The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from June 2002:
Duxbury Middle School lists honor roll
Jun 01, 2002 ... DUXBURY - These Duxbury Middle School students are on the honorroll for third term: GRADE 8 HIGH HONORS - Jessica Bartlett, Jeffrey Bizinkauskas,William Carroll, Lauren Casal, Jacqueline Draper, Sarah Frazar,Alison Frye, Pamela Garrity, Angeline Goldman, Sara Graham, ...
Welcome to Quincy, NYPD: Your courage inspired us
Jun 01, 2002 ... By RAY McEACHERN The Patriot Ledger First, a special welcome to our visitors from the New York CityPolice Department. As you march with Quincy's active- duty and retired officers andtraffic supervisors to the Quincy Police Memorial at Mount WollastonCemetery on Sunday ...
Kiwanis banquet to recognize W-H students
Jun 01, 2002 ... BROCKTON - The Whitman and Hanson Kiwanis clubs will sponsor the23rd annual outstanding student recognition banquet 6:30 p.m. Mondayat the Massasoit Conference Center. The event will award 46 ...
Appeals decision opened way for banks; Developers have more options to finance projects
Jun 01, 2002 ... Banks view their ability to loan money for affordable housingprojects as a natural extension of their businesses. A 1999 statehousing appeals committee ruling gave developers a potent new sourceof discounted financing through a host of private lenders, fromregional giants like FleetBank ...
Clarence H. Johnson
Jun 01, 2002 ... PLYMOUTH - Clarence Henry Johnson, 84, of Plymouth, a retiredshipping employee and World War II Army veteran, died Friday at home. Mr. Johnson worked for Edes Manufacturing Co. in Plymouth. He alsowas a packer 15 years for Shaw's Supermarkets. Mr. Johnson was a member of ...
ALL IN A FMAILY; Readers respond to column about clergy abuse
Jun 01, 2002 ... Michael Murphy My recently published column on the humanity and complexity ofpriests elicited a varying response from readers. "John" said that, as a Protestant, he has long accepted thehumanity of priests and appreciated my affirmation of this seeminglyobvious ...
Mary V. Lewis
Jun 01, 2002 ... WHITMAN - Mary V. (Gaidis) Lewis, 79, of Whitman, a retired salesrepresentative, died Friday at home after a long illness. Mrs. Lewis worked 35 years for Jordan Marsh Co. She served in the WAVES during World War II. Born in Charlestown, she attended Charlestown schools ...
Ann Pollack
Jun 01, 2002 ... HINGHAM - Ann (Gordon) Pollock, 72, of Milton, Fla., formerly ofHingham and Weymouth, died Monday at Sacred Heart Hospital inPensacola, Fla. Mrs. Pollack worked as a patient representative at TallahasseeMemorial Hospital until retiring. She was a member of the Florida ...
Abortion ruling seen as a symbolic victory
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger Maureen Britell was a devout Catholic and pregnant with her secondchild when she and her husband found out that their unborn baby had afatal brain defect. Even her parish priest advised her to end the pregnancy, and shehad an agonizing abortion at New ...
Edward J. Smith
Jun 01, 2002 ... ABINGTON - Edward J. "Smitty" Smith, 89, of Abington, formerly ofHolbrook, a retired merchant marine boiler technician, died Wednesdayat Mildred Alford Nursing Home in Abington. Mr. Smith served 25 years in the merchant marine, retiring in1985. Born in Danvers, he attended ...
Selectmen to discuss salvage license
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger Selectmen on Monday will discuss issuing a salvage dealer'slicense to McConnell Enterprises, a controversial business that hasfought the town in court for years. After repeated attempts by the town to require McConnellEnterprises and its predecessor, J.G ....
COMMENTARY; Democrats have a real contest; Insiders and outsiders compete for endorsement
Jun 01, 2002 ... DAVID A. MITTELL The Republicans had their party convention, or convention party,in April, to good effect. Mitt Romney shook up the joint, sent JaneSwift into the night, ditched her running mate, Patrick Guerrero, andmore or less installed his own running mate, Kerry Murphy ...
