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Baystate officials defend decision to merge hospitals
Area residents share
many concerns
By Sloane M. Perron
WARE –– Area residents peppered Baystate Health officials with
questions and comments about the
decision to merge Mary Lane and
Wing hospitals last Thursday during
a forum at the Ware Junior Senior
High School.
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new three
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The officials told the audience
that the decision to seek a single
license for both hospitals and transfer all in-patient services to Wing,
was made after much thought and
analysis, and had become necessary
due to low patient census numbers
at Mary Lane.
Interim president and chief
administrative officer of the Baystate
Health Eastern Region Mike Moran
Dr. Mark Keroack, president and
CEO of Baystate Health and Nancy
Shendell-Falik RN, senior vice
president of Baystate’s community hospitals, were there to provide
answers.
Moran, who took most of the
heat during the evening, introduced himself before taking questions. “You will find that I speak
the truth,” he said. “ I am going to
give you an honest answer, and if I
don’t know the answer, I will find
the answer.”
Moran said the merger would
avoid duplication of services. He
also compared Mary Lane’s daily
in-patient census of 6 to 9 patients
compared to Wing’s 20 to 30
patients a day. He said that sometimes only three patients are at Mary
Lane overnight. “I am not closing it, that is not the plan,” he said.
“There are plenty of opportunities
to grow.”
Moran was asked about
Baystate’s commitment to keeping
Mary Lane’s ER open and he said
it would do so for two years, which
was met with laughter from the
crowd. Moran said that they could
not guarantee the future, and that if
the 14,000 emergency room visits
a year did not continue, other plans
would have to be made.
Keroack was also asked if a
board could be formed so that Mary
Lane could have a voice during
the process, and he agreed that the
board should be formed. “I believe
the voice of the community was
Scouts make, donate Easter baskets
lost,” he said, and the new board
will have members from Ware.
Ware resident Carol Zins also
voiced her concern Mary Lane
patients, specifically for the elderly, for those without vehicles and
for those in rural areas like North
Brookfield and New Braintree, who
are far from Wing. “I don’t see any
specialist worth his salt going to
Mary Lane when it is going to close
See BAYSTATE, Page 10
School
regionalization
ballot question
removed
By Sloane M. Perron
Staff writer
By Sloane M. Perron
Staff writer
WARREN ––Amber Gagnon, 10,
will receive a special three-wheel
bicycle this week so she can ride
independently while remaining safe
if she has a epileptic seizure.
A m b e r ’s m o t h e r, J e n n i f e r
Gagnon, described bicycling as a
favorite hobby for their athletic family. Amber began riding a two-wheel
bike when she was only 3-yearsold, and soon began riding with her
older siblings and parents. However,
a few years ago, the Gagnon’s life
changed when Amber experienced
her first grand mal epileptic seizure,
which went misdiagnosed at the
time.
Three years ago the Gagnon
family all had a terrible flu during Christmas week. Everyone in
the family was very ill, including
Amber. Jennifer recalled that Amber
said that she did not feel well and
shortly afterward lost consciousness
and started shaking violently. At the
time the doctors believed that the
seizure was caused by a high temperature and the flu. Little did they
know that it was actually indicative
of something more serious.
Fast forward to July 2015,
Amber and Jennifer were cleaning
out their family swimming pool
when Amber said she did not feel
well. Amber swam to the ladder and
began to climb out when she passed
out and fell. Amber’s father caught
See GAGNON, Page 7
Courtesy photo
Amber Gagnon, 10, of Warren,
will receive a special three-wheel
bike this week that will allow
her to bicycle, one of her favorite
activities, while remaining safe if
she has an epileptic seizure.
by Lauretta R.
St. George-Sorel
Correspondent
WARE –– The cafeteria of the Stanley M. Koziol
Elementary School in Ware
buzzed with excitement and
enthusiasm last Wednesday
night as groups of Girl Scouts
and Cub Scouts, supervised
by scout leaders, parents, and
guardians, prepared Easter
baskets for those who might
not otherwise have one at the
holiday.
What began as a Bronze
Award project by Ware resident Freya Sprous and some
friends 10 years ago met with
such success that 2016 is the
group’s 10th year of making
and donating Easter baskets to
the Jubilee Cupboard, located
on Pleasant Street in Ware.
“I realized that a lot of
organizations donated toys
to kids at Christmas, so I
thought ‘Why don’t people do
that at Easter?’” said Sprous,
who is now a 20-year-old college student, about her idea to
begin making the baskets 10
years ago.
Donations for filling the
baskets are collected throughout the year and are provided
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At top left to right: Samantha Pare, age 8, Alison Bruso, age 9, and Emily Mc Neaney, age
7, are pictured with the Easter baskets they have assembled for The Jubilee Cupboard.
Above are the Daisy Scouts, ages 5 to 7, the youngest troop of scouts who helped fill
Easter baskets at Stanley M. Koziol Elementary School last week. The baskets were assembled for The Jubilee Cupboard to give to children for Easter.
primarily by the scouts’ families, friends, and local people.
The basket contents are organized according to age, from
toddlers to teenagers, with the
teens’ baskets featuring gender-specific items. All baskets include toothbrushes and
toothpaste, while the younger children receive crayons,
books and an assortment
Save $2.00lb.
of toys. The older children
receive personal care items,
highlighters, pencils, assorted
cosmetics, lotions and razors.
Wendy Sprous, Freya’s
mother, has been supportive of her three daughters,
including Chesna and Mailli
as well, and their involvement
in the Girl Scouts. She volunteers to keep the prepared
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are transported to the Jubilee
Cupboard. The scouts have
already put together 118
Easter baskets, and Sprous
expects that another 70 baskets will be assembled before
the holiday.
The Daisy scouts, ages 5 to
WARE –– Selectmen voted to
remove a non-binding question that
would have asked if voters were in
favor of the town officials pursuing
regionalization with another school
district after School Committee
Chairman Aaron Sawabi said it had
been developed without any discussion with the schools.
The vote to take the question off
the ballot was passed by a majority vote of 3-1, with selectman John
Desmond voting against it.
During a prior selectmen’s meeting, members approved non-binding
ballot questions that would appear
during the town election, although
Selectman Chairwoman Nancy
Talbot was absent. The majority of
present board members approved
the questions, including one about
school regionalization.
Wa r e S c h o o l C o m m i t t e e
Chairman Aaron Sawabi said he was
concerned because the question was
developed and voted upon without
contacting the School Committee. “I
am not irate but I am taken aback,”
he said, adding that some of his fellow School Committee members
were upset by the move. Sawabi
asked about the thought process
and motivation behind the approval.
Talbot explained that she was not
present but offered, “Maybe placing
the vote might have been premature
without discussion.” Talbot said that
she also discussed the issue with
town counsel. “The board would
have more then an opportunity, if
they so chose or thought to, to withdraw the question.”
Selectman Richard Norton said
he was concerned about Ware
schools’ capacity, finding another
school district interested in regionalizing and reducing transportation
costs. He said that the district dealt
with these questions 15 years ago
when regionalization was first discussed, “I just don’t see how the
schools can afford to regionalize,”
he said.
Desmond supported approval of
the non-binding ballot question and
said its purpose was just to “get a
sense of the community, period.” He
told Sawabi, “Don’t read into it.”
Selectman Bill Cooper said the
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St. Mary’s Food and Penny
Sale, the last one to benefit to
St. Mary’s School, was heavily
attended this past Saturday.
Camille Desjardins, a 2005 graduate of St. Mary’s School, currently a freshman at Pope Francis
Academy, holds a balloon to indicate the area of the hall where a
winner is seated. Once a winner
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to the winner.
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WARE –– The recently refurbished hall at St. Mary’s Church,
with its attractive drapes, freshlypainted walls, and new carpeting,
greeted the people who attended
the annual “Food and Penny Sale”
hosted by the St. Mary’s Ladies
Guild last Saturday, but the mood
was tinged with sadness.
It was the last of the sales to
benefit St. Mary’s School as it is
scheduled to close in June due to
declining enrollment.
Most people who attended realized that this year’s event would
be the last for which the Ladies
Guild of St. Mary’s Parish would
have the opportunity to donate the
proceeds of this annual fundraiser
to support the parish school.
A member of the Guild,
Jane Saletnik, explained that the
Guild’s charter stipulates that
monies raised can only be used
to support the school; they cannot be used for any other purpose.
“We’ll need to take a break before
starting over,” she said. She indicated that the organization would
welcome input from current members, as well as from new sources,
noting that attendance at meetings
is frequently low.
The hall was nearly filled to
capacity when Guild President
Kathie Wheeler welcomed the
audience promptly at 6 p.m.
“It’s a sad day for all of us to
be hosting this final raffle, a tradition that began over 50 years ago,
when we held these events at the
Ware Town Hall,” she said. She
went on to express the Guild’s
appreciation and thanks to all
those who donated items for the
raffle and to the merchants who
so generously contributed gift
certificates. She also acknowledged the volunteers who worked
in a variety of endeavors to help
make this event a success. A large
number of children and students
also contributed to the smooth
running of the event by serving as
“runners.” Their duties involved
delivering the prizes to the identified winners, and they did so with
speed and enthusiasm.
A big disappointment to
some who attended the event
was that all of the Polish food
had been completely sold out by
noon. The kitchen staff, including Becky Desjardins and Sara
Hunter, Guild secretary and treasurer respectively, reported that
most of the sought-after items,
including pierogi, kapusta, and
kielbasa, were gone by 11 a.m.
To everyone’s surprise, in fact,
all 290 schnitzels had been purchased by 10:30 a.m. By all indications, additional Polish foods
would have sold, too.
Another major fundraiser for
St. Mary’s Parish is scheduled
to take place on the weekend of
June 10th, with a 3-day run. More
traditional Polish foods will be
available at this annual event,
which will be held on the school
grounds.
Although it was a somewhat
sad event, about a dozen parish
volunteers, both men and women,
had worked diligently over the
past few months to give the hall
a much-needed face lift, and the
new décor was appreciated by
those in attendance. According to
Steve Kutt, one of the volunteers,
the hall hadn’t been redecorated
for over 30 years. Father Piotr
himself, painstakingly worked to
remove the wallpaper, Kutt said.
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March 10, 2016, Ware River News, Page Town budget sees increases in health insurance
By Sloane M. Perron
Staff writer
WARE ––Town Manager Stuart
Beckley discussed the fiscal 2017
budget with selectmen at their
Tuesday meeting, informing them
that insurance costs for the town
have gone up by 15.9 percent, 8 percent of which was due to rising prescription drug costs. Beckley said
the prescription drugs costs rising is
being seen across the country.
Selectman, John Desmond, also
created his own presentation to show
the board the “inverse relationship”
between declining property values
and escalating tax rates in Ware. “We
are in the top 22 of all the town in
Massachusetts with a tax rate of 2122,” he said. Ware’s real estate tax
rate for residents and businesses is
$20.21 per each thousand dollars of
a property’s valuation. He said that
the amount of taxes being collected were not increasing. Desmond’s
solution was to have everything on
the table so that it could be looked at
and cut if need be.
Selectman Richard Norton said
that the Finance Committee went
through each department’s budget
and approved it line by line. He said
that the role of the selectmen was to
“just a rubber stamp.”
Desmond said that he would
also like to analyze how other town
and communities spent their funds.
Beckley told Desmond that what the
residents actually pay out in taxes
may differ from the tax rate. Cooper
said that in order to reduce the cost
per home and business owner, new
families must be attracted to town.
He mentioned organizations like the
Ware Business & Civic Association,
which are trying to rebuild downtown and bring new businesses into
town. The more homes that are purchased, the more property value will
go up, he said. “We need to work
Students construct weight bearing paper chairs
By Karen A. Lewis
Correspondent
BARRE – One wouldn’t necessarily think a chair would be a hot
discussion topicfor the average middle school student.
However, for over a decade,
Quabbin eighth-grade students have
mastered the art of creating them as
part of an annual technology and
engineering project assigned by the
science department. “I thought it
was fun,” Quabbin eighth-grade student, Ava Walker said. “I got advice
from some people on what the best
strategy was and how to build it
sturdy.”
This is no ordinary chair the students were required to build. The
end product only used two materials, newspaper and masking tape.
The requirements were tough, but
not impossible to achieve. Duct
tape, packing tape or fancy masking
tape was not allowed. Wires or any
other material to help strengthen the
legs or body were out of the question.
Students had to figure out how to
create a chair or stool that was freestanding and that could successfully hold five science textbooks, the
equivalent of approximately 21 and
a half pounds.
Students or teachers that were
able to sit on the chair with feet suspended in the air for at least three
seconds earned extra credit.
According to Quabbin eighthgrade science teachers Sarah
Latka and Helene Pascale, the
project began as a result of the
Massachusetts State Standards
requiring more technology and
engineering in the curriculum, so
the chair idea was born.
“Students understand the process
to be given a problem, to brainstorm
solutions and to take their idea to
a working prototype,” Latka said.
“Some students who are challenged
academically have another outlet to
show their skills and talents by creating a chair.”
Walker chose to go with a stool
design, which involved a form of
together as a community to show
people that Ware is a great place to
live,” he said.
Ware police update
Ware Police Chief Ken Kovitch
gave an update of the police department to selectmen Tuesday. Fencing
installation, removal of two parking
lot lights and the use of a crossmatch
fingerprinting machine were all new
developments at the police station.
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applied for state and federal grants
to buy in new bulletproof vests, as
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weaving for the top.
“I had to fold the newspaper
tight to weave,” Walker said. “I
taped all the weaving in a diagonal way so they wouldn’t be as
flimsy. I did a lot with my parents.”
Assistance to the builders was
allowed, but not mandatory.
“Students ask months in advance
about the project,” Latka said.
“There is anticipation for it. Some
have seen their siblings build a
chair, or have just seen the chairs
being brought to school on the bus
the previous year when they were in
seventh grade.”
The task is assigned over a
month in advance and falls over
the February break, a perfect time
for students to devote the hours this
project needs.
Eighth-grader Matthew VanDyke,
who designed and created quite an
impressive Adirondack style chair,
devoted many hours to rolling newspaper, another requirement in order
to construct their piece.
“The rolling was the worst,”
VanDyke said. “Constructing it was
fun. Going in I knew I wanted to
do an Adirondack chair. I didn’t
want to do a normal looking chair,
I wanted to do something creative
so that people would go, ‘Wow’.”
There is no doubt that many wows
came VanDyke’s way, as he sat in
his chair with ease.
Classmate Tony Robidoux also
had an Adirondack chair, but his
evolved into that style. Starting
out with the legs, his initial intention was to make a stool, but things
changed in the creative process.
“I worked on this for two or three
hours a day for two or three weeks,”
Robidoux said. “We used about
eight trash bags filled of newspaper,
four little rolls and one big roll of
masking tape. My grampa helped
me with the rolling. Mostly everyone in my class sat in my chair.”
“It was very rewarding to see all
the students starting with the same
two materials and come up with
such different, creative and successful designs,” Latka said.
The do-or-die day finally came
last Tuesday, when the chairs were
put to the test and the fate of their
destiny was decided by textbooks
being run by the Gloucester Police
Department to deal with drug
addicts. Rather then arresting them,
Gloucester gives addicts the opportunity to surrender their drugs and
immediately enter a drug rehabilitation program.
The Chief supported the idea but
questioned the cost. Cooper in turn
explained that the Gloucester program cost $13,000 to put 400 addicts
through the program, and that these
funds were provided by donations.
“I think it is a great idea,” Kovitch
said, adding that he would want to
know more about the transportation
and staffing costs.
Council plans watershed ‘Blue Trail’
Public meeting in
West Brookfield
March 17
These Quabbin Middle School students made Adirondack chairs for
their eighth-grade science project. They are from left, Matthew Van
Dyke and Tony Robidoux.
expire every five years and need to
be replaced otherwise the station
will be given a warning. The Chief
relayed that one officer was currently enrolled at a narcotics investigative school while other officers at the
station were taking online classes on
a variety of subjects such as community outreach. The station recently
hired two new police officers that
will be training at the State Police
Academy in New Braintree.
Selectman, Bill Cooper, asked if
the school resource officer also carried out responsibilities similar to a
DARE officer.
He then mentioned a program
WEST BROOKFIELD – The
paddling may have been slow
getting the Chicopee 4Rivers
Watershed Council going, but at
least it’s flowing in the right direction, said Keith Davies, coordinator of the fledgling organization.
And the council hopes to have a
portion of their journey mapped
out for posterity, after a public
meeting in West Brookfield this
week.
Davies, a resident of Ware, has
been spreading the word about the
Watershed Council, which was
reestablished in 2014 to both promote recreational opportunities
along the Chicopee, Swift, Ware
and Quaboag rivers as well as help
to ensure the health of water and
the surrounding flora and fauna.
With the aid of laboratory testing
made possible by the Connecticut
River Watershed Council, a round
of bacteria testing was conducted
last year, which the CRWC posted
online, and several cleanups were
held to beautify river access areas
as well as instill an appreciation
for the natural environment in the
region.
To help further promote passive recreational use of the river,
the council also hopes to identify
“Blue Trails,” or sections of river
identified by local communities to
promote paddling and preserve the
surrounding environment. And one
such Blue Trail, said Davies, is a
portion of the Quaboag River from
Quaboag Pond in East Brookfield
to near the Warren line, a distance
of about 10 miles.
So on Thursday, March 17,
the Chicopee 4Rivers Watershed
Council will be hosting a discussion of the potential trail, complete
with an enlarged black and white
version of a draft map, at the West
Brookfield Town Hall at 7 p.m.
“People have been talking about
setting up a Blue Trail in this area
for a long time, so we figured this
was a good place to start,” he said.
“What the meeting on March 17
is about is opening up the discussion to the larger community, and
seeing what we missed and things
people might think are highlights
in the area.”
Davies said that in its complete
form – likely produced with the
aid of donations and grant money
– the map will have displayed on
one side the natural layout of the
river and nearby land and numerous points of interest, and on the
reverse, a brief exploration of the
region’s natural history and further
explanation of some of the natural
and historical features along the
way. He explained that once the
Quaboag River reaches Warren, it
becomes whitewater rapids.
“That’s a whole different
paddling experience,” he said.
“Hopefully as this moves forward,
we’ll have a couple paddles during
the summer.”
He said if successful, the project could serve as a model for
other potential Blue Trails in the
watershed, such as one on the
Chicopee River from Red Bridge
into Ludlow.
“I created this kind of map on
the Millers River north of here,”
said Davies, referencing a project
he was involved with in conjunction with an Americorps grant in
recent years, which helped generate interest in the river as well
community events and partnership
in Orange and nearby towns.
“When you create a Blue Trail,
it helps to bring real form and life
to the vision that we have at the
council. Interest has been modest
so far, but the word is spreading.”
In the near future, Davies said
he hopes to help coordinate additional water quality and stream
temperature measurements. “You
might call it entry-level monitoring, but that’s one way we’re trying
to make connections in the communities,” he said. “In the future,
we might hopefully establish a
schedule and develop an annual
report about the health of the rivers. It gives people peace of mind
when they know the rivers they
live near and recreate on are safe.”
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Editorial
Spring ahead to summer bulbs
You help
B
run this
award show
T
hose in the community who are not
familiar with the work of the Quaboag
Hills Chamber of Commerce should
have an interest in the upcoming Choice
Awards program in Hardwick next month,
particularly the Citizen of the Year and
Teacher of the Year awards. For it’s not just
about the Chamber, it’s a reflection of what
makes the communities that make up the
region special, which when you get down to
it, is the people that live here.
As QHCC President Lenny Weake aptly
put it, there are many events in the area
from the Hardwick Fair to Concerts on the
Common in numerous towns to the Monson
Summerfest without which the towns would
lose some of their distinct character. Usually,
there are those whose guiding hand sets
everyone around them at ease, and with
a purpose. There are also numerous hard
workers within groups – or even on their
own – that have reached out to help those
less fortunate in the schools or elsewhere, or
have been willing to handle the nitty gritty
details of beautifying a space or neighborhood. The wonderful thing about these folks
is that more often than not, they feel like
they deserve no recognition. They just do
what they do because they care, and that’s
why their friends and neighbors care so
much about them.
What many may not know is that affection translates into the ceremonies itself.
There are hugs, tears and of course, numerous thanks dispensed – all capped off with
thunderous applause. It is so much better
than the overhyped award shows on television because these are people you know,
work with and admire.
This year’s QHCC Choice Awards program, supported by “Oscar Award Sponsor”
North Brookfield Savings Bank, will be held
on Saturday, April 23, at the Cultural Center
at Eagle Hill in Hardwick. On tap will be
the Citizen of the Year and Teacher of the
Year presentations, along with others for
Business of the Year and Volunteer of the
Year (chosen by Weake and QHCC Director
of Member Services Patty Clark). Trophies
will be made with clay by Juliet Bacchas
and Linda Spelko of Juliet Rose Gallery and
Studio in Monson.
Last year’s Citizen of the Year, the late
Patricia A. Donovan of Palmer, who helped
run the Library Loft in support of the Palmer
Public Library, and the Co-Citizens of the
Year in 2014, Beth Beardslee-Romeo and
Keith and Kim Goodreau of Ware, for their
work in support of the Purple Project in
fighting addiction, nearly broke down on
stage for how much the award – and their
work – mean to them. So it’s not just a pat
on the back; it’s an affirmation of the very
causes the hard workers in these communities pour their hearts and souls into.
