The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from October 2004:
About hurricanes
Oct 01, 2004; ... Why don't hurricanes hit the Pacific coasts of the United Statesand Canada?Water temperatures get most of the credit for protecting theseareas from most tropical storms. While some storms develop in theeastern Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico during spring, summer andfall, ...
Ruth A. Layman
Oct 01, 2004; ... BRAINTREE - A funeral service for Ruth A. (Hudson) Layman will beheld at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1Independence Ave., Quincy.Mrs. Layman, 61, of Braintree, a homemaker, died Monday at home. She worked in the housekeeping department at ...
Richard A. Vena
Oct 01, 2004; ... DUXBURY - Richard A. Vena, 94, of Duxbury, a retired meat buyer,died Wednesday at Bay Path Nursing Home. He worked at the Cambridge headquarters of Star Market Companiesfor 25 years. He retired in 1975. Born in Boston, he was raised in Medford and graduated fromNortheastern ...
MUSIC SCENE; Buckle your seatbelt for a lively jaunt
Oct 01, 2004; ... Guitarist Liberty Ellman thought he knew a lot about music, havinggraduated with a degree in jazz from Cal State-Sonoma and havingperformed all over the Golden State. But it was after settling inNew York City and meeting and playing music with Henry Threadgillthat Ellman really began to ...
BOSTON COLLEGE VS. MASSACHUSETTS; Stoughton DL making mark at UMass
Oct 01, 2004; ... For The Patriot Ledger It's been a long two years for Jason Leonard. In fact, theHockomock League Defensive Player of the Year Award he won his seniorseason at Stoughton High School seems like a distant memory. After two years of barely touching the football, things ...
Lorin A. Lavidor, patient advocate, was Quincy teacher
Oct 01, 2004; ... MILTON - Lorin A. Lavidor, 54, of Milton, a former Quincy HighSchool teacher and patient advocate, died Wednesday at her home ofovarian cancer. After graduating from Boston University in 1971, Ms. Lavidortaught English and Film for 10 years. In 1982, she joined her latehusband, ...
Americans need the truth about Iraq
Oct 01, 2004; ... In July, the CIA completed a comprehensive report on Iraq.President Bush should release the CIA's report to the publicimmediately - with any secret information removed - so citizens canassess the situation there. With more than 1,000 American soldiersdead in Iraq, Americans can no ...
N. E. SCOUTING REPORT; Massachusetts (2-2) at Boston College (3-1)
Oct 01, 2004; ... John Johnson UMass strengths: The Minutemen are ranked 19th in the country inDivision 1-AA. The defense has been strong, pitching the program'sfirst shutout since 2000 with a 51-0 victory over Delaware StateSept. 4. Allowing 16.2 points per game, UMass is 19th nationally ...
Town on grant priority list
Oct 01, 2004; ... ABINGTON - For making low- and moderately priced housing part ofits into its master plan, the town has been put on a priority listfor state grants. State Sen. Michael Morrissey, D-Quincy, and state Rep. KathleenTeahan, D-Whitman, announced that Abington has been ...
Ban blacktopping
Oct 01, 2004; ... Tell me about paved property. Years ago our neighbor, who does notlive there anymore after this fiasco, paved their entire back yard.Not only was it paved, but it was pitched. We have a water levelproblem in our neighborhood in the first place due to springs runningunderneath the ground; ...
Committee decides to hire from within; LeTourneau takes position on 4- 1 vote, ending uncertainty
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger Katherine LeTourneau takes over today as Randolph's interimsuperintendent of schools, a job that could last until the end of theschool year. A former assistant superintendent and superintendent in theNorwood schools, she has been working in the Randolph ...
Hull Garden Club to meet Oct. 13
Oct 01, 2004; ... HULL - The Hull Garden Club will meet at 1 p.m. Oct. 13 at theAnne Scully Senior Center. Hull historian John Galluzzo will present a program titled ...
NEIGHBORHOODS
Oct 01, 2004; ... SCITUATE Area: 17.07 square miles POPULATION 2001: 17,061 2010: 19,823 Density: 925/square mile Median age: 40.7 Median income: $52,044 FINANCES Tax rate: $10 Town budget: $41.3 million Average water/sewer bill: $726 Median home ...
