New Haven Register back issues from May 2007:
Police blotter
May 01, 2007 ... Police seek help finding missing Clinton woman CLINTON -- Police are asking for assistance in locating a 30-year-old woman, said to have a history of psychological issues, whohas been missing since early April. "We're doing everything we can,"an officer said of the effort to find ...
3 Huskies sign NFL deals
May 01, 2007 ... Three University of Connecticut football players, defensivetackle Ray Blagman, tailback Terry Caulley and tight end Dan Murray,have all agreed to terms on rookie free agent contracts withNational Football League teams. The deals will become official asthe three report to their respective ...
Guilford man gets jail time for luring illegals
May 01, 2007; ... By Phil Helsel Register Staff NEW HAVEN -- Although he was born in Portugal, Jose Calhelha'sstory is a classic American one: Arriving in this country when hewas just 13, Calhelha pulled himself up from nothing and built amulti-million empire through hard work and a little ...
With honors
May 01, 2007; ... Mario Gaboury, professor and chairman of the department ofcriminal justice at the University of New Haven, speaks at DoddsTheater at ...
NAMES AND GAMES: Capuano to coach Sound Tigers
May 01, 2007 ... Jack Capuano was named coach of the American Hockey League'sBridgeport Sound Tigers on Monday. Capuano replaces Dan Marshall,who along with assistant coach will be reassigned within the NewYork Islanders' organization. "I look forward to ...
Protege program aims to help minority business owners
May 01, 2007; ... The city's Small Business Initiative has launched a program thatlinks minority contractors with mentors from larger companiesworking on the city's $1.5 billion school construction projects. Under the Mentor/Protege School Construction Program, owners ofsmall firms will learn, among ...
Republican Wilson kicks off bid for 1st selectman
May 01, 2007; ... Ken Wilson did not go on the attack Monday night as he kicked offhis campaign to unseat Democratic First Selectman Carl A.Balestracci Jr. "This isn't about Carl Balestracci," Wilson said following hisannouncement on the Green. "This is about me wanting to serveGuilford to the ...
Dems slam Rell on revamping DOT
May 01, 2007; ... Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell's call for a reorganization ofConnecticut's problem-plagued Department of Transportation drew aharshly skeptical response from Democratic lawmakers Monday. The legislators questioned the timing of Rell's proposal anddemanded swift action to correct ...
Fairfield church plans Dogwood Festival
May 01, 2007; ... FAIRFIELD -- Greenfield Hill Congregational Church, 1045 OldAcademy Road, will hold its annual Dogwood Festival May 11-13, witha preview party at 6:30 p.m. May 10 in the Memorial Room. TheDogwood Dash, a 1 1/2-mile family fun run, will be held at 9 a.m.May 12. Registration is $15, or $20 ...
3 Ansonia homes destroyed in fast-moving blaze
May 01, 2007; ... A spring breeze caused flames on a Grove Street porch to spreadto two neighboring homes Monday, resulting in what Fire Chief JimEhman called the worst fire the city has seen since the Downing FishMarket blaze six years ago. No one was injured, but all three homes were ...
Derby thrift shop looking for volunteers, clothing
May 01, 2007 ... The Father McKenna St. Vincent de Paul Shop, 237 Roosevelt Drive,a nonprofit organization that helps the less fortunate, is lookingfor volunteers. Director Sandi Bailie said, "We are in desperateneed of men and women to volunteer one day a week, or on one or twoSaturdays a month from ...
Teens arrested after theft victim nearly run down
May 01, 2007; ... Police say it started out as a prank, but things turned much moreserious quickly: Two teenage girls were arrested Saturday after theyallegedly stole a lawn ornament, got into their car, then hit thegas and nearly ran over the homeowner when he tried to confrontthem. Katherine ...
Ironworker 'critical' after falling 20 feet in Branford; Bristol man loses footing on girder at Route 1 site
May 01, 2007; ... A Bristol ironworker working high on the frame for a newWalgreens drugstore at 1036 W. Main St. was clinging to life Mondayat Yale-New Haven Hospital with a head injury after falling 20 feetand landing on his back, police and other authorities said. A hospital spokeswoman said ...
