Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) back issues from February 2008:
Funerals Today.(DEATHS)(Obituary)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER, MA. Bailey, Gwendolyn O., 93. Funeral service 11 a.m. Friday, February 01, 2008, in the funeral home. Funeral Home: Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel, 370 Plantation Street, Worcester. WORCESTER, MA. Cowell, David Dunlop, 76. Funeral service 11 a.m Friday, February 01, ...
Wesley L. Williams, 91.(DEATHS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... NORTHBOROUGH Wesley L. Williams, 91, of Northborough and formerly of Southborough, died on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. He was part owner of the CE Williams Insurance Agency of Southborough. He leaves his devoted wife of 20 years Jeannette (Dupuis) Orcutt Williams; his loving ...
Lisa L. Johnson, 59.(DEATHS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WEST WINDSOR, NJ Lisa L. Johnson, 59, of West Windsor Twp. died Wednesday January 30, 2008 in the University Medical Center At Princeton. Born in Worcester, MA, Mrs. Johnson lived in East Windsor from 1977 to 1985 and then moved to West Windsor. She was a graduate of Wachusett ...
Kenneth R. Guyette, 46.(DEATHS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... RINDGE, NH Kenneth R. Guyette, 46, of Park Drive in Rindge, NH died Wednesday January 30, 2008 following a long and courageous battle. He was born November 14, 1961 in Beaufort, SC son of Raymond and Beverly (Darling) Guyette, Jr. Kenny had attended South High School in ...
Veronica Blanche Schonberg, 86.(DEATHS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... LEICESTER Veronica Blanche Schonberg, 86, of 241 Pleasant St., died Thursday, Jan. 31 at her home. She leaves her husband of 64 years Quentin Joseph Schonberg; a son Matthew J. Schonberg and his wife Lynn of Holbrook, N.Y; two daughters, Pamela S. Hanley and her husband Joseph ...
Eddie J. Priestly, 49.(DEATHS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER Eddie J. Priestly, 49, of Worcester died peacefully at home Jan. 31st after a battle with cancer. He leaves his wife of 26 years, Sharon Priestly; daughter, Billy Joe Goddard of Lake Worth, FL; three step-sons, James, Kevin & Scott Merchant all of Worcester; his parents, JoAnne & ...
John W. Wojnas.(DEATHS)(Obituary)
Feb 01, 2008 ... NORTH BROOKFIELD John W. Wojnas of 28 Willow St., died January 15th in his residence. A Memorial ...
Recent Deaths.(DEATHS)(Obituary)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER, MA. Clapp, John H., 90. Funeral and calling hours will be private. Died Wednesday, January 30, 2008. Funeral Home: Britton-Shrewsbury Funeral Home, 648 Main St., Shrewsbury. WORCESTER, MA. Priestly, Eddie J., 49. Funeral service 11 a.m Saturday, February 02, 2008, A ...
Alice N. (Tyndyk) Uzep.(DEATHS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... GRAFTON Alice N. (Tyndyk) Uzep passed away peacefully, January 30th at the Westborough Health Care Center at the age of 94. Alice was born August 28, 1913 in Chicago, IL. She was the oldest of thirteen children. Alice immigrated back to her parent's native Poland while still an ...
Barbara (Stearns) Hensel Sandman.(DEATHS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER Barbara (Stearns) Hensel Sandman of Worcester, died Thursday, January 31, 2008 at the UMass-Memorial Medical Center. She leaves her husband, Leon Sandman; a daughter, Pamela Doherty and her husband Paul Michael; a granddaughter, Jessica L. Doherty; a grandson, Peter P ....
John H. Clapp, 90.(DEATHS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER / SHREWSBURY John H. Clapp, 90, of Worcester, formerly of Shrewsbury, died Wednesday, January 30th in Radius Healthcare of Worcester after an illness. His wife of 37 years, Gladys V. (Bourbeau) Clapp, died in 2007. He leaves two step-daughters: Eileen M. Zelenak and ...
