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oming into my role as editor at Worcester Mag, all I knew was the Worcester Police Department didn’t like us. Why? I had no clue. So I spent the better part of last year trying to find out why. I was thrilled this spring when I was finally granted a meeting with Chief Gemme, a very intimidating professional who fiercely guarded both his privacy and those who serve on the police force. After talking with him and hearing his point of view, I couldn’t blame him for his recent mistrust of local media. Yet I still felt shutting us out wasn’t the answer. I think it’s essential for a community to have a dialogue with those sworn to protect it. Through better communication between the media and the WPD, I believe our news department will be able to more thoroughly and accurately report on the news. Our reporting will remain objective; yet simply through a more open lane of communication between the WPD and our staff, I do hope to create an even more just and fair newsroom. That’s all we want here; and in the end, it’s what Chief Gemme wants for his force as well. To be fair. So to be fair, we deemed that a straight-up question-and-answer conversation – all on the record – would help set the tone for our future relations, and the chief agreed (whew). When Jeremy and I left our interview, I was excited about the progress we had made that morning and hopeful about an improved understanding of how WoMag and the WPD will interact from this point forward. I hope the chief felt the same.
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One of City Hall’s top administrators, Jacqueline Vachon-Jackson, is placed on administrative leave after conflicts of interest are found between her condo and a developer who’s been awarded $2.3 million in local and state housing contracts. Vachon-Jackson says the leave was retaliation for harassment complaints she filed to the city. -3 St. Patrick’s Day comes a week after Worcester already celebrated it. Maybe you went into Boston for more revelry, or maybe you just stayed home and avoided anything green. +3 Worcester’s Edwin Rodriguez continues his undefeated boxing career, beating Donovan George and taking the USBA Super Middleweight title in a fight broadcast on HBO. +2 Direct Air has been anything but direct in releasing information about its bankruptcy, which stranded passengers across the county and leaves a lot of locals wondering if they’ll see refunds to already purchased tickets. As one airport watcher predicted, “There will never be another Direct Air flight.” Ouch. -9 For those of us who didn’t buy Direct Air tickets to Florida this year, the weather continues to prove we didn’t need to. Worcester shatters its high temperature record on Monday, and the thermometer is only expected to go higher this week. +4 Home valuations drop an average of 3% for Worcester, but the delay in getting the tax bills out means property owners will pay their actual — not estimated — taxes in one payment, rather than the customary two payment periods. Any questions? The city will hold Q&A sessions with the public. 0 Shots fired from a car on Hollywood Street, reminding residents that 2012, numbers-wise, is not getting off to a very safe start. -3 Bids for the construction of a new Burns Bridge over Lake Quinsigamond come in at $30 million less than expected, meaning maybe we could’ve had that “signature bridge” after all. 0 This week: -6 Last week: +4 Year to date: +9 WORCESTERMAG.COM • MARCH 22, 2012
March 22 - 28, 2012 ■ Volume 37, Number 29
Renovations likely to start in July, fundraising continues Jeremy Shulkin
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lm Park has seen better days. The park, one of the oldest three public parks in the country (right up there with New York’s Central Park, both designed by Frederick Olmstead) has the history of a regional gem, but years of wear and tear, slashed parks budgets and a loss of manpower have slowed upkeep. Since Mayor Joe Petty announced in his inaugural speech that the state would provide Worcester with a $500,000 grant to renovate Elm Park, city officials have worked at soliciting more funds to boost that number as high as $5 or $6 million. At this point, those connected to Elm Park’s restoration say there’s about $1.3 million to work with so far, with much of the remainder coming from citywide electrical upgrades. So far, 37 people from area businesses, city government and the Elm Park neighborhood have already formed a task force charged with fundraising and figuring out how to spend the money. For now, no major changes to the landscape are planned. Task force members would like to see the park remain in the image that Olmstead designed it. (Though Olmstead only designed the side area between Park Avenue, Highland Street and Elm Street. Newton Hill was added to the park in 1888.) The park’s historical status also limits what kind of modifications can be done. “It’s kind of a little bit of a facelift,” says District 4 City Councilor Sarai Rivera, who’s working on the task force and grew up near the park. “You don’t want to change the core of what it is.” According to meeting minutes from March 5, 22 different upgrades were proposed, from dredging the pond, path and sidewalk repairs, adding electrical infrastructure so the park can host more outdoor events and adding security cameras. Some of the more ambitious work, like renovating the signature bridges, is exqpected to be done by Worcester Tech high school students. The first phase of work will begin around July 1 and finish by the end of the year, focusing on lighting, the playground and improving the restroom and skatingbuilding facility. “I’ve personally always been concerned about the deteriorating condition of the park,” says neighborhood resident Dante Comparetto, who co-chair’s the task force’s fundraising subcommittee and says
he hopes improved lighting will reduce vandalism – particularly against Art in the Park pieces. He’d also like to see more done to spruce up the trees, in the spirit of Olmstead’s work. “It looked similar [to present day] but there was clearly a lot more trees and shrubbery going on. It would be great if we can keep that up.” “It’s probably the most utilized park in Worcester,” says Petty. “We’re going to
need $4 million more to make it really nice.” City officials say this isn’t unattainable. Similar funds were raised recently for Beaver Brook and Rockaway parks. Eventually, Petty would like to see the city establish a trust fund for Elm Park’s future finances. While the task force has tapped folk continued on page 6
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he pusher is not the man behind the bushes in the long trench coat. It is now the person in the white lab coat,” a state Department of Public Health manager emailed to me after a lengthy article on the rise of heroin and opioid abuse was published by Worcester Mag in 2011. The premise, that the mounting toll of opiate abuse has coincided with a rising number of prescriptions for opioid-based pain killers like Oxycodone, hasn’t been lost on the rest of the medical community. “The amount of opioids being prescribed has doubled or tripled,” says Worcester Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Dale Magee. “Parallel with that is increase of drug abuse and treatment,” including emergency room visits for kids under the age of five years old, who find bottles of doctor-prescribed opiates sitting
in medicine cabinets across the country. Massachusetts, and Worcester in particular, has struggled with opiate abuse. People who become hooked on Oxycodone, codeine or Percocet generally don’t have the finances to buy them once their prescriptions run out, often leading them to the much cheaper — and completely less regulated — heroin. According the state’s DPH, in fiscal year 2010 more people sought treatment in Worcester for opiate abuse than alcohol, and it’s said by public-health experts that only about one-tenth of those with an addiction seek treatment. In Massachusetts as a whole, more people die of opiaterelated deaths than motor vehicle accidents — Magee says that has more to do with drivers abusing prescription drugs rather than heroin. In response to the increasing numbers and the relative unconcern the general public feels about having prescription opiates like Vicodin or codeine in their
medicine cabinets, the state’s Board of Medicine added three hours of continuing medical education covering pain management for practicing doctors, a requirement that went into effect Feb. 1 of
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Drug and treatment experts say pain management, particularly with opiates, can put doctors in difficult situations as they have to determine if a patient’s pain warrants such strong drugs, while also cautioning them about their addictive qualities. “Pain needs to be adequately treated and that has led to this increased push to prescribe medicine,� he says, adding, “For everyone across the board there was something new they could learn.� Information sessions discussed the pharmacology behind opiates, how to discontinue prescriptions, how to tell if a patient is “doctor shopping� for more opiates and how to dispose of the drugs. Magee presented an overview of opiate addiction from a public health perspective. (Contrary to conventional wisdom, Magee says old prescription opiates can be flushed. Oxycodone, hydrocodone and codeine are on the FDA’s safe-flush list.) “We did want to press upon them that the prescription drug issue is everybody’s problem,� says Magee, who also noted the high attendance. “Certainly the issue of the crisis of prescription drug abuse is moving to the front burner.�
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in the business and nonprofit world, there’s hope that more neighborhood residents will make their opinions heard. While there’s concern that adding more subcommittees and task force members might start to make the group unwieldy, public meetings will be held for neighborhood input. “There were The playground at Elm Park is said to be one of some residents,â€? the ďŹ rst areas to be improved. says Rivera. “I’d like to see more.â€? At the same time, however, “As we move on in the process we’d she says “I think we have some really key like to open it up citywide,â€? she adds. folks.â€?
