New Haven Register back issues from August 2008:
Hamden shuts out residents ?
Aug 01, 2008; ... Why would Hamden residents oppose building a new police stationthat everyone agrees is desperately needed? Why would residentsplead their case to a handful of decision makers who are forcing areckless plan upon us? The answer is found in the consistent denialof wrongdoing by the town ...
If driver is dangerous, vehicle class doesn't matter ?
Aug 01, 2008; ... As a holder of a commercial driver's license, I have to undergogreater scrutiny to keep my license, and some would argue rightlyso. The article "'Disabled' drivers at wheel of big rigs" makes thepoint that there are many commercial operators who qualify for fulldisability payments and as ...
Use one broker for insurance ?
Aug 01, 2008; ... The Board of Education in Derby missed the boat completely whenit chose to split insurance brokers, costing taxpayers up to$250,000. I commend both Ken Hughes, aldermanic president, and ChiefAdministrative Assistant Phil Robertson for investigating thispractice. The Board of ...
New York Botanical Garden, Connecticut Audubon [Derived Headline]
Aug 01, 2008; ... New York Botanical Garden, Connecticut Audubon field trip,Saturday, $55-$65, includes transportation, (860) 767-0660 orpwood@ctaudubon.org. A--Garden Market, Wallingford Garden Club andWallingford Center, 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays, through Sept. 13,railroad station Green, Route 5, ...
Community garden helps city residents strive for sustainability
Aug 01, 2008; ... One of New Haven's real treasures is the community gardeningprogram. Started more than 15 years ago, this program is managed bythe New Haven Land Trust, with funding from the Community Foundationof Greater New Haven and the city of New Haven. This program notonly helps people produce ...
Q: What is the Catholic Church's position concerning [Derived Headline]
Aug 02, 2008; ... Q: What is the Catholic Church's position concerning a marriageafter one spouse dies? I'm in a relationship with a man whose wifepassed away a year before my husband died. He's Catholic and feelshe's still married to his wife and that he will be with her onceagain as her husband after he ...
#009;7.50 4.10 2.60 5 Seeing Clearly 5.00 3.30 1 Classic Love [Derived Headline]
Aug 02, 2008; ... Saratoga results FIRST 3 Panthera Tigre 7.50 4.10 2.60 5 Seeing Clearly 5.00 3.30 1 Classic Love 3.50 Exacta (3-5) $34.80; Trifecta (3-5-1) $131.50; Superfecta (3-5-1-8) $403.40; Scratched: Carolina Fuego SECOND 7 Hope Street ...
RST $36,000 3 YO UP, 1 1/16 M 1 QuickComeback 15-1 8 Cabazon 8- 1 1a Gansevoort [Derived Headline]
Aug 02, 2008; ... Saratoga entries Today - 1 p.m. FIRST $36,000 3 YO UP, 1 1/16 M 1 QuickComeback 15-1 8 Cabazon 8-1 1a Gansevoort 15-1 9 BrightIllsn 12-1 2 Hall of Famer 9-2 10 Fairway Drive 6-1 3 Mogul Man 3-1 11 No More Green 12-1 4 ...
East Haven man focused on family, was a 50-year volunteer firefighter
Aug 02, 2008; ... EAST HAVEN -- Talk about "Yours, Mine and Ours." Or, as ErnestBarbato's wife Carmella likes to say, it was a scenario right out of"Eight Is Enough." That's because when the Barbatos married 32 yearsago, they had eight existing children between them, ages 7 through18 -- and all living at ...
Smashing Start?
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Mike Pucci Register Staff BRISTOL -- Although it was playing on a bigger stage with more atstake, the Shelton National Little League team was still able toplay its vintage style of baseball. After a rocky start in which Maine loaded the bases in the firstinning, Shelton ...
Nadal reaches semifinals, poised to become No. 1?
Aug 02, 2008; ... Associated Press For Rafael Nadal, moving up to No. 1 is just amatter of time. The 22-year-old Spaniard made a change at the top inevitableFriday by advancing to the semifinals of the Cincinnati Masters. Hebeat Nicolas Lapentti 7-6 (3), 6-1 for his 32nd straight win,setting up a ...
Jankovic loses in Montreal, misses No. 1 ranking
Aug 02, 2008; ... Associated Press Maria Sharapova will sit out the U.S. Openbecause of a bad right shoulder, the first major championship she'llmiss since her Grand Slam debut in 2003. The three-time Grand Slam title winner already had announcedshe's pulling out of the Beijing Olympics because of ...
