Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) back issues from August 2008:
Dorothy Mary (Fitzwilliam) Murphy.(DEATHS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA Dorothy Mary (Fitzwilliam) Murphy, 97, died on July 29, the date of her late husband's birthday, at the Falmouth home of her daughter and son-in-law. Dot leaves behind Jean Tucker of West Yarmouth; David H. Murphy, Jr., and his wife Cindy, of South Yarmouth; ...
Gladys J. (Pinkus) Augello, 66.(DEATHS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... CHULA VISTA, CA Gladys J. (Pinkus) Augello, 66, died Wednesday, July 30 in Lakeview Hospice Center, La Mesa, CA. She leaves two daughters, Lisa Marie Duchow and her husband, Patrick of San Diego, CA, and Pamela Haas and her husband, Jeffrey of El Cajon, CA; two brothers, Richard Pinkus of ...
Grace H. Osterhout, 105.(DEATHS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... SHREWSBURY Grace Bolinske Osterhout, died July 29, 2008 at Shrewsbury Nursing & Rehab Center, Shrewsbury, MA. Her husband of 41 years, Novice B. Osterhout, died in 1971. She is survived by three children, Robert Osterhout and his wife Marillyn of Cross Hill, SC, Janet Dearden ...
Joseph A. Furno, 46.(DEATHS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... BARRE/DOUGLAS Joseph A. Furno, 46, of Old Petersham Rd., Barre, died suddenly on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 in Henry Heywood Hospital, Gardner, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 17 years, Pamela J. (Knowles) Furno; a son, Steven K. Furno of Barre; 4 brother:, Carl Furno of ...
Eleanor Flygare, 85.(DEATHS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... DAVIE, FL Eleanor Flygare, 85, of Davie, FL passed away April 17, 2008. She was born in Lithuania, grew up in Worcester graduating from Commerce High School, and later resided in Holden for 57 years before moving to Florida. Eleanor was predeceased by her parents Stanley and Isabel ...
Robert J. Roche.(DEATHS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... BREWSTER Robert J. Roche, of Brewster, MA and Cocoa Beach, FL. Formerly of Arlington, MA and S.Yarmouth, MA died on July 25, 2008. Beloved Husband of Eleanor (Corsetti) Roche. Beloved Husband of the late Marion G. (Ogasapian) Roche. Devoted Father of Robert M and wife, Richarda ...
Funerals Today.(DEATHS)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER, MA. Belanger, Nancy Jean (Jaiceris), 47. Funeral service 9:30 a.m Friday, August 01, 2008, A Memorial Service at Mount Ida College, 777 Dedham St., Newton. Funeral Home: ,. WORCESTER, MA. Bruso, Albert R., 59. Funeral service 10 a.m Friday, August 01, 2008, A ...
Recent Deaths.(DEATHS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER, MA. Binkoski, Mary Ann (Jasper), 58. Calling hours, 4-8 p.m. Friday, August 01, 2008, at the funeral home; funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday, August 02, 2008, Mass in St. John's Church, 40 Temple St. Died Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Funeral Home: Callahan & Fay Brothers Funeral Home, ...
John J. Richinick, Sr.(DEATHS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... WEST BOYLSTON John J. Richinick, Sr., 80 of West Boylston, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008 in UMass Memorial Healthcare, University Campus, Worcester, after an ...
Richard F. "Dick" Grzyb, 78.(DEATHS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... DUDLEY Richard F. "Dick Grzyb, 78, of Mill Street in Dudley, died Wednesday, July 30, after a courageous six-month battle with brain cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family, who together, cared for him and fulfilled his wish to remain in his home. He leaves his wife of 53 ...
Russell Worth, 82.(DEATHS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... SOUTHBRIDGE Russell Worth, 82, of Williams St., died Wednesday, July 30th at St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester, MA. He leaves his wife of 59 yrs., Rita (O'Neil) Worth of Southbridge; three sons: Alan Worth and his wife Julie of Weymouth, Edward Worth, Brian Worth and his wife ...
