A Super Tuesday for Clinton and Trump

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A Super Tuesday for Clinton and Trump
Candidates have sights on
November general election
Super Tuesday results
By JULIE PACE and JILL COLVIN
Associated Press
DELEGATE TOTALS
1,034
408
H. CLINTON
B. SANDERS
2,383
needed
to win
316
1,237
needed
to win
D. TRUMP
226
106
25
8
T. CRUZ
M. RUBIO
J. KASICH
B. CARSON
Democratic totals include unpledged “superdelegates” — party members free to back the candidate of their choice — who have told The Associated Press whom they support.
STATE RESULTS - LEADING CANDIDATES
ALABAMA
ALASKA
DELEGATES
Clinton
Sanders
77.8%
+44
+9
19.2
100% of precincts reporting
397,890 votes
Trump
Cruz
Rubio
43.4% +36
21.1 +13
18.7 +1
-
Cruz
Trump
Rubio
36.4%
33.5
15.1
+12
+11
+5
21,930 votes
COLORADO
66.3%
29.7
+19
+9
215,529 votes
Trump
Cruz
Rubio
+16
32.7%
30.5
+14
25.0 +6
Sanders
Clinton
58.9%
40.4
+35
+24
-
Democratic
caucuses only.
121,596 votes
397,465 votes
GEORGIA
MASSACHUSETTS
Clinton
Sanders
71.2%
28.3
+70
+28
753,562 votes
Trump
38.8% +40
Rubio 24.5
+14
Cruz 23.6
+18
Sanders
Clinton
+45 Trump
+43 Kasich
50.1%
48.7
Rubio
1,171,547 votes
49.2% +22
18.0
+8
17.9
+8
610,149 votes
OKLAHOMA
61.7%
38.3
+46
+24
185,314 votes
Rubio
Cruz
Trump
+14
+13
21.2 +10
36.8%
28.9
Sanders
Clinton
111,698 votes
TENNESSEE
Clinton
Sanders
Clinton
Sanders
1,290,442 votes
MINNESOTA
51.9%
+20
+16
41.5
335,554 votes
Cruz
Trump
Rubio
34.4%
28.3
26.0
+14
+12
+11
459,542 votes
TEXAS
66.1%
32.4
+41
+22
371,082 votes
Trump
Cruz
Rubio
+31
+14
21.2 +9
38.9%
24.7
Clinton
Sanders
854,400 votes
VERMONT
Sanders
Clinton
-
Republican
caucuses only.
856,123 votes
ARKANSAS
Clinton
Sanders
DELEGATES
65.2%
33.2
+138
+61
1,421,178 votes
Cruz
Trump
Rubio
43.8% +99
26.8
+33
17.7
+3
2,830,219 votes
VIRGINIA
13.6
86.1% +16
+0
130,494 votes
Trump
Kasich
Rubio
32.7%
30.4
19.3
+6
+6
+0
59,349 votes
Clinton
Sanders
64.3%
35.2
+61
+32
784,392 votes
Trump
Rubio
Cruz
34.7%
31.9
16.9
+17
+16
+8
1,025,897 votes
Results as of 10:45 a.m. EST March 2.
SOURCE: AP Election Services
AP
How the North Quabbin region voted on Super Tuesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Donald Trump
and Democrat Hillary Clinton swept through the South
on Super Tuesday, claiming victory in their parties’ primaries in delegate-rich Georgia,
Tennessee, Alabama and Virginia. The front-runners appeared
ever more likely to end up in a
general election showdown.
On the Republican side, Ted
Cruz won his home state of Texas,
the night’s single biggest prize, as
Donald Trump
well as neighboring Oklahoma to
keep his campaign alive. Democrat Bernie Sanders picked up his
home state of Vermont, as well as
Oklahoma, Colorado and Minnesota, but failed to broaden his appeal with minority voters who are
crucial to the party in presidential
elections.
Hillary Clinton
The night belonged to Trump
and Clinton, who turned the busiest day of the 2016 primaries into a showcase of their strength with a wide swath
of American voters. Each candidate won seven states —
most in the South but also in New England — with only
the results of Alaska’s Democratic caucus still to come.
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Arguimbau to resign from
the Warwick selectboard
By JARED ROBINSON
ADN Staff Reporter
WARWICK — Selectman
Nicholas Arguimbau announced prior to the close
of Monday night’s selectboard meeting that he will
resign from the board effective May 15, the day before
the town’s annual election,
and a year shy of the end of
his third three-year term. The reasons for his resignation are two-fold, he explained, pinning his decision
on his declining health and
continued friction between
himself and town coordinator David Young. “I have become tired and
unreliable,” he said, noting
that he had “real doubts” at
the last election but then 70
residents signed the petition
for his re-election and so
he felt obliged to run again.
“My doubts were largely
confirmed because 2014 was
a lost year for me largely,
Nicholas Arguimbau
and it ended with the selectboard removing me as chair.
I didn’t like the way they did
it but I understand why they
did. I just think it would be
better for the town to put
someone in to replace me.
It’s been a very good eight
years, so be it.” Selectboard chair Dawn
Magi thanked Arguimbau
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Trump claims Mass. win;
Clinton edges Sanders
By STEVE LeBLANC
Associated Press
Despite budget reductions cuts eyed at Mahar
By ASHLEY ARSENEAU
ADN Staff Reporter
ORANGE — The Mahar
School Committee was presented with the preliminary
fiscal year 2017 budget Tuesday night and saw a substantial decrease from what was
presented to them a month
ago but position cuts are
still a possibility along with
other budget cuts before a
budget hearing takes place
next month. Superintendent of schools
Tari Thomas said the school
has seen a decrease in enrollment by about 130 students over the past five
years causing them to have
to “right size” the operation.
She said they are expecting
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staff cuts being made to
positions that would have
the least effect on student
learning, most likely being
support positions and not
teachers. They have not cut
staff positions since the enrollment numbers began to
decrease over the past five
years, she added.
Recently an employee of
the superintendent’s office
and a teacher announced
that they would be leaving
soon. Thomas said these
positions will not be filled
again. When asked how
many other positions would
have to be cut, Thomas was
not sure and said they are
still finalizing the budget.
Thomas and the rest of
the administration including
middle school principal Eric
Dion and high school prin-
cipal Scott Hemlin met with
school staff earlier Tuesday
to inform the staff of what
was going on with the budget and to brainstorm other
solutions for budget savings.
School committee member and former teacher
Johanna Bartlett said, “All
the research I’ve done says
that 20 is the magic number
so you shouldn’t go above
that,” in terms of class size.
Decreases were able to
be made to the transportation budget by consolidating the five Petersham bus
routes into three. Director
of finance and facilities Dan
Haynes met with Swift River
Bus Company recently to go
over the routes and make
sure students would not be
on the bus for too long. He
is also trying to look at the
late bus runs with the bus
company to see what can
be consolidated to bring
back the Thursday late bus
runs, allowing students to
stay after school more without posing a higher cost to
the district. The school was
also able to find a savings on
heating oil by locking in on
the per gallon oil price.
Haynes said that revenue for school is down by
$203,335. Circuit breaker
special education funding
was reduced by $55,854 this
year. Thomas said that the
circuit breaker funding reflects the special education
numbers of the previous
school year, being the 2015
school year, not the current
school year. Insurance costs
have also gone up, Haynes
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BOSTON (AP) — Republican Donald Trump cruised
to a commanding victory in
Massachusetts Tuesday as
Hillary Clinton eked out
a narrow win over Bernie
Sanders among Bay State
Democrats in the presidential primary contests.
Clinton’s win also was a
victory for the state’s Democratic Party establishment,
most of whom backed her.
Sanders had banked on
strong support from the
state’s college-age voters
to help keep his candidacy
afloat, but fell just short.
Republican voters gave
Trump the win over fellow
Republican candidates including Marco Rubio and
John Kasich who were vying
for a strong second place
finish. Ted Cruz and Ben
Carson also were on the ballot.
With 91 percent of precincts reporting, unofficial totals had Trump with
nearly 49 percent of votes
compared to 18 percent for
Kasich, who was just edging
Rubio, also with about 18
percent.
On the Democratic side,
unofficial counts had Clinton with more than 50 percent of votes compared to
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Obituaries & Services
Brian D. Rivers
AUBURN, Maine —
Brian David Rivers, age 49,
of Auburn, Maine, died on
Feb. 20, 2016, in his home
after an illness.
BRIAN D. RIVERS
Brian was born Sept. 10,
1966, the son of David A.
Rivers and Sarah J. Young.
Brian was born in Gardner and attended School
Street Elementary School.
He moved to Athol when he
was 12 years old, attending
Athol schools and graduating from Athol High School
with the class of 1985.
While in high school he was
a member of the marching band, the JROTC and
the Art Club. He attended
Mount Wachusett Community College, earning two
degrees, an associate degree
in art and an associate degree in social services.
Brian was an artist and
enjoyed working in vivid colors. In keeping with Brian’s
love of bold colors, the family requests that bright col-
ors be worn to his services
to celebrate his life.
He is survived by one
daughter, Caryn A. Rivers of Athol; and one son,
Johnathan D. Rivers of Fayetteville, N.C.; his father,
David A. Rivers of Fitchburg; his mother, Sarah J.
“Sally” Young of Athol;
one stepson, Todd Tatro
of Winchendon; and stepmother, Marian Rivers of
Lunenberg.
A memorial service will
be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, at HigginsO’Connor Funeral Home,
146 Main St., Athol, with Fr.
Edwin Montana officiating.
Burial will be at a later date.
Calling hours will be held
Saturday, March 5, from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral
home.
A luncheon will follow at
the CCD Center, 925 Main
St., Athol.
Interment will be a private service at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the
family requests donations
be made to the Athol High
School Scholarship Association, 2363 Main St., Athol,
MA 01331.
To send an online condolence visit mackfamilyfh.
com.
Higgins-O’Connor
Funeral Home, 146 Main St.,
Athol, is directing arrangements. 8-Ball pool tournament March 26
AREA — The 3rd annual
Burl Brockney Jr. Benefit
Partners 8-Ball Pool Tournament will be held in five
bars in Athol and Orange
on Saturday, March 26.
Persons planning to play
are asked to bring their
own partners. The cost is
$20 per person. Sign-ups
are from 9 to 10 a.m. at the
Franco-American Club, at
592 South St., Athol. The
play begins at 10. Fifty percent of the proceeds will
go to the Diabetes Foundation. First place winners
will receive 30 percent and
second place will get 20
percent.
The participating bars
are The Steel Pub, The
4th
Anniversary
In Loving Memory of
Sherry Fiske
Nov. 13, 1949 - March 2, 2012
Sadly missed along life’s way;
Quietly remembered
every day.
No longer in our life
to share,
but in our hearts you’re
Always T here
Love you and miss you,
Diane, Bill, Brian
& Mom
Dery Bar, the FrancoAmerican Club and the
Lithuanian Club in Athol,
and the Athol-Orange
Lodge of Elks in Orange.
This is a one-day, modified,
alternating-shot,
single-elimination event,
with each team having two
chances to win. It is a race
to three and the handicap
limit is 10. Those without
handicaps or who are not in
the APA are still welcome
to play. APA rules will be
followed.
There will be no calling of pockets, except
when shooting the 8-ball.
For those who don’t know
them, the rules will be explained.
For more information,
contact Kala Fisher at 978790-3251.
Canceled
ATHOL — There will
be no Sharing Our Father’s Bread dinner today,
Wednesday, March 2, due to
another function in St. Francis Hall.
Dinners will resume again
on March 9.
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On Feb. 28, in 1953, scientists James D. Watson
and Francis H.C. Crick announced they had discovered the double-helix structure of DNA.
Card of Thanks
The family of Barbara Marquis wishes to extend our sincere
gratitude to all of our family, friends and neighbors for their
thoughts, prayers, cards, flowers, food and kind words during the
passing of our mother.
Our sincere thanks to the Gardner VNA Hospice Team for all of
their comfort, care and support during this difficult time.
We would also like to thank Chery for the delicious food and
her thoughtfulness. To the Athol Pizza House we thank you for the
Macaroni and Cheese – you know it was her favorite. To Kevin Mack
and staff for their professionalism and making her look beautiful. To
Rev. Edwin Montana for the beautiful service. To our employers for
their caring and understanding, and to the staff at Applewood for
loving and caring for our mother over the last year.
You left us beautiful memories, your love is still our guide, and
though we cannot see you, you’re always at our side. She will be
sadly missed by all who loved her.
Sincerely, Diane and Jim Praplaski and Family, Edward Marquis Jr.
and Ronda Foster, Cynthia and Dan Kaczmarczyk and Family,
Audrey Thompson and Family, Jane and Russell Giroux and Family,
Leo and Trudy Marquis and Family
National forecast
Athol Police Log
Tuesday
7:20 a.m. - Received notification of motor vehicle repossession.
7:57 a.m. - Caller reports line
down, High Street. On arrival,
officer advised vehicle ladder
rack was caught on power line.
National Grid responded. Officer
stood by for traffic.
9 a.m. - State Police report
subject went to barracks to report erratic driver, Main Street.
Subject having trouble staying
within lines. Officer advised.
9 a.m. - Summons served,
Exchange Street.
9:49 a.m. - Caller reports suspicious person talking on phone
and pacing up and down the
road, Spring Street. Found subject was just out for a walk and
stopped to check his phone.
9:58 a.m. - 911 caller requests
ambulance for elderly patient
not feeling well, Cottage Street.
Call transferred to Athol Fire Department.
10:01 a.m. - 911 caller requests ambulance for family member with low heart rate,
Pleasant Street. Assisted AFD.
11:02 a.m. - Notified New Salem Police Department of Section 35 warrant apprehension.
12:38 p.m. - Caller reports
suspicious vehicle at site of vacant and foreclosed building,
Templeton Road.
1:28 p.m. - Caller reports male
subjects cutting down trees in
area, South Street. Limbs are
falling on electrical lines. Area
checked; no one found cutting
limbs.
1:57 p.m. - Attempt to serve
summons, South Street.
3:01 p.m. - Summons served,
Exchange Street.
Exchange Street.
3:52 p.m. - Follow-up, Tunnel
Street.
3:56 p.m. - Walk-in requested
assistance with regard to fraud.
4:13 p.m. - Assisted AFD,
Main Street.
scam calls and wanted to speak
to officer, Chestnut Street.
4:28 p.m. - 911 caller reports
fire alarm sounding, Morton
Meadows. No fire. Assisted
AFD. No issues.
former tenant vandalized rental
property, Secret Lake Road.
Spoke to property owner. Building has substantial water dam-
age from pipe breaking. Advised
to speak to lawyer and go to
housing court. Issue is a landlord/tenant matter, and not a
criminal matter.
summons, South Street.
4:57 p.m. - Walk-in reports
larceny from vehicle, Crescent
Street. States someone entered
vehicle while he was at work.
5:21 p.m. - Caller reports erratic driver crossed center line
and was headed toward Orange
on Brookside Road. Orange Police Department notified. Vehicle
described as a white Oldsmobile
Intrigue. No contact.
5:22 p.m. - Assisted citizen,
Main Street.
5:24 p.m. - 911 caller requests
ambulance, as male subject had
severe head and neck pain, Metropolitan Court. Assisted AFD.
Subject taken to Athol Hospital.
5:27 p.m. - Caller reports intoxicated male party wearing a
black, hooded sweatshirt and
winter hat and carrying a pair
of boots, Chestnut Hill Avenue.
At 5:32, AFD reports subject
matching description was spotted at Main and Island streets.
Unable to locate.
5:42 p.m. - Caller requests
several people be removed from
property she owns, Canal Street.
Advised caller of court options.
Chestnut Hill Avenue.
summons, Parmenter Street.
7:59 p.m. - Traffic stop, Pequoig Avenue.
8:47 p.m. - Caller requested
assistance, Crescent and Fish
streets. Party transported.
11:16 p.m. - 911 caller reports
female having abdominal pain,
High Street. Assisted AFD.
11:42 p.m. - Traffic stop,
South Main Street. Verbal warning for defective plate light.
Today
4:51 a.m. - Fire alarm, Riverbend Woods on Millers Drive.
4:57 p.m. - Caller states he
just realized his bag was stolen
from his car while it was parked
near rear of Main Street location about one and a half hours
prior. Subject was calling from
Agawam. Subject was tracking
the movement of his computer.
