The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from December 2002:
Ruth E. Lynch
Dec 02, 2002; ... WALPOLE - Ruth E. (Higgins) Lynch, 79 of Walpole, a longtimeresident of Canton, died Sunday at home. Mrs. Lynch was born in Boston and lived most of her life inCanton. She moved to Walpole several years ago. Wife of the late Joseph P. Lynch, she is survived by a son, JohnJ ....
Career pursuit pays off; She's 3rd woman in police force's history
Dec 02, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger _____________________ [CORRECTION published 12/3/02: Wendy Cope-Allen is the fifth womanhired by the town's police department. The number of female employeeswas given incorrectly in yesterday's Patriot Ledger.] _____________________ After six ...
Muriel Tucker Bell
Dec 02, 2002; ... LIGHTHOUSE POINT, Fla - Muriel Tucker Bell, 78, of LighthousePoint, formerly of Randolph, died Tuesday at home. Mrs. Bell was an active artist on the South Shore during the1970s. She was the office manager for the Randolph Tennis Club for 17years. She met her husband, the ...
LIFESTYLE BRIEFS
Dec 02, 2002; ... Lily's Apothecary Lily's Apothecary in Plymouth will welcome skin-care aesthetician Aliza Bresky from 4 to 9 p.m. Dec. 4. Bresky willgive 15-minute skin-care consultations and discuss Ahava products,made from ingredients found in the Dead Sea. Wine and hors d'oeuvreswill be served. ...
Edward Hall
Dec 02, 2002; ... PLYMOUTH - Edward Hall, 85, a lifelong resident of Plymouth, diedSaturday at home. Mr. Hall was a laborer and delivery truck driver for MayflowerSeafoods from 1945 until 1994. He previously worked at Mabbets Mill,a wool factory, for 10 years. He was a member of the Church of ...
Edward R. Davis
Dec 02, 2002; ... HANOVER - Edward R. Davis, 58, of Hanover, a restaurant chef andan Army veteran of Vietnam, died Wednesday at Beth Israel Hospital inBoston after a long illness.. Mr. Davis was a lifelong resident of Hanover. He was a 1962graduate of Hanover High School and attended the American ...
Ruth Mirisola
Dec 02, 2002; ... BOSTON - Ruth (Saunderson) Mirisola, 72, of Boston, a waitress formany years at Boston area restaurants, died Friday at Boston MedicalCenter. Mrs. Mirisola was born in Canada and raised in Boston. Shegraduated from Jeremiah Burke High School. Mother of the late Frank J ....
Weymouth in uncharted territory
Dec 02, 2002; ... For The Patriot Ledger A perfect example of a team's commitment to accomplishing one goalat a time was after the Weymouth High School football team's 12-0victory over Walpole on Thanksgiving Day. The Wildcats knew favoriteNatick was losing to Framingham with under a minute to go ...
Opposed to legalized gambling
Dec 02, 2002; ... It seems that every time the state's economy suffers a downturn,people want to legalize gambling. We have recovered before, and wecan do it again without gambling. Gambling is not the panacea that its proponents would like to haveus think. Most of the jobs are lower-paying, ...
Deer season
Dec 02, 2002; ... Number of deer killed as reported to each deer check station inLedgerland during the deer bow hunting season, which ran from Oct. 14to Nov. 23 The Outdoor Sportsman, Hanson ... ... ... ... ..... 21 Hart Taxidermy, Pembroke ...
Helen J. Buckley, worked for Congressman McCormack
Dec 02, 2002; ... BOSTON - Helen J. (Stanton) Buckley, 87, of Dorchester, a claimsrepresentative for the Social Security Administration in Boston for25 years, died Saturday at Carney Hospital, Dorchester. Mrs. Buckley retired in 1976. She was formerly a secretary forCongressman John McCormack and ...
NEWSLINE - SOUTH SHORE; OxyContin theft fourth at pharmacy
Dec 02, 2002; ... RANDOLPH - A North Main Street pharmacy was robbed of itsOxyContin supply yesterday, the fourth time this year that thepowerful painkiller has been taken from the store. The CVSpharmacy, which is open 24 hours, was robbed at about 3:25 a.m.yesterday. Police said witnesses ...
THEATER REVIEW; Kids are stars in delightful 'Babes in Toyland'
Dec 02, 2002; ... If you are looking for a holiday show for young children, "Babesin Toyland" might just be the ticket. The show stars 36 childrenperforming the various nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters inthis imaginative production. It starts early, 7:30 p.m., and lasts alittle over an hour and a ...
