Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from June 2002:
DONALDSON APPROACHED FOR `NIGHTLINE' ROLE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: Newsday Sam Donaldson has been approached by ``Nightline'' to become a contributor, most likely for its new midnight edition to premiere in early July, sources said. The ABC news veteran is not expected to become a full-time ``Nightline'' correspondent or ...
SHORTAGE OF PRIESTS DISMISSED AS A MYTH.(RELIGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: KEVIN ECKSTROM Religion News Service WASHINGTON -- A researcher at Catholic University says the much-lamented shortage of Catholic priests is a myth because there are plenty of priests to serve parishioners who actually attend Mass. The Rev. D. Paul Sullins ...
ISABELLA A CONTROVERSIAL SAINTHOOD CANDIDATE.(RELIGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: JEROME SOCOLOVSKY Associated Press TOLEDO, Spain -- After the expulsion of Spain's Jews in 1492, the granite tombstones in the courtyard of the old Samuel ha-Levi synagogue were stolen to pave roads. Today, despite the countless carriage wheels that trundled ...
FACES OF FAITH.(RELIGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Tim Potter: Founder of As One River. Background: Born in Schenectady, reared in Clifton Park, 25 years old. First-year student at Albany Medical College. Graduate of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa. Member of Fruitful Vine Christian Church in Clifton Park. One vision: ``To see our ...
SIENA CLASSES TO EXPLORE TODAY'S FAITH.(RELIGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: W. MERLE LONGWOOD In the aftermath of Sept. 11 and amid the continuing violence in the Middle East and Asia, many of us are discovering the need to re-examine some basic assumptions about the complex and morally ambiguous world of the 21st century. Sensing ...
BRIEFLY.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... CHAMBER NEWS The Adirondack Regional Chambers of Commerce in Glens Falls was ranked in the top 25 percent of chambers nationwide in the member retention category by the National Association for Membership Development. Alexandria, Va.- based NAMD, an affiliate of the American Chamber of ...
US AIRWAYS MODIFIES LOCAL SERVICE.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: CATHY WOODRUFF Staff writer Colonie While US Airways retains its title as Albany International Airport's major carrier, still carrying the largest number of passengers in and out of the region, the troubled airline is sharing an increasing amount of the local market with ...
WORLD UNREST SHAKES MARKET.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: AMY BALDWIN Associated Press NEW YORK -- Pleased by encouraging economic reports but wary about world events going into a weekend, Wall Street backed away from a solid rally Friday, leaving stocks mixed. Blue chips edged higher, retreating from an earlier ...
WELLS FARGO RENEWS MORTGAGE PRESENCE.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: KEVIN HARLIN Business writer Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. has returned to the Capital Region and put together an experienced crew of mortgage professionals -- largely from crosstown rival Fleet Mortgage Co. Wells Fargo, which closed its offices in the ...
CONGRESSMAN: ANALYSTS PROBED.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: MICHAEL GORMLEY Associated Press ALBANY -- The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating 10 allegations of conflicts of interest by Wall Street analysts, a congressman said. Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts released materials that showed the SEC ...
MORE COMES FROM FEWER.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: JEANNINE AVERSA Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A crucial ingredient in the economy's long-term vitality, productivity, turned in its best performance in almost two decades during the first quarter of the year as hard-pressed companies produced more with fewer workers. ...
REGENERON TO UNVEIL VAST EXPANSION PROPOSAL.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: KENNETH AARON Business writer Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. will announce plans Monday to embark on a three-phase project that could bring hundreds of jobs to the Capital Region. The first part of the project is to build a 14,500-square-foot, 28-foot-tall ...
YOUNG BROADCASTING DROPS.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: -- Dow Jones News Service NEW YORK -- Shares of Young Broadcasting Inc. dropped sharply Friday after Merrill Lynch & Co. lowered its investment rating on the stock. Merrill also suggested that Young's flagship TV station had seen its operations dwindle ...
