New Haven Register back issues from January 2007:
UConn hopes to learn from loss
Jan 01, 2007; ... For the third consecutive season, the University of Connecticutlost its Big East opener. After each setback, the stretch of gamesthat followed became one of the most pivotal junctures of thosecampaigns. The loss to West Virginia on Saturday will dictate thesame pace with the current ...
CLARIFICATION
Jan 01, 2007 ... A headline on a Sunday forum piece by Bob Proto should have madeit clear that the ongoing union dispute is with Yale-New ...
Auld Lang Syne
Jan 01, 2007; ... Beth Langhammer, center right in peach dress, of Stratford andothers ...
Death notices
Jan 01, 2007 ... NOTE: See microfilm for death notices DelVecchio, Louis J. (photo) Geier, Frederick K. Sr. (photo) Gumkowski, Walter V. (photo) Kafka, Donna M. Gillespie (photo) Kane, Rosemary Shields Larowe, Robert R. Linsley, David J ....
A Thank You To Our Readers
Jan 01, 2007 ... Today and Tuesday we are listing the names of nearly 1,150 peoplewhose letters to the editor were published in 2006. It is our way ofsaying thank you for the writers' time and thoughts. They make avaluable contribution to the dialogue that the Register has with itsreaders and that ...
Remembering 2006
Jan 01, 2007 ... The last 365 days of the calendar year has provided the sports fana myriad of memories. Here's a look at the top 10 local sportshighlights, according to the Register sports department: 1 ON TOP OF THE HILL; HILLHOUSE CLAIMS TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 17 AND DEC ....
Allow visas for needed workers; U.S. laws complex, ineffective
Jan 01, 2007 ... At first glance, it is hard to feel any sympathy for an employerlike Swift & Co., the giant meatpacker that employed hundreds ofillegal immigrants. The company's six plants were the target of thelargest immigration raid ever in December. Agents of the Immigrationand Customs Enforcement ...
Born to be wild about motorcycles
Jan 01, 2007 ... Get your motor running. Head out on the highway for the eighthannual Northeast Motorcycle Expo 2007 this weekend at the ConnecticutExpo Center, 265 Reverend Moody Overpass. The event is the largestall-model motorcycle show in New England, according to organizers.Appearing at the expo is ...
OTHERS WHO EXCELLED IN 2006
Jan 01, 2007 ... The following were nominated by readers. They appear inalphabetical order: Ed Aston - Cheshire swimming coach. Bill Buckingham - Convention & Visitors Bureau. Joe Canzanella - New Haven Athletics Supervisor of PhysicalEducation and New Haven Athletic Center Al Carbone ...
Yale topples Quinnipiac
Jan 01, 2007 ... Chinenye Okafor scored 17 points for the Yale women's basketballteam, which defeated Quinnipiac 81-64 Sunday afternoon in a non-conference game in New Haven. In the victory, Erica Davis became the15th player in program history to score 1,000 career points. Davis reached the ...
NAMES AND GAMES
Jan 01, 2007 ... Ice fishing class A "Family Ice Fishing Class" will be held at theEdgewood Park Ranger Station in New Haven, on Jan. 23 between 6:30and 8:30pm. The class will be conducted by certified CT Department ofEnvironmental Protection (DEP) Aquatic Resources Educationinstructors ....
CLARIFICATION
Jan 01, 2007 ... A Wednesday story did not make clear that Jennifer Aniskovich ofBranford, who headed the state tourism ...
A NEW YOU: Dare to be bold and pursue goals unabashedly
Jan 01, 2007; ... Sometimes, we play it safe in life and avoid change oruncertainties. Many of us avoid risks or pursuing our heart's desirebecause we are afraid we may fail, or believe ourselves doomedbecause of past mistakes. Once, I was facing a decision that Ithought involved considerable risk. Having ...
GETTING TO KNOW ...
Jan 01, 2007 ... JANINE DUFFY QUINNIPIAC HOCKEY Duffy is a freshman forward from Toronto, Ontario who has twogoals and four assists this season for the Bobcats. Quinnipiac is offto a 6-13 start this season. Pumpkin pie or apple pie? Apple. Where would you rather spend ...
