Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from June 2005:
She's Newman's own.(Life - Food)(Correction notice)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: DOUG BLACKBURN STAFF WRITER Elinore "Nell" Newman may be the ideal poster child for the organic food and Fair Trade movements. The oldest daughter of Academy Award winners Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward - one of Hollywood's best known and most enduring ...
Finger Lakes Rieslings provide many styles of excellence.(Life - Food)(Correction notice)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: FRED LeBRUN In the Finger Lakes, the Holy Grail for wine drinkers is the best Riesling. Searching for it is a fool's errand because there are so many styles of Riesling, depending on where the fruit comes from, at what ripeness it's picked, how much residual ...
The awards ship comes in for these Vikings.(Sports)
Jun 01, 2005 ... TROY - Freshman Kim Wintergerst of Burnt Hills and sophomore Jonal Saint-Dic of Elizabeth, N.J., were named female and male athletes of the year by Hudson Valley Community College. Wintergerst, who attended Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High, was presented with the Lester Higbee ...
Fulbright grant honors scholar, RPI and region.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2005 ... I was delighted to read the May 18 article "Professor to share PCB insights," of the Fulbright Senior Scholar Grant awarded to Dr. Donna Bedard of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. As a former chairman of the Central Europe Review Panel for the Council for the International ...
Wrap leftover chicken into easy enchiladas.(Life - Food)(Recipe)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: SARAH FRITSCHNER (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal Efficient cooks with years of experience often extol the virtues of cooking for leftovers. Why cook one chicken at a time when you can cook two? You don't need to double the time, and it certainly isn't double the ...
10-year-old doesn't need to see new `Star Wars'.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2005 ... In the May 19 article, "PG-13 rating raises parents' concerns," Estela Rivero was quoted extensively regarding her plans to take her 10-year-old daughter to see the latest "Star Wars" movie, which is rated PG-13. It amazes me that a psychologist, the director of the University ...
British arrogance on display at Senate.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2005 ... British Parliament Member George Galloway's recent performance before the U.S. Senate about the U.N. oil-for-food scandal was a snapshot of the arrogance some members of the British government routinely use to address controversial issues. Speaking to the U.S. Senate with the ...
Chamber endorses affordable housing.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff Writer SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors unanimously endorsed the 37-unit affordable housing project proposed by Omni Development and the Saratoga Springs Housing Authority. "Over the last ...
Parents are wrong for doing kids' school work.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2005 ... On May 15 I sat down to read the newspaper. As I began to read the article "No child's play when it comes to learning," I smiled and laughed to myself. My pleasant mood slowly evolved into anger as I got closer and closer to the end of the article. I was waiting for the twist, ...
Town candidate seeks new views.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: LEIGH HORNBECK Staff Writer BALLSTON - Applications to build big box retail stores in town and residential development pressures have inspired a new crop of political candidates eager to change what they see as status quo leadership. Running for supervisor on ...
Family Day scheduled for Saturday in Stillwater.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... STILLWATER - The Stillwater Community Center will host its Family Day beginning at noon Saturday at the Stillwater American Legion. ...
Defensive driving course is offered at church.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - A defensive driving class will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Washington Street. The class can save 10 percent ...
Historical park hosting 18th century concert.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... STILLWATER - Saratoga National Historical Park will host the Jolly Rogues at 7 p.m. Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. The band of ...
League of Women Voters dinner.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... SARATOGA - The Saratoga County League of Women Voters is hosting its annual dinner meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Panza's Restaurant on Saratoga Lake. Paul Conti, news director ...
Art show and sale planned.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... REXFORD - The Rexford Women's Club will host its 35th annual Art Show and Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Rexford United Methodist Church, Main Street. Participants can ...
Adoption service to celebrate.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... HALFMOON - Children at Heart Adoption Services is celebrating its 10th year in business from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Halfmoon Town Hall Pavilion, 111 Route 236. ...
Community Calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Jun 01, 2005 ... TODAY BINGO American Legion Melvin Roads Post WHERE: 200 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush WHEN: 7:30 p.m. NOTES : Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Troy Atrium WHERE: Broadway WHEN: 7 p.m. NOTES: Sponsored by St. Augustine's Church and ...