YOUR VOTE 2004; Monetarily, Tripp trails deMacedo
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger Seeking re-election in the 1st Plymouth District, state Rep. VinnydeMacedo raised and spent more than twice as much money as hisDemocratic opponent in the first eight months of this year. According to state campaign finance reports, the PlymouthRepublican ...
Mark D. DeThomaso
Oct 01, 2004; ... WEYMOUTH - Mark D. DeThomaso, 34, of Weymouth, died Tuesday atSouth Shore Hospital in Weymouth. Born in Quincy, he graduated from Blue Hills Vocational TechnicalSchool in Canton in 1988. He was a member of the Sons of Italy in Braintree. He is survived by his wife, ...
NEWSLINE - BUSINESS; Spag's store soon to be Building 19
Oct 01, 2004; ... HINGHAM - Spag's Supply Inc., a central Massachusetts institutionsince 1934, is being converted into a Building 19 store nearly twoyears after the Hingham-based company bought the Shrewsbury discountretailer. Spag's, renamed Spag's 19 two years ago, has not beenprofitable, said ...
Elsie A. Burke
Oct 01, 2004; ... CANTON - Elsie A. (Roy) Burke, 94, of Canton, former officemanager of her husband's podiatry practice in Brockton, diedWednesday at Hellenic Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Canton. Born, raised and educated in Norton, she lived in Brockton formany years before moving to Canton ...
MOVIE REVIEW; all smoke, no FIRE; Fine cast, action scenes can't save clich-ridden 'Ladder'
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger Sugar may be combustible, but it fails to ignite a fire under thesickeningly sweet "Ladder 49." What's intended to be a five-alarmtearjerker is in reality just a big dumb soap opera that payssuperficial homage to everyday firefighters who repeatedly risk ...
THEATER REVIEW; Wilson's 'Gem' is nearly flawless
Oct 01, 2004; ... Finally, August Wilson has come to the beginning of his monumentalcycle of plays dealing with the life of black Americans in the 20thcentury. "Gem of the Ocean," the ninth of the 10 plays in the cycle,is now at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston before a Broadwayrun that starts ...
Vincent F. Kelleher
Oct 01, 2004; ... NORWOOD - Vincent F. Kelleher, 83, of Norwood, a retired sheetmetal worker, died Wednesday at Goddard Rehabilitation and NursingCenter in Stoughton. Mr. Kelleher worked for the Park L. Davis Co. in Dorchester for 40years before retiring in 1984. During World War II, he ...
Pats' Wilson earns Player of Month
Oct 01, 2004; ... New England Patriots safety Eugene Wilson has been named the AFCdefensive player of the month. Wilson has helped the Patriots (2-0) boost their winning streak to17 games with 12 tackles, a pair of interceptions and an additionalpass defensed, ...
Buffalo wastes draft choice; Selecting McGahee in the first round might never pay off
Oct 01, 2004; ... For The Patriot Ledger When Willis McGahee was playing for the University of Miami, hewas being talked about as the next Walter Payton. When McGahee blewout his knee in the Fiesta Bowl, he was being talked about as thenext Robert Edwards. The drafting of McGahee in the first round ...
DRIVING TO ENDANGER; Losing out: Failure to act on drunken drivers costs state; Online
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger For the fourth straight year, state lawmakers lost the chance touse millions in federal highway dollars for road repairs because theyfailed to pass legislation targeting chronic drunken drivers. Instead, the money must be diverted to the Governor's ...
Actions taken by the board
Oct 01, 2004; ... At last night's meeting of the board of directors for South ShoreTri-Town Development Corp., the agency overseeing redevelopment ofthe former South Weymouth Naval Air Station: The board accepted the resignation of its executive director,Daniel DeSantis, paying him a severance ...
William B. Feeney
Oct 01, 2004; ... QUINCY - William B. Feeney, 62, of Quincy, a retired banker andmortgage broker, died Wednesday at home after a long illness. Mr. Feeney worked for First National Bank of Boston for 35 yearsand most recently for Sally Mae. He was an avid golfer and a member of Norwood Country ...
