The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from December 2005:
THE 'MUSIC' PLAYS ON; Middle school math teacher rescues popular stage production at Milton High; If you go
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Like the nuns in "The Sound of Music," director Christopher Landissaved the day for the Milton High School production of the Rodgersand Hammerstein musical. When school started in September, the previous director had takena new job elsewhere, and the music ...
Your Views
Dec 01, 2005; ... Tell us what you think of the city's appointments to the QuincyCollege Board of Governors. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
MUSIC PREVIEW; Duo bring jazz fusion to Paradise
Dec 01, 2005; ... They're here today and gone tomorrow so often it's tough to keeptrack sometimes, but the latest Boston performance from the zanyBenevento Russo Duo is tomorrow night at the Paradise, where theyhave not headlined since last December. As guest musicians, bothMarco Benevento and Joe Russo ...
Irma B. Serafini
Dec 01, 2005; ... WEYMOUTH - A funeral Mass for Irma B. (Cignarella) Serafini willbe celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church,720 Broad St., Weymouth. Mrs. Serafini, 88, of East Weymouth, a homemaker and a retiredschool cafeteria manager, died Tuesday at Weymouth Health ...
Lillian Bello
Dec 01, 2005; ... STOUGHTON - Lillian (Ehrlinger) Bello, 83, of Stoughton diedWednesday. Wife of the late Irving Bello, she is survived by a son,Lou Bello; two daughters, Elaine Rowe, and Barbara Spidle; a brother,Phil Lauer; several grandchildren; and ...
Robert L. Redman
Dec 01, 2005; ... HULL - Robert L. "Daddo" Redman, 81, of Hull, a former ironworker,died Monday at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston. Mr. Redman worked for Norfolk Conveyer in Cohasset and Quincy for25 years before retiring in 1979. He served in the Army during World War II, from ...
High-speed chase leads to charges on 6 men
Dec 01, 2005; ... MILTON - Six men suspected of selling drugs who sped away fromBoston police after being stopped in Dorchester were arrestedyesterday on Route 138 in Milton.The driver, Nasean Johnson, 21,and passengers Stanley Young 18, Charles Devoe 19, Lamory Gray, 20,James Finch, 20, were charged ...
OUR OPINION; Quincy girls thinking of Iraqi girls
Dec 01, 2005; ... Editor's note: Readers often comment that there should be moregood news in the paper. Whiles it's true that there's more thanenough bad news to go around, on Thursdays on the editorial page wewill highlight some of the many good news stories that appear on ourpages on a regular basis ....
Winterfest tradition expands with fireworks; Annual event offers fun for everyone
Dec 01, 2005; ... The 12th annual Whitman Winterfest will once again transform thetown center into a carnival for people of all ages who want to enjoythe holidays. The fun begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, when traffic to downtown will beclosed off and the streets of Whitman center become a festival ...
Christmas story event Monday
Dec 01, 2005; ... NORWELL - The Norwell Council on Aging will host a Christmasstorytelling event at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the senior center, 293 PineSt. Dotty Kelleher-Vartabedian will present "Christmas Treasures,"reciting classic stories that capture the spirit of ...
'Tis the season: For concerts and fairs; If it's holiday-related and it's on the South Shore, we've got the info for you
Dec 01, 2005; ... Abington Holiday concert: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m., Abington HighSchool. The band and chorus will perform a mix of holiday and non-holiday songs. Braintree Holiday open house: Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m., Braintree TownHall. The event, sponsored by the Braintree Board of Trade, ...
SOUND & VISION
Dec 01, 2005; ... The best of this week's new movie and music releases DVD 'March of the Penguins' Emperor penguins are fascinating creatures. Braving subzeroAntarctic temperatures, snow and fatigue, the penguins waddle morethan 70 miles just to find mates. French filmmaker Luc ...
LITTLE BITES Where to eat; The Little Duck
Dec 01, 2005; ... These are brief items based on reviews appearing in our Foodsection Wednesdays. The restaurant review, "Taste & Tell," is writtenafter anonymous visits to area restaurants and food purveyors byPatriot Ledger food critic Virgina Hayes and Tom Jablonski. Just outside Quincy Square on ...
