Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from March 2009:
Niles, Kipp.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... NILES Kipp In loving memory of my son We had joy, we had fun. We had seasons in ...
Velardi, Michael P.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... LATHAM Michael P. Velardi, 88, a recent resident of Latham and Albany and a 56-year resident of Hopewell Junction, died on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Nursing Center at Daughters of Sarah in Albany.Born in Ossining on February 5, 1921, he was the son of Peter and Mary Christiana ...
Bates, William H.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... BATES William H. You always told us you would live to be 100 and you have in our ...
Gibson, Donna L.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... GIBSON Donna L. Happy Birthday, Donna. We all love and miss you, and would all like to say Happy 36th Birthday. We know you're resting in a better place and ...
Campagna, Fred A. Jr.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... ALBANY Fred A. Campagna Jr., 70, died Thursday, February 26, 2009 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Albany, he was the son of the late Fred Campagna and Helen Lasalle. Fred graduated from Cathedral Academy. He retired from the Albany Police Department as a detective after ...
Belles, Marilyn L.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... COLONIE Marilyn L. Belles, 76, of Colonie, passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2009. Mrs. Belles retired from the New York State Department of Audit & Control after more than 20 years. She was a member of the Fuller Road Fire Depart-ment Ladies Auxiliary. She was a skilled seamstress and ...
Walsh, Don.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... WALSH Don 3/1/96 Thirteen years in Heaven. Another big wedding, get ...
Farnum, Charles Gould.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... SANDY, Utah Charles Gould Farnum passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2009 in Sandy, Utah. Charles was born September 4, 1929 in Jamaica Hospital in Queens, N.Y. to Charles and Phoebe Farnum. Charles graduated from Troy High School and was in the United States Navy, stationed on the USS ...
Charland, Helen E.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... SCHODACK LANDING Helen E. Charland, formerly of Middleburgh, N.Y., was stricken at the home of her daughter on February 25, 2009 and passed away on February 27, 2009 at Albany Memorial Hospital. Helen was born on November 24, 1919 in Lawyersville, N.Y., the daughter of John and Lavina ...
Hennessey, James F.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... COLONIE, N.Y. Jim entered into the Kingdom of God Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at his home with his loving family at his side. Jim was born in Saratoga Springs in 1943 to the late William A. Hennessey Sr. and Gladys V. Clough. He was a US Army veteran who served his tour of duty in ...
Costanzo, Teresa R.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... MECHANICVILLE Ms. Teresa R. Costanzo, 46, of Park Place, died early Friday morning, Feb 27, 2009 at her home, after a courageous nine-year battle with breast cancer, in the safety of her family and loving companion. Born in Troy, September 12, 1962, she was the daughter of Salvadore and ...
Cullen, Marie E.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... ALBANY Marie E. Cullen, 59, of Albany, went home to God on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 after a brave and valiant fight with cancer. She was the daughter of the late William H. and Miriam T. Kerr, and was a lifelong resident of Albany. Marie left a lasting impression on everyone she ...
Vitillo, Nicholas Gerald.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... DELMAR Nicholas Gerald Vitillo, 78, a longtime Delmar resident, died Friday, February 27, 2009 at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Staten Island on August 14, 1930, he was the son of the late Raphael and Josephine (Clericuzio) Vitillo. He graduated from the State University at Farmingdale ...
Crawmer, Boyd F.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... ALBANY Boyd F. Crawmer, 82, died on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at the Kingston Hospital after a long illness. Boyd was born on January 27, 1927 in Troy and was the son of the late William and Irene (McDonald) Crawmer. He served in the US Navy during World War II and the US Air Force ...
Geier.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The family of the late David John Geier would like to express their gratitude to family, friends, neighbors and co-workers for all their love and support at such a very difficult time in their lives. Thank you again to all the staff at the Rubin Dialysis Center and the nurses of the 4th ...
