Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) back issues from October 2008:
Funerals Today.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER, MA. Bourget, Philip F., 70. Funeral service 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 01, 2008, in the funeral home. Funeral Home: Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main St., Holden. WORCESTER, MA. Lavoie, Dorothy V. (Field), 73. Funeral service 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 01, 2008, A Mass ...
Recent Deaths.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER, MA. Hilton, Veronica (Ramsay), 78. Calling hours, 2-4, 7-9 p.m Friday, October 03, 2008, at the funeral home; funeral service 9:30 a.m Saturday, October 04, 2008, Mass in St Mary's Church, 640 Main St., Shrewsbury. Died Saturday, September 27, 2008. Funeral Home: John P. Rowe ...
Veronica (Ramsay) Hilton, 78.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER Veronica (Ramsay) Hilton, 78, of Worcester, formerly of Marlborough passed away on Saturday Sept. 27, 2008 at UMass/Memorial Healthcare after a long illness. Her husband Melberk G. Hilton died in 1995. Born in Jamaica daughter of the late Jessie and Effie (Eldemire) ...
William Deely Leahy.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... WESTFIELD William Deely Leahy, 90, of Westfield died Sunday evening, September 28, 2008. Born in Lee, MA, on May 3, 1918, he was the son of John T. and Katherine Leahy. He was raised in Lee and graduated from Lee High School in 1935. In 1943, he married Eileen (Dunn) Leahy of ...
Howard S. Cummings.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... MILLBURY Howard S. Cummings, 88, of West Main St., died Tuesday, September 30th in the Life Care ...
Edwin D. Clark, 91.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... BOLTON Edwin D. Clark, 91, of Bolton, formerly of Marlboro died Sat. Sept. 27, 2008 at Marlborough Hospital. He was the husband of Rachel R. (Scorzelli) Clark who died in 2001. He was born in Marlboro son of the late William and Nellie (Rochford) Clark. A graduate of Marlboro High School, ...
Stuart B. Barnard.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... BOYLSTON In Worcester, September 29. Born July 27, 1914 in Providence, R.I., son of Thomas Albert Barnard and Blanche Smith Barnard. Raised in Winchester, MA, residing in Stoneham and Sudbury, MA, Sarasota, FL, and Boylston, MA. He graduated Tri-State College in 1940, and was a life member ...
Charles E. Perkins, 77.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... OXFORD Charles E. Perkins, 77, of Wayne Avenue, died Saturday, September 27, 2008, at the Meadows of Leicester. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Evelyn E. (Cummings) Perkins, three children, eleven grandchildren, one great grandchild, two brothers, and one sister. He was born in ...
Margaret E. Moran, 81.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... BRIMFIELD Margaret E. Moran, 81, of Prospect Hill Rd., passed away on September 28, 2008 at home surrounded by her family. Born in Providence, RI on December 11, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Reginald W. and Mary R. (McComb) Farr. She has lived in Brimfield for 56 years and was a ...
Alice E. Suri, 99.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... FITCHBURG Alice E. Suri, 99, of Marshall Street was an avid walker, bridge player, crossword puzzle fan and supporter of the Fitchburg Public Library, remaining fiercely independent until dying peacefully at home, September 27, 2008. Alice was born in Leominster July 23, 1909, ...
Lora P. Buckley, 73.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... WELLS, ME Lora P. Buckley, 73, of Wells, passed away on Monday September 29, 2008 at Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford. She was born on January 2, 1935 the daughter of Patrick J. and Susan (Jahn) Hastings in Clinton, Massachusetts, where she attended school and ...
Catherine "Kitty" V. (Tod) Mitchell, 89.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER Catherine "Kitty" V. (Tod) Mitchell, 89, of 18 Lanesboro Road, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, September 30, 2008. Her husband of 63 years, William A. Mitchell, Jr. died in March of 2007. She leaves two sons, William A. Mitchell III and his wife Linda of Brooklyn ...