Andrew W. "Andy" Johnston, 55.(DEATHS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER Andrew W. "Andy" Johnston, 55, of 14 Oran St., died Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in UMass Memorial Medical Center- Memorial Campus, after a short illness. He leaves his wife of 34 years, Carol A. (Brooks) Johnston; a daughter, Karrie A. Johnston of Cherry Valley; a son, ...
Mary Ann (Jasper) Binkoski, 58.(DEATHS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER Mary Ann (Jasper) Binkoski, 58, of Worcester, died on Wednesday, July 30, after a short illness. She leaves her husband of 22 years, John P. Binkoski; a daughter, Jacqueline J.; and a son, Michael J., all of Worcester; her godson, Joseph Sharpe of Brunswick, ME and many dear ...
The race canard; Obama should stick to real issues.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: In our opinion Barack Obama's repeated insertion of race into this presidential campaign is starkly at odds with the themes of change, hope and unity that lifted him to prominence on the American political scene. It is disturbing that any candidate in 2008 would play the ...
Wheels of progress; Annual PMC helping in cancer fight.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: In our opinion In the summer of 1980, 36 bicyclists set off from Sturbridge for Cape Cod, intent on fresh air and raising some $10,200 for cancer research. From that modest beginning, the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge has grown in size and strength to become the largest ...
Readiness Project missed chance to review Ed Reform.(COMMENTARY)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Tracy A. Novick COLUMN: As I see it A chance to look at Ed Reform 15 years later was a great idea. Too bad the Readiness Project so thoroughly missed that chance. Teachers were largely left off the committee, with education largely being ...
News in brief.(NEWS)(Website overview)
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: News in brief State starts a Web site focused on college loans BOSTON - Massachusetts is launching a new state Web site to help students looking for education loans. The action follows the announcement this week by a state lending ...
Intentional walk; Rift between Ramirez, Red Sox just too much.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Phil O'Neill BOSTON - The Manny Ramirez chapter in Red Sox history ended with a thud yesterday when the team decided it could no longer abide the great hitter's childish tantrums and peddled him to the Dodgers for Pittsburgh outfielder Jason Bay in a three-team deal just ...
Mass. on highway worst list; Roads safe; bridges, per-mile costs ghastly.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Priyanka Dayal A new report ranks the Massachusetts highway system among the least cost-effective in the country. The study, published by the Los Angeles-based Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank, found that when it comes to roads and bridges, ...
Late push approves billions; Big Dig debt relief gets into bond bill.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: John J. Monahan BOSTON - Bills to allow Election Day voter registration, reform the state's criminal offender records system and scale back mandatory sentencing laws for illegal drug sales near schools died without final action last night as the Legislature wound up its ...
Voting friend off the ... desert? Cross-country fundraiser for autism takes an unusual turn.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lisa D. Welsh WORCESTER - The two men from Worcester walking across the country to raise awareness about autism have run into trouble - with the law. Robert Williams and Bobby Genese began the 3,000-mile Elias Tembenis Walk for Autism May 20 in San Francisco ...
Area man charged in `joke' about 9-11.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scott J. Croteau He's known as a political activist at Humboldt State University in California. Jason T. Robo's family also knows he has political views that fall outside the mainstream. When Philip Robo of Leicester dropped his nephew, Jason, off ...
It'll be a slow crawl next week.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: George Barnes GARDNER - Roads will be closed this weekend, but not to construction work, as downtown is given over to the 69th annual Experience Gardner Festival and Sidewalk Sale. Residents, however, should expect detours and slow-going next week. Downtown ...
Out-of-state same-sex couples can now marry in Mass. Governor signs repeal of 1913 law.(NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: John J. Monahan BOSTON - Gay and lesbian couples from out of state can now be legally wed in Massachusetts, following the governor's signing of the repeal of a law that for 95 years banned marriages here that would not be allowed in their home states. Gov ....
