The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from March 2008:
Spotlight
Mar 01, 2008 ... MOVERS & SHAKERS: Business people on the move Bank of Canton has hired Aris Pappas of Southboro to serve asvice president and district sales manger. Pappas, who will be basedat the bank's Canton headquarters, previously served as presidentand CEO of Prime Mortgage Financial in ...
Vacant stores hint of looming changes at mall ; Stage set for shake-up at S. Shore Plaza
Mar 01, 2008; ... BRAINTREE - Shoppers at South Shore Plaza might notice anunusually high number of vacant storefronts this winter. But the mall's management says it isn't having trouble findingreplacement tenants or feeling the impact from new and futurecompetitors. As the spring shopping ...
Ledger parent acquires Provincetown newspaper
Mar 01, 2008 ... REGIONAL ROUNDUP PROVINCETOWN - GateHouse Media New England has acquired theProvincetown Banner, a weekly paper that will expand GateHouse'sreach on Cape Cod. The company bought the paper for an undisclosedamount from founder Alix Ritchie of Provincetown. GateHouse's otherCape ...
Celtics hold off Bobcats
Mar 01, 2008; ... BOSTON - If you had a choice between a root canal and a ticket tothe Celtics-Bobcats game Friday night, you'd have been well advisedto settle for an evening in the dentist's chair. It's just that the lowly Bobcats have this thing about theCeltics, having already beaten them once in ...
FUNNY BUSINESS
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Playboy Bunny is hopping from the magazine racks to therefrigerators at many local stores now that Playboy Enterprises hasopted to put its iconic brand on a new energy drink. The 8.4-ouncecans of Playboy Energy Drink recently arrived in stores in theBoston area, and are being rolled ...
Boston Scientific reaches a crucial milestone
Mar 01, 2008; ... MASS. MARKET Most executives don't look forward to the day when federalinspectors show up at their company's plants for a tour. But Boston Scientific Corp. isn't in the same position as mostcompanies right now. The Natick-based medical device manufacturerhas been restricted ...
BERNIE & PHYL'S CASTING CALL
Mar 01, 2008 ... INSIDER INFO: The stories behind the stories Almost everyone who's lived in Massachusetts for any length oftime can recite Bernie & Phyl's Furniture's signature tagline fromthe Norton chain's TV commercials: "Quality, Comfort and Price(That's Nice!)" Now youngsters have a ...
SOUTH SHORE BESTSELLERS
Mar 01, 2008 ... Hardcover Fiction 1. Duma Key, Stephen King 2. The Appeal, John Grisham 3. Stranger in Paradise, Robert B. Parker 4. 7th Heaven, James Patterson 5. T Is for Trespass, Sue Grafton 6. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini 7. People of the ...
Panel to develop business plans for town squares ; Mayor calls parking, lighting, merchant mix critical issues
Mar 01, 2008 ... Braintree Mayor Joseph Sullivan is creating a town-squares committee topromote Braintree business. The mayor said the individuals he has chosen to serve on thecommittee "will offer great direction in developing a solid plan forour town centers." The goal of the panel ...
Correction
Mar 01, 2008 ... The New Jersey Schools Development Authority said it will sueGilbane Building Co. for $6.5 million - the remainder of the ...
REAL PEOPLE REAL MONEY: Each week, we ask area residents about personal issues
Mar 01, 2008 ... Are you holding off on making any big purchases because ofproblems in the economy? "We are just trying to buy the necessities, only what we reallyneed. My father has been trying to sell his house for about a year.He won't lower the price because he knows that it is worth what ...
Correction
Mar 01, 2008 ... An article in the Feb. 13 edition of The Patriot Ledgerinaccurately reported the full name of Newton-based Crosby BenefitSystems Inc. and inaccurately reported the sale of one of itsdivisions to Quincy-based ...
Tooth prints may help take bite out of crime ; Braintree dentist promotes way to capture DNA that dogs can use to locate missing adults, children
Mar 01, 2008 ... Lost and found BRAINTREE A German shepherd named Mason picked up the scent of the"missing" 7-year-old Hingham boy from the saliva of a simple toothprint. In a matter of only a few minutes Wednesday, Mason was leadinghis police officer handler right to the youngster ...