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ASSESSED: Reports from attendees say over 100 residents gathered at Monday night’s Gates Lane Elementary School Q&A about home valuations, which kicks off what could be a tumultuous season for local property tax payments. For instance, because of the re-valuation process the council did not set a tax rate last winter, meaning they’ll have to do that sometime this spring just in time for the last of the four tax bills sent out in the ďŹ scal year (July 1 through June 30). So, instead of residents having the customary two tax bills to accurately reect their “realâ€? property tax, they’ll only have one pay period to make that up. This won’t be a problem if someone’s valuation dropped so precipitously that they’ll pay less in taxes than what the city had been asking for since last July, but for those who will see an increase their last bill could come as a shock‌ The city council doesn’t escape this mess either, as they’ll have to vote on the tax rate twice in one ďŹ scal year. And let’s not forget, the city’s still waiting for the commercial revaluations to come in.
AS IT READS: What was supposed to be a quick item Tuesday night at city council on having City Manager Michael O’Brien meet with MassPort about attracting Vision Airlines (at the request of Councilor Mike Germain) to the Worcester Regional Airport (ORH), turned into a drawn out discussion over the use of the words “freight hubâ€? and “access road.â€? After Councilor Konnie Lukes asked that a letter be sent to MassPort asking for candid answers about whether the airport agency wanted these in Worcester Regional’s future, councilors Bill Eddy and Rick Rushton disagreed with that idea, with Eddy making sure it was known that MassPort hasn’t given the city indication that they were discussing either option for ORH while Rushton said that “every negative, poisonous buzzwordâ€? would ďŹ nd its way into that letter. Eventually, the motion to write a letter failed. ‌ Councilor George Russell quipped as he brought up the next agenda item to make the city’s checkbook more accessible online and to post the earnings of municipal employees there too, “I was going to say ‘as it reads’ but I’m afraid we’ll end up tearing down the website.â€? Want more Worcesteria? Visit worcestermag.com/blogs/dailyworcesteria and follow @JeremyShulkin on Twitter. Got a tip? Contact jshulkin@worcestermag.com.
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What kind of improvements would you like to see at Elm Park? A S K E D AT E L M PA R K
I don’t really get to come often, mostly because it’s too small for the amount of kids that come. The play area doesn’t really meet the demands of the local people.
Arthur Granger WORCESTER Sometimes there’s a lot of trash around, so keeping up with the litter, and making sure it stays a safe place.
Ginny Van Duyne WORCESTER
More family-type things, like picnic tables.
Amanda Luna WORCESTER
I know the geese thing is a big issue, but otherwise I think it’s great.
Sheila Ponte WORCESTER
The stones around the pond have been in disrepair for a long time, and a little bit better trimming of the trees.
Jim Thompson WORCESTER PHOTOS BY EMILY HORNSBY
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he advent of spring, and particularly those first few days of real warmth, elicit a strong desire to throw open the windows and leave the back door open. This week, I happily did so, and ventured outside to repair the fence that separates my yard from the property that abuts my side of the duplex. I held three nails between my teeth as I lined up the wooden slats, pried loose by falling branches that had been torn down by high winds over the winter. My hammering brought my neighbor Kevin outside, soon followed by Maddie, and Lola the Lawn Wrecker, two of the most affable pups to ever bury a bone. We marveled over how long it had been since we last spoke. “Hibernation!” Kevin exclaimed. It’s true: even without snow, the short days and cold nights kept us running from house to car to house, somehow managing to never see one another since before Christmas. We caught up on a few essentials: his girlfriend Liz landed her first teaching job and was inside fretting over lesson plans. Kev has a new job lined up with a refrigeration company. Lola’s barking has been controlled by an electronic collar. The dogs have destroyed their lawn. “Were you away on vacation?” Kevin asked. No, I replied. Why was he asking? “Well, we were a little worried. Your car didn’t move for a week, even when it snowed. You didn’t clean it off, and you always do.” “Oh! I had surgery,” I explained. “I was home, but I didn’t leave the house for a week.” “Like I said, we were a little nervous, but then Tim told us he saw you.” Tim lives on the other side of their duplex. I was touched to think that they were watching out for me; after all, they’re only 24 years old, and quite frankly, why would they notice the comings and goings of someone double their age? I went inside and thought about it. For several years, I’ve been lamenting the death of neighborhoods; that is, the kind of neighborhood in which I was raised. We knew everyone in every house, knew their dog’s names, the names of their cats, what time they ate supper. That was Columbus Park, and that was 45 years ago. Do neighbors still care about each other, or are we all strangers?
That same day, my daughter Brooke called to tell me about her neighbor dying suddenly at the all-too-young age of 44. Brooke never had the chance to get to know her well, but remembered her as a one-woman welcome wagon. “She welcomed us when we moved in, told us how happy she was to see that we were fixing up the house, the front porch,” Brooke told me. “Would it be alright to send flowers? Should I make a casserole or something?” Yes, I said, do all of these things, because that’s what neighbors do. We talked for a long time about what it means to be a good neighbor, and why, at the age of 31, she still needs to ask what that involves. She told me she regrets not being friendlier toward the kind woman who took the time to reach out to the newlyweds. “Mum, we were raised to be careful around strangers, to keep a distance from people we don’t know very well.” Did I do that, I wondered? Did I instill distrust and fear in my kids? “Sort of…” she told me. Maybe it was my only way to keep them safe. As a single parent, I was always afraid for them. “It wasn’t just you, though. It was the world around us. It still is,” Brooke assured me. My children were robbed of the pleasure, the satisfaction that comes from being good neighbors. I raised them on Vernon Hill, before its streets made the papers for violence and gang activity. I wonder now if my upbringing as the daughter of a Worcester policeman colored my parenting. His warnings about the big, bad world still ring in my ears. Did I plant seeds of paranoia in my desire to protect? Did I create bad neighbors? Despite my dad’s stern words, I still navigated Columbus Park with a freedom my own children didn’t experience, on foot, on my bicycle. I trusted people. When did I lose my faith in others and start looking over my shoulder and under beds for boogiemen? Brooke is carrying my first grandchild. I would like to think that the world will treat our baby kindly; but I’m not so sure, and it breaks my heart to think that the price we pay for safety is isolation. Perhaps my daughter and her husband will do a better job balancing caution and camaraderie than I did. In the meantime, I think I’ll offer Tim, Kevin and Liz a cold beer.
