April 01, 2016 - Quaboag Current

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The ONLY local coverage in Sturbridge – Brookfield – West Brookfield – East Brookfield – North Brookfield & New Braintree
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sturbridge
WEST brookfield
Restaurant week
returns, p9
44 years of
blacksmithing, p4
Volume 9, Number 27 – 20 Pages
sports
Cougars wrap up
a solid season, p11
Sturbridge
5
Editorial/Opinion 6
Sports
11
Legal Notices 14
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- around the brookfields PJ party back by popular demand
NORTH
BROOKFIELD –– A PJ Story
Hour was held at the Haston Library on Monday,
March 14, when about 20
children bedecked in their
favorite jammies came
with their parents to hear
stories and dance to some
of their favorite tunes.
Readers were Children's
Librarian
Rosemary
Mackenzie and former
kindergarten teacher Denise Lindell. Speaking of
pj's, the library partnered
with the Boston Bruins
Cradles to Crayons program this year to collect
pajamas for children in
need throughout Massachusetts, and over 60 pairs
were donated by library
patrons by the March 15.
B RO O K F I E L D
–– The Brookfield
Unitarian Universalist Church will host a
spring concert featuring Lucy Colwell and
Friends on Sunday,
April 3, at 3 p.m. at the
church, which faces the
Brookfield Common
on River Street. Once
again French horn artist Lucy Colwell will
bring together a group
of virtuoso musicians
for an afternoon of
chamber music, song,
and horn solos. Lucy
will be joined by pianist
Ethel Howard, soprano
Ginny Bailey, flautist
Kristine Kirby, oboist
Sandra Ayres, clarinetist Megan Speidel, bassoonist Jason Caron,
and pianist Jeanette
McLellan. The program features Richard
Strauss’ Horn Concerto #1, Lars-Erik
Larsson’s Concertini
Op.45#5 and Sextour
for piano, flute, oboe,
clarinette, bassoon and
horn by Francis Poulenc, as well as Chocolate Kisses for soprano,
horn and piano by Eric
Street. Donations $10.
Seniors and students
$8. Children 12 and under are free.
North Brookfield seniors
upcoming events
About 60 pairs of pajamas for
needy children in Massachusetts
were donated through the Haston
Library's pj drive in North Brookfield.
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Nature mediation, April 2
BROOKFIELD
––
The community is invited
to participate in a nature
meditation group at the
Brookfield Unitarian Uni-
French horn artist
to play April 3
versalist Church at 9 Upper River Street, On the
Common, Brookfield, on
Saturday, April 2, from 3 to
4:30 p.m. Participants will
share meditative thoughts,
readings, images and objects related to nature. For
information, contact Carol
Mays at 774-289-2022.
NORTH BROOKFIELD
–
North
Brookfield Senior Center offers weekly activites including Dancing,
Thursday
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Knitting Group spreads
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are welcome, Wednesdays at 9:45 a.m. Do
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are interested in playing
and looking for others.
Give us a call, we’ll unfold the card tables and
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Restaurant week
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Volume 9, Number 27 – 20 Pages
sports
Cougars wrap up
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Sturbridge
5
Editorial/Opinion 6
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Legal Notices 14
Police Logs
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Classifieds 16-18
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Classical story comes to the stage
Voters face
uncontested
town election
Encaustic
photography
exhibit opens
– STURBRIDGE –
– WEST BROOKFIELD –
By Eileen Kennedy
Staff writer
By Sloane M. Perron
Staff writer
Sturbridge's slate of candidate for its annual election on
April 11 can either been seen as
indicative of the difficulties of
getting people to run for local
office or that voters are satisfied
with the elected officials running town business. Or possibly
both scenarios are true.
Selectman Mary B.
Dowling, the only selectman candidate, has served six
years, and she'll be elected to
her fourth term this year.
Tow n C l e r k L o r r a i n e
Murawski, who served in her
position for 18 years, said she
would like to think residents
are happy with the service they
receive from their elected officials. While that may be partially responsible for the lack of
contested races, the time commitment necessary to serve in
town offices, with many young
couples both working, may be
a bigger part of the issue.
“It's becoming more common,” said Murawski in a
phone interview Monday. “So
many young families moving
into town have both parents
working, and it's hard to make
outside commitments. The
people who are involved now
are the same people that have
been involved forever, and
when they're done, I'm not sure
what's going to happen.”
Happily, there is an unspoken rule in town that should an
West Brookfield resident
Eileen Claffey first fell in love
with photography during a high
school “Visual Literacy” class,
and ultimately combined her
passion for photography and
sculpture to create encaustic
photography.
Claffey had always had
a love of photography and
received her first camera, a
Canon, in the 1970s from her
father Frank, who was a diesel engineer who made frequent
trips to Japan. Claffey grew up
in West Springfield, and moved
several times before settling in
West Brookfield.
For 20 years, Claffey worked
as a dental technician where she
sculpted partials and ceramics
from wax. Little did Claffey
know that her vast wax experience in the dental industry
would become her niche as an
artist.
Three years ago, Claffey
went on a Backroads Studio
Tour where she met local
water color artist Kara Bigda,
and became interested in the
watercolor board she used in
her work. Claffey's sister also
did encaustic photography. As a
result, Claffey decided to incorporate wax, encaustic board and
photography. After discovering
this new medium three years
ago, Claffey said that she has
“gone crazy ever since.”
Claffey describes encaustic photography as “half photography, half sculpture” or in
other words, “a unique blend
of my photography embellished with beeswax that creates a three-dimensional effect.”
The encautsic process has many
steps to it, Claffey said. The first
step includes adhering the photo
with masonite, and rolling out
any bubbles so that the image
is smooth. After trimming off
excess paper, Claffey uses old
bench weights to seal the picture and eliminate extra glue.
Resin is then smashed into
dissolvable pieces and mixed
with beeswax. This wax mixture
is then applied to the picture,
and heated with irons. Ironing
on the image is a delicate process because if they are too hot,
then the picture will be damaged. After it is ironed, Claffey
then removes the wax and
carves out objects within the
picture, and carving the details
is a time-consuming process as
‘Cinderella’
Some of the cast members of Quaboag Regional Middle High School's upcoming
staging of “Cinderella” are seen here from to right: Mary LePage as stepsister
Joy, Savannah Finney as Cinderella, Sam Berthel as Prince Charming and Cassie
Champagne as fairy godmother.
– QUABOAG REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT –
By Sloane M. Perron
E
veryone knows the
romantic fairy tale of
“Cinderella” with its
instantly recognizable Prince
Charming, Fairy Godmother and the famed underdog
See ELECTION I PAGE 10
princess, Cinderella, and on
April 8, 9 and 10, this classic tale will be brought to life
on the stage of Quaboag Regional Middle High School
by its Drama Club.
See CINDERELLA I PAGE 10
Brookfield bride’s dress in fashion exhibit
– WEST BROOKFIELD –
By Ruth M. Lyon
Correspondent
On Sunday, March 6, Lynne
Bassett, specialist in New
England's historic costume
and textiles, appeared at West
Brookfield Town Hall, where
she examined and discussed
quilts brought in by anyone
who has an old quilt and would
like to know more about it, a
program sponsored by the
Quaboag Historical Society.
Here is a photo of the 1840 wedding
dress as it appears in the Wadsworth
museum exhibition. Commissioned by a
loving sister, hand sewn of Burma silk, a
Quaboag Plantation treasure.
On the day before, Saturday,
March 5, the Wadsworth
Atheneum Museum, Hartford,
Connecticut opened its newest exhibition, “Gothic to Goth;
Romantic Era Fashion and Its
Legacy.” Prominent in the exhibit is a wedding dress worn by a
Brookfield bride in 1840. Bassett
is organizing the exhibition.
She shared with QHS a
photo and a story of one of the
lovely dresses featured in the
Atheneum display, which was
the wedding dress and ensemble of Olive Harrington, of
Brookfield.
Olive's sister, Caroline
Harrington of Brookfield, 22,
the daughter of Amos and Ruth
Harrington, was a Baptist missionary appointed to Burma in
1832. According to program
notes, "Her commitment was
perhaps all the more courageous,
as she was single at the time."
She married the Reverend
Thomas Simons in Burma.
There is no account of what
she wore to her own wedding,
but, in Burma, she commissioned this silk wedding dress
and accessories from the seamstresses of her husband's congregation in Burma as a present
to her sister, Olive. Olive wore
it on Nov. 8, 1840, when she
married Marshall Doane, son
of Nathan and Sally (Waite)
Doane, in Brookfield.
Local historians will note
that the Doane and Harrington
See DRESS I PAGE 15
See EXHIBIT I PAGE 10
- around the brookfields Rob Lyons shares 44 years of blacksmithing
WEST
BROOKFIELD – This town's
Historical Commission
will present historian, musician and master blacksmith Robert Lyon in a
program: Living HistoryMy Side of the Anvil" at
the Merriam-Gilbert Public Library, West Main
Street, on Thursday, April
7, from 6 :30 to 8 p.m.
The program will
consist of a discussion,
punctuated with music,
on the history of Old
Sturbridge Village and
Lyon's experiences there:
44 years of bringing history alive through his interpretations of the life of
a country blacksmith, a
resident making a living
and raising a family in a
small rural community in
the 1830s. The museum
is currently observing its
70th year.
"Rob and the OSV were
about the same age when
he started work there as
a young man," said Historical Commission member Richard Rossman,
who is also an OSV overseer. “We've observed him
participate in numerous
programs and presentations in myriad seasons
and situations. We've always enjoyed his unique
method of bringing history alive to a public of
all ages and persuasions.
Whether hammering metal in the blacksmith shop
as he explains his ancient
craft, entertaining visitors
with unique musical performances, shouldering
arms for the militia, working with youngsters, conducting tours around the
houses or down the river,
he enlivens every spot and
subject. In this spirited
program, he will discuss
the evolution of this wonderful spot we all love and
what it's like to work with
rare artifacts and unique
people encountered on a
daily basis. He has truly
lived history."
The program, Rossman said, is one of four
presented by the Historical Commission this
West Brookfield resident and longtime Old Sturbridge Village blacksmith
Rob Lyon will talk about 44 years of plying his trade at OSV on Thursday,
April 7 in at the Merriam-Gilbert Public Library on West Main Street in
West Brookfield. Lyon is also a musician.
spring, all at the library.
All are free and open to
the public. Registration
is suggested due to space
limitations. Call 508867-1410, or stop by the
library to register or for
further information.
Council on aging
sponsoring two trips
WEST BROOK-FIELD
– The West Brookfield
Council on Aging is sponsoring two upcoming trips
– one to a Red Sox game
and the other to a lighthouse cruise.
The Red Sox game
is a trip to New York's
Yankee Stadium where
the Yankees will battle
the Boston Red Sox on
Saturday, July 16. The
bus departs from the
West Brookfield Senior
Center, 73 Central St.
in West Brookfield at
10 a.m., allowing for a
lunch stop, which is on
your own. There is also
time to visit Monument
Park and to view pregame warm ups.
Game time is at 4:05
p.m. The total cost is
$109 per person, with
a $50 deposit required
upon sign-up and final
payment of $59 due by
June 17. Checks are
made payable to Fox
Tours. Please call the
Center at 508-867-1407
for more details.
Lighthouse cruise
The West Brookfield
Council on Aging is sponsoring a Narrangansett
Bay Lighthouse Cruise
trip on August 17. This
trip features a full course
luncheon at the Quonset
Point Officer's Club
with an entree choice
of scrod or chicken, followed by a narrated
Narragansett Bay tour
on the Millennium Ferry.
The bus departs the
Center, 73 Central Street
in West Brookfield at 10
a.m., with a return time
of 6 p.m. The trip cost
is $89 per person, with
a $40 deposit required
upon signup, and final
payment of $49 due
by July 20. Checks are
made payable to Fox
Tours. Please call the
Center at 508-867-1407
for more details.
Brookfield Elementary School kindergarten registration
Outstanding citizens to be recognized
BROOKFIELD – Students who are 5 years old on
or before Aug. 31, should
sign up for kindergarten.
Parents and guardians
are encouraged to visit
or call the Brookfield Elementary School office
to pick up a registration
packet. Along with the
completed packet, the
school requires two forms
of identification to show
proof of residency, a birth
certificate and health/immunization records.
WEST
BROOKFIELD – The Quaboag
Historical Society will
honor outstanding citizens of the Quaboag
area at the society's annual luncheon.
Recipients will be recognized by the society
and by friends, family
and neighbors for their
voluntary contributions
to the betterment of life
in their community and
beyond.
The luncheon will be
Kindergarten screening will be held Monday,
April 11, Tuesday, April
12 and Wednesday, April
13. Please call the school
during the week of March
28 to schedule a screening
appointment.
Children who currently attend the Brookfield Preschool will be
screened during their preschool session; there will
be no need to call for an
appointment. Please send
your registration packet
into school with your
child, or mail it prior to
Friday, April 1. Preschool
registration is also underway. In order to be eligible for preschool, your
child must be 3 years old
by Aug. 31 and independently toilet trained. If
interested in applying,
please fill out an application and return by Friday,
March 11. For more information, or questions,
please call the school at
508-867-8774.
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PAGE - sturbridge Restaurant Week returns April 11
Library offers a wide
variety of kids' events
STURBRIDGE –– The
Joshua Hyde Library at
306 Main St. has plenty
of activities to keep kids
busy t his month.
Thursday, April 7:
Home School Library
visit. Area home schooling families are welcome
to visit our library where
we’ll play a game, explore
the children’s room, and
learn of the many ways
we support your curriculum and educational
goals. Space may be limited. Registration required.
9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
S u n d a y, A p r i l 1 0 :
Origami at the Library.
All ages are welcome and
no experience is required.
Supplies are provided.
Drop-in from 2 to 4 p.m.
Monday, April 11: Red
Sox Home Opener. Kids,
show your team spirit.
Wear Red Sox apparel and
earn a trip to the Baseball
Treasure Box. This is for
ages 2 to 12, and it goes
from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 19:
Deb’s Sing & Swing.
Music and movement with
Deb Hudgins. Ages infant
through 6-ish years Pre-register, please. It is free and is
from 11:30 a.m. to noon.
Tuesday, April 19:
Family Movie Night.
Disney Pixar’s “The Good
Dinosaur” will be shown.
