The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from October 2009:
I-495 fix dropped from priority list for US funds ; Delay in US funds for ramps at I-290
Oct 01, 2009; ... In the same week in which a study was released predictingsignificant growth and the need for transportation improvementsalong Interstate 495, a regional planning agency has cut animportant upgrade on the heavily used thoroughfare from its list ofprojects that can expect federal ...
For public colleges, the best of times
Oct 01, 2009; ... State and community colleges in the area have a problem, but,said Carole Berotte Joseph, president of Massachusetts Bay CommunityCollege, "in these difficult economic times, it's a good problem tohave." Public colleges in Massachusetts and nationwide are watchingenrollment climb ...
Sorrows unsaddled ; At Concord's Bear Spot Farm, Jane Karol and her horses guide students through dressage, patients through therapy
Oct 01, 2009; ... H ow do you combine a doctorate in psychology with a lifelonglove of horse riding? Not many people would ask that question. But Concord residentJane Karol did. And then she answered it. At her Bear Spot Farm, Karol not onlytrains equestrians in the art of dressage, she also ...
A life well-lived: Honoring Milford's little big man ; At 99, Benny Tomaso `has a great story to tell'
Oct 01, 2009; ... MILFORD - He was referred to, affectionately, as "Midget" Tomasoin a yearbook write-up chronicling the exploits of the 1928 MilfordHigh baseball team. But despite his slight stature, Benedetto (Benny) Tomaso, a .400-hitting shortstop on coach Hop Riopel's Midland League ...
As funds dwindle, elders must wait for home care
Oct 01, 2009; ... Local agencies that serve seniors are warning that state budgetcuts will leave many area elders unable to obtain needed home careservices. The state's 27 elder home care agencies, at the direction of thestate Executive Office of Elder Affairs, on Sept. 8 initiatedwaiting lists ...
For Salem's new police chief, a dream job ; Tucker replaces leader of 25 years
Oct 01, 2009; ... Growing up in Salem, Paul F. Tucker dreamed of one day becominga police officer for the city. "I always liked the idea of what police officers did and whatthey stood for. It made an impression on me at an early age," hesaid. Tucker could hardly have imagined how far his ...
Wineries breathe life into old farms ; Topsfield grape grower, others help preserve agricultural heritage
Oct 01, 2009; ... W hile it may not be France or California's Napa Valley, a 10-acre farm tucked between Interstate 95 and Rowley Bridge Road inTopsfield is becoming a popular destination for wine-loversthroughout the region. When owner Dick Adelman purchased Alfalfa Farm 35 years ago, henever ...
Melrose may target vacant homes ; Effort meant to relieve blight; melrose
Oct 01, 2009; ... The Board of Aldermen is considering an ordinance that wouldcharge banks and mortgage companies as much as $3,000 per year forresidential properties left vacant by foreclosure in Melrose. The proposed ordinance, still being reviewed by the board'sAppropriations Committee, aims to ...
School finds its perfect model ; Hudson High plan chosen for project; tewksbury
Oct 01, 2009; ... As they prepare to finalize a proposal for a new high schoolbuilding, Tewksbury school officials have a concrete vision of thetype of facility that would be built. They had only to look atHudson. Tewksbury was one of six school districts chosen by theMassachusetts School Building ...
Tewksbury to model new school after Hudson High building
Oct 01, 2009; ... As they prepare to finalize a proposal for a new high schoolbuilding, Tewksbury school officials have a concrete vision of thetype of facility that would be built. They had only to look atHudson. Tewksbury was one of six school districts chosen by theMassachusetts School Building ...
Tours of sustainable buildings offered
Oct 01, 2009; ... Sustainable buildings in 17 communities north of Boston will beopen to the public Saturday for the 14th annual Green BuildingsOpen House. Attendees will be able to tour the buildings and learn how addinggreen elements to their homes can reduce heating costs, increaseenergy ...
Northern Essex newspaper wins award
Oct 01, 2009; ... Northern Essex Community College's student newspaper, The NECCObserver, recently received a gold medal certificate from theColumbia Scholastic Press Association. The paper received 926 out of 1,000 points. It was scored onnews, features, in-depth reporting, op/ed, sports, arts ...
Fierce, focused play runs deep in this Wilmington soccer family
Oct 01, 2009; ... WILMINGTON - Wilmington High boys' soccer coach Steve Scanlon stood along the sideline silently as his players warmed up before apractice this week. His starting goalie slowly walked to his post at the far side ofthe field. With the younger players listening, Scanlon made a ...
