March 17, 2016 - Barre Gazette

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Serving the towns of Barre, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Petersham & Rutland since 1834
BARRE
GAZETTE
MARCH 17, 2016
VOL. 181, NO. 45
USPS 044560
Committee
presents
budget at
hearing
$1.00
Players recall the night
they won championship
Barre election set
for Monday, April 4
BARRE –The annual election
is Monday, April 4. Precinct 1 at the
Barre Senior Center, 557 South
Barre Road and precinct 2 at the
American Legion Post 2, 450 South
Barre Road, will be open 8 a.m. to
8 p.m.
The only contest on the ballot
is for a three-year term to the board
of selectmen. Running for the position is Kathlyn Inman, incumbent
and Charles Chase. The candidates
for selectman were each given five
questions. Their answers appear in
this edition as well as statements
from other candidates on the ballot
that are running unopposed.
Preliminary figure
exceeds $36.5 million
By Ellenor Downer
Staff Writer
BARRE – The Quabbin
Regional School District presented
a needs budget of over $36.5 million. This preliminary amount will
get whittled down during the budget process.
Cheryl Duval, director of
administrative services, gave a
power point presentation at the
public budget hearing last
Thursday. The amount presented
$36,588,641 was 10.4 percent
higher than the adopted
$33,132,360 budget for FY16.
Duval said there was a large
increase in special education costs.
The district was above the state
average for out of district placements. Just over $3 million was for
out of district placements that
included a day student at Crotched
Mountain in New Hampshire and
six residential placements, five for
Barre and one for Oakham. It
included 18 private day students,
18 in collaborative placements and
three in public day program. The
district received about 73 percent
reimbursement for special education from the state through circuit
breaker.
A new behavioral, social and
emotional program at the elementary level and an autistic program
at the middle school were part of
the FY 17 budget.
Staff additions at the middle
high school included one intervention specialist, one school adjustment counselor, one world language teacher and two special education teachers, one for the middle
See QRSD BUDGET, page 7
Barre Theater
does it again
‘Guys and Dolls’
showcases talent
By Ellenor Downer
Staff Writer
BARRE – Once again, the
Barre Players Theater showcases
local talent with its production of
“Guys and Dolls.”
This musical fable of
Broadway is based on a story and
characters of Damon Runyon.
Music and lyrics were written by
Frank Loesser and the book by Jo
Swerling and Abe Burrows. Brett
Ouimette directed the production
and was music director. Jessie
Olson was producer and Matt Cory,
assistant music director. Shelly
Stone was choreographer and Patti
Schaaf, stage manager.
New for this production is a
Saturday matinee as well as the
usual Friday and Saturday evenings
and Sunday matinees that run two
weekends. The audience enjoys
laughter and a happy ending despite
some romantic mishaps.
The Save a Soul Mission members traveled the streets of New
York especially by Broadway in an
See BARRE THEATER,
page 8
Selectman candidate’s
respond to questions
and answers
Kathlyn M. Inman
Candidate for Selectman
Turley Publications Photo by Ellenor Downer
Michael Staiti, from left, Rick Lamacchia and Francis Gromelski hold trophies that the Barre
High School Hornets won in 1961 during a reunion last Friday in Barre.
Three team members
get together 55
years later
By Ellenor Downer
Staff Writer
BARRE – Although it was 55
years ago, three Barre High basketball team members remember
that night like it happened yesterday.
Last Friday evening to the
day that Barre High School
defeated Hardwick High School
for the Tri-State Championship,
three members of the team got
together at the Barre Mill
Restaurant to recall that moment
in history. The 1961 title was the
third year that Barre High won
that title, with 1951 and 1957
being the other years, making it
the first school to win the TriState trophy three times.
Rick Lamacchia, a sophomore point guard on the team,
remembers how his team was
struggling during the third quarter
and was down by two points at
the end of the third quarter. He
got several points that kept the
Barre High team alive.
Teammate Francis Gromelski, senior center, said his most
vivid memory of that night was of
the gym in Turners Falls. All the
stands were high above the court
and it was like playing in a swimming pool. There was tremendous
noise from the Barre crowd. He
said half the town of Barre was
there. He commented that the
town closed down and the fan
support was amazing. Michael
Staiti, senior sharp shooting
guard, seconded Fran’s impression of the gym and remembered
coming out of the locker room to
a roar.
All had high praise for their
coach, Ray Sullivan. He instilled
team play and fairness. He had
his team go to full court press and
it worked. Lamacchia stated that
to this day whenever he eats
orange slices, he thinks of his
coach. Sullivan always had
orange slices for his players
instead of water.
All three men said the win
was a team effort. Every player
See BARRE TEAM, page 8
ATHOL
BARRE – A rabies clinic will
be held Saturday, March 26 from 10
to 11 a.m. at the Barre Department
of Public Works, 441 Wheelwright
Road. Cost is $15 and cash or
check only will be accepted.
The Barre Town Clerk will be
available at her office located in the
basement of the Henry Woods
Building, 40 West St. Saturday,
March 26 from 10 a.m. to noon for
dog licenses. A valid rabies certificate will be required to license all
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Shown with their robot are from left Zoe Bates, Maura Shea
and Ellie Shea.
which the robot must be preprogrammed. The team that scores
the most points in autonomous
mode gets an additional 10 points
at the end of the match. After
autonomous mode, the one
minute 45 second driver controlled period begins. The teams
have the option to either load and
shoot balls from the starting block
or pick up and shoot balls from
See GIRLS ROBOTICS,
page 9
As you think about spring
landscaping, consider allowing
the native grasses and plants to
encroach on edges of your
lawn. Although some would
call them weeds, others call
them wild flowers. This will
reduce the amount of lawn you
have to mow (think carbon pollution in the air) and surprise
you with the variety of native
plants waiting for an opportunity to grow. An annual or biannual mowing will keep the
area fresh looking. If you have
used herbicides, you may need
to introduce some wild flower
seeds.
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dogs. No credit or debit cards will
be accepted. The license fee is $10
for spayed/neutered dog and $14
for unaltered dog.
All 2015 dog licenses expire
March 31. A $20 late fee per dog
will be charged on or after June 1.
All past due balances will be carried forward.
For questions relating to the
licensing of dogs, people may call
the town clerk’s office at 978-3552504, extension 5.
Lions Club and
OES to host
pancake breakfast
BARRE – The Barre Lions
Club, Cradle Rock Chapter #125,
Order of Eastern Star and Mt. Zion
Masonic Lodge will be sponsoring the second annual donation
only pancake breakfast Saturday,
April 9 from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at the
Barre Senior Center, 557 South
Barre Road. Admission is a monetary or food donation to the Barre
Food Pantry.
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around the field.
The hashtag #ILookLikeAnEngineer hits close to home for
these girls. At their competitions,
they are often the only all-girls
team in attendance. At a recent
competition, Zoe, Maura and
Ellie were the only girls at the
Save $2.00
See CANDIDATES, page 8
Barre to hold rabies clinic March 26
Girls robotics team to compete at Nationals
BARRE – On Feb. 6, the
Quabbin girls robotics team left
the qualifying competition in
Rhode Island as the Tournament
Champions and the recipients of
the Excellence Award. Considered
the highest award a team can
receive, the Excellence Award
indicates that the team has
achieved excellence in all areas of
robotics, including the judges
interview, the team's engineering
notebook and the robot itself. As
the winners of both of these
awards, the Quabbin Robotics
team has qualified twice to compete at the U.S. Open VEX
Robotics Championship.
The all-girls team, known as
#SquadGoals, will travel to Iowa
this April to compete against 200
of the best robotics teams from
across the United States and
around the world. For seniors
Zoe Bates and Maura Shea, this
will be their second appearance at
the National Championships.
Freshman Ellie Shea will be joining them for her first time and is
“ecstatic to take part in this learning experience.”
This year ’s challenge,
Nothing but Net, involves launching foam balls across a 12’ by 12’
field into a three foot high net.
The only catch? The robot cannot
be or extend over one and a half
feet tall. The match begins with a
15 second autonomous period, for
Question: Why are you running for selectman?
Answer: Barre is a fine town
to live in, raise a family and attend
an excellent school system. The
town employees are dedicated and
hardworking with years of knowledge behind them. There are more
than a hundred elected/appointed
officials and volunteers who attend
numerous meetings dealing with
important issues which require
research and understanding. The
town is extremely fortunate to have
them.
For several years the
Selectmen's office and town
employees have worked as a team
to weather the recession with minimum disruption to the townspeople.
Everyone is working to move the
town forward on many fronts such
as IT, Public Safety Complex, EMS
contracts, and roads/water/sewer
projects. There is much to do.
Question: What do you think
are the most pressing issues facing the town of Barre?
Answer: With the completion
of the Public Safety Complex
monies must be found for the Fire
Department addition. Electric costs,
especially at the sewer facilities
must be reduced. Three times our
town has negotiated solar contracts
only to find them stopped; a plan
for town solar is being initiated.
Most of last year was spent on the
transfer station/sewer contracts with
the closing of the landfill this coming year; the reopening of the swap
shed has been an added benefit.
Monies must be spent on the winterization of the Senior Center;
costs are extremely high. The configuration of the Police and Fire
Departments will be dealt with; these
are extremely difficult issues. There
is no greater responsibility that I take
than to make a decision based on all
the information before me.
Question: What qualities do
you possess that would make you
a good selectman?
Answer: It is extremely important to work with the townspeople
on their problems and concerns;
many times the problems are a misunderstanding. Being prepared for
all meetings and researching whatever information is helpful is necessary. When there are available
meetings and conferences elsewhere, which help in learning about
the issues and how other towns deal
with them, I have tried to attend
them; such as the Annual
Selectmen's Conference in Boston,
local legislative breakfasts and
local Selectmen's Association meetings. Presently I am on the
CMMPO Board which meets
monthly in Worcester with
MADOT. I hope that I have been
professional and listened to the concerns of our people and employees.
I believe that I am a positive person
who looks for the good in the town.
Question: What do you consider some of your weaknesses?
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News of the Towns
Round Town
Sandra Hood
978-355-4000
Learning an old art,
Ukranian egg decorating
‘Pathway to the
Future’ pavers
available online
People may make themselves a permanent part of
the Barre Common Project with engraved pavers in the
library’s “Pathway to the Future.” People may order
on-line at www.barrelibraryassociation.org or at
www.barrelibrary.org. Paper forms are now available
at the Woods Memorial Library and at the Barre Senior
Center. The Barre Common Project is nearing completion and the Barre Library Association invites people
to be part of it by adding a personalized paver to the
“Pathway to the Future”: the walkway at the street
entrance to the Woods Memorial Library. You can
engrave a brick with your own name or purchase one
“In Memory,” “In Honor” or “In Celebration” of a
loved one or of a special event. A brick can be
engraved with the name of one’s business. There’s no
limit on the number of bricks people can purchase.
Bricks will be available for sale now through May 21.
This tax-deductible contribution will pave the way for
the BLA to continue providing access to library services, as a local resource center for books, movies,
music, free wi-fi, children’s and adult programs and
meeting space or just a pleasant place to read and
study.
Cradle Rock OES breakfast
Cradle Rock Chapter Order of Easter Star (OES)
will hold a sausage biscuit and gravy breakfast along
with their famous designer pancakes and waffles,
bacon, sausages, juice and coffee Saturday, March 19
from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Mt. Zion Lodge Hall, 71
Pleasant St. There will be pure maple syrup. The cost
is $8 for adult and $4 children.
Rabies clinic
A rabies clinic will be held Saturday, March 26
from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Barre Department of Public
Works, 441 Wheelwright Road. Cost is $15 and cash or
check only will be accepted. The Barre Town Clerk will
be available at her office located in the basement of the
Henry Woods Building, 40 West St. Saturday, March 26
from 10 a.m. to noon for dog licenses. A valid rabies
certificate will be required to license all dogs. No credit
or debit cards will be accepted. The license fee is $10
for spayed/neutered dog and $14 for unaltered dog. All
2015 dog licenses expire March 31. A $20 late fee per
dog will be charged on or after June 1.
Hubbardston Veterinary Clinic
48 Gardner Road, Hubbardston, MA 01452
Turley Publications Submitted Photos
These women are working on their design and applying wax. They are from left and going
counterclockwise, Jan Pierce, Helen Bechan and Mary Bunker and in the right row, Linda
Saupe, Linda Housman and Jan Handrihan.
OAKHAM – The Oakham Council
on Aging began welcoming spring by
offering a class on the ancient style of
Ukranian egg decorating, also known
as Pysanky, March 9. The instructor,
Simone Germain, came prepared with
all the materials needed for each of the
25 participants to create two works of
art. Each student was given one raw
white egg for practice. Participants
were given the special tool needed to
melt the bees wax with which they
were to draw designs on the eggs. They
all went through the entire dying
process several times, took time to melt
off all the wax they had used and, magically, the finished endeavor was a basket full of colorful and artistically created designs. Participants all gained a
new perspective on what it takes to
learn this labor intensive art form.
This program was partially funded
by the Oakham Cultural Council, a
local agency funded by the
Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state
agency.
Here are two of the finished decorated eggs.
978-928-4343
www.hubbardstonvetclinic.com
Guiding you to keep your pets healthy and happy
through all life stages
while fostering the human animal bond.
Cradle Rock OES to sponsor sausage/biscuit and pancake breakfast
BARRE – Cradle Rock Chapter Order of Easter
Star will hold a sausage biscuit and gravy breakfast
as well as their famous designer pancakes and waffles, bacon, sausages, juice and coffee on Saturday,
Lauren Moreno, D.V.M.
Harriet Blanton, D.V.M.
Rebeca Lawrence, D.V.M.
March 19 from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Mt. Zion
Lodge Hall, 71 Pleasant St. Pure maple syrup is
served.
The cost is $8 for adult and $4 children.
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Historical society to
host program
The Hubbardston Historical Society will host a
program, “Hubbardston Remembered: Tales of Our
Recent Past” Sunday, March 20 from 2-4 p.m. at the
Williamsville Chapel, 4 Burnshirt Road. There will be
a short film of farm life in the 1940s, photo display and
information about Finn hops, storms, Main Street life
and more. People are encouraged to bring their old
photos. Refreshments will be served.
Live music at the library
Live Music at the Hubbardston Library, 7 Main
St., will be held Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. as part
of the library coffee house program. The NezichKramer flute duo will be performing selections from
the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. EveMarie Nezich is from Hubbardston and is on the faculty of Cushing Academy. Jen Kramer is from Waltham.
The duo also performs as part of the New England
Conservatory Flute Orchestra and with Harmonie
Transverse Flute Ensemble. This program is supported
through the Hubbardston Cultural Council.
Hubbardston Senior Center
This Saturday, March 19 from 4-7 p.m. the Golden
Agers Club will hold its annual corned beef and cabbage dinner. Tickets are $8 and are on sale at the
Hubbardston Senior Center or call 978-928-1400
extension 211 to sign up.
New at the senior center is chair exercise every
Monday at 10:30 a.m. This is free.
Every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. there will be
“Trim Together,” a new weight-loss program. Weighins are totally private and the whole program is totally
free and fun. People may call 978-928-1400, extension
211 and ask for Claudia for more information.
True North Holistic Center
True North Holistic Center and Retreat House, a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization at 82 Healdville
Road, is closing April 1. Founder and executive director Merry Cole announced her intention to retire at the
end of this month and put the retreat center property up
for sale. The center was begun in November 2007
under the name The Gathering Inn. The name change
happened in the fall of 2013, but the center was still
run by the same people and still followed the same
mission to be a place of offer tranquility, training and
transformation. Over the years, many retreats, classes
and workshops were held there to fulfill that mission
and lead people to a place of holistic wellness.
Until the property sells, it is still available for
rental by outside groups, however True North will not
be scheduling any more events of their own after April
1. The founders of True North and the board of directors wish to thank the local and wider communities for
their support and sharing in this journey over the years.
For a period of time, people may still call 978-8201139 or go to www.truenorthholisticcenter.org for more
information.
Barre Dining Center
BARRE — Elder Services of Worcester
Nutrition Program welcomes guests to dine at the
Barre Senior Center, 557 South Barre Rd. The
following meals will be served for the week of
March 21.
Volunteers are needed at the Barre dining
site. Volunteers are needed for Meals on Wheels
(mileage reimbursement) and in the kitchen.
People should contact 978-355-5027.
MON. – Pork rib-I-que, mashed potatoes,
corn niblets, strawberries with whipped topping,
diet = sugar free berries and topping, hamburger
roll
TUES. – Buttermilk chicken, Red Bliss
potatoes, mixed vegetables, fresh fruit, pumpernickel bread
WED. – Holiday meal
Baked ham, sour cream and chive potatoes,
carrots, chocolate mousse, French bread
THURS. – Swedish meatballs, egg noodles,
California vegetables, birthday cake, diet = plain
cake, marble rye bread
FRI. – Lemon pepper trout, rice pilaf,
Tuscany style vegetables, Mandarin oranges,
wheat bread
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Meal includes milk and margarine. Menus
are subject to change. All meals are served at
about 11:45 a.m. each weekday. Reservations
should be made the day before by calling 978355-5027 before 10:30 a.m. The donation of
$2.50 per meal helps keep the program running.
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errors that appear in this paper. Corrections or
clarifications will always appear on Page 2. To
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News of the Towns
PUBLIC MEETINGS
BARRE
Board of Selectmen – March 21 at 5:30 p.m.
Conservation Committee – March 22 at 7 p.m.
Sewer Commission – March 24 at 4:30 p.m.
Cemetery Commission – March 24 and
March 31 at 7 p.m.
Finance Committee – March 30 and April 13
at 7 p.m.
Town Election Day – April 4 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Historical Commission – April 4 at 7 p.m.
Council on Aging – April 6 at 1 p.m.
Water Commission – April 6 at 7 p.m.
Barre Housing Authority – April 7 at 12:30 p.m.
Felton Field Commission April 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Cable Advisory Committee – April 12 at 7 p.m.
Library Trustees – April 13 at 7 p.m.
HARDWICK
Youth Comission – March 17 at 6 p.m.
Wheelwright Water District – March 21 at 7 p.m.
Planning Board – March 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Agricultural Commission – March 23 at 7 p.m.
Paige Library Trustees – April 7 at 7 p.m.
Finance Committee – April 11 at 5 p.m.
Gilbertville Public Library – April 13 at 7 p.m.
HUBBARDSTON
Town Center Committee – March 17 at 7 p.m.
Building Committee – March 18, March 25, April 1
and April 8 at 8 a.m.
Finance Committee – March 21 at 6 p.m.
Parks Commission – March 21 at 7 p.m.
Board of Selectmen – March 21 and April 4
at 6:30 p.m.
Library Trustees – March 21 at 7 p.m.
Council on Aging – March 29 at 6 p.m.
Board of Health – March 29 at 7 p.m.
Open Space Committee – April 4 at 7 p.m.
Planning Board – April 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Conservation Commission – April 6 at 7 p.m.
Board of Appeals – April 6 at 7 p.m.
Historical Commission – April 7 at 6:30 p.m.
PETERSHAM
Board of Health – March 17 and April 7 at 7 p.m.
Petersham Forest and Shade Tree Committee –
March 24 at 5:30 p.m.
Planning Board – March 24 at 7 p.m.
Petersham Historic District – March 24 at 7 p.m.
Open Space and Recreation Committee – April 5
at 6:30 p.m.
Conservation Commission – April 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Cemetery Commission – April 14 at 7 p.m.
RUTLAND
Finance Committee – March 17 at 7 p.m.
Board of Health – March 21 at 6 p.m.
Planning Board Public Hearing – March 22
at 7 p.m.
Cable Advisory Committee – March 23
at 6:30 p.m.
Planning Board Bylaw Subcommittee – March 23
at 6:30 p.m.
Board of Selectmen – March 23 at 7 p.m.
Public Hearing Tree Warden – March 24 at 7 p.m.
Board of Assessors – April 5 at 8:30 a.m.
Police to issue gift certificates
to youths wearing helmets
BARRE – A local citizen has purchased approximately 40 gift certificates for free ice cream from two
local Barre establishments, the Barre Mill Restaurant
and the new Becki’s Bistro. These certificates were
given to the Barre Police Department with the directive
that they would give “ice cream cone citations” to children and teens that were caught wearing a helmet
while riding their bike, skateboard, scooter, etc. This
anonymous donor thought it would be a fun way to get
children to think about keeping their heads safe while
enjoying the activities that they love.
Massachusetts
driving manual
(Sec 4, pg 101 and 102)
Animals and horse-drawn vehicles
Always give the right-of-way to an animal
that someone is leading, riding, or driving.
Animals are easily scared by motor vehicles.
When you get near an animal or horse-drawn vehicle, be careful and do the following:
Slow down. Stop if the animal or vehicle is
coming toward you or is crossing your path. Allow
the animal to pass. If the animal or vehicle is traveling in the same direction as you, allow plenty of
room for passing safely. Drive at a reasonable
speed. Do not honk your horn or make a loud
noise. If the animal you are passing looks scared,
you must pull your vehicle to the side and stop.
Proceed only when it is safe. You must stop if a
rider or driver signals you to do so. The law
applies to Horses, Cows, and any other draft animals. In rural areas, take extra care when passing
hay rides. These are usually animal drawn and full
of passengers.
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EASTER MASSES AND SERVICES
Sunday, March 20
BARRE
Palm Sunday Services will
be
held
at
the
Barre
Congregational Church, 30 Park
St., at 9:30 a.m.
SOUTH BARRE
Palm Sunday Service will be
held at the New Life Assembly of
God, 60 Main St., from 10:30
a.m. to noon.
PETERSHAM
Special Palm Sunday Service
will be held at the Orthodox
Congregational Church, 21 North
St., at 10 a.m. Cyndy Hardaker
will be making a presentation to
the church during the worship
service. Cyndy took a spiritual
journey to the Holy Land in
January 2015 and will share her
slides on the Mount of Olives, the
Via Dolorosa and the Garden
Tomb. All are welcome and light
refreshments will be served after
the service.
NEW BRAINTREE
hosted by the Tri-Parish
Community Church at the New
Braintree Congregational Church,
3 Oakham Rd. at 9:45 a.m.
Gather outside to parade around
the town common with Dominick
the Donkey while waving palms
and singing. Worship will be at
10 a.m. and features the
Hardwick Memorial Handbell
Choir and the TPCC Choir as
they journey from Palms to the
Passion.
OAKHAM
held
at
the
Oakham
Congregational Church, 4
Coldbrook Rd., at 10 a.m.
Thursday, March 24
BARRE
Service of Tenebrae will be
held at the Barre Congregational
Church, 30 Park St., at 7 p.m.
SOUTH BARRE
Holy Thursday Mass of the
Lord’s Supper will be hosted by
St. Francis of Assisi Parish, will
be held at St. Thomas-a-Becket
Church, 398 Vernon Ave. at 7 p.m.
Easter Sunday Mass will be
hosted by St. Francis of Assisi
Parish at St. Joseph’s Chapel, 29
South St. at 8 a.m.
reservation by Monday, March 21
at 508-867-3306.
OAKHAM
Maundy Thursday Service
will be held at the Oakham
Coldbrook Rd., at 7 p.m.
SOUTH BARRE
Easter Sunday Service will
be held at the New Life Assembly
of God, 60 Main St., from 10:30
a.m. to noon.
WARE
Maundy Thursday Service
“Passover to Communion” will
be held at Trinity Episcopal
Church, 17 Park St. at 7 p.m. This
is a table candlelight service with
special music.
Easter Sunday Mass will be
Parish at St. Thomas-a-Becket
Church, 398 Vernon Ave., at
10:30 a.m.
HARDWICK
Easter Sunrise Services will
be hosted by Tri-Parish
Community Church at the East
Quabbin Land Trust offices, 120
Ridge Rd. at 6:15 a.m. Please
dress appropriately for this outdoor service. Immediately following the Sunrise Service, all are
invited to a light breakfast at the
Hardwick Congregational Church,
on the Common (next to the Post
Office). A Family Friendly
Service complete with balloons,
Easter flowers, The Resurrection
Brass Band, the TPCC Choir and
flutist, and a Children Activity
Bulletin will be held at the
Hardwick Congregational Church
at 10 a.m. Sanctuary is on the second floor and only accessible by
elegant staircases.
Friday, March 25
BARRE
Silent Supper will be held at
the Barre Congregational Church,
30 Park St., at 6:30 p.m. in
Fellowship Hall.
Good Friday Station of the
Cross will be hosted by St.
Francis of Assisi Parish at St.
Joseph’s Chapel, 29 South St. at 3
p.m.
SOUTH BARRE
Good Friday Service will be
held at the New Life Assembly of
God, 60 Main St., from 7-8 p.m.