Snacks provided. Adults
must be accompanied by a
child. Rated PG. It is free
and pre-registration is nec-
essary. It starts at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20:
Sparky’s Puppets presents
“The Book Detective.”
Meet a raccoon sleuth who
loves to help children discover the wonders hidden
in books. Best for ages 3
years and over with caregiver. It is free and preregistration is necessary. It
begins at 11 a.m.
Thursday, April 21:
Pajama Story Time: End
the day with gentle stories and songs and an easy
craft. Enjoy cookies and
milk, too. Please register
in advance. Children of all
ages welcome. It is from
6:30 to 7 p.m.
Friday, April 22: Earth
Day Kid’s Book Swap
Trade your previously
enjoyed books for ones
that are new-to-you. Drop
in between 10:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 22: Earth
Day Recycled Craft. Drop
in between 10:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
Monday, April 25:
Reading Buddies: Read
with Keeva. Children are
invited to join Children's
Librarian Patricia Lalli and
her certified therapy dog
Keeva for 15 minutes of
reading practice. Children
may bring their own book
or select one at the library.
Space available Mondays
between April 25 and June
6. Registration is required.
This event is held between
3 and 4 p.m.
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STURBRIDGE ––
One of the region's most
anticipated culinary events
returns this April. A great
selection of the area's finest restaurants will be
offering 3-course menus
for a fixed price of $15 for
lunch and $25 for dinner,
in addition to their regular
menus during Restaurant
Week 2016. Celebrate
spring and another grand
season of dining out. Pick
your favorites and discover
something new and quite
delicious right around the
corner!
Keep it local, restaurants may offer a locallygrown menu option at a
price of their choosing.
Try something locally
grown and raised!
Visit the 2016 participating establishments'
websites. See the special
prix fixe menus (PDF
files) for Restaurant
Week by clicking on the
menu links below each
one. You will find two
options for appetizers,
entrees and desserts for
each venue. Start making
your plans for a week of
culinary delights.
Due to their hours of
operation, some restaurants will only offer dinner during Restaurant
Week. Check the hours on
Local woman achieves Toastmasters Award
STURBRIDGE–
Sharon Como recently
achieved a Competent
Communicator award
from Village Toastmasters
in Sturbridge.
To achieve this public
speaking award, Como
delivered 10 speeches,
each geared toward honing a particular aspect of
her public speaking skill
set, such as using body
language or vocal variation. Over the course of
her 10 speeches, she made
her fellow Toastmasters
laugh and cringe with a
story of an encounter with
a bat. She shared detailed,
yet easy-to-follow tips for
eating healthier and sleeping more soundly, and a
story of a strong, persistent and optimistic friend
left her audience in awe.
Sharon Como is a
research administrator at
UMass Amherst and lives
in Warren with her family. She has been member
of Village Toastmasters
since the fall of 2014, and
is currently serving as
the Club’s secretary. She
credits the methodical and
instructional Toastmasters
program and the constructive and supportive environment of the Village
Toastmasters Club for her
growth in confidence in
speaking in front of people. “One of the best parts
of Toastmasters is that the
skills we work on during our meetings are also
applicable to all aspects of
our lives,” she said.
Now that she has com-
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STURBRIDGE
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meeting room available
for free use by local nonprofit organizations. If
interested in reserving
space, please contact store
managers Jim Melchin,
Tom Scott, or Matt Parziale at 508-347-9500.
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STURBRIDGE – The
Joshua Hyde Library will
be holding their Early
Literacy and Fun program during the month of
May. The ELF program is
a book-in-hand program
geared for children ages
9-18 months with their
caregiver. The brief program, which includes stories, songs, finger rhymes
and more, is followed by
playtime. This program
is a fun and easy way to
introduce your child to
the world of books! ELF,
which is free and open
to the public, will meet
on Thursdays, April 7,
14, and 28 at 10:45 AM.
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POLICY
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super K’s corner
Budget information
to be shared
By Dr. Brett Kustigian
Quabaog Regional School
District Superintendent
T
he School Committee recently approved the 2016-2017 school budget.
The approved budget represents a total of 1.1 percent increase in operating costs.
For Warren, the total assessment for operating costs is reduced by $145,269 from the
current year assessment, which is a 4.1 percent budget reduction. For West Brookfield,
the total operating costs increases by $84,518
from the current year assessment or a 2.5 percent increase.
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. Below are several
public meetings where the FY 2017 budget
will be discussed. Quabaog Regional Middle
High School is QRMHS, Warren Community
Elementary School is WCES and West
Brookfield Elementary School is WBES.
• April 5 QRMHS Department Chairs 2:15
p.m. in the QRMHS Principal’s Conference
Room
• April 5 WCES staff meeting at 3 p.m. in
the WCES music room
• April 7 WBES staff meeting at 3 p.m. in
the WBES library
• April 11 Superintendent’s Advisory
Council (all students welcome) 2:15 p.m. in
the QRMHS library
• April 11 Budget Subcommittee meeting at
6:30 p.m. in the QRMHS library
• April 25 QRMHS staff budget meeting at
• April 25 School Committee meeting at
• April 27 Warren Senior Center, 11a.m.
• April 27 Superintendent’s office hours, 2
to 4 p.m. QRMHS library
• April 28 West Brookfield Senior Center,
11 a.m.
• April 29 Superintendent’s coffee, 9 a.m.,
QRMHS Innovation Lab
Ultimately, Quaboag’s budget for next year
will be decided at the annual town meetings.
Below are the dates for the annual town meetings.
• May 10 Warren Town Meeting at 7 p.m.
at QRMHS in the auditorium
• June 7 West Brookfield Town Meeting at
7 p.m. at WBES in the Cafeteria/gym
I am working on additional meeting dates
with town officials, but I do not have those
dates scheduled yet.
I can be reached at [email protected] if you have any questions.
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Do you remember Saturday afternoon serials?
D
o you remember when all movies
In 1939 I remember the movie “The Wizwere in black and white?
ard of Oz.” The early scenes in Kansas were
Those were the days when you in black and white, but after Dorothy transstayed at the movies all day at
ferred to Oz by means of the
the cost of a dime. First there
tornado the film was in color.
might be a slide about “LaThe color was a bit garish, but
By Loren Gould
dies please remove hats;” a Guest Correspondent it was a dramatic change from
“no smoking” sign might also
what we were used to. The fibe put up. Then we would be
nal scenes in the movie were
shown the previews of coming
back in Kansas, and the film
attractions which might include as many as was once again black and white.
three future films. That might be followed by
After the War more and more color picMovie-Tone News, which would show the tures came out, and black and white was
latest event such as Lindbergh crossing the left for the avant garde. In the 1950s they
Atlantic, or the burning of the Hindenburg. introduced third-dimensional movies such
During the War we would see film from as “Fort Ty” and “Bwana Devil.” Like now
the battlefield, which always showed posi- you had to wear special glasses made very
tive events for the Allies.Then we might see cheaply so they could be thrown away after
the latest installment of the current serial. I seeing the movie. That experiment was not a
never saw more than one or two segments great success, and after getting used to havof any particular serial, as I didn’t get to go ing arrows thrown at you or cannon balls
to the movies that often. Next might be the the novelty soon wore off. I’m curious how
cartoon of the day with Mel Blanc supply- long the current experiment with 3D will
ing the voices; he specialized in a multitude last, and I can’t imagine buying a 3D televiof voices and spent his life behind the scenes sion set, as I doubt 3D becomes the domiplaying the vocal parts.
nant film of the future.
Finally it would be time to start the main
Black and white now appears in some
feature of the day; after that we would see movies for the effect of strangeness. It is
the second feature, which was classified as a also favored by small production compaB picture. When this was complete the whole nies that hope to produce a smash succycle would start over, but there was no move cess with minimum costs. Movies can be
to clear the theater—most of the crowd loaded with points of view, and as a result
would leave, but some would stay, usually the some are neglected as the political climate
young. I saw one of the Road movies twice changes over time.“Birth of a Nation,” is
that way, and I found it not as good an idea one such example.
as on second viewing I could see scenes where
People like Ted Turner thought they
the scenery was moved behind the train or could make money colorizing black and
the horse, rather than the machine or animal white films. I’m sure some people are pleased
moving through the area in the background.
with the result, but it gives a false air to the
Before the talkies we had silent mov- film as it was photographed with the knowlies, and that required suitable background edge of the day, and not with the methods
music often supplied by an organist or oc- used to produce excellent color films. They
casionally a pianist. Fats Waller began his are two different art forms and should be
career playing an organ at a local theater judged on their own merits. They remind me
before becoming a successful entertainer of abridged books, which I abhor even if the
playing stride piano. I was too young for the author made the abridgement.
silent films, but I did enjoy Fats Waller after
What will the future bring, and are movie
he became an entertainer.
theaters on the way out?
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- opinion Spring ephemerals will
soon begin their show
D
uring an Easter din- grew in my garden for a decade
ner conversation my or more. It blooms a bit lonsister asked my nine- ger than the species. “Rosea”
year-old if science teacher is usually pink-flowered, but is
Mr. Nowak had taken her and unstable.
Bloodroot gets its name from
her classmates into the woods
lately, and if so, what did they the thick, crimson-colored sap
found in its rhizomes. This sap
observe. Hannah inis also prominent in its
dicated they had
stems. If you assumed
in the
made a visit to
Native Americans
the Hundred Acre
GaRden that
may have used the dye
Wood recently, and
as a face paint, you
talked about the
are correct! Don’t try
stream, still partialit yourself, however,
ly ice covered, but
since there are toxic
showing signs of
properties associated
spring nonetheless.
with this plant. Even
Roberta
In fact, two senses
so, bloodroot has been
McQuaid
Turley
observed “spring”:
used medicinally to
Publications
Columnist
The kids could see
treat a variety of comand smell skunk
plaints. Traditionally, it
was employed to relieve
cabbage! Sure, not
the prettiest sight, but interest- the pain of rheumatism, to bring
ing for sure, and definitely in- down fevers, and to induce
dicative of the fact that winter vomiting. In modern times,
trained medical professionals
is over!
Some people listen for tree use preparations of bloodroot
frogs, others wait for the Phoebe internally as an expectorant,
to set up shop in the back shed. and externally to treat warts and
When I lived in my old house, skin tumors, among other conI knew of spring’s arrival by ditions. Sanguinarine, obtained
the appearance of the frilly from the rhizome, is a dental
white flowers of the Double plaque inhibitor used in mouthBloodroot happily blooming in washes and toothpastes.
My clump of bloodroot was
the rock garden under the maple
tree. Bloodroot, as well as Trout growing in a perfect environLily, Trillium and Hepatica, ment; one I will have to simamong others, belong to a spe- ulate at the new homestead!
cial group of wildflowers called Blooming is encouraged by
early season sun, thanks to that
spring ephemerals.
The definition of “ephemeral” leafless maple tree, then, as
is a plant that grows, flowers and leaves form on the maple tree,
dies in a few days, according to the plant’s roots are kept cool
Webster’s Dictionary. This suits by its shade. The best soil for
the beautiful bloodroot well. bloodroot is one that is moist
It and other ephemerals have but well-drained. Amend sandy
adapted to the rhythms of nature soil with compost or leaf mold
and are able to complete their at planting time and top dress
life cycle when environmen- each spring thereafter for an
tal conditions are most advan- ideal growing environment.
tageous. This small window Because the plant grows quite
of time occurs early in spring, slowly, it will rarely need to
with sunshine, soil moisture and be divided. If you must move
nutrients, not to mention pollina- it, do so in the fall. Seeds can
tors - even ants - playing a key be purchased from wildflower
role in their success. You might nurseries and herb farms. Be
question why one would bother adventurous and try starting a
to grow such a short-lived plant. few plants yourself! Sow the
Is it so spectacular that just a seeds in the fall in a cold frame,
few days of bloom time warrant so that they can go through
a permanent spot in the border? the winter to break dormancy.
You can also simulate “winter”
Quite simply, yes!
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria by placing the seed in a small
canadensis) is a member of amount of potting soil in the
the poppy family. It is native fridge for several weeks. Once
to moist soils in open woods spring arrives, sow outdoors as
from Nova Scotia to Ontario you normally would.
Although bloodroot flowand Manitoba, south to Florida
and Oklahoma. Stems rise from ers are “here today and gone
rhizomes, each producing a tomorrow,” they are a welcome
single, cup-shaped bud. Buds addition to the spring garden,
open to reveal one-and-a-half signaling that at long last, winto three-inch, waxy, white pet- ter has passed!
aled flowers, each with a bright
Roberta McQuaid graduated
yellow stamen-filled center.
Seed pods form shortly after from the Stockbridge School of
the flowers fade but are often Agriculture at the University of
hidden under equally waxy, Massachusetts. For the last 26
multi-lobed round leaves. The years, she has held the position
foliage is quite interesting in of staff horticulturalist at Old
its own right, but generally dies Sturbridge Village. She enjoys
back before the growing season growing food, as well as flowends. The cultivar “Multiplex” ers. Have a question for her?
or “Flora Pleno,” as it is some- Email it to [email protected]
times called, is a stunning, with “Gardening Question” in
double-flowered variety that I the subject line.
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PAGE - sturbridge Sturbridge Police Department
joins distracted driving effort
STURBRIDGE –– The
Sturbridge Police will partner with the 202 eligible local
Massachusetts law enforcement
agencies and the Massachusetts
State Police in the national U
Drive. U Text. U Pay. mobilization to crack down on motorists
who text while driving.
The campaign, which combines traditional and innovative enforcement strategies,
is funded by a federal grant
administered through the
Executive Office of Public
Safety and Security’s Highway
Safety Division (EOPSS/
HSD) from the National
Highway Transportation Safety
Administration (NHTSA). The
mobilization begins on April 8,
and continues through April 29.
“Driving and texting is illegal and it can be deadly. People
who are texting while driving will be stopped and cited
accordingly. The Sturbridge
Police will be using marked and
unmarked patrol vehicles for this
Distracted Driving campaign.
Distracted driving is a major
problem in Massachusetts, and
we’re trying to keep the motoring public and pedestrian’s
safe,” said Sturbridge Police Lt.
Earl Dessert.
Texting while driving was
outlawed in Massachusetts
effective September 30, 2010.
Adult drivers who write, send,
or read electronic messages
or browse the Internet while
driving face a $100 fine for
a first offense – even if the
vehicle is stopped in traffic.
Juvenile operators are entirely
prohibited from using mobile
phones and other electronic
devices while driving, including to make phone calls.
