New Haven Register (New Haven, CT) articles from December 2006

New Haven Register (New Haven, CT) archives from December 2006

CitySeed co-founder promotes farmers, healthful eating.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Pamela McLoughlin Dec. 31--NEW HAVEN -- When Jennifer McTiernan H. and three other founding board members of CitySeed Inc. said in April 2004 that by July of that year they would begin a farmers' market at Wooster Square, folks...

Wiggins a bright spot on dark day for Huskies.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Brett Orzechowski Dec. 31--MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- On a day when little went according to plan, Doug W i g g i n s continued to make gradual improvements Saturday during a season that started less than auspiciously for the freshman...

New Haven high school students share experiences.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Mary E. O'Leary Dec. 31--NEW HAVEN -- It's the flames that draw you in. That, and the steady voice of a poetic narrator as he tells his powerful story of a tough beginning in a home where alcohol and drugs left their mark on...

Rozier returns to be honored.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Joe Morelli Dec. 31--The annual event each December displays the best college football has to offer, past and present. The event, normally held on the second Saturday of December in New York City, presents the Heisman Trophy to...

Lawmakers have much to deal with in 2007: Both parties agree compromise needed.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Gregory B. Hladky Dec. 31--HARTFORD -- Difficult, potentially explosive issues such as energy, gay marriage, universal health care and gun control are all expected to be on the agenda when the 2007 General Assembly convenes...

Shopping plaza waits for development.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Michelle Tuccitto Sullo Dec. 31--DERBY -- Two more stores are vacating the Orange-Derby Shopping Center, which is slated to be knocked down to make way for redevelopment. At Fashion Bug and Payless ShoeSource, signs in the...

Know the Score.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Steve Higgins Dec. 31--JULIE BRANDER ran a business for nearly 20 years, and did it successfully. But there was something missing. "When I was in business, I didn't have anybody to talk to," she said, noting there were many...

New police unit hits streets to improve quality of life.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Marissa Yaremich Dec. 31--WEST HAVEN -- After seven months of frustration, police Sgt. Robert Proto finally had enough of the individuals responsible for posting numerous gaudy signs around West Haven, promising city residents...

Passing in '06.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Jim Shelton Dec. 31--IN THE PAST YEAR, Greater New Haven said goodbye to an iconic stage director, a once-thriving arms factory and a noted local congressman. The area also lost a controversial clergyman, a much-decorated D-Day...

All you need to know about Walter Camp.
December 31, 2006... Dec. 31--Here'a s look a some interesting notes and figures about the Walter Camp All-America team, both past and present. HISTORY --This is t h e 1 1 7 t h edition of the Walter Camp All-America team -- the nation's oldest...

Sheets Purdue's top back: KORY SHEETS, BLOOMFIELD, PURDUE CONNECTICUT PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
December 31, 2006... Dec. 31--Former Bloomfield high school standout Kory Sheets, a junior running back from Purdue University, has been named by the Walter Camp Football Foundation as its 2006 Connecticut Player of the Year. T h e 6 -- f o o t -- 1,...

A success on all levels Vermeil proves to be winner on and off the field.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Dan Nowak Dec. 31--In the late 1950s, as a backup quarterback for San Jose St., Dick Vermeil knew his playing days were numbered. But as a student of the game whose passion burned deep for football, one way or another Vermeil was...

Utley still leading the way.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Brett Orzechowski Dec. 31--There is little time to reflect in the reaches of rural Washington state, where Mike Utley looks past the landscape from his house that backs up to the Columbia River. Save the retrospectives for...

Are you an annoying audience member?
December 31, 2006... Byline: Donna Doherty Dec. 31--WRITING about what happened to etiquette isn't exactly news, but this is the season of goodwill and cheer and the resolve to be better people, so why not start with manners when you're out at a cultural...

Delving into Depression.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Abram Katz Dec. 31--CENTURIES AGO, depression was considered an imbalance in the body's black bile, hence "melancholy." Later, with psychoanalysis ascendent, depression was seen as the consequence of repression and anger. ...