Lifelong carver shares his work with the world.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paula J. Owen GARDNER - Omer J. Maillet is drawn to create art from wood inspired by what he sees around him, and has a wooden head of presidential candidate Barack Obama on his list of future projects. Mr. Maillet, 74, has worked with wood his entire life ....
Bank branch expected to open in Dec.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bradford L. Miner NORTH BROOKFIELD - Convenience, customer service and concerns for customer privacy are driving the construction of a 3,000 square-foot branch of North Brookfield Savings Bank on Gilbert Street next to the Hannaford supermarket. Donna L ....
`Teen' Sawyers tackle paint, chores.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bradford L. Miner NORTH BROOKFIELD - Summer chores. Scraping and painting fences, mowing lawns and trimming shrubs, repairing decks and wheelchair ramps, painting homes and sheds. These tasks, and many like them, are daily summer fare for teens ...
Administrator closes book on latest chapter of service.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jim Esslinger WEBSTER - After five months of overseeing the daily operation of the town, Dennis A. Power spent the final few hours on the job tending to last-minute paperwork and saying goodbye to the friends he made during his brief tenure. Mr. Power, hired ...
Towns look at sharing services; Selectmen welcome idea.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: J.P. Ellery WEST BROOKFIELD - A North Brookfield official is eager to explore regional or cooperative approaches to resolving local issues and perhaps save money in the process. "I think it's time for us to be a little more serious about it," North Brookfield ...
Town to walk off cancer bills; Residents pitch in so family can cope.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Brian Lee A 16-year-old Woodstock resident whose cancer forced him to quit soccer will take to St. Marie-Greenhalgh Field in Putnam Sunday at 10 a.m. - and he won't be alone. Scott A. Spalding may be joined by more than 400 people, in a five-mile benefit walk ...
No worries, Beijing puts world at ease; Olympics will reveal the scripted China.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Chris SINACOLA COLUMN: SINA-CISM The Beijing Olympics begin a week from today, and I couldn't be more excited. For starters, like most of the world, I'm holding my breath to see whether the smog and haze that often shroud the capital of the ...
Policemen reflect on gratifying careers.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Steven H. Foskett Jr. DOUGLAS - Police work can entail long days, gruesome experiences and life-threatening situations. But it's also a job that's not without its lighter moments, as Officer Richard J. McLaughlin pointed out during a farewell party for him ...
Public feedback urged on open space plan.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Donna Boynton MILLBURY - With potential changes in bylaws, possible conservation restrictions and other actions that may require town meeting approval, a draft open space plan is now available for public comment. The plan, which has been two years in the ...
Policing the police is a must.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clive McFARLANE COLUMN: CLIVE MCFARLANE City Manager Michael V. O'Brien, in the interest of transparency, is willing to let the "taxpayers" pick up the bulk of the burden in meeting the prohibitively high cost Police Chief Gary Gemme has established for the ...
Ruling backs lower court finding; Agrees that police officer lied (SEE CORRECTION).(LOCAL NEWS)(Correction notice)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gary V. Murray The following correction was published Aug. 2, 2008: WORCESTER - The state Appeals Court has ruled that a Superior Court judge acted correctly in suppressing evidence in a city drug case. The appellate court took no position on the judge's ...
Darfur awareness day planned.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Stephanie McPherson MENDON - Summertime, and the living is easy. For many college-age students, summer brings a break from responsibility and hard work. But for 11 young adults in the Mendon/Upton area, this summer has meant hard work, planning and a good ...
REGIONAL DIGEST.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: REGIONAL DIGEST Two city men charged in attack WEST BOYLSTON - Two Worcester men were arrested by state and Worcester police yesterday after a local man was beaten, stabbed and robbed earlier in the week on Woodland Street. The victim was taken to ...
Sutton couple found not guilty in fraud trial.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gary V. Murray WORCESTER - A Sutton man and his wife have been found not guilty of workers' compensation fraud and larceny charges after a jury trial in Worcester Superior Court. Ronald P. Anger, president of Ranger Inc., and his wife, Nancy Anger, both of 27 ...
