Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from April 2004:
STEWART LAWYER SEEKS RETRIAL.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: ERIN McCLAM Associated Press NEW YORK -- Martha Stewart asked for a new trial Wednesday, saying one of the jurors who convicted her lied about an arrest on assault charges. Stewart lawyer Robert Morvillo said in papers filed in federal court that he would ...
FEBRUARY FACTORY ORDERS INCH UP.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: JEANNINE AVERSA Associated Press WASHINGTON -- America's factories saw orders bounce back a bit in February, a sign that manufacturing is continuing to emerge from a three-year slump. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that orders placed with ...
COURT RULING FAVORS H&R BLOCK.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Dow Jones Newswires KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- H&R Block Inc. on Wednesday claimed a ``significant victory,'' after a federal judge tossed all but one count against it in a 6-year-old class action lawsuit regarding tax refund anticipation loans. The Kansas ...
WALL ST. SUBDUED AT QUARTER'S END.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: MEG RICHARDS Associated Press NEW YORK -- Wall Street edged modestly lower Wednesday, closing a turbulent quarter on a down note as the government reported weaker-than-expected growth in the manufacturing sector and OPEC signaled it would move ahead with a planned ...
CATCH-22 COULD COST CARRIER WORKERS EXTRA JOBLESS AID.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press EAST SYRACUSE -- Carrier Corp. workers facing the loss of their jobs next month find themselves in a quandary: If they take the company's offer of education aid, they lose extra unemployment benefits. ``It seems we've encountered a ...
ON DAY 10, TYCO JURORS ASK TO REVIEW EVIDENCE.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... NEW YORK -- Jurors asked Wednesday to rehear more evidence and sought clarification of some charges on Day 10 of deliberations in the case against two former Tyco executives accused of looting the company. Three counts of grand larceny, the top counts against former Chief ...
SPITZER TOUTS DEAL TO PROTECT MINORITY CAR BUYERS.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: KEVIN HARLIN Business writer Albany A major Albany car-seller has agreed to a flat-rate vehicle financing charge in a deal Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said would keep blacks and Hispanics from paying more than white car buyers. Spitzer stopped short of ...
ACCOUNTING RULE PROVES DIVISIVE.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- Corporate America's accounting rule-maker moved closer Wednesday to forcing companies to deduct employee stock options from their profits, setting the stage for a Congressional showdown pitting Silicon Valley against Wall ...
LAYOFFS UNDER WAY AT TYCO CATHETER PLANT.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: SARA CLEMENCE Business writer Argyle Wednesday marked the last day on the job for more than a dozen workers at Tyco International Ltd.'s Kendall Sherwood plant in Washington County. ``It's going to be progressive from here on out,'' Richard J. Knowles, ...
ROSETTI FALVEY FIRM IS LATEST REALTYUSA PURCHASE.(BUSINESS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... The suburban Buffalo-based RealtyUSA has bought another Capital Region real estate firm, Rosetti Falvey Real Estate Inc. of Colonie. The companies did not disclose financial terms of the deal. Rosetti Falvey has 21 agents at two offices, on New Karner Road and on ...
MARRZ LIKES TO BE ON THE GO MARRZ IS A 1-YEAR-OLD RIDGEBACK MIX.(LIFE-FAMILY)
Apr 01, 2004 ... He is a powerful walker, longing to run. He would make a good hiking or jogging companion. He is available at the Mohawk and Hudson Humane Society Shelter, 3 Oakland Ave., Menands. Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Thursday. Closed Sundays, holidays. ...
LEARN HOW TO CREATE A BONSAI.(LIFE-FAMILY)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Two courses will be offered Saturday at the Berkshire Botanical Garden, routes 102 and 183, Stockbridge, Mass. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pauline Muth will assist students in creating a bonsai from nursery stock to take home. Course fee is ...
ONE PERSON'S PRANK IS ANOTHER'S LITIGATION.(LIFE-FAMILY)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Hey, all you pranksters, drop that banana peel in the compost bin and consider the error of your ways. It's all fun and games until someone files a lawsuit against you. Yes, before perpetrating that next knee-slapper, you may want to consider the potential ramifications. We did ....
