Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from March 2006:
MEIN, ROYAL F. "FRED".(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... WATERVLIET -- Royal F. "Fred" Mein, 68, died, following a brief illness on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at St. Mary's Hospital in Troy with his daughter Krista at his side. Fred was born in Norfolk, N.Y. on February 16, 1938 and was a son of the late Reverend Edward T. Mein and ...
Try cooking with leeks for a different flavor.(Life - Food)(Recipe)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: SARAH FRITSCHNER (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal Leeks are not used much in American cooking, though the French rely on them. Directions for many French recipes tell you to wash leeks "very carefully" as they contain lots of grit that hides between their ...
Focus on the positive at Albany High School.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2006 ... I have been a student at Albany High School for three years and have never felt threatened or afraid. I have never felt the need to "keep my head down." I love Albany High, as do the majority of students who are there, because of the academic and extracurricular ...
Iraq war matters more than candidate's gender.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2006 ... There's just one problem with the possibility of either Condoleezza Rice or Hillary Rodham Clinton - or both - running for president ("Is the U.S. ready for a woman as its leader?" Feb. 20). It isn't their gender: It's Iraq. Sixty percent of the American public think the war in ...
Flexitarians get vegetarian benefits with just a bit of meat.(Life - Food)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: SALLY SQUIRES Washington Post Writers Group Flexitarian. That's the word Northwestern University registered dietitian Dawn Jackson Blatner uses to help people eat a more plant-based diet without becoming full-fledged vegetarians. Being a ...
Chertoff's job is to protect ports, not economy.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, in his reaction to the outsourcing of our sea ports' management, has recently been quoted as saying: "We have to balance the paramount urgency of security against the fact that we still want to have a robust global trading system." ...
We can do more to support healthy families.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Thank you for printing Bonnie Roe's Feb. 18 letter. I agree with Roe that Betty Friedan's vision was not meant for all women. Friedan may have liberated some, but others became exhausted by triple jobs - home, work and mothering - leaving women no time for themselves. Children ...
Merger of churches in Watervliet is a fiasco.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2006 ... The decision to merge the five Catholic churches in Watervliet into one parish has been a financial fiasco as well as a dilution of the strength of the Catholic Church in our city. We have all been stripped of our assets, our identity and our pride. The individual parishes were ...
Increase fiber in diet gradually.(Life - Food)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: RUTH FANTASIA Eating a low-fat, high-fiber diet has great benefits. It can reduce the risk of some cancers and coronary heart disease. What they don't tell you in all those Five-A-Day ads is for some people, a healthful diet can have an unfortunate and ...
Public warned shelter 'fundraiser' is a scam.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... NISKAYUNA -- Police are warning area residents that a woman has been going door-to-door asking for money for the Schenectady YWCA's Domestic Violence Shelter. There is no such solicitation going on. YWCA spokeswoman Sara Erickson said that as the only ...
Frank talk needed before Iraq falls apart.(Main)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: MARIE COCCO WASHINGTON - The world must plan for the disintegration of Iraq. The political leadership of Iraq is trying, in word if not necessarily deed, to soothe the bitter passions unleashed by the bombing last week of the Askariya shrine in Samarra ....
Albany High also has wonderful programs.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 01, 2006 ... After seeing the Feb. 18 headline, " `This school is lost,' says student," I was compelled to write. Albany High School has problems; there is no debating that fact. Albany High is providing my child with an excellent education; there is no debating that, as well. ...
Who's the host with the most?(TV - RADIO)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: CHASE SQUIRES and SEAN DALY St. Petersburg Times Forget redstate/blue state, dog lovers/cat fanciers. In these reality-TV times, the real question is: Ryan Seacrest or Jeff Probst? As hosts of Fox's juggernaut talent contest "American Idol" (Seacrest) and ...
Health services at Bellevue are expanded; Hospital is offering several new support groups and information programs designed for women.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: JENNIFER PATTERSON Staff Writer NISKAYUNA - Bellevue Woman's Hospital recently increased the number of free support groups and services it offers to local women. The offerings address eating disorders, single parenting, bereavement, breast-feeding, menopause, ...
Around the region.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... TODAY HEALTH Natural eyesight improvement Where: Honest Weight Food Co-Op, 484 Central Ave., Albany When: 7:30 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: (413) 528-8410 Notes: Proper vision habits for those using computers, TV, driving and other work and leisure ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Photography exhibit "Celebration and More," an exhibit of art photography by Joan Heffler, is open daily through March 31 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Congregation Gates of Heaven in Niskayuna. The exhibit is located in the Sisterhood David Hatkoff Room. For more information, ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Tibetan New Year Rahob Dharma Center invites the community to a quiet celebration of the Tibetan New Year. The event will feature Tibetan food, fun and films from a Tibetan trip last summer. A meditation and teachings from Rahob Rinpoche will take place from 11 a.m. Sunday until ...
