Wakefield Daily Item Mock Newspaper -- Wednesday, June 30, 2010

all stories/persons fictional, Phyllis Hull is real but her actions are fictional

Wakefield Daily Item
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
copyright VI XXX, MMX
Weather: Today: Sunny. Pleasant. Still east breeze. Hi 77 deg., lo 71 deg. Tomorrow: Cooler, partly cloudy, fresh northeast wind. Hi 74 deg., lo 65 deg. At Logan International Airport at midnight last: clear, 70 deg.

Ravell, Lehrer, Pittman expected to score big at polls
-WAKEFIELD
-Bradley Ravell, Ivan Pittman, and Pete Lehrer are expected to easily cruise to victory over their Republican counterparts at the County Election polls Thursday.

Pittman is shooting to get elected for his fourth consecutive year, and he has proved a very popular member of the County board with his colleagues.

Much of the same can be said for Bradley Ravell. Ravell was first elected two years ago at the gung-ho age of 25. 27 now, Ravell says he plans to keep on serving his seat on the county board as long as possible. "I've just loved the opportunities being a representative has given me."

Lehrer, an 8 year vet of the board, has been having slightly rockier moments. Some voters wanted to replace him in the ticket with the more youthful John Amana because some felt Lehrer wasn't accomplishing his campaign promises, but the vet eventually won out.


WE ASKED LOCAL WAKEFIELDIANS!
Will the Dems win tomorrow?
Yes 74%
No 26%


American police in India track down and take into custody Moore
-WAKEFIELD/CALCUTTA, INDIA
-American agents tracked down and arrested former town Selectman Jared Dennison's defense attorney, "Sandy" Alexander Moore, in Calcutta early Wednesday after rousting him from his sleep in his newly rented flat. David Merck fled the scene. Police said they were not sure what crimes Moore had committed exactly, but that they "smelled something fishy" and arrested him for wanton unjustified abandonment of a major legal court case. Moore was flown back to Massachusetts immediately following his arrest.

Attempts were made to also apprehend David Merck, but he fled the flat when police broke in. Merck's wife told police Tuesday that Merck told her he was headed either to Cambodia or the Philippines. His earlier reported plans to head to Ethiopia appear to have been deemed invalid.

"We will make every effort to track down and arrest Mr. Moore as well," said internationally-licensed American policeman Leonard Sneed of the issues yesterday.

Moore was planned to seek political asylum in India today but he never got the chance to do so before he was arrested.

-(WOMC)


GMS principal Perton could be dealt to Dolbeare or Vocational
-WAKEFIELD
-The School Board announced Tuesday that John Perton is highly leaning towards opting out of his current contract with Galvin Middle School. Under the circumstances, Perton could be dealt to Dolbeare Elementary School or Northeast Metro Regional Vocational High School should he choose the opt out option. Both schools are in need of a new principal for 2010-11 and are interested in Perton in spite of his somewhat bad reputation at Galvin.

Dolbeare laid down an offer Tuesday evening quoting they would sign Perton in exchange for science equipment donations, athletic donations, a Phys. Ed. Teacher, and cash. Galvin Middle School and Perton are both considering the offer.

Legally, the School Board cannot begin interviewing new principal candidates until Perton makes a decision one way or the other, but they have begun to send out applicant forms to interested parties. Perton's vice principal, Dr. Linda Schubin, said she will likely run for principal if Perton opts out, even though she has not been a particularly revered administrator at the school, either. Perton's approval rating was 87% when he was first elected on July 26, 2007, 80% when he was reelected on July 16, 2009, but it had plummeted to an abysmal and desultory 51% by the end of the past school year.


Wakefield native turns 108 in Colo.; oldest res. in Colo.
-WAKEFIELD
-Jack and Pauline Rosterman are ecstatic to announce that their grandmother, Rose Stevens Rosterman of Aurora, Colorado, a Wakefield resident from her birth in 1902 until 1943, turned 108 on June 26, becoming the oldest person living in Colorado. Rosterman still visits Wakefield regularly, having last done so in 2008. She is the mother of Alan Rosterman, 78, who was a Wakefield selectman from 1976-2007.


Police assist ambulance runs after crash
-WAKEFIELD
-A severe car crash involving four people in two cars at the Junction slowed traffic considerably Tuesday afternoon and all involved needed transportation to Melrose-Wakefield hospital.

A 2003 Toyota Camry, driven by Tim T. Andersen, 22, of 7 Princess Street, containg passenger Eric A. Andersen, 16, of 7 Princess Street, and a 2000 Nissan driven by Sean Lafayette, 38, of 6 Wilson Avenue, containg passenger Daniella Lafayette, 37, of 6 Wilson Avenue, slammed head on at the Junction at 12:49 p.m. Both vehicles suffered significant front end damage. All were transported by Action Ambulance, with the help of the P.D., to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. There, Eric Andersen was listed in good condition, Tim Andersen and Daniella Lafayette were listed in improving condition, and Sean Lafayette was listed in stable condition.

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Also Tuesday:

• At 7:12 a.m., a North Av. resident reported seeing a lost cat with an injured paw.
• At 7:39 a.m., a Cristofaro Street resident filed a grievance saying her vehicle had been cited on Lafayette Street for parking in a fire zone when she alleged not to have parked in a fire zone.
• At 8:00 a.m., a man on Cumberland Road throwing an extreme tirade had to be quieted down.
• At 8:29 a.m., Gregory Philips, 51, of 160 Main Street, was arrested for wanton destruction of property after he threw a brick through a window of a Green Street home.
• At 12:29 p.m., a resident of Stark Avenue reported a chipmunk was chewing through electrical wires. The DPW resolved the issue.
• At 12:55 p.m., a Harrison Avenue resident lodged a complaint that the P.D. had been refraining from taking any action about her previous calls concerning a smoking drunk on her street.
• At 1:26 p.m., an Orchard Circle resident filed a grievance saying his recent reports of incessantly barking dogs had not been handled summarily.
• At 3:09 p.m., Jason Hill, 18, of 71 New Salem Street, declined medical treatment after his Lincoln slammed head-on into a tree on Vernon Street.
• At 3:52 p.m., a woman on Minot Street informed police she had just placed a belligerent woman under citizens' arrest. When they arrived, police asked the tempered woman to rescind the citizens' arrest.
• At 6:00 p.m., youths found in the woods near Essex Street were sent on their way.
• At 6:27 p.m., a Lovis Avenue resident filed a grievance saying that the P.D. had not attended to her recent complaint of an unattended sewer manhole.
• At 7:18 p.m., fireworks citations began on Gerard Street.
• At 7:47 p.m., a romping dog rushing down Reynolds Road was reportedly raising a ruckus.
• At 10:10 p.m., a large yelp reportedly came from a house on Ledgewood Road. There was no disturbance to report when police arrived.
• At 11:16 p.m., a homeless man on Eustis Avenue was deported to Strathmore Road.
• This morning at 12:43 a.m. a large congregation of youths had to be sent on its way.
• This morning at 2:04 a.m., a man driving on Byron Street reported that somebody had just thrown an egg at his car.

SPORTS: TWO LOCAL TEAMS PLAY, BOTH WIN
local teams recover from big Monday losses

Girls Softballers Strangle Swampscott in Semis, Reach Finals
Wakefield 10, Swampscott 1
-WAKEFIELD
-Marian Osalite and Jennifer Kendall came up big Tuesday night in the semifinal round of the playoffs for the American Little League Girls 13/14 Year Old All Stars. The Amerks easily handled Swampscott to move on to face Burlington in the championship game Thursday in Burlington. Kendall fanned eight while on the mound and held Swampscott to one run, while Marian Osalite, Alex Churching, and Sarah Davids all homered (grand slam, 3 run, and 2 run, respectively) to coast the local girls to a 10-1 decision.

Burlington has a better record than the Amerks but coach Don Slate is confident his girls can bring home the trophy.



Townies put on better show; nudge out border rivals Melrose
Wakefield 4, Melrose 3
-WAKEFIELD
-The Townies made up for their embarrassing 20-3 loss to Greater Good of Peabody Monday by nudging out a win over Melrose. Pete Ocawelly shut down six Melrose batters. Pete Zoiszonia slammed a solo homer and Rory Bell knocked in a 2RBI double as the Townies soared to a 4-3 tally. Melrose scored three runs in the last two innings, but closer Henry Hector was able to shut down any further Melrose offense for the win. The Townies face Revere Saturday. This was first baseman Rob Oak's first game back with the team after business leave kept him out of the lineup for five contests.

Wakefield Daily Item Mock Newspaper -- Tuesday, June 29, 2010

All stories/persons fictional except for Phyllis Hull. Though Hull is real, any actions written about are fictional.

Wakefield Daily Item
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
copyright VI XXIX, MMX
Weather: Today, Sunny. Air qual.: mod. Hanging northwest wind. Hi 81 deg., overnight low 70 deg. Tomorrow, Sunny, pleasant. Fresh northeast wind. Hi 77 deg., low 72 deg. At Logan International Airport at midnight today: was clear, 69 deg.

