New Haven Register back issues from August 2007:
Letter to the Editor: Consider special key to improve security
Aug 01, 2007 ... After the murders in Cheshire, there has been an increasedawareness of home security. As a professional locksmith, I suggest an important securityfeature that many are not aware of. For convenience, we often give our keys to strangers to gainaccess to our property. Since most ...
I-95 cameras will be put to full use; At Rell's urging, state will share video with local first responders to accidents.
Aug 01, 2007 ... The state cameras watching Interstate 95 from Stamford throughBranford have been used since their installation in the 1990s justto monitor traffic conditions. Local fire departments and ambulanceservices don't get the camera feeds, although they could shavelifesaving minutes off response ...
Guests found this chilled soup rather refreshing
Aug 01, 2007; ... A few days ago, I got into my car and looked down in amazement tosee that the temperature was registering 107 degrees -- a definiteindicator that we were in the midst of a heat wave here in NewEngland. I decided right then as I was turning the AC to its highestlevel, that I had better ...
And for dessert...Peach Melba Crisp
Aug 01, 2007; ... Summer desserts are meant to celebrate the season. Fruit pies,cobblers, buckles and crisps are made for the glorious sweet fruitsof summer. These casual, yet intensely satisfying fruit dessertsdepend upon the best seasonal fruits, usually topped with a cake,streusel or both. There are ...
A little icy indulgence ends a meal on a sweet note
Aug 01, 2007; ... A shimmering fruit ice -- also known as sorbet or water ice --highlights the splendor of ripe fruit at its peak of freshness,color and taste. Since fruit ices contain neither milk nor cream,they're lean and light, a refreshing alternative to heavier frozendesserts. Although pureed ...
FORUM: Musharraf's days in power numbered in Pakistan
Aug 01, 2007; ... PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, who came to power in 1999by a military coup and then got himself elected president in a notso-free election, is not likely to remain in power for long. Musharraf, the greatest ally of the United States in the waragainst al-Qaida and the ...
PILOT PEN 2007: Pilot Pen adds Murray to field
Aug 01, 2007; ... The name, Andy Murray, may be rather common, but the newestplayer to commit to the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament has a game and afuture that are anything but ordinary. The 20-year-old from Dunblane, Scotland, Murray reached a career-high ranking of No. 8 in June and is being touted ...
Police Blotter
Aug 01, 2007 ... Hamden man arrested in carjacking attempt ORANGE -- Police arrested a Hamden resident on carjacking chargesstemming from a February incident at Stop & Shop. Jose Covington,26, of 12 Lee St. was charged with criminal attempt to commitcarjacking, attempt to commit first-degree ...
Bank posts 2Q loss of $3.86M
Aug 01, 2007; ... NewAlliance Bancshares Inc. lost $3.86 million, or 4 cents ashare, in the second quarter, primarily due to a charge related tothe restructuring of the bank holding company's securitiesportfolio, the bank said Tuesday. The parent company of NewAlliance Bank also said it will pay ...
Here's the beef
Aug 01, 2007; ... From left, Rich Troy of New Haven, Gordon Stewart of Milford, RoySebas of the West Haven Fire Department and others compete in theTexas Roadhouse restaurant's steak-eating contest in West Haven ....
Letter to the Editor: Hear survivor's insight: Love counters evil
Aug 01, 2007 ... The horrific home invasion in Cheshire, the death of threebeautiful women and the sole survival of a badly injured husband andfather left me trying to imagine how anyone could go on from there.How could you want to go on, with your immediate family ripped fromyou all at once so ...
Democrats, GOP trade barbs over funding for park
Aug 01, 2007; ... The Democratic candidate for mayor has criticized U.S. Sen.Joseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn., and Republican Mayor James L.Richetelli Jr. for announcing federal funding for Eisenhower Parkbefore the spending had been approved by Congress. Candidate Kerri Rowland and Democratic Town ...
