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Winter carnival ends week of school spirit
By Sloane M. Perron
Ware River News Staff Writer
WARE ––The group in attendance was much smaller at the
second community meeting last
Thursday regarding planned changes at Mary Lane Hospital, but the
voices were just as passionate as
those heard during the first meeting
two weeks ago.
Baystate Health will be asking
the state for one license that would
include Mary Lane and Palmer’s
Wing Memorial Hospital. It would
then move all in-patient services
to Wing and center out-patient services at Mary Lane. It said it will
keep Mary Lane’s emergency room
open for now.
Selectman Bill Cooper said he
was concerned about Baystate’s
“corporate strategy,” and asked
Baystate officials if they had a plan
for the next year or two. “You don’t
just close a hospital piece meal,” he
said.
Cooper said he would like to
know the hospital’s overall plan.
Jennifer Mott, a Mary Lane Hospital
nurse, told Cooper, “The staff shares
your concerns, and the patients.”
Matt Castleman, program director for individual services at South
Middlesex Nonprofit Housing
Corp., proposed that a subcommittee be formed for free legal advice.
The group agreed with Castleman’s
idea.
WARE –– After a week of showing their school spirit with themed
days like “Decades Tuesday” and
“Superhero Day,” the students at
Ware Junior Senior High School
concluded their Winter Carnival
week with a series of many different activities throughout the
day on Jan. 30.
Though an absence of snow
prevented them from having the
annual snow sculpture contest,
students from grades 9 through 12
arrived early at the school Saturday
to take part in the many Winter
Carnival activities, each grade
wearing their own, different shirts:
yellow and black for the freshmen,
red and gray with the sophomores,
purple for the juniors, and blue for
the seniors.
Many took part in one of the three
sports competitions—volleyball, bas-
See MARY LANE, Page 6
See WINTER, Page 7
(Photo submitted by Karen Hill)
By Colleen Montague
Ware River News Correspondent
The Junior Class, class of 2017, were announced as the winners of Ware Winter
Carnival 2016 at the dance.
(Photos submitted by Karen Hill)
Winter Carnival King Kyle Hill and Queen Sadie Simons (also at left) with their
court: freshmen representatives Shelby Tweedie and Ben Silverio, sophomore representatives Nigel Opoku-Achompong and Chloe Cahalan, junior representatives
Kieran Fitzgerald and Ashley Eskett, and senior representatives Nate Grenier and
Maddy Barr.
Eleven Ware musicians chosen for music festival
By Lauretta R. St. George-Sorel
Ware River News Correspondent
Turley Publications staff photo by Dave Forbes
Milestone moment
WARE - Ware senior forward Sadie Simons (32) scored her 1,000th
career varsity point on this jumper with 5:30 left in the second quarter against Mohawk.
WARE –– Eleven music students from Ware Junior Senior High
School have been chosen to participate in the Quabbin Valley Music
Festival slated for Saturday, Feb. 27,
at Palmer High School. Members of
the Junior Band, seventh and eighthgrade students, will perform at 3
p.m., while the Senior Band will
present their program at 4 p.m.
According to the Quabbin Valley
Music Educators Association website, the association was formed in
1972, when John H. Hansen, band
director and music coordinator
for the Quabbin Regional School
District in Barre, invited a small
number of music teachers from surrounding towns to join him, along
with the Quabbin choral director,
Grace Reidy, in creating an alternative music festival to the Wachusett
League music festival.
At that time, the Wachusett festival was run by school principals
rather than music directors, with the
proceeds from the festival sometimes going toward nonmusical
programs. He felt that it would be
better to organize a festival run by
the music teachers, thus funneling
all funds toward opportunities for
music students. The founders of
the festival also decided to include
ensembles for junior high students,
an opportunity that had not yet been
offered to students of this age group.
QVMEA is a nonprofit organization
Back row, left to right: Chris Cloutier, eighth-grade trumpet; Heather
Scott, senior trumpet; Bryan Dean, senior, trombone; Nathan Mukasa,
seventh-grade trombone; Eric Olivera, senior singing tenor. Second
row: Leah Stiles, senior singing alto; Jazmin Toutant, senior singing
alto; Annalee Clough, junior baritone saxophone; Trinity Skutnik,
seventh-grade flute; Music Director Jill Mongeau. Kneeling in front:
Ashanti Pelletier, eighth-grade tuba and Charlotte “Charlie” Nacsin,
eighth-grade flute.
run entirely by music directors who
are members of the association. All
the work required to run a successful festival involving more than 400
students each year is done by the
association members on a voluntary
basis.
As music director of Ware Junior
Senior High School, Jill Mongeau
submitted 13 recommendations for
students to audition for the festival,
11 of which were accepted: Four
males and seven females. Of the
group, there are vocalists and eight
are instrumentalists.
Interestingly, Mongeau herself,
as a student, began to participate in
the Quabbin festival in 1975, went
on to graduate from Quabbin High
School and obviously takes great
pleasure and pride in having some of
her students follow in her footsteps.
One student, Bryan Dean, a senior
who formerly attended Palmer High
School, credits Mongeau said, “I’ve
made so much improvement under
Miss Mongeau that I just felt confident enough to audition for the
festival.” A trombone player, Dean
said he wants to be a music teacher
someday. He added that he likes the
atmosphere that Mongeau creates:
“We’re like a big family here,” he
said.
Other students, anticipating
their participation in the festival,
commented on their expectations.
Trinity Skutnik, a seventh-grade student, will be a participating in the
Junior Band as a flutist. “I’m happy
that I’m going,” she said. “And I’m
kind of anxious to know who the
conductor will be.” She and Nathan
Mukasa, a trombone player who’s
also in the seventh grade, are the
youngest students from Ware to participate.
Annalee Clough, a junior who
plays the baritone saxophone, said
she is excited to meet new people.
“Maybe they can give me some
tips,” she said.
Chris Cloutier, an eighth-grade
trumpet player who has participated
in the past said, “Overall, it was a
great experience and I’m looking
forward to being in it again.”
Leah Stiles, a senior who sings
alto, will be participating for the
fourth time. “It’s always a lot of
fun getting to know kids from other
schools,” she said, “It’s a great experience for learning music quickly.”
Leah recalls being impressed by
two girls from Palmer High who
sang in one of the previous festivals, although she didn’t know their
names.
In case of inclement weather, the
festival will he held on Sunday, Feb.
28. Tickets for the performance,
priced at $6, will be available at the
door.
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Warren Cultural
Council
sponsors Trivia
Night, March 19
WARREN –– The
Wa r r e n C u l t u r a l
Council is sponsoring a Trivia Night
on Saturday, March
19, at 6 p.m. at the
Warren Senior Center,
2252 Main St. in West
Warren. Admission
is $10 per person and
includes refreshments.
There will also be a
beer and wine cash bar.
Call 423-436-9268 for
more information or to
reserve a team table.
There is a maximum
of 10 people per team
table.
Knights of Columbus. New members always
welcomed. Contact David Hartman at 413-9678711.
NO BINGO Bingo at St. Mary’s Church
Hall on South Street will not be held during
January and February due to the colder and
unpredictable weather. It will start up again on
March 2.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST The Quaboag
Lodge of Masons of Warren will host their
Football Day “Pancake Breakfast” at the
Warren Senior Center, 2252 Main St. in West
Warren, on Sunday, Feb. 7, from 8 to 11:30
a.m. Stop in for a bite to eat, family, friends,
small talk and fun. Tickets are available at the
door and requested donation is $6 per person, and $4 for children under 10. Proceeds
from the breakfast will help fund and support
the local charitable efforts of the Quaboag
Masonic Lodge, a fraternal organization instituted in1859.
PANCAKE SUPPER Trinity Episcopal
Church at Park and Pleasant streets in Ware
will hold a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper,
on Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The
public is invited.
POLISH DINNER The Friends of the Town
Hall in Warren will be holding a Polish Dinner
on Sat., Feb. 27 at the Warren Senior Center,
2252 Main St., West Warren.There will be two
seatings at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., and tickets
are also available to purchase for take-out.The
dinner will include golumbki, pierogi, kapusta,
keilbasa and Polish rye bread. Tickets are $10
and may be purchased from any member of the
Friends of the Town Hall, or by calling Kathy
at 413-436-5389. Tickets must be purchased in
advance.
FOOD & PENNY SALE The St. Mary’s
Ladies Guild of St. Mary’s parish will be hosting its annual Food & Penny Sale on March
5, 2016 at the Church Hall on South Street in
Ware. Pierogi, kapusta, kielbasa, kielbasa sandwiches and schnitzels will be sold individually
or as a dinner. There will be no golumpki at
this food sale. The food sale begins at 10:30
a.m. and continues throughout the day until the
food is sold out. For those purchasing food for
“take-out,” it is appreciated and encouraged
to bring one’s own containers. Seating for the
Penny Sale will be on a first come, first serve
basis; there will be no reserving for later use
except for penny sale workers. Patrons must
be present during the day to hold their seats.
It begins approximately at 6 p.m., and supper
items will be available for sale. This Penny Sale
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proceeds from this event are donated to St.
Mary’s School. This will be the last Penny Sale
to benefit St. Mary’s School as the school will
close in June.
BLOOD DRIVE There will be a blood
drive at Ware High School, 237 West St., on
March 6 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. to benefit the
high school students, who are competing with
other high schools to win money for scholarships. There will be no blood drives in April or
May at the Senior Center. The next blood drive
after will be on June 29 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
at the Ware Senior Center, 1 Robbins Road,
Ware.
TRIVIA NIGHT The Warren Cultural
Councils is sponsoring a Trivia Night on
Saturday, March 19, at 6 p.m. at the Warren
Senior Center, 2252 Main St., West Warren.
Admission is $10 per person and includes
refreshments. There will be a beer and wine
cash bar. Call 413-436-9268 for more information or to reserve a team table. There is a maximum of 10 people per table.
RED SOX GAME The Warren Cultural
Council is holding its third annual Boston Red
Sox Bus Trip on Friday, July 8, at 7:10 p.m.
The Boston Red Sox will play the Tampa Bay
Rays, and the seats are Section 40, rows 4 to 6.
The cost is $70 per person. The Bus departs the
Lizak Bus Service parking lot at 3:30 p.m. Call
413-436-9268 for tickets. There are a limited
number of seats available.
ONGOING activities
FREE HOT MEAL On the third Tuesday
of each month anyone in Ware can be a guest
for a hot meal provided by the town’s Trinity
Episcopal Church. At noon, Trinity Episcopal
volunteers will serve a hot lunch at the Hillside
Village location to those in line for the Western
Mass Food Bank delivery. Then, at 6 p.m., on
the same third Tuesday, all are invited to come
for a hot meal at Trinity Episcopal Church on
the corner of Park and Pleasant streets. We
welcome veterans and all who are hungry and
in need of a warm meal so we ask people to be
our guest at our table in Morrill Hall. Please
come in the Pleasant Street entrance to the
church where the sign says, “Office.” Come
downstairs to our hall for supper. This free supper every third Tuesday at 6 p.m. is open to all.
For more information call Rev. Randy Wilburn,
413-687-5568.
you are in need of information and would like
to make an appointment, call 413-277-5432.
T he C lowning F or K idz
Foundation is seeking individuals and
businesses interested in sponsoring a decorative balloon on their clown bus. For a $50 tax
deductable donation the balloon will feature
the sponsor’s name and contact information
prominently displayed and seen by thousands
of event spectators across New England. For
more information, please contact Jim Allard at
413-454-7234.
T H E C I T I Z E N E N E R G Y H E AT
PROGRAM for the 2014-2015 season begins in
December. In December (and not before), please
call 1-877-JOE-4-OIL (1-877-563-4645) to
receive an application. In December, call center
hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time. **Please do not call the corporate office as it will only result in you being
referred back to our application hotline. To visit
our website, go to www.citizensenergy.com.
Osteo Exercise classes are
designed to strengthen bone density for men
and women. Group meets on Tuesday and
Thursday from 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the
Valley View Community Room located at
Monroe Street in Ware. RSVP trained volunteers conduct complimentary classes.
WARE BOY SCOUT TROOP 281 meets
every Tuesday from 7-8 p.m. at Ware Knights
of Columbus. New members always welcomed.
Contact Dan Flynn at 413-297-5886 or scoutdad281@charter.net.
WARE CUB SCOUT PACK 239 meets
every Tuesday from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. at Ware
DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA The
Daughters of Isabella The Ware Daughters
of Isabella, Circle 106, meets on the second
Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the
Knights of Columbus Hall, 126 West Main St.
in Ware,
WA R R E N P U B L I C L I B R A RY I S
HOSTING A KNITTING GROUP. All ages
and abilities are invited to join a knitting group
that will meet on Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m.
at the Warren Public Library, 934 Main St.,
Warren. Bring your needles, yarn and any projects you are working on to share ideas, tips and
tricks with fellow knitters.
THE YOUNG MEN’S LIBRARY IN
WARE is open Monday and Wednesday, 1–8
p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,
and Saturday 9 a.m. – noon (the library is
closed on holidays).
AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD
DRIVE in Ware is held the first Wednesday
of every month at the Ware Senior Center,
1 Robbins Rd. (behind Cumberland Farms)
from 1-6 p.m. To get the quickest possible
results, call 800–RED-CROSS or visit www.
RedCrossBlood.org to schedule your appointment to donate. Walk-ins are welcome, appointments are preferred. You must be 17-years-old
(16 with parental permission) and over 110 lbs.
Please bring ID.
WARE FAMILY CENTER offers a drop-in
playgroup for children ages 0–5 accompanied
by their adult caregivers. Snack is provided.
For more information, call 413-967-8127. It is
open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
WARE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
SPAGHETTI SUPPER held second Thursday
of every month from 5–6:30 p.m. Cost $6.50
for adults and $5 for children. Dinner includes
spaghetti, meatballs, bread, salad, dessert, and
coffee.
QUABBIN PHOTO GROUP regular
meetings are held the fourth Monday of the
month at the Quabbin Visitors Center, Route 9
Belchertown. For further Quabbin Photo Group
information, call 413 323-9212. As with all
meetings, the public is invited and new membership is encouraged.
(Photo submitted by Clayton
Sydla)
The Brookfield Lions
Club 27th annual Ice
Fishing Derby was
held on Jan. 30, 2016
with headquarters at
Quaboag Pond. Alex
Orszulak of Ware
won first place in the
Children’s Category,
catching a Calico Bass
that weighed 1.6
pounds; he spent the
day with the Ware Ice
Fishing Team.
The local Salvation Army service unit offers support to families in the
Ware/Warren area. Services include helping
families find information on utility shut offs,
food/clothing referrals, and fuel assistance. If
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F uel A ssistance P rogram
phones are now open to schedule appointments. New applicants need to call for an
appointment at 413-774-2310 or 800-370-0940.
No walk-ins will be taken. Recertification
applications were already mailed out.
Last week’s answer: From
left to right: Selectman
Paul Petracone, Selectman
Richard Jordan, bank
President Claire Bothwell,
and Selectman David Cook.
Claire Bothwell correctly
identified three.
While others come and go, we are here to stay!
Baystate Mary Lane Hospital
83 South Street, Suite 2
Ware, MA 01082
Ware and Warren Domestic
Violence Task Forces have a
Community Input line at 413-758-0605 (tollfree). If you have concerns, advice or input
please let us know.
Email your answers
by Monday at noon to
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YARD WORK Come explore the Coxhall
kitchen garden this Saturday, Feb. 6, from 9
a.m. to noon on Simpson Road in Hardwick
with other East Quabbin Land Trust volunteers.
Bring loppers or a chainsaw to help remove the
trees, shrubs and vines along the wall.
BOY SCOUT ICE FISHING DERBY
West Brookfield Boy Scout Troop 118 will
hold its 40th annual Ice Fishing Derby on
Sunday, Feb. 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at
Lake Wickaboag. The no-ice date is Sunday,
Feb. 21. There will be door prizes. There will
be trophies for largest pickerel, bass, perch
and pout for age 15 years and under. For adults
there will be four $50 prizes. In the event of a
tie, the first fish registered within each category
wins.Tickets will be available for $1 each at the
trailer on the day of the derby or they can be
bought from scouts before the day of the derby.
The derby is held in remembrance of Mark
Cook, J. Irving England, Michael Higgins,
Peter Coulthard and Dick Shepardson.
DROP-IN PLAY GROUP IN WARE
FAMILY CENTER at 49 Church St. for
ages birth to five. Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. For more information, call United Church of Ware at (413)
967-8127.
Each week the Ware
River News digs into
its submitted photo
archives and selects
a people photo to
publish. We need your
help to help identify
those pictured.
SENIOR CITIZEN TAX ASSISTANCE
The AARP Foundation will provide tax assistance free of charge to Ware senior citizens
ages 60 and up at the Ware Senior Center, 1
Robbins Road, on Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. starting Feb.4 through April 14.
Appointments can be made in person or by
phone on a first come, first serve basis and a
wait list will be made available. Call the center
at 413-967-9645 with questions or to make an
appointment.
SPAGHETTI SUPPER On Feb. 6,
American Legion Post 123 is hosting a spaghetti supper, which will be held at 45 Maple
Street, Ware. There will be two servings, one at
5 p.m. and one at 6:30 p.m. Donation is $7 for
adults and $5 for children. For more information call the American Legion Post at 413-9679762 after 3 p.m.
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February 4, 2016, Ware River News, Page Ware selectmen appoint officer, discuss trail parking
By Sloane M. Perron
Ware River News Staff Writer
WARE –– Cynthia Henshaw
from the East Quabbin Land Trust
was present during the discussion
about a proposed parking area on
Old Gilbertville Road. The Trust
has property on Old Stagecoach
Road which they want to advertise
for hikers and nature enthusiasts
to enjoy. However, the area does
not have suitable parking. Per the
Highway Department’s recommendation, the East Quabbin Land Trust
proposed building an area for two
or three parking spaces along Old
Gilbertville Road.
During their last conversation
with selectman, the organization
was told to inform abutters of the
land about the proposed parking
construction. One of the abutters,
Susan Leber of 160 Old Gilbertville
Road, attended the meeting and
said that the residents had concerns
about the parking, particularly about
the number of people who might
come to the area.
She was concerned about hikers
Photo by Sloane M. Perron
Selectmen appointed Brandon Blair as the newest member of the Ware
Police Department at their Tuesday meeting.
going through private property, “Is
there a way to designate that people
stay on Old Stagecoach Road?” She
also inquired about the quantity of
spaces, “Is there going to be two or
three parking spots? Because I am
telling you, hundreds go up there
and turn around in my driveway.”
Selectmen Chairwoman Nancy
Talbot suggested putting signage
up to clearly designate private property and parking areas. Talbot also
offered evaluating the project in two
months.
“It is a gorgeous piece of property and people should enjoy it,”
Leber said. “Birders go up there
all the time.” She understood the
Trust’s goal, but suggested finding another parking area since the
road already experiences difficulty
with hunters parking along the road.
Beckley explained that people can
currently pull over to the side of
the road because it is a town rightof-way. However, the parking area
would create a “more formal space.”
He also said the parking would be
parallel spaces and be eight to 12
feet off the road.
Selectman Richard Norton asked
Ware Police Chief Ken Kovitch if
there was a way to enforce the limited parking and make sure drivers
parked in specified areas. Kovitch
said if “no parking” signage was
established, then the police could
ticket vehicles that were parked elsewhere. Desmond warned Henshaw
not to let the East Quabbin Land
Trust “become a victim of your own
success.” He said he also feared the
“conflicting interests” of hunters
and hikers in the area.
Henshaw described the parking
construction and the accessibility
to the conservation property as an
“evolving process.” Leber said that
she just wanted “open communication” between the Trust and residents. Two other families live in the
area as well.
“[This is] Going to be a learning experience for everyone, but
the land needs to be appreciated,”
Talbot said. Police officer hired
Selectmen approved the hiring of
Brandon Blair as the newest member of the Ware Police Department.
Kovitch recommended Blair to the
selectmen saying that he was one
of several candidates. “He’s a very
good candidate and a hard-working
gentlemen,” Kovitch said.
Other business
Selectmen approved Barbara
Shaner, Michael Lowe and Mary
Midura to serve on the committee for Piece of Steel from 9/11
Placement.
During the Ware selectmen’s
meeting Ware Community TV
broadcast the Ware High School
girls basketball game live, during
which Sadie Simmons scored her
1,000 point. When the point was
made, the Ware Selectmen congratulated the student who reached a
milestone that only seven people
have in Ware High School’s history.
It was also announced that the
Presidential Primary will be held
on Tues., March 1, from 7 a.m. to
8 p.m.
The Pathfinder Regional
Vocational High School budget
presentation will be held on Wed.,
March 16, at 7 p.m. The Ware
Selectmen were invited to attend.
Selectman John Desmond asked
Town Manager, Stuart Beckley,
to give an overview of the second Baystate Mary Lane Hospital
Meeting. Beckley said, “It was a
very productive meeting.” He
relayed that subcommittees were
formed during the course of the discussion. The hospital has not yet
filed the application.