Charles Rathclement.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... KINGSTON Charles Rathclement, son of the late Charles E. Creedon and Margaret E. Creedon (Hines), died on August 28 at age 85 in Kingston, MA then was buried on September 2 at Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1947 and since then resided in Worcester, ...
Janice A. Mondor.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... OXFORD Janice A. Mondor, passed away quietly on Saturday, September 27, 2008. She leaves behind a daughter, Theresa Mondor; a son, Jay Harrington; her grandchildren: Joseph and Sarah; a brother, Larry ...
Reba Mason Ide, 95.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... WEST BOYLSTON Reba Mason Ide died Monday, September 29th at Knollwood Nursing Center after a brief illness. She was born in Princeton, MA on May 2, 1913, the daughter of Reginald T. and Maude-Alice (Stearns) Mason. A long-time resident of Shrewsbury, MA, she moved to Worcester ten years ...
Paul F. Tremblay, 50.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... BARRE Paul F. Tremblay, 50, died suddenly Sept. 25 2008, in Barre MA. He was born in Nashua, NH, October 11, 1957 to Donald and Phyllis (Hughes) Tremblay of Mont Vernon, NH and resided in Barre, MA for the past 14 years. He attended Milford High School, Milford, NH and served in ...
Anna M. (Heeney) DeRosa, 92.(DEATHS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... SHREWSBURY Anna M. (Heeney) DeRosa, 92, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 30 at Notre Dame Long Term Care Center in Worcester. She was born in Jersey City, NJ to Louis and Mary (Swan) Heeney. Anna lived in New Jersey most of her life until she moved to Shrewsbury in 1990. ...
From the dawn of time; Fascinating glimpse into February of Earth's year.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION Scientists studying a patch of bedrock on the eastern shore of Canada's Hudson Bay have announced the discovery of the oldest intact rocks in the world, volcanic deposits some 4.28 billion years old. The work, reported in the Sept. 26 issue of ...
CORRECTION.(NEWS)(Correction notice)
Oct 01, 2008 ... SHREWSBURY - The fitness center in the new fire station was dedicated Saturday to the late Irving James Donohue Jr. of Shrewsbury. Because ...
The delusionist; Pelosi partisanship unhelpful in fiscal crisis.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION What prompted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to sabotage her bipartisan financial rescue plan on Monday with a sharply partisan attack on Republicans is a matter of conjecture. Perhaps it was to enable weak-kneed members of her own party - Reps. William D ....
What was that fishy smell during presidential debate?(COMMENTARY)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Kenneth J. Moynihan COLUMN: KENNETH J. MOYNIHAN In the presidential debate last Friday Sen. John McCain used a tactic I did not anticipate. Call it the red herring trick, after the age-old custom of using a smelly fish to confuse hunting dogs and throw them ...
Administrator would cut officer.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paula J. Owen ASHBURNHAM - In the town's second round of proposed budget reductions, an additional police officer included in this year's budget is on the table. Town Administrator Kevin E. Paicos was directed by selectmen last night to cut $155,000 out of ...
Planning Board dissolves study subcommittee.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Craig S. Semon STURBRIDGE - The controversial Zoning Study Subcommittee appears to be no more after last night's vote by the Planning Board. The subcommittee, which was created by the Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen, has been called "a good committee ...
Brimfield lets voters have say on artificial turf.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Patty Lawrence-Perry BRIMFIELD - A special town meeting will be held at Nov. 6 to vote on whether the town supports installing artificial turf at four athletic fields in the Tantasqua Regional School District at a cost of $2 million. The meeting will start at ...
No headline.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Debbie LaPlaca COLUMN: CHARLTON NOTEBOOK Detection of a small amount of coliform bacteria in a well-water test recently turned off the spigots at Charlton Middle School. Principal Kathryn E. Tucker said the school's monthly water testing company, ...
