New Haven Register back issues from June 2008:
'Environmentalist extremist lunatics'? at fault
Jun 01, 2008; ... I've had a bellyful of environmentalist extremist lunatics aswell as their hack liberal allies in government, media and academia.In the guise of saving wildlife, saving the planet or whatever elsethese jerks can think of, they are creating havoc wherever they puttheir meddling fingers ....
If You Go FRANCONIA NOTCH STATE PARK: www.nhstateparks.org/state- parks/ [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... If You Go FRANCONIA NOTCH STATE PARK: ...
hiking with a canine, there's no such thing as a lonesome trail. Dogs have a way of making their [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Jim Shelton Register Staff When you're hiking with a canine, there's no such thing as alonesome trail. Dogs have a way of making their poochie presence felt. They wag,they sniff, they show off, and that's just getting out of the car atthe trail head. Once they're in the ...
Dunleavys' 55th
Jun 01, 2008; ... Donald T. and Shirley Dunleavy of Wallingford recently celebratedtheir 55th wedding anniversary. The former Shirley O'Meara and herhusband were married April 11, 1953, at St. Augustine Church inSeymour by the Rev. Albert Callahan. The couple was surprised by acatered dinner at the home ...
-- Beachballs, sunburns, getting stung by a jellyfish and satire. One of these may not be the first [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Jon Juliano Register Intern NEW HAVEN -- Beachballs, sunburns, getting stung by a jellyfishand satire. One of these may not be the first word that comes tomind when thinking about summer. However, Long Wharf Theatre istrying to change that with its new summer ...
HAVEN -- There are those who might argue that his most famous paintings are the sunflower series, but [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Donna Doherty Register Arts Editor NEW HAVEN -- There are those who might argue that his most famouspaintings are the sunflower series, but to others, Vincent vanGogh's iconic painting is "The Starry Night." New Haven will get achance to see not only that night sky over the ...
First Wednesday, monthly New Haven Bird Club field [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... First Wednesday, monthly New Haven Bird Club field trip with PhilAsprelli, 8 a.m. Wednesday, Sandy Point, Beach Street, West Haven,(203) 239-2691, aspr82@sbcglobal.net. Late Spring Bird Walk, 8 a.m.Friday, Trowbridge Environmental Center at East Rock Park, corner ofCold Spring and Orange ...
A lot of the more than 76 million baby boomers [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... A lot of the more than 76 million baby boomers headed towardretirement are losing sleep at night, not because they're worriedabout having enough money to retire, but because they're wonderingwhat they want to do with the rest of their lives. The average babyboomer can expect to live 83 ...
KEEP AN EYE ON The Pilot Pen already has commitments [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... KEEP AN EYE ON The Pilot Pen already has commitments from No. 9Marion Bartoli and No. 13 Agnes Szavay on the women's side andAmericans Mardy Fish, John Isner and Donald Young for the men'sevent. Here's a look at some other possible candidates to play inthe 2008 Pilot ...
Follow Europeans' lead and make real changes?
Jun 01, 2008; ... I read almost daily the complaints about high gasoline prices,the lack of alternative energy sources and the cost of living. Ijust returned from a trip to Berlin and Paris. Gasoline prices inEurope are $8 a gallon. Bicycles are heavily used in the cities withdesignated bike lanes. The ...
If OPEC raises oil price, add same cost to wheat they eat ?
Jun 01, 2008; ... Start thinking out of the box to control the price of oil and ourtrade imbalance at the same time. We should organize Westerneconomies to look for ways in which to work like the OPEC nations,with agricultural and industrial price-fixing. Look for raw andfinished products that the OPEC ...
Romaniks' 50th
Jun 01, 2008; ... Eugene and Maria Romanik of Madison recently celebrated their50th wedding anniversary with a brunch hosted by their children atThe Water's Edge in Westbrook. The former Maria Belekovic and herhusband were married May 10, 1958, at Holy Cross Church inBridgeport. The couple's ...
Obama 'gaffe' transformed into doctrine?
Jun 01, 2008; ... WHEN the U.S. House of Representatives takes up arms against $4-per-gallon gasoline by voting 324-84 to sue OPEC, you know election-year discourse has gone surreal. Another unmistakable sign is when apresidential candidate makes a gaffe, then decides to make it acenterpiece of his ...
