The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from March 2007:
Local aid for fiscal 2008
Mar 01, 2007 ... Source: Governor's office __ Increase in school and lottery aid __ Change in assessments__Net change ABINGTON __ $150,901 __ 2% __ $16,539 __ 1% BRAINTREE __ $1,658,451 __ 17% __ $173,703 __ 15% CANTON __ $179,272 __ 4% __ $75,326 __ 2% CARVER __ $211,216 ...
No more changes for Bruins Trade deadline passes, so team will go with what they have
Mar 01, 2007; ... WILMINGTON Depending on where one looked and who was talking, it was a littlelike a reunion, a little like the first day in a new school, and alittle like a wake. Aaron Ward caught up with head coach Dave Lewis, who helped himbecome an NHL defenseman in Detroit, and with ...
Keep kids out of teacher contract fight
Mar 01, 2007 ... As a parent of students in the Quincy public schools, I would liketo say that I have been very happy with the teachers my childrenhave had this far in their education. I also agree with most parentsthat as a school system we hope to attract the brightest and mostenthusiastic ...
Brewing up a deal: P&G to sell Dunkin' Donuts coffee
Mar 01, 2007; ... CANTON - Dunkin' Brands Inc. has signed a manufacturing anddistribution agreement with Procter & Gamble that Dunkin' execs hopewill be a key ingredient in their efforts to brew a national brand. The deal with Cincinnati-based P&G will mark the first retaildistribution of Dunkin' ...
Power plants changing hands again Merger to put new owners in charge in Weymouth, Everett
Mar 01, 2007; ... The landlords of the Mystic and Fore River power plants inEverett and Weymouth are about to change yet again for at least thethird time in as many years. The latest parent company to emerge is US Power Generating Co., aNew York firm that would combine the parent company of the ...
Utility workers get deal, avoid strike Fore River pact reached in final hours
Mar 01, 2007; ... The Utility Workers Union of America Local 369 dropped plans for apossible strike after reaching a last-minute contract agreement withthe managers of the Fore River and Mystic power plants. The union and Boston Generating management reached a tentativeagreement on Tuesday night ...
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS AT BRUINS The series
Mar 01, 2007 ... 7:05 tonight, NESN, WBZ-AM (1030) The setup The Bruins have slipped to 12th in the Eastern Conference, 8points from a tie for 8th place (playoff territory), since Monday's 3-2 loss to Atlanta. Two straight losses after a 4-win run on the roadhave seen the B's net only 4 ...
SPOTLIGHT MARKETING
Mar 01, 2007 ... MOVERS & SHAKERS - Business people on the move Dr. Kenneth Lawson has been appointed as chief of emergencyservices at Brockton Hospital. In his new role, the Duxbury resident will oversee the medical andadministration departments in the emergency room. "This is a great ...
IN HARMONY Cop couple share their love of performing Irish music
Mar 01, 2007; ... HINGHAM - Surrounded by fiddles, guitars, drums, flutes andwhistles, Pauline and Richard Wells begin the frolicsome ritual thatbecomes the songs Pauline will sing during this Irish music sessionat The Snug in Hingham. Pauline: "What should I sing?" Richard: "What'd you want ...
Undercover cops bust 2 Men allegedly were conducting pot sale in parked car
Mar 01, 2007 ... A Braintree man and a Dorchester man face drug charges after theywere arrested by undercover Braintree officers. Officers Don Curtin and Ken Murphy, dressed in street clothes anddriving a civilian car, said they encountered a drug transactionunder way at the corner of Pond Street ...
Quincy man suspected of multiple bank robberies
Mar 01, 2007 ... BRAINTREE - A Quincy man suspected of robbing the same Braintree bank twice and a Weymouth bank was arrested last night. A bank manager identified Paul T. Driscoll, 26, from a photo arrayas the man who robbed the Eastern Bank on Commercial Street on Nov.28, and again on Dec. 8, ...
Celtics starting to show some grit
Mar 01, 2007 ... PRO HOOPS BOSTON - Let's not kid ourselves. It's March 1, the Boston Celticshave won 15 games, and only three of the last 25, which in anybody'sbook is pathetic, but it's funny how a couple of strong efforts cangive the impression that things are going right. The Celtics do ...
Fore River claims target town Lawyers: Braintree officials negligent in craneway collapse
Mar 01, 2007; ... BRAINTREE - The town faces a series of potentially costly civillawsuits stemming from a craneway collapse at the former Fore Rivershipyard two years ago that killed two workers and injured severalothers. Attorneys for the families of the workers recently filedrestitution claims ...
