New Haven Register back issues from April 2006:
Residents get say on budget plan
Apr 01, 2006; ... Residents are expected to be out in force Tuesday when the 2006-07 budget goes before a public hearing at 7 p.m. in the North HavenHigh School auditorium. The Board of Finance is proposing a $72.25million budget that would allocate $33.39 million to town servicesand $38.86 million to the ...
O'Marra scores pair in debut, but Tigers fall to Phantoms
Apr 01, 2006 ... Ryan O'Marra, the Islanders' first pick in last summer's NHL entrydraft, scored twice in his professional debut, but the BridgeportSound Tigers dropped a 4-2 decision to the Philadelphia PhantomsFriday in Philadelphia. The Phantoms took charge of things with athree-goal second period ...
West Haven eatery for sale online, if you have the dough
Apr 01, 2006; ... If you have a little Internet savvy and $164,900 to spare, Bruno'sRestaurant and Pizza on Campbell Avenue is willing to let you in onwhat makes its secret pie sauce and meatballs so secret. The close-to-the-vest recipes, born from the creative imaginations of Bruno'sprevious cooks, will ...
Letter to the Editor: 'Reckless runners' need to smarten up
Apr 01, 2006 ... To two very reckless runners and one driver trying to accommodatereckless runners: If you are going to run again on the curvy andhilly road of East Rock, as you did around 11:30 a.m. March 19,please think about the consequences your reckless behaviors can causeto innocent drivers. You ...
IN BRIEF
Apr 01, 2006 ... Music programs eligible for grants HAMDEN - Horns For Kids has$500 grants available to school music programs in the state. Music teachers and administrators may apply for a grant bydownloading the application form at www.hornsforkids.org, and fillingout the form. Grants ...
Yale lands four players for women's basketball
Apr 01, 2006 ... Yale women's basketball coach Chris Gobrecht announced she hasreceived commitments from four incoming freshmen in the fall. Melissa Colborne, Jacqueline Erickson, Brittani Nichols andHaywood Wright will join a team that is losing only one player tograduation. Colborne is a ...
DSL.net, Proliance release earnings
Apr 01, 2006 ... DSL.net Inc. in New Haven earned $8.9 million, or 5 cents a share,during the fourth quarter, reversing a years-long trend of postinglosses. That compared with a loss of $4.4 million during the fourthquarter of 2004. The company was delisted from the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in ...
CT Wolves drop opener
Apr 01, 2006; ... The Twin Cities Northern Lights outshot the Connecticut Wolves byan astronomical 94-9 and scored seven power-play goals in a 12-1victory Friday night in the opening game of the USA Hockey Junior Bnational championships. Thad Caron, Jesse Felten and Nick Henkemeyereach scored twice for ...
Democrats blasted over 'pill' provision; Catholic hospitals would be required to provide contraceptives to rape victims
Apr 01, 2006; ... A Democratic budget maneuver designed to force Catholic hospitalsto offer emergency contraceptives to rape victims triggered ferociousRepublican criticism and charges of religious bias Friday. Thecontroversial debate also split some top Democratic leaders. StateHouse Speaker James A ....
Businesses have Temple turning around
Apr 01, 2006; ... An old safe from the Macy's building on Temple Street still sitsin Bella's Downtown Market Cafe, too heavy to move out when thebuilding was renovated more than a year ago. With major reformationof the city block taking place, the safe is one of few signsremaining of the shopping center ...
Citibank plans branches in city, North Haven
Apr 01, 2006; ... Citibank is coming to Greater New Haven for the first time. Thebanking behemoth plans to open branches in New Haven and North Haventhis summer, a bank spokesman said Friday. Citibank, the nation's largest bank, currently has nine branchesin Connecticut, all in Fairfield County ....
Ansonia expulsion hearing to continue
Apr 01, 2006; ... A hearing Friday to determine whether a white 16-year-old EmmettO'Brien Technical High School student accused of threatening a blackstudent should be expelled ended without a decision. The teen, whoallegedly threatened to burn a black student's home and hang her froma tree, was arrested ...
Letter to the Editor: Enrollment varies for intertown schools
Apr 01, 2006 ... I would like to thank Elizabeth Benton for her extensive researchon her excellent article "Seymour allowing students to pick magnetschools." My son and I would also like to thank the Board ofEducation, its chairman Bruce Baker and the Superintendent of SchoolsTom Petruny for their ...