Raiders prove their point ; Central Catholic defies doubters
Oct 01, 2009; ... Prove the doubters wrong. That's what Central Catholic coachChuck Adamopolous has preached to his team this season. That attitude has manifested itself in a number of differentways, from the quarterback who missed nearly all of last seasonafter breaking a kneecap; to the guard who ...
Survey: Somerville middle schoolers toning down risky behavior
Oct 01, 2009; ... SOMERVILLE - The city has released data from last spring'ssurvey of risky behavior - including drug use, sexual activity, andfighting - culled from 818 Somerville students in grades 6-8. The School Department conducted the study for the fourth timesince 2003, in collaboration ...
Farmers, got (raw) milk? ; Bridgewater dairy wants to offer this choice, but health officials say maybe
Oct 01, 2009; ... Consumers have become increasingly selective about their food,preferring antibiotic-free meats and fresh vegetables grown close tohome without a heavy dose of pesticides, even when it costs them alittle more. With that trend has come a growing interest in "raw" milk, ormilk from ...
Towns getting tough on tax delinquents ; Publicity, shut-offs used in some cases
Oct 01, 2009; ... Struggling to make ends meet in the toughest economic climate inyears, some communities south of Boston are taking a tougher stanceagainst tax delinquents, whether they are behind on property taxes,water and sewer bills, or fees for trash collection. Holbrook has adopted tougher ...
Round One: Fixing Hingham rotary gets state OK ; HINGHAM
Oct 01, 2009; ... A proposed $2.4 million overhaul of the Route 3A rotary inHingham - the scene of many a fender-bender over the years -cleared its first hurdle last week, with the Massachusetts HighwayDepartment agreeing that a traffic problem exists there and that itneeds to be fixed. But ...
River expedition ; Paddlers find wild rice, but no free lunch
Oct 01, 2009; ... HANOVER - An intrepid band of paddlers took off from the towncanoe launch onto the Indian Head River recently in search of wildrice. They didn't have to go far: A stand of wild rice swayed in thebreeze directly across from the launch, and more of the tallfeathery grass crowded ...
Paying homage to WWII heroes
Oct 01, 2009; ... The restored World War II B-17 and B-24 bombers stopping at areaairports this week represent the two American-made aircraft thatflew thousands of missions over Europe and the Pacific, helping todefeat democracy's enemies in a war America could not afford tolose. As they were in the ...
With beer and cheer, a fitting Octoberfest
Oct 01, 2009; ... HINGHAM - "Ein Prosit, ein Prosit der Gemuetlichkeit," shoutedJustin Crawford, who, after the toast, took a big swig of beer fromhis German-style stein. Crawford, 34, a Rockland native now living in Woburn, joined thecrowd hoisting mugs and glasses and shouting the popular ...
Pouring their hearts into `Volley for Molly' ; Lexington squad rallies for stricken former player
Oct 01, 2009; ... When she was a senior at Lexington High School, Molly Eisenbergled the girls' volleyball team as its gutsiest player. Two yearslater, the former cocaptain still wears her team sweatshirt as shestruggles against ovarian cancer. It's that grit and determination her old teammates and ...
Swine flu death stirs worries among parents
Oct 01, 2009; ... While relatives, friends, and the Thayer Academy campus mournedthe loss of Matthew Healey - a Hingham resident who died of theswine flu during his first month away at college - area parentsworried about their own children away at school. David Casanave, director of communications ...
Sharon talks of revamping government ; SHARON
Oct 01, 2009; ... In what would be a first for a Massachusetts town, Sharon'sCharter Commission is proposing a hybrid form of government thatwould replace its open Town Meeting with an elected SteeringCommittee. This is the first time Sharon has proposed a charter in itsapproximately 240-year ...
I-495 fix taken off funding list ; Delay in US funds for ramps at I-290
Oct 01, 2009; ... In the same week in which a study was released predictingsignificant growth and the need for transportation improvementsalong Interstate 495, a regional planning agency has cut animportant upgrade on the heavily used thoroughfare from its list ofprojects that can expect federal ...
