AUG AugustS, 1990 Vol. XXXIV, No. 33 J The weekly newspaper serving the towns of Bethlehem and New Scotland Bethlehem Eagles soar on to World Series By Jolm Bellizzi III Four of the original eight teams re­ The Bethlehem !31ue Eagles scored mained in the double-elimination tourna· big time Monday night, earning a trip to ment as of Saturday night. Brooklyn (3- the World Series. 0), one of two championship teams repre­ senting the Metropolitan New York area, The team defeated Brooklyn 4-1 in was the only team without a loss in tour­ regional Mickey Mantle baseball cham­ nament play. Bethlehem (Upper New pionship action at Fairlawn, NJ. York State champ), the Bronx (the other The win earned the !31ue Eagles the Metro New York champ), and the Con· North Atlantic Regional title and their necticut State Champions were all 2-1 in first-evertriptothe Mickey Mantle World tournament play. Another loss would Series, scheduled to begin Friday in eliminate any of those three teams. Waterbury, Conn. According to Bethle­ The significant events of Sunday after· hem Head Coach Jesse Braverman, this noon left Bethlehem in a favorable posi· is the first time a Bethlehem team has tion. "Everything that had to happen did," qualified for national competition. said a thrilled Jesse Braverman, head The Blue Eagles (27-2), who won their coach of the Blue Eagles. Bethlehem second Upper New York State Champi­ rallied from a 6-1 deficit to eliminate onship two weeks earlier, had fallen to Connecticut 7-6 Sunday afternoon. At the Brooklyn in an earlier round of regional same time, the Bronx handed Brooklyn play. After winning two games and losing its first loss. That left three teams, all with one in the opening rounds of the North 3·1 records. In the random drawing for Atlantic Regional Mickey Mantle Tour­ semifinal opponents, Bethlehem drew the nament to make it to the final four, an only bye, giving them an automatic berth eventful Sunday afternoon advanced the in the championship game against Bethlehem Blue Eagles to the champion· Brooklyn, the winner of Sunday night's ship game of the tournament Monday Brooklyn-Bronx rematch. ' night. I· W7N~RS/page 11 Would-be land donor sinks in red tape By Bob Hagyard parcel out of her hands two years from Agnes Good, Selkirk resident and 22· now, when the town's reassessment is Ex-GOP chief wants year realtor of A Good Realty, can't give scheduled to occur. her land away. But the town won't grant a permit allowing her to prepare the site with fill. Scaringe replaced She wants to donate a 250-by-350-foot And the town won't, because the state plot to. a good cause: the Bethlehem Department of Environmental Ambulance Squad, which needs a central Joseph C. Frangella, former Albany record of the Republican county commit· Conservation's Division of Regulatory County Republican chairman, has called tee and its present condition and out- location to cover the scattered hamlets of Affairs says the land is part of a freshwa­ Glenmont, Selkirk and South Bethlehem. on the party to replace Chairman George look." · ter wetland and won't issue a permit E Scaringe as a result of the suspension There's another motive, and Good allowing improvements. last week of a top Scaringe aide for al· The letter also takes issue with the readily admits it: The plot is part of a 12- Everyone agrees it's an odd-looking leged misuse of party funds. release to a newspaper of the allegations acre woodlot assessed at $1,000 by the wetland. No swamp muck, only sandy even though no offlcial charge has been town since 1951. With full-value assess­ lodged by a law-enforcement agency. LAND DONOR/page 4 Scaringe "has overstayed his time," ment, this grandmother of 16 wants the Frangella states in a letter published in this issue. "Where was the chairman during that period of time?" the letter asks, with ref­ "When the county committee meets erence to the Scaringe statroent that fis­ next month, as it must, the chairman cal misdeeds had o.ccurred for two years. should step aside so that we Republicans can have strong leadership instead of N' oting that Scaringe has been in of­ passive defeatism and indications of what fice for 14 years while "every candidate is, at best, absent-minded conduct ih of­ for an office that is county-wide in scope fice," Frangella said. (has lost) electionafterelection" and some Democrats have been cross-endorsed or (Scaringe's office stated Monday that unopposed, Frangella contrasts this with he is on vacation for the next two weeks the election of several Republicans "for and unavailable for comment.) significantly contested offices" while he was county chairman from 1966 to 1976. The Frangella letter refers to allega­ This was based on "a determination to tions by Scaringe that Paul Kahian, a win with strong candidates, believable committee employee, is responsible for campaigns, and effective performance in misuse of a large amount of the office," the letter states, adding that "It committee's funds. The letter charges can be done again." that this "onlv underscores the recent STEP DOWN I page 5 Teacher hopes kids will get Step Up to middle _school life In the mornings, the children "One aspect of the program was She said the frrstyear in middle By Susan Graves will do journal writing and some to grant money to. anybody who school is crucial. "It sets the mode hands-on science activities with­ AGlenmontElementarySchool cameupwithaprogramthatwould forthewholeexperience." Accord· out the pressure of grades or teacher has worked hard to take a benefitthewholedistrict, • she said. ing to Capobianco, middle school· big step in the right direction. She said Step Up received $235 ers are the most neglected group competition, she said. Mary Capobianco, who teaches from the district and $3,063 from in the educational process. Capobianco said shegotthe idea fourth and ftfth grades, created a Bethlehem Opportunities Unlim­ The children, who were chosen for the program from work she did program that will be helping 22 ited. "If it wasn't for BOU, we for the program, were referred to last year in Project Liberty at elementary students Step Up to wouldn't be going," she said. the program by their teachers, Hudson Valley Community Col­ middle school. Step Up is basically a program Capobianco said. lege in Troy. Her program, theftrstofitskind, to ease the transition from ftfth to Students from Elsmere, evolved about a year ago from a sixth grade. "It's a very hard tran­ Clarksville, Slingerlands and Films showing future directions group developed sition going from a small safe Glenmont elementary schools will at library by Bethlehem Superintendent Les environment to large scary one," participate in the program, which On the screen this week at the Loomis. she said. · will be held at the Bethlehem Middle School from Aug. 13 to 24. Voorheesville Public Library are twoverydifferentftlms. "The Man "What we're trying to do is build from Snowy River" will be shown self-esteem and confidence," she on Thursday, Aug. 9, at 2 p.m. This said. She will be joined by middle grand Western saga tells the story school teachers Alexia Ryan, sci· Mary Capobianco of a headstrong Australian who ence and math; Jack Rightmyer, goes to work for a cattleman and language arts; and Bob Salome in will include visits from 10 area RESTYLING celebrities including Jeff Blatnick, falls for his daughter. Also on the charge of physical activities. the Olympic gold medalist; Joe 9th, at 7 p.m. is the classic Star The program will be more Layden, sportswriter for the Times Trek adventure, "Menagerie," MAGIC! people focused than academic and Union; and Joyce Hunt, a local which ftnds Spack on trial for the kids seem to be looking for­ author. sending the Enterprise to Talos IV, ward to it. Capobianco said one a planet placed under quarantine. girl even gave up a chance to spend On one day, seventh graders , . two weeks in Cape Cod to attend. will come "to help with questions . that kids are nervous about," In Oarksville 17w Spotlight is sold at In addition to swimming and the aarksville Quik Shop adventure activities. the program Capobianco said. ' How to get y9ur fmancial planning right on target. Restyling is the magic that will update Get Prime + 0% for all of 1990 your older fur. 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