The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA back issues from June 2009:
Christian school decides to close
Jun 01, 2009; ... HANOVER - The motto of Master's Academy is "education througheternity." But while the lessons will long resonate with itsstudents, the school itself is near its end. The small Christian school in Hanover will close at the end ofthe school year, felled by what Principal David McGee ...
VOX BOX ; THE VOICES OF OUR COMMUNITY TODAY
Jun 01, 2009 ... Where is the common sense of the Rockland residents? Don't youknow how much of your tax money is going to healthcare and pensions? aboutcards at Patriotledger.com On the story, "Rockland voters pass overrides" I wouldn't call the taxpayers of Rockland stupid, I would ...
SouthField hits turbulence ; Lack of money stalls land transfer from Navy
Jun 01, 2009 ... WEYMOUTH - The agency in charge of the SouthField developmentstill has no money to acquire the remaining 900 acres from the Navyand could run out of operating funds in September, its CEO said. "Right now we have no foreseeable way of coming up with the moneyneeded to close," said ...
A dash of advice ; Quincy College grads told to fill their lives with interesting experiences
Jun 01, 2009; ... QUINCY It's not the beginning and end dates that matter. It's the dashbetween them, Quincy College alumnus and commencement speaker Dr.Richard Pitts said Saturday. Inspired by "The Dash," a poem by Georgia writer Linda Ellis,Pitts told the 207 graduates in the Boston Marriott ...
Projects stalled in poor economy
Jun 01, 2009 ... Village Commons and Village Park Where: Hanover Developer: Witsop Development Group of Norwell Original plan: 104 townhouses, 180,000 square feet of retailspace The latest: Witsop Development Group put development rights upfor sale in February Rosemont ...
Weymouth man is fair after crash on motorcycle
Jun 01, 2009 ... HINGHAM - A Weymouth man was in fair condition this morning afterhis motorcycle collided with a car in Hingham. John Brady, 57, was taken to South Shore Hospital and latertransferred to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. The accidentoccurred shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday at ...
Man with gun fails in attempt to rob Hingham shop
Jun 01, 2009 ... HINGHAM- An employee behind the counter foiled a holdup at aWhiting Street sandwich shop when he ran out a back door and calledpolice from a nearby business. A man wearing a ski mask pointed a handgun at the employee at theD'Angelo shop shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday and demanded ...
Puff piece ; New grads celebrate by lighting up, despite the rules
Jun 01, 2009 ... COMMENCEMENT RITUAL A baby's first pair of shoes. A kindergartner's first lunch box.A graduate's first cigar. The latter is the only one of the abovechildhood mementoes that's technically illegal, at least when highschool seniors light up on school grounds. Still, stogies ...
1859 June 4, Page 2 The Quincy Patriot
Jun 01, 2009 ... PATRIOT LEDGER ARCHIVES - A look back at our history 1859 June 4, Page 2 The Quincy Patriot Copartnership Notice. THE subscribers having formed a Copartnership will hereaftercarry on the Wheelwrighting and Blacksmithing business under thename of Tirrell & Sons, at the ...
Holbrook woman in good condition after accident
Jun 01, 2009 ... HOLBROOK - A Holbrook woman injured when her bicycle was struckby a car Saturday was listed in good condition this morning at SouthShore Hospital. Roberta Oliveira, 47, of 1 Marie Circle was riding near 235Plymouth St. in Holbrook at about 6:20 p.m. when the ...
Milton grads hit the road ; Don't let bumps on the highway slow you down, valedictorian tells classmates
Jun 01, 2009; ... MILTON If life is a highway, sometimes the bumps you hit break thingsand sometimes they fix things that are broken, said Kassi Stein. The Class of 2009 valedictorian, Stein drew on her recent carproblems in her speech Sunday at Milton High School's graduation. "Life ...
Graduates urged to be fearless ; 24 leave Woodward School with diplomas
Jun 01, 2009; ... QUINCY Friends and family members crowded into pews in the United FirstParish Church on Saturday, waving and shouting greetings to oneanother. A pianist and flutist began to play, and 24 girls marcheddown the aisle in white gowns - graduation gowns, that is - withpink and white ...
