The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from April 2007:
Food and fun: Lions Club breakfast a hit
Apr 02, 2007 ... The cafeteria at Canton High School was packed from 8 a.m. untilafter noon for the annual Lions Club breakfast, and president LenBarnett was thrilled. "Our biggest reason we did this ... was to try to get thecommunity together. That was a resounding success," Barnett said ....
Fire damages house in Weymouth
Apr 02, 2007 ... WEYMOUTH - A fire that engulfed an exterior wall of an EastWeymouth house last night was probably started by careless disposalof smoking materials, firefighters said. Firefighters found the clapboard-sided wall of a 21/2-story homeat 118 High St. ablaze after receiving a 911 call ...
Barbara B. Tibbetts
Apr 02, 2007 ... Barbara B. Tibbetts PLYMOUTH - Barbara Blanche (MacDonald) Tibbetts, 89, of Plymouth,a former seamstress, died Saturday at the Lifecare Center, Plymouth. Mrs. Tibbetts worked for many years for Puritan Clothing Co. inPlymouth. She also worked as a cook in various homes as ...
Couple sought for passing bogus checks Police say duo stole from Braintree store, threatened security
Apr 02, 2007 ... BRAINTREE - Police are seeking warrants for the arrests of aDorchester couple accused of a forgery scam at a South Shore Plazastore last month. On March 11, officials at Lord & Taylor reported that the suspectscashed fraudulent American Express Traveler's Checks. Store ...
Scituate's voters give budget a big boost Town approves $3.5 million Proposition 2 1 /2 tax override
Apr 02, 2007; ... SCITUATE - Voters have approved a $3.5 million tax increase thatwill pay for more teachers and librarians, police and fire departmentovertime, and books, furniture and computer equipment for theschools. But requests for an additional $4.1 million for a new firestationand $3.2 ...
Voters OK budget increase of 6.3% No cut in town services; no override vote needed, town meeting is told
Apr 02, 2007; ... TOWN MEETING 2007 Voters at Cohasset's annual town meeting have approved a $35.3million budget to keep the town running another year with noreduction in services. The budget, for the fiscal year that starts July 1, is 6.3 percentlarger than the current budget. The ...
Mass. residents spent less at regional casinos in 2006
Apr 02, 2007 ... The amount of money Massachusetts residents spent at major NewEngland gambling halls dipped slightly in 2006, according to theUniversity of Massachusetts-Dartmouth's Center for Policy Analysis. Bay Staters spent about $876 million in Connecticut at theFoxwoods and Mohegan Sun ...
Woman shot; beau charged Cops: She says it was accidental
Apr 02, 2007 ... RANDOLPH - A Randolph man has been charged with shooting hisgirlfriend in the leg. Police today said they were still trying todetermine exactly what happened. Police said the 23-year-old Randolph woman, who was notidentified, said the shooting was accidental. Hector Parra, ...
DISTRICT COURT
Apr 02, 2007 ... Plymouth Cheryl L. Moran, 43, of 123 Sandwich St., Plymouth, pleadedinnocent to charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, resistingarrest and two counts of assault and battery on a police officer. She was released on her promise to return to court on May 14. Plymouth ...
Preservation Act revenue focus of meeting
Apr 02, 2007 ... A committee that will advise Mayor William Phelan how to spend taxrevenue from the Community Preservation Act met for the first timelast week in Quincy. The 1-percent surcharge tax, approved by voters in November, isexpected to bring in roughly $1 million this year. Matching ...
Plot to steal $4M from Building 19 alleged
Apr 02, 2007 ... BROCKTON - Two men have been charged in an elaborate scheme tosteal more than $4 million from Building 19 stores. David Adams, 43, of Wilmington and Tyrone Williams, 41, ofDartmouth were scheduled to be arraigned today a in ...
Weymouth cops charge pair with drug offenses
Apr 02, 2007 ... WEYMOUTH - A North Weymouth man and a woman from Dorchester wereheld on bail over the weekend for arraignment today on drug charges. Michael Crosthwait, 44, of 580 Bridge St. and Brenda Ortega, 21, were charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute,conspiracy and ...
Medical assist
Apr 02, 2007 ... Thank you On Saturday evening, March 24, I cut my finger quite badly whileat home alone. I tried to reach someone to take me to the hospitalbut could not. I finally decided I had to call 911 because I wasafraid I could cause an accident if I drove myself. Unfortunately, I did ...