Valley colon cancer, screening rates linked
May 01, 2007; ... People are dying from colon cancer at a higher rate in the lowerNaugatuck Valley than in the rest of Connecticut because too fewValley residents get the screening that can prevent the disease orstop it in its tracks. According to data from the state Department of Public Health, ...
Music gave hope to survivor of Nazi death camp
May 01, 2007; ... Edgar Krasa's message Monday to students at the Yale School ofMusic was to never underestimate the power of music to make yourspirits soar in a time of sorrow. Krasa was on campus to talk about how he survived a Nazi "ghetto"and a death camp. His afternoon lecture was ...
Madison PZC shoots down I-95 commercial zone proposal
May 01, 2007; ... A plan to create a commercial zone along Interstate 95 wasunanimously rejected by the Planning and Zoning Commission lateFriday, but residents who fought the proposal said they are notresting easy just yet. "We're not letting down our guard on this," said Deanna Becker,who has ...
Cell phone leads to robbery arrests
May 01, 2007; ... One of the reasons cell phones are so convenient is that theysave all of your favorite numbers in the phone's memory. On Sunday,that feature led to the arrest of a pair of alleged New York Citypurse snatchers, police said. Clyde Dozier, 28, and Stacey Siminauski, 25, were arrested ...
Public to speak at meetings' start
May 01, 2007; ... Residents wanting to add their 2 cents to debate of town issueswill once again be able to do so at the beginning of the Board ofSelectmen meetings. That's what First Selectman Robert Koskelowski said Mondayfollowing a recent discussion he had with a concerned citizen whourged ...
LOOKING BACK: Today in History, May 1
May 01, 2007 ... 1967 Gov. John N. Dempsey will be naming seven Superior Court ofCommon Pleas judges and two Circuit Court judges within the next fewweeks as the result of a bill enacted by the General Assembly. 1977 The United Illuminating Co. says the cost of converting ...
Journal Register Company hires vice president, interactive media
May 01, 2007 ... Journal Register Company, the parent company of the New HavenRegister, announced Monday that Daryl Hively, a 22-year veteran ofprint and new media advertising, has joined the company as vicepresident, interactive media. Hively comes to Journal Register fromThe E.W. Scripps Co., where he ...
Police blotter
May 01, 2007 ... Man shot outside bar upgraded to 'serious' NEW HAVEN -- An 18-year-old man who was shot in the chest Sundayoutside an East Street bar has been upgraded to serious conditionMonday. Calvin Harris of Stratford was shot about 1:50 a.m. in thearea of the R Bar at 169 East St. A police ...
Immigration reform rally, march set for 4 p.m. on Green
May 01, 2007; ... Immigrants and their supporters will march today in support ofreform, but across the country and in the city the number ofparticipants is expected to be down from last year. In 2006, a record 1 million people rallied around reform andstopped a bill that would have made it a felony ...
AREA PEOPLE OF NOTE
May 01, 2007 ... A watercolor done by June Pierpont Webster, a longtime Cheshireresident and art instructor for Cheshire's Artsplace program, wasaccepted into the American Watercolor Society's 140th InternationalExhibition in New York City. Webster's painting, "ChristmasMorning," has been selected to ...
Blozzon's arm, bat lift Lauralton Hall
May 01, 2007 ... Meggie Blozzon pitched a no-hitter, struck out 10 and had threehits, including a double, and drove in six runs as visitingLauralton Hall-Milford defeated Kolbe Cathedral-Bridgeport 18-0Monday in South-West Conference softball game. Seymour 15, Ansonia 0 (6): Jess Dean went 4-for-5, ...
Hamden pupils visit Project Oceanology
May 01, 2007; ... Linda Livolsi's journey as a science teacher has taken her tosome faraway places, and on Monday, the newest Connecticut ScienceEducator Fellow brought pupils, parents and other teachers fromHamden's West Woods School to one of the places where her interestin marine science was piqued, ...
2 mothers charged after infants left in van
May 01, 2007; ... Two mothers were arrested Sunday evening for leaving their infantsons unsupervised in a minivan while one was shoplifting atMarshalls, police said. When one of the mothers appeared in court Monday on thosecharges, Derby police had a warrant waiting, charging her withaccessory to ...
