The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from March 2009:
Trash pickup delayed a day
Mar 02, 2009 ... QUINCY - Because of Monday's snowstorm, trash collection inQuincy will be delayed one day all week [ correction: ...
Stoughton fire injures six ; Woman seriously hurt in jump from third floor
Mar 02, 2009 ... STOUGHTON - Six people, including a 41-year-old woman who jumpedfrom her third-floor apartment, were injured when fire tore throughan apartment complex on Wheeler Circle. The woman, whose name was not released, was taken to BostonMedical Center with what appeared to be a serious ...
'Once-in-a-lifetime' bust in Quincy ; Alert police sergeant arrests pair on drug charges
Mar 02, 2009; ... QUINCY - A police officer in the right place at the right timearrested two men on drug trafficking charges and seized 60 grams ofcocaine. Lt. John McDonough, who heads the Quincy Police Department's drugunit, called it "a once-in-a-lifetime arrest" for a sergeant onpatrol ...
A new vision of Quincy Center
Mar 02, 2009 ... TRANSFORMATION QUINCY - Street-Works is coming - and the streets of downtownQuincy may never be the same. The White Plains, N.Y.-based business developer and consultantwill take center stage at tonight's city council meeting, unveilingan ambitious plan to revamp Quincy ...
Control: If you think you have it, you're delusional
Mar 02, 2009; ... GET A LIFE - FATE After months of planning, the big day arrived.I was standing onthe stage at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center, with a magnificentset design behind me and more than a thousand people in my audience. Many of the audience members had traveled from out of state ...
VOX BOX ; THE VOICES OF OUR COMMUNITY TODAY
Mar 02, 2009 ... I don't worship a politically correct God. I worship the God ofthe Bible, Genesis to Revelation, who created heaven and earth. Godis the Creator of all life. To call oneself a Christian and denycreation is "playing both sides." ANNE McCARTHY, Quincy Letters | page ...
Correction
Mar 02, 2009 ... ROCKLAND - Jay Hanson, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the1994 beating death of Edward Sullivan in Rockland, was ...
Well, it's back to snowy reality ; Late-season storm cancels classes, messes up traffic
Mar 02, 2009 ... WINTER MARCHES ON QUINCY So much for spring. After a week of sunny, deceiving weather, thefirst few days of March have brought a harsh reminder: there isstill plenty of winter left. Schools across the region canceled classes and commuters faced aslow slog to work ...
1859 March 5, Page 2 The Quincy Patriot
Mar 02, 2009 ... PATRIOT LEDGER ARCHIVES - A look back at our history 1859 March 5, Page 2 The Quincy Patriot DARING ROBBERY. The store of T. Dodds, merchant tailor of this town, was enteredon Tuesday noon last, while he was at dinner - the door having beenunlocked by his little girl to ...
Thayer Public Library
Mar 02, 2009 ... COMMUNITY CALENDAR Braintree Thayer Public Library Irish Tales puppet show, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, CaravanPuppets. Book Babies, for ages through 24 months, 9:15 a.m. Monday, March9. DONATIONS are needed for the Friends book sale. Braintree ...
Snowplow strikes 2 teenagers
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Patriot Ledger QUINCY - Two teenagers were hit by a snowplow on Martensen Streetand a city worker was struck by a backhoe in Mount Wollston Cemeterythis morning. The two teens were taken to Quincy Medical Center after a ...
A look at Street-Works' other major developments
Mar 02, 2009 ... QUINCY - Street-Works is far from the biggest developer in theNortheast, much less the world. But it has made its mark - as adeveloper and, at times, a consultant - on major projects from coastto coast. When Street-Works bought its first property in Quincy in 2005 -the Granite ...
Redevelopment began as a way to entice Stop & Shop to stay in Quincy
Mar 02, 2009; ... QUINCY Developer Street-Works' involvement in Quincy downtownredevelopment plans stretches back to 2004, as its longtime clientStop & Shop Supermarket Co. considered leaving the city. Stop & Shop was considering leaving its overcrowded eight-storybuilding in downtown Quincy ...