STUDENT ACHIEVERS
HOLYOKE –– Ware resident
Corey Wheeler, of Ware, in grade
9 received first honors in Holyoke
Holyoke Catholic High School second quarter honor roll. Ware residents Camille Desjardins, grade
9, and Brett St. Onge, grade 12,
received second honors for the
school’s second quarter honor roll.
NEEDHAM –– Sturbridge resident Christian M. Locurto, a senior
at St. Sebastian’s School made honors with distinction for the second
quarter of the 2015-2016 school
year.
SPRINGFIELD –– Western
New England University congratulates 749 students who were named
to the fall 2015 dean’s list. The following students are named to the
dean’s List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.30 or
higher: Katharine B. Hickson of
Hardwick, majoring in psychology;
Adam J. Kozlik of Ware, major-
ing in civil engineering; Chelsea
Amanda Thompson of Ware, working toward a doctor of pharmacy
degree; Danielle Brown, working
towards a degree in pre-pharmacy;
Thaddeus T. France of Brimfield,
majoring in accounting and finance;
Alex J. Parker of Brimfield,
majoring in finance; Benjamin G.
Kennedy of Sturbridge, majoring in
electrical engineering; and Thomas
J. Kennedy of Holland, majoring in
mechanical engineering.
SPRINGFIELD –– Brandon
Opitz of Sturbridge and Michael
Deotte of Ware have been named
to the president’s list at Western
New England for the fall semester
of 2015. Opitz is working toward
a doctor of pharmacy degree.
Michael Deotte of Ware has been
named to the president’s List at
Western New England for the fall
semester of 2015. Deotte is working toward a doctor of pharmacy
degree.Danielle Brown of Ware
has also been named to the president’s list and is working towards
a degree in pre-pharmacy. Jacques
G. Boilard, of Brimfield, majoring
in electrical engineering, Chelsea
L. Johnson, of Holland, majoring
in sports management and Hayley
N. Johnson, of Holland, majoring
in psychology, also made the president’s list.
FITCHBURG –– Samantha R.
Shorrock of Wheelwright made the
Fitchburg State University president’s list for the fall 2015 semester.
BOSTON –– The following students have made the dean’s List at
Wentworth Institute of Technology
for the fall 2015 semester: Nicole
Alicia Joubert of Hardwick and
Matthew G. Ackerman of North
Brookfield.
NORTHFIELD, VERMONT
–– The following students have
Annual rabies clinics scheduled for March
HARDWICK, WARE AND
WARREN –– The annual rabies
clinics have been scheduled for
the towns of Hardwick, Ware and
Warren. Please note that you need
not be a resident of any of these
communities to attend any of the
clinics.
Owners are requested to provide
the previous rabies certificate when
they attend so that the information
about the owner, the current rabies
vaccination information and the
information about the dog is available for the personnel who will be
at the clinic in an effort to save time
and questions.
The town of Ware Rabies Clinic
has been scheduled for Saturday,
March 5, at the DPW Barn on
Mechanic Street from 9 to 11 a.m.
The fee for this clinic is $14.per
shot. Cash is acceptable and checks
should be made payable to VCA
Wickaboag.
The town of Warren rabies clinic
has been scheduled for Saturday,
March 12, at the DPW Highway
Barn on Rt. 19 in Warren from 9 to
11 a.m.. The fee for this clinic is $14
per shot.
The town of Hardwick rabies clinic has been scheduled for Saturday,
March 19 at the Ambulance Barn on
Lower Road in Gilbertville. The fee
for this clinic is $15 per shot.
Earle F. Howe American Legion Post 123 sponsors
spaghetti supper
WARE –– The American
Legion Post 123, located at 45
Maple Street in Ware, will be
sponsoring a spaghetti and meatball supper, with salad, garlic
bread, and beverage, on Saturday,
Feb. 6. There will be two sittings,
one at 5 p.m. and the other at 6:30
p.m. The purpose of the event is to
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the Legion back door. There are a
limited amount of tickets for the
event. For those who may require
additional information, they may
call the Legion Post at 413-9679762.
been recognized on the dean’s list at
Norwich University for the fall 2015
semester: Connor J. McCaffrey and
Nathan Jacob Lowell, both of West
Brookfield.
NEWARK, DELAWARE ––
Bridget Joyce of Sturbridge, has
been named to the University of
Delaware’s dean’s list for the 2015
fall semester.
SPRINGFIELD –– Springfield
College has named the following
area students to the dean’s list for
academic excellence for the fall
2015 term: Amanda Howell of
Ware, who is studying art therapy;
Cora Paul of Ware, who is studying
dance; Monica Lindsay of Ware,
who is studying health science/prephysical therapy; Kaylie DuBois of
Ware, who is studying mathematics and computer technology; Liam
Seguin of Fiskdale, who is studying
business and Nicole Partridge of
Sturbridge, who is studying health
FRAMINGHAM –– Aidan
Lanciani, of Ware, was placed on
the dean’s list for the fall 2015
semester at Framingham State
University. Katelyn Sifuentes, of
Ware, and Colleen Jenkins, of West
Brookfield, was placed on the president’s list for the fall 2015 semester at Framingham State University.
NEWTON –– Cameron Browne,
a political science and history major
from Fiskdale, has been named to
the fall 2015 dean’s list at Mount
Ida College in Newton.
DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE
–– The following students has
been named to the dean’s list at the
University of New Hampshire for
the fall semester of the 2015-2016
academic year: Elizabeth O’Connor
of Fiskdale has earned high honors
and Megan McIntyre of Sturbridge
has earned honors.
HARDWICK –– There will
be a free beekeeping seminar
at Hardwick Farmers’ Co-Op on
Saturday, Feb. 13, at 10:30 a.m.
Have you ever thought about
becoming a beekeeper? Are you
interested in finding out exactly
what is involved? You will learn
how to pick the best location, the
types of hives, the essential equipment, how and where to obtain bees,
how much it costs, and the amount
of time it takes to maintain your
hive.
Find out if this rewarding hobby
is for you. Come join Massachusetts
beekeeper George O’Neil as he
takes you on this fascinating journey to discover “The World of The
Hobby Beekeeper.”
He has been keeping bees since
the turn of the century. He started
out as a hobby beekeeper with three
colonies. Soon afterwards, he was
“stung” as they say in the beekeeping industry, and he never looked
back.
He owns and operates Autumn
Morning Farm Beekeeping Supplies
and Aunt Chrissy’s Honey located
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Editorial
W
are is a town working hard on
becoming a better place to live and
work, and that work is being done by
a lot of different people.
Town officials and organizations from the
Ware Rotary Club to the Ware Business &
Civic Association, churches, the Ware public
schools and veterans organizations keep the
civic fires of the town burning brightly.
Through the generosity of the Edward J.
Urban Foundation, the town hired experts to
help it articulate its identity and focus on its
future. That process included identifying its
assets, and then promoting them in a visually
attractive manner. The brand of Ware was created with the slogan, “somewhere worth seeing,” along with graphics representing the Ware
Center Meeting House, the covered bridge, the
river and Town Hall. Now the town is creating
directional signs for sites of interest, which
will incorporate those graphics as town departments and organizations consistently incorporate the graphics in their communications.
The focus on Ware’s future also identified
issues that need to be solved. A workplace
education hub made of up of community colleges, with Holyoke Community College in the
lead, is in the works. It will eventually open
its doors downtown and be accessible to many
who do not have a car. It will be designed to
encourage area residents, not just those from
Ware, to get support for higher education from
advisors and fellow students, and gain skills
that will help them get a new job or find a
career.
Local residents and officials have also
begun lobbying state officials to improve public transportation across the Pioneer Valley,
including Ware and surrounding towns. There
is a push to bring back more trains and train
stations locally, as well as better bus service
so that low-income individuals and those without cars can get to where they need to go in a
timely manner.
There are also some bright lights in Ware’s
economy despite blows like Baystate’s plan to
change Mary Lane Hospital from an in-patient
hospital to one that offers only out-patient
services. In the last six months, the town and
the state approved tax breaks to a company,
G & G Medical Products, which will move its
manufacturing of disposable pads from China
to Ware’s historic mill yard. It has proposed to
create at least 75 jobs in the coming years, and
possibly more.
While the future of the town may lie in part
in education, attracting more employers and
possibly making more of history and tourism
for out-of-towners, with it’s newest handle, “a
place worth seeing,” the town shouldn’t forget
its roots.
That history includes working together over
the years to solve problems and overcome
issues. As many know, it was given the moniker “the town that can’t be licked,” a phrase
that sums up the town’s strengths: backbone
and tenacity, and the ability to come together
to solve difficult issues.
It was bestowed upon the town by then
Police Chief Bartholomew Buckley in 193,
when the town faced a financial crisis. The
Otis Co., the largest textile manufacturer in
town, said it was closing and moving south
as many other textile companies were already
doing.
Selectmen created a Citizens Committee,
which included Buckley, and they came up
with a way to save the town. Residents, including business people, invested money into a
newly-formed company called Ware Industries.
It used that to buy the mill and then attracted a
variety of businesses to locate there. In some
cases, it brought new concerns like a shoe
manufacturer to town, creating additional jobs.
At one time, the town’s slogan graced four
signs that greeted people as they entered the
town, although there is only one left. The
remaining sign will likely be moved to the mill
yard area as new signs are developed.
The town’s pluckiness brought not only
local attention, it garnered national attention.
Life magazine reported the town’s problemsolving success, and the production of a local
play, “We’re Happy About the Whole Thing,”
which was staged the next year. .
As it happens, it’s being staged again this
year in April, and as the historically and dramatically wise Cindi LaBombard is wont
to say, “This is our story….one of courage,
resourcefulness, love of community and her
proud history.”
So as Ware moves forward, we hope the
town doesn’t forget its well-deserved reputation as a community that isn’t afraid to solve
its problems, no matter how difficult they may
be.
It’s a reputation worth burnishing for future
residents.
Little Oak Tree
Little oak tree, hidden in the
deep dead brown grass by the
side of the abandoned road
speak to me again of Life.
Let me hear your singular passionate voice
embraced by the dancing wind.
Tell me again of your necessary
unforgotten ancient secrets.
Talk to me of your green-dream
of seed-birth, silent growth struggle,
and faithful forever Hope
rooted in future acorn seedlings,
all remembered wisdom gifting
the new evolving landscape.
--Richard Bachtold
An African violet activity perfect for winter
A
re you anxious to get your hands into
You can either buy appropriate rooting
potting soil? If so, here is a fun proj- medium or make it yourself. Simply mix
ect that you can do to learn about veg- one part vermiculite with one part perlite.
etative propagation. You will need
Vermiculite will hold moisture while
a healthy African violet plant either
perlite will allow it to drain away,
I nG a rthe
den
from your own collection or purthe perfect combination for rooting
chased from a local nursery.
fleshy stems like those of African
Vegetative propagation, also
violets.
known as asexual propagation, is
Fill a clean pot with moistened
when new plants are produced withrooting medium and firm. Then, use
out seeds or spores and usually, but
a pencil or small dowel and make
not always, with the help of a human.
a planting hole about an inch deep
Roberta McQuaid
Take, for example, when we chop that
into the medium. With the leaf in
overgrown clump of irises into thirds
your hand, dip its stem into a mild
and give a piece to our neighbor, or when we strength rooting hormone. Tap off the excess
graft a rootstock and scion together to carry before inserting it into the planting hole.
on Grandma’s antique apple tree. These are Leave a half inch of the petiole above the soil
examples of vegetative propagation. Today we line and firm well. Make another planting hole
will learn how to take cuttings, not from the and insert the next cutting. Allow ample space
tip of the plant like you may have done with a in between. Under no circumstances should
coleus or geranium, but from a single leaf.
leaves touch; if they do, they may rot. Label
Take a good look at your African violet. each with the appropriate variety name if you
Firm leaves coming from the center of the know it.
plant are ideal for this project. Pass by older
A humid environment is best for rooting. If
ones such as those that are found growing your house is especially dry, make a humidaround the edge of the pot. While they may ity tent over your African violet leaf cuttings.
be bigger, they are less likely to root and more Simply insert straws, dowels or even popsicle
likely to rot. With a clean razor blade, cut sticks around the perimeter of the pot. Put the
a leaf with an inch and a half of its petiole pot in a clear plastic bag (the kind you buy
(stem) attached.
produce in work great) and secure it at the top
with a twist-tie. The plastic should be held
away from the leaves by the tent “poles;” if
any part of the plastic bag touches a leaf, redo
the tent or turn the leaves in towards the center
of the pot, rather than towards the outside of
it.
Place the pot in a warm, bright location out
of direct sunlight. In just over a month you
should see a little plantlet form adjacent to the
“mother leaf.” It will take an additional month
or two before it will be ready for transplanting
into its own container. Begin by separating the
plantlet from the leaf with a clean razor blade.
Choose a small pot, one just a bit larger than
the root ball of the plantlet. Fill it part of the
way with a moistened planting mix especially
formulated for African violets, then add the
roots, back fill and firm around the plantlet.
Water with room temperature water and place
in a warm location that receives natural but
indirect light. Fertilizing can begin with the
next watering; a dilute fish emulsion will work
just fine.
Other plants that can be propagated by this
type of leaf cutting include the jade plant,
kalanchoe, and Rex Begonia among others.
And if this type of winter activity is not
your cup of tea, consider starting your onion
seeds indoors this week.
Yes indeed, it is time already!
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supporters
To the editor,
The Rotary Club of Ware would like to extend a
sincere thank you to everyone who helped to make
the “Holiday Flair in Ware” a success! For financial
support, we thank our sponsors: Country Bank—
Platinum Sponsor, North Brookfield Savings
Bank—Silver Sponsor, and our Bronze Sponsors:
Chicopee Savings Bank, Monson Savings Bank,
and Quabbin Wire and Cable. Also, thank you
to everyone who worked or donated to the toll
road. These funds are used to repair, replace and
purchase the decorations, as well as to put on the
Holiday Flair that welcomes Santa to town.
Once again, the town looked very festive, and
was enjoyed by residents of Ware and neighboring
towns. We thank the many people who helped to
make this possible. Many volunteers spent many
hours getting the trees ready, putting up and taking
down decorations, decorating the Town Hall and
working the night of the Holiday Flair. We couldn’t
do it without you!
A special thank you goes out to Peter Harder
and Santa, who are both retiring this year. Dick
Fulton is the ultimate Santa and will be dearly
missed! Peter Harder has been the force behind the
Christmas decorations and will be very difficult to
replace! He has been in charge of putting up all the
decorations, and if we do not find someone to step
up to replace him, we will not have our beautifullydecorated Main Street next year.
If you have any interest in helping to continue
this tradition, please leave a message on the Ware
Holiday Flair Facebook page, or call Kathy at 413967-5187, or Gail at 413-967-3909.
Kathy Deschamps
Holiday Flair in Ware Committee
Opinion
Policy
Vote for state committee members
The primary election on Tuesday, March
1, lets voters of both parties pick their State
Committee members, one male and one
female. These people look for good candidates and support them when they run.
On the Republican side, Reed Hillman and
Lindsay Valanzola are running in the Gobi
senate district. Both have been endorsed
by Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karen
Polito, with state Rep.Todd Smola calling
them the “dynamic duo.” They offer the
Republican Party a terrific mix of seasoned
experience in Reed and youthful exuberance
in Lindsay. Please join me in voting for
Hillman and Valanzola for state committee.
Daniel O’Connor
Chestnut Street, Ware
Thanks for Winter Carnival help
The Ware The Parent Teacher Student
Spirit Association would like to thank the
Ware community for helping to make this
year’s Winter Carnival at Ware Junior Senior
High School an incredible success.
Thank you to Country Bank for sponsoring
our DJ for the Masquerade Ball and to Niko’s
Pizza for the pizza donation. We would like
to thank so many community members who
helped throughout the day- Rose Robidoux
and Becky Sullivan for help with the cans, the
flowers, the dance set up and chaperoning the
dance; Don Swartz for help with the snack
shack and supplies for pie eating; Kim Swartz
for overseeing the pie-eating contest; Keith
Goudreau for officiating the volleyball tournament; Colin Fitzgerald for organizing and
running the video tournament; Dawn Vadnais
and Julie Rabschnuk for judging. Thank you
to all of the parents, students, and community
members for the canned goods contributions.
We collected approximately 1,800 cans to be
donated!
In addition, we would like to thank our
School Superintendent Dr. Marlene Dileo,
and our school administrators, Mr. Elwell
and Mr. Liljegren, for their time and energy
that helped make this event a huge success.
Thank you to Joanne Rys for helping with
class lists, permission slips and behind the
scenes paperwork. Thank you to the numerous
staff members who gave up a lot of their day
and evening as well as the class advisors who
helped organize and prepare the grade levels
before the big event.
Thank you to Betty Brown and Scott
Slattery for providing us with the equipment
to be used throughout the day. We would like
to extend a special shout out to Mr. Rich for
his willingness and creativity as master of
ceremonies for both the lip sync and win it in
a minute competitions. PTSSA also appreciated Mr. Orszulak’s help officiating basketball
and tug of war. And, a big thank you to Mr.
Alaownis, Ms. Patterson, Mr. Brach, and Ms.
Topor for judging our newest event, the lip
sync competition.
Thank you to all of the parents (Amy Paul,
Kathy Radisic, Carolanne McGrail, Cheryl
Dauksewich, Lezette Bowler, Candace
Quabbin rattlesnakes
I can just imagine that the good
people of Dana, Prescott, Greenwich,
and Enfield would be thrilled to
know that the Mass Department of
Fisheries and Wildlife has “ hatched”
a plan to breed and raise 150 timber rattlesnakes until they are good
and strong and then release them as
permanent residents of the Quabbin
Reservoir. (They don’t allow dogs
into the park but see no problem with
the snakes.)
I would imagine that the people
of those Quabbin towns spent a good
many years trying to rid their land
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of this menace in order to farm their
lands in peace.
Living only three miles from the
Quabbin I’m sure, it wouldn’t be too
many years before I would encounter a Quabbin Rattler in my garden.
(They do swim!)
We’ve got to put some of those
people in Boston to work. They have
far too much time on their hands.
You want to raise rattlesnakes?
Raise them on Bunker Hill!
William Knightly
River Road, Ware
Gaumond, Melannie Barnes, Patty Orszulak,
Stacy Collette, Bill Hill, and Maura Balicki,
to name a few) who helped to plan, coordinate, and supervise the activities and/or dance.
Thank you to Christine Niquette and Sue
Dugay for the endless hours you spent behind
the scenes and during the event to make it so
successful!
To our creative set designers, Jesse Dugay
and Jim Niquette, your work is amazing!
Once again the gym was transformed into an
incredible dance reception. Thank you for
your countless hours spent on the set design,
for setting it up and cleaning it up afterward.
Thank you to Rick Paul for helping the set
designers too. Finally, thank you to all of the
students for their hard work and participation, coming together to have fun as the Ware
Learning Community! It was a shining example of Ware Pride and the Ware Way.
Karen Hill
Member of Ware’s Parent Teacher Student
Spirit Association
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Guest Columnist
What does Reflection on the Life of Senator Robert D. Wetmore
night have “T
for you?
By Genevieve Fraser
By Loren Gould
Guest columnist
I
n the 19th century Francis
William Bourdillon wrote a
poem, in French, entitled “The
Night Has A Thousand Eyes” when
translated.
The title was used earlier by
John Lyly, who in the 16th century
wrote a poem with the line “Night
Hath a Thousand Eyes,” but even
that is not the source of the concept, as it was preceded by a Greek
reference. Bourdillon’s poem is the
most commonly quoted version of
the night has a thousand eyes, as is
shown in this translation:
“The night has a thousand eyes,
And the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world
dies
With the dying sun.
The mind has a thousand eyes,
And the heart but one;
Yet the light of a whole life dies
When love is done.”
Clearly the idea has possessed
man for millennia. I would modify
that by saying that night has a thousand voices too. There are many
animals that have adapted to the
limited light of the night. Perhaps
you have entered a dark room and
stumbled over your cat who is
watching something. Cats are said
to see in the dark, but they do not.
However, they can see with much
less light than humans can.
There are some animals that live
in total darkness, like in large caves
such as Mammoth Cave. Such animals originally had eyes and sight,
but after generations of living deep
in a cave they have lost their eyes
and exist quite well without them,
finding adequate sustenance for
their purposes. Of course there are
animals, such as bats, that use their
version of sonar to make their way
around.
If you chose to go out in the dark
of night, if you are willing to wait a
few minutes your iris will become
much smaller and you will be able
to distinguish shapes at least, but
not details—hence the use of flashlights or other light sources by most
of us.
One time I went out into a cornfield in June in Illinois at night. I
went out for a different purpose: I
had read that one could hear corn
grow, and I wanted to verify the
fact. I stayed for a half hour or so,
located deep into a cornfield, and I
could hear the rustle of leaves as the
corn grew. If you have a large field
of corn, you can hear the leaves
as they slowly unfold if you are
patient.