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE: New Year's resolutions take planning
Jan 01, 2007; ... The New Year's resolution is a time-honored tradition. AncientRomans often sought forgiveness from enemies; the Babylonians oftenvowed to return borrowed farm equipment. However the Babylonians andRomans may have fared, we tend to do rather poorly in making modernresolutions stick. Most ...
600; UConn gives Auriemma milestone victory
Jan 01, 2007; ... The television microphone was a scant few inches from the face ofUniversity of Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma whenthe commotion in front of the home bench at the Hartford Civic Centercaught his eye and stopped the question and answer process in mid-sentence ....
Since their arrivals, Eric Barbarito and Kermit Carolina have provided ... A House of Hope; Both led Hillhouse to state championships in 2006
Jan 01, 2007; ... Some might suggest that the streets were winning over football andbasketball when Eric Barbarito and Kermit Carolina took over theirhead coaching positions at Hillhouse High School in 1999 and 2003respectively. Barbarito can remember a mere 17 players suiting up fora game at Guilford ...
MONEY MONDAY: Financial resolve; 8 New Year's resolutions to improve your finances
Jan 01, 2007; ... With many people making New Year's resolutions today, it's a goodtime for consumers to take stock of their financial standing and takesteps to improve in 2007, according to financial planners. Paying offholiday debt, borrowing smartly and saving should top consumers' listof financial ...
St. Joseph's spreading some holiday cheer
Jan 02, 2007; ... Vito Montelli spent several holidays at the Maefair Health CareCenter in Trumbull with his mother earlier in the decade. He noticedmany patients who spent some of those same holidays alone. That stuckin Montelli's mind even after his mother passed away in 2003. So instead of ...
A Thank You To Our Readers
Jan 02, 2007 ... Today we complete listing the names of nearly 1,150 people whoseletters to the editor were published in 2006. It is our way of sayingthank you for the writers' time and thoughts. They make a valuablecontribution to the dialogue that the Register has with its readersand that community ...
Austin led UConn for decade of gains; University president oversaw unprecedented rebuilding and growth.
Jan 02, 2007 ... When Philip E. Austin steps down in September as president of theUniversity of Connecticut, he will leave behind a transformed campusthat is on the path to reaching the goal of being one of the nation'stop public research universities. Of the $2.3 billion that thelegislature has approved ...
Remembering our troops
Jan 02, 2007; ... Alice Kosowsky, left, of Hamden views plaques listing theConnecticut casualties in Iraq, as well as the flag-draped mockcoffins surrounding the World War I flagpole on ...
Winter comes to nature center
Jan 02, 2007 ... Bushy Hill Nature Center celebrates its second annual Winter Festfrom the afterschool and summer program with more than 60 students,families, alumni and staff members. Participants were treated tomulled cider, venison stew and cookies decorated by the students.Highlighting the evening ...
AREA PEOPLE OF NOTE
Jan 02, 2007 ... - Raymond Santa of Milford, class president, delivered the classaddress as 12 students of the University of Bridgeport's College ofChiropractic received their doctorate diplomas in ceremonies at theuniversity's Seaside Park campus. - Rob Freundlich of Haddam andSteve Velardi of Hamden ...
Job well done
Jan 02, 2007 ... Eli Whitney Technical High School students were treated to aspecial lunch and were given awards for the first marking period Dec.6. The students were selected by their trade instructors based onattributes such as work ethic, teamwork, performance, perfectattendance and commitment to ...
Residents graduate from police program
Jan 02, 2007 ... Newly trained members of West Haven's first Community EmergencyResponse Team celebrate their graduation at police headquarters Nov.18. The morning event featured remarks from state Deputy HomelandSecurity Commissioner Wayne Sanford, city Homeland SecurityCoordinator Marguerite B ....
Montgomery set for 'homecoming' tonight
Jan 02, 2007; ... Like so many other aspects in her life, Renee Montgomery couldn'thelp but get a chuckle on her brief run as a nationally publishedpoet. The University of Connecticut sophomore guard is better knownfor her artistry leading the fifth-ranked UConn offense than for herskills with pen and ...