Braintree mayor names new board of assessors
Mar 01, 2008 ... BRAINTREE - Mayor Joseph Sullivan has appointed a new board ofassessors. They are: Robert Cusack, Robert Connolly and Susan BruynellO'Brien. "I have known these three individuals for many years," the mayorsaid. "Their integrity and collective experience in finance and ...
VERIZON TO SPEND $200 Million IN MASS.
Mar 01, 2008 ... WEEKLY RECAP OF BUSINESS NEWS VERIZON TO SPEND $200 Million IN MASS. Verizon Communications is trying to plug into a neighborhood nearyou. The New York-based company said it plans to spend $200 millionon broadband and cable TV investments in Massachusetts this year,about the ...
Bruins' PK looks OK in streak
Mar 01, 2008; ... The power play justifiably has been credited with sparking the 5-game win streak Boston hopes to extend against the Thrashers. Theman-advantage units have connected at least once in each victory,and check in at 8 for 24 (33 percent) over the streak. Don't forget the ...
Blue Hills Regional to ask towns to hike budget 5.5% ; Health, heating and fuel costs, salary hikes cited for increase
Mar 01, 2008; ... Canton Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical High School officialsare asking member towns to increase the budget by 5.5 percent, orabout $870,000, over this year's. But officials at the Canton schoolsay not all of the towns that send students to the school will paymore, even ...
Early release day is moved up
Mar 01, 2008 ... CANTON - Canton elementary schools will have an early release dayFriday, rather than later in the month as originally scheduled. The early release ...
Silver Lake keeps it going
Mar 01, 2008 ... TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP The Silver Lake Regional High School boys hockey team continuedits magical postseason with a 3-1 triumph over Bourne in thequarterfinals of the Division 3 South Sectional tournament onFriday. The 13th-seeded Lakers (14-8-2) advance to the semis against ...
St. Jerome's to host St. Patrick's Day dinner
Mar 01, 2008 ... WEYMOUTH - St. Jerome School will hold a St. Patrick's Day dinnerMarch 15. The dinner will be held at St. Paula's Hall, the lower hall underthe church, from 6 to 11 p.m. The church is at 632 Bridge ...
Celtics expect Cassell to fit right in
Mar 01, 2008; ... BOSTON - Just as there was no rush in bringing along newlyacquired big man P.J. Brown, the Celtics were patiently waiting thearrival of little man Sam Cassell Friday night. Cassell, waived by the Los Angeles Clippers, will be a free agentonce he clears waivers, and his preferred ...
Cahill: Gilbane's N.J. flap shouldn't affect us ; Company building new Quincy High School
Mar 01, 2008; ... Quincy A recent flap in New Jersey between the state's school buildingauthority and Gilbane Building Co. should not be a concern locally,state Treasurer Tim Cahill said Friday. Gilbane is construction manager for the new $126 million QuincyHigh School. "I wouldn't ...
Teacher sex: Kids more likely to report it ; Parents, school officials endorse proposed bill to raise age of consent
Mar 01, 2008; ... QUINCY - If Carol Adler were a high school student today, wouldit be easier for her to report a teacher's sexual advances? Local parents and school officials say yes - and a proposed statebill to protect students older than 16 could provide even more help. "Students should have ...
Weymouth's postseason run comes to end
Mar 01, 2008; ... BOYS HOCKEY TOURNAMENT BOURNE - In many ways, for the Weymouth High School boys hockeyteam to even make the postseason was an impressive accomplishment. Armed with only four players from the squad that advanced to thestate championship game last year, the Wildcats compiled a ...
Weymouth relay finishes second
Mar 01, 2008; ... New England High School Track Championships BOSTON - Three quarters of the Weymouth High School girls 4x800-meter relay team clutched Dixie cups filled with water and cheeredon their anchor, junior Samantha Bennett, as she brought her teamback from behind on Friday evening at the ...