Derby wallops O'Brien Tech; Branford falls.
December 31, 2006... Dec. 31--Stacy Stobierski and Tegan Bedard each scored nine points to lead Derby to a 50-11 girls' basketball win over O'Brien Tech-Ansonia at Derby Saturday. Derby is 5-4. Hanna Uszakiewicz scored five points for the Condors (3-4)....

Ansonia top team.
December 31, 2006... Dec. 31--Ansonia High School, which was ranked No. 1 in the New Haven Register, New London Day, and Hartford Courant season-ending polls, is the Walter Camp Football Foundation's choice to receive the Joseph W. Kelly Trophy, which is awarded...

ESPN's Anderson Camp MC.
December 31, 2006... Dec. 31--ESPN SportsCenter anchor John Anderson will serve as master of ceremonies for the 40th Walter Camp Football Foundation's All-America Awards dinner. This is the second straight year Anderson will serve as Master of Ceremonies....

EDITORIAL: Fix federal food safety regulation: Food poisoning outbreaks point to need for better, more coordinated effort.
December 31, 2006... Dec. 31--No one died from eating at Taco Bell, but 466 people were sickened by bacteria-tainted food it sold. But two weeks after the start of the food poisoning outbreak there, investigators were still unsure if the contaminated food was the...

Hernandez's decision tough ... ours was easy: Bristol Central star named Register All-State Player of Year.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Mike Pucci Dec. 31--One year ago, the decision affected Aaron Hernandez's sleeping patterns. It would keep the 17-year-old up at night. The Bristol Central product tossed and turned over his college selection and wondered if it...

Auriemma focused on matinee ... not milestone: Huskies look to net coach 600th win today.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Jim Fuller Dec. 31--HARTFORD -- The question was greeted with a painful grimace, a quick rub of his temples and a momentary pause of reflection. Milestones are not a part of University of Connecticut women's basketball coach...

Plenty of bark, no bite: UConn listless, suffers first loss.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Brett Orzechowski Dec. 31--MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- When the game began to unravel, Jim Calhoun waited. As his guards were bumped and turnovers sprayed across the court, the University o f C o n n e c t i -- cut head coach e x c h a...

Ball, McCarthy lead I-AA selections.
December 31, 2006... Dec. 31--University of New Hampshire senior wide receiver David Ball, a three-time selection, headlines the Walter Camp Football Foundation 2006 Division 1-AA All-America team. The team was selected by the head coaches and sports information...

New Haven Register, Conn., Dave Solomon column: Honor thy Husky: Another eight would be great.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Dave Solomon Dec. 31--I was thinking: Here are the eight players or coaches (in alphabetical order) who should be added to the newly unveiled Huskies of Honor over the next five years... and why: Scott Burrell, Caron Butler,...

Many say goodbye to Connecticut's 'friendliest airport'.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Mark Zaretsky Dec. 31--MADISON -- It was part holiday party, part barbecue, part New Orleans funeral, part Irish wake. But none of those things generally have guys with huge propeller engines strapped to their backs buzzing...

Positives, negatives abound in Yale tie.
December 31, 2006... Byline: Chip Malafronte Dec. 31--NEW HAVEN -- Don't blame the Yale men's hockey team if it isn't quite sure how to feel after Saturday's non-league game with Nebraska-Omaha. On one hand, the Bulldogs were as intense and efficient as...

AAA offers free tows home to drunken drivers: A reveler who feels he or she is not able to drive safely can obtain a free tow by calling (800) AAA-HELP.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Michael Gannon Dec. 30--A tow truck is not always a welcome sight for a motorist. But the AAA Connecticut Motor Club hopes use of the trucks can help save lives this holiday season. AAA last week launched its 17th annual...

