The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from March 2002:
Mary E. Murphy
Mar 01, 2002; ... BRAINTREE - Mary E. (Donovan) Murphy, of Braintree, a homemaker,died Thursday at Quincy Medical Center. Born in Boston, she was raised and educated in South Boston, whereshe lived until moving to Braintree 14 years ago. Wife of the late Paul Murphy, she is survived by a ...
Antonios G. Kesaris, former owner of Clam Box restaurant
Mar 01, 2002; ... QUINCY - Antonios G. Kesaris, 89, of Quincy, retired owner andoperator of the Clam Box Restaurant in Wollaston Beach, died Thursdayat home. Mr. Kesaris worked at the Clam Box for 32 years, retiring manyyears ago. He was a member of the Northern Epirotic Society, PindusSociety, ...
REAL ESTATE SALES
Mar 01, 2002; ... This listing of home and condominium sales is compiled from theNorfolk and Plymouth county registries of deeds by Warren InformationServices of Boston. In each transaction, the address is followed bythe seller's name, buyer's name and purchase price. A unit numberafter the address ...
Clifford F. Youse, former Bentley College dean
Mar 01, 2002; ... PLYMOUTH - Clifford F. Youse, 76, of Vero Beach, Fla., retireddean of education at Bentley College, died Monday in Vero Beach. Mr. Youse worked at Bentley College for 20 years. Prior to that,he was general manager of Renault Inc., district manager for ChryslerCorp., statistician at ...
Gordon Edward Peterson
Mar 01, 2002; ... WHITMAN - Gordon Edward Peterson, 66, of Whitman, a retiredemployee of Kinny Vacuum, died Thursday in Abington. Mr. Peterson worked at Kinny Vacuum for 45 years. He enjoyedgardening and was a member of the Brockton Assembly of God Church. Born in Cambridge, he lived in Whitman ...
Life is a cabaret - this month anyway
Mar 01, 2002; ... Matthew S. Robinson For The Patriot Ledger For the past few years, the local cabaret community has been usingthe month of March to celebrate and promote itself. This year, thelocal scene is more local than ever, as two of the main performersand driving forces of Cabaret Month are ...
Cabaret month highlights
Mar 01, 2002; ... See www.bostoncabaret.org for the full schedule. March 1 : Encore Lounge Guest Artist Series and Open Mike, hostedby Jan Peters. Colleen Powers and Michael Ricca with Brian Patton onpiano. 9:30 p.m. Encore Lounge, Tremont House Hotel, 275 Tremont St.,Boston. No cover ....
MOVIE REVIEW
Mar 01, 2002; ... MISSION accomplished 'Soldiers' shows a side of Vietnam mostAmericans never knew Al AlexanderThe Patriot Ledger The last time Mel Gibson and screenwriter Randall Wallace teamedup, they created a little movie called "Braveheart" that went on todo boffo box office and ...
No beating around the Bush - British rockers are 'Golden'
Mar 01, 2002; ... Alan SculleyFor The Patriot Ledger On their 1999 CD, "The Science Of Things," Bush varied theirsignature guitar-driven sound by incorporating loops, samples and avariety of dance beats. The band's new CD, "Golden State," though, finds the group verymuch stripping back their ...
Group is preaching preservation
Mar 01, 2002; ... Tax-surcharge vote coming up Alisha BergerThe Patriot Ledger This bedroom community has stone walls, sloping fields, acres ofconservation land and a decidedly rural feel. Residents have saidthey want Norwell to keep its character and not be built up so muchthat it becomes ...
Master plan panel looks for feedback
Mar 01, 2002; ... Alisha Berger The Patriot Ledger NORWELL - Work on the town's master plan has been progressingsmoothly and many residents have taken the time to participate inplanning sessions and a survey. The town set aside nearly $100,000 for its master plan, which willoutline what ...
Mahoney's bomb typified the game as Holbrook dumps top seed
Mar 01, 2002; ... Andy NesbittFor The Patriot Ledger HOLBROOK 64SS CHRISTIAN 28 HANOVER - As the Holbrook High School girls basketball team waitedin its home gym for the bus to take it to last night's Division 4South Sectional first-round game with top-seeded ...
