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N AT I O N SURVEY FINDS ATM, CHECKING ACCOUNT Stonehill students ‘scared’ OVERDRAFT FEES SURGE Banks are reaping bigger fees whenever customers overdraw their checking accounts or use ATMs that are after campus sex assault not affiliated with their lender, a new survey shows. The average fee for using College boosts patrols after student is attacked on pathway near library early Sunday morning an out-of-network ATM climbed 5 percent over the By Maria Papadopoulos a.m. Sunday. gating, and the Massachusetts State Po- assaults were reported at Curry College past year to a new high of ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER “I’m scared. We were just talking lice Crime Scene Services Unit respond- in Milton, and two were also reported at $4.35 per transaction, about it. It’s, like, terrifying,” said Penny, ed to the Easton campus to process the Massasoit Community College in Brock- according to a survey released EASTON – Sophomores Carolyn Pen- by Bankrate.com. ny and Katie Connolly were using the 19, a New Hampshire native who trans- scene, said Stonehill spokesman Martin ton. Brockton police on Wednesday Overdraft fees also surged, buddy system as they walked off Stone- ferred from another school to Stonehill McGover n. charged a 22-year-old Massasoit student rising on average over the hill College’s campus to get iced coffees this year. “I’m just afraid to walk alone at Gregg Miliote, spokesman for Bristol with rape in connection with one of the past 12 months to $32.74. Sunday afternoon. night right now.” County District Attorney Sam Sutter, two assaults reported at Massasoit. Checking account fees The victim, who was taken to a local said in an email Sunday that the case is have been increasing as They also plan to sign up for self-de- There were also three attacks reported lenders adjust to federal fense classes and may buy pepper spray, hospital, described her assailant as a man not in the district attorney’s hands at this on Stonehill’s campus last year. Stonehill with strawberry blond hair. Officials pro- time. banking laws. after a student reported to campus police is boosting campus police patrols after PAGE 3 that she was sexually assaulted on a cam- vided no further description of the attack- The Stonehill attack is the latest sex as- S u n d ay ’s incident, McGovern said. pus pathway near the College’s er on Sunday. sault to be reported on a local college LOCAL MacPhaidin Library shortly before 2 Campus and Easton police are investi- campus. In the past 10 days, two sexual STONEHILL/PAGE 3 BRIDGEWATER STATE HOSPITAL GUARDS FIRED AFTER INMATE’S DEATH TRAINING DAY BROCKTON Massachusetts officials have fired three correctional officers in connection with an State reports inmate’s death at Bridgewater State Hospital in 2009. The guards were fired offer insight Thursday after an internal investigation into the death of 23-year-old Joshua Messier, state Department of into true cost Correction officials said. Messier suffered a heart attack after a half-dozen of water guards strapped him to a small bed at the prison for mentally ill inmates. PAGE 11 plant deal

By Joseph Markman REGIONAL ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER TINY, INVASIVE INSECT BROCKTON – Over the last few KILLING RED PINES years, the Aquaria desalination When they’re healthy, it’s plant in Dighton has produced a rel- hard to discern them from atively small amount of water, run other varieties of pine trees in through its system to keep the plant our local forests and along operating. our highways. The average daily output over the But when they are dying, as many local red pines (Pinus last three full years – about 350,000 resinosa) are now, their gallons of drinking water – is only a needles and even their bark SCOTT EISEN/THE ENTERPRISE fraction of the 5 million gallons per begin to visibly redden. They I Bridgewater fire Lt. Tom Luckman, right, demonstrates to trainees how to use a chemical fire extinguisher during a day Brockton officials are asking are dying because they’re afflicted with “red pine class on putting out small fires. The class was held behind the Highway Department building in Bridgewater earlier this Aquaria to produce to meet the scale,” a tiny, invasive insect. month. Community Emergency Response Team training prepares citizens to deal with various emergencies. terms of a tentative agreement for PAGE 9 the city to buy the plant for $88 mil- I View all the photos from the training I Story, more lion. W E AT H E R INSIDE & WEB EXTRA exercises at enterprisenews.com photos, Page 10 WAT E R / PAGE 2 Stoughton man promotes awareness of

To n i g h t disorder that robs people of hearing, vision Mostly cloudy Low: 54 and vision. Randall DeWitt, who has Usher Syndrome, There are currently no universally agreed upon is working to get more funding to combat it treatments for Usher Syndrome. While DeWitt has struggled to find a job and will By Adam Roberts never be completely independent, he’s worked to find ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER others like him and protect funding for deaf-blind STOUGHTON – When Randall DeWitt opens his people in Massachusetts. eyes, it’s like peering through a paper towel roll. DeWitt, who has an information technology degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and a graphic To m o r ro w At night, that tube seems covered with a blanket. Rain showers DeWitt, 32, was born deaf and his vision has been design degree from Northeastern University, spoke to High: 63 Low: 54 The Enterprise through sign language. deteriorating since he was a teenager. The Stoughton SCOTT EISEN/THE ENTERPRISE His mother, Karen Duke, who lives with him, trans- DETAILS, INSIDE | PAGE 8 resident is one of just 45,000 Americans with Usher I Randall DeWitt, 32, of Stoughton wears his night-vision Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects hearing AWA R E N E S S / PAGE 4 goggles that allow him to see after dark. INDEX Dear Abby 8 Classified 19-20 Comics 13 Editorial 7 Local news 9-12 Obituaries 5 Sports 14-17 TV listings 8 2 The Enterprise, M O N D AY, Sept. 29, 2014 FROM PAGE ONE Find more at www.enterprisenews.com

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The winning numbers drawn Sunday night in the FILE PHOTO “Massachusetts Daily Lottery” I Brian Creedon, Brockton’s water systems manager, is shown at the water filtration plant on the banks of Silver Lake in Pembroke, the city’s Winning Exact Exact Exact Exact An y Fi r s t Last Dra w primary water supply. Creedon said he could not speak in-depth about the potential costs of operating the desalination plant in Dighton the city Number 4 3 2 1 4 3 Any 3 Any Ty p e is considering purchasing. “It’s something that is going to be looked at,” he said. 1-0-3-7 $3,767 $527 $45 $5 $157 $88 $88 EVENING 6-5-8-3 $3,844 $538 $46 $5 $160 $90 $90 M I D - DAY Sunday’s Mass Cash 12-13-20-31-34 State reports offer insight into Saturday’s Megabucks 16-27-33-37-38-45 Saturday’s Powerball 2-11-35-52-54 true cost of water plant deal Powerball: 13 Saturday’s Mass Cash 10-16-18-31-35 WAT E R / FROM PAGE 1 each year as part of a 20-year con- operational details. During a sec- tion – all as the plant is producing tract officials signed more than a ond meeting Tuesday, Condon said on average less than 10 percent of Yet the company spends millions decade ago. he was still not sure of the opera- the water the city is seeking. SUDOKU SOLUTION PHOTO of dollars operating the plant. In Brockton has 14 years left on the tional costs. The mayor’s office referred REPRINTS 2013, for instance, Aquaria bought contract, which will cost the city $6 “You don’t agree to a price and questions about the operating costs nearly $125,000 worth of electrici- million this year and as much as then do the fact finding,” Archard to Condon, who did not respond to Want to buy a ty, $50,000 worth of boiler fuel and $10 million annually in the years said. She plans to ask for an outside print of a photo? a request for comment Wednesday First, have you spent more than $500,000 main- ahead. The fees do not include wa- financial audit of the proposal at and was out of the office and un- looked for it online taining its water supply facilities. ter itself, prompting Carpenter to the commission’s next meeting in available Thursday and Friday. at enterprise All of this information is pub- describe the contract as an “alba - O c t o b e r. Water Systems Manager Brian news.com? It’s so licly available, but has largely been tross” around the city’s neck and The information provided by the Creedon said he could not speak easy. If you can’t absent from the public discussion the reason he proposed the $88 state filings offers insight into in-depth about the potential costs, find your photo of the Aquaria deal. As Mayor Bill million purchase. whether the city could save money there, call Kathy saying “it’s something that is going Car penter’s proposal sits before A tentative agreement with by buying the plant versus sticking Bossa at 508- to be looked at.” He referred fur- the Water Commission – its first Aquaria requiring approvals from with the existing contract. 427-4038. ther questions to commission stop in a months-long approval the Water Commission, City Condon has said that within a Chairman Ossie Jordan, who did process – officials have said they Council and state Legislature few years the city will pay $10 mil- not return a message. are working to gather information would void the contract. Instead, lion annually for water it does not Moises Pariente, a general man- READER SERVICES but have yet to provide detailed op- the city would get a 20- or 30-year use. Financing would cost approxi- erational costs at two public meet- loan and pay $5 million or $5.5 mately $5 million per year. ager with Aquaria, could not be reached Friday. He has not re- Home delivery ings. million per year in financing costs, Aquaria listed total operating Seven days: $8 a week or $416 for 52 weeks. Friday-Sunday: $5.50 a week or $286 “T h ey ’re not telling people the saving at least $1 million annually, expenses of $4.5 million or $4.6 sponded to previous messages for 52 weeks. Saturday-Sunday: $5 a week or $260 for 52 weeks. Sunday only: $3 a about the proposed deal. week or $156 for 52 weeks. Weekend packages include delivery on the following truth, the whole truth and nothing according to the city’s CFO John million each of the last three holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Patriots' Day, but the truth,” said Ron Matta, a Condon. ye a r s . Several city councilors, who Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. Your subscription will also include Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, the Pink edition, all editions with city activist and former mayoral Critics question those numbers, Asignificant portionof that– would also need to approve the Summer Guide, Home and Garden, Back to School, High School Football special, candidate. “T h ey ’re telling people however, arguing that operational $2.5 million for depreciation each deal, said they are eager to learn Pink Special, Weddings, Red Sox and Patriots Preview and playoff specials and the following additional dates: 1/6, 1/13, 4/1, 6/2, 7/14, 8/18, 12/22 and 12/29. Editions what they want people to know and and financial costs would eat into year – would likely not be included more information about the desali- of the Enterprise: Easton Journal $42/yr; Stoughton Journal $45/yr, Mansfield News $55/yr. The E-paper is $60 annually. When purchased from the newsstand, the paper hiding the rest.” potential savings. on the city’s balance sheet because nation plant. is $1 on weekdays and $2 on Sundays. In just one day this week, The “Once the contract is over, it’s it is a “paper cost” describing the “Everything has to be looked in- The Enterprise will publish up to 12 Premium Editions each year, with a surcharge of Enterprise was able to gather ove r, ” City Council President declining value of a property that to, the operational cost, the infras- up to $2 for each edition. Current subscription term lengths reflect basic subscription rates without additional charges for Premium Editions. The Enterprise will adjust the copies of Aquaria’s annual reports Robert Sullivan said. “You buy this private entities use to reduce their tr ucture,” Ward 2 Councilor length of your subscription, which accelerates the expiration of your subscription, to the state Department of Public thing and never mind the operating income tax burden, said Walter Thomas Monahan said. “We don’t when you receive these special editions. Utilities for 2011, 2012 and 2013. expenses, what about the liability Matisewski, a certified public ac- want to get ourselves trapped in a Customer service A state official provided two of the ex p e n s e s ? ” countant and the president of the bad deal.” Contact 1-888-MYPAPER (697-2737) to start/stop home delivery, to three by email, within a few hours Water commissioner Kate Ar- Rhode Island and Massachusetts Ward 7 Councilor Shirley Asack report delivery problems or for vacation starts or stops. Or online m y p a p e r t o d a y. c o m . Hours: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sat., of the newspaper receiving one chard has been the most vocal crit- chapter of the National Associa- said she has yet to receive the state Sunday & holidays, 8 a.m. to noon. from a concerned resident. ic of the proposal on the board. She tion of Tax Professionals. reports and would like to be able to The reports, each about 30 brought up Aquaria’s annual ex- But even without depreciation, Miss your paper? examine the numbers. If you do not receive your Enterprise, call 1-888-697-2737 during pages, offer detailed accounts of penses during the first public Aquaria pegged its annual operat- “The more information we have the hours listed above. Redelivery is only available Saturday and how much it costs to turn saltwater meeting on the deal in early Au- ing costs at nearly $2 million. In- the better we’ll be able to make a Sunday. Redelivery not available in all areas. from the Taunton River into drink- gust. cluded in the 2013 report is decision,” she said. Fax: 617-786-7381 E-mail: deliver [email protected] ing water. They also describe how Condon said at the time that the $233,000 for insurance, $240,000 Classified ads the company values its property $88 million price tag was the result to pump water and $616,000 for Joseph Markman may be Call: 508-638-5555 Fax: 508-638-5560 and infrastructure, and lay out the of financial negotiations and that the labor, supplies and mainte- reached at jmarkman@enter- E-mail: [email protected] Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. flat fees Brockton has been paying officials were still putting together nance that goes into water purifica- p r i s e n ew s . c o m . All other ads Call: 508-638-5580 Fax: 508-638-5570 Whom to call California’s crop harvest much smaller because of water shortage Main number: 508-586-6200 Newsroom: 508-427-4023 SACRAMENTO, Calif. 