Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from March 2005:
Police Blotter.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS Sunday, Feb. 13 5:48 p.m. DWI. Nora Rummel, 27, Nassau, was charged following a vehicle stop on Broadway for failing to turn. Monday, Feb. 14 3:44 a.m. DWI. Katie Mound, 21, South Glens Falls, was charged following a vehicle ...
Community Calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2005 ... TODAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Porcelain Painting Class WHERE: Halfmoon Senior Citizen Center, Lower Newtown Road, Halfmoon WHEN: 10 a.m. CONTACT: 371-3892 Breastfeeding Basics WHERE: Saratoga Hospital, 211 Church St., Saratoga Springs WHEN: 7-9 ...
Community Calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2005 ... TODAY BINGO Leonardo Da Vinci Lodge WHERE: 320 Broadway, Rensselaer WHEN: 7:30 p.m. NOTES: Doors open at 5:30 p.m. MEETINGS Greenbush Garden Club WHERE: Greenbush Reformed Church, side door, Hayes Road and Columbia ...
Police Blotter.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... TROY Thursday, Feb. 17 12:16 a.m. LARCENY. A diagnostic doppler device was reported stolen at a hospital on Massachusetts Avenue. Officer: P. Gordon. 9:38 a.m. GRAND LARCENY. A man, 31, from the 100 block of Lancaster Street, Cohoes, was charged on a ...
Combative Elda loses a round, but not a fight.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: WILLIAM M. DOWD Back in the 1500s, Spanish explorers spent a lot of time, money and lives searching the jungles of South America for the legendary city of El Dorado, an imaginary place of unimaginable wealth. In Troy, up to two dozen people at a time who were ...
Eat a cookie, cut out something else.(Life - Health)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: KATIE MENZER Knight Ridder You've waited more than a month for that 4-foot-tall, green-clad siren to arrive and satiate your hunger with her boxes of sweet, crunchy goodness. But now that your order of Girl Scout cookies is here, the true test of your ...
Vioxx not yet back on market.(Life - Health)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: SUZY COHEN Q: I heard on TV that Vioxx is coming back. True? - N.H., San Diego A: As you know, Merck voluntarily took Vioxx off the market last year because of the increased risk for heart attack and stroke. A panel of researchers at the FDA is ...
Treatment and recovery for bulging back disk varies.(Life - Health)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: DR. PAUL DONOHUE DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have a bulging (ruptured) disk in my lower back. I have been very active, running marathons, playing tennis and skiing. My orthopedic doctor suggests a spine operation that entails fusion of the backbones. My family doctor feels ...
Racino's donation is just the ticket.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff Writer BALLSTON SPA - The video lottery terminals at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway in Saratoga Springs have produced a $50,000 donation to Saratoga County to establish a foundation. The harness track and the Saratoga Harness ...
Don't worry, be happy.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - Al Cannistraro, founder of The Happiness Gym, is hosting a free introduction class to happiness theory today at 7 p.m. at Healthy Nation, 268 Broadway. Cannistraro will show a video and real-time happiness ...
Big mistake to cut control tower hours.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Given the universally recognized reality that safety is all important in aviation, it was astonishing to read that the Federal Aviation Administration, in some sort of a misguided attempt to save a few dollars, is presently contemplating closing down the control tower at Albany ...
Barrett should direct his efforts elsewhere.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2005 ... I note that Richard Barrett did not have the decency to identify the Albany County Democratic chairperson by name in his Feb. 16 letter. He elected to simply refer to the chairperson. I will put a name to the party's leader. Our chairperson is the Honorable Betty Barnette, ...
In the spotlight.(Sports)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Ross Glynn has put away his hockey stick and has taken out his lacrosse stick. Glynn, from Troy (Albany Academy) was a member of the Hamilton College hockey team this winter. The 6-foot-1 sophomore had a goal and an assist as the Continentals wrapped up a 9-12-4 season with a 3-0 loss to ...
Learning disability a label, not barrier to success.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Thank you for shedding light on learning disabilities in "Words Apart" (Feb. 17). Although the term learning disability has been around for more than 40 years, it is still a term that is shrouded in a veil of misunderstanding. Those who have learning disabilities and their ...
Bush, far-right eroding equal rights, liberties.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Recently, Ellen Goodman wrote about the tolerance of intolerance in our current administration. We should thank Goodman for reminding us on what this country is based. It is a melting pot of people from many nations, but also of ideas, sexual orientations, religions and belief systems. ...
