The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from April 2002:
Ramp truck, tools stolen from business
Apr 01, 2002; ... Ramp truck, tools stolen from business WHITMAN - A ramp truckand tools were stolen in a break-in Thursday night at Joe L's FrameShop at 958 Temple St., police said. The ramp truck may have been used to smash the garage door to thebay used by the auto-related ...
Helen Rapoza
Apr 01, 2002; ... Helen Rapoza STOUGHTON - Helen (Chlebek) Rapoza, 71, of Stoughton, formerly ofFall River, died Friday. Mrs. Rapoza was a homemaker for many years. Prior to that, sheworked as an executive assistant for 12 years at Duro Finishing inFall River. She is survived by her ...
Marie T. Jacobson
Apr 01, 2002; ... Marie T. Jacobson QUINCY - Marie T. (Inman) Jacobson, 81, of Quincy and Vero Beach,Fla., died Friday at Marina Bay Skilled Nursing Center in Quincy. Mrs. Jacobson was a volunteer at Indian River Memorial Hospital inVero Beach for many years. She was born in Medford ...
Domenic J. Bernabei
Apr 01, 2002; ... Domenic J. Bernabei ROCKLAND - Domenic J. "Mello" Bernabei, 79, of Rockland, a retiredconstruction foreman, died Saturday at home after a period of failinghealth. Mr. Bernabei worked for Perini Construction Co. for 45 years,retiring in 1985. He was a member of Laborers ...
Mary M. Croal
Apr 01, 2002; ... Mary M. Croal WEYMOUTH - Mary M. (Gorman) Croal, 73, of Weymouth, retireddirector of libraries for the Norwell Public Schools, died Saturdayat South Shore Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Croal retired in 1994 after 28 years with the school system. She was born in ...
Harry S. Jason
Apr 01, 2002; ... Harry S. Jason COHASSET - Harry S. Jason, 86, of Cohasset, a longtimeconstruction foreman, died Saturday at South Shore Hospital inWeymouth after a brief illness. Mr. Jason worked for Alan Wheeler Construction Co. for more than50 years. He was a former amateur ...
Bernadette Marie Green
Apr 01, 2002; ... Bernadette Marie Green HOLBROOK - Bernadette Marie Green, 31, of Holbrook, a SpecialOlympics participant, died Friday at Brockton Hospital. Miss Green enjoyed bowling and taking ballet lessons. Sheparticipated in several Special Olympics. She also enjoyed music, ...
Jeanne Marie Stewart
Apr 01, 2002; ... Jeanne Marie Stewart QUINCY - Jeanne Marie Stewart, 64, of Quincy, a former seniorflight attendant, died Friday at Quincy Medical Center after a longillness. Miss Stewart worked as a flight attendant for the former EasternAirlines for 32 years. She later was a gate agent ...
Patricia Ann Sweeney
Apr 01, 2002; ... Patricia Ann Sweeney QUINCY - Patricia Ann (Shortal) Sweeney, 76, of Leesburg, Fla.,formerly of Quincy, died March 16 after a long illness. Mrs. Sweeney was an active member of Quincy Point CongregationalChurch for 37 years and served in many leadership roles. She ...
Holbrook votes tomorrow
Apr 01, 2002; ... Holbrook votes tomorrow HOLBROOK - Voters will decide a four-way race for selectman intomorrow's town election. Residents in Precincts 1,3 and 4 can cast their ballots at thehigh school, while residents in Precinct 2 should go to KennedyElementary School. The polls will be ...
40 years of political activism
Apr 01, 2002; ... 40 years of political activismThis year Citizens forParticipation in Political Action (CPPAX) celebrates 40 years ofdemocracy in action. From opposing the Vietnam conflict in the '60sand '70s, to helping restore the political process to the average,affected voter constituency through ...
World War II memorial
Apr 01, 2002; ... World War II memorialRegarding the World War II memorial inQuincy, I would like to publicly commend John Donlon and LeonardMorris for their effort to erect Quincy's World War II memorial. John Donlon, a 4th Division sergeant, led the way at Utah ...
On Quarry Hills project extension
Apr 01, 2002; ... On Quarry Hills project extension William Flynn's March 16/17City Seen column "Quarry Hills ought to get extension" was on target. For those who really want to know, Quarry Hills is a tremendousgift to our great city ....
