New Haven Register back issues from April 2007:
Death notices
Apr 01, 2007 ... NOTE: See microfilm or go online for death notices Andrada, Fernando B. Baron, Jean L. Spata Boulas, Hector (photo) Carucci, Enrico T. "Rick" Celello, Henrietta (photo) Cigas, Mary (photo) Cole, Helen A. Danielson, Alyce Forest ...
Don't shoot the messenger; Assistant chief should be rebuilding image of police, not attacking press.
Apr 01, 2007 ... Assistant Police Chief Stephanie Redding has been on a personalmission targeting the New Haven Register in the ongoing campaign bythe New Haven Police Department to explain to a skeptical public theactions of two narcotics officers facing federal corruption charges. Redding has ...
CREATING A BUSINESS: How to avoid business owner burnout
Apr 01, 2007 ... Editor's note: This is a weekly series of articles on startingand operating a small business, written by members of the New HavenCounty chapter of SCORE. Choosing to go into business for yourself is a major decisionthat usually means a commitment to hard work and long hours. As ...
Weddings and Engagements
Apr 01, 2007 ... NOTE: See microfilm or go online for wedding and engagementannouncements WEDDINGS Amanda Elizabeth DeFilippo to Dominic David Contessa Jr. Lisa Marie Guimont to Brenden Edward Moyer Ashley Lynn Neal to Sean Robert ...
NEW HAVEN REGISTER 2006-07 BOYS' BASKETBALL ALL-STATE LINEUP
Apr 01, 2007 ... Player Height Position School Year Tim Abromaitis 6-8 Forward Farmington Senior Tevin Baskin 6-6 Forward TrinityCatholic-Stamford Sophomore Jeron Belin 6-5 Forward Maloney-Meriden Senior Charoy Bentley 6-1 Guard Harding-Bridgeport Senior R.J. Evans 6-2 Guard ...
A hopping good time
Apr 01, 2007; ... ABOVE: Easter hats were out in show during a performance ofFrizzles the Clown, portrayed by Lisa Krieger of Shelton, during theDerby Cultural Commission's 2007 Children's Easter Event Saturday onthe city ...
Bullied by the boss; Workplace abuse heightens anxiety and hurts productivity
Apr 01, 2007; ... Think bullying stops once you're out of school? Think again. They may have traded their lockers for cubicles and swapped theirschool clothes for business attire, but 44 percent of Americans saythey have worked for a supervisor they consider abusive, accordingto a new survey by the ...
Fusco - Duerden
Apr 01, 2007 ... Tony and Patti Fusco of West Haven announce the engagement oftheir daughter, Cynthia Renee Fusco to Sean Duerden, son of Lindaand Steve Trucchi of Mechanicsville, Virginia. She is thegranddaughter of Mrs. Josephine White and the late Woodrow White andAnthony Fusco, Sr. and the late ...
Cobbs - Lomax
Apr 01, 2007 ... Morgan Cobbs, Jr of Hamden and Diane Peterson of Bridgeportannounce the engagement of their daughter, Darcey Lynn Cobbs, toRaymond Christopher Lomax, son of Edward and Edna Lomax. She is thegranddaughter of Phylis Williams and Morgan Cobbs Sr. and EvelynCobbs. He is the grandson of ...
DOBKOWSKI, SHIRLEY (Dobbins)
Apr 01, 2007 ... Shirley Dobbins Dobkowski 82 passed Friday March 30, 2007 at YaleNew Haven Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Dobkowski was a longtime resident of Westville and recently of Cheshire. She was aformer employee of the Olin Corporation where she was a contributingeditor of their news ...
REGISTER BOYS' BASKETBALL STATE MVPS
Apr 01, 2007 ... 2007 - Mike Moore, Hillhouse (prep) 2006 - Doug Wiggins, East Hartford (UConn) 2005 - Julian Allen, Crosby (Pensacola JC) 2004 - Dave McClure, Trinity Catholic (Duke) 2003 - Torey Thomas, Trinity Catholic (Holy Cross) 2002 - Pat Egan, Rocky Hill ...
Annual showdown
Apr 01, 2007; ... The New Haven Police Department and the Fire Department metSaturday at Yale University's Ingalls Rink for the 11th AnnualChief's Cup. ABOVE: Ken Goodale, front, of the fire ...