THE END ZONE ; THE END ZONE
Oct 01, 2009 ... High 5 Joe Colton, Xaverian: Hawks senior back busted out in the secondhalf, churning out 52 of the Hawks' 67 yards on an impressive drivethat eventually led to the tying touchdown against Brockton, hisseventh of the season. Mike Connolly, Bridgewater-Raynham: The senior QB ...
Charter plan would revamp Town Meeting ; SHARON
Oct 01, 2009; ... In what would be a first for a Massachusetts town, Sharon'sCharter Commission is proposing a hybrid form of government thatwould replace its open Town Meeting with an elected SteeringCommittee. This is the first time Sharon has proposed a charter in itsapproximately 240-year ...
Back in the game ; New Pembroke coach to lead squad against former team tomorrow
Oct 01, 2009; ... The crisp, cool September evening air prompted a number of fansto dress in layers, and their hands, covered in gloves, wereclutching cups of coffee. Several players wore long-sleeved micro-fiber gear under their jerseys. Pembroke High football coach Bob Bancroft, however, calmly ...
For swimmer, it was love at first sight
Oct 01, 2009; ... Caitlin Cronin was a believer the moment she soaked in the sceneat the state championship meet four years ago. The Notre Dame ofHingham girls' swim team was celebrating its first Division 2 statetitle and Cronin, then an eighth-grader, was hooked. "When I walked into Harvard's ...
SCENE SURVEY Armed and ready
Oct 01, 2009 ... Caption ...
Right on target ; CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Oct 01, 2009 ... It would be inaccurate to say that architect Michael Graves wasthe first to democratize good product design for the masses. Thatdistinction can be traced back to the Bauhaus school and WalterGropius in the 1920s. It is fair to say, however, that Graves is thefirst person to successfully ...
Sorrows unsaddled ; Horses help students through dressage, patients through therapy
Oct 01, 2009; ... How do you combine a doctorate in psychology with a lifelong loveof horse riding? Not many people would ask that question. But Concord residentJane Karol did. And then she answered it. At her Bear Spot Farm, Karol not onlytrains equestrians in the art of dressage, she also ...
A conductor and his Wii
Oct 01, 2009; ... When Paul Henry Smith and the Fauxharmonic Orchestra set up toperform, the sounds made are like no other symphony orchestra. Thereis no chorus of string instruments tuning, no scooting of chairs, no fluttering of the pages of musical scores. Rather there are justtwo imperceptible clicks ...
Playing villain isn't alien to Lithgow
Oct 01, 2009; ... HOLLYWOOD - How could John Lithgow get as far from "3rd RockFrom the Sun" as possible? By playing Arthur Mitchell, a serialkiller on Showtime's "Dexter" who has been murdering women fordecades and whispering the same sweet nothings - "It's alreadyover" - to each victim before she ...
Franklin pulls out the shock and awe
Oct 01, 2009; ... When Greg Dellorco hauled in a 2-point conversion pass from NickColson with 1:45 to go, putting the finishing touch on FranklinHigh's amazing 16-points-in-90-seconds fourth-quarter comebackagainst Mansfield last Friday, the reaction, understandably, wasshock. And when a ...
Cr i ti c' s c o rn er ; BY MATTHEW GILBERT
Oct 01, 2009 ... The Mentalist 10 p.m., Channel 4 By bringing in Terry Kinney as the cop who has now taken over theRed John case, "The Mentalist" creator Bruno Heller accomplished twogoals: 1.) He found a way to explain the Red John history to newviewers and 2.) He has given Simon Baker's Patrick ...
Daily guide
Oct 01, 2009 ... ON BOSTON.COM Chat at 11 a.m. with Courtney Hollands on upcoming events inBoston. Chat at noon with Matthew Gilbert and Joanna Weiss on TV. Chat at 2 p.m. with Peter Hotton on home repair. ON CHRONICLE Preempted for Face-off for City Hall 7 p.m. WCVB-TV ...
Tastemakers take to the runway
Oct 01, 2009; ... Boston Fashion Week kicked off Friday, with a series of stylish -and well attended - events all over town. We dropped in on several,so we could give you a taste of the good, the bad, and the homespun. Starting off with a buzz The Beehive was the perfect spot for Friday's ...
At Milford High School, the 2009 honorees are . . .
Oct 01, 2009; ... Nine individuals and three teams will be honored at Milford HighSchool's Athletic Hall of Fame ceremonies, to be held Nov. 21 atthe Myriad Ballroom in Mendon. Tickets are $30 and are available bycalling Milford athletic director Rich Piergustavo at 508-482-0700,ext. 2605. The ...