UNH edges Assumption
Apr 01, 2006 ... The University of New Haven baseball team raised its record to 12-5 with a 3-2 win over Assumption Friday at West Haven. New Havenscored all of its runs in the third inning on a wild pitch, and RBIdouble by Kyle Bombace and an RBI groundout by Kyle Landreth. Dan Blake (1-0) picked ...
Letter to the Editor: Find help when caring for aging family member
Apr 01, 2006 ... Would you know where to find information concerning the care,assistance or options available if you become responsible for anelderly family member who has suddenly became ill or frail? Manypeople confront this situation. Adding difficulty is the fact mostpeople are emotionally drained ...
Letter to the Editor: Unsolicited address labels win no points
Apr 01, 2006 ... Enough, already. I'm drowning in address labels. Today, theConnecticut Humane Society. Yesterday, the Sesame Workshop. The daybefore, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, which also includedfive note cards plus envelopes. In the past month, The NatureConservancy, Paralyzed Veterans, ...
A LIFE remembered: Man found treasures in others' 'junk'
Apr 01, 2006; ... Brian Beale loved puttering. He built computers and repaired cars,mostly for fun, and turned junk into usable items. "He hated throwinganything out," said his longtime companion, Cathy Popp. "Heespecially loved April and October, when he would drive down thestreets of Hamden and pick up ...
COLLEGE EXTRA
Apr 01, 2006; ... A look at what's happening on area campuses: BRIDGEPORT Honors: Katherine Reitz was named the ECAC Division II gymnasticsrookie of the year after standing out at the ECAC championship. Reitztook first place in the vault (9.45) and floor exercise (9.55) andwas second on the balance ...
Seymour cop arrested following theft report
Apr 02, 2006; ... Town police Officer John Harkins was arrested Friday by hisdepartment and charged with fifth-degree larceny stemming from acomplaint about a theft from a local business, according to police.Harkins was arrested at about 5 p.m. Friday, three hours after policearmed with a search and ...
POST MALL EXPANSION BRINGS SECURITY CONCERNS; SAFE SHOPPING; Police presence grows after March 25 incident
Apr 02, 2006; ... To the mayor and other city officials, the newly expandedWestfield Connecticut Post mall is a hands-down win for the city: Itwill add about $1.2 million in tax revenue, draw more shoppers to thecity's booming Boston Post Road commercial district and cement thecity's status as a growing ...
Letter to the Editor: 'Sculpture can take many faces'
Apr 02, 2006 ... I am the Wilbur Cross High School art teacher mentioned in the"Husky sculpture" article. Along with my art students, I am involvedin the UConn Husky Trail Exhibit. I take great issue with WilliamBendig's statement that the upcoming display is a "stupid, unoriginalidea which will set ...
Laucks' 50th
Apr 02, 2006 ... Bill and Maureen O'Connor Laucks, formerly of Stratford and OldSaybrook and now residing in West Haven, have celebrated their 50thwedding anniversary. They were married at St. Patrick Church inBridgeport Nov. 12, 1955. The Laucks' children and spouses hosted adinner dance at Amarante's ...
HELP WANTED; Report on region's work force offers new ideas
Apr 02, 2006; ... The unemployment rolls in the New Haven area are growing longer,as 850 workers at Stop & Shop's distribution center in North Havenlose their jobs over the summer and 186 workers at U.S. RepeatingArms Co. join the unemployment line this week. In fact, more than1,700 layoffs have been ...
Actor Fierstein donates his papers to Yale
Apr 02, 2006 ... Broadway star Harvey Fierstein, an ardent gay-rights activist, hasdonated a collection of papers to Yale University, which will behoused in Manuscripts and Archives of Sterling Memorial Library. The papers are part of the library's efforts to collect primarysource materials to ...
ASK THE PLANNERS: Passing it on without losing a bundle
Apr 02, 2006 ... Editor's note: Answers to financial questions submitted by readersare provided by the Financial Planning Association of Greater NewHaven. Q. My mother is 78 and has $100,000 in an IRA and $100,000 instock investments. She has four children, and she wants to know howto turn it over to ...
Wine tasting to benefit nonprofit
Apr 01, 2006; ... Boys & Girls Village's most important fund-raiser of the year,which benefits dozens of programs aimed at helping emotionally andphysically abused children, requires a thirst for fancy wine and yenfor excellent cuisine. Wines from around the world and treats anddesserts from more than a ...
