New Haven Register back issues from July 2004:
On the Air
Jul 01, 2004 ... Baseball 1 p.m.: Mets at Reds, FSNY, WFAN-660 6:30 p.m.: EL, Rock Cats at New Hampshire, WAVZ-1300 7 p.m.: RedSox at Yankees, YES, NESN, WICC-600, WCBS-880, WTIC-1080, WPOP-14107:30 p.m.: Marlins at Braves, TBS Basketball 8 p.m.: WNBA, Indiana ...
Lottery results from Wednesday, June 30
Jul 01, 2004 ... Connecticut Mid-Day 3 1-9-6 Mid-Day 4 1-7-2-8 Play3 5-1-0 Play4 6-2-6-2 Cash5 3-6-15-29-35 Powerball 2-29-31-45-47 Powerball-Power Play 4-5 New York Daily 3-3-0 Win Four 1-4-1-8 Pick 10 ...
All eyes on phenom Wie as Open set to tee off
Jul 01, 2004; ... SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. -- David Leadbetter is one of the morerenowned golf instructors in the country. He has a golf academynamed after him to prove it. Leadbetter admitted Wednesday that hedoesn't travel to that many LPGA events, otherwise "I would betraveling 52 weeks a year." But this ...
Balanced effort keeps Sun on roll
Jul 01, 2004; ... UNCASVILLE -- At times during Wednesday night's game at theMohegan Sun Arena, things seemed to be clicking on all cylinders forthe Connecticut Sun. At other times, it looked as if things werefalling apart. In the end, however, the Sun had a large enough lead to hold onand beat ...
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Jul 01, 2004 ... Les Capitales take 4 for the team, salvage split with Cutters TheNew Haven County Cutters and Quebec Les Capitales split adoubleheader on Wednesday night, with the Cutters taking the firstgame 5-2 and the Capitales winning the second 3-2 in the NortheastLeague at Quebec City. In ...
Branford schools chief will step down
Jul 01, 2004; ... BRANFORD -- After 12 years of weathering both criticism andpraise from his colleagues, Superintendent of Schools Bruce Stormsuddenly announced Wednesday his plans to retire in June 2005. Withhis wife, Maria, beside him, the town's longest-servingsuperintendent kept a low profile as he ...
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Jul 01, 2004; ... Politicians sink low Connecticut politicians have justprostituted themselves for $6 million to energize the Long IslandSound ...
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Jul 01, 2004; ... Education forces: 'Give me, give me' Surprise. The Westbrook townbudget gets voted down again. The message is not complicated; manypeople are simply not willing to allow the out-of-control spendingby our elected officials to continue. Some people refer to those of us who ...
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Jul 01, 2004; ... It's like propaganda Reading Susan DuBrow's column gave me ahearty laugh. During her hospital stay, a young technician, seeingher reading Hebrew, jokingly uttered, "You are Jewish; loan memoney." She was offended and shamed the hospital for negligence in notproviding him with ...
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Jul 01, 2004; ... Legislature will waste billions with 'weak' governor in place Itis grossly hypocritical to complain that the impeachment processcost the state $4 million. With the governor unable to sustain a veto, the Democraticlegislature spent $239 million, the surplus, on the usual ...
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Jul 01, 2004; ... Long Wharf beauty hidden by vendors The Schooner Amistad, theVietnam Memorial and now the Korean War memorial can join the othermonuments on Long Wharf. I am referring to the vendor trucks. On any given day, you can count eight or more and growing. Add tothis the tractor-trailers, ...
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Jul 01, 2004 ... Cross Sound Cable Connecticut's pretense that federal energy lawwas irrelevant has finally ended. The Cross Sound Cable has beenpermanently turned on, sending electricity to Long Island. Under afederal deadline, the state accepted a deal. CL&P, the Long IslandPower Authority and the ...
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Jul 01, 2004; ... Learn from past, ruthlessly eliminate thugs The hand-over ofpower to the Iraqis will do little to arrest the flow of outragesagainst Americans and others in Iraq. As usual, history offers valuable lessons if the administrationconsults the record. Following the conclusion of ...
