Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from March 2002:
COMMUNITY CALENDAR.(CAPITAL REGION)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Today FRIDAY, MARCH 1 Atrium Bingo. 7 p.m. Troy Atrium, second floor. $3,000 in prizes plus share the wealth games. Sponsored by St. Jude the Apostle School, Wynantskill. Averill Park Fire Department Bingo. 7:30 p.m. Eastern Union Turnpike. $1,200 in prizes plus two share the wealth ...
SPORTS ROUNDUP.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Program has weighty topic EAST GREENBUSH -- The 10th annual Blue Devil Lift-Off is scheduled at Columbia High at 4 p.m. today with 11 Section II schools participating as the start of ``Health Awareness Week'' at East Greenbush schools. Columbia, Troy, Colonie, Mohonasen, Cohoes, ...
SARATOGA ROUNDUP.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... ``Peter Pan'' on stage MECHANICVILLE -- The Side by Side Theater Company will present ``Peter Pan,'' its first full length production, from March 14 through 16. There will be three 7:30 p.m. performances and an added 1 p.m. matinee on Saturday, March 16. All performances will ...
SARATOGA ROUNDUP.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Women's club to meet BALLSTON -- The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Women's Club will meet at noon Monday, March 11, in the Community Room of the Town of Ballston Community Library. High school student Erin Quinn will speak on her experiences as a delegate to the Hugh O'Brien Youth ...
RENSSELAER ROUNDUP.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... East Greenbush library activities scheduled EAST GREENBUSH -- An ``Introduction to Word 2000'' computer class will be offered at 10 a.m. Friday, March 15. Class size is limited. Registration: 477-7476. The Friends of East Greenbush Community Library are accepting ...
HOME SHOW READY TO OPEN TODAY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Saratoga Springs Spring comes into full bloom this weekend at the 2002 Saratoga Rotary Club Home & Garden Show. More than 130 exhibitors will fill the Saratoga Springs City Center at 522 Broadway. Everything from hot tubs to kitchen sinks will be highlighted, including ...
SENIORS NEWS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... EVENTS E. GREENBUSH SENIORS East Greenbush Seniors meet every Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the Community Hose Fire House, Sherwood Avenue. Community Seniors meet every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Community Hose Fire House. HOOSICK AREA CENTER Seats are ...
SOUTH HIGH'S SECTIONALS WIN IS NO PIE IN THE SKY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: ALAN HART Staff writer Glens FallsWhen media members began looking for Bill Carey outside the locker room minutes after his South Glens Falls hockey team won the Division II sectional title game, he couldn't be found. Where was he? It turns out Carey was ...
RPI AND HVCC WOMEN'S HOOPERS TIP OFF POSTSEASON.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: ALAN HART Staff writer TroyThe RPI and Hudson Valley Community College women's basketball teams are both hitting the road this weekend, and neither squad minds the travel very much. That's because they're both competing in league postseason tournaments as ...
CHAMBER AWARDS GALA SET.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... The Southern Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual awards gala March 15. ``An Evening with The Phantom of the Opera'' will be held at the Edison Club in Rexford. Highlights of the gala include an opera house atmosphere, dining, musical entertainment, dancing ...
APPEARANCE MEANS A LOT AT ODYSSEY OF THE MIND.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff writer Sand Lake The Algonquin Middle School will host an Odyssey of the Mind Regionals Saturday when more than 70 teams and 500 students in three counties will showcase creative solutions to problems. Last year Algonquin went to the ...
A CASE OF BLANKET PROOF MAKES THE POINT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: LARRY BEAUDOIN Troy William M. Dowd's Tuesday column (``The life you improve may be your own'') reminded me of the boy who was summoned by his father and told that his grandfather was coming to live with them. The father instructed the boy to bring a blanket ...
`QUILT-IN' DONATIONS HELP SERVICE GROUPS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... CASTLETON -- The East Side Quilters' annual ``Quilt-In'' is scheduled for Friday, March 8, through Sunday, March 10, at the VFW Post Route 150. The event will begin at 6 p.m. that Friday, and 9 a.m. each weekend day. The ``Quilt-In'' goal is to produce as many quilts ...
