The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from May 2008:
REPORT: BAY STATE ECONOMY STRONGER THAN REST OF NATION
May 01, 2008 ... BUSINESS IN BRIEF REPORT: BAY STATE ECONOMY STRONGER THAN REST OF NATION The Massachusetts economy continues to outperform the nation'sand shows no sign of slipping into a recession, according to thelatest economic report from the University of Massachusetts. The ...
SHOPPING TIPS
May 01, 2008 ... You may need to wait to see the benefits of managed competition The rates set under the new competitive system take effect forpolicies that renewed in April, and then go into effect for eachsuccessive month. That means that if you have a policy that renewsin February or March, ...
New system: Good drivers may be in for a surprise ; Critics say new rules give driving records short shrift
May 01, 2008; ... RULES OF THE ROAD A consumer group predicts that some good drivers will find thestate's new managed competition insurance rating system is nobargain. People with exemplary driving records could, in come cases, endup paying more than bad drivers, said Deirdre Cummings, ...
Fundraiser to support Audubon art center
May 01, 2008 ... CANTON - Massachusetts Audubon's Visual Arts Center will hold itsannual fundraising gala at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Reebokheadquarters on Royall Drive. The cost is $60 per person. For more information and tickets, call, 781-821-8853. The "give-a-hoot gala" will feature ...
LoJack earnings fall, shares rise ; Company had given investors early warning
May 01, 2008; ... WESTWOOD - LoJack Corp.'s earnings fell 84 percent, but its stockreceived a modest boost because the Westwood maker of vehicletracking systems had already braced investors for the profit plunge. LoJack said on Wednesday that it earned $1 million in the firstquarter of this year, ...
A brave new world of car insurance ; Deregulation has taken effect, giving drivers more options - and confusion
May 01, 2008 ... As a state steeped in history, Massachusetts has more than itsfair share of unique traditions. But one of them just disappeared:the state's strict auto insurance regulations that essentially maderates among insurers carbon copies of each other. For the first time in more than 30 ...
School plans Haitian festival
May 01, 2008 ... MILTON - The Pierce Middle School auditorium in Milton will beturned into an island paradise as students celebrate diversityduring "Haiti and Caribbean Night" Thursday. Events will begin at 5 p.m. with a Caribbean bazaar and foodsampler. Artwork by students will be ...
New law gives 90 days before foreclosure
May 01, 2008 ... BOSTON - A new state law provides a 90-day cooling off period forMassachusetts homeowners facing the prospect of foreclosure. The law, which takes effect today, requires that lenders giveborrowers 90 days after a notice of delinquency to resolve theirdebt. The previous law required ...
ACCIDENTS HAPPEN ; Who are you going to call?
May 01, 2008 ... THE PROVIDERS Auto insurers in Massachusetts The following is a list of who you can get insurance from if youlive in Massachusetts. Some sell insurance directly, but most sellinsurance through agents. The average rate change represents theaverage drop in April from the ...
SHOPPING TIPS
May 01, 2008 ... THERE ARE STILL MINIMUM LIMITS FOR EACH ELEMENT OF A POLICY The auto insurance market is going through some big changes herein Massachusetts. But one thing is staying the same: Every driverneeds to have auto insurance to drive in the state legally. There are four mandatory ...
DISTRICT COURT
May 01, 2008 ... Quincy Danielle M. Lisbon, 17, of 677 Quincy Shore Drive, Quincy,pleaded innocent to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Shewas told to return to court June 23. Lisbon allegedly kicked a woman on April 25 in ...
THE ROAD TO COMPETITION
May 01, 2008 ... Here's a look at some of the recent milestones in the road tomanaged competition: 2004 May: Gov. Mitt Romney appoints a panel to look at overhauling thestate's regulated car insurance system. August: Romney's insurance commissioner, Julianne Bowler, beginsto implement ...
Cleanup crews target Furnace Brook
May 01, 2008 ... Quincy QUINCY - For the first time, the city will target a major stretchof the Furnace Brook for cleanup during Saturday's 19th annualCleaner, Greener Quincy Day. City crews will combine with volunteers to clear the brook ofdead trees, trash and other debris that has piled up ...