Elizabeth L. Greene
Dec 02, 2002; ... COHASSET - Elizabeth L. "Betty" Greene, 88, of Cohasset, a nurse'saide for many years at Queen Anne's Nursing Home in Hingham, diedSaturday at Sunbridge Nursing Facility, Weymouth, after a longillness. She lived in Scituate for many years and in senior housing inCohasset for 18 ...
Ida M. Mears
Dec 02, 2002; ... HINGHAM - Ida M. (O'Brien) Mears, 84, a Hingham resident for 31years, died Friday at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston aftera long illness. Mrs. Mears was a department store saleswoman and also worked forthe telephone company in Oswego, N.Y., and Geneva, N.Y. She was ...
Pia Rosa Harnais, 97
Dec 02, 2002; ... QUINCY - Pia Rosa (Nicoletti) Harnais, 97, of Quincy, a residentof Argentina most of her life, died Friday at the Quincy Nursing andRehabilitation Center. Born in Remini, Italy, she moved to Quincy from Argentina 15 yearsago. Mrs. Harnais was a seamstress. Wife of the ...
Russell D. Roberts
Dec 02, 2002; ... MARSHFIELD - Russell D. Roberts, 75, of Marshfield, retiredcommercial sales director for Heritage Travel, Cambridge, died Fridayat Jordan Hospital. Mr. Roberts retired from the travel company in1981. He was a former vice president of Heritage Congresses ofCambridge, general ...
Duxbury's Whipple rewarded for tactics
Dec 02, 2002; ... For The Patriot Ledger BRONX, N.Y. - When a cross country course's notorious incline hasa name like Cemetery Hill, chances are pretty good that Duxbury'sJustine Whipple will be somewhere near the front of the pack. That'swhy The Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic knew that holding down ...
Lawyer calls bankruptcy idea 'ploy'; He says church will protect its assets
Dec 02, 2002; ... Patriot Ledger staff and news services A lawyer representing alleged victims of sexually abusive priestssays the Boston archdiocese is talking about filing for bankruptcy asa "ploy and a diversion" to influence the outcome of lawsuits againstthe church. "I don't really ...
CONCERT REVIEW; Shakira mixes and matches to advantage
Dec 02, 2002; ... Shakira is not your garden variety pop singer, certainly not bytoday's standards. Dedicated to mixing and meshing musical genres, aswell as injecting some semblance of a world view into her music, the25-year-old Colombian vocalist is a refreshing breath of cheekyoriginality. That some ...
Bernard T. Henry
Dec 02, 2002; ... DEDHAM - Bernard T. Henry, 88, of Dedham, a postal clerk for 32years, died Sunday at Faulkner Hospital. Mr. Henry worked at PostOffice Square in Boston. He retired in 1978. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a founding member of St. Susanna Church in Dedham, an ...
Frederick A. Holmes
Dec 02, 2002; ... WEYMOUTH - Frederick A. Holmes, 84, of East Weymouth, a retiredlandscape gardener, died Saturday at Haven Health Center, Rocky Hill,Conn. Mr. Holmes owned the Braintree Landscaping Co., founded by hislate father, George W. Holmes, for many years. He was also the ...
Holiday festival at Hull carousel off to a dazzling start
Dec 02, 2002; ... The Friends of Paragon Carousel kicked off the first Festival ofTrees at the carousel in Hull on Friday night. In the photo above, members of Brownie Troop 4025 take a breakfrom being official carousel greeters. Seated in front are MichelleCosta, left, and Michelle Frizzell. In the ...
Albert N. Remillard at 97
Dec 02, 2002; ... QUINCY - Albert N. Remillard, 97, of Quincy, formerly ofDorchester, died recently. Mr. Remillard is survived by his wife,Bea E. (Rand) Remillard; a son, Roger Remillard of Marshfield; adaughter, Ruth J. Curtis of Braintree; three grandchildren and fivegreat-grandchildren. A ...
Lawrence D. Greene
Dec 02, 2002; ... BRAINTREE - Lawrence D. "Larry" Greene, 48, of Braintree, diedSaturday at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. Mr. Greene was born in Milton and was a lifelong resident ofBraintree. He is survived by his mother, Mary M. (Duggan) Greene ofBraintree; two brothers, Earl S. Greene ...
Trying to get back to earth; Abington, Williams in rare matchup
Dec 02, 2002; ... For The Patriot Ledger It will be power versus power, and wide-open offense against wide-open offense when the Archbishop Williams High School football teamvisits Abington tomorrow (7 p.m.) in an Eastern Mass. Division 5Super Bowl playoff game. It will also be a ...
