February 5, 2016 - Quaboag Current

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Volume 9, Number 4 – 16 Pages
Friday, February 5, 2016
The Center
of Hope, supporting and
sharing their
tasty chocolate
candies during
last weekend’s
Tastefully Ted
event.
Delectable desserts
ABOVE: The Cornerstone Café shares
their double-chocolate cupcakes
during Friday’s Tastefully Ted event.
The cafe is the restaurant of Tantasqua Regional High School’s culinary program.
BENEFIT THE CLASSROOM
–– STURBRIDGE ––
By Lydia Grossi
Town Common Correspondent
D
ecadent desserts, music
and lively chatter filled
Paige Hall for a great
cause Friday night; to provide
teachers with additional resources in Tantasqua Regional School
District classrooms.
The Tastefully Ted fundraiser
was held in Paige Hall at the Publick House Historic Inn. Taste-
fully Ted is one of three events
that the Tantasqua Education
Foundation holds each year.
“Our goal for each event is to
raise money to fund innovative
teacher-sponsored projects and
programs,” said Laurie Placella,
president of the Ted Foundation. “It also gives us a chance
to share our mission with the
people in each of the Tantasqua
districts: Holland, Brookfield,
Brimfield, Sturbridge and Wales.
Our longterm goal is to grow an
endowment in order to continue
the enhancement and enrichment
of our children’s education. Ted
is focused exclusively on education.”
This was the ninth year for
Tastefully Ted, with the attendance being over 200 people.
“We have many sponsors for this
great event, including, The Publick House, Southbridge Savings,
the Center of Hope, the Cornerstone Café, Table 3 Chefs & Catering, Rovezzi’s Ristorante and
so much more,” said Placella.
The main attractions of the
PHOTOS BY LYDIA GROSSI
(Left to right) Jeff Zahr, vice president/coordinator of Tantasqua Education Foundation
and Laurie Placella, president of Ted at Friday night’s Tastefully Ted event at the Publick
House. The nonprofit raises money to be given
as grants to Tantasqua teachers for classroom
projects.
night were the sinful treats provided by surrounding restaurants
of Sturbridge. Along with the
tasty goodies, were the silent auction and the Red Sox raffle. Each
restaurant made a blissful dessert that wowed the guests. B.T.’s
Smokehouse, Rovezzi’s Ristorante, Table 3 Chefs & Catering,
Teddy G’s Pub & Grille, Tropical
Treatz and Southbridge's Vienna
Restaurant & Historic Inn each
had samples for everyone’s palate.
“Not only did we want the
community to get involved but
we wanted to involve the areas
restaurants. They are always so
See TED I PAGE 9
Plan for Plimpton Forest trails underway
– STURBRIDGE –
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
The town and partner organizations are in the process of
creating a new community forest
and trail system on land acquired
last year to provide more open
space and recreation options.
The Plimpton Community
Forest was purchased from former owner John Plimpton and
his family last year at the cost of
roughly $1.5 million through a
combination of allocated Community Preservation Act funds,
other local, state and federal
funds as well as community donations. The Plimpton family
grew fruits and vegetables and
raised livestock on its 320-acre
farm from the 1800s until the
early 1900s.
According to Sturbridge Conservation Commission Agent
Glenn Colburn plans are underway to begin installing a system
of trails as well as information
kiosks on the site beginning this
spring.
In June of 2014, the U.S. Forest Service announced that $2.3
million in grant funds would be
See TRAILS I PAGE 8
A cultural event to help
feed the hungry families
Warm hearts
means warm
homes
–– WARREN ––
– NORTH BROOKFIELD –
By Eileen Kennedy
Town Common
By Angela Zajac
Correspondent
Hearts for Heat put on a spaghetti dinner and a movie, with
the North Brookfield Parent
Teacher Organization, to benefit
people in the community who
need help with their fuel bills,
Hearts for Heat is a community-driven charitable organiza-
Quaboag Regional Middle High School civics teacher Jeff Robbins and QRMHS senior Aaron
Morgan have planned a benefit concert and cultural happening to benefit local organization
Angels & Backpacks at the school on Feb. 11 at 6 p.m.
COURTESY PHOTO BY TINA BUZZELL
The audience at the eighth annual Hearts for Heat spaghetti dinner last Saturday at North Brookfield
Elementary School break bread together to benefit people in town that need help with their fuel bills.
tion that is dedicated to raising
funds to purchase fuel to heat the
homes of qualified applicants in
town and it's all about commu-
nity helping community.
Hearts for Heat was founded
See HEAT I PAGE 8
Quaboag Regional Middle
High School senior Aaron
Morgan and civics teacher Jeff
Robbins were looking for a way
to have the Quaboag school
community help the community at large, and the result is a
cultural event to benefit Angels
& Backpacks. It will be at 6 p.m.
on Feb. 11in the school audito-
rium.
“We thought it was a good
choice, it's a local organization
that helps kids here so much,”
Morgan said. “I feel we have a
civic duty to help the community and Mr. Robbins is a civics
teacher, it's a perfect match.”
Angels & Backpacks is locally-based organization that
solicits food donations and
money donations to buy additional food. The food is put into
See EVENT I PAGE 8
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CURRENT EVENTS
Compiled by Eileen Kennedy
[email protected]
YARD WORK Come explore the Coxhall kitchen garden this Saturday,
Feb. 6, from 9 a.m. to noon on Simpson Road in Hardwick with other
East Quabbin Land Trust volunteers. Bring loppers or a chainsaw to
help remove the trees, shrubs and vines along the wall.
BOY SCOUT ICE FISHING DERBY West Brookfield Boy Scout Troop
118 will hold its 40th annual Ice Fishing Derby on Sunday, Feb. 7,
from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Lake Wickaboag. The no ice date is
Sunday, Feb. 21. There will be door prizes. There will be trophies for
largest pickerel, bass, perch and pout for age 15 years and under. For
adults there will be four $50 prizes. In the event of a tie, the first fish
registered within each category wins. Tickets will be available for $1
each at the trailer on the day of the derby or they can be bought from
scouts before the day of the derby. The derby is held in remembrance
of Mark Cook, J. Irving England, Michael Higgins, Peter Coulthard and
Dick Shepardson.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST The Quaboag Lodge of Masons of Warren
will host their Football Day “Pancake Breakfast” at the Warren Senior
Center, 2252 Main St. in West Warren, on Sunday, Feb. 7, from 8 to
11:30 a.m. Stop in for a bite to eat, family, friends, small talk and fun.
Tickets are available at the door and requested donation is $6 per
person, and $4 for children under 10. Proceeds from the breakfast
will help fund and support the local charitable efforts of the Quaboag
Masonic Lodge, a fraternal organization instituted in1859.
BLOOD DRIVE The Lucy Stone Chapter of the National Honor Society
is again hosting a Red Cross blood drive during Quaboag Regional
Middle High School parent-teacher conferences on Feb. 9 from 12 to
6 p.m. Registration will start on Monday during lunches and online
as well at www.redcross.org. Members of the National Honor Society will also once again offer babysitting from 12 to 7 p.m. in the
high school cafeteria for anyone attending the conferences or giving
blood. If you have any questions, please contact Spencer Moulden,
NHS Adviser, at [email protected].
PANCAKE SUPPER Trinity Episcopal Church at Park and Pleasant
streets in Ware will hold a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The public is invited.
ACRYLIC PAINTING The Brimfield Senior Center is offering another
series of painting classes with acrylics. Instructor Loretta Mederios
will teach you the skills to create your own original landscape painting on canvas. Learn how to mix and apply paints and let your creative juices flow. This is a three-week course beginning on Feb. 17.
The second class is on Feb. 24 and the third is on March 2. All classes
are from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $7 for all three classes
and materials. Just bring yourself and a cotton rag. The Senior Center
is located in the First Congregational Church, 20 Main St. Please call
245-7253 to register.
MOVIE SCREENING The Brimfield Senior Center will be showing the
movie “The Man from Uncle” on Friday, Feb. 19, at 11 a.m. Plot: CIA
agent Solo and KGB agent Kuryakin are forced to put aside longstanding hostilities and team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization that is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear
weapons and technology. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a
vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal
organization, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe. Rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture
Association of America. Two dollar $2 suggested donation for movie.
Free popcorn and beverages will be provided. The Brimfield Senior
Center is located in the First Congregational Church, 20 Main St. Call
for more information at 413-245-7253.
CHINESE NEW YEAR PARTY The Brimfield Senior Center is celebrating the Year of the Monkey with a fun-filled party on Feb. 26, from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy traditional Chinese cuisine with a menu of
See CALENDAR I PAGE 3
(PHOTO SUBMITTED BY CLAYTON SYDLA)
The Brookfield Lions Club 27th annual Ice Fishing Derby was held on Jan. 30, 2016 with headquarters at
Quaboag Pond. Alex Orszulak of Ware won first place in the Children’s Category, catching a Calico Bass
that weighed 1.6 pounds; he spent the day with the Ware Ice Fishing Team.
Exceptions will be
made only when the
family provides a death
certificate and must be
pre-paid.
Brookfield nomination papers now available
BROOKFIELD –– The annual Town Election will be held on
Monday, May 2, from 7 a.m. to 7
p.m.
Nomination papers for the
Brookfield Annual Town Election
are now available at the Town
Clerk’s office. The following offices
and terms are open to candidates:
Moderator – 1 Year Term
Selectmen – 3 Year Term
Assessor – 3 Year Term
Assessor – 1 Year Term
Planning Board – 5 Year Term
Elementary School Committee
– 3 Year Term
Tantasqua Regional School
Committee – 3 Year Term
Town Clerk – 3 Year Term
Water Commission – 3 Year Term
Water Commission – 2 Year Term
Board of Health – 3 Year Term
Trustee For Merrick Public
Library – 2 - 3 Year Terms
Housing Authority – 3 Year Term
Constable – 2-3 Year Terms
Cemetery Commissioner – 1
Year Term
Trustee for Shade Tree Funds – 3
Year Term
Nomination papers became
available on Monday, Feb, 1. The
Free concert at Unitarian Universalist Church
BROOKFIELD –– Brookfield
Unitarian Universalist Church will
host a free concert on Sunday, Feb.
14. The celebration will begin at
2 p.m. at the Brookfield Unitarian
Universalist Church, 9 Upper River
Street on the Common.
The concert is a sharing by local
musicians to get us through the
cold and dark of February and yes,
we will be celebrating Valentine's
Day with a theme of love (many
interpretations). Participating musicians include Tom Whitestone, Bill
Rees, Dave Brown, Eva Brown and
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attend. There will be an opportunity to make a donation to Partners in
Health, which provides health care
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the world. There will be a couple of
free copies of "Mountains Beyond
Mountains" which tells the story
of Paul Farmer and the work of
Partners in Health, donated by The
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last day to obtain and return nomination papers is on Monday, March
14, by 5 p.m., which is 49 days
before election.
The last day for registrars to certify nomination is Monday, March
28, by 5 p.m., which is 35 days
before the election.
The last day for candidates to
withdraw is Friday, March 28, by 5
p.m., and a letter stating the withdrawal must be sent to Town Clerk.
The last day to register to vote
in the annual Town Election is
Tuesday April 12, from 9 a.m. to
8 p.m., which is 20 days before the
election.
Mason hold
annual pancake
breakfast, Feb. 7
WEST WARREN –– The
Quaboag Lodge of Masons of
Warren will host their Football
Day “Pancake Breakfast” at the
Warren Senior Center, 2252 Main
St. in West Warren, on Sunday,
Feb. 7, from 8 to 11:30 a.m.
Stop in for a bite to eat, family, friends, small talk and fun.
Tickets are available at the door
and requested donation is $6 per
person, and $4 for children under
10. Proceeds from the breakfast will help fund and support
the local charitable efforts of
the Quaboag Masonic Lodge, a
fraternal organization instituted
in1859.
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fried rice; Chinese vegetable stir fry, fortune cookies and ice cream.
February birthdays will be celebrated along with games and prizes
and a little fortune telling. Please reserve your seat on or before Feb.
23. There is a $5 suggested donation for this event. The Brimfield
Senior Center is located in the First Congregational Church, 20 Main
Street, Brimfield. For more information or to reserve a seat call the
center at 413-245-7253.
POLISH DINNER The Friends of the Town Hall in Warren will be holding
a Polish Dinner on Sat., Feb. 27 at the Warren Senior Center. There will
be two seatings at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., tickets are also available to
purchase for take-out. The dinner will include golumbki, pierogi, kapusta, keilbasa and Polish rye bread. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased from any member of the Friends of the Town Hall, or by calling
Kathy at 413-436-5389. Tickets must be purchased in advance only.
BLOOD DRIVE There will be a blood drive at Ware High School, 237
West St., on March 6 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. to benefit the high school
students, who are competing with other high schools to win money
for scholarships. The next blood drive after will be on June 29 from 1
p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Ware Senior Center, 1 Robbins Road, Ware.
TRIVIA NIGHT The Warren Cultural Council is sponsoring a Trivia
Night on Saturday, March 19, at 6 p.m. at the Warren Senior Center, 2252 Main St. in West Warren. Admission is $10 per person and
includes refreshments. There will also be a beer and wine cash bar.