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N AT I O N OBAMA SAYS POLITICS Idea of regional NOT FACTOR IN DELAY ON IMMIGRATION REFORM IT MUST BE water authority President Barack Obama said Sunday that he did not postpone his highly anticipated executive actions floated many on immigration because of THE SHOES November’s congressional elections, but because he times over last wanted to build support for his plan. Several local violent robberies caused by pursuit “It’s going to be more sustainable and more of expensive sneakers that have become status symbols five decades effective if the public understands what the facts are on immigration,” Obama Latest plan comes after half-dozen said on NBC’s “Meet the P re s s . ” “I want to spend failed attempts at regionalizing water some time, even as we’re getting all our ducks in a row and sewer services in Brockton area for the executive action.” PAGE 4 By Joseph Markman ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER LOCAL BROCKTON – Paul Collis, an attorney from Halifax, sits on a board founded 50 years MANY EXPERTS EXPECT ago to manage the region’s water problems. VOTERS TO STAY AWAY The Central Plymouth County Water Dis- FROM POLLS TUESDAY trict and its oversight boards were created in Many local voters are 1964 by an “emergency law” in response to a waiting until November to severe drought. The district represents several weigh in on statewide races area communities, including Brockton, and such as governor and was designed to extend the attorney general. Secretary of State William city’s water supply by divert- INSIDE Galvin is predicting less than a ing water from two nearby ...... 20-percent turnout for ponds into Silver Lake, the t o m o r ro w ’s state primary, and I B ro c k t o n city’s main drinking water water woes on Sunday, many voters said s ou r c e . they were passing on the polls date back this week. But like many attempts 100 years “I let the primaries figure over the past 100 years to fix PAGE 3 themselves out,” said Jerry the area’s water inequities, Morrelo of Brockton. the district fell short of expectations. PAGE 9 MARC VASCONCELLOS/THE ENTERPRISE “They actually envisioned that the district I Troy Dolan, district manager at Expressions at Westgate Mall in Brockton, shows a Michael Jordan sneaker would become a regional water authority and on Saturday. REGIONAL charge people for water,” Collis said. Instead, Brockton acts as the “de facto” wa - ANOTHER SHARK By Benjamin Paulin bol. They’ve become something that people ter authority for the region because of its tap SIGHTING BRINGS ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER cove t . ” on Silver Lake, its wastewater treatment facil- NEW WARNINGS B RO C K TO N In some recent incidents in the Brockton ity, the Aquaria desalination plant and the re- hen Brockton police detectives area, the popularity of the athletic shoes has sulting water and sewer connections to several Ocean swimmers and led to violent crimes where people are robbed bathers south of Boston are execute search warrants in the city area towns, Collis said. of their sneakers or money or both. being warned to take extra during drug raids, Lt. Kenneth Pine duBois, executive director at the Jones On Wednesday, a 16-year-old who had ar- precautions as a recent shark LeGrice said, they aren’t surprised River Watershed Association, said the result is sighting in Scituate and a W ranged to buy a pair of sneakers through when they see 50 to 100 boxes of sneakers in shark encounter with someone on Facebook ended up getting poor water quality management, leading to the someone’s home. kayakers in Plymouth drive robbed of his money at knifepoint and beaten continued degradation of regional water Air Jordan, Nike, Reebok and New Bal- home a simple lesson in by a group of seven youths in Brockton. The s ou r c e s . ance are just some of the brand names they marine biology: Seals mean Facebook page was subsequently deleted by “The costs associated with poor manage- sharks. see. the user, police said. ment are now being felt,” duBois said. “The The Scituate harbormaster The shoes can range in price from hun- On Aug. 26, an 18-year-old Stoughton city really does have to emerge from its has sent an email about a dreds to thousands of dollars per pair. youth was left beaten, bloody and standing in past.” possible great white shark “We go into many places where there’s spotted hunting a seal. his socks with his shirt ripped after police Last month, a tentative plan surfaced that brand new sneakers in boxes,” LeGrice said. PAGE 10 said he was robbed by four men of his white proponents say could facilitate such a change. “Sneakers are a big lure for these kids for some reason. They’ve become a status sym- SNEAKERS/PAGE 2 WAT E R / PAGE 3 W E AT H E R Local women on mission to erect memorial stones at unmarked graves of babies To n i g h t Mostly clear when those babies were buried with very little fan- Low: 58 Trustees at Middleboro cemetery want fare without caskets or headstones. to transform ‘babies section’ into healing It’s heartbreaking to walk through the “babies section,” said Carol Damon. She said many moth- place to mourn loss of child ers still visit. Even though they don’t know exactly where their baby is buried, they leave flowers, By Alice Elwell ENTERPRISE CORRESPONDENT plants and cards. Joan Gladu and Damon, members of Nemasket MIDDLEBORO – In a neglected corner of the Hill Cemetery trustees, hope to erect memorial Nemasket Hill Cemetery lies more than 70 un- stones in the babies section, but they lack funding. To m o r ro w marked graves, their tiny occupants largely forgot- Nemasket Hill, established in 1661, is one of the Slight chance of rain ten except, perhaps by the mothers who carried oldest burial grounds in the country. It isn’t owned High: 68 Low: 59 MARC VASCONCELLOS/THE ENTERPRISE them. by a corporation but by the families who have These graves hold the bodies of babies who I Carol Damon, a trustee of Nemasket Hill Cemetery in DETAILS, INSIDE | PAGE 8 loved ones buried there. There are no employees, didn’t survive to full term or died shortly after Middleboro, is shown in the “babies section” of the cemetery, birth. The graves are from the 1930s to the 1980s, BABIES/PAGE 2 where many of the graves are unmarked. INDEX Dear Abby 8 Classified 19-20 Comics 13 Editorial 7 Local news 9-12 Obituaries 5 Sports 14-17 TV listings 8 Find more at www.enterprisenews.com FROM PAGE ONE/WORLD The Enterprise, M O N D AY, Sept. 8, 2014 3 WORLD Idea of regional BRIEFS...... GOVERNMENT SAYS water authority SMALL METEORITE STRIKES NICARAGUA MANAGUA, Nicaragua – floated many times Nicaragua’s government said Sunday that a mysterious WAT E R / FROM PAGE 1 trator Frank Lynam said. boom heard overnight in the “If something’s working why would you capital was made by a small meteorite that left a crater in The Metro South Chamber of Commerce is change it?” Lynam said. “We ’re not necessarily a wooded area near ASSOCIATED PRESS pushing for the creation of a regional water au- looking for additional capacity at this time.” Managua’s airport. I Jamaican Marine Police return to the Port Antonio Marina after thority, and is expecting a report exploring op- The last significant attempt at regionalization Government spokeswoman a fruitless search for a plane that crashed into the ocean near tions by the end of the year. coincided with the effort to build a desalination Rosario Murillo said a Port Antonio, Jamaica, on Friday. The idea of the authority would be to achieve plant in Dighton. Brockton officials are consid- committee formed by the greater water-rate stability, make rates more con- government to study the ering purchasing that plant for $88 million to get event determined it was a sistent among communities and improve cost out of a 20-year contract with plant owner “relatively small” meteorite Search for plane off management, infrastructure investment and wa- Aquaria. that “appears to have come ter quality. The plant was never supposed to be built by a off an asteroid that was Chris Cooney, president and CEO of the private company. Initially it was supposed to be passing close to Earth.” chamber, said the idea, in part, is to “shine a Murillo said Nicaragua will Jamaica suspended operated by a regional water authority, said Jeff ask international experts to light” on the region’s water issues. The chamber Hanson, an engineer who helped mastermind help local scientists in KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) – cated.” has hired the University of Massachusetts Don- construction of the desalination plant to boost understanding what After scouring an expanse of Later Sunday, Maj. Basil Jar- ahue Institute to look at options. water availability in the region. happened. white-capped waters off Ja- rett said the Jamaica Defense “The study may come back and say we don’t “It was an outgrowth of the desalination The crater left by the maica for three days, rescuers Force ended its sea search after see it,” Cooney said. “But we don’t want to keep plant,” Hanson said of the regional authority. “In meteorite had a radius of 39 lost hope of finding a prominent reassessing the diminishing on talking about it without actually studying it my original concept, it would serve not only feet and a depth of 16 feet, New York couple or recovering said Humberto Saballos, a probability of having any suc- and seeing if it’s possible.” Brockton but towns around it.” wreckage of their small plane volcanologist with the cess. But he stressed that the There have been at least a half-dozen attempts State Sen. Marc Pacheco, D-Taunton, spon- that traveled on a ghostly jour- Nicaraguan Institute of Caribbean country’s military at regionalizing water and sewer services in the sored the regionalization bill, introduced in Territorial Studies. ney last week after the pair was “will be vigilant along the coast- Brockton area over the last 50 years, and all of apparently incapacitated. 1999, to establish the Southeast Water Supply line to see if any debris washes them failed. District. On Sunday, the Jamaican mil- up” in coming days. On Friday, SHELLS HIT MOGADISHU The Old Colony Planning Council tried three “A lot of communities were a bit hesitant,” itary and the U.S. Coast Guard crew of a Jamaican military AFTER AL-QAIDA-LINKED or four times throughout the 1970s, 1980s and Pacheco said. “They didn’t necessarily want to both decided to suspend air-and- plane photographed floating MILITANT LEADER’S DEATH early 1990s, according to executive director create another MWRA.” sea searches for Laurence and material they believed was con- MOGADISHU, Somalia – A Jane Glazer, whose single-en- Pasquale Ciaramella. Jack Yunits was Brockton’s mayor at the time. sistent with a high-impact debris Somali police officer says gine plane flew on its own for Ciaramella said the biggest sticking point has He said the city and surrounding towns would be mortar shells have struck a field, but it apparently sunk be- 1,700 miles Friday before run- been concern among towns about water and sew- Mogadishu neighborhood a fore it could be recovered at first better off if a regional authority had been created ning out of fuel and slamming er rates rising with regionalization. day after the al-Qaida-linked light Saturday. and sold water from the plant to area towns. into deep waters some 14 miles “You always get some communities that either militants named a new leader Jamaican rescuers on Sunday Instead, Aquaria built the plant, relying on and vowed to avenge the off Port Antonio on Jamaica’s didn’t want to participate or voted it down,” Cia - shut down an emergency opera- Brockton’s multi-million dollar contract. In the death of the previous leader northeast coast. ramella said. “Now the timing might be right. It six years since it opened, the plant has provided killed by a U.S. airstrike. U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Todd tion center in Port Antonio, an would give them a lot of economic opportuni- little to no drinking water to the city and the Mohamed Abdi said Coggeshall, chief of response off-the-beaten-track place with t y. ” a smattering of luxury villas. company never upheld its promise to market wa- Sunday the shells landed in management, said the agency Some towns, such as Easton, with its industri- residential areas in Hamarjajab The next steps, if any, for lo- ter to other towns, Yunits said. called off search-and-rescue op- al park bordering the city, have expressed inter- neighborhood, wounding five cating the New York couple’s “I applaud the chamber for putting regional- erations with “extremely great est in using Brockton’s recently increased capac- residents. No group has remains or wreckage from their ization back on the charts,” Yunits said. “It claimed responsibility for the care and deliberation.” He said a ity at its wastewater treatment plant to spur de- single-engine turboprop Socata doesn’t have to be complicated. Someone just attack. decision is made to suspend a ve l o p m e n t . search only after the “area is sat- TBM700 were not immediately needs to take the lead on it.” But al-Shabab militants, Whitman, on the other hand, is comfortable urated several times with a max- clear. The Caribbean waters while naming Ahmad Umar, right now with its current water and sewer con- Joseph Markman may be reached at also known as Abu Ubaidah, imum number of assets, re- where the high-performance as their new leader, vowed to sources and crew effort, and per- plane went down has depths of nections to Brockton, Whitman Town Adminis- j m a rk m a n @ e n t e r p r i s e n ew s . c o m . avenge the killing of their