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In this 

week’s issue 

Cooking 

for a cause 

Jodie Fitzgerald, food columnist 

for Capital District Parent 

Pages, explained at the American 

Heart Association’s Go Red For 

Women luncheon on Thursday, 

May 28, a little thought can go a 

long way for your child’s health. 

See story on Page 3. 

He’s a 

‘Good Man’ 

Director Robert Whiteman 

puts his stamp on Charles Schulz’s 

beloved cast of characters in NYS- 

TI ‘s production of “You’re a Good 

Man, Charlie Brown.” 


Bison beat 

Brothers 

Luke Walsh wasn’t going 

to let the Shaker boys lacrosse 

team’s season end in the Section 

II, Class A semifi nals. 


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Complaint about local raffl e prompts closer look at local games of chance 

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Volume XX Number 22 75¢ June 3, 2009 

Contractors picket 

new Price Chopper 

Program allows teens 

Chip Kronau and Ron Brock, of Chip Kronau Construction and Equipment, picket at the entrance to the newly 

opened Price Chopper on Central Avenue in Colonie. Kronau said his company is owed payment and interest 

for work done on the market in October and the beginning of December. 

Dan Sabbatino/Spotlight 

Protesters say they are 

owed more than $646K 

for exterior work 

done at supermarket 

By ARIANA COHN 

cohna@spotlightnews.com 

More than $646,000 is owed 

to contractors who worked for 

over a year to ensure the new 

Attendees hear personal 

stories, research about women 

and heart disease 



More than $125,000 was raised and 

nearly 300 people attended the American 

Heart Association’s Go Red for Women 

luncheon at the Desmond Hotel and Con- 

Price Chopper on Central Avenue 

would be opened by Monday, 

June 1, according to Chip 

Kronau, president of Kronau 

Construction and Equipment 

Inc. 

“Help us get OUR green,” 

read fl iers being handed out 

Monday night by more than a 

dozen subcontractors and contractors 

who worked to lay concrete, 

put in new sidewalks and 

install other exterior features at 

the Price Chopper in Colonie 

Plaza, at 1892 Central Ave. 

According to Kronau, WP 

Realty, the company that manages 

Colonie Plaza, had paid the 

contractors for their service up 

until September, at which point 

contractors did not receive money 

for more than three months 

of work. 

The amount Kronau’s company 

is owed amounts to over 

■ Picket Page 20 

ference Center in Colonie on Thursday, 

May 28. 

At the event, people had their cholesterol 

checked, learned how to prepare 

heart-healthy meals, heard victim impact 

stories and also learned more about 

heart disease, the No. 1 killer of women 

in America. WNYT News Channel 13 anchorwoman 

Benita Zahn was master of 

ceremonies. 

“I am very proud to be here,” said Zahn, 

■ Red Page 5 

Students 

gear up 

for science 

symposium 

to share fi ndings from 

studies conducted 

alongside professional 

researchers 



You may not know what it 

means to split an atom, but you 

can learn all about it and more if 

you attend Shaker High School’s 

Science Symposium on Thursday, 

June 4. 

This year, Shaker High School’s 

Science Research Program, a 

program that allows high school 

students in their sophomore year 

and higher to research a topic of 

choice in real labs alongside real 

researchers, will be holding its 

sixth annual symposium from 5:45 

to 8:30 p.m. at the high school. 

Science research teacher Nate 

Covert said the symposium is always 

held at the end of the year. 

“It’s kind of a way for us to say 

goodbye to the seniors,” Covert 

said. 

The symposium will be broken 

down into two sections – something 

new to this year’s event. 

The fi rst section will allow students 

of all grades to display their 

research on a poster board. The 

second session will be a seniors 

session, in which all seniors involved 

in the program will show 

a PowerPoint presentation of 

their work. Covert said there are 

about 30 students in the Science 

Research Program ranging from 

different grades. 

■ Students Page 20 

Luncheon touts heart-healthy living 

Heart disease survivor 

Dawn Manogue 

speaks to an audience 

of more than 300 at 

the American Heart 

Association’s Go Red 

for Women luncheon 

on Thursday, May 

28, at the Desmond 

Hotel and Conference 

Center. 

Ariana Cohn/ 

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Saratoga Winners owner indicted on arson charges 

Akiva D. Abraham, 43, of 

Rexford, the owner of Saratoga 

Winners who was arrested last 

month in connection with 

a fire at the building, was 

indicted Monday, June 1, by 

a grand jury on charges of 

third degree arson, a class 

“C” felony, insurance fraud 

in the second degree, a class 

“C” felony, and reckless 

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endangerment in the first 

degree, a class “D” felony. 

Abraham was arrested 

following an investigation into 

the April 30 fi re at 3 a.m. that 

burned the former nightclub 

and potato chip factory to the 

ground. According to District 

Attorney David Soares’ offi ce, 

Abraham is charged with 

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“intentionally setting fi re to 

Saratoga Winners using tiki 

torch fuel as an accelerant 

to completely damage the 

building.” 

Soares’ office says that 

Abraham then fi led a property 

loss notice and worked with an 

insurance adjuster to obtain 

proceeds amounting to more 

than $350,000. 

If convicted, Abraham could 

face up to 15 years in prison. 

Other arrests 

Anthony Cafarelli, 23, 

of Colonie, was arrested 

on Saturday, May 30, at 

41 Maple Drive on felony 

charges of assault with intent 

to cause physical injury with 

a weapon. 

According to police, 

Cafarelli, who lives at 41 Maple 

Drive, had hosted an underage 

drinking party where several 

attendees were under the age 

of 21. 

Upon investigation, several 

of the underage drinkers were 

issues sobriety tests, which 

they failed. 

Police said Cafarelli had also 

struck a victim intentionally 

with the butt end of a BB 

gun, causing bruising and 

a laceration that required 

stitches. 

Cafarelli was arrested and 

transported to the Colonie 

police station. He was 

arraigned and sent to the 

Albany County Correctional 

Facility. 

Matthew M. Ford, 25, of 

Mechanicville, was arrested 

on Tuesday, June 2, at the 

intersection of Loudon and 

Menands roads on DWI 

charges. 

According to police, Ford 

was operating a blue 1995 

BMW and was stopped for 

several vehicle and traffic 

infractions. 

According to police reports, 

police smelled alcohol on 

Ford’s breath. They also 

noticed him having watery, 

bloodshot eyes, slurred 

speech and impaired motor 

coordination. 

Ford was arrested and 


police station. He was issued 

a ticket to appear in court on 

Monday, June 8. 

Vincent P. Trimarchi, 53, 

of Abany, was arrested on 

Sunday, May 31, at 950 Loudon 

Road on DWI charges. 


Trimarchi was operating a 

2000 Volkswagen and was 

stopped for several vehicle 

and traffi c violations. 

Upon further investigation, 

police said they smelled 

alcohol on his breath. Police 

also said he failed several fi eld 

sobriety tests. 

Trimarchi was arrested and 





Christopher R. Proctor, 

23, of Cohoes, was arrested 

on Saturday, May 30, at the 

intersection of Loudon and 

Troy Schenectady roads on 

DWI charges. 

According to police, Proctor 

was operating a green 1998 

Ford Escort in a southbound 

direction when he failed to 

negotiate the traffi c circle and 

crashed into the guard rail. 


police said Proctor was 

walking outside the vehicle 

and they smelled alcohol on 

his breath, as well as noticed 

him having slurred speech. 

Proctor admitted to driving 

the vehicle just moments 

earlier and police said he failed 

several fi eld sobriety tests. 

Proctor was arrested and 



a ticket to appear in court at a 

later date. 

Matt N. Greenhouse, 49, 

of Watervliet, was arrested 

on Friday, May 29, at the 

intersection of Ulenski Drive 

and Wolf Road on DWI 

charges. 


Greenhouse was operating 

a gray 2006 Honda and was 

stopped for several vehicle and 

traffi c violations. 


police said they smelled 

alcohol on Greenhouse’s 

breath, as well as noticed 

him having slurred speech, 

bloodshot eyes and impaired 

motor coordination. 

Police also said he failed 

several fi eld sobriety tests. 

Greenhouse was arrested 

and transported to the Colonie 


at ticket to appear in court on 


Brian Dani Shaughnessy, 

24, of Albany, was arrested 

on Friday, May 29, at 462 

Albany Shaker Road on DWI 

charges. 


Shaughnessy was found in his 

vehicle at the above address 

sleeping with the keys in the 

ignition and the power to the 

car on. 


police said he “appeared to 

be under the influence of 

alcohol.” 

Police also said he was 

found to be in possession of 

marijuana and a marijuana 

smoking pipe with residue. 

Shaughnessy was arrested 

and transported to the Colonie 




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Spotlight Newspapers June 3, 2009 Page 3 

Demo inspires 

food for thought 

Food columnist and 

dietitian share ways busy 

families can eat healthy 



When you’re racing between 

picking the kids up from school 

and dropping them off at ballet or 

hustling them to soccer practice, 

preparing dinner for the family 

can be the last thing on your 

mind. 

But as Jodie Fitzgerald, food 

columnist for Capital District 

Parent Pages, explained at the 

American Heart Association’s 

Go Red For Women luncheon 

on Thursday, May 28, a little 

forethought can go a long way 

for your child’s health. 

Fitzgerald whipped up a buffalo 

chicken wrap that would satisfy a 

child’s craving for junk food, but 

she used a whole-wheat wrap to 

give the meal a healthy twist. 

“A wheat wrap is recommended 

for higher sources of fiber,” 

Fitzgerald said. 

Fitzgerald said it is also 

important to maintain portion 

control. 

“So, you don’t necessarily want 

to have a whole wrap for everyone 

in your family,” she said. 

Fitzgerald recommends 

cutting the wraps in half for 

smaller appetites. 

Still, ensuring fi ber, even if it 

is in half a wrap, is important for 

kids, according to Lisa Lambert, 

Residents’ relatives plead for home’s future 

Family members say 

nursing facility is vital 

to serve a segment 

of the population 



While Albany County 

legislators have been mulling 

the future of the Albany County 

Nursing Home for years, relatives 

of the residents say getting rid 

of the nursing home is not an 

option. 

The nursing home was forced 

to downsize its number of beds 

from nearly 400 to 250 following 

recommendations made in 2006 by 

the New York State Commission 

on Health Care Facilities in the 

21st Century, also known as the 

Berger Commission. 

County officials have called 

the current facility “antiquated,” 

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a registered dietitian with Capital 

Care Medical Group. 

“Kids are missing out on 

fi ber,” Lambert said, explaining 

that fi ber could easily be added 

to their diets by adding a few 

simple fruits and vegetables 

to the meal, such as carrots or 

apples as a side. 

One audience member asked 

Lambert what could be done 

to convince kids to eat their 

vegetables. 

“The parent is the role model, 

and when the parent is the role 

model to prepare the healthy 

meals, the child will follow,” she 

said. 

Lambert said one thing that 

might not be the best to do would 

be to punish your kids for not 

eating their vegetables because 

it shows negative feelings 

associated with eating instead of 

positive reinforcement. 

“After 20 minutes, if it’s 

consumed, great. If it’s not, 

try something new,” Lambert 

said. “It’s probably just not the 

vegetable for them.” 

Lambert also said another 

idea is to hide the vegetables in 

the food, for example to puree 

the vegetables and put it in the 

meatloaf or hide the vegetables 

on a homemade pizza. 

Hidden or in plain sight, the 

nutritional value of the foods 

while they are still on the shelves 

makes all the difference. But 

soon, it will be a lot easier to 

decipher what is healthy from 

stressing the need for a new one. 

In addition, state regulations will 

require the nursing home to have 

a fully-functional sprinkler system 

by the year 2013, something that 

would be both costly and diffi cult 

for the current facility. 

As of now, the county is still 

considering what to do with the 

nursing home. One option is to 

close the current facility, located 

at 780 Albany Shaker Road, and 

open a new facility at a location 

yet to be determined. Another 

option is to close the facility and 

not open a new one. 

The legislature has been 

talking about moving the nursing 

home to a new location as there 

is too much unused space at 

the current location due to the 

cutting of beds, costing county 

taxpayers more money than a 

smaller facility would. 

In the past year, several possible 

locations for the new nursing 

home have gained public attention, 

including the portion of Heritage 

Park Albany County bought from 

the Town of Colonie and the former 

Tobin Plant Co. meatpacking plant, 

located on Exchange Street near 

Everett Road. 

Gary Domalewicz, Albany 

County legislator and chairman 

of the Albany County Nursing 

Home Facilities Committee, said 

the county is still unsure of which 

what is not through a new health 

grading system called NuVal 

that will appear in a number of 

grocery stores in the coming 

months. 

According to Maureen 

Murphy, manager of consumer 

trends for Price Chopper, NuVal 

was a system developed by a 

team of medical and nutrition 

experts. 

“The scoring is actually done 

by them,” said Murphy. 

Scores range from one to 

route it will take with the nursing 

home. 

“There’s nothing formal at 

this point,” he said. “We’re still 

moving forward at looking at 

fi nancing and other options and 

looking at what we want for the 

nursing home.” 

Domalewicz, D-Albany, said 

the committee meets once a 

month and plans ways to make 

the most of the county nursing 

home by providing as many 

services to those in need as 

possible, as well as researching 

ways to have a “greener” facility. 

He said he does not know when 

the committee will reveal its fi nal 

plans for the facility. 

In the meantime, those who 

have loved ones in the nursing 

home want to know their relatives 

will have a place to go once the 

committee and legislature makes 

that decision. 

“We want to just let the public 

know how important having a 

nursing home is,” said Renee 

Barchitta, an Albany County 

Nursing Home Family Council 

member who said she has a 

relative in the nursing home. 

“Nobody wants, in many cases, 

to be put in a nursing home, but 

it comes to a point where there 

isn’t a whole lot of choice.” 

Barchitta praised the efforts of 

County Executive Mike Breslin in 

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Jodie Fitzgerald, food columnist for Capital District Parent Pages, cooks 

up some heart-healthy meals during the American Heart Association’s 

Go Red for Women luncheon on Thursday, May 28, at the Desmond Hotel 

and Conference Center. 

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100, with 100 being the highest 

score a food product can receive. 

According to Murphy, foods in 

their most natural state receive 

higher ratings. 

Still, Murphy said it is not 

encouraged that a person 

attempts to eat only foods that 

have near-perfect scores. 

“It’s really about variety,” said 

Murphy. 

Murphy said Price Chopper’s 

goal is to have all products scored 

by the end of the summer. 

looking into programs such as the 

Program of All-Inclusive Care for 

the Elderly, or PACE, which allows 

people to stay in their homes and 

brings care to them. 

Barchitta said the program, 

which is already being done in 

Schenectady, can also arrange to 

have seniors picked up from their 

homes and brought to daytime 

care facilities while their family 

members go to work. 

While the program is valuable 

to a number of people, Barchitta 

said, a nursing home is still 

necessary. 

“If you’re not nursing home 

eligible, you really shouldn’t be 

home alone. So, it would actually 

be dangerous for the average 

person,” said Barchitta. 

Eligibility for nursing homes 

can also create a problem at 

most private nursing homes, but 

according to Nancy Layne, also a 

Family Council member, one of 

the benefi ts of the Albany County 

Nursing Home is that it does take 

many individuals who are not 

accepted at other facilities. 

“There’s not enough help out 

there for people who need 24/7 

care,” Layne said 

She has three relatives 

currently living in the Albany 

County Nursing Home. 

Layne said seniors who suffer 

from Alzheimer’s and dementia 

can be harder to place in local 

nursing homes because of their 

disorders. 

“They’re not as easy to place 

because they usually have 

behavioral problems that require 

IN BRIEF 

Art league plans 

exhibit at gallery 

The Local Color Art Gallery 

will hold the exhibit “A rose 

by any other name . . .” by the 

Colonie Art League through 

June 30. 

The gallery is at 1138 Troy- 

Schenectady Road, Latham. The 

exhibit is open to the public 

Sundays and Tuesdays, noon to 

4 p.m., and Wednesday through 

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

For information, call 220- 

9027. 

Women’s club 

sponsors luncheon 

The New York Capital District 

Christian Women’s Club will 

sponsor a luncheon at The Evans 

Public House, 5180 Western Ave., 

Wednesday, June 10, from 11:30 

a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

Special features will include a 

presentation of wedding dresses. 

Cathy Hopper will share her story 

of how she overcame the obstacles 

in her life. Grilled chicken with 

fruit salsa will be served. 

The cost is $13.50 per person, 

cash only. To reserve a seat, call 

Nancy at 869-0642 or Joyce at 235- 

4297 by June 5. 

Church to hold 

rummage sale 

Pine Grove United Methodist 

Church will hold a rummage sale 

Tuesday, June 9, from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. 

The church is at 1580 Central 

Ave. For information, call 869- 

6281. 

more care,” she said. 

Layne’s mother, who suffers 

from advanced Alzheimer’s 

proved to Layne the diffi culties 

residents can face when making 

the move to a nursing home. 

“My mother spent a month 

and a half in the hospital because 

no nursing home would take 

her,” Layne said. “When a doctor 

tells you that she can no longer 

go home – it’s dangerous going 

home – what do you do?” 

Layne said she also had 

trouble when it came time to 

get care for her father, who was 

offered home care for several 

hours a week, which did not 

cover his needs. 

Layne said that she and other 

members of the Family Council 

have attended nearly every 

meeting of the Albany County 

Legislature and spoken with 

nearly every legislator, urging 

them to see the importance 

of having a county nursing 

home. 

Most recently, Layne 

participated in a campaign in 

which letter writers told the 

legislature why the nursing home 

is so important. 

She said she hopes that Breslin 

will soon reach a resolution for 

the nursing home instead of just 

working on bringing the PACE 

program to the county. 

“That’s a great addition to 

what we have now,” said Layne. 

“Still, some of them can go home 

at night, but what do you do 

with the ones that don’t fi t that 

criteria?”


Learning the ‘FACS’ about middle school 

. 

By ROBIN SHRAGER SUITOR 

news@spotlightnews.com 

The only thing I understand 

about middle school is that I 

understand very little about 

middle school. 

I have learned that “middle 

school” should not be referred 

to as “junior high.” When my 

daughter was still in elementary 

school, I would accidentally 

commit this error. “Next year, 

when you’re in junior high,” 

I’d start to say. She’d cut me 

off, “Mom, it’s called middle 

school.” 

I knew that. I really did. It’s 

just that when I was a kid, the 

place I went after graduating 

elementary school was called 

junior high. The phrase is in 

my long-term memory, so it’s 

more likely to resurface, than, 

say, anything that has happened 

this week or even in the last fi ve 

minutes. Luckily, once Rachel got 

to middle school, she accepted 

the fact that the phrase “junior 

high” was likely to keep slipping 

from my lips, and it soon garnered 

no reaction from her. 

It’s possible that “junior high” 

and “middle school” have a lot 

in common, but I just need to 

brush up on the new terminology 

in order to recognize the 

similarities. 

For example, the class names 

have changed. Home Economics 

(aka Home Ec) is now called 

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Family and Consumer Sciences 

(FACS). It took a while for me 

to remember what the acronym 

FACS stood for. I’d say, “Family 

and Community Service” or 

“Family and Contract Studies.” 

Finally I gave up and just called 

it “the class formerly known as 

Home Ec.” I like the new name 

FACS, but it’s hard to rewire my 

brain to remember it. 

Speaking of wiring, the kids 

now take “Technology,” which 

was called “Shop” in my day, as 

in “Wood Shop” or “Metal Shop.” 

Yes, when I was in junior high, 

girls were allowed to take Shop. 

What I remember of Shop was big 

tables, power tools and goggles. I 

also remember setting type and 

making personalized stationery 

using a printing press. 

In today’s middle schools, 

the kids call the class “Tech.” 

Every other week, Rachel has to 

summarize and present an article 

on a new technology. She searches 

on-line magazines for interesting 

topics. The only restriction is that 

“a new computer game” doesn’t 

count as “new” technology. The 

article doesn’t even have to be 

about computers at all. “Mom, 

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Typing wasn’t offered when I was in junior high. 

I had to wait until high school, where I learned 

to “keyboard” on a manual typewriter and was 

sometimes lucky enough to use an electric one. If 

I made a mistake, I had to use “white out,” which 

is known today as “the delete key.” 

a pencil is also technology,” 

Rachel told me. Did she think 

that pencils were invented when 

I was her age? 

