Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) back issues from March 2009:
Marianna (Glowacka) Duda, 85.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... CHERRY VALLEY Marianna (Glowacka) Duda, 85, of Cherry Valley, died Friday, February 27, 2009 in her home. Her husband, Joseph Duda, Sr., died in 1996. She leaves her children, Barbara LaTour of Cherry Valley; Irene Gutkowski of Ft. Collins, CO., Hedy Perry of Chestnut Hill; ...
Marguerite T. Enhorning Devoted wife, mother, friend.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... CHESHIRE, CT Marguerite T. Enhorning of 22 Quarry Village Road; Stage Island, Chatham, MA and Jonathan's Landing, Jupiter, FL, died Thursday afternoon after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Dr. William F. Quigley and the widow of ...
Patricia "Purl" Duszak.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... SHREWSBURY Patricia 'Purl' Duszak, of Shrewsbury was embraced by the light on Thursday, February 26th in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She leaves her loving and devoted sister, Sharon L. Shadbegian and her husband, Archie of Shrewsbury; Archie's brother, Oscar A. ...
Mary T. (Miglionico) Mangini, 87.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... WORCESTER Mary T. (Miglionico) Mangini, 87, of Squantum Street in Worcester, passed away, Thursday, February 26, 2009, in her home, with her daughters by her side. Her husband, Angelo J. Mangini, pre-deceased her in 1984. Mary is survived by three daughters, Linda M ....
Pasquale Zappone, 93.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... SHREWSBURY Pasquale Zappone, 93, passed away Thursday February 26, 2009 in his home after a brief illness. He is survived by his sons; David and his wife Barbara of Shrewsbury, and Stephen and his wife Suzanne of Centerville, VA; seven grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. ...
Claire E. (DeBlois) Fritsch, 87.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... CLINTON Claire E. (DeBlois) Fritsch, 87, formerly of 196 Cedar St., died Friday, February 27, 2009 at the Country Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Newburyport after a lengthy illness. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of sixty one years, Erich Fritsch, who died ...
John E. Murphy, Sr.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... CLINTON John E. Murphy, Sr., 81, of 293 Greeley St., died on Friday, February 27, 2009 at the VA Hospital in Bedford after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his beloved wife of fifty-seven years, Helen (Palaima) Murphy; two sons, Michael J. Murphy and his wife Elisabeth of ...
Frank J. Crean, 82.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... WORCESTER Frank J. Crean, 82, a retired Worcester firefighter, passed away peacefully, Thursday, February 26, 2009 at the Odd Fellows Home. He leaves his wife of 29 years, Marilyn E. (McHenry) Crean; two daughters, Kathleen Crean and her companion, Bill Wagner of CA and Jan; ...
Steven James Roach, 18.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... BARRE Steven James Roach, 18, of North Brookfield Rd., died on Thursday, February 26, 2009, at home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He is survived by his parents, James Edmond and Lisa Marie (Colbert) Roach; a sister, Sarah L. Roach; ...
Betty A. Cutroni.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... BOYNTON BEACH, FL Betty Cutroni of Boynton Beach died peacefully on February 23, 2009 while under the compassionate care of Hospice of Palm Beach County. A native of Worcester, MA and past resident of White Plains, NY, she moved to Boca Raton Florida in 1979 and later to Boynton ...
Myrna Lee (Lichtman) Baylis, 73.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... BOSTON, WORCESTER, NEWTON Myrna Lee (Lichtman) Baylis, 73, of Boston, formerly of Lawrence & Worcester, passed away after a long illness on Thursday, February 26, 2009. Myrna is survived by her husband of 49 years, Carl and their two daughters, Michele Baylis Copelotti & her ...
Gary Robert Spence.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... SCRANTON, PA Gary Robert Spence passed away peacefully at the Mercy Hospital in Scranton, PA on Monday, February 16th. He leaves his mother, Dr. Barbara Spence; a brother, William "Bill" Spence; many nephews, nieces, aunts, cousins and many friends. His father preceded him in ...