A use for Naval Air Station in Weymouth
Apr 01, 2002; ... A use for Naval Air Station in Weymouth Presently, in 2002,we well know the incredible task needed to protect the preciouscoastline of America; with American patrols that are required withconstant vigilance in this time of war. Once in Weymouth, we had the incredible valued ...
A plea to dog owners
Apr 01, 2002; ... A plea to dog owners On Sunday, March 24, I went out with mytwo children, ages 5 and 7, to Pond Street to fly kites. I was amazedat the amount of dog waste scattered throughout the field. In ...
Peter J. Oteri
Apr 01, 2002; ... Peter J. Oteri WEYMOUTH - A funeral Mass for Peter J. Oteri, 81, of NorthWeymouth, will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Jerome'sChurch in North Weymouth. Burial will be in Blue Hill CemeteryinBraintree. Mr. Oteri, a retired edge trimmer for the former E.T. Wright ...
Stoughton group plans legal talk
Apr 01, 2002; ... Stoughton group plans legal talk STOUGHTON - The Stoughton Youth Commission will sponsor a lecture,"Legal Issues and Teenagers: Your ...
Milton man faces several charges
Apr 01, 2002; ... Milton man faces several chargesMILTON - A Milton man who took a Mercedes Benz for a test driveand never returned it was arrested yesterday on assault, car theftand weapons charges. Deputy Police Chief Paul Giorgio said his department received acall shortly after 3 p.m ....
Local Pee Wees heading to Colorado for national tourney
Apr 01, 2002; ... Local Pee Wees heading to Colorado for national tourney After six years that have produced state championships out of theSouth Shore Conference, the Pee Wee Major Select Dynamos will travelto Colorado for the national tournament. That group, comprised of 12- and ...
Rita C. Redmond
Apr 01, 2002; ... Rita C. Redmond HOLBROOK - Rita C. (McCaul) Redmond of Holbrook, former manager ofthe Curry College bookstore, died Saturday at Brockton Hospital. Mrs. Redmond worked at Curry College for 15 years. She was a member of St. Josephine's Church and was a president ofthe ...
Thomas D. Landry
Apr 01, 2002; ... Thomas D. Landry BRAINTREE - Thomas D. Landry, 79, of Braintree,a retired carpenter and survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, diedFriday at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. He worked for more than 40 years with the Carpenter's Union Local67. A World War II Army veteran, ...
Edmund A. Asci
Apr 01, 2002; ... Edmund A. Asci NORWOOD - Edmund A. Asci, 78, of Norwood, whoworked in the distribution department at The Boston Globe for manyyears, died Saturday at Caritas Norwood Hospital. Born in East Boston, he lived in Winthrop before moving to Norwoodin 1958. He was a Navy veteran of ...
Mary A. Fruzzetti
Apr 01, 2002; ... Mary A. Fruzzetti PLYMOUTH - Mary A. (Martelli) Fruzzetti, 87, ofPlymouth, a retired shoe stitcher, died Friday at Brockton Hospital. Mrs. Fruzzetti worked in the shoe industry for 30 years. She enjoyed crossword puzzles and was an avid baseball fan. Born, raised and ...
D. Ferrell Howard
Apr 01, 2002; ... D. Ferrell Howard BRYAN, Texas - D. Ferrell Howard, 74, ofBryan, a retired office manager, died March 12 at St. Joseph'sRegional Health Center. Born in Iowa Park, Texas, she spent most of her life inAlbuquerque, N.M., and Tucson, Ariz. Mrs. Howard is survived by a son, ...
Kenneth P. Grinnell
Apr 01, 2002; ... Kenneth P. Grinnell WESTON - Kenneth P. Grinnell, of Weston, apercussionist with the Southeastern Philharmonic Orchestra inWeymouth, died March 24. Mr. Grinnell played timpani for the orchestra for several years. He attended Newton High School and the University of Maine ...
Helen Philopoulos
Apr 01, 2002; ... Helen PhilopoulosCANTON - Helen Philopoulos, 95, of Canton,great-grandmother of 30 and great-great-grandmother of two, diedFriday at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. Married in 1922 to the late John Philopoulos, she worked with herhusband in the family business, John ...