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We all know what finals time in college is like; endless studying and lack of sleep for those devoted to receiving good grades. For WPI students and sophomore brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Ryan Crook, Joe Rubino, and Ed Lukowski, this was exactly the case. After studying all night and walking back from the library through the freshly fallen snow, then had an idea; Why not build the biggest snowman that we can? And build they did, ending up with a snowman that was approximately eight feet tall. They were very proud of their efforts, and all of the brothers enjoyed seeing what they had done during their study break. Your recent publishing of the 1001 Words picture in the latest issue of the Worcester Mag showed this very
snowman with the word hazing next to it. Hazing is the act of breaking an individual down either mentally or physically. This is what you associated with our brother’s attempt at having some fun during a stressful time in their college lives, which attaches an unfortunate label to a valuable activity and further perpetuates negative stereotypes about fraternities. I hope you will consider issuing a retraction in a future issue of the Worcester Magazine as it is an inaccurate description of our fraternity’s values. Sincerely, JA R E D HARBO LD Sigma Phi Epsilon Vice President of Communications Mechanical Engineering WPI Class of 2014
{ coverstory } dealing with media outlets in It’s been a long three years the city. of disappointment for But the WPD has changed in the last few Worcester Mag in our efforts months, out with a social media to communicate with someone blitz thatcoming has them using Facebook, Twitter, – anyone – at the Worcester YouTube and other services to communicate Police Department (WPD) for with the public. Even Police Chief Gary Gemme an interview or comment on has his own Twitter account that some have argued goes beyond routine engagement with a story, and things weren’t the public, yet nevertheless offers an alternative much smoother for view of a police chief often considered hesitant the local daily in to engage with media. that time period Despite (or because of) a tense relationship either. With with certain media outlets in recent years, mistrust high on the WPD and Worcester Mag sat down for an hour-long interview on March 8 to talk about the side of the the department’s new communication strategy, WPD, media the perception of crime in the city and a walkrelations were through of the internal affairs process when complaints are filed. We’re hoping this opens a at a standstill whole new era of communication between the and the local and Worcester Mag – and creates a new authorities had WPD dialogue with the community at large. decided that DM is Worcester Mag editor Doreen silence was the Manning, JS is Worcester Mag senior writer Jeremy Shulkin and GG is Worcester Police best option Chief Gary Gemme. when
We’re just trying to get information out; and the more information we get out, the more informed the public is. It’s unfiltered, and that’s the job of the media to look through it and determine what can reach a larger audience. GG: I’ll give you an example. I get hundreds of letters a year about the good work that a police officer does that I can put on Facebook. That would never make the mainstream media. I think that’s a positive thing. DM: I think hiring Katie [Daly] was an interesting aspect of your new outlook on community outreach. Can you comment about how this new position will help work with the community and the media? GG: Bringing Katie on board brought the expertise, not just with the understanding of technology and social media, but with the perspective as a television reporter gives us the opportunity to tell our story in a way that may not be told in mainstream media. For instance, one of the things we were able to do was a nice little feature on YouTube on Operation Safe Crossing that might not make mainstream media. What we have in the works is a CSI thing – Katie’s going to do a thing on the crime scene unit. It’s a way we can reach out and tell the public a story.
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DM: You’re trying to be more accountable to the media and the community. You’ve reached out through Facebook and Twitter. Why have you chosen now to do that? GG: Actually, we’ve been working on that process for a number of years. One of the things I’ve done when I attend chiefs’ conferences, I attend all the programs on social media and working with the media. We’re actually behind other departments in terms of launching this, but we had the opportunity to bring in somebody [Media Specialist Katie Daly] with the expertise so we got off the ground relatively quickly. It’s something that I’ve always embraced. I think it’s a great way for us to get our message out because the whole media issue is changing – how people get their information. Readership of newspapers is declining, not everybody gets their information from radio or television. A lot of people are getting their information today strictly by social media.
JS: When the police department posts something on Facebook or Twitter or writes a press release, how do you filter through all the stuff that comes in daily and decide what two or three minor crimes go up on social media? GG: What we’re putting mostly on social media are the stories that have a press release associated with it. There are other things; for instance, letters that I receive or public service information. We don’t go through the entire log of calls and say “this is newsworthy, that’s not newsworthy.” What we try to do is have a press release go out through multiple platforms. JS: Are there things that get weighed more heavily though when you write a press release than others? A shooting, I think is important and that should go out, but I’ve seen press releases for robberies. GG: I think what we try to do is get out all the serious crimes. We’re seeing patterns with break-ins, definitely the shootings and the
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homicides, the more violent incidents, most of the serious motor-vehicle accidents. DM: Have you stopped sending press releases to the local media and this is now the only way that you’ll get your information out? GG: We’re primarily sending out all press releases over Twitter. We’ve gotten tremendous positive feedback with radio, with television. I was told by a radio station that they no longer call anymore to find out if there’s information. They can get all their information off the web. For us, it’s quick. One step, 2,300 people get that press release immediately. JS: And you’re confident that it’s reaching everyone? The T&G picks it up too? GG: Yeah, I got an email last night from [Telegram reporter Steven] Foskett. He got my tweet on the shooting suspect and he wanted to know if I could verify that and I did. [In my tweet] I made a mistake; I put the wrong street [where he was arrested].
DM: You’re finding it a useful way to get your message out and promote a dialogue with both media and the community? GG: I think it’s still a one-way dialogue.
It’s us just getting the information out, one step, getting the information out to as many people as possible. Not every press release is newsworthy, for whatever reason a decision is made by an editor “we’re not going to run this or we’re not going to follow up on this.” When we tweet them to 2,300 people that’s 2,300 people who get that information and maybe pass it on or the media’s going to pick it up and run with it and it’s going to reach a broader audience. JS: Take the tweets about [Superior Court Judge Janet Kenton-Walker] recently, and to not even make it personal, you’ve been noticing more and more suspects that are being arrested who are already on probation or on parole. You’ve been commenting on that. Are there concerns or have you been contacted by people with concerns that there’s now a blurring line between the police commenting on things that are happening in the court system, and that it should be separate? GG: I think everybody comments on the police department, whether it’s the media, whether it’s the courts, whether it’s attorneys, the public. When we comment, we know what we’re saying, and we’ll state our position. When I hear from my officers that it’s getting more
violent, they’re confronting more people that are willing to fight, they’re dealing with more people that are on parole or probation and when we have a shooting in the city the first thing people ask is what are the police doing about it? My message to the public is what is the Worcester criminal-justice system doing about it? Because we’re arresting these violent offenders, we’re bringing them to the courts and they’re being released. So really the responsibility is on other parts of the criminal-justice system and not solely on the police. When we adopted the community-policing model, we realized the police alone can’t solve the problems of the community. It takes the community; it takes the criminal-justice system. So if you have a judge – and I’m not directing this at any particular judge – that’s sitting in court, who lives out of town, who’s making decisions about these violent offenders that put them back on the street in the community to commit more violent crime, there’s a problem. If we can showcase that problem and get the public to say “what’s going on?” and put pressure on them to make better decision, then we’re achieving our objective. JS: Is this something that’s gotten worse over the, say, last two years or so? Or has
it always been the case? GG: Without a doubt it’s gotten worse. I get my information from the officers about what’s going on with the courts, what’s going on with the bad guys. When they come to me with a level of frustration and they’re saying, “Chief, what are you going to do about it?” Well, I’m going to start speaking out about it. We’ve voiced our concerns to the courts, we’ve sent out a press release regarding suspects in violent crimes being out on bail, being on parole, being on probation. And if we’ve got to use other media, if we’ve got to tweet on a regular basis, then that’s what we’re going to do to get our message out. JS: What’s the solution? Tell judges not to put people on bail? GG: It’s a complicated issue. If you look at the whole criminal-justice system, you have people who are in prison for nonviolent offenses, who have substance-abuse problems, who should be in treatment. To me, when somebody commits a violent crime, when somebody pulls the trigger and shoots somebody, there’s no question that that person should not be out on the street. To keep that person in jail, the person who needs treatment who’s in lock-up, get them into treatment and out of jail
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at [the shootings on] Chandler Street, on Cambridge Street. What’s the message? The message to the perpetrator is there are no consequences to their actions. If they’re involved in a gang, then the gang doesn’t
there are any consequences, so there’s nothing to prevent them from going out there and shooting each other. And that’s what we see. But what people look at is the police. We’re the ones that get held
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JS: Is this something you could lobby legislators to change? Aren’t there laws for bail? GG: I think that there needs to be public pressure in order for the legislature to make decisions. The decision has to be really thought out because a lot of times decisions are made and laws are implemented. For instance, minimum/ maximum sentencing, there is a lot of criticism over that. It was originally thought to be a good idea—there are pros and cons. For me, this is a simple issue: you’ve got a nonviolent offender; I have no problem with that person out on bail, parole, probation, whatever. You’ve got a violent offender who shot a person? I would argue that that person needs to be locked up. End of story. JS: It looks like you’re going to get 20 new recruits. Where do you envision these officers starting out? Will they be spread among different departments or is it just to get feet on the street for community policing? GG: Not taking into account officials, at one point in time we had 381 police officers. Because of financial reasons, we had to reduce the number of officers in the department, mostly through attrition
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but also with some layoffs to get down to a 330 [officer] reorganization plan. We’re now approaching 320 police officers. We’re at a staffing level that we can’t continue to perform and meet the needs of the community. Just getting the first 10 is just getting us back to where we had assigned police officers at the 330 level. Any additional officers were already factoring over, the short term, attrition. So even if we went up 15, and that was our original request, by the summer of 2013 we’re going to lose five and we’ll be back to 330. We’re not netting any police officers. If we go up to 20, we’ll net a couple. The second half of 2013 and the first half of 2014, we’re going to experience some attrition and we’ll be lucky to maintain that 330. So we’re not really moving ahead. There aren’t a lot of resources to say we’re going to re-establish certain units. We’re going to back-fill, add a couple officers to the traffic and community impact division. We’ve been able to keep the service division and lock up fully staffed because there’s a requirement there – an officer safety issue that I have to do that first. It’s protecting the safety of the prisoners. I’ve been able to keep our patrol division fully staffed. Even with 20 [recruits], I won’t be getting the resources to do much more than we were doing at 330.
