The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from January 2008:
Right to arms is a check on government excess
Jan 01, 2008 ... I am responding to "Retain your rights," by letter writer JeanAnanbeh, which stated, "We are slowly progressing towards a policestate." I thank Ananbeh for speaking out. The only way to ...
Bruins must build on this one
Jan 01, 2008 ... PRO HOCKEY BOSTON Just as so many were so sure the Bruins had become trappedin a season-killing spiral from which there was no escape, a new,equally certain group emerged on Monday afternoon - they of theopinion that a year-ending victory could propel Boston to trulygreat heights ...
LOCAL IN BRIEF
Jan 01, 2008 ... Another home broken into on Braintree street BRAINTREE- Two break-ins on Liberty Street in which jewelry wastaken remain under investigation. The latest occurred Saturday between 1 and 2 p.m. while thehomeowners were away. Someone forced a rear door open and took a ...
Hug and kiss: They were key in courthouse escape plot, police say
Jan 01, 2008; ... Norfolk County Sheriff's Department investigators and Quincypolice say they busted a daring escape plot by James Miller, thesuspected burglar accused of crashing an SUV while fleeing policeDec. 10. According to the sheriff's office, Miller, 38, and hisgirlfriend, Theresa Fougere, ...
2008 BRINGS CHANGE, QUESTION MARKS ; New faces, new challenges for many South Shore towns
Jan 01, 2008 ... LOOKING AHEAD The past year was a challenging one for South Shore communitiesand their residents. Personal budgets were squeezed by skyrocketingfuel and health care costs, and cities and towns coped with thesame. So what's to come in 2008? Some communities will adjust ...
Life after 'Idol' brings role in 'Rent' ; Anwar Robinson stars as Tom Collins when show comes to Boston next week
Jan 01, 2008; ... Theater preview When the cameras stop rolling on "American Idol," it isn't justthe winners who go on to varying degrees of pop stardom andcommercial success. Any time spent in the limelight - even if it'sin a painfully bad audition segment, as we saw with William Hung -can be ...
PATRICK'S ROCKY START ; Governor's freshman year marked by missteps and tense relations with the Legislature
Jan 01, 2008; ... YEAR IN REVIEW BOSTON - Deval Patrick was the big story on Beacon Hill in 2007,beginning with a first-ever outdoor gubernatorial inauguration onJan. 4 reflecting a new governor's journey from outsider candidateto a 21-percentage-point winner on Election Day. The state's first ...
YEAR IN REVIEW ; Red Sox: World Series champs again
Jan 01, 2008; ... A look back at what transpired with the Red Sox in 2007: Means to the end The run to the championship began with an Opening Day loss inKansas City, but before the month of April was over, the Sox sweptthe Yankees with 7-6, 7-5 and 7-6 wins at Fenway Park that gave thema ...
Prosecutors must look for evidence everywhere
Jan 01, 2008 ... As a former prosecutor and reporter, I have been on both sides inthe ongoing struggle of interests between our judicial system and afree and vibrant press. That said, I was disappointed by the Ledger's Dec. 20th editorialfinding fault with Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz ...
Cops: Framingham teen is caught white-handed in fire extinguisher theft
Jan 01, 2008 ... FRAMINGHAM - A local teen tried to hide the evidence of breakingin to a van in a school parking lot and vandalizing it, but policesaid it was too late. The officers had already seen the 16-year-old boy playing with afreshly stolen fire extinguisher, police spokesman Lt. Paul ...
State plans sliding penalty scale for uninsured
Jan 01, 2008; ... HEALTH COVERAGE BOSTON - Adults who state officials say can afford healthinsurance but who remain uninsured throughout 2008 will facepenalties of up to $912, according to proposed guidelines announcedMonday by the state Department of Revenue. Under the guidelines, those with ...
WINDOW DRESSING
Jan 01, 2008; ... mSaving Face You've spent a gazillion dollars on moisturizing cream, so whyuse a cotton pillowcase that absorbs it as you sleep? A betterchoice is the Pillowcap, a machine-washable pillow cover made ofcrepe satin polyester, which is smoother and less absorbent thancotton. The ...
Teen accused of assault
Jan 01, 2008 ... PLYMOUTH - Police charged a 15-year-old Plymouth boy with beatinghis mother's boyfriend with a stick and a wine bottle after anargument at the family's Long Pond Road home at about 9:30 p.m.Sunday. The alleged ...