I don’t think my daughter can 

imagine a time without pencils or 

computers. On the other hand, 

I don’t think she’s ever seen a 

filmstrip. We watched a lot of 

fi lmstrips when I went to school. 

We also watched some videos, 

but we did not use computers. 

Rachel’s been using computers 

since preschool. Middle schoolers 

take a class called “keyboarding.” 

Keyboarding is the modern word 

for typing. Typing wasn’t offered 

when I was in junior high. I 

had to wait until high school, 

where I learned to “keyboard” 

on a manual typewriter and was 

sometimes lucky enough to 

use an electric one. If I made a 

mistake, I had to use “white out,” 

which is known today as “the 

delete key.” 

Middle school kids today have 

fancy scientific calculators to 

perform math functions. Parents 

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the “Year Without a 

Summer”. On June 7 th , 

20 inches of snow fell in 

Vermont. Boston had 

snow flurries. This 

worldwide cool down 

was caused by an 

Indonesian volcano. 

fear that these (and other) pricey 

electronic devices will be lost. In 

my day, the most expensive item 

kids brought to school was their 

retainers from the orthodontist. 

Kids today can take regular 

math, advanced math or double 

advanced math in middle school. 

If you double seventh grade 

math (2 x 7), then do you end up 

with grade 14 math? And exactly 

when do you get to grade 14? Is 

it two years after you graduate 

high school (grade 12 + 2), 

which would fall during your 

sophomore year of college? Or 

is it after you’ve eaten too much 

“pi”? 

The answer is “none of the 

above.” Seventh graders taking 

double advanced math are 

actually taking ninth grade 

math, also known as algebra. 

In middle school, math is not 

described by topic area. It’s 

called math 7 and math 7y and 

math 7z. I’ve heard in high 

school, the kids take “Math A” 

and “Math B.” It’s quite possible 

those terms are secret codes 

for geometry and trigonometry. 

I admit it’s a lot easier to say 

“A” and “B,” though I have to 

wonder why the schools use 

letters instead of numbers to 

describe math. 

Some classes have retained 

their names in the transition from 

junior high to middle school. 

These include Social Studies and 

English. 

Thankfully, the English 

teachers still push concepts like 

correct spelling and complete 

sentences. They even require 

the students to write using 

complete words, which may be 

increasingly challenging for the 

“text messaging” generation. 

As a learning exercise, 

Rachel’s teacher shows the class 

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a sentence or a short paragraph. 

The text contains grammar and 

spelling errors. The students 

take turns pointing out the errors 

and offering corrections. 

My favorite part of this is that 

the teacher uses an overhead 

projector to conduct the 

exercise. The text is written on a 

transparency and projected onto 

a screen at the front of the room. 

One of the students is selected to 

stand at the projector and use a 

marker to make the corrections 

identifi ed by the class. 

Overhead projectors and 

grammar lessons -- I had those 

in junior high!! 

The middle school Social 

Studies teachers also promote 

writing skills. They assign 

projects called Document Based 

Questions (DBQs). The students 

have to review a set of documents 

about a particular topic, answer 

a few questions related to each 

document and then write an 

essay. 

I told my daughter that the 

skills involved in completing a 

DBQ — reading comprehension, 

analysis, summarizing 

information, drawing and 

justifying conclusions — are 

skills that she will use throughout 

her life. 

“I handle DBQs all the time,” 

I explained excitedly. “For 

example, it could be related to 

applying for a grant, justifying a 

new hire or developing a program 

policy.” 

None of this sounded appealing 

to Rachel. In fact, the prospect of 

DBQ-like assignments following 

her as she grows elicited nothing 

short of dismay. 

I saw that I had taken the 

wrong approach. She was not 

interested in the long-term 

benefi ts of homework. I changed 

the subject. 

“What’s going on in gym class 

these days?” I asked. 

She answered, “Mother, it’s 

called P.E.” 

Clearly, I still have a lot to learn 

about middle school. Only by the 

time I catch on, my daughter will 

be moving on to senior high, er, 

I mean high school. 

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Residents celebrate the consecration of Calvary United Methodist Church 

in Latham on Sunday, May 31. 

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Church fi nishes remodeling 

After more than a year of 

construction, the Calvary United 

Methodist Church in Latham has 

completed its reconstruction 

project and is ready to use its new 

space for activities and outreach 

opportunities throughout the 

community. 

The church was formed 

in 1922, and, according to 

David Lockwood, a minister 

at the church, it has not been 

remodeled since it moved to 

its current location off of Old 

Loudon Road. 

“We were formed in 1922 and 

moved to the current location 

in the 1960s, so this is the fi rst 

signifi cant change since the 60s,” 

he said. 

As the church began to see 

a rise in congregants, space 

became limited. 

So, the church decided to 

expand, at the same time making 

renovations, including making 

the facility more handicapped 

accessible. The church also 

saw changes to its heating and 

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Another goal was to make the 

church “greener.” 

“The things that we had done 

basically were for handicapped 

accessibility for the building, a lot 

more space for group fellowship 

meetings, and, as a whole, to 

make it more environmentally 

sensitive. It was designed to be 

more energy effi cient,” Lockwood 

said. 

Construction on the project 

began in June of 2008 and was 

completed in May. 

The renovations cost about 

$2.4 million, said Lockwood. 

Lockwood said that about half 

of the money was donated by 

church congregants. The other 

half, he said, came from a loan 

from a local bank. 

The church celebrated its 

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encouraging the crowd to enjoy 

their lunch and pay close attention 

to what the researchers and 

victims had to say about heart 

disease. 

As attendees ate their dessert, 

they watched a video about 

Dawn Manogue and her 8-yearold 

daughter, Lily Toomey, 

both of them suffer from heart 

conditions. 

“I just did not feel right,” 

Manogue said, after telling the 

crowd that her troubles began 

after she gave birth to her 

daughter, and that her doctors 

were constantly telling her she 

just had “new mommy anxiety.” 

Later, it was discovered that 

she had two blood clots in her 

lung, and she was diagnosed with 

peripartum cardiomyopathy. 

Soon after her daughter was 

born, it was discovered that 

Toomey too was having heart 

troubles. 

“[The doctors] heard a 

murmur in her heart,” Manogue 

said, which lead to her having 

open heart surgery – one of the 

scariest days of Manogue’s life, 

she said. 

Now, both Manogue and her 

daughter are doing well, and 

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daughter grow.” 

She also urged the crowd 

to know their bodies and 

be proactive if they feel that 

something is wrong. 

“Listen to your intuition and 

talk to your doctors if you think 

there’s something wrong with 

your heart,” she said. 

Toomey also encouraged the 

crowd to be heart-conscious. 

“I am very happy that you 

all can open your hearts and 

be here,” Toomey read from a 

statement she prepared for the 

event. “Always keep taking care 

of your heart.” 

Also at the luncheon, Dr. 

Michelle R. Lennartz, professor 

at the Center for Cell Biology 

and Cancer Research at Albany 

Medical Center, spoke to the 

crowd about research she is 

working on to better predict a 

heart attack or stroke before it 

happens. 

“The hope would be that 

we could eventually develop a 

blood test that would help the 

physician predict a heart attack 

or stroke before it happened,” 

Lennartz said after the luncheon 

Monday, June 1. “What we’re 

interested in is understanding 

the differences between stable 

and unstable plaques that would 

rupture and cause heart attacks 

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is being done through work at 

Albany Medical Center, where 

researches are examining 

tissues, looking for the specifi c 

proteins that are found in both 

stable and unstable plaques. The 

tissues being studied are taken 

from arteries that lead up to the 

brain, she said. 

Lennartz said she thinks it is 

important to note to the people 

who attended the luncheon, as 

well as other taxpayers, that 

funding for this, and other 

research is obtained through 

federal tax dollars. 

“I think that’s important to say, 

that our tax dollars go to things 

other than bailing out AIG,” she 

said. 

Lennartz also thinks its 

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efforts on research projects 

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between physicians and 

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Good grief! 

As this is being written, many New Yorkers are eagerly 

waiting by their mailboxes for a decision from their town’s 

Board of Assessment Review. 

One day a year, usually in late May or early June, any resident 

of a municipality can make the claim that the assessed value 

of his or her property is too high. If you are one of those, 

you have no doubt gone through the wonderful experience 

of filing a grievance of 

your assessment and 

may have even had the 

fortune to appear in front Editorial 

of the review board for the 

allotted 5-minute period 

most municipalities allow for a homeowner. 

Grievance processes vary somewhat by municipality, but, 

for the most part, they consist of a few steps in succession: 

a notice of grievance that must be fi led with the assessor’s 

offi ce before “grievance day,” a hearing before the Board of 

Assessment Review and the resulting decision, usually mailed 

after the board reviews your assessment packet some weeks 

after the hearing. 

If you don’t like the decision, then you are free to litigate 

at will. 

Like most things involving government in New York, the 

process is cryptic, arbitrary, secluded and slow. And, like most 

things involving government in New York, there is a great deal 

of confl ict involved. 

You see, every BAR in every municipality in New York has 

one thing in common: they all have a horse in the race. 

The BAR consists of three to fi ve members appointed 

by the legislative body of the assessing unit. Assessors and 

members of their staff are not allowed to be on the BAR, 

but they must attend hearings. So, the taxing entity — who 

will gain or lose tax revenue based on the BAR’s decision — 

appoints people to the BAR. It is hardly impartial, especially 

considering that, for the most part, these decisions are 

made with the barest of data available — maybe a couple of 

pictures of the property, a quick hearing, some comparable 

property assessments — and there you go. Your taxes are 

set for the next year. 

And, what if, after all the time and resources you put into 

battling your assessment, the powers-that-be still uphold their 

assessment? What if the value, though deemed fair, is too high 

for you to afford your taxes? 

Well, the state Offi ce of Real Property Services recommends 

you take it up with every single taxing entity that affects you. 

Form its Web site: “If you feel as though your assessment 

accurately refl ects the market value of your property, but 

you still feel that your property taxes are rising unfairly, you 

may wish to address this matter with the taxing jurisdictions 

— school board, county legislature, city council, town board, 

fi re district and other special districts — that impose taxes in 

your community.” 

Good luck with that. 

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Health care system needs mending 

By JACKIE SHER 

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The writer is the Schenectady 

County reporter for The 

Spotlight. 

I had a little accident a few 

weekends ago – I burned my 

leg. The burn got infected. And 

then there were several other 

complications from treating the 

infection. Since then, I have 

gone to the doctor’s offi ce several 

times, been prescribed several 

medications, and have purchased 

countless bandages, tapes and 

gauzes. The burn is finally 

“healed,” but the scar it’s left 

behind is pretty ugly. 

Initially, when I was just having 

the burn on my leg treated, I 

went to the doctor’s offi ce twice. 

Those two visits to the doctor 

cost me $40, antibiotics another 

$30, and all of the dressings have 

cost about $60 (who knew gauze 

was so pricy!). The personal and 

fi nancial impact would have been 

far higher if I didn’t have health 

insurance. A trip to the doctor 

without health insurance would 

break my weekly budget. In fact, 

I probably wouldn’t have gone 

to the doctor (despite signifi cant 

pain) until things became much 

worse. Whereupon, my infection, 

I am told, might have spread 

deeper and wider, making it more 

diffi cult and expensive to cure. 

I have heard tales of uninsured 

patients who generate lifelong 

indebtedness to belatedly treat 

complications caused by delay in 

seeking medical treatment. 

When my friends and I were 

little, reaching adulthood was 

daunting. What would we be 

when we grew up? What would 

it be like to live on our own? 

What would it be like to pay bills? 

We worried about finding our 

callings in life (and many of us 

are still working on it). We did 

not imagine the trouble many of 

us would have in fi nding work 

in today’s current economic 

crisis. Needless to say, it didn’t 

even occur to most of us that 

we should worry about having 

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proper medical coverage. My 

peers who lack health insurance 

sometimes rationalize that it 

isn’t a priority. “We’re young and 

healthy,” they say. “How often 

do we really need to go to the 

doctor? How likely are we to 

injure ourselves that badly or to 

require non-elective surgery? “ 

True, many minor ailments 

can be treated, or at least relieved, 

with a quick trip to the drug 

store. Some of us compromise, 

insuring only the cost of a highly 

unlikely major catastrophe – like 

getting hit by a bus — with less 

costly insurance that stipulates 

huge deductibles. 

Getting back to my burn 

— thankfully not a major 

catastrophe — I question what 

I would have done if my injury 

required medical intervention 

beyond my truly meager means 

to pay for it. Would I have sucked 

it up and gone to the doctor in a 

timely fashion? I’m not sure that 

I wouldn’t have tried to wait it out 

before letting my family know 

that I was getting into trouble. 

I’m so grateful that cost was not a 

major factor in my decision. 

Health coverage is something 

that my friends and I are talking 

about a lot these days. It is 

nearly unattainable for many 

of us. I remember countless 

arguments with my parents after 

I graduated from college because 

I was tempted to accept job 

offers that didn’t provide health 

insurance. After all, how often 

did I go to the doctor’s anyway? 

My parents wouldn’t hear of it. 

Now, two years later, I have 

heard tales of peers (who did 

not land jobs offering health 

insurance or salary adequate to 

pay for health insurance) who 

suffered unexpected illness or 

injury. One friend tripped in his 

apartment and badly injured his 

face. The stitches and follow-up 

were costly. The patient works 

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full time, but could not afford 

insurance. He could not afford 

the hospital’s and surgeon’s 

fees, but also could not accept 

permanent facial mutilation that 

would result from lack of medical 

care. Months later, he and the 

hospital are still working out 

how he is going to pay for his 

treatment. 

Another friend, a recent 

college graduate, was seeking 

a full time job. One afternoon, 

he suddenly became ill with 

acute appendicitis. His college 

health insurance had already 

terminated. The price of his 

day in the emergency room 

(consultations, laboratory tests, 

a CT scan of his belly), the visit 

to the operating room (hospital 

fees, anesthesiologist’s fees, 

surgeon’s fees), was far more 

than he could possibly afford 

on his own. Luckily, his family 

was able to sign up for COBRA 

(Consolidated Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act) health 

insurance, a temporary extension 

of his college policy. The cost of 

his care was covered. However, 

the COBRA plans cost about $500 

a month. His family had seriously 

considered not applying for the 

COBRA policy, considering its 

high cost and the likelihood 

that he would find a job with 

health insurance before he had a 

medical problem. He was lucky 

to have been insured, when many 

others are not. 

As I look at the ugly scar on 

my leg – an unsightly reminder 

of the trouble I’ve been through 

this past month – I feel mighty 

lucky. The injury was not major, 

though it did require early 

medical care. I was fortunate 

to have ready access to medical 

care, as I have health insurance 

provided by my employer. More 

and more people are going 

without the healthcare coverage 

they need but cannot afford, 

and many are going to get into 

big trouble for something they 

have no real control over. 

Society had better look at this 

problem with new vigor. 

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Why bother voting? 

Editor, The Spotlight: 

In the May 27 editorial 

“No one cares anymore,” you 

asked why more people didn’t 

participate in the budget and 

school board votes. 

I’ll tell you why: Why 

bother? 

We never had, and never will 

have, children in the Niskayuna 

School District. The Niskayuna 

school budget always passes 

even though we go and vote 

“no.” 

The contingency budget 

was higher than the budget we 

would have been voting on. 

We bought a house that we 

could afford 16 years ago and 

now it’s assessed at so much 

our taxes are more than our 

mortgage. 

Our taxes are already hugely 

high and there isn’t a damn 

thing we can do about it. We’re 

just lambs to be fl eeced by every 

taxing entity in the state. 

I wish I didn’t love my home 

— then I could sell it and move 

the heck out of New York. 

That’s why we didn’t vote. 

Linda Briel 

Niskayuna 

We ignore the right 

to vote at our peril 


I really liked the editorial, “No 

one cares anymore” (May 27). 

Here’s my response: 

One of my favorite bumper 

stickers reads, “Ignore your 

rights — they’ll go away.” 

The people’s right to vote in 

this country is hard-won. The 

American Revolution was just 

the beginning; suffragettes and 

civil rights activists extended and 

fulfi lled the Founders’ vision. 

The vote is our single most 

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potent tool for change. It has the 

power to dislodge complacency 

and injustice. 

It reminds our elected offi cials 

that they work for us. It speaks in 

a very loud voice about who we 

are and what we value. 

But it can do these things 

only if we vote often and in great 

numbers. 

We ignore it at our peril. 

Louise Grieco 

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Trans-fat ban doesn’t make sense 


In May 2007, prior to my 

election, the Albany County 

Legislature passed a resolution 

to amend the Sanitary Code to 

ban trans-fats in foods. After 

adoption by the Board of Health 

with a 4-3 vote, a two-phase 

plan was put in motion. 

As of January 1, a ban on 

trans-fats in oils, shortenings and 

margarines used for frying or in 

spreads went into effect. Phase 

2 the ban on oils or shortenings 

used for deep-frying of yeast 

dough or cake batter, will go into 

effect July 1. 

First, let me say I believe 

that the reduction of trans-fats 

in one’s diet is probably good 

for your health, however, I do 

not believe it is the place of 

the County Legislature or state 

government to micro-manage 

what I chose to eat or not eat. It 

is our right as free Americans to 

make choices, as long as those 

choices do not adversely affect 

others. 

If we legislate what we can 

eat, will we soon have legislation 

on what we should eat? Maybe 

we should legislate broccoli 

three times a week and fish 

twice a week. Both are good for 

your general health. Obviously, 

that would not make sense. 

Is it then anymore sensible to 

ban trans-fats? If we want to 

ban things that are harmful, 

maybe we should consider 

banning cigarettes and alcohol 

before we look to trans-fats. 

This ban on trans-fats would 

have a devastating impact on 

the small bakeries in Albany 

County. 

On Monday, May 11, many 

bakery owners appeared before 

the Albany County Legislature to 

tell us of the problems they are 

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having meeting this ban. After 

months of experimentation, 

collectively they have not 

been able to identify a viable 

alternative to the oils and 

shortenings that contain transfats. 

Non trans-fat ingredients 

produce an inferior product. 

These bakers have been told 

by the companies that supply 

the oils and shortenings that 

there is no good substitute 

and while these companies 

are pursuing alternatives, they 

feel they are two to fi ve years 

away from achieving a suitable 

replacement. 

Unfortunately, while Albany 

County bakeries toil under 

this ban on trans-fats, their 

competition in neighboring 

counties and the big-box stores 

are not covered by the ban. The 

ban only covers Albany County 

and the big-box stores are not 

covered by the Sanitary Code, 

instead they are covered by the 

state Department of Agriculture, 

which does not have the ban on 

trans-fats. 

Bakeries in Albany County 

will not be able to compete and 

will lose business to those who 

are not covered by the ban, and 

most likely will have to relocate 

out of the County or go out of 

business. Either way, that would 

mean a loss of jobs and a loss of 

revenue to Albany County. 

Therefore, I have joined 

several Republican county 

legislators in sponsoring a 

resolution that would ask the 

Albany County Board of Health 

to eliminate a portion of the 

Sanitary Code (Phase 2) on 

trans-fats on oils and shortening 

because of the unfair burden it 

places on small businesses in 

Albany County and the assault 

Priyangika Pathirana, MD, 

and Nazia Habib, MD 

on our right to freedom of 

choice. 

I strongly encourage 

everyone to make their feeling 

on this issue known to your 

county legislator who will be 

voting on this resolution in 

June. 

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Albany County Legislature 

36th District 

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Nonprofi ts take a chance with raffl e rules 

Regulations within 

the state can be 

tricky to interpret 



Editor’s note: This story is 

the first in a four-part series 

that will examine the rules and 

regulations regarding games of 

chance in the Capital District. 

In future stories, The Spotlight 

will take a closer look at bingo, 

some of the greatest prizes ever 

raffled and the exceptions that 

allow facilities such as the 

Saratoga Race Course to bring 

legal games of chance to the 

Capital District. 