DISTRICT COURT
Jun 01, 2009 ... QUINCY Steven M. Haley, 37, of 5 Woodcrest Court, Weymouth, pleadedinnocent to second offense drunken driving, reckless driving andfailing to stay in marked lanes. He was told to return to court July21. The offenses allegedly occurred May 24 in Weymouth. Egda L. Henao, 43, of ...
Woodward School for Girls Class of 2009
Jun 01, 2009 ... The following students received diplomas from the WoodwardSchool: Rebecca Cavanagh, Priya Chakraborty, Mary Coleman-Gibbs, AlexaDeCarr, Amber Hall, Olivia Hoxie, Biljana Iliev, Alicia Jean-Jocelyn, Rebecca Lee, Colleen ...
Camera club focuses on 75th anniversary
Jun 01, 2009 ... QUINCY - Members of the South Shore Camera Club celebrated theclub's 75th anniversary at a banquet. In attendance were honorary member Sylvia Carlson, 99, of Quincy,and Herb Cameron, 82, of Weymouth, who is the club's ...
Flight honors Lindbergh, Harlow
Jun 01, 2009; ... AVIATION MARSHFIELD After Charles Lindbergh took off from Long Island, N.Y., in May1927, he last glimpsed American soil over Marshfield before settingoff over the Atlantic en route to Paris. That flight, one of the most significant in aviation history, wasremembered ...
Topless doughnut shop takes the cake
Jun 01, 2009 ... GET A LIFE Just when you think you've heard it all, something pops up andsays, "No, you haven't." I read the paper every day and a couple of weeks ago a small newsitem jumped out at me and got me saying out loud, "You've got to bekidding." It seems that there's a ...
Police: Home invaders steal dog in Weymouth
Jun 01, 2009 ... WEYMOUTH - Two men and a woman face home invasion charges afterstorming a man's house and stealing his dog, police said. A 19-year-old man called police Saturday to say that three peoplehad entered his home on Norfolk Street in Weymouth shortly after5:15 a.m., punched him in the ...
We'd be well served to feed off optimism of new grads
Jun 01, 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 ...
Quincy College Class of 2009
Jun 01, 2009 ... The following local students graduated from Quincy CollegeSaturday: ABINGTON - Sarah Chandler, Jennifer Pacella, Matthew Warner. AVON - Ashley Currier, Roberta Rello. BOSTON - Kedene Archer, Jeanine Ballou, Abram Barrett, ValentinaBinshtok, Alan Bodenmueller, Rachael ...
LEDGER LINE RESULTS
Jun 01, 2009 ... Q Should the driver of an MBTA trolley that crashed last monthface criminal charges? YES 77% NO 23% 375 respondents We are running a daily poll in the newspaper and on The Ledger'sWeb site, PatriotLedger.com. You will find the question every day inthe paper, ...
LEDGER LINE
Jun 01, 2009 ... Q Do you think it was appropriate for Hingham High seniors tolight up after graduating? Go to PatriotLedger.com ...
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES
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Editorial failed to note work to end homelessness
Jun 01, 2009 ... A weekend editorial suggested Quincy needs to addresshomelessness at the same time it plans on redevelopment of thecenter. The editorial failed to recognize the solid work Quincy hasalready done to end homelessness. Almost five years ago, the city formed a steering committee ...
Column misses essence of action
Jun 01, 2009 ... In her May 2 article, "This time, two wrongs do make a right,"Suzette Martinez Standring misconstrues Mary Ann Glendon's refusalto accept the Laetare Medal on stage with pro-abortion PresidentBarack Obama. Standring admits, "Hers (Glendon) is a principled stand." Whydoes she ...
Pop quiz
Jun 01, 2009 ... 1. From May 14 through June 4, 1968, Don Drysdale of the Dodgerspitched six consecutive shutouts, a major league record. 2. Establishing a record that spanned two seasons (July 18, 1936through May 27, 1937) Carl Hubbell of the Giants set a major leaguerecord when he won 24 ...
Master's Academy Class of 2009
Jun 01, 2009 ... DUXBURY - Sophie Gabanelle, Stephen Yates. HANSON - Nathan McGee. MARSHFIELD - Bailey ...
Last class at Master's ; Christian academy has its final commencement before closing its doors because of low enrollment
Jun 01, 2009; ... HANOVER The last class that will ever graduate from Master's Academy inHanover plans to make an impact on the world. The small Christian school, which is closing at the end of theyear because of low enrollment, held a ceremony for its eightgraduates Saturday. Parents ...
