Coach Farley Dies , I Colleagues Pay Tribute by Mel Hyman for Those Connected with the Voorheesville Football Program, the Loss of Head Coach Charles J
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:--~-'-~~-'~01/94 SM BOl B490 11 PUBLIC LIBRARY BETHLEHEM _ AVE 451 DELAWARE NY 12054 DELMAR Vol. XXXVI No. 34 The ~Al'\/inn the Towns of Bethlehem and New Scotland 12, 1992 , Coach Farley dies , I Colleagues pay tribute By Mel Hyman For those connected with the Voorheesville football program, the loss of head coach Charles J. (Chuck) Farley cannot be mea· sured in words. Farley, 37, died on Monday as the result of a heart ailment at St. Peter's Hospital in Al bany. AssistantcoachJohn Sittig, who had worked with Farley over the past Chuck Farley past 10 years;tried his best to sum things up. "This program meant everything to Chuck. He told us he just wanted to give something back. ... He was the greatest person I knew. You learned a lot about life. Being head coach meant the world to him.", Sittig said he was .Ch uck a.I ways h a d . great friends with the each individual kid. coach and that he and • at heart no matter Farley started their 7 coaching careers to- what he did. gether in 1980 at the Peter Griffin junior varsity level. "Forthefirstcouple of years he would vol unteer: Sittig recalled. "He loved every facet of the program and would take his vacation during the first couple weeks of football practice so that he could hold double sessions." Friendship and camaraderie were the things that Farley emphasized over winning, Sittig said. "Hewanted you to learn D FARLEY/page 5 Work likely.to start on S-year-old project? By Mel Hyman All indications are that ground Will finally be broken for Delmar Village - a mix of 56 single-family homes and 232 apartments - sometime this fall. "I think it's safe to anticipate" work will begin on the extension of FIsher Boulevard sometime this construction season, said project manager Paul Hite. Construction of the FIsher Boulevard extension, which will run for about one mile between Delaware Avenue and Or chard Street, is the necessary first step before any of the homes or apartments can be built. The extension is going to be an expensive proposition, Hite said. It's been about eight years since the project plans were unveiled and construction costs have increased significantly over that time. It will also mean a considerable number of construction jobs once the ball gets roiling, Hite said. "It creates jobs for everybody. It's something we really need in New York State right now." HMC Associates - a partnership of state Sen. Howard Nolan Jr. and Norris MacFarland ~ has been busy tying up loose ends on the project this summer, Hite noted. The project o PROJECT/Page.5 .. ' --------------------"-- ---------- PAGE 2 - AUgust 12. 1992 THE SPOTLIGHT Police arrest three for DWI Networks task forces"'finish projects Bethlehem police arrested juana. The Community Partnership a middle school activity in Novem- 'middle schoolers during the . three motorists for driving while He was released pending an task forces have completed a ber and will look at the activity month of August. intoxicated last week. Aug. 18appearance inTown Court. number of projects recently. planningprocessatthehighschool' level. A Community Partnership JeffreyWagner, 35, of Star Road, Michelle R. Brotherton, 21, of Bethlehem middle and high The Business Task Force sent event is being planned for Tues Ravena. was arrested at about 1:50 104 RYckman Ave. Albany was school students received a bra out a survey to local businesses to day. Sept 1. at 7 p.m., at the Beth a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, on Route 32 arrested at2:22 a.m:Monday:Aug. chure of summer volunteer activi· assess their relationship with lehem Town Hall. Make-you~-ov:n near Elsmere Avenue, police said. 10 on Delaware Avenue near ties in their report card envelopes. youth and implications for the fu- sundao/-l from Ben and Jerry s will He was stopped for failure to K~nwood police said. This brochure was a product of ture. Results will be shared at the be available. keep right, according to police She w~s stopped for speeding the Instituti.on~ I Task Force. next meeting. Forreservations,callNetworks records. He was also charged with and failure to keep right, accord. The Institutions II Task Force at 439-7740. failure to signal a