Henrietta A. (Baldwin) Searles, 82.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... LEICESTER Henrietta A. (Baldwin) Searles, 82, of 22 Rawson Dr., died Friday, Feb. 26, in St. Mary's Healthcare Center in Worcester. She was the wife of Alonzo Searles, who died in 2008. She leaves a son, Daniel Pickette and his wife Susan of Leicester and a daughter, Sharon ...
Alice R. (Morris) Lemire, 87.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... UXBRIDGE Alice R. (Morris) Lemire, 87, of C St. Douglas, former longtime Uxbridge resident died Thurs. Feb. 26 after an illness. Her husband of 20 years Ernest "Pete" Lemire died in 1974. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Panoff of Holliston; 3 grandchildren, Wendy Koffinke ...
Francis J. Dillon, 81.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... WORCESTER Francis J. Dillon, 81, of Harwich Street, died Thursday, in his home surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Lee (Holmes) Dillon; a son, Scott M Dillon of Sturbridge; two daughters, Francine D. Rochette, of Oakham, Paige Dillon ...
Mary C. (O'Neill) Dubois, 85.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... WORCESTER Mary C. (O'Neill) Dubois, 85, of Worcester, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 28th in the Golden Living Center-Hermitage Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family. Her husband of 21 years, Richard H. "Dick" Dubois, died in 1997. She leaves a daughter, Debra ...
Lisa Anne Jenkins, 53.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... STERLING Lisa Anne Jenkins, 53, of Sterling passed away on Friday, February 27, 2009 after an all too short battle against Scleroderma, at UMass Memorial University Campus. Lisa was born on November 24, 1955 in Morrisville, VT to Betty Lou Chapman Lanphear and Wayne E. Lanphear ...
Sandra Jane "Sandy" (McCarthy) Leduc, 67.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... MARLBOROUGH Sandra Jane "Sandy" (McCarthy) Leduc, 67, of Marlborough, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at UMass Medical Center, Worcester, after a brief illness. Born in Northborough, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Gladys (Ward) McCarthy and the wife of Raymond E ....
Sister Rhea Fontaine.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... MARLBOROUGH Sister Rhea Fontaine, a Sister of St. Anne, known in religion as Sister Mary Theresa Anna, died at the age of 89 at Marie Esther Health Center, in this city, on February 25. She was in the 69th year of religious life. She was the daughter of Oliva and Rose Anna ...
Helen F. (LaConte) Juskavitch, 94.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... HOLDEN Helen F. (LaConte) Juskavitch, 94, of Holden, formerly of Worcester, died peacefully Thursday, February 26, 2009, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Her husband, Steven J. Juskavitch died in 1967. Helen is survived by her loving daughter, Joyce F. Curran of Holden, with whom ...
Recent Deaths.(DEATHS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... WORCESTER, MA. Baylis, Myrna Lee (Lichtman), 73. Funeral service 10 a.m Tuesday, March 03, 2009, Temple Beth Avodah, 45 Puddingstone Lane, Newton. Died Thursday, February 26, 2009. Funeral Home: Levine Chapels, Brookline,. WORCESTER, MA. Cook, Jeffrey R., 69. Died Sunday, ...
Conspiracy alleged in plaintiffs' `Strike By Xmas Plan'.(NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jay Whearley; Thomas Caywood WORCESTER - A war of words being waged among defendants, plaintiffs and lawyers - involved in at least a dozen lawsuits targeting a Marlboro "hard-money" lending firm, its president and a prominent city businessman - is becoming as inflamed ...
A toast to the free market; Liquor license transfers offer opportunity for profit.(NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Elaine Thompson In 2000, when Marilyn E. Green bought a building in Marlboro to relocate her real estate business, she said she had no idea that a $150,000 bonus came with it. She paid $550,000 for the 5,158-square-foot, two-story building in the center of ...
Heightening debate seen on abortion.(NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bronislaus Kush To those on the front line in the battle over abortion rights, it's familiarly known as "FOCA." Yet, few other Americans are aware of the Freedom of Choice Act, a legislative proposal introduced in previous sessions of Congress that, if ...
