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The Neediest Cases: At 99, Bronx Woman Still Hears Life’s Joyful Noises

Sarah Gellert’s favorite word is wonderful. Her parents and friends growing up in the Bronx were wonderful. Her two husbands were wonderful. Her friends from the company where she worked for more than four decades were wonderful. The agencies supported ...

From KEN BELSON, The New York Times,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Judge’s Ruling Keeps Alive Lawsuit Over Seat Licenses

From a sports fan’s perspective, private seat licenses to buy season tickets are about as popular as a root canal. Fans know they need to pay for the licenses to get season tickets, but they grimace at the thought of handing over thousands of dollars ...

From KEN BELSON, The New York Times,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Jets,  New York Giants

Business of Green: The Rooftop Garden Climbs Down a Wall

A blog about energy, the environment and the bottom line. IN most ways, the Barthelmes Manufacturing Company is a typical sheet metal fabricator. Five days a week, machines here stamp out thousands of computer cases, electrical patch panels and other ...

From KEN BELSON, The New York Times,  18 Nov 2009

No Wins but Plenty of Giveaways for Nets Fans

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Brett Yormark, the chief executive of the Nets, knew something had to be done. Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat had just hit a 3-point shot with a tenth of a second remaining to help send the Nets to their 10th consecutive loss to ...

From KEN BELSON, The New York Times,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New Jersey Nets,  Miami Heat,  Brett Yormark,  Dwyane Wade,  Indiana Pacers

Contract Negotiations Are Likely to Test Matsui’s Legendary Calm

Hideki Matsui has always been the good son. When he lost his temper as a youngster and was upbraided by his coach, Matsui vowed to never to get angry again. When he came to New York for the first time before joining the Yankees, he visited ground zero ...

From KEN BELSON, The New York Times,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Hideki Matsui,  Brian Cashman,  Gary Sheffield,  Jason Giambi,  Jorge Posada

Wilpon Firm Challenges Finding by Trustee in Madoff Case

Lawyers for Sterling Equities, the investment firm controlled by Fred Wilpon, the principal owner of the Mets, said it lost money as a result of the Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Bernard L. Madoff, according to a filing Thursday in the United States ...

From KEN BELSON, The New York Times,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Sterling Equities,  Bernard Madoff,  New York Mets,  Fred Wilpon,  Mets LP

Not Just Another Plaque on the Wall

Elijah McNally started rooting for the Yankees in 2004, when he was 6 years old. Back then, the Yankees were only a year removed from a World Series appearance, and another championship seemed just around the corner. Keep up with the latest news on The ...

From KEN BELSON, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Chicago White Sox,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Alex Rodriguez,  St. Louis Cardinals

N.F.L. Seeks Congressional Help on Drug Policy

Discuss the Giants, Jets, fantasy and everything else N.F.L on the Timess pro football blog. “We believe that a specific and tailored amendment to the Labor Management Relations Act is appropriate and necessary to protect collectively-bargained ...

From KEN BELSON, The New York Times,  3 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Minnesota Vikings,  Henry A. Waxman,  Noggin

Yuri Kano Leads Elite Japanese Runners’ Return to New York

You wouldn’t know it from her 5-foot, 88-pound frame, but the marathoner Yuri Kano is something of a maverick in her native Japan. In a sport dominated by company teams that tightly control their runners, Kano runs for an independent athletic club that ...

From KEN BELSON, The New York Times,  28 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Paula Radcliffe,  Honda,  Hitachi, Ltd.,  Hideo Nomo,  Los Angeles Dodgers

Lines Blur Between Phillies and Yankees Territory

Where does Phillies Nation start and end and where does Yankees Nation begin? And does the Philadelphia metropolitan area bleed exclusively red, or are there patches of navy blue mixed in? Keep up with the latest news on The Timess baseball blog. ...

From KEN BELSON, The New York Times,  28 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Philadelphia Phillies,  New York Yankees,  National League,  New York Mets,  YES Network

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