Story archive for June 2008

Monday, June 30

• Schenectady gets more funding for green housing

• M.E. Kemp weaves dark tales from historical accounts

• MochaLisa’s has generous sandwiches, range of coffees

• Carlin was that rare comic who stung while entertaining

• Conifer Park workers authorize strike

• Pataki bounced as McCain delegate

• Clifton Park fitness equipment retailer closes

• State Labor Department to return to Schenectady

• Albany police investigating Ontario Street robbery

• Pierson finishes sixth in Olympic discus trials

• Margiotta rejects Gloversville settlement offer

• Albany author says too much structure kills kids’ creativity

• US stocks head for mixed open as oil tops $143

• Troy police find missing children

• Storms, humidity to continue into week

• You name it, they had it at antiques fest

• Church family says farewell

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 30

• Neighbors fight planned houses

• Editorial: New compact fluorescent bulbs better than ever

• Fine performances can’t save flawed ‘All’s Well’ production

• Letters to the Editor for June 30

• Back in Time: People head for cooler places on scorching June day

• Early town man didn’t hang around area

• Merchants’ resurgence continues

• Dancing days over for Jeanette, but good life continues

• Editorial: Senate should have OK'd Colonie tax

• Capital Region Scrapbook: Summer meant ballet, chess, teen pageants and bikes in ’70s

• Jazz Fest crowd enjoys old favorites, gazebo surprises

Sunday, June 29

• Last Catholic church on Hamilton Hill closes

• Two wounded in Albany shooting

• Stormy weather to continue into workweek

• Local football stars reunited in Houston

• ValleyCats' winning streak snapped

• Pierson goes after Olympic discus berth

• Education Report: Thank teachers who made a difference

• Editorial: Sch'dy should treat all nonprofits the same

• Major life changes can be traced back to accident in 1983

• Editorial: Gov. Paterson should veto insurance bill

• Passion for history

• Down the Fairway: Clutch Bigley posts first pro win

• An Olympic Ring of Unity

• Area Golf Notes: Parcells hosts Affinity Pro-Am on Monday

• Steve Brodner’s political satire gets viewers to laugh, then think

• Area churches taking their services outside

• Star Talk: Summer Triangle greets sky watchers

• All eyes on skies for showcase

• Glimmerglass summer has Shakespearean feel

• Effects of acid rain slowly lessen

• Q&A: M.E. Kemp weaves dark tales from historical accounts

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 29

• Carlin was that rare comic who stung while entertaining

• Op-ed column: How green it is

• MochaLisa’s has generous sandwiches, range of coffees

• Letters to the Editor for June 29

• Senator has left mark on area with name on numerous sites

• Bruno’s departure received with some sadness

• Soft-Tex plumps up business at new quarters

• Adirondack trail route to be altered

• Brilliant jazz shines through the rain at SPAC

• Etheridge conveys life story with passion

Saturday, June 28

• Police investigate stabbing of Albany teen

• Albany man critical after motorcycle hits tree

• Source of live grenade found in Milton a mystery

• Storms highlight unsettled weekend

• Pierson reaches discus finals in Olympic Trials

• Horse racing: Benzel hoping to follow in Pletcher’s footsteps

• Behind the Broadcast: Morlock worthy pick for anchor

• Conquest fall apart in fourth quarter

• America East sticks to game plan, despite conflict

• Drug ring courier pleads guilty

• Online Letter to the Editor for June 28

• Moose cry foul over tax bill

• Polo a tradition for 110 years

• Pair in fraud scheme in court

• Editorial: New York state finally getting it about smart growth

• Fireworks operators work like conductors when creating celestial symphonies

• Officials to mark market pavilion opening

• Snowmobilers: Restore depleted funds

• Fire, police needs outlined

• Golub site taking shape on Nott St.

• Letters to the Editor for June 28

• Snoop Dogg helping sell out Camp Bisco

• Horsemen pony up funds for steroid testing

• Amsterdam school chief lists goals met

• GOP backs lawyer for Assembly

• Battery heist at NAPA dealer

• Attempted murder, rape charged

• State grant to help Corinth recover

Friday, June 27

• Michelle Smith leaving CBS 6

• Wall Street extends losses for volatile week

• 25 accept buyout offers at Times-Union

• Schenectady High graduates more than 425

• Snoop Dogg to headline Duanesburg festival

• Man accused of kidnapping women faces new charges

• Drug 'mule' agrees to acceptable plea deal

• Dare, fiance face 59-count fraud indictment

• Stocks expected to open lower after Thursday's big drop

• Unsettled weekend follows relatively quiet Friday

• Olympic judo alternates look forward to 2012

• Conquest back on track, face Wolves tonight

• Pierson, Blood launch bids in U.S. track trials

• Kournikova has fun playing World TeamTennis

• Straight, riding school graduate, gets first mounts today

• Last day of charter school saddens students, staff

• Judge ready to limit events at camp

• Multifaceted ‘WALL-E’ is best Pixar offering yet

• Letters to the Editor for June 27

• SPAC, state may re-examine ‘stack of pancakes’ design

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 27

• Jazz is back at SPAC

• Editorial: Close doors when A/C is on

• April’s home sales bested in May

• Southwest adds nonstop flight to Fort Lauderdale

• Macy’s adding new retailers

• Editorial: For gun crowd, happiness is a loaded Court

• Hundreds of teens speak against glamorizing smoking

• Village looks to sue over loss of plant

• Political, business leader dies at 70

• Law toughens enforcement against blight

• Sewer work will begin soon

• Skidmore receives $994K research grant

• Joan Osborne offers show with her deep and personable style

• Bookstore caters to readers, writers

• Town seeks $1M grant for trail

• Town agrees to deal on value of store

• Agency helping abused children grows in size, caseload

• Court’s gun decision brings mixed reactions

• Corps having IRS troubles

• City has $1.5M plan to stabilize hill

• Move slows police chief hiring

• Mortensen’s patience finally pays off with win

• ‘Wanted’ is a better adventure than even ‘Iron Man’ or ‘Hulk’

