The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from June 2007:
IT'S A FACT
Jun 01, 2007 ... The franchise now known as the New York Yankees was a chartermember of the American League in 1901. The team originated inBaltimore and was nicknamed ...
Contradictions in view of drug addiction
Jun 01, 2007 ... First, I would like to send my prayers for recovery to letterwriter Tom Johnson (May 3). Twenty years is a long time to sufferthrough operations and painkillers. As a good parent of a child withthe disease of addiction, I would like to give him my opinion. I am not out to ban ...
John E. Merry
Jun 01, 2007 ... John E. Merry OSSIPEE, N.H. - John E. Merry, 86, of Ossipee, formerly ofDuxbury, died April 28 at Huggins Hospital, Wolfeboro, N.H. Mr. Merry was a self-employed excavation contractor for most ofhis life. He designed, built and operated the North Hill Country Clubin Duxbury ...
Melissa L. Barker
Jun 01, 2007 ... PEMBROKE - Melissa Lee (LaCombe) Barker, 37, of Pembroke, ahostess, died Wednesday at Brockton Hospital after an automobileaccident in East Bridgewater. Mrs. Barker worked at Cubby's Clubhouse in Hanover. Born in Taunton, she was educated in Saco, Maine. She is survived ...
Library offers summer fun for local teenagers
Jun 01, 2007 ... Wednesdays at 2 p.m.: Teen discussion group - Talk about books, films and issues of theday. Friday, June 22: Felix Awards teen-film entry deadline. Awards will be presentedJuly 20 at the Plymouth Independent Film Festival at PlimothPlantation. Saturday, July ...
Williams defeated in third overtime
Jun 01, 2007; ... DIV. 3 BOYS LACROSSE BRAINTREE - Archbishop Williams boys lacrosse coach Bob Joyce hadno John Wooden-like pieces of coaching wisdom for his team in betweenthe second and third overtimes of yesterday's state Division 3 first-round game against Bourne. "I don't know, 'Score a ...
Feature-race win remains elusive Driver from Holbrook isn't displeased after opener at Seekonk
Jun 01, 2007 ... AUTO RACING In a perfect world, Holbrook's Barry Shaw Jr. wouldn't have markedan anniversary as he did on the first weekend of this month. The perfect way to celebrate the May 6 start of Seekonk Speedway's62nd season of racing would have been to win the Late Model ...
Cohasset High students earn honors
Jun 01, 2007 ... COHASSET - The following students are on the Cohasset High Schoolhonor roll for third term: SENIORS HIGH HONORS - Kevin Barber, Caren Garber, Haley Haracz, CaitlinHurley, Ryan Ingram, Amanda Thompson. FIRST HONORS - Austin Breslow, Taylor Bukowski, Alyssa ...
Cruiser heading to crash in collision Police say other driver passed stopped cars
Jun 01, 2007; ... A Whitman police officer responding to a car crash earlier thisweek became involved in an accident, police said. Police Chief Edward Slocum said officer Mark Sirignano, headingwest on Route 14 in a police 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee, stopped at theRoute 18 intersection with his lights ...
Role reversal: Students from Sweden come to visit
Jun 01, 2007; ... FOREIGN EXCHANGE SCITUATE Eighth-graders at the Inly School are having a Swedish experience.In April, Inly eighth-graders traveled to the Alvkullen MontessoriSchool in Gothenburg, Sweden. Now they are hosting their friends fromacross the Atlantic. The Inly School is a ...
LOCAL HERO
Jun 01, 2007 ... Casey Halajian, above, of Archbishop Williams struck out nine andthrew a complete ...
KILLER ENDINGS 781-340-2111
Jun 01, 2007 ... Probable? Possible? Unlikely, but clever? You decide. Help choose the winner of our Sopranos Perfect Endingscontest. The winner will receive an Italian dinner for 12 the nightof the series finale, June 10, catered by Fasano's Catering ofBraintree, a family business ...
Sullivan lands wth Lightning
Jun 01, 2007; ... He'll be at the rink every day again, and he won't have to leavethe city limits to find salt water. Mike Sullivan won't be at home in Duxbury, but the job he landedyesterday is the next best thing. After spending most of the pastseason collecting the salary he was owed by the ...