NESTING.(LIFE-FAMILY)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Craft fair at school The Forts Ferry Elementary School PTA is sponsoring a Spring Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the school, Forts Ferry Road, Latham. Vendors will offer chocolates, gift baskets, wood products, handmade wreaths and much more. ...
PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED BY PARENT OR CHILD.(LIFE-FAMILY)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Q: My daughter is in third grade and is unhappy with her placement in a particular math group. She says she doesn't want to be with the younger children and doesn't like leaving her classmates when it is math time. She does struggle with math concepts, but I worry that if she's ...
BOY NEEDS HELP FINDING WAYS TO COPE WITH GOING TO SLEEP.(LIFE-FAMILY)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: T. BERRY BRAZELTON, M.D., and JOSHUA SPARROW, M.D. Q: Last night, my 3-year-old grandson slept over, and I don't think he slept for four hours. When I put him to bed, he asked that I lay down with him for a while. After two hours of constant movement -- legs, arms, hands ...
ACCEPTANCE OF OLDER GAYS IS SLOW.(LIFE-FAMILY)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: JANE GLENN HAAS Orange County Register The oldest boomers are edging toward 60 and not much is happening. Case in point: a woman I had dinner with the other night. She's 62. Mother of three. Grandmother of five. A social worker. A feminist. And a late-blooming ...
FOOL'S GOLD MEANER TIMES HAVE TAKEN A TOLL ON THE ONCE GOOD-NATURED SPIRIT OF THE PRACTICAL JOKE.(LIFE-FAMILY)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: FELIX CARROLL STAFF WRITER When the New York Sun ran a series in August of 1835 asserting the discovery of furry, bat-like men on the moon, readers were rapt, rival editors were frantic and the Sun's circulation became the world's largest. When CBS Radio ...
CALL NOW, OR YOU COULD MISS THE STRIPERS BOAT.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: FRED LeBRUN Staff writer Striped bass and shad will be running up the Hudson in another few weeks, but the time to line up a charter for the activity in May is now. Because by the time striper madness hits, it might be too late. Here's a compilation of charter ...
TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE, EVEN ON A TROUT.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... The celebrated annual ``Two-Headed Trout Dinner'' in Roscoe, Sullivan County, will be held Saturday at Rockland House. Cocktails are at 5:30 and dinner perhaps to follow. The dinner, whose origins are lost in the murky minds of Roscoe trout fishermen from the previous generation, is a ...
SECTION PRESSES AHEAD.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: FELLICIA SMITH Staff writer Section II's 10-member football committee met Wednesday to review next fall's football schedules, which introduce classification play for the first time. After making sure the schedules reflected some league integrity, offered ...
RATS ARE DEFEATED AGAIN.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Staff reports Wolfpack 5 River Rats 3 Layne Ulmer had two goals and two assists to lead the Hartford Wolfpack to a 5-3 victory over the Albany River Rats in American Hockey League action on Wednesday night at Hartford Civic Center. The Rats struck first ...
NIAGARA BACKS OFF.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press - BUFFALO -- Niagara has put on hold plans to use Calvin Murphy to promote the school after the former Purple Eagles star was charged with aggravated sexual assault in Houston. Athletic director ...
ST. ROSE LANDS DAGOSTINO.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Staff reports Guilderland's Steve Dagostino has accepted a full basketball scholarship to the College of Saint Rose. ...
HORNUNG APOLOGIZES FOR REMARKS.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Former Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung expressed regret Wednesday for saying his alma mater, Notre Dame, needed to lower its academic standards to ``get the black athlete.'' ``I was wrong,'' he told The Associated Press ...
A WORD OF CAUTION ON STRIPERS.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: FRED LeBRUN In about three weeks, eagerly awaited striped bass and shad will be sprinting in waves up the Hudson estuary to spawn. Then it's a fast sprint right back out to the ocean a few weeks later, offering only a short, intense angler's season for these ...