All-Staters have family ties
Apr 01, 2007; ... The Abromaitises might not be able to claim to be the firstfamily of the Register's All-State boys' basketball team, but theydid join exclusive company with the selection of Tim Abromaitis forthe second straight year. Tim, a senior at Farmington headed toNotre Dame, joins brother and ...
Shelton woman, 87, dies in house fire
Apr 01, 2007 ... Mildred Early, 87, died Saturday morning in a fire believed to becaused by Early's smoking, Fire Marshal Jim Tortora said. Early wasfound in bed by firefighters around 11:30 a.m. -- the bedroom ablaze-- after a passer-by saw smoke and called 911. An off-dutyfirefighter heard the call and ...
Rangers keep pace; Isles slipping?
Apr 01, 2007; ... Associated Press Jaromir Jagr had two goals and an assist, andthe New York Rangers chased goalie Martin Biron and beat the hostPhiladelphia Flyers 6-4 on Saturday night. Thomas Pock, Martin Straka and Petr Prucha each had a goal and anassist, and Ryan Callahan also scored for the ...
Game time
Apr 01, 2007; ... An enthusiastic crowd turned out for the Video Games Live eventSaturday at Yale University's Woolsey Hall. ABOVE: Katie McClennan,left, and her twin sister, Molly, arrived dressed as Luigi ...
Honors pour in for Moore
Apr 01, 2007; ... The honors and accolades keep pouring in for UConn recruit MayaMoore. A few hours after being named Gatorade National Girls' BasketballPlayer of the Year, the 6-foot-1 forward/guard from Collins Hill ofSuwanee, Ga., was named the most valuable player for the victoriousRed team in ...
Open Web site hurts; Yale group stands up against offensive content
Apr 01, 2007; ... The Web site touts itself as "The most prestigious collegediscussion board in the world." In 7 million posts since 2004, undergraduates and grad studentsaround the world exchange information and tips about classes andjobs on AutoAdmit.com. A typical post: "My opinion on MBA ...
FORUM: Rell's budget talk doesn't add up
Apr 02, 2007; ... IN recent weeks, Gov. M. Jodi Rell's public statements andtestimony before the legislature regarding the state budget havebeen very confusing. Frankly, the governor's office has become atower of Babel on fiscal matters, spewing an ongoing slew ofhypocrisies at every turn. At the same ...
ROLL CALL
Apr 01, 2007 ... Here's how area members of Congress voted on major roll calls inthe week ending March 30. HOUSE 2008-2012 FEDERAL BUDGET: Voting 216 for and 210 against, theHouse on March 29 approved a five-year Democratic budget (H Con Res99) that for 2008 projects $2.9 trillion in ...
Southern second at Invitational
Apr 01, 2007 ... The Southern Connecticut State women's track won eight events tofinish second in the SCSU Invitational Saturday at New Haven. Stacey Egbert and Letecia Taylor both won two events. Hamden'sKate Reynolds won the 20-pound throw and Symone Wong won the 100 forthe Owls. Boston ...
Osmond's marriage ending after 20 years
Apr 01, 2007; ... LOS ANGELES -- Marie Osmond and husband Brian Blosil aredivorcing after 20 years of marriage, the pair announced Friday.Osmond, 47, and Blosil, a record producer, have eight children, someof whom are adopted. The two married in a Mormon ceremony in October1986, and briefly separated in ...
I WAS THINKING: Seeds planted for expanding NCAA tournament
Apr 01, 2007; ... I was thinking: I've heard Jack McDonald's plan to expand theNCAA tournament to 128 teams, and I've heard the Miles Brand plan toexpand the tournament to 68 teams ... and they're both lousy.McDonald, the Quinnipiac athletic director, suggests that the top 64play the bottom 64 in one game ...
Polansky introduced as next Milford schools chief
Apr 01, 2007; ... Acting Superintent of Schools Larry Schaefer had some humorousadvice for his new boss Saturday when it comes to dealing withparents. "When dealing with the citizens of Milford, be sincere, be briefand then, be seated," he told the new superintendent, Harvey B.Polansky. The ...
Happy ENDING; A scam artist allegedly took every penny, but voluneers rebuild handicapped teen's house
Apr 01, 2007; ... Cerebral palsy has robbed 18-year-old EJ Brown of many verbal andcognitive skills, but his smiling face spoke volumes Saturday. A beaming EJ manned the bagel and coffee table on the front lawnas a group of volunteer contractors began work inside to rebuild theBrown family home, ...
