V'ville to vote on fire pensions Page 3 . CAR-RT SORT ** B OD 4 9000 3/04/96 SM BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY 451 DELAWARE AVE DELMAR NY 12054 The and New Scotland Capitol Delmar DWI parolee ested for break-in By Mel Hyman Herzog, then 17, spent Bethlehem police Mon­ a week in the hospital af­ day arrested Christopher ter suffering a broken leg Arnold, who served two and and internal injuries in the a half years in state prison same crash that took for vehicular homicide and Cox's life. DWI that led to the death of The episode began 16-year-old Erin Cox in Au­ when the three youths gust 1992, and charged him were "partying in and two other local residents Herzog's apartment" and with felony burglary and allegedly decided to criininal mischief. break into the clubhouse, Arnold, 21, of 13 Bedell where they allegedly stole Ave., Delmar, was arrested some stereo equipment at 6:36 a.m. and charged and phone apparatus be­ with third-degree burglary, Arnold forereturningto Herzog's apartment, according to Bethlehem Central High School senior Joshua Kagant~lkswith Gov. George Pataki, following second-degree criminal mis­ chief, both felonies, and misdemeanor Lt. Frederick Halligan. a student press conference at the Capitol last week. Elaine McLain petty larceny in connection with a break­ The suspects then allegedly returned a in at Bethlehem Terrace Apartments on second time to the clubhouse and caused Blessing Road early Monday, damage to the building's interior by throw­ Also arrested and charged with the ing billiard balls at glass mirrors, ripping Local Republicans like same offenses were Mark Herzog, 21, of down ceiling tiles and damaging some Bethlehem Terrace, and a lf)·year-old wall hangings and paintings. Halligan youth whose name was not released be­ terroed the damage "extensive," although cause he is eligible for youthful offender there was no immediate estimate of the Dole in Thursday vote status, police said. · 0 BREAK-IN/page 28 ByDevTobin He said that having popular state Sen For48 hours or so, the national political Michael Hoblock "leading off" on Dole's spotlight has shifted to New York, as the ballot line will "absolutely help." Board nixes plan for NOW· top three Republican presidential candi­ "I haven'theard locally of any Buchanan dates crisscross the state and flood the groundswell," said Bethlehem Supervi­ airwaves with com­ sor Sheila Fuller, who supports Dole as Municipal waste cited as concern mercials before "!he best and most-qualified candidate, a By Mel Hyman Into the old Barker Steel building in the Thursday's primary. proven leader." New Options on Waste will have to wait Port of Albany. Locally in Beth­ New Scotland has been "fairly quiet so to open a recycling facility in the town of The main reason cited was the lehem and New Scot-· far," according to town GOP chairwoman Bethlehem. company's plan to accept municipal solid land, as in the rest of Judi VonRonne. The town board by a 4-0 vote last week waste, which they would pick through for the state and the na­ Dole is expected to do well in New rejected NOWs application for 11 vari­ recyclables and then ship the rest to the tion, the Republican Scotland, because Republicans there are ances to the solid 'waste ordinance, thus town of Rotterdam landfill. 0 NOW/page 16 establishment is 0 DOLE/page 16 shelving any plans the firro had to move firmly behind U.S. Sen. Robert Dole, R- Murphy Kansas. Committeemen and women are get­ /fijunllation honors dialysis ·pioneer.· ting out the vote for Dole; organizers for BySu~G~ves working on hemodialysis. A paper written conservative colum· · When Dr. John Kiley began his medi­ by the Albany group published in the jour­ nist Patrick Buchanan cal career, nephrology was an uncoined nal of Clinical Investigation in 1951 is still are counting on a word: and a kidney failure diagnosis was refened to today. grass-roots effort; and essentially aa death sentence. There was "We terminated the death sentence of a millionaire publisher no treatment and no hope. ' ltidney failure diagnosis," with dialysis, Steve Forbes' cam­ But 50 years ago, Dr. Kiley, a graduate Kiley said. "Dialysis was new, but itworked paign will supplement of Harvard Medical School who interned and saved lives." Cossac its massive media at Albany Medical er,uter Hospital, be­ This month;the N a tiona! Kidney Foun­ buys with phone banks and literature dis- eame part of a select group who changed dation of Northeast New York will hon'or tribution. that bleak diagnosis. · Dr. Kiley for his pioneeringwork and "truly Dole is "very well-qualified, but needs became outstanding career" with its Roger E. to get some momentum going," said Brian Coene Research Award. Murphy, Bethlehem town Republican chairman. "I find it unbeliev®le that Buchanan's