Millis Lions Bowling Event Helps to Strike Out Blindness Millis

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You might have heard of
your local Lions club, but did
you know that they’ve been integral to strides in eradicating
blindness? The Massachusetts
Lions Eye Research Fund,
Inc. (MLERFI), established in
1953, is the largest funder of
Massachusetts eye research,
and if you join the Millis Lions
on January 9, 2016 for its fifth
annual “Crazy Bowling for
Blindness” event, you could
help make a difference. The
Crazy Bowling for Blindness
event is just $15 per person
to bowl the whole night (6-9
p.m.) at Ryan Family Amusements, and it includes three
strings of bowling and shoes.
You can even put together a
team (up to five members) and
try your hand at crazy bowling
styles including bowling with
oven mitts, backwards and
even lying down. The night
will include a cash beer and
wine bar, and, of course, two
large-screen TV’s so you can
have fun without missing your
Holly Hayes gets ready to knock ‘em down at a previous Millis Lions
Crazy Bowling for Blindness event. This year’s fundraiser will take place
on January 9, from 6-9 p.m., at Ryan Family Amusements. Pats fans
– not to worry! Large screen TVs are available. Photo courtesy of the
Millis Lions Club.
favorite game. It’s all good fun
for a good cause, benefitting
MLERFI.
“They’re the largest funder
of cutting edge eye research
in this area,” says Millis Lions
President Debbie Hayes.
MLERFI steps in when researchers have trouble getting
funding.
In fact, when the Lions
Clubs District 33 adopted
MLERFI, it presented its first
eye grant to Dr. Ingalls of
Harvard Medical School. Dr.
Ingalls was instrumental in determining that baby blindness
was being caused by too much
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Millis Considers
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Millis Lions Bowling Event
Helps to Strike Out Blindness
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At a Millis Public Forum held
on Wednesday, December 9,
Town Selectman James McCaffrey, drinking water committee
member Craig Schultz and DEP
Director Jim McKay attended
to answer questions about the
town’s consideration of selling water to local municipalities
and/or private companies.
Power company Exelon has
recently signed a host agreement with Medway for a peaking
power plant which is currently
being reviewed by the Energy
Facilities Siting Board (EFSB)
The question, however, is
water.
Medway doesn’t have the estimated average of 48,000 gallons
a day, with up to 190,000 gallons
on a peak day, that the the plant
would need for controlling emissions.
“The estimated average perday water use for the Medway
expansion is 95,000 gallons,
and that’s only if the expansion
runs at its maximum permitted
capacity – an infrequent occurrence. When the plant runs less,
water use will be less,” says Kevin
Thornton, spokesperson for Exelon Generation. “Current plans
for water include a mix of water
from an on-site well, and purchasing the remainder of water
from the Town of Millis.”
Millis, says Charles Aspinwall, Millis Town Administrator,
was one of several towns contacted about supplying the water.
“Millis has six water production
wells that their safe yield is 4.3
million gallons a day,” he says.
Millis’ average daily demand is
630,000 gallons per day (gpd),
and the town is currently permitted to pump up to 990,000 gpd,
although if the town exceeds a
baseline of 804,000 gpd, it would
be required to undertake mitigation activities, says Aspinwall, per
Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection (Mass
DEP). Water required for new
developments in the town could
put Millis over its permit if it sells
to Exelon. “But that wouldn’t
happen immediately, and if they
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oxygen in the incubators of premature babies. The research led
to the simple installation of a
five-cent valve in the incubators
to control oxygen flow. As a result, the disease known as blind
baby disease was practically
eradicated.
MLERFI awards over $1 million in grants annually, funded
completely by donations. Over
the years, it has funded $32
million in research, including,
according to its website, www.
mlerfi.org:
•the Ophthalmic Plastics
Laboratory, which developed pure plastic corneas to
be used for people afflicted
with scarred corneas.
• the Joslin Clinic, which developed the “Lions laser
Lens,” a device that can detect diabetes in the eye before any other physical signs
appear.
• Tufts New England Medical Center, which developed
radioactive isotopes to cure
eye and brain tumors.
•Schepens Eye Research
Institute (formerly known
as the Retina Foundation),
which constructed the first
“upside down” operating
table to repair detached retinas
• Boston University Medical
Center, which conceived
and developed the first photocoagulator ophthalmic
laser and the first clinical
specular microscope.
MLERFI has also helped to
establish three major research
centers in Boston: The Howe
Laboratory at Massachusetts Eye
& Ear Infirmary, the Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Laboratory at Boston University Medical
Center, and the Lions Laboratory
for Genetic Research at Schepens
Eye Research Institute.
According to Hayes, 100%
of the money MLERFI receives
goes to eye research institutions,
and 100% of the proceeds from
the January 9th bowling event
will go to MLERFI. In addition
to bowling, the night will include
raffles. If you’d like to donate for
one of the raffles, contact Debbie Hayes at (508) 816-6732.
For more information about this
event or the upcoming Super
Bowl Breakfast on February 7,
visit www.millislionsclub.org.
Medway Updates
Medway 109 Project:
Marijuana Farms?
After being delayed, the state
bids for the project will open in
January, according to Michael
Boynton, Medway Town Administrator.
A bylaw was passed at the
last town meeting requiring
any cultivation facility to enter
a host agreement with the town
before it is permitted.
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been evaluated by the CPSC for
exposure risk to users.
The delegate’s letter to the
CPSC requests analysis to offer
concrete conclusions and recommendations to ensure the safety
of children and adults who use
crumb rubber and turf fields.
Specifically, the delegates requested the CPSC investigate:
• Identifying potential hazards
resulting from ingestion and
inhalation of toxins released
from crumb rubber during
heat spikes and outgassing;
•Detecting the existence of
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•Locating the presence of
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• Examining any danger presented by the natural aging
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The delegate’s letter is a result
of an October 2015 request by
residents from Medway, Franklin and Holliston requesting the
Representatives request regulation of tire crumb rubber as a
children’s product on the basis
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Mass Chapter lead of The Safe,
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“The unique sell-in of this product has bypassed regulation for
decades; however, it has become
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understand the risk of crumb
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The CPSC response is pending.
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do mitigation, there’s no issue,”
says Aspinwall. mitigation measures that might be taken would
be to institute low impact development bylaws, land clearing bylaws, creating a water bank and
fixing cracks in sewer pipes, a lot
of which Millis is already doing,
he says.
Mass DEP spokesperson Ed
Coletta, who says selling water to
neighboring towns isn’t unusual,
says that if the daily limit of the
town exceeded its permit, Mass
DEP then works with the town to
make the system work properly.
“With the lack of rainfall, you
want to make sure each system
is doing the best it can to conserve water as much as possible,
to find and stop leaks, lower the
unaccounted-for water,” says
Coletta. He says the goal is to
put conservation efforts in place
to get unaccounted for water to
10% or less. (Millis, actually, has
been below the 10% threshold
for the past four years, says Millis DPW Director Jim McKay, at
below 65 gallons per person per
day. Last year, in fact, the town
stood at 7.7% unaccounted-for
water and 56 gallons per person
per day.)
Recharge has always been
something Millis considered, says
Aspinwall. Years ago when wells
5 and 6 were being permitted, for
example, the DEP warned that if,
after 2-3 years of the well being
online, they noticed an impact,
they could limit the pumping. To
prevent this, Millis created two
new acres of wetlands in town
to mitigate this potential impact,
which never actually occurred,
he says. At that time, Millis discussed selling water to Franklin,
which never came to fruition, but
which Franklin asked Millis to
consider again this past October.
“(Franklin’s) request is a much
larger request – 300,000 to
500,000 gallons per day (gpd).”
Millis told Franklin it would need
to conduct a feasibility study such
as the one Exelon hired the firm
Kleinfelder to do for Millis, to
confirm that the town would be
able to safely supply the water.
The results of Kleinfelder’s
study came back in mid-December suggesting Millis has the resources to provide the water for
Exelon’s project. Exelon is paying for Millis to conduct a peer
review of the study by its own
engineers, which Millis’ Drinking Water Committee will then
review to make its recommendations to the Board.
Environmental issues are also
a concern.
“Millis should, if they decide ultimately to sell water to
Exelon, be looking for a pretty
rigorous mitigation requirement
for recharge of stormwater,”
says Margaret Van Deusen, of
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held by the Energy Facilities Siting Board. “Withdrawals clearly
do have an impact on the river,
lowering the groundwater levels.