COOPERATIVE FILES CHAPTER 11.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: -- Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Farmland Industries Inc., the largest U.S. farm cooperative, filed for bankruptcy after failing to win a reprieve from lenders and rejecting a takeover bid from Smithfield Foods Inc. Farmland sought protection from ...
ADELPHIA TO BE DELISTED.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: -- Associated Press PHILADELPHIA -- Adelphia Communications Corp. faces the daunting prospect of buying back $1.4 billion in bonds as a result of the Nasdaq Stock Market's decision to delist its shares, turning up pressure on the company to raise cash quickly or be ...
TOP AIRLINES RAISE FARES.(BUSINESS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: -- Associated Press NEW YORK -- Three of the nation's largest airlines have raised the price of round-trip fares for leisure travelers by $20 less than a week after the Memorial Day holiday, the official beginning of the summer travel season. Continental ...
CONTACTS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Here's how to find out more about the grill accessories and disposable plates recommended by the Good Housekeeping Institute: Char-Broil Edge Titanium Edge Grilling Tools: (800) 241-7548 or http://www.charbroil.com Progressive International's Brush 'n Baste: (800) 426-7101 or ...
KIMMEL WILL JOKE LATE-NIGHT ON ABC BY MARK MCGUIRE STAFF WRITER.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Jimmy Kimmel isn't a frat boy. He just plays one on television. In January, he graduates to the major leagues. Kimmel has been tapped to host a late-night ABC talk/variety show that will follow ``Nightline.'' If you're having trouble conceptualizing that scheduling ...
REX REED & MARGE CHAMPION OH, HOLLYWOOD!(LIFE & LEISURE)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Marge Champion invited Rex Reed to join her in Albany for a screening and discussion of the 1951 movie musical ``Show Boat,'' in which she stars with her husband and dance partner, Gower Champion. She was Walt Disney's model for Snow White when she was 14, and, 64 years later, that ...
BEST BETS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Jun 01, 2002 ... TV: Hepburning American Movie Classics -- which lately has been running dubious ``classics'' such as ``Predator'' -- recaptures its mission for nine hours with a four-film Audrey Hepburn festival. She's the girl in the little black dress in ``Breakfast at Tiffany's'' (10:55 ...
BROADWAY SHORTFALL LESS THAN ANTICIPATED.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: MICHAEL KUCHWARA Associated Press NEW YORK -- Staggered by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and a faltering economy, Broadway grosses slipped a bit during the 2001-2002 season and so did attendance, according to figures from the League of American Theatres and Producers. ...
PLANTS AID DRUG EDUCATION.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Jun 01, 2002 ... The National Family Partnership, organizers of Red Ribbon Week, offers red, white and blue bulb packages for ``Plant the Promise,'' a pledge to stay drug free. The national grass-roots organization is reaching out to parents, teachers, school boards, companies and community ...
CLASSES FOCUS ON HOLISTIC THERAPIES.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: KATHLEEN DOOLEY Staff writer Carol Komitar of Denver, a proponent and teacher of holistic health care and therapies for animals, visits the Capital Region this month. Komitar travels across the United States and Canada, presenting workshops in ``Healing Touch ...
`MRS. GREENTHUMBS' GREW IN LIFE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: FRANCES INGRAHAM HEINS Staff writer Cassandra Danz, the award-winning garden writer and television personality, may not have started the Hudson renaissance, but she helped make it flower. Best known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, Danz, 55, died May 26 in Brooklyn after ...
KENAH BACK ON FAMILIAR GROUND.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff writer ALBANY -- It's a warm feeling for Cheri Kenah to return from Reston, Va., to her home area road race after a two-year absence. ``I'm glad to be back,'' said Kenah, a Saratoga Springs native. ``It's a good year to be back.'' ...
MASTERS FIELD PROVES TIME FLIES.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: BUZZ GRAY Special to the Times Union Easily overlooked, except to the participants themselves, is a race within a race at the Freihofer's Run for Women. While most spectators are caught up watching top finishers in the national 5k championship, they usually ...
