The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from October 2008:
Coakley charges dental fraud in suit ; Operators of Sierra Dental in Weymouth named as defendants
Oct 01, 2008; ... BOSTON - Attorney General Martha Coakley's office said it hasfiled a lawsuit and obtained a temporary restraining order against15 individuals and corporations that allegedly operated fraudulentdental clinics in Weymouth and Fall River. The complaint, filed last week in Suffolk ...
A Modiv to shop ; Quincy company's CEO oversees popularity of the Modiv Shopper
Oct 01, 2008; ... SOUTH SHORE INSIDER- PAUL SCHAUT QUINCY Paul Schaut is, by his own account, a serial operator. Unlike anentrepreneur who comes up with an idea and must convince others thatit will work, Schaut has learned to recognize other people's goodideas and run their ...
Taking on Pilgrim: Coakley says NRC broke law ; AG wants spent nuclear fuel risks to play a part in relicensing votes
Oct 01, 2008 ... NUCLEAR WASTE BOSTON - Attorney General Martha Coakley is resuming her legalfight to ensure that federal regulators consider the potentialsafety risks associated with spent nuclear fuel when reviewingrelicensing applications for Entergy Corp.'s nuclear power plants inPlymouth and ...
Sovereign names new CEO ; Perrault to take over for Campanelli, will remain based in Boston
Oct 01, 2008; ... BOSTON - Sovereign Bancorp Inc. will get a new CEO, but thatchief executive still will be based in Boston along with much ofSovereign's top management team even though the company isheadquartered in Pennsylvania. Joe Campanelli became the latest bank executive who lost his ...
Town, unions have deal on insurance ; Union members' OK needed for town to join state program
Oct 01, 2008; ... Braintree Braintree and most of its unions have a tentative agreement tojoin a state-run health insurance plan. Mayor Joseph Sullivan had been pushing for the move for months asa cost-saving measure. Sullivan's chief of staff, Peter Morin, declined to disclosedetails ...
Churches sponsor money workshop at library
Oct 01, 2008 ... BRAINTREE - The public is invited to a money workshop from 2 to 4p.m. Saturday at Thayer Public Library, across from town hall onWashington Street. The interactive workshop is titled "The Massachusetts BudgetCrisis - Who Hurts? Who Pays?" All Souls Church in Braintree, the ...
Chief's boxing league sued ; Owner of Quincy gym says group owes thousands in rent and utilities
Oct 01, 2008; ... QUINCY - The landlord of a Quincy gym is suing a popular amateurboxing league run by Duxbury's police chief, saying the group failedto pay thousands of dollars in rent before moving out. The civil suit, set for a Nov. 12 trial in Quincy District Court,sheds some light on the South ...
Driver in stolen car eludes police officers in high-speed chase
Oct 01, 2008; ... A car reported stolen from outside a Belmont church last week wasseen on the South Shore and its driver led police on a high-speedchase through several towns. The driver was not caught. A Cohasset police officer noticed the car, a gray 2006 HondaCivic, parked outside a gas station ...
Neighbors: No new dorm at Curry ; College seeking zoning waiver; board hears complaints about students
Oct 01, 2008; ... Milton Plans for a new dormitory at Curry College in Milton have metwith opposition from neighboring residents. Several of the residentshave complained about the off-campus behavior of students. The college went before the town's appeals board Tuesday night toseek approval of ...
Milton man arraigned in T no-show jobs case ; Two others also charged by attorney general in alleged fraud
Oct 01, 2008; ... BOSTON - A Milton man is one of three MBTA employees to bearraigned today in Suffolk Superior Court after an investigationinto no-show jobs. Michael O'Toole, 49, is charged with presentation of false claimsand larceny of more than $250. O'Toole and two others were indicted by ...
New water main to go on line
Oct 01, 2008; ... Quincy Beginning Thursday, some Quincy residents may notice temporarychanges in their water because of the installation of a new 4,500-foot water pipeline. Those who live on Copeland and Quarry streets near Furnace BrookParkway may notice discoloration in their water for up ...
Mayor's Cup golf tournament set for this weekend
Oct 01, 2008 ... QUINCY - The Mayor's Cup Charity Golf Tournament will be heldSaturday at Granite Links Golf Club. The entry fee for a foursome has been lowered this year to $600,a $400 decrease. The event includes an 18-hole tournament and adinner with a live auction, raffles and ...
