The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from February 2008:
CORRECTION
Feb 01, 2008 ... Because of an editing error, the price of photo reprints wasincorrect in Tuesday's ...
Lottery
Feb 01, 2008 ... Thursday's results Daily Number - 6801 Payoff on a $1 bet Exact order All 4 digits $7,092First or last 3 $993Any 2 digits $85Any digit$9 Any order All 4 digits $295First 3 digits ...
Birthday Wishes holding a party for itself ; Nonprofit treated 900 homeless kids to parties last year
Feb 01, 2008; ... Birthday Wishes, a nonprofit agency that threw birthday partiesfor 300 homeless children on the South Shore last year, willcelebrate its fifth birthday at a fundraiser Saturday night. The "Birthday Bash" will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. at the NewtonMarriott. The agency threw ...
TO THE RESCUE ; Jeff BeckerFirefighter, HINGHAM
Feb 01, 2008 ... Meet the men and women of our police and fire departments. "Tothe Rescue" will introduce you to a different department member eachFriday, only in your Patriot Ledger. Want to see our past "To theRescue" features? Go to PatriotLedger.com and click on the "To theRescue" icon. tell ...
There ought to be a law
Feb 01, 2008 ... OUR OPINION Why in our Legislature, where undoubtedly a good portion of itsmembers were brought up on breast milk and many women lawmakersthemselves nursed, is it so difficult to pass a bill protecting thenatural right of women to feed their babies in public? For several ...
CASTING CALL ; A movie about the Pats would need galactic star power
Feb 01, 2008; ... With the Patriots one game from perfection, it's a perfect timeto begin thinking about a Hollywood blockbuster chronicling thenumerous triumphs, controversies and romantic turmoil since thepainful loss to Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts a year agoin the AFC Championship ...
On the WEB ; MAKING OF A DYNASTY
Feb 01, 2008 ... Check out our audio slideshow recapping New England's first threeSuper Bowl titles and the run-up to No ....
Boston Globe posts disappointing sales figures ; Another difficult year for New York Times' New England properties
Feb 01, 2008; ... BOSTON - Revenues at The Boston Globe and its sister paper, theTelegram & Gazette in Worcester, plunged in December, wrapping upanother difficult year for The New York Times Co.'s New Englandoperations. The company also reported $10.5 million in after-tax charges toaccount for a ...
Fore River Bridge raising
Feb 01, 2008 ... WEYMOUTH - The Fore River Bridge will be raised at 8 a.m. Sundayto allow an oil tanker to pass, ...
Gripe: News of leaks merely trickled ; Union chief says teachers should have been told about oil-tank problems
Feb 01, 2008; ... Quincy Teachers have joined Mayor Thomas Koch in criticizing the wayword of oil tank leaks at Quincy High School was spread. The information may have been public, but teachers should nothave been forced to seek it out, Quincy Education AssociationPresident Paul Phillips ...
BY THE NUMBERS
Feb 01, 2008 ... The magic number at the Super Bowl? For quarterbacks, it's apparently the numeral worn by Tom Brady,No. 12. Twenty-three times starting quarterback in the Super Bowl haveworn No. 12, and 13 times they've been winners. Conversely,quarterbacks wearing No. 7 have won only four ...
WACKY WAGERS
Feb 01, 2008 ... Among the proposition wagers being accepted by Las Vegas sportsbooks: How many times will Archie Manning be shown on the broadcast?(Commercials do not count toward the wager.) Over 41/2 -170 Under 41/2 +130 How long will it take Jordin Sparks to sing the ...
Hingham Middle School's first-term honor roll students
Feb 01, 2008 ... HINGHAM - The following students are on the Hingham Middle Schoolhonor roll for the first term: GRADE 8 Jane Adams, Elizabeth Anthony, Danielle Arcement, HaileyAtkinson, Robert Auchincloss, Jake Awtry, Caroline Bailey, LinaBalta, Gwendolyn Baltera, Abigail Barrett, Kevin ...
HOT TICKETS
Feb 01, 2008 ... If you've got a little spare cash, two Super Bowl tickets in Row33 in the Premium Club at University of Phoenix Stadium were sellingfor $12,113 Thursday night at StubHub.com. The bargain of ...
