The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from May 2002:
Delahunt says Venezuela still 'very volatile'
May 01, 2002; ... Delahunt says Venezuela still 'very volatile' Aaron LovellPatriot Ledger Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Following a Friday meeting in Caracas with VenezuelanPresident Hugo Chavez, Rep. William Delahunt, D-Quincy, described thesituation in the country as "tense and very ...
Study will initiate bay protection effort
May 01, 2002; ... Study will initiate bay protection effort Anne TraftonThe Patriot Ledger Duxbury Bay means many things to different people. Just ask the swimmers, the fishermen who pull shellfish from itswaters, the boaters who skim its surface, and the homeowners whoenjoy the ...
School environmental awards to be given
May 01, 2002; ... School environmental awards to be given BOSTON - The eighth annual Excellence in Environmental EducationAwards ceremony will be held at noon tomorrow in the Great Hall atthe State House. Secretary of Environmental Affairs Bob Durand will present 67schools with awards for ...
Robert B. Braun
May 01, 2002; ... Robert B. Braun DANVILLE, N.H. - Robert B. Braun, 76, of Danville, N.H., formerlyof Milton and Dorchester, a World War II Navy veteran, died Sunday atthe Exeter Hospital in Exeter, N.H. Mr. Braun was born in Boston and educated in Milton. He graduatedfrom Milton High School ...
CORRECTION
May 01, 2002; ... CORRECTION HULL - The following eighth graders were named to the honor rollfor the third term at Memorial Middle School in Hull: ...
Top court to hear Erickson case
May 01, 2002; ... Top court to hear Erickson caseNo date has been set in planning board suit Carrie LevineThe Patriot Ledger A planning board lawsuit over the proposed Erickson RetirementCampus in Hingham is going to the state Supreme Judicial Court. Hingham Planning Board members ...
Smoking restriction stands
May 01, 2002; ... Smoking restriction standsHealth board holds to strict prohibition Casey RossThe Patriot Ledger WEYMOUTH - The health board last night rejected a compromisesupported by the mayor and business owners and reaffirmed a strictsmoking ban that has been derided as anti-business ...
Cleaning house
May 01, 2002; ... Cleaning house Some will recall the scandalous '80s in the Protestant Movementwhen one televangelist after the next tumbled from grace, losingtheir testimonies, power and ministries because they were caught andexposed while living hypocritical lives. God is cleaning ...
In favor of new charter for Plymouth
May 01, 2002; ... In favor of new charter for Plymouth On May 11, the registered voters of Plymouth will have the rareprivilege and choice to evaluate, and moreover, participate in thepeaceful transformation of its local government using the ballot box.Over the next several days, the registered ...
Believes second-hand smoke is a danger
May 01, 2002; ... Believes second-hand smoke is a danger Re: the letter, "Believes second-hand smoke danger a theory," fromGeorge Skinner of Weymouth, I would like to address the followingexcert: "to me was nothing more than mumble jumble and moretheatrical than factual, I concluded that the ...
Town hopes to cut health care costs
May 01, 2002; ... Town hopes to cut health care costsMay ask workers to pay a bigger portion of the bill Christopher WalkerThe Patriot Ledger As health insurance costs for town employees appear ready to surgepast $3 million next year, Rockland officials are preparing for anaggressive push ...
Search committee prolongs existence
May 01, 2002; ... Search committee prolongs existence Waiting to be advised on release of records Christopher WalkerThe Patriot Ledger ROCKLAND - The committee that was formed to find townadministrator candidates hoped to disband last night, but it willcontinue to exist until a lingering ...
Singing trooper booms out
May 01, 2002; ... Singing trooper booms outHelps mark anniversary of Rockland group Sgt. Daniel Clark, known as the Singing State Trooper, gave arousing performance yesterday for a group of Rockland seniors,children and disabled residents to celebrate the first anniversary ofa human services ...
Brockton official in race for county treasurer
May 01, 2002; ... Brockton official in race for county treasurer BROCKTON - City council veteran James Harrington has announced hiscandidacy for Plymouth County treasurer. Harrington, a Democrat, owns Centre Street Financial Services inBrockton. "The treasurer of Plymouth County is ...
