The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from May 2009:
Hanover Mall to host outdoor markets ; Saturday series designed to lure more customers
May 01, 2009; ... HANOVER - The Hanover Mall will host a series of outdoor marketson Saturdays throughout the summer to increase customer traffic. The mall is recruiting vendors to rent space in the formerCircuit City parking lot. Richmond, Va.-based Circuit City, whichoccupied an outbuilding at the ...
MASS. MARKET
May 01, 2009 ... Excerpts from Business Editor Jon Chesto's blog atmassmarketblog.com He saw swine flu coming The arrival of the latest H1N1 strain of the influenza viruscertainly took many people by surprise. But Samuel Bogoch said hewasn't one of them. As chairman of a small biotech firm in ...
Travel dips, so do hotel rates ; Room rates, occupancies in double-digit declines at Boston-area hotels
May 01, 2009; ... Room rates and occupancies declined again at Boston-area hotelsin the first quarter because of shrinking leisure and businesstravel. Throughout Greater Boston, average daily room rates fell 10.5percent to $164 and occupancy rates fell from 61 percent to 53percent, according to a ...
Comcast Cares Day sets company record
May 01, 2009 ... GOODWORKS - Corporate contributors to the community Comcast Cares Day sets company record More than 5,500 New England Comcast employees, family members andfriends spent April 25 volunteering at more than 50 sites, setting acompany record for single-day volunteerism in the ...
Wamps end Weymouth run
May 01, 2009 ... SHOWDOWN Pat Delano gave the Braintree High School baseball team a chanceto win. In dramatic fashion, his teammates took advantage. The Wamps (6-4, 4-4) pushed across a run in the top of the ninthinning Thursday, handing Weymouth its first Bay State ...
Carolina nothing if not mysterious
May 01, 2009; ... WILMINGTON - They're the mystery team in the Eastern Conferenceplayoffs. Everyone knows who makes the Pittsburgh Penguins and WashingtonCapitals what they are. The New Jersey Devils and PhiladelphiaFlyers are synonymous with styles of play, rather than personnel.Nobody from these ...
Bruins vs. Carolina
May 01, 2009 ... Regular season SCORING LEADERS: Boston: David Krejci, 3-4-7 Blake Wheeler, 3-2-5 Michael Ryder, 3-0-3 Carolina: Ray Whitney, 1-2-3 Matt Cullen, 2-0-2 GOALIES Boston Tim Thomas: 3-0-0, 1.33, .957 Manny ...
Braintree cleanup day rescheduled to May 9
May 01, 2009 ... BRAINTREE - The town's second annual spring cleanup day has beenrescheduled because of the shaky weather forecast for Saturday. Braintree Beautification Day will now be held from 8 a.m. to noonMay 9. The targeted areas include: town hall; Thayer Library; historicalsociety ...
Murder motive unknown ; Husband, son living in same Braintree motel where wife died
May 01, 2009; ... BRAINTREE - The estranged husband of the woman found stabbed todeath in an apparent murder-suicide was living in the motel wherethe brutal killing occurred, sources said. Two officials briefed on the investigation said the father hadbeen homeless since his Braintree house was ...
Goose shot with arrow rushed to animal hospital
May 01, 2009 ... HOLBROOK - When rescuers saw that the victim had been shot in theneck with a foot-long arrow, they knew they had to act fast. So they used a net gun to fish the male Canada goose out of LakeHolbrook and quickly took him to the Abington Animal Hospital, saidLt. Alan Borgal of the ...
Spring Into Style
May 01, 2009 ... COMMUNITY CALENDAR Regional Spring Into Style Children's Trust Fund Benefit, Young Professionals PreventingChild Abuse event, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 7, advance admission,$25, at the Vlora Restaurant, 545 Boylston St., Boston. 617-502-8671. Sharon Timlin ...
School budget woes mean moving kids
May 01, 2009; ... MILTON MILTON - Students in the French immersion program could be movedto different elementary schools this fall under the system's worst-case budget scenario. Under the plan for the French immersion program, each grade ofclasses would be consolidated at one or two schools ....
Fire chief job goes to 25-year veteran ; Unified board chooses Brian Linehan, a deputy chief for 17 years
May 01, 2009; ... MILTON Brian Linehan was the board of selectmen's unanimous choice to bethe town's next fire chief. Linehan joined the department in 1983, and has held the rank ofdeputy fire chief since for nearly 17 years. The appointment issubject to the selectmen and Linehan reaching ...