Mae J. Telford
Jun 01, 2002 ... QUINCY - Mae J. Telford, of Quincy, a retired insuranceadministrator, died Thursday at Life Care Center in Raynham. She worked 40 years for New England Life Insurance Co. in Boston,retiring in 1975. She taught piano at the New England Conservatory of Music. She was a ...
FESTIVAL PREVIEW ; Irish culture steps over to Stonehill
Jun 01, 2002 ... You don't have to wait until St. Patrick's Day to hear Irish musicand watch step dancers. Next weekend, the 12th annual Irish Festival at Stonehill Collegein Easton offers a three-day cultural celebration. Irish crafts, activities, music and dance performances will spanthe ...
ENTER THE DRAGON; Dragon Boat Festival in Boston is an ancient Chinese tradition, with fast-paced races and Asian performers
Jun 01, 2002 ... By JODY FEINBERG The Patriot Ledger Dave Chan beats a drum rhythm, his dragon boat paddlers will racedown the Charles River, an impressive dragon head at the prow. With skill and luck, Chan and his crew of 17 will take first placein Boston's Dragon Boat Festival on ...
Officer in crash may face new charge; Special prosecutor argues for drunken driving counts
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger An hour after Duxbury police officer Robert A. Fontaine pleadednot guilty to hit-and-run charges in connection with a Januaryaccident, a prosecutor Friday sought new drunken driving chargesagainst him. Duxbury police cited Fontaine, who is the Duxbury ...
Cardinal Spellman graduation list
Jun 01, 2002 ... The following seniors graduated from Cardinal Spellman HighSchool: ABINGTON: David Bevans Jr., Shannon Burns, Kristen Burns, KerryFlaherty, Lauren Franco, Megan Hart, Tristan MacKinnon, JuliePistorino, Shauna Pitts, Amy Spaulding. HALIFAX: Charlene Labree. HANOVER: ...
Second to nun; Sister Marie St. Barbara is retiring from St. Paul's School in Hingham
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger Kathleen Connolly came home from her first day of elementaryschool, and told her mother two things. She wanted to be a teacher. And she wanted to be a nun in the Order of Notre Dame. She kept herword. Now, Connolly - better known as Sister Marie St ....
CITY SEEN; Management of police must change
Jun 01, 2002 ... William FlynnThe sooner Mayor Bill Phelan picks a newpolice chief the better, because the current management situation atthe Quincy Police Department is intolerable. Two weeks ago, Kathleen Bandera, the former civilian director ofthe community policing program won a ...
HEARD in the HALLS; A fate worse than ending the curse
Jun 01, 2002 ... At a recent gubernatorial debate in Randolph, state TreasurerShannon O'Brien of Whitman was asked if she thought this wouldfinally be the year for the star-crossed Red Sox to win it all. O'Brien skipped the politically-correct answer - that would be acheery "YES!" Instead, ...
Peaceful pages
Jun 01, 2002 ... By Penny Schwartz For The Patriot Ledger Many American families from all religions have been deeplyaffected by the relentless violence in Israel. Children especiallycan find themselves perplexed, wondering why the fighting can'tsimply stop. For children in middle ...
Council doubts mayor's budget; Cuts still a concern as deadline nears
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger With a vote on the budget due within 30 days, Weymouth towncouncilors are still expressing significant concerns about MayorDavid Madden's spending plans for next year. During a meeting this week, a council subcommittee delayed makinga recommendation on the ...
School, library overrides weigh on field plan; Voters may find costs of landfill site too taxing
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger CANTON - Each weekend and every weeknight, hundreds of CantonLittle Leaguers, soccer and football players unleash a barrage ofjumps, kicks and sprints that have worn down the town's playingfields. The number of soccer players in kindergarten to second grade ...
Hanover DPW to install water main in sidewalk
Jun 01, 2002 ... HANOVER - Installation of a new 12-inch water main on Cedar Streetwill begin Wednesday, June 19. The department of public works said the work will be done betweenMain Street and West ...
John A. Boyd
Jun 01, 2002 ... ROCKLAND - John A. Boyd, 87, of Rockland, formerly of Weymouth, aretired shipfitter supervisor, died Friday at his son's home inWeymouth. Mr. Boyd worked for Bethlehem Steel and General Dynamics at ForeRiver Shipyard in Quincy. He served in the Massachusetts National ...
