The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from February 2005:
Hospital appoints corporate members; Briefly
Feb 01, 2005; ... MILTON - At the annual meeting of Milton Hospital Corp., thehospital announced the appointment of several individuals to theposition of corporate members of the Milton Hospital Foundation Inc.The new members are: Eleanor McKinnon, Charles Foley, Paul Porter,Kevin J. Leary and Shannon ...
A moment of silence for pupil killed by fumes
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger The tragic death of Plymouth first-grader Nicole Garofalo madereturning to school hard for Indian Brook Elementary School studentsyesterday. Nicole, 7, died Friday, four days after being overcome by carbonmonoxide fumes in her White Street home. Her ...
Ethel E. Leggee
Feb 01, 2005; ... CANTON - Ethel E. (Adair) Leggee, 78, of Canton, a retired schoollunch manager, died Sunday at Ellis Nursing and Rehabilitation inNorwood after a short illness. Mrs. Leggee worked at the Dean S. Luce Elementary School in Cantonfor 37 years before retiring in 1990. She was a ...
Chamber makes Abrams its head
Feb 01, 2005; ... Patriot Ledger staff RANDOLPH - Gary Abrams of A Jewelers Workshop is the new presidentof the Randolph Chamber of Commerce. Abrams took over from Jerry Richman of Woodlawn Cleaners at theorganization's annual installation dinner on Jan. 18. The chamberalso presented its ...
Readers speak out on National Guard in Iraq
Feb 01, 2005; ... I think it's unfair for these National Guard units to be sent toIraq ....
COLLEGE NOTEBOOK; Weymouth's Flavin working his way up
Feb 01, 2005; ... For The Patriot Ledger Mark Flavin continues to move up the ladder in career blockedshots at the University of Maine. The 6-10 senior forward from Weymouth has a team-leading 27rejects this year, giving him 88 for his career, good for fifth placeall-time for the Black Bears ....
Lucy M. Bottiglieri
Feb 01, 2005; ... BRAINTREE - A funeral Mass for Lucy M. (Cudilessi) Bottiglieriwill be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Church of St. Clare,1244 Liberty St., Braintree. Burial will be in Plain StreetCemetery, Braintree. Mrs. Bottiglieri, 76, of Braintree, a paraprofessional with ...
Budget hike of 6.1 percent recommended; Town manager says proposal of $51.9M looks 'realistic'
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Duxbury Town Manager Rocco Longo has proposed a balanced municipalbudget for fiscal 2006, one that calls for some personnel additions. The $51.9 million budget proposal, delivered to selectmen lastnight, is 6.1 percent larger than the town's budget for the ...
THEATER REVIEW; Everyone can relate to 'Love'
Feb 01, 2005; ... "Are you married?" asked the woman seated next to me. "The lady at the desk told me this play can kind of discourageagainst marriage," she added, as we waited for a show to begin atQuincy Dinner Theater. "She was glad we were here for my daughter's18th birthday and not for her ...
Ronald H. Welch
Feb 01, 2005; ... BROCKTON - Ronald H. Welch, 72, of Brockton, a retired computermanager, died Sunday at Radius at Easton Lincoln Nursing Home after along illness. Mr. Welch retired more than 10 years ago after more than 30 yearsin business. Born in Boston, he graduated from Boston College ...
Margaret M. Frangioso
Feb 01, 2005; ... RANDOLPH - Margaret M. "Peggy" (Lowe) Frangioso, 58, of Randolph,a retired registered nurse, died Saturday at home. Mrs. Frangioso retired about six years ago from Brigham andWomen's Hospital in Boston after working there for more than 25years. Born in Boston, she was a graduate ...
LIVING THE HULL LIFE; CONDO DWELLERS, TOWNIES COEXIST; Development turns beach town into real estate hot spot
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger HULL The seven brown-vested girls of Troop 4100 are studying thecovers of Beatles albums and memorizing the lyrics to "She LovesYou." They like the "Yeah, yeah, yeah" part. They're bopping aroundthe room and singing it over and over - very, very ...