Candidates for these awards can be from
the QHCC towns of Belchertown, Brimfield,
Brookfield, East Brookfield, Hardwick,
Holland, Monson, New Braintree, North
Brookfield, Palmer, Spencer, Wales, Ware,
Warren or West Brookfield. For a nomination form, call the Chamber office in Palmer
at 413-283-2418, visit www.qhma.com or
email [email protected].
ernadette, a long-time reader who gar- (March 20 to April 3), bury them two inches
dens in Monson, wrote in with a ques- deep in a five-inch pot and provide as much
tion regarding summer bulbs: “Could heat as possible; heat cables that you germiyou please tell me when it is time
nate seeds on work great. Worcester
to pre-start my caladiums, elephant
County gardening guru and friend
I nG a rthe
den
ears and dahlias?” I would love to
Paul Rogers jokes that you have to
give you that information…because
nearly light them on fire before they
if we are preparing for summer bulbs
“pop.” It makes me feel better to
than spring must be right around the
soak them for an hour beforehand in
corner!
hot water to soften the corm - whethThe fancy-leaved caladium is a
er this little trick does anything to
plant I came to know and love while
hasten growth I am not sure. When
Roberta McQuaid
gardening at Old Sturbridge Village.
fall rolls around, dig up the plants
Caladiums are grown strictly for their
and allow them to dry for a few days
distinctive foliage - heart-shaped and varie- before removing the foliage and storing at
gated in greens, pinks, reds and white in an temperatures between 60 and 65 degrees.
assortment of unique patterns. I first used
Elephant’s Ears is easily the most dramatic
them in a shady spot as a background to some of the bulbs you mention, and I wonder why
impatiens. Admittedly they didn’t do well you are asking me for advice on this plant.
there; the impatiens swallowed them up. I later The first time I saw these plants outside of a
learned that caladiums like shelter from the catalog was at your house and all I could say
wind (check), and rich, loose soil (no check), was “Amazing!” If a gardener is looking to
not to mention humidity (ditto) and warmth bring the tropics home, this is the plant that
(half-check). They also enjoy being kept moist will do it. Think colossal, with an overall
but never saturated…sorry plants, you never height between five and nine feet and a girth
had a chance. Fast forward 20 years and I still of five feet or more per plant. Each heartgrow caladiums, but usually in a shady win- shaped leaf can easily be three feet in length.
dow box situation where they thrive.
Try it as the focal point of a circular garden,
I remember reading somewhere that a col- or use it as a summertime screen. The green
lector in the 1920s had no less than 1,500 leaved species (Colocasia esculenta) can take
named varieties. All white-leaved “Candidum,” full sun; most cultivars prefer shade to partial
circa 1899, was likely among them, and luck- shade. If the dimensions alone don’t set the
ily is still available today to brighten up a dark stage for theatrical, try “Black Magic,” and
spot in your yard. To answer your question, enjoy deep purple-black foliage throughout
Bernadette, pre-starting caladiums indoors is the growing season.
an absolute must. Have the corms delivered as
To get a good head start on all of that wonsoon as it is safe for them to be shipped. Eight derful foliage, plant Elephant’s Ears indoors
to 10 weeks before our last scheduled frost at the same time you’d start the caladiums
Jottings
By Loren Gould
Guest columnist
I
n 1957 I reported to Grand Coulee Dam
National Recreational Area to begin my
duties as a National Park Ranger.
My wife and I were given an old trailer
home dating back to the 1930s, when the dam
was built. When I came home the first day my
wife was waiting in the doorway. She told me
there was a rattlesnake under the house in the
area where the water and sewer lines were connected to the trailer. I, being a typical young
male, thought she was exaggerating, however I
did use a stick to flip the wooden cover off the
hole down which the pipes could be reached.
When I did so, I heard the rattle of the snake
and I could see a good sized snake at the bottom of the hole, perhaps two feet below where
I was standing. I jabbed at the snake from
above and it slithered further under the house.
We had noticed a musty smell in the bathroom,
but just assumed it was from the place being
shut up during the winter.
That late afternoon we were invited to the
district ranger’s house for supper. When I drove
on the road above the house I realized I had run
over a snake. I stopped and found a dead rattlesnake. I cut off the rattles (12 in number, and
the most I saw on a rattlesnake) and made the
mistake of mailing them to a friend back east.
Another truck stopped while I was doing this,
and a middle-aged man told me that he had
lived in Coulee Dam for over 25 years and had
never seen a rattlesnake despite the hill behind
the town being called Rattlesnake Hill. I mention this to show how rare rattlesnakes interact
with man in a town where they are commonly
found a short distance away.
During my time in the Park Service I saw
a few more rattlesnakes. One had a sunning
Editor’s Note: David Sullivan is wrote this
column in response to legislation being considered that would create a program statewide
similar to one started in Gloucester, where a
person seeking treatment from a drug-related
addiction who enters the police station “shall
not be charged or prosecuted for possession of
a controlled substance under sections 34 or 35,
or possession of drug paraphernalia under section 32I, if the evidence for such charge of possession was gained as a result of the seeking of
assistance or treatment.” The House bill, filed
by State Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, would
implement a similar program at all police stations in the state.
T
he Gloucester Police Department’s Angel
Program helps saves lives. We should all
be thankful for the help given to over 400
addicted persons coming into the care of Chief
Leonard Campanello’s police department. The
current opioid crisis requires every community
to come together to help get addicted persons
into treatment and long-term recovery.
I truly believe there is a better path addicted
spot at the entrance to a pit toilet and had to
be destroyed. One was found in a small beach
area on Lake Roosevelt and had to be killed,
and one slithered across my nephew’s foot
when he was working one summer with me
during his summer vacation.
Thus I have no problem with the proposed
rattlesnake refuge on Mt. Zion in the middle
of the Quabbin Reservoir. Snakes are not
prone to travel more than a couple of miles if
sufficient food is found in the area, as is true
of Mt. Zion Island. Sure, snakes can swim,
but they don’t like to and any that escape
from the island would be alone and not likely
to live long on the mainland. If you go out of
your way to seek them out you could get bit,
but that would mean you would be breaking
the law by being on the island.
Another thing I should mention, when I
joined the Park Service I was given the oldest pickup they had as the bottom-ranked
ranger. I was interested when I took it over
to find that it had a snake bite kit in the glove
compartment and it had been used! In those
days you were given a tourniquet, a razor and
a suction cup, as a bite was treated by a tourniquet to stop the venom from spreading up a
leg or arm, the razor was to make cross cuts
over the bite and the suction cup was to drain
the blood and poison out.
Nowadays we have anti-venom medicine,
and as rattlesnake venom is not one of the
more deadly varieties nearly anyone bit is
easily saved. Only if you travel alone, and
have no cell phone communication might you
be in danger.
I think it is forward thinking to make a
refuge for rattlesnakes on Mt. Zion Island
and see no hazard to law-obeying citizens.
We have copperheads in Massachusetts, and
I hear no outcry about them. I’ve seen them
in Dudley perhaps 50 or more years ago
and they, like any snake, would rather avoid
human contact.
Don’t let yourself be panicked just because
it is a snake. I know of a person who had a
garter snake carried into her home by a pet
cat—cats love to bring snakes indoors—and
demanded that the next door neighbor capture
and kill it. He calmly picked it up, carried
it outdoors and set it free in the brush at the
edge of the property.
Snakes kill mice and frogs for their food
and are part of our ecosystem.
Super K’s Corner
persons should be able to take as an alternative to checking into a local police department. Addiction is a disease and drug addicted
persons should be welcomed and helped at
specially designated hospitals and community
health centers.
We don’t go to a police station when
we have the flu, diabetes or a heart attack.
Addiction to heroin or other drugs should be
no different. The first and best option in every
county in Massachusetts should be a health
care facility. Over the past year, we have made
great strides to educate the public that addiction is a disease. We have a statewide campaign
to end the stigma of addiction, the greatest barrier to people seeking treatment.
Going to a police department for a chronic
disease sends the wrong message - that addiction is a crime. Shifting the key entry point
to treating this disease to a police department
clearly illuminates a broken health care system.
The medical community, through two decades
of overprescribing opioids, helped fuel this
opioid and heroin crisis. It should be a part of
the solution by being the first point of intercept
for people in crisis. Let’s have our commu-
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Our better angels
By David E. Sullivan
Northwestern District Attorney
in good-sized pots. Bottom heat will hasten
growth. Once the threat of frost has passed,
transplant them 3 to 6 feet apart in deep, rich
soil. This plant can tolerate a variety of growing conditions - from wet to average. Do provide water consistently or the long, heavy
leaves will droop terribly when thirsty.
As far as dahlias go, the sky is the limit.
According to one source, there are no fewer
than 50,000 named varieties – 15,000 were
in existence by 1936. Dahlias range in height
from six inches to 20 feet, with six different
size flowers and 14 possible shapes. They
are striking in the vase and most are equally
appealing in the garden, although they do have
the reputation of being “high maintenance.”
I know of few gardeners who pre-start dahlias indoors. The few times I have done it at
OSV, I was amazed at just how fast the plants
grow, and how quickly they outgrow their pots
and become leggy. The idea is good in theory;
anything to get these plants to set bloom earlier than August is worth some experimenting.
If you give it a try, I’d suggest no sooner than
four weeks prior to the last frost; the last week
of April would be just perfect! Begin to pinch
the growth point of each stem after the second
set of leaves forms. This will ensure a sturdy
plant in the garden.
Roberta McQuaid graduated from the
Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the
University of Massachusetts. For the last 26
years, she has held the position of staff horticulturalist at Old Sturbridge Village. She
enjoys growing food, as well as flowers. Have
a question for her? Email it to dfarmer@
turley.com with “Gardening Question” in the
subject line.
Per pupil expenditure explained
By Dr. Brett Kustigian
Quaboag Regional School District
Superintendent
E
very year the Massachusetts Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education
publishes the “per pupil expense” for all
districts in the Commonwealth.
The MA DESE recently released the per
pupil expense data for fiscal year 2015, which
is the most current data to date. The per pupil
expense includes spending from all funding sources, including the operating budget,
federal, state and private grants and revolving funds, such as school lunch and athletics,
broken down per student for every district.
Spending on capital improvements and debt
are not included.
In this article I will provide you with a list
of how Quaboag compares to our neighbors
regarding per pupil expense. As I have stated
before, my goals in writing this column are to
keep our local communities informed about
Quaboag, provide transparency in all aspects
of school finance and to proactively seek input
from the community as we move forward.
The following information has been
obtained from the MA DESE’s website (http://
www.doe.mass.edu/finance/statistics/ppx15.
html).
District
expense
Pathfinder
State average
Palmer
Quabbin Regional
Monson
Southbridge
North Brookfield
Ware
Leicester
Tantasqua Regional
Spencer/East Brookfield
Oxford
Quaboag Regional
Fiscal 2015 per pupil
$22,343.36
$14,919.84
$14,119.70
$13,957.09
$13,955.42
$13,692.45
$13,335.25
$13,208.06
$12,761.79
$12,745.01
$12,730.89
$12,425.26
$11,990.64
As you can see, most districts in the immediate area fall below the Massachusetts state
average per pupil expense for fiscal 2015,
which is $14,919.84. The Quaboag Regional
School District has one of the lowest per pupil
expenses in our area. The data tells a story and
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March 10, 2016, Ware River News, Page CHAIRS
from page 3
and the almighty sitting challenge.
“Students have a lot of fun the
day of the testing,” Latka said.
“They get to see other designs and
see if the chairs hold students or the
teacher. They get to show off their
chair to fellow students and really
take pride in their work.”
Although Walker, VanDyke and
Robidoux each have different interests outside of school, Walker loves
horses and music, VanDyke has
a passion for rebuilding cars and
Robidoux enjoys playing sports, the
common thread was all three built
durable chairs that could actually be
used every day.
“Throughout the years, we have
had several high school graduates
that we have seen and commented
on how they still have their chair,”
Latka said. “One year a student built
a working recliner with a foot rest
that would come up when moving a
handle. This year Matthew VanDyke
showed incredible attention to
detail with the construction of his
Adirondack chair.”
Both teachers also shared several
other ways to stay within the guidelines, but changing it up slightly by
strategically using the comic section
or photographs to enhance their piece.
The teachers also added that the
project would not be able to continue without the help and donations of newspapers from all over
the community, to which they are
most grateful for.
“I learned there are many different
ways to construct something,” Walker
said. “I’m actually going to use this
stool as a real chair in my room.”
Back In Time
October 24, 1957
By Colleen Montague
ous year, and that the Nov. 16 date
enabled more residents to attend.
Front page news
“No Likelihood of Date
Change in Palmer-Ware Game”
“Crazy, Mixed-up Plants
Blooming Despite Frosts”
A petition was reported to be
circulating in Palmer during the
previous week to change the date
of the annual Ware-Palmer gridiron
from Nov. 16, 1957 to Nov. 11,
Veteran’s Day. The Palmer football team was said to have felt that
the Monday date would be better,
as it would have more spectator
attendance than the Saturday date.
School Superintendent Everett
Sullivan and Principal Stanley
Sydla stated that they hadn’t
received any official notice of the
request. They also stated that there
was no change planned in the game
schedule, which had been set for
both teams and agreed on the previ-
There were two reports during
the week of Oct. 24, 1957 of plants
going into bloom despite October’s
frosty weather. Mrs. Joseph
Pierpont of Walnut Street reported
that an Easter lily in her garden,
which had appeared ready to bloom
back in August, had two large blossoms. Mrs. Nellie Siarkiewicz of
Pulaski also reported that a forsythia bush on her property was in
full bloom, the bright yellow flowers standing out against the frostblackened leaves.
Sports
Ware suffered their second
loss of the season versus Amherst
Regional on Oct. 18, 1957, los-
ing 12-7. Following the opening
kickoff Amherst received the ball,
but promptly lost it on the third
play by fumbling. Ware scored
their only touchdown on a series of
end sweeps, and Ware’s Dick Anair
scored the extra point, but Amherst
was able to recover, starting their
winning drive in the fourth quarter and giving Ware their second
straight loss. Ware had a chance
in the game’s final minutes, but
lost the ball on a fumble again on
the 15-yard line. Both teams also
suffered costly injuries during the
game. For Ware, two players were
sidelined, one had torn ligaments
and one received a head injury, as
well as quarterback Clarke suffering a broken collar bone later in
the game, which would put him
out for the rest of the season; on
the Amherst team, one player suffered a dislocated finger and one
a shoulder separation. Following
this game Ware’s record was 2-2
and Amherst 4-0, making them and
Arms Academy the only undefeated contenders for the Inter-county
League title. Ware’s next game
would be versus South Hadley at
home on Oct. 26, 1957.
Other news
“Motorist Kills Doe
On Beaver Lake Rd.”
On Oct. 19, 1957 Beaver Lake
Road resident Edward Kent was
driving along the road a short distance from his home in his truck
when he struck a doe. He reported
to the police that his vehicle had
struck and mortally injured the
125-pound animal, which left lots
of damage to the vehicle’s front
end. The accident was investigated
and the Conservation Officer notified, and the deer’s remains were
given to an institution.
Ware Senior Center hours, menu
WARE –– The Ware Senior Center
is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and
Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
thrift store is now open daily from
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Donations are
accepted during store hours only.
Tuesday, March 15
9 a.m. Scat
9:30 a.m. Exercise at Valley View Apts.
9:30 a.m. COA meeting
11:30 a.m. Lunch
1 p.m. Chess
1 p.m. Cribbage
6 p.m. Pitch
Monday, March 14
9 a.m. Scat
9 a.m. Tai-Chi
11:30 a.m. Lunch
1p.m. Poker
1p.m. Yoga
4:45 p.m. Bingo
ANGELS
from page 4
nity “Angel” programs based at a designated healthcare
facility.
The Angels of Gloucester are a godsend and might
be better deployed at a local hospital. The crux of the
current legislation is about how drug users dispose of
their last cache of drugs. These drugs could be anonymously deposited in a secure drug drop box, located
in one of over 200 police stations, on the way to the
hospital.
Massachusetts General Hospital and Athol Hospital
each have an outstanding model for welcoming and
assisting addicted persons, particularly those experiencing near-fatal heroin overdoses. Upon admission,
addicted persons and overdose victims are helped by a
health care navigator and recovery coach to get immediate and long-term help. We need to smartly allocate
resources, insurance reimbursements and funds into
hospitals and health centers so we can saves lives, all
with the help of our community angels.
The 11 Massachusetts district attorneys are leaders in their communities in preventing substance abuse
and advocating for addicted persons getting treatment
services. One of the best crime prevention strategies is
moving drug users toward quality treatment and recovery services. The Essex and Northwestern DA offices
each have innovative drug diversion and treatment programs for drug users, in lieu of prosecution.
Over two years ago, our Northwestern DA office
and its health partners trained over 70 police, fire, and
EMS trainers to deploy their respective workforces to
administer Narcan. We purchased Narcan from drug
forfeiture proceeds so these first responders could save
lives. Our highest priority was to help overdose victims to live another day with the hope of treatment and
recovery. We did so because it was the right thing to do.
We also helped create opioid task forces in Hampshire
and Franklin counties to prevent addiction, reduce overprescribing and get people into treatment and recovery.
Other district attorney offices and law enforcement
agencies are equally committed to addressing this opioid epidemic.
My current opposition to the House bill has nothing
to do with the good work of the angels. The opposition
is about the incomplete, misleading and poor statutory language that would give immunity to drug dealers and saddle police departments with drug evidence.
Hopefully, our legislators can fix the wording of this
bill to make angel programs work for those communities that choose either a healthcare or police model.
In the meantime, let’s all work together on the opioid
crisis by demanding that our health care system steps
up to the plate to give treatment on demand. With the
same collaborative spirit of Gloucester citizens we can
build an accessible and welcoming healthcare model for
everyone suffering from addiction.
Our healthcare system and treatment providers can
and should be “Our Better Angels.”
Wednesday, March 16
9 a.m. Scat
9 a.m. Tai Chi
11:30 a.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Bingo
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9am Scat
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11:30am Lunch
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Friday, March 11
Florentine-Style Fish,, Scalloped
Potatoes,
Broccoli & Diced Peaches
Thursday, March 17
NOTICE
9 a.m. Scat
9:30 a.m. Exercise at Valley View Apts.
10 a.m. Line Dancing
11:30 a.m. Lunch
Bartender
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Weekends
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South Barre
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HARDWICK –– The Friends
of the Paige Memorial Library
are hosting an annual community
event called Soup Fest on March
20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the
Universalist Church in Hardwick.
Come by and enjoy homemade
soup by some of the best chefs in
town. Bring friends and family to
enjoy this annual communal event.
Suggested donations are $7 adults,
$5 for kids and is free for children
5 and under.
Annual St. Patrick’s
Day supper at Trinity
Episcopal
WARE –– Trinity Episcopal
Church, at the corner of Park and
Pleasant Streets, in Ware will be
holding its 5th annual St. Patrick’s
Day corned beef and cabbage supper on Thursday, March 17, from
5:30 to 7 p.m. in the church hall.
Bring your family, friends and
neighbors for an enjoyable evening
and a delicious supper cooked by
members of the parish. All proceeds benefit the missions and
outreach programs of the parish.
Suggested donation is $8 per adult,
$5 per child (10 and under), $6
Seniors- 62 and over. Families of
four or more are $25. The meal
includes corned beef and cabbage,
potatoes, carrots, Irish soda bread
and homemade desserts. Eat in or
take it to go.
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Thursday, March 17
Chicken Cacciatore over egg noodles,
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Friday, March 18
Stuffed peppers with mixed veggies
and rice, tomato soup & peaches
Soup Fest, March 20,
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Quaboag’s budget meetings are as follows:
• March 14: Initial Budget Presentation to full
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• March 21 QRSDSC votes 2016-2017 QRSD budget at 6:30 p.m. at QRMHS library
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Nonprofit
summit to be
held March 10
WARE –– All Quaboag
Region nonprofit organizations
are invited to send a representative to the non-profit summit on
Thursday, March 10 at 6 p.m. at
Workshop 13 Arts and Cultural
Center, 13 Church Street in
Ware.
The event is a grassroots
effort to bring nonprofits together to share information, coordinate resources and introduce the
mission of their organizations.
Each representative should bring
a complete list including mission statement, web and email
addresses, resources available
for utilization by others and
resources needed by their group.
The information will be placed
in a database to be shared by all
in attendance.
This is the second gathering
of local non profits. At the last
meeting it was decided to meet
quarterly to share information.
There is no cost to attend. For
more information please email
[email protected] or
[email protected].
Groups attending the last
summit included: The Quaboag
Hills Chamber of Commerce,
The Ware Community Theater,
The Ware Center Meeting
House and Museum, The Ware
Business and Civic Association,
Workshop 13 Arts and Cultural
Center, The Quaboag Hills
Community Coalition, the
Edward J. Urban Foundation,
Quaboag Valley Community
Development Corporation, Ware
Adult Education, The United
Church of Ware, Valley Human
Services / The Carson Center
and The Brookfield Institute’s
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UPCOMING
$599 Progressive Games, Special Games,
50/50 Games and weekly door prizes. A variety of Pull Tab Charity Games are available.
The kitchen opens at 5 p. m. and offers free
coffee and tea. Come and join the fun. We
look forward to seeing our faithful patrons
and welcome all newcomers.
STORY TIME The Young Men’s Library
Association has story time every Tuesday
morning at 10:30 a.m. located at 37 Main
Street in Ware. After the story, there is
always a craft. Come meet new friends! All
ages welcome. No registration required. The
library is wheelchair-accessible. Contact
Cathy Rezendes at 413-967-9691 for more
information.
Each week the Ware River News digs into
its submitted photo archives and selects a
people photo to publish. We need your help
to help identify those pictured.
Email your answers by Monday at noon to
[email protected].