ZINGARO AND CRETELLA 8, COLUMBUS AUTO BODY 3 [Derived Headline]
Aug 02, 2008; ... ZINGARO AND CRETELLA 8, COLUMBUS AUTO BODY 3 Late Thursday (at West Haven) Columbus Auto BodyZingaro and Cretella ab r h biab r h bi Correia ss 3 0 0 0 Monack cf 4 1 2 0 Paulson dh 2 1 2 2 Carino c 2 0 1 ...
No Golden Bear, just black one at Senior Open
Aug 02, 2008; ... Associated Press The Broadmoor's East Course was quite a bearFriday. Difficult pin placements and faster, drier greens flustered thefield and only five golfers managed to shoot below par, includingFred Funk, whose 1-under 69 gave him the lead at the halfway pointof the U.S ....
Man gets 16 months for selling steroids
Aug 02, 2008; ... HARTFORD (AP) -- An Arizona man has been sentenced to 16 monthsin prison for distributing anabolic steroids over the Internet.Brian Jeffery, 40, of Bullhead City appeared Thursday in federalcourt. Authorities said that on two occasions, an undercover FBI agentexchanged e-mails ...
Zingaro and Cretella advance to N.E. regional ?
Aug 02, 2008; ... Dave Migani went 1-for-3 with a RBI as Zingaro and Cretella edgedthe Baybrook Remodelers 3-2 Friday night at Quigley Stadium in WestHaven in Twilight League playoff action. Zingaro and Cretella willjoin A-Plus Plumbing as the two teams representing the West HavenTwilight ...
Runaway forklift hurts 11-year-old boy
Aug 02, 2008; ... HAMDEN -- An 11-year-old Woodbridge boy was injured Friday when arunaway forklift pinned his leg to an SUV at a Hamden Park Drivebusiness. The boy's knee was seriously damaged. At about 10 a.m., police responded to Warning Lights andEquipment Rental, 16 Hamden Park Drive. A ...
Gospel-based skit will be performed
Aug 02, 2008; ... SEYMOUR -- The New Life Drama Company will present a skit basedon the Gospel at 10 a.m. Aug. 10 at Foursquare Gospel Church, 56West St. The presentation touches on salvation, prayer and familyissues with humor and challenge. For more information about the presentation, call ...
West Haven Twilight League ZINGARO AND CRETELLA [Derived Headline]
Aug 02, 2008; ... West Haven Twilight League ZINGARO AND CRETELLA 3, BAYBROOK REMODELERS 2 (at West Haven) Zingaro and CretellaBaybrook Remodelers ab r h biab r h bi Monack cf 4 0 0 0 Frawley 2b 3 0 0 0 Carino c 3 0 0 0 ...
3 people arrested in Hamden drug bust
Aug 02, 2008; ... HAMDEN -- Three local men were arrested on drug charges this weekafter a police stakeout. Capt. Ronald Smith said street interdictionofficers observed a drug deal Tuesday in a parking lot near Arch andFitch streets. Officers seized 16.4 grams of marijuana, 1.1 grams ofheroin and ...
Man gets 16 months for selling steroids
Aug 02, 2008; ... HARTFORD (AP) -- An Arizona man has been sentenced to 16 monthsin prison for distributing anabolic steroids over the Internet.Brian Jeffery, 40, of Bullhead City appeared Thursday in federalcourt. Authorities said that on two occasions, an undercover FBI agentexchanged e-mails ...
EXTRA POINTS
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Chip Malafronte Register Staff STORRS - Greg Lloyd Jr. had just touched down at BradleyInternational Airport on Wednesday following a brief visit to hisClermont, Fla., home. He hailed a cab for the ride back to UConn, where the footballteam would begin practice two days ...
Bryant, U.S. coast past Lithuania
Aug 02, 2008; ... Associated Press The Americans are headed for Shanghai. They lookready to go right to Beijing. With Kobe Bryant defending the way he did last summer and DwyaneWade soaring again, the U.S. Olympic basketball team has easily wonits first three exhibition games. Two more until ...
Official keeps distance from project?
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Lauren Garrison Register Staff ANSONIA -- The city must retain an outside engineer to adviseland-use boards on a Shortell Drive development proposal after thecity's engineer recused himself to avoid a possible conflict ofinterest. City attorney Kevin Blake said city ...
