Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from November 2007:
Protesters reflect a desire for a law-abiding democracy, not xenophobia.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007 ... What you call xenophobia (editorial, Oct. 24), we prefer to call democracy. Have your values degraded so far that you cannot distinguish between the two? For the vast majority of legal citizens of this state, the distinction is crystal clear. What you witnessed at the Capitol on Oct. 22 ...
Historic city of Albany deserves to be preserved.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007 ... When I arrived in Stuttgart in 1954, a private in the U.S. Army, parts of the inner city were still rubble, the result of Allied bombing during World War II. I returned to Stuttgart 30 years later, in 1984, and drove into a city that I had known well, but to my surprise I didn't ...
Horse racing needs Bruno's input, leadership.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007 ... I'm a Fred LeBrun reader and usually appreciate his knowledge and insight. But his column on Joe Bruno and racing on Oct. 19 was way out of line. I guess he's been consumed by Albany politics, as unnecessary sarcasm oozes from every sentence. This multibillion-dollar industry is ...
Columns fail to see what kids truly need.(Main)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 01, 2007 ... I am disturbed by two articles that appeared in the Perspective section of the Times Union on Oct. 21 and commented on children and families. First, the Honorable W. Dennis Duggan proclaimed that the problem with kids today is the lack of male role models. Unconditional love - ...
Democrats must rise above Bush-bashing.(Main)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: SEBASTIAN MALLABY So now Barack Obama has come out swinging against Hillary Clinton. After months of gentlemanly restraint, he accuses her of poll-tested, triangulated dissembling. It's true that Clinton has ducked questions on Social Security reform and abandoned her ...
Anti-choice agenda in education.(Main)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: GEORGE WILL In today's political taxonomy, "progressives" are re-branded liberals dodging the damage they did to their old label. Perhaps their most injurious idea was the forced busing of children to engineer "racial balance" in public schools. Soon, liberals will need ...
union warms up to carbon reduction goal.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: MARC PARRY - Staff Writer Union College has big plans for reducing global warming emissions. President Stephen Ainlay last month made Union the only Capital Region college to sign a climate pledge that commits it to eventually eliminating - not just reducing - its ...
MEETINGs.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... NISKAYUNA ZONING BOARD Oct. 17 Granted Bill and Louis Giniecki a variance to construct up to 52 condominium units for persons ages 55 and older at the Country Garden farm stand property, 3712 Consaul Road. The Ginieckis, whose family owned the property ...
CAPITAL DISTRICT YOUTH FENCING.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Why these kids are cool: They earned medals in sabre at the 2007 Capital District Regional Youth Circuit held at Schenectady High School on Oct. 20 and 21. About 200 athletes from 45 fencing clubs representing nine states and Canada participated in the event. The results: In ...
Brucker aims to hold council seat; Democrat says city needs to attract new residents, businesses.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: LAUREN STANFORTH - Staff Writer SCHENECTADY - Denise Brucker wants to retain her place on the City Council after being appointed to a seat left vacant when Barbara Strangfeld resigned last year. Brucker, coordinator of work-force development at Schenectady ...
In war, violence also strikes children.(Main)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: KATHY KELLY A 12-year-old British girl named Sonia recently joined me in Amman, Jordan, because she wanted to learn, firsthand, about the experiences of Iraqi youngsters who have fled war and violence in their home country. When she was just 8, shortly before ...
Ex-teacher in council race; Thomas Della Sala seeks to replace fellow Democrat Frank Maurizio.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: LAUREN STANFORTH - Staff Writer Democrat Thomas Della Sala, a former teacher and administrator in the Schenectady city school district, is attempting to take the Schenectady City Council four-year seat that will be vacated by Democrat Frank Maurizio at year's end. ...
Craig School to host winter sports gear sale.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... NISKAYUNA - Need new skis? Check out the upcoming ski and sports equipment swap and sale at Craig School. The annual event takes place from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 10 at the school, 2566 Balltown Road. Offerings at the event include downhill and cross-country ski ...
Electric City Chorus to sing out Nov. 10.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... NISKAYUNA - The Electric City Chorus presents its 63rd annual barbershop harmony show, "A Barbershop Harmony Cabaret," at 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at Niskayuna High School, 1626 Balltown Road, Niskayuna. Guest quartets include The Honeymooners, Scollay Square and Trespella, a high ...
MUSEUM OFFERS SPECIAL VETERANS DAY KIDS' EVENTS.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... SCHENECTADY - The Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium, 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady will offer special Veterans Day activities for children from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 12. Kids and their caregivers can explore the new exhibit ...