Moore and Merck...have FLED!
-REPORTS FROM WAKEFIELD & CALCUTTA, INDIA
-The wife of Jared Dennison's defense attorney called police Monday to report she had received a phone call from her husband, "Sandy" Alexander Moore, saying he and David Merck, the other suspect in the Dennison case, had fled to Kolkata (Calcutta) where they had rented a flat for $538 per week. Mrs. Moore also told officials that her husband was likely to stay there for about a monthm after which he was unsure whether he would return to Massachusetts. Merck, meanwhile, would stay with Moore for two days before flying to Ethiopia, where he had arrangements to book a penthouse suite at the Grand Ethiopian JW Marriott in Addis Ababba. Moore mentioned he would likely go to Europe in a month if he decided not to come back to Mass.

In addition, a Calcutta embassy reported Monday that Moore, but not Merck, is seeking political asylum in India. Police are now investigating this matter.

School Board to hold consensus regarding Perton
-WAKEFIELD
-The School Board has announced that they will hold a special consensus regarding Principal John Perton after an abysmal 2009-2010 campaign in his third year as principal of Galvin Middle School.

Upon hearing the news of the consensus, Perton was modest, saying, "I did not do nearly as good of a job this year as I had intended. The house of cards just wouldn't stand up. I freely admit that."

It seems as if anyone and everyone involved with Galvin over the past year had something negative to say about how Perton handled things.

Chief among complaints about Perton's operations in the 09-10 school year were:

• how he implemented a Nine-Goal plan, constituting nine goals intended to bring GMS to a higher academic status, and achieved none of them,
• how he vowed to use unique techniques to bring students and teachers closer together. while in the process only worsening teacher-student relations,
• and how he tried to expand budgets for science and math while in the process shrinking budgets for history and English.

Perton is signed as principal of Galvin through the end of this coming school year, through, to be specific, July 21st, 2011, but he does have an option to "opt out" of his contract before July 12, 2010, and be dealt to a different school in the district.

Perton seems to be leaning towards this option, saying, "I think my days at Galvin are over."

If Perton opted out, the School Board would have to select a new principal by July 21.

WE ASKED LOCAL WAKEFIELDIANS!
Should Perton "opt out" of his contract to let a new principal come to GMS?
Yes 51%
No 48%
Undecided 1%


FinCom turns down DPW requests
-WAKEFIELD
-The Finance Committee, or "FinCom", turned down a proposal from the Department of Power and Water (DPW) Monday. The DPW requested $163,000 in additional funding. DPW coordinator Jason Allwich claimed the moneys are needed to repair underground wires and make them "animal-proof," as many power failures throughout the town have been caused by squirrels or other similar small animals.

"It's a waste of money, and it isn't going to cut back on many power outages," said FinCommer Della Whitestone of the issue. "We have way more important needs to spend such a sum of money as that one on."

FinCom denied the request by an 8-2 vote. Ally Ripken and Sharon Woods needed coaxing to accept the Committee's decision, but the two yeasayers eventually relented and understood the Committee's reasoning.

The DPW remarked today that they feel FinCom is ignoring them; FinCom has only accepted 2 of 14 proposals given by the DPW over the past year.


Moulton P'ground could go belly-up
-WAKEFIELD
-Brent Yarvis, manager of our local beloved Moulton Playground, commented Monday that the facilities may be shutting down in the not too distant future. Yarvis stated personal debt as the main reason for the possible closure. Yarvis has been having trouble maintaining upkeep and equipment payments.

Yarvis added he WILL try to sell the facility, possibly saving its backside, but could not guarantee the playground would be exactly the same if sold to another owner.

The town yesterday gave Yarvis a $1,500 bond to assist him with some of the expenses.

"It was generous of [the town]," Yarvis said.

-(WWLS)


Smorgasbord of call outs keep police on their toes
-WAKEFIELD
-The valiant P.D. had a large quantity of calls yesterday, and they arrested ten people. The main catch of the day was an arrest made of one J. Baker, 25, of 116 Pelham Road, #2, Melrose, when he was stopped on crossing marked lanes on Main Street. Police found alcohol in the vehicle and immediately placed him under arrest for DUI and possession of alcohol while under operation of a motor vehicle. Though a seemingly routine DUI arrest, it was soon found Baker had three outstanding warrants.

Also yesterday:

• At 5:38 a.m., Philip Lane, 43, of 160 Water Street, was arrested after he was stopped routinely at the junction and found intoxicated. Lane faces DUI and speeding charges.
• At 6:53 a.m., a 2nd Street resident reported $200 in cash had been stolen from his wallet in the form of an uncashed check.
• At 7:22 a.m., Don Ellewich, 29, of 216 Forest Street, was placed under arrest at the Junction due to an open bottle violation.
• At 7:51 a.m., Alex Bourgne, 25, of 18 Linda Road, and Andy Payore, 36, of 2 Aldrich Road, collided at the Junction. The two drivers exchanged insurance information.
• At 10:01 a.m., police handed over to the MGLD a complaint of an unattended sewer manhole on Auburn Street.
• At 10:06 a.m., police arrested Conan Melard, 23, of 4 Fitch Court for wanton destruction of property after throwing three baseballs through the window of our Honey Dew Donuts. Customers inside the donut shop were uninjured.
• At 1:49 p.m., Kelly Palbourne, 30, of 4 Tobey Lane, was arrested for vehicular arson on Tobey Lane after setting a car alight and driving it into a tree.
• At 2:32 p.m., a husband and wife had to be informed of their rights while quarreling publicly on Swansea Road.
• At 2:51 p.m., Jack Peters, 50, of 3 Door Road, Woburn, was arrested on Cottage Street after he was found thieving a car radio.
• At 3:46 p.m., three men, Andrew Opal, 26, of 8 William Street, Brent Avery, 29, of 93 Otis Street, and Bobby Hall, 41, of 60 Otis Street, were all arrested after an intense physical altercation on Otis Street
• At 4:01 p.m., there was a complaint of incessantly barking dogs on Redfield Road.
• At 4:45 p.m., a woman throwing an extreme diatribe on Wakefield Avenue was questioned by police.
• At 5:16 p.m., a group of youths allegedly trespassing onto the Breakheart Reservation was gone when police arrived.
• At 6:02 p.m., a report of incessantly barking dogs come from Avon Street.
• At 6:03 p.m., a report from a MacKenzie Lane resident stating his air conditioner had just burst into flames was handed over to the F.D.
• At 7:55 p.m., illegally parked cars on Lafayette Street were cited.
• At 8:36 p.m., fireworks citations were handed out on Catalpa Street.
• At 9:22 p.m., Mark Avon, 45, of 7 Foundry Street, was arrested for excessive firework use on Foundry Street.
• At 9:50 p.m., the MBTA gates at Broadway were reportedly stuck in the "down" position.
• At 11:43 p.m., youths banging on the playground equipment at the Yueull School were sent on their way.
• At 11:47 p.m., fireworks citations were handed out on Gumwood Lane.
• This morning--At 6:30 a.m., a romping dog on Dellanno Street had to be returned to its owner/

SPORTS: 4 local teams lose on Monday
Wakefield Townies have a great fall
Wakefield 3, GGP 20
-WAKEFIELD
-The Townies, with a 5-5 record in the league thus far, dipped below the .500 mark Monday after surrendering a 20-3 rousting from Greater Good of Peabody. Larry Jopixer had two homers for Greater Good--one a three run in the first, the other a grand slam in the third--and Patrick Olive delivered 2 RBIs and a 2 run jack. Pitcher Steven Lovill gave up 9 runs before being replaced at the end of the 2nd inning with Alex Rustin, who gave up 11. Justin Bellazonia created Wakefield's only offense, a three run homer in the 8th. The Townies will try to put on a better show when they face Melrose Tuesday.

Totball: T-Ball 4/5 Year Old All Stars crash and burn against Brockton
Wakefield 4, Brockton 6
-WAKEFIELD
-In t-ball news, Brockton got the upper hand in a Little League t-ball semifinal game Monday in Wakefield. Johnny Cohen, 4, hit a grand slam in the bottom 3rd, but Alan Weest and Bryce Oilman bested the All Stars with two three run home runs to up Brockton 6-4.

Brockton plays for the title July 5 against Rowley in Rowley.


Amerks 9/10s let 3 runs go by
Wakefield 0, Methuen 3
-WAKEFIELD
-Facing Methuen Monday, the American League 9/10 Year Old All Stars pitched well and had only three runs slip by, but the locals' bats just couldn't get a piece of anything. Wakefield only mustered two hits and lost abysmally, 3-0.


Police-Fire team drops season opener to Acton
Wakefield 3, Acton 7
-WAKEFIELD
-The Wakefield Consolidated Police-Fire Departments Legion Team dropped the season opener Monday to the Acton Fire Department team in Acton. Ken Salisbury of Acton contributed a three run home run, and Mark Salk got a solo shot. Policeman Rick Pikee took a day off for the game and gave Wakefield a two run home run while at the same time striking out 4 Acton batters, but the efforts were in vain as Acton easily sweeped up the locals for a 7-3 victory.

Wakefield Daily Item Mock Newspaper -- Monday, June 28, 2010

All stories fictional; all persons fictional except Phyllis Hull, whose actions, though she herself is real, are fictional.