Good Friday Service will be
Parish at St. Thomas-a-Becket
Church, 398 Vernon Ave. at 7
p.m.
NEW BRAINTREE
Simple Service will be hosted by the Tri-Parish Community
Church at the New Braintree
Oakham Rd. at 8:30 a.m. This
service is 30 minutes and the
church has elevator access.
WARE
Good Friday “The Passion of
Christ” Ecumenical Service with
United Church of Ware will be
held at Trinity Episcopal Church,
17 Park St., at 7 p.m.
OAKHAM
Easter Sunrise Service and
Breakfast will be held at the
Oakham Congregational Church,
4 Coldbrook Rd., at 6:30 a.m. A
free will offering breakfast featuring pancakes, scrambled eggs,
sausages, homemade doughnut
holes, coffee and juice, will follow the outdoor sunrise service.
Easter Sunday Service will be
held
at
the
Oakham
Coldbrook Rd., at 10 a.m.
Saturday, March 26
SOUTH BARRE
Holy Saturday Easter Vigil
will be hosted by St. Francis of
Assisi Parish at St. Thomas-aBecket Church, 398 Vernon Ave.
at 7:30 p.m.
WARE
Easter Vigil “Lighting the
Easter Fire and Baptism” will be
held at Trinity Episcopal Church,
17 Park St., at 7 p.m.
WARE
Easter Festival Eucharist will
be held at Trinity Episcopal
Church, 17 Park St., at 10 a.m.
There will be special music.
Sunday, March 27
NEW BRAINTREE
Maundy
Thursday
&
Tenebrae Service and Supper will
be hosted by the Tri-Parish
Community Church at the New
Braintree Congregational Church,
3 Oakham Rd., at 6:45 p.m.
People should sign up or call in a
BARRE
Easter Sunday Service will
be
held
at
the
Barre
Congregational Church, 30 Park
St., at 9:30 a.m.
NJROTC to serve spring festival spaghetti dinner
BARRE – Quabbin Regional
High NJROTC will hold its spring
festival
spaghetti
dinner
Wednesday, March 23 from 5-7
p.m. in the Quabbin Regional High
School cafeteria, 800 South St. It’s
an all you can eat spaghetti festival
including pasta, meatballs, sausage,
salad and choice upon choice of
desserts.
Tickets may be purchased in
advanced from any Cadet or at the
door of the community entrance to
the Quabbin High School cafeteria. Adult tickets are $7, child
tickets are $3 and, children under
2 eat free. During the dinner, there
will be plenty of raffle items
donated by local businesses and
friends of NJROTC available to
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If people have any questions
they may contact Captain Brennock
in the NJROTC Office at 978-3550289.
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APRIL 30TH IS THE
DEADLINE TO REMOVE
STUDDED TIRES
Oakham
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508-882-3331
BSER to hold
shavings sale
Bay State Equine Rescue of Oakham will be holding its annual spring shaving sale Saturday, April. 30 at
Camp Marshall, 92 McCormick Road, Spencer. Pickup
times I 8:30 to 11 a.m. There is a minimum order of
10. Cost is $4.90 per bale of plastic wrapped up to 199
and $4.75 for 200 an up. The bale is 3.25 cubic feet
compressed or 7.5 cubic feet loose. People may contact
Sharon
at
508-892-0233
or
sah@baystaterescue.org to place an order.
Breakfast and Easter egg hunt
A pancake breakfast will be held Saturday, March
19 from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Oakham
Congregational Church. There will be a free will donation. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, coffee, tea,
hot cocoa and juice.
Following the breakfast, the annual church sponsored Easter egg hunt will be held at 10 a.m. All children from pre-school to elementary age are welcome
to participate. The Easter bunny will make an appearance and candy filled eggs will be “hidden” on the
common, town hall, library and church lawns.
Rain/snow date is March 26.
Maundy Thursday service
The Oakham Congregational Church will hold a
Maundy Thursday service Thursday, March 24 at 7
p.m. Communion will be served.
Jolly Beggars
The Jolly Beggars will perform Sunday, April 3 at
3 p.m. at the Oakham Congregational Church as part
of the church’s 250th anniversary celebration. The
Jolly Beggars have a rich tradition of Celtic folk music
and storytelling. They tell traditional stories from Irish
folklore and intersperse their musical arrangements
with traditional reels and jigs. The band performs
music that is largely Celtic in origin (Irish and
Scottish), with some pieces coming from an extension
of that music in other cultures. Their performance is
partially funded by a grant from the Oakham Cultural
Council. People may find more information on The
Jolly Beggars at www.thejollybeggarsmusic.com.
Church news
The adult choir and children’s choir sang “This
Little Light of Mine” arranged by Joel Raney during
the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service at the Oakham
Congregational Church. The Rev. Timothy Hanley’s
sermon was entitled “Second Try.” Palm Sunday will
be observed this Sunday.
Recall petition fails to
gather enough signatures
BARRE – The Barre town clerk reported that a
recall petition to remove Selectmen Richard
Jankauskas failed to get sufficient certified signatures.
Under Chapter 520 of the Acts of 1979 of the town’s
recall bylaw, 533 signatures or 15 percent of the 3,550
qualified voters of the town were needed for the
process to move forward. The petition garnered 489
qualified signatures.
Gregory P. O’Sullivan filed the petition. The petition listed as grounds for removal, “Undermining of
public safety and public trust. Deliberately disrupting
the activities and morale of town departments and failing to carry out the duties he was sworn to uphold as
selectmen for which position he was duly elected.”
The demand of the voters that signed the petition was
for the officer to immediately resign or hold recall
election.
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Calendar of Events
THURSDAY, MARCH 17
COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP SUPPER will be
held at the Barre Congregational Church, 30 Park St.,
Barre on the third Thursday of each month from 5:306:30 p.m. Community Friendship Suppers are free to
all who attend. Good will offerings are accepted. For
more information, people may call Janice Handrahan at
978-353-9033.
HUBBARDSTON GOLDEN AGERS MEETING
will be held at the Hubbardston Senior Center, 7 Main
St., Hubbardston at 1 p.m.
ENGRAVED PAVERS AVAILABLE TO BUILD
‘PATHWAYS TO THE FUTURE’ ON BARRE
COMMON at the walkway at the street entrance to the
Woods Memorial Library, 19 Pleasant St., Barre. The
Barre Common Project and the Barre Library
Association invite people to add their personalized
paver to their “Pathway to the Future.” People can have
their paver brick engraved with their own name or purchase one “In Memory,” “In Honor,” or “In
Celebration” of a loved one or of a special event. A
brick can be engraved with the name of your business.
There is no limit to the number of bricks a person can
purchase. Bricks will be available for sale now through
May 21. Your tax-deductible contribution will pave the
way for the BLA to continue providing access to library
services. People may order pavers online at www.barrelibraryassociation.org or at www.barrelibrary.org.
Paper forms are also available at the library and at the
Barre Senior Center, 557 South Barre Rd., Barre.
DEADLINE TO REMOVE CEMETERY BASKETS AND DECORATIONS is March 26 at St.
Joseph’s Cemetery, South Barre Rd., Barre. All winter
baskets and decorations must be removed by the deadline to facilitate spring clean-up. All remaining items
will be discarded.
BARRE BABE RUTH BASEBALL SEEKS
PLAYERS AND COACHES for the 2016 season. All
players age 13-15 years old are eligible to play. All skill
levels are welcome. They are looking for at least 12
ballplayers and a maximum of 14 for the team. Players
graduating from area little league organizations are
encouraged to join the team. They are in need of a head
coach as well. CORI checks of all coaches and assistant
coaches will be required. For more information, people
may call Coach Whitney at 978-355-6467 between 67:30 p.m. If there is no answer, please leave your name
and phone number and your call will be returned. Any
former players that still have their team jersey from
previous years need to turn them back in as soon as
possible.
LUNCH TRIP TO MONTY TECH will be hosted
by the Excursion Group at the Barre Senior Center, 557
South Barre Rd., Barre on Tuesday, March 22.
Participants will leave the senior center at 10:45 a.m.
Cost to your driver for gas will be $2. People may sign
up by March 21 at the senior center, or by calling 978355-5004.
SPRING PHOTO CONTEST ACCEPTING
CALENDAR POLICY
Our calendar section is intended to promote
“free” events or ones that directly affect a volunteer-driven organization that benefits the community. Paid events that are not deemed fundraisers or benefits do not qualify. Non-charitable
events that charge the public for profit is not
allowed as we consider that paid advertising. The
deadline to submit calendar items in the mail, by
fax, or emailed in Word document format is
Monday at noon or sooner. We usually print one
week in advance of an event, and the listings
should be brief, with only time, date, location,
brief activity explanation, and contact information. All future listings appear weekly online.
ENTRIES now until Thursday, March 31. Local photographers are invited to submit photos for adjudication
and prizes in New Braintree Library’s Spring Photo
Contest. Categories include: Spring, Summer, Fall, and
Winter in New Braintree; Funniest Moment in New
Braintree and Best Picture to Symbolize New
Braintree. One photo in each category may be submitted, maximum number of six photos per entrant. There
is no cost to submit and photos will be judged in two
age categories, children ages 7 to 15 and adults starting
at age 16 and older. Any photo submitted must be taken
by the entrant. Entries may be submitted in person during library hours, Mondays, noon-8:30 p.m.,
Thursdays, noon-4 p.m., or Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon.
Deadline for submission is March 31. Prizes will be
awarded in each category and in each age group.
Community voting on entries begins on Saturday, April
2 and continues through Saturday, April 23, during
library hours. For more information, people may contact
the
library
at
508-867-7650
or
nbraintreelibrary@gmail.com.
are not physically demanding. For more information,
people may visit www.listeningwellness.org or call
978-355-3501. The groups is contemplating the addition of another class on Wednesday, either at 11 a.m. or
1 p.m., depending on the level of interest. If people are
interested in a yoga class on Wednesday, they should
contact the senior center at 978-355-5004 so they can
determine the feasibility of conducting the class.
People do not need to be a senior to participate.
WOODS MEMORIAL LIBRARY LISTS
REDUCED HOURS beginning Tuesday, Jan. 26 for
eight weeks. The library’s new schedule is as follows:
Tuesdays from 2-5 p.m.; Wednesdays from 2-8 p.m.;
Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays from 2-5
p.m.; and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon. If people
have any questions, they may call the library at 978355-2533.
VNA SEEKS HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS to provide companionship to patients and respite for family
members in eastern and central Massachusetts.
Training, supervision, and support are provided. A
strong need exists for volunteers who are available during the day, are bilingual, or can provide pet or music
therapy. No previous experience is necessary. People
may call VNA Care Network & Hospice at 781-5692811 or visit www.vnacarenetwork.org.
QDRUG COALITION MEETINGS to discuss the
epidemic of drug abuse, will be held monthly at the
Barre Senior Center, 557 South Barre Rd., Barre.
Interested persons should call the senior center at 978355-5004 and inquire about meeting dates and times.
You do not have to be a senior to attend these meetings.
The group is comprised of parents, friends, educators,
resource and support professionals, medical professionals, clergy, community leaders, those struggling with
addiction and those in recovery.
PRESCRIPTION DRUG DROP-OFF BOX
AVAILABLE AT BARRE SENIOR CENTER, 557
South Barre Rd., Barre during the center's normal hours
of operation. All people are encouraged to drop-off
their unwanted prescription pills (including prescriptions for pets) at the newly installed prescription drug
drop-off box. The Barre Police Department and the
Barre Senior Center advise removing any labels from
pill containers before they are deposited, although this
is not required. The Barre Police Department are the
only persons with access to the box for removal purposes, to ensure security and confidentiality. The dropoff system does not accept needles or syringes. For
more information, people may call the senior center at
978-355-5004.
TOGETHER TIME will be held on Thursdays
from 10:30-11 a.m. at the Woods Memorial Library, 19
Pleasant St., Barre on the Children's Level. Adults and
children can join library staff for songs, music, dancing and a short story. For caregivers and children ages 6
months to 2 years old.
‘THE NAUGHTY BUT NICE STITCHERS’
KNITTING AND CROCHET CLUB meets at the
Gilbertville Public Library, 259 Main St., Gilbertville
every Thursday from 2:30-4 p.m. New people with any
skill level are always welcome to join the group. In
addition to their own hand-crafted projects, they will be
making hats, mittens and sweaters for children in
Gilbertville as well as contributing some of these items
to the World Vision/Knit for Kids Organization. The
Naughty but Nice Stitchers are asking for donations of
unused yarns and size 7 or 8 knitting needles for use on
these projects. For more information, people may stop
by or call the library at 413-477-6312.
SENIOR YOGA will be held at the Barre Senior
Center, 557 South Barre Rd., Barre from 9-10 a.m.
Thursdays and Tuesdays. Cost is $5. These sessions are
“chair yoga,” which means you remain seated (no getting up and down off the floor, etc.). They are primarily
stretching, breathing and meditation exercises, which
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BARRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING is
open every Thursday morning from 10 a.m. to noon
and always by appointment. To schedule an appointment, people may call 978-355-4978 and leave a message, or 978-355-2327 or 978-355-4403. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about local history.
GILBERTVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY WINTER
HOURS will be in effect now through March 2016.
Hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 2-6 p.m.
and Wednesday from 3-6 p.m.
EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS (EA) WOMEN’S
GROUP will be held at the Heywood Board Room in
Heywood Hospital, 242 Green St., Gardner on
Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. All women are welcome. No
dues or fees required to attend. This is a 12-step program to help people cope with stress in daily living and
to live a healthier emotional life. EA is not affiliated
with any other organization. This program is open to
anyone who has a desire to become emotionally well.
Members attend for various reasons, among them
depression, anxiety, relationship problems, and other
emotional difficulties. For more information, people
may contact Jane at 920-917-8538 or email
Jane4EA@gmail.com.
SENIOR FITNESS CLASSES will be held at the
Holden Senior Center, Main St., Holden Thursdays and
Tuesdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Classes are co-ed and
all are welcome. Classes are ongoing, year-round on a
drop-in basis. Pay as you go $4 per class. Classes consist of light cardiovascular work, stretching, flexibility,
and strength work using weights and Dyna-bands. A
portion of the class is done sitting or holding chairs.
Classes can be geared up or down to suit all abilities.
For more information, people may call instructor Joyce
at 508-754-2821.
WORKSHOP ‘BEGINNING YOUR COLLEGE
JOURNEY’ will be held at Mount Wachusett
Community College, 444 Green St., Gardner from
5:30-8 p.m. for adult learners age 24 and above. For
more information or to register for this workshop, people may contact the admissions office at 978-630-9110
or admissions@mwcc.edu, or online at
mwcc.edu/build/ace.
HOMELESS CAT ADOPTIONS will be held at
the Westfield Homeless Cat Project (WHCP), 1124
East Mountain Rd., Westfield on Thursdays from 5-7
p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays
from 1-3 p.m. All adult cats are free to good homes as
long as a monetary donation of your choice is made to
WHCP. All are neutered/spayed, up to date on vaccinations, de-flead, de-wormed and come with a free vet
visit to Blandford Animal Hospital and a bag of
Science Diet cat or kitten food. WHCP is a no kill rescue organization. For more information, people may
email denisesinico@hotmail.com.
and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. as well as tomorrow and
Sunday, March 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 adults, $14
students and seniors (65+) and $9 for children 12 and
under. Reservations are recommended and can be made
online at barreplayerstheater.com or by calling 978355-2096. Inquire about special rates for groups of 10
or more.
POKER will be played at the Barre Senior Center,
557 South Barre Rd., Barre, every Friday at 1 p.m.
KNITTING GROUP meets at the Barre Senior
Center, 557 South Barre Rd., Barre every Friday morning at 10 a.m. for creation and conversation. All are
welcome to attend.
HARDWICK YOUTH CENTER PLAY GROUP
will be held every Friday morning from 9:30-11:30
a.m. in the Hardwick Youth/Family Center, now located above the police station/municipal offices, 307 Main
St., Gilbertville. People should park on the side of the
building (church side) and enter through the handicapped entrance. Once inside the building, go up the
nearest stairway. The new classroom is one the left, at
the top of the stairs. Parents, grandparents and caregivers are invited to bring children ages newborn to 5
years old. There will be a story, activities and toys for
children. Free coffee and light snacks for adults.
Funding for this program is provided by the Mass.
Department of Early Childhood Education and Care.
For more information, people may call 413-477-8207.
CHRISTIAN YOUTH CLUB (CYC) will meet on
Fridays at the American Legion Post 2, 450 South
Barre Rd., Barre from 5:30-7:30 p.m. This is an open
group for children from kindergarten through high
school. Children and families from all the surrounding
towns are welcome to come. For more information,
people may email barreclub@gmail.com.
FREE KNITTING LESSONS will be offered at
the Gilbertville Public Library, 259 Main St.,
Gilbertville for anyone that is 12 years of age or older.
The lessons will be offered on Fridays from 3-4 p.m.
and will be free of charge. Knitting needles and yarn
will be supplied. For more information, people may
stop by or call the library at 413-477-6312.
PIONEER CLUB MEETINGS are held every
Friday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Covenant Evangelical
Church, 611 South St., Barre.
CARD PARTY ‘PITCH’ will be held every third
Friday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Hubbardston
Senior Center. Refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome.
LIGHTWIRE THEATER ‘MOON MOUSE A
COSMIC ADVENTURE!’ will be held at the The
Center at Eagle Hill, 242 Old Petersham Rd., Hardwick
at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and more information, people
may visit thecenterateaglehill.org or call 413-477-6746.
6-WEEK FRIDAY FUN WITH HORSES
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM will be held at Camp
Marshall, 92 McCormick Rd., Spencer beginning today
from 3:30-6 p.m. Cost is $100 per child and includes a
snack each day. For ages 5 and up. For more information or to register, people may visit www.campmarshall.net, call the camp office at 508-885-4891 or email
campmarshallprogram@gmail.com.
MURDER MYSTERY DINNER hosted by the
Colorectal Cancer Alliance of Central MA, will be held
at El-Basha, 256 Park Ave., Worcester from 6-10 p.m.
Proceeds to benefit the colorectal research and education at UMass Memorial Medical Center and the
UMass Medical School. More information can be
found at www.facebook.com/yourumassmedicine.
SATURDAY, MARCH 19
FRIDAY, MARCH 18
‘GUYS AND DOLLS’ will be performed by the
Barre Players Theater, 64 Common St., Barre, today
SAUSAGE BISCUIT AND GRAVY/DESIGNER
PANCAKE BREAKFAST will be held at Mt. Zion
Lodge, 71 Pleasant St., Barre from 7:30-10:30 a.m. The
Groups list upcoming events
REGION – The Ware River Nature Club will
host a “Signs of Spring” walk Saturday, March 19
from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the High Ridge Wildlife
Management Area, Gardner. Rain date is Sunday,
March 20 from 1-4:30 p.m. Participants should bring
binoculars if they have them and wear appropriate
footwear. They should meet at the Smith Street
entrance on Rte. 140. People may contact warerivernatureclub@yahoo.com for more information.
Wachusett Greenways will hold a hike at
MassAudubon’s Rutland Brook Wildlife Sanctuary,
Pat Connor Road, off Rte. 122, Petersham Saturday,
March 19 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. This hike through
woodland and along the rushing brook is about 3-4
miles. People may contact Margos Stone at 508799-0842 to register and discuss car-pooling from
Rutland or meet-up in Petersham.
MassAudubon will host free spring woodcock
watches Wednesday, March 23 from 7-8 p.m. and
Wednesday, April 6 from 7:15-8:15 p.m. at
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Goodnow
Road, Princeton. From late March to late April,
woodcocks put on incredible courtship flight displays, spiraling 200 feet into the air before
descending rapidly to almost the same “launch
site” on the ground. People should bring binoculars if they have them.
The Ware Rive Nature Club will host biologist
Amir Ghazafari speak on ruby-throated hummingbirds Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m. at the Rutland
Public Library, 208 Main St. (Rte. 122A), Rutland.
The program is a lyrical and artistic way of looking
at hummingbirds through the use of many beautiful
photographs.
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Salisbury Singers to perform April 9
WORCESTER – The Salisbury Singers will present “Bach: Father and Son” Saturday, April 9 from
7:30-9:30 p.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church,
73 Lancaster St.
Cost is $25 adults, $20 seniors and $10 students
(available at the door with student ID).
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, eldest scion of the
great J. S. Bach, was a noted composer in his own
right. His first major choral work, the “Magnificat,”
shows some of the influence of his brilliant father. Yet
each had his own unique style. Interestingly enough, J.
S. Bach “recycles” music from previously composed
cantatas for this “Missa,” which was first performed in
1738-39, effectively making it a parody of these earlier
works. Bach’s son, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, composed his “Magnificat” only 10 years later. Having
studied composition with his father, Emanuel Bach displays a fine craftsmanship that also epitomized his
father’s works. However, he had his own new style,
one that made him one of the most celebrated composers of the second half of the 18th century. The audience will hear J. S. Bach’s rarely performed “Missa
Brevis in G” and compare to another rarely heard
piece, the “Magnificat” by his son, C. P. E. Bach.
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cost is $8 adults and $4 children. There will be sausage
biscuit and gravy, as well as designer pancakes and
waffles, bacon, sausage, juice and coffee. Pure maple
syrup will be served.
Care Retirement Community, 65 Briarwood Circle,
Worcester at 2 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23
OAKHAM EASTER EGG HUNT will be held at
the Oakham Congregational Church, 4 Coldbrook Rd.,
Oakham at 10 a.m. with a rain/snow date of March 26.
Donations of wrapped candy will be accepted until
March 13.
SPRING FESTIVAL SPAGHETTI DINNER will
be hosted by the Quabbin Regional High School
NJROTC in the cafeteria, 800 South St., Barre from 57 p.m. This all-you-can-eat spaghetti festival includes
pasta, meatballs, sausage, salad, and many choices of
dessert. Tickets may be purchased in advance from any
cadet or at the door of the Community Entrance of the
cafeteria. Adult tickets are $7; children are $3; and free
for children under 2. During the dinner there will be
raffle items donated by local businesses and friends of
NJROTC. All proceeds will be used to defray the cost
of numerous NJROTC activities. For more information,
people may call Captain Brennock in the NJROTC
Office at 978-355-0289.
Barre Players Theater, 64 Common St., Barre, today at
2 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. Other performances
include March 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 adults, $14
students and seniors (65+) and $9 for children 12 and
under. Reservations are recommended and can be made
online at barreplayerstheater.com or by call 978-3552096. Inquire about special rates for groups of 10 or
more.
SIGN-UPS FOR QUABBIN YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADING will be held today
from 7-8 p.m. at Quabbin Regional High School cafeteria, 800 South St., Barre. All boys and girls who will be
in grades 2-8 next year are eligible to participate. A
copy of the child’s birth certificate is required for anyone who did not play last year. The fee will be $85 per
participant with a maximum of $170 per family, if you
sign up before April 7.
THE GOLDEN AGERS CORNED BEEF AND
CABBAGE DINNER will be held at the Hubbardston
Senior Center, Main St., Hubbardston from 4-7 p.m.
The cost is $8. To sign up, people may call 978-9281400 extension 211.
CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE SUPPER will
be held at the Orthodox Congregational Church of
Petersham, 21 North Main St., Petersham at 6 p.m.
Donation is $12. For reservations, people may call
Janice at 978-724-3362.
HOW TO MAKE A SPRING WREATH CLASS
will be held at the Petersham Art Center, 8 North St.,
Petersham from 9 a.m. to noon. Lynn Hartman, a floral
artist and herbalist, will demonstrate how to make a
beautiful spring wreath. The class is recommended for
adults and children over 10 years of age. For more
information and to register, people may call the center
at 978-724-3415.
DAIRY GOAT CARE AND MANAGEMENT
SEMINAR will be presented by Ann Starbard, author
of the “Dairy Goat Handbook” at the Hardwick
Farmers’ Co-Op, 444 Lower Rd., Gilbertville at 10:30
a.m. The seminar will touch on basic knowledge and
management skills needed to raise dairy goats. Ann
Starbard owns and operates Crystal Brook Farm in
Sterling. The seminar is free and all are welcome.
Seating is limited, so people should call 413-477-6913
to reserve a seat.
21ST ANNUAL GOODS AND SERVICES
SILENT AUCTION will be hosted by the Women’s
Alliance of the Brookfield Unitarian Universalist
Church, 9 Upper River St., on the Common Brookfield
from 6:30-9 p.m. The event is open the public and
refreshments are served. There is no admission fee. A
portion of the proceeds from this year’s silent auction
will benefit the Tri-Town Domestic Violence Task
Force. The auction will also feature a Chili Cook-Off
presented by members of the Alliance.