Cops: Teen spent fake $100 bills Counterfeits were allegedly made with $5 bills, laser printer
Mar 01, 2007; ... HINGHAM - Quick thinking by police officers and store clerks ledto the arrest of a man who allegedly passed off counterfeit $100bills. Patrick B. Brandao, 19, of 15 Payson Ave., Dorchester, wasarrested in the parking lot of Hingham District Court on Monday,Police Lt. Michael ...
Budget lacks mental health money But governor says there will be more home-based children's services
Mar 01, 2007; ... FEDERAL MANDATE Gov. Deval Patrick's proposed budget does not include specificfunding to implement a court-ordered mandate that the state improvecommunity mental health services for low-income children. A spokesmanfor the governor says the administration will comply with the ...
Hospital execs roll out red carpet for workers
Mar 01, 2007; ... EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION QUINCY - Responding to a recruiting effort by a rival hospital,top officials of Quincy Medical Center showed up this morning towelcome their employees to work with handshakes, smiles and hotcoffee. "It's just employee recognition," said Quincy Medical ...
Ex-union manager gets 7 years in prison Pembroke man guilty of racketeering
Mar 01, 2007; ... Ledger UPDATE BOSTON - The former business manager of a Quincy-basedconstruction union has been sentenced to seven years in federalprison for racketeering and other offenses. A jury convicted Scott Boidi, 46, of Pembroke of embezzling morethan $25,000 from Local 88 of the ...
Selectmen solidly behind $4.1M tax increase Residents urged to vote for Prop. 21/2 override
Mar 01, 2007; ... All of Randolph's selectmen have said they support the $4.1million tax increase on the March 27 town election ballot. Selectman Paul Fernandes said winning approval of the Proposition21/2 override is critical for the town, especially the school system. "Without the override, ...
Aid plan called 'horrible' and 'generous' Some towns left wishing for more money, some thrilled with governor's plan
Mar 01, 2007 ... A sampling of reaction from local officials to the state aidfigures released yesterday. BRAINTREE The local aid numbers are good news for Braintree, where budgetwriters are trying to whittle down a $4 million gap between requestedspending and available revenue. Gov ....
Quincy Asian Resources offers citizenship classes
Mar 01, 2007 ... QUINCY - Quincy Asian Resources Inc. is offering citizenshipclasses Monday evenings for the next 10 weeks to help immigrantsprepare for the U.S. citizenship test. Starting this Monday, classes will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.at North Quincy High School on Hancock Street. The ...
Isiah has kind words for DJ
Mar 01, 2007; ... CELTICS NOTEBOOK BOSTON - Former Celtic Dennis Johnson was memorialized with a warmtribute on the video screen prior to and throughout last night's TDBanknorth Garden contest with the New York Knicks, and it justhappened to be Isiah Thomas' bad luck to be forced to watch ...
CHECK IT OUT: The Mission Bar and Grill
Mar 01, 2007 ... The Mission Bar and Grill is like parfait, and everybody likesparfait. It has a lot to offer, and every time you get to a newlayer, you just like it more. And for those of you who didn't catchit, yes, I totally stole that from Donkey in "Shrek." The Mission'smahogany beams and cast-iron ...
TONIGHT'S BEST
Mar 01, 2007 ... IN THE CLUBS - Parties, shows and nightlife Buzz band of the year TV on the Radio lands at Lupo's inProvidence tonight, and Avalon in Boston on Friday. Cohasset's JayPlace brings his blues band to Quincy to heat up the Holy Ground.Guitarist extraordinaire Keller Williams performs ...
Relay for Life plans fundraiser
Mar 01, 2007 ... WEYMOUTH - Organizers of Weymouth's Relay For Life will hold acomedy night fundraiser on March 9. Comedians Paul Nardizzi and Larry Myles will perform at the event,which runs from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Weymouth Elks Club. Admission is $25 per ...
READY FOR TAKEOFF Airline pilot takes Weymouth kids under his wing
Mar 01, 2007 ... PILOT PROGRAM WEYMOUTH Pilot Brian Minnis sought to explain the physics of what he doesthrough paper airplanes, dozens of which zigged and zagged above hishead yesterday in the gymnasium of Chapman Middle School. "It's kind of a fun way to get them to think about the ...