Sweeney acted quickly to control tower issue.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Your recent editorial "Keep the Lights On" urged elected officials to raise the alarm following word that the FAA was considering closing the control tower at Albany International Airport between midnight and 5 a.m. However, the editorial failed to consider the immediate ...
Vikings' win keeps streak alive.(Sports)
Mar 01, 2005 ... TROY - Sophomore forward Ryan Livingston, a La Salle Institute graduate, finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Hudson Valley Community College (15-12) men's basketball team to a 72-71 win at Schenectady County Community College (4-21) on Wednesday night. ...
PTA group holds forum tonight.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... BALLSTON SPA - The Parent Teacher Association Council of the Ballston Spa Central School District is sponsoring an open forum for all parents of enrolled students to meet with Superintendent John Gratto. Parents are invited to meet with the superintendent from 7 to 8 p.m. today ...
In the spotlight.(Sports)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Todd Joki is a multi-talented athlete for the University of Buffalo indoor and outdoor track team. Joki, a 6-foot-6, 185-pound junior from Saratoga Springs (Schuylerville High), finished third in the heptathlon at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track Championships last ...
Elections contested in 3 of county's villages.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff writer BALLSTON SPA - Voters in three Saratoga County villages will consider candidates in contested elections when they go to the polls Tuesday, March 15, to elect their boards of trustees. The contested elections are in Ballston ...
Women's basketball player all-league.(Sports)
Mar 01, 2005 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - Senior women's basketball standout Lisa Mason was named to the All-Liberty League first team. Mason appeared in all 25 games, starting 24 for the Thoroughbreds. She led the team in scoring with 12.6 points and averaged 5.5 rebounds along with 4.2 assists ....
Play ball, but register first.(Sports)
Mar 01, 2005 ... SCHUYLERVILLE - The Old Saratoga AthleticAssociation will hold a late sign-up for baseball andsoftball registration on Tuesday from 6 to 8p.m. at the Saratoga Town Hall on Ferry Street (Route29) in Schuylerville. Baseball is open to boys andgirls ages six to 15 ....
His `can-do' attitude wins it.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: ERIKA GROFF Special to the Times Union TROY - Gavin McIntyre loves seat belts. The sophomore student in mechanical engineering and product design and innovation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has used them to make apparel, belts and book bags. Most recently, he ...
Group plans trip to Venice.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation has announced its first international trip, to Venice, Italy, from April 13-21. Designed for a preservationist or traveler interested in history, culture and art, the tour includes a visit to Palazzetto Pisani, a ...
Grow your knowledge of gardening.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... TROY - Capital District Community Gardens will hold a gardening education series on Saturday. Classes will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Troy office, 40 River St. Classes are free for community gardeners and $10 for others. Participants can choose to attend ...
Chamber delays session with state legislators.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... CLIFTON PARK - The Southern Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce has postponed its Dialogue with New York Legislators that was scheduled for 7:45 a.m. today. at Parkwood Restaurant, Route 9. The chamber said the postponement was due to the snowstorm that was expected to cover the ...
Waldorf School plans GE3 puppet show, open house.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs is offering a free puppet show at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the school at 212 Lake Ave. After the show, classrooms will be open and ...
Coffee Club to focus GE3 on economic issues.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... CLIFTON PARK - David Mikula, a local Edward Jones representative, will hold a coffee club at 10 a.m. at Starbucks, Clifton Country Road. The club is an informal ...
Museum to presentGE3 painting, antiquing class.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... BALLSTON SPA - The Brookside Museum, 6 Charlton St., will host a decorative painting class from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and March 9. The class is for those who enjoy antiquing pieces to achieve a rustic look. The design is simple, but requires some layering techniques ....
Bus trip heads to Catskills.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... TROY - The Seton Auxiliary is sponsoring a bus trip to Gavin's Golden Hill Resort in East Durham on Thursday, March 10. The trip includes transportation, a ...
STATE EMPLOYEE IS FACILITY'S TOP WORKER.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Harvey Quenneville of Rensselaer was named February Employee of the Month at the state Department of Tax and Finance's Green Island Printing and Mailing Facility, where he works as a laborer. Quenneville was nominated on his attitude toward his job and his consistent work performance. ...
Dinner is served.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... TROY - St. Peter's Church will hold its annual corned beef dinner on Thursday, March 10. Servings will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. The church is located at the corner of Fifth ...
