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Westborough officials, residents debate merit of town seal Current seal features cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney; public hearing to be held in July

By Jennifer L. Grybowski Contributing Writer

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HUDSON/NORTHBOROUGH – Incumbent Jason Perreault (1,155 votes) and Scott Rogers (1,102 votes) defeated challengers Lisa Maselli (954 votes) and Thomas Dalton (91 votes) in the June 30 annual Town Election to win the two seats on the Northborough Board of Selectmen. According to Town Scott Duplisea Clerk Andrew Dowd, 1,842 voters participated.

In Hudson, incumbent Scott R. Duplisea (849 votes) narrowly edged out Dandrick P. Gelin (808 votes) for Board of Selectmen in the annual Town Election June 29, according to unofficial results released by Town Clerk Joan Wordell. There were five write-ins and 25 blanks.

Total voting was 1,683.

WESTBOROUGH – In response to public outcry that gained traction on social media over the weekend, the Board of Selectmen decided at their meeting June 23 to hold a public hearing in July regarding changing the town seal.

It was noted that since the discussion item had appeared on the agenda, numerous emails had been received by Town Manager Kristi William’s office, as well as selectmen themselves, on the subject. The selectmen noted that the communications on the whole, whether they were in support or opposition to a proposed change, were thoughtful, respectful and meaningful.

Resident Charlene Tebo approached the board with a presentation regarding the seal. She provided some background on the cotton gin, which appears on the seal and was invented by Westborough resident Eli Whitney in 1794. She said the invention revolutionized the slave trade

due to increased productivity requiring larger crops and increased labor force, and said the cotton gin represents a sign of oppression.

“It’s really a matter of what is the image Westborough wants to show proudly on their seal to represent the community as a whole,” Tebo said. “Do we want to continue to display a device that contributed to slavery within the US, both in our community and as portrayed to the outside community as well? I feel like this is a time, with everything going on, we have to reflect on whether we are proud of the inventor or the invention.”

Tebo said the seal was created by students of the community for 250th birthday of the town, noting that the year was 1967, the latter end of civil rights movements.

“I’m not making any assumptions to anyone’s stance on segregation at the time, but it is important to understand racial dynamics at that time and understand how education was being presented,” she said.

Tebo said she has felt passionately about this for some

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Letters to the Editor State Representative candidate Centurion correct in saying police should not be defunded

Listening to the data REGION – As much of the country finds itself hurtling towards a surge in coronavirus infections, Massachusetts has managed to create one of the lowest infection rates in the country allowing us to achieve pre-determined benchmarks for a safe reopening of certain businesses.

For each stage, Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration has used public health data to determine if the commonwealth can move onto the next step. If things continue to move forward in a positive way and residents continue to abide by the guidelines, gyms, outdoor camps, museums and other attractions may be able to reopen as soon as July 6.

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Dear Editor, Where’s our State Legislative leadership? I am rather disappointed that our State Representative has said nothing about the chaos in our cities.

While I am outraged by the death of George Floyd, I am worried about the idea of defunding our police. I cannot begin to imagine the chaos and crime that would result. We have already seen a major increase in crime with DA Rachel Rollins not prosecuting certain crimes. Without the police it would become total anarchy!

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I am currently a senior at the University of Miami majoring in Marine Science and Biology but I have lived in Shrewsbury, MA my whole life. I have been fortunate enough to see a Right Whale in the wild off our New England coast. However, that sight is becoming increasingly a rare sight. During the height of whaling, a population of about 21,000 Right Whales was hunted down to only about 100 in the 1920’s. Even since the ban of whaling in the Letters | 4

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WESTBOROUGH - Members of the Westborough Veterans Advisory Board, along with other volunteers, placed American flags on the Westborough rotary June 27 as part of their annual Fourth of July tribute.

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Northborough to create diversity committee after national protests

By Dakota Antelman Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH - A Black person walking into a Northborough town department would likely see nobody “like herself,” Northborough selectmen said on June 22.

That’s a problem worth addressing, they added.