Johnson knocks Martin off pole
Aug 02, 2008; ... LONG POND, Pa. -- Jimmie Johnson won his second pole in a row andthird of the NASCAR's Sprint Cup series season Friday at PoconoRaceway, knocking Mark Martin off the top spot in qualifying for theSunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500. Martin turned a lap of 167.560mph that looked like it ...
Strahan tackles new job with trip to Cowboys' camp?
Aug 02, 2008; ... Associated Press Michael Strahan was on the field with the DallasCowboys at training camp Friday. No, Strahan isn't having his own "Favre moment" and doesn'talready want to come out of retirement. And he wasn't there to showoff his Super Bowl championship ring won last season with ...
Winning the arms race?
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Chris Hunn Register Staff SHELTON -- With the departure of the top four hitters from lastyear's lineup, there was a motive for Shelton American Legionmanager Sean Kiernan's concern entering this season. But on the other hand, there were a half-dozen reasons whyKiernan ...
By Luther Turmelle and Michelle Tuccitto Sullo [Derived Headline]
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Luther Turmelle and Michelle Tuccitto Sullo Register Staff Connecticut residents were filled with a mix of relief andskepticism over Friday's news that there may have been a macabreresolution to who was behind the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed anelderly Oxford woman and ...
State to start sending funds for Wheeler bridge project
Aug 02, 2008; ... By James Tinley Register Staff MILFORD -- The state is set to allocate the first portion ofmoney to rebuild Interstate 95's Moses Wheeler Bridge betweenMilford and Stratford. The State Bond Commission is expected to approve $5 million infunding Monday, Gov. M. Jodi Rell ...
Police clamp down on ATVs, dirt bikes?
Aug 02, 2008; ... By William Kaempffer Register Staff NEW HAVEN -- The Police Department has created a tip line forresidents who are tired of dirt bikes and all-terrain vehiclesillegally tearing up and down residential streets. Police still won't chase them, but they might be able to seizethe ...
Park City cuts loose in annual 'Gathering of the Vibes' festival?
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Mark Zaretsky Register Staff BRIDGEPORT -- You might think that it's a strange coupling: tensof thousands of tie-dyed remnants -- and the tattoed, pierced, Hula-Hoop-swirling offspring -- of the Grateful Dead family sharing goodvibes in Connecticut's biggest, grittiest ...
Snoop Dogg's bus pulled over in Texas
Aug 02, 2008; ... DALLAS -- A lawyer says a bus carrying rapper Snoop Dogg did nothave expired tags in a stop that led to two people on board chargedwith marijuana possession. Attorney Chris Lewis, who represents thetwo men charged with misdemeanor possession, said Friday that he sawthe bus and was in ...
Quarterly reports keep lid on markets
Aug 02, 2008; ... NEW YORK -- Wall Street retreated again Friday after readings onjobs and manufacturing -- the first reports for the third quarter --indicated that businesses and workers still face a tough economy.Friday's reports were not as poor as many analysts had anticipated.Nonetheless, they ...
Grad student burned in acid spill at Yale lab
Aug 02, 2008; ... NEW HAVEN -- A third-year Yale graduate student suffered seriouschemical burns after a mishap involving nitric acid Friday. Theincident occurred Friday morning at Mason Laboratory, 9 HillhouseAve. The lab is associated with Yale's engineer departments,according to the university Web ...
Costs rise 24% as few enroll in new health plan?
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Mary E. O'Leary Register Topics Editor State contracts for the managed care organizations charged withadministering health care for the poor and the new Charter Oak planshow a cost increase of 24 percent over last year, a boostlegislative leaders feel is unjustified. Also, ...
Auto Racing
Aug 02, 2008; ... ON THE AIR Auto Racing 8 a.m. Formula One, qualifying for Hungarian Grand Prix, atBudapest, Hungary, SPEED 10 a.m. NASCAR, Sprint Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practicefor Pennsylvania 500, at Long Pond, Pa., ESPN2 12:30 p.m. NASCAR, Nationwide Series, pole qualifying ...
Lawyers, police to settle it on the court?
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Eric Martin Special to the Register EAST HAVEN -- Attorney Rick Altschuler, an organizer of the 16thannual Connecticut State Law Enforcement championship basketballgame, has a secret. "They don't know it but we're practicing really hard," saidAltschuler, talking about the ...
american league
Aug 02, 2008; ... W L GB RED SOX 62 48 -- Minnesota 61 48 1/2 YANKEES 59 50 2 1/2 Texas 57 53 5 Detroit 55 54 6 1/2 Toronto 54 55 7 1/2 ...