Many moms won't forget this newly retired nurse
May 01, 2002; ... Many moms won't forget this newly retired nurse Don ConkeyThe Patriot Ledger She helped bring thousands of babies into the world. She says she talked to all of them when they arrived. Now, Jeana Homola has said goodbye to that phase of her life. "It's time ...
Celebrating a rebel with a cause
May 01, 2002; ... Celebrating a rebel with a cause Don ConkeyThe Patriot Ledger QUINCY - When Thomas Morton put up his maypole on a local hillside375 years ago today, he wanted people to look far beyond it. "Morton was a Renaissance man, a person who believed in observingand ...
City finds 'hidden' spending
May 01, 2002; ... City finds 'hidden' spendingPhelan says predecessor illegally rolled over bills Elizabeth W. CrowleyThe Patriot Ledger QUINCY - A day away from unveiling his first budget, Mayor WilliamJ. Phelan charges that his predecessor illegally "hid" $4.6 millionin spending last ...
Maher probe returns to mob links
May 01, 2002; ... Maher probe returns to mob linksBreak-in reportedly revives FBI interest Elizabeth W. CrowleyThe Patriot Ledger QUINCY - Gone is the confident grin he flashed news photographersat his arraignment last month. When a reporter showed up at his home last night to ask ...
Maher probe returns to mob links
May 01, 2002; ... Maher probe returns to mob linksBreak-in reportedly revives FBI interest Elizabeth W. CrowleyThe Patriot Ledger QUINCY - Gone is the confident grin he flashed news photographersat his arraignment last month. When a reporter showed up at his home last night to ask ...
Helen Emily Kilbourne
May 01, 2002; ... Helen Emily Kilbourne HINGHAM - A memorial service for Helen Emily (Gilles) "Gil"Kilbourne, 83, of Hingham, will be held at 2 p.m. May 11 at theHingham Congregational Church, 378 Main St. (Route 228), Hingham. The Rev. Diane E. Mix will perform the service and internment ...
Alexander H. Lindsay
May 01, 2002; ... Alexander H. Lindsay BOSTON - Alexander H. Lindsay, 88, of Boston, a retired sheetmetal worker for Westinghouse Co. in Hyde Park, died Tuesday atBoston Medical Center. Mr. Lindsay worked for the company for more than 30 years. Born in Boston, he was a long-time ...
June F. Muir
May 01, 2002; ... June F. Muir PEMBROKE - June F. (Foley) Muir, 55, of Pembroke, a homemaker,died Monday at home after a long illness. Born in Boston, she was raised in Hyde Park. She graduated fromCardinal Cushing High School in South Boston in 1964 and received abachelor's degree in special ...
A steal of a deal
May 01, 2002; ... A steal of a dealOliver hidden gem in Sox trade to unload Everett By ERIC McHUGHThe Patriot Ledger RED SOX 4ORIOLES 0 Good old John Hart. Good old helpful John Hart. Good old notexactly the sharpest knife in the drawer these days, are we, Mr.Hart? Sure, ...
RED SOX NOTEBOOK
May 01, 2002; ... RED SOX NOTEBOOKRed Sox refer to baseball textbook By ERIC McHUGHThe Patriot Ledger BOSTON - Your leadoff man reaches first by hook or by crook andthen swipes second. Your No. 2 guy selflessly gets him over to third with one out. And your No. 3 hitter drives ...
Town meeting OKs charter study panel
May 01, 2002; ... Town meeting OKs charter study panel Fred HansonThe Patriot Ledger Town meeting Monday night approved creating a nine-membercommittee to do a preliminary study of Randolph's governmentstructure. Town meeting directed the committee to make its recommendations tonext ...
Town rents electronic signs to warn of water shortage
May 01, 2002; ... Town rents electronic signs to warn of water shortage Fred HansonThe Patriot Ledger RANDOLPH - The public works department is leasing flashingelectronic message boards to remind residents of the ban on outsidewater use. The signs carry the message that the town is in ...