poll numbers are as good as they are in New York." The local committee cannot spend any money for Dole in the primruo . but will "ask our people. to get the vote out," ·. Murphy said. ' -" ·" 7 ~ _. -" ... _T" a a • • • • • • •' • < ~ • '- • • THE SPOTLIGHT A/bank eyes Chopper site Delmar woman is good Samaritan for Slingerlands branch She is trying to help Scotsman dying of cancer By Susan Graves By Mel Hyman York and Massachusetts, and When Jean O'Donnell an­ The proposed new Price Chop- seven in Vermont. swered the phone in her Delmar per center in Slingerlands already An additional six branches will home one morning last week at has a would-be tenant-besides be opening in Vermont, about6 a.m., she was barely awake Price Chopper, of course. Vaselewski said, as a result of of and none too happy about her Albank,whichalsohasabranch Albank'srecentpurchaseofGreen caller's pronouncement. in Delaware Plaza, plans to oc- Mountain Bank branches. O'Donnell said a man intro­ cupy the 3,308-square-foot bank The Slingerlands Albank will duced himself as her husband's buildingthatwillbeoneofthetwo be a full-service facility handling long-lost father and said he wanted free-standing outparcels on the savings, checking, commercial to speak to him. site. loans and investment services. "I told him my husband's father ..... l-L... While no contract has been Besides ALBANK. the Price was from New Jersey and hung signed, Frank Vaselewski, Albank Chopper center is slated to include up," she said. senior vice president for retail . a 7 ,020-square-foot professional But the man called right back, "banking, said "I know we want to medical building, a63,385-square­ pleading, "Don'thang up. I'm call­ be there, and I think we will be." foot supermarket and 25,050 ing fr~anf.~S!i.~ Building project blueprints re- squarefeetofretailspacecontigu­ imporf!nt,:atf~~Xt>t_rtS1~-i., cently submitted to the town plan- ous to the supermarket. "He was really veiy desperate ningdepartmenthaveA!bankpen- Price Chopper plans to open to get in touch with his son,"whom ciled in as the bank building ten- the new shopping center in De- he had lost touch with, O'Donnell ant. cember. said. "We think it's a great spot, es­ This time she stayed on the line pecially the way the population Sewing guild to try and learned that the caller, John has been expanding out there," O'DonnellofCoalbridge,Scotland, Vaselewskisaid. "We've been look­ gold work embroidery had been recently diagnosed with to try to help. She kept her prom­ she spoke to, however, were very ing for a spot in ·Slingerlands for Fran Ripley will teach a hands­ terminal cancer and wanted very ise, reaching 15 of those listed, interested in the story and "root­ quite some time." much to re-establish connections butwasunabletocontactonewho ing" for the Scotsman. on dass on "Gold Work Embroi­ with his son and family ill the U.S. There are no plans to close the dery" at the meeting of ·the Em­ had changed to an unlisted num­ "I don't know what kind of wa­ Elsmere Albank branch;· broiders' Guild on Wednesday, Jean O'Donnell, whose family ber. Of the 15 she spoke with, ter went under the bridge, but it Vaselewski said. "We're doing none knew of any connection to March 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at is oflrishdescent, said she agreed would be really nice if he. could quite well there, and will remain in to callall16John O'Donnellslisted the man from Scotland. make his peace/' she said. "He's Delaware Plaza." the First United Methodist Church locally in the telephone directory on Kenwood Avenue in Delmar. She said all of the. O'Donnells offering the olive branch." The Price Chopper building project plan was accepted by the The evening division of the WAMC garden expert town board last week and referred Embroiders' Guild will meet on · :i::Lecture· series to- begiiJ,_·:·'~?~:'.':;. to the planning board for review. Tuesday, March 19, from 7 to 9 to speak at library ~,'<'" >~ "', 'o' '<r"", ~ ' ,,~,'"" ~,,, ,', '' ,: ,'~'',':~<,~8 ,"o'~, The planning board will hold a p.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran L :: The first lectimHiisctission of Christian adult edtieation in the. - Garden writer, landscape con­ public hearing on the plan, and ' ~ · 8pring series at New Scotland Presbyterian Church Will be :rues-· · Church on Elm Avenue in Del­ sultant and WAMC/Northeast issue a recommendation to the day; March l2~it7p.m:r. - \".-i ••. · :c, · '::\. • "."-;;,-"; mar. The group will continue its Public Radio's "Environmental > town board, which has lead agency study on color theory. -• 'Retired UniverSity atAibany biologyprofessor Richard Hauser status for the project. Gardener" Laurence Sombke will will speak on"Easter Island: History, Music, Faith," at the church For information, call477-4511.