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community
schools
Sports
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Embracing
the awareness
Pathfinder stays
up all night
Pioneers survive
late push
Giving history
fresh look
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The Journal Register
Serving Palmer, Monson, Brimfield, Holland & Wales
March 3, 2016 ❙ Vol. CLXVI, No. 08 ❙ $1.00
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Making their choices count
Trump, Sanders win
big in Journal towns
State Committee races
also bring out voters
By Douglas Farmer
Staff Writer
REGION — Voters came out in
larger-than-average numbers in the
region for the Presidential Primary
Election and both national and state
races on the ballots seemed to garner
significant interest.
As he did in several other states
on the so-called “Super Tuesday” of
the primary season, Donald Trump
far outpaced his competitors on the
Republican ticket for president. And
even though Hillary Clinton edged
her Democratic challenger Bernie
Sanders statewide, the latter did seem
to “get out the vote” in the Journal
towns.
Among others, Sanders did capture the votes of some of the younger
residents of the region such as Jeff
Sexton, 24, of Three Rivers and Devan Summers, 25, of Palmer, who
showed their support by waving signs
they made themselves outside of the
precinct at St. Thomas the Apostle
Church Parish Center.
“We’re not affiliated with any
campaign, but we just decided to do
this ourselves,” said Sexton. “I really
like what Bernie has to say about tax
reforms and foreign policy. He’s been
calling things out that people don’t
want to talk about, but should.”
Elsewhere, races for State Committee Man and Woman on the Republican and Democratic ballots also
brought out their supporters to polling
locations throughout the region.
Turnout was reported steady in
Palmer, with 2,983 of 11,091 – or just
under 27 percent – of those registered
arriving at the polls on Tuesday.
On the Democratic side, Bernie
Sanders carried the day, with 934 to
684 for Hillary Clinton, seven for
Martin O’Malley and three for Roque
“Rocky” De La Fuente. William R.
Shemeth III garnered 1,072 votes for
State Committee Man, and Laura L.
Jette received 1,101 votes for State
Committee Woman. A field of 22
candidates (for a possible 30 slots)
for Democratic Town Committee was
also elected.
VOTING ❙ page 7
This is only a test...
Checklist helps prepare
voting machines
By Douglas Farmer
Staff Writer
PALMER — Town clerks’ offices locally in towns like Palmer
and across the state begin preparing
for elections well before the voters
cast their ballots. Each clerk, as well
as the warden within each precinct
Sanctuary
taking root
through
foundation
Fundraiser for
preservation efforts
March 12
By Kimberly Ladue
Special to The Journal Register
T
Election traffic was
routed Tuesday toward
Memorial Hall in
Monson, the town’s
new polling location.
Turley Publications staff photos by Douglas Farmer
Poll worker gets down to business
Clerk depends on
election diligence
By Douglas Farmer
Staff Writer
is responsible for testing the voting
machines to make sure they are in
working order.
Palmer Town Clerk Susan
Coache held a public test of a voting machine on Thursday, Feb. 25 in
advance of the Presidential Primary
Election held this past Tuesday,
March 1.
Like many towns, the town of
Palmer uses an AccuVote Optical
PALMER — There may
have been a buzz in the air as
voters turned out for the highly
publicized Presidential Primary
Election on Tuesday, but no matter how many voters turn out for
a local, state or national contest,
the same amount of work is involved, said Palmer Town Clerk
Susan Coache.
And that’s why she depends
on her dedicated poll workers
like Patricia Apenburg to make
MACHINES ❙ page 6
POLLS ❙ page 7
Palmer poll
worker
Patricia
Apenburg
readies for
Primary
Day this
week.
SANCTUARY ❙ page 5
teaching awards
chamber choice
Monson teachers have
their day in spotlight
Trophy winners collect their emotions
Choice Awards
nominations due April 1
By Douglas Farmer
Staff Writer
PALMER — Every year the
Choice Awards have been held by
the Quaboag Hills Chamber of
Commerce, something special has
happened, said Chamber President
Lenny Weake. This has ranged from
the joyful tears of recent Citizens of
the Year to the heartfelt thanks given
music
Turley Publications staff photo by Wyatt Aloisio
MHS special education teacher Caitlin McNeill, along with Principal William Metzger, presented the Excellence in Teaching Award.
Teacher of the Year
awards bring recognition
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
MONSON — When Monson
High School teacher and educator
Caitlin McNeill heard clapping and
cheering from outside her classroom door early Monday morning,
little did she expect to find dozens
of students and her fellow teachers
lining the halls and waiting to surprise her.
“I was wondering what everyone out here was running up
and down the halls about,” said
McNeill, who stood somewhat
stunned, holding a bundle of balloons and a bouquet of flowers.
“This is so sweet of everyone.”
McNeil was honored by students and faculty at the high school
as one of the three recipients within
the Monson Public Schools of the
esteemed Harold Grinspoon and
TEACHERS ❙ page 8
rustees of the Margaret Oliver
Ladue Foundation Inc., would
like to extend our invitation
to support a unique and genuinely
hopeful community project. This
project is the only one of its kind
and requires some review of historical facts to appreciate.
In June 2011, the Brimfield
home of Kimberly (Margaret’s eldest
daughter) and Rebecca (Margaret’s
granddaughter) off Old Sturbridge
Road was destroyed and required
to be demolished as the result of the
tornado that created 39 miles of destruction through Massachusetts.
Kimberly and her daughter
were faced with many challenges in
the aftermath of the tornado, including homelessness, loss of a home
business, unemployment, injuries,
and much emotional torment. Their
home and property had been completely reconstructed and re-landscaped through those 24 years of
ownership, by their own energies
and with the assistance of family
and dear friends, only to have its
complete removal from their lives as
a result of this unsuspecting storm.
Margaret (inspiration for this
charitable non-profit organization),
a daughter of native Maine homesteaders, played a key role in the
creation and care of wildlife attraction, perennial gardens and organic
vegetable gardens on this private
piece of property in Brimfield, with
a mountain stream and spring fed
pond in the backyard, which was
by students to recent Teachers of the
Year.
And the best part, said both
Weake and Patty Clark, director of
members services, is that those honored are from the Quaboag Hills region, and whose volunteer work may
have caught – but never sought – the
attention of friends and neighbors.
“Emotion is a huge part of the
program, and sometimes people gasp
when the announcements are made,”
said Weake. “We’ve been awarding
Citizen of the Year since 2003, and
not once has the person ever felt like
he or she deserved it. But that’s exactly why they do deserve it, because
they do what they do because they
care.”
The 2016 Choice Awards, supported by “Oscar Award Sponsor”
North Brookfield Savings Bank,
will be held on Saturday, April 23 at
the Cultural Center at Eagle Hill in
Hardwick. Additional sponsorships
at varying levels are also available.
Honorees for which nominations are sought from the commuCHAMBER ❙ page 2
Turley Publications file photo
Then-State Sen. Stephen Brewer
(right) is given a hug by Teresa Grove
of Baystate Wing Memorial Hospital
in Palmer at the Choice Awards program in 2014.
Concert provides symphony of students
QVMEA event draws
hundreds to PHS
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
PALMER — Musical talent
from 25 schools throughout Western
Massachusetts came to Palmer High
School this past Saturday, Feb. 27 for
the 44th Annual Junior/Senior High
School Festival Concert hosted by
the Quabbin Valley Music Educators
Association.
The performance has been an
ongoing tradition within the greater
Quabbin region since 1972, bringing out some of the best local high
school chorus and symphonic band
members to play in a combined muCONCERT ❙ page 8
Hundreds of young music students from throughout the region and their families gathered in a packed Palmer High
School gymnasium this past Saturday, Feb. 27 for the 44th Annual Junior/Senior High School Festival Concert hosted
by the Quabbin Valley Music Educators Association.
March 3, 2016 ❙ THE JOURNAL REGISTER
PAGE Where is it!
Working the crease...
PMFN
plans
supper
PALMER – The Parent Advisory Council of the Palmer Monson
Family Network will host their 10th
Annual Spaghetti Supper and Raffle
fundraiser on Saturday, March 12
from 5 to 7 p.m. at Old Mill Pond
School in Palmer.
All are invited to enjoy spaghetti with homemade meatballs, salad,
bread,and homemade desserts. The
night includes live music and entertainment by Roger Tincknell. Also,
thanks to the generosity of local
businesses and restaurants, there are
prizes to be won in the raffle, including a baseball signed by Dustin Pedroia of the Boston Red Sox.
Tickets are $7 or a four-pack for
$25 (children 5 and under eat free)
and are available at the Palmer Monson Family Network. Tickets will be
available at the door. The PMFN is
located at 4 Springfield St. in Three
Rivers. For more information call
the PMFN at 413-283-6246 or “like”
the Facebook page “Friends of the
Palmer Monson Family Network.
The money raised supports the
programming and events held at the
network and within the community.
PMFN is a Collaborative for Educational Services program funded by
the Massachusetts Department of
Early Education & Care.
Turley Publications staff photo by Douglas Farmer
That word is scrawled to identify part of a local business somewhere
in one of Palmer’s villages. Do you know where it is?
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AMHERST - Nick Freniere, of Palmer, sweeps the puck away in front of Amherst goalie Clayton Bowers in a 4-3 win
over rival Belchertown on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at Orr Rink. More sports stories and photos, page 9.
CHAMBER
Palmer Lions
host turkey
supper
PALMER — The Palmer Lions
Club will be holding its annual turkey
supper fundraiser on Saturday, March
12 at 6 p.m. The dinner will be served
at the Second Congregational Church,
1080 Pleasant St., Palmer.
The family-style supper consists
of never-ending roast turkey with
mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy,
squash, corn, dessert, coffee and tea.
The price for adults is $12 and $6 for
children 10 and under.
The event is always sold out and
there is limited heating so get your
tickets early from a Lions Club member. You can order tickets and get more
information by calling Cheryl or John
at 413-283-5782.
The Palmer Lions Club has been
helping those less fortunate and in need
of assistance from Palmer, Bondsville,
Three Rivers and Thorndike since
1949. The proceeds from this fundraiser will allow the club to continue
to help those in the community. The
Lions also collect and refurbish eyeglasses, sunglasses, lenses and cases.
Bring your unused items and drop
them off at the cashier’s table.
If you would like to send a monetary donation, mail it to: Palmer Lions Club, PO Box 133, Palmer, MA
01069-0133.
ach week on Page 2 and on
www.facebook.com/TheJournalRegister, The Journal Register will feature a
photo of a local building, item, sign,
place or landmark and ask readers to
pick their brains to figure out where
it is or even what it is. Check here
each week to test your knowledge
of the area where we live and work.
The photo might be from any of the
towns in the Journal’s coverage area
– Palmer, Monson, Holland, Brimfield and Wales – but we’ll always
tell you the town. And maybe we’ll
throw in a hint, too.
The answer to this week’s
“Where is it?” will run in next
week’s edition, along with a new
trivia photo for you to consider.
Turley Publications submitted photo
Kingdom of Jones, including Junior Marques and Todd Jennison
Kingdom of Jones
featured at Open Mic
MONSON — There is a
monthly musical event which is
creating a buzz around Monson,
which you can check out if you
haven’t already, especially if you
are a performer looking for a venue: The Cafe Open Mic, a fundraiser organized by Monson nonprofit
Greene Room Productions.
This month, the featured
group is Kingdom of Jones, a duo
from Ludlow comprised of Junior
Marques and Todd Jennison. They
made an appearance earlier this
year, and have a gentle ballad style.
They have also played at a number of other venues in the
area such as The Bungalow
at the Waterfront Tavern in
Holyoke, Kaptain Jimmy’s,
the Commonwealth and the
Open Door Café.
The Open Mic will be
on Friday, March 11 at the
Polish Club on Bliss Street
in Monson. Sign-ups start at
6:45 p.m. and the evening begins at 7 p.m. A $5 donation
at the door goes to support
the rental of theater storage
and building space. Grab a
friend, your instruments, and
your voice, and get ready for
some licks. Light conces-
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MARCH 6, 2016
Trinity Catholic Academy
11 Pine St., Southbridge, MA
Scrapbooking Crop
Crafting Event
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
$40.00 per person
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Pizza, Crafts, Fun • Price a la carte
Proceeds to support Trinity Catholic Academy 8th Grade NYC Class Trip
For information, contact Allison Rosendale
[email protected] • 413-277-9663
sions are available including beer,
soda, water and munchies. All ages
are welcome
Greene Room Productions is
a nonprofit theater and educational outreach organization with its
home in Monson. It is dedicated to
producing culturally diverse quality entertainment, while providing
unique, hands-on opportunities in
theatre performance and production, enriching the lives of local
children and adults. Working with
children of all ages, it produces
two main stage productions a year,
and hosts many workshops, each
with a production as its climax.
The monthly Open Mic is one of its
regular fundraisers, with proceeds
going to support its many theatrical
programs for local students.
For more information about
Greene Room Productions and
its monthly Café Open Mic, visit
greeneroomproductions.com.
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MONSON — The office of state Rep.
Brian Ashe (D-Longmeadow) will be holding office hours at the Monson Free Library
on the following Wednesday: March 16
from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
You may also contact his district office
at 413-272-3922 for assistance.
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Correction
Due to an editing error in a front page story in
the Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 edition of The Journal
Register, the day of the Whiskey Hill 5K being planned
on behalf of the Palmer High School boys and girls
track teams was listed incorrectly. It is Sunday, March
6, and participants can register the day of the race if
they wish. We apologize for any confusion this may
have caused.
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In 2015, the Teacher of the
Year was Palmer High School
math teacher and girls basketball
coach Shawn Gersbach. In 2014,
the honor went to Quaboag Regional Middle School alternative
education teacher John O’Neill.
“There are so many unsung
heroes in our communities that
work behind the scenes, whether
it be in planning the fairs in Hardwick or Belchertown or the Monson Summerfest, or in other ways
making their towns a better place
to live,” said Weake. “We all know
the key figures behind these efforts
and those are the people we want
to recognize. Because as much as
they say they don’t want it, you
can tell it feels good and it can
only help reinvigorate them in their
communities as they spend hours
and hours of unpaid time.”
Nominees for Citizen of the
Year and Teacher of the Year can
be from the towns of Belchertown,
Brimfield, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Hardwick, Holland, Monson,
New Braintree, North Brookfield,
Palmer, Spencer, Wales, Ware,
Warren and West Brookfield.
Ashe to hold
office hours
413-245-1314
Tuesday, March 8
6 – 7:30 pm
Baystate Wing Hospital
40 Wright Street, Palmer
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nity include Citizen of the Year
and Teacher of the Year. The Business of the Year, which must be a
Chamber member, and Volunteer
of the Year, chosen by Weake and
Clark for work done on behalf of
the Chamber, will also be honored
that night. Trophies are handmade
by Juliet Bacchas and Linda Spelko
of Juliet Rose Gallery and Studio
in Monson in the days leading up
to the event; the duo tries to add an
element to each award that highlights the nature of the winner.
For a nomination form, call
the Quaboag Hills Chamber office
in Palmer at 413-283-2418, visit
www.qhma.com or email patty@
qhma.com. Both Weake and Clark
said that as much information as
possible about the worthiness of
the nominee, as well as testimony
from others, helps the committee
make its decision.
Last year’s Citizen of the Year
was the late Patricia A. Donovan of
Palmer, who helped run the Library
Loft and was a tireless advocate for
the Palmer Public Library. The year
before, Beth Beardslee-Romeo and
Keith and Kim Goodreau of Ware
were named Co-Citizens of the
Year, for their work in bringing the
Purple Project, founded by former
Boston Celtics star and recovering
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Town Meeting
Schedules
(Back, from left) PHS Principal Mary Lou Callahan, guidance counselor Taunya Neilsen,
and PHS seniors Brianna Stanley and Hanna Beaudry. (Front row, from left) Palmer Domestic Violence Task Force Coordinator Joyce Axelson, state Sen. Anne Gobi, PHS senior
Emma Howell and junior Tom Roberts and health teacher Matt Marciniec.
PALMER
State Sen. Gobi presents
citation to PHS task force
Thursday, March 3
Converse Middle School Council,
7 a.m., Converse
Old Mill Pond School Council, 7:45 a.m., OMPS
Thorndike Fire & Water District Commissioners
(Special Meeting), 4:30 p.m., 4064 Church St.,
Thorndike
was a challenge for some of her fellow
students when they were pulled aside
and asked for answers off the top of their
heads. “But it really did get people thinking about what happiness and healthy relationships are,” she said.
Besides the display accompanied by
literature on healthy relationships and
teen dating violence, the school’s task
force coordinated a health fair last year
and supported various educational programs in the school. Stanley, Howell, senior Hanna Beaudry and junior Thomas
Roberts credited outgoing Palmer Domestic Violence Task Force Coordinator
Joyce Axelson with being supportive of
their work.
Together, they created not only the
display – decorated by Beaudry – but also
a pamphlet on healthy relationships, advising kids to watch for partners constantly checking up on them and making de-
By Douglas Farmer
Staff Writer
PALMER — The students of Palmer
High School know that the most effective
lessons about domestic violence and teen
dating violence start with a single word.
So the display of notes in the school’s
foyer – in answer to the prompt “Love
is...” - included such responses as “happiness,” “welcoming and warm” and “empathy.”
“Some people took it humorously,
which still works, but we did get some
legitimate responses,” said senior Brianna
Stanley, a member of the PHS Domestic
Violence Task Force.
Fellow senior Emma Howell said it
Friday, March 4
Three Rivers Fire & Water District Prudential
Committee, 10 a.m., Three Rivers Fire Station
Monday, March 7
Planning Board, 7 p.m., Palmer Office Building
Tuesday, March 8
Community Development Advisory Committee,
8 a.m., Palmer Office Building
Bondsville Fire & Water District Commissioners,
7 p.m., Fire & Water Complex
MONSON
PALMER – Individuals,
businesses, local groups and
community organizations that
would like to donate a themed
basket for the 21st Annual Top
Floor Learning May Basket
Raffle at the Palmer Public Library should contact Pam
Lewis at 413-283-3691,
Wednesday, March 9
School Committee, 7 p.m.,
Quarry Hill Community School
[email protected],
or
Top Floor Learning at 413283-2329, for further information. Community response for
this major fundraiser is always
strong and provides a great way
to showcase your hobby, busi-
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at 7 p.m.; every Tuesday at the Belchertown United Congregational Church, 18
Park St., Belchertown at 7:30 p.m.; every
Thursday at the Palmer Historical & Cultural Center, 2072 Main St., Three Rivers at 7:30 p.m.; and every Saturday at
the Second Congregational Church, 1080
Pleasant St., Palmer at 7 p.m.
For more information or to find additional meetings throughout the New England area visit www.nerna.org.
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“People have been talking about domestic violence because of these displays
and that’s a positive thing,” said Stanley.
“I think it’s great what these kids
have done,” said Axelson. “They really
need to be prepared about relationships
before they head off to college, otherwise
they’re another statistic. A lot of people
don’t know about dating violence and
these kids are teaching each other.”
PHS guidance counselor Taunya
Neilsen said she believed the work of the
students was making a significant impact
on the school community.
“As busy as these kids are they always are finding time to help with this
work, and they even came in on the weekends to set this up,” she said.
For more information about the PHS
Domestic Violence Task Force, call the
school at 413-283-6511.
PALMER — “Walk and Talk,” a new walking group, will be
gathering on Wednesday and Friday mornings at 7:30 a.m. for a
moderate 40-minute walk. Those interested should meet at the corner
of Thorndike and Park streets.
For more information call Janet Gula at 845-866-7822.
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grading comments, as well as recognizing
the value of mutual respect and settling
disagreements peacefully. It also advised
to break up in a safe place.
The students’ efforts were recognized this week, with citations from
both the state House of Representatives
and Senate brought by state Sen. Anne
Gobi (D-Spencer) Monday morning. She
also brought a bouquet of orange roses
– the color symbolizing the international
movement to end violence against women
and girls – for Axelson, a Barre resident
who will be retiring with her husband to
Florida.
“We’re trying to set an example as
upperclassmen, and fighting for something that’s worth it,” said Howell.
And Beaudry said that in the coming weeks, she and her fellow task force
members will be discussing ways to keep
the organization going after they gradu-
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REGION — If you have a drug problem, Narcotics Anonymous can help. Call
1-866-NA-HELP-U.
Narcotics Anonymous is a nonprofit
fellowship or society of men and women
for whom drugs have become a major
problem. The group is composed of recovering addicts who meet regularly to
help each other stay clean.
Local meetings are held every Monday at Columbia Hall (across from St.
Patrick’s Church), 22 Green St., Monson
Turley Publications staff photos by Douglas Farmer
State Sen. Anne Gobi (right) embraces outgoing Palmer Domestic Violence Task Force
Joyce Axelson and presents her with orange roses – the color symbolizing the international movement to end violence against women and girls.
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Editorial
Reader poll
A
Voter involvement
must not dissipate
feature has been added to the Facebook
page of The Journal Register, namely a
weekly reader poll. Readers will be able to
visit the page and answer a multiple choice question
on an important issue in town. These questions may
or may not stem from our top stories of the week,
but we hope the poll will generate interest. You will
also be able to view percentages of respondents answering one way or another.
We look forward to your answers.
Our question to our readers recently was: “Are
you more interested in this Primary than those in
the past?” Thanks for voting.