In a move spearheaded by Board Member Tim Kaelin, Town Moderator Fred George and Rev. Valeria Schmidt, pastor of the Trinity Church of Northborough, gathered at their meeting, endorsed a statement condemning racism and announced steps to improve diversity in town government.

“Northborough is a wonderful community full of good people,” Kaelin said in a prepared statement. “But we have to be better. Northborough will be better.”

Kaelin said the town will soon convene a diversity inclusion committee of town employees, elected officials and private citizens alike.

That group, selectmen ex-

Many municipalities come out with these great statements; they read them once; everybody feels good about it; then they put that statement away and nothing happens. I’m pleased that there are some action items attached to this.

— Fred George pect, will be operational by Oct. 1 and will provide guidance on improving diversity in municipal hiring. More so, it will also develop programming to educate residents on diversity and inclusion.

Branching off of that, Kaelin said the town will also mandate diversity training in future professional development programs with the goal of creating a more accepting social climate.

“We’re all in this together,” Kaelin said. “It will not be easy.

But change is necessary.”

Towns and cities across the country have faced increasing

pressure in recent weeks to both condemn and take steps to fight racism.

Northborough, like neighboring Shrewsbury, is one of the first communities in the region, to not only make a statement, but to also take this kind of action to fight racism that many residents say is pervasive here in the suburbs.

Fred George, one of the region’s few Black elected officials, said he’s proud of his community’s response.

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feels good about it; then they put that statement away and nothing happens,” he said. “I’m pleased that there are some action items attached to this.”

Sarah Saeed, however, a youth organizer who gathered roughly 400 demonstrators downtown for a Black Lives Matter protest earlier this month said she is wary. “[The Board of Selectmen] have a lot left to prove before I can truly feel comfortable giving them credit,” she wrote in response to emailed questions.

“I have seen a lot of issues lose momentum and slowly fade away in this town, and I want to be sure the same does not happen this time.”

Saeed, who attends Algonquin Regional High School as a rising senior, said she’s been made to feel like an outsider in her own community through overt racism as well as a pileup of microaggressions.

As Northborough has tried incremental changes to fight such racism, Saeed said she’s felt like leaders have simply “checked off boxes.”

“It is very easy to include minority perspectives in a tokenized way,” she said.

Fred George and Kaelin do, in fact, share some of Saeed’s concerns, with Kaelin noting in his statement that “The Northborough BOS supports all the peaceful protesters involved in the Black Lives Matter movement.”

As officials may soon circulate a statement, however, its words will not exactly match the ones Kaelin used June 22.

Kaelin’s original comments orbited one central anecdote from a local Black woman who lamented that, when she visits town hall or the police station, she sees “no one like her.”

After he finished speaking, however, Kaelin’s Board of Selectmen colleagues Jason Perrault and Leslie Rutan suggested the group only approve the statement on the condition that Kaelin edit out mention of the police.

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“There is a lot of change needed that can only happen with continuous action from the town politicians and other people in positions of power,” she said. “I would encourage them to reach out to young people across town who are willing to be persistent and see this change through.”

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time, and that she spoke about it at the town’s 300th birthday celebrations when the cotton gin was displayed prominently.

But when she spoke up about it, she said, she was met with a negative response.

“With the current climate, I brought it up again and it was received much differently,” she said. “I think this is a time to reflect upon the message our seal sends to people of color. Is it a message of inclusivity to the people of Westborough?”

She asked people to reflect on the impact of the seal being displayed on uniforms, town vehicles and town buildings.

She asked them to consider the message that can send and the impact that can have on the relationship between local law enforcement officials and residents of community. So far, she has reached out to have dialogue with Police Chief Jeffrey Lourie and Sgt. Michael Daniels.

“When I first took over, I wasn’t a big fan of the patch,” Lourie said. “Now that that this has been brought up, I’m not objecting to upgrading our patch.

I had very productive conversation with [Tebo]. I’ve seen the social media; we need to come together now and cannot take these things on the personal level. I think it’s something we should discuss.”

Tebo also presented some research about how self image and public image can impact the black community, citing a study that shows positive racial identity in black children is connected self esteem and contributes to academic success as well as positive emotional functioning.