Derby tax board OKs $14.4 million schools budget
Jul 01, 2004; ... DERBY -- The Board of Education's 2004-05 budget has beencompleted and includes the addition of a new sixth-grade teacher atBradley School and the continuation of several support staffpositions that school officials say are vital to day-to-dayoperations. Board of Education Chairman ...
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Jul 01, 2004; ... Rell maintains fiscal policy Lt. Gov. M. Jodi Rell lent asteadiness to the state's fiscal fate even before becoming governortoday. As lieutenant governor, Rell and Marc S. Ryan, the state budgetdirector, had talks with bond credit rating agencies this spring toassure them that ...
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Jul 01, 2004; ... Low pay may feed corruption John Rowland has resigned overimpending corruption charges regarding improper gifts in his role asgovernor. But to what degree are we, as a state, responsible? Historically, the United States has failed to maintain adequatefinancial equity between its ...
4th of July ranked right up there with Valentine's
Jul 01, 2004; ... For some reason, it was always important to me to have a date forthe 4th of July. Most people I know are that way about New Year'sEve, but for me it was always July 4th. Ironic that it'sIndependence Day. (Incidentally, and just as ironic, you'll noticethere are fireworks on New Year's ...
THE SHORELINE SPECI
Jul 01, 2004; ... An informal guide on where to eat after a day in the sun by thesea Summer is the season when Shoreline communities take centerstage. People flock to beaches from Milford to Old Saybrook to swim inthe Sound, tan in the sun, breathe in salt air, curl their toes inthe sand and watch ...
Volunteers sought
Jul 01, 2004 ... SHELTON -- Valley Interfaith Caregivers is seeking volunteersto help elderly and disabled residents in the Lower Naugatuck Valleywith services such as food shopping, transportation and friendlyvisiting. Free training is provided. For information, call ...
Book forum scheduled
Jul 01, 2004 ... SHELTON -- The Shelton Historical Society will host a bookdiscussion group at 7 p.m. Tuesday on the lower level of the SheltonHistory Center, 70 Ripton Road. Please use the back door. The group, the Shelton Reading Circle, is open to all members ofthe Shelton Historical Society ....
Lecture on snakes set
Jul 01, 2004 ... SEYMOUR -- The Seymour Land Conservation Trust will sponsor alecture on Connecticut snakes at 7 p.m. July 19 at the LandConservation Trust Environmental Center, Legion Pool Park, 13Chatfield St. Members of the Connecticut Herpetologists League willpresent the free ...
Butterfly hunt planned
Jul 01, 2004 ... ANSONIA -- Staffers at the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Centerat 10 Deerfield Road, will conduct a search for butterflies anddragonflies at 2 p.m. July 18 at the center. The center's fields andpond-side habitat should produce a nice variety of the insects,considered the jewels of the ...
BLOUNT, ROBERT LEE
Jul 01, 2004 ... Mr. Robert Lee Blount, age 45, of Milford, loving companion ofPatricia A. Zelle, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 inBridgeport Hospital. Son of J. Milton and Betty Rowell Blount, Jr.of Columbia, TN. Robert was born on May 11, 1959 in Augusta,Georgia. He was a sales manager for Don ...
Use caution on roads for chip sealing period
Jul 01, 2004 ... MADISON -- The town's annual chip sealing program, which beginstoday, includes the following roads this year: Bunnell Bridge,Colonial, Copse, Mungertown, Old Post, Ridge and Summer Hill roads,Derenthal Drive, Green Hill Place and Jannas Lane. Also, ...
Bobcats fall to Portuguese
Jul 01, 2004 ... The Quinnipiac women's basketball team dropped a 70-51 decisionto the Portuguese national team on Tuesday in Caldas De Rainha,Portugal. The Bobcats dropped to 1-1 after defeating the Irish Under-20 national team 77-42 on June 26. Ashlee Kelly led the way for Quinnipiac with 16 ...
Valley group studies paramedic complaint
Jul 01, 2004; ... SEYMOUR -- The Valley Council of Governments will study acomplaint by Seymour Ambulance that paramedics were not available atleast twice last month. The COG is currently studying whether ValleyEmergency Medical Services, a regional paramedic service based inDerby, should be changed ....
