Times Union (Albany, NY) back issues from September 2007:
Bush acts to prevent home foreclosures.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Churchill Sep. 1--Faced with rising foreclosure rates and jittery Wall Street investors, President Bush on Friday moved to help homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages. Bush announced the launch of a program called FHA Secure, which would let ...
A quick, obligatory 'American Idol' revue.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Steve Barnes Sep. 1--ALBANY -- It's possible that people have been charged steeper prices to see high-production-values karaoke than the approximately 7,000 reality-show fans paid for American Idols Live at the Times Union Center on Thursday night. (Average ticket: $55.) ...
Church opening set back by fire: Lightning strike caused blaze in steeple just as cleanup was ending.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kenneth C. Crowe II Sep. 1--WATERVLIET -- Anna Mae Behuniak sat in a chair pulled from the United Methodist Church Thursday night watching the 135-foot-tall, octagon steeple burn for the second time in 13 years. "Like they say, lightning doesn't strike twice, ...
Plant emissions expected to be cut: Waterford facility must meet tougher federal pollution rules during renewal of its permit.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Nearing Sep. 1--WATERFORD -- Stricter federal air pollution rules should mean fewer emissions from a silicones plant that has been cited by the state for pollution violations three times this decade. Momentive Performance Materials, new owners of the ...
Can City Hall beat a flock of pigeons?: Saratoga Springs seeks to keep troublesome birds off building.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dennis Yusko Sep. 1--SARATOGA SPRINGS -- The number of pigeons roosting and pooping on City Hall has apparently reached unacceptable proportions, and the city is considering spending tens of thousands of dollars to get rid of them. Dozens of fowl have found a ...
Memorial dinner aids crime victims: Benefit organized by family of three people killed by arsonist.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jimmy Vielkind Sep. 1--SCHENECTADY -- Surviving family and friends of three people who died in a fire two years ago are planning a memorial dinner tonight to raise money for a crime victims group. James Parola, his girlfriend Vicki Hopper, and her mother ...
Reports differ on state's economy: Fiscal Policy Institute says New York's productivity is best in U.S.; Business Council says state lagging.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Churchill Sep. 1--One day after the release of a scathing report on the New York state economy, a second report unveiled Friday presents a much more positive picture. The report by the Fiscal Policy Institute, a labor-backed think tank, said the state's ...
EDITORIAL: Watch out, Mrs. Clinton.(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Hillary Rodham Clinton, of all people, should know better. The matter of whom to take contributions from, as she goes about running for president in what will far and away be the most expensive political campaign ever, should hit home like nothing else does. That was the ...
take pro game indoors: Thomson, Resetarits eye National Lacrosse League.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Pete Iorizzo Sep. 1--On an early August evening, Frank Resetarits and Merrick Thomson, who last year led the University at Albany to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, saw each other on a lacrosse field. Except, for a change, they stood on opposite ...
Boomer takes baby steps with iPhone: Intial apprehension gives way to high-tech appreciation.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Howley Sep. 1--I may have been the last American to abandon my rotary phone for a touch-tone. My old rotary was chocolate brown, and I was as comfortable with it as I am scratching the ears of an old dog. It didn't have a redial button, you couldn't adjust ...
Raiders gang up on Blue Devils: clicks on offense, defense, special teams.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: James Allen Sep. 1--COLONIE -- Sporting satisfied smiles, the entire Colonie High football roster took one knee and listened intently Friday night to the message coach Mike Ambrosio was about to deliver. At the end of his address, Ambrosio told his players ...
Chance to see speed on hoof: Mark-making Lawyer Ron leading Woodward field.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Wilkin Sep. 1--SARATOGA SPRINGS -- The last time we saw Lawyer Ron, he was running fast. Real fast. On the first Saturday of the Spa meet, Lawyer Ron blazed through the 1 /8 -mile Whitney Handicap, winning in a time of 1:46.64. That broke the ...
Danes sense confidence: Preseason NEC top pick, Danes kick off at Colgate.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Pete Iorizzo Sep. 1--ALBANY -- Colin Disch, the University at Albany's star linebacker, last attended a Colgate game four years ago, when he watched his brother, Ryan, play for the Raiders. During Ryan's senior season in 2003, Colgate made a surprise ...