Officer advised. Second officer
went to municipal lot and caller
stayed on phone giving updated
location on computer for 40
minutes.
Athol Library News
ATHOL — The following
new material is now available
at the Athol Public Library:
Non-fiction: The Black
Calhouns by Gail Buckley;
Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates; The
Black Presidency by Michael
Dyson; And Then All Hell
Broke Loose by Richard
Engel; You Come Too by
Lesley Lee Francis; Juggling
Life, Work, and Caregiving
by Amy Goyer; Sapiens by
Yuval Harari; Andy Warhol
Was a Hoarder by Claudia
Kalb; and Avenue of Spies
by Alex Kershaw.
Also, Wild by Nature by
Sarah Marquis; Fast into
the Night by Debbie Clarke
Moderow; Paradise of the
Pacific by Susanna Moore;
The Lovers by Rod Nordland; Heart and Soul in the
Kitchen by Jacques Pepin;
Don’t Let Your Doctor Kill
You by Erika Schwartz; Pandemic by Sonia Shah; The
Golden Rule and the Games
People Play by Rami Shapiro; Unfinished Business by
Anne-Marie Slaughter; The
Geography of Genius by
Eric Weiner; and Boundless
by Kathleen Winter.
Large Print: Where She
Belongs by Johnnie Alexander; The Fine Art of Murder by Emily Barnes; Once
Upon a Winter’s Heart by
Melody Carlson; An Unlikely Love by Dorothy Clark;
Beautiful Storm by Barbara
Freethy; The Girl She Left
Behind by Sarah Graves;
Thin Ice by Irene Hannon;
and Put a Ring On It by Beth
Kendrick.
Also, Bertie’s Guide to
Life and Mothers by Alexan-
der McCall Smith; A Likely
Story by Jenn McKinlay; The
Bronte Plot by Katherine
Reay; Lawyer for the Dog by
Lee Robinson; Blue by Danielle Steel; My Name is Lucy
Barton by Elizabeth Strout;
Threads of Evidence by Lee
Wait; and The Middle of
Somewhere by Sonja Yoerg.
Biography:
Notorious
RBG by Irin Carmon; The
Iceberg by Marion Coutts;
In Other Words by Jhumpa
Lahiri; and On My Own by
Diane Rehm.
Books on CD: Drawing
Blood by Molly Crabapple;
The Radiant Road by Katherine Catmull; and American Ace by Marilyn Nelson.
DVD: 99 Homes; Are You
Here?; Big Stone Gap; Black
Mass; Black Work; Boy;
Bridge of Spies; Burnt; Cas
and Dylan; Criminal Activities; Crimson Peak; Dectorists; Diary of a Teenage Girl;
Downton Abbey: Season
6; Dr. Who, Series 9, Part
2; Everest; Experimenter;
Freeheld;
Goosebumps;
Grandma; and I’ll See You
in My Dreams.
Also, Major Crimes: Season 1; Man Up; Meet the
Patels; Mr. Robot, Season
1; People, Places, Things;
Rock the Kasbah; Spotlight;
Straight Outta Compton;
Suffragette; The Last Witch
Hunter; Trials of Jimmy
Rose; True Detective, Seasons 1 and 2; Trumbo; Unexpected; Welcome to Me;
When Marnie Was There;
and While We’re Young.
Blu-ray: A Walk in the
Woods; Black Mass; Last
Witch Hunter; and Straight
Outta Compton.
Forecast highs for Thursday, March 3
Sunny
Pt. Cloudy
Fronts
Cold
-10s
-0s
0s
Showers
10s
20s 30s 40s
Rain
T-storms
50s 60s
Flurries
Warm Stationary
70s
80s
Cloudy
Pressure
Low
High
90s 100s 110s
Snow
Ice
Wet Weather For Much Of The East
Rain and snow will be possible from the Great Lakes to the
Northeast. A storm system will produce showers and
thunderstorms in the Southeast. The Northwest and parts of the
Southwest will have a chance of rain and mountain snow.
Weather Underground • AP
AREA — Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23
mph. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind
8 to 10 mph. Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow after
3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind
around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of
precipitation is 20%. Friday: A slight chance of snow before
3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Northeast wind 5 to
7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Friday Night: Partly
cloudy, with a low around 17. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with
a high near 36. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low
around 22. Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Almanac — Sun rose 6:20. Sun sets 5:41. Length of day
11 hours, 21 minutes. New moon, March 8. Full moon,
March 23.
Mass. Lottery Results
Drawn Tuesday, March 1, 2016
The Numbers Game, Mid-day:
The Numbers Game, Night:
Exact Order
All 4 digits
$3,865
1st or last 3
$541
$46
Any 2 digits
Any 1 digit
$5
Any Order
$322
All 4 digits
1st 3 digits
$90
Last 3 digits
$180
Exact Order
All 4 digits
$3,792
1st or last 3
$531
$46
Any 2 digits
Any 1 digit
$5
Any Order
$158
All 4 digits
1st 3 digits
$88
Last 3 digits
$88
2100
Monday8819
Friday2085
Saturday3786
Weds.0115
Thursday1707
Sunday0416
MEGA MILLIONS
Tuesday, March 1
1-29-33-34-55; MB-6
$135,000,000,
no winner
Friday, Feb. 26
3-15-19-62-74; MB-14
$125,000,000,
no winner
2176
Monday5008
Sunday5689
Saturday0350
Friday1710
Thursday1922
Weds.9997
MEGABUCKS DOUBLER
Saturday, Feb. 27
11-20-29-34-42-43; STD-3
$9,897,543, no winner
Wednesday, Feb. 24
22-28-29-41-43-47; STD-9
$9,746,407, no winner
LUCKY FOR LIFE
Monday, Feb. 29
19-26-31-34-40; LB-11,
no winner
MASS CASH
Thursday, Feb. 25
Tuesday
14-15-31-34-36; LB-7,
5-11-14-16-24,
no winner
one winner
(Charleston)
POWERBALL
Monday
Saturday, Feb. 27
9-14-16-32-33,
10-11-21-22-53; PB-18
no winner
$265,300,000, no winner
Sunday
Wednesday, Feb. 24
8-20-22-27-28,
21-31-64-65-67; PB-5,
no winner
$237,800,000, no winner
Saturday
6-11-16-31-34, one winner
Other Regional Results
(Medford)
TRI-STATE MEGABUCKS
Friday
Saturday, Feb. 27
6-8-13-27-33,
2-21-28-33-37-; MB-3
no winner
Wednesday, Feb. 24
Thursday, Feb. 25
10-13-15-17-22; MB-5
12-18-22-27-30,
Meetings Reminder
Wednesday, March 2
Athol
Assessors, noon, Room 16 of
the town hall.
Selectboard (release of property claim, 1616 Main St.), noon,
Room 17 of the town hall.
Energy Committee, 6:45 p.m.,
town hall.
Board of Planning and Community Development, 7 p.m.,
Room 21 of the town hall.
Orange
Selectboard, 6:30 p.m., town
hall.
Petersham
School Committee, 3 p.m., Petersham Center School library.
Phillipston
Planning Board, 7 p.m., town
hall.
Royalston
Assessors, 7 p.m., assessors
office.
Health Board, 7 p.m., town
clerk’s office.
Card of Thanks
The family of Justin Johnson would like to
thank everyone for the many cards, messages,
and flowers at the time of his passing. They
were all greatly appreciated. Special thanks
to Jeff Cole, Pastor Judy, and the folks from
Hospice. Some of his pumpkin seeds are with
him, so perhaps some day we may be showered
with some of his beautiful pumpkins.
Changes in Our Financial World
Join us on Tuesday, March 8th
for a Complimentary Workshop @ 12:30
at the Athol Senior Center
82 Freedom Street in Athol, MA 01331
Securities offered through Founders Financial Securities, LLC Member FINRA/SIPC and Registered Investment Advisor
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Obituaries
& Services
George
Roumeliotis
ORANGE — George
Roumeliotis, 71, of Oaklawn Avenue, died Tuesday
evening, March 1, 2016, at
Quabbin Valley Healthcare
in Athol, after a brief illness.
Funeral arrangements are
pending with Witty’s Funeral Home, 158 South Main
St., Orange.
AREA — “From this
day forward, I promise to
be part of the solution in
ending violence against
women and all genderbased violence.” — White
Ribbon Pledge
Men, young and old,
across the state and country will wear white ribbons and take the White
Ribbon Pledge on March
3, among other activities,
to show their support and
commitment to ending vi-
Man pleads guilty to stealing
from UMass catholic center
NORTHAMPTON
—
Andrew J. Wakewood, 32, of
Yucca Valley, Calif., pleaded
guilty Tuesday in Hampshire
Superior Court to a dozen
felony counts of larceny over
$250.
He was sentenced by Judge
Richard Carey to 64 days
in jail (with credit for time
served), and placed on probation for four years. He was
ordered to pay $15,788.00 in
restitution
Wakewood stole over
$15,000 from the Newman
Catholic Center at the University of Massachusetts in early
2015 by forging 12 checks that
he had obtained through a
connection to a previous business transaction involving the
center. He was indicted by a
grand jury in December and
later arrested and extradited
to Massachusetts. He has
been held without bail at the
Hampshire Jail and House of
Correction since then.
“We are pleased the defendant accepted responsibility
for his actions, and was held
accountable by the Court,”
said First Assistant District
Attorney Steven E. Gagne,
who prosecuted the case.
“The Amherst Police
Department went to great
lengths to investigate this case,
including sending its lead detective across the country to
track down the defendant
in the deserts of California.
Through the tenacious efforts
of Sergeant Brian Daly, justice was served in this case.”
olence against women and
all gender-based violence.
Throughout the month
of March and beyond,
District Attorney David
E. Sullivan’s Task Force
on Domestic & Sexual Violence will join Jane Doe
Inc., and violence prevention organizations across
the state to promote the
White Ribbon Campaign
and to increase the ranks
of White Ribbon Ambassadors. Ambassadors
agree to wear the ribbon
on White Ribbon Day and
recruit five to 10 male
friends and colleagues to
join them in taking the
WRD pledge. For more
information about this
program and the annual
White Ribbon event at
the Statehouse on March
3, visit http://www.janedoe.org/
Student members of
the Belchertown High
School SADD (Students
Against Destructive Deci-
ORANGE — The Mahar After Prom Party Committee is holding its annual
Supermarket Sweep Raffle.
The winner of the raffle will
win a two-minute shopping
spree at the Hannaford Supermarket. The raffle ends on Thursday, March 10, at 8 p.m. The
drawing will take place on
Friday, March 11, and the
sweep takes place on Sunday, March 13, at 6:30 a.m.
The winner can elect a substitute shopper if desired.
Some restrictions apply. To purchase tickets, call
978-544-6377, visit the Mahar After Prom Party page
on Facebook, or contact
a member of the MAPP
Committee. All proceeds,
after the grocery total,
benefit the all-night, drug
and alcohol-free event that
keeps Mahar seniors and
their guests safe on prom
night. This is a major fundraiser for MAPP.
sions) group will be selling white ribbons during
all four lunchtimes on
March 3 to benefit Safe
Passage of Northampton,
which serves survivors of
domestic violence, their
children, friends, and
families. For more information about this effort,
contact Ginny Bilz at
[email protected]
Other schools are organizing student assemblies,
workshops and information tables.
DA Sullivan will lead
the pledge with Greenfield Community College President Robert
Pura and others at Community College at The
Power of Women event
sponsored by the New
England Learning Center
for Women in Transition
(NELCWIT)
Thursday,
April 7, from 5 to 9 p.m.
in the Cohn Family Dining
Commons.
“The White Ribbon
Campaign is a powerful
testimony to the ways in
which, working together,
we can make strides toward ending violence,”
Sullivan said.
The
White
Ribbon
Campaign is an international event that was established in 1989, after a
gunman opened fire and
killed 14 female engineering students in Montreal,
Canada.
Men in that community
organized the first WRC,
wearing white ribbons “as
a symbol of men’s opposition to men’s violence
against women” and to
show their support for
women and survivors.
ORANGE — The Orange Senior Citizen’s club
will meet Thursday, March
3, at 1 p.m., at the Orange
Armory.
The club is starting its collection of canned goods for
the upcoming annual North
Quabbin Food-a-thon.
Hi-Lo Oil, Inc.
Rte. 202 South, Winchendon
50 Gallon
Deliveries Available
(978) 297-4456
9:55 a.m. - Walk-in reports seeing suspicious car
last night and today found
20 paint cans dumped in
cemetery, Jones Cemetery
Road. Walk-in picked up
cans and was to bring them
to transfer station,
10 a.m. - Caller has returned home and believes
someone may be in the
house, Church Street. Caller’s husband said his wife
thought someone was inside but it was the dog. 11:36 a.m. - Summons
requested as a result on
investigation on charges of
three counts larceny over
$250 by single scheme
(money and merchandise),
identity fraud, forgery of
check, and uttering a false
check.
11:48 p.m. - Welfare
check requested for employee who has not shown
up to work in two days,
Oxbow Road. On arrival
female was found and said
she had recently quit her
job. No further action taken. 2:12 p.m. - Report of low
hanging wire across road,
Partners
Double Elimination to Semi-Finals
Cribbage Tournament
Wheelerville Community Club
698 East Main St., Orange
Saturday, March 5th • $5 per person
Sign Ups 11:00 a.m. - Noon
Play starts at 12:15 – Munchies
Open to the Public
50% 1st Place – 25% 2nd Place – 25% to the Club
East Main Street. On arrival found to be cable wire.
Time Warner Cable was notified. 3:48 p.m. - Traffic stop
for
expired
inspection
sticker and loud exhaust,
New Athol Road. Operator issued warning as she
had received citation in
Belchertown previous day. 4:05 p.m. - Medical emergency, West Main Street. 5:32 p.m. - Traffic stop for
expired inspection sticker,
West Main Street. Warning
issued.
6 p.m. - Orange Fire Department requests officer
for unmanned boat floating
in water, Anderwood Lane.
OFD and officer utilized a
rowboat to conduct investigation. No one found in
boat. Boat secured to dock. 6:05 p.m. - Report of
three youths in road playing
chicken, East Main Street.
Area checked with negative
contact.
6:12 p.m. - Caller hit hydrant but did not realize it
until he got home; reports
front passenger door damage; he went back to check
hydrant and saw no damage, East Main Street. Message left for water department. 7:45 a.m. - Caller states
there is a vehicle in his field
operating erratically, Shingle Brook Road. Searched
area with negative results. 7:55 p.m. - Open 911
call, Chase Street. Found
child had been playing with
phone. 8:36 p.m. - Medical emer-
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meetings and community interest stories in and around the North Quabbin region.
Applicants must be able to meet deadlines, possess strong communication and computer
skills, be able to take photos, and work well with the public.
Successful candidates must be flexible. Assignments may include some (occasional)
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Wednesday, March 2
3-5 p.m. — Knit Wits, Athol Public Library, Main Street. For
ages 8 and up. Info: 978-249-9515
5-6 p.m. — Sharing Our Father’s Bread, St. Francis of Assisi
Church Hall (side entrance), Athol. Info: 978-249-2738. CANCELED
Thursday, March 3
9 a.m.-Noon — St. John’s Thrift Shop, St. John’s Episcopal
Church, Park Avenue, Athol. Info: 978-249-9553
10-10:30 a.m. — Baby Time, Athol Public Library, Main Street.
Children up to 18 months and caregivers. Info: 978-249-9515
10-11:30 a.m. — Garden Growers, Valuing Our Children, Walnut Street, Athol. Newborn to preschoolers. Info: 978-249-8467
ext. 22
10:30-11:30 a.m. — Toddler & Preschooler Story Time, New
Salem Public Library, 23 South Main St. Snacks will be provided.
Info: 978-544-6334
11-11:30 a.m. — Toddler Time, Athol Public Library, Main
Street. Children 18-36 months and caregivers. Info: 978-249-9515
3-4 p.m. — Weekly Vigil, Northfield Town Hall. Info: [email protected] or 978-790-3074
3:30-5 p.m. — Wild Knights Chess Club, Athol Public Library,
Main Street. For grades 4-10. Info: 978-249-9515
7 p.m. — Meet the Candidates Night, Orange Armory, East
Main Street.