Don't blame OPEC; culprit? is companies
Jun 01, 2008; ... A Forum column by E. Grace Johnston said bicycle riding would bea great way to decrease pollution and lower demand for gasoline. Italso stated that analysts believe gasoline could go up to $10 pergallon in a couple of years. What are any of our politicians doingabout this? Nothing. Why? ...
CHANGE IN RECRUITING TACTICS
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Jim Fuller Register staff NEW HAVEN -- As Mike Davies took a chance to take a peek 2 1/2months into the future and speculate about the impact the Olympictennis tournament would have on the annual pro tournament in NewHaven, a stream of uproarious laughter filled the air the ...
Fitzgeralds' 50th
Jun 01, 2008; ... John and Patricia Fitzgerald of Wallingford celebrated their 50thwedding anniversary with a dinner attended by their family. Theformer Patricia O'Neill and her husband were married Sept. 7, 1957,at St. Patrick's Chapel in Holyoke, Mass. John Fitzgerald worked as a teacher ...
Register Staff RIDGEFIELD -- Gerald Steichen, [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... Register Staff RIDGEFIELD -- Gerald Steichen, the associateconductor of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra for the past 10 years,has been named the music director of the Ridgefield SymphonyOrchestra, as of July 1. Sabina Slavin, president of the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra,noting ...
Terrys' 50th
Jun 01, 2008; ... Robert and Marilyn Terry of Durham have celebrated their goldenwedding anniversary. The former Marilyn Sherman and her husband weremarried May 31, 1958, at Montowese Baptist Church in North Haven.The Terrys' children and ...
GIVING HASN'T SLUMPED
Jun 01, 2008; ... "There's an old saying in this business, that people give whenthey're asked and depending on who asks." Like anyone else, Ginsberggets more requests than he can respond to. For him, local charitiesget preference. "Clearly I'd like to do more than I can do," he said. "As afamily ...
Notes
Jun 01, 2008; ... Continued from D1 Hale, then hugged on-deck hitter Mike Lowell ashe crossed the plate. Many of his teammates greeted him as hereached the dugout, where Ramirez received more hugs and bounced upand down in an embrace with David Ortiz and Julio Lugo. "They're so proud to have me, a ...
"it did make me want to try it." Rich Hanley, [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... "it did make me want to try it." Rich Hanley, one of Middleton'sco-hosts and director of Quinnipiac University's graduate-leveljournalism program, says beer is an "artifact of American politicalconnection." "The American salon is the bar. In America, politics is discussedin the ...
DiNatale is not alone in feeling he's on the firing [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... DiNatale is not alone in feeling he's on the firing line. Peopleliving on Trimountain Road whose homes are near the shooting rangehave reported that bullets have hit their houses. And bullets have been found in the park, which is home to part ofthe Mattabessett hiking trail ....
From staff reports Yale junior Jeffrey Lachman [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... From staff reports Yale junior Jeffrey Lachman earned anautomatic berth in the NCAA Track and Field Championships with afifth-place finish in the discus at the NCAA East Regional Saturdayafternoon in Tallahassee, Fla. Lachman's fourth throw went 174 feet, 4 inches), placing ...
Ansonia native told tales of Great Depression to her kids
Jun 01, 2008; ... OXFORD -- Longtime Ansonia resident Lillian Twerian took a keeninterest in her daughter's dramatic pursuits in high school. "I wasin a lot of plays and musicals, and my mother attended everyperformance I was in," said Susan T. Greene of Oxford. "I remember getting flowers before ...
Foxwoods workers reject union plan
Jun 01, 2008; ... LEDYARD (AP) -- Nearly 40 workers at Foxwoods Resort Casino'srace book have voted against joining the United Auto Workers union.The employees voted 23-13 against unionizing on Friday. It was the third union vote at the casino within the past year.Table game dealers have voted to ...
iversity present best and brightest, F4 SPORTS Xxxxx CONNECTICUT SEE THE LIGHT [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... YOUTH OF THE YEAR The Register and Yale University present best and brightest, F4 SPORTS Xxxxx CONNECTICUT SEE THE LIGHT Synagogue goes solar, ...
american league
Jun 01, 2008; ... today's probable starters american league Time Teams Pitchers Re cords ERA 1:35 p.m. Red Sox Colon (R) 2-0 2.25 Orioles Burres (L) 4-4 4.15 1:40 p.m. White Sox Buerhle (L) 2-6 5.27 Rays Sonnanstine (R) 6-3 4.98 2:10 p.m. Yankees ...