LOCAL IN BRIEF
Jan 01, 2008 ... Four charged with drug offenses in Plymouth PLYMOUTH - Police arrested four men in connection with allegeddrug dealing in a store parking lot off State Road in Cedarville. Police say Michael A. Yuscavitch, 19, of 66 Raymond Road and KyleThomas, 18, of 46 Joyce Drive had small ...
CORRECTION
Jan 01, 2008 ... As of Dec. 30, 899 U.S. troops had been killed in Iraq in 2007and more than 3,000 have died since U.S.-led forces invaded ...
Letters to explain higher tax bills ; Assessors want to remind residents of Prop. 2 1/2 hike
Jan 01, 2008; ... Scituate Residents opening their tax bills this week will find anothersheet of paper in the mailing - a letter explaining why the bill mayseem so high. The letter, sent out by the town's assessing department, explainsthe increase in the third- and fourth-quarter tax bills in ...
CORRECTION
Jan 01, 2008 ... A Dec. 22 business story on the new Route 44 erroneously reportedthat a new ...
IT'S A BLAST ; Fireworks cap off New Year's celebration with a family theme
Jan 01, 2008; ... FAMILYFEST Fireworks exploded over downtown Quincy as several thousandpeople celebrated New Year's Eve with a family-themed evening. "It's great for kids," said Scott Peckham of Quincy, who attendedthe festivities with his wife and children, 9 and 6. "Most NewYear's Eve ...
Big shoes: Dancers, hockey team give again
Jan 01, 2008; ... Lend a HAND NORWELL - Whether they wear high heels or speed skates SouthShore residents have opened their hearts. The South Shore Dancers and the Thayer Academy hockey team haveboth made generous contributions to Lend a Hand, the PatriotLedger's annual charitable ...
BUSINESS IN BRIEF
Jan 01, 2008 ... State Street renews Milton office lease MILTON - State Street Corp. has renewed the lease on the officebuilding overlooking the Neponset River in Milton. More than 400 employees work in the 100,000-square-foot officebuilding at 2 Granite Ave., which is owned by The Flatley Co ....
YEAR IN REVIEW ; Notable local deaths in 2007
Jan 01, 2008 ... ARTS/CULTURE Faith M. McLarnon, 87, owned the Faith McLarnon School of Dancein Quincy for 29 years. World War II Bronze Star recipient Rexford L. Randall, 87, ofPembroke hosted the "Rex and Arlene Show" on WBET in Brockton withone of his sisters in the 1940s. Claire ...
4 charged with drug offenses in Plymouth
Jan 01, 2008 ... PLYMOUTH - Police arrested four men in connection with allegeddrug dealing in a store parking lot off State Road in Cedarville. Police say Michael A. Yuscavitch, 19, of 66 Raymond Road and KyleThomas, 18, of 46 Joyce Drive had small bags of marijuana packagedfor sale, plus a scale ...
Town says goodbye to officials, fallen soldier
Jan 01, 2008; ... YEAR IN REVIEW - Pembroke Town officials, established institutions and a young war hero -in Pembroke, 2007 was a year full of goodbyes. In June, hundreds lined the streets to pay their final respectsto Pfc. Matthew Bean, 22, a Pembroke native who died May 31 afterbeing shot ...
Computational Linguistics Olympiad set for next month
Jan 01, 2008 ... High school students interested in language, math and computerswill compete in the second North American Computational LinguisticsOlympiad on Feb. 5 at Brandeis University in Waltham. Students scoring in the top 25 percent will return for anotherround on March 11. Winners will be ...
Krejci does his job
Jan 01, 2008; ... BRUINS NOTEBOOK BOSTON - It brings to mind the saying, "Nice work if you can getit." David Krejci would rather not say anything about it, though. He'dprefer to simply do the work, not talk or think too much about it. "That's what I kind of screwed up when I was here ...
LOCAL AID ; Maine ambulance sales, service company expands into Whitman
Jan 01, 2008; ... Autotronics Inc. has been servicing and supplying ambulances fortowns throughout Eastern Massachusetts for years. And with theopening of a new service center in Whitman, company officials havetheir eyes set on further expansion in the region. The Frenchville, Maine-based company ...