Tuba player shatters barriers.(Arts & Entertainment)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press A 20-year-old woman has made it big with The Philadelphia Orchestra - she's been hired to be its tuba player, a job normally held by men in major orchestras. Carol Jantsch, a senior at the University of Michigan, beat out 194 other hopefuls ...
Minority recruiter proposed; Stratton wants to create a new position to boost city efforts to add minorities to work force.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: MIKE GOODWIN Staff Writer SCHENECTADY - After a yearlong search for minority candidates yielded only one black recruit for the Fire Department, city officials are backing a proposal to hire a full-time recruiter to search for minorities to fill city jobs. ...
Kindergarten orientation planned; Lincoln Elementary program is for both parents and children.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: DAN HIGGINS Staff Writer SCOTIA - Lincoln Elementary School has scheduled March 29 for its kindergarten orientation. The program is for parents whose children will enter kindergarten in September. The pro gram will begin at 9 a.m. at the school on Albion ...
Property transfers.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... The following property transfers were recorded recently in the Schenectady County Clerk's Office: DUANESBURG Sharon Jacquay bought property on 2351 Hardin Road, Delanson, from Michael Pepe and Kelly Pepe for $305,000. GLENVILLE Michael Stygles ...
It's time to light the lights; Broadway ready to hit the heights with plentiful new productions.(Life - Food)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: MICHAEL KUCHWARA Associated Press NEW YORK - The happiest people on Broadway this spring should be its landlords. More than a dozen new shows will arrive before Tony Award time in June, bringing with them such stars as Julia Roberts, Ralph Fiennes, Ali ...
Property transfers.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... The following property transfers were recorded recently in the Rensselaer County Clerk's office. BRUNSWICK Charles B. Reed and Diane L. Reed bought property on 494 Brunswick Road from Barbara B. Davis for $305,000. Randy Brink bought property on 467 Grange ...
Schenectady County calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2006 ... TODAY ENTERTAINMENT Oakroom Artists 50th Anniversary Exhibition Where: Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium, 15 Nott Terrace Heights When: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Cost: $7.50 adult, $5.50 child, $6.50 senior, $25 family Contact: 382-7890 Notes: Artists ...
Saratoga County calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2006 ... TODAY COMMUNITY DMV open house and ribbon-cutting Where: Wilton Mall, Wilton When: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Notes: The county will host an opening of the Wilton branch of the Department of Motor Vehicles. ENTERTAINMENT Film: "The Squid and ...
More port questions; Now it turns out the Coast Guard had raised serious security concerns.(Main)(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Little by little, the news keeps coming out, and it's not reassuring. Despite the Bush administration's continued insistence that all security issues involving an Arab company's takeover of operations at six U.S. ports have been satisfactorily addressed, there's more reason than ever to ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Child safety program Clifton Park will host "Operation Safe Child" from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Town Hall. Children will receive two free photo identification cards with encoded description and fingerprints. The data will be maintained by the Division of Criminal Justice's ...
Hall of Famers, all; Baseball honors a pioneering woman, while it snubs two great black players.(Main)(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Monday goes down, overall, as one of those great days in the mostly grand history of baseball. Think about it. A woman's plaque is going up in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Effa Manley, co-owner of the Newark Eagles of the Negro leagues, will be immortalized with all the men, from the ...
Around the region.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... TODAY ENTERTAINMENT Reel Film Series Where: McChesney Room, Schenectady County Public Library, 99 Clinton St., Schenectady When: noon Cost: Free Contact: 388-4500 Notes: Screening of documentary, "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room." GAMES & ...
Mock rape trial at college aims to raise awareness.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - The legal and emotional issues surrounding rape and sexual assault will be explored in a dramatic presentation of a rape trial at 7 tonight at Gannett Auditorium on the Skidmore College campus. The event is a coordinated effort between Domestic Violence and ...
Covenant Players set to perform at service.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... MECHANICVILLE - Emmanuel United Church will host a service in observance of Lent at 7:30 tonight. Special guests The Covenant Players will be present a dramatic ...
Around the region.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... TODAY ENTERTAINMENT Reel Film Series Where: McChesney Room, Schenectady County Public Library, 99 Clinton St., Schenectady When: noon Cost: Free Contact: 388-4500 Notes: The documentary, "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room." HEALTH ...
MEETINGS.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... WATERFORD- HALFMOON SCHOOL BOARD Thursday, Feb. 16 Appointed Jean S. Devlin, SADD advisor; and Ken Shadick and Stephen Kearns, custodians. Granted Lisa Martin a 12-week, unpaid leave of absence. Appointed Deborah ...