BOARD SEAT TO BE FILLED IN MAY VOTE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Ballston The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Board of Education has agreed to wait until May's regular school election to fill a new vacancy. Wayne Wheeler resigned at the board's Feb. 5 meeting because he is moving out of the area. His six counterparts discussed their options for ...
WEIGHT-LOSS CLASSES SCHEDULED.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... TROY -- ``Weight Loss through Hypnosis,'' a three-part weight-loss class, will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, March 7-21, at the Northeast Women's Health Center at Samaritan Hospital, 2215 Burdett Ave. Barbara Davison, an ...
EAST GREENBUSH Y NAMES BOARD, OFFICERS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... East Greenbush A local board of managers for a new 52,000-square-foot Greenbush Area YMCA has been appointed and 2002 officers elected. The board of managers is charged with determining local needs and formulating policies and programs around the delivery of YMCA services in ...
ACADIA STUDENTS LEARN FROM HISTORY CONTEST.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: KATHLEEN DOOLEY Staff writer Clifton Park A record number of Acadia Middle School students took part this year in the annual History Day competition, vying for a chance to move onto the national level. - Among the more than 120 participants was Justin Frowein, 12, who ...
BLOOD DRIVES SCHEDULED AT 5 SITES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... The American Red Cross will hold the following blood drives. Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. Donors can donate every 56 days. Appointments are recommended; however, walk-ins will be welcome. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 9, ...
OLYMPIANS PETERSON, PORTER TO RECEIVE LOCAL HONORS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: DENNIS YUSKO Staff writer Ballston Spa Two communities in Saratoga County will be honoring their Olympians Sunday and Monday. PETERSONAmy Peterson, the short track speedskater who carried the American flag at the opening ceremonies of last month's ...
CLUB PRO HIGH BIDDER FOR FREAR CONCESSION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: TIM O'BRIEN Staff writer TroyFive bidders proposed to take over the golf concession at Frear Park, with the highest offer being $265,506 over three years. The city opened bids Thursday for vendors wanting to take over the golf-cart concession, the pro shop ...
COMMUNITY CALENDAR.(CAPITAL REGION)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Today FRIDAY, MARCH 1 Rotary Home & Garden Show. 5-9 p.m. Saratoga Springs City Center, Broadway, Saratoga Springs. $6 per person; $1 for children 5-12; under five, free. Prizes, fingerprinting, free child care, exhibitors. 580-9587 Video on Video. 7:30 p.m. Visiting artist ...
BUILDING PERMITS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... The following building permits were issued by the Town of Clifton Park in January. DCG Development, 5 Maxwell Drive, for grand opening of Thomson Delmar Learning. Camille Mairs, 5 Shadow Wood Way, for a water heater. DennisLaBelle, 22 Sandalwood Drive, for ...
POLICE BLOTTER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... State Police, Clifton Park Thursday, Feb. 21 5 p.m. ACCIDENT. A two-car property damage accident was reported on Route 146 at Exit 9. Officer: Trooper DiSorbo. Friday, Feb. 22 8:45 p.m. ACCIDENT. A two-car property damage accident was reported ...
GOVERNMENT ACTION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Saratoga Town Planning Tuesday, Feb. 26 Action Items: Tabled decision on a special use permit sought by Louis Hotchkiss and Junko Kobori for a home industry at 220 County Road 69. The request will be referred to the town attorney and zoning officer. The applicants ...
POLICE BLOTTER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... TROY Sunday, Feb. 24 12:02 a.m. FUGITIVE. A Sixth Avenue male, 19, was reportedly found to have warrants in Florida for forgery, counterfeiting and absconding from a work program. 1:24 a.m. ROBBERY. Two subjects reportedly assaulted a man on River Street ...
WATER, SEWER SERVICE EXPANDS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff writer Clifton Park Water and sewer lines will push into the western portion of the town as a result of creation of tax districts to pay for the extension of these municipal services. The action by the Town Board this week allows ...