FAITH MATTERS: Passover pamphlet has lesson for our times
Apr 01, 2007; ... The festival of Passover begins Monday evening. The centralritual of this festival is a remarkable meal and recitation of apamphlet that celebrates freedom. This pamphlet is such a literarymasterpiece that many cultures and religious groups replicate it fortheir own celebrations of ...
ALL-STATE BOYS' BASKETBALL MVP: Moore big when it counted; Senior captain led Academics to second consecutive state crown
Apr 01, 2007; ... The 2006 Division I state championship was not even 24 hours oldwhen Hillhouse boys' basketball coach Kermit Carolina had aconversation with his only returning starter for the followingseason. Carolina has long felt Mike Moore was the best junior in thestate of Connecticut ....
Business briefs
Apr 01, 2007 ... Millford Bank celebrates new branch in Stratford STRATFORD -- The Milford Bank has opened an office at 2366 MainSt. The bank will celebrate its grand opening through April 14,raffling gift certificates from Stratford businesses. All visitors age 18 and older who visit the bank ...
TEEING OFF
Apr 01, 2007 ... See microfilm for a guide to Connecticut's public ...
After the adoption, support group helps with the adaptation
Apr 01, 2007; ... For these kids and adults, family is what you make of it. "In my family, we're all one race. I don't see the distinction,"said Jesse Gabbard, 22. "Your family is your family, no matter whatthey look like. Whether or not their skin tones match isirrelevant." Jesse Gabbard, who ...
ELM CITY CLARION
Apr 01, 2007; ... THE 'FLOWER PEOPLE' Reviewing photos of the St. Patrick's Day Parade, I was amazed tosee so many gentlemen sporting green carnations on their lapels.Parade officials and marchers do this once a year to show how proudthey are of their national heritage. But several years back, ...
Let us give pranks; Pity the poor April fool who doesn't enjoy a good gag
Apr 01, 2007; ... Richard Stec savors practical jokes the way other people lingerover a sip of fine wine. Take the time he hoodwinked his co-workers into thinking a guyhad set up permanent residence in the men's room, for instance. Thatgag dragged on for several days, before a supervisor got ...
Many will be Dining Out for Life on April 26
Apr 01, 2007 ... Want to be part of the most fun fund-raiser ever? All you have todo is to go out to eat on April 26 at a participating Dining Out forLife restaurant, order dinner as usual, and when you pay your tab, aportion of the total is automatically donated to AIDS Project NewHaven. That's ...
THE NATURALIST: It's no Seuss-ical, it's just an American Woodcock
Apr 01, 2007; ... Imagine seeing a Dr. Seuss-style bird, come to life. You'd do adouble-take, of course. You'd doubt your senses. That happened toWally in East Haven this week. "I was cleaning out one of the birdbaths when I caught out of the corner of my eye something flying by.When I got in the door I ...
Consumers open wide for baseball on TV this week?
Apr 01, 2007; ... Unless you live to 102, you're too old for a mid-life crisis at51. So if you're my age, do yourself a favor and skip the loud-colored sports car, rumbling motorcycle or other flare-ups of egothat seek to turn back time and holler "Look at me!" I'm not surewhy a middle-aged man would want ...
SENIOR MOMENTS: Edwards setting a courageous example
Apr 01, 2007; ... Something that Elizabeth Edwards said last week when explainingher reasons for insisting that her husband, John, continue in therace for the Democratic nomination really resonated with me, and Ihave been thinking about it ever since. She said, "If we gave upwhat we have committed to as ...
He's standing up to the thugs even if it means taking a bullet to the head
Apr 01, 2007; ... While most of us are asleep, the "family" of night shift workersis out there on the job, working in a different daily rhythm andsometimes dodging bullets. We got a fresh reminder of this two weeksago when Glenn Gambrell's scalp was grazed by a late-night bulletduring a hold-up at the ...
Shubert cancels 'Legends' to add 'Jersey Boys' tour preview
Apr 01, 2007 ... First the good news: "Jersey Boys," one of Broadway's hottesttickets, is coming to New Haven in May. The bad news for some:"Legends," starring Joan Collins and Linda Evans, is not. John Fisher, executive director of the Shubert Theater, announcedthis week that the producers of ...