The fine for a juvenile first
offense is $100 and includes
a 60 day license suspension
and required completion of a
driver attitudinal course.
These costly violations
underscore the danger inherent
in the use of electronic devices
while driving. In 2014, across
the United States, 3,179 people
were killed and an additional
431,000 were injured in motor
Clean up at Riverlands, April 23
STURBRIDGE –– Sturbridge, through its Trail
Committee, with the Friends
of Sturbridge Trails, will be
holding this year's Earth Day
event clean up of the Riverlands open space property.
The initial clean up of this
property was held several
years ago. The Trail Committee as it starts to focus trail
development, is looking to
continue that effort.
The clean up will be held
on Saturday April 23, from 8
a.m. to noon. Youth groups,
families and individuals are
all welcome to attend, even if
for only an hour. Volunteers
are asked to bring their work
gloves and a water bottle,
wear appropriate shoes and
dress for the weather (event to
be held rain or shine).
The Riverlands is located at
52 Stallion Hill Road, across
the street from the main parking lot of Old Sturbridge Village. Event parking will be in
the OSV main parking lot,
to the right as you enter their
parking lot.
With support from the Last
Green Valley and the Friends
of Sturbridge Trails, trash
bags, extra water, gloves and
refreshments will be available.
Pre registration is requested by emailing the Sturbridge
Trail Committee of your participation at treksturbridge@
gmail.com
For more information on
the cleanup or to donate equipment to help, contact clean up
coordinator Tom Chamberland at: tchamberland@town.
sturbridge.ma.us
vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers.
A 2013 study by the Virginia
Tech Transportation Institute
(VTTI) found that any activity that diverts a driver’s eyes
from the road for two seconds
or more, such as texting or otherwise manipulating a mobile
device, increases crash risk by
a factor of three. This level of
impairment is similar to driving
with a blood alcohol concentration of .08.
“Distracted driving is one
of the most dangerous conditions that exists for the motoring public today. Allow yourself plenty of time to get ready
in the morning, your commute
to work is not the time to eat
breakfast, do your hair or
answer e-mails. Texting while
driving is especially dangerous. Driving at any age requires
100% driver attention. Please
obey the speed limit, get plenty
of sleep and place you phone in
the glove box while you drive,”
said Strubridge Police Chief
Thomas J. Ford III.
Sturbridge townwide cleanup
STURBRIDGE – Come
families and scout troops,
school teams or church groups
to a townwide Earth Day trash
cleanup weekend on Saturday,
April 23 and Sunday, April 24.
It's a great opportunity for community activity. Heavy-duty
black trash bags are available in
the Conservation Commission
office, located at the Center
Office Building, 308 Main
Street from Wednesday, April 13
to Friday, April 15, and from
Wednesday, April 20 to Friday,
April 22, between 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. Volunteers can select the
areas they would like to cleanup,
and Sturbridge DPW will pick
up full bags on Monday. Email
[email protected].
ma.us, or call the 508-347-2506
through April 22.
The Return of Red-Winged Blackbirds
Toward the end of the long winter, the morning unfolds
with the gifting of the landscape with a new sun-filled day.
This glistening spring day reveals the annual arrival of red-winged blackbirds
as they embrace the dormant apple tree, dressing the nude branches,
proclaiming that winter wood will not be dead forever,
despite the loss of vital sap, green leaves, or red fruit.
In the midst of these revealing spring signs, a seasonal wisdom is born:
Even in a time of apparent loss and death
one may still see potential, possibility, and promise.
This lone old apple tree lives now, reborn,
prophesying with its singing red-winged blackbirds,
circling with omens from another world
about an approaching spring,
another new season of abundant Life.
–Richard Bachtold
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DPH officials hear concerns about
Baystate Hospital merger application
By Sloane M. Perron
Staff writer
WARE –– On Tuesday, the
long-awaited
Department
of
Public Health public hearing at
Ware Middle School on Baystate
Health's application for one license
Mary Lane Hospital and Wing
hospitals was held, with an auditorium packed with area residents,
local politicians, Keep Care Local
Coalition members, Baystate executives and DPH staff.
The application is to move all inpatient care to Wing, while making
Mary Lane an out-patient services
center, keeping its cancer center.
It has also committed to keeping
Mary Lane's emergency room open
for two years, although it would become a satellite ER facility.
Two DPH members, Sherman
Lohnes and Jare Page, oversaw the
hearing and listened to residents
testimonies. Lohnes, director of
Division of Health Care Facility Licensure and Certification,
said the hearing would start with
Baystate officials' presentation followed by area residents that had
registered before the hearing.
A decision must be made by the
DPH within 15 days of the hearing. If the application is approved,
the then Baystate must submit a
detailed plan 15 days after the ruling. Page, the Determination of
Need analyst, said the DPH would
be making sure Medicare patients
had no loss of service and ensuring
that Baystate was not involved in
any Medicare or Medicaid fraud.
Baystate Health officials went
first laying out the conditions
that have led them to propose the
changes. Dr. Mark Keroack, President and CEO of Baystate Health
said that an average in-patient census of 10 patients at Mary Lane's
ER. Advanced medical technology
combined with vaccines eliminating illnesses, has reduced the number of people who need to be admitted to the hospital.
“But we had to make a choice,
whether to continue to run two
struggling hospitals or to combine
them to create one strong health
care system with robust services
on both campuses,” he said. “We
chose the later so we can provide
safe, quality care in a way that we
can sustain over time.”
“...the reduced demand for inpaitent care is a national trend and
we need to respond to it in order to
provide a modern health care system for all of the 100,000 people
across Baystate's eastern region,”
Keroack said. “The consolidation
of beds is the first step to allow us
to improve the care that we provide
locally in this region.”
Mike Moran, interim president
of Baystate Eastern Region, described telecommunication technology, which allows patients to
stay on site at Baystate Mary Lane
Hospital while seen by Wing doctors in Palmer.
Additionally, Moran said that
Baystate is even willing to go a
step beyond what is required by
the DPH by making Mary Lane's
satellite a stroke center as well.
“Given the age and size of the two
buildings, Palmer is the more appropriate location in order to consolidate the two hospitals,” he said,
emphasizing emergency services
in Ware would remain “at current
levels.
State Sen. Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) and State Rep. Todd Smola
(R-Warren) were the first speakers
of the night.
“This was a hospital that was
built by the community and financed by the people,” Gobi said,
and when Baystate bought Mary
Lane it also took on a public trust.
“I am totally against what they
[Baystate] are doing. This is an underserved area and they will not
be served by further eliminating
resources.” Gobi expressed disappointment about Baystate's lack of
communication.
This aspect was reinforced when
Smola gave credit to the town's activist movement in opposing the
merger, and said Baystate should
have facilitated communication
months prior. “The conversation
only occurred with being pushed,
pulled and brought to the table,”
he said. “The community is ready,
we are ready, and we hope that
you [DPH] are partners with us
in keeping this hospital open for a
long time.”
Others spoke about a lack planning and their concerns for longer
ambulance rides to Wing in Palmer.
Ware Fire Chief Thomas Coulombe said he was shocked when
he received a letter on Feb. 5 that
stated Mary Lane's ER would become a satellite facility.
He said he was greatly concerned
about local EMS providers being
able to deal with additional transports to Baystate Wing Hospital, as
it is out-of-town and farther away
than Mary Lane. Not only would
increased distances mean a longer
ride for an injured patient, but by
regulation, ambulances need to be
replaced after reaching a certain
mileage. It will mean towns having
to replace vehicles sooner, and on
a schedule they might not be able
to afford.
Coulombe said that Baystate has
not presented the regional EMS
officials with a detailed plan, and
that its current communication and
transportation plans are already severely ineffective. He said without
proper planning with EMS services,
he was respectfully requesting that
the DPH either decline or delay the
Baystate application.
Ware Town Manager Stuart Beckley said that there were
probably only a few people in the
packed audience, “who are going
to speak in favor of decreased services linked to the combination of
hospital licenses. I believe that the
Department of Public Health is in
a position to ease the miscommunication, mistrust and tension that
surrounds the proposed closure of
in-patient services.”
Beckley said that could be done
if the DPH denied the application
or the implementation of conditions. Beckley and Coalition members Tracy Opalinski and Bill Braman said that the recent meeting
regarding the proposed change to
Mary Lane's ER to a satellite facility did not meet DPH's regulations
regarding providing information
to the public.
Several nurses spoke including
Donna Stearn, a South Hadley
resident and nurse from Greenfield. She said that she had seen a
gradual shift in Franklin County
from their community hospital toward Baystate Hospital. She said
Keroack had made similar promises in Greenfield when it bought
the local hospital. Additionally, of
all Baystate Hospitals, Stearn said
that Mary Lane Hospital was rated
the best for hospital care, yet Baystate's decision to move services to
Palmer ignores geography, transportation, and geography according to the speaker.
Ware residents Paul Opalinski,
Dave Gravel and Paul Harper created and presented a PowerPoint
presentation during the hearing
that focused on the inconsistencies of Baystate, the history of the
Gilbert Trust, and building of Baystate Mary Lane Hospital.
Opalinski described inconsistencies such as Wing Hospital being 21 minutes away rather then
the nine minutes stated by the
Crossroads Community Health
Commission. He also said that
30 percent of the care provided at
Mary Lane is in-patient care compared to the 20 percent figure that
Baystate provided. “They were reporting something to you, then reporting something different to the
IRS,” Opalinski said. Gravel's presentation contrasted Mary Lane's
multi-million dollar assets with
what he said was Wing Hospital's
$5 million of debt.
Paul Harper then said demonstrated the size of Wing Hospital
versus Mary Lane Hospital saying
that room for expansion could be
found in Ware, which could perhaps become the “area's hospital.”
Harper also said Baystate should
make a 10-year commitment to
keeping emergency service at Mary
Lane open.
Ware business owner and Keep
Care Local Coalition member Roy
St. George questioned the coincidence of Baystate's two-year commitment to keep emergency services open at Mary Lane coinciding
with the re-construction of Wing's
emergency room that will be completed in two years. John Mott, a
resident from Hardwick and a dentist in Ware, said he was increasingly concerned abouy Baystate's
systematic elimination of services,
especially after it purchased Wing
was in 2014.
As a former staff member of
Mary Lane and Baystate Health,
Kathy Cascio said Mary Lane
once had a maternity ward, pediatric services and a high quality
emergency room. Cascio said the
loss of Mary Lane Hospital would
be “a devastation to our economic
development.”
Ware Selectmen Chairman presented resolutions signed by local
leaders asking that health care be
kept local to the DPH at the end of
the evening.
“Ultimately, I ask this application be denied,” she said.
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NEWS BRIEFS
Quaboag Valley CDC receives $130,000
Walk
and pray
Investors to receive state tax credits
By Eileen Kennedy
Staff writer
WARE – Quaboag
Valley Community Development Corp. received
$130,000 from the state
for its community state
investment tax credits,
which are awarded to individuals, businesses and
foundations that donate
to the CDC.
The tax credits support fundraising for the
development and implementation of the CDC's
community investment
plan, which in Quaboag
Valley's case includes
small business loans,
small business development and technical assistance, computer software
training, financial capability training, savings toward rent of a residence
or business rental space
or fuel-efficient heating or
vehicle, or toward degree
education.
Quaboag's investment
plan also includes helping to fund a community
and workforce training
center, spearheaded by
Holyoke
Community
College, and working creatively to bridge the public transportation gap in
the Quaboag area.
Those who make qualified investments in the
CDC can receive state tax
credits equal to 50 percent of the total qualified
investment made by a taxpayer, and in some cases,
more than 50 percent, according to Quaboag Valley CDC Executive Director Sheila Cuddy.
“This is a wonderful
opportunity for people to
invest right here in their
community and see the
results of their investments,” Cuddy said Monday.
Quaboag Valley CDC
was one of 37 CDCs that
received a total of $4.5
million in tax credit allocations. Since the state's
CITC, CDCs across the
state have significantly
increased their ability to
raise funding from private
investment. The program
has generated more than
$13 million in private investments across the state
over the last two years.
“Community
development
corporations
play a vital role in driving grassroots economic
development, whether in
urban, rural or suburban
settings,” said Lt. Gov.
Karen Polito, in a prepared statement. “The
Community Investment
Tax Credit helps CDCs
serve vulnerable populations and communities,
through affordable housing development, small
business assistance, commercial development and
community organizing.”
State Sen. Anne Gobi
(D-Spencer), State Rep.
Todd Smola (R-Warren)
and State Rep. Donnie
Berthiaume (R-Spencer)
all congratulated Quaboag Valley CDC, saying the
money would be wisely
spent by the nonprofit.
"The Quaboag Valley
CDC has been a longtime friend of the community," said Smola.
"I'm thrilled to hear that
they will be receiving this
grant, the money will be
put to good use in aiding
local businesses."
The Quaboag Valley CDC serves Barre,
Belchertown,
East
Brookfield, Brookfield,
Hardwick, New Braintree, North Brookfield,
Ware, Warren and West
Brookfield.
“The Quaboag Valley
Community Development
Corporation has a history of assisting people in
starting and growing businesses,” said Gobi. “This
award is well deserved and
will provide resources that
improve our region."
The Quabaog CDC is
a private nonprofit corporation. As a project-focused organization, it has
a unique ability to obtain
funding from a wide variety of public and private sources. They work
in partnership Quaboag
Valley Business Assistance Corporation, and
Quaboag Valley Chamber
of Commerce and other
regional organizations to
provide a wide range of
programs and services to
enhance the economic climate of our region.
"The Quaboag Valley CDC, along with the
chamber of commerce, has
continually demonstrated
great involvement in the
local business community," said Berthiaume. "This
funding will go a long way
to help the local businesses
in the Quaboag Valley".
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WEST BROOKFIELD –– Heidi Jeldres, a member of
the George Whitefield
United Methodist, 33
West Main Street in
West Brookfield, leads
a weekly prayer walk
on Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m. In addition to the social and
physical benefits of
walking with others,
stops are made at various locations to offer
prayers of thanksgiving and support. Some
of these stops have so
far included our police
and firefighters, veterans, school, nursing
home residents and
caregivers, and the
ministries of our faith
communities in town.
A heartfelt invitation
is offered to anyone
interested in joining
the walks. Interested
individuals are encouraged to meet in
front of the church on
Wednesday mornings
promptly at 9 a.m., or
call Heidi Jeldres at
413-477-1233 for more
information.