Irene J. (Lareau) Lareau, 100.(DEATHS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... ASHBY Irene J. (Lareau) Lareau, 100, of 1110 New Ipswich Road died Thursday, January 31 at Nashoba Valley Medical Center. Mrs. Lareau was born March 21, 1907 in North Brookfield, a daughter of the late Treffle and Delia (Bercume) Lareau and had resided in Ashby for the past 63 ...
Michael J. Steuterman.(DEATHS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER Michael J. Steuterman, 27, of Airlie St., formerly of Cedar Rd in Holden, died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. He leaves his parents, Paul F. and Nancy A. (Flynn) Steuterman; two brothers, Patrick F. and Brian J. Steuterman, all of Lehigh Acres, FL; his ...
May (Dunlop) Sullivan.(DEATHS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER May (Dunlop) Sullivan, 93, formerly of Auburn, died Wednesday, January 30th in Holy Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Her husband, James J. Sullivan, died in 1974 and her son, William C. Beaucamp died in 1957. She leaves many close and special nieces, nephews, great ...
F. Russell Genander, 92.(DEATHS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... NORTH OXFORD F. Russell Genander, 92, of Southbridge Road, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. He was predeceased by his wife of 70 years, Anna B. (Szamocki) Genander of North Oxford, who died on December 29, 2007. He is survived ...
Joan C. Curtis, 46.(DEATHS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WHITINSVILLE Joan C. Curtis, 46, of Cottage St died Wed. Jan. 30, at Umass Medical Center in Worcester, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She is survived by two sons Brian J. Curtis of S. Grafton and Derek J. Curtis of Whitinsville; her father Donald H. Lamprey ...
Loose lips can sink election campaigns, too.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: In our opinion; Editorial footnote Bill Clinton, always a master of the alibi, tried to explain Hillary Clinton's loss in South Carolina last week by drawing a parallel between the presidential campaigns of Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama, with the hard-to-miss ...
Billion-dollar message; Bold initiative needed for biotech domination.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: In our opinion The life sciences legislation that emerges from the Legislature this spring will differ in some particulars from the bill submitted by Gov. Deval L. Patrick, but there is gratifying agreement between the governor and the chairman of the committee ...
Death of child, 5, stuns all; Mother blames lack of adult bus monitor.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Patricia J. James; Elaine Thompson MARLBORO - The family of 5-year-old Darnell Cobb, who died Wednesday after choking while riding on a school bus, believes having a monitor on the bus could have saved him. Officials at a news conference yesterday morning at ...
Whittier won't reopen plant; Milk in store not farm's own.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Linda Bock SUTTON - Whittier Farms, forced to suspend bottling after a deadly listeria outbreak last year, is again selling milk in its farm store on Douglas Road, but it's not the farm's own milk. Wayne Whittier, one of the owners of the family business, said ...
Board slashes WRTA services; Shorter hours, fewer routes to shake up system after July 1.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Thomas Caywood The following editor's note was published Feb. 2, 2008: The Worcester Regional Transit Authority advisory board voted Thursday to implement some service reductions proposed by the WRTA administration but took no action on most recommendations. A ...
Kennedy defines endorsement; Obama seen as leader to inspire, end Iraq war.(NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: John J. Monahan While U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy refrained from taking sides in the presidential primaries through early voting in Iowa and New Hampshire, he realized as the campaigns unfolded Sen. Barack H. Obama's ability to inspire young voters, and a belief Obama ...
Water from Wekepeke for sale to all; Selectmen seek RFPs from bottlers.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Karen Nugent CLINTON - The water at the Clinton-owned Wekepeke reservation in Sterling will be for sale to any bottlers who meet the price and other requirements. Robert V. Pasquale Jr., chairman of the Board of Selectmen, said yesterday the board voted ...
Soldier's memorial is given go-ahead; Selectmen OK plan to honor Lt. Jones.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Betsy Haley-Cormier WESTMINSTER - Despite the recommendation of the Historical Commission, selectmen have voted to allow the Jones family to place a memorial on the Town Common in honor of their son, 1st Lt. Ryan P. Jones, who was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq last ...