JS: Because relations between media and the department have been strained, are there things that have gone unnoticed or underreported? New initiatives, crimes that have been solved, police officers doing new and different things on their regular daily routes? GG: I think in terms of actual police work, arrests, crimes being solved, that gets out to the media all of the time. It’s just something that we do on a routine basis. There are a lot of things that we’re doing internally that just wouldn’t be newsworthy. For instance, going through a certification process for our crime scene unit isn’t something that would generate a
lot of media attention. It’s something that makes it more professional when it comes to testifying in court. What we’re doing with technology in terms of what we’re doing with our crime analysis unit, and the technology and innovations in that particular area. How we reorganized our investigative units under a single captain [due to staffing cuts], creating a shooting response team where all the officers are working together on violent crime. There are a lot of things that we’re doing in order to meet the demands of the public that wouldn’t necessarily be something that we would get out in the media. DM: When people come to you and ask, “Is our city safe enough?”—how do you answer that? GG: Again, we’ve had to change the way we operate the police department. There are a lot of things we’d be able to do if there were more officers but we don’t take the position that we can’t safely police the city at a 330 level. We have a three-pronged strategy: make sure that our patrol division is fully staffed so we can respond to 911 calls safely and effectively. Under the split-force model, a focus on community policing; working with the 50 or so neighborhood-watch groups to solve neighborhood problems before they become chronic problems. Our third prong is how we deal with violent crime. What we did is create a street violence prevention group with our state and federal law enforcement partners, we formed a shooting response team to get all of our internal investigative units focused on violent crime. So we’re able to effectively keep the city safe. There are a lot of things we can’t do that the community would like to see us do. They’d like to see more traffic enforcement. Well, we have to prioritize traffic enforcement because we’re so short staffed. We’ve identified the areas where we have the highest frequency of motor-vehicle accidents, and we try to focus in on those areas and the rest of their time they’re pretty much focused on fatalities because
that takes a lot of their investigative time and that takes away from the enforcement side. That’s just an example of things we’re not able to do. We’ve eliminated the domestic violence unit, the sexual assault unit, we’ve reduced all of our investigative divisions and our community outreach policing division has definitely been reduced. There are no longer foot patrols on a regular basis. So there are a lot of things that the community would like, but essentially with the 330 model, we’re able to continue to provide quality service to the community but when it falls below it’s the point of diminishing returns. We can’t keep asking the police officers, even on overtime, to go out there and perform when there are no reinforcements in sight. There’s certainly the fatigue factor and the department is aging. The average age now of a police officer is 42 and what you’ve seen is a kind of stagnation. There’s no upward mobility because we’re reducing the number of supervisors, there’s no lateral ability where you can move to a different assignment or a different shift because we don’t have that influx of new officers. So you graduate a recruit class of say 20, you’ll eventually make transfers of more than 100 police officers and what will happen is that officers will go to different shifts, they’ll go to different units and it kind of invigorates a department and improves morale and improves their overall performance. So when you go year after year with the shrinking ranks asking them to work longer hours on overtime to meet the demands of the community and then offer them no upward or lateral mobility, it’s very difficult to keep the department focused on their objectives. JS: You and City Manager Michael O’Brien have talked about “perception versus reality,” especially with the recent violence. Can you talk where the perception is coming from and what you think the reality actually is? GG: The perception comes from a lot of areas. It comes from the media – and not intentionally, it’s just one of the
consequences. It’s not just news, it’s television that things are violent. They read about an incident, it certainly raises a level of anxiety about whether or not locations or the city is safe. The reality, what we see is that, you know the old saying that “nothing good ever happens after midnight,” well, the average citizen isn’t out after midnight. Really, safety in our city is not a function of location, it’s really a function of time and day. Where we’re seeing most of violent crime, with the exception of a few that we’ve had recently, it’s always occurring late at night. In a lot of cases, even our robberies involve alcohol. Alcohol’s involved or substance abuse is involved, after hours parties, entertainment areas at the conclusion of the night, a lot of people are pushed out into a small area and there’s tensions and there’s problems. When you read in the paper that there’s a brawl or a fight or a shooting or a stabbing, I think the perception to the public is that it’s not isolated to a particular time and day; it’s more of the city in general. The reality is when you compare Worcester to other major cities, we’re significantly lower in terms of the number of shootings and homicides. And after that it can get a little cloudy. When you look at aggravated assault, well there’s no definition for aggravated assault in Massachusetts. Some communities may only use a weapon [as the criteria], other communities look at the whole spectrum of crimes in the community, and that’s what we do. When you look at violent crime, when you look at property crime. When you look at other cities, it continues to be relatively safe. JS: So the shootings that we’re seeing are people who are familiar with each other, who know each other. Even if it happens in the daytime? GG: Almost all the homicides, the stabbings, they’re all known to each other. The vast majority are known to each other. A lot of the shootings are a result of personal beef. We’re also seeing shooting suspects become shooting victims. A
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{ coverstory } shooting victim becomes a shooting suspect. We’ve been talking about this for a number of years, just trying to get that message out to the community. I think any city is going to have a perception problem that’s difficult to overcome. And the only way you can overcome it is for people to get engaged and be involved in the community. I’d suspect there’s less fear in a neighborhood-watch group than there is among people who don’t attend a neighborhood-watch group because they’re on a regular basis talking to the police and seeing their issues resolved. If you’re isolated in your apartment and watching violence on television and reading about violence, then I would think there’d be a higher perception that your community wasn’t safe. JS: Are there things that media is blowing out of proportion that needs some pushback? GG: It’s not specific to one organization – JS: I mean in general – GG: Sit in front of your TV on any night and flip the channels and somebody’s getting killed, shot, beat up, raped, everything.
JS: My problem with Boston media is they only come to Worcester when there’s a stabbing or a shooting. GG: Right, and our philosophy has always been to take care of the local [media] before the Boston because, I agree with you there. It’s not so much an issue with any particular organization. I was on the radio and I used the example of a headline that said “Nightmare on Chandler Street” or “Nightmare on Main Street” and the
fact of the matter is it was a nightmare, but the headline resonates in the community in a very negative way. If you put it in the perspective that it wasn’t a random act of violence, these individuals knew each other, there were issues and there was violence. JS: Do want to talk more about issues with media? A history? Why you’re talking now? DM: It does kind of feel like a coming-out for the Worcester Police Department lately. You’ve been so much more accessible or making attempts to be. GG: I’ve been chief about seven years. I’ve always been very visible in the community whether with newspapers or radio or television, community groups asking me to talk. I think that went on for about four years. And then I think what happened was I was no longer the new police chief. Certain things changed; personnel changes in the different news organizations or different groups. They move on and public safety or the police chief isn’t the issue. We’ve had our tensions with certain news organizations that when we felt we had to push back, we pushed back and now we have to start looking for a way forward. Part of our strategy is we understand that there are multiple ways to get your message out. It’s not just radio, it’s not just television, it’s not just print media. It’s embracing social media and just getting all the information out and letting the professionals and the traditional media decide what they want to reach a broad audience. And then if the information we want to get out is only going to reach a smaller audience at least it’s getting out.