“In perpetuating this, we are contributing to how the black community is viewed, as well as how the black community can view themselves,” she said.

Williams said any change of the town seal will need a Town Meeting vote, and that a new seal would have to be presented for consideration at that time as well. Tebo said lots of ideas for the new seal have been suggested on social media, including celebrating Eli Whitney in another manner (like as a father of American technology), the fact that Westborough is the 100th town in the commonwealth, celebrating various athletes from Westborough, focusing on farming, celebrating the Nourse family as abolitionists, a landscape and celebrating Sleigh manufacturing. Select-

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The bags included tissues, hand sanitizers, masks, “File of Life” cards and fresh baked goods donated by the Queen’s Cups bakeries.

When asked how the bags

would be distributed, Lucht shared, “We are planning to distribute them to some of our Meals on Wheels recipients.”

“We actually let a few people know and they are so appreciative, especially some of the isolated seniors,” she added.

Evangelidis noted that this was another effort of the Worcester County Reserve Deputy Sheriff Association as a way to reach out and help those in need in the community. Other events include a food drive, coat drive and annual summer senior picnic.

“With COVID-19 and the pandemic, we really felt that we could step up and help this community so we put an email out to our team and we had dozens of volunteers saying we want to help,” he commented. “We had groups that came to us and say we can help shop for senior housing centers, prescription pickups and we had a great team that went every week to help those people.”

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By Morgan Hume Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH - Beth Donahue isn’t your typical athlete.

She doesn’t let special needs stop her from spreading a message of health and fitness throughout the Marlborough community with homemade fitness videos and lessons.

She does it all alongside her mother, Gina Donahue.

Both women realized their passion for fitness at an early age. When Gina’s mother died from an autoimmune disease, she began to believe that everyone able to move and breathe should exercise in order to take the best care of their body.

“Since I was a teenager, I thought, I’m going to do whatever I can to be as healthy as I can and to spread that idea to everyone I meet,” said Gina.

“When Beth was born, that’s just where we started.”

From childhood to the present, Beth and her athletic family have dived into spin classes, yoga sessions, ski trips and countless runs outdoors. She later joined the Special Olympics and continues to work for the organization as a global health messenger.

Gina said that Beth’s involvement with the Special Olympics was a jumping off point that helped launch her daughter into even more opportunities. Beth has made videos alongside players from the Boston Bruins and WWE wrestlers to teach viewers of all levels different exercises and how to use household items like cans of food and chairs to work out their bodies.

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By Lauren Schiffman Contributing Writer SHREWSBURY - More than half of coronavirus deaths in Massachusetts have been individuals who live in longterm care facilities like nursing homes and assisted living communities.

However, one assisted living community already had a contingency plan in place by the time it needed to be executed and is proud to report that no resident has fallen ill from the virus. The task force at The Residences at Orchard Grove in Shrewsbury, composed of various disciplines, solidified a plan to minimize staff and resident exposure to the virus.

“Senior living communities are similar to cruise ships; there’s... a foundation in place to deal with a fast-spreading illness. We doubled down,” said Ted Doyle, a community spokesperson.

Such measures were myriad; they included closing off the building’s entries and requiring that visitors to the

adopted extremely diligent hand washing protocols, regularly changed gloves and wore masks at all times. Staff who fell ill with COVID-like symptoms were sent home immediately and continued to receive pay during their two-week quarantine.

Communal dining areas were shut down, and culinary staff served residents three meals daily in their apartments.

A resident enjoys playing Bingo in safe way. “ We were very strict about commingling,” said Doyle. community follow strict proBut he and his team had tocols to be allowed in. All to use creativity to minimize non-emergency maintenance residents’ feelings of isolation. was paused, and packages They created ways for residents delivered to the community to socialize from their doorhad to be left in a receptacle at ways, a newly-utilized distancdesignated times and sanitized ing mechanism. prior to distribution.

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Each day, residents receive baskets that include puzzles, links to iPad programs, reading materials, news synopses and other treats.

“This has been such a success that we’re implementing it as part of daily life,” Doyle said.

