The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from April 2005:
HEALEY VISITS SOUTH SHORE; SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS SOUND OFF TO STATE
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger QUINCY - On a mission to hear from small-business owners, thestate's lieutenant governor and economic development chief got anearful from about 50 of them at the South Shore Chamber of Commerce'smain office yesterday. The businesspeople came armed with ...
Name-dropping
Apr 01, 2005; ... A look at some of the draft-eligible players whom the Patriotshave expressed interest in, either because they attended a workout bythat player or have met with him privately: Linebacker ChanningCrowder (Florida, 6-foot- 2, 252 pounds) -Knee surgeries andcharacter issues are red flags ...
Madeline A. Pietersen
Apr 01, 2005; ... STOUGHTON - Madeline A. (Walsh) Pietersen, 62, of Stoughton diedThursday at Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton after along illness. Mrs. Pietersen was a supervisor for Chadwick's ofBoston for many years before retiring several years ago. She was Bornin Boston. She ...
Cameron MacLennan
Apr 01, 2005; ... PLYMOUTH - Cameron MacLennon, 95, of Plymouth, a former supervisorfor Underwood Typewriter Corp., died Feb. 28 at Jordan Hospital. Mr.MacLennan worked at the com pany in Hartford, Conn., for 34 years. Hewas an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the DisabledAmerican Veterans in ...
Your Views
Apr 01, 2005; ... Tell us what you think about getting involved in town government. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony Drive,Quincy, ...
False fire alarms will cost frequent offenders
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger On Oct. 29, the Braintree Fire Department responded to two firealarms within 21 minutes of each other at South Shore Plaza. Both turned out to be false, in one case a smoke detectormalfunction. It was the third time in three days firefighters had ...
Edward Gilbert
Apr 01, 2005; ... AGE: 47 ADDRESS: 17 Collins Ave. OCCUPATION: Director of food services, Stoughton Public Schools EDUCATION: Associate's degree in business, Massasoit CommunityCollege; ...
Canoe rentals begin for season
Apr 01, 2005; ... CANTON - The Blue Hill Adventure and Quarry Museum will opentomorrow for canoe rentals on the Neponset River. The canoelanding, begun last year, will be open weekends from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Youth, nonprofit and other groups can contact the office to makeappointments for weekday ...
Fired deputy sheriff seeking job, damages
Apr 01, 2005; ... Patriot Ledger staff BOSTON - A Plymouth man alleges in a civil suit filed in federalcourt that former Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonough wrongfullyfired him from his job as deputy sheriff following the 2000 election. Shaune Sampson charges that the dismissal was ...
HE MANAGED; Last year, people had plenty of doubts about Francona, but he got the job done
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger It didn't take long for Terry Francona to prove that he wasunworthy of becoming skipper of the Boston Red Sox last year. Itseems that just about everybody was convinced that Theo Epstein haddropped the ball in hiring the underachieving former manager of ...
YOUR VIEWS
Apr 01, 2005; ... Tell us what you think should be done with Social Security. WRITE: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony Drive,Quincy, MA ...
How they voted
Apr 01, 2005; ... Bruce J. Ayers, D-Quincy N Garrett J. Bradley, D-Hingham Y Vinny deMacedo, R-Plymouth N Joseph R. Driscoll, D-Braintree N William C. Galvin, D-Canton Y Susan W. Gifford, R-Wareham N Frank M. Hynes, D-Marshfield Y Louis L. Kafka, D-Stoughton ...
GRAND OPENING; It doesn't get any better than Red Sox-Yankees
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger There is nothing in sports - nothing - that compares with theBoston Red Sox-New York Yankees rivalry, so give Major LeagueBaseball some credit for stirring the pot even before the fire getshot. The rivalry resumes right off the bat, on Opening Night, April3, ...
MOVIE REVIEW; Even with its 'I' dotted, British film is still far from perfect
Apr 01, 2005; ... Shakespeare's adage that all the world is a stage gets a video-age update in "Dot the I," an experimental British film thatconvincingly suggests that life - and all the comedy, tragedy andromance it entails - is one big Hollywood production - starring us.Ah, if only our daily ...