Another night sound I have
always enjoyed was the call of the
whippoorwill, shortly after sunset
or before dawn. When I first moved
to Hardwick 25 years ago, I could
hear whippoorwills in the woods
opposite my house. Now, they are
no longer heard as the woods were
cut down to create a new house.
Other night sounds that are now
rarely heard where I live are the
lonely calls of owls. Remember
how the student that stayed up all
night studying on a regular basis
was called a night owl?
Foxes and other predators are on
the roam at night. Perhaps you’d
heard the success of such a hunt as
a rabbit squealing its death throes,
a sound too human-like to be heard
without a shudder for the poor rabbit, but that is the rule of nature,
with one animal providing sustenance to maintain another.
Remember that the night is never
totally dark. There is the light of the
moon for much of the month as it
waxes and wanes, plus there is starlight except for cloudy nights. Even
then, some light is more than sufficient for the animals of the night.
We have become used to artificial light at night as our ability to
conquer the night continues. But
what about all the life forms that
depend on darkness to survive,
including vegetation? We need to
learn to enjoy the dark, as we are
fortunate to live in a rural atmosphere where the dark can still be
enjoyed, unlike our brethren that
are living in the many cities of the
world.
Astronomical events are ours
to enjoy, while city dwellers must
watch TV, a poor substitute for the
natural world.
he people shall have the right
to clean air and water, freedom
from excessive and unnecessary
noise, and the natural, scenic, historic, and
esthetic qualities of their environment…”
Robert D. Wetmore
That excerpt is from the “Environmental
B i l l o f R i g h t s ,” a u t h o r e d b y t h e n
Representative Wetmore, which became the
97th amendment to the State Constitution.
Approved by vote of the citizens of
Massachusetts in November 1972, Article 97
became the foundation for a myriad of environmental laws that followed, and in many
ways, changed the course of history for the
commonwealth.
Bob Wetmore was first elected to the
Massachusetts House of Representatives in
1964 and ran for the Massachusetts Senate in
1976, serving as Senator for the Worcester,
Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin district through 1996. Whether in the House
or Senate, he was known statewide as (DBarre), a Democrat from Barre.
Born and raised in Gardner, Bob settled
in Barre and was a country boy at heart – a
lover of the woods and fields and streams,
the wildlife, sunlight, moonlight and the
smell and sounds of the outdoors. He was
deeply rooted in the area, would visit ances-
tral grave sites in Warwick and had a deep
love of history, particularly local history.
Daniel Shays was his hero. Revolutionary
soldier and farmer, he was summoned to
court for unpaid debts, which he could
not pay because he had not been paid for
his military service. Shays led a rebellion
against injustice, and in his own quiet but
determined way, Bob Wetmore, a veteran of
the Korean War, did too.
Wetmore built a reputation on “constituent services,” being there for people of the
district in whatever way he could. He was
also known as the Sportsmen’s Friend and
was honored by clubs and organizations
with awards and by the state Department of
Conservation and Recreation which named
Quabbin Reservoir Gate 31, the Robert D.
Wetmore Fishing Area.
I served as the Senator’s aide at the State
House and later as the college liaison for
the Mount Wachusett Community College
Forest and Wood Products Institute, which
he helped fund and also served as chair. I
witnessed firsthand the dedication and public
service he provided to the region and commonwealth. I was also privy to the work he
accomplished throughout his decades-long
career. I perused the documents stored in his
statehouse office from the days he co-chaired
the “Wetmore/McKinnon Commission,”
tasked with stemming the tide of environ-
mental degradation and urban sprawl plaguing the state in the 1960s-70s. The result was
local, regional and state-wide land use planning initiatives, including the Agricultural
Preservation Restriction (APR) Program. Wetmore was also decades ahead in
terms of women’s issues and pay equity.
During his tenure, roads, bridges, schools, a
courthouse and other infrastructure projects
were built. But his crowning achievement
was the Environmental Bill of Rights. Bob
Wetmore initiated public policy that created environmental safeguards along with
protections of our heritage – historic town
commons and scenic byways. He created the
Special Commission on Forest Management
Practices to help oversee the health of forests
and wildlife habitat. The list of his accomplishments would fill a book. In short, he
was one of the great public policy minds
of the 20th century in Massachusetts. His
vision was revolutionary, his legacy enduring.
At the age of 82, Wetmore reflected on
his life in a poem he wrote for the Millers
River Watershed Poetry Contest.
Echoes of my past as a teen I’d ride my bike
But in the summers getting up at dawn
I’d walk to the train station platform in Gardner
Where you paid a nickel for the men’s room
I’d wait for the milk train
A book bag stuffed with a can
Of worms, fishing gear, sandwich
And canteen slung over my shoulder
Waiting for the train waiting to go fishing
All aboard, seated, a window’s view
Chugging past woods, crossing the Otter River
To the South Royalston Depot
I’d disembark at a stone’s throw
From the Millers River Dam rapid waters
Cool pools, wooded tannin stained, clouded
From the northern reaches of headwaters
Fish pole and bait I’d wait for a nibble then walk
Along the rail road track, sun beating down
As I searched for the perfect spot
Drafted in my twenties, boated to South Korea
With army backpack, boarded trains then back
Home again I grabbed my pole and fishing gear
Rode in my brother’s borrowed car back
To the South Royalston fishing spots now
Choked with pollution run-off from paper mills
Then and there I changed, got into politics
So the rivers might flow clean and pure
And the fish might be worth fishing for
“Going Fishing”
By Robert D. Wetmore
The milk train ran through Gardner
Past South Royalston headed west to Athol
God Bless and keep you, Bob Wetmore.
May you rest in peace.
In My Backyard
By Ellen or Downer
A
n Oakham resident said she has a
red-bellied woodpecker coming to
the suet she puts out. She commented
that she made her own suet by saving all her
fats and adding seeds. She stated that a lot
of fat wasn’t good for people, but the birds
need it especially in the winter. This was the
first year that she had a red-bellied woodpecker. I also have a red-bellied woodpecker
that comes for the suet cakes I put out.
The red-bellied woodpecker has black
and white stripping on its back and tan head
and belly. The nape is red and on the males
the red patch extends to the forehead. This
woodpecker is about 9 inches long. It comes
to feeders for suet, nuts and seeds.
During courtship, the male and female
tap on a tree with one outside a potential
nesting hole and one inside. They will nest
in birdhouses as well. They excavate holes
in living trees or ones that recently died.
WE
They also use abandoned holes in old
spring.” Southern New England,
stumps, fence post
Massachusetts and southern New
or utility poles.
Hampshire and Vermont are part
The female lays
of the year round territory of
three to eight
eastern bluebirds. I know
white eggs.
several people that put
Since the late 1950s
out mealworms year
and early 1960s, red-belround for bluebirds.
lied woodpeckers began expanding
I’ve fed mealworms, but I never saw
their range northward. They now
a bluebird eating them in my yard.
breed in the northeast. There call
My chickens also love the mealis a harsh “churr.” They feed on
worms. I buy the dehydrated ones
trunks and limbs of trees, eating
because the living, crawling mealwood boring and other insects. They
worms “freak” me out.
also eat fruit, berries and seeds.
Wild turkeys
Bluebirds
I continue to see flocks of wild turI received an email from a Barre
keys in my travels. My daughter,
couple that had a bluebird at
Lynn; son-in-law,
Bryan
their feeder on Saturday, Jan. 23. Paula Ouimette, and granddaughter,
Cora live
the author’s
He said they only had sunflowin Barre. I often spot a large flock of
er seeds and it was 20 degrees daughter, drew wild turkeys, at least 40 or more, in
this red-bellied
out. He read in a bird book
a field on their road. They certainly
woodpecker in
that bluebirds were a “sign of
look healthy and well fed.
flight.
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Red-tailed hawks
I’ve seen several red-tailed hawks either
perched in trees or flying in my travels
through New Braintree, Barre, Hardwick
and Oakham.
Other birds
Most mornings the male cardinal perches
in the lilac bush. I get to watch him from my
bathroom window. The male looks stunning
against the white snow. Sometimes, I also
see the female, but she prefers to land in
either the winterberry bush or the ornamental peach tree near the feeders.
People may report a bird sighting or bird
related experience by either calling me at
508-882-3331 or emailing mybackyard88@
aol.com or edowner@turley.com.
I continue to have mourning doves, blue
jays, black-capped chickadees, American
goldfinches, tufted titmice, white-breasted
nuthatches and of course, many dark eyed
juncos along with a pair of cardinals, downy,
hairy and red-bellied woodpeckers.
Smola announces circuit breaker tax credit for seniors
BOSTON – Representative Todd M.
Smola (R-Warren, Ranking Member,
C o m m i t t e e o n Wa y s & M e a n s )
announced Monday the arrival of the
senior circuit breaker tax credit information guide, which may prove helpful to
seniors who qualify for the exemption.
The Circuit Breaker Tax Credit,
which is named as such because it is
“triggered” like an electrical circuit
breaker when property payments exceed
10 percent of a senior citizen’s annual income, is a property tax credit that
was designed with the hope of allevi-
ating some of the burdens that property tax can create. Massachusetts residents who were aged 65 or older before
Jan.1, own or rent residential property in
Massachusetts and occupy the property
as primary residence, have an annual
income of $57,000 or less for a single
filer, $71,000 or less for a head of household, or $85,000 or less for joint filers,
and who have property assessed at no
more than $693,000 may be eligible for
this tax credit.
“This tax credit was designed by the
legislature to assist senior citizens with
their property taxes,” said Smola. “I urge
seniors to check to see if they are eligible
for the Circuit Breaker Tax Credit so
they can take full advantage when they
are filing their taxes this spring.”
If you would like a copy of the Circuit
Breaker Tax Credit Information Guide,
which provides general information
about the program in regards to eligibility requirements, income and asset limits, and how a person may claim the tax
credit when filing their 2015 state income
taxes, please contact Representative
Smola’s office at 617-722-2100.
Learn about Quabbin during World War II
B E L C H E RT OW N – – T h e
Department of Conservation and
Recreation’s Quabbin Visitor Center
will host it next free winter program
series presentation on Sunday, Feb. 14,
with a program entitled “The Hidden
History of Quabbin Reservoir, the
Army Air Corps and the Springfield
Armory.” Visitor Center staff member
Maria Beiter-Tucker will share images
and information on the military’s use of
the Quabbin watershed.
At the onset of World War II,
Quabbin Reservoir was used as a area
for bombing practice,“war games”
and research in technology to support
the Allied war efforts. Join us as she
looks at the history of this era and what
impacts, if any, it had on the reservoir
land.
Boy Scout’s 40th annual
ice fishing derby
Wildlife tracking talk and hike, Feb. 6
WEST BROOKFIELD – West
Brookfield Boy Scout Troop 118
will hold its 40th annual Ice Fishing
Derby on Sunday, Feb. 7, from 7:30
a.m. – 3:00 p.m., at Lake Wickaboag.
The no ice date is Sunday, Feb. 21.
There will be door prizes. There
will be trophies for largest pickerel,
bass, perch and pout for age 15 years
and under. For adults there will be
four $50 prizes.
In the event of a tie – the first fish
registered within each category wins
Tickets will be available for $1
each at the trailer on the day of the
derby or they can be bought from
scouts before the day of the derby.
The derby is held in remembrance
of Mark Cook, J. Irving England,
Michael Higgins, Peter Coulthard
and Dick Shepardson.
OAKHAM –– Hike with David
Brown and Caren Caljouw this Saturday,
Feb. 6, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the
Oakham Wildlife Management Area.
Those who are interested in going should
meet at the Fobes Memorial Library, 14
Maple St.
This outdoor hike will acquaint participants with the process of finding,
identifying, and interpreting wildlife
sign. The leader will be well-known
tracker-naturalist David Brown, whose
experience finding and interpreting New
England wildlife spans nearly three
decades. He is the author of “Trackards
for North American Mammals” and
“The Companion Guide to Trackards,”
The Quabbin Visitor Center is
located in the Quabbin Administration
Building at the west end of Winsor Dam
in Belchertown. Access to the Center is
through the Main (West) Quabbin Park
entrance on Route 9, three miles east
of the Rout 9/Route 202 intersection.
For further information regarding the
program, please contact the Center at
413-323-7221.
and his newest book “The Next Step:
Interpreting Animal Tracks, Trails and
Signs” has just been released. He will be
joined by botanist and longtime Oakham
resident Caren Caljouw as they explore
the winter ecology of a portion of the
Oakham WMA.
Meet at the library for an introductory talk by Brown before heading out
to the WMA. Dress for the weather.
Wear appropriate footwear, bring walking sticks and/ or ski poles if you like.
Participants may also wish to bring
snacks, beverages, cameras and binoculars.
The Oakham Cultural Council made
the funds for this program.
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election
Presidential primary registration deadline is Feb. 10
REGION –– To all registered
voters and residents living in Barre,
Hardwick, Monson, Palmer, Ware,
Warren and West Brookfield, as
Town Clerks we wish to remind
everyone that Wednesday, Feb. 10
is the deadline to register to vote
if you wish to participate in the
Massachusetts Presidential Primary
on March 1.
Feb. 10 is also the deadline
for registered voters who wish to
change their party enrollment either
to another party or to “unenrolled,”
which is commonly referred to
as “independent.” This should
not be confused with the United
Independent Party (UIP), a party
that will have ballots available but
with no candidates printed on them.
Voters registered in UIP will not
be eligible to take a Democratic,
Republican or Green Rainbow ballot.
With spirited contests in parties,
pervasive advertising and intense
coverage in early primary states;
some voters may want to vote for a
candidate in a different party from
the one they are registered in now.
To do that, however, the voter
must switch to the other party or
to “unenrolled” status by 8 p.m.on
Hillman, Valanzola run for Republican State Committee
STURBRIDGE –– Two local
Republicans have announced their
candidacy for Republican State
Committee in conjunction with an
endorsement by Massachusetts’
leading politicians.
Reed Hillman, of Sturbridge,
and Lindsay Valanzola, of
Wales, are running to represent
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire,
and Middlesex Counties in
Massachusetts’ Republican
State Committee. They recently
received endorsements from Gov.
Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn
Polito.
“The key to building the
Republican party in Massachusetts
is assembling a strong grassroots
team that focuses on supporting
Republican candidates up and
down the ticket. We believe Reed
and Lindsay have the qualifications and commitment to achieve
this goal,” said Baker and Polito
in a joint statement announcing
their endorsement of the candidates.
Hillman, a retired State
Representative and Colonel/
Superintendent of the
Massachusetts State Police, has
been active in Republican politics for decades, first campaigning
at the age of 21 to serve on his
local Republican town committee.
Hillman was nominated by the
Republican Party as the candidate
for Lt. Governor in 2006, and was
twice nominated for U.S. Marshal
for Massachusetts by President
George W. Bush. He currently
serves as the head of the Criminal
Justice Department and professor
at a local college.
Valanzola has an unblemished
track record, voting in every
local, state, and national election since she was 18. In college,
Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Unenrolled voters or voters
enrolled in political designations
can ask for any party ballot on
Primary Day, but someone registered in a party can only vote on
that party’s ballot. A Democrat
cannot take a Republican Ballot,
and a Republican cannot take a
Democratic Ballot.
Town Halls will be open from 9
a.m. to 8 p.m. on Feb. 10, for voters
who may wish to change their party
registration status or for persons
wishing to register for the first time.
Towns with fewer than 1,500 registered voters will have voter registration sessions available at least from
2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 8 p.m. on
Feb. 10.
Persons who are United States
citizens, residents of Massachusetts
and who will be at least 18 on or
before March 1 are eligible to register. Those meeting these qualifications who have a Massachusetts
Driver’s License can submit
their registration online at www.
RegisterToVoteMA.com. Those registering by mail should have their
forms hand-cancelled to ensure it is
postmarked before the deadline of
Feb. 10.
Ware nomination papers for April 11 Town Election available
WARE –– Nomination papers are available for the
following elected offices which will appear on the local
election ballot:
Office
Length of term
Board of Selectmen (1 Position) Term of 3 Years
Board of Assessors (1 Position)
Term of 3 Years
Board of Health (1 Position)
Term of 3 Years
School Committee (2 Positions) Term of 3 Years
Cemetery Commissioner (1 Position) Term of 3 Years
Park Commissioner (1 Position) Term of 3 Years
Planning Board (1 Position)
Term of 5 Years
Housing Authority (1 Position)
Term of 5 Years
Per vote of the Board of Selectmen on Jan. 19,
the following office will appear on the annual Town
Election Ballot Housing Authority (1 Position)
Unexpired Term 1
Year
Deadline to obtain and submit nomination papers is
Monday, Feb. 22, at 5 p.m.
Town Election nomination paper deadlines
Courtesy photo
Left to right are Gov. Charlie Baker, Reed Hillman, Lindsay Valanzola
and Lt. Gov. Karen Polito. Baker and Polito, both Republicans, have
endorsed Hillman and Valanzola as candidates for the Republican
State Committee.
Valanzola served as president of
Advancement of Conservative
Ideas among young Women and
the vice president of the College
Republican Club. At home in
Wales, Valanzola was a founding
member of the Wales Republican
Town Committee.
“Although this is my first campaign for political office, I have
always embraced the ideas of the
Republican Party, and have been
steadfast in supporting Republican
candidates,” said Valanzola. “I am
thrilled to have the opportunity to
bring a fresh, conservative voice
to the Republican Party here in
Massachusetts, and Reed and I
are honored to have the endorsement of Governor Baker and Lt.
Governor Polito in this campaign.”
“Lindsay and I are strong
believers in protecting sportsmen’s
rights, securing our borders and
restoring local control by ending
common core – and we are committed to supporting candidates
who share in these key Republican
values,” said Hillman. “After years
in the Massachusetts legislature,
I am seeking the opportunity to
return to political office to promote Republican ideals and support like-minded candidates. I am
grateful to Governor Baker and
Lt. Governor Polito for endorsing
Lindsay and me in this race.”
On Feb. 16, Polito will join the
candidates at a public rally at Old
Sturbridge Village. The public are
invited to attend from 4:30-6:30
p.m. at the Oliver Wight Tavern.
There is no charge to attend and
all are welcome.
WARE –– Town Clerk Nancy
Talbot announced that there are
important dates for to note regarding the 2016 Town Election, which
will be held on Monday, April 11.
Nomination papers are available
for the following elected offices
which will appear on the local election ballot:
Board of Selectmen, one, threeyear term
Board of Assessors, one, threeyear term
Board of Health, one, three-year
term
School Committee, two, three-
year terms
Cemetery Commissioner, one,
three-year term
Park Commissioner, one, threeyear term
Planning Board member, one,
five-year term
Housing Authority, one, five-year
term
The current office holders are
Richard A. Norton Sr., Board of
Selectmen; Pamela Jean Gauthier,
Board of Assessors; Brian Winslow
and Marcia Vadnais, School
Committee; John J. Morrin, Park
Commissioner; Mary Ann Gunn,
Last day to register to vote or change
party enrollments for presidential primary
WARE –– A special voter registration session will be held on
Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m. in the Office of the Town
Clerk at 126 Main St.
Residents of Ware, qualified to
register, may do so on this date or
any day prior in person at the Town
Clerk’s Office from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Persons who may have changed
their address must re-register also at
the new address.
Mail in registrations must be
postmarked on or before this date
also in order to participate in the
primary election. See www.ma.gov,
the website of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, for more detailed
information about voter registrations, where to vote and your enrollment as a voter.
Questions may be addressed to
the Town Clerk’s Office at 413-9679648 x 177.
Ware Housing Authority; Richard A.
Starodoj, Planning Board; William
Cote, Cemetery Commissioner and
Nichole Bradway, Board of Health.
The last date to obtain and file
nomination papers with the Board
of Registrars, at the Town Clerk’s
office, is Monday, Feb. 22.
The last date to submit nomination papers is Monday, March
7, and the last date to object to or
to withdraw nomination papers is
Wednesday, March 9.
The last date to register to vote
is Tuesday, March 22, which is 20
days before the Town Election.
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Discussion of hospital changes continue
MARY LANE from page 1
Wa r e F i r e C h i e f T h o m a s
Coulombe asked Ware Town
Manager Stuart Beckley to identify
the goal for the group and the meeting. Beckley said it was to oppose
the hospital changes taking place.
I have not heard that so much,”
said Coulumbe. “I don’t see this
(the meeting) focusing a lot on that
goal.”
Coulombe also questioned
whether it was realistic to keep
Mary Lane intact. “Then what
makes it [Mary Lane Hospital] so
it is not a money hole? Because I
am sure that is what is driving it,”
he said.
Beckley said the formal application process must continue through
the state Dept. of Public Health
once it is filed.
Selectmen Chairwoman Nancy
Talbot said some work cannot be
done until the application is actually filed, which is expected any
day. She said that the group’s plans
as “preparation stages for that” filing. “That filing is really going to
set the tone for what we do and how
we proceed,” she said.
She also said that the Attorney
General Maura Healey had connected her with that office’s charities
division since there are questions
about the trust money the town
invested in Mary Lane Hospital.
Coulumbe suggested a legislative committee be tasked with finding alternative funding methods,
or “payer mixes” for the hospital.