Susan Lincoln, Plymouth town meeting member, head of Visitors Center
May 01, 2002; ... Susan Lincoln, Plymouth town meeting member, head of VisitorsCenter PLYMOUTH - Susan A. Lincoln, 50, of Plymouth, a Plymouth townmeeting member, died Tuesday at home after a short illness. She was also chairwoman of the Plymouth Visitors Service CenterBoard ....
Barbara F. Batchman
May 01, 2002; ... Barbara F. Batchman CARVER - Barbara F. (Jones) Batchman, 68, of Hudson, Fla., diedApril 23 at home. Born in Vermont, she was raised in Pembroke and graduated fromPembroke High School in 1951. She enlisted in the Navy after highschool and served during the Korean ...
Adelaide E. Messenger
May 01, 2002; ... Adelaide E. Messenger PEMBROKE - Adelaide E. Messenger, 90, of Kansas City, Mo., a fund-raiser for several charities, died Friday at St. Luke's NorthlandHospital in Kansas City. Born in Boston, she lived most of her life in Scituate beforemoving to Missouri two years ...
COMMENTARY
May 01, 2002; ... COMMENTARYImmigrants with beards would have easier timeRMV stupidity thwarts repeated attempts to get driver's permit INGRID SHAFFER A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored bystatesmen and philosophers and divines ...And bureaucrats, ...
Duxbury boys conduct a lacrosse clinic
May 01, 2002; ... Duxbury boys conduct a lacrosse clinic Jay N. MillerFor The Patriot Ledger DUXBURY - The Duxbury High School boys lacrosse team is so loadedwith talent, even the goalie is a threat to score. That's exactly what happened yesterday, as Green Dragons netminderPat ...
Scituate teens charged in break at baseball field equipment shed
May 01, 2002; ... Scituate teens charged in break at baseball field equipment shed Jeffrey WhiteThe Patriot Ledger SCITUATE - Two Scituate teenagers were arraigned Monday onbreaking and entering charges after allegedly breaking into theequipment shed at the Greenbush baseball field Saturday ...
Jenkins School decision imminent
May 01, 2002; ... Jenkins School decision imminentAnnouncement set for tomorrow nightJeffrey WhiteThe Patriot Ledger Scituate school officials' decision on whether to open the $11million Jenkins Elementary School in the fall will be announcedtomorrow night. The announcement will be made ...
Luce teacher to study with NASA
May 01, 2002; ... Luce teacher to study with NASAConlon to attend flight center seminar Jessica FargenThe Patriot LedgerSara Conlon's third-grade students have high expectations for hervisit to a NASA flight center this summer. Conlon, a third-grade teacher at the Luce Elementary School, ...
Voters unfazed by 'panic' override
May 01, 2002; ... Voters unfazed by 'panic' override $2.7M request killed despite looming cutsJessica FargenThe Patriot Ledger Voters last night defeated, by a more than 2-1 margin, a $2.7million Proposition 2 1/2 override. The vote leaves the town with the prospect of 28 fewer teachers,as ...
Pembroke town meeting last night:
May 01, 2002; ... Pembroke town meeting last night:- Banned the feeding of waterfowl in public places. - Approved a $34.5 million operating ...
Town meeting backs ban on duck feeding
May 01, 2002; ... Town meeting backs ban on duck feeding Designed to discourage waterfowl from ponds Jim DalyThe Patriot Ledger Feeding the ducks is now against the law in Pembroke. Last night, amid peals of laughter, bad jokes and pained smiles,town meeting voted to ban the ...
OUR OPINION
May 01, 2002; ... OUR OPINIONUnsnarling airport traffic Considering the traffic nightmares Boston-area drivers put upwith, they can be pretty patient overall when congestion becomesimpossible. What's most frustrating is when a partial solution to trafficgridlock is obvious and those in ...
OUR OPINION
May 01, 2002; ... OUR OPINIONBring back airport busThe best way to relieve traffic pressure at Logan is to enhancepublic transit. To that end, the T tested bus service from AndrewStation on the Red Line through the Ted Williams Tunnel to theairport. This was a great idea but with a fatal flaw ....