sons in distress are still not lo- roughly 6,560 feet. previous spiritual leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, killed in a U.S. airstrike last Monday. Somalia’s government said The history of Brockton’s water woes Friday night that it has Ukraine cease-fire threatened credible intelligence al-Shabab By Joseph Markman tion plant. Brockton’s financing. Since is planning attacks in as two sides trade accusations ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER The state banned new water then, the company has not pro- retaliation for Godane’s BROCKTON – The city’s connections in the city and de- vided a significant amount of death. creed that Brockton find alter- drinking water to the city and By Sergei L. Loiko Mariupol left two people water troubles date back more native sources of water. The LOS ANGELES TIMES wounded, said a spokesman for than 100 years. has not sold water to other 10 KILLED WHEN After the Civil War, Brock- city established new local t ow n s . MARIUPOL, Ukraine – A 2- the Azov Battalion, a volunteer PLANE CRASHES IN sources and took conservation Mayor Bill Carpenter is day-old cease-fire between pro- Ukrainian militia. ton became an industrial cen- COLOMBIAN JUNGLE measures. Russia separatists and Ukrainian “It looks as if enemy infiltra- ter, attracting shoe factories proposing that the city buy the BOGOTA, Colombia – tors were trying to stage these and textile mills and its water A decade later, the hookup plant for $88 million to get out Officials say a plane crashed in government troops was violated several times early Sunday as random attacks to sow panic in demands eventually outpaced ban was dropped, but the city of its contract, which will cost Colombia’s southwestern still needed access to more wa- jungle, killing 10 people on Ukrainian positions were bom- the city,” said the spokesman, its supply from the Brockton the city $6.3 million this year. b o a rd . barded with artillery and missile whose code name is Baida. Reser voir. t e r. A tentative deal needs approval The director of operations f ire. Separatist leaders in the In 1899, the state Legislature City officials explored sev- from the Water Commission, for Colombia’s civil The barrage, which began Donetsk region, meanwhile, ac- allowed the city to tap Silver eral options, including con- City Council and state Legisla- aeronautics agency said shortly after midnight, de- cused Ukrainian troops of vio- Lake, a 640-acre lake in Pem- necting to the Massachusetts ture. Sunday that the bodies have stroyed a gas station near a lating the truce and threatened broke, Kingston and Plymp- Water Resources Authority, And within the next several been recovered from the retaliation. but, as another drought lashed flight, which was going from checkpoint on the outskirts of ton. months, area officials could be Araracuara to Florencia in the Mariupol. “By all accounts, (Ukraine Half a century later, a severe Silver Lake in the early 2000s, considering another water and country’s southwest. In another violent incident, President Petro) Poroshenko is drought prompted the creation Brockton officials signed a 20- sewer regionalization plan be- not completely in charge of his Col. Juan Carlos Rocha said unknown attackers with auto- of the Central Plymouth Coun- year contract with Aquaria and ing explored by the Metro the plane was reported troops,” Vladimir Kononov, a matic weapons fired on a car in ty Water District and allowed its desalination plant in South Chamber of Commerce. missing at about 3 p.m. the city’s center about 1 a.m. defense official of the self-pro- Brockton to divert water from Dighton for access to water. A report on potential options is Saturday. Officials are trying and killed two people. The car claimed Donetsk People’s Re- Monponsett Pond and Furnace The plant was originally expected from the University to determine why it crashed was carrying three adults and public, said in a statement on the in the Puerto Santander Pond into Silver Lake. conceived as being part of a re- two children. The two slain were g roup’s website. “For Kiev, the of Massachusetts Donahue In- region as well as the identities Despite those measures, gional water authority, but that stitute by the end of the year. of the dead. adults; the others in the vehicle goal of the truce is to regroup Brockton faced another water plan stalled in the state Legisla- Officials said the cause of were injured and taken to a hos- and deal us a strike. We are shortage in the 1980s, which ture. Joseph Markman may be pital. ready for it. If provocations con- the crash had not yet been eventually led to the construc- Eventually, Aquaria built the reached at jmarkman@enter- determined. Another post-midnight attack tinue, I will have to give an order tion of the Aquaria desalina- plant with a heavy reliance on p r i s e n ew s . c o m . —THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on a civilian car elsewhere in to shoot to kill.” Syrian rebels lament lack of weaponry from U.S. By Raja Abdulrahim Iskandaroon, who defected from ready using.” Syria against the Al Qaeda LOS ANGELES TIMES a nearby government battalion. Islamic State’s recent ad- breakaway group Islamic State, ATARIB, Syria – As the Syr- But the government warplanes vances in northern and eastern President Obama this week em- ian government warplane flew “don’t fly under 4 kilometers.” Syria have added urgency to the phasized the need to more effec- overhead, Malik Abu Iskanda- Months ago, Harakat Hazm, question of delivering new arms tively support moderate rebels roon ran to a storage room and along with several other West- to Syrian rebels, to help combat in Syria. But commanders on ern-backed Syrian rebel groups, grabbed a Russian-made sur- an extremist group now seen as the ground say they have not appeared on the verge of receiv- face-to-air missile. a significant international threat. been included in any discussion ing a strong boost in firepower Moments later, on the roof of they hoped would tip the bal- But the firepower supplied by of U.S. airstrikes or additional the three-story villa, which ance of the civil war. In the the West has proved inadequate, weapons, underscoring the serves as air force headquarters spring, Harakat Hazm, with an and so has the pace of supply. shaky and limited partnership for the Harakat Hazm rebel estimated 7,000 fighters, be- As the U.S. considers the pos- the Americans have with their group, he squinted at the threat came one of the first Syrian op- sibility of launching airstrikes in only Syrian allies. in the sky. position militias to receive a Missile launcher resting on shipment of American-made his shoulder, Abu Iskandaroon BGM-71 TOW antitank mis- prepared to fire. But in the end siles. he refrained, as the Sukhoi But the U.S. weapons ship- fighter jet flew by, miles out of ments proved to be very few. range of his older-generation The advanced weaponry they’d weapon. As he stood by help- hoped for never arrived. less, the plane fired one rocket “It was supposed to be a pos- toward the town, killing four itive sign for additional Ameri- people. can aid,” Harakat Hazm com- The Russian-made Igla mis- mander 1st Lt. Abdullah Awda siles “can strike a target up to said. “But as a missile, it is just a (1.2 miles) away,” said Abu missile like what we were al- MEDALS AND VAN FIRE MEMOIRS STALLS TRAFFIC FROM DAD IN EASTON LOCAL 9 LOCAL 10

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N AT I O N ACTOR AND COMEDIAN If accused wife beater gets ROBIN WILLIAMS DEAD IN APPARENT SUICIDE When Robin Williams graduated from Redwood High School in Marin County, help, she will take him back Calif., his classmates couldn’t help themselves: They voted him both “most humorous” Middleboro woman calls ex-UFC fighter charged with brutally assaulting her a ‘great father’ and “least likely to succeed.” He topped them. By Maria Papadopoulos Ultimate Fighting Champi- tions that he punched and Williams became one of ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER the world’s most successful onship (UFC) competitor, was kicked her repeatedly, pulled her entertainers, an actor and MIDDLEBORO – K a i t ly n arrested twice in four days, Aug. off the ground by her hair, comedian whose manic Grispi wants her dog back. 1 and 4, and he faces a string of trained the family dog to attack energy animated characters She also wants the man that domestic abuse, firearm, drug her and sent her recent texts who, like himself, seemed to threatening to choke and kill be spinning hilariously out of she married three years ago, control. Williams, 63, was Joshua Grispi, h e r. INSIDE Kaitlyn told police that her found dead in his Tiburon, back in her life – “I’m not just Calif., home Monday in an ...... but only after going to throw husband – who has a tattoo read- apparent suicide. I Neighbor ing “Break jaws not hearts” – says wife he’s gotten away a marriage. PAGE 5 ” had sicced the family dog, Bud- confided to help. Kaitlyn Grispi her about dy, on her weeks earlier. LOCAL He is accused wife in domestic violence case the abuse of brutally beat- Despite the documented PAGE 2 ing her in a case abuse and her reported and visi- SUSPECT IN AVON ble injuries, she said Monday that one Middleboro police offi- and animal cruelty charges after KIDNAPPING CASE that she loves her husband, who cer called “the worst case of do- allegedly assaulting his wife. AVOIDS CAMERAS is being held without bail at the mestic violence I’ve ever seen.” Court documents detail brutal SCOTT EISEN/THE ENTERPRISE Scott Morrison was in Barnstable County Correctional abuse of Kaitlyn at the hands of I Kaitlyn Grispi talked on Monday outside her house in Norfolk Superior Court for his Joshua Grispi, 25, a profes- arraignment on kidnapping sional cage fighter and former her husband – including allega- WIFE/PAGE 2 Middleboro about her relationship with her husband. and conspiracy charges Monday, but no one from the public saw his face. The 46-year-old Norfolk BROCKTON man is one of four men BARREL OF FUN allegedly involved in the January kidnapping of James Robertson, 37, of Avon. Morrison stayed out of the Police probe courtroom, waiving his right to appear, after the judge denied his attorney’s request to remove cameras from the three more proceeding. “ID of the defendant is an issue in this case,” said attorney Edward J. shootings in McCormick. PAGE 9 S TAT E 35 minutes THREE MARKET BASKET By Benjamin Paulin BOARD MEMBERS URGE ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER END TO STANDOFF BROCKTON – Thomas McDon- Three independent Market nell heard 12 gunshots outside his Basket board members have Linwood Street house early Saturday called again for the mor ning. supermarket chain’s After the shooting was over, he protesting employees to heard two people yelling back and return to work, and customers to return, and said forth to one another. they are available to negotiate “They were screaming, ‘Is that an end to a battle over you? Is that you?’ and the other guy control of the company. screamed ‘No, mine’s on safety PAGE 6 mode. Mine’s on safety mode,’ ” SCOTT EISEN/THE ENTERPRISE McDonnell said. W E AT H E R I Lisa Barone takes her horse Muffy around a barrel during the Brazilian rodeo and concert at the Brockton Fairgrounds The shooting was just one in an on Sunday that drew thousands of people. eruption of gun violence in the city over the last three days that saw one man killed and a woman shot in the I View all the photos from the I More photos from the INSIDE & WEB EXTRA rodeo at enterprisenews.com rodeo and concert, Page 12 GUNFIRE/PAGE 3

To n i g h t Mostly cloudy, chance of rain Low: 65 Brockton mayor pitches $88 million desalination plant purchase By Joseph Markman “albatross” for Brockton. INSIDE If the city bought the plant, Car- ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER “We are stuck in a bad deal ...... penter said, it could tap into mil- QVIEWS BROCKTON – Since 2008, n ow, ” Carpenter said. “It is in the lions of gallons per day for its own How do you feel Brockton has been paying millions best interest of the ratepayers of I Power plant opponents wary use and be able to sell drinking wa- about the city’s of dollars a year for drinking water Brockton to buy the plant.” of desalination deal, PAGE 3 ter to other communities, even proposal to buy the it does not use. Brockton has been spending $4 though the current owners have desalination plant? On Monday, Mayor Bill Carpen- million to $6 million annually as Since the plant in Dighton been unable to do so. WRITE: The Enter- To m o r ro w ter said he would like to change part of a contract city officials opened in 2008, it has been pulling prise, 1324 Belmont Rain But even without the sale of wa- signed in 2002, when the state re- a minimal amount of water from St., Unit 102, Brock- High: 76 Low: 61 that by having the city spend $88 ter to other towns, the city would ton, MA 02301 million to purchase the Aquaria quired the city to find an alterna- the Taunton River to keep the save at least $1 million annually DETAILS, INSIDE | PAGE 14 plant’s machinery in working or- EMAIL: letters@en - desalination plant, canceling a 20- tive to its Silver Lake water terprisenews.com year water contract that has been an s ou r c e . d e r. PLANT/PAGE 3 INDEX Dear Abby 14 Classified 18-20 Comics 13 Editorial 7 Local news 9-12 Obituaries 5 Sports 15-17 TV listings 14 Find more at www.enterprisenews.com FROM PAGE ONE The Enterprise, T U E S D AY, Aug. 12, 2014 3 Brockton mayor pitches Police probe three more $88 million desalination shootings in 35 minutes GUNFIRE/FROM PAGE 1 say, ‘This is Brockton, we’re plant purchase CITY GUNFIRE never going to get better,’ and l eg . The shootings in Brockton we need to fight that as hard as we can,” Rahn said. “Getting PLANT/FROM PAGE 1 other communities, as required sor t,” Asack said. Brockton police responded early Monday all happened rid of violence is something by its contract with the city. Under the terms of a tentative to four incidents where shots within a span of 35 min- utes: that we have to work hard for. just by getting rid of the contract Water Commissioner Kate agreement reached with Aquar- were fired early Saturday I 12:29 a.m. – Shots were We should try to encourage and taking on bond financing, Archard said she was concerned ia officials last week, the