Around the region.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... TODAY ENTERTAINMENT Reel Film Series Where: McChesney Room, Schenectady County Public Library, 99 Clinton St., Schenectady When: noon Cost: Free Contact: 388-4500 Notes: Screening of documentary, "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room." GAMES & ...
Brunswick Elks serving spaghetti for dinner.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... BRUNSWICK - A spaghetti dinner will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Brunswick Elks Lodge, 665 Brunswick Road/Route 2. All proceeds will benefit Brunswick Babe Ruth Baseball serving baseball ...
Corned beef dinner on menu at church.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... TROY - St. Patrick's Church, 3027 Sixth Ave., will hold its annual corned beef dinner and Chinese auction Saturday. Dinner will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. The auction ...
Prison shuttle bus making trip on Saturday.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... TROY - The NEST prison shuttle will travel to the Mount McGregor, Washington and Great Meadow facilities on Saturday. Adults pay $30 and children, $20. The shuttle will travel to the Coxsackie, Greene and Hudson correctional facilities on March 11 and 25. Adults pay $15 and ...
DMV office opens in Wilton Mall; Added space allows county to add services, including an information desk and private test space.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: LEIGH HORNBECK Staff Writer WILTON - The Saratoga County Department of Motor Vehicles is adding one more errand Wilton Mall shoppers can take care of on a shopping trip: Peruse shoe sales, get a soft pretzel and have your driver's license picture taken. Last ...
Neutral principles can be forced into gear.(Main)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: PETER S. CANELLOS WASHINGTON - At his confirmation hearing last month, Samuel Alito vowed in sober terms to keep an "open mind" on abortion cases. He did not disavow his earlier skepticism about abortion rights, but he declined to divulge his current thinking. To talk ...
Building renovation honored.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: CHRISTEN DEMING Staff writer The Eastern New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects has selected the renovation of Empire State College's 111 West Avenue building in Saratoga Springs for a 2005 Design Merit Award. The award recognized the ...
Symbolic bird gets nickname.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: DENNIS YUSKO Staff Writer CLIFTON PARK - In the end, Vischer beat out Otto, Polly, Woodsy and more than 100 other names for the town's open space symbol, the pileated woodpecker. Six-year-old Brendan McCue of Clifton Park, a first-grader at Okte Elementary ...
YWCA warns of fundraising scam.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... NISKAYUNA - The YWCA of Schenectady is warning residents of the town to be wary of a woman who is going door-to-door soliciting funds for the organization, a fundraising practice the Y does not use. The organization contacted news agencies about the apparent scam after police ...
Rensselaer County calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2006 ... 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. Italian Community Center of Troy Where: 1450 Fifth Ave., Troy When: 7:30 p.m. Contact: 274-0508 ...
Troy voting on school switch plan; Proposal would allow students at School 14 to attend School 18.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: TIM O'BRIEN Staff Writer TROY - The Board of Education will vote tonight on a resolution to allow some parents to switch their children's schools. If the board approves, some students who now attend School 14 could switch to School 18 next September. Parents ...
County lawmakers reviewing the rules; Democratic, GOP legislators discuss ways to make their business more people-friendly.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: KATE PERRY Staff Writer TROY - A handful of county legislators took a first stab this week at making county government business more open to the public. A new task force was supposed to be a bipartisan effort, but party politics were evident. The five ...
PRINCIPAL AT ST. JUDE RECEIVES AWARD.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Cathleen Carney , principal of St. Jude the Apostle School in Wynantskill, received the National Catholic Education Association Dr. Robert J. Kealey Distinguished Principal Award for 2006. She will be recognized, with other regional honorees, at the NCEA Convention on April 16 ...
Lunch talks to focus on women's history.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... ALBANY - Women's History Month will be observed at The University Club, 161 Washington Ave., with lunch and speeches at 11:45 a.m. Thursdays during March. The schedule: Thursday - Christine Miles, executive director of Albany Institute of History and Art, speaks on ...
Halfmoon man charged in car theft; Free on bail for stealing car, he stole another auto, says indictment.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff Writer BALLSTON SPA - A Halfmoon man accused of stealing two cars was among six people indicted Monday by a Saratoga County grand jury, a spokeswoman for District Attorney James A. Murphy III. Jeremy B. English, 34, of 110 E. Terrace ...
Albany County calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2006 ... TODAY BINGO Nathaniel Adams Blanchard American Legion Post 1040 Where: 16 W. Poplar Drive, Delmar When: 7:30 p.m. St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church Where: 440 Whitehall Road, Albany When: 7:30 p.m. Contact: 489-4442 ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Tibetan New Year Rahob Dharma Center invites the community to a quiet celebration of the Tibetan New Year. The event will feature Tibetan food, fun and films from a Tibetan trip last summer. A meditation and teachings from Rahob Rinpoche will take place from 11 a.m. Sunday until ...