Registration scheduled for special needs baseball
Mar 01, 2002; ... Patriot Ledger staff BOSTON - The Jason Roberts Challenger Program, a baseball leaguefor special needs children, will conduct registration from 6 to 8p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Ohrenberger School, 175 West BoundaryRoad, West Roxbury. The league, in its seventh season, is ...
William W. Hayhurst Jr.,
Mar 01, 2002; ... veteran, district chief of Boston Fire Dept.PEMBROKE - William W. Hayhurst Jr., 53, of Pembroke, a districtfire chief for the Boston Fire Department, died Thursday at home. Mr. Hayhurst was a Marine veteran of the Vietnam War. Born, raised, and educated in Boston, he ...
Delia F. Leary
Mar 01, 2002; ... STOUGHTON - Delia F. (Vasconselles) Leary, 84, of Stoughton, aretired sales clerk, died Sunday at Winchester Hospital. Mrs. Leary worked at the former Jordan Marsh for many years. Priorto that she worked for J.W. Wood Elastic Web in Stoughton. Born in Hudson, she lived in ...
Barbara E. Miller
Mar 01, 2002; ... ABINGTON - Barbara E. (Montgomery) Miller, 82, of Abington, ahomemaker, died Wednesday at Forest View Nursing Home in Wareham. Born in Abington, Mrs. Miller was a lifelong resident of the town.She was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary Post5737 in ...
Ruth E. Stewart
Mar 01, 2002; ... QUINCY - Ruth E. Stewart, 86, of Quincy, a retired clerk for SouthShore National Bank, died Wednesday at Colonial Nursing &Rehabilitation in Weymouth. Mrs. Stewart retired from South Shore National Bank in 1979. Sheworked as a cake decorator for her husband's bakery, Whitey's, ...
DISTRICT COURT
Mar 01, 2002; ... Hingham John J. Fleury, 39, of 18 Massasoit Lane, Hanover, pleadedinnocent to larceny of a motor vehicle, misusing an auto inspectionsticker, receiving stolen property valued at $250 or less and alicense plate violation. Hanover police charged him with being in possession of ...
DISTRICT COURT
Mar 01, 2002; ... Quincy Charges of indecent assault and battery against someone 14 orolder and threatening to commit a crime brought against Husam Al-Battat, 37, of 116 Billings Road, Quincy, were dropped by thedistrict attorney's office in "the interests of justice." Quincy police charged ...
Plymouth man hurt in truck crash
Mar 01, 2002; ... PLYMOUTH - A Plymouth man was hurt when the pickup truck he wasdriving rolled onto its roof on Chestnut Street after striking parkedcars at about 3 a.m. today, the fire department said. Fire Capt. John Hedge said Robert Feeney of Chapel Hill Drive wastrapped in the truck for about ...
HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT
Mar 01, 2002; ... BOYS BASKETBALLFrazier basket powers Carver Carl A. PrattFor the Patriot Ledger CARVER 67M. VINEYARD 65CARVER - Patience is a virtue. Save the best for last. Good thingscome to those who wait. Take any of the above sayings, and they would apply to ...
Educators make plea against cutbacks
Mar 01, 2002; ... Urge lawmakers to find alternatives Candi Carter For The Patriot Ledger BRIDGEWATER - More than 50 educators from across the state urgedthe House Ways and Means Committee yesterday to delay the impendingincome tax rollback and raise taxes in other areas to help compensatefor ...
Selectman race gets 4th entry in Hingham
Mar 01, 2002; ... HINGHAM - The field of candidates for a seat on the board ofselectmen just keeps getting bigger. Resident Carol Waite of 83 Central St. became the fourth person totake out nomination papers for the seat, which is currently occupiedby Katharine Reardon. Reardon has announced ...
Parking issues at Quincy High School
Mar 01, 2002; ... I have followed the new Quincy High School planning in The PatriotLedger. One of the objections that the neighbors are having, according tothe reports, is traffic and flooding. There are, however, many innovative ideas to help resolve trafficand parking. One that comes to ...
Allow Mayor Phelan time to adapt to job
Mar 01, 2002; ... It is always so amazing to me that citizens of local, state orfederal government expect their newly-elected officials to step intotheir respective positions with instant knowledge, enabling them tomake perfect decisions. The president of the United States, thegovernor, the heads of ...