Election is last before new government Those elected will sit only until onset of mayor-council setup
Apr 02, 2007; ... TOWN VOTE 2007 Voters tomorrow will elect the final slate of Braintreeofficials before the coming change to a mayor-town council form ofgovernment. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. It is the last time voters will cast ballots in April. Townelections in the ...
Quincy must invest in its public school teachers
Apr 02, 2007 ... I am a resident of the great city of Quincy, a taxpayer and asupporter of the high quality education students receive from theeducational professionals in the Quincy Public Schools. Currently, teachers and administrators are working under theconditions of an expired ...
Martin J. Donohoe, retired Stop & Shop vice president
Apr 02, 2007 ... SCITUATE - A funeral Mass for Martin J. Donohoe will be celebratedat 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary of the Nativity Church, 1 Kent St.,Scituate. Mr. Donohoe, 78, of Scituate, a retired vice president of Stop &Shop, died Friday from complications of diabetes. He is survived ...
Weymouth hoax could have led to tragedy
Apr 02, 2007 ... Regarding your article on the Weymouth call-in radio hoax, I don'tknow where your investigative skills were honed, but you left a partof what went on the morning of March 13 out. I can't speak for the police, but I was on a fire engine thatresponded to that call of a woman in ...
Renaut makes national wrestling finals
Apr 02, 2007 ... Plymouth South High School senior Vinnie Renaut led a group of sixLedgerland wrestlers who competed in the 2007 Senior Nationals,reaching the 152-pound championship before losing his first matchthis year, at Virginia Beach, Va. this weekend. Renaut, who entered 48-0 this season, ...
Who are those masked men?
Apr 02, 2007 ... A look at the four goaltenders for this year's Frozen Four: Boston College Cory Schneider (28-11-1, 2.10, .927): The 6-2 junior is BC's all-time leader in shutouts (15) and ranks third in wins with 65, onebehind second-place Matt Kaltiainen. His career goals-against ...
Randolph nets $180K for all-day kindergarten
Apr 02, 2007; ... RANDOLPH - The state Department of Education has awarded theschool system $180,000 to begin planning for an all-day kindergartenprogram in the fall. The award means the town is guaranteed state funding for abouthalf the cost of expanded kindergarten program, ...
Passover: 8-day observance begins tonight
Apr 02, 2007 ... JEWISH HOLIDAY Jews on the South Shore will begin their eight-day observance ofPassover at sunset tonight, commemorating the exodus of theIsraelites from Egypt during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II. The focus of the Passover celebration is the seder, a time offamily ...
Baby B's learn how to focus
Apr 02, 2007; ... DOWN ON THE FARM PROVIDENCE - It will take about a year, at least, before this sortof experience can be put to use at a higher level. Until then, the Providence Bruins are doing what their NHL parentin Boston could not - winning critical games and remaining in ...
Maude Fern Vass
Apr 02, 2007 ... Maude Fern Vass PLYMOUTH - Maude Fern (McKindstry) Vass, 92, of Plymouth, aretired secretary, died Sunday at the Golden Living Center,Plymouth. Mrs. Vass worked for the Revere Corp. in Wallingford, Conn., formost of her adult life. Born in Ottawa, Canada, she ...
Lillian M. Hagy
Apr 02, 2007 ... Lillian M. Hagy MARSHFIELD - Lillian M. (Hamilton) Hagy, 84, of Plymouth andMarshfield, died March 22 at Jordan Hospital. Mrs. Hagy was a nurse's assistant during World War II, and alsoworked as an advertising representative, a spokeswoman, a paralegalassistant and an office ...
Murray not against casino gambling Says she has an open mind on topic
Apr 02, 2007 ... NEW SENATE PRESIDENT BOSTON - Senate President Therese Murray says she has an open mindabout casino gambling and that it could be a significant economicboost to Southeastern Massachusetts. "I think it would mean a lot for New Bedford," she told the CapeCod Times last week ....
Frances Mack
Apr 02, 2007 ... Frances Mack STOUGHTON - Frances (Dietrich) Mack, 89, of Stoughton diedSaturday. Mrs. Mack previously lived in Sharon and Portland, Maine. Wife of the late William Berkowitz and the late Nathan Mack, sheis ...
SYSTEM FAILURE Health care companies cut off disabled girl from daily supplies
Apr 02, 2007; ... HANSON FAMILY IN CRISIS HANSON Since her severely disabled daughter was born 10 1/2 years ago,Kendra Keith has juggled schedules, doctors, health insurers andmedical supply companies to keep her child at home in Hanson. The complicated safety net fell apart in January ...