• Maalem’s Stravinsky ballet creates powerful images

• ‘Mongol’ is impressive tale about rise of Genghis Khan

Thursday, June 26

• Stocks tumble as more bad economic news piles up

• Supreme Court decision on guns little surprise to some

• Home market shows signs of life in May

• Man charged in March stabbing at Schenectady bar

• Activist critical of handling of suspect in Albany girl's shooting

• Charter school closes its doors

• Victim testifies in Schenectady diner shooting trial

• GDP reading sends stocks toward lower opening

• Second victim in Westerlo car crash dies

• Showers and storms herald return of unsettled weather

• Siena adds Kansas to schedule

• UAlbany expecting big crowds for Giants camp

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 26

• Letters to the Editor for June 26

• Parents go back to cloth diapers to save money, environment

• They're young, but 'Old' at heart

• Editorial: MOSA must fill recycling job

• Citizens selling some branches, opening others

• Editorial: Student test scores better, but how much?

• Board to hear plastics plans

• Amsterdam alderman wants workers cited

• Official: West Main Street efforts disappointing

• Beech-Nut closes warehouse unit

• New YMCA to open by summer’s end

• Hopes high for Aqueduct VLTs

• Officials hope offer of insurance will lure fire, EMS volunteers

• Legislation exempts 6 nonprofits

• Special deficit tax plan in Colonie fails

• Hill ‘street kids mission’ gains relocation reprieve

• Planned Lowe’s scrapped

• American Eagle to cut local service

• Drunken driver who injured teens is sent back to jail

• Pipe organ could gain landmark status

• Summer starts — school’s out

• Restored Central Park Rose Garden is flourishing delight

• Area Bridge results

Wednesday, June 25

• Stocks up slightly after Fed keeps rates unchanged

• American Eagle pulls out of Albany airport

• Five accused of breaking into vacant Gloversville buildings

• Schenectady teen admits to lighting pair of fires

• State shifting more special education costs to counties

• Lowe's ditches plan for Cobleskill store

• Beech-Nut phasing out warehousing operation

• Rising prices, environmental concern revive age-old diaper debate

• Cops: Woman wounded in Albany shooting lied about identity

• Area radio, TV stations honored with state awards

• Stocks headed higher in advance of Fed decision

• Region to get brief break from storms

• Amsterdam’s Beekman working hard to get NFL playing time

• Melrose leaves TV booth, returns to coaching

• From the SCCC Kitchen: Barbecued Chicken Burger a summer favorite

• Editorial: Round Lake tries to preserve its character

• Skate park damage worries advocates

• Council OKs mayor's assistant

• Polo Retreat developers confident about project

• Editorial: The good and bad about Joe Bruno

• Thief flees with $19,000 ring from jeweler

• Biologist to study fish in Dwaas Kill

• Exhibit details building’s history

• Mall will have FAO Schwarz store inside Macy’s

• 3 take oath as police officers, will enter academy

• Council: Issue transfer station permits

• Maritime students get to row their boats

• Momentive stands to benefit from state incentives

• Ethan Allen case is settled

• New police chief tapped in Gloversville

• Changes at baths proving popular

• SCCC head Basil to retire

• City's curb cuts block access

• Cops respond to fight near Festa

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 25

• Gazette names Reed new day city editor

• Bruno’s exit sets off political maneuvering

• Letters to the Editor for June 25

• Saxophonist Benoit finds voice on piano

Tuesday, June 24

• Stocks end lower amid drop in consumer confidence

• $19G ring stolen from Gloversville jeweler

• Police bust up Friday night melee near Schenectady festival

• Settlement reached in Ethan Allen boat disaster lawsuits

• Cops: Thief nabbed after car runs out of gas

• Health insurance incentive approved for emergency volunteers

• Cuomo: CVS, Rite Aid sold expired products after warning

• Northern Lights to reopen Monday

• Money behind Schenectady attorney's move to private sector

• SCCC president to retire

• Corning Tower evacuated after small fire

• Bruno endorses McDonald to replace him in state Senate

• Stocks open lower ahead of Fed meeting

• Albany Medical College gets $5.4M grant to find flu vaccine

• Police say scammer may have struck again after year's absence

• Region to get brief break from storms

• Editorial: Yes, expose students to public safety

• Donald Ross Classic: Mucha right at home on Glens Falls course

• NYRA still wants "Brown"

• Authority hires attorney for agency work

• Women of Worth making connections

• Tank deal called ‘step forward’

• Giving hope to patients with inoperable liver cancer

• Sewer project set to begin

• A look being taken at park cameras

• Residents offer own fitness tips for city police

• Roundabout talks OK’d

• City police officer innocent of harassment in domestic dispute

• City, YWCA sued over drowning death

• NYRA predicts strong meet

• Brownfields changes get OK

• Students improving on state math, English examinations

• Wal-Mart traffic plan concerns neighbors

• Mechanicville official charged with being disorderly

• Man admits role in drug ring

• Editorial: 'Plain English not spoken here'

• Bruno departure the end of an era

• Letters to the Editor for June 24

• 'Same Time Next Year' couple charms audience despite cheating on spouses

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 24

Monday, June 23

• Senate leader Bruno won't seek re-election

• Paterson, legislative leaders reach deal on brownfields program

• Drug ring kingpin takes plea deal

• Track to sell local food during August meet

• Schenectady teen indicted in May shooting

• Suspect indicted in Schenectady parking garage rape

• Rotterdam man charged in chain saw assault

• Test results show students improving in math and English

• Reopening of Northern Lights delayed

• State Legislature to reform school lawyer pensions

• Hundreds still without power after storms

• Two hurt, one charged in Guilderland crash

• Stormy weather to continue through Tuesday

• Back in Time: In 1907, Sch’dy druggist mistakenly held as Michigan horse thief

• Capital Region Scrapbook: A Ballerina's return home

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 23

• BTF production does Shaw proud

• FMCC’s online courses booming

• Job seekers eye summer at track

• Letters to the Editor for June 23

• Editorial: OMRDD's abuse prevention plan is encouraging

• Crowd helps Pruyn House mark 25th year

• Experts watch for shrub-eating bug

• Festival conclusion not dampened by wet weather

• High School Notes: Even diabetes couldn't stop Lupo

• Classic Tales of Old Dorp: Hot days sent boys diving into favorite swimming holes