W-H/P get off to 6-2 start
Jan 01, 2008 ... SCHOOL HOCKEY The new two-high school, three-town co-operative program on thegirls hockey block continued to pile up wins in its inaugural seasonMonday as Whitman-Hanson/Pembroke beat Marshfield, 7-4, at HobomockArena. Gianna Desisto and Kristina Kennedy scored two goals ...
Duxbury man avoids jail time on drug, weapon charges
Jan 01, 2008; ... PLYMOUTH - Weapons and assault charges against a Duxbury man havebeen continued after he admitted sufficient facts in the case. On Monday, Plymouth District Court Judge Thomas Barrett continuedwithout a finding charges of marijuana possession and two countseach of assault with a ...
Driver was ready for the worst ; Wearing body armor when pulled over
Jan 01, 2008 ... BRAINTREE - An armor-clad Mattapan man stopped for a minortraffic violation at South Shore Plaza likely had more pressingmatters on his mind. It all began Saturday night when Braintree officer SeanMcConville was patrolling the parking lots at the shopping center. McConville ...
YEAR IN REVIEW ; Bruins: Good days outnumbered by the bad
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Boston Bruins conclude the calendar year, if not at a feverpitch, at least on a higher note than was reasonably expected. A year that doesn't get much worse than 2007 at some pointswasn't without uplifting, even optimistic moments along CausewayStreet and at other locales on ...
Wait to vote may be shorter in '08 ; Officials hope to get sub-precinct created
Jan 01, 2008; ... Hingham Precinct 6 voters who waited in long lines at the polls inNovember 2006 may see some relief in 2008. Selectmen have asked state Rep. Garrett Bradley, D-Hingham, andstate Sen. Robert Hedlund, R-Weymouth, to introduce speciallegislation that would allow the town to ...
YEAR IN REVIEW ; Patriots: It's been a very good year
Jan 01, 2008; ... A look back at the 2007 calendar year for the Patriots ... andthe rest of the NFL: Worst (only) loss Admit it, when they were up 21-3 in the second quarter of the AFCfinal in Indy, you had the Pats penciled in for Super Bowl XLI inMiami. Instead, the defense collapsed in the ...
OUR OPINION ; Perfect is as perfect does
Jan 01, 2008 ... Editor's note: Readers often comment that there should be moregood news in the paper. While it's true that there's more thanenough bad news to go around, on Mondays on the editorial page wewill highlight some of the many good news stories that appear on ourpages on a regular ...
Food for thought
Jan 01, 2008 ... HAIL TO THE CHEF: Cristeta Comerford is the first femaleexecutive in the White House. Laura Bush promoted her to the topspot in Aug. 2005. LEADING LADIES: The Women Chefs and Restaurateurs' Web site,womenchefs.org, promotes and enhances the education, advancement andconnection of ...
2007 was the year of big beginnings
Jan 01, 2008; ... YEAR IN REVIEW - Hanover In 2007, Hanover made big steps toward building a high school,learned of major developments planned along Route 53 and set plansin motion for construction of a wind turbine. The town received approval from the state to conduct afeasibility study of ...
Bird watchers don't catch hummingbird
Jan 01, 2008; ... MARSHFIELD - In the end, bird counters saw 40 species of birds,but not the elusive rufous hummingbird they had been hoping to spot. Until recently, the rufous had not been seen east of New Mexico,but then one was seen in the back yard of a local family that hadput up a hummingbird ...
Eyebrow-raising news from '07 ; The year wasn't short on stories that qualify as out of the ordinary
Jan 01, 2008; ... YEAR IN REVIEW Bad breath, lightning and honey buns: They're all in the mix ofthe quirkier stories from 2007 that you might have missed orforgotten: They say lightning never strikes the same place twice, but JoeCoffey of Rockland knows differently. About 25 years ago, ...
Homeowners discover their mailbox charred
Jan 01, 2008; ... Rockland When Nando and Carol Crisafulli had a flag stolen from theirfront yard in July, they thought it was a terrible but isolatedincident. Then, on Monday morning, when Carol Crisafulli went outside totake her dog for a walk, she found her mailbox charred and melted.On ...
Meeting will air plans for Neponset River ; Restoring natural flow is topic of Jan. 9 hearing
Jan 01, 2008 ... BOSTON - The Massachusetts Riverways Program and Division ofMarine Fisheries will discuss the results of a study on restoringthe Neponset River at a meeting Jan. 9. At the meeting, which will be held at 7 p.m. in St. GregorySchool's auditorium, 2214 Dorchester Ave., the state will ...