WILDCATS FALL ON THEIR FLOOR.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Former Siena standout Marcus Faison and Fred House each scored 17 points to pace Adirondack (13-7). The Wildcats, who led 51-48 at the half, were outscored 31-23 in the third quarter. The Wildcats return to action at 7 tonight at the Civic Center against Oklahoma. CAGERZ 107, ...
SCHENECTADY TRIO IMPRESSIVE IN WINS.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: BILL ARSENAULT Special to the Times Union - JOHNSTOWN -- A pair of heavy storms slowed but could not stop the Section II state track qualifier Friday night at Knox Field. A number of coaches and athletes got to the field at a little after 1 p.m. Their day ...
DOGS TAKE HITS IN HOME VICTORY.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: MAUREEN KELLY Staff writer COLONIE -- A wild fourth inning that saw five Diamond Dog batters get hit by pitches led Albany-Colonie to an 8-6 victory over the Adirondack Lumberjacks Friday night at Heritage Park. ``I think that's kind of the essence of the ...
PETTITTE HAS NO PROBLEMS.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. -- New York Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte, on the disabled list since April 16 with tendinitis in his pitching elbow, reported no problems after throwing three innings in an extended spring-training game Friday. Pettitte -- ...
MARK PIRO ADVANCES.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... FLUSHING MEADOWS -- After a forfeit gave him the Section II title without setting foot on the court, Shenendehowa sophomore Mark Piro upset the No. 2 seed in the quarterfinal round of the New York State High School Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center on Friday. ...
A, B TITLE GAMES ARE WASHED OUT.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... A band of thunderstorms that moved through the Capital Region on Friday forced the postponement of the Section II Class A and Class B championship baseball games until today. The Class A game between top-seeded Schenectady (21-1-2) and third-seed Christian Brothers Academy ...
RAY OF LIGHT FOR METS.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: STEVEN WINE Associated Press MIAMI -- A long night produced a short hero for the New York Mets. Five-foot-9 Rey Ordonez tied a career high with four RBIs, including his first home run of the season in the 10th inning, and New York beat the slumping Florida ...
VENUS RISING AT FRENCH OPEN.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press - PARIS -- Venus Williams has had less success at the French Open than the other majors, but that could change soon. Her 6-1, 6-4 victory over No. 31 Rita Grande ensured she'll supplant Jennifer Capriati at No. 1 in the rankings and put ...
KIDDS ARE SAFE AT HOME.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: Associated Press BOSTON -- New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd's wife and son, heckled by Boston fans earlier in the Eastern Conference final, did not attend Game 6 Friday night. ``I guess Jason and Joumana thought it would be best for her not to be here,'' Nets ...
RAINS SUSPEND PLAY.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Severe thunderstorms forced the suspension of play in the opening round of the Normanside Golf Invitational in Delmar on Friday. The completion of the opening round as well as the second round of play will be held today with a shotgun start at 8:45 a.m. Empire State Games: ...
HOLYFIELD SAYS HE'S STILL GOT PUNCH.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Evander Holyfield fights tonight through closed eyes, unwilling or unable to accept the fact his skills are deteriorating and that at 39 he has taken a lifetime of punishment in the ring. Others might fear for his ...
KENSETH GETS UNLIKELY START.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: Associated Press DOVER, Del. -- In his 89th career Winston Cup start, Matt Kenseth finally won a pole Friday. Kenseth, in the No. 17 Ford, drove around the 1-mile oval of Dover International Speedway in 154.939 mph (23.235 seconds) to take the pole for ...
HORSE DRUG GETS RECALLED.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: Combined wire services WASHINGTON -- The government has ordered a recall of a horse drug sold over the Internet called Miracle Leg Paint, because it contains mercury that is poisonous to horses and to people. Horse owners who bought the product, sold by Equine ...
NORMAN STORMS TO LEAD.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: Associated Press POTOMAC, Md. -- Greg Norman, winless on the PGA Tour since 1997, shot a bogey-free 6-under-par 65 Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Kemper Insurance Open. The 47-year-old Australian had a spring in his step, nearly ...
