The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from September 2007:
She's got going green all wrapped up
Sep 01, 2007; ... consuming lessCOHASSET Arriving at the local bakery, French Memories, Ashley Ulmer grabsa stack of her signature homemade, eco-friendly bags from thebackseat of a Land Rover sport utility vehicle. The odometer on the metal monstrosity, which belongs to herparents, clocks in ...
FRIENDS IN NEED ; Duxbury Newcomers Club provides safe haven for new residents
Sep 01, 2007; ... DUXBURY - When Christian Segall moved to Duxbury from Dedhamalmost three years ago, it felt like a different world. "It was likemoving out of state," she said. "You start at ground zero in termsof making friends." Segall was in luck when several months after coming to town, ...
CRUISE CONTROL ; Industry's rising tide lifts activity at the Port of Boston
Sep 01, 2007; ... BOSTONThe U.S. cruise ship economy is enjoying steady growth, andMassport's Black Falcon terminal is sharing in the bounty. After adip in ridership during 2006, the South Boston terminal isbenefiting from an increase in "port-of-call" visits by vessels enroute to other destinations this ...
power of the press ; Sacred Heart students research and write letters to their local newspapers ... and get published
Sep 01, 2007; ... KINGSTON Residents across the South Shore and Cape Cod who read theirnewspapers over the last couple of months were probably not awarethey were part of a high school assignment. Sacred Heart High School's English department chairman GregGiardi has worked with the school's ...
Pain on Main Street ; Residents grumble as work on Route 18 disrupts their summer
Sep 01, 2007; ... Reconstruction project WEYMOUTH - It's hard to doze off in the backyard and tan in thesunshine when construction trucks are rumbling, banging and beepingat your doorstep. And it's difficult to beat the heat when you don'thave any water pressure for a cool shower, or any electricity ...
Tuesday ; Wednesday
Sep 01, 2007 ... BUSINESS CALENDAR - Your regional planner Don't Miss: You can get a glimpse of how military technology isdeveloped to support soldiers - and how that technology is thentransferred for private-sector use - by heading to Hyannis for theCape Cod Technology Council's next "First ...
CHECKOUT LANE Smart shopping for you
Sep 01, 2007; ... With the school year about to start, parents are hitting thestores in search of supplies. But before buying that backpack, makesure it's the right one, experts say. "Don't just go for style," said Dr. Deane Moore, a chiropractorand co-owner of Moore Family Chiropractic in Hanover ....
PACKING TIPS
Sep 01, 2007 ... Packing your backpack: The weight of a child's fully loadedbackpack should not be more than 15 percent of the child's bodyweight. Items should be placed in the pack in such a way as tobalance the weight evenly between the shoulders. If the child isrequired to carry materials adding up to ...
Your risk of being bumped off an airline flight is rising
Sep 01, 2007 ... FINE PRINT - We find answers to consumers' questions Anyone who has flown on a commercial airline this year knows thatit's getting awfully crowded up there. Major carriers are reducingflights and flying with smaller planes while increasing the number ofpassengers they can squeeze ...
FUNNY BUSINESS
Sep 01, 2007 ... What do the Keebler Elves, the Budweiser Clydesdales, the Fruit ofthe Loom Guys, Charlie the Tuna, Morris the Cat and McGruff the CrimeDog all have in common? They are all competing to be inducted into the Madison Avenue"Advertising Walk of Fame." As the major ad industry ...
SOUTH SHORE BESTSELLERS
Sep 01, 2007 ... Hardcover Fiction 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J. K. Rowling 2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini 3. Peony in Love, Lisa See 4. Life's a Beach, Claire Cook 5. Play Dirty, Sandra Brown 6. Beyond Reach, Karin Slaughter 7 ....
Pop quiz answer
Sep 01, 2007 ... In 1964, Carl Yastrzemski set a major league record for ...
Eagles must hit ground running
Sep 01, 2007; ... The first weekend of the college football season usually meanssome pretty lopsided games, as many teams open against lesseropponents to get a game under their belts before facing the gruelingpart of their schedule. Look no further than USC, which is more thana six-touchdown favorite ...
Bam in a jam over talent glut at WR
Sep 01, 2007; ... FOXBORO - If only Randy Moss' hamstring was as healthy as BamChildress' outlook. "At times I used to get frustrated," Childress, the Patriots' long-shot receiver, said Thursday night after the preseason finale againstthe New York Giants. "Now I look at it as if it's a blessing I ...