School furloughs proposed ; Workers to be asked to take unpaid day off
Mar 02, 2009; ... Randolph The Randolph School Committee will ask employees to take a dayoff without pay during the coming year. School Superintendent Richard Silverman said the furlough daywould save the system $120,000 and potentially the jobs of two full-time teachers. "Everyone in ...
Gas leak forces evacuation ; Broken pipe in Randolph drives residents from about 20 homes
Mar 02, 2009 ... Leaking natural gas prompted the evacuation of homes on LouCircle and Phyllis Drive in Randolph. Firefighters were called to the neighborhood at about 12:30 p.m.Saturday because of a broken pipe at 4 Lou Circle. "It was spewing natural gas at a pretty high-pressure ...
Randolph student musicians earn honors
Mar 02, 2009 ... RANDOLPH - Ten students will represent the high school andRandolph Community Middle School in regional festivals this year. The selections were based on auditions held last month at NicholsMiddle School in Norton. Seven members of Randolph High's band and chorus were chosen ...
Red Cross schedules blood drives
Mar 02, 2009 ... QUINCY - The American Red Cross will conduct nine blood drives onthe South Shore this month. To make an appointment, call 800-448-3543 or go to givelife.org. The schedule: Braintree: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Sheraton Hotel, 37 ForbesRoad; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, March ...
'GIVE ME A P ...' ; More than 200 women try out for a job as a New England Patriots cheerleader
Mar 02, 2009; ... 'AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE' FOXBORO More than 200 women jumped, clapped and body-rolled to BritneySpears' song "Circus"' Saturday in hopes of winning a spot as a NewEngland Patriots cheerleader. "I've always wanted to be a Patriots cheerleader," said AlanaHicks, 19, of ...
That's what friends are for ; Women have met at Norwell's restaurant every year since they were babies
Mar 02, 2009; ... 3-DECADE TRADITION NORWELL The first time Melissa Christino and Meaghan Rota Cooper gottogether for strawberry sundaes on Valentine's Day, they didn't saya word. It was nothing personal. They were only 6 months old. Their mothers, Fran Christino and Dawn Rota, ...
LEDGER LINE RESULTS
Mar 02, 2009 ... Q Did the Patriots get enough from the Chiefs in return for MattCassel and Mike Vrabel? NO 85% YES 15 % 41 respondents We are now running a daily poll in the newspaper and on theLedger's Web site - ...
30th ANNUAL SNOW ROW
Mar 02, 2009 ... LEDGERLAND 9
Quincy firefighters answer the alarm
Mar 02, 2009 ... OUR OPINION 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 ...
Koch coverage leads Quincy reader to stop buying Ledger
Mar 02, 2009 ... I have purchased The Patriot Ledger daily since the age of 22,but I no longer buy the Ledger. The reason? The Ledger has shown a bias against Mayor Koch of Quincy. I had voted for Phelan in the past and thought he had done a goodjob. When I realized we needed a change, ...
You can't be Christian and not accept creation
Mar 02, 2009 ... I am writing regarding the "Darwin Day" article by Karl Giberson. I do not ascribe to the theory that humans or animals evolved. How tolerant is Giberson of creationism being taught in schools? It is virtually banned in most institutions. I have heard of ascientist ...
Your Views
Mar 02, 2009 ... Tell us what you think about the future of alternative energy onthe South Shore. Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
Quiz answer
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Red Sox have competed in 10 World Series at Fenway Park . TheBoston Braves played the 1914 Series at Fenway, too. FENWAY WORLD SERIES 1912 - Red Sox 4, NY Giants 3 (one tie) 1914 - Boston Braves 4, Philadelphia A's 0 1915 - Red Sox 4, Philadelphia Phillies ...
Start of murder trial delayed
Mar 02, 2009 ... The Patriot Ledger DEDHAM - Potential jurors in the case of Ryan Bois, who ischarged with murdering his 6-year-old cousin, were told to stay hometoday because of the weather. Jury ...