Cully, Nobles hockey a perfect fit
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger It was difficult for Broghan Cully to leave Duxbury High behind,but she's not regretting the decision after a successful first hockeyseason at Noble and Greenough School. Cully, a Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic last season for the GreenDragons, scored the ...
Karen M. Petrillo, 46, personal trainer and gym owner, of cancer
Apr 01, 2005; ... HULL - Long before Karen Mary Petrillo was diagnosed with cancer,she was running in road races and raising money to find a cure forothers. Miss Petrillo, 46, of Hull, a senior sales representative forthe state Lottery, died Wednesday at her sister's home in Weymouth ofbreast cancer. She ...
School staging 'Stop and Rock'
Apr 01, 2005; ... BRAINTREE - The Archbishop Williams High School theater companywill present its spring musical, "Stop and Rock," at 8 p.m. April 7-9 in the school auditorium at 80 Independence Ave. The musical will include rock 'n' roll favorites from the 1950sand early 1960s as a backdrop to a ...
ABINGTON'S OLDEST RESIDENT SAYS GOD LOOKS OUT FOR HER
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger ABINGTON Myrtle Driscoll never drove a car, choosing instead to walkwherever she had to go. That's one explanation for why she is stillenjoying life at the age of 102. Or, as she noted about her longevity: "God blessed me. He keeps mesafe from ...
Plymouth; DISTRICT COURT
Apr 01, 2005; ... David Gonsalves, 17, of Bourne pleaded innocent to two counts ofmalicious destruction of property over $250, breaking and entering atnight with intent to commit a felony and larceny over $250. He wasreleased on his promise to return to court May 11. Plymouth police charged ...
Quincy Drama club has 'pippin' fresh ideas; If you go
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger QUINCY The jittery members of Quincy High School Drama Club stood in acircle before their final rehearsal of "Pippin" to hear a last-minute pep talk from their director and teacher, Stephanie Scanlon. "Remember who you are, what your job is and who ...
David Lee Wells
Apr 01, 2005; ... Age: 41 Born: Torrance, Calif. Height: 6-3 Weight: 250 Bats: ...
Chief Sullivan's challenge to Lynch is legitimate
Apr 01, 2005; ... I am writing to support the actions of Marshfield's chief ofpolice, William Sullivan. In response to the charges of corruption and demands for aninvestigation levied against him by candidate for selectman StevenLynch, Chief Sullivan challenged this same candidate for publicoffice ...
Not every town is short on candidates; Incumbent-less races, hot issues help produce some crowded ballots; South Shore's hot elections
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Ten people will battle for two selectman seats in Plymouth. Six Hull residents will try to snag a pair of seats on that town'stop board. Ditto in Holbrook. In Carver, there are five candidates for two selectman seats. And Stoughton had to narrow ...
MUSIC SCENE; Sentimentality sneaks in amid sarcasm
Apr 01, 2005; ... Jay N. Miller Miles Hunt, founder and singer-songwriter for The Wonder Stuff,had a reputation for being brash and witty and speaking his mindduring the English rock group's 1988-94 heyday. Less than a minuteinto our trans-Atlantic phone conversation, it is obvious that ...
THEATER REVIEW; Rigby is all grown up, but still flying
Apr 01, 2005; ... Cathy Rigby's still got it. At 51, she still seems springy, fitand young and it's not difficult a few minutes into the show to quitthinking of her as Rigby and start seeing her as Peter Pan. Thelatest production, playing at the Wang Theatre through Sunday, is co-produced by Rigby and ...
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK ; Pats eyeball Clarett's workout
Apr 01, 2005; ... By ERIC McHUGH The Patriot Ledger The New England Patriots were one of eight teams that attendedMaurice Clarett's individual workout in Ohio yesterday. Clarett,the former Ohio State star, hasn't played since leading the 2002-03Buckeyes to the national title as a freshman. He ...
