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13 ENTERPRISENEWS.COM W E D N E S D AY, F E B R U A RY 4 , 2009 INSIDE LOCAL NEWS/ 5, 12-16 OBITUARIES/ 5, 6 SPORTS/ 17-20 WEATHER/ 12 OUR TOWNS ■ ABINGTON Anti-drug coalition to discuss ways to edu- cate children and parents and find ways to get help for those touched by drugs. MORE ON 15 ■ BROCKTON Seventeen candi- dates have applied for the position of school superinten- dent to be vacated when Basan Nem- birkow leaves. MORE ON 12 ■ BROCKTON City high school stu- dents are outper- forming what statis- tics say they should be doing on MCAS, school officials say. MORE ON 1 ■ BROCKTON An admission by a certified nursing as- sistant that he as- saulted a patient at St. Joseph’s Manor doesn’t end all legal action in the case. MORE ON 12 ■ BROCKTON Enterprise golf writer Bob DiCesare wins second-place in the Profile category of the International Net- work of Golf Media Awards. MORE ON 17 ■ EAST BRIDGEWATER Officials are asking unions to revisit their contracts in light of state local aid cuts and expected budget woes. MORE ON 14 ■ EASTON The Stonehill men’s hockey team is on the right track heading into a game against Western New England College. MORE ON 18 ■ MIDDLEBORO State Sen. Marc Pacheco said a plan allowing a combina- tion of resort casinos and slot machines at race tracks will have the best chance of passing. MORE ON 4 ■ MIDDLEBORO The Planning Board rescinded a permit for an industrial park and filed notice with the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds. MORE ON 15 ■ MIDDLEBORO Waste Management of Massachusetts gets an “A” for effort in its management of the town landfill. MORE ON 15 ■ MIDDLEBORO Selectmen have ap- pointed four mem- bers to the newly formed Middleboro at Home Committee. MORE ON 14 City pulls plow pact Brockton cancels contract with Stephen Paull after police find firm using unregistered snowplow FRIEND FOR LIFE Those touched by one man’s work help brighten his last days COURTESY PHOTOS JOHN CHAMBERS’ FAMILY gathers around him upon his return from the hospital. From left are his daughters Amy, Mary, and Michaela, and his wife, Ann. John died Sunday. FROM THE HEART READERS SHARE THEIR STORIES “From the Heart” is an oc- casional series of stories written by local residents. Today, Mary Chambers of Bridgewater writes about her father, John. By Mary Chambers SPECIAL TO THE ENTERPRISE M y father has been working on our kitchen for about three years. My father is a finish carpenter with his own busi- ness and is constantly mak- ing people’s dreams come true through his hard work and dedication to perfection. Last March, my father was diagnosed with cancer. My family consists of three girls, Michaela, 19, Amy, 20, myself (Mary) 24, my mother, Ann, 49, and my father, John — he just turned 58. About 10 years ago, we put an addition onto our two-bedroom, one-bath house. We did most of the work our- selves, from stain- ing the finish work to grouting the tile in the new bathroom. It took a good amount of time, maybe five years, for there every step of the way. Of course he had to keep working though, and so things may not have hap- pened as quickly as he would have liked. As I mentioned earlier, my father was diagnosed with cancer in March of ’08. The summer rolled along quietly. He continued to work all summer long, tak- ing every other Monday off for his clinical trial at MGH in Boston. He tiled the bathroom in the now, “new part” of the house, and grouted it. He and my mother looked at kitchens together, at every the addition to be ready. A few years after we got settled into our “new home” work started on the “old part.” We gutted the inside of the house. Slowly but surely, everything start- ed coming together ... walls went up, the shower was put in. Believe me, this didn’t happen overnight. This was my Dad’s baby, and he was deter- mined to be JOHN CHAMBERS H E A RT / PAGE 14 Psychiatric examination for accused killer Luke Doctors to test his competency to stand trial By Maureen Boyle ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER BROCKTON — Accused double-murderer Keith Luke is now undergoing a psychiatric examination at Bridgewater State Hospital. The 22-year-old Brockton man was sent to the state hospi- tal Monday after his lawyer, Joseph Krowski Jr., asked a Brockton District Court judge to force his client to undergo a 20-day evaluation. Doctors will now examine Luke to see if he is competent to stand trial. Luke is being held without bail on two counts of murder, ag- gravated rape, kid- napping and hate crimes. He is accused of forcing his way into a Clinton Street apart- ment on Jan. 21, raping and shooting a 22-year-old woman who survived, fatally wounding her 20-year-old sister and then shooting to death a 72-year-old man pushing a cart filled with cans along the same street. He is also accused of leading police on a chase after the shoot- ing and firing at the pursuing cruisers before crashing into several cars. According to court papers, he told police it was part of a plan to kill as many “nonwhites” as possible