Weymouth health study
Mar 01, 2002; ... After attending a meeting regarding environmental testing resultsof the four towns surrounding the South Weymouth Naval Air Station, Ihope that Weymouth residents will respond quickly and with care to ahealth questionnaire, which they should complete and return. Five thousand ...
Rockland shopping
Mar 01, 2002; ... In reference to the article Feb. 9 regarding South Weymouth AirBase, I can't imagine all the hassles for so long over the air base.Why have we lost such a valuable chance to develop the air base as ashopping center? Rockland is in dire need of the previously proposed shopping ...
Hingham girls get past early jitters to gain quarterfinals
Mar 01, 2002; ... Christopher StangoThe Patriot Ledger HINGHAM 51O'BRYANT 36 HINGHAM - The girls on the Hingham High School basketball teamlooked confused. They walked into their locker room at halftimelacking the confidence they showed before the opening tip-off ....
School budget cuts teaching staff
Mar 01, 2002; ... Also hits activities, books, equipmentDave QuerzoliFor The Patriot Ledger WEYMOUTH - School administrators last night said teachers would belaid off and money for extracurricular activities would be cut nextyear if more money isn't made available. "Gone are the days ...
School board hears budget pleas
Mar 01, 2002; ... Weymouth residents oppose proposed cutsDAVE QUERZOLIFor The Patriot Ledger WEYMOUTH - Kelly Brennan is a longtime substitute teacher in theWeymouth school system. She grew up in Weymouth and attended its public schools. Despitethe advice from veteran teachers, she ...
Local Sox fans knew it was time to get rid of Duquette
Mar 01, 2002; ... Dave QuerzoliFor The Patriot Ledger In his seven years behind the bar at a popular Quincy sports pub,Kevin McHugh has talked many Red Sox fans off the ledge. That's why his insight into the firing of Sox general manager DanDuquette is like receiving free counsel. Less ...
'Safe haven' backers speak
Mar 01, 2002; ... Bill aims to save infants abandoned by mothersDennis TatzThe Patriot Ledger BOSTON - When Michael and Jean Morrisey of Lexington learned thata newborn was found dead in a Dorchester cemetery last fall, theyvowed to make sure the tragedy would never be repeated. The ...
Reality check
Mar 01, 2002; ... 'I'm American, too' Backlash hits Arab communityOur look at life six months after Sept. 11 will continue throughnext week with national and international perspectives. Dina GerdemanThe Patriot Ledger The harassing phone calls and letters haven't been easy ...
Local man arrested in hit-and-run
Mar 01, 2002; ... WEYMOUTH - A Weymouth man was arrested last night on drug andmotor vehicle charges after a hit-and-run accident, police said. Gary L. Collins, 28, of 576 Washington St. was driving a car northon Washington Street (Route 53) at about 6:30 p.m. when it passedanother vehicle on the ...
Police seeking OxyContin thief
Mar 01, 2002; ... HOLBROOK - Police continue to investigate another OxyContinrobbery at a local pharmacy. Shortly before 2:30 Monday, a man stole an undetermined amount ofthe powerful painkiller from the CVS pharmacy at 790 S. Franklin St.,police said. It was the second OxyContin robbery in ...
Cuddihy takes over when Scituate needs him most
Mar 01, 2002; ... By ERIC McHUGH The Patriot Ledger SCITUATE 75NORTON 64 SCITUATE - Tommy Cuddihy limped off the court with four minutesleft in the game, bothered by what he later described as a "dead leg"feeling in his thigh. Must be a quick healer. Cuddihy ...
HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT
Mar 01, 2002; ... Cotter steps up for Stoughton girls Eric ShulmanFor The Patriot Ledger STOUGHTON 66WELLESLEY 51 STOUGHTON - It's postseason tournament time and, as usual, theStoughton High School girls basketball team has been invited to theparty. The Black ...
BOYS BASKETBALL
Mar 01, 2002; ... Norwell swaggers into the quarters Erik LuysterborghsThe Patriot Ledger NORWELL 78E. BRIDGEWATER 59 NORWELL - When the Norwell High School boys basketball team walksonto the court, it enters the game with a confidence that it's theteam to ...
Later high school starting time backed
Mar 01, 2002; ... Board members to mull change at next meeting Fred HansonThe Patriot Ledger Late to bed and early to rise won't help make a high schoolstudent become wise. Those are the implications of a number of scientific studies, andschool committee member Barbara Mellon is ...