Wakefield Daily Item
Monday, June 28, 2010
copyright VI XXVIII, MMX
Weather for Town Center Wakefield: Today: Sunny. Very hot and muggy. Hi 93 deg. lo 69 deg. Tomorrow, Tuesday 6/29: Sunny, somewhat cooler, fresh ocean breeze 5-10 m.p.h.. Hi 81 deg., lo 70 deg. At Logan Airport at 12am this morning: clear, 73 deg.

WARRIORS WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP!
Police say celebrations controlled
(for actual gameplay summary article, see below)
-WAKEFIELD/SALEM
-Celebrations for the Wakefield Warriors JV baseball championship went well in both Wakefield and Salem, where the championship was held. No arrests were made in Wakefield, though there were reports of a sudden spontaneous party throughout downtown immediately after the Warriors' Saturday night championship victory.

However, two arrests were made in Salem, where the game was held, of Wakefieldians. Sean Amadel, 33, of 20 Wave Street, was placed under arrest in Salem at 8:03 p.m. Saturday night for setting a car owned by a BB&N fan alight (the blaze was extinguished). Amadel was recognized as intoxicated.

Steven Park, 26, of 50 Yale Avenue, was taken into police custody for throwing a baseball at a BB&N fan. The ball hit the back of the fan's head, but the fan of the defeated team was uninjured. Park was also recognized as intoxicated.

"There were a few citations," said Dep. Will Halveles of the situation back here in Wakefield, "but for the most part, people were too happy to partake in any ill-will-fueled activities, and there was little intoxication, which is exactly the sort of celebrations we wanted."

In Cambridge, home of BB&N, there were several small scale riots that started over the hometown's loss, but most were squashed by police.

Congregating crowds remained after the end of the game for about 40 minutes in Cambridge, for about an hour in Salem, and for about an hour and 15 minutes here in Wakefield, reports said.



BAZINGA!
WAKEFIELD 12, BUCKINGHAM, BROWNE & NICHOLS 11
-WAKEFIELD
-Cody Richman. Pete Akolla. Stan Russell. Holden Marshfield. Daniel Snohomish. All important and talented members of this year's junior varstiy squad, but out on the green field Saturday evening one player shone above the rest: Kithy.

Yes, the famed starting pitcher for the Nats last year and the Warriors this year, "Kithy" Kyle Morton, after being plagued by injuries and shaky throughout much of the championship round and game, finally closed things out Saturday evening, pitching a full game, and securing his club with a championship win.

Was it easy?

By no means.

The Southpaw hurler wasn't even sure if he'd get the chance to start, still feeling occasional pangs of pain in his throwing arm left over from the semis June 21.

But Kithy, though a prominent member of the starting ro for the Nats in 2009, was crippled by similar injuries throughout the playoffs and pitched only 1 2/3 innings of his squad's gloried championship game.

2010, he decided, was going to be different. He wanted to be the one left on the moung when his teammates began hoisting that trophy. He would play good baseball, hard baseball, and leave BB&N shaking in their boots.


A SO-SO START
Morton was hot. He planted seeds that Knight batters just couldn't sow, racking two strikeouts in the top 1st [though the game was held in neither team's hometown, Wakefield, having the better record, was given the privilege of being the home team]. The bottom 1st had a desultory performance on offense for the Warriors, with only one hit. Then, in the top 2nd, things started shaking up, as Kithy walked two batters and succumbed to two hits to drive in two runs for BB&N. Wakefield, however, would immediately take over with an amazing offensive rally. The Warriors scored six doubles in a row to rack up five runs. Every batter from Cody Richman to Brent Catuit reached second safely, and suddenly Wakefield was up 5-2. The Knights, despite this, robbed Kithy of two runs in the top 3rd to bring them within one. The southpaw was now throwing fat pitches that Knight batters hungrily ate up.

Again, though, the homeboys created big offense. Cody Richman had his 58th and final home run of the season, a 3 run jack. Johnny Latman and Pete Akolla combined two hits to drive in one more.

Up 9-4, Kithy breathed with relief and began to deliver pitches more comfortably, but when Tim Adams came to the plate with one on, he somehow mustered a snowball that Adams easily slammed for a 2 run home run.

Wakefield delivered no offense in the bottom 4th, but BB&N did likewise. Kithy calmed and fanned three batters in the top 5th and top 6th. In the 5th and the 6th, the Warriors delivered one run per inning, and at the end of the 6th, Kithy tried to loosen up. His squad had an 11-6 lead now. But no one anticipated what would happen next.


HOLDING OFF A KNIGHT INVASION
Kithy began slowly to melt, letting hit after hit go by him. In the top 7th, BB&N notched three runs. A Pete Akolla solo homer gave Wakefield one run in the bottom 7th, and the Warriors went up 12-9. This run would turn out to be Wakefield's last of the season.

Kithy pitched a terrible inning in the top 8th, surrendering two consecutive solo home runs. He only barely mustered the required three outs to end the inning.

Something was in the air, though. An odd but good feeling, that Kithy would somehow pull through to help his team win this thing. Mgr. Don Tanzioto had to have felt it, too, because he kept in Kithy even after his abysmal inning that pulled BB&N's Knights within one run.

The bottom 8th was a disappointment. The Warriors created no offense to speak of. This half inning was extremely critical for Wakefield. Had they scored runs, they would have been in more of a comfort zone. But now, entering the top of the ninth, getting three outs would be the only way to win the title.

Analyist Mike Brinn noted, "This game will go down in the history books not because of BB&N's runs in the top 8th but because of Wakefield's failure to create offense in the bottom 8th. It was because they were still within only a run that the tension remained; if Wakefield had scored some runs in that inning, they still would have won the championship, of course, but the game would have lost the sort of movie-like quality, if you will, that it will probably be remembered for when it is looked back on."

Again, Kithy was shaky. He allowed the Knights to get runners on first and second, and then he began throwing a 3 ball, 1 strike count as Mgr. Tanzioto went out to the mound to talk to him. Tensions were so high that, during the manager's visit to the mound, the two began exchanging cuss words at each other, as in this passage recovered from WCVE's telecast of the event:

"Come on now, Morton. Three more outs, you can do that in your sleep. Don't go and *bleep* our whole season up."

"I'm not gonna *bleep* it up, I'm not, I promise you that."

He didn't break his promise.

Wakefield got out of a jam on a 3rd base-2nd base-1st base double play.

"That was the turning point," said Kithy.

Then, at 7:18 p.m., Rob Aent of BB&N dribbled an easy grounder to third baseman Daniel Snohomish, who tossed it across the diamond. Pete Akolla at first base caught it, and it was over. The victory was the biggest for "Kithy" Kyle Morton, who collapsed into himself on the mound with joy as the final out was recorded. He cried for a few seconds before thrusting himself up to the sky and yelling jubilantly, "Thank you, Lord!"

When interviewed, Kithy said he didn't want to think about 2011 yet, rather just savor the moment now.

Fans are still wondering how he got the nickname "Kithy," but one thing is for sure: the kid with that nickname is on top of the world right now.


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Dennison found GUILTY in trial reopening; Merck acquitted
-SPRINGFIELD, MA
-June 28, 2007. A Grand Jury sentenced Wakefield selectmen Jared Dennison to 7 years in prison for embezzling $590,000 from a Wakefield Savings Bank account in 1997. June 25, 2008. David Merck states Dennison is innocent and that he committed the crimes, and the trial reopens. Friday--June 25, 2010. Two years after David Merck's confession, fingerprint evidence confirms the original suspicions--that Dennison embezzled the funds, which Merck borrowed. Dennison is found guilty and set a scheduled date of July 12 for sentencing. Seeing as Merck and Dennison's Defense Attorney, "Sandy" Alexander Moore, gave false details about Dennison's supposed "innocence," Judge William Cagordine warned them that they could face perjury charges in the future.

Moore said, "I am Mr. Dennison's attorney, and, as such, I have stated no mistruths over the case of this trial and I am offended by the accusations of perjury."

The 46-year-old Dennison made no remarks as he was pronounced guilty Friday.

Moore spoke on Dennison's behalf, stating, "My client is deeply regretful for the actions he took and fully understands and appreciates how this court acted in full justice today," interestingly, nearly word for word the same statement Moore made on Dennison's behalf at his original trial's verdict on June 12, 2007.

Merck, with whom Dennison shared the pilfered funds, also made no comment and was given the opportunity to leave the court room before Dennison's verdict, an option of which he freely availed himself.



WSSC Preview: Many competitors seeking additional career wins
-WAKEFIELD
-Peter Mavlin, Sara Willis, Ken Doble-Shaw and Eileen Maures are among the participants who will gun for additional career trophies at the 2010 WSSC 4th of July events on Saturday. Five time Cart divison podium-winner and pitied competitor Mavlin hasn't won a podium since 2006, with, before that, a four-season drought extending back to 2001. (Mavlin previously had won four years in a row from 1998-2001.) This may be his final year of entry. "I DEFINITELY want to go out on a winning note," he remarked.