Homicide ruled out for body found at car lot.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Mark Zaretsky Dec. 30--EAST HAVEN -- The state medical examiner's office has ruled out the possibility of foul play in the death of a man whose skeletal remains were found Dec. 21 between a car and a van in a lot behind Natalino...

Guilford man guilty in illegal alien scheme: Millionaire may face prison; daughter fined $3G.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Phil Helsel Dec. 30--NEW HAVEN -- A Guilford millionaire accused of one of the largest immigrant smuggling cases in state history reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors Friday, a deal that calls for him to pay $1...

W. Haven officer cleared in shooting of suspect.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Marissa Yaremich Dec. 30--WEST HAVEN -- A city police officer has been cleared of wrongdoing by the state's attorney's office in the nonfatal shooting of a career criminal and admitted drug addict during a pursuit a year ago. ...

Minnesota State shuts down rusty Yale.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Chip Malafronte Dec. 30--NEWHAVEN-- Having entered the holiday break on a four-game losing streak, the Yale men's hockey team had three weeks to think about Friday night's game with Minnesota State and how it could get itself...

Teacher says system is biased against men.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Chris Rhatigan Dec. 30--MILFORD -- A 45-year-old local man claims the Board of Education discriminated against him when he was not hired for an elementary school teaching position. Joseph Viscount of Monroe Street filed a...

Lottery ticket buyers out of luck in New Haven.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Cara Baruzzi Dec. 30--You can't win if you don't play, and many would-be winners were out of luck Friday as lottery machines throughout Greater New Haven unexpectedly shut down for most of the day. About 1,000 lottery...

Foster parents complete family with daughter.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Pamela McLoughlin Dec. 30--NEW HAVEN -- Alderman Sergio Rodgriguez and his wife, Randi Rubin Rodriguez, have been foster parents to so many children in the last 10 years that they've lost count -- it's somewhere between 35 and...

Wallingford man to lead state agency.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Luther Turmelle Dec. 30--A six-term Wallingford town councilman was named Friday by Gov. M. Jodi Rell as the new commissioner of the state Department of Consumer Protection. Jerry Farrell Jr., 38, replaces Edwin Rodriguez,...

JCC ends lunches for needy seniors.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Ed Stannard Dec. 30--Needy Jewish seniors will no longer be able to get a kosher lunch at the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven in Woodbridge. While the meals will be available elsewhere, the closing of the...

Town acts to protect credit rating.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Luther Turmelle Dec. 30--WALLINGFORD -- Officials are beefing up the town's financial reserves in an effort to protect Wallingford's credit rating in advance of two bond issues that are coming up. That was the central message...

State businesses to get tax breaks.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Steve Higgins Dec. 30--Connecticut businesses will get two big tax breaks in the new year. Starting Monday, the 20 percent corporation tax surcharge will be eliminated, and property taxes on manufacturing equipment and...

Deroy, Hamden tip Cheshire in OT.
December 30, 2006... Dec. 30--Hamden's Cara Deroy scored 20 points, including making two key 3-pointe r s i n t h e overtime session to lift the Green Dragons to a 58-53 Southern Connecticut Conference interdivision win over Cheshire at Hamden Friday night. ...

OPINION: A 'sanctuary' for new immigrants?: SHOULD New Haven become a "sanctuary city" in the national controversy over a workable immigration policy? The phrase has been used locally to designate a place where the police stand apart from federal action against illegal immigrants.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Robert J. Leeney Dec. 30--The Register already has suggested in measured terms that, in this community with an estimated 10,000 illegal immigrants, an affirmative working relationship between the police and residents is a primary...

Griswold Airport patrons will sadly mark its closing.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Michael Gannon Dec. 30--MADISON -- On Sunday night, Griswold Airport Manager Loren Baker will place a call to air traffic officials in Bridgeport telling them, "Griswold will be closed for maintenance until further notice." ...

Signs will warn of dangerous curve on Route 8.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Michelle Tuccitto Sullo Dec. 30--SEYMOUR -- The state will install signs along a stretch of Route 8 that has been plagued by accidents to alert motorists about potentially hazardous curves in the road. Meanwhile, state...