POLKA DANCE The Senior Center will
host a polka dance with music by DJ Izzy
J on Friday, March 18, from 5 to 8 p.m. It
is open to the public. Tickets are available
at the Center’s front desk Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $5
before March 18, $7 at the door. Snacks and
beverages will be provided. Contact the center at 413-967-9645 for more information.
CORNED BEEF DINNER Trinity
Episcopal Church, at the corner of Park and
Pleasant Streets, in Ware will be holding
its 5th annual St. Patrick’s Day corned beef
and cabbage supper on Thursday, March
17, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the church hall.
Bring your family, friends and neighbors for
an enjoyable evening and a delicious supper cooked by members of the parish. All
proceeds benefit the missions and outreach
programs of the parish. Suggested donation
is $8 per adult, $5 per child (10 and under),
$6 Seniors- 62 and over. Families of four or
more are $25. The meal includes corned beef
and cabbage, potatoes, carrots, Irish soda
bread and homemade desserts. Eat in or take
it to go.
TRIVIA NIGHT The Warren Cultural
Councils is sponsoring a Trivia Night on
Saturday, March 19, at 6 p.m. at the Warren
Senior Center, 2252 Main St., West Warren.
Admission is $10 per person and includes
refreshments. There will be a beer and wine
cash bar. Call 413-436-9268 for more information or to reserve a team table. There is a
maximum of 10 people per table.
RED SOX GAME The Warren Cultural
Council is holding its third annual Boston
Red Sox Bus Trip on Friday, July 8, at 7:10
p.m. The Boston Red Sox will play the
Tampa Bay Rays, and the seats are Section
40, rows 4 to 6. The cost is $70 per person.
The Bus departs the Lizak Bus Service parking lot at 3:30 p.m. Call 413-436-9268 for
tickets. There are a limited number of seats
available.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST, EASTER
EGG HUNT The Ware Knights of Columbus
Council #183 will be hosting its second
annual Pancake Breakfast and Easter Egg
Hunt on Saturday, March 19. The pancake
breakfast will begin at 9 a.m. and the Easter
[email protected]
This week’s
hint: From the
front page of
the Dec. 18,
1986 edition.
This young
boy drops his
Christmas list in
the Santa mailbox at the post
office before
visiting with
Santa in the
lobby.
Last week’s answer: Katie
Adams as the mouse and
Aletheia Roy as the soldier.
egg hunt will begin at 10:30 a.m. Tickets at
$5 each for breakfast and can be purchased
from any member of the club, by calling the
club at 413-967-9797, or in person at the
club when someone is there. Children under
10 are free. The Easter egg hunt is free but is
for children 12 and under. All participants in
the Easter Egg Hunt will receive something,
and those who find the special Golden Eggs
will receive something special.
HARDWICK CIVIL WAR PROGRAM
The Hardwick Historical Society is hosting a program, “The Western Bay State
Regiment in the Civil War,” a program by
Cliff McCarthy, the archivist of the Wood
Museum of Springfield history. This story of
the 31st Mass. Volunteer Infantry Regiment
will feature some of the letters of Hardwick
resident James B. T. Tupper. These letters
were written to his family and are in the
collection of the historical society. The program will take place on Thursday, March 31,
at 7 p.m. at the Hardwick Town House on
the Common. The building is handicapped
accessible. The program is free, although
donations to the society to further preservation work are appreciated. There will be
refreshments. Bring a friend.
GOSPEL CONCERT A gospel festival will be held on Saturday, April 16 at 6
p.m. at the Ware Town Hall on Main Street.
Four gospel choirs and two jazz ensembles
will play during the free concert. Donations
are gladly accepted. The choirs are Amherst
College Gospel Choir, UMass Gospel Choir,
Goodwin AME Amherst Area Gospel Choir
and Belmont Zion AME Church of Worcester
Gospel Choir. The Ware Jazz Ensemble
and UMass Jazz Ensemble will play as
well.The proceeds will benefit the Jubilee
Ministries of Trinity Episcopal Church of
Ware.
ONGOING activities
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS A new
Narcotics Anonymous group called “The
Ware Clean Group” now meets on Sundays
from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at “The Living Room”
at Trinity Episcopal Church, 17 Park St.
SENIOR CITIZEN TAX ASSISTANCE
The AARP Foundation will provide tax assistance free of charge to Ware senior citizens
ages 60 and up at the Ware Senior Center, 1
Robbins Road, on Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. starting Feb.4 through April
14. Appointments can be made in person or
by phone on a first come, first serve basis
and a wait list will be made available. Call
the center at 413-967-9645 with questions or
to make an appointment.
BINGO IS BACK Bingo resumed on
March 2 at St. Mary’s Church located on
South Street in Ware. Doors open at 4:30
p.m. Games start at 6:30 p.m. There are two
FREE HOT MEAL On the third
Tuesday of each month anyone in Ware can
be a guest for a hot meal provided by the
town’s Trinity Episcopal Church. At noon,
Trinity Episcopal volunteers will serve a
hot lunch at the Hillside Village location
to those in line for the Western Mass Food
Bank delivery. Then, at 6 p.m., on the same
third Tuesday, all are invited to come for a
hot meal at Trinity Episcopal Church on the
corner of Park and Pleasant streets. We welcome veterans and all who are hungry and in
need of a warm meal so we ask people to be
our guest at our table in Morrill Hall. Please
come in the Pleasant Street entrance to the
church where the sign says, “Office.” Come
downstairs to our hall for supper. This free
supper every third Tuesday at 6 p.m. is open
to all. For more information call Rev. Randy
Wilburn, 413-687-5568.
DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA The
Daughters of Isabella The Ware Daughters
of Isabella, Circle 106, meets on the second
Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the
Knights of Columbus Hall, 126 West Main
St. in Ware,
The local Salvation Army
service unit offers support to families
in the Ware/Warren area. Services include
helping families find information on utility
shut offs, food/clothing referrals, and fuel
assistance. If you are in need of information and would like to make an appointment, call
413-277-5432.
T he C lowning F or K idz
Foundation is seeking individuals and
businesses interested in sponsoring a decorative balloon on their clown bus. For a $50 tax
deductable donation the balloon will feature
the sponsor’s name and contact information
prominently displayed and seen by thousands
of event spectators across New England. For
more information, please contact Jim Allard
at 413-454-7234.
THE CITIZEN ENERGY HEAT
PROGRAM for the 2014-2015 season
begins in December. In December (and not
before), please call 1-877-JOE-4-OIL (1877-563-4645) to receive an application. In
December, call center hours are MondayFriday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
**Please do not call the corporate office as it
will only result in you being referred back to
our application hotline. To visit our website,
go to www.citizensenergy.com.
education
Ware Middle School
second quarter honor roll
WARE –– Ware Middle School
has released the honor roll for the
second quarter of the 2015-2016
school year.
GRADE 4
Honors: Zoey Bain, Olivia
Banning, Adelyn Barth, Tyler
Bonilla, Mason Boronski, Derek
Bouchard, Georgia Bousquet,
Nicholas Bousquet, Karlie Clark,
Octavio Cotaj, Mathew Desrosiers,
Kayleigh Dowd, Noah Fales,
Kaylynn Fleming, Adrianna Gomes,
Sierra Grout, Edward Guertin,
Nyasha Heredia, Emma Huse, Olivia
LaCombe, Ashley LaCoste, Lily
LaForest, Justin Lancaster, Abigail
Lukas, Jason Malin, Heather Martin,
Kameron Miner, Savannah Mitchell,
Aiden Mlynarski, Talan Molina,
John Mumper, Ashley Njau, Avamae
Provost, KayLee St. Cyr, Matthew
Tichy and Luke Walker.
High Honors: Remy Cahalan,
Kaley Campbell, Chloe Cebula, Emily
Chagnon, Mia DiRienzo, Haidyn
Dyer, Brooke Grushey, Jocelyn
Guimond, Amanda Jacques, Ava
Jeffery, Gavin Kanozek, Genevieve
Lagrant, Tanner Lockwood, Emily
McGrail, Jack McKeever, Jillian
Musnicki, Gabrielle Savoy and Lily
Taylor.
GRADE 5
Honors: John Auchter, Alexander
Bellone, Derrick Bowder, Brenna
Chesley, Angelina Cote, Jesse Cygan,
Justin Dauksewich, Riley Dulak,
Ezekiel Feliberty, Emma Fuller, Adam
Gagnon, Jr., Tiara Gouin, Mason
Harper, Emma Jacobs, Alizee Janusz,
Jayden Jones, Sophia LaGrant, Devin
Ledoux, Reagan Nesbit, Luis Nieves,
Brogan O’Keefe, Callie Orszulak,
Cassandra Pendleton, Abigail Powers,
Giana Santana, Logan Savoy, Natalie
Silverio, Joseph Stevens, Victoria
Thresher, Kenzie Toelken and Aiden
Towlson.
High Honors: Ryan Carey, Rachel
Desjardins, Ethan Flamand, Tony he,
Aislin McClure, Joshua Musnicki,
Elise Towne and Christopher
Vadnais.
GRADE 6
Honors: Kyler Anadon, Brooke
Belanger, Logan Bernier, Andrew
Bonnayer, Hunter Chaplin, Desiree
Cline, Jason DeSantis, Sarah Edler,
Sierra Golden, Luke Guertin, Haley
Guimond, Meggan Harper, Camryn
H a y d e n , Ky l i e H u s e , J e r e m y
Johnson, Haley Kilroy, Alexander
Lowe, Emma Lukas, Erin Malin,
Skylee McQuaid, Anthony Mendoza,
Nyzae Newton, Connor Pare, Zachery
Prefontaine, Jr., Emily Reyes, Gavin
Rohan, Joshua Shaw, Cody St. Cyr,
Kayden Stubbert, Chelcea Wallace,
Serri Wedhoff, Dylan Wetteland and
Alina Winn.
High Honors: Camden Balicki,
Isabel Brown, Aliah Crump, Nathalie
Cruz, Anthony DeSantis, Troy
Finocchio, Matthew Foran, Nicholas
Gambino, Hannah Jacques, Nicholas
James, Lillian Jeffery, Kayla Ledoux,
Rachel Letendre, Chloe Lizotte,
Kelsey Madigan, Douglas Mulligan,
Haley Norton, Michael Polak and
Jasmine Poulin.
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Ware Junior Senior High School honor roll
WARE –– Ware Junior Senior
High School has released the
honor roll for the second quarter
of the 2015-2016 school year.
GRADE 7
Honors: Destinee Anadon,
A u t u m n B e l a n g e r, A m e l i a
Bonnayer, Patrick Bousquet,
Vincent Chiaravalle, Elisha
Crump, Bethany Deslauriers,
Jordan Dupuis, Michael Grout,
Gabriel Guertin, Jillian Lemoine,
Austin Mascroft, Chelsea
Orszulak, Anthony Perez, Sadie
Poole, Trinity Skutnik, Jack
Tweedie, Aidyn Welsh and
Lamont Whitebear, Jr.
High Honors: Norah
Ayers, Janisse Castro, Seraya
Dauksewich, Sydney DiMarzio,
Jacqueline Dugay, Jacob Freeman,
Hailey Hernandez, Caitlin Hess,
Maia Hunter, Lilly Kibbe, Audrey
LaValley, Myles McGrail, Sean
Moriarty, Lexie Orszulak, Aiden
Patrissi, Ethan Romero, Morgan
Saletnik, John Soltys, Olivia
Vadnais and Dominic Velazquez.
Tyler Bush, Travis Cortis, Jason
Desjardins, Monyroat Dith, Devin
Dulak, Jacqueline Garvin, Mia
Goss, Tyler Guardino, Skilyn
Hebert, Emily Johansen, Daniel
Lam, Jr., Madison Norton, Emma
Polak, Jacob Russo, Caitlyn
Sigovitch, Alexzandria Skrocki,
Summer Toutan and Olivia
Wallace.
High Honors: Alex Bergeron,
Makenna Bertrand, Paige
Cahalan, Chelsea Flamand,
Abigail Gauthier, Linda He,
Samir Kolenovic, Dina Lagacy,
Kellie Letendre, Charlotte Nacsin,
Nicole Opoku-Achampong,
Brandon Sawabi, and Damian
Taylor.
High Honors: Abigail
DeLaBruere, Madison Garutti,
Arianna Goss, Lindsey Jackson,
Ian LaFountain, Maraide
McClure, Lindsay McDonellKularski, Travis Orszulak, Haley
Radisic and Shelby Tweedie.
GRADE 10
Honors: Eric Ballou, Chloe
Cahalan, Kenzie Cousineau,
Trinity Lam, James Nicoliello,
Elizabeth Niquette, Rebecca
Rodriguez, Natashia Sawabi,
Valentina Towne and Aolani
Whitebear.
High Honors: Matthew
Chagnon, Jamie Dauksewich,
Shannon Demers, Samantha
Dezalia, Jordan Halgas, Ethan
Hill, Andrew James, Joshua
Krasnecky, Zachary LeBlanc,
Nigel Opoku-Achampong,
Kaitlyn Rousseau, Megan Shaw
and Bryce Thompson.
GRADE 8
Honors: Nathan Ayers, James
Berthiaume, Michael Burgos,
GRADE 9
H o n o r s : D a ko t a B a r n e s ,
Meadow Belanger, Stephanie
Bisnette, Jacob Boynton, Conor
Burggren, Jessica Burke, Justin
Cammuso, Joslyn Chaplin,
Andrea Donnelly, Collin Doty,
Kianna Dumas, Robert Gerulaitis,
Jr., Kaylea Grzywna, Kyle Kane,
Olivia McGrail, Jacqueline Ng,
Morgan Orszulak, Benjamin
Silverio, Samantha Turek and
Robert Viera.
Ware kindergarten
registration
Two Young Men’s Library
Association scholarships available
WARE –– Registration
f o r S t a n l ey M . Ko z i o l
Elementary School kindergarten for the upcoming
2016-2017 school year will
be held on Thursday, April
7, and Friday, April 8, from
9:45 a.m. to noon and from
12:45 to 2:45 p.m. Parents
with questions should call
the school office at 413-9676236.
WARE –– This year the Social Science Club of
Ware/Young Men’s Library Association will award
two $500 scholarships at graduation.
Graduating seniors who are Ware residents
(attending any area high school) are eligible to apply.
They must be in good standing throughout high
school, involved in extra-curricular and community
activities and be attending an institution of higher
learning in the fall.
Criteria and directions for applying may be picked
up at Ware High School or the Young Men’s Library
Association. The deadline to apply is May 1.
GRADE 11
Honors: Ivan Adams, Meg
Adams, Evan Anair, Molly
Bouivier, Deven Brown, Annalee
Clough, Dakota Cortis, Adamma
Cote Bishop, Jacob Crevier,
Jeffrey Desjardins, Montana
Dorval, Kieran Fitzgerald,
Molly Foran, Austin Fuller,
Alexander Gauthier, Elizabeth
Gerulaitis, Mason Ghidinelli,
Jenna Goodreau, Ashley Grout,
Samantha Harris, Cody Hess,
Timothy Lee, Samuel Mock,
Fernando Montalban, Kathleen
Ng, Brianna Nowick, Alan
Provost, Xavier Rivera, Matthew
Russo, Megan Sidur, Mariah
Wi n t e r l e e , a n d K a s s a n d r a
Wypych.
High Honors: Olivia Balicki,
Kyle Cortis, Ashley Eskett,
Makaela Flamand, Jessica laFountain, Kaitlyn Munsell, Kayleigh
Thomas and Michelle Zawalski.
GRADE 12
Honors: Emily Blair, Dannielle
Collette, ShyAnne Demers,
Katherine Desjardins, Lauren
DuBois, Sienna Harper, Kyle Hill,
Alexis Kularski, Emma Mirabile,
A m a n d a S a c z awa , H e a t h e r
Scott, Scott Senecal, and Alexis
Whitebear.
High Honors: Callie Bouvier,
Eric Olivera, Hannah Pittsley and
Sadie Simons.
March 10, 2016, Ware River News, Page warren
Nine homes provided
with bottled water
By Eileen Kennedy
Staff writer
WARREN – Nine families
with homes on Reed Street
are receiving bottled water
through the state Department
of Environmental Protection
because their well water has
levels of 1,4-dioxane that are
above the state’s drinking
water guidelines, according
to Catherine Skiba, MassDEP
service center manager in the
agency’s Springfield office.
Levels of 1,4-dioxane,
which is a solvent, was detected in the residential wells at
concentrations that ranged
from 0.35 to 3.9 micrograms
per liter, which are above the
current Massachusetts drinking
water guideline for 1,4-dioxane
of 0.3 micrograms per liter, she
said.
The solvent is used in making inks and adhesives, and is
also used to stabilize 1,1,1-trichloroethane when it is stored
or transported in aluminum
containers.
The area used to be home
to S & S Junkyard, and in the
1990s, the DEP found that
the owner at the time did not
conduct the remediation plan
as required nor did the next
owner. The DEP found bar-
rels, which it had removed, and
continued assessing the area,
she said. Water quality was
monitored and all wells tested
within drinking water guidelines until late 2014, when the
drinking water in those homes
was found to have higher levels of 1,4-dioxane in it than the
state allows.
In March, the state began
providing the nine homeowners with bottled water, although
they have provided one family
with a treatment system, she
said. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to effectively treat relatively low levels of 1,1-dioxane in
drinking water, she said.
The state has recommended
to the town, through the Board
of Health, that it stop allowing new homes to be built
on the street, which has seen
construction of a number of a
number of new homes over the
last few years.
“The ideal thing would be to
bring out the public water supply to that street,” she said, and
the state has recommended that
Warren do so.
The DEP will also inform
the town on a variety of state
grants that are available to
extend public water supplies,
particularly when there is a
contamination issue.
Decoteau graduates from
NCL University
WARREN –– Norwegian the-scenes” elements not availCruise Line is proud to announce able anywhere else.
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Warren Cultural Council sponsors
Trivia Night, March 19
WARREN –– The Warren
Cultural Council is sponsoring a Trivia Night on
Saturday, March 19, at 6 p.m.
at the Warren Senior Center,
2252 Main St. in West
Warren. Admission is $10 per
person and includes refreshments. There will also be a
beer and wine cash bar. Call
423-436-9268 for more information or to reserve a team
table. There is a maximum of
10 people per team table.
Longtime Warren women turns 100,
honored by family, town and state reps
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
WEST BROOKFIELD - Local
resident Doris Dumas says that the
first hundred years of living is the
hardest part. Everything from there
on out comes easy.
This past Sunday, March 6, surrounded by her family and several friends, Dumas celebrated
the momentous occasion of her
100th birthday during an intimate
gathering hosted at the Quaboag
Rehabilitation and Skilled Care
Center, where she currently resides.
Her daughter, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren greeted
astounded Dumas as she entered
the center’s meeting room, with
her many family members coming
together to celebrate with her and to
show their love and support.
“I was so surprised,” said Dumas
who was blown away by the number
of people who had turned out for the
event. “I didn’t think that everyone
here knew just how old I was!”
Along with the members of
Doris’ immediate family and several
of her friends from the center, local
and state officials were also invited
to attend that day to congratulate
her on reaching such a milestone.
Warren selectmen Robert E.
Lavash, Sr. and James A. Gagner, Jr.
attended and presented Dumas with
a citation from the town of Warren
as well as State Sen. Anne Gobi
(D-Spencer) and State Rep. Todd
Smola (R-Warren) who both presented Dumas with official citations
and letters of recognition from the
state legislature]
“I can tell that you have a loving
family by how many of them are
here with you today,” said Gobi to
Dumas. “We are honored to be able
to be here to celebrate it with you
and them.”
“All of the wonderful things that
you’ve seen in your life, and what a
great example you have set for all
of us who are here,” said Smola.
“All of your family, the generations
that are here. We are so blessed to
be here with somebody who has
reached such a milestone in her
life.”
One of three daughters of Lillian
Porter-Boutote and Henry Porter,
Doris has been a life-long resident
of Warren and the Brookfield area.
Together with her late husband,
Albert “Lefty” Dumas, she owned
and operated Willow Brook Farm
until their retirement. She is a faithful member of the Saint Thomas
Aquinas Church as well as an avid
Red Sox Fan.
“When she began to lose her
hearing you could hear the game
being played from her TV before
you were even near her room,” said
her daughter Nancy Dumas-Reusch
who together with her husband Buz
Turley Publications Staff Photos By Wyatt Aloisio
Three generations of the Dumas family gathered this past Sunday to celebrate the 100th birthday of family
matriarch Doris Dumas (Center) .
“All of your family,
the generations that
are here. We are so
blessed to be here
with somebody who
has reached such a
milestone in her life.”
- State Rep. Todd Smola
and the members of Quaboag Rehab
worked to organized the gathering that day. Along with Nancy,
Doris’ grandsons Todd and Shawn
Baldwin and Kerrie Lee worked to
help in making the gathering possible bringing together her many
great-grandchildren as well.
Reusch remarked on her mother’s
adoration for her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren, refusing to be
called anything other than “Mim”
after the first of them were born.
Members of the family recalled stories of the matriarch and the impact
she made throughout her life and on
their own.
Doris’ grandson Shawn Baldwin
fondly recalled his grandmother’s
cooking and the delicious meals that
he and his siblings would look forward to when going over to visit.
“We use to go out ice fishing
during the winter at the pond,” said
Scott. “We would wake up early and
always have big breakfasts before
we went out.”
“She was a spectacular person
then,” said Scott. “And she still is
for all of us.”
Doris Dumas receives a citation and letter of recognition from State
Sen. Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) and State Rep. Todd Smola (R-Warren)
commemorating her 100-th Birthday during a special gathering held
from family and close friends this past Sunday, March 6 at the Quaboag
Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in West Brookfield.