Three for the price of one ; Quincy, Braintree and Weymouth hope regional trash bid saves them money
Mar 01, 2008; ... QUINCY - A bidding process that begins Monday could establish howhousehold trash in Quincy, Weymouth and Braintree is collected forthe next decade. The three communities have collaborated on an offer to hire asingle company to collect trash there for the next seven years withan ...
South Shore groups get state money
Mar 01, 2008 ... BOSTON - The Dorothy Quincy homestead and Myles Standish StateForest will each get money from the state to help pay forimprovements. The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in theCommonwealth will receive $60,000 to finish up a renovation projectat the Dorothy ...
Database raises 'red flag' over problem teachers
Mar 01, 2008; ... Education For Carol Adler and Quincy, the problem had a simple resolution:When school officials confronted her former teacher with her accountof their high-school relationship, the teacher retired and gave uphis state license. But what would prevent a teacher from going to ...
Big Dig contractor pleads guilty to fraud ; Quincy manager aided in over billing for workers' pay
Mar 01, 2008 ... BOSTON - A Boston construction company and one of its managersfrom Quincy have agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that theysubmitted nearly $315,000 in fraudulent claims on a Big Digcontract. The scheme involved billing the Central Artery-Tunnel project forapprentice ...
Pop quiz answer
Mar 01, 2008 ... Mo Vaughn hit 10 home runs during spring ...
Plan ahead: Don't wait for a crisis to review life insurance coverage
Mar 01, 2008 ... WEALTH HEALTH Marty describes himself as a 47-year-old midlevel executive, whohas realized that current economic issues are about to turn into adepression. He expects to lose his Boston-based job in the next 12to 18 months. And so Marty has been getting prepared, stepping up ...
Don't let lenders prey on you
Mar 01, 2008; ... MAKING CENTS The subprime mortgage fiasco, still fresh in the minds of manyborrowers, is an example of predatory lending gone wild. Too many ofthese lenders targeted people with poor credit simply to generategreater profit for themselves. They get to charge a higher rate ...
Official hopes to name interim principal soon
Mar 01, 2008; ... Randolph Randolph School Superintendent Richard Silverman hopes to name aninterim principal for the Young Elementary School within the nextweek. Silverman told the school committee Thursday night he is in theprocess of interviewing three candidates for the ...
New law aimed at sale of drug paraphernalia
Mar 01, 2008; ... PEMBROKE - A proposed Pembroke bylaw could make it easier toprosecute businesses selling drug paraphernalia. Police want to charge a $200 daily fine to businesses foundselling items like water pipes, glass pipes and blunt wrappers usedto smoke or ingest illicit drugs. Under ...
Now's the time to clean house ; Choosing the right vacuum has a lot to do with what's on your floors
Mar 01, 2008; ... CHECKOUT LANE: Smart shopping for you With spring around the corner, now is as good a time as any tobegin picking up supplies for the impending home cleaning work. Kim Hallisey, a saleswoman at Vacuum House in Marshfield, saidwhen choosing between the two most popular styles of ...
Women's expo in Quincy on Sunday
Mar 01, 2008 ... QUINCY - Whether it's for business or pleasure, thousands ofwomen (and men) are expected to descend on the Marriott Hotel onSunday for the Wings International Network 2008 Women's Expo. The forum, in its second year, brings together a host ofpresenters and exhibitors intent on ...
Getting a mortgage: It's a choice between banks and brokers
Mar 01, 2008 ... FINE PRINT: We find answers to consumers' questions If you're in the market for a house, one of the biggest decisionsyou'll make is the source of your mortgage. There are essentiallytwo options - working with a mortgage broker or with a bank - andeach has distinct ...
WHAT'S IN YOUR BEEF? Local purveyors, from corner butchers to supermarket chains, insist the meat they sell is safe
Mar 01, 2008 ... MEAT SAFETY Most people would rather not think about what happens betweenwhen they see a cow munching on grass in a pristine pasture to whenthey chow down a cheeseburger. Maybe they should. Local supermarket chains insist the meat they sell is safe, withthe state's ...
Zoning board rejects drive-up window ; Traffic-clogged intersection deemed inappropriate site
Mar 01, 2008; ... Weymouth There won't be coffee or bagels served through a drive-up windowanywhere near the intersection of Columbian and Forest streets inWeymouth anytime soon. Maintaining that the area isn't appropriate for a drive-through,the board of zoning appeals unanimously denied an ...