Milton High School lists its third-term honor students
May 01, 2009 ... MILTON - The following students are on the Milton High Schoolhonor roll for the third term: SENIORS HIGH HONORS - Maria Lannon, Max Liberman, Ryan Moylan, EvelynOrlando, Kassi Stein. HONORS - Paul Barry, Zachary Beaulieu, Mark Bennett, MarissaBerardi, Gabriel ...
What's that? A little deafness goes a long way
May 01, 2009; ... HOME FRONT - STAYING MARRIED A little deafness goes a long way toward keeping folks married.Oh, I guess other things also help, like for example, (a.) notsweating the small stuff. Does he leave a mess around the sink after shaving? Does she leave the door of the ...
Cops: Woman took baby on heroin run
May 01, 2009; ... QUINCY - A woman brought her 4-week-old baby boy with her whilemaking a heroin delivery, police said. Quincy police detectives arrested Jessica Lynn Baptista, 21, ofHyde Park, with about 15 grams of heroin outside of a Germain Streethome at about 7 p.m. Thursday, Police Capt. John ...
Pulitzer winner to address grads ; McCullough will deliver Eastern Nazarene commencement address
May 01, 2009 ... QUINCY Students of history - and other subjects - will get to hearfirsthand from Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough whenhe delivers this year's commencement address at Eastern NazareneCollege. McCullough is no stranger to Quincy, having delved deep into ...
Wind change makes for different courses
May 01, 2009; ... 31st John Cronin Memorial Tournament HALIFAX - The 31st annual John Cronin Memorial tournament gotunder way on Thursday at the Country Club of Halifax in what provedto be a tale of two courses. Eighty-nine two-man teams teed it up overall, with 40 of thosecompeting in the ...
Rebecca's doctor target of grand jury ; Little girl's parents to go on trial in her overdose death
May 01, 2009; ... BOSTON - Already the target of a medical malpractice lawsuit, thepsychiatrist who prescribed the drugs that killed 4-year-old RebeccaRiley is now the subject of a grand jury criminal investigation. The Plymouth County grand jury probe of Dr. Kayoko Kifuji came tolight in court ...
VOX BOX ; THE VOICES OF OUR COMMUNITY TODAY
May 01, 2009 ... A few people are born with a brain and body of different genders.I assume since God is error-free these variations must be part ofHis plan, perhaps to test our love for our fellow human beings andtolerance of diversity. T.F. KELLEY, Norwood Letters | page 4 As for the ...
Cronin Memorial Tournament summary
May 01, 2009 ... First-round scores from the two-day tournament at the CountryClub of Halifax. CRONIN DIVISION Dick King & Claude Hoopes 69 Brian Higgins & Whitney Trimble 70 Ryan Riley & Dave Yurek 70 Brian O'Leary & Tom Taylor 72 Gary Palmer & Bill Taylor ...
He's taught them the write stuff
May 01, 2009; ... HULL STUDENTS FIND GOLD MINE HULL - When most students turn an essay in, the best they canhope for is a good grade.In Jeffrey Fuller's English classes,creative writing has netted students more than $100,000 inscholarship money over the past three years. The students wereentrants ...
TO THE RESCUE ; Brian Fogg Firefighter, Abington
May 01, 2009 ... Meet the men and women of our police and fire departments. "Tothe Rescue" will introduce you to a different department member eachFriday, only in your Patriot Ledger. Want to see our past "To theRescue" features? Go to PatriotLedger.com and click on the "To theRescue" icon. tell ...
Police look for suspect in pizza shop heist ; Description of robber matches one given after nearby robbery in March
May 01, 2009; ... WEYMOUTH Police are searching for the man who robbed the Papa Gino'srestaurant on Pond Street at gunpoint on Wednesday. The descriptionof the robber matches the one of the man who robbed a nearby Italianrestaurant in March. Police Sgt. Richard Fuller said a man wearing a mask ...
SHOWDOWN ; Duxbury faces strong foe with 100th straight lacrosse win on line
May 01, 2009; ... It's 99 victories and counting for the Duxbury High School boyslacrosse team. To reach the century mark, the Green Dragons willhave to hurdle their young season's biggest obstacle. Duxbury's potential 100th straight victory against Massachusettscompetition - a streak that dates to ...