Doris Dumas prepares to blow out the candles on her birthday cake
held by her granddaughter Kerri Lee.
Warren girl gets three new wheels
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her before she hit the ground, while
Jennifer rushed to call 911. On July 31,
Amber had an EEG and it found irregular waves on both sides of her brain.
She was diagnosed with epilepsy and
had to be place on medication immediately.
Jennifer described what everyday
life is like with epilepsy and how the
safety restrictions placed by doctors
impact Amber’s life. Amber has grand
mal seizures, which means that she
loses consciousness, and then has violent muscle contractions. After a seizure, the toll on Amber’s body is so
great that she is exhausted for days
after. She also commonly gets severe
headaches, dizzy spells and dry mouth.
Amber cannot be alone, and needs a
“buddy” with her at all times, both in
and out of school.
Additionally, Amber went from taking routine allergy and asthma medications to having to take magnesium, B6, Levetiracetam and Cyproheptadine
everyday. These strong medications
have side affects that change Amber’s
mood. Jennifer said that Amber “has
always been a happy-go-lucky girl,” but
that sometimes the medications give
her severe mood swings.
She said that her daughter is “the
most active little girl,” and that’s
demonstrated by her dedication to
sports. The fourth-grader at Warren
Community Elementary School participates in a variety of athletics such as
basketball, cheerleading and dancing.
Amber also used to love participating
in gymnastics but after her diagnosis,
her doctors implemented a “no leaving
the ground rule.”
That means no swimming, no
swinging at Warren’s new park and
no gymnastics. Sleepovers are also
restricted since sleep deprivation are
one of Amber’s seizure triggers as well
as flashing lights like those on police
cruisers. “As her parents, we let her
know ‘well why don’t we focus on the
things you can do,’” her mother said.
Bicycling, one of Amber’s favorite
activities, involves leaving the ground.
As a result, even though Amber has
been an experienced and independent
bike rider since she was 3, doctors
restricted her bike riding for safety reasons. Jess, a friend of Jennifer’s, knew
of the Gagnon family’s passion for bike
riding. She is also a nurse for Holland
residents Rick and Dick Hoyt, of the
Boston Marathon Team Hoyt fame.
She reached out to Bryan Lyons of
the Hoyt Foundation, who in turn contacted Deb Buenaga from Preston’s
March, a nonprofit that helps children.
Jennifer received the surprising news
that the foundation would be gifting
a specialty bike to Amber so that she
could still ride independently, but safely.
The bike has three wheels and a
harness so Amber cannot fall and hurt
herself if she ever has a seizure while
on the bike. However, Amber can still
pedal and ride independently. “To have
Amber get this bike, she is so excited,”
Jennifer said. Amber even chose the
color purple for epilepsy awareness.
But the focus for Jennifer is that
Amber is recognized as the talented
and compassionate girl that she is, and
not just for her epilepsy. “I think it is
important, with any child that has a disability, is that we don’t label her,” she
said.
Amber’s school has been very supportive of her. Her fourth-grade teacher,
Gena Rainaud, was able to relate to
Amber since her brother has epilepsy. “Amber was meant to be in that
class,” said her mother. “We believe
that God has a plan for Amber and Ms.
Rainaud is a part of that.” Amber is the
only student in the Warren Community
Elementary School that has epilepsy. As
a result, school nurse, Melissa Finney,
had all students watch a video about
epilepsy and seizure safety.
The nature of epilepsy is unpredictable on an everyday basis, and
will be throughout Amber’s lifetime,
“Everything will change as her body
changes,” she said. Amber could grow
out of it or she could have it for the rest
of her life.
Whatever the future may show,
J e n n i f e r i s ve r y p r o u d o f h e r
daughter.“She is strong, strong. She is
a fighter,” Jennifer said.“I do not introduce her as Amber ‘my daughter with
epilepsy’. She is strong, compassionate,
and smart. She is on the honor roll.”
Her family is very supportive of Amber
especially her older sister Rachel who
is “very protective of her”.
When asked what the hardest part
of being a mother of someone who has
epilepsy, Jennifer immediately said,
“Not being able to take it away. You
always want to protect them. We don’t
know what the future holds.”
She added that enforcing restrictions
on her active daughter is difficult, but
she focuses on the positive and what
Amber is capable of doing. She also
tries to make the experiences as happy
as she can, not just for Amber, but for
all her kids.
On Wednesday, Amber will have
received her new purple bike during a
ceremony at the Marriott in Springfield.
“She still has to be a kid,” Jennifer said.
“She still has to know she can be a kid,
even if she has epilepsy.”
And now, thanks to the Hoyt
Foundation and Preston’s March,
Amber can continue her passion for
bike riding as she maintains her athleticism and independent spirit.
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of Baystate Mary Lane Hospital’s intent to discontinue providing inpatient
medical and surgical services at 85 South Street, Ware on June 1, 2016;
and notice from Baystate Wing Hospital and Medical Center, 40 Wright,
Palmer with respect to a change of ownership of Baystate Mary Lane
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Proposed Closure of Inpatient Services:
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Boston, MA 02111 through the period up to and including the date of the
hearing on March 29, 2016. All written or oral comments submitted to the
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warren
Sharing the love of reading
Community
members read to
WCES students
By Colleen Montague
Staff writer
WEST WARREN –– On
Wednesday morning at Warren
Community Elementary School
the school day has just begun,
and single voices quietly drift
out through the open doors of
some of the classrooms and into
the hallways. In each room, the
young students are gathered
along one side, their faces turned
towards their guest as they read
from the short stories while their
teachers look on.
Each room is different—some
are quiet, attentively watching the
reader; some are able to interact
with the story being read by making the sound of a creature pictured on the page shown to them;
others ask questions about the
story, or respond to the reader’s
questions to them about what is
happening in the story. As the
last page is turned and the book
closed all raise their hands to
ask their reader questions about
themselves or about the story.
Town officials, including the
police and fire chiefs and members of some of the town committees, local businesses, former
and current teachers, and members from the community, as well
as Representative Todd Smola,
initially gathered together in the
WCES library on the morning
of March 2 to meet each other
before they went to the classrooms they would be reading
in, from preschool to Grade 6.
Where March 2 is the birthday of
Dr. Seuss, most of the guest readers would read at least one Seuss
book—such as “The Lorax,”
“Green Eggs and Ham,” and “The
Cat in the Hat”—to their group of
students.
“There’s no better day to
have Community Reading Day
[than] on Dr. Seuss’ birthday,”
The students in each classroom gather around and listen attentively as the guest readers read aloud to them, many reading at
least one book by Dr. Seuss.
said school principal Stephen
Duff as he welcomed the group
of 27 people to the annual school
event, which has been held for at
least five or so years, and spoke
some about other activities they
hold at the school.
Following Duff ’s opening
remarks in the library, one to two
students from each classroom
taking part were sent down to the
library to lead their guest reader, or readers, to their selected
classes, where they read to the
gathered children. They were
also encouraged to ask the students questions, talk about their
books, and answer student questions about their role and what
they do in the community.
Linda Beaudry, the instructional coach at WCES and
who has helped to continue
the Community Reading Day,
explained that the teachers were
so excited for the reading day,
and added that in some classrooms they had to double up for
the readers; in one class where
there were two guest readers,
while one read “The Cat in the
Hat” the other read the sequel,
“The Cat in the Hat Comes
Back.” Some of the guest readers,
she continued, have been coming
to read to the children for several
years now. In some classrooms,
the reading was interactive as
well.
“I just had the best time ever,”
said School Superintendent Dr.
Brett Kustigian after reading and
talking with the students in Mary
Peloquin’s first-grade class.
In addition to the readings, the
children in each class would also
have an activity that tied in somehow with their book. Beaudry
explained what some of these
activities might include—using
Seuss’ “The Lorax,” which was
read to some of the students in
second grade, as an example,
she explained that their activity
might be comparing the book to
the film adaptation, what was
changed from page to screen and
what may have stayed the same.
She said that in some classes students had an activity that
came before the reading; students in Grade 5 had the book
“14 Cows for America,” about a
village in Kenya whose people
donated 14 cows to the American
people following the Sept. 11,
2001, attacks, and they learned
about Sept. 11 before the reading
it so they could understand what
it was.
“It’s good for the kids to see
someone else to read to them
[apart from their teachers],” said
Beaudry.
Students from each of the classrooms participating in the Community Reading Day are sent down to
the library to guide their readers to their selected classrooms.
Around 27 people from the surrounding community, from town officials to former school teachers to
members of the school committee and local business owners, take part in WCES’s annual Community
Reading Day, reading to students in many of the classrooms.
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Warren Library offers museum passes through a grant to the community by the Warren Cultural Council.
With this grant, from the Warren
Cultural Council, the West Warren
Public Library was able to purchase
museum passes to Old Sturbridge
Village and the Worcester Ecotarium.
Both passes provide 50 percent off
admission prices. These passes are
located at the West Warren Library
and can be requested to be placed
aside for an hour. Passes can only
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feel free to visit the library’s website
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give us a call at 413-436-9892.
Warren Senior Center events
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Warren Senior Center has
announced some of the
upcoming events for March
and early April.
The Senior Adult
Coloring class will be held
on March 14 from 12:30 to
1:30 p.m. Materials are provided free. Join in the national coloring craze. Coloring
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Sponsored by the Warren
Public Library and the
Warren Senior Center. Come
join the fun and relax with
friends. The all ages coloring
class will be on March 18
from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The March Birthday
Party will be held on
Thursday, March 31. Sign
up is required, and the cut
off is Friday, March 25 at 2
p.m. The meal, corned beef
and cabbage, will be served
at 11:45 a.m. Entertainment
is by “Country Duo.”
There will be a free spaghetti dinner from the chief
of police on April 3.
On April 14, there will
be a whist party and penny
sale. The penny sale starts
at 3 p.m., and the whist
party starts at 7 p.m. Lunch
is included. Tickets are 99
cents each, and are available at the Warren Senior
Center.
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the Brookfields
to hold ham
raffle
WEST WARREN –
– The Rotary Club of the
Brookfields will hold a
ham raffle fundraiser on
Saturday, March 19, from
1 to 3 p.m., at St. Stan’s
Polish Club on South
Street in West Warren.
The proceeds from the
raffle will help the Rotary
Club carry out community
service projects. For more
information call Lynn
Duffy O’Shea at 413-2628783, or Patti LeBoeuf at
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March 10, 2016, Ware River News, Page warren
Board keeping abreast of contamination issue
By Colleen Montague
Correspondent
to set up a perimeter of the contamination by the solvent 1,4-dioxane. The solvent has been found in
higher levels than the state drinking
water standards. The town is trying
to determine its options going forward, he said.
The state has recommended that
no more homes be constructed along
Reed Street and that a public water
line be extended to the street.
WA R R E N – – S e l e c t m e n
Chairman Dario Nardi told fellow board members that last week
selectmen met with the Planning
Board, the Water Department and
the health office about contaminated
wells at nine homes on Reed Street.
Letters have been sent out to residents about the contaminated wells
and testing, and more information
had been put on the town website
for those residents who should consider having their wells tested.
According to the Board of
Health, he said, the DEP was still
testing some more areas and trying
WCES Youth Running Club
Jessica Gauthier spoke to selectmen about an upcoming road
race to be held by the Warren
Community Elementary School
Youth Running Club, which will be
held on June 19 in town. Gauthier
WARREN –– Dogs six months or
older are to be licensed yearly beginning April 1, and a current rabies
certificate is required. Licenses for
neutered/spayed animals are $7 and
for male and female animals it is $11.
A $5 late fee will be assessed if
dogs are not licensed by July 1. State
law requires all cats to be vaccinated
for rabies. Licenses may be done
through the mail and you will need
to send the following:
Current rabies certificate, a selfaddressed, stamped envelope (2
stamps are needed) and check made
payable to the town of Warren.
After Aug. 1, whoever does not
register their dog shall be assessed
a penalty of not less than $50, and
owners who do not have their dogs
current with a rabies vaccine shall
be punished by a fine of not more
than $100.
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port the race and the route.
In addition to the four-mile race,
They would also be holding
a children’s fun run and volunteers doing face painting. WCES
Principal Stephen Duff was going
to get in touch with CERT to help
on the roads, and that they were
requesting volunteers. However for
insurance purposes, those taking
part have to be enrolled in WCES
or part of the school district.
Currently, they are up to 32 registered children for this free sport in
the school system.
Gauthier said that people could
pick up the paperwork for the race
and to volunteer from the desk at
WCES, and they could also get it
WARREN –– The town
rabies clinic has been scheduled for Saturday, March 12,
at the DPW Highway Barn
on Rt. 19 in Warren from 9
to 11 a.m.. The fee for this
clinic is $14 per shot. You
need not be a resident of
Warren to attend any of the
clinics.
Owners are requested to
provide the previous rabies
certificate when they attend
so that the information
about the owner, the current
rabies vaccination information and the information
about the dog is available
for the personnel who will
be at the clinic in an effort
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from the group’s webpage after
it was set up. They also have a
page on Facebook: WCES Youth
Running Club.
Cell tower, Town Hall repair
Selectman James Gagner reported hat he had spoken to the cell
tower company that has proposed
putting a tower in town, following
the approval last year of a by-law
that allows cell phone towers to be
constructed. Gagner said the company is finalizing all their paperwork they needed and they intend
to come before the Planning Board
soon for a special permit to put it
up.
Selectmen Robert Lavash report-
ed that while they had been working
on some of the drain pipes in the
basement of the Town Hall it was
discovered that there was a short
piece of water pipe that was almost
rotted out. Lavash said the repair
estimate is $545, and funding from
town money would be used first, not
funds from the Friends of the Town
Hall.
He also said there is a beaver
dam located on North Street that is
rotting out, which had been reported by the Highway Surveyor. He
expressed concern that if it gave
out, it could flood Main Street and
asked for approval to talk to the
state about the situation as the dam
is on state property.
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told the selectmen that they were
still planning on having Team
Hoyt New England at the race, but
because of the running chairs, the
route they had chosen a few years
ago wouldn’t work due to many
potholes and the roads being unfinished. Team Hoyt is a father-son
team that competes in the Boston
Marathon in the wheelchair division.
The upcoming race will be
a four-mile route that takes them
from the elementary school, down
South Street, up Crouch Road,
down Reed Street and ending back
at the school. She said she had spoken with the police chief several
weeks prior, and he seemed to sup-
Volunteers at the recent Rotary Club of the Brookfields pancake breakfast
with the proceeds going to Warren resident Elyse Henault to help her with
the loss of her horse barn and hay in a suspicious fire earlier this year.
Rotary pancake breakfast a success
WARREN –– The Rotary Club
of the Brookfields held a pancake
breakfast on Feb. 28, at the Warren
Senior Center. A big thank you
goes out to all those who helped
to support their efforts. The Rotary
Club of the Brookfields will present a check from the proceeds from
the breakfast to Elyse Henault to
help defray the costs of the loss of
her barn and hay, which burned in
a suspicious fire earlier this year.
The presentation took place at the
regular meeting of the Rotary Club
at the Wok Inn in West Brookfield
on March 3.
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Baystate officials defend decision to merge hospitals
downslide many, many years ago that has been,
that now has affected every single one of us and
it is very, very sad.” Moran said he would, “do
his best to turn that around” to which Moulton
St. George countered, “But you can’t turn
around closing in-patient.”
Bill Braman, member of the Ware Business
& Civic Association, said that the discussion
about changes should have taken place before
the decision. He also said that Worcester County
towns were a major part of Mary Lane’s service
area, such as Barre and Hardwick. He explained
that “it is not just a 10-minute ride from Mary
Lane to Wing,” but a 20-minute ride from other
towns, which may not have 24-hour ambulance
service. “I would not be here standing in front of
you if it was not for Mary Lane,” he said about
having a heart in Town Hall. Moran said that the
goal was to have emergency services stay open.
“There is going to be change. Change is
going to happen. With all change comes opportunity,” said Warren selectman James Gagner,
who also serves on his town’s fire and ambulance squads. He said there was an opportunity
to use Mary Lane as a drug rehabilitation center
to combat the opioid crisis. “Passion is a beautiful thing,” he said, but urged members to be less
passionate. “Clear your mind in order to see
which opportunities may be available.”
Paul Opalinski, resident and business owner
from Ware, questioned Baystate’s financial
information. “Mary Lane Hospital has a very
strong balance sheet,” he said. “It would make
money, it has $5 million in assets, $7 million
dollars in endowments and probably $18 million
dollars in equity.” When the two licenses merge,
Mary Lane will cease to become a hospital and
will instead become an outpatient center, he
said. He questioned Moran’s figure of 14,000
patients to Mary Lane’s ER annually, and said
that it has been “consistently” 15,516. Opalinski
said that Moran was lowering all of his numbers
by 10 percent.
He emphasized that Wing Hospital had a
$60 million dollar commitment from Baystate,
and that has its services were guaranteed for 10
years. It will have a new emergency room built
BAYSTATE
from page 1
in two years, oh I know it’s not going to close,”
she said.
Roy St. George, a resident and business
owner in Ware, asked about Baystate’s ability
to control the emergency room visits if the company was already sending people to Wing. “Your
numbers will drastically go down in two years,”
he said. “I know that is not the plan, but you
can’t tell me those things are not going to happen.” He said that ambulances would go to Wing
instead of Mary Lane.
“If emergency services know they can get
their patients cared for at Mary Lane, then they
will continue to come,” Moran said.
“What makes you think any different that by
closing Mary Lane Hospital that people won’t,
one, be upset with you because that often happens, or two decide to go to another hospital?”
asked Cindy Moulton St. George, Roy’s wife
and co-owner in their business. “You started a
Photo by Sloane M. Perron
Interim president and chief administrative
officer of the Baystate Health Eastern Region
Mike Moran talks about the company’s decision to merge Mary Lane and Wing hospitals, and move in-patients services to Wing
at a recent question and answer session.
Ware Board of Selectmen
while Mary Lane’s emergency services are only
guaranteed for two years, he said.
“The numbers that I have quoted are the truest numbers that I have, I believe that they are
accurate,” Moran said. “We we are open today,
we were open yesterday, we will be open until
receive auditory approval,” Moran said. We are
obliged to.”
Ware resident Dave Gravel then asked
Keroack about the motivations behind closing
in-patient care. Rev. Charles Taylor from the
United Church of Ware asked Moran, “Can
I pray for you? I specialize in people and in
institutions that have lost their way, and you are
lost,” Taylor said. He urged Moran and other
Baystate members to remember compassion,
humbleness and that “you are a part of a larger
community that depends on you.” Taylor asked
Moran in honor of the season of Lent to “take a
chance” on a small community hospital.
“I think it is unfair to have Mike stand up
and explain the rationale behind this decision,”
Keroack said. After the crowd objected, Keroack
said that the decision to merge the hospitals and
move services was made by him, not Moran. “Well
you should have been up there since the beginning
then,” a voice from the crowd called out.
Ware resident and former Mary Lane
Hospital employee Kathy Cascio said that people have lived in Ware their whole lives and will
die there, which is the source of their passion
about the hospital. When Baystate first bought
Mary Lane, she said she thought it was a good
idea. However, as soon as Baystate also bought
Wing, Cascio said, she knew it wasn’t good for
Mary Lane.
Buying a hospital 10 miles from Mary Lane
did not make sense, and Baystate is forming
a monopoly, she said, a situation that the state
Department of Public Health may look at during
the merger approval process.
“You just see the writing on the wall,” she
said. “We may be from Ware, but we are not
stupid. We will fight. You may not want us, but
someone will, and we will find that person in
order to keep this community hospital growing
and thriving.”
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By Eileen Kennedy
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WARE –– Ware Junior Senior
High School eighth-grader Dina
Lagacy found participating in
Project 351, a statewide community
service effort, to be inspirational
and exciting.
Lagacy represented Ware,
as an eighthgrader is chosen from each
community in
the state, and
all headed to
Boston aboard
buses on Jan.
16, to honor
Dina Lagacy
Martin Luther
King’s memory.
“It made you feel inspired to
help my community,” said Lagacy,
which she plans to do by organizing a clothing drive of gently-used
and new children’s clothing this
spring as part of a larger clothing
drive by Boston nonprofit Cradles
to Crayons.
Lagacy was among many other
eighth-graders from this area
who traveled together on buses to
Boston, making new friends and
learning what others were doing in
their communities, she said.
They headed to Faneuil Hall first
to hear speeches by Gov. Charlie
Baker and others about how community service had inspired them
and the joy they received through
By Sloane M. Perron
Staff writer
By Colleen Montague
Ware River News Correspondent
WARE –– Ware Junior Senior
High School Principal Darren Elwell
presented the report of the New
England Association of Schools and
Colleges following its accreditation
visit in the fall to the Ware School
Committee last week.
NEASC accreditation assures
that member schools, including
WJSHS, meets compliance with
all seven standards in every aspect
of the educational program. The
accreditation occurs on a 10-year
cycle, during which the faculty puts
together a self-study examining how
the school meets the standards; a
visiting committee observes how
the school meets those standards,
informed by the self-study; and then
there is a follow-up to show any
recommended changes in the school
are taking place. The accreditation
visit took place Sept. 27 through
Sept. 30, 2015.
To put the visit in context, Elwell
told the School Committee, it was
also helpful to look at the last visit
10 years before, as it laid the foundation for where they were today. In
the report after the 2005 visit, Elwell
said that the school had received 37
commendations and 77 recommendations across the seven standards.
After the visit this past fall, they
received 42 commendations and 37
recommendations.
“[I’m] pleased we had more positives than areas of focus that were
identified,” Elwell said, adding that
the report really didn’t reveal anything drastically different than did
the self-study process. He also said
the school’s honesty about its progress in the self-study paid off and
was reflected in the document itself.