Early learning's many lessons.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Betty Lilyestrom COLUMN: LEICESTER NOTEBOOK A Russian neuropsychologist, a specialist in dealing with visual-spatial and visual-verbal functions of 5- through 9-year-olds, visited Leicester's Primary School Friday to see how that school deals with similar ...
So many cats, not enough shelter.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bradford L. Miner Shelters and animal control officers in Central Massachusetts don't have exact numbers, but they do have almost daily evidence that shrinking family budgets are putting pets at risk. Sheryl A. Brackley, founder of the Second Chance Animal ...
Smith a `breath of fresh air'; Selectmen deliver glowing evaluation.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Aaron Nicodemus SUTTON - Selectmen gave Town Administrator James A. Smith a glowing evaluation for his first year on the job, calling him a "breath of fresh air" and noting that morale in Town Hall "has changed tremendously" during his tenure. Mr. Smith ...
Gagnon disputes colleague's allegation.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Paula J. Owen ASHBURNHAM - Selectman Christopher Gagnon said yesterday it was "ludicrous" for Selectman Jonathan Dennehy to have said last week that Mr. Gagnon held a back-door meeting with school officials to delay, until after the Nov. 13 town meeting, a public ...
Teen supplies voter FAQs to peers; Web site encourages youths to register and vote.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Valerie Franchi WESTBORO - As if being a track captain, honor society member, student council member, concert choir member and student representative to the School Committee isn't enough to keep a high school senior busy, Katherine McManus has added political activist to ...
Energy cutback try begins; 10% reduction by next year is goal.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Aaron Nicodemus SUTTON - The town has launched an effort to cut 10 percent of its energy consumption in the next year as an "Energy Star" town. Selectmen adopted the Energy Star Challenge at their meeting last night, and agreed to form an energy efficiency ...
Ideas gathered for master plan; 20 attend updating workshop.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Donna Boynton NORTHBRIDGE - From fields to freeways, and from residential development to economic resources, town officials and residents gathered last night at the Whitin Mill to discuss the town's strengths and weaknesses and start updating the town's master plan. ...
Trash alternatives presented; Plan calls for co-mingled recyclables.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lucia Antonellis NORTHBORO - The Board of Selectmen heard recommendations Monday from the Solid Waste Advisory Committee to replace the pay-as-you-throw bag system with a system of trash collection bins. The committee, appointed in 2007, reviewed several ...
O'Brien making good on promise; Free cash will be used to build reserves.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Nick Kotsopoulos WORCESTER - City Manager Michael V. O'Brien is making good on an earlier promise to Wall Street by recommending that most of the surplus budgetary funds from last fiscal year be used to build up the city's financial reserves and operational contingency ...
Witness says man resembled alleged lookout; Armed robbery trial begins.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Gary V. Murray WORCESTER - A prosecution witness told a jury yesterday that Devon A. McLeod resembled the man he saw standing outside the A-1 Pawn Shop on Shrewsbury Street the day two shop employees were shot in a robbery. Mr. McLeod, one of three people ...
High school students learned civic lessons well.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bronislaus Kush COLUMN: WORCESTER DIARY The 11 Worcester public high school students who spent their spring school vacation week at a special civics camp at Worcester State College certainly took their lessons to heart. They followed up by ...
Home builders look for the bright side; Downturn in housing could offer opportunities.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Matthew Bruun With the foreclosure crisis continuing to push down the housing market, the volume of new homes being built has slowed to a crawl. But despite the national economic upheavals, several local builders said they see signs of a housing turnaround. ...
REGIONAL DIGEST.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: REGIONAL DIGEST Moose killed by cars on Route 2 ORANGE - About 12 hours after environmental and state police shot and killed a moose that was wandering around near Crompton Park in Worcester, another moose met its demise, this time on Route 2, when it was ...
Sometimes the landlords just can't win.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Clive McFarlane COLUMN: CLIVE MCFARLANE The other day I wrote about the deplorable condition - maggots, rats, roaches, raw sewage - in which several families, including young children, are living at 244 Pleasant St., a Worcester apartment building that has ...