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our readers, we will print all
births, weddings, engagements, milestone anniversaries, major birthdays,
military
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thoughts to the discussion. The Brimfield Senior Center is located
in the First Congregational Church, 20 Main
Street.
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more information.
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WEST WARREN –
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Foundation is seeking individuals and businesses
interested in sponsoring
a decorative balloon on
their clown bus. For a
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For more information, please contact Jim
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fourth Tuesday of the
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Examples of Eileen Claffey's encaustic photography.
Claffey's original photography is embellished with beeswax in order to give the images a three dimensional effect.
process. She continues to carve and
reheat the picture numerous times
until she achieves the effect she
desires.
Claffey said colored wax or
plain wax can also be used to raise
out specific surfaces in the image.
The encaustic element allows the
picture to not just be viewed, but
also touched.
In addition to encaustic photography, she has been working as a real
estate photographer as well. Staging
the property is also part of her work
in the field. “It really improves the
sale of the house,” she said of the
photos.
Whether through encaustic
methods or using software to edit
her pieces, most of Claffey's work
always has an extra element to it.
“Nothing is straight of the camera,” she said. The carving aspects
add dimension to the images, while
some color embellishments make
the pictures seem surreal.
As an artist, Claffey especially enjoys capturing images of the
Aurora Borealis, blood moons,
meteor showers, storms and light-
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Committee, Richard
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of Health, Thomas P.
Matthew G. Johnson
and Marylou Volpe for
Recreation Committee
seats and Thomas P.
Earls and Fidelis A.
Onwubueke for Zoning
Board of Appeals seats.
E l i s a
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Krochmalnyckyj,
Stephen P. Mullen and
Joyce E. Sinnott are running for three open seats
on the Library Board of
Trustees.
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school's music director for the last five years,
became the drama director two years ago after his
predecessor retired. The
atmosphere on the set is
relaxed, familiar, and full
of jokes. “I love working
with the kids and seeing
them express themselves
in ways they don't get to in
other classes,” he said, and
watching students grow as
individuals as their stage
confidence grows. About
30 students are acting in
the performance, and
another 15 to 20 are helping behind the scenes.
The Drama Club takes
place after school and
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West Brookfield resident Eileen Claffey is a
local encaustic photographer. Her work will
be on display at the Ye Olde Tavern in West
Brookfield for the month of April with an
opening exhibit reception taking place on
April 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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incumbent decide not to
run again for their seat,
then they should recruit
their replacement.
“All of the elected
positions are pretty major
t i m e c o m m i t m e n t s ,”
Murawski said. “It's not
only meetings, there so
much homework to do,
and you have to know a
lot of things.”
In addition to
Dowling and Murawski,
Paul J. Murphy is running for assessor. Mary
M. Belezza is running
for Sturbridge School
Committee along with
p o l i t i c a l n ew c o m e r
ening. She said that capturing such
images is hard, but all you need is a
tri-pod, a timer, a lot of batteries and
a clear night.
In addition, Claffey has an appreciation for sights that can be found
in the area such as her backyard on
Birch Hill Road, Foster Hill and
Wickaboag Lake. She wants the public, “to be aware that I am very passionate about our local beauty spots.”
Claffey said that she enjoys photography because it is “eye candy. I
see things and I want to capture it.”
On April 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
Claffey's opening exhibit reception
will be taking place at the Ye Olde
Tavern at 7 Main Street in West
Brookfield. The event will showcase
Claffey's artwork as well as feature
a Hardwick Winery wine tasting and
hors d'oeurves.
After the opening exhibit, paintings and prints featuring Claffey's
local landscapes, florals and structures will remain on display, and
will be available for purchase
throughout the whole month of
April. Claffey is also available to do
custom work and can be reached at
[email protected] or on Facebook
at EncausticPhotoArt.
there is a niche for every
students and their unique
talents. In addition to
acting and performing,
students in the club also
help with lighting, sound,
curtains, hair, make-up,
costumes, ticket sales and
concession stands. Many
of the students even help
in the set design, which
was undergoing paint and
woodworking Monday
afternoon. “They need to
be able to jump into a lot
of different roles,” he said.
“Drama Club gives a
creative outlet to the student that is beyond academics, that is beyond
sports,” he said. “It gives
them a chance to be a star.”
Drama Club and the arts
gives the students confidence, but more importantly gives the students a
“sense of belonging.” The
entire school has been supportive of the Drama Club
and their performances.
Arts and theater, “raises the
school culture to a higher
level,” and if Drama Club
was not there, its absence
would be palpable.
The support from
the entire school district
is demonstrated by the
recent prom dress drive
the club held. Multiple
ball gowns were required
for“Cinderella,” but the club
could not afford the elaborate garb. They asked the
entire school district community for their slightlyused prom dresses and the
call was answered when 35
dresses were donated.
After the performance,
these ball gowns will
be donated to a store in
Lawrence where they will
be discounted so that lowincome teens can afford
their own prom dresses.
All three schools in the
district, West Brookfield
E l e m e n t a r y, Wa r r e n
Elementary, and QRMHS,
are drop-off locations
for the prom dress donations. “It was something
we could help the community with because they are
helping us,” said Joinville.
“ C i n d e r e l l a ” wa s
selected this year because
he wanted to do something
that was not Disney or rock
n' roll. Roll. Drama Club
has done such plays like
“The Little Mermaid” and
“Grease,” but this time he
wanted to give his students
a “classical experience.”
Sophomore Sam
Berthel, who is cast as
Prince Charming, said he
has been acting in plays
since he was 3. He said
that he enjoys performing
because it requires teamwork. “It builds a sense
of community at times,”
he said. “We're building
something from nothing.”
Berthel said he was nervous about the audition,
but is fully prepared for
the performance.
Berthel described
the “Cinderella” play as
“more refined” then past
plays the club has performed. “I saw the show
before. My aunt and
mother quote it religiously,” he said. He's even
looking forward to learning to ballroom dance.
From singing, dancing
and acting, Berthel enjoys
every aspect of the theater including building
the sets. He was working
on building a door for
the scenery Monday and
joked that he had rebuilt
the door frame four times.
Overall, he was excited
about the upcoming performance and described
acting as getting to play
someone else while still
putting yourself into the
role to connect with the
audience.
Sophomore Savannah
Finney is cast in the coveted role of Cinderella.
She began acting in the
summer of 2014, when she
participated in Joinville's
Drama Club and performed in the “The Little
Mermaid.”
She described the
atmosphere on set as, “We
all are like one big family.
We support each other.
Finney is also a member of the Music Class. “It
gives me a way to express
myself and is calming
almost,” she said of her
enjoyment of music and
performing. “It is a way
to relax.” Finney said she
was surprised to be cast as
Cinderella, and while she
did not find the auditions
nerve-wrecking, she was
nervous waiting for the casting to be posted. “The week
of the play, I get the calmest,” she said. “Once you
are on [stage] you know
what you are doing, you've
done it a million times.”
F e l l ow s o p h o m o r e
Cassie Champagne is cast
as the fairy godmother, and
has been acting since seventh-grade when she performed “Anything Goes.
” She has been involved
in music since she was 3.
“The acting is really fun,”
she said. “Getting a reaction from the audience is
the best part.” Previously
cast as Sharpay from “High
School Musical,” this year
she's looking forward to
playing the fairy godmother. “She's sassy the whole
time,” she said. “If there
was no fairy godmother,
“Cinderella” would be
really depressing.”
“It's not as dramatic as
people think it is,” she said
about Drama Club. “It is
fun. I met most of my best
friends in Drama Club.”
She also encourages
everyone to attend the play
because there will also be
a surprise:a live animal.
“Cinderella” will be
performed at the school
on April 8 and 9 at 7 p.m.,
and on April 10 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for adults
and $7 for students and
senior citizens. They can
be purchased at the door or
by calling 413-436-5991.
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SPORTS
Cougars wrap up
solid season
- WARREN By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
For the Quaboag boys basketball team, it was a struggle at
times during the season, but the
Cougars did more than enough
good things to qualify for the
Turley Publications staff photo by Dave Forbes
Quaboag’s Ben Wisniewski (15) goes up
for a shot in the paint.
Western Massachusetts Division
4 Tournament.
The Cougars had stretches
where they would play well
during the regular season and a
few rough matches, but, in the
end, they still made it back to
The Cage, which is one of the
goals for almost any squad at
the beginning of the season.
Unlike the girls, the Quaboag
boys will have four players to
replace from this roster as
seniors Corey Boucher, Dylan
Perry, Riley Mucha, Dillon
Antonopoulos and Stephen
Mellen have all played their final
basketball game for the Cougars.
Perry provided the team with
some big offense when the team
needed the most, including tournament games. Antonopoulos
proved to be one of the players
that would steady the offense.
Mellen also came into the game
at critical junctures during the
season and made some very
solid contributions.
Boucher and Mucha did not
see much playing time during
regular season contests, but
both still played key roles on
the squad.
Much like the girls,
though, they do have a lot of
very good returning talent on
this team. Junior guard Brady
Antonopoulos has a great eye
Quaboag girls poised
for future
- WARREN By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
Quaboag’s
Kiarra Dorman (3)
dribbles the ball
up the floor.
See COUGARS I
PAGE 13
See QUABOAG I PAGE 13
Indians battle to league title
– NORTH BROOKFIELD –
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
It was most certainly an
interesting basketball season for
the North Brookfield boys team.
The Indians played a very
tough out of league schedule that
featured games against the likes
of Southern Worcester County
League opponents Southbridge,
David Prouty and Leicester, but
North Brookfield bounced back
with eight solid wins in league
play to finish tied with Bethany
Christian to tie for the Worcester
County League title.
Billy Mendala finished as the
leading scorer for the Indians
at 13.7 points per game, which
was good enough for fifth in the
league. Connor Hibbard was
second on the team at just under
10 points per game at 9.8, while
David Rumph came in third at 7.7.
North Brookfield is losing
three seniors off of this year’s
squad: Kyle Kulesza, Zachary
Rudzinski and Hibbard. Eligible
to come back to the team
next year are: juniors Rumph,
T
hree
District
championships in
three years is an
impressive feat, no matter what school or sport
you are talking about.
The scary thing for
the Quaboag girls varsity
basketball team’s opposition, is that everyone
from this year’s championship squad is eligible
to return next year.
“We are still a young
team,” Quaboag head
coach Cliff Lanier said.
“We are not losing anything off of this year’s
team. It is exciting that
we are going to be able
to bring back everyone
next season.”
This year’s squad
featured four juniors
(Emma Stanton,
Cassidy Paquette,
Shaylah Dorman and
Turley Publications
staff photo
by Dave Forbes
North Brookfield with
another strong campaign
– NORTH BROOKFIELD –
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
Sophomore Ayden
Farmington (33)
handles the ball
in the front court.
Adrian Aponte, Mendala,
Jacob Goodrow, Daniel Gale
and Christopher Kendrick; and
sophomore Ayden Farrington.
It was definitely a strong
season for the North Brookfield
girls varsity basketball team.
The Lady Indians captured
the Worcester County title with
a perfect 10-0 record and finished with a 16-6 overall record.
North Brookfield jumped out
to a quick 2-0 record with wins
over South Lancaster and St.
Mary’s.
After a loss to David Prouty,
North Brookfield rolled out to
four straight wins over Sizer,
Leicester, Southbridge and St.
Mary’s again to extend their
record to 6-1.
Following a defeat at the
hands of Whitinsville Christian,
North Brookfield secured wins
in six of their next seven games
to qualify for postseason play.
North Brookfield wrapped
up the regular season with
three straight wins and then
added a win in the Western
Senior Julia Burkhart (32) goes up for a
layup.
Massachusetts Division 4
Tournament with a 60-35 win
over Smith Voke in the first
round before finally being
eliminated by Quaboag in the
quarterfinals.
See INDIANS I PAGE 13
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2016
spring varsity schedules
quaboag regional
Baseball
Friday, April 1
Monday, April 4
Monday, April 11
Wednesday, April 13
Friday, April 15
Thursday, April 21
Monday, April 25
Wednesday, April 27
Friday, April 29
Monday, May 2
Tuesday, May 3
Thursday, May 5
Monday, May 9
Wednesday, May 11
Saturday, May 14
Monday, May 16
Wednesday, May 18
Thursday, May 19
Monday, May 23
Wednesday, May 25
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Away
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Home
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Away
David Prouty
3:30 p.m.
Northbridge
3:30 p.m.
Uxbridge
3:30 p.m.
Tantasqua
3:30 p.m.
Millbury
3:30 p.m.
Ware (at Memorial Field) 10 a.m.
Bartlett
3:30 p.m.
Grafton
3:30 p.m.
Southbridge
3:30 p.m.
Auburn
3:30 p.m.
Leicester
3:30 p.m.
Oxford (at Greenbriar Park) 3:30 p.m.
David Prouty
3:30 p.m.
Tantasqua
3:30 p.m.
Ware
3:30 p.m.
Southbridge
3:30 p.m.
North Brookfield
3:30 p.m.
Bartlett
3:30 p.m.
Leicester (at Rochdale Park)3:30 p.m.
Douglas
3:30 p.m.