Bondi, Fr. Paul J.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... BALLSTON SPA Fr. Paul J. Bondi, a pillar of faith to his family and the Ballston Spa community he served as a pastor for over two decades, took his final step toward the Lord on Friday, February 27, 2009 in the comfort of family and longtime friends. He was 88. The eldest son of Italian ...
Kaiser, Theodora F.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... ALBANY Theodora F. "Teddy" Kaiser, 85, of Albany, beloved wife of the late Ralph Kaiser, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at the Avenue Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Schenectady. Born in Albany on January 12, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Robinson and ...
Forget, Patricia B.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... GUILDERLAND Patricia B. Forget, 55, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at St. Peter's Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Patricia was born on May 25, 1953 in Albany and was the daughter of the late Alicia (Kerrigan) Yarter and Edwin Fisher. She worked for NYS Department of ...
Sheehan, Kathleen Ann.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... GUILDERLAND Kathleen Ann Sheehan, 63 of Guilderland, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at St. Peter's Hospital, in Albany. Born in Schenectady on February 12, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Edward T. and Lucille Theresa (Crowley) Sheehan. Kathy was a graduate of Vincentian ...
Rosenthal, Carol R.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... ALBANY Carol R. Rosenthal, of Albany, N.Y., died peacefully Saturday, February 28, 2009 after a brief illness. She was born in Albany to the late Isador and Florence (Singer) Rosenthal. Carol was a graduate of Albany High School, Russell Sage and SUNY Albany. She taught elementary ...
Tanski, Edith R.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... ALBANY Edith R. Tanski, 84, of Guilderland, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family at her home on Friday, February 27, 2009. Mrs. Tanski was born and raised in Peaseleeville in the town of Black Brook, N.Y. but had lived in Albany and Guilderland since 1941. In 1942, she married ...
Bristor, Alan F. Jr.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... CLIFTON PARK Alan F. Bristor Jr., age 87, peacefully passed away on February 25, 2009 at Schuyler Ridge Nursing Home. He was born in Baltimore, Md. and raised in Narberth, Pa. as the oldest son of Alan F. Bristor Sr. and Aline Stone Condict Bristor. Alan graduated from Lower Merion HS and ...
Campagna, Fred A. Jr.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Officers and members of Albany Lodge #49 are requested to meet at 4:45 p.m. Sunday at McVeigh Funeral Home in ...
Chaloner, Dr. Robert G. Jr.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... COXSACKIE Dr. Robert Gardner Chaloner Jr., M.D., age 76, of Coxsackie, died February 27, 2009 at his residence. He was born March 8, 1932 in Schenec-tady, N.Y., and was the son of the late Robert G. and Millicent M. (Finch) Chaloner Sr. Doc Chaloner was a lifelong Coxsackie resident, and ...
Rosoff, David.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... SARATOGA SPRINGS David Rosoff passed on peacefully February 28, 2009. David was born January 15, 1920 in Troy, N.Y., son of Nathan and Rose Leah Rosoff. As a young man, he played trumpet in the Capital Region and continued his love of music throughout his life. He served in the Navy during ...
Schwartz, Mildred A.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... OGDENSBURG, N.Y. Mildred A. Schwartz, 75, formerly of Morristown and Westerlo, N.Y., passed away Friday morning, February 27, 2009 at the United Helpers Nursing Home, following a long illness. Mildred Schwartz was born on November 3, 1933 in Albion, Pa., the daughter of the late E. John ...
Englat, Elizabeth B.(Obituaries)
Mar 01, 2009 ... LATHAM Elizabeth B. Englat passed away on February 28, 2009. Survived by husband, Thomas; loving children, Sandra (Paul) Fazackerley, Thomas (Kathleen); three grandchildren; one ...
MY OTHER LIFE.(Business)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Who: Norman E. Dascher Jr. Age: 55 Real job: CEO, Patient Care Division, Northeast Health (Albany Memorial and Samaritan Hospitals) Passion outside work: Dascher snowboards on mountains from Jiminy Peak in Hancock, Mass., to Utah. Dascher, an ...