Layoff will help Forego favorite: High Finance dominated Tom Fool on July 4.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Singelais Sep. 1--SARATOGA SPRINGS -- High Finance loves a good layoff. That could spell trouble for the rest of the field in Saturday's Grade I, $250,000 Forego Handicap for sprinters 3 years old and up at Saratoga Race Course. High Finance, ...
No Prado threepeat: Third straight Saratoga riding title out of reach.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Singelais Sep. 1--SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Jockey Edgar Prado isn't going to win a third straight Saratoga riding title. With three days of racing left, Prado is in fourth place with 27 wins and won't catch leader Cornelio Velasquez, who has 41 winners. ...
BRIEF: Five in 5th lift 'Cats.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--fifth inning en route to a 10-0 win over the Lowell Spinners in New York-Penn League action Friday in Lowell, Mass. Leading 1-0, the ValleyCats broke open the game in the fifth, thanks to two hits, three walks, two errors and a hit batter. Collin DeLome went ...
State advises smaller convention center: Albany asked to rethink project now estimated to cost $300 million.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Tim O'Brien Sep. 1--ALBANY -- The state is asking the Albany Convention Center Authority to re-examine its plans with an eye to possibly downsizing. The request came after board Chairman George Leveille recently estimated the project to build two hotels and a convention ...
OPINION: Remaining fair amid hypocrisy.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rex Smith Sep. 1--A legislator claims the newspaper is out to get him. He knows, and the newspaper knows, about questions that have been asked and allegations raised that haven't yet yielded stories in print. And the newspaper continues doing its job, methodically ...
Big plays made and stopped: Amsterdam succeeds on offense, defense in opener against Maginn.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Pete Iorizzo Sep. 1--AMSTERDAM -- Much discussed among Amsterdam coaches this past week was the importance of the season's first game. In fact, though he never mentioned it to players before kickoff, head coach Pat Liverio said he considered the opener "a must win." ...
iPhone clicks with a Gen Xer: New technology a welcome addition to digital lifestyle.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kristi L. Gustafson Sep. 1--I sit here at my desktop computer, two Internet windows -- plus Outlook -- open, my cellphone and iPod on my desk, laptop within reach. Clutter? Not for me. This is my world -- one dependent on, and dominated by, technology. I've always been ...
Albany Times Union, N.Y. Brian Ettkin column: The comeback kid.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Ettkin Sep. 1---- So how do you like your comebacks? If you prefer them improbable, if you enjoy them best when one team's punching its way out of a buried, nailed-shut coffin, then you loved this one. Because no way Troy comes back after falling behind ...
Man acquitted of firing shots at car: Incident occurred during chase; faces burglary count in another case.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Gardinier Sep. 1--ALBANY -- A Troy man was acquitted Thursday of charges connected to shots he was alleged to have fired at a car on New Year's Eve. A jury rendered not guilty verdicts after the four-day trial of Charles E. Little III, 20, who faced ...
A new thread for textile company.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Larry Rulison Sep. 1--COLONIE -- Stein Fibers Ltd., a Colonie-based polyester fiber distributor, is partnering with a Korean businessman to open a manufacturing facility in South Carolina. The joint venture will be known as Innovative Fibers LLC. Officials ...
Teachers tackle 1st assignment: Students aren't only ones buying supplies as rookie educators ready their rooms.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Grondahl Sep. 1--COLONIE -- Megan Dreimiller, 23, a first-year Spanish teacher, filled up three bulging shopping bags with bright, bilingual school supplies at the Parent Teacher Store on Friday afternoon. Dreimiller seemed to hold her breath as a cashier ...
Nanotech potential seen in Railroad Avenue: Planners look to redevelop industrial and warehouse area in Colonie and Guilderland.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Larry Rulison Sep. 1--COLONIE -- Local economic development and planning officials are looking to redevelop the area around Railroad Avenue in Colonie and Guilderland, believing it could one day become home to nanotechnolgy firms working with Albany NanoTech. ...
Danes taken in NLL draft.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--It didn't take long for two teams from the National Lacrosse League to pick University at Albany standouts Merrick Thomson and Frank Resetarits in Saturday's entry draft at the Pepsi Center in Denver. After trading up to get the second overall draft pick from the ...