Calendar.(Business)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2006 ... TODAY MEETINGS The Crossroads Connections Chapter, Business Network International Where: Normanside Country Club, 150 Salisbury Road, Delmar When: 7 a.m. Cost: Free Contact: 869-1680 Notes: Steve Clem, executive director of the Northeast New York Region of ...
Around Tech Valley.(Business)
Mar 01, 2006 ... IT'S AN HONOR Alhussein Abouzeid , assistant professor of electrical, computer and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, received a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation . He will use the five-year, $400,000 grant to ...
Albany-Schenectady-Troy area building contracts.(Business)
Mar 01, 2006 ... January ContractChangevalue from '05 Homes & $23.9 million -2% apartments Offices, $14.8 million +43% ...
Student promotes diversity in high school; Bethlehem High School sophomore organizes celebration to promote understanding.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: MARC PARRY Staff Writer BETHLEHEM - What really troubled Marvina Jones was some bigoted graffiti in the boy's bathroom earlier this year. It left the Bethlehem Central High School sophomore shocked, scared and surprised fellow students didn't seem to care ...
County seeks nursing applicants.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... ALBANY - Applicants are being sought for Civil Service jobs as a public health nurse and a HIV nurse in the Albany County Health Department. The public health nurse position is full-time and pays $42,472 annually. It requires a bachelor's degree in nursing. The HIV nurse's job ...
Albany, Cohoes in line for wireless Internet; Schenectady also gets state aid for Wi-Fi, as more of region's municipalities become ``smart cities''.(Business)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: LARRY RULISON Business writer {FACTBOX} Wider access In addition to the grant awarded to Tech Valley Communications, Empire State Development Corp. approved money to fund wireless Internet projects in other local cities and towns. Recipient /// Grant /// Wi-Fi location(s) ...
Rally targets state's corporate tax breaks; Social programs need more funds, groups say.(Business)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: Gannett News Service ALBANY - The State Legislature should spend more on social programs and less on corporate tax breaks, anti-poverty groups said Tuesday at a rally behind the state Capitol. "If you take out New York City, New York state's economy is right ...
Driver admits hitting man; Police investigating incident in which pedestrian was struck and remains hospitalized.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: CHRISTEN DEMING Staff Writer SARATOGA SPRINGS - An unidentified man has admitted he struck a pedestrian on Friday night at the intersection of Route 50 and East Avenue, police said. The driver, whose name police will not release until the investigation is ...
Apple adds entertainment options.(Business)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press CUPERTINO, Calif. - Reaching further into living rooms, Apple Computer Inc. introduced on Tuesday a speaker system for its iPod music players and a revamped Mac Mini computer that will let users access music, video and photos across their home networks. ...
Economic news hits stocks; Dow loses 104 points amid concerns about home sales, inflation and new interest rate hikes.(Business)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK - A mixed economic picture sent stocks tumbling Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrials falling more than 100 points after investors were unnerved by weakness in home sales, consumer confidence and manufacturing. An upward revision in the ...
Up Close New York Long-Term Care Brokers Ltd.(Business)
Mar 01, 2006 ... Who: Kevin Johnson, 51 Where: 11 Halfmoon Executive Park, Clifton Park What's new: Johnson, founder and president of New York Long-Term Care Brokers, helped raise $20,000 for the Double "H" (Health and Happiness) Hole in the Woods Ranch in Lake Luzerne, which ...
IMG seeks options for selling SuperPower unit.(Business)
Mar 01, 2006 ... COLONIE - Intermagnetics General Corp. said Tuesday it hired investment bank Stephens Inc. of Little Rock, Ark., to help explore options for divesting its SuperPower Inc. unit. SuperPower, based in Schenectady, is developing a new type of high-temperature superconducting ...
Plug Power reports 2005 loss exceeds '04.(Business)(Financial report)
Mar 01, 2006 ... COLONIE - Plug Power Inc. said Tuesday that losses for 2005 widened from the prior year, from $46.7 million to $51.7 million. The company, which is developing and manufacturing next-generation fuel cells for a variety of industries, said total revenue dropped from $16.1 ...
Massachusetts holiday gives taxpayers a break.(Business)
Mar 01, 2006 ... New Yorkers will again get a one-day reprieve for filing their state and federal income taxes, thanks to a Massachusetts holiday. Patriots' Day, marking the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775 - the start of the American Revolution - falls on April 17, the deadline for ...
Annual venture forum invites applicants.(Business)
Mar 01, 2006 ... ALBANY - The Center for Economic Growth and Empire State Venture Group Inc. are looking for emerging technology companies based in New York to participate in the sixth annual SmartStart Venture Forum. The forum will be held June 19 and 20 at the Albany Marriott on Wolf Road in ...