City police investigate street robbery
Jun 01, 2008; ... NEW HAVEN -- A street robbery was reported late last week in theChurch Street South housing complex. The incident occurred in frontof 17C Station Court, police said. The victim said he was standingin front of that building when two males in hooded sweatshirtsapproached, pulled out guns ...
WNBA CONNECTICUT CONNECTIONS (Does not include [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... WNBA CONNECTICUT CONNECTIONS (Does not include Saturday's games) A look at the performances of WNBA players with ties toConnecticut Player, team State tie Pos. GP Pts. Reb. A Min. Ann Strother, Atlanta UConn G-F 1 0.0 1.0 0.0 8.0 Asjha Jones, ...
al GC) Elmer McDaniel aced the 168-yard third hole with a 7-wood. He was playing with Willard Allen [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... Local golf HOLES-IN-ONE (At Alling Memorial GC) Elmer McDaniel aced the 168-yard third hole with a 7-wood. He wasplaying with Willard Allen and Milton Cannon. (At Farms CC) Vincent Maiocco aced the 173-yard eighth hole with a 3-hybrid. Hewas playing with Mark ...
energy efficient and could be converted to solar [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... energy efficient and could be converted to solar power. The solarpanel allows two to three watts of electricity to be used per hourin contrast to the old eternal light that used 80 to 90 watts perhour. A significant amount of energy has been expended over the last30 years since the old ...
plan to install a closed electronic gate across [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... plan to install a closed electronic gate across the privatesection of the road. His lawsuit, which seeks to clarify andpreserve easements he says he has, doesn't mention any threat toclose the gate, however, and a spokesman for Svenningsen said thiswas the first he has heard of an ...
#009;6.70 3.40 2.40 8 Lieutenant Danz 5.20 3.20 2 Precise Action [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... Belmont Park results FIRST 3 Wolf Trap 6.70 3.40 2.40 8 Lieutenant Danz 5.20 3.20 2 Precise Action 2.70 Scratched: Kiln Creek, Silver Prospector SECOND 3 Spring Elusion 3.20 2.40 2.10 1a With Flying Colors ...
Baseball
Jun 01, 2008; ... ANNEX MAJORS: Annex Used Cars PFC Limo won 10-0 behind BrandonGinnetti's no-hitter with nine strikeouts. Nicholas Lamberti had athree-run home, run, double and four RBIs and Ryan Rodriguez had athree-run triple. DOM AITRO PONY BRONCO DIVISION: The New HavenHispanic Firefighters defeated ...
Teen fire volunteer accused of arson
Jun 01, 2008; ... ANSONIA (AP) -- Ansonia police say a teenage volunteerfirefighter for the city set a house on fire last month because"there hadn't been one lately." Brian Francione Jr., 18, wasarrested Friday at Ansonia High School and charged with first-degree arson, criminal mischief and reckless ...
Auto Racing
Jun 01, 2008; ... ON THE AIR Auto Racing 1:30 p.m. NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Best Buy 400, at Dover, Del., FOX 4 p.m. IRL, IndyCar 225, at Milwaukee, ABC 4 p.m. NHRA, Summer Nationals, final eliminations, at Topeka,Kansas, ESPN2 (tape) Baseball 1:30 p.m. Red Sox at Orioles, NESN, ...
For
Jun 01, 2008; ... The Register Fresh Air Fund sends city kids to camp in thecountry. Donations should be sent to the Fund at the New HavenRegister, 40 Sargent Drive, New Haven 06511. Previously Listed:$9,797.87 Robin Caron - $15 Aldo DeDominicis Foundation Inc - $500 Kathleen Devanney ...
Charlie Sheen marries girlfriend Mueller
Jun 01, 2008; ... LOS ANGELES -- The star of "Two and a Half Men" has moved on tomarriage number three. Charlie Sheen tied the knot with fianceeBrooke Mueller Friday night, said publicist Stan Rosenfield, whodeclined to give more details. The 42-year-old actor and Mueller, a real estate investor, ...
Okwandu full of potential
Jun 01, 2008; ... By David Borges Register Staff There are two stories Drew Kelly likes to tell of CharlesOkwandu, the 7-foot-1 Nigerian who recently committed to UConn. Oneillustrates just how much Okwandu still has to learn aboutbasketball, the other just how good he can be someday. Last ...