Your Views
May 01, 2009 ... Is token cost-cutting part of the solution or a sign of theproblem? Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
NEIGHBORHOODS
May 01, 2009 ... HANOVER Area: 14.63 square miles Population: 2000, 13,164; 2007: 13,868 Density: 959 residents/square mile Median age: 40 Median household income: $91,371 Tax rate: $10.61 residential/$11 commercial Town budget: $40.7 million Average ...
HANOVER ; Impeccable homes and child-friendly, too
May 01, 2009; ... Beautifully manicured lawns, mature plantings and impeccableexterior structural detail are standard in the Whiting Villageneighborhood of Hanover. What started out as a 30-lot subdivision off Whiting Street inthe mid-1980s has matured into one of the most sought-after areas ...
TOP 5 SALES
May 01, 2009 ... 1. $1,410,000, Cohasset 38 Linden Drive, Robert Curatola toDeclan and Josephine Lee, April 10, single family. 2. $1,013,000, Milton 59 Morton Road, Jeanne E. Hynes to BradleyD. and Kristen A. Cox, April 15, single family. 3. $869,000, Duxbury 27 Sunset Road, Samuel K. Kalil and ...
Braintree
May 01, 2009 ... Real Estate Transactions This listing of home and condominium sales is compiled from theNorfolk and Plymouth county registries of deeds by WarrenInformation Services of Boston. In each transaction, the address isfollowed by the seller's name, buyer's name and purchase price, ...
Norwell's Kennedy clears bases for win
May 01, 2009 ... SCHOOL SOFTBALL/BASEBALL ROUNDUP Brendan Kennedy had one strike remaining. He didn't intend onwasting it. Kennedy drilled a dramatic two-out, two-strike triple in thebottom of the seventh to bring home three runs and lift the NorwellHigh School baseball team to a 6-5 victory ...
Wildcats finally find edge against Wamps
May 01, 2009 ... SCHOOL SOFTBALL/BASEBALL ROUNDUP For the first time in recent memory, the Weymouth High Schoolsoftball team was able to smile on the bus ride home from BraintreeHigh School. The Wildcats' 2-1 victory did not come easily against thereigning Division 1 South Sectional ...
Hingham's Gorman nets 300th point
May 01, 2009 ... SCHOOL ROUNDUP On the verge of a milestone, Mary Kate Gorman got it over withquickly. Gorman passed the career 300-point barrier with a five-goaleffort in the Hingham High School girls lacrosse team's 17-2 victoryover Hanover on Thursday. Gorman's 300th point came on ...
Weymouth volleyball 'back on track'
May 01, 2009 ... SCHOOL ROUNDUP The Wildcats halted a losing streak with a shutout. Josh Ledin had 15 kills, 11 service points and four blocksThursday, leading the Weymouth High School boys volleyball team to a3-0 win over Bay State Conference rival Braintree. Weymouth (7-4, 4-3) won by ...
Taxing is easy way out
May 01, 2009 ... If the Legislature hasn't noticed, we, the people, are not buyinganything, except essentials such as food, heat, gas, healthinsurance and co-payments for doctors' visits and medicine. Increasing the sales tax will put a further hardship on peopleand stores. Has ...
Gender not as simple as some suggest
May 01, 2009 ... Letter writer Mary Geyer ("Keep the laws in line with God," April23) wrote, "Politicians are either bowing to the pressure of thosewith a liberal agenda orchestrated by Satan, or bowing to God whocreated them, male or female, not either/or." If only things were that ...
Letter writer's criticisms on race and politics are off the mark
May 01, 2009 ... Recently, The Patriot Ledger has printed two letters from KevinP. Jones of Norwell. In his first letter, he accused The Ledger of racism for itsreport concerning the number of illegal apartments Quincy hasdiscovered in the wake of the Robertson Street tragedy. And his mostrecent ...
'Lemon Tree' nails details
May 01, 2009; ... MOVIE REVIEW If Meryl Streep is the queen of accents and Julia Roberts the aceof cackling laughs, then Hiam Abbass must be the master ofexpressions. It's a skill she employed to great effect last year in"The Visitor" and now again with "Lemon Tree," a tangy parable aboutthe sour ...