Free course for drivers
Jun 01, 2009 ... FOXBORO - For the third year, the free driving education programDriver's Edge is coming to Gillette Stadium to teach teens and theirparents about safe driving. Up to 400 new drivers under 21 with valid ...
Abington High School Class of 2009
Jun 01, 2009 ... The following students graduated from Abington High School onSaturday: Anna-Lisa Abbatangelo, Stephen Akins, Robert Andersen, WilliamBarbuto, Kayla Boerboon, Laci Brasseur, Tj Brogle, Samantha Bruning,Andrew Budwey, Joseph Bunker, Alexa-Rose Burke, Anthony Canada,Thomas Carleton, ...
A class that excelled ; Abington High School's 2009 graduates are told they should be proud of themselves
Jun 01, 2009; ... ABINGTON The Abington High School Class of 2009 has some of the moreaccomplished Abington students of the past 20 years, honors speakerDaniel Cusick said during commencement Saturday. It was the first class to achieve a 100 percent passing rate onthe MCAS test on the first ...
Hingham High graduates 247 ; Pursue your passions, Class of 2009 is told
Jun 01, 2009; ... HINGHAM The Class of 2009 was known for its athleticism, artistic abilityand academic smarts. "You are focused," school committee ChairwomanChristine Smith told the 247 seniors at graduation Saturday. "Community service and the environment are important to you, andmany ...
Hingham High School Class of 2009
Jun 01, 2009 ... The following students graduated from Hingham High School onSaturday: Oliver Alderman, Thamyris Almeida, Dorothy Andreadis, SheilaAnliot, Adriana Askew, Lisa Barlow, Daniel Battista, Jennifer Beal,Kathryn Beale, Kelly Beane, Rachel Beebe, Christina Berlinguet,Hannah Black, ...
High tide strands fishermen on rocks
Jun 01, 2009 ... HULL - Three fishermen needed rescuing after getting stranded onrocks during high tide off Nantasket Beach. Hull Fire Department was called to the southern end of the beachat 4:22 p.m. Sunday to rescue the threesome, managing to bring themin along with all of their fishing ...
Hull seeks volunteers
Jun 01, 2009 ... HULL - Organizers of the 2009 Grad Night Party are looking forvolunteers. The event will be held from 11 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. next Mondayat Hull High School. Set-up volunteers will work from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturdayand 8 to 11 p.m ....
250 finish their SL years ; 'Continue to think and wonder,' Principal Richard Kelley tells the new graduates
Jun 01, 2009; ... KINGSTON The 250 graduates of Silver Lake Regional High School strode intothe future Saturday morning, taking lessons from their principal,previous graduates and their four years of high school. Valedictorian Sarah Rogers and Principal Richard Kelley usedlessons from Dr ....
Silver Lake Regional High School Class of 2009
Jun 01, 2009 ... The following students received diplomas from Silver LakeRegional High School: DUXBURY - Christopher Pratt. HALIFAX - Tatiana Allen, Richard Anctil, Jeremiah Andrews,Nicholas Bachelder, Jonathan Badot, Derek Barone, Sarah Barry,Kristyn Belcher, Erin Bessette, Guy Bosworth, ...
Marshfield High School Class of 2009
Jun 01, 2009 ... The following students graduated from Marshfield High School onSaturday: Alexander Adler, Canice Ahearn, Eric Ahlstrand, Joshua Archibald,Paul Armstrong, Julian Arnold, Jordan Bamford, Allison Bandera,Shannon Barber, Christopher Barry, Gerard Barry, Patrick Barry,Gregory ...
Seniors' theme: 'Dare to Soar' ; Marshfield High Principal Robert Keuther tells graduates their time for rising to new heights has arrived
Jun 01, 2009; ... MARSHFIELD The Marshfield High School Class of 2009 chose the theme "Dare toSoar" for its senior year. And that they did, Principal RobertKeuther said at the class' graduation ceremony. Members of the class achieved academically, and through communityservice, sports, ...
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES ; YesterDays celebrates Marshfield's past and culture at three of the town's historical sites
Jun 01, 2009 ... MARSHFIELD Daniel Webster was a man of the world, serving twice as U.S.secretary of state. Long one of the most powerful voices in the U.S.Senate, he was often mentioned as a White House contender. Yet Webster always came home to - and felt most at home in ...
