LIMB OVER SAVING TREES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: DAN HOWLEY Rensselaer County bureau chief Hildegard von Waldenburg and Julia ``Butterfly'' Hill both love nature, and apparently have a particular affection for trees. They just have a different way of showing it. Hill lived high in the branches of ancient ...
GOVERNMENT ACTION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... EAST GREENBUSH PLANNINGWednesday, July 25Action item:Approved a front yard setback sought by Patrick Wejrowski, 48 Celeste ...
TODAY TUESDAY, AUG. 1.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... East Greenbush ``Concerts in the Park.'' 6:30-8:30 p.m. Onderdonk Memorial Park, Hampton Avenue, rain or shine. JAM with vocalists Marilyn Dyer and John Ewasko. Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross Prayer, Praise and Bible Study. 7-8:30 p.m. 7-8:30 p.m. Eighth Street, south of Federal, ...
SKATEBOARDING WAIVER TO BE REQUIRED.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff writer The town's insurance adjuster has told officials to make some changes at a skateboard park built by volunteers on town property or they could be liable for injuries. The town will now require skateboarders, or their parents if they ...
CHALLENGER ASKS FOR THREE DEBATES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: TIM O'BRIEN Staff writer Frank Lamiano, who is challenging Laurel Welcome for the Democratic nomination for a seat on the City Council, wants to debate his opponent three times. Welcome said she'd rather spend her time meeting residents of the district, who ...
HOOPS BRINGS BOYS AND GIRLS TOGETHER.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: BUZZ GRAY Staff writer A perfect pick, followed by a clear drive to the hoop, will warm the heart of even the most stern basketball coaches. So imagine when it's pulled off by nine-year-old girls playing against boys. These are some of the small joys ...
LANSINGBURGH HIGH SCHOOL FOURTH-QUARTER HONOR ROLL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Grade 9 high honor roll: Sarah Allen, Nolin Borrero, Matthew Conroy, Adam Cottrell, Stacey Czamara, Katelyn Dooley, Caroline Edwards, Charlene Gavitt, Elana Gehan, Tonya Gribben, Bethany Isager, Francesca Kent, Matthew LaPierre, Jennifer Madden, Laura Nolin, Robert Perreault, Christopher ...
RENSSELAER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HONOR ROLLS FOR FOURTH MARKING PERIOD.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Grade 3: Robert Ainsworth, Jenna Bartels, Karissa Bulger, Britney Colantonio, Alyssa Collins, Tyler Considine, Stephen DeBonis, Colleen Etman, Tess Fisher, Anthony Fruscio, John Gerighty, Miranda Gryboski, Kyleigh Higgins, Taylor Holland, Lori Ann Johnson, Jessica LaBarge, Sarah McCormick, ...
A SEARCH FOR A PART OF HERSELF.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: JIM ROGALSKI Saratoga County Bureau Chief When Kelli Roselan is in a crowd, either at the mall, movies or on the street, she pays close attention to people, not just tossing a casual glance their way, but scrutinizing their features. The 34-year-old Ballston ...
GRANT SITE PROGRAM ON VICTORIAN ERA.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... WILTON -- The Ulysses S. Grant Cottage State Historic Site will sponsor a Saturday on the Porch session on Aug. 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. Sue McLane will present ``The Saratoga Season,'' which will take a glimpse inside a Victorian lady's trunk to see what one would have brought to Saratoga, ...
NO HOOK-UPS ON PINEVIEW, OFFICIALS SAY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: MIKE HUREWITZ Staff writer The county sewer commissioners have rejected a request by Halfmoon to allow 10 homes on Pineview Lane to hook into to the Grooms Road pumping station to solve a potential health hazard created by sporadic overflowing of one resident's septic ...
POTTERS WHEEL INTO SARATOGA CRAFT FAIR.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: KATHLEEN DOOLEY Staff writer John Merrithew of Clifton Park says about the last thing he ever expected to be doing is making pottery. ``It all happened by accident. A friend was taking a pottery course at (Russell Sage College) and told me about it. I was ...