As summer nears, local 

charities and not-for-profit 

organizations are stirring 

up ways to raise money by 

offering enticing prizes, but 

behind every Little League 

Nutrition Outreach 

& Education Program 

raffle, bingo game and drawing 

is a set of strictly monitored 

rules and regulations. And if 

these rules are not followed, 

the New York State Racing and 

Wagering Board sees to it that 

no one walks away a winner. 

According to Colonie Town 

Clerk Elizabeth DelTorto, the 

Town of Colonie follows state 

Racing and Wagering Board 

regulations when it comes to 

games of chance in the town. 

She also said that most times, 

when people happen to break 

the rules, it is not necessarily 

on purpose. 

“Most people are not 

avoiding [the rules] because 

they’re trying to break the law,” 

she said, explaining that many 

people are simply unaware of 

the regulations. 

There are three categories 

that apply to raffles within the 

state: the first is for raffles in 

which the cumulative proceeds 

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are intended to meet or exceed 

$30,000 in a calendar year; the 

second with cumulative net 

proceeds meeting or exceeding 

$5,000 per drawing or $20,000 

total in a calendar year, but 

not exceeding $30,000; and 

the third is for raffles that are 

intended to derive less than 

$5,000 in a single raffle, with the 

cumulative raffle proceeds in a 

year not exceeding $20,000. 

The regulations applying 

to each of these three raffle 

categories are different, said 

DelTorto. For instance, for the 

first category, a notice of intent 

for the sum of money collected 

must be filed with the state. 

Most regulations are 

consistent among all three 

raffle categories, such as the 

person or persons raffling 

the object or amount must 

be at least 18 years old, the 

organization raffling must be 

an “authorized organization,” 

and the proceeds from the 

raffle must be deposited into 

a bank account maintained by 

the authorized organization. 

An authorized organization, 

usually a church or not-forprofit 

group, must also license 

their raffle with the state and 

town in which it is being held. 

DelTorto said it would be 

nearly impossible to monitor 

every single raffle conducted 

in the town. Many raffles were 

breaking the law, without even 

knowing it, she said. 

So, about a decade ago, the 

New York State Town Clerk’s 

Association worked to change 

the state law regarding the 

threshold in which licenses 

needed to be obtained to hold 

raffles, DelTorto said. 

“If you are going to make 

over $10,000, you need to come 

to us for a license,” DelTorto 

said. 

A license is not required if 

the amount comes in under 

the $10,000 threshold. If the 

organization makes more than 

$10,000 in the raffle, it can be 

asked to give 3 percent to the 

town. 

At the time a raffle license 

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is obtained, DelTorto said, 

a background check is 

conducted by the Colonie 

Police Department to ensure 

the organizers conducting the 

raffle do not have criminal 

records. 

“In all the years I’ve been 

doing this, there’s never been 

someone who came back with 

a bad background check,” 

DelTorto said. 

Other, more general, rules 

also apply to games of chance 

in the state, including that the 

winner of any game of chance 

prize does not need to be 

present in order to retain their 

prize. But looking deeper into 

the state regulations, it begins 

to get a little hazy what actually 

defines a game of chance. 

According to Henry 

Decotis, an attorney with the 

Village of Colonie Attorney’s 

Office, a game of chance is 

a game in which a number 

– not a name – is drawn. If 

a name is written on a raffle 

ticket, including the person’s 

address, it no longer is a game 

of chance and many of the 

rules no longer apply. 

The raffle versus nonraffle 

argument came up 

recently as the Colonie 

Fire Company, a Village of 

Colonie-based fire company, 

began posting fliers that it 

would be selling $20 ticket in 

a raffle for an Orange County 

Chopper motorcycle valued 

at more than $35,000. 

“We’re selling less than 

4,000 chances,” said Colonie 

Fire Company Chief Michael 

Powers. “We wanted to limit 

the number of tickets at $20 

a ticket and that keeps the 

odds in favor of those who 

participate.” 

But $20 tickets exceed the 

amount at which the Village 

of Colonie Code states raffle 

tickets can be sold, which is $5, 

according to village code. 

According to Decotis, this is 

OK because the motorcycle the 

fire company is giving away is 

not a raffle, due to the names 

and addresses participants 

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are asked to write on their 

tickets. 

“On the ticket, pulling a 

number – that would be a true 

game of chance,” said Decotis. 

“But since they will be picking 

a name, it is not a game of 

chance.” 

Another typical village code 

regulation that did not apply to 

the motorcycle raffle was that 

the value of the prize being 

given away cannot exceed 

$200. 

“Because this is not a game 

of chance, this doesn’t apply,” 

said Decotis. 

Another element of village 

code states that games of 

chance cannot be practiced 

on certain religious holidays, 

including Christmas, New 

Year’s Eve, Rosh Hashanah, 

Yom Kippur and Easter. 

What does and does not apply 

to he motorcycle giveaway was 

determined by Colonie Police 

Chief Steven Heider. 

“Under the state law, the 

[games of chance] enforcement 

officer is the chief law 

enforcement officer of the 

municipality that the raffle is to 

be conducted in,” said Decotis. 

“The Village of Colonie doesn’t 

have a police department.” 

Since the Village of Colonie uses 

the Colonie Police Department, 

Heider was to be the one who 

would determine the legality 

of the Orange County Chopper 

give away. 

During the time the legality 

was looked into, Powers said, 

the fire company suspended 

its raffle. 

“It’s a simple fact, if you read 

[the state’s] definition, it talks 

about numbers and colors,” said 

Heider. The games of chance in 

the state regulations involving 

colors refer to roulette, said 

Heider. 

Heider said he examined 

the definitions of the state 

regulations and found 

that the regulations did 

not pertain to what the fire 

company was doing, thereby 

making their game legal, 

whether you call it a raffle 

or something else. 

Heider said the difference 

between what the fire company 

is doing and other games of 

chance is that by asking ticket 

buyers to provide their names, 

it allows those holding the 

game to identify the winner, 

which is necessary for the 

winner to be taxed on the 

prize. 

“The way that he 

distinguishes it is that because 

the ticket that a person buys 

has their name and address 

on it, it is not a raffle within 

the meaning of enforcement 

laws regarding raffles,” said 

Decotis. “He says that that 

position has been supported, 

and as long as the chief law 

enforcer of our town says 

everything is kosher, than we 

took it as OK.” 

For a complete listing of the 

state regulations regarding 

games of chance, visit www. 

racing.state.ny.us, though be 

aware that the rules for bingo 

are different. The Spotlight will 

take a look at those regulations 

in the next installment of this 

series.


Erin Burke of Shaker High School, center, and Colin Mooney of Colonie Central High School, second from 

right, were named “Teenagers of the Year” by the Colonie Elks. 

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Colonie Elks name top teenagers 

They’re not just any teens. 

They’re the teens of the year. 

The Colonie Elks “Teenagers 

of the Year” were Erin Burke, 

Shaker High School, and Colin 

Mooney, Colonie Central High 

School, who were honored by 

Colonie Town Supervisor Paula 

Mahan Thursday, May 28, at 

Memorial Town Hall for their 

dedication to others through 

their volunteer efforts and 

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academic excellence. Both teens 

participate in extracurricular 

activities in addition to achieving 

high academic honors. 

Both are seniors at their high 

schools. Burke has been accepted 

to Notre Dame University, and 

Mooney has been accepted to 

Boston University. 

“Both Erin and Colin 

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Farnsworth Middle School 

student Luxi Peng did not advance 

to the semi-fi nal round of the Scripps 

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Friday, May 29. 

She did spell the two words 

she was given in front of the 

microphone correct. She spelled 

“onyx” and “quatercentenary” 

correct, according to information 

from the school district. 

Kavya Shivashankar, 13, of 

Kansas, took home fi rst prize this 

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Mansion to hold 

opening, talk 

Ten Broeck Mansion will 

hold an exhibit opening and 

gallery talk for “Just Gaming: The 

Embossing Company of Albany, 

N.Y. 1870-1955” Thursday June 

4, 6 p.m. 

Antique toys will be on display 

and Walter R. Wheeler of Hartgen 

Archeological Associates will 

speak. 

The mansion is at 9 Ten Broeck 

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The Reunion Committee of 

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Details on the 20th reunion, 

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Shaker High School announces honor grads 

These are 36 of the 37 students 

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Parker Armsby is the son of 

Leland and Priscilla Armsby of 

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Erin Burke is the daughter 

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Latham. She will attend Notre 

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Matthew Capeless is the 

son of Barbara Bowden and 

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will attend Boston College as an 

English/pre-med major. 

Megan Cheney is the 

daughter of Lisa and Bob Cheney 

of Loudonville. She will attend 

Georgetown University as a 

human science major. 

Andrew Choi is the son 

of Jongwoo and Yu Mi Choi of 

Latham. He will attend Coston 

College as a biology major. 

Nicole Cillis is the daughter 

of Ted and Rosemary Sillis of 

Latham. She will attend Siena 

College as a biology major. 

Alexis Dalcol is the daughter 

of Richard and Kathleen Dalcol 

of Loudonville. She will attend 

Harvard University as a physics 

major. 

Anthony Farrell is the son 

of Robert and Darya Farrell 

of Loudonville. He will attend 

Massachusetts Institute of 

Technology as a biology/brain 

cognitive sciences major. 

Brittany Farron is the 

daughter of Darlene and Mike 

Farron of Watervliet. She will 

attend Mount St. Mary College 

as a biology major. 

Allen Ferris is the son of 

Mr. and Mrs. George Ferris of 

Latham. He will attend the State 

University of New York College 

at Potsdam as a foreign language 

major. 

Nicole Foster is the daughter 

of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Foster of 

Cohoes. She will attend Boston 

College as a mathematics major. 

Elizabeth Hennessy is the 

daughter of Jackie and Jim 

Hennessy of Watervliet. She 

will attend the State University 

of New York at Buffalo as an 

environmental engineering 

major. 

Michael Hovish is the son 

of Leon and Peggy Hovish of 

Loudonville. He will attend the 

State University of New York at 

Albany as a physics major. 

Qin Lin Jiang is the son of 

Qi Qiang Jiang and Luan Zhen 

Jjiang of Latham. He will attend 

the State University of New York 

at Albany as a pre-med major. 

Yiqian Jiang is the daughter 

of Qin Jiang and Renhua Song 

of Latham. She will attend the 

Rhode Island School of Design 

as a visual arts major. 

Sana Khan is the daughter of 

Talat I. Khan of Loudonville. She 


of New York at Albany as a 

chemistry major. 

Hailey Kopp is the daughter 

of John and Susan Kopp of 

Loudonville. She will attend 

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science major. 

Arin Kutey is the daughter 

of Paul and Debra Kutey of 

Loudonville. She will attend 

Johnson and Wales University as 

a baking and pastry arts major. 

Sarah Lee is the daughter of 

James and Sophie Lee of Latham. 

She will attend Cornell University 

as an economics major. 

Joshua Malkin is the 

son of Arthur Malkin and Jill 

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Teacher wants to bring ailing mother home 

Injury abroad left 

Kier Aspin’s mom in coma 

By DAN SABBATINO 

sabbatinod@spotlightnews.com 


Teacher Kier Aspin wants 

to fly his mother home from 

Egypt. The problem is that his 

mother is in unstable medical 

condition, slipping in and out 

of consciousness, and to do so 

would run close to $100,000 

Aspin’s mother, Mary, and 

her husband were traveling to 

Egypt on vacation in January, he 

said. While at the Cairo museum 

on Jan. 13, Mary fell and hit her 

head, causing her to slip into a 

coma. Kier said the museum is 

old and cluttered, and could have 

contributed to the accident. 

Kier, who taught at the school 

for 11 years, said although the 

incident is unsettling, he was 

comforted that the state-of-theart 

medical facility in Cairo is 

■ Honor 

(From Page 10) 

Goodman of Menands. He will 

attend Tufts University. 

Elizabeth Mantey is the 

daughter of Paula and David 

Mantey of Latham. She will 

attend Emerson College as a 

fi lm major. 

Matthew McNeil is the son of 

Christopher and Denise McNeil 

of Cohoes. He will attend the 

State University of New York 

College at Geneseo in the fall. 

Adam Morgan is the son 

of Mary and Robert Morgan of 

Newtonville. Adam will attend 

the State University of New York 

at Binghamton as an engineering 

major. 

Sean Ogden is the son of 

William and Tammy Ogden 

of Cohoes. He will attend 

Northeastern University as a 

chemical engineering major. 

Anjali Puttachi is the daughter 

of Anuradha Krishnappa of 

Latham. She will attend Boston 

University as a pre-med major. 

Arielle Ray is the daughter of 

Melody Bruce and David Ray of 

Menands. She will attend Cornell 

University as an English major. 

Catherine Richardson is 

the daughter of Cheryl and Bill 

Richardson of Loudonville. She 

will attend Cornell University as 

an engineering major. 

Kira Rosi-Schumacher is 

the daughter of Pamela Rosi of 

Troy. She will attend Fordham 

one of the best in the world. Mary 

is recovering and at the “end of 

the coma scale,” but Kier said it’s 

time her family be able to spend 

time with her. 

“It was like Albany [Medical 

Center’s] intensive care unit,” 

he said of the great care she 

received. “We’re at the point now, 

[though], where she needs to 

come home.” 

His father has been traveling 

back and forth to take care of 

routine matters like bills, and 

his sister, as well as family from 

England, has gone to visit Mary 

in Cairo. 

Kier said the matter has been 

diffi cult on his family, and the 

high price of bringing Mary to the 

States is a serious impediment. 

“There’s no way she wouldn’t 

be on a plane without a breathing 

apparatus,” Kier said. He said 

the possibility of insurance 

reimbursements between $5,000 

and $20,000 could help mitigate 

the costs, but a significant 

University as an international 

relations major. 

David Rowley is the son of 

David C. Rowley of Menands. He 

will attend Fordham University as 

a history major. 

Rotem Rusak is the 

daughter of Zvi and Michal 

Rusak of Loudonville. He will 

attend Columbia University as a 

psychology major. 

Emily Scampini is the 

daughter of Paul and Sue 

Scampini of Watervliet. Emily 


of New York College at Geneseo 

as an education major. 

Matthew Schwenzfeier 

is the son of Anne and Kevin 

Schwenzfeier of Watervliet. He 


of New York at Buffalo as an 

engineering major. 

Rose Silberman-Gorn is the 

daughter of Cheryl Gorn and 

Charles Silberman of Latham. 

She will attend Sage College as 

an art major. 

Melissa Sippel is the daughter 

of Deborah and Douglas sippel of 

Loudonville. She will attend Bay 

Path College as a biology major. 

Richa Taneja is the daughter 

of Nidhi and Rajesh Taneja of 

cohoes. She will attend the 

University of Miami honors 

program as a biology/medicine 

major. 

Christopher Vanzetta is the 

son of Robert and Charlene 

Vanzetta of Latham. He will attend 

Marist College as an international 

business major. 

Tour spotlights Underground Railroad 

Families are invited to bring 

fathers on a 90-minute walking 

tour in downtown Albany on 

Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21. 

Historic Capital Region 

Underground Railroad 

abolitionists and freedom seekers 

will be featured in this tour that 

begins at 1 p.m. at the Albany 

Heritage Area Visitors Center. 

Dads walk free on Father’s Day. 

Independent researchers Paul 

and Mary Liz Stewart will talk 

about and celebrate the stories 

of Capital District residents who 

engaged in the 19th century 

national civil rights movement 

known as the Underground 

Railroad movement while visiting 

documented locations where 

these activists walked, lived and 

worked. 

Underground Railroad History 

Project of the Capital Region, 

Inc. is a non-profi t educational 

organization dedicated to 

researching, celebrating and 

preserving the story of the 

Underground Railroad in the 

Capital District. For information, 

call 432-4432 or visit www. 

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amount of money still needs to 

be raised. 

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“Everybody likes to dress 

casual on a Friday,” she said. 

“Our students wanted to get 

involved too, so they wore hats 

for a day.” 

She said the staff is valued 

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out.” 

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and did not want to alert or worry 

his students and colleagues. He 

said his visit to Egypt overlapped 

with a school break in April so 

he was only gone for a limited 

number of school days. 

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Bethlehem police officer 

Christopher Hughes says he is 

being targeted for disciplinary 

action after talking to Town 

Supervisor Jack Cunningham 

about alleged racist remarks made 

by Police Chief Louis Corsi. 

Hughes said he spoke with 

Cunningham at the supervisor’s 

home on Sunday, May 17, about a 

taped audio conversation in which 

Corsi used a racial slur. Hughes 

also alleges that Corsi ordered the 

recording destroyed. 

Days after his conversation 

with Cunningham, Hughes said, 

he received a “notice of intent 

to conduct interrogation” about 

the conversation. In a formal 

complaint fi led with the Albany 

County District Attorney Public 

Integrity Unit on May 27, Hughes 

said, “Town Attorney Michael 

Smith stated the town was seeking 

my termination, and I could be 

facing possible criminal charges 

based on my conversation with 

Cunningham.” 

District Attorney David Soares 

spokeswoman Heather Orth 

confi rmed there is an investigation 

into the alleged comments and 

the resulting fallout, but could say 

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“We don’t comment on ongoing 

cases in the public integrity unit,” 

she told The Spotlight on Saturday, 

May 30. 

The police department’s deputy 

chief, Timothy Beebe, said he, too, 

couldn’t comment. 

“Because this is being handled 

as a personnel matter, all comments 

are being directed to our town 

attorney,” Beebe said. 

Town Attorney James Potter 

said the alleged tapes were from 

three years ago and that to his 

knowledge, no tapes on fi le at the 

police department have ever been 

purposely erased. 

“This alleged tape would be 

roughly three years old to the 

best of our knowledge,” he said. 

“Everyone who had access or 

authority over the tapes has been 

interviewed.” 

The department currently 

records over audiotape after 30 

days, according to Potter, but 

that system “wasn’t in place back 

then.” 

Under a Civil Rights law, police 

personnel records are confi dential 

and not privy to Freedom of 

Information Law requests. 

Hughes is also claiming that 

the department brass is targeting 

him for suspension and possible 

termination for being vocal 

about contractual issues, making 

complaints about a detective and 

for taking sick leave. 

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he said of his back-to-back 30day 

suspension notices, received 

within the past month. “I am not 

paranoid, I am not a conspiracy 

theorist and I can read the writing 

on the wall. I’m a thorn in their 

side, I’m starting to be vocal and 

I’m starting to get agitated. 

“What they’re trying to 

do is terminate me,” Hughes 

concluded. 

Cunningham told The Spotlight 

during a Friday night telephone 

interview that he couldn’t comment 

specifi cally on the matter because 

it is currently under investigation, 

but did confirm he spoke with 

Hughes about the matter. 

“The content of what we talked 

about is consistent,” he said of 

an internal police investigation. 

“I can confi rm that. ... Until the 

investigation is completed, I cannot 

comment on it.” 

He said he contacted counsel 

after speaking with Hughes. 

“After I spoke with Officer 

Hughes I immediately called our 

Town Attorney James Potter,” 

Cunningham said. “As soon as I 

learned of this, I took action with 

the town.” 

Cunningham added that the 

two town attorneys have been 

conducting an investigation for 

“some time now,” and that they 

could conclude their fi ndings by 

next week. 

Hughes said he received 

the intent of interrogation letter 

two days after speaking with 

Cunningham and contacted 

attorney Steve Coffey. 

“Two days later I get a letter 

of notice to interrogate me based 

on comments that I made to Jack 

Cunningham,” Hughes said. 

The Spotlight has obtained copies 

of the original “notice of intent 

to conduct interrogation” sent to 

Hughes by Beebe on May 19. The 

notice states the police department 

wanted to question Hughes “in 

relation to its investigation of certain 

claims made by you to Supervisor 

John Cunningham ... in relation to 

the alleged conduct of Chief Corsi 

during a phone conversation with 

a representative of the Albany 

County Sheriff’s Department…. 

Since this investigation will also 

involve an inquiry as to how you 

obtained the tape, or how it is 

this information came into your 

possession, and what town or 

other systems were accessed by 

you or on your behalf, and your 

use of your claimed possession of 

this tape during your conversation 

with the town supervisor, and 

otherwise, your answers and the 

conduct which will be the subject 

of this investigation may give rise 

to disciplinary charges against you 

for misconduct.” 

“I never threatened him and I 

never coerced him.” Hughes said of 

his conversation with Cunningham. 