Ruth C. Swan, 98
Dec 01, 2005; ... WEYMOUTH - Ruth C. (Bent) Swan, 98, of Weymouth, died Tuesday atJohn Adams Continuing Care Center in Quincy. Mrs. Swan worked in sales for Filene's for 10 years, retiring in1975. She was a former president of the Morrissette Post American LegionAuxiliary. She was a lifelong ...
Brendan A. McCarthy
Dec 01, 2005; ... PLYMOUTH - Brendan Andrew McCarthy, 26, of Plymouth, diedWednesday at New England Specialty Hospital in Braintree. Born in Boston, Mr. McCarthy attended Sandwich Elementary Schooland Plymouth Carver Intermediate School and graduated fromMassachusetts Hospital School in ...
Windmills the answer to golf course geese
Dec 01, 2005; ... On the whole question of Canada geese at Braintree's golf course,let's take a look from another point of view. This area is now looking ahead to a lack of electric energy. Atthis point, need for more is rapidly growing and new sources areshrinking just as rapidly. Windmill ...
Fired Quincy cop acquitted; Rookie officer cleared of drunken- driving charges after court declares there was lack of evidence
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger BOSTON - A rookie Quincy cop fired after allegedly leading StatePolice on a 100-mph chase on the Southeast Expressway has beenacquitted of drunken driving charges. Siobhan O'Connor, 25, was found innocent by South Boston DistrictCourt Judge Michael Coyne ....
ON THE SCENE; An OPERATIC SCHEME
Dec 01, 2005; ... People, trends, gossip and more HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING It's biggest Christmas caroling event of the season. You canwarble along with the Handel and Haydn Society Chorus at its "HolidaySing," 3 p.m. Saturday. A brass ensemble, the Back Bay Ringershandbell choir, and the ...
CHRISTMAS CORNER; Holiday tree festival
Dec 01, 2005; ... Get in the spirit at the 16th annual Festival of Trees, throughDec. 4 at Plimoth Plantation. You see more than 50 decorated trees, aholiday puppet show, listen to stories and other seasonal happenings,including a visit from Santa ....
Residents can now pay some town bills online; Town hopes to have all bills online in February
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Randolph property owners can now pay their town utility billsonline, with property and excise tax bills to be added to the systemover the next couple of months. And for the first time, credit cards can be used to make thepayments. "This is just the ...
PARTY TIME; Rockland Holiday Stroll is Saturday; Town's annual celebration will feature Santa, songs, hayrides, entertainment
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger ROCKLAND Lighted wreaths twinkle from the utility poles on Union Street.Green-and-red garland hangs from the eaves of the Rockland TownHall's roof. All this festive cheer can only mean one thing: the annual HolidayStroll is on its way. From ...
Stores take up porn fight on their own volition; No law requires them to inform police, but 'they do right thing'
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Best Buy employees who twice this month called police when theysuspected that a customer was involved with child pornography weremerely following company policy, a company spokeswoman says. "Our policy is simple. If it looks illegal, report it to ...
Search for bodies shifts with discovery of debris
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Debris found by searchers using sonar and underwater video camerashas narrowed the search for the bodies of two canoeists in a Plymouthpond. Two people were rescued after the canoe capsized late Saturdaynight on Great South Pond, but two others, Brian ...
James N. Burke
Dec 01, 2005; ... WEYMOUTH - Funeral services will be private for James N. Burke,88, of South Weymouth. Mr. Burke was a retired machinist and died Thursday, Nov. 24, atSouth Shore Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Rockland. He worked at Pneumatic Scale in Quincy for many years. He was ...
James F. Russell, 94, oldest man elected to office in Hull
Dec 01, 2005; ... HULL - James F. Russell, 94, of Hull, the unofficial mayor of HullVillage, died Tuesday at Quincy Medical Center. Mr. Russell, who was nicknamed the mayor by his neighbors, gotinvolved in town politics later in life and became the oldest manelected to office in Hull when he joined ...