CRY WOLF ; Aside from Hugh Jackman, audiences will have little to enjoy in 'Wolverine' prequel
May 01, 2009; ... MOVIE REVIEW The claws are sharp but the thinking dull in "X-Men Origins:Wolverine," the first in what Marvel Comics is envisioning as a tent-pole series tracing the beginnings of the mutated superheroes. After this one, though, I think I'd rather see flicks chroniclingthe ...
'Girlfriends Past' best left alone
May 01, 2009; ... MOVIE REVIEW 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" is further proof that Hollywoodthinks women are brain-dead imbeciles who demand little from theirromantic comedies beyond eye candy and happy endings. Not only is the film offensive toward females - or "broads" and"dames" as it ...
Doe forges a multitone identity
May 01, 2009; ... His nom du rock is almost ironic - John Doe is anything butanonymous. He's still best known for his work with 1980s Los Angelespunk icons X, but keeping track of everything the 55-year-old singer/guitarist/bassist has going on these days requires a scorecard. He'll grace the Boston ...
Local folk music club turns 30
May 01, 2009; ... It's a remarkable achievement when any organization lasts 30years. That a non-profit organization like the South Shore FolkMusic Club can do it is even more remarkable. Many venues fade away over the years, due to lack of interest,loss of a leader or dwindling of volunteers. The ...
A 2nd look at 3 newer, revamped clubs in area
May 01, 2009 ... MUSIC SCENE Before we all go rushing headlong into the summer concert seasonwith its plethora of outdoor, large-capacity venues, we wanted totake a second look at some of the area's newer music clubs, or atleast, in a couple cases, revamped clubs. The new House of Blues on ...
HISTORY LESSON
May 01, 2009 ... On this date, May 1, in ... 1920 - Joe Oeschger of the Boston Braves and Leon Cadore of ...
The top 10
May 01, 2009 ... The current top 10 high school boys lacrosse teams in the state,according to LaxPower.com: 1. St Johns Prep (Danvers) 2. Medfield 3 ....
Attorney: 'Cat lady' ruling may help town save dog ; Appeals court upholds animal cruelty convictions in 2003 Boston case
May 01, 2009; ... PLYMOUTH - The town's attorney says the state Appeals Courtdecision to uphold animal-cruelty convictions of the so-called "catlady" may make it easier for Plymouth prosecutors to seize a GreatDane that is in her care. Heidi Erickson was given the "cat lady" moniker after ...
Prosecutors want Carolyn Riley back behind bars
May 01, 2009 ... BROCKTON - While Dr. Kayoko Kifuji sought to avoid a civillawsuit deposition this week, a Plymouth County prosecutor asked aSuperior Court judge to put Carolyn Riley back behind bars. Judge Charles Hely is considering a motion from prosecutor FrankMiddleton to put Carolyn Riley ...
A flood of swine flu questions ; Local health departments inundated with queries from concerned citizens
May 01, 2009; ... QUINCY - Local health agencies have been fielding an increasingnumber of swine flu questions this week from residents concernedabout everything from their child's risk at school to travelrestrictions. Many health agencies have distributed swine flu fact sheets tosenior housing, ...
HISTORIC CONTEST HEATS UP ; Four sites on the South Shore are pushing hard for your vote
May 01, 2009; ... A contest of historic proportions now under way may be won by thegroup that has most embraced the latest technology - and it hasnothing to do with what makes a merry-go-round spin. Hull's Paragon Carousel leads three South Shore historic sitesand 21 others statewide competing for ...
National Monument to the Forefathers
May 01, 2009 ... The contenders National Monument to the Forefathers Location: Allerton Street, Plymouth Built: Between 1859 and 1889 Goal: Restore the main body of the monument. Event: An open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday will include freewalking tours, family-friendly ...
Nine teens to compete in 'Duxbury Idol'
May 01, 2009; ... DUXBURY - Nine high school performers will compete this weekendin the fifth annual "Duxbury Idol" contest, hoping to be named bestsinger of 2009. Audience members will choose the finalists and, ultimately, thewinner of the annual competition, which raises money for theschools' ...
How to vote
May 01, 2009 ... In 2006, the National Trust for Historic Preservation partneredwith American Express to form Partners in Preservation and pledge$5.5 million over five years to renovate historic locales. GreaterBoston is the effort's fourth stop, after the ...
