Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from August 2006:
Power industry boosts Pataki; In wake of NYC blackouts, watchdog group releases report on campaign contributions.(Main)(Correction notice)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: MARK JOHNSON and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press ALBANY - Gov. George Pataki has been the biggest recipient of campaign contributions from power companies that are now under scrutiny for blackouts in New York City, a study out Monday shows. Government watchdog ...
Saratoga Almanac.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Today: Track is dark Monday's recap Attendance: 12,054 To date: 148,279 Handle: $1,652,579 To date: $17,538,033 Feature winner, odds: Court Folly, The Amsterdam Stakes, 10-1 Paid: $22.00, $3.90. No show ...
ON THIS DATE.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2006 ... 1936 The Olympic Games open in Berlin. The Opening Ceremony is presided over by Adolph Hitler . 1945 New York's Mel Ott hits his 500th home run in a 9-2 victory over the Boston Braves at the Polo Grounds. Only Babe Ruth with 714 and Jimmie Foxx with 527 have more. ...
Quotable.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2006 ... "Now, they show me they really want to win. They kept me here. " MIGUEL TEJADA, ...
Short life, but lasting legacy.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: KYLE HIGHTOWER Orlando Sentinel For 20 years, Steve Ehrhart has kept it in his top bedroom drawer, one of the most infamous documents in the history of professional sports. A check that never was cashed. The former executive director of the United ...
Bottom lines.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2006 ... One of the biggest stars in Olympic track and field history dropped a bombshell on one of the sport's current supernovas. Michael Johnson, writing Monday in a London newspaper, said Justin Gatlin should be banned for life if he can't prove he's not a drug cheat. And Gatlin's association ...
Talking Points.(Sports)
Aug 01, 2006 ... No thanks, Mr. President. I'll pass. That, essentially, was the response Dolphins coach Nick Saban gave when he was invited to dine Sunday night with President Bush and others at a restaurant in Miami. Saban said his obligations at training camp took priority ....
Schalmont names administrators.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Staff reports SCHENECTADY - The Schalmont Board of Education recently appointed two new members to its administrative team. Brian Hunt was appointed as the new principal of Mariaville Elementary School and Joanne Van Genderen was named the pupil personnel ...
High School REUNIONS.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2006 ... The following high schools have upcoming reunions: The former Altamont High School Classes of 1901 to 1957 Sept. 23 Contact: Doris Neese, 456-6239, or write: 11 Gail Ave., Albany, 12205; or C.D. Smith, 355-5996, or write: 236 Pinewood Drive, Schenectady, 12303. The ...
Luncheon meetings generate ideas to help.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: BETSY FELDSTEIN Staff Writer COLONIE - What began more than 20 years ago as a meeting for a few women to talk about their work has evolved into monthly luncheon where life-insurance businesswomen, many of whom are now old friends, discuss everything from legislation ...
New park to honor former first lady.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2006 ... Byline: Staff reports STILLWATER - The Town Board will create a small park on the site of the birthplace of Abigail Powers Fillmore, the 13th first lady of the United States. Jane Gronczniak donated the 1(-acre site to the town as part of a deal with the Planning ...
Center offers bridge classes.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2006 ... ALBANY - A two-time national bridge champion, Rhoda Kratenstein will lead bridge classes at the Sidney Albert Albany Jewish Community Center's Massry Senior Center, located at 340 Whitehall Road. Classes will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday mornings, starting this week ...
How cool _ free iced coffee.(Capital Region)
Aug 01, 2006 ... ALBANY - Dunkin' Donuts is commemorating the opening of its 100th store in the Albany area by offering free iced coffee - but only for 100 minutes. Today, Dunkin' Donuts will mark the opening of its 100th store, located at 3366 Route 9H in Valatie, with 100 minutes of free iced ...
Home on the range with niche, standard beef.(Life - Food)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: SALLY SQUIRES Washington Post If you've ever stood at the meat counter, pondering whether to spring for the various types of niche beef - or to just buy plain old steak - you're not alone. "Consumers do not understand the difference between all-natural, ...
Freezing berries now for later.(Life - Food)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: MARY QUINLAN Staff Writer Q: What's the best way to freeze blueberries? - Anonymous A: Freezing is a great idea if you have fresh-picked or even store-bought berries that you would like to enjoy after berry season is over. However, ...
The message in Houston; A jury reverses Andrea Yates' conviction, and the parallels to the Wilhelm case are obvious.(Main)(Editorial)
Aug 02, 2006 ... It could be that Betsy Schwartz, executive director of the Mental Health Association of Greater Houston, is right when she says the "not guilty" verdict rendered in the second trial of Andrea Yates shows "the public's dramatically increased understanding of mental illness and particularly ...