Bouncing babies, bailouts and a bit of ballyhoo.(COMMENTARY)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Sid McKeen COLUMN: WRY AND GINGER Just thinking out loud: The politicians want to get a lot of money into our hands in a hurry to prop up the failing economy. So why don't they do it the way it's done in a game of Monopoly? Easy. Just let us all ...
Obama putting country on fast track to bankruptcy.(COMMENTARY)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Robert Z. Nemeth COLUMN: ROBERT Z. NEMETH Welcome to the age of irresponsibility. Welcome to government by bailout and subsidy. Welcome to the Obama administration. Within 48 hours, and without meaningful debate, the administration railroaded ...
Obama's rosy expectations; Mammoth spending, dubious projections.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Mar 01, 2009 ... COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION In his address to the 2004 Democratic National Convention, then-Sen. Barack Obama gave the broad outlines of his vision for governance, later detailed in his 2006 book, "The Audacity of Hope." Now, as president, Mr. Obama has presented Congress with his ...
Don't underrate the resilience of the daily rag.(LOCAL NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dianne Williamson COLUMN: DIANNE WILLIAMSON I started working for this newspaper as a college student three decades ago, in a job euphemistically described as an "office messenger." It was a fancy term for gofer: We answered phones, ran errands and fetched ...
Tutor takes off toward a dream; Burris to play football in Austria.(LOCAL NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Brian Lee SOUTHBRIDGE - To the dismay of the high school community, David E. Burris is leaving. Again. The 2002 graduate was tutoring at his alma mater this year, but left Friday for the chance to resume his football career. Mr. Burris said he will ...
Andrew Haswell Green; Father of Greater New York.(LOCAL NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... COLUMN: LIFE & TIMES: An occasional series on Central Massachusetts people with enduring fame Vital statistics: Born Oct. 6, 1820, in Worcester; died Nov. 13, 1903, at age 83; he was shot and killed by a man who thought Mr. Green was "stepping out" with his woman. It ...
Manager did the talk ... and walk.(LOCAL NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nick Kotsopoulos COLUMN: POLITICS AND THE CITY When Worcester City Manager Michael V. O'Brien decided last week to forgo the contractual pay raise he is entitled to receive July 1, pay a higher contribution rate for his health insurance and not accept one ...
New contestant in race for two Clinton posts.(LOCAL NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... CLINTON - Additional races are taking shape for the annual town election May 4. Anthony G.P. Marini, who sat on the town's Charter Commission and Planning Board, has taken out nomination papers for two positions: selectman for three years and moderator for one year. ...
Man killed in rollover accident.(LOCAL NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Donna Boynton GARDNER - A man was killed yesterday when the sport utility vehicle he was riding in rolled over and struck a rock outcropping on a highway on-ramp. The accident occurred about 11:30 a.m. when Ann Branthoover, 37, of Athol apparently lost ...
PETA asks USDA to follow up on DaVINCI laboratory.(LOCAL NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Karen Nugent LANCASTER - An animal research lab on the Atlantic Union College campus has attracted the attention of Virginia-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an animal welfare group. Meanwhile, town officials conducted a second inspection of ...
Millbury veteran is named to national AMVETS post.(LOCAL NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... COLUMN: VETERANS NOTES Ross Ogilvie of Millbury has been promoted to deputy national service director for the veterans organization AMVETS. The medical van owned by Veterans Hospice Homestead of Fitchburg has the following schedule this week: Tuesday: ...
TDC to focus on needs for challenged.(LOCAL NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Shirley Barnes TEMPLETON - Conflicting messages about the future of the Templeton Developmental Center and the residents living there emerged at a meeting yesterday as state officials tried to reassure residents' families and guardians. Elin Howe, director of ...
REGIONAL DIGEST.(LOCAL NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... COLUMN: REGIONAL DIGEST Worcester Felon receives 57-month term for gun, drug sales WORCESTER - A 28-year-old city man was sentenced in federal court Friday to almost five years in prison for being for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ...
`They're ... all winners'.(LOCAL NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Shaun Sutner AUBURN - Ryan Cipro wrapped up his last frame with a spare and gave his father a jubilant high-five. The 9-year-old bowler from Rutland, who competed yesterday in the Special Olympics at the AMF Town and Country Lanes here, had a good day at the ...