Sheriff ushers in promotion testing; Correction officers must pass to move up.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Thomas Caywood WEST BOYLSTON - Correction officers looking to advance their careers at the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction will first have to pass a written exam beginning in January, officials said. The new promotional exam, the first written ...
Lost state aid scenarios laid out; Possible cuts in `upcoming storm'.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Lisa D. Welsh HOLDEN - The potential loss of state aid and a list of projects that need funding were addressed by the Board of Selectmen last night in discussions about fiscal 2009 budget goals. Selectmen said they wanted Town Manager Brian J. Bullock to ...
Vacant house goes up in flames; Two-alarm fire on Newbury St. is investigated.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Steven H. Foskett Jr. WORCESTER - People were seen leaving a boarded-up house at 26 Newbury St. a half-hour before it went up in flames yesterday afternoon, fire officials said. District Fire Chief Cliff DeCourcy said there were no injuries, and nobody was ...
COURTHOUSE RECORDS.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: COURTHOUSE RECORDS Worcester Superior Court Judge Robert C. Cosgrove Robert W. Curnin, 41, of 20 Washburn St., Worcester, was sentenced to one year and six months in Walpole State Prison after pleading guilty to breaking and entering in the daytime ...
Assault suspect convicted of drug charges; Worcester man guilty in '06 case.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scott J. Croteau A Worcester man already facing charges for allegedly shooting one man, and bashing another man over the head with a chair earlier this year in Worcester, was found guilty of drug distribution charges in a Middlesex Superior Court on Monday. ...
Unruly parties may be targets by city; Council seeks owner liability.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Nick Kotsopoulos The following amplification was published in the Oct. 3, 2008 edition of the Telegram & Gazette. WORCESTER - The College of the Holy Cross owns several properties on Caro Street, but does not rent apartments in those houses to students. A ...
Crime watch groups praised for results; Efforts reducing arrest numbers.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Brandon McGrath WORCESTER - More than 200 community members came together yesterday in recognition of area crime watch organizations. At a Crime Watch Summit, officials including District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. and Police Chief Gary J. Gemme commended ...
Two men given life imprisonment in man's killing; Worcester victim newly engaged.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Scott J. Croteau Two men convicted of killing a Worcester man two years ago were sentenced to life in prison yesterday in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn. Valentino Facey, 23, of Cambridge, and Walter Norris, 22, of Dorchester, were sentenced by Middlesex ...
Apartment search leads to drug, firearm charges.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER - A city man was arrested on drug and firearm charges yesterday morning after the vice squad searched a Grand Street apartment. According to vice squad Sgt. Matthew C. Early, neighbors complained to police about a lot of people going in and out of an apartment at 30 ...
Moose's a.m. ramble proves fatal; Animal shot over safety issues.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Linda Bock WORCESTER - Environmental and state police shot and killed a moose yesterday just after 8 a.m. on NStar property, near 25 Quinsigamond Ave., on the east side of the Providence & Worcester railroad tracks. The moose was about 2 years old, weighed ...
Kerry says bailout needed.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: John J. Monahan BOSTON - U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry yesterday called on Congress to put party bickering aside to avoid "an economic tsunami." "I think this (economic rescue plan) will pass the Senate," Mr. Kerry, D-Mass., said at a press conference at his Boston ...
Grimes receives call from the big leagues.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jim Wilson WORCESTER - After earning the 2008 Can-Am League Player of the Year award, it was a safe bet that it was only a matter of time before Scott Grimes found a new home. Yesterday was that day, as the Worcester Tornadoes outfielder had his contract sold ...
Who knows what to expect? Pats, 49ers both use many looks.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Rich Garven FOXBORO - Although it hasn't always looked that way since Matt Cassel stepped in at quarterback, the Patriots do indeed devise a specific game plan for each opponent. That means Randy Moss might see a lot of balls thrown his way one week and none ...