OFF TO THE RACES ; 30th annual Snow Row draws more than 75 boats to the Hull shore
Mar 02, 2009 ... HULL More than 75 boats and 250 rowers of varying ages and abilitiestook to the sea for Hull Lifesaving Museum's 30th annual Snow Row onSaturday. The overall winner was Ray Panek, who rowed the 33 /4 -milecourse in a single ocean shell in 33:45. The Snow Row has ...
Masked gunman robs store
Mar 02, 2009 ... CARVER - A masked man with a gun robbed the Quickeez conveniencestore on North Main Street, police said. Shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday, a man wearing a mask, a blackhooded sweatshirt and jeans walked into the store and pointed a gunat the clerk, police said. Carver, ...
Hanover bylaw panel to hold two hearings
Mar 02, 2009 ... HANOVER - The bylaw review committee will conduct two publichearings to review all bylaw proposals that will go before townmeeting. The hearings are scheduled for 7 p.m. the next two Thursdays inthe large hearing room at town hall. Different bylaw proposals willbe discussed at ...
A not-so-trivial pursuit ; Hoot & H'Owl tournament to raise money for Natural Science Center
Mar 02, 2009; ... Norwell Hedwig the owl has has a new gig: mascot and fundraiser. The barred owl, a main draw at the South Shore Natural ScienceCenter, has taken on the roles for the second annual Hoot & H'OwlTrivia Tournament. The tournament, a friendly competition that will raise ...
Holocaust memorial to be moved
Mar 02, 2009 ... A memorial to Holocaust victims is moving to the Bostonarchdiocese's new headquarters in Braintree. Attending the March 25 rededication ceremony will be CardinalWilliam Kaspar, the Vatican's top official on Catholic-Jewishrelations. The Yom Hashoah Menorah was presented to ...
Memorial Day
Mar 02, 2009 ... COMMUNITY CALENDAR Upcoming events by organizations and clubs on the South Shore. ABINGTON Memorial Day MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE meeting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, AmericanLegion Hall, Washington Street. St. Patrick Parade MEAT RAFFLE, 2 p.m. Sunday, ...
KG, intensity both absent
Mar 02, 2009; ... PISTONS 105, CELTICS 95 BOSTON - According to Kendrick Perkins, the Detroit Pistons "cameout like they had a point to prove. They played harder than us, theywere more physical." His coach, Doc Rivers agreed. Rivers talked about the fire of thePistons, who beat his team, ...
Harbormen are down but not out
Mar 02, 2009; ... LOWELL - Given its spotty history here, all last week coach TonyMessina had reminded his Hingham High School boys hockey team thatGame 1 of the Super 8 was a "must." After scoring two goals to beatthe Harbormen on Sunday night, Central Catholic sophomore ConnorMcPhee said Game 1 was ...
'THEY REFUSE TO LOSE' ; Rams roar back from 19-point deficit for epic victory over Taunton
Mar 02, 2009; ... HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS MARSHFIELD - The boys on the Marshfield High School basketballteam are like world-class adventurers. They can climb any mountain,cross any sea. They faced a Mount Everest of a climb Sunday night - trailingTaunton by 19 points early in the second ...
Duffy, McAteer, Ferguson sparkle
Mar 02, 2009; ... HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY BOURNE - Norwell High School's postseason magic continued Sundayafternoon at Gallo Arena, where senior James McAteer scored at 6:32of overtime, lifting the Clippers to a 2-1 hockey victory overSomerset in a Div. 3 South Sectional quarterfinal game. Norwell ...
Hingham girls skate into semis
Mar 02, 2009 ... HIGH SCHOOLS The Hingham High School girls hockey team is getting quitecomfortable playing against its new competition. The Harborwomen (19-4-1), playing in the Div. 1 state tournamentfor the first time after winning the Div. 2 state championship lastseason, continued their ...
Bulldogs' Hologitas fulfills No. 1 priority
Mar 02, 2009; ... ALL-STATES WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS SALEM - The clock started clicking for Petros Hologitas one yearand one week ago. Josh Gerry hopes he doesn't have to wait that longfor redemption. Hologitas was the No. 1-ranked wrestler in the masswrestling.comstate poll for much of last ...