Carolina J. Ruina
Apr 01, 2002; ... Carolina J. Ruina NORWOOD - Carolina J. (Trere) Ruina, 86, ofNorwood, a homemaker, died Friday at Kindred Hospital, Boston. Born, raised and educated in Eritrea, Africa, she had also livedin Dedham. Mrs. Ruina was a member of the Norwood Ladies Italian Lodge. Wife of ...
Frederick G. Warren, 80,
Apr 01, 2002; ... Frederick G. Warren, 80,WWII Marine Corps vet, Weymouth business owner WEYMOUTH - FrederickG. "Buddy" Warren, 80, of Weymouth, retired owner of a heating andair conditioning company, died Friday at Olympus Specialty andRehabilitation Hospital in Braintree. Mr. Warren owned ...
Scituate OKs charter review
Apr 01, 2002; ... Scituate OKs charter reviewJeffrey WhiteThe Patriot LedgerSCITUATE - For the first time in 25 years, the town will review itscharter. At Saturday's town election, voters approved a ballot questionthat asked whether the charter, the town's governing document, shouldbe ...
Scituate rejects override
Apr 01, 2002; ... Scituate rejects override$1.9M would have gone toward school budget Jeffrey WhiteThe Patriot Ledger SCITUATE - Concern about raising property taxes and a feeling theschool committee had to better control spending were factors in thedefeat of a $1.99 million Proposition ...
Planning board backs senior-housing measures
Apr 01, 2002; ... Planning board backs senior-housing measuresApproval being sought for about 90 condosJessica FargenThe Patriot LedgerThe Canton Planning Board recommends town meeting approval of azoning measure that would allow the construction of housing forpeople 55 and older. The board ...
Canton votes tomorrow
Apr 01, 2002; ... Canton votes tomorrowCANTON - The polls will be open from 7a.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow for election of two school committee membersand one planning board member. Voters also will elect a new selectman as well as a health boardmember, town clerk, member of the board of assessors ...
Crash kills Quincy man
Apr 01, 2002; ... Crash kills Quincy manCar flips on Expressway Jim Daly The Patriot LedgerBOSTON - A Quincy man was killed in a crash on the SoutheastExpressway early yesterday morning. Kai Hong Keung, 25, of 100 W. Squantum St. died when the 2001Toyota Corolla he was driving ...
Robbery try at gas station thwarted
Apr 01, 2002; ... Robbery try at gas station thwarted WHITMAN - A witness to anattempted robbery early yesterday morning used a spray bottle tochase away the robber, police said. A short time later, police arrested the man they said tried to robthe Mobil Xtra Mart at 753 Bedford St. Harold ...
Duo tones
Apr 01, 2002; ... Duo tonesSouth Shore sopranos glitter in opera gems Jon LehmanFor The Patriot Ledger "Dueling divas" is what opera director Beth MacLeod of Duxburycalls two South Shore sopranos, Gwen Cushing Souza of Pembroke andLinda Barbieri of Middleborough. The two will be ...
Alexander L. Gillis
Apr 01, 2002; ... Alexander L. GillisQUINCY - Alexander L. Gillis of Quincy,formerly of Dorchester, died Thursday. Husband of the late Mary J. (MacIsaac) Gillis, he is survived by ason, Lloyd A. Gillis of Norwell; a daughter, Louise Potvin of Essex,Vt.; a brother, Roderick Gillis of Canada; ...
Animals back in the fold as Plimoth reopens
Apr 01, 2002; ... Animals back in the fold as Plimoth reopensBy KARA A. McCARTHYFor The Patriot LedgerPLYMOUTH - The animals are back. Removed from Plimoth Plantation exhibits last year because of fearthat foreign tourists would bring in foot and mouth disease, thecollection of goats, cattle and ...
CORRECTION
Apr 01, 2002; ... CORRECTION The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority on Friday completeddigging a 2.7-mile deep rock sewer tunnel from North Weymouth to NutIsland in Quincy. Drilling will continue ...
Cohasset town meeting:
Apr 01, 2002; ... Cohasset town meeting: - Approved $180,000 to begin design workfor the installation of sewer lines in the Little Harbor area,averting a possible $750,000 Proposition 2½ debt exclusionoverride to pay for the total cost of design work. - Approved putting $100,000 toward new ...