Clark cop charged with teen assault; Alleged sex acts occurred in N.J.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scott J. Croteau WORCESTER - A Clark University campus police officer, who also works as a police officer in Berlin, is facing sexual assault charges in New Jersey for allegedly inappropriately touching and fondling a teenage girl last year at his family's New Jersey ...
Fire displaces two families.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Matthew Bruun FITCHBURG - An electrical fire in a multi-family home displaced seven people Wednesday night and caused an estimated $70,000 in damage to the building and its contents. Acting Deputy Fire Chief Paul Vaillancourt said the fire at 441 Water St ....
Siblings take Pan-Mass bike ride to heart; 5,500 cyclists go on the road again for Jimmy Fund.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Carl Setterlund STURBRIDGE - This weekend, about 5,500 cyclists will ride in the 29th annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, an annual long-distance bike-a-thon that generates roughly half of the Jimmy Fund's revenue. Among them will be a pair of Worcester ...
COURTHOUSE RECORDS.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: COURTHOUSE RECORDS Worcester Central District Court Jury Session Jury-Waived Cases Judge Andrew M. D'Angelo Elia F. Avelar, 40, of Woburn, charged with driving with a suspended license and leaving an accident scene after ...
BANCROFT SCHOOL HONOR ROLL.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Seniors Highest Honors: John Anderson, Lucy Baird, Alexander Becker, Kara Brownell, Isaac Camp, Sarah Chase, Monika Chitre, Daron Cichon, Ellen Dahlberg, Agnes Dardas, Bryn Digney, Gabriel Drapos, Adam Freeman Soybel, April Gammal, Daniel Maskas, A. Alexander Owen, Julia ...
Monty-built home being offered.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paula J. Owen FITCHBURG - The Montachusett Enterprise Center has finished its first home, which will be offered to a moderate-income family in Fitchburg, and will have a second home in Athol complete in a few months. People interested in the three-bedroom, ...
Senior center boosters frustrated.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Shirley Barnes TEMPLETON - The Senior Center Oversight Committee struck out twice this week in its attempt to build a 12,000-square-foot steel construction senior center building on free land offered by the Baldwinville Nursing Home, near two of the largest senior ...
Extra benefits, training target ex-H&R workers.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: George Barnes GARDNER - Workers who will lose their jobs when H&R 1871 is closed by Remington Arms Co. may find new careers through retraining offered through the U.S. Department of Labor. Mayor Mark P. Hawke said yesterday the company has been certified ...
Library backers planning fundraising drive.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Matthew Bruun FITCHBURG - The Fitchburg Public Library has wrapped up its first month in its radically truncated form, its budget and personnel slashed because of the city's financial condition. As city leaders explore the feasibility of a Proposition 2-1/2 ...
Greetings from Wells State Park.(LOCAL NEWS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Compiled by Lauren Lanzon COLUMN: DAY TRIPPIN' The weather is perfect for a camping trip: Get the family together and head over to Wells State Park. There are more than 60 sites to set up your tent and "rough it." Make sure to stop at the beach to cool off ....
Healthy Tank could bolster Pats' defense.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rich Garven FOXBORO - There have been no shortage of veteran players the Patriots have seen something in that others have not during coach Bill Belichick's tenure. Some, like Corey Dillon and Randy Moss, fell into the malcontent category. Others, like Roman ...
Dowling remains sharp on the tube.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bill Doyle COLUMN: Tuning In Some TV sports reporters barely last long enough in Boston for viewers to get to know them. Then there is Mike Dowling. He's been around forever - or at least close to it. Dowling has reported on sports for WCVB-Channel ...
Bye-bye, Manny; Distraction is out of way, with Ramirez heading west.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paul Jarvey COLUMN: PAUL JARVEY After two world championships and 274 home runs, the Red Sox just couldn't have Manny Ramirez around for one more day. It's why they gave up two decent young players and agreed to pay the $7 million remaining on ...