Budget may push up water, sewer rates Patrick's proposal cuts money to pay down debt by 40 percent
Mar 01, 2007; ... Homeowners would see another increase in water and sewer rates under Gov. Deval Patrick's budget plan. In his $26.7 billion proposed budget, released yesterday, Patricktrimmed a request for money to pay down sewer and water debt from $25million to $15 million, a 40 percent ...
SMALL BOOK, BIG MESSAGE Contest-winning essays reflect students' inspiration
Mar 01, 2007; ... HINGHAM - Getting middle school students excited about writingassignments isn't always easy. The lure of a $1,500 saving bond and a trip to a red-carpet moviepremiere helps, but the real inspiration comes from a love for thesubject. Hingham Middle School students were ...
YOUR VIEWS
Mar 01, 2007 ... What do you think of South Dakota's way of dealing with drunkendrivers? Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony Drive,Quincy, ...
Feeling lucky? $267M jackpot drawing players
Mar 01, 2007 ... MEGA MILLIONS QUINCY - Bob Mila of Quincy wants to be lucky. He's certainly not alone. The Mega Millions jackpot has swelled to$267 million, and ticket sales before tomorrow's drawing are sure tobe strong. Mila, 59, who is self-employed, was at Joe's Market Place ...
Patrick's budget prompts praise, gripes Mixed reaction as details surface of local aid hikes
Mar 01, 2007; ... BOSTON - A baby step - small, tentative, unsteady, but a move inthe right direction. That was Beacon Hill's assessment of the $170million in local aid increases in Gov. Deval Patrick's budget. South Shore towns would receive an average increase of almost 5percent in local aid. But ...
Firefighters douse blaze in restaurant office trash
Mar 01, 2007 ... STOUGHTON - A wastebasket fire triggered an alarm, bringingfirefighters to Nocera's Restaurant last night. Firefighters were at the restaurant, at 1165 Park St., shortlybefore 11 p.m., within four minutes of the alarm sounding at the firestation. The restaurant ...
Pembroke shelter scratched Animal rescue league says it's too expensive to run
Mar 01, 2007; ... PEMBROKE - Faced with losses topping $1 million a year, the AnimalRescue League of Boston will close its Pembroke shelter on May 1,just five years after it opened. In announcing the decision, the 108-year-old animal welfareorganization said it must close the shelter to "preserve ...
Metco turns 40
Mar 01, 2007 ... OUR OPINION Editor's note: Readers often comment that there should be moregood news in the paper. While it's true that there's more than enoughbad news to go around, on Thursdays on the editorial page we willhighlight some of the many good news stories that appear on our pageson ...
Duxbury just too solid
Mar 01, 2007; ... DIV. 1 BOYS HOCKEY BOURNE The best aspect of the Duxbury boys hockey team's 3-0 victory overMilton in yesterday's first round of the Division 1 South Sectionaltournament may have been its overall lack of excitement. No scoring flurries, controversial penalties or ...
Whatever your view of Darwin, Museum of Science exhibit is a knockout
Mar 01, 2007; ... Brilliant observer, anti-hero The beady-eyed, seventy-five pound turtle stared intently at theyoung girl whose face was pressed against the glass enclosure. The offspring of reptiles that first appeared on earth about 6million to 12 million years ago, the Galapagos tortoise ...
WEATHERED, NOT WEARY Charlie Louvin's country classics continue to prove potent
Mar 01, 2007 ... MUSIC PREVIEW People ask Charlie Louvin all the time whether he and his brotherIra ever expected their catalog of country hits to stand up as longas it has, or whether he's surprised that artists seem to keeprediscovering the music. "'Surprised' is not the right word ....
WE still LOVE YOU, DREW
Mar 01, 2007 ... HOT STUFF ON THE TUBE WE still LOVE YOU, DREW "Music and Lyrics" was a sub-par outing for Drew Barrymore. Butshe's a natural comic, and she'll have a chance to redeem herselfwhen she hosts Saturday Night Live (11:30 p.m., NBC). Fiery Britishpop star Lily Allen is the ...
State can't afford to neglect the at-risk
Mar 01, 2007 ... I would like to express my opinion and concerns in regard to thetragic death of a 4-year-old girl Rebecca Riley in Hull. Thesolution to this tragedy is not pointing fingers nor firing people.The solution is for our governor and lawmakers to realize that budgetand monies need to be ...