Down on the farm
Oct 01, 2009; ... EVENTS ELIZABETH ZIEMBA You work hard for your money and want to make aninformed decision about where to donate your dough and valuabletime. The Boston author will discuss how nonprofit organizations usedonations, how to choose one, and how to deal with phonesolicitations. Ziemba ...
MUSICOs Mutantes on the loose
Oct 01, 2009; ... POP & ROCK PINK A recent injury may mean a toning down of the singer's highwire antics in her circus-themed show, but hopefully Pink's voice isstill in three-ring shape. Hot pop-rock duo the Ting Tings get theparty started; just don't call them by any other name. 8 p.m. Oct.2 ....
Sisterhood Ranging far and wide
Oct 01, 2009; ... THEATER LITTLE BLACK DRESS The third play in Irish-born playwright RonanNoone's American trilogy (the first two were "Brendan" and "TheAtheist"), "Dress" is a satire about two youths who seek to liven uplife on the Kansas prairie by becoming gigolos. Through Oct. 24.Boston ...
They won't be shoehorned ; G FORCE | DANIEL SILVER
Oct 01, 2009; ... Since founding their label Duckie Brown in 2001, Daniel Silverand Steven Cox have seldom followed the conventions of male fashion.Theirs is one of the rare men's labels to stage a runway show in theBryant Park tents each season, and they favor bold colors andunusual silhouettes. Silver ...
Brew ha ha ; TOMORROW
Oct 01, 2009 ... Business wasn't booming in 1990 when Harpoon Brewery CEO andcofounder Rich Doyle wanted to host at least one great Octoberfestbefore things got worse. Twenty years later, it's the largestbrewery in the state and the 12th largest brewer of craft beers inthe United States. We'll drink to ...
Three's a crowd ; TODAY
Oct 01, 2009 ... It's no coincidence that Harold Pinter's "The Caretaker"resembles Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot." The latter was afriend and mentor to the former, and in Pinter's psychologicaldrama, we meet brothers Ast,on and Mick, who take in an old trampnamed Davies. The playwright's masterful ...
Duke-ing it out ; TODAY
Oct 01, 2009 ... It was Duke Ellington's haunting "Mood Indigo" that inspired theinstrumentation for Boston's Randy Pingrey Trio, which is tromboneby the band's namesake (below), trumpet by Jerry Sabatini, andsaxophone and clarinet by James Wylie. The threesome met whilestudying at the New England ...
Bringing them together ; TODAY
Oct 01, 2009 ... This is a big year for Tiesto who wrote and recorded with talentfrom the dance, pop, and rock world for his latest release,"Kaleidoscope." The Dutch DJ worked with Jonsi Birgisson from SigurRos, Kele Okereke from Bloc Party, Nelly Furtado, and others, andhas admitted that the biggest ...
Breakable beauties ; SATURDAY
Oct 01, 2009; ... You don't have to carve, clean, or decorate these pumpkins. Allyou have to do is drool over the beautiful orbs at the annual GreatGlass Pumpkin Patch. These gorgeous gourds are made by students andinstructors at the MIT Glass Lab who worked in teams of three toproduce 1,500 ...
Shadows Fall continues to rise
Oct 01, 2009; ... Shadows Fall has a couple of Grammy nominations, an Ozzfest stampof approval, and a song in the Guitar Hero II video game - themodern equivalent of a hit single. Yet the heavy-metal quintetstarted nearly 15 years ago in Springfield is far from the cushyrock-star lifestyle. Drummer Jason ...
She hopes her designs will be second to none
Oct 01, 2009; ... Korto Momolu holds the rare distinction of being a "ProjectRunway" runner-up - twice. First, in season five of the realityshow competition, she came in second to Leanne Marshall. Then thissummer, during a "Project Runway" all-star competition, she came insecond again, this time behind ...
Properly fitting joist hangers
Oct 01, 2009; ... Q. I need joist hangers for my first floor joists in thebasement. The joists in my house, built in 1850, are between 2 and 21/2 inches wide. The only joist hangers I'm seeing are built toaccommodate a modern 2-inch board and are too narrow. I can purchasethose made for two 2-inch boards, ...