SuperManny to the rescue.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Josh Bousquet COLUMN: Fantasy Sports Well, there it was, some of the last excitement of the fantasy baseball season. The major league trade deadline looked like it was about to pass with little more than muttering and whispers of player movement, ...
PRESS BOX.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: PRESS BOX MISCELLANY Altomare takes tourney in N.Y. Brittany Altomare of Shrewsbury shot 1-under-par 70 to capture the girls' division of the Lessing's AJGA Classic in Sayville, N.Y., edging Marisa Kamelgarn of Mahopac, N.Y., by one shot. Altomare ...
Cochran spins another beauty; Improves to league-best 11-0.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Michael Fensom AUGUSTA, N.J. - The Tornadoes brought the season series with the Sussex Skyhawks to a close last night, the culmination of a protracted five-game series at Skylands Park. And, fittingly, Tom Cochran was on the mound to conclude four days of lows and highs ...
Catching up on offense; Ventrone, a safety, is working out at receiver.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rich Garven COLUMN: PATRIOTS NOTES FOXBORO - There isn't much down time during training camp, what with two-a-days and meetings galore. But Ray Ventrone is a bit busier than most these days. Although he's listed as a safety on the Patriots' roster, ...
ECI Biotech bacterial test awarded $949,000 grant.(BUSINESS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lisa Eckelbecker WORCESTER - ECI Biotech Inc., a privately held biotechnology company developing proteins as sensors, has been awarded $949,000 in federal funding to continue work on a diagnostic that would rapidly determine whether a patient's chronic wound is badly ...
Survey shows sense of separate duck flyway.(SPORTS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Mary Anne Magiera COLUMN: Outdoors A federal waterfowl survey has reiterated the significance of a Massachusetts-led effort to establish a separate Atlantic flyway with distinctive hunting seasons. The recently completed 2008 survey - the largest ...
Briefs.(BUSINESS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: Briefs Branch to open WORCESTER - Fidelity Bank said it will open a new, 4,500-square-foot branch Aug. 7 at 465 Shrewsbury St. The $2 million project will replace a 1,500-square foot branch the Fitchburg-based bank leases at 352 Belmont St. The Belmont Street ...
Life op division sold by Hanover; Goldman Sachs deal for $220M.(BUSINESS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bob Kievra WORCESTER - The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. yesterday exited the life insurance business, shedding a closed block of 60,000 policies in a $220 million deal with a Southboro-based division of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The deal swung the property ...
Business briefs.(BUSINESS)
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: Business briefs Telegram & Gazette Bloomberg Index Central Massachusetts Change: +1.75 Last: 172.08 Volume: 75,676,461 Up: 13 Down: 9 Unchanged: 7 Gainer: L.S ....
All Saints Church choir ready for UK trip.(LIVING)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Richard Duckett COLUMN: Quick Takes What's Up Fifty choir members from All Saints Church in Worcester are getting ready to sing in Worcester ... England. They will leave Tuesday for a tour of England that includes the opportunity to ...
Waiting for `Twilight'; Teen fans flock to bookstores for midnight release.(LIVING)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Linda Bock "About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't know how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him." - ...
Mummies bored in Egypt, so they give China a whirl.(LIVING)(Movie review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Daniel M. Kimmel COLUMN: MOVIE REVIEW Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) is back in a sort of sequel to the 1999 and 2001 hit movies featuring archaeology, derring-do and a whole lot of computer-animated special effects. In "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon ...
Flick just ain't got that swing ...(LIVING)(Movie review)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Daniel M. Kimmel COLUMN: MOVIE REVIEW "Swing Vote" is a funny, charming and timely political parable. If it had premiered on HBO or Showtime or TNT it would be cited as an example of some of the outstanding work being done on cable TV these days. However, ...
Changing Chamber; Working to stay `relevant'.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jan Gottesman The Wachusett Chamber of Commerce's Web site is currently static; it might give you the impression that nothing is going on. That would be an error. Several initiatives undertaken since January will mean some major changes, including ...