Quincy College, president agree to three-year deal
Jun 01, 2007; ... QUINCY - Sue Harris will remain Quincy College's president for thenext three years. Harris and the college's board of governors signed a contract lastweek extending her tenure through 2010. "The board has confidence in President Harris's leadership,"Chairman Peter Tsaffaras ...
FREE MUSIC NEXT WEEKEND June 10 concert has a patriotic purpose
Jun 01, 2007 ... ABINGTON - The Jeff Coombs Foundation will hold a free concert at4 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at the Catherine and Joseph Nisby Bandstandnext to the public library. Retired State Trooper Dan Clark will perform a medley of patrioticsongs. The performance is intended to encourage ...
Quincy officer's widow to speak at memorial
Jun 01, 2007; ... QUINCY - The widow of a Quincy police officer killed in amotorcycle accident last year will be the headline speaker atSunday's Police Memorial exercises. Maria Cochrane, whose husband, James, was killed in September, isscheduled to speak, along with Police Chief Robert Crowley and ...
Legion Field plan gets thumbs down Budget committee won't support Madden's proposal
Jun 01, 2007; ... The committee that reviews the town's budget opposes Mayor DavidMadden's controversial, multimillion-dollar plan to rehabilitateLegion Field. The budget/management committee voted 3-1 last night to sendMadden's proposal to the full 13-member town council with anunfavorable ...
District court
Jun 01, 2007 ... Quincy Marco A. Ercolano, 27, of Boston, pleaded innocent to possessionof crack cocaine, driving after his license had been revoked andfailing to stay in marked lanes. Bail was set at $2,000 and he wasscheduled to return to court July 13. The offenses allegedly occurred May ...
Summer history camp set July 17-21 in Duxbury
Jun 01, 2007 ... DUXBURY - The second annual Adventures in Time Summer History Campwill be held July 17-21 at the Alden Historic Site. The camp will run each day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuition is $150per child; museum members get a $30 discount. The camp is open to all children who are ...
How to participate
Jun 01, 2007 ... The two walks begin and end at the Hatch Shell in Boston on June10. The 7-mile event starts at 10 a.m. The 2-mile event starts at 11 a.m. To learn more about Children's Hospital or to register for ...
Norwell wills its way into quarters
Jun 01, 2007; ... DIV. 2 GIRLS TENNIS SCITUATE There's the skill, and then there's the will. Both girls tennis teams exhibited plenty of each yesterday, andthere wasn't much difference between them as Norwell High Schooledged Scituate, 3-2, in the first round of the Division 2 ...
Class of '10 facing MCAS science test
Jun 01, 2007; ... Education BRAINTREE - South Shore high school students so far have donepretty well passing their reading, writing and arithmetic MCAS tests. As of last November, according to state figures, well over 90percent of the region's senior class had already passed the math ...
Parker J.Griffin, 77, retired Weymouth police officer
Jun 01, 2007 ... PALM COAST, Fla. - Parker John Griffin, 77, of Palm Coast, aretired police officer, died May 26 at his home from complicationsfrom lung cancer. Mr. Griffin worked for the Weymouth Police Department for 29 yearsand retired in 1986. He received citations from the Massachusetts' ...
Man arraigned on drug charge
Jun 01, 2007 ... KINGSTON - A Canton man was arrested on a charge of possession ofcrack cocaine in Kingston. At about 4 a.m. Sunday, officer Andrew Loring pulled over a 1999Dodge van at the intersection of Main Street and Center Hill Roadbecause of a marked-lanes violations, police ...
NEIGHBORHOODS
Jun 01, 2007 ... MARSHFIELD Area: 28.52 sq. mi. POPULATION 2000: 24,324 2005: 25,890 Density: 908 res./sq. mi. Median age: 39 Median household income: $72,534 FINANCES Tax rate: $8.31 Town budget: $70.1 million Avg. water/sewer ...
