Dems: Clean Sweep in New Scotland Bethlehem • by JOSEPH A
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• NOV 1 0 1999 Just Desserts BCHSC1rls at ARC Star 1n Sw1m Meet Party Guide 0 Page3 OPage 13 0 Supplement inside· • £Hl:l** 82'17 fJSill~ l '---~------ ------ -~- --- • Dems: Clean sweep in New Scotland Bethlehem • By JOSEPH A. PHILLIP.S 'To unseat incumbents in not a usual will have 2nd occurrence in this town," said Pofit of There is a new political landscape in the her party's sweep. "But I think the town of New Scotland following last people demonstrated the faith in 'our Demon board Tuesday's elections. team, and I hope they saw our hard work. We ran our campaign like a Democrats swept all contested By JOSEPH A. PHILLIPS elections in the town, including ousting business, establishing common goals, incumbents from the town council and the breaking up responsibilities, sub dividing tasks. We truly ran as a team." With three of the four town officials clerk's office, and Democrat Martha Pofit on last Tuesday's election ballot cruising • was elected supervisor of the town, to In a gesture of unity, Anderson, to ·re-election unopposed, the race for a succeed Herb Reilly, who narrowly won Dempf and Fields ventured to election to the county Legislature. Democratic campaign headquarters on "I sensed during the campaign the election night to offer i:heir congratula I think the fact that my family outpouring of support we were receiving, tions in person to the victors. "I. think has been in this community it's a credit to our town that both sides but even I was taken aback by a 14-point 'for such a long time helped win in my first run for office," said Pofit. ran good, honest people and ran clean With absentee ballots still to be counted, campaigns:" said town Democratic Daniel Plummer Pofit bested her Republican nval, Kurt Chairman Michael Mackey, who succeeded former town chair and now Ariderson, by 439 votes out of about 3,400 pair of seats on the town board was the cast. county chairman Michael Burns last • spring. center of attention in Bethlehem on Oqtgoing Supervisor Reilly's son Election Day. · Richard, who ran with Democratic, Mackey said he was "thrilled with the Political' newcomer Daniel Plummer Conservative and Independence backing, outcome, winning every race. If anyone -took the open seat on the board being had told me at the startof the campaign led all comers in the balloting for town vacated by Republican Robert Johnson, board seats currently held by Republicans it would be a sweep, I'd have been giving Democrats a second board seat · Town Justice Kenneth Connolly, both of surprised. As for the turnout, Michael Fields and Mark Dempf. In whom ran unopposed. For Connolly, iC ' for the first time. second place was Democrat-Independ considering the weather, it was a good may be his last campaign for town office, . turnout for an of{ year election." Taken .together with their pickup of ence candidate Cathy Connors, who as he indicated before the election his two formerly Republican county Republican town party chairman squeezed out Fields by 81 votes. Fields, intention to retire after this term. He·· . legislative seats in the town, the election .. who also held the Conservative line, . also holds the office of village justice of D SWEEP/page36 results underscored the changing finished ahead of Dempf, running only on Voqrheesville, a term expiring in 2001. the Republican ticket. D DEM/page36 Also failing in a bid to return to office was Town Clerk Kathryn Martin, named to the post by the town board in August. ~Twelfth Night's the thing at BCHS Her Democratic-Independence-Conserva -·-· tive, opponent Diane Deschenes finished 161 votes ahead of Martin to move the post By KATHERINE McCARTHY • into the Democratic column for the first time in years. Incumbent town The play's the thing for the next two Superintendent of Highways Darrell weekends, as-William Shakespeare's Duncan defeated Republican challenger, .comedy ''Twelfth Night" takes to the • Joseph Iacobucci, by more than a stage of Studio 46 at Bethlehem Central thousand votes. - High School. The only remaining Republican Bethlehem Theater Support Group officeholders to win in New Scotland last (BTSG) has been the driving force week .were town Receiver· of Taxes behind the production, and Jim Yearais , Marilyn Holmberg, the top vote-getter, and directing the cast of 21 students. · Yeara is pleased to be directing Twelfth Night, a show he has done before. "It's an even play," Yeara said. 