Mass. House OKs nearly $40B spending plan

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Mass. House
OKs nearly $40B
spending plan
Focus shifts to Senate
By BOB SALSBERG
Associated Press
GEYSTER EARNS HIGHEST AWARD — Girl Scout and Phillipston resident Jillian Geyster proudly
presented her completion of a project for the town, by painstakingly sorting and organizing over 3,500
handwritten documents, letters, receipts, and more in some two dozen categories accumulated by the
town from the early through late 1800s. Geyster began the project late last summer. She worked tirelessly though the fall and winter months to help the town organize the materials, as part of a community
service project to complete her requirements to earn the Girl Scouts’ highest of honors, the prestigious
Girl Scout Gold Award. The selectmen thanked Geyster for her months of hard work and dedication, and
complimented her on how well she organized all the documents for the town. Rick Geyster was extremely
proud of his daughter’s hard work and accomplishment. Left-to-right — Selectmen John Telepciak, Tom
Brouillet, Terry Dymek, Rick Geyster, and daughter Jillian Geyster presenting one of the boxes with multiple compartments containing the organized documents which are historic to Phillipston. Photo by Keith Kent
Selectmen address assessor’s allegations
By KEITH KENT
ADN Correspondent
PHILLIPSTON — After allegations were voiced
at an April 11 meeting
by Board of Assessors Chair
Gerhard Fandreyer, of having notices taken off the assessors’ office door, lights
being turned off in the town
hall, and other issues that
Fandreyer claimed affected
the assessors office, the selectmen read a formal letter
addressed to the assessors
Clarification
ATHOL — Town Manager Shaun Suhoski on
Wednesday said new police chief Russell Kleber’s
base salary for fiscal year
2017 will be $99,437.58,
and not $102,500, as reported in an article on
page 1 in Tuesday’s edition.
Of the amount reported Tuesday, Suhoski
said, “That number was a
proposed reduction with
an allowance for a couple weeks of the current
chief’s salary at a higher
amount, plus a 52.2 week
(0.2 extra week pay).”
Suhoski said Kleber’s
salary is Step 3 of the related pay grade.
The reduction in salary, compared to current chief Timothy Anderson’s, in part, results
in the small surplus of
$6,608 reported Tuesday.
office at the Monday, April
25 meeting.
Selectman Terry Dymek
said, “If people remember,
there were issues brought
up by the BOA at a previous
meeting about lights being
turned off, signs being taken off their door, and other
issues.” It was then fellow
selectmen John Telepciak
asked Dymek to read the
letter.
The letter dated April 25
from the Selectmen to the
Board of Assessors reads as
follows:
“Dear Board of Assessors.
Recently, in a selectmen’s
meeting you claimed that
notices posted to inform of
changes to your hours of operation had been inexplicably removed. In an effort to
better facilitate communication within the town hall,
we ask that in the future,
our office is notified either
in writing or verbally of
any planned or unplanned
absences that require your
office to be closed and unstaffed, during your posted
office hours. “In the event of an unexpected illness or emergency,
a quick phone call would
be appreciated. All other
town departments follow
this practice out of courtesy
to each other and our residents. This also allows our
administrative assistant to
be able to answer resident’s
Phillipston Page 5
Royalston Town Meeting May 6
By PAULA ROBINSON
ADN Correspondent
ROYALSTON — The
selectboard officially approved the 40-article annual town meeting warrant
at their meeting Tuesday
night. The town meeting will be held on May 6.
However, if a second night
is needed to get through
the entire warrant, then
the board agreed they will
recommend
concluding
the annual town meeting
on Friday, June 24, as that
is also the tentative date
for a special town meeting
to clean up any end of the
fiscal year leftover monies.
At the request of the
cultural council, the board
waived the fee and security
deposit for a Blues Night
to be held Saturday, May
21, at the town hall.
The board also approved
a permit to allow the council to sell beer and wine
at the event. The fee for
the latter permit was also
waived. A discussion was held
regarding possible new
insurance plans for town
employees offered by
Blue Cross. The board is
in favor of changing from
Network Blue to Network
Blue New England, which
carries a $300 deductible.
This is in juxtaposition to
what the town currently
receives from the Mass. Interlocal Insurance Association. If the town changes
provider, the only change
seen for town employees
would be the cost of the
deductible and emergency
room fees. BOSTON (AP) — The
Massachusetts
House
gave unanimous approval
Wednesday to a nearly $40
billion state budget that
calls for an overall increase
of about 3 percent in state
spending and does not include any new taxes.
The focus now shifts to
the Senate, which later in
the spring will write and debate its own version of the
budget for the fiscal year
starting July 1. The two versions must then be reconciled before they are sent
to Republican Gov. Charlie
Baker for his signature.
The 156-0 vote in the
Democratic-controlled
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Top lawmaker cites lack of
public input on rattlesnake plan
BOSTON (AP) — A top
lawmaker is citing a lack of
transparency around the
state’s plan to create a refuge for venomous rattlesnakes on an uninhabited
Quabbin Reservoir island.
Senate President Stan
Rosenberg told Boston
Herald Radio on Wednesday that wildlife officials
made a “big mistake” and
stirred fears by rolling out
the plan too quickly and
without enough public input.
Snakes Page 5
Rep. Whipps Lee supports
proposal to use excess
revenues to boost local aid
BOSTON — In an effort to enhance local aid
for communities in the 2nd
Franklin, State Rep. Susannah Whipps Lee, R-Athol,
supported a proposal this
week to return a portion of
any surplus state revenue in
the upcoming fiscal year to
the Commonwealth’s cities
and towns.
The proposal, offered by
House Republican Leadership as an amendment to the
Fiscal Year 2017 state budget currently being debated
by the House of Representatives, received the unanimous support of the House
Republican Caucus but was
defeated on a roll call vote
Thirty Hour Famine Field Trip
of 37-121 on April 25.
The Fiscal Year 2017
budget is being formulated
based on an assumption
that state tax revenues will
total $26.86 billion in the
new fiscal year that begins
on July 1. This represents an
increase of $1.1 billion — or
4.3 percent — over current
revenue projections for Fiscal Year 2016, which ends
June 30.
If actual Fiscal Year 2017
revenues were to surpass
projections, Whipps Lee
noted, the amendment
would have required 50 percent of the excess revenue
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Petersham
renews
contracts
By ASHLEY ARSENEAU
ADN Staff Reporter
PETERSHAM — On
Tuesday night the selectboard
met with Greg Waid, Highway Department Superintendent, regarding extending the
current contracts for highway
materials for another year.
Administrative Coordinator
Steve Boudreau said that the
provision to renew the contracts for an additional year
was put into the contracts last
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House followed three days
of largely choreographed
discussions, during which
lawmakers added about
$76 million in spending for
programs ranging from education to transportation to
public health.
Lawmakers held closeddoor meetings to consolidate many of the more than
1,300 amendments that
were originally proposed to
the budget. The consolidated amendments were then
approved by the full House
with minimal debate.
House Speaker Robert
DeLeo said the budget was
a fiscally responsible and
thoughtful document.
“I am particularly proud
Petersham Page 5
SEEDS OF SOLIDARITY VISIT — The Youth Group from the Athol Congregational Church recently
spent several hours working at Seeds of Solidarity in Orange. The project was part of the group’s Thirty
Hour Famine weekend. Ten youth and eight adults from the church fasted for 30 hours to raise money
for World Vision, an organization that provides food and medicine to impoverished children around the
world. Since 2000, the youth from the Congregational Church has raised $29,000 to support World Vision. Submitted photo
MAHAR KEY CLUB
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Adults $6.00
Children $2.00
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Officers for Mt.
Grace AARP
recently elected
ATHOL — Mount
Grace AARP Chapter
3673 recently elected officers who will assume
duties at the annual
meeting to be held on
Monday, May 2, at 1 p.m.
at the Athol Senior Center. Elected were Rick
Kwiatkowski, President;
Joan Gates, Vice President; Sandra Eklund,
Secretary; Diane Gurney,
Treasurer;
and
Christine Musante, Assistant Treasurer. Elected directors were Wanda
Davis, Henry Oertel Jr.,
Gillian Kwiatkowski, and
Nancy Sawyer.
At the annual meeting, members will consider proposed changes
to the Standing Rules,
the selection of members
to the Nominating Committee, the annual May 1
to April 30 membership
calendar, and any other
business brought forward
by the board and membership.
Chapter members are
reminded to bring nonperishable food items for
the annual Athol-Orange
Food-a-Thon to be held
on Tuesday, May 17, between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
The annual indoor
Spring Fair will be held
on Saturday, April 30,
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
the senior center. Soup
and finger sandwiches
will be available from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. All proceeds will benefit local
organizations. Musante is coordinating the event with volunteers from the chapter’s
Community
Services
Committee. Volunteers
are reminded of the setup time on Friday, April
29, between 9 a.m. and
noon.
On Monday, June 6, at
noon, the chapter’s annual spring recognition
luncheon will be held at
the senior center. Recently elected officers
and directors will be installed. Member and guest reservations must be made
not later than May 30
by contacting luncheon
coordinator Wanda Davis at 978-249-3852. No
tickets will be sold at the
door. Entertainment will
be coordinated by Betty
Tolppa and the meal will
be served family style
by Chef Dan Carr and
his Affordable Catering
team.
Mt. Grace AARP
Chapter 3673 invites
folks from the nine towns
of the North Quabbin to
drop by the senior center
to learn more about the
chapter and its activities.
Man shot by police after
Leominster CVS holdup
LEOMINSTER – A suspect in an armed robbery at a
local pharmacy was shot and
wounded during a confrontation with police on Highland
Avenue late Tuesday night,
according to Worcester
County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.
Ryan Powell, 24, of 63 Colonial Dr., is listed in stable
condition at the UMass-Memorial Hospital, Worcester,
where is he expected to survive. He is being treated for a
wound to his jaw.
Powell was placed under
arrest and was arraigned
Wednesday in the intensive
care unit at UMass Memorial
on charges of armed robbery,
assault and battery, and assault with a dangerous weapon. Judge Mark E. Noonan
held the defendant without
bail and scheduled a dangerousness hearing for May 5 in
Leominster District Court
Powell entered the CVS
pharmacy at 9 Nelson St. at
10:42 and demanded narcotics from two employees.
When his demand was denied, he assaulted the employees. He pointed what
appeared to be a gun at the
employees who responded by
Two accidents
ATHOL — Two motor vehicle accidents were reported
to police on Wednesday.
At 3:12 p.m., a Ford Explorer operated by Holly M. Cole,
of Townsend, struck a street
sign at Hapgood and Chestnut
streets.
It was initially reported that
Cole struck the sign and left.
Police report Cole returned
and called to report she had
struck the sign. Damage to the
vehicle was to the right wheel
well, fender and bumper. She
was given a verbal warning for
failure to use care in turning.
At 4:36 p.m., vehicles operated by Leanne N. Drouin, of
200 Royalston Rd., Phillipston;
and James D. Cetto, of 407
Fredette St., were in an accident on Templeton Road. The
Drouin vehicle was towed. No
injuries were reported. Cetto
was cited for failure to use care
in turning.
handing over a bottle of OxyContin and a bottle of Xanax.
A short time later, Leominster police officers found the
suspect behind 181 Highland Ave., where he again
appeared to be armed with
a handgun and was ordered
to drop the weapon several
times. Powell raised the apparent
gun to his head several times.
The firearm was discharged
in the air and then directed
at the officers. A Leominster
officer fired one shot at Powell, striking him in the lower
face.
State Police Detectives
assigned to the Worcester
County District Attorney’s
Office are investigating the
police-involved
shooting.
The police officer, whose
name will not be released at
this time, has been placed on
paid leave pending the outcome of the investigation in
accordance with department
policy.
State
Police
Log
Friday, April 22
9:50 a.m. - Vehicles operated by Frances Mercado,
of Gardner; and Jason Praplaski, of 265 Baldwinville
Rd., Phillipston, were in an
accident on Route 2 eastbound at Exit 22 in Gardner.
Mercado was cited for failure to use care.
Tuesday, April 26
12:30 p.m. - Alex P.
Steeves, 26, of Andover,
was arrested in Gardner on
a warrant for breaking and
entering in the night and
larceny over $250, a warrant for entering a dwelling
at night for a felony, a warrant for larceny over $250,
a warrant for possession of
a Class B substance, and a
warrant for receiving stolen
property over $250.
Wednesday, April 27
4:07 p.m. - Michelle Emery, 20, of 61 Congress St.,
Orange, was arrested in Orange on a warrant for two
counts of improper use of a
credit card, and two counts
of larceny under $250.
‘We Remember...’
display to honor
deceased service
members
ATHOL — The North
Quabbin Veterans Outreach will hold the first
“We Remember…” public
display during the month
of May on the uptown common. The display will honor those service members
who have died. Individuals and organizations may make a donation to remember and
honor those who have
served. The funds collected
will support events for veterans and their families in
the community throughout
the year. The names will
be listed in the Athol Daily
News each week during the
month. Collection boxes will be
at Larry’s Variety and S&S
Appliance. Donations may
also be mailed to North
Quabbin Veterans Outreach, Athol Congregational Church 1225 Chestnut
St., Athol, MA 01331. On Sunday, May 29,
there will be a special honor guard and ecumenical
service of remembrance at
11:15 a.m., near the “We
Remember…” display, led
by Pastor Beverly Prestwood-Taylor, of the Athol
Congregational Church.
Following the service, there
will be light refreshments
at the church, at 1225
Chestnut St. Classical concert
FITCHBURG — Fitchburg State University will
welcome the Omaggio Duo,
featuring cellist Ning Tien and
pianist Monica Tessitore, for
a free concert at 7:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, May 4, in Kent
Recital Hall in the Conlon
Fine Arts Building, 367 North
St.
The performance is sponsored by the university’s
Community Music Lesson
Program, for which Tien is an
instructor.
For additional information,
contact the university’s Center for Professional Studies
at [email protected] or
978-665-3636.
Athol Police Log
Wednesday, April 27
7:42 a.m. - Caller requests assistance with daughter, 14, who
has left residence and is believed
to be at a friend’s house, Cottage
Street. Located youth and took
her home to her mother. Mother
brought daughter to school.
8:14 a.m. - Walk-in reports vehicle parked on sidewalk, Lake
Ellis Road. Officer contacted
owner. Vehicle moved.
8:49 a.m. - Caller reports loud
noise coming from neighbor’s,
South Main Street. Officer stood
outside both doors. No sound
heard other than TV or radio.
This was no different than any
other apartment in the building.
9:40 a.m. - Subject to station
CARD OF THANKS
The family of Corrine (Cookie) Britt Delorme
would like to sincerely thank everyone for helping us
through this difficult time. We greatly appreciated the
cards, kind words, phone calls, and all who donated
food and attended Cookie’s Celebration of Life.
A special thanks to Jeff Cole from Witty’s Funeral
Home.
As we all know life can change way too fast,
so please love, laugh, forgive, and really enjoy the
people you love.
Tim Delorme, Jason & Jody
Bob & Judy Britt
Ernie & Sue Britt
Roberta Britt & David Aznavourian
Richard Britt
Lucille & Warren Carpenter
Chet & Jackie Britt
Paul & Donna Britt
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11:19 a.m. - Caller reports
loose dog, Chestnut Hill Avenue
and Goddard Street. Owner took
dog home. Advised owner of
town bylaws.
11:29 a.m. - 911 caller reports
male party threatened an associate, Freedom Street. Subject not
identified.
11:31 a.m. - Caller requests
to speak to officer about property left at former residence, Cottage Street. Both subjects stated
there were no issues.
11:58 a.m. - Walk-in reports
kids on bikes doing jumps in the
road, Main Street. Gone on arrival.
12:02 p.m. - Caller reports
kids playing baseball in the road,
Cottage Street. Gone on arrival.
12:21 p.m. - Caller requests to
speak to officer about recovering license plates. Caller advised
plates would not be taken and to
cancel them.
breaking and entering that occurred at his house, Chestnut
Hill Avenue. Information taken
for report.
2:47 p.m. - Caller requests
ambulance for male party having
seizure, Marble Street. Call handled by Athol Fire Department.
3:43 p.m. - Caller reports yellow dirt bike speeding, Laurel
Street. Advised operator of complaint. He stated he was working
on the bike and will keep it off the
road.
speak to officer about his girlfriend picking up items from her
former residence on Ella Street.
He wanted to know what their
options are. Spoke to both parties. Female party stated she left
items at residence and wanted
to pick them up. Subject at
residence stated a list of items
is needed and he would contact
police if and when items are located.
speak with officer about her father being kicked out of current
residence, Smith Street. Spoke
to male party who was alleging
his ex-girlfriend/landlord gave
until end of June to move out
and now she is harassing him.
5:35 p.m. - Walk-in reports annoying phone calls, Lincoln Avenue. Reported scam call from
party claiming to be from IRS.
Advised to not give any information to anyone he doesn’t know.
6:27 p.m. - Caller requests
welfare check on his wife’s cousin who has been sending suicidal texts, Wallingford Avenue.
6:41 p.m. - Officer at Silver
Lake Park for report of rocks
being thrown. Area checked;
spoke with several people walking around and fishing. Nothing
found.
7:08 p.m. - Subject to station
for sex offender registration.
7:31 p.m. - Attempt to serve
immediate threat paperwork,
Main Street.
7:35 p.m. - Caller requested
assistance, Wood Street. She
was advised an officer would
assist her once male party was
contacted to arrange a date and
time for pick-up of her belongings.