JS: This is something I should ask about because it happened recently. If you read through the Ricky Eaves complaint [Ricky N. Eaves v. City of Worcester et al, filed in U.S. District Court on 2/22/12] they lay out a number of different incidents. And the point of their case is that there is another “perception versus reality” difference. The perception is that the police department is understaffed and going out and soldiering on, but the suit says the reality is there’s a code of silence or a matter of protecting their own. GG: I wouldn’t be able to comment on the specific case but if the question is — Is the perception out there that there’s a code of silence? — I would say that that’s absolutely false. I think our record for dealing with issues in the department is pretty strong. Since I’ve been the police chief, we’ve had to arrest somewhere around six to eight police officers for a variety of offenses – drug offenses, warrants because they were involved in investigations, drunk driving, domestic violence. I’ve had to suspend the firearms of police officers. I’ve had to recommend, to the city manager, terminating certain police officers. Sometimes officers that we’ve been pending a request of termination have resigned in lieu of a termination hearing but they’re gone from the department. We’ve also suspended a number of officers, and we’ve reprimanded a number of police officers. The average hardworking police officer has no problem with that. If there are officers that aren’t doing their job, if there are officers that are misrepresenting their authority or violating the public trust, the officers want us to take action
because they want to be able to police the city with pride. So they’re expecting us to take action, and we do take action. I don’t enjoy when we have to lock up a police officer or recommend termination, but that goes with the territory and we do do that. A lot of this information, because there’s collective bargaining agreements, officers are entitled to due process, there’s privacy issues when it comes to personnel matters, that this information can’t get out to the public. Every police department across the country is sued, whether it has relevance or merit or not. When we’re sued, like any organization, public or private, you look at it from a risk-management perspective and that’s a decision that’s made by the city administration. They look at everything that’s involved: Is the officer a good witness? Do we have independent witnesses? Can we go forward? What’s the cost of litigation? What’s the potential cost if we don’t? They’ll make a business decision that says, okay, we’re going to pay $6,000, but in reality if we go forward and the lawsuit is not sustained we’re going to save $36,000 in legal fees. Let’s settle for the $6,000 and move on. There’s no admission [of guilt] in the process. Everybody knows that. If you’re the lawyer who’s filing the lawsuit, and you identify certain settlement agreements, you know there’s no admission there; you know it’s just a business decision. The city knows it’s a business decision that’s made based on a whole lot of factors. JS: That there’s no admission – is that written into the settlement or is that the general thought around settlements?
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GG: That’s normally in the settlement agreement. Nobody would make a settlement agreement with some admission. The city makes a settlement agreement with no admission and the other party accepts the settlement agreement. I’ll give you an example: if you file an $800,000 lawsuit against the city and you settle it for $6,000, you know there’s not a whole lot of merit in your lawsuit to begin with. I guess it works both ways. We’re making a riskmanagement assessment, and they’re making a risk-management assessment.
JS: I’ve noticed through Worcester Regional Research Bureau reports that complaints against officers have dropped over the last three or four years. Is there any reason for why? GG: I think a big reason for that is going back to the maturity of the police department. The average age is 42, we haven’t had a recruit class and young police officers. You’ll see the traditional progression in a police officer’s [career] the more complaints are earlier in their career. Most police officers – the majority of them – complaints diminish substantially unless they’re one of the ones we have to suspend or terminate or arrest. You’re seeing that. We’re showing that we’re disciplined officers. There’s a certain perception within the department that we take action when we violate the public trust.
JS: How is it determined when there’s going to be a follow-up investigation done on an officer? There have been officers named in newspapers and some of the outcry has been because there hasn’t been a follow-up investigation – or maybe there has, but it hasn’t come out. GG: Every complaint, regardless of the source, is investigated. Sometimes we get people who call the Civil Liberties Union, and they’ll send me a letter, and we’ll investigate. Sometimes people go to a politician or City Hall and they’ll send it to us and we’ll investigate.
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JS: Do they need to be brought on by a citizen or group or does the police department launch investigations on its own? GG: On occasion we have for certain issues that have come to our attention. We also investigate anonymous complaints. We get a lot of anonymous complaints, unsigned
different from bringing somebody in front of a court. You really need to have a solid case with witnesses who are willing to go forward. And even our decisions are at the local level, whether it’s my decision to recommend, or the manager’s decision to terminate. Because of collective bargaining, they have the opportunity to go in front of an arbitrator – some STEVEN KING
letters saying that such-and-such an officer did such-and-such a thing. We’ll investigate those, to the extent that we can, based on the information. JS: But that would be harder because you wouldn’t have a person able to testify, either under oath or on videotape or anything like that. GG: Every disciplinary case is a challenge because you have to go by the rules. They’re all entitled to due process, they all operate under collective bargaining agreements. There are civil service rules. There are employment rules. It’s no
guy sitting on his farm somewhere who comes in part time, hears the case – can overrule the chief of police, can overrule the city manager, but he doesn’t live in the community where the officer violated the rules and regulations of the police department. And that’s why we have the opportunity to go to court. We follow the whole process through the courts. It’s the same as the officer can go through the courts and appeal all of our decisions so all of our decisions are subjected to oversight – an arbitrator and the judiciary. GG: The challenge is getting people to step forward and testify at all of these levels.
It’s a significant commitment on the side of the public, even a rare reprimand — which is something that an officer can go to arbitration over at significant cost to both the city and the union. That reprimand would require people to go in front of an arbitrator or civil service and testify that the officer did such-andsuch and would have to have a case to sustain that. It’s a challenge, but it’s not a challenge that’s insurmountable because, again, we’ve terminated police officers, we’ve suspended police officers, and we’ve had discipline upheld. JS: How much does something like a written reprimand or a suspension affect someone’s career? A written reprimand, to someone outside the department, it sounds sort of minor. It sounds like a parking ticket. GG: Sometimes it’s just a wake up call. Nobody likes to be criticized even when it’s in the form of a written reprimand; it’s in his personnel file or her personnel file. It’s not open to the general public but I think it does resonate with that person. A lot of times it’s a wake-up call and if it’s not a wake-up call then under progressive discipline it can result in a suspension. Nobody wants to be called in by their supervisor, even if it’s informal. Nobody likes that. For the public to say a written reprimand isn’t significant, it goes with the officer along with his career and it could be used as part of a case for their termination down the road. It just shows a pattern of behavior that makes them qualified to be a police officer and supports our decision for even more severe action.
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17 Annual Latino Film Festival Lindsey O’Donnell
Next week marks the 17th year that the Latino Film Festival will present films which many American audiences have not seen in mainstream Hollywood theaters. On March STEVEN KING 27 through April 1, the Latino Film Festival will showcase its films in Worcester once again. The festival will be presented in part by Centro Las Americas, a nonprofit community center offering high-quality social services to residents in Worcester, and also by various colleges around Worcester.
Carlos Cremata and Iraida Malberti Cabrera, “Los Colores de la Montana,” directed by Carlos Cesar Arbelaez, “America,” directed by Sonia Fritz, and “3 Americas,” directed and written by Cristina Kotz Cornejo. All films will be in Spanish with English subtitles. The opportunity to meet the directors and personally ask them questions about their movies is another special aspect that the film festival sustains. Both Sonia Fritz
around a young girl’s struggles to find her identity amidst her background cultures in both America and Argentina. Comejo will be available to answer questions from the audience after they watch her film. The Film Festival is highly anticipated by both Worcester residents and college students. It gives audiences a unique chance to see films based on different cultures and to speak with the directors of the films.