Softball
Friday, April 1
Monday, April 4
Friday, April 8
Monday, April 11
Wednesday, April 13
Friday, April 15
Wednesday, April 20
Monday, April 25
Wednesday, April 27
Friday, April 29
Monday, May 2
Tuesday, May 3
Thursday, May 5
Monday, May 9
Wednesday, May 11
Monday, May 16
Wednesday, May 18
Thursday, May 19
Monday, May 23
Wednesday, May 25
Away
Home
Home
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Away
David Prouty
Northbridge
Notre Dame Academy
Uxbridge
Tantasqua
Millbury
Westborough
Bartlett
Grafton
Southbridge
Auburn
Leicester
Oxford
David Prouty
Tantasqua
Southbridge
North Brookfield
Bartlett
Leicester
Murdock
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
10 a.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
Home
Away
Away
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Away
Away
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
David Prouty
Northbridge
Uxbridge
Tantasqua
Doherty
Bartlett
Grafton
Auburn
Leicester
Belchertown
David Prouty
Tantasqua
Burncoat
Southbridge
Bartlett
Whitinsville-Christian
Leicester
Southbridge
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Girls Tennis
Friday, April 1
Monday, April 4
Monday, April 11
Wednesday, April 13
Monday, April 25
Wednesday, April 27
Monday, May 2
Tuesday, May 3
Thursday, May 5
Monday, May 9
Wednesday, May 11
Monday, May 16
Thursday, May 19
Friday, May 20
Monday, May 23
Tuesday, May 24
Baseball
Friday, April 1
Home
Monday, April 4
Away
Wednesday, April 6
Home
Monday, April 11
Away
Wednesday, April 13
Home
Friday, April 15
Away
Tuesday, April 19
Home
Tuesday, April 19
Home
Monday, April 25
Home
Wednesday, April 27
Away
Monday, May 2
Away
Thursday, May 5
Home
Monday, May 9
Away
Wednesday, May 11
Away
Monday, May 16
Home
Wednesday, May 18
Away
Thursday, May 19
Away
Monday, May 23
Home
Friday, May 27
Home
Monday, May 30
Away
Softball
Bartlett
Uxbridge
Southbridge
Millbury
Quaboag
Grafton
Drury
Monson
David Prouty
Auburn
Oxford
Northbridge
Bartlett
Quaboag
Leicester
Southbridge
David Prouty
Minnechaug
Shepherd Hill
Leicester (at Rochdale Park)
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
TBD
12 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse
Boys Tennis
Friday, April 1
Monday, April 4
Monday, April 11
Wednesday, April 13
Thursday, April 14
Monday, April 25
Wednesday, April 27
Monday, May 2
Wednesday, May 4
Friday, May 6
Monday, May 9
Wednesday, May 11
Thursday, May 12
Monday, May 16
Thursday, May 19
Friday, May 20
Monday, May 23
Tuesday, May 24
tANTASQUA regional
Away
Home
Home
Away
Away
Away
Away
Home
Home
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Away
Home
David Prouty
Northbridge
Uxbridge
Tantasqua
Bartlett
Grafton
Auburn
Leicester
Palmer
David Prouty
Tantasqua
Southbridge
Bartlett
Whitinsville-Christian
Leicester
Southbridge
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Monday, April 4
Tuesday, April 5
Thursday, April 7
Tuesday, April 12
Thursday, April 14
Monday, April 25
Tuesday, April 26
Thursday, April 28
Tuesday, May 3
Thursday, May 5
Friday, May 6
Monday, May 9
Wednesday, May 11
Saturday, May 14
Monday, May 16
Tuesday, May 17
Thursday, May 19
Saturday, May 21
Tuesday, May 24
Wednesday, May 25
Friday, April 1
Monday, April 4
Wednesday, April 6
Thursday, April 7
Monday, April 11
Wednesday, April 13
Friday, April 15
Monday, April 25
Wednesday, April 27
Monday, May 2
Thursday, May 5
Friday, May 6
Monday, May 9
Wednesday, May 11
Thursday, May 12
Monday, May 16
Wednesday, May 18
Thursday, May 19
Wednesday, May 25
Monday, May 30
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Away
Away
Home
Away
Away
Away
Away
Home
Away
Away
Away
Away
Bartlett
Uxbridge
Southbridge
Holy Name
Millbury
Quaboag
Grafton
David Prouty
Auburn
Oxford
Northbridge
Amherst
Bartlett
Quaboag
Westborough
Leicester
Southbridge
David Prouty
Shepherd Hill
Leicester
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Away
Home
Away
Away
Away
Home
Away
Home
Home
Away
Home
Home
Home
Away
Home
Home
Home
Home
Home
Bartlett
Uxbridge
Southbridge
Auburn
Quaboag
Grafton
David Prouty
Amherst
Auburn
Northbridge
Hudson
Bartlett
Quaboag
Leicester
Southbridge
David Prouty
Shepherd Hill
Amherst
Leicester
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Friday, April 1
Monday, April 4
Wednesday, April 6
Friday, April 8
Wednesday, April 13
Friday, April 15
Monday, April 25
Tuesday, April 26
Wednesday, April 27
Thursday, May 5
Friday, May 6
Monday, May 9
Wednesday, May 11
Monday, May 16
Wednesday, May 18
Thursday, May 19
Tuesday, May 24
Friday, May 27
Monday, May 30
Home
Away
Home
Home
Home
Away
Home
Away
Away
Home
Away
Away
Away
Home
Away
Away
Away
Away
Away
Bartlett
Uxbridge
Southbridge
Auburn
Quaboag
Grafton
David Prouty
Amherst
Auburn
Northbridge
Hudson
Bartlett
Quaboag
Leicester
Southbridge
David Prouty
Shepherd Hill
Amherst
Leicester
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Track and Field
Wednesday, April 6
Wednesday, April 13
Wednesday, April 27
Wednesday, May 4
Wednesday, May 11
Thursday, May 19
Home
Away
Away
Home
Home
Away
Bartlett
Southbridge
Quaboag
Bartlett
Leicester
Uxbridge
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Boys Tennis
Away
Northampton
(at Clarence “Bojo” Conz Lacrosse Field)
Away
Hopedale
Home
Northbridge
Home
Doherty
Away
Grafton
Away
Westborough
Away
Northbridge
Away
Doherty
Home
Grafton
Away
Nipmuc
Away
Monson
Away
Minnechaug
Away
South Hadley
Home
Agawam
Away
Amherst
Home
Nipmuc
Home
Hopedale
Home
Pope Francis
Home
Shepherd Hill
Home
Chicopee Comp
4 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
12 p.m.
4 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
11 a.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse
Tuesday, April 5
Home
Thursday, April 7
Away
Friday, April 8
Home
Tuesday, April 12
Away
Thursday, April 14
Home
Friday, April 15
Home
Monday, April 25
Home
Tuesday, April 26
Home
Thursday, April 28
Home
Tuesday, May 3
Away
Thursday, May 5
Home
Friday, May 6
Away
Monday, May 9
Home
Saturday, May 14
Away
Tuesday, May 17
Away
Thursday, May 19
Away
Friday, May 20
Home
Monday, May 23
Home
Wednesday, May 25
Away
Hopedale (The Cage)
Northbridge
Monson(The Cage)
Doherty
Grafton
Blackstone Valley Tech (The Cage)
Westborough
Northbridge (The Cage)
Doherty
Grafton
Nipmuc
Blackstone Valley Tech
Minnechaug
Agawam
(at School Street Park)
Nipmuc
Hopedale
South Hadley
Northampton
Wachusett
5:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
12 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
4 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
4 p.m.
Friday, April 1
Monday, April 4
Wednesday, April 6
Friday, April 8
Wednesday, April 13
Friday, April 15
Monday, April 25
Tuesday, April 26
Wednesday, April 27
Thursday, May 5
Friday, May 6
Monday, May 9
Wednesday, May 11
Monday, May 16
Wednesday, May 18
Thursday, May 19
Tuesday, May 24
Friday, May 27
Monday, May 30
Girls Tennis
NORTH BROOKFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Baseball
Monday, April 4
Away
Friday, April 8
Away
Wednesday, April 13
Home
Friday, April 15
Away
Thursday, April 28
Away
Saturday, April 30
Home
Friday, May 6
Home
Thursday, May 12
Home
Monday, May 16
Home
Wednesday, May 18
Away
Friday, May 20
Away
Monday, May 23
Home
Wednesday, May 25
Home
Friday, May 27
Home
Softball
South (at Sullivan Middle School)
Whitinsville Christian
3:30 p.m.
Murdock
4 p.m.
Worcester North 3:30 p.m.
(at Lake Avenue)
Ware (at Memorial Field) 3:30 p.m.
Parker Charter
11 a.m.
and 1 p.m.
Ayer
TBD
Southbridge
3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Quaboag
3:30 p.m.
Murdock
4 p.m.
Burncoat
3:30 p.m.
Leicester
3:30 p.m.
Worcester Tech
3:30 p.m.
Monday, April 4
Away
South (at Logan Field)
3:30 p.m.
Friday, April 8
Away
3:30 p.m.
Monday, April 11
Home
St. Mary’s
3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 13
Home
Murdock
4 p.m.
Friday, April 15
Away
Worcester North
3:30 p.m.
Monday, April 25
Away
Southbridge
3:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 30
Home
Parker
11 a.m.
and 1 p.m.
Monday, May 2
Away
St. Mary’s
3:30 p.m.
Friday, May 6
Away
Eagle Hill School
3:30 p.m.
Monday, May 9
Home
Sizer
3:30 and
5 p.m.
Thursday, May 12
Home
Southbridge
3:30 p.m.
Monday, May 16
Home
3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 18
Home
Quaboag
3:30 p.m.
Friday, May 20
Away
Murdock
4 p.m.
Monday, May 23
Home
Worcester North
3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 25
Home
Eagle Hill
3:30 p.m.
PAGE 13
- sports College notes
INDIANS I FROM PAGE 11
North Brookfield finished with the most potent scoring offense in the Worcester County League this season
as they averaged 42.5 points per game, while their
defense tied for the second stingiest at 33.5 points. The
Lady Indians finished with the greatest plus/minus scoring margin at +9.
Brandy Peterson was the third leading scorer in the
Worcester County League at 14.3 points per game. She
also led the league in 3-pointers made at 60 and free
throws made at 42. Teammate Samantha Farmer was
also in the top 10 in scoring at 9.8 points per game.
Christy Dever chipped in at 5.5 points per game, while
Kyle Bulger came in at 4.1 points.
The Lady Indians will have to replace their top three
scorers from this year’s team as they will all be graduating in June, along with Julia Burkhardt.
Eligible to return to the team next season are: juniors
Rebecca Russin, Rachael Orsi and Megan Jolin; sophomores Bulger, Tabitha Earls and Alexis Patchen;
freshman Ariana Styles and eighth-grader Lyndsey
Schimmelpennigh.
QUABOAG I FROM PAGE 11
for the outside shot and is not afraid to take them when
the game matters the most. Junior guard Ben Wisniewski
goes hard to the basket and can score from the outside as
well. Forward Robert Greenlaw has shown a nice touch
around the basket. Forward Dante Ortiz provided instant
offense whenever he came into the game off the bench.
Harley Richards III also provided the team with some
great athleticism.
Juniors Herrick Spencer and Alexander Cote, along
with sophomore Zachary McCann rounded out the roster this season and are expected to be able to provide
even more help to the squad next year.
By Dave Forbes • Turley Publications Sports Staff Writer
Messier, Marty helping
out Blazers
Through the first 14 games of the
season, Elms College softball freshman and Warren resident Madison
Messier is tied for fourth on the
team in hits with 13. She is batting
.255 on the season with seven runs
scored and six stolen bases.
Teammate and West Brookfield
resident Samantha Marty has three
hits and four runs scored with a
stolen base.
Jankins fans nine
against Marist
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The
Quinnipiac baseball team fell 5-2 in
the MAAC Opener Thursday afternoon to the Marist Red Foxes at
McCann Baseball Field.
Quinnipiac's loss was their fourth
straight of the season as they drop
to 6-12 (0-1 MAAC) while Marist
improved to 7-10 (1-0 MAAC).
Thomas Jankins, of West
Brookfield, pitched all eight
innings for a second straight game
and struck out a season-high nine
batters to give him 37 in his first
five starts of the season. Jankins
struck out the side in the fourth and
fifth innings on his way to his nine-
strikeout performance. Despite the
impressive numbers, Jankins (2-3)
took his third loss of the season
giving up five runs (four earned)
on six hits with three walks.
Ryan Nelson (Knoxville, Tenn.)
went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the
Bobcats as the only player on the
team with more than one hit. Lou
Iannotti (North Haven, Conn.) went
1-for-2 with a walk and a RBI.
Brian Moskey (Higganum,
Conn.) doubled and scored a run
for the Bobcats and Rob Pescitelli
(West Islip, N.Y.) also scored a run
for the Bobcats.
Both starting pitchers were
cruising through the first three
innings before the Bobcats broke
the scoreless tie in the top of the
fourth inning. Pescitelli was hit by
a pitch with one out in the inning
and moved up to second on an
Iannotti walk. With two outs in the
inning, Nelson singled up the middle to score Pescitelli from second
base to take a 1-0 lead.
The Red Foxes tied up the game
in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Greg Kocinski drew a four-pitch
walk to lead off the inning. After
back-to-back strikeouts, Zachary
Racusin doubled down the right
field line to score Kocinski all the
way from first base. Jankins then
struck out Anthony Lazar for his
third strikeout of the inning.
Jankins also struck out the side in
the bottom of the fifth inning before
the Bobcats took the lead in the top
of the sixth inning. Moskey led off
with a double and moved up to third
based on Pescitelli's ground out to
second base. Iannotti lifted the first
pitch he saw to centerfield for a sacrifice fly to score Moskey, but ended
up reaching first base as the ball was
misplayed by Graham McIntire.
Coughlin grabs 14th at
Spring Break Invitational
Nichols men’s track and field
member and North Brookfield resident Brendan Coughlin placed 14th
out of 25 competitors in the 5000
meters with a time of 16 minutes,
45.97 seconds in the Wesleyan
Spring Break Invitational on
Saturday, March 26.
Farland scores in loss
to Westfield
Keene State women’s lacrosse
player and Sturbridge resident
Taylor Farland scored a goal in the
first half of an 11-8 loss to Westfield
State on Tuesday, March 22.
Farland scored a goal with 17:45
left in the first half to tie the score
at 5-5.
COUGARS I FROM PAGE 11
Lexi Paquette) one sophomore (Evona
Bolaske), three freshmen (Brianna
Niedzalkoski, Autumn Hostens and Lena
Noonan) and two eighth-graders (Kiarra
Dorman and Jillian Routhier).
The four juniors all played key roles
on the team at some point during the
season. Coming into the season, many
thought that L. Paquette would end up
being a focal point of the offense for the
Lady Cougars, and so many defenses
would put their focus into trying to shut
her down, while some teams were able
to do that, the three other juniors also
showed that they were capable of carrying the offensive load.
Down the stretch in the Western Mass
finals, it was S. Dorman who hit two key
baskets late in the game. In the state semifinals against Millis, it was Stanton’s outside
shots that helped get Quaboag off to a fast
start, and C. Paquette provided a steady
offensive influence throughout the season.
While she was one of the youngest
players on the team, K. Dorman had the
coolness and willingness late in the game
to step up and hit the big shot, as she did
in the Western Mass finals as well.
While Routhier was not a starter, she
provided some very important intangibles
during the year.
“She would just come into the game
and play hard,” Lanier said. “She would
rush around on defense and on offense to
make plays. She came into the game and
gave it everything that she had for as long
as he was out on the floor.”