Choi's back balks
Sep 01, 2007; ... TPC NOTEBOOK NORTON - A day after revealing to the media that he buys his now-famous fat putter grips retail, K.J. Choi barely had an opportunityto use one of them. Choi, who was second in the FedEx Cup standings heading into theDeutsche Bank Championship tournament, withdrew ...
REGIONAL ROUNDUP
Sep 01, 2007 ... ANOTHER TRIBE - MOHEGANS - PROPOSES A MASS. CASINO PALMER - The Mohegan Indian tribe has unveiled a plan for a $1billion casino in Palmer. The proposed casino would include up to 4,000 slot machines, a 600-room hotel and a giant retail center in the central ...
If all works out, our region could be a film mecca
Sep 01, 2007 ... MASS. MARKET I can't help but feel left out that I haven't run into a Hollywoodcelebrity these days. After all, Kate Hudson and Dane Cook are intown to shoot the romantic comedy "Bachelor No. 2," and Meg Ryan andAnnette Bening are here for a remake of "The Women." Maybe I'll ...
POP QUIZ
Sep 01, 2007 ... Former Red Sox slugger Jim Rice, above, set a major league recordfor grounding into double plays in one season when he did it 36 timesin ...
WEEKLY RECAPOF BUSINESS NEWS
Sep 01, 2007 ... DUNKIN' AIMS FOR HEALTHIER DOUGHNUTS Dunkin' Donuts knows you're not going to mistake its Boston Cremesand double chocolate doughnuts for health food. But that won't stopthe Canton-based chain from making them a little healthier, anyway.The company pledged to eliminate nearly all ...
Sports fees still up in air as Canton students return
Sep 01, 2007 ... Back to SCHOOL CANTON - When Canton high school students hit the books onThursday, they won't know how much it will cost them to hit thesports field. It won't be until Friday, the next school committee meeting, whenschool athletic fees will be set. Athletic fees are ...
Our turn to play the fool
Sep 01, 2007 ... PRO FOOTBALL Do you feel differently about Barry Bonds now? Now that one of your guys has been caught cheating? Patriots safety Rodney Harrison admitted Friday night that he willbe suspended for the first four games of the regular season forviolating the league's policy ...
CANTON SCHOOLS
Sep 01, 2007 ... Thursday, Sept. 6, grades 1-12 , Friday, kindergarten Bus routes Posted on the school's Web site Lunch Elementary, $1.75; middle and high school, $2 Lunch menus posted on the school's Web site What's new This will be the first time in several ...
It's time to leave, school board chairman says
Sep 01, 2007; ... Three more people have declared their interest in a seat onBraintree's first town council, while the chairwoman of the schoolcommittee, Karen Whitney, says she won't run for a spot on the newcommittee. A school committee member since 1991, Whitney said her youngestchild graduated ...
Insider Info The stories behind the stories
Sep 01, 2007 ... ADVICE ON BEING A ROOMIE More than 82 percent of renters have had a roommate at some point,according to a survey by the online rental search engineApartments.com. Attempting to put a positive spin on the findings, the Chicagocompany reported that 12 percent of them enjoyed ...
Budget crunch affects athletics, teaching staff
Sep 01, 2007; ... Back to SCHOOL HOLBROOK - New fees for athletes and increased class sizes areamong the effects of a budget crunch affecting the district asstudents head back to school. "This is a difficult year," said Jim Hathaway, the chair of theschool committee. "We had hoped to be able ...
Brady back-ups all impress Belichick
Sep 01, 2007; ... PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK FOXBORO - Four quarterbacks? The Patriots did that in 2000 inorder to keep some scrawny rookie named Tom Brady. Three quarterbacks? That was the way the Week 1 roster shook outfrom 2001-05. Two quarterbacks? That was the initial plan last season before ...
stealing the show Villegas upstages golf's Big Three
Sep 01, 2007; ... DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP NORTON While thousands watched Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and VijaySingh hack their way around TPC Boston Friday in the first round ofthe Deutsche Bank Championship tournament, the real show was threeholes ahead of them. That's where Camilo ...