Huskies' leadership role remains up for grabs
Jan 02, 2007; ... The story was fitting as Jim Calhoun rehashed a Dean Smith tale.Smith wondered if coaches put too much pressure on players by askingthem to lead. The University of Connecticut head coach then revisitedthe 2000-01 season. Even though UConn underachieved, beginning theyear ranked 13th ...
Shelton officer is top recruit
Jan 02, 2007; ... New police Officer Brian J. Yerzak has made his mark at thedepartment before ever making an arrest. Yerzak, 25, received theSamuel Luciano Award for "Outstanding Academic Achievement in BasicRecruit Training," at a recent Connecticut Police Chiefs AssociationConference at Grassy Hill ...
Guilford sets seminars on safety for girls 12-18
Jan 02, 2007; ... The police don't want teenage girls or their parents to beparanoid about their personal safety. But a seminar the departmentwill offer this month is aimed at encouraging the teens to exerciseprudent judgment and common sense to avoid potential dangers on datesand in their personal ...
Most parents like schools, but not budget
Jan 02, 2007; ... The majority of parents with school-age children are pleased withthe quality of education and services their children receive inSeymour schools, but overwhelmingly agree the school budget isunderfunded. Those were just a sample of the results that poured inrecently from about 400 parents ...
Derby ed board drops agriculture for aquaculture
Jan 02, 2007; ... In an effort to rein in spending, the Board of Education has votedto break ties with a high school agriculture program that for yearsoffered city students an alternative to the high school curriculum.According to a new agreement, students interested in breaking awayfrom more standard ...
Milford gym prepares for 'Loser' contest
Jan 02, 2007; ... To begin the new year, Creative Health and Fitness, 179 BostonPost Road, will offer people the chance to get in shape with a littleinspiration from a popular television program. As part of the club'sannual participation in the International Health, Racquet andSportsclub Association's "I ...
'Children' to dance around school at all hours, days
Jan 02, 2007; ... Children will dance around the new Beecher School morning, noonand night. And when the sun is shining, they'll really beam. The children are actually aluminum, part of a 500-foot friezebeing installed on the renovated, expanded elementary school inWestville. The figures are ...
Quattro's to reopen at new site in Guilford
Jan 01, 2007; ... Luis Rojas, chef-owner of Quattro's Italian Cuisine Restaurant,hopes to be back in business by Valentine's Day in a new downtownlocation at the current site of the Guilford Gourmet Bagel on WaterStreet. The Planning and Zoning Commission recently approved Rojas'application to increase ...
Cheshire Public Works to use bio-diesel
Jan 01, 2007; ... The town's Public Works Department will begin using bio-diesel insome of its vehicles, starting sometime this month, in an effort toreduce the amount of pollutants its employees breathe, GeorgeNoewatne, the department's operation's manager said. The vehicles, 14dump trucks used for snow ...
Derby mulls schools referendum options
Jan 01, 2007; ... City officials are still debating what voters will see on theballot at a referendum on how to deal with school overcrowding. At aBoard of Aldermen meeting last week, Kenneth Hughes, board president,proposed giving voters two options. The first option is building anew grades seven and ...
6 new firefighters bring varied skills to Milford
Jan 01, 2007; ... The latest group of Milford firefighters are living proof thatchildhood dreams can come true. The city recently welcomed six men tothe department. Four recruits who graduated from the Connecticut FireAcademy in Windsor Locks recently were settling into day-to-dayliving at the station ....
Lawlor renamed panel head
Jan 01, 2007; ... State Rep. Mike Lawlor, D-East Haven, has been reappointed asHouse chairman of the legislature's Judiciary Committee. Lawlor, 49,defeated Republican Town Council member Dan McCann in November to winan 11th term in the state House of Representatives. That term begins ...
CAPITOL NOTEBOOK: Politicians might benefit from these promises
Jan 01, 2007; ... Since New Year's Day is traditionally a time for makingresolutions, here are a few suggestions for promises that Connecticutpoliticians and government types might find it worthwhile to keep in2007: - U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, who is hoping to become a Democraticpresidential candidate, may ...