From The Patriot Ledger Archives 1857 April 4, Page 2
Apr 02, 2007 ... The Quincy Patriot DAGUERREOTYPE Mr. McElroy, the man of shadows, has opened his DaguerreotypeRoom, a few rods of the Stone Temple, where those of our citizens whowould like a true reflection of themselves may be gratified. Quincy Daily Ledger THE CAPE COD ...
POWER FAILURE LEAVES PART OF MILTON WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
Apr 02, 2007 ... LOCAL IN BRIEF POWER FAILURE LEAVES PART OF MILTON WITHOUT ELECTRICITY MILTON - An estimated 2,200 NStar customers were withoutelectricity after an equipment failure at a power station on BrookRoad last night. Work crews were on the scene seeking to fix the problem, ...
Harold M. Allonen, retired Weymouth police lieutenant
Apr 02, 2007 ... WEYMOUTH - Harold M. Allonen, 84, of Weymouth, a retired Weymouthpolice lieutenant and an Army veteran of World War II and the KoreanWar, died Sunday at home. Mr. Allonen was a policeman in Weymouth for 35 years. Born in Weymouth and raised in Lynn, he was a 1939 graduate ...
Lloyd Brown, last known Navy survivor of WWI
Apr 02, 2007 ... Lloyd Brown, last known Navy survivor of WWI CHARLOTTE HALL, Md. (AP) - Lloyd Brown, the last known survivingWorld War I Navy veteran, has died. He was 105. Brown died Thursday at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home in St.Mary's County. Brown was born Oct. 7, 1901, in ...
Alan Goldstein, former Boston police officer
Apr 02, 2007 ... WEYMOUTH - Alan Goldstein, 64, of Weymouth, a Boston policeofficer for several years, died Friday at Quincy Medical Center. Mr. Goldstein was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Eliot-Hyde Masonic Lodge in Westwood, theShriners in Wilmington and the Knights of ...
Plymouth Cordage is topic of series of discussions
Apr 02, 2007 ... PLYMOUTH - The Plymouth Cordage Historical Society is planning aseries of discussions about the old cordage company, its workers andNorth Plymouth. Each session will include an overview and encourage participantsto share knowledge, memories, souvenirs and interpretations, ...
Celtics' win turns fans' grumbles to cheers
Apr 02, 2007 ... PRO HOOPS BOSTON - They pay their money and then they hold their breath, andthat collective grumble you might have heard around 6 p.m. yesterdaywould be the result of the one occurrence that 17,204 fans didn'twant to see at the TD Banknorth Garden. In what might have been a ...
Marie E. Pepe
Apr 02, 2007 ... Marie E. Pepe STOUGHTON - Marie E. (Modestino) Pepe, 88, of Stoughton, ahomemaker, died Saturday at Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center, Brockton. Born in Boston, she was a graduate of Boston Schools. She enjoyed traveling to Connecticut casinos and Florida ...
NANTASKET DUNES GET HELP Volunteers plant grass to help prevent flooding along shoreline
Apr 02, 2007; ... ANNUAL HULL EVENT HULL To help prevent flooding that has plagued residents and businessowners along Nantasket Beach, about 100 volunteers have planted grassalong the dunes. "Planting beach grass helps stabilize and grow the dune system toprotect against flooding," ...
Girls Guns and Glory gets country-rock sound just right
Apr 02, 2007 ... CONCERT REVIEW Girls, Guns and Glory just might re-ignite the whole country-rockscene in New England. At least that's the impression you got after hearing the Scituatequintet roar through a 90-minute set at Jake's in Providence Saturdaynight. GG&G has some serious ...
Worrying? Do you have a problem? Why not just dance it off?
Apr 02, 2007 ... GET A LIFE A couple of weeks ago, I was the facilitator of a daylongworkshop on stress management. Getting people to understand how tocope with life's ups and downs is not easy because many of us havebecome masters at overreacting to even the most minor irritations.It's a shame ...
Lillian V. Tilley
Apr 02, 2007 ... Lillian V. Tilley EASTON - Lillian V. (Sullivan) Tilley, 84, of Easton, a retiredoffice manager, died Saturday at Milton Hospital. She worked for the Boston Elevator Co. in Boston for more than 40years and retired at the age of 73. Born and raised in Mattapan, she ...
