Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from May 2004:
CHIRPS AND CHOPIN, COAXED FROM THE KEYS.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: JOSEPH DALTON Staff writer SCHENECTADY -- For anyone who has studied piano -- and especially for those of us who didn't study for long -- certain simple images and sounds will forever be associated with the grand instrument. There are some basic staples of the ...
KEY DOUBLE PLAY A HIT IN BIG APPLE.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: MARTIN STEINBERG Associated Press He was late for his piano recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, but Louis Lortie had a good excuse. He just performed at Avery Fisher Hall with the New York Philharmonic, filling in at the last minute for an ailing ...
EDWARDS ENDS `MORNING EDITION' RUN.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: DAVID BAUDER Associated Press Bob Edwards signed off Friday after nearly 25 years as host of National Public Radio's ``Morning Edition,'' thanking the ``hundreds of people who have done their best to make me sound like I know what I'm talking about.'' ...
FEMALE ARTISTS SLATE EXHIBIT TO AID PLANNED PARENTHOOD.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
May 01, 2004 ... Twenty local female artists will stage a joint exhibit of their work to benefit Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood. The ``Gals'' show features photography, painting, prints, sculpture, jewelry and clothing and runs Friday through Tuesday, May 11. The show will be held at 467 ...
`MEAN GIRLS' STAR SHARES VIEWS ON FEUDS.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: ANTHONY BREZNICAN Associated Press Lindsay Lohan knows we can't all get along all the time. The 17-year-old star of the new comedy ``Mean Girls,'' about the brutal backstabbing and Machiavellian manipulation of high school life, has had at least one ...
FRIENDS PLANS HILDENE TRIP.(LIFE-STYLE)
May 01, 2004 ... The Friends of the Libraries and University at Albany will sponsor a trip to Hildene, the Robert Todd Lincoln Estate, Wednesday, May 19. The tour will include lunch at The Equinox and some free time in Manchester, Vt. The cost for the trip, including tours and lunch, ...
MATERNITY FASHIONS EMBRACE CURVES.(LIFE-STYLE)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: KARA G. MORRISON Gannett News Service Eyeing a pink spring sweater at a trendy maternity boutique, Jill Linder says she's lucky she hasn't faced pregnancy in an era of ugly maternity wear. ``This store really keeps up with the trends,'' says the 36-year-old ...
DESIGNER, COMBS HIP OVER ATTIRE.(LIFE-STYLE)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: BOOTH MOORE Los Angeles Times It could be the marriage of two of the fashion world's finest impresarios. Zac Posen, the 23-year-old designer who dresses Claire Danes, Natalie Portman and other fresh-faced young stars, announced last week that he had entered into a joint ...
HOW TO QUIZ HOUSEGUESTS ON MISSING ITEMS.(LIFE-STYLE)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: JUDITH MARTIN United Features Syndicate DEAR MISS MANNERS: After the houseguests we entertained had left, we discovered that a special coffee mug was missing. It was part of a set. I was both surprised and upset. In mentioning this to a friend, she relayed a ...
THERE ISN'T ANY `CONSTRUCTIVE' WAY TO SEEK REVENGE.(LIFE-STYLE)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: CAROLYN HAX Washington Post Writers Group DEAR CAROLYN: I knew my lover was separated from his wife, but I had no idea he had other girlfriends in addition to me. Recently, I uncovered a mountain of other manipulative lies. I am disgusted that I was ever involved with ...
FREESTYLE BATHING SUITS, LIKE WOMEN, COME IN ALL DIFFERENT SHAPES.(LIFE-STYLE)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: KRISTI L. GUSTAFSON STAFF WRITER There's no getting around it. In a month or so you will have an opportunity to go swimming. And you'll need a swimsuit. So get ready to look at your pale, pasty body -- which may be carrying a bit of winter bulge -- in the mirror of the ...
OWNING IT: PICTURE FRAME MITER.(LIFE-STYLE)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: STEVE BARNES Arts editor Channing Lefebvre's studio is lined with more than 20 paintings in varying stages of completion. Most are landscapes, which the 58-year-old artist has preferred for 40 years. He works in oil or pastel, sometimes on location but usually in his ...