R
egardless of what one thinks of the state
of national politics and the acrimonious
banter between candidates, the significant uptick in turnout for the Presidential Primary Election is encouraging. Increased voter
involvement is always a good thing, even when
it produces some confusion or frustration at the
polling sites.
It is important that this level of interest remain for town elections on the way this spring.
It is an unfortunate reality that the highest voter
turnout tends to come during presidential elections – ostensibly, the election in which the individual ballots people cast have the least overall
impact. Longtime Palmer poll worker Patrica Apenburg is correct that part of the equation is the
intense publicity the race for president receives,
and it isn’t always easy for people to generate the
same enthusiasm for a local Planning Board or
School Committee race.
On March 1, voter turnout in Palmer was 27
percent; in Monson, it was 43 percent; in Brimfield, it was 42 percent; in Holland, it was 30 percent; and in Wales, it was 40.6 percent.
What the results from Tuesday do show, as
they have shown across the country, is that voters
are frustrated with the state of affairs in Washington, D.C. It is important to remember that
change – real change – starts at the local level,
from local town committees to state offices and
then, perhaps, to the national scene. An improved
system often does not come from the top down,
it comes from the bottom up and the hard truth
is it can take a generation to make it happen. In
most cases in the Journal towns, candidates for
local elected posts run unopposed or sometimes
there aren’t enough people to run at all. In Palmer
last year, a Town Councilor won a seat with two
write-in votes. Clearly, the pool of those competing for these positions must expand.
Improving one’s neighborhood comes before
bettering the community, the region, state and
country. Yes, it is a long process but one worth
getting started with now. It is easy to be cynical
about politics. It is harder to be active and try to
be a force for good in some small way. It stands
to reason that the more people become involved
in the process, the greater the selection is and the
higher quality government representation shall
be. And the chance for voters in our towns to become part of the answer is coming very soon.
Nomination papers for a variety of town
positions will be available in the coming weeks
with deadlines for their return coming in April
and May.
For more information about filing papers,
call Palmer Town Clerk Susan Coache at 2832608, Monson Town Clerk Mary Watson at 2674115, Brimfield Town Clerk Robert Sullivan at
245-4100 ext. 7, Holland Town Clerk Sharon
Ashleigh at 245-7108 ext. 102 or Wales Town
Clerk Leis Phinney at 245-7571 ext. 101.
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institutions in our towns as the library and schools.
Without them, there are no towns.
We will feature coverage of local businesses
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closing, under new management or ownership,
celebrating a milestone anniversary, or have
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Letters to the Editor
To Monson civic
organizations and friends
Please support
our golf fundraiser
To the editor:
To the editor:
The biggest fundraiser of the year for Operation Friendship of Palmer is our annual golf
tournament that will be held Saturday, May 14. In
order to make the event a success, we need golfers and hole sponsors to sign up by April 30. We
truly rely on this fundraiser more than any others
to make our exchange program possible.
The fourth annual golf tournament will be held
at East Mountain Country Club in Westfield with
a 9 a.m. shotgun start. The cost to participate per
golfer is $85 and includes 18 holes of golf, cart,
lunch and a chance to win prizes. There will also
be many raffles. The cost of lunch only is $25.
Hole sponsorships are available as Silver sponsor for $50 for one hole, Gold sponsor for $300 for
nine holes and Platinum sponsors for $500 for all
18 holes and includes an on-course hole sign and
honorable mention in the program.
To get involved, please contact Paul or Lisa at
413-283-8425.
Rhea Serra
Secretary Operation Friendship of Palmer
The Monson Rotary Club is seeking nominations for consideration of the
2016 “Citizen of the Year” to be awarded
during Summerfest festivities in July and
also to be celebrated at our Citizen of the
Year Banquet, held each fall at the Steaming Tender Restaurant in Palmer.
In the past, many worthy nominations have been received, but there can
be only one choice. Please resubmit any
nominations you have made for those
who have not been chosen in the past, as
well as new ones for someone you feel
deserves recognition. Please enclose with
your nomination reasons why you feel
this individual is deserving of the special
honor. Your detailed input is important to
our decision-making.
We are looking for an individual that
has volunteered and used their time, efforts and talents for the betterment of the
town of Monson and its residents. They
certainly should be someone that has
touched the lives of those who were fortunate to benefit from their good deeds,
thus making Monson a town that we can
all proudly call home. Rotary definitely
would like to recognize this special person.
Contact Rotary Central at 413-2679984 if you have any questions regarding
our procedures. Submit all nominations
by Tuesday, April 19. A final decision
will be made on Tuesday, April 26 at the
Monson Rotary Club’s scheduled dinner/
meeting.
As always, we welcome your nomination and thank you for your assistance
in helping Rotary recognize this most deserving citizen, who lives by the motto:
“Service above Self.”
Paul Sullivan
President 2013-2016
Rotary Club of Monson
BSA Troop 776 doing our best
Training aids injured
skier in NH
By Eric Madison
Special to The Journal Register
MONSON — On a mild
afternoon on Saturday, Feb. 6,
Troop 776 out of Monson was
enjoying a fantastic day of skiing
and riding at Cranmore Mountain
Resort in Conway, New Hampshire. The sun was out, there was
fresh snow on the ground from the
night before and the temperature
was comfortable for winter. The
scouts were having fun tearing
down the slopes.
Life Scout Chris Madison
was with a group of his peers and
his Scout Master when at about 10
a.m., he rounded a snowy bend and
came across a fallen skier. Chris
was quick to react as the woman
called out to the scouts in an Australian accent, “Help me!” Chris
directed his board to the injured
woman’s side to ascertain the situation. “What happened? Are you
all right?” he asked as he observed
that the middle-aged woman’s
right wrist was obviously broken.
The injured skier had rolled back
her sleeve before the scouts had
arrived, exposing what appeared
to be a serious spiral fracture to
her wrist.
The woman replied, “No one
else would stop. One man did, but
he took a look at my arm and said
there was nothing he could do
and he just left me.” Chris said,
“Don’t worry, everything will be
all right, we are here to help.”
At that, Chris called out to his
Scout Master, who was just coming around the corner of the trail.
“Dad, she broke her wrist, go get
the ski patrol!” Chris then noticed
three of his fellow scouts, Life
Scout Dan Crocker, his brother
and Life Scout Josh Madison and
First Class Mike Plante. He called
for them to come by and help so
two of them stayed with Chris to
divert the skiiers and snowboarders away from the site while Josh
Madison quickly continued down
to the bottom of the slope to the
first aid station as his father, Scout
Master Eric Madison went to the
nearest ski lift to inform the Ski
Patrol of what had happened.
Returning his attention to
the woman with the broken wrist,
Chris could see that she was in severe pain and possibly showing the
first signs of shock. He asked her
to support her wrist with her other
hand, slowly raising her injured
limb above her heart and to hold
her arm against her chest to stabilize it, reducing the blood pressure
to the injury. Meanwhile, Dan and
Mike ensured that others avoided
the area by positioning themselves
above the scene and directing others to either side of the accident.
Chris kept the woman calm by
talking to her and learned that she
had been skiing with a friend by
lost track of her and it was one of
the first times she had ever been
on skis. When she fell, the woman
held onto her right ski pole with
all of her strength and planted it
hard into the snow as she tumbled
forward, head over heels; her pole
and her right wrist remained immobile. She shakily mentioned
that she heard her wrist snap and
told Chris over and over that no
one would stop and that she was
grateful the group of Boy Scouts
had come along when they did.
Eventually, the Ski Patrol arrived with a sled and first aid gear.
Dan, Mike and Chris continued
to avert as she was secured into
the sled for transport down the
mountain. Before leaving, one of
the Ski Patrolmen looked at the
boys and asked if they were Boy
Scouts. They all answered “Yes,”
then the Ski Patrolman told the
group he was an Eagle Scout and
was grateful for their help and
quick thinking.
As part of their weekly scout
meetings, Monson BSA Troop
776 has been refreshing various
first aid skill sets since the beginning of the new year, reviewing
such topics as identifying symptoms of shock, how to keep the
injured calm and how to stay composed while assessing a situation
and determining the best course
of action. Our scouts remembered
their training, kept a cool head and
chose to help rather than to ignore
the situation like so many other
peole had done that day.
Eric Madison is Scout Master of
BSA Troop 776 in Monson.
containers you use, be sure to make
sure they are covered to prevent rain
and debris from getting inside.
When the weather is perfect,
i.e. warm days and below freezing
nights, sap will flow. On really good
days I remember dumping the gallon
jug mid-afternoon to make room for
more! With our new set-up we usually
collect three to four gallons per tree
on a good day. I thought it would be
fun to introduce some math into our
experiment, so my older daughter has
been keeping a bar graph to keep track
of the best trees in our yard.
Don’t let too many days go by
before you begin to boil down your
sap, though, or it will spoil. For our
evaporator we rigged up a commercial stainless steel pan that fits over
a stone outdoor barbecue that came
with the property. It has worked out
quite well for us. Whatever you decide to use, be wary of boiling indoors
- I have heard horror stories of the
sticky steam doing a great job of lifting kitchen wallpaper! As I recall, my
urban sister-in-law once boiled sap
down on a gas camp stove out on her
deck. We weren’t talking hundreds of
gallons here, but just enough to show
my nephew how it’s done!
By week’s end we had 21 gallons
of sap to boil down. While I pruned
the raspberries it was fun to see the
girls lugging sticks out of the woods
to give to Daddy to feed the fire - of
course with intermittent breaks alternating between reading and swinging
on the playset. My husband started
with about 15 gallons of sap in the
pan and as the water evaporated added
more - there is a careful balance between scorching and adding too much,
not easily explained unless you’ve
had the experience and monitored the
candy thermometer. Finish your syrup
by no longer adding sap and waiting
until the syrup is 7.1 degrees higher
than boiling water. Then, syrup can be
filtered and stored in sterile containers at 185 degrees or higher for proper
seal.
Forty-three gallons of sap are
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Cold nights and warm days
t has been three years
have begun to break bud
in the
since we tapped our
will produce syrup with an
GaRden off-taste. The trees you tap
maple trees and boiled
down the sap. I queried the
should be at least 10 to 12
kids as to whether they reinches in diameter at 4.5
membered and while the
feet off the ground. One tap
older one had, the younger
is sufficient for healthy maone - who would have been
ples that size, three for those
3 at the time - did not. My
over 25 inches in diameter
Roberta
husband and I agreed that
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nights and warm days it
ally made three to four feet
was time to get out our supfrom the ground for ease of
plies and engage in this nearmaintenance. You’ll want to
spring ritual. Our backyard syruping drill slightly upward 2.5 to 3 inches
days go back to the dating phase of into healthy sapwood (not dark heartour relationship. Enjoying home- wood). Space taps evenly around the
steading activities together made me tree. The metal spout or spile is incertain that he was a “keeper.” Alas, serted into the taphole and set in place
I digress…
with a gentle tap. For small scale proAlthough the sap from most na- duction, clean water or milk jugs with
tive species of maple can be used to work great to collect the sap - simply
make syrup, sugar maple sap is most cut a small hole to accommodate the
desirable because it has a high sugar spout. Over the years we have upgradcontent. Sugar maples also bud out ed to plastic spiles that attach to tublater than other species, a good fea- ing inserted into a hole in a five gallon
ture considering sap from trees that food-safe plastic container. Whatever
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Nothing is worse than having sap go
to waste because you are too darned
tired to boil into the wee hours of the
night. Nothing is better, however, than
the first bite of maple syrup-drenched
blueberry pancakes the following
morning!
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Looking Back
Compiled by Denise Falk
25 YEARS AGO
FROM THE PAGES OF THE
JOURNAL REGISTER THIS
WEEK IN 1991...
Palmer: Town Clerk Patricia
Donovan has charged that the Board
of Selectmen is “in clear violation
of the Open Meeting Law.” Minutes from a Dec. 19 executive session have not been made public or
submitted to the board for approval,
despite repeated requests for them.
Selectman Chairman Mary Fogarty,
who was responsible for taking the
minutes and presenting them to the
board, has not done so after two
months. In a telephone interview
with the Journal Register, Fogarty
said she “will probably” have the
minutes written up for next week’s
meeting. For the past two weeks,
Selectman Mark MacDougall has
asked Fogarty for the minutes, only
to get a heated reply. “You have a
diabolical motive behind this,” Fogarty said last week in response to
MacDougall’s request. “I’m perfectly willing to write the minutes
up,” Fogarty said. According to Fogarty, the executive meeting was held
“solely for informational purposes”
and no decisions were made by the
board.
Monson: It will take a couple
of weeks before town streetlights
will begin to be turned off by the
Massachusetts Electric Company,
Executive Secretary Grace Makepeace said this week. Selectmen
voted to turn off 156 of 256 streetlights throughout the town because
of a depleted budget. The streetlight
budget, appropriated at $17,500 for
fiscal 1991, should have been appropriated with $23,500 in keeping with
increasing electric rates, Makepeace
said at earlier public hearings. The
100 streetlights that will be kept on
for the remainder of the fiscal year,
which ends June 30, will cost the
town $3,416.60. “We’re still going
to have a deficit, even if the lights
are turned off,” Selectman George
Prince said.
Monson: Lucinda Harris of
Monson was recently nominated as
one of the Republican candidates
to fill one of the school committee
seats. Her statement to the press
reads thusly: “I feel that education
is the most important investment for
our future. The world is very competitive. We need to keep up with the
SANCTUARY
FROM THE PAGES OF THE JOURNAL
REGISTER THIS WEEK IN 1991: Lucinda Harris, Republican candidate
for Monson School Committee.
technology of today and tomorrow.
If we don’t invest in our children’s
education today, we will pay for it
later…because of budget cuts at the
state and federal levels, we need to
make certain our money is being
spent wisely in our efforts to educate
our children.”
50 YEARS AGO
PALMER JOURNAL REGISTER THIS WEEK IN 1966...
Palmer: The Journal Register
this week discussed with local Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Leo J.
Santucci, the effect of Chapter 763
of the Acts of 1965 on local teachers.
The controversial new legislation involves the interrelations of the teacher and the school committee, and
applies to any municipal employee.
Under the new act, the Palmer teachers would no longer enter into negotiations with the local committee as
teachers’ organizations have in the
past. Rather, they would select from
among their ranks a “union steward”
type of representative who would in
turn deal with the recently selected
school committee representative for
arbitration, Michael Cavanaugh.
Palmer: Residents of Lake
Thompson turned out in force last
night at the public hearing granted
FROM THE PAGES OF THE PALMER JOURNAL THIS WEEK IN 1966: Henry R.
Trespas, chairman of the Palmer School Board is shown presenting the Palmer Journal Register Playoff Trophy to the Quaboag Basketball co-captains.
Left to right: Bob Doyle and Chris Moran, co-captains, Robert Janis, coach
and Mr. Trespas.
Julius W. Whalen in his request for
a 3rd Class License to buy and sell
used vehicles and parts off these vehicles on his property on Flynt Street,
Palmer. Following Mr. Whalen’s
statements, several of those present
voiced their opposition to the granting of said license. The matter was
taken under advisement. Selectmen
stated they would “render a decision
in the near future.”
Monson: What’s new? We’re
glad you asked. Monson Free Library has just put on its shelves: “In
Cold Blood” by Capote, a non-fiction
novel based on the actual murder of
a Kansas family of four; “The Proud
Tower” by Tuchman, Pulitzer Prize
winning author in her masterful portrayal of the fateful quarter-century
leading to the Great War; “Outsider
in the Vatican” by Franck is an eyewitness account of the sessions of
the Ecumenical Council.
100 YEARS AGO
PALMER JOURNAL THIS
WEEK IN 1916...
Palmer: Almost 20 attended
the meeting held by the school committee Monday evening in Holbrook
Hall to consider the formation of
a Parent-Teachers Association in
Palmer. The merits of the proposi-
tion were set forth, with the possible
advantages to be gained on both
sides. The school committee took
the matter under advisement. Such
an association is intended to bring
about a closer relationship and better understanding between the teachers and the parents by a membership
composed of both meetings at which
matters pertaining to the schools
and the people are discussed, an
awakened interest on the part of the
parents leading to increased school
visiting, and other lines calculated to
work for good. Numerous such organizations are in existence and are
producing good results.
Palmer: A moving picture play
of savings bank insurance will be
shown in the opera house this evening. The cast includes some of the
best known financiers and professional men in Massachusetts, including
ex-Gov. Walsh, Louis D. Brandeis,
and others. Many of the scenes were
photographed in the savings banks
of the state where insurance departments are in force, and the story told
is calculated to give information on
this important subject. Miss Alice
H. Grady, secretary to Mr. Brandeis,
who wrote the play, will lecture on
the story and explain the workings of
the savings bank insurance plan.
Palmer: The last pictures until
after Lent will be shown at the Palmer Opera House Saturday evening
FROM THE PAGES OF THE PALMER JOURNAL THIS WEEK IN 1916: Advertisement for gas lamps available from Worcester County Gas Co. in Palmer.
of this week, and the house will be
closed until the end of Lent with the
exception of a dance to be held next
Tuesday evening. During Lent extensive changes and improvements
are to be made in the building, according to the owner, W. F. Fillmore.
The present movable sloping floor is
to be replaced with one which will
be fixed, and a decided improvement
over present conditions. The present
antiquated seats will be superseded
by modern theatre tilting chairs with
leather cushions and backs. The
whole place is to be thoroughly renovated, painted and decorated, the
improvements embracing the entire
auditorium and dressing rooms.
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also completely surrounded by undeveloped forest.
This property was an oasis for
song birds, hummingbirds, birds
of prey, rabbits, raccoons, skunks,
opossums, fox, fisher cat, deer, coyote, bear, and even a (once observed)
mountain lion with ducks, frogs,
turtles, and blue heron living in or
visiting the pond.
The abutting 400 acres (owned
by the Springfield Boys Club) afforded year round hiking on old
logging roads, snow shoeing, sledding, cross country skiing, fishing
and hunting (by written permission
of the abutting property owners).
The wonderful memories of living
so close to nature are abundant and
sincerely appreciated as a rare and
beautiful opportunity.
The direct path of the 2011 tornado also devastated 100 acres of
abutting forest, destroyed all standing trees and gardens on the property
and scooped up the pond in the backyard, throwing it through the home
as it blew out windows, tore off the
front porch, and tore off the roof while lifting the second floor from
the first. This left the home open to
the associated winds and torrential
rains, destroying its contents and
structure. The home was deemed not
suitable for living or reconstruction
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The logo for the Healing Hearts Nature Sanctuary.
by contractors and engineers and
painfully demolished at the end of
September 2011.
Seventeen weeks of tree clearing, seven weeks of wood chipping
and clearing debris from the property (with assistance and support of
over a hundred volunteers) left this
beloved, sacred space a stark, alien
expanse of sadness enabling a mile
view of the tornado’s direct path…a
deep scar and constant reminder of
personal, environmental, and community loss.
Due to many personal, financial, and re-development challenges
which took its toll, Kimberly and
Belchertown Public Schools
Part Time Nurse RN or LPN
Applications are being accepted through SchoolSpring.
com or by written application for a part time Licensed
Practical Nurse (LPN) or a Registered Nurse (RN) for the
current school year. This position is for a 1:1 nurse (van
transport) from 7:30 a.m.-9:15 a.m., M-F (8.5 hrs/week)
and 2:10 p.m. – 3:45 p.m., M-Th. and 12:40 p.m. – 2:10
p.m. Fridays (8 hrs/week).
Qualifications:
• Must have a current valid license to practice as a
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• Two years of recent and responsible professional
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The Belchertown Public Schools
is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
Rebecca made a decision to gift their
property to the Margaret Oliver Ladue Foundation, Inc., to honor their
cherished memories of this very
special property, Margaret’s love
for nature, and the hope for future
renewal.
Their wish is to re-create a wildlife sanctuary-preserved for those
interested in a quiet, healing space
while commemorating the unsuspecting, transforming power of nature and celebrating the opportunity
for re-birth.
An official dedication of the
property by Kimberly and Rebecca
to the Margaret Oliver Ladue Foun-
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fered an unveiling of a uniquely Tony Lema Drive, Ludlow from 6 to equipment, materials or volunteer
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PAGE Filling need with Lion’s heart
Club members informed
about work abroad
By Douglas Farmer
Staff Writer
MONSON — Don Fortin, a member of the Charlton Lions Club, said that
when Lions volunteers traveled to Haiti
last year with 8,000 pairs of glasses for
those in need, they were gone in two
days. So he plans to travel there later this
year with 30,000 more.
It is impossible to accommodate everything that is needed, from clean pans
and toiletries to glasses and basic healthcare items in Haiti, Tanzania and other
developing countries worldwide, Fortin
recently told members of Lions Clubs
from Monson and Palmer. But if any
lives are changed – or even saved – during the course of a mission trip, then the
Lions must continue to serve, he said.
Fortin, chairman of District 33A’s
Lions Eyeglasses Recycle Committee,
talked about his own experiences in Haiti as well as the organization’s partnership with Forward in Health, founded by
Dr. John Mulqueen and his wife Paula,
and Artists for World Peace, to local volunteers assembled at the Monson Free
Library.
He was introduced by Lions Region
Chairman Curt Jameson, a longtime
member of the Monson Lions Club.
“I travel all over the district giving
presentations like this,” said Fortin. “It’s
important to give the local clubs a goal
and information as to how their efforts
help on a global scale to keep people interested.”