Sara Willis will attempt to snag her first podium in the women's race since 2001, but Eileen Maures of Colorado (a part time resident of Wakefield) has returned to restore the popular Willis-Maures rivalry.

Ken Doble-Shaw won in the Cart divison last in 1997 and, after a brief retirement, is entering his first WSSC 4th of July competition since 2007.

Run of the mill summer weekend for P.D.
-WAKEFIELD
-Full police report has mainly minor complaints--the Warriors win celebrations did not have a major impact on the police report.



Beginning last Friday, June 25th:

• At 7:33 a.m., a Karen Road resident reported an unattended sewer manhole.
• At 8:26 a.m., a man yelling on Eustis Av. had to be calmed down.

• At 11:03 a.m., a Main Street resident informed police someone had vandalized her windows with black spray paint.

• At 12:46 p.m.,a man in a blue hooded sweatshirt on Albion Street was reportedly loitering.
• At 2:30 p.m., a Pheasantwood Ter. resident reported a lawn gnome thieved from his front yard.
  
• At 6:18 p.m., a minor, no injuries car crash between a red Chevy Malibu and a white Ford Explorer occurred on Foundry Street.
• At 8:28 p.m., drunks attempting to enter the Greenwood School were questioned and detained.
• At 10:33 p.m., in order to simmer down a fight between a man and a woman on Adale Cir., the pair had to be informed of their rights.

Also Saturday:

• At 1:20 a.m., fireworks citations were given out on Woodbury Road.
• At 9:16 a.m., a Salisbury Road resident reported someone had stolen two flannel sweatshirts from the backseat of his Volvo.
• At 2:20 p.m., youths roughhousing at Greenwood School were moved along.
• At 3:14 p.m., youths creating a disturbance on Cedar Street were removed from the general area.
• At 4:29 p.m., a woman shouting in our North Avenue Dunkin Donuts was asked to leave the store.
• At 6:07 p.m., $9.33 was reported stolen from a cash register at Billy's Roast Beef earlier that day.
• At 11:23 p.m., Oak Street youths were asked to quiet down.
• At 11:36 p.m., a Wayland Rd. resident reported a man had just broken into his home but stolen nothing.

Also Sunday:

• At 6:07 a.m., a report of a grease fire on Wicker Lane was tossed over to the Fire Department.
• At 8:22 a.m., an Old Colony Dr. resident reported mail fraud. The matter is under investigation.
• At 8:50 a.m., a 1.6 magnitude intraplate earthquake was reported under central Wakefield, causing mild shaking on Catalpa, Spruce, on 4th Sts.
• At 11:26 a.m., an Everett Street father reported that, while his kids and he were playing cops and robbers, he had accidentally handcuffed himself to a tree. Officers assisted the man.
• At 11:59 a.m., a Millbrook Lane resident reported his back license plate stolen.
• At 7:53 p.m., fireworks citations were handed out on Bellevue and Central Avenues.
• At 9:06 p.m., Pete Andelia, 23, of 5 Thistledale Road, was arrested for excessive usage of fireworks on Thistledale Road.
• At 11:50 p.m., youths on Fair Mount Terrace were sent on their way.
  
• At 11:57 p.m., police assisted a 17 year old male whose car had broken down on Water Street while he was trying to find his way back to his grandparent's house on Minot Street. Police drove home the teenager; the vehicle was towed to Wakefield Auto Garage after police called in the help of Greenwood Towing Services.

And -- this morning at 1:54 a.m., youths on Elm Sq. were sent on their way.


Warrior sockies hold intrasquad
-WAKEFIELD
-The varsity Warrior soccer team held their summer red/white intrasquad Saturday. The whites included Pete Ayers, Jack Newman, and Orville Oster. The reds included Ken Astor, Bob Coal, and Isaac Newbar. The whites easily cruised to a 5-1 decision. Ayers had two goals, as did Oster. The reds' lone goal came with three minutes left off of Newbar.


1 2 3 TOT

Whites 4 0 1 5
Reds 0 0 1 1

Wakefield Daily Item Mock Newspaper -- Friday, June 25, 2010

All stories/persons fictional except for Phyllis Hull. Actions of Hull, though she herself is real, are fictional.

Wakefield Daily Item
Friday, June 25, 2010
copyright VI XXV, MMX

Police warn against 4th fireworks
-WAKEFIELD
-Police Chief Watten and Dep. Halveles are again issuing their yearly urges to Wakefieldians to not set off fireworks over the 4th holidays. And the P.D., in desperation, is upping the ante this year.

"Minor fireworks infractions will land you citations, as before," said Chf. Watten, "but major infractions may land you behind bars."

The decree comes on the heels of a 2009 4th that was, in terms of townsfolk obeying fireworks rules, a catastrophic failure. From June 27 to July 9 of 2009, 749 citations, or 62 per day, were handed out.

"We hope to avoid such numbers by letting people know there is a higher level of punishment this year," added Watten.

However, Wakefieldians aren't surrendering to the decree without a fight--six citations were handed out Thursday, and a Greenwood group is considering forming what they would call the WFRL, or Wakefieldians Fireworks Rights Legion, though the P.D. has urged these residents doing so would not bring success in the abolition of any fines or arrests related to firework use.


Watten might retire soon; says Halveles should be chief if/when he does
-WAKEFIELD
-62-year-old Wakefield Chief of Police Bill Watten issued a statement Thursday saying he intends to retire in the next couple of years, and that, moreover, when he does so, he wants his hard-nosed right hand man, Dep. Will Halveles, to step up to the plate and lead the valiant Wakefield forces. "In my 30 years in this department," Watten remarked, "Halveles has been the best, bravest, spunkiest, most determined cop I've ever seen. He could lead Scotland Yard."

But Halveles issued a hearty chuckle at that and said he intends on staying in Wakefield but that he would "love to take on the position as chief" when Watten retires. Halveles, newly 40 as of June 19, has been with the P.D. for 14 years. A Cochituate native, he moved to Wakefield at age 17 in 1987.

-(WWLS)

Hull to Florida
-WAKEFIELD
-Phyllis Hull has announced she will be repairing to Boca Raton, Fla., for two weeks from July 6-20 to plan her 2011 campaign in secret.


-(WOMS)


77 Wakefieldians with cancer to participate in 2010 MGH Cancer Walk
-WAKEFIELD
-77 cancer-stricken locals, including 3 cancer survivors, will participate in Massachusetts' General Hospital's Cancer Walk for Charity on July 10. "This is a terrific opportunity," said Mike Dekey, a former sufferer of a rare brain cancer who miraculously overcame his disease in the spring of 2009. "I'm eternally grateful for all the wonderful medical care I received, and I want to help others get the same care." Susan Olsen, a 74-year-old with breast cancer of Cumberland Road, and a breast cancer sufferer of 20 years, participated in the walk from 1990-1999 and again in 2007, and has her two daughters competing in the walking race this year, which follows Boston's Freedom Trail. "It's a wonderful event," said Olsen's daughter Sherri. "Our mom is getting better care than ever now thanks to events such as this one." 2,393 entrants are scheduled to participate in the walk. A $20 participation fee is required, meaning the event will rake in $47,860 as well as $5-7,000 in additional moneys from spectator donations.

"It's fantastic to know we're doing so much to help," said Dekey. For him, this will be his second walk. He competed in 2008 while still afflicted with cancer. This being his first walk after being cured, he hopes to enjoy it more than ever.

For more info, see www.mghcancerwalk.com/towns/wakefield.



Main Street JiffyLube going out of business
-WAKEFIELD
-Regional JiffyLube manager Jerry Louiston stated Thursday that due to rising oil and gas prices and decreasing customer traffic, our beloved 589 Main Street JiffyLube station will be going out of business in August. "We, unfortunately, just couldn't support the Wakefield location anymore," said Louiston.


Unlicensedman arrested
-WAKEFIELD
-At 8:39 a.m. Thursday, police arrested Adam A. Lane, 23, of 62 2nd St., when they stopped his blue Ford Taurus on Mountain Av. on a crossing marked lanes infraction and discovered he was unlicensed. Lane was booked at Middlesex County Jail @ Wakefield-Greenwood on failure to have on his person a valid driver's license while under operation of a motor vehicle.

In other business Thurs.:

• At 3:36 a.m., police issued a citation to a red Ford Explorer parked in the middle of Flint Street.
• At 6:01 a.m., youths banging on the playground equipment at the Yueull School were sent on their way.
• At 7:22 a.m., a complaint of mild shaking in a Morel Cir. house was forwarded to the NESF. The NESF could identify no seismic activity near the area.
• At 11:19 a.m., a squirrel gnawed through wires on Nelly and Broadway, causing a power failure that lasted about 35 minutes.
• At 11:26 a.m., a man reported a Sunoco on Main St. was charging $5.09 per gallon of gas. The overpriced petrol was reported by police to the Better Business Bureau.
• At 11:58 a.m., youths fishing on Lake Quannapowitt were asked to vacate the lake due to the pending rowing race (which see below).
• At 12:26 p.m., police issued the first of its fireworks citations for the 4th holiday period on Maple Way.
• At 12:47 p.m., a Myrtle Ter. resident reported her credit card bill had charges for premium JetBlue flights from Portland, Maine to Tampa, Florida in April that she never took. The matter is under investigation.
• At 12:59 p.m., a Norway Street resident reported a man was "verbally assaulting" a woman. No one was on scene when police arrived.
• At 1:36 p.m., a Houston Street resident reported a clock radio worth $115 stolen.
• At 2:22 p.m., a youth was temporarily detained on Galvin Circle after officers found him smashing headlights of cars.
• At 2:53 p.m., a romping dog on Vale View Road was gone when police arrived.
• At 6:22 p.m., a Herbert Street resident was arrested after being found intoxicated and with an open bottle violation on Herbert Street.
• At 8:59 p.m., the driver of a white pickup truck was unable to speak English upon being stopped on crossing marked lanes on Savin Road. A passenger who could speak English explained the situation, after which the driver was cited.
• At 11:59 p.m., a lone youth on the Common was sent on his way.