Doorway activities like Bingo, trivia, exercise and history lectures keep residents engaged yet socially distant.

Residents with musical skills have also showcased those talents from afar.

“We’ve been encouraging people to use FaceTime, Skype, or other platforms to communicate with their families and friends,” Doyle noted and several iPads were purchased to help foster those connections.

Birthdays and other special occasions like Mother’s Day have been celebrated via technology so families can virtually honor their loved ones who live at Orchard Grove.

Caregivers have been spending extra time with residents in their apartments to foster socialization and have even been coached on how to guide conversations.

Despite the measures to protect residents’ health and safety, there was some initial pushback; some residents and families felt they were extreme.

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“As inconvenient and difficult these restrictions have been…the consequences could have been catastrophic” without them, he said.

The success of the contingency plan implementation has enabled Orchard Grove to slowly begin phase one of reopening. Doyle explained that the community is using an abundance of caution and is purposefully lagging behind the commonwealth as a guide. Phase one will include a limited reopening for lunch and the start of socially distant visits via porches and through windows in designated outdoor areas.

Doyle said that the success of implementing the safety measures reflects the “vigilance of our staff and executive director. This was not easy for them and runs counter to everything we do to keep people healthy and to help them feel like part of a community.”

Staff continued to show up for work each day despite overriding health concerns and quickly changed gears.

“It speaks to their dedication,” Doyle said, “that they’re willing to do this very hard thing to protect people. These folks showed up to work in a very uncertain situation, responded with compassion” and focused on their responsibilities to the residents.

“Family members are asking how the associates are and thanking them for going to work every day. That’s incredibly touching to me,” he added.

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COMMUNITYSCHOOLS Facing challenges of online music education, Algonquin comes up with unique solution

A screenshot shows the end screen of Algonquin’s virtual band concert performance of their school song.

By Dakota Antelman Contributing Writer NORTHBOROUGH – Algonquin Regional High School Band Director Eric Vincent wanted to celebrate a student’s birthday recently by having his class sing “Happy Birthday” at the beginning of a video meeting.

Poor connections, however, left students’ audio cutting in and out.

“It sounded awful,” Vincent said.

Technological difficulties like that have hit music departments particularly hard since COVID-19 forced schools to transition to online classes back in March.

Persistent, however, Vincent has salvaged some of the semes-

ter with a unique workaround - the virtual concert.

“When this pandemic hit, every band, orchestra and chorus was like ‘how do we do that?’”

Vincent said. “That’s really the only way we can play together.”

Algonquin’s take on the trend features 80 student musicians performing their school song.

Vincent has shown the video internally to his classes, while also pushing it out to the community via social media.

Released earlier this month, it’s an audio-visual collage that required Vincent to compile submitted video recordings from students each playing their parts of the song. Vincent then shipped the massive collection of files to Northborough’s Cable Access station which edited it

all.

“It’s not going to replace playing together, but it’s one way to come up with the same product,” Vincent said.

Vincent leads 90 student musicians in two band classes of about 45 each. While he’s been able to teach more scholarly topics like music theory sufficiently via the internet, he said it’s impossible to replicate the atmosphere of a band room music rehearsal without being able to gather everyone in one space.

“It’s really all about playing together live...that’s what we thrive on,” he said. “It’s been very difficult for me and for a lot of my students not being able to do that.”

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With no classes, Vincent explained, there are no concerts.

With no concerts, many struggle to find motivation.

“That’s why we do this,” he said.

Traditionally a busy season of performance opportunities, this spring has been hard as Vincent and his students have watched date after date pass without the previously scheduled shows taking place.

Though they squeezed in their annual Central District Jazz Festival competition, winning a gold medal, the Algonquin band program missed their chance to play in the statewide festival they had qualified for in late March.

This year was also the first

in recent memory that students did not attend the Massachusetts Instrumental Choral and Conductors Association Festival in early April or participate in Memorial Day parades in Southborough and Northborough.

In a spring of frustrations, Vincent is frank about the current situation, particularly relating to online music education.

“It’s a tricky format especially for this content area,” he said.

