The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from September 2008:
Prowse Farm to host Doo-Wop , Rock show
Sep 01, 2008 ... CANTON - The Royalty of Doo-Wop and Rock 'n Roll concert will beheld outdoors from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at Prowse Farm inCanton. The music of the 1950s and '60s will be performed by bandsincluding Gene Pitt and the Jive Five, ...
Players give it their all to help strike out ALS
Sep 01, 2008; ... 100 INNINGS QUINCY The final out went into the scorebook as a 3-4-1: a ground balldeflected off the first baseman's leg to second baseman and thrownto the pitcher covering first base. "It's an unusual game, so it's fitting," said Mike Lembo, one ofthe organizers of ...
WHAT IS IT?
Sep 01, 2008 ... Wondering what that new building is going to be or why workersare digging up a street? We'll pick a project to tell you aboutevery Monday, only in your Patriot Ledger. WHERE: 6 Shipyard Drive, off Route 3A in Hingham THE PROJECT: Two-story mixed-use building at The Launch ...
Braintree Elks to hold soccer kick contest
Sep 01, 2008 ... BRAINTREE - A soccer kick contest, sponsored by the BraintreeElks Lodge 2622, will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, forboys and girls under 10 at the East Junior High ...
Children check out storybook engine
Sep 01, 2008 ... CARVER Train-loving children took rides aboard Thomas the Tank Engine atEdaville USA's "Day Out With Thomas" event this weekend. Kids were greeted by a friend of Thomas, Sir Topham Hatt, ...
Change saves town $50,000 ; Switch made from Social Security to state retirement account
Sep 01, 2008 ... Randolph Part-time Randolph town employees have been enrolled in a newstate retirement investment account, a move which will save the townclose to $50,000 this year. The employees will be part of the state-created SMART Planprivate investment account, which will give them ...
Area man with ties to Katrina fears for levees
Sep 01, 2008; ... gustav As another monster hurricane bore down on New Orleans, Lou Ciminihad one major concern: whether the city's levees will hold thistime. "Last time, I think I was surprised how unprepared they were,"said Cimini, a Norwell resident who in 2005 oversaw the effort tohouse ...
What's open/closed on Labor Day
Sep 01, 2008 ... 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 available at 800-392-6100 orwww.mbta.com. Harbor Express will ...
IN LEDGERLAND TODAY/13 ; Stupid drivers can kill you
Sep 01, 2008 ... State troopers and town police see it all - men shaving whiledriving to work, women dabbing mascara around their eyes, peopledoing 60 on the highway while punching out a text message. And then there's such old-fashioned stupidities as U-turns intraffic or the hot-dogging ...
Unions can't gain foothold in retail world ; High worker turnover great obstacle to organizing efforts
Sep 01, 2008; ... With incomes that sometimes barely exceed minimum wage andschedules that often require them to work weekends and holidays,employees of retail stores would seem to be prime candidates forunion organizers. Organized labor, however, has had a hard time gaining even afoothold in the ...
SUNDAE SCHOOL ; New principal at St. Jerome's serves up an ice cream welcome
Sep 01, 2008; ... WEYMOUTH New St. Jerome's School Principal Sheila Kukstis found a cool wayto get to know her students before school opens Wednesday. After Mass on Sunday, she and the members of the parent teacherorganization served ice cream sundaes to parents, students andmembers of the St ....
A new look at Ledgerland
Sep 01, 2008 ... Newspaper readers don't like change. Most of the time we see itas disruption to our comfortable, reliable daily newspaper. Since 1837, The Patriot Ledger has been that newspaper, a strong,steady voice for the region south of Boston. And for multiple generations, people have ...
OUR OPINION ; Giving voice to the people
Sep 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 ...
God, what a sense of humor
Sep 01, 2008 ... The recent article by Lane Lambert regarding the Rev. JamesMartin and his 10 reasons why humor is good for the soul really hithome for me (" 'A gift you give to yourself,' " Aug. 23.) Number five on the list asks, "Can you allow God to be playfulwith you?" I can testify to ...