Crisis turns bridge players into bridge builders.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff Writer SARATOGA SPRINGS - SOAR started over a game of bridge. As they played cards, a group of women talked about the devastation caused by the Indian Ocean tsunamis late last year and wondered how they could help. From that ...
Library board has vacancy.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... EAST GREENBUSH - Kurt Bergmann, trustee of the East Greenbush Community Library Board since November of 1993, will resign effective the end of March. Bergmann has been with the board through several possible new library sites, and the building of the new library on Community Way in 2001. ...
Health calendar.(Life - Health)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2005 ... TODAY LECTURES Colorectal Cancer WHERE: Albany Medical Center's Huyck Auditorium, New Scotland Ave., Albany WHEN: 6-7:30 p.m. COST: Free CONTACT: 262-4470 NOTES: A panel of doctors will be on hand to discuss screening options, surgery options, genetics ...
Thrill of victory withers away in Iraq.(Main)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: ANDREW J. BACEVICH Americans of a certain age will recall Douglas MacArthur's pithy aphorism: "There is no substitute for victory." The remark captures an essential element of our military tradition. When the United States goes to war, it fights to win, to force the ...
`Aviator' may be Weinsteins' swan song.(Arts & Entertainment)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: JAKE COYLE Associated Press On the eve of Harvey Weinstein's probable exit, Miramax Films was KO'd by Warner Bros. at the Academy Awards - a bitter swan song for the man who built the trophy-grabbing studio. Warner's "Million Dollar Baby" took home four ...
Breezy pace scores a win for the Oscars.(Arts & Entertainment)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: FRAZIER MOORE Associated Press In the lingo of the moment, Chris Rock scored big on Sunday's Oscarcast with his charm offensive. Rock did nothing to rile the FCC, as some had feared or hoped. Nor, as some had feared or hoped, did he relegate the Oscars ...
More's in store with mining proposal.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff Writer NASSAU - Troy Sand & Gravel has amended its application for a permit to mine graywacke in Nassau, saying that besides trucking out the rock for its own purposes, the company intends retail sales at the site off Route 66. Also, the ...
The perils of prison.(Main)(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Going to jail in upstate New York shouldn't mean placing your health at risk, much less your life. But that has been happening with alarming regularity throughout the state, according to findings of a New York Times investigative series - the first installment of which appeared Sunday in ...
Close the loophole.(Main)(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Why did Karen Hitchcock step down so suddenly as president of the University at Albany? That was the question more than year ago, when she announced her intention to resign to a community that has come to hold her in such high regard. It's an unanswered question even now, as Ms ....
Beware the bursting of real estate bubble.(Main)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: MICHAEL KINSLEY Pop! That is the sound of the real estate bubble bursting. And it's a good thing. It is obvious to me that today's real estate prices are a speculative bubble that is about to burst. Of course, this has been obvious to me for about three ...
`Sopranos' reruns cost A&E big-time.(TV - RADIO)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: DAVID BAUDER Associated Press A&E is placing a $195 million bet - and perhaps its future - on Tony Soprano's broad back. The basic cable channel's recent purchase of rights to telecast edited versions of HBO's "The Sopranos" for a record-shattering $2.5 ...
Plain talking.(Life - Health)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: FELIX CARROLL Staff writer He was in sixth grade. He had to stand in front of the class by himself and give an oral book report. He doesn't remember the book. Hedoesn't recall if his schoolmates snickered. Probably they did. What he does remember is the ...
Regional workshop open to stutterers.(Life - Health)
Mar 01, 2005 ... 30th Northeastern Regional Weekend Workshop for People Who Stutter will be held Friday, April 8, through Sunday, April 10, on the College of Saint Rose campus in Albany. This year's theme is "Celebrating Communication: The Power of Community - a 30-Year Journey." The ...
YOUNG LIFE.(Life - Health)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Writing contest Students from public and private high schools around state are invited to enter the Siena College Program for Sustainable Land Use Writing Contest. "Changing Landscapes: People and the Environment" is the topic for the third annual contest, which is underwritten ...
LET YOUR CUSTOMERS GUIDE DESIGN.(Business)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: RHONDA ABRAMS How many times have you been frustrated with a product and wondered why it was designed so poorly? Why didn't the company that made it understand how real people act? The sad fact is that in many cases, companies that create products don't think ...
Albert says `yes' to YES.(Sports)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: Combined wire services Marv Albert, who broadcast the New York Knicks for 35 years, signed a multiyear agreement with the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network to be main announcer for the New Jersey Nets starting next season. Albert, 63, whose trademark ...