As uncertainty surrounds the future and the fate of fall classes in particular, however, Vincent and his students are finding a shred of joy in the project they’ve created.

“We’re all kind of itching for some kind of feel good escape from this weird time that we’re living in,” Vincent said. “Any bit of positivity helps.”

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Officials recommend new school to be named for three brothers killed in Civil War Final decision to be voted on this summer

By Vicki Greene Contributing Writer MARLBOROUGH – Officials have recommended that the city’s new elementary school be named after three brothers Theodore, Andrew and Charles Goodnow - who all perished during the Civil War. In a June 18 letter to the City Council, Mayor Arthur Vigeant recommended after long discussions and list reviews with the City’s Director of Veterans Services, to name the new school in honor of the brothers.

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The three men are all buried at Rocklawn Cemetery.

The Council’s Veterans Committee plans to take up the matter at its next meeting to be scheduled in the coming weeks. Committee Chair Councilor Sean Navin said he hopes to have a decision for the full Council’s at its Monday, July 20 meeting.

Navin said he plans to schedule a Committee meeting in the coming weeks to ensure that anyone who wants to look at the list can have the opportunity to comment. The

Veterans Committee would then send it to the full Council for a vote.

The City has many veterans organization that make up the Marlborough Veterans Council including the Italian American Veterans Post, the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans. Navin said he wants to ensure that all interested parties have a chance to review the list and comment.

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Shrewsbury Public Schools ramp up fundraising for Colonial Fund

By Melanie Petrucci Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY – “We have a multimillion dollar budget deficit,” said Kathleen Keohane, coordinator of development and volunteer activities for Shrewsbury Public Schools.

“We know that we are facing budget cuts; we know we are facing staffing cuts and programming cuts.”

Dr. Jane Lizotte, assistant superintendent of partnerships and wellbeing, and Patrick Collins, assistant superintendent of operations and finance, joined Keohane via Zoom to discuss the challenges facing the school district and recent fundraising efforts through the Colonial Fund.

The objective of the Colonial Fund is to inspire students through “high impact” innovations by providing funds for special initiatives not included in the department’s budget.

They hope to raise muchneeded funds to help plug holes that already existed before, but have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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city officials that they would like to confirm a name for the new elementary school prior to opening in the fall.

City Councilor David Doucette suggested that if the Goodnow name is chosen, “hopefully we (the City) could reach out to descendants of the family to be at the school’s opening ceremony.”

In addition to the recommendations for the “Goodnow Elementary School,” in his letter, Vigeant recommends the softball field now known as Red Field should be renamed the Demers Field in honor of Lt. Corporal Richard Demers, a United States Marine who was killed in Vietnam. He further recommends that the baseball field behind the 1LT Charles W. Whitcomb School, known as Community Center Field, be renamed Cole Field in honor of Disbursing Clerk 2nd Class Harold Cole, a World War II Naval Reservist who was honorably discharged and later reenlisted and killed in a plane crash.

Cole and Demers are both buried at the Immaculate Conception Cemetery.

Fundraising was launched June 9 with a letter to families and in just one week the Colonial Fund has received $20,600 in donations from 116 donors.

The letter explained: “The significant loss of state and local revenue resulting from the COVID-19 shutdown, combined with new costs we must now anticipate, has created a multimillion-dollar budget gap for the next school year.”

“The way I see it, it’s not only the deficit,” Lizotte remarked. “It’s obviously all the complications from the COVID-19. It has become increasingly challenging to educate and captivate our students.”

“This is an open ended ask for unrestricted funds,” Collins added.

The school budget for FY2021 was facing a $1.7 million shortfall before the pandemic. Now, additional costs to mitigate COVID-19 have added another $4 million deficit to the budget.

Zoom is an example of an additional cost associated with the pandemic. It has enabled a way of communication for

the school district as they continue to operate and teach in a remotely. “[Zoom] wasn’t built into the budget,” Keohane noted.

“Where does that money come from?”

“We just want to be able to support the work that is so embedded in our district goals and in our strategic priorities,” Lizotte added. “We know now more than ever that addressing the mental health needs of not only students but staff and families is going to be a major

priority…People have lived, are living, through an extraordinary time.”