KNITTING AND CROCHET GROUP will meet
at the Haston Free Public Library, Main St., North
Brookfield every Saturday at 9 a.m. and every Monday
at 1:30 p.m. Crafters of all levels are welcome. Just
drop in and join this group, no pre-registration
required.
SUNDAY, MARCH 20
HUBBARDSTON REMEMBERED: TALES OF
OUR RECENT PAST will be hosted by the
Hubbardston Historical Society at Williamsville
Chapel, 4 Burnshirt Rd., Hubbardston from 2-4 p.m.
Area residents young and old are invited to participate
while they reminisce about daily life in Hubbardston’s
past. There will be a short film of farm life in the
1940’s, a photo display from the society’s collection,
and stories about Finn Hops, storms, and Main Street
life. All ages are welcome. People are invited to bring
their old photos. Refreshments will be served.
PETERSHAM DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS will be
held in the Petersham Town Hall, 1 South Main St.,
Petersham at 4 p.m. to elect delegates to the
Massachusetts Democratic Party’s 2016 Convention.
All registered Democrats in Petersham are eligible to
participate in the caucus. Youth, minorities, and people
with disabilities who are not elected as delegates or
alternates may apply to be “add-on” delegates (details
can be found at www.massdems.org). The 2016
Massachusetts Democratic Convention will be held on
June 4 at the Tsongas Center in Lowell were Democrats
from across the state will gather to hear from elected
officials. For more information, people may contact
Henry Woolsey at 978-771-2173 or at henrywoolsey@gmail.com.
ATTRACTING NATIVE POLLINATORS will
be presented by the East Quabbin Land Trust (EQLT),
at their offices at 120 Ridge Rd., Hardwick from 2-4
p.m. Native pollinators like bumblebees or mason bees,
are responsible for pollinating many of the flowers and
vegetables. People can build their own pollinator houses and start seeds of important pollinator plants. Please
RSVP to Cynthia at 413-477-8229 or
chenshaw@EQLT.org.
VILLAGE LYCEUM PRESENTS ‘SCIENCE
OF PAIN-FREE LIVING LONG AND WELL’ with
one of the foremost experts on improving neuromyofascial movement related disorders, Dr. Josef
DellaGrotte, in the Davis Memorial building, in
back of the First Congregational Parish, Unitarian,
on the Common, Petersham at 3 p.m. Dr.
DellaGrotte will present at talk and demonstration
free of charge.
Barre Players Theater, 64 Common St., Barre, today at
2 p.m. Tickets are $16 adults, $14 students and seniors
(65+) and $9 for children 12 and under. Reservations
are recommended and can be made online at barreplayerstheater.com or by call 978-355-2096. Inquire about
special rates for groups of 10 or more.
SPRING EQUINOX HIKE will be hosted by the
Friends of Wachusett Mountain at Wachusett Mountain
PINOCHLE will be played at the Barre Senior
Center, 557 South Barre Rd., Barre, every Wednesday
at 1 p.m.
Turley Publications Photo by Ellenor Downer
This week’s mystery photo is from Barre. If any readers know where this photo was taken,
they may email edowner@turley.com or call the Barre Gazette at 978-355-4000 with their
answer by noon on Monday, March 21. The names of those that correctly guessed the
location will appear in next week’s edition. Daniel Caruso, Dick Clark, Sandy Fritscher,
Barbara Laborde, Raul Laborde, Bruce Newcomb and Melody Salvadore correctly identified last week’s photo. Last week’s photo was taken in Rutland of the Massachusetts State
Grange Albert J. Thomas Library Museum on Rte. 122A.
State Reservation, 345 Mountain Rd., Princeton from
10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants will be hiking to the
summit via the mountain roads. Please be prepared for
existing weather conditions and to be outdoors for a
couple of hours: dress in layers, wear hiking boots or
sturdy shoes, and bring a snack and plenty of water.
This program is free and for people of all ages; however, children should be accompanied by an adult. Wellbehaved dogs on leashes are always welcome.
Participants should meet at the Administration Road
gate near the Machias Pool parking area on
Westminster Road at 10:15 a.m. For more information
or in case of questionable weather, people may call
hike leader Angela at 978-464-0064.
JAZZ/POETRY FUSION PERFORMANCE
EVENT featuring Worcester-area poets and musicians
reacting to each other’s work, at the Princeton Center,
18 Boylston Ave., Princeton at 2 p.m. Admission is free
and the public is welcome. This event is made possible
by a grant from the Princeton Cultural Council, a local
agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural
Council, a state agency.
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME for children ages 25 takes place every Tuesday from 10:15-11 a.m. at
Haston Free Public Library, Main St., North
Brookfield. Children’s librarian Rosemary Mackenzie,
leads the children in music and movement, learning
games, stories, and simple crafts. Pre-registration is
required by call the library at 508-867-0208.
WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY CLASSES will be
offered at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, 108 New Braintree Rd., North Brookfield, from
7-8:30 p.m. These classes are open to all interested persons. The study will focus on the New Testament in the
King James Bible. For more information, people may
call 774-289-6068.
LEARN TO COPE: PEER-LED SUPPORT
NETWORK FOR FAMILIES DEALING WITH
ADDICTION AND RECOVERY will be held every
Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Heywood Hospital's conference
room A, 242 Green St., Gardner. Free. Use main
entrance. For more information, people may visit
www.learn2cope.org or call 508-738-5148.
MONDAY, MARCH 21
LUNCH TRIP TO MONTY TECH will be hosted
by the Excursion Group at the Barre Senior Center,
557 South Barre Rd., Barre on March 22.
Participants will leave the senior center at 10:45 a.m.
Cost to your driver for gas will be $2. People may
sign up by today at the senior center, or by calling
978-355-5004.
READING WITH COOPER a therapy dog, and
his owner Andi Balser, will be at the Woods Memorial
Library, 19 Pleasant St., Barre every Wednesday night
from 6-7 p.m. Anyone interested in building their reading skills is welcome to make appointments with
Cooper by calling the library at 978-355-2533 or email
barrelibrary@gmail.com. All are invited to meet and
greet Cooper and ask questions and find out additional
information about the program. Cooper and Andi are a
registered team through Pet Partners.
Center, 557 South Barre Rd., Barre at 10:30 a.m. Cost
is $5. These sessions are “chair yoga,” which means
you remain seated (no getting up and down off the
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Monday at 6 p.m. at the Haston Free Public Library,
Main St., North Brookfield. Coloring pages and pencils
will be available or bring your own supplies. No signup required, simply drop in.
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CRIBBAGE will be played at the Barre Senior
Center, 557 South Barre Rd., Barre, every Tuesday at 1
p.m.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS will
be held on Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. at the
Barre Congregational Church, 30 Park St., Barre, using
the rear entrance.
STORY TIME for preschoolers will be held at the
Hubbardston Public Library, Main St., Hubbardston,
every Wednesday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Captivating
stories, familiar songs, great games and a fun craft project are all part of the program. Story time meets most
Wednesdays from September through June. For more
information or to register, people may call 978-9284775 or email library@hubbardstonma.org.
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KNITTING AND CROCHET GROUP will meet
at the Haston Free Public Library, Main St., North
Brookfield every Monday at 1:30 p.m. and every
Saturday at 9 a.m. Crafters of all levels are welcome.
Just drop in and join this group, no pre-registration
required.
Center, 557 South Barre Rd., Barre from 9-10 a.m.
Thursdays and Tuesdays. Cost is $5. These sessions are
“chair yoga,” which means you remain seated (no getting up and down off the floor, etc.). They are primarily
stretching, breathing and meditation exercises, which
are not physically demanding. For more information,
people may visit www.listeningwellness.org or call
978-355-3501. People do not need to be a senior to participate.
CHESS CLUB will be held at the Hubbardston
Senior Center, 7 Main St., Hubbardston every
Wednesday at 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome from
beginners to masters.
CLASSICAL PIANIST I-HEUNG LEE CONCERT will be performed at the Briarwood Continuing
LINE DANCING and lessons will be held at the
Barre Senior Center, 557 South Barre Rd., Barre at
1:30 p.m. They meet every Monday at 1:30 p.m. and all
are encouraged to attend to either watch or participate.
SENIOR CHAIR EXERCISE will be offered at
the Hubbardston Senior Center, Main St., Hubbardston
at 10:30 a.m. Exercise sessions are free and fun.
Seniors will focus on upper and lower body flexing and
gentle stretching to improve and maintain muscle tone
and range of motion. The first session should last
approximately 30 minutes.
BRIDGE will be played at the Barre Senior Center,
557 South Barre Rd., Barre, every Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
STORY TIME will be held on Wednesdays from
10:30-11 a.m. at the Woods Memorial Library, 19
Pleasant St., Barre on the Children's Level. Adults and
children can join Mary Ellen for a story and craft.
Suitable for ages 3-5, however younger siblings are
always welcome.
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Opinion
Editorial
Jottings Essay
School spirit
endures after
school is gone
Memories of a one
and only beard
By Loren Gould
Guest correspondent
B
arre High School closed in the late 1960s when
Quabbin Regional High School opened, regionalizing five towns’ schools. However, school
spirit for Barre High School still remains after almost
50 years.
Last Friday, marked the 55 anniversary of the
Barre High School basketball teams winning of the
Tri-State Championship at Turners Falls on March 11,
1961. Three members of the Barre High Hornets got
together on the anniversary to remember and reminisce
about that very special event.
Barre High School became the first team to win
that championship three years in a row. Other winning
years were 1951 and 1957. The town came out in very
large numbers to support its hometown team and filled
the gym along with residents from their opposing team,
Hardwick High School.
The three members of the 1961 basketball team
that got together even had the trophies that they won at
their get together. The Barre Historical Society let
them “borrow” the trophies for the evening. The Barre
Historical Society houses all the athletic trophies and
memorabilia for Barre High.
Schools open and schools close. Today, the
Quabbin Regional School District because of declining
enrollments are looking at closing a school or schools
as a way to save money and consolidate services to its
students.
Although, the closing of a school is not a popular
option for many people; it is not a new concept. The
town of Barre did find another use for the building –
housing town offices, a meeting room for boards and
committees and the police station. It was even housed a
dispatch center up until a few years ago.
Barre High School graduates still hold class
reunions to keep their alma mater’s memory alive.
Barre High School may be closed, but its memories
and class spirit survives among its graduates.
Card of Thanks
Arthur and I want to express our sincere
gratitude to everyone who has reached out in
such thoughtful ways to wish us well in our
retirement! Thank you for your cards, notes,
texts, emails, phone calls, gifts, and conversations. We are especially grateful to Lynn and
Peter Hartman, Carissa, Todd, Cameron, and
Chloe Wozniak and the attentive staff of
Hartman’s Herb Farm, Irene and Richard
Stevens, Robin Bernard and Alyssa
Demetropoulos for organizing our incredible
March 12 retirement party! We had a fantastic
time enjoying the music of The Otters, visiting
with all the dear people who joined us, and
appreciating the tributes folks were kind to
share. We look forward to moving to Maine
this summer but we will miss Barre where
we’ve felt so much at home. We’ll look forward to our return visits here in the future but
while we’re away, please know we cherish our
memories and will hold you in the memory of
our love.
God be with you
‘til we meet again,
Pastor Deborah and
Arthur Lafond
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In Past Pages
5 years ago (March 17, 2011)
Look Back
The “Frozen Assets” building in Hubbardston has
tipped some, but it has not fallen through the ice yet.
People that purchased “sink” dates from the
Hubbardston Business Association are now waiting for
the warmer weather to melt the ice and send this building into the water. Although ice fisherman are seen out
on the ice, people should avoid venturing out on ice
now, as it may not be safe and they could fall through.
Dave Borelli, taxidermist - 1995
A sure sign of spring, Joe and Megan Raskett has
begin their 2011 maple syrup season at the Hardwick
Sugar Shack. The trees are tapped and the syrup is
flowing. Joe said that he would love to make about 300
gallons of syrup this year from his approximately 1,200
trees. “After last year, our average is way off. We only
made 140 gallons last year. This year has started off
slow, but we hope it will get better.” He said success is
based on the weather. “It’s the temperature. If you
don’t have the temperature swings, then you don’t get
the sap to flow.”
The Quabbin Regional athletics director Thaddeus
(Ted) Gumula has been elected president of the Clark
University Boys High School Basketball Tournament.
Outgoing president Dave Wilbur was honored in a ceremony at the tournament three weeks ago. Athletics
director at the school since 2004, Gumula has also
worked for the Clark since 1997. Though he humbly
downplayed the honor, Gumula took extra time to
praise the energy that has propelled the Clark into one
of the best scholastic tournaments nationally. “It’s the
oldest high school tournament of its nature,” Gumula
said. “We’re in our 72nd year. We plan to do something
special for the tournament’s 75th anniversary because
we believe there really is a historical importance to the
tournament.”
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 415 and the
Petersham Center School cooperated once again in a
successful display of Americanism culminating in a
program attended by about 100 persons. With the
National Anthem and pledge of allegiance for starters,
Sgt. Dana Cooley of the Police Department was escorted to the podium where he shared brief remarks on his
pleasure in the program and the police are always there
to help and protect everyone. At this time the trophies
and ribbons for the first grade, who color “Your
Friendly Policeman,” were presented by Mrs. Susan
Andriski, instructor. Winners were Raven Trainor, first;
Joslyn O'Brien, second; Thea Lamarre-Anderson, third
and Soleil-Osgood, honorable mention.
Ron Moll of Brewer, Maine and son-in-law of the
late Raymond Crawford of Oakham, will celebrate 45
years in the music ministry on Sunday, March 26. His
wife, Janet, has a party planned and several ministers
and people from churches where he served will attend.
Ron would fill in as a guest preacher at the Oakham
Congregational Church for one Sunday in August when
the minister was on vacation. Years that he did this
included 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988 and 1991.
The Friends of the Elders sponsored an extremely
interesting seminar on Alzheimer's disease last
Thursday evening and gave the twenty-five or so attendees a nice meal of beef stroganoff and zucchini casserole as well. The event was held at the Hubbardston
Senior Center and the presentation was made by a
dynamic speaker Wanda Landry, from the Quabbin
Valley Health Care Center in Orange.
Police Chief David Galena informed the selectmen
at their March 4 meeting that the town must vote to
accept the emergency number 911, but the selectmen
questioned that and will investigate further.
Madeline Willey wrote, “I am definitely not a
play critic in any sense of the word and my only
experience with plays was as a prompter in my senior
class play back in 1933. However, I did enjoy all the
annual Barre Players-sponsored One-Act Plays competition held at Quabbin Regional High School
March 8. If I were to pick just one outstanding
youngster in each class, it would have to be Suzanna
Gill as Miss Tomlyn, the teacher who surprised her
students in the freshman class play “No Time for
Skirts.” The supporting cast members, too, all helped
tremendously.”
Turley Publications File Photo
Dave Borelli, local taxidermist, displays a
fish brought in by Ken Hood.
Preparing to return to the island nation of Haiti,
Glenn Duval will be part of a ministry team, which will
travel to Port-Au-Prince to carry out work on schools
and hospitals currently under construction in that country. He will be joined in this volunteer effort by Todd
Soos and the two will leave for Haiti on April 1. The
trip is arranged by the Monadnock Bible Conference of
Jaffrey, New Hampshire and tax-deductible donations
for Glenn and Todd’s trip were made in care of the
Barre Congregational Church.
Only one contest has materialized for the April 12
Hardwick town election, and that is for the three-year
term of selectman. Candidates for this position are
Charles Kruckas of East Street, Thomas Quink of
Church Street, and Paul Weinheimer of Charity Hill
Road. Incumbent Roland Phaneuf is not seeking reelection.
Eugene C. Kennedy, who has a photography studio
on Route 122 in Rutland, received two of three awards
allowed for out-of-state photographs that he entered for
competition in the 17th Annual Convention of The
New Hampshire Professional Photographers
Association, held February 21 and 22 at the Holiday
Inn at Nashua, N.H. The print competition, with a total
of 262 entries, included 76 from out-of-state. The
photographs were judged by a panel of master photographers. Mr. Kennedy also was awarded three
winning ribbons on the four photographs he entered
for competition in the Professional Photographers
Association of Massachusetts annual convention held
March 6 through 8 at the Sheraton Lincoln in
Worcester.
It’s Colonial Fair time at the Hardwick elementary schools this Thursday and Friday. Students and
faculty will dress in costume of the Revolutionary
period- the girls in long dress, aprons, and caps, and
the boys in knickers, knee socks and blouse tops.
Townspeople are encouraged to participate in the celebration by dressing in costume, and an invitation to
visit the schools during these two days is extended to
the public.
Card of Thanks
The family of Ruth Regienus, would like
to thank everyone who sent cards, flowers, and
other forms of sympathy during the passing of
our mother and grandmother.
Judy Noonan and Family
n 1951 I grew my one and only beard as a result of
the auto accident I was in. I spent three days in the
hospital at Cortez, Colorado, and had no access to
shaving gear. When I returned to the geology field
camp I decided to let the beard grow.
The group was invited to participate in the
Durango Trails Fiesta later in the summer, and a number of us rode in the parade honoring Red Ryder and
Little Beaver. Because of my back injury I watched
from the crowd, but I was a bit of an attraction as
beards were not popular in the early 1950s.
When the group headed east back to Urbana,
Illinois, I asked to be dropped off in Denver where I
went to the Western Union Office. My father had
arranged for me to pick up some cash so I could stay in
the west for another two weeks.
I began my time by buying a bus ticket to Salt
Lake City, where I spent the next week resting my
back and exploring the city. I went to the Mormon
Tabernacle one time to hear the Choir sing on what
was then a national radio broadcast. I also walked up to
the Mormon Temple, where I was politely sent away as
a non-Mormon.
On my way back to the sidewalk I was spotted by
a tourist family who stopped me and wanted to know
what the Temple looked like on the inside. I tried to
explain I was not a Mormon and had been turned away,
but with my beard they were sure I was a Mormon.
From Salt Lake City I took the bus to Glacier
National Park, where I bought a three-day tour ticket. I
saw Mt. Gould there, not named for my family, and I
stayed at a couple of the old inns the National Parks
were famous for at that time. At dinner one night I was
joined by a slightly older man who introduced himself
as a professor at Clark University. I told him I was a
student there, but didn’t say that I was only a sophomore; with the beard I later decided that he thought I
was a graduate student, as after the meal he asked if I’d
join him in picking up a couple of girls for an
evening’s entertainment. I turned him down and went
back to my room, thinking he little realized that I was a
virgin and intended to stay that way until I married. I
wished him luck for his evening’s exercise.
I thumbed a ride to Missoula, Montana, the nearest
city, with a young man who had three other hitchhikers
with him. He insisted on driving 80 miles an hour with
frequent turning of his head so he could talk to us in
the back seat. When I got to Missoula I told myself that
I would take the next bus, whether it was going west to
Seattle or east to Chicago. The first bus was headed
east, and I headed for Chicago and home.
When I got off the bus in Chicago, a porter asked
me why I was wearing the beard; I explained I had
been in an auto accident and he immediately jumped to
the conclusion that I had a scar on my face. I changed
buses in Chicago and boarded a bus to Boston that
stopped in Worcester. I arrived in Worcester early on a
Sunday morning and took the first local bus that was
headed toward my home. I should mention that I had
lost 40 pounds living on a milk diet at the field camp
and my beard was reddish whereas my hair was brown.
I got off the bus and walked the short distance to
my home. When my sister first saw me she disowned
me–“That’s not my brother!” My father had the sense
to have me go outside and he took a picture of me
standing by the porch, then when we got back inside he
told me, “You’ll have that beard shaved off by the time
we get home from church!” Tired from the 96-hour bus
trip from Missoula, I did just that.
I always regretted that I didn’t keep it for a few
more days, as fall registration for Clark was two days
later, and I would have loved to have seen the reaction
from the students that knew me. On the other hand, I
might have been asked to leave the campus by the
staff.
That was my one and only venture into wearing a
beard.
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his week has been one for gardening. It was so
nice being able to be outside even if the chores
of raking out gardens and discovering what was
coming up, was on the agenda.
My neighbor asked me to put in a recipe that was
good for diabetics so this is a recipe from the book,
“The Art of Cooking for the Diabetic” by Katharine
Middleton and Mary Abbott Hess.
CHILI CON CARNE
1 pound 85 percent lean ground beef
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup finely cut celery
1/2 cup finely cut sweet green pepper
1 can (16 ounces) tomatoes, cut up, with liquid
1/4 teaspoonful garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 can (16) ounces kidney beans
1/2 cup beef broth
Use a 2 1/2 quart cooking pot. Turn beef into
greased pot and sprinkle with salt; stir over medium
heat with a blending fork until all the meat changes
color. Add onions, celery, and green pepper; mix well.
Cover and cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes. Add
tomatoes and liquid and all seasonings, mixing well.
Bring to a boil; cover, turn heat low, and simmer gently
for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add kidney beans
Gertrude the Cat
MEMORIES
by Jane McCauley
and beef broth. Continue cooking over low heat 15 to
20 minutes. Makes 6 servings and yields 4 1/2 cups
Note: This recipe sounds like my recipe for chili
only I add two more kinds of beans.
This and That
This week in the sewing room I made some roll-up
containers for the water color brushes. I made one for
the round bristles and one for the flat bristles. This
week I plan to make some for my good silverware
serving utensils. Also I bought a new supply of
yarn to continue to work on the Granny Square
afghan.
On the nice days I edged the gardens and cut back
the stocks of some of the old flowers. Some of the
Epimediums stay green all winter and I had to cut them
back. Daffodils are coming up as are the snow bells. I
was interested to hear how Elephant Ears are grown in
the last issue of The Barre Gazette. I grow mine in big
pots and have in the house presently and they are doing
well. Will put them out on the deck when the danger of
frost is through. The tuberous begonias are starting to
come through and the hollyhocks need to be transplanted.
Here is the saying for the week, “Forgive now
those who made you cry. You might not get a second
chance.” Have a good week and get a walk in on some
of the good days. Happy St. Patrick's Day. It is nice to
have daylight savings time.
COMMON PROJECTS ENTERS PHASE 3
7
Memories are glimpses of
A life that used to be
Moments that are cherished that
Become a memory
An Easter message
from Gertrude
Note: Gertrude came out of retirement for a few
more columns.
Happy times that linger
And every now and then
They come to mind and take you back
To live them once again
By Ruth Robinson
Dear Folks:
But memories can depress you
And some recalling fear
Memories much too painful
That you wish would disappear
Easter is a special time for all churches and especially for the children. They look forward to an Easter
egg hunt where they can find many plastic eggs
with goodies in them - maybe
candy or maybe some trinkets.
Anyway, its lots of fun for
them. But woe is me. I don’t get
to go on any Easter egg hunts.
The only thing I can count on is
tuna and shrimp treats if I am
good and maybe a catnip mouse. I
understand that in the churches
they have lots of special music and
some churches even have an egg hunt
for their Sunday School kids. In Missy’s church the
kids have a hunt outside after the church service is
over and special food to snack on. Easter is early
this year they say, so maybe the hunt will have to
be inside. That way the kids get their snacks first
while the eggs are being hidden in the church
proper. Missy and the other parishioners enjoy
watching the kids scrambling around to fine a treasure.
I have to be satisfied with watching the birdies
and squirrels and wishing I could chase them.
Missy is good and remembers it is a special day
with the food I like best and of course buttered
toast in the morning and special treats at night. I
am content with that attention. However, I really
must find some kind of mischief to annoy Missy so
she will scold me again. I know she loves me. What
shall I do today? She took the papers to the dump
yesterday, so that caper is out and she’s put a chair
against the dining room cupboard, so I can’t pull
out any more stuff. Oh, boy, she forgets about the
clothes in the basket for washing this afternoon. I'll
just make a bee-line to the computer room and
jump right up into that basket. Oh,oh, it is tipping
over and I am under it. I am making all kinds of
noise trying to get out from under as the basket hits
the chair and the lamp. Hold your breath that the
lamp doesn't tip over. It is tipping. Whew, it has
settled back down. Missy is coming to my aid I
think. No, she is just standing there laughing at me.
No scolding that hurts my dignity. Well, it was fun
anyway. Luckily I already got my Easter treats earlier. Take care, folks. I'll write again this spring when
it comes.
But sometimes on a winter day
When you haven’t much to do
Take a walk down memory lane
And it may comfort you
Perhaps you have your yearbooks
That have been stored away
Browsing through them page by page
May brighten up your day
Those pictures of your classmates
Are a happy memory
Of special friends and carefree days
In a time that used to be
The clothes we wore, the fashions
Were such a trendy style
The hairdos in those fun filled days
Are sure to make you smile
And look through photo albums
And the memories of those years
Will bring you joy and laughter but
May also bring you tears
Those pictures of your loved ones
And friends you used to know
Memories of bygone years
And a time of long ago
Remember all the happy times
They may help to pave the way
To bringing joy into your life
And get you through each day
Winter’s long and dreary
So every now and then
Take a stroll down memory lane
To days of way back when
Your spirits will be lifted
And very soon you’ll see
Your dreary days are brightened
With just a memory!
