Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) back issues from July 2007:
Cactus Pete's makes the most of a good-sized menu.(ETC.)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Cory On this, our fourth or fifth visit to Cactus Pete's, the beer neon and wall decor seemed less intrusive, a little more restrained. Perhaps we just remembered it as more glaring. It's still very much a Western-style restaurant, with plank walls and ...
The White Stripes continues to amaze.(ETC.)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Craig Semon COLUMN: RECORDINGS The White Stripes "Icky Thump" (Third Man/Warner Bros.) * * *-1/2 Once again, the White Stripes surprises its fans, exceeds their expectations and leaves them wanting more with its ...
Boston Babydolls strut their stuff; `A dancer is a peeler who naturally wants to be appealing'.(ETC.)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Scott McLennan COLUMN: SCOTT MCLENNAN Nice girls - and boys, for that matter - don't strip. But Ol' Scratch from The Boston Babydolls burlesque troupe is willing to wager that lots of girls and boys would like to peel. As Scratch educated this ...
Richard III; Shakespeare's play will appear for three summer performances.(ETC.)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Richard Duckett Now is the summer of our discontent ... Actually, if you find William Shakespeare's "Richard III" a fascinating and compelling study in villainy, you will be well contented this summer. In August, the Red Feather Theatre Company ...
REGIONAL DIGEST.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... COLUMN: REGIONAL DIGEST Group fight probed in city WORCESTER - Detectives are continuing their investigation of a fight last Monday night between two groups of men and women at Elm Park that left one man with a head injury and another arrested on serious assault ...
EDUCATION NOTES.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... COLUMN: EDUCATION NOTES The following area students have received honors or awards. (More Education Notes, Page B8.) Graduations Endicott College Ashburnham: Krystle M. Contini Athol: Ashley E. Brigham. Clinton: Jeffrey ...
DAV officer to assist with claims, appeals.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... COLUMN: VETERANS NOTES A service officer from Disabled American Veterans will be available to assist veterans and dependents in filing claims and appeals to the Department of Veterans Affairs from 8 a.m. to noon tomorrow at the VA Outpatient Clinic, 570 Mill St., Worcester. The ...
New Bish Ride route raises $30,000.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bradford L. Miner STURBRIDGE - Despite the draw of NASCAR and Nextel Cup racing to the north this weekend at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, N.H., 725 motorcycles with one or more riders found their way to Tantasqua Regional High School on Brookfield ...
Shrewsbury student's essay wins scholarship.(INSIGHT)
Jul 01, 2007 ... The recipient of the 2007 Academic Achievement Award -- and a $2,500 college scholarship -- is Daniel B. Miles of Shrewsbury. His winning essay, published on this page, was selected by the Telegram & Gazette editorial board from among 25 essays submitted by high ...
Education message mixed and confusing.(INSIGHT)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Z. NEMETH COLUMN: ROBERT Z. NEMETH Gov. Deval L. Patrick should stop sending conflicting messages on public education. On one hand, he advocates reform that could bring future progress. On the other, he makes moves that endanger progress that has ...
As Patrick Lynch tries to `sell, sell, sell' Worcester.(INSIGHT)
Jul 01, 2007 ... The city has hired the first executive director of Destination Worcester, a new organization dedicated to getting more people to come here to spend money in local hotels, restaurants and retail stores. City Manager Michael V. O'Brien says that F. Patrick Lynch's job is to "sell, sell, ...
`Jumping Frenchmen of Maine' are not forgotten.(INSIGHT)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sid McKEEN COLUMN: WRY AND GINGER I remember my maternal grandfather as a serious, no-nonsense kind of man. Employed for years as an electrician in a paper mill in northern Maine, he talked little, and rarely about his job. When he did, he never joked about ...
Leading round of 67 requires Dunn deal.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Grimala COLUMN: WORCESTER COUNTY AMATEUR WEST BOYLSTON - The conditions at Wachusett County Club - fast greens, windy, difficult pin placements - led to some high scores, some of them very high, and only one player able to separate himself from the pack ...
Do hangers-on hurt Champions Tour?(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Doyle COLUMN: BILL DOYLE'S GOLF NOTES Rick Karbowski, Kirk Hanefeld and other golfers trying to become regulars on the Champions Tour will be glad to hear that the tour is considering making it easier for nonexempt golfers to qualify. They ...
Health care sales pitch; Insurance now a must.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: John J. Monahan As the state's groundbreaking new mandatory health insurance law takes effect today, marketing programs by health care insurers and providers competing to sign up hundreds of thousands of people that currently have no insurance have moved into full swing ....
Gala 50th is planned for the Longsjo.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mark CONTI COLUMN: CYCLING The list reads like a who's who of road racing: Lance Armstrong, Davis Phinney, Tyler Hamilton, Louis Garneau and Frank McCormack, to name a few. Those previous winners of the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic and all the others ...