Chicken in sauce is a pasta pleaser.(Life - Food)(Recipe)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: SARAH FRITSCHNER (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal Just because Wednesday is pasta night doesn't mean it has to be the same pasta. Just as easy as it is to change pasta shapes, you can change toppings. Hamburger was the midcentury meat for red sauce; chicken ...
After Castro, what? The dictator's younger brother offers no signs he intends to change course.(Main)(Editorial)
Aug 02, 2006 ... The celebrations that broke out Monday night in Miami's Little Havana, prompted by news that Cuba's Fidel Castro was seriously ill, may have been premature. Even if the dictator should die, or be rendered so gravely ill that he must transfer power permanently, there is little to indicate ...
Put focus on positive work of Legislature.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 02, 2006 ... In one of the most productive legislative sessions in recent memory, you would think the Times Union would be writing about the $5 billion surplus that was returned to hardworking, overburdened taxpayers to help them afford property taxes, clothing and gasoline. Or the record ...
Well-rested staff key to avoiding medical errors.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Your July 21 article "Heavy dose of pill errors" highlighted a recent major finding by the Institute of Medicine: Medication errors harm 1.5 million people and kill several thousand each year in the United States. The institute's report cites that drug errors are so widespread that ...
Shift in focus from Iraq a U.S. election ruse.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Might this war between Israel and the Hezbollah be yet another war of convenience for the Republicans? Think about it. I have watched a lot of TV news the last few weeks, and I read the Times Union on a regular basis. I have noted a definite decrease in the coverage of the war in Iraq. ...
Early detection of lung cancer crucial.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Thank you for printing Phyllis Goldstein's comments on July 13 regarding lung cancer. Ms. Goldstein correctly points out that more money needs to be allocated to research for early diagnosis and treatment. I had two separate bouts of lung cancer. Had there been a more simple ...
Longtime Klingon kept alive by DVD.(TV & Radio)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: BRUCE WESTBROOK Houston Chronicle After spending more time on "Star Trek" than any actor in its 40-year history, Michael Dorn figures he's finished. Well, maybe. "I'm smart enough to never say never in this business," said Dorn, who played Lt. Commander Worf ...
Lethal silence afflicts the Holy Lands.(Main)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: JOHN FARMER In the search for root causes of the Middle East's misery, one shouldn't overlook the role of religious fundamentalism - Christian, Jewish and Muslim. It's not a popular line of inquiry. Anyone who points the finger of blame at organized religion ...
Securing gun data helps law enforcement.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Congressional action to secure gun trace data from the general public will save law enforcement lives. The pending legislation would not block the access or sharing of gun trace information by law enforcement entities, as evidenced by the recent Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, ...
Top eateries' higher prices reflect the whole experience, not just the food.(Life - Food)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Steve Barnes Among the things you can buy for $30: A four-person nylon camping tent. A drip coffee maker and two pounds of coffee beans. Three movie tickets. 200 tea light candles. A single dinner entree at a growing number ...
Library gets TV mom treasure.(TV & Radio)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: South Florida Sun-Sentinel FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The African-American Research Library in Fort Lauderdale has acquired a collection of items that belonged to the late actress Esther Rolle. The family of the Pompano Beach native, famous for her role as the ...
Get fresh in August with summer vegetables.(Life - Food)(Recipe)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: BILL WARD McClatchy It's prime time, baby. There's nothing like the present for a cornucopia of fresh culinary delights. Cukes and 'taters. Zukes and tomatoes. Peppers as sweet as the best corn or as fiery as the weather. All manner of herbs and greens. ...
Bite-Sized.(Life - Food)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: SHANNON FROMMA, STEVE BARNES and WILLIAM M. DOWD Staff Writers and Associate editor VIN SANTO OPENS Vin Santo Tapas and Wine Bar in Latham Farms has opened for lunch and dinner six days a week. The restaurant is on the north side of the shopping complex near All-Star ...
City Ballet brings themes to performances in NYC.(Arts & Entertainment)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: DANIEL J. WAKIN New York Times In what it calls an effort to reach new audiences, the New York City Ballet has revamped the way it presents performances for its New York seasons, creating 10 fixed programs with themes and catchy titles that will rotate over the course of ...
Rental units to benefit from grant; $400,000 will be used for improvement work on 18 Emmett Street sites.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: JENNIFER PATTERSON Staff Writer SCHENECTADY - A grant from the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal will fund the rehabilitation of sub-standard rental units in the Emmett Street corridor. Better Neighborhoods Inc., through a partnership with the ...
Rocker Cooper to build teen center.(Arts & Entertainment)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: TERRY TANG Associated Press For all the envelope-pushing Alice Cooper has done as a shock rocker, he also knows the value of boundaries, especially for children. "Kids love boundaries. We used to fight against them. But in all reality, what we really did want ...
