Sentinel & Enterprise (Newspaper) - February 9, 2002, Fitchburg, Massachusetts SPORTS Haschig breaks school scoring record LOCAL NEWS to address Leominster residents Page A3 2002 0 OPEN interims e THE VOICE OF NORTH CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS SINCE 1838 2 20 Pages February 7 50 Cents t- J AP PHOTO Cardinal Bernard Law talks I at We're records for molesters In Catholics say cardinal should quit By Ken Maguire The Associated Press BOSTON Cardinal Bernard Law said Friday he was saddened that the review of sex abuse allegations has led to the removal of active priests records will continue to be speaking at Logan Airport after returning from the refused to answer questions about new calls for his tion or a new which showed most Catholics in the archdiocese believe he's done a poor job of dealing with the widening Tm aware of the ing review of our records and saddened by the fact that there's some als that needed to be removed that had not said who was escorted out of the airport by six state police officers and archdiocese He reiterated that the records go back 40 years and said they're being and combed So the in complying with its promise to report past abuse has turned over to prosecutors in five counties the names of 80 There are 930 see Guilty plea for man shot by police Thore admits to driving ramming cruiser By Robert Mills com FITCHBURG A man shot by a police officer whose cruiser he had repeatedly rammed will serve four years in state Charles E. 23, whose last known address was 299 Lunenburg pleaded guilty to a variety of charges Friday in Worcester or in connection with an October incident in which Thore repeatedly slammed his car into the driver's side door of Officer Jeffrey J. Howe's Howe fired one of which stuck Thore in the when he believed he was trapped in his cruiser and about to be rammed Howe was cleared of any wrongdoing in the incident by an internal police probe that wrapped up in Thore tried to flee from officers who approached him Oct. 17 in the parking lot of an auto parts store on John Fitch near burg Officers were ing to a report that Thore had been driving erratically on the John Fitch There was a rant for his arrest at the according to court Although Thore was initially charged with three counts of assault with intent to a grand jury did not indict him on those He was charged in superior court with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon On he pleaded guilty to three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous and one count each of drunken ing to driving with a pended and assault and according to Elizabeth A. spokesman for District Attorney John J. Worcester Superior Court Judge James P. Donohue sentenced Thore to a term of between four years and four years and a day in the Cedar Junction state prison in Walpole for two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous Stammo Thore was also sentenced to five years supervised to be served after his prison mo Sentences he received on other counts were shorter and will run concurrent with the for Please see PLEA A4 OLYMPICS OPENING NIGHT AP PHOTO Young performers prepare for their number dunng the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City last Emotional tributes begin Salt Lake City games By Pauline Arrillaga The Associated Press SALT LAKE a layer of fresh snow and a blanket of unprecedented America welcomed home the Winter Olympics with an emotional opening tribute to its from the of the West to the thousands who perished on Sept. 11. In a powerful display last night that launched the nation's first Winter Games in 22 an honor guard of U.S. accompanied by New York police and entered Olympic Stadium clutching the tattered flag recovered from the ashes of the World Trade The packed stadium fell silent at the sight of the a giant hole ripped through the red and white President Bush watched along with International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge as the processional entered the dium to the strains of Spangled and the 360 proud voices of the Mormon Tabernacle For a home crowd bedecked in white and white cloth parkas handed out for the tion the moment marked a break from a mourning period defined by terrorism and an- thrax and economic nation is overcoming a rific tragedy that has the whole Rogge said in prepared stand united with you in the promotion of our common and hope for world This before a sold-out crowd of spectators and a worldwide televised audience of 3 provided America with a chance to Please see A3 Developer eyes site in Leominster for retail By Andrienne Clark com LEOMINSTER er is taking a look at land at 250 Lancaster Road 117) that was once under consideration as a site for a Wal-Mart are looking at both that where they had approval and on the opposite side of the street to see if we could do some development that would be good for the city and for said Christine A. project manager for New England Development in The properties are located on Route 117, not far from the 1-190 The development com- pany is working on proposals for both Hanley but at this they are preliminary and conceptual to determine if the plans are Both development proposals will probably be for retail Hanley but nothing has been are talking to Wal-Mart as well as other she New England Development has an option to buy the 20-acre site on the north side of the road owned by Robert and Ruth both of Hanley New Hawthorn Management vices Inc. in planned to construct Wal-Mart Super Store on the That deal fell and in February 2001, New Hawthorn sued Wal-Mart and the in U.S. District Court for alleged breach of The Please see SITE A4 Heart to heart SENTINEL ENTERPRISE at the Memorial Intermediate School in gather valentines for distribution to residents as part of the Clockwise from bottom left are Jorge Dinara Ken Tyler Choua Moua and Madonna More Plan afoot to repeal Clean Sections law By Jennifer Fenn Sentinel Slate House Bureau BOSTON Two ers will file a next week to repeal the Clean Elections a move porters say will Rep. Wagner of Chicopee and Sen. Guy Glodis of both Democrats and chairmen of the Elections Law plan to file the no later than Wagner doesn't know if he has enough votes to repeal the but said he knows there is a strong House Speaker Thomas leadership team polled members last They were asked whether they would support repealing the funding statewide ting it back before or fully funding the important is to have a public discussion and debate on the issue of Wagner think the fact that there are a majority of members in each branch that would be supportive of repeal and it's worth making it a ter of public a Democrat who has spoken out against the had no comment David executive director of the setts Voters for Clean asked why Wagner Rease see REPEAL INSIDE TODAY VISIT Us ONLINE AT Mostly High in A2 Business B6 Classified 87-10 Comics B5 Crossword B5 Editorial A6 Entertainment A9 Local A2 A7 Seniors A10 Sports TV B5 A4