Fortin explained that Lions Clubs
International have been very active in
Haiti since a devastating earthquake
killed tens of thousands and left many
more homeless and starving.
Fortin explained that the needy in
countries like Haiti are not charged for
supplies or eye exams – performed by
volunteer doctors – and individual volunteers are charged $1,600 to go.
“I remember going there a few
years ago and we stopped to help a man
at the side of the road,” he said. “All of
a sudden we had a line of people and we
ended up running out of the supplies we
had. It’s hard to fathom how much need
there is, but all we can do is help one
person at a time. And when you see the
gratitude, that makes it worth it.”
Fortin added that millions of dollars
as well as countless supplies have been
donated to Haiti in recent years, but it
often doesn’t make it to where it needs
to go due to corruption and inefficiency.
It takes the boots on the ground of such
organizations as the Lions, he explained,
to have a substantive impact on people’s
lives.
“There’s an orphanage where the
nuns checks outside the door each morning to see if any children were left during the night,” he said. “The first time I
went, I couldn’t wait to leave. But eventually, I just knew I had to go back.”
Monson Lion Virgina “Ginny” Pizzichemi asked, “Who are the groups that
go and where are they from?”
Fortin responded that some are doctors, most are in the medical field but
some are volunteers that help coordinated activities there.
Palmer Lion Cheryl Theofane asked
if children go to school and Fortin answered that they do, but are required to
take a test in Creole.
“There is a volunteer that goes there
Editor’s note: The following is a list of deed transactions recorded at the Hampden County Registry of Deeds
for Palmer and Monson from Feb. 23, 2016 to Feb. 29,
2016.
Palmer
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$133,500 – 3051 Pine St. - Wells Fargo Bank to
Bradley Lord
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Crystal A. Dennison
$43,000 – 3110 Main St. Unit 6 – Bayview Loan
Servicing LLC to Grace Dias
Turley Publications staff photo by Douglas Farmer
and volunteers to teach Creole so they
can pass, and I give her glasses to take
with her,” he said.
The Lions’ commitment to eyeglasses and eye care around the world is
traced back to the famous blind activist
Helen Keller, who charged the Lions with
being the “Knights of the Blind” back in
1925. The Lions Eye Health Program
includes the work of some 2,800 clubs.
Fortin explained that both glasses and
the metal frames are useful and can be
melted down. They can be left at Lions
drop boxes in local communities (often
a distinctive yellow color), left at Lions
Eyeglass Recycling Centers or mailed to
Lions Club International Headquarters,
Attn: Receiving Department, 300 W.
22nd St., Oak Brook, IL 60523.
Fortin said that the Monson Lions
Club, in particular, has collected glasses
that were sent to Milford High School,
where they were washed and placed on a
machine to read the correct prescription.
Each pair is put in a plastic bag.
“This is all done by the special
needs students,” he said. “Monson has
collected 500 pairs of glasses which
will be going to Africa. They have also
donated three wheelchairs, two walkers
and six pairs of crtuches; all are going to
Africa in April. I want to thank the Monson community for their support in this
endeavor.”
For more information about the
work of the Lions in the community
and beyond, email Jameson in Monson
at [email protected] or
call Cheryl or John Theofane in Palmer
at 413-283-5782.
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ballots with write-in names, but also allows for instant
tabulation of results, which can be communicated to a
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Coache said a checklist is given by the company
to run through in “test mode” with the machine, and a
service representative in New Hampshire is on call for
problems.
“I start out by making sure the box that holds the
AccuVote machine is empty,” she said, indicating there
are five machines of this type in Palmer. “There is a set
of keys we have to open the machine and check compartments. I also check to see there is enough register tape in
the machine for the results printout.”
For each machine there is also a programmable
memory card that is plugged into the machine. A set of
prompts guide the clerk through the test protocol, including inserting sample, marked ballots, and write-in
to make sure they register properly. Write-in ballots fall
sidewise in the compartment for separation by the clerk.
At the conclusion of the test, she presses a button
that directs the machine to print out a report which is
both kept for town records and sent to the Secretary of
State’s office.
“Every election jurisdiction in the country performs a
pre-election day test on their tabulation equipment to ensure the programming is accurate and that the equipment
is operating properly (i.e., batteries are powered, etc.,”
said an ES&S media relations representative. “There is a
checklist for this procedure though the list can vary from
state to state depending on each state’s governing laws...
we have a large help desk here that services our accounts
across the nation. Some local jurisdictions also utilize local dealers for support.”
Coache said that although the public test generally
only involves one voting machine, all are required to be
tested. “That’s done by both me and the warden of the
precinct,” she said. “The goal is to make sure everything
runs smoothly for the election.”
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By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
PALMER — For most high
school students, the arrival of the end
of the school day on Friday afternoon
means two precious days away from
school and their classrooms. But this
past Friday evening, the students at
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School in Palmer were
doing just the opposite - arriving in
droves to get back in!
The first ever Pathfinder student
Lock-In saw more than three dozen
members of the student body arriving
to spend the night at the school from
9 p.m. to 9 a.m., taking part in various
fun activities and games.
Pajama-clad students from the
freshmen, sophomore and junior classes danced and jammed out to music in
the gymnasium with many also taking
the opportunity to play a game of basketball or volleyball with their friends.
Down the hall in the school cafeteria a buffet of food including pizza
was set out for them. Students enjoyed
movies on the large projector screen
or had their choice of several board
games with some students brining
along their own TVs and video game
systems to play.
“We have a really wide variety
of kids who chose to come out to this
tonight,” said Freshman Class Advisor
Yvonne Jianaces. “It’s a good opportunity for us to try and build some comraderie between the different grades and
give them the chance to mingle. We’ve
tried having dances before, but they
don’t seem to enjoy them like they use
Pathfinder students enjoy a late-night game of basketball during the first ever
Pathfinder School Lock-In held this past Friday, Feb. 26.
to. It’s not like when we were younger
and we grew up having a dance on
every Friday and we always had that
chance to get out each week. There’s
nothing really for them to have to do
on Fridays anymore so we decided this
would be something good and different opportunity for them to have.”
The class advisors and other
members of the faculty who offered
their time that evening also hosted several different “game shows” hourly for
the enjoyment of the students including charades, team puzzle challenges,
and minute-to-win-it.
With the many social activities in
store for the students throughout the
night many of them such as sophomores Nick Warren and Spencer Mead
were looking forward to the next 12hours.
“It’s nice being able to chill out
and be out with our friends outside of
school,” said Warren as he and Mead
prepared to play a video game.
“…We’ll technically we’re still in
school,” said Mead in response reminding his friend of where they were.
Junior Class Advisor Catherine
Glennon said that the chance to host
the overnighter is a milestone for the
school for other reasons as well.
“Students heard about other
schools having lock-ins and have been
trying to get us to have one here for
almost three years now,” said Glennon. “Us being a regional school this
was something that was hard to try
and make happen since it’s difficult for
many of them to get back here at night
from their towns. It’s a nice way for
the kids to get together and have fun
while showing their school spirit at the
same time,” said Glennon.
Glennon and Jianaces said that
they and the other class advisors are
hoping to plan a 5k trail race on the
Pathfinder property later this spring
among other possible events for the
school’s students.
begins at 6 a.m., picking up coffee for
the other workers. For federal elections
like Primary Day, the voting begins at
7 a.m., and preparation takes about 45
minutes.
“There is a lot of activity during
this time,” she said. “We have to check
the voters lists to make sure they match
up and get signs posted at the required
heights, as well as set up tables and make
sure all the booths have pens in them.”
At the conclusion of voting, the
tally for that precinct is printed out on
the AccuVote machine.
“A steady day is a good day for the
poll workers,” said Apenburg. “When
you’re sitting there in that room all day
and it’s slow, it really drags. It can be
discouraging when not many show
up for a town election, but either way,
you have patterns of when people come
throughout the day.”
Coache said each precinct has to be
stocked with three ballots for each registered voter, to account for any mistakes
that might be made.
“Probably the most stressful election we worked was around the time of
the casino vote and recount,” said Apenburg. “It wasn’t stressful in that we
didn’t know what we
were doing, it was
stressful in that there
was a lot of hype
about it and people
were really emotional about it.”
In that vote, the proposed resort
casino of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming
Authority was narrowly defeated, and
66 percent of voters turned out, a nearly
unheard of number to that point.
The Palmer Board of Registrars
scheduled a recount, upon receiving a
petition from casino advocates, that confirmed the results. “The registrars are
not affiliated with the election so a recount can be an impartial process,” said
Coache.
Apenburg noted that in general,
votes that involve ballot questions generate greater-than-average turnout, as
well.
Coache estimated that each election
costs the town around $7,000. She also
said there were around 50 poll workers
that worked all or a portion of Election
Day.
“It would never occur to me not to
vote, but I think a lot of people take the
process for granted,” said Apenburg. “In
other countries, it’s not so easy to vote.
We have to do the same work no matter
how many people come to vote, so I’d
really like to see people come and vote
at all elections.”
MONSON — This year, the
Destination Imagination Western
Massachusetts Tournament will be
held on Saturday, March 5 at Granite
Valley Middle School, 21 Thompson
St, Monson. The program runs from
approximately 8 a.m. to 5 p.m and
there are 37 teams competing at this
tournament. There are nine regional
tournaments being held throughout
the state during March.
First place winners from this
competition will then move onto the
state level competition being held
at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
(WPI) in Worcester on March 26.
Locally, the Monson PTSA has
one high school level team and one
middle school level team competing
at this regional tournament this year.
These teams have taken first place
and gone onto compete at both the
state and global tournaments in previous years.
Team information
Senior Level - Challenge: Get a
Clue (Fine Arts Challenge)
Team Manager: Sharon DiGiorgio
Team Members: Taylor DiGiorgio, Tim Hedspeth, Amanda Gardell,
Maddy Hutchinson – all are 11th
graders
Middle Level - Challenge: Get a
Clue (Fine Arts Challenge)
Team Managers: Elisabeth We-
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sure everything surrounding the voting runs smoothly and properly.
Apenburg, 52, a resident of Palmer
and a substitute teacher in the Palmer
Public Schools, could be seen working at the polling location for Precincts
2 and 3 at the St. Thomas the Apostle
Church Parish Hall this week. She
comes from a family of people active
in the democratic process, with both her
parents – and even an aunt – serving as
poll workers. She has been heavily involved in preparing for elections for the
last 25 years.
“I was thinking about it, and my
daughter Caitlin was one when I started
counting the ballots, and she’s 26 now,”
said Apenburg. “The presidential elections are always the biggest turnout, and
it’s always been that way. But I pretty
much grew up at the polls.”
According to state law in Massachusetts, poll workers must be registered to
vote in the state, be 18 years of age and a
resident of the county or precinct where
he or she works. Political affiliation is
preferred (as there is expected to be a
balance among parties) and poll workers
are entitled to financial compensation,
which Coache said varies from worker
to worker.
“But we’re not doing this for the
money, because it’s not a lot,” Apenburg
was quick to point out.
She said on Election Day, her day
VOTING
In the Republican Primary, Donald J. Trump won convincingly, with
702 votes to 188 for Marco Rubio,
176 for John R. Kasich, 156 for Ted
Cruz, 44 for Ben Carson, five for Rand
Paul, four for Jeb Bush, three for Jim
Gilmore, two for Mike Huckabee and
one each for Carly Fiorina and Chris
Christie. For State Committee Man,
Reed V. Hillman took 792 votes to
325 for William J. Gillmeister. And
for State Committee Woman, Linda
A. Valanzola received 796 votes to
251 for Ronna K. Prunier.
Finally on the Green-Rainbow
Party ticket, Kent Mesplay collected
two votes for president.
Monson saw a strong turnout,
with 2,432 casting their ballots, or 43
percent of 5,600 registered.
“Everyone seemed happy with
the new voting location at Memorial
Hall, and things went smoothly,” said
Monson Town Clerk Mary Watson.
Sanders won big on the Democratic
ticket with 853 votes to 466 for Clinton, nine for O’Malley and one for
De La Fuente. For State Committee
Man, Shemeth collected 902 vote and
Jette received 915 for State Committee Woman.
And on the Republican side,
Trump routed his competition with
553 votes to 153 for Kasich, 151 for
Cruz, 147 for Rubio, 37 for Carson,
seven for Bush, three for Huckabee
and Christie, two for Gilmore and one
each for Fiorina and George Pataki.
For State Committee Man, Hillman
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Conductor Kevin Ploufee leads the members of the Junior High Concert Band
in a four-song performance.
Members of the Junior High Concert Band were chosen by their music teachers to act as representatives from 25 participating schools in the concert this
past Saturday.
sical event. This provided a challenge for the over 100 young musicians who took part this year, while
at the same time highlighting the
importance of continuing music programs in schools.
Parents, families and acquain-
ing schools taking part in the concert
include Belchertown High School,
Ludlow High School, Quabbin Regional Middle and High Schools,
Tantasqua Regional Junior and Senior High Schools, Ware Junior and
Senior High Schools, along with
tances of the young performers packed into the gymnasium’s
bleachers with people spread along
the walls to listen to them play. This
year marked the 23rd year in which
Palmer High School has hosted the
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led the Senior Chorus as conductor
accompanied by Virginia Bailey on
the piano.
“It is such a joy to come back
here to Palmer High School,” said
Bailey. “ I was actually fortunate to
participate in the very first Quabbin
Valley that was held here at Palmer
High School 23 years ago and it’s
always nice to come home. The
Boosters, the students, the staff really do a wonderful job taking care
of all of the music teachers and all of
the students.”
The QVMEA and the Junior/Senior Festival Concert is a non-profit
group and event that is self-funded
with all donated monies used for the
operation of rehearsals and the concert festival. The continued success
of the festival depends on the commitment of students, the support of
their parents, the organizational efforts and contributions of the participating school’s music faculty and
administrations, and the skills of the
conductors who work together to
teach the young musicians.
“Music and the arts are so important,” said Senior Symphonic
Band Conductor Michael LaCava
to the crowd. “The music teachers
from your different towns should really be commended and thanked for
day-to-day giving up their time on a
Saturday or on a Thursday night, all
that time we need to thank them for
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ons,” “Americans We” and “The
Haunted Carousel” played using a
combination of the band’s instruments and using an iPad and sound
synthesizer. Other songs played
thorough the performance included the traditional Zambian song
“Bonse Aba” performed by the Junior Chorus, “Polegnala E Todoro,”
a Bulgarian song sung by the Senior
Concert Choir, and “Heavendance”
performed by the Senior High Symphonic Band.
“They have been an absolute
pleasure to work with from the
first second of rehearsal all the way
through to this moment,” said Junior
Band Conductor Kevin Plouffe who
like many of the guests that day,
shared Beaudry’s sentiments on the
need for continuing music programs
with primary school education. “For
myself music is a foundation and
something that should always have
a place within the lives of our children. These kids you see here today
are going to be the ones that will get
us through to tomorrow.”
Plouffe is a fifth year band director for Killingly Intermediate
School in Killingly, Connecticut
and accomplished band director of
more than 17 years. Joining him
that day was also UMASS music
graduate Nicholas LaPete who led
the Junior High Chorus; Senior
High Symphonic Band Conductor
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Palmer High School Musical Director and President of the
QVMEA Christopher Beaudry said
that this year’s crowd is by far the
largest that the event has seen in its
history. He said this was good news
for continuing efforts to ensure support for school music programs
within the region.
“There is now scientific proof
coming to the forefront that making
music is one of the most enriching
activities that a person can do to develop their minds and their spirits,”
said Beaudry.
Beaudry thanked the many people who made the concert a continued success each year, in particular
thanking the Palmer High School
administration, the Palmer High
School Music Boosters Association
who sold refreshments that afternoon and helped to set-up the event,
and the many parents who supported having music in their children’s
lives.
Juniors and seniors from the
schools worked with professional
conductors and choral managers for
three days rehearsing their numbers
and learning together with student
representatives chosen by their own
music teachers, based off of criteria
given to the participating schools.
The concert was divided into
four musical ensembles including Junior High Concert Band and
Concert Chorus and Senior High
Concert Choir and Chorus and Symphonic Band.
Songs from the Junior Band
and Orchestra included renditions
of works such as “Castles and Drag-
Choral Director Nicholas LaPette accompanied by James Joinville on the piano leads the Junior High chorus in singing a rendition of “Perhaps They Are
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GVMS special education and life skills teacher Colleen
O’Grady receives her award and congratulations from
Monson Public Schools Superintendent Cheryl Clarke and
GVMS Principal Mary Cieplik.
Pioneer Valley Excellence in Teaching Awards for 2016. These awards,
distributed by the Harold Grinspoon
Charitable Foundation, highlight
teachers in the Pioneer Valley for
their commitment and impact on
the lives of students academically
and socially within their schools and
communities.
Teachers are nominated for the
award by their fellow educators and
faculty members and for McNeill,
an MHS alumna who is only in her
second year of teaching special education at the high school, the receiving the title is one that left her near
speechless.
“I’m still shocked,” said McNeil.
“It’s funny because I’m usually one
of the first people to find out things
like this. I haven’t been this surprised
about something like this in such a
long time.”
McNeil was presented the award
by Monson Public Schools Superintendent Cheryl Clarke and Director of Curriculum and Technology
Integration Katherine Watts. who
were joined by MHS Principal William J. Metzger as well as McNeil’s
own mother Maryann McNeill, a
long-time instructional aide at Granite Valley Middle School who came
to watch her daughter receive the
award.
Along with McNeil, the award
was also given to GVMS fifth-grade
special education and life skills
teacher Colleen O’Grady and Quarry
Hill Community School third-grade
teacher Dawn Lecours who shared
their colleague’s excitement and sur-
Turley Publications staff photos by Wyatt Aloisio
Third-grade teacher Dawn Lecours, and Excellence in
Teaching Award winner, stands with her class of students
at Quarry Hill Elementary School.
prise in being nominated.
“This is wonderful,” said
O’Grady who joined the Monson
schools last year after teaching for
10 years at the New England Center for Children. “To be chosen for
something like this my first year in
the district really means and incredible amount.”
As with Metzger at the high
school, GVMS Principal Mary
Cieplik and Dean of Students Katie
Czariecki joined the superintendent
and Watts in presenting the honor.
“It’s really just an emotionally
overwhelming feeling to be chosen,”
said Lecours. “I actually nominated
someone else for this so it’s an honor
and a privilege to be selected. It’s sort
of the icing on the cake to an already
great year here.”
QHCS Principal Jennifer Beaudry said that Lecours is among one
of the most qualified people in the
school to receive the award, going
above and beyond to not only teach
her students but to be a part of their
lives outside of school as well.
“She goes to student ball games
and dance recitals,” said Beaudry.
“And she never asks for any kind of
fanfare in what she does. She simply
does it because it makes a difference
to her students.”
And indeed, Lecours’ students,
when asked why they believed their
teacher deserved to receive the
award, were quick to point out all of
the many reasons why.
“She’s really smart,” said one
student. “She always is able to help
us with any kind of problem we have
with our schoolwork.”
For another student the reason
was far simpler: “She treats us like
her family,” said the young girl.
Those selected for the award
are chosen based on the criteria of
showing excellence in their teaching
practices, showing his/her own professional development, having good
attendance on the job, and showing
enthusiasm for teaching and working with children with each school
community deciding the selection
process.
Letters from fellow teachers and
staff members at the school were sent
in to a committee who decided the
winners.
The three are among the 148
teachers from 39 school communities throughout the Pioneer Valley who were chosen to receive the
award. They and other award recipients from eastern Hampden County
schools will attend a special banquet at the Log Cabin in Holyoke on
Thursday, May 12.
In addition to receiving the
award, the three educators also will
be receiving a $500 cash award, and
engraved plaque, a tjree-month membership to the local YMCA, a threemonth membership to the Jewish
Community Center, a special gift invitation to an event hosted by WGBY,
and a scholarship towards a graduate
course from American International
College, Bay Path University, Elms
College, Springfield College, Western New England University and
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Girls basketball
ice hockey
Hurricanes tip rival
Orioles in finale
Lady
Pioneers
escape
Gators in
overtime
Qualify for postseason
on final attempt
By Tim Peterson
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
HUNTINGTON - It took an
extra four minutes to accomplish,
but the Pathfinder girls basketball
team was able to qualify for the
Western Massachusetts Division 4
Tournament in the final game of the
regular season.
The Lady Pioneers clinched a
postseason berth following a very
exciting 36-33 overtime road victory against the Gateway Lady Gators in a Tri-County North contest,
last Thursday night.
“Anytime that you can qualify
for the postseason tournament, it’s a
great accomplishment for your basketball program,” said Pathfinder
head coach Kevin Aldrich. “Playing
in the tournament is going to be a
very good way to send off our three
seniors and it’ll also be a very good
experience for the younger players
on the varsity team.”
The Lady Pioneers, who lost
a heartbreaker against Sci-Tech by
two points in their final home game
six days earlier, completed the regular season with a 10-10 overall record and a 4-6 league record.
Pathfinder, who entered the Division 4 tournament as the 12th-seed,
was scheduled to face the fifth-seeded Quaboag Lady Cougars in a first
round game in Warren on Monday
night. The Lady Cougars (12-8) has
captured the Western Mass. title the
past two years.
Amherst senior Matt
Gazaille (5) sends the
puck up the ice on
this shot.