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Glut of injuries becoming a pain
Sep 01, 2007; ... BOSTON - No time is a good time for injuries, but after gettingthrough the season relatively unscathed, the Red Sox know that thisis definitely the wrong time. The Sox began their six-game homestand Friday night againstBaltimore with Manny Ramirez on the shelf with a sore left ...
DIG IN - Italian/American fare
Sep 01, 2007 ... __ __ DESCRIPTION__ HIGHLIGHTS__ ADDRESS__ HOURS__ PARKING . __ Paisano's__ Good food and generous portions__ Garlic bread;mozzarella sticks; shrimp, scallop and ravioli Anzio; fettuccinibolognese; cheese ravioli or gnocchi; Tuscan New York sirloin__ 6Pembroke ...
Racking up miles for a good cause Participants in program pedal to fight disease
Sep 01, 2007; ... Most days, between activities, Artie Boyle jumps on thestationary, recumbent bike for a few minutes to log some miles in hisbike-a-thon. So far, he's "ridden" about seven miles, more than any of histeammates. Boyle, 31, of Hingham, participates in the Pathways Program, ...
Year of change in Weymouth school system
Sep 01, 2007; ... Back to SCHOOL WEYMOUTH - From classrooms to administrative offices, manypositions in the Weymouth school system will be led by new faces thisyear. And, at each level, there will be changes in more than justpersonnel. The district will be led by Mary Jo Livingstone, a ...
HOLBROOK SCHOOLS
Sep 01, 2007 ... First day Sept. 6, grades 1-12 Sept 11, preschool and kindergarten Bus routes Published in the Holbrook Sun and available at schools Lunch $1.50 at the elementary school $1.75 at the junior-senior high school Menus will be distributed ...
6 Quincy residents seized on warrants City, state police make early morning grabs
Sep 01, 2007 ... QUINCY - Six Quincy residents have been arrested on defaultwarrants. Police Chief Robert Crowley said the arrests were made earlyFriday morning at various locations by Quincy detectives and theState Police Violent Fugitive Task Force. Crowley said the people arrested and the ...
School balance plan could face court challenge
Sep 01, 2007; ... Milton could be one of the first school districts in the state toface a test of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that has overturnedmore than 50 years of federal desegregation law. Harland Street resident Kevin Keating has threatened to sue thetown's school department over a plan to ...
IS FUNDING FIELDS FAIR? Critics say fields and playgrounds are different than passive recreational projects and open space preservation efforts that they believe the law intended to support.
Sep 01, 2007; ... COMMUNITY PRESERVATION Duxbury spent $500,000 on artificial turf fields for school sportsteams. Norwell paid $37,500 to fix a playground. Carver has $158,000worth of school basketball and tennis courts. At a time of cuts in local services, cities and towns south ofBoston are ...
COUNTDOWN TO GREENBUSH
Sep 01, 2007 ... The train is about six weeks away from passenger service. We willkeep you updated as the project moves toward completion. More information is available at the project's Web site,cbbgreenbush.com, or by calling Tom Carroll at the ...
FLYING SOLO From breakup to reunion, former Jayhawk Mark Olson follows his music and his heart
Sep 01, 2007 ... When the Minneapolis folk-rock band The Jayhawks was sellinghundreds of thousands of albums in the early 1990s, Mark Olson wastheir lead singer and primary songwriter. But as the band moved more toward the rock and pop side and othermembers began writing more of the material, Olson ...
We mourn as one
Sep 01, 2007 ... OUR OPINION It was a classy and caring act by the New York Yankees Thursday tohave a moment of silence before the game against the Red Sox atYankee Stadium for fallen Boston firefighters Paul Cahill and WarrenPayne along with two New York firefighters who died last ...
Dance for Africa
Sep 01, 2007 ... ON THE QT YOUR LIFE Dance for Africa Put on your dancing shoes and come to the Dance for DioilaFundraising Concert at the Beal House on Main Street in KingstonSaturday at 7:30 p.m. The rock and blues band Connected will perform for the event,which will benefit ...
Rosalie Lappen
Sep 01, 2007 ... SUFFIELD, Conn. - Rosalie (Luntz) Lappen, 77, of Suffield,formerly of Braintree, a retired dental hygienist, died Thursday atSt. Frances Hospital in Hartford. Mrs. Lappen was a hygienist for 50 years. Born in Hartford, she graduated from Weaver High School in 1949.She lived ...