city morning and another three ear- fired at a white SUV at 952 people to stick it out here and to said John Condon, Brockton’s about how much the city would would buy the plant through a ly Monday morning. Montello St. Two handguns make their homes better, their chief financial officer. bonding measure, only if the City officials, activists and spend to operate the plant, biting were recovered in the area neighborhoods better.” “This represents an opportu- owner proves it can deliver an residents say the spike in gun into the proposed savings. of 932 Main St. It was un- Councilor-at-Large Shaynah nity to save millions of dollars,” average of 5 million gallons of violence has put a black eye on known Monday morning if She also said the commission Barnes believes it’s up to resi- Condon said. “This is the best water per day. what has been a relatively they were related to the in- should hire an outside engineer- dents to keep a vigilant eye on option we have of walking out This year, the city will pay blemish-free summer – at least cident. ing firm to examine the plant, what happens in their commu- on an arrangement no one is sat- $6.3 million to Aquaria. Brock- when it comes to violent I 12:35 a.m. – A person especially considering the n i t y. isfied with.” ton’s contract is through 2028, crimes. Many believe everyone got out of a dark SUV and breakdown of key equipment walked up to a driveway at “If you see something going The announcement of a po- with annual payments rising to in the community is responsi- when its operations were 477 Warren Ave. The per- on and if you think something tential deal – presented Monday as much as $10 million a year, ble for helping to quell the vio- son fired at a black Kia that is going to erupt, call the po- morning to the Water Commis- Carpenter said, whether or not lence. “You never want to go was parked in the driveway. lice,” Barnes said. “You have to sion – was met with skepticism the city uses any water. Seven shell casings were We are stuck in through a spat of violence like not be afraid to do that. Don’t by some city councilors and res- “ A deal would scrap the con- found at the scene, police stay quiet. Be responsible for idents. a bad deal now. tract altogether. Instead, the city that,” said Ollie Spears, a com- said. your neighbor; be responsible They wondered why the con- It is in the best would pay either $5 million or munity activist in Brockton. “It I 1:04 a.m. – Aman was for your community. We have tract has not been voided al- $5.5 million per year in bonding sounds like a war in the city. sitting in his car at 382 interest of the to have our own personal re- ready and how much more in costs, depending on whether it That’s what it sounds like if North Main St. when a ratepayers of you have that many shoot- group of five men ap- s p o n s i b i l i t y. ” operating costs the city would sought a 20- or 30-year bond. Brockton to buy ings.” proached him. The man In June, Barnes was driving have to pay beyond $88 million. Before the deal can be final- Brockton police are investi- told police he heard two in Brockton when she saw peo- Several also questioned the tim- the plant. ized, it must be approved by the ” gating each incident, and as of shots. One of them shat- ple arguing on the sidewalk. ing of the deal, coming less than Water Commission and the City Mayor Bill Carpenter Monday afternoon, do not be- tered his driver’s side win- She called police because the two weeks after a state Supreme Council, and a home rule peti- dow and he drove off and on desalination plant lieve any of them are related. situation seemed to be escalat- Judicial Court decision denied tion must be passed in the state called police. No arrests have been made and ing. Police responded to help drinking water for cooling at the L eg i s l a t u r e . police are actively searching quell the situation. proposed Brockton power City Council President ramped up for testing this sum- for the person who shot and Last year, Spears thought plant. Robert Sullivan said he is com- shooting, where a woman was m e r. killed Quentin Phillips, 28, of people were dealing drugs on “Special interests control this pletely against the idea of buy- shot in the leg, was not the first “There’s a difference between Mattapan on Saturday. his street. He called police and c i t y, ” former mayoral candidate ing the plant. in his typically quiet neighbor- looking at the price and the Phillips was sitting in a car in said he hasn’t seen the dealers Ron Matta said. “If this goes “Brockton is in the people hood. co s t , ”Archard said. a parking lot behind 11 Cres- back since. through it will be the biggest business, the government busi- “We ’re always concerned Because of the many unre- ness, not the water business,” cent St. early Saturday morn- “It definitely takes a com- scam ever perpetrated against about the idea of retaliation. solved issues, Ward 7 Councilor Sullivan said. “Once you own it, ing when he was shot in the munity to be involved. If you the city of Brockton.” I’m afraid somebody might be you own it. You own the good chest. He died a short time later see something, say some- Paul Beckner, a city resident Shirley Asack said she would driving by someday and doing and the bad, the liability and the in the hospital. thing,” Spears said. running for state representative, like to see a public forum held a drive-by and saying, ‘That’s before the agreement moves for- infrastructure repairs.” The killing is the city’s ninth Brockton Mayor Bill Car- asked why the contract was not the house where my cousin got penter said police have stepped wa r d . homicide this year. dissolved after Aquaria failed to Joseph Markman may be “Any time that something shot,’ ” McDonnell said. up patrols and additional detec- “I’m hoping they’ve tried ev- show it was spending enough reached at jmarkman@enter- like this happens it’s concern- The gunfire can take its toll tives and state police troopers money marketing its water to erything and this is their last re- p r i s e n ew s . c o m . ing,” Brockton police Lt. John on residents of the city, said the have been deployed. Crowley said of the gun vio- Rev. Steve Rahn, pastor at “We ’re got our work cut out lence over the weekend. “Once Grace Church on Main Street. for us but we’re up to the chal- Power plant foes wary of desalination deal that bullet leaves the firearm “It just tires people out. lenge,” Carpenter said. you can’t control where it trav- There’s this fatigue. It makes Benjamin Paulin may be By Joseph Markman City officials Monday insist- plant. els to.” them feel hopeless like the city reached at bpaulin@enter- ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER ed that was not the case. That decision could then be McDonnell said Saturday’s is a lost cause. It makes people p r i s e n ew s . c o m . BROCKTON – Opponents of “This has nothing to do with reviewed by the SJC using the the proposed Brockton power the power plant,” said Ossie Jor- same standard applied in the plant are questioning the timing dan, chairman of the Water previous appeal over drinking of an Aquaria water plant deal Commission. “This is water the water, Goodheart said. Mayor Bill Carpenter presented power plant cannot use.” Ward 3 Councilor Dennis M o n d ay. Brockton Power can seek to Eaniri said he understands the Less than two weeks after the use the desalination water, how- concerns of opponents, but does state Supreme Judicial Court ever, if it goes through the city not anticipate the power plant ruled that the power plant devel- and state approval processes. getting its cooling water anytime oper cannot use the city’s drink- If the developer acquired the soon. ing water for cooling, Carpenter right to use the water, Brockton “As far as the power plant is- said he has a tentative agree- Power could then return to the sue, both sides are handcuffed ment in place to buy the desali- siting board with a request to al- right now,” he said. nation plant in Dighton for $88 ter its permit, said attorney Lisa Joseph Markman may be million. Goodheart, who has represented reached at jmarkman@enter- In its ruling July 31, the court residents opposed to the power p r i s e n ew s . c o m . said the state Energy Facilities Siting Board was right to deny Brockton Power Company LLC the use of drinking water from Silver Lake, citing environmen- tal concerns. The only approved cooling option now for the plant is wastewater, allowed by the sit- ing board but denied to this point by city councilors, who stand unanimously against the power plant. That leaves water from the Taunton River, processed by the Aquaria plant for drinking. Loretta Murray, a longtime opponent of the 350-megawatt electricity generating plan pro- posed for Oak Hill Way, said Monday that she believes the Aquaria deal is another way for Brockton Power to get around residents’ opposition. “They can walk right into a perfect deal and dislodge every- thing the city fought against,” Murray said. 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N AT I O N MISSOURI GOVERNOR DECLARES EMERGENCY IN Afraid to leave batterers, WAKE OF POLICE SHOOTING Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew Saturday in a St. Louis suburb victims suffer in silence where police and protesters have clashed in the week since a black teenager was shot to death by a white Recent Middleboro case spurs discussion about dynamics of domestic violence police officer. Nixon said that though By Maria Papadopoulos Middleboro police officer called know it can peatedly go “They already know very well many protesters were making ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER “the worst case of domestic vio- get better, back to an that this person is capable of real themselves heard peacefully, the state would not allow She has since covered up the lence I’ve ever seen.” because I abuser, ex- violence, and threatening worse looters to endanger the bruises with a spray tan. Yet Kaitlyn Grispi down- know who perts say. violence if the victim leaves is community where 18-year-old And nearly every day, Kaitlyn played the abuse last week, say- he is.” “The very common,” Englander said. Michael Brown was shot in a Grispi has talked by telephone ing her situation has been blown The case most com- “It’s also a fact that when a vic- street. The curfew will run out of proportion in police and illustrates mon reason from midnight to 5 a.m. with her husband of three years, tim plans to leave or leaves is of- t o d a y. 25-year-old Joshua Grispi, who media reports. She said she how it can why people ten the period when they’re in PAGE 3 is being held without bail in a loves her husband and she be difficult Kaitlyn Grispi Joshua Grispi do not leave the greatest danger.” Barnstable jail. would take him back, but only for a victim their abu- Kaitlyn Grispi began confid- A professional cage fighter after he’s gotten help. of domestic violence to get out sive partner is fear of retribu- ing in her neighbor Ashley Gal- LOCAL “I love him. I do love him,” of an abusive relationship – and tion,” said Elizabeth Englander, and former Ultimate Fighting lagher about the abuse eight Championship (UFC) competi- Kaitlyn said outside her Middle- why victims, who are often aBridgewater StateUniversity TEEN ON BIKE STRUCK BY months ago – after Gallagher tor, he is accused of brutally boro home last week. “I can get caught up in a cycle of violence, psychologist and author of “Un - CAR IN BROCKTON beating her in a case that one past that if he can get the help. I manipulation and fear, may re- derstanding Violence.” VICTIMS/PAGE 2 Police said a teenager was hit by a car on Forest Avenue Friday night, marking the second time in two days that a youth was hit by a vehicle in BROCKTON the city. The 17-year-old was riding a bike when struck, police Tracking special deliveries told WCVB. The incident Wa t e r occurred shortly after 9 p.m. Police said the driver remained at the scene and contract the car was later towed away. The teenager was taken to South Shore Hospital. Police told WCVB that he was alert draining and conscious when he was transported. PAGE 12 city’s S TAT E coffers ATTORNEY GENERAL RACE By Joseph Markman CLOSELY WATCHED ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER The Democratic race for BROCKTON – It began with a attorney general may be the d r ou g h t . state’s second most closely watched contest in the Sept. A severe water shortage in the 9 primary, with candidates 1980s decimated Silver Lake, a Warren Tolman and Maura longtime source of Brockton’s Healey scrambling to drinking water, causing the state to distinguish themselves to ban new water voters. connections in the Tolman has the higher c i t y. political profile. He’s a former The order also state senator. TA K E Healey has served for seven decreed that years under current Attorney Brockton find al- THE General Martha Coakley. ternative sources POLL PAGE 4 of water. The city ...... established new MARC VASCONCELLOS/THE ENTERPRISE local sources and I Do you W E AT H E R I West Bridgewater firefighter/paramedic Patrick Picher, left, holds Cody Anderson, 1, while West Bridgewater think took conservation firefighter/paramedic Corey Silva, right, holds Craig Anderson, 1, on Saturday at the West Bridgewater fire station. B ro c k t o n measures. A should buy decade later, the the Aquaria hookup ban was desalination EMTs get visit from ‘miracles’ they helped deliver dropped, but the facility? city still needed enterprise access to more news.com By Edward Donga nant when she gave birth to As the pain got worse, Picher and Corey Silva, were wa t e r. ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER the two boys at her West Meredith called her husband, en route to the house. To d a y City officials explored several Rain showers Bridgewater home. Shawn, at work, telling him “If I remember correctly, I WEST BRIDGEWATER options, including connecting to High: 79 “I was in pain that day, but that he had to come home and think me and Corey were t was a reunion one the Massachusetts Water Resources I was expecting twins. Pain is take her to the hospital. When year in the making on heading into Cumberland Authority, but, as another drought a relative term,” Anderson he arrived back at their house, Saturday as Meredith Farms getting snacks and lashed Silver Lake in the early joked, while recounting the he found his wife sitting in and Shawn Anderson stuff like that when the call 2000s, the city eventually settled on Ibrought their daughter, ex p e r i e n c e . the bathroom holding Craig came in that a woman was in a radically different plan. A week before, she had with Cody still on the way. Melanie, 4, and their twin ba- l a b o r, ”Picher said. By 2002, former Mayor John T. been sent home from the hos- “I was the one out of con- by boys, Cody and Craig, to Then, as if that wasn’t Yunits and other city leaders were pital after being told she trol who didn’t know what to the West Bridgewater fire sta- nerve-wracking enough, they endorsing a contract with Aquaria, would not be having the ba- do, and everything was great tion to meet the firefighter- learned that it wasn’t just one a company that had for several To n i g h t bies for at least another six with her like she’s done it be- Clear paramedics who helped deliv- baby, but twins. years been planning to build a plant Low: 65 er them. weeks but, as she soon found fore,” Shawn said. When they arrived, Shawn along the Taunton River to turn salt On Aug. 15, 2013, Mered- out, Craig and Cody had other Meanwhile, a pair of fire- DETAILS, INSIDE | PAGE 4 ith was only 29 weeks preg- plans. fighter-paramedics, Patrick TWINS/PAGE 5 WAT E R / PAGE 2 INDEX Dear Abby 20 Classified 31-36 Editorial 6-7 Local news 9-13, 18 Obituaries 17 Sports 27-30 TV listings 26 2 The Sunday Enterprise, Aug. 17, 2014 FROM PAGE 1 Find more at www.enterprisenews.com