Fernandes' long journey ends at Becker.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jennifer Toland COLUMN: COLLEGES Alexandra Fernandes didn't take the most direct route to get to Becker College - her overall journey covered about 9,000 miles - but after a month on the Leicester campus, the freshman starter for the women's soccer team is ...
Streak story; Lester tries to give Boston jump-start against the Angels.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bill Ballou COLUMN: BASEBALL ANAHEIM, Calif. - Neither crying, nor tying, are allowed in baseball. So, some winning streak is going to end here starting at 10:07 tonight when the Red Sox and Angels begin their 2008 Division Series. Boston has ...
Bostic tries to stay ahead of the curve; After leaving college early, local product now skating with Sharks.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Dave Nordman WORCESTER - Monday morning was a lot like the first day of kindergarten for Nate Bostic. The former Holden resident was in a strange place, expected to make new friends and learn from new teachers. "I was definitely a little nervous," ...
Trade trip scuttled as economy worsens.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: John J. Monahan BOSTON - In a signal the state may be facing a deep fiscal crisis from a dramatic drop in revenue, the governor announced yesterday a trade mission to Ireland to be led by Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray has been canceled. The decision to scrap ...
Good workout for injured trio; Beckett still listed for Sunday.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bill Ballou COLUMN: RED SOX NOTES ANAHEIM, Calif. - It was home, home on the range out here for the Red Sox yesterday. Seldom was heard a discouraging word as manager Terry Francona talked about his injured Big Three - Josh Beckett, J.D. Drew and ...
Sports complex interests hospital; Neighbors oppose Lake Ave. site.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Bill Doyle WORCESTER - Saint Vincent Hospital wants to be a part of the proposed sports complex to be built on Lake Avenue. John Smithhisler, Saint Vincent president and CEO, yesterday reaffirmed his interest in opening a sports medicine clinic as part of the ...
Jennifer Toland's Campus Notes.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jennifer Toland COLUMN: JENNIFER TOLAND'S CAMPUS NOTES Anna Maria Senior soccer goalkeeper Karine Almeida leads the Commonwealth Coast Conference with five shutouts. She ranks second in saves, save percentage and saves per game. ...
One afternoon in the life of fantasy addiction.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Josh Bousquet COLUMN: FANTASY SPORTS This past Sunday was a big day for me. It was already the fourth week of the NFL season, but the first one when I was able to plop myself on the couch and express my full male nature in a complete afternoon of football ...
Bisbee breaks tie with late score.(SPORTS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... COLUMN: AREA ROUNDUP FIELD HOCKEY HIGH SCHOOL Narragansett 2, Murdock 1 Sophomore Nikki Bisbee scored the winning goal with 12 minutes remaining as the Warriors (2-6-1) defeated the Blue Devils (0-8) in Baldwinville. St ....
Chief wants 2 satellite stations.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Matthew Bruun FITCHBURG - In an effort to boost police presence while forging stronger neighborhood ties, Police Chief Robert A. DeMoura is looking to open two storefront satellite stations within the city. The first proposed substation, near the Cleghorn ...
Rubbish burns inside old factory; Police believe vacant building was vandalized.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Anna L. Griffin LEOMINSTER - A neighbor who saw smoke pouring from an abandoned manufacturing facility at 98 Adams St. yesterday afternoon called firefighters. When firefighters arrived shortly after 3:30 p.m., smoke was visible throughout the Adams and ...
Mayor pleased at state advice; DOR suggests fiscal changes.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Danielle M. Williamson GARDNER - It may not be something one would be tempted to curl up by the fireplace with, but a state review of the city's financial management structure is full of recommendations city officials may explore in coming months. "I've read ...
Mental health awareness growing.(LOCAL NEWS)
Oct 01, 2008 ... Byline: Teale Karow-Reynolds FITCHBURG - Nelson J. Goguen of Ashby has seen improvements in the treatment and public awareness of mental illness since his son, now 50, was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 11. "It was very difficult at times, not knowing what we ...