Nicholas G. Stevens
Apr 01, 2005; ... BREMERTON, Wash. - Nicholas George Stevens, 75, of Bremerton,former manager of Bark Inn Kennels in Holbrook, died Monday inBremerton. Mr. Stevens worked for the kennels for 27 years. He servedas an Army sergeant between 1947 and 1952. He was a member ofAmerican Legion Post 37 in ...
Flynn remembered with second annual road race in Quincy
Apr 01, 2005; ... Patriot Ledger staff QUINCY - Friends and colleagues of the late city newspapermanWilliam K. Flynn will hit the pavement in his memory June 5. The second annual William K. Flynn Memorial Road Race will be at 9a.m. that Sunday. Runners and walkers will cover the ...
Readers write about the Schiavo case
Apr 01, 2005; ... I am commenting on the Terri Schiavo case. I don't approve of thefederal government intervening. I would consider myself a supporterof individual rights. This is a political move by congressmen to getmore votes. I wanted to offer a quick quote from Dr. Brian Weiss,author of "Only Love Is ...
A CHANGING CHURCH; Power of the laity: Archdiocese relents
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger They are grandmothers and housewives, former school teachers andchildren. For seven months, they slept on pews, held their own prayerservices and refused to leave a church the archdiocese said wasclosed for good. Not all that long ago, such defiance from ...
MORE THAN DOUBLED;Verizon raises cost of hiding your number
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger If you don't want your ex - or anybody - to look up your phonenumber, it's going to cost you more starting today. Verizon Communications Inc. is boosting its monthly charges forkeeping numbers unpublished or unlisted - as well as charges fordirectory ...
Rivera ready to take on Collazo
Apr 01, 2005; ... For The Patriot Ledger WESTBOROUGH - Top-rated contender Thomas Damgaard's pulling out ofhis title shot two weeks ago didn't upset WBA welterweight championJose Rivera's plans in the least because it was expected. Rivera and his camp had already noted the Danish ...
Tickets are still available for Taste of Randolph 2005
Apr 01, 2005; ... RANDOLPH - Tickets are still available for Wednesday's ninthannual Taste of Randolph food festival at Lombardo's function centeron Billings Road. The culinary specialties of more than two dozen of the town's foodestablishments will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m., along with ...
Officer injured when car rolls over his foot
Apr 01, 2005; ... WEYMOUTH - A police lieutenant needed hospital treatment after acar ran over his foot while he was working at a construction site onWashington Street. Lt. Paul Casey was talking to a truck driver whohad stopped to ask for directions near Woodrock Road at about 10:45a.m. when a Hyundai ...
LOOKING GOOD; It won't be easy, but Red Sox could repeat
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Major league baseball teams don't win 16 of 17 games in August andSeptember. They don't come from three games down to take best-of-seven championship playoff series - against the Yankees. They don'tsweep a powerful opponent to win the World Series. They don't ...
Paul Meoni
Apr 01, 2005; ... AGE: 45 ADDRESS: 16 Pine Road OCCUPATION: Teacher, Weymouth High School EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, music, University of Hartford;master's degree in ...
A. Evelyn Hedman
Apr 01, 2005; ... QUINCY - A. Evelyn (Theall) Hedman, 85, of Quincy, formerly ofBraintree, a retired floral arranger, died Wednesday at QuincyMedical Center. Mrs. Hedman worked for the Quincy Adams Garden Centerfor 26 years. During World War II, she worked for Bethlehem Steel atthe Fore River shipyard in ...
TOWN VOTE 2005; Voters decide tomorrow on tax-hike plan; Only two contests on ballot - for planning and library boards; Scituate votes tomorrow
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger A proposed override and two races could draw more Scituate votersto the polls tomorrow than took part in last year's town election,but participation is difficult to predict. "It's anyone's guess," Town Clerk Bernice Brown said. "We had 6percent at last ...
ST. ALBERT TO REOPEN; PARISH REJOICES OVER REVERSAL
Apr 01, 2005; ... By MARK FONTECCHIO The Patriot Ledger WEYMOUTH - Mary Williams pumped her fists as she strode into St.Albert the Great Church. She wiped her eyes, dipped two fingers into the font by the doorand crossed herself with a mix of holy water and tears. ''This is ...