Groundwater supplies baseflow
to the river during the summer
months. (Loss of water) shows
up as low stream flow, and flow
is the most important part of
the river in terms of its ecology,”
says Van Deusen. The aquifer,
she says, is regional, “so the impacts are regional as well.” Van
Deusen hopes Millis will consider
whether certain environmental
tradeoffs are worth a moderately
lowered water bill.
Medway Town Administrator
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this concept of mitigation relevant to the discussion of energy.
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lowering of water tables might
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of the musician’s hair. Keough
says he likes to take recognizable
faces and put them together in
scenes that didn’t actually take
place. In one such depiction,
Keough portrays Frank Sinatra
in a room with John F. Kennedy,
although the meeting never really took place.
“Celebrity portraits, political
portraits are currently regarded
by the art public at large as being
diminished in stature or less serious than a nameless portrait,”
says Keough, “but it used to be,
if you think of portraits in the
days before cameras, the celebrities, kings, queens – that’s who
had portraits done. Somewhere
that changed.”
Although Keough enjoys celebrity portraiture, he has done a
number of commissioned pieces.
“There are often a lot of
changes before I call it done,” he
says, “but for the most part, with
all the commissions I’ve done and
I can still call on and get feedback
from, they’re all happy with the
likenesses. That’s what a portrait
artist looks for.”
Keough also hopes that with
his artwork, he can make observers understand that the medium
of pastels is not limited to roughlooking sketches.
“(A pastel work) doesn’t have
to be a rough, unfinished look,”
says the artist. At one location
in Milford, where Keough was
giving classes at the same time
another artist was offering watercolor classes, his pastel work
was mistaken for watercolor due
to its refined look. The father of
two says he’d like to create a new
understanding of pastel, the abil-
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pieces and photo realistic work.
In fact, Keough just finished
up a four-week workshop in December at the Artist Palette, in
Whitinsville, where he gives regular workshops. His work was also
featured at Alternatives Limited
in Uxbridge, this past December.
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Millis Police Station Work Back on Track after Cleanup
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December 7th, after a twoand-a-half month delay, things
were finally again underway
at the building site for the new
Millis police station, according
to Charles Aspinwall, Town Administrator.
“They’ve completed the removal of the contaminated material,” says Aspinwall. “When
the did some more test pits, they
did find some more oil soaked
soil that had to be removed, but it
appears we’re over the hump of
dealing with the contamination.”
He adds that the builders are
“analyzing what to do with the
organic material, determining
where a slab would be so the slab
doesn’t sink. The Building Committee is reviewing that, now.”
In all, about five or six trucks
a day shipped out the moistened
contaminated material, under
the supervision of the town’s
asbestos consultant, who conducted continuous air quality
monitoring during the work.
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The revised schedule for the
project now shows a November
2016 completion date for the
police station and a May 2017
completion date for the fire station, says Aspinwall. In addition,
thanks to a land development
agreement, the parking lot was
recently paved, as the town
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Millis Resident/Westwood Firefighter
Lund Receives Medal of Valor
For his actions in saving a
trauma victim, Millis resident
and Westwood Fire Dept. Captain Steven Lund received the
Medal of Valor at the 26th Annual Firefighter of the Year
Award Ceremony held in Massachusetts on November 23.
His Department also received a
Group Citation for Meritorious
Conduct.
The Medal of Valor citation
reads “The extraordinary actions
of Captain Lund in this same
incident deserve special recognition. His attentiveness to his
surroundings resulted in finding
a victim that no one realized was
there. He assured that sufficient
help was called for at the beginning of the incident, performed
initial lifesaving skills, and expertly commanded the overall
incident which directly lead to
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On May 8, 2015, Westwood
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One girl had suffered minor injuries from an aerosol can that
exploded and was led out of the
woods.
Westwood Captain Steven
Lund arrived first and was led
by police several hundred feet up
a steep incline, through a heavily wooded area to the fire scene.
He determined that the campfire
was contained and could be handled by a 2 ½ gallon pressurized
water extinguisher.
With only the light from his
flashlight and the small amount
from the campfire, he could see
several large outcroppings of
rocks and boulders, and what
appeared to be steep drop offs.
He thought he heard a “snoring
noise” coming from the woods.
Captain Lund scanned the area
with his flashlight and continued
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teenage girl who had fallen 20-25
feet off the cliff. He scaled his way
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injuries. She was lying against a
large rock, unconscious, bleeding
and had labored respirations. He
maintained the patient’s airway,
stabilized her neck, and radioed
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The crews of Ambulance 1 and
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Better Late than Never?
Franklin Granted Limited Intervention after Late Petition
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It’s been on the table for some
time now, the proposed expansion of power company Exelon
Generation’s facilities in Medway
to include two units adjacent to
its current 94-acre Summer
Street facility in response to an
RFP by ISO New England.
The proposal, first submitted in
March, would be for two units
capable of producing 200 megawatts of electricity to meet New
England energy needs in times of
peak demand. The dual-fueled
units would run on either natural
gas or ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel.
The project was first proposed by Exelon in March, and
the town of Medway, the Charles
River Watershed Association and
the Conservation Law Foundation all filed petitions to intervene
in the EFSB hearings at the end
of June.
Franklin, on December 10,
filed a late petition to intervene
in the hearings before the Energy
Facilities Siting Board. Franklin
maintained that notice of the
deadline to intervene was sent
to Franklin’s planning board,
not the Town Council, and that
the Council was unaware of the
scope of potential impacts to
Franklin in the areas of air and
water use. Franklin argued that
it is “substantially and specifically affected by this proceeding”
due to Franklin’s proximity to
the proposed facility, that Frank-
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Millis, would place Millis over
its permitted water withdrawal
and possibly threaten its ability
to sell water to Franklin. Franklin
is possibly looking for 300,000 to
500,000 gallons per day of water
from Millis, discussing this with
Millis as recently as late October.
“Franklin cited sale of water
by Millis to Exelon affecting their
ability to purchase water from
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our discussions have been brief,
and Franklin’s DPW Director
has told me they are focusing on
other supplies, including a new
well. Our contact with them over
the sale of water has been limited. We told Franklin that they
would have to conduct a study,
similar to that which Exelon is
doing, before we would consider
the sale of water to them. The
ball is in their court to conduct
such a study.”
Exelon hired the firm, Kleinfelder, to conduct a feasibility
study on the use of the water
from Millis, which in mid-December concluded that Millis has
an adequate amount of water to
supply. Exelon has agreed to pay
for a Millis-hired peer review of
the findings.
The Energy Facilities Siting
Board has granted Franklin only
limited participation, meaning
the town is not a full intervener in
the process, said Michael Boynton, Medway Town Administrator. “At the end of the day, they’re
not able to appeal, they can’t
cross examine,” says Boynton.
“Franklin can offer opinion and
feedback, but may not appeal
the final outcome.” The town of
Medway had opposed Franklin’s
petition of intervention.
“We as the town of Medway
had an obligation to protect
the town’s legal interest, in the
scenario of someone at the last
minute trying to intervene and
possibly extend the process and
add cost to Medway. That would
open the door to any community looking to stall the process.
From October 7 through December 10, when they filed the late
intervention, the only outreach
Franklin made was to obtain a
Power Point we used at our public forum,” says Boynton. “Nobody sat down and said could
you talk to us about this … (Medway) had an air quality person, a
noise person, health professionals
that came on, two legal experts
on board representing us, and
their answer was yes, it’s safe; the
January 2016
town of Medway will not suffer a
harmful impact,” says Boynton.
Medway presented its findings
to its residents in a public forum
on October 21, and the town
selectmen signed a host agreement with Exelon Generation.
In addition to mitigation by the
company, Medway will receive
$75 million over 20 years in taxes
and other earmarked funds.
Exelon Generation spokesperson Kevin Thornton also
says Exelon voiced opposition to
Franklin’s intervention. “As noted
in our filings on the matter, we
did not believe it was appropriate for Franklin to be allowed to
intervene at this stage of the proceeding. Beyond that, our role in
the EFSB hearings is to demonstrate that the proposed project
meets all Siting Board requirements. We will continue to provide information as requested,
as we have done throughout the
permitting process. We’re confident in the design of the project,
and that the expansion will minimize impacts on the environment
and community.”
The Energy Facilities Siting Board’s (EFSB) decision will
include any conditions placed
on its permit and is anticipated
in the Spring of 2016. If approved, Exelon would begin the
construction process to be able
to offer the additional electrical
power in 2018.
