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Mournful start to Marblehead summer: 'Truly respected' Dr. Erwin Hirsch drowned in waters off Maine Mon, 26 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT
MARBLEHEAD — Near-perfect weather for summer's opening weekend coupled with the fresh promise of a new sailing season are typically reasons to celebrate at Eastern Yacht Club.
But the club spent this Memorial Day weekend mourning the loss of one of its own, and members yesterday found it hard to muster the enthusiasm that ordinarily accompanies their return to the water.

Lives: Their traveling companion was the open road Mon, 26 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT
Everyone's life has a story. In "Lives," we tell some of those stories about North Shore people who have died recently. "Lives" runs Mondays in The Salem News.
BEVERLY — Let's just get it out of the way, OK? Bruce Byrne was a motorhead. Motorbikes, motorcars, motor homes — if it had wheels and an engine, Byrne was interested, and the faster they went, the better.

Marblehead School Committee Code of Ethics Mon, 26 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT
The acceptance of a code of ethics implies the understanding of the basic organization of school committees under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The path of office of a school committee member binds the individual member to adherence to those state laws which apply to school committees since school committees are agencies of the state.

Marblehead school board member says ethics code restricts his free speech Mon, 26 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT
MARBLEHEAD — Maverick School Committee member Jonathan Lederman has refused to vote for the board's Code of Ethics — nor will he abide by all of its provisions. To do so, he insisted, would be contrary to his obligations to voters and to students.

What's open, what's closed today Mon, 26 May 2008 05:50:00 EDT
Town and city offices: Closed
Schools: Closed
Banks: Closed
Post offices: Closed
Libraries: Closed
Convenience stores: Open
Grocery stores: Open
Liquor stores: Closed

Police log Mon, 26 May 2008 05:45:00 EDT
Salem
Thursday
r A Gardner Street resident reported a burglary that had occurred sometime during the week of May 2.
r A woman who believed she was being followed by a man in a car on Congress Street called police at 12:47 p.m. Police spoke with the driver, an elderly man, who said he was "just driving slowly" and happened to be going in the same direction.

Young musicians to perform on Common Mon, 26 May 2008 05:45:00 EDT
SALEM — Young jazz musicians will make their debut on Salem Common in a concert Thursday evening.
For the first time, the Collins Middle School jazz ensemble will play at the gazebo on the Common, according to Collins band director Geoffrey Raywood.

Brown School artists 'fake' it Mon, 26 May 2008 05:45:00 EDT
PEABODY — Brown School fifth-graders know that imitation is the highest form of flattery.
As part of art teacher Deb Whitmore's annual "Fabulous Fakes" project, these budding artists pick a postcard representing one of Harvard University's vast collection of paintings by the world's masters and reinterpret it in their own way.

Tech students head to national competition Sun, 25 May 2008 22:41:00 EDT
MIDDLETON — Some artists just buy a piece of stretched canvas. James Schryer of Middleton started with a Volkswagen Jetta, cut the trunk in half, cut again and pieced it back together, seamlessly, so five of his North Shore Technical High School classmates could have their own canvases.

In-school day care a hit with teachers Sun, 25 May 2008 22:36:00 EDT
IPSWICH — There's a little village just off the cafeteria of Ipswich Middle and High schools where they are quietly raising children. They are the sons and daughters of school employees who likely wouldn't be employees were it not for the Tiger Tots Learning Center.

Soldier killed 63 years ago gets his name on a city square Sun, 25 May 2008 22:20:00 EDT
SALEM — It's taken 63 years to remember Staff Sgt. Stephen Rizzotti.
On a winter day in 1945, a man carrying a telegram arrived at 26 High St. with the news that yet another soldier from this neighborhood of Italian and Sicilian immigrant families had perished in World War II.

Police say man tried to grab 12-year-old Beverly girl off her bike Sat, 24 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT
BEVERLY — Police say a man tried to grab a 12-year-old Beverly girl off her bike while she was riding on a path behind Stop & Shop on Elliott Street yesterday afternoon.
Jerwayne J. Hunter, 25, of Philadelphia, Pa., was arrested shortly after the 2:43 p.m. incident, according to police spokesman John McCarthy. He was charged with assault and battery and accosting or annoying a person of the opposite sex.