Yale women upset Providence.
December 30, 2006... Dec. 30--Erica Davis scored 19 points, pulled down nine rebounds and blocked two shots to lead the Yale women's basketball team to an upset win over Providence 68-55 Friday at Lee Amphitheater. Chinenye Okafor had nine points and 12...

Stating their case: Huskies run away from Rizzotti-led Hawks in 2nd half.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Jim Fuller Dec. 30--HARTFORD -- Small ball worked wonders on Friday evening. After watching 17 or 18 minutes of unabashed ugly basketball unfold right before his eyes, all University of Connecticut women's basketball coach...

Ready or not, here they come Conference opener will answer questions for UConn.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Brett Orzechowski Dec. 30--MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The concept was first adopted during John Beilein's coaching stint at Richmond, when the loss of a key post player forced him to use a smaller forward in his zone defense. It took...

Big girls lead to even bigger questions.
December 30, 2006... Byline: Jim Fuller Dec. 30--HARTFORD -- Forget about breaking 1-3-1 full-court presses, teaching a group of freshmen the intricacies of a zone offense or shutting down a Kodak All-American, there may not be a tougher task for a Division...

Listen Up.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Patrick Ferrucci Dec. 29--The absolute toughest job for any music critic comes at the end of the year, the week when a best-of list gets published. This year remains no different. While it may be easy to choose the top couple...

Last-minute plans.
December 29, 2006... Dec. 29--OK, Christmas and Hanukkah are over, so all that's left of this holiday season is New Year's. With the biggies out of the way, there's no excuse not to have some plans in order for Sunday night. Last week, we let you know what was...

Armed and Ready.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Patrick Ferrucci Dec. 29--Aaron Lewis is not the guy you'd expect to play a residency at the Cabaret Theatre in Mohegan Sun. Aaron Lewis is not the guy you'd expect to perform James Taylor covers. Aaron Lewis is not the guy you'd...

Scholarship program to award more funds.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Luther Turmelle Dec. 29--A nonprofit organization that serves 21 communities -- including Cheshire and several towns in the Naugatuck Valley -- is beefing up its commitment to a college scholarship program it offers. ...

Discount power offer generates interest.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Cara Baruzzi Dec. 29--About 1,000 United Illuminating Co. customers have contacted Levco Energy in the two days since the Norwalk company began offering electric power for 10 percent less than UI starting Monday, Levco officials...

Just another winter's day: Want snow? Patience, jet stream dip required.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Abram Katz Dec. 29--Oh, sure. It'll snow. Just not this week or this month. And no snow on next month's horizon. But sooner or later, snow is inevitable, meteorologists maintain, so don't give away your ice scraper and...

$1.2M endowment established for Valley foundation.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Patricia Villers Dec. 29--The Frey-Hershey Foundation has established a $1.2 million permanently endowed fund at the Valley Community Foundation. Valley Community Foundation President Angela Powers said Thursday she was...

House permit activity plummets.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Cara Baruzzi Dec. 29--The number of housing permits issued statewide sank 44 percent in November compared with a year ago, hitting its lowest level since January, the state Department of Economic and Community Development...

EDITORIAL: Pollard was pioneer for women's rights: A Milford grandmother knocked down Boy Scouts' gender barrier.
December 29, 2006... Dec. 29--Catherine Pollard, who died recently at age 88, would agree that she was persistent and had strong convictions. Whether she regarded herself as either a feminist or a social pioneer is less certain. But Pollard, a Milford mother and...

Another delay on 'Q' bridge: No bids submitted for project; DOT back to drawing board.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Ed Stannard Dec. 29--NEW HAVEN -- The rebuilding of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, and the anticipated traffic jams, are of intense interest to most Greater New Haven residents, but when it comes to actually building the span,...