Driver again charged with drunken driving
Dec 02, 2002; ... WEYMOUTH - A Middleboro man involved in a head-on crash on MainStreet had four drunken-driving convictions, police said. A Ford Taurus driven by Joseph F. Duarte Jr., 43, of 15 South St.,crossed the center lane and slammed head-on into a Saturn going inthe opposite direction near ...
Shirley C. Gaudreau, formerly of Weymouth
Dec 02, 2002; ... VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Shirley C. (Monaghan) Gaudreau, 74, ofVirginia Beach, formerly of Weymouth, a retired nurse, died Sunday atSentara Nursing Center in Chesapeake, Va., after a long illness. Mrs. Gaudreau worked at Boston City Hospital, Brockton Hospitaland South Shore ...
Blue Hills to battle tradition
Dec 02, 2002; ... For The Patriot Ledger The Blue Hills Regional football team takes on a winning traditionin tomorrow's (6 p.m. kickoff) Eastern Massachusetts Division 6 SuperBowl playoff game against Marian at Bowditch Field in Framingham. Consider the lineage of the Marian football team, the ...
John D. Freitas
Dec 02, 2002; ... NORWOOD - John D. "Jack" Freitas, 73, of Norwood, a retiredengineer for GTE Government Systems, died Saturday at home. He was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a past president of the Government Systems Quarter CenturyClub. Mr. Freitas was born ...
Thousands turn out for parade
Dec 02, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger QUINCY - Jim and Joe Lynch had the right idea: Stay warm and stillhave prime-time seats. The Holbrook father and his 8-year-old sonwatched Quincy's 50th annual Christmas Festival Parade from thewindow of a Hancock Street pizzeria yesterday. Thousands of ...
P-Bruins show fight in loss
Dec 02, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger PROVIDENCE, R.I. - It's bound to happen at least once over thecourse of an 80-game schedule, but it's hard to guess when, andalmost impossible to know how a team will react after it happens. Mike Sullivan's Providence Bruins played their first true stinker ...
Margaret H. Doyle
Dec 02, 2002; ... COHASSET - Margaret H. (Sheil) Doyle, 93, a 27-year resident ofCohasset, died Sunday at Harbor House Nursing Home, Hingham. She was a member of St. Gregory's Sodality in Dorchester, St.Anthony's Church in Cohasset, the Cohasset Senior Center and the 60Plus Club of Cohasset, and was ...
Catholic Memorial students earn first-term honors
Dec 02, 2002; ... BOSTON - The following students are on the Catholic MemorialSchool honor roll for the first marking period. SENIORS PRINCIPAL'S LIST MILTON - Brendan C. Murphy. SECOND HONORS STOUGHTON - John L Daneault. WEYMOUTH - Michael J.Dorsey. JUNIORS FIRST HONORS ...
Yvette M. Scannell of Halifax at age 61
Dec 02, 2002; ... HALIFAX - Yvette M. (Arsenault) Scannell, 61, of Halifax, anaccounts receivable clerk at Quirk Chevrolet in Braintree, diedFriday at Boston Medical Center after a short illness. She wrote music and poetry, and enjoyed playing stringinstruments. Born in Boston, Mrs. Scannell ...
Crash, oil spill stir neighbors' fears; Fumes freed near school, wetlands hit
Dec 02, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger BRAINTREE - State and local environmental officials are workingtoday to contain contamination from an oil spill that has pollutedmarshes and streams and left heavy fumes swirling around aneighborhood elementary school. A thick red stream of heating oil ...
William J. Welby, Norwood, FBI agent
Dec 02, 2002; ... NORWOOD - William J. Welby, 77, of Norwood, a retired FBI agent,died Thursday at Harrington House, Walpole. He was a Marine veteran of World War II. Mr. Welby was born in Boston and had lived in Norwood since 1953.He graduated from Boston Commerce and English High School and ...
Brian E. McGlone
Dec 02, 2002; ... PEMBROKE - Brian E. McGlone, 39, of Pembroke, a retired landsurveyor for the Land Management Co. in Manomet, died Sunday atMassachusetts General Hospital after a long illness. He was a member of the South Shore HOGS, a Harley Davidsonmotorcycle club. He was a former member of the ...
OUR OPINION; Rewarding failure
Dec 02, 2002; ... To date, 81 percent of public high schools seniors inMassachusetts have passed the MCAS exam, which is now a graduationrequirement. That leaves some 12,000 seniors who have yet to passboth the math and English portions of the the high-stakes exam. Stateeducation officials ought to be ...