A life of art endures until the last brush stroke: Richard Callner, UAlbany professor and prolific painter, dies at 80.(Obituary)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Cathleen F. Crowley Sep. 2--COLONIE -- Artist and teacher Richard Callner has put down his paintbrush forever. After a long struggle with Parkinson's disease, and more recently cancer, Callner died Friday. The 80-year-old painter created art until the end. ...
Hoops event offers a shot at fun: Summer Love Classic basketball tournament brings in kids from throughout the region.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jimmy Vielkind Sep. 2--TROY -- Nicole Lee watched her son Nicholas Ross on the court in Prospect Park as the sun beat down and a light breeze carried in the smoky aroma of nearby barbecue. Nick was smaller than some of the other kids on the court, Lee said, ...
Filling backpacks a burden: For the poor, return to school cause for worry.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Danielle Furfaro Sep. 2--Staff writer Goyette has been saving every penny this summer preparing for what will be a major expense -- the new school year. It's hard enough for the single mother to put food on the table for her three children: 13-year-old ...
Labor pains for healthy industry: Medical device manufacturers, economic engine for Glens Falls area, see difficulties filling jobs.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Eric Anderson Sep. 2--GLENS FALLS -- When Tyco Healthcare closed one of its catheter plants three years ago in Argyle, Washington County, Chuck Bates was there, recruiting experienced workers to fill jobs at his own medical instruments company. Since then, ...
EDITORIAL: Wake up, Mr. Spitzer.(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--So here's Governor Spitzer, elected by that record margin last year to transform the very culture of state government, now showing alarming signs of not recognizing how potentially corrupting the climate of special interest money is. He's on the verge of recommending to the ...
OPINION: Community must act to get lost generation back in fold.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Fred LeBrun Sep. 2--15-year-old arrested for the shooting death of another 15-year-old. Most of the mourners at the victim's funeral were themselves young teenagers. Deeply disturbing images that drive home the deplorable nature of violence afflicting the ...
Rough days on region roads: Several serious crashes occur despite authorities' efforts to promote highway safety.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Even as Capital Region police aim their attention at highway safety this weekend, they and other rescue agencies were dealing with a number of serious crashes. In Saratoga County, police investigated a two-car crash Saturday afternoon on Route 9 and Cherry Choke Road in ...
Keep an eye out: A neighborhood watch program is an easy way to protect a community.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: David Filkins Sep. 2--In some communities, neighborhood watch signs can be found almost anywhere. On trees. Telephone poles. Fences. Most of the time, they say something inviting like "Welcome, this is a neighborhood watch community" -- which, in a nice way, tells ...
Spinaway has Irish Smoke.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Wilkin Sep. 2--SARATOGA SPRINGS -- The first time he saw the young, grey filly named Irish Smoke, trainer Patrick Biancone knew he had something. "Some horses are professional from the first day you get them in the barn, and some aren't," Biancone said ....
BRIEF: Tigers top ValleyCats.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--3-for-4 with an RBI to lead the Oneonta Tigers in a 6-1 victory over the Tri-City ValleyCats on Saturday in a New York-Penn League game in Oneonta. Bourquin had an RBI triple in the fourth inning and followed with a two-run double in the eighth. Carlson hit an RBI double ...
Albany Times Union, N.Y. Mark McGuire column: Rising star on Rats' radio.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark McGuire Sep. 2--MARK McGUIRESenior writer You can do a lot with a degree in astrophysics. Like delve into the realm of Big Bang nucleosynthesis. Perhaps you can unravel the lingering mysteries of positron annihilation. Or you could be a rock ...
Albany Times Union, N.Y. Brian Ettkin column: Strahan forsakes our trust.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Ettkin Sep. 2--Have you heard the fable about the Giant who cried wolf? The Giant's name was Michael Strahan, only he called the wolf "retirement." He kept saying, or his agent kept saying or someone close to Strahan kept saying that he was seriously ...
Local: Church & Main delights with sustainable ingredients.(Restaurant review)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ruth Fantasia Sep. 2--bounty What is perhaps the trendiest restaurant in the region isn't in Albany or even Saratoga Springs. It's in Canajoharie, a little town the Thruway forgot on the western side of Montgomery County, and it gets a mention in September's ...
OPINION: Trees are humans' best pals.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Harry Rosenfeld Sep. 2--Trees are as American as apple pie. More so, considering that each of the 50 states of the Union observes Arbor Day yearly. Can't say that for apple or any other kind of pie. Trees not only beautify and thereby improve their ...