Friday, March 4
10:15-11:30 a.m. — Motor Monkeys Playgroup, 34 North
Main St., Orange. Info: Jennifer Aldrich at VOC, 978-249-8467
6 p.m. — Dodgeball Tournament, Franklin County Technical
School, 82 Industrial Blvd., Turners Falls. Teams must register by
March 2: 413-863-9561, ext. 255, or sign up at the school
8 p.m. — “Cabaret”, Theatre at the Mount, 444 Green St.,
Gardner. Tickets: 978-630-9388 or www.mwcc.edu/tam/shows/
Grand jury: 2 bishops hid sex
abuse of hundreds of children
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) —
Two Catholic bishops who
led a small Pennsylvania
diocese helped cover up the
sexual abuse of hundreds
of children by more than 50
priests and other religious
leaders over a 40-year period, according to a grand
jury report that portrays the
church as holding such sway
over law enforcement that it
helped select a police chief.
The 147-page report issued
Tuesday on sexual abuse in
the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese, home to nearly 100,000
Roman Catholics, was based
partly on evidence from a secret diocesan archive opened
through a search warrant
over the summer.
In announcing the findings, Pennsylvania Attorney
General Kathleen Kane said
the diocese’s two previous
bishops “placed their desire
to avoid public scandal over
the well-being of children.”
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th
Orange Police Log
Tuesday
7:20 a.m. - Report of tree
down blocking road, Horton
Road. Orange Highway Department notified. 7:58 a.m. - Report of tree
limb down on wires near
town line, New Athol Road.
National Grid notified. 8:40 a.m. - Suspicious
truck reported on side of
road, Shingle Brook Road.
Found truck to be from a
solar company; all set .
9:25 a.m. - Home health
care worker requests officer as she cannot reach
her client, Red Brook Lane.
Entry made and client was
found home. 9:34 a.m. - Family issue,
East River Street. CALENDAR REMINDERS
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appears in the Quabbin Times section in Tuesday editions of the Athol
Daily News, and daily on the website at, www.atholdailynews.com.
The Daily News welcomes submissions for the Calendar, for public
events in or of general interest to the nine-town, North Quabbin-Mount
Grace Region — including entertainment, cultural and social activities
and events held by non-profit organizations. Excluded are gaming events
and tag/yard sale notices.
Friday, March 4 - 7 p.m.
gency, East River Street. Today
12:05 a.m. - Athol Police
Department requests assistance, Cottage Street. One
subject taken into custody.
2:30 a.m.- While doing check of Mahar officer
saw subject pull into parking lot and turn off vehicle,
South Main Street. When
officer approached vehicle,
subject tried to leave but
officer was able to stop
subject near exit of lot. Operator stated he was lost
and said he tried to leave
because he was nervous to
speak with police. Subject
given directions and sent
on his way. Minor accident
ORANGE — A minor
two-car accident occurred
on East Main Street at 5:42
p.m., Tuesday. One vehicle
backed into another. Damage was assessed at under
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No criminal charges are
being filed in the case because some abusers have
died, the statute of limitations has expired, or victims
are too traumatized to testify, she said.
Of the victims, Kane said:
“Their souls were killed as
children. They weren’t out
playing baseball; they were
trying to avoid priests.”
The report was especially
critical of Bishops James
Hogan and Joseph Adamec.
Hogan, who headed the diocese from 1966 to 1986, died
in 2005. Adamec, who succeeded him, retired in 2011.
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6-11pm
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Klan an unwelcome throwback
with a rejected ideology
e have two words for the Ku Klux
Klan: Get out. We don’t want
you here, you don’t belong, and you
certainly do not represent our community’s values.
We refer to a planned Klan rally Saturday in Pearson Park in Anaheim that
erupted in violence before it even began. Of six Klan members who showed
up, five were arrested and later released. Mayor Tom Tait told us Monday afternoon that none of the Klan
crew was an Anaheim resident.
The confrontation “does not represent Anaheim or Orange County,”
Mayor Tait told us earlier. “Anaheim
is one of the most diverse cities in the
nation. We treat everyone with respect, tolerance and kindness. That’s
not anything the Klan represents,
which is intolerance, hate and racial
intimidation. It’s the farthest from
who we are.”
Mayor Tait said the Saturday melee,
in which counter-protesters brawled
with a handful of KKK members,
shouldn’t even be called a “demonstration,” but merely a few radical outliers trying to get attention for a hateful philosophy that has no place in our
community, state, country or world.
News reports have mentioned Klan
activity in Anaheim dating back to the
mid-1920s. In 1924, secret Klan mem-
bers won a majority on the Anaheim
City Council and appointed klansmen
as 10 of 11 new police officers, according to “The Invisible Empire in
the West,” a 2004 book on the Klan in
Western states, edited by Shawn Lay.
But even then, Anaheim residents
opposed them. A massive Klan rally
in Anaheim City Park in July 1924
“frightened many Anaheimers and
helped give rise to an organized crusade to destroy the Klan,” according
to Lay.
An anti-Klan group, U.S.A., for
Unity, Service and Americanism, paid
one klansman to reveal the secret
members. Some of the names were
printed in the Anaheim Bulletin, now
published by the Register. In 1925, a
recall election was held, with polling
places protected by armed guards provided by Orange County Sheriff Samuel Jernigan and District Attorney
Alexander P. Nelson, who had outed
Orange County klansmen in 1922. The
klansmen were recalled.
Any more than in the 1920s, the
Klan is not welcome in Anaheim or
anywhere in Orange County or the
United States. Orange County joins
with Anaheim in rejecting ideologies
of hate.
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Market watch
March 1, 2016
By Jeanne Phillips
© 2001 Universal Press Syndicate
Woman’s secret past revealed
makes fiance doubt the future
DEAR ABBY: My fiancee and I have known each
other since high school. I
was the “good kid” with
honors and the right parents. She was considered
trouble and didn’t have the
best home life. Rumor had
it that she moonlighted as a
stripper our senior year, but
I always blew it off as false.
Fast-forward 12 years: I
ran into her recently, and
we decided to have dinner. I fell in love with her
on that date. A few months
went by and I mentioned
the rumors. She wasn’t upset and matter-of-factly explained that she did start
stripping in high school and
continued through college.
It bothered me, but the
benefits of being with her
far outweighed the negatives.
Now that we are engaged, she told me she had
to “come clean.” She said
there were times in college
when she had sex with some
of her regular clients. I am
floored. She basically admitted she had prostituted
herself. I don’t know what
to do. I don’t want to blame
her for her past indiscretions, but this is a big deal.
I don’t know how to let it
go. Advice, please! — GUY
WHO NEEDS ADVICE
DEAR GUY: You now
see your fiancee clearly —
warts and all. The problem
with “falling in love” (what
I define as infatuation) is
that you don’t yet know
who the person IS. Regardless of how your fiancee financed her education, she
deserves respect for being
honest with you. She has
done as much as she can to
improve her life. You must
now ask yourself if you can
see past her past, and if she
is someone you would be
happy spending the rest of
your life with. Remember,
I live in Los Angeles, and
in this town, her revelation
wouldn’t necessarily be a
deal-breaker.
******
DEAR ABBY: I met a
guy named “Ryan” about
10 weeks ago. We hit it off
right away. I admit I had a
little crush on him.
About a week after we
met, he came out to a group
of our mutual friends (me
included) as gay. I’m very
supportive of him, and it
didn’t change anything between us at all. Over the
last several weeks, we have
grown to be best friends
and continue to grow closer
and closer.
Once I found out Ryan
was gay, the rational and
practical part of me took
over and squashed the
crush I had on him in the
beginning. But now that
feeling is coming back even
stronger.
I know our relationship
can never be anything more
than platonic. I guess I’m
just asking how I can get
over him while still maintaining our close friendship, because ultimately,
that means the world to
me, and I don’t want to lose
it. — FRIEND ONLY, IN
WASHINGTON, D.C.
DEAR FRIEND ONLY:
It’s not easy to think rationally when emotions are
involved. Ryan may have
everything you want in a
man, but he will not be a
romantic partner for you.
If spending time around
him becomes too painful,
you may have to put some
distance between the two of
you until you regain your
emotional balance.
******
Contact Dear Abby at www.
DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440,
Los Angeles, CA 90069.
******
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teens to seniors — is in “The Anger in All of Us and How to Deal
With It.” To order, send your name
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Asian stocks
jump cheered
by Wall Street
TOKYO (AP) — Asian
stocks jumped Wednesday
after encouraging signs of
strength in the U.S. economy
sent shares higher on Wall
Street.
KEEPING SCORE: A
weak yen added to investor
optimism, sending Japan’s
benchmark Nikkei 225 up 4
percent in morning trading
to 16,734.81. South Korea’s
Kospi rose 1.4 percent to
1,944.13. Hong Kong’s Hang
Seng added 2.7 percent to
19,922.49, while the Shanghai Composite Index added
1.5 percent to 2,773.78. Other
regional markets were also
higher, including Singapore,
Taiwan and Indonesia.
UPBEAT US: Stocks on
Wall Street roared to their
best day in more than a month
on positive data, including
construction spending reaching its highest level in eight
years in January. Separately,
a survey showed some signs
of life in the beaten-down
U.S. manufacturing sector.
WALL STREET: The
Dow Jones industrial average jumped 348.58 points, or
2.1 percent, to 16,865.08. The
Standard & Poor’s 500 index
surged 46.12 points, or 2.4
percent, to 1,978.35. That was
the biggest gain for the S&
P 500, a widely used benchmark, since late January.
Abortion debate returns to Supreme Court
By MARK SHERMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
(AP)
— The abortion debate is
returning to the Supreme
Court in the midst of a raucous presidential campaign
and less than three weeks
after Justice Antonin Scalia’s
death.
The justices are taking up
the biggest case on the topic
in nearly a quarter century
Wednesday,
considering
whether a Texas law that regulates abortion clinics hampers a woman’s constitutional right to obtain an abortion.
The clinics want the court
to roll back regulations requiring doctors who perform
abortions to have admitting
privileges at nearby hospitals
and forcing clinics to meet
standards for outpatient or
ambulatory surgical centers.
Like other states, mainly
in the South, Texas says it
passed the measure to protect women’s health.
Justice Anthony Kennedy
probably holds the decid-
ing vote on the eight-justice
court. He already joined with
the court’s four liberal members to block some restrictions from taking effect while
the case is on appeal.
If Kennedy sides with
the liberal justices, the case
could stand as an important
reaffirmation of the standard
the court first laid out in 1992
that allows states to regulate
abortion provided the restrictions do not impose “an
undue burden” on a woman’s right to an abortion.
Scalia’s death means it is
likely that Texas can get no
more than four votes on a
court that has been starkly
divided over abortion between conservatives and liberals. A 4-4 tie in this case
would leave Texas’ law standing, because the federal appeals court in New Orleans
ruled for the state. Such an
outcome would allow Texas
to put the regulations into
full effect. The clinics say no
more than about 10 facilities will remain open, where
there once were more than
40 before the law was enacted in 2013.
If the court is evenly divided, the justices could decide to re-hear the case once
a new colleague joins them.
President Barack Obama
says he will nominate a successor to Scalia. But Senate
Republicans, backed by the
party’s presidential candidates, have pledged to keep
Scalia’s seat empty so that
the next president can fill it.
Separately, the justices
also are weighing an emergency appeal from clinics in
Louisiana.
The same federal appeals
court has allowed that state’s
admitting privileges law to
take effect while a legal challenge winds its way through
the courts, even after a trial
judge struck it down as unconstitutional. The case is
being appealed.
A decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt,
15-274, is expected by late
June.
Osama bin Laden worried wife had
a tracking device in tooth filling
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Hiding in Pakistan, an increasingly paranoid Osama
bin Laden suspected Iran
of implanting a tracking
device in his wife’s mouth
and drafted a will directing much of his $29 million
fortune to be spent on jihad
after his death.
The details about the alQaida leader’s life were released Tuesday in a second
batch of letters and other
documents seized in a May
2011 raid that killed bin
Laden at his secret compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
The letters detail his rift
with
militants
who
later broke
off
from
al-Qaida
and formed
the Islamic
State,
as
well as plans
Osama bin
Laden
for a media
blitz to mark
the 10th anniversary of the
Sept. 11 attacks. Other correspondence resonates with
suspicion and fear.
In a letter to one of his
wives who lived in Iran, bin
Laden expressed worry that
her dental appointment
could have allowed Iranians to implant a tracking
device under her skin.
“My dear wife,” he began. “I was told that you
went to a dentist in Iran,
and you were concerned
about a filling she put in for
you. Please let me know in
detail ... any suspicions that
any of the brothers may
have about chips planted in
any way.”
The
Iranian
dentist
might have used a slightly
enlarged syringe to make
such an implant, bin Laden
wrote in the undated letter.
“The size of the chip is
about the length of a grain
of wheat and the width of
a fine piece of vermicelli,”
bin Laden said. He asked
her to recall the exact date
of her dental work, “also
about any surgery you had,
even if it was only a quick
pinch.”
In another letter, bin
Laden warned about using
safe methods for moving
money.
“It is important to get rid
of the suitcase in which the
funds are delivered, due to
the possibility of it having a
tracking chip inside it,” he
wrote.
He said that funds should
be shuttled by vehicle
but only on cloudy days
— an apparent reference
to avoiding a U.S. drone
strike.
One document is a
signed, handwritten will
that intelligence officials
suspect was written before
bin Laden’s departure from
Sudan in 1996. He claimed
he had about $29 million
that he planned to divide
among some relatives, but
the bulk was to be used “on
jihad, for the sake of Allah.”
It was not clear if bin
Laden actually had access
to so much money, if he
shared the will with anyone,
and if his instructions were
carried out. Bin Laden’s
father ran a successful construction company in Saudi
Arabia, and the will noted
that $12 million of the total
was from his brother on behalf of the Bin Laden Co.
The newly released materials reveal an al-Qaida
network that was sometimes disorganized behind
the scenes and struggling to
keep its fighters unified, according to two senior intelligence officials, who spoke
only on condition of anonymity to brief reporters on
the documents.
The officials said they
portray a leader who was
aware of his group’s hardships in the field, yet appeared not to fully understand what his organization
could actually accomplish.
Abu al-Faraj, head of the
medical unit for al-Qaida in
the Islamic Maghreb, wrote
to bin Laden complaining
about medics, who only received a one-month training courses at jihad posts.
“Note the great shortage of specialists, which in
some cases makes recovery
time longer ... and in some
cases, injuries that normally
would not be fatal, become
fatal to the mujahidin.”
There is no mention in
the documents to indicate
how bin Laden got to the
compound in Abbottabad,
but one hints that he was
clearly tired of living there.
“I say that the latest time
we can stay with our present companion brothers
is the tenth anniversary of
the attack on New York
and Washington, after a few
months from now; or at the
end of this year, 2011.”
He was killed before the
anniversary was reached.
Al-Qaida was planning
a media blitz to mark the
anniversary. The group
proposed reaching out to
certain media outlets to arrange media coverage, but
there was no discussion of a
planned attack for that day.
Several documents detail a running disagreement
between bin Laden and
al-Qaida’s affiliate in Iraq,
which morphed into the Islamic State.
Bin Laden disagreed with
the level of brutality, such
as beheadings, that the affiliate was using and was
opposed IS leaders’ bent on
declaring an Islamic State
— something bin Laden argued would fail because it
did not have enough popular support and could not
shoulder the burdens of
governance.
“It is a must to stop any
reason that might lead
to the spilling of Muslim
blood,” he pleaded with his
brethren. “We must not get
overwhelmed by the war,
its atmosphere, conditions,
hatreds and revenge that
might mislead us.”
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Election
Signaling her confidence,
Clinton set her sights on
Trump as she addressed
supporters during a victory
rally.
“It’s clear tonight that the
stakes in this election have
never been higher and the
rhetoric we’re hearing on
the other side has never
been lower,” she said.
Trump, too, had his eye on
a general election match-up
with the former secretary of
state, casting her as part of a
political establishment that
has failed Americans.
“She’s been there for so
long,” Trump said at his
swanky Mar-a-Lago resort
in Florida. “If she hasn’t
straightened it out by now,
she’s not going to straighten
it out in the next four years.”