Though the report was overall
very strong and positive for the
school, they still had a list of recommendations that must be evaluated and implemented. In Elwell’s
presentation, the recommendations
were grouped into three categories:
around one-third were NEASC
imposed recommendations—items
they had to address that only
NEASC was looking for, like implementation of school-wide rubrics to
assess core values and beliefs about
Dina Lagacy
represents
Ware
High school sweethearts
WARE –– “I always knew she
was going to be my wife,” Ware
resident Neil Gage said about his
wife, Mary. The couple originally
were Gilbertville residents when
they first met as high school freshman. Mary went to the local parochial school while Neil went to
Hardwick High School.
The two began dating in high
school. Mary said that she loved
that Neil was a jock who had
black, curly hair. Neil played a
variety of sports at the time,
including baseball, basketball,
and tennis. Neil said that he and
Mary were always “best friends.”
“She was my one fan at my sports
events,” he said. On Aug. 9, 1958,
Neil and Mary got married at Saint
Aloysius Church in Gilbertville,
when they were both 17.
As time passed, the couple went
on to have five kids. Forty-seven
years ago the town of Hardwick
started talking about regionalizing the school system. Concerned
about their childrens’ education,
the family moved to Ware. While
raising her family, Mary started
taking night classes and eventually graduated from Fischer Junior
Niel and Mary Gage of Ware have
been married for 57 years. The
couple first met as teenagers and
became high school sweethearts.
See COUPLE, Page 13
See LAGACY, Page 6
Animal shelter agreement finalized
Towns looking for
future facility
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
REGION — Following nearly
a year of research and discussion,
an agreement has been finalized
between four towns for a regional
animal shelter, with a long-term
goal of creating a new facility and
pound for all partnering towns,
most likely in Palmer.
Palmer Animal Control Officer
Wendy LeSage said that with the
recent contract finalization between
the towns of Palmer, Monson, Ware
and Warren the next step will be the
creation of a board with representatives from all four towns as well
as the creation of a Friends of the
Shelter group to help begin raising
money for its construction.
The agreement marks the start
of a one-year “pilot contract” with
all four of the towns with the town
of Palmer acting as the lead community. At the end of the first year,
a new contract of up to three years
can be implemented, allowing time
for other interested communities to
potentially join in as well.
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WARE –– Several inches of
Photo by Eileen Kennedy
snow last week and again
Monday were brought by
average winter storms.
Despite complicating
commutes and creating a
number of relatively minor
accidents, the aftermath
once the sun is shining
is always a lovely sight.
Here, Old St. William
Cemetery on West Street
looks even more peaceful
than usual with a mantle
of snow.
Services Coordinator Joshua
Garcia, and other vested community members from the towns have
met regularly to help craft the language and terms found within the
agreement and submit it for the
partnering towns’ approval.
Though Garcia’s services with
the group as a consultant have
ended, LeSage hopes that he will
also be able to assist in creating the
initial board of overseers now that
the agreement is in place.
As part of the pilot contract,
many of the services provided within the towns of Palmer and Monson
will largely stay as they have been,
Although the groundwork for
a regional facility has been put
into place, LeSage said that the
work is far from done and those
involved with the plan will now be
taking steps towards the creation
of a board of directors, which will
meet quarterly and oversee operations and procedures for the shelter. Representatives from each of
the four towns will serve as active
members on the board.
Throughout the past year, a
group of individuals consisting of
LeSage, Palmer Town Manager
Charles Blanchard, Pioneer Valley
Planning Commission Municipal
with LeSage providing both sheltering services and responding to animal control calls. Warren and Ware,
who both employ their own animal
control officers, have requested the
use of the existing pound and facility on Bridge Street in Palmer as
part of their contract.
Animals who are brought to
the shelter, if licensed and up-todate with their rabies vaccines, will
be returned to the owner. If they
are not current, animal owners are
required by law to bring their pet
to a vet for the vaccine, and the pet
See SHELTER, Page 6
A story of Polish paczkis and culture
By Sloane M. Perron
Staff writer
WARE –– A couple of weeks
ago, the Ware River News recently sent correspondent Lauretta St.
George-Sorel on a search for homemade paczkis, the Polish fried dough
concoctions that are popular leading
up to the Fat Thursday before Ash
Wednesday, and she was unable to
find anyone that still makes them at
them home now that Lent is almost
here. Although she did find a baker
in town that made some for her.
See POLISH, Page 6
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original idea was to “give it to the
community on a non-binding basis.”
He added that the voter information
would be used to guide the town in
future regionalization discussions.
Norton said that the average citizen
may vote for regionalization, “but
with their feelings. They have no idea
about the problems or the costs.”
As leaders of the community,
Sawabi suggested preliminary analysis be done prior to the town voting
on the issue. “To throw a bone in
front of the citizenry without, I mean
we have not had any town meetings,
we have not tried to educate the public on the process,” he said. “The
process is very extensive.”
Sawabi said that unless the average voter was doing research about
regionalization at home, then he
doubted their ability to give selectmen valuable results. Andy Paquette,
the school district’s business manager, said that there were many variations of regionalization, which made
him concerned about requesting a
such vote before there was a true
understanding of the process.
Town Manager Stuart Beckley said
that unlike the three other questions
on the ballot, which have a yes or no
answer, this question was very complex in nature. “I don’t want to send
a false promise of increased electives and higher education because
regionalization is not a magic bullet,”
Sawabi said. He gave an example, if
school A is losing people and school
B is losing people, then you don’t
regionalize and expect miracles.
“We are dealing with peoples’
perceptions [about regionalization],”
Cooper said. “I am not saying that is
how it works, I am saying that is the
perception of how it works.” Sawabi
concluded by simply asking for more
“leg work” to be done prior to a town
vote.
Talbot said that she believes that
the board did not realize the complexity of the issue when they took
the vote.
NEASC report shared
Ware Junior Senior High School
Principal Darren Elwell shared the
findings of the accreditation report
of the New England Association of
Schools & Colleges, which visited
the school in the fall as part of the reaccreditation process.
Reviewers from the association
gave an in-depth assessment of the
school district based on their four
days on campus. “We were very honest throughout the process,” Elwell
said. “We were very honest about our
strengths and we were very honest
about what we needed to do and I
think that served us well.”
The NEASC visiting committee
proposed some recommendations for
the school such as using rubrics to
evaluate students’ grades and repairing the gym roof. Elwell said that
one third of the the recommendations
referred to improving technology
throughout the building while another third referred to core practices.
Elwell introduced the aspects that
NEASC designated as strengths by
saying, “We have some outstanding
programs that speak to the values
that we hold as a learning community,” Elwell said about strengths that
NEASC had identified.
The principal mentioned LEAP
classrooms which are geared toward
serving severely disabled students.
NEASC also “raved” about Ware’s
active advisory program, Elwell said.
Every Tuesday for 45 minutes students are given the opportunity to
pick teachers and a wide variety of
topics to study. Some of these advisory programs include: video game
course, MCAS math and community outreach for both recycling and
domestic violence task forces.
Elwell said that NEASC was also
impressed with the school’s support
services for at-risk students. The
school also received credit for the
maintenance and cleanliness of the
building itself. As part of their evaluation, the NEASC panelists asked a
variety of 37 students questions about
the school. According to Elwell, the
first questions that students were
asked was, “Do you feel safe and
supported at school?” to which all 37
hands went up. The committee then
asked about the physical aspects of
the school and was impressed when
students told them that the bathrooms
were graffiti or “embellishment” free.
Elwell said that this aspect related
that the students’ respect for their
school.
The principal’s list of things to
be done in response to the report
include: assessing all core classes, adding rubrics to report cards
and ensuring dependable funding.
Assessing grading system by teachers was also a recommendation
of NEASC in order to ensure that
there is consistency throughout the
school. “Overall, I could not be more
pleased, ” he said. “The process has
been valuable and my hope is that
this report will set the standard for
the next decade.”
Selectmen asked their own questions after applauding the school’s
success. Norton asked if civics
was back in the curriculum. Elwell
answered that after reviewing the
school’s graduation requirements
there were two types of classes that
he believed were crucial to graduating; one was civics and government
and the second was an emphasis on
personal finance. “Because I think
in this current economy of debt for
all, that they understand financial literacy,” Elwell said.
Norton also asked if cursive writing was being taught and expressed
his concern about some young people
that were not able to sign their names
for payroll checks. Superintendent of
Schools Dr. Marlene DiLeo said that
cursive writing was being taught on a
limited basis since the district has so
many state requirements to meet and
not enough time in a day. She also
added that phone and computers have
reduced the need for cursive writing.
Elwell said that the NEASC
reviewer was so impressed by the
school that he waived his $500
editing fee to show his support for
Ware’s school. Talbot called Elwell
“instrumental” to the school’s success. Elwell said that Ware High
School’s biggest challenge was the
lack of electives and options. He said
that in order to improve electives,
additional funding was a necessity.
“You’d have to rob Peter to pay
Paul,” Elwell said. “You’d have to
fire the English teacher to get a wood
shop instructor.”
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Pictured are paczki made by Ware resident and Polish native, Marzena
Breilich-Ukleja. She has a passion for cooking and enjoys sharing Polish
cuisine with her American friends.
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7, were being supervised by assistant
leader Kimberly Churchill, in leader
Brenda Rheaume’s absence. In her
first year as assistant leader, Churchill
helped the 12 Daisies select items
for the baskets systematically and
patiently. Other leaders were working
with various groups including Diana
Sanelli who has been a leader for five
years, Logan Lynde, who is a firstyear troop mom, and Chris Raiche,
who is a three-year leader and was
working with her granddaughter’s
troop. Numerous other adults assisted the boys and girls as they packed
items into the baskets lined up on the
cafeteria tables.
About 35 to 40 girls are currently
involved in the scouting program,
and they meet twice a month at
the Stanley M. Koziol Elementary
School at 6 p.m.
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Dorman sisters clutch for Quaboag
Halgas with big game
for Ware in Semis
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
Ware forward
Ashley Eskett
(15) tries to get
off a shot around
Quaboag forward
Lexi Paquette (13).
Turley Publications staff photos by Dave Forbes
Ware guard Jordan Halgas (14) collects an offensive rebound.
Ware junior forward Olivia Balicki (20) slides
a pass past the hands of Quaboag’s Emma
Stanton (3).
AMHERST – Sometimes the big
shots in the big games can come
from the most surprising sources.
With the game tied 41-41 as the
clocked ticked down to the final
minute of regulation, it was an
eighth-grader that stepped up and
delivered the key hoop.
Guard Kiarra Dorman got the ball
near the top of the key and drove to
the hoop for the go-ahead lay in to
give the Lady Cougars their first
lead since early in the first quarter.
“She has ice water in her veins,”
Quaboag head coach Cliff Lanier
said. “She has no fear when it comes
to taking shots late in the game.”
Dorman’s basket helped propel
the Lady Cougars to a 46-43 win
over Ware in the semifinals of the
Western Massachusetts Division 4
Tournament at the Curry Hicks Cage
on the campus of the University
of Massachusetts at Amherst on
Monday evening.
Dorman (team-high 14 points)
would add a free throw a few seconds later to stretch the lead to three
at 44-41.
Ware senior forward Sadie
Simons (eight points) then answered
with a free throw down the other
end to cut the Quaboag lead back to
two at 44-42.
Older sister Shaylah Dorman
(eight points), a junior, then hit a big
shot of her own. Shaylah found an
opening and hit a tough little floater
in the lane to push the Quaboag lead
to four at 46-42.
“That was a great shot,” Lanier
said. “I saw the opening at the same
time she did, and then she just took
off and went to the hoop. It was a
great play by her.”
Ware guard Jordan Halgas
(game-high 22 points) then converted one of two free throws to cut the
Lady Cougars lead to 46-43, and
then the Lady Indians had a chance
to tie the game with a 3-pointer in
the final seconds, but the opportunity bounced off the rim as time
expired.
After a slow start for the Ware
offense, Halgas took over and gave
the scoring a jumpstart for Ware.
Down 5-0 in the first quarter, Halgas
went on a personal 5-0 run to tie
the game as she scored on an oldfashioned three-point play and then
came up with a steal and knocked
down a jumper in transition to even
the score at 5-5.
Halgas, Ashley Eskett (eight
points) and Olivia Balicki (two
points) scored all 19 points for the
Lady Indians in the first half.
Quaboag will face Mt. Everett
in the finals at 10:45 a.m. Saturday
morning. The Lady Cougars will
be looking for their third straight
Western Massachusetts title.
Ware junior forward Michelle
Zawalski (23) hit two key 3-point
baskets in the second quarter
against Pioneer.
Turley Publications staff photos by Dave
Forbes
Ware guard Jordan Halgas (14)
dribbles around a defender on his
way to the basket.
Zawalski helps lead
Ware past Pioneer
Junior knocks down
key 3-pointers
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
WARE – When it comes to
making clutch shots from the outside, Ware junior forward Michelle
Zawalski is one of the best in the
region.
She demonstrated that ice water
in her veins in the second quarter
when the Lady Indians were facing Pioneer Valley Regional for the
third time this season in the quarterfinals of the Western Massachusetts
Division 4 Tournament.
With the game still in the balance, the junior knocked down two
key 3-pointers to help propel the
Lady Indians offense into another
gear.
“She hit a couple of good shots
when we needed them in the second
quarter,” Ware head coach Bernie
Dulak said. “The game was close at
Ware forward Allie Warburton
(44) gets ready to shoot a free
throw.
the time and we really needed those
baskets.”
Senior forward Sadie Simons
said those baskets really came at a
key juncture in the contest for the
team.
“Those were a couple of really
important baskets for us,” Simons
said. “We needed those shots to
really help get us going on offense
at the time.”
Those two 3-pointers helped
turned the offense, which had been
flat in the first quarter, into a surge
where they put together 22 points in
the second quarter to take a 29-17
lead at the half.
Zawalski would finish with a
team-high 13 points, as did guard
Jordan Halgas. Simons finished
in double figures as well with 10
points.
Another big difference in this
game from the two regular season
matchups was that the Lady Indians
used a different defensive strategy,
which seemed to befuddle Pioneer.
“We went to a different defense
than what we had used in the first
two games,” Dulak said. “We knew
that we were going to have to do a
few things differently if we were
going to beat this team a third time
in the same season.”
Forward Ashley Eskett also
scored key points at key times in
the game as she found ways to get
her hoops on offensive putbacks to
help gain her seven points. Guard
Natasha Sawabi chipped in with five,
followed by three from Shannon
Demers, and one each from Olivia
Balciki and Allie Warburton, who
both made much bigger contributions in the game from the defensive
side of the floor.
Dave Forbes is a sports editor
for Turley Publications. He can be
reached at [email protected] or
by calling 413-283-8393 ext. 237.
Senior duo shines for Cougars
Perry, Antonopoulos
big in key moments
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
Turley Publications photo by Sean Sweeney
Gumula honored
with Clark Chair
WORCESTER - Former Quabbin athletics director Ted Gumula (sitting) is recognized by the Clark Tournament for his years as president with The Clark Chair.
AMHERST – When it comes
to the bright lights and the big
moments there are two players that
shine on this year’s Quaboag squad
brighter than any other — Dylan
Perry and Dillon Antonopoulos.
While Perry was clutch throughout the Western Massachusetts
Division 4 Tournament semifinal
contest against Granby on Monday
night at the Curry Hicks Cage
on the campus of the University
of Massachusetts at Amherst,
Antonopoulos delivered the game’s
biggest shot when his team needed
it the most.
With the Cougars holding on to
a narrow 50-49 lead inside the final
minute of regulation, the senior
(eight points) had the ball in his
hands on the left side with the shot
clock winding down and he stepped
up and drilled a 3-pointer from the
left side to push the Quaboag advantage to 53-49.
“He is just unconscious as a
shooter,” Quaboag head coach Chris
Reilly said. “He wants the ball late
in the game, and he is the kid that I
want taking that shot. It only takes
him a split second to get his shot
off.”
After Granby junior Zachary
Gorham (team-high 16 points) made
one at the line to slice the Quaboag
lead to 53-50, Quaboag junior guard
Brady Antonopoulos (14 points)
knocked down both portions of the
one-and-one to give the Cougars a
55-50 lead with 12.6 seconds left.
Gorham then knocked down a
3-pointer from the top of the key to
pull the Rams within two at 55-53
with 4.5 seconds left, but that is as
close as the Rams would get the rest
of the night.
Perry (team-high 16 points) got
the Cougars off to a great start as
he scored the first four points for
the Cougars on a pair of nice inside
baskets.
Stepping up and playing well
in the postseason is something that
happens quite frequently for the
senior, according to Reilly.
“He plays very well in the big
games,” Reilly said. “In our last
game against Hampden Charter,
he finished with 19 points and 22
rebounds. When we were in the
Clark Tournament two years ago, he
had a couple of big games. When it
comes to tournament-time he makes
big plays. I think he likes playing
with the pressure on.”
Quaboag led by as many as 11
points in the third quarter before the
Rams came charging back. Senior
Colby Forbush (five points) started a 15-0 run for the Rams with a
See COUGARS, Page 13
Turley Publications staff photo by Dave
Forbes
Quaboag senior forward Dylan
Perry goes up for a one-handed
shot in the paint.
Page 12, Ware River News, March 10, 2016
Indians wrap up regular season
MONSON – The
Ware boys basketball
team wrapped up the
regular season with
a road game against
Monson last week.
Turley Publications staff photos by Dave Forbes
Ware forward Kyle Hill (33)
looks to make a pass up the
court.
Ware guard Devon Slattery (30) looks to play some tight defense on
Monson guard Bahu Abdul-Wadud.
Ware guard Ivan Adams (10) handles the ball as
he looks to make a move.
Ware guard Nathan Grenier (23) passes the ball off
to a teammate.
Ware guard Devon Slattery (30) slings a pass to a teammate.
Softball
WYB holding spring signups
signups at WHS
WARE - Ware Recreation Department
is going to have signups for softball for
the upcoming season on Sunday, Feb. 28
and Sunday, March 6.
Sign ups will be held from 2 to 4 p.m.
at the Ware High School gym. All girls
are welcome, there will be three different age groups: 3/4th grade, 5/6th grade
and 7/9th grade.
We will also be attempting to put a
U14 division team in the NEYSA league.
This is a more competitive league for
players looking for a little opportunity to
develop and challenge their skills.
Any questions, please call Kim
Swarts at 413-967-9403
WA R E - Wa r e Yo u t h
Baseball will be having registrations for the upcoming
spring 2016 season.
Any boys and girls who are
interested in playing T-ball,
recreation baseball for ages 79 and 10-13, or travel baseball for the 10U, 12U and 14U
teams will need to sign up.
Registrations will be ongoing every Saturday at Monson
Savings Bank. Registration
forms will also be available at
Monson Savings Bank located
on West Street.
Registrations that occur
after March 5 will be charged
a $20 late fee.
Contact Shawn Clark,
President of Ware Youth
Baseball, at 413-531-4434 for
any questions or additional
information.
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Ware guard Devon Slattery (30) rushes the ball up the floor.
Bondsville Bowling News
By Dave Smigiel
WARE - Fuzo’s has climbed
from third to first in the East after
they shutout the Phantoms 7-0
winning pinfall by 70 (1437-1367). All four Fuzo bowlers topped 300
with Kevin Slattery the big gun at
341 as he opened with 123, added
a second string 101 and finished
with 117. Todd Prescott (112 and
105 singles) and Ryan Balicki (118
third) both contributed 309 while
Gary Delisle chipped in with 301
(111 and 103). Two pins was the
margin of victory in the second. The Phantoms had a rough night
as the best they could manage was
Jimbo Anderson’s 104 and 291. Nate Sansoucy rolled 102 and 103
in the losing effort.
Also in the East, the Slow
Burners surprised the Narutowicz
5-2 with a pinfall win by 26
(1419-1393). The Burners opened
with an uncontested W as Nathan
Orszulak’s 110 was more than
enough. The barmen came alive
in the middle stanza as they registered an impressive 516 single
(Mike Midura-132, Lee Robinson125 and Harry McKeon-113). The
Burners took the rubber game with
a 504 of their own as Nate’s 118
along with a 116 by Jody Orszulak
secured the points despite Mike’s
113 and Lee’s 103. Nate also
tossed a 103 in leading the victors at 331 while Jody totaled 305. Mike topped the Towicz at 338
with Lee at 318. The Narutowicz
has fallen to second but lead the
battle for the “wildcard” entry into
the playoffs.
The defending champion
Snappers are making a move to
defend their crown as they crushed
the Brew Crew 7-0. Their Central
lead has now ballooned to six. Kevin Krasnecky, this week’s best
bowler, opened with a first string
104 and then added a pair of 124’s
resulting in his 352 trifecta. He
Standings
East
Fuzo’s
Narutowicz
Phantoms
Slow Burners
96-79
93-82
91-84
74-101
Central
Snappers
Last Call
Night Hawks
Brew Crew
97-78
91-84
85-90
77-98
West
Incredibowls
Cannonballs
Sandri
“Ghost”
91-84
89-86
86-89
80-95
received plenty of help from his
mates as Rusty Lambert added
316 (104 and 115), Ed Stachowicz
103 and 106 singles and Kevin St.
Laurent 109. They took the second by 10, totaled 510 in the finale
and took the point for pinfall by 77
(1459-1382). The best the Brew
Crew could come up with was a
100 single and 282 triple by Andy
Zajac.