and it was to end in a murderous spree during a syna- gogue bingo game. Luke pleaded innocent in Brockton District Court at his ar- raignment on Jan. 22. He is set to return to court on Feb. 24. Maureen Boyle can be reached at mboyle@enterprise- news.com. EASTON New use eyed for land Owners seek condos for plot offered to town last year By Vicki-Ann Downing ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER EASTON — Last spring, Bob and Joanne Carroll offered to sell 2.5 acres they own on Williams Street to the Commu- nity Preservation Committee for recreation, because the land abuts a town play- ground. The committee declined to consider the pur- chase after a consul- tant said the parcel was wet and would require too much fill to become athletic f ields. Now, the Carrolls are proposing a different use for the property. On those same 2.5 acres, they want to build “Williams Street Village,” an af- fordable housing development of 28 two-bedroom, townhouse- style condominiums. Their neighbors are not pleased. “We feel a bit betrayed,” said Tony Pires, a local businessman who lives across from the Car- Keith Luke By Maureen Boyle ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER BROCKTON — The city canceled its pact with a private snowplow contractor after police discovered the company was us- ing unregistered vehicles — some with forged Registry stickers — to clear the streets. The city canceled the contract with Stephen Paull of Easton last week after police, for the second time this year, discovered one of his vehicles was unregistered and uninsured, according to city offi- cials and court documents. Police stopped a 1999 Ford F- 450 owned by Paull on Jan. 27 at Pleasant Street and Westgate Drive to make a federal Depart- ment of Transportation inspec- tion. They discovered the vehicle was unregistered and the license plate decal was counterfeit, ac- cording to paperwork filed in court. Brockton police Capt. Emanuel Gomes, the city’s traffic commissioner, said the city sus- pended Paull’s work that day. Officers had made a similar stop of another of Paull’s vehicles on Jan. 18 and discovered that ve- hicle was also not registered. “The traffic unit, in doing traf- fic enforcement, towed three of his vehicles over the course of the last couple of months,” Gomes said. “We had seen a pattern that the vehicles were not properly MARC VASCONCELLOS/THE ENTERPRISE MIKE JAQUES shovels snow off the sidewalk on Legion Parkway in Brockton. PLOW/ PAGE 14 EASTON/ PAGE 14 The Carrolls bought the 31 Williams St. land, which includes a house, in 2005.
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13ENTERPRISENEWS.COM W E D N E S D AY, F E B R U A RY 4, 2009
INSIDE
LOCAL NEWS/ 5, 12-16OBITUARIES/ 5, 6SPORTS/ 17-20WEATHER/ 12
OURTOWNS
■ ABINGTONAnti-drug coalition todiscuss ways to edu-cate children andparents and findways to get help forthose touched bydrugs. MORE ON 15
■ BROCKTONSeventeen candi-dates have appliedfor the position ofschool superinten-dent to be vacatedwhen Basan Nem-birkow leaves.MORE ON 12
■ BROCKTONCity high school stu-dents are outper-forming what statis-tics say they shouldbe doing on MCAS,school officials say.MORE ON 1
■ BROCKTONAn admission by acertified nursing as-sistant that he as-saulted a patient atSt. Joseph’s Manordoesn’t end all legalaction in the case.MORE ON 12
■ BROCKTONEnterprise golf writerBob DiCesare winssecond-place in theProfile category ofthe International Net-work of Golf MediaAwards. MORE ON 17
■ EAST BRIDGEWATEROfficials are askingunions to revisit theircontracts in light ofstate local aid cutsand expected budgetwoes. MORE ON 14
■ EASTONThe Stonehill men’shockey team is on theright track headinginto a game againstWestern New EnglandCollege. MORE ON 18
■ MIDDLEBOROState Sen. MarcPacheco said a planallowing a combina-tion of resort casinosand slot machines atrace tracks will havethe best chance ofpassing. MORE ON 4
■ MIDDLEBOROThe Planning Boardrescinded a permitfor an industrial parkand filed notice withthe Plymouth CountyRegistry of Deeds.MORE ON 15
■ MIDDLEBOROWaste Managementof Massachusettsgets an “A” for effortin its management ofthe town landfill.MORE ON 15
■ MIDDLEBOROSelectmen have ap-pointed four mem-bers to the newlyformed Middleboro atHome Committee.MORE ON 14
City pulls plow pactBrockton cancels contract with Stephen Paull afterpolice find firm using unregistered snowplow
FRIEND FOR LIFEThose touched by one man’s work help brighten his last days
COURTESY PHOTOS
JOHN CHAMBERS’ FA M I LY gathers around him upon his return from the hospital. From left are his daughters Amy, Mary,and Michaela, and his wife, Ann. John died Sunday.
FROM THEH E A RTREADERS SHARETHEIR STORIES
“From the Heart” is an oc-casional series of storieswritten by local residents.Today, Mary Chambers ofBridgewater writes abouther father, John.
By Mary ChambersSPECIAL TO THE ENTERPRISE
My father hasbeen workingon our kitchenfor about three
years. My father is a finishcarpenter with his own busi-ness and is constantly mak-ing people’s dreams cometrue through his hard workand dedication to perfection.