Cahill: No deal for friend ; Says he didn't know of contract between neighbor, Lottery; downplays talk of gov run
Oct 01, 2008; ... State Treasurer Tim Cahill said he didn't know about a lucrativedeal between his longtime friend and political fundraiser, Thomas F.Kelly III, and the Lottery's largest vendor, Scientific GamesInternational. The company reportedly paid Kelly more than $132,000 inconsulting fees ...
Mass. lands $21B for health care law ; Governor calls deal for federal aid an 'exceptional outcome'
Oct 01, 2008; ... BOSTON - Bay State officials have reached an agreement with theBush administration that will guarantee more than $21 billion infederal funding to subsidize health insurance payments for thestate's low-income residents. "This is an exceptional outcome under any circumstance, ...
Voters abuzz over Palin vs. Biden
Oct 01, 2008; ... VOICES FROM MAIN STREET - AN OCCASIONAL SERIES South Shore voters say they're paying more attention to the vicepresidential candidates than in other election years. A large majority of voting-age people interviewed on Main streetsacross the South Shore said they planned to ...
WHAT'S IN A NAME? ; Wapping Road, Kingston
Oct 01, 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: From Main Street west to the Plympton line NAMED FOR: The Wapping neighborhood, ...
Ethics board drops case against ex-official
Oct 01, 2008 ... The state Ethics Commission has dismissed its case against aformer state public safety official accused of repeatedly violatingconflict-of-interest rules in approving millions of dollars ingrants to cities and towns. The commission said the charges were brought against Michael ...
Uncle Sam wants you: Vote for best slogan
Oct 01, 2008 ... QUINCY - The first three slogans have been sent packing in UncleSam Rounseville's get-out-the-vote slogan contest. "Different votes for different folks," "Snooze, choose or lose"and "President for hire - Apply within" received the fewest votesfrom Patriot Ledger print and web ...
VOX BOX ; The voices of our community today
Oct 01, 2008 ... The author of the article makes it sound as if a teenagepregnancy is a badge of honor, it is not. brd69 at PatriotLedger.com Comment on WoMYnZONE column, "Sometimes, pregnant teens turn outjust fine" On the Web A baby is a blessing. I wish people would stop ...
Bridge opening Thursday
Oct 01, 2008 ... WEYMOUTH - The Fore River Bridge will be raised at 2 p.m.Thursday to let an oil tanker pass, halting Route 3A traffic for 15to 45 minutes ....
Correction
Oct 01, 2008 ... Selectman Donal Anderson said that children using a plannedPembroke skate park would be supervised by the recreation commissionand that their ...
WEYMOUTH MAN, 25, ACCUSED OF SELLING MARIJUANA
Oct 01, 2008 ... LOCAL IN BRIEF WEYMOUTH MAN, 25, ACCUSED OF SELLING MARIJUANA WEYMOUTH - Police have arrested a Lake Street resident forallegedly dealing marijuana. After a two-month investigation, police executed a search warrantat the home of Christopher Maresco, 25, at about 7:30 ...
Town won't join state health plan for now
Oct 01, 2008; ... Weymouth Weymouth's employees will not apply to join the state GroupInsurance Commission this year after several months of study byrepresentatives from the town's 17 unions. The public employees committee and the mayor's office have notentered formal negotiations over the ...
Flannel shirt donations needed
Oct 01, 2008 ... WEYMOUTH - The town is asking residents to donate flannel shirtsto help make scarecrows that will be featured as part of its "GreatPumpkin Give-A-Way" event Oct. 18. The town is asking residents to drop off clean, adult-sized,plaid flannel shirts at the mayor's office, which is in ...
Some budge needed on looming budget problems
Oct 01, 2008 ... OUR OPINION Gov. Deval Patrick's reforms in the practice of requiringexpensive police details on virtually all state road constructionprojects won't save a great amount of money: $7 million a year,according to optimistic estimates. But the showdown carries great symbolic ...
Your Views
Oct 01, 2008 ... What services do you see as essential in the state budget? Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
BRINGING IT HOME ; Writer and actress Carolynne Warren has been busy since return to area
Oct 01, 2008; ... Theater Carolynne Warren may play a character that lives thousands ofmiles away, but she's finally back home. Warren, who plays Signora Naccarelli in the SpeakEasy StageCompany's "The Light in the Piazza," which is set in Italy, has beenaway from the South Shore for more than ...
