Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) back issues from June 2009:
Annette L. (Millette) Poblocki, 88.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... WEBSTER Annette L. (Millette) Poblocki, 88, died peacefully Sunday, May 31 in Lanessa Extended Care, Webster, Her husband Joseph Poblocki died in 1969. She leaves one son: James Poblocki and his fiance Beth Czernicki and her children Nicholas and Samantha of Webster. Two ...
Roland W. Desaulniers.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... SOUTHBRIDGE Roland W. Desaulniers, 84, of Dresser St., passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 30th, in the Radius Healthcare Center, Southbridge, surrounded by his loving family after a long illness. He leaves his wife of 62 years, Emily A. (Manzi) Desaulniers; a son, Robert R ....
Barlant B. (Manoukian) Sarkees, 75.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... WORCESTER Barlant B. (Manoukian) Sarkees, 75, passed away Saturday, May 30 in Holy Trinity Nursing Home. Barlant was born in Mousal, Iraq, the daughter of Boghos and Noyemzar (Kasparian) Manoukian. Her Husband of 31 years, Acob Sarkees died in 2003. Barlant leaves ...
Geno Conti, 89.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... FRAMINGHAM Geno Conti, age 89, a lifelong resident of Framingham, died Friday, May 29, 2009 at Oak Knoll Healthcare Center in Framingham. He was the husband of 65 years to Rose B. (Dragone) Conti of Framingham. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Serafino ...
Frances G. (Dunn) Meleski, 87.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... WEST BOYLSTON Frances G. (Dunn) Meleski, 87, of West Boylston, died Saturday, May 30 in Sterling Healthcare ....
Hedwig H. "Al" (Kozlowski) Woodhead.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... ROCHDALE Hedwig H. "Al" (Kozlowski) Woodhead, 95, of 997 Stafford St., Rochdale, a section of Leicester, died Saturday, May 30th at Quaboag on the Common in West Brookfield. She was the wife of Carroll J. Woodhead who died in 1967. She leaves several nieces and nephews. She was ...
Alice M. (Davis) Doyle, 93.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... WORCESTER Alice M. (Davis) Doyle, 93, died Saturday, May 30 in the St. Francis Home. She leaves three children, Ronald A. Doyle and his wife Joan of Worcester, Rita F. Swett of Leicester and James M. Doyle and his wife Carolyn of Leicester; a sister, Dorothy Beauregard of Royal ...
Arnold Berol, 94.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... WORCESTER Arnold Berol, 94, died on Wednesday, May 27th at his residence, 2929 Post Oak Blvd. in Houston Texas. He leaves his wife, Sara M. Berol; two daughters, Linda wife of Harvey Rosenfeld of Houston and Jane wife of Jerry Rosenfeld of Buffalo; five grandchildren, David ...
John F. "Jack" Kelley, Sr., 80.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... SPENCER John F. "Jack" Kelley, Sr., 80, of 22 Briarcliff Lane, died Sunday, May 31 at his home. He leaves his wife of 51 years, Maureen A. "Dolly" (Rickert) Kelley, three daughters; Pamela Sheldon and her husband Tim of TX., Sharon Rainville and her husband Robert of Millbury, ...
Roland Stalmok, 91.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... AUBURN Roland Stalmok, 91, of Auburn died Friday, May 29th in the UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, after an illness. He leaves his wife of 67 years, Marion A. (Cote) Stalmok; his son, Lawrence R. Stalmok and his wife Janice of Paxton; his five grandchildren, Kristen, Kelly, ...
Persis M. "Sis" (Jones) King Bailly, 80.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... AUBURN Persis M. "Sis" (Jones) King Bailly, 80, of Auburn, died Saturday, May 30th in the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence, Worcester. She leaves her husband of 34 years, David Bailly; her three children, Donald E. King, Jr. and his wife Linda of Rock Rapids, IA, Gayle E. Roach ...
Samuel E. Schumacher, Sr., 69.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... EAST WOODSTOCK, CT Samuel E. Schumacher, Sr., 69, of East Woodstock, died Saturday at the UMASS Medical Center in Worcester, after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Judith (Dowling) Schumacher; they were married November 14, 1964. He was born in Burlington, VT, son ...