Anthony V. Costa
Dec 02, 2002; ... ACTON, Maine - Anthony V. Costa, 78, of Acton, formerly ofPlymouth, a World War II Army veteran, died Friday at home. Mr. Costa was a carpenter for many years and previously worked forRalph Fortini Builders. He was born in Warwick, R.I., and lived in Plymouth before movingto ...
David J. Caissie, 63, Newton police officer
Dec 02, 2002; ... NEWTON - David Joseph Caissie, 63, of Newton Lower Falls, aretired Newton police officer, died Thursday at home. Mr. Caissie was born in Waltham and had lived in Newton for 35years. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Mary (Yeagle) Caissie; twodaughters, Cathy J. Caissie of ...
'Financial aid night' tonight in Hanover
Dec 02, 2002; ... The guidance departments at Hanover, Marshfield and Duxbury highschools will host a "financial aid night" tonight at Hanover HighSchool. Parents and students are invited to the seminar, ...
Peter E. Hernon of Braintree, WWII veteran
Dec 02, 2002; ... BRAINTREE - Peter E. Hernon, 79, of Braintree, a World War II Armyveteran and a retired truck driver, died Saturday at home after along illness. Mr. Hernon worked for Airco in Acton for 35 years, retiring in1985. He was awarded the Purple Heart during World War II. He ...
Richard G. Lall
Dec 02, 2002; ... WEYMOUTH - Richard G. Lall, 66, of Weymouth, formerly of Boston,died Sunday in Quincy Medical Center. Mr. Lall was a long time resident of Weymouth. He is survived byhis wife, Lilyann Lall; his daughters, Donna M. Abelli and KimberleeF. Brand, both of Massachusetts; his father, ...
Ora B. Wallenberg
Dec 02, 2002; ... PLYMOUTH - Ora B. (Schurman) Wallenberg, 93, of Plymouth, a memberof the Eva Booth Society of the Salvation Army, died Saturday atJordan Hospital. She was a member of the AARP and a walking club in Plymouth. Mrs. Wallenberg enjoyed bingo and sports. Wife of the late ...
Local numbers of deer too high; Some towns expand hunting to cut population
Dec 02, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger Every deer season, William Consolo of Hanson goes hunting with hisbow and arrow. Consolo, who usually kills one deer each year, says he has noticedan explosion in the deer population over the past five years. "I'm seeing more deer than I've ever seen ...
Former councilor to pay a fine; Still faces federal trial on extortion charges
Dec 02, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger BOSTON - Michael D'Amico, the former Quincy city councilorawaiting trial on federal extortion charges, agreed today to pay$1,250 for breaking the state's conflict of interest laws. The state Ethics Commission fined D'Amico for lobbying for a localbusiness ...
Red, white and polite; Miss Manners says Americans practice a special kind of etiquette
Dec 02, 2002; ... Story by KAREN GOULART The Patriot Ledger Charging Grandma for Thanksgiving dinner, bragging aboutextramarital affairs, holding bridal showers without getting married.Just when Miss Manners thinks she's seen the most outrageousetiquette faux pas, she opens another letter. It ...
Visions of recycling dance in their heads
Dec 02, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger HULLWhile holiday revelers are basking in thoughts of home-cookedturkey and Santa Claus, members of the Hull Environmental ServiceClub are asking people to also think about recycling and reusing. "People think the world is one big junk pile," said ...
W-H Regional High School lists students on honor roll
Dec 02, 2002; ... The following students were named to the Whitman-Hanson RegionalHigh School honor roll for the first marking period. SENIORS HIGH HONORS - Geoffrey Barchard, Jordan Croteau, Shauna Dempsey,Michael Drewniak, Kelly Flynn, Jamie Folan, Nathan Fowler, NicholasHaskell, Kristen ...
Mafalda M. Daley
Dec 02, 2002; ... RANDOLPH - Mafalda M. "Mickie" (Drudy) Daley, 81, of Randolph, ahomemaker, died Saturday at home after a long illness. Born in Beverly, Mrs. Daley was educated in Boston. She lived inQuincy before moving to Randolph. Wife of the late James Daley and the late Henry Benda, she ...
Mildred LaRaia
Dec 02, 2002; ... ROCKLAND - Mildred (Venuti) LaRaia, 89, of Rockland, a retiredsales clerk, died Friday at home. She retired in 1994 after working eight years at Building 19 inHingham. Mrs. LaRaia was born in Braintree and lived in Holbrookbefore moving to Rockland 16 years ago. She is ...