TODAY TUESDAY, AUG. 1.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Skidmore Polo Luncheon. Whitney Polo Field. Noon. Saratoga Springs. Heroes at Siro's. 6 p.m. Siro's Restaurant, 168 Lincoln Ave., Saratoga Springs. Leukemia chapter benefit. $55-$65. Saratoga Chamber Music Festival. 8:15 p.m. Spa Little Theater, Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs ....
POLICE BLOTTER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... BALLSTON SPA POLICE Tuesday, July 25 10:21 a.m. WARRANT. A Ballston Spa man, 42, was also arrested for second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation. Officer: Dave Bush. Wednesday, July 26 7 p.m. WARRANT. An Albany man, 36, was arrested on a ...
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... BALLSTON SPA -- The following property transfers were filed recently with the Saratoga County clerk's office: CORINTH Mitchell and Judith Sequin purchased a one-family residence at 38 Eggleston St. from Harris and Carrie Dunbar for $48,900. DAY Kenneth ...
JUMPING FROGS OF MALTA.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: KATHLEEN DOOLEY Staff writer Malta Frogs will be jumping and their owners cheering them on Thursday as Parade Ground Village presents its Frog Jump from 5-7 p.m.. No loaner frogs will be provided for those without a pet froggie, and the event will be held ...
CLIFTON PARK TO STUDY PARK DISTRICT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: MIKE HUREWITZ Staff writer The town board will consider a proposed park district to encompass several residential subdivisions under construction west of Miller Road. The proposed district, according to town documents, would include Settler's Hill, Somerset, ...
FAIR WINNERS THE SARATOGA COUNTY FAIR HAVE ANNOUNCED WINNERS FROM VARIOUS COMPETITIONS THIS YEAR.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Beauty Pageant winners from the Saratoga County Fair Beauty Pageants on opening day, Tuesday, July 18: Baby Miss, 6-11 months: Eryn Cardinal, Gansevoort, 8 months Tiny Miss, 12-23 months: Olivia Burlett, Ballston Spa, 19 months Baby Mister, 6-11 months: Ryan Board, Clifton Park, 9 months ...
COUNTY SMALLMOUTHS TAKE BIG BITE.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: ALAN HART Staff writer After watching the bass experts reel in the lunkers on TV outdoors shows all during the cold winter and through this past rainy spring, you probably know how extra good it has felt to get out on your favorite area lake or river and hook into your ...
POLICE BLOTTER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... EAST GREENBUSH POLICE Tuesday, July 18 11:23 a.m. BURGLARY. A door was pried open and an office cabinet was ransacked but nothing appeared missing. Officer: Michael Condo. 8:21 p.m. ACCIDENT. On routes 9 and 20, a Valatie man, 38, allegedly had an accident with ...
UPBEAT PARTY CASTS A WIDE NET.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: DAN BALZ Washington Post PHILADELPHIA -- Republicans kicked off their 37th national convention here Monday with a diverse cast of speakers who hailed the ``compassionate conservatism'' of George W. Bush and a rousing challenge from Colin L. Powell, who forcefully urged ...
STUDY SAYS DRUG COSTS FALL HEAVIEST ON ELDERLY.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: GREG TOPPO Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Older Americans are paying twice as much for their prescription drugs as they did in 1992, and prices are expected to soar over the next decade, says a group that advocates drug coverage by Medicare. Families USA, in ...
DEATH, DANGER SHARE A ROAD.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: MIKE FRICANO Staff writer The road where a popular teacher's aide was struck by a car and killed Sunday while jogging with her husband has long been a dangerous spot for joggers, pedestrians and motorists, state officials said. The area along Route 155 has ...
PLATFORM COVERS COMMON GROUND.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: LARA JAKES Political writer PHILADELPHIA -- A bevy of proposed tax cuts, expansive health care plans and a more-inclusive-than-usual stand on immigration prompted New York's delegates at the Republican National Convention to unanimously embrace the party's platform ...