King's 23 points lifts Hingham over Quincy
Mar 01, 2007; ... HINGHAM - Jen King was queen of the court last night. The Hingham High School senior led all scorers with 23 points,helping her fourth-seeded team to a 55-41, first-round victory overQuincy in the Division 2 South Sectional girls basketball tournament. "Jen King for them really ...
Nolan, McGrath highlight local school skiers
Mar 01, 2007 ... STATE ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS Abby Nolan of Duxbury and Kara McGrath of Norwell led the localcontingent of area high school skiers at the State AlpineChampionships Tuesday at Berkshire East in Charlemont. Nolan, a senior, finished her best giant slalom run in ...
Upset: South Shore Votech wins historic tourney game
Mar 01, 2007 ... SCHOOL TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP The South Shore Votech girls basketball team earned the firstvictory over a Mayflower League Division 1 team in program historylast night, when the 12th-seeded Vikings beat No. 5 Chatham, 50-49,in the Division 4 South Sectional tournament. The result ...
Irene J. Adduci
Mar 01, 2007 ... Irene J. Adduci QUINCY - Irene J. (Smith) Adduci, 88, of Quincy, a homemaker, diedTuesday at Colony House Nursing and Rehabilitation in Abington. Mrs. Adduci was a former employee of Jordan Marsh Co. in Squantum. Born in Milton, she was educated in Boston and graduated ...
Aid plan called 'horrible' and 'generous' Some towns left wishing for more money, some thrilled with governor's plan
Mar 01, 2007 ... A sampling of reaction from local officials to the state aidfigures released yesterday. In Randolph, the $250,000 in additional state aid would barelymake a dent in the town's financial troubles. The school systemneeds $3.6 million to maintain current programs, and town ...
Your Views
Mar 01, 2007 ... Tell us what you think about campus police officers carrying guns. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
Rams almost get past top seed
Mar 01, 2007; ... DIV. 2 WRESTLING NORTH ATTLEBORO - Clinton Lowell and Kurt Jensen collectedconsecutive pins for Marshfield High School nearly halfway throughthe Division 2 South Sectional wrestling championship at NorthAttleboro last night before the home team proved too much for ...
Grogan leaves boundaries behind in 'At Sea'
Mar 01, 2007 ... CONCERT PREVIEW 'I'm a bit of an explorer," Emily Grogan says from her Sharonhome. "I try to explore all avenues to get all of life's differentessences." That serves as a superb summation of Grogan's new rock album, "AtSea," which has just been released on One Way ...
John A. Cassani
Mar 01, 2007 ... John A. Cassani ROCKLAND - John A. Cassani, 69, of Rockland, a registeredpharmacist, died at home Wednesday. Mr. Cassani worked 10 years for Stop and Shop Co. in Hingham,retiring in 2001. He previously owned Cassani Town Pharmacy andworked at Brooks Pharmacy, both in ...
Anna M. Hamilton
Mar 01, 2007 ... Anna M. Hamilton PLYMOUTH - Anna Marie (Tutela) Hamilton, 87, of Plymouth, ahomemaker, died Tuesday at Radius Health Care Center after a longillness. Born in Boston, Mrs. Hamilton graduated from Boston High School. She lived in Dorchester and moved to Plymouth in ...
Bradford W. Craig Sr.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Bradford W. Craig Sr. STOUGHTON - Bradford W. Craig Sr., 86, of Stoughton, an Armyveteran of World War II, died Wednesday at Copley at Stoughton. Mr. Craig was a truck driver for the Cambridge Packing Co.,Simeone Co. in Stoughton, and worked for many years at South ...
Phyllis Connolly
Mar 01, 2007 ... Phyllis Connolly WHITMAN - Phyllis "Ann" (Cusick) Connolly, 77, of Whitman, diedTuesday at Southwood at Norwell Nursing Center. Born and raised in Boston, she lived in Whitman for 40 years andwas a communicate of Holy Ghost Church. Wife of the late John F. Connolly, ...
Dorothy E. Mara
Mar 01, 2007 ... Dorothy E. Mara QUINCY - Dorothy E. Mara, 71, of Quincy, a retired districtmanager, died at home Tuesday. Mrs. Mara worked 37 years for Dun & Bradstreet in Boston. Afterretirement, she worked at CVS in Wollaston. Born in Cambridge, she lived in Quincy 41 ...