lane change and ing to police records. Shewas later informally surveyed teens to learn The Service Organization Task DWI. He was released pending an charged with DWI and released why activities are poorly attended. Force collected and distributed ;;H~:~~] =F.::::::m ;~:::::;~~:-:;;;::"'.tiJJJt~ urday, Aug. 8, on Route 9W near Exhibitors and dealers are Mother'sT1ffieOutwillfeature ment.Chiidcareforchiidrenupto Feura Bush Road, police said. needed for the Selkirk Fire Com· Tonya Wilkins of Cornell Coop- seven years of age is provided. He was stopped for failure to pany Number 3 Ladies Auxiliary erative Extension as its guest New members are always, wei· keep right and speeding. He was craft fair and flea market which is speaker on Monday, Aug. 24 from come. later charged with DWI and pas- scheduled for Sept 12. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Mother's T1ffie Out meets at session of a small amount of mario Call 767·2841 for information. the Delmar Reformed Church, 386 The topic will be helping chi\. Delaware Ave. in Delmar. For in· dren adjust to a school environ· formation, call 439-9929. 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THE SPOTLIGHT August 12,1992- PAGE 3 Dolin, Johnson' to square off for justice seat By Erin E, Sullivan three children and said he knows Barclay. time in the firm's Delmar office. munity service," he said. Democrat Thomas Dolin of "the troubles that teenagers face." Johnson, 46, the Republican in He has 18 years of experience As townjustice,Johnson said he Voorheesville has announced he Dolin has served as village attor cumbent, has served as one of the .with justice courts, he said. "Even tries to make those appearing be will challenge Republican Robert neyand as plan two town jus though I have only been in the fore the court more aware of their Johnson for the position of New ning board at tices for the position of town justice for seven situation. "A court situation is un Scotland town justice this Novem torney for the past seven months, I have gained much expe comfortable for anyone," he said., ber. town of New months. A rience, and heard hundreds of "We are trying to keep the offend Dolin, who resigned after 16 Scotland and graduate of cases." . ersinformed of their rights and the years as town Democratic chair the village of Middlebury Johnson's sentencing philoso system. We want people to feel that man in January, received the en Voorheesville. College and phy echoes Dolin's - he said he they have had a fair shot at their dorsement of the party's commit- He and his wife Albany Law oasis his decisions on the severity court appearance." tee on Sunday, Aug. 9. - Nancy headed School, he of the offense and the offender's The two candidates are seeking Johnson was appointed to fill the the Kiwanis lives in Slinger past history. "My main objective is Conservative support to supple Bas e b a I I '"'----'I:.- lands with his paid position vacated last Novem League for Dolin Johnson to help the offender come to grips ment their main party endorse ber by long-time Republican jus wife and two with his problem and to get him ment. Dolin is also looking for the tice Don Chase. Dolin and Johnson three years, and ·he is on the board sons. back into society in a productive Independent line. Both candidates are vying for a one-year position to of Karing for Kids, a local charity Johnson works for the Martin way. This may come in the form of said that a primary for the Conser complete Chase's unfinished term. which raises funds for bone mar law rlflIl in Troy and also spends' a work-release pr0!lf3m or com- vative line is likely. The winner will run again in No row transplants. vember 1993 for a full four-year "I have been active in the com term. munity, and I believe this familiar Dolin,53,agraduateofWesleyan ity with the community has given me a knowledge of the people's From a warehouse to a home University and Albany law Schoo~ has 24 years of legal experience values in this area," Dolin said. including involvement in the Fam If elected,. Dolin would base his ily Court law Guardian program, sentencing on the severity of the voluntary assigned counsel pro crime and the history of the of gram and local courts. fender, he said. His experience in the law guard "I am a firm believer that we ian program, he said, enhances his have to take strong measures with qualifications.