“It’s been really amazing to see during the pandemic the amount of community members who even before this launched, reached out to us and asked how can we help, how can we donate?” Collins added.

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Keohane added that they are thankful for every dollar and donations are a great way to honor a teacher, a team, a coach or to commemorate a loved one or a recent graduate.

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Westborough High School offers fond farewell to three of its staff

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WESTBOROUGH - As the school year finally came to its unusual end, Westborough High School (WHS) also said goodbye to three beloved members of its staff – teachers Anita Breeze and Darrell Potosnak and Administrative Assistant Susan Forbes.

On May 27, nearly 70 cars gathered at WHS for a joyful parade that swung by Breeze and Potosnak’s Westborough homes.

Forbes had organized the parade to honor the two teachers who she said were “just amazing professionals who had done so much for so many students.”

As she helped to organize the parade that day, she was touched to see signs on several cars that she did not expect.

On those notes were messages directed to her, offering thanks and congratulations on her retirement.

Forbes was surprised but grateful, she said.

retirement is a mixed blessing, she said. A severe special education needs teacher, she worked with students who needed academic support, and working with them on executive function, self-advocacy and independent skills.

“I have loved the kids,” she said. “It’s been great to see them ‘grow and glow’ as they become strong self-advocates.”

“And there are such great people here at the school. I will miss my phenomenal colleagues and I love the administration. It’s the best place to work.”

Breeze noted that she will still be involved with the school, serving as a substitute teacher. Recently she and her husband Bob celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary.

Bob runs a small personal fitness business which helps the couple stay energetic and in shape, Breeze said, adding that she is looking forward to spending more time with her six grandchildren, who range in age 14 months to eight years.

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“I had planned this for Anita and Darrell,” she said. “I definitely did not expect this to be for me too! It was so nice.”

Forbes has been an administrative assistant for 27 years.

She noted that she is not sure what will be next for her now that she is retiring.

“I am looking forward to some new adventures, but it’s still all up in the air,” she said.

“I have five grandchildren so it will be fun to spend time with them.”

Potosnak, a computer science teacher as well as the Business Team chair, has

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“I have loved everything about working at the school – the students and faculty are the best,” she said.

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COMMUNITYSPORTS School Committee recognizes esport student achievement

By Melanie Petrucci Senior Community Reporter SHREWSBURY – School Committee Chair Sandy Fryc welcomed guests Steve McKinstry and Shrewsbury High School (SHS) students Jerry Du and Riley Crowell to the committee’s June 10 meeting. They were representing SHS esports teams the SHS Gatekeepers from the varsity of League of Legends and the CEOs from the varsity Rocket League.

The committee recognized both teams’ accomplishments in defending their “State Championship” titles at the spring 2020 MSAA Massachusetts High School Esports State Championship May 21 at Patriot Place in Foxborough.

Steve McKinstry, coach for both teams, gave a short presentation, noting that the Gatekeepers beat Natick High School and the CEOs beat Southwick Regional High School to win their respective titles.

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Seventy-two percent of American teens play video games regularly according to a recent survey shared by McKinstry. By establishing esports in high schools, students can do what they love and earn scholastic recognition.

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“It’s really a good time to be a gamer and to capitalize on some of this,” he said.

Massachusetts was one of the first five states to offer esports in the fall of 2018 featuring the League of Legends;

Rocket League was offered in the spring of 2019.

“Shrewsbury High has won every single state championship since, so we are holding all seven state championships in both games,” McKinstry shared.

Jerry Du, captain of the Gatekeepers, acknowledged his team comprised of Sajed Ziade, John Doyle, Trevor Dodson, Tristan Duerk and Raul Martins.

CEO Captain Riley Crowell also recognized his team members Lawrence Pemberton and Trevor Perduta.

School Committee member Lynsey Heffernan said that she was very excited about the teams’ success.

“I recently mentioned this to [my sixth-grader] and he said ‘what are you talking about? I can play video games as part of school somehow?’” she recalled.

She inquired if any young women participated in the sport and McKinstry replied that there had been young women on both teams in the past.