8:01 p.m. - Caller reports receiving threats from her daughter, Main Street. Caller just gained
custody of her grandchild and
daughter is threatening to come
pick up child. Advised caller to
not make contact with daughter. Advised that doing so would
provoke a conflict. Also advised
National forecast
Forecast highs for Friday, April 29
Sunny
Pt. Cloudy
Fronts
Cold
-10s
-0s
0s
Showers
10s
20s 30s 40s
Rain
T-storms
50s 60s
Flurries
Warm Stationary
70s
80s
Cloudy
Pressure
Low
High
90s 100s 110s
Snow
Ice
Rain And Storms Over The Southern Plains
A low pressure system will produce rain and snow over the
Rockies, while rain and thunderstorms will be expected over the
Central and Southern Plains. Low pressure will produce a chance
of rain showers over the East.
Weather Underground • AP
AREA — Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Calm wind. Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Light
and variable wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the
morning. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind
becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Saturday
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Almanac - Sun rose 5:45. Sun sets 7:46. Length of day 14
hours, 1 minute. New moon, May 6. Full moon, May 21.
Mass. Lottery Results
Drawn Wednesday, April 27, 2016
The Numbers Game, Mid-day:
The Numbers Game, Night:
Exact Order
$5,353
All 4 digits
1st or last 3
$749
Any 2 digits
$64
Any 1 digit
$6
Any Order
All 4 digits
$223
1st 3 digits
$125
Last 3 digits
$125
Exact Order
$4,174
All 4 digits
1st or last 3
$581
Any 2 digits
$50
Any 1 digit
$5
Any Order
All 4 digits
$346
1st 3 digits
$97
Last 3 digits
$97
3145
Tuesday2858
Monday5114
Sunday7198
Saturday1774
Friday2786
Thursday6444
MEGA MILLIONS
Tuesday, April 26
14-16-17-28-48; MB-2
$108,000,000,
no winner
Friday, April 22
2-19-21-42-60; MB-13
$97,000,000,
no winner
4724
Tuesday2636
Monday2026
Sunday0428
Saturday6805
Friday6133
Thursday4608
MEGABUCKS DOUBLER
Saturday, April 23
8-12-24-26-33-43; STD-4
$1,236,074, no winner
Wednesday, April 27
2-15-21-36-44-49; STD-6
$1,344,477, no winner
LUCKY FOR LIFE
Monday, April 25
2-6-13-26-32; LB-18,
no winner
Thursday, April 21
2-10-16-34-35; LB-13,
no winner
MASS CASH
Wednesday, April 27
19-25-28-30-32,
no winner
Tuesday, April 26
2-4-13-16-28, two winners
POWERBALL
(Abington, Worcester)
Saturday, April 23
19-35-46-59-62; PB-13
Monday, April 25
$256,900,000,
1-4-6-8-10, six winners
no winner
(Attleboro, No. Billerica, SomerWednesday, April 27
ville (2), Woburn, Worcester)
2-25-33-39-64; PB-17,
Sunday, April 24
$282,000,000,
2-3-16-20-21,
no winner
no winner
Saturday, April 23
Other Regional Results
9-14-20-27-35, one winner
TRI-STATE MEGABUCKS
(Peabody)
Saturday, April 23
Friday, April 22
3-6-12-35-39; MB-2
7-11-16-29-34, nine winners
Wednesday, April 27
(Boston (9))
2-9-11-12-37; MB-3
Meetings Reminder
Thursday, April 28
Athol
Shade Tree Commission,
6:30 p.m., library room at the
town hall.
Orange
Capital Improvement Committee, 6:30 p.m., town hall.
Selectboard and Conservation Commission (ConCom
complaint), 7 p.m., town hall.
Petersham
Planning Board, 7 p.m., town
office building.
Historic District Commission
(public hearing), 7 p.m., lower
town hall.
Historic District Commission
(regular meeting), 8 p.m., lower
town hall.
Phillipston
Cable Advisory Committee, 7
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p.m., town hall.
Royalston
Agriculture Commission, 7
p.m., town hall.
Common Restoration Commission, 7 p.m., selectboard’s
office.
Meeting notices and agendas for Athol, Orange, Petersham, Phillipston and Royalston can be viewed online
at www.mytowngovernment.
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Athol log Page 3
Narragansett Regional High School
Class of 2017
BBQ MEAT RAFFLE
Thursday, April 28th
Doors Open 7pm
In recognition of Veterans who have served our
country, the North Quabbin Veterans Outreach
will honor these men and women on the
Uptown Common throughout the month of May.
This is the first public display and will support
the veterans of the surrounding communities
throughout the year.
I wish to remember ____ veteran(s).
American Legion Home, Baldwinville
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Forms are also availble at Larry’s Variety and S&S Appliance.
ATHOL DAILY NEWS Thursday, April 28, 2016 Page 3
Sobriety
checkpoint
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Obituaries
& Services
Clara Wesockes
HONEA PATH, S.C. —
Clara (Songer) Wesockes,
101, passed away peacefully on March 18, 2016,
with family at her side. Clara was born on Oct.
14, 1914, in Farmington,
N.H., to Jessie (Kimball)
and John Songer Sr. She
moved to Orange at a
young age, and attended
Orange schools, graduating from Orange High.
She
later
married
Charles Wesockes and
moved to Hollywood, Fla.,
in the early 1950s.
She enjoyed her family
and most of all her grandchildren. She lived in Florida for many years until
the last years, moving to
be with her daughter Lynn
in South Carolina.
She is survived by daughter Lynn and husband Ron
Smallwood, with whom
she made her home; a
son, Daniel of Florida;
four grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Besides her parents,
she was predeceased by
a son, Charles; and a
granddaughter,
Trisha;
three brothers, Ellsworth,
Maurice and John; and
four sisters, Mildred Bianchi, Jessie Belletete,
Annie Songer and Freada
Songer.
Surviving siblings are
Lawrence and wife Josephine, Denis and wife Joan
of Orange, and Frank and
wife Marie of Athol. She
also leaves many nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were
private. AREA — The State Police will conduct a sobriety
checkpoint on a public way
in Worcester County beginning on Saturday, April 30,
and going into Sunday, May
1.
The purpose is to further
educate the motoring public
and strengthen the public’s
awareness to the need of detecting and removing those
motorists who operate under the influence of alcohol
and/or drugs from the state’s
roadways. It will be operated
during varied hours, the selection of vehicles will not
be arbitrary, safety will be assured, and any inconveniences to motorists will be minimized with advance notice to
reduce fear and anxiety.
The checkpoint is funded
by a grant provided by the
Highway Safety Division of
the Massachusetts Executive
Office of Public Safety and
Security.
SPAGHETTI SUPPER — Sean Doyle, C.J. Christiansen and Kadie Jillson, above, members of the
Mahar Key Club in Orange, will join other Key
Club members at the spaghetti supper which
the Key Club will sponsor on Friday, April 29, in
the Mahar dining hall from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The
all-you-can-eat supper features spaghetti with
meat or meatless sauce, garlic bread, a salad bar,
and homemade dessert. Submitted photo
Keene State student is arrested for assault
KEENE, N.H. — On April
11, a Keene State College student reported
to the Keene
Police
that
another student had been
assaulted with
a knife by another KSC
Jok Leek student, Jok
Leek, 21, of
Manchester, N.H. It was later
learned the incident occurred
on Winchester Court, Keene,
during the evening of April 9. An investigation took place,
which involved a number of in-
terviews. This information was
presented to the 8th Circuit
Keene Court and an arrest
warrant was issued Tuesday,
charging Leek with one count
of second degree assault, a
felony offense. The court complaint reads as follows:
“…the defendant did recklessly cause bodily injury to
another, …, by means of a
knife, a deadly weapon in the
manner it was used, by stabbing downward with the knife
and cutting…on the back of
his left hand…” Detectives
located Leek on Wednesday
on campus and took him into
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appears in the Quabbin Times section in Tuesday editions of the Athol
Daily News, and daily on the website at, www.atholdailynews.com.
The Daily News welcomes submissions for the Calendar, for public
events in or of general interest to the nine-town, North Quabbin-Mount
Grace Region — including entertainment, cultural and social activities
and events held by non-profit organizations. Excluded are gaming events
and tag/yard sale notices.
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Thursday, April 28
3-4 p.m. — Weekly Vigil, Northfield Town Hall. Info: [email protected] or 978-790-3074
3:30-5 p.m. — Wild Knights Chess Club, Athol Public Library,
Main Street. For grades 4-10. Info: 978-249-9515
7 p.m. — BBQ Meat Raffle, American Legion Home, Baldwinville. Everything you can throw on a grill, door prize, special drawings, gift baskets, silent auction and more. Benefits Narragansett
Regional High School Class of 2017.
Friday, April 29
10:15-11:30 a.m. — Motor Monkeys Playgroup, 34 North
Main St., Orange. Info: Jennifer Aldrich at VOC, 978-249-8467
5:30-7 p.m. — Key Club Spaghetti Supper, Mahar Dining Hall,
South Main Street, Orange. All you can eat. Adults $6, children $2.
7 p.m. — “The Great New England Hurricane of 1938” Program, Petersham Town Hall, South Main Street.
8 p.m. — “Spring Awakening” Musical, Ruth B. Smith Auditorium, Orange Town Hall, 6 Prospect St. Tickets: 413-233-3368,
arenacivictheatre.org or at the door. Due to mature themes and
language, this show is not recommended for young children.
Saturday, April 30
7-10 a.m. — All You Can Eat Breakfast, Athol Congregational
Church, uptown common. Pancakes, French toast, sausage, juice,
coffee, tea, cocoa. Adults $6, children under 10 $2.
9 a.m.-Noon — St. John’s Thrift Shop, St. John’s Episcopal
Church, Park Avenue, Athol. Info: 978-249-9553
9 a.m.-Noon — Cellar Closet Thrift Shop, Central Congregational Church, South Main Street, Orange.
9 a.m.-2 p.m. — AARP Spring Fair, Athol Senior Center, Lord
Pond Plaza. Baked goods, candy, fudge, jewelry, plants, books,
vendor tables, scratch ticket raffle, center table silent auction, luncheon 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
9 a.m.-4 p.m. — Friends of the Erving Public Library Book/
Plant/Tag Sale, 17 Moore St.
10 a.m.-2 p.m. — Arbor Day Celebration, Petersham Common. Family-friendly activities including tree planting, a treethemed relay race, an ask-the arborist table, invasive plant and
insect activities, tree-themed games and snacks.
1 p.m. — Narragansett Historical Society’s May Day Event,
Otter River Sportsman’s Club, 250 Lord Rd., Baldwinville. Info:
www.narragansetthistoricalsociety.org
1-4 p.m. — Yarn Making Workshop, Petersham Art Center, 8
North St. Info and registration: 978-724-0219
6 p.m. — Swedish Meatball Supper, Community Church of
North Orange and Tully, corner of Main Street and Creamery Hill
Road. Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, string beans, tossed
salad, bread and dessert. Tickets: $10 per plate. Reservations by
April 28: 978-575-0402 or 978-575-0119
8 p.m. — “Spring Awakening” Musical, Ruth B. Smith Auditorium, Orange Town Hall, 6 Prospect St. Tickets: 413-233-3368,
arenacivictheatre.org or at the door. Due to mature themes and
language, this show is not recommended for young children.
custody without incident. Bail
has been set at $5,000 cash,
and, in lieu of bail, Leek has
been lodged at the Cheshire
County Jail, with arraignment
scheduled for today before the
Cheshire Superior Court.
The case remains under investigation. Anyone who has
further information is encouraged to call the Keene Police
at 603-357-9820, and ask to
speak to Det. Joel Chidester.
Information can also be provided anonymously at http://
www.ci.keene.nh.us/departments/police/anonymous ORANGE — The Orange Police Log was not available
crime-tips.
prior to press time today.
Orange Police Log
Orange District Court
ORANGE — The following
defendants appeared in Orange
District Court on Tuesday, April
20, Judge William Mazanec presiding:
Sean Welenc, 39, 35 Perry
Rd. - operating under the influence of liquor, second offense;
operating a motor vehicle with
suspended registration, marked
lanes violation, uninsured motor
vehicle - pleaded innocent, pretrial conference June 6.
Jacob D. Pawlowski, 39,
Springfield - unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle - dismissed by Commonwealth.
Rayne Marion, 21, 419 East
River St. - operating a motor vehicle with suspended license to be dismissed after $50 court
costs paid. Registration not in
possession, registration sticker
missing - found not responsible.
Lev N. Rivera, 21, Turners
Falls - municipal bylaw or ordinance violation (possession of
open container) - pleaded innocent, pretrial conference June 6.
The following defendants
appeared in district court on
Friday, April 22, Judge Laurie
McLeod presiding:
Anthony Cutaia, 24, 182
North Main St. - malicious destruction of property over $250
- pleaded innocent, pretrial conference June 3.
Kenneth M. Benoit, 48, 174
Yale Ave., Athol - operating
under the influence of liquor,
negligent operation of a motor
vehicle, failure to stop/yield pleaded innocent, pretrial conference May 20.
Jay J. Gordon, 42, 105 Warwick Rd. – operating a motor
vehicle with a suspended license – to be dismissed once
$50 court costs paid by April 29. Maria
Santana-Maysonet,
36, - Greenfield – assault and
battery on a family/household
member-admitted to sufficient
facts but continued without a
finding until Oct. 21, continue
mental health treatment, no
abuse of victims. Assault and
battery – sufficient facts found
but continued without a finding
until Oct. 21, continue mental
health evaluation and treatment,
no abuse of victims. Jillian R. Ward, 30, 11 Mattawa Circle – assault and battery, pleaded innocent, pretrial
conference June 6. Kelley M. Smith, 45, 435
Main St., Athol – operating with
a suspended license, leaving
the scene of property damage,
marked lanes violation – pleaded innocent pretrial conference
May 20. Stephanie Boucher, 28, 435
East Main St. – motor vehicle
lights violation, operating with
a suspended license, motor vehicle operator refuse to identify
self – pleaded innocent, pretrial
conference May 20.
Kristen M. Ballantine, 2412
New Sherborn Rd., Athol – operating with a suspended registration—dismissed at request of
commonwealth. Unregistered
motor vehicle – dismissed at
request of commonwealth .
Uninsured motor vehicle – dismissed upon request of commonwealth. Melli C. Lewis, 25, 638 Pequoig Ave., Athol – possession of a class A drug (heroin)
– pleaded innocent pretrial conference May 24.
The following defendants appeared in district court on Monday, April 25, Judge David S.
Ross presiding:
Athol log From Page 2
her to call 911 if daughter arrives at residence and causes
conflict.
8:48 p.m. - Caller requests police respond for unwanted male
party, J Street. States her boyfriend is accusing her of breaking his things and she wants him
removed before situation escalates. Male party gathered items
while officers kept peace. Male
party sent on way.
9:24 p.m. - Caller reports her
daughter, 14, has not returned
home after school, Cottage
Street. States she is probably
at her friend’s house on Arthur
Avenue. Spoke with youth who
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refused to return to her mother’s
house. Mother agreed to allow
child to back with father.
10:06 p.m. - Caller reports her
female husky just ran toward
Tunnel Street from Hapgood
Street. Assistant animal control
officer notified. At 10:22, caller
reports having dog. Assistant
ACO advised.
10:18 p.m. - 911 caller reports
smelling fire in area of Silver
Lake Beach. Caller had nontraceable number and hung up
before call could be transferred
to AFD and further information
could be obtained. AFD notified.
At 10:29, subject to station to
provide more details; stated his
phone died. Flames seen near
sandpits.
stray cat on his porch, Main
Street. Assistant ACO advised.
Caller states cat is older and
white.
10:32 p.m. - 911 hang-up,
Laurel Street. No answer on
call back. Subject then called
to report he dialed 911 because
male party came to his house
and asked him to call because
male party was assaulted. Officers sent. Caller stated subject
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was intoxicated and was told to
leave. Stated there was nothing
physical and subject banged
on neighbors’ doors and asked
them to call police and then left.
Subject went to station shortly
after falling off his bike.
10:38 p.m. - Walk-in reports
an assault and requested ambulance. AFD advised. Related
to previous call. Officers spoke
to male party. AFD transported
party to Athol Hospital. Party left
bike up against building.
11:13 p.m. - Assistant ACO
picked up cat, Petersham Road;
officer assisted.
11:32 p.m. - Follow-up, Main
Street.
11:46 p.m. - House check,
Pinedale Avenue.
Today, April 28
Midnight - Officer out with
male party who stated he had
just been assaulted, Main Street.
Subject was bleeding from ear
and refusing ambulance. Subject was intoxicated. Subject
taken to AH. Officers went to
AH for follow-up. Gathered information from victim regarding
assault and battery with dangerous weapon. Party to be summonsed.
12:09 a.m. - ACO transporting
cat to Wachusett Animal Hospital. Related to earlier call.
2:01 a.m. - House check,
Franklin Street.
Myrtle Street.
Lenox Street.
Batchelder Road.
2:49 a.m. - Caller reports he
just hit a white cat that ran into
the road, Spring Street. Animal
deceased upon officer’s arrival.
Department of Public Works notified for pick-up.
someone keeps knocking on
her doors and windows, Crescent Street. She thinks it is her
boyfriend who is not allowed
there, per state’s Department
of Children and Families. Party
gone upon arrival. Advised caller
to contact police if male party
returns.
man fell to the ground and
needs unknown medical assistance, Fish Street. States he was
not bleeding and bystanders do
not think he hit his head, but he
needed assistance getting into a
seated position. AFD responded
and assessed subject.
5:57 a.m. - Alarm at middle
school, Pleasant Street. No one
answering calls. Found math
teacher and custodian in building. They had just opened up for
the day. All okay.