Correction.
December 29, 2006... Dec. 29--A photo Wednesday misidentified Jamal Thomas who makes pancakes every Friday for needy guests in the fellowship hall at St. Paul UAME Church in New Haven. Copyright (c) 2006, New Haven Register, Conn. Distributed by...

Residents' goal is zero killings Some say black community itself needs to put an end to gun violence.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Pamela McLoughlin Dec. 29--NEW HAVEN -- Tired of young black men being killed, a group of community, business and religious leaders will kick off the new year Monday by launching a "Zero Killings Campaign" with a lofty goal: to...

DEP wants to recycle more to limit trash.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Abram Katz Dec. 29--The state Department of Environmental Protection issued an ambitious plan Thursday to reduce municipal trash by greatly expanding recycling and waste reduction, which would end the need to export refuse to...

W. Haven tax office staffers win grievances.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Marissa Yaremich Dec. 29--WEST HAVEN -- Two disciplined tax office employees won their grievances against the city, with their suspensions converted to verbal warnings and their withheld pay returned. One of the settlements...

Veteran Ansonia firefighter to be sworn in as chief.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Patricia Villers Dec. 29--ANSONIA -- A 33-year veteran of the Ansonia Fire Department will be sworn in as chief by Mayor James Della Volpe at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday during a ceremony at the Eagle Hose Hook & Ladder Company 6...

Health department gets grant to hire part-time case manager.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Chris Rhatigan Dec. 29--MILFORD -- The Health Department will add a part-time case manager to help seniors gain access to social services. Community Health Coordinator Deepa Joseph said the position will be funded by a United...

UConn women boast M * A * S * H unit Hobbling Huskies entertain Hartford.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Jim Fuller Dec. 29--STORRS -- Coming to a movie theater near you, starring as Dr. Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce (drum roll please), University of Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma. How about the character of...

Quinnipiac signs Adams to women's basketball team.
December 29, 2006... Dec. 29--Quinnipiac women's basketball coach Tricia Fabbri announced Thursday the signing of Ashley Adams, a 6-foot-1 center from Tolland. "Ashley is an athletic and very versatile player who will fit nicely in our system," Fabbri said....

SCSU blitzes Saint Anselm.
December 29, 2006... Dec. 29--Michelle Martinik had 14 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead the Owls to their Northeast-10 C o n f e r e n c e win at Manchester, N.H. Kate Lynch had 13 points and five assists and Babette Noah 12 points and eight...

For Huskies, now Adrien is needed Experience the difference for forward.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Brett Orzechowski Dec. 29--HARTFORD -- Even before the season began, Jim Calhoun challenged Jeff Adrien publicly and in practice, knowing the sophomore forward remains the most crucial component within his youngest team ever at...

Phillips no longer a member of Huskies.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Jim Fuller Dec. 29--STORRS -- Kristen Phillips will be welcomed back to the University of Connecticut for her second semester next month. The same can not be said for her return to the UConn women's basketball program. ...

Wright's effort paces Governors.
December 29, 2006... Dec. 29--Markus Wright had a gamehigh 33 points to lead the Wilbur Cross boys' basketball team to a 65-57 victory over Springfield (Mass.) Central Thursday night in the consolation game of the Boston Amateur Basketball Classic in Chelsea,...

Baldwin shrinks Shelton operation.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Cara Baruzzi Dec. 29--SHELTON -- A month after acquiring an Illinois company, Baldwin Technology Co. Inc. has eliminated several jobs at its Trap Fall Road headquarters as part of a restructuring. "We have already undertaken...

Eat your serial, heroes: Why '24' tops the pack of top-10 shows for 2006.
December 29, 2006... Byline: Joe Amarante Dec. 29--YOU'LL NOTICE the characters in the photos on this page are all running in panic (except for me in my logo). Maybe they live in Connecticut and have seen their new electricity bills. Truth is, we loved...

New Haven Register, Conn., Dave Solomon column.
December 28, 2006... Byline: Dave Solomon Dec. 28---HARTFORD -- It took seven weeks and approximately half a million dollars worth of guaranteed money, but at long last there's teeth in sight in the UConn schedule. We learned, through seven weeks and...