Clinton also picked up
wins in Texas, Arkansas and
Massachusetts, nabbing her
first victory in New England, while Trump carried
GOP contests in Arkansas,
Massachusetts and Vermont.
Trump’s dominance has
rattled Republican leaders,
who fear he’s unelectable
against Clinton in November. Even as Trump professed to have good relationships with his party’s
elite, he issued a warning to
House Speaker Paul Ryan,
who declared earlier in the
day that “this party does not
prey on people’s prejudices.” Trump said that if the
two don’t get along, “he’s
going to have to pay a big
price.”
But all efforts to stop
Trump have failed, including an aggressive campaign
by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to discredit the billionaire businessman.
For Rubio, Super Tuesday turned into a bitter disappointment. He emerged
with his first victory in Minnesota but failed to live up
to the wider hopes of the
numerous Republican officeholders who have promoted him as the party’s
best alternative to Trump.
With an eye on Florida’s
March 15 primary, Rubio
vowed to keep up efforts
to “unmask the true nature
of the front-runner in this
race.”
Cruz desperately needed
his win in Texas in order
to stay in the race. He beat
Trump in three contests this
primary season, more than
any other Republican, a fact
he wielded as he called on
Rubio and other candidates
to step aside.
“I ask you to prayerfully
consider our coming together, united,” Cruz said.
With results still coming
in, Trump had won at least
192 Super Tuesday delegates, while Cruz picked up
at least 132. Overall, Trump
leads the Republican field
with 274.
Sanders’ wins did little to
help him make up ground in
his delegate race with Clinton. She was assured of winning at least 457 of the 865
at stake on Super Tuesday.
That’s compared to Sanders, who had at least 286
delegates.
Trump’s wins in the South
were a major blow to Cruz,
who once saw the region as
his opportunity to stake a
claim to the nomination. Instead, he’s watched Trump,
a brash New York real estate mogul, display surprising strength with evangelical Christians and social
Voters
more than 48 percent for
Sanders with 91 percent of
precincts reporting.
For Republicans, Massachusetts has 42 delegates
awarded on a proportional
basis. That means multiple
candidates likely will receive
delegates. All GOP delegates are awarded based on
the primary tally.
For Democrats the process is a bit trickier.
Massachusetts has 116
Democratic delegates. Of
those, 25 are superdelegates
free to back whichever candidate they want. At least
17 already have pledged
support to Clinton and one
is backing Sanders, according to an Associated Press
survey. The remaining 91
delegates are awarded on a
proportional basis.
Trump’s landslide victory
proved awkward for Republican leaders.
Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Kirsten
Hughes released a statement Tuesday congratulating “all of our Republican
candidates on successful
and energetic campaigns”
without mentioning Trump.
Republican
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker
had criticized Trump, saying
he doesn’t have the temperament to be president.
Baker cast his ballot in his
hometown of Swampscott
but would only say he didn’t
vote for Trump or Cruz.
The voice of independent
voters, who can vote in either party primary, echoed
loudly.
Preliminary results of the
exit poll conducted by Edison Research for The Associated Press and television
networks show nearly half of
all independents who pulled
Republican ballots broke for
Trump. While Clinton led
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conservatives.
Republicans spent months
largely letting Trump go
unchallenged, wrongly assuming his populist appeal
would fizzle. Instead, he’s
appeared to grow stronger,
drawing broad support for
some of his most controversial proposals.
In six of the states on
Tuesday, large majorities
of Republican voters said
they supported a proposal
to temporarily ban all noncitizen Muslims from entering the United States, an
idea championed by Trump.
Nine in 10 of Trump’s voters
were looking for an outsider, and half were angry with
the government, according
to exit polls conducted by
Edison Research for The
Associated Press and television networks.
In the Democratic race,
Clinton has steadied herself after an unexpectedly
strong early challenge from
Sanders. The Vermont
senator did carry his home
state decisively, and told the
crowd at a raucous victory
party that he was “so proud
to bring Vermont values all
across this country.”
Sanders, who has energized supporters with his
calls for a “political revolution,” has struggled to expand his base beyond young
people and liberals. His
weakness with black voters,
a core part of the Democratic constituency, was underscored anew.
Clinton was supported by
at least 80 percent of black
voters in the Deep South
and Texas. She was also bolstered by women and older
voters.
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among those who consider
themselves Democrats, independent voters who participated in the Democratic
primary chose Sanders by
about a 2-1 margin.
The day wasn’t without its
drama.
Massachusetts Secretary
of State William Galvin said
he had to remind the Clinton campaign about state
election laws after former
President Bill Clinton greeted voters at a polling location in the West Roxbury
neighborhood of Boston
around 9:35 a.m.
Clinton spoke with voters
outside the polling location
before heading inside with
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh,
a Hillary Clinton supporter,
and again greeted voters.
State law says no one may
solicit a person’s vote within
150 feet of a polling location.
Galvin said Bill Clinton
also created a traffic jam
outside a New Bedford polling location later in the day
when he addressed voters
on the street — but voters
still were able to cast ballots.
Independent voter Tyler
Murphy, a 26-year-old Boston resident who works as a
project manager for a construction company, said he
voted for Trump, calling the
New York businessman the
“wakeup call” the country
needs.
“I think he is undeniably
wrong on a lot of things,”
Murphy said. “Ultimately,
if we have to elect someone
who is borderline crazy to
get people to understand
what’s going on, then that’s
what we have to do.”
Vivien Gattie, 72, a registered Democrat who voted
for Barack Obama in the last
two presidential elections,
said after voting at Boston
City Hall that she reluctantly picked Clinton “because I
think she can win.”
At 3 p.m., 81,372 voters
had cast ballots in the city.
Galvin said that was well
ahead of the previous record
high in 2008, when 66,539
Boston voters had cast ballots by 3 p.m. during that
year’s presidential primary.
By 7 p.m. the number of
votes cast in Boston topped
120,000.
Va. man set to
enter pleas in 2
student slayings
RICHMOND, Va. (AP)
— Two remarkably similar
murder cases that amplified
concerns about campus safety are expected to end when
a Virginia man enters a plea
deal that will spare him a
possible death sentence.
Jesse LeRoy Matthew Jr.,
34, is expected to enter pleas
resolving the Hannah Graham and Morgan Harrington
cases Wednesday, according
to Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert N. Tracci. The prosecutor
did not disclose the terms of
the plea agreement ahead of
the hearing.
Matthew’s
attorney,
capital defender Douglas
Ramseur, declined to comment.
The former hospital orderly is charged with capital
murder in the September
2014 death of 18-year-old
University of Virginia student Graham. He also
faces a first-degree murder
charge in the 2009 death of
Harrington, a 20-year-old
Virginia Tech student. He
already is serving three life
prison terms for a sexual assault in northern Virginia.
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said. To help decrease the
budget further the plans the
school chooses for staff may
be looked into. Town assessments have
also been affected. As the
budget stands now, New Salem will have a total assessment of $699,397; Orange
will be assessed $4,153,955;
Petersham would be assessed $797,987; Wendell
would be assessed $333,448.
The only town whose assessment was higher last year is
Petersham, which will see a
decrease. Thomas said further work
will be done on the budget
to lower it even further over
the next month. A public
hearing will be held during
the Tuesday, April 5, school
committee meeting, at 6:30
p.m. to present the budget.
Glimpse into the
Classroom
Student council vice president Yunjung Seo gave a
presentation on the curriculum of the history department. She said that the
department has developed
a newer curriculum that
moves away from outdated,
traditional textbooks. The
newer program allows for
greater depth of study and
gives students the chance
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to take a look at more historical events that interest
them. Many students have told
her they are becoming more
interested in history due to
the change in curriculum.
History classes are currently
learning about topics related to elections, she said. Student Council
Seo said that the council
will soon begin a week-long
campaign aimed at improving students’ self esteem related to body image. There
will be a Twitter page set up
that allows students to compliment one another in ways
they may not in person. On
the last day all students will
be asked to wear a plain
white t-shirt and no makeup
to show their natural beauty. 2016-2017 Calendar
The calendar for the
2016-2017 school year was
presented to the committee.
Thomas said, “The biggest
feature is we have teachers starting on the 25th and
26th (of August) and students starting on the 29th.
Another feature would be
you don’t have as long of a
holiday break.”
The December break
would last for one week and
one day. Warwick
for his service to the town
and offered him the best of
luck in the future. Earlier in the evening,
Young reported that he had
received a complaint from
the state’s Department of
Revenue reporting that they
had received a complaint
from someone that the town
was using Chapter 90 funds
to pay the salaries of town
employees. Young reported
that he had replied that the
town is aware of this and
are only using the Chapter
90 funds to pay the documented hourly wages of
municipal employees working on approved Chapter 90
projects, which is allowed.
By doing this the town can
forego paying a contractor
prevailing wage and instead
pay the town’s employees at
their regular rate. Young admitted there is
some risk involved with using the Chapter 90 funds to
pay the wages, in that the
project could not be reimbursed by the state, and then
the town could face financial difficulties, including
potential layoffs. However,
the town has been lucky so
far with Chapter 90 projects
like the one on Northfield
Road being able to continue
despite the lengthy environmental permitting involved.
This he attributed to the
A vote will be taken on
the calendar at the committee’s next meeting.
Policy vote
The committee took a second vote on the closed circuit television policy update
and passed the updates.
Subcommittee reports
The Swift River School
Committee has been recently discussing next steps
as to what to do after their
January standardized testing forum. The policy subcommittee has been discussing exchange students and will
have more details available
at the April meeting. The education subcommittee has been exploring
graduation requirements of
the school’s p.m. program.
The subcommittee would
like to explore the procedure surrounding how students in that program are
granted exemptions from
certain requirements. Dam Update
Thomas said that the
administration has been
given a timeline on the repair work for the dam. The
work will begin in April and
should be completed by July
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milder winter. Arguimbau, who has
worked to block the hazard
tree cutting on Northfield
Road, accused Young of
“double crossing” the town
over a request Arguimbau
had made in the past that
would require all Chapter 90
projects to be approved by
the town. Originally Young
had supported such a measure but had since changed
his mind. After some arguing between Young, Arguimbau
and residents present Magi
asked Arguimbau if this was
in reference to the trees, to
which Arguimbau replied,
“Among other projects.”
This caused Magi to throw
her arms up and declare
“Oh my God.” She then referenced that despite his efforts to stop the trees being
cut he had not been present
when the selectboard met
with the highway superintendent and tree warden at
the site, and stood in the
rain to hear their arguments
for why the trees were hazardous to passing motorists.
Arguimbau was surprised to
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the board pretty consistently
turns and supports him after
he double crosses us.”
In a notice to residents
via the town’s email list
Tuesday, town clerk Rosa
Fratangelo noted that Arguimbau’s resignation will
not be official until he has
submitted it in writing to
her. His resignation will
leave two open seats up for
election. Chair Dawn Magi
has filed for re-election to
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Arguimbau’s seat will be for
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Warriors oust Mahar boys 62-57
Mohawk defeats Senators for third time,
advances to Division III quarterfinal round
By JOSH TALBOT
ADN Sports Editor
BUCKLAND — The Mahar
boys’ basketball team saved its best
basketball for the stretch run this
winter. Unfortunately, lady luck
wasn’t on their side in a seasonending 62-57 loss to Mohawk Trail
Regional High School, Tuesday
night, in the opening round of the
WMass Division III tournament.
It was the third time the Senators
came up short against the Warriors,
but this one was much different.
Both regular season meetings were
defensive battles that saw Mahar
freeze up offensively in the second
half. The Senators didn’t freeze up
this time around, but instead were
undone by a Mohawk team that
seemingly couldn’t miss.
“I thought we played well tonight, sometimes you have to tip
the cap to the other team,” said
Mahar head coach Chad Softic.
“I think we are as good a team defensively as there is in WMass and
we didn’t have an answer for (Mohawk) tonight. They made shots.
What are you doing to do?”
The teams were engaged in a
37-37 tie after Bryce Cleveland’s
bucket with 3:25 left to play in the
third. The Warriors would seize
control with eight straight points,
but Issak Reinikainen’s buzzerbeating three-pointer gave Mahar
some momentum heading into the
fourth despite trailing 45-40.
both freebies to take a 51-47 lead.
On the return trip, Cleveland
went right to the hoop and was
sent to the line where he made
1-of-2. Mohawk moved quickly out
in transition with Torsten SloanAnderson missing the initial shot.
Ward collected the rebound and
was fouled by Cleveland — his
fifth. Ward made 1-of-2 to give the
Warriors a 52-48 lead with 3:32 to
go.
After Mahar’s Malik Adams and
Sloan-Anderson exchanged baskets, O’Lari landed a trifecta from
the top of the key and was fouled
on the play. O’Lari would make the
freebie to tie the game at 54 with
2:43 to go.
Mohawk big man Jacob Cross
would land a left-handed runner
going across the lane to put the
Warriors back on top. After Mahar’s Pedro Mattos missed a contested layup, Cross knocked down
another runner to put Mohawk up
58-54 with 1:33 to go.
A wild possession saw Mahar’s
Ryan Arsenault earn his way to the
free throw line with 1:11 to go, but
he missed both shots. The Senators
quickly went into some full court
pressure and produced a loose
ball near mid-court. Arsenault was
whistled for a foul as he dove to the
floor, but Ward missed the front
end of a one-and-one.
O’Lari would misfire from long
range on the return trip and Ward
NOWHERE TO GO — Mahar’s Gabe O’Lari runs out of real
estate as a pair of Mohawk defenders close in during Tuesday’s
WMass Division III opening round game in Buckland.
Photo By Josh Talbot
Gabe O’Lari brought Mahar
within three with his putback 20
seconds into the fourth. With the
Senators knocking on the door,
Mohawk’s Ian Eckler fired up a
three-point shot from straightaway.
The shot hit the back of the rim,
popped straight into the air, hit
the front of the rim, rolled around
the entire rim in a circular motion
before eventually falling in to give
the Warriors a 48-42 lead with 7:17
to play. That shot gave the appearance that perhaps Tuesday would
not be Mahar’s night.
“I was shaking my head,” said
Softic. “We had a great defensive
series and that felt like a dagger.
We continued to grind and got
right back into the game.”
A Cleveland hoop at the 6:06
mark brought Mahar within two,
49-47. Neither team managed anything offensively until Mohawk’s
Justin Ward was fouled by Cleveland at the 3:48 mark. The foul was
Cleveland’s fourth and Ward made
would go back to the line with 41.4
seconds remaining. Ward made
both shots to give Mohawk a 60-54
lead.
Mahar would miss a three-pointer on its return trip and SloanAnderson tipped a rebound out
to Cross who was all alone in the
open court. The big man appeared
to be preparing for a slam dunk attempt, but lost control of the ball
and knocked it out of bounds with
19.6 seconds to play.
Mattos would miss Mahar’s initial three-pointer, but the rebound
went out of bound off of Mohawk.
O’Lari found Reinikainen on the
entry pass and the junior wing
knocked down a three to give Mahar hope with 7.5 seconds to play,
down just three.
Eckler was fouled on the inbounds pass with 6.6 seconds to go
and knocked down both shots to
give Mohawk a 62-57 lead. A baseball pass was picked off and Mohawk dribbled out the final ticks to
FIND THE HOOP — Mahar’s Sam Paul, with ball, looks for the basket during Tuesday night’s
basketball contest in Buckland. The Senators had their season come to an end with a 62-57 loss
to No. 8 Mohawk in the opening round of the WMass Division III tournament.
advance to Friday night’s quarterfinal matchup at No. 1 Sabis.
Cleveland’s departure with 3:32
remaining was devastating for the
Senators as the junior forward was
a monster on the offensive end.
Cleveland was aggressive in his attack of Cross and finished with 19
points on 9-of-13 shooting.
“Bryce did a great job tonight
and has made a lot of improvements as the season has gone on,”
said Softic. “He attacked the hoop
with a lot of confidence and he’s
going to be the man next year.”
Adams also played a major role
in the Mahar offensive as the senior guard racked up 15 points. Adams missed his junior season due to
a knee injury and worked his way
into basketball shape. Despite the
windy road to get there, he looked
like the player he was destined to
be on Tuesday.
“That’s the Malik I always envisioned,” said Softic. O’Lari added 10 points, seven
rebounds and four assists as he
capped his junior campaign. He
left the game briefly in the fourth
quarter after catching an elbow
which led to a bloody nose, but
returned just in time for his gametying four-point play.