Marguerite C. "Marge" (Stolpe) Knipe, 77.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... SHREWSBURY Marguerite C. "Marge" (Stolpe) Knipe, 77, of Shrewsbury, died Saturday, May 30th in the UMass Memorial Hospital, Worcester, surrounded by her loving family. She leaves her husband, John F. Knipe, Sr., her beloved husband of 59 years and high school sweetheart; her six ...
Judith (Young) Koffman, 73.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... HOLDEN Judith (Young) Koffman, 73, formerly of Worcester and Del Ray Beach, FL, died Sunday, May 31st in Oakdale Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center. Her husband, Mitchell J. Koffman died in 2001. Her previous husband, Samuel L. Godin died in 1995. She leaves ...
Jeannette E. (Cusson) White, 86.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... WORCESTER Jeannette E. (Cusson) White, 86, of Worcester, died Saturday, May 30th at home, following an illness, surrounded by her family. Visiting hours are ...
Recent Deaths.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... WORCESTER, MA. Berol, Arnold, 94. Funeral service 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 03, 2009, at the funeral home. Died Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Funeral Home: Perlman Funeral Home, 1026 Main St. WORCESTER, MA. Doyle, Alice M. (Davis), 93. Calling hours, 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, June 02, 2009, ...
Funerals Today.(DEATHS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... WORCESTER, MA. Bresnahan, William H., 55. Funeral service 10 a.m Monday, June 01, 2009, Mass in Saint John's Church, 44 Temple St. Funeral Home: Alfred Roy & Sons Funeral Home, 12 Hammond St. WORCESTER, MA. Brosnan, Mary G. (Parmenter), 85. Funeral service 10 a.m. Monday, June ...
CORRECTIONS.(NEWS)(Correction notice)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jessica Jarrard of Hudson Catholic High School was a standout in Saturday's Central Mass. Track Championships. Because of an editor's error, her name was misspelled in a headline in yesterday's Sunday Telegram. The state meet is this Saturday at Fitchburg State College. Because of an ...
Mission impossible? Chapel project awaits ending.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Thomas Caywood WORCESTER - More than 16 years after city taxpayers forked over $600,000 to take control of the historic Mission Chapel in Washington Square, the long-promised private redevelopment of the old brick church is still nowhere in sight. The latest ...
Boston-Power set to grow; Company wants 455,000-square-foot Auburn battery plant.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Martin Luttrell AUBURN - While talking about the opening of a new research lab near Boston-Power Inc.'s Westboro headquarters in March, Chief Executive Officer Christina Lampe-Onnerud envisioned her company manufacturing rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for the growing ...
New way to fight cancer; Worcester co. vaccine rights.(NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Marilynn Marchione ORLANDO, Fla. - First there was surgery, then chemotherapy and radiation. Now, doctors have overcome 30 years of false starts and found success with a fourth way to fight cancer: using the body's natural defender, the immune system. The ...
Stable condition; Health reform shows progress, not yet model.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Jun 01, 2009 ... COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION The latest reports on Massachusetts' landmark health-care reform law show that it has succeeded in extending coverage to many residents who previously lacked insurance, and has not been the budget-buster that some had feared. Whether the law can continue ...
Nashoba upsets No. 2 Marlboro.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: John McGuirk MARLBORO - With a 13-hit attack, the 10th-seeded Nashoba Regional softball team posted a 6-3 upset victory over second-seeded Marlboro in a Central Mass. Division 1 quarterfinal yesterday. "We've been playing very loose," Nashoba coach Steve ...
Get a whiff; Lester fans 12, mows down Blue Jays.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bill Ballou TORONTO - Just like you can't save your way to prosperity, you can't hit your way to a pennant. So for all the doubles and home runs and - yikes - sacrifice bunts the Red Sox cobbled together yesterday to beat the Blue Jays, 8-2, the afternoon's most critical ...
Lineup shuffle pays off.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Bill Ballou RED SOX 8, BLUE JAYS 2 ROGERS CENTRE, TORONTO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 8 11 0 Toronto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 Winning pitcher: Lester (4-5). Losing pitcher: Romero (2-2). Att: ...
