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ROCHESTER, NEW YORK DemocratandChronicle.com THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 Local Mob informer's work is done, U.S. says Henrietta of $10.8 million and the May 2000 gangland-style fatal shooting in Anthony Delmonti earned $270,000, yet never testified. Delmonti, now 60, received nearly $270,000 from federal authorities for his work. What's next Nicholas Colangelo Jr. is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court Jan.

25. Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Wydysh acknowledged Wednesday that Colangelo's plea should resolve all local cases involving Delmonti. Delmonti's undercover work led 43 Delmonti Delmonti was known to both Leonardo and Thomas Marotta, a Rochester mob captain in the 1980s. In 2000, Delmonti convinced Marotta, who was free from prison, and Leonardo and ultimately others that he was willing to commit crimes.

Marotta had no connection with the armored car robbery or Vaccaro killing, but in 2000 did enter into a money-laundering conspiracy with Delmonti. Colangelo, a friend of Marotta, also got involved. Marotta is now in federal prison af- acy. Colangelo was the last local criminal who was nabbed by authorities after conspiring with Delmonti. Now, it appears, Delmonti will never have to testify in a Rochester trial.

Delmonti also has never testified in Cleveland, where he helped state and federal authorities crack an illegal lottery operation and a cocaine pipeline between Cleveland and GARY CRAIG STAFF WRITER The work of federal informant Anthony Delmonti the mob-connected Cleveland hood who helped authorities solve a $10.8 million armored car heist and a gangland-style slaying appears to be over. Nicholas Colangelo 63, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to a money-laundering conspir JAMIE GERMAN0 staff photographer Paula Elia, at Strong Memorial Hospital's Wilmot Cancer Center, treats patient Alberta Bussey with shaped-beam radiation therapy. The method is very precise, reducing collateral damage to healthy cells. UR doctors devise better way to treat liver cancer Radiation machine accurately targets tumors NEIGHBORHOOD NOTEBOOK PITTSFORD Film to salute Puerto Ricans The Nazareth College Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures invites the public to view the film Our American Story: The Puerto Ricans, followed by a panel discussion at 8 p.m. today at the Nazareth College Arts Center, Room A-14, 4245 East Ave.

Panel members will include: Julio Vazquez, president and CEO of the Ibero-American Action League; Elisa Dejesus, vice president of family services, Ibero-American Action League; and Emeterio M. Otero, executive dean, Monroe Community College, Damon Campus. For details, call (585) 389-2679. ROCHESTER Violence to be topic of lecture The First Church of Christ, Scientist is hosting a lecture called, "Healing Violence: A Prayerful Response" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Timothy Myers, a Christian Science practitioner and member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship, will be the speaker. The free event will be at the church, 440 East Ave. Theater to aid in fundraiser The Friendly Volunteer Council of The Friendly Home is holding a fundraiser today at the Little Theatre. For $20, you can see one of five movies playing at the theater, have popcorn and a drink, and attend a dessert-and-coffee reception after the show. Tickets can be purchased between 10 a.m.

and 4 p.m. at the gift shop at The Friendly Home, 3156 East or by phone at (585) 732-1738. GREECE Greece leader to get award Supervisor John Au-berger will receive an award from the New York State Rehabilitation Association at 2 p.m. today at the Greece Town Hall, 1 Vince Tofany Blvd. Auberger has been named the association's 2005 Local Official of the Year in recognition of his leadership in advocating for citizens with disabilities to achieve full and productive lives in Greece, said Jeff Wise, NYSRA president and chief executive officer.