Sunday, June 22

• Dave Matthews Band satisfies raucous sold-out crowd at SPAC

• ATF provides plenty of pleasures through ‘Love Song’

• Storms cause flooding, knock down trees

• Despite downpours, Pruyn House celebrates 25th anniversary

• Showers and thunderstorms to dominate weather

• BH-BL, Saratoga relays excel in nationals

• Guyanese pro boosts Schenectady boxing club

• A Seat in the Bleachers: A solid 1-2 combination

• Nailing birdies on front nine, Mayne-Feldman duo repeats

• Predators pick RPI’s Foss in sixth round

• Revisiting Romeo & Juliet

• Back-seat drivers mean well but they could steer you wrong

• ‘Stem Cell Symphony’ nicely blends science, mystery

• Filet 7 West boasts sharp service, above-average menu

• Q&A: Rodriguez has multiple jobs with Stageworks/Hudson

• Letters to the Editor for June 22

• CEO of MTI carves out career by shrinking mobile electronics

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 22

• Effects can be special, but storytelling must come first

• Op-ed column: Don’t bet on it

• Selling in a buyer’s market

• Editorial: Let voters decide Cobleskill's fate

• Editorial: Union grad school design still needs work

• Down the Fairway: Working at Open well worth it

• Stadium captures Schenectady Cup again

• Public services sought for home-taught kids

• $aving some green

• Ward dominant in Fonda feature

• Philosophers' Camp roll call

• Preservationists discover value in the recent past

• Stillman’s life, work still gaining in value 100 years after death

• Area school districts see expenses rising

• Updated tradition: Guides still part of Adirondack experience

• Passion for Harleys rides again

• Juvenile offenders can face adult penalties

• Return to the Philosophers’ Camp

Saturday, June 21

• Fly Summer Jam sizzles with fun

• Man arrested after allegedly pointing gun at people

• Artists, admirers gather for Art on Lark

• Two RPI players picked in NHL draft

• BH-BL girls' relay wins national championship

• Weekend to start out sunny, end soggy

• Lakeside Beachbums eye Junior Olympics volleyball tile

• Defensive players spark Conquest victory

• Dutchmen tap into rich western Canada hockey pool

• ValeyCats humbled in home opener

• Letters to the Editor for June 21

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 21

• Editorial: Do more to accommodate commuting bicyclists

• Editorial: Still time for last-minute tax-cap deal

• Behind the Broadcast: Golf ratings will surely take big hit

• MOSA recycle director job cut

• Beech-Nut donation eyed for stream projects

• Big-box store hearing Monday

• County OKs Planned Parenthood program funds

• Another new playground opens in Ballston Spa

• Fired officer wins court appeals

• Fire chief hopes club will attract new firefighters

• Man accused of rape given prison

• Work to begin on Wellington project

• Shaker star to play in lacrosse classic

• City to redo busy parking lot

• Buried birds teach students a lesson in mummification

• Plans for biofuel plant in Amsterdam derailed

• Fossil garden may reopen

• Plans would add to Pine Bush in Schenectady

• Group finds new voters at concert

• Senior warden busy at St. George's

Friday, June 20

• Oneonta crushes Tri-City, 9-1, in 'Cats' home opener

• Dutchmen recruits have western Canadian flavor

• Errors on state voting forms could keep thousands from polls

• It's mummies day at Rotterdam middle school

• Wellington Row renovations to begin Monday

• Summer Writers Institute includes Pulitzer winners

• Wet weather to usher in weekend

• Big Brown’s owners choose Haskell over Travers

• Mayne, Feldman seek Gazette Best Ball repeat

• ValleyCats lose to Spinners, make home debut tonight

• Conquest still in playoff race but have no room for error

• City water users to see annual rate hike

• Capital Region’s labor force totals climb to record

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 20

• Italian eatery expected to open next year

• School track leaderboard

• Plan seeks to cut disabled abuse reports

• Officials excited about condo proposal

• Village aims to make new housing fit in

• Thousands flock to annual Harley Rendezvous

• Horse jumping show gets under way

• Effort seeks a jolt of ElectriCity

• SLOC may benefit from KeyBank move

• Pair to launch free reading program

• State to offer help to those in arrears

• Paving project to keep Route 5 young

• Agency seeks fewer abuse reports

• State leaders receive an earful

• Trap that bat!

• Loss of e-mail defended

• KAPL workers win ruling

• Historic 1749 home to be on display

• Group wants signs to attract travelers

• Editorial: Truckers honk up wrong tree

• Not so 'Smart'

• Letters to the Editor for June 20

• Natasha Bedingfield brings pop sound to Summer Jam

• ‘The Love Guru’ tries to stretch TV skits into a film

• Fagan Dance’s ‘Griot’ rewards audience’s patience

• The original different drummer — Hicks coming to WAMC

• Sch’dy exhibit covers bases on area’s pro baseball history

Thursday, June 19

• Herman’s Hermits serve him well

• Rendezvous traffic jam in hills

• Rabies vaccine in short supply nationwide

• State, regional unemployment jumps sharply

• Supreme Court rules for Knolls workers in discrimination suit

• State leaders agree on help for those facing foreclosure

• Gloversville disputes allegations made in ex-clerk's lawsuit

• Two charged with vandalizing South Colonie buses

• Truckers bring a noisy message to the Capitol

• Region stuck in cool weather cycle

• Streaks' Davidson eyes repeat in national steeplechase

• Rebuilt field boost for Patriots’ program, city

• Brosious opts to stay in game, takes reins at Mohonasen

• City simplifying its annual floral display

• Outdoor Journal: Sacandaga, Saratoga offer great bass fishing

• Fly fishing: Hydro plant proposal worth considering

• Teacher’s work tapped for exhibit

• Deal signed to complete Charlton town hall

• Teenage trend prompts warning

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 19

• Editorial: Make amends to Sch'dy Guyanese

• Employer faces 2 felony charges

• State reclaims child care money

• Audit: Private work wasted funds

• Plenty of new baits on market to help catch big ones

• Bell to toll in cemetery again

• Window work lets congregation see the light

• Savings grow with Rx plan

• Family shows appreciation for donations

• City trail another untapped resource

• Editorial: Golf course is mayor's prerogative

• SCCC to put dorm closer to classes

• 10 area personalities share yearbook photos and their high school recollections