A GOOD AGE ; INSPIRING ELDERS LOOK AHEAD
Jan 01, 2008; ... MILTON Among his students, watercolor artist Jim Hooley is prized forhis skill at mixing colors, his patience and his age. He will be 95 in March and is still teaching classes. Hooley's gait is sure and quick, his posture straight as he headsthrough Fuller Village, ...
STREET TALKING
Jan 01, 2008 ... What's your New Year's resolution? Start eating healthier. - Kathleen Harrington, Marshfield To get a new car. - Sarah Duquette, Rockland Start going to ...
CULINARY QUEENS ; Two women find their place in the kitchen
Jan 01, 2008; ... From the power centers of Capitol Hill to the heated, hecticrealm of the kitchen, women are moving into the top tiers ofauthority with nary a glance backward. "Being a woman chef and running a kitchen, I have to provemyself. But it doesn't take that long because I'm secure in ...
FAB OR FLUB - Stuff we love and hate
Jan 01, 2008 ... FAB Color of the year It's not blue, it's not purple. It's blue iris and it's thesignature color of 2008, so say the color authorities at Pantone. Welike it. It's deeper and more soul-searching than '07's hear-me-roar brand of chili pepper red. We here at the woMYnZONE ...
Plymouth man allegedly stole merchandise
Jan 01, 2008 ... PLYMOUTH - Shayne M. Blakeman, 19, of 21 Saw Mill Drive faces alarceny charge after an incident at Benny's on Court Street at about3 p.m. Saturday, police said. Police said a store manager called after finding ...
Pam Murphy
Jan 01, 2008 ... HER STORY Rockland Age: 51 Occupation: Executive director, Abington Housing Authority andpresident, Rockland Friends Proudest Accomplishments Forming the charity Rockland Friends, which has helped to fix thefields and keep the community center running ....
YEAR IN REVIEW ; Celtics: Monumental trades erase last season's woes
Jan 01, 2008; ... A look back at what transpired with the Celtics in 2007: Master planner Danny Ainge had been stockpiling so many draft picks that hecould have opened a day-care center, but in the end he accomplishedwhat he set out to do: draft good, young talent and use some of itas a ...
Snowfall shortfall: The record-breaker that wasn't
Jan 01, 2008; ... AN IMPERFECT STORM FORECAST Monday's expected snowstorm turned out not to be a record-breaker, something that experts say is hard to gauge. "The story is how all the media said it was going to break therecord, especially in Boston," said Don McCasland, program directorat Blue ...
What's open/closed
Jan 01, 2008 ... On New Year's Day Banks: Closed Post office: Closed Federal offices: Closed Town halls: Closed Schools: Closed MBTA: Commuter rail, buses, subways and The RIDE will operate aSunday schedule. More information ...
Saying 'yes' in a world full of 'no'
Jan 01, 2008 ... BROAD SIDES My sons requested and received a candy sandwich for lunch today.That's right, a candy sandwich. One of my better inventions, if I dosay so myself. Simply apply peanut butter generously to a slice ofbread, add a few M&M's or other small candies, top with anotherslice ...
YEAR IN REVIEW ; Schools: Putting 'high' into high schools
Jan 01, 2008; ... A look back at what transpired with local high school sports in2007: Highs BC High sports - The Eagles were voted the 10th best high schoolsports program in the nation by Sports Illustrated after winning a'Super Eight' state hockey title and a Division 1 state ...
Two held in holiday assault fracas ; Plymouth police probe ongoing
Jan 02, 2008 ... PLYMOUTH - Police charged a 15-year-old boy and a 27-year-old manin connection with a stabbing on Cortelli Court at about 4:30 a.m.New Year's Day. Police said a 20-year-old man from Cortelli Court confronted twomen and a woman after seeing them standing around his car. The ...
SOUTH SHORE INSIDER ; BILL ROCHE - GROWING LEANER, GREENER
Jan 02, 2008; ... CANTON In his 30-plus years in the printing industry, Bill Roche haswatched his craft turn into one of the most technology-intensivebusinesses around. Roche co-founded Dynagraf Inc. with his fatherand brother in 1973, opening a 5,000-square-foot facility in KenmoreSquare in ...