Last Call remains second in
the Central and only two back in
the “wildcard” race as they were
decisioned 5-2 by the pesky Night
Hawks. The Hawks managed pinfall by 53 (1364-1311) in this low
scoring affair. They began with
an easy string one win as Matt
Lamay’s 109 was all that was
needed. He added a 106 second,
however, Last Call got in the win
column as Tony Polano’s 108 did
the trick. Both teams had trouble
in the third with the Hawks prevailing by eight. Matt recorded his
top series of the year, an excellent
306, while Tony led the Callmen
at 270.
In the West, the Incredibowls
impressive 5-2 win over the
Cannonballs has propelled them
into first as they took strings one
and three and pinfall by 33 (14251392). Billy Brunk was tops for
the Incredibowls as his 326 resulted from strings of 107, 115 and
104. Steve Swistak followed at
313 (109, 101, 103) while Pete
Swistak added a 107 and Kathy
Swistak a 101. Darryl Sinclair
was the best Cannonballer as his
340 total included 128 and 114
singles. Micah Hinckley was next
at 329 (106 and 129) while Ralph
Marchessault rolled a 113 middle
string. They totaled 501 in their
only win of the evening. The
Cannonballs now trail by two in
the race for the West.
Also in the West, Sandri’s playoff hopes were dealt a blow as
they dropped five to the “ghost”
team. Their only victory came in
the opener by one skinny little pin
as Aaron Sandridge’s excellent 124
decided it. He added a 109 second
and led the gasmen at 327. Rich
Picotte tossed a pair of 102’s and
Roland Horton a 107 in the loss. They dropped pinfall by 50 (14071357). Almost forgot – Oh those
singles!
Two weeks remain in our regular season with all four playoff
spots still up for grabs. March
madness has arrived. Stay tuned…
The top three triples this week
belonged to: Kevin Krasnecky
with 352, Kevin Slattery 341 and
Darryl Sinclair 340. The top three
singles were rolled by: Mike
Midura with 132, Micah Hinckley
129 and Darryl 128.
March 10, 2016, Ware River News, Page 13
One more battle ahead
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
AMHERST – With their win in
the Western Massachusetts Boys
Division 4 semifinals over Granby
earlier in the week, the Quaboag
boys basketball has earned the
right to be one of the last eight
teams playing across the state.
Quaboag will look to take that
next step when the Cougars face
top-seeded Hopkins Academy in
the finals at the Curry Hicks Cage
on the campus of the University
of Massachusetts at Amherst at
12:30 p.m. Saturday.
“It feels good to have the
opportunity to play in the finals
again,” Quaboag head coach
Chris Reilly said.
Since the Cougars made the
2015/2016 Ware High
School Booster Club
calendar winners
Oct. 1 Sam Paixao $50
Oct. 9 Izzie O’Grady $50
Oct. 19 Melissa Raymond $50
Oct. 30 Kevin St. Laurent $75
Nov. 6 Chip & Cheryl Balicki $50
Nov. 11 Cathy Grout $75
Nov. 24 Anthony & Leslie
Wallace $50
Nov. 26 Jennifer Grant $100
Nov. 27 Alyshia Symanski $100
Dec. 3 Chris Jeffery $50
Dec. 8 Kevin Johnson $50
Dec. 18 Mr. Mumper $50
Dec. 25 Jennifer Kettles $300
Jan. 2 Marylou Kaczuwka $100
Jan. 8 Phil Aucoin $50
Jan. 12 Christine Niquette $50
Jan. 20 Tom Smigiel $75
Jan. 28 Kylee Slattery $50
Feb. 2 Shelley Regin $50
Feb. 11 Darwin Irish $50
Feb. 16 Lora Hayward $75
Feb. 18 Jeanne Kochanek $50
Feb. 22 Katie Demers $50
March 1 Karen Lee $50
March 4 Joe Rabschnuk $50
March 9 Reid Jeffery $50
March 14 Linda Pellissier
March 17 Tracy Wrzesien $50
March 25 Gary Goodreau $75
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move to Western Massachusetts
for a tournament play three years
ago, Quaboag has become one of
the perennial teams that has been
in the hunt for the championship.
Last year, Quaboag made it
to the semifinals before losing
to Monson in double overtime,
while two years ago the Cougars
topped Lenox in the semifinals
and Smith Academy in the finals
and made it all the way to the
state finals.
To be successful in the finals
this season, the Cougars are going
to need to get offensive contributions from the likes of junior
guard Brady Antonopoulos,
junior guard Ben Wisniewski,
senior guard Dillon Antonopoulos
and senior forward Dylan Perry
as Quaboag always seem to play
at its best when they get several
players getting in on the offensive
side of the game.
For the defending champions
in Hopkins, they had to overcome
a slow start against Lenox to just
reach the finals.
Hopkins fell behind early, but
used a 19-7 run in the second
quarter to build up a double-digit
lead before halftime that they did
not relinquish.
Offensively the Cougars are
going to have to look to shut
down Sam’l Roe, who is the son
of Umass men’s basketball great
Lou Roe. The other tough players
for Hopkins are John Earle, Brett
Morrison and John Morrison.
Dave Forbes is a sports editor
for Turley Publications. He can be
reached at [email protected] or
by calling 413-283-8393 ext. 237.
On the verge of
greatness
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
AMHERST – Three years
a g o w h e n s eve r a l C e n t r a l
Massachusetts schools were
shifted to Western Massachusetts
for the basketball playoffs, it was
doubtful that anyone thought the
same program would win the
same division three times in a
row.
The Quaboag girls basketball team is on the precipice of
the makings of that dynasty as
they go for their third straight
Western Massachusetts Division 4
Tournament championship when
the fourth-ranked Lady Cougars
take on the top-seeded Mt. Everett
Eagles in the first title game of the
day at 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the
Curry Hicks Cage on the campus
of the University of Massachusetts
at Amherst.
“We are going to need to play
more like what we did in the second half,” Quaboag head coach
Cliff Lanier said. “We need to get
off to a better start in that game
than we did in this one [against
Ware].”
Since the Lady Cougars were
playing in the second game of
the day, Lanier had the chance to
watch much of the Mt. Everett
versus Lee overtime contest that
was played right before Quaboag’s
semifinal contest against Ware.
“It was a great game between
those two schools,” Lanier said.
“I thought that Lee was going to
pull the game out in overtime.”
The player that will be toughest
for the Lady Cougars to stop will
be freshman guard Gwendolyn
Carpenter, who finished with a
game-high 29 points against Lee,
including making 17 free throws.
“I had the chance to watch her
play as an eighth-grader last season and I was very impressed,”
Lanier said. “It is going to be a
challenge for us to try and stop
her, but I am glad that we are
going to have the opportunity to
try and do that in the finals on
Saturday.”
Senior Emily Coon will also be
another key player for the Lady
Cougars to try and stop as well.
She had 10 points in the semifinals against Lee.
For Quaboag to be successful
in defending their title they are
going to need to follow the same
recipe that they had against Ware
— contributions on offense from a
number of players, including Lexi
Paquette, Emma Stanton, Cassidy
Paquette, Shaylah Dorman and
Kiarra Dorman.
Dave Forbes is a sports editor
for Turley Publications. He can be
reached at [email protected] or
by calling 413-283-8393 ext. 237.
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Cougars eliminate Pioneers
By Sean Sweeney
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
For an hour and a half this
past Monday night, Feb. 29, the
fifth-seeded Quaboag girls’ basketball team didn’t see the blue
and gold uniforms of visiting No.
12 Pathfinder.
No, the Cougars saw the reds
of Southbridge instead.
Quaboag treated the Pioneers
like they do their Southern
Worcester County League counterparts in this one, leading at
one point by 42 points and barely
breaking a sweat while doing it,
as the Cougars soundly defeated
Pathfinder, 62-31, in a Western
Mass. Division 4 Tournament firstround game at the Den.
The win lifted Quaboag to 138 on the season, and advanced to
Thursday, March 3’s quarterfinal
against neighborhood rival North
Brookfield, the No. 4 seed, after
the Indians dispatched 13th-seeded
Smith Voke in a similarly-lopsided
adjacency, 60-35, at the corner of
Routes 148 and 67.
That game was played after
Turley Publications’ Tuesday deadline, with the winner moving on to
the semifinals at the Curry Hicks
Cage sometime next week.
Quaboag coach Cliff Lanier
noted after Monday’s game he
relished the chance to play North
Brookfield and get another chance
at playing on the ancestral home of
Western Mass. basketball.
Pathfinder ended its season
10-11.
With all due respect to the
tourists, this game was done when
tournament director Lou Conte
figured the Walker last Saturday:
the Pioneers simply did not belong
on the same floor with the vastlysuperior Cougars, and this game
might be the best argument for the
MIAA raising its minimum qualification standards from 50 percent
to 65 percent. Pathfinder scored
two baskets apiece in the first two
quarters and found itself trailing,
20-5, after 8:00 had elapsed, and
down 21, 31-10, after 16.
Not only that, the Cougar
defense played with the accelerator through the floorboards, as it
forced 19 first-half turnovers; the
Pioneers had registered 28 before
we stopped counting.
“We played a team that isn’t
over-skilled,” said Lanier. “We
played pretty hard; we got up the
floor on them. Kiarra (Dorman)
was all over the place. We pushed
the ball, and we had to play uptempo. They had a little trouble
with our press.”
Quaboag also managed to
hold Pathfinder field goal-less for
Turley Publications staff photo by Dave Forbes
Quaboag eighth-grader Jill Routhier (25) looks for a teammate to
pass the ball to.
9:45, from 4:43 left in the first half
to 2:58 left in the third, with only a
point registered.
The Cougars opened this
one with a 9-3 run, as Kiarra (14
points) scored right off the tap
thanks to a helper from sister
Shaylah, before Shaylah scored
a driving layup on Kiarra’s outlet
pass 26 seconds later.
On the next trip, the Pioneers
got on the scoreboard thanks to a
Trista Daley trifecta, calling glass
from the elbow.
Quaboag’s Jillian Routhier
then made her presence known,
scoring a high-percentage shot on
Emma Stanton’s (game-high 15
points) helper before hitting the
back end from the charity stripe.
She then drove and bounced to
Kiarra, who laid it up and in to
account for the run.
Madison Weldon (teamhigh 10 points) then scored by
Pathfinder, and it was the last
Pioneer hoop until Weldon scored
a baby hook in the paint 31 seconds into the second.
Until then, though, it was all
‘Boag, and everyone had a chance.
Cassidy Paquette (13 points)?
Layup after matching steals.
Stanton? A driving layup after
tapping the ball out of reach to
Cassidy, who went into transition
and gave up the rock to Emma for
the finish. And when Kiarra came
COUGARS
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pair of free throws. Junior Michael
Sosa added back-to-back hoops (six
points), then it was four straight
points from junior Joe Desormier
(15 points) that pulled Granby to
within 39-38 before senior Anthony
Gaj (three points) hit three free
throws in the closing seconds of the
third quarter to give the Rams the
two-point lead at 41-39.
“I told the guys in the huddle at
the end of the third quarter that we
have faced this time of adversity all
season long where we had given up
big leads and that we had shown in
the past couple of games that we
can respond well to that, and that
I wanted to see them respond well
one last time,” Reilly said.
Quaboag will now face Hopkins
Academy in the finals at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday at the Cage.
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up with a steal for Pathfinder’s
fourth turnover and brought it all
the way back, Pathfinder bench
boss Kevin Aldrich had to call a
time out.
But Quaboag wasn’t done.
On the restart, it felt as if
Kiarra rewound the DVR: Steal,
transition, layup. Lexi Paquette
then sank two free throws to
account for the score after one.
“When teams play zone, they
usually don’t give you the inside,”
Lanier said. “When you push it up
the floor, you don’t have to worry
about it. Things were just working.”
And while Weldon sandwiched
two high-percentage shots around
a pair by Shaylah, Quaboag scored
the next nine, including a steal by
Kiarra and a layup on Pathfinder’s
15th turnover, as well a pair of
treys by Emma and Cassidy to bolster the Cougar lead.
At one point in the second,
Daley played with four fouls.
Quaboag then scored the first
19 points of the third, and in all,
a 30-1 run before Weldon scored
with 2:58 left in the quarter.
The basket that made it 52-10?
Sophomore Evona Bolaske with a
sweet little jumper.
Sean Sweeney is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications.
He can be reached at dforbes@
turley.com.
Moriarty Scholarship 3 on 3
Basketball Tournament
WA R E - Wa r e Yo u t h
Basketball and the Moriarty
Scholarship Committee will be
sponsoring a 3 on 3 tournament.
Proceeds go to William
Moriarty Scholarship fund.
Each year several graduating
seniors are awarded scholarships
to help defray the cost of college.
Adult division cost is $30 per
team (three or four players).
Friday, March 18 at 6
p.m. at the Ware High School
Gymnasium.
Anyone who played on the
varsity level (this past season)
and up may compete at this
level.
There will be an all-women’s
division and a men’s/co-ed divi-
sion.
Adult tournament co-sponsored by Mexicali Fresh Mex
Grill — winners will receive gift
certificate.
Youth Division cost is $30
per team (three or four players)
on Saturday, March 19.
9 a.m. at SMK Elementary
for boys and girls in grades 1-3.
11 a.m. at Ware Middle
School for boys and girls in
grades 4-6.
12 p.m. at Ware Middle
School for boys and girls in
grades 7-9.
1 p.m. at Ware Middle School
for boys and girls in grades 10-12.
Please arrive 15 minutes
before the time listed to register
your team.
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Grammy winner Maria Schneider leads jazz orchestra
AMHERST –– Composer and
pianist Maria Schnieder has been
leading her 18-member jazz collective since 1994, blurring the lines
between genres in her approach
and collaborations. Her innovative
sound—lively jazz compositions
orchestrated with the precision of a
classical score—has earned her five
Grammy Awards, and 12 Grammy
nominations. The Maria Schneider
Orchestra performs at the UMass
Fine Arts Center Concert Hall on
Saturday, April 9, at 8 p.m.
This concert is part of the 18th
Annual High Jazz Fest, where aspiring high school jazz bands from
throughout New England converge
on the UMass Campus for a day of
clinics, adjudication and competition. The winning high school band
will open for Maria Schneider’s
Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. that evening.
The public is also invited to a
pre-show talk by the artist at 5:15
p.m. in the Concert Hall. Schneider
will discuss her career and creative
process, as well as her involvement
in digital rights and fan-funding.
Tickets for the Maria Schneider
Orchestra are $40, $35, $20; Five
College, GCC and 17 and under
$10. For tickets call the box office
at 545-2511, toll-free at 800-999UMAS, or purchase online at
fineartscenter.com.
This event is sponsored by El
Sol Latino and NEPR, and funded
in part by the Expeditions program
of the New England Foundation for
the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment
for the Arts, with additional support
from the six New England state arts
agencies.
Developmental Disabilities Council to hold state plan forums
H O LY O K E
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Massachusetts Developmental
Disabilities Council will host a
state plan public input forum from
10 a.m. to noon on March 16, at
Holyoke Community College,
Kittredge Center, Room 303.
The
Massachusetts
Developmental Disabilities Council
is an independent agency funded by
the federal government to work with
the state of Massachusetts to better
support people with developmental disabilities and their families.
MDDC’s mission is to help people
with developmental disabilities have
opportunities to lead successful
lives in their communities by supporting inclusive education, greater
employment opportunities and the
right to make choices about where,
with whom and how they live.
The Council develops a state
plan every five years to address
the most important issues affecting
people with developmental disabilities. The Council talks with individuals with developmental disabilities, their families and advocates
about how to improve the system
of services and supports over the
next five years.
The Council is hosting two public forums—one in Quincy and one
in Holyoke—and invites individuals with developmental disabilities,
their families and others to voice
their thoughts on: Self-Advocacy/
leadership, accessible recreation,
transition, housing, transportation,
family supports/respite, human
rights, direct care/support, employment, life skills, and access to
healthcare.
The event is free. Please RSVP
to Faith Behum, Faith.Behum@
state.ma.us or call 617-770-7676,
ext. 107 by March 11.
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March 10, 2016, Ware River News, Page 15
obituaries
public safety
Behind the Lines in Ware
By Sloane M. Perron
Staff writer
OUI arrest
On Feb. 26 at 9:50 p.m., Jamie
A. Vincent, 42, of 39 Bay Path
Road in Spencer was arrested for
OUI liquor, unlicensed operation
of a motor vehicle, lane violation,
light violation and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Officer
Chris DeSantis was driving on
Belchertown Road near Greenwich
Plain when he spotted a gray SUV
with no tail light and no license
plate light. The officer then saw the
vehicle drift into the center of the
lane. DeSantis pulled the vehicle
over at which point Vincent said that
he was unfamiliar with the vehicle
and believed that he had the fog
lights on. DeSantis then asked if
Vincent’s license was suspended.
Vincent answered that he had never
had a license. The driver the proceeded to fail several field sobriety
tests at which point he was arrested
and transported to the police station.
Narcotics overdose
reported
On Feb. 27 at midnight, a man
called the police station to report
that his grandson was “flipping out.”
The ambulance was dispatched on
a possible narcotics overdose. The
patient was rushed to Baystate Mary
Lane Hospital. Restraints were
requested for the patient. The status
of the patient remains unknown at
this time.
Death notices
Woman threatened in
restaurant
Demers, Herve A.
Died March 8, 2016
Funeral Mass March 12, 2016
All Saints Church
On March 2, a woman reported that she had been threatened by
a man while she was in Dunkin’
Donuts. The man, a lawyer, had
been involved in a prior legal case
in which the woman was a witness.
According to the woman, the man
came up to her while she was at
Dunkin Donuts and called her vulgar names. The woman replied that
the man was only at the Dunkin
Donuts in order to use the free
wifi at which point he cursed at
the woman and told her o leave the
restaurant. The woman wanted the
incident logged since she saw the
man who threatened her drive by
her home later that night. The incident remains under investigation.
Provencal, Achille R.
Died Feb. 24, 2016
Funeral Services March 1, 2016
Ratell Funeral Home
Indian Orchard
Ware Police Log
Friday, Feb. 26
Drug or Narcotics Violation,
Cherry Street, services rendered.
Suspicious Activity or Person,
Osborne Road, services rendered.
Assist Other Agency, Church
Street, referred to other agency.
Larceny, Theft Report, Old
Gilbertville Road, investigation
pending.
Accident, Vehicle, Palmer Road,
motor vehicle accident over $1,000.
Annoying Phone Calls, North
Street, services rendered.
Accident (Hit and Run), West
Warren Road, criminal complaint
issued.
Saturday, Feb. 27
Disturbance, Aspen Street, services rendered.
Parking Complaint, North Street,
services rendered.
Vandalism, Park Avenue, investigation pending.
Larceny, Theft Report, Pulaski
Street, services rendered.
Trespassing Complaint, Palmer
Road, services rendered.
Welfare Check, Main Street, area
searched negative found.
Disturbance, Wrin Street, area
searched negative found.
Sunday, Feb. 28
Assist Other Agency, South
Street, services rendered.
Accident, Vehicle, Barnes Street,
no police service necessary.
Threat Report, Otis Avenue, services rendered.
L a r c e n y, T h e f t R e p o r t ,
Belchertown Road, referred to other
agency.
Disturbance, Vigeant Street, area
searched negative found.
Monday, Feb. 29
Transport, South Street, services
rendered.
Vandalism, Bank Street, investigation pending.
Drug or Narcotics Violation,
North Street, services rendered.
Threat Report, North Street,
investigation pending.
Fraud, Sorel Road, services rendered.
Erratic Operator Complaint, Pine
Crest Circle, services rendered.
Trespassing Complaint, North
Street, services rendered.
Missing Person, Westbrook
Avenue, services rendered.
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Tuesday, March 1
Parking Complaint, West Main
Street, citation issued.
Larceny, Theft Report, Mechanic
Street, services rendered.
Fraud, Palmer Road, services
rendered.
Trespassing Complaint, Milner
Street, services rendered.
Drug or Narcotics Violation,
West Street, services rendered.
Alarm Burglar, Upper North
Street, services rendered.
Wednesday, March 2
Parking Complaint, Otis Avenue,
citation issued.
Disturbance, Valley View, services rendered.
Threat Report, West Street, services rendered.
Fraud, North Street, services rendered.
Welfare Check, Valley View, area
searched negative found.
Soliciting, North Street, services
rendered.
Alarm Burglar, Bacon Road, services rendered.
Disabled Vehicle, West Warren
Road, services rendered.
Larceny, Theft Report, Main
Street, investigation pending.
Thursday, March 3
Fraud, North Street, services rendered.
Welfare Check, Monson Turnpike
Road, services rendered.
Disabled Vehicle, Palmer Road,
area searched negative found.
Assault, West Street, investigation pending.
Trespassing Complaint, North
Street, services rendered.
Harassment Complaint, Valley
View, services rendered.
Larceny, Theft Report, North
Street, investigation pending.
Neighbor Dispute, Morse
Avenue, services rendered.
Missing Person, High Street,
investigated, report filed.
Friday, March 4
Cruiser Assignments, North
Street, services rendered.
Alarm Burglar, West Street, services rendered.
Between Feb. 26 and March 4,
Ware police performed 53 investigations, administrative work 106
times, public service 13 times,
cruiser assignments eight times,
seven welfare checks, summons service 15 times, one transport, court
duties twice, two notifications, provided general information 22 times,
and assisted 11 motorists, and officers were wanted 27 times. Police
responded to 62 motor vehicle violations, five vehicle accidents, 20
reports of fraud, three erratic operator complaints, two reports of missing persons, one report of soliciting, three disabled vehicles, two
reports of assault, two complaints of
harassment, one neighbor dispute,
five drug or narcotics violations,
seven reports of suspicious activity
or persons, 18 ambulance requests,
seven reports of larceny or theft,
one report of annoying phone calls,
seven traffic hazards, one hit and
run accident, six disturbances, four
parking complaints, three reports
of vandalism, 10 burglar alarms,
10 animal complaints, one report
of found property, five complaints
of trespassing, and three reports of
threats. Ware police assisted other
agencies 11 times.