GOP cries foul on appointments to police board
Apr 01, 2006; ... An ongoing dispute over filling positions on town boards andcommissions flared up this week when selectmen made their most recentappointments. For the Police Commission, the Board of Selectmen votedto replace Republican Dan Bullard with unaffiliated voter JohnGiordano, who recently ...
Missing stories
Apr 02, 2006 ... EDITION: BYLINE: Associated Press DATELINE: New London HEADLINE: Dodd calls for more spending on ports SECTION: Local news COLUMN: ART: Dodd (Black and white photo) PAGE: a3 NOTES: U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn., is calling on ...
Police blotter
Apr 02, 2006 ... Trinity student guilty in fatal DUI crash ST. PAUL (AP) - ATrinity College freshman has pleaded guilty to five felony charges inconnection with a drunken driving incident that killed one of hispassengers in January. Fabrizio Montermini, 18, of Eden Prairie, Minn., pleaded ...
Sound Tigers keep pressure up
Apr 02, 2006; ... NOTE: THIS ARTICLE APPEARED ONLINE ONLY The Sound Tigers kept upthe pressure on Providence, with each of their three goals givingthem the lead. Only the Bruins got the final word, scoring 46 secondsinto overtime to hand Bridgeport a 4-3 loss Saturday night at theArena at Harbor Yard ....
Internet, cable rules need update; AT&T's plan for state video service shows state, U.S. rules lag new technology.
Apr 02, 2006 ... AT&T has offered the state a take-it-or-leave-it deal. It willinvest millions in the state for the next generation of high-speedbroadband service, including video programing, but only if it is notregulated like a traditional cable company. The company points outthat its Internet-based ...
IN OTHER BUSINESS
Apr 01, 2006 ... Stocks end week mixed, but post quarterly gain NEW YORK - Stocksclosed out a solid first quarter with a modest decline Friday despitelower oil prices and a round of temperate economic data thatmitigated concerns about inflation and higher interest rates. The major indexes finished ...
Solo drivers urged to 'change that behavior'
Apr 01, 2006; ... Take a glance at how many occupants are in vehicles on the state'shighways, and most have a driver and no passengers, according toKevin Kelleher, chairman of the state Transportation Strategy Board."Only about one out of 10 cars has more than one person in it,"Kelleher said. "We all love ...
Kids' charity near accord; Neighbors worry about future of site
Apr 01, 2006; ... The St. Francis Home for Children's board of trustees andneighboring homeowners are closer to an agreement on current use ofthe Prospect Street campus and future use if a portion is sold.Charles Pillsbury, newly elected president of the Ronan-EdgehillNeighborhood Association, said during ...
Rebidding of work on schools saves projects
Apr 01, 2006; ... The Permanent School Building Committee can salvage most of theplanned renovations for Joseph A. Foran and Jonathan Law high schoolsby rebidding the work, officials said. Last week, bids for the firstphase of renovations to Foran came back 20 percent over budget, andcity officials were ...
Police blotter
Apr 01, 2006 ... Missing elderly man found safe in Orange WALLINGFORD - A 78-year-old man who family members had reported missing on Wednesday wasfound in Orange on Thursday evening, police said Friday. Harry Whitmore had been missing for about 181/2 hours whenWallingford police said he was ...
This service makes cooking a dream
Apr 01, 2006; ... As busy mothers who strive to provide their families withhealthful meals amid their hectic daily routines, Lena Brown andKelly Kemnitz hope their new Dream Dinners franchise will ease thestress for other parents. "We live in such a fast-paced society,"said Brown, who opened the franchise ...
Wallingford residents face tax increase
Apr 01, 2006; ... The average residential property tax bill will increase $489, or13.2 percent, under a proposed $129.01 million budget for 2006-07that was released by Mayor William Dickinson Jr. on Friday. Theproposed budget is $11.08 million less than what the town'sdepartment heads requested, but is ...
Missing stories
Apr 01, 2006 ... EDITION: BYLINE: Melanie Stengel DATELINE: HEADLINE: School crossing guards get special thanks SECTION: Main news COLUMN: ART: Photo caption PAGE: a1 NOTES: School crossing guard Celeste Gilcrest shares a moment withCold Spring School ...