Judge sets Tabor parcel price at $4.6M
Aug 01, 2007; ... A Superior Court judge has set the value of the 77 acres on TaborDrive the town acquired through eminent domain at $4.6 million as of2004, which is when the town took ownership, lawyers for the townand the developer said Tuesday. That figure, which Superior Court Judge William T ....
Letter to the Editor: Media don't know when to stop
Aug 01, 2007 ... I really feel for Dr. William A. Petit Jr. and his family. Iwould like the two suspects to get the death penalty. But, I wouldlike to know if this were a poor to ...
Hamden near choice on firm to design police headquarters
Aug 01, 2007; ... By week's end, town officials hope to choose an architect todesign plans for the use of the mostly-vacant Memorial Town Hall asa new police headquarters. Five companies responded to the town's call to propose how tomodernize the 1924 building and to adapt it for police ...
LOOKING BACK: Today in History, Aug. 1
Aug 01, 2007 ... 1967 Gov. John Dempsey would like his new Executive Committee on HumanRights and Opportunities to get together with a similar legislativepanel to look into the causes of this summer's racial disorders inConnecticut cities. 1977 The future of the last brewery in ...
Letter to the Editor: Life in jail for repeat offenders
Aug 01, 2007 ... I believe it's time for Connecticut to adopt a policy that wouldmake it mandatory for anyone convicted of the same crimes repeatedlyto be sentenced to life without parole. Other states call it the"three strikes" law. Here we have a 26- year-old man with 18 prior ...
Letter to the Editor: Case made for execution
Aug 01, 2007 ... The horrific events in Cheshire illustrate again precisely why acapital felony statute must remain on the books in Connecticut. Some crimes are so ...
READY TO GO
Aug 01, 2007; ... Caitlin Casey of Waterbury, 17,an incoming freshman at SouthernConnecticut State University, center, raises her hands in a schoolspirit cheer with classmates during a freshman ...
TRIPLE MURDER FALLOUT; Rell orders beefed up parole restrictions
Aug 01, 2007; ... Gov. M. Jodi Rell Tuesday ordered tough new state parolerestrictions for offenders convicted of the kinds of burglariescommitted by the two parolees charged with killing three people inCheshire last week. The order will require 38 current and future burglary parolees towear ...
IN OTHER BUSINESS
Aug 01, 2007 ... Stocks tumble again over bad home loans NEW YORK -- Wall Street resumed its downward skid Tuesday,falling sharply as renewed concerns about soured home loans blewaway what had looked like a solid recovery rally. Early in thesession, stocks had soared following strong earnings from ...
Letter to the Editor: Secure all parolees of last year
Aug 01, 2007 ... The state needs to suspend all pending paroles and reviewparolees released. It is urgent that parolees released during thepast 12 months be secured. The issue of reviewing the system will take years. It's obviousthat we're releasing criminals from prison and not providingadequate ...
Private funds sought for W. Haven shelter
Aug 01, 2007; ... Dogs at the West Haven Animal Shelter have had their ears rippedoff by fellow impounded canines, been euthanized after viciouskennel attacks and had their quality of life diminished because ofthe Collis Street building's spiraling disrepair. Feral and abandoned cats live in stacked ...
TRIPLE MURDER FALLOUT; Changes in '3 strikes law' urged
Aug 01, 2007; ... Republican legislative leaders are calling for a special sessionof the General Assembly to toughen penalties for repeat offenders,including changes to the state's "three strikes law." Tuesday's request for a special session by Senate Minority LeaderJohn McKinney, R-Fairfield, comes ...
SUPERMARKET SAMPLER: One small step for man, one giant step for Popsicle lovers
Aug 01, 2007; ... Popsicle Slow Melt Pops. Cherry, Lemonade, and Strawberry-Kiwi.$3.99 per 32-ounce variety box containing 20 1.6- ounce pops. Bonnie: I recently noticed that the door to my freezer was ajarand that half the contents were partially defrosted. Interestingly,one of the products in the ...
CORRECTION
Aug 01, 2007 ... A story in Saturday's edition of the paper incorrectly reportedthe nature of the charges against Seymour attorney Ralph Crozier.Crozier was arrested by state police in 2006 on 21 counts of illegaltransfer of firearms by an ...