Father of 15: 1 son, 14 snakes ; Weymouth biologist tends to newborn snakes five days after his son's birth
Jan 02, 2008; ... BLESSED AND RARE EVENTS WEYMOUTH - Scott Dowd is getting good at helping mothers andtheir babies. The Weymouth man's wife, Tania Taranovski, had a babyboy on Thursday, and Ashley, the 16-foot anaconda snake that hecares for at the New England Aquarium in Boston, ushered in the ...
If money talks, S. Shore chatting about Romney ; Mass. ranks seventh in contributions to presidential hopefuls
Jan 02, 2008; ... South Shore donors favor former Gov. Mitt Romney among thepresidential candidates. They had pumped more than $202,000 into the Belmont resident'scampaign as of the end of September. Sen. Hillary Clinton receivedmore than $108,000 from the South Shore, putting her first among ...
Resolved: Register, then vote
Jan 02, 2008 ... OUR OPINION Every leap year brings presidential politics, but never thisearly. Jealous of the media attention and political clout Iowa and NewHampshire have garnered thanks to their early role in the nominatingprocess, a dozen or more states have moved up their primary ...
Charitable groups fight over 'Big Sisters' ; Name change prompts lawsuit between two nonprofit groups
Jan 02, 2008; ... BOSTON - The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay's CEOsays his mentoring organization will continue to work oncollaborative efforts with the Big Sister Association of GreaterBoston despite a legal battle between the two nonprofit groups. John Pearson, CEO of the ...
Mock jock:He imitates sports guys ; Comedian launches career by impersonating Kraft, Francona, others
Jan 02, 2008; ... WEYMOUTH - Graig Murphy stood on stage at the TD Banknorth Gardenbefore some of the most discerning sports fans in the country. TheWeymouth native had just been given a plaque for "Best Impersonationof a Sports Personality," and he showed the crowd why. Murphy launched into an ...
Mass. native advising Chinese Olympic officials ; Ex-Weymouth resident helps set up security
Jan 02, 2008; ... Paul Kelly has fought in Vietnam, protected presidents andadvised leaders in war-torn nations. Now, he's ready for the Games. In the coming months, the former Secret Service agent will headto Beijing to set up security for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The event is the ...
FIRST BABY TOOK HER TIME
Jan 02, 2008; ... No. 1 in 2008 PLYMOUTH - Rachael Marie Curran was late by a week, but she wasright on time to become the first baby born at Jordan Hospital in2008. The brown-haired, blue-eyed girl, 18 inches long and weighing 6pounds, 13 ounces, was born at 12:11 a.m. Tuesday to Melanie ...
emily trapp
Jan 02, 2008 ... ATHLETE OF THE WEEK basketball WHITMAN-HANSON ACCOMPLISHMENTS At 6-1 and only a junior, Emily is already working on her secondseason averaging more than 20 points per game for the Panthers. Moreimportantly, her team is working on its second season atop ...
THE REAL DEAL ; Celtics silence critics, show they're truly a title contender
Jan 02, 2008 ... PRO BASKETBALL Not that we need to play the respect card, because who cares whatanybody other than the Celtics think about the Celtics? It was almost comical when Patriots fans would flood talk showscomplaining that nobody gave their team any respect in the wake ofthree Super ...
Job takes emotional TOLL ; Program helps South Shore Hospital staff cope with stress
Jan 02, 2008; ... MEDICAL CARE WEYMOUTH - The former semi-pro football player had nurse ValerieGriffiths pinned against the wall in the South Shore Hospitalemergency department. Weighing 360 pounds and standing 6 feet 4 inches tall, he hadarrived pale, sweaty and complaining of chest pain. As ...
Your Views
Jan 02, 2008 ... How important is the presidential primary election? Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony Drive,Quincy, MA ...
Inspired to help: Readers give in honor of neighbor, family
Jan 02, 2008 ... Lend a HAND - MAKING A DIFFERENCE Ellie Hartford of Weymouth was inspired to give $50 to Lend aHand to honor Bob Moreno, a "sweetheart" of a neighbor who died ayear ago. "He was my go-to person. He worked in my yard, snow-blowed mydriveway," Hartford said. Moreno even ...
WHAT'S IN A NAME? ; McKinnon Playground, Quincy
Jan 02, 2008 ... Ever wonder how streets, parks and ponds get their names? So have we. Each Wednesday, you can read about the history and people behindthose names, only in your Patriot Ledger. WHERE: Chapel Street in Houghs Neck WHEN IT WAS NAMED: 1980s NAMED FOR: Gregory ...