BIRTHS.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER GALLAGHER, Sean Joseph, son of Mary and Brian Gallagher, Esperance, 6 lbs. 8 oz., Nov. 10. KIENAST, Carter, son of Penny and Curt Kienast, Clifton Park, 5 lbs., Nov. 10. PARADISE, Anthony John, son of Jennifer and Derek ...
Free tour to offer a look at revamped Proctor's.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Staff reports SCHENECTADY - A free public walking tour of Proctor's Theatre, 432 State St., will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. The tours have resumed following the completion of the stage expansion, which took about eight months. The new stage house is three ...
Schenectady County Calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Today CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Breast-feeding Where: Family birthing unit resource room, St. Clare's Hospital, 600 McClellan St., Schenectady When: 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 347-5420 Notes: The class will focus on breast-feeding, good nutritional habits, ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Early technology The Mabee Farm Historic Site, 1080 Main St., Rotterdam, will host an early technologies day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Workshops will be given on blacksmithing, fire starting, herb and wild food preparation, powder horn engraving, quill work, finger ...
Suit seeks environmental review; Residents' organization contends Clifton Park needs to study site of planned subdivision.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: DENNIS YUSKO Staff Writer CLIFTON PARK - The Friends of Longkill (FOLK) have sued the Clifton Park Planning Board for not conducting a full environmental impact review of 19 acres off Longkill Road, where a development group will build a 16-lot subdivision. ...
Pet groomer hits the road.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: LEIGH HORNBECK Staff Writer SALEM - Pet groomer Kim Grega is taking her 19 years of experience on the road. Grega, 39, recently debuted Hounds Around Town, a mobile pet grooming service. The Hounds Around Town van is equipped with a generator, ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Author talk Deborah Tannen will give a talk Thursday and sign copies of her book, "You're Wearing THAT? Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation" at the Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry St., Saratoga Springs. The free event starts at 3 p.m. For more ...
For the troops, DVDs serve as reminder of home; Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce collects donations to send overseas.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: DENNIS YUSKO Staff Writer SARATOGA SPRINGS - At the end of a sweaty and tiresome day in Iraq with the Army Reserves 98th Division, Brian Adelson of Gansevoort would return to his bunk, pop a movie in his portable DVD player and drift away. "It was definitely ...
Saratoga County Calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Today ENTERTAINMENT The Burners U.K. Where: Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, Crescent Avenue, Saratoga Springs When: 8 p.m. Contact: 584-2110 "The Day the Library Went Wild" Where: Mechanicville District Public Library, 190 N. Main St., ...
Mine neighbors breathing easier; Residents back off threat of legal action as tests show wells clean.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: BOB GARDINIER Staff Writer STEPHENTOWN - West Road residents are breathing easier this summer after enduring a big stink a year ago from work that was meant to turn an abandoned gravel mine back to grassland. A half-dozen residents who live near the rural site ...
School clothing effort seeks funds.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Staff reports RENSSELAER - CoNSERNS-U, a program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany located in Rensselaer, needs more donations for the Back To School Clothing Program. For the 16th consecutive year, the program will provide needy middle school ...
MEETINGS.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... AVERILL PARK SCHOOL BOARD Tuesday, July 25 Approved the issuance of bonds not exceeding $152,000 to pay for the purchase of school buses. Approved an "intent to participate" in joint bid program offered through Monroe-Orleans BOCES for ...
Rensselaer County Calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Today CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Computer class Where: East Greenbush Community Library, 10 Community Way When: 6:45 p.m. Contact: 477-7476 Notes: Learning to use your Library Databases. No pre-registration required. Tie-dye treasures ...
Around the Region.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Today CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Tie-dye treasures Where: Castleton Public Library, 85 South Main St., Castleton When: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Contact: Darlene Miller, 732-0879 Notes: Bring a clean cloth item and create your own design. ENTERTAINMENT ...
At age 92, grocery worker not ready to quit; Vincent ``Jim'' Spinosa draws on a lifetime of food knowledge at work.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: MARC PARRY Staff Writer BETHLEHEM - If there's one nugget of wisdom that Vincent "Jim" Spinosa has picked up in a lifetime of food service, it might be this. Nobody - nobody - likes to be called "Ma'am." So Spinosa, a Hannaford Supermarket bagger, ...
Around the Region.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Today CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Tie-dye treasures Where: Castleton Public Library, 85 South Main St., Castleton When: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Contact: Darlene Miller, 732-0879 Notes: Bring a clean cloth item and create your own design. ENTERTAINMENT ...
Around the Region.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Today CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Tie-dye treasures Where: Castleton Public Library, 85 South Main St., Castleton When: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Contact: Darlene Miller, 732-0879 Notes: Bring a clean cloth item and create your own design. ENTERTAINMENT ...