Bird, Taurasi lead Olympic picks?
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Jim Fuller Register Staff Four years ago, Diana Taurasi was still basking in the glory ofleading the UConn women's basketball program to three consecutivenational championships when she was the youngest player named to the2004 U.S. Olympic team. On Saturday, a little ...
Spartans cruise in Class L opener
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Dan Nowak Register Staff WOODBRIDGE -- Amity boys' lacrosse coach James "Doc" Behrer, a2000 Register All-Area defender as a senior for Cheshire, in manyrespects is a reflection of Cheshire coach Rich Pulisciano and hisphilosophy, stressing teamwork and a balanced ...
I was thinking: He's a stubborn old cus, for sure, [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... I was thinking: He's a stubborn old cus, for sure, but I'd behard-pressed to find anyone who doesn't admire the way UConn men'sbasketball coach Jim Calhoun faces adversity. Whether it's using his powerful soap box to advance the cause ofcancer and autism research, or dealing with ...
Furor over shooting range coming to a head?
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Luther Turmelle North Bureau Chief Pat DiNatale has lived on the eastern slope of Fowler Mountain,part of a ridge that separates Durham from Wallingford, for the past18 years. And every time DiNatale, a retired businessman, goes into thewoods surrounding his home -- ...
1 p.m. FIRST $29,000 3 YO UP, 6 F 1 Broad Acres 8-1 5 Americanus 6-1 [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... PARI-MUTUELS Belmont Park entries Today - 1 p.m. FIRST $29,000 3 YO UP, 6 F 1 Broad Acres 8-1 5 Americanus 6-1 2 Brooker D 12-1 6 Gurkhas Band 12-1 3 Hana Highway 5-2 7 Mass Charles 6-5 4 Remorse 10-1 SECOND $26,000 3 ...
CHANGE IN RECRUITING TACTICS
Jun 01, 2008; ... Continued from D1 Register last month, Blake was candid about theunlikelihood that he would play the Olympics, Pilot Pen and U.S.Open. "It will be very difficult," Blake said. "I just don't believe Iwill be able to do that and compete at the level I know I am capableof for the ...
The Register's David Borges takes a look at baseball's [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... The Register's David Borges takes a look at baseball's contendersand pretenders: TEAM LW COMMENT 1. Chi. Cubs 2 Big comebacks, best record in baseball --Cubbies have some mojo going. 2. Red Sox 1 BoSox are like NBA playoffs: 21-5 at home, 12-19on road ...
Survivor heads up cancer relay
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Marc Gauthier Special to the Register Besheret. In Hebrew, the word means soul mate or destiny, and isoften used to describe what is not a coincidence. In Monica Baer's life, it was the word that kept her goingfollowing many years battling cancer. "Photography was my ...
Trio from SCSU preseason All-Americans
Jun 01, 2008; ... From staff reports Southern Connecticut State quarterback SteveArmstrong, wide receiver Chris Bergeski and tailback Jarom Freemanwere named preseason All-Americans by Consensus Draft Services.Freeman earned Second-Team accolades, while Armstrong and Bergeskiwere Honorable Mention ...
95 graduate from Cheshire Academy
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Elizabeth Benton Register Staff CHESHIRE -- It was a bittersweet ceremony Saturday for CheshireAcademy's 95 graduating seniors, as the tight-knit prep schoolcelebrated its newest alumni under the shadow of brutal triplemurders that claimed the life of the school health center's ...
No need to knock, door to history, nature open?
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Patricia Villers Register Staff ANSONIA -- The Gen. David Humphreys House and the Ansonia Natureand Recreation Center will open their doors June 14 for the fourthannual Connecticut Open House Day. The Derby Historical Society is based at the David HumphreysHouse at 37 Elm ...
Charities brace for pinch of recession
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Ed Stannard Register Metro Editor People who want to give money to charity have no problem findingworthy causes in Greater New Haven. The problem is deciding who to give to or which events to join. In the winter, there's the Penguin Plunge for Special Olympics.This ...
By Jonathan Cooper Journal Register News Service [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Jonathan Cooper Journal Register News Service As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have crisscrossed the nation during their marathon battlefor the Democratic presidential nomination, political traditions ofshaking hands and kissing babies have, at times, been cast aside ...