REGIONAL DIGEST.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: REGIONAL DIGEST Man accused of lewdness on Pike CHARLTON - A 61-year-old Connecticut man accused of exposing himself this weekend at a Massachusetts Turnpike rest area will be summoned to Dudley District Court. Leo P. Labbe, of 190 Maple St., ...
Mahar school chief touts connections to community; Changes aim at helping students.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: George Barnes ORANGE - Testing one of 19 soups offered this week by teachers participating in Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School's "souper bowl," Superintendent of Schools Reza A. Namin talked about a change in the culture at the Grade 6-12 district. Having ...
Council on Aging eyes land price drop; Senior center plan cost deemed high.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Karen Nugent CLINTON - Contractor Donald R. Dobeck's $525,000 proposal to sell the American Legion property to the town for a new senior citizens' center will be recommended to the Council on Aging, but with an aside saying the price is too high to complete the project. ...
Lancaster students help with equine rescue; Perkins School raises needed funds.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bradford L. Miner OAKHAM - Seven young students at a Lancaster school wanted to make a difference in their world. Seven horses under the care of Bay State Equine Rescue, 415 Hunt Road, needed benefactors. Some might simply call it synchronicity. ...
State funds to renovate Cady Brook units.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Debbie LaPlaca CHARLTON - A nonprofit housing agency has received $3.4 million in financial backing to fully renovate Cady Brook Apartments, an affordable housing complex on Southbridge Road (Route 169). State Sen. Stephen M. Brewer, D-Barre, and Rep. Geraldo ...
Fire chief wants trucks replaced; Requests would cost $725,000.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Danielle Williamson GARDNER - The unusable ladder truck parked next to the fire station is a daily reminder of the department's equipment deficiencies, as are the decaying 28-year-old and 20-year-old fire engines housed in the station's garage. The trucks are ...
Override options spelled out for vote on Tuesday.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Patty Lawrence-Perry HOLLAND - Residents at Tuesday's town election will decide on a Proposition 2-1/2 override designed to close the coming year's budget gap and to give the town time to develop a long-term plan to stay within its means. Voters will actually ...
New police chief welcomes change of pace.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: J.P. Ellery WARREN - With the first month on the job under his belt, Police Chief Bruce Spiewakowski is not looking back. "I'm glad I took the job," he said. "It was a great move for me. I'm learning a lot. This is an entirely different animal from the ...
Two boards are juggling jurisdiction over planner.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Ellie Oleson AUBURN - Last night's one-hour joint meeting of selectmen and the Planning Board could end months of frustration and will likely lead to the hiring of a town planner. The town has been without a full-time, permanent town planner since Dec. 21, ...
REGIONAL DIGEST.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: REGIONAL DIGEST Cane missing from Town Hall CHARLTON - Police are investigating the disappearance of the town's gold-headed cane from a glass case at Town Hall. Police said the cane was reported missing yesterday. Detective Sgt. Gary N. Mason Jr ....
Secret plays, off field; Betting tosses discretionary flag at offices, clubs.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mary Jo Hill Lots of people do it, but nobody wants to talk about it. Betting on the Super Bowl in a pool, whether at an office, bar or social club, apparently remains cloaked in as much secrecy as Tom Brady's famous ankle. A woman who answered the ...
10 arrested in gun, drug raids; Multi-agency investigation took nearly a year.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scott J. Croteau WORCESTER - A nearly yearlong multi-agency investigation relying on wiretaps and thousands of man-hours has toppled an alleged drug and gun trafficking ring manned by several convicted felons, according to authorities. "We're getting the bad ...
Bars, eateries hope audibles lure fans.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mark Melady In honor of the Patriots appearance in the Super Bowl, "cheerleaders" will perform Sunday at Centerfolds 2000 - at least, young women wearing an abbreviated version of the typical cheerleader uniform will be on hand to celebrate victory or banish defeat ....
REGIONAL DIGEST.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: REGIONAL DIGEST Three men charged in city break-in WORCESTER - Three men were arrested by police early yesterday morning after a woman's apartment on Fairhaven Road was broken into and she was threatened with death, police said. Anthony Gagliastre, ...