Man steals $10,000 ring from jeweler, eludes police
Apr 01, 2006; ... Attired in a gold sweat suit and yellow shirt, the customer in theZales jewelry store Thursday evening feigned a careful examination ofa $10,000 diamond ring before suddenly bolting from the store withthe piece, police reported Friday. Running from the store in ClintonCrossing Outlet ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: No easy substitute for being a citizen
Apr 01, 2006; ... PRESIDENT Bush greeted a new class of immigrants Monday as theymade their first loyalty pledge to their new country, the UnitedStates. He reminded them that in many countries citizens are notmade, they must be born. "But anyone," he told them, "anyone from anycorner of the world, can ...
W. Haveners to weigh in on spending plan
Apr 01, 2006; ... If you have something to say about Mayor John M. Picard'srecommended $140.17 million budget, Monday night is your chance toair your suggestions and fears. At 7 p.m., the city will hold apublic session on the proposed 2006-07 budget at Carrigan MiddleSchool. Residents are ...
Bush will visit state next week
Apr 01, 2006; ... President Bush is scheduled to return to his home state ofConnecticut Wednesday for the first time in two years, with anappearance in Bridgeport to plug his plan for individual tax-freesavings accounts for health care expenses. The event, described as apanel discussion with area business ...
Selectmen forgo raises, cut 1 trooper
Apr 01, 2006; ... In a 2-1 vote, selectmen decided to forgo 4 percent raises forthemselves, slashed the salary of the registrars of voters by morethan 50 percent, eliminated one of three resident state troopers andcut the part-time position of food-services inspector in their budgetproposal for 2006-07 ....
NAMES AND GAMES
Apr 01, 2006 ... Navratilova to speak in Madison Martina Navratilova will speakWednesday at Polson Middle School in Madison about her new book, TheShape of your Life: My 6-Step Diet and Fitness Plan for AchievingYour Personal Best Whatever Your Age - Or Your Challenge. The event, sponsored by R.J ....
Despite limited time, Boguniecki positive
Apr 01, 2006; ... It was toward the end of Friday's practice at the Nassau Coliseumwhen Pittsburgh Penguins coach Michel Therrien skated over to EricBoguniecki for a brief chat at center ice. While the generalappearance of the quiet and private conversation was friendly andrespectful, the news Boguniecki ...
CT Polar Bears send three teams to medal round
Apr 01, 2006; ... The Connecticut Polar Bears girls' hockey program has all three ofits entrants in the USA Hockey National Championships into the medalround thanks to the 12-and-under, 14-and-under and 19-and-undersquads' nearly perfect run through the preliminary round. GoalieJennie Bellonio of Guilford ...
Forward progress:UConn gets recruit
Apr 01, 2006; ... An important part of men's college basketball, like any business,is networking. So when Andre LaFleur, an assistant coach at theUniversity of Connecticut, picked up the phone a few weeks ago andcalled Anthony Ray, a longtime acquaintance and an AAU coach inArizona, he had a specific ...
Boos show Joe's hold on Dems is shaky; Support of Bush, war cuts into popularity
Apr 01, 2006; ... While Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, D-Conn., felt the sting of boosfrom fellow state Democrats at their annual fund-raiser dinnerThursday, his supporters and political experts say it is unlikely thestate's junior senator will be dumped from office for supporting thewar in Iraq. At the state ...
Ayala weathers layoff for win
Apr 01, 2006; ... It was hardly a stellar performance for New Haven's Elvin Ayala onFriday night at Mohegan Sun Arena. And he knew as much. Ayala, boxingfor the first time in nearly nine months following tendon surgery onhis right knuckle, looked rusty and out of shape in his six-roundmatch against ...
Trapani eager to take game to Division I level
Apr 01, 2006; ... Joe Trapani got a firsthand look March 11 on what it could be likeplaying for a conference championship at the collegiate level.Trapani had seats directly behind the University of Vermont benchwhen the Catamounts traveled to Albany to play the Great Danes forthe America East ...
Auriemma stakes claim to Fame; UConn coach to enter Hall
Apr 01, 2006; ... Twenty-one years ago, Geno Auriemma accepted the position as theUniversity of Connecticut women's basketball coach. He figured itwould be a short-term position, with the goal to bring the Huskiesfrom the bottom of the Big East Conference to somewhere in themiddle and move on to a program ...