This day in history
Oct 01, 2009 ... Today is Thursday, Oct. 1, the 274th day of 2009. There are 91days left in the year. Today's birthdays: Former President Jimmy Carter is 85. PianistRoger Williams is 85. Actor Tom Bosley is 82. Actress-singer JulieAndrews is 74. Actress Stella Stevens is 71. Rock musician ...
MOVIE STARS
Oct 01, 2009 ... Amreeka A Palestinian divorcee (Nisreen Faour) and her brightteenage son (Melkar Muallem) move in with her sister's upper-middle-class family in a small Illinois town. First-time writer anddirector Cherien Dabis has a strong, authentic sense of scale. (93min., PG-13) (Wesley ...
Look at suicide is both clinical and personal
Oct 01, 2009; ... Nancy Rappaport was 4 years old and the youngest of six childrenwhen her mother, also named Nancy, committed suicide. More than four decades later Rappaport is now an assistantprofessor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a physician atthe Cambridge Health Alliance, where ...
Fees may be levied on vacant property ; Effort meant to relieve blight; melrose
Oct 01, 2009; ... The Board of Aldermen is considering an ordinance that wouldcharge banks and mortgage companies as much as $3,000 per year forresidential properties left vacant by foreclosure in Melrose. The proposed ordinance, still being reviewed by the board'sAppropriations Committee, aims to ...
I-495 fix dropped from list ; Delay in US funds for ramps at I-290
Oct 01, 2009; ... In the same week in which a study was released predictingsignificant growth and the need for transportation improvementsalong Interstate 495, a regional planning agency has cut animportant upgrade on the heavily used thoroughfare from its list ofprojects that can expect federal ...
Obama's opportunity in Iran
Oct 01, 2009; ... PRESIDENT OBAMA'S accusation that Iran has lied about a secretnuclear plant gives the United States the most important opportunityin years to pressure Tehran to forgo its nuclear weapons ambitions.By drawing a "line in the sand," the United States, France, andBritain now have the first ...
Looking beyond the code words and stilettos for the best candidate ; Joan Vennochi
Oct 01, 2009 ... GENDER ONLY goes so far as a campaign platform, as Martha Coakleyknows. In 1998, she supported Tom Reilly when he ran against Lois Pinesin a bitterly-contested attorney general's race. "Tom was a friendand mentor," Coakley explains. In other words, political allegiances are ...
Keep doctors independent; ban fees from drug makers
Oct 01, 2009 ... WHEN DOCTORS promote drugs in exchange for pay frompharmaceutical companies, they cease to be independent evaluators ofthe risks posed by those drugs, and they cease to be unbiasedcaregivers for their patients. Hospitals should prohibit doctorsfrom taking part in so-called speakers ...
Let real estate credit expire
Oct 01, 2009 ... WHEN CONGRESS approved tax credits of up to $8,000 for first-time home buyers earlier this year, it was billed as an emergencymeasure - a temporary stimulus to keep an ice-cold housing marketfrom freezing over entirely. As the Nov. 30 expiration date nears,supporters of the credit are ...
Lawmaker wants to hold ratings firms liable for inaccuracies
Oct 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - A key House lawmaker wants to make credit-ratingagencies - widely criticized for failing to give investors adequatewarning of the risks in subprime mortgage securities, whichtriggered the financial crisis - responsible for each other'sassessments by holding them ...
Stocks zigzag to the end of a strong quarter
Oct 01, 2009 ... It was the end of a strong quarter - with trading that reflectedmixed emotions about the economy. Big indexes closed lower afterzigzagging through the day. Prices got a lift ...
Nike shows it can run with the bulls ; MARKET MOVERS CHARTS ARE SCALED SO PERCENTAGE CHANGE IS COMPARABLE
Oct 01, 2009 ... Shares of Nike Inc. - a company Stifel Nicolaus & Co.'s ThomasShaw says is a solid market player - rose after quarterly profit,while flat, topped expectations. Job cuts and greater market sharehelped ....
Iconix Brand Group
Oct 01, 2009 ... The owner of the Danskin and Joe Boxer clothing brands fell themost in Russell 2000 index after it cut its forecast for 2009 to$1.22 per share, at most. That compares with the ...
Darden Restaurants
Oct 01, 2009 ... On Tuesday, Darden Restaurants Inc. reported that its first-quarter profit rose 15 percent. Food costs were lower than expected,giving the company a big boost. But there's a catch: First-quartersales fell 2.3 percent. And yesterday, the stock fell, too - themost on the ...