LOTTERY masslotter y.com Massachusetts Lottery roundup Water deal drains city coffers SATURDAY EVENING NUMBERS GAME WAT E R / FROM PAGE 1 law regulating the purchase of Ward 5 Councilor Dennis INSIDE 3-8-9-1 Payoffs (based on a $1 bet) ser vices. DeNapoli is the only current “They tied our hands by ...... EXACT ORDER ANY ORDER water into fresh drinking water city councilor who was serving through a complex filtration waiving our rights,” Ward 3 when the deal was struck. He I Opponents question price All First or An y An y All Fi r s t Last Councilor Dennis Eaniri said of Brockton may pay for water four last 3 two one four three three process. said at the time he went along That year, the city entered in- the former city officials. plant $5,902 $826 $71 $7 $246 $138 $138 with advice from more senior to a 20-year contract to buy wa- Richard Wainwright, a may- PAGE 5 or of Brockton in the early off icials. SATURDAY MID-DAY NUMBERS GAME ter from Aquaria, and the rest is “If I had to look back, I be- histor y. 1970s, said Yunits and his top have of walking out on an 5-2-6-0 Payoffs (based on a $1 bet) lieve I would have voted against Today, as city officials grap- advisers pushed through the agreement no one is satisfied it,” DeNapoli said. “At the EXACT ORDER ANY ORDER ple with a proposal made by deal even though it was not with,” Condon said. time, everyone was telling us All First or An y An y All Fi r s t Last Mayor Bill Carpenter to pur- beneficial to the residents of Ditching the “albatross” con - four last 3 two one four three three chase the desalination plant for the city. we needed water.” tract is also Carpenter’s prima- But it turned out the water $5,275 $738 $63 $6 $220 $123 $123 $88 million, nearly everyone “The whole thing was a fraud ry motivation for the proposal. agrees that the contract did not from day one,” Wa i n w r i g h t crunch was only temporary. “It’s a bad deal for both INSTANT GAMES: GRAND PRIZE UPDATE turn out well for the city. sides,” the mayor said. “It’s a (Through Aug. 15) “What can we do about it has If I had to look back, I believe I would have real bad deal for the city.” “ As laid out in a tentative Game Claimed To t a l Top Prize always been a question,” Coun - voted against it. At the time, everyone was cilor-at-large Jass Stewart said. $800 Million Spectacular 2006 75 80 $1,000,000 telling us we needed water. agreement reached between Billion Dollar Blockbuster 2007 119 130 $1,000,000 “The city had to find a way to ” Carpenter and Aquaria earlier Billion Dollar Blockbuster 2007 9 10 $10,000,000 have access to an additional Dennis DeNapoli this month, the city would buy Max A Million 2008 23 25 $1,000,000 water source.” Ward 5 city councilor the plant and take over opera- Billion Dollar Bonanza 2008 7 10 $10,000,000 Under the agreement, the tions, canceling the contract Billion Dollar Bonanza 2008 102 150 $1,000,000 city pays a fixed fee. It started said. “Everybody knew it. I Through conservation and and paying $5 million or $5.5 Ruby Red 2008 9 10 $1,000,000 at $3.2 million in 2008 when fought it from the beginning to increased precipitation, Brock- million per year on a 20- or 30- the plant opened, stayed flat for Boston Red Sox 2009 9 10 $1,000,000 the end.” ton was able to ease its impact year bond instead of those flat three years, and then increased. $100,000 A Year For Life 2009 23 25 $1,000,000 Yunits could not be reached on Silver Lake. Yet the contract fees that will soon escalate to This year the city will pay $6.3 Harley Davidson 2009 6 10 $1,000,000 for comment last week. and the state’s insistence on an $10 million annually. million for water it does not New England Patriots 2009 9 10 $1,000,000 Wainwright said the city alternative source of water re- So far, the City Council ap- Mega Cash 2009 37 40 $1,000,000 use. could still find a way out of the main in place. pears split over the proposal. A Red Sox Monster Money 2010 6 7 $1,000,000 Brockton’s participation was contract. The City Council, for John Condon, the city’s chief few councilors have said they Mega Monopoly 2010 14 18 $1,000,000 a key factor in Aquaria winning tentatively support the deal, a Mega Monopoly 2010 5 6 $4,000,000 backing from investors for the example, could announce that financial officer, was among any law firm able to break the the city officials who supported few are clearly opposed, and Lifetime Spectacular 2010 28 30 $50,000 Yr/Life plant. the rest have unanswered ques- Lifetime Spectacular 2010 4 5 $400,000 Yr/Life In 2004, the city successfully contract would get $5 million the Aquaria deal early on, in or $10 million. 2003 urging the council along tions, such as how much the $1,000,000 Cashword 2011 16 24 $1,000,000 sought a home-rule petition plant will cost to operate. “It’s time to put a bounty in with Yunits to send the home- Wheel of Fortune 2011 6 10 $1,000,000 from the state Legislature al- “Theoretically, it’s a good every legal newspaper in rule petition to the Legislature. $10,000,000 Diamond Mill. 2011 22 32 $1,000,000 lowing it to bypass local restric- idea,” Ward 1 Councilor Timo- America,” he said. Today, Condon says the $2,000,000 Jingle Jackpot 2011 7 8 $1,000,000 tions. Banks that had been thy Cruise said. “But the devils $5,000 A Week For Life 7 10 $5,000 Wk Life Some, like Wainwright, were Aquaria contract is a drag on asked to finance the construc- are in the details.” $10,000 Week For Life 3 6 $10,000 Wk Life tion project had said they did against the deal from the start. city finances, with Carpenter’s 40th Anniv. 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N AT I O N MORE OUTRAGE OVER POLICE SHOOTING Brockton boy’s death hits FERGUSON, Mo. – Police breaking a weeklong silence and revealing the name of the officer involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black city, neighborhood hard teenager was supposed to be a step toward healing a fractured community. Instead, the decision by Little League coach says Nazair’s ‘smile could light up a room’ Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson to accompany the By Benjamin Paulin Tragically, 12-year-old release of the officer’s name INSIDE ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER Nunes-Escobar died Thursday with a police report alleging ...... that the teenager took part in BROCKTON – When coach after being struck by a tractor- a robbery shortly before the Adam Portrait didn’t have any- trailer on Battles Street in I Truck that killed 12-year-old shooting sparked more body to play catcher Brockton. Brockton boy ordered off the road because for violations outrage in the St. Louis on his Little League Thursday was the suburb. baseball team this you n g s t e r ’s 12th PAGE 2 PAGE 8 spring, Nazair birthday. He was his life. Nunes-Escobar came skating down the Many of the candles were to him right away and street on the new LOCAL melted onto the sidewalk, re- offered to fill the po- pair of Rollerblades maining from a vigil the night BROCKTON ROLLOVER sition. he received as a before. Wax dripped down off “He couldn’t catch birthday present ACCIDENT INJURES THREE the curb onto the street before a ball being a catch- when he was fatally A 50-year-old woman was hardening. e r, ” Portrait, 22, of Nazair str uck. flown to a Boston hospital Stuffed animals, toys and Brockton said, laugh- Nunes-Escobar Portrait was at a and two other victims were rosary beads were scattered next ing. “He couldn’t makeshift memorial taken to Good Samaritan to the candles. A lone balloon Medical Center after being stop a ball from getting by him, on Battles Street Friday morn- BENJAMIN PAULIN/THE ENTERPRISE reading “Birthday Boy” f lut- injured in a three-car accident but the effort was there. He suit- ing where dozens of candles I Adam Portrait, Nazair Nunes-Escobar’s Little League coach, tered in the breeze. in front of the Madrid Square ed up and did it more than any- were placed on the sidewalk a holds up the medal Friday morning on which he wrote a farewell condominium complex on one else could do.” few feet from where the boy lost NAZAIR/PAGE 2 message. F r i d a y. The collision, between two cars and an SUV, happened about 4:45 p.m. in front of 685 Oak St. and resulted in a Blue 2000 Mercury BROCKTON Mountaineer rolling over on its roof. PAGE 4 FAMILY MATTERS Filing REGIONAL Middleboro man finds surprises while researching his family tree FIREWORKS SET OFF AT POLICE STATION LEAD TO By Seth Jacobson buoys CHARGES FOR PAIR feeling of aban- Fireworks set off on the donment is what front lawn of the police power led Kristian Peder- station led to charges against sen to discover he two men this week. A was related to several promi- Officer James Cooledge was driving to work at 11:48 nent families of Olde Abing- plant p.m. when he noticed a black ton and other South Shore SUV parked outside the towns and had ties to four U.S. station, Lt. Paul Taber said. presidents – George Bush and About the same time, foes George W. Bush, Thomas Jef- fireworks went off on the ferson and Abraham Lincoln. lawn, causing some damage, By Joseph Markman he said. That empty feeling also fu- ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER “The newly manicured eled Pedersen’s determination lawn of the police station was to produce “The Descendant,” BROCKTON – Despite re- burnt by fireworks,” Ta b e r a genealogy TV show about peated warnings about the po- said. his roots. tential financial damage of a PAGE 3 He is also working on a $68 million civil rights lawsuit, book on the same subject. city officials claimed the oppo- W E AT H E R A Hanover native, Pedersen site in a recent public filing. said he spent a great deal of In 2012, Brockton Power his time with his grandparents Company LLC sued the city and because his father abandoned several individuals alleging they him when he was 4 years old. denied the company its civil and “The concept of ‘The De- due process rights while trying scendant’ started three years to build a 350-megawatt elec- ago when I decided to start re- tricity generating plant on Oak To d a y Partly cloudy searching my father’s family,” Hill Way. Pedersen said. “Several devel- High: 77 SETH JACOBSON PHOTO That lawsuit, pending in fed- opments in 2010 pertaining to I Kristian Pedersen’s research of his family tree led him to Mt. Zion Cemetery on the Abington- eral district court, was named by himself and his family brought Whitman line. both the developer and Mayor back many emotions and feel- Bill Carpenter as the remaining ings I had buried. I joined a He found out a lot about his related to several old South discovered his ties to presi- path forward for the power plant genealogical website and be- histor y. Shore families, including the dents of the United States and after the Massachusetts gan researching and found that And more. Olde Abington-based Dyer, traced his roots back to several Supreme Judicial Court ruled I had a half-brother in Alaska He discovered he had more Whitmarsh, Branch, Gurney people who came to America on two appeals July 31. along with nieces and nephews family in Denmark and in oth- and Jenkins clans. aboard the Mayflower. The two decisions simultane- To n i g h t and now even great-nephews. er parts of the world. He also discovered he was Rain showers “At some point on the ously upheld a state agency’s A son without a father has no His research also revealed related to the Barstow family, Low: 65 Mayflower voyage, a man decision to approve the plant, direction, no identity, so I was some pretty startling revela- who helped found Hanover named John Howland fell but also ruled the developer can- DETAILS, INSIDE | PAGE 12 determined to find the history tions. and Norwell. that had been denied me.” Pedersen found out he was As he dug deeper, Pedersen FAMILY TREE/PAGE 2 L AW S U I T / PAGE 5 INDEX Dear Abby 10 Classified 17-20 Comics 16 Editorial 7 Local news 3-4 Obituaries 5 Sports 13-15 TV listings 11 Find more at www.enterprisenews.com FROM PAGE 1/OBITUARIES The Enterprise, S AT U R D AY, Aug. 16, 2014 5 Obituaries appearing in this section are paid for and written by families, often through the services of a funeral director. John F.Carroll Jr. RECENT DEATHS Linda L. St. Jacques Bowden, John J. Jr. ABINGTON CANTON – John F. Carroll Jr., Canton, Thomas Carroll and his PLYMOUTH SEBRING,Fla.–LindaL.