New technology speeds radiology reports at Y-NH
Aug 01, 2007; ... Yale-New Haven Hospital has invested in new voice recognitiontechnology for its radiologists. The new system should reduce time lag between radiologistsfinishing reports and referring physicians receiving those reportsfrom over 24 hours to less than one hour. Yale-New Haven ...
THE POLICE ROCK EAST HARTFORD; POWER OF 3; Every little thing they did was magic
Aug 01, 2007; ... No pyrotechnics, not much of a light show, no extra musicians,basically none of the trappings of a huge, expensive summer tourwere on hand at Rentschler Field Tuesday night. But the threeseminal members of the legendary '80s band The Police were there,and that's all that mattered to the ...
Spirit's Bicondoa 'outpitches' Whitworth
Aug 01, 2007; ... Call it a slow-developing pitchers' duel. It appeared both New Haven County Cutters ace Brad Whitworth andNorth Shore's Ryan Bicondoa were headed for early showers duringTuesday's Can-Am League game. The two combined to allow seven runson 11 hits over the first two and a half ...
No major trades mean Yanks protecting future
Aug 01, 2007; ... For all the postseason urgency hanging on each trade permutation,Brian Cashman steadfastly refused to blink. As often as Cashman, theNew York Yankees' general manager, resolutely said that he would nottrade one of the prized young arms in the farm system, his baseballcolleagues redoubled ...
Police blotter
Aug 01, 2007 ... 2 sentences in 1 day for Fairfield woman A Fairfield woman received two 18-month sentences Monday inseparate court appearances. Stephanie Cote, 23, of Castle Avenue, Fairfield, who was chargedlast year, pleaded guilty to second-degree larceny and was sentencedMonday in ...
Gallo leads by 2 strokes at Connecticut Open
Aug 01, 2007; ... Very select company is just 18 holes away for Kyle Gallo at the73rd Connecticut Open championship. Gallo holds a 2-shot lead heading into today's final round afterposting an even-par 72 for a 36-hole total of 139 at the Lake ofIsles North Course Tuesday. Dave Szewczul, Steve Sokol ...
Girls get dose of science at UNH camp
Aug 01, 2007; ... Ten-year-old Angelina Fectosmith was looking forward to aceingthe fifth grade by smoothing out any rough edges she might have asher academic career advances. "I figured I would get a head start. I saw this thing on line andI wanted to participate in science and stuff because I knew ...
Baybrook runs past Zingaro
Aug 01, 2007 ... Joe Misinonile went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored tolead the Baybrook Remodelers past Zingaro & Cretella 8-3 Monday ....
Police blotter
Aug 01, 2007 ... Woman assaulted on East Rock trail NEW HAVEN -- A woman walking her dog on a popular trail in EastRock Park was attacked by an unknown assailant Tuesday afternoon andended up in the hospital with lacerations to her head and body.Police said the assailant struck the woman on the ...
NAMES AND GAMES
Aug 01, 2007 ... Davis signs with Greece pro team Yale women's basketball product Erica Davis has signed a contractto play professionally in Greece for Esperides Kalitheas, winners ofthe last two Greek Cup national championships. Davis, a 6-foot-3center/power forward, was a unanimous all-Ivy League ...
Maturo wants to extinguish Candlelight issue, referendum
Aug 01, 2007; ... The Town Council, following a successful petition drive to forcea referendum, is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to rescind itsauthorization to borrow $2.99 million to build a conference centerand catering facility on the site of the Candlelight-by-the-Searestaurant on Cosey Beach ...
New contractor tackles I-84 drainage flaws
Aug 01, 2007; ... A new state contractor has begun work to correct major drainageflaws along a controversial section of Interstate 84 in Cheshire andWaterbury, and the traffic backups are already drawing complaints. Empire Paving of North Haven, which was awarded the $19.4 millioncontract, is ...