DIGIN
Mar 01, 2008 ... Boston Restaurant Week - March 9-14 __ __ DESCRIPTION__ HIGHLIGHTS__ ADDRESS__ HOURS__ PARKING __ Chez Henri__ Romantic French restaurant serving dinner for$33.08__ Smoked cod and lobster chowder; lemon sole with Marconaalmonds, Meyer lemon, parsnip puree; tangerine flan with ...
Sing along
Mar 01, 2008 ... WEEKEND'S BEST Sing along More than 100 Plymouth schoolchildren make up the PlymouthChildren's Chorus, and these fourth- and fifth-graders sing Sundaywith the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra. They're joined by theSouth Shore Conservatory's Youth Concerto competition winner ....
Remembrances of Frank Hynes: Honesty, commitment, sacrifice and doggedness defined legislative career coming to an end
Mar 01, 2008 ... I'm not sure what size shoes Frank Hynes wears, but whoever triesto fill them has a mighty task on his or her hands. I first met Frank 35 years ago when he was the director ofProject Friend, a Big Brother organization matching troubled youthwith mentors. Whether it was as director ...
GET UP & GO - FUN THINGS TO DO TODAY & TOMORROW
Mar 01, 2008 ... Fishing expo Learn how to catch a big one at the Sport Fishing Expo from 10a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the SallyBlair Ames Sports Complex, Stonehill College, 320 Washington St.,Easton. Sponsored by the Mass Striped Bass Association, the eventfeatures ...
Weymouth homeless housing proposal gets a boost
Mar 01, 2008; ... $50,000 grant WEYMOUTH - A proposal to renovate housing on Main Street (Route18) into apartments for the formerly homeless got a boost when thestate announced it was awarding the project $50,000 in grant money. The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency said in a news ...
Drug paraphernalia law sought ; Pembroke police want town meeting to ban the items
Mar 01, 2008; ... PEMBROKE - The police department wants to fine store owners forselling drug paraphernalia in town. Police will ask residents at town meeting to prohibit the sale ofitems such as water pipes, glass pipes and blunt wrappers used forsmoking and ingesting marijuana, cocaine and other ...
Your Views
Mar 01, 2008 ... Should there be religious exceptions to the immigration laws?Tell us why or why not. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown ...
Home show's vendors offer tips to build on
Mar 01, 2008 ... If the topsy-turvy housing market is making you feel like youshould hunker down for a while, maybe it's time to make some homeimprovements so you can love the house you're in. As long as you're staying put for a while, why not push yourselfto finally get around to repainting that ...
Triple wages: Proposed employer loophole rejected
Mar 01, 2008 ... YOUR LEGISLATURE Beacon Hill Roll Call recorded local representatives' andsenators' votes on four roll calls from the week of Feb. 25-29. WAGE VIOLATIONS (S 1059) The House voted 125-21 and the Senate voted 531-5 to reject Gov.Deval Patrick's proposed amendment to a ...
Your Views
Mar 01, 2008 ... How should police and fire departments deal with pregnantstaffers? Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
IN THE SHOPS
Mar 01, 2008; ... bJet set: No time to soak in the Jacuzzi? Then soothe your achingmuscles in the MAAX Imagine Shower, available from Frank Webb's BathCenters, 60 Industrial Blvd, Brockton (508-638-1000) and 3 CollinsAvenue, Plymouth (508-830-0315). The three-piece acrylic unit comeswith an overhead ...
BOSS BACK WITH A BANG ; Surprises, optimism mark Springsteen set in Hartford
Mar 01, 2008; ... COMMENTARY HARTFORD Scenes from Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band's Thursdaynight return to the XL Center (formerly the Hartford Civic Center),site of the start of the tour in October 2007 and to date the onlyNew England stop on the return North American swing: An ...
The laws are intended for all
Mar 01, 2008 ... OUR OPINION One of the many things that separate us from other countries isthat we are a nation of laws and at the core of our judicial systemis a belief that the laws be applied evenhandedly. Imam Muhammad Masood has contributed much to the region as formerspiritual leader ...