Payer mixes are the ratio of private insurance coverage to government reimbursements. He said that
medical reimbursements keep going
down and if a payer mix is mostly
government reimbursement, it isn’t
healthy for the institution’s finances.
Baystate Public Affairs and
Community Relations Specialist
Michelle Holmgren, Baystate
Director of Public Affairs Ben Craft
and Baystate Health Eastern Region
Interim President Mike Moran were
in attendance along with concerned
citizens and advocates from impacted communities.
After being questioned about
what it would take to make Mary
Lane financially viable, Moran,
who has not officially started the
position, said he would try to return
with answers soon. But he did say
that decision had already been made
to close the in-patient center.
“We are not planning on closing the hospital,” Moran said, and
pointed out currently the majority
of services at Mary Lane Hospital
are already out-patient. “I will absolutely come back with a plan and
better communications,” he said.
Coulombe also took issue with
Moran about Baystate’s poor communication with area officials. He
recalled a meeting with all the local
EMS providers and the hospital
when they had issues with Mary
Lane Hospital was closing their
obstetrics unit a few years ago.
“I think it was callous when
someone from your organization said ‘people are still having
babies,’” Coulombe said. “Yeah,
they are having babies - in the back
of my ambulance now because there
is not a place up there.” Coulombe
said not only was Mary Lane’s
obstetrics unit financially viable,
but it could have been expanded.
“Baystate walked away
from that,” he said. By
eliminating obstetrics,
which he described as the
hospital’s “life blood,”
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He asked for honest
feedback and communications with Baystate Health
officials going forward.
But there were also
hopes that some good can
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posed changes.
“It sounds like the in-patient is
done,” said Warren Selectman Jim
Gagner. “Which, if that what has
to be done for business purposes,
that’s what has to be done. With all
change comes opportunity. Could
this be an opportunity to do something good for the community as
well?”
Gagner said Gov. Charlie Baker
announced state funding would go
into drug prevention and rehabilitation in order to combat the state’s
dire opioid addiction rate. He suggested using the hospital as a drug
rehabilitation center in order to
make it more economically viable
with state and federal funding backing the center.
Beckley told the group, “For
me, while people are describing the
effects based on doom and gloom
and what could happen... for this
group I think we should be optimistic about the impact this group will
have on decision making until we
hear otherwise.”
Beckley also suggested there be
a future public question and answer
session with Baystate officials. As
Craft agreed that after Moran had
settled in as president, he would be
happy to do so.
During the course of the meeting,
five subcommittees were formed:
research, public hearing preparation, communication with Baystate
Health, legal help, and legislative
assistance.
Beckley invited Moran to say
a few words to the group. “I think
there are a lot of great points
tonight. I think you were spot on
with a lot of your points chief,”
Moran said. “The presumption that
we want to close this hospital is not
accurate. It is not what I was asked
to do Baystate is committed to this
region. I promise I will be back here
and I will be open with communications, I just have not started yet. But
we will get back to the standard that
you are talking about.”
The next meeting will take place
on Feb. 11, at 6:30 p.m. and will be
located at the Ware Junior Senior
High School in the library.
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school
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19. Past participle
of lie
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31. Most sorry
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English)
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atom
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toads
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February 4, 2016, Ware River News, Page Ware Cub Scouts Hold Pinewood Derby
By Lauretta R. St. George-Sorel
Ware River News Correspondent
There are some very eye-catching
racers at Friday’s Pinewood Derby
preliminary pack race by Ware
Cub Scout Pack #239 last Friday
at All Saints Church Parish hall on
North Street.
WARE –– Ware Cub Scouts Pack
# 239 held its annual Pinewood Derby
at All Saints Parish hall on Friday,
Jan. 29.
Cub Master Dave Hartman said
that 30 cubs, boys, from ages 6 to 10,
were participating in this year’s event;
all but two were Ware residents.
Contestants built their own cars out
of a pine block, Hartman explained,
and the cars must meet specific
requirements, including weighing no
more than five ounces. The competitors can then use their individual creative skills to paint and trim the cars,
as these components of originality, as
well as the fastest speed, were judged
and awarded at the race’s conclusion.
Alex Kularski, age 7, is a secondyear Cub Scout. Asked about why he
likes to take part in the race, he said,
“I like it because there’s a prize when
you win…a medal or a trophy.”
Aaron Bateman, also 7 years old,
had several fans in the crowd, including his aunt, Eva Swindlehurst, who
was cheering her nephew on. Sister
Angela, of All Saints Church, was
enjoying the derby but hadn’t declared
a favorite.
A confident Sean McKeaney, age
9, has been participating for two
years and came in sixth last year. He
had high hopes for this year’s race.
“I think I’m going to win,” he said,
“because my car is very fast…it might
be able to go 99 or 100 miles per
hour.”
At the conclusion of the race, when
the results were tabulated, the winners
were announced:
First place, Logan Rodrigues; second place, Elijah Savoie; and third
place, Ryker Royer. According to
Hartman, the top 10 boys will move
on to compete against other Cub
Scout packs in the district finals in
March.
Parents and Cub Scouts of Ware Cub Scout Pack #239 line up to
register Pinewood Derby cars that the boys individually carve and
then race.
Several of the Pinewood Derby races, made by scouts, were ready for a
heat race at competition within Ware Cub Scout # 239, which was held
Friday at All Saints Church Parish hall.
Photos courtesy of JM Photography of Ware
Cub Scouts of Ware Cub Scout Pack #239 register their Pinewood Derby
cars Friday night at All Saints Church Parish hall on North Street before
racing their individually-carved racers.
The Pinewood Derby cars made by scouts
belonging to Ware Cub Scout Pack #239 are
lined up before the races last Friday at All Saints
Church Parish hall on North Street.
Photos by
Colleen
Montague
Pull! Boys
from the
sophomore
class are
cheered on
by their fellow students
as they compete against
the junior
class in the
final event,
the tug-ofwar.
Freshmen Jessica Burke
(front left), Madison
Garutti (front right),
Samantha Turek (back
left), and Kaylea
Grzywna (back right)
work on their class’
table arrangement
Food fight!!!
The grades
race with
ten-member
teams to be
the first to
finish ten
pies, one for
each person,
in the messy
but fun
pie eating
contest.
Keeping with the Masquerade theme,
groups from each grade put together
table decorations to be displayed during the school dance that night. Each
grade had different colors, for the displays as well as for each class’ shirts:
gold and white for the freshmen, purple for the juniors, reds for the sophomores and blues for the seniors.
Basketball was just one of the many class
competitions during Saturday’s Winter
Carnival at Ware Junior Senior High School.
Winter carnival ends week of school spirit
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ketball or dodgeball—cheered on
by their teammates and friends from
all grades; working with a theme of
“masquerade,” some formed smaller
groups to create a table centerpiece
to be displayed at the dance later
that night, or paint one of the windows in the high school cafeteria.
Those who enjoyed playing
video games could play in a one-onone tournament, or a team tournament in the video game competition, and all grades had practiced
their performances for the lip-sync
contest in the school’s auditorium in
the early afternoon. With each activity, the students could earn points
for their classes, with the Winter
Carnival winning class announced
at the Masquerade Ball.
The junior class won many of the
sports events for that day, defeating
the seniors in the volleyball finals
and boys dodgeball tournament, and
the sophomores in the basketball
finals; they also took the first and
second place in the single-player
tournament of the videogame competition, and defeated the sophomores in the finals of the boys’ tugof-war match.
The seniors also won a few
events, placing first in the girls’
dodgeball tournament and the pie
eating contest, where each grade
selected 10 members for their team
and raced to be the first to finish 10
pies, one for each member of their
team. The freshmen won against
the juniors in the team game of the
video game competition and in the
finals of the girls’ tug-of-war match.
At the dance that night, Sadie
Simons and Kyle Hill were crowned
Queen and King of Winter Carnival.
Their Court was also announced:
freshmen representatives Shelby
Tweedie and Ben Silverio, sophomore representatives Nigel OpokuAchompong and Chloe Cahalan,
junior representatives Kieran
Fitzgerald and Ashley Eskett, and
senior representatives Nate Grenier
and Maddy Barr.
The results of Winter Carnival
2016 were also announced, with the
Junior class, class of 2017 named
the winners.
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NEW BRAINTREE ––
Nomination papers are now available in the Town Clerk’s Office for
the following offices up for election
at the annual Town Election to be
held on Monday, May 2: Selectman
for 3 years; Tax Collector for 3
years; Assessor for 3 years; Library
Trustee for 3 years (2), Cemetery
Commissioner for 3 years; Board
of Health for 3 years; Finance
Committee for 3 years; Finance
Committee for 1 year to fill a vacancy; Planning Board for 5 years;
Planning Board for 3 years to fill a
vacancy; Constable for 3 years.
The last day to obtain nomination papers is Friday, March 11.
Nomination papers must be submitted for certification by 5 p.m.
on Monday, March 14. Nomination
papers must be filed with the Town
Clerk by 5 p.m. on Monday, March
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and 7 to 8 p.m. in the Town Clerk’s
office. Please call the Town Clerk’s
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via email at townclerk@newbraintree.org
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WARE –– Last
week Ware students, from
kindergarten through sixth grade,
went around the world by reading
books about different countries during
the Literacy Around the World Night at
Ware Middle School. It was hosted by
the district’s Title I services, which
provide help in reading and math to
students.
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During the event
participating children
were given “passports.”
Each table had the theme
of a different continent.
Once children read a book
from each table, their
passports were stamped.
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Rainbow Cleveland, 6, and her grandmother, Anita Nadaeu,
attended the Literacy Around the World Night on Jan. 28. Hosted
by Title I at the Ware Middle School, the program’s goal was to
encourage reading with students and their families.
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Kira Gennett, 9, Evan Briand, and Hunter Briand, 6, took part in the Literacy Around
the World activities at Ware Middle School last week.
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Phyllis Baxter-Churchill, 5, a Stanley M. Koziol Elementary School
student, posed for a picture at the event. Her hair was styled with
a Potato Head in order to also take part in the school’s Crazy Hair
Day earlier that Thursday.
7 year old, Aaron Bateman, 7, and 5-year-old Abby Bateman, colored with their father,
Frank Bateman at Ware’s Literacy Around the World Night.
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Simons reaches milestone number
Magic moment reached
in second quarter
At left, Ware senior
forward Sadie Simons (32)
second from left celebrates
with family members after
scoring her 1,000th point.
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
WARE – From the moment
spectators began arriving into the
Ware High School gymnasium on
Tuesday evening, once could sense
that a magical moment was about to
happen.
With the anticipation building
and building, it finally took place
with 5:29 left in the second quarter
when Ware senior forward Sadie
Simons became the seventh member of the 1,000-point club at Ware
High School when she scored on a
short jumper.
“It felt like a great weight had
been taking off my shoulders,”
Simons said. “I was so happy to be
able to do it here at home.”
The moment she scored the
basket, she was surrounded by her
teammates before she received congratulations from girls varsity basketball head coach Bernie Dulak,
along with a large contingent of
family members that were in attendance as well.
“She is just such a great kid,”
Dulak said. “She works so hard here
in the gym. It is a great moment for
her. I am very proud of her.”
Simons is the first player in six
years to reach that mark, the last
being Justine King in 2010.
Simons gives much of the credit
Below, Ware senior
forward Sadie Simons (32)
shows off a big smile as
she holds Riley.
At right, Sadie Simons
(32) became the seventh
member of the 1,000-point
club at Ware High School
after scoring a basket with
5:29 left in the second
quarter.
for her basketball abilities to her
father, Tim, who has been her coach
since she began playing the sport.
“He is the one that I always look
to for advice,” Simons said. “I usually know what I am doing wrong,
but it is good to be able to hear that
from him. He gives really good
advice.”
Simons remembers scoring her
first basket, which came in a game
against Pathfinder in the seventh
grade.
“I remember the game because I
got called up from the junior varsity
to play with my two sisters (Sydney
and Sam), which is something that I
will always remember. It was very
special to have the opportunity to be
able to do that.”
Ware High School Principal
Darren Elwell, who was in attendance for the momentous occasion,
said Simons is as much a leader off
the court as she is on.
“She is just such a
great person,” Elwell
said. “In the three years
that I have gotten to know her,
she has always been a pleasure to be
around.”
Elwell added that Simons has
taken all of the AP courses that the
school district offers.
“I wish that there was a way for
us to keep her around for a couple
Turley Publications staff photo by Dave Forbes
more
years,” Elwell said.
The biggest goal that still stands
in front of Simons and the Lady
Indians this season is to try and
capture a Western Massachusetts
Division 4 Tournament title.
“That would be the best way to
finish off my senior season,” Simons
said. “To be able to finish things off
with a championship would be an
amazing feeling.”
Dave Forbes is a sports editor
for Turley Publications. He can be
reached at dforbes@turley.com or
by calling 413-283-8393 ext. 237.
Eskett defense saves game for Lady Indians
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
Turley Publications staff photos by Dave
Forbes
Ware guard Ryan Johnson (34)
goes up for a shot in the paint.
Ware guard Devin Slattery (30)
looks for a teammate to pass the
ball to.
Indians continue
Pathfinder domination
Montalban scores
career high
By Tim Peterson
Turley Publications Sports
Correspondent
PALMER - A couple of hours
before Sadie Simons became the
seventh 1,000-point scorer in the
history of Ware High School, the
Indians boys varsity basketball team
swept the season series against rival
Pathfinder for the fourth consecutive year.
Led by junior forward Fernando
Montalban, who recorded a doubledouble, and senior center Kyle Hill,
the Indians were able to break open
a fairly close game in the middle of
the fourth quarter with the help of
a 17-1 run leading to a 73-56 road
victory against the Pioneers in a
non-league game played on Tuesday
afternoon, Feb. 2.
“Pathfinder is a much improved
team since we played against them
earlier in the regular season. They
did play very well against us during
the first three quarters in this game
today,” said Ware head coach Gary
Soltys. “Then our big men took over
offensively in the final quarter and
we were finally able to pull away
from them.”
Montalban finished the second meeting of the season against
the Pioneers with a game-high 34
points, which is also his career-high.
He made a total of 12 field goals,
on mostly inside baskets, and 10
foul shots. His previous career-high
was 21 points in a 74-65 overtime
road victory against Dean Tech at
the beginning of January. He also
pulled down 15 rebounds against
the Pioneers.
“My teammates just kept passing
me the ball down low and I just kept
scoring baskets. I played with a lot
of confidence in this game,” said
Montalban, who’s an outstanding
three-sport athlete. “I know almost
all of the Pathfinder players and it’s
a big rivalry game for us. We also
play them in football and baseball.”
The Indians football team defeated Pathfinder, 20-12, at home last
October.
Hill, who was the starting goalkeeper for the Indians boys’ soccer
team last fall, never suffered a loss
against the Pioneers on the hardwood. He finished Tuesday’s contest
with 11 points.
“Kyle also played very well
defensively and he had some big
rebounds for us,” Soltys said. “He
and Fernando work very well
together.”
The other two double digit scorers for Ware against Pathfinder were
sophomore Ryan Johnson, who
scored ten of his 12 points during
the second half, and sophomore forward Ivan Adams, who netted seven
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NORTHFIELD – At first
glance, you see the final score of
the Ware-Pioneer Valley Regional
girls basketball game and get the
impression that it was a very good
contest — which it was.
The fact that a basket in the
final minute proved to be the difference makes it even more exciting, but it was a couple of plays
that did not appear in the final box
score that may have made all the
difference for the Lady Indians.
“This was a really good win
for us,” Ware head coach Bernie
Dulak said of the 40-38 road victory. “They played us tough in the
first meeting, and they played us
tough the second time around. I
am very proud of these girls.”
Forward Ashley Eskett finished
with only five points on the night,
but two of her biggest contributions came with the Lady Indians
holding on to one-point leads late
in the contest. On the first play,
Eskett got her hands up in the air
near the basket and forced Pioneer
senior Alyssa Llewelyn (three
points) into a more difficult shot in
close to the basket.
On the second, Eskett helped to
close off the baseline, along with
senior forward Sadie Simons (12
points) as a Pioneer player was
looking to drive along the baseline,
but the played was sealed off and
the Lady Indians forced a turnover
to preserve the one-point lead in
the final seconds.
Ware, which had led for most
of the game, trailed 38-37 with
43 seconds left following a threepoint play by Pioneer junior
Brianna Jobst (seven points).
After a Ware timeout, the Lady
Indians calmly brought the ball
up the floor to try and set up the
go-ahead play. Senior forward
Michelle Zawalski (six points) had
the ball along the sideline when
she fed a pass inside to Simons at
one of our favorite spots on the
low post. Simons then used one of
her trademark spin moves in the
post and kissed the shot off the
glass with just under 30 seconds to
go to put the Lady Indians on top
39-38.
Following that really good
aforementioned trip on defense,
the Lady Indians came up with
the loose ball and Simons was
fouled. She made 1-of-2 at the line
to extend the lead to two points at
40-38.
A desperation attempt by
Pioneer came after the horn, and
the Lady Indians headed on the
long bus ride home with their 11th
win of the season.
Sophomore guard Jordan
Halgas, who is the second-leading
scorer on the team this season with
166 points, had another hot night
on offense as she finished with
a team-high 16 points, including
several clutch baskets in the first
three quarters that kept her squad
close enough to pull out the late
game victory.
Turley Publications staff photo by Dave
Forbes
Ware sophomore Jordan Halgas
(14) takes a look up the court as
she handles the ball.
Ware senior Michelle Zawalski
(23) made a key pass late in the
game.
Ware junior Olivia Balicki (20)
goes up for a shot in the lane.
Western Mass honors its baseball own
By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
Turley Publications photo by David Henry sweetdogphotos.com
Darryl Beane Sr., (second from left) accepted the honor on behalf of
his brother, Carl. Also pictured are: (from left to right) Darryl Beane
Sr., Butch Beane, Matt Maynard and Pamela Maynard.
SPRINGFIELD - In 2014, a new
Hall of Fame was born. That was
the first year for the Western Mass
Baseball Hall of Fame that was to
honor those baseball greats who
graced the diamonds of the area.
From those humble beginnings, all
have gone on to greater heights in
the world of baseball. This week,
eight more inductees were honored
at the La Quinta Inn in Springfield.
Hosting the show was the Valley
Blue Sox led by Hunter Golden
and his selection committee,
which consisted of Clark Eckhoff,
Mike Trombley, Vernon Hill, Ron
Chimelis, Gary Brown and Joe
McCarthy. Brown and Trombley
were 2014 inductees themselves.
McCarthy was honored last year.
The master of ceremonies was
the estimable Scott Coen. He
warmed up the crowd with a few
stories before the keynote speaker,
Bill Lee took center stage. Coen
talked about how his life changed in
1975 when he was a college student
at Emerson. He watched game six
of that World Series, which in the
minds of many is considered the
greatest baseball game ever played.
Coen became a Red Sox fan and
set on a path that has made him a
fixture out here. He pointed out
that the difference between success
and failure is small. He used the
baseball example of 25 hits is the
difference between batting .250 and
.300 or one hit per week during a
baseball season.
See FAME, Page 10
Page 10, Ware River News, February 4, 2016
Bondsville Bowling News
By Dave Smigiel
WARE - In a high scoring affair,
Fuzo’s posted singles of 487, 513
and 494 resulting in a 1494 team triple (their best this year) and a seven
zip shutout of West leading Sandri. They opened with a narrow twopin win as Kevin Slattery’s excellent 123 and Todd Prescott’s 106
countered Aaron Sandridge’s 117
and Sue Horton’s 111. In the second, Todd’s 122 along with Kevin’s
114, Ryan Balicki’s 112 and Gary
Delisle’s 103 offset Aaron’s 112 and
a pair of 105’s by Rich Picotte and
Sue. She added a 113 third, however, Gary exploded with this week’s
top single of 134 and this combined with Kev’s 107 and Todd’s
105 produced an easy victory. Slats
topped the victors at 344 with Gary
and Todd both totaling 333. Aaron
led Sandri at 330 with Sue at 329. Pinfall to Fuzo’s by 64 (1494-1430). Both teams are now tied for the top
spot in their respective divisions.
The Snappers shelled the
Incredibowls seven nothing taking
pinfall by 81 (1469-1388). Kevin
Krasnecky was the main man for the
Snappers as his 333 included 110
and 127 singles. Aiding was Glenn
Goodwin at 323 (110, 109, 104) and
Ed Stachowicz 319 (108, 101, 110). Teammate Rusty Lambert chipped
in with 103 in their string three
four pin win. In the third, Steve
Swistak’s super 132 (329 series)
just came up short. Pete Swistak
contributed a 115 middle stanza
in the losing effort. The Snappers
have taken over first in the Central
while the Incredibowls have fallen
six back in the West.
The Narutowicz downed the
Zajac 109 to 104 resulting in a
three-pin win and also a one pin victory for pinfall (1414-1413). Paul
was
tops for Last Call at 303 while
East
Andy led the Crew at 300. (Last
Narutowicz 7-0
Call 5 and Brew Crew 2). Almost
Fuzo’s
5-2
forgot – Oh those singles!