(Gar- Stephen of East Bridgewater alifelongresidentof wife Roberta of Brock- Broadbent, Janet den) St. Jacques, 67, for- and Michael Garden Canton, died peacefully ton, William Carroll of Carroll, John F.Jr. CANTON merly of Whitman, and his wife Sandra of August 14, 2014. He was Canton, and James Car- Crean, Robert A. STOUGHTON passed away Wednes- Whitman; her grand- 89 years old. roll and his wife Sue of day, July 30, 2014, in children, Kelcey and Born in Canton, John W.Va.; brother of the Scott, Robert C. HANOVER Sebring, Fla. She was Kristin Harper and Kar- attended Canton ele- late Eleanor James, St. Jacques, Linda L. SEBRING, FLA. thebelovedwifeofJohn lie and Colby Garden. mentary schools and Mary Ronan, Sister Car- St. Jacques. She was predeceased graduated from Mission John F. oline Carroll, Elizabeth Willis, Viola J. PHOENIX, ARIZ. Prior to her move to Linda L. St. by her daughter Jen- Church High School in Carroll Jr. Cash; proud grandfa- Florida in 2000, Linda Jacques nifer Garden, and will Roxbury. ther of 12 grandchildren and 5 had been a longtime resident of be missed by her faithful dog He proudly served in the U.S. great-grandchildren. Whitman where she had worked “Max”. Navy during World War II and AMassofChristianburialwill Robert A. Crean for fifteen years as a secretary at Family and friends are invited Korea. John was a member of be celebrated Monday, August the Conley School and for three to attend her visiting hours to be the American Legion Post 24 in 18, 2014, in St. John the Evange- STOUGHTON – Robert A. In his free time, he enjoyed trav- years as secretary for the Whit- held Monday, August 18, from 4- Canton. list Church, Washington St., Crean, 68, died Wednes- eling, carpentry, play- man Town Selectman. 7p.m.intheBlanchardFuneral He worked for AT & T for over Canton, at 10:30 a.m. Relatives day, August 13, 2014, at ing pool and cards and Linda had also been the owner Chapel, Plymouth Street (Rte. 30 years and after retirement and friends are respectfully Good Samaritan Med- watching bullfights. and operator of “Linda’s Total 58 at the rotary), Whitman. started his own telephone serv- invited to attend visiting hours ical Center in Brockton. Mr. Crean is survived Yard Care” of Sebring, Fla. By request of the family, all ice business “Jack’s Contract- in the Pushard Family Funeral Son of the late Judith by his children, Robert She was a member of the Tan- other services will be private. ing“ in Canton. Home, 210 Sherman St., Canton, M. (Puljanowski) Crean A. Crean Jr. of Jamaica glewood Quilting Club, the Red Donations in her name may be He was the devoted husband Sunday from 2-6 p.m. Interment and Albert E. Crean, he PlainandAllysonCrean Hat Society, and during her made to the Multiple Sclerosis of the late Rose M. (Fahey); lov- in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Canton. was born, raised and Robert A. Crean of Easton. He was the years in Florida, Linda had been Foundation, 6520 North ing father of John Carroll and his PushardFamilyFuneralHome educated in Stoughton longtime companion of amemberoftheBibleFellow- Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, late wife Andrea of Wis., Robert www.Roache-Pushard.com andwasagraduateofStoughton Theresa Russell; and was the ship Church of Sebring. FL 33309-2130, or online to Carroll and his wife Kathleen of 781-828-2929 schools. brother of Abigail Lewis of In addition to her husband www.msfocus.org. He continued his education by Maine, David M. Crean of John, she is survived by her For online condolences and attending Bridgewater State Stoughton and the late Judith loving children, Lisa (Garden) directions, please visit College, Curry College and was Patrick and Edwin A. Crean. He Harper and her husband www.blanchardfc.com. agraduateofFitchburgState isalsosurvivedbyseveralnieces College in Fitchburg. and nephews. He was a veteran of the U.S. Funeralprayerswillbeoffered Janet Broadbent Report buoys Army. in the Farley Funeral Home, 358 Mr. Crean was a resident of Park St. (Rte. 27), Stoughton, PLYMOUTH – Janet Broad- Nursery in North Plymouth, the Easton for over 35 years. He Tuesday at 10 a.m. Visiting bent of Plymouth died Plymouth Public worked at Hal-Mark Systems in hours Monday from 5-8 p.m. peacefully August 14, at Library and did read- Stoughton for several years, Interment will take place at the age of 93. ings for the blind. Brockton power retiring in 2008. Evergreen Cemetery. Born in Plymouth, She is survived by her Prior to that, he was the owner Donations in Bob’s memory September 15, 1920, she niece, Helen Niemi of of Abby’s Donut Shop in may be made to the American was a daughter of the Plymouth; her Lakeville from 1984-1993 and Heart Association, 30 Speen St., late Edgar N. and Mary nephews, Francis plant opponents was a shop teacher at the Framingham, MA 01701. F. (Cassady) Broad- Janet Broadbent Broadbent of Florida Hanover Middle School for over Directions and obituary at bent. She was a gradu- and Herbert Broadbent L AW S U I T / FROM PAGE 1 10 years. www.farleyfh.com. ate of Plymouth High School, of W.Va. She was the aunt of the “It’s a situation of He was a life member of the Farley Funeral Home Class of 1938, and North Adams late Carol Reid and John Broad- not use Brockton’s public water individuals pushing American Legion in Stoughton. 781-344-2676 State College, Class of 1942, and bent. Also survived by several supply to cool the facility. their agenda Boston University, Class of great-nieces and nephews. She Without a settlement in which 1946. was the sister of the late Edgar the council allows the plant to forward at all Robert C. Scott Janet was an educator work- Frances Broadbent. ing in Plymouth, Sudbury, Agravesideservicewillbe use wastewater for cooling, Car- costs. ” HANOVER – Robert C. Scott, brother of Mark L. Scott and his Duxbury and Bridgewater State held Monday, August 18, at 1:30 penter said the city was likely to Moises Rodrigues 60, of Hanover, formerly of wife Krissy of Upton and Dou- College and an editor and edu- p.m. at Vine Hills Cemetery. lose the $68 million lawsuit. city councilor-at-large Rockland, died August 14, 2014, glas E. Scott of Milford; the cational consultant for Ginn & Visiting hours in the Cartmell “Our attorneys and experts at Beth Israel Deaconess Med- brother-in-law of Mark Reinhal- Co. Funeral Home, 150 Court St., say we have little chance to pre- ical Center in Boston, after a ter and his wife Dori of Md., and Janet had been a member of Plymouth, Monday from 12:30 - va i l , ”Carpenter said at the time. decisions, which have since long courageous fight with can- David Reinhalter of Pembroke. the Church of the Pilgrimage 1:15 prior to the graveside serv- “We are placed in a position to made him more concerned cer. Alsosurvivingareseveralnieces since 1938. ice. He was born in Milford, son of and nephews and a much await- put residents in liability of tens about the outcome of the lawsuit She belonged to the Order of Memorial donations may be Edward and Marilyn (Bliss) ed soon to be born grandchild. of millions of dollars.” because of the council’s stance. Eastern Star, Delta Kappa made to Cranberry Hospice, 36 Previously, when discussing Scott. Bob was raised in Hope- The Scott family welcomes Gamma-Educators Honor Soci- Cordage Park Circle, Suite 326, Yet, just one day before the dale. He graduated from Hope- friends and loved ones to cele- how important it was for the city ety and the Plymouth Antiquar- Plymouth, MA 02360. high court rulings came down, dale High School and earned a brate his life Monday, August 18, the city issued a document to settle the lawsuit, Condon ian Society. For moreinfoand onlineguest bachelor's degree from Fitch- 2014, in the Magoun-Biggins After her retirement in 1982, book, please visit www.cart- signed by Carpenter and City said he believed the city would burg State University. He was a FuneralHome,135UnionStreet, she volunteered at the Lutheran mellfuneralhome.com. Treasurer Martin Brophy that either win the suit or allow member of Epsilon Pi Tau. Rockland, from 4-7 p.m. A funer- Brockton Power to go ahead stated the opposite. Bob had been a teacher of al service will be held Tuesday, NOTICES NOTICES On Page 65 of a 144-page with construction. technical education and engi- August 19, 2014, at 11 a.m. in the Neither of those outcomes neering at Silver Lake Regional funeral home. Burial will follow municipal bond filing – seeking IN MEMORIAM investors for $7.3 million in tax- would have had a significant High School for 35 years. He was in the Hanover Center Cemetery IN MEMORIAM also the owner and operator of in Hanover. In Loving Memory Of free loans – the city negative financial im- RCS Construction where he In lieu of flowers, donations in ROY YONKER acknowledged there pact on the city, he 1996 18th Anniversary, August 16th 2014 said. employed his sons and many memory of Bob may be made to God saw you getting tired, are “various cases former students. the Robert Scott Memorial Acurewasnottobe, Condon also said he So He put His arms around you pending in various Bob was a past president of Scholarship Fund, c/o Rockland And whispered "Come To Me". courts through the spoke with Brockton’s Agoldenheartstoppedbeating, the Old Colony Model T Club Trust Co., 288 Union St., Rock- Hard working hands at rest; C o m m o n we a l t h bond rating agency, and former Scoutmaster of land, MA 02370. God broke our hearts to prove to us, Standard & Poor’s, He only takes the best. where the City of Troop 57 in Rockland. For directions or to share a With All My Love, Barbie Brockton is a defen- about the lawsuit be- He was devoted to his family memory on his “Tributes” page, "Say hello to Ma for me" dant.” fore the bond is- and friends. visit www.magounbiggins.com. However, the docu- suance. He is survived by his wife Lee Mayor A. (Reinhalter) Scott; and his ment goes on to read, In a July 28 credit In Loving Memory Of Bill Carpenter sons, Jason R. Scott and his wife “In the opinion of the profile, Standard & ELAINE DAMON Po o r ’s said the power Jennifer of Braintree and Gary Birthday Remembrance City Solicitor for the August 16, 1926 ~ December 21, 2010 plant lawsuit “cou l d C. Scott of Hanover. He was the From a JACK City of Brockton, To a KING none of the pending result in significant Played an ACE payments by the city Won a QUEEN! litigation is likely to John J. Bowden Jr. Love always, Wes and family result, either individu- as it currently ac- ABINGTON – John J. Bowden Mary Burbine, Patricia Rose, ally or in the aggre- counts for roughly 19 percent of total gov- Jr., 86, of Abington, passed away and Thomas Bowden; cherished gate, in final judg- August 14, 2014. grandfather of Benjamin and ments against the City ernment funds rev- enue.” Born September 30, 1927, in Owen Adams. that would materially Brockton, he was the son of the Visiting hours in the Sullivan Carpenter said his How To Submit An Obituary affect its financial po- John lateJohnJ.Sr.andHelen(Foley) Funeral Homes, 45 East Water sition.” Condon take on the financial Bowden. St., Rockland, Monday from 4-7 Opponents of the risk also shifted with Raised and educated in Abing- p.m. Funeral Mass will be cele- power plant called this a “clear the high court decisions. ton, he was a food service clerk brated in St. Bridget Parish, 455 co n t r a d i c t i o n . ” “Ever ything’s changed now,” at Stop & Shop. Plymouth St., Abington, Tues- Obituaries are handled by the “The mayor has an agenda Carpenter said, also referring to John proudly served our coun- day at 9 a.m. Burial in St. Patrick and it’s clear his agenda is sell- the council’s stance against pro- try in the Army during World Cemetery in Rockland. classified advertising department War II and Korean War. In lieu of flowers, donations ing public health down the riv- viding wastewater. “We ’re mak- John was the devoted hus- may be made to the MSPCA, e r, ” Ward 6 Councilor Michelle ing a conscious decision to block their ability to operate the band of Priscilla (Newberg) 1300 W. Elm St. Ext., Brockton, and are accepted via mail, e-mail, fax or walk-in. DuBois said. “They will say one Bowden; loving father of Bonnie MA 02301, or www.mpsca.org. thing if it supports one case and power plant.” Even before the high court Adams and her husband David For directions and our online say another if it supports another of Upton, Gregory Bowden of guest book, visit SullivanFuner- rulings, however, Carpenter was case.” Abington, Timothy Bowden and alHomes.com. taking steps to show the City For The Enterprise Ed Byers, CEO of Cindy’s his wife Juli of Pa., and Kyle Sullivan Funeral Homes Council how important a settle- Kitchen and Stop the Power or- Hogan of Taunton; dear brother 781-878-0920 781-293-2020 ment was to city finances. FAX: (508) 638-5552 ganizer, said the document of Jane Valler and her husband Family Owned & Operated A week before the bond docu- shows Carpenter was trying to James of Abington and the late Since 1897 ment was issued, Carpenter dis- Email: [email protected] scare the council into settling the tributed a packet of “conf iden- lawsuit while also maintaining a tial” legal documents that Mail/Walk-in: 15 Pacella Park Drive positive outlook for investors. Viola J. Willis showed the city could spend $2 “This is perpetuating a fraud PHOENIX, Ariz. – Viola J. by her husband, Roy E. Willis million more in the future liti- Randolph, MA 02368 one way or another,” B ye r s (Lapthorn) Willis, of Phoenix, Sr., sisters, Helen and Alberta gating the power plant suit. said. Ariz., passed away August 5, at Lapthorn, and brother, James Councilor-at-large Moises *ForinquiriespleasecallourNEWobitlineat508-638-5551 The July 30 document offers the age of 84. Lapthorn Jr. Rodrigues said he was not sur- the sale of municipal bonds, Born and raised in Brockton, She is survived by her chil- prised by the conflicting mes- which are issued by governmen- Viola was a longtime resident of dren, Roy E. Willis Jr. of Norton, sages. Easton, and worked in the Eas- Karen Rego of Boyd, Texas, and tal entities to finance capital “It’s a situation of individuals ton school system for many Steven Willis of Phoenix, Ariz.; Deadlines: projects and regulated by the pushing their agenda forward at years before moving to Texas grandchildren, Tracey, Shan- U.S. Securities and Exchange all costs,” he said. in 1998. non, Jackson, Casey, Thomas, Tues.-Sat. editions: 6:00p.m., day prior to publication Commission. She was the daughter of the Cary, James, and Catherine; and John Condon, the city’s chief Joseph Markman may be late James and Lillian (Scott) several great-grandchildren. Sun. & Mon. editions: 4:00p.m., day prior to publication financial officer, said the docu- reached at jmarkman@ Lapthorn. She was predeceased ment was drafted before the SJC enterprisenews.com. PAT S ’ K E L LY WIFFLE BALL VOWS RETURN TOURNAMENT $$$$$$ TO FORM A BIG HIT S AV I N G S SPORTS 27 LOCAL 9 INSIDE!