— Virginia V. Unitis
Love Gertrude
This drawing shows phase 3 and 4 of the Barre common project. Work began this week.
Elinor Allen celebrates 99th birthday
QRSD BUDGET, continued
from page 1
school and one at the high school. It also added seven
classroom teachers at the elementary level, three at
Ruggles Lane School in Barre, two in Hardwick and
two in Oakham and permanent substitutes to float
between the five elementary schools. About 52 percent
of the school budget was for instructional support and
that amount was about 59 percent for direct instruction
to special education students.
Chapter 70 money would not increase as long as
enrollment declines. The district received the same
amount in Chapter 70 as the state held the district
harmless. Member towns filled in gap with target share.
Both Barre and Hardwick paid over target share.
Hubbardson, New Braintree and Oakham were all
under target share.
The school committee must send assessments by
April 30 to the member towns. Superintendent
Marshall said that over the next month she would be
looking at the IB program, at class size and how to distribute resources. She commented about cutting “this
budget to shreds.”
People may view a copy of the Power Point budget
presentation on the school website at www.qrsd.org.
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BARRE – Elinor Allen,
turned 99 on Saturday, March
12. She came to Barre in 1942
to become the librarian of
Barre's Woods Memorial
Library. She was at that time
Elinor Howard. Soon she met
her future husband, Robert H.
Allen and they made their home
on James Street where she still
lives with her daughter, Lucy.
She has two grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren by
her son, Roger.
They also may make public comments on
budget@qrsd.org.
In other business, the school committee made a
motion of support for a cooperative in skiing, swimming and wrestling.
Steve Labarre reported that the Task Force met
with Senator Anne Gobi. The towns through the community compact grant will be working with a state consultant. He said that Cheryl Duval presented information on enrollment and available classroom space. She
said that closing three of the elementary schools would
save about $2 million. Superintendent Marshall said of
the possible school closing that “heads willing, hearts
holding back.”
Two NJROTC cadets presented the tribute to the
flag at the school committee meeting. Barre school
committee member, Dr. Richard Allan, attended the
NJROTC ball and the cadets did the tribute to the flag
at the ball. He asked them to present it at the school
committee meeting.
Hubbardston committee member, William Hanson,
thanked the administration and staff for their support
during the recent tragedy involving the death of a
Quabbin student, Brittany Murch and injury to her
brother in a car accident.
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method of communication.
(Abraham Lincoln said to write
down whatever
you are angry
about and wait 24
hours.
Then
throw it in the
fire.) Email me at
kninman@townofbarre.com. Call Kathlyn Inman
me
at
978.355.2735. I would prefer to
take a phone call and talk to you.
Question: What do you envison in the future for the town?
Answer: The Town Common
Project, 60+ years in the making,
will be completed by the fall. The
grants for the regional planner, IT
person, Downtown Initiative,
Complete Streets, Capital Planning
and Written Disaster Recovery Plan
will be in full swing; updates are
given at our selectmen's meetings.
The finance handbook, employee
safety handbook, and personnel
handbook have been completed so
that we can now work on the
employee classification system,
which has not been updated in 15+
years. The Fire Department should
be in their space within 5 years. The
Fire Department and Police
Department issues should begin to
be resolved within 3 months. The
nationwide drug coalitions, and the
local QDRUG events, will hopefully reduce this awful opioid epidemic. OPEB concerns the future costs
to the town for retirement health
and pension benefits; the town must
be allocating monies each year for
this.
Make no mistake. The town of
Barre is successful because of all of
the hard work that its employees,
officials and volunteers accomplish.
It is fortunate to be a part of it.
Charles R. Chase
Candidate for Selectman
Question: Why are you running for selectmen?
Answer: The primary reason I
am running for the Board of
Selectmen is that
I am concerned
that the town is
heading in the
wrong direction
both involving
policy and financial issues. I am
also concerned
regarding the
lack of transparency within our town government. I believe that correspondence
with the Board of Selectmen should
be available at regular meetings as
well as the billing invoices that are
sent to the town. In the past it was
the policy of the board to have this
information available to the public
and the media. I have additional
concerns relative to the Board
attempting to run the affairs of other
committees. It would appear that
the Board of Selectmen has overstepped their authority both on a
practical and statutorial level. The
Selectmen need to concern themselves with the issues that are under
their control. We also need to revert
back to the practice of having openness for citizens to access their
local government and receive a
polite and non-contentious answer
from the Office of the Board. As an
added note this should include telephone calls.
Question: What do you think
are the most pressing issues facing the town of Barre?
Answer: The major issue
involving the town relate to the current divisiveness that currently
exists within the town. The current
divide in our town has brought the
operations of the town to a virtual
standstill. Obviously, we have a
problem with the position of the
Chief of Police. I recognize that
certain aspects of the current controversy are confidential in nature.
However the Selectmen could be
somewhat more clear relative to the
nature of their concerns. We also
seem to have issues relating to the
handling of the town finances and
the transfer of monies between
accounts. It would appear to me that
certain transfers are arbitrary in
nature and on occasion violate what
is presented to the voters at the
annual Town Meeting. Once again,
this relates to the open nature of our
town government. In the past I have
always viewed the annual budget
presented to voters as a "sort of
contract" between the town and the
voters. We need to revert to this line
of reasoning for the town. While
there are several other issues that
need to be addressed, it is my opinion that most problems could be
resolved if we all worked together
as a town.
Question: What qualities do
you possess that would make you
a good selectman?
Answer: My previous service
has involved nine years of service
on the Quabbin Regional School
Committee and two stints on the
Barre Board of Selectmen totaling
fifteen years of service. I have also
worked as an aide to the late State
Senator Robert Wetmore and I have
worked for the state's Agricultural
Preservation Restriction Program,
which is part of the open space
planning efforts. In addition I
worked on our family dairy and
vegetable crops farm here in
Barre.1 also hold an honors degree
in agricultural economics from
UMass/ Amherst. I have also continued my professional academic
work by attending business and
economics workshops provided by
major colleges located throughout
the United States. Given my previous related government experience
I believe that I will be able to "hit
the ground running" when I start
my service as Selectman.
Question: What do you con-
sider some of your weaknesses?
Answer: Clearly, I have a
weakness when computers are
involved. I am still teaching myself
the basics of the computer. I also
tend to be somewhat of an inpatient
individual, although, with age I
have become a much more patient
than I was when I was a younger
man.
Question: What do you envision in the future for the town?
Answer: I believe that the
future of the town is very bright.
Yes, we have issues but issues
always get resolved and we as citizens and Americans always find a
way to move forward. For that is
one aspect that we as a free people
are able to do and that is we meet
all challenges big and small. Our
wonderful town has many great
attributes such a wonderful environment, good schools, cultural events,
and many other amenities. But we
must always remember that the
greatest asset is our people. We
have many citizens who volunteer
their time and effort to make our
community and country a better
place in which to live. We live in
difficult times and there will be
struggles in the future. But, in the
end, it will be all us of who will
work together to make a better life
for succeeding generations.
Meet the candidates
These candidates are running
unopposed. Voters elect two members to the Quabbin Regional
School Committee, three constables
and two library trustees.
Richard G. Allan, Ed.D.
Candidate for Quabbin Regional
School Committee
I am Richard G. Allan, candidate for School Committee in
Barre. I first moved to Barre in the
mid-fifties, attended Barre High
School, went off to college, the
service, marriage (we observed
our fiftieth anniversary last year)
and then returned to Barre. My
background is in education, and I
am delighted that my fellow
townspeople in Barre have elected
and re-elected me to the School
Committee for more than the last
forty years.
I do keep up nationally with
what is occurring in education. Many
national educational leaders, such as
the Secretary of Education,
Commissioner of Education, college
deans and faculty, education union
leaders, national education organizations and the like are colleagues,
friends, and folks I stay in touch with
on a regular basis. Recently, I have
been invited to be on the advisory
committee for the Educational Dean
at the University of Massachusetts,
and to create and run an educational
speaker series for UMass.
Our School Committee for
Quabbin is one for which I have
great pride. The members are all
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caring people committed to providing the best education possible for
our children. The school administration, teachers and faculty are all
top shelf. There are, at present,
good things going on in our
schools. We have high level courses
that provide college credit for our
students. We have wonderful programs such as NJROTC, Chinese
and many others. We have an elementary program that is markedly
improving the language arts capabilities of our young students so
they will be in a much better position to succeed in school and life as
they get older. There is dramatic
proof of our quality as more students from other towns ask to
attend our schools under the state
School Choice program. We currently have students from about
twenty-eight other towns attending
under School Choice. This has been
a blessing to us as we are facing
declining enrollments. So, we can
still try to fund our quality education with money from the School
Choice students.
Lest anyone thinks all is rosy;
we all know the funding perils and
deficits facing the state, the towns,
and the schools. There is not the
ability of the towns to fund the gap
from what we used to have to do to
what we need to do going forward.
We are exploring reconfiguration of
the schools. This means closing
some schools, which is not a popular notion, but will save a great deal
of money. We are looking at combining with other districts. We
could save a lot doing this, but it
seems other contiguous districts
would rather pay more for their
schools than to join forces and save
money. Also, we need to look at
new, more forward thinking models
of education. This would include
on-line instruction and virtual
instruction.
Finally, I would say to you that
we are in a fascinating time of transition. The future will not look
exactly as things do now. But, it
will be interesting and I look forward to helping prepare our students and young people for a life to
come – not just more of what life
has been.
Mark T. Brophy
Candidate for Quabbin Regional
School Committee
My name is
Mark T. Brophy
and I am a candidate for re-election for the
Q u a b b i n
Regional School
Committee. I
have had the
pleasure to serve
on the Quabbin
Regional School Committee for the
past nine years including being the
chairman for the past three years.
My wife, Margaret and I have lived
in Barre since 1990 and our three
children attended and graduated
from Quabbin Regional School
BARRE TEAM,
contributed. In that game
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numerous rebounds. Staiti had 21
points that tied a record for a championship win and Lamacchia, 14
points.
BARRE PLAYERS,
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Cartwright played by JoAnn
Coran-Kiefer. An unlikely person
comes to their aide and they do
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as her grandfather, Arvide
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strong vocals. In the second act,
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GAZETTE
District. I have been involved in
the educational arena for over
thirty years in various professional capacities including and not
limited to Teacher, School
Psychologist, Full time Released
Teachers’ Union President,
Special
Education
Team
Chairperson, Adjunct Instructor at
Worcester State/ Fitchburg State
University and a School
Administrator with the Human
Resources Department.
I will continue to support and
work with my school committee
colleagues to embrace the QRSD
mission and vision; to develop an
interactive and inclusive community dedicated to preparing students
for productive citizenship in a global society including preparing our
students to continue their education
beyond their high school diploma to
become lifelong learners. Doing so,
also involves making decisions that
will ensure we are fiscally responsible not only for the town of Barre
but also for the Quabbin Regional
School District. I will continue to
work with the school administration to recommend and direct the
best use of all limited resources
including the allocation of dollars
for our educational programs, staff,
and physical space including
school consolidation and or district reconfiguration because of
declining student enrollment. I am
open to other ways to create
financial efficiencies comprising
of exploring opportunities for
shared district services, educational
programming with other organizations and or districts. I will continue
be a proactive member of the QRSC
and will advocate for sustaining and
enhancing a culture of learning and
growth for all of our students/staff
and families.
Thank you for your consideration and I ask for your vote to reelect me to the Quabbin Regional
School Committee.
Society and participated in the conservation of the 1859 Concord coach,
exposing the beautiful paintings done
by Burgum. The stagecoach is considered a national treasures.
Barre has been an exciting place
to live with many things to do. And I
should like to continue to serve on
the Board with the same enthusiasm
and dedication as in the past.
I am the mother of four children and grandmother of eight.
Dennis G. Fleming
Candidate for Constable
My name is
Dennis G. Fleming I have lived
in Barre for 34
years now. I am
the proud father
of
Collin
Fleming, who is
an Eagle Scout.
I am retired
from the Commonwealth of Mass. Department of
Corrections as an Industrial
Instructor-3 Supervisor.
I am a Notary Public and
Appointed by the President as a
Member of the Selective Service
Board for Massachusetts. I am
retired from the Barre Fire
Department.
I currently serve as an elected
member of our Planning Board. I
coached youth sports in Barre for
many years. I am a Life Member of
Barre American Legion Post # 2. I
have served as an elected Constable
in Barre for several terms and am
seeking re-election as one of your
Constable's. I honorably served our
country in the US Army, Mass.
National Guard.
I humbly ask for your support
on April 4 and will continue to
serve your Constable need's.
I am finishing a five-year term
serving on the Board of the Barre
Housing Authority and am seeking
reelection to the Board for another
term. I am proud of the consistent
quality of housing that the
Authority has made available to the
community. The Team of Executive
Director and Maintenance Man regularly communicate with residents
and are aware of any issues to
resolve before they escalate. The
waiting list for our housing is a
reflection of the efforts of the team
to maintain the highest standards
for these properties.
After retiring from teaching, I
was free to pursue my dream of
breeding the old style Morgan
horse: the old Lippitt bloodline. My
husband and I moved to Barre in
1992 because our herd was getting
larger. We immediately became
involved with the Barre Historical
Douglas T. Martin
Candidate for Planning Board
Associate Member
Douglas
Martin is a retired
engineer. He and
his
wife,
Elizabeth, are
new to Barre,
having lived here
for three years.
Doug has many
years of experience in water and
wastewater design, hazardous waste
disposal, environmental management, permitting and regulatory
compliance. He has worked on projects and jobsites all over the U.S. as
well as overseas.
His experience includes
extensive work with government
agencies and with managing people and budgets. He would like to
join the Planning Board to work
for balanced growth, with careful
attention to preserving the beauty
and character of the town, while
promoting opportunity and security
for both local business and residents.
Gromelski borrowed the trophy
from the Barre Historical Society
for the evening. The Barre
Historical Society has a display of
all the Barre High School trophies.
Lamacchia had t-shirts made to
commemorate the reunion. He also
had packets with copies of newspaper clippings of the championship
games.
Lamacchia wrote, “What
inspired this reunion of the three
players from the ’61 team was
the opportunity to get together
on March 11 and relive some of
that excitement on the exact
night that it all took place – 55
years ago – the night the Barre
High Hornets became the town’s
heroes.”
Abernathy gives his granddaughter
some grandfatherly advice in a
moving solo, “More I Cannot Wish
You.”
Erik Gladwin as gambler Sky
Masterson falls in love with Sarah
and she with him. Heidi Choe as
Adelaide
and
Anthony
Masciangioli as Nathan Detroit
play a long engaged couple.
Adelaide is the lead hotbox dancer
with Kristl Courtemanche, Hannah
Hall, Laura Hughes, Meg Morton
and Rachael Hager as emcee.
Benny Southstreet (Max Hager)
and Andrew Bigelow are Nathan
Detroit’s partners in crime. Society
Max (Richard Bennett), Scranton
Slim (Gregory Davis), Harry the
Horse (Joe Godfrey), Big Jule
(Kristen King), Brandy Bottle
Bates (Zachary Lloyd), Angie the
Ox (Dave Piperno), Rusty Charlie
(Ronny Stone) and Thomas Tuttle
(The Greek) keep Lt. Brannigan
played by Kevin Hope busy trying
to prevent crime on the streets.
Jason Burnett was the voice of
Joey Biltmore, a garage owner and
Fred Schaaf was the newspaper
boy.
No play is complete without its
production staff. Lynne Miller,
Diana Tuttle and Pat Kowal did
costumes. Jason Burnett was light-
ing design and Same Pellegrino,
lighting technician. Matt Cory was
sound technician and Jeanne
Hanson, props and box office.
Colleen Norton and Mike
Sweeney provided production
support and Angelica Morin took
cast headshots. Andrew Bigelow,
Colleen Bottcher, Jim Catapano,
Sadie Constantine, Heidi Choe,
JoAnn Coran-Kiefer, Gregory
D a v i s , J o e G o d f r e y, J e a n n e
Hanson, Kevin Hope, Laura
Hughes, Linda Grames, Kristen
King, Zachary Lloyd, Anthony
Masciangioli, Angelica Morin,
Meg Norton, Jessie Olson, Brett
Ouimette, Dave Piperno, Ronny
Stone, Lisa Tierney, Ed Yaglou,
Erik Gladwin and Hannah Hall.
A special thank you to Pat
Ouimette, Charles Miller and
Teri Mars.
For those that did not get to see
this play last week, there is one
more weekend of productions to
attend. Performances will be
Fridays and Saturdays, March 18
and 19 at 7:30 p.m. as well as
Saturdays and Sundays, March 19
and 20 at 2 p.m. All shows take
place at the Barre Players Theater,
64 Common St. Tickets are $16 for
adults, $14 for students and seniors
(65+) and $9 for children 12 and
Grace M. Yaglou
Candidate for Barre Housing
Authority
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Schools
QRSD to hold
preschool screening
BARRE – Quabbin Regional School District will
conduct preschool screening on Monday, April 11
from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The screening will be held at
the New Braintree Grade School, 15 Memorial Drive,
New Braintree.
Children aged 3 and 4 that reside in the towns of
Barre, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree and
Oakham and not presently in a public school program
are eligible for this screening if a suspected special
need exists in the areas of speech and language development, vision, hearing, physical mobility and cognitive delay.
The purpose of this screening is to identify and
evaluate children in need of special services and to
provide early assistance so that their elementary school
experience will yield maximal growth.
Parents wishing to have their child screened are
requested to call the New Braintree Grade School
office at 508-867-2553 no later than Friday, April 8 to
schedule an appointment for April 11.
Robert Putnam to
present forum March 25
GARDNER – Political scientist, Harvard
University Professor and bestselling author Robert D.
Putnam will speak about the growing class gap among
American young people and the implications for social
mobility on Friday, March 25 at Mount Wachusett
Community College.
Putnam’s one-hour presentation begins at 11 a.m.
in the South Café, followed by a choice of two events,
a free, public dialogue with lunch or a book signing
and reception.
The suggested donation to attend the book signing
and reception with the author is $30. A $50 donation
includes a copy of Putnam’s latest book, “Our Kids:
The American Dream in Crisis.” Donations will support student civic leadership programs in the college’s
Center for Civic Learning and Community
Engagement and the Students SOS office. Seating is
limited. Reservations are requested and can be made
online at mwcc.edu/americandream.
MWCC is in the fifth year of a second “Decade of
Civic Engagement” movement launched by President
Daniel M. Asquino in 2001 shortly after reading
Putnam’s bestseller, “Bowling Alone: The Collapse
and Revival of the American Community.”
Sponsored by the college’s civic engagement center, this program is made possible by a grant from the
National Endowment for the Humanities in partnership
with the Association of American Colleges and
Universities.
The author of 14 books translated into 20 languages, Putnam is the Peter and Isabel Malkin
Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University,
where he has served as Dean of the Kennedy School of
Government. He is a member of the National Academy
of Sciences and the British Academy and is past president of the American Political Science Association.
He has consulted for the last three American presidents, the last three British prime ministers, the last
French president, prime ministers from Ireland to
Singapore and hundreds of grassroots leaders and
activists in many countries. Raised in a small town in
the Midwest, he was educated at Swarthmore
University, Oxford and Yale.
Monty Tech honors the late Robert Saccone
FITCHBURG – Robert K. Saccone, Monty Tech’s
first chef-instructor in the culinary arts program, who
served at the school from 1970-2001, was honored
posthumously at a ceremony held recently in school’s
Mountain Room Restaurant.
Saccone, who, with his family, owned and operator
the former Victorian House Restaurant in Ashburnham,
died last June at the age of 77.
Last fall, a group of present and retired staff members came up with the idea that Saccone should be formally recognized for this contributions to the school
with the establishment of a scholarship in his name and
a plaque, with his picture, prominantly placed in the
school’s restaurant.
Retired Superintendent-Director Stratos G.
Dukakis presented the idea to the Monty Tech
Foundation members who unanimously gave their
endorsement. Current Superintendent-Director Dr.
Sheila M. Harrity and School Committee members subsequently approved the proposal.
The Culinary Arts Scholarship Committee was
then formed comprised of current culinary arts chefsinstructors Michael Banks and Paul Gosselin; retired
restaurant manager-instructor Maureen Hanney,
retired Principal and Business Manager John
Dzerkacz, and Saccone’s wife, Florence, and daughter, Lori.
The scholarship will be awarded annually to two
deserving Culinary Arts students.
Speakers joining Dukakis, Dzerkacz and Hanney
in paying tribute to Saccone that evening include,
Helen Lepkowski, recently retired Gardner School
Committee representative and Burton Gould Jr., longtime Winchendon representative to the school committee, who served as master of ceremony.
Dukakis spoke of his long professional and personal association with Saccone and his many contributions
to the school, particularly his leadership, dedication
and commitment to the culinary arts program and its
students.
His commitment went so far, Dukakis said, that
Saccone actually built the culinary arts classroom,
kitchen area and restaurant back in the late 1960s and
early 70s. “Thanks to Bob’s efforts, the program is
one of the best in the state, illustrated by the fact that
a total of 440 graduates are currently working in the
field.”
He noted that Saccone, a third-generation chef,
also played a major role in creating and advancing the school’s annual Superintendent’s Dinner,
which since its inception in the late 1980s, has
been the school’s major fundraiser and continues
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WORCESTER – The Worcester Academy
announces its second semester honor roll and headmaster’s list for the 2014-2015 school year. The honors
represent the achievements that each student has
earned through academic excellence, challenge and
personal growth.
Erin Duncan, Grade 8, of Rutland was named to
the honor roll. Worcester Academy is an independent
co-ed day and boarding school for grades 6 to 12 and
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entire competition. Between competitions, it is often
easy for the girls to forget that they are a minority in
the world of STEM. The girls’ mentor, Maureen Chase,
was an aeronautical engineer before becoming a
teacher and is a constant source of inspiration regarding the accomplishments that they are capable of
achieving. Chase provides encouragement and knowledge to the girls as they work to be considered serious
competitors in a heavily male-dominated field. Over
the past four years, Zoe has realized that “having a
good mentor is key to developing a strong team.”
Maura also speaks highly of Chase, saying “it’s fantastic that we have such an accomplished mentor to guide
us.”
In addition to building and programming their
robot, the girls fundraise to cover regular competition
expenses that includes the parts necessary to build a
competitive robot and registration fees. The team has
come up with many ways to raise money, from hosting
bake sales to running a talent competition at their
school. Over the past year, the girls have been fortunate
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If people would like to follow their progress or
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the National Championship. People that would like to
make a contribution to support the team and their travel
expenses, may make out a check to QRSD and send to:
QRSD, Attn: Robotics Club, 800 South St., Barre, MA
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Lydia Deneen makes fall
2015 dean’s list
WORCESTER – Lydia E. Deneen, a fourth year
student at the College of the Holy Cross, has been
named to the dean’s list for the first semester of the
2015-16 academic year. She is the daughter of Jocelyn
and Stephen Deneen of Hubbardston. Deneen double
majors in math/economics.
Turley Publications Submitted Photo
Florence Saccone, left, wife of the late Robert
K. Saccone, longtime Monty Tech culinary
arts chef-instructor, examines a plaque that
was dedicated in his honor at a ceremony
held recently in the school. Also in photo are
Thomas R. Browne, principal; Lori Saccone,
his daughter and Superintendent-Director Dr.
Sheila M. Harrity.
dard for its excellence. “Robert Saccone, who passed
away last June, was a cornerstone at Monty Tech, who
through his dedication to education and his persistent
hard work, assisted in developing the outstanding reputation of the school.”
“His 34 years of experience in education, 30 of
which were at Monty Tech, allowed him to oversee
the graduation of over 400 students in the Culinary
Arts program. Many of his former students are successful chefs and owners of many of the finest restaurants in the Fitchburg/Gardner area, as well as
throughout New England. He not only designed the
layout of the original Food Trades kitchen and
Mountain Room restaurant at the school, but he oversaw the expansion plans of his department as it
evolved into the outstanding Culinary Arts Program
that it is today. The reputation of the culinary arts
department at Monty Tech is legendary, and this is
due to the high standards that Bob Saccone established. He will long be remembered for his dedication
to his students, his love of education, and his commitment to excellence. His memorial plaque will be a
visual reminder of the positive impact he had on
Monty Tech, and through the Saccone Scholarship, he
will continue to help future Culinary Arts graduates.