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Kevin H. Neville, 40, 85 Old
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battery on a person 60+/disabled –pleaded innocent, pretrial conference June 14. The following defendants appeared on Tuesday, April 26,
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Sonia Thomas, 20, Gardner operating under the influence of
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Larry M. Vaidulas, 57, 575
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goodbye to an old friend
A Money Changer
When Harriet Tubman replaces Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, some critics will call it historical revisionism. But
we’ll call it poetic justice — delayed,
but not denied.
The change, to happen after 2020,
was announced by the Treasury Department Wednesday, along with
other currency updates.
Only in America, perhaps,
can the arc of history swing to
such a sharp reversal: Jackson
was the war hero and populist
U.S. president (1829-1837)
who, tragically, was also a
slave owner and aggressive
enforcer of the Indian Removal Act. His portrait was
chosen for the $20 in 1928,
not quite a century after the
infamous Trail of Tears forced
migration decimated the
Cherokee tribe.
By around 2030, Jackson
will be sent to the back of the
bill, so to speak, to make way
for Tubman, a slave liberator,
Civil War intelligence officer,
nurse and lifelong humanitarian.
Tubman, born a Maryland slave but
blessed with exceptional bravery, foresight and fierce determination, died
in 1913 in her 90s, an incredible accomplishment in itself, considering the
hard, painful and risk-filled, but ultimately triumphant, path of her life.
She will be the first African-American on U.S. currency and the first female to grace a $20. Such honors took
way too long, although it’s unsurprising
in a country that’s gone 227 years without a female president. Maybe 2016 will
end that streak; or maybe not, given the
divided mood of today’s unhappy electorate.
The Tubman announcement comes
after a battle over the fate of another
bill — the $10 bill — which the Treasury secretary had pledged would get
a new, female face, replacing founding
father Alexander Hamilton. But Hamilton’s many fans decided he was too
important to lose. So, a compromise
was reached that will keep him on the
$10, put Tubman on the $20, and add
more historical women to currency art
on other bills.
There are advantages to this all-ofthe-above-approach. It’s better to make
room for more historical honorees —
both men and women — than to push
previous notables into oblivion.
Sadly, a face on a bill doesn’t necessarily do much to illuminate
historical figures. Their import lies less in their portraits
than in their achievements,
their humanity, their character and their stories, which
are in danger of being lost
if history is not engagingly
taught to new generations.
Sometimes, as with Jackson, the human being behind
the face is a vivid, but troubling mixture of heroism and
horror. The passage of time
changes contexts, bringing
shadows to light and vice
versa.
A century from now, paper
currency may no longer exist.
But if it survives, we wonder:
Whose faces will be honored
on the bills, and how will
those generations judge our
time today? We’d give a Benjamin, and
then some, to know.
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One name, one artist, so many talents, so many sounds: Prince.
Prince Rogers Nelson died Thursday,
leaving generations of fans and admirers to mourn his death and reflect on
a career that blended innovation with
an old-school devotion to rhythm and
blues, funk and soul. He was an icon
of American music, despite — or, perhaps, because of — his enigmatic lifestyle. He avoided media interviews and
rebelled against the music industry before that seemed possible.
Prince was both a pop star and a
master of music. He played guitar with
such skill and passion that the opening
chords of his songs created an everlasting impression on anyone who heard
them. His music could be rooted in
spirituality, or steeped in carnal knowledge.
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Sister struggles to reconcile love
for brother and her faith
don’t know what to do. If
she can’t support my marriage, should I ask her to
not come to the ceremony? — WEDDING WOES
DEAR
WEDDING
WOES: I don’t think you
should be retaliatory and
tell your sister to stay
away if she feels her faith
doesn’t permit her to be a
member of your wedding
party. If that’s the case,
she may decide on her
own not to attend.
What you should do
— right now — is decide
whom else you would like
to stand up with you on
this important occasion.
Choose someone who has
no question about whether you are doing the right
thing. I hope your special
day will be a happy one
and that you will allow no
one to blemish it.
******
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been
on and off again with this
boy for about a year now,
and he is socially awkward
whereas I am not. He is
extremely funny and loyal.
I’m 13 and I think he
wants to move to the next
level of our relationship,
and I’m not ready for that.
SCHOOL HOUSING BENEFITS REDUCED BY HALF
READERS: We received low Non Commissioned Ofnumerous ‘Letters to the ficers Association (NCOA)
Editor’ duplicating the let- members in opposition to
ter below, but signed by these cuts to the GI Bill,
separate individuals in and ask you to stand with
and around the area and us.
just over the border in New
Please pledge to preserve
Hampshire. We reached out the benefits promised to
to Athol’s Neil McGuirk, all new veterans and their
Director of Veterans Ser- families and oppose all atvices, Northeast Quabbin tempts to use the Post-9/11
Veterans District, who GI Bill as a piggy bank to
sought confirmation. The fund other government proletter is followed by com- grams.
ments from Eladia Romero
Nearly one million postof Congressman Jim Mc- 9/11 veterans have benefitGovern’s office.
ed from the Post-9/11 GI
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Last month, the House programs in American hispassed a bill (H.R. 3016) tory. Please email NCOA
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cut in the monthly Basic and pledge to fight against
Allowance for Housing any attempts to cut educa(BAH) allowance pro- tion benefits for military
vided to children who will members, veterans and our
have their parents’ earned families!
Post-9/11 GI Bill benefit
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transferred to them. Now
Eladia Romero stated, “It
similar legislation is being is correct. H.R. 3016 cut in
considered in the Senate half the Housing Benefit for
(S.425) that would put the military dependents who
hard-fought benefits of 2.8 were transferred their parmillion post-9/11 veterans ents’ Post-9/11 GI Bill eduat even greater risk.
cation benefits. The benefit
I am standing with my fel- ranged from $750 to over
He talks a lot of crap
about my friends, too. I
feel like I need a break
from him. How do I let
him know how I feel
without sounding rude?
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CANADA
DEAR TEEN: Be clear
in your messages to him.
Tell him you don’t like
the way he talks about
your friends, and you
don’t want to hear him
do it again. If he pushes
you to do ANYthing that
makes you uncomfortable,
tell him NO and that he
should stop immediately.
It is not rude to create
boundaries for yourself;
in fact, it is healthy. It
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$3,000 a month depending
on the school that the student went to. The cuts do
not effect spouses or service
members themselves.
“I think most members
were not thrilled by having to cut the funding, but
there was a study commissioned that said the benefit covered more than the
required housing for many
students and in a lot of
cases was providing an allowance over double the
cost of housing. The veterans committee also spun
the cut by saying the money
was shifted into other programs that many members
felt very passionate about
such as: expanding care for
women and newborns, increasing services and treatments offered to soldiers
with PTSD, expanding the
Fry Scholarship (which is
for dependents of service
members killed in action),
expanding the VA home
loan program, and a few
others. The committee was
very quick to always point
out that the money was going to other veterans programs.”
FBI says it won’t disclose method
it used to access locked iPhone
By ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) —
The FBI said Wednesday that
it will not publicly disclose
the method that allowed it to
break into a locked iPhone
used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, noting the
agency lacks enough “technical information” about the
software vulnerability that was
exploited.
The decision resolves one
of the thorniest questions that
had confronted the federal
government since it revealed
last month that an unidentified
third party had provided the
FBI with a successful method
for opening the phone.
It shields from public release any details about how
the outside entity and the FBI
managed to bypass the digital
locks on the phone without
help from manufacturer Apple Inc., and it likely complicates efforts by the software
company to figure out how to
fix whatever vulnerability was
detected.
In a statement Wednesday,
FBI official Amy Hess said
that although the FBI had
purchased the method — FBI
Director James Comey suggested last week that the fee
was more than $1 million —
the agency did not “purchase
the rights to technical details
about how the method functions, or the nature and extent of any vulnerability upon
which the method may rely in
order to operate.”
Lawmakers urge more US naval
operations in South China Sea
By Jeanne Phillips
© 2001 Universal Press Syndicate
DEAR ABBY: I am
very excited to be proposing soon to the man I want
to spend my life with. My
family is excited for me —
with one exception.
My
younger
sister,
whom I want to be my best
woman, says she doesn’t
know if she will be able
to participate in our wedding because she’s having
trouble reconciling that
her faith tells her samesex marriage is a sin. I
have explained that it will
be a civil ceremony with
a judge instead of a religious figure and she says
that this “helps,” but she
still doesn’t know if she
can be part of it.
I love my sister and I
know that if she didn’t love
me in return, she wouldn’t
be struggling with this;
she just wouldn’t participate. She’s racking her
brain and her Bible trying
to find a way to square her
faith with her love for me
and my soon-to-be fiance.
Despite this, I can’t help
feeling hurt that she views
my relationship as a sin
she can’t be part of. If she
decides she can’t stand
with me in my wedding, I
Letter to the Editor
By MATTHEW
PENNINGTON
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Members of Congress urged
the Obama administration on Wednesday to order
more naval operations close
to disputed islands in the
South China Sea. The State
Department said Beijing
risks conflict and isolation
through its assertive behavior in those waters.
Twice since the fall, the
U.S. Navy has sailed by artificial islands built by China,
and Deputy Secretary of
State Antony Blinken told
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that such
operations will take place
regularly.
Republicans said such
“freedom of navigation” operations cruising within 12
nautical miles of the manmade islands — what China
might consider as their territorial waters — should become routine.
“I don’t why we are not
doing it weekly, or monthly,”
said the committee chairman, GOP Sen. Bob Corker
of Tennessee, noting the U.S.
has about 60 percent of its
naval vessels in the Pacific
region.
Republican Sen. Cory
Gardner of Colorado said
sending U.S. ships into the
area every three months “is
simply insufficient to send a
strong message to China.”
Corker contended that
China has positioned itself
as a geopolitical rival of the
United States.
“Merely managing differences with China is not
a successful formula particularly when such management cedes U.S. influence
and places American interest at risk in the Indo-Pacific
and beyond,” Corker said.
Blinken agreed with Sen.
Marco Rubio of Florida that
China’s objective was control of the entire South China Sea. Blinken said China
was alienating its neighbors
and risked “conflict, instability and isolation’ unless
it changed its approach and
clarified its claims in accordance with international
law.
“As long as the United
States remains fully present in the region, any tactical advantage that China
derives from some of these
outposts will be vastly outweighed by the net effect
of surrounding itself with
increasingly angry, increasingly suspicious neighbors
who are increasingly close
to the United States,” he
said. But Democratic Sen.
Robert Menendez of New
Jersey said that China was
“dominating” the region.
She said the FBI did not
have enough technical details
about the vulnerability to submit it to an interagency White
House process that weighs
whether such defects should
be disclosed. She said that process, known as the vulnerabilities exploit process, “cannot
perform its function without
significant details about the
nature and extent of a vulnerability.”
The revelation last month
that the FBI had managed
to get into the work phone of
Syed Farook, who along with
his wife killed 14 people in
the December attacks in San
Bernardino, halted an extraordinary court fight that flared a
month earlier when a federal
magistrate in California directed Apple to help the FBI hack
into the device.
The government has for
years recommended that security researchers work cooperatively and confidentially
with software manufacturers
before revealing that a product might be susceptible to
hackers.
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Budget
of our investments in early
education and care, elder
affairs and substance addiction programs,” DeLeo,
a Winthrop Democrat, said
in a statement after the final
vote.
The budget creates a $15
million reserve account to
pay for salary increases for
pre-kindergarten teachers
and incudes $18.6 million to
support full-day kindergarten programs.
It would also add $28 million for substance addiction
programs.
The spending plan calls
for a $159 million increase
in state assistance to cities and towns, including a
$55-per-pupil increase in
education funding.
Republicans, who often
vote against Democratic-
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backed spending plans,
joined
in
Wednesday’s
unanimous vote.
“I’m very pleased that the
House budget places a priority on local aid for our cities
and towns,” said Rep. Bradley Jones, the House minority leader. “I think there was
a good faith effort to try to
address a wide range of issues, while still maintaining
an eye on the bottom line.”
House leaders stressed
that for a second consecutive year they did not rely on
any direct transfers from the
state’s stabilization fund,
better known as the rainy
day fund, to help balance
the budget. More than $200
million in capital gains tax
revenue would be deposited
into the fund, though another $150 million in capital
Phillipston
questions about when the
department is expected
to re-open and when they
might expect to be able to
conduct their business with
you. Our goal is to have our
departments working together as a cohesive unit for
the benefit of the Town. We
appreciate your anticipated
cooperation.”
The letter was signed
by all three members of
the Selectmen, Chair Tom
Brouillet, Vice Chair Terry
Dymek, and Clerk, John
Telepciak.
After the meeting was
over the letter was hand delivered by Brouillet to the
Board of Assessors, who
were in their office across
the main hall but did not attend the meeting.
The position of the chairman of the Board of Assessors, which is currently
held by incumbent Gerhard
Fandreyer, is the only elected position in Phillipston
which is being challenged
in the upcoming town elec-
— up to $100 million — to
be made available as additional local aid to cities and
towns. The proposal also
stipulated that this surplus
revenue be allocated on a
proportional basis using
the distribution formula for
unrestricted general government aid, which can be used
by municipalities to fund a
wide variety of local needs.
“Communities across the
Commonwealth are struggling to deliver essential
municipal services without
burdening local property
owners. This additional unrestricted aid can be spent at
the discretion of the towns,
and can be used for such
things as schools, public
safety or to improve infrastructure,” said Whipps Lee.
“Although the proposed
House budget calls for significant increases in local aid
funding in Fiscal Year 2017,
this amendment would have
gone even further in helping
to reduce the financial pressures our cities and towns
are currently facing.”
With the exception of tax
collections received during
the Great Recession, actual
state tax receipts have historically been higher than
the consensus revenue estimate. In recent years, excess revenues have averaged
$730 million, representing
growth of almost 4 percent
over original projections.
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Police chief Dana Cooley
spoke about the current cruiser and said the department
does not want to put too much
more money in it and does not
feel it is worth it to make all
the necessary repairs with the
vehicle having over 100,000
miles already. Cooley said that
the cruiser they would purchase, if approved, is a smaller
version of a Ford Escape and
is a crossover SUV style similar to what many other police
departments are driving. The
vehicle would come equipped
with a dash cam, radar and allwheel drive.
Robinson said that if the energy committee does get the
grant they have applied for
and does not use the $60,000,
he would suggest reallocating
those funds at the fall town
meeting to other projects such
as a new roller for the highway
department and painting the
exterior of the town hall. Town meeting warrant
The board reviewed the
warrants for the annual and
special town meeting, both to
be held on June 6, at 7:30 p.m. Allen said that the selectboard is adding a new initiative to their budget to create
a floating secretary position.
The position would be filled
by the worker who serves
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all departments which will
be scheduled some time after the signing.
Regarding the Community Compact and department
audits, Dymek previously
explained, “The idea behind
the Community Compact is
the state has what they refer to as best practices, so
what we want to do is have
them look at our financial
management practices, and
see if they can be improved,
and it is as simple as that.
The state will look at the
way we do stuff, and make
recommendations on what
we should change or not
change.”
The town elections will be
held at the town hall, Monday, May 2, from noon to 8
p.m. Due to this, the next
meeting of the selectmen
will be held at the town hall
annex building across the
common next to the Congregational Church at 7
p.m. From Page 1
Petersham
year.
Boudreau said, “I queried
them if they would like to
extend another year under
the existing terms and conditions.” He said the all but one
would like to renew their contract for the next year. This
will cause the department to
go out to bid for only bituminous concrete for fiscal year
2017.
The board passed a motion
to approve the renewals with
All States Asphalt, Massachusetts Broken Stone and Seal
Coating for 2017 fiscal year
supplies and services contracts.
Capital Improvement Dana Robinson of the
capital improvement planning committee said the
committee has met and he is
preparing his report of recommendations. Projects that
the committee recommends
funding for include $60,000
for the energy committee
to use as a backup funding
source for the pellet boiler at
the Center School if a grant
is not received; $40,000 for
new air packs for the fire department in their final year of
the replacement plan; $8,000
for the cemetery committee
for the Hears House project;
and $42,624 for a new police
cruiser. From Page 1
tion to be held on Monday,
May 2.
Challenging
Fandreyer
for the position is fellow
resident Reginald “Reg”
Houghton Jr. A local, wellknown real estate agent,
Houghton has nine years’
previous experience as a
BOA member. Houghton’s parents have over 40
combined years previously
served on the BOA, with his
mother Mel Houghton serving 27 years, and father Reginald Houghton Sr. serving
for 17 years. Reg Houghton
Jr. said, “This has always
been something that I grew
up with, and enjoy doing for
my community.”
The town will be signing a
Community Compact with
the state due to take place
on Tuesday, May 17, at 9
a.m. Lieutenant Governor
Karyn Polito will be in attendance for the signing. What
was previously discussed in
prior meetings as an investigation of the BOA, has been
updated to town-wide finan-
Local
gains taxes would be diverted to the general fund.
The independent Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, among other groups,
has warned that the state is
not moving fast enough to
replenish its reserve fund,
which was depleted during
the Great Recession. That
could leave the state vulnerable to another economic
downturn.
Democratic
Senate
President Stan Rosenberg
has said the state needs
new sources of revenue to
strengthen education and
shore up the state’s transportation
infrastructure,
but Baker and DeLeo have
steadfastly opposed new
taxes. Under the state constitution, the Senate cannot
initiate tax bills on its own.
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works eight hours per week.