Citizens Bank unit chief quits.(Business)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: KEVIN HARLIN Business writer ALBANY - The head of the New York division of Citizens Bank has left the post six months after being hired for the job. Richard M. Kulbieda, who was chairman, president and chief executive of the Providence, R.I.-based bank's New ...
Stocks dip on inflation fears.(Business)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: MICHAEL J. MARTINEZ Associated Press NEW YORK - Stocks skidded Monday as investors, concerned about rising prices and the threat of inflation, took profits after last week's three-day rally. Volatility in pharmaceutical stocks and an analyst downgrade of Dow Jones ...
WorldCom's ex-chief denies role in fraud.(Business)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: ERIN McCLAM Associated Press NEW YORK - Former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers took the witness stand Monday and flatly denied he ever knew that accountants were cooking the books at the company. Under questioning from his top lawyer, Ebbers explicitly re futed ...
A year after Aristide, more pain.(Main)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide marked the anniversary of his fall with a protest Monday that was aborted after police opened fire and two people were killed - another bleak reminder of a year filled with ...
Federated deal plans for future.(Business)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: JOHN NOLAN Associated Press CINCINNATI - Federated Department Stores Inc. plans to double its size by acquiring May Department Stores Co. in what amounts to an $11 billion bet that department stores have a future even as consumers increasingly shop at discounters and ...
Landmarks.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Cathedral The Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Eagle Street in Albany, built between 1848 and 1852, ...
Looking back.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2005 ... On this date in 1905 March 1 - Harry Earl's grocery store in Ballston caught fire as he ...
An old story helped spare many from waves.(Main)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: MARGIE MASON Associated Press SIMEULUE ISLAND, Indonesia - The ground shook so hard that people couldn't stand up when the massive earthquake rattled this remote Indonesian island - the closest inhabited land to the epicenter of the devastating temblor. But ...
Venus tumbles in Dubai.(Sports)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: Combined wire services DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Venus Williams struggled with a blister on her right palm and lost in the first round for the first time in four years, beaten by Italy's Silvia Farina Elia 7-5, 7-6 (6) in the Dubai Women's Open on Monday. ...
Veterans probably still stingy.(Sports)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: CRAIG MUDER COOPERSTOWN- For years, the Baseball Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee came under fire for sending too many people to Cooperstown. But three years into the life of the new Vets Committee, the pendulum has swung in the other direction. ...
Hutcheson honored.(Sports)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Byline: Staff reports University at Albany's Danielle Hutcheson was named the America East Conference Player of the Week in women's basketball. Hutcheson, a 6-foot-4 senior center, led the Great Danes to a pair of victories with her ninth double-double of the season ...
KNOW IT ALL.(Main)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Q: A group discussion about food brought up the days of TV dinners. The only thing we agreed on was that the first dinner was turkey and was made by the Swanson company. Can you tell us when TV dinners were introduced? What else made up the first dinner? Is there any way of ...
Rice sees no timetable on offering Iran incentives.(Main)
Mar 01, 2005 ... LONDON - President Bush is considering joining European leaders in offering economic incentives to Iran in exchange for abandoning its nuclear fuel program, but he has no timetable for a decision, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday. The Bush administration has ...
Cruise industry resists greater disabled access.(Main)
Mar 01, 2005 ... WASHINGTON - The cruise ship industry tried on Monday to fend off efforts to make its vessels more accessible to disabled vacationers, telling the Supreme Court that imposing requirements would hurt the billion-dollar tourist business. The real question is discrimination, ...
State Department report cites repressive regimes.(Main)
Mar 01, 2005 ... WASHINGTON - Tens of thousands of people across the world suffered last year at the hands of repressive governments, some of them friendly to the United States, the State Department says. From China, where a wave of detentions targeted writers and political commentators; to ...
Israeli high court orders shooting case reopened.(Main)
Mar 01, 2005 ... JERUSALEM - Israel's Supreme Court ordered the military on Monday to reopen the case of a U.S. activist who accused Israeli troops of shooting and seriously wounding him without provocation two years ago in the West Bank. Brian Avery, 26, of Chapel Hill, N.C., was shot in the ...
Parents file motions for brain-damaged daughter.(Main)
Mar 01, 2005 ... TAMPA, Fla. - Terri Schiavo's parents asked a judge Monday to allow the severely brain-damaged woman to divorce her husband, accusing him of adultery and not acting in his wife's best interests. It was one of a flurry of 11 motions filed by Bob and Mary Schindler, who have less ...