On December 16, the Franklin Town Council held a closed
executive session to discuss the
Energy Siting Board’s response
to its late petition to intervene.
No comment was made available
to Local Town Pages.
January hearings currently
are expected to begin the week
of January 11, 2016.
To follow some of the proceedings in this case, visit the
Executive Office of Energy and
Environmental Affairs website at http://web1.env.state.
ma.us/DPU/FileRoom/dockets/bynumber and enter Docket
number EFSB15-01.
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Winter Programs at Medway
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Medway Community Education is pleased to announce their
2016 winter programs with over
70 classes and programs. The
programs provide the opportunity for educational and creative
development incorporating academic, vocational, career, and
enrichment courses for all ages.
We are excited to introduce some
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from a wide variety of programs
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23rd Annual Medway Christmas
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The 2015 Medway Christmas
Parade Committee is reporting
that the 23rd Annual Christmas
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over 6,000 visitors from Medway
to Maine. The Medway Christmas Parade Committee consists of Richard Parrella, Chief
Allen Tingley, Paul Trufant and
Scott Gayette. Overall, the pa-
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from Medway and surrounding towns, 15 floats, and it led
to a celebration at Choate Park
which included Santa, fireworks
and honoring the 2015 Parade
Grand Marshalls, Bill and Bettye
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Bill Reardon was one of 6
brothers all born in Medway.
After graduating from St. Mary’s
Catholic School and the College of the Holy Cross where
he participating in ROTC, Bill
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met Bettye, a native of Georgia,
in flight school, and after his service, he ran his family business,
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the volunteers, this parade could
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website itsnaturesway.com; for
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Millis Recreation Gets a New Logo
Millis Recreation has a new logo thanks to local
illustrator Jen Donehy, illustrator for An Octopus
Named Mom (author, Kathy Flaherty). The two have
once again collaborated on follow-up children’s
books An Octopus Named Mom Goes on Vacation, A Superhero Named Dad, and My Perfect Family. Find out
more at www.octopusnamedmom.com.
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The Millis Recreation has a number of great
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about half-day programs, ladies’ nights out, learn to
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Living Healthy
Glaucoma: What It Is and How to Treat It
By: Roger M. Kaldawy, M.D.,
Milford Franklin Eye Center
Glaucoma is a progressive
disease of the optic nerve caused
when the pressure inside the eye
is higher than the optic nerve
can withstand. The most common form of glaucoma is silent
in the beginning, but can cause
a patient to slowly lose the vision
if left untreated, starting with
the peripheral vision. The most
frustrating characteristic of glaucoma is that for many years, the
loss of vision will go unnoticed by
a patient.
Although anyone can get
glaucoma, some people are at
higher risk than others. Some
of the most common risk factors
include: African Americans, over
age 40, people with a family history of glaucoma and patients
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Almost 2% of Americans
have been diagnosed with glaucoma. Approximately 1/4th of
those diagnosed with glaucoma
are African Americans. Worldwide, 2.4 million people per year
are diagnosed with glaucoma.
The prevalence of glaucoma
increases with age. By the year
2020, it is estimated that the
number of patients diagnosed
with glaucoma will increase by
50% to 3.6 million patients.
Glaucoma accounts for approximately 12% of all new cases of
legal blindness each year.
The optic nerve is like a cable
made up of over 1 million nerve
fibers that carry the information
collected by your eye (retina) to
the visual cortex of the brain for
processing. Glaucoma slowly, decreases the ability of your optic
nerve to carry this information to
your brain.
The buildup of pressure,
in your eye, causes glaucoma.
There are currently two basic
theories as to why excessive ocular pressure causes glaucoma.
Either high intra-ocular pressure
decreases blood flow to the optic
nerve, or high pressure, over
time, physically crushes and kills
the individual nerve fibers.
At first, open-angle glaucoma
has no symptoms. Vision stays
normal, and there is no pain.
As glaucoma remains untreated,
people may notice that although
they see things clearly in front of
them, they miss objects to the side
and out of the corner of their
eye. It may seem as though they
are looking through a tunnel.
Over time, the remaining vision
may decrease until there is no
vision left. Optic nerve damage
caused by glaucoma is permanent; therefore, it is important to
seek treatment in the early stages
of the disease. Most people think
that they have glaucoma if the
pressure in their eye is high. This
is not always true. High pressure
puts you at a higher risk for glaucoma; however, an elevated pressure by itself does not make the
diagnosis of glaucoma. Whether
or not you get glaucoma depends
on the level of pressure that your
optic nerve can tolerate without
being damaged. This level is different for each person. Although
normal pressure is usually said to
be between 12-21 mm Hg, a person might have glaucoma even if
the pressure is in this range. That
is why an eye examination is very
important.
A patient that is being evaluated for glaucoma will typically have a dilated eye exam,
to look at the shape of the optic
disk; gonioscopy: which is using
a lens to evaluate the trabecular meshwork where the fluid
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in the eye exits the eye; tonometry: measuring the pressure in
the eye; pachymetry: measuring
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are helpful to look for changes
in the appearance of the optic
nerve over time; visual field testing: measuring the peripheral
vision and optical coherence
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Today, there are numerous oph-
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Some are eye drops that are used
only once a day; others are used
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medications other procedures,
including laser and surgery may
be considered.
At Milford Franklin Eye Center, we use state-of-the-art technology to diagnose and treat a
variety of eye problems, including glaucoma. We are proud to
offer high definition optic coherence tomography testing that
can predict glaucoma before it
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Cancer Support Group
at Living Buddha Nature
Announcing a free Cancer
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1 to 2:30 p.m.
Facilitated by cancer survivor Kyle Coleman-Hunt, with
special guest speakers to be announced.
While this is a free group,
space is limited, so please register
by going to www.myLBN.com or
calling (508) 376-2333.
Pictured, the group facilitator, Kyle
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Millis Council on Aging Regular Activites
Exercise and other activities
are offered Monday through
Friday. Please call the Council
on Aging for details at (508) 3767051. The Millis Senior Center is
located at 900 Main Street, bottom floor.
SUPPORTIVE DAY
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Milliston Common, Millis
Open: Tue 9-6, Wed 9-7, Thur 9-6, Fri 9-5, Sat 9-4
This program is for individuals who are either experiencing
mild to moderate cognitive difficulties or are in need of stimulating activities to fill up their day.
It currently has openings. We
meet Tuesday and Thursdays
from 10-2. Cost is $35 per day.
Transportation and meals are
available.
BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC
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Volunteer Nurses provide
blood pressure checks every
Wednesday from 11-12. No cost
for this service.
The Public Health Nurse is
here the second Thursday of
the month from 11-12 for blood
pressure / blood sugar testing.
She is also available for general
health consultations.
CRAFTS WITH CAROL
Multiple crafters meet and
share their ongoing craft project.
Knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, painting, doodling or any
other type of handiwork. The
group meets every Tuesday in
Room 17 from 10-2. No cost for
this class.
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Scrabble is every Monday at
9 and Tuesdays at 1. All are welcomed.
January Events
Discovery of Art: The
Great Artists series of DVDs
from Kultur Films chronicles the
lives, times, and works of the artists whose genius has captivated
the art world for generations.
Please join us on Friday, January
15th at 10:30 to look at Leonardo
Da Vinci’s greatest works and
Friday, January 29th at 10:30 to
study Michelangelo’s great accomplishments. Snacks will be
provided. Please reserve your
spot so we may plan accordingly.
Pizza and Ice Cream Social: Winter is a time when we
tend to isolate. Feelings of loneliness and isolation can lead to
serious consequences for senior
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Transportation IS available. We
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We will follow that up with make
your own ice cream sundaes with
all the fixings.
Bowling Team: Looking for
individuals who are interested in
joining a bowling team at Ryan
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price of three strings for $7.75.
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Enjoying a No Guilt Holiday Dinner!
Adhering to a diet on special
occasions has always proved
challenging for Roy DeGrandpre. He was enthused when he
joined New England Fat Loss
(NEFL) on October 1, 2015 however, Thanksgiving Day loomed
in the near future. When the big
day arrived the 54 year-old had
already lost 43 pounds and gratefully approached the event with a
totally new outlook.
“In the past, every time I’ve
dieted, I’ve dreaded the holi-
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holidays are about great family,
great food and letting go, but this
year was completely different.
When I woke up on Thanksgiving, I told myself I was not going
to go overboard, but if I saw
something I wanted, I was going
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right back to my Thanksgiving
morning weight,” DeGrandpre
said. “There was absolutely no
doubt in my mind that I would
accomplish that. It took me only
two days.”