The colleges and universities in Worcester play a large part in the contributions to the festival. “The involvement of universities is important, because of both financial aid and contributory reasons,” explains Dolly Vazquez, the director of the festival. “A lot of colleges play their part by getting their students involved in the film festival.” Among some of the supporting schools are Clark University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, College Dolly Vazquez (pctured here), director of the Latino Film Festival says “I think that the film festival of the Holy Cross, Assumption is a good way of showing Latinos more about their own films and their own culture, but it also is important College, and Quinsigamond for American audiences to see this as well.” Community College. “We’ve been doing this festival for 17 years… we choose to present very good Be sure to buy tickets for the annually expected Film and Cristina Kotz Comejo will be in attendance during Latino film makers,” says Vazquez. “I think that the film Festival. the festival to answer questions regarding their films. festival is a good way of showing Latinos more about The Latino Film Festival will show from March 27 Cristina Kotz Comejo, the director and screenplay their own films and their own culture, but it also is to April 1 in Clark University’s Cinema 320 and Razzo writer of “3 Americas,” is one of the anticipated guests important for American audiences to see this as well.” Hall. Tickets are $6 for general admission and $4 for and speakers at the festival. Also a professor at Emerson Four movies will be featured in this year’s film senior citizens and students. For more information about College, Comejo is an Argentine-American director festival. The films include “Viva Cuba,” directed by Juan this event, visit cinema320.com. of seven movies. The drama “3 Americas” centralizes MARCH 22, 2012 • WORCESTERMAG.COM
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Whether you’ve seen the theatrical production, the film starring Kevin Bacon, or the trendy new version that came to theaters this past fall, many of you are familiar with “Footloose.” The story begins with an accident that kills several teens and results in a small, rural town banning dancing and rock music until Chicago boy Ren McCormack and a rebellious reverend’s daughter, Ariel, lead their peers in a fight to have their high school prom. Worcester native Josh Bardier will make the musical come to life this month at Clark University. Bardier, a St. Peter Marian alumnus, knew from an early age that his passion was theater. “The moment I knew I was going to do theater for the rest of my life was when I saw my first Broadway show, ‘Phantom of the Opera.’ There was a magnetism between little me sitting in my orchestra center, second row seat and those people who were on stage,” he explains. Bardier went on to attend Saint Michael’s College, where he studied theater and dance, and travel to New York City and London to further his career. Yet, Bardier began to change paths, if only slightly: “While I will perform for the rest of my life when opportunities arise, I see my career goals shifting slightly toward being a director/choreographer.” With his focus on directing and choreographing, it is no surprise that Bardier chose to come back to Worcester to direct. Though “Footloose” presented Bardier with a challenge—to find a single boy (and triple threat) to play Ren— Bardier’s passion for college theater, only fueled his fire. “I love college theater because students are young and the business aspect of theater has not left them jaded,” says Bardier, who knows too well from his experience with endless auditions and networking in the booming New York City just how quickly the glamour of being a performer can fade. Despite academics,
other extracurricular activities and a social life, college students seem to be able to do it all in Bardier’s eyes. “The fact that they can come into a rehearsal fully energized even though they have a 20-page paper waiting for them is admirable to say the least,” Bardier acknowledges. Allison Russo, a sophomore playing the role of Ariel, has enjoyed her time preparing for the production with Bardier. “I like his direction style in that he is very generous with STEVEN KING the actors and gives us all of the material (blocking, table work, music choreography) that we need early on so that we can begin polishing and developing our characters as quickly as possible, which I’m sure will make a wellnuanced final product,” says Russo. “Josh pushes us to truly understand each character, which is invaluable to actors.” Backstage, Bardier’s well-rounded experience has come into play as well, as noted by fellow sophomore Samantha Jacob, who is the production’s stage manager: “I love Josh’s directing style because since he has experimented in basically all areas of theater, he is able to connect well with the actors, as well as the production team, crew and orchestra.” Notwithstanding his passion for college theater, Bardier recognizes that Worcester is not known for fostering passion for the arts. Despite having the Hanover Theatre bringing in more productions and artists to Worcester, Bardier feels it is not enough for the community. “We need to make a stand. The arts not only allow an individual to express themselves but to open their eyes to the world around them; to see what is beautiful and to see where change must occur,” he says. Bardier and the cast will be inviting students to attend the final dress rehearsal, which will include a talk with the cast and a tour of the stage for attendees. “I feel it is every artist’s duty to help foster a passion for the performing arts in the youth,” Bardier concludes. To see Bardier’s vision of “Footloose,” be sure to attend March 22-24 at the Daniels Theater in Atwood Hall on Clark University’s campus. For more information, contact clarkmusicaltheatre@gmail.com.
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Jim Keogh
Some actors are very good at being still. I think of Matt Damon in the Bourne movies, who would sit motionless while being interrogated by some CIA goon until he uncoiled with such explosiveness that the poor questioner would find himself cut off in mid-sentence, a paper clip protruding from his jugular. Lee Perkins is an actor like that. I’d never heard of the guy until I screened this week’s Cinema 320 offering, “The Red Machine,” but I was enthralled by his character — a Navy intelligence officer so laconic and icy, he makes Patriots Coach Bill Belichick — whose postgame remarks have been reduced to a series of single syllables and assorted grunts — seem like a chatterbox by comparison. Perkins plays a talented military spy, Lt. F. Ellis Coburn, who for the last seven years has been delegated the relatively menial task of setting up “listening stations.” For most of the movie, the reasons for Coburn’s exile are only hinted at through flashbacks and allusions to the “mistakes” he made during a 1928 mission in Tokyo. We see enough to know that he punched out the wrong superior officer and fell in love with the wrong woman. Coburn is brought in from the cold in 1935 to carry out a delicate mission. Word has come down that Japan has built a device to encode its top-secret messages, and with the Japanese military rattling its sabers in China and elsewhere, the United States is keenly interested in the contents of those missives. The challenge is that the contraption, and the key codes, are kept under lock and key inside the Washington, D.C., apartment of a Japanese officer, who happens to be a former friend of Coburn’s from the Tokyo days, and who also happens to despise him. Getting at the machine will require that most reliable of movie characters: the criminal with one special skill needed to pull off the caper. His name is Eddie Doyle (Donal Thoms-Cappello), who’s rotting in a prison cell while awaiting trial on larceny charges. Doyle is the best safecracker in the business, and Coburn recruits him on the pledge
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that once the mission is accomplished he’ll walk free. They are, of course, the ultimate odd couple. Doyle is as gregarious and loose-limbed as Coburn is robotic — but don’t these mismatches always manage to find a workable chemistry? Together they’ve got to find a way to slip inside the apartment, muck around with the machine’s innards (stealing the device is useless since the Japanese would only replace it), and photograph the pages of the code book. This is a lean, mean espionage drama, clearly filmed on a low budget, but a
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A winning game despite the hype The Hunger Games Grade: B – David Wildman
Going in I knew this would be a battle. For me this film had two things going against it from the beginning: it was based on a populist young adult novel that I wouldn’t read even if you suspended me over a shark tank, and also it was smothered in gobs of manufactured hype. We fought mightily, critic and film. Every time it looked like “The Hunger Games” was on the ropes, stumbling into the bland and the obvious, it came back with a stiff uppercut to the brain, or an unexpected jab at the emotions. In the end… may the force be in your favor, er or the odds forever with you. Or something. Round 1: The intro. At first “The Hunger Games” seems like a weak, predictable opponent. We already know what the game is from the ads, the one-percenters rule society and the poor in outlying districts have to fight to the death annually for their amusement, and yet they open with a TV show about it. Then in the poor region Jennifer Lawrence is introduced as Katniss Everdeen. She loves her younger sister, and the shaky cam follows her through the forest with her bow and arrow to the plaintive, reedy strains of the kind of music you find on African documentaries or Sally Struthers commercials (thanks T-Bone Burnett). Reaping day begins, where they gather the kids for a lottery to see who gets fed to the metaphorical lions, and hit us yet again with lame backstory through a video shown to an audience of billions who know all this, so it’s painfully contrived. Katniss’ eleven-year-old sister gets chosen for the games and so she volunteers to take her place. Very Young Adult and predictable. It looks like “The Hunger Games” is going down early and hard. Round 2: New characters. Katniss and her partner for the
soon-to-come unpleasantness Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) get on the super Accela and head to the city, accompanied by uptight purple-haired society woman Effie Trinket (played by Elizabeth Banks, who once made a porno with Seth Rogen for Kevin Smith, but that’s beside the point). Enter Woody Harrelson as Haymitch, their sponsor, who won the game before, insuring his place as a celebrity. He’s an awesome drunken asshole. Score a point for the Games. But in the same scene director Gary Ross mixes static POV over Woody’s shoulder with shaky cam reaction shots, a bush league move that produces an unintentionally hilarious effect. Remove points. Round 3: Media explosion. When they get to the city the throngs have shown up, and the games are revealed to have hype so huge it even surpasses this film. The Games are revealed to be like a cross between the Super Bowl and the Olympics, by way of “Survivor” and “The Biggest Loser.” Actually it’s really exactly like “Wipeout,” if the obstacle course was lined with knives instead of latex rubber, and they weren’t going for laughs. The media focuses on the personalities of each of the thirty or so players involved, and even though they are all about to die, forces them to ingratiate themselves with the TV audience by way of smarmy emcee Caesar Flickerman (Stanley Tucci). This is a clever commentary on our Reality Television media environment, and also slyly serves the purpose of building the characters of our main protagonists before everyone gets sent into the synthetic jungle to maul each other “Lord of the Flies” style. Round 4 ... Crap, we ran out of space so we are going to just have to give the edge to “The Hunger Games.” While the critic was not knocked out, he found himself overwhelmed by a flurry of competent performances, inventive satire, panoramic CGI, not so bad dialog and a clever ending. May the power of the odds, er the force of the whatever be forever in your face. Or something.