Phantoms
2-5
The Night Hawks and Slow
Slow Burners 0-7
Burners, two cellar dwellers, went
head to head with the Hawks taking
Central
strings one and three and coming
Snappers
5-2
out on top 5-2. No one topped 300
Brew Crew 2-5
in this match with Dave Smigiel
Last Call
2-5
the top Hawk at 293 (104 and 101). Night Hawks 2-5
Newcomer Matt Lamay registered
his first triple digit string of the year
West
(105) in their string three win. Scott
Cannonballs 5-2
Radisic topped the Burners at 297
Incredibowls 5-2
while John Orszulak rolled a 103
Sandri
5-2
and brother Jody a 104. The Hawks
Misfits
2-5
won pinfall by 53 (1406-1353).
The Phantoms took five from the
Cannonballs 5-2 winning pinfall by “Ghost” team. Nate Sansoucy was
8 (1389-1381) in this tight match. their top scorer as his 311 resulted
They took the first by three as Mike from strings of 96, 104 and 111. Midura’s 128 and Ed Cygan’s 110 They lost the first by one skinny litdid the trick. They lost the second tle pin, won the second by five and
but rebounded in the third behind the third by 13. (Pinfall by 17 —
Ed’s 109 and Cricket’s 108. Ed was 1397-1384)). The Phantoms remain
out front at 317 with Mike at 316 in third in the East but only five off
and Cricket 314. Darryl Sinclair, the pace. Almost forgot – Oh those
in his first appearance of the year, singles!
Sevens are wild! With only
filled in for the Cannonballs and
took over right where he left off seven weeks left in the regular seawith this week’s best trifecta of 350 son, we have seven teams within
(128, 114, 108). Dennis Milton fol- seven points of the best record with
lowed at 302 (112 and 107 singles) two other teams still in the hunt
with Micah Hinckley adding a 112 for a playoff berth. Stay tuned…it
should be interesting!
in their only W of the evening.
The top three triples this week
In a low scoring string one, the
Brew Crew downed Last Call hand- belonged to: Darryl Sinclair with
ily. They dropped the second as a 350, Kevin Slattery 344 and Todd
pair of 108’s by Zeke Sicard and Prescott 333. The top three singles
Paul Wyman was all that was need- were rolled by: Gary Delisle with
ed. The rubber game would go to 134, Steve Swistak 132 and Darryl
the wire as Paul outduelled Andy 128.
WYB holding spring
signups
Hawk double helps out Panthers
WARE - Ware Youth Baseball
will be having registrations for
the upcoming spring 2016 season.
Any boys and girls who are
interested in playing T-ball,
recreation baseball for ages 79 and 10-13, or travel baseball
for the 10U, 12U and 14U teams
will need to sign up at the Ware
Middle School this Saturday, Feb.
2 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Registrations will be ongoing every Saturday until March
5. Registration forms will also
be available at Monson Savings
Bank located on West Street.
Registrations that occur after
March 5 will be charged a $20
late fee.
Contact Shawn Clark,
President of Ware Youth Baseball,
at 413-531-4434 for any questions or additional information.
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Standings
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
PALMER – The Palmer boys
swim team managed to garner a split
in their two meets with Easthampton
and Agawam.
In a 112-55 win over Easthampton,
Devan Hawk was a double individual
winner in the 200-yard freestyle (2
minutes, 22.64 seconds) and the 100yard butterfly (1:07.96).
Other individual firsts for
Palmer included: Bryan Dean (200yard Individual Medley, 2:32.290,
Jonah Bachand (500-yard freestyle,
6:25.44), Xavier Rivera (100-yard
backstroke, 1:18.57) and Jared Yetts
(100-yard breaststroke, 1:20:27).
Palmer also placed first in the
200-yard freestyle (Bachand, Rod
Squirer, Colin Tremblay and Hawk)
with a time of 2:04.01.
In the loss to Agawam, the
Panthers did not place first in any of
the events.
In the girls loss to Easthampton,
Emma Martin placed first in the 50yard freestyle with a time of 29.68.
In the loss to Agawam, Martin
placed first in the 200-yard freestyle
at 2:25.69,Samantha Weigel in diving
with 120.6 points, and Brittany North
in the 100-yard backstroke with a
time of 1:10.45.
Softball coaches wanted
WARE - The Ware Recreation
Department is looking for volunteers and coaches for the upcoming
softball season.
Anyone interested should send a
letter of interest to: Ware Softball,
98 Babcock Tavern Road, Ware MA
01082 Attn: Kim Swarts.
The Ware Recreation Department
will also be holding a softball clinic on Sundays from 2:30 to 3:45
p.m. at the Ware High School gym.
Interested participants from third
grade to 12th are welcome.
Basic softball skills will be covered during the clinic.
Cougars earn hard-fought victory
By Sean Sweeney
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
SPENCER - For nearly three quarters this past Monday, Jan. 25, the
Quaboag boys basketball team found
itself mired in a defensive rock fight
of epic proportions with host David
Prouty; even though the turnover rate
was particularly low, the Cougars and
Panthers scrapped for rebounds off
a pair of McDonough Gymnasium
cylinders, both of which resembled
matching thimbles. The shooting percentages were, dare I say it, low.
But for those final 10 minutes or so
and after trailing by seven, the Sons
of Old West Brookfield Road found
themselves firing at a fourth-quarter
basket which replicated a hula hoop.
They also found a way to beat the
Panthers to the loose ball off missed
shots, too.
That, my friends, resembles the
difference, as Quaboag shot 9 of 14
for the final 10 minutes, limited David
Prouty to only four hoops and only
two second chances, out-rebounding
their hosts 14-4 in the final quarter
as the Cougars returned westward on
Route 9 possessing a hard-earned, 4636 win.
The victory lifted The Boag to 7-5
on the season with, at the very least,
seven games remaining in the regular
season. This final stretch starts Friday,
Jan. 29, when the Maroon and White
hosts neighboring Tantasqua in Warren
beginning at 5:30 p.m., followed by
the girls’ game at 7.
Then, Quaboag travels to fellow
Division 4 school Douglas on Sunday,
Jan. 31 for a 2:30 p.m. start before
hosting Southbridge on Tuesday, Feb.
2 to wrap up the publishing week;
wins against either of those two
schools would qualify the Cougars for
the postseason via the 50-percent-of-
the-lowest-division rule. Quaboag will
then host St. Peter-Marian — which
had nudged its way by Quabbin, 71-68
in overtime, in an adjacent matchup to
Quaboag-Prouty — in the final home
game on Friday, Feb. 5.
Three wins over the last seven
— the regular season concludes with
Leicester, Oxford, and Bartlett, all
on the road — would put Quaboag
into the Western Mass. Division 4
Sectional Tournament via the overall
50 percent rule, even without Clark
Tournament play factoring into the
discussion.
Longtime Cougar bench boss Chris
Reilly believes this publishing week is
a huge one for his team in order to add
the Clark variable into the equation.
“If we drop this one,” he said following Monday’s win, “we fall to
6-6. Now we’re 7-5, and we want a
chance to get into the Clark, which is
still there for us. So I figure if we win
two of the next three, we’ll be 9-6, and
that might be enough to get us in there.
That’s what we’re looking for. 9-6 is
good some years; some years, it’s not.”
Defense was the name of the game
for a majority of this one. Both teams
pressed and forced the opposition’s
hand when it came to shot selection,
the big orange ball clanging off the
iron with regularity instead of making
the nylon ripple in a gentle fashion.
“(Defense) was huge on both
sides,” Reilly said. “Prouty brought
defensive pressure. They’re physical,
that’s the way (longtime coach Scott
Dion) coaches them, that’s the way I
coach my guys. But both teams really
brought it; they set good screens, and
we started reading the screens better,
we were getting through things. We
had to work hard to get around them,
to get through them.
“It was a great high school basketball game, to tell you the truth.
And from a scoring standpoint, it
may have been ‘boring,’ but anyone
who watched the defense had to be
impressed with the way things went
tonight.”
After Alexander Cote scored a
bucket just before halftime to give
Quaboag (7 of 26 from the field in
the first half) a 17-15 lead at halftime,
the Panthers (4 of 23 in the first half,
including 1 of 11 in the second quarter) opened the third quarter missing
their first two shots before scoring
nine straight points in the first 4:16 to
put the hosts ahead, 24-17.
But those were the last points
Prouty (12 of 48 from the field, 25
percent) managed to score until 1:19
into the fourth, as Ben Wisniewski
(team-high 15 points, 12 rebounds)
hit one of two from the line before
Big Dante Ortiz scored two buckets
26 seconds apart — the second on a
Wisniewski helper — to swing the
pendulum back Quaboag’s way and
make it a two-point, 24-22 deficit, by
the end of the third.
Wisniewski tied it up after scoring on a pair of offensive rebounds
to open the fourth, before matching
fifth fouls on Quaboag’s Dylan Perry
(six points, nine rebounds) and David
Prouty’s Anthony Barrett forced Reilly
and Dion to go deep into their benches. Kyle Driscoll (12 points, team-high
10 rebounds) reclaimed the lead with
a score on an inbound pass, before
the Cougars re-knotted the score with
Wisniewski feeding a wide-open
Stephen Mellen with a quick dish
underneath for the easy deuce.
Driscoll came the other way and
canned a trey at the elbow to go up
three, 29-26, but Brady Antonopoulos
(nine points) went the other way and
said, “Anything you can do, I can do
better.”
Boom. A matching 3-pointer, this
one a little deeper from the top of the
key, and we are knotted again.
INDIANS from page 9
of his 11 points in the first 16 minutes of the game.
The Indians, who snapped
a seven-game losing streak,
improved their overall season
record to 4-10, which kept their
postseason hopes alive for a couple
of more days. They’re scheduled
to host Dean Tech in a Bi-County
League game on Thursday night.
“We’re just going to take it one
game at a time,” Soltys said. “Our
next game is against Dean Tech,
who we beat on their home court
in overtime. It was just a great
game.”
Ware has now won the last
eight basketball games against
Pathfinder. They posted a 69-43
home victory in the first meeting
of this season, which took place
back in the middle of December.
“It’s been a pretty good rivalry
game, but we haven’t been able
to defeat Ware during the past
couple of years,” said Pathfinder
head coach Kevin Lynch. “We
were really hoping to end the losing streak against them because
they played a game last night and
thought that they might be a little
bit tired, but it just didn’t work out
in our favor.”
The Pioneers (3-11), who don’t
have any seniors listed on their
varsity roster, last victory against
Ware came on Jan. 4, 2012, by the
final score of 66-60. It was also
the last time that they’ve qualified for the Western Massachusetts
Tournament.
“We were also hoping to win
enough games to qualify for the
postseason tournament this year,”
Lynch said. “It didn’t happen, but
we’ve been a lot more competitive in games this year than we
were the last couple of years. We
might have only won three games,
but we could’ve won a couple of
more. We aren’t losing any players
to graduation next year, which is a
great thing.”
After scoring only three points
in the first half, Pathfinder freshman guard Corey Lanoue picked
it up offensively after halftime finishing the game with a team-high
15 points. Junior guard Andrew
Roman, who didn’t play in the first
meeting of the season between the
rivals because of an injury, added
13 points.
The Indians led by as many as
nine points in the opening quarter before the Pioneers scored six
unanswered points on a pair of
field goals by junior center Teddy
King (six points) and a runner in
the lane by junior forward Jake
Allard (five points), who lives in
Ware.
The home team began the second quarter only trailing, 16-13
and they trailed 33-30 at halftime.
Following a steal by Lanoue
with less than a minute remaining
in the third quarter, Roman made a
layup, tying the score for the only
time at 45.
Ware, who never trailed, would
retake the lead following back-toback layups by Johnson.
Less than 2:00 into the fourth
quarter, the Pioneers closed the
gap to 51-48 on a coast-to-coast
layup by Lanoue.
Then an inside hoop by
Montalban began the Indians big
run and they made the short bus
ride back home in plenty of time
to watch Simons score her milestone basket.
It was just a very special day
for the Ware basketball program.
ball club is held in high regard
by the organization. In his brief
speech, Fagnant recalled his days
at Holyoke Catholic and the people who influenced him, like Dan
Dulchinos. He put in a big plug
for Tri-County baseball in general and the Chicopee Falls Tigers.
That is an ongoing outlet for baseball to this day.
Wayne Granger of Huntington
was the next honoree. He was a
relief pitcher in the 60s and 70s. It
was in 1969, with the Cincinnati
Reds, that Granger set a major
league record with 90 appearances.
That record was broken five years
later by Mike Marshall, but both
happened in the National League.
No American League reliever has
made more than 89 appearances.
In 1970, he had 35 saves in 67
games, a record at the time and he
won his second straight Fireman of
the Year award. Over eight years
from 1968-1976, Granger pitched
for eight teams, but the work took
its toll on his arm and he retired at
the age of 32. Back in high school
, he once struck out 30 batters
in a 14-inning game. One of his
notable moments was throwing the
final pitch at Cincinnati’s Crosley
Field in 1970. Granger could not
attend and his award was picked
up by Don Prohovich, who spoke
on his behalf.
The third inductee was Carl
Beane, of Agawam. Beane is a
figure who is near and dear many a
Red Sox fan, for he would become
the public address announcer for
their home games in 2003. He
would remain a fixture at Fenway
Park for the next nine years until
his tragic death in 2012. Beane
was a sports fan extraordinaire
and he had a booming voice that
was made for his role. The Red
Sox had gone through a couple
of people after the death of longtime announcer Sherm Feller and
it may have been the fact that he
sounded so much like Feller that
he caught on quickly. Carl traveled around and made appearances
where he would let fans wear his
World Series rings from 2004 and
2007. He would also come out
of the press box and greet people
from time to time. I am one of
those people that had that honor.
Beane always seemed to know
what he wanted to do and soon
after high school, he went to the
Career Academy Broadcasting
School. After graduating in 1972,
he had his first job in the field.
Carl Beane’s award was accepted
by his brother, Daryl.
Next up was Howie Burns,
who coached at Springfield Tech.
Between 1968 and 1970, his teams
went 55-5 and had a 41 game winning streak. He also coached the
East Springfield American Legion
team, Post 420. Those teams in
the 70s were considered some of
the best in the country and were
seen in the American Legion World
Series. But Burns was also a fixture at Westfield State and in the
Tri-County League. While Burns
was in the audience, Richard
Bedard, a 2015 inductee received
his award and spoke to the crowd.
He was known as “Leo the
Lip” and of the 23 managers who
have made it to Cooperstown,
Leo Durocher of West Springfield
was the only one from Western
Massachusetts. In his 25 years as
a manager, he won three pennants
and one world championship,
that with the New York Giants in
1954. Preceding that was a stint
with the Brooklyn Dodgers and at
the end of his career, he managed
the Chicago Cubs and Houston
Astros. Durocher also played 17
years with the New York Yankees
and St. Louis Cardinals in the 20’s
and 30’s. He got his nickname
because of his combative nature
with umpires and he became a
role model of sorts for some the
feistier managers that followed
him. Durocher was elected to
Cooperstown in 1994, three years
after his death at 86.
From 1961 to 1964, Chicopee
High dominated the high school
baseball scene. Over that four-year
span, they went 80-11 and won the
state title three times. The team
was coached by Bill Moge, a legend in Chicopee. And the assistant coach, Dan Dulchinos would
go on to become a legend himself, when he took over the new
program at Chicopee Comp. His
teams won more than 600 games in
his career than spanned more than
four decades. He was inducted in
2014. The starting shortstop on the
three champions was Alex Vyce,
who could not be there that night.
In attendance though were Al
Stanek, who was an inductee himself in 2014 along with Dulchinos.
Stanek, a pitcher, made it to the
majors with the San Francisco
Giants in the early sixties. There
was Bill Davis, the number two
behind Stanek, making up a formidable duo. It was the Chicopee
version of “Spahn and Sain, pray
for rain.” Speaking on behalf of the
team was Norm Burgess.
The next inductee was Dave
Grills, who was a coach at
Hampshire College for a great part
of his seven decade long career.
He was also the manager of Wayne
Granger at Huntington High in
1962. Grills is the only coach in
Western Mass to win sectional
titles in three different sports. He
had teams that won in basketball
and cross country to go along with
his 1986 baseball title. Though he
hasn’t been a varsity head coach
since 2000, he is still active as an
assistant at Northampton High. He
accepted the award himself.
The final inductee was Fran
Healy from Holyoke. Healy was
unable to attend in person, but
he sent along a video to show his
appreciation. Healy played from
1969 to 1978, starting with the
Kansas City Royals and he finished
with the Yankees as apart of the
“Bronx Zoo” teams. A highlight of
his playing days was catching two
no hitters by Steve Busby in 1973
and 1974. After his playing career,
he achieved even greater fame as
an announcer for the Yankees and
Mets. His video was very entertaining and he managed to get in a
few words to the keynote speaker,
Bill Lee.
At the conclusion of the presentations, many of the inductees
remained in the hall to talk with
fans and sign autographs. Lee, as
he had been earlier was holding
court as well.
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He can be reached at dforbes@
turley.com.
FAME from page 9
Golden was next to speak and
he made a presentation to pitcher,
Bryan Goossens as the MVP of
the Blue Sox. Goossens, from
Hampden, played his high school
ball at Minnechaug Regional High
School in Wilbraham. He first put
on a Blue Sox uniform in 2013
and enjoyed a successful season
here before moving on to the Cape
Cod league the following season. He returned to the team in
2015 and went on to have a great
season posting a 2.40 ERA in 48
2-3 innings pitched and fanning
37. Goossens earned a trip to the
NECBL All Star game.
Then it was time for the show,
that being the keynote speaker, Bill “Spaceman” Lee. After
playing college ball for the great
Rod Dedeaux at the University of
Southern California from 19641968, he found himself just a year
later on the major league roster
of the Boston Red Sox. For the
better part of four years, he was
a relief pitcher for the Sox. In
1973, he got a chance to start and
won 17 games that year. He won
17 games two more times and in
1975, Lee started two games in
the World Series. Bill Lee was a
rather outspoken individual during his playing days and he would
be known to get on the nerves of
some of his managers, most notably Don Zimmer. He was traded
to Montreal in 1978 and would
win 16 games for them a year later.
Lee retired from major league
baseball in 1982. He continues to
play baseball at a semipro level,
even though he is on the cusp of
seventy. He has written books and
has been the subject of several documentaries.
For the next 44 minutes, Bill
Lee entertained the crowd with
story after story about, what else,
baseball. One subject to which
he devoted some time was “the
brawl” in 1976 with the Yankees.
Following a collision at home
plate between Carleton Fisk and
Lou Piniella, Lee got into it with a
couple of Yankees, Mickey Rivers
and Craig Nettles. Those watching the game at home on television
would see him coming out of a
crowd holding his left shoulder in
pain. That is something many of
us will never forget. Throughout
his speech, one thing was abundantly clear, Bill Lee loves the
game of baseball or as he put it so
aptly, that is his “addiction.”
Golden then reintroduced
Coen, who would guide the crowd
through the inductions.
The first inductee was Ray
Fagnant from Chicopee. He
made his mark as a player first
at Holyoke Catholic in the early
eighties and then at Assumption
College in Worcester. Fagnant got
to a shot at pro ball and made it as
high as AA at New Britain, Boston
Red Sox affiliate. Then in 1993,
he was provided the opportunity
to become a scout for the Red Sox,
where he remains to this day as the
head of the Northeast District. As
a scout, Fagnant is on the go constantly and in though the baseball
season may end in October, it is
ongoing for scouts like Fagnant.
He travels throughout the country to watch ballplayers develop.
He may not be a household name
in Red Sox Nation, but his role
in “discovering” talent for the
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He can be reached at dforbes@
turley.com.
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February 4, 2016, Ware River News, Page 11
Historical society features Lusitania presentation, Feb. 7
BARRE – If you lived in any
major city in America, and you
opened your newspaper on the
morning of May 1, 1915, you
would have seen a prominent and
ominous warning from the Imperial
German Embassy. It strongly
reminded travelers that a “state of
war” existed between Germany and
Great Britain and their allies and
any ship sailing into the “war zone”
surrounding the British Isles would
be at risk for destruction.
This somber notice was read
with great interest, particularly by
those about to embark on a transatlantic voyage aboard the British
luxury liner R.M.S. Lusitania,
bound for Liverpool, England, from
New York City. It was certainly no
coincidence that Germany’s warning came on the Lusitania’s sailing
day.
Although some people expressed
concern about the threat of German
submarines and their deadly torpedoes, most passengers, officers and
crew of the mighty ship scoffed at
the idea that the largest and fastest passenger liner in the world
or its civilian constituency, were
endangered. As all of America
and Britain in general -- and those
boarding the Lusitania in particular – knew that day of departure,
no civilized nation – friend or foe
– would dare challenge the sanctity
of life of innocent men, women and
children.
In seven days, all that would
change. And it would take seven
decades for the truth to come out.