Jazz concert to usher in new shops at Pinehills; Performance schedule
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger Pinehills developers will present free jazz festival tomorrow andSunday to celebrate the opening of another retail building in thecommunity's Village Green commercial center. A ribbon-cutting ceremony with music and refreshments wasscheduled for this ...
Bridge in need of repair; Powder Point span's weight capacity drops
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger One of Duxbury's landmarks is deteriorating and needs repairing. The Powder Point Bridge, the half-mile-long, all-wood bridge thatbrings people - in vehicles and on foot - from the parking lot atKing Caesar Road and Powder Point Avenue to Duxbury Beach, no ...
Quincy; DISTRICT COURT
Oct 01, 2004; ... Jeremy A. Hayes, 20, of 112 Dyer Ave., Milton, pleaded innocent tomalicious destruction of property valued at more than $250. He wastold to return to court on Oct. 21. Hayes is charged with being thedriver of a car in which a passenger reached out of a window andkeyed another vehicle ...
MUSIC REVIEW; Charlie Hunter again proves he has no equal
Oct 01, 2004; ... It's an overused term, no doubt, but guitarist Charlie Hunter isdecidedly nonpareil - and then some. The bastions of the nu-jazzclaim him as one of their own, and indeed he is, his groovy,inventive, indulgence-free solos a joy to listen to, his technicalsavvy a wonder to behold live and ...
Patients seeking Vioxx alternatives; Health risks cited as maker withdraws arthritis medication
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger Now that millions of patients can no longer get the drug Vioxx forarthritis and pain, Lorraine Thompson of Weymouth is wondering whatcan replace it. "This was not pleasant news to hear," Thompson said yesterday, afew hours after drug maker Merck & Co ....
BOSTON COLLEGE VS. MASSACHUSETTS; BC place-kicker hoping to shorten his memory
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger NEWTON - Shame was consuming him as he quietly damned his rightleg and tried to become invisible. The team bus was too crowded, andlater the team plane had few places to hide. Still freshman RyanOhliger tried his hardest to become faceless, shapeless - for that ...
Mildred H. Hendrickson
Oct 01, 2004; ... DUXBURY - Mildred H. (McCarthy) Hendrickson, 86, of Duxbury, aretired corresponding secretary, died Wednesday at Bay Path Nursing &Rehabilitation Center in Duxbury. Mrs. Hendrickson worked for the former Factory Mutual InsuranceCo. Born in Quincy, she attended the Horace Mann ...
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK; Rockland's Murphy shines for Dartmouth at receiver
Oct 01, 2004; ... For The Patriot Ledger It didn't take long for Bob Murphy to say, "I'm back." A wide receiver for Dartmouth College, Murphy missed most of thelast two seasons with injuries. However, his dramatic touchdown grabwith no time left in Dartmouth's season opener against ...
Celia Azer
Oct 01, 2004; ... RANDOLPH - Celia (Kleinfield) Azer, 92, of Randolph, a homemaker,died Wednesday at Tower Hill Nursing Home in Canton. Mrs. Azer was born in Boston. Wife of the late Louis Azer, she is survived by two sons, AllenAzer of Randolph and Steven ...
SCITUATE; Nature rules on Neal Gate Street
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger Neal Gate Street in Scituate has a little something for everyone. A state park. Walking trails through forests and salt marshes. Scenicviews of the North River. River access to boaters. Farm land. Largelots providing lots of privacy. "I think the river and ...
Class is sweet music to their ears; Conservatory program teaches young musicians
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger HINGHAM - Heads bent, eyebrows raised, the young musicians touchedbows to strings, filling the large ensemble room with sound. "Very nice. You're doing well for a group that's never playedtogether before," the children's instructor, Candace Kniffen, ...
Oktoberfest set for tomorrow
Oct 01, 2004; ... HALIFAX - The third annual Oktoberfest will be celebrated from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of the Lake Church. The event will include music, clowns, balloons, face painting,hayrides, train rides, a ...
Reunion of submariners rekindles camaraderie
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger BRAINTREE - Most people now probably call him Bob, but to hisWorld War II submarine crewmates Robert P. Williams of Hinghamremains "Willie." The 83-year-old retired businessman has been getting called Williea lot the last few days as he plays host to a ...