While Bolaske, Niedzalkoski, Hostens
and Noonan may not have gotten the
playing time that some of their counterparts got during the regular season
and postseason, each of them played key
roles in the success of the team and her
Quaboag’s Cassidy Paquette (4) looks for a teammate
to pass the ball to.
poised to have big roles on this team in
the future.
A warning to the rest of the teams in
Division 4, this Quaboag team is loaded
to make another run next season.
Dave Forbes is a sports editor for
Turley Publications. He can be reached
at [email protected] or by calling 413283-8393 ext. 237.
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CLUES ACROSS
1. Listen again
7. Expressed
sentiments
13. Membrane
14. Pelvic areas
16. Blood type
17. Vacated
19. Fullback
20. Nissan’s
tiny car
22. Be able to
23. Outcast
25. Day laborer
26. Greek prophetess
28. Soluble ribonucleic
acid
29. Sirius Satellite
Radio
30. Actor Josh
31. A way to clean
33. Left
34. Compensated
36. Member of U.S.
Navy
38. Reject
40. Group of notes
sounded together
41. Christian holiday
43. European river
44. Female hip hop
group
45. Score
47. Moved fast
48. Chronicles (abbr.
Biblical)
51. Type of tie
53. Indicates silence
55. Asian people
56. Pearl Jam bassist
Jeff
58. Western U.S. time
zone
59. “Signs” rockers
60. Confidential
informant
61. Lawyer
64. Overdose
65. Football equipment
67. Governments
69. Branch of physics
70. Makes happy
CLUES DOWN
oval nut
1. Animal disease
35. Works produced
2. Typographical space
by skill and
3. Sportscaster Chick
imagination
4. Italian Island
37. Satisfaction
5. Cooked in a specific 38. Reversal
style
39. Tan-colored horse
6. Smelling or tasting
42. Tell on
unpleasant
43. Pitcher Latos
7. Name
46. Fast-flowing part
8. Adult male humans
of river
9. Pitcher Hershiser
47. Hang ‘em up
10. Pat Conroy novel
49. Rings
“The Prince of __” 50. Lead from one place
11. __ route
to another
12. Protects the goal
52. Beginning
13. Furnishings
54. Reciprocal of a sine
15. Scraped
55. Worth
18. Apply with quick
57. Indian hat
strokes
59. Cloak
21. Blood cell
62. Resinous secretion
24. Nose
of insects
26. Doleful
63. __ Aviv, Israel
27. __ Angeles
66. European
30. Fruit tree
Parliament
32. Smooth brown
68. Of I
see answers on page 20
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– community Berthiaume announces
Senator Gobi engages with
millennials at Anna Maria College upcoming office hours
PA X T O N – S t a t e
Senator Anne M. Gobi
(D-Spencer) visited Anna
Maria College today to
meet with students as part
of the Senate’s Millennial
Engagement Initiative.
She was joined by Rep.
Kimberly N. Ferguson
(R-Rutland).
The Millennial
Engagement Initiative,
chaired by state Sen. Eric
Lesser and state Sen. Ryan
Fattman, was announced
in February by Senate
President Stan Rosenberg.
The initiative aims to
encourage more millennials (defined as individuals
between the ages of 16 and
35) to become involved in
politics and government,
and to gain their input in
the legislative process.
“It was a wonderful
experience to be at Anna
Maria College to have
an opportunity to speak
with the students as part
of the Senate’s Millennial
Engagement Initiative,”
said Gobi. “The students
have concerns about their
job future and the college
debt that they are faced
with. They also showed
concern for a number of
social issues, including the
rise in mental health issues
and what the state can do
to address that growing
population.
Discussion topics
included higher education,
workforce training, the opi-
oid epidemic, social media
privacy and mental health
issues, among others.
According to an
October 2014 study by the
White House Council of
Economic Advisers, millennial accounted for over
one-third of the U.S. population in 2013, and are the
most diverse generation in
the post-World War II era.
In addition, 61 percent of
millennials have attended college and rely more
heavily on student loans
than previous generations.
Anna Maria College
is a private, co-educational institution located
in Paxton, with an annual
enrollment of about 1,500
students.
Senior transitions and losses group meetings
STURBRIDGE –– Senior transitions and losses group meets second
Tuesday of the month,
10-11:30 a.m. at the Sturbridge Senior Center.
With Rev. Lucia Camara.
Facing the expected
and unexpected transi-
tions and losses in everyday life, and helping seniors to navigate their late
adulthood life is the goal
of this interactive, sharing
group.
In our senior years,
feeling fulfilled with a
deep sense that life has
meaning takes on a new
richness. Join us as we
share, learn ways to cope
and work through the
transitions and losses
within the compassion of
a group circle.
Call Overlook Hospice
at (508) 434-2200.
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SPENCER –Constituents and town officials are invited to meet
with State Rep. Donnie
Berthiaume (R-Spencer)
to express any concerns,
ideas, or issues with
which they may need
assistance. Please feel
free to contact the office
if a private meeting is
requested at 617-7222090, ext. 8803.
The office hours are
as follows:
Friday, April 8, Ware
Council on Aging, 10 to
11 a.m.
Tuesday, April 12,
North Brookfield Senior
Center, 9:30 a.m. to
noon.
Tuesday, April 19,
Hubbardston Senior
Center, 10 to 11 a.m.
Thursday, April 21,
East Brookfield Senior
M o n d a y, M a y 2 ,
Spencer Housing
Authority, 10 to 11 a.m.
M o n d a y, M a y 2 ,
Spencer Council on
Aging, Maple Street,
Spencer, 11:30-12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 10,
New Braintree, Senior
Historic Ware
play to be
performed
WARE — The Ware
Community Theater
and the Ware Historical
S o c i e t y h ave c o m e
together to produce the
locally historic play,
“We're Happy About
t h e W h o l e T h i n g .”
Performances will be on
Friday, April 8 at 7 p.m,
Saturday, April 9 at 7
p.m., and Sunday, April
10 at 2 p.m., at the Ware
Middle School on West
Street. General admission is $15 and students
and seniors are $12.
Culinary, hospitality classes offered free
REGION - Free culinary and hospitality
classes are being offered
at Holyoke Community
College
and
in
Northampton, Springfield
and Ware.
Classes are being
offered by Training and
Workforce Options, a
joint venture of Holyoke
Community College and
Springfield Technical
Community College.
The classes are being
paid for, in part, by a
rapid response grant from
the Massachusetts Board
of Higher Education.
Selections were developed with assistance from
members of The Greater
Springfield Convention
and Visitor Bureau.
Preferred qualifications
include a desire to get a
job or to advance your
career. For unemployed
workers, high school
diploma or equivalent,
English language ability, a
clean CORI and/or a good
work history are helpful.
For current employees, all
you need is the recommendation of your employer.
Free professional
development training
can jumpstart or advance
a career. Classes start in
April and end in June.
Space is limited.
For more information or
to sign up, contact Milissa
Daniels, 413-552-2042,
[email protected]; Sheila
Kelly, 413-552-2027, [email protected]; Bob Griffin,
413-552-2086, rgriffin@
hcc.edu or visit www.hcc.
edu/freetraining.
– legal notice NOTICE OF
MORTGAGEE'S SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
By virtue and in execution
of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage
given by Maxwell LaBier
a/k/a Maxwell C. LaBier to
Freedom Credit Union dated
April 13, 2012 and recorded
with the Worcester County
Registry of Deeds in Book
48827 at Page 4, of which
mortgage the undersigned is
the present holder, for breach
of the conditions of said
mortgage and for the purpose
of foreclosing the same will
be sold at Public Auction at
11:00 A.M. on Wednesday,
April 27, 2016 at 18 North
Street, Warren, Worcester
County, Massachusetts, all
and singular the premises
described in said mortgage,
To wit:
The land in the Village
of West Warren in Warren,
Worcester County, Massa
chusetts with the buildings
thereon situated on the easterly line of North Street,
bounded and described as
follows:
F I R S T PA R C E L :
Beginning in the easterly
line of North Street (formerly
Water Street) in said Village
of West Warren at corner
of land now or formerly of
Peter Benway, and thence
running N. 67° 50' E. on
said last named land ninetysix (96) feet; thence southerly along line of land now
or formerly of Dennis Kane
fifty-two (52) feet; thence S.
67° 50' W. on land formerly
of Amory Crossman about
ninety-six (96) feet to said
North Street; thence northerly on said North Street fiftytwo (52) feet to the place of
beginning.
S E C O N D PA R C E L :
Beginning at an iron pin
in line of land formerly of
E.G. Higgins Company in
said Village of West Warren
at a point N. 67° 50' E.
sixty-eight and 4/10 (68.4)
feet from an iron pin in the
easterly line of said North
Street at corner of land of
said E.G. Higgins Company,
and thence running southerly twenty-four and 35/100
(24.35) feet to corner of land
now or formerly of Nancy
M. Cutler; thence northeasterly on said last named land
thirty-one (31) feet to land
now or formerly of Dennis
Kane; thence northwesterly
nineteen (19) feet and four
(4) inches to an iron pin in
line of land formerly of said
E.G. Higgins Company;
thence southwesterly S. 67°
50' W. twenty-seven and 6/10
(27.6) feet to the place of
beginning.
Being the same premises conveyed to mortgagor
by deed and recorded in the
Worcester County Registry
of Deeds in Book 48827,
Page 1.
Premises to be sold and
conveyed subject to and with
the benefit of all rights, rights
of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or
claims in the nature of liens,
improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid
taxes, tax titles, tax liens,
water and sewer liens and any
other municipal assessments
or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are
in force and are applicable,
having priority over said
mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions,
easements, improvements,
liens or encumbrances is
made in the deed.
Terms of sale: A deposit of five thousand dollars
($5,000.00) by cash, certified or bank check will be
required to be paid by the
purchaser at the time and
place of sale. This sale is
subject to a 5% buyer's premium. The balance is to be
paid by certified or bank
check at the Mortgagee's law
offices within thirty (30) days
from the date of sale. Deed
will be provided to purchaser
for recording upon receipt in
full of the purchase price. In
the event of an error in this
publication, the description
of the premises contained in
said mortgage shall control.
Other terms are to be
announced at the sale.
Freedom Credit Union,
Present holder of said mortgage, By its Attorney,
Joseph J. Lange, Esq.
Lyon & Fitzpatrick, LLP
14 Bobala Road, Suite 4
Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 536-4000
[email protected]
4/1,4/8,4/15/16
Please check
the accuracy of
your legal notice
prior to submission (i.e., date,
time, spelling).
Also, be sure
the requested
publication date
coincides with
the purpose of the
notice, or as the
law demands.
Thank you.
- public safety -
dress I FROM PAGE 1
names are prominent in
Quaboag area history.
Olive Harrington
Doane's life was short; she
gave birth to a daughter,
Caroline Olive, on Jan. 19,
1843, and died at age 28
on March 18, 1845.
Later in 1845, Marshall
married Olive's cousin,
Louisa Harrington. He
lived less than another
five years; he died on
Sept. 20, 1849. His will,
dated April 26, 1849,
leaves the care of 6-yearold Caroline to George
Forbes of Brookfield, noting "my wish is that she
may live with her cousin-in-law as much as will
be convenient." George's
wife was Roxanna Doane,
Marshall's cousin and
young Caroline's first
cousin, once removed, a
relationship we frequently
refer to as "second cousin." Caroline was, in fact
also a first cousin, once
removed, through her
mother, to Louise, her
step-mother, but she was
cousin in-law to George
Forbes.
Marshall's will, written brief months before
his death, left his home
to Caroline, eventually,
but only after his mother
and his second wife were
through with it. His mother,
Sally, was given the use of
certain rooms, a chamber,
a bedroom, parlor, closet
and hallway and stairs,
and part of the cellar in the
house until "the end of her
natural life." She outlived
him by 34 years; she died
in 1883.
Louisa could use
the "improvements and
income" of the parts of the
home his mother wasn't
entitled to, along with the
remainder of his personal effects "as long as she
remains my widow."
Six-year-old Caroline
received $1,000 in cash,
"my best bed and bedding,
looking glass, bureau in
the sitting room, two volumes Cuttings Bible, and
the wearing apparel which
belonged to (her mother)
my first wife, plus the
house and land after the
death of my mother and the
death or re-marriage of my
wife." A codicil, dated July
17, 1849, leaves Caroline
his work stand, screen,
two Burmesan boxes, a
set of china, a sett (sic) of
silver teaspoons, three silver tablespoons, and sugar
tongs.
He further directed that
Caroline's money, or the
interest, be used by the
guardian to provide her
with a good education.
It is easy to speculate
as to why his second wife,
Olive's cousin, would not
be named as his daughter's
guardian, but difficult to
reach a conclusion. It does
appear that he was aware
of his impending death,
due to the dates of his will
and codicil, and that his
wife, should she re-marry,
would lose everything of
Marshall Doane's that the
couple might have shared
during their brief life
together
PAGE 1 5
Police Logs
BROOKFIELD POLICE LOG
Between March
21 and March 28,
Brookfield police made
20 motor vehicle stops,
five building and property checks, one welfare
check, one investigation,
two motor vehicle investigations, performed
traffic control once,
served three summonses,
and assisted one citizen. Police responded to
three animal calls, two
safety hazards, one disabled motor vehicle, one
alarm, one motor vehicle
accident, one fire, three
reports of suspicious
activity, and one report
of found or lost property.
They appeared for court-
related matters three
times, and five officers
were initiated.
There were five 911
calls. Of these, three were
for medical emergencies,
one was for a report of an
assault, and one was for
a disturbance. Brookfield
police assisted two other
agencies.
EAST BROOKFIELD POLICE LOG
Brookfield woman's 1840 wedding gown holds starring role in Wadsworth Museum exhibit in Hartford, Connecticut until July.
Louisa did re-marry
within five years, in May
of 1854, at age 32, in the
East Brookfield Baptist
Church. Her husband
Charles Baker, a mason
aged 36, was a bachelor.
We could find no further
history of that couple, in
Brookfield or elsewhere.
We have noted that
Caroline received her
mother's clothing, thus she
would have inherited the
wedding dress and accessories seen here. She must
have treasured them; did
she wear them in her own
wedding to Hiram H.