This initiative would add six
hours a week to that schedule
to be used for helping other
departments. Allen said multiple departments have said
they could use help. The initiative would be included in the selectboard’s
budget as the position is currently there already. Nichewaug Following the April 13
meeting
with
Concord
Square, planning consultant
for the Nichewaug property,
selectboard vice-chair Henry
Woolsey said that the notes
from that meeting as well as
Concord Square’s powerpoint
presentation are available on
the town’s website. Woolsey said that the next
public meeting with Concord
Square will be on Monday,
May 23. There also be individual meetings soon with Concord Square and various town
committees and residents to
discuss the Nichewaug.
Those wishing to meet oneon-one with Concord Square
may request to do so by contacting the selectboard. The selectboard will meet
on Tuesday, May 10, at 6:30
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Math scores slip, reading flat
for the nation’s 12th-graders
WASHINGTON
(AP)
— The nation’s high school
seniors are slipping in math
and failing to make progress
in reading, with just one-third
of the 12th graders ready for
the academic challenges of
college.
Scores released Wednesday from the Nation’s Report
Card also show a widening
gap between the highest- and
lowest-performing students.
Only one-quarter of 12thgraders taking the test performed proficiently or better in math. In reading, 37
percent of the students were
proficient or above — meaning they had a solid grasp or
better of the subject material.
The average math score
63 workers in
Mass died on
the job in 2015
BOSTON (AP) — A new
report says more than 60
Massachusetts workers died
on the job in 2015 — a number that soars when deaths
by occupational injuries and
illnesses are included.
The
report
released
Wednesday by the Massachusetts Coalition for
Occupational Safety and
Health and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO found that
63 Massachusetts workers
lost their lives while at work
last year.
That number climbs to
630 when deaths caused by
occupational injuries and
job-related illnesses are included.
Transportation incidents
were the leading cause of
fatal injuries, contributing
to the deaths of 23 workers.
Six workers were murdered on the job in 2015,
with occupations ranging
from doctor to sous chef.
The average fine assessed to an employer with
safety violations resulting in
the death of a worker was
$18,513.
Snakes
on the test last year was 152,
down from 153 in 2013, the
last time the test was given. It
marks the first drop in math
in a decade. For reading,
scores were flat over the same
period of time, and down five
points from more than two
decades ago when the test
was first given to students in
1992.
Education Secretary John
B. King, Jr., says schools
have undergone “some of the
most significant changes in
decades” as teachers retool
their classroom practices to
adapt to new and higher standards.
“We know the results of
those changes will not be
seen overnight, so we need to
be patient — but not passive
— in continuing to pursue the
goal of preparing all students
for success after high school,”
King said.
Since 2009, more than 40
states have adopted the Common Core learning standards,
which outline skills students
should learn and know in
math and reading by the end
of each grade.
They emphasize critical
thinking, with less of a focus
on memorization.
Peggy Carr, acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics,
which administers the test,
said the report suggests a pattern in reading scores that
needs a closer look.
Reading scores increased
by two points for the highestperforming students, and
were down six points for the
lowest-performing seniors.
Math scores saw no significant difference over two
years for the highest group of
test-takers, but declined for
the group of students at the
bottom.
Bill Bushaw, executive director of the National Assessment Governing Board, said
the scores were disappointing.
“We’re not making the academic progress that we need
to so that there’s greater
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The Amherst Democrat
stopped short of saying he
opposed the plan, which
calls for establishing a
colony of endangered timber rattlesnakes on Mount
Zion, which is off-limits to
humans.
A legislative committee
has scheduled a hearing for
next month.
Some people who live
near the reservoir worry
the snakes could escape the
island and attack people in
the surrounding woods.
The state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife says such
concerns are unfounded.
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participation. These numbers aren’t going the way we
want,” Bushaw said.
The report estimates about
37 percent of students, for
both reading and math,
scored well enough to be
considered likely to possess
the knowledge and skills to
be academically prepared for
college-level work. That is
not much different than how
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Other findings:
—The average math score
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The average reading score
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—No significant change
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racial and ethnic groups.
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—In math, the average
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NBA: Hawks, Celtics alone
on playoff stage tonight
By KYLE HIGHTOWER
AP Sports Writer
TAGGED OUT — Athol third baseman Bryce Melanson tags out South Hadley’s Alex Dragon
during Wednesday’s baseball contest in Athol. The Raiders suffered a 17-1 loss to the Tigers.
Photo By Katie Richard
Tigers whack Raiders in 17-1 rout
ATHOL — South Hadley beat
up the Athol High School baseball
team en route to a 17-1 victory on
Wednesday.
The Tigers smacked 15 hits and
took advantage of 10 Athol errors
in the win. Alex Dragon collected
three hits to lead the victors. Teddy
Doyle, Ethan Fleming and James
Foley had two hits apiece.
It was a bullpen game for the
Raiders who host Turners today
and visit rival Mahar on Friday. Jared Cormier, Gage Wood and Robbie Nelson tossed an inning each.
Isaac Raulston was able to give the
Raiders three innings in relief.
Adam Pilachowski tossed four
innings, striking out one, to earn
the win.
Raulston and Kris Selanis had
two hits apiece for the Raiders.
Owen King, Bryce Melanson and
Wood also hit safely.
An 8-run fourth inning helped
the Tigers turn a 4-1 game into a
rout.
After a frenzied start to the week
that saw some of the NBA’s top
players sidelined by injuries, Thursday will mark the quietest night in
the NBA playoffs so far, with only
one game scheduled.
Meanwhile, the East’s top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers — who certainly remember what it was like a
year ago when they were bitten by
postseason injuries — continue to
play the waiting game following
their first-round sweep of Detroit.
That downtime could come to
an end depending on what happens Thursday in Boston during
the Game 6 matchup between the
Celtics and Hawks. Atlanta leads
the series 3-2 and will have the
first opportunity to close things out
coming off a blowout win on Tuesday night.
The Hawks were outscored 29-19
in the first 18 minutes of the game,
before finding their best offensive
rhythm of the postseason to ignite
a 70-33 run over the next 18 minutes to take control of the game.
Atlanta will now attempt to earn
the first road win for either team in
the series in what is expected to be
a raucous TD Garden arena hoping to will the Celtics to a Game 7.
“Experience, I do think it helps,”
Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “Each time you get to go
through playing on the road in the
playoffs and all the things that go
into that — no matter what city,
what arena, what team you’re talking about — I think you grow with
each experience. Hopefully you
learn and you’re better prepared to
do it.”
Cleveland is staying mum for
now when it comes to handicapping a matchup with either team.
For what it’s worth the Cavs
were 3-0 against the Hawks during
the regular season, and 2-1 against
the Celtics. But neither team rolled
over for Eastern Conference’s top
seed. The Cavs lost a one-point
game at home against Boston in
February, and needed overtime
earlier this month to win in Atlanta.
“We’re just preparing,” Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue said. “The
series isn’t over so we don’t know
who we’re playing so I don’t want
to give them two teams. Right now
we’re just working on what we can
do to get better and working on our
things right now.”
Hawks at Celtics, Atlanta leads series
3-2. 8 p.m., TNT
Boston All-Star point guard
Isaiah Thomas became the latest
marquee player to visit the training
room when he limped to the locker
room with a mildly sprained left
ankle in the closing minutes of his
team’s loss Tuesday night.
Luckily for the shamrock faithful, it was only a visit.
Coach Brad Stevens said
Wednesday that all signs point toward Thomas being able to play
Thursday. The coach said he’d
gotten all positive updates on the
All-Star guard’s status since their
return to Boston. Thomas didn’t
experience much swelling and was
feeling good Wednesday.
He averaged 35 points in two
victories at Boston that evened
the series, but managed only seven
points Tuesday as the Hawks sent
a myriad of double teams his way.
That’s only expected to continue.
“I’ll be ready no matter what,”
Thomas said. “I just tweaked it.
I tweaked it in Game 4 as well in
the fourth quarter. I just tweaked
it again. It hurt right when it happened. I came back here and iced
it. I’ll be all right.”
Stevens says it’s still unlikely
that Avery Bradley will be able to
return this series after sitting out
his fourth straight game with a
strained right hamstring. He said
Bradley did do some jogging recently, but experienced some soreness afterward.
It’s not an ideal time for Boston
to not be at its best.
Atlanta not only found its shooting touch in Game 6, but a small
ball rotation — and impact player
in reserve Mike Scott — that has
given Boston all kinds of fits.
The Hawks were plus-26 points
when Scott on the floor and played
their best when Al Horford was out
and with Scott and Millsap in the
front court.
Scott thinks he knows how can
duplicate his Game 5 output.
“Just play with a lot of energy,
be aggressive. I don’t think I was
aggressive in Boston for those two
games,” he said. Just getting back
to my game, not worrying about my
shot, just doing the little things and
having fun.”
Golden Hawks erase 7-run
deficit, walk-off on Mahar
TWO DINGERS — Boston Red Sox’s Dustin Pedroia, right, is congratulated by David Ortiz (34) HADLEY — The Mahar base- The Golden Hawks mounted a
after his home run, his second of the night, during the eighth inning of a baseball game against ball team squandered a seven-run big rally in the bottom of the fifth.
the Atlanta Braves at Fenway Park in Boston. The Red Sox won 9-4.
lead in an 8-7 loss to Hopkins Starter Tyreece Younger exited
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Pedoria homers twice in 9-4 win
By KEN POWTAK
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Dustin Pedroia needed a few extra feet for
two homers. David Ortiz simply
powered the ball around Fenway
Park to pass a couple of Boston’s
baseball legends.
Pedroia had a grand slam and
a solo homer, Ortiz passed Hall
of Famers Ted Williams and Jimmie Foxx on the extra-base hits
list and Boston beat Atlanta 9-4
on Wednesday night even as the
Braves ended their 15-game homerless stretch.
The Red Sox won their fourth
straight and third against the
Braves, the first two coming at
Turner Field.
The 40-year-old Ortiz had three
doubles and drove in two runs,
giving him 1,119 extra-base hits to
tie Hall of Famer George Brett for
16th career. On the second double, he passed Williams and Foxx.
“I did? Good for me,” Ortiz
said, smiling when told of the feat.
“That’s what happens when you
play for a long time. Man, I’m
old.”
Sports Schedule
Thursday, April 28
Varsity
Athol softball at Mahar, 3:30 p.m.
Athol baseball vs. Turners Falls, 3:30 p.m.
JV
Athol softball at Mahar, 3:30 p.m.
Athol baseball vs. Turners Falls, 3:30 p.m.
Middle School
ARMS baseball at Turners Falls, 3:30 p.m.
ARMS softball vs. Mahar, 3:30 p.m.
Friday, April 29
Varsity
Athol baseball at Mahar, 3:30 p.m.
Mahar boys track vs. Sabis, 4 p.m.
Athol volleyball vs. Ware, 5 p.m.
JV
Athol baseball at Mahar, 3:30 p.m.
Athol volleyball vs. Ware, 4 p.m.
Middle School
ARMS softball vs. Gardner, 3:30 p.m.
ARMS baseball vs. Mahar, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 30
Varsity
Mahar softball at Murdock, 10 a.m.
JV
Mahar softball vs. Murdock, 12 p.m.
Freddie Freeman homered for
Atlanta to end the drought. It was
the longest for the franchise since
the Boston Braves went 16 games
without a long ball in 1946.
“Yeah, get the monkey off our
back,” he said. “Hopefully, getting
that one out of the way, we’ll start
hitting a few more.”
Knuckleballer Steven Wright (22) allowed two runs — one earned
— on three hits in seven innings,
striking out eight with three walks.
“I thought we had a pretty good
approach early in the game against
Wright,” Braves manager Fredi
Gonzalez said. “But I’ve never
seen a knuckleball go sideways.”
The Red Sox jumped ahead 2-0
in the first against Bud Norris (14). Ortiz had an RBI double and
scored on Hanley Ramirez’s single.
After the Braves scored a run
in the top of the second, Boston
broke it open on Pedroia’s slam in
the bottom half. After loading the
bases with two singles and a walk,
Pedroia hit a slicing fly ball that
caromed high off the Pesky Pole,
making it 6-1. His solo shot barely
cleared the Green Monster in the
eighth.
“I mean, it’s a game of inches, I
guess. I’ll take it,” Pedroia said. “I
Frontier runs over
Red Raiders 113-31
SOUTH DEERFIELD — The
Athol boys’ track team dropped
a 113-31 decision to Frontier on
Wednesday.
Mason Barrieau led the Raiders
with victories in the 110m hurdles
and 400m hurdles. He took silver
in the long jump and triple jump
events.
Matt Winters won the javelin
with a throw of 107-feet, 1-inch.
He added silver medal efforts in
the discus and shot put.
Chase Michaud was second in
the 800m and third in the 100m.
Colby Newcombe set a personalbest time in 8 minutes, 48 seconds.
hit it hard. I’ve never really hit one
off the pole. I’m glad I hit it.”
It was his second and third homers. Ortiz has seen the power from
the 5-foot-8 Pedroia, a 2008 AL
MVP.
“That’s the little guy I know,” he
said.
Norris got just four outs, giving
up six runs on seven hits.
In the fourth, Ortiz hit his second RBI double and scored on
Travis Shaw’s stand-up triple.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Braves: Recalled RHP John
Gant from Triple-A Gwinnett and
optioned RHP Ryan Weber. Gant
started and gave up two runs in 4
2/3 innings.
Red Sox: RHP Joe Kelly (15day DL, right shoulder impingement) threw from 120 feet. ... Reliever Carson Smith, out since the
start of the season with a strained
right flexor muscle, is expected to
work two games with Double-A
Portland and could be activated
next week.
POWER SHORTAGE
It was just Atlanta’s fourth homer this season.
Entering Wednesday, 60 players
in the majors had more homers
than the Braves’ total, and 102 had
at least three.
FLASH THAT LEATHER
CF Jackie Bradley Jr. made a
diving grab in right-center, robbing Daniel Castro in the first.
HANG IN THERE
Boston C Ryan Hanigan had
four passed balls, three coming in
the fourth inning.
“Hannie has his hands full when
we have Steven on the mound,”
Boston manager John Farrell said.
UP NEXT
Braves: RHP Jhoulys Chacin (01, 3.18 ERA) is set to start Thursday night against Boston. He’s allowed three earned runs or fewer
in each of his three starts.
Red Sox: RHP Clay Buchholz
(0-2, 6.33) looks for his first win
of the season. He was tagged for
five runs in 5 2/3 innings in a loss
at Houston on Saturday.
Academy on Wednesday.
Brett Morrison’s grounder to
second with two outs in the bottom of the seventh was misplayed
and Mike Curran sprinted home
to give the Hawks (5-1) the walkoff win.
Mahar scored three times in the
top of the first to take the early
lead. Three walks, an error and a
fielder’s choice gave Mahar a 2-0
lead. Zach Duguay followed with
an RBI single to make it 3-0.
The Senators added to the lead
with four runs in the third. Ryan
Arsenault singled to start the
inning. Mason Dow and Liam
Bashista followed with back-toback bunt singles before a passed
ball scored Arsenault. A walk
to Duguay loaded the bases and
Zack Geyster made it 5-0 with an
RBI groundout. Miller Richardson followed with a two-run double to give Mahar a 7-0 lead.
with a five-run lead, but with the
bases loaded. Arsenault entered
in relief and was greeted by a tworun single by Trevor Fil. Matthew
Garand followed with a two-run
single of his own and Curran later plated Garand with a single to
make it a 7-6 game.
Morrison walked to leadoff the
sixth and later came in on a pair of
passed balls to tie the game before
the Hawks won it in the seventh.
Younger fanned five and walked
three in 4 1/3 innings. Arsenault
went 2 1/3 and was saddled with
the loss.
John Earle picked up the win in
relief, striking out three over 4 2/3
innings.
Bashista had three hits to lead
Mahar. Duguay added two. Arsenault, Dow and Miller Richardson
also hit safely.
Mahar (3-5) hosts Athol on Friday.
Athol boys spike Dean Tech
ATHOL — The Athol boys’ volleyball team rolled to a 25-16, 2521, 25-11 victory over Dean Tech
on Wednesday.
Carter Amadon and Josh Herk
racked up nine kills apiece to lead
the Raiders. Tyler Lajoie racked up
18 assists while Nick Casella had
13. Casella stepped in for Lorenzo
Carra who missed the game due to
illness. Lajoie and Casella had five
kills apiece.
Zack Roberts added three kills
in the win. Allen Clair, Xavier Santana, Ryan Warner, Ryan Hulbert
and Ryan Whelpley chipped in two
spikes each. Dustin Aikey and Avery Clyatt added one kill each. Nelson Leadbetter led the defensive effort with 13 digs. Herk
and Warner had six digs each. Clair
added five.
The Raiders (8-3) host Ware on
Friday.
Goodell moving on from ‘Deflategate’
CHICAGO (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the
league is ready to move on from
“Deflategate.”
A federal appeals court ruled
Monday that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady
must serve a four-game suspension handed down by the NFL for
the use of underinflated footballs
at the AFC championship game
in January 2015. The court overturned a ruling by a Manhattan
judge while siding with the league
in a battle with the players union.
Speaking the day before the
NFL draft, Goodell says the appellate court “reaffirmed our authority and the underlying facts to
the case, so we think it came out
in the right place.” He says the
league would like to “move forward.”
The NFL Players Association
could decide to appeal the decision.
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MLB roundup: Mets beat Reds 5-2
NEW YORK (AP) —
Neil Walker hit his ninth
home run, tying for the major league lead, Matt Harvey won his second straight
start and the New York Mets
beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2
Wednesday night to stretch
their winning streak to six.
Walker’s third-inning homer off Jon Moscot (0-2) extended the Mets’ lead to 3-1
and tied the team record for
home runs in April.