Fate of Pier 44 projects up in the air ; Zoning hearing fails to answer questions about developer's dual plans
Feb 01, 2008; ... Scituate The future of the Pier 44 restaurant site remains uncertain aftera Scituate Zoning Board of Appeals meeting failed to answer manyquestions about developer David Pallotta's plans. Pallotta has twice proposed projects for the site but hascontinually failed to show up ...
THE LATEST LINE
Feb 01, 2008 ... According to the wire services Thursday night, the Patriots werestill 12-point favorites to defeat the Giants, down two points fromthe 14-point margin that ...
Emerald path to connect 5 towns ; 3 grad students in landscape design are working on greenway study
Feb 01, 2008; ... NORWELL - Five towns, three students and one pathway. The numbers behind the South Shore Greenway Study make one thingclear - the graduate students at the Conway School of LandscapeDesign have their work cut out for them. The study, being conducted by Andrew Weir, Kathleen ...
Bus service is coming to town soon ; Selectmen vote to join regional service
Feb 01, 2008; ... Marshfield Buses could soon travel Route 139, taking commuters to theGreenbush station in Scituate and carry seniors and veterans to out-of-town doctor appointments. Selectmen this week voted to join the Greater Attleboro-TauntonRegional Transit Authority, an agency that ...
HISTORY LESSON
Feb 01, 2008 ... On this date in 2004 ... The Patriots win their second Super Bowl in three seasons afterAdam Vinatieri kicks a field goal with four seconds ...
Your Views
Feb 01, 2008 ... Do you think you've ever had a paranormal experience? Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
Assumption College dean's list students
Feb 01, 2008 ... WORCESTER - The following South Shore residents are on theAssumption College dean's list for the fall semester: SENIORS BRAINTREE- Lauren Torraco. CANTON - Jared Kelly. PEMBROKE - Heather Brandi. QUINCY - Jarrod Abbott. ROCKLAND - Jonathan ...
SUMMARY
Feb 01, 2008 ... CELTICS 96, MAVERICKS 90 Dallas Jo.Howard 6-15 6-6 19, Nowitzki 10-21 10-10 31, Dampier 2-3 2-46, Jones 1-5 0-0 2, Terry 4-12 4-4 13, Barea 0-3 0-0 0, Hassell 2-20-0 4, Diop 0-0 0-0 0, Bass 4-5 2-4 10, Ju.Howard 0-0 0-0 0, George2-4 0-0 5. Totals 31-70 24-28 ...
Neville remains upbeat despite the devastation
Feb 01, 2008; ... MUSIC SCENE Charmaine Neville knows the redemptive and cathartic power ofmusic more than most people. A captivating jazz and funk singer,Neville faced personal and professional crises caused by thedevastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005. Neville is the the ...
Restaurant project in South Boston OK'd
Feb 01, 2008 ... BUSINESS IN BRIEF Restaurant project in South Boston OK'd BOSTON - The Boston Redevelopment Authority has approved a $30million project that will include four full-service restaurants onthe South Boston waterfront site where the Jimmy's Harborsiderestaurant once ...
Abington
Feb 01, 2008 ... Real Estate Transactions This listing of home and condominium sales is compiled from theNorfolk and Plymouth county registries of deeds by WarrenInformation Services of Boston. In each transaction, the address isfollowed by the seller's name, buyer's name and purchase price, ...
Webb State Park tours set
Feb 01, 2008 ... WEYMOUTH - An education ranger from the Boston Harbor Islandswill lead tours of Webb Memorial Park on Saturday and on Feb. 23. The mile walk follows the shoreline, ...
State alcohol board shuts Randolph Country Club ; Bar's failure to comply with sprinkler law induces ABCC to immediately suspend liquor license
Feb 01, 2008; ... RANDOLPH - The state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission hasshut down Randolph Country Club because the building lacks a workingfire sprinkler system. The commission suspended the club's liquor license indefinitelyThursday afternoon after a 90-minute hearing during which ...
NEIGHBORHOODS
Feb 01, 2008 ... PEMBROKE Area: 23.47 square miles POPULATION 2000: 16,927 2006: 18,179 Density: 832 res./square mile Median age: 38 Median household income: $75,153 FINANCES Tax rate: $10.41 Town budget: $49.9 ...