At press time, DeGrandpre
had lost an impressive 54 pounds
just six weeks into the program.
In addition to the weight loss he
was also experiencing other physical benefits. For example, now
carrying a lot less weight, he only
requires 20 percent of his original insulin dosage to manage his
diabetes. He also is experiencing
quite an increase in stamina.
“I have more energy than I
feel I have had in years, as far
back as I can remember,” DeGrandpre said. “A lot of that is
because even when I was thinner
and younger, I still wasn’t eating
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DeGrandpre did all the work,
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Exelon Generation January 20
Medway Business Council
will host Exelon Generation as
speaker at its January 20, 2016
breakfast meeting to be held at
the Medway VFW Post 1526 123
Holliston St., Medway MA.
Exelon Generation currently
owns and operates the West Medway electric generating facility
on Summer St. in Medway. The
West Medway facility is a 3-unit
oil-fired peaking power plant that
produces 117 megawatts of en-
ergy which generates electricity
in times of peak demand such as
very cold or very hot days. The
plant began operating in 1970,
and Exelon has owned the facility since 2002.
Exelon Generation recently
announced proposed plans to
expand the Medway facility by
adding two new highly efficient
electric generating units. The
new units will be capable of producing nearly 200 megawatts of
electricity to meet New England’s
future energy needs in times of
peak demand. The units, which
are scheduled to begin operating in 2018, will be dual-fueled,
meaning they can run on either
natural gas or ultra-low sulfur
diesel fuel.
In addition to enhancing
the region’s overall electric system, the expansion will bring
significant benefits to Medway
including construction jobs and
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full-time positions once the plant
begins operation. A recently
signed Host Community Agreement stipulates that Exelon Generation will pay more than $75
million over 20 years in taxes
and other earmarked funds to
the Town of Medway.
As part of the development
phase of the expansion, Exelon
wants to ensure the Medway
community has the facts on the
expansion project and is kept
updated on progress, which is
why Medway Business Council
is proud to host this opportunity
What’s Happening at Millis Public Library
Saturday, January 9, at 2 p.m.: The Artwork of Paula Fraser
All month long, the Millis Public Library will be displaying the original pastel paintings of local
artist Paula Fraser. Ms. Fraser specializes in pastels. Her work has been displayed in galleries in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. An opening will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on January 9, with
light refreshments.
for Exelon to address members
of the business community.
The event is OPEN TO
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Thursday, January 28, at 7 p.m.: Monthly Police Forum: Protect Yourself Against
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Sgt. Soffayer of the Millis Police Department and the fraud team from Needham Bank will be giving
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“Genius Hour” Promotes Personalized Learning in Millis
By Jason D. Phelps, Principal,
Clyde F. Brown School
Writing a mystery novel – and
binding the book as a final product; taking the lead on a public
service project, while developing
leadership skills; creating an instructional video presentation to
educate others – these are some
examples of how fourth graders
at Clyde F. Brown School in Millis
are personalizing their learning
while making their world a better place! The concept of “Personalized Learning” has been
the focus of Millis Public Schools
over the past four years. In Personalized Learning, students are
afforded “voice” and “choice” in
what they will learn and in how
they will demonstrate the skills
they have acquired through the
learning process. Teachers serve
as learning facilitators, providing
a forum for goal setting, project
timelining, and direct feedback
for growth to students as they
undertake their learning journey.
“Genius Hour” is a classroom
concept borrowed from Google
in which students spend a block
of instructional time during their
academic week deeply learning about a topic of their own
passion and selection. The idea
behind Genius Hour is to promote greater passion in learning
through student voice and choice
as students research, take risks,
and learn from mistakes made
in the interest of improvement.
Students research a question that
cannot be answered simply by
conducting a search on the Internet, but must promote deeper reflection and exploration through
other resources. The course of
this research creates a framework
for their learning; this leads to
students identifying skills they
will work to master. The results
of this research and understanding must be shared with the class
and with a larger audience.
The teacher’s role in this process is to guide learning through
a collaboratively designed “contract” and monitor learning
progress through update meetings where students agree to fulfill learning tasks that will result
in skill mastery. Assessment of
learning is established through
a student-designed shared presentation; reflection of ongoing
learning is key as well, and is incorporated into the assessment.
Students may choose to work
individually, but many students
opt to work collaboratively with
others.
One group of fourth graders
was motivated by the question
“How can we stop bullying?”.
“I love this project!” states Ryan
Berube, a student in Mrs. Meg
Hernandez’s classroom. “First
it started as our creating a presentation; now, it’s gone to [our
developing] a website and a TV
broadcast!” Adds fellow team
mate Bridget Fletcher, “We want
to talk about the roles that happen in bullying – we want to also
do a role play for students so they
can see things from the victim’s
perspective as well as see how the
aggressor acts.” Team leader, Reaghan McMahon, contributes,
“We all have our differences. We
hope to show people how to stop
bullying because others are different – it’s just mean!”
Ryan Berube, Bridget Fletcher, and Reaghan McMahon, fourth grade
students from Clyde F. Brown School in Millis, use Genius Hour to
promote personalized learning
When asked what they learned
about themselves through
the Genius Hour process, the
students thought for a moment.
Reaghan McMahon reflectively
states, “We learned how to get
along better and solve differences
– how to compromise so the
project can be the best possible.
We are more aware of when we
are being mean [to others] – I
notice this more about myself
now. When I find this happening,
I stop myself.”
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What’s Happening at the Medway Senior Center
The Medway Counci on
Aging is more than the Senior
Center, although the building is
a focal point for many activities
and programs, which are open to
people of all ages.
Volunteers are the heart of our
program. If you have something
to offer, please let us know. We
welcome new ideas and activities,
and are always looking for volunteer drivers to help us out.
EXERCISE PROGRAMS
COUNSELING AT CENTER
PAINTING CLASSES
ENHANCED FITNESS –
Monday & Friday at 10:30,
Wednesday at 1
If you are struggling with depression or you just have a lot on
your plate right now, the Senior
Center is offering short term
counseling sessions with our Outreach Worker Kate. Kate is a licensed social worker. Call to sign
up for an appointment.
We offer watercolor classes on
Wednesdays from 2:00—4:00.
This class is for the beginner to
the experienced painter. Five
dollars per class, come when you
can. Acrylic classes will return in
the spring.
LEGAL HELP
TRI-COUNTY LUNCHEON
AEROBIC CHAIR
EXERCISE – Friday at 12
We ask for a $3 donation per
class. We also have a treadmill,
bike and upper arm machine
available for your use whenever
the Center is open and the room
is not in use. All we ask is that
you have a waiver signed before
use. Check with your insurance
company to see if you are eligible
for a $150 rebate for taking part
in our exercise classes!
We serve lunches Monday
through Thursday at 11:30. Cost
is $3.00 for Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday and $2 for sandwiches on Thursdays. The meals
are all homemade and delicious!
Sign up at the Center the week
before. The meals are listed on
We go to lunch at Tri-County
Vocational School once a month
during the school year. This
month we will be going on Tuesday, January 12th with a choice
of liver and onions or haddock.
$8 includes soup, bread and dessert! Pay by the 7th. Transportation is provided from the Center.
ENHANCED FITNESS FOR
ARTHRITIS
The YMCA is offering a 16week fitness class for arthritis
which will meet 3 times a week,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, beginning January 11th.
This is a proven evidence based
senior fitness and arthritis management program to help older
adults become more active, energized, and empowered and
will work on cardio, strength and
flexibility. Free to YMCA members and $100 for non-members,
which comes out to less than $3
per class! Please sign up at the
Center. The class will meet at
10:30 a.m.
YOGA – Monday and
Wednesday at 9
TAI CHI – Tuesday at 2
ZUMBA – Wednesday at 10:30
STRENGTH TRAINING –
Tuesday and Thursday at 12
BOOK GROUP AT THE
SENIOR CENTER
The next book we will be discussing is We Are Called to Rise
and is available at the Medway
Public Library. The meeting is
January 28th at 1. February’s
book will be The Cat’s Table on
February 25th. All are welcome.
Attorney Mary Roque will
be at the Center on Wednesday,
January 20th for a free twenty
minute legal consultation. Sign
up at the Center.
COMPUTER HELP
Computer, Ipads, tablet help
available Wednesdays from 10—
11:30.