CELTICS NOTEBOOK; Allen now ready for guard duty
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger BOSTON - Tony Allen was mildly optimistic after he finished hisfirst full practice of the season Tuesday afternoon. The Celticsguard said he was shooting for a road game in Chicago on Dec. 17 tomake his season debut. He practiced again yesterday and now, ...
Herminie S. Irving
Dec 01, 2005; ... RANDOLPH - Services for Herminie S. (Philips) Irving will be heldat noon Friday at Stanetsky Memorial Chapel, 475 Washington St.,Canton. Mrs. Irving, 85, of Randolph, died Sunday in a car accidentin Connecticut. She did clerical work and worked with medicalrecords for Trimount ...
PRO HOCKEY; SHARK-INFESTED WATERS; BYE, JOE; GM O'Connell bets his future with Bruins on trade of Thornton
Dec 01, 2005; ... Mike Loftus Unmoved by David Tanabe being acquired for Dave Scatchard? Unimpressed by Shawn McEachern and Colton Orr being waived to makeroom for Dan LaCouture and Zdenek Blatny? Well, if you waited and wished for more, you got it - no doubtaccompanied by a fresh ...
Selectmen indifferent
Dec 01, 2005; ... Living one house in from Main Street, one gets accustomed tohearing the increased truck traffic noise from Route 123 (MainStreet) in their back yard. On Nov. 16, I joined a group of MainStreet residents who decided to voice their concerns about thisproblem with their local ...
Fire dept. warns on fund raising
Dec 01, 2005; ... ABINGTON - The fire department is warning residents not to givetheir credit card numbers to callers who claim to be solicitingdonations on behalf of the department. The department is not fund raising at this time. Anyone ...
Judge: Turn over medical fraud case records
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger A federal judge has ordered Blue Cross to let prosecutors haverecords of an internal company investigation into possible fraud byan unnamed doctor. U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan's office sought the documents inits own investigation of the doctor. The ...
Gifts on sale at library show
Dec 01, 2005; ... NORWELL - The James Library and Art Gallery will hold its secondannual Holiday Trunk Show on Saturday. The show will run from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Local artists will sellhomemade jewelry, gift baskets, ...
THEATER REVIEW; 'White Christmas' a hit on stage; Irving Berlin film turned into musical extravaganza
Dec 01, 2005; ... It's time for the Sugar Plum Fairy and Tiny Tim to move over andmake room for a new holiday treat: "Irving Berlin's White Christmas,"a frothy entertainment about a pair of song-and-dance men and theirsweethearts who put on a show in a New England barn. The stage version of the 1954 ...
Carol R. Dillon
Dec 01, 2005; ... MIDDLEBORO - Carol R. (O'Callaghan) Dillon, 71, of Middleboro, aformer medical billing secretary, died Tuesday at Forestview NursingHome in Wareham. Mrs. Dillon worked for Dr. Brian Sperre in Brockton for 13 years. She was a former member of the Taunton Mental Health ...
Mary Kruskall
Dec 01, 2005; ... NEEDHAM - Mary (Brodsky) Kruskall, 91, of Needham, formerly ofRandolph, died Wednesday. Wife of the late Harry Kruskall, she issurvived by two daughters, Geri ...
Listening in on Ty talk
Dec 01, 2005; ... A sampling of opinions from New York Jets cornerback Ty Law, whowill face his former team, the New England Patriots, on Sunday atGillette Stadium: On his departure from the Patriots: "I wasn't angry at all. It wasa business decision on both parties, and we decided to go ...
Bay State Gas rate hike OK'd; Firm had sought 4.2% boost, but settles for 2.3%
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger State regulators approved a 2.3 percent rate increase for BayState Gas Co. yesterday, giving the natural gas company only abouthalf of the rate increase it had sought. The Westboro-based company said the rate hike, which takes effecttoday, will add only ...
Milton deputy chief's mother hit in crosswalk
Dec 01, 2005; ... MILTON - The 84-year-old mother of the town's deputy police chiefwas hospitalized today in serious condition after being struck by asport utility vehicle. Helen Nolan, of East Milton, was in acrosswalk at Granite and Wood streets at 7:30 a.m. yesterday when shewas struck by a 2004 Ford ...