Pair cruises into state to tout hybrids
Jul 01, 2004; ... NEW HAVEN -- Fish needed gills. Birds got wings. Evolutionmeans getting better. That's the message two University of Georgiaseniors are driving up the Atlantic Coast this summer, asambassadors of an energy evolution from fossil-fuel power to cleanenergy sources. Stephanie ...
Self-defense possible in stabbing, police say
Jul 01, 2004; ... WEST HAVEN -- A man suspected of stabbing an acquaintance onUnion Avenue Tuesday may have acted in self-defense, police saidWednesday. Police said Joseph Pettis, wielding an aluminum baseballbat, confronted Jeffrey Porcu outside 380 Union Ave. shortly after 4p.m. The two men, ...
Shelton National opens with victory over Seymour
Jul 01, 2004; ... SHELTON -- When two baseball teams are locked in a pitcher'sduel, one productive inning can make the difference. In the top ofthe fifth inning Wednesday in a first-round game of the District IIILittle League Majors tournament, Shelton National broke through withfour runs, highlighted ...
YNH Shoreline center opens doors this month
Jul 01, 2004; ... GUILFORD -- Just one year after breaking ground, the gleamingnew Yale-New Haven Hospital Shoreline Medical Center welcomed anadmiring throng of visitors Wednesday. The medical center will beopen for business this month, and some services will be provided asearly as next ...
Hamden finds money to hire back teacher
Jul 01, 2004; ... HAMDEN -- The Board of Education will hire back at least one ofthe 18 teachers facing termination, using money that will be savedfrom the town's liability insurance. The town is expecting between$143,000 and $165,000 from its liability insurance budget line nextyear, thanks to a ...
Legal fireworks fun, but still dangerous, doctors warn
Jul 01, 2004; ... Most parents wouldn't encourage their kids to play with weldingtorches, but Connecticut's legal fireworks are another matter. Thosecolorful assortments of spark fountains and cones in discount storesand supermarkets must be safe. But are they? True, you can't violently ...
Increased budget a bittersweet victory for Fire Department
Jul 01, 2004; ... BRANFORD -- Another firefighter/paramedic may join the FireDepartment's ranks should town officials agree with the Board ofFinance's decision this week to reinstate $50,000 to the upcomingfire budget. But while the financial windfall appears generous, fireofficials said they are still ...
Clerk, mayor clash over Internet access
Jul 01, 2004; ... WALLINGFORD -- Town Clerk Kathryn F. Zandri on Wednesdayreleased a letter she wrote to the town's personnel director inwhich she accuses Mayor William Dickinson of actions she believesare "harassing in nature." Zandri, a Democrat, and Dickinson, aRepublican, have clashed on at least ...
Bicycle daredevils returning to West Haven
Jul 01, 2004 ... WEST HAVEN -- The world's No. 1 traveling bicycle stunt showwill make a return pit stop July 8 to headline the city's X GamesExpo. For the third straight year, the adrenaline-charged day willshowcase daredevil stunts by the world-renowned Giant Bicycles StuntTeam, whose West Haven ...
Stratford teacher becomes student for week
Jul 01, 2004; ... When Theresa Maraglino started teaching at Stratford High School25 years ago, the cooking program was tiny: It consisted of studentsmaking a light lunch for 20 to 30 teachers. Now, it is known as theCulinary Arts Program and offers classes in baking and ethniccooking. Students serve ...
Farmers Market to open 5th season on Green
Jul 01, 2004 ... WEST HAVEN -- The fifth-annual Farmers Market will open July 8with an afternoon of activities to mark its seasonal return to thecity Green. Connecticut farmers will sell their wares on the Greenfrom noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdaysthrough Oct. 30, when ...
Longtime die-caster was 'rock' of his family
Jul 01, 2004; ... NEW HAVEN -- James Turner Williams was a quiet andcompassionate man who loved to fix things around the house. He wasvery family-oriented and made sure his three daughters always hadeverything they needed. "He was the rock of our family, very strong-willed, and he made sure we were all ...
Soda truck to help in fighting disasters
Jul 01, 2004; ... NORTH BRANFORD -- A truck that once carried the joy of Pepsihas come to town to help fire officials combat disastrous events,including terrorism. After bartering with area fire officials, theNorth Branford Volunteer Fire Department recently purchased aconverted soda delivery truck to ...