New ballfields, sewers win OK of town meeting
Apr 01, 2002; ... New ballfields, sewers win OK of town meeting Proposed changes to zoning bylaws among articles still awaitingactionL.E. CampenellaThe Patriot LedgerVoters at Cohasset's annual town meeting Saturday passed an articlefor the design of sewers in Little Harbor, and allocated ...
Cohasset OKs land buy, but owner is unwilling
Apr 01, 2002; ... Cohasset OKs land buy, but owner is unwillingL.E. CampenellaThe Patriot LedgerCOHASSET - Although voters in Cohasset are willing to pay, BeachStreet landowner Ellen Morrissey isn't willing to sell her land fortown use. Voters on Saturday approved putting $60,000 a year toward ...
GET A LIFE
Apr 01, 2002; ... GET A LIFETechnology a marvel, but web has downside Loretta LaRocheThe Patriot Ledger For years, I resisted learning the computer. I thought, "I don'tneed to understand how to work one more gadget." After all, hadn't I mastered the VCR, the voice mail system on ...
Frances G. Dineen
Apr 01, 2002; ... Frances G. Dineen QUINCY - Frances G. (Marlborough) Dineen, 73, of Quincy, ahomemaker, died Wednesday in Charlestown following a long illness. She enjoyed playing bingo. Mrs. Dineen was born in Boston and lived in South Boston andWeymouth before moving to Quincy 40 ...
Joanna E. Sulcer
Apr 01, 2002; ... Joanna E. Sulcer ABINGTON - Joanna E. (Manartto) Sulcer, 63, ofAbington, a former sales clerk at the South Weymouth Naval AirStation exchange store, died Sunday at New England Sinai Hospitalfollowing a brief illness. Mrs. Sulcer was born in Boston and lived in Abington for 23 ...
CELTICS NOTEBOOK
Apr 01, 2002; ... CELTICS NOTEBOOKFleet fans boo Walker despite winMissed 3s spark crowd's ire MIKE FINE The Patriot LedgerBOSTON - It's amazing that after their team missed the playoffs forseven seasons and failed to record a winning record for nine seasons,Boston Celtics fans can retain such ...
PRO HOOPS
Apr 01, 2002; ... PRO HOOPSCeltics rebound from adversityMike FineThe Patriot Ledger CELTICS 110BUCKS 80 They've been few and far between, games like these. Then again,the Boston Celtics don't face the Milwaukee Bucks without leadingscorer Ray Allen every day. In their three ...
Braintree election tomorrow
Apr 01, 2002; ... Braintree election tomorrow Patriot Ledger staff BRAINTREE - Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow forthe annual town election. There are races for selectman and the health board. In addition, voters are being asked if they want to form a ...
Quincy seeking parade-theme ideas
Apr 01, 2002; ... Quincy seeking parade-theme ideasApril 12 is deadline for submision of entriesBy RAY McEACHERNThe Patriot LedgerQUINCY - The Christmas Festival Committee is seeking a theme for thecity's 50th annual Christmas parade. Organized in 1952 by the late Rev. Thomas Tierney, who ...
5 break-ins in Quincy reported
Apr 01, 2002; ... 5 break-ins in Quincy reportedQUINCY - Police today were investigating weekend break-ins at anAmerican Legion Post and four homes. Police said someone stole a safe containing a small amount ofmoney from American Legion Post 380 on Sea Street. Post members discovered ...
Work on World War II memorial is delayed
Apr 01, 2002; ... Work on World War II memorial is delayedSarah CoffeyThe Patriot LedgerExcavation to prepare the Marshfield town green for a World War IImemorial has been halted. The problem: workers dug 10 feet before reaching solid ground. The excavation was being done so a concrete ...
Thomas F. Birmingham
Apr 01, 2002; ... Thomas F. BirminghamAge : 52Home : ChelseaOccupation : Lawyer, state senatorEducation: Harvard College, 1972; Oxford University Rhodes Scholar,1975-78; ...
DISTRICT COURT
Apr 01, 2002; ... DISTRICT COURT Plymouth Tyler Saunders, 17, of 11 South Pond Road, Plymouth,pleaded innocent to a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. Hewas released on his promise to return to court April 26. Plymouth police charged Saunders with threatening Anthony Keeganwith a BB ...