'RHYTHMS' TAKES YOU ON A MOVING JOURNEY
Mar 01, 2008 ... SOUTH SHORE ART CENTER 'Fascinating Rhythms" serves as a lively theme for an exhibitionof 85 paintings at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset. From scintillating marshes to subtle botanicals and stark bluesheep, the show demonstrates the wealth of artistic ...
AS SEEN ON TV ; Weymouth mayor to use the public access cable show to tackle key issues and educate residents
Mar 01, 2008; ... WEYMOUTH - Having tackled the intricacies of a state housing lawin front of the television cameras, Weymouth Mayor Sue Kay isturning to an issue of broader concern as the focus of her secondpublic access television show: traffic. Kay, whose first show airs Monday on WETC Channel ...
The universal language of yakyu
Mar 01, 2008 ... HEARD in the HALLS President George Bush appeared to be enjoying himself immenselyWednesday as he greeted the 2007 World Series Champion Red Sox atthe White House. The former Texas Rangers owner is a well-known baseball fanatic.Apparently, he likes characters too, and the Red ...
Public breast-feeding: It isn't a crime
Mar 01, 2008; ... SPEAK OUT: DRAWING THE LINE The American Association of Pediatrics recommends that babies bebreast-fed until the age of 2. I didn't breast-feed any of mychildren for that long, but kudos to anyone who does! Gerti Gillen's Feb. 12 letter to the editor is saddening in thatshe ...
Fore River Bridge to rise Saturday
Mar 01, 2008 ... WEYMOUTH - The Fore River Bridge will be raised at 9 a.m.Saturday to allow an oil tanker to ...
Lenten gathering
Mar 01, 2008 ... RELIGION BRIEFS Lenten Concert The Hough's Neck Congregational Church choir will present aLenten concert of choral music, 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church, 310Manet Ave., Quincy. The concert is free and refreshments will beserved following the performance. For directions or ...
Quiet toughness ; BC High coach Billy Loughnane boasts a legacy of determination
Mar 01, 2008; ... BOSTON - The coach, wearing a long-sleeved jersey, stands aloneat the top of the key, eagle-eyeing his charges as they run througha passing drill. Looking beyond the whistle around his neck and the basketballtucked under each arm, his angular profile more closely resemblesthe ...
Traffic signal brings safety ; Only one accident at Hingham intersection since light was installed a year ago
Mar 01, 2008; ... HINGHAM - It inspired years of debate, but police say the town'sfirst traffic light on Main Street, installed just over a year ago,has proved a worthwhile investment in public safety. For years, the intersection at High and Main streets wasconsidered the most dangerous in town ....
Upon further review, Iranians are not Arabs
Mar 01, 2008; ... SPEAK OUT: FACT CHECKING Al Alexander opens his review of "Caramel" with: "Films aboutArab women are so few and far between that it's cause forcelebration when one comes along. So getting two in the span of amonth almost feels like an embarrassment of riches." The two films ...
Your Views
Mar 01, 2008 ... How confident do you feel about the safety of the meat you buyand what, if anything, more should be done? Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown ...
DISTRICTCOURT
Mar 01, 2008 ... Plymouth Hillary B. Rooslet, 18, of 23 Great Wind Drive, Plymouth, pleadedinnocent to three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and onecount of driving to endanger. She was released on her promise toreturn to court April 8. Plymouth police charged her with driving at ...
Female officer in bias suit ; Claims town tried to make her take unpaid leave during pregnancy
Mar 01, 2008; ... HANOVER A female police officer who accused the Hanover Police Departmentof discriminating against her when she was pregnant is taking hercase to court. Kristin Malloch is suing the town, Police Chief Paul Hayes andPersonnel Administrator Wanda Barron in Plymouth County ...
Response systems ensure suspect food quickly pulled
Mar 01, 2008 ... Food recalls It started when cows began stumbling more than 3,000 miles awayin California. Then, with the prodding of the U.S. AgricultureDepartment in Washington, more than 143 million pounds of beef wererecalled. At which point meat retailers - including local ...