,--'-LJI '--~-'L~'" PU8UC UBRARY INf\I\ Nor C'~f'\'"!i\,-,UU\I' ATE ',,'''.1;! ..• __·_· .... _··FIRM f2t)5.f JSlI,} J(}..08-200l1 BETHLEHEMPUBLIC LIBRARY Haunted happenings 451 DELAWARE AVE DELMAR NY 12054-3042 Events around the Capital District give residents goosebumjJs 1",11 .. 1.11\ .... 1.1 .. 1.. 1•• 11.11 .... 1.. 1.. 1.11.1 .. 1 See Page 21 Area News Serving the Towns of Bethlehem &.New Scotland Cunningham seeks first . Grady runs for supervisor Elections full term as supervisor Candidate says business dence Party, the Republicans Tuesday, Nov. 6 is Election Technology and 'smart' as Albany County executive, and . background can help have endorsed him as their su­ Day, For more coverage, see Cunningham, after a three-year run pervisor candidate. pages 3 and 14. growth are key issues as Albany County legislator, will with town's bottom line Grady considers himself a bottom-line man, and believes in campaign attempt to win election to his first full two-year term as Bethlehem that's the talent he can best By KATHERINE McCARTHY bring to town government. supervisor on the Democratic and mccarthyk@spotlightnews:com By JIM CUOZZO Independence party lines. "As a businessman, I was re­ [email protected] "It .had been. my intention at Jim Grady is passionate sponsible for 'X' amount of dol­ some point to run for this office," about the town of Bethlehem. lars, and I'd have to make the Jack Cunningham's introduction numbers work,'~ Grady said. "I to came in his Bethlehem said Cunningham, who was appoint· So passionate that the 44- ed to the position by the Bethlehem year-old native is making a run had to make the bottom line years when he worked happen. I've had to justify in­ Town Board in April. Cunningham for the spot of town supervi­ 'oiiMich~le1 Breslin's first campaign vestments to the Securities Ex- . Bethlehem town' judge. Breslin sor. D Term Page 30 A member of the Indepen- . is now running for another term D Grady Page 30 Farmer, lawyer at Cohoes square off Everyone comes expecting the '-"'~*",-'''~ helicopter,Artistic DirectorJim_ New Scotland race Charles sai'eJof'fMiss Saigon," ..,. for supervisor features now being staged by C~R Pro--.....:.:·· ~. ductions at Cohoes Music Hall. " ~'political newcomers When the show first opened on group and an associate professor of pedhit­ Broadway, the real helicopter rics at Albany Medical College. By JILL U. ADAMS used on stage became the talk to See Dr. Michael Looney of Delmar Pediatrics [email protected] , agreed, saying, "Lead affects your neurologi· .oftheperformance. .i~£~· By ANN MARIE FRENCH cal development. The younger you are, the See story on Page 33. With Ed Clark stepping [email protected] more development you have going on." down as supervisor of the town urini the past three months, about Both doctors note that continued expo· of New Scotland, two men are . two dozen types of toys have been sure to lead could cause long-term damage, stepping up as first-time candi­ .' recalled by manufacturers, encom­ which might include trouble learning, behav­ dates for the job. JD) passing nearly 2 million toys, be­ ior problems and developmental issues. Both Tom Dolin and Doug' cause traces of lead had been detected. Looney states that parents must be aware laGrange are .committed to The prospect of digging through toy bins that children with elevated lead levels do seeing the town preserve its to determine which toys fall into the recall not always display symptoms. As a result, rural character. Both seek category may seem time­ the state has mandated that all children be housing solutions for aging consuming, but local doc­ tested at the age of 1 and again at the age residents who want to downsize tors say it is a necessary ac­ ,D~mg4~rPage 19 without leaving town. Both see tion to protect the health of commercial development along the community's youngest Route 85.