LOOKING BACK.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2009 ... On this date in ... 1909: George Adriance, a farm laborer at Selkirk, is dead. He took poison and then is said to have shot himself. The cause of his deed is mystery. Coroner Ray has gone to investigate. Adriance has a wife and four children and worked on the ice this winter and ...
WASTE NOT.(Unwind)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Stacked 35 feet high at the University at Albany's Art Museum, Jason Middlebrook's cardboard tower seems about to collapse. Cut and flattened boxes weighing two tons have been wedged together at odd angles, creating an uneasy balance. At the base, cardboard spills out like water ...
KABUL NIGHT'S AFGHAN CUISINE IS WORTH SHARING KABUL NIGHT'S AFGHAN CUISINE IS WORTH SHARING KABUL NIGHT'S AFGHAN CUISINE IS WORTH SHARING.(Unwind)(Recipe)(Restaurant review)
Mar 01, 2009 ... I have two close friends who don't like to share food. They guard their plates and never wander with their forks. I wouldn't take them to Kabul Night, an Afghan restaurant in Schenectady. This is the kind of place enjoyed best with a large group of social and adventurous eaters ....
WE LOVE THE '80S.(Unwind)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Vanilla Star jeans, $25, Deb; L.O.G.G. vest, $25, H&M Looking at that photo of yourself in junior high, maybe you'd rather forget the 1980s. But when it comes to fashion, vintage Madonna is back in a big way. Many women's retailers are selling '80s-inspired ...
TIES THAT BIND.(Unwind)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Annette Gordon-Reed's new book, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W.W. Norton & Co., 800 pages, $35), is a study of the large enslaved family, owned by Thomas Jefferson, who helped to build and lived for decades at Jefferson's Virginia home at the time of the American ...
INCORPORATIONS.(Business)
Mar 01, 2009 ... INCORPORATIONS The following companies in the Capital Region have filed corporate registration papers with the State Department of State: Axcel Solutions LLC, Robert L. Adams, 600 Broadway, first floor, Albany 12207 GKM Group LLC, Box 11233, Loudonville ...
DOGS VS. LAP DOGS IN POLITICAL ARENA.(Perspective)
Mar 01, 2009 ... According to People magazine, President Obama and the First Family are looking around for a Portuguese water dog to adopt after they return from spring vacation in April. Concerned citizens should be glad for the delay. Perhaps it will give the President time to reconsider. In ...
BACKYARD NATURALIST.(Unwind)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Although often assumed that robins migrate south for the winter, in actuality, it is not unusual for some to overwinter in the Northeast. This year, however, the numbers of wintering robins seems extraordinarily high. Why? Cold temperature is not the significant factor for robin ...
GOSPEL OF HATE HARDLY 'CHRISTIAN'.(Perspective)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Unless we get lucky, Fred Phelps' Gospel of Hate will be coming to the area. If Christianity was a rose, it would smell as sweet by any other name. But just because Phelps' group shares some historical and ideological background with Christianity does not change the fact that ...
SOME TOTALLY AWESOME FASHIONS COME OUT OF THE CLOSET.(Unwind)
Mar 01, 2009 ... While a new take on the miniskirt and "Flashdance"-style shirt can be fun, what's better than remembering the originals? We asked readers to submit photos for our "I Was, Like, So Totally Awesome in the '80s" contest. Here are some of the best, including winner Michelle Brown of ...
PROFITING FROM THE BLAME GAME.(Unwind)
Mar 01, 2009 ... She slammed into my car as I was driving down Wolf Road. My Buick smoked and had a punctured tire. Nothing on me appeared to be leaking, but I was zipped off to the hospital by a Colonie ambulance. The next morning, a rep from the other driver's insurance company called. ...
THE MADNESS COMES TO ALBANY.(Main)
Mar 01, 2009 ... ALBANY -- For the coming week, the Capital Region becomes the mid-major college basketball capital of the world. Twenty-nine teams. Two conferences and three tournaments. Three bids for the NCAA Tournament on the line. This is early March Madness. Siena is the host of ...