Douglas McMonagle, fought in battles of Okinowa, Iwo Jima
Feb 01, 2005; ... WEYMOUTH - Douglas B. McMonagle, 83 of Weymouth, a Navy veteran ofWorld War II who fought in the battles for Okinawa and Iwo Jima, diedSunday at Weymouth Health Care. Mr. McMonagle was an electrical engineer the Raytheon Co. Heretired in 1983. He received a Commendation ...
Town aiming to make 100-acre purchase; Acquisition of parcel off Valley Street would block 45-home project
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Pembroke officials plan to buy a 100-acre piece of land on which adeveloper envisioned building 45 houses. Selectmen voted last night to spend $925,000 on the Hill-Gummerusproperty, which is off Valley Street. Under state law, the town hasthe right of ...
Eleanor M. McCaffrey, 69, of Sharon
Feb 01, 2005; ... SHARON - Eleanor M. (Tintle) McCaffrey, 69, of Sharon died Friday.Wife of the late Philip F. McCaffrey, she is survived by three sons,P. Christopher McCaffrey of Carver, David M. McCaffrey ofLondonderry, N.H., and Richard L. McCaffrey of East Lyme, Conn.; fourdaughters, Mary F. McCaffrey ...
Anne R. Spillane, 86, of Walpole
Feb 01, 2005; ... WALPOLE - Anne Rita (O'Toole) Spillane, 86, of Walpole, ahomemaker, died Saturday at Caritas Saint Elizabeth Hospital inBrighton. Mrs. Spillane was born in Dorchester and moved to Norwood when shewas 7. She graduated from Norwood High School in 1937. She lived in Walpole for ...
Burned patient 'seemed to be pleading in pain'
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger MILTON - Katherine Shute could hardly comprehend what the surgeonwho had operated on her husband was telling her. He had called to say that while operating on Paul Shute'swindpipe, an oxygen-fueled fire had burned the 81-year-old's mouth,windpipe and ...
Duxbury Youth Risk forum is tomorrow
Feb 01, 2005; ... DUXBURY - The Duxbury Youth Risk Task Force will hold a forum at 7p.m. tomorrow in the Duxbury High School auditorium. The forum will be an opportunity for the task force to updateparents and residents on the group's progress and plans for the yearahead. The task force will ...
Readers speak out on National Guard in Iraq
Feb 01, 2005; ... My vote is no on the return of the Guards ....
Nothing seems to faze BC basketball
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger NEWTON - If you're counting the days until spring training, thenshame on you. If your attention is trained only on the Patriots'latest Super Bowl run, then take a break. And if you're waiting for along Celtics winning streak or a Bruins regular-season hockey ...
Vera Geszpenc
Feb 01, 2005; ... BROOKLINE - Vera (Furman) Geszpenc, 79, of Brookline, a Holocaustsurvivor, died Sunday at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center inBoston. Born and raised in Russia, she survived the Holocaust with herlate husband, Jakub Geszpenc. In the early 1960s, Mrs. Geszpencconvinced her ...
Minna M. Kingsley
Feb 01, 2005; ... SHARON - Minna M. (Blackler) Kingsley, 86, of Taunton, formerly ofSharon, a foster mother, died Saturday at Longmeadow Nursing CareCenter in Taunton. Mrs. Kingsley provided foster care for more than21 children with medical issues. During World War II, she worked in the defense ...
U2 sells out shows around the world
Feb 01, 2005; ... U2's "Vertigo Tour" is selling out at record paces, in citiesaround the world where it went on sale last weekend. In Boston, where tickets went on sale Saturday, after the firsttwo shows sold out for May 24 and 26, a third was announced for May28 and quickly sold out. In the ...
Schools' shortfall about to get a hard look; Five residents appointed to investigative committee; report due at town meeting
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Four former Cohasset Advisory Committee members and a citizen whohas challenged town officials on numerous issues have been appointedto investigate a shortfall in the school department budget. Maureen Jerz, Margaret Lynch, Richard Avery, Joseph Barresi ...
Readers speak out on National Guard in Iraq
Feb 01, 2005; ... To put it quite briefly, I think it's totally unfair to send theNational Guard back ...