REFLECTING ON BLINTZES ; They're a Jewish tradition for breaking the fast on Yom Kippur
Oct 01, 2008; ... If you want to serve something special to break the fast on YomKippur, consider blintzes. These are very thin pancakes foldedaround a cheese filling and topped with butter, jam, berries or sourcream. "They are truly, truly special," said Renee Rudolph of Hingham,who makes the ...
Baked cheese blintzes
Oct 01, 2008 ... Makes 2 dozen Start with a 6-inch frying or crepe pan, a Pyrex dish, a finesieve, and clean dishtowels Set oven at 350 degrees BATTER 4 eggs 2 cups milk 1 cup flour, sifted pinch of salt canola oil and butter for ...
Cela's: Variety is the spice at new Italian eatery
Oct 01, 2008; ... TASTE AND TELL You could eat at Cela's every night for nearly two years andnever have the same thing twice. The create-your-own a la carte menuhas 546 possible combinations. You choose a pasta, a protein and a sauce. Proteins includedcalamari or meatballs at $4 each; chicken, ...
Girls spark Scituate's victory over Norwell
Oct 01, 2008 ... SCHOOL ROUNDUP Scituate High School does not have a girls golf team in thespring, but in the past several years, that has not stopped theschool's girls from playing with, and often beating, the boys in thefall. On Tuesday, freshman standout Mary Mulcahy, 14, and senior ...
W-H beats whistle
Oct 01, 2008 ... SCHOOL SOCCER There are 80 minutes in a high school soccer game. The Whitman-Hanson Regional High School boys team needed every one. of them Josh Mavilia scored off a corner kick with five seconds left,lifting the host Panthers to a 2-1 win over Pembroke Tuesday. "This ...
Ledgerland cross country poll
Oct 01, 2008 ... The latest Mass. State Track Coaches Association cross countrypoll for teams in The Patriot Ledger circulation area, with lastweek's ranking in parentheses: Boys 1. Whitman-Hanson (1) 2. Hingham (2) 3. BC High (3) 4. Canton (4) 5. Duxbury ...
Let's stop being such suckers
Oct 01, 2008 ... Let's say "No!" to any taxpayer bailout of the financial servicesindustry. Let's be angry about having our pockets picked. Let's flood Washington with e-mail and phone calls demandingaccountability. Let's stop being such suckers. Let's identify those greedy, ...
Cops on details just want cash
Oct 01, 2008 ... How can these cops get up and with a straight face actually saythat they are concerned with safety? It's about the money and nothing else. Every time I go by cops on details they are: 1. Sitting in their car drinking coffee; 2. Talking to the construction ...
Signs necessary in averting tragedy
Oct 01, 2008; ... SPEAK OUT Recently a lifelong Hingham resident, Leon Granahan, lost hislife in a tragic accident in the harbor culvert at the entrance toWorld's End Reservation off Martin's Lane. Since the accident, the Trustees of Reservations have postedclear signs on the walkways over ...
Notre Dame stalls ; Cougars fall from ranks of unbeatens
Oct 01, 2008; ... URSULINE 3, NOTRE DAME 0 HINGHAM - Volleyball is a game of streaks, consistent volleyspiling up points. Notre Dame Academy couldn't get any positive kindof streak going after the opening minutes last night, as visitingUrsuline Academy won this battle of unbeaten teams, ...
Gigantic gourd takes run at record ; Sharon grower thinks he might have biggest pumpkin ever
Oct 01, 2008 ... SHARON - Steve Connolly's baby is getting awfully fat, and hecouldn't be happier. At 5 months old and more than 4 feet tall, Connolly's prizepumpkin is gaining about 6 pounds a day. He believes it weighs about1,800 pounds already, which would make it the biggest pumpkin grownthis ...
TIM CAHILL ; State treasurer: 'I've never been afraid to lose'
Oct 01, 2008; ... QUINCY Years before he was state treasurer, long before the speculationbegan about when he would run for governor, Tim Cahill was awrestler. It's a sport that demands discipline and a belief in one'sself. Cahill, 49, was considered among the most focused on a QuincyHigh ...