Sullivan says he has background, vision to be mayor Former state rep announces run, unveils initiatives
Jun 01, 2007; ... Former state representative and selectman Joseph Sullivan haskicked off his bid to become Braintree's first mayor. Speaking before a roomful of family, friends and politicalsupporters last night at the DAV Hall on Liberty Street, Sullivansaid he has the background and vision to ...
DISTRICT COURT
Jun 01, 2007 ... Plymouth A charge of heroin possession against Paul C. Menslage, 27, of 115Franklin St., Marshfield, was continued without a finding for oneyear. Marshfield police charged him on Feb. 8. - - - Edgar Cartagena, 47, of Boston pleaded innocent to charges ...
YOUR VIEWS
Jun 01, 2007 ... What do you think of the state's finding that favors the developerof a proposed condo development next to the school? Write: Your Views, The Patriot ...
Paul A. Collins
Jun 01, 2007 ... Paul A. Collins WEYMOUTH - Paul A. Collins, 58, of Weymouth, died Tuesday at SouthShore Hospital. Mr. Collins was a controller for South Shore Imports in Hanoverfor the past four years. He previously worked for Showcase Nissan inBourne for several years. A lifelong ...
Archies top Apponequet, 4-2
Jun 01, 2007 ... SCHOOL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT The Archbishop Williams High School softball team pulled off itsgreatest victory of the season, defeating Apponequet, 4-2, in aDivision 2 South Sectional preliminary matchup. The Bishops trailed 2-0 early but a three-run rally in the top ofthe sixth ...
Library picks charity for summer program Every book read will help a family to thwart hunger
Jun 01, 2007; ... Each book a Duxbury student reads this summer could turn into alife-changing gift for a family somewhere in the world. As part of the summer reading program for Duxbury Middle School,the library will be raising money for Heifer International's Read toFeed program. Each year, ...
Hingham golf tourney set Fundraiser to benefit Fourth of July parade
Jun 01, 2007 ... HINGHAM - Help keep the floats rolling by sinking some putts. The annual Fourth of July Parade Golf Tournament, the biggestfundraiser for Hingham's celebration of America's birthday, starts at1 p.m. June 18 at the South Shore Country Club. The tournament format is four-person ...
Pop quiz answer
Jun 01, 2007 ... When he retired in 1935, Babe Ruth had 714 career home runs. Atthe time, only two other players had reached the 300-homer ...
Light's on, but nobody's home
Jun 01, 2007 ... PRO BASEBALL BOSTON - I know a lot of you don't speak Yiddish, but whenever Ihear the word "schlemiel," I immediately think of Alex Rodriguez.See, A-Rod's gotta be one of the biggest schlemiels in the history ofMajor League Baseball. He's "a dolt who is a habitual bungler," ...
wheelchair stolen She lost leg to drunken driver, now loses transportation
Jun 01, 2007; ... 'Who would do that?' The summer-like weather on Wednesday drew Mary "Jackie" Stanton toNantasket Beach. She lives in Hull, not far from the beach, butgetting there takes an extra effort. She lost her left leg five yearsago when she was hit by a drunken driver. Stanton, 56, ...
Town mourns another death in Iraq Pembroke soldier cut down trying to save comrades
Jun 01, 2007; ... PEMBROKE - As the sun began to set and raindrops fell on FairwayLane, several neighbors quietly tended to the Bean family's yard -raking, pulling weeds, trimming flowers. Full of grief and feeling helpless, they said they had to dosomething to show their love and support for the ...
Celebrating 2 decades of summer music
Jun 01, 2007 ... HANOVER - The Bandstand Summer Concert Series will celebrate its20th birthday June 16. The town will mark the event at 7 p.m. at the Hanover Bandstand onRoute 139 in Hanover Center in conjunction with the annual HanoverDay celebration. The Southeastern Philharmonic Orchestra ...
CORRECTION
Jun 01, 2007 ... Plymouth County Administrator Rosalie Rodick has had her nieceworking for her since 2000, but did not inform the countycommissioners ...
POP QUIZ
Jun 01, 2007 ... When he retired in 1935, Babe Ruth, above, had 714 career homeruns. At the time, only ...