Warriors are County Crew rowing Champs!
-WAKEFIELD
-The Wakefield High Warriors crew rowing team faced off in a championship meet against BB&N and Woburn Thursday afternoon, and on their own lake, no less! In a strong race that began off Quannapowitt Parkway and ended at the shore of the Lower Common, the Warriors were neck and neck all the way with Woburn until a burst of speed from secondary rower Alex Joffbury got Wakefield at the finish line just ahead of Woburn at a time of 24:32.6. Woburn posted a 24:37.8 mark. BB&N was left in the dust at a time of 27:56.6

Ungraspable
WAKEFIELD 1, BROCKTON 3
-WAKEFIELD
-July 12, 2009. Stan Russell flipped to Pete Akolla and the Wakefield 13/14 Year Old National League All Stars were league champions for the first time since 1988. Classic moment in Wakefieldian sports, but last year's squad is in high school now, and this year's team just couldn't earn back to back championships, falling to Brockton, the same team they BEAT last year in the championship game, 3-1 in the semifinal round. Starter Brad Bryan Kyston was shaky early, surrendering an RBI double in the top 2nd from Ken Adams. The bottom 3rd saw Mike Morton of Brockton booming a 2RBI triple.

The Nats tried to rally back. With one out in the top 4th, the locals scored three consecutive singles to load the bases, and Brockton walked Benny Benson to set up Wakefield's lone run. Wakefield could have easily gotten more, but they hit into a double play to end the inning.

After a lukewarm 2010 season, the Nats just couldn't bring home the championship like the '09 squad did.


"These were great boys, great players, it's not any fault of their own, but last year's was the best Nats squad in town history, so they had a really tough act to follow, and of course Wakefieldians wanted this team to take home back to back championships, but it just couldn't be done," said Manager Charles Talwerth.


"They still had a great season by squad standards, getting to the semis was something we never even DREAMED of a few years ago," observed fan Mike Collinger. "The good thing now is that they'll be joining the high school team next year, so you'll have both the Nats '09 and '10 squads together on the same team, so that whether or not the Warriors win the JV championships on Saturday it'll still make for a great 2011 season, that's for sure."

Brockton plays Saugus for the title on Independence Day, July 4th -- first pitch at E*TRADE Field in Saugus, 5:37 p.m.

Wakefield Daily Item Mock Newspaper -- Thursday, June 24, 2010

Seeing as it became something of a tradition to post my summer mock Items half a year later in January, here's the first! Maybe this summer I'll actually try to post them on time.

All stories/persons fictional except for Phyllis Hull, whose actions are fictional even though she herself is real.

Wakefield Daily Item
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
copyright XI XXIVth, MMX
Weather today ... sunny early ... hi 82 deg. lo 69 deg .... tomorrow clouds throughout ... hi 85 deg. lo 77 deg ... Logan International Airport reporting fresh breeze and 72 deg. at 6 a.m. this morning
Damage from April floods "still making a mark"
-WAKEFIELD
-One of three items on the agenda during Wednesday's intervening consensus for the Board of Selectmen, Selectmen Iltiforiini said the town should be prepared for a rocky 2011 fiscal year, in large part due to the spring floods.

"We spent huge heaps of green trying to recover from the flooding, and it's going to hit us hard in the near future," said Iltiforiini.

Some selectmen argued in favor of instituting an LUSSC (Local Urgent Situation Spending Cap) to prevent such fiscal year hard hits from similar situations in the future. However, the arguments did stir mixed reactions.

"Some of us feel we need all the money we can get in a similar situation," said Pete Myler. "Others aren't concerned about the impact of such an event when it happens, but rather its monetary aftermath."


-STEVEN ISISHMAN





Wishing well a "local landmark," say protective selectmen
-WAKEFIELD
-It looked simple enough. All but two Selectmen at Wednesday's consensus had casted their votes in advance for Town Proposition 788A, and those two were expected to say "yea" like all the others to the proposal to pave a small patch of parkland for use as a business development. Keneth Alloes stepped up to the podium and boomed, "Nay." Esther Sovereign did the same, and, just like that, the proposition was disbanded. The reasoning of the votes? "There is a very old and well-respected wishing well on that site that should be preserved as a local landmark," said Sovereign. "The well dates back to 1831 and was a constant source of enjoyment, comfort, and hope to Wakefieldians," explained Alloes. "According to Middlesex County bylaws, anything of that stature dating back to that date must be preserved."


Section 126.6.3.A of the charter states:

"Any historically significant site older than 100 years must be protected by its town unless said town wishes to waive any tie-ins with a building developer, potentially raising the town's expenses drastically."


"We really handcuffed them with that one," said Alloes proudly. The B.O.S. will meet again June 30th to discuss the matter further.

WE ASKED LOCAL WAKEFIELDIANS!

Are you in favor of keeping the 1831 Wishing Well?
Yes 57%
No 43%



Mosquito spray scheduled
For Greenwood/Montrose, Jul. 2nd, 7 p.m.-11 p.m. -WWLS


PHYLLIS HULL ELIM'D FROM RUNNING BY ASTELLE
-WAKEFIELD
-It all came down to this. The third Republican slot for running for the county board from Wakefield on July 1st was stolen away by Don Astelle, who, in a 1373-1102 vote, secured the reps running against each other as Pittman/Lehrer/Ravell (D) versus Steven/Pack/Astelle. The Reps will still try to overcome the incumbents, but Hull was cetain she'd be a part of the GOP squad.

"I am shocked and disgusted at the decision taken by the town in this primary," scoffed Hull.

"I have always stood for the good of Wakefield and somehow the voters just didn't come to their senses," she continued. Only registered Republicans were allowed to take vote in the party primary, but most were tired of the elder Hull's belligerent bickering and instead opted for the more youthful Astelle.

"I'm glad Astelle won," said Pete Lehrer. "Although I'm just overstating what's already obvious, Phyllis Hull would NOT be a good choice for county." And so Hull's yearlong campaign ends, but she will start all over again and gun hard for a seat in the County House in 2011. It's over for now, but Hull assures us, "You haven't seen the last of me yet. Not even close."



Man in possession of .45 caliber w/o lic/CAA arrested
-WAKEFIELD
-Officers received an anonymous tip off Wednesday concerning a man on Rosemary Av. who was in possession of a .45 caliber hunting rifle without a license. Police called at the man's home at 11:31 a.m. yesterday and found him not only to be unlicensed but that his rifle had no Certificate of Authenticity. The man, Dan Landry, 45, of 163 Rosemary Avenue, was placed under arrest for possession of a firearm not formally registered in the state of Massachusetts and failure to have a vaild Massachusetts Marksman's License. Landry was booked at Vinton Street Jail and was scheduled for arraignment at Stoneham West District Courthouse today.

In other business Wednesday:

• At 6:06 a.m., a call about a kitchen fire was forwarded to the F.D.
• At 6:57 a.m., a man found on Miles Lane in a drugged stupor was arrested, taken to Vinton Street Jail, and then to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital. The man's name has not been gathered.
• At 9:30 a.m., a burglar alarm was set off accidentally on Edwards Ave. by a cleaning person.
• At 10:46 a.m., a Prospect Street resident reported his back license plate stolen.
• At 12:12 p.m., police tried unsuccessfully to calm a deranged woman on Rockland Street. The P.D. sent for an ambulance who transported the woman to a hospital where she was sedated. When she awoke around 3 p.m., she had little memory of the incident but was no longer deranged.
• At 2:46 p.m., police disregarded a call about dogs barking incessantly on Howard Street.
• At 3:59 p.m., police returned a romping dog on Cutter Road to its owner and cited the owner.
• At 5:22 p.m., police found a toddler sitting alone on a park bench. The toddler was spotted leaving the area under adult supervision shortly after.
• At 7:07 p.m., police forwarded a complaint regarding a leaking water heater tank to the MGLD.
• At 7:32 p.m., police oversaw insurance exchanges between Joan Slauson, 43, of 16 Crosby Road, and Peter Allens, 40, of 203 Main St., after a car collision on Water St.
• At 9:00 p.m., police cited a woman for vehicular misuse after nearly ramming into the opening passenger door of a car next to hers as she parked at our North Av. Dunkin Donuts.
• At 1:16 a.m. this morning, a Norway Street resident reported his kitchen window smashed.