RESIDENTS STUMPED OVER CUT-DOWN TREES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff writer RensselaerResidents of two streets facing major reconstruction were shocked when workers chopped down all the stately trees. ``It was a pretty street, but now it looks like a war zone,'' said a resident last week out for a walk ...
MADISON THEATRE DUE FOR NEW RUN.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: CASEY SEILER Entertainment editor ALBANY -- Within the next two weeks, a landmark city movie theater will say goodbye to Norma Jean and reclaim the name it bore for a half-century. The Madison Theatre, known in recent years as the Norma Jean Madison Theatre, ...
LEADING RETAILERS REMAIN GUARDED.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: ANNE D'INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK -- Three major U.S. retailers -- Target Corp., The Limited Inc. and Tiffany & Co. -- reported fourth-quarter earnings Thursday that beat Wall Street's modest expectations. Profits rose 20 percent at Target and 35 ...
AGAIN, RALLY SUFFERS A SETBACK.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: AMY BALDWIN Associated Press NEW YORK -- A brief surge of enthusiasm evaporated on Wall Street Thursday, gradually pulling stock prices lower in what turned out to be another lackluster session. Blue chips fell into losing ground in the last half hour of trading, while ...
ESPEY TO PAY CASH DIVIDEND OF 7.5 CENTS PER SHARE.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: Staff report SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp. said Thursday it will pay a cash dividend of 7.5 cents per share on March 29 to shareholders of record as of today. The ...
CREDIT UNION OPENS TO ALL WHO LIVE, WORK IN COUNTY.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: Kevin Harlin SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Saratoga's Community Federal Credit Union is opening its membership rolls to include anyone who lives, works or worships in Saratoga County. Originally founded in 1945 as Saratoga Teachers Federal Credit Union, it expanded ...
BIOTERRORISM EXPERTS TO SPEAK AT LUNCHEON.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: Staff report COLONIE -- Two experts on bioterrorism will talk about the threat it poses to the nation at a March 18 luncheon at the Albany Marriott on Wolf Road. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Claude A. Allen and state Health Commissioner ...
TOURISM TRADE GROUP TO LOBBY FOR PROMOTIONS FUND.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: Staff report ALBANY -- More than 100 tourism industry officials will be at the Empire State Plaza on Tuesday to meet with state legislators and policy makers and talk about issues such as a dedicated fund to pay for tourism promotion. The New York State ...
VIRTUAL JOB FAIR TO RUN MARCH 15 TO MAY 31.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: Staff report ALBANY -- Capital Region colleges and universities are participating in an Internet-based virtual job fair that is expected to attract hundreds of companies from around the world. The New York State Virtual Job Fair will begin March 15 and run ...
GIDEON PUTNAM BEGINS 2ND PHASE OF RENOVATION.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: Staff report SARATOGA SPRINGS -- The Gideon Putnam Hotel & Conference Center has begun the second phase of its two-year, $700,000 renovation, which includes restoring and refurbishing historic interior features. The 120-room Georgian Revival hotel is in ...
SMITH INDUSTRIES OPENS SCHOOL UNIFORMS STORE.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: Danielle T. Furfaro COLONIE -- Smith Industries Inc., a Mechanicville-based company that sells logo-embossed sportswear and trophies to schools, businesses and sports teams, has opened Smith Industries Uniforms ... and More, located on Route 2, east of the Latham Traffic ...
FORT ORANGE PAPER PRODUCTION RUNS OUT OF STEAM.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: KENNETH AARON Business writer Schodack Production at Fort Orange Paper Co. Inc. ground to a halt Thursday as its steam provider, seeking $400,000 in overdue bills, shut off the plant's power supply. A spokesman for TransCanada Power Castleton LLC said the ...
AUTO DEALER SETTLES DECEPTION CLAIMS.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: DANIELLE T. FURFARO Business writer AlbanyThe state attorney general's office has reached a settlement with a Greene County automobile dealer over deceptive advertising practices, such as failing to inform consumers that they were purchasing former rental vehicles. ...