BRYAN LEADS NISKAYUNA.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: Staff reports Mark Bryan scored four goals and teammate Basil Daratsos added three to lead Niskayuna (9-4, 8-2) to a 13-5 victory over Shaker in boys' Suburban Council lacrosse action Friday in Latham. - Matt Paneton added two goals and five assists for the Silver ...
TWO KEY PLAYERS FORCED TO SIT OUT.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: MATT GRAVES Staff writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Mr. Kentucky Derby won't be in the game this year. Three-time Kentucky Derby winner Bob Baffert was dealt his second consecutive setback in Louisville on Friday morning when he was forced to scratch owner James ...
ASHADO IS STURDY IN WINNING OAKS.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: CHRIS DUNCAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Ashado caught pacesetter Madcap Escapade in the final furlong then held off Island Sand to win Friday's $572,000, Grade I Kentucky Oaks, the precursor to the Kentucky Derby for 3-year-old fillies. The Todd ...
VAZQUEZ IN COMMAND.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: DENNIS WASZAK JR. Associated Press Yankees5 Royals2NEW YORK -- Javier Vazquez appeared to be on his way to a perfect night. After trying to sneak a curveball past Ken Harvey, the New York Yankees right-hander settled for a mostly dominant outing. ...
YATES CAN'T SLAM BAR ON DOOR.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: N.Y. Daily News Padres 7 Mets 6 SAN DIEGO -- Tyler Yates owns the Montreal Expos. The rest of the league, that's a different story. - The rookie right-hander walked five batters in 4 innings and failed to hold a five-run lead as the Mets lost to the Padres, 7-6, on ...
'QUEST ATTACKED BY WOLVES AGAIN.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: ALLEN LESSELS Special to the Times Union Wolves51 Conquest34 MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Maybe, Albany Conquest coach Steve Matthews said, he should have seen Friday night's 51-34 loss to the Manchester Wolves coming. He does believe in omens and when the team bus broke down 20 ...
RED SOX POSTPONED.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press - ARLINGTON, Texas -- Friday night's Boston Red Sox-Texas Rangers game was postponed because of rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader starting at 6 p.m. today. With ...
EVIDENCE APPROVED FOR RETEST.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- Lawyers for Barry Bonds' personal trainer will get a chance to retest suspected steroids taken from his apartment and car in a raid last fall. Prosecutors said in court Friday that they have agreed in principle to hand over ...
D'BACKS FEAST FIT FOR WOLF.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press PHILADELPHIA -- Randy Wolf extended his scoreless innings streak to 21, and Bobby Abreu and Jim Thome hit consecutive homers to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Wolf (2-1) pitched ...
T'WOLVES WIN SERIES.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota Timberwolves wrapped up another playoff series -- and they're finally moving on instead of heading home. Garnett had 28 points, seven rebounds and eight assists to lead the Timberwolves to a ...
CAPTAIN SUNDIN RIGHTS LEAFS' SHIP.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: JOHN WAWROW Associated Press - Maple Leafs3 Flyers1TORONTO -- Like most captains, Mats Sundin attempted to deflect the attention to his teammates. The Toronto Maple Leafs begged to differ, giving him all the credit for leading them to a 3-1 victory over ...
CALGARY'S NIEMINEN SUSPENDED ONE GAME.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press TORONTO -- Calgary forward Ville Nieminen was suspended for one game by the NHL on Friday for charging Detroit goaltender Curtis Joseph, and will miss today's Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinal. - The Flames and Red Wings are tied 2-all in the ...
INDIANA FINDS PLAYOFF PACE A BIT TOO SLOW.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: JON KRAWCZYNSKI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers finally found out when their second-round playoff series will begin, and it's not going to be soon. With their second-round opponent still to be determined, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said ...
EX-TITAN QB TALKS TO GIANTS.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: Combined wire services Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Neil O'Donnell kept his promise and made contact with New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi. Now, the Giants have to decide whether to sign the 37-year-old to back up and mentor Eli Manning ....