Jobless rate hits 4-year high in July ?
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Angela Carter Register Staff Employers cut 51,000 jobs in July, sending the nation'sunemployment rate to a four-year high of 5.7 percent, according to amonthly report released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor. Posting job losses for seven consecutive months, the ...
Factory exports buoy sluggish index
Aug 02, 2008; ... Register Staff With the national economy still lagging, activityamong U.S. manufacturers in July trailed the previous month,although strength in exports provided somewhat of a boost, accordingto data released Friday. The Institute for Supply Management reported its index ...
Teen sleuths? scour 'crime scenes' at forensic science camp
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Abram Katz Register Science Editor There was more than enough mayhem to go around Friday at theUniversity of New Haven, with dead bodies facedown in a stairwell,crammed into a refrigerator, supine on a bed, and sitting in a chairwith a bullet in the head. Evidence was all ...
Shelton workers approve 4-year contract?
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo Naugatuck Valley Bureau Chief SHELTON -- A union that represents several city employees hasapproved the terms of a new four-year contract, which the Board ofAldermen will review later this month. The union, United Electrical Workers Connecticut ...
Nappe case near end, says opposing commissioner?
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Mark Zaretsky Register Staff EAST HAVEN -- The three Board of Police Commissioner membersappointed by Democratic Mayor April Capone Almon voted Thursday toauthorize Vice Chairman Fred Brow to choose a new lawyer to fileappearances in two pending legal cases that aim to keep the ...
Bad welding, corrosion cited in plant blast
Aug 02, 2008; ... BOSTON (AP) -- State safety officials have found that defectivewelding and corrosion led to a boiler explosion at the Salem HarborSprings power plant that killed three workers. The Department ofPublic Safety said earlier this week that it was pursuingdisciplinary action against the ...
Former alderman taking independent route to state Capitol
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Maria Garriga Register Staff NEW HAVEN -- Former Alderman William Greene has filed thesignatures necessary to run as an independent candidate in theNovember election for the seat vacated by retiring state Rep. BillDyson, D-94. The city clerk must now certify the signatures ...
Milford hopes new paint will ?dissuade trash can thieves
Aug 02, 2008; ... By James Tinley Register Staff MILFORD -- City officials are hoping they've come up with a"brilliant" idea to combat the theft of metal trash barrels by"scrappers" looking to make a few bucks. Mayor James L. Richetelli Jr. said Thursday that all newlypurchased trash barrels ...
State residents missing out on ?stimulus checks
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Victor Zapana Special to the Register In a tough economic time, Connecticut residents seem to bemissing out on free money. New Haven County had the 41st highest number of tax return filersyet to collect their economic stimulus payments among all U.S.counties, according to ...
Derby youth services chief gives progress report ?
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich Register Correspondent DERBY -- John Saccu, director of the city's Bureau of YouthServices, has spent the past six months steering troubled kids tothe right path. Saccu recently gave the Board of Aldermen a progress report ofwhat his office, located in ...
American League
Aug 02, 2008; ... Today's probable starters American League Time Teams Pitchers Re cord ERA 1:05 p.m. Angels Weaver (R) 9-8 4.11 Yankees Mussina (R) 13-7 3.56 3:55 p.m. White Sox Buehrle (L) 8-9 3.69 Royals Davies (R) 4-2 4.34 6:10 p.m. Tigers ...
Clinton developer disputes land trade?
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Stan Fisher Register Correspondent CLINTON -- The March town meeting that approved an exchange oftown-owned land was compromised by its flawed public notice andshould be reconvened, local developer Vincent Cimino contends. But selectmen are not planning to reschedule the ...
Woman sues Ansonia, alleging 'excessive force'
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Lauren Garrison Register Staff ANSONIA -- A former Ansonia police officer and the city are beingsued by a Shelton woman who claims the officer used excessive forcein arresting her two years ago. The suit claims that the officer, Jonathan Martin, "negligently,needlessly and ...
Islamic center holding free health fair
Aug 02, 2008; ... HAMDEN -- The Yale Mammography Van and Peabody Museum of NaturalHistory exhibits will be among features of the first health fairheld from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Muhammad Islamic Center, 870Dixwell Ave. The fair is organized by the center's Health AwarenessAdvisory Council, under ...