'There's not just one lead, but eight or nine roles. It's a good play to teach with; it lets you arialyze the parts, and learn to speak verse." Yeara is using a warm-up method called the Alexander Technique, which he learned with the Royal Shakespeare Company. It is employed at acting schools throughout the country. To maximize the number of students who can participate, "Twelfth Night" has a main cast and an alternate cast, who will serve as understudies and star in one performance. "Using an alternate cast lets us bring more kids into the production," BTSG president Cindy Stambach said. "Eight of the kids had been in the Shakespeare plays in the last two years." Yeara has also incorporated music and dance into this production of- . "Twelfth Night." . 'The parents commented th·at a lot of the students are interested in dance," • Yeara said. "Twelfth Night' covers a . Robin Abelson, left, Helena Kopchick, Owen Smith and Sloan Grenz rehearse for 'Twelfth D TH/NG/page21 Ni.ght' to be perform.e~ over the ne~ !WQ we~ke~ds. at.QCHS- Constance Lupe PAGE 2 November 10, 1999 THE SPOTLIGHT • Boys Scouts DWI cases adjudicated slate Sportsman Police arrest 2 for DWI , By Joseph A Phillips andthemandatory$30surcharge. Boy Scout Troop 75 will hold Bethlehem police arrested · to ·appear in Bethlehem Town Four individuals charged dur- He also faced a 9Ckiay license sus- its 26th annual Sportsmart on Sat two individuals last week and Court on Nov. 16. • ing_ October with driving while pension. urday, Nov. 20, from 1:30 to 3:30 charged them with driving while A second arrest occurred at intoxicated (DWI) pleaded guilty Jonathan Wtlliam Atwood, of p.m. at Bethlehem Central High intoxicated (DWI). about 1:30 a.m. ·on Sunday, Oct. on Nov. 1 in Bethlehem Town Route 32, Greenville, who was ar- School, 700 Delaware Avenue, The first arrest took place 31, when Officer Christopher Court to reduced charges of driv- rested on Oct. 15, also offered a Delmar. · Thursday, Oct. 28, at about 9:30 Hughes reportedly observed a ingwhileabilityimpaired (DWAI). DWAI plea. He was fined $300 The Sportsmart is the .area's p.m. on River Road in. Selkirk. vehicle traveling at excessive LeannaTheresaCady,19,of14 and the $30 fee and had his li- largestexchangeofnewandused According to the police report, · speed on Route 85 in Slingerlands. Hunter Road, Delmar, offered the cense suspended for 90 days. ·sports equipment.· Officer Robert Markel observed Pulling the vehicle over near • DWAI plea in response to her ar- Fmally, Steven A Taylor, 43, of Bring sports equipment to sell a vehicle traveling northbound Blessing Road, Hughes adminis rest on Oct. 3. She was given a 72 Marsdale Court, Selkirk, also from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and pick up at excessive speed and stopped tered field sobriety tests on the $300 fine, a $30 mandatory state pleaded guilty to DWAI. He faces unsold items and proceeds from 5 the vehicle near Three Farms driver, Eric Thomas Cavosie, 18, .. surcharge, and had her license a $300 fine, $30 surcharge and 9Q- to 5:30 p.m. ' Dairy. of 118 Second St., Troy, with the suspended for 90 days.· . day license suspension. Entrance fee is $1 to benefit After administering field so assistance of Officer Brian Arrested on Oct. 14, Wtlliam All four defendants were also local food pantries. Use the Van briety tests, he arrested Shawn Hughes. • HenryDewsbury,41,of389Shady ordered to undergo drinking- DykeRoadentrancetotheschool. Edward Uhrich, 27, of 24 Liebel Cavosie was also ordered to Lane, Coeymans Hollow, was also driver remediation programs and . St., Albany: Uhrich was ordered appear in Town Court on Nov. 16. convictedofDWAiandfined$300 face a victim-impact panel. Firefighters to serve . • Disaster assistance available homestyie breakfast Court sets jury trial date Onesquethaw Volunteer Fire Bethlehem Town Court has set about 20 mph, stopping just short Renters, homeowners, busi- Jacoby Jr. of the New York State • Co. will host. its monthly home a date for a jury trial, its second of hitting him. ness owners or other people who Emergency Management Office style breakfast at ·clarksville this year involving a driving while Responding to the complaint, were impacted by Tropical Storm (SEMO) urge those affected by firehouse on Route 301 on Sun intoxicated' (DWI) charge. Floyd in Albany, Dutchess, the storm to apply for assistance police located the vehicle at a • day, Nov. 21. Glenmont resident Robert nearby residence on Asprion Greene, Rensselaer, Schenectady immediately by calling, toll-free, Breakfast is served from 7 a.m. and Ulster counties may be eli- 1-800-462-9029. Francis Prusinski, 29, ·of 14B Road. Prusinski was subjected to to noon. Admission is $5 for adults Murray Drive will stand trial at 9 gible for assistance from a variety People who are hearing or field sobriety tests and arrested. and $3 for children. Kids. under 5 am.onTuesday,Nov.30,onDWI • .of state and federal agencies. speech impaired can call TDD 1- Prusinski initially appeared in eat for free. and reckless endangerment .MarianneJackson of the Fed- 800-426-7585. Both numbers are Town Court on June 15, and has charges stemming from his ar made several subsequent court era! Emergency Management in operation from 7 a.m.