CHILI Auction to aid ailing teen Pearce Memorial Church is hosting a benefit auction for Daniel Mysli-vecek, a 15-year-old who has been diagnosed with stage IV melanoma. Daniel has endured five surgeries since May 2004 and is facing treatments that may involve travel to Texas or Colorado as soon as November. The auction which features gift baskets, gift certificates, event tickets and other items will help offset medical and travel costs for the Mysli-vecek family. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Friday, and the auction will start at 7 p.m.

at the church, 4322 Buffalo Road. NEWS TIPS Contact the metro desk at (585) 258-2252 or (800) 767-7539 (outside Monroe County) or by e-mail at: metronews Democratand Chronicle.com. FIND US ONLINE For more stories in the Local State section, click on "Local News" at DemocratandChronicle.com. CAMPAIGN 2005 But only three campaigning for GARY CRAIG STAFF WRITER As if it's not hard enough to know the role of a state Supreme Court justice, the national political scene has made it even tougher this year. "A lot of people don't really know what a state Supreme Court judge does," said John M.

Owens, one of two Republicans running for two open judgeships this year. The U.S. Supreme Court is in the news because of the two vacancies it has had this year. Candidates for state Supreme Court say some residents have confused the two judicial bodies. Owens said he has even been congratulated once for his nomination by President Bush for the Supreme Court or, to differentiate, perhaps that should be, the Supreme Court.

The position Owens and four other candidates are vying for does not help determine the governing laws of the United States. Nonetheless, a state Supreme Court justice in the regional 7th Judicial District is a job with tremendous your time of day," she said. "They deserve the very best in judicial demeanor and temperament. I have a great affinity for the people who appear in City Court. It's a good fit for me." Miller has been a prosecutor for seven years and has handled serious felony cases, including homicides, in the past 2Vi years.

He grew up in a low-income home in southwest Rochester and graduated from Wilson Magnet High School, where he taught 5 vyomigj Ceieirt Greece of pool hall owner Anthony Vaccaro. Former defense lawyer Anthony Leonardo Jr. was also arrested for conspiring to kill Vaccaro, who was his partner in a Charlotte night club, and for money-laundering and conspiring to traffic cocaine. Both Ranieri and Leonardo pleaded guilty. The doctors were able to confirm their findings with other doctors who have used shaped-beam radiation therapy on liver cancer patients.

"The survival rate is too hard to tell, but the control rate is what we were interested in," Katz said. "The 88 percent local control rate holds up at other institutions that use this." Katz said doctors plan to adapt the treatment so that it is effective for lung cancer and other types of tumors. "Patients can discuss getting this treatment with their oncologists," Katz said. NMAJMUDAfaDemocratandChronicle.com The job City Court judges preside over misdemeanor cases in their entirety and the preliminary stages of felony cases. They also hear tenantlandlord cases and civil lawsuits involving less than $15,000.

They serve 10-year terms and are paid $113,900 annually. she makes daily have prepared her for City Court. "Every person who comes before you deserves technology as Mucciardi toured the state. Within a few years, the company expects that arborists across the country will be offering tree radar analysis to homeowners for a few hundred dollars. Tree experts have always used clues such as the presence of animal nesting holes or particular types of fungus to build the case that a tree is becoming dangerous, but without drilling holes into the ter pleading guilty to money laundering and other crimes.

John Parrinello, Colangelo's lawyer, said he will argue that Colangelo should not be jailed because he has serious medical ailments. Under sentencing guidelines, Colangelo's projected sentence is between 33 and 41 months. GCRAIGioDemocratandChronicle.com are actively two positions. Yacknin Miller The job Justices in the 7th Judicial District get an annual salary of $136,700. Cases range from divorces and other civil matters to criminal trials.

reach, both geographically and professionally. The eight-county district stretches southward to the Pennsylvania line and is awash with demographic diversity, from the urban core of Rochester to its suburbs to the major JUSTICES, PAGE 5 global studies and African-American studies before he went to law school. Miller said he hopes to use his success as an example for young people who appear before him. "I want to be a role model," Miller said. "I embrace that.

Judges have an ability to have an incalculable impact on people's lives. I believe that as a judge, I would have a great impact in handing out CITY COURT, PAGE SB On the Web For more, go to www.TreeRadar.com. make the investment in tree radar any time soon, but Nolan can see its benefit. "Occasionally, we run into cases where they don't want trees taken down for any reason this is a very good way to show everybody (that a problem exists)," he said. -J MEDGECOMiaDemocratandChronicle.com Owens Rosenbaum to the arrest and conviction of local mason Albert M.