Beverly man charged with stealing from elderly Sat, 24 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT
BEVERLY — The former director of a group home for elderly residents has been charged with stealing $6,500 from an 82-year-old man's Social Security benefits shortly before the man died.
Timothy Camuso, 36, of 7 Phillips St., Beverly, ran the Seven Hills Community Service home on Trask Street, a shared living residence for the elderly with 24-hour care.

School override opponents ask for vote recount in Hamilton Sat, 24 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT
HAMILTON — For some in Hamilton, enough is enough when it comes to school budget overrides, but not when it comes to counting the votes for and against one.
Members of the Enough is Enough group, formed to fight a $1.9 million Proposition 21/2 override on the May 15 Town Election ballot, yesterday submitted three petitions — one from each precinct in town — demanding a manual recount of the ballots.

Susan Flynn column: Making sure the holiday matters Sat, 24 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT
Jerry Guilebbe has a lot to remember to help us remember.
Here's a peek at the Beverly veterans' agent's schedule leading up to Memorial Day, his busiest week of the year "by far."
On Wednesday, he could be found at Central and St. Mary's cemeteries placing American flags on the graves of about 1,200 veterans, with the help of a few volunteers, mostly fellow Vietnam vets.

Man sentenced in violent assaults after Danvers fireworks Sat, 24 May 2008 05:45:00 EDT
DANVERS — A former Beverly man who went on a drunken rampage and injured two people after the Danvers Family Festival fireworks show last July will spend nine months in jail, a Salem Superior Court judge decided earlier this week.

What's open, what's closed on Monday Sat, 24 May 2008 05:45:00 EDT
Town and city offices: Closed
Schools: Closed
Banks: Closed
Post offices: Closed
Libraries: Closed
Convenience stores: Open
Grocery stores: Open
Liquor stores: Closed

Hamilton man charged with indecent assault Sat, 24 May 2008 05:45:00 EDT
HAMILTON — A Hamilton man has been charged with indecent assault and battery on a child after a 7-year-old girl told investigators that he had touched her inappropriately during a visit to his home earlier this month.

Montserrat College of Art graduation Sat, 24 May 2008 05:45:00 EDT
Graduation day: Friday, May 23
Location: Cabot Cinema
Number of graduates: 50
Speaker: Julie Mehretu, a New York artist best known for her densely layered abstract paintings and prints

Weekend calendar Sat, 24 May 2008 03:59:00 EDT
Antiques
Saturday, May 24
Topsfield Antiques Market, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., $7 adults, free for children. www.neantiqueshows.com or 781-862-4039.
Sunday, May 25
Topsfield Antiques Market, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., $7 adults, free for children. www.neantiqueshows.com or 781-862-4039.

Police Sat, 24 May 2008 02:00:00 EDT
Beverly
Thursday
r An Atlantic Avenue man said at 9:05 a.m. that someone had broken into his car.
r A computer system was reported stolen at 10:01 a.m. from a Herrick Street business.
r Starting at 4:24 p.m. Thursday, Beverly police checked on the addresses of 13 registered sex offenders.

Marblehead doctor drowns in Maine Fri, 23 May 2008 23:03:00 EDT
MARBLEHEAD — For nearly a half-century, Dr. Erwin Hirsch worked to find ways to save other people's lives. Yesterday, the Marblehead surgeon lost his own life when he was pulled from chilly Maine waters a half-hour after his dinghy capsized off the coast of Rockport.

Bishop Fenwick holds ceremony for 146 graduates Fri, 23 May 2008 22:57:00 EDT
PEABODY — Raindrops kept falling on the heads of Bishop Fenwick seniors last night during the outdoor ceremony for the Class of 2008's 146 graduates. The weather cycled from a sun-washed opening to a gray, cloudy sky to light sprinkles and finished with a rainbow off in the distance.

Marblehead grandmother heads to Mongolia with Peace Corps Fri, 23 May 2008 22:00:00 EDT
MARBLEHEAD — It's not your usual retirement plan.
At 65, Judy Gates can relax on her back porch and enjoy a spectacular view of Marblehead Harbor. It's the perfect spot for a rocking chair and a good book. But Gates doesn't want a rocking chair. And by the end of May, she won't have much use for the back porch either. In fact, on Friday she leaves for Mongolia — that's right, Mongolia — where she'll serve two years in the Peace Corps.

