Recently added articles from The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA:
A SANCTUARY FROM STRESS ; New day spa in Weymouth wants to be one-stop shop
Sep 11, 2008; A.J. BAUER ... WEYMOUTH Judith Yalowchuk had long dreamed of opening a place where peoplecould, as she likes to put it, "just chill." So when her son,chiropractor Dr. Jonathan Yalowchuk, decided earlier this year tochange his focus and stop practicing in the 1,600-square-footconverted house she ...
School enrollment continues to grow ; Much of the increase is at the kindergarten level
Sep 11, 2008; FRED HANSON ... Milton Preliminary figures show school enrollment growing for the thirdstraight year in Milton. In a report to the school committee last week, Superintendent ofSchools Mary Gormley said there were 3,738 students in the Miltonschools as of Sept. 2. That's an increase of 95 ...
MIDDAY GETAWAY ; Cedar Hill, Stoughton
Sep 11, 2008 ... Does a lunch hour have to be about lunch? Not if you live on theSouth Shore. Each Thursday, we'll show you where to go and what to do tounwind, grab a bite or have some fun, all in 60 minutes or less. THE SKINNY Cedar Hill Golf Course tries to provide a positive ...
Coldwell Banker expands in Hingham
Sep 11, 2008 ... BUSINESS IN BRIEF Coldwell Banker expands in Hingham HINGHAM - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has added 1,814square feet to its offices in the Pride Building at 56 South St. The real estate company now occupies 4,823 square feet on thefirst floor of the ...
Fall Fest at Milton Farmers' Market
Sep 11, 2008 ... MILTON - The Milton Farmers' Market will hold a "Fall Fest" from1 to 6 p.m. todayon Wharf Street in Milton Village. In addition to the regular vendors selling produce, baked ...
DISTRICT COURT
Sep 11, 2008 ... QUINCY Doo H. You, 26, of Medford pleaded innocent to open and grosslewdness. He was told to return to court Oct. 23. You allegedly urinated on a bar at the Marina Bay Beach Club onSept. 1 in Quincy. Kristopher Watt, 30, of 30 Rhodes Circle, Hingham, pleadedinnocent ...
Gun suspect who hid in attic is sent to prison
Sep 11, 2008 ... BURLINGTON, Vt. - A Quincy man who hid from federal agents formore than eight hours in a boiling hot attic in July will spend thenext four years in prison on gun charges. Gareth Francis, 27, of Quincy pleaded guilty in federal court inVermont this week to lying on an application to ...
Artsfest set in Quincy
Sep 11, 2008 ... QUINCY - More than 400 artists will showcase their work thisweekend at the 11th annual Quincy Artsfest. Sponsored by the Quincy Art Association and the Quincy park andrecreation departments, the festival is free and open to the public. The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday ...
City housing programs get windfall ; $2.9M from feds to address homelessness, bolster housing programs
Sep 11, 2008 ... Quincy Quincy is due to get $2.9 million in federal funding to addresshomelessness and bolster housing programs in the city. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is providingthree allocations of federal funding: $2,042,480 under the CommunityDevelopment Block Grant ...
Police Academy flea market Saturday
Sep 11, 2008 ... RANDOLPH - The Randolph Citizens Police Academy AlumniAssociation will hold a flea market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdayin the pool-side parking lot at Randolph High School, ...
Apartment plan gets final OK ; Planning board approves 120-unit project
Sep 11, 2008; FRED HANSON ... Randolph A vote by the Randolph Planning Board cleared the way for theconstruction of 120 apartments in Rosemont Square off High Street. "As soon as we get the building permit, we'll be ready to go,"said Pamela Goodman, president of Beacon Communities ...
FORECLOSURE CRISIS ; More than 1,100 South Shore families have lost their homes in the last 19 months; three families share their stories about teetering on the brink
Sep 11, 2008 ... More than 1,100 South Shore families have lost their homes toforeclosure in the past 19 months. Hundreds more are waiting to seeif a federal foreclosure bailout bill will save their homes. It's an issue of dollars and cents that will cost taxpayersupward of $300 billion before it's ...
(Relatively) cheap gas
Sep 11, 2008 ... Every Thursday we'll tell you where to find the cheapest gas onthe South Shore. To see the complete list on our Web site, go topatriotledger.com and click on Cheap Gas on the left side of thepage. $3.31 Diamond Fuels 331 South Ave., Whitman Prime Energy 79 Temple St., ...
Attacks brought the region together ; Agencies work together to coordinate response in event of an emergency
Sep 11, 2008; NANCY REARDON ... EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS QUINCY - Seven years ago, towns along the South Shore lacked thetechnology, equipment and training to talk effectively to oneanother in an emergency, let alone coordinate a response. Today, emergency preparedness is a whole other thing, with money, ...
VOX BOX - THE VOICES OF OUR COMMUNITY TODAY
Sep 11, 2008 ... I'm not saying throwing bottles is the right thing to do, but thepolice definitely aren't doing traffic enforcement these days. DIDNTDOIT, patriotledger.com Comment on story about a Milton firefighter who allegedly threw abottle at a moving car ON THE WEB I was ...
Long-ago company not forgotten
Sep 11, 2008; MAUREEN McCARTHY ... ANTENNAS ON DISPLAY COHASSET Cohasset is known for its ocean views, quaint downtown villageand numerous specialty shops. It also was once known as the hub of the antenna manufacturingworld. D.S. Kennedy and Co., originally at 432 S. Main St. and later ...
Alzheimer's Association meeting
Sep 11, 2008 ... STOUGHTON - The Alzheimer's Association will present a talk aboutthe organization at 4 p.m. today at New England Sinai Hospital, 143York St. The talk, "Who We Are and What We Do," will be in the hospital'sAlzheimer's Adult Day ...
Boston man charged with selling heroin ; Police say they got tips someone was selling drugs in Bicknell Square area every day
Sep 11, 2008; JACK ENCARNACAO ... WEYMOUTH - Police arrested a Dorchester man and charged him withheroin dealing after receiving tips that he was selling drugs in theBicknell Square area of North Weymouth every afternoon. William G. Nova, 26, is charged with distribution of heroin,possession with intent to ...
Great Esker Park cleanup set
Sep 11, 2008 ... WEYMOUTH - A cleanup and restoration of the entrance to GreatEsker Park is set for 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. The work will include cutting and removing weeds and thencovering the area with mulch. The town is seeking ...
Creative fundraising ; Schools sell ads on athletic fields, push retail rebate programs in tight budget year
Sep 11, 2008; JACK ENCARNACAO ... INDOOR, OUTDOOR BANNERS WEYMOUTH There are lots of banners to be hung this year in Weymouthschools. They won't commemorate sports achievements or broadcastmotivational slogans. They will be advertisements designed toencourage residents to join a retail rebate program and to ...