The Bible belter; Yale scholars discover 17th century fire and brimstone preacher Jonathan Edwards had a cuddly side
Apr 01, 2007; ... His name strikes fear in the hearts of anyone who read his famoussermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," in high school. But Kenneth P. Minkema and Caleb J.D. Maskell want you to knowthat Jonathan Edwards is a lot more cuddly than you thought. A selection from "Sinners" ...
Yale composers premiere six new works
Apr 01, 2007 ... Works by the best of the best of the Yale School of Music'sgraduate composition program will premiere Thursday in a freeconcert at 8 p.m. at Woolsey Hall. The six pieces, performed by thePhilharmonia Orchestra of Yale under music director Shinik Hahm, andwritten by several of the ...
Full of 'Doubt;' Cherry Jones reprises her role in Tony-rich 'Doubt,' directed by Doug Hughes at the Shubert
Apr 01, 2007; ... Cherry Jones is certainly one of New York's most in-demandactors. Why then, one may reasonably ask, is she out on tour withJohn Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Doubt," ratherthan staying in the city availing herself of the work on stage or infilm and television that will ...
GRAY MATTERS: For women, combat not only threat
Apr 01, 2007; ... WAR IS NOT HEALTHY for anyone, man or woman, soldier or civilian. Women in the U.S. military are to serve in combat support units.That is, they are not to come under hostile fire. That's the idea, anyway. Since violence in Iraq can happenanywhere, that distinction has become ...
Letter to the Editor: Madison parents irresponsible
Apr 01, 2007 ... There was a recent front-page article discussing the suspensionof Madison high school students after they were found drunk at aschool dance. I feel it is irresponsible of the suspended students'parents to redirect the attention of the media to the non-issue ofalleged Fourth Amendment ...
Letter to the Editor: Son messes up at Cross, except he isn't there!
Apr 01, 2007 ... I received an interim progress report for my son from WilburCross High School on March 22. He is listed as a freshman, hisstudent ID number is correct and he is in danger of losing credit orfailing due to absences from class in one subject, and it seems henever even entered another ...
A LIFE remembered: Hobby pilot, disc jockey was down to earth with others
Apr 01, 2007; ... Among many other hobbies, Walter James Fagan liked to fly. "WhenI was in the fourth grade, I was walking to school and there was alittle yellow airplane, a Piper Cub, which followed us all the wayto school," said a daughter, Eileen Fagan of West Haven. "When I gothome, my father said, ...
On the move
Apr 01, 2007 ... Amy L. Eshelman of Orange has been appointed regional humanresources manager at VNA HealthCare in Hartford. She previously wasa human resources generalist with Children's Hospital in Boston, theHospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven and VNA Service Inc. inHamden. Tom Kennedy has been ...
THE PERFECT JOB: Best interview preparation: Know what you want
Apr 01, 2007; ... AS we explored last week, learning the different interviewingstyles is a waste of time. It's better to make sure you'vethoroughly done your interview preparation. Recognizing a particularstyle won't alter how you feel about the interaction betweenyourself and the interviewer. In fact, ...
Pereiria - Vincent
Apr 01, 2007 ... On January 6, 2007, the wedding of Laudiceia Pereiria and ShawnVincent took place at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, at2600 Atlantica Avenue, Copacabana Beach, Brazil. The wedding startedat 8:30 pm. There were many friends from Brazil, North America, and Italy,The ...
ART REVIEW: Guilford Art Center's engaging miniature art exhibit packs a big punch
Apr 01, 2007; ... When one thinks of the art of the miniature, the first thing thatcomes to mind are the tiny portraits that flourished in Europe andAmerica from about the 16th to the mid-19th centuries. Although the inclusions in the current exhibit, "mini: Exhibitionof Miniature Art," at the ...
'Lulu's' in town in rarely produced Rep piece
Apr 01, 2007; ... Time was when playwright Frank Wedekind was a classic author inthe Mark Twain sense of the phrase: Everyone knew of his greatinfluence to subsequent generations of writers, and, at one time orother, probably owned a copy of his work, at least in an anthologyfrom college days. Still, ...