IT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY FOR ANT SUPERCOLONY.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: JON CHRISTENSEN New York Times SAN DIEGO -- In a quirk of evolution and genetics, Argentine ants are overwhelming native California ants while forming what scientists believe may be the biggest ant colony in the world, stretching more than 600 miles from San Diego to ...
1 KILLED, 6 HURT ON `X-FILES' SET.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- A member of a television production crew working on an episode of the hit television series ``The X-Files'' was killed and six others were injured Monday when an electrical line sent a 4,800-volt charge through the scaffold they were ...
GORE STAFF CITED FOR FLAWS IN NATURALIZATION EFFORT.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: ERIC LICHTBLAU Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON -- Political pressure from Vice President Al Gore's deputies was ``one stimulus'' driving a hurried, mistake-prone effort by federal authorities to naturalize more than a million new citizens in 1996, including thousands of ...
KUNITZ IS NEW U.S. POET LAUREATE STANLEY KUNITZ.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... , 95, will become the 10th poet laureate of the United States in the fall, the Library of Congress announced Monday. He published his first book of poetry in 1930 and has since produced nine more. Kunitz will succeed Robert Pinsky, who has held the post for three ...
IS ROBERTS PREPARING NOT TO STAND BY HER MAN?(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Is Julia Roberts cooling on her current beau, Benjamin Bratt? New York magazine reports that the ``Law & Order'' actor has yet to visit Roberts on the set of ``The Mexican,'' the film she's shooting with the newly married Brad Pitt and ``The Sopranos'' star James Gandolfini. ...
KATHIE LEE'S GOOD-BYE CAPTURES LARGER AUDIENCE REGIS PHILBIN.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... may have lost his 15-year co-host last week, but he got hefty ratings in return. Last Friday's "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" farewell for Kathie Lee Gifford earned a robust 10.4 household rating and 33 share, according to preliminary ratings that measure roughly one-half of the nation. ...
REHAB HELPS HESTON GET DRINKING UNDER CONTROL.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Actor and National Rifle Association President Charlton Heston spent three weeks in an alcohol rehabilitation program last spring after his social drinking got out of hand, his publicist said Monday in Los Angeles ``He thought he needed to take care of something that could ...
BETTER SAFETY SOUGHT FOR CONCORDE.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: JOCELYN GECKER and FRANK ELTMAN Associated Press PARIS -- French and British officials examined ways Monday to increase Concorde safety in hopes of getting Air France's grounded fleet airborne again after last week's fatal crash of one of its supersonic jets. ...
BARAK SURVIVES VOTE TO OUST GOVERNMENT.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: JOHN KIFNER New York Times JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote Monday mounted by opponents of his peace efforts, but his heavily favored candidate for Israel's president, Shimon Peres, suffered a stunning defeat in ...
KOREAS NEGOTIATE BORDER PLAN.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea -- North and South Korean negotiators approved a range of measures Monday to ease tensions on their divided peninsula, the world's last Cold War frontier. After three days of talks in Seoul, ...
REPORT ANGERS PATAKI.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: LARA JAKES Political writer PHILADELPHIA -- Gov. George Pataki flatly denied a report Monday that he is orchestrating a coup to oust state GOP chairman Bill Powers and strip him of the party's soft-money fund-raising committee. Answering reporters' questions ...
ON WEB, IT'S CLICK AND WAIT WITH A PURPOSE.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: ANICK JESDANUN Associated Press NEW YORK -- Scores of news organizations at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia promised Internet users unprecedented access from living rooms and dens across the country. Despite the fanfare, however, the Net is not ready ...
ERSTWHILE ADVERSARIES, UNITED IN FUND RAISING.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... In the spirit of the political lovefest that is the National Republican Convention, two former New York adversaries will come together today for peace, harmony -- and to raise a heck of a lot of money to defeat Hillary Rodham Clinton in the New York race for U.S Senate. Current ...