Call 423-436-9268 for more information or to reserve a team table.
There is a maximum of 10 people per team table.
RED SOX GAME The Warren Cultural Council is holding its third annual Boston Red Sox Bus Trip on Friday, July 8, at 7:10 p.m. The Boston Red Sox will play the Tampa Bay Rays, and the seats are Section
40, rows 4 to 6. The cost is $70 per person. The Bus departs the Lizak
Bus Service parking lot at 3:30 p.m. Call 413-436-9268 for tickets.
There are a limited number of seats available.
ONGOING
STORY TIME Warren Public Library holds story time every Tuesday
at 11 a.m. All children are invited to come and listen to stories and do
a fun craft. The program is geared to 3 to 5-year-olds, but younger
and older children are also welcome. For more information call 413436-7690. The library is located at 934 Main St.
STORY TIME WITH MISS DONNA The West Warren Library Association presents a new season of Story Time with Miss Donna every
second and fourth Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at the West Warren
Public Library, 2370 Main St. There will be fun, reading and crafts for
tots 3 to 5-years-old. Please call 413-436-9892 with any questions.
KNITTING CIRCLE Knitters of all ages and abilities are invited to
join an ongoing knitting circle at the Warren Public Library, at 934
Main St. in Warren. The group meets on Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m..
Both experienced and beginning knitters are welcome, and crocheters, too. Basic materials and instruction will be provided to beginning
knitters. Come and learn how to knit. Stop by for a while or stay the
whole time. A knitting circle is a great place to relax, create and chat
with fellow knitters and to share favorite tips and tricks. For more
information call 413-436-7690.
PRAYER WALK Heidi Jeldres, a member of the George Whitefield
United Methodist, 33 West Main Street in West Brookfield, leads a
weekly prayer walk on Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m. In addition
to the social and physical benefits of walking with others, stops
are made at various locations to offer prayers of thanksgiving and
support. Some of these stops have so far included our police and
firefighters, veterans, school, nursing home residents and caregivers, and the ministries of our faith communities in town. A heartfelt invitation is offered to anyone interested in joining the walks.
Interested individuals are encouraged to meet in front of the church
on Wednesday mornings promptly at 9 a.m., or call Heidi Jeldres at
413-477-1233 for more information.
DISCUSSION GROUP The “Cup of Conversation” group at the Brimfield Senior Center is looking for new members to join this lively discussion group. The group meets on the first Friday of the month at
10:45 a.m. The topic for October is “Art.” Let your imagination flow
and bring your thoughts to the discussion. The Brimfield Senior Center is located in the First Congregational Church, 20 Main Street. Call
413-245-7253 for more information.
WEST WARREN LIBRARY MUSEUM PASSES The West Warren Library is proud to announce its newest collection addition: Museum
passes. These museum passes have been provided by a grant to the
community by the Warren Cultural Council. With this grant, from the
Warren Cultural Council, the West Warren Public Library was able to
purchase museum passes to Old Sturbridge Village and the Worcester Ecotarium. Both passes provide 50 percent off admission prices.
These passes are located at the West Warren Library and can be
requested to be placed aside for an hour. Passes can only be checked
out for a day and can only be returned inside the library by 7 p.m.
The library isn’t liable for any changes of the museum and we recommend patrons to check the museum’s hours of operation prior to
their visit. For more information feel free to visit the library’s website
at www.westwarrenlibrary.org or give us a call at 413-436-9892.
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Hillman, Valanzola run for Republican State Committee
STURBRIDGE – Two local
Republicans have announced their
candidacy for Republican State
Committee in conjunction with an
endorsement by Massachusetts’
leading politicians.
Reed Hillman, of Sturbridge,
a n d L i n d s a y Va l a n z o l a , o f
Wales, are running to represent
Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire,
a n d M i d d l e s ex C o u n t i e s i n
Massachusetts’ Republican State
Committee. They recently received
endorsements from Gov. Charlie
Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito.
“The key to building the
Republican party in Massachusetts
is assembling a strong grassroots
team that focuses on supporting
Republican candidates up and
down the ticket. We believe Reed
and Lindsay have the qualifications
and commitment to achieve this
goal,” said Baker and Polito in a
joint statement announcing their
endorsement of the candidates.
Hillman, a retired State
Representative and Colonel/
Superintendent of the
Massachusetts State Police, has
been active in Republican politics for decades, first campaigning at the age of 21 to serve on
his local Republican town commit-
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Hardwick, Monson, Palmer, Ware,
Warren and West Brookfield, as
Town Clerks we wish to remind
everyone that Wednesday, Feb. 10
is the deadline to register to vote
if you wish to participate in the
Massachusetts Presidential Primary
on March 1.
Feb. 10 is also the deadline
for registered voters who wish to
change their party enrollment either
to another party or to “unenrolled,”
which is commonly referred to
as “independent.” This should
not be confused with the United
Independent Party (UIP), a party
that will have ballots available but
with no candidates printed on them.
Voters registered in UIP will not
be eligible to take a Democratic,
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Republican Party as the candidate
for Lt. Governor in 2006, and was
twice nominated for U.S. Marshal
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she was 18. In college, Valanzola
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the College Republican Club. At
home in Wales, Valanzola was a
founding member of the Wales
Republican Town Committee.
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a.m. to 8 p.m. on Feb. 10, for voters who may wish to change their
party registration status or for persons wishing to register for the first
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registered voters will have voter
registration sessions available at
least from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to
8 p.m. on Feb. 10.
Persons who are United States
citizens, residents of Massachusetts
and who will be at least 18 on or
before March 1 are eligible to register. Those meeting these qualifications who have a Massachusetts
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Left to right are Gov. Charlie Baker, Reed Hillman, Lindsay Valanzola and Lt. Gov. Karen Polito. Baker
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State Committee.
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OPINION PAGE/
LETTERS
All hands should
support safe driving
POLICY
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ven if one accepts the premise that commonsense
cannot be legislated, a recent bill passed by the
state Senate requiring “hands-free” driving related
to electronic devices seems long overdue. Not all drivers
need to be forced to operate their vehicles safely. For
those that do, saving those precious few seconds texting
or surfing the Internet might just save someone’s else’s
life in addition to their own.
The House of Representatives should swiftly pass
similar legislation an send it to the governor’s desk for
approval. State Rep. Todd Smola (R-Warren) said that
he expects full debate on a similar proposal and it will
benefit everyone if it begins soon.
The bill passed earlier this month in the Senate, “An
act to prohibit the use of mobile telephones while operating a motor vehicle,” prohibits an operator from using
such a device, unless it is in a hands-free mode, to send
or receive an electronic message or use it to enter information into a global positioning system and the like. If
the device is being held near the person’s head, it will be
assumed to be a violation, unless the driver can produce
evidence that it was being used for emergency purposes.
According to the language of the bill, the first offense
will result in a fine of $100, a number that will rise to
$250 for the second violation and $500 for any subsequent occurrence.
Sure, it may sound like something very simple
that shouldn’t require a law. Virtually everywhere one
drives on the roads today, motorists can be seen with
cell phones in their hands – at red lights, intersections
or even going at highway speed, and these behaviors
aren't nearly as common where cell phone use has been
banned, according to some officials.
Brian Ferrarese, chief of staff to state Sen. Anne
Gobi (D-Spencer), who supported the bill, said that
the “hands-free” requirement in Connecticut has been
largely successful. He also noted that the American
Association of Retired Persons has studied the dangers
of distracted driving and, not surprisingly, found them to
be significant.
Ferrarese explained that while there is currently a law
on the books banning texting while driving, it is difficult
to enforce, as drivers will use excuses such as “I was
dialing a phone number” or something similar. Massive
public information campaigns have addressed distracted
driving, but the practice of using such devices on the
roads is still commonplace. One gets the sense that people are so attached to their electronic devices that it just
has become part of the way people communicate, even
in conditions that it shouldn’t be.
It remains to be seen what kind of push back the
legislation receives, even a bill as potentially lifesaving
as this one. For a long time, people were opposed to the
seatbelt law, too, even though it has undoubtedly saved
lives. Maybe at some point in the future, many people
will avoid using electronic devices while driving as a
matter of course.
But if a law needs to be passed in the meantime to
prevent tragedy, then so be it.
An African violet activity
perfect for winter
A
re you anxious to get your
in the
hands into potting soil? If
GARDEN
so, here is a fun project that
you can do to learn about vegetative propagation. You will need a
healthy African violet plant either
from your own collection or purchased from a local nursery.
Vegetative propagation, also
Roberta
known as asexual propagation,
McQuaid
Turley
is when new plants are produced
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Columnist
without seeds or spores and usually, but not always, with the help
of a human. Take, for example, when we chop that
overgrown clump of irises into thirds and give a piece
to our neighbor, or when we graft a rootstock and scion
together to carry on Grandma’s antique apple tree. These
are examples of vegetative propagation. Today we will
learn how to take cuttings, not from the tip of the plant
like you may have done with a coleus or geranium, but
from a single leaf.
Take a good look at your African violet. Firm leaves
coming from the center of the plant are ideal for this
project. Pass by older ones such as those that are found
See GARDEN I PAGE 6
SUPER K’S CORNER
State not providing enough
school aid for districts
implemented the recommendations
of the Chapter 70 review commission
(http://www.mass.gov/legis/journal/
desktop/2015/fbrc.pdf).
Once again, the commonwealth is
ov. Charlie Baker recently repushing the burden
leased his first
of funding schools
round
of
✦
to local communinumbers for the fiscal
By Dr. Brett Kustigian
ties. Under the gover2017 budget.
Quaboag Regional School
nor’s version, Warren
In his press release
District Superintendent
will have a minimum
(http://www.mass.gov/
required local congovernor/press-office/
tribution of $75,031
press-releases/fy2016/
less than the current
gov-baker-releases-fiscal-year-2017year,
and
West
Brookfield’s
minimum
budget-proposal.html), Gov. Baker sperequired
local
contribution
of
$122,256
cifically highlights education and how
his budget will, “Make Massachusetts more than the current year. Therefore,
Great.” Further, he boasts increasing the Quaboag Regional School District’s
Chapter 70 education funding by $72.1 major revenues to fund next year’s budmillion, supporting kindergarten grants, get will only increase by $73,065 in
funding charter schools, developing the total ($25,840 more in chapter 70 and
next generation of MCAS ($5.6 million) $122,256 more from WB and $75,031
and allocating funds to support children less from Warren).
I will soon be meeting with
who are at most risk.
town
officials in Warren and West
So, what about the Quaboag Regional
School District and how does Governor Brookfield, and I will keep the school
Baker’s proposed budget affect our community informed of our public
schools? In terms of Chapter 70 fund- budget discussions. As the School
ing, his proposal does not help us. In Committee and our local officials prethe current year, fiscal 2016, Quaboag dicted, West Brookfield will require an
received $8,544,111 in Chapter 70 aid. override to maintain the current level
Governor Baker’s proposal for Chapter of service for the schools. Warren will
70 next year, fiscal 2017, is $8,569,951. not require an override, but I am sure
This is an increase of only $25,840 or a that there will be a lively discussion
about the school’s budget at Town
mere .3 percent.
A .3 percent increase in state fund- Meeting.
I can be reached at bkustigian@
ing is hardly enough to, “Make
Quaboag Great!” I would be thrilled if quaboagrsd.org if you have any quesall of Quaboag’s costs only increased tions. The next Quaboag Budget
by .3 percent, but that is not realistic. Subcommittee meeting is scheduled for
In fact, we anticipate a higher than Feb. 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the Quaboag
10 percent increase in health insur- Regional Middle High School library
ance alone (approximately $200,000). and again on Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m., also n
Unfortunately, our governor has not the QRMHS library.
West Brookfield likely
to need override
G
What does night have for you?
I
The mind has a thousand eyes,
n the 19th century Francis WilAnd the heart but one;
liam Bourdillon wrote a poem, in
Yet the light of a whole life dies
French, entitled “The Night Has A
When love is done.”
Thousand Eyes” when translated.
Clearly the idea has possessed man
The title was used earlier by John
for millennia. I would
Lyly, who in the 16th
modify that by saying that
century wrote a poem
night has a thousand voicBy Loren Gould
with the line “Night Hath
a Thousand Eyes,” but Guest Correspondent es too. There are many
animals that have adapted
even that is not the source
to the limited light of the
of the concept, as it was
night. Perhaps you have
preceded by a Greek reference. Bourdillon’s poem is the most entered a dark room and stumbled over
commonly quoted version of the night your cat who is watching something.
has a thousand eyes, as is shown in this Cats are said to see in the dark, but
they do not. However, they can see with
translation:
much less light than humans can.
“The night has a thousand eyes,
There are some animals that live in
And the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world dies
With the dying sun.
See JOTTINGS I PAGE 5
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Haston Library lists upcoming events
NORTH BROOKFIELD – The
Haston Free Public Library, Main
Street (Rte. 67), is partnering with
the Boston Bruins and Cradles to
Crayons to provide new pajamas
for local children in need across the
Commonwealth. The library will
be collecting new pajamas from
Feb. 1 through March 15. People
can make a difference by bringing
in new pajama donations anytime
during this period. In conjunction
with this drive the library will be
holding a PJ Story Time for children on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 6
p.m. The night’s readers will include
local author, Renee Gregoire, who
will read her new book, “Yucky or
Lucky: A Tale of Friendship.”