Override decision in hands of the voters ; Town meeting gives go-ahead for special election on May 15
May 01, 2008; ... CANTON - YOUR TOWN YOUR VOTE 2008 One hurdle remains for the Canton officials advocating a $4.5million Proposition 21/2. At town meeting Wednesday night, residents gave the go-ahead fora special override election on May 15. There was little opposition. In the two weeks ...
JOYE COMES TO SCITUATE HARBOR ; New gift shop specializes in home decor
May 01, 2008; ... 'A HAPPY LITTLE WORD' SCITUATE Nancy Levanchy has brought a little Joye to Scituate Harbor. Hernew gift shop at 196 Front St. features a twist in the name and alsoin its inventory. "Joy is my favorite word, and I wanted a single-syllable word forthe store and that was ...
Top insurers still avoiding Massachusetts ; They're waiting to see if managed competition is here to stay
May 01, 2008; ... IN OR OUT? Top national insurance agencies are still steering clear of theMassachusetts auto market, even though the state's insurancecommissioner opened the market up to "managed competition" April 1. Progressive stands alone in its decision to start selling autopolicies ...
Couple say town councilor injured infant
May 01, 2008; ... Braintree A Worcester couple claim District 1 Councilor Charles Kokorosinjured their infant son during a flight to Salt Lake City threemonths ago, then ignored their efforts to contact him. "We have been trying to contact him," Paul Rousey said in atelephone interview ...
THE DRIVING FORCE ; Former Superior Court judge takes the bull by the horns, leads the charge to change the way the commonwealth's auto insurance marketplace operates ... in just 14 months since she took over
May 01, 2008 ... MANAGING COMPETITION No individual has played a bigger role in the shift to managedcompetition than Nonnie Burnes, the state's insurance commissioner. Burnes, a former Superior Court judge, left the bench behind tojoin Gov. Deval Patrick's administration in 2007. She surprised ...
Waiting until next year ; New auto insurance rate-setting regulations took effect on April 1, meaning many policy holders must bide their time or cancel existing policies
May 01, 2008; ... POLICY PRICE PATIENCE Falling auto insurance rates are on almost every car owner'smind, but many are going to have to wait until next year to takeadvantage of the newly competitive market. The state Division ofInsurance opened up policies last month to "managed competition,"with ...
Exhibit A: Hub legal magazine replicated in Baltimore
May 01, 2008; ... EXPANSION BOSTON - Exhibit A, the monthly legal news magazine launched inBoston last year, is now being replicated in Baltimore. The Daily Record, a business and legal newspaper in Baltimore andsister paper of original Exhibit A parent Massachusetts LawyersWeekly, launched ...
FAQ ; Answers to frequently asked questions about the state's new car insurance system
May 01, 2008 ... QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Will surcharges change? Under the prior "fix-and-establish" system, Massachusetts lawrequired that companies apply specific surcharges for certainaccidents and traffic violations. This system of surcharges iscalled the Safe Driver Insurance Plan (SDIP) ....
REAL PEOPLE REAL MONEY
May 01, 2008 ... "We just signed on with Liberty Mutual and got a better rate thanwhat we had in Texas. We didn't shop around too much." Meredith Wood, Quincy "I feel like I'm missing out, kind of locked in. The rest of thecountry is open. We should ...
Your Views
May 01, 2008 ... Tell us whether you think anti-bullying programs in yourcommunity are adequate and why. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
State targets bullies ; Guide urges schools to take preventive action
May 01, 2008; ... BOSTON - The state has released a comprehensive guide to bullyingprevention, urging schools to fight student taunting, intimidationand worse in the wake of high-profile tragedies linked to bullying. "Our kids deserve to grow up in an environment that is free fromharassment and ...
Stabbing death still being probed
May 01, 2008 ... QUINCY - Police said the investigation into the stabbing death ofa Quincy Point man is continuing. Charles M. Ditullio of 105 Follett St. was found with a knifeplunged into his abdomen when officers stopped his car at about 1a.m. Tuesday on Washington Street. He was taken to ...