Barrett Ks 17, 'Cats win in 9th.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... COLUMN: TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP SOFTBALL DIVISION 1 Gardner 2, Shepherd Hill 1 Junior Julia Barrett struck out 17 and Nicole Boris scored the winning run in the ninth inning as the fifth-seeded Wildcats defeated the fourth-seeded Rams in a ...
Colabello earns split with Caps.(SPORTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... QUEBEC - Chris Colabello drove in the winning run in the eighth inning with his third hit of the day, lifting the Worcester Tornadoes to a 2-1 victory over the Quebec Capitales yesterday at Stade Municipal. The Tornadoes opened the season with a 2-2 split in Quebec and now ...
Connecting from the inside; Web offers inmates chance to communicate, form relationships.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Scott J. Croteau A baby-faced young man in a white T-shirt stares from the computer screen. He is a good-looking, tall 18-year-old who by his own description is built like a statue. "I love being involved in sports, am known as the life of the party and can ...
FROM THE REGION.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... COLUMN: FROM THE REGION Shrewsbury School panel to interview two finalists for post SHREWSBURY - The School Committee will interview the two finalist candidates for assistant superintendent in the presentation room at Shrewsbury High School, beginning at 7 ...
Mrs. Pan's magic made learning fun for years; Teacher's vision provided structure.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Clive McFarlane COLUMN: CLIVE MCFARLANE Teachers manning their classrooms year after year, sometimes through several generations, often provide one of the few beacons of stability in our constantly changing lives. We forget, sometimes, that they ...
Body in pond is not city woman; Santos' last call was on May 20.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Scott J. Croteau WORCESTER - A woman's body recovered from Coes Pond yesterday morning is not that of Patricia Santos, a city woman who is last known to have spoken to a friend on May 20 and hasn't been heard from since. Detective Capt. Edward J. McGinn Jr ....
Disc golf, Newton Hill park may be a `fantastic' match for players, city.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nick Kotsopoulos WORCESTER - With its 40 acres of trees, underbrush and steep terrain, Newton Hill is anything but an ideal site for a golf course - a traditional golf course, that is. But it has caught the eye of those who play disc golf, who see it as 40 ...
Notre Dame Academy; 58 graduates receive their diplomas; two awards bestowed.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... WORCESTER - Notre Dame Academy's graduation ceremonies took place on the Graduation Lawn of the academy yesterday. The Rev. Phillip McNamara, former head of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Worcester, gave the invocation and benediction. Senior Laura Jane Madaio, daughter of ...
Bess the Book Bus is coming to town.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Priyanka Dayal WORCESTER - A bus that travels around the country promoting reading will be in the city today to collect books to donate to underprivileged children. Bess the Book Bus, a mobile literacy program, is on a multi-state tour to create enthusiasm ...
On the job.(MONEY)
Jun 01, 2009 ... COLUMN: ON THE JOB Edward W. Stacy Wine consultant Yankee Spirits, Sturbridge Age: 44 Family: Single, no children Resident of: Monson Native of: Monson Time in job: Almost 2 years What ...
Wind turbine blades to turn by Thanksgiving.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Shirley Barnes TEMPLETON - By Thanksgiving, the 77-meter-diameter carbon fiber rotor blades of the single 1.65 megawatt turbine atop an 80-meter tower behind Narragansett Regional Middle-High School should be turning to generate an estimated 3.4 million kilowatt hours a ...
COURTHOUSE RECORDS.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... COLUMN: COURTHOUSE RECORDS Worcester Superior Court Judge Bruce R. Henry Elvin Gonzalez, 49, of the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction, West Boylston, was sentenced to three concurrent terms of 3 to 4 years in Walpole state prison after pleading ...
Board wants new emphasis on green actions; Advisory group to be formed.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Byline: Priyanka Dayal WESTBORO - Selectmen are planning to create a committee that would advise the town on how to use green and sustainable technology. Selectman Leigh A. Emery, the new chairwoman of the board, introduced the idea at a recent board meeting. She said ...