All Ansonia liquor outlets found selling to minors; 15 of 15 retailers fail check for compliance with law
May 01, 2007; ... All 15 city stores with licenses to sell liquor failed acompliance check Saturday, each selling alcohol to a 19-year-oldworking with the state Liquor Control Division, authorities said. "It's just ridiculous. The day after the Ansonia High Schoolprom. Three days after the mock DWI ...
Belfast band coming to Fairfield
May 01, 2007 ... Craobh Rua (pronounced crave roo-ah) will perform traditionalIrish music at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Fairfield Theatre Company'sStage One, 70 Sanford St. The theater is right next to the Metro-North station. Parking is free. The band hails from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Along with ...
Day-care ceremony a joyous event
May 01, 2007; ... "The three wise men" made an appearance at the new home of theGood Shepherd Day Care Center Monday morning. That was according to Good Shepherd Day Care Board of DirectorsPresident Lisa Diamond-Graham, who called state House Speaker JamesAmann, D-Milford, Mayor James L. Richetelli ...
Baseball
May 01, 2007; ... On the air Baseball 7 p.m. Athletics at Red Sox, NESN, WTIC-1080, WQUN-1220 7 p.m. Marlins at Mets, SNY, WFAN-660 8 p.m. Yankees at Rangers, YES, WCBS-880, WICC-600, WPOP-1410 Basketball-Pros 7 p.m. NBA playoffs, Eastern Conference first round, Game 5, ...
May Weekend keeps Hamden cops hopping
May 01, 2007; ... Police went to the Quinnipiac University campus 30 times over theweekend because of a variety of complaints while May Weekendfestivities were taking place. Capt. Ronald Smith on Monday said police made 15 arrestsconnected to breach of peace, trespassing and ...
Milford United Way raises $1.05M
May 01, 2007; ... It's been another successful fund-raising campaign for the UnitedWay of Milford, which surpassed the $1 million mark once again,President Gary Johnson said. Thirty-eight individuals donated at least $1,000, for a total of$200,000. In all, $800,000 was reinvested in the community ...
Justice for the dead is anthropologist's topic
May 01, 2007 ... Author Clea Koff will speak on "Pursuing Justice From the Grave:Forensic Anthropology in War Crimes Investigation." The lecture will take place at noon Wednesday in Engleman HallA120 at Southern Connecticut State University. Koff was a forensic expert for the U.N. War Crimes ...
tes in parenthesis) Team Points Last 1. Amity-Woodbridge (11-0) (14) 448 1 [Derived Headline]
May 01, 2007; ... Register Top 10 BASEBALL poll (First-place votes in parenthesis) Team Points Last 1. Amity-Woodbridge (11-0) (14) 448 1 Results: Def. North Haven 3-1, Branford 13-2 and Xavier-Middletown 17-6. Bottom line: Second time around the Southern ...
Through Sunday SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT CONFERENCE [Derived Headline]
May 01, 2007; ... Through Sunday SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT CONFERENCE Hammonasset Division DIVISION ALL W L W L Guilford 4 0 9 2 Foran 2 2 2 8 Hand 2 2 4 6 Law 2 2 6 3 Hillhouse 0 4 2 9 Housatonic Division DIVISION ...
n Tech 17, Kaynor Tech 4 Platt Tech at Vinal Tech Wright Tech 6, Whitney Tech 2 FCIAC [Derived Headline]
May 01, 2007; ... Monday's results Baseball CSC O'Brien Tech 17, Kaynor Tech 4 Platt Tech at Vinal Tech Wright Tech 6, Whitney Tech 2 FCIAC St. Joseph 9, Fairfield Ludlowe 0 NVL Seymour 13, Sacred Heart 2 Wolcott 23, Ansonia ...
Church 'adopts' greenway to reverse vandals' work
May 01, 2007; ... The city's popular recreational greenway is poised for somedivine intervention, courtesy of a local church. Pastor Walt Mayhew of the New Life Community Church, along withhis 30 parishioners, are planning to spruce up the greenway in thename of community spirit and ...