KAHNE CLAIMS HIS THIRD POLE.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press FONTANA, Calif. -- Kasey Kahne picked up his third pole of the season Friday, leading a strong showing by rookies in qualifying at California Speedway. Kahne, who previously won poles at Las Vegas and Darlington, had a lap of 186.940 mph on ...
SONG'S BIRDIES LIFT TEEN.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. -- On her last day as a 17-year-old, Aree Song hardly played like a teenager. Then again, she's never really acted her age. Song surged into position to become the youngest winner ever on the LPGA Tour, shooting a ...
ST. ROSE GOLFER CAIN REACHES SUPER REGIONAL.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: Staff reports College of Saint Rose golfer Bob Cain earned one of 10 at-large bids for the NCAA Division II Northeast-East Super Regional. The event will be Monday to Wednesday at Blue Ridge Country Club in Harrisburg, Pa. It is one of five super regionals ...
TILLMAN IS AWARDED SILVER STAR.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Pat Tillman, the former professional football player killed in Afghanistan, has been awarded the Silver Star, one of the most distinguished military honors, for leading his team to the rescue of comrades caught in an ambush. He was also ...
FLAMBOYANT WITH GREAT CONTROL.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: MARK SINGELAIS Staff writer ALBANY -- University at Albany senior Andee Lindgren knows she's unusual, and not just because she's the only left-handed pitcher in the America East Conference. The California native has a reputation as a free spirit. Lindgren has ...
WILLIAMS CLEARED ON MAJOR CHARGE.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: JEFFREY GOLD Associated Press SOMERVILLE, N.J. -- Former NBA star Jayson Williams was acquitted of manslaughter Friday in the shotgun slaying of a limousine driver at his mansion, but found guilty of trying to cover up the shooting. Williams, 36, was convicted ...
TWO EVENTS TO FILL PBA TOUR'S VOID.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: PETE DOUGHERTY Staff writer Only a few days after learning that her Professional Bowlers Association national tour stop would not be renewed for next season, Bowlers Club proprietor Carol Judge on Friday announced replacement events for the now-defunct Empire State Open ....
NEW YORK, NEW YORK.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: MATT GRAVES Staff writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Today's weather forecast is calling for thunderstorms for the 130th running of the Kentucky Derby, but the more serious issue may be whether lightning can strike twice at Churchill Downs. Shortly after 6 p.m. today ...
PEDIGREE OUTWEIGHS VARIABLES.(SPORTS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: MATT GRAVES LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The task became a bit easier on Friday as the field for the 130th Kentucky Derby was reduced by 10 percent when Wimbledon and St Averil were scratched, but that hasn't done much to change the perception that this is still a killer race to ...
TECH STOCKS DRAG MARKET DOWN.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: EILEEN ALT POWELL Associated Press NEW YORK -- The plunging technology sector pulled the rest of Wall Street lower Friday, giving the stock market a dismal end to a difficult week and the Nasdaq composite index its biggest weekly decline in 1 years. The ...
BRIEFLY.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2004 ... CHAMBER NEWSThe Guilderland Chamber of Commerce has set May 8 as the nomination deadline for the 2004 Guilderland Community Beautification Awards, to be presented at the chamber's 32nd annual dinner June 4 at the Pinehaven Country Club. The chamber has partnered with the town of ...
13 COMPANIES AIM TO TAP UNMET NEED.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: SARA CLEMENCE Business writer New York has a lot of dark fiber. That's upstate New York, so we're not talking black clothing, but unused fiber-optic lines that can carry telephone and data services at high speeds. Thirteen independent telephone ...
ARROW FINANCIAL CORP. MAKES TOP EXECUTIVE ITS CHAIRMAN.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2004 ... GLENS FALLS -- Thomas L. Hoy, Arrow Financial Corp.'s president and chief executive officer, has added chairman to his title. The company announced Hoy's appointment Friday. He succeeds Michael F. Massiano, who remains on the board and is now chairman emeritus. Board ...
COFFEE SHOP TO OPEN IN STOCKADE.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2004 ... The creator of the former Mother Earth's Cafe and Half Moon Cafe in Albany will open his third local coffee shop today. For Richard Genest, 56, a Cohoes native who is well-known in the Capital Region arts community, his latest venture is the Moon & River Cafe at 115 S. Ferry ...