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POLICELOG The information in the police log is obtained directly from the official records maintained at each police station in our circulation area.

Those arrested are innocent until proven guilty. The Community Advocate will publish news of acquittals upon notification and a copy of court issued documentation.

RMV document, identity theft.

Sunday, June 21 7:47 p.m. Arrested, Balmoris Alfredo-Zavaleta, 32, of 18 Northampton St., Apt. 1, Worcester, for OUI-liquor or .08%, unlicensed operation of MV, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation.

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Thursday, June 18 10:44 p.m. Arrested, Carmelo Fontanez Diaz, 35, of 35 Laurel St., Apt. 25, Worcester, for op MV with suspended license, number plate violation, forge/misuse of RMV document, possess/use false/stolen

Wednesday, June 10 8:23 p.m. Arrested, Ramiro Agudo, 57, of 287 Chace St., Clinton, on warrant, shoplifting by asportation.

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Wednesday, June 17 6:22 p.m. Arrested, Roberto Alexander Mojica, 23, of 24

Congress St., Apt. 2R, Fitchburg, for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, unregistered vehicle, uninsured MV/trailer, oper MV with license suspended/revoked, license not in possession, speeding in violation of special regulation, marked lanes violation, breakdown lane violation, passing violation, operation to endanger, improper operation of motor vehicle.

Thursday, June 18 7:55 p.m. Arrested, Gilberto Elicier, 28, of 73 Fielding St., Worcester, on warrant.

Friday, June 19 9:16 p.m. Arrested, Michael Doyle, 34, of 200 Stiles Rd., Boylston, for OUI-liquor 2nd offense, fail to keep

right for oncoming MV, op MV with license suspended.

Melvin and her significant other Richard Treggiari of Brockton; his brother, Richard Vanzini and his wife Mary Lou of Marlborough; his sister, Sandra Fouracre and her husband John of Northborough; five grandchildren, T.J. Buckley, Zachary Buckley, Jordyn Hipson, Christopher Hipson, and Kaycee Melvin; and a great-granddaughter, Kennedi Buckley. He was also predeceased by his infant son, Thomas Mario Vanzini.

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er Jr. of Worcester; a granddaughter, Miracle Needler, his stepfather, Bert Discher of Marlborough; and several nieces and nephews.

Following cremation, memorial calling hours were held June 26 at the Short and Rowe Funeral Home of Marlborough.

A private Graveside will be held at a later date.

Grafton

Sunday, June 14 7:32 a.m. Arrested, Tyler Milioto, 25, of 147 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, for armed assault to murder, home invasion, attempted murder, A&B with dangerous weapon, discharge firearm within 500 ft of building, carry firearm without license.

3:36 p.m. Arrested, Tyler Milioto, 25, of 147 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, on warrant.

Wednesday, June 17 7:08 p.m. Arrested, Brady Ryan Thomas, 23, of 285 Providence Rd., Apt. 3, Grafton, for

OUI-liquor or .08%, op MV with license suspended, attaching number plate violation, uninsured motor vehicle, unregistered motor vehicle, negligent operation of motor vehicle.

Marlborough

Sunday, June 21 2:16 a.m. Arrested, Jackson S. Sugrue, 21, of 281 Stearns Rd., Marlborough, on warrant.

Southborough

Wednesday, June 24 11:49 p.m. Arrested, Audrey Small of Flagg Rd., Southborough, for OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation.

COMMUNITYOBITUARIES Frederick L. Titsworth Jr., 86 NORTHBOROUGH - Frederick L. Titsworth Jr. passed away peacefully at home in Northborough on June 15, 2020 after a period of declining health. He was 86 years old. He was the husband of 60 years to the late Janet L. (McDaniel) Titsworth, who passed in 2017.

Frederick is survived by four children, Diana L. Langer of Northborough, Alexander D. Titsworth of Austin, Texas, Elizabeth A. Moore of Gloucester, and Mary C. Visnauskis of Easton; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a son, Frederick L. Titsworth III. Calling hours were held June 21 at Hays Funeral Home of Northborough, with a funeral Mass celebrated June 22 at St. Rose of Lima Parish of Northborough. Frederick will be laid to rest beside his beloved Janet in Lake Gage Cemetery, Angola, Ind., under the direction of Weicht Funeral Home of Indiana.