He added, “At no time did I ever say 

that I had a copy of the tape.” 

Hughes then hired Coffey and 

did not attend the “interrogation,” 

and had his attorney explain to the 

town he was not in possession of 

the tape. 

The conversation in which Corsi 

allegedly uses a racial epithet is 

said to be taped off the police 

department’s main telephone 

line, and allegedly records Corsi 

describing another administrative 

officer as a racial epithet “in 

the wood pile,” according to a 

compliant sent to District Attorney 

David Soares’ offi ce. 

Cunningham said he had never 

spoken to Hughes before May 

17 and he had not heard about 

the alleged audiotape before that 

conversation. Hughes said he 

made his fi rst attempt at using the 

chain of command to report Corsi 

on April 17. 

Hughes also said he handdelivered 

five copies of a letter 

describing problems within the 

police department to Cunningham’s 

offi ce — one for each member of 

the Town Board — but that those 

letters were never disseminated by 

the supervisor. 

Cunningham acknowledged he 

received the letters, saying Friday 

night, “On advice of counsel, I did 

not distribute the letter to the Town 

Board.” 

Hughes said he contacted 

Councilman Sam Messina to see 

if he had received the letter. 

“Chris called me, I knew the 

name but didn’t know the person,” 

Messina said. “He told me he had 

submitted a letter to the supervisor 

and the Town Board, and I told him 

I didn’t believe I had received it.” 

Hughes then asked Messina if 

he wanted the letter. 

“He asked me if I was willing to 

receive the documents, and I said to 

him that I would never discourage 

someone from sending me a letter 

as a town offi cial,” Messina said. 

“Two days later I went out to my 

mailbox and there was a letter 

folded up with several attachments. 

It wasn’t in an envelope.” 

Aside from the letter to the Town 

Board concerning strife in the 

police department, Messina said, 

“Nothing else was discussed.” 

The councilman said he isn’t 

aware of the allegations against 

the chief, but added he understood 

the reasoning if Cunningham was 

advised not to deliver the letter. 

“For personnel matters, we 

are not allowed to comment on an 

ongoing situation,” Messina said. 

“But in this case, I don’t have any 

comment because I really don’t 

know.” 

Hughes said he went to the 

supervisor and then the DA’s 

offi ce because the regular chain 

of command was “getting me 

nowhere.” 

In June of 2005 the Public 

Integrity Unit was established by 

the district attorney’s offi ce, and 

it is designed to report directly 

to the district attorney. It actively 

investigates cases and tips from 

constituents with information on 

possible corruption. 

The unit’s mission is “To 

ensure that public officials, law 

enforcement, white collar criminals, 

and cyber criminals are held to the 

same standard of justice as any 

other.” 

“We will have only one system 

of justice here in Albany County,” 

Soares’ stated at the unit’s inception. 

“We will prosecute based on the 

evidence, issues of who you are and 

who you know will no longer be 

factored into the decision-making 

process as to who we indict and 

eventually who we prosecute.” 

Hughes, a 13-year veteran of 

the force, has filed grievances 

through his union against the 

two 30-day suspensions, which he 

called “comical.” The suspensions 

claim Hughes took unwarranted 

sick time and filed false time 

records. 

The suspensions will be 

dropped, Hughes said, because 

he was asked to disclose detailed 

medical information, which violates 

state HIPPA Laws and there are no 

grounds for the other claims. He 

said the suspensions are indicative 

of the many internal problems in 

the department, and added that 

he isn’t alone in his dissatisfaction 

with how things are currently 

being run. 

“All I want is to be treated fairly, 

I don’t have skeletons in my closet,” 

Hughes said. “I’m not backing 

down from this.” 

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the halls of Guilderland High 

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did as part of the school’s “11X 

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Juniors Christian O’Brien 

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character. 

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allowed, and getting to choose 

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vast influential characters. 

“It’s been a lot of fun,” he 

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Kevin Collins, a junior, said 

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Rebecca Vega, also a junior, 

made her contribution to the 

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Kim Wyland, Matt’s mom, 

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slurs and German swastikas, on personal property in the area, as well as the nearby Hamagrael Elementary 

School. Bethlehem Police are investigating the incidents. 

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Vandals draw hate messages in Delmar 

Several buildings, 

vehicles defaced 

By JARRETT CARROLL 

carrollj@spotlightnews.com 

Bethlehem police are 

investigating a spree of offensive 

vandalism that occurred 

overnight Friday, May 22, into 

the early morning of Saturday, 

May 23. 

Well over a dozen homes 

surrounding the Hamagrael 

Elementary School building, and 

the school itself, on McGuffey 

Lane and Wisconsin Avenue 

were found spray-painted with 

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right-side door, the report states. 

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for the landfi ll. 

Lake George hike 

to benefi t AFSP 

More than 200 people from 

throughout the Capital District 

and North Country are expected 

to participate in the fi rst Hike for 

Hope – Cody’s Climb on Prospect 

Mountain on Sunday, June 14. 

The fundraising hike benefi ts 

the American Foundation for 

Suicide Prevention by helping 

to support local and national 

suicide prevention and awareness 

programs. The goal is raise 

$10,000 for AFSP. 

Scheduled speakers include 

Sen. Betty Little, David and 

Kate Miller (who lost their son 

Cody to suicide) and Deena 

McCullough (who lost her son 

Sean to suicide). 

Registration will be held at the 

base of the mountain at 8 a.m. 

The hike will begin at 9:15 a.m. A 

ceremony of hope and inspiration 

led by Little will take place at the 

summit following the hike. 

To register, donate or to learn 

more, log on to www.afsp.org/ 

capitalregionny or mhanys.org/ 

afsp_hike.htm 

518-434-4077 

www.broadwayautoclinic.com 

CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK


By JACQUELINE M. DOMIN 

dominj@spotlightnews.com Snoopy, played by Michael 

At fi rst glance, the New 

York State Theatre Institute’s 

version of “You’re 

a Good Man, Charlie Brown” 

doesn’t seem like a typical play. 

There’s no central story line. 

Characters are essentially acting 

out strips from the beloved Peanuts 

comic strip, instead of following a 

plot with a clear beginning, climax 

and end. 

But “You’re a Good Man, Charlie 

Brown” packs more into those 

vignettes than it might appear at 

fi rst glance, several of the people 

involved with the show say. 

“It’s very cleverly put together,” 

director Robert Whiteman said. “It 

gives each character an arc.” 

Take Charlie Brown. At the 

outset, the character is “a misfi t, 

an outsider,” said Brian Sheldon, 

who plays the title character. But 

by show’s end, Charlie Brown is 

warmly accepted by the rest of the 

gang. 

“He comes full circle,” Sheldon 

said. 

Julia Franklin, who plays Lucy 

VanPelt, sees her character 

undergo a transformation, too — although 

in Lucy’s case, it’s a little For Franklin, a senior at the Acad- 

more humbling. 

emy of the Holy Names, those ap- 

“Lucy learns about herself a lot,” pearances usually come with other 

Franklin said. “She learns she has members of her family. Franklin 

some fl aws.” 

and her siblings and parents have 

Whiteman believes the depth of performed in more than 30 local 

a story is a testament to Peanuts productions together. 

creator Charles Schulz, whose It’s a little strange to be the only 

strips were about a lot more than Franklin appearing in “You’re a 

cute kids and sassy dogs. White- Good Man, Charlie Brown,” she 

man calls himself a “huge fan” of said. 

the Peanuts, and he’s been intent “It’s very diffi cult to not be able to 

on making sure the young cast come home and talk to them,” she 

members of “You’re a Good Man, said. 

Charlie Brown” have an idea of just But like Sheldon, she’s had a lot 

how much Schulz poured into the of fun with her castmates. In fact, of 

strip. 

the six leads, she knew all of them 

To that end, Whiteman looked for before rehearsals started, so she’s 

strips that captured the essence of still among familiar faces. 

each character. He assembled 

them into “research packets” 

that he handed out to the actors. 

He encouraged them to bring 

their own persona to the role, 

but “when in doubt, we would 

refer to the original,” he said. 

Or, as Sheldon described it, 

“It’s got a lot of Brian in there, 

and then I put of lot of Charlie 

Brown in.” 

Sheldon said he was somewhat 

of a natural fi t for the part. 

“I have a round head, and I’m a 

bigger actor,” he said. 

Unlike Charlie Brown, though, 

Sheldon has a niche. “I kind of 

just have been the funny guy all 

the time,” he said. 

That led him to give acting a 

try, and today he is a student 

in Russell Sage College’s Male 

Actor Apprentice Program. He’s 

Lucy (Julia Franklin) tries to draw her little 

the oldest cast member in the 

brother, Linus (Aaron Marquise) into her 

show, with everyone else still in 

dreams of glory. 

high school. 

One of her fellow actors, Michael 

“It’s been a lot of fun,” he said. Whitney, who plays Snoopy, is 

“They’re very funny kids.” Franklin’s classmate at NYSTI, 

Despite the actors’ youth, it’s a where both are serving as interns. 

very accomplished group, White- The experience exposes them to 

man said. 

several facets of the theater. Frank- 

“This cast — it’s just incredible,” lin, for instance, has worked in the 

he said. “They are superstars.” costume shop and helped create 

That’s a credit to time they’re study guides for some NYSTI 

willing to spend learning their lines shows. 

and parts, as well as their experi- “It was great to deal in other 

ence, he said. 

aspects of the theater,” she said, but 

“They’ve performed with every the internship also cemented for 

group in the Capital District,” he her that she’s happiest when she’s 

said. 

on stage. 


Whitney, turns suppertime into 

a song and dance in “You’re 

A Good Man, Charlie Brown.” 

Brian Sheldon, left, plays 

Charlie Brown. 

in the 

Entertainment Spotlight 

Good time charlie 

NYSTI presents musical inspired by ‘Peanuts’ 

“It makes an actor feel very lucky 

to be an actor,” she said. 

Whitney, a senior at Niskayuna 

High School, agreed. A few years 

ago, he was more apt to be described 

as an athlete than an actor. 

He had always thought it would 

be fun to act, but he was busy with 

baseball, football and track. Then 

he hurt his arm, and he had a 

chance to try acting. 

“It just fell into place for me,” he 

said. 

Since then, he’s been in plays at 

his high school and with Schenectady 

Light Opera. 

But “You’re a Good Man, Charlie 

Brown” marks the fi rst time he’s 

done what he calls “real theater.” 

He laughs as soon as the 

words are out of his mouth, 

acknowledging that the concept 

of the show “is not at all high 

brow.” 

But it’s a challenge to tackle 

a role that doesn’t stick to the 

standard storytelling method. 

“There’s no through line,” he 

said. “It’s nice for me to try 

something different.” 

He’s grateful to the internship 

program for providing 

such an opportunity. He said 

he felt he’d gotten all he could 

out of high school productions, 

and he’s in awe that through 

NYSTI, he’s working with veteran 

actors and being exposed 

to so many aspects of theater. 

“It’s the best thing I could 

have done,” he said. 

Whiteman was a NYSTI intern 

himself back in 1985. Just 

like Charlie Brown, you could 

say he has come full circle. He 

spent his early years as a director 

before getting a chance to merge 

his loves of theater and teaching, 

starting a theater program at Doane 

Stuart. Today, he is a teacher 

at Westmere Elementary School in 

Guilderland in addition to serving 

in several capacities with NYSTI. 

As director of “You’re a Good 

Man, Charlie Brown,” he strives to 

stay true to Schulz’s vision for the 

Peanuts characters, but he also 

took some liberties with costumes 

and props to “make it relatable.” 

For instance, “one character 

uses a cell phone, and one uses a 

laptop,” he said. 

He thinks the modifi cations will 

keep the show “refreshing and 

new,” while still offering plenty of 

laughs that are characteristic of the 

comic strip. 

He and others encouraged people 

to come out if they want a good time. 

“It’s such a great show,” Sheldon 

said. “It’s so iconic. You know who 

these kids are.” 

“You’re a Good Man, Charlie 

Brown” opens on Friday, June 5, at 

8 p.m., running for one weekend 

only. The Sunday, June 7, show is 

sold out. All performances will be 

held at the James L. Meader Little 

Theatre, 5 Division St., on the campus 

of Russell Sage College in Troy 

June 3 to 15. Tickets are $15 for 

adults, $12 for senior citizens and 

students and $7.50 for children to 

age 12. For tickets, call the NYSTI 

box offi ce at 274-3256 or visit www. 

nysti.org. 

www.brownschool.org 

Charlie Brown 

(Brian Sheldon) 

seeks advice and 

support from Lucy 

(Julia Franklin). 

OPEN HOUSE 

Nursery - PreK - Kindergarten 

Monday - June 8th - 6:30-7:30 PM 

Brown School offers an enriched Open House experience 

for children 2,3,4 and 5 years old. This hour long 

program features classroom adventures for your child 

and an opportunity for you to speak to our early 

childhood professionals! We offer small classes and 

hands-on learning where every child’s work is play! 

Nursery through Grade 8 

150 Corlaer Ave. Schenectady - 518-370-0366


Arts & Entertainment 

Theater 

HIGH SOCIETY 

Old-time musical favorite, presented by 

Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 Route 203, 

Chatham, through June 7, Wednesdays 

through Sundays, $26-$28. Information, 

392-9292. 

SHEAR MADNESS 

Wacky whodunit set in a hairstyling salon 

and where the audience helps solve the 

mystery, presented by Capital Repertory 

Theatre, 111 North Pearl St., Albany, June 

5-28. Information, 445-7469. 

TAMING THE WILD, WILD WEST 

IN A DRESS 

Billy St. John western comedy, presented 

by the Footlighters, Jean DeLollo Theater, 

Calvary United Methodist Church, 15 

Ridge Place, Latham, June 5-6 and 12-13, 

advance tickets adults $8, children under 

12 $5; door prices adults $9, children under 

12 $6. Information, 339-8241. 

YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, 

CHARLIE BROWN 

Musical based on the famous “Peanuts” 

comic strip characters, presented by New 

York State Theatre Institute Students, 

James L. Meader Little Theatre, Russell 

Sage College, 5 Division St., Troy, through 

June 15, adults $15, students/seniors $12, 

children 12 and under $7.50. Information, 

274-3256. 

Music 

BROOKSIDE MUSEUM BENEFIT 

Featuring local Celtic favorites Hair of 

the Dog, June 5, 7 p.m., 6 Charlton St., 

Balllston Spa, advance tickets $15, door 

tickets $18, children under 12 free. Information, 

885-4000. 

NAT PHIPPS 

Veteran big band jazz artist, June 5, 7 p.m., 

Stockade Inn, 1 North Church St., Schenectady, 

free Information, 346-3400. 

PADDY KEENAN WITH JOHN WALSH 

King of the uillean pipes teams up with 

Irish guitarist/singer, June 5, 8 p.m., Caffe 

Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, $15 

caffe members, $18 general public. Information, 

583-0022. 

PAUL RISHELL AND ANNIE RAINES 

Blues guitarist and his harmonica-playing 

partner, June 6, 8 p.m., Caffe Lena, 

47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, $12 caffe 

members, $15 general public. Information, 

583-0022. 

RIVERVIEW RAMBLERS 

Popular area bluegrass band performing 

fi rst show in “Howlin’ at the Moon” concert 

series, June 7, 6:30 p.m., Mabee Farm 

Historic Site, Route 5S, Rotterdam Junction, 

free. Information, 887-5073. 

LUCY KAPLANSKY 

Alt-country/roots rock singer-songwriter, 

June 7, 7 p.m., Caffe Lena, 47 Phila St., 

Saratoga Springs, $20 caffe members, $22 

general public. Information, 583-0022. 

BRIAN PATNEAUDE QUARTET 

Weekly jazz show, June 7, 9 p.m., Justin’s, 

301 Lark St., Albany, $3. Information, 436- 

7008. 

COLONIE TOWN BAND 

Performing classical pieces, show tunes 

and Sousa marches, June 8, 7 p.m., Pruyn 

House, 207 Old Niskayuna Road, Latham, 

free. Information, www.colonietownband. 

org. 

Visual Arts 

ARTS CENTER 

OF THE CAPITAL REGION 

“Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 

1960-Now,” through June 5; “Explorations 

in Art,” through June 5; 265 River 

St., Troy. Information, 273-0052. 

NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 

“Beneath the City: An Archeological Perspective 

of Albany,” ongoing; plus permanent 

collections on the 9/11 recovery 

effort, New York state history and geography, 

Empire State Plaza, Madison Avenue. 

Information, 474-5877. 

ALBANY INSTITUTE OF ART 

“Hudson Valley: Spanning the Banks,” 

photographs by Harry Wilks, through June 

7; “Hudson River Panorama: 400 Years of 

History, Art and Culture,” through Jan. 3, 

2010; plus “The Folk Spirit of Albany: Folk 

Art from the Colletcion of the Albany Institute 

of History and Art” and exhibits on 

Hudson River School painting, American 

sculpture and the history of Albany, 125 

Washington Ave. Information, 463-4478. 

SCHENECTADY MUSEUM 

Spirit of Schenectady, collection highlights 

and planetarium, Nott Terrace Heights. Information, 

382-7890. 

ALBANY AIRPORT GALLERY 

“Repetitive Nature,” in Concourse A gallery; 

“Air Craft,” photos by Jeffrey Milstein; 

plus site-specifi c installations by 

Larry Kagan and Cara Nigro, as well as 

installations by Anthony Garner, Baris 

Karayazgan, Paul Katz, Nancy Klepsch and 

Victoria Palermo. Information, 242-2243. 

ALBANY CENTER GALLERY 

“Works on Paper: Gabe Brown, Ingrid 

Ludt and Yvonne Welch,” through July 

3, 39 Columbia St., Albany. Information, 

462-4775. 

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF DANCE 

Ballet Russes exhibit, “On Broadway,” 

chronicling the progression of dance on 

Broadway, and ongoing exhibits, 99 South 

Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Information, 

584-2225. 

SARATOGA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM 

“The Syracuse Mile,” featuring two of the 

central New York’s famous stock cars, plus 

ongoing exhbits including "East of Detroit" 

and New York racing, 110 Avenue of the 

Pines, Saratoga Springs. Information, 

587-1935, ext. 20. 

BROOKSIDE MUSEUM 

“Greg Klein Art Exhibit,” featuring paintings 

of the Saratoga County countryside 

and familiar landmarks, through the end of 

June; plus “A Few Lines to Let You Know: 

Letters of the Civil War,” through Sept. 4, 

6 Charlton St., Ballston Spa. Information, 

885-4000. 

TANG TEACHING MUSEUM 

AND GALLERY 

“Oliver Herring: Me Us Them,” through 

June 14; “Elevator Music 14: Lucky Dragons,” 

through July 12; “Tim Rollinsand 

K.O.S.: A History,” through Aug. 30; Skidmore 

College, 815 North Broadway, Saratoga 

Springs. Information, 580-8080. 

CLARK ART INSTITUTE 

“Second Empire Paris: History and Modernity,” 

through June 21; 225 South St., 

Williamstown, Mass. Information, (413) 

458-9545. 

THE HYDE COLLECTION 

“Old Master Prints from the Sparling 

Family Collection,” through June 21; 161 

North Warren St., Glens Falls. Information, 

792-1761. 

ARKELL MUSEUM 

“Arkell’s Inspiration: the Marketing of 

Beech-Nut and Art for the People,” ongoing; 

Canajoharie. Information, 673-2314. 

Call for Artists 

SARATOGA COUNTY FAIR 

Seeking singers, dancers, comedians, 

jugglers and more performers for “Who’s 

Got Talent?” competition July 14-16. Information, 

885-5604. 

SARATOGA ARTS 

Seeking local artists and fi ne crafters to 

display their works at its downtown gallery 

shop. Information, Adrianna Flax 584- 

4132 or afl ax@saratoga-arts.org. 

UPPER UNION STREET BID 

Seeking artists for its annual Strawberry 

Fest & Art Show June 20. Information, 

Jane Rothfi eld 522-7445 or janerothfi 

eld@nycap.rr.com. 

MOP AND BUCKET COMPANY 

Holding auditions for a substitute accompanist 

to provide music for its improvised 

comedy shows. Information, contact Michael 

Burns at michaelburns@mopco.org 

or Kat Koppett at katkoppet@mopco.org. 