If the Pats' perfect season was on the silver screen, who would play the parts? ; DREAM TEAM
Feb 01, 2008 ... It's perfect fodder for Hollywood. Mike Moyer of Hanover, agaffer who has worked on nearly 60 films, thinks Brady could playhimself. When the question was posed to the Patriots star, he responded,"Mel Gibson. Or Tom Hanks. He's the best, isn't ...
Imam may avoid visa fraud trial ; Former Sharon Islamic Center cleric could reach plea deal
Feb 01, 2008; ... BOSTON - Imam Muhammad Masood and the government may soon reach aplea deal in his criminal case for visa fraud. The former Islamic Center of New England cleric's attorneys andthe U.S. Attorney's Office are in negotiations, "but the final terms ... have not yet been agreed on," ...
Celts play best against the best
Feb 01, 2008 ... PRO BASKETBALL - CELTICS 96, MAVERICKS 90 BOSTON It was the ultimate slap in the face. In fact, it turned out tobe the kiss of death for Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs, one of the elite powers of the NBA's WesternConference, had been pretty much ...
Need help?
Feb 01, 2008 ... There are several places to turn if you are facing a possibleforeclosure or foresee problems keeping up with your payments. Always contact your primary lender to see if a payment plan canbe worked out. It is usually in the lender's best interest to avoida foreclosure. Check ...
DISTRICTCOURT
Feb 01, 2008 ... Quincy Jonathan E. Penniman, 21, of 1668 Commercial St., Weymouth, wasfound guilty by Judge Mary Orfanello of passing a false stateLottery ticket and breaking and entering at night and given a 10-month sentence. He was found guilty of malicious destruction ofproperty worth more ...
A foreclosure lifeline ; $125M relief fund to grow with help from region's banks
Feb 01, 2008; ... A coalition of community banks will soon join an effort by fiveof New England's biggest banks to protect distressed homeowners fromforeclosures. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Mortgage Relief Fund hasreceived hundreds of inquiries since the Boston Fed and the fiveretail ...
TOP 5 SALES
Feb 01, 2008 ... 1. $1,200,000, Milton 100 Brierbrook St., Dominic A. andElizabeth E. Pappano to Christopher and Karin Loring Mylod, Jan. 15,single family. 2. $1,050,000, Braintree 59 Hayward St., Donna K. and James T.O'Szullivan to Tian A.J.D. Sheng-daw-yua, Jan. 16, single family. 3 ....
POP QUIZ ANSWER
Feb 01, 2008 ... 1. Wide receiver Jerry Rice scored 48 points in four Super Bowlappearances, a career record. 2. Placekicker Adam Vinatieri , defensive tackle Keith Traylorand safety Dexter Reid are the only three men to win Super Bowlchampionships with the Patriots and one other team. Vinatieri ...
MAKING BREAD ; Middle school students get tips to raise their skills
Feb 01, 2008; ... KING ARTHUR FLOUR CO. KINGSTON Their day didn't start at 2:30 a.m., but in most other aspects,the group of students at Silver Lake Middle School learned what it'slike to be a baker at the King Arthur Flour Co. As part of the company's Life Skills Bread Baking ...
TEDDY BEARS TO THE RESCUE ; Women's club will take over program that helps children
Feb 01, 2008; ... MILTON - Milton police have weapons for fighting children'sanxiety, fright and grief: teddy bears. Since 2003, the Pine Tree Brook Neighborhood Association hascollected donations to buy cuddly and comforting teddy bears thatride in police cruisers and ambulances in case a youngster ...
PEMBROKE ; Life on Adams Avenue centers on pond
Feb 01, 2008; ... PEMBROKE - While staying with a relative in Pembroke, newlywedsRobert and Julia Commesso fell in love with Adams Avenue. During walks with their puppy, the couple got to know the ownersof their dream house. Soon after, they bought the home fronting onOldham Pond. "We just ...
Expansion of Reebok's headquarters in works ; Company committed to area, Adidas CEO says
Feb 01, 2008; ... BOSTON - Architects have begun designing an expansion of ReebokInternational's headquarters in Canton, the CEO of the athletic gearmanufacturer's German parent company said Thursday. Adidas CEO Herbert Hainer said the company is committed to theBoston area. Adidas acquired Reebok ...