Learning lesson in division; Troy middle school now has three "houses" with own educational focuses.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II - Staff Writer TROY - There's a new feel and approach at Doyle Middle School for the 600 students in seventh and eighth grades. The middle school has transformed itself through adopting a system that splits the student body into three ...
MEETINGs.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... EAST GREENBUSH ZONING BOARD Oct. 23 Upheld a building inspector's ruling that a marina is a permitted use of property as an outdoor recreation facility in a town coastal industrial zoning district along Riverside Avenue. The ruling means that the Planning ...
Divorce clinic offered for low-income residents.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TROY - The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York and the 3rd Judicial District Gender Fairness Committee will hold a free divorce clinic for low-income Rensselaer County residents ...
Toys for Tots drop-off open for donations.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... EAST GREENBUSH - American General Services will be participating in the Toys for Tots drop-off barrel program. The barrel will be at the East Greenbush ...
Eat, drink and be merry at Bavarian Night.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TROY - Bavarian Night will begin with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Germania Hall, 107th Street and Third Avenue, Lansingburgh. Entree choices are ham or roast ...
Don't be a turkey, go for Thanksgiving run.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TROY - The 60th Troy Turkey Trot will be held Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, in downtown Troy. Activities begin with the 1.5-mile turkey walk at 8 a.m., followed by the 1-mile grade school race at ...
SNOWMOBILE TRAINING OFFERED FOR YOUTHS.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... GRAFTON - A snowmobile course for ages 10 to 18 will be held from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 1 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, South Road, Grafton. Topics will include state laws and regulations, riding skills, trail emergencies, protecting the environment, maintenance, repair and ...
business certificates.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The following is the list of business certificates filed with the office of the Saratoga County clerk for Sept. 13-19: BALLSTON Timothy Iannon is doing business as Northeast Construction Co., 976 Route 67, Ballston Spa. Kelly James is doing business as The ...
MEETINGs.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... WATERFORD- HALFMOON SCHOOL BOARD Oct. 4 Accepted an independent audit for the 2006-07 school year. Approved attendance of interested members at a Nov. 29 state School Boards Association conference on "The School Boards Role in the ...
New salute to those who served; Congress Park memorial to debut, be scene of Veterans Day event.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: DENNIS YUSKO - Staff Writer SARATOGA SPRINGS - Area veterans and the city have unveiled a new memorial in the southern part of Congress Park and plan to hold a special Veterans Day ceremony there at 11 a.m. Nov. 11. The octagon-shaped concrete memorial honors ...
Adirondacks group to host 'Wilderness Affair' event.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Adirondack Mountain Club is hosting A Wilderness Affair: Bringing the Mountains to You from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday at The Saratoga Hotel, at 534 Broadway in ...
Defensive driving class to be offered Saturday.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - A defensive driving class will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church, on Washington Street in Saratoga Springs. Participants can save 10 percent ...
A cappella show benefits Brookside Museum.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... BALLSTON SPA - The Fault Line, an a cappella group recently featured on the NBC show "America's Got Talent," will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at Ballston ...
Luncheon aids hospital's Alzheimer's center.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - Albany Medical Center will host the June Bryant Dunbar Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Canfield Casino in Saratoga Springs. ...
business certificates.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The following business certificates were recorded recently in the Albany County clerk's office: COLONIE Daniel John Ludwig is doing business as The Massage Medics, 14 Dorwood Drive. Tammy Labrake is doing business as U Sing U Dance, 30 Arcadia Ave. ...
AARP offers Web seminars.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... AARP New York is offering its members a free series of Web seminars on financial planning this fall. The one-hour seminars, focusing on saving for retirement, as well as tax and estate planning, will offer objective, noncommercial information by financial experts. Each seminar ...
Around the region.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TODAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Solar energy seminar Where: Saratoga Coffee Traders, 447 Broadway, Saratoga Springs When: 6:30-8 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: http://www.saratoga coffeetraders.com Notes: Learn how to use solar energy for only 50 cents ...
Masons hand out $35,000.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... ALBANY - Ancient Temple Lodge 14 F&AM held its 26th annual charity night Oct. 16. The group gave away $35,000 to 21 organizations. The recipients were Shrine Hospital for Children; Albany Police Athletic League; Knights Templar, Educational Foundation; Order of ...
Colonie Central presents "High School Musical".(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... COLONIE - Colonie Central High School will present a fully staged and choreographed production of Disney's "High School Musical" at 7 p.m. Nov. 8-9 and at 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 10 in the Mark Cornell Auditorium, 1 Raider Blvd. The Saturday ...
