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A Senior Seminar Editorial by Maureen Walsh, MHS 2010

Editorial of the Death Penalty: January 7, 2010

Although the death penalty is banned in many countries around the world, the United States is one country that allows it to remain. Whether capital punishment should remain as a punishment for crimes has been debated for centuries.

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from The Patriot Ledger

After eight years of quilting, Liz McGuire of Milton wanted to expand her craft. And what better way to do so than to spend five days in a workshop with Nancy Crow, a leader of the art quilt movement whose exhibit of quilts opens at the Fuller Craft Museum today.

“I wanted a challenge and this is challenging,” said McGuire, who was learning to compose a quilt without patterns or templates. (Read the full story here.)

from The Patriot Ledger

The calendar says January, but the Wildcats are acting as if the fall never ended.

Undefeated during the cross country season, Milton High’s girls runners have kept the momentum going. Thursday’s 72-14 drubbing of Dedham at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston gave Milton (5-0) the Bay State Conference’s Herget Division title in indoor track. (Read the full story here.)

from The Patriot Ledger

Two skaters chase a loose puck during a hockey game, one gets the upper hand, the other checks him into the boards. Innocent plays like that happen every game.

While most players bounce back to their feet and return to play, some stay down, causing anxiety for players, coaches and parents alike. (Read the full story here.)

from The Boston Globe

John D. “Jack’’ Wallace of Milton, a Navy veteran and former sales representative for RCA, “was such a clean living guy he would stop at a yellow light,’’ said his former neighbor, Joan Ochs.

“He was just a good citizen and did everything that was asked of him,’’ said Ochs, who knew Mr. Wallace and his wife for four decades. (Read the full story here.)

The ATM scheme involved a Citizen’s Bank ATM on Granite Avenue in Milton. Vladislav Vladev, of Quincy was arrested while waiting to take off for Germany. He’s pleaded not guilty and being held on $1million bail.

from The Boston Globe

Two more suspects, including one who was in possession of nearly $100,000 when he was arrested, are facing charges in an alleged scheme to steal ATM card data from unwitting customers in Eastern Massachusetts, authorities said yesterday. (Read the full story here.)

from The Boston Globe

A Canadian man allegedly obtained debit and credit card information by attaching scanner devices and small cameras to ATM machines across eastern Massachusetts and used the information to steal at least $100,000 since November, Norfolk County prosecutors said.

Ivaylo Hristov, 28, of Ontario pleaded not guilty today in Quincy District Court to larceny and identity fraud charges stemming from an incident in Quincy. He was ordered held on $1 million cash bail and faces arraignment Friday on the same charges in another case in Milton. (Read the full story here.)

from The Patriot Ledger

The Milton firefighter who was shot in the abdomen last month after an apparent traffic confrontation in Quincy is out on sick leave while he recuperates.

Meanwhile, Milton’s fire chief and town administrator are looking into possible disciplining of Joseph Fasano, 30, for incidents from his past that came to light after the shooting. (Read the full story here.)

Update: from The Boston Herald – Second injured Norwood hockey player, Chris O’Brien in fair condition

A player was seriously injured at the Ulin Hockey rink yesterday in a game between the Norwood Mustangs and Milton Wildcats. A Norwood player, Chris O’Brien, crashed head first into the wall back wall and according to reports was in and out of consciousness. He was rushed to Children’s Hospital and play was suspended.

This is the second serious injury the Norwood team has sustained in the last week. Several days ago a Norwood player, Matt Brown, broke vertebrae in his neck in a game against Weymouth. He is listed in critical condition.

Wicked Local Norwood reports: “There were many signs of support for Brown at Wednesday’s game including the 50-50 raffle held by the Milton High hockey boosters club was to benefit the sophomore, three signs taped to the glass in one corner of the rink signed by members of the Milton boys and girls hockey teams.”

Related coverage:

• Second Norwood hockey player seriously injured – Wicked Local Norwood
• Hockey team struck by another tragedy – Boston Herald
  
• You can view the NECN video clip including brief statment from MHS coach prior to game here.