THE 'A' WORD ; Abortion film unflinchingly explores dangers, degradations
Feb 01, 2008 ... Movie review The most egregious omission from this year's Oscar nominationshas to be Cristian Mungiu's harrowing "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2Days." Not only is it the best foreign language film of 2007, it is oneof the best pictures period, as evidenced by the prestigious ...
Police cars now have defibrillators ; Eight devices were a gift from local businessman Paul Graham
Feb 01, 2008 ... Braintree Defibrillators are expected to be in police cruisers on Saturday,ready for use in emergencies. The devices, which are used to restore a heart's rhythm, were a$10,000 gift from local businessman Paul Graham. But having the the life-saving devices will cost the ...
Audubon Society's latest exhibit to open Sunday at arts center
Feb 01, 2008; ... CANTON - The Massachusetts Audubon Visual Arts Center's latestexhibit is for the birds - literally. A new exhibit, "For the Birds" features 10 artists and twocenturies of art from the Audubon Society's private collection,including works from Andy Warhol, John James Audubon, the ...
How do elders keep their heads above water?
Feb 01, 2008 ... I have news for President Bush and all of the other fat cats thatthink that all of the people losing their homes or in danger of itare guilty of buying out of their financial means and thus areresponsible for this situation. I happen to be a senior citizen who purchased a home ...
Hanover man dead, three hurt in Sumner Tunnel crash
Feb 01, 2008; ... BOSTON - A Hanover man is dead as the result of a crash in theSumner Tunnel. Ryan P. Bartlett, 26, was traveling southbound in the tunnel whenthe accident occurred at about 11:54 p.m. Thursday, State Policesaid. Bartlett was operating a 1998 Mercedes sedan when he exited ...
A hands-on approach to watching the Patriots ; Massage therapist's association with team gets her to the big game
Feb 01, 2008; ... Weymouth A Weymouth massage therapist earned a trip to this year's SuperBowl as part of a team that will keep the Patriots' bodies in fullworking order for the biggest game in franchise history. "This is my second Super Bowl traveling with the team," ClareneDiBona said from ...
Drug abuse is bad, but the drug war is worse
Feb 01, 2008 ... So-called anonymous surveys that rely on the self-reporting ofillegal drugs use are virtually worthless in this age of zerotolerance. Teenagers know that honesty could result in drug-sniffing dogs inschools, locker searches and mass arrests. Most teenagers outgrow their ...
Lenny Kravitz' concert leaves the audience wanting more
Feb 01, 2008 ... Concert review You're really reaching when the only negative thing you can sayabout a 100-minute concert is that it was too short. But Lenny Kravitz' music last night at the Orpheum was sojoyously infectious, the capacity crowd of 2,800 couldn't complainabout anything ...
Pierce upset Allen isn't fellow All-Star
Feb 01, 2008; ... CELTICS NOTEBOOK BOSTON - Joe Johnson is a very nice player, and now he's an All-Star, but Paul Pierce finds it very hard to believe. Very hard. "Joe Johnson made it? That's crazy," said Pierce, who Thursdaywas named an All-Star reserve, along with the Atlanta Hawks ...
Welding causes small fire
Feb 01, 2008 ... QUINCY - A fire at the Quincy High School construction site wasput out quickly and without incident Thursday morning. Construction workers were welding on the fourth-floor deck of thenew school building on Coddington Street when sparks from thewelding fell to the ground floor, ...
Sharp beyond his years: Feeling the brush of death
Feb 01, 2008; ... HOME FRONT - MY LITTLE GRANDSON It's always a tightrope-walk when you're in the company of smallchildren with their sharp eyes and minds. When I'm driving alone with my little grandson, he often says,"Sing for me, TT!" - by which he means recite him some poems. I've ...
'Yes, the town hall of Cohasset is haunted'
Feb 01, 2008; ... the paranormal COHASSET - Is old Cohasset Town Hall haunted? That question brought a team of paranormal investigators to thelofty white mid-19th century building on Cohasset Common lastweekend. Matt Kondracki of Enfield, Conn., founder of the EnfieldParanormal ...