NOTEWORTHY ; Toni Washington charms fans at reopened Nantasket landmark
Sep 01, 2008 ... HULL 'It wasn't really summer until this place reopened," said Hullguitarist Doug Bell, leader of the band Bellevue Cadillac. Bell madesure to stop in and help celebrate the revival of Nantasket'slandmark music club, The C-Note. The oceanside bistro, known as theSea Note for its ...
Kerry and Kennedy too like-minded for state's good
Sep 01, 2008 ... Great editorial on John Kerry ("John, we hardly know ye," Aug.20.) It is very hard to understand how the people of Massachusettscontinually send back to the U.S. Senate two like-minded andsomewhat incompetent senators. Incompetent, meaning, sure they "seem" to be active on a ...
DISTRICT COURT
Sep 01, 2008 ... Plymouth Nicholas Wilfert, 27, of 170 Morton St., Jamaica Plain, pleadedguilty to charges of breaking and entering at night with intent tocommit a felony and larceny over $250. Judge Thomas Brownellsentenced him to 60 days in jail, 45 to serve, with the balancesuspended for two ...
Pop quiz answer
Sep 01, 2008 ... 1. The last pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Red Sox wasSeattles Chris Bosio, who did it on april 22, ...
What you may and may not do
Sep 01, 2008 ... Nothing may block your view of the road, either on the dashboardor on mirrors. A driver must not be able to see any TVs inside a vehicle, whichmust be behind the front seat. Objects must be kept away from your feet for access to the brakeor the gas pedal. You may not ...
DISTRICT COURT
Sep 01, 2008 ... Quincy Candice A. Kalp, 36, of Easton pleaded innocent to possession ofSuboxone, Methadone, Codone, Clorazepate, Colonazepam, Buspar andXanax, shoplifting and receiving stolen property valued at less than$250. She was told to return to court Oct. 22. The offensesallegedly ...
On the Web
Sep 01, 2008 ... To read more reader stories about the silly and sometimesdangerous things they've seen on the roads - or to add your ...
Red Sox box score
Sep 01, 2008 ... WHITE SOX 4, RED SOX 2 DP-Boston 1. LOB-Chicago 5, Boston 11. 2B-Quentin (26), Thome(26), Konerko (16), Crede (18), Ellsbury (15). HR-Thome (29). SB-Ellsbury 2 (43), Crisp (17), Pedroia 2 (16). Chicago Boston Time-2:47. Attendance-37,391 (36,984). __ ...
Are you a dumb driver?
Sep 01, 2008 ... (Answers at bottom right) 1) When you see a "roadwork ahead" sign, you should: a. brake and be prepared to stop b. slow down and look for the roadwork c. look for the roadwork d. drive the posted speed limit and look for the roadwork 2) You should ...
Push down, then turn: Oh, the challenge of safety caps
Sep 01, 2008; ... GET A LIFE - PROTECTION GONE OVERBOARD I have realized that I must take extremely good care of myself.If I ever get sick, I would probably go downhill quickly from notbeing able to take the caps off the bottles of medicine. What is going on? I realize we need to protect ...
Planting workshop to begin Sept. 9
Sep 01, 2008 ... WALPOLE - The Norfolk County Conservation District will offer afall planting workshop from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 9. The class ...
Bulb, perennial sale set for Sept. 20
Sep 01, 2008 ... WALPOLE - The Norfolk County Conservation District will have itsannual fall bulb and perennial sale fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Sept. 20 at the Norfolk County ...
Southeastern Vo-tech has grade 10 openings
Sep 01, 2008 ... EASTON - Southeastern Regional Technical School has openings ingrade 10. Slots are available in pre-engineering, environmental technology,computer office technology, cabinetmaking, machine technology ...
Island Creek owners seek to bring in businesses
Sep 01, 2008; ... Duxbury Owners of Island Creek, an affordable-housing project off TremontStreet in Duxbury, want to expand the development and bring incommercial space. But the property is zoned for residentialdevelopment. Selectmen met with the planning board last Monday to ...