Mixed reaction: Video gamers respond to 'Bioshock' Video a mirror of culture on whole
Sep 01, 2007 ... I enjoyed your article about the new video game "BioShock," butworry that your emphasis is placed in the wrong regard. As a dedicated student of both political science and Catholictheology, I was drawn to 2K Games' latest effort because of whatseemed to be very strong themes of ...
Time to make some ... changes: Eliminating trans fat comes with hidden costs
Sep 01, 2007 ... Congratulations are in order for Dunkin' Donuts and its effort toremove trans fats from its products. Trans fats have been linked toheart disease in this country and, until recent legislation requiredmanufacturers to list the percentage of trans fats in their products,were a hidden ...
Did anyone play game before review?
Sep 01, 2007 ... Regarding "BioShock" - did anybody actually play this game beforethey wrote about it? I am a well-adjusted and well-established adult, and I amcurrently playing "BioShock" on Xbox 360. You asked for it. So, here is my opinion: It is true that the "little sisters" in ...
Francis W. Molloy
Sep 01, 2007 ... WEYMOUTH- Francis W. Molloy, 63, a funeral director, diedWednesday at Quincy Medical Center. Mr. Molloy worked at John G. Molloy Funeral Home, a family ownedand operated business. Most recently, he also worked at the StateHouse in Boston as an aide at a state representative's ...
Rebuilding credit score takes time and effort
Sep 01, 2007 ... MAKING CENTS You were curious, called the number plastered across thetelevision screen and now know the sad truth about your credit score -it's a lot lower than expected. But buck up, because with time andeffort you can raise that sorry grade and get back in the good gracesof ...
Phillip A. Brosseau
Sep 01, 2007 ... PEMBROKE- Phillip A. Brosseau, 47, of Pembroke, died Wednesday atCaritas Good Samaritan Medical Center. Mr. Brosseau was born in Syracuse, N.Y., and raised in Pembroke.He graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1978. He lived 20 yearsin Florida before moving Pembroke in 2005. He ...
Mayor to forgo a new plan for Legion Field Madden says he will leave it to successor
Sep 01, 2007; ... Weymouth Mayor David Madden says he will not submit a seconddesign for a Legion Field recreation and sports field area after hisfirst plan provoked protest and was voted down by the town council. Madden had prepared a second design for the landmark and announcedhis intention to ...
WEYMOUTH SCHOOLS
Sep 01, 2007 ... First day Sept. 6 (half day) Sept. 12 for kindergarten and pre-kindergarten Bus routes Routes are listed on schools' Web site. Or call 781-335-1460, ext.305 Lunch Elementary schools $1.75, middle and high schools $2 Lunch menus available at ...
Furniture show to aid fight on Marfan syndrome
Sep 01, 2007; ... BOSTON EVENT MILTON - Like many others, the Fournier family of Milton neverthought of Marfan syndrome until their son, David Fournier, 19, wasdiagnosed with the disease at the age of 10. "A lot of people have never heard of it until someone they know isdiagnosed," said George ...
GET UP & GO - FUN THINGS TO DO TODAY & TOMORROW
Sep 01, 2007 ... Rhythm & Roots Fest Susan Tedeschi, Natalie MacMaster, and Bela Fleck & the Flecktonesheadline the Rhythm & Roots Festival from noon-midnight Saturday andSunday at Ninigret Park, Rte. 1, Charlestown, Rhode Island. Thefestival has kids' activities, instrument and dance instruction, ...
WEEKEND'S BEST
Sep 01, 2007 ... Meet a Knight in Shining Armor Performers will bring 16th century England to Carver on Saturdaywhen King Richard's Faire opens its gates. The festival will featureperiod music, food, and entertainment, not to mention some greatcostumes. Tickets are $25, $14 children 5-12, free for ...
Art Complex Museum to offer several classes
Sep 01, 2007 ... DUXBURY - The Art Complex Museum will offer several classes thisfall. Preregistration is required for all classes. For more informationor to register, call 781- 934-6634, extension 15. Stories and art for preschoolers and Toddlers: The first Thursdayof each month. $5 per ...