FOR UTICANS, MUSHROOM STEW IS MADE 'MY WAY'.(Unwind)(Recipe)
Mar 01, 2009 ... For Uticans, mushroom stew is a reminder of church suppers, Sunday dinners or a night out at one of the city's many Italian restaurants. But according to a discussion being conducted on our Recipe Box blog, there's no set recipe for this pork- and tomato-based dish, which appears to be ...
SPRING'S APPROACH BRINGS DUCKS' DISPLAY.(Unwind)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Feb. 17 was a beautiful day. In fact, it was a beautiful day that followed a string of other beautiful days. Bright blue sky, temps in the 40s and the gentlest breeze from the west. The day was remarkably beautiful and remarkably surprising, because in addition to sun and warmth, the day ...
GREEN HILLS CHARMER.(Unwind)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Pawlet has long been known as a sleepy but charming hamlet tucked into the pastoral hills of southern Vermont. Those traversing Route 30 on their way to Manchester could easily breeze past the village of 1,300 that sits along Flower Brook, not far from the Granville, N.Y., border. ...
DO HOMEWORK BEFORE YOU HIRE.(Real Estate)
Mar 01, 2009 ... BETHLEHEM -- John C. Hofelich knows the financial pitfalls of construction. Standing in the basement he's remodeling, Hofelich holds up the contract for the project between his company and the homeowner. After 30 years as owner of J.C.H. Construction, a building and ...
WE RECOMMEND...(Unwind)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Exhibit "Hudson River Panorama: 400 Years of History, Art, and Culture" is the Albany Institute of History and Art's contribution to the Henry Hudson quadricentennial celebration. It showcases the influence the Hudson River has had on the region, country and world. The ...
HOMES CALENDAR.(Real Estate)(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2009 ... TODAY EVENTS Saratoga Rotary Club Home and Garden Show, Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway, Saratoga Springs When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: adults, $6; children 5-12, $1; children younger than 5, free Contact: 812-5050 or http://www.saratogahomeandgarden.com ...
NEIGHBORHOODS: RIVERCREST, HALFMOON NEIGHBORHOODS: RIVERCREST, HALFMOON.(Real Estate)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Rivercrest is easily one of Halfmoon's largest neighborhoods and one of its most diverse -- when it comes to the types of houses you'll find there. The sprawling subdivision, located just north of the bridge carrying State Route 9 over the Mohawk River, has Colonial and ...
RECYCLE, RELOCATE YOUR PRECIOUS PLANTS.(Real Estate)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Last week, I received this e-mail from a reader: "I have moved and would like to transplant a few plants from my former home in the city to my new home out in the country. The temperatures differ a bit in the areas. The particular plants are a Holly, Juniper and Hydrangea. So my ...
HOUSE PLANS.(Real Estate)
Mar 01, 2009 ... A stepped brick wainscot and matched trios of slender wooden posts emphasize the clean, contemporary lines of the ranch-style Windsor. The entire post and base feature, along with interesting window treatments and projected gable-end detail, gives the home a beguiling Craftsman flavor ....
NURSING HOME CRITICAL FOR COUNTY.(Perspective)
Mar 01, 2009 ... While Schenectady County seniors and other people in need will soon have a new nursing home, Albany County, after a decade, is still flapping in the wind. The demographic tidal wave that baby boomers are triggering will demand an even larger nursing home in Albany County than the approved ...
FOR THE RECORD.(Business)
Mar 01, 2009 ... FOR THE RECORD COMMERCIAL DEEDS ALBANY COUNTY Seller: VLB Capital LLC Buyer: Matrix Apartments II Ltd., Box 212, Boiceville Amount: $1,275,000 Property: 178-180 Washington Ave., and 23 Spring St., Albany ...
WEEK IN REVIEW.(Perspective)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Oil polluters owe state $197 million for cleanups Businesses ranging from oil giant Exxon Mobil and regional gas station chains to a few unlucky homeowners owe cash-strapped New York state $197 million spent to clean up more than 1,100 petroleum spills, according to a Times ...