Full turn.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... COLUMN: GOLF TIP A full shoulder turn increases club head speed without swinging harder. Swinging too hard results in missed shots, not club head speed. To promote shoulder turn, Jim Fenner suggests this tip: Hold your club in your right hand and place your left hand ...
Mercy Centre proud of its 9 grads; Reports of school's demise were exaggerated.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jacqueline Reis WORCESTER - Most schools celebrate when they have their largest graduating class ever, but at Mercy Centre this spring, it was a mixed blessing. The small school, which serves students ages 6 to 22 who have developmental disabilities, mental ...
Go Fourth and have Fun; Plethora of events readied.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Priyanka Dayal They come in flamingo pink, lime green and every shade in between. They puff thick plumes of black smoke. And sometimes, they get noisy. In Worcester, the Fourth of July has become synonymous with cars. And not just any cars - thousands of rare, ...
CORRECTION.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... COLUMN: CORRECTIONS Maurice Isserman is a teacher at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. The Associated Press erroneously ...
`Outright lies' lead to request for a divorce.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dianne WILLIAMSON COLUMN: DIANNE WILLIAMSON The secretive, strange process of annulment was recently in the news when Rome reversed its decision to annul the marriage of Joseph Kennedy and his ex-wife, Sheila Rauch. Closer to home and unrelated to ...
Mill renovation proceeds apace; Alternatives plan is diverse.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Linda Bock NORTHBRIDGE - Alternatives has converted enormous dreams, big plans and hundreds of blueprints into a brand-new mill complex that will be ready to open next month. Alternatives is a nonprofit health service agency with headquarters at 54 Douglas ...
Lovin' the love; NEADS fosters puppy training.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jean Laquidara Hill PRINCETON - Wearing a distinctive red collar on his midnight-black fur, Mercury strutted into the living room, jumping into a circle of children. As one of six puppies that 10 adults and children had come to pat on a recent afternoon, Mercury was ...
Indians protest library artifacts; Sacred items are in dispute.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bradford L. Miner BARRE - Bright sun, a nearly cloudless, azure sky and a light breeze. The conditions were perfect for a picnic in North Park. And in fact, several on hand yesterday morning protesting the continued custody by the Barre Library ...
Wachusett visitors catch spin over Longsjo race.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Danielle M. Williamson PRINCETON - Just a quarter-mile from the top of Mount Wachusett on the trail's deceivingly difficult man-made steps, Joe Camosse and Sara Hansen stopped, caught their breath and reached for water bottles. The break ended abruptly when ...
Focus is on family in Rutland; Traditional summer games will continue today through Wednesday.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jean Laquidara Hill RUTLAND - Not all fathers play on the same volleyball team as their children, but in this town that's how it's done. The volleyball tournament, played on Memorial Field after the children's junior Olympics games, brings generations of ...
Music abounds in area towns.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Pawel Z. Binczyk Watermelon slices, fresh lemonade, swim trunks and days at the pool - summer is about all of these things. For residents of the Wachusett area, summer also means the time for local concerts. Rutland welcomes The Dinosaurs from 7 to 9 tonight ...
Mayor's campaign to be a costly test of the war chests.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Nick KOTSOPOULOS COULMN: POLITICS AND THE CITY Dennis L. Irish, one of four declared candidates for mayor of Worcester, offered an interesting observation last week: He said victory is likely to cost $80,000. Whoa! Has the world gone ...
EDUCATION NOTES.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... COLUMN: EDUCATION NOTES The following area students have received honors or awards. Graduations University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Bachelor of Arts Ashburnham: Julie E. Eastman. Auburn: Bridget A. Leahy. ...
The swing vote; Justice Kennedy got it right in school case.(INSIGHT)
Jul 01, 2007 ... COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION The reaction of Democratic presidential hopefuls at Howard University to last week's Supreme Court decision limiting the use of race for school integration was predictably over the top: The court, they suggested, had turned back the clock on racial ...
Rivera frets, but contract is `in the mail'.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... COLUMN: BUD BARTH'S BOXING NOTES Nerves are natural before a big fight, but 2-1/2 months before it takes place? Worcester's Jose Antonio Rivera, despite already having signed a contract on his end for $45,000, admitted he's "a little nervous" about his WBA title ...
Siska HR bails out Northboro.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Carl Setterlund NORTHBORO - His team trailing with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, shortstop Zack Siska slugged a three-run homer to propel Northboro to a 4-1 victory over Burncoat in a Paul N. Johnson Senior Ruth game yesterday at Memorial Field. ...
Penzone 3-hitter keys East Side.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kevin O'Malley WORCESTER - When the East Side Senior Ruth team needs a win, coach Pat Mara likes to put the ball in the hands of Hudson Catholic graduate Shane Penzone. Penzone pitched a three-hitter, striking out 11 and walking just two, to lead East Side to ...