Mildred L. Fuller-Menchin
Dec 02, 2002; ... WHITMAN - Mildred L. (Wright) Fuller-Menchin, 84, of Whitman, aretired inspector at Foxboro Electronic Components, died Saturday athome. She retired in 1983. She was a deaconess at First Baptist Church in Plymouth andattended All Saints Episcopal Church in ...
PRO HOOPS; Friendly rivals; Pierce's pal on the pine with bad back
Dec 02, 2002; ... Mike Fine CELTICS 95, HORNETS 86 Paul Pierce and Baron Davis grew up less than 10 minutes from eachother in Los Angeles. At first they were rivals, then teammates and,ever since, friends. They were so tight that when Pierce decided toaccept a basketball scholarship to the ...
Mother, 22, charged with drunken driving
Dec 02, 2002; ... WEYMOUTH - A 22-year-old Weymouth mother will be charged withdrunken driving after a car crash that left her 2-year-old sonhospitalized today in critical condition. Jacqueline M. Chiavaroli of 18 Water St. was drunk and speedingwhen her 2000 Hyundai smashed into a utility pole and ...
Drug court provides options; Non-violent offenders get alternative to jail
Dec 02, 2002; ... The Patriot Ledger Less than two years ago, Judy Witkowski was in danger of losingcustody of her daughter and going to jail, she says. Now, she and 5-year-old Jessica recently moved into their own apartment in Randolph,the latest sign she has regained control of her ...
John K. Hall
Dec 02, 2002; ... QUINCY - John K. Hall, 41, of Quincy, an employee of Petar'sAutomotive in Quincy, died Monday at home. He is survived by his fiancee, Ann L. D'Ambrosio of Quincy; hisfather, Dean Simpson of West Townsend; three brothers; and fivesisters. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at ...
Ruth M. Goguen
Dec 02, 2002; ... WEYMOUTH - Ruth M. (Changon) Goguen, 91, of Weymouth, a retiredcook, died Sunday at Pond Meadow Nursing Home, Weymouth. Mrs. Goguen worked at the former Boston Lying In Hospital for 10years and for the Braintree School Department for 10 years. She hadalso been a professional ...
Caroline Harris
Dec 02, 2002; ... COHASSET - Caroline (Keene) Harris, 95, of Cohasset, a retiredlibrarian, died Thursday at Cohasset Knoll Nursing Home after a longillness. Mrs. Harris worked at the Tufts Library in Weymouth from 1956 to1970. She also worked for the Boston Public Library and was asubstitute ...
Perfect Plymouth N. rides into postseason
Dec 02, 2002; ... For The Patriot Ledger __________________ [CORRECTION published 12/3/02: Plymouth North High School'sDivision 3 Super Bowl semifinal game against North Attleboro will beplayed at Community Field in North Attleboro - the high school doesnot have lights necessary to host the 7 ...
On North Quincy High's mascot
Dec 02, 2002; ... Regarding "Human rights panel revives Yakoo dispute," (Nov. 26Patriot Ledger), I'd like to know which part of the letter to schoolofficials from the Quincy Human Rights Commission, regarding NorthQuincy High's racist mascot Yakoo, Principal Ioanilli finds "absurd."Calling ourselves the ...
Genevieve A. Parsons
Dec 02, 2002; ... ABINGTON - Genevieve A. (Zagranis) Parsons, 84, of Abington, alongtime employee of the Foxboro Co. and a communicant of Holy FamilyChurch in Rockland, died Saturday at Brockton Hospital. She was an avid gardener and a member of the Abington SeniorCitizens. Born in Ipswich, Mrs ....
Grieving one stitch at a time; Therapy turns into business venture
Dec 02, 2002; ... From the vibrant colors and sumptuous fabrics of her jackets, youwould never know that loss inspired Hingham clothing designer CathyCorcoran. Corcoran, a corporate trainer and freelance writer, lost herprimary client when its headquarters were destroyed in the WorldTrade Center ...
Christine M. Hammond
Dec 02, 2002; ... CANTON - Christine M. "Tina" (Mitcheroney) Hammond, 71, of Canton,a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Canton and AMVETSAuxiliary in Stoughton, died Friday at Caritas Norwood Hospital aftera long illness. Mrs. Hammond was born in Canton, graduated from Canton High ...
Ann Estey
Dec 02, 2002; ... BROCKTON - Ann (Czymbor) Estey, 65, of Brockton, a former nurseryschool teacher, died Friday at Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center,Brockton. Mrs. Estey taught for many years at the Tick Tock School inBrockton. She was a home health aide with Old Colony Elder Servicesin ...