Wildcat girls perfect vs. Quincy
Jun 01, 2007 ... SCHOOL TENNIS TOURNAMENT The Weymouth High School girls tennis team didn't waste any timein showing that they should be a force in the Division 1 SouthSectional tournament. The host Wildcats did not drop a set yesterday in a 5-0 home winover Quincy. Amanda Albuquerque ...
Team recalls Hill's sunny nature
Jun 01, 2007; ... PATRIOTS PASSING CAMP FOXBORO - Chances are, you don't have a No. 91 Marquise Hilljersey hanging in your closet. Or a Marquise Hill poster affixed toyour wall. And you probably never felt compelled to scour YouTube forMarquise Hill highlight videos. But you might have, if ...
State boosts expansion of once-failing company Rising from bankruptcy, Organogenesis to move, double its work force
Jun 01, 2007; ... CANTON - Deeply debt-ridden and forced to declare bankruptcy justa few years ago, a Canton-based life science company has re-emergedas a symbol of the local life science industry's bright promise. Organogenesis Inc. will more than double its work force to about600 people and move ...
Pearl C. Hunt
Jun 01, 2007 ... Pearl C. Hunt PLYMOUTH - A private funeral service for Pearl Catherine (Caseley)Hunt will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Cartmell Funeral Home, 150Court St., Plymouth. Mrs. Hunt, 77, of Plymouth, died Monday at St. Elizabeth'sHospital in Brighton. Mrs ....
Marjorie A. Pelrine
Jun 01, 2007 ... Marjorie A. Pelrine WEYMOUTH - Marjorie A. (Goble) Pelrine, 71, of Weymouth, a retiredlicensed practical nurse, died Wednesday at Weymouth Health CareCenter. Mrs. Pelrine retired from Elihu White Nursing Home in Braintree. Born in Quincy, she was raised in Quincy Point ...
CPR trainer saves life of officer Fast action revives victim of seizure
Jun 01, 2007; ... Court officer Michael O'Toole of Milton doubles as a CPR anddefibrillator trainer, and because of that a Boston police officer isalive today. Boston Police Officer Leonard Shands Jr. had a seizure lastTuesday afternoon at the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse in Boston, whereO'Toole ...
Fredric Jenkins
Jun 01, 2007 ... Fredric Jenkins CANTON - Fredric Jenkins, 83, of Canton, a retired electrician forEmpire Electric in Mattapan, died Wednesday at Hellenic Nursing Homein Canton after a long illness. Mr. Jenkins was born and raised in Boston. He lived in Canton 45 years. He is ...
GOOD WORKS Corporate contributors to the community
Jun 01, 2007 ... PLAYGROUND BUILT IN A DAY More than 150 employees from South Shore Home Depot stores joinedKaBOOM!, a national nonprofit organization that builds andrefurbishes playgrounds, to help build a playground in one day forJoelyn's Family Home on Boston Harbor's Long Island on May ...
YOUR VIEWS
Jun 01, 2007 ... Tell us what you think about the plan to rehabilitate LegionField. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony Drive,Quincy ...
BUSINESS IN BRIEF
Jun 01, 2007 ... CONCERT HALL PLANNED NEAR FENWAY PARK BOSTON - A new 2,500-person concert venue proposed for LansdowneStreet has been approved by the Boston Redevelopment Authority. The Lyons Group plans to demolish its Avalon and Axis nightclubsacross from Fenway Park to build the new ...
Joseph Pierre, 66, pro soccer player for Haitian, Italian teams
Jun 01, 2007 ... BOSTON - Joseph "Tinene" Pierre, 66, of Mattapan, a professionalsoccer player and welder, died Thursday at his home in Randolph. Mr. Pierre turned his childhood love of soccer into a successfulcareer. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, he played for Port-au-Prince's ClubTeam Dom ...
Quincy College sets new course Unanimous vote calls for going private
Jun 01, 2007; ... QUINCY - Quincy College's board of governors has voted to turn thecity-owned school into a private, independent nonprofit college. The unanimous vote leaves open the possibility of the schooloffering four-year degrees at some point. The college is committed tostaying in Quincy, ...