DISPOSABLE CATHETER PIONEER, PHILANTHROPIST DIES.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: ALAN WECHSLER Business writer David S. Sheridan, who built a fortune and won 50 patents from his work with disposable catheters, died Thursday. He was 95. Sheridan, a Brooklyn native who left school after the eighth grade, was dubbed ``The Catheter King'' by ...
CHINA AIMS TO BLOCK GROWTH.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press SHANGHAI, China -- The Chinese government broadened its investigations into construction projects in its latest attempt to slow growth in the economy. Taking aim once again at sectors it says are overheated because of excess ...
STEWART BONUS HITS $500,000.(BUSINESS)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK -- Martha Stewart received a bonus on top of her bonus last year. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. paid its namesake a $500,000 bonus -- $200,000 more than called for in her contract, according to a Securities and Exchange ...
CLERICS RELUCTANT TO DENY POLITICIANS COMMUNION.(RELIGION)
May 01, 2004 ... Bishop Wilton Gregory of Belleville, Ill., president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told Catholic News Service that Catholic politicians should not be automatically denied the sacrament of Communion for dissenting from church teaching. ``In the nature of the church, the ...
OPEN HAND IS BETTER THAN A FIST.(RELIGION)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: TOM EHRICH A reader of my weekly newspaper column blisters me with abusive language and names me among those demons who vex his faith world and need to be silenced. He says he is praying for my soul. I get these every Saturday. They tend to sound alike: How ...
CALENDAR.(RELIGION)(Calendar)
May 01, 2004 ... TODAY EVENTS Free clothing at church WHERE: Ballston Center Associate Reformed Church, Ballston Center WHEN: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. CONTACT: 885-7312 NOTES: Men's, women's and children's items Spring arts and crafts fair WHERE: Emmanuel Reformed Church, 1150 Maple Hill Road, ...
YEAR 4 OF PASTORATE MINISTER OBSERVES PROGRESS AT CHURCH.(RELIGION)
May 01, 2004 ... The Rev. Richard D. Turpin: Pastor at the Second Baptist Church in Catskill. Ordained in January of 1999 at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Albany. Background: 48. Born and raised in Albany's Arbor Hill neighborhood. Lives in Clifton Park with his wife, Suzette. Employed as a senior ...
CAMPUS CHAPLAINS RETHINKING THEIR ROLES.(RELIGION)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: G. JEFFREY MACDONALD Religion News Service There was a time when the chaplain at Willamette University in Salem, Ore., was a crusader for the Methodist faith in his various roles: campus preacher, religion instructor and pastor. Today the Rev. Charlie Wallace ...
HOSPITALIZED STAB VICTIM WON'T TALK ABOUT FIGHT.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... ALBANY -- A 26-year-old Albany man was stabbed in a street fight Friday morning, city police said. Dean Terry of Beverly Avenue was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital just after 8 a.m. with a minor stab wound to the abdomen suffered in a fight near First Street and ...
CHANGES SOUGHT IN BID PLAN.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: TIM O'BRIEN Staff writer A group of opponents is circulating a petition asking the Troy City Council to put the initial proposal for a Business Improvement District on hold, outlining changes it wants made. At the same time, the BID's backers are sending a ...
MEETING SET ON SEWER INSTALLATION.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... ROTTERDAM -- Installation of a sanitary sewer is expected to spur development in the Burkeck Street/Route 7 area, and town officials want public input. The Public Works Department will hold a meeting at 7 ...
ST. PETER'S DEVICE A CUT ABOVE.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: MATT PACENZA Staff writer The next big thing in surgical practice made its Capital Region debut on Friday as St. Peter's Hospital unveiled a $1.4 million, remote-controlled, four-armed robot designed to make surgery safer, faster and more effective. ``A human ...
PARADE TO CLOSE SEVERAL ROADS.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... SCHUYLERVILLE -- Routes 32 and 4 and Route 29 will be closed to traffic this morning for the annual Opening Day Baseball Parade by the Old Saratoga Athletic Association. The parade begins at 10 a.m. at the Schuyler House and Museum on Route 4, just south of the village ...