A SHORT STOP ON THE DL.(SPORTS)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: ALAN ROBINSON Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Boston Red Sox will play some of their toughest games this season without Nomar Garciaparra. The star shortstop will start the year on the disabled list because of an injured right Achilles' tendon and is ...
ARRESTS CAP HEROIN INVESTIGATION.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: BRUCE A. SCRUTON Staff writer One man was chased down after he ran across rooftops in his pajamas, and another suspect was apprehended at the Rensselaer Train Station as Albany County sheriff's investigators concluded a heroin investigation on Tuesday. Police ...
CANALSIDE TRAIL PROJECT TO START.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: LEIGH HORNBECK Staff writer Easton Hudson River Crossing, a group with visions of a solar-powered environmental education center on the banks of the Hudson River near Schuylerville, will take its first steps this summer by designing a network of trails on the site. ...
CAR HITS RUSHING AMBULANCE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: JORDAN CARLEO EVANGELIST Staff writer Albany A car driven by a man with a suspended license slammed into a Schuylerville ambulance Wednesday as it raced toward Albany Medical Center Hospital with a critically burned woman in back, city police said. No one ...
EVENT WILL OFFER HELP TO HOME SHOPPERS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: BRIAN NEARING Staff writer Albany Information about how to buy a home will be offered at the Capital Region Home Buyer Fair on April 17 at the Pepsi Arena. The free event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. will include classes and seminars on topics such as mortgages, ...
DRUG BUST NETS POT, COCAINE AND CASH.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Jordan Carleo-Evangelist - Acting on a tip, Coxsackie village police arrested three people in a drug bust Wednesday afternoon that netted three pounds of marijuana, eight ounces of cocaine and $6,000 in cash, police said. Police declined to release the names ...
MURDER SUSPECT'S SON ARRESTED.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST Staff writer Lance Lodge visited his father, a suspect in the murder of police informant Christopher Drabik, Wednesday morning at Rensselaer County Jail not knowing he'd be spending the night behind bars, too. Scotia police arrested ...
NYC WANTS BIGGER SLICE OF AID.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: TIMOTHY WILLIAMS Associated Press NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday that the city deserves $5.3 billion annually in extra state education aid, an amount that would fund new pre-kindergarten programs and smaller class sizes but likely also would open a ...
HIGHER DO-NOT-CALL FINES URGED.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: KIRSTAN CONLEY Associated Press ALBANY -- Telemarketing companies could pay up to $22,000 for a single illegal phone call under a plan Gov. George E. Pataki announced as the state marks the third anniversary of its Do Not Call list. Pataki wants to raise the ...
BOYD FINDS NEW PROFESSIONAL HOME.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST Staff writer Niskayuna native and former top Justice Department civil rights prosecutor Ralph Boyd Jr. starts today as head legal counsel for Freddie Mac, the Virginia-based corporation dedicated to helping more people buy homes. ...
WOULD-BE RAPIST CONVICTED.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: MICHELE MORGAN BOLTON Staff writer Albany A 38-year-old city man could draw up to 55 years in state prison after a jury found him guilty late Tuesday of attempting to rob and rape a 58-year-old widow last September after working his way into her home. ...
CREWS REPAIR VACANT HOUSE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Tim O'Brien - TROY -- City crews shored up the damaged foundation of a house Wednesday. The home at 107 Ford Ave. is vacant and owned by a bank in Salt Lake City, said Jeff Buell, spokesman for Mayor ...
CITY CONSIDERS DEAL IN HOUSE SEARCH LAWSUIT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: MIKE GOODWIN Staff writer Schenectady The city is trying to settle a lawsuit filed last year by a Hamilton Hill family that alleges police searched their house without a warrant, evacuated the home and filled the attic with pepper spray while looking for a man who was ...