Turley Publications staff photo by Dave Forbes
Pathfinder head coach Kevin Aldrich shares a hug with his players after defeating Gateway in overtime.
The winner of the first round
contest will face either fourth-seeded North Brookfield or 13th-seeded
Smith Voke in the quarterfinals on
Thursday night.
The last time that the Lady Pioneers played in a postseason tournament game was two years ago when
they lost at Hopkins Academy in a
first round game. The only player
on this year’s team who played in
that game is senior center Maddison
Weldon.
“It’s very special to have the
opportunity to play in another postseason game, especially being a
senior,” Weldon said. “We worked
very well as a team to win tonight’s
game.”
Weldon scored all of her gamehigh 15 points against the Lady Gators (7-13, 2-8) during the second
half.
“Maddison is a four-year varsity basketball player and it’s her third
trip to the postseason tournament,”
Aldrich said. “She really didn’t play
very much in her first two postseason games, but everything is centered around her this year.”
The other two seniors listed on
the Pathfinder varsity roster are Sam
Terault (two points), who’s a center,
and Jordyn Skaza, who’s a forward.
“This is Sam’s first year on
the team and she made two huge
free throws in overtime,” Aldrich
said. “Jordyn has really improved
a lot since joining our program as
a freshman. It’s been like night and
day for her. I’m very happy for our
three seniors.”
The Lady Gators, who celebrated senior night, held the lead
for almost the entire game.
The leading scorer for the
home team was senior guard Joanna
Arkoette with 13 points. She was
the only Gateway basketball player
honored during the pregame ceremony.
With 30 seconds remaining in
overtime, Pathfinder sophomore
guard Caleena Welsh, who scored
11 points, buried a 3-pointer from
the top of the key giving her team
a 34-33 lead.
“The 3-pointer in overtime by
Caleena was huge for us,” Aldrich
said. “Then we made a couple of
big free throws down the stretch.”
It was Welsh’s second 3-pointer of the game and her 15th of the
season. She has made a total of 24
career 3-pointers.
“Once I saw the ball go into the
basket on that shot, I knew that we
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Girls basketball
Monson earns fourth seed in Division 4
Pathfinder travels to
Quaboag in D4
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
REGION – The road to the
Central/West Massachusetts girls
basketball championships began
earlier this week, with seeds being
announced last Saturday in a meeting held at Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Central earned the top seed in
Division 1 with a dominant season.
But Chicopee Comp and Holyoke
will be vying for the chance to go to
the finals and try to knock down the
Golden Eagles.
Central went 16-4, but none of
those losses came in the region. The
Golden Eagles played out of state
competition early in the year before
returning to the region and dominating all the competition.
Comp had an excellent year
with a 15-5 record. They capped
off the season when they defeated
Holyoke in a non-league game last
Wednesday night. Comp received
the No. 2 seed while Holyoke will
go No. 3 at 13-7. Comp will host
a quarterfinal on March 3 against
either East Longmeadow or rival
Chicopee.
The Agawam girls basketball
will enter the Division 1 Tournament for the first time in a few
years, seeded at No. 6 and opening
up the tournament against Sci-Tech
in a first round game. They went
12-8 this season prided themselves
on great defense. But they will need
to find a way to generate more offense if they are going to get past
the teams ahead of them.
No. 9 Minnechaug is 7-13 and
traveled to Northampton Monday.
If victorious, they will go to No. 1
Central on Thursday night.
The Division 2 field is small,
with Belchertown earning the second seed with a 16-4 record. They
automatically move to the semifinals next week to face Pittsfield or
Commerce. To reach the semifinals
against Longmeadow, Tantasqua
will have to get through North Middlesex on March 3.
South Hadley’s amazing 19-1
season landed the Tigers top seed in
boys basketball
REGION – The Chicopee boys
basketball team is hoping to win the
Central/West Division 1 Championship this year and will host a quarterfinal game with the No. 2 seed at
16-4.
The Pacers will host Pope
Francis on March 5 at 4 p.m. among
quarterfinals matchups. No. 6 Agawam returns to the playoff picture
as they travel to No. 3 Amherst.
The only first round matchup to
occur earlier this week is between
Leominster and No. 8 Chicopee
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By Tim Peterson
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
AMHERST - Since being
named as the head coach of the Amherst hockey team prior to the start
of the 2014-15 season, Mike Rousseau has guided the Hurricanes to an
impressive 30-5-7 overall record.
The Hurricanes wrapped up the
2015-16 regular season by posting
a 4-3 victory against Fay-Wright
League rival Belchertown before a
large senior night crowd at Orr Rink
located on the Amherst College campus, last Wednesday.
“I’m very happy for our six seniors who played in their final game
at Orr Rink tonight,” Rousseau said.
“These kids didn’t have very much
success during the first two years that
they were members of the hockey
team. We had a little bit of success
last year and we’ve had a lot more
success so far this season. I don’t
think our story is over yet.”
Amherst (16-1-3, 14-1-1), who’s
looking to win the Western Mass.
title for the first time since 1994,
entered the Division 3A tournament
as the top-seeded team. The Hurricanes, who also captured the league
title for the first time since 1999,
earned a bye in the quarterfinals.
They were scheduled to face either
fifth-seeded Belchertown or fourthseeded Chicopee in the semifinals
at the Olympia Ice Center, which is
located in West Springfield, on Saturday afternoon.
The Western Mass. Division 3A
championship game is slated to be
played at the same rink on March
10.
Amherst formed a co-op with
Hopkins Academy and Palmer High
School five years.
The three Hurricanes seniors,
who attend Palmer High School, are
Josh Lacroix, Nick Freniere, and
Matt Gazaille.
“We’ve had a very good season and it’s very special to win our
senior night game,” said Freniere,
who scored what turned out to be
the game winning goal early in the
third period. “It’s the first time that
I’ve scored a game winning goal in
a high school hockey game. Josh,
Matt, and I really enjoyed having the
opportunity to play for the Amherst
hockey team during the past couple
of years.”
Two years ago, the Hurricanes
finished the regular season with a 514-1 record.
The Orioles, who lost the first
meeting of the season against the
Hurricanes, 4-0, had tied their previous two games. They finished the
regular season with a 9-5-4 overall
record and an 8-4-4 league record.
They never held a lead in the second
meeting of the season.
“You just can’t afford to give the
best team in our league a 2-0 lead
in the first period,” said Belchertown head coach Matt Crutch. “We
did start playing a little bit better
after that and I think we can compete against any team in our league.
We’re hoping to play Amherst again
the playoffs.”
Crutch, who’s an Amherst graduate, is very familiar with the Hurricanes hockey program.
“They’re well coached and
they’re probably the most well rounded team in our league,” said Crutch,
who’ll be coaching the Amherst
boys’ lacrosse team in a couple of
HOCKEY ❙ page 10
ice hockey
Panthers earn third seed in Division 3
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
Division 3. They will face the winner of the Mount Greylock/Athol
first round matchup on March 3.
The Tigers have only lost to No. 2
Hoosac this season. They split two
games with the Hurricanes this year.
South Hadley swept No. 3 Hampshire this year also, beating the Red
Raiders in the final two games of
the regular season to go a perfect 80 to win the Central League.
Southwick, which plays a
weaker schedule, went 15-5 and is
seeded No. 10. They faced Granby
in the opening round and the winning team will head to Hoosac Valley on March 3.
Ware’s 17-3 record tops Division 4’s bracket. They will await the
Comp. Comp enters the tournament
at 15-5, but had a weaker schedule,
hurting their Walker rating when
seeds were announced last Saturday
afternoon at the Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame.
If Comp can get by Leominster, they would go to No. 1 Putnam
on March 4.
Like the girls, the Division 2
field is very small with Tantasqua
and Quabbin both qualifying in the
six-team field.
The Warriors earned the No. 2
seed at 18-2 and will sit for more
than a week with an automatic bid
to the semifinal round. The Warriors
will face either Taconic or Pittsfield
sometime next week.
Quabbin will travel to Longmeadow for a quarterfinal game on
March 4. Quabbin is No. 6 with a
12-8 record.
The Division 3 field has 12
teams involved. Among them,
Palmer has earned the No. 3 seed
with an excellent 17-3 season. They
are waiting for the winner of the
No. 6 Mount Greylock and No. 11
Frontier matchup to find out their
quarterfinal opponent for March 4.
In Division 4, Granby and
Quaboag have both earned firstround home games.
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Amherst draws top seed in Division 3
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
REGION – With a loss last
Thursday night against Longmeadow, the Minnechaug hockey team
will be taking the No. 2 seed in the
upcoming Division 3 Tournament.
The Falcons went 16-4 in an impressive turnaround season after not
making tournament during the past
couple of years. The Falcons had a
great year against the tough teams in
the Berry Division and finished with
a 9-3 record, good for second place
behind Longmeadow.
The Falcons open up the tour-
nament against No. 3 East Longmeadow, a team they split the season
series with.
The Falcons beat the Spartans 32 in the first matchup in December,
but were upended 2-1 in their most
recent contest on Feb. 18.
Longmeadow earned the No. 1
seed and captured the Berry Division
title this year, defeating Minnechaug
twice this year. The first time, it was
an 8-4 thumping. But the Falcons
came back and gave the Lancers a
better matchup on Feb. 25, losing
4-3.
Minnechaug faces East Longmeadow at 6 p.m. March 3. If victorious, they will face the Longmead-
ow/Westfield semifinal winner on
March 10 at 8:30 p.m.
The Division 3A field will include six teams. No. 1 Amherst
earned a top seed and semifinal
berth with a 16-1-3 record. Chicopee
Comp will go No. 2 at 12-5-3.
The quarterfinal round was held
Tuesday night with a matchup between Fay-Wright Division opponents. No. 5 Belchertown faced No.
4 Chicopee. The winner will face
Amherst, which has a co-operative
program with Palmer. The game is
scheduled for Saturday afternoon at
a time to be determined.
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Bondsville Bowling News
Swistak — 105 and Billy Brunk
a dynamite 131). They took the
WARE - Seldom do we fea- middle stanza by nine as Bill’s
ture matches involving the “ghost” 116 and Steve’s second 105 deteam, however, this week we will cided it. The third would go to
because it includes our first 400 the wire with Bill pulling it out
of the year as the Cannonballs by four with his timely 110. Both
downed Casper and friends 5-2 teams bowled well with Bill the
taking pinfall by 57 (1464-1407). best at 357. Steve added a third
They opened with a 505 sin- string 113 (323 series) while Pete
gle as a pair of 106’s by Ralph totaled 310. Rich Picotte topped
Marchessault and Micah Hinckley Sandri with his 329 which includalong with Dennis Milton’s 107 ed singles of 120 and 112. Aaron
and Darryl Sinclair’s 126 resulted Sandridge followed closely at 326
in the BIG number. They lost (109 and 118) with Sue Horton at
the second by two pins despite 318 (119 and 106). Roland HorDarryl’s excellent 136. He totaled ton rolled a first string 98 in the
262 after two and still needed 138 loss. A pinfall win by 61 (1479for 400. Not a problem as he se- 1418) to the Incredibowls.
Over in the East, the last
cured the final points with a fantastic 159 resulting in a HUGE, as place Slow Burners surprised
Fuzo’s 5-2 by registering the best
Bernie would say, 421 trifecta. His 159 is 21 pins off the team single (560) and triple (1510)
Bondsville high single of 180 set this year. These gigantic numbers
by Rich Belcher during the 1984- pale in comparison to the league
85 season and 52 pins shy of the records of 579 set by the Night
all-time high triple of 473 which Hawks in 2004-2005 and 1605
he already owns (2009-2010). owned by Monson Lanes (2008His 400 included three strikes and 2009). The Burners took the first
14 spares and is the 10th of his easily despite Todd Prescott’s 117. Bondsville career. (Dan Josefiak Their 560 came in the second as
has 15 400’s to lead the league). Dean Koczur’s 104 together with
As a result of this match, the Can- Dave Saletnik’s 108, Jody Orszunonballs now own the top spot in lak’s 110 and an incredible 153 by
the West.
Nathan Orszulak contributed to
In other Western division the lopsided victory. In the third,
action, the Incredibowls shutout 104’s by Todd and Kevin Slattery
first place Sandri seven zip mov- along with Gary Delisle’s 113
ing them into second and drop- produced a single pin win and an
ping Sandri into third. The In- important two points for Fuzo’s. credibowls set the tone early as Jody’s 108 and Nate’s 107 just fell
they posted a 523 first (Kim Carr short. Fuzo’s now find themselves
— 91, Pete Swistak — 120, Steve in third in the East but only two
By Dave Smigiel
points off the lead. Nate led the
Burners at 358 with Jody at 316
while Todd topped Fuzo’s at 345
as he added a string two 124. Gary
added a 104 and totaled 309 while
Kev finished at 306. The Burners
took the pinfall battle handily by
96 (1510-1414). Rumblings of
PED testing next year? Almost
forgot – Oh those singles!
Also in the East, the Narutowicz took five from the Phantoms
and both teams are now tied atop
the division. The Towicz won
strings one and three and took
pinfall by 63 (1428-1365). The
barmen came out firing on all cylinders as they recorded a 518 first. Mike Midura’s super 132 along
with Dan Trzpit’s 106 and Harry
McKeon’s 116 helped produce the
518. Harry came back with a 101
second, however, Jimbo Anderson’s 105 was more than enough
for a Phantom W. In the rubber
game, Mike’s 104 combined with
Harry’s 100 and Cricket’s 111 secured the points. Mike was out
front for the Narutowicz at 327
with Harry at 317. The best the
Phantoms could muster was Jimbo’s 295.
In the Central, the Night
Hawks upset the league leading
Snappers 5-2. The Snappers won
the opener by six as Kevin St. Laurent’s 107 and Kevin Krasnecky’s
105 was just enough to counter
a 111 thrown by Dave Smigiel. The Hawks responded with a
518 second as Ray Daigle’s 128
and Dave’s 114 was all that was
needed. They would take the fi-
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nale by one skinny little candlepin
as Matt Lamay’s 106 and Dave’s
104 offset Rusty Lambert’s 109. Smigs led the victors at 329 with
Ray at 316 while Saint was the
best Snapper at 302. Pinfall to the
Hawks by 77 (1465-1388). The
Hawks posted their best numbers
of the year and have climbed into
third place. Almost forgot – Oh
those singles!
Last Call has pulled to within
a point of the Shellmen after they
downed the Brew Crew 5-2 by recording their top seasonal single
(515) and triple (1483). In the
first, Carl Dewey’s 99 and 120’s
by Zeke Sicard and Joe Szczepanek settled it. Joe added a 109
second but the Crew totaled 499
after Steve Orszulak’s 101 and
Andy Zajac’s 115. In the third,
Zeke’s 121 was just what the doctor ordered. He topped the Callmen at 337 while Joe totaled 321. Andy was the best brewer at 299. Last Call took the pinfall point by
63 (1483-1420).
Lots of unbelievable scores
this week. Juiced pins or hot
bowling? The final three weeks
of our regular season should be
very interesting as teams are tightly grouped and will be bowling
within their own divisions with a
possible 21 points up for grabs. Stay tuned…
The top three triples this week
belonged to: Darryl Sinclair with
421, Nathan Orszulak 358 and Bill
Brunk 357. The top three singles
were rolled by: Darryl with 159,
Nathan 153 and Darryl 136.
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Amherst sophomore
Jarrett Tripp (10)
tries to settle down a
bouncing puck.
Pathfinder freshman forward Trista Daley (51) cradles the ball after the
Lady Pioneers forced a key turnover near the end of overtime.
PIONEERS
Turley Publications staff photos by Dave Forbes
Pathfinder sophomore guard Caleena Welsh (41) dribbles the ball up
the floor.
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were going to win this game,” Welsh
said. “It also feels nice making the
tournament after not making it last
year.”
Welsh’s older sister, Karyce,
made a total 97 3-pointers for the
Monson girls’ basketball team a
couple of years ago.
Pathfinder freshman guard Tiffany Papesh (six points) would then
make two huge free throws with 11.1
seconds on the scoreboard clock before Weldon stole the inbounds pass
sealing the Lady Pioneers big victory.
The Lady Pioneers took a 2-0
lead on a left side jumper by freshman forward Trista Daley early in
the first quarter, but the Lady Gators
would score the next 12 points.
The home team, who led by as
many as 10 points in the opening
half, held a 16-9 halftime advantage.
The Lady Pioneers outscored
the Lady Gators, 11-7, during the
third stanza, but the visiting team
was trailing 23-20 entering the final
8:00 of regulation.
With 55 seconds left in the
fourth quarter, a steal and a layup by
Weldon tied the score for the second
time at 29-29.
Pathfinder had a golden opportunity to win the game in the final seconds of regulation, but they
missed a pair of free throws. However, the Lady Pioneers did make a
couple of big plays in overtime and
they enjoyed the long bus ride back
to Palmer.
Tim Peterson is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications.
He can be reached at [email protected].
HOCKEY
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weeks. “I grew up playing hockey at this
rink and it’s always a very special game
whenever we play against Amherst.”
The seven Orioles seniors, who were
honored before the start of last Friday
night’s final regular season game, which
was a 5-0 win against Turners Falls, are
Anthony Mancuso, Jonathan Ingram,
Ben Magarian, Kyle Mikulski, Dylan
Gillen, Jordan Henault, and Christian
Assimus.
Both of the starting goaltenders will
be returning next year.
Belchertown junior Kyle Greene
was credited with 38 saves, but Crutch
thought the total was closer to 50.
“I’m not sure how many shots that
Kyle saved, but I wouldn’t be surprised
if it was around 50,” Crutch said. “He
kept us in this game tonight.”
Amherst sophomore Clayton Bowers made 15 saves.
The Hurricanes scored a pair of
goals 6 seconds apart in the opening pe-
BOYS
Pathfinder senior center Samantha Terault (52) shoots a free throw in overtime.
GIRLS
SEEDS
❙ from page 9
result of the Pioneer and Turners first
round matchup to find out who it will
host on March 3.
Other first round matchups include
No. 4 North Brookfield hosting No. 13
Smith Vocational. Pathfinder qualified
for the tournament on the final day of
the regular season and head to Quaboag
to face the Cougars. The winner there
will face the North Brookfield/Smith
winner in the quarterfinals on March 3.
Monson received the No. 3 seed at
12-8 and will face the winner of No. 6
Lee and No. 11 Franklin Tech.
Tournament Director Lou Conte
said preliminary round games were
scheduled for Monday and quarterfinals are set for Thursday, March 3. All
games are supposed to start at 7 p.m. unless they are otherwise agreed to by the
individual schools.
Gregory A. Scibelli is a sports editor for Turley Publications. He can be
reached at [email protected] or by
calling 413-283-8393 ext. 258.
❙ from page 9
Comp will await the winner of
the St. Mary/Wahconah matchup.
That semifinal will also be held
on Saturday at a time to be determined.
The Division 3A finals are set
for March 10 also at 5:30 p.m.
All playoff games will be
played at Olympia Ice Center in
West Springfield.
Gregory A. Scibelli is a sports editor
for Turley Publications. He can be
reached at [email protected] or
by calling 413-283-8393 ext. 258.
riod.
Their first goal was scored by junior
Nathan Masteralexis, which was assisted by classmate Jake Balderston at the
5:25 mark.
Following the faceoff, junior Max
Hopley assisted on the Hurricanes second goal by Rees.
The only goal of the second period
was scored at the 6:27 mark by junior
Cam Cass cutting the Orioles deficit in
half. It was assisted by Gillen.
The Hurricanes held what looked
like a commanding 4-1 advantage 3:00
into the final period following goals by
Balderson and Freniere.
The Orioles would battle back with
goals by sophomore Adam Mattingly
and Mikulski during the final 10 minutes, but they couldn’t score the equalizer on this night.
Tim Peterson is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications. He can be
reached at [email protected].
❙ from page 9
The Rams will be the No.
2 seed at 12-8 and face the
winner of the Turners Falls and
Pioneer Valley Christian first
round game.
Quaboag is No. 3 at 8-11
and faces the winner of the
Hampden Charter School of
Science and McCann Tech first
round matchup.
Hampden Charter is the
No. 6 seed at 16-4. They enter the tournament for the first
time in the school’s history
with their first round matchup
against McCann.
Tournament
Director
Lou Conte said the first round
matchups were scheduled to
be held on Tuesday, March 1.
However, with primary elections scheduled for that day,
some matchups could be
changed. Quarterfinals were
scheduled for Friday, March 4
with a few matchups like Chicopee and Pope Francis moved
to other days.
Gregory A. Scibelli is a sports
editor for Turley Publications.
He can be reached at [email protected] or by calling
413-283-8393 ext. 258.
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Death notices
Jusko, Henry M.
Died Feb. 24, 2016.
Memorial Mass March
12, 2016. Divine Mercy
Church, Three Rivers.
Pal, Joanne S.
Died Feb. 29, 2016.
Celebration of Life in
the spring. Pearsons
Funeral Home, Lyndonville, Vermont.
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O b it u a r i e s
Henry M. Jusko, 88
PALMER — Henry M. Jusko, 88, of Jim Ash Road, Bondsville, passed away peacefully on
Feb. 24, 2016.
Hank was born in Belchertown in 1927, son of Michael
and Emelia (Wazoha) Jusko. He
served his country and received
an honorable discharge from the
Army following World War II.