Some special children’s activities
will be held during the school vacation week in February. On Tuesday,
Feb. 16, children can enjoy a variety
of simple crafts in the Children’s
Library from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 18, also from 2 to 4 p.m., will
be “Games Day.” A variety of
games such as Candyland, checkers,
Chutes and Ladders, Operation, Uno
and more will be available to spark
some friendly competition.
Pre-school Story Time for children aged two to five takes place
every Tuesday, from 10:15 to 11:00
a.m.
Children’s librarian, Rosemary
Mackenzie, leads the children
in music and movement, learning
games, stories and simple crafts.
Pre-registration is required. People
may call the library for more information.
The Knitting and Crochet
Group meets every Monday at 1:30
p.m. and every Saturday at 9 a.m.
Crafters of all levels are welcome.
People may just drop in and join
this group.
The monthly book discussion
group will meet on Tuesday, Feb,
23, at 7 p.m. This month’s discussion book is “The Orphan Master’s
Son” by Adam Johnson. Copies of
the book are available at the library.
All are welcome.
Adults may meet with others
for an evening of coloring every
Monday evening at 6 p.m. beginning Feb. 1. Coloring pages and
pencils will be available or people
may bring their own supplies. No
sign-up required, simply drop in.
The Friends of the Haston Library
will hold their monthly meeting on
Thursday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m. New
members are always welcome.
For more information on any of
these activities, people may call the
library at 508-867-0208.
New Braintree nomination papers available
NEW BRAINTREE –– Nomination papers are now available in
the Town Clerk’s Office for the following offices up for election at the
annual Town Election to be held
on Monday, May 2: Selectman for
3 years; Tax Collector for 3 years;
Assessor for 3 years; Library
Trustee for 3 years (2), Cemetery
Commissioner for 3 years; Board
of Health for 3 years; Finance
Committee for 3 years; Finance
Committee for 1 year to fill a vacancy; Planning Board for 5 years;
Planning Board for 3 years to fill a
vacancy; Constable for 3 years.
The last day to obtain nomination papers is Friday, March
11. Nomination papers must be
submitted for certification by
5 p.m. on Monday, March 14.
Nomination papers must be filed
JOTTINGS I FROM PAGE 4
total darkness, like in large caves such as Mammoth
Cave. Such animals originally had eyes and sight, but
after generations of living deep in a cave they have lost
their eyes and exist quite well without them, finding
adequate sustenance for their purposes. Of course there
are animals, such as bats, that use their version of sonar
to make their way around.
If you chose to go out in the dark of night, if you
are willing to wait a few minutes your iris will become
much smaller and you will be able to distinguish shapes
at least, but not details—hence the use of flashlights or
other light sources by most of us.
One time I went out into a cornfield in June in Illinois
at night. I went out for a different purpose: I had read
that one could hear corn grow, and I wanted to verify
the fact. I stayed for a half hour or so, located deep into
a cornfield, and I could hear the rustle of leaves as the
corn grew. If you have a large field of corn, you can hear
the leaves as they slowly unfold if you are patient.
Another night sound I have always enjoyed was the
call of the whippoorwill, shortly after sunset or before
dawn. When I first moved to Hardwick 25 years ago,
I could hear whippoorwills in the woods opposite my
house. Now, they are no longer heard as the woods were
cut down to create a new house. Other night sounds that
are now rarely heard where I live are the lonely calls of
owls. Remember how the student that stayed up all night
studying on a regular basis was called a night owl?
Foxes and other predators are on the roam at night.
Perhaps you’d heard the success of such a hunt as a rabbit squealing its death throes, a sound too human-like to
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on Monday, March 28. The last
day and time to register to vote
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Town Election will be Tuesday,
April 12. from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7
to 8 p.m. in the Town Clerk’s office. Please call the Town Clerk’s
office at 508-867-2071, ext. 102,
or via email at [email protected]
be heard without a shudder for the poor rabbit, but that
is the rule of nature, with one animal providing sustenance to maintain another.
Remember that the night is never totally dark. There
is the light of the moon for much of the month as it
waxes and wanes, plus there is starlight except for
cloudy nights. Even then, some light is more than sufficient for the animals of the night.
We have become used to artificial light at night as
our ability to conquer the night continues. But what
about all the life forms that depend on darkness to survive, including vegetation? We need to learn to enjoy the
dark, as we are fortunate to live in a rural atmosphere
where the dark can still be enjoyed, unlike our brethren
that are living in the many cities of the world.
Astronomical events are ours to enjoy, while city
dwellers must watch TV, a poor substitute for the natural world.
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Polish dinner to benefit Friends
of the Town Hall, Feb. 27
WEST WARREN –– The Friends of the Town Hall
in Warren will be holding a Polish dinner on Sat., Feb.
27 at the Warren Senior Center, 2252 Main St., West
Warren.There will be two seatings at 5 p.m. and 6:30
p.m., and tickets are also available to purchase for
take-out.The dinner will include golumbki, pierogi,
kapusta, keilbasa and Polish rye bread. Tickets are $10
and may be purchased from any member of the Friends
of the Town Hall, or by calling Kathy at 413-436-5389.
Tickets must be purchased in advance only.
Warren Cultural Council
sponsors Trivia Night
WARREN – The Warren Cultural Council is sponsoring a Trivia Night on Saturday, March 19, at 6
p.m. at the Warren Senior Center, 2252 Main St.
in West Warren. Admission is $10 per person and
includes refreshments. There will also be a beer and
wine cash bar. Call 423-436-9268 for more information or to reserve a team table. There is a maximum
of 10 people per team table.
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Owners are requested to provide the previous
rabies certificate when they attend so that the information about the owner, the current rabies vaccination information and the information about the dog is
available for the personnel who will be at the clinic
in an effort to save time and questions.
The town of Ware Rabies Clinic has been scheduled for Saturday, March 5, at the DPW Barn on
Mechanic Street from 9 to 11 a.m. The fee for this
clinic is $14.per shot. Cash is acceptable and checks
should be made payable to VCA Wickaboag.
The town of Warren rabies clinic has been scheduled for Saturday, March 12, at the DPW Highway
Barn on Rt. 19 in Warren from 9 to 11 a.m.. The fee
for this clinic is $14 per shot.
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- public safety POLICE LOGS
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are presumed to be innocent until found
guilty in a court of law. Police provide
us with the information you read on this
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or any suspect listed here is found not
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Brookfield Police Log
Between Jan. 25 and Feb. 1 Brookfield
police made four arrests. Randy Rebidue,
50, of 1 Webber Road, Brookfield,
was arrested on Jan. 26 on a warrant.
Christopher J. Fontaine, 25, of 4 Forest
Street, Brookfield, was arrested on Jan.
28 on a warrant. William H. Roscioli,
22, of 505 Lakeside Circle, Brookfield,
was arrested on Jan. 28 on a warrant.
Joseph Bachand, 21, of 289 Clarke Road
Extension, Fiskdale, was arrested on Jan.
30 for operating under the influence of
liquor and negligent operation of a motor
vehicle.
Police made 14 motor vehicle stops,
one building or property check, one
investigation, two motor vehicle investigations, served four warrants, served
three summonses, and assisted two
citizens. They responded to one medical emergency, two alarms, one threat,
one safety hazard, one report of scam
or fraud, one complaint, one report of
suspicious activity, one disabled motor
vehicle, one motor vehicle accident, one
fire alarm and one complaint of motor
vehicle operations. They appeared for
court-related matters four times, and one
officer was initiated.
There were six 911 calls. Of these,
three were for medical emergencies, one
was for a complaint, one was for an animal call and one was for a motor vehicle
accident. Brookfield police assisted two
other agencies.
East Brookfield Police Log
Between Jan. 25 and Jan. 31, East
Brookfield police made one arrest.
Paul F. Lebeau of 112 Maple Way, East
Brookfield, was arrested on Jan. 31 for
vandalism and trespassing.
two building and property checks, two
motor vehicle investigations, one investigation, provided general information
once, and assisted one citizen. They
responded to one carbon monoxide
alarm, one animal call, two motor vehicle
accidents, one fire, one report of trespassing and two reports of vandalism. They
appeared for court-related matters once,
and two officers were initiated.
There were four 911 calls. Of these,
two were for medical emergencies, one
was for a motor vehicle accident, and
one was for a complaint of motor vehicle
operations. East Brookfield police assisted one other agency.
North Brookfield Police Log
Between Jan. 25 and Feb. 1, North
Brookfield police made two arrests. Amy
Castingway, 41, of 24 Grove Street,
North Brookfield, was arrested on Jan.
29 on a warrant. Preston Peterson, 33,
of 5 Mt. Guyot Street, North Brookfield,
was arrested on Jan. 31 for disorderly
conduct.
two building and property checks, three
motor vehicle investigations, two investigations, performed traffic control once,
one repossession, served two warrants,
served one summons, and assisted six
citizens. They responded to three disturbances, three animal calls, three complaints, two alarms, one lockout, and
one report of suspicious activity. They
appeared for court-related matters once,
and two officers were initiated.
There were 10 911 calls. Of these,
three were for medical emergencies, one
was for a disturbance, one was for a welfare check, one was for a complaint, one
was for a motor vehicle accident, one
was for a mental health emergency, one
was for a complaint of motor vehicle
operations, and one was a hang-up call.
North Brookfield police assisted one
other agency.
Warren Police Log
Between Jan. 25 and Feb. 1, Warren
police made one arrest. Thomas Paul
McKeon, 52, of 980 Main Street
Apartment #4, Warren, was arrested on
Jan. 30 for being motor vehicle operator
who refused to identify himself and for a
subsequent offense of operating a motor
vehicle with a suspended license.
26 building checks, three welfare checks,
nine investigations, one vehicle investigation, two notifications, transported
prisoners twice, assisted two motorists,
and assisted 10 citizens. They responded
to one report of past assault and battery,
one animal complaint, one traffic hazard,
two reports of suspicious activity, one
report of fraud, one report of annoying
phone calls, one violation of a protective
order, two reports of found property, two
burglar alarms, one parking violation,
and one motor vehicle violation.
There were three 911 calls. Of these,
one was for a medical emergency, one
was for a report of suspicious activity and
one was for a medical or mental health
emergency. Warren police assisted one
other agency.
GARDEN I FROM PAGE 4
CLUES ACROSS
1. Soybean paste
5. Unit of time
8. Watering holes
12. Joint
14. Certified public
accountant
15 __ Mater, one’s
school
16. Resells tickets
18. Batter’s objective
19. Past participle
of lie
20. State of Islands
21. Fed
22. Cause cell
destruction
23. Daily Show host
26. Diagrammed
30. Cat sounds
31. Most sorry
32. Do wrong
33. Coral reef and
lagoon island
34. That (Middle
English)
39. Electrically charged
atom
42. Nassau is the capital
44. Frogs, toads, tree
toads
46. Marjoram
47. Where the Donald
lives in NYC
49. Whale ship captain
50. A way to emit
sound
51. Comparable
56. Isodor __, American
Nobel physicist
57. Businesswoman
58. A way to split up
59. Solo Operatic piece
60. No (Scottish)
61. In a way, tears
62. Bridge breadth
63. Single Lens Reflex
64. Thou __ protest too
much
63. Single Lens Reflex
64. Thou __ protest too
much
CLUES DOWN
1. Korean War TV show
2. South American
Indian
3. Cape at tip of
Denmark
4. A podrida cooking
pot
5. Russian sourgrass
soup
6. Perfect example
7. Supplier
8. Unhealthy looking
9. Spanish beaches
10. Am. follower of the
Mennonite Bishop
Amman
11. Well-balanced
13. Outer surface cells
17. Fathers
24. Sun up in New York
25. Dweller above the
Mason-Dixon
26. Young women’s
association
27. Tell on
28. Bustle
29. Poundal
35. An ugly, old woman
36. Doctors’ group
37. __ Ling, Chinese
mountain range
38. Volcanic mountain
in Japan
40. Leaves parentless
41. Existing in or
produced by nature
42. Inclination
43. Extents
44. Peninsula between
the Red Sea and the
Persian Gulf
45. Language of Nile
47. Twyla __, US dancer
48. Card game
49. River in E. Turkey to
the Caspian Sea
52. Scored 100%
53. Tonight’s former
host
54. __ and ends
55. Notable exploit
growing around the edge of the pot.
While they may be bigger, they are less
likely to root and more likely to rot.
With a clean razor blade, cut a leaf with
an inch and a half of its petiole (stem)
attached.
You can either buy appropriate rooting
medium or make it yourself. Simply mix
one part vermiculite with one part perlite.
Vermiculite will hold moisture while perlite will allow it to drain away, the perfect
combination for rooting fleshy stems like
those of African violets.
Fill a clean pot with moistened rooting medium and firm. Then, use a pencil or small dowel and make a planting
hole about an inch deep into the medium.
With the leaf in your hand, dip its stem
into a mild strength rooting hormone.