Cable TV contract talks to begin soon
Sep 01, 2008 ... DUXBURY - Selectmen hired lawyer William Hewig of Kopelman andPaige to negotiate the town's cable television contract withComcast. Comcast has given the town an October deadline to respond to adraft contract. The town has been without a cable TV contract sinceone with Adelphia ...
Fire destroys Manomet cottage
Sep 01, 2008 ... PLYMOUTH - Fire officials are investigating a fire that destroyeda small cottage in the Manomet section of town about 7 p.m.Saturday, Battalion ...
Plymouth crash injures three
Sep 01, 2008 ... PLYMOUTH - Three people were taken to Jordan Hospital after athree-car accident at 90 Federal Furnace Road, Fire ...
Fire destroys Manomet cottage
Sep 01, 2008 ... LOCAL IN BRIEF Fire destroys Manomet cottage PLYMOUTH - Fire officials are investigating a fire that destroyeda small cottage in the Manomet section of town about 7 p.m.Saturday, Battalion Chief Stanley Eldridge said. The cottage off Arcadia Road was unoccupied. A ...
ON THEWEB
Sep 01, 2008 ... Entries are being accepted for the 49th annual SoutheasternAmateur Golf Championsbhip. scheduled for Oct. 3, 4 and 5 at ...
Maestas' mantra is inspiration ; He says no major changes are planned for this school year
Sep 01, 2008; ... NEW SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT PLYMOUTH If there is one dominating theme to new Superintendent of SchoolsGary Maestas' philosophy, it's inspiration. "Teaching changed me,"Maestas said. "We're so used to instruction through books that weforget about taking what life has to offer ....
Villegas talks a good game
Sep 01, 2008; ... DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP NORTON - Camilo Villegas said after Sunday's third round of theDeutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston that Vijay Singh "isobviously not the best putter in the world." But he meant it as a compliment. Villegas, who fired an 8-under-par 63 to ...
Juniors earn share of DBC's spoils
Sep 01, 2008; ... SOUTH SHORE GOLF NOTEBOOK It must have been awkward for Norwell's Noah Walker in Saturdayand Sunday's John D. Mineck Deutsche Bank Championship Junior Cup atHingham's Boston Golf Club to be followed around the course by awhite jumpsuit-wearing caddie. That's because Walker, 15, is ...
Flexibility helps Slater survive final cutdown
Sep 01, 2008; ... PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK FOXBORO - Versatility was the ticket onto the roster for Patriotsrookie fifth-round pick Matthew Slater, who earned a spot by workinghard at receiver (three catches for 19 yards), safety (threetackles, one sack) and kick returner (24-yard average on a team-high ...
Moss: We'll be just fine
Sep 01, 2008; ... FOXBORO - Get on with the games that count, right? Randy Moss iswith you on that. Asked for his thoughts as the Patriots transition from thepreseason (their first 0-4 finish since 1990) to the regular season(kickoff is 1 p.m. Sunday against the Chiefs), Moss said, "I reallydon't ...
NOT THIS TIME ; White Sox deny Pedroia, Red Sox to avoid sweep
Sep 01, 2008; ... BOSTON - Trailing by a couple of runs in the ninth inning onSunday, the Red Sox couldn't have asked for a better setup. David Ortiz stepped to the plate and worked a two-out, 3-2 walkoff White Sox closer Bobby Jenks. It wasn't a game-tying home run,but there still were two men on ...
Roster decisions take Patriots by surprise
Sep 01, 2008; ... FOXBORO - Some perspective here. This is a coaching staff that:stayed with then-no-name Tom Brady over a healed-up Drew Bledsoe in2001; axed Lawyer Milloy on the eve of the 2003 season; handed DeionBranch a one-way ticket out of town in September 2006; and welcomedmalcontents (or so we ...
GIVE IT A TRI ; Winner decides to enter IDT at last minute
Sep 01, 2008; ... PLYMOUTH ROCK TRIATHLON FESTIVAL PLYMOUTH Sunday was one of those rare days when Raymond Botelho felt liketaking a long run. Re-thinking his plan to just do a relay leg ortwo in the Plymouth Rock Ironman Distance Triathlon, Botelho decidedSunday morning to do it all, and ...