He worked at the former Tampax
Corporation for 42 years before
retiring. He was proud to have
been a founding member of the
Swift River Sportsmen’s Club
and a member of the St. Stanislaus
Polish Lyceum, and a parishioner
of Divine Mercy Parish.
Hank will be dearly missed
by his wife of 61 ½ years, Patricia A. (Burnham) Jusko; their
four children, Donna Tourville
and her husband Mike,
Sheila Hawk and her
husband Ricky, Cheryl
Messier and her husband Richard, and Paul
Jusko and his wife Sue;
13 grandchildren, 16
great-grandchildren
and twins on the way;
his sister Josephine
Zglobicki; his brother
Chester Jusko, and many nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Besides his parents, Hank
was predeceased by his siblings,
Mary Zglobicki, Sophie Strycharz
and Edward Jusko.
Hank enjoyed spending time
with his wife and family and was
an avid gardener. He took pleasure in teaching his family about
nature and the love of all living
creatures. Hank was a
true gentleman and a
friend to all.
A memorial Mass
will be held on Saturday, March 12 at 10
a.m. at Divine Mercy
Church in Three Rivers. A reception will
follow the Mass in
the parish center. A
private burial will be held at the
convenience of the family. For
those wishing, donations may be
made in Hank’s memory to Boston Children’s Hospital, Cardiac
Unit, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115 or Swift River
Sportsmen’s Club, 79 Moore
Road, Belchertown, MA 01007.
For more information visit www.
beersandstory.com.
Johanna Mary Staniszewski Pal, 70
SUTTON, Vt. — Joanne
S. Pal, 70, of Sutton, Vermont,
passed away peacefully at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, Vermont,
on Feb. 29, 2016, with Ron, her
loving friend and husband of 49
years, at her side. She had been
in declining health for several
years.
She was born on May 22,
1945, in Palmer, to Joseph Henry Staniszewski and Angelina
(Grandi) Staniszewski. She is
survived by her husband Ronald
Pal and was predeceased by her
son John Pal.
She graduated from high
school in Palmer, and received
her nursing degree at Springfield
Technical Community College
in Springfield. She later earned a
bachelor’s degree in human services at the University of New
Hampshire. She began her long
nursing career at Monson State
Hospital. At that time she met the
love of her life Ronald, and after marriage she worked at Stafford Springs Hospital in Stafford
Springs, Connecticut, and several
nursing homes in Manchester,
Connecticut.
From her early years she recalled visiting her grandmother’s
farm in Palmer, located along the
Ware River and recited many fond
memories of her grandmother and
life at the farm: fishing, gardening, picking berries, and general
farm life. With her husband and
young son John (seven months)
she moved to Sutton, Vermont,
in 1972, and there she continued
her nursing career working until health reasons caused her to
stop. At her last place of work, St.
Johnsbury Rehab, she had perfect
attendance for at least two years.
Throughout her career, she made
many co-worker friends who will
miss her now. Also, she worked
at Founder’s Hall at Northeast
Vermont Regional Hospital from
the day it started to the day it
closed, about 13 years. There she
helped many patients troubled by
alcohol abuse to rehabilitate.
Joanne enjoyed working in
her flower and vegetable garden
as long as she was physically able.
She and her husband filled the
freezers with their produce and
shared it and flowers with others.
Later in life she would enjoy just
sitting in a chair sunning herself
while her husband worked in the
gardens. She enjoyed cooking and
creating recipes with their vegetables and the fish and game they
harvested together while she was
able. Becoming an avid fan of the
cooking channels, she enhanced
her already gourmet cooking. Her
latest idol from the cooking channel was little Peggy Fischer, a local child who competed in The
Kids’ Baking Championship and
for whom Joanne enjoyed rooting
every week.
Joanne and her husband enjoyed vacationing in northern
New Hampshire, where they
hunted, fished, and loved the
Parking, sidewalk
snow regulations
take effect
PALMER — Residents are advised that the
town’s winter parking and sidewalk snow removal regulations are in effect and will remain until
March 31, 2016.
The winter parking regulations prohibit onstreet parking on most streets between the hours
of 1 and 6 a.m. and authorize the police department to: ticket and/or tow any vehicles that are
parked on the street for more than one hour between 1 and 6 a.m., and ticket and/or tow any
vehicles that are impeding the removal of snow
or ice from any roadway at any time.
Additional information on winter parking
regulations can be obtained at the town manager’s office, the police department or the town’s
website at www.townofpalmer.com/Pages/PalmerMA_Police/parking_ban.
The sidewalk snow removal regulations require that the owner or person having the care of
real property abutting any street, land, court or
square within the town where there is a sidewalk
shall cause the snow to be removed therefrom
within 24 hours after the end of any snowfall.
Whoever violates the snow removal regulations may be penalized by a non-criminal fine of
$25 for the first offense, $50 for the second offense and $100 for the third and subsequent offenses, or by a criminal fine of $300.
people and countryside, especially the Swift Diamond River and
Dead Diamond River Watershed
area. The gem of all was going to
Little Diamond Pond located at
the headwaters of the Swift Diamond. She especially loved going
to Grandma Haynes’s Farm to
buy produce, going to the annual
chicken pie supper at the Mohawk
Grange in East Colebrook, New
Hampshire, and going to Weirs
Christmas Tree Farm and picking
out the annual tree.
In addition to her husband,
she leaves a brother Joseph Staniszewski and his wife Luanne of
Palmer; a sister Stella Marx and
husband Henry of Thorndike; a
sister Leona Silgado of Lighthouse Point, Florida; a niece and
godchild Joanne Staniszewski
of Denver, Colorado; a nephew
Joshua Marx; two stepsons, Winslow Thayer and Leigh Thayer
and their families respectively
of South Yarmouth and Hyannis;
one granddaughter Samantha Pal;
and dearest friend Sherri Mitchell
of West Burke, Vermont.
There are no calling hours. A
celebration of her life will be held
in the spring with details to be announced. Memorial contributions
may be sent to Sutton Freewill
Baptist Church, 36 Church St.,
Sutton, VT 05867. Pearsons Funeral Home at 70 Church St. in
Lyndonville, Vermont is in charge
of the arrangements. On-line condolences may be offered at www.
pearsonsfh.com.
Safe boating
classes offered
REGION — The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is conducting several safe boating classes in Western Massachusetts. Boating Skills and Seamanship class is an in-depth
weekly class lasting several weeks and the About Boating
Safety class is a one-day, eigh-hour basic boating course.
These classes are taught by qualified U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary instructors. Classes include a wide variety of
boating subjects including type of boats and equipment,
boat handling, rules of the road, boating safety, boating motors, lines and knots, etc. These courses are suitable for beginners and a good refresher for seasoned boaters. Courses
are designed for adults, as well as children as young as 7th
grade. A certificate will be presented after passing the final
exam. These courses satisfy state requirements for licensing; however, some states may have special additional requirements.
The Western Massachusetts schedule is as follows:
March 7 – Boating Skills and Seamanship – South
Hadley Mosier School
For more information call 413-533-3325 or email [email protected].
April 2 – About Boating Safety – Pittsfield Berkshire
Community College
For more information call 413-236-2127 or visit www.
berkshirecc.edu/CommunityEducation.
Students can contact the following registration links on
your local college website: www.a013.uscgaux.info/units/
division9.html or www.a013.uscgaux.info/pe.htm.
A required textbook is available from the instructors
for a nominal fee on the first night. Registration fees may be
charged by your college.
Police/Fire
Fatal fire deemed accidental
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
WALES — Investigators have
determined the fire which claimed
the life of a 91-year-old Wales resident last Sunday, Feb. 21 was ignited
by an electrical issue.
The victim of the fire located at
21 Lake George Drive was identified earlier in the week by Hampden
District Attorney Anthony Gullini’s
Office as homeowner June League,
who was alive when she called the
fire department early last Sunday to
report the fire within her home, but
was overcome by smoke the time
the Wales Fire Department and other
surrounding community departments
had arrived.
The fire apparently began in
the greenhouse attached to League’s
home where investigators ruled the
cause of the blaze to be an outlet
from which an extension cord, portable electric heater and an electrical
fan were all plugged in. Investigators were unable to determine further
whether the fan or the space heater
suffered an electrical failure or if
the space heater had ignited combustibles that were placed too close,
ruling the blaze to be an accidental
one.
There was no evidence of working smoke alarms in the home.
The fire was jointly investigated
by the Wales Fire and Police Depart-
ments and State Police assigned to
both the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Office of the Hampden
District Attorney. Assistance was
received from the Code Compliance
Unit of the state Department of Fire
Services.
State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey says that League’s death in
the fire is the 13th in the state so far
in 2016. The Fire Marshal as well
as Wales Fire Chief John Croke and
Wales Police Chief Jeffrey Hastings
wish to remind the public of the importance of residents having working
fire alarms in their homes, as nine of
the 13 deaths statewide had no working alarms present, and to test the fire
and smoke alarms regularly.
charges of operating a motor vehicle with
a suspended license; uninsured motor
vehicle (criminal); and operating a motor
vehicle with a suspended registration.
Daniel J. Rowland, 21, of 723 Mohawk Road, Somerset, was arrested
at 10:08 p.m. on South Main Street in
Bondsville on charges of furnishing an
alcoholic beverage to a minor; possession/consumption of an alcoholic beverage in an open container (ordinance); and
individual over 18 possessing an ounce or
less of marijuana.
Nathan D. Medeiros, 19, of 172
Chace St., Somerset, was arrested at
10:08 p.m. on South Main Street in
Bondsville on charges of a person under
21 possessing liquor; individual over 18
possessing an ounce or less of marijuana;
and possession/consumption of an alcoholic beverage in an open container (ordinance).
Navjot S. Sidhu, 19, of 200 Anchor
Drive, Somerset, was arrested at 10:08
p.m. on South Main Street in Bondsville on
charges of a person under 21 possessing
liquor; individual over 18 possessing an
ounce or less of marijuana; and possession/consumption of an alcoholic beverage in an open container (ordinance).
Jonathan P. Cote, 48, of 75 Griffin St., Bondsville, will be summoned to
Palmer District Court on charges of operating under the influence of liquor; negligent operation of a motor vehicle; and
failure to keep right.
of liquor; negligent operation of a motor
vehicle; and a marked lanes violation.
Katelynn Marie Trainor, 25, of 8
Highland Village Apt. #B, Ware, was arrested at 2:14 a.m. on Wilbraham Street
in Palmer on charges of operating under
the influence of liquor; negligent operation of a motor vehicle; and speeding.
Grant T. Leuthold, 26, of 48 Meadowbrook Lane, Palmer, will be summoned
to Palmer District Court on a charge of
unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
Saturday, Feb. 27
A 15-year-old juvenile was arrested
at 2:49 a.m. on Boston Road in Wilbraham on a charge of receiving a stolen
motor vehicle.
at 2:49 a.m. on Boston Road in Wilbraham on a charge of receiving a stolen
motor vehicle.
at 2:49 a.m. on Boston Road in Wilbraham on charges of receiving a stolen
motor vehicle; arrestee furnishing a false
name/Social Security Number; negligent
operation of a motor vehicle; failing to
stop for police; speeding; and resisting
arrest.
Peter R. Merceri, 49, of 2084 Palmer
Road, Three Rivers, will be summoned to
Palmer District Court on charges of failing to stop/yield, and operation of a motor
vehicle with a revoked license.
Sunday, Feb. 21
Zachary Scott Coopee, 23, of 19
Erica Circle, Hampden, will be summoned
to Palmer District Court on charges of
speeding and negligent operation of a
motor vehicle.
Police Logs
PALMER
The Palmer Police Department responded to 386 calls from Feb. 23 to Feb.
29. The department made 22 arrests or
summons for arrest. Those arrested will
appear at a future date in Palmer District Court and are innocent until proven
guilty.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
Michael R. Laviolette, 53, of 73 Ford
St., Three Rivers, was arrested at 1:05
a.m. at the intersection of North Main
and Wright streets in Palmer on charges
of operating under the influence of liquor;
negligent operation of a motor vehicle;
and failing to stop/yield.
Wednesday, Feb. 24
Sarah Bertrand, 20, of 51 Northampton St. Apt. #D, Easthampton, will be
summoned to Palmer District Court on
charges of leaving the scene of property
damage and unlicensed operation of a
motor vehicle.
Johnna L Ricard, 51, of 626 Main
St., Fiskdale, was arrested at 7:25 p.m.
on Old Warren Road in Palmer on a warrant.
Thursday, Feb. 25
Johanna Catherine Nadeau, 25, of
2052 Palmer Road, Three Rivers, will be
summoned to Palmer District Court on a
charge of operating a motor vehicle with
a suspended license.
William F. McDonald IV, 25, of 169
Town Farm Road, Monson, will be summoned to Palmer District Court on
charges of state highway traffic violation
- failing to obey police, traffic control; and
negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
David A. Mazza, 35, of 11A Riverside
St., Three Rivers, will be summoned to
Palmer District Court on charges of possession of a class A drug (heroin); possession of a class B drug (suboxone); and
individual over 18 possessing an ounce or
less of marijuana.
Isscilyn Desrosiers, 34, of 7 West St.
Apt. # A, West Brookfield, was arrested at
7:30 p.m. on Wilbraham Street in Palmer
on a charge of shoplifting by asportation
(Third offense).
Friday, Feb. 26
Robert G. Barton, 50, of 732 Britton
St., Chicopee, will be summoned to Palmer District Court on charges of unlicensed
operation of a motor vehicle; speeding;
and failing to wear a seat belt.
Willie James Kegler, 38, of 65 Breckenridge St., Palmer, was arrested at 6:54
p.m. on Chamber Road in Three Rivers on
Sunday, Feb. 28
Kevin D. Kosloski, 35, of 2018 High
St., Three Rivers, was arrested at 1:09
a.m. on Church Street in Thorndike on
charges of operating under the influence
Monday, Feb. 29
Daysi Tamara Camacho, 32, of 60880 Antibes Drive, Toronto, Ontario, will be
summoned to Palmer District Court on
charges of operating an uninsured motor
vehicle (criminal); operating an unregistered motor vehicle; and a motor vehicle
lights violation.
Michael Tibbetts, 39, of 16 Keyes
St., Belchertown, was arrested at 5:54
p.m. on South Main Street in Palmer on
a warrant.
MONSON
The Monson Police Department responded to 237 calls from Feb. 21 to Feb.
27. The department reported four arrests
or summons for arrest. Those arrested
will appear at a future date in Palmer District Court and are innocent until proven
guilty.
Thursday, Feb. 25
Marc H. Caldon, 23, of 80 Sunset
Ridge Road, Stafford Springs, Connecticut, will be summoned to Palmer District
Court on charges of statutory rape of a
child and indecent assault and battery on
a child under the age of 14.
Friday, Feb. 26
Crystal L. Bleau, 30, of 261 Bumstead Rd., Monson, will be summoned to
Palmer District Court on a charge of larceny over $250.
Saturday, Feb. 27
Jason E. Deyo, 21, of 1535 North
Main St., Palmer, will be summoned to
Palmer District Court on a charge of allowing operation of a motor vehicle with a
revoked registration.
Fire Logs
PALMER
The Palmer Fire Department reported four calls for the week of Feb. 23
through Feb. 29.
On Feb. 25 at 2:52 p.m., the department responded to the intersection
of Thorndike and Foster streets for a motor vehicle accident with fluid spill. The
department was back in service at 3:15
p.m.
On Feb. 25 at 2:55 p.m., the department responded to North Main Street for
a motor vehicle accident with fluid spill.
The department was back in service at
3:25 p.m.
On Feb. 29 at 1:55 p.m., the department responded to Vicardav Avenue for a
smoke investigation. The department was
back in service at 2:05 p.m.
On Feb. 29 at 6:47 p.m., the department responded to Wright Street for
a smoke detector activation. The department was back in service at 7:15 p.m.
to a faulty detector. The department returned to service at 5:42 p.m.
BONDSVILLE
The Monson Fire Department responded to 13 EMS calls and two fire
calls for the week of Feb. 22 through Feb.
28.
The Bondsville Fire Department’s log
for the week of Feb. 23 to Feb. 29 was
unavailable at presstime.
THREE RIVERS
The Three Rivers Fire Department
reported one incident for the week of Feb.
23 through Feb. 29.
On Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 5:30
p.m., the department responded to Wilbraham Road for an alarm activation due
MONSON
On Thursday, Feb. 25 at 12:08 p.m.,
the department responded to 256 State
Ave. for a carbon monoxide alarm activation. The department returned to service
at 12:28 p.m.
On Friday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m., the
department responded to 52 Main St.
for a motor vehicle leaking motor oil. The
department returned to service at 1:20
p.m.
Water district seeks nominations
PALMER — The Palmer Fire
& Water District No. 1 annual election is Tuesday, May 10, 2016.
The following positions are up
for election: nominations for three
years (Prudential Committee);
three years (Water Commissioner);
three years (District Clerk); and
two years (Water Commissioner).
Nomination papers for any Palmer
district residents are available in the
Palmer Fire Station, 12 Walnut St.,
from 7 to 11 a.m., Monday through
Friday.
Nomination papers must be
submitted back to the district by
Tuesday, April 19, 2016.
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Excise tax bills
due March 18
MONSON — The motor
vehicle excise tax bills for 2016
were mailed out Thursday, Feb.
18 from the office of Monson
Town Collector Dorothy P. Jenkins. These bills will be due and
payable on Friday, March 18.
Motor vehicle excise tax
bills not paid in full by the due
date will be charged interest at
a rate of 12 percent per year,
plus collection costs calculated
from the due date. Demand fees
of $20, accepted at Monson’s
Annual Town Meeting in May
2015, will be charged on all
overdue accounts, effective July
1, 2015. Taxpayers will be barred
from renewing their registration
or driver’s license if payments
remain outstanding. Payment is
considered made when received
in the town collector’s office.
You may be entitled to an
abatement (or refund if the excise is paid) if:
• Your vehicle is valued
for more than the percentage of
manufacturer's list price in the
schedule established
• Your vehicle is exempt
from the excise under Mass.
General Laws Chapter 60A,
Section 1
• You sell, trade or otherwise transfer ownership of the
vehicles, and transfer or cancel your registration during the
same calendar year
• Your vehicle is stolen,
your report the theft to police
within 48 hours, and you cancel
your registration and obtain a
certificate from the Registry of
Motor Vehicles at least 30 days
after the theft
• You register the same vehicle again later in the same calendar year
You are not entitled to an
abatement if you cancel your
registration and retain ownership
of the vehicle or move to another
Massachusetts city or town during the same calendar year.
Applications for abatement
must be received by the Monson Board of Assessors within
three years after the excise was
due, or one year after the excise
was paid, whichever is later. To
preserve your right to appeal,
you must file on time. Filing
an abatement application does
not stay the collection of the
excise. To avoid interest, collection charges or other collection
actions, you must pay the excise
in full on or before the due date.
You will receive a refund if the
Board of Assessors grants the
abatement. If an excise tax has
been referred off for collection,
contact the office of Jeffery &
Jeffery, bonded deputy sheriff
for the town of Monson, at 413967-9941.
Abatement applications are
available on request from the
Board of Assessors' Office, 110
Main St., Monson, MA. Call
413-267-4100 ext. 7. No excise
may be reduced to less than $5.
No abatement of less than $5
will be granted and no refund of
less than $5 will be made. For
further information regarding
abatements, inquire at the Board
of Assessors' Office.
All mail payments must be
payable to the Town of Monson.
Mail to the town's lockbox address: Department 1080, P.O.
Box 4110, Woburn, MA 018884110. Payment envelopes are
included with each excise bill.
Online payments can be made
by going to the Town of Monson's website at www.monsonma.gov. There are five payment
boxes located throughout the
town of Monson for the convenience of taxpayers, for check
payments only: Adams IGA
Supermarket, Monson Free Library, Monson Senior Center,
Woodbine Country Store or the
Town Office Building at 110
Main St. (Payment slot is to the
right of the front door.)
Public hours for the town
collector’s office are Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. The office can be reached at
413-267-4100 ext. 6.
Church Happenings
To have a church listing for the Palmer,
Monson, Wales, Brimfield, and Holland area
published here, please send the information to: The Journal Register, Attn. Douglas
Farmer, 24 Water St., Palmer, MA 01069;
or by e-mail at [email protected].
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH has
moved to Monson, at 125 Main St. (back
of Norcross House). The first service will
be on Sunday, March 6 at 10 a.m., with a
children’s church lesson during the service.
Food and fellowship follow the service.
Contact Pastor Larry Desreuisseau with
questions at 413-559-1037.
NEW BIRTH CHRISTIAN CHURCH at
29 Church St. in Thorndike (across from the
post office) would like to invite you to their
regular services: Sunday Morning Worship
and Children’s Church are held at 11 a.m.
(A nursery is provided for all services). For
more info, call the Rev. William Webb at
283-5130.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 20 Main
St., P.O. Box 203, Brimfield invites the
community to weekly worship each Sunday
at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Dawn Adams. A
free community breakfast is offered before
services at 9:30 a.m. and coffee hour follows worship. For more information on the
church, services and activities, call 413245-7162, or visit www.brimfielducc.org.
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, at
the corner of Park and Pleasant streets in
Ware, holds regular worship services each
Sunday at 10 a.m. with church school for
children at 9:15 a.m. For more information call Rev. Dr. Randall K. Wilburn, Interim
Rector, at 413-687-5568.
CROSSWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH at
2230 Main St., Three Rivers, holds a relevant, doctrinally sound and friendly place
of worship for the entire family with Pastors
Dennis and Heather Marais. Sunday Services at 10 a.m. and Children’s Church at
10 a.m. Lunch is served after the Sunday
service. For more info, call 413-297-5488,
email [email protected] or visit
www.facebook.com/crosswaypalmer
or
www.TheCrossway.org.
ST. PATRICK’S ROMAN CATHOLIC
CHURCH at 22 Green St. in Monson holds
Masses on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Miraculous Medal Novena on Tuesdays at 8 a.m.
and St. Peregrine Novena on Fridays at 7
p.m. Also recently added is Divine Mercy
Chaplet on Fridays at 3 p.m. Pastor if Fr.
John J. Brennan. For more information call
267-3622 or visit stpatrickmonson.org.
ST. CHRISTOPHER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH at 16 Sturbridge Road in
Brimfield holds Masses on Saturday at 6
p.m. and Sunday at 10:15 a.m., weekday
Masses at 9 a.m. on Monday and Wednesday, with the Miraculous Medal Novena and
Adoration following Wednesday’s Mass.
Pastor is Father John “Jack” J. Brennan
who is also the pastor for St. Patrick’s in
Monson. For more information call 413245-7274 or email stchrisbrimfield@
gmail.com.
MONSON-GLENDALE
UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH at the corner of
Main & Cushman streets in Monson invites
you to worship on Sunday mornings at 10
a.m. Child Care is provided. Sunday School
from pre-school through senior high begins
at 9:45 a.m. To learn more, contact the
Rev. Ira Cameron at 267-3798 or email [email protected] or visit umcmg.org.
FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH at 251
Shearer St. in Palmer invites the public
to the following weekly services: Sunday
morning Bible school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday
worship at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday night prayer meeting/teen meeting at
7 p.m. and Friday night C-Club for children
age 4 to grade six at 6:30 p.m., September
through April, and scheduled teen functions. Childcare and signing for the deaf
is provided during all services as well as
children’s church for age 4 to grade two
during Sunday morning services. Services
may be seen Sundays at 12:30 p.m. and
9:30 p.m. on cable TV channel 15 as well
as a program titled “Reflections” at 8 a.m.
A radio broadcast, “Melodies of Faith,” airs
over WARE 1250 AM each Sunday morning at 7:05 a.m. For more information, call
283-7560 or visit faithbaptistchurchpalmer.com.
SECOND
CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH at 1080 Pleasant St. in Palmer
invites the community to traditional worship
Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. with Fellowship Hour. Child Care for infants through
pre-school. Church School for kindergarten through eighth grade. Services may
be seen Sundays at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. on
Cable Channel 15. Church Caboose Thrift
Shop open Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.2 p.m. For more info, visit www.secondchurchpalmer.org, e-mail second.church@
verizon.net, or call 283-6958 and 2835206.
ST. PAUL’S UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH at the corner of Park and
Central streets in Palmer invites you every
Sunday morning at 10 a.m. for worship services. A time of fellowship and refreshments
follows the service at 11 a.m. in Fellowship
Hall. Funday School for children ages 4 to
11 will be held at 10 a.m. Come as you
are an join the free flow of ideas and ide-
als that is Unitarian Universalism. There is
a place for you here. For more information
call 413-283-8185 or email StPauluu1@
verizon.net or visit www.uuchurch-palmer.
org or on Facebook at “St. Paul’s Unitarian
Universalist Church of Palmer.”
THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
PARISH OF MONSON located at 177 Main
St., Monson holds services on Sundays at
10 a.m., starting on the first Sunday after
Labor Day through the third Sunday in June.
The Rev. Rebecca Bryan conducts worship on the first and third Sundays of each
month; on other Sundays, guest ministers
and lay leaders lead services. All are welcome to attend for food and fellowship after
services. Unitarian Universalism nurtures
those of widely different beliefs to pursue
beloved community and a world where all
people experience dignity and worth. For
more information, visit uupm.org.
THE FIRST CHURCH OF MONSON,
Congregational/United Church of Christ, at
5 High St. in Monson invites you to regular
worship services which are held Sunday
mornings at 10 a.m., followed by a time of
fellowship and refreshments. A free breakfast is offered each Sunday prior to worship from 8 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. and is open
to the public; donations of any amount are
appreciated. Sunday school classes are offered each week for Grades 1 through 8
(or older), and a nursery is available during
worship. Whoever you are, wherever you
are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.
For more information, please call 413-2673312, visit www.firstchurchmonson.org,
email [email protected], find
the church on Facebook at www.facebook.
com/firstchurchmonson.
CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS THE
APOSTLE at 1076 Thorndike St. in Palmer.
Masses are Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday
8:30 and 11 a.m., weekday 9 a.m., and
holy days 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Pastor, Rev.
Eugene J. Plasse. For more information,
call 283-5091.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH, “the
Little Church with the Big Heart,” at 1050
Thorndike St., Palmer. All are welcomed to
services each Sunday at 10 a.m. for worship, fellowship and prayer. Pastor Frank
Knight provides sermons based on scripture that capture the history, essence and
power of the message by bringing to life its
meaning as it relates in today’s world. The
service includes hymns, choir anthem, time
of reflection and prayer, and even laughter,
to make each service meaningful, joyful
and enlightening. Come enjoy the recently
restored 1909 George Reed pipe organ. For
more information, call 283-6351.
BETHANY CHARISMATIC CATHOLIC CHURCH at 167 Dunhamtown Road
in Brimfield (www.bethanyccc.org). Masses
are Saturday at 4 p.m., Sunday at 9 a.m.
and Wednesday at 6 p.m., followed by
night prayer. Sacrament of Reconciliation
by appointment. For more information or to
speak to a member of the clergy call 413324-1164 and leave a message. Come join
us in worship of our great and loving God.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH, 9
East Brimfield/Holland Road, Brimfield offers Sunday morning service at 11 a.m.,
with Sunday Bible study at 9:45 a.m., and
Wednesday evening prayer service at 6:30
p.m. Small group bible studies, youth and
children activities available. Call Pastor
Dave Pettis at 413-245-1275 or visit www.
friendshipma.com, if interested in more information.
HOLLAND
CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH at 11 Sturbridge Road has three
morning worship services at 8 a.m., 9:30
a.m. and 11 a.m. with Sunday School for all
ages at 9:30 a.m. There is a nursery for all
services and a separate children’s church
service during the 8 and 11 a.m. services.
We also have several weekly bible studies, youth meetings for all ages and other
fellowship. Call the church office for more
information at 413-245-9926 or visit the
Web site at www.HollandChurch.com.
QUABBIN
VALLEY
BAPTIST
CHURCH at 258 Malboeuf Road, Ware offers services on Sundays including adult
prayer at 9 a.m., adult Bible study and children’s Sunday school at 10 a.m., morning
worship at 11 a.m. and evening worship at
6 p.m. There is also women’s Bible study
on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. The church is
one where the Bible and church are real
and relevant, with sincere Christian fellowship, practical Bible teaching and personable leadership. For more information, call
413-668-7041, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.quabbinvalleybaptist.com.
WARE COMMUNITY CHURCH at
8 South St., Ware (at the corner of South
and Church streets) invites anyone desiring
to learn more about the Bible to join them
Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. for a study
on the book of Ephesians. There is also a
men’s group that meets Saturdays at 7 a.m.
to pray and discuss God’s word relevant to
men. All are welcome to join the church on
Saturdays at 10 a.m. for prayer, fellowship
and the word. The Sunday service is at 10
a.m. and provides children’s church after
the worship service. For more information,
contact Pastor Kris Davis at 413-967-7019
or email [email protected].
Legals
LEGAL NOTICE
MORTGAGEE'S SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
By virtue of and in
execution of the Power of
Sale contained in a certain
mortgage given by David
N. Materas and Trudy L.
Materas to Option One
Mortgage Corporation, dated
September 1, 2005 and
recorded at Hampden County
Registry of Deeds in Book
15333, Page 463 of which
mortgage Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company,
as Trustee for Soundview
Home Loan Trust 2005OPT4, Asset-Backed Certifi
cates, Series 2005-OPT4 is
the present holder by assignment from Sand Canyon
Corporation f/k/a Option
One Mortgage Corporation
to Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company, as Trustee
for Soundview Home Loan
Trust 2005-OPT4, AssetBacked Certificates, Series
2005-OPT4 dated October
23, 2012 recorded at Hamp
den County Registry of
Deeds in Book 19580, Page
160, for breach of conditions
of said mortgage and for the
purpose of foreclosing the
same, the mortgaged premises located at 25 Walnut
Street, Palmer, MA 01069
will be sold at a Public
Auction at 1:00PM on March
24, 2016, at the mortgaged
premises, more particularly
described below, all and singular the premises described
in said mortgage, to wit:
The land to with the
buildings thereon, situated
in the Depot Village of said
Palmer, bounded and des
cribed as follows:
NORTHERLY by Walnut
Street, sixty-seven (67) feet;
EASTERLY by land formerly of John F. Foley, about
eighty-eight (88) feet;
SOUTHERLY by land
now or formerly of said Foley
and land now or formerly of
Timothy J. Crimmins about
sixty-seven (67) feet; and
WESTERLY by land now
or formerly of Joseph M.
Allen, eighty-eight (88) feet.
Together with all water
rights belonging to said
premises.
For mortgagor’s title
see deed recorded with the
Hampden County Registry of
563.
The premises will be sold
subject to any and all unpaid
taxes and other municipal
assessments and liens, and
subject to prior liens or other
enforceable encumbrances of
record entitled to precedence
over this mortgage, and subject to and with the benefit
of all easements, restrictions,
reservations and conditions
of record and subject to all
tenancies and/or rights of
parties in possession.
Terms of the Sale: Cash,
cashier's or certified check
in the sum of $5,000.00 as a
deposit must be shown at the
time and place of the sale in
order to qualify as a bidder
(the mortgage holder and its
designee(s) are exempt from
this requirement); high bidder
to sign written Memorandum
of Sale upon acceptance of
bid; balance of purchase
price payable in cash or by
certified check in thirty (30)
days from the date of the sale
at the offices of mortgagee's
attorney, Korde & Associates,
P.C., 321 Billerica Road,
Suite 210, Chelmsford, MA
01824-4100 or such other
time as may be designated by
mortgagee. The description
for the premises contained in
said mortgage shall control
in the event of a typographical error in this publication.
Other terms to be
announced at the sale.
Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company, as Trustee for
Soundview Home Loan Trust
2005-OPT4, Asset-Backed
Certificates,
Series 2005-OPT4
Korde & Associates, P.C.
321 Billerica Road Suite 210
Chelmsford, MA
01824-4100
(978) 256-1500
Materas, David and Trudy,
13-012419
2/25,3/3,3/10/16
LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance with
M.G.L. Chapter 40A s.11
the Monson Planning Board
will hold a public hearing
Tuesday March 15, 2016
at 7:15 P.M. in Room 112,
Town Offices, 110 Main
Street, Monson to review an
amendment to the Monson
Zoning Bylaws to delete
language from the Schedule
of Use Regulations (Table
1) regarding dwellings and
housekeeping facilities in an
accessory building. A copy
of the complete text is on file
in the Planning Board office
and may be viewed during
regular office hours.
Craig Sweitzer, Chairman
2/25,3/3/16
LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance with
M.G.L. Chapter 40A s.11
the Monson Planning Board
will hold a public hearing
Tuesday March 15, 2016
at 7:30 P.M. in Room 112,
Town Offices, 110 Main
Street, Monson to review an
amendment to the Monson
Zoning Bylaws to add language to Schedule of Use
Regulations (Table 1) regarding home occupations meeting the performance standards of Section 5.1 and adding “Home Occupations to
Section 5.1 of the Monson
Zoning Bylaws. A copy of
the complete text is on file
in the Planning Board office
and may be viewed during
regular office hours.
Craig Sweitzer, Chairman
2/25,3/3/16
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 Kurt W.
Hope to Mortgage Elect
ronic Registration Systems,
Inc. as nominee for Prospect
Mortgage, LLC, dated Jan
uary 12, 2010 and recorded
with the Hampden County
Registry of Deeds at Book
18156, Page 441, of which
mortgage the undersigned is
the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Elect
Inc. as nominee for Prospect
Mortgage, LLC to Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A. dated
April 11, 2014 and recorded
with said registry on April
11, 2014 at Book 20248 Page
5 and by assignment from
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to
The Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development
dated August 18, 2015 and
recorded with said registry on December 9, 2015
at Book 20983 Page 339
and by assignment from
The Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development to
Bayview Loan Servicing,
LLC. dated November
5, 2015 and recorded with
said registry on December
9, 2015 at Book 20983 Page
342, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and
for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at
Public Auction at 10:00 a.m.
on March 28, 2016, on the
mortgaged premises located at 16 Old County Road,
Holland, Hampden County,
Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in
said mortgage,
TO WIT:
The land, with buildings
thereon, located in, Holland,
Hampden County, Massa
chusetts, on the Westerly side
of Old County Road, including Lots 60, 62, 63 and 64
and the Southerly portion of
Lot 61 on plan of Hamilton
Lakelands, dated July 1930,
and filed with Hampden
Registry of Deeds in Book of
Plans 11, Page 34, bounded
and described as follows:
BEGINNING at the south
easterly corner thereof at or
near the southeasterly corner
of Lot 60 on said plan, being
at the northeasterly corner of
land now or formerly of John
H. Goodhall et ux;
THENCE along the
boundary line with land now
or formerly of Alfred R.
Williams et ux established
by Agreement, dated April 7,
1961 and recorded with said
443, N. 87° 35' W. 356.20
feet to an iron pin and N. 71°
02' W., 30.12 feet to an iron
pin at the easterly line of a
40 foot way as shown on said
plan;
THENCE N. 17° 42' E.
by the easterly line of said 40
foot way, 299.54 feet to an
iron pin at the westerly end
of boundary line with land
now or formerly of Richard J.
Hamblin et ux, established by
agreement dated November
4, 1961 and recorded with
said Deeds;
THENCE along said
boundary line established
with said Hamblin, S. 66° 19'
30'' E. 197.37 feet to an iron
pin, N. 88° 07' E. 128.69 feet
to an iron pin, S. 13° 57' E.
26.52 feet to an iron pin, and
S. 82° 28' E. 3.95 feet to an
iron pin in the westerly line
of Old County Road;
THENCE S. 7° 22' W.
by the westerly line of Old
County Road, 210.43 feet to
the point of beginning.
Together with a right to
use the 40 foot ways along
the southerly and westerly
boundaries of the premises
for all purposes of public
streets.
Subject to the restrictions
and reservations of record, if
the same affect the locus.
Said premises are the
same as delineated on a ''Plan
of Land in Holland, Mass.
Surveyed for A.R. Williams''
by Kenneth C. Sherman,
R.L.S. dated September 30,
1960.
Being the same premises
conveyed to the Mortgagor
by Deed dated July 17, 2009
and recorded in Book 17904,
Page 470.
For mortgagor's(s') title
see deed recorded with
470.
These premises will 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 Thou
sand ($5,000.00) Dollars by
certified or bank check will
be required to be paid by the
purchaser at the time and
place of sale. The balance
is to be paid by certified or
bank check at Harmon Law
Offices, P.C., 150 California
Street, Newton, Massa
chusetts 02458, or by mail
to P.O. Box 610389, Newton
Highlands, Massachusetts
02461-0389, 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. The description of the
premises contained in said
mortgage shall control in the
event of an error in this publication.
Other terms, if any, to be
BAYVIEW LOAN
SERVICING, LLC, A
DELAWARE LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY
Present holder
of said mortgage
By its Attorneys,
HARMON LAW
OFFICES, P.C.
150 California Street
Newton, MA 02458
(617) 558-0500
201501-0227 - PRP
3/3,3/10,3/17/16
MORTGAGEE'S SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
contained in a certain
mortgage given by Robert
Karowski to Country Bank
for Savings, dated Septem
ber 8, 1997 and recorded
with the Hampden County
Registry of Deeds in Book
9988, Page 563, as affected
by Adjustable Rate Rider of
even date recorded as aforesaid in Book 9991, Page 446
and as further affected by
Note and Mortgage Modifi
cation Agreement dated
June 1, 2010 and recorded
as aforesaid in Book 18326,
Page 569, of which mortgage
the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the
conditions of said mortgage
and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold
at Public Auction at 11:00
a.m. on the 7th day of April,
2016, on the mortgaged
premises believed to be
known as 1018 High Street,
Palmer, Hampden County,
said Mortgage, to wit:
“The land in Palmer,
chusetts, situated on the
Easterly side of High Street
in the Depot Village of said
Palmer, bounded and des
cribed as follows:
Beginning at the South
easterly corner of said tract,
which is in the Northeasterly
line of land now or formerly of Charles F. and Rena
Sherman, produced and two
hundred ninety (290) feet
distant from said Sherman’s
Northerly corner, and running thence
N. 11° 42’ W. seventy
(71) feet and two (2) inches
to a stake; thence
N. 64° 30’ E. seven (7)
rods to a stake; thence
SOUTHEASTERLY four
(4) rods to a stake; thence
S. 64° W. to the point of
departure.
Containing thirty (30)
rods of land more or less.
The Westerly line of
said tract is bounded on
a street at least forty (40)
feet wide leading from the
Northeasterly terminus of
School Street to Park Street
at a point Southeasterly of
the house formerly of Mrs.
L.C. Merriam, now known as
High Street.
Being the same premises
conveyed to me by deed of
Martin Skowyra and Donna
Ann Skowyra of even date,
to be recorded herewith.”
subject to any and all restrictions, easements, improvements, covenants, outstanding
tax titles, municipal or other
public taxes, assessments,
of liens, and existing encumbrances of record superior to
the Mortgage, if any. Said
premises will also be sold
subject to all leases and tenancies having priority over
said Mortgage, to tenancies
or occupation by persons on
the premises now and at the
time of said auction which
tenancies or occupation are
subject to said Mortgage, to
rights or claims in personal
property installed by tenants or former tenants now
located on the premises, also
to all laws and ordinances
including, but not limited to,
all building and zoning laws
and ordinances. It shall be
the bidder's sole responsibility to ascertain all items des
cribed in this paragraph and
no representations are made
concerning compliance with
applicable zoning, building,
sanitary or other state and/or
municipal regulations.
TERMS OF SALE: FIVE
THOUSAND AND 00/100
($5,000.00) DOLLARS
will be required to be paid
in cash, or by certified or
bank cashier's check by
the purchaser at the time
and place of sale. The balance of the purchase price
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.
on the sale shall be paid in
cash, or by certified or bank
cashier's check within thirty
(30) days thereafter and the
Deed transferred contemporaneously therewith. The
successful bidder at the sale
shall be required to sign a
Memorandum of terms of
sale containing the above
terms at the Auction sale.
The purchaser will be res
ponsible for all closing costs,
Massachusetts deed excise
stamps and all recording
fees.
The sale may be postponed or adjourned from
time to time, if necessary, by
the attorney for the mortgagee at the scheduled time and
place of sale. The description
Other terms, if any, will
be announced at the sale.
Country Bank for Savings,
Present Holder
of said Mortgage
By: /S/
Jonathan C. Sapirstein
SAPIRSTEIN &
SAPIRSTEIN, P.C.
1331 Main Street,
2nd Floor
Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 827-7500
Its Attorneys
Date: February 16, 2016
3/3,3/10,3/17/16
PAGE 13
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Auctions
THE CONTENTS OF Storage Unit
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Secure
Storage,
Southbridge
Road, Warren, Mass. The date of
the auction is 3/19/2016 at 9:00
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508-320-2329.
Firewood
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*Also have seasoned softwood for
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on
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and
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Flea Market
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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,
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Vendors Welcome, Apply within
Always buying, Free estimates!
(413)283-4910
Free Parking
Free Admission
Hay For Sale
HAY AND STRAW for sale
Koran’s Farm (413)267-3396.
Miscellaneous
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model car kits from the 70’s,
old fishing items, military
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coin
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instruments,
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old
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motorcycles,
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64 MAIN ST. (RTE. 32),
MONSON, MA
Services
ABSOLUTE CHIMNEY SERVICES C.S.I.A. Certified and
Insured. Sweeping chimneys year
round. Thank you. 413-967-8002.
PAINT AND PAPER Over 25
years experience. References. Lic
#086220. Please call Kevin 978355-6864.
ACE
CHIMNEY
SWEEPS.
Cleanings, inspections, repairs,
caps,
liners,
waterproofing,
rebuilds. Gutterbrush Installations.
Local family owned since 1986.
HIC #118355. Fully insured.
(413)547-8500.
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.
Home Improvement
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
DEPENDABLE
ELECTRICIAN,
FRIENDLY
service,
installs
deicing cables. Free estimates.
Fully insured. Scott Winters
electrician Lic. #13514-B Call
(413)244-7096.
K & S Electric
Industrial, Commerical, Residential
Electrical Installations, Fully Insured
Kenneth F. Lolos
MA Master’s License #A12700
CT Master’s License #E1-125711
169 Ware St., Palmer, MA 01069
413-283-6881 • 413-813-5547 (Mobile)
[email protected]
Finance
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Phone/Fax
413-289-0058
Credit Cards Welcome
[email protected]
David E. Whitney
Notary Public
Sixty-Five Jim Ash Road
Palmer, MA 01069-9814
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A
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in basement, backhoe, dump
truck. Loam, stone, fill, driveway
repair, loader, tractors (413)5632229.