Around the Region.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Today ENTERTAINMENT Blue Oyster Cult Where: Empire State Plaza, Albany When: 7 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: (877) 659-4377 Notes: See if "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" could use more cowbell when Classic Rock night hits the "At the Plaza" series with special guest ...
Seminar offers tips on home buying; Event sponsored by sorority alumnae group and professionals aimed at first-time purchasers.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: TERESA GRAHAM Staff Writer ALBANY - There is no typical profile of the first-time home home buyer: old or young, rich or poor, white or black, college educated or high school graduate. It might be someone tired of paying rent, or a new arrival to the area ....
Calendar.(Business)(Calendar)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Thursday MEETINGS Capital District Business Leaders Where: Calaway Grill, Wingate Inn, 254 Wolf Road, Colonie When: 8 a.m. Cost: $10 Contact: Raena Basile, 261-1610; e-mail: ...
Albany County Calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Today BINGO Nathaniel Adams Blanchard American Legion Post 1040 Where: 16 West Poplar Drive, Delmar When: 7:30 p.m. Notes: Every Wednesday. Watervliet Elks Lodge Where: 501 4th Ave., Watervliet When: 7:30 p.m. Contact: 273-9878 ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Tie-dye treasures Let your artistic creativity run wild at a class on tie dye at 6:30 tonight at the Castleton Public Library, 85 S. Main St. Bring a clean cloth item and create your own design. The class will run for about an hour. For information, call Darlene Miller at ...
Around Tech Valley.(Business)
Aug 02, 2006 ... DONATIONS Sunmark Federal Credit Union of Schenectady donated $5,000 to Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce to support its efforts to help area businesses recover from the severe flooding of a month ago. GRAB BAG Tough Traveler Ltd., a Schenectady-based ...
Stocks decline on inflation fears.(Business)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: Associated Press NEW YORK - Heightened fears of inflation sent stocks sliding for a second straight session Tuesday as a key price index climbed to an 11-year high and an improving manufacturing sector raised the likelihood of another interest rate hike by the Federal ...
Looking Back.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... On this date in 1856 August 2 - A woman stole $10 in gold, some silver and a lot of clothing from Mr. Massin of ...
Auto thieves prefer smaller, faster rides; Report shows BMW Roadster, Acura Integra among most-stolen cars.(Business)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT - Small cars that can be chopped into parts and sold for use by street racers dominated the list of the most-stolen autos in the United States last year, but high-priced cars and expensive sport utility vehicles also ranked high, ...
Noteworthy.(Capital Region)
Aug 02, 2006 ... My baby's going to college Parents of first-time college students can get tips at a class to be held from 5 to 7 tonight in Room 219 of the Bulmer Telecommunications Center at Hudson Valley Community College. The course will cover strategies for parents to help their children ...
Consumer spending eases; Uptick in inflation fuels speculation about another Fed rate hike.(Business)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press WASHINGTON - Consumer spending was sluggish in June as Americans had to divert more cash to filling up their gas tanks and a key inflation gauge rose at the fastest clip in more than a decade. That raised concerns in ...
GLOBAL FAST FACTS.(Main)
Aug 02, 2006 ... 1. Japan now imports 16% less oil than it did in 1973, although its economy has more than doubled. -Washington Post 2. Since 2000, mobile phone users in sub-Saharan Africa have increased from 3% to 8% of the population. -Millennium Project 3. About 86% of plastic ...
Legal issues in airline strike; Northwest attendants' threat to walk out could be a question for courts.(Business)
Aug 02, 2006 ... Byline: JOSHUA FREED Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS - The fight between Northwest Airlines Corp. and its flight attendants is about to turn into a fight between their lawyers. Flight attendants announced on Tuesday that they'll conduct random, unannounced strikes ...
Applied NanoWorks moves to bigger space.(Business)
Aug 02, 2006 ... EAST GREENBUSH - Applied NanoWorks Inc. has moved from Watervliet to the University at Albany's East Campus in East Greenbush, more than quadrupling its office and laboratory space. The move gives the 10-person company more room to develop its ultrafine abrasive fluids used in ...
Time Warner Cable moves ad unit to Latham office.(Business)
Aug 02, 2006 ... COLONIE - Time Warner Cable's media sales division is moving 120 employees from its Washington Avenue Extension facility to new offices in Latham. The division, which is Time Warner's advertising unit, will occupy 31,000 square feet in a new $5 million building ...
UAlbany makes pacts with two universities.(Business)
Aug 02, 2006 ... ALBANY - The University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering has forged new partnerships with the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. UAlbany and Waterloo will exchange technical, economic, educational and ...