Blue Hills Tech gets state money for roof
Oct 01, 2008 ... CANTON - Blue Hills Regional Technical School will receiveretroactive reimbursement from the state to help pay for a roofreplacement. On Monday, the Massachusetts School Building Authority approvedreimbursement to cover 52.06 percent of the cost of the third andfinal phase of the ...
National Merit Scholars announced ; Senior is semifinalist and 6 middle school students commended
Oct 01, 2008 ... Cohasset The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced thenames of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 54th annualNational Merit Scholarship Program. Jessica Fitts, a senior at Cohasset High School, was named aNational Merit Scholarship ...
Duxbury Fire Department gets grant for safety study
Oct 01, 2008 ... DUXBURY - The Duxbury Fire Department received a $2,625 fireprevention grant from FM Global, a property insurer based in RhodeIsland. The award will be used to collect and track data related tocommunity buildings. The information will help the fire departmentrespond in emergency ...
S. Shore Hospital films ad in Hingham
Oct 01, 2008 ... HINGHAM - Hingham went a little Hollywood during the shooting ofa commercial for a local hospital. South Shore Hospital in Weymouth hired a crew to film an ad aimedat "letting the community know what kind of high-level services weoffer," hospital spokeswoman Sarah Darcy ...
DISTRICT COURT
Oct 01, 2008 ... PLYMOUTH Two Quincy teens, Brian Marks, of 70 Suomi Road, and Justin B.Kirschner, of 98 Gilbert St., both 18, pleaded innocent to chargesof breaking and entering in the night with intent to commit afelony, larceny over $250, larceny under $250 and maliciousdestruction of property ...
Official says developer has deceived ; Developer: Affordable-housing project necessary
Oct 01, 2008; ... kingston A Kingston selectman has accused a developer of "bait and switch"over plans to pursue an affordable-housing project to help financethe much larger, lawsuit-delayed 1021 Kingston's Place project. The president of Thorndike Development Corp. said he is pursuingthe ...
Man charged with assaulting police ; Also faces charges of drunken driving and resisting arrest
Oct 01, 2008 ... Marshfield A Canton man was arrested early Saturday morning after he waspulled over on suspicion of driving drunk and then assaulted twoofficers, police said. At about 1:50 a.m., the police department received a call notifying them of a possible drunken driver going ...
New librarian for Rodgers Library hired
Oct 01, 2008 ... MARSHFIELD - There's a new head librarian at the Clift RodgersLibrary. Judith Bates, a former library trustee, replaces Linda Eaton, whoretired in July after 19 years. Bates received an accounting degree from Bentley College andserved as assistant town accountant in Scituate ...
Norwell lifts water restrictions
Oct 01, 2008 ... NORWELL - Town officials have lifted all restrictions on outdoorwater use. The restrictions were instituted July 10 ...
ART AUCTION TO BENEFIT WHALE AND DOLPHIN CONSERVATION SOCIETY
Oct 01, 2008 ... LOCAL IN BRIEF ART AUCTION TO BENEFIT WHALE AND DOLPHIN CONSERVATION SOCIETY MARSHFIELD - The 1699 Isaac Winslow House, 634 Careswell St.,will host ''A Whale Affair,'' an art auction fundraiser for theWhale and Dolphin Conservation Society, at 7 p.m. Thursday. Theevent will ...
Matchup: Sox numbers don't add up
Oct 01, 2008; ... PRO BASEBALL - AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES On paper the Red Sox would appear to be dead meat even beforethey take the field for Game 1 of the ALDS tonight in Anaheim,Calif. They're hurt, recent history is against them, the best teamin baseball is against them. So let's check ...
Drug offenses alleged in Plymouth
Oct 01, 2008 ... PLYMOUTH - Matthew J. Andrews, 20, of 40 Nicks Rock Road,Plymouth, faces drug charges following a traffic stop on Monday. Police said Andrews was blocking the road at Forest Avenue Courtand Court Street. Officers pulled him over after ...
Studio team confident on financing ; Despite U.S. credit crisis, they tell selectmen they will get funding for project
Oct 01, 2008; ... PLYMOUTH - LEDGER UPDATE Plymouth Rock Studios officials remain confident they will beable to finance their $400 million production studio project amidthe current economic crisis. "We've seen a tightening in equity and debt markets, but webelieve the strengths of the project, ...