AARP TAX HELP
Sign up at the Center if you
would like free AARP tax help
in filling out your tax forms. Appointments will be scheduled
February through April. Check
to see if you qualify for the Circuit Breaker Tax Credit.
FRIDAY MOVIES
Movies are shown Fridays at
Noon: January 8th—Time Out
of Mind, January 15th—A Walk
In the Woods
LUNCHES
the Calendar. All meals include
coffee, tea, iced tea, milk or soda
and dessert.
TRANSPORTATION
Call the Center for transportation to medical appointments,
local errands or a ride to the
Center.
We can usually get you where
you need to go between the
GATRA Van and our wonderful
volunteer drivers. The bus goes
shopping to Star Market and
Roche Brothers on Mondays and
Walmart and Market Basket on
Wednesday mornings. Call if you
would like to be included. There
is a 3-bag limit per person!
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Sports
Medway Track Teams Keep Striving for Success
By KEN HAMWEY
There’s an atmosphere of optimism surrounding the Medway
High boys and girls indoor track
teams.
Both programs enter their
seventh year this winter and
coach Andy Nassiff, who’s been
on board for the entire journey,
believes both squads will not only
be very competitive, but also able
to finish their dual-meet season
in the top three. The boys enjoyed their best season last year,
compiling a 6-3 record. The girls
had their most successful campaign during the 2013-14 season,
posting a 5-3-1 record.
“It’s realistic that both the
boys and girls can finish among
the top three in the Tri Valley
League,’’ said Nassiff, who’s been
on Medway’s faculty teaching
math and computer programming for seven years. “The boys
have a lot of returning sprinters,
they’re experienced and we have
depth. The girls are strong in distance running, we have quality
sprinters and will be stronger in
the shot put.’’
Nassiff, who was an assistant
track coach at Milton High for
eight years, rates Norton as the
dominant squad on the boys side
and views Hopkinton’s girls, who
are the defending TVL champs,
as the team to beat. “Both Norton and Hopkinton are traditionally strong programs,’’ Nassiff
said. “They’re talented and both
teams are well-coached.’’
The Mustang boys team will
be led by senior captains Chris
Cervantes (sprints, shot put),
Ryan Cervantes (sprints) and
Drew McGlynn (mile, two mile).
Chris, who is Ryan’s twin brother,
holds Medway records in the 45yard dash (5.3 seconds) and the
55-meter run (6.89 seconds).
“Our captains are excellent
leaders,’’ Nassiff said. “Chris,
who missed his junior season
last year because of an MCL
injury, has strength and speed.
Ryan runs the 45 and the 300.
He’s a good all-around talent
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Medway Coach Andy Nassiff is very optimistic about the prospects for this year’s girls and boys track teams,
expecting to see each team finish in the top three.
and a smart competitor. Drew’s
strengths are his endurance and
his perseverance.’’
Other top-notch boys include
junior Alex Neamtu (1,000,
two-mile), senior Jeff Wenzel
(high jump), junior Kevin Roberts (sprints) and senior Tim
McHugh (hurdles, jumps).
“Alex blends endurance and
speed,’’ said Nassiff. “He’s a
team player who is very knowledgeable about track and field.
Jeff ’s best high jump was 5-8.
His work ethic is very strong,
he’s got excellent leaping ability
and his technique is good. Kevin
has good speed endurance, able
to maintain a top speed for
lengthy stretches and Tim is an
all-around good athlete who has
good leaping ability.’’
One competitor Medway
definitely will miss is Mike Brady,
who’s now running for Worcester
Polytech. A tri-captain last year,
Brady holds the school and TVL
record for the two-mile (9:36)
and also is Medway’s recordholder in the mile (4:32). “Mike
was our top-scorer and also our
MVP,’’ Nassiff said. “He finished
11th in the two-mile at the New
England Meet last year and has
been our most successful runner.
His graduating may seem like
a loss for us but we’re delighted
with his progress at the college
level.’’
The girls squad will be led by
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captains Ashley Doucet (shot put)
and Nicole Mooradd (hurdles).
Doucet is a senior and Mooradd
is a junior.
“Ashley has thrown the shot
29 feet,’’ Nassiff said. “She’s
strong and her technique is excellent. Nicole is tenacious and has
a fine work ethic.’’
Three other keys are juniors
Jenna Faichney (600, 800, 4x800
relay), Kayla McSweeney (600,
4x800 relay), and Anna Beltramini (300). “Jenna is a committed
competitor who has quiet determination,’’ Nassiff emphasized.
“Kayla is fast, talented and very
coachable. Anna has speed, is tenacious and just keeps improving.
Jenna and Kayla give us hlaf of
our 4x800 relay team that went
to All States last year.’’
The 40-year-old Nassiff, a native of Framingham who’s lived
in Medway for the last seven
years, has three capable assistants on his staff. They are Mary
Ellen Hasenfuss, whose focus is
the hurdles; David Cassidy, who
helps in the shot putt, and Emily
Lew, who assists with the sprinters.
The 2015-16 season got under
way just before Local Town Pages
deadline and the Mustangs’ boys
beat Ashland and tied Holliston.
The girls also beat Ashland, then
lost to Holliston.
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Sports
Jared Pitman a Key Cog in Millis-Hopedale Hockey
By Christopher Tremblay
Having begun playing hockey
at the age of 6, Millis’ Jared Pitman was looking forward to lacing up the skates for the high
school team. Unfortunately for
the incoming freshmen class,
there would be no hockey on the
high school level that year. Millis, which had been in a co-op
hockey program with Tri-County
Regional, was in its last year of
the program before the Cougars
went their separate ways, leaving
Mohawk hockey players with nowhere to play.
“With the co-cop program
ending, no freshmen were allowed to join the team that year,”
Pitman said. “That was a very
different type of season; watching from the sidelines, seeing
what high school hockey was all
about. I definitely gained a new
perspective of the sport.”
The question now facing all
of the incoming hopeful hockey
players was would Millis join
forces with another local school
that also didn’t have the numbers
on their roster to take to the ice?
Jared and his hopeful teammates
could only pray that Athletic Director Chuck Grant could find a
willing partner so that they could
once again play hockey.
“My older brother Kyle (who
is four years older than Jared)
had been playing hockey and
when my parents signed me up, I
began playing. Playing Tri Valley
Hockey was not only a learning
experience for me, but allowed
me to try to follow in my brother’s footsteps,” he said. “Growing
up, I had always wanted to play
high school hockey, but that first
year was tough.”
When Grant was able to
hookup with Hopedale to form
a hockey team (which is now
joined by players from Douglas and Whitinsville Christian
as well) Pitman basically found
himself starting from scratch on
the ice.
“I had taken a year off before high school, so when the
team started up in my sophomore year I had not played for
two years, and going from the
Tri Valley to high school hockey
was a big change,” Pitman said.
“In order to succeed on the high
school level, I was going to have
to get better because the game
was much faster, the players
were much bigger and hit much
harder.”
Playing right wing on the
fourth line gave Pitman very little
opportunity to see the ice. While
he did get to skate for the team
once in a while, it was basically
another learning season. By his
junior campaign, he was moved
up to the third line where he saw
more playing time and was starting to figure things out. Pitman
would net four goals that season
for Millis-Hopedale.
This year, the senior winger
believes he’ll once again be on
the third line, but his coach sees
things a little differently.
“Jared now has some of that
varsity experience under his
belt and may see some time on
the second line where he can
contribute more to the team,”
Coach Greg LaBossiere said.
“He’s a hardnosed, gritty player
Senior winger Jared Pitman is thrilled to be playing for Millis-Hopedale hockey, an option that wasn’t
available to him as a freshman. Now, with his strengths, especially in penalty-kills, the player has a chance to
help his team secure the tourney.
that will be in the mix, getting
regular shifts on one of our top
three lines.”
Pitman doesn’t care where
he plays as long as he is able to
help the team get into the tournament.
“I definitely want to play a lot,
so if it’s on the third line again,
I’m ok with that,” he said. “Being
my senior year I would like to
help lead this team into the tournament. If I can score to help
the team out, great, but my main
focus is winning.”
One way LaBossiere believes
that the senior winger can help
the team win games is his ability
to play on the penalty kill.
“I feel it is one of my strengths,
and if Coach LaBossiere has
faith in me that I can handle it,
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I want to prove him right,” Pitman said. “When I’m on the ice
for a penalty kill, I have to adjust
my mindset to a defensive one to
keep them from scoring.”