Harvey (2-3) gave up two
runs and seven hits in six innings, striking out a seasonhigh seven, and Addison
Reed pitched a perfect ninth
for his first save.
WHITE SOX 4, BLUE JAYS 0
TORONTO (AP) — Dioner Navarro hit a go-ahead,
two-run triple in the seventh,
helping Chicago win its sixth
straight.
Jose Quintana (3-1) struck
out a season-high 10 in six
innings for Chicago, which
leads the major leagues with
five shutouts and is 10 games
above .500 for the first time
since Sept. 25, 2012. Quintana allowed five hits and
walked three.
Marco Estrada (1-2) gave
up one hit through six innings
but was knocked out in the
seventh.
TIGERS 9, ATHLETICS 4
DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander (3-2) allowed
three runs and five hits in 6
1/3 innings, and J.D. and Victor Martinez both homered.
Sonny Gray (3-2) lasted
only two innings in the shortest start of his big league career. He gave up four runs,
two hits and four walks,
throwing 65 pitches. Detroit
had lost seven of its previous
nine, scoring more than three
runs only once in the prior
seven games.
ORIOLES 3, RAYS 1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
(AP) — Joey Rickard hit
a three-run home run and
Chris Tillman (2-1) tied his
career high with nine strikeouts, giving up two hits in 6
2/3 scoreless innings to beat
Tampa Bay for the second
time this season.
Rickard homered in the
fifth against Matt Moore (12), who allowed three runs
and three hits in seven innings with nine strikeouts.
He has lost two straight starts
after going unbeaten in seven
in a row dating to last season.
Zach Britton finished for
his fifth save.
ANGELS 4, ROYALS 2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)
— Mike Trout hit a tying tworun homer, Yunel Escobar
hit a go-ahead solo shot in
the sixth inning and Andrelton Simmons also went deep
to power Los Angeles over
Kansas City.
Escobar,
the
Angels’
leadoff hitter, drove Chris
Young’s 3-1 pitch to center
field for his third homer of
the season leading off the
sixth to put the Angels ahead
3-2. He had four hits in Tuesday night’s 9-4 victory.
Simmons ended the scoring in the seventh with his
first homer as an Angel. His
other 31 came with the Atlanta Braves, who sent the twotime Gold Glove shortstop to
the Angels in a trade for Erick Aybar in November.
Fernando Salas (1-1) got
the victory in relief and Joe
Smith got three outs for
his second save in as many
chances.
RANGERS 3, YANKEES 2
ARLINGTON,
Texas
(AP) — Elvis Andrus had a
tiebreaking RBI triple and
Texas beat New York even after former Rangers shortstop
Alex Rodriguez hit his 100th
homer in the stadium.
A-Rod’s 690th career
homer gave him triple digits
in the Rangers’ ballpark. He
hit 86 at home for Texas from
2001-03 and has 14 more in
65 games as a visitor there
— first with Seattle before
his big deal with the Rangers,
and after being traded to the
Yankees.
Andrus tripled into the
right-center field gap in the
sixth, a ball that rolled to the
wall after Rougned Odor
drew a two-out walk off CC
Sabathia (1-2), to snap a 2-all
tie.
Martin Perez (1-2) struck
out three while allowing two
runs and six hits over six innings.
PIRATES 9, ROCKIES 8
DENVER (AP) — Jordy
Mercer hit a tiebreaking RBI
double in the 12th inning,
and Pittsburgh continued its
mastery of Colorado with a
marathon win.
Kyle Lobstein (2-0) pitched
three scoreless innings and
Mark Melancon pitched
the bottom of the 12th for
his fifth save for Pittsburgh,
which has won eight straight
in Denver.
Trevor Story and Nolan
Arenado each hit their ninth
homers, and Mark Reynolds
and Gerardo Parra also went
deep for the Rockies.
Gregory Polanco homered
in the seventh inning and
drew a walk off Carlos Estevez (0-1) before Mercer’s
double.
CARDINALS 11,
DIAMONDBACKS 4
PHOENIX (AP) — Adam
Wainwright pitched into the
sixth inning for his first win
and hit a three-run triple in
St. Louis’ fifth straight offensive outburst for another win
over Arizona.
St. Louis scored 18 combined runs in two games to
close out a sweep over San
Diego and had 15 in splitting
the first two against Arizona.
The Cardinals kept bashing, knocking around Patrick
Corbin (1-3) and finishing
with 14 hits, four by Stephen
Piscotty.
Wainwright (1-3) gave up
homers to Brandon Drury
and Paul Goldschmidt but
ended his worst start since
2012 behind the Cardinals’
big run support.
MARLINS 2, DODGERS 0
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
Justin Nicolino gave up two
hits in 7 1/3 innings in his season debut to lead Miami over
Los Angeles for its fourth
straight win.
Nicolino (1-0), just recalled
from Triple-A New Orleans,
walked two and struck out
two. He didn’t allow a runner past first base and retired
12 of the final 13 batters he
faced.
Giancarlo Stanton and
Marcell Ozuna hit RBI
singles in the first inning off
Scott Kazmir (1-2) to provide
the scoring.
The Dodgers have dropped
three straight and saw their
scoreless streak extended to
14 innings.
ASTROS 7, MARINERS 4
SEATTLE (AP) — Jose
Altuve opened the game
with his third leadoff homer
of the season, doubled twice
and scored three runs to help
Houston avoid a sweep with a
victory over Seattle.
Evan Gattis added three
RBIs for Houston.
Robinson Cano and Adam
Lind had solo homers for Seattle, which earlier in the day
announced a pending ownership shift from majority owner Nintendo of America to
the team’s minority owners.
Houston’s Collin McHugh
(2-3) allowed two runs and
five hits with one walk, but
needed 101 pitches over five
innings. Hisashi Iwakuma
(0-3) allowed five runs and
seven hits with two walks on
93 pitches in five innings.
INDIANS 6, TWINS 5
MINNEAPOLIS
(AP)
— Francisco Lindor drove
in three runs and Cleveland
spoiled the big league debut
of Jose Berrios with a victory
over Minnesota.
Carlos Santana had three
hits and the Indians avoided
losing to the Twins on a walkoff hit for the third consecutive night. Cody Allen picked
up his seventh save in seven
tries after giving up a gamewinning hit to Miguel Sano in
the ninth inning on Tuesday
night.
Berrios (0-1), the top pitching prospect in the Twins farm
system, gave up five runs and
six hits with five strikeouts in
four innings. Byung Ho Park
hit his fifth homer of the season and Danny Santana had
three hits and an RBI for
Minnesota.
PHILLIES 3, NATIONALS 0
WASHINGTON
(AP)
— Jeremy Hellickson (2-1)
allowed two hits over seven
innings and struck out eight,
and Jeanmar Gomez pitched
a perfect ninth for his sixth
save.
Gio Gonzalez (1-1) fell behind on Darin Ruf’s sacrifice
fly in the sixth. The Phillies
made it 2-0 an inning later
with an unearned run on a
throwing error by third baseman Anthony Rendon, and
Carlos Ruiz homered off
Sammy Solis in the eighth.
GIANTS 13, PADRES 9
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
— Brandon Belt was a homer
short of the cycle and drove
in five runs, Hunter Pence
drove in a pair on three hits
and San Francisco completed
a three-game sweep.
Jeff Samardzija (3-1) allowed a season-high five runs
in 5 2/3 innings and snapped
a tie with a two-run single for
the Giants, who won their
fifth in six games.
Andrew Cashner (1-2)
gave up six runs — three
earned — four hits and four
walks in 2 2/3 innings.
NBA: Warriors roll through Rockets 114-81
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)
— Klay Thompson scored
27 points with seven 3-pointers and the Golden State
Warriors rolled into the second round of the playoffs
without injured superstar
Stephen Curry, thoroughly
embarrassing the Houston
Rockets 114-81 on Wednesday night in Game 5.
Draymond Green added
15 points, nine rebounds and
eight assists for the Warriors,
who will face the winner of
the Clippers-Trail Blazers series. Portland leads 3-2.
Without their MVP, Curry’s fellow Splash Brother
set the tone from the opening tip. Thompson became
the first player in NBA history to make at least seven
3s in consecutive playoff
games, while Shaun Livings-
ton scored 16 points for his
third double-digit performance in three games while
starting in Curry’s place this
series.
James Harden scored 25
of Houston’s 37 first-half
points on the way to 35
points, but the Rockets had
no chance with a one-man
show against the deep defending champions.
TRAIL BLAZERS 108,
CLIPPERS 98
LOS ANGELES (AP)
— CJ McCollum scored
27 points, Damian Lillard
added 16 of his 22 in the
fourth quarter when Portland pulled away, and the
Trail Blazers capitalized on
the absence of injured Chris
Paul and Blake Griffin to
beat Los Angeles in Game 5
their first-round series.
The Blazers are up 3-2
and could close it out Friday in Portland. If Game 7
is needed, it would be Saturday back at Staples Center.
Maurice Harkless added
19 points and 10 rebounds,
and Mason Plumlee had
10 points and 15 boards for
Portland. The Blazers made
six 3-pointers in the fourth,
with Lillard hitting five of
his six as they outscored the
Clippers 37-27.
J.J. Redick led the Clippers with 19 points. Jamal
Crawford, the Sixth Man of
the Year, added 17 points
starting in Paul’s place. Jeff
Green also had 17 off the
bench and DeAndre Jordan
had 16 points and 17 rebounds.
HORNETS 90, HEAT 88
MIAMI (AP) — Court-
ney Lee’s 3-pointer with 25.2
seconds left put Charlotte
ahead to stay, and the Hornets beat Miami in Game 5
of their Eastern Conference
first-round series.
The Hornets have won
three straight games in the
series, and will take a 3-2
lead into a potential Game 6
clincher on Friday night.
Marvin Williams led the
Hornets with 17 points,
while Al Jefferson and
Kemba Walker each had 14
for Charlotte — which got
its first road playoff win in
14 years. Jeremy Lin added
11.
Dwyane Wade scored 25
for Miami, while Luol Deng
scored 15, Joe Johnson added 13 and Hassan Whiteside
finished with 11 points and
12 rebounds.
FOLLOW THROUGH — Athol High School’s
Isaac Raulston fires a pitch during Wednesday’s
baseball contest in Athol. The Raiders host Turners Falls today at 3:30 p.m.
Photo By Katie Richard
NHL: Predators advance
with 2-1 defeat of Ducks
— Colin Wilson and Paul
Gaustad scored in the first
period and the Nashville
Predators hung on to win
the franchise’s first Game
7, advancing to the second
round of the Stanley Cup
playoffs with a 2-1 victory
over the Anaheim Ducks on
Wednesday night.
Pekka Rinne made 36
saves for the wild-card Predators, who rallied from a 3-2
series deficit and ousted the
Pacific Division champion
Ducks with a gritty road victory. Nashville earned just
the third playoff series victory in team history — the
first since 2012, and the second over Anaheim.
Nashville will travel up
the California coast to face
the San Jose Sharks on Friday night.
For the fourth consecutive season, the Ducks blew
a 3-2 series lead and lost a
Game 7 at home.
Frederik Andersen made
18 saves and Ryan Kesler
scored a power-play goal
early in the third period for
the Ducks. They had numerous late chances to tie
it while largely dominating
the final two periods, but a
redirected shot clanked off
the post in the final minutes,
and nothing went in during
a frantic final minute.
This season’s playoff collapse included three losses
on home ice. Bruce Boudreau dropped to 1-7 in
seventh games in his NHL
coaching career, including six consecutive losses in
Anaheim and Washington.
Corey Perry didn’t score
a goal in the seven-game
series, and the former NHL
MVP missed an open net
for a tying goal in the third
period. He finished with
a minus-7 rating for the
Ducks, who didn’t score an
even-strength goal in the final two games.
ISLANDERS 5, LIGHTNING 3
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) —
Shane Prince scored twice
during a three-goal first period and John Tavares had
a goal and an assist in New
York’s victory over Tampa
Bay in Game 1 of the second-round playoff series.
Taking up where he left
off in helping the Islanders
advance beyond the first
round for the first time in
23 years, Tavares assisted
on Travis Hamonic’s goal
that erased an early deficit
and scored his sixth postseason goal on a blistering shot
from the left circle to give
New York a 4-1 lead in the
second.
The Islanders needed
overtime to get three of four
victories against the Florida
Panthers in the opening
round. This one was never
seriously in doubt after New
York wiped out the 1-0 lead
Tampa Bay took on Ondrel
Palat’s goal just over three
minutes into the game.
Tampa Bay pulled to 4-3
on third-period goals by Nikita Kucherov and Valtteri
Filppula before Cal Clutterbuck’s empty-netter sealed
the victory in the final minute.
Thomas Greiss, who won
one game in overtime and
two in double overtime
against Florida, finished
with 33 saves for the Islanders. They were outshot 2810 over the last two periods.
Game 2 is Saturday at
Amalie Arena.
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CHICAGO (AP) — For
once, the key to the first
round of the NFL draft
doesn’t belong to the team
picking first.
Or second.
With the Rams and Eagles
having traded up to secure
the top two spots, where
they have said they will take
quarterbacks, it’s San Diego
that likely will determine
the flow on Thursday night.
What will the Chargers do
with the third selection?
Perhaps defensive back
Jalen Ramsey of Florida
State, considered one of the
best athletes and most NFLready players available.
Maybe Laremy Tunsil, the
Ole Miss offensive tackle
who can pile-drive blockers
into submission.
Pass rushers Joey Bosa of
Ohio State and DeForest
Buckner of Oregon could
be in the mix, too. Maybe
linebacker Myles Jack of
UCLA.
Chargers general manag-
er Tom Telesco has not been
shy about making draft-day
deals, either.
“Like Tom talked about
last week at his press conference,” coach Mike McCoy
said in a web chat with fans,
“we were looking at every
scenario with trade possibilities. When those two teams
traded ahead of us, that settled things down a bit. The
phones weren’t ringing quite
as often.
“We’re excited to get on
the clock at pick No. 3.”
Dallas follows right behind San Diego, and the
Cowboys could be thinking
defense or even running
back if Ohio State’s Ezekiel Elliott suits their tastes.
Their offensive line is strong
enough from recent drafts
that selecting Tunsil is a long
shot.
Then again, some scouts
have rated Tunsil the top
prospect in the entire crop,
and left tackles are a premium commodity. So a bunch
of other clubs in need of
help on the O-line could be
lining up to get the fourth
overall pick.
Two other intriguing selections in the top 10 belong
to San Francisco and Cleveland. Both could be in the
market for a quarterback
such as Paxton Lynch; Colin Kaepernick has said he
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BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say drugmaker
Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $785 million to resolve
allegations that one of its companies failed to give Medicaid the same discounts it provided to private purchasers of a
heartburn treatment.
The deal reached tentatively in February and finalized on
Wednesday centered on Wyeth’s practices related to rebates
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Wyeth in 2009.
The U.S. attorney’s office in Boston says Wyeth gave thousands of hospitals deep discounts on two versions of Protonix, but failed to report those prices to the government as
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Grant to support trauma victim
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Public Schools has been
awarded a $1.6 million federal grant through a partnership with the Massachusetts Office of Victim Assistance
to support students affected by trauma.
The funding will be used to place trauma specialists
in 10 schools throughout the district. They will coordinate interventions with students who have experienced
trauma, connect with their families and refer them to
partner organizations.
A statement released by the district Monday says that
schools were selected based on academic standing, absenteeism rates, the degree of trauma experienced by
students and family instability.
Debate next month on transgender bill
BOSTON (AP) — A bill that would expand protections for transgender people in Massachusetts could be
moving closer to a vote by lawmakers.
Senate President Stan Rosenberg said on Boston
Herald Radio Wednesday he’s tentatively scheduled
Senate debate on the bill, which would bar discrimination in public accommodations including restrooms, for
May 12. A legislative committee faces a Monday deadline to act on it.
Rosenberg and House Speaker Robert DeLeo, both
Democrats, support the bill. Republican Gov. Charlie
Baker has said he opposes any form of discrimination
but hasn’t committed to signing the measure if it reaches his desk.
Critics, including the Massachusetts Family Institute,
say the bill raises concerns about the safety of women in
restrooms and locker rooms.
Graffiti ignites Zodiac Killer fears
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida State University class project about drug cartels and serial killers took a
turn when students scrawled a message on a sidewalk associated with the infamous Zodiac Killer.
The Tallahassee Democrat (http://on.tdo.com/242If6G )
reported Wednesday that police started investigating after
finding the message that included the cipher associated with
the serial killer responsible for several unsolved murders in
northern California in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s.
The message near a student apartment complex stated
“I’m alive and well and I’m going to start killing again.”
Police stepped up patrols and eventually discovered it was
done for an English class project. Students were told to write
a message in a public forum and take a picture of it.
Tallahassee police spokesman David Northway called it a
class project gone wrong.
Former protege pleads guilty to DWI
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Jay Z protege has pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge.
The Daily News (http://nydn.us/1SpgiP5 ) says rapper
Wais P entered the plea Monday in Manhattan Supreme
Court. The 42-year-old rapper, whose real name is Malcolm
Byer, could be sentenced to time served.
His attorney says he’s happy with the outcome of the case.
He says there was no accident and no injury, and what his
client “really wanted all along was treatment for alcoholism.”
Meanwhile, the Brooklyn rapper faces trial in May on a
charge of promoting prostitution. Byer was arrested on the
charge last year after appearing in court on his 2014 DWI
case.
Belchertown man dies while diving
GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The scuba diver
who died off the coast of Gloucester this weekend
has been identified as a Belchertown man.