Shellfish farming grants on ice; Board imposes 6-month moratorium as interest in aquaculture grows
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger DUXBURY - Increased interest in shellfish farming may or may notbe a good thing for Duxbury Bay. Selectmen want some time to findout which is the case. Last night, the board denied one aquaculture grant, delayed actionon four others and imposed a ...
Athlete ; OF THE ; week; scott; MAY
Feb 01, 2005; ... hockey POSITION Forward ACCOMPLISHMENTS This Duxbury High School senior buried two goals in the team's 6-5 victory over rival Hingham last Friday -- the first Green Dragonswin over the hockey Harbormen in six years. The 6-3, 230-pound wingerfound the net twice ...
Norma Hopkins
Feb 01, 2005; ... STONEHAM - A funeral service for Norma (Jackman) Hopkins will beheld at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Robinson Funeral Home, 809 Main St.,Melrose. Mrs. Hopkins, 79, of Stoneham, a former teacher, diedThursday at St. Camillus Health Center, Northbridge, after a longillness. Mrs. Hopkins was the ...
SUPER BOWL XXXIX: PATRIOTS VS. EAGLES; WARREN'S WAY; Patriots' investment in their defensive line paying off
Feb 01, 2005; ... For The Patriot Ledger JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Know the difference between the Indianapolis Colts, who are homewatching the Super Bowl, and the New England Patriots, who areplaying in it for the third time in four years? The Colts spent first-round draft choices on offense. Six of ...
Rally tomorrow for hospice walk
Feb 01, 2005; ... STOUGHTON - A kickoff rally for the seventh annual walk for OldColony Hospice of Stoughton begins at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at StonehillCollege. The rally was postponed from last week due to snow. There willbe food, gifts and walk kits. The kits will have fund-raising ...
Residents of Germantown bemoan the snow cleanup
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger QUINCY - The city says it's the Housing Authority's job. TheHousing Authority says it's the city's job. Regardless of who's right, students walked on the streets ofGermantown or through piles of snow on the sidewalks to get to schooltoday. Nine days after ...
Robert C. Collett Sr. publishing company executive, at 76
Feb 01, 2005; ... PLYMOUTH - Robert C. Collett Sr., 76, of Plymouth, former vicepresident of Financial Publishing Co., died Sunday at Metro WestMedical Center in Framingham. Mr. Collett worked at the company for 39 years. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of VFW ...
Storms plow under town snow budget
Feb 01, 2005; ... RANDOLPH - The town's snow removal budget had melted away beforethe Blizzard of 2005, said public works Superintendent DavidZecchini. He did not have a cost estimate last night for the clearing awayof the more than 3 feet of snow that fell during the last two storms.Employees ...
Your Views
Feb 01, 2005; ... Do you think snow days should be made up during school vacations,at the end of the year, or not at all? Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
Finances are in good condition, auditors say; Gone are the days when the town's coffers were a mess, officials say
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Five years after Weymouth switched its form of government,auditors have given it a clean bill of financial health. Long gone are the days of dozens of inconsistencies in townbudgets, unaccounted-for money and charges of embezzlement by townemployees ....
SCHOOL ROUNDUP; PN's McLean hits 1,000 mark; ;; GIRLS BASKETBALL
Feb 01, 2005; ... Thankfully, Bill Drew's dream didn't come true. Drew, the Plymouth North High School boys basketball coach, had adream not long ago that Ryan McLean, the Blue Eagles senior whoentered last night's game at Dennis-Yarmouth with 998 career points,would be fouled, make the first free ...
Albert J. Cole
Feb 01, 2005; ... SHARON - Albert J. "Butch" Cole, 70, of Sharon, a retired postalworker, died Saturday at Caritas Norwood Hospital after a longillness. Mr. Cole worked for the Postal Service in Sharon for more than 30years and retired in 1992. Born in Boston, he was a lifelong resident of ...
COLLEGE HOCKEY; Crimson will gather no rust
Feb 01, 2005; ... Mike Loftus It's about time the Harvard University men's hockey team got downto pleasure. A lot of serious business has taken place on campus since theholidays - so much, in fact, that it was rarely possible to scheduleany hockey games. The Crimson played a two-day tournament ...