103 graduate at Cardinal Spellman High
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger BROCKTON - The seniors were decked out in crimson robes, theircars in the parking lot adorned with signs proclaiming that theCardinal Spellman High School Class of 2002 was "finally free." The 103 members of the class marched down the aisle of the ...
Plans on South Shore include thousands of units
Jun 01, 2002 ... Among the proposals for affordable housing on the South Shore areplans for over 4000 units of housing, of which at least 20 percentmust be affordable: Braintree: A 201-unit condominium complex by Commerce Park HousingAssociates LLC, a joint venture of F.X. Messina Enterprises ...
Eileen C. Shea
Jun 01, 2002 ... POCASSET - Eileen C. (Curtin) Shea, 90, of Pocasset, formerly ofNewton, a retired pediatric nurse, died Tuesday at her son's home inFlorida. Mrs. Shea worked at Children's Hospital in Boston and WalthamHospital. Born in Haverhill, she graduated from St. James High School ...
Rogers Middle School announces honor roll
Jun 01, 2002 ... ROCKLAND - These Rogers Middle School students are on the honorroll for third term: GRADE 7A HONORS - Thomas Anderson, Joseph Bandini, MichelleBarclay-Robbins, Kristopher Berry, Meghan Brady, Ashley Burroughs,William Carpenter, Kellie Coulter, Meredith Dewey, Bryan Donegan,Sarah ...
Hair artistry
Jun 01, 2002 ... For her second prom, Jillian Bzdula wanted something creative. She picked out a black, flowered dress and did her nails red. Sheleft her hair in the hands of Jenayah Williams of Randolph, a juniorat Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton. Williams arranged Bzdula's hair ...
People ... in education
Jun 01, 2002 ... Michael Drewniak, son of Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Drewniak of Hanson,has received the Rensselaer Medal. The Rensselaer Medal is awarded to a high school junior who hasdisplayed outstanding achievement in mathematics and science andshown potential for success in a science- or ...
SCHOOL ROUNDUP; Stafford pitches a beauty for PN
Jun 01, 2002 ... Plymouth North's Dan Stafford won a pitcher's duel overStoughton's Adam Telian and led the Blue Eagles to a 5-1 victory in aDivision 1 South Sectional first-round game in Plymouth Friday. Stafford threw a complete-game, nine-inning five-hitter whilestriking out 12 and walking ...
OUR OPINION; Senate budget takes off
Jun 01, 2002 ... As expected, the state Senate is prepared to add to theunrealistic budget the House passed two weeks ago. The manner in which the budget decisions are being made isreminiscent of the House, and a continuation of two-person governmentby the Toms of Beacon Hill. Senate President Tom ...
South Shore Vocational Technical High School grads
Jun 01, 2002 ... Abington Heather Anderson, Caroline Childs, Kimberly Childs, James Davis,Ryan Erickson, Todd Ferreira, Glenn Hall, Rebecca Halpin, JillianHobart, Erik Jacobs, Michael Ketterle, Keryn LeBlanc, Timothy Murray,Kerri Nevulis, James Ryan, Charles Simmons III, Patrick ...
Rain wrecks opener, but fans like new Brockton park; Rox to christen new ballfield with doubleheader Sat.
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger BROCKTON - There were dignitaries, the Brockton High Schoolmarching band, Bill Murray prowling the concourse, and a sell-outcrowd of 4,750 baseball fans in a festive mood last night atCampanelli Stadium - everything except a ball game. Recurring bands of ...
Donald C. Record
Jun 01, 2002 ... HOLBROOK - Donald C. Record, 76, of Holbrook, an office manager inQuincy and World War II Coast Guard veteran, died Thursday at QuincyMedical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Record was born in New London, N.H., and was a 1943 graduateof Conant High School in Jaffrey, ...
Applications pending
Jun 01, 2002 ... Among projects being proposed are: - Cohasset: AvalonBay preparing application for 250-unit complexon Route 3A. - Weymouth: ...
Suit over death of fetus is lost
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger PLYMOUTH - A Brockton couple whose unborn baby was killed in atraffic accident lost their $10 million lawsuit against Ford MotorCo. A Plymouth Superior Court jury last week rejected Kevin and BethFord's claim that faulty seat belts were responsible for the ...