School tales A nostalgic trip back to grammar school in the 1940s
Sep 01, 2007; ... I loved school. I loved grammar school, middle school and highschool. But I loved most deeply the third grade at the now-defunctMassachusetts Fields School in Quincy, where I was a student in the1940s. Start with our teacher, Miss Gabriel, who was to leave at the endof the year ...
TWO HELD IN '05 SLAYINGS Pair charged with murders of homeless Weymouth men found in Hingham bunker
Sep 01, 2007; ... HINGHAM - Two men are under arrest in connection with the slayingsof David Lyons and William Chrapan, homeless men whose bludgeonedbodies were found in a bunker near Bare Cove Park in Hingham on May9, 2005. James S. Winquist, 23, of Weymouth, formerly of Hingham and EricJ. Snow, ...
Robert H. Lewis
Sep 01, 2007 ... EASTON - Robert H. Lewis, 80, of Easton, a welder, died Friday atLife Care Center in Bridgewater. Mr. Lewis worked for J.F. White, and Midwest Piping. He worked forPerini Construction for 26 years before retiring. Born and raised inQuincy, he graduated from Brockton Trade ...
Randolph
Sep 01, 2007 ... Devine school playground $20,000 The playground is located on Old Street, at the former DevineEarly Learning Center. This is North Randolph's first ...
Temple open house
Sep 01, 2007 ... RELIGION BRIEFS Temple open house Shirat Hayam of Marshfield, 185 Plain St. will sponsor three openhouses. Services and Oneg will be at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 7; morning serviceand breakfast at 9 a.m. Sept. 9; and Religious School Open House andService, 9 a.m. Sept ....
MAN, 55, CHARGED IN REPEATED RAPE OF 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Sep 01, 2007 ... IN BRIEF MAN, 55, CHARGED IN REPEATED RAPE OF 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL PLYMOUTH - Police have charged Julio C. Rondon, 55, of 15Winchester Lane, Plymouth, with repeatedly raping a 6-year-old girlover a period of at least two years. Police arrested Rondon at his home about 6:30 ...
The isolation of 'white privilege'
Sep 01, 2007 ... Commentary - GREAT EXPECTATIONS For the last few weeks, many young white adults in our communityhave left or will leave for their first experience on a collegecampus. As freshmen, they are expected to overcome obstacles and move onto new challenges. Unfortunately, some are ...
Glut of injuries becoming a pain
Sep 01, 2007; ... RED SOX NOTEBOOK BOSTON - No time is a good time for injuries, but after gettingthrough the season relatively unscathed, the Red Sox know that thistime is definitely the wrong time. The Sox began their six-game homestand Friday night againstBaltimore with Manny Ramirez on the ...
Mosquito threat makes town cautious Board recommending dusk-dawn field closure
Sep 01, 2007; ... The board of health is recommending that town and school fieldsclose from dusk because of concerns about disease-carryingmosquitoes. Mosquitoes infected with Eastern equine encephalitis and West Nilevirus were discovered this summer in Halifax, Kingston, Plympton,Easton, Raynham, ...
Adrenaline-filled, rewarding job
Sep 01, 2007; ... CAREERS QUINCY - Fred Viola of Pembroke knew from the time he was 7 thathe wanted to become a firefighter. That's when his childhood homecaught fire. Now a 39-year-old firefighter with the Braintree Fire Department,Viola has seen all aspects of the job, from answering calls ...
Police union head tickets chief The official says Crowley violated a criminal law
Sep 01, 2007; ... QUINCY - In a new low in their rocky relationship, the head of thecity's police union has accused the police chief of committing acrime that carries a one-year jail sentence. Union President Bruce Tait has issued a citation alleging thatChief Robert Crowley deliberately allowed an ...
WEALTHHEALTH Selling short gets riskier; borrowing and housing, cheaper
Sep 01, 2007 ... CHUCK JAFFE With the stock market doing a strange dance - tempting investorsby making some stocks bargains but terrorizing them with the prospectof fast, painful losses - I've got a lot of personal finance andinvesting thoughts on my mind. Here are some of them: If you remove ...
Bernard Granville
Sep 01, 2007 ... QUINCY- Bernard Granville, 93, of Quincy, a retired companycontroller, died Wednesday at Hancock Park Rehabilitation and NursingCenter in Quincy. Mr. Granville worked 42 years for Chapman Waterproofing Company inBoston. Born and raised in Westwood, he graduated from Dedham ...