W. Haven to levy fines for barred signs
Jan 01, 2007; ... Advertising a business or event using temporary portable signs,including those on utility poles and sandwich board signs onsidewalks could get expensive as of Tuesday when daily fines of $100are likely to be imposed. The Department of Planning and Developmenthas announced that, as of ...
Man shot twice outside bar; cop fires at fleeing suspect
Jan 01, 2007; ... Gunfire erupted at closing time outside a Newhallville bar earlySunday, first from an unknown gunman who blasted one man, and thenfrom a city police officer who watched it all go down. Troy Kelley,29, was standing outside the Taurus Cafe, 520 Winchester Ave., atabout 2 a.m. when a man ...
Once-popular city inn now closed
Jan 01, 2007; ... An inviting sign is still posted at the front door of the ThreeChimneys Inn on Chapel Street: "Welcome guests - please ring doorbell and an inn staff member will come and greet you." But if youring that bell, there will be no response. . After a 10-year run, this intimate place ...
Follow precautions to avoid food ills
Jan 01, 2007; ... If sloppy kitchen practices didn't give all of your friends andrelatives food poisoning over the holidays, don't press your luck.Follow the state Department of Public Health's recommendations andavoid the cramps, nausea, vomiting and bloody diarrhea that food-borne pathogens can inflict ...
Arabic classes popular with collegians; Sessions already filled at UNH, Quinnipiac
Jan 01, 2007; ... Students are rushing to sign up for a new course being offerednext semester at two area universities: Arabic. Quinnipiac Universityand the University of New Haven have filled two classes of beginningArabic and have waiting lists. They couldn't be more timely. The Iraq Study ...
City had 24 killings, the highest in 12 years; 22 murders were by guns, prompting new initiatives, including a task force
Jan 01, 2007; ... New Haven had 24 homicides in 2006 and 22 were committed with agun, illustrating the widespread problems of illegal guns on thestreets and societal shifts in which seemingly minor disputes end inlethal gunfire. Among the victims this year were two 13-year-olds,killed in separate ...
Here's to an even better '07; To help with that, we offer up a few New Year's Day lucky charms
Jan 01, 2007; ... So your plan for ringing in New Year's probably had something todo with drinking champagne, watching the Times Square ball drop,kissing at midnight and hoping for the best for 2007 - right? But ifour superstitious forebears are correct - and who's to say theyaren't? - there just might be ...
State cop pulls man from Derby fire; 'Another 20-30 seconds, he wouldn't have gotten out'
Jan 01, 2007; ... A man who failed to notice his home filling with smoke as hecooked a chicken Sunday morning is lucky off-duty State Trooper AlexHorjatschun drove by after grabbing breakfast. Dominick Teixeira'slife was likely saved when he was pulled from his smoke-filled homeon Marshall Lane by ...
McLaren earns start
Jan 01, 2007; ... Perhaps nobody was more surprised than Kaili McLaren when thefreshman would be the University of Connecticut's starting center inSunday's game against Sacred Heart. McLaren was fine with herclassmate and roommate Tina Charles starting for the fifth-rankedHuskies and McLaren carved a ...
Hamden firefighter faces charges in DWI
Jan 01, 2007 ... A Hamden firefighter is due in court later this month after beingarrested last week in a drunken driving case. Donald Buechele, 52,was arrested by state police Thursday and charged with driving underthe influence. He was later released on $500 bail. Buechele, a member of the Hamden ...
Chin, Bentley to receive Gold Keys
Jan 01, 2007 ... University of New Haven director of athletics Deborah Chin isamong the recipients of the Gold Key awards, presented yearly by theConnecticut Sports Writers' Alliance. Other recipients to be honoredat the Alliance's 66th Gold Key dinner on April 22 are Jim O'Neill,New London American ...
Derby parent targets playground repair
Jan 01, 2007; ... Local parent Jim Stadt says his daughter, who is in kindergartenat Bradley School, often asks him why she can't play on the school'splayground equipment during recess. The reason students areprohibited from using the equipment is because it has fallen intodisrepair, due to vandalism and ...