PCB PROJECT HAS NEW CHIEF.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: MATT PACENZA Staff writer Albany A Sand Lake man with academic, government and corporate experience has been chosen to head the field office planning the dredging of PCBs from the Hudson River, replacing the late N.G. Kaul, who died in February. David H ....
CLEANUP OF OILY SOIL NEARS FINISH.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST Staff writer GuilderlandCleanup crews are within days of removing the last of the roadside soil drenched with 5,000 gallons of cooking oil after the truck hauling it burst into flames early last month, Thruway officials said. On ...
MORGAN REPLACES WIT WITH RAUNCH.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: GREG HAYMES Staff writer ALBANY -- Nobody is going to confuse Tracy Morgan's concert stand-up comedy routine with his television persona. Somewhere in the middle of his 80-minute, profanity-laced performance at the Palace Theatre on Wednesday night, a fan in ...
SENIOR CENTER BOARD WEIGHS OPTIONS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: MIKE GOODWIN Staff writer Schenectady The board of directors of the Annie Shaffer Senior Center discussed the center's dire fiscal problems Wednesday, but held off on a vote to close the downtown facility, officials said. ``We decided to explore our ...
CRITICS ASSAIL PLAN FOR SNOWMOBILE TRAILS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: ERIN DUGGAN Capitol bureau AlbanyEnvironmental and health advocates want the state to revamp its proposed snowmobile plan for the Adirondacks, saying it doesn't go far enough to protect people and the environment from pollution. ``It isn't really a ...
DA FIGHTS TO RESTORE DEATH SENTENCE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: BEN DOBBIN Associated Press ROCHESTER -- A prosecutor bidding to return an inmate to death row for a 1996 killing said Wednesday he will pursue a last-ditch strategy of trying to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a death-penalty decision it made 36 years ago. ...
CONVENTION CENTER DETAILS WORKED OUT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: ERIN DUGGAN Capitol bureau Albany The long-awaited Albany convention center seems closer to reality with agreement among lawmakers on several key details. A bill slated to go before the Assembly and Senate once Albany County and city officials sign off on it ...
HOME DEPOT SEEKING LAWSUIT.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: YANCEY ROY Gannett News Service ALBANY -- Home Depot and a housing developer asked the state's highest court Wednesday to let them sue municipalities in Westchester and Dutchess counties for blocking their projects. In a long running dispute, Home Depot is ...
NYC COUNCIL WEIGHS BAN ON MOTORIZED SCOOTERS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... NEW YORK -- The City Council has introduced legislation to ban motorized scooters from being sold, rented or operated in the city. ``Like a plague of locusts, children on motorized scooters are swarming through our neighborhoods,'' Councilman Michael McMahon, the bill's sponsor, ...
COMMUNITY CALENDAR.(CAPITAL REGION)(Calendar)
Apr 01, 2004 ... TODAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Critters and Raptors WHERE: Albany Law School, 80 New Scotland Ave., Albany WHEN: 5 to 6 p.m. ``Cold Blooded Critters,'' 6 to 7 p.m. ``Raptors in Flight' COST: Free CONTACT: 445-3211 NOTES: Live animal programs will be presented by the Vermont Institute of ...
PROGRAM TO GIVE AID TO NONPROFITS IS TRIBUTE TO LAWRENCE F. KLEPPER.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... In an effort to keep alive the activism of the late Albany attorney Larry Klepper, Congregation Beth Emeth and the Government Law Center at Albany Law School have kicked off a campaign for a program in his honor. The Lawrence F. Klepper Legal Assistance Program for Non-Profit ...
COUNCIL TO LOOK AT COPS' FINANCES.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: BRIAN NEARING Staff writer Albany Common Council members decided Wednesday to push their investigation of the city Police Department by looking into allegations of financial irregularities linked to a fired veteran police commander. ``The crux of this is the ...
GUILTY VERDICTS IN ASBESTOS CASE CALLED A WARNING.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: MATT PACENZA Staff writer Albany Industry watchdogs hope that Tuesday's conviction of the father-son owners of a Latham asbestos abatement firm for 14 felonies will send shock waves through a troubled field that has been the target of multiple investigations for shoddy work and ...