CAPITALAND CHORUS 

Openings for all voice parts for women 

who love to sing and perform, rehearsals 

are at 7 p.m. Thursdays at New Covenant 

Presbyterian Church, corner of Orlanso 

and Western avenues, Albany. Information, 

785-3567. 

ALBANY CIVIC THEATER 

Seeking original works for its July Playwrights 

Showcase, no fi lm scripts, monologues, 

musicals or children’s plays. Mail 

a copy of the text to Albany Civic Theater, 

P.O. Box 6172, Albany 12206. 

TANGO FUSION DANCE COMPANY 

Auditioning professional dancers by appointment 

at Arthur Murray Dance Studio, 

75 Woodlawn Ave., Saratoga Springs. Information, 

306-4173. 

ADIRONDACK PASTEL SOCIETY 

Seeking artists working in soft pastels for 

regional juried exhibition that opens on 

May 22 at Tom Myott Gallery, deadline for 

entries is April 1 . Also seeking new artists 

that work in pastels, meetings are the fi rst 

Tuesday of every month at the Dave Francis 

Gallery, the Shirt Factory, Glens Falls. 

Programs, artist demonstrations and exhibitions 

are planned throughout the year. 

Information, 793-9309 or 793-9350. 

DELMAR COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA 

Openings in the string, horn and percussion 

sections. Information, 439-7749. 

COLONIE TOWN BAND 

Several openings, rehearsals on Mondays 

at 7:30 p.m. at town hall, Route 9, Newtonville. 


COLONIE CENTENNIAL 

BRASS CHOIR 

Openings for brass players, rehearsals 

on fi rst Thursday and third Tuesday of the 

month, at 7:15 p.m., town hall, Route 9, 

Newtonville. Information, 783-2760. 

SUBURBAN SOUNDS 

COMMUNITY CHORUS 

Openings in mixed chorus, rehearsals 

Sundays at 7 p.m. at Lynnwood Reformed 

Church, Route 146, Guilderland. Information, 

861-8000. 

FRIENDSHIP SINGERS 

Openings in women’s singing group, focusing 

on old favorites and show tunes, 

Weekly 

rehearsals Tuesday mornings at Delmar 

Reformed Church, Delaware Avenue, Delmar. 


A CAPPELLA 

New, informal, coed a cappella group in 

Delmar, for adults and teens 16 and older. 


SIENA CHAMBER 

ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR 

Rehearsals Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. for orchestra, 

Wednesdays at 6 p.m. for choir, 

Siena College, Route 9, Loudonville. Information, 

783-2325. 

THE ORCHESTRA ON THE COMMON 

Openings in the string section, also need 

hurls his body 

headlong from 

the trusses under 

the bridge 

strikes the pigeon 

with his talons 

plucks its soft body 

from the air 

on 

poetry 

This month’s column is sponsored by NGC 

Publishing, now offering “Fables by jambbal,” 

an inspirational collection of simple stories for 

complex people...and children. To order, visit 

www.fablesbyjambbal.com 

Dunn Memorial Falcon 

by Marion Menna 

French horn, trombone, fl ute and bass 

drum players, rehearsals Friday at 9 a.m., 

Shenendehowa Senior Center, Clifton 

Common, Clifton Park. Information, 372- 

5146. 

ELECTRIC CITY CHORUS 

Male singing group, training provided, rehearsals 

at Faith United Methodist Church, 

Brandywine Avenue and Eastern Parkway, 

Schenectady, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Information, 

399-1846. 

RIVER VALLEY CHORUS 

Sweet Adelines group based in Niskayuna 

is looking for women to join group. Information, 

346-5349. 

wheels and wings 

to the nest box 

where three chicks 

now asleep 

will be fed 

with delicate care 

This month our featured poet is Marion Menna, a 

retired special education teacher who volunteers at the 

Five Rivers Environmental Center. 

Her poems are often grounded in the natural world, 

as in this poem. Notice her use of alliteration and the 

surprising last line. 

Marion’s chapbook, An Unknown Country, is due 

out this summer. If you’d like to order a copy, go to the 

publisher’s Web site at www.fi nishinglinepress.com. 

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Calendar of Events Spotlight 

in the 

Wednesday, June 3 

COLONIE COALITION OF 

NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS 

town hall, Route 9, Newtonville, 7:15 p.m. 


OSTEOPOROSIS 

PREVENTION CLASS 

sponsored by Colonie Senior Service 

Centers, Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners 

Circle, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Information, 

459-2857. 

TOPS CLUB 

weight loss support group, Colonie town 

hall, Route 9, 11:45 a.m. Information call 

465-7894, 1-800-932-8677 or visit www. 

tops.org. 

LOUDONVILLE ARTS AND CRAFTS 

St. Francis de Sales Church hall, 1 Maria 

Drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information, 

459-2237. 

SENIOR WALKING CLUB 

meet at Colonie Center at 9 a.m. in the food 

court on the second fl oor, exercise class at 

9:45. Information, 459-2857. 

LISHAKILL SENIORS 

1653 Central Ave., 10 a.m. 

COLONIE-GUILDERLAND 

ROTARY CLUB 

Western Turnpike Golf Course, Washington 

Avenue Extension, 12:15 p.m. Information, 

869-6417. 

HART SOCIAL CENTER 

bridge, Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners 

Circle, 1 p.m. 

HERBERT B. KUHN SENIOR 

CITIZENS CENTER 

square dancing and cards at 10, lunch by 

reservation at noon, beginners’ square 

dancing at 12:30 p.m., 2 Thunder Road. 


AA MEETING 

Newtonville Methodist Church, Route 9 and 

Maxwell Road, 6 p.m. 

Thursday, June 4 

ZONING BOARD 

OF APPEALS 

Public Operations Center, 347 Old 

Niskayuna Road, 7 p.m. Information, 

783-2706. 

OSTEOPOROSIS 

PREVENTION CLASS 



Circle, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Information, 

459-2857. 

BINGO 

Blessed Virgin Mary of Czestochowa Polish 

National Catholic Church, 250 Maxwell 

Road, 7:15 p.m. Call 453-2258 for more 

information. 

TOPS CLUB 

weight loss support group, Pine Grove 

United Methodist Church, 1580 Central 

Ave., and First Presbyterian Church of 

Watervliet, 819 23rd St., 7 p.m. Information, 

456-5099 and 785-9585. 

112 STEP PROGRAM 

dealing with co-dependence and addictions, 

Our Savior’s School, 63 Mountain View 

Ave., 7 p.m. Information, 459-2248. 

HERBERT B. KUHN 

SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER 

tai chi and cards at 9:30 a.m., German class 

at 10, sewing at 12:30 p.m., 2 Thunder Road. 


AA MEETINGS 

St. Ambrose School Library, Old Loudon 

Road, Latham, 7:30 p.m.; Siena College, 

chaplain’s offi ce, Route 9, Loudonville, 

4:30 p.m. 

Friday, June 5 


meet at Colonie Center at 8:15 a.m. in the 

food court on the second fl oor, exercise 

class at 8:45. Information, 459-2857. 

MENANDS ROTARY CLUB 

Schuyler Inn, Broadway, 12:15 p.m. Information, 

463-3740. 


swimming at the State University at Albany, 

bus departs from 18 Wilson Ave., 1 p.m. 

BINGO 

Zaloga American Legion Post, 4 Everett 

Road Ext., 7:30 p.m. 



exercise at 9:30 a.m., cards at 10, singing at 

10:30, line dancing at 12:30 p.m., 2 Thunder 

Road. Information, 869-7172. 

AA MEETINGS 

Pine Grove United Methodist Church, 1580 

Central Ave., 9 p.m.; Clinical Services 

and Consultation, 636 New Loudon Road, 

Latham, 7 a.m.; St. Matthew’s Episcopal 

Church, 129 Old Loudon Road, Latham, 

noon. 

AL-ANON MEETING 

Community Reformed Church, Route 155 

and Sand Creek Road, 7:30 p.m. 

Saturday, June 6 

FARMERS’ MARKET (SUMMER ONLY) 

St. Ambrose Church, Old Loudon Road, 

Latham, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

AA MEETINGS 

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 129 Old 

Loudon Road, Latham, 7:30 p.m.; Calvary 

Methodist Church, Belle Avenue and Ridge 

Place, Latham, noon. 

Sunday, June 7 

AA MEETINGS 

St Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center, 636 

New Loudon Road, Latham, 9 and 10:30 

a.m.; Calvary Methodist Church, Belle 

Avenue and Ridge Place, Latham, 8 p.m.; 

Siena College, Siena Hall Room 119, 

Route 9, Loudonville, 6:30 p.m.; Bethany 

Presbyterian Church, Lyons Avenue, 

Menands, 7:30 p.m. 

AL-ANON PARENTS MEETING 


Central Ave., 7:30 p.m. 

Monday, June 8 

MENANDS VILLAGE BOARD 

village Hall, 250 Broadway, 7:30 p.m. 

Information, 434-2922. 

LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS 

by appointment only, Beltrone Living 

Center, 6 Winners Circle, 10 a.m. to noon. 


OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION CLASS 



Circle, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Information, 

459-2857. 

PROGRESSIVE LINE DANCING 

Colonie Community Center, 1653 Central 

Ave., 7 to 10 p.m., beginner and new dances, 

$6. Information, 783-9399. 

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES 

SENIOR CITIZENS 

cards, bingo, crafts and line dancing, St. 

Francis de Sales Church, 1 Maria Drive, 10 

a.m. to 3 p.m. Information, 459-4272. 

BINGO 

Colonie Elks Lodge, Elks Lane, Latham, 

7:15 p.m. 

COLONIE FIRE CO. AUXILIARY 

Colonie fi rehouse, 1631 Central Ave., 8 

p.m. Information, 869-8289. 



bingo and cards at 9:30 a.m., yoga and 

quilting at 10, line dancing at 12:30 p.m., 2 

Thunder Road. Information, 869-7172. 

AA MEETINGS 

St. Francis de Sales Church, 15 Exchange 

St., noon; St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 

129 Old Loudon Road, Latham, 7 p.m. 

Tuesday, June 9 

PLANNING BOARD 

Public Operations Center, 347 Old Niskayuna 

Road, 7 p.m. Agenda information, 

783-1511. 

SOUTH COLONIE SCHOOL BOARD 

district offi ce, Loralee Drive, 7 p.m. Information, 

869-3576. 

COLONIE VILLAGE PLANNING 

COMMISSION 

village hall, 2 Thunder Road, 6:30 p.m. 

MENANDS ROTARY CLUB 

Corner Well Pub, 698 North Pearl St., 

Menands, 12:15 p.m. Information, 449- 

8711. 


bowling at Sunset Lanes, 1 p.m. 

LATHAM ROTARY CLUB 

Beltrone Living Center, Lakeview Dining 

Area, Six Winners Circle, Colonie, 6:30 

p.m. Information, 464-0475. 



business meeting at 10 a.m., followed by 

bingo and cards, beginners’ line dancing 

at 12:30 p.m., 2 Thunder Road. Information, 

869-7172. 


AA MEETINGS 


Central Ave., noon; St. Pius X Church, 

Crumitie Road, 5:30 p.m. 

Wednesday, June 10 

OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION CLASS 



Circle, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Information, 

459-2857. 


meet at Colonie Center at 9 a.m. in the food 

court on the second fl oor, exercise class at 

9:45. Information, 459-2857. 

TOPS CLUB 

weight loss support group, Colonie town 

hall, Route 9, 11:45 a.m. Information call 

465-7894, 1-800-932-8677 or visit www. 

tops.org. 

LISHAKILL SENIORS 

1653 Central Ave., 10 a.m. 

COLONIE-GUILDERLAND 

ROTARY CLUB 

Western Turnpike Golf Course, Washington 

Avenue Extension, 12:15 p.m. Information, 

869-6417. 


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Circle, 1 p.m. 



square dancing and cards at 10, lunch by 

reservation at noon, beginners’ square 

dancing at 12:30 p.m., 2 Thunder Road. 


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Newtonville Methodist Church, Route 9 and 

Maxwell Road, 6 p.m. 

LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE OF FILING OF 

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZA- 

TION OF LEON’S CENTRE 

OF COLONIE, LLC 1. The 

name of the Limited Liability 

Company is: Leon’s Centre 

of Colonie, LLC. 2. The 

Articles of Organization of 

the Company were filed 

with the Secretary of State 

on September 20, 2002. 

3. The County within New 

York State which the office 

of the Company is to 

be located is Albany. 4. 

The Secretary of State has 

been designated as agent of 

the limited liability company 

upon whom process against 

the Company may be served 

and the post offi ce address 

within this state to which 

the Secretary of State shall 

mail a copy of any process 

against the Company served 

upon it is: 1116 Altamont 

Avenue Schenectady, New 

York 12303 

5. The registered agent of 

the limited liability company 


the liability company can be 

served is: Leon’s Centre of 

Colonie, LLC, 116 Altamont 

Avenue, Schenectady, New 

York 12303. 6. The character 

of the business is to 

conduct any lawful business 

activity for profi t that is not 

otherwise prohibited by the 

laws of the State of New 

York. 

LC-20947 

(June 3, 2009) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Formation of 

THE SAILE GROUP LLC, 

a domestic LLC. Arts. of 

Org. fi led with the SSNY on 

02/17/09. Office location: 

Albany County amended to 

read Schenectady County 

on 03/30/09 . SSNY has 

been designated as agent 


the LLC may be served. 

SSNY shall mail a copy of 

process to: Anne Saile, 114 

Killarney Dr, Niskayuna, NY 

12308. Purpose: Any Lawful 

Purpose. 

LC-20996 

(June 3, 2009) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Formation of DPK 

APPRAISAL SERVICE, LLC, 

a domestic LLC. Arts. of 

Org. fi led with the SSNY on 

04/03/09. Office location: 

Albany County. SSNY has 

been designated as agent 


the LLC may be served. 

SSNY shall mail a copy of 

process to: The LLC, 236 

Point of Woods Drive, Albany, 

NY 12203. Purpose: 

Any Lawful Purpose. 

LC-20997 

(June 3, 2009) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Formation of 950 

New Loudon Road, LLC. 

Articles of organization fi led 


of NY (SSNY) on May 8, 

2009. Offi ce location: Albany 

County. SSNY designated 

as agent of LLC upon whom 

process against it may be 

served. SSNY shall mail 

process to: The LLC, P. O, 

Box 669, Latham, NY 12110. 

Purpose: any lawful activities. 

LC-21047 

(June 3, 2009) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Formation of 881 

New Loudon Road, LLC. 

Articles of organization fi led 


of NY (SSNY) on May 8, 

2009. Offi ce location: Albany 

County. SSNY designated 

as agent of LLC upon whom 

process against it may be 

served. SSNY shall mail 

process to: The LLC, P. O, 

Box 669, Latham, NY 12110. 

Purpose: any lawful activities. 

LC-21048 

(June 3, 2009) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Cogen Power Technologies 

LLC articles of organization 

fi led with the Secretary 

of State of NY (SSNY) on 

4/7/09. Offi ce located in Albany 

County at 22 Century 

Hill Dr. #201, Latham, NY 

12110. The SSNY has been 

designated as agent of the 

LLC upon whom service may 

be made and SSNY shall 

mail a copy of such service 

to the offi ce location. The 

character of the LLC is any 

lawful activity. 

LC-21068 

(June 3, 2009) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEAR- 

ING VARIANCE APPLICA- 

TION (ROSENBERG STAN- 

DARD) TELECOMMUNI- 

CATIONS TOWER AND 

RELATED FACILITIES 

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby 

given in accordance with the 

Land Use Law for the Town of 

Colonie and other applicable 

law that a public hearing will 

be held by the Zoning Board 

of Appeals of the Town of 

Colonie on June 18, 2009 

at 7:00 p.m. at the Colonie 

Public Operations Center, 

347 Old Niskayuna Road, 

Latham, New York 12110, 

on the application of Cellco 

Partnership d/b/a Verizon 

Wireless (“Verizon Wireless”) 

requesting municipal approval 

to construct, maintain and 

operate a camoufl age public 

utility / personal wireless 

service facility on a proposed 

new Church bell tower on a 

portion of lands n/f owned 

by Loudonville Presbyterian 

Church, located at 22 

Old Niskayuna Road in the 

Town of Colonie, County of 

Albany, State of New York 

(Tax Map Parcel No. 43.03-3- 

81) (the “premises”). Verizon 

Wireless’ communications 

facility will consist of the 

following general components: 

a 60± camouflage 

(“stealth”) Church bell tower; 

one unmanned 12± ft. x 30± 

ft. (360± sq. ft.) prefabricated 

equipment shelter; 

twelve (12) panel antennas 

mounted behind camoufl 

age screening at the top of 

the Church bell tower; one 

GPS antenna installation; 

utility services (power and 

landline telephone) and all 

associated fi xtures and appurtenances. 

The Church 

bell tower, equipment shelter 

and associated improvements 

will be located inside 

a 35± ft. x 65± ft. (2,275± sq. 

ft.) section of the premises. 

The existing driveway will 

be extended to the Church 

bell tower site and improved 

with gravel and crushed 

stone base to a width of 

approximately 12 ft. Utilities 

will be installed underground 

in an area running from the 

nearest existing service point 

at Old Niskayuna Road, a 

public (County) highway. 

The proposed facility is 

unmanned, equipped with 

backup emergency power 

and will be visited for routine 

maintenance purposes approximately 

1 - 3 times per 

month. As such, the project 

will not have any impact on 

existing water and sewage 

services. In addition, neither 

pedestrian nor vehicular 

access will be signifi cantly 

impacted. A copy of the 

Application Package is available 

for public inspection at 

the Town of Colonie Building 

Department, Public Operations 

Center, 347 Old Niskayuna 

Road, Latham, New 

York 12110. Questions concerning 

this proposed facility 

can also be directed to the 

Applicant’s representative, 

Michael E. Cusack, Esq., 

who can be reached at (518) 9:00 a.m. on the 17th day of 

469-7770 or cusacklaw@ June 2009, at the Adminis- 

verizon.net. Dated: May tration Building in Latham, 

27, 2009 

New York, at which time and 

LC-21150 

place all bids will be publicly 

(June 3, 2009) 

opened. Specifi cations and 

bid forms may be obtained at 

the same offi ce. 

LEGAL NOTICE Board of Education North 

Colonie Central School Dis- 

North Colonie Central trict Town of Colonie County 

School District 91 Fiddlers of Albany Latham, New York 

Lane Latham, New York 12110 By: Steven B. Zaut- 

12110-5349 

ner Purchasing Agent 

NOTICE TO BIDDERS LC-21189 

The North Colonie Cen- (June 3, 2009) 

tral School District, Town 

of Colonie, Latham, New 

York 12110, invites the sub- LEGAL NOTICE 

mission of sealed bids on 

XGA Projectors for use in TOWN OF COLONIE 

the North Colonie Central NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEAR- 

School District. Bids will be ING IN CONNECTION WITH 

received until 11:00 a.m. on A PROPOSED LOCAL LAW 

the 9th day of June 2009 at AMENDING THE CODE OF 

the Administration Building in TOWN OF COLONIE CHAP- 

Latham, New York, at which TER 135 THERETO, ENTItime 

and place all bids will be TLED “TOWN OF COLONIE 

publicly opened. Specifi ca- NOISE CONTROL” PLEASE 

tions and bid forms may be TAKE NOTICE, that a public 

obtained at the same offi ce. hearing will be held in con- 

Board of Education North nection with a proposed local 

Colonie Central School Dis- law amending the Code of 

trict Town of Colonie County the Town of Colonie Chapter 

of Albany Latham, New York 135 entitled “Town of Colo- 

12110 By: Steven B. Zautnie Noise Control”, whose 

ner Purchasing Agent purpose will be to amend 

LC-21188 

Section 135-2 “Declaration 

(June 3, 2009) 

of Policy”; Section 135-4 

“Definitions and word usage”, 

Section 135-5 “Unrea- 

LEGAL NOTICE sonable noise prohibited”; 

Section 135-8 “Exceptions 

North Colonie Central to prohibited noises”; and 

School District 91 Fiddlers Section 135-9 “Enforcement 

Lane Latham, New York offi cers; appearance tickets” 

12110-5349 

and adding Section 135-18 

NOTICE TO BIDDERS The “Severability”. 