A CONVERSATION WITH JAMIE BROWN, WIFE OF UALBANY MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH WILL BROWN.(Sports)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Q: What's it like being married to a basketball coach? A: It's actually really exciting. I've been around the game forever and I love college basketball. Getting to be up close and personal with it in your daily life is really fun. Q: You are also related to Saint ...
More great features online at timesunion.com.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Start thinking summer Visit http://timesunion.com/moms and search our summer camp directory or post camp information. Who was seen? Were you Seen at the regional launch for Absolut Mango at the new restaurant Dale Miller Monday night? Find out at ...
ARTS BRIEFS.(Unwind)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Pre-show parties at Proctors Proctors Theatre and italyMONDO! will host exclusive charitable pre-shows before performances of the award-winning production, "The Rat Pack -- Live At The Sands," March 12 to 14, to raise money for the Northeast Parent & Child Society. ...
DEEDS & DEALS.(Real Estate)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Albany County Albany Brendon Davis bought property at 845 New Scotland Ave. from Ellen Kresge and Walter Kresge for $245,000. Craig Healy Jr. bought property at 51 Academy Road from De Tran and Lap Pham for $167,000. Christopher Kirms bought ...
CRISIS STEMS FROM LACK OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP.(Business)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The significant crisis our country faces is, in my opinion, much more than a financial one. It involves more than the upheaval of the economy. It is more than the failure of our banking and investment systems. More pointedly, it is a loss of confidence in our systems ...
CONFIDENCE ABOUT TO MEET REALITY.(Perspective)
Mar 01, 2009 ... When I observe President Obama's first month in office I'm reminded of a framed slogan that hung in our office, some years ago. It reads: "Confidence is a state of mind ...
STORY ON CRUDE, GAS UNBELIEVABLE.(Perspective)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The Feb. 16 Associated Press story on crude oil and rising gasoline prices is beyond credibility. The article would have us believe that inferior crude oil, with high sulfur content, sells for more than West Texas and Saudi sweet light crude, which is much easier to refine. The ...
MORE SIMPLER LIVING BLOG.(Unwind)
Mar 01, 2009 ... In a recent post Simpler Living blogger Naomi Seldin observed the anniversary of her father's death and shared her method for preserving the answering machine messages he left for her. http://blogs.timesunion.com/simplerliving I can still hear his voice ...
NEW LIFE FOR YOUR OLD FURNITURE.(Unwind)
Mar 01, 2009 ... (This interview was a recent post on Naomi Seldin's Simpler Living blog; http://blogs.timesunion.com/simplerliving/.) Last week, I gave away two big pieces of furniture I no longer needed: my old full-size bed and a queen-size box spring that wouldn't fit up the stairs of my new ...
AROUND THE REGION.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2009 ... TODAY BINGO South Schodack Volunteer Fire Co., 1567 Bame Road, Castleton When: 2 p.m. Contact: 732-2082 Notes: Doors open at noon. COMMUNITY Black Patriots at the Battles of Saratoga, Saratoga National Historical Park, 648 Route 32, Stillwater ...
GRIM NEWS FOR PAPERS.(Business)
Mar 01, 2009 ... TROY -- February was among the cruelest months for a newspaper industry rocked by bankruptcies, large-scale layoffs and the shutdown of long-standing publications. Among the industry's grim rumblings was the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing last weekend by Journal ...
GROUP NEEDS HELP WITH INCREASE OF REFUGEES.(Capital Region)
Mar 01, 2009 ... The majority of the 350 refugees who will be resettled in the Capital Region this year will come from Burma, Bhutan and Iraq. They have fled war, famine, sectarian violence and ethnic cleansing. The Albany field office of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants took over ...
ON THE MOVE.(Business)
Mar 01, 2009 ... EDUCATION Mildred Elley Stephanie DiPalma of Troy was named department chair for general studies and interdisciplinary studies at the Albany Campus of the school, which is owned by Empire Education Corp. She was head teacher at the Samaritan Children's Center in ...