Ansonia High football player gets 1-year prison term
Jul 01, 2004; ... An Ansonia High School football player will spend the next yearin prison for his role in a series of stick-ups police described as"gang-like." Devon Hill's attorney, Vito Castignoli, said hisclient, now 17, participated in only one of the holdups and didn'tinjure anyone. But Hill's prior ...
Stratford board OKs uniforms at Academy
Jul 01, 2004; ... STRATFORD -- The Board of Education has approved acontroversial new pilot program that mandates all 740 students atStratford Academy wear uniforms, which will include an emblem of theschool's name, in the upcoming school year. The board voted 4-1 infavor of implementing the dress code ...
Police still seek witness to fatal I-95 hit-run
Jul 01, 2004; ... ORANGE -- Weeks after a Guilford woman was killed by a tractor-trailer in a hit-and-run accident, police are still seeking aneyewitness to the incident. Assistant Police Chief Robert Gagne saidthere were a number of witnesses who saw the scene immediately afterElaine Dziubinski, 59, ...
Local student to sing his way across Europe
Jul 01, 2004; ... WEST HAVEN -- Malcolm Welfare won't be mowing lawns or busingtables this summer, but he will certainly get his chance at a nicevacation. Welfare, 16, of New Haven, who will be a senior at NotreDame High School this fall, is one of three Connecticut studentschosen to participate in a ...
Plane forced to land after window mishap
Jul 01, 2004 ... WALLINGFORD -- No one was injured Wednesday morning when asmall plane made an emergency landing in a field off Powder Hill andDurham roads, close to the town's border with Durham andMiddlefield, fire officials said. The restored 1939 Piper Cub tookoff from a private airfield owned by ...
Citing stress, juror calls it quits in shooting trial of city cop
Jul 01, 2004; ... NEW HAVEN -- A juror who claimed he'd become physically illfrom the stress of trying to decide if a city police officer usedexcessive force when he shot two men during a bar brawl was excusedWednesday. The loss of one of the six jurors considering the suitagainst police Officer James ...
Needle-toting thief sentenced
Jul 01, 2004; ... MILFORD -- An Ansonia man who held up a Seymour gas stationwith a hypodermic needle that he said was infected with AIDS wassentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison. "I can't apologizeenough. I'm really and truly sorry," said Jason Hutchet, 29, of 91Howard Avenue. "The ...
Officer appeals bias charge
Jul 01, 2004; ... ANSONIA -- A white police officer is appealing a suspension hereceived for allegedly making racially motivated comments about ablack police officer. The matter comes at a time when Ansonia islooking to recruit more minority officers to the force. Chief Kevin Hale said a ...
Missing dog found after daylong journey in Elm City
Jul 01, 2004; ... NEW HAVEN -- After a daylong journey through the streets of thecity, Pippin is home. The pooch, who was dog-napped Tuesday when athief snatched a dog sitter's van, was located by police in thecity's Hill neighborhood. "I'm relieved more than anything," said owner Rebecca ...
Suicides spur policy changes in state prisons
Jul 01, 2004; ... A wave of suicides that has hit the state prison system in thelast two months are of grave concern to corrections officials andhave resulted in system-wide changes, Correction CommissionerTheresa Lantz said Wednesday. Lantz's comments came after fiveprisoners committed suicide in the ...
Canoeing class Saturday
Jul 01, 2004 ... DERBY -- The state Department of Environmental Protection'sKellogg Environmental Center will offer a canoeing program for allages from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday on Pickett's Pond inOsbornedale State Park. All children 12 and older must be accompanied by an adult ....
Pupils moving to new village
Jul 01, 2004; ... MILFORD -- Residents of Boys & Girls Village are ready to moveinto two new dormitory buildings that will house the agency's KidsInn and Safe Haven programs. Children in the Safe Haven program willmove into their new building today, with Kids Inn residentsscheduled to relocate on ...
Area Notebook
Jul 01, 2004 ... Baseball AAU 13U: Mike Rubano had two RBIs and a double to leadthe Connecticut Storm to a 10-1 victory over Team Connecticut. Frank Eucalitto had a single and two RBIs and Terry Altomorroadded a single for the Storm. MAX SINOWAY JUNIOR MAJOR DIVISION: The Centurions ...