Tap off the excess before inserting it into
the planting hole. Leave a half inch of the
petiole above the soil line and firm well.
Make another planting hole and insert
the next cutting. Allow ample space in
between. Under no circumstances should
leaves touch; if they do, they may rot.
Label each with the appropriate variety
name if you know it.
A humid environment is best for rooting. If your house is especially dry, make
a humidity tent over your African violet
leaf cuttings. Simply insert straws, dowels or even popsicle sticks around the
perimeter of the pot. Put the pot in a clear
Warren nomination
papers available
WARREN –– Warren Town Clerk
Nancy J. Lowell announces that
Nomination Papers are available on
Monday, Feb. 1, 2016 for the upcoming
Town Election to be held on Tuesday,
May 3. These papers must be filed with
the Board of Registrars, in the Town
Clerk’s office, for certification on or
before Tuesday, March 15 at 5 p.m.
Final day to withdraw as a candidate is
Thursday, March 31 at 5 p.m.
Appearing on the ballot will be the
following: Town Clerk for a three-year
term; Town Treasurer for a three-year
term; Collector of Taxes for a threeyear term; Selectman for a three-year
term; two Board of Health seats, one
for a three-year term and one for a
two-year term; Assessor for a threeyear term; Park Commissioner for a
three-year term; Cemetery Commissioner for a three-year term; Constables (five) for a three-year term; Highway Surveyor for a three-year term;
Sewer Commissioner for a three-year
term; Housing Authority for a fiveyear term; and Planning Board for a
five-year term and a three-year term.
The Quaboag Regional School District positions will also be incorporated
on the Town Ballot—two members
from the town of Warren for a three-year
term and two members from the town of
West Brookfield for a three-year term.
These nomination papers are available
on Feb. 3 at the Superintendent’s office
at 284 Old West Brookfield Road, Warren. Deadline for returning these papers
is Friday, March 18 by 4 p.m.
The last day to register to vote before
the Town Election is Wednesday, April
13 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Town
Clerk’s office in the Shepard Municipal
Building.
Pajama drive, with
a pj storytime
NORTH BROOKFIELD – The
Haston Free Public Library in North
Brookfield is partnering with the Boston
Bruins and Cradles to Crayons to provide new pajamas for local children in
need across the commonwealth.
The library will be collecting new
pajamas through March 15. You can
make a difference by bringing in new
pajama donations anytime during this
period.In conjunction with this drive,
the library will be holding a pj storytime
for children on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 6
p.m. Call the library for details at 508867-0208.
plastic bag (the kind you buy produce in
work great) and secure it at the top with a
twist-tie. The plastic should be held away
from the leaves by the tent “poles;” if
any part of the plastic bag touches a leaf,
redo the tent or turn the leaves in towards
the center of the pot, rather than towards
the outside of it.
Place the pot in a warm, bright location out of direct sunlight. In just over
a month you should see a little plantlet
form adjacent to the “mother leaf.” It will
take an additional month or two before
it will be ready for transplanting into its
own container. Begin by separating the
plantlet from the leaf with a clean razor
blade. Choose a small pot, one just a bit
larger than the root ball of the plantlet.
Fill it part of the way with a moistened
planting mix especially formulated for
African violets, then add the roots, back
fill and firm around the plantlet. Water
with room temperature water and place in
a warm location that receives natural but
indirect light. Fertilizing can begin with
the next watering; a dilute fish emulsion
will work just fine.
Other plants that can be propagated
by this type of leaf cutting include the
jade plant, kalanchoe, and Rex Begonia
among others.
And if this type of winter activity is
not your cup of tea, consider starting
your onion seeds indoors this week.
Yes indeed, it is time already!
PA G E 7
- education STUDENTAchievers
HOLYOKE –– Ware resident
Corey Wheeler, of Ware, in grade
9 received first honors in Holyoke
Holyoke Catholic High School second quarter honor roll. Ware residents
Camille Desjardins, grade 9, and
Brett St. Onge, grade 12, received
second honors for the school's second
quarter honor roll.
NEEDHAM –– Sturbridge resident Christian M. Locurto, a senior at
St. Sebastian's School made honors
with distinction for the second quarter of the 2015-2016 school year.
SPRINGFIELD –– Western New
England University congratulates 749
students who were named to the fall
2015 dean's list. The following students are named to the dean's List
for achieving a semester grade point
average of 3.30 or higher: Katharine
B. Hickson of Hardwick, majoring
in psychology; Adam J. Kozlik of
Ware, majoring in civil engineering;
Chelsea Amanda Thompson of Ware,
working toward a doctor of pharmacy degree; Danielle Brown, working
towards a degree in pre-pharmacy;
Thaddeus T. France of Brimfield,
majoring in accounting and finance;
Alex J. Parker of Brimfield, majoring in finance; Benjamin G. Kennedy
of Sturbridge, majoring in electrical
engineering; and Thomas J. Kennedy
of Holland, majoring in mechanical
engineering.
SPRINGFIELD –– Brandon Opitz
of Sturbridge and Michael Deotte of
Ware have been named to the president's list at Western New England
for the fall semester of 2015. Opitz
is working toward a doctor of pharmacy degree. Michael Deotte of Ware
has been named to the president's
List at Western New England for
the fall semester of 2015. Deotte is
working toward a doctor of pharmacy
degree. Danielle Brown of Ware has
also been named to the president's
list and is working towards a degree
in pre-pharmacy. Jacques G. Boilard,
of Brimfield, majoring in electrical
engineering, Chelsea L. Johnson, of
Holland, majoring in sports management and Hayley N. Johnson, of
Holland, majoring in psychology,
also made the president's list.
FITCHBURG –– Samantha R.
Shorrock of Wheelwright made the
Fitchburg State University president's
list for the fall 2015 semester.
BOSTON –– The following students have made the dean's List at
Wentworth Institute of Technology
for the fall 2015 semester: Nicole
Alicia Joubert of Hardwick and
Matthew G. Ackerman of North
Brookfield.
N O RT H F I E L D , V E R M O N T
–– The following students have
been recognized on the dean's list at
Norwich University for the fall 2015
semester: Connor J. McCaffrey and
Nathan Jacob Lowell, both of West
Brookfield.
N E WA R K , D E L AWA R E –
– Bridget Joyce of Sturbridge, has
been named to the University of
Delaware's dean's list for the 2015
fall semester.
SPRINGFIELD –– Springfield
College has named the following
area students to the dean's list for academic excellence for the fall 2015
term: Amanda Howell of Ware, who
is studying art therapy; Cora Paul of
Ware, who is studying dance; Monica
Lindsay of Ware, who is studying
health science/pre-physical therapy;
Kaylie DuBois of Ware, who is studying mathematics and computer technology; Liam Seguin of Fiskdale, who is
studying business and Nicole Partridge
of Sturbridge, who is studying health
science/occupational therapy.
FRAMINGHAM –– Aidan
Lanciani, of Ware, was placed on the
dean's list for the fall 2015 semester at Framingham State University.
Katelyn Sifuentes, of Ware, and
Colleen Jenkins, of West Brookfield,
was placed on the president's list for
the fall 2015 semester at Framingham
State University.
West Brookfield Elementary
School second quarter honor roll
WEST BROOKFIELD – West
Brookfield Elementary School has released the honor roll for the second
quarter of the 2015-2016 school year.
GRADE 5
Honors: Roman Donald Barraco,
Grace Lauryn Boos, Rylan Shane Bravetti, Ian Jameson Bruni, Julien Eugene
Compher, Elizabeth Joan Czaja, Isaac
Marshall Graves, Madison Lee Gray,
Kacie Grace Horner, Lydia Johnson,
Gage Willem Lane, Hannah Rose Manzaro, Avery Alan Maynard, Jane Marie
McCall, Casey Kaye Moran, Kaitlyn
Anne Osborne, Nicholas Earle Osborne,
Cody Hunter Perron, Hailey Elizabeth
Samek, Lucy Eleanor Sanelli, Molly
Catherine Segatore, Megan Riley Shea,
Jason Peter Swistak, Samantha Marie
Tetreault, Adam Joseph Wetnicka, and
Brooke Ellen Whittemore.
High Honors: Brandon George Allen,
Thatcher Joseph Atwood, Shianne Carley Bateman, Veronica Leigh Beauregard, Paige Mary Dion, Elizabeth Haley
Dreitlein, Alexandra Anne Garrand,
Ariana Jane Masterjohn, Kadin Thomas Milligan, Gabriel Ronald Paquette,
Bryan Joseph Para, Chase Robert Potvin, Brandon Yandel Santiago, Margaret
Grace Stevens, and Ryan Scott Wilson.
GRADE 6
Honors: Elizabeth Rose Allen, Scott
Adam Barley, Miranda Gabriel Bartley, Arwen Marie Bergeron, Alexander
David Carter, Jaden Fredrick Darnell,
Parker David Doe, Emma Lee Emanuel, Lauren Alexis Gassnola, Michael Albert Greewich Jr., Kiely Eileen Horner,
Patrick John Lamarine, Paige Victoria
Latter, Samantha Margarite Maskell,
Kylie Alexis Peet, Vincent Kenneth Piazzo, Heath Lewis Swope, Alexis Kasie
Thayer, and Olivia Grace Toppin.
High Honors: Andrew Spencer Araujo, Elias William Berthel, Sierra Jade
Cromack, Nathan Charles Dreitlein,
Walker Ann Gill, Jacob Scott Harder,
Zoe Jessica Harder, Matthew Joseph
Kustigian, Matthew Paul Luyrink, Ava
Elizabeth Paradis, and Derrick Alan
Shepherd.
North Brookfield
offering evening school
for Spring 2016
Burgess Elementary
School preschool
registration
NORTH BROOKFIELD – North
Brookfield will once again be offering
a variety of classes this spring in their
Adult/Evening Program. The classes are
scheduled to begin the week of March 7,
and run for eight weeks through May 11.
Please check their website at nbschools.
org for the current listing of courses and
registration forms, Or contact them at
[email protected]. Registration will
begin the week of Feb. 8.
NEWTON –– Cameron Browne,
a political science and history major
from Fiskdale, has been named to
the fall 2015 dean's list at Mount Ida
College in Newton.
STURBRIDGE –– If your
child is a resident of Sturbridge
and will be 3 by Aug. 31, they are
eligible for the Burgess Elementary School preschool program.
Applications are available at
the school at 45 Burgess School
Road. or by calling 508-347-7041.
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fall semester of the 2015-2016 academic year: Elizabeth O'Connor of
Fiskdale has earned high honors and
Megan McIntyre of Sturbridge has
earned honors.
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Wildlife tracking talk and hike
OAKHAM –– Hike with David
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at the Oakham Wildlife Management
Area. Those who are interested in going should meet at the Fobes Memorial
Library, 14 Maple St.
This outdoor hike will acquaint
participants with the process of finding, identifying, and interpreting wildlife sign. The leader will be well-known
tracker-naturalist David Brown, whose
experience finding and interpreting
New England wildlife spans nearly
three decades. He is the author of
“Trackards for North American Mammals” and “The Companion Guide to
Trackards,” and his newest book “The
Next Step: Interpreting Animal Tracks,
Trails and Signs” has just been released.
He will be joined by botanist and longtime Oakham resident Caren Caljouw
as they explore the winter ecology of a
portion of the Oakham WMA.
Meet at the library for an introductory talk by Brown before heading out
to the WMA. Dress for the weather.
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walking sticks and/ or ski poles if you
like. Participants may also wish to
bring snacks, beverages, cameras and
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backpacks every
week and given
to children whose
families need the
food.
Morgan plays
guitar and sings
vocals
in
the
band “The Participants,” and the
band's name was
inspired by musician Kurt Cobain,
of Nirvana, who
said, “the duty of
youth is to challenge corruption.”
“It's important
that young people stand up and help to make a difference in the world,” Morgan said. “They should participate in life.”
Robbins said that he and Morgan have always
shared an interest in music, and have had many discussions about rock n' roll including the many benefit
concerts that bands have held over the years, starting
with George Harrison's “The Concert for Bangladesh”
in 1971. That event, which was two concerts on the
same day, was the first large rock n' roll fundraiser that
raised money and awareness of a humanitarian issue.
In 1971, the area that became Bangladesh, which had
been East Pakistan, broke off from Pakistan during a
war, and had a cyclone hit the area, creating devastation and death. Morgan researched the benefit concerts
so a local version of the events could be created at the
school.
There will be a wide participation from Quaboag
students, with a second student band, “The Grapes
of Math” scheduled to play as well as drama students
staging a skit, poetry readings and a while others a
folk music performance.
“It's going to be a cultural event that lets student
express themselves in different ways,” Morgan said.
Another Quaboag student, Devon Maloney, was
also tapped to design and draw a poster for the event.
“It's great to see the school community getting involved and making a difference,” Robbins said.
Morgan is no stranger to community involvement.
He is also a Boy Scout in West Brookfield and as part
of his Eagle Scout requirements, he and other scouts
recently constructed and installed wood duck boxes at
Pynchon’s Grist Mill Preserve in that town.
Linda Lloyd, founder of Angels & Backpacks, is
thrilled the group has been chosen as the charity that
will benefit.