Radio station honors volunteers
Jun 01, 2009 ... MARSHFIELD - The Talking Information Center, a Marshfield-basedradio station for the blind and visually impaired, honored many ofits longtime volunteers at a recent breakfast at the Winslow House. Eileen Mackinnon of Marshfield was recognized for 30 years ofvolunteering; Bern Budd ...
Pembroke High School Class of 2009
Jun 01, 2009 ... The following students graduated from Pembroke High School onSaturday: Shannon Ahern, Stephen Allen, Justin Anderson, Cassie Angellis,Chelsey Aprile, April Atwood, Amanda Avrin, David Backus, NicholeBako-Berry, Samuel Banks, Michael Bartlett, Molly Bennett, RobertBenting, ...
Milton High School Class of 2009
Jun 01, 2009 ... Jonathan Adler, Keanu Allen, Knerline Alteon, Gregory Anglin, LeeAnglin, Jocelyn Ashley, Nicholas Bailey, Naty Barros, Paul Barry,Catherine Beatrice, Zachary Beaulieu, Mark Bennett, SamanthaBennett, Marissa Berardi, Kasey Bilodeau, Gabriel Blanchette, AretiBounas, Seth Braxton, Jessica ...
Pembroke panel to meet
Jun 01, 2009 ... PEMBROKE - The Pembroke Community Youth Alliance hopes to workwith businesses, residents and youngsters to educate young peopleabout alcohol and substance abuse, and how to avoid it. The group will hold a monthly ...
218 encouraged to dream ; Pembroke grads urged to seek challenges and to 'get comfortable with feeling uncomfortable'
Jun 01, 2009; ... PEMBROKE Senior class President Depinder Randhawa told fellow graduatesSaturday to "shoot for the moon."Embrace the unknown ... use yournew surroundings to experiment ... (and) allow your curiosity tolead you to reach out to different realms," he said. He encouraged the 218 ...
TERRIFIC TRIO GOIN' GREEN ; Threesome from Hingham to bring their skills to Dartmouth College
Jun 01, 2009; ... GIRLS LACROSSE HINGHAM One big reason that Dartmouth College women's lacrosse coach AmyPatton and her staff have been so successful - compiling a .708winning percentage across her 17 seasons, along with eight IvyLeague titles - is a sharp eye for recruiting the right kind ...
Weymouth goes fourth in impressive style
Jun 01, 2009 ... HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS The Weymouth High School girls track and field team finishedfourth overall, its best-ever finish, at the Eastern Mass. Division1 Championships in Andover on Saturday. Weymouth's 4x800 team of Sam Bennett, Jill Corcoran, BridgetJaklitsch, and Carolyn ...
Legislators look to tweak affordable-housing law
Jun 01, 2009; ... STRICTER OVERSIGHT BOSTON - A legislative committee wants to limit developers'profits and improve oversight of housing developments proposed underChapter 40B, the state's so-called anti-snob zoning law. In a report to be released today, the Senate Post Audit andOversight ...
Resilient Peters keeps his dreams alive
Jun 01, 2009; ... SOUTH SHORE GOLF NOTES Pembroke's Justin Peters left Massachusetts in the late 1990s tobegin his professional golf career. Almost 10 years later, he'sreturned to hopefully give it a boost. Peters, 32, who gained fame within the golf community in 2003 bywinning the Golf ...
Three from South Shore in semifinal fray
Jun 01, 2009; ... SOUTH SECTIONAL GIRLS LACROSSE TOURNAMENT The Hingham High School girls lacrosse team will look to continueits recent Division 2 South tournament success on the road when ittakes a trip to play fourth-seeded Hopkinton in a semifinal at 5:30p.m. on Tuesday. No. 9 Hingham ...
HISTORY LESSON
Jun 01, 2009 ... On this date in 1977 ... Dennis Eckersley of the Indians sees his pursuit of theconsecutive no-hit innings record end at 22 1 /3 , only ...
POP QUIZ
Jun 01, 2009 ... 1. Johnny Vander Meer, above, of the Reds is the only man inmajor league history to pitch consecutive no-hitters, doing so onJune 11 and 15, 1938. Which Hall-of-Famer set a record when hepitched six consecutive shutouts in 1968? 2. From July 18, 1936 through May 27, 1937, this ...
