JOSEPH LACALAMITO.(CAPITAL REGION)

BALLSTON SPA Joseph A. LaCalamito, 77, of Geyser Road died Thursday in Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs.

Mr. LaCalamito was born in New York. He had lived in Ballston Spa for the past 22 years. He was a 1943 graduate of Trumbull Institute of Technology, where he received a degree in marine engineering. He had attended New York University in New York City.

He retired in 1980 from the General Electric Turbine Division after 15 years.

Mr. LaCalamito was a member of the Ballston Spa Golf Club and Ballston Spa Area Senior Citizens.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret L. Reifsnyder LaCalamito; two sons, Thomas J. …

BART GETS ON BOARD WITH BAY AREA SMART CARD PROJECT.(Brief Article)

A compromise reached this week paves the way for the long-awaited rollout next year of a smart card that commuters can use on several major transit systems in the San Francisco Bay Area. The region's largest operator, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), had been balking at agreeing to participate in the TransLink project unless the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which is coordinating the Bay Area project, provided the funds to upgrade BART's ticket-vending machines and for other modifications. The commission agreed to come up with some of the funds, including $4 million to modify software so that smart card users can take advantage of BART's existing discounts, and promised …

Police honor man who led them to Lee Harvey Oswald

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police have honored a man who led them to a movie theater where Lee Harvey Oswald was hiding on Nov. 22, 1963, shortly after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Police Chief David Brown presented Johnny Calvin Brewer with a Citizen's Certificate of Merit on Tuesday at the Texas Theatre, where Oswald was captured. Brewer said he was overwhelmed by the …

Dolphins finally sign No. 2 pick Brown

DAVIE, Fla. -- After a three-week holdout and an overnight stay inthe Atlanta airport, first-round draft pick Ronnie Brown finallyjoined the Miami Dolphins at training camp Monday.

Brown, a running back from Auburn whom the Dolphins selected withthe second overall pick, took the field for his first practice aftersigning a five-year, $34 million contract that included about $20million guaranteed.

Brown tried to make the trip from his home in suburban Atlanta tosuburban Miami after the agreement was reached late Sunday, but hisflight was canceled because of bad weather, forcing him to sleep atthe airport.

The Dolphins think Brown was worth the wait. He will …

Honda to produce Fit in North America.

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Honda Motor Company (Honda) (NYSE: HMC) (TYO: 7267), a Japan-based automaker, is planning to produce its Fit compact car in North America, according to a general manager.

The company's production strategy is to …

SIENA WOMEN STAY ON STREAK.(SPORTS)

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- The Siena College women's basketball team recorded a big road victory Monday night, using some solid defense and some sharp shooting to defeat St. Peter's 72-66 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game.

The victory extended Siena's win streak to nine and gave the first-place Saints an 18-5 overall mark and a 14-1 record in the MAAC. St. Peter's dropped to 13-9, 8-6 in the MAAC.

Siena led 34-28 at the half and then played St. Peter's even in the final 20 minutes.

Siena led 70-64 before Mary McKissack and Erica Anderson hit free throws in the final seconds to make it an eight-point …

Positive indicators overshadow looming default rates.

As the market stands witness to current low default rates, thin credit spreads, and downward flexes in the loan market, analysts from Standard & Poor's are worried that these current positive market trend indicators will paint the wrong picture for market followers.

In a research report published by S&P last week entitled, Market Indicators Offer Glimpse of Next Round Of Defaults, credit analysts reviewed the signs of weak credit quality, stating that lenders should focus more on negative outlooks and low recovery ratings. "It is becoming increasingly difficult to reconcile these positive indicators with credit realities at a time when capital is pouring into a …