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November 14, 2007
WELLESLEY
New York Daily News sports columnist Mike Lupica will visit the Wellesley Free Library on Friday to introduce to introduce his latest two novels for teenagers: "Two-Minute Drill" and "Hot Hand." The reading will begin at 4 p.m.
On Sunday, author Walter Carter Ford will discuss his book, "No Greater Love, No Greater Sacrifice: A Son's Journey to Normandy."
The work is a collection of reflections upon a journal and letters written by his farther, an Army surgeon, about his experiences at Omaha Beach in Normandy in 1944.
-- Lisa Keen
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 09:49 AM
November 12, 2007
NEWTON
After fighting for a decade with an Italian company that MBTA officials once accused of supplying defective Green Line trolleys, the T said yesterday that it has solved past problems and will take an additional 10 cars from the company.
For riders on the T's most-crowded line, that will mean more trains available for service, resulting in fewer delays, said Daniel A. Grabauskas, general manager of the MBTA, Globe transportation reporter Noah Bierman reports in today's City & Region section.
"It's easily the largest fleet size in the last 25 years, maybe ever," Grabauskas said.
The first of the new trains went into service last week. Once the T gets the last of 10 new cars, by the middle of next year, it will have a total of 209 cars to carry the 200,000 passengers who ride the Green Line each weekday.
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 02:18 PM
November 12, 2007
MARLBOROUGH
The accidental release of 6,000 gallons of magnesium hydroxide into the Assabet River in May from Marlborough's Westerly Wastewater Treatment Plant will cost the city $1,000 in administrative fees, in addition to the cost of repairs, the Worcester Business Journal is reporting.
On May 7, workers accidentally allowed the chemical to overflow from a storage tank, resulting in elevated pH levels in the river several miles downstream from the plant, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection, the newspaper reported.
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 12:07 PM
November 12, 2007
NORFOLK
Steven Puleo, the author of "Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919," is scheduled to appear at the Norfolk Public Library tomorrow night to share the story of a collapsed molasses tank that flooded Boston's North End and killed 21 people.
The event, which lasts from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., is the last in a series of three lectures
on historical disasters in Massachusetts. Puleo will also sign copies of his books, including his latest, "The Boston Italians."
-- Calvin Hennick
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 07:37 AM
November 12, 2007
WRENTHAM
Town Meeting voters will decide tommorow night whether to petition the state to allow the town's police chief to serve past the mandatory retirement age of 65.
Current Chief Joseph Collamati will retire November 17, and selectmen have named Lieutenant Richard Gillespie as his provisional replacement. Gillespie turns 65 next September.
-- Calvin Hennick
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 07:27 AM
November 12, 2007
MARLBOROUGH
The City Council could vote as soon as its next meeting Nov. 19 to restrict any casino development from coming to the city.
"I have not heard any opposition to it at this point from any of the councilors," said City Council President Arthur Vigeant, who initiated the measure. "It's basically allowing the city to make a choice. It's a little insurance policy for us. It gives us an option if someone wants to bring a casino to the city."
If the council approves the ordinance, which forbids any uses not explicitly allowed by law already, a casino would then have to request it be changed before a single card could be dealt.
Currently, there is no formal casino development proposal, but Marlborough is rumored to be a potential location if a recommendation by Governor Deval Patrick to allow such gaming is approved by the state Legislature.
-- Lisa Kocian
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 06:57 AM
November 12, 2007
WALTHAM
Babe Ruth's draft card, the original "I Want You" Uncle Sam army recruitment poster, and other military treasures will be on display at the National Archives and Records Administration in Waltham in honor of Veterans Day.
The National Archives will also be offering a Nov. 13 class for amateur genealogists and military families entitled "Records Related to the 18th, 19th, and 20th Century Military Service" from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Participants will learn how to glean information about ancestors dating back to the Revolutionary War era.
Besides helping family with genealogical research, archivists are also always available to help veterans and their relatives gather information needed to claim veteran's benefits.
The archives, located at 380 Trapelo Road, are open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on Thursdays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. They're also open on the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Nov. 13 class requires pre-registration, which can be done by either calling 866-406-2379 or 781-663-0144 or via e-mail.
-- Stephanie V. Siek
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 06:57 AM
November 11, 2007
Lt. Joshua Booth with his wife and young daughter while they were stationed in Hawaii, shortly before he was deployed to Iraq.
(Photo courtesy of the Booth family)
REGION
Before he was deployed to Iraq, Marine Lieutenant Joshua L. Booth made seven videos of himself reading bedtime stories, so that his daughter, Grace, could hear her father's voice before going to bed.
Booth was killed by a sniper on Oct. 17 of last year in Haditha. A graduate of St. John's High School in Shrewsbury who grew up in Sturbridge, he was 23.
The Booth family played the videos for Grace again recently, but her reaction wasn't what they expected. She had nightmares for days afterward.
Booth is one of 10 members of the military from communities west of Boston who have died since the United States responded to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Two others, Seth R. Michaud, a Hudson native, and Kyle A. Little of West Boylston, also left behind young children who will grow up without a father.
Read more about the sacrifices made by military families in the Globe West region as Veteran's Day approaches.
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 12:42 PM
November 11, 2007
SHERBORN/DOVER
Sherborn officials say Dover owes their town $900,000.
The money is a result of a school bond that was mistakenly refunded to Dover by the state, said Board of Selectmen Chairman Christopher Peck, who added that he believes the two municipalities can resolve the issue amicably.
Peck, board vice chairman Paul R. DeRensis, and Selectman Ronald J. Fernandes earlier this month signed a letter accompanying a written presentation from town counsel Ray Miyares. The letter asked Dover town officials and the Regional School Committee to review the materials and figure out a way to return the money soon.
"We're interested in keeping a tight time line," Peck said. "We need to work quickly with Dover to resolve this."
-- Nadia Salomon
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 07:21 AM
November 11, 2007
DOVER
Dover's Board of Selectmen last week unanimously voted down a Hollywood production company's request to shoot a huge nighttime crash scene on four major roads.
Location scouts thought the town would be a perfect setting for the upcoming Cameron Diaz horror film, "The Box," from Director Richard Kelly, but the selectmen cite the potential curiosity factor as a reason to turn down the request.
Location scouts had stated in a letter that set up would have started during peak traffic time and the shoot would have been on Springdale Avenue, Farm Street, Main Street, and Pegan Lane. The crash scene would have involved over 60 people.
-- Nadia Salomon
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 06:11 AM
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