16 HULL STUDENTS SCORE BIG ; Among 21 from South Shore to win scholarships
May 01, 2008 ... ESSAY CONTEST HULL South Shore students earned more than $70,000 worth ofscholarships in an essay contest sponsored by the New EnglandPatriots. More than 600 high school students from across the region enteredthe contest. Twenty-one from the South Shore won ...
Safety makeover: Adams houses to get fire protection for free
May 01, 2008; ... CIRCUIT BREAKERS QUINCY - The Adams family's 18th-century home and birthplaceswill be getting 21st-century fire protection, compliments of twonational fire safety organizations. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), headquartered inQuincy, and the Electrical Safety ...
MIDDAY GETAWAY ; Norwell Center
May 01, 2008 ... Does a lunch hour have to be about lunch? Not if you live on theSouth Shore. Each Thursday, we'll show you where to go and what to do tounwind, grab a bite or have some fun, all in 60 minutes or less. The string of shops along Norwell's Main Street are not the onlyreason to ...
Behind a signature, a sad story ; PBS show brings to light a forgotten chapter in the Adams chronicle
May 01, 2008; ... 'HISTORY DETECTIVES' QUINCY - There was an investigation at the Adams NationalHistorical Park on Wednesday, but it wasn't for a theft or a break-in. A pair of experts from the PBS program "History Detectives" spentthe morning in the park's Stone Library, examining a volume of ...
Alleged leader of gambling ring no stranger to police
May 01, 2008 ... QUINCY - The 62-year-old Quincy resident who allegedly wasrunning a gambling ring from a West Quincy apartment was busted ongaming charges by Norfolk County authorities seven years ago. Dominic Santoro of Quincy and Marston Mills was indicted by aNorfolk County grand jury on ...
TEACHING RESPECT ; One-woman play aims to raise abuse awareness among students
May 01, 2008; ... 'THE YELLOW DRESS' QUINCY Rydia Q. Vielehr walked out onto the stage at Quincy High Schoolon Wednesday morning wearing a blood-stained yellow prom dress,making some juniors gasp. Vielehr is the performer in "The Yellow Dress," a one-woman playpresented at Quincy High ...
Man says 2 beat him, robbed him at knifepoint in Quincy
May 01, 2008 ... QUINCY - A man told police he was robbed at knifepoint and beatenin Kincaide Park. The 40-year-old man said he was riding a bicycle on GilbertStreet near the park shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday when two menapproached him and asked if he would buy beer for them, Police Capt.John ...
Pro ball in your backyard? ; Owner of Plymouth land: $5.1M baseball stadium deal has been made
May 01, 2008; ... PLYMOUTH - The Plymouth River Eels will pay $5.1 million for 28acres off Route 3, bringing a professional baseball team one stepcloser to reality on the South Shore. Pierre Coll, trustee for Parting Way Nominee Trust, which ownsthe land near Colony Place, said a purchase-and-sales ...
TWO LAPS FOR BRITNEY ; Students' walk-athon raises money to help schoolmate
May 01, 2008; ... RANDOLPH FUNDRAISER RANDOLPH More than 300 Lyons Elementary School students filed out of theschool cafeteria Wednesday afternoon to walk two laps of the schoolcampus. And leading the way was a smiling Britney Noel, accompaniedby her second-grade classmates. Britney ...
people
May 01, 2008 ...... in education Aileen C. Croke of Quincy was recently named to the dean's listat the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. Brian Cunningham of Quincy was recently awarded a $4,000 grantfrom Vermont SPSCoR to do research at St. Michael's College inVermont. He is the son of ...
Pierce: Hand gesture not gang related
May 01, 2008; ... CELTICS NOTEBOOK BOSTON - Paul Pierce, as you might understand, had better thingson his mind than to conduct a press conference as he was preparingto play Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday, but Celticsdirector of operations Danny Ainge did convince him to make astatement ...
2nd straight no-hitter for Scituate hurler
May 01, 2008 ... HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS Blaine O'Brien has created quite a buzz around the Scituate HighSchool baseball team this season, and he likely won't be quietinganyone with his most recent performance. O'Brien threw his second straight no-hitter, an 8-0 victory athome over Norwell on ...