- done properly - as and most vulnerable "~~'n~. a way to relieve the tax burden ''The impact of homeowners. of lead poison­ The difference between Do­ ing on the lin and laGrange, they both veloping brain said, is who's going to get it Soccer playoffs hucial," said done and get it done right. The Ravena-Coeymans-Sel­ Democrat Tom Dolin is a re­ kirk boys and girls soccer teams tired lawyer and former town both played last Thursday in the justice who wants to take on opening round of the Section the challenge of supervisor. He II, Class B playoffs with mixed has the know-how, he said, cit­ results. ing his experience with town governments. Dolin served as a See story on Page 48. municipal lawyer for the towns of New Scotland and Westerlo, D Square Page 20 Plant announces III ' I layoffs 6 09B5!~' n,nne,n . see Page 30 THE SPOTLlGHT$.75 . ", f',' . ~ ~~· ..{X?) .~'.~~,,~,~':' , ....., - \ . Page 2' Octo .." . The Spotlight . Police Blotter Berne man charged with DWI in Delmar accident· An East Berne' man is police he consumed eight beers OWl, Sigond was charged with charg~d with OWl following a in Albany before the accident, aggravated OWl, driving with one-car accident Sunday, Oct. according to reports. more than .08 percent blood 21, on Delaware Ave. The responding officer alcohol content and failing to Bethlehem police responded reported that Sigond's speech stay in his designated lane. to an acea of Delaware Avenue was slurred and an odor of He was issued a Tuesday, near Kensington Court after alcohol was also detected. Nov. 6, appearance ticket for receiving a call that a person Sigond, the lone occupant of Town of Bethlehem Court. driving a 1995 Ford Taurus the vehicle, was then placed Sigond's vehicle was also towed struck a utility pole. into custody and the vehicle fcom the scene. When police arrived, they was towed. observed the driver, 2Q.yeac-old National Grid also had to Nancy Mendick, presidentof1l1e Be1hlehem Business WI~men's (:Iub,. wft!1 Elizalbe1h Timothy Sigond, of 418 Sawmill respond to the scene to inspect Got news? Schimanski and BeUi Wensley, members of BBW's Custom 1l1row Committee Road walking toward the damage to the company's utility Call Spotlight at 439-4949. presenting a check lor $5,000 to Margaret Reed, vice president of Be1hlehem unattended vehicle. Sigond told pole. In addition to misdemeanor Senior Project's, Inc. towards Senior Projects, Inc. 's fundraising goal of $100,000 to replace two vans in 1I1e deparbnent. Elect . 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Delmar; New York. ) ~ . 1): ' I The Spotlight .. " , October 31,2007 • Page 3 ~'_ ;f.~. _ ," -. \~, _', -., . ~ ,- .. ..:;--.~ .. ~":.,;'~;",.-_'_~_t' -~ '-"'-:...,'. board'~To-wnv Fourrunf:oirNew! ! ~ ,: Sco'lland r I . _ . By JILL U, ADAMS with1li~ideas,puttingtheplanning The incumbenls alawyeratasrnaTIlawfirminAlbany. a' p · t news@spotlightnews,com :~d~~wn I~O~, ds in a reactionary • Rich Reilly • Debbie Baron, ,p 0 InS, There are four candidates for RichReillyhasservedonthetown~ Debbie Baron has served on ''My concern is having the town board for eight years and is seeking the town hoard for four years and'is town board in New Scotland: Chuck Voss, Gary Schultz, Rich Reilly and beprepared andreadywhengrowth his third term runningfor a second term " new comes," said Voss. D Reilly has Led Debbie Baron, emocrat wor" on Since moving to Voorheesville • Gary Schultz a senior housing incentive that he'd 20 years ago, DetoOCrat Baron said Growingupasthesonofarnayor liketo see through, Theincentiveisa she lias been involved iIi the'toWn' assesso'r The challenglllS ofVoorheesville, GarySchultzactively way to attract developers to build the in Some way, first PTA c6n1mittees • Chuck Voss avoided politics until now. But with senior housing Reilly feels the town at her children's schooL later in the V'Ville resident to replace Chuck Voss has a visioIL '1ife experience and business know- needs by allowing them to build units town courts, Today she worns as the David Leafer .