Kidd's wife, son stay at home
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger BOSTON - Mrs. Jason Kidd and son TJ were not present at theFleetCenter for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals between theCeltics and Nets on Friday night, a decision she made jointly withher husband. "I think he'll be more focused on the game," Nets ...
John J. Walsh
Jun 01, 2002 ... QUINCY - John J. Walsh, 75, of Quincy, a retired meat cutter andfish packer and World War II Army veteran., died Wednesday at MarinaBay Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a short illness. Mr. Walsh worked 10 years for Globe Fish Co., retiring in 1991. Hepreviously ...
Road trip
Jun 01, 2002 ... Got nothing to do? Gas up the car and get going. Within a hour ortwo of the South Shore you'll find plenty to explore - ...
Vo-tech graduates celebrate amid tears; 114 get degrees at ceremony in Hanover
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger HANOVER - Fabriana Villemenay walked up to the lectern and askedher mom and teachers not to cry. But as she thanked her mother, Villemenay paused, and then it wasshe who cried as she continued with her speech. The Class of 2002 senior president could ...
Student ecologists experience nature; New school club ends busy year
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger Scituate seventh-grader Joe Maskell stood on a wind-swept beachFriday and looked through a telescope. He watched as a piping plover, a shorebird that looks like asnowball on stilts, skittered back and forth in front of her nest. "This is hands-on ...
Stoughton Youth Commission offers summer activities
Jun 01, 2002 ... STOUGHTON - The youth commission has announced its summeractivities, including a trip to a Pawtucket Red Sox game and a visitto Newport, R.I. The following activities are planned: - July 11 - Trip to the Museum of Science in Boston to see thefilm "Kilimanjaro: The Roof of ...
Barbara Ann Campbell
Jun 01, 2002 ... QUINCY - Barbara Ann Campbell, 64, of Quincy, a retiredbookkeeper, died Friday at home after a long illness. She worked 15 years for Ashmont Manor Nursing Home in Dorchester. Born in Boston, she attended St. Margaret's Grammar School andMonsignor Ryan Memorial High School in ...
Agents warn parents and kids: Modeling isn't all fun and games
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger Lynda St. James receives calls all day long from parents, eager tolaunch their children's modeling careers. St. James gives it to them straight. "I tell them they'll be schlepping their kids in and out of Bostonfor auditions and they might not get ...
Romano gets life in death of wife; Found guilty by jury of 2nd- degree murder; her body never found
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger DEDHAM - Katherine Romano's mother finally got a chance to tellthe man accused of killing her daughter that she didn't deserve todie like the people in Nazi concentration camps. "I don't know why Kathy is dead," said Katherine Godfrey of FortPierce, Fla. "I ...
Nets' Martin can't help but gloat
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger BOSTON - In the end there were no hard feelings, but Kenyon Martinjust couldn't help himself. "I guess people say it was a rough game and a rough series, and Itip my hat to the Boston Celtics," said the New Jersey forward afterthe Nets' series-clinching, ...
Thomas R. Donelin
Jun 01, 2002 ... QUINCY - Thomas R. Donelin, 82, of Westwood, formerly of Quincy, alawyer at New England Electrical System and World War II Armyveteran, died Monday at home. Mr. Donelin worked 27 years at New England Electrical System. Heretired in 1984. Born in Dorchester, he lived in Quincy ...
IF YOU GO...
Jun 01, 2002 ... Boston Dragon Boat Festival: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine,Sunday, June 9 on the Cambridge side of the Charles River.Performances and art and crafts start at noon. Races begin at the Western Avenue Bridge and end at the Weeks FootBridge outside Harvard Square. Park in Harvard ...
Quincy tennis gets with the program; Match Point boosts varsity, links with youths
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger There's a new three Rs in education: reading, 'riting and rackets. For nine years, the Match Point mentoring program has encouragedinner-city females to join the Quincy High School girls tennis teamand improve their performance in the classroom and in ...