City pupils do better in reading, math
Aug 01, 2007; ... Years of hard work have paid off for New Haven educators,according to the 2007 Connecticut Mastery Test scores released bythe state last week. The state average showed reading at most schools had fallen offby 1 to 2 percent, but many New Haven schools posted double-digitgains in ...
Pratt & Whitney lands $1.3B Raptor contract
Aug 01, 2007; ... Pratt & Whitney landed its second big contract in as many daysTuesday, announcing it has been awarded a $1.3 billion contract fromthe Air Force to build engines for the F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft. Pratt & Whitney, a division of Hartford-based UnitedTechonologies Corp., will build ...
Window washer, left dangling 12 stories up, lowered safely
Aug 01, 2007; ... A window washer at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital had a scareTuesday afternoon when an equipment failure left him danglingprecariously 12 stories above the ground. With the Fire Department preparing for a possible rescue andpolice closing down nearby intersections, the worker ...
Derby increases fee for vendors' permit
Aug 01, 2007; ... Vendors hoping to make a quick profit at special events in thecity will not have an easy time under a revised ordinance approvedrecently. The Board of Aldermen eliminated day permits that enabled vendorsto set up shop for just $3. Now vendors must buy an annual permitthat must be ...
Ansonia zoners change rules for senior housing
Aug 01, 2007; ... After more than a year of late-night workshops, the Planning andZoning Commission approved changes to the zoning code regulatingcitywide 55-and-over housing. Commission members first began examining age-restricted housinglast year, looking at amendments to city codes regulating ...
Scarpati drops plans for private meetings
Aug 01, 2007; ... First Selectman Tom Scarpati has scrapped a plan to hold privatemeetings with elected officials to discuss how to spend $340,000 instate education aid, after Democrats raised concerns that themeetings would violate the state Freedom of Information Act. Al Goldberg, the Democratic ...
VA, Fairfield U. team up
Aug 01, 2007; ... Fairfield University's School of Nursing has been chosen toparticipate in a program with the VA Connecticut Healthcare Systemthat will add faculty at the college and at the Veterans Affairsmedical center in West Haven. The university will participate in a new, five-year, $40 ...
Police exam decision likely in days
Aug 01, 2007; ... A decision on a contested Police Department promotional exam isexpected to be handed down by an arbitration panel in the next week,meaning the city will be able to move forward with an exam thisfall. Right now, half of the department's 22 lieutenant spots areunfilled, but a ...
12 traffic signs taken from high school; Vandalism damage estimated at $1,000
Aug 01, 2007; ... More than a dozen traffic signs were recently ripped off theirpoles and stolen from the grounds of Seymour High School, officialssaid Tuesday. School Security Director Rich Kearns said the missing signs,along with obscene graffiti scrawled across the football field'spress box, ...
Mercury cleanup nearly done
Aug 01, 2007; ... The remediation of some trace amounts of mercury, discovered lastmonth during renovation of Shelton High School's science labs, isexpected to be complete by the end of the week. That's the word from Anthony Simonetti, chairman of the SheltonHigh School Renovation Building ...
Milford woman named to Foran post
Aug 01, 2007; ... Christina Magnuson, a city resident who was formerly a Joseph A.Foran High School tennis coach, has been appointed an assistantprincipal at Foran. The position had been left vacant by the recent resignation ofDavid Gruendel. Magnuson will earn an annual salary of $107,677 ....
A LIFE remembered: Despite Depression-era limits, would-be teacher kept learning
Aug 01, 2007; ... Growing up during the Depression, Anita Amendola had to go towork right after high school. But she never let this stop her fromreading and taking on new challenges, even in her 80s. "Around age84, she became a painter in acrylics and oils, and in 2006 won aprize from the state Long Term ...
GETTING TO KNOW ...
Aug 01, 2007 ... IAN BAXTER Baxter is the director of programs for the First Tee ofConnecticut, which introduces inner-city children to golf. What was your best round ever? 76 at Rockrimmon Country Club in New York. What is your favorite club to use? 8-iron. Do ...