Kingston family flees safely from house fire
Dec 01, 2005; ... KINGSTON - A fire that began in an electrical panel causedextensive damage to a house. All three family members managed to leave the house safely,Kingston Fire Capt. Mark Douglass said. The fire broke out in an electrical panel in the basement of theranch-style house at 10 ...
BUILDING BETTER ATHLETES; WILDCAT DUNGEON; Training facility rises out of storage room
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger WEYMOUTH From the maroon and gold walls to the photos of athletes to thestacks of weights, the new athletic training facility at WeymouthHigh School looks nothing like its former self."It was all dust.It was pretty bad," said assistant football coach ...
Veterans salute set for Saturday
Dec 01, 2005; ... HOLBROOK - Winthrop Congregational Church will present "APatriotic Musical Salute to our Veterans" at 1 p.m. Saturday. The free event will pay tribute to all veterans with specialrecognition to World War II veterans on the 60th anniversary of theend of the war. Veterans will ...
Plymouth residents' views on power plant to be heard
Dec 01, 2005; ... Patriot Ledger staff PLYMOUTH - The nuclear matters committee will hold a publichearing on the proposed relicensing of the Entergy-operated Pilgrimnuclear power plant at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Plymouth Public Library. Selectmen had asked the advisory committee to hold such ...
Colleen A. Nichols
Dec 01, 2005; ... PLYMOUTH - Colleen A. Nichols, 46, of Plymouth, died Tuesday atRadius Health Care Center in Plymouth. Ms. Nichols was a homehealth care aide for more than 10 years. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking and spending time with her dog. A lifelong resident of Plymouth and Kingston, ...
Marvin B. Oriel
Dec 01, 2005; ... SHARON - Marvin B. Oriel, 66, of Sharon, formerly of Newton, aretired salesman for Tello's Clothing in East Boston, died Wednesdayat New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton after a long illness. Born in Boston, Mr. Oriel was a graduate of Boston English HighSchool. He served ...
Your Views
Dec 01, 2005; ... Tell us what you think of the government's drug discount cardprogram. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown ...
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK; Beisel's rant goes against form; Locker-room tirade not the way Patriots usually do things
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger FOXBORO - Monty Beisel's on-field transition to the New EnglandPatriots hasn't always been smooth this season. Yesterday he hit abump off the field, too. Beisel caused quite a stir in the normallytranquil locker room with a loud, obscenity-filled tirade - ...
CHECK IT OUT: The Sports Grille
Dec 01, 2005; ... Situated among a half dozen other well-known haunts on CanalStreet in Boston is The Sports Grille - a bar that caters to anysport, any team, any fan. On game days and weekend nights, theroomy restaurant and bar is filled with men and women ranging fromtheir early 20s to late 30s. Why ...
Your Views
Dec 01, 2005; ... What do you think of the judge's ruling that Bulger is entitled toa more generous pension? Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 ...
CONCERT REVIEW; Youngest Marley is his father's son; Keeps crowd enthralled with reggae and more
Dec 01, 2005; ... Bob Marley's youngest son became a commercial force in 2005 - hisalbum, "Welcome to Jamrock" is a sizzling success - but Damian "Jr.Gong" Marley has long been one of the family's most gifted musicians.On both "Jamrock" and his overlooked 2001 gem "Halfway Tree" did theyoung Marley effect ...
Jean E. Holton
Dec 01, 2005; ... EAST BRIDGEWATER - Jean E. (Ohman) Holton, 70, of EastBridgewater, an art instructor, died Tuesday at Brigham and Women'sHospital in Boston after a brief illness. Mrs. Holton was an accomplished artist who enjoyed nature. She was a member and volunteer for the Southeast ...
Marco Sturm
Dec 01, 2005; ... Position: Center Age: 27 Height/weight: 6-0/195 Drafted: No. 21 ...