228 West St., Ware, MA 01082
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.
588 Center Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
www.ajefinancial.com
~ 29 years tax experience ~
(413)589-1671
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24 Southwick Street, Feeding Hills, MA 01030
CALL YOUR LOCAL TURLEY PUBLICATIONS SALES REPRESENTATIVE FOR INFORMATION AND RATES ON ADVERTISING YOUR TAX SERVICE HERE!
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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.
SHARED LIVING PROVIDER –
(Ware/Palmer Area) Provide inhome support and assistance to
shared living client. A qualified
host
will
teach
individual
independent living skills and
provide a safe and stable living
environment.
Create
and
supervise outings and activities in
the community. Tax free stipend
between $30,000-$45,000/year
• Must own or rent a home with an
available bedroom
•Valid driver’s license, acceptable
driving record, and vehicle
•Physical ability to perform the
requirements of the position
including CPR (agency will provide
this training)
To apply: Please get application
from our current openings page at
servicenet.org Send completed
application, resumé and cover
letter citing Search #116 in the
subject line to
[email protected].
ATEKS TREE- HONEST, quality
tree service.
From pruning to
house lot clearing. Fully insured.
Free estimates. Firewood sales.
(413)687-3220.
Pets
BE A RESPONSIBLE PET
OWNER - Financially needy? Call
for assistance to spay/neuter your
cat/dog.
(413)565-5383
CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR
ANIMALS.
Plumbing
LINC’S PLUMBING LIC #J27222
Scheduling Replacement
Heating Systems Now
Call LINC’S
For Your Connection
(413)668-5299
Roofing
FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS. ALL
TYPES OF ROOFING, shingle,
flat and slate. Call Local Builders
(413)626-5296. Complete roofing
systems and repairs.
Fully
licensed and insured. MA CS
#102453, CT Reg. 0615780.
Lifetime
warranty.
Senior
Discount. 24 hour service.
NEW APPLICATIONS, GENERAL
repairs,
leaks
fixed.
Specializing in flat or low sloped
rubber membrane roofs. Quality
work. 25 years experience. Call
(413)668-7223.
SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25
years experience. Commercial,
residential. Insured. Shingles,
single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel,
slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency
Repairs.
(413)536-3279,
(413)348-9568, (413)204-4841.
Spring into a new career!
Visit us at our Job Fair
Thurs 3/10 • 4 - 6 and Sat 3/12 • 9 - noon
THE TOWN OF New Braintree is
looking for a full-time Highway
Department Laborer. CDL and
Class B licenses required and
hydraulics license helpful. Please
call Richard Ayer at 508-867-2451
or call 508-867-2071.
KLARA IS A pocket sized terrier
mix, 2 years of age. Klara is a
perfect average rated girl, perfect
for a first time dog owner. Crate
trained, walks great on a leash!
Ok with other dogs! Located in
Worcester,
MA,
completed
application/home
visit/$200
adoption fee.
Applications found at
www.destinysroad
animalrescue.com
RETIRED RACING
GREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTION
spayed/neutered, wormed,
shots, heartworm tested,
teeth cleaned
Make a Fast Friend!
Greyhound Options Inc.
Call Mary at 413-566-3129
or Claire at 413-967-9088
or go to
www.greyhoundoptions.org
Horses
HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS
offered year round at our state of
the art facility. Beginner to
advanced. Ages 4 years to adult.
Boarding, sales and leasing also
available. Convenient location at
Orion Farm in South Hadley.
(413)532-9753
www.orionfarm.net
Help Wanted
CNA’s, PCA’s, HHA’S,
SIGN ON BONUS
Positions available at
Professional Medical
Services, Inc.
Highest competitive rates &
mileage paid. EOE.
Call Denise. (413)289-9018
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.
Now offering higher,
competitive wages for
LPNs/RNs/CNAs
Full-time, Part-time & Per Diem
$2000 Sign-on Bonus
$1000 referral bonus
for Full-time Nurses
$500 Sign-on & Referral
Bonus for all Full-time CNAs!
Unit Manager - Long Term Care Unit
Full-time Monday through Friday. Possess strong
management, clinical and organization skills.
Self-motivated with excellent problem-solving and
communication skills. Team player.
Unit Secretary
Monday through Friday 7am-3pm. Must be a CNA.
Will work as a CNA 7am-11am and a secretary
11am-3pm. Good communication skills, professionalism and a self-motivated individual. MUST
be flexible! This position will entail working as a
CNA on the floor from 7am-11ap and then moving
to the desk as a secretary 11am-3pm.
Join our team... a great community
facility providing great care!
Baylor Shifts Available, Walk-in Interviews,
Competitive Benefits Package Including
Blue Cross/ Blue Shield Insurance
Interested candidates, please contact
Kim Moynahan at: [email protected]
or (508) 867-0626. Applicants may apply on
Indeed.com as well.
EOE
HELP WANTED BACK up
bartender needed. For more info,
call Ed at the Granby American
Legion. 413-467-9545
INSTALLATION
APPRENTICE
WANTED. Willing to train the right
candidate to install wood and gas
stoves. Full time. Great benefit
package
including
medical
insurance. Must be good with
heights. Some heavy lifting
required.
General
contracting
experience preferred. Apply in
person Olde Hadleigh Hearth and
Patio, 119 Willimansett St, Rt 33,
South Hadley.
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
WAS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION now taking applications for all
positions (skilled laborers, CDL
drivers and licensed equipment
operators). Applications accepted
9:00am- 2:00pm M-F at 2378
Boston Road, Wilbraham, MA
(413)599-1994
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANT OPERATOR/ MECHANIC
POSITION
The Town of Warren Board of
Sewer Commissioners is accepting applications for its Wastewater
Treatment
Plant
Operator/
Mechanic position. Salary is in
accordance with the Town’s
current wage classification plan.
Applicants must possess a high
school diploma or GED and be a
Massachusetts Certified Grade 5
Operator. A class B Commercial
Driver’s License is also required.
Job descriptions are available at
the Warren Wastewater Treatment
Plant, 2527 Main Street, West
Warren, MA 01092. The position
will remain open until filled.
Warren is an EOE.
WEEKEND
HOUSEKEEPER
NEEDED for Assisted Living
Facility.
Must
be
reliable,
energetic, and a self-motivated
team player. Apply in person at
the Arbors at Amherst, 130
University Drive, Amherst (413548-6800)
Health Care
GOT KNEE PAIN? Back Pain?
Shoulder Pain? Get a painrelieving brace at little or no cost
to you. Medicare Patients, call
Health Hotline now! (800)2796038.
Real Estate
TOOMEY-LOVETT
109 West St.
Ware, MA 01082
www.Century21ToomeyLovett.com
413-967-6326
800-486-2121
West Brookfield:
508-867-7064
Buy Now! BE IN FOR SPRING!
WARE: NEW To The Market, Best
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Dorrinda
O’Keefe-Shea
Jill Stolgitis
Mary Hicks
Alan Varnum
Bruce Martin
Joe Chenevert
Michael
McQueston
978-434-1990
413-477-8780
508-612-4794
508-867-2727
508-523-0114
508-331-9031
508-362-0533
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62 Jim Ash Road
(413) 283-5596 Palmer, MA 01069
Garage Door Serv.
MENARD GARAGE DOORS
Authorized
Raynor
dealer
specializing in sales, installation
service and repairs of residential
and light commercial overhead
garage doors and openers. Fully
insured. Free estimates. Call
(413)289-6550 or
www.menardgaragedoors.com
QUABBIN PAINTING INTERIOR/
EXTERIOR PAINTING, handyman, house and deck powerwashing, deck staining, gutters
cleaned.
Prompt
professional
service. Fully insured.
Call 413-323-6425
[email protected]
We are a 147-bed skilled nursing facility
located in West Brookfield, MA and have
the following opportunities available:
For Full Accounting & Tax Service
Registered Tax Return Preparer
Income Tax Preparation
WATER DAMAGE
-CALL JAY (413)436-5782FOR REPAIRS
Complete
Drywall
Service.
Finishing,
Painting,
Ceilings
(Smooth or Textured). 39 years
experience. Fully insured
Tree Work
Painting
KEN’S PAINTING SERVICES,
LLC
Interior/ exterior painting and
staining, wallpaper removal and
repairs, quality products and
workmanship. Fully insured.
Free estimates.
(413)896-8264.
CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION
Kitchen, bath, foyers. References.
Lic #086220. Please call Kevin
(978)355-6864.
CHANTEL BLEAU
ACCOUNTING SERVICES
413-967-8364
HOME IMPROVEMENTS. REMODELING. Kitchens, baths.
Ceramic tile, windows, painting,
wallpapering, textured ceilings,
siding, additions. Insurance work.
Fully insured. Free estimates.
413-246-2783 Ron.
TRUCK DRIVERS
NEEDED
A & B CDL CLASSES + BUS
Chicopee, Ma (413)592-1500
UNITED TRACTOR TRAILER
SCHOOL
Unitedcdl.com
Home Improvement
TAX TIME
Personal & Small Business Tax Returns
"David The Tax Man"
KOKONDO SCHOOL OF SELF
DEFENSE Monson. Wed. Evening
classes 6-8 PM. Call (413)2674668 Dave. Learning to protect
yourself is essential to you!
Child Services
2016
Kitchen Table Taxes
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NOTICE OF
MORTGAGEE'S SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
contained in a certain mortgage given by Shawn P.
McCann, and Caitlyn C.
Powers to Mortgage Elect
Inc., dated April 30, 2008
and recorded with the
Hampden County Registry
of Deeds at Book 17274,
Page 481, of which mortgage the undersigned is the
present holder by assignment
from Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems, Inc. to
Green Tree Servicing LLC
dated March 14, 2014 and
recorded with said registry on March 20, 2014 at
Book 20223 Page 324, for
breach of the conditions of
said mortgage and for the
purpose of foreclosing, the
same will be sold at Public
Auction at 12:00 p.m. on
March 28, 2016, on the
mortgaged premises located
at 3 Oakwood Road, Brim
field, Hampden County,
said mortgage,
TO WIT:
the land in Brimfield,
chusetts, with the buildings thereon, being lots 37
and 38 in Section F on plan
of Sherman Lake Shores
by H.W. Loomis and E. B.
Sullivan, Civil Engineers,
dated May 28, 1934 as
revised no July 6, 1955 and
filed with Hampden County
Registry of Deeds, Book of
Plans 51, Pages 125 and 126,
together bounded as follows:
Northerly by lot 36 in
Section F on said plan 103.2
feet; Northwesterly by said
Lot 36, 72.5 feet;
Easterly by lot 39 in
Section F on said 106 feet
Southerly by Oakwood
Road a total of 138.2 feet;
Southwesterly by a curve
at the junction of Oakwood
Road and Forest Road 88
feet;
Westerly by Forest Road
32.7 feet.
Together with the right
of ingress and egress to and
from said roadways on said
plan, and together with the
right touuse the areas on said
plan reserved for the owners
of lots in this development
for beach purposes.
Said premises are subject
to pole right of way for the
purpose of supplying utility
services to adjoining property, and to agreement that no
garages, outhouses, trailers,
tents or any building shall
be erected on this property
without the approval of the
Lake Sherman Association,
Inc. in a sum not to exceed
$4.00 to be paid by each
lot owner annually to said
Association, ascdues for the
maintenance of roads, beach
park and beach; that no business of any kind shall be
conducted on this property;
that no building shall be constructed or maintained within
23 feet from Oakwood Road
or Forest Road or five feet
from side and back lines, and
that all plans for construction
must be submitted for the
approval of Lake Sherman,
Association Inc.
For mortgagor's(s') title
see deed recorded with
478.
These premises will be
sold and conveyed subject
to and with the benefit of all
rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants,
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 Thou
sand ($5,000.00) Dollars by
certified or bank check will
be required to be paid by the
purchaser at the time and
place of sale. The balance
is to be paid by certified or
bank check at Harmon Law
Offices, P.C., 150 California
Street, Newton, Massa
chusetts 02458, or by mail
to P.O. Box 610389, Newton
Highlands, Massachusetts
02461-0389, 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. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall
control in the event of an
error in this publication.
Other terms, if any, to be
DITECH FINANCIAL LLC
F/K/A GREEN
TREE SERVICING LLC
Present holder
of said mortgage
By its Attorneys,
HARMON LAW
OFFICES, P.C.
150 California Street
Newton, MA 02458
(617) 558-0500
201412-0325 - TEA
3/3,3/10,3/17/16
LEGAL NOTICE
MORTGAGEE'S SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale
contained in a certain mortgage given by Charline D.
Clingman and Robert M.
Clingman to Option One
Mortgage Corporation, dated
July 26, 2006 and recorded at
254 of which mortgage Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee
for Option One Mortgage
Loan Trust 2007-FXD1
Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2007-FXD1 is the
present holder by assignment
from Option One Mortgage
Corporation to Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. as Trustee for
Option One Mortgage Loan
Trust 2007-FXD1 AssetBacked Certficates, Series
2007-FXD1 dated January 9,
2008 recorded at Hampden
County Registry of Deeds in
Book 18298, Page 547, for
breach of conditions of said
mortgage and for the purpose
of foreclosing the same, the
mortgaged premises located
at 14 Silver Street, Monson,
MA 01057 will be sold at a
Public Auction at 10:00AM
on April 1, 2016, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below,
all and singular the premises
described in said mortgage,
to wit:
That certain piece or parcel of land, and the buildings and improvements
thereon, known as 14 Silver
Street located in the Town
of Monson, County of Hamp
den, and Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and being
more particularly described in
a Deed recorded on January
15, 2004 at Book 13901,
Page 60 of the Hampden
County Land Records.
The premises is more
particularly described in the
Deed recorded at Hampden
County Registry of Deeds in
Book 13901, Page 60, to wit:
The land in Monson,
chusetts, shown as Parcel A
on a Plan entitled "Plan of
Land in Monson, Mass. surveyed for Paul A. and John E.
Roebuck (owners)" prepared
by Sherman and Woods Land
Surveying and Engineering
dated January 24, 1995 and
recorded in Hampden County
Registry of Deeds, Book of
Plans 294, Page 18 and more
particularly bounded as follows:
Beginning at an iron pin
set in the northerly line of
Silver Street at the easterly
corner of land now or formerly of William J. and Christa
A. Senecal on said plan;
Thence N. 61° 50' 00"
W. two hundred fifty-four
and 24/100 (252.24) feet
along the line of land of said
Senecal to an iron pin;
Thence N. 57° 07' 00"
E. two hundred sixty and
00/100 (260.00) feet along
other land of the grantors to
an ir4on pin;
Thence S. 36° 36' 35"
E. one hundred seventy and
84/100 (170.84) feet along
land now or formerly of Paul
A. Roebuck and Joan E.
Roebuck to an iron pin;
Thence S. 32° 19' 48" E.
fifty-one and 36/100 (51.36)
feet along land now or formerly of Paul A. Roebuck
and Joan E. Roebuck to an
iron pipe set in the northerly
line of Silver Street;
Thence S. 64° 31' 00"
W. ninety-eight and 60/100
(98.60) feet along then northerly line of Silver Street to
a point;
Thence S. 42° 07' 00" W.
fifty-one and 52/100 (51.52)
feet along the northerly line
of Silver Street to an iron
pine being the point of beginning.
For mortgagor’s title
see deed recorded with the
60.
subject to any and all unpaid
taxes and other municipal
assessments and liens, and
subject to prior liens or other
enforceable encumbrances of
record entitled to precedence
over this mortgage, and subject to and with the benefit
of all easements, restrictions,
reservations and conditions
of record and subject to all
tenancies and/or rights of
parties in possession.
Terms of the Sale: Cash,
cashier's or certified check
in the sum of $5,000.00 as a
deposit must be shown at the
time and place of the sale in
order to qualify as a bidder
(the mortgage holder and its
designee(s) are exempt from
this requirement); high bidder to sign written Memoran
dum of Sale upon acceptance
of bid; balance of purchase
price payable in cash or by
certified check in thirty (30)
days from the date of the sale
at the offices of mortgagee's
attorney, Korde & Associates,
P.C., 321 Billerica Road,
Suite 210, Chelmsford, MA
01824-4100 or such other
time as may be designated by
mortgagee. The description
Other terms to be
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
as Trustee for Option One
Mortgage Loan Trust
2007-FXD1 Asset-Backed
Certificates,
Series 2007-FXD1
Korde & Associates, P.C.
321 Billerica Road
Suite 210 Chelmsford, MA
01824-4100
(978) 256-1500
Clingman, Charline,
10-001338,
3/3,3/10,3/17/16
NOTICE OF
MORTGAGEE'S SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
Premises:
40 Stafford Hollow Road,
Monson, MA
contained in a certain mortgage given by Adam J.
McGrath to Citizens Bank
of Massachusetts and now
held by CITIZENS BANK
NA f/k/a RBS CITIZENS NA
s/b/m CITIZENS BANK OF
MASSACHUSETTS, said
mortgage dated August 30,
2005, and recorded with the
Hampden County Registry
of Deeds in Book 15379,
Page 556; for breach of the
conditions in said mortgage
and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold
at Public Auction on March
25, 2016 at 11:00 AM Local
Time upon the premises, all
and singular the premises
described in said mortgage,
to wit:
The land with the buildings thereon situated in
the town of MONSON,
County of HAMPDEN,
State of Massachusetts
known and being numbered
40 STAFFORD HOLLOW
ROAD.
The premises are conveyed subject to and with the
benefit of all rights, rights of
way, easements, appurtenances, reservations, restrictions,
and layouts and takings of
record insofar as they are in
force and applicable.
Meaning and intending
to mortgage the same premises by deed of ALLAN F.
FULLER AND SHARON
E. FULLER to ADAM J.
MCGRATH, Dated 4/20/2005
and Recorded 4/29/2005 with
the HAMPDEN Registry of
227 wherein a more detailed
description of the premises is
set forth.
The description of the
property contained in the
mortgage shall control in the
event of a typographical error
in this publication.
For Mortgagor's Title see
deed dated April 20, 2005,
and recorded in the Hampden
County Registry of Deeds, in
Book 14984, Page 227.
TERMS OF SALE: Said
premises will be sold and
conveyed subject to all liens,
encumbrances, unpaid taxes,
tax titles, municipal liens and
assessments, if any, which
take precedence over the said
mortgage above described.
FIVE THOUSAND
($5,000.00) Dollars of the
purchase price must be paid
in cash, certified check, bank
treasurer's or cashier's check
at the time and place of the
sale by the purchaser. The
balance of the purchase price
shall be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer's
or cashier's check within
thirty (30) days after the date
of sale.
Other terms to be
Shechtman Halperin
Savage, LLP
1080 Main Street, Pawtucket,
RI 02860
Attorney for CITIZENS
BANK NA f/k/a
RBS CITIZENS NA f/k/a
CITIZENS BANK OF
MASSACHUSETTS
Present Holder
of the Mortgage
(401) 272-1400
3/3,3/10,3/17/16
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court
50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103
(413)748-7758
Docket No. HD16C0034CA
In the matter of:
Henri Pierre Thibodeau,
otherwise Peter H
Thibodeau or Pierre H
Of: Palmer, MA
NOTICE OF PETITION
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
To all persons interested
in petition described:
A petition has been present
ed by Henri P Thibodeau
requesting that: Henri Pierre
Thibodeau, otherwise Peter
H Thibodeau or Pierre H
Thibodeau be allowed to
change his/her/their name as
follows:
Peter Henri Thibodeau
If you desire to object
thereto, you or your attorney
must file a written appearance in said Court at: Spring
field on or before ten o’clock
in the morning (10:00 a.m.)
on: 03/25/2016
Witness, Hon. Anne M.
Geoffrion, First Justice of
this Court.
Date: February 26, 2016
Suzanne T. Seguin
Register of Probate
3/3/16
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NOW
RESERVE YOUR CELEBRATION TENT now for
your First Communion, bridal and baby showers, graduation parties, family reunions, birthday parties or any other
kind of celebration you may have outdoors. The Palmer
Lions Club has a tent for you, either 20-feet x 20-feetfor
$125 or 20-feet x 40-feet for $200. This includes setup and
takedown in the Palmer area. Call Karen at 413-221-7243
to make a reservation. You may need to leave a message
and your call will be returned. The Palmer Lions Club tent
rental fees go towards assistance for the people of Palmer,
Bondsville, Three Rivers and Thorndike.
MONSON WOODWACKERS wood carving club
has established its meeting schedule. The club will meet
weekly on Thursdays at the Monson Senior Center, 106
Main St., Monson from 6-8 p.m., September through June.
Membership fees are $10 per year, with beginner projects
available. Anyone interested in woodcarving is encouraged to attend. For more information contact Wes Harnois
at 267-3322 or email [email protected].
STAINED GLASS MAKING CLASS will be held
on Thursdays at the Holland Community Center from 10
a.m.-1 p.m. or 6-9 p.m. Glass and tools are supplied. Take
six classes for $48. Class sizes are limited and are open to
all ages. For more information call Tom Baltazar at 508245-2525.