Ranieri, whose racketeering crimes included the 1990 armored car heist in Katz Okunieff with treatment, and we can do this in two weeks." The BrainLAB device has technology that allows radiation to conform to the shape of the liver tumor. "There's minimal liver movement if you hold your breath," Katz said. "A signal on the computer can pick up movements, so we know the radiation is being delivered with accuracy." Miller Lohner Pilato concentrate on qualifications. As a quasi-judicial magistrate who determines the amounts of child-support payments, Lohner Pilato said the decisions Springs, Md. At $17,500, tree radar isn't something to rush out and buy at the local hardware store.

Just nine systems have been sold worldwide since it went on the market a few months ago. The closest to Rochester is a U.S. Forest Service system based in Vermont. But this week, Rochester Gas and Electric the city forest service and dozens of local arborists and foresters checked out the I S' NISHAD MAJMUDAR STAFF WRITER University of Rochester Medical Center doctors have developed a way of using a new radiation treatment to control the spread of liver cancer, a disease that is difficult to treat with traditional radiation therapies. In a study of 72 patients led by Drs.

Alan Katz and Paul Okunieff, radiation oncology specialists at the medical center, the use of BrainLAB AG's shaped-beam radiation device controlled the growth of 88 percent of liver cancer cases. Medically, radiation is a double-edged sword. Because it can damage genes CAMPAIGN 2005 Two newcomers vie for City Court judgeship inside a cell, doctors use radiation to mutate cancer cells and inhibit their growth. But radiation can also damage healthy cells that are inadvertently exposed. As a result, radiation treatments have been especially risky for liver cancer patients, Katz said, because even if a patient is sitting still, the liver moves around, making it hard to accurately target cancer cells.

"In the past, attempts to treat the liver were unsuccessful because it doesn't tolerate large amounts of radiation," Katz said. "With this, we treat lesions one by one. We haven't seen any toxicity lines of the Democratic and Working Families parties. Because Democrats hold a 3-to-l enrollment margin and no Republican has won a citywide election since 1983, Miller has an advantage. But Lohner Pilato, who practiced in City Court as an assistant district attorney and as an assigned defense counsel and was the law clerk for judges in City Court and state Supreme Court, said voters should would allow arborists to see inside such a tree to precisely gauge the extent of the damage.

The system is based on ground-penetrating radar developed by the military and uses electromagnetic signals to sense cracks, hollows and rotten wood. "It's basically a virtual drill," Tony Mucciardi of TreeRadar Inc. told local arborists Tuesday during a visit to Rochester. The company is based in Silver MICHAEL ZEIGLER STAFF WRITER Two political newcomers seek a seat on Rochester City Court. Linda T.

Lohner Pilato, a child-support magistrate for Monroe County Family Court, faces Stephen T. Miller, an assistant district attorney for the county, on the Nov. 8 ballot. Lohner Pilato, 47, is running on the lines of the Republican, Conservative and Independence parties. Miller, 36, is running on the Device helps show whether trees are dangerous MISTY EDGEC0MB STAFF WRITER Several years ago, a decaying tree on the grounds of the George Eastman House threatened to fall onto East Avenue or crash into the historic mansion itself.

City foresters eventually decided to remove the tree for safety's sake, but not without a lengthy dispute over whether the potential danger trumped history and aesthetics. trunk, there was no way of knowing for sure until this technology emerged, said Brian Eshenaur of Cornell Cooperative Extension-Monroe County. Many of Rochester's streets have decades-old trees that need constant monitoring, and because of preservation ordinances, cannot be removed without convincing evidence, said Richard Nolan, a forestry technician. Rochester won't likely Today, new technology mm umimmwBMBmmmMimmmiwmmimwmmim'V' rimmtiniiniiiirnwniiurr i.