• GE gets nod for green growth

• Utility alters arrears credit program

• Scotia mayor seeks broad search for fire chief

• Former star athlete killed in Colo. crash

• Rules set for state grants to plant

• Letters to the Editor for June 19

• Lightfoot's songs retain understated charms

• Area Bridge results

• Stockade garden tour yields countless hidden delights

Wednesday, June 18

• New owners lay off 11 at Fox 23

• Proposed SCCC dorm bigger, in new location

• State money for Beech-Nut comes with strings

• Colonie faulted for work at gun club

• Cuomo reaches pension settlements with law firms

• Man gets 15 years for robbing undercover cop during drug deal

• Stillwater church windows get new life

• Organizer of Amsterdam holiday event accused of staging break-in

• Cool, cloudy weather to remain through weekend

• Youth Web safety being urged

• Comp time looms as key

• Village rejects move toward dissolution

• O.D. Heck aides charged

• Garden greets visitors to city

• Test scores may let district shed 'in need of improvement' tag

• Golf course decisions questioned

• Duanesburg school budget passes on 2nd try

• From the SCCC Kitchen: Strawberries, wine bring out best in each other

• Schoharie school budget passes in second vote

• Cold War vets to get tax break

• Struggling firm secures access to its drug test lab

• Firefighters rescue three trapped in burning building

• GE eyes wind power project

• Spinners’ pitchers stymie Tri-City ValleyCats, 4-2

• State to issue drivers new enhanced licenses

• Mall aims to better integrate with community

• Reminder for Internet safety issued

• Nutritious strawberries delightful alone or as centerpiece of palate-pleasing desserts

• Editorial: Changes needed beyond 'Jonathan's Law'

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 18

• Alleged shooter offers apology

• Editorial: Motivated Albany fights to remove guns

• Letters to the Editor for June 18

• Sewer plant work contracts approved

• City taking steps to handle its prisoners

• City trying to be more green

• Desperately Obvious revamps lineup

Tuesday, June 17

• RPI hockey has six forwards among its eight recruits

• Police: Spilled salad led O.D. Heck aide to assault client

• Two sought in robbery of Schenectady store

• Three rescued from burning Schenectady house

• Parent of Schuylerville lab seeks bankruptcy protection

• DiNapoli launches Web site to check state spending

• Paterson enlists voters in tax cap battle

• Fire-damaged Clifton Park club to reopen next week

• Police counsel parents to be vigilant of kids' Internet use

• Duanesburg, South Glens Falls, Schoharie, Corinth OK budgets

• Colonie trucking company accused of workers' comp fraud

• Accused killer of Albany 10-year-old apologizes in letter

• Weather to remain cool, unsettled

• Dairy farm expecting huge crowds

• Gabriel Barre enjoys love affair with ATF

• Search for artifacts continues at site

• Access to NYC land proposed

• Letters to the Editor for June 17

• Man admits to causing girl’s brain injuries

• Growing congregation plans move to new, modern church

• Student sign-up soars at college

• Ideas flow on plan for Spa park

• Board, union OK teacher contract

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 17

• Editorial: Another Suozzi suggestion: consolidation

• Natural gas drilling debated

• It's a mad, mad whirl

• City sued over gas main rupture

• No place like home: Scotia native Laura Diaz helps raise $118,000 for charity

• The Egg dance season divided into three series

• ValleyCats getting a fresh start

• Councilwoman blasts proposed police fitness plan

• Leader hopes IB program grows

• Residents cite problems at Jerry Burrell Park

• Schenectady will host first live butcher shop

• Odds improve for Metroplex bill

Monday, June 16

• Ethanol firm sues rival over port site

• Schenectady man admits severely injuring baby daughter

• Barrington’s ‘Bee’ is simply d-e-l-i-g-h-t-f-u-l

• Cast up to comic challenge in ‘How the Other Half Loves’

• Company claims consultant stole ethanol plant idea

• Teen struck by car in Scotia

• Egg dance season divided into three series

• Siena poll shows voters favor tax cap

• Rotterdam IDA late with state-ordered reports

• Archeological dig to begin at convention center site

• Severe storms roar through region, cause no damage

• $5M project to make Schoharie intersections safer

• Pratico closes with 69, wins fifth title

• Duanesburg Planning Board member retires after 33 years

• Spa park tennis players lucky to have Friends

• 500 earn Union College diplomas

• Capital Region Scrapbook: Innovative ride at Saratoga Lake in summer of 1963 gave youngsters safe introduction to water skiing

• Classic Tales of Old Dorp: One-room schoolhouse memories

• Editorials: New York needs to do better with welfare-to-work

• Back in Time: Mini-parade showed off companies’ bus fleets

• Volunteer work 'just makes sense'

• Letters to the Editor for June 16

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 16

• Crowd says goodbye to St. Clare’s

• Musical satire keeps the laughs coming at Stageworks

Sunday, June 15

• Missing 88-year-old man reported found by neighbors

• Yates Village fire displaces four residents

• Pratico wins fifth Gazette Men's County Am title

• Mechanicville's softball dynasty chalks up another state title

• Morris Judo Center produces Olympian

• Mueller bidding for sixth County Am title

• Edison ace stymies Fort Plain in baseball semis

• Smith, Palmer win state track championships

• Editorial: TIF would be useful tool for Sch'dy

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 15

• Letters to the Editor for June 15

• Op-ed column: Helen George has been source of energy, enthusiasm for city

• Education report: Graduation is opportunity to use knowledge to build future

• "My Fabulous Father" - The Parakeet Paradox

• "My Fabulous Father"- Honeymoon at Midnight

• Gunfire, romance make upstate mystery a gripping tale

• Bill could bring relief

• “My Fabulous Father” - Top 10 Finalists

• Q&A: Messmore revels in success of Art Night Schenectady

• "My Fabulous Father" - Excerpts from the runners-up

• Art takes a seat

• Activity at Gilboa site leads to lawsuit

• Turbulence of ’68 paved way for Obama, new revolution

• College hockey: Union's Cain granted red-shirt

• Juneteenth honors black contributions

• Equine inspiration

• Ethical issues raised when workers start businesses

• Dad, you're just FABULOUS!