Among the passengers boarding the grand Lusitania that early
spring day was 19-year-old Ida
Exley, heading back to her native
England to marry her sweetheart,
Harry Taylor. Joseph Exley and
his family, including his daughter,
Ida, had emigrated to America in
1910. They lived and worked on a
large farm in Barre Plains, though
Ida had secured employment in the
Barre Wool Combing Co. Ltd.
Neither Ida Exley nor the
Lusitania reached their destination.
As students of history know,
Veterans Organizations
DISABLED VETERANS AND
AUXILIARY CHAPTER 59 OF
WARE meetings have moved to
the West Brookfield Senior Center,
every first Tuesday of the month at
7 p.m.
THE VETERAN HOMESTEAD
MOBILE MEDICAL CLINIC visits
the Gilbertville Town Hall 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. on the fourth Thursday
of each month. It provides hypertension, cholesterol and glucose
screenings and addresses other
health related matters with veterans
in their own neighborhoods. All
veterans are welcome. Please bring
our DD-214 or VA card. If you have
any questions, contact your local
veteran’s agent.
THE AMERICAN LEGION
EARLE F. HOWE POST 123 OF
WARE meets 11 a.m. on the second
Sunday of each month at the Legion
Post Hall at 45 Maple St.
The AUXILIARY of the VFW
Post #2577 meets the second
Tuesday of each month at Stanley
M. Koziol Elementary school from
7-8 p.m. We are actively seeking members who can come to the
meetings to help with the organization and thereby help our local vet-
erans of foreign wars. If interested,
Jennifer Baker at 413-387-2343.
THE AMERICAN LEGION
POST 123 LADIES AUXILIARY
meets 6:30 p.m. on the first Friday
of the month at the American Legion
Post 123 in Ware at 45 Maple St.
THE AMERICAN LEGION
POST 123 SONS OF THE
LEGION meets at 10 a.m. on the
second Sunday of the month at the
American Legion Post 123 in Ware
at 45 Maple St.
A D A M S - C O N E Y- F R E W
AMERICAN LEGION POST 244
meets 6 p.m. on the second Monday
of each month at the Post, 5 Ware
St., West Brookfield.
THE DISABLED AMERICAN
VETERANS QUABOAG
CHAPTER 59 OF WARE has
moved to the Senior Center in
West Brookfield. We will continue meeting on the first Tuesday of
the month at 7 p.m. DAV members
wishing to join our Post are welcome to visit us at one of our meetings. If you would like to transfer to
a Post closer to home in order to cut
back on travel time, we can arrange
this at our meeting.
JOHN J. WEIR AMERICAN
LEGION POST 246, Gilbertville,
meets 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday
of each month in the Post headquarters.
THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS POST 2577 meets on the
first Wednesday of the month at
6:30 p.m. at the American Legion
Post 123 in Ware at 45 Maple St.
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE
meets at noon on the second Sunday
of the month at the American Legion
Post 123 in Ware at 45 Maple St.
For information, call 413-967-7349.
WARE AMVETS POST #2577
meets at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday
of the month at the American Legion
Hall on Maple Street.
VETERANS COUNCIL OF
WARE VETERAN’S COUNCIL
will not be holding any meetings until Sept. 10. During the
regular year it meets on the second Thursday of the month at
the American Legion Post 123 in
Ware at 45 Maple St. For info, call
President Phil Hamel at 413-9674014 or 413-478-7139.
AHA urges people to GO RED Feb. 5
SPRINGFIELD – The American
Heart Association (AHA) wants
people to GO RED on Friday, Feb.
5 for National Wear Red Day to
help shine a light on the number one
killer of men and women, heart disease. Companies, community organizations and residents are invited
to get creative to make landmarks,
main streets, buildings and homes
“Go Red” to kick off February’s
American Hearth Month.
In addition to landmarks going
red, thousands of employees will
participate in National Wear Red
Day by donating $5 to the Go Red
For Women campaign. In turn, they
will receive a red dress pin or wristband and lifesaving heart health
education. Some organizations
will offer heart healthy lunch and
learn programs, organize healthy
walks, or offer healthier foods in
vending machines or cafeterias. To
sign up, people may visit www.
wearredday.org or call the Western
Massachusetts and North Central
Connecticut office at 203-3033300.
The AHA’s Go Red For Women
movement focuses on women’s
heart health awareness in February
because far too many women are
still unaware of the facts that heart
disease is their number one killer, killing more women than all
forms of cancer combined or that
the symptoms of heart attack can
be different in women vs. men,
causing women to delay seeking
treatment; or that ninety percent
of women have one or more risk
factors for heart disease or stroke.
This lack of awareness means that
more women than men are dying
from heart disease and stroke. Go
Red For Women’s goal is to save
women’s lives.
The good news is that more than
80 percent of heart disease events in
women can be prevented by making
simple lifestyle changes like eating healthier, quitting smoking and
exercising 30 minutes daily. The
AHA also encourages women to
get their “well-woman visit” at their
doctor’s office to help detect the
early signs of heart disease. Women
can get lifesaving information at
www.goredforwomen.org and join
in the healthy lifestyle conversation at https://www.facebook.com/
groups/AHAMomsUnite/. the Lusitania was torpedoed by a
German submarine and sunk off the
coast of Ireland in the early afternoon of May 7, 1915, just hours
before the proud ship was due to
arrive at her destination. The loss
of the Lusitania and nearly 1,200
lives a century ago was a pivotal
moment in the history of World
War I and the sinking remains the
subject of fascination and conjecture to this day.
To explore the story of this legendary liner, the people who sailed
with her on that fateful final voyage, the dramatic aftermath of
rescue and recrimination and the
world politics and consequences
surrounding the ship’s tragic loss,
the Barre Historical Society will
present a program titled “Our
Town and the Lusitania,” offered
by Lester Paquin and Lucy Allen
on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 7, in
Allen Hall at the Woods Memorial
Library, 19 Pleasant St. The program begins at 2 p.m. (please note
the day, location and time), and will
include words, images and memorabilia from that tumultuous time.
The presentation is free and open
to all and light refreshments will be
served after the presentation. Allen
Hall is handicapped-accessible. In
the event of inclement weather, the
program will be postponed until
the following Sunday, Feb. 14, at
2 p.m.
It is not often that important
world events touch a community
like Barre in such a personal and
poignant manner, as was experienced when the Lusitania was lost.
After Ida Exley met her fate, there
was a groundswell of patriotic fervor at the Barre Wool on the part
of the British émigrés who worked
there, with several young men hurrying home to enlist in the fight
against Germany, to avenge Ida’s
loss.
Don’t miss this opportunity to
recapture the people, passions and
circumstances of an important episode in world history, as experienced by our friends and neighbors
a century ago.
Re-enactor Faire, Feb. 20
Berthiaume
announces
office hours
STURBRIDGE –– The New
England Re-enactor Faire will
be held on Saturday, Feb. 20
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Sturbridge Host Hotel, 366 Main
St.
There will be a variety of
vendors and a brand new lecture series, Whether you’re a
brand new re-enactor or looking
to update your kit with that last
SPENCER –– State
Rep. Donnie Berthiaume
(R-Spencer) will hold
office hours at the following locations in January and
February.
Monday, Feb. 22, New
Braintree, 5 to 6 p.m.
M o n d a y, F e b. 8 ,
Hardwick, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.,
Municipal building.
Constituents and town
officials are invited to meet
with him to express any
concerns, ideas, or issues
with which they may need
assistance. Please feel free
to contact the office if you
would like a private meeting
at 617-722-2090, ext. 8803.
minute item, our vendors from
all over New England can provide you with exactly what you
need. Museum professionals and
teachers are invited.
Admission is $5 per person,
and children 12 and under are
free. It is open to the public.
For more information contact
us at wingzero112@gmail.com
or call 774-757-7508.
Polish dinner to benefit Friends of the Town Hall
WEST WARREN –– The
Friends of the Town Hall in
Warren will be holding a Polish
dinner on Sat., Feb. 27 at the
Warren Senior Center, 2252 Main
St., West Warren.There will be
two seatings at 5 p.m. and 6:30
p.m., and tickets are also available
to purchase for take-out. The din-
ner will include golumbki, pierogi, kapusta, keilbasa and Polish
rye bread. Tickets are $10 and
may be purchased from any member of the Friends of the Town
Hall, or by calling Kathy at 413436-5389. Tickets must be purchased in advance only.
“YOUth Should Vote!” student video contest starts Feb. 1
The League of Women Voters
of Massachusetts is calling on
Massachusetts high school students
to help mobilize the youth vote
during Election 2016 by entering
its “YOUth Should Vote!” Student
Video Contest beginning Feb. 1.
LW V M A i n v i t e s s t u dents attending high school in
Massachusetts to create 30-second
public service videos encouraging
young people to register to vote
and cast a ballot on Election Day.
All entries must include a link to
the state’s online voter registration system: https://www.sec.state.
ma.us/ovr/.
The three top winners will be
awarded $1,000, $500, and $250,
and their videos will be publicized
statewide by LWVMA.
Entries may be submitted
online from Feb. 1 through March
31, at www.lwvma.org. Judging
will take place in April, and winners will be announced in May.
The Judging Committee will look
for a clear and compelling message, memorable content and
delivery, and creativity. Official
rules and further details are available at www.lwvma.org.
“Youth voter registration and
turnout rates consistently lag
behind those of older citizens. We
want to let young people know
why they should care about voting and why their voices matter.
We hope to use these videos to
encourage young adults to register
to vote and turn out at the polls in
November 2016,” said LWVMA
Executive Director Meryl Kessler.
The contest is sponsored by the
League of Women Voters Citizen
Education Fund, which supports
programs designed to encourage
the active and informed participation of citizens in democracy and
increase understanding of public
policy issues. Financial support
has been provided by the Lincoln
and Therese Filene Foundation
and the Salem Five Charitable
Foundation.
Since its founding in 1920,
the League of Women Voters of
Massachusetts has been a respected and trusted voice for citizen
participation in our democracy. With over 40 local Leagues
throughout the state, LVWMA
has been at the forefront of
efforts to empower and educate
Massachusetts voters and effect
change on a wide range of issues,
including election laws and campaign finance, natural resources
and the environment, women’s
health, children’s issues, state budget and finances, public education
and public safety.
Membership in the League is
open to men and women of all
ages. For more information about
the League of Women Voters of
Massachusetts, go to www.lwvma.
org.
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public safety
Behind the Lines in Ware
By Sloane M. Perron
Ware River News Staff Writer
Armed robbery
On Jan. 24 at 9:18 p.m., the
Ware Police received a call from
the owner of Lazer’s Pizza on Main
Street, near the library, reporting an
armed robbery. The owner said that
at around 9 p.m. she was cleaning
the restaurant’s restroom when she
heard the door open. A male wearing a hat and something covering his
face walked into the store located at
41 Main Street. The man gestured to
a piece of paper lying on the counter. The owner thought it was a written order but the note said, “Take
the money out of the register and
no one will get hurt.” The owner
then realized the man had a knife.
She called for her husband who was
cooking in the kitchen. The suspect
ran around the counter with the
knife, and the woman grabbed a big
pizza knife and struck the attacker.
She hit the man with the knife handle and her fist. The owner’s husband chased the suspect, who ran
up Otis Avenue. Officers arrived on
scene with their K9 unit. However,
police dog Sampson was not able to
come up with any additional leads.
The suspect was caught on video
footage from two nearby businesses.
It remains under investigation.
School Resource Officer
seriously injured
On Jan. 25 at 1:35 p.m., School
Resource Officer Aaron DeSantis,
was arresting a 15-year-old student
at Ware Junior Senior High School.
The student seriously injured the
officer while resisting arrest. The
student was detained at the station
while the officer was transported
to Baystate Mary Lane Emergency
Room. The officer will need surgery
as a result of his injuries and will
be out the rest of the school year.
The student was arrested on charges
of disorderly conduct and resisting
arrest.
Shoplifting couple
On Jan. 29 at 12:40 p.m., officers responded to Walmart after loss
prevention officers spotted a couple
stealing electronics and items from
the toy department. They put the
merchandise in plastic bags and the
female’s pocketbook before exiting
the store. The alarms went out as
the couple walked out. The man ran
out while the female walked briskly.
Customers intervened to stop the
shoplifters. One customer jumped
on the hood on the couple’s vehicle to prevent them from getting
away. The out-of- state couple was
arrested. The 21-year-old male was
charged with shoplifting while the
juvenile female already had a warrant out for her arrest. The duo stole
$550.25 of merchandise, consisting
of video games and DVDs.
Pot brownies served
On Jan. 29 at 12:54 p.m., police
responded to the Ware High School.
The school was hosting a Winter
Carnival event when a student
brought brownies and handed them
out to several female students. One
of the girls had an adverse reaction to the food and was brought
to Baystate Mary Lane Hospital,
where she tested positive for marijuana. The mother of the student
with the brownies denied putting
any pot into the brownies. The matter is still under investigation and
will be followed up by Det. Scott
Lawrence.
Ware Police Log
Friday, Jan. 22
Stolen Vehicle Report, Hillside
Village, investigation pending.
Ambulance Request, Walker
Road, services rendered.
Shoplifting, Palmer Road, investigation pending.
Drug or Narcotics Violation,
Cherry Street, message delivered.
Disturbance, Pleasant Street, services rendered.
Neighbor Dispute, Hillside
Village, services rendered.
Saturday, Jan. 23
Parking Complaint, Webb Court,
citation issued.
Neighbor Dispute, Church Street,
services rendered.
Notification, North Street, services rendered.
Fraud, Crescent Street, referred
to other agency.
Escort, Parker Street, investigation pending.
Missing Person, Canal Street,
services rendered.
Shoplifting, Palmer Road, arrest,
misdemeanor charge.
Accident, Vehicle, Cummings
Road, arrest, misdemeanor charge.
Harassment Complaint, North
Street, services rendered.
Transport, North Street, services
rendered.
Sunday, Jan. 24
Harassment Complaint, Church
Street, services rendered.
Disturbance, Pulaski Street, services rendered.
Suspicious Activity or Person,
West Street, services rendered.
Mi ss in g Pe rs on , Hi gh la nd
Village, services rendered.
Abandoned, 911 call, Cummings
Street, services rendered.
Loitering, Main Street, verbal
warning issued.
Suspicious Activity or Person,
Palmer Road, services rendered.
Robbery Report, Main Street,
investigated, report filed.
Monday, Jan. 25
Parking Complaint, High Street,
citation issued.
Property (Lost), North Street,
services rendered.
Accident, Vehicle, Main Street,
motor vehicle accident over $1,000.
Arrest, West Street, arrest, misdemeanor charge.
Summons Service, Canal Street,
summons served.
Larceny, Theft Report, West
Street, services rendered.
Suspicious Activity or Person,
West Street, area searched negative
found.
Fraud, North Street, services rendered.
Disorderly Conduct, West Street,
services rendered.
Arrest, North Street, arrest on
warrant.
Property (Found), North Street,
services rendered.
Tuesday, Jan. 26
Disturbance, Church Street, services rendered.
Erratic Operator Complaint,
Belchertown Road, verbal warning
issued.
Arrest, West Street, arrest on
warrant.
Accident, Vehicle, West Street,
motor vehicle accident over $1,000.
Escort, Eddy Street, services rendered.
Threat Report, Highland Village,
services rendered.
Drug or Narcotics Violation,
North Street, investigation pending.
Welfare Check, Palmer Road,
services rendered.
Between Jan. 22 and Jan. 29,
Ware police performed 75 investigations, court duties seven times, summons service eight times, cruiser
assignments seven times, public service 10 times, four escorts, one welfare check, three transports, administrative work 107 times, made three
notifications, three arrests, opened
a door or window once, provided
general information 30 times, and
assisted eight motorists, and officers were wanted 18 times. Police
responded to one report of a stolen vehicle, 49 motor vehicle violations, 17 ambulance requests, four
animal complaints, six reports of
shoplifting, two drug or narcotics
violations, eight disturbances, two
neighbor disputes, nine parking
complaints, three burglar alarms,
two reports of fraud, three reports
of missing persons, three vehicle
accidents, five erratic operator complaints, two harassment complaints,
nine reports of suspicious activity
or persons, one abandoned 911 call,
one report of loitering, one report of
a robbery, one report of lost property, two reports of larceny or theft,
one report of a threat, one report of
annoying phone calls, one report
of fire, one report of burglary or
breaking and entering, one report of
soliciting, one report of disorderly
conduct and two reports of found
property. These numbers do not
include cases already under investigation or already being prosecuted
through the courts.
Wednesday, Jan. 27
Animal Complaint, Main Street,
services rendered.
Shoplifting, Palmer Road, services rendered.
Escort, Eddy Street, advised to
contact police if repeated.
Annoying Phone Calls, Eddy
Street, referred to other agency.
Fire, Report, Buckley Court, services rendered.
Larceny, Theft Report, Valley
View, services rendered.
Thursday, Jan. 28
Burglary or Breaking and
Entering, Maple Avenue, services
rendered.
Shoplifting, Palmer Road, services rendered.
Soliciting, North Street, services
rendered.
Friday, Jan. 29
Ambulance Request, Greenwich
Plains Road, services rendered.
Parking Complaint, Pulaski
Street, citation issued.
Ware Arrests
By Sloane M. Perron
Ware River News Staff Writer
WARE –– Between Jan. 23
and and Jan. 29, the Ware Police
Department made seven arrests.
On Jan. 23 at 6:10 p.m., Eric
A. Anderson, 31, of 51 Monson
Turnpike Road., Apt. #1012, was
arrested for shoplifting by concealing merchandise. It was his
seventh offense. At 6:41 p.m.,
Christina J. Mendes, 50, of 18
Highland Ave., Ludlow, was
arrested for OUI liquor and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
At 7:44 p.m., Gina Zygarowski,
50, of 8 Aspen St., was arrested
for her third offense of shoplifting
by asportation.
On Jan. 25, at 1:35 p.m.,
a juvenile was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting
arrest at Ware Junior Senior High
School on West Street. At 8:59
p.m., Shatoya K. Smith, 25, of
44 Channing Dr. in Manchester,
Connecticut, was arrested for
operating a motor vehicle with
a suspended driver’s license and
equipment violation due to a
defective exhaust.
On Jan. 26, a juvenile was
arrested on a warrant. At 5:20
p.m., Patrick J. Krol, 47, of 23
High St., was arrested on a warrant.
Editor’s Note: People
in this country are presumed to be innocent until
found guilty in a court
of law. Police provide us
with the information you
read on this page as public record information. If
you or any suspect listed
here is found not guilty
or has charges dropped
or reduced, we will gladly
print that information as a
follow-up upon being presented with documented
proof of the court’s final
disposition.
Hardwick Police Log
Between Jan. 25 and Feb. 1,
Hardwick police made 34 motor
vehicle stops, nine building and
property checks, two welfare
checks, three motor vehicle investigations, performed traffic control
once, served seven summonses,
served paperwork once, and assisted four citizens. Police responded
to one report of burglary or breaking and entering, one medical
emergency, one complaint, one fire
alarm, one threat, one safety hazard, one complaint of motor vehicle operations, one report of suspicious activity, one disturbance, one
alarm, and one report of gunshots.
They appeared for court-related
matters three times, and officers
were initiated eight times.
There were seven 911 calls. Of
these, three were for medical emergencies, two were for complaints,
one was for a report of suspicious
activity, and one was a hang-up
call. Hardwick police assisted four
other agencies.
New Braintree Police Log
Between Jan. 25 and Feb. 1,
New Braintree police made 10
building and property checks,
eight motor vehicle stops, two
motor vehicle investigations, per-
formed traffic control once, performed radar once, and assisted
one citizen. Police responded to
one report of annoying phone calls,
five alarms, one medical emergen-
cy, one safety hazard, one motor
vehicle accident, and one report of
suspicious activity, and one officer
was initiated. There was one 911
call for a medical emergency.
Principals presents requests
to budget subcommittee
By Ellenor Downer
Staff Writer
BARRE – Quabbin Regional
School District principals presented requests as part of the FY
17 budget process to the budget
subcommittee last Thursday. Just
a handful of parents, residents and
member town officials attended.
Quabbin Regional Middle
School Principal Susanne
Musnicki and Quabbin High
School Principal Greg Devine,
presented their requests together
since the middle and high school
share some staff such as a French
and Chinese teacher.
Musnicki said that the middle
school needed a second adjustment counselor. Seventh through
12th grade currently share one
adjustment counselor. Students
have more social and emotional
needs, and those issues have an
impact on discipline. This position would provide needed staff to
handle in-school suspensions. Out
of school suspensions were not a
sound way to educate a student,
as the student often does not do
the work assigned. Students suspended out of school were more
likely to drop out. Often students
with discipline problems struggle
academically.
Other requests included another world language teacher certified in Spanish and French, and
a mathematics/special education
teacher.
Textbook requests were also
made, with a need for more paperback books for world literature
and new textbooks for algebra I,
world history and health. Many
of the books are 10 to 25 years
old. The media center requested
to update its books and the music
department needed to expand its
sheet music library, particularly
for jazz band and show choir.
The high school lost a clerical
person in its office and sought to
refill that position.