GOOD WORKS; CEO READS TO 6TH-GRADERS
Feb 01, 2005; ... State Street Corp. Chairman and CEO Ronald E. Logue read to asixth-grade class at South Boston Harbor Academy in Dorchester lastmonth as part of Boston Partners in Education's "Big Cheese Reads"literacy program. Logue used the opportunity to tell the students about his job andhis ...
Driver arrested twice in about eight hours
Feb 01, 2005; ... HANSON - A Hanson man was arrested on a charge of drunken drivingafter the vehicle he was driving crashed into a car parked in adriveway early Sunday morning, police said. Richard Carbone, 21, was arrested again later that morning on acharge of driving with a suspended ...
State officials skip tonight's QHA meeting
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger State officials don't plan to be at tonight's Quincy HousingAuthority board meeting and instead reiterated past warnings aboutthe authority's search for a new executive director. The QuincyHousing Authority had invited state and federal officials to ...
Route 3 crash causes delays
Feb 01, 2005; ... KINGSTON - A two-car accident on Route 3 northbound caused trafficdelays this ...
Richard P. Woodford
Feb 01, 2005; ... ABINGTON - Richard P. "Dick" Woodford, 48, of Abington, an automechanic, died Saturday in Orlando, Fla. Mr. Woodford worked at Biondi's service station in Quincy for manyyears. He previously worked at Steinbach's service station inDorchester. Born in Boston, he was raised and ...
Residents are asked to return forms fast
Feb 01, 2005; ... RANDOLPH - Town Clerk Brian Howard asks residents to quicklyreturn the town census forms mailed last week. "Our goal is to have the census done by the annual town election"on April 5, Howard said. Information from the census is used by town departments foreverything from ...
HOT TOPICS; Plymouth
Feb 01, 2005; ... Here is a story we are tracking for you: TEACHER LAYOFFS Past: Plymouth laid off about 40 teachers twoyears ago because of a cut in state education funding. Present: The selectmen's fiscal 2006 budget guideline for theschool department is about $1 million below the amount ...
Angela M. Novicki
Feb 01, 2005; ... PLYMOUTH - Angela M. (Gvazdauskas) Novicki, 80, of Plymouth, aretired stitcher, died Monday at Mayflower Nursing and Rehabilitationin Plymouth. Mrs. Novicki worked in factories in the Worcester area. She wasborn in Worcester and educated at Worcester Girls Trade High ...
Omit accident details
Feb 01, 2005; ... I am writing to you regarding your Dec. 14 article, "Chargesupgraded in fatal accident." As a neighbor and friend of the grief-stricken Hegerich family, I find the publishing of the details ofthis tragic accident very inappropriate. We as neighbors and friends feel terrible ...
Lester E. Harris
Feb 01, 2005; ... ANDOVER - Lester Eugene Harris, 75, of Andover, a retiredengineer, died Wednesday at home. Mr. Harris retired from Avco. Heworked for Sylvania Electric in Buffalo, N.Y., before moving toAndover in 1967. After he retired, he worked as a consultant toDynamics Research Corp. at Hanscom ...
SCHOOL NOTEBOOK; Rescheduling school games no easy task
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Most high school athletic directors on the South Shore arehopefully breathing a little easier after finally rescheduling all oflast week's games that were postponed due to the snow storms. Whitman-Hanson's Bob Bancroft, one of the Ledgerland's ...
NEWSLINE - BUSINESS; Arbella joins suit vs. insurance rule
Feb 01, 2005; ... QUINCY - Quincy-based Arbella Insurance Group announced today ithas joined Webster-based Commerce Insurance, the state's largest autoinsurer, in suing state regulators for changes to auto insurancerules. New regulations instituted by Insurance Commissioner Julianne M.Bowles ...
Your Views
Feb 01, 2005; ... Tell us what you think of the Braintree debt-exclusion proposal. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
Donald H. Shaw of Braintree, active in the Boy Scouts, at the age of 83
Feb 01, 2005; ... BRAINTREE - Donald H. Shaw, 83, of Braintree, a retired printerand production manager, died Sunday at home. Mr. Shaw worked forHarrison Publishing House in Quincy and Littleton, N.H., for 52years. A veteran of World War II, he served as a sergeant in the Army AirForces, Air ...