“It's just phenomenal that the school community
cares so much about us,” she said. “Children are are
like sprouts in their formative stage and they'll grow
into majestic trees, but they need a good start so they
can be the best students and citizens they can be.”
Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students, and
can be purchased at the door.
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North Brookfield High School National Honor Society members help out at Saturday night's eighth annual spaghetti dinner to benefit Hearts for Heat. The
nonprofit benefits people in town who need help with their fuel bills.
EVENT I FROM PAGE 1
by North Brookfield resident Suzanne Lewandowski after she calculated that her winter heating bill
for 2008 would cost her close to
$7,000.
“After the initial shock wore
off, I thought about all those who
would have to go without food or
medication to be warm,” she said.
“For several days, I felt a strange
tugging at my heart.”
In late 2008, Robert LaFlamme,
who operates Crowley Fuel in
town, invited her to an informational meeting on Hearts for Heat.
Lewandowski had no choice but
to participate in this idea established by Cindy Shea in Princeton
years earlier.
“It could be any one of us that
loses a job tomorrow or gets ill,
and that one tank of heating oil
could be the difference between
being able to feed your family or
get medication,” she said.
Even if people receive fuel assistance from the state, the funds
do not come close to cover everincreasing fuel costs. Fuel assistance has gone down while prices
have gone up, and Hearts for Heat
members believe the organization
makes a huge difference in closing
that gap. By the time people go to
TRAILS I FROM PAGE 1
distributed amongst communities
in eight states for the purpose of
helping to secure community forests.
Of the total allocated funds
$349,950 was distributed to Sturbridge to help purchase the Plimpton Forest lands. In addition to
the Community Forest Program
Grant, a more recent matching
grant from the state’s Executive
Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs for $400,000 was also
received, which was also used to
buy the land.
The roughly 295-acre forest
will link to already existing Sturbridge Community forest and
other conservation land creating
a 2,700-acre block of contiguous
conserved forest. Of the total land
acreage within the Plimpton borders 15 acres have been set aside to
make several recreation fields off
of Allen Road by the town Parks
and Recreation Department in the
future.
Colburn hopes to Trails Committee members begin looking at
the parcel come spring so pathways can be plotted out. The land
could provide eco-tourism for
town residents as well as enhanc-
Hearts for Heat, they've usually
gone through some other channels and have either been rejected
or used up the other resources, she
said.
Eight years later, Hearts for
Heat has assisted 105 families in
need of emergency home heating
assistance for oil, propane, natural gas, electricity, wood pellets or
cord wood. Treasurer Michelle Petraitis, applications facilitator Ellen
Smith, and board members Louise
Bouchard, Tina Buzzell, Crystal
Caron and Tom Lewandowski are
also active in the organization.
“It's amazing that it's all driven
locally,” Petraitis said. “This is all
through spaghetti dinners and local people just giving. People are
so appreciative of the organization and have sent many thank
you notes.”
Last Saturday evening, Jan. 30,
in the North Brookfield Elementary School cafeteria, Hearts for
Heat held their eighth annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser and raffle
sponsored by the Hayden Masonic Lodge and supported by Hannaford Supermarket.
The NBPTO showed “The
Lego Movie” prior to the dinner.
The Otters provided the musical
entertainment all evening, and students from North Brookfield High
School's National Honor Society
and Valley View School students
assisted in the kitchen and in serving the meal.
Raffle items were donated by
Jim’s Pizza, Statz Sports Pub &
Grill, North Brookfield Pizza and
St. Jeans Package Store. Michele
and Wally Connor, founders of
Socks for Siberia in Brookfield
again offered a pair of Boston
Red Sox tickets and Bose Corp.
had also contributed a high tech
sounds system.
Donations can be mailed to
North Brookfield Hearts for Heat,
P.O. Box 44, North Brookfield,
MA., 01535.
To access the printable 2015
application, visit- http://www.
heartsforheat.org/NorthBrookfield/index.html or email ellen@
heartsforheat.org.
ing and supporting the already existing wildlife habitats in the area,
he said.
“The property is laced with
beautiful stone walls and spectacular rugged ledges,” said Colburn. “It’s especially beautiful to
see around the foundation. We
hope to be able to highlight this as
a feature with the walking trails.”
A parking lot area will likely be
placed along Holden Road, with
an additional trailhead potentially
to be created on Allen Road.
Of the many partnering groups
that help to oversee the site, the
Trust for Public Land has been an
instrumental member in ongoing
maintenance efforts in Plimpton
Forest. Colburn attributed much
of the groundwork for several of
the grants that went into the project to the work done by Trust Urban Program Director Darci Schofield and her colleagues.
While the former owner had already logged much of the land prior to the town buying it, a northern section remains untouched and
could be a sources of additional
revenue for the town through a
controlled timber harvest Presently the members of the Conservation Commission are waiting to
hear back from the state to receive
the conservation restriction filed
for the property this past October.
The restriction will be held by the
Opacum Land Trust, which acts
as steward for several conservation parcels within Sturbridge and
several other towns in the region.
Maintaining the forest will still
be the duty of the Conservation
Commission.
The conservation restriction defines what forms of recreation the
land can be used for, and prevents
the constructing of buildings or
mining to be done on the property.
Though the Plimpton Forest has been officially open to the
public since last July, a formal ceremony commemorating the new
community attraction has yet to
occur. Colburn says that plans are
tentative for a springtime ribboncutting ceremony, which the public
will be invited to attend.
“I’m very proud that we were
able to get the funds in order to
make the purchase,” said Colburn.
“It is virtually unheard of to receive that sort of funding for local
conservation projects. We intend
to use every cent of it towards
making the area a destination that
the community can enjoy to its
fullest.”
“After the initial shock
wore off, I thought about
all those who would have
to go without food or
medication to be warm.
For several days,
I felt a strange tugging
at my heart.”
SUZANNE LEWANDOWSKI
Many attendees enjoyed all of the delicious treats and the conversation at the Tastefully Ted event held at the Publick
House last Friday.
TED I FROM PAGE 1
excited about supporting Ted,” said
Placella. Some of the silent auction
donors included Fins and Tales, Sadie
Green’s, Soup to Nuts, Burgess Elementary School, Sturbridge Travel and Yankee Peddlar.
Over the course of the night, many
attendees bid on their favorite silent
auction items. The array of items included a beer basket, a Fins and Tales
gift certificate, Red Sox tickets, an LG
G4 smartphone, two gold passes to Wachusett Mountain and Disney in Concert tickets.
Guests also enjoyed the vibrant band
Livestock. “We always get really positive feedback on this event. It has always
been at the Publick House, they have
been so good to us,”Placella said. “They
are such great supporters. They are always willing to do whatever it takes to
make the night a success. The theme of
desserts has also stayed the same. Each
restaurant makes and provides 200 bitesize desserts, it is quite amazing.”
One of the many restaurants that
shared their samplers was the Corner-
The room was filled with music, laughter and conversation during Tastefully Ted, held at the Publick House last
weekend to benefit classrooms in the Tantaaqua Regional School District.
“After calculating the
results of our Tastefully
Ted event, we were able
to raise over $7,300, our
best year yet. We are
looking forward and
already planning an
extraordinary 2017—
Ted’s 10th anniversary.”
LAURIE PLACELLA
stone Café, which offered guests its
double-chocolate cupcakes. The Cornerstone café is the Tantasqua High
School’s Culinary Arts students’ restaurant. “All of our students have a job at
the café. Some are hostesses, cashiers
and of course, cooks. Our seniors mainly do the cooking for events like these.
They all do a great job and we are happy
to be here tonight to support Ted,” said
Adam Popp, chef instructor at THS.
Other sponsors who came out to
share their tasty desserts were Rovez-
PHOTOS BY LYDIA GROSSI
Teddy G’s Pub & Grille made it out for a great cause Friday night, where guests sampled desserts to benefit Tantasqua
Regional School District classrooms.
zi’s and The Center of Hope. Rovezzi’s
shared their delectable vanilla bean
Crème Brule with salted caramel apple
compote. “This is our signature dessert at our restaurant. Every year we do
this event and it is so awesome. It is a
great way to expose the public about our
restaurant. It is for a great cause,” said
Laurie Sutherland, manager of Rovezzi’s Ristorante.
The Center of Hope was also there
with their bite-sized chocolate candies.
“This was our first year doing Ted and
we have had so much fun doing this,”
said Ken LaHue, business manager at
Center of Hope.
With all of the help from 45 Ted orga-
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nization volunteers the night was a huge
success. “This year seems to be better
than ever, last year we raised $7,000 and
this year we hope to raise even more,”
said Jeff Zahr, Ted vice president and
head coordinator.
“After calculating the results of our
Tastefully Ted event, we were able to
raise over $7,300, our best year yet. We
are looking forward and already planning an extraordinary 2017—Ted’s 10th
anniversary,” said Placella.
The Tantasqua Education Foundation’s next two events are “The Diamond and Champagne Brunch” in May
that celebrates teachers and the “Turkey
Trot,” a road race in November.
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Tantasqua stuns Cougars at buzzer
- WARREN By Sean Sweeney
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
I
t was a scene one had to see
to believe.
On one side, a small
contingent of traveling support-
ers, tucked into a corner of the
stands, erupting into cheers as
the buzzer sounded, roaring as if
they were the underdogs and had
toppled a conquering giant.
On the other and at the same
time, the home support fell
silent, breathless, as if those
cheers had sucked out all the air
in the arena.
In some respects, the
Tantasqua boys basketball
team had done the impossible
on Friday night, Jan. 29: after
Quaboag’s Dillon Antonopoulos
hit a 3-pointer, one he had
launched from a point somewhere closer to Downtown
Spencer than Downtown Warren,
the Cougars had amassed a 14point, 49-35 lead on their closest
SWCL rivals. Victory, a longawaited victory, seemed assured
for the Heroes of Old West
Brookfield Road.
But in a comeback which will
resonate through the Quinebaug
River Valley for scores of years
until the echoes of the final
buzzer fades to nothingness in
their ears, the Warriors yelled
“Not so fast!” and somehow,
someway, turned out best on this
night.
Thanks to a 20-5 game-closing run fueled by 10 points out
of Yale-bound J.J. Howland, the
outright thievery of Nick Pechie
and Connor McCaffrey, and the
TURLEY PUBLICATIONS PHOTO BY SEAN SWEENEY
Tantasqua head coach Tom O’Neill discusses strategy with his players.
Boland
delivers
in clutch
- WARREN By Sean Sweeney
Turley Publications
Tantasqua senior Emma
Boland sure gave a shot in
the arm to a game desperately
needing one last Friday night,
Jan. 29.
The shooting guard posted a game-high 16 points for
the Warriors as they made the
drive up the road and around
the corner to Quaboag, with 12
of them coming in the fourth
quarter as Tantasqua beat the
Cougars, 44-39, at Cougar
Gymnasium.
The win lifted Tantasqua
to 11-4 on the season, which
followed a loss the previous
night to Shepherd Hill, and
a postseason berth-clinching
win over Bartlett. It’s just the
start of a congested section of
the fixture list right at the tail
end of the season: between the
win over Quaboag and publication of this week’s editions,
the Heroines of Route 148
played at Leicester and hosted
St. Peter-Marian. The Warriors
travel to Southbridge on
Friday, Feb. 5 before hosting
David Prouty at The Famous
See BOLAND I PAGE 11
See BOYS I PAGE 11
Quaboag head coach Chris Reilly talks things over with his team.
Western Mass honors its baseball own
- SPRINGFIELD By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
In 2014, a new Hall of
Fame was born. That was the
first year for the Western Mass
Baseball Hall of Fame that was
to honor those baseball greats
who graced the diamonds of
the area. From those humble
beginnings, all have gone on to
greater heights in the world of
baseball. This week, eight more
inductees were honored at the
La Quinta Inn in Springfield.
Hosting the show was the
Valley Blue Sox led by Hunter
Golden and his selection committee, which consisted of Clark
Eckhoff, Mike Trombley, Vernon
Hill, Ron Chimelis, Gary Brown
and Joe McCarthy. Brown and
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Darryl Beane Sr., (second from left) accepted the honor on behalf of his brother, Carl. Also
pictured are: (from left to right) Darryl Beane Sr., Butch Beane, Matt Maynard and Pamela
Maynard.
Trombley were 2014 inductees
themselves. McCarthy was honored last year.
The master of ceremonies
was the estimable Scott Coen.
He warmed up the crowd with
a few stories before the keynote
speaker, Bill Lee took center
stage. Coen talked about how
his life changed in 1975 when
he was a college student at
Emerson. He watched game six
of that World Series, which in
the minds of many is considered
the greatest baseball game ever
played. Coen became a Red
Sox fan and set on a path that
has made him a fixture out here.
He pointed out that the difference between success and failure is small. He used the baseball example of 25 hits is the
difference between batting .250
and .300 or one hit per week
during a baseball season.