TWO BIG HITS WIN IT FOR SOX.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: JOHN DELCOS Westchester Journal-News NEW YORK -- Baseball's bitterest and greatest rivalry, which made for good theatre last weekend in Fenway Park, is at it again. The Yankees and Red Sox, as they usually do, sparred into the night, with every inning, every ...
WINGS LEAVE NO DOUBT.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: BOB FOLTMAN Chicago Tribune DETROIT--This was like finding out Jay Gatsby made his fortune selling widgets. Or Ilsa Lund returned to Casablanca and married Capt. Renault. Hockey fans expecting a climatic ending to one of the most exciting and well-played ...
CONQUEST MUST HOPE SPEED DOESN'T KILL.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff writer - The Albany Conquest rode a bus for nearly nine hours to Virginia on Friday. That may have been the easy part. The Conquest faces the greatest challenge of its first season tonight, meeting the undefeated Richmond Speed in an ...
KIDD'S TRIPLE-DOUBLE LIFTS N.J. PAST BOSTON.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: MIKE LOPRESTI Gannett News Service BOSTON -- Look where they've been, and look where they're going. The magical road of the New Jersey Nets, which started in the backwoods of pro basketball, has now reached the NBA Finals. They are the outsider who would be ...
BIG BOOT DELIVERS BIG KICK BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... PARIS -- Abdoulaye N'Diaye pulled for his native Senegal. ``Senegal will win, 2-0, you can be sure of it,'' N'Diaye said standing outside his tailor shop in Paris' 18th arrondissement on Friday before the opening game of the World Cup in Seoul, South Korea. N'Diaye ...
WINNER TAKE ALL FOR LAKERS, KINGS.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: MARC STEIN Dallas Morning News LOS ANGELES -- The team with back-to-back titles, and with no more leeway to wait for this night, finally had its two icons playing at something resembling full capacity. - It was still barely enough. That team and those stars ...
RACE KEEPS REGAN ON THE RUN.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: MAUREEN KELLY Staff writer ALBANY -- By now, George Regan knows the drill. This is, after all, his 20th year organizing the Freihofer's Run for Women. But experience alone cannot help him cut corners. He puts in countless hours preparing for the race each ...
TOP RUNNERS FIND SEEING IS BELIEVING.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff writer Libbie Hickman will be tired and well behind the pack during the Freihofer's Run for Women this morning. Actually, change that. Hickman will be fresh, feeling good and in complete control of the 5-kilometer national championship. ...
SHE RUNS PAST ALL OBSTACLES.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: BUZZ GRAY Special to the Times Union Maybe if Marla Runyan wins today's Freihofer's Run for Women they'll stop asking. Or perhaps if she breaks another U.S. record the questions will be about her legs and not about her eyes. Then again, even an Olympic gold ...
A RACE OF GREAT EXPECTATIONS.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff writer The strongest argument that this is the best Freihofer's Run for Women field ever is that the defending champion seems overlooked coming into the 5-kilometer national championship. Collette Liss, 29, won the race last year with a ...
CHASING THEIR DREAMS THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS HALF-SPEED FOR RUNNERS WHO ASPIRE TO BE AMONG THE ELITE.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: Mark Singelais Staff writer Carrie Tollefson puts her dreams of a television career on hold. Instead, she chooses a tough lifestyle often removed from the spotlight, churning her legs through dozens of miles each week. Cheri Kenah regrets missing family ...
GOP, CONSERVATIVES ENDORSE KEEFE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: CATHY WOODRUFF Staff writer Democrat Thomas Keefe on Friday picked up a pair of surprising endorsements in his campaign for City Court judge. City Republican and Albany County Conservative officials announced each party will circulate petitions designating ...