Esther T. Corbett
Oct 01, 2004; ... WHITMAN - Esther T. (Bowen) Corbett, 73, of Whitman, a retiredsecretary, died Wednesday at home after a long battle with cancer anda stroke. Mrs. Corbett worked for the state Commission for the Blind inBoston for several years. Born and raised in Rockland, she graduated from ...
Shop owner reports major loss in robbery
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger The owner of Stealth Audio says burglars stole more than $15,000worth of electronics from his Bedford Street store earlier this week. Police issued an arrest warrant for an Abington man but saidyesterday that they think more than one person was involved. ...
SCHOOL SOCCER; Shea a star in Hanover's victory over Scituate; GIRLS SOCCER
Oct 01, 2004; ... In the end, it was a timeout that Hanover High School boys soccercoach Jim Sylvia just didn't need. The Indians downed host Scituate, 2-1, in Patriot League actionyesterday on a late goal from sophomore Matt Shea. Very late. Shea deflected a shot from Brendan Yaworsky to ...
Tri-town chairman quits in a huff; then rescinds
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger The chairman of the board overseeing the redevelopment of theSouth Weymouth Naval Air Station abruptly quit last night, but saidtoday he had changed his mind and will remain on the board. The move added to the turmoil facing the South Shore ...
Acting chief to fight snub from selectmen
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger HULL - For the third time, Acting Police Chief Donald DiMarzio ischallenging the selectmen's decision to pass him over as thedepartment's permanent leader. A fractured board last night chose veteran Capt. Richard Billingsas Hull's new police chief, with ...
Harmonious times at town's senior center
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger For the first time in more than a year, there's no cloud ofcontroversy over Pembroke's senior center. Now that a power struggle that consumed the council on aging hasended, seniors don't have to wonder if the council's director, MaryWillis, will be ...
Academy School honored; Recognized for high test performances
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger The Academy Avenue Primary School in Weymouth has earned anational award, one of two schools in the state recognized forexemplary test scores. The federal No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Programannounced that Academy Avenue would receive the ...
Gerald F. Petruccelli
Oct 01, 2004; ... BRAINTREE - Gerald F. Petruccelli, 90, of Braintree, a retiredaccounting supervisor, died Thursday at Logan Nursing andRehabilitation Center. Mr. Petruccelli worked for Bethlehem Steel and General Dynamics atthe Fore River shipyard in Quincy for 42 years before retiring ...
Margaret Boston
Oct 01, 2004; ... RANDOLPH - Margaret Boston of Randolph died Sunday. She issurvived by her husband Winston Boston and six children. A funeralservice will be held at 11 a.m ....
Ruth Z. Berkman
Oct 01, 2004; ... CANTON - Ruth Z. (Zion) Berkman, 95, of Canton a retired teacher,died Wednesday. Mrs. Berkman was born in Boston and was formerly ofBrookline. Wife of the late M. Richard Berkman, she is survived bytwo daughters, Carol Cohen of Lexington ...
Proposal: 1% hike in rates for auto insurance
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger The state Division of Insurance's number-crunching arm struck amiddle ground yesterday with its proposal to hike auto insurancerates by 1 percent next year. The State Rating Bureau's proposal would add about $11 to theaverage driver's annual insurance ...
Whitman employee fined for ethics breach; Public works chairman didn't pay full price for town mechanic's work
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger WHITMAN - Public works commission Chairman Thomas Burnett wasfined $2,000 and ordered to reimburse the town $350 for hiring a townmechanic to repair his truck using town equipment and on town time. Burnett had paid the mechanic, but not the amount that ...
Partisans say their candidate scored better
Oct 01, 2004; ... Patriot Ledger State House Bureau BOSTON - Neither party is declaring a knockout in Round One of thepresidential debates, but unsurprisingly Democrats and Republicansboth claim their candidate scored the most points in the first ofthree face-to-face meetings between George W. Bush ...
YOUR VOTE 2004; Debate didn't win many undecideds; Curry students who were unsure remain that way
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger MILTON Marc Muser is just the kind of swing voter from abattleground state that George Bush and John Kerry were hoping toappeal to in their first televised debate. Muser, a native of New Jersey, a state where the two candidatesare in a statistical dead ...