Work on new courthouse to begin in October, officials say
Apr 01, 2002; ... Work on new courthouse to begin in October, officials sayBuilding to replace downtown complexTAMARA RACEThe Patriot LedgerAsk Plymouth District Court employees how they feel about the newcourthouse planned for Obery Street and watch their eyes roll.Reactions range from mild scoffing ...
OUR OPINION
Apr 01, 2002; ... OUR OPINION Mental health parity A two-year-old law says health insurers may not discriminatebetween physical and mental illness. Unfortunately, the law isn'tworking as well as it should, and some sort of fine-tuning is inorder. The Mental Health Parity Law was intended to ...
CAMPAIGN 2002
Apr 01, 2002; ... CAMPAIGN 2002Birmingham has more than Romney to overcome This is the third in an occasional series profiling candidates forgovernor. Tom BennerPatriot Ledger State House Bureau MILTON - Democrat Thomas F. Birmingham says he started without thewealth and ...
Three candidates for selectman in debate tomorrow
Apr 01, 2002; ... Three candidates for selectman in debate tomorrow COHASSET - Adebate among selectman candidates will be held at 7:30 p.m. tomorrowat town hall. Competing for the two three-year terms are incumbents FrederickKoed and Roseanne "Ronnie" McMorris and lifelong resident Roger Hill.It ...
Quincy teen who spotted fire to be honored
Apr 01, 2002; ... Quincy teen who spotted fire to be honoredQUINCY -Firefighters plan to honor a 13-year-old boy for reporting a fire atan apartment building in his neighborhood. John Kurpeski, an eighth-grader at the Central Middle School, washome early because Tuesday was an early-dismissal ...
Nature group marks first year QUINCY - The Quincy Environmental Network will celebrate its first anniversary with a breakfast fund-raiser from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Custom House Restaurant, 125 Sea St., Quincy. A story in Monday's Patriot Ledger gave an incorrect day for the event.[Correction published 4/4/02:]
Apr 01, 2002; ... QUINCY - The Quincy Environmental Network will celebrate its one-year anniversary with a breakfast fund-raiser from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.Sunday [correction: Saturday]. The event will be at the Custom House Restaurant, 125 Sea St.Tickets are $15. Proceeds will be used for future ...
LEDGER LINE RESULTS
Apr 01, 2002; ... From Saturday's question. Q. Should U.S. peace-keeping ...
Showing restraint
Apr 01, 2002; ... *State rates of restraint and seclusion for children andadolescents Sept. 2000Adolescent unit 50Child unit 70Child-adolescent unit110 June 2001Adolescent unit 50Child unit 55Child-adolescent ...
Pizza delivery robbery
Apr 01, 2002; ... RANDOLPH - A Domino's Pizza delivery driver was robbed atknifepoint by three men Saturday night. Randolph police Lt. Kevin Connor said the driver was sent to anaddress on Delorenzo Drive to deliver two pizzas at 9:15 p.m. As the driver went to make the delivery, she was ...
Psychiatric workers learn new methods
Apr 01, 2002; ... A teenager in a state-run psychiatric center was throwing compactdiscs around his room when aides warned him to stop or they would puthim in restraints. The youth lay down on his bed, but he was restrained anyway. "Six men came and carried him to the 'safety room' and put him ...
Rules of restraint
Apr 01, 2002; ... 1998 state regulations: - Workers can restrain or seclude patients only when there is a"substantial risk" of injury to the patient or "serious physicalassault" to others. - A staff member must observe the patient and be available tohelp. - Patients must be given a ...
Randolph vote tomorrow
Apr 01, 2002; ... RANDOLPH - Voters will decide three races in tomorrow's townelection. In the race that has generated the most attention, incumbentsWilliam Alexopoulos and James Burgess are being challenged by FireChief Richard Wells for two seats on the board of selectmen. The same situation ...
Friends honor cancer victim; They'll retrace her daily steps in fund- raiser
Apr 01, 2002; ... Lynne Freedman remembers the older woman who approached her justbefore last year's Janet Bardon-McDonald Memorial Walk AgainstCancer. "I think I know who this person is," the woman said. "Is this theredhead who used to walk all the time?" Every day, rain or shine, ...