Golden was next to speak and
he made a presentation to pitcher, Bryan Goossens as the MVP
of the Blue Sox. Goossens,
from Hampden, played his
high school ball at Minnechaug
Regional High School in
Wilbraham. He first put on a
See BEANE I PAGE 16
Indians punch ticket to postseason
- NORTH BROOKFIELD
By Sean Sweeney
Turley Publications
Six and a half weeks ago
— the North Brookfield boys
basketball team walked into
the South Lancaster Academy
Gymnasium and didn’t play particularly well that night, losing
by nine points in that one.
Seven weeks later, the
Indians are coming up roses.
The month and a half turnaround is pretty much complete,
as the Indians returned home
with a hard-earned 43-41 victory over Fitchburg’s Sizer School
this past Monday, Feb. 1.
With the win, the Indians
improved to 7-9 overall and 7-2
in the Worcester County Athletic
Conference, and can finish
no lower than second place in
the league.Of course, there is
still the chance of claiming the
league title, or a share of it:
The Indians currently have two
games remaining, with only one
league game left — Tuesday,
Feb. 23, hosting St. Mary’s
of Worcester at the corner of
Routes 67 and 148 — along
with a fairly tough non-league
matchup against Southbridge
coming up; it played David
Prouty on Wednesday, after
Turley Publications’ deadline.
Pat O’Connor was all smiles
after he emerged from the locker room in this new barn just
aft of the most recently added
rotary in Fitchburg.
“This was a battle-tested
win,” he said. “It’s just nice to
know we’re in, because of our
long break: we needed to get in
through our league. We couldn’t
get in through non-conference;
and we’re battle-tested, on purpose. It’s nice to know that
we’re playing David Prouty,
we’re playing Southbridge, and
then 15 days off. We don’t have
to think about it. This was huge.
See NB BOYS I PAGE 12
Grasis represents football at Dream Bowl
WORCESTER – Zach
Grasis, of East Brookfield,
concluded his collegiate football career at the Dream Bowl
on Monday, January 18.
The running back had two
third-quarter carries for 12
yards in a game produced by
American Sports Network and
broadcast locally on NESN.
Grasis, a two-time All-Liberty League First Team member, racked up 990 yards on
259 carries with five 100-plus
yard games and nine rushing touchdowns. The running
back was the quarterback of
record in the "Wild Goat"
which accounted for the only
WPI score in the ECAC Presidents Bowl.
He amassed a season-best
168 yards against Union and
received the Robert Pritchard
Award for Most Outstanding Back for the second time
in his career on Homecoming
versus RPI. Grasis rumbled
into the end zone twice each
against Troy's Engineers and
in the regular season finale at
Springfield. He currently sits
fourth all-time in the WPI record book with 2,909 rushing
yards.
WPI, who finished the 2015
campaign with a 7-4 record,
posted the most wins since
1992 and played in the ECAC
Presidents Bowl, its third postseason game in the 126-year
history of the program.
BOYS I FROM PAGE 1
was… I’m still kind of shocked
that it happened; I didn’t know
we had it in us to come back.
Honest, I wasn’t sure. We
hadn’t come back from that
kind of adversity before. We’ve
had a whole half to do it; never
five and a half minutes to go,
down 14, with a very good,
very disciplined team, and two
really, really hot shooters.”
As basketball is a game of
runs, there were plenty in this
one to talk about. We could
start with Quaboag’s opening
run, where the Cougars hit five
3-pointers, four of which by
the Brothers Antonopoulos. We
could talk about Quaboag’s 7-2
run in the second quarter, highlighted by a pair of baskets in
transition. We could talk about
how Tantasqua had turned an
eight-point, 30-22 halftime deficit to a two-point, 35-33 game
late in the third.
But we’ll talk about this
particular run, this run of runs,
which is the story.
After Quaboag scored
another run chock full o’ treys,
including the aforementioned
Antonopoulos 3 with 5:30 left
in the game, the Warriors started the comeback with a Griffin
Brooks hoop, Erick LaBoy hitting the back end of a pair, and
Howland (game-high 28 points,
team-high 11 rebounds) scoring
to pull within nine.
But Brady Antonopoulos
hit another 3, this one on an
offensive rebound by Ben
Wisniewski, making it a 12point, 52-40 game.
Howland hit a pair at the line
before Wisniewski fed Brady
again, keeping it copacetic at
12 with 3:49 remaining.
Yet this is where it all fell
apart for Quaboag, and came
together for Tantasqua.
Howland pulled down a key
offensive rebound and immediately kicked it out to Brooks
(12 points), who canned the
trey at the elbow to make it
a nine-point game. Two trips
later, Pechie scored on an Adam
Phillips helper, before Pechie
stole the following inbound and
laid it in immediately, pulling
Tantasqua to within five, 54-49.
Quaboag had fouled Pechie
on the play, but he didn’t
sink the free throw. Howland,
though, came up with the
rebound and put it up and in.
Three-point game.
Not 20 seconds later, Pechie
picketed the Cougars’ pockets,
knocking the ball away.
“That was huge,” O’Neill
said. “He’s a captain, and I
named him captain partially
because of his intelligence on
the floor, but he’s so tough. He
had a steal like that last year
against Shepherd Hill where
we made a big run on the same
type of play.”
Ben Garrett got to it first,
and he flipped it to Howland
for a layup, Tantasqua’s twentieth and final field goal of the
game, to make it a one-point,
54-53 game with just under two
minutes left.
Howland would hit two free
throws to round out the scoring.
In the waning seconds,
Tantasqua forced Wisniewski
to his left, and just before time
ran out, McCaffrey stole the
ball away to cement the comeback.
“I wanted to pressure the
ball,” O’Neill explained, “and
force him to his left hand. He’s
a really good basketball player,
but he loves going to his right.
To his left, he’s not as strong.
And I figured if we force him
to his left side, and force them
to make a decision: if he spins,
we go double on the ball and
don’t leave the shooter, but he
turned right to Connor, and he
was reaching for the ball.”
For Quaboag, Dillon
Antonopoulos scored a teamhigh 15 points, all on trifectas, followed by Wisniewski
with 13 points, a team-high 11
rebounds, and seven assists,
and Brady Antonopoulos with
11.
Robert Greenlaw also contributed nine points and seven
rebounds for the Cougars,
which included a pair of midrange jumpers and a floater.
DA23 was a beast from the
outside, as he hit back-to-back
treys not once, but twice: the
first set 27 seconds apart in the
first quarter, the second 34 seconds apart in the third, with the
second one of that series coming off a Wisniewski DR.
And after Wisniewski hit
a rather calm trey at the top
of the key to open the fourth,
Dillon’s deep 3-pointer — a
3-pointer which made this typist exclaim in awe — capped a
14-2 Quaboag run which seemingly put this matchup in the
‘W’ column for the first time
since Dec. 29, 2014.
hardened will to overcome its
largest deficit of the 2015-2016
campaign, Tantasqua returned
to Route 148 with an amazing 55-54 victory over host
Quaboag.
The win, coupled with
M o n d a y, F e b. 1 ’s 7 8 - 3 8
win over Leicester at the
Reservation, lifted Tantasqua’s
boys’ cagers to 13-1 on the season, with a tilt against a battletested St. Peter-Marian after
Turley Publications’ Tuesday
deadline on Feb. 2. In addition, Tantasqua hosts archrival
Southbridge on Friday, Feb.
5, before traveling to David
Prouty on Monday, Feb. 8.
For Quaboag, which still
needs to settle its postseason
plans as of press time following a 57-42 defeat to fellow Division 4 Douglas, the
Cougars sit at 7-7 overall and
1-2 against Division 4 schools
headed into this past Tuesday’s
uber-important divisional
tilt with Southbridge; a win
Tuesday qualifies the Cougars
for the Western Mass. Division
4 Tournament. On Friday, Feb.
5, the Cougars host St. PeterMarian — and seriously, who
decided to switch opponents
with Tantasqua? That’s uncanny
— before traveling to Leicester
on Thursday, Feb. 11, and away
to Oxford the next day.
Suffice it to say, Tantasqua
head coach Tom O’Neill felt
pretty good after the win over
Quaboag, especially the way
his team fared down the stretch.
“I looked up with about 5:00
to go and we were down 11,
and I told them, ‘We have to
outplay them in every aspect
of this game,’” O’Neill said as
AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All
Night Long” blared over the
Quaboag PA. “Dillon had hit
that shot, and I started laughing, then Brady hit a 3, and we
had to call a time out. We had
to press, and we’re not a pressing team. We just made that
incredible run at the end. It was
great team effort defensively.
“The grit this team showed
going in hard every second
of the last 5:00 of that game
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Edwards, Jankins named to Fall
MASCAC All-Academic Team
WESTFIELD - A total of 674
student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State
Collegiate Athletic Conference
with selection to the league’s
Fall 2015 All-Academic Team.
Student-athletes that compete
in championship varsity sports
offered by each of the MASCAC
institutions during the course of
the Fall 2015 athletic season and
have achieved a 3.20 cumulative
or semester-based grade point
average during the semester are
eligible for selection to the Fall
All-Academic Team.
Westfield State University
placed the most student-athletes on the Fall 2015 MASCAC
All-Academic Team with 131
total, while Worcester State
University (106), Bridgewater
State University (90), Fitchburg
State University (68) and
Massachusetts Maritime
Academy (64) followed.
“I want to congratulate all the
MASCAC student-athletes on
another solid showing on the Fall
MASCAC All-Academic Team,”
Commissioner Angela Baumann
said of this year’s honorees. “The
success of our student-athletes
shows the importance of not only
athletics but academics which is
the cornerstone of the MASCAC
BOLAND I FROM PAGE 1
from the floor after two late,
third-quarter free throws cut the
Warrior deficit to three, 29-26.
“(Boland) really turned it on
in the fourth quarter,” Goyette
said. “The last couple of games,
she’s really emerged and has
been a go-to player, a leader on
the court for us. She’s been a
leader all year, but the last few
games, she’s really kicked it
up to another level, using her
speed, her athleticism her grit
and determination, and it shows.
“She was certainly the catalyst for us and we’re going to
count on her a lot down the
stretch, that’s for sure.”
Yet after Kiarra Dorman and
Cassidy Paquette scored shorties to open the fourth, a deep
Boland 3-pointer and a Boland
old-fashioned—we’ll be honest,
Tantasqua fans: Emma’s hoop
here was an NBA-like continuation layup, the foul committed well before No. 14 went up
with the right hand — sandwiched around a pair of Shaylah
Dorman freebies returned the
score to a three-point game, 3532.
“They made some big shots,”
Lanier said. “We turned the ball
over at the wrong times, so in
a game like this, the team that
makes those baskets down the
stretch is going to win.”
And after two quick exchanges of possession, Shaylah the
Junior scored a driving layup to
make it a five-point game.
Fast-forward to Boland scoring an athletic reverse layup
with 3:46 remaining pulled
Quaboag to within one, 3837, before Gabby Roberts (10
points) canned a trey 40 seconds
later to put Tantasqua ahead the
rest of the way.
Quaboag pulled to within
one as Shaylah hit the back end
of two, before Boland hit a 17footer from the side.
Kelsey Emrich rounded it out
with — you guessed it — a pair
of free throws to round out the
scoring.
Emma Stanton led Quaboag
with a team-high 14 points,
with nine coming from the charity stripe. Kiarra the Eighth
Grader scored 10, including the
Cougars’ first five points of the
game.
Lanier bemoaned the lack of
inside scoring by his girls.
“I thought we got the ball
inside, but we couldn’t put the
ball in the ocean,” he said. “It’s
supposed to be a high-percentage shot; unfortunately, it wasn’t
for us. Against Tantasqua, nothing’s easy: it’s a battle under
there. You get those bumps
which, you shouldn’t expect to
be called, and we didn’t put the
ball in the basket.”
Reservation in the penultimate
game of the regular season on
Tuesday, Feb. 9.
Longtime Warriors coach
Tom Goyette had a little bit of
concern with the back-to-back
games against The Hill and The
Q, but he noted that with the
Southern Worcester County
League’s Western Division
crown on the line, being tired
was not acceptable.
“It helped us, though: the
game against Shepherd Hill, we
showed some grit and determination and a lot of heart, and
it carried over to tonight, so it
helped us,” Goyette said. “This
was a big win for us. You look at
the SWCL West crown, and now
we have a lead in that. We’re
going to take it game-by-game
and not look too far ahead; those
SWCL games will be big, and
we want to better our seed and
get a home game. We have a lot
of goals still yet to accomplish.
There’s still a lot of work to do.”
For the host Cougars, last
Friday’s defeat dropped them to
7-5. They played Southbridge
and Burncoat in the interim,
which, if we’re reading the tea
leaves correctly, should put
Quaboag at nine wins headed
into our current publication
week, one win short of qualification (unless the unthinkable
happens, but don’t blame us).
They host Monument Mountain
on Saturday, Feb. 6 with a 2:30
p.m. tip before hosting Bartlett
on Tuesday, Feb. 9 and Leicester
in the regular season penultimate
on Thursday, Feb. 11. Depending
on results, the Quaboag girls
should have achieved their birthright by the time you read next
week’s edition.