Carrying on for a sick cousin
Jun 01, 2007; ... LEUKEMIA WALK MILTON For letter carrier Caroline Delaney, walking for four hoursstraight is just another day's work. But the two miles she will walkon her day off June 10 will be very different. Delaney, 33, will join 2,500 participants at the NStar Walk forChildren's ...
YOUR VIEWS
Jun 01, 2007 ... Was the egg-tossing a teenage prank or an anti-patrioticstatement? Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony Drive,Quincy ...
Artists are invited to submit work for festival Performances, competition on tap
Jun 01, 2007; ... KINGSTON - The first Kingston Arts Festival is three weeks off,and the search for local talent has begun. The festival will include demonstrations by artists, performancesby musicians and street performers, and vendors selling original artand crafts. It will be held from 10 ...
THEATER REVIEW Snappy Dance Theater takes a leap with 'String Beings'
Jun 01, 2007 ... The acrobatic lifts and jumps through the air are not the onlyrisky things on view in Snappy Dance Theater's 10th anniversaryseason at the Boston Center for the Arts. The dance-circus-theater,one of Boston's most popular arts troupes, has dared to book two longweekends of performances - ...
OUR OPINION Teens need lesson, not venom
Jun 01, 2007 ... Everyone, take a deep breath. It was not a terrorist attack against the Memorial Day observancein Rockland on Monday. It was a couple of barely teens - 13 years old- whose addled adolescent brains thought it would be a funny gag totoss eggs during the veterans' ceremonies. To ...
SHOCK SCHLOCK Costner turns murderer in 'Mr. Brooks'
Jun 01, 2007; ... MOVIE REVIEW In a metaphorical sense, Kevin Costner has always been a lady-killer. But in the weird, disturbing "Mr. Brooks," he's slaying themin the literal sense. Men, too, and he's doing it brutally and incold blood. I never thought I'd say this, but the guy I always ...
Governor's ed plan
Jun 01, 2007 ... Add two hours to the school day Make community colleges free for ...
HISTORY LESSON
Jun 01, 2007 ... On this date in 1997 ... Wade Boggs, above, hits a three-run home run that sneaks past thePesky Pole in the top of the 15th inning, capping a five-run outburstas the Yankees beat his former team, the Red Sox, 11-6 at ...
Let's not repeat the failures of urban renewal
Jun 01, 2007 ... SPEAK OUT At a recent public hearing, Quincy city officials revealed thattheir much vaunted "downtown revitalization plan" will likely resultin the destruction or displacement of up to two dozen downtownbusinesses - a dramatic increase from the two parcels city officialsinitially ...
Maya Angelou, Bostonians share their mutual love affair
Jun 01, 2007 ... THEATER REVIEW Dr. Maya Angelou has always had a special feeling for Boston. As astudent of the city's history since her childhood, the 79-year oldAmerican woman of letters - poet, essayist, historian, playwright,actress and director - has found it "amazing how important Boston ...
'Knocked Up' mixes raunchy and sweet
Jun 01, 2007 ... MOVIE REVIEW Don't you just love how movies make it possible for a plump, notso attractive guy like Seth Rogen to sack a major hottie likeKatherine Heigl? It gives guys like me hope, not to mention a chanceto vicariously fulfill a favorite fantasy. The beauty of "Knocked Up," ...
Appalled by draft of condo verdict Oceanside Village appeal appears en route to success
Jun 01, 2007; ... SCITUATE - The state Housing Appeals Committee has rebuffed almostevery argument the town made against a 250-unit condominium projectproposed for a site next to the Wampatuck Elementary School. Town officials called the state's findings, contained in a draftdecision, a "slap in the ...
Registry joins Cell Phones for Soldiers
Jun 01, 2007 ... The Registry of Motor Vehicles has formed a partnership with CellPhones for Soldiers to benefit Massachusetts residents servingabroad. "We're very pleased to be partnering with Cell Phones for Soldiersto help our troops serving abroad connect with their loved ones,"Registrar Anne ...
Forum set for open space, recreation area plans
Jun 01, 2007 ... Hanover has its share of public parks, fields, playgrounds andnatural conservation areas. Now town officials want to know how best to use them. On Tuesday, June 19, the town's open space committee will askresidents to help decide the future of Clark Bog, the King StreetField, ...