North Colonie Central School Said public hearing will be 

District, Town of Colonie, held at Memorial Town Hall, 

Latham, New York 12110, Newtonville, NY on the 11th 

invites the submission of day of June, 2009 at 7:00 PM 

sealed bids on: 

at which time and place an 

Bread & Bread Products opportunity will be given to 

Milk and Dairy Prod- those in favor of the enactucts 

Miscellaneous ment thereof, and to those 

Groceries & Meats 

opposed to the enactment 

thereof to be heard. 

Fresh Bagels 

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN 

BOARD OF THE TOWN OF 

Bids will be received until COLONIE, NEW YORK 

ELIZABETH A. DEL TOR- 

TO 

TOWN CLERK Dated: 

June 3, 2009 

LC-21190 

(June 3, 2009) 

LEGAL NOTICE 

TOWN OF COLONIE 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEAR- 

ING IN CONNECTION WITH 

A PROPOSED LOCAL 

LAW 

AMENDING CHAPTER 181 

OF THE CODE OF THE 

TOWN OF COLONIE EN- 

TITLED “VEHICLE & TRAF- 

FIC CODIFICATION”. 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that 

a public hearing will be held 

in connection with a proposed 

local law amending 

Chapter 181 of the Code of 

the Town of Colonie entitled 

“Vehicle & Traffi c Codifi cation” 

to amend: Schedule 

IX entitled “No Parking Anytime”- 

by adding no parking 

signs on both sides of 

Belmar Parkway, from its 

intersection with Loudon 

Road in an easterly direction 

to the dead end; Schedule VI 

entitled “Yield Intersections”by 

deleting yield signs at the 

intersection of Reber Street 

in a northerly direction and 

Schedule V entitled “Stop 

Intersections” - by adding 

a stop sign at Campbell 

Drive at the intersection of 

Reber Street in a northerly 

direction. 

The public hearing will be 

held at Memorial Town Hall, 

Newtonville, NY on the 11th 

day of June, 2009 at 7:00 

PM at which time and place 

an opportunity will be given 

to all persons, in favor and 

opposed to the enactment 

thereof, to be heard. 

BY ORDER OF THE TOWN 

BOARD OF THE TOWN OF 

COLONIE, NEW YORK 

ELIZABETH A. DEL TOR- 

TO TOWN CLERK Dated: 

June 3, 2009 

LC-21191 

(June 3, 2009)


Jessica and Alessandro Troiano 

Marsh, Troiano marry 

Jessica Marsh, daughter of 

Robert and Annmarie Marsh of 

Selkirk, and Alessandro Troiano, 

son of Antonio and Angela Maria 

Troiano of Latham, were married 

Jan. 1. 

The Rev. David V. Berberian 

officiated the ceremony at St. 

Thomas the Apostle in Delmar. 

A reception followed at the Glen 

Sanders Mansion in Scotia. 

Luigia Taccone, sister of 

the groom, was the matron of 

honor. Alissa Sims, friend of the 

bride, was a bridal attendant, and 

Fortunata Paglialonga, cousin of 

the groom, was a bridesmaid. 

Vincenzo Migliore, cousin of 

Christopher Wallace 

and Vanessa Graf 

Graf, Wallace 

to marry 

Frederick and Linda Graf 

of Delmar are pleased to 

announce the engagement and 

forthcoming marriage of their 

daughter, Vanessa Lorraine Graf, 

to Christopher Michael Wallace, 

son of Tony and Sandra Wallace 

of Rector, Ark. 

Vanessa is a 2001 graduate of 

Bethlehem Central High School 

and earned a B.A. in political 

science from the University of 

Buffalo in 2005. She is a human 

capital specialist at the U.S. 

Government Printing Office in 

Washington, D.C. 

Christopher is a 1996 graduate 

of Clay County Central High 

School. He earned a B.A. in 

political science from the 

University of Central Arkansas 

in 2000 and an MPA from the 

University of Arkansas-Little Rock 

in 2004. He is legislative director 

for U.S. Rep. Marion Berry in 

Washington, D.C. 

A summer wedding in 

Washington, D.C., is planned. 

the groom, was the best man. 

Groomsmen were Jared, Jonathan 

and Evan Marsh, brothers of the 

bride. 

The bride is a graduate of 

Bethlehem Central High School, 

Siena College and the University 

at Albany, where she received a 

master’s degree. She works in the 

Eye Center at Memorial Hospital 

in Albany. 

The groom is a graduate of 

Watervliet High School. He 

works at Silhouette Optical in 

Green Island. 

After a honeymoon trip to 

Hawaii, the couple lives in 

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the aisle by her brother, Michael 

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Nichole Schlund, friend of 

the bride, was the matron of 

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Rich, sister of the bride; Amber 

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bride. 

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Webster University, where she 

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topics. 

“There is a lot of cancer research, 

cardiac research, mostly 

for heart disease,” said Covert. 

“There are a lot of students doing 

stem cell research, we have 

some doing bio-defense.” 

One student, Covert said, 

is working with Ricin, a highly 

potent toxin, which Covert described 

as the second-most toxic 

chemical in the world. Covert 

said the student is working on 

neutralizing the toxin with a vaccine. 

Covert said the symposium 

is a nice way to display what the 

students have learned during 

their time in the program. 

“It’s a three-year intensive program, 

and we do lots of literature 

for other people’s research,” he 

said. “And then the second part 

of that is that after the students 

fi nd all those articles, they dissect 

them and present them to 

their peers. It’s a lot of presentation 

work.” 

Students said it can be an extremely 

rewarding opportunity. 

Zunaira Malik, 18, said she 

was 16 years old when she fi rst 

began the Science Research 

Program, and her age at the 

time restricted her from doing 

research. 

“I couldn’t fi nd anybody who 

would let me work because I was 

16,” she said. 

But still, Malik wanted to pursue 

science research, so she con- 

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treatments of tuberculosis. 

At the time when she began 

her research, nano particles 

were the “hot topic,” she said, 

so she decided to focus on them 

and then a drug delivery system 

for the disease. 

This year, Malik will be a student 

ambassador of the symposium 

and said she’s excited for 

the event. Mostly she is excited 

to present her fi ndings from over 

the past three years, she said. 

She is also excited for her 

PowerPoint presentation of her 

work. 

“You get to logically lead 

your audience through your research,” 

she said. “It’s like a funneling 

effect going from a broad 

situation to a narrow situation 

and then going back out to the 

broad.” 

The science symposium is 

not the fi rst opportunity science 

research students have to 

showcase their research work. 

In March, two students participated 

in the Intel Science Fair at 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 

for their cancer research, one of 

whom moved on to the national 

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students from across the country 

at a competition in Reno, Nev. 

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■ Picket 

(From Page 1) 

$646,000, he said. In turn, Kronau 

said he owes more than 

$500,000 to the subcontractors 

he hired to complete the job. 

In consulting with his attorney, 

Kronau said, he had 

learned that while WP Realty 

had pledged to pay the contractors, 

early on in the project, perhaps 

even before the contractors 

broke ground, the company had 

run out of fi nancing for the project 

but let the work proceed. 

Kronau said WP Realty told 

the contractors they could sue 

them, if they wanted. 

“We’re left with no choice,” 

Kronau said. 

Representatives from WP 

Realty were unavailable for comment. 

Pickets were still standing 

outside Price Chopper as 

of Tuesday afternoon, June 2. 

Marc Micare, a subcontractor 

who worked on the project, said 

the goal of the picket is to pressure 

Price Chopper into pressuring 

WP Realty to compensate 

the workers. 

“We do a lot of work for the 

Town of Colonie,” Micare said, 

of the disappointment he has 

with the way this situation has 

been handled. 

Tuesday morning, Kronau 

told The Spotlight that aside 

from what is owed by WP Realty, 

Price Chopper owed him about 

$320,000, which he said it had 

hinted it would not pay as long 

as the pickets continued. Price 

Chopper had hired the contractors 

separately to fi nish exterior 

work more quickly in order 

to ensure the store could open 

June 1. 

“They kind of hinted that 

there will be problems getting 

the check if we’re out here,” he 

said. 

Vice President of Public Relations 

and Consumer Services 

Mona Golub said Tuesday 

morning that allegation was 

completely false. 

“That is not my understanding 

at all,” she said. “We have 

paid all of our contractors that 

we have working inside the 

store. We don’t owe a single contractor 

money.” 

Golub said Price Chopper is 

aware of the contractor’s concerns 

and that Price Chopper 

had offered to help, although 

she stressed that the issue has 

nothing to do with the supermarket. 

“It’s an issue between the 

landlord, the fi nancer, and to my 

understanding, the contractor,” 

she said. “We offered to try and 

help yesterday, but [we] wish that 

the contractor had tried to reach 

out to us before yesterday.” 

When asked if Price Chopper 

had been in contact with WP Realty, 

Golub said she did not know, 

but that, “I’m sure our construction 

and engineering folks have 

that situation handled.” 

Hours later, as The Spotlight 

was heading to press, Kronau 

called to say Price Chopper has 

paid him the money owed to his 

company. 

The Spotlight followed up 

with Golub, who said the reason 

she had previously said the com- 

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A contractor protests the the grand opening of the Price Chopper on 

Central Avenue in Colonie on Monday, June 1. 

Ariana Cohn/Spotlight 

pany did not owe any contractor 

money was because the date 

by which Price Chopper had to 

pay the contractors by had not 

come. 

“There’s no contract that we 

made that had a due date that 

was past,” Golub said. “We happened 

to cut a check for this 

gentleman earlier than it was 

due.” 

Kronau said that despite the 

payment from Price Chopper, 

the contractors intend to keep 

picketing as long as they can afford 

to or until WP Realty pays 

the money that the contractors 

are owed. 

“We’d like to have some sort 

of presence out there,” Kronau 

said. 

Contractors broke ground on 

the new Price Chopper, which 

took the place of the old Price 

Chopper at Colonie Plaza, about 

a year ago. It is touted for being 

Leadership in Energy and Environmental 

Design, or LEED, 

certifi ed for its entirely green 

design. It is also the only Price 

Chopper in the area with an expanded 

Kosher foods section. 

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IN BRIEF 

Lake George hike 

to benefi t AFSP 

More than 200 people from 

throughout the Capital District 

and North Country are expected 

to participate in the first 

Hike for Hope – Cody’s Climb 

on Prospect Mountain on Sunday, 

June 14. 

The fundraising hike benefits 

the American Foundation 

for Suicide Prevention by helping 

to support local and national 

suicide prevention and 

awareness programs. The goal 

is raise $10,000 for AFSP. 

Scheduled speakers include 

Sen. Betty Little, David and 

Kate Miller (who lost their son 

Cody to suicide), Deena Mc- 

Cullough (who lost her son 

Sean to suicide) and Dominick 

Rizzo, a local poet who recently 

published a book on his 

personal struggle with mental 

illness. 

Registration will be held at 

the base of the mountain at 8 

a.m. The hike will begin at 9:15 

a.m. A ceremony of hope and 

inspiration led by Little will 

take place at the summit following 

the hike. 

To register, donate or to 

learn more, log on to www. 

afsp.org/capitalregionny or 

mhanys.org/afsp_hike.htm


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Free Estimates • Fully Insured 

• Roofi ng • Siding 

• Pressure Washing 

• Painting • Remodeling 

• Decks • Masonry 

• Replacement Windows 

• Replacement Doors 

(518)631-0572 

c:(518)229-4720 / (518)701-0573 


Stephen E. Colfels 

Carpentry 

Remodeling 

Kitchens & 

Bathrooms 

Painting 

Masonry 

No Job Too Small 

Fully Insured Ceramic Tile 

469-1973 or 732-3302 

VINYL SIDING 

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518-265-8649 

INTERIOR DESIGN 

Window Treatments 

Slip Covers & Cushions 

Alterations 

Johan Interiors 

785-1576 

10% off 

with this ad 

We Return All Calls 

(518) 423-3653 

Custom Sewing 

25 yrs experience 100% guaranteed 

LANDSCAPING 

HORTICULTURE 

UNLIMITED 

LANDSCAPING 

PROFESSIONAL 

LANDSCAPE DESIGN 

& INSTALLATION 

Since 1977 

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MASONRY 

Silvano Attura 

Quality Masonry • General Repair 

Concrete Block, Brick, Stonework 

Limestone, Chimney 

Will Repair/Rebuild • Old/New 

50 Years Exp. 

(518)465-3102 

CAPITOL 

CHIMNEYS, 

FOUNDATIONS 

WALKS, PATIOS, ETC. 

Repair/ New 

Demo/ Removal 

Stone-Concrete, Brick-Block 

Glass Block, Basement Windows 

BEST PRICE • BETTER JOB 

439-6897 

SLINGERLANDS 

MASONRY 

HERI TAGE 

Specializing in: 

■ Jahn ® M A S O N R Y 

certified restorations 

■ Home foundation and 

structural repairs 

■ Decorative concrete pavers and 

retaining wall installations 

■ Concrete flatwork 

■ Stucco application and repair 

768-8018 or 441-8018 

References Available 

PAINTING 

3 Teachers (Retired) 

Painting & Staining 

• Decks • 

Interior/Exterior 

Fully Insured 393-2035 Free Estimates 

Awesome Colours 

PAINTING 

awesomecolours@yahoo.com 

Ruth or Perry (518)377-5102 

Painting, Residential, Commercial, Faux Finishing, 

Wall Papering, Staining & Exterior 

Fully Insured, Free Estimates • 30/60 Day Payment Option 

Mention this ad & Receive 10% OFF — 3/09 - 4/09 

LLESHI PAINTING 

“No Job Too Small” 

Dede Lleshi 

Fully Insured 

Interior & Exterior 

(518) 728-9579 Power Wash / Deck 

DedeLleshi@yahoo.com Free Estimates 

Commercial • Residential 

Good , Clean, Responible 

Michael Mooney 

Fine Painting & Restoration 

• Residential & Commercial 

• Carpentry & Masonry Repairs 

• Faux Finishes • Free Estimate 

• Fully Insured 

Call 482-8106 

Mike’s Painting 

& Home Repairs 

Interior/Exterior 

Residential & Commercial 

Fully Insured/Free Estimates • Senior Discount 

372-3609 

VOGEL 

Painting Contractor 


• RESIDENTIAL SPECIALIST 

• WALLPAPER APPLIED 

Interior — Exterior INSURED 

439-7922 439-7922 

439-7922 

WM H. ROTHER 

PAINTING 

INTERIOR - EXTERIOR 

Fine Quality Workmanship 

INSURED • REFERENCES • FREE ESTIMATES 

381-6618 364-2007 

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Residential • Commercial • Industrial 

If you count on quality count on us 

439-4466 

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QUALITY PAVERS 

Selkirk, NY 12158 

Commercial & Residential 

Free Estimates/ Fully Insured 

Offi ce: 767-9118 

767-2488 

Owner: Hazel Lambert 

PAVING THE WAY INTO 

OUR 4 TH GENERATION 

PET CARE 

TAMI’S PET SITTING SERVICE 

Keep them home, Keep them safe 

Weekends, Vacations, 

Multiple Pet Discount 

Tami Sherry 

489-3102 

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POOL SERVICE 

openings 

repairs 

maintenance 

Over a decade 

experience 

961-6060 

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PRESSURE WASHING 

Bob’s Elite 

Power Wash Service 

Don’t forget to include your house 

when Spring Cleaning this year! 

Treat your house to a detailed 

brushing & power rinse 

• Houses • Decks • Concrete 

Clean cut & personable 

w/ the lowest prices 

(Don’t be shy - Give it a try) 

Call for Free Estimates 

857-4728 

REMODELING 

OTTERBECK 

BUILDERS INC. 

Remodeling & 

Renovations 

Serving the 

Capital Region 

since 1988 

• Additions, Dormers 

• Kitchens, Baths 

• Decks, Sunrooms 

• Windows/Siding 

• Basement Remodeling 

518-477-1438 

www.otterbeckbuilders.com 

ROOFING 

We Perform Repairs 

to all Roof Types 

as well as Full Roof 

Replacement 

518.449.3422 

TREE SERVICE 

ALL CUT TREE SERVICE 

“One Call Cuts It All” 

No Tree Too Small or Too Large 

Complete Tree Removal 

Emergency Service 

• Serving The Capital Region 

• Over 25 25Years Years Experience • Fully Insured 

• Free Estimates • Senior Discounts 

• Ask About Our Winter Rates 

• Lot Clearing • Stump Grinding 

• Residential/Commercial 

“We Return All Calls” 

Delmar 518-466-8438 

20% Discount with this ad 

TREE SERVICE 

Harmony 

Tree Service 

• 19 YEARS EXPERIENCE • 

Tree Care Specialists 

Light pruning to the Heaviest Removals. 

Hazardous & hard to get to removals. 

Clean reliable service. 

100 ft. Crane Service 

Mechanically 

Supported 

Tree Service 

Offi ce 518-355-4700 

Dave 518-469-7419 

Trevor 518-496-4975 

HASLAM 

TREE 

SERVICE Inc. 

25 YEARS EXPERIENCE 

• Complete Tree Removal 

• Pruning 

• Cabling 

• Feeding 

• Land Clearing 

• Stump Removal 

• Storm Damage Repair 

• 100 ft. Crane Service 

• 55 ft. Bucket Truck Service 

FREE Estimates 

Fully Insured 

Jim Haslam 

Owner 

439-9702 

Tree Removal / Trimming 

Stump Grinding 

Firewood & Brush Clearing 

125ft Crane Service 

Gutters Cleaned 

P: 295-8985 

C: 253-1789 


Fully Insured 

STUMP REMOVAL 

Free Estimates/Insured 

Reliable Service 

Pick it up... 

or Click it up! 

439-8707 

Fully Insured 


STEWARTS TREE SERVICE 

• Removal • Trimming 

• Land Clearing • Stump Grinding 

• Emergency Service 

Owner Established 1995 

Fully Insured 

Free Estimates 843-3403 

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Various Shades 

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• We Deliver • 

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Spotlight Classifieds 

ADOPTION 

ADOPT: Childless loving 

woman (teacher) wishes 

to adopt a newborn. Financially 

secure home with 

close extended family. Legal/Confi 

dential. Expenses 

paid. Please call Denise: 1- 

866-201-4602Pin#01960 

ADOPT- I’m looking to 

Adopt a Child. Loving 

Home, Financial Security 

& a Lifetime of Happiness 

Awaits Your Baby. Legal/ 

Medical Expenses Paid. 

Peggy 1-888-327-5060 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

CAPITAL DISTRICT PET BIRD 

CLUB June 15 6:30pm. 

Niskayuna Branch Library 

2400 Nott St Ext. Book/ 

Animal intelligence discus- 

Super Crossword Answers 

Place your 

sion.Alex & Me. by Irene 

Pepperberg. All welcome. 

Free. 374-5470 

AUTOMOTIVE FOR SALE 

1996 Ford F150 Sport. 5.0 

V8, automatic. 137k miles. 

4 New Tires. 2 studded 

now. Nice interior. Needs 

new gas tank and lines. 

Still runs and looks GREAT. 

best offer. Must see. Call 

813-5813 or 269-1818. 

AUTOS WANTED 

$100 + Up for Junk Cars, 

Trucks, Vans. Free Pickup. 

365-3368 

DONATE VEHICLE: RECEIVE 

$1000 GROCERY COUPON. 

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for following week 

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113,400 Readers 

ING, TAX DEDUCTIBLE, 

NON-RUNNERS ACCEPTED 

1-866-912-GIVE 

BOAT FOR SALE 

‘06 Maxum open bow 18’ 

boat. 135HP. In/out 

board Mercury motor. Many 

features, immaculate. 518- 

421-5494 

BOOK SALE 

HUGE BOOK SALE: 5000+ 

Volumes, Friday/Sat, June 

5/6. 9-3pm. Grace United 

Methodist Church, Hillcrest 

Drive, Ravena. For more information 

731-8076. 

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 

ALL CASH VENDING. Do you 

earn $800 in a day? Your 

own local candy route. 

Includes 25 Machines and 

Candy. All for $9,995. 888- 

771-3496 

CHILD CARE SERVICES 

PROVIDED 

Precious Moments Forever 

Daycare has immediate 

openings. FT/PT. Summertime. 