Change is good: Rare interconference game features Nos. 2 and 4 teams
May 01, 2007; ... The non-conference regular-season games have become so infrequentthat fans often hardly notice because there is so much focus on theleague contests. So it's nice to get one of those non-leaguematchups that more than just the fans of the respective schools willnotice. Today, ...
DeLauro lobbies for funding Farm Bill
May 01, 2007; ... U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-3, came to the Stevens ElementarySchool on Monday to promote the need for Connecticut and New Englandto get a bigger share of federal money as lawmakers begin to discussrenewing the Farm, Nutrition and Community Investment Act. Speaking in the school's ...
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May 01, 2007; ... TODAY New Haven: "Street of Dreams: Dancing Under The Stars,"5:30-7:30 p.m., Fellowship Place, 441 Elm St., with Yale UniversityDance Alliance, with tap, groove, Irish step and ballroom dancetroupes, $35 donation includes food, entertainment; $10 students.RSVP: ...
n Tech 17, Kaynor Tech 4 Platt Tech at Vinal Tech Wright Tech 6, Whitney Tech 2 FCIAC [Derived Headline]
May 01, 2007; ... Monday's results Baseball CSC O'Brien Tech 17, Kaynor Tech 4 Platt Tech at Vinal Tech Wright Tech 6, Whitney Tech 2 FCIAC St. Joseph 9, Fairfield Ludlowe 0 NVL Seymour 13, Sacred Heart 2 Wolcott 23, Ansonia ...
City preparing components of municipal ID card for documented, undocumented residents
May 01, 2007; ... Names are being gathered and multiple features considered asofficials prepare a municipal identification card to be introducedthis summer. The card, which city officials believe will be a first for thenation, will be available to citizens and noncitizens, documentedand ...
IN OTHER BUSINESS
May 01, 2007 ... Market backs off as April fades away NEW YORK -- Wall Street retreated Monday as investors, casting awary eye toward upcoming economic data, cashed in some profits onthe last trading day of April. Investors were pleased by theCommerce Department's report that core inflation, as ...
Yale women's lacrosse team on bubble; Bulldogs in hunt for NCAA berth
May 01, 2007; ... The Yale women's lacrosse team finds itself in the midst of asecond straight grueling week. And the stretch comes despite thefact the Bulldogs haven't played a game since April 21, when itclosed its regular season with a victory over Cornell. That gave Yale its ninth straight win ...
New Haven Scholarship Fund board to meet with applicants
May 01, 2007 ... At this time of the year, with the receipt of applications -- all147 of them -- the New Haven Scholarship Fund board of directorsshifts into high gear. Beginning today, all students who havecomplete applications will have a personal interview scheduled witha volunteer member of the board ...
Musicians will present Darfur benefit
May 01, 2007 ... St. John's Episcopal Church choir and other musicians willpresent a concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at 3 Trumbull Place to benefitthe Connecticut Coalition to Save Darfur. The choir will present J.Rutter's "Requiem." Other performers will include students fromHopkins School, New Haven; ...
School board member to challenge Picard
May 01, 2007; ... Board of Education member George H. Monahan announced Monday hisplans for a primary challenge this year against Mayor John M.Picard, a fellow Democrat, officially becoming the first mayoralcandidate to throw his hat onto the campaign trail. Currently a first-term school board ...
Answers needed on Rell campaign letter; Did chief of staff use office a second time for partisan purpose
May 01, 2007 ... Has the governor's chief of staff, M. Lisa Moody, once againimproperly mixed government business with partisan politics? Gov. M. Jodi Rell suspended Moody for two weeks in 2005 after sheused her office to hand out invitations to state commissioners for aRell campaign fund-raiser ....
Get ready to pay $4 per gallon for gasoline; Fewer motorists filling up as pump prices soar
May 01, 2007; ... Gasoline prices barreled across the $3-a-gallon threshold overthe weekend, but some area station owners say the worst is yet tocome, with prices possibly topping $4 this summer. "It's just the beginning," said Avtar Singh, owner of Best Gas inWest Haven, who sold regular gas Monday ...
New Haven student named club's 'Youth of the Year'
May 01, 2007 ... Jade Streater, 14, has been named Boys & Girls Club "Youth of theYear." She will receive an award May 10 at the club's annual awardsnight sponsored by Comcast. The award will be presented by MayorJohn DeStefano Jr. at the club, 253 Columbus Ave. The award is presented to a member ...