Several classes evacuated because of sewer-like odor; Cause of smell not determined.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sandy Meindersma WEST BOYLSTON - A sewer-like odor from an unidentified source is forcing the evacuation of several classrooms in the lower level of Major Edwards Elementary School. Principal Thomas M. Caruso said the odor has been intermittent, but is ...
COURTHOUSE RECORDS.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: COURTHOUSE RECORDS Worcester Central District Court Jury Session Jury-Waived Cases Judge Austin T. Philbin Wayne A. Atkinson, 44, of 60 High Ridge Road, Worcester, charged with driving with a suspended license, sentenced to ...
Jurors in murder trial hear defendant; Jordan testifies he didn't kill Lindell.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gary V. Murray WORCESTER - Testifying in his own defense yesterday, Randy Jordan denied any involvement in the beating death of his former roommate, 24-year-old Billy C. Lindell. Mr. Jordan told a Worcester Superior Court jury he was forced by a co-defendant ...
Suspect in 1984 slaying to face charge of murder; Minggia ends fight, returning next week to Mass.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scott J. Croteau WORCESTER - Authorities plan to bring Craig Minggia from New York next week to a courthouse here to face murder charges stemming from the 1984 stabbing death of 79-year-old Lillian Johnson in her Main South apartment. Timothy J. Connolly, ...
Groups hope to spread literacy theme.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER - The Worcester: The City that Reads Committee is making February "Love a Book Month" in the city. The committee, whose chairmen are John and Anne-Marie Monfredo, is inviting businesses to help spread the literacy theme and hope the public will attend some of the ...
Reading is `just right'; New approach finds students eager to dive into books.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Sandy Meindersma HOLDEN - In Deborah Vickstrom's Grade 2 classroom at Davis Hill Elementary School, students are spread out all over the place - some are at their desks, some are on the floor, and others are leaning against the wall with their feet in the air. ...
Search and seizure a bit too easy.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clive McFARLANE COLUMN: CLIVE MCFARLANE According to his lawyer, Darinel Castro is married with two children. Mr. Castro's lawyer, Matthew A. Pingeton, also gave the following account of his client: Mr. Castro has been employed at the same job for ...
EMC denial upheld; Plan called threat to wetlands area.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Priyanka Dayal WESTBORO - The state Department of Environmental Protection has upheld the local Conservation Commission's decision rejecting EMC Corp.'s plans to construct a 10-building office park on 445 acres of environmentally sensitive land in Westboro and Southboro ....
Planning Board OKs Stop & Shop.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Aaron Nicodemus NORTHBORO - After numerous meetings and with a deadline looming, the Planning Board last night approved a proposal for the controversial Stop & Shop Supermarket on Main Street. But the approval came with an unpleasant surprise: Stop & Shop ...
REGIONAL DIGEST.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: REGIONAL DIGEST Man held on child sex charge SHREWSBURY - A 48-year-old man with a history of child sex offenses is being held on $20,000 cash bail after being charged with indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over. Cesar C. Villalobos, ...
Scientist unearthed state's gems; Work predates modern geology.(LOCAL NEWS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Chris SINACOLA COLUMN: SINA-CISM Geologists call them erratics, boulders that are carried far from their sources and don't fit neatly into the local landscape. Occasionally, the great glacier of books leaves behind an erratic of its own, some aged and ...
No. 1 Tantasqua wins another.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: ROUNDUP Boys' basketball Tantasqua 87, Leicester 39 Brian Vayda scored a game-high 22 points as the top-ranked Warriors (14-0, 9-0) coasted in the SWCL West, outscoring Leicester, 47-17, in the second half. Jake Derr led the ...
Falcons' 17-0 spurt sinks MCLA.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: Roundup Women's basketball Fitchburg State 66, MCLA 29 The host Falcons (11-5, 3-1 MASCAC) held Mass. College of Liberal Arts (8-8, 1-4) scoreless in the first 10 minutes and went on a 17-0 run, led by senior forward Diana Doyle, who led all ...