PILOTS RAISING CASH FOR A NEW CHARTER SERVICE.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: DANIELLE T. FURFARO Business writer LAKE LUZERNE -- Three Warren County pilots have turned their love of flying into a new air-charter business. Chandler Atkins, Tom Gluc and Melodie Viele have formed Quik-Flight Inc. and hope to begin chartering flights in ...
NATION'S ECONOMY NOW ON UPSWING.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: JEANNINE AVERSA Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy grew in the fourth quarter at its fastest pace in a year, powered by the biggest jump in consumer spending on cars and other big-ticket goods since 1986, the government reported Thursday. The ...
MICROSOFT SETTLEMENT OVERHAULED.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: TED BRIDIS Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Microsoft Corp. and the Justice Department disclosed significant changes Thursday to the proposed settlement in their landmark antitrust case, partly to stem criticism from many legal and technology experts that the software ...
LTV STEEL SOLD TO INVESTORS.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: Associated Press YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved the sale of LTV Steel to a New York investment firm that plans to resurrect the company's mills. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge William Bodoh ruled that the bid by WL Ross & Co. LLC ...
OUTLOOK IMPROVES AT ECHOSTAR.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: Associated Press LITTLETON, Colo. -- EchoStar Communications Corp., the nation's second biggest satellite TV provider, reported a smaller loss Thursday for the fourth quarter than a year ago but it was a larger deficit than expected. EchoStar lost $42.9 ...
TAX FILINGS LAG, REFUNDS RISE.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: Dow Jones News Service ST. LOUIS -- People are filing their taxes a little later this year and refunds are larger this year, according to H&R Block president and chief executive officer Mark A. Ernst. The fact that people are slower this year in filing their ...
AMERICAN AIRLINES SEES LOSS.(BUSINESS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: Associated Press DALLAS -- American Airlines' parent company said Thursday that it expects to post a ``sizable'' loss in the first quarter and a second straight money-losing year as it grapples with the sharp decline in air travel that followed the Sept. 11 terrorist ...
NUDITY AIRS PRIME TIME.(TV & RADIO)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: RICHARD HUFF Knight Ridder Nudity, once verboten on the broadcast networks, is creeping into the early hours of prime time. On Tuesday night, the 16.99 million people tuning in to NBC's ``Watching Ellie'' got a glimpse, albeit brief, of a man's derriere. ...
SCHOLARSHIP AIDS LOCAL STUDENTS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Applications for the ninth-annual Leonard K. Doviak Memorial Scholarship awards are available to graduating high school seniors from the seven school districts in Schenectady County. Eligible students must have a 75 percent to 85 percent grade-point average, be dedicated to ...
COUNTRY SHOW AND ROCK FEST SET.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Multi-award winning country duo Brooks & Dunn's second-annual Neon Circus Wild West Show tour rambles into the Pepsi Arena in Albany at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 21. In addition to the headliners, the concert also features country music stars Dwight Yoakam, Gary Allan, Trick Pony and Chris ...
DENCH, BROADBENT ARE BRILLIANT IN `IRIS'.(ARTS & ENTERTA)(Movie review)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: CLAUDIA PUIG USA Today The healing power of love may sound like a cliche, but in ``Iris'' (opening today), which chronicles the extraordinary bond between writer Iris Murdoch and her husband, John Bayley, one sees the restorative value in the couple's 40-year-long ...
CHICAGO SYMPHONY BIG WINNER.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: Knight Ridder In a year in which the very existence of a future for commercial classical music recordings is being debated, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Pierre Boulez won a Grammy on Wednesday for a recording of works by early-20th-century French composer Edgard ...
`40 DAYS' ARC RISES ABOVE SEX SITCOMS.(ARTS & ENTERTA)(Movie review)(Video recording review)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: ROGER EBERT Universal Press Syndicate Matt is weary of sex. Weary of himself as a sex partner. Weary of the way he behaves around women, weary of the way women make him behave, and weary of his treacherous ex-girl. So weary that he swears off sex for Lent in ``40 Days ...