Robot helps end standoff SWAT team uses new technology in arrest of Hingham man suspected of assault
Apr 02, 2007; ... HINGHAM - A five-hour standoff between police and a 23-year-oldHingham man barricaded inside an apartment ended without seriousinjury thanks to some help from a robot. The battery-operated robot, equipped with a camera and monitoredfrom a small van, was sent into an apartment on ...
Pats game off in China
Apr 02, 2007 ... The longest road trip in New England Patriots history apparentlywon't happen. The China Bowl - an Aug. 7 preseason game in Beijing featuring thePatriots and Seattle Seahawks - will not be played, according to areport yesterday on Sports Illustrated's Web site. SI's Peter ...
Hull store damaged in blaze
Apr 02, 2007 ... HULL - A fire caused extensive damage to a food market onNantasket Avenue last night. Nobody was injured in the fire at the Beach Food Market at 245Nantasket Ave., Hull Deputy Fire Chief Robert Hollingshead said. The fire started in a trash bin ...
Elva I. Flynn
Apr 02, 2007 ... Elva I. Flynn BROCKTON - Elva I. (Mackie) Flynn, 83, of Brockton died Saturday at South Shore Rehabilitation Center, Rockland. Mrs. Flynn worked for Armour's Industries in Boston and as alaboratory assistant at Harvard University. Born and raised in Marion, Ill., she ...
RACE ATTRACTS 971 RUNNERS, MANY SPECTATORS
Apr 02, 2007; ... COHASSET FUNDRAISER COHASSET The Cohasset Road Race by the Sea has come a long way since itsstart in 1977. "We had to make our own numbers, and we had to do everything byhand with stopwatches, clipboards," said Roy Fitzsimmons, who startedthe 10K road ...
Fannie Mae H.C. Rhodes
Apr 02, 2007 ... Fannie Mae H.C. Rhodes MILTON - Fannie Mae H.C. Rhodes of Milton, a homemaker, diedWednesday. Wife of the late Jessie Lee Rhodes, she is survived by two sons,Matthew Rhodes of Plymouth and Gregory Rhodes of Boston; threesiblings, Angie Davis, ...
First West sits, then he hits winning foul shots
Apr 02, 2007; ... CELTICS NOTEBOOK BOSTON - Delonte West thought he had everything timed to the lastsecond. "I tried to get here right on time," the Boston Celtics guard saidlast night, "and there was that (traffic) light right around thecorner and I didn't anticipate having to run up from the ...
Bertha M. Canniff, 96
Apr 02, 2007 ... Bertha M. Canniff, 96 CANTON - Bertha M. (Cormier) Canniff, 96, of Canton died Saturdayat Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton after a brief illness. She was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church and amember of Daughters of Isabella and Catholic Women's Guild. Mrs ....
John Swiriduk, 97
Apr 02, 2007 ... John Swiriduk, 97 HULL - John Swiriduk, 97, of Hull, a retired salesman, diedSaturday at Pine Knoll Nursing Center, Lexington. Mr. Swiriduk worked for the Table Talk Pastry Co. in Brighton for31 years and retired in 1978. He also worked at Berwick Cake Co. andStetson ...
BC's Schneider saved season Junior goalie learned to just play his game
Apr 02, 2007; ... FROZEN FOUR Cory Schneider stopped trying to be perfect. So now he is. Yes, that's an exaggeration, but only a slight one. During theBoston College hockey team's 12-game winning streak - the longestactive one in the nation - the junior goaltender from Marblehead hascrafted a ...
Liquor store almost becomes drive-thru
Apr 02, 2007 ... WEYMOUTH - Police want the Registry of Motor Vehicles to suspendthe license of a 68-year-old man whose car went out of control,narrowly missing an East Weymouth package store. Witnesses told police that Tidal Stevens' Ford Focus went fromWebb Street, across ...
The Bulger scam, cont'd
Apr 02, 2007 ... OUR OPINION The Billy Bulger pension scam just got even more expensive, andtaxpayers will foot the bill. Former Senate president and retired University of MassachusettsPresident William Bulger last year exploited a loophole torecalculate the already generous retirement pay he ...
Charles F. Brunke
Apr 02, 2007 ... Charles F. Brunke ROCKLAND - Charles F. Brunke, 86, of Rockland, a Navy veteran ofWorld War II, died Saturday at Brockton Hospital. He was retired from Angelo's Warehouse in Hanover, where he workedas a receiver for 16 years. He later worked part time as atransportation ...