Please call Erin 470- 

4771. RCSSD-NYSLIC 

Professional Nanny: References, 

your home. Call 

374-4083 

COLLECTIBLES FOR SALE 

Various custom HO-scale 

model railroad locomotives 

and rolling stock. All are 

priced to move. Please call 

Rich at 785-8751 & leave 

message or email me at 

rweriksen@verizon.net 

ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES 

PROVIDED 

DJ or Karaoke; call Caraoke 

Cazz for a great rate for 

your Holiday party, birthday, 

graduation, etc. 542- 

6599 

FINANCIAL 

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all eligible cash out of your 

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For seniors 62 and older. 

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Free consultation. 

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FIREWOOD FOR SALE 

MIXED HARDWOODS: Full 

cords, $200. Face cords, 

$90. Jim Haslam, 439- 

9702. 

FOR SALE 

Baby Grand Piano $350. 

George Steck. Call 439- 

3245 

Honda 2000 Generator: 

Like new- used once. $800 

439-2210 

TWIN BEDFRAMES ATTACHED 

TO KING SIZED DREXEL 

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ESTATE SALES 

ESTATE SALE- GLENMONT 

14 WEISER ST. JUNE 5+6 

(FRI.+SAT.) 8 TO 3. HOUSE 

+ GARAGE CONTENTS. FUR- 

NITURE, ANTIQUES, COL- 

LECTIBLES, QUILTS, TOOLS, 

HOUSEHOLD, LINENS, RE- 

CORDS, ALBANY POT BELLY 

STOVE, HUNTING + FISH- 

ING. PJ+PJ 

GARAGE SALES 

12 Bedell Avenue, Delmar: 

Sat. June 6, 9am-2pm. 

(raindate, June 13). Collectibles, 

housewares, toys 

and more 

Clifton Park Neighborhood 

Sale Fairway Woods, 

Route 146A: Fri. 6/5- Sun. 

6/7 9am-?. Large variety 

of items- tools, furniture, 

baby/kids, household, 

electronics 

Estate and Multi-Family 

Sale: Antiques, housewares, 

glassware, furniture, toys. 

Classifi ed Category: 

All Must Go! June 5,6,7 

8:30am-5pm 12 Connifer 

Drive, Burnt Hills 

Evergreen Estates: off Moe 

Road (Clifton Park). June 

4,5,6 9am-6pm Neighborhood 

Sale. Antiques, Furniture, 

Collectibles, Tools, 

Toys, Misc. 

Highbridge 7th Annual Garage 

Sale June 5,6,7 9am- 

3pm. Rain or shine. Exit 8 

off I-890. 

Huge. Household, clothes, 

baby, collectibles. Sat. 

June 6, 9-2. 7 Normanside 

Ave, Elsmere. 

Neighborhood Garage Sale- 

Eileen Lane (off Wemple 

Rd.) and Brightonwood, 

Glenmont, June 6, 9am- 

1pm. 

Neighborhood Garage Sale. 

June 6th & 7th Saratoga 

Glen neighborhood. Rt9p 

to Lake Rd. take right on 

Whitney Rd South. Many 

families throughout the 

neighborhood. 

NO EARLY BIRDS: 19 Asprion 

Rd, Glenmont (across 

from TACS Body Shop). 

Children’s clothing sizes 

newborn-14, Boys/Girls. 

Toys & miscellaneous items. 

Sat. 6/6 8:00am-2pm. 


SERVICES PROVIDED 

GUTTERS REPLACED, RE- 

PAIRED, Cleaned and 

Screened. 5î, 6î, 7î and 

Half Round Gutters. Copper 

Gutters Available. Lic#WC- 

21568-H09. CC Accepted. 

1-800-719-1299. 

LAND GROOMING 

Residential Welcome. Light 

Excavating. Pier & posthole 

digging/post extraction. 

Materials repositioning. 

Brush mowing. Prompt 

+ Reliable. 518-424-6834 

MEDICAL SUPPLIES 

GET YOUR NEW POWER 

WHEELCHAIRS, POWER 

SCOOTERS AND HOSPITAL 

BEDS AT ABSOLUTELY NO 

COST TO YOU IF YOU QUAL- 

IFY!! FASTEST DELIVERY 

AVAILABLE!! CALL TOLL- 

FREE 1-800-470-7562 

MISCELLANEOUS 

AIRLINES ARE HIRING- 

Train for high paying Aviation 

Maintenance Career. 

FAA approved program. 

Financial aid if qualifi ed- 

Job placement assistance. 

Aviation Institute of Maintenance 

(888)349-5387 

ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE 

from home. *Medical, 

*Business, *Paralegal, 

*Computers, *Criminal Justice. 

Job placement assistance. 

Computer available. 

Financial Aid if qualifi ed. 

Call 866-858-2121 www. 

CenturaOnline.com 

MISC. FOR SALE 

Assorted toys for boys toddler 

to age 6. Action Figures, 

Spiderman, etc.... Call 

for info 885-2637. 

CHERRY BEDROOM SET. Solid 

Wood, never used, brand 

new in factory boxes. English 

Dovetail. Original cost 

$4500. Sell for $795. Can 

deliver. 917-731-0425 

DISNEY CHARACTER Music 

Boxes. Best offer. 885- 

2637. 

ITALIAN LEATHER LIV- 

ING ROOM SET in original 

plastic, never used. Original 

price $3,000, sacrifi ce 

$975. Bill 347-328-0651 

PARTY CANOPY RENTALS 

Will deliver and set-up party 

tents. Tables and chairs 

available. Call Jay at 518- 

424-0792 

PET SERVICES 

Mature Pet Lover interested 

in pet sitting and pet walking. 

765-3368 

Order Form 

PORTFOLIO PREPARATION 

Sculpture, drawing, painting, 

fi ne arts, 3D modeling, 

mold making and casting. 

Pratt Institute Graduate. 

813-9711 

PIANO TUNING 

Specializing in Fine Tuning: 

25 years experience. 

I’ll make your piano happy. 

Call Roger 281-0276. 

PIANO TUNING & REPAIR 

SERVICES PROVIDED 

PROFESSIONAL TUNING 

and REPAIR, Michael T. 

Lamkin, Registered Piano 

Technician, Piano Technicians 

Guild. Over 25 

years. 427-1903. 

POOL SERVICES PROVIDED 

BIG SPLASH Pool Service 

- Openings, repairs, maintenance. 

Over a decade experience. 

961-6060 www. 

bigsplashpoolservice.com 

SUMMER TUTORING 

PROVIDED 

SUMMER MATH TUTORING 

PROGRAM: Experienced NYS 

certifi ed Math and Elementary 

Education teacher offering 

summer tutoring sessions 

for students K- Grade 

9. Individually paced NYS 

Standards based tutoring 

using hands-on learning 

to make understanding 

math FUN! Call Ellen at 

361-3488 to schedule your 

child’s program. 

WANTED 

BUYING: All Old Costume 

and Better Jewelry. Call 

439-6129. 

Dr R. MALEBRANCHE (ret). 

WOULD THANK YOU FOR A 

CHANCE AT BUYING YOUR 

OLD WATCHES (POCKET 

AND WRIST) AND CLOCKS. 

MOVEMENTS, PARTS, LARGE 

COLLECTIONS ARE WEL- 

COME. 518 882-1507. 

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Real Estate Classifieds 

APARTMENT FOR RENT 

DELMAR- Spacious 2BD, 

LR, DR, basement, w/d 

hookup, a/c, no smoking/ 

no pets. $895+ 475-1863. 

Menands: $750+ 1BR, 2nd 

Floor. Nice, clean. quiet. 

Off-St Parking. Good References/credit 

required. 

434-2098 

AUCTIONS 

OCEANFRONT REAL ESTATE 

AUCTION, OCEANFRONT 

ISLAND ON THE ATLANTIC AT 

SHALLOTTE INLET, OCEAN- 

FRONT HOMESITES, WATER- 

WAY HOMESITE; BRUNSWICK 

COUNTY,NC; 6-20-09. IRON 

HORSE AUCTION NCAL3936, 

800-997-2248 WWW.IRON- 

HORSEAUCTION.COM 

GRAND OPENING AUCTION, 

Waterfront Developed Lots, 

6 Sell Absolute, Lake View 

Lots, Interior Lots; Edgewater 

Development, Lancaster, 

SC; 6-13-09. Iron 

Horse Auction, SCAL3936, 

800-997-2248, www.ironhorseauction.com 

HOUSE FOR SALE 

Delmar- 4 bedrooms, 2.5 

baths, hardwood fl oors, 

large yard, established 

neighborhood. Bethlehem 

schools. Immaculate. By 

appt. $365,000. 518-766- 

4325 

LAND FOR SALE 

NYS Exclusive Land Sale 

FREE LIST Steuben County 

5AC- WAS: $16,900 NOW: 

$8,900 NY/PA Border 

5AC- WAS: $19,900 NOW: 

$14,900 Chenango County 

5AC- WAS: $25,900 NOW: 

$15,900 Call Christmas & 

Associates 800-229-7843 

www.LandandCamps.com 

LOTS & ACREAGE 

UPSTATE NY FINGER LAKES 

LAND BARGAIN! 20 ACRES- 

$29,900 Nice woods, minutes 

to lake! Town road, 

elect, subdividable, clear 

title, owner terms! Call 

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8544 

REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS 

PUBLIC TAX AUCTION: 

Sat. June 20, 2009 10am, 

Washington County, NY. 

Real Estate Properties Foreclosure 

Auction Held 3715 

Burgoyne Ave., Kingsbury 

Vol. Hose #1 Hudson Falls, 

NY 12839 SALE CATALOGS 

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2nd Fl., Fort Edward, NY. 

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COOPERSTOWN AREA- Historic 

3200 sq foot Colonial 

home on 7.1 acres. 

Beautiful views, 4 large 

bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 

kitchens. Shopping nearb. 

$139,000 1-518-861-6541 

www.helderbergrealty.us 

SULLIVAN COUNTY REAL 

PROPERTY TAX FORECLOSURE 

AUCTION. 200+/- Properties 

June 10 @9:30AM. 

The Lodge at Rock Hill, NY 

800-243-0061 AAR & HAR. 

Free brouchure: www.NY- 

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ROOM FOR RENT 

Round Lake - Exit 11. 1 

BR, $150-200/week. Utilities 

- Cable, phone, laundry. 

Nancy at 899-8167 

VACATION RENTALS 

Adirondacks: Indian Lake- 

Lakefront Cottages 2BR, 

Fully Equipped Kitchens. 

Private Beach, Dock. $650/ 

wk 518-489-6242 

CAPE COD, BAYSIDE, East 

Dennis. 3BR, 2BA, LR, DR, 

Sunroom, Fully equipped, 

Deck. Available Weekly for 

summer months. 439-8593. 

North Wildwood, NJ FLO- 

RENTINE MOTEL Beach/ 

Boardwalk Block, Heated 

Employment Classifieds 

HELP WANTED 

All employment advertising 

in this newspaper is subject 

to section 296 of the 

human rights law which 

makes it illegal to advertise 

any preference, limitation, 

or discrimination 

based on race, color, creed, 

national origin, disability, 

marital status, sex, age, or 

arrest conviction record, or 

an intention to make any 

such preference, limitation, 

or discrimination. Title 29, 

U.S. Code, Chap. 630, excludes 

the Federal Gov’t 

from the age discrimination 

provisions. This newspaper 

will not knowingly 

accept any advertising for 

employment which is in 

violation of the law. Our 

readers are informed that 

employment offerings advertised 

in this newspaper 

are available on an equal 

opportunity basis. 

Laborer: Local Landcare 

Company. Valid NYS Drivers 

License. Operate standard 

drive vehicle and 

commerical lawn-mowing 

equiptment. Call 756-6929 

for interview. 

Over 18? Between High 

School and College? Travel 

and Have Fun w/Young 

Succeddful Business Group. 

No Experience Necessary. 2 

wks Paid Training. Lodging, 

Transportation Provided. 1- 

877-646-5050 

Sherri Paull’s Salon & Spa. 

Newly renovated massage/ 

facial room. Fully equipped 

for rent. Two Stylists positions 

available. Rental or 

comission. 518-399-3556 

EMPLOYMENT 

Drivers: Dedicated Runs 

with Consistent Freight, 

Top Pay, Weekly Home-Time 

& More! Werner Enterprises 

888-567-3103 

Drivers: Home DAILY! Paid 

Hol/Vac! Excellent Benefi 

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about jobs with the Postal 

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WANTED: HOUSE TO RENT 

Responsible, professional 

family looking for year 

lease on nice 3+ bedroom 

home served by Slingerlands 

Elementary. 617- 

851-8697. 

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SALES HELP WANTED 

SALES PT/FT 518-674-1124 

Butterfl y is a ground fl oor 

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W. Leonard Goddard 

DELMAR – W. Leonard 

Goddard, 91, died at his home 

on Thursday, May 22, 2009. 

He was born on September 

21, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY. He 

served his country in the Pacifi c 

during WWII as part of the 

U.S. Army Air Corps. Len 

had a long career in the oil 

industry. Upon retirement, he 

enjoyed gardening and was a 

member of the National Arbor 

Day Foundation. He planted 

trees as saplings that have now 

grown to over 40 feet tall. 

Len is survived by his 

daughter, Susan, and 

her husband, John; his 

granddaughter, Anna, and her 

husband, Scott, and their two 

children, Katie and Thomas. 

Services were under the 

direction of the Applebee 

Funeral Home, 403 Kenwood 

Ave., Delmar and held at the 

First United Methodist Church 

of Delmar. Those who wish 

may send a remembrance in 

his name to the American Heart 

Association, 440 New Karner 

Rd., Albany, NY 12205. 

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Jerry Paul Jonas 

DELMAR – Jerry Paul 

Jonas, 75, of Delmar, passed on 

unexpectedly on May 26, 2009, 

at his beloved home on Lake 

Champlain in Milton, VT. 

Born in Slovakia, formerly 

Czechoslovakia, on February 

20, 1934, he immigrated with 

his parents to Montreal at the 

age of four, eventually settling 

in Corinth, NY. 

After his teenage 

adventures as 

a lumberjack, 

he attended 

Farmingdale 

Tech. College, 

School of 

Horticulture, 

studying landscape architecture. 

After graduation, he moved to 

Albany and eventually Bethlehem, 

where he nurtured a very 

successful business, The Garden 

Shoppe and J.P. Jonas Landscape 

Design and where he and his wife 

raised a family. He retired in 1998 

and rebuilt his camp into a haven 

on the lake where he found great 

enjoyment and fulfi llment with 

family and friends. His greatest 

joy may have been watching any 

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in the 

one of his grandchildren pulling 

a fish from the lake and then 

conducting a seminar on how to 

clean it. 

His many contributions to 

the community included his 

involvement with Bethlehem 

Lutheran Church, where he 

had served as Sunday school 

teacher, President of the 

congregation, as a member 

of the Board of Trustees and 

on the planning committee for 

the construction of the church 

so that it may be enjoyed 

by so many. He also served 

for many years on the Board 

of Cooperative Extension for 

Cornell University. He was 

awarded the Delmar Business 

Man of the Year award in 1998. 

Jerry will always be 

remembered as a generous 

man with a playful spirit and a 

twinkle in his eye when a joke 

was afoot. He had a deep love for 

learning; both through books 

and the people he met. He was 

very inquisitive and was always 

interested in what you had to say. 

He touched many lives in quiet 

but very meaningful ways. He 

had a very strong commitment 

to honoring his heritage and 

cultivating relationships with 

many family members remaining 

in Slovakia, as he hosted many 

family members here in the 

U.S. 

He was a loving father and 

grandfather. He is survived by 

his daughters, Laura Jonas-Bates 

(Randy) of Medusa, NY, Kathleen 

Jonas-Papile (Tony) of Delmar, 

Susan Godell (Glenn) of East 

Greenbush and Carolyn Jonas- 

Accardi (John) of Atlanta, GA, 

and his longtime companion, 

Jean Kass of Glenmont. He 

was blessed with seven loving 

grandchildren, Matthew Bolduc, 

Theresa Bates, Anna Papile, Jonas 

Godell, Michaela Godell, Olivia 

Godell, Ananda Accardi and was 

predeceased by his parents, Paul 

and Anna Jonas. 

Services were held at the 

Bethlehem Lutheran Church 

followed by interment in 

Bethlehem Cemetery. In honor 

of the memory of Jerry, donations 

may be made to the Bethlehem 

Lutheran Church, 85 Elm Ave., 

Delmar, NY 12054. Arrangements 

were under the direction of the 

Applebee Funeral Home, 403 

Kenwood Ave., Delmar. 

Mark P. Dentinger, 

M.D. 

COLONIE – Dr. Mark P. 

Dentinger, age 63, passed away 

peacefully on Monday, May 25, 

2009 at his home. Mark was 

a loving husband, proud and 

supportive father with a strong 

devotion to family. He was a 

compassionate physician and a 

beloved professor of neurology 

at Albany Medical College. 

He was predeceased by his 

wife, Nancy T. 

Dentinger; he 

will be missed 

dearly by his 

children, son, 

Adam (Julie) 

Dentinger, son, 

Aaron (Jennifer) 

Dentinger; 

daughter, Kelleen (Dan) Guariglia; 

family and friends; colleagues and 

students; and will forever be 

cherished by his grandchildren, 

Maria, A.J., Lauren, Daniel, 

Rachel, Samantha, Lindsay, and 

Danny. 

Mark was born on June 

22, 1945 to John and Mary 

Dentinger in Rochester, NY. 

He is also survived by his 

sister, Diane (Tom) Blum of 

Canandaigua, NY, sister, Jane 

Dentinger of New York, NY, 

and was predeceased by his 

brother, James Dentinger; also 

survived by several nieces and 

nephews. 

Mark was a graduate of 

Aquinas Catholic High School in 

Rochester, NY; graduated magna 

cum laude with his Bachelor of 

Arts in Chemistry from St. John 

Fisher College in Rochester, NY; 

graduated cum laude with his 

Doctor of Medicine from Albany 

Medical College in Albany, NY; 

and completed his residency in 

Neurology at Albany Medical 

Center. 

Mark was a doctor of 

neurology for over 30 years 

between the Veterans Affairs 

Medical Center and Albany 

Medical Center in Albany, NY 

where he brought his compassion 

to patients and families as a 

physician of clinical neurology 

and improved the quality of life 

for many of his patients. His 

devotion to the medical students 

at Albany Medical College as 

Professor and Assistant Dean 

of Academic Affairs has had a 

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lasting infl uence on generations 

of medical students. 

Throughout his life, 

Mark enjoyed coaching his 

children’s sports teams, 

playing cards with family and 

friends, racquetball, golfing, 

hunting, fishing, gardening 

and traveling with his wife. 

Most recently, in retirement, 

Mark had dedicated his time, 

love and compassion to his 

eight grandchildren. 

A memorial mass will be 

celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, 

May 30, 2009 at St. Ambrose 

Church, 347 Old Loudon Road, 

Latham, NY 12110. Relatives and 

friends are also invited to call 

Friday 4 to 7 p.m. at the Lasak 

and Gigliotti Funeral Home, 

8 Dudley heights (Northern 

Blvd.) Albany. 

In lieu of fl owers, relatives and 

friends are asked to kindly make 

contributions to Albany Medical 

College for a student award 

established in his memory. 

Contributions can be made to 

the Department of Neurology – 

Dentinger Fund, MC 70, Albany 

Medical College, Albany, NY 

12208. 

James M. Spencer 

DELMAR: James M. Spencer, 

a resident of Delmar since 1954, 

died Sunday afternoon, May 17, 

2009 at his home surrounded by 

his loving daughters. Mr. Spencer 

was predeceased by his beloved 

wife of 55 years, the late Ollie 

Spencer. 

He is survived by his three 

daughters, Marilyn Spencer of 

Delmar, Nancy Spencer Thomas 

(John) of Slingerlands, and Kim 

Spencer of Saratoga; a son, James 

Spencer III of Washington, and 

a niece, Thelma Henry of Palm 

City, FL. 

Mr. Spencer attended Siena 

College. He was a Vice President 

and mortgage officer for the 

former Dime Savings Bank in 

Albany, retiring in 1984. 

He proudly served his country 

in the Navy during World War 

II and was a 50 year member of 

the American Legion Blanchard 

Post #1040. 