Marsalis Quartet kicks off jazz fest; Monk gets tribute; Hancock gets a nod.(LOCAL NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Peter Landsdowne COLUMN: MUSIC REVIEW WORCESTER - "Who's your daddy?" For jazz musicians (and brothers) Wynton, Branford, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis, the answer is Ellis Marsalis. The renowned New Orleans-based jazz pianist and patriarch of the Marsalis clan ...
College Town.(LOCAL NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Lisa D. Welsh COLUMN: COLLEGE TOWN Spring break Who needs a tan when you can get that inner glow from giving to others? Area college students will be skipping the beach to do good works during an "alternative" spring break: Anna Maria ...
Baldelli seeking elusive healthy season.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Maureen Mullen COLUMN: RED SOX SPRING TRAINING FORT MYERS, Fla. - Rocco Baldelli would be very happy if he could just play baseball. "That's all I've ever wanted to do in the first place," he said, sitting in the clubhouse of City of Palms Park ...
Chiarelli mum on recent rumors.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bud Barth COLUMN: BRUINS NOTES BOSTON - Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli wouldn't comment yesterday on various trade rumors swirling on the Internet and in published reports, one of which said that Anaheim had agreed to trade defenseman Chris Pronger to ...
Capitals gain on B's in OT.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bud Barth BOSTON - The Bruins don't put much stock in message games, especially during the regular season. No wonder. The Washington Capitals think they may have planted some doubts in the Bruins after taking seven of a possible eight points in the season ...
Net gain; Pickens picks up her game, on and off court.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Paul Jarvey COLUMN: PAUL JARVEY WORCESTER - There were January games of 35 and 40 points, and when the regular season ended, 17-year-old Theresa Pickens was the top girls' basketball scorer in Central Mass. But her story isn't about how she ...
Playoffs next for HC; Crusaders clip Hawks while honoring seniors.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jennifer Toland WORCESTER - The regular season is over, the postseason awaits, and Holy Cross is ready. Behind R.J. Evans' game-high 15 points, Eric Meister's game-high 10 rebounds and a solid defensive effort, the Crusaders defeated Lehigh, 64-49, yesterday ...
Plenty of talk as deadline nears.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bud Barth COLUMN: NHL Everyone figures it's a done deal that a new Bruin will be welcomed into the den sometime after the NHL trade deadline expires at 3 p.m. Wednesday, but don't bet the house on it - especially in this economy. Is a last-minute ...
Patriots cash in Cassel's chips.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rich Garven Kansas City, here they come. The Patriots and Chiefs wrapped up a busy weekend yesterday, completing a two-day trade that sent linebacker Mike Vrabel and quarterback Matt Cassel to Kansas City in exchange for the Chiefs' second-round pick (34th ...
Sharks pound away on Falcons.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rich Garven WORCESTER - It wasn't a great month for the Sharks, but they certainly went out with a bang. Worcester connected with all manner of shots as it bludgeoned the Springfield Falcons, 7-3, last night before a charged-up crowd of 4,749 at the DCU ...
Eyes smiling as race nears.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: John Conceison COLUMN: RUNNING What was once merely a pipe-dream vision, seen through the eyes of someone merely running the roads in North Oxford, has developed into a growing St. Patrick's tradition. And that ain't no blarney. Organizers are ...
'Saders falter in second half.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Chris A. Courogen BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Too many turnovers. Too many defensive lapses. Too few defensive rebounds, and too much of Lehigh's No. 22. That was the story of the Holy Cross' 71-60 loss yesterday to Patriot League women's basketball regular-season ...
Winn's 20 points boost Suzies.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... COLUMN: AREA HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP GIRLS' BASKETBALL DIVISION 3 Sutton 52, Assabet 32 Senior Julie Winn poured in 20 points to lead the fifth-seeded Suzies to a quarterfinal win over the fourth-seeded host Aztecs. Sutton (19-3) will ...
Pride stuns WPI in semis.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Steve Farley WORCESTER - Last year as a senior at Marlboro High, Conner Flynn remembers how he felt when he and his Panthers lost to St. John's in the Central Mass. Division 1 Tournament at WPI. Yesterday, Flynn was going to do everything in his power to put ...