Rockland raises taxes, avoids budget cuts
Jun 01, 2009; ... PROPOSITION 2 1/2 OVERRIDES ROCKLAND - The library and the Jefferson Elementary School willremain open, the tax collector will be able to pay for postage andteachers will keep their jobs. On Saturday, Rockland voters increased taxes by $2.7 million bypassing four overrides of ...
Rockland override votes
Jun 01, 2009 ... $1.8 million for schools $352,423 for town hall, police and fire and other services $348,000 for the library $268,969 for youth commission, council on aging, other *WINNER __ Precinct__ 1__ 2__ 3__ 4__ 5__ 6__ Total __ *YES__ 426__ 499__ 411__ 403__ ...
Your Views
Jun 01, 2009 ... What do you think about the 40B law? Should it be reformed and,if so, how? Write: Your Views, The Patriot Ledger, 400 Crown Colony ...
66 union jobs lost in GM parts center closing
Jun 02, 2009 ... NORTON - A union official said General Motors Corp.'s plan toclose its service and parts warehousing center in Norton will leaveabout 66 union workers without jobs. Al Lamoureux, of the United Auto Workers of America Local 422,said GM plans to transfer the work to its Philadelphia ...
Jury: Ocean Spray owes $1M ; Ruling in favor of Plymouth fruit distributor who said cooperative caused damage
Jun 02, 2009; ... PLYMOUTH - A Plymouth Superior Court jury has ruled that OceanSpray Cranberries should pay $1 million to a Plymouth produce brokerwho claimed the growers cooperative unfairly interfered with herbusiness. The jury on Friday found Lakeville-based Ocean Spray liable onone count of ...
Quincy store worker tested for flu ; Officials confirm Wal-Mart employee given swine flu test
Jun 02, 2009; ... QUINCY - An employee at the Wal-Mart store in Quincy was testedfor a possible case of the H1N1 virus that's more commonly known asthe swine flu late last week, health officials said Monday. Supervisors notified employees of the Falls Boulevard store aboutthe case Monday. The ...
SOUTH SHORE ENTREPRENEUR ; JIM STONE
Jun 02, 2009; ... PEMBROKE Jim Stone grew up working in his parents' swimming pool business,lugging chemicals to customers' cars and helping his father buildbackyard pools. "When I was little, my mother would take us around to the poolsmy father built, and we would get to swim," he ...
Jeep strikes pole, man hospitalized
Jun 02, 2009 ... BRAINTREE - A Jeep struck a utility pole at about 11 p.m. Mondaynear 576 Washington St., injuring the driver. The driver was taken to a local hospital, according to a witnesswho arrived after the ...
Brothers face drug charges
Jun 02, 2009 ... BRAINTREE - Two Braintree brothers were arrested on drug chargesfor the second time after police said they found cocaine, pills andevidence of drug packaging materials in their home. A Braintree detective had an informant buy drugs from Luis F.Ramirez, 38, and Johnny G. Ramirez, ...
Two brothers arrested again on drug charges
Jun 02, 2009 ... BRAINTREE BRAINTREE - Two Braintree brothers face drug and weapons chargesafter police searched their home and found cocaine and double-edgedknives, police said. Officers arrested Luis F. Ramirez, 38, and Johnny G. Ramirez, 40,both of 136 Allen St. Braintree ...
Schools receive $33,000 to make tech upgrades ; Fund for Education to donate additional $12.5K
Jun 02, 2009 ... Braintree The nonprofit Braintree Fund for Education Inc. has given a checkfor $33,000 to the school department. The money will be used to pay for technology-related items. Superintendent Peter Kurzberg told the school committee Mondaynight that the group has earmarked ...
Warning: Don't let people in without ID ; Men posing as town workers try to get into two homes in Weymouth
Jun 02, 2009; ... WEYMOUTH - Police and town officials are warning residents tobeware of people posing as town employees to get into homes aftertwo such incidents were reported. The Weymouth warning comes a week after a similar episode raisedconcern in Quincy. An 84-year-old man on Shaw Street ...
Milton teacher's wallet taken ; Thief racks up about $5,000 in purchases on stolen credit cards
Jun 02, 2009 ... MILTON - Police believe they know who stole a teacher's walletfrom a Pierce Middle School classroom a week ago and then racked upabout $5,000 in purchases on the teacher's credit cards. The suspected thief is known to police departments in the Bostonarea, but she has been difficult ...