TOMORROW'S SPEAKERS.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Wednesday's theme: ``Prosperity with a purpose: Keeping America prosperous and protecting retirement security.'' Speakers: Los Angeles Mayor ...
GROUP SAYS `THE ROCK' SHOULD ROLL OUT OF TOWN.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... PHILADELPHIA -- A conservative group wants the Republican Party to toss ``The Rock'' out of the convention ring. L. Brent Bozell III, chairman of the Parents Television Council, said Monday the World Wrestling Federation star ``regularly uses obscene and profane language, has ...
GOP STRATEGIST SAYS BUSH HOLDS ELECTORAL EDGE.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: STEWART M. POWELL and CHARLES J. LEWIS Times Union Washington bureau COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Republican George W. Bush, vowing to be a populist president who ``stands by your side,'' headed toward the GOP convention Monday buoyed by his campaign's calculation that he leads in ...
HEARD AT THE CONVENTION.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... ``So many of our problems we worry about go back to how we raise our children. We either build our children or we build more jails. It's time to stop building jails.''-- Former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell ``We must understand the cynicism that exists in ...
START-UP SEEKS DNA DONORS.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: ANDREW POLLACK New York Times Wanted: your genes. A California start-up called DNA Sciences is introducing a Web site this week that will recruit people to donate their DNA to help find genes that cause disease. The company, which has James D. Watson, a ...
BIOLOGICAL CLOCK FOUND IN MEN, TOO.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: EMMA ROSS Associated Press LONDON -- Once a man passes the age of 24, the older he is, the longer it takes for him to make his partner pregnant, regardless of her age, a new study suggests. A decline in male fecundity, the likelihood of achieving pregnancy ...
WESTERN WILDFIRES RAGE ON.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: Associated Press RIDGECREST, Calif. -- Wildfires raged in 10 Western states Monday, crackling through a half-million acres of timber, bush and brush. One of the biggest fires burned untamed after incinerating seven homes in a Sierra Nevada hamlet. Nearly 50 ...
REFORM? AND THE GOP?(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Tonight is Sen. John McCain's night at the Republican National Convention. It's the consolation prize, really. Like other unsuccessful candidates before him, Mr. McCain's quest for his party's presidential nomination is acknowledged with a prime-time speaking role and the presumption that ...
PAROLE PAYOLA?(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... A trial in federal court in Brooklyn, which led to the conviction of a Korean-American businessman on a single charge of obstructing justice, has raised the spectre of a far broader inquiry into what prosecutors are calling ``the biggest fund-raising scandal this state has seen in a long ...
LETTER PERPETUATES GENDER MYTHS, BIAS.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: MOONHAWK RIVER STONE Connections Psychotherapy Associates Albany I was dismayed to see the commentary by Carl Pearlston (July 23). While I can understand that Pearlston was attempting to make a ``cute'' or humorous comment on our changing understanding of sex and gender ...
GE AD MONEY BETTER SPENT ON RIVER CLEANUP.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: CLIFFORD V. AMMON Saratoga Springs Congratulations on John De Rosier's editorial cartoon about General Electric's ad campaign (July 21). I've really been enjoying the lovely shots of the Hudson River in General Electric's beautifully filmed TV ads. I'm glad ...
STUDENTS SHOULD MEET STANDARDS TO GRADUATE.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: MARIE WITHKOWSKI Voorheesville I totally agree with Scott Ballou's July 20 letter, ``Saving students from failure is little help.'' Allowing a student to graduate who has not fully met his or her educational requirements is insane. It is highly unlikely that an ...
NEWSPAPER RECYCLING IN AREA IS FOOLISH.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: FRANCES M. COSTELLOE East Greenbush Many people come to Albany to see the capital of New York state. The unique architecture of the Egg and the State Museum are impressive. People visit the Empire Plaza, go up to the observation deck in the Corning Tower and tour the ...