FOELLMER, BRIGITTE, ERIKA
Aug 01, 2007 ... On July 24th 2007, Brigitte Erika Foellmer died peacefully at herfamily home in Guilford CT. She is survived by her devoted husband,Harald Foellmer, her mother, Anneliese Werner, her three childrenOliver, Kristin and Nele, as well as her granddaughter LenaFoellmer. Brigitte, known by ...
An evening of Irish entertainment and Cutters baseball will take place at "Irish Night," Aug. 9,...[Derived Headline; Caption text only]
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'Irish Night' at the ballpark
Aug 01, 2007; ... An evening of Irish entertainment and Cutters baseball will takeplace at "Irish Night," Aug. 9, as the New Haven County Cutters takeon the Can-Am Grays at Yale Field in West Haven. The game is a fund-raiser for the New Haven St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, butonly tickets purchased ...
Clean sweep
Aug 02, 2007; ... Ryan Mihalyak of West Haven, left, a supervisor of the beach crewof West Haven's Summer Youth Employment ...
CAST OF CHARACTERS
Aug 02, 2007; ... Mount Carmel Congregational Church Blue Hills Summer Theater, asummer stock program for children, is presenting "Once on ThisIsland," at 7:30 tonight at the church. From left ...
Cause of Guilford fire under investigation
Aug 02, 2007 ... Investigators Wednesday continued to search for the cause of afire that burned an 8,000-square-foot home to the ground Wednesdaymorning, authorities said. The house, under construction on Edwin Court off Podunk Road inNorth Guilford, was considered a total loss, a Fire ...
Responsible leadership
Aug 02, 2007; ... Participants of the five-week City of New Haven Commission onSubstance Abuse Policy and Prevention Youth Leadership Initiativeboard the bus in front of City Hall before leaving for New Britainfor a one-week stay at the Central ...
Police blotter
Aug 02, 2007 ... City man arrested on weapons charge NEW HAVEN- A 6-foot, 7- inch, 270-pound man wanted on weapon andother felony charges was arrested Wednesday evening in Fair Haven ashe tried to slip out of a window of an apartment building as policesurrounded the location, police ...
Pickrel hit lifts Cutters; New Haven squanders big lead, rebounds to win
Aug 02, 2007; ... As Jeremy Pickrel strode to the plate in the eighth inningWednesday, the New Haven County Cutters' right fielder was notovercome by thoughts of a game which was perilously close to gettingaway as much as a bit of recent history with North Shore reliefpitcher Donny Langdon. With ...
Dow deal; Boards OK $5B offer for Wall Street Journal
Aug 01, 2007 ... Rupert Murdoch is poised to win control of Wall Street Journalpublisher Dow Jones & Co. after the company's board approved his $5billion buyout offer late Tuesday, a person familiar with the mattersaid. Murdoch will be clinching one of the great trophies of U.S.journalism and a ...
Political Block' will be on the air
Aug 01, 2007 ... NHTV Cable 18, available to all Comcast subscribers in town, willair "political block" programming from 5 to 7 p.m. through ...
Pinball wizard
Aug 01, 2007; ... Pinball wizard Dmitry Shcherbakov of New Haven, 14, seated,builds a pinball machine with the help of Bob Gagliardi of ...
Death notices
Aug 01, 2007 ... NOTE: See microfilm for death notices Abate, Anna Daginella (photo) Aceto, Angelina Savo (photo) Blankfeld, Samuel Alan Breck, Richard W., M.D. Diotaiuto, Andrew A. (photo) Foellmer, Brigitte, Erika Fortes, Manuel J. (photo) Godfrey, ...
Getting a headstart on computers
Aug 01, 2007; ... Kyra Alston, 11, left, of Milford, Elsa Boulay, 12, of Ansonia,and Donasia Williams, 12, of Stratford work on "Quick Basic"programming during a "Girls Technology Camp" held at Bannow ScienceCenter at Fairfield University. The program, which has 24 kids, isrun by Michael Zabinski, and is ...