HISTORY LESSON
Sep 01, 2008 ... On this date in 1906 ... In the longest game in American League history, the PhiladelphiaAthletics beat the Red Sox in 24 innings, 4-1. Both starters go thedistance as A's hurler Jack Coombs bests the Red Sox' Joe Harris. On this ...
They text, talk, sip and primp ; at 65 miles an hour on Ledgerland highways. Massachusetts roads are tough enough without having to dodge these wacky drivers.
Sep 01, 2008 ... DRIVING WHILE Stupid - IT COULD KILL YOU Online and by e-mail, Patriot Ledger readers sounded off on someof the stupidity they've seen on area roads. Below is a sampling of their responses. Enjoy reading them,though preferably not while driving. ... c "I take Route 24 ...
POP QUIZ
Sep 01, 2008 ... 1. Who was the last pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the RedSox? 2. Nolan Ryan threw seven ...
Police arrest 11 in 10 hours ; 20 officers make 'end of summer' sweep of automobiles and houses
Sep 01, 2008 ... Rockland About 20 police officers making special "end of summer" patrolsthroughout town arrested 11 people during a 10-hour period. Theoperation included motor vehicle stops and sweeps with warrants ofseveral homes. Police reported that the extra patrols, including ...
South Ave. traffic signal OK'd
Sep 01, 2008 ... Whitman Whitman selectmen want to put a flashing traffic light at thebusy intersection of South Avenue and Pleasant and Franklin streets. Town Administrator Frank Lynam said many residents havecomplained about the three-way intersection. Selectman Daniel Salvucci said ...
Your new look Ledger
Sep 01, 2008 ... The Patriot Ledger offers more of what you want and need to helpin understanding our world - starting right here at home inLedgerland. Now, more than ever, you can get what you're looking for in printand online from the Ledger. No source in Massachusetts has morereporters ...
TRIATHLON ; SWIM. BIKE. RUN.
Sep 01, 2008 ... SWIM. 2.4 miles BIKE. 112 miles RUN. 26.2 miles ON THE WEB & INSIDE Winner ...
Your Views
Sep 01, 2008 ... Tell us what you think of police crackdowns on motorists duringholiday weekends. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony Drive,Quincy, ...
Your Views
Sep 01, 2008 ... Tell us if you think your town should take advantage of stateretirement accounts for town employees. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
PATRIOT LEDGER ARCHIVES - A LOOK BACK AT OUR HISTORY
Sep 01, 2008 ... 1858 September 4 , Page 2 The Quincy Patriot WHAT CIGARS ARE MADE OF. An invoice of foreign cigars, "realHavanas," were recently appraised at the New York Custom House atthree dollars per thousand, but the importer being dissatisfied, anew appraisement was made, which resulted in ...
STREET TALKING - Catch the queen bee buzz on our question of the week
Sep 02, 2008 ... What's the most you've spent on a face cream and why? I would say probably $80, and it was basically that I heard thatthat was one of the ones that was going to work the best, and Idon't do it anymore. That was Estee Lauder, and now I use the (Oilof) Olay 100 percent." Nancy ...
WORTH YOUR TIME
Sep 02, 2008 ... SEE The Met: Live in HD Starved for a bit of culture but don't have the time or energy toget gussied up for a night in Boston or New York? If Braintree orRandolph is more realistic, mark Monday, Sept. 22 on your calendarfor a live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's ...
A NEW BREW ; Marshfield entrepreneur develops coffee blend he says can help with weight loss
Sep 02, 2008; ... SOUTH SHORE ENTREPRENEUR - JOHN LOUGHRAN MARSHFIELD - John Loughran has always wanted to help people loseweight. That's why, after graduating from Bridgewater State Collegewith a degree in exercise science and nutrition in 2002, Loughranwent on to work on formulating and ...