CHERISH UNSELFISH DAUGHTER AT WEDDING.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: JUDITH MARTIN DEAR MISS MANNERS: My youngest daughter is getting married in her fiance's folks' state, with them giving $2,000 toward the wedding expenses and my daughter and her fiance spending $5,000. She has a wonderful job, working for a national congressman, and ...
SOCIAL CALENDAR.(LIFE & LEISURE)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2002 ... League plans `Care & Share'The Junior League of Albany and Doane Stuart School invite girls to step back into the 1930s at ``Kit's Care & Share Party: An American Girls Event,'' at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 9-10, at the Albany Country Club, Warner Road, ...
MEL GIBSON'S `SOLDIERS' BRUTAL BUT BANAL.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: CASEY SEILER Entertainment editor In ``We Were Soldiers,'' Mel Gibson plays Lt. Col. Hal Moore, a commanding officer so forthright, conscientious and brave that he seems to have stepped straight out of the pages of ``The Iliad.'' But he's got soul, too, and he's every ...
PBS' `NEW YORK' MORE SIGNIFICANT SINCE 9/11.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: MARK McGUIRE Staff writer Like his neighbors on the Upper West Side and his fellow citizens across the nation, Ric Burns was in the midst of ``psychic chaos'' that Tuesday morning. He had lived in New York City for a quarter-century, and had made it the ...
BEST BETS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Role models Although she went home empty-handed from the Grammys, singer India.Arie, above, gets a chance to shine at ``The 33rd Annual NAACP Image Awards'' (8 p.m., WXXA Ch. 23). Chris Tucker hosts the show, which might be the only time in history that National Security Adviser ...
IMAGES OF WITNESS UNION COLLEGE EXHIBITS WORK OF PHOTOGRAPHER WHO TURNED HIS CAMERA ON GROUND ZERO OBSERVERS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: TIMOTHY CAHILL Staff writer For most Americans the devastation and aftermath of Sept. 11 attacks were endured through the news media. For Shaftsbury, Vt., photographer Kevin Bubriski, however, this second-hand experience was not enough to address the raw emotions ...
SIENA WOMEN DOMINATE AWARDS.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: TIM WILKIN Staff writer The Siena College women's basketball team was the power of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Thursday the Saints were rewarded for it. Siena coach Gina Castelli was named co-Coach of the Year along with Manhattan's Sal Buscaglia; ...
UNION ALIVE IN NCAAS.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff writer Union 75 Lasell 73SCHENECTADY -- Aaron Galletta's scoring put him in the Union College record book. The 6-foot-7 senior guard's defense in the final seconds on Thursday helped put the Dutchmen into the second round of the NCAA Division ...
BRAND'S ELBOW A PAIN FOR DANES.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff writer A mysterious pain in his right (shooting) elbow kept University at Albany senior forward Will Brand out of nearly all of Thursday's basketball practice. Brand's injury underscored the point he had made in an interview just a day ...
SAGE ADVICE: CUT SPORTS.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff writer Sage College of Albany has decided to eliminate its three varsity sports, including its playoff-bound men's and women's basketball programs, after the 2002-03 season. Marion Terenzio, Sage's vice president for campus life, said ...
BOWLERS CLUB SET FOR PWBA EVENT.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: PETE DOUGHERTY Staff writer After several days of deliberations, Bowlers Club proprietor Carol Judge has decided that her Latham center will serve as host to the first Professional Women's Bowling Association national tournament in the Capital Region. Judge ...
RATS LOSE 6TH STRAIGHT.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Pirates 3 River Rats 2 PORTLAND, Maine -- Trent Whitfield scored with seven seconds remaining in overtime as the Portland Pirates beat the Albany River Rats 3-2 Thursday in an American Hockey League game. ...
RPI, UNION STILL HAVE GOALS TO MEET.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2002 ... Byline: MATT GRAVES Staff writer TROY -- The pressure is off RPI to make the ECAC hockey playoffs, but there's still plenty of work left this weekend if the Engineers are to earn a home berth. In Schenectady, Union College is walking a tightrope in its attempt simply ...