Amann has eyes on run for governor
Jul 01, 2004; ... MILFORD -- State House Majority Leader James Amann, D-Milford,is poised to become the state's third most powerful elected officialin November, but already has talked informally to political powershere about a possible run for the governor's seat. Amann, consideredthe front runner to be ...
Hamden coach Oddo retires
Jul 01, 2004; ... Hamden High baseball coach Joe Oddo has retired, effective today.He also retired from teaching at the school after 36 years. "I toldmy athletic director (Jeanne Cooper) before the season that I wasgoing to retire at the end of the school year from both," said Oddo,57. "You know ...
Local Announcements
Jul 01, 2004 ... New Haven Youth Soccer: NHYS is seeking coaches for its U-12 andU-14 boys competitive travel teams. Interested persons should emailChris Kafoglis at Kafoglis@msn.com by July 9th. Amity Soccer Club :ASC announces tryout date for girls' U-13 and U-14 premier teams.Tryouts will be held on ...
Celebrity tourney to debut in Shelton
Jul 01, 2004 ... SHELTON -- The first Chris Smith/Maria Conlon Celebrity Classicwill be held Sept. 24 at the Harry B. Brownson Country Club, 15Soundview Ave. The event will feature men's and women's prizes ...
Gianini lifts West Haven
Jul 01, 2004 ... Matt Gianini pitched six shutout innings, striking out 10 andwalking none, to lead the West Haven American Legion baseball teamto a 9-0 win over host Milford in a Zone II showdown Wednesday.Seven West Haven players drove in a run as Gianini (2-1) clampeddown on the mound and allowed only ...
Ex-care facility pays debt to state
Jul 01, 2004; ... GUILFORD -- The state Department of Social Services Wednesdayreceived two checks totaling $300,000 from the owners of the formerMarotta Manor residential care home. The checks satisfy theremaining debt to the state of Amelia Marotta and her son JohnMarotta, who in April agreed to repay ...
Teen charged in crash that killed girlfriend
Jul 01, 2004; ... WALLINGFORD -- Police have charged a Meriden teenager withassault and negligent homicide with a motor vehicle in connectionwith the accident that killed his girlfriend, Cheryl A. Coury, andseriously injured another woman. Jonathan R. Andrews, 17, of 45Birch Road, was driving Coury's ...
Smith opposes plan for taller buildings
Jul 01, 2004; ... MILFORD -- State Sen. Winthrop S. Smith Jr., R-Milford, saidWednesday he opposes the city planner's proposal for a regulationchange that would allow 120-foot office buildings in two sections ofthe city, a stance a top zoning official said would not undulyinfluence the decision on the ...
Answers elude Platt residents
Jul 01, 2004; ... ANSONIA -- Platt Street resident Jeff Gold on Wednesday nightposed a question for which there is no easy answer: When is thedamage to his neighborhood caused by an oil spill gong to be fullycleaned up and repaired? Gold of 39 Platt St. posed his question asPlatt Street residents met ...
So what's Rowland going to do?
Jul 01, 2004; ... HARTFORD -- Gov. John G. Rowland's final days in office weren'tactually spent in his State Capitol office, according to his staff.Rowland was working from the governor's executive residence andkeeping in touch with his top aides and commissioners by telephone,his director of ...
White powder discovered in Hartford's City Hall
Jul 01, 2004 ... HARTFORD -- A floor of Hartford City Hall was closed to thepublic for four hours Wednesday after a worker discovered a whitepowder, officials said. Authorities ordered the first floor of thebuilding evacuated after the substance was found in the city's taxdepartment at about 10 a.m., ...
Uniforms may come to Derby schools
Jul 01, 2004; ... DERBY -- Like neighboring Ansonia, Derby may be the next schoolsystem to require its students to wear uniforms. The school board isgoing ahead with plans for a dress code in kindergarten throughgrade 12 in an attempt to eliminate competition and promote a betterlearning ...
Cops say holdups may be related
Jul 01, 2004; ... A string of armed holdups at gas stations along Interstate 95 andthe Merritt Parkway Tuesday evening may be the work of two suspects,police said Wednesday. Gas stations in Milford and West Haven wererobbed at gunpoint within a half hour Tuesday night, and robberiesin Fairfield and ...