Correction Fri, 23 May 2008 17:42:00 EDT
Due to a reporting error, a story on Page 3 in yesterday's edition about the United Way's grant awards misstated the amount of money raised in this year's campaign. North Shore United Way raised $1.2

Danvers man pinched in Lawrence prostitution sting Fri, 23 May 2008 10:39:00 EDT
LAWRENCE — Police said a Winchester firefighter drove up from his Danvers home on Thursday in a black Nissan Murano, eager to pay $30 for sex.
But Robert James Joyce III, 35, was instead arrested after approaching an Essex County sheriff's deputy posing as a prostitute. He was charged with sexual conduct for a fee.

Pictures of the Week, May 16 — May 22 Fri, 23 May 2008 10:12:00 EDT
Beverly: Endicott College graduates exit the field after their commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 17. Photo by Linsey Tait/Salem News, Saturday, May 17, 2008

Marblehead charter school head cleared of assault and threats charges Fri, 23 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT
MARBLEHEAD — A Lynn District Court jury has cleared suspended school director Tom Commeret of charges that he shoved and threatened a 14-year-old student last year in his office at Marblehead Community Charter School.

Charter school: Commeret won't be back Fri, 23 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT
MARBLEHEAD — Tom Commeret may have been acquitted of assaulting a student in April 2007, but that doesn't mean he'll return as head of Marblehead Community Charter Public School.
In an e-mail yesterday addressed to parents and faculty, the school's board of trustees chairwoman said the board isn't changing its mind about keeping Commeret on paid administrative leave.

Developers could clean up Ginger Mill, raze Candlelite Motor Inn Fri, 23 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT
MIDDLETON — A resident of The Ginger Mill did something lewd and pornographic in front of Denise Crescenzi's teenage daughter. When police knocked on the door of the room he'd rented for just two hours, he answered it — naked — she said last night, recounting the incident of a few years ago.

Late local skier remembered with walk, golf tourney Fri, 23 May 2008 00:51:00 EDT
BOXFORD — When Molly McCann discovered no one was planning a walk or run in honor of Masconomet High's Brian Hart Schwartz, she found a mission — and an unusual senior internship.
McCann, of Boxford, linked up with Louis Cicatelli, a fellow high school senior from Topsfield, to plan Sunday's "Walk for Brian," a three-mile walk that could raise $5,000 for scholarships in the name of Schwartz, who was killed in a February 2007 avalanche while skiing.

'Daughter of Saigon' excels at NSCC Fri, 23 May 2008 00:51:00 EDT
DANVERS — Phuong Vo was labeled a "betrayer's daughter" in her native Vietnam because her grandfather had fought on the losing side during the Vietnam War.
The student threw herself into her education, got into schools for the gifted, but knew there would be obstacles later in life.

Dozing dispatcher fired again, but judge still orders drug test Fri, 23 May 2008 00:48:00 EDT
PEABODY — Mayor Michael Bonfanti has fired firefighter John Brophy for the second time. But the city and the man who slept through a 911 call haven't seen the last of each other in court.
Bonfanti fired Brophy for insubordination after a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday. The decision preceded a Superior Court hearing yesterday in Newburyport, where Brophy sought an injunction to bar the city from disciplining him for failing three times to submit to a drug test and physical.

United Way gives out nearly $1 million Fri, 23 May 2008 00:46:00 EDT
BEVERLY — About 30 local organizations will split nearly $1 million worth of grants from the North Shore United Way, after the nonprofit's best fundraising effort ever.
The United Way raised $908,000 — $60,000 more than last year — in its annual fund drive.

Downtown Beverly bank to get face-lift Fri, 23 May 2008 00:45:00 EDT
BEVERLY — The Beverly National Bank on downtown Cabot Street will get a face-lift starting today.
Workers will spend the next three months replacing the bricks and windows on one half of the bank in order to match the other half.

Beverly police increasing seat belt enforcement Fri, 23 May 2008 00:44:00 EDT
BEVERLY — Beverly police are taking part for the first time this year in the annual seat belt enforcement campaign known as "Click It or Ticket."
Sgt. Joseph Shairs, the department's traffic officer, said Beverly will receive $15,000 a year for five years from the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to help pay for increased traffic patrols and equipment such as radars and cameras.

Mayor recommends board members Fri, 23 May 2008 00:44:00 EDT
BEVERLY — Mayor Bill Scanlon has recommended the following people to serve on city boards:
George Simon, Beverly Harbor Management Authority
Sylvan Menezes, Beverly Harbor Management Authority
Dennis Geller, Library Board of Trustees

Beverly nursing center tries alternative therapy Fri, 23 May 2008 00:43:00 EDT
BEVERLY — The arthritis in Myrtle Smith's shoulders and back was so bad she could barely lift her arm. She took Vicodin three times a day for the pain and could never quite relax.
Until recently.