Mark W. Davis, 65 WATERBURY, VT. - Mark W. Davis of Waterbury, Vt., formerly of Shrewsbury, passed away at his residence on June 17, 2020.

He was 65. He was the son of the late Ronald and Marguerite (Racicot) Davis of Shrewsbury.

He leaves his sister, Elaine Davis Reid of Shrewsbury; his niece, Abigail Reid of Boston; his nephew, W. Curtis Reid of Shrewsbury; and his cousins, P. Jeffrey Davis of Palm Springs, Calif. and Erika Davis Wade of Worcester and her children, Alison Wade of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Julian Wade of Worcester.

He also leaves his dear friend, Kelly Davin of Stowe, Vt. A celebration of Mark’s life and interment at Hope Cemetery of Worcester will be held at a later date. Chiampa Funeral Home of Shrewsbury is assisting with arrangements.

Thomas J. Vanzini, 73 HUDSON Thomas J. Vanzini, 73, of Hudson, MA, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2020 at UMass Medical Center in Worcester. He is reunited in heaven with his beloved wife of 39 years, Linda (Uzialko) Vanzini, who predeceased him on May 17, 2008.

Tom is survived by his three daughters, Lori A. Buckley and her husband Edward of Berwick, Maine, Molly A. Hipson and her husband Christopher of Hudson, and Kristi

Darryl L. Needler, 55 WORCESTER - Darryl L. Needler, 55 of Worcester, died on June 14, 2020 at UMass Medical Center in Worcester after a brief illness. Darryl was born in Marlborough, the son of Leonard Needler and the late Rosalie (Fahey) Discher.

Darryl is survived by his son, Dylan Needler of Webster; his daughter, Angela Needler of Hudson; his father, Leonard Needler and his wife Marie of Mansfield; two sisters, Kimberlee Discher of Worcester and Wendy Gelina of Marlborough; two brothers, Wayne Needler of New Hampshire and Bert Disch-

William T. Riley, 93 MARLBOROUGH - William T. “Bill” Riley, 93, of Marlborough and formerly of Framingham and North Conway, N.H., died on June 18, 2020 at The Reservoir Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Marlborough. He was the son of the late William and May (Gillis) Riley and longtime companion of Anne Baker.

Besides Anne, he is survived by his sons, William Riley of Natick and Robert Riley of Alexandria, Va.; his daughters, Riles Riley of Portland, Ore., Deborah Brancato and her husband Tom of Grand Falls, Mich., and Kathleen Riley of Wrentham; and his grandchildren, Meghan Leary of Boston, Shannon Riley of San Francisco and Aiden ProctorRiley of Wrentham. William was also predeceased by his sisters, Pauline Shea and Agnes Audie Smith, and by his former wife, Lillian C (Higgins) Riley.

Funeral services will be pri-

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G. Jean Paddock, 92 LADY LAKE, FLA. - G. Jean (Castor) Paddock, 92, of Lady Lake, Fla. and formerly of Shrewsbury, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2020 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving family.

Jean leaves behind her loving children, Terry Paddock and his wife Audrey of Lake Lake, Fla., Timothy Paddock and his wife Sigrid of The Villages, Fla, Ginger Iagallo and her husband Robert of Shrewsbury, Paul Paddock and his wife Patricia of North Highlands, Calif., Patricia Wood and her husband Richard of The Villages, Fla., and William Paddock and his wife Robin of Muncy, Pa.; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and nieces, Karen Paddock and Susan Colbert. Jean was predeceased by her first husband, Charles Paddock; second husband, Daniel Rode; and her daughter, Jeannie Ann Zeek of Barre.

Jean’s funeral Mass was celebrated June 26 at St. Mary’s Church of Shrewsbury, by interment with her husband, Charlie, at Mountain View Cemetery of Shrewsbury. The BrittonShrewsbury Funeral Home assisted with arrangements.

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