Cured meat for meals, seasoning.(Life - Food)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: KAREN CATHEY Special to the Times Union Every now and then a book comes along that reminds us of how modern conveniences have changed the way we eat. Not so long ago, it was vitally important to preserve foods for the winter, and waste was not an option. ...
Police Blotter.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... TROY Tuesday, May 24 4:07 a.m. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF. A complaint was filed on 101st Street. Officer: William Bowles. 5:50 a.m. DRUGS. A Fourth Street man, 39, was charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance on an indictment. Officer: ...
Give contingent OK for West Side stadium.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Gov. George Pataki and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are wielding New York's 2012 Olympics bid as a club to cudgel Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno into approving a Manhattan West Side stadium, pronto. Surely neither Mr. Silver nor ...
Community Calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Jun 01, 2005 ... TODAY COMMUNITY FARE Barbecue Luncheon WHERE: Halfmoon Senior Citizen Center, Lower Newtown Road, Halfmoon WHEN: noon CONTACT: 371-3892 ENTERTAINMENT String Recital WHERE: Dorothy Nolan Elementary School, 211 Jones Road, Wilton ...
Police Blotter.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS Sunday, May 22 3:10 p.m. ACCIDENT. Two cars collided on Ballston Avenue. 6:12 p.m. ACCIDENT. Two cars collided on Union Avenue. Monday, May 23 7:42 a.m. ACCIDENT. Two cars collided on Railroad Place. 8:45 ...
Business certificates.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... The following is the list of business certificates filed recently with the office of the Saratoga County clerk: BALLSTON Linda Ferranti is doing business as Upstate Water and Chemical, 46 Chester St., Ballston Spa. Gregory Stasik is doing business as ...
Blues fest being served up with chili cook-off.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - The 5th annual Caroline Street Art and Blues Fest and Chili Cook-Off will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday along Caroline Street, between Broadway and Henry Street. The event, which is presented by The Caroline Street Association, Saratoga County Arts ...
Church schedules car wash, garage sale.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... CLIFTON PARK - The Northway Bible Chapel at Moe Road and Par del Rio will host a yard sale and car wash from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The sale will include books, clothing, games and other assorted household items. The ...
Run will benefit Lake George school.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... LAKE GEORGE - Randy's Run will be held Saturday at the Lake George Elementary School, Sun Valley Drive. The 5-kilometer run and walk is to benefit the Randal Madison Scholarship Fund for Lake George students. Check-in will begin at 7:30 a.m. and registration will be from 7:30 to ...
Shelters of Saratoga seeks donations for sale.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - Shelters of Saratoga, a homeless shelter, is seeking donations for a garage sale fund-raiser to be held on ...
Arts Center Gallery opening summer season.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Arts Center Gallery at the Saratoga County Arts Council, 320 Broadway, will present "Flux and Flow" to introduce the 2005 Summer Exhibition Season. The exhibit is a two-person show combining the ...
Volunteer for a dunking.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... BURNT HILLS - The Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Alpine Race Team is looking for volunteers to sit in a dunk booth at a fund-raiser in Elmer Park on Saturday. The new ski team is entirely self-funded. Coach David Swits is hoping teachers, principals, coaches and students will ...
Legion post says thanks.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... TO THE EDITOR: Thanks to the wonderful people that made Armed Forces Day a success. It was a great day for the Stillwater Blue Star Salute held at the American Legion Post 490. The Legionnaires of Post 490 are fortunate to have our Sons of American Legion squadron ....
Ballston Spa student wins award for essay.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... BALLSTON SPA - Ballston Spa middle school student Elizabeth Hackert was one of two Capital Region students honored by the Junior Achievement of Northeastern New York for the essay she wrote after Groundhog Job Shadow Day. Junior Achievement's "Reflections" contest asked ...
Department opens house.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... WEST HOOSICK - The West Hoosick Fire Department is holding an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The firehouse is located at 1270 Pine Valley Road. From noon ...
Pasta dinner raises funds.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... CASTLETON - A pasta dinner will take place from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 1583 Carney Road. The menu will include a choice of pasta, ...
Power play.(Main)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Whoa. Here we thought Sept. 11 and all the intelligence failures that it subsequently revealed cried out for creating the job of director of national intelligence, and putting a strong and empowered person in that job. So why are Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee already ...
An overdue raise.(Main)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Gov. Pataki is right when he says New York's judges deserve a raise. That's never been the question, though. How much of a raise is. In February, Chief Judge Judith Kaye suggested a 20 percent increase, to bring salaries for state Supreme Court judges in line with judges in U.S. District ...