ENTERPRISENEWS.COM AU G U S T 3, 2014 $2.00 N AT I O N POWER PLAY YOUNGER ADULTS COOL TO LOTTERY TICKETS Getting younger adults interested in a 40-year-old industry – where arguably the City Council won’t back biggest product innovation was the advent of the scratch card in 1987 – is a challenge for lottery leaders worldwide. “It’s being constantly talked about,” said North Carolina Education Lottery down over power plant Director Alice Garland. Even when the power ball First of two parts nonprofit, agreed to work with state in 2009 to allow local authori- tap into Brockton’s wastewater. jackpot hit $500 million, Brockton residents opposing the ties jurisdiction over the plant’s per- “It’s their only resort should the INSIDE Garland couldn’t excite her By Joseph Markman ...... three kids, ages 29, 30 and ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER 350-megawatt electricity generating mitting, and, of course, Thursday’s city agree to allow them,” said Kate I Lawsuit is 33 at the chance to win big. plant proposed for Oak Hill Way. dual rulings by the Massachusetts Archard, a plant opponent and BROCKTON – Early on in the final gambit for PAGE 4 “It was a major moment,” said Supreme Judicial Court. member of the city’s Water Com- fight against the proposed Brockton Brockton power Byers, CEO of Cindy’s Kitchen and The two decisions simultaneously mission. “The wastewater was al- power plant, activist Ed Byers plant developer Stop the Power organizer. “Cer tain upheld a state agency’s decision to ways understood to be under the LOCAL turned his sights to Gene Benson, an PAGE 3 moments you can say are defining, approve the plant, but also said that city’s control and discretion.” attorney pushing back against a and that was one of them.” the developer cannot use Brockton’s I Brutal power DISTRICT ATTORNEY Brockton Power Company LLC, plant brawl Chelsea power plant. For Byers, Benson’s arrival was public water supply to cool the facil- PRAISES GUN REFORM BILL a subsidiary of Swiss-based Ad- intensifies as it When the developer in Chelsea one of a few turning points in a sev- i t y. vanced Power AG, originally pro- enters later A provision in the gun backed down, Benson, an environ- en-year battle against the plant. Without drinking water, the only ro u n d s reform bill that the Legislature POWER PLANT/PAGE 3 passed just before their mental law expert with a Boston There was also the decision by the path forward for the developer is to PAGE 9 session ended Thursday night will make it easier for prosecutors to convict and secure longer prison EAST sentences for defendants PRAYERS FOR PEACE who shoot at someone, B R I D G E WAT E R officials said. “It was a late victory (Thursday) night for the people of Massachusetts and Police for law enforcement,” said Bristol County District Attorney Samuel Sutter, who lobbied lawmakers for more task than seven years to enact legislation that creates two new criminal charges: assault and battery by means of discharging a firearm, and force attempted assault and battery by means of discharging a firearm. PAGE 12 shows WORLD ISRAEL SAYS SOLDIER WAS its KILLED IN COMBAT Israel’s military concluded early today that a soldier value thought to have been By Benjamin Paulin captured by Palestinian ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER militants was actually killed in combat in the Gaza Strip. Several heavily armored The news came after a day SWAT members surrounded in which Israeli forces raked East Bridgewater Police Chief the southern tip of Gaza with John Cowan as he referred to a airstrikes and shelling and the large map of country’s leaders said they were closing in on their goal the town taped of eliminating tunnels built by to the side of the militant group Hamas. his SUV. PAGE 5 In body ar- TA K E mor, helmets THE W E AT H E R and sporting POLL automatic ri- ...... MARC VASCONCELLOS/THE ENTERPRISE fles, they I Jacob Tagger, a longtime friend of murder victim Lee Harmon’s family, comforts Michaela Rosa, 16, center, and Brigite Tagger seemed more I Do you during the second annual Peace March and Unity Festival on Saturday at Keith Playground in Brockton. suited for a war believe the money spent zone than the on specialized I I View more photos from Saturday’s Story, more photos woods of East police INSIDE & WEB EXTRA peace rally online enterprisenews.com Page 13 Bridgewater as equipment is they prepared worthwhile? To d a y to search for Mostly cloudy enterprise High: 72 several armed news.com men. They weren’t alone. No quit in Brockton police chief In the parking lot of the TJ Smith Victorian House on near- By Joseph Markman Chief Bob Hayden is a survivor. tur naround. by Cross Street, dozens of po- ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER But how has he handled the city’s crime Residents of the city have responded lice cruisers and vehicles from two dozen communities had BROCKTON – He has battled cancer, problem? And as he recovers from his chal- with enthusiasm to Hayden’s larger-than- gathered as men suited up, K9 recovered from a face-first fall while hik- lenges, has he been able to devote enough life persona, and now, halfway through his officers and their dogs prepared, To n i g h t ing, and survived emergency surgery for time to the job? Partly cloudy 12-month appointment, city officials and officers from various agen- internal bleeding following a serious bicy- Hayden, a retired Lawrence police chief, Low: 63 weigh in on his contribution. cies coordinated their search. cle accident. was brought in by Mayor Bill Carpenter DETAILS, INSIDE | PAGE 4 By now, most of Brockton knows interim this January to help execute a Brockton DETAILS | PAGE 11 SEMLEC/PAGE 2 INDEX Dear Abby 20 Classified 31-36 Editorial 6-7 Locals 9-13, 16 Obituaries 17 Sports 27-30 TV listings 25 Find more at www.enterprisenews.com FROM PAGE 1 The Sunday Enterprise, Aug. 3, 2014 3 Council won’t back down on power plant POWER PLANT/FROM PAGE 1 “The wastewater connection is a viable posed using wastewater for the source that we will continue to pursue project but was denied that use through the lawsuit. by city officials, prompting its ” request to use the public drink- Jonathan Winslow ing water. project director “At this point in time, the mu- nicipal water system is not a vi- in the hands of the 11-member able alternative for us,” project QTHE ISSUE director Jonathan Winslow said. City Council “The wastewater connection is a “Any sale, use, or agreement The benefits of the power viable source that we will con- to provide or transfer the efflu- plant, as outlined by the tinue to pursue through the law- ent discharge from the wastewa- developer: suit.” ter treatment facility owned by I More than $30 million in The lawsuit Winslow refers to the city shall require approval of tax revenue for the city over is a $68 million civil suit Brock- the city council by two-thirds 30 years ton Power filed against city offi- vote of the entire council,” the I Enough electricity to pow- cials in 2012. It alleges that the 2007 ordinance says. er 250,000 homes when it is officials denied the company its All 11 councilors have said plugged into the national power grid civil and due process rights dur- they are opposed to the power I ing the permitting process by plant, and the majority of the $4.4 million of indirect council – those who were economic stimulus for the conspiring to deny requests like city the wastewater use. reached following Thursday’s supreme court decision – said I $2.1 million in extra re- Along with the money, gional economic stimulus, in- Brockton Power is asking a fed- they stick by that stance. cluding 14 new operation-re- eral judge to require city offi- “I remain steadfast in my po- lated and services jobs and cials to enter into an agreement sition regarding the plant being $1 million in new wages to sell the wastewater. here,” Councilor-at-Large Shay- FILE PHOTO I Mayor Bill Carpenter said op- nah Barnes said. “It’s not appro- A Stop Brockton Power Plant sign covers the windshield of a vehicle parked outside an ponents of the plant are “tr ying priate. The costs outweigh the disputes claims that the plant information session in 2008. would damage the environment to block the inevitable.” benef its.” for years, ever since a previous Gene Benson and the nonprofit did not have that kind of mon- Paul Studenski represents and endanger residents. He “These guys have a valid li- version of the plant proposal Alternatives for Community ey, ” Jeppson said. “We would cense for the plant,” Car penter Ward 4, where the plant is pro- points to a report issued by the that was approved in 2000 was and Environment joined the never have been able to legally said of the developer’s state per- posed and where, Studenski state Department of Environ- resurrected in 2006. fight against the power plant. pursue it.” mit, which relied on wastewater said, residents are adamantly mental Protection calling the Virginia Jeppson, a co- Jeppson and neighbors signed for cooling, and which was up- against its construction. plant’s potential air impact “de Joseph Markman may be founder of Citizens for a Better onto an appeal of the project and held by the state’s top court “We have a rate of breathing minimis.” reached at jmarkman@ Brockton and a Plain Street res- Benson and other attorneys Thursday. “This was the city’s problems that’s double the state “We do not impact the health e n t e r p r i s e n ew s . c o m . last bite at the apple to overturn ave r a g e , ” Studenski said. “We of individuals with our project,” ident, has been pushing for envi- working pro-bono developed the permit.” can’t afford to have more stuff Winslow said. ronmental justice in the city for strategies like using water as a COMING MONDAY A city ordinance, however, on top of us.” The plant’s opponents have two decades. r o a d bl o c k . SJC ruling historic in terms puts the final say on wastewater Winslow, the project director, been arguing the opposite case She recalls when attorney “It was a godsend because we of environmental justice

$68M lawsuit against city is developer’s final gambit By Joseph Markman City Solicitor Lawrence self with a protected class that ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER Siskind said he believes the City should be able to use a civil BROCKTON – After years of Council should be negotiating a rights claim. That’s crazy and fighting over a proposed Brock- settlement. The council is r i d i c u l ou s . ” ton power plant, it appears the named in the suit as a defendant, Carpenter said he believes the final battle will be over a $68 along with the city itself, the judge will tell both parties to million civil rights lawsuit. Planning Board and several for- prepare for trial when they meet Now that the Massachusetts mer and current city officials. in September. Supreme Judicial Court has al- “The costs are going to sky- “Our attorneys and experts lowed the plant to be permitted rocket now,” Siskind said. “It say we have little chance to pre- doesn’t make sense why we are but denied it the use of city va i l , ” the mayor said. “We are not actively negotiating.” drinking water for cooling, the placed in a position to put resi- Opponents say there is no developer is using the threat of dents in liability of tens of mil- that lawsuit against its oppo- point to negotiation, since they lions of dollars.” nents. believe the developer has no But even if the developer Last month, Mayor Bill Car- case, evidenced by a lack of penter sent out a packet of confi- movement in court over the last were to succeed, forcing the city dential documents to the City ye a r. to pay $68 million, it remains a Council detailing $307,066 Several attorneys and defen- question whether the plant will spent to date on legal fees over dants in the suit have said no de- be able to obtain the wastewa- the lawsuit. It also showed that positions have been completed, t e r. the city could spend another $2 and the court docket shows a se- “They can’t force the city to million on lawyers and experts ries of pushed-back deadlines give them the water, said Stop taking the case to trial. and rescheduled conferences. the Power attorney Paul Glick- In the suit, Brockton Power The latest hearing, meant to man. Company LLC is also asking provide the judge an update, was He sees only one way for the the presiding federal judge to re- moved from July 29 to Sept. developer to win over the city quire the city to enter into an 16. and get the water it needs. agreement to sell its wastewa- “In my view, it feels like the “The traditional way,” Glick - t e r. lawsuit should be dead,” said man said. “You win elections.” “The real issue is that the city Veronica Eady, a vice president has a huge problem in the form with the Conservation Law Joseph Markman may be of a $68 million civil rights law- Foundation. “It’s a real shame reached at jmarkman@ suit,” Carpenter said. when a corporation equates it- e n t e r p r i s e n ew s . c o m . NO MAGIC NO FIX FOR IN THIS MARKET MOONLIGHT BASKET MOVIES & MUSIC 5 LOCAL 9