St. Agnes Cemetery plans Veterans Day ceremony.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... MENANDS - A Veterans Day ceremony and unveiling and blessing of the renovated headstone of Civil War veteran Pvt. Thomas D. Smulle will take place at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Saint Agnes Cemetery, 48 Cemetery Ave. The public event will begin with the La Salle ...
Travelers Aid Society plans gingerbread house event.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... GUILDERLAND - The second annual Homeless & Travelers Aid Society Home Sweet Gingerbread Home fundraiser, a two-day event that gives the community the opportunity to create and bid on gingerbread confections to help low-income families and the homeless in our community, will be held Nov. 17 ...
schenectady county calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TODAY BENEFITS & GALAS The Schenectady City School District Educational Foundation Inc. Fundraiser Where: Mallozzi's Restaurant, 1930 Curry Road, Schenectady When: 5:30 p.m. Cost: $35 Contact: 372-3453 Notes: Awards will be given to the General Electric ...
saratoga county calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TODAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Solar energy seminar Where: Saratoga Coffee Traders, 447 Broadway, Saratoga Springs When: 6:30-8 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: http://www.saratoga coffeetraders.com Notes: Learn how to use solar energy for only 50 cents ...
MEETINGs.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... RENSSELAERVILLE TOWN BOARD Oct. 11 Agreed to hire an independent contractor or other labor source to install exterior metal siding and perform other seasonal work at the Town Hall. Directed the Beautification Committee to find a local or ...
looking back.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... On this date in 1907 Nov. 1 - "Dakota Bob" passed through Albany on a coast-to-coast trek. He asked the mayor and city clerk to sign his long list of ...
rensselaer county calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TODAY BINGO Germania Hall Where: 107th St. and Third Avenue, Lansingburgh When: 7 p.m. Contact: 237-5008 Notes: Doors open at 5 p.m. Rensselaer Elks Lodge Where: 683 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush When: 7:20 p.m. Contact: ...
St. Anne's soliciting $135,000.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... ALBANY - St. Anne Institute, an Albany-based residential and community based treatment center for children and families, is mounting a capital campaign to raise $135,000. Currently celebrating its 120th anniversary, St. Anne's hopes to use the money and existing grant money to ...
albany county calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TODAY BENEFITS & GALAS Second Chances Where: Century House, 997 New Loudon Road, Latham When: 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $50 Contact: 782-9833 or online at http://www.gccrny.org Notes: Shopping experience benefits Gilda's Club Capital Region New York, which ...
Around the region.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TODAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Mediation training Where: YMCA of Schenectady, 44 Washington Ave., Schenectady Contact: 346-1281 Notes: 35-hour training sponsored by the Center for Community Justice will be held today and Friday and Nov. 7, 8 and 9. ...
Around the region.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TODAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Mediation training Where: YMCA of Schenectady, 44 Washington Ave., Schenectady Contact: 346-1281 Notes: 35-hour training sponsored by the Center for Community Justice will be held today and Friday and Nov. 7, 8 and 9. ...
Around the region.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TODAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Mediation training Where: YMCA of Schenectady, 44 Washington Ave., Schenectady Contact: 346-1281 Notes: 35-hour training sponsored by the Center for Community Justice will be held today and Friday and Nov. 7, 8 and 9. ...
calendar.(Business)(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TODAY EVENTS Business Showcase Where: Cengage Learning, 5 Maxwell Drive, Clifton Park When: 4 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 371-7748 Notes: Sponsored by The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County. Member restaurants will provide refreshments. MEETINGS ...
around tech valley.(Business)
Nov 01, 2007 ... GRAB BAG Rifenburg Contracting Corp. of Troy is the apparent low bidder at $2,023,624 on a construction contract of one tire remediation project at two sites, Almag in Johnsonville and Eagle tire sites at the Gerald Eagle Property in Schaghticoke. Four firms bid on the contract ....
'moosewood' star serves up more veggie love.(Life-Food)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: JENNIFER GISH - Staff Writer No cookbook shelf should be without the "Moosewood Cookbook," which takes the often-maligned vegetable and makes it a star. Every recipe by Mollie Katzen, former co-owner of the Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, is a tribute to all ...
Williams art museum receives $100,000 grant.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The Williams College Museum of Art in Williamstown, Mass., has been awarded $100,000 from the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation for the conservation of its modern and contemporary art collection. According to a news release from the institution, the grant was given in memory of Kirk ...