PALMER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TASK
FORCE will meet the second Wednesday of each month
in the Palmer Police Station meeting room, 4419 Main
St., Palmer from 3:30-4:30 p.m. New members are always
welcome. For more information contact [email protected].
PALMER SALVATION ARMY Service Extension
Unit offers residents in Palmer and Brimfield emergency
assistance on a periodic basis. The outreach coordinator
will be located on the second floor of St. Paul’s Unitarian
Universalist Church at 1060 Central St., Palmer. You must
schedule an appointment by calling 413-277-5121 so you
know what documentation to bring since those seeking assistance have to meet certain criteria and show proof of
need. Please leave your name, number and the date you
called. Phone messages are checked weekly, not daily.
MONSON SALVATION ARMY Service Extension Unit offers residents in Monson and bordering towns
emergency assistance on a periodic basis including funds
for fuel and utilities, food, clothing, diapers, furniture and
prescriptions. Clients can meet the second Monday of each
month (if that date falls on a holiday, it will be the following week) from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at the Monson Senior
Center, 106 Main St., Monson. To schedule an appointment, call 267-4121 so you know what documentation to
bring.
BOOKSTORE at the Unitarian Universalist Parish of
Monson at the corner of Lincoln and Main streets in Monson is open the first Friday of every month from 5:30-7:30
p.m. and the third Saturday of every month from 10 a.m.-1
p.m. Books priced from 25 cents to $1 each: fiction, nonfiction, thrillers, horror, mystery, science fiction, how-to,
classic literature, children’s books, romances, cookbooks,
gardening books and more. All proceeds benefit the parish.
Donations are accepted. Call Mary at 267-0033 for more
information.
MARTHA’S TABLE STAFF at the Monson-Glendale United Methodist Church is supporting the Monson
Open Pantry by providing a meal once a month to anyone who will bring a non-perishable food item. Staff have
begun packing and delivering the meals in cooperation
with the Monson Senior Center. The meal is served at the
church, 162 Main St., Monson on the third Saturday of
each month from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. For more information call 267-3798.
CHURCH CABOOSE THRIFT SHOP will be
open on Fridays and Saturdays at the Second Congregational Church, 1080 Pleasant St., Palmer from 10 a.m.-2
p.m. Bargains are available on household items, coats,
sweaters, shoes, children’s items and more. Call 283-6958
for more information.
SENIOR LUNCHEON. The Monson Council on
Aging invites seniors over age 60 to its luncheon program
every Monday – Friday at the Monson Senior Center, 106
Main St., Monson. Home cooked meals are always served
at noon. The requested donation of $2.50 includes the entrée, bread, dessert and beverage. Menus are available in
the COA newsletter. Luncheon reservations must be made
by 2:30 p.m. the day before you would like to come to
lunch. For more info or van reservations, call 267-4121.
GAME NIGHT will be held at Top Floor Learning
at the Palmer Public Library the second Tuesday of each
month: March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14 and July 12
(2016) from 6-7:45 p.m. There is no fee and attendants
must be 16 years of age or older unless accompanied by
an adult. Games include Scrabble, Cribbage, Monopoly,
Rummy, Chess, Checkers, Uno, Yahtzee, Bridge, Skipboo,
Crazy 8’s, Hearts, Dominos, etc. Attendees may bring
their own. For more information call 283-2329 or email
[email protected].
MAKE A DONATION to the Monson Free Library
in honor of a special person or family member, in the form
of a book, DVD or CD, audio book or magazine subscription. The person will receive a letter informing them of
your gift. The cost of donations is $25 for a book, $20 for
a CD or DVD, $100 for an audio book and $20 for a maga-
zine subscription. For more information call 267-3866.
SATURDAY, MARCH 5
FOOD & PENNY SALE will be held by the St.
Mary’s Ladies Guild of Sta. Mary’s Parish on Saturday,
March 5 at the church hall on South Street in Ware. Food
for purchase will include pierogi, kapusta, kielbasa, kielbasa sandwiches and schnitzels. There will be no golumpki. The food sale begins at 10:30 a.m. and the penny sale
begins at 6 p.m. All proceeds will be donated to St. Mary’s
School, that will be closing in June.
BLUEBIRD NEST BOX BUILDING will be taught
on Saturday, March 5 at Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary, 30
Peck Road Wales, at 10 a.m. Come with your children
and build a bluebird nest box for free. Reservations are
required by calling 413-267-9654.
SUNDAY, MARCH 6
5K RACE AND WALK promoted for the Palmer
High School boys and girls track team and Domnarski
Farm will be held on Sunday, March 6 at Palmer Motorsports Park on Whiskey Hill, 58 West Ware Road, Ware at
10 a.m. All proceeds will help fund the PHS boys and girls
cross country team to defer the $150 fee students must pay
to run track. The cost is $5 per person to enter the gate and
$15 more to pin on a number unless you are under 18 years
of age. You get to race or walk around the 2.2-mile paved
track. All visitors must sign a waiver to be on the premises
and a parent/guardian must accompany any persons 16 or
under. For more information, contact Matthew Domnarski
at 413-426-8040 or email [email protected].
SPRING FLING CRAFT DAY for kids will be held
on Sunday, March 6 at the Monson House of Art, 200 Main
St., Monson from noon-4 p.m. The program is for children
ages 7 to 14 and costs $30. Send payment by Tuesday,
March 1. The class will create many spring-themed crafts
that can be used for home decoration: sewing bunnies, a
potted plant, decorated cookies and more. This “crafternoon” is sponsored by the Monson Arts Council. Register
by sending a check to Monson Arts Council, PO Box 306,
Monson, MA 01057 or PayPal at www.monsonartscouncil.com where registration forms can be found. For more
information contact Andrea Newland at newland.andrea@
gmail.com.
ST. JOSEPH’S POLISH SOCIETY will hold their
Annual Meeting on Sunday, March 6 at 18 Commercial St.
in Thorndike at 1 p.m. Members may pay their dues and
vote for officers at this meeting.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE will be held on
Thursday, March 10 at Monson High School, 55 Margaret St., Monson from noon-6 p.m. A blood donor card or
driver’s license or two other forms of identification are
required. Individuals who are 17 (or 16 with parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in good general
health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and others 18 and younger also have to meet certain
height and weight requirements. To make an appointment,
download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
ELBOW PLANTATION HISTORICAL SOCIETY will hold a members informational meeting on
Thursday, March 10 in the community room of the Palmer
Public Library, 1455 North Main St., Palmer from 2-4 p.m.
Members will discuss upcoming events for the 300th anniversary of the town of Palmer.
FRIDAY, MARCH 11
CAFE OPEN MIC will be held by Greene Room
Productions on Friday, March 11 at the Polish American
Citizens Club, 7 Bliss St., Monson at 7 p.m. This month’s
featured group is the Kingdom of Jones band will get the
audience in the mood. Light concessions, beer, soda, water
and more will be available. All ages are welcome. Grab a
friend, your instruments and your voice. Signups start at
6:45 p.m. And the evening begins at 7 p.m. A $5 donation
at the door will support the rental of theater storage and
building space.
WHAT THAT MOUTH DO? - a Spoken Word
Open Mic with Boston-based artists “Skoot” and “Stratusfier” will be presented on Friday, March 11 at the Monson
Free Library, 2 High St., Monson at 7 p.m. The audience
is encouraged to share their own work. Free refreshments
will be served. Contact the library for more information at
267-3866 or email [email protected].
CALLING ALL CROCHETERS. Join a worthwhile cause making plastic mats for the homeless on Friday, March 11 at 9:30 a.m. at the Brimfield Senior Center, within the First Congregational Church, 20 Main St.,
Brimfield. Instructors will be here to teach you the skills.
Bring your hook in size N or P, or the group will have
a few for those who don’t
have their own. The class
lasts approximately one
hour. For more information
or to register, call 413-2457253.
JEWELRY MAKING CLASS will be offered on Friday, March 11
at the Brimfield Senior Center, located within the First
Congregational Church, 20
Main St., Brimfield from
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Try
your hand at designing
your own creation. Make a
bracelet, necklace, earrings,
etc. All beads and tools provided. The class is $5 plus
cost of materials of your choosing. Earrings can be made
for as little as $1 and a bracelet or necklace for under $20,
depending on which beads you choose. Call 413-245-7253
to reserve your space, as seating is limited.
SATURDAY, MARCH 12
EASTER EGG HUNT will be held by the Palmer
Lions Club on Saturday, March 12 in the gymnasium of
Converse Middle School in Palmer at 10 a.m. All children
from six months to eight years are invited to attend.
ANNUAL SPAGHETTI SUPPER and raffle fundraiser sponsored by the Parent Advisory Council of the
Palmer/Monson Family Network will be served on Saturday, March 12 at Old Mill Pond School in Palmer from
5-7 p.m. All are invited to enjoy spaghetti with homemade
meatballs, salad, bread and homemade desserts. There will
be music by Roger Tincknell and raffle prizes from various
local businesses. Tickets are $7 or a four-pack for $25 and
children under 5 eat free. Tickets will be available at the
door. For more information, call the network at 283-6246.
CHICKEN BAR-B-QUE will be held on Saturday,
March 12 at Monson-Glendale United Methodist Church,
162 Main St., Monson from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The meal includes a half barbecued chicken, baked potato, corn on the
cob, cole slaw, rolls, brownie sundae, coffee, tea, cocoa
and lemonade. The cost is $12 for adults and $6 for children.
SUNDAY, MARCH 13
CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE DINNER will be
sponsored by the Sons of Amvets Post 74 in Three Rivers
on Sunday, March 13 at the post’s main hall, 2150 Main
St., Three Rivers from noon-4 p.m. Dinners are $12 a plate
and $10 for veterans, with proceeds to support the Sons’
charitable activities. Takeout dinners will be available. For
more information, call the post at 283-4518.
JOHN GORKA will perform on Sunday, March 13
at the Palmer Historical & Cultural Center, 2072 Main
St., Three Rivers at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $25. The man
Rolling Stone magazine called, “the preeminent male
singer-songwriter of what has been dubbed the New Folk
Movement” will bring varying themes like crime and punishment, love, nutrition and barnyard animals to Harmony
Hall. For tickets, visit www.palmerhcc.org, call 413-2899295 or email [email protected].
UPCOMING
org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
JOIN C4RWC as the group introduces the draft Upper Quaboag Blue Trail on Thursday, March 17 at the West
Brookfield Town Hall at 7 p.m. A Blue Trail is a paddling
trail. Chicopee Four Rivers Watershed Council has scoped
out a Blue Trail from East Brookfield to Warren on the
river via a long-envisioned paddling trail. The draft map
will be shared and the C4RWC will work with people to
refine it and line up all needed resources to make this trail
a full reality. For more information email [email protected].
DOWN TO EARTH GARDENERS will meet on
Thursday, March 17 at the Monson-Glendale United Methodist Church, 162 Main St., Monson at 7 p.m. Luci Bolduc
will give a presentation titled “Terrariums 101.” For more
information, contact Frances Chudy at 413-267-5330. The
meeting is free and open to the public and refreshments
will be served.
ULTRA BEGINNING LINE DANCING. Have you
ever wanted to learn how to line dance but were intimidated by classes already in session? Come join this basic
steps line dancing class with Pam Olson. This will be four
weeks starting on Thursday, March 17 at the Palmer Senior Center, 1029 Central St., Palmer from noon-1 p.m.
and continue every Thursday through April 7. The cost is
$12 for four sessions, payable at the first lesson.
‘THE MARTIAN’ starring Matt Damon will be
shown on Friday, March 18 at the Brimfield Senior Center,
located within First Congregational Church, 20 Main St.,
Brimfield at 11 a.m. During a manned mission to Mars, astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm
and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and
finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. A
$2 donation is suggested, and free popcorn and beverages
will be served.
EASTER EGG HUNT will be held on Saturday,
March 19 at the First Congregational Church of Brimfield,
20 Main St. at 2 p.m. Bring your own basket. There is a
separate area for children under 3. The Easter Bunny is
scheduled to make an appearance.
SACRED CONVERSATION ON IMMIGRATION will be held on Sunday, March 20 at the First Congregational Church of Brimfield, 20 Main St. At noon, a
movie related to immigration will be shown and then at 2
p.m., Pastor Roberto Ochoa will be leading an activity to
help better understand the immigration process. RSVP to
[email protected].
ZOO ON THE GO will come to the Palmer Senior
Center, 1029 Central St., Palmer on Monday, March 21 at
12:15 p.m. The Zoo at Forest Park will be on hand with
seven different live animals for the audience to learn about.
They will discuss one animal at a time, and learn about
their special adaptations, habitats, behavior, etc. You will
be able to observe and interact with them and ask questions. The program is free but you must pre-register by
calling 413-283-2670.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY will be celebrated with a full
Irish brunch on Friday, March 25 at the Brimfield Senior
Center, located within First Congregational Church, 20
Main St., Brimfield from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The menu will
include Eva’s homemade hash, baked egg casserole filled
with sausage, cheese and fresh veggies; crispy bacon, green
buttermilk pancakes with sweet maple syrup and O’Brien
Potatoes. Listen to Irish music, enjoy fun games with prizes and celebrate March birthdays, sa well. Reserve early
as seating is limited. Call 413-245-7253 before Tuesday,
March 22. the suggested donation is $5 per person.
EVERYTHING IRISH BAKE SALE sponsored by
the Friends of the Monson Free Library will be held on
Tuesday, March 15 at the library, 2 High St., Monson from
2-6 p.m. Members of the Friends will bake many goodies
featuring soda bread, shortbread, cupcakes, pies, brownies
and much more for St. Patrick’s Day. Proceeds from the
sale will benefit programs at the library including story
hours.
TONY KENNY’S IRISH CELEBRATION will
be presented by the Friends of the Palmer Senior Center
on Tuesday, March 15 at the Chez Josef in Agawam. The
package includes an elegant luncheon, Tony Kenny’s Irish
Celebration (singer/comedian Ritchie Hayes, singer Bernadette Ruddy, Dublin City Step Dancers and Dublin Trinity Band), meal taxes and gratuities. The cost is $59 per
person. For reservations and
more information, contact
the Palmer Senior Center,
1029 Central St., Palmer at
413-283-2670.
WII
BOWLING
TEAMS are forming at the
Brimfield Senior Center,
located in the First Congregational Church, 20 Main
St., Brimfield. The center
has a large 70-inch TV; you
can bowl standing or seated.
Snacks and beverages will
be served; trophies and prizes will be awarded. Bowling
starts on Wednesday, March
16 at 10:30 a.m. Call 413245-7253 to register or for
more information.
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RED CROSS BLOOD
1479 NORTH MAIN STREET
DRIVE will be held on
PALMER, MA 01069 • 413-289-6091
Thursday, March 17 at Pathfinder Regional Vocational
MARCH CLASSES
Technical High School,
240 Sykes St., Palmer from
Private Excel 2010 Instruction for Individuals or Small Groups.
8 a.m.-1 p.m. Make an apCall the YH for details
pointment to donate blood
Maximize Your Social Security Benefit – 3/10
by downloading the free
Impressive Expressions in Oil – begins 3/10
Red Cross Blood Donor
Glass Beadmaking Workshop Session One – 3/12
App, visiting redcrossblood.
Welcome Spring with Collaged Easter Eggs – 3/12
Seven Strand Kumihimo Bracelet – 3/12
You Can Have a Pension for Retirement!! – 3/14
Excel 2010 Beyond the Basics – begins 3/14
“Spring Cleaning” Your Windows Computer – begins 3/15 or 3/16
Sweet Endings Week Two: Chocolate Mousse & Truffles – 3/15
Charitable Giving – 3/15
Leases vs. Rental Agreements – 3/15
Investment & Retirement Fees – 3/16
The Art of Pysanky – 3/19
Research with the Pros! Beyond the Basics – begins 3/19
Easy Peasy Socks – 3/22
The
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Call 413-289-6091 to register for classes
Visit www.yellowhouseccl.com
for full details of all classes
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History
in the
making
Sisters Rebecca and Ashley Starkins, owners of A Fashionable Frolick, selling hand-stitched history and clothing from the 18th century.
Steven Taskovieis (left) of the Fourth Middlesex Massachusetts Militia and
Dan Dudley-Dougas of Roger’s Rangers converse at the New England ReEnactors Faire on Saturday, Feb. 20.
...and the
remaking
Re-enactors Faire opens
up doors to the past
By Wyatt Aloisio
Staff Writer
A recruitment station for His Majesty’s Fifty-Fourth and Ninth Regiments at
the New England Re-Enactors Faire hosted recently at the Sturbridge Host
Hotel and Conference Center.
Visitors inspect the various fire-arms and other items belonging to the
North-South Skirmish Association with member Buzz Smith watching on.
Various hand-crafted pottery items on display made by Eric and Janice
Steinhagen at the New England Re-Enactors Faire, including “Puzzle Mugs”
such as this one in the shape of England’s House of Hanover Crest.
STURBRIDGE — “Attention
Heroes! Enlist Now!” read the sign
in bold letters. The notice could be
seen from across the room and drew
the attention of dozens who read it.
The unexpected part, perhaps, was
for the cause in which it advertised:
“Worthy of your notice all real
volunteers. For the Honor and Glory
of Old England!”
The posting was for His Majesty’s Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Foot
and was one of several similar groups
present in the building that day at the
fourth annual New England Re-Enactors Faire hosted at the Sturbridge
Host Hotel and Conference Center
on Saturday, Feb. 20.
The gathering of historical reenactors and vendors selling period
specific clothing, weapon replicas,
and various other wares has blossomed into a widely attended event
over the past four years with hundreds traveling from across New
England and as far as Illinois to visit
the event.
Thirty-eight vendors were featured at this year’s faire with products ranging from the Revolutionary
War to World War II, and even several vendors and artisans with Renaissance and medieval-style items
for sale.
“We’ve grown tremendously in
the past several years,” said event coorganizer and Palmer resident Caren
Harrington. A long-time re-enactor
in the area, Harrington noted that
the hobby is, despite common misconception, an extremely popular
one and that many at the convention
were from the immediate surrounding towns. “You never really know
just who is one (re-enactor). We’re
hiding in plain site.”
Harrington said that re-enacting
presents the opportunity for the public to experience a “living history”
and that it is an important teaching
tool in helping to preserve American
heritage.
“Each year we try to expand the
show a little bit and it’s worked out
wonderfully for us so far,” said Richard Eckert, chairman of the show
and an interpreter at Old Sturbridge
Village. “We’ve almost doubled our
attendance from last year. Our goal
is to hopefully make this a weekend
long event which is something that
we might begin to consider for next
year’s faire.”
Along with being one of the
event’s organizers Eckert was also
one of the presenters in a special
series of historic lectures held that
day within the adjoining conference
rooms in the hotel.
Lectures included presentations
from Eckert on the tin industry during Revolutionary War America, a
presentation from 24-year re-enacting veteran Heather Wasilewski on
maternity and motherhood during
America’s infancy, and a look at the
soldier of the 17th century hosted by
Roderic Hawkyns along with several
others.
Vendors such as Eric Steinhagen said that many of the people at
the faire often meet with one another
traveling to other regular events
throughout New England. Steinhagen and his wife Janice own and operate Steinhagen Pottery, and reproduce 18th century redware pottery.
A small crowd gathered around
Steinhagen’s booth to watch him
work at his pottery wheel.
“We tend to see a lot of familiar
faces when we visit the shows and
fairs,” said Steinhagen who began
working as a potter at the age of 15.
“It’s always nice to meet with people
and to be able to talk to the public
about what we do. The pottery wheel
always tends to be a big hit with the
kids.”
Those looking to begin re-enacting also had the opportunity to meet
with several battalions and military
groups who were looking for new
members to enlist. Groups including
His Majesty’s Fifty-Fourth and Ninth
Regiments, the Twenty-Sixth Yankee
Division, Rogers Rangers, the Fourth
Middlesex Massachusetts Militia,
and the North-South Skirmish Association were among just a few of the
groups present and looking to recruit
to their causes that day.
Nick Banas, a recruitment officer for His Majesty’s Ninth Regiment of Foot and a history teacher in
his civilian life, said that the hobby
of re-enacting boomed at the bicentennial of the Revolutionary War
in 1976 and that since then, groups
have been looking to not only have
people participate in the re-enactments but to also have their members
be informed about the history behind
them as well.
“To be a part of this hobby it’s
something that you really have to
want to know about it and the history
that goes into it,” said Banas.
“We really enjoy doing what we
do,” said Buzz Smith of the NorthSouth Skirmish Association who utilizes period style guns and muskets
in not only re-enactments but for
various target competitions as well.
“It’s a lot of fun and we get
to hang out and meet a lot of good
folks,” said Smith. “We don’t really hate the Yankees either…at least
most of the time.”
Bradey Moorehead operates a pottery wheel and works to craft a clay mug.
The Strange and Farre
group offered a highfidelity living history
experience focused on
educating people on the
lives of colony settlers
from 1580 to 1610.
The Second South Carolina String Band performed throughout the afternoon
playing songs of early America.
Captain Steven M. Gardner (center) and his men of His Majesty’s FiftyFourth Foot Regiment were among several of the military groups looking to
recruit new members.
Nicholas Banas of His Majesty’s
Ninth Foot Regiment holds one of
the group’s recruitment flyers to call
civilians to arms.
The New England Re-Enactors Faire did not remain exclusive to the Revolutionary War with several vendors selling items from other periods as well.

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