Appeal of terror case hinges on directions: Defense claims judge's statement that FBI had "good and valid reasons" to target Albany imam prejudiced jury.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Gavin Sep. 2--ALBANY -- When the leader of an Albany mosque was convicted last year of supporting terrorism, the jury never heard about his 14 phone calls to a Syrian number the FBI linked to Osama bin Laden. The panel also didn't know Yassin M. 's name ...
Bridgmohan saves the day: After Prado injures ankle earlier, his replacement rider wins Forego.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Singelais Sep. 2--SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Shaun Bridgmohan proved to be a terrific fill-in for injured jockey Edgar Prado. Bridgmohan rode Midnight Lute to a 2-length victory in the Grade I Forego on Saturday, only an hour after Prado hurt his right ankle ...
Cambridge awakens with a start: After Schuylerville kickoff return for TD, Indians bounce back big.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: James Allen Sep. 2--CAMBRIDGE -- Anthony Casimano provided the Cambridge High football team 16 seconds of sheer terror Saturday afternoon when the Schuylerville senior standout returned the opening kickoff 93 yards for an electrifying touchdown. The Indians ...
OPINION: The night of the living cover-up.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Casey Seiler Sep. 2--Like many people who expect the police to follow, you know, the law and all that, it was with some initial concern that I read Brendan J. Lyons' Aug. 29 report that, in the early 1990s, several Albany cops privately purchased illegal assault weapons ...
For Rice, a very good year.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Singelais Sep. 2--SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Trainer Linda Rice wouldn't call this summer the best Saratoga meet of her career. After all, she won multiple graded stakes with City Zip in 2000 and Things Change in 1998. But for the sheer number of victories, Rice ...
EDITORIAL: Whistleblower blues.(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Whatever happened to those brave people who came forward a few years back to tell Congress, federal agencies and the public about waste and corruption involving billions of dollars for reconstruction projects in Iraq? The Associated Press recently raised that question and last ...
At games, everyone is Scottish: Anniversary celebrants join thousands at Highland fling.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Jordan Carleo-Evangelist Sep. 3--ALTAMONT -- For their seventh wedding anniversaries, traditional couples might exchange gifts of copper or wool -- perhaps a decorative plate or hat or scarf. Amy Shedrick got a roughly 14-foot wood pole known as a caber, a ...
Man who died in crash talked of fate: Family remembers motorcycle accident victim as a better person after he returned from service in Iraq.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Nelson Sep. 3--EAST GREENBUSH -- Christopher J. Van Vorst was a different man when he returned from Iraq in time for Thanksgiving two years ago. "I guess you could say he was a better person," his father, Mark Van Vorst, said Sunday. The ...
The sweet sounds of Troy's future: Sunday's Uncle Sam Jam just one of many events designed to revitalize city.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Jordan Carleo-Evangelist Sep. 3--TROY -- Several hundred people packed Riverfront Park Sunday for a free concert that officials said is their latest weekend effort to draw people downtown. "There's a demand on everyone's dollar, and having free entertainment ...
Town Board candidates turn up the election heat: Two in Guilderland race sparring over ballot, one's home assessment.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Scott Waldman Sep. 3--GUILDERLAND -- A race for the Town Board is already a bruising affair and it's only Labor Day. A lawsuit, letters to the editor in a local weekly newspaper and even accusations about unfair home assessments have become part of the ...
Four 2-year-olds to post for Hopeful: Spa's final stakes race could produce a Derby contender.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Wilkin Sep. 3--SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Closing day at Saratoga Race Course always gives the diehard fans who show up a glimpse into the future. When the $250,000 Hopeful is run today as the second-to-last race of the meet, you might see next year's Kentucky ...
BRIEF: Kavanaugh falls in quarterfinals.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--Robert Kavanaugh of Clifton Park lost in the PBA East Region Plaza Lanes Senior Open quarterfinals Sunday at Pottsville, Pa. Kavanaugh, the 13th seed, beat fourth-seeded Thomas Brodowski of New Hyde Park 3-1 before losing to No. 12 seed Sam Maccarone of Sewell, N.J., ...