A LITTLE DRAFT HISTORY
Jun 01, 2008; ... It's been 12 years since our state last had a first-round pick inthe Major League Baseball draft. But it's quite possible that slumpwill end when the annual event begins on Thursday -- depending onhow flexible you are on specifics of being a Connecticut connection.Anthony Hewitt, a ...
Amistad returns to city June 21
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Randall Beach Register Staff Following a year-long voyage to Africa and Europe, the schoonerAmistad arrived in Mystic Saturday and is scheduled to arrive backin New Haven June 21. The Amistad's return to its home port of New Haven will comeexactly one year after it ...
nomic downturn is wrong time to raise business costs. Although the Democrats hold veto-proof [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... Sustain Rell's veto on minimum wage An economic downturn is wrong time to raise business costs. Although the Democrats hold veto-proof majorities in the GeneralAssembly, there is good reason for Gov. M. Jodi Rell's veto of anincrease in the minimum wage to stand. In the ...
? Advocate for disabled gets people thinking
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Patricia Villers Register Staff ANSONIA -- Suzanne Liquerman, lead disability program navigatorwith the state Department of Labor, urged more than 40 people at arecent Birmingham Group Health Services' Business Advisory Councillunch to put on their thinking caps. She ...
-- Christine Svenningsen doesn't have a lot of neighbors on the growing list of Thimble Islands she [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Mark Zaretsky Register Staff BRANFORD -- Christine Svenningsen doesn't have a lot of neighborson the growing list of Thimble Islands she owns. But in the somewhatmore crowded Stony Creek neighborhood, she is once again in conflictwith one of her neighbors. Rob Wilber is ...
Playing the game is key for Karen Smith, whose [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... Playing the game is key for Karen Smith, whose wide, wild rangeof sports activities defies her disability. When doctors told her 18years ago that she had multiple sclerosis and they weren't sureabout her long-term ability to walk, she demanded to know, "My God,how can I ...
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Jun 01, 2008; ... Minor League Position Players ,, ,,;Player College/Hometown PosTeam Cl&00 9;Org AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB ,, ,,;Darryl Brinkley Stamford LF Calgary IND.25 0 5 245 6 2 0 1 5 2 ,, ,,;Jamie D'Antona Trumbull 3B Tucson AAA Diamondbac ks ...
Bridgeport Bluefish
Jun 01, 2008; ... CHECK HIM OUT .... Who: Chase Wright, P, Trenton Thunder Where: Dodd Stadium, Norwich When: Tuesday-Thursday Why: Wright went 2-0 for the Yankees in his brief stint, despitebeing hit hard (he was the second major league pitcher in history toallow four successive home ...
Derby Neck Library offers movies, classes, book discussions in June?
Jun 01, 2008; ... DERBY -- The Derby Neck Library has announced the followingevents for the month of June. All events are at the library, 307Hawthorne Ave., and are free and open to the public. Call 734-1492for more information. A--June 12, 6:30 p.m., Book Talk -- "Joe DiMaggio: The Hero'sLife." ...
RANDY GRESS ROME BRAVES, IF
Jun 01, 2008; ... Organization: Atlanta Braves, low Class A (South Atlantic League)Hometown: Shelton Age: 23 College: Quinnipiac Years in minors: 2 Acquired: An 18th-round pick of Atlanta in 2007. While here: Gress was the Register's Male Athlete of the Year in2003, ...
NEW YORK YANKEES WHO'S HOT
Jun 01, 2008; ... Alfredo Aceves, RHP, Trenton (Double-A): Signed in the offseasonout of the Mexican League, Aceves, 24, has allowed one run in hislast 35A1/2 innings (0.25 ERA) with 30 strikeouts. Promoted fromClass-A Tampa two weeks ago, he was named Eastern League pitcher ofthe week. He's thrown 16 ...
By Alexandra Sanders Special to the Register [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... By Alexandra Sanders Special to the Register ORANGE -- For Jared Loewenthal's Bar Mitzvah project, he chose tomake the rabbi's dream come true. Jared, 12, of Orange, redesigned the eternal light, a symbol ofGod's eternal presence, at Congregation Or Shalom synagogue.However, ...
From staff reports The CFC Passion and New York [Derived Headline]
Jun 01, 2008; ... From staff reports The CFC Passion and New York Magic played to a1-1 draw in a match delayed 1 hour and 15 minutes by lightning andrain at Berlin. The teams were in the 44th minute of the first half when thelightning flashed, causing officials to put a halt to ...