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A work of art Michael Brazell
About 30 minutes west of Worcester, taking rural route 122, sits Picasso Restaurant & Bar. From the outside, the restaurant does not look remarkable, with a small maroon awning emblazoning the name. Picasso is one of many local restaurants capitalizing on the farm-totable trend, with cheeses, meats and grains all coming from local, Central Massachusetts farms. Diners are greeted immediately by a wall-length chalk board that separates the entry-way from the dining room, with a large list of daily specials scratched onto the board. This less-than-welcoming vestibule, however, gives way to a warm and comfortably decorated interior, with
a small bar and lounge to the left and barely more than a dozen tables on the right. On my first visit, I sat at the bar which serves the full menu, and gazed over an impressive drink menu, complete with a host of specialty drinks made from liquors distilled in and around New England, and four taps serving beers from South Deerfield’s own Berkshire Brewing Company. Quickly deciding on a favorite BBC Lost Sailor IPA and biting into crunchy fresh baked bread, I jumped into the menu, ordering an appetizer of Eggplant Rollatini ($10) — an item that is listed as an entrée served over linguine, but is also offered as an appetizer sans pasta. This lightly breaded and fried eggplant is delivered to the table piping hot, served over a mixed medley of fresh vegetables in a homemade tomato sauce that features light hints of vodka, with a fabulously gooey ricotta cheese bursting from the interior. While I easily finished it by myself, this appetizer would be a perfect size for two, and I consider it one of the best prepared eggplant dishes that I have enjoyed in quite a while. Being one of those self-loathing Irish
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Catholics who punishes himself during Lent by giving up meat, I was tempted by a highly recommended New York Sirloin ($23), a thick cut of charbroiled beef served up over spinach and potatoes, and glazed in a curious white truffle oil. While I had enjoyed steak and mushrooms countless times, I had never thought to glaze a steak in truffle oil, so my server was pleased to give me a sample of the oil in a small ramekin, which delivered a truly unique scent and flavor that I must return to taste. Despite my beefy temptations, I opted for a comparably sinful Mahi Mahi ($19) which arrived immediately after I finished the eggplant rollatini. This Mahi Mahi — a fish similar to sword fish and often incorrectly characterized as a Flipper-esque mammalian dolphin — was delicious. Doused in a sweet and fantastically spicy mango-wasabi sauce, this salmon-colored treat was char-broiled and fell apart at the mere threat from my fork. Served
atop a bed of white rice and beside a carrot and cranberry salad that was mixed with a tangy ginger miso dressing, the mahi mahi shined as one of the best prepared dishes that I had enjoyed all year. Most entrées on the menu at Picasso Restaurant & Bar range between $15 and $25, but for food that is farm fresh and prepared in unique and exciting ways, this price is expected. My server, Lindsey, was friendly and attentive, despite an evening rush. Parking at the restaurant seems relegated to on-street, but this is Barre Center we’re talking about, so it isn’t an issue. Despite the drive from Worcester, Picasso Restaurant & Bar serves excellent and distinctive farm-to-table meals at reasonable prices. Any Worcester-area diner looking to leave the well-beaten path should head to Barre and enjoy this central Massachusetts gem.
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A new owner is taking over Biagio’s Grille on 257 Park Ave. Some changes include a complete renovation of the restaurant and name change to The Park. For more information, call 508-756-7995. Interested in authentic Thai cuisine? The Bangkok House has recently opened on Main Street in Worcester. Try out the new food from this Thai restaurant, also recently resided by Pho 2000, located on 1394 Main St.
Worcester’s Ritual has recently launched a new menu. Ritual, a small gem in downtown Worcester, serves mainly Mediterranean flavored food with a strong Greek influence at good prices. Some of the specialties include various pizzas and steak dishes. Check out the restaurant at 281 Main St., Worcester. 508-762-9501 Grillerz, on West Boylston Street, has been open for a few weeks. This family-run restaurant features fresh ingredients and an amazing salad bar. Some dishes that
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Known for catering to diners interested in health or in need of specific diets, as well as traditional diners, EVO offers some delicious salad choices. I started with the highly recommended Stone Baked Avocado Tuscany Salad, and it totally lived up to its reputation. It appears small, but it’s plenty for a light meal—particularly since avocados have a lot of fat and are filling. The avocado is partly roasted, so while it’s a touch sweeter, it still holds its body. It’s served atop a bed of sautéed spinach and roasted tomatoes, which are both perfectly cooked: the tomatoes have a nice chew—a feel of almost sundried—and the spinach, while slightly caramelized with garlic and onions, still has a crunch. Red tomatoes and a balsamic reduction round out the salad with a little bite and richness. The Fattoush was also a great choice. Garlic pita chips are tossed with fresh chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and scallions, and dressed with feta cheese, fresh parsley and mint, and a nice STEVEN KING lemon-herb vinaigrette. The mix of the pita and vegetables made for a pleasant mix of textures: fresh crunch, crusty crunch, softened chew. It also had an enjoyable zippy taste and was plenty filling as a vegetarian or light meal. If salad is what you’re craving, EVO is a great place to stop by. The flavors are right on target, and many of the items can be made vegan or gluten free, too!
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stand out include homemade vegetarian broccoli and cheese soup and vegan carrot ginger soup, as well as grilled and nongrilled sandwiches. Be sure to stop by and check it out at 785 West Boylston Street, Worcester. 508-762-9550.
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>Thursday 22 For one night only, take a trip into the gin-soaked world of a 1920s speakeasy. Worcester Historical Museum is transforming its Fletcher Auditorium into Stoney’s Speakeasy for a night of gangsters, flappers and jazz. Experience the excitement of the roaring ’20s as you enjoy hors d’oeuvres provided by Twisted Fork, a cash bar, organized crime, vivacious women, and the music of Dan Burke! Along with dancing the Charleston and lindy hop, raffles will be going on during the night. Raffle items include $100 gift certificate from Nice Hospitality, a tour of Vernon Hotel’s actual secret speakeasy, tickets to a Hanover Theatre event, and much more! Period attire is encouraged but not required. Attendees will receive their secret password to enter the speakeasy by bringing a canned good to help support the Worcester County Food Bank. $30; 6-8:30 p.m. Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278.
is a combination of fiddling virtuosity and stunning showmanship. Whether playing before large festival crowds or in intimate folk club settings, Gordon Belsher’s engaging personality, charming voice, and versatility on a variety of instruments is a recipe for a memorable evening. $20; 8-11 p.m. Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700. Local singer/songwriter Ari Charbonneau of ARIBAND celebrates the completion of her new CD “Burn It In” tonight at Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner. The concept of the album
New Hong Kong, Black Fortress of Opium, Graywolf, and John Colvert Band can be found at Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 148 Grove St. 508753-9543.