Lull, age 23, wheel maker
from Columbia, New
Hampshire, on May 1,
1864? Perhaps. Clergyman
E. W. Pray, pastor of the
East Brookfield Baptist
Church, performed the
ceremony. The Lulls are
buried in East Brookfield's
Evergreen Cemetery.
Obviously, the silken
treasure was carefully
stored. It was given in 1971
by Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Barlow to the museum.
The ensemble included
the hand sewn Burmese
silk dress, pelerine, shoes,
headdress and reticule.
According to the
Springfield Republican of
April 4, 1892, Caroline's
daughter, Nelly Abby
Lull married Frederick
C h a d w i c k B a r l ow o f
Warren on March 30,
1 8 9 2 . T h e c e r e m o ny
was conducted at the
home of the bride's parents on Main Street, East
Brookfield. Mr. Harlow
was employed at the office
of the Knowles Steam
Pump works; the bridal
trip included Boston,
New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington.
The Barlows appear to
have lived in Warren
throughout their married
life.
During the period
(1830s through 1860s) it
is interesting to note that
East Brookfield, still not a
separate town until 1920,
is frequently listed as
East Brookfield in docu-
ments, and in fact its residents appear to identify as
East Brookfield residents.
Newspapers and histories
of the time report bitter
rivalry and dissension,
in fact. East Brookfield,
it seemed, wanted to be
located anywhere rather
than Brookfield.
The names of the families mentioned here, along
with the Stevens family,
were prominent for generations in business, town,
and church affairs. Land
changed hands among
them, they dealt with the
new railroad, they built
a new Baptist church,
they intermarried. Their
graves may be found in
Evergreen Cemetery. They
are the stuff of novels, it
seems.
According to Lynne
Bassett, “Gothic to Goth:
Romantic Era Fashion and
Its East
Legacy” will be the first
exhibition to fully explore
the Romantic Era as a formative period in costume
history. Presenting historic garments alongside
literary works, paintings,
prints, and decorative arts,
the exhibition will examine how European fashion from the Medieval,
Renaissance and Baroque
eras influenced and
inspired new styles created
between 1810 and 1860.
"Gothic to Goth" she
writes in her description, "will illustrate how
early 19th costume—just
like fine and decorative
art, architecture, interior design, literature, and
music—moved away from
the order and rationality of
the previous half century
to embrace imagination
and emotion, originality
and vision, and individuality and subjectivity as
guiding principles. The
exhibition will culminate
with a look at recent Goth
and Steampunk fashions,
revealing their roots in the
rich imagination and aesthetic of Romanticism."
The exhibition will
remain until July.
Between March 14 and
March 20, East Brookfield
police made 14 motor
vehicle stops, one building and property check,
one motor vehicle investigation, one investigation,
and assisted two citizens.
Police responded to one
fire alarm, one lockout,
one report of vandalism,
two reports of suspicious
activity, one report of larceny, theft or shoplifting,
and one report of forgery
or fraud. They appeared
for court-related matters
once, and four officers
were initiated.
There was one 911
call, which was a hangup call. East Brookfield
police assisted other agencies five times.
NORTH BROOKFIELD POLICE LOG
Between March 14
and March 28, North
Brookfield police made
four arrests. Daniel Davenport, 26, of 9 West
Brookfield Road, North
Brookfield, was arrested
on March 4 on a warrant. Sean Davis, 24,
of 15 Nursery Avenue,
North Brookfield, was
arrested on March 10 on
a warrant. Richard Wilson, 23, of 11 Central
Street, West Brookfield,
was arrested on March
13 for operating under
the influence of liquor,
negligent operation of a
motor vehicle and speed
greater than reasonable. Wallace Kittredge,
48, of 303 North Main
Street, was arrested on
March 25 for disorderly
conduct, and disturbing
the peace.
Police made 46 motor
vehicle stops, five building and property checks,
four welfare checks, three
motor vehicle investigations, five investigations,
performed traffic control three times, served
paperwork once, served
two summonses, and assisted six citizens. They
responded to 14 animal
calls, seven reports of
suspicious activity, eight
alarms, one disabled motor vehicle, seven medical emergencies, four reports of larceny, theft or
shoplifting, two distur-
bances, two complaints
about motor vehicle
operations, three reports
of gunshots, one lockout, three complaints,
one fire alarm, and one
chimney fire. They appeared for court-related
matters four times, and
officers were initiated 21
times.
There were 18 911
calls. Of these, 10 were
for medical emergencies, two were for disturbances, two were for
reports of suspicious
activity, two were animal
calls, one was for a motor vehicle accident, and
one was a hang-up call.
North Brookfield assisted two other agencies.
Cynthia is looking for a quiet home
E A S T B RO O K FIELD – Cynthia is
about the graduate from
our Project Good Dog
program. She is not
yet in the shelter, but
already looking for a
family that may want to
meet her.
Cynthia is a 5-yearold, spayed female,
Australian cattle dog
mix. This beautiful girl
came from a suspected
hoarding case back in
January, and has been
receiving the love and
socialization she's
always craved in this
wonderful program.
Cynthia is looking
for a quiet home. She
should do well with
other pets but may
be better suited for a
Courtesy photo
Cynthia is one of the pets available for adoption through Second Chance
Animal Shelter.
home with older children.
If interested in Cynthia,
please submit an application via www.secondchanceanimals.org.
Second Chance, a nonprofit, runs an animal shelter in East Brookfield and
an animal clinic in North
Brookfield.
Connect with us online
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levels, etc. Call Ken 413-4332195. Keep your vintage tools
working and get MONEY.
ANNUAL
TAG
SALE/FLEA
MARKET St. Thomas Apostle
Parish Center, 1076 Thorndike St.,
Palmer. Saturday, April 2nd from
9am- 2pm. Lots of jewelry,
collectibles, and misc. 283-6573
CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR
Animals is having a giant tag sale
Fri. April 8, (8:30am-4pm) & Sat.
April
9,
(8:30am-1pm)
at
Wachogue Cong. Church, 80
Arvilla St., Springfield (corner of
Roosevelt Ave. & Arvilla St. - 2
blocks from Sumner Ave.) Cat &
dog food donation basket to help
pets. If you have items to donate,
bring them Thurs. April 7, 8:30am3pm. NO clothes, shoes or large
equip.
Firewood
!!!!FRESH CUT FIREWOOD!!!!
Over a cord guaranteed. Cut, split,
prompt delivery. Call D & D
Cordwood (413)348-4326.
FIREWOOD
Fresh cut & split $175.00.
Seasoned cut & split $200.00
All hardwood.
Tree length available
*Also have seasoned softwood for
outdoor boilers (Cheap).
Quality & volumes guaranteed!!
New England Forest Products
(413)477-0083.
LOG LENGTH FIREWOOD for
sale. 7-8 cords delivered. $750.00
delivered locally. Pricing subject to
change.
Seasoned firewood cut and split,
pre-stacked on pallets and
delivered. Also specialize in Heat
Treatment Certified kiln dried
firewood.
Wholesale
inquires
welcome. 1-800-373-4500
Flea Market
YANKEE FLEA MARKET
1311 Park Street (Rt. 20)
Palmer, MA 01069
Over 130 vendors
Over 8,500 Square feet
6 days a week
Tues-Sat 10-5, Sunday 11-5
Year round, all indoor
Antiques, Collectibles,
Household furnishings and more!
Vendors Welcome, Apply within
Always buying, Free estimates!
(413)283-4910
Free Parking
Free Admission
Miscellaneous
A PLACE FOR MOM. The
nation’s largest senior living
referral service. Contact our
trusted, local experts today! Our
service is free/ no obligation. Call
(800)417-0524.
LIFE ALERT. 24/7. One press of
a button sends help fast! Medical,
Fire, Burglar. Even if you can’t
reach a phone! Free brochure.
Call (800)457-1917.
Wanted To Buy
MILITARY
ITEMS,
COLLECTIONS. Non dealer. Best
prices. Civil War- Vietnam,
medals,
patches,
weapons,
documents.
U.S., German,
Foreign. I’ll come to you.
(413)262-8206
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
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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
Services
*****
www.turley.com
Services
A B Hauling and
Removal Service
*******A & B HOUSEHOLD
REMOVAL SERVICE*******
Cellars, attics, garages cleaned,
yard
debris.
Barns,
sheds,
demolished. Swimming pools
removed. Cheaper than dumpster
fees and we do all the work.
Lowest rates. Fully insured.
(413)267-3353, cell (413)2228868.
Call us toll free at 1-800-824-6548
Services
Cleaning Services
Heating & Air Cond.
ALL IN ONE Commercial and
Residential Cleaning Services,
weekly,
bi-weekly,
monthly
cleaning. One time Fall or Spring
cleaning. Windows, Car Detailing,
Gardening, Laundry and All
Errands. Call Paula (413)3552152.
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
PLUMBING JOBS DONE by fast
and accurate master plumber.
Small jobs welcome. Cheap hourly
rate. LC9070 Paul 413-323-5897.
SUNRISE
HOME
REPAIRS:
Carpentry, decks, hatchways,
ramps,
painting,
property
maintenance, after storm/ tree
cleanups. Small jobs welcome.
Free estimates. (413)883-9033.
ABSOLUTE
CHIMNEY
SERVICES C.S.I.A. Certified and
Insured. Sweeping chimneys year
round. Thank you. 413-967-8002.
BILODEAU AND SON Roofing.
Established 1976. New re-roofs
and repairs. Gutter cleanings and
repairs. Licensed/ insured. Call
(413)967-6679.
CHAIR SEAT WEAVING &
refinishing - cane, fiber rush &
splint - Classroom instructor, 20+
years experience. Call Walt at
(413)267-9680 for estimate.
DRIVEWAYS, OIL AND STONE,
durable but inexpensive. Choice of
colors, also driveway repair and
trucking available. Fill/ Loam/
Gravel. Call J. Fillion Liquid
Asphalt (413)668-6192.
DRYWALL
AND
CEILINGS,
plaster repair. Drywall hanging.
Taping & complete finishing. All
ceiling textures. Fully insured.
Jason at Great Walls.
(413)563-0487
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.
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
Child Services
*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
Excavating
LEGOWSKI LANDSCAPING &
CONSTRUCTION,
INC.
Lot
clearing, septic installation and
general excavation. Fully insured.
Free estimates.
Please call
(413)540-6990.
Finance
SELL
YOUR
STRUCTURED
settlement or annuity payments for
cash now. You don’t have to wait
for your future payments any
longer! Call (800)938-8092.
ALL HOME IMPROVEMENTS
and repair work / decks Additions /
basements / baths / kitchen
remodeling / perk test / septic
systems installed and repaired.
30+
yrs
experience.
Marty
(413)949-1901
C-D HOME IMPROVEMENT. 1
Call for all your needs. Windows,
siding, roofs, additions, decks,
baths, hardwood floors, painting.
All work 100% guaranteed.
Licensed and insured. Call Bob
(413)596-8807 Cell
CS Lic.
#97110, HIC Lic #162905
CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION
Kitchen, bath, foyers. References.
Lic #086220. Please call Kevin
(978)355-6864.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS. REMODELING. Kitchens, baths.
Ceramic tile, windows, painting,
wallpapering, textured ceilings,
siding, additions. Insurance work.
Fully insured. Free estimates. 413246-2783 Ron.
WATER DAMAGE
-CALL JAY (413)436-5782FOR REPAIRS
Complete
Drywall
Service.
Finishing,
Painting,
Ceilings
(Smooth or Textured). 39 years
experience. Fully insured
TAX TIME
Kitchen Table Taxes
Personal & Small Business Tax Returns
"David The Tax Man"
David E. Whitney
Notary Public
Sixty-Five Jim Ash Road
Palmer, MA 01069-9814
www.kitchentabletaxes.com
[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
62 Jim Ash Road
The Tax Lady
Maximum Refund Guaranteed
ACE
CHIMNEY
SWEEPS.
Cleanings, inspections, repairs,
caps,
liners,
waterproofing,
rebuilds. Gutterbrush Installations.
Local family owned since 1986.
HIC #118355. Fully insured.
(413)547-8500.
Entertainment
LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO DO
YOUR GIG...
VFW in Belchertown is looking
for new Friday and/or Saturday
Evening Entertainment.
Weekly or Bi-weekly
DJ- BAND- ACOUSTICCOMEDIAN-ETC.
Call the VFW at (413)323-9997
Home Improvement
A
HOME
IMPROVEMENT
Specialist. Decks, porches, water
in basement, backhoe, dump
truck. Loam, stone, fill, driveway
repair, loader, tractors (413)5632229.
2016
(413) 283-5596 Palmer, MA 01069
Bulk trash removal, cleanouts,
10% discount with this ad. Free
Est. (413)596-7286
Electrician
Please Recycle this Newspaper
Credit Cards Welcome
********A A CALL – HAUL IT
ALL********
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and storms. Fully Insured. Free
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DEPENDABLE
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FRIENDLY
service,
installs
deicing cables. Free estimates.
Fully insured. Scott Winters
electrician Lic. #13514-B Call
(413)244-7096.
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years experience. References. Lic
#086220. Please call Kevin 978355-6864.
413-289-0058
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free the holy souls in Purgatory. O
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daily)
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20 Memory Lane
Palmer, MA 01069
(413) 283-2391
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www.thetaxladygromosky.com
PROCRASTINATORS WANTED
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Why not let the tax professionals at AJE Financial Services help!
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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
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24 Southwick Street, Feeding Hills, MA 01030
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Classifieds
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Garage Door Serv.
Pools
Roofing
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
MARK KIRK, OWNER (413)5314192 We are a triple A plus rated
with zero complaints. License
#150679 and insured. A+ rated
BBB Member. ABC Pools is a
drug free workplace.
• Above ground and inground liner
changes, our liners are of top
quality guaranteed to last 20 years
or more.
• Above ground pool installations
• Above ground and inground
removals
• Leak detection
• Openings
• All types of pool and filtration
repairs
• Spa repair
Thank you for your business. You
can call 7AM- 7PM, 7 days per
week
(413)531-4192.
All
payments are due at time of
service.
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.
Instruction
DON'T BE A STARVING
ARTIST - learn how to teach
painting with this special
method to people of all ages
and abilities and have your own
business with a stable income.
Fill the need for more art in
healthcare facilities. Check it
out at:
www.artis4every1.com or call
(508)882-3947
TRUCK DRIVERS
NEEDED
A & B CDL CLASSES + BUS
Chicopee, Ma (413)592-1500
UNITED TRACTOR TRAILER
SCHOOL
Unitedcdl.com
Landscaping
LEGOWSKI LANDSCAPING &
CONSTRUCTION Retaining walls,
patios, Pool Scapes and all your
outdoor needs. Free Estimates
(413)540-6990.