DRIVING RAMS ; Marshfield looking to improve on strong tradition
May 01, 2008; ... HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS QUINCY Marshfield High School has a proud girls tennis tradition, butthe Rams have not made it past the quarterfinals of the Division 1South Sectional tournament the last eight seasons. This year, that ceiling might be raised. Wednesday's ...
Lure of the shore: Some hot spots for non-boaters
May 01, 2008; ... FISHING LINES Fishing on the beach is no sure thing along our coastline. Thefish may be just out of range. Your car might be towed or ticketed.That east wind can be pretty cold and, when the warm weather finallyarrives, so do the bugs. Still, there's something special about ...
Smith leads Silver Lake back from early deficit
May 01, 2008 ... SCHOOL BASEBALL With his Silver Lake Regional High School baseball team down bytwo runs in the second inning, all coach Kenny Tocci could haveexpected was for reliever Zach Smith to stop the bleeding. He did a little more than that. Smith fanned seven while allowing two ...
Plymouth group wants plastic bag ban at stores ; Stop & Shop, Shaw's, Wal-Mart would be affected
May 01, 2008; ... PLYMOUTH - San Francisco was the first community in the countryto ban plastic bags. A couple of towns in Alaska followed its lead.Now, some Plymouth residents want their town to be next. James Sweeney and his Sustainable Plymouth environmental groupwill ask town meeting in June to ...
Your Views
May 01, 2008 ... Tell us whether you think programs such as "The Yellow Dress" areeffective and why. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
McMurtry brings campaign to Somerville ; Politicians, loss of values offer songwriter plenty of material
May 01, 2008; ... Music preview George W. Bush is helping James McMurtry sell more records. Withits first release "Cheney's Toy," McMurtry's latest album, "Just UsKids," went to number 2 on the Billboard chart. That kind of commercial success is new for McMurtry whose songshave a political ...
Enoteca di Vino
May 01, 2008 ... LITTLE BITES - Where to Eat These are brief items based onreviews appearing in our Food section Wednesdays. The weeklyrestaurant review, "Taste & Tell," is written after anonymous visitsto area restaurants and food purveyors by Patriot Ledger foodcritics Mimi Claffey, Christine Ordway ...
Rockland boys win another close match
May 01, 2008 ... SCHOOL TENNIS Rockland High School inched closer to the boys tennis postseasonby prevailing in another 3-2 match on Wednesday. This time the defeated was Randolph, with Chris Lucas providingthe clinching point at second singles with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 triumphover Thuan ...
Canton girls team doubles its fun
May 01, 2008 ... SCHOOL TENNIS The Canton girls tennis team didn't begin its match ideally,losing at both No. 1 and No. 2 singles. But it couldn't havefinished any better. The Bulldogs (3-4) earned wins at both No. 1 and No. 2 doubles,and Kelly Winters's victory in a marathon third singles ...
YOUR TOWN, YOUR VOTE ; Hanover town meeting
May 01, 2008 ... 7:30 p.m. Monday the bottom line $49.2 million spending plan for the budget year that begins July1 1% increase from this year's budget figure $3.7 million debt-exclusion override of Proposition 21/2,requested for building a new senior ...
IRON MAN
May 01, 2008 ... SNEAK PREVIEW - What's Opening this Week IRON MAN Marvel Comics makes its debut as a producer of its own superheromovies and it couldn't have asked for a riskier proposition thanbanking on a star (Robert Downey Jr.) better known for hispeccadilloes than his box-office might, ...
Fear: Celts don't want a Game 7
May 01, 2008; ... PRO BASKETBALL BOSTON The Boston Celtics are afraid, very afraid, and that's a goodthing. Knowing what could happen in any Game 7 situation, the CeltsWednesday night took steps to avoid one. "I've never been in the playoffs before," said Leon Powe, "and Idon't think I ...
King of the bill: BoltBus can get you to New York for $1
May 01, 2008; ... ON THE CHEAP I'm not a "bus guy." It could be that my past experiences withGreyhound, Fung Wah and other Boston/New York corridor coachesconsistently left my neck in a merciless crick if I dared to dozeoff, and my knees in various stages of tweak having been jammed inseat gaps or ...