Eleanor L. (Loucks) Rogers, 88.(DEATHS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... NORTHBOROUGH Eleanor L. (Loucks) Rogers, 88, of Amesbury, formerly of Northborough died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, MA following a long illness. She leaves her two sons, George E. Bullis and his wife Maureen of Templeton and Eugene M. Bullis ...
Sylvia June (Pearson) Newell.(DEATHS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... SOUTH LONDONDERRY, VT Sylvia P. Newell, 81, died on Saturday, May 30th at Rutland Regional Medical Hospital. Sylvia was born on March 10, 1928, at the corner brick house in South Londonderry, VT. She graduated from the Burr and Burton High School Academy in 1946. She received her ...
Frances G. (Dunn) Meleski, 87.(DEATHS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... WEST BOYLSTON Frances G. (Dunn) Meleski, 87, died Saturday, May 30 in Sterling Healthcare. Her husband of 21 years, Edmund F. Meleski predeceased her in 1966. She leaves a son, Gerald Meleski and his companion Donna Prescott of West Boylston; a brother, John Dunn of Boylston; a sister, ...
Joseph "JOE COKE" Smith, Jr., 64.(DEATHS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... WEBSTER Joseph "JOE COKE" Smith, Jr., 64, of 38 Market St., died unexpectedly Sunday, May 31 at home. He leaves his four children, Dawn Simpson and her husband Kevin of Sturbridge, Brian Smith and his wife Maureen, Robbie Smith and his wife Michelle, and Jennifer Smith all of Webster; his ...
Jeannette E. (Cusson) White, 86.(DEATHS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... WORCESTER Jeannette E. (Cusson) White, 86, of Worcester, died Saturday, May 30th at home, following an illness, surrounded by her family. Her beloved husband of 64 years, Peter J. White died in 2006. She leaves her eight children, Roland P. White and his wife Robin, ...
Elizabeth O. (Orcutt) Popham, 88.(DEATHS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... SUTTON Elizabeth O. (Orcutt) Popham, 88, formerly of Sutton, died Monday, June 1st in the Radius Healthcare at Worcester. Britton-Wallace ...
Bruce C. Smith, 61.(DEATHS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... LEICESTER Bruce C. Smith, 61, of Pleasant Street, died of heart complications on Sunday, May 31, 2009, at his summer home in Greenville, ...
Doris L. (Schuyler) Harris, 64.(DEATHS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... WORCESTER Doris L. (Schuyler) Harris, 64, died Monday June 1. Arrangements in the care ...
Daniel P. Lyons, 30.(DEATHS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... SPENCER Daniel P. Lyons, 30, died Sunday, May 31. Arrangements in the care of ...
Dorothy E. "DaDa" Gregory, 85.(DEATHS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... AUBURN Dorothy E. "DaDa" Gregory, 85, of Auburn, and formerly of Pilgrim Ave., Worcester, died Sunday, May 31st in the Life Care Center of Auburn, ...
Mary E. Simmons.(DEATHS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... NORTHBRIDGE Mary E. (Lussier) Simmons, Feb 25, 1939 - May 29, 2009, daughter of Samuel J. Lussier, Sr. and Ora (Montville) Lussier. Mary leaves her husband, Philip D. Simmons; our son, Philip M., his wife, Lucinda A. S. (Briggs), their children, Jackson, Aiden and Jennie; our ...
Elizabeth A. Mayotte.(DEATHS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... QUINEBAUG, CT Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Mroczek) Mayotte, 65, of the Quinebaug section of Thompson, died Monday, June 1, in Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam, after being stricken ill at home. She leaves her husband of 42 years, Joseph G. Mayotte; a daughter, Kathleen M. Mayotte of ...
Lillian E. (Carlson) Ekstrom, 94.(DEATHS)(Obituary)
Jun 02, 2009 ... WORCESTER Lillian E. (Carlson) Ekstrom, 94, passed away Sunday, May 31. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, June 20 at 11 AM in Bethlehem Covenant Church, 46 ...
Kathleen (Morris) Sciaraffa, 85.(DEATHS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... WORCESTER Kathleen (Morris) Sciaraffa, 85, a simple, gentle and compassionate women, formerly of 485 Grove St. and 61 Tower St. passed away Sunday, ...