He will be dearly missed by former students, staff and
administration,” said Dzerkacz.
Those wishing to contribute to the scholarship,
may send donations to: Monty Tech Robert Saccone
Scholarship Fund, in care of Montachusett Regional
Vocational Technical School, 1050 Westminster St.,
Fitchburg, MA 01420.
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BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND –
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other.
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to work with the children again.
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Cultural Council for awarding the
school a STAR Residency grant for
Anna Hendricks’ weeklong residency.
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visit the Village School anytime and
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Metivier takes off on her running journey
Turley Publications photos by Karen A. Lewis
“I was a size 14 and weighed 168 pounds,” Stephanie Metivier said. “My doctors said health wise, it would be good for me to lose
weight.”And so her journey began, back in September 2014. Metivier heard of a place called Driven in Barre, knew it dealt with
health and fitness, but thought it was only for kids and younger athletes.
By Karen A. Lewis
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
OAKHAM - When people first
meet Oakham resident Stephanie
Metivier and get to know her, many
would agree she could be described
as upbeat, friendly, healthy and in
good physical shape.
The word obese would most
likely never even enter someone’s
mind in her presence.
However, it was that word and
the fact her doctor point blank told
her she fit into that category back in
2014, which became life changing
for her.
“I would have never thought I
was obese, but that was how I was
characterized by my doctor,”
Metivier said. “I didn’t like the
way I looked or the way I felt. I
was unhappy.”
But to look at Metivier even
two years ago, a petite woman in
her early 40s, the word obese still
would not be a word used to define
her.
However, the medical field
looks at height and weight through
the numbers, and unfortunately
Metivier’s numbers at the time were
not in a healthy place.
“I was a size 14 and weighed
168 pounds,” Metivier said. “My
doctors said health wise, it would
be good for me to lose weight.”
And so her journey began,
back in September 2014. Metivier
heard of a place called Driven in
Barre, knew it dealt with health and
fitness, but thought it was only for
kids and younger athletes.
Upon talking with some adult
friends who had memberships
there, Metivier found Driven
offered programs for all ages, but
was still a little skeptical.
After all, when Metivier was
given the hard news about her
physique, it wasn’t as if she had
been a couch potato loading up on
junk food. This wife and mother of
a young son, was out and active,
walking somewhat regularly and
eating healthy, staying away from
high caloric foods.
But it just wasn’t enough.
“I had back surgery twice and
my surgeons told me I wouldn’t be
able to do all the same things I used
too,” Metivier said. “In 2006 I had
my son Patrick and I think it was
2008 and 2009 when it started spiraling downward.”
Growing up in Carlisle on a
poultry farm, Metivier was always
passionate about soccer and played
on the Concord-Carlisle varsity
high school team and later played
Division 2 soccer at LaSalle
College in Newton.
She understood the importance
of being physically fit and
explained how she took it to the
next level in college, learning and
participating in weight training,
conditioning and running.
After college Metivier combined her love of skiing and need
for employment into a job at
Sunday River in Maine. This was
not a young woman who looked at
life from a distance.
Metivier had always been
about getting out and doing it, but
age, child bearing and the demands
of maintaining a stable family life
can take a toll on anybody.
“I was walking a couple of
years ago, but it wasn’t enough,”
Metivier said. “I wasn’t active
enough. I was more sporadic with
my exercise. I wasn’t in a struc-
tured routine. What I wanted wasn’t a priority. I was making everyone else happy, my son and my husband. Everything for me got put on
a back burner.”
Like so many typical mothers
who juggle family, school and
work, fitting in fitness seemed to
only work in the 25th hour of the
day.
And since that hour doesn’t
exist, something needed to change
for Metivier.
Perhaps it was the message
from her doctor or the encouragement from her husband Chris and
her friends that got her through the
See RUNNER, page 12
Changes coming to Renkens teaches students,
high school football parents about college recruiting
Quabbin moving
to Division 3
By Gregory A. Scibelli
gscibelli@turley.com
REGION – Football is undergoing major changes again, and it is
possible these changes could leave
some teams on the outside of a
playoff picture looking in.
A committee in Western
Massachusetts is going through the
process of realigning football divisions from the six that were in place
just a few years ago.
Now, eight divisions (1, 1A, 2,
2A, 3, 3A, 4, and 4A) have been
created by the Massachusetts
Interscholastic Athletic Association.
Western Massachusetts will have
teams in four of those divisions.
The majority of the task of
realigning the teams has fallen on
Longmeadow
High
School
Athletics Director Michael
Capotosto. He said the task is not
over yet. While the division alignments have been approved, the
Pioneer Valley Interscholastic
Athletic Conference must still agree
on the alignment of regional
leagues.
Capotosto said that has been
the taller task and has opened the
discussion about expansion of the
playoffs.
He explained that while there
are more than 100 teams in Eastern
Massachusetts, the western end has
just 40 teams split among four of
the eight divisions.
Division 2, which includes
some of the largest schools in the
region, has teams like Central,
Holyoke, West Springfield,
Minnechaug Regional, Putnam, and
Westfield. But due to new enrollment numbers, teams like Agawam,
Chicopee Comp, Amherst, and
Commerce have been added.
The division determines what
playoff a team could enter.
However, with the Walker System
currently determining part of how
playoff teams are ranked, the fear
among many coaches and athletic
directors is that a team like
Amherst, which has a weaker
schedule, could be left out of the
playoffs even with a good season.
This is because more teams in
Division 2 play in the top league —
the AA Conference.
“It’s one of those things we are
trying to sort through right now,”
said Capotosto.
One suggestion that has been
made is expanding the playoffs. For
many years due to time constraints
in the fall season, only four teams
qualify for each tournament. This
makes just two rounds in the playoffs, semifinals, and a final.
Chicopee High and Chicopee
Comp Athletics Director Jim Blain
said he has suggested expanding the
playoffs by one week and having
six or eight teams qualify.
Capotosto said the six-team
format is still on the table, but eight
teams are likely out.
“Eight out of 10 teams making
the tournament is too many,” he
said. “But six is something we are
considering.”
Blain says he does not expect
strength of schedule to be an issue
for Comp because their recent success should move them to the AA
Conference, but understands why
other schools have that concern. He
believes adding two teams to the
See FOOTBALL, page 12
By Karen A. Lewis
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
BARRE - It’s the burning
question so many high school athletes and their parents ask, is the
potential there to play sports in college?
And for many who take it a little further, will the college pay to
have me play?
Quabbin students and parents
had the opportunity get those questions answered, along with many
more when Jack Renkens,
Recruiting Expert and Speaker, visited the school last week and presented a program about collegiate
recruiting.
Before a filled Panther auditorium, Renkens got right down to
business.
“This is not a four-year decision, it’s a 40-year decision,”
Renkens explained, citing the college choice is pivotal to the many
life choices that happen during and
after college. “The first thing is
finding the right match academically, the second is going to a place
where you can actually play your
sport and the third thing is to get it
funded.”
Renkens noted that funding
can come from a variety of
sources, including academic scholarships, merit grants, achievement
grants and endowments.
“They don’t pay, you don’t
play,” Renkens said. “This is a
business, the schools will pick
you.”
Renkens also stressed that one
of the biggest drawbacks to athletes and their families is the
inability to be in the position to
negotiate with colleges.
Turley Publications photo by David Henry
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Jack Renkens speaks to parents, students and coaches
about the college recruiting
process at Quabbin Regional
High School last week.
But how does an athlete even
know how to begin?
The book, “Recruiting
Realities: It’s A Game, Know The
Rules” clearly gives guidelines on
expectations for a wide range of
sports in various divisions. For
example, if a high school student
thought he had a chance of making
it to a Division 1 school as a third
baseman, the book lists the key
baseball stats of other third basemen and gives the opportunity for
the athlete to see how he stands up
to others across the country.
“I think it’s important to have
an outside expert come in and give
a “straight talk” to both parents and
athletes about the recruiting
process,” Quabbin Athletics
Director Mark Miville said, who
was complimented by other parents
for bringing this program to their
attention. “It can be very overwhelming for all involved. It truly
is never too young to start looking
into the process and starting to
market yourself.”
Miville shared that 44 percent
of those who played athletics at
Quabbin between grades 7-12 were
interested in playing sports in college. Another 32 percent shared
that they would “maybe” be interested.
“The survey response showed
that 165 student-athletes at
Quabbin middle and high school
aspire to play a sport in college,”
Miville said. “That alone is evidence enough to have a guest
speaker come in.”
Renkens spoke in great detail
about getting the athlete recognized, and in order to do that, the
athlete needed to register at the end
of their sophomore year with a
place called the Eligibility Center.
To sign up for that is free, but
Renkens offered suggestions for
opportunities to make the athletes
more noticeable to colleges.
“They can’t recruit you if they
don’t know who you are,” Renkens
said.
Renkens referenced the
National Collegiate Scouting
Association (NCSA) as a source to
help get students noticed by colSee RENKENS, page 12
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BARRE - Sign-ups for Quabbin
Youth Football and Cheerleading
will be Wednesday, March 23 from 7
to 8 p.m. at the Quabbin Regional
High School cafeteria.
All boys and girls who will
be in grades 2 through 8 next
year, are eligible to participate.
A copy of your birth certificate is required for anyone who
didn’t play last year.
The fee will be $85 per participant with a maximum of $170
per family, if you sign-up before
April 7.
Babe Ruth players, coaches wanted
BARRE - Barre Babe Ruth
baseball is currently recruiting players and coaches for the 2016 season.
All players age 13-15 are eligible to
play. All skill levels are welcome.
We are looking for at least 12
ballplayers and a maximum of 14
for the team.
Players graduating from area
little league organizations are
encouraged to join the team.
We are in need of a head coach
as well. CORI checks of all coaches
and assistant coaches will be
required.
Please call Coach Whitney at
978-355-6467 for more info
between 6 to 7:30 p.m. Leave your
name and phone number if no
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Any former players that still
have their team jersey from previous
years need to turn them back in as
soon as possible.
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it.”
part,” Pollier said. “People have to
be willing to help themselves if
they want to get into shape. She’s
eaten well, she’s put the effort into
her sessions and she’s done it consistently. She’s gone above and
beyond, which is why she’s able to
do things most people can’t.”
Family life has also changed,
for the better according to husband
Chris Chute.
“She smiles more often and
feels a lot more confident, which
comes through in how she interacts
with people,” Chute said.
“Stephanie is a lot more energetic
and now tends to look at the positive side of things. She is more
willing to try new things, like the
upcoming Spartan Race and is
within her goal of running a
marathon, something she never
thought she would do. She gets up
early and is committed to working
out, which also has resulted in identifying and correcting long-term
back pain, another thing she never
thought she could cure. Patrick and
I are very proud of Stephanie.”
Metivier is in a great place
now, as she continues to be active
working and living in the Oakham
community, the place she and her
family have called home since
2011.
When she’s not working on fitness, she can be seen working and
helping patrons at the local library,
a simple stone’s throw from her historic home.
“You only have one life and
you want to live it to the
fullest,” Metivier said. “You
never know how something is
unless you try. You may surprise yourself on the results.
Don’t miss out on doing something that will make you a
healthier and happier person.”
door at Driven. Since then she’s
never looked back.
“It was completely different
from what I had pictured,” Metivier
spoke of Driven. “I had no idea
there were so many sessions and so
many things I could do. Hogan is
there helping to modify exercises to
my capability.”
The “Hogan” Metivier refers to
is the owner and trainer of the facility, Hogan Pollier who specializes
in strength and conditioning, offering personal and group training.
“The first month going, I
gained 5 pounds,” Metivier said.
“That killed me. I was there to lose
weight. Then Hogan introduced me
to the Paleo diet.”
Not for everyone, the Paleo
diet does seem to do the trick for
Metivier. The diet is built around
no dairy, no grains and no sugar,
essentially eating nothing that
comes in a box, as Metivier
described.
“People call it the cave man
diet,” Metivier laughed. “I’ve been
on this for one year and six
months.”
And Metivier is hardly going
hungry. Meats, fish, vegetables and
fruits fill her plate throughout the
day and she has become quite savy
to the numerous paleo recipes floating around on the internet.
With her trainer Pollier also a
fan of the Paleo diet, it was easy for
Metivier to approach him with
questions and ideas regarding this
new change of lifestyle.
“When I’m having a craving
for something that’s not on the diet,
Hogan’s support and suggestions
for alternatives have been really
helpful,” Metivier said. “And now
whenever I taste something outside
the Paleo box, he’d ask me if it was
worth it and I’d answer no, because
I’d usually feel crappy after eating
RENKENS,
leges across the country. For four
dollars a day, Renkens suggested it
could be an investment that could
turn into a win of hundreds of thousands of dollars, if the student was
to go to school fully funded.
“You need to know what to do,
how to play the game,” Renkens
said. “Every college needs a kid
from Massachusetts for diversity
and rankings, but not every kid
from Massachusetts wants to go to
college in Nebraska.”
Quabbin parent of four, Marty
Tremblay, has a little experience on
“Overall it’s going well,”
Metivier continued. “I’m healthier,
happier and I have more energy.”
If the feelings didn’t already
validate this change in Metivier, the
numbers definitely do. Between a
combination of following the Paleo
diet, working out usually six days a
week, and consistently running,
Metivier has lost almost 40 pounds
and dropped four clothing sizes.
“Stephanie has come a long
way,” Pollier said. “Aside from
strength improvements and weight
loss achievements, one of the
biggest things I remember, and
often remind her when things get
tough, is when she first started, her
big goal was to someday run a 5K.
Needless to say, she’s checked that
off her list.”
Not only has Metivier achieved
that almost a year ago when she ran
her first ever 5K in April 2015, next
Saturday she is running in the
Eastern State 20 Mile Race, that
goes from Kittery, Maine, to
Salisbury. The race is popular for
many who train for the Boston
Marathon coming up in April.
“I’ve lost weight, become
stronger and become more confident in myself,” Metivier said.
“I’m at the place where I know I
can actually do this.”
“Stephanie leaves no stone
unturned when she has something
locked in her mind,” Pollier said.
“She comes in with questions and
takes action on any instruction I
offer and then comes back with
more questions. She’s a student as
well as a competitor. She’s done all
the work. The only thing I’ve done
is written her programs and have
been there to answer her questions
when I’m able.”
For many around her, Metivier
has become an inspiration and
shows what hard work and determination can lead too.
“Stephanie has come as far as
she has because she’s done her
both sides. Currently two of his
children have already graduated
from college, his daughter Theresa
played Division 1 field hockey at
Sienna College in New York.
With field hockey providing
opportunities for his daughter to be
seen nationally at tournaments
across the country, he never registered Theresa with the NCSA.
However, with his son Stephen,
a junior, he has begun the process
with the organization and thus far
has been pleased with what he has
encountered.
“I’m in the initial stages and so
far I’m finding it interesting,”
Tremblay said.
Karen A. Lewis is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications.
She can be reached at
dforbes@turley.com.
He explained his son is looking
into opportunities of football and
baseball and has found the information presented compelling, organized and helpful. His youngest
daughter, sixth grade Michelle, still
has a ways to go, but according to
Renkens, some athletes get first
looks as young as seventh grade.
For more information about
this program and answers to any
additional questions, contact
www.recruitingrealities.com.
Karen A. Lewis is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications.
She can be reached at dforbes@turley.com.
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March 6.
Listed below are the results from the race:
NAME
Henry Domnarski
Steven Lombardo
Dawn Roberts
James Madden
Ben Domnarski
Paul Hargreaves
Matthew Lemanski
Sarah Pringle
Roy Cloutier
Danielle Dunn
Christopher Reynolds
Rick Rubin
Cheri Wojik
Karyn Marciniec
Tim Ayers
Brabara Bosworth
Andy Fox
Rich Knurek
Gus Frey
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Brimfield
Palmer
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Franklin
West Springfield
Plainville
Slatersville (R.I.)
Belchertown
Cummington
Ware
Bondsville
Palmer
Wilbraham
Palmer
Three Rivers
Northampton
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playoffs could remedy that.
“It would give more teams the
chance to qualify,” said Blain.
Agawam was moved from the
AA Conference to the Suburban
Conference three years ago
because the team was having trouble competing. But after three
straight years of league titles and
appearances in three straight
Western Mass. finals, the Brownies
are moving up to Division 2 and
likely back to the AA Conference,
Athletics Director David Stratton
believes.
“It’s not a lock, but based on
the meetings we have had, it
appears we are headed back to the
AA,” said Stratton. “We were
expecting this. We have become
more competitive.”
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ohn Frey
Patti Vacon
Brittany North
Emily Marciniec
Jordan Lapierre
John Lynch
Cassidy Lefferts
Pauline Reynolds
Ned Lefferts
Sarah Thompson
Christine Bachand
Peter Clogston
Domenick Rayleonard
Jodi Gordon
Bob Massaro
James Martin
Collin Tremblay
Sandy Lemanski
Kenneth Deary
Joseph Westwell
Ethan Tremblay
Jody Tremblay
Raelyn Howe
Elizabeth Cloutier
Eastern Mass. will have teams
in Division 1 and 1A. Western
Mass. will have teams in Divisions
2, 3, 4, and 4A.
Ludlow, which was in a lower
Division 5 under the old format,
will be in Division 3 this fall. They
will join Chicopee and Belchertown
in the new Division 3. They will
contend with some tough potential
playoff competition, including
Longmeadow
and
East
Longmeadow. Both are strong AA
Conference members.
South Hadley’s declining
enrollment moves them down
despite recent success. The Tigers
were in Division 4 and will remain
with that same designation.
However, under the new format,
Division 4 statewide consists of the
“seventh division.” South Hadley
will join Palmer.
The lowest division, 4A,
includes Ware, Dean Tech, and
TOWN
Northampton
Monson
Palmer
Bondsville
Holland
Warren
Palmer
Belchertown
Palmer
South Hadley
Palmer
South Hadley
Palmer
Springfield
Wilbraham
Palmer
Palmer
East Longmeadow
Dudley
Southbridge
Palmer
Palmer
Plainville
West Warren
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Pathfinder. The competition level
represents no change for these
schools.
In Central Mass. Quabbin
Regional will join competition in
Division 3, with opponents like
Auburn, Oakmont, and Hudson.
Their athletic director, Mark
Miville said the move was expected
and his team is ready for the competition.
“We see a lot of these teams
already in the regular season,” said
Miville. “So we were expecting
this.”
Decisions about playoff teams
and leagues will be finalized soon
as scheduling for the fall season
will need to begin, Capotosto said.
Gregory A. Scibelli is a sports
editor for Turley Publications. He
can be reached at gscibelli@turley.com or by calling 413-283-8393
ext. 258.
Police Logs
Barre Police Log
Monday, March 7
1 a.m. Phone – Fire, Mutual Aid
Ambulance Hubbardston – Transported
to Hospital
4:24 a.m. Initiated – Motor
Vehicle Stop Hubbardston Road –
Citation Issued
Vehicle Stop Pleasant Street – Citation
Issued
Summons: Jessica J. Hansen, 39,
Barre
License Revoked as HTO, Operate
Motor Vehicle with
4:22 p.m. Initiated – Motor
Citation Issued
Tuesday, March 8
Vehicle Stop South Street – Citation
Issued
9:52 a.m. Phone – Larceny
Exchange Street – Investigated
Party request an officer stop by,
they had a theft on Saturday and they
have it on video.
Summons: Kimberly L. Butrym,
31, Barre
Shoplifting by Asportation, 3rd
Offense
Wednesday, March 9
7:51 a.m. Radio – Fire, Mutual Aid
Hubbardston – Services Rendered
Hubbardston Fire striking a first
alarm for a dryer fire. Toned.
11:22 a.m. 911 – Gunshots
Walnut Hill Road – Areas Patrolled
Party reporting hearing gunshots
in the woods also heard voices behind
the old abandoned house.
Thursday, March 10
11:36 a.m. Radio – Fire, Medical
Emergency West Street – Transported
to Hospital
5:13 p.m. Phone – Fire, Medical
Emergency Worcester Road –
Transported to Hospital
8:39 p.m. Phone – Suspicious
Activity Wauwinet Road – Officer
Spoke to Party
Reporting party reporting for the
past house she has noticed someone
walking up and down the roadway
with a flashlight. 508 advising he
spoke with the party, male party was
looking for salamanders.
Friday, March 11
4:37 p.m. Phone – Fire, Medical
Emergency Worcester Road – Referred
to Other Agency
Saturday, March 12
10:14 a.m. Radio – Assist Other
Police Department Hubbardston –
Report Filed
10:45 a.m. Phone – Fire, Mutual
Aid Fire New Braintree – Services
Rendered
1:59 p.m. Other – Fire, Mutual Aid
Fire Hubbardston – Services Rendered
2 p.m. Initiated – Motor Vehicle
Stop Old Coldbrook Road – Citation
Issued
Vehicle Stop Valley Road – Citation
Issued
Vehicle Stop Valley Road – Citation
Issued
Citation Issued
Summons: Anthony R. Dimacali,
24, Gardner
Unregistered Motor Vehicle;
Dangerous Weapon, Carry – Brass
Knuckles
8:08 p.m. 911 – Fire, Medical
Emergency Valley Road – Transported
to Hospital
11:15 p.m. 911 – Intoxicated
Person Summer Street – Referred to
Other Agency
Caller advised an intoxicated male
party just left the parking lot of
Northeast Pizza in his 2-door red Jeep
Cherokee.
Sunday, March 13
11:56 a.m. 911 – Fire, Medical
Emergency Summer Street –
Vehicle Stop School Street North –
Citation Issued
4:08 p.m. Radio – Fire, Mutual Aid
SOUTH BARRE
Tuesday, March 8
10:59 p.m. 911 – Disturbance,
Noise Complaint Fir Street – Services
Rendered
Reporting party reporting a loud
party at her neighbor’s house, advised
this is the third night in a row they
have been partying. 509 and 510
advised.
Wednesday, March 9
Vehicle Stop Church Street – Citation
Issued
Saturday, March 12
6:14 p.m. 911 – Fire, Medical
Emergency Woods Road – Transported
to Hospital
Hardwick Police Log
Between March 7 and March 14,
Hardwick police made 31 motor vehicle stops, 16 building and property
checks, one investigation, three motor
vehicle investigations, performed traffic control three times, served one
warrant, served two summonses, and
assisted four citizens. Police responded
to one disturbance, two animal calls,
one report of suspicious activity, two
fires, three alarms, one medical emergency, one fire alarm, one disabled
motor vehicle, and one lockout. They
appeared for court-related matters four
times, and three officers were initiated.
There were three 911 calls for
medical emergencies. Hardwick police
assisted two other agencies.
More Police Logs on page 15
Hardwick
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Fire destroys New Braintree farm
By Sloane M. Perron
Staff writer
EGLT to host
program
March 20
HARDWICK – Native pollinators like big bumblebees or mason
bees are responsible for pollinating
many of flowers and vegetables.
People can attract some species to
their properties if they give them
houses and plant more nectar-rich
varieties. The East Quabbin Land
Tr u s t w i l l h o s t a p r o g r a m
Sunday, March 20 from 2-4 p.m.
on building a pollinator house
and starting seeds of important pollinator plants at EQLT office, 120
Ridge Road. People should RSVP
to Cynthia at 413-477-8229 or
chenshaw@EQLT.org.
Gilbertville, Oakham
rabies clinics
REGION –– Rabies clinics
for dogs and cats will be held
from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on
Saturday, March 19 at the ambulance barn on Lower Road in
Gilbertville, next to the co-op
and on Saturday, March 26 at the
Oakham Fire Station on Barre
Road in Oakham.
Shots are $15 per animal and
there will be someone there to
assist with carrying or handling a
pet if needed. All dogs must be
on a leash and all cats must be in
a carrier. Three-year shots are
Soup Fest, March 20,
to benefit library
Gilbertville Public
Library to hold
annual bake sale
GILBERTVILLE
–
Gilbertville Public Library 259
Main St., annual bake sale will be
held on Friday, March 25 from 2 to
4:30 p.m. there will be squares,
cakes, cookies and more. For more
information people may call the
library at 413-477-6312.
available with proof of a current
rabies certificate.
Licenses for the towns of
Hardwick and New Braintree
will be available at the Hardwick
clinic. The town of New
Braintree will also be available
at the Oakham clinic. Rabies
shots for cats are required by
law.
Dogs must be registered with
the towns by March 31. Anyone
with questions or concerns
should contact Tina at 413-2976188.
HARDWICK –– The
Friends of the Paige Memorial
Library are hosting an annual
community event called Soup
Fest on March 20 from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m., at the Universalist
Church in Hardwick. Come by
and enjoy homemade soup by
some of the best chefs in town.