Free tour offered of Holbrook forest
Oct 01, 2004; ... HOLBROOK - In honor of Town Forest Month, a display featuring theforest will be at the Holbrook Public Library this month. Maps, photos and written ...
DeMacedo campaign
Oct 01, 2004; ... Contributions of $50 or more made to state Rep. Vinny deMacedo'scampaign from Jan. 1 through Aug. 27: $3,000 Republican State Committee, Boston. $500 Retired Public Employees PAC, Boston; Aaron R. Muirhead,Plymouth; Bradford C. Cushing, Plymouth; Charles Carafoli, ...
Chamber set for business expo
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger About 1,000 businesspeople will flock to the Lantana function hallin Randolph on Tuesday to mingle at the South Shore Chamber ofCommerce's annual Business-to-Business Expo. The exhibit hall will be open for free from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. andwill feature about ...
Robert B. Harrold Sr.
Oct 01, 2004; ... QUINCY - Robert B. Harrold Sr., 77, of Quincy, a retiredgovernment inspector, died Thursday in Rockland after a briefillness. Mr. Harrold retired in 1977 after 25 years of service. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Born, raised and educated in Quincy, he was a ...
Pixies earn big BMA honors at Avalon
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Pixies were named Act of the Year, while Aerosmith won Albumof the Year on a major label for "Honkin' on Bobo," at the 17thAnnual Boston Music Awards, held last night at Avalon in Boston. Other top winners included Howie Day for Male Vocalist of theYear; Aimee Mann for Female ...
Milton Emswiler
Oct 01, 2004; ... BROCKTON - Milton "Pete" Emswiler, 64, of Brockton, a retiredsocial worker, died Thursday at Brockton Hospital. Mr. Emswiler worked at the Harmony House in New Bedford beforeretiring in 1994. He was a self-employed plumber for 10 years. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War ...
2 boxing shows scheduled tonight; Third pro bout for Weymouth's Morganelli
Oct 01, 2004; ... For The Patriot Ledger With the baffling shortsightedness and incurable rivalry that istypical of New England boxing, there are two competing pro cardstonight in the Boston area. Providence promoter Jimmy Burchfield stages a multi-bout card atthe Bayside Expo in Boston, ...
Fathers deserve better
Oct 01, 2004; ... I was very upset that your article on the front page was titled"Deadbeat Dads." It showed a great insensitivity towards dads. You could havetitled it "Deadbeat Parents." The vast majority of dads pay theirchild support and are proud to support their children. I am one ofthose ...
... in education; PEOPLE
Oct 01, 2004; ... The following students were recent semifinalists in the 2005National Merit Scholarship Program: Hoi Wung of North Quincy HighSchool, Julie Morris of Randolph and Katharine Joo and Erica Youngboth of Sharon High School. ... in the military Navy Lt. Valerie McCall recently ...
Tripp campaign
Oct 01, 2004; ... Contributions of $50 or more made to Democrat Loring Tripp III'scampaign from Jan. 1 through Aug. 27: $500 United Auto Workers Local 1596, Dedham; Sheet Metal WorkersLocal, Boston; Plumbers Union Local 12 PAC, Boston; NathanWithington, Boston; Mira Frizzell, Plymouth; Millwrights ...
Healthcare with a spiritual element; St. Agatha's parish nurse program offers succor to mind, body; Free health fair set for Saturday
Oct 01, 2004; ... The Patriot Ledger Rooted in modest beginnings, the parish nurse program at St.Agatha's Church in Milton has enjoyed steady growth over the pastfive years. Starting with simple blood pressure checks afterSaturday and Sunday Masses in 1999, the St. Agatha Parish NurseProgram now ...
Real Estate Transactions
Oct 01, 2004; ... 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, date oftransaction and, when known, ...
Blue Cross looks to hike some prices, lower others
Oct 01, 2004; ... Patriot Ledger staff BOSTON - Blue Cross Blue Shield is looking to raise the cost ofone supplemental insurance plan for Medicare patients above $500 amonth for the first time. But the cost for several other plans, including its most popularplan, would decrease under its ...