He was a faithful member of 

the Delmar Reformed Church for 

over 50 years and served on the 

Consistory as a Deacon. 

An avid golfer who loved the 

sport, he was a member of the 

Two by Fore Association for 30 

years and served as president for 

two years. 

Private services will be 

held at the Applebee Funeral 

Home, Delmar. Burial will be in 

Bethlehem Cemetery, Delmar. 

Contributions may be sent to 

the Disabled American Veterans, 

PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio 

45250-0301. 

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‘Do not disturb’ sign 

should be on bench 

There used to be a time when 

reporters could ask for comments 

from a coach only before or after 

a game. Asking for comments 

during a game was taboo. 

That was before television 

introduced sideline reporters to 

the mix. 

Watch any NHL or Major 

League Baseball game these 

days, and you can fi nd out exactly 

what a coach thinks moments 

after something happens on the 

ice or on the fi eld. 

I’ve been watching the Stanley 

Cup Finals (probably one of only 

100 people in the Capital District 

doing so), and I’m amazed at the 

access these TV guys get. NBC’s 

Pierre McGuire interviewed 

Detroit Red Wings coach Mike 

Babcock in the middle of the 

fi rst period and caught up with 

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan 

Bylsma in the second period. 

Right in the middle of the game. 

Is that really the best time to 

be asking a coach questions? 

Shouldn’t Babcock and Bylsma 

be kicking McGuire off their 

benches and saying, “I’ve got 

more pressing matters to attend 

to,” instead of standing there 

and holding a press conference? 

I’d be telling McG uire, “Excuse 

me, but we’re in the middle of a 

championship game here. I’ll talk 

to you after the fi nal buzzer. Now, 

please leave before I give you a 

hockey check.” 

(Side note: I actually do give 

hockey checks. In my world, 

it’s usually a polite bump to the 

shoulder as a form of greeting 

a friend. But I would actually 

give a full-fl edged hockey check 

to anyone interviewing me if I 

was in the middle of something 

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ports 

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important, like coaching a team 

in the Stanley Cup Finals.) 

(Managing editor Bill DeVoe’s 

side note: Rob Jonas’ hockey 

checks are a bit more than “a 

polite bump to the shoulder,” as 

he describes. In fact, we have 

had to send two advertising 

representatives and a reporter 

to the hospital as a result of his 

“friendly” greeting style. And that 

was only yesterday.) 

This annoying practice of 

interviewing coaches during 

games started with national Major 

League Baseball broadcasts a 

couple of years ago. I’m not 

certain which network head came 

up with the “brilliant” idea of 

getting the manager or a coach to 

don a headset and take questions 

from the broadcast booth during 

an inning, but it’s one of the least 

interesting things about watching 

a game on TV. What insight are 

we going to get? 

“Our pitcher is walking too 

many batters.” 

“We need to start getting 

clutch hits.” 

“Hank Steinbrenner is making 

funny faces at me.” (That quote 

could either come from Yankees 

manager Joe Girardi or Red 

Sox skipper Terry Francona, 

depending on how badly the Red 

Sox are beating the Yanks.) 

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in the 

Blue Bison beat Brothers 

Walsh’s 2OT goal 

lifts Shaker 

becoming the fi rst non-Suburban 

Council team to reach the 

Sectional fi nals in Class A. The 

into Sectional fi nal 

Brothers grabbed a 6-4 lead 

with less than four minutes left 

By ROB JONAS 

jonasr@spotlightnews.com 

the third quarter before Shaker 

rallied to tie the game. 

“We had our opportunities. 

Shaker goaltender Kenny O’Connor, center, smothers the ball during last Saturday’s Section Ii, Class AA 

semifi nal game against Christian Brothers Academy at Siena College. Rob Jonas/Spotlight 

Luke Walsh wasn’t going to let 

the Shaker boys lacrosse team’s 

season end in the Section II, Class 

A semifi nals. 

Walsh scored three goals, 

including the game winner in 

double overtime, to lift the Blue 

Bison to an 8-7 victory over 

Christian Brothers Academy last 

Saturday at Siena College. 

The win propels Shaker (13- 

5) into the Sectional finals for 

the second year in a row. The 

Blue Bison meet top-seeded 

Guilderland Wednesday at the 

University at Albany. 

“I think being there (last year) 

inspired them to go back this 

year,” said Shaker coach Shawn 

Hennessey. “The experience 

and desire to win has helped us 

pull off some come-from-behind 

victories that we didn’t get last 

year.” 

CBA (14-6) came close to 

We just didn’t take advantage 

of them,” said CBA coach Tom 

Schwan. 

The first half went the way 

Shaker wanted it to go. The Blue 

Bison defense kept CBA’s offense 

in check through the first 24 

minutes, and Shaker’s offense 

patiently worked the ball around 

for open shots as it built a 4-2 

halftime lead. 

“We start from the bottom up,” 

said Hennessey. “We build from 

the goalie and the defense up to 

the midfi eld and the attack.” 

CBA seized the momentum 

at the start of the third quarter, 

though. Four quick goals 

– including tallies from Nick 

DeThomasis and Andrew Vivian 

– helped the Brothers turn a twogoal 

defi cit into a two-goal lead. 

“They have two excellent 

players who can put the ball in 

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Shaker’s Bryan Letourneau, left, is among the leaders of his heat in the 200-meter dash at last Thursday’s 

Section II, Class A meet in Guilderland. Rob Jonas/Spotlight 

Shaker wins A title 

Pentathletes help 

Blue Bison edge 

Shenendehowa 

It took until the final event 

of the day for the Shaker boys 

track and fi eld team to secure the 

Section II, Class A title. 

Led by Brian Gallagher’s fi rstplace 

fi nish, the Blue Bison took 

two of the top four places in the 

pentathlon to earn enough points 

to edge Shenendehowa for the 

team title at last Thursday’s 

rain-soaked meet in Guilderland. 

Shaker fi nished with 134.5 points, 

while Shen placed second with 

131 points. 

Gallagher was one of four 

individuals to win their events for 

Shaker. Oluebebe Abara edged 

teammate Jaquell Chandler at the 

fi nish line to win the 110-meter 

high hurdles with a time of 15.3 

seconds. Chandler returned 

the favor by edging Abara for 

first place in the 400-meter 

intermediate hurdles with a time 

of 55.6 seconds, and Prince Abban 

fi nished fi rst in the triple jump 

with a distance of 45 feet, 3.75 

inches. 

Shaker also claimed a Section II 

title in the 3,200-meter relay. The 

team of Craig Weiss, Christian 

Delago, Chris Vanzetta and Mike 

Libruk took fi rst place in a time 

of 8:08.9, less than one second 

ahead of runner-up Bethlehem. 

Shen’s strengths were the longdistance 

races and the throwing 

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Shen girls track wins A meet 

Lenge, Coles lead 

Colonie girls 

to third place 

Saratoga Springs’ Madalayne 

Smith was the top individual 

performer, but Shenendehowa was 

the top team at last Wednesday’s 

Section II, Class A girls track and 

fi eld meet at Queensbury High 

School. 

The Plainswomen finished 

with 177 points to end Saratoga’s 

six-year run of Sectional team 

titles. The Blue Streaks placed 

second with 139.5 points, well 

ahead of third-place Colonie (65 

points). 

Smith won four individual 

titles equally balanced between 

the track and the fi eld. She took 

fi rst place in the 100-meter high 

hurdles in a time of 14.9 seconds, 

and she won the 100-meter dash 

with a time of 12.4 seconds. Smith 

also claimed the long jump crown 

with a leap of 17 feet, 10.25 inches 

and added the triple jump title 

with a distance of 34 feet, 9.75 

inches. 

Shen’s Michelle Quimby had a 

productive day, as well. The senior 

won the high jump by clearing 5 

feet, 2 inches and fi nished fi rst in 

the pole vault by clearing 9 feet, 

6 inches in fewer attempts than 

teammate Maddesen Weekes. 

Quimby also placed second in the 

long and triple jumps. 

Shen’s Kathleen Klein and 

Danika Simonson contributed 

victories in track events. Klein 

won the 400-meter dash in a time 

Spotlight On The Run 

First-timers have No Boundaries to help them 

I had this article all written 

and ready to go, and then the 

Freihofer’s Run for Women 

happened last Saturday with 

almost 4,100 participants. The 

21 st annual Community Walk 

accompanied the race with 700 

participants, and the 22 nd annual 

Kids’ Run followed with 1,000 

participants. 

I then thought about our 

own No Boundaries Program 

with 230 energetic, fi rst-time 5kilometer 

runners including 30 

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June 21 — Summer Sizzle 5 mile, Utica 

June 28 — Adirondack Distance Run 10 mile, Lake George 

July 12 — Boilermaker 15K & 5K, Utica 

July 26 —Escarpment Trail Run 18.6 mile, Windham 

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of 58.7 seconds, one-tenth of a 

second ahead of Bethlehem’s 

Alyssa Knaack and Columbia’s 

Anna Boughtwood, while 

Simonson claimed the 1,500-meter 

title with a winning time of 4:35.5. 

Lizzie Predmore fi nished fi rst in 

the 2,000-meter steeplechase with 

a time of 7:06.7. 

Saratoga’s Keelin Hollowood 

and Amanda Borroughs earned 

individual victories for the Blue 

Streaks. Hollowood won the 3,000meter 

race with a time of 10:00.9, 

and Borroughs claimed the 400meter 

intermediate hurdles title 

with a time of 1:06.9. 

Colonie’s Krisrtina Lenge was 

the only non Saratoga County 

athlete to win an individual track 

event. Lenge fi nished fi rst in the 

200-meter dash with a time of 25.8 

seconds, six-tenths of a second 

ahead of Schenectady’s Dahni 

Anderson. 

cancer survivors, the growth of 

our Sportwalker’s Club and the 

number of corporate, neighborhood 

and 

organization 

(i.e. 

YMCA) 

“Couch 

to 5K” 

programs 

and decided 

that a rewrite was necessary. 

Within the last year, almost 

without exception, the attendance 

Colonie’s Tehresa Coles swept 

the throwing events in the fi eld 

competition. Coles won the shot 

put with a distance of 37 feet, 8/25 

inches, and she fi nished fi rst in 

the shot put with a throw of 112 

feet, 2 inches – one inch ahead of 

Guilderland’s Briana Del Bene. 

In the relays, Shen took fi rst in 

the 1,600- and 3,200-meter events, 

while Ballston Spa sprinted to 

the 400-meter title. Klein, Kelly 

Preston, Alex Burtnick and Anna 

Suriano led Shen’s 1,600-meter 

relay team to a fi rst-place fi nish 

in a time of 4:03.2, while the Shen 

quartet of Burtnick, Predmore, 

Nicole Irving and Gina Stalica 

won the 3,200-meter relay in a 

time of 9:21.2. 

Ballston Spa’s 400-meter relay 

team of Alex Kambourelis, Carrie 

Mansir, Jennifer Stodgell and 

Julie Loewenstein won with a time 

of 50.8 seconds. 

Brothers oust Garnet Raiders 

The Christian Brothers 

Academy baseball team rallied 

for three runs in the bottom of the 

seventh inning to edge Colonie 7-6 

in last Saturday’s Section II, Class 

AA quarterfi nal in Colonie. 

The Garnet Raiders were 

within an out of advancing to 

the semifi nals when Chris Sand 

belted a ground rule double to put 

runners on second and third. T.J. 

Lane plated one run by beating 

out an infi eld hit, and Sand scored 

on a wild pitch to tie the game. 

Bredndan Dal Col then plated 

the game-winning run with a 

double to the right-center fi eld 

gap for the Brothers. 

Sand and Josh Lewyckyj each 

drove in two runs for CBA, which 

plays Bethlehem in Wednesday’s 

Sectional semifi nal at Joe Bruno 

Stadium in Troy. Bethlehem 

upended Suburban Council North 

Division champion Shenendehowa 

10-4 in another quarterfi nal 

game. 

Colin Mooney drove in three 

runs with a bases-loaded double 

for Colonie. 

at area road races and walks is up. 

Freihofer’s just had their largest 

fi eld ever, and that is a common 

occurrence 

in our area. 

Much of 

this growth 

is being 

driven by 

fi rst-timers. 

T i m e 

and again over the Freihofer’s 

weekend, we heard people tell 

us, “This is my first race.” It 

Aug. 1 — Silks & Satins 5K, Saratoga Springs 

Aug. 2 — Indian Ladder Trail Run, Voorheesville 

Aug. 8 — Jailhouse Rock 5K, Ballston Spa 

Sept. 13 — Bruegger’s Bagel Run 5K, Albany 

Sept. 25 — Arsenal City Run 5K, Watervliet 

Sept. 27 — Falling Leaves 14K, Utica 

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Seriously, baseball managers 

and coaches have about as much 

control over the outcome of a 

game as I have over the weather. 

I’d like to have no rainouts during 

Sectional playoff time in the 

spring, but all I can do is watch as 

rain wipe out a full day of baseball 

and softball contests. 

At least, the NBA and NFL 

have strict rules about when 

sideline reporters can ask a coach 

or a player questions on camera 

during a game. It’s always at 

halftime, just before the teams 

head to their locker rooms or 

just after they get back to the 

court or the fi eld. It has to be that 

way. Otherwise, these sideline 

reporters might fi nd themselves 

in personal danger, especially on 

a football fi eld. Can you imagine 

what would happen if a sideline 

reporter tried to ask Bill Belichick 

a question during a New England 

Patriots game? 

Reporter: “Bill, what did you 

think of that last play when Tom 

Brady threw that interception?” 

Belichick: “Get that microphone 

out of my face before I hockey 

check you.” 

(Side note: Belichick would 

probably say something far more 

vulgar, but this is a family column. 

Thus, another hockey check 

reference.) 

Frankly, I don’t know why 

would be interesting to know 

what the percentage of fi rst-time 

participants was to the entire fi eld. 

We know a number of our No 

Boundaries folks registered and 

were successful; it was thrilling 

to hear the results. 

The point is this: Many of these 

folks would not have considered 

entering just a few weeks ago. 

They had a thought that they 

would like to become more active, 

but were unable or unwilling to 

commit to a program; or they 

coaches put up with this. They 

should tell the networks, “I’m all 

for telling people what I think, but 

not in the middle of a game. I’m 

trying to win, and I don’t need 

some unathletic dweeb from 

journalism school asking me 

questions about a mistake one of 

my players just made. Let them 

try to do my job, and I’ll ask them 

questions about a miscue. Let’s 

see how they like it.” 

Sadly, coaches do have to put 

up with these added distractions 

because the networks believe 

sports fans really do want to 

know what they think seconds 

after something happens. But, 

do sports fans really want that 

kind of access? Aren’t they 

more interested in the game 

itself than what the coaches are 

thinking? Remember, the average 

sports fan makes derogatory 

jokes at color commentators for 

their observations just because 

the comments are so obvious. 

Imagine what the average sports 

fan thinks when he or she hears a 

baseball coach yap about a pitcher 

allowing a three-run homer. 

Coach: “That defi nitely hurt 

us, but we still have four innings 

to come back from it.” 

Fan: “Duh!” 

So, consider this a modest 

proposal to the networks. Keep 

your sideline reporters away 

from the coaches during a game, 

and I won’t have to hockey check 

you. And believe me, it won’t be a 

friendly hockey check, either. 

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had the desire but didn’t know of 

a program that could help them. 

Finally, many of these folks hadn’t 

experienced the energy and 

power of a group to accomplish 

their goals. 

I’m truly inspired on a weekly 

basis by the positive work being 

done by our No Boundaries 

group. This Father’s Day, another 

230 people in our community will 

be participating in their fi rst 5k 

race. For many of them, it will be 

a dream come true. It will be a 

powerful, emotional day. 

If you are active and know 

someone who needs a boost, try 

to become a mentor to them. If you 

are looking for direction, contact 

Fleet Feet, your local YMCA or 

one of the area running clubs 

(Hudson Mohawk Road Runners, 

Albany Running Exchange, USA 

Track and Field). There are lots 

of smiling faces ready to assist. 

Life truly has No Boundaries. 

You can do it. 

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Christian Brothers Academy’s Dan Sipperly, center, takes a leaping shot during last Saturday’s Section II, 

Class A semifi nal against Shaker at Siena College. Rob Jonas/Spotlight 

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events. Alex Leuchanka fi nished 

fi rst in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter 

races with respective time of 

4:16.1 and 9:331.5, while Evan 

Palmer swept the shot put and 

discus events with respective 

throws of 56 feet, 4.5, inches and 

161 feet, 7 inches. Jamie Glover 

contributed a victory in the 3,000meter 

steeplechase in a time of 

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9:45.5, and Brian Campoli added 

a first-place finish in the 400meter 

dash with a time of 49.7 

seconds. 

The next five places in the 

team standings were tightly 

bunched together. Bethlehem 

was third with 53 points, while 

Ballston Spa placed fourth with 49 

points. Saratoga Springs fi nished 

fi fth with 43 points, Albany took 

sixth place with 42 points and 

defending champion Colonie was 

seventh with 40.5 points. 

Kahnle earns MVP honors 

Shaker High School graduate 

Thomas Kahnle was named the 

most valuable player of the NCAA 

Division II World Series after 

helping his Lynn University baseball 

team win its first national 

title. 

Kahnle, a freshman pitcher, 

moved into the bullpen for the 

tournament after being a starter 

during the regular season. The 

move didn’t bother Kahnle, as he 

picked up three saves including a 

perfect two-inning performance 

in the Fighting Knight’s 2-1 

championship game victory over 

Emporia State last Saturday. 

Kahnle retired 21 of the 22 

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Community news 

Starts here 

Bethlehem’s Jake Platel and 

Sam Smith successfully defended 

their Class A titles. Platel won 

the pole vault by clearing 14 feet, 

while Smith fi nished fi rst in the 

high jump by clearing the bar at 

6 feet, 4 inches. 

Saratoga’s Alex King took 

fi rst place in the long jump with 

a leap of 21 feet, 8 inches, and 

Niskayuna’s Louis Serafi ni won 

the 800-meter race with a time 

of 1:56.5. 

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the net, so we knew they were 

going to make a push at us,” said 

Hennessey. 

The momentum turned back 

in Shaker’s favor a short time 

later, though. Goaltender Ken 

O’Connor made a clutch save at 

one end of the fi eld and started 

a fast break that culminated in a 

goal by Walsh that cut CBA’s lead 

to 6-5. Joe Shields then tallied to 

tie the game at 6 at the end of the 

third quarter. 

“Once they got up, we knew 

we had to take a step back, relax 

and do one thing right,” said 

Hennessey. 

“The Shaker goalie made what 

I thought was a really big save 

because that could have made 

the score 7-4, and that could 

have been the difference,” said 

Schwan. “I thought they did a 

nice job of seizing the momentum 

after that.” 

Doug Swezey scored midway 

through the fourth quarter to put 

Shaker ahead 7-6, but CBA didn’t 

back down. Dan Sipperly tallied 

for the third time in the game 

with less than two minutes left in 

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regulation to knot the score at 7. 

Following a scoreless fi rst fourminute 

overtime period, Shaker 

got the break it was looking for 

when CBA was called for a penalty 

early in the second extra period. 

Mike Battaglia started the key 

sequence by gathering a ground 

ball and rushing into the Brothers’ 

half of the fi eld. Battaglia passed 

to Walsh, who fi red a bouncing 

shot past CBA goaltender Shane 

Hans to give the Blue Bison their 

one-goal win. 

“They set up their man-up unit 

perfectly,” said Schwan. “Mike 

Battaglia got the play started by 

getting the ground ball, and Luke 

Walsh made a great shot.” 

Jimmy O’Brien contributed two 

goals, Parker Armsby chipped 

in a goal and two assists and 

O’Connor stopped 13 of the 20 

shots he faced to help Shaker earn 

its second overtime victory over 

CBA this season. The Blue Bison 

edged the Brothers 7-6 on May 

20, 10 days before their rematch 

in the Sectional semifi nals. 

“Shaker beat us twice in 

overtime, so they are the better 

team,” said Schwan. 

Sipperly led the Brothers with 

a hat trick and two assists. Vivian 

and DeThomasis each scored two 

goals, and Hans had eight saves. 

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