• Charity helps out Guard families

• The Human Swarm

• "My Fabulous Father" - Reading and Romans

• 2 bills to expand HIV testing set off debate

• Sandwiches, mini golf among loot at Pirate’s Hide-Out

• Have your pick of chairs in Ballston Spa

• Local firm finds niche making educational, but fun, kits for kids

• Greg Brown at the Egg offers up witty, soulful blues

• Martha Graham legacy intact

Saturday, June 14

• Police seek clues in motorcycle crash

• Local colleges hold commencements

• Man hit by van on Western Avenue

• Police arrest man with bullet wounds

• Rainstorm causes power outages, traffic mishaps

• Sunday's Gazette County Am final-round tee times

• Mueller takes over lead at Gazette Men's County Am

• Saratoga's Smith wins state hurdle title

• Chylinski, Pratico take no chances

• Quimby, Suriano land state track championships

• Guiderland, Niskayuna girls' lacrosse teams ousted

• Mechanicville on roll heading into state softball semis

• Hilltoppers have expierience to repeat as state champs

• State museum exhibit shows troubled start of Sheridan Hollow

• Organ possible key to historic designation

• School population growth slows

• Editorial: Let Sch’dy houses stand

• City workers welcome new computers

• Letters to the Editor for June 14

• Editorial: Once again, the same old same old in Albany

• Bingo profits drop sharply

• Nurses upset with hospital consolidation

• It’s town versus city as officials square off in benefit softball game

• Yaddo pond koi return for summer season

• Behind the Broadcast: McKay never sought spotlight

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 14

• New signs along canal spotlight area’s history

• Midwest floods affect people with local ties

• Graduate college improves building design

• Curlin shoulders 128 pounds vs. Sam P, eight others

• Former clerk’s lawyer seeks sanctions against city

• Drug busts a joint effort

• ‘One-time tax’ to cost residents less than $250

Friday, June 13

• Quimby, Suriano state track champions

• Saturday's Gazette Men's County Am Tee Times

• Suspects sought in Albany shooting

• Teen indicted in fatal shooting of Albany 10-year-old

• Nurses concerned with consolidation of Schenectady hospitals

• Schenectady cop accused of violating wife's order of protection

• Teen charged in Hamilton Hill shooting pleads to lesser charge

• Colonie deficit tax to cost about $250 per property

• Ex-clerk's lawyer claims Gloversville officials deleted e-mails

• Chylinski, Pratico share lead in Gazette Men's County Am

• Union Graduate College makes last-minute changes to center plan

• Witness claims Tyson paid for hit on gang members

• Bus vandalism forces closing of South Colonie schools

• Pratico focuses on County Am

• Niskayuna ready to run with nationally ranked foe

• Davidson, Streaks lead strong area track team

• Schoharie teacher negotiations going to mediator

• Leaman joins U.S. staff for junior championships

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 13

• TV transition gets hazy reception

• Scotia fire chief resigns

• Critics blasting Amsterdam golf course policy change

• Former kart champ makes a big jump

• Fire forces Yaddo staff to new quarters

• Gloversville council delays vote on sewer

• Beech-Nut plant clears final hurdle

• Innkeepers celebrate bird’s arrival on Scottish Island

• Three more dogs join Saratoga County K-9 ranks

• Women, minority contracts promised by governor

• Town passes wind turbine law

• Saratoga Springs coping with police retirements

• Clifton Park ceremony to mark flag’s retirement

• Unlike flop from ’03, this ‘Hulk’ is fun, furious and true to its comic book roots

• Amsterdam High seniors help bring smiles to Mexico’s poor

• Letters to the Editor for June 13

• Editorial: Make Long Path a National Trail

• Schenectady group wants jobs for minority residents

• The Bobs to sing as part of SaratogaArtsFest

• Editorial: Tragic Albany death compounded by gun story

• Schenectady High football coach pleads to reduced charge

• Capital Rep play has enough drama to keep an audience riveted

• Alive at Five crowd tunes in to Ventures like a 1960s radio

• Nat’l Bottle Museum evokes early industry

• Pruyn House evokes area’s Dutch heritage

• Canalfest events at six locations

• Howe Caverns offers a unique experience

• Museum spotlights Waterford's history

• Crailo site keeps Dutch history alive

• County fairs celebrate rural America

• Pottery Trail studios show artist’s work

• Step into history at Grant Cottage

• ‘Life Before Her Eyes’ builds dramatic impact via flashbacks

• Chapman Museum relates local history

• Tang offers music on the roof, art inside

• Hyde Collection a North Country gem

• Racino offers gaming, racing, entertainment

• Brookside Museum boasts five galleries

• Exploring science, invention, imagination

• Enjoy nature at Arboretum’s acres

• Johnson Hall still a center of activity

• Lightfoot learned at young age to pour emotion into songs

• Wellington’s does herbs & spices right

• Museum offers exhibits, tours, trips

• Auto museum has exhibits for all ages

• Abu Ghraib film raises troubling questions

• Museum has important American art

Thursday, June 12

• Ice cream truck driver accused of having sex with girl

• Bobs headline SaratogaArtsFest lineup

• Court overturns conviction in murder of Troy drug informant

• Leaman named assistant for U.S. World Junior team

• Rite Aid, CVS cited for selling expired products

• Scotia fire chief announces resignation

• Bloomberg leads in gubernatoral poll

• Union to break ground Friday for graduate center

• Fire damages Clifton Park nightclub

• Army Corps of Engineers signs off on Beech-Nut project

• Schenectady High football coach admits hitting man

• Gazette announces staff reduction

• Homeless man accused of abusing Northumberland tot

• State comptroller signs off on Saratoga County sewer expansion

• Bethlehem man convicted of sexually abusing teen girls

• Bubble bursts for Plainsmen softball team

• Local athletes competing for Olympic judo berths

• Niskayuna finally meets its match in lacrosse

• Fort Plain 'steals' regional baseball win

• Garden tours reveal Stockade secrets

• Editorial: Can you hear them now? Not in Schenectady

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 12

• Editorial: Can coaches cure Sch’dy police ills?