Authorities say 61-year-old Peter Piemonte was
diving with several other people on Saturday off
Gloucester’s Eastern Point when he went under water and did not resurface within an appropriate time.
He was described by the Coast Guard as an experienced diver.
He was unresponsive when he was brought to the
surface by one of the other divers.
The Coast Guard and Gloucester Emergency Services responded to the scene and took Piemonte to
Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, where he
was pronounced dead.
The cause of death remains under investigation.
ROYAL RUBIES LUNCH — The Royal Rubies of Athol and Orange, Chapter #43897 of the National Red
Hat Society, met for lunch at Herrick’s Tavern in Orange recently. The ladies shared Irish poems, stories
and jokes – all in good taste. An Irish word search provided distraction while the ladies awaited their
lunch. Julia Temple brought a delicious homemade pistachio cake for dessert. Twelve members attended
the gala event. Seated left-to-right — Phyllis Smith, Linda Anderholm, Nancy Sawyer, Nancy Magill; Back
— Sandi Eklund, Shirley Barrus, Madeleine Andrews, Sheila Boudreau, Sharon Tompkins, Louise Roncalli
(in back), Doris Martinelli, Julia Temple (in back), Ruth Quinlan. Absent from the photo is Janice Gross. Submitted photo
Royal Rubies of Athol and Orange
celebrate 18th National Red Hat Day
GARDNER — Members
and guests of The Royal Rubies Red Hatters of Athol
and Orange, Chapter 43897
of the National Red Hat Society, on Monday celebrated
National Red Hat Day, held
annually on April 25. A total
of 25 women attended the
celebration dinner at the
Gardner Ale House.
The National Red Hat
Society began in a very
small way 18 years ago. Two
friends, Sue Ellen and Linda, got together, and Sue
Ellen gave Linda a gift of a
red hat. The ladies were just
out having fun, but word of
mouth spontaneously created the society. Within five
years there were more than
40,000 chapters worldwide. The purpose of the Red
Hat Society is to change the
hearts and lives of women.
This is an organization committed to helping women
who had lost a spouse or parent, or were perhaps dealing
with major, life-threatening
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young people
NEW YORK (AP) —
The latest sleuth for bestselling crime writer Linda
Fairstein is relatively new
to the mystery game.
Fairstein’s next series
will be for readers ages
8-12, with a protagonist
who fits the demographic:
12-year-old Devlin Quick.
Dial Books for Young
Readers told The Associated Press on Wednesday
that the first book in the
series, “Devlin Quick: Into
the Lion’s Den,” will come
out Nov. 1. The books will
feature Devlin and her best
friend Booker as they take
on cases in New York City,
including a caper at the
New York Public Library.
illnesses. Sisters in the society are encouraged to cling
to each other like a real
family. Today this is a women’s movement consisting of
women committed to supporting each other through
fun and friendship, allowing
each individual the empowering permission to play. National Red Hat Society
“Hatquarters” is located in
Fullerton, Calif. Membership is open to any woman
of any age. Ladies under the age of
50 wear pink hats and lavender clothing; those over
50 wear red hats and purple clothing. In the Royal
Rubies, members over the
age of 70 have the option
of wearing purple hats with
red clothing. Any lady celebrating her birthday may
wear a purple hat during the
month she celebrates her
birth date.
Reigning over the festivities at the ale house was
Queen Marguerite Goulet of Athol. Other officers
present were Treasurer Doris Martinellii of Orange,
“Princess of the Purse;” and
Secretary Sandi Eklund of
Orange, “Princess of the
Pen.”
The following ladies paraded in their red and purple
finery: Madeleine Andrews,
Athol; Shirley Barrus, Orange; Kathy Belsky, Orange;
Janet Blanchard, Athol;
Sheila Boudreau, Athol;
Claire Carey, Athol; Kathy
Cygan, Athol; Joan Dedinas, Athol; Sandi Edson,
Athol; Janice Gross, Orange; Nancy Magill, Athol;
Barbara Penna, Athol; Ruth
Quinlan, Athol; Louise
Roncalli, Springfield; Barbara Rushford, Athol; Clovine Sahagian, Athol; Nancy
Sawyer, Orange; Phyllis
Smith, Orange; Doris Steinbeck, Athol; Dot Stewart,
Royalston; Julia Temple,
Athol; Sharon Tompkins,
Orange.
A short business meeting
was conducted by Goulet.
She announced upcoming meeting dates as well
as some activities in which
the members may become
involved this spring or summer.
The Royal Rubies will
meet on Tuesday, May 31,
at 1 p.m. at the Athol Senior Center for the regular
monthly business meeting.
Any member who wishes
to attend the Senior Lunch
that day must call the center to make a reservation at
least two days prior to May
31.
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Barre Players Theater presents
comedy show, ‘Moon Over Buffalo’
Look at the river, listen to it, and celebrate on June 4
I have several places
where I enjoy viewing the
Millers River, but my number one favorite is from the
iron bridge that crosses the
river in the Erving village of
Farley.
When I cross that bridge
– usually because I’m going
to the Diemand Farm store
on Mormon Hollow Road,
Wendell – I stop my car, roll
down the windows, and take
a minute or two to stare at
the flowing stream and listen
to its sound. If I have time I
park my car on the Wendell
side of the bridge, walk to
the middle of the bridge and
spend a few minutes in treehugger, nature-lover meditation.
When I first moved to
Royalston in 1973, “our
river,” as I like to call it,
was badly polluted, and not
a pretty sight. To celebrate
the amazing transformation
of our region’s most significant natural resource, there
will be a day-long program
on Saturday, June 4, at the
Orange Innovation Center,
131 West Main St., Orange.
It’s being organized by the
North Quabbin Trails Association, Inc. (NQTA), with
the cooperation of the OIC’s
community-minded owner
Jack Dunphy and dynamic
manager Brianna Drohen.
There’s more about the June
4 event at the end of this column.
I am confident that I am
not alone in having favorite places to experience the
river. Tom and Lynne Kellner own a house on Blossom
Street in South Royalston.
The riverside land across
the street was a private playground as they raised their
two children there, and at
times it was decorated with
Tom’s sculptures.
Rice Flanders, a friend in
West Orange, lives minutes
from the bridge that leads
to Holtshire Road. From her
cute Greek Revival home,
she enjoys walking across
that bridge and viewing the
water, the weedy aquatic
vegetation that abounds
there, and the occasional
fisherman.
For many residents of
Athol and Orange, crossing
the river as pedestrians on
one of its various bridges is a
daily event. If they take it for
granted, they shouldn’t. It
needs to be appreciated, the
way that the late Bob Collen
did in his iconic poem, “The
Town and the River.”
Bobby Curley of Athol,
president of the NQTA, appreciates especially “the
whole visual and sensory experience when you’re walking in the five minutes from
Gulf Road [off Chestnut
Hill north of Athol Center]
and come out at MacKenzie Pool.” His list of special
posts includes “the whole
oxbow experience at the
Buckman Brook confluence
with Millers and the entire
Red Bridge Bearsden Conservation Area trail that follows alongside the river and
through laurel thickets.”
Curley’s list includes a
by springtime whitewater.
Today’s enjoyment of the
river must be contrasted
with the horror of pollution,
including disgusting smells,
the ridiculousness of colored paper mill waste, the
sadness of fish kills and the
total unnatural destruction
that reached a climax in the
1960s.
I’m calling attention to
the river today to invite you,
MOON OVER BUFFALO — The Barre Players Theater will present ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ beginning May
13. Submitted photo
wrong does go wrong,
abetted by a visit from
their daughter’s clueless
fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play
they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s
deaf old stage-manager
mother who hates every
bone in George’s body.
The cast features Evan
Graber, Betty Kristan,
Lynne Miller, Amanda
Darrigo, Meg Norton, Anthony Masciangioli, Matthew Lewis, and David
Nestelbaum
Reservations are recommended and can be made
online at barreplayerstheater.com or by calling 978355-2096. Special rates are
available for groups of 10
or more. Lee, a 1,500-inmate prison
that holds some of South
Carolina’s most violent, longest-serving offenders and
has been known for riots and
brutality.
She and a handful of other
musicians mentor the men in
groups of four or five for up
to eight hours a day, exploring
genres of music and the songwriting process and ultimately
creating more than a dozen
finished pieces for a concert.
An existing music program
at Lee provides select, wellbehaved inmates the opportunity to learn guitar, drums,
bass, and even cello and violin.
During their week together,
Decoda artists also introduce
the men to other instruments
such as the bassoon.
Wednesday’s performance
is part of National Reentry
Week, aimed at helping the
roughly 600,000 state and
federal prisoners who are released and return each year
to U.S. neighborhoods to
better acclimate to society.
James Austin Smith, one of
Decoda’s art directors and an
oboe player in Wednesday’s
performance, said his group’s
objective is to demonstrate
that music can be enjoyed by
— and helpful to — everyone.
“The basic goal behind our
work is to ensure that music
and a connection with music
is available to anyone, anywhere, regardless of circumstance,” Smith, 32, told The
Associated Press by phone as
he traveled from New York
City to Washington for the
performance.
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ANGLER — Myron Becker of Wendell, experienced
fly fishing enthusiast, accompanied by Ryo, his sixyear-old Springer Spaniel, models his fishing gear at
the edge of the Millers River on the south bank at its
confluence of Osgood Brook. They are at the bottom
of what many anglers call “the powerhouse pool” in
Wendell Depot. Myron and his wife Kathy-Ann are
longtime members of the Millers River Watershed
Council, dedicated to protecting the river.
Photo by Kathy-Ann Becker special riverside spot that
Earle Baldwin of Athol
once took me and others to
on an Athol Bird & Nature
Club (ABNC) hike. It’s a
railroad trestle on the north
side of the River, where one
can watch and hear nesting
ravens. On another ABNC
event, I was with a group of
about 25 people wading in
the fast-running three-footdeep river at the edge of the
Cass Meadow to learn about
dragonflies from experts.
That’s a spot that more people should enjoy, especially
on hot summer days.
My newest favorite place
is the park behind the Athol
library. One can just walk
up to the stone wall, face an
L.S. Starrett Co. building on
the north side of the river,
and watch and listen to the
river.
For motorists, the stretch
of Route 2 between Erving
Center and Farley is always
interesting. I’m excited when
I see kayakers there – those
are people with skills and a
sense of adventure enabled
dear readers, to join me and
others on June 4 for a special event, hosted by NQTA.
It has been called “Miracle
on the Millers -- A 40-year
success story!” It is open to
the public free of charge.
The event announcement
states, “This will be a day
long, indoor / outdoor event
that highlights the organizations and individuals that
were responsible for the
transformation of the Millers River from an industrial
wasteland to its present day
of clean running waters.”
Participants include the
Millers River Watershed
Council, Millers River Fishermen’s Association and
Trout Unlimited. Plans are
underway to have legislators, towns and businesses
helping to tell this fascinating unfolding story. Honest
Weight Artisan Beer’s pouring room opens at noon on
Saturdays, and there are
plans for festive music and
food. A detailed schedule of
events will be available soon.
In Internet age, pirate radio arises as
surprising challenge for lawmakers
IRVINGTON, N.J. (AP)
— In the age of podcasts
and streaming services, you
might think pirate radio is
low on the list of concerns
of federal lawmakers and
broadcasters. You’d be
wrong.
They’re increasingly worried about its presence in
some cities as unlicensed
broadcasters commandeer
frequencies to play anything
from Trinidadian dance music to Haitian call-in shows.
And they complain the Federal Communications Commission can’t keep up with
the pirates, who can block
listeners from favorite programs or emergency alerts
for missing children and severe weather.
Helped along by cheaper
technology, the rogue stations can cover several
blocks or several square
miles. Most broadcast to immigrant communities that
pirate radio defenders say
are underserved by licensed
stations.
“The DJs sound like you
and they talk about things
that you’re interested in,”
said Jay Blessed, an online DJ who has listened to
various unlicensed stations
since she moved from Trinidad to Brooklyn more than
a decade ago.
“You call them up and
BARRE — The Barre
Players Theater will present “Moon over Buffalo,”
written by Ken Ludwig and
directed by Carol Vancil.
Performances will be Fridays and Saturdays, May
13, 14, 20, and 21 at 7:30
p.m.; as well as Sundays,
May 15 and 22 at 2 p.m.
All shows take place at the
Barre Players Theater, 64
Common St. In the madcap comedy
tradition of “Lend Me a
Tenor,” “Moon Over Buffalo” centers on George
and Charlotte Hay, fading
stars of the 1950s. At the
moment, they’re playing
Private Lives and Cyrano
De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, N.Y., with five actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by
George’s dalliance with
a young ingénue, they receive word that they might
just have one last shot at
stardom: Frank Capra is
coming to town to see their
matinee, and if he likes
what he sees, he might cast
them in his movie remake
of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately
for
George and Charlotte,
everything that could go
say, ‘I want to hear this
song,’ and they play it for
you,” Blessed said. “It’s interactive. It’s engaging. It’s
communal.”
Last year, nearly three
dozen congressional members from the New York
region urged the FCC to do
more about what they called
the “unprecedented growth
of pirate radio operations.”
So did the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, which said pirates
undermine licensed minority stations while ignoring
consumer protection laws
that guard against indecency
and false advertising.
The New York State
Broadcasters Association
estimates that 100 pirates
operate in the New York
City area alone, carrying
programs in languages from
Hebrew to Gaelic to Spanish. Many also broadcast in
and around Miami and Boston; FCC enforcement data
shows agents have gone after at least one pirate in
nearly every state in the past
decade.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP)
— Music created by inmates
at one of South Carolina’s
most dangerous prisons was
making its way to the White
House on Wednesday, thanks
to a group of musicians affiliated with Carnegie Hall.
Three musicians from Decoda, a nonprofit organization that promotes music as
rehabilitation for inmates
were scheduled to perform a
piece called “Welcome to my
World” for an audience expected to include U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
The song was written earlier this year by inmates at
Lee Correctional Institution,
a maximum-security prison in
Bishopville. Members of Decoda worked for a week with a
select group of inmates, guiding them through the songwriting process and helping
them put together a concert
of their own.
Since 2014, Claire Bryant,
a Juilliard-trained cellist and
member of Decoda, has been
bringing the organization to
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BROADCAST — Jay Blessed, who listened to various unlicensed stations when she moved from Trinidad to Brooklyn more than a decade ago and broadcasted her own online radio show, prepares to update
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TRAVELOGUE — Debbie Kent presented a photo travelogue of a recent
trip to Iceland to an enraptured crowd at the Millers River Environmental Center recently. The event was sponsored by the North Quabbin Garden Club. The presentation included over 350 photographs and many anecdotes about the flora, fauna and culture of Iceland. Photo by Paula Robinson Key suspect in Paris attacks,
Abdeslam, is extradited to France
By ELAINE GANLEY
Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam — Europe’s most
wanted fugitive until his
capture in Belgium last
month — was returned to
France on Wednesday to
face justice and is willing to
cooperate, his lawyer said.
Abdeslam appeared be-
LEGAL NOTICE
TRIAL COURT OF
MASSACHUSETTS
THE SUPERIOR COURT
FRANKLIN COUNTY
FRANKLIN SUPERIOR COURT
101 MUNSON STREET
GREENFIELD, MA 01301
Docket Number 1678CV00043
ORDER OF NOTICE
BY PUBLICATION
Case Name: I-C Federal
Credit Union vs. Debra L Quinn
TO: DEBRA L QUINN, all in
said Commonwealth and all
persons entitled to the benefit
of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. §
501 et seq.: I-C FEDERAL CREDIT
UNION claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering
real property in 226 East River
Street, Orange given by Debra
L Quinn to I-C Federal Credit
Union dated 07/15/2008, and
recorded in Franklin County District Registry of Deeds in Book
5532, Page 162, has/have filed
with this Court a complaint for
determination of Defendant’s/
Defendants’ Servicemember
status.
If you now are, or have recently been, in the active military service of the United States
of America, then you may be
entitled to the benefits of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned
property on that basis, then
you or your attorney must file
a written appearance and answer in this court at Greenfield
Franklin Superior Court on or
before 05/23/2016 or you may
be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to
benefits of said Act.
Witness, Judith Fabricant,
Esquire, Chief Justice of the Superior Court, at Franklin, Massachusetts, this 11th day of April,
2016.
Susan K. Emond
Clerk of Courts
April 28, 2016
fore investigating judges in
Paris who will decide how to
charge him.
After four months on the
run, the 26-year-old French
citizen of Moroccan origin
was arrested in March in
the Brussels neighborhood
where he was raised. Investigators have said he was instrumental in coordinating
logistics for the Nov. 13 attacks that killed 130 people
at Paris restaurants, a noted
music hall and a sports stadium outside the city. The
Islamic State group claimed
responsibility for the carnage.
The quick, secret transfer
surprised even Abdeslam’s
lawyer in France, who
rushed from Lille to join
his client at the Palace of
Justice, arriving in the early
afternoon.
Frank Berton, who announced earlier Wednesday
that he would represent Abdeslam, described his client
as a young man who is “falling apart” and is ready to
cooperate.
“He has things to say,” he
told iTele TV. “He wants to
explain his route to radicalization.”
However, he said his client doesn’t want to take responsibility for others.
“That means be judged
for facts and acts that he
committed but not for what
he did not commit simply
because he is the only survivor of the attacks,” Berton
said.
The attacks were carried
out by three teams of assailants who blew themselves up
or sprayed gunfire and Abdeslam’s testimony will likely prove significant to definitively linking the events that
night. His brother was one
of the suicide bombers.