Town seeks opinions on trash ; Residents polled on ways to address rising costs
Oct 01, 2008; ... Plymouth Have an opinion on trash? The town wants it. A new survey posted on the town's Web site, plymouth-ma.gov, asksresidents about their trash-related habits and for their thoughts onhow to deal with rising trash costs. The survey, created by the solid waste ...
HISTORY LESSON
Oct 01, 2008 ... On this date, Oct. 1, in ... 1975: In the "Thrilla in Manila," ...
HOPING FOR A HOMECOMING ; Canton's Joe Rooney, a star at BC, trying to earn a job with the Providence Bruins
Oct 01, 2008; ... ANOTHER CHANCE PROVIDENCE Joe Rooney may not know exactly where he'll start the hockeyseason, but he's sure it'll be someplace better than last year. At worst, he'll be warm. At best, he'll practically be home, withfamily and friends. Rooney, the 23-year-old ...
Leisurewoods sues, says rent hike is not enough ; Mobile home park owner seeks to overturn rate set by town
Oct 01, 2008 ... Rockland The owner of the Leisurewoods mobile home park in Rockland wantsa federal court to overrule a rent increase set by the town's rentcontrol board. A board vote in August allowed the monthly rent for each unit toincrease by $20.30 as of Feb. 1. The increase was the ...
School activist named to council ; Appointee will serve as special-education adviser
Oct 01, 2008 ... Scituate Tracy Johnston, who helped form a supplemental special-educationprogram for the Scituate schools, will now help advise stateofficials. Johnston, co-founder of the Community of Resources for SpecialEducation (CORSE) Foundation, has been appointed to the ...
Ledger poll results
Oct 01, 2008 ... In an online poll at PatriotLedger.com, we asked readers: QShould the government pass a financial rescue ...
Baseball playoffs
Oct 02, 2008 ... Wednesday NL Philadelphia 3, Milwaukee 1 (Phillies lead series, 1-0) Los Angeles 7, Chicago 2 (Dodgers lead series, ...
MORE STORES OPEN AT PATRIOT PLACE
Oct 02, 2008 ... BUSINESS IN BRIEF MORE STORES OPEN AT PATRIOT PLACE FOXBORO - Another nine stores have opened at Patriot Place inFoxboro in the past month. Seafood restaurant Skipjack's, Tastings Wine Bar & Bistro and aDunkin' Donuts recently opened at the retail complex next ...
Small businesses get a break ; Those with 50 or fewer employees exempt from health care requirement
Oct 02, 2008; ... BOSTON - Business groups won a partial victory when Gov. DevalPatrick's administration decided to exempt companies with 50 orfewer full-time employees from a new health care coveragerequirement. The Patrick administration on Wednesday unveiled the change,which would collectively ...
INDEPENDENCE MALL FEELING RETAIL SLUMP ; Kingston shopping center hopes new cinema will offset departures
Oct 02, 2008; ... KINGSTON The departure of Steve & Barry's is the latest reminder of thechallenges facing the Independence Mall. The college apparelretailer's closing on Sept. 24 leaves Independence Mall with 102,000square feet of vacant space, or 12 percent of the Kingston mall'sgross leaseable ...
Chapel dedicated ; Cardinal O'Malley celebrates Mass at official opening
Oct 02, 2008; ... BRAINTREE HEADQUARTERS BRAINTREE The ceremony began with the son of Catholic benefactor ThomasFlatley of Milton handing over the chapel key to Cardinal SeanO'Malley. "I'm hoping and praying he is seeing things through my eyes,"Daniel Flatley said Wednesday about his ...
Co-op team jelling ; South Shore Christian, Votech off to a fast, 4-1-1 start
Oct 02, 2008; ... BOYS SOCCER NOTEBOOK There was reason to think it wouldn't work. The collaboration ofboys soccer players from South Shore Christian Academy and SouthShore Votech High School into one team had its issues. Both schoolsare Mayflower League rivals. One's religious, one's secular ....
EMPLOYER CONFIDENCE DROPS AGAIN
Oct 01, 2008 ... BUSINESS IN BRIEF EMPLOYER CONFIDENCE DROPS AGAIN BOSTON - Confidence among employers in Massachusetts declinedagain slightly in September in the fifth straight month that theAssociated Industries of Massachusetts' employer confidence indexhas been in negative ...