Mattos racked up seven points
while Reinikainen added six.
Cross led Mohawk with 18
points. Sloan-Anderson and Levin
Dupree netted 15 each. After missing the postseason a
year ago, Mahar began the year
with three consecutive losses. After
righting the ship with wins in five
of six, the Senators hit a midseason
swoon which saw them drop three
straight and four of five. Among
the losses was to rival Athol, a
team Mahar had won 15 straight
against. Still, the Senators kept
their heads high and emerged from
the rut playing their best basketball
down the stretch. Mahar would win
five of their last six regular season
games with their only loss coming
to an undefeated Hopkins team. In
that loss, the Senators led at halftime — the only time all year the
Hawks had trailed at intermission.
“I’m real proud of this team,”
said Softic. “We faced a lot of adversity and I was proud of the product we put out there. You want to
play your best basketball at the
end of the season and I thought
we were. Big games aren’t won in
December and January, they are
won in February and March. Down
the stretch, we played as well as I
think we could have and tonight
we played a very good basketball
game.”
Chapman agrees to accept 30-game suspension
NEW YORK (AP) — New York
Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman agreed to accept a 30-game
suspension under Major League
Baseball’s domestic violence policy, a penalty stemming from an
altercation with his girlfriend last
October.
Under the discipline announced
Tuesday, the four-time All-Star will
serve the penalty from the start
of the Yankees’ season on April
4. He will lose 30 days of pay —
$1,856,557 of his $11,325,000 salary. The agreement specifies he will
be eligible for free agency after this
season barring any additional suspension for off-the-field conduct
that would cost him the necessary
service time.
“I found Mr. Chapman’s acknowledged conduct on that day to
be inappropriate ... particularly his
use of a firearm and the impact of
that behavior on his partner,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred
said in a statement. “I am gratified
that Mr. Chapman has taken responsibility for his conduct.”
Chapman became the first player
penalized a finite number of games
under the policy, which MLB and
the players’ association agreed to in
August following several high-profile incidents among NFL players.
Colorado shortstop Jose Reyes was
given an indefinite paid suspension
last week, pending a trial scheduled
for April 4, following an alleged altercation with his wife in October.
Baseball’s investigation of Chapman stemmed from an Oct. 30
incident at his house in Florida.
Chapman’s girlfriend, 22-year-old
Cristina Barnea, told police he
pushed and choked her. Chapman
said there was an argument but
that he was pushed down by Barnea’s brother, eventually getting a
handgun and firing eight shots into
a wall and window while locked in
his garage.
The Davie Police Department
and Broward Assistant State Attorney Stefanie Newman declined
to file charges, saying conflicting
accounts and insufficient evidence
made a conviction unlikely. Under
MLB’s domestic violence policy,
discipline does not have to be pred-
icated on a conviction.
Chapman, 28, the hardest-throwing pitcher in the major leagues,
was traded from the rebuilding
Cincinnati Reds to the Yankees in
December. He had said he would
contest any suspension, but a deal
was reached following negotiations
with MLB.
“I want to be clear, I did not in
any way harm my girlfriend that
evening,” Chapman said in a statement. “However, I should have
exercised better judgment with respect to certain actions, and for that
I am sorry. The decision to accept a
suspension, as opposed to appealing one, was made after careful
consideration. I made this decision
in an effort to minimize the distractions that an appeal would cause
the Yankees, my new teammates
and most importantly, my family.”
Chapman’s representatives and
MLB had been discussing the discipline for about 10 days. A suspension of 46 days or longer would
have delayed his chance to become
a free agent until after the 2017
season.
TAKE IT STRONG — Mahar’s Bryce Cleveland (42) blows past
Mohawk’s Jacob Cross on his way in for two points during Tuesday night’s basketball contest in Buckland.
Late goal by Bergeron gives
Bruins 2-1 win over Flames
BOSTON (AP) — On a homestand loaded with Stanley Cup contenders, the Boston Bruins held
tight to their tenuous playoff position by edging the Calgary Flames.
Patrice Bergeron scored a tiebreaking goal with 3:24 left in the
third period and the Bruins hung
on to beat the Flames 2-1 on Tuesday night.
“We had to make a play at some
point. It was late in the game and it
was an important goal obviously,”
Bergeron said. “We know how
hard the schedule is coming up and
how important and how tight the
standings are.”
The Bruins are in the midst of a
four-game homestand, their longest of the season and quite possibly the most difficult stretch they’ll
have.
It started with a 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday and resumes
Thursday against the Stanley Cup
champion Chicago Blackhawks,
followed by the Washington Capitals, who have the best record in
the league.
The Bruins couldn’t afford to
fall to the road-weary Flames, who
were coming off a loss at Philadelphia the night before and have lost
six in a row.
“I don’t think we were as sharp
as we needed to be, but it was big
for us that we came through on
the power play at the end,” said
Landon Ferraro, who scored Boston’s other goal. “It was big to get
those two points and not have to
try and work for the other one in
overtime.”
There were few chances at either
end of the ice. The Flames were the
only team to reach double figures
in shots during a period, getting 11
on net in the third. The only one to
go in was by Jakub Nakladal, whose
first career goal tied it at 1-all 5:35
into the period.
The Flames picked up the pressure from there, but a costly penal-
ty for too many men on the ice with
4:07 left in the third gave Boston its
fifth power-play opportunity and
the Bruins took advantage.
“We had too many men. It was
the right call,” Calgary coach Bob
Hartley said.
Joni Ortio had 23 saves for Calgary, but had little chance on either
of Boston’s goals, one-timers by
Ferraro and Bergeron.
“Joni was very solid,” Hartley
said. “He got beat by two great
shots, so nothing to fault. You
know what? I can’t fault the effort
all night. A bad break at the end
and that cost us the game.”
Ferraro gave Boston the lead on
a one-timer from the slot off passes from Brett Connolly and Torey
Krug 7:05 into the game.
Rask had a shutout going until
Nakladal scored 5:35 into the third
on a slap shot from the top of the
left circle. Jyrki Jokipakka and Michael Frolik assisted.
The Flames, who lost in Philadelphia 5-3 on Monday night, kept
it close early with defense. Calgary
held Boston to five shots in the
first and nine in the second as the
Flames regained their strength.
Nakladal’s goal gave Calgary a
lift and the Flames nearly took a
lead a few minutes later, but Rask
stopped Michael Ferland three
times as he attempted to swipe
in a rebound from in front of the
crease.
“A lot of times when we create
scoring chances then we give up a
lot,” Rask said. “Today we didn’t
create a lot, we didn’t give up a lot
and we ended up winning, which is
a great sign.”
Notes: Boston RW Lee Stempniak, acquired Monday in a deal
with New Jersey, played for his
ninth team. ... Boston was without LW Zac Rinaldo, who was
suspended Tuesday for five games
for a hit on Lightning F Cedric Paquette on Sunday.
Top 25: No. 3 Villanova romps
to Big East conference title
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Kris Jenkins
scored 14 straight points and a career-high 31
overall, leading No. 3 Villanova to an 83-62
romp over DePaul on Tuesday night and the
outright Big East championship.
The Wildcats (26-4, 15-2) are Big East
champs for the third straight season and had
already clinched the top seed for the conference tournament next week in New York. The
Wildcats won the tournament in 2015.
Jenkins scored 20 points by halftime and
opened the second with consecutive 3s, topping his previous best of 23. The Wildcats shot
68 percent in the first half and proved they are
still a force at any ranking.
The Wildcats slipped to No. 3 in the Top 25
after three weeks at No. 1. The Wildcats went
5-1 at No. 1 and lost last week at Xavier.
Jenkins, a 6-foot-6 junior forward, averaged
11.9 points in his first full season as a starter
and stuffed a game’s worth of production in
3:31. With Villanova leading 11-10, Jenkins
buried four straight 3-pointers. He forced a
steal and went in for a layup that made it 2510 and capped his run.
Eli Cain led DePaul (9-20, 3-14) with 14
points. The outcome was never in doubt, Villanova has won 12 straight against the perennial Big East cellar dwellers.
No. 4 VIRGINIA 64, CLEMSON 57
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Malcolm
Brogdon scored 18 points and Virginia rallied
after blowing a double-digit lead.
The Cavaliers (23-6, 12-5 Atlantic Coast
Conference) got off to a 12-0 start and
looked like they might blow the Tigers out of
the building. Instead, Clemson (16-13, 9-8)
scratched away and led 47-46 on Gabe DeVoe’s 3-pointer with 6:29 remaining.
That’s when Virginia scored seven straight
points to gain control toward its third straight
12-win ACC season — a feat last accomplished from 1981-83 when Ralph Sampson
patrolled the paint for the Cavaliers.
And Virginia could have more to play for
as it remained a game back of ACC leader
North Carolina heading into the regular season’s final weekend.
Anthony Gill had 11 points and 10 rebounds, his third double-double for Virginia
this season.
Jaron Blossomgame led Clemson with 31
points.
No. 6 OKLAHOMA 73, No. 19 BAYLOR 71
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Buddy Hield
scored 23 points in his final home game, and
Oklahoma squandered a 26-point lead before
regrouping.
Hield scored 13 points in the game’s first 8
minutes, but the Sooners fell apart in the second half.
Seniors Hield, Ryan Spangler and Isaiah
Cousins have started 97 consecutive games
together, and all three played key roles for
the Sooners.
Spangler had 15 points and 13 rebounds,
and Cousins scored 10 points for Oklahoma
(23-6, 11-6 Big 12), which broke a tie with the
Bears for third place in the conference and
swept the regular-season series.
Taurean Prince and King McClure scored
17 points each for Baylor (21-9, 10-7), which
outscored the Sooners 46-27 in the second
half. Baylor shot 67 percent in the second half
and made 6 of 10 3-point attempts.
No. 11 LOUISVILLE 56, GEORGIA TECH 53
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Chinanu Onuaku made two free throws with 30.9 seconds
remaining and Damion Lee added two more
with 10.7 left to help Louisville survive.
Onuanku’s underhanded free throws
provided a 54-49 lead and loomed large as
the Yellow Jackets stormed back with four
straight points over the next 18 seconds. Marcus Georges-Hunt made two free throws after a Flagrant 1 foul on Ray Spalding while
Adam Smith followed with a layup to create
a tense ending.
Lee then converted the 1-and-1, bouncing
the last one through for the edge that left the
Yellow Jackets needing three points to force
overtime. Smith’s 3-point attempt bounced
off the rim, and the horn sounded as GeorgesHunt grabbed the offensive rebound.
Onuaku had 17 points and 11 rebounds
while Lee added 14 points as Louisville (237, 12-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its
home finale.
Charles Mitchell had 15 points for Georgia
Tech (17-13, 7-10).
No. 12 INDIANA 81, No. 16 IOWA 78
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Yogi Ferrell
had 20 points, including a crucial 3 with 37
seconds, and Indiana clinched its second outright Big Ten title in four years.
Troy Williams had 15 points for the Hoosiers (24-6, 14-3), who will be the No. 1 seed in
next week’s conference tournament.
Iowa fell behind by as many as 14 points
before a 24-8 run put it back in front 74-72.
The Hawkeyes then got the ball back with 6
seconds left down 3, but Peter Jok’s potential
game-tying 3 grazed the rim.
Jarrod Uthoff had 18 points to lead the
reeling Hawkeyes (20-9, 11-6), who have lost
five of six after a 10-1 start in the Big Ten.
No. 15 PURDUE 81, NEBRASKA 62
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Vince Edwards
scored 20 points and A.J. Hammons had 12
of his 16 points in the second half to lead Purdue.
The Boilermakers (23-7, 11-6) ended a
three-game road losing streak and moved
into a tie with Ohio State for sixth in the Big
Ten. The Cornhuskers (14-16, 6-11) lost their
fourth straight.
Shavon Shields scored a season-high 32
points on his senior night for Nebraska.
Purdue used its superior height to dunk
eight times and outscored the Huskers 40-28
in the paint. The Boilermakers shot 65 percent in the second half and pulled away after
Nebraska pulled within eight points.
Nebraska was within 52-44 with 12 minutes
left before the third of Hammons’ five dunks
started a 10-2 run that put Purdue up 60-46.
No. 17 DUKE 79, WAKE FOREST 71
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Grayson Allen
scored 30 points for Duke.
Marshall Plumlee added 13 points and
matched a career high with 17 rebounds, and
freshman Brandon Ingram finished with 15
points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Devils
(22-8, 11-6 Atlantic Coast Conference).
They overcame some cold early shooting
and shot 46 percent in the second half to earn
their 17th straight home victory over Wake
Forest.
Devin Thomas had 16 points and 13 rebounds and freshman Bryant Crawford
scored 15 points for the Demon Deacons
(11-19, 2-16). Codi Miller-McIntyre added
13 points, and his layup with 38.6 seconds left
pulled them to 76-70.
Allen followed with a free throw with 37.9
seconds left, Miller-McIntyre missed a rushed
3 and Allen hit two more free throws with
26.6 seconds remaining to ice it.
Matt Jones finished with 14 points for the
Blue Devils, who were playing their third
game in six days.
No. 20 TEXAS A&M 81, AUBURN 63
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Danuel House
scored 19 points and Texas A&M rolled off 20
straight points in a come-from-behind victory.
The Aggies (23-7, 12-5 Southeastern Conference) remain tied with Kentucky for the
league lead going into the regular season finale Saturday night against Vanderbilt.
The Aggies trailed the Tigers (11-18, 5-12)
by as many as 11 points in the first half before
racing back. They took charge with a 26-3 onslaught.
Jalen Jones had 16 points and eight rebounds while Tyler Davis scored 14 and had
nine rebounds for the Aggies. Alex Caruso
had only five points but padded the stat sheet
with nine rebounds, seven assists and two
steals. Admon Gilder scored 10 points.
Texas A&M outrebounded Auburn 51-27
and grabbed 21 offensive boards.
Tyler Harris led Auburn with 20 points,
eight rebounds and three blocked shots.
No. 22 KENTUCKY 88, FLORIDA 79
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 21 points and Tyler Ulis added 19
as Kentucky handed Florida a fourth consecutive loss.
Skal Labissiere made the most of his first
start since Dec. 12, chipping in 11 points and
eight rebounds for the Wildcats.
Kentucky had no answer inside for John
Egbunu, who finished with nine dunks and a
career-high 27 points, but the Cats more than
made up for it by hitting 7 of 10 shots from
3-point range.
They hit all five shots from behind the arc in
the decisive second half.
The Wildcats (22-8, 12-5 Southeastern
Conference) squandered a 14-point lead late
in the first half, and Florida (17-13, 8-9) could
have been in front at the break if not for missing 10 free throws in the first 20 minutes. The
Gators ended up 16 of 37 from the line.
HALL OF FAME — Cami White addresses the audience following her recent
induction to the Providence College Athletic Hall of Fame. White, a former
Athol High School standout, was a member of the Friars’ field hockey program
from 1987-90. White holds the school record in assists (48), is fifth all-time
in goals (48) and ranks fourth on the school’s all-time scoring list. White was
an All-America selection in 1990 and an honorable mention in 1989 and was
three Academic All-America (1988, 1989, 1990) selection. Providence reached
three NCAA tournaments during White’s career and won the Big East title in
1989. White was a member of Athol High School’s 1986 state championship
field hockey team.
NBA: Green, Warriors escape with
109-105 OT win against Atlanta
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)
— Draymond Green hit an
off-balance 3-pointer as the
shot clock expired with 40.2
seconds remaining in overtime, and the Golden State
Warriors escaped with a 109105 win against the Atlanta
Hawks on Tuesday night
while Stephen Curry watched
in street clothes with an injured ankle.
Andrew Bogut saved the
ball from going out of bounds,
and then Green got the shot
off just in time while avoiding
Kent Bazemore’s diving steal
attempt.
Klay Thompson made a
go-ahead 3 with 2:54 left
and another big basket at
the 11.4-second mark. He
finished with 26 points. The
Warriors won their second
straight overtime game and
got a franchise-best 43rd
straight regular-season home
victory and 25th in a row this
season.
Golden State (54-5) can tie
the Bulls’ 44-game unbeaten
mark at home from March
30, 1995, to April 4, 1996,
when the Warriors host Oklahoma City on Thursday.