Your Views
Feb 01, 2008 ... What do you think of women breast-feeding in public? Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
STUDENTS FOCUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE ; Local high school joins national teach-in on global warming
Feb 01, 2008; ... ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP HINGHAM Dressed in bright yellow waders, Hingham High School socialstudies teacher Ron Woolley leaped from tabletop to tabletop,sending paper "fish" flying as he goes. With those loud rubber pants - and a voice to match - Woolley ...
Small steps can help environment, Hedlund says
Feb 01, 2008; ... Cohasset At Cohasset High School, where more than half the faculty workeda global-warming theme into their lessons for Focus the Nation'sNational Teach-In Day, students also attended a talk with state Sen.Robert Hedlund, R-Weymouth. Hedlund emphasized climate change has ...
Honda dealer gives $2,250 to MSPCA center
Feb 01, 2008 ... GOOD WORKS: Corporate contributors to the community Honda dealer gives $2,250 to MSPCA center Silko Honda in Raynham has donated $2,250 - representing $50 forevery car the dealership sold in December - to the MassachusettsSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Angell ...
The Mitt Romney I know
Feb 01, 2008 ... SPEAK OUT Abraham Lincoln said to truly judge the character of a man youmust give him power and see what he does with it. I was an eye-witness to what Mitt Romney did - and who he was - as governor ofMassachusetts, and that's why I can personally attest that he willmake a great ...
Sacred Heart girls settle the score
Feb 01, 2008; ... TAUNTON - Molly Cahill got the rally started. Ali Lyons finishedit off. With the Sacred Heart High School girls basketball team down bythree points at the beginning of the fourth quarter and in anoffensive funk, Cahill hit a 3-pointer to tie the game, and Lyonsfollowed by scoring ...
Growth of R&D in Mass. favorable
Feb 01, 2008; ... Growth in research and development spending in Massachusettseasily outpaced the national average over a four-year period butlagged behind several booming economies in Asia. That's one of the conclusions released this week by theMassachusetts Technology Collaborative in its annual ...
W-H track teams bow out in style
Feb 01, 2008 ... SCHOOL ROUNDUP The Whitman-Hanson Regional High School track and field teamsleft the Atlantic Coast League in style, wrapping up the boys andgirls regular-season North Division championships on Thursday. At the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, the boys defeated Sandwich,85-15, ...
Many with foreclosure fears are finding help hard to get ; Being 'upside-down' poses big obstacle to refinancing
Feb 01, 2008; ... 'A LOSING BATTLE' While there are a range of government and bank programs to helpstruggling homeowners avoid foreclosure, actually getting help canbe tough for many people. Take Erin Murphy, 35, who fears she may lose the Whitman homethat she and her fiance own. The ...
groundhog day celebration planned at science center
Feb 01, 2008 ... LOCAL IN BRIEF groundhog day celebration planned at science center NORWELL - The South Shore Natural Science Center will celebrateGroundhog Day with an educational program. Families are invited to visit the center between 9:30 a.m. andnoon Saturday to learn more about ...
Town-by-town foreclosure deeds
Feb 01, 2008 ... Foreclosure deeds filed by town for 2006 and 2007: Source: The Warren Group __ __ 2006__ 2007 __ __ __ __ ABINGTON__ 6__ 18 __ BRAINTREE__ 7__ 21 __ CANTON__ 2__ 11 __ CARVER__ 10__ 12 __ COHASSET__ 0__ 4 __ DUXBURY__ 4__ ...
Another case of MRSA infection at high school ; Silver Lake teacher back after treatment
Feb 01, 2008; ... KINGSTON - A Silver Lake Regional High School teacher diagnosedwith the staph infection MRSA is back at school. It was the third case of MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant bacteria,at Silver Lake in the last three months. School Superintendent John Tuffy said the male teacher ...
Trivia tournament, auction to benefit Norwell science center
Feb 01, 2008; ... NORWELL - Show off your vast knowledge of useless trivia, bid onRed Sox tickets and help raise money for a local nonprofit - all inone night. The South Shore Natural Science Center will host the Hoot andH'Owl trivia tournament from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Feb. 29 at the CushingCenter, ...