Bring friends and family to enjoy
this annual communal event.
Suggested donations are $7
adults, $5 for kids and is free for
children 5 and under.
North Brookfield
NBSB offers low-interest Mass Solar loans
NORTH BROOKFIELD —
The North Brookfield Savings
Bank offers low-interest Mass Solar
Loans to Massachusetts residents
seeking to install solar panel systems for their homes and reduce
their energy costs.
Developed
by
the
Massachusetts Department of
Energy Resources (DOER) and the
Massachusetts Clean Energy
Center, the Mass Solar Loan program helps homeowners to go
green by making solar loans more
easily accessible.
The solar industry has been on
the rise in Massachusetts, and the
DOER predicts no shortage in the
future, with the solar market continuing to grow with thousands of residential installations every year.
“We’re excited to have the
opportunity to participate in the
Mass Solar Loan program,” said
Senior Vice President, Retail
Lending Manager, Donna Tiso.
“The program is a great solution
for Massachusetts homeowners
looking for a more affordable clean
energy option, and we’re pleased to
be a part of that movement.”
Those interested in obtaining a
Mass Solar Loan should contact the
North Brookfield Savings Bank
CALENDAR, continued from page 5
ing. For more information, people may visit www.listeningwellness.org or call 978-355-3501. People do not
need to be a senior to participate.
'TRIM TOGETHER!' WEIGHT-LOSS SUPPORT GROUP will be offered at the Hubbardston
Senior Center, Main St., Hubbardston at 11:30 a.m. The
weigh-ins are private and participants set their own
goals. This program is free and fun. For more information, people may call Claudia at 978-928-1400 extension 211.
BARRE BOY SCOUT TROOP 26 MEETINGS
will be held at the Barre Congregational Church, 30
Park St., Barre on Wednesday evenings from 7-8:30
p.m. Any boy who is 11 years old or completed the
5th grade may join by attending a troop meeting.
Scoutmaster Richard C. Stevens, a veteran member of
troop 26 holds the rank of Eagle Scout and has earned
the distinguished District Award of Merit. Any boy
interested in joining may attend a scout meeting or
call Scoutmaster Richard Stevens at 978-812-9357.
OPEN PLAYGROUP for all young children, will
be held every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Fobes
Memorial Library, Maple St., Oakham. The library has
a Thomas the Tank Engine train table and a new puppet
theatre.
ADULT COLORING GROUP will be held on the
first and third Wednesday of every month at the
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The library will provide supplies
and people are welcome to bring their own. For more
information, people may call the library at 413-4776312.
FREE HOME BUYER’S SEMINAR will be held
at SpencerBANK’s Main Office, 176 Main St., Spencer
at 6 p.m. Attendees will learn about the application and
closing process. There will be a door prize drawing and
light refreshments will be served. People should RSVP
by March 18 to 508-885-5313 extension 19281.
CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE OF CENTRAL
MASS. MEETING AND LECTURE will be held at
the Holden Senior Center, 1130 Main St., Holden at 7
p.m. Speaker is Mark Mello and the topic is “Pickett’s
Charge: What Really Happened.” Free light refreshments. For more information, people may visit centralmassroundtable.org.
FRIDAY, MARCH 25
ANNUAL BAKE SALE will be held at the
Loan Center at 508-867-1302 or
visit
NBSB
online
at
NorthBrookfieldSavingsBank.com
for more information or to apply.
North Brookfield Savings
Bank is a mutual savings bank
with full-service branches in
North
Brookfield,
East
Brookfield, West Brookfield,
Ware, Belchertown, Palmer and
Three Rivers Village of Palmer
and has been “Where It’s At” for
specially-tailored products and
great customer service since 1854.
For additional information, people may call 1-866-711-6272 or visit
NorthBrookfieldSavingsBank.com.
from 2-4:30 p.m. There will be squares, cakes, cookies
and more.
THE CATHEDRAL CHOIR OF BOYS PERFORM SERVICE OF TENNEBRAE at The
Cathedral of St. Michael of the Archangel, 254 State
St., Springfield at 7:30 p.m. Music will include the celebrated Miserere Mei of Allegri, with other choral
anthems, spirituals, and chants.
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
2016 RABIES CLINIC will be held at the Barre
DPW building, 441 Wheelwright Rd., Barre from 10-11
a.m. The fee is $15 cash or check only. For more information, people may call 978-632-7110. The Town
Clerk will be available at the Town Clerk’s Office
located in the basement of the Henry Woods Building,
40 West St., Barre from 10 a.m. to noon. A valid rabies
certificate will be required to license all dogs. No credit
or debit cards can be accepted. Spayed/neutered dog
licenses are $10 and unaltered dog licenses are $15 per
dog. 2015 dog licenses will expire on March 31, 2016.
A $20 late fee per dog will be charged on or after June
1. All past due balances will be carried forward. For
questions relating to the licensing of dogs, call the
Town Clerk’s office at 978-355-2504 extension 5.
‘LET’S TALK ABOUT LYME DISEASE’ with
Michelle Cloutier Miller, co-founder of Central Mass
Lyme Foundation, will be held at Hardwick Farmers’
Co-Op, 444 Lower Rd., Gilbertville at 10:30 a.m. This
seminar is designed to raise awareness, educate, teach
prevention, and provide support for Lyme Disease and
other tick-borne disease illnesses. All are welcome to
this free event. Seating is limited, so people should call
413-477-6913 to reserve a seat.
14TH ANNUAL GREATER WORCESTER
POSTCARD SHOW will be held at the Knights of
Columbus Hall, 10 Meadow St., Spencer from 9:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission is $3; the proceeds, along
with food and refreshment sales, will benefit the
Spencer Chapter of Relay for Life. There will be fourteen dealers of old picture postcards from four states.
Free appraisals of postcards will be offered by show
manager J.R. Greene, who is president of the Central
MA Postcard Club. He can be reached by email at
jrg01331@webtv.net.
TUESDAY, MARCH 29
FREE BANKING PRESENTATION ‘LOOK
BEFORE YOU LEAP’ will be hosted by Country
Bank for Savings at the Barre Senior Center, 557 South
Barre Rd., Barre at 10 a.m. They will discuss the risks
of joint bank accounts, which are sometimes used to
NEW BRAINTREE – Fire
destroyed a home at 860 West
Brookfield Road on March 12.
Firefighters received the call
about a blaze at the Grass Roots
Farm at 10:30 a.m. Firefighters
from New Braintree along with
mutual aid from Warren, North
Brookfield, East Brookfield,
Paxton, Oakham, Rutland, Barre,
Spencer and Hubbardston were all
on scene to provide a greater
water supply.
New Braintree Fire Chief
Dennis Letendre was at the fire and
said that because the home was an
old structure, the blaze went quickly throughout the building, “We
didn't have a chance,” he said.
As a result, the firefighters
focused their efforts on saving the
attached barn. There were no
injuries reported. One New
Braintree fire truck did sustain substantial damage when falling power
lines struck it when it first arrived
on scene.
The Grass Roots Farm produces grass fed beef along with
pastured chicken, turkey, and pork.
The small local business is owned
by Tom and Kristin Bohan who live
at the farm with their three chil-
Turley Publications Courtesy Photo
A New Braintree home and local business located at 860 West
Brookfield Road was destroyed during a fire on March 12. The
family was not home when the Grass Roots Farm caught fire,
but the home was destroyed. Area firefighters were able to
save the attached barn. The cause of the fire is still under
investigation.
dren. The family was not home at
the time of the fire and were notified later.
The home was completely
destroyed and Red Cross officials
were on scene to assist. The barn
was saved from the blaze, and
firefighters were setting up gener-
ators in order to keep the meat
freezers going throughout the
night. “Their whole livelihood is
in there,” said Letendre about the
importance of the family's freezers.
The cause of the fire is still
under investigation at this time.
New Braintree Library to hold photo contest
NEW BRAINTREE – Local
photographers are invited to submit
photos for adjudication and prizes
in New Braintree Library’s Spring
Photo Contest. Categories include
the individual seasons: Spring,
Summer, Fall and Winter in New
Braintree; Funniest Moment in
New Braintree and Best Picture to
Symbolize New Braintree. One
photo in each category may be sub-
mitted, maximum number of six
photos per entrant. There is no cost
to submit and photos will be judged
in two age categories, children ages
7 to 15 and adults starting at age 16
and older. Any photo submitted
must be taken by the entrant.
Entries may be submitted in person
during library hours, Mondays,
noon-8:30 p.m., Thursdays, noon-4
p.m. or Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon.
Deadline for submission is
Thursday, March 31. Prizes will be
awarded in each category and in
each age group. Community voting on entries begins on Saturday,
April 2 and continues through
Saturday, April 23, during library
hours. For more information, people may contact the library at 508867-7650
or
Senator Gobi named to Food Policy Council
BOSTON – State Senator Anne
M. Gobi (D-Spencer), Co-Chair of
the Joint Committee on the
Environment, Natural Resources
and Agriculture, has been appointed
by Senate President Stanley C.
Rosenberg (D-Amherst) to the Food
Policy Council.
The Food Policy Council is a
seventeen-member council comprised of state legislators, members
of executive agencies and representatives of the food production industry. The purpose of the Council is to
promote the production and consumption of healthy, Massachusettsgrown food and to ensure the economic and environmental sustain-
ability of local food production.
“I am honored and thrilled to be
appointed to the Food Policy
Council,” said Senator Gobi. “I look
forward to the opportunity to support farmers throughout the
Commonwealth and to increase
access to locally-grown and locallymade foods.”
Senator Gobi has been a longtime champion of farmers throughout the Worcester, Hampden,
Hampshire and Middlesex district.
As a Co-Chair of the Joint
Committee on the Environment,
Natural Resources and Agriculture,
she has promoted local food production and environmental stewardship.
help seniors manage their finances by giving caregivers
access to funds. If you are a senior who has or is contemplating the establishment of a joint bank account, if
you are a family member or loved ones with concerns
about this practice, or if you are a caregiver who wants
to know the “rights and wrongs” of the process, this
presentation is essential. Light refreshments will be
served. People should call the senior center at 978-3555004 to let them know they are attending.
‘YOURS FOR HUMANITY - ABBY’ PROGRAM ON ABBY KELLEY FOSTER will be portrayed by Lynne McKenney Lydick at the Briarwood
Continuing Care Retirement Community, 65 Briarwood
Circle, Worcester at 2 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
POULTRY KEEPING SEMINAR will be presented by Dan Wright of Poulin Grain at the Hardwick
Farmers’ Co-Op, Lower Rd., Hardwick at 6:30 p.m.
The seminar is free and all are welcome.
THURSDAY, MARCH 31
LIVE MUSIC AT THE LIBRARY COFFEE
HOUSE FEATURING THE NEZICH-KRAMER
FLUTE DUO will be held at the Hubbardston Public
Library, 7 Main St., Hubbardston at 7 p.m. The duo
will be performing selections from the Baroque,
Classical, and Romantic periods. This program is supported through the Hubbardston Cultural Council. All
are welcome.
DEADLINE FOR SPRING PHOTO CONTEST
Recently, Senator Gobi helped establish the first Buy Local Initiative in
Central Massachusetts and supported
legislation to regulate the labeling of
genetically modified foods.
On top of her unyielding commitment to local agriculture, Senator
Gobi brings over a decade of leadership and experience to the council.
She has sixteen years of experience
as a state representative and senator,
over which period she received the
Legislative Leadership Award and
the Dairy Farmers Environmental
Advocate of the Year Award.
Senator Gobi’s appointment to
the Food Policy Council is effective
immediately.
is today. Local photographers are invited to submit
photos for adjudication and prizes in New Braintree
Library’s Spring Photo Contest. Categories include:
Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter in New Braintree;
Funniest Moment in New Braintree and Best Picture to
Symbolize New Braintree. One photo in each category
may be submitted, maximum number of six photos per
entrant. There is no cost to submit and photos will be
judged in two age categories, children ages 7 to 15 and
adults starting at age 16 and older. Any photo submitted
must be taken by the entrant. Entries may be submitted
in person during library hours, Mondays, noon-8:30
p.m., Thursdays, noon-4 p.m., or Saturdays, 9 a.m. to
noon. Deadline for submission is today. Prizes will be
awarded in each category and in each age group.
Community voting on entries begins on Saturday, April
2 and continues through Saturday, April 23, during
library hours. For more information, people may contact
the
library
at
508-867-7650
or
SATURDAY, MAY 30
34TH ANNUAL POWWOW hosted by the
Worcester Inter-Tribal Indian Center, will be held at
Treasure Valley Campgrounds, 394 Pleasantdale Rd.,
Rutland, today and tomorrow. The event will be held
from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. today with night dancing after
dusk; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 31. There will be
traders, a Teepee village, WIIC information booth,
crafts, raffles, T-shirts, jewelry, kids crafts, seed planting and more. Host drum: Walking Bear Singers with
special guest drum: Wampum Boyz and Turtle Moon.
Master of Ceremonies is Tall Pine White.
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Obituaries
Church News
Linda Ann Budreau, 76
DEATH NOTICE
Budreau, Linda A.
Died February 20, 2016
Memorial Service April 9, 2016
American Legion Post 2, Barre
Barre Gazette
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BERRIEN SPRINGS MICHIGAN – Linda A.
Budreau 76, of 2281 Rockyweed Road in Berrien
Springs, Michigan and formerly of Barre,
Massachusetts, died Saturday February 20, 2016 at
home.
Born on June 14, 1940 in Holden, Massachusetts,
she was the daughter of Merit Converse and Leone E.
(Woodland) Robert. She graduated from Barre High
School.
Linda worked for the Commonwealth of Mass
Development of Developmental services for 18 years.
Linda's husband Henry E. "Hank" Budreau died
January 8, 2008 and her sister, Frances Parker died
December 14, 2014. She was predeceased by her
granddaughter, Alecia on May 3, 2008. Linda leaves
her three sons, Frank and his wife Starr, Steven and
Butch; four daughters, Leone and her husband James,
Kathy, Donna and her husband Denny, and Debbie;
several grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.
Memorial service will be held April 9 from 2-4
p.m. at the Barre American Legion, 450 South Road,
Barre.
Exceptions will be made only when the family provides a
death certificate and must be pre-paid.
Episcopal church to hold gospel festival
WARE – Four choirs will perform as well as two jazz ensembles
Saturday, April 16 at 6 p.m. in the
Ware Town Hall auditorium.
Performing groups include:
Amherst College Gospel Choir,
UMass Gospel Choir, Goodwin
AME Amherst Area Gospel Choir
and Belmont Zion AME Church of
Worcester Gospel Choir and the
Ware Jazz Ensemble and
UMass Jazz Ensemble.
This is a fundraiser for the
Jubilee Ministries of Trinity
Episcopal Church of Ware. No tickets will be sold, but donations will
be gladly accepted for the Festival
Jubilee Ministries. The Festival
Jubilee Ministries included “Jubilee
Cupboard” Food and Clothing
Distribution. The ministry provides
food assistance (hot meal programs
for the hungry) clothing and diaper
distribution as well as “The Living
Room” for Addiction Recovery,
prevention and support - Parenting
Support for Early Intervention for
Toddlers - The Brookfield Institute
for Veterans - Narcotics
Anonymous and support groups for
families who have lost children to
Heroin overdose and children still
using.
Josef DellaGrotte to speak at Village Lyceum
PETERSHAM – One
of the foremost experts on
improving neuromyofascial movement related disorders,
Dr.
Josef
DellaGrotte, will present
a talk and demonstration
on “The Science of PainFree Living Long and
Well” as part of the
Village Lyceum Sunday,
March 20 at 3 pm. The program
will be held, free of charge, in the
Davis Memorial building in back
of the First Congregational Parish,
Unitarian on the Petersham Town
Common.
“Arthritic pains, joint problems, (and the dementia scourge)
are increasing despite all the medical advances and technology. The
way to reverse this is increasingly
clear,” according to DellaGrotte
who is working on a book, his sec-
ond on the subject, which
shows both a way and the
means of actualizing it.
“Pain is inevitable;
suffering is optional,”
DellaGrotte is fond of
saying. Utilizing the science and techniques of
neuroscience and neurosomatics, his presentation
will focus on therapeutic
reeducation
through
Core
Movement Integration.
Dr. Josef DellaGrotte holds a
PhD, LMT, CFP-physio. His training experience includes physical
therapy, Rolf Structural Integration,
yoga and t’ai chi- chi kung. From
1973-1981, DellaGrotte trained
with scientist Dr. Moshe
Feldenkrais, becoming one of the
first certified Feldenkrais practitioners and trainers in the USA.
Core Movement Integration,
Pioneer Valley Brass to perform
ORANGE – A free public concert of music specially arranged for
brass will be presented at the First
Universalist Parish of North Orange
and Tully Sunday, April 3 at 4 p.m.
This is the 769th in a series of
memorial programs funded and
sponsored by the First Universalist
Parish of North Dana, as a memorial to the church and town, which
were forced to disband for the creation of the Quabbin reservoir in
the 1930s.
The Pioneer Valley Brass will
perform a program of traditional
and modern music including the
following: “Fanfare, by Dukas;”
“Canzona per sonare No. 2” by
Gabrielli; “Voluntary on All
Creatures of Our God and King,”
arranged by Nagle; “The Lord’s
Prayer,” arranged by Moss;
“Rhosymedre”
by
Vaughn
Williams; “Autumn Leaves,”
arranged by Kosma; “Star Wars
Suite” (Princess Leia’s Theme,
Cantina Band and The Throne
Room and Finale); “Dance” by
Renwick; “Puttin’ on the Ritz” by
Berlin; “Charleston” arranged by
Nagle and “Semper Fidelis” by
Sousa. The program is always subject to change.
The Pioneer Valley Brass is a
quintet of talented musicians
including Dick Tandy and Curt
Coolidge on trumpet, Jim Engele
on horn, Jeri Bannister on tromboneand Joe Hoye on tuba. These
musicians have performed and are
well known throughout the region.
Vespers programs are sponsored by the First Universalist
Parish of North Dana periodically
throughout the year at various
churches and nursing homes
throughout the Quabbin Region.
For information, people may contact Maureen Riendeau, music
coordinator for the Parish, at 978249-6336 or through moe@crocker.com.
the synthesis of Dr. DellaGrotte’s
four decades of work, incorporates the best techniques and concepts from Feldenkrais to recent
somatic science into an integrative
movement system. CMI enables
better functional movement integration, a stronger core, easier
movement and greater overall
health.
In addition to his current practices in Newton and Barre, Dr.
DellaGrotte conducts CMI seminars in the Boston area and in
Bologna, Italy. He is the author of
“Instructions from Within: Core
Integration – Six Pathways to
Lifelong Fitness and Wellness.”
Utilizing his own movement learning and love of challenging
trekking
adventures,
Dr.
DellaGrotte has engaged in competitive race walking, often winning medals.
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH
St. Thomas-a-Becket Church
Vernon Avenue, South Barre
Rev. James Callahan, Pastor
Rectory – 978-257-8372
Office - 978-355-2228
Fax 978-355-0042
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday – 4:15 p.m.
Sunday – 10:30 a.m.
Confession - Saturday 9 a.m.
Morning Mass - Monday through Wednesday 9 a.m.
St. Joseph’s Chapel
On the Common, Barre
Rev. James Callahan, Pastor
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday – 8:00 a.m.
BARRE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
United Church of Christ
30 Park Street, Barre
“We are a caring community of Christ’s followers who,
like Jesus, welcome people wherever they are on their
journey of faith.”
Rev. Deborah Loomis Lafond
Minister and Teacher
Church office - 978-355-4041
barrechurch@gmail.com
www.barrechurch.com
Sunday worship 9:30 a.m.
Nursery Care
After Time with the Children in worship, Sunday school
for ages preschool through grade 9
Youth Group every other week
Sunday, March 20 - Palm Sunday Service at 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, March 24 - Service of Tennebrae at 7 p.m.
Friday, March 25 - Silent Supper in Fellowship Hall at
6:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 27 - Easter Sunday Service at 9:30 a.m.
Bible study and community resource programs throughout the year.
Community Friendship Supper - third Thursday of each
month 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Barre Food Pantry - second Wednesday of each month
Narcotics Anonymous - weekly meeting Tuesday
Alcoholics Anonymous - Heard It Through the
Grapevine weekly meeting Thursday
Alcoholics Anonymous - Pay It Forward weekly meeting Saturday
NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
60 Main Street, South Barre
Pastor James Foley
Phone: 978-355-6407
Website: www.newlifebarre.org
Sunday Morning Service 10:30 a.m.–Noon
Children ages 12 & under are dismissed for
Children’s Church immediately after the worship
time for age-appropriate teaching/activities (11:15
a.m.–Noon)
Sunday, March 20 - Palm Sunday Service from 10:30
a.m. to noon
Friday, March 25 - Good Friday Service from 7-8 p.m.
Sunday, March 27 - Easter Sunday Service from 10:30
a.m. to noon
Mid-Week Activities (Wednesdays)
Children’s Program (K-6) from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Youth Program (MS/HS)
Mid-Week Activities (Thursday)
Family Night from 6:45-8 p.m.
Bible study and activities for all ages
COVENANT EVANGELICALCHURCH
611 South Street, Barre
Sunday Worship Service – 10 a.m.
Rev. Gary Hayward
Weekly Home Bible Studies
For information call 978-355-2387
ST. ALOYSIUS CHURCH
58 Church Street, Gilbertville
413-477-6493
Rev. Richard A. Lembo
MASS SCHEDULE
Weekday Masses – Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday – 8 a.m
Mass first Friday of month – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday Confession/Reconciliation – 3 p.m.
Saturday Vigil Mass – 4 p.m.
Sunday Mass – 7:30 a.m.
Website: www.staloysiuschurch.org
Cemetery baskets
and decorations
must be removed
BARRE – All winter baskets
and decorations must be removed
by March 26 to facilitate spring
clean-up at St. Joseph’s Cemetery,
South Barre Road. All remaining
items will be discarded.
Glen Valley Cemetery
Association to hold
annual meeting
BARRE – The annual meeting
of the Glen Valley Cemetery
Association will be held on
Wednesday, March 30 at 6 p.m. at
the Woods Memorial Library, 19
Pleasant St. Any lot owner is invited to attend and is invited to vote
on cemetery business.
Masses and Services
FIRSTPARISH UNITARIAN CHURCH
ON THE COMMON
HUBBARDSTON
978-928-5822
Church Service – 10 a.m.
DAY SPRING CHURCH
Evangelical Congregational Church
2 Williamsville Rd., Hubbardston
Pastor Glenn Kunst
Sunday Services start at 10 a.m.
Heart to Heart radio show Saturdays 9-9:30 a.m.
760AM WVNE
CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
Oakham
Bible Based Fellowship
508-882-3337–John 3: 3–7
Weekly host home(s) meetings
OAKHAM CONGREGATIONALCHURCH
4 Coldbrook Road
508-882-5537
Rev. Timothy Hanley – Minister
Advance Funeral Planning
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Services, Directions, Information, Obituaries
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NOTICE
The Annual Meeting of the
Glen Valley Cemetery Association
will be held
Wednesday, March 30 at 6:00 p.m.
at the Woods Memorial Library
Any lot owner is invited to attend and is
invited to vote on cemetery business.
Youth Fellowship (grades 6-high school) – Sunday
Morning from 9:30-10 a.m.
Sunday School (preschool-grade 5) – Sunday Morning
from 10-11 a.m.
Family Sunday, Communion, and Children’s Story are
held on the first Sunday of each month (no Youth
Fellowship or Sunday School)
ST. PETER’S CHURCH
18 North St. (Route 32) Petersham
Rev. Edwin Montaña, Pastor
Tel. Church 978-249-2738
Rectory 978-249-2738
Sunday Mass – 9 a.m.
Coffee social hour after Mass
St. Peter’s Parish Hall
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL PARISH
UNITARIAN
Town Common, Petersham
978-724-3401
firstparishpetersham.org
ORTHODOX CONGREGATIONAL
21 North Main St., Petersham
Church 978-724-8808
Sunday worship – 10 a.m.
Interim Minister Rev. Charles Page 978-630-1127
Vickie Williams - Diaconate 978-724-3548
Sunday, March 20 - Special Palm Sunday Service at 10
a.m. Cyndy Hardaker will be making a presentation to
the church during the worship service. Cyndy took a
spiritual journey to the Holy Land in January 2015 and
will share her slides on the Mount of Olives, the Via
Dolorosa and the Garden Tomb. All are welcome and
light refreshments will be served after the service.
Sunday School - Child Care
Handicapped Accessible
ST. AUGUSTINE’S MISSION
Church Street, Wheelwright
Fr. Richard Lembo
Rectory – 413-477-6493
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday – 9 a.m.