Funerals Today.(DEATHS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... WORCESTER, MA. Clifford, Bernard D. Sr., 77. Funeral service 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 02, 2009, A Mass will be held at St. Andrew the Apostle Church, 5 Spaulding St. Funeral Home: Rice Funeral Home, 300 Park Ave., Worcester. WORCESTER, MA. Doyle, Alice M. (Davis), 93. Funeral ...
Recent Deaths.(DEATHS)(Obituary)
Jun 02, 2009 ... WORCESTER, MA. Ekstrom, Lillian E. (Carlson), 94. Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 2009, Memorial service in Bethlehem Covenant Church, 46 Greenwood St. Full obit to appear Sunday. Died Sunday, May 31, 2009. Funeral Home: Lindquist Lundin Funeral Home, 36 Butler St. ...
`Slow down on CORI'.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Nick Kotsopoulos WORCESTER - City Manager Michael V. O'Brien is asking the City Council to temporarily put the brakes on an ordinance that would promote changes in the way the city uses Criminal Offender Record Information in its hiring practices. In a report ...
At 92, fitness buff leads pack at gym.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: George Barnes GARDNER - Not entirely recovered from a broken arm, Eva M. Melanson took her yoga class yesterday anyway and still had enough energy left to walk a half hour on a treadmill at more than 3 miles per hour. Watching the 92-year-old great-grandmother ...
End of a printing era; Work is going to Asia.(NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Lisa Eckelbecker WEBSTER - Slowly but precisely, the rumbling machines that turn plain fabric into riots of color at Cranston's textile plant are going quiet. The 450,000-square-foot facility, which once bustled with about 700 workers and turned out 60 ...
Government motors; A new GM may not find more takers.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Jun 02, 2009 ... COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION For months, Americans have watched with apprehension as the fortunes of once-mighty General Motors have plunged along with stock prices and employment. Yesterday's bankruptcy filing - as inevitable as it was overdue - takes the United States into the ...
Whale watch; A call of the blue from out of the blue.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
Jun 02, 2009 ... COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION It's good to be reminded now and then of the giant, teeming world of the ocean. Like the sight of the night sky, a glimpse into life beneath the water gives a taste of the vastness and mystery that surround us. So an item out of Cornell ...
Board reverses student's penalty; Staff scorn switch on alcohol policy.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Craig S. Semon SUTTON - Class president. National Honor Society member. Underage person found with alcohol. For the Sutton High School class of 2009, there is only one student with all of those attributes, and 84 school staff members are up in arms that she ...
Flagger costs can be confusing; Highway commissioner say prices drop in long run.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Kim Ring When Barre Police Sgt. Robert J. Deschenes attended a meeting about the resurfacing of Routes 62 and 122 recently, he was surprised by what he heard. He said he'd read that the bid for the project, submitted by Mass. Broken Stone of Berlin, included ...
Bad boaters an abiding ill.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Brian Lee WEBSTER - People don't think Webster Lake is patrolled, Richard D. Cazeault, president of the Webster Lake Association, told selectmen last night. Putting signs up at two ramps that say the lake is watched by a harbormaster from the Police ...
Bear likes his dinner at bird feeder.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Mike Elfland HUBBARDSTON - The Johnson family had an unexpected guest for Sunday dinner. Sunday afternoon, a black bear ambled into the backyard of the family's home on Healdville Road. The bear made its way to a bird feeder that dangles from a ...
Dr.'s slaying nothing less than terrorism.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Dianne Williamson COLUMN: DIANNE WILLIAMSON Misty Perez Truedson was attending a conference three years ago in Portland, Ore., when she heard a keynote speaker who "blew me away," she recalled. "He was such a kind and compassionate man," she said ...
Moment to shine; Retiring doctor kept small-town touch despite big-time practice.(LOCAL NEWS)
Jun 02, 2009 ... Byline: Karen Nugent CLINTON - He was the Philbin with the chemistry set. And he didn't take shop in high school. Those are the quick - glib - answers as to why Dr. A. Jerome Philbin decided to take up medicine and become an orthopedic surgeon, eventually working on ...