TROY ORDERED TO PAY RAISES TO EX-OFFICIAL.(CAPITAL REGION)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: TIM O'BRIEN Staff writer Troy The city of Troy must pay former Police Commissioner Mark Whitman thousands of dollars for raises he never got, a state Supreme Court justice ruled. Whitman filed suit after leaving the city last year, saying Troy reneged on ...
BUSH CAMPAIGN TARGETS KERRY ADS.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: GLEN JUSTICE New York Times WASHINGTON -- President Bush's campaign and the Republican Party accused Sen. John Kerry and several liberal organizations on Wednesday of violating campaign finance laws, alleging that the groups are improperly buying television ...
KILLINGS SPUR VOW OF U.S. RESOLVE.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: MIKE ALLEN Washington Post WASHINGTON -- After Wednesday's brutal attacks on American civilians in Iraq, President Bush and his aides insisted progress continues there and vowed not to back away like the United States did after grisly images of U.S. soldiers emerged from ...
U.S. TOLD TO REVIEW SENTENCES.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: SUSAN FERRISS Cox News Service MEXICO CITY -- The United Nations' highest court on Wednesday ordered the United States to review the death penalty cases of 51 Mexican nationals, contending that the American justice system violated their rights under international law. ...
SENATE APPROVES BUSH PICK FOR HOUSING SECRETARY.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: GENARO C. ARMAS Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Senate approved President Bush's nominee for housing secretary, Alphonso Jackson, late Wednesday, despite threats from Democrats to block the nomination in protest of White House appointments of federal judges while ...
IN MIDEAST, GESTURES OF GOOD FAITH.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: GREG MYRE New York Times JERUSALEM -- With three U.S. envoys coming to assess the state of the Middle East conflict, Israelis and Palestinians both made gestures on Wednesday intended to show good faith in the stalled peace process. The Palestinian prime ...
GOOGLE OFFERS FREE E-MAIL.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Search engine Google Inc. announced Wednesday that it will launch a free, Web-based e-mail service to compete against popular services from rivals Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Google's service, called ``Gmail,'' ...
BEFORE 9/11, MISSILE DEFENSE A PRIORITY.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: ROBIN WRIGHT Washington Post WASHINGTON -- On Sept. 11, 2001, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice was scheduled to outline a Bush administration policy that would address ``the threats and problems of today and the day after, not the world of yesterday'' -- but ...
BOSNIAN SERB SUSPECT ELUDES NATO DRAGNET.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: RADUL RADOVANOVIC Associated Press PALE, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Gunfire resounded early today as NATO troops surrounded a building in Pale, the city where top war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic has taken refuge. But their quarry eluded them. Two ...
GEORGIA TO VOTE ON GAY MARRIAGE.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: New York Times ATLANTA -- Georgia's House approved a measure Wednesday night that will allow voters to decide in November whether a ban on same-sex marriage should be added to the state constitution. The Republican-led Senate had already approved the bill in ...
HIGHWAY BILL STUCK AMID BUSH VETO THREAT.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2004 ... WASHINGTON -- A major highway and transit spending bill temporarily stalled Wednesday in the House as Republican leaders struggled to deal with a presidential veto threat and disunity within their ranks. After hours of closed-door meetings, House Republicans said they were ready ...
FRENCH VOTE DRAWS SHAKE-UP.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press PARIS -- Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin, a relentless critic of the U.S. war in Iraq, becomes interior minister under a major French government shake-up announced Wednesday. The opposition quickly criticized the changes as cosmetic. ...
ARMY OFFICER TESTIFIES TO STRING OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS.(MAIN)
Apr 01, 2004 ... Byline: GEORGE EDMONSON Cox News Service WASHINGTON -- As U.S. Army Capt. Jennifer Machmer told her story Wednesday, nine members of Congress sat spellbound. First, Machmer said, there was the soldier who made crude, personal and derogatory sexual remarks about her ...