Madison cop arrested in stolen shellfish case.
December 28, 2006... Byline: Cynthia Baran Dec. 28--Officer could lose job in wake of charges MADISON -- Joseph Gambardella, a town police officer for 15 years who consistently made a six-figure income working overtime and special-duty jobs, was pinched...

Dobson nets 21, Seymour tops Ansonia.
December 28, 2006... Dec. 28--Tim Dobson scored 21 points and had 17 rebounds and 10 blocked shots to record his second straight triple-double to lead the Seymour boys' basketball team to a 69-62 Naugatuck Valley League victory over host Ansonia Wednesday....

EDITORIAL: Finally, competition for utility giants: Norwalk company will offer power at lower rates.
December 28, 2006... Dec. 28--The cost of energy in Connecticut currently is, and next year will be, a big, big story. In some ways, the utility companies and state officials have gotten a break with the unseasonably warm December we've experienced. Those...

Host America borrows $1M.
December 28, 2006... Byline: Steve Higgins Dec. 28--HAMDEN -- Host America Corp. has borrowed $1 million from a New York City investment firm as the company prepares to launch a new energy-saving product in the first half of 2007. The money is "for...

Residents, officials recall Ford for decency, integrity.
December 28, 2006... Byline: Mark Zaretsky Dec. 28--Connecticut residents and officials remembered former President Ford on Wednesday as a man and a president whose decency and integrity helped restore confidence in the office he took over in the midst of...

AT&T unveils TV service in 9 state towns.
December 28, 2006... Byline: Cara Baruzzi Dec. 28--NEW HAVEN -- AT&T Inc. on Wednesday launched its U-verse service -- which includes Internet protocol television, or IPTV -- in nine Connecticut communities,including Milford, Cheshire and Trumbull. AT&T...

Vandals ruin Nativity figures outside Stratford Knights hall.
December 28, 2006... Byline: Phil Helsel Dec. 28--STRATFORD-- Vandals destroyed a set of 40-year-old Nativity statues outside the Knights of Columbus hall on Christmas Day, a reminder that senseless crime doesn't take a break for the holiday, police said....

Apparent drowning stuns Milford family.
December 28, 2006... Byline: Phil Helsel Dec. 28--MILFORD -- Christopher McNamara was reared on Long Island Sound, growing up on Milford Point Road near Cedar Beach surrounded by boats and other watercraft. He was a strong swimmer and an experienced sailor....

W. Haven, UNH team up to find sources of funds.
December 28, 2006... Byline: Marissa Yaremich Dec. 28--WEST HAVEN -- With the city in need, the University of New Haven is heeding the call. University officials recently established a partnership with Mayor John M. Picard to help obtain money for the...

Cheshire band competing against best.
December 28, 2006... Byline: Luther Turmelle Dec. 28--CHESHIRE -- They won't be playing "Auld Lang Syne," but the Cheshire High School Marching Ram Band will be ringing in the new year in Florida with 17 other top high school bands from across the country at...

Death spurs call for stop sign.
December 28, 2006... Byline: Patricia Villers Dec. 28--ANSONIA -- The death Friday of an 86-year-old city man who was hit by a car on North Cliff Street has prompted a Valley resident to call for installation of a traffic control sign at the site. ...

Yes, celebrities often take the train.
December 28, 2006... Byline: Jim Shelton Dec. 28--FOR A GUY whose job is going back and forth in a straight line, Bob McDonough certainly travels in rarefied circles. His connections have taken him backstage at Broadway shows and "Saturday Night Live,"...

DOT takes step toward new bridge.
December 28, 2006... Byline: Michael Gannon Dec. 28--NORTH BRANFORD -- State transportation officials are a step closer to replacing the nearly 80-year-old bridge over Pistipaug Pond Brook on Route 17. The state last week opened eight bids from...