Boston energy company faces suit ; Fall River company files patent infringement case over trade secrets
Sep 02, 2008; ... BOSTON - A Boston energy company that makes synthetic gas fromconstruction and demolition debris faces a legal fight from a pairof firms that claim their patents and trade secrets have beenmisappropriated. Quantum Catalytics LLC of Fall River and Texas Syngas Inc. suedZe-gen Inc ....
Suzanne Hill
Sep 02, 2008 ... HER STORY: PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES ON LIFE RIGHT NOW Town: Hanson and Barnstable Age: 63 Occupation: Dental hygienist, spiritual teacher and healer, Reikimaster/teacher, MariEL teacher and healer, president and co-founderof the Haven for Healing Foundation ...
Good try, but no hotel ; Mini-bars and business cards don't make Quincy house a hotel, city says
Sep 02, 2008; ... QUINCY - Accommodations included mini-bars, microwaves, wirelessInternet, rice cookers and slippers in all rooms. Nightly rates in this purported hotel were a steal: as cheap as$40, all less than a mile from Wollaston Beach. The only catch? Staying here meant running afoul of ...
Assistant town clerk in a quandary ; She's called for jury duty on Nov. 4, the date of the presidential election
Sep 02, 2008; ... Randolph The right to vote and the right to a trial by jury are two of thefundamental rights of American citizens. Ensuring both has created a conflict for Anne Zadai, theassistant town clerk in Randolph. Zadai has been summoned for jury duty on Nov. 4, the date of ...
Temple seeks new members ; After 40 years in Randolph, synagogue reaching out to Jews
Sep 02, 2008; ... RANDOLPH - Young Israel-Kehillath Jacob of Mattapan and Randolphmarked its 40th anniversary this year, and has launched a membershipdrive and a search for a new spiritual leader. "We'd like to bring Judaism back to the people," said SimeonKorisky, one of three co-presidents of the ...
Her first ride: Scituate woman, 91, to get her Harley wish
Sep 02, 2008; ... A GOOD AGE - LONGTIME DREAM Marie-Elise MacIsaac of Scituate was gravely ill more than a yearago when she came out with one last wish that astonished her family. "I want to go for a ride on a Harley- Davidson motorcycle," shesaid. On Sunday, she'll get her wish and ...
Labor of love for Scituate volunteer ; She spends her third straight Labor Day helping during disasters
Sep 02, 2008; ... Melissa Sieminski was in Montgomery, Ala., spending a thirdstraight Labor Day with the American Red Cross. She was one ofseveral South Shore volunteers dispatched to the Gulf Coast asHurricane Gustav approached. "We're preparing for the worst and praying that it won't ...
Goodbye, Gustav Hello, Hanna ; Gulf Coast spared major damage from hurricane, but more storms may be headed for U.S. shores
Sep 02, 2008 ... NO LETUP Gustav's gone, but here comes Hanna and Ike and maybe evenJosephine, if a tropical depression off the coast of West Africatoday intensifies. New Orleans dodged a direct hit and the oilindustry got by without major damage from Hurricane Gustav. Buthundreds of thousands of ...
Red Sox fans ready to break sellout record
Sep 02, 2008 ... The highest ticket prices in Major League Baseball haven't keptthe Fenway Faithful from filling the stands game after game. In fact, by Wednesday, fans are expected to fill Fenway Park tocapacity for 455 straight ...
Collecting for kids ; Dozens turn out for Jay Tolman's 32nd annual MDA Telethon Party
Sep 02, 2008; ... HINGHAM What kind of clown would stand in the middle of a busyintersection on a Monday afternoon? Well, a clown with a big heartlike Ed Savage, for one. While scores of folks were lining South Shore beaches for onelast day in the summer sun, Savage and his big red nose were ...
Paying tribute ; Police from across the state attend wake for Duxbury officer killed in line of duty
Sep 02, 2008; ... BROTHERS IN BLUE MARSHFIELD Marching in a somber procession along Ocean Street, policeofficers from across the state paid tribute to Melvin E. Dyer, afellow officer killed in the line of duty. More than 100 officers marched and rode motorcycles Monday past alarge ...