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Mar 01, 2002; ... Riley backs FontbonneSophomore's 21 rebounds lift Ducks Jay N. MillerFor The Patriot Ledger FONTBONNE 53FEEHAN 45MILTON - Courtney Riley's back was so sore she couldn't practicewith her Fontbonne Academy teammates Wednesday and didn't sleep wellthat ...
Central Park playing fields nearly ready
Mar 01, 2002; ... Impact on fields shortage will be minimal, officials say Jeffrey WhiteThe Patriot Ledger Central Park will be ready for sports activities by the end ofthis month, Scituate's public works department says. The town has spent about $430,000 to renovate two soccer field ...
OUR OPINION
Mar 01, 2002; ... House is wrong on clergy bill The rules and practices of the Roman Catholic Church are thereason Cardinal Bernard Law is now in desperate straits - facing upto years of concealing crimes against children. Now, when the cardinal is recognizing the sins of the past andvowing ...
Police union exits affiliation deal
Mar 01, 2002; ... Will negotiate contract with selectmen Jessica FargenThe Patriot Ledger The Canton police union has broken its affiliation with theInternational Brotherhood of Police Officers because of what itsleadership calls relatively low wages, a lack of representation andfailure to ...
Pair in Stoughton murder indicted
Mar 01, 2002; ... Both face arraignment in Superior Court Jessica FargenThe Patriot Ledger STOUGHTON - The two people accused of killing Manuel Andrade inhis Stoughton apartment were indicted yesterday on murder and robberycharges. Zeno Williams, 20, and Jamaal Lee Haith, 23, will ...
MBTA to delay funding rail line to New Bedford
Mar 01, 2002; ... Jessica FargenThe Patriot Ledger The MBTA did not include money this year to build the commuterrail line to New Bedford and Fall River, but expects the $610 millionwill be included next year after further environmental review. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ...
Haddad decides he's going to stay
Mar 01, 2002; ... Town manager had been finalist for job in Dedham Patriot Ledger staff Cohasset Town Manager Mark Haddad yesterday dropped out of therunning for Dedham's town administrator job. Dedham Selectmen Chairman Thomas Polito said Haddad called himyesterday to withdraw ...
Hanson police make first arrest connected with home invasion
Mar 01, 2002; ... By JOE McGEEThe Patriot Ledger HANSON - Police have made their first arrest and expect more inconnection with a home invasion last Friday night on Holmes Street. Billy Gomes, 19, was picked up at his Brockton home late Wednesdaynight and charged with 11 criminal counts, ...
Eviction notice to bagel shop rankles patrons
Mar 01, 2002; ... Customers of Bazza Bagel on South Avenue in Whitman are protestingbuilding owner Tim Hughes' move to evict the shop. Hughes says Chet French and Edie Munroe, the proprietors of BazzaBagel, must vacate the premises by Monday. People who have been patronizing Bazza Bagels for ...
Steady sibling
Mar 01, 2002; ... Sister's 'death spells' don't faze Whitman boy, 8 By JOE McGEEThe Patriot Ledger Kent Fleming-Payne is only 8 years old, but he doesn't get rattledwhen sister Andie's life is in jeopardy. The 2-year-old experienceslife-threatening seizures that take away her ability to ...
Doctor says serious reactions to shots are rare
Mar 01, 2002; ... Dr. Frank Duffy, a physician in the epilepsy program at Children'sHospital in Boston, said it is difficult to prove that vaccinationscause seizures, but the threat exists. "Sometimes, if you get a fever, you could get (a seizure). Itmight not be (caused by a vaccination), it could ...
THEATER REVIEW
Mar 01, 2002; ... 'Graduate' delivers fun nostalgia fixJON LEHMANFor The Patriot Ledger Kathleen Turner's performance won't change the way you think aboutMrs. Robinson or blur the indelible image of Anne Bancroft as thatjaded, boozed-up sexual predator. But Turner and her pair of ...
MOVIE REVIEW
Mar 01, 2002; ... Even a little titillation won't get you through '40 Days' Joe CreaThe Patriot Ledger How insane can a sexually abstinent man go in a world dominated bySports Illustrated swimsuit issues, 900 numbers and Elizabeth Hurley? The new movie, "40 Days and 40 Nights" attempts to ...