Ernest R. Nelson
Feb 01, 2005; ... BRAINTREE - Ernest R. Nelson, 85, of Exeter, N.H., formerly of theSouth Shore, a retired electrical engineer and designer, died Sundayat Exeter Hospital. Mr. Nelson worked for the RosenblattEngineering Co. in Hingham, which specialized in ship designs. Helater worked for Charles T ....
super chatter; Kraft prepared to lose Crennel
Feb 01, 2005; ... (Notes and quotes from the scene in Jacksonville) New England Patriots defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel hasn'tspoken to the Cleveland Browns about their coaching vacancy in nearlya month. He'll be hearing from them soon enough. Win or loseagainst the Philadelphia Eagles in the ...
Carol A. Balentine, Rockland, yoga instructor
Feb 01, 2005; ... ROCKLAND - Carol A. (Johnson) Balentine, of Rockland, a yogainstructor for more than 20 years, died Saturday at Beth IsraelDeaconess Medical Center in Boston after a brief illness. Mrs. Balentine was a certified Reiki master, a vibrationalmedicine practitioner and a member of the ...
Your Views
Feb 01, 2005; ... Tell us what you think about cities and towns buying land to keepit from being developed. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
Wilfred LaRochelle
Feb 01, 2005; ... PLYMOUTH - Wilfred "Bill" LaRochelle, 68, of Plymouth, a shiftcommander at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, died Thursday at home. Mr. LaRochelle worked at the Plymouth plant for more than 20 years.He also worked part time at O'Hara's Chrysler in Falmouth for thepast two years. He was a ...
NEWSLINE - MASSACHUSETTS; Fishing regulator calls for changes
Feb 01, 2005; ... NEW BEDFORD - Complicated and lengthy federal fishing rules needto be overhauled to ensure safety and profit, the government's topfishing regulator has told Massachusetts fishermen. "My goal for the U.S. fishing industry is to see that it operatesmore like a business and gets away ...
Games to watch
Feb 01, 2005; ... TOMORROW Boys basketball - Archbishop Williams at Cardinal Spellman: TheBishops lost, 59-49, on their home floor early in the season, sorevenge should be on the minds of the visitors in this rivalry gamein the Catholic Central League. Each has seven victories and on theirway to ...
Dishes out gumbo, advice; Smokey really has a hold on them
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger BOSTON What's a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer doing at a Shaw'sSupermarket in Dorchester? On Friday, Motown legend Smokey Robinson came to the Lower Millsneighborhood to promote his new line of gumbo and sing the praises ofentrepreneurialism for ...
ASK THE DOCTOR; Smoke Signals; Emphysema is preventable
Feb 01, 2005; ... Dr. Jim Mitterando Q I stopped smoking in 1981 and was diagnosed with emphysema in2001 and have been on oxygen for almost three years. Why did I get itafter quitting smoking 20 years later? I worked in the coal and oilbusiness and wonder whether this may have contributed. I ...
NIE; NANCY DREW - FALSE NOTES; Chapter 18: Results and Rewards; Nancy devises a plan to celebrate dad's birthday
Feb 01, 2005; ... The story so far: The girls are rushing Leslie home and hoping fora miracle to enable her to audition for the scholarship. It wasalmost 10 a.m. when we drove into River Heights. Leslie had calledher parents to report on our progress, and they had promised to meetus at the conservatory. ...
DISTRICT COURT; Quincy
Feb 01, 2005; ... Two counts of receiving stolen property valued at more than $250against Ashley Peterson, 17, and Asia Taylor, 19, both of JamaicaPlain, were dismissed by Judge Diane Moriarty. A charge of larcenyof property valued at more than $250 against Peterson was amended tolarceny of property ...
Dog licenses are available
Feb 01, 2005; ... ABINGTON - Dog licenses for 2005 can be obtained at the townclerk's office. Licenses cost $10 and the owner must present acurrent rabies vaccination certificate. Dog owners unable to come ...
Play groups being offered in Weymouth
Feb 01, 2005; ... WEYMOUTH - Weymouth Mom and Tots plans and coordinates activitiesand programs for South Shore families with young children. Play groups teach children how to interact with other youngsters.The ...