Hippert HR lifts Uxbridge.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... COLUMN: AREA ROUNDUP PNJ SENIOR RUTH Uxbridge 4, West Boylston 2 Ryan Hippert turned a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead with one swing, connecting for a three-run homer in the fifth to help visiting Uxbridge stay unbeaten at 13-0. Hippert drove in ...
Sox hurlers own best marks at midterm.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Ballou COLUMN: BILL BALLOU'S BASEBALL NOTES Baseball works on the semester system, or at least it has since the All-Star Game began during the Great Depression. The Red Sox have had an excellent first semester, one of the best in their 107 ...
Harvick, Edwards reverse their '06 finish.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brendan A. McGrail COLUMN: BUSCH SERIES CAMPING WORLD 200 LOUDON, N.H. - There have been 21 NASCAR Busch Series races at New Hampshire International Speedway with 21 different winners. And, coincidentally, yesterday's winner was driving car No. 21. ...
Lost laps again cost T.C. a probable win.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brendan A. McGrail COLUMN: WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR NEW ENGLAND 100 LOUDON, N.H. - He's the winningest driver in the history of New Hampshire International Speedway, and his name is synonymous with modified racing. But for the last two weeks, Ted Christopher ...
Sauter's crew is not pits; Top 20 finish would be fine.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brendan A. McGrail COLUMN: NHIS NOTES LOUDON, N.H. - Even more than winning, consistency is the biggest key to success in NASCAR. Mike Stefanik won the Whelen Modified Tour title last season with just one win - but he had 10 top 5s and 15 top 10s ...
Tornadoes' loss is Taylor made.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Wilson WORCESTER - He may be dressing in the visitors' locker room now, but Atlantic City's Lucas Taylor still feels at home at Hanover Insurance Park. After patrolling center field for the Tornadoes the past two seasons, the fan favorite Taylor was ...
Ellsbury makes speedy debut in center field; Crisp's thumb not getting better.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Ballou COLUMN: RED SOX NOTES BOSTON - The future arrived here last night ahead of schedule, as it often does. Jacoby Ellsbury was in the Red Sox's lineup as their center fielder, making his major league debut less than three months after ...
Stars are aligned for Chaffin, BAM Racing.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brendan A. McGrail COLUMN: LENOX INDUSTRIAL TOOLS 300 LOUDON, N.H. - Isn't it nice when things just work out? When the stars and planets align and fate starts bending to your will? Just one week ago, Chad Chaffin was sitting at home as an unsigned ...
Peaking One stage to go for leaders Gauthier, Rytlewski.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jennifer Toland COLUMN: 48TH FITCHBURG LONGSJO CLASSIC PRINCETON - Genevieve Gauthier and Katherine Lambden are racing solo this week, but got together yesterday to make something happen in the Wachusett Mountain Road Race. Gauthier and Lambden ...
Sox, Lugo run out of time; Base-stealing blunder hurts.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Ballou BOSTON - Greed is a good thing in sports in general, and baseball in particular, so there's nothing wrong with the Red Sox grumbling about blowing what should have been an easy victory last night. Instead, they lost to the Texas Rangers, 5-4. ...
Ace is big deal to King; Cousy not cool after WCC shot.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bill Doyle WORCESTER - Bob Cousy tried not to show his excitement when he carded a hole-in-one at his home course, Worcester Country Club, last Sunday. The ex-Celtics legend didn't see his ball roll into the cup after he hit a 5-wood from 190 yards on the ...
Boston wild about goalie; Sources: Fernandez a Bruin.(SPORTS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bud Barth Just hours before the bidding on unrestricted free agents was scheduled to start at noon today, the Bruins dropped a bombshell late last night by reportedly acquiring goaltender Manny Fernandez from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for minor league right winger ...
Grafton Hill Post off to hot Legion start.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kevin O'MALLEY The Grafton Hill Post 323 American Legion baseball team got off to a great start to the 2007 season, winning seven of its first nine games, and some of the credit has to be shared by Millbury's Carlos Sanchez and Steve Rodriquez. The speedy and ...
Opening day.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... MILLVILLE - Margaret Sullivan, 94, the oldest resident of Millville, cuts the cake at the June 24 opening ceremony for ...
Pools, beaches are cool places to be.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bonnie Russell Whether folks drink tall glasses of it or jump in and splash around in it, good old water is a great way to beat the heat. Those looking to take the plunge have a number of options. The Whitin Community Center, 60 Main St., ...
Mahoney Greyhound Friends president.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... HOPKINTON - Greyhound Friends of Hopkinton, one of the nation's leading organizations for greyhound adoptions, has announced Kathleen Mahoney as the organization's new president. Mrs. Mahoney, a Wellesley resident, has been a longtime supporter and greyhound owner. In 1995 she ...