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N AT I O N COLORADO TIGHTENING EDIBLE POT RULES Brockton holds the cards Alarmed by booming sales of highly potent edible marijuana products, Colorado regulators have drafted an emergency rule making it after power plant rulings easier for new users to tell how much pot they’re eating. The result? Weaker pot brownies and cookies on Opponents say SJC ruling is death knell for project; supporters say not so fast store shelves, and new packaging requirements. Colorado’s rules already By Joseph Markman power plant.” INSIDE require edible pot to be sold ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER On Thursday, the opponents got their ...... in “servings” of 10 milligrams BROCKTON – Opponents of a pro- water wish. I Highlights of THC. posed Brockton power plant pegged their Two decisions by the Massachusetts of Thursday’s PAGE 4 hopes to a single, natural chemical com- Supreme Judicial Court simultaneously rulings upheld a state agency’s decision to ap- pound: H2O. PAGE 2 prove the plant, but also said that the de- LOCAL Without water for cooling, developer I Timeline of Advanced Power cannot move ahead veloper cannot use Brockton’s public the power water supply to cool the facility. with its plans to build a 350-megawatt, plant proposal PAN-MASS CHALLENGE TO “It’s huge,” said Justin Kane, an orga- electricity generating plant on Oak Hill PAGE 2 PASS THROUGH AREA nizer with Stop the Power. “It’s what Way in Brockton. For years, the company we ’ve been saying for eight years. It af- Thousands of cyclists will has been fighting with the communities firms everything.” be pedaling through of Brockton and West Bridgewater and Middleboro, Bridgewater, In one ruling, the court said the state West Bridgewater and Easton local residents over the proposal. Energy Facilities Siting Board was right on Sunday as part of the 35th “It seems pretty clear to me,” Coun - to approve the project. That approval, in annual Pan-Mass Challenge. cilor-at-Large Jass Stewart said, “if I A computer rendering shows the 350-megawatt power plant The Pan-Mass Challenge there’s no water, there’s no POWER PLANT/PAGE 2 proposed for Oak Hill Way in Brockton. raises money for the Dana- Farber Cancer Institute. Cyclists ride up to 190 miles on multiple courses that stretch across 46 towns in the FRONT AND CENTER BROCKTON state this Saturday and Sunday. Altogether they expect nearly 6,000 riders from 34 states and nine countries to participate. Rider PAGE 9 S P O RT S killed RED SOX ROLL DICE AND TRADE FOR THE FUTURE It’s an extraordinary piece tr ying of baseball business when a team changes the addresses of its two top pitchers in separate trades just hours apart. Jon Lester hardly had to time to catch his breath when John Lackey began feeling the same way. In making those moves avoid Thursday, the Red Sox are putting the future in the hands of their young arms: Allen Webster, Brandon Workman, Rubby De La Rosa, crash Henry Owens, Anthony Ranaudo and anyone else By Benjamin Paulin under 30 who might step it ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER up. BROCKTON – When Jamila PAGE 15 Miranda heard her older brother was in a bad accident, she and W E AT H E R her family immediately rushed MARC VASCONCELLOS/THE ENTERPRISE to Boston Medical Center to be I Alexis Kotsiopoulos performs Thursday as the master of ceremonies in the opening act of “A Year With Frog and Toad” for Act by his side. One, Scene I, the Brockton Community Schools’ drama camp. More than 100 school-age performers have taken part in the four- “The week program under the direction of Carol Thomas while learning the fundamentals of staging a show from dramatics and whole fami- dialogue to set design, costuming and promotions. On Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., the students will perform the musical in ly was there Brockton High’s Nelson Auditorium. at the hospi- tal. Every- body was To n i g h t Chance of rain there. We Low: 67 were there Jason Miranda until they finally unplugged him Mobile home park not a pretty picture and that was it,” she said weep- ing. By Susan Parkou Weinstein Jay Talerman told selectmen said of owner Morgan Manage- ceeds the formula used for fair Jason Miranda, 25, of Brock- last week. ment. rent, fair operating income and EASTON – The potholes ton suffered fatal injuries That could be a problem as Acting as the town’s Mobile reasonable profit under Massa- and dilapidated trailers de- Wednesday afternoon when he chusetts’ mobile home park scribed by residents of the Eas- the town weighs a request for a Home Park Rent Control crashed his motorcycle trying to law and that shoddy conditions swerve out of the way of an ton Mobile Home Park aren’t rent reduction. Board, selectmen have been To m o r ro w also do not merit the high fee. SUV that was pulling out onto the only blots on the landscape “If they’re not making much taking testimony on the resi- Chance of rain Sandra Anderson compared Oak Street. at the Turnpike Street facility. money because of a poor busi- dents’ request to roll back a 33- High: 72 Low: 63 the Easton facility to a slum “He tried to avoid it as much The park owner’s own ness decision to buy a park for percent rental spike and reduce with deep potholes, unsanitary as he could. He was scared to DETAILS, INSIDE | PAGE 8 ledgers also do not “paint a too much money, I’m not sure the $468 a month rent to $293. pretty picture,” Town Counsel if that’s our issue,” Taler man Residents say the rent ex- RENT/PAGE 3 FATA L / PAGE 3 INDEX Dear Abby 8 Classified 18-20 Comics 14 Editorial 7 Locals 9-12 Obituaries 13 Sports 15-17 TV listings 8 2 The Enterprise, F R I D AY, Aug. 1, 2014 FROM PAGE ONE Find more at www.enterprisenews.com Brockton holds the cards after SJC rulings on power plant POWER PLANT/FROM PAGE 1 “The bottom line is the power 2009, included the use of city wastewater rather plant developer has to than drinking water for the facility’s cooling t owe r. renegotiate with the city to However, in its other decision Thursday, the get wastewater. The city now SJC said that the siting board was right to deny holds the cards. Advanced Power the use of drinking water, ” which the company later proposed to use after Sean Kealy officials did not make the city’s wastewater B.U. law professor ava i l a bl e . That decision on the water, the court said, “appears to preclude construc- supporters said the fight is not over. tion of the facility as currently “This is a slam dunk for the power plant peo- proposed.” ple,” Mayor Bill Carpenter said. “This was the That means if Advanced city’s last bite at the apple to overturn the plant WEB Power chooses to continue the per mit.” project, it must reach an agree- Both Jonathan Winslow, director of develop- Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and EXTRA ment with the city on wastew- FILE PHOTO ment for Advanced Power, and Carpenter said every 3x3 grid contains the digits 1 through 9. That ...... Thursday that the water ruling means re-ap- ater use, said Sean Kealy, a I Power plant manager Jonathan Winslow means that no number is repeated in any row, column I Read both proaching the use of wastewater. clinical associate professor of says the company will continue to pursue the or box.Solution below. Solutions, tips and computer court rulings As leverage, Winslow said, the developer will program at sudoku.com in their law at Boston University, who project through litigation. use a $68 million lawsuit it filed against city of- entirety online specializes in government pol- ficials in 2012. The company alleges that the enterprise icy and federal and state con- pose the project. city itself and several current and former offi- news.com stitutional law. Ward 6 Councilor Michelle DuBois called LOTTERY masslotter y.com cials violated its due process and civil rights “The bottom line is the power plant developer the water ruling the “death knell of the power when it was going through the plant permitting has to renegotiate with the city to get wastewa- plant.” The winning numbers drawn Thursday in the process. t e r, ” Kealy said. “The city now holds the Councilor-at-Large Moises Rodrigues vowed “Massachusetts Daily Lottery” That lawsuit is currently before a judge in cards.” to fight any further attempts to build the plant. Winning Exact Exact Exact Exact An y Fi r s t Last Dra w U.S. District Court in Boston and both parties Advanced Power shifted its proposal to using “Whatever we are allowed under the law, it’s Number 4 3 2 1 4 3 Any 3 Any Ty p e plan to meet for a status conference Sept. 16. drinking water for cooling in 2010, after city going to be a definite no, no matter what they 4-9-2-7 $5,576 $781 $67 $7 $232 $130 $130 Evening “We wish and attempted to find common councilors indicated they would not agree to the propose,” Rodrigues said. 7-0-5-5 $6,225 $871 $75 $7 $519 $145 $290 Mid-Day ground but haven’t,” Winslow said. “A wastew- use of wastewater. Council President Robert Sullivan said the ater connection is a viable source that we will Lucky for Life Following the rulings Thursday, several city court made the right decision. 4-11-15-33-38 continue to pursue through the lawsuit.” Lucky Ball: 30 councilors said they remain staunchly opposed “My stance is in opposition and I will not de- to the plant and its use of wastewater. All 11 cur- ter from my stance,” Sullivan said. Joseph Markman may be reached at Mass Cash rent councilors have said in the past that they op- Yet despite the court’s ruling on water, plant j m a rk m a n @ e n t e r p r i s e n ew s . c o m . 8-16-22-24-34

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Brockton filed an appeal to the shelved by developers after they Supreme Judicial Court appealing learn that the state does not have a the siting board’s approval to allow need for any more power. changes to the facility’s design and I 2003: Brockton Power re- READER SERVICES news their efforts to bring a power elimination of diesel fuel based on plant to Brockton and purchase 13 air pollution and zoning issues. Home delivery acres of land off Oak Hill Way near I 2012: In June, Brockton Seven days: $8 a week or $416 for 52 weeks. Friday-Sunday: $5.50 a week or $286 Power filed a $68 million lawsuit for 52 weeks. Saturday-Sunday: $5 a week or $260 for 52 weeks. Sunday only: $3 a the city’s wastewater treatment fa- week or $156 for 52 weeks. Weekend packages include delivery on the following c i l i t y. 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Hours: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sat., opment, who would play a signifi- In the appeal, Brockton, West the plant’s cooling tower from Court hears oral arguments from Sunday & holidays, 8 a.m. to noon. cant role in the legal battle against Bridgewater and the residents ar- Brockton’s wastewater to the city’s both sides in the case. the plant. gue that the siting board did not potable drinking water supply. On Thursday, July 31, the Miss your paper? I If you do not receive your Enterprise, call 1-888-697-2737 during In July, Brockton Power filed a properly apply the state’s environ- 2011: In September, the En- Supreme Judicial Court releases its the hours listed above. Redelivery is only available Saturday and petition with the state’s Energy Fa- mental justice policy in their ap- ergy Facilities Siting Board ap- decisions in the case. Sunday. Redelivery not available in all areas. cilities Siting Board, which licens- proval of the power plant project. proved Brockton Power’s requests Fax: 617-786-7381 E-mail: deliver [email protected] es the construction of major energy I 2010: Brockton Power files a to modify the facility’s design and Edward Donga may be reached Classified ads infrastructure projects in Massa- “project change filing” with the eliminate the use of diesel fuel, but at [email protected]. Call: 508-638-5555 Fax: 508-638-5560 E-mail: [email protected] Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. All other ads Highlights from Thursday’s SJC decisions Call: 508-638-5580 Fax: 508-638-5570 Whom to call By Edward Donga wastewater from the city’s provide sufficient evidence to mental Protection’s “statutory and ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER Main number: 508-586-6200 wastewater treatment facility to prove the “environmental impacts regulatory authority” by denying Newsroom: 508-427-4023 The Supreme Judicial Court re- cool the plant. of the proposed change would be the change. 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