Pitman is hoping that his
teammates can pull it together
and earn themselves a spot in
the State Hockey Tournament,
where as other Millis teams have
shown, anything can happen.
“The team looks good, we’re
well rounded and have potential,
“he said. “There’s nothing more
that I would like do than to get
this team into the tournament
and secure the schools hockey
program for the future players.”
Millis Reads Kicks Off
2016 with New Selection
The Millis Reads pick for
2016 is The Art Forger by B. A.
Shapiro. A New York Times
bestseller, this brisk and gripping
mystery revolves around Boston’s
most famous crime – the Isabella
Stewart Gardner Museum Heist.
It tells two stories: the modern
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finds herself on the trail of one
of the stolen Gardner masterpieces, and the historical story of
the creation and purchase of that
masterpiece, told through the
diary entries of Isabella Stewart
Gardner herself.
Millis Reads is a collaboration
between the Millis Public Library
and the Millis Public Schools
with the goal of strengthening
the Millis community by encouraging all residents to read and
discuss the same book at the same
time. Copies of The Art Forger are
available at the library in print
and large print, as an ebook, and
as an audiobook. This is the first
time Millis Reads has chosen a
work of fiction.
To learn more, visit facebook.
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January 2016
Let Girl Scouts
Recycle Your
Christmas Tree
For a donation of $10-15,
the scouts will pick up your
Christmas tree curbside on
January 3. Call Sandy at (508)
728-7313 to schedule.
Place your tree curbside
by 8 a.m. No tinsel, nails or
flocked trees. Attach your payment (if not prepaid). Checks
payable to Girl Scout Troop
74940.
Winter Parking Ban
in Effect in Medway
Medway residents have been
reminded by Chief Tingley of
Medway Police Department that
the overnight winter parking ban
went into effect on November 29
and will last until further notice.
On street parking will not be
permitted during the hours of
1-5 p.m. daily. Vehicles parked
on the street during those hours
will be ticketed, and if such parking interferes with snow removal,
they will be subject to being
towed, at the owner’s expense.
Residents are also advised
that where certain extenuating
situations exist and temporary
overnight parking on the street
is necessary, permission should
be requested by contacting the
Police Department at (508) 5333212, for each occasion.
Chief Tingley also reminds
residents that parking on the
sidewalks is not an alternative to
on street parking.
Medway Business
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Members of the Medway Business Council and Friends got into
the holiday spirit on December 3 at Restaurant 45 with their
annual holiday meeting. The photo shows the Main Street USA
Barbershop Harmony Chorus led by musical director, Leo Larivee.
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Medway & Millis Students among 65 Tri-County Adams Scholars
Sixty-five students from TriCounty Regional Vocational
Technical High School were
honored on Tuesday, December
1, after receiving the John and
Abigail Adams Scholarship for
their performance on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test.
The students were recognized
during a celebratory breakfast at
the school’s restaurant, Gerry’s
Place.
The recipients from the Class
of 2016 are: Janis Gaudreau, and
Timothy Stella, of Attleboro,
Brandon Bussaglia, Anthony
Calarese, Melyssa Cappuccio,
Spencer DrakeUnderkoffler,
Haley DuPont, Patrick Fowler,
Zachary Knight, Conor McCaffrey, Joel McMorrow, Jason
Pisani, William Solares, Nathan
Weidman, Kasie Wetherell, Raymond Wilschek, and Nicholas
Wotton, of Franklin, Kathryn
Vagnini, and Thomas Vagnini,
of Medfield, Caleb Joyce-Vorce,
and Carlton Perkins, of Medway,
Maya Bratsos, and Kevin Kohls,
of Millis, Brianna Barfield, Drew
Bellavance, Devang Bhatt, Isaia
Blanchette, Matthew Bouchard,
Jennifer Bowness, Brianna
Chamberlain, Devan Clark,
Cori Farrow, Samuel Gingras,
Morgan Gould, Benjamin Holyoke, Brendan Jette, Samantha
Knox, Griffin Miconi, Jillian
Mulcahy, Lucas Mullaney, Taelyn O’Keefe, Nathan Ouellette,
Shane Rider, Elizabeth Ryan, Sixty-five students from Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School were honored Tuesday
Nathaniel Stone, Tyler Thomas, after receiving the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship for their performance on the Massachusetts
and Kevin Whitney, of North Comprehensive Assessment System test.
Attleboro, Dalia Flanagan, of
Norfolk, Jordan Bagge, Kenzie Nicholas Kehoe, Vincent Quin- to full-time students who attend in ELA, Mathematics or STE,
Blakely, Laura Covell, Rory Her- tiliani, and Donald Scanlon, of a Massachusetts state college or and score at the Proficient level
nandez, Nicholas Hobbs, Nicho- Walpole, Dylan Burke, Mollie university. To be eligible for the or higher on the remaining two
las Schickle, and Kyla Williams, MacDonald, and Riley Silva, of scholarship, students in the Class tests. Their combined scores
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The scholarship provides vanced score on one of the three top 25% of students in the gradTyler Bingham, Nicholas Carlin, eight semesters of free tuition high school state assessment tests uating class in their district.
Millis High School Ranked Among Top High Schools in
America by The Washington Post
In recent rankings by The
Washington Post (formerly done
by Newsweek Magazine), Millis High
School was ranked
among the top 7%
of high schools in the
United States. For its
ranking, The Post collects data on the number
of college-level examinations
(AP, IB or Cambridge exams)
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The Church of Christ at 142 Exchange St., Millis will offer
a Free Community Dinner and Game Night on Friday, January
15. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. Following the dinner, we will
have a fun night playing board games and sharing conversation
and fellowship. All are invited—there will be games for all ages.
Feel free to bring family, friends and a favorite game! The event
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Join us for a morning of
music, laughter and fun with our
own local musician, Mr. Freeman! Bring the whole family!!
TODDLER JAM
Every Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 a.m.
Newborns – 3 year-olds are
invited to this drop-in program
of stories, fingerplay and songs
accompanied by mountain dulcimer. Children must be accompanied by parent/caregiver.
No Toddler Jam on January 5
(sorry for the inconvenience)
IT’S STORY TIME!
Every Thursday and Friday,
11 a.m.
Ages 10 months-5 years.* A
drop-in story time with songs,
stories, and craft. All children
must be accompanied by a caregiver.
* These ages are flexible! If
you think your children will enjoy
story time, please bring them. No
Story Time on January 14 and
15 (sorry for the inconvenience)
PAWS to Read
Wednesday, January 6th, 6 to
7:15 p.m.
Interested in reading to a cuddly friend? Sign up by calling
(508) 533-3217 or come in and
talk to our staff at the Circulation
desk to register.
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VEHICLE MECHANIC
Responsibilities include major overhaul of engines, repairs
and replacement of all vehicle components including
transmissions, rear axles, clutches, brakes, electrical
systems, radio and GPS systems. Also, maintain bulk-plant
equipment including meters, pumps and hoses as well
as various electrical equipment as well as generators and
other building equipment. Prepare and maintain vehicle
repair records. Maintain yard and shop, and other duties
as assigned.
Position requires:
• Class B license with a CDL “X” endorsement
and current medical, working towards
• High school diploma or GED.
• Must supply own tools.
• Pre and post drug tests and background checks.
Top pay, up to $28/hour, excellent benefits including
health and dental insurance, pension, uniform, paid time
off including vacation, sick and holidays. This is a full-time,
year round position.
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visit our web site, www.coanoil.com for more information
about our company.
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196 W Central St., Natick, MA 01760
Each child will get a 15 minute one-on-one reading session
with our wonderful visiting therapy dogs. Children must be able
to read independently. Grades
2-6.
INSPIRE Dance Class with
Amanda Del Prete
Friday, January 8th, 10:30
a.m.
In this creative dance class, we
will wiggle and giggle, jump and
crawl, and move and shake as we
go on exciting adventures. Fine
and gross motor skills are developed through the use of music
and dance. Parent participation
welcomed and necessary for the
child. This class is designed for 2and 3-year-olds. Space is limited,
please register.
GoldieBlox Adventure
Hour
Monday, January 11th, 4:00
p.m.
Play and discover with GoldieBlox inventor kits. Build together or on your own!
Science is EverywhereNanotechnology
Workshop
Thursday, January 14th, 3:45
p.m.
Ages 6 and up. 4-H membership not required, all are welcome!