Hamden lawyer shot dead; Dies shielding wife in Colombia
Apr 01, 2007; ... A Hamden lawyer active in local politics, but whoseentrepreneurial spirit led him to start a business that connectedforeign men with "young, beautiful, sexy Latin women," was slain ina hail of bullets in the South American city of Cali, Colombia,Thursday night. Robert Marshall ...
Business Briefs
Apr 01, 2007 ... Annual Hamden expo April 10 at high school HAMDEN -- The Third Annual Hamden Chamber of Commerce Businessand Community Expo will take place from noon to 5 p.m. April 10 atthe gymnasium in Hamden High School. More than 100 businesses from Hamden and surrounding towns ...
EVER WONDER?: Why do I get repeated sinus infections? How can I prevent this?
Apr 01, 2007 ... Some folks seem to be plagued by one sinus infection afteranother and others never seem to get them. That's because there'ssomething wrong with the way the sinuses are shaped -- either frombirth or following a trauma like a broken nose. Sinuses are openings in the hollow bones ...
Incredible computers from the quantum world; Weird rules of subatomic physics have powerful potentials
Apr 01, 2007; ... The promise of quantum computing is awesome. The problem is inmaking a functional quantum computer. Quantum computers, as envisioned by physicists, are a new way tomanipulate the digital world's 1's and 0's. The idea is to employthe strange and counterintuitive qualities of quantum ...
Keeping bullies at bay
Apr 02, 2007; ... Community youth activist Doug Bethea speaks to Hamden MiddleSchool seventh-graders recently about the pitfalls and avoidance ofbullying during ...
Death notices
Apr 02, 2007 ... NOTE: See microfilm or go online for death notices Canfield, Esther Carucci, Enrico T. "Rick" (photo) Cassidento, Harold E. Cigas, Mary (photo) Doherty, Everett W. Grande, Silvino "Sal" ...
For the birds
Apr 02, 2007; ... West Haven's Bill Pfaff hauls a load of trash over the weekend aspart of the city's ...
Cerrato combs through Ivy for talent; UNH baseball coach relies on former Yale, Dartmouth stars
Apr 02, 2007; ... A slight infusion of ivy just might go a long way at theUniversity of New Haven this spring. Graduate students Tommy Myette, a first baseman and formerDartmouth captain, and relief pitcher Matt Fealey, who anchoredYale's bullpen last season -- both former All-Ivy League selections ...
Still quick with a joke; Radio-TV veteran entertains seniors with one-liners and more
Apr 02, 2007; ... Bob Schulz of Woodbridge has a bazillion jokes. He's nearly 80years old, you see, so he's had a while to collect them. Also, as aformer broadcaster, he delivers them in a voice that even Ted Baxterwould have envied. Ask him about his grandchildren, and he is delighted to pull ...
Now, this is an American idyll
Apr 02, 2007 ... Photographer Tom Kretsch has made it his business to capture thepeaceful places and idyllic scenery that surround the water. "Living on the Water's Edge," a collection of those photographsby the Westport resident, an educator who ...
A NEW YOU: The world makes way for a determined soul
Apr 02, 2007; ... It is amazing how the world makes way for a determined soul, andhow obstacles get out of the path of a persistent person whobelieves in himself or herself. A normal, healthy, confidence is thevery basis of achievement. It leads to contentment, self-realization and accomplishment. A ...
Digging in
Apr 02, 2007; ... Herb Batterson of Milford turns the soil in his garden plot atthe ...
Wallingford broker may run for mayor
Apr 02, 2007; ... A longtime community volunteer is forming an exploratorycommittee to assess whether to challenge 11 term incumbent MayorWilliam Dickinson Jr. in November. Lucille Trzcinski filed the necessary paperwork with the TownClerk on Tuesday to establish an exploratory committee for ...
Links chapter stepping up its scholarship program
Apr 02, 2007; ... Over the past 34 years, the New Haven Chapter of Links hasdonated more than $165,000 in scholarships to Greater New Havengraduating seniors, and this year the group will add to that number. Carolyn Streets, scholarship chairwoman, said 14 $1,000scholarships are available for ...
Christians celebrate Palm Sunday
Apr 02, 2007; ... As similar ceremonies were held by Christians worldwide,parishioners gathered Sunday at the Church of the Holy Advent tocelebrate Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week leading up toEaster. "It's more significant than any other Sunday," said parishionerMarjorie Reid of Clinton, ...