FRENCH ARE NOT ALONE IN SAYING NO TO EU.(Main)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: GEORGE WILL Malta may on a nondiscriminatory basis maintain in force the rules on the acquisition and holding of immovable property for secondary residence purposes by nationals of the Member States who have not legally resided in Malta for at least five years. ... In ...
Cable-access talk canceled.(TV - RADIO)
Jun 01, 2005 ... A Saratoga Springs forum on public access television slated for today has been canceled. "Public Information on Public Access: We ...
Town to recognize emergency personnel.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... EAST GREENBUSH - The East Greenbush Town Board, in conjunction with the town's sesquicentennial, will recognize emergency service personnel in the police and fire departments and in the rescue squad, who have dedicated years of service to the community. The names of those ...
The case dismissed, but bill is long due.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: TIM O'BRIEN Staff Writer TROY - City Council members will be asked Thursday to approve paying $589 to the county Republican chairman for costs he incurred as an attorney representing the council in an unsuccessful lawsuit. Four years ago, the Republican-led ...
Community college to make awards at luncheon.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Clough, Harbour and Associates was named the inaugural recipient of Hudson Valley Community College Corporate Excellence Award in recognition of the company's reputation in the field and commitment to the college and its alumni. The corporate excellence award is one of five ...
Advocates for disabled celebrate progress.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff Writer SARATOGA SPRINGS - As Saratoga County's population was growing in the early 1990s, Teena Willard and Dawn Lincoln campaigned to find support for a local office to assist the disabled in their battles to lead independent lives. ...
Bullets won't secure the future of Iraq.(Main)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: JOHN C. BERSIA With conflict seeming to spiral out of control in Iraq, I welcome the latest aggressive military moves by the Iraqi government and U.S. forces. Their actions could point toward a long overdue objective: a lockdown, not only in Baghdad but throughout the ...
Teens shape destiny in `Traveling Pants'.(Arts & Entertainment)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: ROGER EBERT Universal Press Syndicate Four teenage girls in a clothing store, trying on things, kidding around, giggling. Girls of four different sizes and shapes. What makes them all want to try on the same pair of pre-owned jeans? And why are the jeans a perfect fit ...
The auction gavel pounds on Saturday.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... POESTENKILL - The Poestenkill Business Association will hold its 14th annual benefit auction Saturday at the VFW Sullivan Jones Post on Veteran Street. The ...
Caesar salad was a quick creation.(Life - Food)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: CAROLE KOTKIN Knight Ridder Culinary legend tells us that one night during Prohibition in 1924, Caesar's Place in Tijuana, Mexico, was packed with Californians who had crossed the border for dinner, drinking and gambling. Caesar Cardini, the young Italian ...
A new monument honors old friends.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: DANIELLE T. FURFARO Staff Writer RENSSELAER - When Dean Myers became president of the Rensselaer Volunteer Ambulance Service in 2003, he got to thinking about ways to honor the company's members who have passed away. After Assistant Fire Chief Micheal ...
Conductor busy after leaving Detroit.(Arts & Entertainment)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: MARK STRYKER Knight Ridder Just because Neeme Jarvi is laying down his baton in Detroit, don't think for a moment that he's retiring. Though he has substantially cut back on his globetrotting in the wake of the aneurysm he suffered in 2001, his dance card remains plenty ...
Wine-barrel staves add flavor when grilling.(Life - Food)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: Chicago Tribune These wine-barrel staves, part of grillmeister Steven Raichlen's new line of accessories, put retired barrels to good use. Place a few over ...
Containers are party necessity.(Life - Food)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: Chicago Tribune Two products may come in handy for sending cookout guests home with extra fixings. Designed for liquids (think dishes with marinades and sauces), Ziploc's Twist-n-Loc containers have twist-on lids. They're safe in the freezer, microwave and dishwasher ....
Columbia High graduate earns honorary doctorate.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Al "Rocky" Rausch , a graduate of Columbia High School, received a honorary doctorate from King College, Bristol, Tenn. Rausch has been with King College for 13 years as vice president for student development. He has accepted an assignment as CEO for Presbyterian Renewal Youth Ministry, ...