Lyons shock to final.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Carl Setterlund WORCESTER - Although WPI won both meetings in the regular season, the third time was charming for the Wheaton College women's basketball team in its 62-58 victory over the host Engineers in a NEWMAC Tournament semifinal yesterday at Harrington Auditorium ....
Fiery Van Lier was a hot shot.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Andy Baron The year was 1989, and Norm Van Lier was in a fiery mood. As assistant coach for the Worcester Counts in the fledgling World Basketball League, Van Lier had just learned that the Counts were down for the count. Rob Shoemaker, the team owner, decided ...
Hounds howl past Setters.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Kevin O'Malley WORCESTER - Sophomore Mike Baldarelli scored a team-high 20 points to lead the Assumption College men's basketball team to an 83-71 win over Pace yesterday at Laska Gymnasium in the first round of the Northeast-10 Tournament. Baldarelli ...
Holy Cross skates for ECAC title today.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... COLUMN: AREA COLLEGE ROUNDUP WOMEN'S HOCKEY Holy Cross 5, St. Michael's 1 Jocelyn Kratchmer scored twice, and Stephanie Couzin had three points (goal, two assists) to lead the Crusaders in an ECAC Open Tournament semifinal at the Hart Center. Holy Cross ...
Pioneers fall in quarters.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Steve Kendall WOBURN - After a 53-save performance in a win over Austin Prep in the Division 1 North first round, St. John's hoped it might be able to ride senior goalie Charlie Scavone's back to a win over top-seeded Arlington Catholic. That was not the ...
Warriors finish strong; Tantasqua forges rematch with St. Bernard's.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Jim Wilson STURBRIDGE - Tantasqua coach Jeff Child said he has been concerned about the Warriors' lack of intensity this season. That shouldn't be a problem anymore. Tantasqua coughed up a 10-point halftime lead, but the Warriors responded with a ...
Older Marbury hopefully wiser.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bill Doyle COLUMN: NBA Now that Stephon Marbury has been reunited with Kevin Garnett, you might be surprised to hear that their first NBA game together in Massachusetts occurred not in Boston, but in Worcester. Marbury was a 19-year-old rookie with ...
Rookie Tazawa could be trendsetter.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... FORT MYERS, Fla. - Junichi Tazawa is the fourth in a line of Japanese pitchers who have joined the Boston Red Sox over the last three years. Yet he's unique. The 22-year-old right-hander is the only pitcher in the group who never played pro ball in Japan, and one of ...
Saito gets ready.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Maureen Mullen FORT MYERS, Fla. - If it goes according to plan, Takashi Saito will give the Red Sox an experienced setup man and a closer who could spell Jonathan Papelbon. Saito, who turned 39 in February, had 39 saves in 2007 for the Dodgers, but elbow ...
The Backup files; A look back at the week in business.(MONEY)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Martin Luttrell COLUMN: THE BACKUP FILES An economic sour note The signs of financial struggle are everywhere. Worcester City Manager Michael V. O'Brien wants 100 municipal employees to put on buyout parachutes and hit the silk. The 32 police ...
Banking on brainpower; State's innovations may lead the way out of historic recession.(MONEY)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Lisa Eckelbecker WORCESTER - If the Massachusetts economy continues to innovate, it could be because of efforts like those at Kinefac Corp. The privately held manufacturer, which makes large machines used by others for production of industrial parts, has ...
BUSINESS PEOPLE.(MONEY)
Mar 01, 2009 ... COLUMN: BUSINESS PEOPLE Flagship Bank and Trust Company has appointed Claire A. Napolitano of Lancaster as assistant vice president and marketing manager of its Gold Star Boulevard branch. She had been branch manager and assistant treasurer for Clinton Savings Bank. She is ...
Blueberry bushes more than a shrub.(LIVING)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Paul Rogers COLUMN: ROOTS OF WISDOM In life, categories were devised to help us sort out the world. It is comfortable and helpful to think in systemic ways. Gardeners divided their green world into trees, shrubs, vines, hedges, annuals, perennials, vegetables ...