“I’m thinking I’m feeling pretty good about (the first
two),” Quaboag head coach
Cliff Lanier said with a chuckle,
noting a recent 20-point Bartlett
win over Burncoat. “Monument
Mountain will be a tough game;
I wanted to win this game so
we could at least tie the league,
and that can’t happen now. We
just need to recover and have no
more than six losses going into
the (sectional tournament), but if
you have seven, you have seven.
My goal is to be in the top four;
if you’re in the top four, you
definitely stay home.”
I n a g a m e w h i c h s aw
Quaboag and Tantasqua wear
out a path to the charity stripe—
55 free throws, plus one voided due to a violation, and no,
there’s no truth to the rumor
Quaboag athletic director Dave
Bouchard is looking to replace
the floor in Cougar Gym now—
Boland’s asserted her presence
See MASCAC I PAGE 12
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– legal notices –
MORTGAGEE'S SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale
contained in a certain mortgage given by Michael
J. Wetnicka and Diane
Papineau to Country Bank
for Savings, dated November
6, 2003 and recorded with the
Worcester District Registry
of Deeds in Book 32206,
Page 81, as affected by Note
and Mortgage Modification
Agreement dated May 1,
2011 and recorded as aforesaid in Book 47457, Page 92,
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 11:00 a.m. on
the 9th day of March, 2016,
on the mortgaged premises believed to be known
as 833 Town Farm Road,
Warren, Worcester County,
Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in
said Mortgage, to wit:
“The land in Warren,
Worcester County, Massachusetts located on the Westerly
side of Town Farm Road in
said Warren, bounded and
described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the
westerly line of said Town
Farm Road 223 feet, more
or less, southerly from the
southwesterly corner of an
elbow in said road near its
intersection with Ware Road,
so-called;
Thence S. 8° 47’ 30” W.
along the westerly line of
Town Farm Road 417.82 feet
to an iron pin in the northerly
line of a proposed street;
Thence S. 87° 14’ 30”
W. along the northerly line
of said proposed street to an
iron pin at land now or formerly of Kenneth D. Boyea
et ux;
Thence N. 7° 34’ 40” E.
460.05 feet along land of
said Boyea to an iron pin in a
stone wall;
Thence S. 88° 42’ 59” E.
along a stone wall and land
of said Boyea 454.41 feet to
a drill hole marking the place
of beginning.
Containing 4.49 acres,
more or less.
Being shown on a Plan
of Land in Warren, Mass.
owned by Kenneth D. Boyea
et ux dated May 27, 1971
by Theodore P. Drazek,
R.L.S. and recorded with the
of Deeds, Plan Book 351,
Plan 101.
Subject to restrictions of
record.
Being the same premises
conveyed to the mortgagors
by deed of William A. Griffin
dated December 15, 1999,
recorded with the Worcester
District Registry of Deeds in
Book 22151, Page 265.”
The premises will be sold
subject to any and all restrictions, easements, improvements, covenants, outstanding
tax titles, municipal or other
public taxes, assessments,
liens or claims in the nature
of liens, and existing encumbrances of record superior to
the Mortgage, if any. Said
premises will also be sold
subject to all leases and tenancies having priority over
said Mortgage, to tenancies
or occupation by persons on
the premises now and at the
time of said auction which
tenancies or occupation are
subject to said Mortgage, to
rights or claims in personal
property installed by tenants
or former tenants now located on the premises, also to all
laws and ordinances including, but not limited to, all
building and zoning laws and
ordinances. It shall be the
bidder's sole responsibility to
ascertain all items described
in this paragraph and no representations are made concerning compliance with
applicable zoning, building,
sanitary or other state and/or
municipal regulations.
TERMS OF SALE: FIVE
THOUSAND AND 00/100
($5,000.00) DOLLARS
will be required to be paid
in cash, or by certified or
bank cashier's check by
the purchaser at the time
and place of sale. The balance of the purchase price
on the sale shall be paid in
cash, or by certified or bank
cashier's check within thirty
(30) days thereafter and the
Deed transferred contemporaneously therewith. The
successful bidder at the sale
shall be required to sign a
Memorandum of terms of
sale containing the above
terms at the Auction sale.
The purchaser will be responsible for all closing costs,
Massachusetts deed excise
stamps and all recording fees.
The sale may be postponed or adjourned from time
to time, if necessary, by the
attorney for the mortgagee at
the scheduled time and place
of sale. The description for
the premises contained in
said mortgage shall control in
the event of a typographical
error in this publication.
Other terms, if any, will
be announced at the sale.
Country Bank for Savings,
Present Holder
of said Mortgage
By: /S/Jonathan C.
Sapirstein
SAPIRSTEIN &
SAPIRSTEIN, P.C.
1331 Main Street, 2nd Floor
Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 827-7500
Its Attorneys
Date: January 15, 2016
2/5,2/12,2/19/16
WARREN PLANNING
BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE
Special Permit Application
No. 270
Site Plan Review No. 35
Pursuant to MGL, Chapter 40A, NOTICE is hereby
given that the Warren Planning Board, acting as the
Special Permit Granting
Authority, will hold a Public
Hearing on THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 25, 2016 at
6:45 PM on the application of John Fijol, seeking
a Special Permit and Site
Plan Approval under Section
3.24.4 and Section 5.32
respectively of the Town of
Warren Zoning Bylaws. The
Hearing will be held in the
Selectmen’s Meeting Room
of the Shepard Municipal
Building, 48 High Street in
Warren.
SITE LOCATION: The
subject property is located at
656 Old West Warren Road
in West Warren, MA. The
property is also known as
Assessor’s Map 15, Lot 47
(portion of) and is located in
the Residential District.
SUBJECT: The Applicant is requesting to operate a Junkyard/Automobile
Graveyard which includes the
storage of junk/scrap vehicles
and parts. The proposed use
requires a Special Permit and
Site Plan Approval.
A complete copy of the
application may be inspected
in the Office of the Planning
Board or the Town Clerk during normal business hours.
Anyone interested or wishing
to be heard on the application
should appear at the time and
place designated. All inter-
ested parties are invited to
attend.
Warren Planning Board
H. Wm. Ramsey, Chairman
2/5,2/12/16
WARREN PLANNING
BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE
Special Permit Application
No. 271
Site Plan Review No. 36
NOTICE is hereby given
that the Warren Planning
Board, acting as the Special
Permit Granting Authority,
will hold a Public Hearing on
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
25, 2016 at 7:15 PM on the
application of Mark Andrews,
seeking Site Plan Approval
and a Special Permit under
Sections 5.32.1 & 3.25.1
respectively of the Town of
Warren Zoning Bylaws and
pursuant to MGL Chapter
40A. The Hearing will
be held in the Selectmen’s
Meeting Room in the Shepard
Municipal Building, 48 High
Street in Warren.
SITE LOCATION: The
subject property is located on
Southbridge Road in Warren,
MA. The property is also
known as Assessor’s Map 24,
Lot 227 and is recorded in the
of Deeds, Book 53317, and
Page 82 and is located in the
Village District.
SUBJECT: The Applicant
is requesting to construct a
2,600’ square foot singlestory steel storage unit and a
proposed 5,040’ square foot
gravel open storage area. The
proposal would require Site
Plan Approval and a Special
Permit.
A complete copy of the
application may be inspected
in the Office of the Planning
Board or the Town Clerk during normal business hours.
Anyone interested or wishing
to be heard on the application
should appear at the time and
place designated. All interested parties are invited to
attend.
Warren Planning Board
H. Wm. Ramsey, Chairman
2/5,2/12/16
THE
COMMONWEALTH
OF MASSACHUSETTS
MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION –
HIGHWAY DIVISION
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC
INFORMATION
MEETING
Project File No. 608022
A Public Information
Meeting will be held by
MassDOT to discuss the proposed Resurfacing & Related
Work on Route 20 project in
Brimfield, MA.
WHERE: Town HallGreat Hall, 21 Main Street,
Brimfield, MA 01010
WHEN: Tuesday, February 9th, 2016 at 6:00 PM
PURPOSE: The purpose of this meeting is to
provide the public with the
opportunity to become fully
acquainted with the proposed
Resurfacing & Related Work
on Route 20 project. All
views and comments made at
the meeting will be reviewed
and considered to the maximum extent possible.
PROPOSAL: The proposed project consists of
micromilling, resurfacing and
related work on Route 20 in
the Towns of Brimfield and
Sturbridge, beginning east of
New Holland Road and ending west of Galileo Drive.
The project will reconfigure
roadway geometry from 4
lanes to 2 lanes with shoul-
ders, and include the addition of left-turn pockets at
locations with high turning
volumes. The total project
length is approximately 4.06
miles. Bicycle accommodations consisting of a usable
shoulder in certain areas and
a minimum 5’ bicycle lane in
others have been provided in
accordance with applicable
design guides.
A secure right-of-way is
necessary for this project.
Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts is responsible for
acquiring all needed rights in
private or public lands.
Written views received by
MassDOT subsequent to the
date of this notice and up to
five (5) days prior to the date
of the meeting shall be displayed for public inspection
and copying at the time and
date listed above. Plans will
be on display one-half hour
before the meeting begins,
with an engineer in attendance to answer questions
regarding this project. A
project handout will be made
available on the MassDOT
website listed below.
Written statements and
other exhibits in place of, or
in addition to, oral statements
made at the Public Meeting
regarding the proposed undertaking are to be submitted to
Patricia A. Leavenworth, P.E.,
Chief Engineer, MassDOT,
10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA
02116, Attention: Highway
Design, Project File No.
608022. Such submissions
will also be accepted at the
meeting. Project inquiries
may be emailed to [email protected]
This location is accessible
to people with disabilities.
MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations
and/or language assistance
free of charge upon request
(including but not limited
to interpreters in American
Sign Language and languages other than English,
open or closed captioning
for videos, assistive listening
devices and alternate material formats, such as audio
tapes, Braille and large
print), as available. For
accommodation or language
assistance, please contact
MassDOT’s Chief Diversity
and Civil Rights Officer by
phone (857-368-8580), fax
(857-368-0602), TTD/TTY
(857-368-0603) or by email
MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.
state.ma.us. Requests should
be made as soon as possible
prior to the meeting, and
for more difficult to arrange
services including sign-language, CART or language
translation or interpretation,
requests should be made at
least ten (10) business days
before the meeting.
In case of inclement
weather, meeting cancellation announcements will
be posted on the internet at
http://www.massdot.state.
ma.us/Highway/
[email protected].
ma.us
THOMAS J. TINLIN
HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATOR
PATRICIA A.
LEAVENWORTH, P.E.
CHIEF ENGINEER
2/5/16
MASCAC I FROM PAGE 11
and Division III philosophy."
Brimfield, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Holland,
North Brookfield, Sturbridge, Wales, Warren and West
Brookfield residents included on the list: Plymouth
State football sophomore Zachary Edwards and
Worcester State women’s tennis junior Shelby Jankins.
The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic
Conference, the nation’s oldest Division III men’s
and women’s playing conference, has a rich and
storied tradition of competitive success while celebrating excellence in the classroom. MASCAC
member schools include Bridgewater State University,
Fitchburg State University, Framingham State
University, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime Academy,
Salem State University, Westfield State University and
Worcester State University. Two other institutions, the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Plymouth
State University, are affiliate members of the conference in the sports of football and men’s ice hockey,
while Western Connecticut State University joined the
conference as a football affiliate member in 2013.
NB BOYS I FROM PAGE 12
“It’s awesome. We had a lot of work to do; we lost
65 percent of our scoring from last year, and the guys
really had to work. They knew what this moment
meant for us, and how big this win is. The seniors
look at me on the bench now and know (our non-conference schedule) is so worth it. It made us ready for
our league.”
Even with the loss to the Indians, Sizer (8-8 overall, 4-4 in the league) is pretty much in control of
its own destiny in regards to potentially qualifying
for the Western Mass. Division 4 Boys’ Basketball
Tournament: with four games remaining, the Eagles
only need to win two of those—and in the previous
matchups with those four, we should note, Sizer came
out tops in all four attempts—in order to punch the
school’s first-ever basketball postseason ticket.
Sizer was at the Immaculate Heart of Mary —
a team it walloped by 32 back nine days before
Christmas — on Wednesday afternoon, a quick, playoff-like turnaround.
Going into a fourth-quarter scoring funk hampered
Sizer’s efforts, as the White Tigers were 1 of 11 in
the final stanza to 3 of 8 for the Indians, who did just
enough to deny overtime and to clinch a playoff spot.
Trailing the hosts by four, 36-32 thanks to a
Sebastian Rodriguez (10 points) 3-pointer with 1:34
remaining in the third, the Indians managed to hit a
steady diet of outside shots in order to take control
early in the fourth.
Rumph, who pumped in 16 points, canned a trey
to pull North Brookfield to within a point just before
the quarter ended. Then, after the fourth started, a
big Kyle Kulesza offensive rebound found its way to
Billy Mendala, who passed to Connor Hibbard for the
shorty to put the Indians ahead for good.
Eighty-someodd seconds later, Kulesza found
Ayden Farrington for a triple to give the tourists a
four-point, 40-36 lead.
“We’re a veteran team, and our veterans stepped
up,” O’Connor said before getting a good bye kiss
from his mother. “David Rumph, he was unbelievable. He just gets better every single day. He played
like an all-star tonight, and he made shots.”