Abdeslam’s appearance
Wednesday before an anti-terrorism
investigative
judge could, in theory, last
for hours. However, his lawyer, indicated in comments
to The Associated Press
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Premises:
116 West Orange Road, Orange, MA
By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained
in a certain mortgage given by TODD A. SULLIVAN AND KIMBERLY
J. SULLIVAN to Fleet National Bank and now held by U.S. Bank
National Association, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of
Banc of America Funding Corporation 2009-FT1 Trust, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2009-FT1, said mortgage dated
June 19, 2003, and recorded with the Franklin County Registry
of Deeds in Book 4347, Page 27, said mortgage which was
assigned from Bank of America, N.A. successor by merger to Fleet
National Bank to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the
Certificateholders of Banc of America Funding Corporation 2009FT1 Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2009-FT1 by
assignment dated December 12, 2012, and recorded with said
Registry of Deeds in Book 6317, at Page 286, for breach of the
conditions in said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing
the same will be sold at Public Auction on May 13, 2016 at 11:00
a.m. Local Time upon the premises, all and singular the premises
described in said mortgage, to wit:
THAT CERTAIN PIECE OF PARCEL OF LAND, AND THE BUILDINGS
AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON,
IN THE TOWN OF ORANGE
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN
AND STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS
AND BElNG MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN A DEED RECORDED
IN BOOK 3892, PAGE 94.
The description of the property contained in the mortgage
shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication.
For Mortgagor’s Title see deed dated November 16, 2001,
and recorded in the Franklin County Registry of Deeds, in Book
3892, Page 96.
TERMS OF SALE: Said premises will be sold and conveyed
subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles,
municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence
over the said mortgage above described.
FIVE THOUSAND ($5,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price
must be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s
check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The
balance of the purchase price shall be paid in cash, certified
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during a break that the proceedings would be swift.
Abdeslam will be charged
at the close of the session
and sent to the judge for
Liberties and Detention
who will decide whether to
jail him as prosecutors have
asked.
French Justice Minister
Jean-Jacques Urvoas said
Abdeslam would be placed
in isolation in a prison in
the Paris region, watched by
guards specially trained to
deal with “people reputed
to be dangerous.” He didn’t
name the prison.
Georges Salines, whose
daughter Lola died at the
Bataclan music hall, said
Abdeslam’s arrival in Paris
had enormous significance
for victims of the attacks.
“Up to this point, he is
the key actor of the Nov. 13
attacks to be behind bars,”
he told BFM television. “I
would like to look him in the
eye. If I could even talk to
him, it would be important
to me.”
Abdeslam’s precise role
in the attacks remains a
mystery. He returned from
France to Belgium afterward, calling cohorts in
Brussels to fetch him. However, a suicide belt bearing
his fingerprints was found
south of Paris and a car he
had been driving was found
in a northern Paris district,
prosecutors said.
He was captured just four
days before the March 22
bombings at the Brussels
airport and a metro station
that killed 32 people. The
Islamic State group also
claimed responsibility for
those attacks.
Brussels, and in particular
the Molenbeek neighborhood, was home to many
of the attackers who struck
Paris. It was Abdeslam’s
childhood
neighborhood
and he was finally caught not
far from the home where he
grew up.
Speculation about Abdeslam’s role and place in
the hierarchy of the attackers has been rampant. It
had been widely suspected
that Abdeslam pulled out of
his own role as an attacker,
something Paris prosecutor
Francois Molins confirmed
at a news conference, saying
he had wanted to blow himself up at the sports stadium
but backed down.
— Supporters and opponents of Donald Trump
clashed Tuesday outside
City Hall, and five people,
including two little girls,
were pepper-sprayed by a
demonstrator during the
heated confrontation, police
said.
No serious injuries and
no arrests were reported in
the clash as about 50 people
confronted each other in the
Orange County community.
Backers waving U.S. flags
and pro-Trump signs were
met by opponents and a
shouting match began before a City Council meeting
where an anti-Trump resolution had been proposed that
the council eventually chose
to take no action on.
At one point, an opponent unleashed a hand-held
pepper-spray device on the
pro-Trump crowd.
Five people, including
two girls ages 8 and 11, were
exposed to the eye-stinging
spray, police Sgt. Daron Wy-
curred before the City
Council discussed a resolution proposed by one councilwoman condemning what
it called Trump’s divisive
rhetoric.
The motion said Trump’s
remarks — which have been
perceived as offensive to
Mexican immigrants, Muslims and other groups — are
contrary to Constitutional
principles and don’t reflect
Anaheim’s “guiding principles of inclusiveness and
kindness.”
The arguments from outside continued during the
public comment period inside, but remained civil as
the meeting stretched for
hours into the night. Eventually the council voted 3-2
to take no action on the
resolution.
The clash came as Trump
scored a five-state East
Coast sweep Tuesday to embolden his hopes of clinching the Republican presidential nomination without
a battle at the convention.
ROLLING THUNDER RAFFLE — Members of Rolling Thunder gathered at
the Athol Town Hall during the River Rat Race post position drawing recently. The group raffled off two kayaks, which were won by Jon Cole and Carol
Courville.
NY judge rejects request by
Cosby to get journalists’ notes
By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A
judge on Tuesday rejected
what he called Bill Cosby’s
“fishing expedition” to get
journalists’ notes, film and
audio to fight a defamation
lawsuit filed against him by
seven women.
U.S. District Judge Paul
Gardephe in Manhattan
ruled against the 78-yearold comedian, finding his
request for notes, unedited
scripts, video and audio
from interviews that New
York Magazine conducted
with six women bordered on
the frivolous.
The interviews came as
the magazine was preparing
a July 2015 award-winning
piece titled “I’m No Longer Afraid.” The article
featured 35 women who
described being sexually
assaulted over the years by
Cosby, who denies the allegations. The comic, who became known as “America’s
Dad” with his work on “The
Surgeon makes tourism ad after flop
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP)
— An oral surgeon has made
a Rhode Island tourism ad
and paid to air it following a
botched rollout of the state’s
own tourism campaign.
A tourism video that
Rhode Island released in
March was mocked for showing footage of a concert hall
in Iceland. It was quickly
pulled.
Cranston’s Stephen Skoly
says he saw the state’s mistake and thought, “We could
do a lot better.”
Skoly, who owns a production company, created
att said. Three were treated
at the scene by paramedics.
The man fled, but police
were looking for him, Wyatt
said.
One woman wearing a
red “Make America Great
Again” hat comforted the
girls, whose faces were
streaked with tears. The
girls complained that their
eyes and mouths hurt.
“I can feel it now, it’s pungent,” the woman, Lilia Zapatos, told KNBC-TV minutes after she was sprayed.
Linda Reedy of Laguna
Niguel, a member of the
pro-Trump group We the
People Rising, pressed an
ice pack to her face after being hit by the spray.
The anti-Trump group
goaded her and her friends,
and one man jumped on one
of her friends, she said.
“I just think they’re so out
of control,” Reedy told the
Los Angeles Times. “I’m
so sick of the anger in this
country.”
The confrontation oc-
his own video featuring local footage with the tagline,
“Sea Rhode Island.” He says
it cost about $575 to make
and $3,000 to air.
Skoly says the state wasted
money on its tourism campaign. He wants more transparency and oversight.
The state also dropped its
poorly received marketing
slogan, “Cooler & Warmer.”
The state chief marketing officer resigned.
See the video at https://
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=CLOUIxL5Vwk&app=de
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LEGAL NOTICE
ELLINWOOD COUNTRY CLUB, INC
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS
In accordance with the By-Laws, the annual Meeting of
the Ellinwood Country Club, Inc. will be held on Monday, May
2, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., at the Club House of the Ellinwood Country
Club, Inc., 1928 Pleasant Street, Athol, Massachusetts, for the following purposes:
1. To approve or disapprove the actions of the Officers
and Directors;
2. To transact such other business or proposals as may
properly come before the meeting.
Glenn Mallet, President
Ellinwood Country Club, Inc.
April 2, 21, 28, 2016
Cosby Show,” has been married to his wife, Camille, for
more than 50 years.
Cosby’s lawyers were
planning to use the material to find inconsistencies
in statements by six of seven
women who filed a defamation lawsuit against him in
Boston.
The women claim Cosby
tainted their reputations
when he allowed his representatives to brand them as
liars after they went public
with their allegations.
Gardephe said the arguments by Cosby’s lawyers
were “wildly inconsistent
with the law in my judgment” and acted as if the
New York Shield Law protecting journalists did not
exist.
“The subpoena is, in my
judgment, a fishing expedition,” the judge said. “Cosby has no notion, really,
whether anything is in the
files of New York Magazine
that might be useful in this
litigation.”
Cosby’s lawyer, Marshall
Searcy, had argued that
the materials sought from
the magazine went to the
central issue of whether
the women were telling the
truth.
He said video would
help Cosby’s lawyers ascertain whether the women
changed their stories or
were prompted by questions
to answer a certain way.
“These recordings are
singular and unique, and we
don’t have access to them,”
Searcy said.
Gardephe was critical of
the request, saying Cosby’s
lawyers sought access to media materials without trying
to question the women, ignoring a “quite demanding”
standard of law protecting
journalists.
If media materials were
easily obtained, lawyers
would routinely demand
them and it “would become
standard operating procedure,” Gardephe said. He
added: “That, we cannot
permit.”
“Our society made the decision long ago ... that that
was not the standard our
society was going to adopt,”
he said.
Searcy declined to comment afterward.
David Korzenik, an attorney for New York Magazine,
said Gardephe got it right.
“I never felt this was a
close call,” he said.
There were other developments Tuesday in cases
across the country involving
Cosby.
In Pennsylvania, a judge
scheduled a preliminary
hearing for May 24 in a
criminal sex assault case
around a 2004 encounter at
Cosby’s suburban Philadelphia home. The move came
a day after an appeals court
rejected Cosby’s attempt to
throw out the case because
of what he called a decadeold deal not to prosecute
him.
And in Los Angeles, a
judge ruled that a sexual
battery lawsuit filed by a
woman who accuses Cosby
of sexually abusing her at
the Playboy Mansion when
she was underage can proceed.
BID NOTICE
The School Committee of the Town of Petersham invites
interested parties to submit sealed bids on SCHOOL LUNCH MILK
for the 2016-2017 school year. Specifications may be secured
from the Main Office, Petersham Center School.
Sealed bids, plainly marked, will be received at the Main
Office of the Petersham Center School, PO Box 148, Petersham
MA 01366 up until 4:00 p.m. June 2, 2016. The bids will be publicly
opened and read and action taken by the Committee at its
meeting in June, 2016 at the Petersham Center School.
The School Committee reserves the right to reject any
or all bids, to accept bids or parts of bids deemed for the best
interest of the Town, or to waive any informalities in the awarding
of same.
The Petersham School Committe
April 28, 2016
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DEMONSTRATION — Ray Younghans, chairman of the Orange Republican
Town Committee, took part in a protest this past weekend outside the Planned
Parenthood center in Fitchburg. He joined John Strang and Mary Lotze, chairman and secretary respectively of the Fitchburg Republican City Committee,
as well as other concerned citizens. An area physician gave his medical opinion
on Mifepristone and the physical damage done to the body when taken with
other medications. The group also sang songs such as “God Bless America”
and “Amazing Grace.” Submitted photo
Today In History
commander in Europe; he years to life in prison; Nancy
was succeeded by Gen. Mat- Garrido was sentenced to 36
years to life in prison.) Canthew B. Ridgway.
In 1967, heavyweight box- ada’s Patrick Chan won the
ing champion Muhammad world figure skating champiAli refused to be inducted onships in Moscow.
One year ago: Urging
into the Army, the same day
U.S. Army Gen. William C. Americans to “do some soulWestmoreland told Congress searching,” President Barack
the U.S. “would prevail in Obama expressed deep frustration over recurring black
Vietnam.”
In 1974, a federal jury in deaths at the hands of police,
New York acquitted for- rioters who responded with
mer Attorney General John senseless violence and a soMitchell and former Com- ciety that would only “feign
merce Secretary Maurice H. concern” without addressStans of charges in connec- ing the root causes. Nigerian
tion with a secret $200,000 troops rescued nearly 300
contribution to President girls and women during an
Richard Nixon’s re-election offensive against Boko Hacampaign from financier ram militants in the northeast
Sambia forest; those rescued
Robert Vesco.
In 1988, a flight attendant did not include any of the
was killed and more than 60 schoolgirls kidnapped a year
persons injured when part of earlier from Chibok. Jack
the roof of an Aloha Airlines Ely, the singer known for
Boeing 737 tore off during a “Louie Louie,” the low-budflight from Hilo to Honolulu. get recording that became
In 2001, a Russian rocket one the most famous songs of
lifted off from Central Asia the 20th century, died in Redbearing the first space tourist, mond, Oregon, at age 71.
Today’s Birthdays: Former
California businessman Dennis Tito, and two cosmonauts Secretary of State James A.
on a journey to the interna- Baker III is 86. Actor Frank
Vincent is 79. Actress-singer
tional space station.
Ten years ago: Storms bat- Ann-Margret is 75. Actor
tered eastern Texas with wind Paul Guilfoyle is 67. Former
up to 100 miles-an-hour and “Tonight Show” host Jay
hail the size of baseballs. At- Leno is 66. Rock musician
torneys for Rush Limbaugh, Chuck Leavell is 64. Acwho’d been accused by Flor- tress Mary McDonnell is 63.
ida prosecutors of “doctor Rock singer-musician Kim
shopping” for painkillers, an- Gordon (Sonic Youth) is 63.
nounced a deal under which Actress Nancy Lee Grahn is
a single prescription fraud 60. Supreme Court Justice
charge against the talk show Elena Kagan is 56. Rapper
host would be dismissed after Too Short is 50. Actress Simbi
18 months provided he stay Khali is 45. Actress Bridget
drug-free and didn’t violate Moynahan is 45. Actor Chris
any laws. Ellen DeGeneres Young is 45. Rapper Big Gipp
swept the Daytime Emmy is 43. Actor Jorge Garcia is
awards, winning best talk 43. Actress Elisabeth Rohm is
show host for the second time 43. Actress Penelope Cruz is
and earning talk show honors 42. Actor Nate Richert is 38.
for the third consecutive year. Actress Jessica Alba is 35. AcFive years ago: President tor Harry Shum Jr. is 34. AcBarack Obama reshuffled his tress Jenna Ushkowitz is 30.
national security team, with Actress Aleisha Allen is 25.
Thought for Today: “We
CIA Director Leon Panetta
succeeding Defense Secre- have two lives... the one we
tary Robert Gates and Gen. learn with and the life we live
David Petraeus replacing Pa- with after that.” — Bernard
netta at the CIA. Convicted Malamud, American author
sex offender Phillip Garrido (1914-1986).
and his wife, Nancy, pleaded
guilty to kidnapping and raping a California girl, Jaycee
Press releases, news tips,
Dugard, who was abducted in
calendar items,
1991 at the age of 11 and resand more! Send to:
cued 18 years later. (Phillip
BOSTON (AP) — Of- Garrido was sentenced to 431
[email protected]
ficials in Boston will hold
three community forums
this week to gauge the public’s opinion on a body camera pilot program for the
city’s police department.
The Boston Globe reports
Commissioner William Evans said police officials have
been researching other cities’ body camera programs
with the hopes of initiating
their own trial run for the
technology in May or June.
A spokeswoman for Mayor Martin Walsh says the
city budget has earmarked
$500,000 for the pilot program, which would outfit
100 officers with the cameras across Boston.
Evans says he’s consulted
city officials, a Harvard University legal team, the Social
Justice Task Force and others in developing the body
camera plan.
Councilor Andrea Campbell says the forums are an
opportunity to hear the pub- Here’s How It Works: Complete the grid so that every row, column
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By The Associated Press
Today is Thursday, April
28, the 119th day of 2016.
There are 247 days left in the
year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 28, 1996, a man
armed with a semiautomatic
rifle went on a rampage on
the Australian island of Tasmania, killing 35 people;
Martin Bryant was captured
by police after a 12-hour
standoff at a guest cottage.
(Bryant is serving a life prison
sentence.)
On this date:
In 1758, the fifth president
of the United States, James
Monroe, was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
In 1788, Maryland became
the seventh state to ratify the
Constitution of the United
States.
In 1789, there was a mutiny
on the HMS Bounty as rebelling crew members of the
British ship, led by Fletcher
Christian, set the captain,
William Bligh, and 18 others
adrift in a launch in the South
Pacific. (Bligh and most of
the men with him reached
Timor in 47 days.)
In 1817, the United States
and Britain signed the RushBagot Treaty, which limited
the number of naval vessels
allowed in the Great Lakes.
In 1918, Gavrilo Princip,
the assassin of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand of Austria
and the archduke’s wife, Sophie, died in prison of tuberculosis.
In 1925, the International
Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts,
which gave rise to the term
“Art Deco,” began a sixmonth run in Paris.
In 1945, Italian dictator
Benito Mussolini and his
mistress, Clara Petacci, were
executed by Italian partisans
as they attempted to flee the
country.
In 1952, war with Japan
officially ended as a treaty
signed in San Francisco the
year before took effect. Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower resigned as Supreme Allied
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pilot program
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Ext.300N
MOVING SALE— 9am- 5pm, 7
days/ week. All must go. Plenty
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Dr, Orange, MA (Tully).
SCRAP-BOOKING— Supplies.
Rubber stamps and many items
brand new. Call for list, bundled
$200. (978)846-8287.