These numbers don’t include
existing investigations or cases
already being prosecuted the court
system.
Ware Arrests
By Sloane M. Perron
Staff writer
Between February 26 and
March 4, the Ware Police
Department made two arrests.
On Feb. 26 at 9:50 p.m.,
Jamie A. Vincent, 42, of 39
Bay Path Road in Spencer was
arrested for OUI liquor, unlicensed operation of a motor
vehicle, lane violation, light
violation, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
O n F e b. 2 7 a t 2 : 4 5
a . m . , A s h l ey M . C a m p ,
30, of 44 Stoddard Street in
Northampton was arrested on
a default warrant.
Hardwick Police Log
Between Feb. 29 and March
7, Hardwick police made 33
motor vehicle stops, 10 building
and property checks, one welfare check, one records check,
two investigations, seven motor
vehicle investigations, performed
traffic control twice, served two
warrants, and assisted four citizens. Police responded to one
complaint, six safety hazards, one
complaint of motor vehicle operations, one hazardous incident,
three reports of scam or fraud,
one alarm, one 911 hang-up call,
one report of found or lost property, one report of identity theft,
and one parking complaint. They
appeared for court-related matters once, and three officers were
initiated.
There were 13 911 calls. Of
these, five were for medical emergencies, two were for disturbances, two were for motor vehicle
accidents, and four were hang-up
calls. Hardwick police assisted
other agencies seven times.
New Braintree Police Log
Between Feb. 29 and March
7, New Braintree police made 11
motor vehicle stops, 11 building
and property checks, one area
patrol, two motor vehicle investigations, performed traffic control
once, responded to one animal
call, three safety hazards, one
complaint of motor vehicle operations, and one report of a disabled
motor vehicle. There were five
911 calls. Of these, four were for
medical emergencies and one was
for a report of suspicious activity.
Ware River News
Obituary Policy
Turley Publications offers two types of obituaries.
One is a free, brief Death Notice listing the name
of deceased, date of death and funeral date and
place.
The other is a Paid Obituary, costing $50, which
allows families to publish extended death notice
information of their own choice and may include a
photograph. Death Notices & Paid Obituaries
should be submitted through a funeral home to:
[email protected].
Tokarz, Sophie S. (Swirk)
DIed March 5, 2016
Funeral Mass March 10, 2016
St. Mary’s Church
Ware
Exceptions will be made only when the family provides a
death certificate and must be pre-paid.
Herve A. Demers
WARE –– Herve A. Demers,
96, formerly of North Street,
passed away on Tuesday, March
8, in West Brookfield.
He was the husband of the late
Dolores (Bernard) Demers who
passed eight years ago. He leaves
his three children, Susan Demers
of Ware, Doreen Waananen of
Belchertown, and Leo Demers
of Chula Vista, California; his
three grandchildren Lori SmithDemers, Christy Letke and Ryan
Waananen and two great-grandchildren Leilani and Dylan Letke.
He had the nickname “Joe”
(Little Joe as a child) because
of his soft spot for his Uncle
Joe. People around town usual-
ly called him Joe. He was born
in Ware, the son of Raoul and
Albina (Millier) Demers. In his
early years he lived on Dale
Street until the family moved to
North Street.
He was a communicant of Mt.
Carmel Church and attended it’s
parochial school and later joined
All Saints Church. His father ran
a barber shop on Parker Street,
where his brother and uncles
were also barbers. He became a
farmer, selling milk, eggs, poultry and corn to neighborhood
markets, and door-to-door. He
was a hard worker not afraid of
challenges. He later developed
and managed Demers Mobile
Home Park on North Street. He
also worked at various manufacturers in the area, and at UMass
Amherst.
In retirement he and his wife
enjoyed visiting different parts
of Florida, enjoying family visits
while there. His family was very
important to him.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, March 12,
at 10 a.m. in All Saints Church.
A calling hour will be held on
Saturday from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
at the Charbonneau Funeral
Home, 30 Pleasant St. Donations
may be made in his name to the
Alzheimer’s Assoc., 264 Cottage
St., Springfield, MA., 01104.
Achille R. Provencal
EAST LONGMEADOW ––
Achille R. Provencal, 94, passed
peacefully on Feb. 24 at Wingate
of East Longmeadow.
Achille, affectionately known
as “Archie,” was born in Ware,
to the late Zephir Provencal and
Celina Bourgault. Archie was a
union Carpenter with Local 108
for over 69 years. He was the oldest member of the union and was
proud of it. Archie was a charter member of the Ludlow Elks
Lodge #2448. He also served
as the head Custodian for the
Birchland Park Middle School for
over 10 years. Archie loved his
family and was a very hard working man who provided for their
every need.
He leaves to cherish his memory his three stepsons Robert, and
his wife, Dot, Richard and Allen
Derouins, and a sister, Bernadette
Lagrant, four grandchildren,
several nieces and nephews and
his longtime girlfriend Gladys
Markuson.
H e wa s p r e d e c e a s e d b y
wife Jeannette, brothers Edgar,
Elphege, Frederick and Andre
Provencal as well as sisters
Loretta LaBossiere, Florence
Giroux, Constance Lagrant,
Jeanne Sokloski and Edna
Provencal.
His Funeral was held on
Tuesday morning, March 1 at
Ratell Funeral Home, 200 Main
Street, Indian Orchard, followed
by a Mass of Christian Burial
in St. Elizabeth Church, 191
Hubbard Street, Ludlow. Burial
followed at Island Pond Cemetery,
Ludlow. For additional information please visit www.ratellfuneralhome.com
Sophie S. Tokarz, 1918 - 2016
WARE –– Sophie S. (Swirk)
Tokarz, age 97, passed away on
Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Mount
St. Vincent Care Center in Holyoke.
She was born in Ware on
October 14, 1918, and was a lifelong resident. She was employed
by the former Hampshire Woolen
Co. for 40 years retiring in 1982.
Sophie was a communicant of St.
Mary’s Church in Ware. She was
Warren
Police Log
Between Feb. 29 and March
7, Warren police made five arrests.
Damian Pepin, 23, of 4 Independence
Lane, Warren, was arrested on March
2 on a warrant. Rebecca Ballou, 46, of
19 Yankee Drummer Drive, Warren,
was arrested on March 2 for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended
license. Tristin Edward Joseph Giroux,
18, of 735 Main Street Apartment #A,
Warren, was arrested on March 2 for
larceny under $250 and conspiracy.
Kristopher Mundell, 18, of 16 Kay
Hill, West Warren, was arrested on
March 2 for larceny under $250 and
conspiracy. Michelle Bigos, 48, of
1174 Southbridge Road, Warren, was
arrested on March 6 for cruelty to
animal (neglect), two counts of dog or
cat rabies vaccination violation, and
two counts of failing to license a dog.
Police made 30 motor vehicle
stops, seven building checks, one
investigation, three notifications, performed summons service once, transported prisoners twice, and assisted
six citizens. They responded to four
traffic hazards, one report of an erratic
operator, one disturbance, four burglar
alarms, one motor vehicle violation,
one report of larceny, two civil disputes, two medical emergencies, and
one report of suspicious activity.
There were four 911 calls. Of
these, one was for a disturbance, one
was for an investigation, one was for
a medical emergency, and one was a
hang-up or abandoned call. Warren
police assisted one other police
department, and assisted other agencies six times.
the last of all her siblings.
Sophie is survived by her nieces
and nephews and was predeceased
by a nephew. Her beloved husband,
Stephen Tokarz, passed away in
1982.
Funeral services for Sophie will
be held on Thursday, March 10,
2016, at 10:30 a.m. from the Cebula
Funeral Home Chapel, Ware. A
funeral Mass will be offered at 11
a.m. in St. Mary’s Church, Ware.
Interment will follow in St. Mary’s
Cemetery, Ware. A calling period
will be held on Thursday morning
from 9 to 11 a.m. in the funeral
home chapel.
Sophie’s family would like to
thank the Monastery at Landmark,
Mercy Life and Mount St. Vincent
for the wonderful care given to
Sophie.
Spring is in the air
NEBRASKA CITY,
NEBRASKA –– The
Arbor Day Foundation is
making it easy for everyone to celebrate the arrival of spring by planting
trees. Join the Arbor Day
Foundation in March 2016
and receive 10 free white
flowering dogwood trees.
“White flowering dogwoods will add beauty to
your home throughout the
year,” said Matt Harris,
CEO of the Arbor Day
Foundation. “Dogwoods
are known for their showy
spring flowers, scarlet
autumn foliage, and red
berries that attract songbirds during winter.”
The free trees are
part of the nonprofit
Foundation’s Trees for
America campaign. With
planting instructions
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shipped at the right time
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The six- to 12-inch trees
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Arbor Day Foundation
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To become a member of
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Anything old. Contents of attics,
barns and homes. One item or
complete estate. Call (413)2673786 or (413)539-1472 Ask for
Frank.
WE
PAY
FAIR
PRICES!!!
Wanted To Buy
NEW
ENGLAND
ESTATE
PICKERS
IN
THE
OLD
MONSON LANES BOWLING
ALLEY.
BUYING NOW!
ALL ANTIQUES AND
COLLECTIBLES
COMPLETE ESTATES
SETTLED!
(413)267-3729
TOP DOLLAR ON THE SPOT
FOR ALL GOLD AND SILVER
ITEMS, JEWELRY, COINS,
SILVERWARE, ETC!
Items
to
include:
old
advertising signs of all
subject matters! Furniture,
toys, trains, pedal cars,
model car kits from the 70’s,
old fishing items, military
items, sports stuff, old
paintings,
books,
coin
operated Coca Cola pinball
machines, etc. comic books,
postcards, magazines, old
letterman jackets, musical
instruments,
microscopes,
binoculars,
old
bicycles,
motorcycles,
vintage
automobiles! WE PURCHASE
CONTENTS
OF
BARNS,
GARAGES,
ATTICS,
BASEMENTS! LET US DO
THE WORK AND YOU GET
PAID!
SIMPLY BRING YOUR
ITEMS IN FOR A FREE
EVALUATION AND OR
CASH OFFER!
THURSDAY - SUNDAY
10:00 - 5:00
HONEST COURTEOUS
SERVICE!!!
64 MAIN ST. (RTE. 32),
MONSON, MA
Wanted
BOATS/ RV’S WANTED!!! We
buy any condition. Running or not.
Competitive offer! Free towing
from anywhere! We’re nationwide!
Call for quote (888)553-8647.
Services
Services
ABSOLUTE CHIMNEY SERVICES C.S.I.A. Certified and
Insured. Sweeping chimneys year
round. Thank you. 413-967-8002.
Tel.: 1-413-245-7181
Armand A. Thibert & Son
Painting & Wallpapering
General Contracting
Wallpapering All Types
Free Estimates
Holland Rd.
Wales, MA
A CALL WE HAUL
WE TAKE IT ALL
WE LOAD IT ALL
Lowest Rates,
accumulations, junk, estates,
attics, garages, appliances,
basements, demo services
10% disc. with this ad.
All Major CC's
CALL NOW (413)531-1936
WWW.ACALLWEHAUL.COM
CHAIR SEAT WEAVING &
refinishing - cane, fiber rush &
splint - Classroom instructor, 20+
years experience. Call Walt at
(413)267-9680 for estimate.
DEPENDABLE
ELECTRICIAN,
FRIENDLY
service,
installs
deicing cables. Free estimates.
Fully insured. Scott Winters
electrician Lic. #13514-B Call
(413)244-7096.
CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION
Kitchen, bath, foyers. References.
Lic #086220. Please call Kevin
(978)355-6864.
Industrial, Commerical, Residential
Electrical Installations, Fully Insured
Kenneth F. Lolos
MA Master’s License #A12700
CT Master’s License #E1-125711
169 Ware St., Palmer, MA 01069
413-283-6881 • 413-813-5547 (Mobile)
[email protected]
Finance
*NEW STATE LAW. Anyone
advertising caring of children must
list a license number to do so if
they offer this service in their own
home.
SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY- Need assistance- Let us
help! From birth to age 22.
Special Ed Advocates of Western
Mass 413-246-3856
SELL
YOUR
STRUCTURED
settlement or annuity payments for
cash now. You don’t have to wait
for your future payments any
longer! Call (800)938-8092.
Heating & Air Cond.
HVAC / DUCTWORK. Local
Sheet Metal shop fabricating
Ductwork to your specifications.
Plenums, Filter Arrangements, etc.
Repair/changes
of
existing
ductwork. Insulating and Duct
Sealing of existing Ductwork. NO
job too small. Fully Licensed.
FREE Estimates. JM Sheetmetal
413-883-2433
Home Improvement
David E. Whitney
Phone/Fax
Notary Public
413-289-0058
Sixty-Five Jim Ash Road
Palmer, MA 01069-9814
www.kitchentabletaxes.com
Credit Cards Welcome
[email protected]
CHANTEL BLEAU
ACCOUNTING SERVICES
For Full Accounting & Tax Service
Registered Tax Return Preparer
228 West St., Ware, MA 01082
413-967-8364
Call For An
Appointment
The IRS does not endorse any particular individual tax return preparer.
For more information on tax preparers go to irs.gov.
Income Tax Preparation
588 Center Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
www.ajefinancial.com
~ 29 years tax experience ~
(413)589-1671
Bruce J. Charwick
(413) 283-5596
62 Jim Ash Road
Palmer, MA 01069
The Tax Lady
Maximum Refund Guaranteed
The Tax Lady
Tax Preparer/Consultant
20 Memory Lane
Palmer, MA 01069
(413) 283-2391
[email protected]
www.thetaxladygromosky.com
Do You Owe Uncle Sam?
Do you find that you owe Uncle Sam 'year after year'?
If you typically pay to state of federal every year, we can help.
It's called TAX PLANNING.
It shouldn't have to hurt!
Melchiori Tax and Financial Services
IRS Problems?
Let a Professional Handle it for you.
Call us anytime!
Complete Tax Services:
Personal, Business, Corporations and Partnerships
Telephone (413) 786-8727 • Fax (413) 786-1833
[email protected] • pauline@ melchioritax.com
24 Southwick Street, Feeding Hills, MA 01030
CALL YOUR LOCAL TURLEY PUBLICATIONS SALES REPRESENTATIVE FOR INFORMATION AND RATES ON ADVERTISING YOUR TAX SERVICE HERE!
413-283-8393 • 1-800-824-6548
WATER DAMAGE
-CALL JAY (413)436-5782FOR REPAIRS
Complete
Drywall
Service.
Finishing,
Painting,
Ceilings
(Smooth or Textured). 39 years
experience. Fully insured
Garage Door Serv.
MENARD GARAGE DOORS
Authorized
Raynor
dealer
specializing in sales, installation
service and repairs of residential
and light commercial overhead
garage doors and openers. Fully
insured. Free estimates. Call
(413)289-6550 or
www.menardgaragedoors.com
QUABBIN PAINTING INTERIOR/
EXTERIOR PAINTING, handyman, house and deck powerwashing, deck staining, gutters
cleaned.
Prompt
professional
service. Fully insured.
Call 413-323-6425
[email protected]
Plumbing
LINC’S PLUMBING LIC #J27222
Scheduling Replacement
Heating Systems Now
Call LINC’S
For Your Connection
(413)668-5299
Roofing
FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS. ALL
TYPES OF ROOFING, shingle,
flat and slate. Call Local Builders
(413)626-5296. Complete roofing
systems and repairs.
Fully
licensed and insured. MA CS
#102453, CT Reg. 0615780.
Lifetime
warranty.
Senior
Discount. 24 hour service.
NEW APPLICATIONS, GENERAL
repairs,
leaks
fixed.
Specializing in flat or low sloped
rubber membrane roofs. Quality
work. 25 years experience. Call
(413)668-7223.
SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25
years experience. Commercial,
residential. Insured. Shingles,
single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel,
slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency
Repairs.
(413)536-3279,
(413)348-9568, (413)204-4841.
Help Wanted
AAA1 - TROM’S TREE SERVICE
Let me save you money. Tree
removal, hazard tree removal,
cordwood, stump grinding. We’re
fully insured and workmen’s comp.
for your protection.
Free
estimates. Mon.-Sun. Call Jason.
413-283-6374.
FOSTER CARE: YOU can help
change someone’s life. Provide a
safe home for children and teens
who have been abused or
neglected.
Call
Devereux
Therapeutic Foster Care at 413734-2493.
ATEKS TREE- HONEST, quality
tree service.
From pruning to
house lot clearing. Fully insured.
Free estimates. Firewood sales.
(413)687-3220.
Pets
GERMAN SHORTHAIR POINTERS Puppies, $850.00. Purebred,
1st vet visit, docked tails. Ready
the end of March. Contact Mystie
413-289-4249.
Spring into a new career!
Visit us at our Job Fair
HELP WANTED- ACCOUNTS
Receivable/Bookkeeper.
Education
and/or
experience
required. Computer knowledge
including Microsoft Office and
Quickbooks
preferred.
FAX
resume to 508-867-3048. Email
resume
to
[email protected]
HELP WANTED: GENERAL farm
work at a Tree Nursery in North
Brookfield, Part Time, Will Train,
Call Dennis (508) 826-0643
IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPE
Foreman and Laborers needed.
Must have license and reliable
transportation.
Call 978-355-9039
MECHANIC NEEDED P/T for
local golf course. Call (413)2221884
KLARA IS A pocket sized terrier
mix, 2 years of age. Klara is a
perfect average rated girl, perfect
for a first time dog owner. Crate
trained, walks great on a leash!
Ok with other dogs! Located in
Worcester,
MA,
completed
application/home
visit/$200
adoption fee.
Applications found at
www.destinysroad
animalrescue.com
RETIRED RACING
GREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTION
spayed/neutered, wormed,
shots, heartworm tested,
teeth cleaned
Make a Fast Friend!
Greyhound Options Inc.
Call Mary at 413-566-3129
or Claire at 413-967-9088
or go to
www.greyhoundoptions.org
Horses
HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS
offered year round at our state of
the art facility. Beginner to
advanced. Ages 4 years to adult.
Boarding, sales and leasing also
available. Convenient location at
Orion Farm in South Hadley.
(413)532-9753
www.orionfarm.net
Help Wanted
CNA’s, PCA’s, HHA’S,
SIGN ON BONUS
Positions available at
Professional Medical
Services, Inc.
Highest competitive rates &
mileage paid. EOE.
Call Denise. (413)289-9018
PART TIME LPN, MAP certified
or CNA capable of becoming Med
Certified at BH for Med pour-pass
and direct care.
PART-TIME Kitchen + Dining
Room Service 4 Hrs
PART-TIME housekeeping +
direct care
Possible live-in position for LPN,
CNA or Housekeeper
Brookhaven Assisted Care 19
West Main St., West Brookfield,
MA 508-612-7525
PART TIME WANTED to stack
firewood and run equipment. Must
be consistent. Tetreault & Son
(413)245-9615
PART-TIME POSITION WAITSTAFF. Tues- Fri. 11am- 4pm.
Apply in person Wong Garden,
147 North Main St., Belchertown.
SERVICE TECHNICIAN NEEDED
for busy local office. Must be over
18 and have own, reliable
transportation. Ask for Lisa
(413)289-9733.
SHARED LIVING PROVIDER –
(Ware/Palmer Area) Provide inhome support and assistance to
shared living client. A qualified
host
will
teach
individual
independent living skills and
provide a safe and stable living
environment.
Create
and
supervise outings and activities in
the community. Tax free stipend
between $30,000-$45,000/year
• Must own or rent a home with an
available bedroom
•Valid driver’s license, acceptable
driving record, and vehicle
•Physical ability to perform the
requirements of the position
including CPR (agency will provide
this training)
To apply: Please get application
from our current openings page at
servicenet.org. Send completed
application, resumé and cover
letter citing Search #116 in the
subject line to
[email protected]
Thurs 3/10 • 4 - 6 and Sat 3/12 • 9 - noon
C.N.A. AND
HOME HEALTH AIDES
needed for Assisted Living Facility.
Full-Time and Part-Time Positions
with Benefits.
We are a 147-bed skilled nursing facility
located in West Brookfield, MA and have
the following opportunities available:
TAX TIME
Personal & Small Business Tax Returns
"David The Tax Man"
HOME IMPROVEMENTS. REMODELING. Kitchens, baths.
Ceramic tile, windows, painting,
wallpapering, textured ceilings,
siding, additions. Insurance work.
Fully insured. Free estimates. 413246-2783 Ron.
Painting
Tree Work
KEN’S PAINTING SERVICES,
LLC
Interior/ exterior painting and
staining, wallpaper removal and
repairs, quality products and
workmanship. Fully insured.
Free estimates.
(413)896-8264.
C-D HOME IMPROVEMENT. 1
Call for all your needs. Windows,
siding, roofs, additions, decks,
baths, hardwood floors, painting.
All work 100% guaranteed.
Licensed and insured. Call Bob
(413)596-8807 Cell
CS Lic.
#97110, HIC Lic #162905
2016
Kitchen Table Taxes
TRUCK DRIVERS
NEEDED
A & B CDL CLASSES + BUS
Chicopee, Ma (413)592-1500
UNITED TRACTOR TRAILER
SCHOOL
Unitedcdl.com
Home Improvement
PAINT AND PAPER Over 25
years experience. References. Lic
#086220. Please call Kevin 978355-6864.