HISTORY LESSON
Mar 02, 2009 ... On this date in 1969 ... The Bruins' Phil Esposito becomes the first NHL player to score100 points in a season, scoring a goal in the Bruins' 4-0 victoryover the Pittsburgh Penguins. On this date in 2005 ... President George W. Bush hosts the ...
POP QUIZ
Mar 02, 2009 ... Since it opened in 1912, Fenway Park has played host to the WorldSeries ...
Board to discuss wind turbine plan ; Project site is near sewage treatment plant
Mar 02, 2009; ... Scituate Planning board members will discuss the wind turbine planned forthe Driftway in a public meeting March 12. The wind turbine would be built on a 6.6-acre parcel next to thesewage treatment plant at 161 Driftway. The meeting will be held at 8:30 p.m. March 12 in ...
Sexy dude: Jones, 68, still has lady-killer moves
Mar 02, 2009; ... Music review There's no denying the dynamo that is Tom Jones. And there's nosurer bet to give music fans their money's worth than the 68-yearold Welsh singer, who captivated a near-sellout crowd of 2,500Sunday night at the House of Blues with a typically extensive 24-song, ...
Your Views
Mar 03, 2009 ... How would you advise city officials regarding the transformationof Quincy Square? Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
Canton readies for sectional final
Mar 03, 2009; ... HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS The first time the Canton and Coyle Cassidy boys high schoolhockey teams met in December, Canton was looking to snap an earlyseason, two-game losing streak in which the squad had beenoutscored, 13-6. The Warriors, 2-0 at the time, put the Bulldogs down, ...
Still alive: Hingham tries to regroup
Mar 03, 2009; ... SUPER 8 TOURNAMENT On Monday, while most of us were enjoying our free New EnglandWinter Gym membership - Aerobic Snow-Shoveling classes have beenheld over for another week! Sign up now! - the Hingham High Schoolboys hockey team was plotting its own excavation. The Harbormen's ...
Mass. tax revenues down 16 percent
Mar 03, 2009 ... BUSINESS IN BRIEF Mass. tax revenues down 16 percent BOSTON - Tax revenues in Massachusetts plunged below expectationsin February, with tax collections dropping 16.4 percent from thesame month last year to $955 million, according to the stateDepartment of Revenue. Big drivers ...
Companies trying to adjust ; New insurance rules, stimulus bill create more headaches
Mar 03, 2009; ... BOSTON - The new federal stimulus bill helps subsidize insurancecoverage for laid-off workers, but it also creates a new headachefor employers. Sandy Reynolds, an executive vice president of AssociatedIndustries of Massachusetts, said the Boston-based employer group'shuman ...
Burial vaults get greener ; Business partners from Plymouth finding positive feedback for their recycled plastic burial vaults
Mar 03, 2009; ... SOUTH SHORE ENTREPRENEUR - DERRYL LAWRENCE PLYMOUTH The landscaping company that Derryl Lawrence owns with his fatherhas been servicing cemeteries for 20 years. So it was somewhat of anatural progression for Lawrence to decide to go into the burialvault business. One ...
Making a trade won't be easy
Mar 03, 2009; ... BOSTON BRUINS So here we are, at Trade Deadline Eve. Bruins-Flyers doesn'tnecessarily take a back seat to that, but Wednesday's 3 p.m.deadline will definitely be in play. Will we be seeing any Bruin for the last time? Could we be seeinga new Bruin for the first time? Will the ...
Police have suspect in purse snatching
Mar 03, 2009 ... BRAINTREE - Police are seeking charges against a 19-year-oldMattapan man who allegedly grabbed a Quincy woman's pocketbook asshe walked to her car parked outside Macy's at South Shore Plaza. The 55-year-old victim and a witness gave police the licenseplate number of the silver SUV ...
Man allegedly used counterfeit bills to pay for GPS unit
Mar 03, 2009 ... BRAINTREE - A Boston man trying to sell his GPS unit online endedup using the Web to track down the man who paid him in counterfeitmoney and turn him in to Braintree police. Police plan to charge a 19-year-old Brockton man for allegedlybuying the GPS unit with $240 in counterfeit ...