Junior varsity Warriors make championship, but Senior Varsity elim'd in Semis
WAKEFIELD 5, PEABODY 16
-WAKEFIELD
-Steve Holster had a grand slam and Pete Valling two homers as Peabody Veterans Memorial high school quieted Wakefield at Senior Varsity semifinal play at Fernald Field Wednesday afternoon. The victory sends Peabody Vets Mem, or PVM, to the Final to face Wyoma on Mon., Jun. 28. Warrior pitching melted as starter Ross Beckman surrendered three runs in the top first off the bats of Paul Bernham, Kevin Wyckman, and Pete Valling. Valling crushed a three run blast this inning. The top third saw Beckman walking two and hitting one to load the bases until Steve Holster smushed a grand slam round tripper to up PVM 7-0. The bottom 3rd saw some measly Warrior offense with a Mark Alexander solo shot. Beckman was relieved by John Pilsgard, who surrendered seven consecutive hits--six of them doubles--in the top 5th to drive in five runs. Andrew Zealworth then relieved Pilsgard, also to no avail. Pete Valling, who would finish the game with an astonishing 9 RBI, grand slammed in the 7th to secure the victory.

The Warriors tried to generate offense in the 8th and 9th--Henry Blue went big with a three run homer--but Wakefield just couldn't recover from the staggering deficit. After a nearly flawless 38-10-2 regular season, the Senior Varsity Squad is routed by PVM in the playoffs. However, their younger JV counterparts play for the title Saturday.

Feast Fest 2010 Wiki

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From the Feast Fest 2010 Wiki:

Feast Fest 2010 or Feast Fest XVI, will be the sixteenth installment of Feast Fest, the world's largest international simultaneous competitive cooking event. The event is set to take place at the Marina del Rey Hotel-Beachview Resort from 12:14 p.m. to 6:53 p.m. on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2010. After a slight decline in customer traffic in 2009 due to the economic crisis, Feast Fest 2010 is estimated to be the most highly attended Feast Fest ever. The number of Kitchen Passes, the Passes that allow one to view the cooking action from the kitchen, have been upgraded by customer demand from 125 to 200. After much turmoil in the 2010 Feast Fest offseason regarding the possibility of the Masons leaving the event and Jim McAllister taking over as Head Chef, it was concluded in September 2010 that the Masons would Head-Chef the 2010 Feast Fest and that McAllister would join them at the Head Chef's table in 2011.

EXHIBITIONS
6 preparatory exhibitions were performed for Feast Fest, all with high NCA scores. There is one exhibition left on the schedule.


1/16/10 @ Nyland Cooking Center, San Diego, CA, score 95.4
1/27/10 @ Lala Restaurant, Manhattan, NY, score 95.9
4/2/10 @ Windows on the Water Restaurant, Morro Bay, CA, score 97.3
4/28/10 @ Edelyn Cooking Arena, Punta Gorda, FL, score 98.8
7/25/10 @ Notes Restaurant, Long Beach, CA, score 98.1
10/14/10 @ Kitchen Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, score 96.2
11/2/10 @ U.S. Kitchen Stadium, New York, NY, score 97.6

The Masons were absent for the 4/28 and 10/14 exhibitions and will be absent for the 11/2 exhibition.
Jim McAllister was absent on the cooking floor for, ironically, the 7/25 exhibition, which was held in his own restaurant, due to a 7/21 appendectomy. McAllister attended but did not participate in the exhibition.
Lynn Avi was absent for the 10/14 Tokyo exhibition.
Joe Pasik will be absent for the 11/2 exhibition.
Jan Stephan was absent for the 1/16 and 10/14 exhibitions.
Andruw Stephan was absent for the 1/27 exhibition.

Only one exhibition (4/2, Morro Bay, CA), had all 58 Feast Fest chefs in participation.

Feast Fest 2011

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-SPECIAL OFFER-
For those who already have their preparations in order for Feast Fest 2010, we remind you that tickets are NOW ON SALE -- at the earliest date EVER -- for Feast Fest 2011, Wednesday, November 23-Sunday, November 27, 2010, with the Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, November 24. SPECIAL EARLY BIRD RATES AVAILABLE if you book tickets for next year's Feast Fest BEFORE this year's Feast Fest. Book before Nov. 24 to receive up to 40% off!

-INFORMATION-
Feast Fest 2011 or Feast Fest XVII will be the seventeenth installment of the world's largest simultaneous international competitive cooking event, to be held at the Marina del Rey Hotel-Beachview Resort in Marina del Rey, California, from 12:07 p.m. to 6:46 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2011, with ceremonies surrounding the event from Wednesday, November 23 to Sunday, November 27. The event will be presided over by the Mason duo and Jim McAllister, who will become the third co-head chef in 2011. 2010 will be his last year as Head Sous-Chef, and his position will be assumed by Lynn Avi. Lynn Avi, formerly an Assistant Head Sous-Chef, will leave room for Jan Stephan to assume his first authoritative position with the event.

Feast Fest 2010

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www.feastfest.com/2010

2010 Feast Fest - 11/24-11/28

Join us for the sixteenth consecutive year as the Beachview Resort here in Marina del Rey hosts the 2010 NCA Feast Fest, Thanksgiving weekend, Wednesday, November 24, 2010, to Sunday, November 28, 2010. Come taste the best Thanksgiving meals in the world and witness all the culinary action by purchasing a Kitchen Pass. Host your Thanksgiving family reunion here in beautiful Marina del Rey, using Feast Fest as the backdrop for an incredible holiday weekend you'll never forget.


TICKETS

LODGING (BEACHVIEW RESORT)

SCHEDULE

GUIDELINES

PAST FEAST FESTSv

2009
2008
2007
2006
Pre-2006

Boston Summary 2010

Boston Summary 2010
NOTES:
*This trip had the earliest departure date of any other trip (6/22).
*This trip totaled out at 29 full days and 31 days including traveling days.
*Landmark changes made during this trip:
New painting and roofing to be installed in late summer/early
fall.

Development of own personal closets in this house such as to
reduce packing amounts for future trips

Vinny T’s Restaurant Downtown has closed as of 7/15/10.

Introduction of a new food tradish, saltwater taffy, available
at Christmas Tree Shops for a marginal price.

THE DATES:
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Flew to Boston
American Airlines Flight 264, left LAX 1:00 p.m. PT, arrived BOS 8:45 p.m. ET. Flight length: 4 hrs 45 mins
Rented Chevy Impala at Natl. Car Rental.


Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Went to Target in eve to stock up on supplies

Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Went to Best Buy to purchase new dishwasher (current one had broken) and then to Used Bookstore (Saugus).

Friday, June 25th, 2010
Went in eve to Christmas Tree Shops, then to Episcopal Church for Choir Concert – visiting choir from Baltimore, MD

Saturday, June 26th, 2010
Went to St. Peter’s Fiesta/Greasy Pole Festival for 3d consecutive year in Gloucester, MA

Sunday, June 27th, 2010
Inclement weather interfered with plans.

Monday, June 28th, 2010
Went in eve to Common, played wiffleball, walked by lake, etc.

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Visited Nanna in nursing home. Seemed in good condition. Went in eve to Stoneham Fmrs. Mkt. and Used Bookstore (Burlington).

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Nothing to report

Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Nothing to report

Friday, July 2nd, 2010
Went to Sunset Parade in Charlestown in eve. Beautiful sunset over downtown skyline.

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
Nothing to report

Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Went to Independence Day Events and Contests on Common

Minifloat Competition – 1st place Best Theme!! (Theme was “Celebrating America: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”)
Races:
Mom (Mothers’ race) – 4th
Myself - 6th to last

Went to parade at 3 p.m., parade was over by 5 p.m.

Monday, July 5th, 2010
Nothing to report

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Rested in afternoon due to sweltering day. Temps topped 100; heat index (what it felt like) topped 110 and got close to 115

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Another extremely hot day. Did errands in eve; they were selling Back to School products, God help me, at Target.

Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Went to Marblehead, as is annual tradish. Beautiful sunset over harbor.

Friday, July 9th, 2010
Went to Bandstand Band Concert on Common featuring Dad on drums/cymbals.

Saturday, July 10th, 2010
Went to Newburyport for Annual Music Festival. Light rain didn’t hinder the performances. Afterward, got meatball subs from Newburyport House of Pizza. Then went to Plum Island after dinner where an unleashed dog on the beach there tried to kill me. However, as you will have deduced by the existence of this trip summary, I am a fast enough runner.

Sunday, July 11th, 2010
Went to Plymouth for Music Festival there. Stopped at Christmas Tree Shops, Building 19 ½, Ocean State Job Lots, and similar bargain stores along way. Playing at Festival was James Taylor’s brother, Livingston Taylor.

Monday, July 12th, 2010
Nothing to report

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Nothing to report


Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Planned to go to Vinny T’s. These plans were hindered by excessive rain. Vinny T’s was moved to Thursday.

Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Joined Mike the Painter Guy for a ride around town to look at possible color and roof combinations for the new paint job

In eve, went to Vinny T’s, only to find it CLOSED! Went instead to mehish Mexican joint.
Then went to Contemporary Art Mus.