The elementary school principals also presented their requests
as a group. Cherie McComb, principal from Hubbardston Center
School, said that the district made
a strategic effort to have the same
curriculum in all five elementary
schools.
Patricia Worthington, principal of the New Braintree/Oakham
schools, said that due to large class
sizes, three more teachers were
needed at Ruggles Lane School in
Barre, and two each at Hardwick
and Oakham. This would lower
class size to the target range of 18
to 22 students per class for kindergarten through second grade, and
22 to 25 students for grade three
through six.
Budget Subcommittee
Chairman Mark Wigler stated that
adding seven new teachers would
be a large increase in the budget
of around half million dollars during a time when the district has a
declining enrollment.
The elementary principals also
said a second intervention specialist, an adjustment counselor and
an additional administrator were
needed at Ruggles Lane, as well
as curriculum materials and book
rooms.
A second informational budget
meeting discussing central office,
athletics and culmination of the
fiscal 2017 budget will be held
Thursday, Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in
the Educational Support Building,
872 South St.
The QRSD School Committee
meeting Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. will primarily focus on the budget. The
public budget hearing will be held
March 10 at 6:30 p.m.
Ware Fire Log
Between Jan. 23 and Jan. 29, the
Ware Fire Department received 40
total calls. Of these, 34 were EMS
calls—26 for 911 emergency medical transports and eight for nonemergency medical transports—five
were fire calls, and one was a service call or public assist.
On Jan. 23, Car 3 was dispatched
to 97 Pleasant St. to remove a dangerous gutter from the building, as
it had been deemed a safety hazard. On Jan. 25, a box alarm was
struck for Mary Lane Hospital.
The alarm was accidentally sent in
when a small child pulled the alarm.
The alarm was reset and all units
returned to quarters.
On Jan. 26. Engine 3 was dispatched to 130 West St., Family
Dollar, for a possible propane leak.
The tanks for H&R Block and
Family Dollar were found to be
empty. There was no propane in the
store. Ameri-Gas was called to fill
both tanks and secure them.
On Jan. 27, Engine 3 was dispatched to Buckley Court for a
reported outdoor fire. The DPW had
a permitted fire at the dike. Engine
3 returned to quarters.
On Jan. 28, there was a chimney fire at 19 Old Poor Farm Road.
The chimney was found to be partially blocked at the top, and it was
cleared by fire personnel. The wood
stove was red tagged, as both it and
the chimney required professional
cleaning. Also on Jan. 28, Brush 1
was dispatched to the boat launch at
Grenville Park for a reported smoldering brush pile.The DPW had a
burn there earlier. The pile was fully
extinguished by fire personnel.
Burning season has begun. Open
Burning Permits are available at the
station, and the fee is $10.
The fire department performed
seven 911 and ringdown tests, daily
shift training twice, eight transfers, two in-town transfers, one 911
emergency transfer, NCCR EMT
training three times, shunted one
fire alarm box, put two fire alarm
boxes back in service, two advanced
life support (ALS) intercepts, sent
ambulance mutual aid twice, and
sent ambulance mutual aid with no
crew. They responded to 20 ambulance calls, two box alarms, one
false alarm or false call, three still
alarms, one gas leak, one chimney
or flue fire and one report of unauthorized burning.
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religion
St. John the Baptist School holds open house, Feb. 8
LUDLOW –– St. John the
Baptist School, 217 Hubbard St.,
Ludlow, will hold an open house
for prospective parents on Monday,
Feb. 8 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Principal Shelly Rose, along with
classroom and specialty teach-
ers of art, computers and physical education, will be available to
answer questions and a team of
our current parents will provide
tours of the school. Limited openings are available from nursery to
seventh grade.
St. John the Baptist School is a
Catholic elementary school, serving students in nursery to eighth
grade from over 10 area communities. Since 1925, it has been “nurturing and challenging our students
to grow in spirit, mind and body.”
obituaries
Robert E. Buelow
Courtesy photo
Bishop Doug Fisher, of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts, preached at Trinity Episcopal Church
on Sunday, Jan. 31. He is seen here at center with the congregation following the service.
Bishop leads service at Ware church
WARE –– Bishop Doug Fisher
preached and presided at the
Eucharist at Trinity Episcopal
Church in Ware on Sunday, Jan.
31. The Bishop visits each one of
the more than 50 congregations in
the Episcopal Diocese of Western
Massachusetts in a two-year cycle.
The Rt. Rev. Douglas John Fisher is
the ninth bishop of the diocese. He
was consecrated on Dec.1, 2012.
Bishop Fisher was formally welcomed by the Interim Rector, the
Rev. Dr. Randall Wilburn. During
the Sunday celebration, three people
were received by the Bishop into
the Episcopal Church. All are welcome from every faith tradition and
no tradition at all.
After the celebration of the
Eucharist, Bishop Fisher had a
chance to informally talk to parish members during the coffee
hour. The vestry or parish also had
a chance to meet with the bishop
privately to discuss plans, dreams,
issues and hopes.
Food and penny sale to benefit St. Mary’s School
WARE –– The St. Mary’s Ladies
Guild of St. Mary’s parish will be
hosting its annual Food & Penny
Sale on March 5, 2016 at the Church
Hall on South Street.
Food for purchase will include
pierogi, kapusta, kielbasa, kielbasa
sandwiches and schnitzels, which
will be sold both individually or as a
dinner. There will be no golumpki at
this food sale. The food sale begins
at 10:30 a.m. and continues throughout the day until the food is sold out.
For those purchasing food for “takeout,” it is appreciated and encouraged to bring one’s own containers.
Seating for the Penny Sale will be
on a first come basis; there will be
no reserving for later use except for
penny sale workers. Patrons must be
present during the day to hold their
seats.
The Penny Sale begins approximately at 6 p.m.. and supper items
will be available for sale. This Penny
Sale has been held for over 50 years,
and is always an enjoyable and
affordable family event.
All proceeds from this event are
donated to St. Mary’s School. This
will be the last Penny Sale to benefit
St. Mary’s School as the school will
close in June.
Rediscover your spiritual roots
WARE –– If you are a member of
Saint Mary’s Parish, are new to the
Parish, or would just like to come
and meet new friends, please come
More Legals on Page 15
MORTGAGEE’S
SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale
contained in a certain
mortgage given by Kevin
R. Dineen, Sr. and Tina
M. Dineen to “MERS”,
Mortgage Electronic Reg­
istration Systems, Inc., a
separate corporation that
is acting solely as nominee for “Lender”, Coun­
trywide Home Loans, Inc.
and its successors and
assigns dated March 10,
2006 and recorded with
the Hampshire County
Registry of Deeds, in
Book 8647, Page 124, as
assigned by Assignment of
Mortgage dated Sept­ember
13, 2012 and re­corded
with Hampshire Coun­ty
Registry of Deeds, Book
11053, Page 36, of which
mortgage the undersigned
is the present holder, for
breach of the conditions of
said mortgage and for the
purpose of foreclosing the
same will be sold at Public
Auction at 3:00 PM, on
February 26, 2016, on the
premises known as 178
Monson Turnpike Road,
Ware, Massachusetts, the
premises described in said
mortgage, together with
all the rights, easements,
and appurtenances thereto,
to wit:
The land in Ware,
Hampshire County, Mssa­
chusetts, being known and
designated as Lot No. One
Hundred Twelve (112) as
shown on said plan of lots
recorded in the Hampshire
County Registry of Deeds
in Book of Plans 101,
Page 38, said lot being
bounded and described as
follows:
WESTERLY by Mon­
s o n Tu r n p i k e R o a d ,
ninety-three and 55/100
(93.55) feet;
NORTHERLY by Lot
No. One Hundred Thir­
teen (113) as shown on
said plan, one hundred
and joint them for coffee and donuts
after 9:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday,
Feb. 14 at the Parish Hall on South
Street. The new Evangelization
Committee and Parish staff will
share a cup of coffee and visit as
well as answer any questions about
the parish. All are welcome.
legal notices
seventy-nine and 63/100
(179.63) feet;
EASTERLY by land of
owner unknown, eightyfive (85) feet; and
S O U T H E R LY b y
owner unknown, one
hundred eighty-five and
41/100 (185.41) feet.
Being the same prem­
ises conveyed to us by
deed of Phillip C. Lam
and Dena A. Lam f/k/
a Dena A. Jones dated
January 27, 2003 recorded with the Hampshire
County Registry of Deeds
in Book 7018, Page 241.
“The Grantor(s)
ex­press­ly reserve my/our
rights of Homestead and
do not wish to terminate
my/our Homestead by
granting the within conveyance notwithstanding
my/our waiver of such
homestead in the within
mortgage”
Terms of Sale: These
premises are being sold
subject to any and all
un­paid real estate taxes,
water rates, municipal
charges and assessments,
condominium charges,
ex p e n s e s , c o s t s , a n d
assessments, if applicable,
federal tax liens, partition wall rights, statutes,
regulations, zoning, subdivision control, or other
municipal ordinances or
bylaws respecting land
use, configuration, building or approval, or by­laws,
statutes or ordinances
regarding the presence
of lead paint, as­bestos or
other toxic substances,
sanitary codes, housing
codes, tenancy, and, to the
extent that they are recorded prior to the above
mortgage, any easements,
rights of way, restrictions,
confirmation or other matters of record.
Purchaser shall also
bear all state and county
deeds excise tax. The
deposit of $5,000.00 is to
be paid in cash or bank
or certified check at the
time and place of the sale,
with the balance of the
purchase price to be paid
by bank or certified check
within thirty (30) days
after the date of the sale,
to be deposited in escrow
with Guaetta and Benson,
LLC, at 73 Princeton
Street, Suite 212, North
Chelmsford, Massachu­
setts.
In the event that the
successful bidder at the
foreclosure sale shall
default in purchasing the
within described property
according to the terms of
this Notice of Sale and/
or the terms of the Mem­
orandum of Sale executed
at the time of the foreclosure, the Mortgagee
re­serves the right to sell
the property by foreclosure deed to the second
highest bidder or, thereafter, to the next highest
bidders, providing that
said bidder shall deposit with said attorney, the
amount of the required
deposit as set forth herein
within five (5) business
days after written notice
of the default of the previous highest bidder.
Other terms, if any, are
to be announced at the
sale.
Present holder
of said mortgage
U.S. Bank, National
Association, as Trustee
for the Holders of
the Structured Asset
Investment
Loan Trust 2006-3
by its Attorneys
Guaetta and Benson, LLC
Peter V. Guaetta,
Esquire, P.O. Box 519
Chelmsford, MA 01824
January 27, 2016
2/4,2/11,2/18/16
THE
COMMONWEALTH
OF MASSACHUSETTS
LAND COURT
DEPARTMENT OF
THE TRIAL COURT
(SEAL)
2016 SM 000353
ORDER OF NOTICE
To: Brian K. Nichols;
Celeste Nichols and to
all persons entitled to
the benefit of the Service­
members Civil Relief Act,
50 U.S.C. App. § 501 et
seq.:
Bayview Loan Servic­
ing, LLC, a Delaware
Limited Liability Com­
pany claiming to have
an interest in a Mortgage
covering real property in WARE, 60-62
PLEASANT STREET,
given by Brian K. Nichols
and Celeste Nichols to
Key Home Mortgage
Corpora­tion dated June
28, 2002 and recorded in
the Hamp­­shire County
Regis­try of Deeds in Book
6698, at Page 142, and
now held by the Plaintiff
by assignment has/have
filed with this court a
complaint for determination of Defendant’s/
De­fendants’ Servicemem­
bers status.
If you now are, or
recently have been, in the
active military service
of the United States of
Amer­ica, then you may be
entitled to the benefits of
the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act. If you object
to a foreclosure of the
above-mentioned property on that basis, then
you or your attorney must
file a written appearance
and answer in this court
at Three Pemberton
Square, Boston, MA
02108 on or before March
14, 2016 or you will be
forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to
the benefits of said Act.
Witness, JUDITH C.
CUTLER, Chief Justice
of this Court on January
26, 2016
Attest:
Deborah J. Patterson
Recorder
201512-0080-PRP
2/4/16
HARDWICK –– Robert E.
Buelow, U.S.Air Force retired,
passed away on Aug. 21 in
Melbourne, Florida.
He was born In Hardwick
on Oct. 28, 1943. Robert was
a Vietnam Veteran, he was
awarded the Vietnam Service
Medal with two Bronze Stars,
AF Outstanding Unit Award
with the Combat “V” Device,
Republic of Vietnam Campaign
Medal, Marksmanship Award
and two Commendation
Awards. He was predeceased
by his parents Robert H. and
Alice S. Buelow, his brothers William and Raymond, his
wife, Barbara, and his daughter, Kimberly Sue White.
He leaves his son, William
A. II (Michelle) of Palm Bay,
Florida; his sister, Sueanne
(John) Despres, of Ware;
a brother, Richard (Lori), of
Lexington, South Carolina; a
sister-in-law, Sharyn Buelow,
of Hardwick, his four grandchildren, Scott J. Jr. and
Brittany White of Palm Bay,
Florida, and Olivia and and
Dylan Buelow of Palm Bay,
Florida.
Graveside services were held
on Saturday Nov. 21, 2015, in
Hardwick Cemetery.
Death notice
Buelow, Robert E.
Died Aug. 21, 2015
Graveside Services were Nov. 21, 2015
Hardwick Cemetery
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ChurCh DireCtory
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
“An Open and Welcoming Faith Community”
Park & Pleasant Streets
P.O. Box 447, Ware, Massachusetts 01082
413-967-6100 trinityware.org
Jubilee Cupboard – 967-3274
The Right Reverend Douglas J. Fisher D.Min.,
D.D. - Bishop Episcopal Diocese Western
Masachusetts
Interim Rector, Rev. Dr. Randall K. Wilburn, Office
Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 10am-2pm and by appt,
Please call the cell number: 413-687-5568
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Worship at 10am and Church School for Children
“You don’t have to be Episcopal to share the Word
and Fellowship of the Spirit” No matter who you
are or where you have been, You are welcome.
THE JUBILEE CUPBOARD provides emergency
food assistance and is open Thursday from 9 AM
until noon. The location is next door to Trinity Church
directly behind the Old Ware Fire Station. Proof of
residence and a Social Security number are required.
Please phone 413-967-3274. Donations of non-perishable food are welcomed by The Jubilee Cupboard
during open hours only. Food may also be donated
to The Jubilee Cupboard at a drop off box at the Big Y
Supermarket in Ware.
AA Thursdays, 8pm
UNITED CHURCH OF WARE
49 Church Street, Ware, MA 01082
413-967-9981
Rev. Charles Taylor
Office Hours: Monday 9-12/Tuesday 8:30-12:30/
Wed 9-2/Thurs 9-12/Friday closed
Saturday: Worship service 5:00 p.m (Communion
offered each week, Healing Worship on second
Saturday of each month)
Narcotics Anonymous 7:00 p.m.
Sunday: Worship service 10:30 a.m. (Communion
offered first Sunday of each month) Adult Bible
Study 9:30 a.m., Sunday School - 9:00 - 10:20
a.m., Children’s Church after Children’s Sermon
each Sunday, Coffee hour after service
Tuesday: T.O.P.S. 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday: Weight Watchers 5:00-7:30 p.m.
ST. MARY’S CHURCH
60 South Street, Ware, Tel. 967-5913
Rev. Fr. Jeffrey A. Ballou, Pastor
Rev. Fr. Piotr Calik, Parochial Vicar
Daily Masses: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at
8:00 a.m., Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., Friday at 8:15
a.m., and Saturday at 8:00 a.m.
Confessions: Wednesday 6:00 p.m., Thursday 5:00
p.m., Saturday 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and one halfhour before every Mass.
Eucharistic Adoration: Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Holy Rosary is prayed Monday through
Saturday before mass at 7:30 a.m.
Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30 p.m.
HOLY CROSS POLISH NATIONAL
CATHOLIC CHURCH
61 Maple St., Ware, Tel. 967-3782
Fr. Senior Fryderyk Banas, Pastor
Sunday: 8 a.m.; Mass: 9:15 a.m.; coffee hour.
Weekday Masses 8 a.m.; School of Christian Living
classes every Sunday at 9:15 a.m.
LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH
(formerly QVBC)
258A Malbouef Road, Ware
Phone: 413-668-7041 Email: LBC7@gmail.com
Web: www.lbc7.com
Sunday Service times:
9:30am Prayer and Fellowship
10:00am Bible School
11:00am Worship Service
The LBC family of believers invite you to join us as
we work together to serve God in our community.
We are dedicated to spiritual growth through purposeful prayer, truthful teaching, and practical preaching.
We rely on the Bible as our source of all Godly
wisdom and truth.
We proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
given freely by God and offered to all who choose to
believe in Him.
GEORGE WHITEFIELD
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Main Street, West Brookfield
Tel. (508) 867-5978, (508) 867-3667 (Parsonage)
Rev. Bruce DeWitte
Fellowship is available throughout the week.
Small group ministries are available in a variety of
areas for all ages.
Find us online at http://www.gbgm-umc.org/
whitefield/.
Jubilee Cupboard Hours: Mon 10 a.m. to 12, Thurs
9 a.m. to 12
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
108 New Braintree Rd., North Brookfield
774-286-1322
SUNDAY SCHEDULE Services start at 10 a.m.
WARE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Assemblies of God
Corner of 8 South St. & Main St., Ware
967-7019, www.warecc.org
Rev. Kris and Teresa Davis
every Wednesday Mid-week Prayer
group 7pm
Christianity 101 class 7pm, child care
available
every Saturday Men’s group at 7am
every Sunday: Adult Bible Study 9-10
am
Prayer 9-10 am
Worship Service and Fellowship hour
following service 10am
Children’s Church 10am
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
North Street, Ware, Tel. 967-4963
Fr. Edward Fitzgerald, Pastor
Saturday 4 p.m. Mass; Sunday 8 a.m.,
10 a.m., Mass
Daily Masses during the week are at 7
a.m.; First Friday Adoration 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
TRI-PARISH COMMUNITY CHURCH
3 Oakham Rd., P.O. Box 202
New Braintree 508-867-3306
Pastor Deb Shepard Cell: 413-478-0731
The Tri-Parish Community Church represents the communities of Gilbertville,
Hardwick, and New Braintree. Our service
will begin at 10:00. Bible Study begins
on 9/13 at 8:15 am - 9:30am. Choir
Rehearsals are at 9am and Sunday School
returns on 9/13 at 10:00 am. We are worshiping at The First Universalist Church
of Hardwick, 9 Ruggles Hill Rd. Hardwick
through December.
All are welcome to worship and join in
fellowship and light refreshment following
the service.
Change of Office Hours: Thursdays
10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Corrina Barry,
Administrative Assistant. (508)867-3306
triparish@verizon.net.
Appointments can be scheduled at
either the Pastor’s office or at your home
when needed. Please contact Pastor Deb
to make arrangements. debasheps@aol.
com or (413)478-0731. Beginning 7/6
our Worship Service move to The First
Universalist Church of Hardwick through
the end of the year. From 7/6 - 8/31
Worship will begin at 9:30 am. All are
welcome.
The mission of the Tri-Parish
Community Church is service to God by
working together as a church to alleviate
suffering and to foster hope, love and the
word of Jesus Christ among our family and
neighbors here and throughout the world.
It’s always good to have a variety of
voices in the pulpit. Come, support our
worship leaders and enjoy the earlier service.
THE CHURCH OF ST. ALOYSIUS
58 Church St., Gilbertville, Tel. 477-6493
The Rev. Richard Lembo, Pastor
Saturday Confession: 3 p.m.; Vigil Mass:
4 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 7:30 a.m.
ST. AUGUSTINE MISSION
98 Church Lane, Wheelwright, MA
413-477-6493
The Rev. Richard Lembo, Pastor
Sunday 9 a.m.
ST. STANISLAUS CHURCH
Main Street, West Warren, Tel. 436-5110
Fr. Dan Becker
MASS SCHEDULE Saturdays 4 p.m.
QUABBIN VALLEY CHURCH OF CHRIST
43 Main Street, Ware, MA
Sunday Morning service: 10:30am
– 11:30am
For more info James Chaisson
774-200-0542
Email: goodnews@quabbinvalleychurch.
net
Website: www.quabbinvalleychurch.net
KINGDOM BUSINESS R.E.A.C.H
MINISTRIES
(Realistic Evangelistic Active Christian Hearts)
Pastor, Rev. Dr. Errol J. Estridge
58 Main St, Ware, MA Tel. 413-668-9981
email:thekingdombusiness.ware@verizon.net
Tues 6-7pm, Substance Recovery
Ministry
Wednesday 6:00-7:00 pm, Bible Study
Thursday 6:00-7:30 pm, Women
Ministry
Friday 6:00-7:00 pm, Prayer Meeting
Saturday TBA, Men’s Ministry
Sunday 10:30, Sunday Worship
C . H . A . N . C . E . Tu t o r i n g M i n i s t r y
(Children Having a Nurturing and Caring
Environment)
September - May, After school, Monday
- Thursday 4:00-6:00pm
UPPER ROOM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
18 Central St., West Warren, Tel. 436-7559
Joel Hickey, pastor
Sunday: 10 a.m worship; Thursday: 7 p.m.