William J. Packer
Dec 01, 2005; ... EDDYSTONE, Pa. - William J. Packer, 87, of Eddystone, a retiredplumber, died Monday at home after a short illness. Mr. Packer, who served in the Navy during World War II, workedwith Plumbers Union Local 12 in Boston for more than 55 years. Born and raised in Chester, Pa., he ...
SWEET GESTURE; GINGERBREAD MEN HELP ON HOME FRONT; Families of U.S. troops in Iraq will enjoy treats from Quincy bakery
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger QUINCY Even at a bakery, making 100 decked-to-the-nines gingerbreadhouses is no small feat. They are decorated with gingerbread men in fatigues and U.S. flagson the rooftops. Soon, the Quincy families of soldiers stationed inIraq will be enjoying ...
Pats-Jets: Brady vs. Law a game within the game
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger FOXBORO - Herman Edwards, now the head coach of the New York Jetsbut once a cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles, fondly remembershis first NFL interception since it came against some guy named JoeNamath. "Actually it was in the L.A. Coliseum," Edwards said ....
IN THE CLUBS; FRIDAY'S BEST
Dec 01, 2005; ... Parties, shows and nightlife TONIGHT'S BEST West Coast blueswoman Janiva Magness makes her Boston-area debutat The Holy Ground in Quincy - her only other Massachusetts show isat Harry's Cajun Bar in Hyannis tomorrow night. A rare surfeit ofcutting edge hip-hop, with Mos Def and ...
Trouble at home
Dec 01, 2005; ... Over 12 million people have crossed our borders in the last fouryears. What is to stop many highly trained terrorists from crossing ourborders? The FBI claims it is happening. President George Bush says we have to fight the terroristsoverseas. He better look in our ...
BRIEFLY; Fast action curbs gas spill damage
Dec 01, 2005; ... BRAINTREE - Fast action by a gas station attendant limited thedamage done by a fuel spill on Union Street. About 10 gallons of gasoline spilled onto the ground and beganflowing towards a storm drain when a pump was knocked over at Eddyand Mike's Sunoco Station at about 1 a.m ....
Senior center verdict awaited; Proposition 21/2 override is lone proposal on ballot for Saturday's election
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Kingston voters will go to the polls Saturday to decide whether toincrease their property taxes for a long-stalled senior center. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The lone ballot question asks whether the town should be allowedto exempt ...
Town election
Dec 01, 2005; ... On the ballot: Whether to allow a temporary Proposition 21/2override to borrow money for construction of a new senior center When: The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday ...
Eatery offering Bay Club discounts; But some former patrons want AG to look into unredeemed certificates
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger While patrons of the closed Hingham Bay Club wait to see whethertheir unused gift certificates will be honored, they have beenoffered a chance to get a discount elsewhere. The Inn at Bay Pointe, a restaurant in Quincy Point, is offering10 percent off the ...
CORRECTION
Dec 01, 2005; ... The land and buildings at Johnson's Dairy Barn on Route 18 inAbington are for sale, but not the businesses, including an ...
Your Views
Dec 01, 2005; ... Tell us what you think of the municipal contracts approved inBraintree. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony Drive,Quincy, ...
Final piece of steel put in place at new courthouse;'Topping off' ceremony is a major milestone
Dec 01, 2005; ... The Patriot Ledger Construction workers yesterday laid the final piece of steel inthe $71 million Plymouth courthouse under construction on OberyStreet. It was a major milestone in a project more than 30 years in themaking. The new building will replace the historic, ...
Drivers injured in Quincy crash
Dec 01, 2005; ... QUINCY - Two people suffered minor injuries after the cars theywere driving collided on the ramp from Interstate 93 south to Route28 north yesterday. Christopher Diaz, 22, of Brockton, and Daniel ...
William P. Renzi
Dec 01, 2005; ... CARVER - William P. Renzi, 88, of Carver, died Tuesday at RadiusHealth Care in Plymouth. Mr. Renzi owned D & R Market in theReadville section of Boston for many years. He also was a machinistat Allis-Chalmers in Hyde Park for many years and for Westinghouse. He served in the ...