Injured worker gets $5.2M; Settlement for paralyzed Cheshire man one of state's largest
Apr 01, 2006; ... A Cheshire man who was paralyzed from the neck down in a 2001accident at a metal-recycling plant will receive $5.2 million in aworkers' compensation settlement with his former employer, his lawyersaid Friday. The settlement was reached between Bruce Weed, 44, andMetal Management ...
Letter to the Editor: Rep. Heinrich 'fights to address social injustice'
Apr 01, 2006 ... Last month, state Rep. Deborah Heinrich was honored with the WomenIn Transformation Woman of the Year Award. Women In Transformation isan organization that helps women from difficult socioeconomicbackgrounds network with and learn from successful women. Heinrichvolunteered her time to ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Apr 02, 2006 ... Women's business center plans informational sessions MILFORD - TheWomen's Business Development Center will hold several informationalsessions for female entrepreneurs, including one from 5:30 to 7:30p.m. Tuesday at Milford Office Suites, 58 River St. Other sessions will take place ...
STAR NOTES: April brings meteor showers and the sun illuminates the moon
Apr 02, 2006 ... Meteors return this month after being absent in February andMarch. Under a truly dark sky, individual meteors are a fairly commonsight, as Earth's atmosphere collides with widely scattered particlesof rock and ice. On the 22nd, plus a day or two before and after, our ...
Yale sweeps Wagner in softball
Apr 02, 2006 ... Peggy Hunt pitched a one-hit shutout as Yale defeated Wagner 2-0in the first game of a softball doubleheader sweep at Dewitt FamilyField on Saturday. Freshman Megan Enyeart homered for the Bulldogs inthe second inning. It was Yale's 19th home run of the season, whichtied the school ...
Why they don't make TV shows called 'fiftysomething'
Apr 02, 2006; ... My sister Andrea suggested I write a column about being 50 yearsold, and I try to listen to her. She's a year older than I, and shetaught me a lot as a kid, because we spent a lot of time hanging out.There were no VCRs, DVDs, DVRs or CDRs - no acronyms at all, really.Except ICBMs, which ...
Brigantes' 50th
Apr 02, 2006 ... Joseph and Mary Brigante of North Haven celebrated their 50thanniversary in October with a renewal of their vows at St. BarnabasChurch in North Haven and at the Foxon Country House in New Haven. The former Mary DeLucia and her husband were married at St.Donato's Church in New ...
Smith - Frattini
Apr 02, 2006 ... Joanne and Casimir Damilowski of West Haven announce theengagement of their daughter, Melissa Anne Smith, to Jared ConteFrattini, son of Carl and Arlene Frattini of Branford. She is thegranddaughter of Lena Mongillo and the late Joseph Mongillo and thelate Libertine Smith and Bill Smith ....
Letter to the Editor:Truth about Iraq overwhelms positive spin
Apr 02, 2006 ... In an editorial marking the third anniversary of the U.S. invasionof Iraq, the Register attempted to put a positive spin on adisastrous situation that continues to spin out of control, andverges on civil war. In calling the decision to depose Saddam Husseinan "honorable" one, the ...
FAITH MATTERS: Even our small, random acts for good make a difference
Apr 02, 2006; ... I write this reflection in late March for its April publication,with much of my mind and heart caught up in the Christian journeythrough the church season of Lent to our celebration of Easter. Inthis time of the year we tell again the stories of God's great deedsin human history, ...
STATE BOYS' BASKETBALL PLAYER OF YEAR: Wiggins still has point to prove; UConn-bound East Hartford star feels he has more to accomplish
Apr 02, 2006; ... Doug Wiggins is still several months from beginning his collegebasketball career at the University of Connecticut, but he alreadyknows the legacy he wants to leave. "I want to be the best playerever from Connecticut when I leave UConn," Wiggins said. "I want tobe better than Chris ...
Organic farms flowering; But it's not easy being green, say vegetable and beef farmers
Apr 02, 2006; ... Spring is obviously a busy time at Bill Duesing's modest farm inOxford, but the key ingredient here is something you don't see. Thatwould be the Big O, as in organic. At dozens of farms around thestate, the organic influence is an agricultural strategy, a marketingapproach and a way of ...
Sikorsky workers to vote today; Union says members should continue strike
Apr 02, 2006; ... Striking Sikorsky Aircraft workers today will vote on a newcontract offer, but Teamsters negotiators are recommending themembers reject the proposal. But United Technologies spokesman PaulJackson said Saturday he is "optimistic" the offer will be acceptedand the six-week strike ...