Vinny Rodriguez (15 points) sank a pair from
the line to pull Sizer to within two, before a pretty
Rumph 3-pointer put the visitors up by a Lincoln
nickel with 92 seconds left.
Less than a minute later, Luis Santiago tripled to
account for the final score.
And while Sean Hout inbounded to Vinny
Rodriguez with 9.1 seconds to go, time ran out on
the hosts, and Rodriguez dribbled left as he passed
over to Antonio Stakely (12 points), who attempted to
drive the lane, but his runner didn’t get to the rim, and
the buzzer sounded.
“I’d say we were trying to do too much, really,”
said Sizer coach Bobby Fontes, who had once been
the coach of the Palmer High boys. “We forced up
too many bad shots and we had plenty of opportunities that we kind of squandered. It wasn’t bad shooting, but it was bad shot selection; it wasn’t that we
were missing open shots. We were driving to the
basket, taking floaters and different things that didn’t
work out.”
Stakely, though, was a force for Sizer, especially
with his athleticism: at one point in the second quarter, as North Brookfield endured a long stretch of
not hitting shots and turning the ball over thanks to
travels, 3-second violations, and Stakely picking the
Indians’ pockets out of the White Tigers’ 2-3 zone.
“We got complacent in their zone,” O’Connor
explained. “We got a big (11-point) lead; we executed
off our sets, our quick hitters and scored off them,
and (Stakely) wreaked havoc in their zone. We were
obvious with our passes; we telegraphed to the top,
and he got a few picks for layups.”
PA G E 1 3
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Reference available. Quality Work.
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We accept credit cards.
Electrician
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installs
deicing cables. Free estimates.
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electrician Lic. #13514-B Call
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WE
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ornaments. Some furniture and
other
restoration
services
available.
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Quality
workmanship.
Call
(413)213-0373 for estimate and
information.
Demers & Sons
Belchertown, MA
Child Services
*NEW STATE LAW. Anyone
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MENARD GARAGE DOORS
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SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25
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residential. Insured. Shingles,
single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel,
slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency
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(413)536-3279,
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limited space available. (413)5195439.
TOWN
OF
PALMER
Employment
Opportunity.
Rehabilitation Specialist for
grant funded program. The
Town of Palmer seeks a 15
hour per week Rehabilitation
Specialist. Applicants must
possess
a
Construction
Supervisor License and a valid
driver’s license. Applicants
should be able to demonstrate
experience
with
housing
inspections, creating work writeups, cost estimates, and
construction oversight. Ability to
deal with the public in an
effective manner is essential.
Knowledge of CDGB, USDA
and Mass/Housing programs is
desirable.
Applications
are
available
at
the
Town
Manager’s Office, 4417 Main
Street, Palmer, MA 01069
Monday 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM +
Tues - Thurs 8:30 AM - 4:00
PM. The Town of Palmer is an
EO, AA employer.
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(413)565-5383
CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR
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applications, wallpaper removal,
drywall restorations, residential/
commercial/ new constructions.
Owner operated since 1985.
Booking Spring exterior work. Free
estimates. Insured. (413)887-1987
Greyhound Options Inc.
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or Claire at 413-967-9088
or go to
www.greyhoundoptions.org
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Roofing
3 PEOPLE NEEDED to assist
manager for a busy local office.
Must have reliable transportation.
To
inquire
about
available
positions please call (413)2899733
ACCEPTING
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FOR EXPERIENCED reliable/personable waitstaff. Apply @ Girly’s
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Northern Tree (413)284-0005.
CNA’s, PCA’s, HHA’S,
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Positions available at
Professional Medical
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mileage paid. EOE.
Call Denise. (413)289-9018
EXPERIENCED
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Valid driver’s license required.
(413)477-6600.
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FULL-TIME/ PART-TIME CUSTOMER Service positions available
for busy local office. Please call
immedately (413)289-9733.
QUABBIN PAINTING INTERIOR/
EXTERIOR PAINTING, handyman,
house
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powerwashing, deck staining,
gutters
cleaned.
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professional service. Fully insured.
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[email protected]
Plumbing
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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
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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.
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offer Great Pay, Flexible Hours,
and Benefits!
Please call 508-797-0400 to learn
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worcester
P/T WORKER NEEDED nights,
weekends and some days.
$13.68/hr to start. Helping man get
around doing tasks in wheelchair.
(413)436-7588.
PART TIME WANTED to stack
firewood and run equipment. Must
be consistent. Tetreault & Son
(413)245-9615
PCA/ HHA PART-TIME, BACK
UPMust
be
patient,
compassionate,
reliable,
experienced w/references. Palmer
area. Call (413)237-9084.
TOWN OF WARREN
Janitor/Maintenance Job
13 hour per week flexible hour
position. Candidate must have
driver’s license and access to a
car, high school diploma or
equivalent. Work requires light to
moderate cleaning of offices,
bathrooms, and mopping floors.
Position also requires snow
removal from sidewalks, lifting
objects weighing between 2080lbs, and knowledge of basic
plumbing, electric, and carpentry
is preferred. Starting pay is
$10.48/ hr, no benefits. Application
and more detailed job description
online
at
www.warrenma.gov/Pages/WarrenMAPolice/in
dex or at the Warren Police Dept.
The Town of Warren is an equal
opportunity employer.
Health Care
CENTURY
HOMECARE
IS
looking for Nurses and Certified
Home Health Aides to assist our
clients in living active in their
homes in a safe and professional
environment. Please contact us for
more information. We are looking
for staff from Barre to Orange to
Monson and Westfield - and all the
lovely towns between them.
Competitive pay. (508)713-7249
or
[email protected]
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center
of
town.
$340,000.
(413)267-3438.
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11 Room Brick Ranch, 2.27 Acres,
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SIGN-ON BONUS AVAILABLE
We offer weekend and 2nd & 3rd shift differentials for nurses.
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Hand assemblies of many materials and electronics.
Competitive wages, benefits and 401K program.
Full training and advancement offered.
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other hours considered for part time work.
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clearing.
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hardwood & softwood. (413)687Free Estimates
&
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debris
to
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work,
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advanced. Ages 4 years to adult.
fertilizing,
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Boarding, sales and leasing also
Competitive pricing. Call John
(413)374-7470.
available. Convenient location at
(413)519-5821.
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sheet rock, repairs,
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staining. Call
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Seasoned cut
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18
for
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28.50
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change someone’s life.
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neglected. Mandatory training to
begin
in
September.
Call
Devereux Therapeutic Foster Care
at 413-734-2493.
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Highest competitive rates for
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mileage. Professional Medical
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Ask for Denise EOE
LICENSED HAIRSTYLIST AND
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Blue Sox uniform in 2013 and enjoyed a
successful season here before moving on
to the Cape Cod league the following season. He returned to the team in 2015 and
went on to have a great season posting a
2.40 ERA in 48 2-3 innings pitched and
fanning 37. Goossens earned a trip to the
NECBL All Star game.
For the next 44 minutes, Lee entertained the crowd with story after story
about, what else, baseball. One subject to which he devoted some time was
"the brawl" in 1976 with the Yankees.
Following a collision at home plate
between Carleton Fisk and Lou Piniella,
Lee got into it with a couple of Yankees,
Mickey Rivers and Craig Nettles. Those
watching the game at home on television
would see him coming out of a crowd
holding his left shoulder in pain. That is
something many of us will never forget.
Throughout his speech, one thing was
abundantly clear, Bill Lee loves the game
of baseball or as he put it so aptly, that is
his "addiction.”
Golden then reintroduced Coen, who
would guide the crowd through the inductions.
The first inductee was Ray Fagnant
from Chicopee. He made his mark as a
player first at Holyoke Catholic in the
early eighties and then at Assumption
College in Worcester. Fagnant got to a
shot at pro ball and made it as high as AA
at New Britain, Boston Red Sox affiliate. Then in 1993, he was provided the
opportunity to become a scout for the
Red Sox, where he remains to this day
as the head of the Northeast District. As
a scout, Fagnant is on the go constantly
and in though the baseball season may
end in October, it is ongoing for scouts
like Fagnant. He travels throughout the
country to watch ballplayers develop. He
may not be a household name in Red Sox
Nation, but his role in "discovering" talent for the ball club is held in high regard
by the organization. In his brief speech,
Fagnant recalled his days at Holyoke
Catholic and the people who influenced
him, like Dan Dulchinos. He put in a big
plug for Tri-County baseball in general
and the Chicopee Falls Tigers. That is an
ongoing outlet for baseball to this day.
Wayne Granger of Huntington was the
next honoree. He was a relief pitcher
in the 60s and 70s. It was in 1969, with
the Cincinnati Reds, that Granger set a
major league record with 90 appearances.
That record was broken five years later by
Mike Marshall, but both happened in the
National League. No American League
reliever has made more than 89 appearances. In 1970, he had 35 saves in 67
games, a record at the time and he won
his second straight Fireman of the Year
award. Over eight years from 1968-1976,
Granger pitched for eight teams, but the
work took its toll on his arm and he retired
at the age of 32. Back in high school , he
once struck out 30 batters in a 14-inning
game. One of his notable moments was
throwing the final pitch at Cincinnati's
Crosley Field in 1970. Granger could not
attend and his award was picked up by
Don Prohovich, who spoke on his behalf.
The third inductee was Carl Beane,
of Agawam. Beane is a figure who is
near and dear many a Red Sox fan, for
he would become the public address
announcer for their home games in 2003.
He would remain a fixture at Fenway Park
for the next nine years until his tragic
death in 2012. Beane was a sports fan
extraordinaire and he had a booming voice
that was made for his role. The Red Sox
had gone through a couple of people after
the death of longtime announcer Sherm
Feller and it may have been the fact that
he sounded so much like Feller that he
caught on quickly. Carl traveled around
and made appearances where he would
let fans wear his World Series rings from
2004 and 2007. He would also come
out of the press box and greet people
from time to time. I am one of those
people that had that honor. Beane always
seemed to know what he wanted to do
and soon after high school, he went to the
Career Academy Broadcasting School.
After graduating in 1972, he had his first
job in the field. Carl Beane's award was
accepted by his brother, Daryl.
Next up was Howie Burns, who
coached at Springfield Tech. Between
1968 and 1970, his teams went 55-5 and
had a 41 game winning streak. He also
coached the East Springfield American
Legion team, Post 420. Those teams
in the 70s were considered some of the
best in the country and were seen in the
American Legion World Series. But Burns
was also a fixture at Westfield State and in
the Tri-County League. While Burns was
in the audience, Richard Bedard, a 2015
inductee received his award and spoke to
the crowd.
He was known as “Leo the Lip” and
of the 23 managers who have made it
to Cooperstown, Leo Durocher of West
Springfield was the only one from
Western Massachusetts. In his 25 years
as a manager, he won three pennants and
one world championship, that with the
New York Giants in 1954. Preceding that
was a stint with the Brooklyn Dodgers
and at the end of his career, he managed
the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros.
Durocher also played 17 years with the
New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals
in the 20's and 30's. He got his nickname because of his combative nature
with umpires and he became a role model
of sorts for some the feistier managers that
followed him. Durocher was elected to
Cooperstown in 1994, three years after his
death at 86.
From 1961 to 1964, Chicopee High
dominated the high school baseball scene.
Over that four-year span, they went 80-11
and won the state title three times. The
team was coached by Bill Moge, a legend
in Chicopee. And the assistant coach, Dan
Dulchinos would go on to become a legend himself, when he took over the new
program at Chicopee Comp. His teams
won more than 600 games in his career
than spanned more than four decades. He
was inducted in 2014. The starting shortstop on the three champions was Alex
Vyce, who could not be there that night.
In attendance though were Al Stanek, who
was an inductee himself in 2014 along
with Dulchinos. Stanek, a pitcher, made
it to the majors with the San Francisco
Giants in the early sixties. There was
Bill Davis, the number two behind Stanek,
making up a formidable duo. It was the
Chicopee version of "Spahn and Sain,
pray for rain." Speaking on behalf of the
team was Norm Burgess.
The next inductee was Dave Grills,
who was a coach at Hampshire College
for a great part of his seven decade long
career. He was also the manager of
Wayne Granger at Huntington High in
1962. Grills is the only coach in Western
Mass to win sectional titles in three different sports. He had teams that won in basketball and cross country to go along with
his 1986 baseball title. Though he hasn't
been a varsity head coach since 2000, he is
still active as an assistant at Northampton
High. He accepted the award himself.
The final inductee was Fran Healy
from Holyoke. Healy was unable to
attend in person, but he sent along a
video to show his appreciation. Healy
played from 1969 to 1978, starting with
the Kansas City Royals and he finished
with the Yankees as apart of the “Bronx
Zoo” teams. A highlight of his playing days was catching two no hitters by
Steve Busby in 1973 and 1974. After his
playing career, he achieved even greater
fame as an announcer for the Yankees
and Mets. His video was very entertaining and he managed to get in a few words
to the keynote speaker, Bill Lee.
At the conclusion of the presentations,
many of the inductees remained in the
hall to talk with fans and sign autographs.
Lee, as he had been earlier was holding
court as well.
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