• Bombers Burrito makes deal with Metroplex for city site

• Letters to the Editor for June 12

• Elephant rides off event list at fairs

• Police nab 19 in drug busts

• Report critical of abuse probe

• On Saratoga Lake, bring your rod and bow

• Woman returns $200 she found

• Town projects could cost $2M

• Fraud squad saves county $736K

• Zoning changes sought by AMD backed

• Outdoor Journal: Area boasts many excellent shore-fishing sites

• Transit system proves successful

• RPI unveils Web research center

• Team of students shows off knowledge

• Fly-Fishing: Water release gives trout relief from heat

• Teen: Community gun used in shooting

• Plug Power to cut 56 positions in region

• Loyalist re-enactor will tell that side of the story

• Fulfilling her dancing destiny

• Bike company to begin offering tours

• Burkart named new CDPHP chairman

• Shiny new playground offers preschoolers lots of fun options

• Cornell professor provides tips on growing blueberries

• Area Bridge results

Wednesday, June 11

• Gossage to speak at NY-P All-Star luncheon

• Gazette County Amateur tee times

• Niskayuna lacrosse team eliminated

• Troopers to review cases of scientist who killed himself

• Commercial campaign catches eye of late-night host

• Bombers Burritos to purchase State Street building

• Black bear spotted near Albany school

• Judge orders pay raise for state peers

• Improv troupe tops schedule at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall

• 'Community gun' killed Albany girl

• Plug Power to lay off 80

• Indictments accuse 19 in large-scale drug operation

• Report critical of handling of Jonathan Carey case

• About 1,000 in Saratoga County still without power

• High schools: simply too hot to play

• School track leaderboard

• Letters to the Editor for June 11

• Editorial: DEC must push Albany to close landfill, once and for all

• Policy change tees off golfers

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 11

• Family wants to keep horse in yard

• Plans for park soccer fields sidelined

• City ArtsFest triples number of events

• Golf Leagues: Pollard, Moore, Emerle excel

• Drug kingpin gets 20 years

• Outlook grim for tax cap bill

• Sweet season for syrup producers

• Arrest made in shooting of 10-year-old girl

• Panel backs radio system towers

• Storms break heat wave

• Old Chicago restaurant owner files Chapter 11

• Tigers’ McCarthy joins U.S. U18 staff

• GE announces $1B turbine deal

• From the SCCC Kitchen: Chicken breast with pineapple healthful, colorful

• Tomatoes grown in N.Y. safe, official says

• Little Greek skewers

• Zach Deputy uses many genres, instruments to create sound

Tuesday, June 10

• Teen accused in 10-year-old's shooting death

• Waterford woman to go to prison for scalding child's feet

• Regional tournament games postponed

• Schenectady drug kingpin gets added five years in prison

• Bruno hopeful of state ban on mandatory overtime for nurses

• Old Chicago owner files for bankruptcy protection

• Internet providers agree to block child sex content

• Colonie standoff ends peacefully

• Equipment failure blamed for NYSEG power outage

• Strong storms headed this way

• Albany girl’s 'joyful' life recalled

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 10

• 2 drown in Sacandaga Lake; boater charged in 1 incident

• Assault by four Heck aides alleged

• Wide-eyed pupils gaze at soil samples from moon

• Hurricanes promote Rowe; Daniels to coach Rats

• Police to increase patrols as graduations approach

• Surf's up

• $1.5M loan fund targeted for start-up tech firms

• Police identify Schenectady shooting victim

• Hiring outlook bright for area

• Sons give Bigley a push

• Students get close to nature during conservation field day

• Property tax exemption on agenda

• Rotterdam volunteers’ quick response credited with saving a life

• Family caregivers often must confront their own feelings of guilt

• Baker's gem lifts Ft. Plain

• Mugger gets 13 years in prison; victim, 72, speaks

• Priest gets four years in porn case

• Editorial: Can mistakes in Exit 9 area be undone?

• Fumes from gasoline stored in basement ignite fireball

• Surplus, not tax, to pay park costs

• SCCC may raise tuition for next fall

• Letters to the Editor for June 10

• Alleged drug dealer sentenced

Monday, June 9

• 10-year-old shooting victim is laid to rest

• Priest sentenced for possessing kiddie porn

• Two drown in Sacandaga in separate incidents

• Alleged drug ring leader sentenced on federal gun charge

• Anderson named RPI hockey coordinator

• Rowe earns promotion to Carolina bench

• Mugging of elderly Schenectady man nets 13-year sentence

• Woman accused of smashing Amsterdam man's car windows

• Adrian Belew Power Trio delivers performance that lives up to name

• Woman rescued from Rotterdam house fire

• Schenectady shooting victim identified

• Classic Tales of Old Dorp: Horrendous train wreck 88 years ago today took 18 lives; resident recalls scene

• A stage production worthy of a Jubilee

• Capital Region Scrapbook: Seeing double? Nah, it was just another day at Mont Pleasant