New Haven earns ECC tourney berth
May 01, 2007 ... Sophomore catcher Jordanna Borska had five hits and seven RBIs,and freshman Breanne Gleason allowed just three runs in 12 inningsof work, as the University of New Haven softball team advanced tothe postseason with an East Coast Conference doubleheader sweep ofConcordia on Monday ...
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May 01, 2007; ... Lieberman thinks third party may ...
Foundation awards grants to benefit women, girls
May 01, 2007 ... The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven announces that TheCommunity Fund for Women & Girls has awarded $49,995 to 13nonprofits providing programs and services to improve the quality oflife for women and girls in the region. In addition, Women andFamily Life Center in Guilford was ...
Guilford man gets jail time for luring illegal
May 01, 2007; ... Although he was born in Portugal, Jose Calhelha's story is aclassic American one: Arriving in this country when he was just 13,Calhelha pulled himself up from nothing and built a multi-millionempire through hard work and a little luck. But then Calhelha slipped up, first by ...
Dems budget would send more money to Milford
May 01, 2007; ... The city is due to receive $657,981 more from the state than lastyear, if a proposal at the state legislature level passes. Mayor James L. Richetelli Jr., however, said the city won'treceive as much state money as many other communities. That isbecause the state's Educational Cost ...
Hartford in line as site for Dawson-Ruiz fight
May 01, 2007; ... WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson, 23-0, is expected tobe the co-feature on a June 9 Showtime boxing card that will likelybe at the new Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford according toDawson's manager Mike Criscio. New Haven's Dawson, who won the titlein a unanimous ...
Get ready to pay $4 per gallon for gasoline [Derived Headline]
May 01, 2007; ... Get ready to pay $4 ...
Do you believe the excuses for high gasoline prices? [Derived Headline]
May 01, 2007; ... Do you believe the ...
Jack Capuano was named the head coach of the American [Derived Headline]
May 01, 2007; ... Jack Capuano was named the head coach of the American HockeyLeague's Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Monday. Capuano replaces DanMarshall who along with assistant coach will be reassigned withinthe New York Islanders organization. "I look forward ...
GETTING TO KNOW ...
May 01, 2007 ... MATT FUCHS YALE Fuchs, a freshman from Duxbury, Mass., is a midfielder for themen's lacrosse team. Fuchs, who has started three games this season,has scored five goals and has three assists. His older brother, Ben,is a senior for the Bulldogs. Yale, 7-5, 2-4 in the Ivy ...
FORUM: Opposition to equality can't stand
May 01, 2007; ... LAST month, Garry and I went to the Downtown Cabaret, thattheatrical jewel in Bridgeport, for an evening of pop songs. "Loveand Marriage" was one of them. As a gay man in a relationship of 26years, I heard the song differently, like an outsider. Still, theconnection between love and ...
Wiccans finally getting some time in the sun
May 01, 2007; ... PRAISE the goddess and pass the magical candle -- the U.S.Department of Veterans Affairs has finally recognized the Wiccareligion. You've heard of the Wiccans, right? They're the group,perhaps 700,000 strong in this country, who sometimes callthemselves witches, but sometimes don't. They ...
Letter to the Editor: False info spread about wastewater systems
May 01, 2007 ... It was with great concern that I read state Sen. Ed Meyer'sletter to the editor in regard to advanced wastewater treatmentsystems. It would appear Meyer has been misinformed. In Connecticut,environmental experts, including those at the state Department ofEnvironmental Protection, have ...
Letter to the Editor: Next step: Tap beats bottled
May 01, 2007 ... I read your article about charging for plastic bags with greathappiness. We are finally seeing that we can do something aboutglobal warming by looking at our wastebaskets. A lot of our trashdoesn't need to be there. Much of it is the product of our wastefullifestyle, which we can change ...
Letter to the Editor: Ditch grocery bag; use box
May 01, 2007 ... If people did what I have been doing for years, the whole issueof plastic or paper bags and recycling would never have become aproblem. We create the problem by not thinking about our options. Ikeep a cardboard box in my car and when I go shopping I take it intothe market and fill it ...