NEWSLINE - SOUTH SHORE
May 01, 2002; ... NEWSLINE - SOUTH SHOREOutdoor water use ban still in effect RANDOLPH - The public works department is leasing flashingelectronic message boards to remind residents about the ban onoutdoor water use. The signs say the town is in a Phase 4 water restriction, whichmeans ...
Rejected development plans revised
May 01, 2002; ... Rejected development plans revisedBank asks selectmen's input on Dunham Farms By JOE McGEEThe Patriot Ledger Plans for the failed Dunham Farms development at 902 Main St. inHanson are being revised, this time under the state's anti-snobzoning law. Executive ...
$1.4M cut from school budget
May 01, 2002; ... $1.4M cut from school budget22 staff positions among casualties Complying with a directive from town meeting, the Plymouth SchoolCommittee last night approved $1.4 million in cuts from its budgetfor the coming fiscal year. The cuts include eliminating the district's ...
Students connect Bible, science
May 01, 2002; ... Students connect Bible, scienceMiddle schoolers see God at work JOY DAVISThe Patriot Ledger Sixth-grader Troy Hannigan is making eye contact and bouncing onthe balls of his feet. If someone doesn't ask the Marshfield boyabout his science fair project soon, he's going to ...
Donald R. Davies Sr.
May 01, 2002; ... Donald R. Davies Sr.BRAINTREE - Donald R. ''Duggie" Davies Sr., 72, of Braintree andHobe Sound, Fla., died Tuesday. Mr. Davies was an automobile sales representative for 30 years andretired in 1991. He worked for Quirk Chevrolet in Braintree, formerlyClark and Taber ....
Katherine B. Gartland
May 01, 2002; ... Katherine B. Gartland HIGHLAND BEACH, FLA. - Katherine B. (Brown) Gartland of HighlandBeach, Fla., formerly of Scituate, died Friday. Wife of the late Arthur J. Gartland, she is survived by threesons, Arthur Gartland Jr. of Savannah, Ga., Jude Gartland of ShortHills, N.J., ...
Janet L. Healy, Scituate High School teacher
May 01, 2002; ... Janet L. Healy, Scituate High School teacher SCITUATE - Janet L. (Rush) Healy, 75, of Scituate, died Tuesday. Mrs. Healy was a retired Scituate High School teacher. She is survived by six sons, Robert Healy Jr. of Falls Church,Va., John Healy of Randolph, Arthur Healy ...
Weymouth eyes 'new' Landing
May 01, 2002; ... Weymouth eyes 'new' LandingIts wish list for the T includes big changes Karen EschbacherThe Patriot Ledger WEYMOUTH - A park where children can play Frisbee and fly kites. Brick sidewalks and antique-style lighting. Sweeping views of the ...
Stoughton election results
May 01, 2002; ... Stoughton election results Precinct 1234 5 6 7 8 Total Shall the Town of Stoughton be allowed to assess an additional$2.7 million in real estate and personal property taxes to ...
MIT to host science fair
May 01, 2002; ... MIT to host science fair Nearly 300 high school students will participate in the 53rdannual state science fair Friday and Saturday at the Johnson AthleticCenter at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. The students have already competed at local and ...
Town history book due in June
May 01, 2002; ... Town history book due in JuneThird volume covers years 1950 to 2000 L.E. CampenellaThe Patriot Ledger The third volume of a "Narrative History of Cohasset," coveringthe years from 1950 to 2000, will be on store shelves around mid-June. Wigmore Pierson, chairman of ...
Crane Library wins preservation award
May 01, 2002; ... Crane Library wins preservation awardLane LambertThe Patriot Ledger QUINCY - The Thomas Crane Public Library has won the state's tophistorical preservation award. The library was one of 12 winners announced yesterday by Secretaryof State William Galvin, who is ...
Sex shop ends fight in Norwell
May 01, 2002; ... Sex shop ends fight in NorwellMore communities moving to establish 'adult' zonesLaurent ThometThe Patriot Ledger NORWELL - A large "for lease" sign hangs on the empty store'swindow. Its doors are no longer boarded up, but nail holes are stillthere. Six months ...