POLICE: MAN SAW RED AND ATTACKED FATHER, KIDS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: BRUCE A. SCRUTON Staff writer Mechanicville A man attacked a father and his two children in a city park Thursday because the family had a red car, police said. Shawn K. Williams, 23, of North Fourth Avenue, had been playing a video game before taking a nap, ...
JURY CONVICTS STUDENT IN ARMED ROBBERY.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: ANDREW TILGHMAN Staff writer After a local college student gave a tearful and emotional account of being held up at gunpoint last fall, jurors on Friday convicted a New Jersey student of robbery, a verdict the guilty man's family derided as ``racist.'' ...
SCHOOL DISCIPLINES STUDENTS IN OFF-CAMPUS FIGHT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Two students were suspended and several others sent home for the day from Schenectady High School after an off-campus incident Friday morning. School officials said they were contacted by a resident who said students were gathering in the alleyway between Parkwood Boulevard and ...
COUNTY HONORS YEAR'S TOP FOSTER PARENTS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: CATHY WOODRUFF Staff writer Albany Ron and Norma Alger of Colonie, who have cared for nine foster children since 1975, were honored Friday as Albany County's 2002 foster parents of the year. At a brief ceremony at the office of Albany County Executive ...
FREE PILLS FOR REACTOR'S NEIGHBORS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: Associated Press WHITE PLAINS -- Potassium iodide pills, for use in case of a nuclear radiation emergency, will be distributed free, beginning June 8, to neighbors of the Indian Point power plants. The pills combat thyroid cancer, a common result of radiation ...
FORMER STATE SENATOR METCALF DIES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: Associated Press AUBURN -- George Metcalf, a Republican state senator who served 15 years in state Legislature, died Thursday at Auburn Memorial Hospital. He was 88. Metcalf, a 1936 graduate of Princeton University, earned a master's degree in 1937 from the ...
CITY, COUNTY RECEIVE BOAT FOR RIVER PATROL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: DINA CAPPIELLO Staff writer As part of an initiative to beef up law enforcement on the Hudson River, the Albany Police Department and Albany County Sheriff's Department have received an 18-foot, state-of-the-art Zodiac boat, courtesy of the state. The city ...
CHARGE AGAINST COP THROWN OUT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff writer Charges that a police officer falsified documents to get extra money for a college course were thrown out of court by a judge Friday because the statute of limitations had expired. Sgt. Thomas Rudolph, an 11-year veteran, was ...
JUSTICE WANTS MORE POLICE FILES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... The U.S. Justice Department has requested the Schenectady Police Department's internal affairs records dating to 1998 and arrest records for 2000 and 2001 as part of its civil rights probe into the force. The Justice Department will use the records in its investigation of the ...
ATF, POLICE ARREST 4 ON DRUG COUNTS AFTER RAID.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: --Brendan Lyons HUDSON -- A task force of federal agents and police raided a downtown apartment early Friday and arrested four people on felony drug charges. Police seized crack cocaine, Ecstasy and cash from the apartment in Bliss Towers, authorities said. ...
WEEKEND HAPPENINGS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... 100 YEARS OF WOODSTOCK COLONY OF THE ARTS. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. A walking tour through historic buildings of the Byrdcliffe Art Colony, followed by an exhibit opening at Colony Cafe, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock. (845) 679-8111. AFRICAN WORSHIP SERVICE TO BENEFIT ORPHANAGE IN ...
BURKE SWITCHES TO CUOMO.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... Byline: ELIZABETH BENJAMIN Capitol bureau ALBANY -- Steve Burke, the only one of four Democratic lieutenant governor candidates not to pull out of the race last week to clear the way for the party's favorite, on Friday withdrew his support for H. Carl McCall and endorsed Andrew ...
OWNER CAN'T SUE PHARMACY OVER DEATH OF PET.(CAPITAL REGION)
Jun 01, 2002 ... ALBANY -- A woman whose dog died of a drug overdose caused by a mislabeled prescription can't sue the local pharmacy for ``loss of companionship,'' a state appeals court ruled. That's because a pet is considered property in New York and is only worth its market value, the state Supreme ...