Join 4-H Laision Kim Pond,
for an afternoon of teeny tiny
measurement! This activity provides an opportunity for students
to apply an understanding of relationships among area, depth,
and volume as they calculate
the nanoscale thickness of a thin
layer of oleic acid. This activity is
brought to you with federal funds
provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and
administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Hands-on Art History:
Native American Art
Tuesday, January 19th, 4 p.m.,
Ages 7 and up. Register in advance.
We will have a mini-lesson on
Native American art history, then
make our own sand paintings!
LEGO Club
Wednesday, January 20th, 4-5
p.m.
Grades 1 and up. Register in
advance. Sponsored by Friends
of the Medway Library.
Elementary Book Club
Monday, January 25th, 4 p.m.
Pick up a copy of the book at
the Circulation Desk. Register in
advance. This month’s book is
The Mesmer Menace by Kersten
Hamilton.
January 2016
Teen Tuesday: Art Night
Tuesday, January 26th, 6:30
p.m.
Ages 12 and up. Registration
preferred.
Free range program for teens
to unplug and express themselves
by trying a new or favorite craft
or art form. Try a complicated
coloring book, string art, pierced
tin, or bring your own!
Science Is EverywhereEcotarium presents:
Threatened Species
Wednesday, January 27th,
4:00 p.m.
Grades K-8. Register in advance.
Learn all about turtles and
how the environment affects
their survival. Let’s work together to figure out how our decisions change the ecosystem. This
group project will look at land
development and real-life data
about the animals who share
space with us. Meet a live turtle!!
This activity is brought to you
with federal funds provided by
the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered
by the Massachusetts Board of
Library Commissioners.
For more information and to
register for events and programs
visit medwaylib.org
Contact Children’s Librarian,
Lucy Anderson, with any questions at [email protected] or
(508) 533-3217.
Milford Regional
Tree of Life Celebrated Those
Affected by Cancer
The Tree of Life event
was recently held at Milford
Regional Medical Center to
celebrate the life and care
of those patients and families who have been affected
by cancer. The event is an
annual tradition for Milford residents. (left to right)
Lisa Alajajian, Amber Rose
and Brea Rose who attend
in memory of Ms. Rose’s
mother, Jacqueline Moore,
who died of cancer 2 ½
years ago. This year, the
Tree of Life raised $15,195
to support the Oliva Fund
for Cancer Care at Milford
Regional Medical Center.
Comminity Events
January 8
Silver Screen Matinees at
Millis Public Library, 1 p.m.,
Mildred Pierce, 111 min; 1945,
free, no registration required
January 9
The Artwork of Paula
Fraser, reception with light
refreshments, 2-4 p.m., Millis
Public Library, Ms. Fraser
specializes in pastels. Her work
has been displayed in galleries
in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.
January 15
Uncle Buck, (PG) 100 min;
1989, free, no registration
required
The Church of Christ Free
Community Dinner and
Game Night, 142 Exchange
St., Millis. Dinner at 6:30 p.m.
followed by a fun night playing board games and sharing
conversation and fellowship.
All are invited—there will be
games for all ages. Sponsored
the Men’s Fellowship group.
For more information, please
call (508) 376-5034 or visit
millisucc.org.
January 19
Hands-on Art History:
Native American Art for ages
7 and up, Medway Public
Library, 4 p.m., We will have a
mini-lesson on Native American art history, then make our
own sand paintings!
January 20
Medway Business
Council Breakfast Meeting, featured presentation
by Exelon Generation,
Medway VFW Post 1526
123 Holliston St., Medway,
OPEN TO ALL AREA
BUSINESSES in Medway
and surrounding communities. Breakfast will be served.
Registration fee $15/members and $20/non-members.
To register and reserve your
spot, please email info@
medwaybusinesscouncil.org
by January 14.
For meeting details and
additional information about
MBC, visit medwaybusinesscouncil.org.
Millis Garden Club, in
partnership with the Millis
Public Library, will “The
Snobbery of Shrubbery”
presented by landscape
designer and popular lecturer
Andi Ross. Hospitality
at 6:30 p.m., followed by
program at 7 p.m. For more
information on the speaker’s
extensive background as
landscape designer, gardening
coach and lecturer, visit
itsnaturesway.com; for MGC
membership information, visit
millisgardenclub.org.
January 21
Blues Guitarist Barrett Anderson, 7 p.m., Millis Public
Library,
Barrett Anderson is one
of New England’s best blues
guitarists, and winner of the
2013 Boston Music Award for
Blues Artist of the Year.
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Hot Pursuit, (PG-13) 87 min;
2015, free, no registration
required
January 26
Teen Tuesday: Art Night,
6:30 p.m., Medway Public
Library, Ages 12 and up, Registration preferred. Free range
program for teens to unplug
and express themselves by
trying a new or favorite craft
or art form. Try a complicated coloring book, string art,
pierced tin, or bring your own!
Purr-fect Cat Shelter
Fundraiser “Messages from
the Other Side,” with Psychic
Spirit Medium Lisa Lanno,
2-4 p.m., Medway V.F.W.,
123 Holliston St., Medway,
Doors open at 1 p.m., $25,
online at LisaMLanno.com,
call (508) 533-5855, email
[email protected]
or send check to PCS, PO Box
548, Medway, MA 02053, also
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January 27
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January 28
Science Is EverywhereEcotarium presents: Threatened Species, 4 p.m., Medway
Public Library, Grades K-8.
Register in advance. Learn
all about turtles and how the
environment affects their survival. This activity is brought
to you with federal funds
provided by the Institute of
Museum and Library Services
and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library
Commissioners.
Monthly Police Forum:
Protect Yourself Against
Financial Criminals, 7 p.m.,
Sgt. Soffayer of the Millis
Police Department and the
fraud team from Needham
Bank will be giving a presentation on financial crime.
January 29
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Millis Lions Club Celebrates Holidays
with 46th Senior Citizens Dinner
On Sunday, December 13th,
The Millis Lions Club held their
annual Senior Citizen Holiday Dinner and the Millis High
School. This year more than
160 guests dined on a delicious
chicken piccata complimented
by baked apples and squash, fruit
cup, salad and bread and was
topped-off with delicious cake
donated by Roche Brothers.
For 46 years, this free annual
holiday meal for Millis residents
over 60 has been prepared by
the superb Millis Lions’ culinary
staff, and served by Millis Lions
dressed in black slacks, white
shirts and holiday red cummerbunds. Assisting the Lions on
Sunday were members of the
Millis High School Leo Club, the
youth arm of Lions Clubs Inter-
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[email protected]
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Working with buyers and sellers to fulfill their real estate dreams
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national. In addition, the Millis
High School Band and chorus
performed holiday classics and
the Charles River Chorale sang a
medley of holiday favorites. The
afternoon was concluded with a
visit from Santa delivering goodies to the residents.
The Millis Lions would like to
extend a very special thank you
to Dave Laferrierre, manager of
Ann and Hope, who donated
a live 7’ Balsam Pine Tree and
stand for this event. The Millis
Lions decorate the tree every year
and donate the tree and trimmings to a family in need who
lives in Millis; and to Roche Bros
of Millis for their continued outstanding support and generosity.
Upcoming events include
Crazy Bowling for Blindness
(January 9), Super Bowl Breakfast
(Feb 7), and the BeerFest (May
21). For more information, please
contact Debbie Hayes at [email protected] or (508)
816-6732, or visit www.millislionsclub.org.
RC Let’s Talk Taxes.
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5 Empire Circle, Ashland
January 2016
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Buyer clients wanted. First time buyers welcome.
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Classic Properties Realtors®
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For each Closing in 2016,
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her client’s choosing.
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Medway
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Medway
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Medway Resident Elected President of
Massachusetts Assoc. of REALTORS®
On December 7, 2015, Paul
Yorkis, President of Patriot Real
Estate, Inc., in Medway, was installed as president-elect of the
21,000-member Massachusetts
Association of REALTORS®
(MAR) for 2016. The event took
place at Ocean Edge Resort and
Golf Club in Brewster, Mass. and
included the installation of the
MAR Board of Directors and
Executive Committee. Yorkis’s
term officially begins on January
1, 2016.
As president-elect, Yorkis will
participate at all levels of the
Association’s decision-making
process, represent the Association at important meetings and
business functions, and serve as a
spokesperson for the Association
on various real estate industry-related matters. In addition, he will
perform the duties of the Asso-
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member of the MAR Executive
Committee and Board of Directors as a result of this election.