Friday, July 16th, 2010
In eve, went to Fenway Park. Arrived around 8:00. As soon as we arrived, it began to rain. Rain delay from about 8:15 to 9:20. Gameplay resumed at 9:20 p.m. in top 4th. Rangers pounded Sox. Left in middle of 8th at 11:15 p.m. Rangers won 8-4. Bought Tim Wakefield T Shirt at team store! Got home Midnight.

Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Went to Essex/Ipswich/Little Neck. Shopped at antique shops and White Elephant Antiques in Essex. Bought turkey subs at Ipswich House of Pizza, took them to Little Neck Beach and picnicked there. Walked on beach after dinner. No dogs trying to kill me this time, yay!

Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Went to Rockport. Picnicked by Old Maiden Beach, glorious sunset over water. Found lost cell phone on beach, turned it into Rockport P.D.

Monday, July 19th, 2010
Went to Common in eve; played wiffleball. Played only until the middle of the 2nd inning, when sudden lightning started. Lightning continued for well over an hour along with rain. Huge flashes of lightning lit up the entire sky.

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010, Wednesday, July 21st, 2010, Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Wrote this on Tuesday. May go out tomorrow. 7:10 p.m. flight back to L.A. on Thursday. Flight gets in around 10 p.m. LA time.

Wakefield Daily Item Mock Newspaper -- Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Finally, folks, here is a mock paper that is NOT from nine months ago! Hooray! In a flash of inspiration, decided to create a new spring version even though I'm not back there right now.

All stories fictional.

WAKEFIELD DAILY ITEM

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 copyright IV VI, MMX

NATIONAL GUARD BAND IS CAMPED IN WAKEFIELD; SELECTMEN PROMISE TO LEND ENCAMPMENT FACILITIES TO GUARD AS LONG AS NEEDED

-WAKEFIELD

-The Board of Selectmen called a special summons Friday evening to discuss the encampment of National Guard troops encamped in the Breakheart Reservation as they try to provide flood relief throughout Massachusetts.

A narrow 21-19 vote declared that the town would to continue to lend a 5-acre tract of land on the reservation to the troops for as long as it may be needed.

Almost all of the naysayers said that they supported the Guard and had no problem with them being encamped in Wakefield, but suggested that they find an alternate encampment site other than the Reservation.

Two of the 19 naysayers said they appreciated the Guard but claimed Wakefield "did not have the fiscal resources" to allow their encampment. Both were Republican.

The budget crisis was the main dividing issue between those who opposed the measure and those who approved it. Many said that allowing the troops to locate elsewhere within the town would relieve much strain on the Breakheart Reservation, which has been having trouble keeping facilities and its budget afloat, especially in the Reservation's Wakefield portion.

Many claimed that the Breakheart Reservation "is not a military base" [quoted by Clem Andersen] and that housing military or National Guard troops "was never identified or approved as a viable use of the Reservation's facilities." [quoted by Tom Menzinotti]

The issue was shared, not split, by parties, and, to the surprise of everyone, John Altorizotti and Kevin Meeklinger, two Democratic Selectmen who are close colleagues and have had the same vote on every measure proposed since they joined in 2004, were split, with Altorizotti approving the encampment and Meeklinger opposing it.

Of the 21 yeasayers, 11 were Republicans and 10 Democrats; of the 19 naysayers, 10 were Democrats and 9 Republicans.

Selectman Bradley Ravell (D) said, "This is a tough issue, but on the back burner it does have the added benefit of uniting some of these Selectmen. Usually we Democrats vote one thing, and the Republicans the exact opposite, but some interparty rivals are actually rallying in agreement for their decisions on this measure. It really is interesting and I think it is helping to melt some of the icy tensions between both parties on the Board, especially with the tough times of these floods."

The vote was a preliminary, and a second vote will be held tonight to make a final decision.

The issue with the National Guard was one of two issues that summoned Friday evening's unscheduled debriefing.

-STEVEN ISISHMAN

Second Issue Debated At Debriefing Is Flood Damage; MGLD Targets Selectmen

-WAKEFIELD

-The second of two issues mulled over at last night's session was flood damage, which has taken its toll on the town. Lake Quannapowitt has extended two feet on its south shore, covering most of the playground equipment right on the shore in a puddle of muddy water.

"It's issues like these and so many others that made us feel the necessity to discuss the floods," a concerned yet optimistic Ivan Pittman (D) said Thursday.

Alexander Axelrod of the MGLD spoke before the board and reported that Wakefield was slacking off in its efforts to dredge, clean, and drain the flood waters compared to neighboring towns. Axelrod reported that Wakefield had an average of 0.75 inches of water resting on each of its streets, with the main thoroughfares exhibiting only slightly less. This compares to towns with better drainage programs, such as Melrose, Reading, and Stoneham, faring better with the flooding. Melrose had 0.60 inches of water per every street; Reading 0.50 inches; and Stoneham a mere 0.23 inches.

"Obviously we were caught off guard and these storms are taking their toll on everybody," said Axelrod, "but that still does not excuse us from the rather sloppy, ineffectual job we have been doing of upkeeping the drainage and flood protection systems."

Axelrod got right to the heart of the matter and targeted the Board of Selectmen itself. "One of the primary reasons for this is because we the MGLD were unable to scrape together the monetary potato chips that fell under the sofa, if you will, to fund the upkeep. Consequentially, because the Board of Selectmen has refused to fund we the MGLD, we in effect are unable to fund the upkeep."

Selectmen initiated a $23,500 bond to be funded to the MGLD to help temporarily establish upkeep, but most Selectmen seemed to show no interest whatsoever at one proposal to initiate a $700,000 bond for upkeep to the MGLD for the rest of 2010 and possibly into 2011.

"This is a temporary matter," stated one GOP Selectman, "and at such time such proposals are irrelevant. Once the flooding has subsided, continuing the upkeep when unnecessary will simply be draining us of important funds."

The Selectmen are to vote tonight.

-STEVEN LaFONTAINE

DAILY BRIEFING FROM THE ITEM WIRE ROOM

Wakefield Daily Item wire services are to be thanked, as always, for their efficient service in delivering these reports.

Relief for New England as high pressure sets in?

A high pressure system will slowly make its way into the Northeast beginning this morning, bringing warmer temperatures and sunshine to flood-ravaged parts of RI, CT, and MA. "Cleanup is finally something that looks achieveable," said a MA State Representative, "something we can finally start." Pop-up showers are a possibility for parts of ME, but other than this, no rain has been reported in New England forecasts for today or tomorrow.

-New England Reporters' Wire Line

Malden wants to talk to Cambridge, Woburn after icy political corruption

Malden wants to talk, they say, to Cambridge and Woburn after icy relations separated the towns last week. Cambridge councilperson Ross Thenn and Woburn councilperson Adler Armonian were accused of perjury during a Middlesex County Consensus Thurs., Mar. 25, after denying claims that they issued $2,000,000 school bond funds to the city of Malden on Tues., Mar. 16 after rejecting issuing said bonds to their own towns on Mon., Mar. 8. "These people don't have any connections to Malden," said Peter Roxbury of the Woburn council, "and the fact that they turn their backs on their own towns... it's heinous!" Malden officials now want to apologize to Cambridge and Woburn officials for accepting the money without proper city grants. Thenn and Armonian may receive fines of $7,000; Liam Rosecek, who accepted the funds for Malden without requesting a grant, may receive a $2,500 fine. "This deal was very, very back-door," said Roxbury. "We need to know what the motive was to get some kind of closure on this." The three leaders of each town plan to convene in Saugus Apr. 7.

-Wires of Middlesex County

Amonson no longer in Massachusetts

Mark Amonson, the former Galvin Middle School teacher fired for misuse of position and vulgarity in such, is no longer a Massachusetts resident, the state says. Government records show Amonson is renting a four-room apartment in downtown San Diego as of February 28. "Amonson had family in San Diego," said his lawyer Moltosekevich, "it only makes sense that, in these tough times for him, he would go there."

-Wires of Middlesex County

Rains help, not harm, when it comes to raging Main St. fire Friday

-WAKEFIELD

-The fire department is thanking the massive recent rains as they finally found themselves a good use in helping to douse a huge fire that broke out in a home at 573 Main St. on Friday. The home, owned by Pat and Alen Kwajnjadr, both 58, caught flames Friday night around 10:30 p.m. when a curtain was draped over a heating system too long, restricting ventilation, and, after some time, starting the blaze. "It was carelessness on our part," said Alen Kwanjnjadr, who rung 911 immediately when he heard a crackling noise coming from the master bedroom and saw the blaze.

"This fire was extremely fluid, that meaning that it moved everywhere and anywhere it could; it just swarmed this household in a matter of minutes," said Fire Department Worker Gregorio Santonainni.

The fire reached the attic of the home and began billowing out a chimney, but once the blaze reached the outside of the home it was no match for the pelting rain, which was coming down in sheets at the time.

"I was cursing all this rain earlier, but now I thank it; it helped save our home," remarked Alen Kwanjnjadr.

Fire officers instructed the Kwanjnjadrs to open all the windows of their home, and then fire hoses rid the inside of the inferno while the downpour finished the job on the outside.