South Hamilton graduates at Salem State Fri, 23 May 2008 00:43:00 EDT
HAMILTON — Several residents of South Hamilton were inadvertently omitted from the list of local residents graduating from Salem State College last Saturday. The graduates are: Amanda Egan, Caro

Ipswich senior home cafeteria now open to public Fri, 23 May 2008 00:40:00 EDT
IPSWICH — Owner Steven Doucet opened his Autumn Harvest eatery for Cable Gardens' residents several months ago. Now, the Johnson & Wales University-trained chef is opening it to you, too.
There's no waitstaff at the restaurant inside the elderly-housing complex, but Doucet said the food offered will be more upscale than a traditional cafeteria.

Club News: Lions get a nod from district governor Fri, 23 May 2008 00:36:00 EDT
The Hamilton-Wenham Lions welcomed Lions District Gov. Jane Witherow to a recent meeting to recognize achievements of the local club.
A highlight of the meeting came when Witherow presented the club's highest award, the Melvin Jones Award, to longtime Lions Deborah Crosbie and Fred Hammond. This prestigious award was given because the club donated $2,000 to the LCIF Foundation, which provides grants for disasters and eye care projects throughout the world. Crosbie and Hammond now join five other Hamilton-Wenham Lions previously honored.

Heard Around Town: The boy and the movie star Fri, 23 May 2008 00:31:00 EDT
SALEM — The movie crew for "Bride Wars" has come and gone, but people are still buzzing about Tuesday. It's not every day that Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway stroll through downtown Salem.

Masco senior embarks on harborside internship Fri, 23 May 2008 00:30:00 EDT
BOXFORD — While other Masco seniors are spending their internships painting murals or student teaching alongside their former teachers, senior Ian Gelinas is boating around Danvers' waterways with Deputy Harbormaster Ron Skinner..

Salem workers, parents scramble to keep school lunches in-house Fri, 23 May 2008 00:29:00 EDT
SALEM — Cafeteria workers and a group of parents believe they have cooked up an alternative to outsourcing the school lunch program, and they plan to share it with the School Committee today.
The committee is considering privatization because the food program is losing money, but lunch workers and local parents say their new plan will tweak personnel, bring back cooking from scratch and take advantage of discounted food through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Salem State president touts connections to Peabody Fri, 23 May 2008 00:28:00 EDT
PEABODY — Salem State President Patricia Maguire Meservey hit the books yesterday.
The college president read the book "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" to Burke School kindergartners in Nicole Daly's class yesterday morning. The students thanked their guest with song, belting out "You're a Grand Old Flag."

Wenham putting its cops on two wheels Fri, 23 May 2008 00:26:00 EDT
WENHAM — Sgt. Jeff Tobey is typically the one pulling over vehicles while policing the streets of Wenham.
But lately he's the one being pulled over, and he couldn't be happier.
Tobey is the first of two motorcycle officers on the Wenham Police Department, and he's found the response incredible.

Peabody man charged with groping chiropractic patients Fri, 23 May 2008 00:26:00 EDT
PEABODY — A city man with a Revere-based chiropractic business has been charged with four counts of indecent assault and battery for allegedly molesting two of his female patients earlier this year, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley said yesterday. Conley urged other potential victims to come forward.

A scary game of duck-duck-goose Fri, 23 May 2008 00:25:00 EDT
SALEM — Police yesterday got wind of a somewhat sinister Mother Goose tale.
At 9:30 a.m., police received a report that a goose reportedly charged after children near Run-A-Muck Day Care Center on Colby Street.

Beer Works calls cops on channel-surfing patron Fri, 23 May 2008 00:23:00 EDT
SALEM — Don't touch that dial.
That was the warning one bar patron didn't heed, and, as a result, the man wound up facing the cops and being reported as an undesirable patron.
The manager at Salem Beer Works called police at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday after a customer changed the station on one of the televisions at the Derby Street bar.

Drunken-driving roadblock locale a mystery Fri, 23 May 2008 00:22:00 EDT
Think twice before getting behind the wheel this holiday weekend: Police will be waiting for you somewhere.
Besides the regular beefed-up patrols from local and state police this weekend, state police will also have a sobriety checkpoint set up somewhere in Essex County today and tomorrow.

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