HEAT 129, BULLS 111
MIAMI (AP) — Hassan
Whiteside scored a careerhigh 26 points and grabbed
14 rebounds, and Miami set
a franchise record by shooting 67.5 percent while rolling
past Chicago.
Joe Johnson added 24
points in his Miami home
debut. The previous Heat
record for shooting percentage in a regular-season game
was 63.4 percent on Dec. 16,
2013, against Utah.
Chicago was within 108102 with 5:14 left, before Miami finished on a 21-9 run.
No team had shot better in
an NBA game this season
than the 61.8 percent posted
by San Antonio against Philadelphia on Dec. 7.
Derrick Rose returned
from a three-game absence
because of injury and scored
17 points for Chicago, which
lost for the 17th time in 25
games and fell to the No. 9
spot in the Eastern Conference race. Pau Gasol had 15
points, nine rebounds and six
assists.
TRAIL BLAZERS 104, KNICKS 85
NEW YORK (AP) —
Damian Lillard scored 30
points, CJ McCollum had 21
of his 25 in the second half
and Portland earned its sixth
straight road victory.
The Blazers followed a fantastic February with a blistering start to March, winning
for the 18th time in their last
22 games.
Lillard
reached
the
30-point mark for the eighth
time in nine games and had
14, nearly half of them, in the
final 4:25 of the first half.
Carmelo Anthony had 23
points and 10 rebounds for
the Knicks, so hopeless in
their 15th loss in 18 games
that fans spent much of the
fourth quarter chanting for
Jimmer Fredette, who is
nearing the end of his 10-day
contract. The former college
player of the year finally got
in for the final 3:13 and finished with four points.
HORNETS 126, SUNS 92
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)
— Kemba Walker scored 26
points, leading the Hornets
to the runaway win.
Al Jefferson had 19 points
and seven rebounds for Charlotte, which has won nine of
12. Nicolas Batum and reserve Jeremy Lamb scored 15
points apiece.
The Suns had five players score in double figures in
their 16th consecutive road
loss. Alex Len had 18 points
and 12 rebounds, and Mirza
Teletovic scored 17 points.
Charlotte led by 26 points
at halftime and opened its
biggest lead at 115-72 on Troy
Daniels’ 3-pointer with 7:56
left in the fourth quarter.
MAVERICKS 121, MAGIC 108
DALLAS (AP) — Wesley
Matthews scored 21 points,
and Dallas beat Orlando for
its third straight win.
The Mavericks made a
season-high 56 percent of
their field goal attempts (43
for 77).
Zaza Pachulia had his
24th double-double of the
season with 17 points and
10 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki
scored 19 points, and Chandler Parsons and J.J. Barea
each had 17.
Ersan Ilyasova scored 22
points for the Magic. Nikola
Vucevic had 18, all in the first
half, and Elfrid Payton and
Dewayne Dedmon added 12
apiece.
LAKERS 107, NETS 101
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
D’Angelo Russell scored 39
points and hit two of his eight
3-pointers in the final minute to lead Los Angeles over
Brooklyn.
While Kobe Bryant sat out
with a sore right shoulder, the
Lakers snapped their eightgame losing streak with a
spectacular game from the
20-year-old Russell, who
scored 16 points in the fourth
quarter and went 14 for 21
from the field.
Brook Lopez had 23 points
before fouling out with 2:43
left for the Nets, who fell to
2-3 on their nine-game trip
with back-to-back losses at
Staples Center.
Russell hit a 3-pointer with
53 seconds left and another
with 30 seconds to play, capping a spectacular night for
the No. 2 overall pick in the
draft. His 39 points were the
most by a rookie this season.
Los Angeles hung on for its
first victory since Feb. 4 and
just its fourth win in 26 games
since Jan. 3.
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Mariners finalize
deal with Heredia
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) —
The Seattle Mariners have
finalized a $507,500, oneyear contract with Cuban
outfielder Guillermo Heredia.
The deal includes a
$400,000 signing bonus. If
Heredia is optioned to the
minors, his salary would be
$82,700.
Heredia has not played
competitive baseball since
2014 and defected from
Cuba last year. Seattle said
he hit .285 with 23 homers and 121 RBIs over 374
games during six seasons
with Matanzas.
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South Dakota governor vetoes
law on transgender bathrooms
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) —
South Dakota’s governor
vetoed a bill that would have
made the state the first in the
U.S. to approve a law requiring transgender students to
use bathrooms and locker
rooms that match their sex at
birth.
Republican Gov. Dennis
Daugaard, who initially reacted positively to the proposal
but said he needed to research the issue, rejected the
bill Tuesday after groups such
as the American Civil Liberties Union and the Human
Rights Campaign insisted it
was discriminatory.
In his veto message,
Daugaard said the bill “does
not address any pressing issue” and that such decisions
were best left to local school
officials. He also noted that
signing the bill could create costly liability issues for
schools and the state. The
ACLU had promised to encourage legal action if the bill
became law.
“I am so happy right now.
You have no idea,” said
18-year-old Thomas Lewis, a
transgender high school student in Sioux Falls. Lewis said
he has support at his school,
but that the veto shows such
support goes beyond his
friends.
“The government’s not going to hold me back from who
I really am,” he said.
The bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Fred Deutsch, said
he would ask lawmakers not
to override the veto, saying
more focus on the issue would
detract from the Legislature’s
other accomplishments this
year. The Republican-controlled Legislature approved
the bill last month, with supporters saying it would protect student privacy.
Transgender rights have
become a new flashpoint in
the nation’s cultural clashes
following the landmark U.S.
Supreme Court ruling that
legalized same-sex marriage
last year. The high court victory encouraged advocates
for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender rights to push
harder, prompting backlash
from conservatives.
Caitlyn Jenner, the transgender activist and former
Olympic decathlon gold medalist, had called on Daugaard
to veto the bill. Opponents
also used the South Dakota
Tourism Department’s Twitter hashtag to take aim at the
state’s roughly $3.8 billion
tourism industry.
Other high-profile cases include last week’s vote in North
Carolina by the Charlotte City
Council to allow transgender
people to choose a bathroom.
The vote was immediately
criticized by Gov. Pat McCrory, who said it denied privacy
rights for those who expect
to share restrooms or locker
rooms only with people born
with the same anatomy.
In Texas, Houston voters
soundly defeated an ordinance that would have banned
discrimination against transgender people after opponents alleged it would allow
sexual predators to go into
women’s bathrooms.
Daugaard initially offered
a positive reaction to South
Dakota’s proposal, but said
he wanted to listen to testimony before making a decision. Last week, he met with
three transgender individuals
and heard their personal stories; before the meeting, the
governor said he had never
knowingly met a transgender
person.
Opponents said the legislation was an attack on vulnerable transgender students
that would further marginalize them at school. They also
criticized comments made by
some lawmakers, including
Republican Sen. David Omdahl.
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Defense
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murder charge
Virtual Reality’s comeback
“What’s old is new again.”
It’s a phrase that reminds us
not to throw away that plaid
flannel shirt or Doc Martens
because they will come back
in style at some point. The
most recent example of this,
at least for me, is the triumphant return of virtual reality.
When I was a kid there
were all kinds of virtual reality concepts floating around,
especially in the movies I
grew up with. Everything
from The Lawnmower Man
to Tron to The Matrix involved some sense of stepping into a computer-generated landscape unlike your
own. While they were big in
the movies, the concept was
a non-starter in real life.
The whole idea of consumer VR dropped off for
a good long time as just not
being feasible or all that enjoyable.
The return of VR to
prominence is thanks to
Palmer Luckey, a kid from
Long Beach, Calif., who at
the age of 18 came up with
the concept of the Oculus, a duct-taped together
headset which he built in
his parents’ garage — all the
best inventions are made in
parents’ garages. Luckey’s
early prototypes were crude,
but they offered something
better than what was on the
market at the time. After
sampling one of these early
prototypes, John Carmack,
the creator of the popular
Doom, video game series,
threw his support behind
Luckey. Shortly after this
time Luckey formed Oculus VR and launched a
crowdfunding
campaign
on Kickstarter.com. Those
who pledged $300 or more
to Luckey’s startup were offered an early development
kit version of the headset.
The campaign ended up
raising $2.5 million and was
one of the earliest success
stories for Kickstarter. This
was in 2012. In 2014 Oculus
VR was acquired by Facebook for an astonishing $2
billion.
Seeing the success of the
Oculus Rift, what the product had come to be known
as, other companies began
to take notice and started
developing their own devices in the hopes of hopping
on the VR gravy train. Soon
everyone had a virtual reality headset in mind.
Sony announced their
“PlayStation VR” to work
with their PlayStation 4 console. Similarly, Microsoft
announced “HoloLens,” to
use with PCs and the Xbox
One. HTC announced the
“HTC Vive” in partnership
reality. Currently, Samsung
is offering a free Gear VR
set to anyone who preorders
a new Galaxy S7 or Galaxy
S7 Edge phone.
Even cheaper is the
Google Cardboard, which is
VIRTUAL REALITY — The Oculus Rift, left, and
the Google Cardboard, right, offer different types of
virtual reality experiences. with digital gaming platform
Steam.
All of these companies
are now trying to out do
each other before their
products come out this
year. Some offer the ability
to track eye movement, or
greater ranges of movement
(up to 360-degrees). Some
offer higher refresh rates
than others, refresh rate being one of the most important aspects of virtual reality. It is the rate at which the
screens refresh their image;
the higher the refresh rate
the more responsive and realistic the virtual reality will
seem. Early prototypes with
lower refresh rates too easily made people feel motion
sickness.
Some companies are hoping to approach the hot
topic from a different angle. Microsoft’s HoloLens
takes a different approach
to virtual reality. Instead of
projecting you into a virtual
world, the HoloLens projects objects into your reality.
For instance, you can play
with virtual Legos on your
kitchen table without having to pick them all up after
or worry about stepping on
a stray one that might have
fallen on the floor.
Other companies started
offering lower cost virtual
reality options, like the
Samsung Gear VR and
Google Cardboard. Both
involve simply slipping a
smartphone into a slot on
the side or top and using the
phone as the display. The
more robust Samsung offers
runs for around $100, compared to the $600 price tag
attached to the Oculus Rift,
but is meant as a lower cost
stepping stone into virtual
literally made of cardboard.
The Google Cardboard
wasn’t actually for sale until recently, but Google was
giving them away en masse,
making it pretty easy to get
your hands on one. I managed to procure one accidentally when the New York
Times sent one to my greatuncle, who wasn’t really sure
what it was or how to use it.
There is also a host of other devices compatible with
Google Cardboard too, my
favorite being Mattel’s new
View-Master, which looks
like the toy projector of old
but is built to work with your
phone. Again, what was old
is new again.
This week, McDonald’s
restaurants in Sweden will
start selling “Happy Goggles,” where Happy Meal
boxes can be folded up into
Google Cardboard-like devices, though probably with
some grease stains included.
Personally, I have yet to
be sold on the whole VR
craze, but I have also not
had the means to try out any
of the higher end devices.
I’m someone who gets motion sickness pretty easily
so you can imagine why I’m
kind of reluctant to raise my
hand when they come asking for volunteers. Using
Google Cardboard is fun for
things like virtually touring
Venice or the Smithsonian
in 3D, but I would much
rather do it in real life as it
would probably involve less
vomiting.
Either way, it seems what
was once old is now new
again. Though I have a feeling my M.C. Hammer pants
from middle school are
probably never going to be
trendy again.
Company to combine 6 dailies into two
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
— Six daily newspapers in the
San Francisco Bay Area will
be consolidated into two, one
serving Oakland and the East
Bay and the other Silicon Valley, the Bay Area News Group
announced Tuesday.
In the East Bay, The Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune, The Daily Review and
The Argus will become the
new East Bay Times. In Silicon
Valley, the San Jose Mercury
News — the group’s flagship
publication — and the San
Mateo County Times will become the Mercury News, said
BANG’s vice president for audience Dan Smith.
Subscribers in Oakland,
Hayward and Fremont also
will receive new community
weeklies, Smith said.
Smith said the changes,
starting April 5, were prompted by an extensive survey of
subscribers.
“Our East Bay readers
wanted more news about the
East Bay and less news about
Silicon Valley so, by focusing
on two regional brands instead
of a large group of newspapers
trying to serve the Bay Area,
we’ll better achieve our mission,” he said.
There will be a modest reduction in staffing, Smith said,
adding that most would be
connected to the newspapers
production and a small number to the newsroom.
“All of our decisions are be-
LEGAL NOTICE
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
LAND COURT
DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT
16 SM 000713
ORDER OF NOTICE
TO: RICHARD J. MOULTON AND MELISSA A. MOULTON and to
all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act:, 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 (et seq).: Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering
real property in Phillipston, numbered 280 State Road, given by
Richard J. Moulton and Melissa A. Moulton to JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., dated April 16, 2007, recorded in Worcester County
(Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 40990, Page 176,
and now held by the plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with
this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status.
If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military
service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If
you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property
on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square,
Boston, MA 02108 on or before March 28, 2016 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits
of said Act.
Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER, Chief Justice of said Court on February 11, 2016
Attest:
Deborah J. Patterson
Recorder
March 2, 2016
ing guided by research,” he
said.
With the changes, the group
aims to bolster regional news
reporting in the East Bay, adding coverage of transportation,
the environment and local
business by placing new reporting and editing resources in its
community news bureaus.
FREDERICK, Md. (AP)
— Blood spatter on a young
woman’s arms and clothing
mark her as the killer of her
67-year-old
grandmother,
who was stabbed 20 times
in the rural Maryland home
they shared, a prosecutor said
Tuesday.
But Hestina Harris’ lawyer
said the state has no evidence
of a motive and no DNA linking Harris, 20, to the kitchen
knife that was used to stab
Lillie Morris in the home
near Burkittsville they shared
with four other family members, including Harris’ then4-month-old daughter, on
Dec. 22, 2014.
“She didn’t murder her
grandmother,”
Assistant
Public Defender Ashley Kemerer told the jury during
opening statements. Harris
told police she saw a masked
man running from the house
into the woods after the attack.
Kemerer also seemed to
subtly lay a foundation for
the insanity argument Harris’ lawyers say they’ll make
if the jury convicts her of
first-degree murder. In court
filings, they have said they’re
prepared to call an expert to
testify Harris had a psychotic
breakdown, disputing a state
expert’s finding that she is
mentally competent and
criminally responsible.
She said Harris had “no
logical reason to murder her
grandmother” and “it just
doesn’t make any sense.”
Assistant State’s Attorney Erin Pearl said Harris
is a liar whose inconsistent
statements to investigators
evolved to fit the mounting
evidence against her. Harris initially denied having
changed clothes that day but
after investigators found her
bloody T-shirt in a laundry
pile, she said her arms and
clothing became stained with
blood as she embraced her
dying grandmother, lying on
the lawn outside their home.
Pearl said the evidence
doesn’t fit that story. She
said an expert will testify the
bloodstains were spatter, just
like those on the home’s walls
and furniture.
LEGAL NOTICE
REGAL STORAGE CENTERS LLC
SELF STORAGE FACILITY
AUCTION SALE
Self Storage Facility Operators Sale for non payment of
Storage Charges pursuant to
power of sale contained in
M.G.L. Chapter 105A, Section
4. The following property will be
sold at Public Auction at 10:00
AM on March 14, 2016. On
the premises at Regal Storage
Centers LLC, 32 Brown Street,
Athol, MA. All household good
and miscellany held for the Accounts of:
Paul Quader - Unit #D006
Dale A. Reimers - Unit #D009
Dennis A. Perrault, Jr. - Unit
#C009
Sale per order of Regal
Storage Centers, Tel #978-2492600. Terms: Cash. Units sold
by the entirety. Regal Storage
Centers LLC reserves the following rights (1) to bid at public
auction (2) to refuse any and
all bids (3) to cancel auction at
any time for any reason.
Feb. 24, Mar. 2, 2016
LEGAL NOTICE
COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS
THE TRIAL COURT
PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT
DOCKET NO. WO12P0153EA
CITATION ON PETITION FOR
FORMAL ADJUDICATION
WORCESTER PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT
Estate of: BARBARA E. WILLHITE
Also Known As: Barbara F. Willhite
Date of Death: 05/24/2011
To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will
with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed
by Diane E Conner of Templeton MA requesting that the Court
enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as
requested in the Petition.