Residential/Commercial, insured.
TAKE CARE OF your lawn and
landscape in all aspects this
Spring with Dave’s Lawn and
Garden. Let us help you obtain
that
beautiful
lawn
with
dethatching, aeration and much
more. Beautiful beds with our top
notch mulch and decorative stone
application. Call today to get 15%
off your Spring clean-up. We also
offer a Senior Citizen Discount.
Certified and insured. Call Dave at
(413)478-4212 for your free
estimate.
Lawn & Garden
AFFORDABLE LAWN CARE
SERVICE COMPANY
20 years in business.
HYDROSEEDING, MOWING,
BOBCAT, PAVER PATIOS, TREE
WORK, IRRIGATION, SEPTIC/
SEWER, EXCAVATION.
(413)283-5780
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Masonry
STONEMASON SPECIALIZING
IN DRY stone walls, walkways,
patios, stairways, combination
stone and landscape timber walls.
35 years experience Europe/USA.
www.internationalstonemason.com
Kenn “Hawk” Kaminski
(413)572-6808
SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25
years experience. Commercial,
residential. Insured. Shingles,
single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel,
slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency
Repairs.
(413)536-3279,
(413)348-9568, (413)204-4841.
Tree Work
AAA1 - TROM’S TREE SERVICE
Let me save you money. Tree
removal, hazard tree removal,
cordwood, stump grinding. We’re
fully insured and workmen’s comp.
for your protection.
Free
estimates. Mon.-Sun. Call Jason.
413-283-6374.
ATEKS TREE- HONEST, quality
tree service. From pruning to
house lot clearing. Fully insured.
Free estimates. Firewood sales.
(413)687-3220.
Painting
Pets
FORBES & SONS PAINTING &
STAINING, LLC Interior/ exterior
residential/
commercial/
new
constructions. Deck restorations,
minor carpentry repairs, wallpaper
removal. Owner operated since
1985. Free estimates. Insured.
(413)887-1987
BE A RESPONSIBLE PET
OWNER - Financially needy? Call
for assistance to spay/neuter your
cat/dog.
(413)565-5383
CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR
ANIMALS.
www.forbesandsonspainting.com
KEEP IT PAINTING– Klems
excellent
exterior
painting.
Interiors too. Specializing in all
aspects of quality painting and
staining. 25 years experience.
Free consultation. Steve (413)4778217
KEN’S PAINTING SERVICES
Interior/ exterior painting and
staining, wallpaper removal and
repairs, quality products and
workmanship. Fully insured.
Free estimates.
(413)896-8264.
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
O
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
✦
Pets
Help Wanted
KLARA IS A pocket sized Pibble
mix, 2 years of age. Klara is a
perfect average rated girl, perfect
for a first time dog owner. Crate
trained, walks great on a leash!
Ok with other dogs! Located in
Worcester,
MA,
completed
application/home
visit/$200
adoption fee.
Applications found at
www.destinysroad
animalrescue.com
Horses
HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS
offered year round at our state of
the art facility. Beginner to
advanced. Ages 4 years to adult.
Boarding, sales and leasing also
available. Convenient location at
Orion Farm in South Hadley.
(413)532-9753
www.orionfarm.net
Help Wanted
ABC POOL LOOKING FOR
motivated
people
to
do
construction and service. Will
train. Potential to earn $1,000 or
more per week. Need applicants
who can work 5-7 days per week.
OT available. We are a drug-free
work employer. Call Mark Kirk,
owner (413)531-4192.
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
ASSISTANT CARETAKER: THE
West Brookfield Cemetery Commission is seeking an Assistant Caretaker to work in the town’s cemeteries. This is a 10-hour per week
position. Applicant must be 18.
Responsibilities include mowing,
weed-wacking, raking, cleanup and
other routine duties as determined
by the Cemetery Caretaker. If
interested, please contact Teri
Roberts
([email protected]) or
Dave Swekla ([email protected])
Driver/School Van – New openings for PT school van drivers in
your area. Starting pay at $13 per
hour with annual raises during the
first five years! Earn $13-$14 with
previous experience. Additional
bonuses can increase your average hourly rate up to $15! 7D license bonus, first time physicals
paid! M-F split shift, 4-6 hours a
day. Keep van at home. Join Van
Pool now by calling David after
9:30 at (413)599-1616. EEO
RN | LPN Life Care Center of
Wilbraham
PRN positions available for all
shifts. New rates available! Must
be a state-licensed nurse. We
offer competitive pay in a teamoriented environment.
Marcia Porter 413-596-3111 | 413596-9072 Fax
2399 Boston Rd. | Wilbraham, MA
01095 [email protected]
LifeCareCareers.com
An Equal Opportunity Employer
70789
LOOKING FOR A part time
mechanic
for
production
machinery. Call between 8 A.M.
and 5 P.M. 413-758-3305
Help Wanted
COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
REAL ESTATE
Land Development
Serving Buyers & Sellers
Free Market Analysis
Career Opportunities Available
Real Estate Broker,
Sales Person,
Top Commission,
Office Clerk.
Call Pete at
EZ REALTY
Palmer 413-283-6400
or 413-283-4356.
Will Train
Financial Assistance,
Full Time
and Part Time
or Work from Home.
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.
HEAD SERVER- FULL-TIME
server to help oversee waitstaff.
Must work Wednesday- Sunday.
Full pay plus tips. Also have parttime position available. Barre Mill
Restaurant, 90 Main Street, South
Barre (978)355-2987
Our classified sections
PUT YOUR
PROPERTY
ON THE MAP!
Expanding full-service propane company
has this opportunity available:
CUSTOMER SERVICE REP
Seeking an organized, self-motivated individual with ability
to work in a fast-paced office setting. Responsibilities include
collections and accounts receivable, data entry and office
administration. Strong communication and telephone skills
with computer and math proficiency required; experience
in account collection helpful.
Excellent Benefits Package!
Interested candidates, please apply in person at:
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competitive wages. New grads welcome!
Apply online at www.wingatehealthcare.com or
stop in on a Wednesday and ask for Darryl Lecours,
Administrator, for an on-the-spot interview
Wingate at Wilbraham
9 Maple Street • Wilbraham, MA 01095
wingatehealthcare.com
An equal opportunity employer.
EOE
OVERNIGHT AWAKE-SECURITY
POSITION
Eagle Hill School, a nationally recognized college
prepatory boarding school for students with learning
differences has an Overnight Awake-Security position
currently available. The hours for this position include
both Friday and Saturday from 11:00PM-9:00AM.
The successful candidate must be self-motivated,
enjoy working in an educations setting and have the
ability to work independently as this position involves
supervision of all dormitories as well as academic
buildings during the overnight hours.
For more informations, please email your resume
to Joel W. Slupnicki, Director of Weekend Services
at [email protected] or call (413)477-6000
ext. 1235.
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Contact Debbie to market your listing
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Classifieds
Help Wanted
Real Estate
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
TEACHER ASSISTANT NEEDED
8 am - 5 pm at Little Friends Child
Care Center in Belchertown. Must
be 18 years old. Call or email
[email protected] 413323-8447 ask for Betsy.
THE BURIAL COMMISSION of
the Town of West Brookfield is
seeking an individual to serve as
clerk. The clerk’s position entails
selling and recording plots,
recording deaths and updating the
data base, assisting with marking
sites prior to burials, interfacing
with
local
funeral
homes,
monument
companies
and
excavation contractors and being
the
recording
secretary
at
Commission meetings. This is an
on-call position and the clerk must
have some degree of availability
and flexibility during the day.
Knowledge of routine cemetery
operations is preferred. This is a
stipend position. Please forward
letters of interest along with
applicable
experience
documentation
to
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
Health Care
GOT KNEE PAIN? Back Pain?
Shoulder Pain? Get a painrelieving brace at little or no cost
to you. Medicare Patients, call
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advertise
“any
preference,
limitation,
or
discrimination because of race,
color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national origin,
or intention to make any such
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limitation,
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of the law. All persons are hereby
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that
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dwellings
advertised are available on an
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Make sure
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WARE- SPACIOUS 2 bedroom
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heat. Good area. $575 monthly,
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Publick House Historic Inn & Country Lodge – We have been creating
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Atkins Farms Country Market – Atkins Flower Shop is managed by three
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JEWELERS
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American handcrafted jewelry & gifts. Silverscape also specializes in custom
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One King St. in Northampton, MA. www.silverscapedesigns.com.
Stevens Jewelers & Diamond Gallery – A family operated company
with wholesale and retail operations. Buying gold, silver and diamonds,
jewelry & watch repair, custom design & remounts. Personalized engraving,
appraisals. Visit us at our NEW location 1501 Elm St., West Springfield, MA.
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Friday, January 29,
2016
lice station
––BROOKFIELD ––
By Eileen Kennedy
Quaboag Current Editor
T
Selectmen
announce
Purple Heart
community
ceremony
he new Brookfield Police
Station on Prouty Street
is 4,000 square feet and
it
seemed as if every inch
was
with people last Saturday filled
as the
community celebrated
the building's opening.
Children and adults packed
the
building just before the
ceremony and then filed 10 a.m.
to briefly celebrate on back out
the lawn
before returning to the
station for
tours.
The Rev. Eleanor Blaisdel
l
Kraner, who recently retired
the Brookfie ld Congreg from
Church, offered a prayer ational
tured the moment and that capthe future
work at the building.
After giving thanks
for the
building and all the
hard work
in getting the process
going, she
spoke of its use.
“This morning we see
around
us those who will work
in and
through this building,
and we rec- compassi
ognize their courage,
their com- a time on and justice. We live in
mitment and the hard,
of
sometimes May this anxiety and uneasiness.
exhausti ngly-rel entless
newly constructed buildservice ing be a
they provide to this commun
reminder to us of those
ity, who defend
and we give thanks for
our freedom , who
them
to them and pray for protectio and respond to our needs, and
who
n for protect our
them,” she prayed. “We
children and grandthink
those who will pass through of children.”
this
Brookfield Sele
building…some in great
ctme
fear,
ers angry, and some having oth- Chairman Stephen J. Comtois n
II
hav- thanked residents
ing brought pain and loss
from the deepto
themest
part
selves and others, and
of his heart for their trust
we pray
that each will be received
with
See
NEW PD I PAGE 24
Two Project 351
students recognized
Quaboag Regional
School Committee
Meeting, Jan. 25
–– WARREN ––
By Colleen Montague
Quaboag Current
Correspondent
PHOTOS BY EILEEN KENNEDY
ABOVE: Brookfield Selectmen
Chairman Stephen J. Comtois
II speaks Saturday during
the
ceremony opening the
new
Brookfield Police Station
on
Prouty Street.
LEFT: Brookfield Police
Chief
Michael Blanchard talks
with
residents just before the
opening ceremony for the
Brookfield Police Station new
last
Saturday.
Selectmen annou
nced
that there would be
a Purple
Heart Commun ity ceremon
at the Municip al Building y
on
Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 3
p.m..
The Department of Massachusetts Military Order
of
the Purple Heart will
present
a plaque to the selectme
n
recognizing the town as
a
Heart Community. The Purple
selectmen had read and signed
the
proclam ation designat
ing the
town as a Purple Heart
town at
their Nov. 24, 2015, last
year.
The board also announc
that the Veteran’s Council ed
was
working to identify
any
dents who were recipien resits of
the Purple Heart, and wanted
to
thank everyone who had
worked
on it.
CDBG
Selectm en approve
signing of a City and d the
Town
Owner Agreement for
a
201 Community Developfiscal
ment
Block Grant (CDBG)
Housing
See BOS I PAGE 12
Danger ramps up goal-se
tting
Senecal tells
Rotarians to shoot
for their dreams
and other such monikers
.
So, he told the Palmer
Club at their Thursday Rotary
,
meeting that while it was Jan. 21
important
to respect those around
you, it is
All students meet in
the
–
responsib
PALMER –
ility of each person to
for a day of inspiration Boston
– WARREN –
set his or her own goals
and
and carry
munity service. Jack helpedcomthem out.
By Douglas Farmer
put
together macaron i and
By Sloane M. Perron
“People ask me all the
Staff Writer
Quaboag Current Staff
packets to be distribute cheese
get nervous about what time if I
Writer
d
might haphomeless and Morrow to the
pened to him,” said his
Before he made his
worked
with the nonprofi t Cradles
T h e Q u a b o a g R eg
record jump over 22 cars world at the gathering at CJ’s wife Maria
to
Restaurant.
School Committee begani o n a l Crayons, which gathers
Knievel ’s own motorcyon Evel “I do, but I’m on
clothes,
their
this ride with
meeting by hearing
Sturgis, South Dakota last cle in him. I’ve been with
about the books, toys and school supplies
him for some
summer,
accompl ishment s of
for
low-inco
me students.
Doug “Danger ” Senecal,
of his career highlight
two
s and lowWales
dents, Cassidy Morrow stuThey said they will both
resident
lights.
and
And
from
Warren
work
because of what he’s
businessm
Warren and Ailin Jack
said the chatter on the Internet an, done, he’s revived
from West at their school this spring to help
the sport of
was
Brookfield, who were
less than flatterin g.
chosen as collect gently-u sed and new
Commen ts motorcycle industry, that’s why the
the school's represen
in chat rooms ranged
American Motorcycle
tatives to clothing for Cradles to Crayons.
from
Project 351.
They gathered at Faneuil
jump is insane” to “This “This has nominat ed him Association
to be the
guy is
Quaboag Regiona l Middle to hear from Gov. Charlie Hall
probably going to die,”
Baker
and upon ‘Sportsman of the Year’.”
High School Assistant
and
other
advisors
reading
Senecal , who grew
before headPrincipal
these notes, he said
up in
his Palmer,
Joe Salvado re introduc
ing off to their service
confidence dropped dramatica
ed the
projects,
acknowledged there have
lly.
eighth- graders and
But after he successfu
been some life-altering
describe d and then they all met again afterlly
challengmade
their participation in Project
ward.
the 145-foot jump and
landed on es in his life, including being in a
Created under former Gov. 351.
the ramp on the other side,
coma for a month and
relearning
he said
Patrick, Project 351 selectsDeval
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a “legend”
See DANGER
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