Child Services
DON'T BE A STARVING
ARTIST - learn how to teach
painting with this special
method to people of all ages
and abilities and have your own
business with a stable income.
Fill the need for more art in
healthcare facilities. Check it
out at:
www.artis4every1.com or call
(508)882-3947
Electrician
K & S Electric
Call us toll free at 1-800-824-6548
Instruction
15 Weekly
Newspapers
Serving 50 Local
Communities
BILODEAU AND SON Roofing.
Established 1976. New re-roofs
and repairs. Gutter cleanings and
repairs. Licensed/ insured. Call
(413)967-6679.
WE
RENOVATE,
SELL
&
PURCHASE (any condition) horse
drawn vehicles such as sleighs,
carriages, surreys, wagons, dr’s
buggies,
driveable
or
lawn
ornaments. Some furniture and
other
restoration
services
available.
Reasonable prices.
Quality
workmanship.
Call
(413)213-0373 for estimate and
information.
Demers & Sons
Belchertown, MA
✦
READ IT!!!
ACE
CHIMNEY
SWEEPS.
Cleanings, inspections, repairs,
caps,
liners,
waterproofing,
rebuilds. Gutterbrush Installations.
Local family owned since 1986.
HIC #118355. Fully insured.
(413)547-8500.
HANDYMAN SERVICES
One call does it all
Storm Clean-up
Snowplowing,
High Lift Service,
Remodeling,
Roof Repairs,
Excavating
Fully insured. Free estimates.
Reasonable rates
www.rlhenterprises.net
(413)668-6685.
www.turley.com
Want it!
Find it!
Buy it!
Sell it!
Love it!
Drive it!
*****
DRYWALL
AND
CEILINGS,
plaster repair. Drywall hanging.
Taping & complete finishing. All
ceiling textures. Fully insured.
Jason at Great Walls.
(413)563-0487
✦
Now offering higher,
competitive wages for
Must be reliable, energetic and personable.
Pleasant working environment.
Apply in person at the Arbors at Amherst,
130 University Drive, Amherst, MA 01002
(413-548-6800)
LPNs/RNs/CNAs
Full-time, Part-time & Per Diem
$2000 Sign-on Bonus
$1000 referral bonus
for Full-time Nurses
$500 Sign-on & Referral
Bonus for all Full-time CNAs!
Unit Manager - Long Term Care Unit
Full-time Monday through Friday. Possess strong
management, clinical and organization skills.
Self-motivated with excellent problem-solving and
communication skills. Team player.
Unit Secretary
Monday through Friday 7am-3pm. Must be a CNA.
Will work as a CNA 7am-11am and a secretary
11am-3pm. Good communication skills, professionalism and a self-motivated individual. MUST
be flexible! This position will entail working as a
CNA on the floor from 7am-11ap and then moving
to the desk as a secretary 11am-3pm.
Join our team... a great community
facility providing great care!
Baylor Shifts Available, Walk-in Interviews,
Competitive Benefits Package Including
Blue Cross/ Blue Shield Insurance
Interested candidates, please contact
Kim Moynahan at: [email protected]
or (508) 867-0626. Applicants may apply on
Indeed.com as well.
EOE
Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
RNs, LPNs & CNAs
Full-Time, Part-Time • Various Shifts
Stop by on any of our
WALK-IN WEDNESDAYS
MARCH 16, 23 & 30 • 8am - 4:30pm
On-site Interviews • Door Prizes • Refreshments
Wingate Healthcare offers competitive wages, shift differentials,
and generous benefits.
If you are unable to stop by any of our
WALK-IN WEDNESDAYS, please contact Maureen Butts
at: 781-707-9209 to make other arrangements.
WINGATE AT WEST SPRINGFIELD
42 Prospect Avenue • West Springfield, MA 01089
Tel: (413) 733-3151
wingatehealthcare.com
An equal opportunity employer.
March 10, 2016, Ware River News, Page 17
Classifieds
Buzzin’ from Town to Town
Turley Publications’ Community Marketplace
Help Wanted
WEEKEND
HOUSEKEEPER
NEEDED for Assisted Living
Facility.
Must
be
reliable,
energetic, and a self-motivated
team player. Apply in person at
the Arbors at Amherst, 130
University Drive, Amherst (413548-6800)
Health Care
ASST DIRECTOR A full time
position is available in our day
program serving adults with
developmental disabilities, located
in West Springfield. 34 paid days
off per year and partially paid
health, dental, life and disability.
Bachelor's degree with staff
supervisory experience strongly
required. Position is 75% direct
care and 25% administrative. Fax
Resumes to 877-335-2671 or
email
[email protected].
EOE/AA/ADA. No Phone calls
please.
GOT KNEE PAIN? Back Pain?
Shoulder Pain? Get a painrelieving brace at little or no cost
to you. Medicare Patients, call
Health Hotline now! (800)2796038.
Business Opp.
Real Estate
www.turley.com
✦
Real Estate
Mobile Homes
for sale, in operation for 3
years, steady increase in
revenue, very unique floor
restoration concept that can be
used on all types of floor
surfaces. No need to rent a
location, home based, low
franchise
fee
with
huge
potential. Everyone who hears
about this concept loves it.
Franchise territory is all of
Western
Massachusetts.
Vehicle, equipment, facebook
page, website and supplies
included in the sale. All
marketing collaterals prepared
through local printing company.
Plus
wonderful
franchise
company support as needed.
Owner will provide some
training and financing. Price:
$27,500.00 Call Chris 413-2045387
For Rent
TOOMEY-LOVETT
109 West St.
Ware, MA 01082
REAL ESTATE
ASSOCIATES
967-7355
www.Century21ToomeyLovett.com
413-967-6326
800-486-2121
West Brookfield:
508-867-7064
Buy Now! BE IN FOR SPRING!
WARE: NEW To The Market, Best
three family on the market, in
great shape, also 2 car garage,
won’t last!!
Call for a market plan
to sell your property!
It’s EASY!!!
Dorrinda
O’Keefe-Shea
Jill Stolgitis
Mary Hicks
Alan Varnum
Bruce Martin
Joe Chenevert
Michael
McQueston
LPN NO WEEKENDS, nights or
holidays. A part time 27.5
hours/week position is available in
our day program serving adults
with developmental disabilities
located in West Springfield.
Primary duties are LPN tasks and
teaching adults in our program.
Benefits include 34 paid days off
per year and partially paid health
& dental. Fax resumés to 877-3352671 or email [email protected].
No phone calls please.
For Rent
LUDLOW- MILLER STREET.
Furnished, 2 bedroom, 12’x68’,
new heat, H2O, shed, appliances,
porch, deck. $29,900. 413-5939961 DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM
ESTABLISHED FLOOR
FRANCHISE
978-434-1990
413-477-8780
508-612-4794
508-867-2727
508-523-0114
508-331-9031
508-362-0533
www.turley.com
JILL A. GRAVEL, BROKER
gravelrealestate.com
ALL REAL ESTATE advertised
herein is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act, which makes it
illegal
to
advertise
“any
preference,
limitation,
or
discrimination because of race,
color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national origin,
or intention to make any such
preference,
limitation,
or
discrimination.” We will not
knowingly accept any advertising
for real estate which is in violation
of the law. All persons are hereby
informed
that
all
dwellings
advertised are available on an
equal opportunity basis.
Thinking of
Selling?
Call us today
for a Free
Market Analysis
of your home!
Make sure
to ask for
a Free One Year
Home Warranty
when you list your
home with any
Gravel RE Agent!
Applications now being
accepted for one, two and
three bedroom apartments
7 days a week
for any of your
Real Estate Needs!
Job Title: Customer Service RepresentaƟve
Reports to: Customer Service Manager
Basic FuncƟon and Purpose: Will take telephone orders from customers; oīer service
regarding customer complaints, back orders, etc. Will code orders and order entry.
Will work with ProducƟon Control Department on scheduling of shipments. Will send
catalogs, ship show materials and type leƩers concerning customer requests. Will work
closely with outside sales force. Will acƟvely look for sales growth opportuniƟes while
talking to customers. Candidate must be proficient in MicrosoŌ Windows Professional,
Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, etc.
EducaƟon and/or Experience: High school diploma or equivalent, and two years of
progressively responsible related work experience, or any combinaƟon of educaƟon,
experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abiliƟes.
Language Skills: Strong English and grammar skills to write, edit and proofread business
materials. Also, the ability to orally communicate using the English language is a must.
Fluency in Spanish would be a plus.
Qualified candidates should send resumes to:
Dexter-Russell, INC., 44 River St., Southbridge, MA 01550
or by email to [email protected]
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer
BASIC FUNCTION AND PURPOSE: To improve manufacturing processes and products by
developing improved and new machinery and process design, through technology, automaƟon,
fixture innovaƟon, and advanced materials engineering.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Include the following (other duƟes may be
assigned).
• Design and supervise the building of producƟon machinery and fixturing including safety
guarding.
• Understand the areas of Dexter metallurgy, dimensional controls, heat treaƟng and
inspecƟon methods.
• Support the Heat Treat Department with metallurgy, process knowledge, and failure
analysis.
• Support injecƟon plasƟc molding in house and at custom molders.
EducaƟon and/or Experience:
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering
• 5-7 years of manufacturing experience (small metal products, metallurgy, heat treaƟng,
grinding methods, machine design, automaƟon and/or injecƟon molding
• Working knowledge of electrical circuits, pneumaƟcs, hydraulics, PLC logic, and CNC controls
desirable.
• Proficient with Auto Cad, Solid Works, and Master Cam.
Qualified candidates should send resumes to:
Dexter-Russell, INC., 44 River St., Southbridge, MA 01550 or by email to [email protected]
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Vacation Rentals
WARE- SPACIOUS 2 bedroom
apartment, third floor, electric
heat. Good area. $575 monthly,
water, sewer, trash removal
included. 1st & security. No Pets.
Available April 1st! Call (413)9677772.
WARM WEATHER IS year round
in Aruba. The water is safe, and
the dining is fantastic. Walk out to
the beach. 3-bedroom weeks
available. Sleeps 8. $3500. Email:
[email protected] for more
information.
WARREN- 1 BEDROOM, off
street parking. Call (413)4365600.
Auto For Sale
WARREN: 2 BEDROOM apt. for
lease. 2 BR, wall-wall carpeting,
full appliances, washer/dryer on
premises.
1
year
lease
$650/month. (413)436-9367.
WEST WARREN, SMALL 1 BR,
off-street parking, stove. (774)9220529.
WEST
WARRENSMALL
apartment.
Appliances,
heat,
parking
included.
No
pets/
smoking. First/ Last $700. Call
(413)813-8683.
GILBERTVILLE- 3 BEDROOM.
Stove/ Fridge included. Washer/
dryer Hook-up, wall to wall. First,
last, security deposit. References.
No Pets. (413)477-6650
WARE TWO BR, 2nd fl. $700.
Clean, safe, sunny, yard, deck,
laundry,
parking.
Close
to
downtown. Call (508)867-3823.
No Pets
For Information call
(413)967-7755 EHO
17 Convent Hill, Ware, MA
Please
Recycle
All real estate advertising in this
newspaper is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes
it illegal to advertise any preference,
limitation or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status (number of children and
or pregnancy), national origin, ancestry,
age, marital status, or any intention to
make any such preference, limitation or
discrimination.
This newspaper will not knowingly accept
any advertising for real estate that is in
violation of the law. Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings advertising in
this newspaper are available on an equal
opportunity basis. To complain about
discrimination call The Department of
Housing and Urban Development “ HUD”
toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. For the N.E.
area, call HUD at 617-565-5308. The toll
free number for the hearing impaired is
1-800-927-9275.
MONSON- 2ND FLOOR Studio
apartment, electric heat, full bath,
newly renovated with all new
appliances. First & Last $600.00
Available immediately. 413-2670246
•Heat and hot water included
•Ample Closets
•Fully Applianced
•Community Room
•Laundry Facilities
•Cats Welcome
•Extra Storage
•24 Hour Maintenance
[email protected]
FOR RENT
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#1 Mon.-Tues.
#2 Lg. 1 Topping
Pizza, 10 Wings,
1 Lg. Pepperoni
& 2 Ltr. Soda
1 Lg. Extra Cheese
19.95+tax
#3
20.95+tax
#4 Large Combo
Pizza, 10 Wings
& 2 Ltr. Soda
2 Large
1 Topping Pizzas
& 2 Ltr. Soda
21.95+tax
24.99+tax
$
$
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$
One coupon per customer.
Coupons may not be
combined with any other offer.
One coupon per customer.
Coupons may not be
combined with any other offer.
One coupon per customer.
Coupons may not be
combined with any other offer.
One coupon per customer.
Coupons may not be
combined with any other offer.
Gluten Free
12” Pizza $10.00
Each Additional Topping
Add $1.50
Pizza
#5
#6
Any
2 Dinners
$
2.00 Off
10 Wings
& Fries
Combo
9.95+tax
$
One coupon per customer.
Coupons may not be
combined with any other offer.
#7 2 16” Grinders
2 Small Chips
2 Cans of Soda
One coupon per customer.
Coupons may not be
combined with any other offer.
17.95+tax
Buffalo Wings “Best Wings In Town!”
One coupon per customer.
Coupons may not be
combined with any other offer.
One coupon per customer.
Coupons may not be
combined with any other offer.
One coupon per customer.
Coupons may not be
combined with any other offer.
Seafood (Choice of soup or salad)
Fresh Grilled Haddock w/lemon & butter....................... 12.95
Fried Calamari w/fries .................................................. 11.25
Fried Scallops w/fries ................................................... 11.95
Fried Seafood Combo scallops, clams, shrimp, calamari & fish w/fries 13.95
Fish and Chips (haddock) w/coleslaw & tartar sauce ..................... 12.95
Appetizers
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Lunch Specials
Hot, BBQ, Teriyaki, Smokey BBQ, Mild
10 pc ...................................... 8.25 50 pc .................................... 33.25
20 pc. .................................. 15.95 Boneless 12 pc ..................... 10.95
30 pc .................................... 23.45 Boneless 24 pc ..................... 20.95
Entrees
Choice of soup or salad
Sausage & Peppers over pasta............................................................... 10.95
Stuffed Shells Parm ........................................................................ 10.85
Chicken Parm over pasta .................................................................. 11.95
Veal Parm over pasta ........................................................................ 12.25
Eggplant Parm over pasta................................................................. 10.95
Lasagna (homemade) ........................................................................ 10.95
Italian Combo lasagna, ravioli & stuffed shells ..................................... 12.95
Chicken Tenders w/fries.................................................................... 10.95
Gyro Platter lamb, pita & teriyaki sauce over rice pilaf........................... 11.95
Meatball Dinner.............................................................................. 10.95
Baked Ziti ....................................................................................... 10.95
Baked Ziti with Meatballs .............................................................. 12.95
DEBIT
Additional 80¢ Credit Card Charge
- Delivery Only
• American Express online only •
14.95+tax
22.95+tax
$
Specialty Pizza
White Pizza
1 Large Pizza
3 Toppings
$
Cheese .......................................................8.25 .....9.50 ...10.95 ... 17.50
Toppings .......................................................95 .....1.50 .....1.85 ..... 2.65
Toppings: pepperoni, sausage, steak, hamburger, bacon, chicken, peppers, onions,
tomatoes, muchrooms, broccoli, spinach, olives, banana peppers, meatballs, basil,
crispy chicken, garlic, artichoke hearts
20. Nash Special ......................................11.95 ...13.45 ...16.95 ... 25.95
21. Seafood Pizza ....................................12.95 ...14.25 ...17.95 ... 25.95
22. Alfredo Pizza ......................................12.95 ...14.25 ...17.95 ... 26.95
25. Margarita Pizza..................................11.95 ...13.45 ...16.95 ... 23.95
27. French Fry Pizza .................................11.95 ...13.45 ...16.95 ... 25.95
#9
Party Size
1 Topping Pizza,
10 Wings & 2 Liter Soda
$
Small 12” Med. 14” Large 16”Party Size 25”
8 Slices 10 Slices 12 Slices 24 Slices
1. Buffalo Chicken ...................................11.95 ...13.45 ...16.95 ... 25.95
2. Meat Lovers .........................................11.95 ...13.45 ...18.49 ... 25.95
3. Combination ........................................11.95 ...13.45 ...18.65 ... 25.95
4. Veggies ................................................11.45 ...13.45 ...16.95 ... 25.95
5. Red Sox ................................................11.95 ...13.45 ...16.95 ... 23.45
6. Greek ...................................................11.95 ...13.45 ...16.50 ... 23.95
7. Hawaiian Pizza .....................................11.95 ...13.45 ...16.95 ... 23.95
8. Chicken Parmigiana .............................11.95 ...13.45 ...16.50 ... 23.95
9. Taco Pizza.............................................11.95 ...13.45 ...16.50 ... 23.95
11. Florentine ............................................9.95 ...12.45 ...15.95 ... 23.75
17. Reuben...............................................13.45 ...15.25 ...18.95 ... 27.95
18. BBQ Chicken Pizza .............................11.95 ...13.45 ...16.95 ... 25.95
#8
(11:00am to 3:00pm Mon.-Fri. Only)
Any 8” Grinder w/Bag of Chips or Fries & Can of Soda ................... 7.20
Cheeseburger w/Bag of Chips or Fries & Can of Soda ..................... 7.35
Any Wrap w/Bag of Chips or Fries & Can of Soda ............................ 7.65
Chicken Parm & Penne w/garlic bread ................................................. 7.55
8” Fresh Haddock lettuce, tomato, tartar sauce on a pita........................ 7.49
8” Cajun Grilled Chicken Sandwich w/Bag of Chips or Fries & Can of
Soda lettuce, tomato, mayo .................................................................. 7.49
Small Garden Salad w/Fresh Haddock, Fries & Can of Soda ............ 8.45
Lamb Gyro Pita w/Bag of Chips or Fries & Can of Soda ................... 8.45
Grilled Chicken on Pita w/Bag of Chips or Fries & Can of Soda ....... 8.25
Sliced Turkey on Pita w/Bag of Chips or Fries & Can of Soda .......... 7.95
Grilled Cheese w/Bag of Chips or Fries & Soda w/Ham or Bacon .... 6.95
Sauté Specialties
Sampler Select 3: Potato Skins,
Mozzarella Sticks, Broccoli Bites,
Chicken Tenders & Onion Rings ... 9.45
Onion Rings ........................... 4.25
Mozzarella Sticks (7) ............. 4.25
Jalapeno Poppers (7) ............. 5.95
Chicken Tencers (5) ................ 6.95
Potato Skins (4) w/Bacon....... 6.95
French Fries ........................... 3.25
French Fries w/Cheese ........... 4.35
Curly Fries.............................. 4.00
Curly Fries w/Cheese ............. 4.99
Mega Fries bacon, cheddar & ranch
on the side ............................... 6.95
Grape Leaves ......................... 4.75
Broccoli Bites ......................... 6.95
Garlic Knots ........................... 5.95
Artichoke Dip & Pita .............. 8.50
Salads
Served w/Garlic Knot or Pita
Small
Large
Garden Salad .....................................................................5.75 ........6.75
Garden Salad w/Chicken ...................................................7.25 ........8.85
Garden Salad w/Boneless Buffalo Chicken........................6.95 ........8.65
Garden Salad w/Cajun Chicken .........................................7.50 ........8.95
Chef Salad .........................................................................6.55 ........8.25
Antipasto ...........................................................................6.55 ........8.25
Roma Salad........................................................................7.95 ........9.95
Greek Salad .......................................................................6.50 ........8.25
Crispy Chicken Salad .........................................................7.50 ........8.95
Caesar Salad w/Chicken ....................................................7.25 ........8.45
Caprese Salad ....................................................................7.50 ........8.50
Tuscany Salad ....................................................................7.65 ........8.95
Tuna Salad .........................................................................7.65 ........8.95
NEW
Apple Walnut Salad ..................................................7.65 ........8.95
Choice of soup or salad & garlic bread
Choice of Pasta: Spaghetti, Fettuccine or Penne
Chicken Francaise w/choice of pasta ...................................................... 14.50
Chicken Ala Broccoli w/choice of pasta ............................................. 15.95
Chicken or Crispy Chicken Alfredo w/choice of pasta ........................ 13.95
Chicken Marsala w/choice of pasta.................................................... 13.95
Cheese Ravioli or Tortellini Alfredo ................................................ 14.95
Chicken Ala Vodka w/choice of pasta................................................. 13.95
Shrimp Alfredo ............................................................................... 15.95
Shrimp Scampi ................................................................................ 15.95
NEW Crazy Alfredo ......................................................................... 15.95
NEW Bella Roma Special Scampi ................................................... 15.95
NEW Chicken Picatta ...................................................................... 13.95
(White or Wheat)
w/Fries
Crispy Chicken ...................................................................6.95 ........8.40
Philly ..................................................................................7.65 ........9.10
Boneless Buffalo Chicken ..................................................6.95 ........8.40
Tuna Wrap ..........................................................................6.95 ........8.40
NY Reuben Wrap................................................................7.65 ........9.10
Turkey Club Wrap...............................................................6.95 ........8.40
Gyro Wrap..........................................................................6.95 ........8.40
NEW
Chicken Caesar .........................................................6.95 ........8.40
NEW
The Deli.....................................................................7.65 ........9.10
NEW
Honey Turkey ............................................................6.95 ........8.40
Paninis – $8.24
Stromboli – Sm. $9.45 – Lg. $12.95
All grilled paninis are served with fries & coleslaw
Tuscany Panini, TBC, Italian, Vegino, Chicken Parm, Caprese,
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Wraps
Italian Special, Buffalo/BBQ Chicken,
Bella Roma Special, Chicken Bacon Ranch
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