DISTRICTS IN STATE SEEK 8% TAX HIKE ON AVERAGE.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: ERIKA ROSENBERG Gannett News Service ALBANY -- School taxes would rise an average of 8 percent under proposed budgets going before voters in mid-May, according to data filed with the state. ``That's pretty steep,'' said David Shaffer of the Business Council's ...
A RAFT OF 9/11 CLAIMS REJECTED.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press WASHINGTON -- More than one-third of the injury claims to the government's Sept. 11 victim compensation fund have been turned down, mainly for lack of medical proof or because ailments had cleared up. The fund has received ...
RADIO ADS URGE ACTION ON SCHOOL FUNDING ORDER.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: RICK KARLIN Staff writer A coalition that won a landmark school funding lawsuit is running radio ads urging lawmakers to ``get the job done'' as budget talks drag on over raising education aid. The ads warn that the entire affair could return to court if state ...
GROUP ASSAILS FOREST LAND PROGRAMS.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: MICHAEL GORMLEY Associated Press ALBANY -- A pair of decades-old tax abatement programs for owners of large logging tracts in the Adirondacks is failing to protect the private forests while compounding residents' tax bills, according to The Adirondack Council. ...
EX-COP IN '90S CORRUPTION SCANDAL LEAVES PRISON.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... NEW YORK -- A former police officer whose admissions of drug-dealing and extortion sparked a wide-ranging corruption scandal in the early 1990s has been released from prison. Michael Dowd, 42, was freed last week and moved into a Brooklyn federal halfway house, the Daily News ...
COMMUNITY CALENDAR.(CAPITAL REGION)(Calendar)
May 01, 2004 ... TODAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Blacksmith workshop WHERE: Mabee Farm Historic Site, 1080 Main St. (Route 5S), Rotterdam Junction WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. COST: $100 for two-part session CONTACT: 887-5073 NOTES: Participants should bring eye protection and wear nonflammable clothing. ...
BIRTHS.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... ST. CLARE'S HOSPITAL ROBINSON, Ish-ShaunSo'Lee Essance, daughter of Lashonda Johnson and Ishmael Robinson, Brooklyn, 8 lbs. 2 oz., Jan. 22. RODIER, Nathaniel William, son of Donna Wormer and Steven Rodier, Schenectady, 5 lbs. 10 oz., Jan. 23. SPENCER, Deven Jaxson, son of Shannon and ...
AFTER DENIAL AT CITY HALL, GAYS MAKE A STATEMENT.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: ERIN DUGGAN Capitol bureau Nora Yates, a lesbian, got a marriage license from the Albany city clerk, but she can't marry the woman she loves. Yates was denied a license to marry her girlfriend of five years, but she had no difficulty getting legal permission ...
TEARS ACCOMPANY A JOYFUL SOUND.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: MATT PACENZA Staff writer With his Harley-Davidson belt, Arctic Cat T-shirt and muscled arms, Glen Berry doesn't look like a man who cries very often. But when audiologist Sharon Rende turned on his new hearing devices Friday at the Capital Region ...
16 SEEK BLESSING IN RACE FOR JUDGE.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: CAROL DeMARE Staff writer If you want to be a Family Court judge in Albany County, stand in line. A record 16 Democrats have interviewed for the low-profile job that pays $119,800 a year. That's a far cry from the old days, when party officials ...
MAN CONVICTED OF MURDERING MOTHER.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: MICHELE MORGAN BOLTON Staff writer A 36-year-old Teunis Street man who already has spent half his life behind bars is heading back for at least 25 more years after being convicted late Thursday of killing his mother. It took an Albany County jury about eight ...
SOLDIER'S CALL ENDS RUMORS OF DEATH.(CAPITAL REGION)
May 01, 2004 ... Byline: DANIELLE T. FURFARO Staff writer A Rensselaer mother's worst fears were finally put to rest Friday afternoon when her son, who had been rumored killed in Iraq, called home. ``I was so glad,'' said Edna Van Denburgh, who heard from her son, Eric Van Denburgh, ...