• Schenectady biology students find animals prefer classical music to rock

• Amsterdam GED students impress staff, prepare to graduate

• Niskayuna, Guilderland advance to state lacrosse semifinals

• Owner still baffled by Big Brown's performance

• Court tosses Gloversville slide injury lawsuit

• Letters to the Editor June 9

• Plane jumper called 'quiet' resident of Y

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 9

• Back in Time: Winds gusting up to 50 mph in 1953 caused damage

• Albany Soap Box Derby winners moving on

• Editorial: Use mass transit money to offset fuel costs

• Wind Ensemble breathes spirit into season’s last concert

Sunday, June 8

• Youngsters race for the finish in Capital District Soap Box Derby

• Firefighters put out blaze at Watervliet house

• Big Brown fails to deliver

• Streaking Warriors halted by Riders, 9-2

• Draft selection a dream for BH-BL's Fisher

• A Seat in the Bleachers: Loss leaves racing fans empty

• Jockey not second-guessing himself

• Long tradition of care, service by St. Clare’s Hospital ending

• Kabuki lacks showy food prep, but appetizers are good

• Spielberg, Lucas films cater to our taste for childish toys

• A cool history lesson

• Man leaps from plane, dies

• Editorial: Catch the wind in N.Y. and Sch’dy

• Rising prices may dim the lights

• Watching their garden grow

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 8

• Baseball promotion has mayors shaking heads

• Summer’s here — pass the ice water

• Local group organizes to advance Slow Food movement

• Historic Albany’s Holland a devoted fan of architecture

• Op-ed column: Changing the way you live

• Op-ed column: Abandon oil standard for a kilowatt standard

• ‘My Brother’s Madness’ shares pain of an intimate bond

• Down the Fairway: Torrey Pines an ultimate test

• Letters to the Editor for June 8

• Forgiving others keeps anger from harming our health

• Op-ed column: Government is using all four hooves to shake off a gadfly

• Business park site to be preserved for ‘at risk’ bird species

Saturday, June 7

• Man jumps out of plane without chute, dies

• No Triple Crown for Big Brown

• Man charged with making threat with ice pick

• Albany fire leaves four families homeless

• Casino Drive to miss Belmont Stakes

• Six softball titles in a row for Plainsmen

• Dutrow confident Big Brown will complete difficult sweep

• Blue Streaks’ Smith can’t be caught

• Niskayuna turns back upstart Shaker, 8-4

• Red Raiders roll past Eagles, 6-0

• Outsiders make list for chief job

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 7

• Family seeks answers in shooting death

• Towns get support in push for alternative water source

• Aging structure partially collapses in Amsterdam

• Behind the Broadcast: ABC still has a story to tell

• Editorial: Could any person possibly have been more in need?

• Fort Plain library adds visitor center for tourists

• Letters to the Editor for June 7

• Villages get grants for waterfront projects

• Air conditioner, cold soda season arrives

• Guardsmen ready for action

• Forum sees oil peak as world crisis

• Downtown business group points out positive changes

• Ideas sought for Spa State Park plan

• Rebuilding classic planes a lifelong passion

• Drug ring case nets first two guilty pleas

• Witnesses fail to show in court

• Scotia’s Girard is R.O.S.E. Queen ’08

Friday, June 6

• Memorial for shooting victim

• Judge rejects plea deal for alleged drug mule

• Wall of Amsterdam building collapses

• Guard unit's departure delayed by weather

• Portion of roof collapses at Rotterdam police station

• 2 of 3 Schenectady assistant police chiefs pass chief's exam

• Montgomery, Saratoga county projects get state grants

• Cambridge Manor resident crowned Schenectady Rose Queen

• Bruised hoof leaves Casino Drive questionable for Belmont

• Plan to redevelop Curry Road plaza moving slowly

• Power restored in Schenectady, Scotia, Glenville

• Edinburg man dies in tree-cutting accident

• MAAC, America East tournaments in conflict

• Softball finals feature section's best

• Academy's Wikoff takes down hurdle mark

• Baker’s pickoffs make difference for Fort Plain, 3-2

• Macho Again has Saratoga Springs backers

• Tap: 'Drug mule' life in danger

• Dieterle departing WTEN for Ohio job

• Kids and adults will like cute, sometimes engaging ‘Kung Fu Panda,’ but it’s hardly an animated classic

• Comics coming to aid of their mentor

• 2 killed when vehicles collide

• Letters to the editor for June 6

• Whitley tapped to lead NYISO

• Niskayuna taking nothing for granted in lacrosse final

• Doctor will get to stay, thanks to board

• Editorials: The saving of the Silver Diner

• Couple sues to get lakeside land back

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 6

• Editorials: A dental law with little bite

• School aid dispute moves to court

• Business leaders get glimpse at Tech Valley High progress

• Cannon back at scene of victory

• In ‘Zohan,’ Sandler messes with heads of diehard fans

• MTI announces opening of China office

• DeYoung brings back classics to kick off Alive at Five series

• Adrian Belew, The Ventures will display guitar virtuosity

• ‘Son of Rambow’ is quaint, muted film

Thursday, June 5

• MAAC, America East tournaments in conflict

• State workers charged with using confidential data

• Schenectady County clerk warns of deed scam

• Channel 10 losing news director

• Ballston Spa woman charged as prostitute

• Paterson chooses banker as new economic development head

• Police: Pickup truck driver involved in double fatal probably had been drinking

• Teens charged in robbery attempt on Union campus

• Casino Drive: criticized, but capable

• Niskayuna, Guilderland settle lacrosse scores

• Mohonasen grinds out semifinal win over Scotia

• Eagles seize opportunity, win softball title

• Outdoor Journal: Some gift ideas for outdoor dads on Father's Day

• Editorial: Why do bikers fear safety step?