Fore River Bridge to be raised Sunday afternoon
Jun 01, 2002 ... WEYMOUTH - The Fore River Bridge will be raised at about 2 p.m.Sunday for about 15 minutes to allow an oil tanker to ...
What's at stake
Jun 01, 2002 ... Voters will be asked June 18 to approve a $5 million playing fieldconstruction plan including the following: - At the former Pine Street landfill, at least three full-sizefields, including one artificial-turf field that would accommodatesoccer, football or lacrosse, would be ...
Scholarship to honor victim of terrorists
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger PLYMOUTH - Jennifer Kane was smart and athletic with a strongprofessional work ethic. She was friendly and compassionate and had awell-developed sense of humor. Terrorists took her life in theSeptember attacks on the World Trade Center, but her memory will ...
Quincy Shore Drive 'belongs to commuters'
Jun 01, 2002 ... As I read William Flynn's latest City Seen ("Rethinking QuincyShore Drive," May 18/19), I had to laugh. I must say I have neverviewed Quincy Shore Drive and Wollaston Beach as "the twin jewels ofthe city's roadways and beaches." Says Flynn, "The road ought to be ascenic seaside artery, ...
What is affordable?
Jun 01, 2002 ... The state uses a formula based on a region's median income todetermine how much "affordable homes" can cost. In Greater Boston, which includes all South Shore towns except forAbington, Halifax, Whitman and Hanson, the median income for a familyof four is $74,200. Families ...
Advocates see hopeful signs; Say market approach is working
Jun 01, 2002 ... Affordable-housing advocates say the recent boom in subsidizeddevelopments is a sign that the state's anti-snob zoning law isworking. But it took a free-market approach pairing banks with developersto tap into the 32-year-old law's potential. "We still do have to look to the ...
The law
Jun 01, 2002 ... - Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40B- Effective Nov. 21, 1969Purpose: To increase the supply and distribution of housing forpeople earning less than the median income by allowing limitedexemption from local regulations which are inconsistent withconstruction of such ...
Clean Harbors shrugs off rival for another firm
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger BRAINTREE - Clean Harbors faces competition in its $310 millionattempt to acquire Safety-Kleen Corp., which is operating underbankruptcy protection. A competitor owned by the French conglomerate Vivendi submitted anundisclosed bid to the U.S. Bankruptcy ...
Ellen M. Iacobucci
Jun 01, 2002 ... ABINGTON - Ellen M. (Isacson) Iacobucci, 76, of Abington, formerlyof Weymouth, a retired stitcher, died Friday at Sachem Nursing &Rehabilitation Center in East Bridgewater after a long illness. Mrs. Iacobucci worked in a clothing factory. She also worked atseveral nursing homes as ...
NEWSLINE - BUSINESS; Mass. Electric asks rate cut
Jun 01, 2002 ... NORTHBORO - Massachusetts Electric Co. asked the state Departmentof Telecommunications and Energy Friday to reduce its rates forcustomers who have remained with the company since 1998. Thereduction reflects lower wholesale power costs resulting from therecent decline in the prices of oil ...
Quincy tennis succumbs
Jun 01, 2002; ... For The Patriot Ledger D-Y 4 Quincy 1 QUINCY - It just wasn't supposed to end this way. After piling up a school-best 17-3 record in the regular season,the Quincy High School girls tennis team went into the postseasonwith high hopes. Last season the Presidents ...
FIRST-CLASS CABIN; Replica of Henry David Thoreau dwelling provides study center for Hanson students
Jun 01, 2002 ... By JOE McGEE The Patriot Ledger Henry David Thoreau was at Hanson Middle School Friday to dedicatea replica of the cabin he made famous in his book "Walden." Thoreau, of course, died in 1862. But renowned Thoreauimpersonator Richard Smith took Thoreau's place in spirit ...
Braintree study panel leaves options open; Many possible routes to improving schools
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger BRAINTREE - A committee charged with mapping future improvementplans for the town's schools is considering options that range fromclosing buildings to making basic repairs and building additions. The school building needs committee this week met with ...
Quincy Festival of Arts
Jun 01, 2002 ... Hundreds of students in all grades took part in this week's QuincyFestival of Arts that took place throughout the city. The festival,organized by the Quincy schools, included painting, music, literatureand ...