The Petitioner requests that: Diane E Conner of Templeton
MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate
to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from
the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this
proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written
appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on
the return day of 03/22/2016.
This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you
must file a written appearance and objection if you object to
this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance
and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty
(30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further
notice to you.
UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE
MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC)
A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an
unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or
annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate
are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from
the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any
matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets
and expenses of administration.
WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy, First Justice of this Court.
Date: February 23, 2016
Stephanie Fattman,
Register of Probate
March 2, 2016
Today In History
By The Associated Press
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016
Status Quo Stars. Considering the very traditional and conservative Capricorn lunar influence of today and the impending change
of Mercury and Mars, this is a time to savor the status quo. Take
stock and cherish what’s good about the way things are. At the very
least, account for the present by making a note, snapping a picture
or keeping the receipt.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Progress will be thwarted by too many
opinions. They can’t all be right, and they can’t all be wrong. You’re
the one to sort this out. There must be a consensus if the group is
to move forward!
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Showing off is never cool, and yet
how are you going to let them know what you can do if you never
perform it or even mention it? Today you’ll walk that fine line between standing out and fitting in.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Some people complain to sound big,
when actually it only makes them sound weak, insecure and illequipped to do what it takes to make a situation work. As far as
you’re concerned, complaining is a red flag.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). There’s a score to even. The other
person might not think so, but you have your own way of accounting, and in your book, things won’t be quite right until you execute
a certain chain of action.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If it can be done, you’ll find a way to do it.
Whether or not it’s worth doing, well, that part might be out of your
hands, as an authority figure is likely to request much that falls under the category of “your job,” whether you like it or not.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People want to know about you, but
you’re feeling shy and perhaps inclined to avoid the subject of you
altogether. It would be a mistake to let the day slip by without revealing at least a little about your remarkable life.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Bottom line, this certain someone sees
something different in you. You’re attractive in your uniqueness,
and if you continue to be so intriguing you’ll soon gain a fan for life.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). A sacrifice will prove that you’re committed. But if you give too much, this will backfire on you. Overgiving could be taken as a sign that you care more about what the
other person thinks of you than you care for yourself.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You know what you’re doing
and where you’re going. You’ll find the way, the alternate way, the
scenic route and the shortcut. And you’ll generously help anyone
else headed in the same direction as well!
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When you come up against
someone’s pride, go gently. Keep in mind that this person may feel
like he or she is fighting for life itself. That’s the power of ego. Pride
is all some people feel they have.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Not feeling quite as driven? The
break from ambition will be healthy for you. Bonus: If you just go
along for the ride, you’ll wind up at the same destination as you
would if you were in the driver’s seat.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Improvement will be simple for you.
Name the problem and solve it. If it’s too big, make it smaller. If it’s
still too big, make it smaller still, until it’s small enough to solve.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 3). More attention, respect and money are coming your way over the next seven weeks. You’ll put your
money where your heart is this month, buying into only what contributes to your happiness and health. The social calendar heats up
in May and a tight relationship forms. December shows you paying
dues; it will pay off in 2017. Libra and Sagittarius adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 7, 49, 23, 41 and 17.
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Wednesday, March 2
2:15 PM Weathering the Weather with
Ed: Atmospheric Stability
3:00 PM Athol Selectboard Meeting
March 1, 2016
6:00 PM New England Cooks: Jessie
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2:15 AM Weathering the Weather with
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March 1, 2016
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Today is Wednesday,
March 2, the 62nd day of
2016. There are 304 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On March 2, 1836, the
Republic of Texas formally
declared its independence
from Mexico.
On this date:
In 1793, the first president
of the Republic of Texas,
Sam Houston, was born
near Lexington, Virginia.
In 1865, Congress established the position of Naval
Judge Advocate General.
In
1877,
Republican
Rutherford B. Hayes was
declared the winner of the
1876 presidential election
over Democrat Samuel J.
Tilden, even though Tilden
had won the popular vote.
In 1917, Puerto Ricans
were granted U.S. citizenship as President Woodrow
Wilson signed the JonesShafroth Act.
In 1933, the motion picture “King Kong” had its
world premiere at New
York’s Radio City Music
Hall and the Roxy.
In 1939, Roman Catholic
Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli
was elected pope on his
63rd birthday; he took the
name Pius XII. The Massachusetts legislature voted
to ratify the Bill of Rights,
147 years after the first 10
amendments to the U.S.
Constitution had gone into
effect. (Georgia and Connecticut soon followed.)
In 1942, the original Stage
Door Canteen, a wartime
club for U.S. servicemen,
officially opened its doors in
New York’s theater district.
In 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks’ famous
act of defiance, Claudette
Colvin, a black high school
student in Montgomery,
Alabama, was arrested after
refusing to give up her seat
on a public bus to a white
passenger.
In 1965, the movie version of the Rodgers and
Hammerstein musical “The
Sound of Music,” starring
Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, had its world
premiere in New York.
In 1972, the United States
launched the Pioneer 10
space probe, which flew past
Jupiter in late 1973, sending
back images and scientific
data.
In 1985, the government
approved a screening test
for AIDS that detected antibodies to the virus, allowing possibly contaminated
blood to be excluded from
the blood supply.
In 1995, the Internet
search engine website Yahoo! was incorporated by
founders Jerry Yang and
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One year ago: Iraqi forces launched a large-scale
offensive to take Saddam
Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit from the Islamic State
group, the first step in a
campaign to reclaim parts
of northern Iraq from the
Sunni extremists. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., who
rose to become the longestserving woman in the history
of Congress, announced she
would not seek re-election
when her fifth term ended.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor
John Cullum is 86. Author
Tom Wolfe is 86. Former
Soviet President Mikhail
S. Gorbachev is 85. Actress
Barbara Luna is 77. Author
John Irving is 74. Actress
Cassie Yates is 65. Actress
Laraine Newman is 64. Former Sen. Russ Feingold, DWis., is 63. Former Interior
Secretary Ken Salazar is 61.
Singer Jay Osmond is 61.
Pop musician John Cowsill
(The Cowsills) is 60. Tennis
player Kevin Curren is 58.
Country singer Larry Stewart (Restless Heart) is 57.
Rock singer Jon Bon Jovi
is 54. Blues singer-musician
Alvin Youngblood Hart is
53. Actor Daniel Craig is
48. Actor Richard Ruccolo
is 44. Rock musician Casey
(Jimmie’s Chicken Shack) is
40. Rock singer Chris Martin (Coldplay) is 39. Actress
Heather McComb is 39. Actress Bryce Dallas Howard
is 35. NFL quarterback Ben
Roethlisberger is 34. Actor
Robert Iler is 31. Actress
Nathalie Emmanuel is 27.
Singer-rapper-actress Becky
G is 19.
Thought
for
Today:
“Don’t cry because it’s over.
Smile because it happened.”
— Theodor Seuss Geisel
(aka “Dr. Seuss”), American children’s author (born
this day, 1904; died 1991).
Family has
2nd child born
on Leap Day
CLINTON
TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A
southeastern
Michigan
couple is celebrating the
unique occurrence of both
their children being born
on Leap Days.
Chad and Melissa Croff
of Columbus welcomed
their second daughter,
Evelyn Joy, early Monday
morning at Henry Ford
Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township. She arrived
10 days past her Feb. 19
due date.
“I haven’t ever delivered
a baby on the same date as
an older sibling; it’s quite
the miracle,” said nurse
midwife Maureen Heinz,
who helped with Evelyn’s
natural birth. “It’s not
something they tried or
planned to do, and she
wasn’t induced. It was all
by chance.”
The
couple’s
other
daughter, Eliana Adaya,
was born on Feb. 29, 2012,
the last Leap Day, at Henry Ford West Bloomfield
Hospital.
More than 20 arrested in drug raids
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Springfield police
have arrested more than 20 suspected drug dealers and
confiscated nearly 7,200 bags of heroin in the area.
WWLP-TV reports police conducted several drug
raids last week on Lebanon Street, White Street and
other areas.
Authorities say police on Friday night raided what
they called a “heroin distribution den,” finding more
than 600 bags of heroin and other drugs. Police also recently seized more than eight pounds of cocaine.
Some of the suspects face charges including drug
distribution and conspiracy to violate drug laws. Three
people are expected to be arraigned Monday.
Woman with gun-shaped heels stopped
LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) — At the airport, safety
is more important than sexy.
That’s what a woman found out at the BaltimoreWashington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Officials say she was stopped Sunday at a security checkpoint with a pair of gun-shaped stiletto
heels.
TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says the stilettos
had heels in the shape of handguns and faux bullets
around the sole. They were in the woman’s carry-on
luggage, along with bracelets lined in faux bullets.
The agency prohibits passengers from carrying
“replica guns or ammunition” through airport security checkpoints.
Woman sentenced in deadly crash
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A West Springfield
woman who pleaded guilty to charges in connection
with a crash that killed a 7-year-old girl last year is
headed to prison.
The Republican reports 49-year-old Sandra Zemtsova was sentenced last week in Springfield to four years
behind bars after pleading guilty to motor vehicle homicide and operating under the influence of alcohol causing serious injury.
Prosecutors say Zemtsova was driving 42 mph in a 30
mph zone when she struck the girl, her mother and an
8-year-old cousin in Springfield in December 2014.
All three were injured and the 7-year-old girl died at
the hospital the next day.
2 charged after 800 ecstasy pills seized
WEST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island State
Police have arrested two Massachusetts residents after officers seized 800 ecstasy pills during a traffic stop.
Police say 29-year-old Elaine Boyd, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, and 49-year-old Kendall Petty, of Hyde Park, Massachusetts, are charged with possession of ecstasy with intent
to deliver and related charges.
Police stopped the vehicle for an equipment violation
around 11:15 p.m. Monday on Route 95 in West Greenwich.
Officers arrested Petty after learning he had a warrant for
operating on a suspended license.
Troopers searched the car based on Petty’s criminal history and discovered 800 ecstasy pills in the center console.
They also found one gram of MDMA.
Woman who died in house fire named
LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — Authorities have
identified an elderly woman who died in a fire at a
Leominster home.
The fire was reported at about 8:15 a.m. Tuesday.
The Telegram & Gazette reports a spokesman for the
Worcester District Attorney’s Office says 90-year-old
Anna McCormack was treated at the scene and then
taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
McCormack was the only person home at the time.
A spokesman for the state Fire Marshal says she was
the 14th person to die in a fire in Massachusetts so far
this year.
Authorities are investigating.
Police ID woman killed in crash
HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) — State police have identified a 23-year-old Newbury woman killed in a two-car
crash on Interstate 495 in Massachusetts last weekend.
The Daily News of Newburyport reports that police
say Jane Allbright was traveling north around noon
Sunday when she lost control of her car in Haverhill
and veered into the median.
A preliminary investigation indicates that Allbright
tried to return to the left travel lane, but swerved across
three lanes and hit a northbound car in the right lane.
The car she was driving then left the road and hit a tree.
Allbright died from her injuries at a Newburyport
hospital.
The driver of the other car was not hurt.
The cause remains under investigation.
———
On Feb. 28, in 1916, American-born novelist Henry
James, known for such works
as “Daisy Miller” and “The
Bostonians,” died in London
at age 72.
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KK ROLL OFF CONTAINERS—
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ATHOL GLASS COMPANY—
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CAPONE PAINTING— & Wallpapering. Custom ceilings. Exterior power washing. And More.
(978)894-5107.
THE GARAGE— One Barre
Road, Junctions 122 and 32,
Petersham. (978)724-3237. Full
service auto repair.
PAINTING
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Building
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NATIVE LUMBER— Pine
boards, hemlock dimension, hard
and soft wood beams and timbers. Wood chips, bark mulch.
Custom sawing. Monday thru Friday 8:30-4:00, Saturday, 8 to 12.
Rough Cut, Old North Dana Rd.,
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GLEASON MOTORS, LLC—
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Clean used vehicles, reasonable
prices. Financing available, Bad
or no credit. Rental cars available. (978)544-1895.
COINS, POSTCARDS— Pre
1973 baseball cards. Stamps,
local history. (978)249-0156.
2002 SATURN L SERIES—
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or Best offer. 2003 Pontiac
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(978)249-6541.
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2003 ZX2 FORD ESCORT—
Runs and rides great. Has new
sticker and only 94,000 miles.
Asking $1,900.00 or best offer.
(978)320-1576.
1998 TOYOTA SR5— Extended
cab pickup truck. 5 speed 4
wheel drive. Good to excellent
condition. 172,000 miles. Well
cared for. $4,000 or best offer.
(352)702-1271.
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1994 GMC SONOMA— Extra
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Runs and drives. Needs work.
Was in a minor accident. $500 or
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Campers/RV’s
Trailers
2000 CAMIO BY CARRIAGE—
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$10,000 or best offer. (978)5442444.
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Pets
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MOUNT TULLY— Pet Hotel/
Store. Boarding, Daycare,
Grooming for dogs and cats.
Fish, reptiles, birds, feeds.
(978)575-0614. Open 7 days.
BARK'N BEAUTIES— Mobile
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handling cats. We conveniently
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BARK MULCH— And wood
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Dana Road, New Salem.
(978)575–0475.
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WHOLESALE CARPET— Service. 35 years experience. Call
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ATHOL— Exchange Street. One
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ATHOL— Exchange Street. Two
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pets. No smoking. First, last and
security. $850/ month. Call Kevin (978)660-8977.
ORANGE— Large two bedroom
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kitchen appliances and carpeting. Off street parking for four
cars. Full basement with laundry
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(978)270-1582.
ATHOL— Two bedroom, second
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ONE BEDROOM— At Indian
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Beremco, for details (978)2498131, X19.
ATHOL— Short or long term occupancy, $100- $150 weekly, furnished or unfurnished. Two
weeks in advance required with
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ATHOL— Large one bedroom,
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first, last and security plus utilities. (978)895-5731.
ATHOL— Furnished room.
Share bath and kitchen. $110
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(978)297-3149, (978)943-6208.
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dogs. Near new library.
(978)297-3149 or (978)9436208.
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Just off the Common of beautiful
Petersham center. First floor one
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living room. Heat, hot water and
off street parking. Close to
Routes 2, 122, 202 and 32.
$800/ month, first, last and security. Available immediately.
Please call Hank 978)724-3297
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ORANGE— Studio, 1st floor.
Very nice, quiet area. Kitchenette. $480 monthly, first &
last. Evenings(413)339-0180,
daytime(413)259-7473.
ATHOL— First floor, 1 bedroom,
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Off street parking. Available now.
(508)335-2107.
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Carry: Between a free place to live,
free food, laundry service and premium
cable, you do have it pretty good. Any
chance you need a roommate?
Cash: You are very fortunate your
parents let you move back home, but at
23 years old, it's time for you to grow up.
Duane “Cash” Holze
& Todd “Carry” Holze
02/28/16
©The Classified Guys®
have been generous in offering you a
place to stay after college, you should
use this time to your advantage, besides
just watching unlimited movies!
Cash: Although we could offer you
dozens of suggestions for blowing an
interview, your time can be much better
spent. Instead of focusing your energy
on how not to lose your free cable and
favorite snacks, use this time to explore
what you really want to do. If a desk
job with a shirt and tie doesn't appeal to
you, look for a career that better fits
your personality and your wardrobe.
Carry: Just remember not to take
advantage of your parents. One day
they might move in with you!
After all, your parents should be planning their retirement, not your future!
Carry: Surprisingly though, you're
not a minority in moving home after
college. Today more than half of all
graduating college students move back
in with their parents after getting their
degree. Rough news for the parents!
Cash: For some graduates, the move
home is a financial decision. College
loans and expensive rent make it difficult to get ahead. Others simply miss
their family life during their stay at
school.
Carry: And some, like in your case,
just need time to figure out a direction
for themselves. Since your parents
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Most parents expect their son or
daughter to graduate college and move
out on their own. But for many it doesn't quite work like that. Recent surveys
estimate that about 60% of graduating
college students plan to move back
home with Mom and Dad. This trend
has spawned a series of terminology to
describe the phenomenon, such as
"boomerang kids", "twixers", "adultescence" and "thresholders". In Britain,
they sometimes use the acronym
"KIPPERS" meaning "Kids In Parents
Pockets Eroding Retirement Savings".