Ann A. McGagh
Mar 01, 2007 ... Ann A. McGagh PLYMOUTH - Ann A. (Kenney) McGagh, 89, of Plymouth, a homemaker,died Tuesday at Life Care Center of Plymouth. Born in Boston, Mrs. McGagh graduated from St. Patrick's HighSchool. She also attended Fisher Business School. A former Dorchester resident, she ...
Ann E. Tucci
Mar 01, 2007 ... Ann E. Tucci WEYMOUTH - Ann Elizabeth (Henry) Tucci, 78, of East Weymouth, ahomemaker, died Tuesday at South Shore Hospital. Born in Boston, she was a lifelong Weymouth resident and graduatedfrom Weymouth High School in 1946. She enjoyed making ceramics, painting in ...
Robert F. Murray Sr.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Robert F. Murray Sr. QUINCY - Robert F. Murray Sr., 89, of Quincy, a retiredaccountant, died Tuesday at Quincy Medical Center. Mr. Murray worked 16 years for the Internal Revenue Service inBoston, retiring in 1975. A World War II Coast Guard veteran, he served as a ...
Margaret M. Noonan
Mar 01, 2007 ... Margaret M. Noonan SCITUATE - Margaret M. (Cronin) Noonan, 89, of Scituate, ahomemaker, died Sunday at Bay Path Nursing Home in Duxbury. Mrs. Noonan lived in Scituate for 38 years and had a summer homein White Horse Beach, Plymouth. Born and raised in Dorchester, she ...
Muriel L. Parker
Mar 01, 2007 ... Muriel L. Parker MIDDLEBORO - Muriel Louise (Pennini) Parker, 84, of Middleboro,formerly of Hanover, died Tuesday at her daughter's home inMiddleboro after a long illness. Mrs. Parker worked more than 20 years for Microsonics in Weymouthand previously worked for several ...
Nancy P. Touhey
Mar 01, 2007 ... Nancy P. Touhey SCITUATE - Nancy P. (Nelson) Touhey, 45, of Chester Springs, Pa.,formerly of Scituate and Marshfield, a cancer patient who worked tofund research, died at home Monday. Mrs. Touhey was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of theblood, in the early 1990s, ...
Olie Stewart, 97
Mar 01, 2007 ... Olie Stewart, 97 KINGSTON - Olie (Wilson) Stewart, 97, of Kingston, a retiredsecretary, died Tuesday at Wingate at Silver Lake. Mrs. Stewart worked for Berwick Fruit Co. in Berwick, Nova Scotia. Born in Morristown, Nova Scotia, she graduated from high schoolthere and ...
OUTSIDE THE BUDGET Donations essential to pay for police, fire equipment
Mar 01, 2007; ... NO FREE RIDE ROCKLAND Cruiser 264 has been patrolling the streets for two weeks. The2007 Crown Victoria cost $23,000. That doesn't include the $7,000 that was spent for paint, lights, sirens and other police features. Rockland, however, didn't pay a ...
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Duxbury man falls off horse
Mar 01, 2007 ... DUXBURY - A man was injured when he fell off a horse yesterday. Information about the man's name and condition was not available,but Duxbury Fire Capt. Peter Goggin said the man ...
Snow, flooding on horizon
Mar 01, 2007 ... The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings with snowand heavy wind-driven rain expected tomorrow morning. Flood warnings were posted for tomorrow in western and southernPlymouth county, but the worse flooding is expected in Connecticutand Rhode Island, Patriot ...
Police sergeant becomes 5-time MADD award winner
Mar 01, 2007 ... Pembroke police Sgt. David Hurley again has been named a MADDOfficer of the Year. Police Chief Willard J. Boulter Jr. said Hurley "should berecognized for a job well done" for being a five-time recipient ofthe award. Hurley was one of dozens of officers honored by MADD ...
THEY HAVE A HEAD FOR BUSINESS Students share plans for companies at fair
Mar 01, 2007; ... WINNING IDEAS HANOVER Someday, Angela Foti and Erin Galewski might make their mark onNewbury Street. That's where the Hanover residents and cosmetologystudents at South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High Schoolsaid they would put their hair salon. Foti and ...
MOVING STORIES Kingston sixth-graders spend weeks in gym class to put on dance show
Mar 01, 2007; ... ART OF PHYS ED KINGSTON If the idea of gym class conjures memories of dodgeball andendless jumping jacks, check those images at the auditorium door. Atthe Kingston Intermediate School, the words "physical" and"education" come together to create something unexpectedly ...