Last March, my fatherwas diagnosed with cancer.
My family consists of
three girls, Michaela, 19,Amy, 20, myself (Mary) 24,my mother, Ann, 49, and myfather, John — he justturned 58.
About 10 years ago, weput an addition ontoour two-bedroom,one-bath house.
We did mostof the work our-selves, from stain-ing the finish workto grouting thetile in the newbathroom. Ittook a goodamount oftime,maybe fiveyears, for
there every step of the way.Of course he had to keepworking though, and sothings may not have hap-pened as quickly as hewould have liked.
As I mentioned earlier,my father was diagnosedwith cancer in March of ’08.
The summer rolled alongquietly. He continued towork all summer long, tak-ing every other Monday offfor his clinical trial at MGHin Boston.
He tiled the bathroom inthe now, “new part” of thehouse, and grouted it. Heand my mother looked atkitchens together, at every
the addition to be ready.A few years after we got
settled into our “new home”work started on the “oldpar t.”
We gutted the inside ofthe house. Slowly but
surely, everything start-ed coming together ...walls went up, theshower was put in.Believe me, this
didn’t happenover night.
This wasmy Dad’sbaby, andhe wasdeter -mined
to beJOHN
CHAMBERS H E A RT /PAGE 14
Psychiatric examination for accused killer LukeDoctors to testhis competencyto stand trialBy Maureen BoyleENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
BROCKTON — Accuseddouble-murderer Keith Luke isnow undergoing a psychiatricexamination at BridgewaterState Hospital.
The 22-year-oldBrockton man wassent to the state hospi-tal Monday after hislawyer, JosephKrowski Jr., asked aBrockton DistrictCourt judge to forcehis client to undergo a20-day evaluation.
Doctors will now examineLuke to see if he is competent to
stand trial.Luke is being held
without bail on twocounts of murder, ag-gravated rape, kid-napping and hatecrimes.
He is accused offorcing his way into aClinton Street apart-
ment on Jan. 21, raping andshooting a 22-year-old woman
who survived, fatally woundingher 20-year-old sister and thenshooting to death a 72-year-oldman pushing a cart filled withcans along the same street.
He is also accused of leadingpolice on a chase after the shoot-ing and firing at the pursuingcruisers before crashing intoseveral cars.
According to court papers,he told police it was part of a
plan to kill as many “n o n wh i t e s ”as possible and it was to end in amurderous spree during a syna-gogue bingo game.
Luke pleaded innocent inBrockton District Court at his ar-raignment on Jan. 22. He is set toreturn to court on Feb. 24.
Maureen Boyle can bereached at mboyle@enterprise-n e w s. c o m .
E A S T O N
NewuseeyedforlandOwners seekcondos for plotoffered to townlast yearBy Vicki-Ann DowningENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
EASTON — Last spring,Bob and Joanne Carroll offeredto sell 2.5 acres they own onWilliams Street to the Commu-nity Preservation Committee forrecreation,because theland abutsa townplay -g round.
Thecommitteedeclined toconsiderthe pur-chase aftera consul-tant saidthe parcelwas wet and would require toomuch fill to become athleticf ields.
Now, the Carrolls areproposing a different use for theproperty. On those same 2.5acres, they want to build“Williams Street Village,” an af-fordable housing developmentof 28 two-bedroom, townhouse-style condominiums. Theirneighbors are not pleased.
“We feel a bit betrayed,” saidTony Pires, a local businessmanwho lives across from the Car-
Keith Luke
By Maureen BoyleENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
BROCKTON — The citycanceled its pact with a privatesnowplow contractor after policediscovered the company was us-ing unregistered vehicles — somewith forged Registry stickers — toclear the streets.
The city canceled the contractwith Stephen Paull of Easton lastweek after police, for the secondtime this year, discovered one ofhis vehicles was unregistered and
uninsured, according to city offi-cials and court documents.
Police stopped a 1999 Ford F-450 owned by Paull on Jan. 27 atPleasant Street and WestgateDrive to make a federal Depart-ment of Transportation inspec-tion. They discovered the vehiclewas unregistered and the licenseplate decal was counterfeit, ac-cording to paperwork filed incour t.
Brockton police Capt.Emanuel Gomes, the city’s traffic
commissioner, said the city sus-pended Paull’s work that day.
Officers had made a similarstop of another of Paull’s vehicleson Jan. 18 and discovered that ve-hicle was also not registered.
“The traffic unit, in doing traf-fic enforcement, towed three ofhis vehicles over the course of thelast couple of months,” Gomessaid. “We had seen a pattern thatthe vehicles were not properly
MARC VASCONCELLOS/THE ENTERPRISE
MIKE JAQUES shovels snow off the sidewalk on LegionParkway in Brockton.PLOW/PAGE 14
EASTON/PAGE 14
The Carrollsbought the31 Williams
St. land,which
includes ahouse, in
2005.