Court calls stalker's actions sinister, upholds conviction
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger It seemed like whenever Katie Dawyskiba turned around, RobertPaton was watching her. If not at South Shore Plaza in Braintree or Dunkin' Donuts inNorth Weymouth, it was at her health club in Norwell. ''It was definitely scary,'' the 24-year-old ...
Barbara C. Buttkus
Apr 01, 2005; ... QUINCY - Barbara C. (Frappier) Buttkus, 80, of Quincy, ahomemaker, died Tuesday at Quincy Medical Center. Mrs. Buttkus was anactive resident of the 1000 Southern Artery community for 13 years.She traveled to Ireland, Panama, Iceland and throughout the UnitedStates, and enjoyed riverboat ...
State Street devoted to area; CEO says strong ties to Boston region to remain as firm grows globally
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger BOSTON - State Street will remain firmly rooted in the Bostonarea's economy, even as it ramps up its efforts to focus on growthoverseas. That's the message State Street chief executive Ronald Logue sentduring a speech yesterday at a Greater Boston Chamber ...
Privatizing won't be boon to State Street, CEO says
Apr 01, 2005; ... Many observers say President Bush's plan to partially privatizethe Social Security system would be a boon for big financial servicecompanies. But State Street CEO Ronald Logue said yesterday that hedoesn't expect that his company would reap much in the way of extrarevenue if Congress ...
Two-race election looks probable; No competition for two seats on board of selectmen
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger It appears Hanson that voters will have only two races to decidein the town election May 21. There are two candidates for a two-year term on the Whitman-Hanson Regional School Committee, and two people have taken outnomination papers to run for the board of ...
Kennedy blasts Schiavo meddling; Rakes Republicans at Adams dedication for hastily passed bill
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger BOSTON - On the day Terri Schiavo died, U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedysummoned the spirit of John Adams in blasting Republican actions inthe legal battle to keep her alive. At the dedication of a state courthouse named for the secondpresident yesterday, Kennedy ...
Black officer files complaint of unfair treatment; Denies trying to impede internal investigations
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Duxbury police officer Dale Parks says he filed a complaintagainst the department with the Massachusetts Commission AgainstDiscrimination because he is being treated unfairly - not to hamperinvestigations into his actions. "It's about fair and equitable ...
9 months in, Carver chief gets 3 years added to contract; Some residents angry over closed-door vote
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger CARVER - Police Chief Arthur Parker is here to stay - at least forthe next five years. Selectmen went behind closed doors last week andvoted 4-1 to extend his contract to Ju- ly 1, 2010. The vote addedthree years onto Parker's original three-year contract. It ...
We need to move on and build Quincy schools
Apr 01, 2005; ... I find it very discouraging to always be reading negative news onthe school building projects. I think we need to look at all thepositives in building the new school and get moving on it. The mayor, when he was a school committee member, did a great jobof exposing the problems of ...
NEWSLINE - BUSINESS; Flexcon plans to hire in Randolph; Casual Male profits as sales see jump
Apr 01, 2005; ... RANDOLPH - Flexcon Industries plans to add about 30 jobs at itsRandolph site to accommodate a new manufacturing line, according tostate Sen. Brian Joyce's office. The manufacturer of tanks forwater wells and other applications plans to use a $4 million tax-exempt financing package ...
David L. Lang
Apr 01, 2005; ... ROCHESTER, N.H. - David Lawrence Lang, the 11-week-old son ofChristopher Lang and Lori E. Tasney, died Wednesday at FrisbieMemorial Hospital in Rochester. David was born Jan. 12 in Rochester.In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers,Christopher Gomez of Quincy and ...
Authors of town's housing plan push trust fund
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger The selectmen are thinking about asking town meeting to putMarshfield's affordable-housing plan into action. The housing partnership, a selectmen-appointed committee thatcreated the plan, has proposed that town meeting vote to create alocal ...
ROBOTS A TEACHING TOOL; Braintree middle schools tinker with technology
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger BRAINTREE In a cavernous industrial arts room tucked away inside East MiddleSchool, the next generation of scientists and engineers is at work. They study, ponder, tinker and build, using miniaturized motorsand computers fastened onto what are ...