Hearing on restoring herring to Great Pond
Mar 03, 2009 ... braintree The state's Division of Marine Fisheries has scheduled a publicmeeting to review the findings of a study that evaluated thefeasibility of restoring river herring to the Fore River watershed,and specifically in Great Pond. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday ...
DEVELOP QUINCY ; Developer set to make its imprint on Quincy
Mar 02, 2009; ... QUINCY - Street-Works, the company that is drawing upredevelopment designs for downtown Quincy, specializes intransforming rundown properties into bustling town and urbancenters. "We're just looking for good potential urban neighborhoodswhere the market passed them by," said Richard ...
Cops: Woman stole items from store
Mar 03, 2009 ... BRAINTREE - A Brockton woman has been charged with stealing morethan $750 in merchandise from Kmart. Store security staff told police that Lillian R ....
Street parking ban begins
Mar 03, 2009 ... STORM AFTERMATH BRAINTREE - A townwide ban on street parking is in effect through6 a.m. Wednesday as work crews clear roads and sidewalks. Municipal lots will be available to residents for overnightparking in South Braintree and Braintree squares. In East Braintree,the Watson ...
Weather disables 2 fire engines ; Neither truck was at a fire; expected to be running again soon
Mar 03, 2009; ... QUINCY - Snowy weather disabled two city fire engines, thoughneither was fighting a fire at the time. The brake caliper of Engine 5 froze, forcing mechanics to take asection of the brake apart, said Acting Fire Chief Joseph Barron. The engine, which is from the West Quincy fire ...
Quincy man charged with OUI in Milton
Mar 03, 2009 ... MILTON - A Quincy man who police said ran over a traffic islandon Adams Street has been charged with drunken driving. Police said a witness called them after seeing a car run onto thetraffic island near the Wood Street overpass late Friday night,damaging shrubs and light ...
SIX PARTS TO A REVITALIZED DOWNTOWN
Mar 03, 2009 ... OFFICE SPACE A major office expansion at 1440 Hancock St., up to 20 storiestall. A wellness center, with a health club and hospital components.A permanent home for Quincy College. RETAIL Large-format retail to help anchor Hancock Street. A restaurantcomponent. About ...
A NEW DOWNTOWN QUINCY ; After 40 years of talking and planning, a final vision of a revitalized Quincy Center is beginning to take shape
Mar 03, 2009; ... DEVELOP QUINCY QUINCY You might not see a Whole Foods, but Trader Joe's is possible.Neiman Marcus isn't quite Quincy Center, but Target might fitperfectly. There could be a hotel or two, a wellness center, aninflux of condominiums and office space. Quincy's ...
BILLION-DOLLAR PLAN FOR QUINCY CENTER
Mar 03, 2009 ... DEVELOP QUINCY Street-Works, the city's designated developer for Quincy Center,on Monday night presented the city council with its vision for a newdowntown Quincy. The plan includes an office tower of up to 20stories, ...
Developer: Quincy Center is ripe for revitalization
Mar 03, 2009; ... DEVELOP QUINCY QUINCY A slide show of black and white 1950s-era photographs welcomesvisitors to the company Web site. There's a sidewalk cafe, thebustle of people going in and out of shops, children playing, a manreading a newspaper. Street-Works Development Group ...
Ex-Granite Trust building 1st major investment
Mar 03, 2009 ... QUINCY - Street-Works partnered with Ronus Properties, a firm ithas worked with in the past, in 2005 to buy the 10-story formerGranite Trust bank building for $8 million. The urban design firmsays it and partners have spent another $7 million in planning andinvestments in downtown ...
Bold vision for downtown ; New York-based developer outlines $1 billion plan to transform Quincy Center - City council gives development plan a warm reception
Mar 03, 2009; ... DEVELOP QUINCY QUINCY - A fresh look at a long-in-the-works plan to redevelopQuincy Center received a warm reception from city councilors. Thesmattering of residents who saw the vision unveiled also appearedpleased. But now the real conversation starts. Richard ...
Correction
Mar 03, 2009 ... The Patriot Ledger corrects errors and omissions in stories.Please call our newsroom at 617-786-7020 if you have a question,comment or complaint about our news coverage. QUINCY - ...