Thursday – 8 a.m.
TEMPLE ISRAEL
107 Walnut St., Athol
Robert Sternberg, Rabbi
Office – 978-249-9481
Website www.templeisraelathol.org
First weekend of every month Shabbaton
Friday potluck dinner and Sabbath Service – 6 p.m.
Havdalah service at sunset
Followed by poetry discussion
Saturday morning meditation – 9:15 a.m.
Saturday Sabbath services – 10 a.m. to noon
Lunch at noon followed by discussion and singing.
TRI-PARISH COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Deb Shepard
Office – 508-867-3306
Office Hours - Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bible Study – 8:15-9:30 a.m.
Choir Practice – 9 a.m.
Sunday School – 10 a.m.
New Braintree Congregational Church
All are welcome to worship and light refreshments follow the service.
For more information, people may call the church office
or Pastor Deb at 413-478-0731 (cell) or 413-267-5224
(home), debasheps@aol.com.
SAINT PATRICK PARISH
Rev. Michael Broderick, Pastor
290 Main St., Rutland
Parish Center
9 Pommogussett Rd., Rutland
Church Hall - 508-886-3161
Fax - 508-886-2897
Email - info@stpatricksrutland.org
Daily 8 a.m. Masses - Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Saturday Mass - 5 p.m.
Confessions will be heard on Saturdays from 4-4:30
p.m. or by appointment only.
Sunday Masses - 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF
LATTER- DAY SAINTS
108 New Braintree Rd.(Rte. 67), North Brookfield
Church – 774-289-6068
Sunday Worship – 10 a.m.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF WEST
BROOKFIELD
P.O. Box 371
36 North Main St., West Brookfield
Rev. Lisa Durkee Abbott, Pastor
508-867-7078
Sunday worship – 10 a.m.
Senior choir practice Thursdays – 7:30 p.m.
Seasonal Bible studies
Call church for times and dates
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
15 Park Avenue, Athol
Rev. William B. Hobbs, Pastor
Church Service is Sunday mornings at 9 a.m.
All faiths welcome.
Sunday School is at 9 a.m.
Church office — 978-249-9553
Website — www.stjohnsathol.com
St. John’s Thrift Shop is open Thursdays and Saturdays
from 9 a.m. to noon providing quality pre-owned clothing and housewares at reasonable prices.
Orthodox Congregational Church to hold
special Palm Sunday Service
PETERSHAM –
The
Orthodox
Congregational Church,
21 North Main St., will
hold a special Palm
Sunday Service on
Sunday, March 20 at 10
a.m. Cyndy Hardaker
will host a program during the worship service.
Hardaker took a spiritual journey to the Holy
Land in January 2015
and will share her slides
on the Mount of Olives,
the Via Dolorosa (way
of the cross) and the
Garden Tomb. All are
welcome. Light refreshments will be served
after the service.
15
Police Logs
Rutland Police Log
Wednesday, March 2
1:20 a.m. 911 – Fire Arcing Wires
Maple Avenue – Referred to Other
Agency
Reporting party advising of a loud
explosion, sparks and a possible fire
on Maple Avenue. Police dispatched.
1:41 a.m. National Grid advising 20-25
minute estimated time of arrival to
scene. 2:12 a.m. Command advising
National Grid on scene. 2:32 a.m. 219
advising majority of power in the area
has been shut down, will be working to
get it back up. 4:14 a.m. 219 advising
National Grid is clear.
2:41 p.m. Initiated – Assist Other
Police Department Barre – Services
Rendered
4:31 p.m. Initiated – Tree
Incidents East County Road – Services
Rendered
203 removing tree limb from
roadway.
5:02 p.m. Phone – Fire CO Alarm
– Investigated
Reporting party reporting last
night when he went to bed he started
to get a headache and was feeling
nauseous. When he opened the window he started feeling better. This has
been occurring for the past few days.
5:06 p.m. Toned. 5:13 p.m. 27A1
advising 0 readings throughout, homeowner advised.
8:47 p.m. Initiated – Motor Vehicle
Stop Maple Avenue – Citation Issued
11:08 p.m. Other – Out-Of-Town
Booking Main Street – Arrest(s) Made
Arrest: Bodwell, Keith, 38, South
Barre
Out-Of-Town Booking Barre
Thursday, March 3
8:31 a.m. 911 – Fire Medical
Emergency Miles Road – Transported
to Hospital
12:35 p.m. 911 – Fire Medical
Emergency Maple Avenue –
7:16 p.m. Other – Out-Of-Town
Booking Main Street – Services
Rendered
Arrest: McIntosh, Ryan, 23, South
Barre
Out-Of-Town Booking Barre
Friday, March 4
8:15 a.m. Initiated – Motor Vehicle
Stop Main Street – Citation Issued
Stop Pommogussett Road – Citation
Issued
Stop Pommogussett Road and Simon
Davis Drive – Citation Issued
Stop East County Road – Citation
Issued
6:40 p.m. 911 – Animal ACO Call
Charlock Hill Road – Officer Advised
Appears to be a Pitbull type dog
loose in the area. ACO was notified.
Saturday, March 5
3:19 p.m. Phone – Trespassing
Wachusett Street – Vehicle Towed
4:34 p.m. Phone – Fire Brush Fire
Pommogussett Road – Fire
Extinguished
Caller reporting a small brush fire
on Rt. 56. 4:36 911 callers reporting the
same fire. 27C1 there are about four
different fires in the area. 4:54 p.m.
27C1 all units clear and returning. There
was total of six small fires in the area.
Sunday, March 6
Emergency Glenwood Road –
10:53 a.m. Phone – Unattended
Death Winifreds Way – Report Filed
CPAC and Medical Examiner notified. CPAC and ME declined the case
and Dirsa Funeral Parlor has been contacted.
Emergency Miles Road – Transported
to Hospital
Monday, March 7
4:22 a.m. Radio – Fire Mutual Aid
Fire Oakham – Canceled
9:07 a.m. Phone – Animal Lost
and/or Found Maple Avenue –
Returned to Family/Guardian
Party reporting a cow loose in the
roadway in the area of Flo’s Farm. ACO
advised. Flo’s Farm advised and they
have guys out looking for it.
4 p.m. Initiated – Follow Up
Investigation Hope Way – Arrest(s)
Made
Arrest: Mangs, Jonathan, 34, of
Rutland
Vandalize Property – Defacement
of Real or Personal Property
Threat to Commit Crime/Murder
Witness, Intimidate
Emergency Emerald Road –
Tuesday, March 8
Emergency Ridge Road – Transported
to Hospital
Stop Main Street and Kenwood Drive –
Citation Issued
and/or Found East County Road –
Party reporting there is a small
white dog in the area running up and
down the road. ACO advised.
and/or Found Dakota Trail –
Information Taken
Reporting party has found a Yorkie
with a tan collar. ACO advised. 11:21
ACO has the dog.
Vehicle Stop Pommogussett Road and
Brintnal Drive – Citation Issued
Wednesday, March 9
12:24 a.m. Phone – Fire Medical
Emergency Forest Hill Drive –
7:50 a.m. Radio – Fire Mutual Aid
Hubbardston Fire requesting a
first alarm toned for the ladder.
Stop Maple Avenue – Citation Issued
and/or Found Jackson Avenue –
Party reporting a large blackish
brown dog wandering around with no
collar. ACO advised and will be en route.
12:40 p.m. Party reporting she saw the
dog on the website and it may belong to
a party from Kalloch Drive. ACO advised.
4:43 p.m. Dog returned to owner.
Disabled Main Street – Vehicle Towed
7:45 p.m. Phone – Assist Other
Police Department Hubbardston –
Services Rendered
8:19 p.m. Phone – Parking
Violation Main Street - Citation Issued
Thursday, March 10
1:02 p.m. Phone – Assist Other
Police Department Holden –
Information Given
Friday, March 11
Vehicle Stop Pommogussett Road and
Bigelow Road – Citation Issued
3:51 p.m. Phone – Wires Down
Wheeler Road – Removed Hazard
Reporting party advising of a single wire down completely across
Wheeler Road. 216 dispatched. 7:13
p.m. 216 advising wire has been
moved to the side of the road, should
no longer be a hazard. Appears to be
an old Verizon wire.
4:42 p.m. Radio – Fire Mutual Aid
Ambulance Barre – Transported to
Hospital
Saturday, March 12
2 p.m. 911 – Fire Mutual Aid Fire
Hubbardston – Services Rendered
7:01 p.m. – Phone – Assist Other
Police Department Holden – Services
Rendered
8:47 p.m. Phone – Motor Vehicle
Erratic Main Street – Officer Spoke to
Party
Holden reporting a black Ford
pickup driving all over the road and hit
a curb. 8:48 p.m. second call for the
erratic party passing Honey Farms as
this time. 8:51 p.m. Officer Herzig out
with it at the old fire station. 8:58 p.m.
Officer Herzig administering Field
Sobriety Testing.
Sunday, March 13
Vehicle Stop Main Street – Citation
Issued
Stop Main Street – Citation Issued
Stop Pleasantdale Road and Prospect
Street – Citation Issued
4:09 p.m. Radio – Fire Mutual Aid
Hubbardston Police Log
Monday, March 7
1:52 p.m. Phone – Animal Lost
and/or Found Brigham Street –
Party reporting three cows loose
walking down the road. ACO advised.
1:56 p.m. Sergeant Forte advised
cows have been returned to their
property.
Emergency Williamsville Road –
Tuesday, March 8
Emergency Cross Road – Transported
to Hospital
Wednesday, March 9
Suspicious Dogwood North Road –
Officer Spoke to Party
Thursday, March 10
7:29 a.m. Phone – Animal Bite
New Westminster Road – Referred to
Other Agency
Party reporting yesterday his wife
was out jogging and was bitten by a
dog. 8:37 a.m. Animal Inspector
advised.
Vehicle Stop Worcester Road – Citation
Issued
Friday, March 11
Vehicle Stop Old Boston Turnpike –
Citation Issued
Stop Erratic Barre Road – Officer
Spoke to Party
Reporting party driving towards
Hubbardston on Barre Road, reporting
an erratic vehicle that is drifting into
the oncoming lane then back again
repeatedly. 102 and 105 dispatched.
7:20 p.m. 102 advising no further
checks, they are clear of the stop,
vehicle is not starting and is now a
disabled motor vehicle.
Saturday, March 12
4:43 a.m. Phone – Suspicious
Person Worcester Road – Services
Rendered
Advised he received a call about
several parties walking on the road
near the Rutland town line, requested
210 to slide that way. 4:44 a.m. 111
advised it is the three missing juveniles from Devereaux.
11:08 a.m. Phone – Fire Mutual
Aid Fire Barre Station 1/Barre –
Services Rendered
Barre Fire requesting a mutual aid
engine to cover Barre Station 1. 11:28
a.m. Barre fire requesting Hubbardston
engine to respond to New Braintree
and Westminster Engine to cover
Station 1.
1:58 p.m. 911 – Fire Structure
Fire Abenaki Street – Fire Extinguished
Male party reporting smoke coming out of the windows of his neighbor’s home. 2:03 p.m. 114 on arrival
with smoke showing from the roof.
2:21 p.m. Gardner notified for an
engine to the scene and Templeton fire
notified for station coverage. 2:26 p.m.
15C advising the fire has been
knocked down and companies are
overhauling at this time. State Fire
Marshal’s Office notified at the request
of command. 4:07 p.m. 15E1 advising
fire marshal on scene.
3 p.m. Phone – Animal Complaint
Laurel Street – Referred to Other
Agency
7:32 p.m. 911 – Animal Lost
and/or Found Old Boston Turnpike –
Services Rendered
Reporting party reporting he has a
large black dog and a golden retriever
on the side of the road. Reporting party
calling back and reporting he made
contact with the vet. The vet contacted
the owners and they now have their
dogs.
Emergency Natty Pond Drive –
Sunday, March 13
Vehicle Stop Worcester Road –
Criminal Complaint
Summons: Chattman, Rhonda L.,
46, Worcester
Registration
Suspended,
Operating Motor Vehicle, Subsequent
Offense
Lights Violation, Motor Vehicle Left
Headlight Broken
Safety Standards, Motor Vehicle
Not Meeting RMV
Uninsured Motor Vehicle
3:45 p.m. Radio – Fire Brush Fire
Morgan Road – Fire Extinguished
R-15 Car 2 requesting a tone for
a brush fire near the railroad tracks on
Morgan Road.
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Oakham Police Log
Monday, March 7
4:03 a.m. Phone – Fire, Automatic
Fire Alarm Lincoln Road – Fire
Extinguished
Alarm company advising of an
activated fire pull station in the barn.
Fire toned. 21C on the air, requesting a
2nd tone, fire toned. 21C on air, single
story barn, alarm and strobes are activated, will be out investigating. 21C
confirming smoke and fire in the lower
half of the structure. Command advising the fire has been knocked down at
this time, advising Rutland can cancel,
Rutland advised. Command advising
fire is fully knocked down, crews are
venting and overhauling at this time.
Command advising all units will be
clear and returning momentarily, command is terminated.
Tuesday, March 8
9:58 a.m. Phone – Fraud
Parmenter Road – Officer Advised
Party reporting she received a
scam call from the IRS, she did not
give them any information and hung
up on them. Officer St. Laurent
advised.
6:30 p.m. Phone – Officer Wanted
North Brookfield Road – Removed
Hazard
Wednesday, March 9
Vehicle Stop East Hill Road – Citation
Issued
Thursday, March 10
6:20 p.m. Initiated – Assist Other
Police Department Old Turnpike Road –
Services Rendered
309 out with New Braintree 218
arranging a ride for a male party who
was walking.
Friday, March 11
Vehicle Stop North Brookfield Road –
Citation Issued
Vehicle Stop Worcester Road – Citation
Issued
Saturday, March 12
11:01 a.m. Phone – Fire, Mutual
Aid New Braintree – Services
Rendered
C8 requesting a tanker for a
structure fire in New Braintree.
Vehicle Stop Old Turnpike Road –
Citation Issued
6:28 p.m. Phone – Suspicious
Activity North Brookfield Road –
Building Checked/Secured
Reporting party reporting he
received a call from a party letting him
know the store, which the reporting
party closed at noon, has the lights on
indicating the store is open. Reporting
party also states there is a white pickup truck parked in the front. Reporting
party will be responding to check the
store. Officer Marderosian stating no
signs of forced entry and clear.
Sunday, March 13
Vehicle Stop Old Turnpike Road –
Citation Issued
Vehicle Stop North Brookfield Road –
Citation Issued
Petersham Police Log
Tuesday, Feb. 2
7:42 a.m. Abandoned Motor
Vehicle – Reporting party states white
pickup truck parked at turn around
since last night. Owner Contacted.
2:36 p.m. Larceny/Shoplifting –
Reporting party on North Main Street
reporting his wheelbarrow stolen yesterday.
8:53 p.m. Burglary – Reported
burglary. Reporting party states someone broke into his shed and stole
some items. Under investigation.
Wednesday, Feb. 10
1:37 p.m. 911 Gun Shots –
Reporting party states two hunting
dogs, black van came by the house, 5
gun shots heard, pulled into service
road. Can no longer see van. Officer
responded and found where animal
had been shot from roadway and
dragged up over the snow bank.
Environmental Police contacted and
later determined coyote was shot from
roadway. Subjects will be charged by
Environmental Police.
Thursday, Feb. 4
1:22 p.m. Safety Hazard – Caller
advises of deceased wildlife in front of
house on Barre Road. Nothing found
Friday, Feb. 12
7:21 a.m. 911 Complaint / Motor
Vehicle Operations – Report of erratic
operation Barre Road at Connors pond.
Officer responded unable to locate.
1:35 p.m. Suspicious Activity –
Report of subject going door to door
selling meat. Later located and
advised of peddlers permit policy and
sent on their way.
5:20 p.m. Alarm – Alarm reported
Barre Road location. Officer responded
found open door. Key holder on scene.
Friday, Feb. 5
5:47 a.m. Disabled Motor Vehicle
– Highway Department reported motor
vehicle off the road on Shaw Rd.
Vehicle Towed.
1:25 p.m. Disabled Motor Vehicle
– Reported motor vehicle in snow
bank on New Salem Road due to slippery conditions.
Saturday, Feb. 6
7:24 a.m. 911 Medical
Emergency – Male party has fallen
New Athol Road. Police, Fire and Athol
Fire Responded. Refused transport.
8:41 p.m. Animal Call – Reporting
party states cat stuck in tree.
Sunday, Feb. 7
3:36 p.m. Disturbance Hardwick
Road. Police responded and spoke
with parties involved.
5:45 p.m. Welfare Check –
Reporting party advised her health aid
is late to work which is unlike her.
Officer responded and found subject to
be ok and will she be heading to the
reporting parties address.
Monday, Feb. 8
12:47 p.m. Disabled Motor
Vehicle – Reporting possible state
plow truck that is disabled in the travel
lane. Officer responded and located
truck on Barre Road. Tow company
removed.
7:11 p.m. 911 Disabled Motor
Vehicle – Reporting party states there
is a vehicle that appears to be stuck.
Officer assisted with tire change.
7:48 p.m. Safety Hazard – Report
of stop sign at West Street and
Hardwick Road knocked down.
Sunday, Feb. 14
8:35 p.m. Medical Emergency –
Report of elderly male not feeling well
at North Main Street location. Athol
Ambulance called.
Monday, Feb. 15
1:43 p.m. Burglary – Reporting
party reporting stolen generator was
taken from her open garage.
Nichewaug Road reporting 2 year old
fell on ice. Police responded and child
transported to Athol Memorial by Athol
Fire.
Saturday, Feb. 20
4:36 p.m. Gun Shots – Reporting
party of South Street states he will be
target practicing.
Sunday, Feb. 21
Emergency – reporting party of Old
Barre Road reporting male party unresponsive and not breathing. Officers
responded and subject transported to
Athol Memorial Hospital.
Monday, Feb. 22
6:35 p.m. Complaint / Motor
Vehicle Operations – Call into station
by bus company. Vehicle passed bus
with children in dangerous no passing
zone. Plate given, officer contacted
operator.
6:54 p.m. Complaint – South
Street resident called station to report
multiple ATV’s have been crossing her
lawn several Sundays in a row.
Environmental Police Notified.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
Emergency – Female party has fallen
in the last hour. Possible foot injury
and in and out of consciousness.
Transported to Athol Memorial
Hospital.
Tuesday, Feb. 16
3:02 p.m. Safety Hazard – Low
tree hanging over wire on Dana Road.
4:40 p.m. Suspicious Activity –
Red pickup reported on the end of Tom
Swamp Road. Found to be subject
waiting for contractor to pick up skidder.
4:46 p.m. Safety Hazard – Tree
took power lines down on Monson
Turnpike. Officer responded National
Grid notified.
Thursday, Feb. 25
10:22 a.m. Welfare Check –
Received call from Templeton Police
reporting email received from student
that appears to be reaching out for
help. Officer investigated and gave
individual resources to contact.
Wednesday, Feb. 17
8:55 p.m. 911 Fire – North Main
Street location reporting party advised
something wrong with gas stove in
kitchen. Fire department and police
responded.
Sunday, Feb. 28
10:17 a.m. Assist Citizen –
Reporting party states subjects are
with holding her television. She is
waiting at the end of roadway with
child. Officer responded and found to
be in Athol. Directed individual to Athol
Police Station.
Thursday, Feb. 18
3:21 p.m. 911 Medical
Emergency – Reporting party of
Friday, Feb. 26
3:44 p.m. Safety Hazard – Tree
snapped and leaning on wire Carter
Pond Road. National Grid notified.
Gas prices rise sharply last week
Rising oil prices are powering a substantial increase
in prices at the pump, nationally and in Massachusetts.
AAA’s March 14 survey of prices in the Bay State
finds self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline prices averaging $1.79 per gallon, a jump of 9 cents over last week.
The Massachusetts price is 15 cents below the national
average for regular unleaded of $1.94. A year ago at this
time, the average price in Massachusetts was 60 cents
higher at $2.41.
The range in prices in the latest AAA survey of regular unleaded gas is 35 cents, from $1.59 to $1.94. AAA
advises motorists to shop around for the best prices in
their area, and to make sure they and their passengers
buckle up, every trip, every time.
Today’s local self serve gas prices and their ranges
are as follows: $1.79 ($1.59-$1.94) regular unleaded,
$2.11 ($1.89-$2.95) midgrade unleaded, $2.29 ($1.99$3.15) premium unleaded and $2.08 ($1.89-$2.49)
diesel.
People may find the most up-to-date local gas prices
with the AAA Fuel Finder by logging on to AAA.com
and clicking on “Gas Saving Tips and Tools.”
Gas Saving Tip of the Week: The majority of cars
run well using regular grade gasoline. If your vehicle is
in that majority, make the switch and save money.
AAA Northeast is a not-for-profit auto club with 62
offices in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
New Jersey, New Hampshire and New York, providing
more than 2 million local AAA members with travel,
insurance, finance and auto-related services.
PETERSHAM
SANITARY SERVICE
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Reliable and Professional
Serving
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Hubbardston, Hardwick & New Braintree
978-724-3434
Charles Buell, Owner
16 Oliver Street, Petersham
Buzzin’ from Town to Town
Classifieds
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For Sale
ANTIQUE AND PERIOD chairs –
Restored with new woven seats –
Many styles and weaves available.
Call (413)267-9680.
FISHER WOOD STOVE $300,
PSC Boss Bow and Pearson
Spoiler Bow $50 each. Marlboro
camping set $100. VHS movies
650+ $300 (413) 862-4949.
KEURIG VUE BREWER still in
box. Includes carousel K-cup
holder. Asking $75. Call Denise
(413)813-1093.
Tag Sale
REIMERS ROAD, MONSON Fri.,
Sat. March 18th, 19th 9-3. Follow
signs! Dining set, art, collectibles,
household, tools.
Flea Market
YANKEE FLEA MARKET
1311 Park Street (Rt. 20)
Palmer, MA 01069
Over 130 vendors
Over 8,500 Square feet
6 days a week
Tues-Sat 10-5, Sunday 11-5
Year round, all indoor
Antiques, Collectibles,
Household furnishings and more!
Vendors Welcome, Apply within
Always buying, Free estimates!
(413)283-4910
Free Parking
Free Admission
Hay For Sale
HAY AND STRAW for sale
Koran’s Farm (413)267-3396.
Antiques
Miscellaneous
A PLACE FOR MOM. The
nation’s largest senior living
referral service. Contact our
trusted, local experts today! Our
service is free/ no obligation. Call
(800)417-0524.
LIFE ALERT. 24/7. One press of
a button sends help fast! Medical,
Fire, Burglar. Even if you can’t
reach a phone! Free brochure.
Call (800)457-1917.
ORNATE OAK HALL Tree, 6’.
Must see. Never painted. No
dealers $1,000. Bro Brass hooks
16, Seat storage (413)283-5309.
Firewood
!!!!FRESH CUT FIREWOOD!!!!
Over a cord guaranteed. Cut, split,
prompt delivery. Call D & D
Cordwood (413)348-4326.
FIREWOOD
Fresh cut & split $175.00.
Seasoned cut & split $200.00
All hardwood.
Tree length available
*Also have seasoned softwood for
outdoor boilers (Cheap).
Quality & volumes guaranteed!!
New England Forest Products
(413)477-0083.
LOG LENGTH FIREWOOD for
sale. 7-8 cords delivered. $750.00
delivered locally. Pricing subject to
change.
Seasoned firewood cut and split,
pre-stacked on pallets and
delivered. Also specialize in Heat
Treatment Certified kiln dried
firewood.
Wholesale
inquires
welcome. 1-800-373-4500
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coin
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instruments,
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SERVICE!!!
64 MAIN ST. (RTE. 32),
MONSON, MA
Services
OLD
CARPENTER
TOOLS
wanted. Planes, chisels, saws,
levels, etc. Call Ken 413-4332195. Keep your vintage tools
working and get MONEY.
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Bulk trash removal, cleanouts,
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MILITARY ITEMS, COLLECTIONS. Non dealer. Best prices.
Civil War- Vietnam, medals,
patches, weapons, documents.
U.S., German, Foreign. I’ll come to
you. (413)262-8206
*******A & B HOUSEHOLD
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yard
debris.
Barns,
sheds,
demolished. Swimming pools
removed. Cheaper than dumpster
fees and we do all the work.
Lowest rates. Fully insured.
(413)267-3353, cell (413)2228868.
HANDYMAN SERVICES
One call does it all
Storm Clean-up
Snowplowing,
High Lift Service,
Remodeling,
Roof Repairs,
Excavating
Fully insured. Free estimates.
Reasonable rates
www.rlhenterprises.net
(413)668-6685.