COMMENTARY
May 01, 2002; ... COMMENTARYParis is perfect for the first Stupid Olympics LAURENT THOMET Let the Stupid Olympics begin! We'll keep English and French theofficial languages of this competition. Since it's the StupidOlympics, we will have a Frenchman with a heavy accent as the ...
TASTE & TELL
May 01, 2002; ... TASTE & TELLWork up an appetite in NewportVirginia Hayes Newport, R.I. is one of the many wonderful day trips that SouthShore residents can indulge in, being no more than an hour away bycar. Steeped in a long seafaring history, it is ...
David W. Holohan
May 01, 2002; ... David W. Holohan PLYMOUTH - David W. Holohan of Plymouth, formerly of Dorchester,died Monday. He is survived by his mother and her husband, Agnes T. (Grote) andJames C. Powell of New Hampshire, and a sister, Diane M. Holohan ofWatertown. He was ...
Anna P. Purpura
May 01, 2002; ... Anna P. Purpura WEYMOUTH - Anna P. (Eacobacci) Purpura, 83, of Weymouth, a retiredassembler at Sigma Instruments, died Monday. Mrs. Purpura retired in1982 after 27 years with the company. Mrs. Purpura , a lifelong resident of Weymouth, enjoyed baking andwas an avid bingo ...
Doris E. Dunlap
May 01, 2002; ... Doris E. Dunlap PLYMOUTH - Doris E. (Fraser) Dunlap, 87, of Plymouth, a homemaker,died Monday at Beverly Manor Nursing Home in Plymouth. Mrs. Dunlap was a former member of St. Peter's Church Women'sLeague in Plymouth. Born in Milton, she attended Milton schools and ...
Carren L. Mundee
May 01, 2002; ... Carren L. Mundee PLYMOUTH - Carren L. Mundee, 55, of Plymouth, formerly of Quincy,a legal assistant, died Sunday at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth. She worked for the law firm Edwards and Angel in Boston for thepast several years. She previously worked for Gillette Company ...
James J. Sullivan Jr.
May 01, 2002; ... James J. Sullivan Jr.TAUNTON - James J. Sullivan Jr., 76, of East Taunton, formerly ofStoughton, a retired jeweler, died Tuesday at the Dighton NursingCenter. Mr. Sullivan worked in several locations in Boston, retiring in1992. He served in the Navy during World ...
Karen F. Post
May 01, 2002; ... Karen F. Post WEYMOUTH - Karen F. (Toomey) Post, 51, of East Weymouth, a formerbartender, died Tuesday at home. Mrs. Post worked at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post inBillerica. She had also worked for the Schmidt Co. in Randolph. She was a member of the Veterans of ...
Quincy College approves $13.2M budget
May 01, 2002; ... Quincy College approves $13.2M budgetBut mayor warns city may hike some costs Mia TaylorThe Patriot Ledger QUINCY - The Quincy College Board of Governors approved a $13.2million budget last night that the college president called aconservative and practical spending ...
DPW union president urges more spending
May 01, 2002; ... DPW union president urges more spendingSays staff levels are dangerously low Mia TaylorThe Patriot Ledger As the mayor continues to search for ways to make ends meet innext year's budget, union leaders in at least one city departmentare urging him to spend more in order ...
Dafoe, Guerin could be pulling up roots soon
May 01, 2002; ... Dafoe, Guerin could be pulling up roots soonMIKE LOFTUSThe Patriot Ledger BOSTON - There was no time Monday night to look up at the clockand reflect. Byron Dafoe was too busy watching the puck, hoping itwould get far enough from his net for him to leave the ice for ...
Celts look to put wraps on Sixers
May 01, 2002; ... Celts look to put wraps on Sixers MIKE FINEThe Patriot Ledger WALTHAM - Pressure? The Boston Celtics laugh at pressure. Theysuck it in and spit it out. They dismiss it like a troublesome gnatthat can be squashed between two fingers. Pressure? In Game 4 of the ...
Mourning period beginning for Bruins
May 01, 2002; ... Mourning period beginning for BruinsPost-mortem includes analysis, future plansMIKE LOFTUSThe Patriot Ledger BOSTON - They had envisioned it as a second straight day ofpreparation for the second straight most important game of theseason. Instead, it turned into ...