| Acting boss of Genovese organized crime family sentenced
Federal authorities announced that Genovese Organized Crime Family Acting Boss and Capo Matthew Ianniello, also known as "Matty the Horse," was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 18 months in prison for using his status in the Genovese Organized Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra to collect unlawful labor payments from union officials of Local 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union and to obstruct a grand jury investigation into the illicit relationship between Local 1181 and the Genovese Organized Crime Family. According to the information to which Ianniello pled guilty ANNIELLO pled guilty on September 14, 2006,and other documents filed in Manhattan federal court, various union officials at Local 1181, including the president of Local 1181, Salvatore Battaglia, also known as "Hotdogs," regularly received illegal payments from the owners and operators of New York City Department of Education-contracted school bus companies in exchange for favorable treatment from Local 1181, which for years has represented many of the drivers and matrons of New York City’s school buses.
Welch powers Tigers into Manhattan
Midway through the season, the softball team can already sense the hunger for a championship setting in. The next 12 games of Princeton's season will determine who will take home the league title and bragging rights for next year.
"These next three weekends include the teams with the top three records in the Ivy - us, Cornell and Penn," junior pitcher Kristen Schaus said. "Whoever can win the most out of these next 12 games will win the division."
Before they get to Cornell and Penn, the Tigers (16-21 overall, 6-2 Ivy League) will take on Columbia (15-17, 5-7) in a four-game series on the Lions' home field in New York City this weekend. Princeton will play two games Saturday, at 1 and 3 p.m., and cap off the weekend repeating the same schedule Sunday.
Torrential rain breaks records in New York City
April 16, 2007 - NEW YORK (AP) - A fierce spring nor'easter that stretched from Florida to Maine drenched the New York City area, causing heavy flooding that canceled school Monday, forced people to evacuate and slowed the soggy morning commute. The record-setting rain began falling Sunday night and continued into Monday morning. The storm was especially harsh in the suburbs north of New York City, where flooding led two communities to declare states of emergency. The National Guard was called into the area overnight to help with rescue and evacuation efforts. Firefighters plucked Kathleen Reale and her twin boys from their window in suburban Mamaroneck using a front-loader. Floodwater reached up to her knees in her garage and basement and her family was evacuated to a shelter.
Singing from the soul
Sophomore Carami Hilaire, a mezzo soprano, sings with her eyes closed. As she practices Sunday in the Whalen Center for Music, her arms move to the music, her voice resonates strongly, infused with a smooth vibrato. When the music is slow, her dynamics are subtle. When it's fast, she snaps her fingers and sings with a smile. From swing to scat to gospel, Hilaire wants to sing it all. But with gospel, she said, there is no restraint and she can sing freely without feeling nervous. "[Gospel] performers aren't there to put on a show," Hilaire said. "They're there to share spirituality." .
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