HINGHAM TROUPE'S 'NUNSENSE' IS HABIT FORMING
May 01, 2008; ... Theater review What's black and white, waddles around, and makes you laugh? Ifyou said a penguin you'd be right, but this weekend in Hingham theanswer is the singing, dancing, joke-telling Sisters in the funmusical comedy "Nunsense" being staged by the Hingham Civic MusicTheatre ...
Your Views
May 01, 2008 ... Cement columns? Elderly driver re-testing laws? Got other ideas?We want to hear them. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
Students who fail aren't doing the work
May 01, 2008 ... As I read responses to the article about the 106 failures amongthe graduating seniors at Weymouth High School, it becomes clear tome that your readers do not understand why most students failcourses. I have been a high school science teacher for 10 years, and havebeen teaching at ...
Beach stickers for elders
May 01, 2008 ... WEYMOUTH- Harbormaster Paul Malone will offer free beach stickersto Weymouth senior citizens on May 13. The stickers will be available ...
Endangered turtle may delay cemetery project
May 01, 2008; ... Norwell A handful of Norwell residents have voiced concerns about plansfor a cemetery at Stetson Meadows. But the abutter that could cause the most substantial delay inthe project was absent from the hearing: the Eastern box turtle. The endangered species is listed as a ...
Throwing out plastic bags
May 01, 2008 ... San Francisco became the first major U.S. city to ban plasticgrocery bags in 2007. In late February, Whole Foods Market announced plans to eliminateall plastic bags at its checkout lines Americans toss out about 100 billion plastic bags yearly andrecycle less than 1 percent ...
New fire chief is selected ; Longtime deputy Hollingshead named
May 01, 2008; ... Hull Robert Hollingshead, the longtime deputy chief of the Hull FireDepartment, has landed the top job. Selectmen last night named Hollingshead fire chief. The unanimous vote came minutes after the five-member boardconcluded the last of three interviews with the top ...
Your Views
May 01, 2008 ... What, if anything, are you doing to deal with the changingeconomy? Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown ...
Exhibit unlocks the ritual and comedy of 'Wedded Bliss'
May 01, 2008; ... TILL DEATH DO US Art Nellie and I are about three months from our wedding day - or"the big W" as I describe it. And we've reached the point whereevery piece is an exercise in giddy excitement, anxiety andexhaustion. That butterflies feeling - the sense of something big and ...
Cheap gas
May 01, 2008 ... The regular Thursday feature Cheap Gas ...
'It's like a ... condo on the water'
May 01, 2008; ... SHOW BOATS WEYMOUTH Wellcraft's versatile 330 Coastal is a boat with all the comfortsof home. In fact, with coffee maker, microwave oven, refrigerator, andSirius satellite radio system, as well as optional LCD widescreentelevision/DVD, air conditioning and heat, this ...
Zoo-Tube
May 01, 2008 ... ON THE SCENE - People, trends, gossip and more Zoo-Tube Those wily wranglers at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedfordhave a tasty new competition in the works: a YouTube Video Contest.The zoo has invited any and all comers to submit short videos ofthemselves at the zoo - a ...
It's not just semantics
May 01, 2008 ... OUR OPINION Most of us know the old joke about the difference between arecession and a depression. A recession is when your neighbor loseshis job; a depression is when you lose yours. But joking aside, the state of the economy right now isdepressing and whether President Bush ...
BEST BETS
May 01, 2008 ... HOT STUFF Naked Men on Stage The best thing about this is that you won't feel the shame anddisgust you feel after a regular visit to the local strip club.Instead, you get some sensual theater with a side of laughs. The MITMusical Theater Guild (We're just as surprised as you ...
Fortune smiles on Braintree
May 01, 2008 ... SCHOOL SOFTBALL make most of lucky chance For seven innings, the Braintree High School softball teamstruggled to capitalize on its scoring opportunities. So when Norwood gave the Wamps another chance in the bottom ofthe eighth inning, one which led to a 2-1 victory, ...