The damage to the Kwanjnjadrs home surmounted at a lung-stopping $16,000, but the couple, ever in high spirits, believe it is salvageable. "We've owned this home for 31 years and we plan to for another 31," said Alen's wife Pat. The Kwanjnjadrs were reportedly staying with family in Melrose while county and town officials come to assess the damage. A realtor showed up at the site of the charred abode Saturday to instruct the couple if the home was worth trying to salvage.

"She said yes," said Pat Kwanjnjadr, "but even had she said no, we would have tried anyway."

-RYAN BORGNE


Police sniff out eight individuals in Type A searches across town

-WAKEFIELD
-Police were successful in a Type A bust over Saturday and Sunday, said Dep. Will Halveles. Anonymous tips led to the arrest of six individuals; the other two were found by police themselves.

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A man was arrested for disrespect for the badge and aggravated assault on an officer at 3:34 p.m. Saturday. A call summoned officers to Quannapowitt Parkway, where the man had been stopped by police on a routine traffic stop, as his tail light was out. The man refused to give his license and registration. When additional officers arrived, he did, and everything checked out, but the conflict continued. When an officer handed the man back his license and registration, he kicked the officer in the shin. He then ran out of the car and into the woods. Along the way, he tossed an oil can that just barely missed the head of one officer. The man, after about one minute, came out of the woods to see if the officers were gone, then, finding them not to be, threw another oil can at them. He did not run this time, but rather stood in the same exact position as officers approached him and arrested the man, John Kinnem, 46, of 142 Peter Lane, Woburn, on the aforementioned charges. Kinnem continued to be uncooperative, repeatedly kicking the passenger side door of a police car while being driven to the police station. He once kicked the door so hard that it came open and he tried to flee, but was foiled in these plans as well.


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Two 10-year-old boys were detained, then sent home, and one adult arrested, at the scene of a fight on the Common at 2:41 a.m. Saturday. The adult, Ken Kenewick, 51, of 111 Laramie Drive, Saugus, was not related to either of the two boys but apparently had started the fight by throwing a baseball at the head of one of the two boys and then pointing to the other boy, as to say, "he threw it at you." Kenewick then encouraged the boys to go at each other. Kenewick was arrested for coercion of juveniles, simple assault, and failure to cooperate with a police officer. The two boys were placed in handcuffs and detained, but then released after about five minutes. Both were given low-level citations for curfew violation. The homes of both youths were called to ensure they had returned home; both had by 3:27 a.m. This was the eighth fistfight involving young youths so far this year; this was the 52nd time citations had been given to youths for curfew violation. (Curfew in April ends at 9:30 p.m. Mon.-Thu.; 10:00 p.m. Sun; and 11:15 p.m. Fri. and Sat.)


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Also on Friday night:

• At 5:22 p.m., youths creating a disturbance on Root Road were sent on their way.
• At 5:58 p.m., a report of an unattended sewer manhole was logged out of Albion St.
• At 6:31 p.m., a man on Minot St. reportedly left a pizza box full of pizza unattended in the middle of the road, where a car ran over the pummeled pie.
• At 7:55 p.m., a youth reportedly egged a house on Main St. near Most Blessed Sacrament Church.
• At 8:19 p.m., a youth creating a disturbance on Redfield Road was gone when an officer arrived.
• At 10:13 p.m., youths playing basketball in the middle of the street on Tamworth Hill Avenue were moved to a different location.
• At 11:35 p.m., Mary A. Lyn, 44, of 41 Astor Road, Boston, and Ken Morgan, 39, of 66 Harrison Court, Wakefield, collided at the Junction, slowing traffic for approximately 20 minutes.
• At 11:37 p.m., a lone youth was cited on the Common for curfew violation.
• At 11:58 p.m., Ken Waveland, 21, of 667 Peterman Blvd., Gloucester, and Joshua Millington, 20, of 103 Main St., Wakefield, exchanged information after colliding at the intersection of Main and Albion.

Also Saturday:

• At 1:33 a.m., police broke up a fight on the Common between two intoxicated men. The men fled the scene immediately, and police decided not to press any charges.
• At 3:45 a.m., a New England Seismic Foundation Richter Scale on Main St. indicated a 1.3 magnitude intraplate rumbling centered under Greenwood.
• At 6:27 a.m., a false alarms call came out of the Lord Wakefield Hotel when burning toast set off a smoke detector.
• At 8:44 a.m., an intoxicated man was found in operation of a car when he was stopped for speeding on Main St. Jules Gregorian, 29, of 116 Valiant Honor Road, Stoneham, was arrested for speeding and DUI. It'll be awhile before he gets his valiant honor.
• At 11:22 a.m., youths egging and toilet-papering a house on Walton Street were sent on their way. Police helped clean up the mess.
• At 12:16 p.m., a Minot St. resident reported his car radio had been ripped out of its socket and stolen.
• At 1:44 p.m., a Main St. resident reported somebody had stolen his neighbor's yellow 2002 Chevrolet Corvette.
• At 3:36 p.m., a Water St. resident reported a swarm of seventy birds had defecated on his car windshield almost simultaneously.
• At 5:01 p.m., a man blasting songs on a boom box on Pitman Avenue was asked to move inside.
  
• At 5:43 p.m., police arrested Kevin Philmont, 45, of 415 Gapham Avenue, Haverhill, on petty theft charges after he was caught smashing a car window and stealing three sweatshirts, a GPS system, a video camera, and a laptop computer. The owner of the vehicle had these items returned to him and he was warned to guard the items more safely.
• At 6:25 p.m., a call came from Redfield Road about youths smashing headlights of cars with bottles.
• At 8:21 p.m., police stopped a man on marked lanes, and, finding him to be unlicensed, arrested the man, Pete Olivon, 27, of 21 Alanwouoden Drive, Peterbrogh, N.H., on failure to have on his person a valid driver's license.
• At 8:45 p.m., police arrested Ken Kwaight, 19, of 52 Main Avenue, Teterborough, on simple assault and animal cruelty after police witnessed him throwing a basketball at a man's head and hurling a milk jug at a dog.
• At 10:10 p.m., a fight between youths on the Lower Common was broken up. Of three youths, two gave name and address. One of the youths had returned home by 10:34 p.m.; the other was not confirmed home until 12:51 a.m.
• At 11:12 p.m., a complement setting off firecrackers on the Lower Common was dispersed.
• At 11:51 p.m., power went out for about twenty minutes on Quannapowitt Parkway after a squirrel chewed through wires.

Also Sunday:

• At 2:31 a.m., a party of ten youths on the Common was broken up. Seven were cited for curfew violation; the other three fled the scene before citations could be issued. Three gave name and address; all were home by 3:00 a.m.
• At 3:01 a.m., a faulty carbon monoxide alarm went off accidentally in a home on Sesame Street. No one was harmed.
• At 6:53 a.m., a Main St. resident woke up to find his house egged and toilet-papered.
• At 7:01 a.m., Wakefield felt a 1.1 magnitude intraplate rumble according to the NESF.
• At 7:03 a.m., Wakefield felt a 1.2 magnitude intraplate cracking according to the NESF.
• At 7:11 a.m., a Main St. resident reported a vase and a boom box stolen from his home.
• At 8:44 a.m., the local Shaw's Market reported someone had stolen $22 from a cash register when an employee left the register unattended.
  
• At 9:55 a.m., police broke up youths on the verge of a major confrontation on the Upper Common.
• At 11:33 a.m., police dispersed youths banging on the playground equipment at the Yueull School.
• At 12:12 p.m., a screaming man was deported from a barbershop to Eustis Ave. Extension, where screaming continued. The man was deported to Eustis Ave., where screaming continued. The man was deported to Mill Road, where screaming continued. The man was deported to Hill Road, where screaming continued. The man was deported to Water St., where screaming continued. The man was deported to Tamworth Hill Ave., where screaming continued. The man was deported to Vale View Road, where screaming continued. The man was deported to Axelrod Road, where screaming continued. The man was deported to Main St., where screaming continued briefly, then stopped.
• At 12:34 p.m., a yelling man was deported to Vale View Road.
• At 1:55 p.m., a heavy set man was calmed after throwing an extreme and inconsolable diatribe on Mill Road.
• At 5:12 p.m., a Howard St. resident reported his back license plate stolen.
• At 8:44 p.m., police arrested Barbara Keftingwood, 25, of 288 Alan Road, Sharon, on DUI.
• At 11:06 p.m., a man reported his car was repeatedly egged by youths when he slowed at a yield sign on New Salem St. The youths were gone when police arrived.

Also on Monday:

• Monday was a quiet day for the P.D., with only four calls.
• At 12:33 a.m., police arrested Will Wood, 44, of 12 Main St., Melrose, on DUI after being stopped at the Junction.
• At 6:22 p.m., a man kicked a police officer in the shin and threw his badge down to the ground. He fleed police before he could be identified or arrested.
• At 6:57 p.m., Ofcr. Bob Keln launched an investigation about reports of credit card theft from two neighboring houses on Lowell St.
• At 10:49 p.m., police broke up a party of youths on the Common. Of five youths, four were cited for curfew violation; the other fled.