Broken ankle ends Prado's meet early: Jockey still hospitalized, likely to be out six weeks.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Wilkin Sep. 3--PRADO SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Jockey Edgar Prado's Saratoga summer ended Saturday. He'll have to wait at least six weeks before he gets up on a horse again. Prado, the popular, two-time defending Spa riding champion, broke his right ankle after ...
EDITORIAL: A shameful loophole.(Editorial)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--Just two years ago, it all seemed so clear. The U.S. would no longer allow the torture of detainees. Period. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who was tortured while a prisoner of the North Vietnamese, had won his principled fight with the Bush administration over banning cruel and ...
No room at college, so it's inn for some: Overenrolled Skidmore sending some freshmen to motel.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Scott Waldman Sep. 3--SARATOGA SPRINGS -- It may be a bit more difficult for some Skidmore students to crack the books this semester. When you're at a motel about two miles from campus, in front of a pool with your own grill mere steps away, iambic pentameter ...
For 40 kids, an adventure begins Thursday: Tech Valley High will be a very different setting that lets students help lead education.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Gardinier Sep. 3--NORTH GREENBUSH -- When the 40 freshmen hop off buses Thursday for the first day of classes at the new Tech Valley High School, they'll start an experiment in public education. There are no traditional classrooms; just learning and work ...
A happy 'holiday': Three days before suspension, Biancone has Spinaway winner.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Singelais Sep. 3--SARATOGA SPRINGS -- At least trainer Patrick Biancone will head into his 15-day suspension on a high note. Irish Smoke blew past pacesetter More Happy at the eighth pole and roared to a 3-length victory in the $250,000 Grade I Spinaway ...
EDITORIAL: A double standard.(Editorial)
Sep 04, 2007 ... Sep. 4--Many Americans still have the image of Pfc. Lynndie England etched in their memories -- that infamous photo of her holding an Iraqi prisoner on a leash at Abu Ghraib prison. Back in 2004, the photo was a symbol of American abuses of detainees. Today, though, it could well become a ...
Campers fulfill rock 'n' roll dreams: Teenagers get a taste of music business during weeklong program.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Kenneth C. Crowe II Sep. 4--TROY -- The journey to enshrinement in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum may have begun when a group of young musicians went on stage recently at The Arts Center of the Capital Region. Music blared throughout the Arts Center ...
BRIEF: Blaze at fire chief's house probed: Destroyed Nassau building was owned by leader of Hoags Corners department; no injuries reported.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Grondahl Sep. 4--NASSAU -- Fire officials said Monday they are looking for the cause of a fire that destroyed the house owned by Hoags Corners Fire Chief Robert Childs. Nobody was home and there were no injuries in the fire, reported at 10:30 a.m. at 60 ...
Hadley leader's deployment to Iraq roils town: Some criticize supervisor, who seeks re-election while serving with Air National Guard.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Cathleen F. Crowley Sep. 4--HADLEY -- The military deployment of the top town official of Hadley, population 2,000, has this Saratoga County community in a tizzy, partly because the official will be in Iraq during his own re-election bid. Town Supervisor ...
Vote due on library $3.4M budget: Clifton Park, Halfmoon voters to weigh 3.5 percent tax increase.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Higgins Sep. 4--CLIFTON PARK -- Registered voters in the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library district can vote on the library's proposed budget from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the library, 475 Moe Road, Clifton Park. The 2008 budget plan calls for ...
Book unearths stories of combs, pipes, beads: "Before Albany" paints lively scenes of our Dutch Colonial past.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Grondahl Sep. 4--ALBANY -- James Bradley started digging in the dirt as a boy growing up in Syracuse, searching for arrowheads, tools and other Native-American artifacts. It became a lifelong pursuit. He published a scholarly volume, "Evolution of the ...
Fire district seeks new truck: West Crescent officials to discuss matter at Wednesday meeting.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Higgins Sep. 4--HALFMOON -- The West Crescent Fire District will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday to talk about its need for a new fire truck. The fire district, a public body that collects taxes, wants to borrow $325,000 in order to buy a new ...
Pickleball enthusiasts relish the competition: Paddle court game offers players a healthy workout that's also a lot of fun.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Nelson Sep. 4--GLENVILLE -- Wayne Tucker doesn't play around when it comes to pickleball. Sporting golfer's gloves and a bright yellow short sleeve T-shirt proclaiming he is a "professional pickleball player," Tucker, 70, barked out instructions to Jane Lutz, his ...