Mary Lou LeClair
Apr 02, 2007 ... Mary Lou LeClair DENNIS - Mary Lou (White) Williamson LeClair, 77, of South Dennis,formerly of Quincy, a homemaker, died Friday at Epoch of Brewsterafter a brief illness. She was a food service supervisor at Merrymount Manor in Quincyfor 25 years and was retired. Mrs ....
New selectman has some old priorities Danehey says senior center, fire station are still issues
Apr 02, 2007; ... TOWN VOTE 2007 Building a new fire station and senior center are top prioritiesfor newly elected Scituate Selectman John Danehey. "While it looks like these failed, they're not gone," Danehey saidafter voters on Saturday rejected three measures for funding ...
Hungry for ethanol: Demand for corn drives up grocery bills New energy source takes a bite out of farmers, consumers
Apr 02, 2007; ... FUELING DEBATE Paul Gallagher has 12-year-old son and 7-year-old triplets, soevery time he "turns around someone is hungry." "We spend around $400 a week (for groceries)," said Gallagher, 45,of Kingston, a vice president at State Street Bank in Boston. "We gothrough four ...
AGUILERA SKIPS THE BASICS Her Boston show is an overblown spectacle that fails to take advantage of her talent
Apr 02, 2007 ... CONCERT REVIEW It seems ridiculous to say that a pop singer whose previous albumshave gone many times platinum - and whose most recent disc, "Back toBasics," is considered a disappointment at 1.4 million units sold sofar - isn't fulfilling her potential. But I take the same ...
Town meeting honors four for their service
Apr 02, 2007 ... COHASSET - Town meeting voters have approved proclamationshonoring four residents for their service to the town. The resolutions commended Roger Lincoln, who retired as fire chieflast fall, Selectman Rob Spofford, town advisory committee memberDonna McGee and Jamie Williams of the ...
2 vie for planning board seat
Apr 02, 2007 ... TOWN VOTE 2007 Canton residents will vote tomorrow in a race for planning board.Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. In the race, former board member Scott Lenhart is trying to unseatJeremy Comeau. Comeau has been on the board since 2002, when at 19 he was thetown's ...
Walter Sawatzky, 96, built successful N.Y. aircraft business
Apr 02, 2007; ... HANSON - At 19, Walter Ludwig Sawatzky was a penniless young manliving in Germany and aspiring to live out an American dream. He worked his way across the Atlantic as a waiter aboard a Germansteamship in 1930 to start a new life in the United States andeventually begin his own ...
Robert DeWolfe
Apr 02, 2007 ... Robert DeWolfe HOLBROOK - Robert DeWolfe, 84, a lifelong resident of Holbrook,died March 27 at Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton. For 48 years, he owned and operated Pine Hill Auto Service inHolbrook. Mr. DeWolfe was an Army veteran of World War II and ...
Abington right to be tough on teen drinking
Apr 02, 2007 ... Kudos to the Abington police for making the arrests of thosecaught underage drinking.Listing names in the paper was a vitaltactic. My 18-year-old could have quite possibly paved the way to thatparty, if my teen had not been grounded for deceiving me byorchestrating a blowout ...
George E. Levoy Jr., former Patriot Ledger circulation manager
Apr 02, 2007 ... MIDDLEBORO - George E. Levoy Jr., 68, of Middleboro, formercirculation manager of The Patriot Ledger, died Saturday atMassachusetts General Hospital. He worked for the newspaper for 34 years. Mr. Levoy was born in Quincy and lived in Whitman before moving ...
More towns face grim possibility of tax overrides
Apr 02, 2007; ... Rockland officials say they need $675,000 in additional taxes torun the town next year and $300,000 more to fix the library roof. Kingston is seeking $1.6 million to prevent cuts in the schools,police and fire departments and other services. Tax increases are being proposed in ...
Town meeting results
Apr 02, 2007 ... Other actions taken by voters at Saturday's town meeting inCohasset: Approval of $155,000 for four capital improvements or purchases,including repairs to windows and flashing at the high school, repairsto the middle-high school track, replacement of a public worksdepartment dump ...
ALL THINGS IRISH Mail-order business has the flavor of the Auld Sod
Apr 02, 2007; ... CANTON - Call it the luck of the Irish. Or call it a strategic businessplan.Either way, business is booming for Canton resident PatrickMcDonough, who started Shamrock Nation six months ago and now hasmore than 1,200 card-carrying members. "They've got the Red Sox Nation," ...