Prior to being elected as 2016
president-elect, Yorkis served as
the MAR Government Affairs
Vice President. Yorkis is a member of the Executive, Finance,
and Professional Standards Committees. Yorkis also served as the
Federal Political Coordinator
for Congressman Joe Kennedy
in 2013, the year Kennedy was
elected the U.S. Representative
for Massachusetts’s 4th congressional district. In 2011, Yorkis
was named Massachusetts REALTOR® of the Year.
At the local level, Yorkis is a
member of the Board of Director for the Greater Boston Real
Estate Board. He is also a member of the Professional Standards
Committee and Rental Issues
Task Force. Yorkis is also a Certified Professional Standards Mediator for GBAR.
January 2016
At the national level, Yorkis
is a member of the Professional
Standards, Public Policy Coordinating and State and Local Issues Policy Committees. He is a
founding member of the Charitable Foundation Roundtable Exchange, and past Director of the
Disaster Relief Foundation.
A REALTOR® since 1991,
Yorkis has earned the Loss Mitigation (LMC) Certification,
Senior Real Estate Specialist
(SRES) and the Certified Buyers Representative (CBR) professional designation. He is also a
licensed real estate instructor.
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ADDRESS
170 Maple St.
31 Elm St.
722 Worcester Rd.
247 Union St.
267 School St.
32 Fisher St.
50 Hartford St.
51 S. Main St.
612 Main St.
30 Needham St.
35 Fountain St.
12 Linden St.
5 DiVittorio Dr.
100 Boardman St.
39 Adams St.
25 Stone St.
17 Sylvester Rd.
4 High St.
31 Elm St.
124 N. Walker St.
105 Freeman
148 Park St.
34 Longfellow Rd.
35 Ruthellen Rd.
1 Kenart Road
375 Singleterry Ln.
3 Belmore Rd.
28 Spencer St.
6 Rutledge Rd.
5 Delta Court
56 Harding St.
25 Ticonderoga Ln.
351 South St.
693 Cedar St.
10 Farrant road
31 Pine St.
46-50 Weslyan Street
62 Lakeshore Dr.
75 Elmer
40 Brookdale Rd.
185 Arsenal St.
1 Warfield Rd.
TOWN
Bellingham
Upton
Natick
Millis
Northbridge
Medway
Framingham
Milford
Millis
Norfolk
Milford
Natick
Milford
Norfolk
Millis
Bellingham
Natick
Millis
Upton
Taunton
Bellingham
Wrentham
Natick
Framingham
Medway
Framingham
Natick
Millis
Natick
Franklin
Milford
Millis
Medfield
Walpole
Natick
Natick
Shrewsberry
Hopkinton
Weymouth
Natick
Watertown
Mendon
STATE
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
SALE PRICE
$130,000
$125,000
$150,000
$156,000
$175,000
$185,000
$191,000
$204,900
$208,500
$200,000
$218,000
$225,000
$230,000
$240,000
$250,000
$235,000
$274,000
$255,000
$259,000
$266,000
$270,000
$275,000
$320,000
$291,000
$307,500
$302,500
$345,000
$328,358
$365,000
$360,000
$359,900
$354,000
$360,000
$385,000
$375,000
$410,000
$412,000
$425,000
$421,000
$438,000
$461,000
$449,000
ADDRESS
244 Robert Road
6 Kelsey Rd.
100 Walnut St.
30 Jean St.
27 Stonebridge Rd.
21 Parkhurst Dr.
7 Walcott St.
17 Sylvester Rd.
11 Charena Rd.
29 Stacey St.
22 Sylvester Rd.
34 Lost Horse Terrace
2 Powder House Rd.
Lot 1C Silver Fox
16 Bridlefield Lane
32 Oakland St.
6 Rutledge Rd.
216 Pond St.
6 Alice Dr.
32 Laconia St.
26 Burnap Unit 5
109 Walnut St. Unit 1
14R Sanford Unit 73
109 Walnut St. Unit 1
7 Weld St. Unit 33
915 Edgell Rd. Unit 80A
915 Edgell Rd. Unit 77
280 Village St. Unit H1
65 Freedom Street Unit 65
41 Morrell Street Unit 6
2007 Franklin Crossing Rd. Unit 7
702C Main Street Unit C
36 Silver Hill Ln. Unit 22
702 Main St. Unit F
1550 Worcester Rd. Unit 224
400 Blue Hill Ave. Unit 5
14 Country Club Unit C
15 Canali Drive Unit 15
190 Laurel Wood Dr. Unit 190
2701 Maple Brook Rd. Unit 2701
9 Hawthorne Village Unit E
33-35 Howard St. Unit 33-1
TOWN
Dedham
Natick
Natick
Framingham
Wayland
Ashland
Natick
Natick
Wayland
Natick
Natick
Franklin
Medfield
Franklin
Medfield
Natick
Natick
Natick
Wayland
Lexington
Holliston
Stoughton
Medway
Stoughton
Framingham
Framingham
Framingham
Medway
Hopedale
West Roxbury
Franklin
Millis
Natick
Millis
Framingham
Boston
Milford
Milford
Hopedale
Bellingham
Franklin
Watertown
STATE
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
SALE PRICE
$450,000
$495,000
$488,000
$490,000
$504,000
$520,000
$535,000
$547,000
$535,000
$567,500
$610,000
$710,000
$632,000
$684,000
$677,000
$709,500
$725,000
$760,000
$1,050,000
$1,559,000
$70,000
$79,000
$72,000
$79,500
$87,500
$91,500
$96,000
$100,000
$130,000
$132,000
$145,000
$162,000
$165,000
$169,900
$185,000
$203,800
$211,000
$233,000
$246,000
$285,000
$286,500
$297,000
ADDRESS
90-92 Cherry St. Unit 2
3 Prospect St. Unit 3
1 Prospect St. Unit 1
28 Wellesley Ave. Unit 28
30 Wellesley Ave. Unit 30
31 Stacy St. Unit 31
60 Central St.
138 Hecla St.
11 Clark St.
15 Como Ct
1 School St.
100-102 Congress St
161 Main St.
264 Franklin Street
181 Norfork St.
878 Main St.
166 Union Ave.
Lot 2 Carter
4 Sharon Ave.
179 Mechanic St.
20 Edgewood Rd.
10 Farrant Rd.
27 Lake St.
7 Dover Rd.
245 Orchard St.
24 Terrane Ave.
32 N. Pond Terrace
33 Fairway Ln.
4 Fieldstone. Road
5 E. Charles Rd.
1 Pearly Ln.
24 Palomino Dr.
3 Heidi Ln.
25 Pine St.
28 Irving st
10 Farrant Rd
34 Longfellow Rd
27 Lake St
245 Orchard St
29 Edgewood Rd
216 Pond St
3 Beverly Rd
Great rates
for first time
buyers!
Please feel free to call for a free
market evaluation of your home.
TOWN
West Newton
Natick
Natick
Natick
Natick
Natick
Milford
Uxbridge
Milford
Milford
Mansfield
Milford
Franklin
Framingham
Boston
Millis
Framingham
Natick
Norfolk
Bellingham
Wayland
Natick
Norfolk
Natick
Millis
Natick
Milford
Medway
Medfield
Milford
Franklin
Franklin
Natick
Bellingham
Natick
Natick
Natick
Norfolk
Millis
Wayland
Natick
Natick
STATE
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
SALE PRICE
$481,000
$512,000
$515,000
$534,000
$549,000
$574,900
$125,000
$223,500
$215,000
$245,000
$267,250
$242,500
$271,000
$322,000
$392,500
$495,000
$790,000
$300,000
$200,000
$412,000
$735,000
$745,000
$535,000
$875,000
$379,000
$390,000
$750,000
$679,000
$595,000
$185,000
$750,000
$425,000
$365,000
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January 2016
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21 Irving Street, Millis
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4 Windcrest Lane, Millis
Robin Spangenberg
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907 Highland St, Holliston
$339,000
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122 Middlesex St, Millis,
$186,000
19 Fuller Road #1, Foxboro
$275,000
211 South Main St, Hopedale
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We met with three local RE firms before we listed with Northeast Signature
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4 bedroom cape without any discussion because it was so clear that
they were the most aware of the Millis market. In addition, we liked
that Robin and Mark suggested realistic improvements that would
impress potential buyers. After inspection, we needed to complete some
minor repairs--Robin and Mark helped us find the skilled professionals
we needed. The Signature team was extremely available, communication
was great and our pricing discussions were positive, realistic and
informed. Working with this professional, yet friendly team was a
pleasure. - D. Wassell, Millis
Robin Spangenberg
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