Mary E. Cortese
Mar 01, 2002; ... WHITMAN - A funeral Mass will be celebrated for Mary E. (Shea)Cortese, 89, of Melrose, at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Most BlessedSacrament Church, 1155 Main St., Wakefield. Mrs. Cortese diedWednesday at Bay Pointe Rehabilitation Center in Brockton, after along illness. She worked ...
Ann Bradanese
Mar 01, 2002; ... DUXBURY - Ann Bradanese of Duxbury and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea,Fla., died Wednesday. Mrs. Bradanese was formerly of Needham. She is survived by her husband, Mario Bradanese; a son, PeterBradanese of Concord, N.H.; a daughter, Diane Fletcher of Duxbury;two grandchildren; and ...
Officials seek buyer for former Highlands library, land not included
Mar 01, 2002; ... Karen EschbacherThe Patriot Ledger For sale: two-story house, circa 1830s, most recently used as alibrary. Price: negotiable. Town officials are putting up for sale the small white house onPeach Street that served as the Highlands library branch for nearly20 ...
Building citizens
Mar 01, 2002; ... Justice education project has many Milton connections for students Kendra JohnsonThe Patriot Ledger Interactive plays, mock trials and poetry are part of a programdesigned to teach students about democracy and justice. The James D. St. Clair Court Public Education Project ...
Reilly gets meeting with church
Mar 01, 2002; ... Archdiocese to work out details of abuse dataKevin RothsteinThe Patriot Ledger Prosecutors from throughout the area covered by the BostonArchdiocese were to meet this morning to devise a strategy forrequesting information about old accusations of sexual abuse madeagainst ...
Witnesses begin testifying in school probe
Mar 01, 2002; ... Vo-tech's spending being investigated Kevin RothsteinThe Patriot Ledger The first witnesses will testify today in the grand jury probe ofthe Southeastern Regional Vocational School District, a prosecutorsaid. The grand jury has been reviewing documents for the past ...
Club to perform 'Our Town'
Mar 01, 2002; ... COHASSET - A three-week run of the Cohasset Dramatic Club'sproduction of "Our Town" starts tonight. The production of the Thornton Wilder drama is directed by EricHenderson and produced by Marcia McDonald and Dawn Rota. Tickets cost $10 and can be purchased at Buttonwood ...
Cohasset quilt show to benefit children
Mar 01, 2002; ... Event set for tomorrow at Congregational Church L.E. CampenellaThe Patriot Ledger COHASSET - The Second Congregational Church will hold its ninth-annual quilt show and luncheon from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow toraise money for two Boston Medical Center pediatric programs ....
Water protection is program topic tomorrow
Mar 01, 2002; ... SCITUATE - The First Herring Brook Watershed Initiative and CleanWater Action are offering a training program on how to protectdrinking water. The program will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. tomorrow atthe Mount Hope Improvement Society building in Scituate. The buildingis at ...
Local GOP delegates like Romney
Mar 01, 2002; ... Many say they'd back him for gov.Lane LambertThe Patriot Ledger COHASSET - Mitt Romney isn't a gubernatorial candidate yet, but heapparently already has the votes of dozens of South Shore Republicanstate convention delegates. A week after the millionaire businessman ...
Delano's Farm proposal revised again
Mar 01, 2002; ... Developer would use only one-third of parcel Laurent ThometThe Patriot Ledger Seeking a compromise with the town, a developer is proposing tobuy just 10 acres of a 32-acre site in North Duxbury and let the townbuy the rest for conservation. Old Cord Realty Trust has ...
Abington the host this time
Mar 01, 2002; ... Michael J. StoicoThe Patriot Ledger ABINGTON 67STANG 47 ABINGTON - For the third time in four years, the Abington HighSchool boys basketball team will face Rockland for the right to moveon in the Division 3 South Sectional. The Green Wave cruised to a ...
Heavy weight lifted from Sox
Mar 01, 2002; ... Duquette firing brings relief to fans MIKE FINEThe Patriot Ledger That refreshing breeze you might have felt was coming from City ofPalms Park in Fort Myers, Fla. It started yesterday afternoon, swept across the Red Sox springtraining complex and up the East Coast, ...