• Police, district officials to work on traffic safety near city schools

• Local Obama supporters express joy

• College official finishes bike trek across state

• Target in Amsterdam slated to open Oct. 12

• Editorial: Bad guys on the loose in Schenectady

• Online Letters to the Editors for June 5

• Funeral for firefighter honors years of service

• Deer, elk farmers finding niche

• Release of transit funds urged

• Fly-Fishing: Small, cozy shops have stood the test of time

• City Council passes social host law

• Area Democrats come to terms with Clinton’s loss

• New leader of IB named

• Metroplex bond cap deal reached

• Former teacher admits to rape

• Students devise Glen Sanders plan

• State Am Qualifier: Bigley hopes for home edge; Feinberg medalist with 70

• Health facility merger to start

• Park View Cemetery built in early 1900s as rural, scenic change from Vale

• Letters to the Editor for June 5

• Running from No. 1 post not a worry for Dutrow

• Delay drives park costs higher

• Johnstown school board eyes enrollment decline

• Turkey Tales: Latham father, son have great season

• State police spot-check truckers

• Area Bridge results

Wednesday, June 4

• Man struck and killed on I-890

• Funeral for 10-year-old Albany shooting victim set for Monday

• Amsterdam Target slated for October opening

• Logger hurt in accident near Shenendehowa campus

• Schenectady to allow visitors in Woodlawn Preserve

• Mayfield man accused of trying to molest three boys

• Former Broadalbin-Perth teacher admits having sex with student

• St. Clare's to stop taking inpatient cases Monday

• Police seek two men in Albany shooting

• Northbound lanes of Thruway reopened after crash

• Bats come to life for Eagles in semis

• No surprise: Plainsmen in finals again

• Unbeaten Niskayuna follows D’Amario’s lead, 14-4

• Road project ready to begin

• Police address backlog

• Residents blast board on cuts

• Editorial: School tax cap and other reforms worth supporting

• Spike follows his nose to job as city's new police dog

• Soccer club seeks room for expansion

• Turkey hunter shot, hospitalized

• Letters to the Editor for June 4

• Wal-Mart plan draft environmental statement done

• House race field widens

• Patrick named managing editor

• Trainer kept Big Brown a secret

• Spanish company may buy NYSEG

• Girls' high school urged

• Last to file tax returns also last to get rebates

• From the SCCC Kitchen: Onions get starring role in creation for skewers

• Consumer confidence up slightly in state

• Variety is key to mall comeback

• Big Brown's final timed work a breeze

• Revised plans for two city sites unveiled

• Junk cars getting attention

• Award goes to two teachers

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 4

• Five men linked to theft ring

• Paterson to propose school property tax cap

• Belew glad he has right duo to form perfect power trio

Tuesday, June 3

• Guard unit debuts blog at DailyGazette.com

• Union students struck by mysterious virus

• Four more charged in two-year burglary spree

• Albany County deputy candidate dies during training

• Governor to propose school tax cap

• Former Shen soccer star back in trouble with the law

• Gazette's new managing editor has long career with paper

• Reopening pushed up for Basic Creek Reservoir

• Man accused of stalking Mechanicville cop who arrested him

• Survey says consumer confidence up slightly

• Showers, thunderstorms return to forecast

• Humming up the Hudson

• Neurosurgery procedure less disruptive to brain tissue

• Letters to the Editor for June 3

• Motorcyclists threaten lawsuit

• Van Dyck auction slated

• Medical reserve corps helpers sought

• Turner: Seattle Slew was a handful

• Swim program options considered

• Council: Add gas fee to cab fares

• Environment program eyed for AMD plant

• Final workout for Big Brown today

• Eagles headed back to Class C finals

• Local youth rides off with Canadian unicycle title

• Town track dispute gets louder

• Exit 9 area study up for review

• Schumer pushes to exempt boaters from permits

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 3

• Editorial: State needs breakthrough on brownfields

• KEM switching to greener cleaning system

• Raising an objection

• Panel backs property tax cap

Monday, June 2

• Velazquez to ride Ready's Echo in Belmont

• Police seek information on missing Mont Pleasant woman

• Canajoharie school to consider contingency budget

• State Labor investigator accused of sex with child

• RPI women's hockey add seven recruits

• Motorcycle group protests random road checks

• Letter to the Editor June2

• Editorial: No, N.Y. can't afford all of Tedisco's grandiose energy plans

• Letters to the Editor June 2

• Carroll hoping to be part of another big Belmont upset

• High-fives for Special Olympians

• Siena duo wins Haggerty Two-Man

• Tyson, Warriors upset top-seeded Plainsmen

• Back in Time: In 1906, fast-acting teen pulled boy from Erie Canal

• Classic Tales of Old Dorp: Musicians played social trick at Green Lantern during 1930s gig

• Reward offered to find shooter

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 2

• Curtain Call show strikes funny bone

• New middle school principal appointed

• Letter to the Editor June2

• Sculpture made for new park at Revolutionary War site

• Capital Region Scrapbook: The Benedicts still whirl across ballroom floor

• Local soldiers bound for duty in Iraq

• Peter Klotz marks 25 years as church pastor

• Letter to the Editor June2

Sunday, June 1

• Man allegedly sold sick animals

• Over 600 compete as high school hosts Special Olympics Summer Games

• Friends, family gather as helicopter unit prepares to deploy

• Albany church offers reward in child’s shooting death

• Suspect sought in Dunkin’ Donuts robbery

• Liquid Vision

• Blanchfield ready to challenge Amedore

• Senior Hope assists elderly addicts

• Warriors post first playoff wins since '92

• Sally Van Schaick set Union landmark

• Op-ed column: Energy crisis demands major lifestyle changes

• Vega generates sparks at Spa Little Theatre

• Down the Fairway: Vacation outings lead off the beaten path

• Film celebrates sisterhood; could teach men a few things

• Residents gather to recall ‘devastating’ 1998 tornado

• Online Letters to the Editor for June 1

• Armory about to finish its tour of duty

• Capital Q Smokehouse has plenty of Southern charm

• A Seat in the Bleachers: Sorrow comes in second

• Man shot in head near park

• Area Golf Notes: Pepper elected to South Carolina hall of fame

• Horse-race campaign journalism valid

• Affirmed's battles with Alydar still memorable 30 years later

• Editorial: Rail freight deal could bring real benefits to area

• Companies poised to profit from state wind-power push

• Author chronicles exploits of little-known regiment

• Freihofer's Run for Women: Johnson dedicates win to dad

• Sex is not the whole story in Capital Repertory’s ‘Doubt’

• Op-ed column: U.S. must tap its own oil resources or face even greater energy crisis

• Beat the heat

• Cigarette tax increase worries convenience store owners

• Op-ed column: Ride of Silence spoke for bike safety

• Q&A: Niskayuna native Seftel leaves comfort zone for feature film

• Editorial: Revamp rules for school budgets

• Letters to the Editor for June 1