Hamden students erase blight?
Aug 02, 2008; ... By Ann DeMatteo Assistant Metro Editor HAMDEN -- A small band of high school and college students iserasing graffiti in southern Hamden, a welcome sight for those whowant to see the area cleaned up. The town's newly appointed community development manager,Christopher ...
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Aug 02, 2008; ... In the previous bout that night in St. Petersburg, Fla, Dawsonwon a brutally entertaining war over the relentless and ageless GlenJohnson, prompting Tarver to mock Dawson over the pound of fleshthat Johnson extracted before losing a unanimous decision to Dawson."He'll never be the same ...
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Aug 03, 2008; ... Minor League Position Players ,, ,,;Player College/Hometown PosTeam Cl&00 9;Org AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB ,, ,,;Matthew Arburr Bristol 1B Palm Beach A Cardinals .18024 89 15 16 2 0 5 14 2 ,, ,,;Tim Binkoski North Haven DH Williamspor A ...
Retirement savings safety varies by plan?
Aug 03, 2008; ... ONGOING financial market upheavals are causing many to worryabout the safety of their retirement savings. Investment losses area huge concern, but some are also asking questions about thestability of the financial institution holding their 401(k) andindividual retirement accounts ....
American League
Aug 03, 2008; ... Today's probable starters American League Time Teams Pitchers Re cord ERA 1:05 p.m. Angels Lackey (R) 9-2 2.93 Yankees Rasner (R) 5-8 4.92 1:35 p.m. Athletics Braden (L) 2-1 4.39 Red Sox Matsuzaka (R) 11-2 3.04 1:40 p.m. Tigers ...
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Aug 03, 2008; ... SKYBOX: A HAPPY PLACE Special-needs children have a camp of their own, B1 SPORTS XXXXX Xxxxxx BUSINESS WE'RE ALL CONNECTED Businesses using ...
enthusiasm of the children is just infectious, [Derived Headline]
Aug 03, 2008; ... enthusiasm of the children is just infectious, and gets himcoming back year after year. "The kids are just awesome," Sayballsaid. "A lot of my friends work here. They told me how cool andspecial it is. This is why I keep coming back to Milford." Camp Happiness got its modest start ...
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Aug 03, 2008; ... Huff were married in August 2006 and embarked on their Caribbeanhoneymoon that November. But fate had plans for their bottle, whichwould be transported from a beach in Cuba all the way to New Haven,about a three-hour drive from their home in Troy. The fact that the bottle made it ...
Djokovic stops Nadal's streak
Aug 03, 2008; ... Rafael Nadal's move to No. 1 will have to wait a couple of moreweeks. Looking weary after two months of nonstop winning, the 22-year-old Spaniard got run around the court Saturday and, ultimately,bounced from the Cincinnati Masters one step short of another titlematch. Instead, Novak ...
Auto Racing
Aug 03, 2008; ... 7:30 a.m. Formula One, Hungarian Grand Prix, at Budapest,Hungary, SPEED 2 p.m. NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Pennsylvania 500, at LongPond, Pa., ESPN Baseball 1 p.m. Angels at Yankees, YES, TBS, ESPNradio1300, WICC-600,ESPNradio1410, WCBS-880 1:30 p.m. Athletics at Red Sox, ...
"Everyone is friends here"
Aug 03, 2008; ... By Brian McCready Milford Bureau Chief MILFORD -- Growing up, Will Vitelli knew two things: first, he'dhave to get a job in Milford, and, second, he'd have to find onethat would allow him the flexibility to work at Camp Happiness inthe summer. For the past 21 years, Vitelli ...
Cuban refugees inspired by message in a bottle
Aug 03, 2008; ... By Abbe Smith and Maria Garriga Register Staff NEW HAVEN -- When Yudit Gonzalez lived in Cuba, she would see theoccasional message in a bottle float to shore on her mother's beach. One bottle included an invitation to come to France, a tripGonzalez never thought ...
NEW YORK YANKEES WHO'S HOT
Aug 03, 2008; ... Phil Coke, LHP, Trenton (Double-A): Originally part of the XavierNady trade, the Pirates decided at the last minute they didn't wanthim. Good news, perhaps. Coke is 3-1 with a 0.87 ERA in his lastseven games, striking out 39 in 31 innings. New York will limit hisinnings the final month ...