College can be grueling at times,
but my grandfather always said it
paid to get an education. At the end
of my first year in college, I returned
home for the summer. Still mentally
exhausted from the final exams, I
stayed home one night to talk with
my dad.
He told me that when he went off
to college, grandpa gave him a pat on
the back and told him that if he studied hard, it would eventually pay off.
"Well," I asked him, "Was he
right? Did studying pay off?"
"Absolutely," he smiled. "About
mid semester I found the $500 check
grandpa put in my history book."
(Thanks to Kenneth G.)
Under One Roof
Many parents happily welcome their
children home after college. However,
the change in living arrangements can
cause a lot of conflict for everyone.
Although every situation is different,
experts agree that the best way to create a
peaceful environment is to specify all
terms up front. Before letting your children move back home, discuss everything from household chores, rent,
finances and their intended length of stay.
Be sure to write down the rules to avoid
conflict or resentment in the future.
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CARY, N.C. (AP) — The
volume of cyberattacks on
the country’s largest electric
company is astounding, and
much of it is coming from
computer hackers backed by
foreign governments, Duke
Energy Corp. CEO Lynn
Good said Tuesday.
So besides hardening online defenses, Duke Energy
is focusing on how quickly
the company could restore
power if the flow to any of
its 7.2 million customers in
six states is switched off by
malicious outsiders, Good
said in an interview with
The Associated Press.
“Most of the cyberexperts
that you talk to would say
it’s a matter of time, that at
some point there will be a
vulnerability that someone
can exploit,” said Good,
who has led the Charlottebased company for three
years. “That’s the world that
we live in.”
To illustrate the threat,
Good pointed to a December hack of Ukraine’s
power grid that blacked
out electricity to more than
225,000. The attack in the
country, which is in conflict
with neighboring Russia,
was coordinated and highly
sophisticated, U.S. authorities said in a report released
last week. National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber
Command chief Adm. Michael Rogers has warned
that it’s not a matter of if,
but when attackers target
U.S. power systems.
“If I were to share with
you the number of attacks
that come into the Duke
network every day, you
would be astounded,” Good
said during earlier remarks
at a breakfast with business
leaders. “And it’s not from
people working out of their
garage; it’s from nationstates that are trying to penetrate systems.”
Here are Good’s thoughts
on other topics:
CLEAN POWER PLAN
The rapid court challenge
by conservatives and coalindustry supporters to block
President Barack Obama’s
effort to curb greenhouse
gas emissions is speeding
up resolution of the Clean
Power Plan’s future, Good
said.
The lawsuit is on “an early
litigation path that will actually provide certainty,”
Good said. “We will know
by 2017 or 2018 how the
Clean Power Plan moves
through the courts. That’s
actually a rapid review” for
an environmental law.
Cuomo requests
halt on natural
gas pipeline
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)
— The Cuomo administration has asked the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to halt
construction of a natural gas pipeline near the
nuclear power station in
New York City’s suburbs.
State health, environmental, utility and security agencies say they are
launching an analysis at
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s
direction of the safety
risks from Spectra Energy’s Algonquin pipeline that would run from
Pennsylvania to New
England.
Their analysis includes
recent unplanned shutdowns at Entergy’s aging Indian Point nuclear
plant, which Cuomo
has questioned keeping
open. It’s 25 miles north
of New York City and its
nearly 9 million inhabitants.
Assembly
members
Sandra Galef and David
Buchwald, both Westchester County Democrats, say they asked the
governor last year for a
safety assessment.
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TV host Erin Andrews says she
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NASHVILLE,
Tenn.
(AP) — Sportscaster and
TV host Erin Andrews testified Tuesday that her career
has thrived since a stalker
took nude videos of her and
posted them on the Internet,
but she doesn’t think she’ll
ever get over the emotional
fallout.
Andrews has been on the
witness stand for two days,
often giving tearful testimony
about the fear and suffering
she has gone through as a
result of the stalking and the
videos.
She has filed a $75 million
lawsuit against her stalker
and the owner and operator of the Nashville Marriott
at Vanderbilt. The hotel is a
franchise.
Jurors will have to determine whether the companies
share some of the blame after stalker Michael David
Barrett altered a peephole in
her hotel room in September
2008 to shoot the secret video
footage. They also will have
to determine how much Andrews suffered emotionally
as a result.
A defense attorney for the
companies told Andrews that
they both agreed she was a
victim of a crime. But during cross-examination, attorney Marc Dedman asked
her about her career success
since she discovered in July
2009 that someone put the
secretly shot videos of her
online.
Andrews
acknowledged
that she has moved on to Fox
Sports, making more money
than she did at ESPN and is
now hosting the show “Dancing With the Stars.”
Dedman noted that, in
addition, Andrews has endorsed Reebok, Degree antiperspirant, Florida orange
juice and a slew of other companies, as well as appeared
in a commercial for Victoria
Secret — one where she was
fully clothed — and worked
the red carpet and hosted the
CMT Awards.
“You have done very well
in your career since 2009?”
Dedman asked.
“Yes,” Andrews replied.
Andrews said she has
thrown herself into her career
just to feel normal but remains anxious and depressed.
She also said it ripped her
apart when some in the media thought the nude videos
were part of a publicity stunt
before Barrett was arrested.
Barrett was sentenced to
2 1/2 years in prison after he
admitted to stalking Andrews
in three different cities, altering hotel room peepholes
and shooting nude videos of
her in Nashville and Colum-
bus, Ohio.
Barrett testified Monday,
in a videotaped deposition,
that he removed the hotel
door peepholes and altered
them so he could pull them
out easily to place his cellphone up to the empty hole
and shoot videos.
She also talked about her
reluctance to date after the
videos were posted and her
relationship with boyfriend
Jarret Stoll, a professional
hockey player who plays for
the Minnesota Wild.
“I feel sad because I think
he would have loved the girl
more who was there before
this happened,” Andrews
said tearfully. “And I feel
guilty about that.”
She said to this day she
remains on guard every time
she stays in a hotel during her
extensive business travels.
When she checks in, she
immediately asks to change
rooms in the hotel, she said.
She said she refuses to let
anyone inside the room, and
sweeps it for cameras and
“booby traps.”
She said she is taunted daily about the videos, which are
still online. She also testified
that she fears that she will
have children who will one
day come home and say that
other kids have seen the nude
images.
St. Patrick’s Day parade route shortened
BOSTON (AP) — A decision by Boston’s mayor and police commissioner to shorten the city’s annual St. Patrick’s
Day parade route is not sitting well with organizers.
Mayor Marty Walsh said Tuesday the decision made after
consulting with Police Commissioner William Evans to cut
this year’s route from 3.2 miles to 1.4 miles was made in the
interest of public safety.
The route for the March 20 parade will be the same as last
year, when it was shortened because some streets were made
impassable by record-setting snowfall.
Parade organizer Timothy Duross said the city never consulted with the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council
on the shortened route and never gave a reason. He says the
shorter route misses several significant sites and he’s concerned spectators will be packed too tightly along the sidewalks.
Man in slaying has verdict reduced
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man convicted in 2014 of first-degree murder for the 1969 slaying of a 15-year-old boy has had the verdict reduced to
the lesser charge of second-degree murder.
Walter Shelley, who is now 64, was convicted of killing John McCabe of Tewksbury.
Prosecutors say Shelley, then 17, was one of three
youths who kidnapped, beat and bound McCabe, leaving him to die of asphyxiation. Authorities say McCabe
was targeted because he had flirted with Shelley’s girlfriend.
The Sun reports that a judge reduced the verdict last
month because “the heft of the evidence falls more
squarely on second-degree murder.”
Shelley was already eligible for parole in 15 years because of a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Possible jurors called for trial
between Hulk Hogan, Gawker
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
(AP) — Just before he was
about to step into a Florida
courtroom Tuesday morning,
former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan issued a tweet to his 1.4
million followers.
“Time for the real main
event! “I AM” going to slam
another Giant! Hogan vrs
Gawker! Watcha Gonna Do
Gawker? Only Justice Brother HH.”
The “main event” he was
referring to? Not a wrestling
smackdown, but a $100 million legal battle with a popular news website over his privacy.
the video of him and Heather
Cole, the ex-wife of Clem,
Hogan’s one-time friend.
Hogan appeared in court
wearing all-black, a cross
necklace and a black bandanna.
Last year, Pinellas-Pasco
Circuit Judge Pamela Campbell ruled that Hogan could
wear a plain bandanna in
court, a far cry from his usually flashy gear in the ring and
on TV.
Jury selection began Tuesday. Nearly 500 potential jurors were summoned; about
100 of those were told to return Wednesday.
Murder trial scheduled to start
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The trial of a Springfield
woman charged with murder for allegedly using her vehicle to
run down and kill another woman she thought had stolen her
boyfriend is starting.
The Republican reports that opening statements in the
trial of Ana Mercedes Franceschi are scheduled for Tuesday
in Hampden Superior Court.
Prosecutors say the 42-year-old Franceschi thought 32-yearold Yasmin Marin caused the breakup with her boyfriend,
and ran her down as the victim crossed the street with her
teenage daughter in February 2013. Franceschi fled the scene.
The boyfriend has said that he and Marin were not romantically involved. The defense says Marin intentionally walked
into the road to stop Franceschi’s car, and Franceschi did not
have time to stop. Police look into excessive-force claim
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina’s
largest city say they are investigating allegations of excessive
force after a videotape surfaced showing an officer apparently punching a man repeatedly.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department spokesman
Rob Tufano said Tuesday that the department’s internal affairs unit is gathering information, interviewing witnesses
and reviewing video footage.
Several Charlotte television stations posted the video on
their webpages.
Tufano said the man who was punched is a suspect in a
hit-and-run earlier Tuesday. He said police located him near
an apartment complex, but when they tried to take him into
custody, he resisted and tried to pull away.
Tufano said one officer “delivered strikes” to the man’s
back to get him to comply. He said the suspect was eventually taken into custody, and didn’t request or require medical
treatment.
New York man gets life sentence
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A New York City man has been
sentenced to life in prison with no parole for his role on what
a judge called the “horrific” beating death of a popular Massachusetts restaurant owner.
Cheng Sun was sentenced Monday in Salem Superior
Court following his conviction last week in the slaying of Shui
Keung “Tony” Woo, inside the Majestic Dragon in Ipswich.
Prosecutors say the 51-year-old Sun and two accomplices
broke into the restaurant in the early morning hours of Sept.
27, 2011, intending to rob the business. Woo often slept inside
after long work days.
Prosecutors say the men beat and stabbed Woo to try and
force him to open his safe. He never did and the suspects fled
empty-handed. Another man has pleaded guilty. The third
suspect awaits trial.
IN COURT — Terry Bollea, known as professional
wrestler Hulk Hogan, watches potential jurors at the
Pinellas County Courthouse, in St. Petersburg, Fla.,
as jury selection began in his case vs. Gawker Media,
Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Hogan sued Gawker after it
published parts of a sex tape the celebrity made with
the wife of radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge
Clem in 2012. Scott Keeler/The Tampa Bay Times via AP, Pool
After years of wrangling,
a legal fight is unfolding in a
Florida courtroom between
Hogan and the news and gossip website Gawker over a sex
tape the celebrity made with
the wife of radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge
Clem.
The ex-wrestler, whose legal name is Terry Bollea, sued
Gawker after it published
parts of the video in 2012.
The video was recorded in
2006. He says his privacy was
violated, but Gawker says the
publication was a legitimate
scoop because Hogan had
talked openly about his sex
life before, in forums such as
Howard Stern’s radio show.
Hogan is seeking $100 million from Gawker for posting
Many of the prospective
jurors weren’t thrilled about
the possibility of a weekslong case. Of the 114 who
responded to a summons,
all but 48 were dismissed by
noon. Those who weren’t
dismissed were asked about
their exposure to the story in
the news media and whether
they follow celebrity news.
In June, Gawker founder
Nick Denton told The Associated Press that the fight for
the right to publish the video
was an important one, both
for his news organization and
the First Amendment. Denton said Gawker had the right
to publish the edited video
because Hogan talked in detail about his sex life before
the video’s release, which
Award winners advocate for encryption
NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s $1 million A.M.
Turing Award goes to a pair of cryptographers whose
ideas became the foundation for much of today’s Internet security.
The Association for Computing Machinery said
Tuesday that this year’s winners are Whitfield Diffie,
a former chief security officer of Sun Microsystems,
and Martin Hellman, a professor emeritus of electrical engineering at Stanford University. Both have
argued that forcing technology companies to let governments hack into encrypted communications puts
everyone at risk.
HAVANA (AP) — The
Rolling Stones announced
Tuesday that the group will
play a free concert in Havana
on March 25, becoming the
most famous act to play Cuba
since its 1959 revolution.
The Stones will play in Havana’s Ciudad Deportiva three
days after President Barack
Obama visits Havana. The
concert is expected to draw a
massive audience in a country
where the government once
persecuted young people for
listening to rock music.
“We have performed in
many special places during
our long career but this show
in Havana is going to be a
landmark event for us, and,
we hope, for all our friends in
Cuba too,” the band said in a
statement.
Along with easing many
restrictions on foreign music,
art and literature, the Cuban
government has increasingly
allowed large gatherings not
organized by the state in recent years. The Stones concert
will almost certainly be one
of the largest since Cuba began easing its limits on some
non-official gatherings in the
1990s.
“I’m definitely going to go,”
said Ivia Perez, 39. “It makes
me think about being in high
school, after the period of censorship. I listened to a lot of
rock back then.”
01
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority says a final report on a runaway train confirms
the train’s operator tied a cord around the throttle and forgot
to set the emergency brake.
The report released Tuesday by the MBTA and the Public
Utilities Department confirms what officials had suggested
caused the Dec. 10 incident.
The driverless train carrying about 50 passengers left the
Braintree station and rumbled through several stops.
Transit workers stopped it by cutting power to the rails.
No passengers were injured. The report says operator David
Vazquez forgot to remove the cord and set the hand brake
when he exited the train to access the emergency bypass
switch.
The report says Vazquez previously violated MBTA rules
13 times, including five safety violations. The MBTA fired
Vazquez after the incident.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government
has finalized its controversial shift of at-sea monitoring costs
to certain New England fishermen.
Fishermen of New England species such as cod and haddock must pay the cost of fishing monitors under rules that
took effect on Tuesday. The monitors collect data to help determine future fishing quotas and can cost several hundred
dollars per day. Many fishermen say they can’t afford the
new cost and some say they will likely go out of business.
Several high-ranking politicians have also criticized the
federal government for shifting the cost. New Hampshire
Gov. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, has told the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that the burden
will have a “dire effect” on the state’s fishing industry.
A federal lawsuit about the cost shift is pending.
Rolling Stones
to play show
in Havana
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Operator at fault for runaway train
On hook for contested new cost
made the story newsworthy.
“I care about the readers having the right to know
both sides of a story,” he said.
“Readers should also have
the right to get the story behind the celebrity story.”
It is still unknown how the
video surfaced in the news
media, although a Tampa Police report points to a former
employee of Clem’s as the
possible culprit. The Hillsborough County State Attorney declined to press charges.
Although the video was delivered to Gawker anonymously
in 2012, other celebrity gossip
sites had mentioned the video and at least one published
photos.
Gawker posted a one-minute, 41-second clip from the
full, 30-minute video.
The yearslong lead-up to
the trial has been messy, with
attorneys for Hogan accusing
Gawker’s lawyers of releasing confidential information
from the video to the news
media. Some of that information included Hogan making
racist remarks. Hogan suffered swift backlash: World
Wrestling
Entertainment
Inc. severed ties with him. In
a statement, Hogan apologized for using “offensive language.”
Gawker denied that its lawyers leaked the information
and said that many people
had copies of the video, along
with the audio and the transcript.
Hogan, perhaps the biggest
star in WWE’s five-decade
history, was the main draw
for the first WrestleMania
in 1985 and was a fixture for
years in its signature event,
facing everyone from Andre
The Giant and Randy Savage
to The Rock and even company chairman Vince McMahon.
He won six WWE championships and was inducted
into the WWE Hall of Fame
in 2005 by Sylvester Stallone.
Hogan also became a celebrity outside the base of his
“Hulkamania” fans, appearing in numerous movies and
television shows, including a
reality show about his life on
VH1, “Hogan Knows Best.”
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