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HAYDEN ROOFING
Residential & Commercial
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Container Rental
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Over 30 yrs. experience. Call for
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MALLET RUBBISH— And recycling. Commercial, residential,
roll-off services. Containerized
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(978)249–9662.
BRAMHALL
CONSTRUCTION
Jon Bramhall
Custom Homebuilding,
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Kitchen & Bath Remodeling.
MCS #062506, HIC #117243
(978)544–7221
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F.A. Moschetti
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(978)939–8645
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40+ years experience. Bo b
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BARDSLEY
RENOVATIONS
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Roofing, Siding, Windows,
Additions, Seamless Gutters &
Garage Doors
For all your home
improvement needs
Call (978)544-8342
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(978)544-8848.
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cleanouts. (978)249-4061.
RENT- A- HANDYMAN— Home
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FURNITURE REFINISHING—
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For experience and care, free estimates, pick up and delivery call
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KK ROLL OFF CONTAINERS—
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HURLBURT
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Custom Homes, Barns,
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Decks, Replacement Windows
Fully insured and free estimates
CSL #070066, HIC #131173
Quality, honesty and hard work
(978)544-1579
KK BUILDERS— Custom
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WRIGHTS WELDING
(978)249-4023
Welding of all Kinds
J. SAULT DRYWALL— Sheetrock installed and finished. Refinish plaster walls and ceilings to
look new. Textures, painting.
(978)544-2613.
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Journeyman Electrician
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MUSIKIDS— Piano, violin, guitar and vocal instruction. All ages
and levels. Victoria BartlettRoche (978)249-7771.
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2004 BUICK CENTURY— Silver, clean car, passed 100 point
check list. Guaranteed sticker.
158,000 miles. $2400. (413)4049220.
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Lawn &
Garden Care
BARK MULCH— And wood
chips. Rough Cut Lumber, North
Dana Road, New Salem.
(978)575–0475.
BEAR LANDSCAPE— One call
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(978)544-6441.
By David Gilbert
LYESIUK'S FLOORING— Sales
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estimates. Please call Nick at
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Building
Materials
NATIVE LUMBER— Pine
boards, hemlock dimension, hard
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Custom sawing. Monday thru Friday 8:30-4:00, Saturday, 8 to 12.
Rough Cut, Old North Dana Rd.,
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LOG LENGTH FIREWOOD—
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delivery: (978)544-8801. VisaM/C accepted.
FIREWOOD— Call Adams Logging, evenings (978)544-8148.
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Moving
& Storage
REGAL STORAGE
CENTERS LLC
Self Storage Units
*Special small moving boxes*
*All you need with a Rental*
32 Brown Street
Athol, MA 01331
(978)249-2600
(978)249-6064
NORTH CENTRAL
MASS TRASH
By Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman
WHOLESALE CARPET— Service. 35 years experience. Call
Bruce (978)249-6331.
J&R TREE SERVICE— Tree
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up. Free estimates. Fully insured.
(978)895-7267, (978)544-5410.
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mowing, mulch, dethatching.
(978)544-2097.
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Household
Goods
WEATHERHEAD
STORAGE
5x5, 5x15, 10x10,
10x15, 10x20, 10x30
Storage units available.
(413)423-3831
HANDYMAN $10/ HR— All kinds
of repairs. Door adjustments,
rooms (walls) painted $49.00 and
up. (978)633-4187.
By Dean Young & Mike Gersher
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25 Years Experience
New & Old Construction
Generator Back-up Systems
Service Upgrades
Fully Insured. Free Estimates.
Lic. #E38511
BARK'N BEAUTIES— Mobile
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handling cats. We conveniently
come to you. (978)399-3893.
SEAMLESS GUTTERS— Installations and Cleaning. Leaf Guard
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Weekly Curbside Pick-Up
Recycling is always FREE!!
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Cleanouts Available
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BABY BLUES
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rug cleaning with professional
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MOUNT TULLY— Pet Hotel/
Store. Boarding, Daycare,
Grooming for dogs and cats.
Fish, reptiles, birds, feeds.
(978)575-0614. Open 7 days.
THE GARAGE— One Barre
Road, Junctions 122 and 32,
Petersham. (978)724-3237. Full
service auto repair.
HÄGAR the Horrible
Services
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LERAY HANDYMAN— Service.
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Flooring, Roofing, Siding & Masonry repairs, Odd jobs. Free estimates. Jason (978)724-4550 or
[email protected].
License #176734.
CAPONE PAINTING— & Wallpapering. Custom ceilings. Exterior power washing. And More.
(978)894-5107.
BLONDIE
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PRIVACY HEDGES—Forsythia
(yellow flowering) Blowout Sale.
3- 4ft. Reg $39.00 each. Now
only $6.99 each. Free delivery.
www.lowcostForsythia.com
While Supplies last. (844)5923327.
ROTOTILLING— Professional
rototilling. 40 years experience. 4
size tillers, all rear tine. Call Paul
for appointment (978)249-8968.
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COINS, POSTCARDS— Pre
1973 baseball cards. Stamps,
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Army eyes Arlington Cemetery expansion
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP)
— The Army is beginning a
yearlong environmental assessment of a proposed 38acre expansion of Arlington
National Cemetery that it
hopes will extend the life of
the facility by 20 years.
More than 400,000 people
are buried at the cemetery,
with as many as 30 new burials a day. Without the proposed Southern Expansion
Project, the cemetery will
run out of room in the mid2030s, even with the strict
eligibility standards in place
for burial there.
On Wednesday, cemetery
officials briefed the public
on the southern expansion,
which hinges on a land swap
with Arlington County and
the Virginia Department of
Transportation.
The negotiations have
been ongoing for several
years and the broad outline
of the swap is in place: The
Army would get land adjacent to the existing cemetery
to use for burials, while the
county and state would get
land to improve transit and
traffic on its bustling Columbia Pike corridor, which
serves the Pentagon and
other commuter hotspots.
Negotiations have been
ongoing for several years,
but no deal has been
reached. County officials
say the Army is worried that
mass-transit operations adjacent to the cemetery would
be aesthetically incompatible with the cemetery itself.
County officials say they will
design and build any new
facilities in a way that addresses those concerns.
At Wednesday’s hearing,
Army and county officials
both expressed optimism
about reaching a deal that
will be beneficial for all involved.
“To me, this is a good opportunity not only for Arlington National Cemetery
but for the region as well,”
said Col. Doug Guttormsen,
the cemetery’s engineering
director.
Greg Emanuel, Arlington
County’s director of environmental services, said the
cemetery is one of the county’s jewels and the county
has every interest in protecting it as it seeks to redevelop
the land and transportation
network adjacent to it.
“All parties are moving in
the right direction,” he said.
The Army Corps of Engineers will conduct its environmental assessment of the
proposed expansion over
the next year and will solicit
public input.
In addition to permits and
environmental assessments,
the Army will eventually
need to obtain funding from
Congress for the expansion.
Guttormsen said the cost is
currently estimated at $274
million.
Guttormsen said that if all
goes well, construction on
the project could begin in
2018.
FRANKFURT, Germany
(AP) — Volkswagen said
Thursday it had set aside 7.8
billion euros ($8.8 billion)
to buy back or fix dieselpowered cars that had been
rigged to cheat in emissions
tests.
The sum is part of 16.2
billion euros the company
deducted from last year’s
earnings to cover the costs
of the emissions scandal, in
which its cars were fitted with
software that enabled them
to pass tests but then turned
emissions controls off during
everyday driving.
The German automaker
further broke down the setaside for 2015 by saying it
included 7.0 billion euros for
fines and legal costs worldwide.
Analysts say the final bill
will likely be much higher,
when including the impact
of lower sales. Volkswagen
says it is reporting costs that
it knows about at the present
time.
The company said last
week that it lost 1.5 billion euros on an after-tax basis after
a profit of 11.1 billion euros
in 2014.
Volkswagen is currently
working out a settlement with
U.S. authorities in federal
court in San Francisco, and
has said that would include
an offer to buy back as many
as 500,000 of the just under
600,000 defective vehicles.
CEO Matthias Mueller
said Thursday that recalling
and fixing the cars that were
rigged to cheat on the tests
“will remain our most important task until the very last vehicle has been put in order.”
He used the company’s annual news conference to also
sketch out a wide-ranging
transformation of the company that would see it focus
more on electric vehicles and
services like car-sharing as it
seeks to get past its scandal
over cheating on diesel emissions tests.
He stressed that the company’s car business remains
“fundamentally sound” but
detailed a promised plan to
emphasize digital services
and zero-emissions vehicles.
The company would soon
form a legally independent
company to promote business in mobility services,
which can include things like
ride-sharing apps and carsharing, he said.
Mueller said that the company would “make electric
cars one of Volkswagen’s new
hallmarks” with 20 new models by 2020.
Volkswagen had previously
emphasized diesel technology, which has suffered a
blow since it became clear
Volkswagen engines could
not meet U.S. emissions standards without cheating. The
company has admitted using
engine software that disabled
emissions controls when vehicles were not being tested.
That improved performance
and mileage but meant the
vehicles spewed far more
than the legal limit of pollutants.
Mueller apologized again
for the scandal, telling the
company’s annual news conference in Wolfsburg, Germany, that “we disappointed
many people who trusted
Volkswagen.”
The company said its robust cash reserves of 24.5 billion euros at year end left it
in a strong financial position.
Chief Financial Officer Frank
Witter said that the company
would not propose any capital increase to shareholders
at its annual meeting in June.
Volkswagen to spend up to $8.8B on buybacks, fixes
TOWN-WIDE TAG SALE — The town common in New Salem was filled with
booths at last year’s town-wide tag sale.
Submitted photo
3rd New Salem town-wide tag sale May 7
NEW SALEM — The
New Salem Recreation Committee is sponsoring the third
annual town-wide tag sale
on the town common, South
Main Street, a quarter-mile
off Route 202, from 8 a.m. to
2 p.m. on Saturday, May 7. The concept behind the
idea, according to Lynn Layton, who hatched it three
years ago, is to have “onestop shopping.” Many towns
have tag sales with maps directing buyers all over their
town to the locations of the
sellers. Although the buyers
enjoy the potentially scenic
drive, it is time-consuming.
To secure a space at the tag
sale, email Layton at c.lynn.
[email protected] or call
her at 978-544-7892. The $15
registration fee goes toward
the advertising in local papers and reserves the space.
Any extra funds go to the
Recreation Committee to be
used for their projects. Payment may also be made with
cash or check on the day of
the tag sale.
Jeanne Clayton, a Recreation Committee member,
Church fire is ‘definitely suspicious’
HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) — Fire officials have characterized a blaze that caused approximately $70,000 in damage to the exterior of a northeast Massachusetts church earlier this week as suspicious.
Haverhill Fire Chief Jack Parow says Tuesday morning’s
fire at Riverside Church was ignited by an accelerant that
was poured along the side of the building. Flames did not
spread to the interior of the church and no injuries were
reported. Parow says the fire is “definitely suspicious” and
that investigators are doing their due diligence in identifying a culprit.
Pastor Paul Soucy says a suspect or motive for the blaze is
a “mystery” to the congregation. Parow says Haverhill has
offered an award of up to $5,000 for information that could
lead to an arrest.
SUV drives through barber shop
BOSTON (AP) — Police say three people were hospitalized after a sport utility vehicle crashed through the front of
a barbershop in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood.
Police spokesman James Kenneally says the accident happened around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Primo’s Barber Shop
on Morton Street.
WBZ-TV reports witnesses at the scene said the driver of
a dark blue Jeep appeared to be chasing after a man who
ran into the barber shop. The Jeep then drove into the storefront and was lodged about halfway into the barber shop
with patrons pinned underneath.
The driver remained at the scene and police say he has not
been charged.
Kenneally says three people were taken to local hospitals
for treatment of injuries that aren’t life-threatening.
2-year-old died from dehydration
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond officials say
a 2-year-old who police believe was killed by her stepmother died from dehydration.
News media outlets quote the medical examiner’s
office as saying that it ruled Ariellisa Simmons’ death
as homicide by dehydration. The office released the results of the autopsy Tuesday.
Police say Ariellisa’s body was found on Jan. 16 in an
unoccupied apartment.
Her stepmother, 35-year-old Andrea Watkins-Simmons, was indicted by a grand jury last week on charges
of first-degree murder, felony murder and child neglect.
Watkins-Simmons was reported missing in November
and police said at the time that they believed Ariellisa
was with her.
Abington man leads police on chase
BOSTON (AP) — An Abington man who allegedly
asked officers what he had to do to “get shot by the police” after leading them on a high-speed chase through
several Massachusetts towns has been arrested.
Police say 28-year-old Michael Leblanc is charged
with attempted murder and assault and battery with a
dangerous weapon.
The chase began shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday
when police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in Walpole. A responding officer was pinned to
Leblanc’s car and dragged for about 100 yards before
freeing himself.
Police pursued Leblanc through Norwood and Dedham before Leblanc’s car caught fire in the city’s West
Roxbury neighborhood.
Boy, 10, honored for rescuing child
GOSHEN, Mass. (AP) — A 10-year-old Massachusetts boy has been presented with a medal for finding
a 4-year-old boy who got lost in the woods last month
while playing with a puppy.
Mason Neveu was presented with a “Young Heroes”
medal and a commendation on Tuesday, as well as a
certificate of recognition and a commendation signed
by state officials.
Mason, who is blind in one eye and deaf in one ear,
heard the frightened cries of Colton Roberts and found
the boy wandering about a half mile into the woods during the March 23 search.
Colton had gone missing near his family’s new home
in Ashfield.
Ex-FBI agent to plead guilty for perjury
BOSTON (AP) — A former FBI agent charged with
perjury for lying during his testimony in the trial of
mobster James “Whitey” Bulger intends to plead guilty.
Lawyers for Robert Fitzpatrick and federal prosecutors filed papers in court Wednesday asking a judge to
schedule a change-of-plea hearing for May 5.
Fitzpatrick pleaded not guilty last April to six counts
each of perjury and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors
say Fitzpatrick overstated his professional accomplishments and lied to jurors, falsely claiming to be the first
officer who recovered the rifle used to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr.
Court documents don’t indicate whether Fitzpatrick
intends to plead guilty to all the charges. They say Fitzpatrick’s lawyer and prosecutors have reached an agreement to resolve the case through a plea agreement.
notes the tag sale is in line
with efforts to “reduce, recycle and reuse.” Sellers are
urged to comb through attics
for items that are just taking up space and buyers are
challenged to look at how
they can reuse items, thereby
keeping them from filling
up the town’s dump. At the
end of the sale, participants
can drop off eligible items at
the old town hall to be later
picked up by The Salvation
Army.
The event is held rain or
shine.
Georgia
executes man
in killings
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) —
Georgia executed a man
Wednesday who was convicted in the 1998 killings of
a central Georgia trucking
company owner and his two
children during a home burglary.
Daniel Anthony Lucas
became the fifth person the
state has executed this year.
He was put to death by
injection of the barbiturate
pentobarbital at the state
prison in Jackson. Warden
Bruce Chatman told witnesses the time of death was
9:54 p.m.
The 37-year-old inmate
was sentenced to death for
the April 1998 killings of
37-year-old Steven Moss, his
11-year-old son Bryan and
15-year-old daughter Kristin,
who interrupted a burglary
at their home near Macon in
central Georgia. Gerri Ann
Moss, the victims’ wife and
mother, found their bodies
when she arrived at home.
“I would like to say I’m
sorry to Mrs. Moss and the
family,” Lucas said when given a chance to make a final
statement.
He added that he loves his
friends and family and then
said a short prayer: “All beings are basically good. All
beings are basically kind. All
beings are basically strong.
All beings are basically wise.”
The warden left the room
at 9:38 p.m. Records from
past executions show the lethal drug generally begins to
flow within a couple of minutes of the warden leaving
the room, but that is not visible to news media witnesses.
Lucas closed his eyes and
appeared to say a prayer,
briefly lifting his head and
opening his eyes to look at a
woman seated in the second
row of the witness area. He
then closed his eyes and was
still within a couple of minutes.
The State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Tuesday
had declined to spare Lucas’
life after holding a clemency
hearing. His lawyers had
asked the board to intervene,
citing a childhood plagued
by drugs and violence and
saying he’d been reformed
in prison. The board is the
only entity authorized to
commute a death sentence
in Georgia.
His lawyers also turned to
the courts to try to stop his
execution. They cited the fact
that he was 19 at the time of
the killings and lacked maturity and judgment. They
wrote that his death sentence was “constitutionally
flawed” and argued that the
imposition of the death penalty upon people who are
under 21 at the time of their
crimes is declining sharply.
After a lower court judge
rejected those arguments,
the state Supreme Court also
declined to halt the execution. The justices expressed
concern that the challenge
wasn’t filed until the day before the scheduled execution
but said they fully considered
the merits of his case.
Lucas’ lawyers appealed
to the U.S. Supreme Court,
which issued a brief statement denying his request
and providing no explanation for its decision.
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4X4 V6, AT, All
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$
113
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307$ mo.*
or DELIVERED
18,495
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4 Cyl., AT, All
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25,995
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Unlimited
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Sport
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21,995
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89
$
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$
12,995
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4 Cyl., AT, Heated
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232 mo.*
$
$
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19,995
FREE
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Brown,
Dealer
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399 Federal St., Greenfield 413 772-2117
BrownMotorsGreenfield.com
399 Federal St., Greenfield 413 772-2117
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+ denotes former rental vehicle, offers expire 4/30/16
*Factory art, color may vary. Offers expire 4/30/16. No hidden fees, even our doc. fee is included, 24 Mo. 10k mi./yr. lease,
$2999 due at signing, $1000 lease conquest cash included.

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