Ledger Line
May 01, 2009 ... Q Which South Shore landmark most deserves an upgrade? Church of the Presidents Forefathers Monument Paragon Carousel Old Ship Meeting ...
DISTRICT COURT
May 01, 2009 ... HINGHAM William D. Roberts Jr., 31, of 421 First Parish Road, Scituate,pleaded innocent to assault with a dangerous weapon. He was told toreturn to court May 12. Roberts allegedly assaulted a man with a baseball bat on April 13in Scituate. Charles B. Waldon, 27, of 26 ...
Voters want airport contract renegotiated
May 01, 2009; ... MARSHFIELD Even though town counsel said it would be illegal, town meetingvoted 87-55 on Thursday to renegotiate a contract with ShorelineAviation, the manager of Marshfield Municipal Airport. Residents also voted narrowly, 77-74, to direct the MarshfieldAirport Commission to ...
A grim lesson on drinking, driving
May 01, 2009; ... MARSHFIELD On any other day, the scene behind Marshfield High School, withsmoke, ambulances and the Jaws of Life, would have meant tragedy. OnThursday, though, it was a graphic depiction of a drunken-drivingaccident for the school's juniors and seniors. With the prom and ...
Busts in Duxbury and Pembroke yield drugs, cash and weapons
May 01, 2009; ... Police seized drugs, cash and weapons after searching homes inPembroke and Duxbury. Edward R. Kaeneman, 24, of 208 Taylor St., Pembroke, was orderedheld on $2,000 bail after pleading innocent to charges of cocainetrafficking, marijuana possession with intent to distribute as ...
Sales of literary journal will benefit Multiple Sclerosis Society
May 01, 2009 ... MARSHFIELD - Two years ago, Marshfield resident Bob McNultypublished "Hoi Polloi - A Literary Journal for the Rest of Us" tobenefit Sowing Seeds, a local charity that helps residents in need. Now, McNulty has published "Hoi Polloi II" to benefit theNational Multiple Sclerosis ...
Public Library
May 01, 2009 ... COMMUNITY CALENDAR ABINGTON Public Library Contact Librarian Emily Miranda at ablib@ocln.org or call 781-982-2139. BOOK TALK DISCUSSION group, 10:15, Monday, May 4, "The GuernseyLiterary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and ...
Wareham youth charged with smashing windshield
May 01, 2009 ... PLYMOUTH - Police charged a 15-year-old Wareham boy with smashinga windshield with a rock just before 1 p.m. Wednesday. Police saidthe car belonged to a staff ...
Dennis woman charged with OUI in Plymouth
May 01, 2009 ... PLYMOUTH - A Dennis woman faces a drunken-driving charge after anincident at Mayflower Food and Spirits on South Street. Police said Colleen Devaney, 36, was drunk when she drove intothe store parking ...
LoJack shares drop more than 30 percent
May 01, 2009 ... BUSINESS IN BRIEF LoJack shares drop more than 30 percent WESTWOOD - Shares in LoJack Corp. plunged by 31.5 percent afterthe maker of vehicle tracking systems reported a $6.4 million lossfor the quarter that ended on March 31 and decided to stop providingits own fiscal ...
Man faces drug charges following traffic stop
May 01, 2009 ... PLYMOUTH - Bryan L. Sullivan, 21, of 184 Herring Pond Road,Plymouth, faces three drug charges after a traffic stop on HerringPond Road at about 7 p.m. Wednesday. Police said Sullivan was speeding when officers pulled him over. Officers searched his car after Sullivan began ...
Airport commission reconsiders on runway lengthening
May 01, 2009; ... PLYMOUTH Facing neighborhood opposition and an uphill battle at townmeeting, the airport commissioners have rescinded their vote toextend Plymouth Muncipal Airport's two runways to 5,000 feet. The extensions were called for in the commissioners' updating ofthe airport master ...
Board backs decision not to shut rod and gun club ; Club scolded for not addressing safety concerns more rapidly
May 01, 2009; ... SCITUATE The zoning board of appeals has upheld the building inspector'sdecision not to shut the Scituate Rod and Gun Club. People who live near the club allege that zoning violations bythe club have put them in danger. During a hearing Wednesday night, the appeals ...