Intercessory Prayer
UNIVERSALIST-UNITARIAN
St. Paul's Church of Palmer
1060 Central St., Palmer, MA, 283-8185
Sunday: 10:00 am service followed by coffee hour. Children's Religious
Education also at 10:00 am.
SACRED HEART OF JESUS CHURCH
10 Milk St., West Brookfield, MA
508-867-6469
sacredheart@charterinternet.com
Pastor: Rev. David B. Galonek
Deacon: Peter Ryan
Mass Times
Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.
First Friday Mass, 6:30 p.m.
First Saturday, 8 a.m.
Saturday Vigil, 4:30 p.m.
Sundays, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Baptism is on the third Sunday of each month
and a pre-Baptism program is required.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF
WEST BROOKFIELD, UCC
36 North Main St.,West Brookfield, MA 01585
Tel. 508-867-7078
Rev. Rev. Lisa Durkee Abbott
e-mail: fccwbma@yahoo.com
SUNDAY SCHEDULE:
Worship: 10 a.m.
Sunday School (ages 5-12): 10 a.m.,
except 1st Sunday of each month
Youth Group: 10 a.m. on 2nd and 4th
Sundays
Nursery attendant is on duty every Sunday.
The Sharing Cupboard, an ecumenical food
pantry for West Brookfield and Warren residents, is open Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12
p.m. and Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Proof of residency is required and all donations are welcome.
WARE BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH
56a Main St., Ware, Tel. 967-0211
Pastor Jim Van Etten, B.A.D.F.
Sunday: 11 a.m. worship service, nursery
and children’s church, 4 p.m. worship service
Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible Study/Prayer
Fellowship
ST. PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH
1060 Main Street, Warren, Tel. 436-7327
Fr. Dan Becker
MASS SCHEDULE: Sundays 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
WARE CONGREGATION
OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES
Sunday 9:30 a.m. Public Talk &
Watchtower Study
Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Congregation Bible
Study and School
EMMANUEL ORTHODOx
CATHOLIC CHURCH
25 Winthrop Terrace, Warren, MA 01083
(413) 436-5582
Fr. Christopher Nerreau
www.emmanuelorthodox.org
Morning Matins Sundays 9:00am
Confession 2nd Sunday of the month 9:00am
or by appointment
Holy Mass Sunday’s 9:30am
Coffee hour following Mass
Free Community Meal: First Tuesday of the
month. All are welcome
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Buzzin’ from Town to Town
Classifieds
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Many styles and weaves available.
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PRO FORM EXERCISE bike fairly
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Firewood
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guaranteed. Cut, split, prompt
delivery. Call D & D Cordwood
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CORDWOOD
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Per cord 128 cubic feet, 2 cord
minimum. Call 413 283-4977
FIREWOOD
Fresh cut & split $175.00.
Seasoned cut & split $225.00
All hardwood.
*Also have seasoned softwood for
outdoor boilers (Cheap).
Quality & volumes guaranteed!!
New England Forest Products
(413)477-0083.
LOG LENGTH FIREWOOD for
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delivered locally. Pricing subject to
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pre-stacked
on
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toys, trains, pedal cars,
model car kits from the 70’s,
old fishing items, military
items, sports stuff, old
paintings,
books,
coin
operated Coca Cola pinball
machines, etc. comic books,
postcards magazines, old
letterman jackets, musical
instruments,
microscopes,
binoculars,
old
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ACE
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waterproofing,
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HIC #118355. Fully insured.
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repairs. Licensed/ insured. Call
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CHAIR SEAT WEAVING &
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splint - Classroom instructor, 20+
years experience. Call Walt at
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Renovations • Custom Designs • New Homes
Lifetime Warranty on Craftsmanship
Bob (413) 374-6175
or Jen (413) 244-5112
DAVE MACK HOME REPAIR,
handyman
services,
interior
painting $200/ room. Snow
removal $35 and up. General
home repairs. (508)909-6869,
860-985-0130
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BUILDING
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See Yellow Pages. Free estimates
(413)283-8662.
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413-289-0058
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Notary Public
Sixty-Five Jim Ash Road
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62 Jim Ash Road
Palmer, MA 01069
20 Memory Lane
Palmer, MA 01069
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Painting
FORBES & SONS PAINTING &
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drywall restorations, residential/
commercial/ new constructions.
Owner operated since 1985.
Booking Spring exterior work. Free
estimates. Insured. (413)887-1987
Services
WE
RENOVATE,
SELL
&
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drawn vehicles such as sleighs,
carriages, surreys, wagons, dr’s
buggies,
driveable
or
lawn
ornaments. Some furniture and
other
restoration
services
available.
Reasonable prices.
Quality
workmanship.
Call
(413)213-0373 for estimate and
information.
Demers & Sons
Belchertown, MA
Child Services
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Competitive Rates
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Fully
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#102453, CT Reg. 0615780.
Lifetime
warranty.
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24
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service,
Palmer,
Monson,
Wilbraham, Hampden. Call now
limited space available. (413)5195439.
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ATEKS TREE- HONEST, quality
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for assistance to spay/neuter your
cat/dog.
(413)565-5383
CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR
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spayed/neutered, wormed,
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powerwashing, deck staining,
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LINC’S PLUMBING LIC #J27222
Scheduling Replacement
Heating Systems Now
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(413)536-3279,
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We offer laundry & ironing
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(508)498-4708
We accept credit cards.
Electrician
Full time and Part time positions available for quality
minded assembly workers in clean, modern factory in
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Hand assemblies of many materials and electronics.
Competitive wages, benefits and 401K program.
Full training and advancement offered.
Contact for details.
Full time is 7-3:30 daily,
other hours considered for part time work.
Call 413-289-1752 for appointment,
references and past employment required.
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installs
deicing cables. Free estimates.
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C-D HOME IMPROVEMENT. 1
Call for all your needs. Windows,
siding, roofs, additions, decks,
baths, hardwood floors, painting.
All work 100% guaranteed.
Licensed and insured. Call Bob
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CS Lic.
#97110, HIC Lic #162905
CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION
Kitchen, bath, foyers. References.
Lic #086220. Please call Kevin
(978)355-6864.
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WATER DAMAGE
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Horses
HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS
offered year round at our state of
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advanced. Ages 4 years to adult.
Boarding, sales and leasing also
available. Convenient location at
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(413)532-9753
www.orionfarm.net
Help Wanted
3 PEOPLE NEEDED to assist
manager for a busy local office.
Must have reliable transportation.
To
inquire
about
available
positions please call (413)2899733
ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
FOR EXPERIENCED reliable/personable waitstaff. Apply @ Girly’s
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CNA’s, PCA’s, HHA’S,
SIGN ON BONUS
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Raynor
dealer
specializing in sales, installation
service and repairs of residential
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garage doors and openers. Fully
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www.menardgaragedoors.com
KOKONDO SCHOOL OF SELF
DEFENSE Monson. Wed. Evening
classes 6-8 PM. Call (413)2674668 Dave. Learning to protect
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*NEW STATE LAW. Anyone
advertising caring of children must
list a license number to do so if
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years experience. References. Lic
#086220. Please call Kevin 978355-6864.
Roofing
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(508)882-3947
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AND
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(413)563-0487
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EXPERIENCED
WAREHOUSE
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immedately (413)289-9733.
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worcester
P/T WORKER NEEDED nights,
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PART TIME WANTED to stack
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be consistent. Tetreault & Son
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TOWN
OF
PALMER
Employment
Opportunity.
Rehabilitation Specialist for
grant funded program. The
Town of Palmer seeks a 15
hour per week Rehabilitation
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possess
a
Construction
Supervisor License and a valid
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license.
Applicants
should be able to demonstrate
experience
with
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construction oversight. Ability to
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Knowledge of CDGB, USDA
and Mass/Housing programs is
desirable.
Applications
are
available
at
the
Town
Manager’s Office, 4417 Main
Street, Palmer, MA 01069
Monday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM +
Tues - Thurs 8:30 AM - 4:00
PM. The Town of Palmer is an
EO, AA employer.
TOWN OF WARREN
Janitor/Maintenance Job
13 hour per week flexible hour
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car, high school diploma or
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Position also requires snow
removal from sidewalks, lifting
objects weighing between 2080lbs, and knowledge of basic
plumbing, electric, and carpentry
is preferred. Starting pay is
$10.48/ hr, no benefits. Application
and more detailed job description
online
at
www.warrenma.gov/Pages/WarrenMAPolice/in
dex or at the Warren Police Dept.
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HYDROSEEDING AND LANDDeck restorations, Vinyl pressure
SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25
Home Builders Association of MA.
loader and backhoe service. Fully
SCAPE Construction. Retaining
washing. Free estimates. Owner
years experience. Commercial,
insured. Professional work. Please
walls, walkways, patios, erosion
operated since 1985. Affordable
residential. Insured. Shingles,
MURPHY CONSTRUCTION- REcall
Bob
control, skid steer work, fencing,
(413)538-7954,
prices. Residential/ Commercial.
single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel,
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decks,
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porches,
(413)267-4050.
windows,
the art facility. Beginner
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(413)887-1987
debris
to
removal,
(413)348-9568, (413)204-4841.
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&
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Boarding, sales and leasing also
Competitive pricing. Call John
(413)374-7470.
available. Convenient location
(413)519-5821.
at
Orion Farm in South Hadley.
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town.
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for active senior adult, one corgi,
and two horses. Lifelong self
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Moving back to Mass after loss of
husband. Ma. or Ct. close to
Hampden,
Ma
desirable.
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clean
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WEST WARREN, SMALL 1 BR,
off-street parking, stove. (774)9220529.
NICE 2 BEDROOM apt., kitchen.
Rt. 32, Wheelwright. Large yard,
off-street parking, snow removal.
Call Paul (413)477-6419. Avail
now.
For Rent
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illegal
to
advertise
“any
preference,
limitation,
or
discrimination because of race,
color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national origin,
or intention to make any such
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limitation,
or
discrimination.” We will not
knowingly accept any advertising
for real estate which is in violation
of the law. All persons are hereby
informed
that
all
dwellings
advertised are available on an
equal opportunity basis.
FOR RENT
All real estate advertising in this
newspaper is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes
it illegal to advertise any preference,
limitation or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status (number of children and
or pregnancy), national origin, ancestry,
age, marital status, or any intention to
make any such preference, limitation or
discrimination.
This newspaper will not knowingly accept
any advertising for real estate that is in
violation of the law. Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings advertising in
this newspaper are available on an equal
opportunity basis. To complain about
discrimination call The Department of
Housing and Urban Development “ HUD”
toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. For the N.E.
area, call HUD at 617-565-5308. The toll
free number for the hearing impaired is
1-800-927-9275.
HILLSIDE VILLAGE
APARTMENTS
Applications now being
accepted for one, two and
three bedroom apartments
•Heat and hot water included
•Ample Closets
•Fully Applianced
•Community Room
•Laundry Facilities
•Cats Welcome
•Extra Storage
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(413)245-6139.
BELCHERTOWN, ONE MAIN
Street 1,288 SF Commercial
Handicap Space can be divided
882 SF + 406 SF
Chicopee
Center
800
SF
Commercial Handicap Space.
FLANNERY & COMPANY,
REALTORS (413)596-9982
STORAGE WARREN: VARIOUS
sizes available and we can get
you in today! (508)320-2329.
USED AUTO PARTS, 91-day
guarantee.
Large
inventory,
engines, transmissions, radiators,
tires, glass. Excellent service, junk
car removal. Amherst-Oakham
Auto Recycling Coldbrook Road,
Oakham. 1-800-992-0441.
WARE TWO BR, 2nd fl. $700.
Clean, safe, sunny, yard, deck,
laundry,
parking.
Close
to
downtown. Call (508)867-3823.
No Pets
WARREN 3 BR large apt. 1.5
bath, appliances, w/d hook-up,
basement, nice yard overlooking
river. No smoking. No pets. $825/
mo (413)477-6030
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$16,000,
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legal notices
More Legals on Page 13
NOTICE OF
MORTGAGEE'S
SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
By virtue and in execution of the Power of
Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by
Lorraine M Chapman to
Bank Of America, N.A.,
dated June 7, 2007 and
recorded with the Hamp­
shire County Registry
of Deeds at Book 9155,
Page 239, of which mortgage the undersigned
is the present holder by
assignment from Bank
of America, N.A. to Bay­
view Loan Servicing, LLC
dated August 7, 2015 and
recorded with said registry on August 24, 2015 at
Book 12044 Page 340,
for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and
for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be
sold at Public Auction at
10:00 a.m. on February
23, 2016, on the mortgaged premises located at
19 SHORELINE DRIVE,
WA R E , H a m p s h i r e
County, Massachusetts, all
and singular the premises
described in said mortgage,
TO WIT:
Certain real estate
situated on the Easterly
side of Shoreline Drive,
Ware, Hampshire County,
Massachusetts and shown
as lots 151 (one hundred
fifty-one), 150 (one hundred fifty), K, H, G, and
F on a Plan entitled, ''Plan
of Land in the Town of
Ware, Massachusetts.'' By
Edward N. Chapdelaine,
dated July 6, 1986 and
recorded in the Hamp­
shire County Registry of
Deeds in Plan Book 141,
Page 13, said lots being
Visit Us at:
For Rent
bounded and described as
follows:
NORTHWESTERLY:
by Shoreline Drive, by
four courses, two hundred
eight and 76/100 (208.76)
feet;
NORTHEASTERLY:
by land now or formerly
of Paul Branchard, by
two courses, two hundred
sixty-four and 05/100
(264.05) feet;
SOUTHEASTERLY:
by Beaver Lake now or
formerly of Beaver Lake,
Inc. by three courses, two
hundred one and 20/100
(201.20) feet;
SOUTHWESTERLY:
by land now or formerly
of Jean N. Duquette &
Son Construction, Inc. by
two courses, two hundred
seventy-seven and 80/100
(277.80) feet.
Subject to Flowage
Rights of Ansel Ross, if
applicable dated April 6,
1868 and recorded in the
Hampshire County Reg­
istry of Deeds on June 1,
1868.
Subject to Flowage
Rights of Loretta Smith,
if applicable dated March
1,1871 and recorded as
aforesaid on April 3, 1971
in Book 279, Page 333.
Subject to Right of
Way of William Bartich,
if applicable dated Dec­
ember 19, 1873 and
recorded as aforesaid on
December 23, 1873 in
Book 307, Page 445.
Subject to Hunting,
trapping & Fishing rights,
if applicable dated May
3, 1923 and recorded as
aforesaid on May 6, 1923
in Book 880, Page 404.
Subject to Protective
Covenants & Restrictions
dated November 3, 1964
and recorded as aforesaid
on November 5, 1964 in
Book 1452, Page 17.
Subject to additional
restrictions dated Sept­
ember 6, 1968 re­corded as
aforesaid in Book 1537,
Page 557, as amended on
September 27, 1985 and
recorded as aforesaid in
Book 2625, Page 100,
as amended on October
10, 1985 and recorded as
aforesaid in Book 2634,
Page 206.
Subject to Extension
Restrictions dated Oct­ober
4, 1991 and recorded as
aforesaid in Book 3804,
Page 59, agreement to
Extend dated Sept­ember
10, 1992 and recorded as
aforesaid in Book 3856,
Page 245 and subject to
Third amendment dated
September 27, 1996,
recorded as aforesaid in
Book 4980, Page 262.
Subject to easement to
New England Telephone
and Telegraph Company
and Massachusetts Elect­
ric Company dated Feb­
ruary 8, 1965 and recorded
as aforesaid on Feb­ruary
26, 1965 in Book 1457,
Page 388.
Subject to easement to
New England Telephone
and Telegraph Company
and Massachusetts Elect­
ric Company dated Aug­
ust 13, 1965, recorded as
aforesaid in Book 1470,
Page 410.
Subject to easement
rights to the Town of Ware
dated May 10, 1971 and
recorded as aforesaid on
May 12, 1971 in Book
1594, Page 4.
Together with the right
to use streets as shown on
Plan.
BEING THE SAME
PREMISES conveyed
to Mortgagor by deed of
Robert W. Kupiec and
Susan M. Kupiec recorded
with Hampshire County
Registry of Deeds simultaneously herewith.
For mortgagor's(s')
title see deed recorded
with Hampshire County
Registry of Deeds in Book
9155, Page 237.
These premises will be
sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of
way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens
or claims in the nature
of liens, improvements,
public assessments, any
and all unpaid taxes, tax
titles, tax liens, water and
sewer liens and any other
municipal assessments or
liens or existing encumbrances of record which
are in force and are applicable, having priority over
said mortgage, whether
or not reference to such
restrictions, easements,
improvements, liens or
encumbrances is made in
the deed.
TERMS OF SALE:
A deposit of Five
Please check
the accuracy of
your legal notice
prior to submission (i.e., date,
time, spelling).
Also, be sure
the requested
publication date
coincides with
the purpose of the
notice, or as the
law demands.
Thank you.
Thousand ($5,000.00)
D o l l a r s b y c e r t i fi e d
or bank check will be
re­quired to be paid by
the purchaser at the time
and place of sale. The
balance is to be paid by
certified or bank check
at Harmon Law Offices,
P.C., 150 California Street,
Newton, Massa­chusetts
02458, or by mail to P.O.
Box 610389, Newton
Highlands, Mass­achusetts
02461-0389, within thirty
(30) days from the date
of sale. Deed will be
provided to purchaser for
recording upon receipt in
full of the purchase price.
The des­cription of the
premises contained in said
mortgage shall control in
the event of an error in
this publication.
Other terms, if any, to
be announced at the sale.
BAYVIEW LOAN
SERVICING, LLC
Present holder
of said mortgage
By its Attorneys,
HARMON LAW
OFFICES, P.C.
150 California Street
Newton, MA 02458
(617) 558-0500
201509-0571 - PRP
1/28,2/4,2/11/16
Notice of Sale of Motor
Vehicle under
G.L. c. 255, Section 39A
Notice is hereby given
by: Regin’s Repair, 19
Church St., Gilbertville,
MA 01031, pursuant to
the provisions of G.L. c.
255, Section 39A, that on
2/17/16 at 10:00 a.m. at:
Regin’s Repair by private
sale the following Motor
Vehicle will be sold to
satisfy the garagekeeper’s
lien thereon for storage,
towing charges, care and
expenses of notices and
sale of said vehicle.
Vehicle description:
Year: 2000
Make: Hyundai
Model: Sonata sedan
Registration#/State:
ISC996
vin:KMHWF25SXYA267226
Name and address of own­
er: Sarah Byron Keeney
By: James M . Regin
Dated: 1/21/16
1/28,2/4,2/11/16
HOW TO SUBMIT
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Ware River News should be sent directly to
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Country Corners
Storage
50 Greenwich Road
Ware, MA 01082
LEGAL NOTICE
The contents of the following units are to be auctioned off on Febru­ary 6,
WE
2016 at 10 a.m. for non
payment: Belvia Green,
Unit 3-12, 10x25; Kerissa
King, Unit 6-16. 5x10; Jill
Donnally, Unit 3-8, 10x20;
Janis Schmed, Unit 2-13,
10x20.
1/28,2/4/16
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Storrowton Village Museum offers winter vacation program
WEST SPRINGFIELD ––
Storrowton Village Museum is
offering its annual “A Day Away
in the Past” winter school vacation program, Feb. 17 and 18, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m., on the grounds
of Eastern States Exposition. The
one-day program is open to children ages 7 to 12. Pre-registration
is required.
During “A Day Away in the
Past,” students will travel back to
the 1800s and experience Early
American life in the historic
Storrowton Village. Youngsters
will dress in period-inspired clothing and learn about history and
traditions of yesteryear through a
unique, hands-on approach.
The journey begins in the 1834
Meetinghouse where children will
get acquainted with the 19th century and don cloth caps, pullover
shirts, dresses and bonnets sup-
plied by Storrowton Village.
Throughout the day, they will
explore the other historic buildings in the Village. In the authentic one room schoolhouse, program participants will have the
opportunity to experience classroom life absent of all modern
learning technologies, where they
can try their hand at using a quill
pens and writing on slates with
chalk.
Children will get to play oldfashioned indoor games of skill
and show off their creativity doing
crafts, such as candle dipping, tin
smithing and more. At the end
of the day, each will return to
the 21st century with their creations for family and friends to
see. Children will have the chance
to participate in all the activities
offered.
An experienced and knowl-
edgeable staff is on hand to guide
participants through educational, interactive, and fun activities
designed to delight and challenge
children.
The cost for the one-day program is $40. Registration must
be received by Feb.13. To register or find out more about this
unique historic program, call the
Storrowton Village Museum office
at 413-205-5051.
Storrowton Village Museum,
an educational arm of Eastern
States Exposition and located on
its grounds in West Springfield,
presents hands-on school programs and guided tours of its historic buildings throughout the year
as well as seasonal 19th centurythemed events. For more information, contact Storrowton Village
Museum at 413-205-5051, weekdays between 9am and 5pm.
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