Short-story winner announced in Westboro.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... WESTBORO - The Westboro Woman's Club is pleased to announce that Christopher Moraal has won the short story contest for high school students. The General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts sponsors the Short Story and Poetry Contests for Youth each year. Categories ...
Hues for huskies; Paw-traits benefit Siberian dog rescue.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sandy Quadros Bowles UXBRIDGE - Renee Dumont cried the first time she saw Isaiah. The husky weighed 40 pounds, half his ideal size. "I was in tears," she said. "How could somebody own an animal like that and watch it die and not care?" ...
WAJCC names Lisa Linehan full-time director.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... WESTBORO - The Westboro Area Jewish Community Center has named a full-time director and assistant director for its Early Childhood Program. Named director is Lisa Linehan, who has been teaching at the WAJCC since 1999. Previously, Ms. Linehan taught early childhood programs at ...
Home away from home; German student spends the year in Shrewsbury.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Nathaniel Weixel SHREWSBURY - Dennis Gothlich didn't know much about Shrewsbury when he applied to come here as an exchange student. In fact, before he arrived last August, the 16-year-old from Guben, Germany, had communicated only briefly with his host family. ...
Sutton grad tackles online journalism.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... COLUMN: CLASS ACTS Mike Morris, a 2003 graduate of Sutton High School, worked this past semester as managing editor for The Echo, online student magazine of Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vt. He is the son of Jim and Linda Morris of Sutton and is majoring in journalism. ...
Assabet NHS inductees are challenged to aim high.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... MARLBORO - The cafeteria at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School was adorned with National Honor Society balloons, banners, and folders as 24 members of the junior class and 8 sophomores were inducted into the National Honor Society recently. Noelle Wilson, the outgoing ...
Ocean's three.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... From left, Matthew Codgill, David Codgill and Brad Shelley, all of Northbridge, return from dipping their rear bicycle wheels in the Pacific Ocean. They are part of 10thGear JettRide, which flew to Portland to begin a 3,800-mile cross-country bicycle ride to raise ...
The backup files; A look back at the week in business.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Kievra COLUMN: THE BACKUP FILES The long and winding road It took more than a year and two separate searches, but Worcester's movers and shakers finally landed a CEO to run a nonprofit intended to grow the city's employer base. ...
Uncommon containment; Companies find a new way to manufacture drugs.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Lisa Eckelbecker MARLBORO - Flexibility can be a tough thing in the world of biomanufacturing. It can cost millions of dollars and take years to build traditional bioreactor facilities, factories of super-clean rooms filled with stainless-steel vats ....
Pest control options; From watering to garden clean-up.(HOMES)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Rogers COLUMN: Roots of Wisdom Plant performance can be stressed by three quite different agents - insects, diseases or nonliving factors. Unfortunately, there are no guarantees that two or even three factors may be present at the same time. For example, ...
Telegram & Gazette Bloomberg 32.(BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Telegram & Gazette Bloomberg 32 181.36 +.19 +.10 % UP: 14 DOWN: 13 UNCHANGED: 5 Gainer: L.S. Starrett Co. $18.32 +$1.15 +6.70% Loser: Precision Optics Corp. Inc. $0.34 -$0.05 -12.82% ...
NEIGHBORS.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... RRI Golf Classic STURBRIDGE - Rehabilitative Resources, Inc. held its 11th Annual RRI Charity Golf Classic on June 15 at Kettle Brook Golf Club in Paxton. Over $17,000 was raised to help support individuals with developmental disabilities in the community. The 2007 ...
Fitchburg celebration gathers some steam; Senior center's float salutes historic railroad's legacy.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Anna L. Griffin FITCHBURG - When deciding on what type of float to enter into the annual Fourth of July parade, members of the Fitchburg Senior Center didn't have too far to look. Joan Goodwin, center director, had a large collection of photographs taken by ...
Remember food safety on the Fourth, too.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: Anna L. GRIFFIN As we turn the corner toward Fourth of July - which just happens to be my favorite holiday - let's remember to be careful out there. Observe all safety rules from food safety to ...you know the drill. I know it's tough to be vigilant, ...
Super teachers; Wal-Mart Foundation taps local educators.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Byline: C.L. Kelly The nation's retail giant trained its eye on a smaller stage recently, honoring area teachers for their commitment to local schools. Recognized for their efforts were three teachers from Woodstock, Oxford and Southbridge, all of whom received the Wal-Mart ...
Marianapolis Preparatory School.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... COLUMN: HONOR ROLLS THOMPSON - Marianapolis Preparatory School has announced its honor rolls. Achieving honors for the entire 2006-2007 school year were: Seniors Headmistress List: Mary Atwood and Mateusz Grudzien. High Honors: Alex ...