IS DORIS AIKEN TRYING TO PUSH PROHIBITION?(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: CHARLES DEVOE East Mayfield I would like to respond to Doris Aiken's recent comments in the Times Union. The most offensive comment is that those who drink are exhibiting anti-social behavior. It is apparent Aiken is trying to push prohibition once again. But ...
EDITORIAL ON BRUNO'S FUND USE DISAPPOINTING.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: RICHARD M. AMADON Wynantskill I am writing to express my disappointment with the July 20 editorial regarding Sen. Joseph Bruno's use of campaign funds to purchase a new vehicle. Bruno has secured funds and created numerous programs that have provided ...
NADER HOPES VOTERS TAKE A CHANCE.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: ELLEN GOODMAN WASHINGTON -- It's not the best week to be flirting with Ralph. As a candidate for president, Nader has presented himself as an alternative to the ``Republicrats.'' The Green Party has been saying that there isn't a dime's -- or maybe a dollar's ...
THE END OF THE CONCORDE.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: GARRY WILLS The Concorde looked like a sleek heron with its legs lifted in flight, but it was a lame duck. I flew it only once, and was never tempted to do it again. The Concorde was cramped. I had a right window seat, and it is lucky I am not taller. If I ...
A CITY STREET FOCUSES ON VALUE OF PEOPLE.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: MICHAEL FINLEY I have lived more than half of my life within a few blocks of a very long street that traverses the Twin Cities like an asphalt equator: Lake Street, as it is called in Minneapolis, and Marshall Avenue, the name it goes by in St. Paul. Though ...
TIME'S RIPE TO SLIP GRASP OF POVERTY.(MAIN)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: WILLIAM RASPBERRY WASHINGTON -- If you've ever solved a ``Wheel of Fortune'' puzzle -- seen the answer clearly while the contestants kept calling inappropriate letters or making unfortunate guesses -- you can understand what the National Urban League's Hugh Price is ...
ALBANY SEX-OFFENDER REGISTRY GOES ONLINE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: BRENDAN LYONS Staff writer The Albany Police Department has become the first local police department in the state to offer information about the city's convicted sex offenders on its Web site, officials said. The Web site will provide home addresses, ...
THOSE CROWS ARE A HINT OF WHAT'S AHEAD.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: FRED LeBRUN A few days ago a nestling crow, born this year, was found dead in the Liverpool suburb of Syracuse next to glow-in-the-dark Onondaga Lake. The bird tested positive for the West Nile virus. It's not just a downstate problem anymore. Not ...
LUNCH EATERIES VIE TO BE TOP DOG.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: THEOLA S. LABBE Staff writer With just a short break for lunch, bricklayer Bill Vogel got his fill to go at Mike's Hot Dogs before returning to a water-repair job at Union College. ``It's the quickest place in a half-hour to grab your lunch and come back,'' ...
ADVOCATES UNITE TO FIGHT `SECOND WAVE' OF AIDS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: ELIZABETH BENJAMIN Staff writer Debbie DeRosalia can recall too many times that she has been struck dumb with disbelief while listening to misinformed teens explain how the disease that is slowly killing her is curable. ``They think we drink a so-called ...
MERGER OF NURSING HOMES SOUGHT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: CATHY WOODRUFF Staff writer Albany County is seeking state permission to close the 70-year-old Ann Lee Home and consolidate all of its residential health care operations in an expanded 597-bed version of the Albany County Nursing Home. The plan would cost an ...
COMPLAINT NIXED IN CONGRESSIONAL BID.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: BETH GARDINER Associated Press NEW YORK -- The Board of Elections dismissed a complaint Monday against City Councilwoman Una Clarke in a congressional primary battle that has turned personal, but her opponent planned to continue his fight in court. Rep. Major ...
CAYUGAS RECOUNT HISTORY OF DECEIT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Byline: WILLIAM KATES Associated Press SYRACUSE -- The Cayuga Indian Nation rested its land claim case Monday after a clan mother recounted the tribe's oral history, describing New York's use of liquor and deceit to steal Cayuga lands two centuries ago. ``It has been ...