'The Crucible' on stage at Saratoga Springs High.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Saratoga Springs High School Drama Club will present "The Crucible" starting at 7 p.m. today. The 1952 Tony Award-winning play by Arthur Miller also will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. All performances will be in the Loewenberg Auditorium. ...
A study in obfuscation.(Main)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2007 ... A ll that legal training, all those years as a distinguished lawyer and federal judge, and Michael Mukasey needs more time to study this? How can the barbaric practice known as waterboarding not be torture - yes, illegal torture? More to the point, how can Mr. Mukasey be ...
Keehn in Saratoga.(Main)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2007 ... F or reasons that are difficult to fathom, voters in Saratoga Springs seem to change their mayors as often as the odds change on Travers Day. Ordinarily, an incumbent mayor can claim credit for a city's economic success and coast to an easy re-election. But that's not the case ...
Republican defends mayoral bid; Schenectady challenger says incumbent falsely described his candidacy.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: LAUREN STANFORTH - Staff Writer SCHENECTADY - Republican mayoral candidate Michael Cuevas labeled as false a statement by incumbent Brian U. Stratton's campaign that he's running because no one else will. Cuevas, who met with the Times Union editorial board ...
Ex-Dare crony admits forgeries; Robert Bove, former associate of Urban League leader, pleads guilty to altering checks.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: BRENDAN J. LYONS - Senior writer ALBANY - Robert Bove, a former business associate of Aaron Dare's who has been dogged for years by allegations of underhanded real estate dealings, pleaded guilty to felony charges Wednesday in connection with a series of check-forgery ...
Child molester faces possible life term.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: ROBERT GAVIN - Staff Writer ALBANY - A city man is facing 25 years to life in state prison after being found guilty Wednesday of repeatedly molesting a 9-year-old girl. Gary Alford, 49, was convicted after jurors deliberated for less than 2 1/2 hours in ...
For Troy arts center, new chief is old hand; Ex-programming head at Arts Center of the Capital Region is now president.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: STEVE BARNES - Senior writer TROY - Amy Williams, who spent 20 years as head of programming for the Arts Center of the Capital Region before leaving in early 2005, is returning to the Troy organization to become its president. Her hiring will be officially announced ...
ALBANY COUNTY EDITION.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Epilepsy conference The Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern NY's annual Pediatric Epilepsy Conference will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Italian American Community Center, 257 Washington Avenue Ext., in Albany. Reservations required. Call 456-7501. ...
Forecasts to power use of wind energy; Latham firm wins contract to predict weather for generators.(Business)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: BRIAN NEARING - Staff Writer COLONIE - Tomorrow's winds will flow more smoothly into the state power grid under a plan for a wind forecaster to guide the small but growing number of wind turbine farms. AWS Truewind, a Latham firm, will forecast winds 48 hours ...
Ballston doubles up on its water; No escape clauses in town's contracts with Glenville and county.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: LEIGH HORNBECK - Staff Writer BALLSTON - The Town Board is on the line to buy twice the amount of water residents use in an average day. Documents show the board signed a contract to buy at least 100,000 gallons of water a day from the town of Glenville until ...
DNA test refused in slaying; Relatives of Albany girl found dead in 2005 say no to police request.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST - Staff Writer ALBANY - Relatives of a slain 14-year-old Hackett Middle School honors student have declined to provide DNA samples to city detectives on the advice of their lawyer. In a letter to the family's lawyer, Police Chief James ...
Sierra Club rejects accord; Environmental group says it opposes compromise covering Catskills resort.(Business)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Byline: ALAN WECHSLER - Business writer Two months after environmentalists and developers reached a compromise on plans for a high-end resort in the Catskill Mountains, the Sierra Club says it will not be joining them. "The recent agreement would allow an unacceptable ...
Burglar decked by homeowner faces prison.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... TROY - Scott Vanbergen broke into a Havermans Avenue home in May, but his crime was cut short when the homeowner hit the would-be burglar twice over the head with a large deck plank, prosecutors said. The 23-year-old man faces a maximum of 15 ...
Group home teens accused of stealing van.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... FORT EDWARD - Two teens who were living at the Argyle Group Home allegedly stole the home's van early Wednesday morning, Washington County sheriff's deputies said. Deputies said one of the teens distracted the staff while the other one took the keys out of a back room. The pair ...
Four men charged in robbery at apartment.(Capital Region)
Nov 01, 2007 ... QUEENSBURY - Four men were charged Tuesday with robbery and grand larceny after police say they entered an apartment in Plattsburgh on Monday, tied up three victims and took cash. Police said the incident occurred around 9:25 p.m. Monday at 38 Adirondack Gardens. One of the ...