Firms to drop race screening.(Business)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK - Eight employment agencies have agreed to end practices in which race was used as a criterion for screening candidates for domestic positions, state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced Tuesday. He said two other agencies are ...
Court tosses auditor verdict.(Business)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court threw out the conviction of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm for destroying Enron Corp.-related documents, ruling unanimously Tuesday that the jury instructions were too broad. The decision was a ...
Deliberations delayed in Tyco executives' trial.(Business)
Jun 01, 2005 ... NEW YORK - A state judge on Tuesday postponed his instructions to jurors before they began deliberations in the retrial of former Tyco International Ltd. top executives L. Dennis Kozlowski and Mark H. Swartz. New York state Supreme Court Justice Michael J. Obus said he was ...
US Airways seeks other bids before merging.(Business)
Jun 01, 2005 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A judge on Tuesday began outlining a road map for the proposed merger of US Airways and America West through the bankruptcy process, limiting to 30 days any potential competing bids. Under court protection, US Airways Group Inc. sought the window to "shake the ...
Sentencing delayed for former Adelphia leaders.(Business)
Jun 01, 2005 ... NEW YORK - A federal judge has delayed the sentencings of John and Timothy Rigas, convicted last year in the massive fraud at Adelphia Communications Corp., until June 13. The sentencings had been set for today. Prosecutors said the delay was because of a pending court filing ...
Companies discuss deal involving TD Waterhouse.(Business)
Jun 01, 2005 ... NEW YORK - TD Bank Financial Group and Ameritrade Holding Corp. on Tuesday confirmed that they are in discussions regarding a potential transaction involving the online brokerage TD Waterhouse USA. The companies said they will make no further comment until an agreement is reached. ...
Yukos tycoon who crossed Putin gets nine years.(Business)
Jun 01, 2005 ... MOSCOW - One year and three days after it began, the biggest trial in post-Soviet Russia ended Tuesday with a nine-year sentence for fallen tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, whose oil empire was broken up after he became a political challenge to President Vladimir Putin. ...
Manufacturing news hits stocks.(Business)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: SETH SUTEL Associated Press NEW YORK - A surprisingly weak reading on the manufacturing sector sent stocks mostly lower Tuesday as investors feared that the economy has indeed run into a soft patch. The report overshadowed an improvement in consumers' view of economic ...
Stamp of approval eludes AuthentiDate.(Business)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: KEVIN HARLIN Business writer SCHENECTADY - AuthentiDate Holding Corp.'s electronic postmark system missed a second performance milestone with the U.S. Postal Service, sending its stock lower Tuesday. Shares (Nasdaq: ADAT) lost more than 15 percent, closing down 54 cents ...
Looking back.(Capital Region)
Jun 01, 2005 ... On this date in 1905 June 1 - Guiton & Co. advertised the opening of its delicatessen with these ...
United, machinists reach agreement.(Business)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: DAVE CARPENTER Associated Press CHICAGO - United Airlines and its machinists' union announced an agreement in principle on a contract Tuesday, narrowly heading off the need for a bankruptcy judge's ruling that could have triggered a strike. A formal contract ...
AIG revision cuts profits by $4B.(Business)(Financial report)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: EILEEN ALT POWELL Associated Press NEW YORK - American International Group Inc., the huge insurance company under investigation by state and federal regulators over accounting issues, filed its long-awaited 2004 annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission, ...
Millions sought for Capoccia victims.(Business)
Jun 01, 2005 ... Byline: ALAN WECHSLER Business writer Prosecutors of convicted felon Andrew Capoccia have asked that money seized from the former lawyer be used to reimburse his victims. The money, which totals almost $3 million, would go toward a $5 million judgment that Assistant ...
Thermo Electron paid $32.5M for company.(Business)
Jun 01, 2005 ... ALBANY - When Thermo Electron Corp. acquired a Capital Region company in April, it paid $32.5 million in cash for the maker of air-monitoring equipment, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The deal for Rupprecht & Patashnick Co. Inc. of East Greenbush ...
New York's sales tax falls back to 4 percent.(Business)
Jun 01, 2005 ... ALBANY - The state sales tax, raised to 4.25 percent by the Legislature in 2003, will drop to 4 percent today as planned, officials said. Lawmakers approved the two-year temporary increase as part of the 2003-04 state budget. The Assembly and Senate, faced with looming budget ...