... in the community; PEOPLE
Apr 01, 2005; ... Steven Himmer of Quincy was recently named the Roy and JulieHarrington Fellow by the Writers Room in Boston. ... in education Holbrook Junior/Senior High School students Andy Curreri, KayLeighSavill and Tracy Gomes were among the winners in Sheriff MichaelBellotti's 5th ...
Readers write about the Schiavo case
Apr 01, 2005; ... I strongly believe that the federal government's involvement withintervening on the Terry Schiavo case is a further erosion of ourpersonal rights, and it is a further step towards no separation ofchurch and state in this country, and I am extremely fearful aboutit. I think that we are ...
MOVIE REVIEW; sinfully splashy; Star power keeps this 'City' exciting, even as momentum slows
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Much like last year's cinematic experiment, "Sky Captain and theWorld of Tomorrow," Robert Rodriguez's live-action adaptation of"Frank Miller's Sin City," is more of a gimmick than a movie. But,boy, what a gimmick! Shot and edited to look like every frame ...
OUR OPINION; Terri Schiavo's legacy
Apr 01, 2005; ... She is at peace. We must believe that anyone involved in the Terry Schiavo story orwho simply had a thought about her, wished the poor woman peace. The battle for Schiavo was truly one of the most gut-wrenchinghuman dramas this country has experienced. At the center were ...
The resum
Apr 01, 2005; ... Rick Pitino's head-coaching positions: Boston University ... .....1978-79 to 1982-83 Providence ... ... ... ... ... .... 1985-86 to 1986-87 New York Knicks ... ... .... 1987-88 to 1988-89 Kentucky ...
Trieste Rina Ferguson
Apr 01, 2005; ... HINGHAM - Trieste Rina (Giraldi) Ferguson, 88, of Hingham, ahomemaker, died Wednesday at John Scott Nursing Home in Braintree.She was a parishioner at St. Paul's Church in Hingham. Mrs. Fergusonenjoyed crocheting and baking. Born in East Braintree, she lived inWeymouth and Pembroke ...
Pawn shop search yields stolen items
Apr 01, 2005; ... PLYMOUTH - A number of pieces of stolen jewelry were discoveredwhen a local pawn shop was searched this week, police reported. Capt. Michael Botieri said Peggy's Pawn Shop on Court Street mayface a license review in connection with the finds. A burglary victim identified ...
Reprieve for St. Albert's is bittersweet in Scituate
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger While parishioners at St. Albert the Great are celebrating thesuccessful effort to save their church, those at St. Frances XavierCabrini in Scituate are angry and disappointed about thearchdiocese's decision to keep their parish closed. "It's apparent that ...
Court dedication had South Shore flavor
Apr 01, 2005; ... BOSTON - Yesterday's dedication of the John Adams Courthouseincluded a Quincy clergyman and recognition of a Stoughton HighSchool student. The Rev. Sheldon Bennett, pastor of Quincy's United First ParishUnitarian Church, gave the invocation and benediction for ...
Plymouth man charged with drunken driving
Apr 01, 2005; ... PEMBROKE - A Plymouth man was charged with drunken driving afterthe car he was driving crashed in Pembroke early yesterday. After Frank T. Madeiros failed to stop at a stop sign at theintersection of Pleasant and Oak streets, his 1996 Nissan Pathfinderslammed into a stone wall, ...
10-year-old arrested on drug charge
Apr 01, 2005; ... Patriot Ledger staff PLYMOUTH - Police arrested a 10-year-old boy at the NathanielMorton School, charging him with marijuana possession, afteradministrators found the stub of a marijuana cigarette in his pocket. Police said the boy had been showing the "roach" to ...
TO OUR READERS:
Apr 01, 2005; ... Today's Patriot Ledger doesn't have the usual color photos due tocomputer problems. We ...
Jason Andrew Varitek
Apr 01, 2005; ... Age: 32 Born: Rochester, Mich. Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 Bats: Switch ...