A LIFE remembered: East Haven jeweler was a gem when it came to charity, family
Jan 01, 2007; ... Popular jeweler Vincent Palmer never stopped working. The founderand proprietor for many years of Palmer's Jewelers, he was stillworking every day until illness overtook him. "He liked to say, 'We better start doing some business, or we'reall going to be looking for new jobs,'" ...
LOOKING BACK: TODAY IN HISTORY JAN. 1
Jan 01, 2007 ... 1967 Ralph Nader of Winsted, the automobile safety campaigner, is thewinner of the New Haven Register's annual Connecticut Citizen of theYear award for 1966. The paper picked Nader because "Nader's fightfor automobile safety was headline-making and history-making." 1977 ...
Couple welcomes New Year's baby
Jan 02, 2007; ... Dolores Pallasco and Juan Carlos Calle will always be able to telltheir new son, Juan Carlos Calle Jr., that he was "Numero Uno."Little Juan Carlos Calle was the first 2007 baby born at the Hospitalof Saint Raphael and one of the first born in the state. He found his way out into ...
Zero killings is goal for 2007; Inaugural group aims to make a difference in city
Jan 02, 2007; ... A group of community leaders, clergy and politicians made a NewYear's resolution Monday that they wish they hadn't been forced to:No more killings in 2007. But exactly how to stem the tide ofviolence that rocked the city in the past 12 months is a questionwithout many easy ...
New poverty official will take aim at 'great divide'
Jan 02, 2007; ... First, there are the statistics on poverty. Then, the lack ofresources for teens. And finally, the jump in violent crimes. Takentogether, they represent an interlocking trifecta of problems thatKica Matos will focus on as she takes office next month. The former death row appeals ...
Taking the plunge
Jan 02, 2007; ... Participants in the annual Polar Plunge for Parks fund-raiser atthe Winter Festival at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven run intoLong ...
Truck knocks down utility pole
Jan 02, 2007 ... An intersection of normally busy Dixwell Avenue was shut down forabout an hour Monday after a tractor-trailer knocked over a utilitypole and left power wires draped across Webster Street. The truck didnot stop and its driver may not have even know that there was anaccident, police at the ...
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY
Jan 02, 2007; ... UCONN AT WEST VIRGINIA When: Today, 8 p.m. Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, W. Va. Rankings/records: No. 5 UConn (11-0); West Virginia (8-5) TV/Radio: CPTV; CSTV; WTIC-96.5 FM Keep an eye on - UConn freshmen Kaili McLaren and Tina Charles. McLaren ...
A LIFE remembered: No. Haven man loved music, dancing, bands
Jan 02, 2007; ... Anthony Boffa loved music, so much so that he became a member ofthe Governor's Foot Guard Band. "He didn't play an instrument,although he had taken some piano lessons as a kid," said his wife of54 years, Dolores Joyce Boffa. "Instead, he carried the big bass drumthat was being played by ...
Sachem Hollow elderly housing project nearly finished
Jan 02, 2007; ... Construction on the $5.5 million Sachem Hollow seniors housingproject is nearing completion in Guilford, with occupancy targetedfor late April. There are 32, one-bedroom units in the GuilfordHousing ...
Death notices
Jan 02, 2007 ... NOTE: See microfilm for death notices Albren, Louis F. Avitable, Louis Anthony Sr. Baxter, Phillip B. "Scotty" Sr. Birnbaum, Alice (photo) Bosley, Louis J. (photo) DeNard, Charles W. (photo) Egan, Francis J. Ferrara, Adrienne ...
FAST BREAKS
Jan 02, 2007; ... FINE PERFORMANCES Tristan Roberts, Ansonia: Finished with 22 points in a 69-62 lossto Seymour last Wednesday. Roberts then had all 21 of his points inthe first three quarters as the Chargers routed Wolcott 73-55 onFriday. Tucker Esborn, Branford: Earned tournament MVP honors ...
GETTING TO KNOW ...
Jan 02, 2007 ... KAYLA FISHER SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT Fisher is a co-captain for the Owls' women's swim team, whichrecently defended its Northeast-10 championship. She is a senior fromRehoboth Beach, Del., and is a member of three Southern record-setting teams in the 200, 400 and 800-yard ...