FSC's Brecken is a pretty cool customer.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Steve Kendall COLUMN: College Hockey When the game is on the line, there's nobody Fitchburg State College coach Dean Fuller trusts more than Chris Brecken. Brecken, a sophomore from Hudson, has proven to be a valuable tool in the Falcons' success ...
Giants feel at home living out of suitcases; New England finds success on the road, too.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jennifer Toland COLUMN: Super bowl notes PHOENIX - Super Bowl XLII will be played at a neutral site technically, but as Giants defensive end Justin Tuck pointed out: "We had to go on a plane to get here." The Giants have been designated the ...
Kyle Brady reaches Super heights on and off the field.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jennifer Toland SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - It's hard to imagine 6-foot-6, 280-pound Kyle Brady being intimidated by anything, but his introductory flight-school lesson left him a little shaky. "I'm holding onto this yoke and it felt like I was holding the plane up ...
Lanky receivers easy targets for Manning.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rich Garven PHOENIX - The secret to the Giants' surprising playoff run is no secret at all. After a season just like the three before it - one filled with not enough completions to his teammates and too many to the opposition - Eli Manning has come into his ...
Camel picks N.Y., but one hump or two?(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Josh Bousquet Now that it's been confirmed that Tom Brady's ankle is all right and it's only that perpetually pesky right shoulder that has him on the injury report, Patriots fandom finally can enjoy the big game. And sure, the local squad is involved in the ...
Can Antonio, Giants pierce Patriots' bubble?(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rich Garven PHOENIX - The only thing the Giants are soaking up here more than the sun is the attention. Michael Strahan has put on a week-long audition for a future career in television, and having to answer for that 23-17 prediction hasn't bothered Plaxico ...
Tornadoes get Davilla in deal; Popular Valera goes in trade.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jim Wilson WORCESTER - As far as the Worcester Tornadoes are concerned, if you can't get him out, trade for him. That's what the Tornadoes did yesterday when they shipped Yohanny Valera to Sussex for former Can-Am League Player of the Year Vic Davilla. ...
Savard points the way for B's; Boston stays hot against struggling Sens.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... OTTAWA - Marc Savard wasted no time extending his point streak, and the Bruins did the same in locking up a win over the Eastern Conference leaders with a matchup against the NHL's best team looming. Savard scored early in the first period, along with Phil Kessel and Milan ...
Dean flunks sluggish Quinsig; Chiefs' coach blames attitude.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Brendan Hall WORCESTER - Dean College's men's basketball team rolled into the Quinsigamond Community College gym last night amidst an uncharacteristically poor start. But leave it to a matchup with an all-too-familiar opponent to revert back to some old ways. ...
Rams heat up, burn BHS.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mike Grimala WEBSTER - Shepherd Hill Regional got hot at the right time, using a string of 3-pointers in the second half to distance itself from Bartlett High and score an 83-74 victory. The Rams hit 10 bonus shots, five in the third period to help break open ...
City angler in bass bigs.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mary Anne Magiera COLUMN: Outdoors Worcester's Colleen McKay is counting on her New England fishing experience to help determine a winning pattern in two weeks as she heads to South Carolina for the Women's Bassmaster Tour Championship - the second-ever super ...
Naps learn to win again.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kevin O'Malley COLUMN: Boys Basketball After losing every member of its starting five, Holy Name coach Jason Chavoor knew this year's Naps probably were not destined to make it three straight Central Mass. championships. "You don't get kids like ...
North, Burncoat lose coaches; Ross might fill vacancy at Grafton High.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jim Wilson WORCESTER - City high school football will have a new look next year following the resignations of North High coach Mike Ross and Burncoat High coach Chris Moriarty. Ross leaves the Polar Bears with a 66-23 record after taking over from Dan Coonan ...
White scores her 1,000th point.(SPORTS)
Feb 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: ROUNDUP Girls' basketball Doherty 69, SPM 40 Senior forward Jewel White scored her 1,000th point on a free throw in the first half for the fifth-ranked Highlanders (12-2). White finished with 18 points and 18 rebounds. Ali Nalivaka ...