Phone/Fax
413-289-0058
Credit Cards Welcome
kitchentabletaxes@gmail.com
David E. Whitney
Notary Public
Sixty-Five Jim Ash Road
Palmer, MA 01069-9814
www.kitchentabletaxes.com
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For Full Accounting & Tax Service
Registered Tax Return Preparer
228 West St., Ware, MA 01082
Call For An
Appointment
The IRS does not endorse any particular individual tax return preparer.
For more information on tax preparers go to irs.gov.
Income Tax Preparation
588 Center Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
www.ajefinancial.com
~ 29 years tax experience ~
DEPENDABLE
ELECTRICIAN,
FRIENDLY
service,
installs
deicing cables. Free estimates.
Fully insured. Scott Winters
electrician Lic. #13514-B Call
(413)244-7096.
Entertainment
CHANTEL BLEAU
ACCOUNTING SERVICES
413-967-8364
*NEW STATE LAW. Anyone
advertising caring of children must
list a license number to do so if
they offer this service in their own
home.
Electrician
TAX TIME
Personal & Small Business Tax Returns
"David The Tax Man"
Child Services
www.turley.
com
2016
Kitchen Table Taxes
WE
RENOVATE,
SELL
&
PURCHASE (any condition) horse
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
SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY- Need assistance- Let us
help! From birth to age 22.
Special Ed Advocates of Western
Mass 413-246-3856
ACE
CHIMNEY
SWEEPS.
Cleanings, inspections, repairs,
caps,
liners,
waterproofing,
rebuilds. Gutterbrush Installations.
Local family owned since 1986.
HIC #118355. Fully insured.
(413)547-8500.
Pools
HVAC / DUCTWORK. Local
Sheet Metal shop fabricating
Ductwork to your specifications.
Plenums, Filter Arrangements, etc.
Repair/changes
of
existing
ductwork. Insulating and Duct
Sealing of existing Ductwork. NO
job too small. Fully Licensed.
FREE Estimates. JM Sheetmetal
413-883-2433
MARK KIRK, OWNER (413)5314192 We are a triple A plus rated
with zero complaints. License
#150679 and insured. A+ rated
BBB Member. ABC Pools is a
drug free workplace.
• Above ground and inground liner
changes, our liners are of top
quality guaranteed to last 20 years
or more.
• Above ground pool installations
• Above ground and inground
removals
• Leak detection
• Openings
• All types of pool and filtration
repairs
• Spa repair
Thank you for your business. You
can call 7AM- 7PM, 7 days per
week
(413)531-4192.
All
payments are due at time of
service.
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
(413)596-8807 Cell
CS Lic.
#97110, HIC Lic #162905
CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION
Kitchen, bath, foyers. References.
Lic #086220. Please call Kevin
(978)355-6864.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS. REMODELING. Kitchens, baths.
Ceramic tile, windows, painting,
wallpapering, textured ceilings,
siding, additions. Insurance work.
Fully insured. Free estimates.
413-246-2783 Ron.
WATER DAMAGE
-CALL JAY (413)436-5782FOR REPAIRS
Complete
Drywall
Service.
Finishing,
Painting,
Ceilings
(Smooth or Textured). 39 years
experience. Fully insured
Garage Door Serv.
PAINT AND PAPER Over 25
years experience. References. Lic
#086220. Please call Kevin 978355-6864.
ABSOLUTE CHIMNEY SERVICES C.S.I.A. Certified and
Insured. Sweeping chimneys year
round. Thank you. 413-967-8002.
Please Recycle
This Newspaper
Services
BILODEAU AND SON Roofing.
Established 1976. New re-roofs
and repairs. Gutter cleanings and
repairs. Licensed/ insured. Call
(413)967-6679.
DRYWALL
AND
CEILINGS,
plaster repair. Drywall hanging.
Taping & complete finishing. All
ceiling textures. Fully insured.
Jason at Great Walls.
(413)563-0487
Heating & Air Cond.
A
HOME
IMPROVEMENT
Specialist. Decks, porches, water
in basement, backhoe, dump
truck. Loam, stone, fill, driveway
repair, loader, tractors (413)5632229.
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CHAIR SEAT WEAVING &
refinishing - cane, fiber rush &
splint - Classroom instructor, 20+
years experience. Call Walt at
(413)267-9680 for estimate.
Wanted
BOATS/ RV’S WANTED!!! We
buy any condition. Running or not.
Competitive offer! Free towing
from anywhere! We’re nationwide!
Call for quote (888)553-8647.
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Excavating
LEGOWSKI LANDSCAPING &
CONSTRUCTION,
INC.
Lot
clearing, septic installation and
general excavation. Fully insured.
Free estimates.
Please call
(413)540-6990.
Finance
SELL
YOUR
STRUCTURED
settlement or annuity payments for
cash now. You don’t have to wait
for your future payments any
longer! Call (800)938-8092.
MENARD GARAGE DOORS
Authorized
Raynor
dealer
specializing in sales, installation
service and repairs of residential
and light commercial overhead
garage doors and openers. Fully
insured. Free estimates. Call
(413)289-6550 or
www.menardgaragedoors.com
House Cleaning
EXPERIENCED
HOUSECLEANING. WILL clean
your home with TLC. Contact
Patti for rates. (413)237-5509.
Instruction
CPR/AED FIRST AID
training by a Full time FireFighter
State certified EMT. Day time
night time weekend classes
available.
Affordable
classes
without compromising quality.
413-297-0913
searaygy2@yahoo.com
DON'T BE A STARVING
ARTIST - learn how to teach
painting with this special
method to people of all ages
and abilities and have your own
business with a stable income.
Fill the need for more art in
healthcare facilities. Check it
out at:
www.artis4every1.com or call
(508)882-3947
TRUCK DRIVERS
NEEDED
A & B CDL CLASSES + BUS
Chicopee, Ma (413)592-1500
UNITED TRACTOR TRAILER
SCHOOL
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Landscaping
LEGOWSKI LANDSCAPING &
CONSTRUCTION Retaining walls,
patios, Pool Scapes and all your
outdoor needs. Free Estimates
(413)540-6990.
Residential/Commercial, insured.
TAKE CARE OF your lawn and
landscape in all aspects this
Spring with Dave’s Lawn and
Garden. Let us help you obtain
that
beautiful
lawn
with
dethatching, aeration and much
more. Beautiful beds with our top
notch mulch and decorative stone
application. Call today to get 15%
off your Spring clean-up. We also
offer a Senior Citizen Discount.
Certified and insured. Call Dave at
(413)478-4212 for your free
estimate.
SWIMMING POOL FOR sale.
Intex easy set 16ft x 42in.
everything included. $125 or best
offer! Call Denise (413)813-1093.
Painting
FORBES & SONS PAINTING &
STAINING, LLC Interior/ exterior
residential/
commercial/
new
constructions. Deck restorations,
minor carpentry repairs, wallpaper
removal. Owner operated since
1985. Free estimates. Insured.
(413)887-1987
www.forbesandsonspainting.com
KEN’S PAINTING SERVICES
Interior/ exterior painting and
staining, wallpaper removal and
repairs, quality products and
workmanship. Fully insured.
Free estimates.
(413)896-8264.
QUABBIN PAINTING INTERIOR/
EXTERIOR PAINTING, handyman, house and deck powerwashing, deck staining, gutters
cleaned. Prompt professional
service. Fully insured.
Call 413-323-6425
gershemtebah2@yahoo.com
Plumbing
62 Jim Ash Road
(413) 283-5596 Palmer, MA 01069
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REGISTERED NURSE
Eagle Hill School, a preeminent, college prep board
school specializing in educating bright children with
specific learning disabilities, located in Hardwick, MA
is currently seeking a Registered Nurse to work the 3-11
shift, Monday through Friday. The position requires a
current license as a Registered Nurse and Valid Driver’s
license. Prior experience working in a school setting is
preferred but not required. The nurse will work the abbreviated school schedule September through June with
ample school vacations and 5 weeks in July during summer school. Resume with cover letter of interest can be
e-mailed to Baldrich@EagleHill.School.
Horses
HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS
offered year round at our state of
the art facility. Beginner to
advanced. Ages 4 years to adult.
Boarding, sales and leasing also
available. Convenient location at
Orion Farm in South Hadley.
(413)532-9753
www.orionfarm.net
Help Wanted
ABC POOL LOOKING FOR
motivated
people
to
do
construction and service. Will
train. Potential to earn $1,000 or
more per week. Need applicants
who can work 5-7 days per week.
OT available. We are a drug-free
work employer. Call Mark Kirk,
owner (413)531-4192.
CASHIER
WANTED.
PARTTIME. Weekday and weekend
shifts available. Will train. Apply at
Country Corner Citgo, 5 Springfield St., Three Rivers
CNA’s, PCA’s, HHA’S,
SIGN ON BONUS
Positions available at
Professional Medical
Services, Inc.
Highest competitive rates &
mileage paid. EOE.
Call Denise. (413)289-9018
Roofing
EXPERIENCED CDL DRIVER
WANTED
Contech Engineered Solutions, an
industry leader in the civil
engineering site solutions market,
has an opportunity for a Class A
CDL flatbed driver at our Palmer,
MA location. Job requires 3 years
experience and a clean driving
record. Contech offers competitive
pay & a comprehensive benefits
package including health, life,
dental, vision, short term and longterm disability insurance, 401(k).
Candidates must pass a DOT drug
screen, background check, and
physical. Drivers are home daily
with weekends off. Please apply in
person at Contech, 41 Fenton
Street, Palmer, MA 01069.
FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS. ALL
TYPES OF ROOFING, shingle,
flat and slate. Call Local Builders
(413)626-5296. Complete roofing
systems and repairs.
Fully
licensed and insured. MA CS
#102453, CT Reg. 0615780.
Lifetime
warranty.
Senior
Discount. 24 hour service.
NEW APPLICATIONS, GENERAL repairs, leaks fixed. Specializing in flat or low sloped rubber
membrane roofs. Quality work. 25
years experience. Call (413)6687223.
SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25
years experience. Commercial,
residential. Insured. Shingles,
single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel,
slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency
Repairs.
(413)536-3279,
(413)348-9568, (413)204-4841.
Tree Work
AAA1 - TROM’S TREE SERVICE
Let me save you money. Tree
removal, hazard tree removal,
cordwood, stump grinding. We’re
fully insured and workmen’s comp.
for your protection.
Free
estimates. Mon.-Sun. Call Jason.
413-283-6374.
ATEKS TREE- HONEST, quality
tree service. From pruning to
house lot clearing. Fully insured.
Free estimates. Firewood sales.
(413)687-3220.
Pets
BE A RESPONSIBLE PET
OWNER - Financially needy? Call
for assistance to spay/neuter your
cat/dog.
(413)565-5383
CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR
ANIMALS.
FOSTER CARE: YOU can help
change someone’s life. Provide a
safe home for children and teens
who have been abused or
neglected.
Call
Devereux
Therapeutic Foster Care at 413734-2493.
GAS ATTENDANT WANTED.
Part-time. Weekday and weekend
shifts available. Will Train. Apply
at Country Corner Citgo, 5
Springfield St., Three Rivers
HELP WANTED: GENERAL farm
work at a Tree Nursery in North
Brookfield, Part Time, Will Train,
Call Dennis (508) 826-0643
IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPE
Foreman and Laborers needed.
Must have license and reliable
transportation.
Call 978-355-9039
LANDSCAPE LABORERS. MOWING, planting, shrub/ flower care.
Must work as a Team with Positive
Attitude. Drivers license required.
Contact information
Cloughlandscaping@gmail.com
MECHANIC NEEDED P/T for
local golf course. Call (413)2221884
PROCRASTINATORS WANTED
Are you still putting off filing your taxes?
Why not let the tax professionals at AJE Financial Services help!
We will do whatever it takes (within our power) to make it
as painless as possible. Why not give us a call today!
It shouldn't have to hurt!
KLARA IS A pocket sized Pibble
mix, 2 years of age. Klara is a
perfect average rated girl, perfect
for a first time dog owner. Crate
trained, walks great on a leash!
Ok with other dogs! Located in
Worcester,
MA,
completed
application/home
visit/$200
adoption fee.
Applications found at
www.destinysroad
animalrescue.com
LINC’S PLUMBING LIC #J27222
Scheduling Replacement
Heating Systems Now
Call LINC’S
For Your Connection
(413)668-5299
(413)589-1671
Bruce J. Charwick
Pets
BUILD A BETTER relationship
with your dog through training.
Eliminate unwanted behaviors.
One on one training. $25 for a
hour session. Contact us at
www.notjustaboutthedog.com or
call 413-967-6680.
RETIRED RACING
GREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTION
spayed/neutered, wormed,
shots, heartworm tested,
teeth cleaned
Make a Fast Friend!
Greyhound Options Inc.
Call Mary at 413-566-3129
or Claire at 413-967-9088
or go to
www.greyhoundoptions.org
PART TIME LPN, MAP certified
or CNA capable of becoming Med
Certified at BH for Med pour-pass
and direct care.
PART-TIME Kitchen + Dining
Room Service 4 Hrs
PART-TIME housekeeping +
direct care
Possible live-in position for LPN,
CNA or Housekeeper
Brookhaven Assisted Care 19
West Main St., West Brookfield,
MA 508-612-7525
PART TIME PCA OR CNA for
disabled man. Taking Applications
$13.68/ hr. Warren area (413)4367588
PART TIME WANTED to stack
firewood and run equipment. Must
be consistent. Tetreault & Son
(413)245-9615
PART-TIME POSITION WAITSTAFF. Tues- Fri. 11am- 4pm.
Apply in person Wong Garden,
147 North Main St., Belchertown.
SERVICE TECHNICIAN NEEDED
for busy local office. Must be over
18 and have own, reliable
transportation. Ask for Lisa
(413)289-9733.
Buzzin’ from Town to Town
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Help Wanted
SHARED LIVING PROVIDER –
(Ware/Palmer Area) Provide inhome support and assistance to
shared living client. A qualified
host
will
teach
individual
independent living skills and
provide a safe and stable living
environment.
Create
and
supervise outings and activities in
the community. Tax free stipend
between $30,000-$45,000/year
• Must own or rent a home with an
available bedroom
•Valid driver’s license, acceptable
driving record, and vehicle
•Physical ability to perform the
requirements of the position
including CPR (agency will provide
this training)
To apply: Please get application
from our current openings page at
servicenet.org. Send completed
application, resumé and cover
letter citing Search #116 in the
subject line to
cemerson@servicenet.org
Health Care
GOT KNEE PAIN? Back Pain?
Shoulder Pain? Get a painrelieving brace at little or no cost
to you. Medicare Patients, call
Health Hotline now! (800)2796038.
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herein is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act, which makes it
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“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,
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knowingly accept any advertising
for real estate which is in violation
of the law. All persons are hereby
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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.
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Legals
Town of Barre
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE
Transfer of Liquor
License
CORRECTION
TAKE NOTICE that the
Board of Selectmen will
conduct a Public Hearing
on Monday, March 21,
2016 at 5:30 p.m. at Henry
Woods Building 40 West
Street Barre, MA 01005 on
a proposed transfer of a All
Alcohol Common Victuallar License from The
Country Pantry Corp to
Tidal Seafood, LLC dba
High Tides Seafood Restaurant and Dairy Bar for
premises located at
2291/2293 West Street,
Barre, MA. Persons wishing to comment may do so
at that time. The meeting
room is handicapped accessible; persons requiring
reasonable accommodations should contact the
Town Administrator’s office in advance.
For the Board
of Selectmen:
Faye Zukowski
Administrative Assistant
BG 3/10 & 17/16
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and
Family Court
Worcester Probate and
Family Court
225 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 831-2200
Docket No.
WO16P0718EA
Estate of:
Warner F. Smith
Date of Death: 01/16/2016
CITATION ON
PETITION FOR
FORMAL
ADJUDICATION
To all interested per-
sons:
A Petition for Formal
Appointment of Personal
Representative has been
filed by Fay C. Smith of
Barre, MA requesting that
the Court enter a formal
Decree and Order and for
such other relief as requested in the Petition. The
Petitioner requests that:
Fay C. Smith of Barre, MA
be appointed as Personal
Representative(s) of said
estate to serve Without
Surety on the bond in an
unsupervised administration.
You have the right to
obtain a copy of the
Petition from the Petitioner
or at the Court. You have a
right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or
your attorney must file a
written appearance and
objection at this Court
before: 10:00 a.m. on the
return day of 04/05/2016.
This is NOT a hearing
date, but a deadline by
which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this
proceeding. If you fail to
file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of
objections within thirty
(30) days of the return day,
action may be taken without further notice to you.
UNSUPERV1SED
ADMINISTRATION
UNDER THE
MASSACHUSETTS
UNIFORM PROBATE
CODE (MUPC)
A Personal Representative appointed under the
MUPC in an unsupervised
administration is not required to file an inventory
or annual accounts with the
Court. Persons interested in
the estate are entitled to
notice regarding the administration directly from the
Personal Representative
and may petition the Court
in any matter relating to the
estate, including the distribution of assets and
expenses of administration.
WITNESS, Hon. Leilah
A. Keamy, First Justice of
this Court.
Date: March 03, 2016
Stephanie K. Fattman
Register of Probate
BG 3/17/16
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and
Family Court
225 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Docket No.
WO16P0657GD
In the interests of
Sophia Elizabeth Morin
of Barre, MA
Minor
NOTICE AND ORDER:
Petition for Appointment
of Guardian of a Minor
NOTICE TO ALL
INTERESTED
PARTIES
1. Hearing Date/Time:
A hearing on a Petition for
Appointment of Guardian
of a Minor filed on
02/29/2016 by Laurie A.
Hester of Barre, MA
Timothy J. Hester of
Barre, MA will be held
03/30/2016 08:30 a.m.
Guardianship of Minor
Hearing, Located 225 Main
Street, Worcester, MA
01608, Courtroom #1.
2. Response to Petition:
You may respond by filing
a written response to the
Petition or by appearing in
person at the hearing. If
you choose to file a written
response, you need to: File
the original with the Court;
and Mail a copy to all
interested parties at least
five (5) Business days
before the hearing.
3. Counsel for the Minor: The minor (or an adult
on behalf of the minor) has
the right to request that
counsel be appointed for
the minor.
4. Presence of the
Minor at Hearing: A
minor over age 14 has the
right to be present at any
hearing, unless the Court
finds that it is not in the
minor’s best interests.
Date: March 1, 2016
Stephanie K. Fattman
Register of Probate
BG3/17/16
MORTGAGEE’S SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale
contained in a certain mortgage given by Joseph J.
Breton and Joanne C.
Breton to “MERS”, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a separate corporation that is acting solely as nominee for
Countrywide Bank, FSB,
“Lender”; its successors and
assigns dated February 6,
2009 and recorded with the
Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of
Deeds, in Book 43910,
Page 134, as assigned by
Assignment of Mortgage
dated September 20, 2011
and
recorded
with
Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of
Deeds, Book 47920, Page
383, 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 March 24,
2016, on the premises
known as 769 North Brook-
field Road, Oakham,
Massachusetts, the premises
described in said mortgage,
together with all the rights,
easements, and appurtenances thereto, to wit:
All that certain property
situated in the, in the county of Worcester and state of
Massachusetts and being
described in a deed dated
07/14/1988 and recorded
07/14/1988 in Book 11471,
Page 392 among the land
records of the county and
state set forth above and
references as follows the
land in Oakham, Worcester
County, Massachusetts,
bounded and described as
follows:
Parcel I
Situated on the easterly
side of North Brookfield
Road being Lots 1, 2, 9 and
10 as shown on plan of
Lakeside Grove recorded
with the Worcester District
Registry of Deeds, Plan
Book 109, Plan 11, Map 5.
Subject to the right of
lay water, sewer, or drainage line, erect power lines
or poles, under, along and
over said land in such manner as to not unnecessarily
interfere with the convenient use of such land.
Being the same property
conveyed from David G.
French and Joann M.
French f/k/a Joann M. Cote
to Joseph J. Breton and
Joanne C. Breton in deed
recorded 07/14/1988 in
Book 11471 page 392 in
the Registrar of Deeds for
Worcester County of
Massachusetts.
Parcel II
Land shown as Lot 11
on plan of lakeside grove
recorded with said registry
in Plan Book 109, Plan 11,
Map 5, bounded as follows:
Beginning at the Northeasterly corner thereof on
the Westerly line of pine
lane as shown on said plan;
Westerly by the Southerly line of Lot 10 seventytwo and seventeen one
hundredths (72.17) feet to
the Easterly line of Lot 3
on said plan;
Southerly by the Easterly line of lot 3 fifty (50)
feet to the Northerly line of
Lot 12 on said plan;
Easterly by the Northerly line of said Lot 12 seventy-eight and one-tenth
(78.1) feet to the Westerly
line of said Pine Lane;
Northerly by the Westerly line of said Pine Lane
fifty and nine one hundredths (50.09) feet to the
place of beginning.
Subject to the right to
lay water, sewer, or drainage lines, power or light
poles under, along and over
said land in a manner so as
not to unnecessarily interfere with the convenient
use of said land.
Parcels I and II above
described being the same
premises conveyed to the
grantor by deed from Joge
J. Tsang and Elizabeth
Johnson Tsang dated June
10, 1983 and recorded with
the Worcester District
Registry of Deeds in Book
7789, Page 267. Subject to
the restrictions recited in
said deed, if in force and
effect, without reimposing
same.
Parcel III
In addition to any rights
in Pine Lane, provided for
under Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 183, section ?8 (sic), the grantor’s
herewith grant to the
grantees, any rights, including any right to
adverse possession of the
Easterly and Westerly portion of Pine Lane as it
abuts Lot 1 and 9 on a plan
of Lakeside Grove filed
with said registry in Plan
Book 109, Plan 11, Map 5
and so much of Pine Lane
as runs in a Northerly and
Southerly direction as is
not currently used as a
right of way adjacent to
Lot 9.
The grantor ’s title is
derived as an appurtenant
right to Lots 1 and 9 as set
forth in a deed from Joge J.
Tsang and Elizabeth
Johnson Tsang dated 10,
1983 recorded with said
registry in Book 7789,
Page 267.
Address: 769 North
Brookfield Rd; Oakham,
MA 01068 Tax Map or
Parcel ID No.: 51-1
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,
expenses, costs, and 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, Massachusetts.
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 Memorandum 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
Bank of America, N.A.
by its Attorneys
Guaetta and
Benson, LLC
Peter V. Guaetta, Esquire
P.O. Box 519
Chelmsford, MA 01824
February 29, 2016
BG3/3,3/10,3/17/16
Cookbook to feature favorite Barre area recipes
BARRE – We are blessed to be surrounded by many sources of nourishment in
this community – physical, intellectual,
spiritual – all occurring in abundance and
provided by those with great talent and
ability.
Not the least of these sources of comfort and sustenance are the many cooks
who regularly and with loving care create
and serve their culinary specialties to
those lucky enough to merit their attention.
To honor those who have prepared and
served meals over the course of many lifetimes, a cookbook is being assembled to
celebrate the many talents of those whose
recipes – family traditions and favorites keep us going and warm our hearts on a
daily basis.
Titled “A Taste of Barre: Recipes From
Barre’s Finest Cooks and Kitchens,” this
cookbook is currently being assembled, but
there is one important ingredient missing –
your recipe(s).
People may submit original or previously published recipes, provided they’re
“tried and true” and appealing to a wide
audience.
To make the submission easier, there
are pre-printed forms people may fill out
at one of the following locations: The
Barre Senior Center, 557 South Barre
Road; The Woods Memorial Library, 19
Pleasant St. or The Country Gourmet, 547
Summer St. People may also mail their
favorite recipes to Mary Ann Watson, 280
It is hoped that this collection of
recipes will be available for sale sometime
this summer. The cost will be determined
by the number of recipes received and
advance orders will be taken for the finished book.
Don’t miss this opportunity to share a
special recipes with a new generation of
cooks and consumers. It’s one of the best
ways to keep a family legacy alive and will
certainly be appreciated by many for years
to come.
South Barre Road, Barre, MA 01005 or email her at maryann4296@gmail.com.
Questions about the project may be directed to her as well. Proceeds from the sale of
the cookbook will benefit the Barre Senior
Center.
Respondents are encouraged to submit
as many recipes as they wish, in any of the
following categories: appetizers, beverages, soups, salads, bread/rolls, main dishes, vegetables, desserts and/or miscellaneous.
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finished family room with custom built-ins, large storage closet, laundry room & another storage room.
Home is wired for a generator. Nice deck and fenced in in-ground pool & 2 storage sheds. Home has been
meticulously taken care of and is walking distance to the elementary school and town common area.
508-885-9343
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