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Gordon Belsher and Richard Wood. From Prince Edward Island comes fiddling dynamo Richard Wood, who has been wowing audiences for over a decade. Wood’s high-energy show
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JJ’s welcomes back the Brit Wits tonight, playing all your favorite hits from the British Invasion era in full costume. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Acoustic singer /songwriter Bob Moon, one of the leaders of great local band Comanchero, offers up originals by a veteran local player who can really rock it out. No cover charge. 8-10 p.m. Jak’s Pub, 536 Main St. Call 508-757-5257.
>Saturday 24 Wachusett Artist Emporium presents a book signing for a string of local authors including Chet Williamson, “The Jazz Worcester Real Book”; Tracy Vartanian and Carolyn Granberg, “Please Don’t Close the Puddles!”
The Not So Late Show with Shaun Connolly and the Over Qualified Band is a Late Night Style Show with comedy, sketch, panel guests, plus everyone’s favorite new house band: The Over-Qualified Band, featuring Hugo Weaving, Worcester Mag’s own Jeremy Shulkin, James Dorsey, and musical guest Big Jon Short. 8-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.
The Palladium features March Madness with Aftermath, Desiccation and Murdoc tonight. $15; 6-11 p.m. 261 Main St. 508-797-9696.
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Reveling in contemporary folk/bluegrass/country and blues originals, Iza Jane & The Greatwood Acoustics put their own twist to covers anywhere from Townes Van Zandt to Bob Dylan to the Stones. 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566 or find them on Facebook. Join Niki Luparelli, Worcester’s first lady of Cabaret, along with the Dapper Dan Burke and all the fellas of the Gold Diggers, for an evening of vintage, retro, and swanky lounge songs. $5; 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-9268877. Celebrate the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of The Roaring ’20s at the Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester. Included on the playlist will be Rhapsody in Blue, performed by Pakachoag faculty members. $25 at door; 1-2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 508-791-8159, pakmusic.org.
The 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Northeast Regional hosted Similar to a baby shower, Worcester Animal Rescue League’s by the College of the Holy (WARL) Kitten Shower is a great opportunity to help the shelter Cross returns to the DCU prepare for the upcoming kitten season. Stop by Saturday, March 24, from Center on Saturday, March 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to learn about becoming a foster parent; browse the 24 and Sunday, March 25. Four bake sale and plant sale; enter the kitten naming contest; meet the purrteams, three games, two days... the Road to the NCAA Men’s fect felines waiting for their forever homes! Cost of admission is simply the donation of a kitten related item, such as: dry and canned kitten food; Frozen Four® begins right here in Worcester! Saturday, March 24 kitten milk replacement (KMR); meat-flavored baby food; baby wipes; Regional Semifinal #1: Boston toys, blankets and beds; litter boxes and cleaning supplies. College vs. Airforce, 4 p.m. 139 Holden St., Worcester, worcester-arl.org. Regional Semifinal #2: Minnesota Duluth vs. Maine, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 25 Regional Final and “Is God in the Mailbox?”; Cheryl at 8 p.m. All-sessions ticket price is $85, single-day ticket price Cory, “Must’ve Done Something Good” $47.50. All tickets are on sale now at the DCU Center Box Office, and “We Have Confidence!”, Matt Cory, Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at “Snarky Responses to Yahoo! Answers” ticketmaster.com . DCU Center-Arena and Convention Center, 50 with Ellen Sousa; CC Beechum, “The Green Foster St. 508-755-6800. Garden”; Penelope Barrows, “#1 The >Sunday 25 Case of the Blowing Whistle”; and Michael Dress for Success Worcester Clothing Sale offers Colbert, “Misadventures in Filgersville.” women’s clothing, shoes and more starting at $5. All proceeds will The Worcester Writers Collaborative go directly back into running the programs that help women get (worcesterwriters.org) is a local writers’ group based in Central Massachusetts. 1-3 p.m. Wachusett Artist Emporium, 795 Main St., back into the workforce and become self-sufficient. Noon-6 p.m. Greendale Mall, 2nd floor next to Big Lots, 7 Neponset St. 508-796Holden. 508-829-1700. 5660, dressforsuccess.org. Singer Dale LePage at El Basha No cover; 7-10 p.m. El Basha West, 256 Park Ave. 508-795-0222 or dalelepage.com.
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>Monday 26 DRI, Lich King, Los Bungalitos, Skull Hammer and Terror Rising are at The Palladium (upstairs) tonight. $17 door; 7-11 p.m. The Palladium, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. This month Massachusetts Fair Share Alliance will be speaking at Worcester Green Drinks. Fair Share Alliance works to provide every American with a fair shot at a good job, a secure future, strong voice in our democracy by standing up to the right-wing politicians and Wall Street interests who block progress at every turn. Through door-to-door canvassing and grassroots lobbying, they press local and national government to do its job and defend working families against the privileged and powerful. And, they help elect leaders who will work for a fair economy and work to defeat politicians who place extreme ideology and corporate profits ahead of ordinary citizens. Free; 7:30-10:30 p.m. Funky Murphy’s Bar & Grill, 305 Shrewsbury St. 508-753-2995, fairsharealliance.org, or find them on Facebook.
>Tuesday 27 Art and Agency lecture at Clark University. Through very different artistic practices, both Lily Yeh and Rob Shetterly inspire agency in the lives of those involved with their work. Yeh works in collaborative processes to revitalize broken environments and communities through art-making. In striking portraits, Shetterly shares the lives and words of what he calls “Americans who tell the truth,” to remind people of the dignity, courage and importance of some of America’s truth tellers, our own obligations as citizens,
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and that the struggle for equality and freedom is on-going. Yeh and Shetterly met when Shetterly painted her portrait for his series. For this event, they will each share some of their work, and join in a conversation about agency and art-making. Before and after the conversation, they will be joined in performance by Mary Anne Driscoll, improvisational jazz pianist and vocalist, who is composing a song cycle based on quotes from Shetterly’s portraits. Free; 7-9 p.m. Clark University: Dana Commons, 950 Main St. 508-7937479.
and tastes. $10, free for members and guests; 5:30-7 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877571-7469, visit thehanovertheatre.org.
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Brown Bag Concert: Gerry Beaudoin. In musical circles the name Gerry Beaudoin conjures up images of a guitar virtuoso whose uncanny ability to bridge musical styles ranks him as the premier New England jazz guitarist with a history that is long and legendary. Beaudoin is a leader, arranger, performe, and educator, whose career has taken him from the jazz clubs of Boston and New York to symphony halls and concert stages across the United States and Canada. Produced by Mechanics Hall and WICN Public Radio at 90.5 FM and streaming live at wicn.org in partnership with Bank of America. Concerts begin at noon and admission is free. Bring your own lunch or purchase one at the hall. Programs are subject to change without notice. Free; noon-1 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-5608, allaboutjazz.com.
The Capital Trio is Duncan Cumming, Hilary Walther Cumming and Sölen Dikener from the University at Albany. They will perform Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, Op. 12 No. 1 Malsky’s Archipelago of Regrets Brahms Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8. Free and open to the public; 7:30-9:30 p.m. Clark
Renowned harpsichordist Frances Conover Fitch will perform works by Angle, Phillips, Claude Jacquet de la Guerre and Bach as part of the 2011-2012 HUMANARTS series at Assumption College. Fitch has toured extensively in North America and Europe, and recorded for Swiss, German, Dutch and French national radio as well as for BBC and NPR. Fitch currently teaches at Tufts University and The England Conservatory of Music. Free;12:30-1:30 p.m. Assumption College: Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Community Campus room, 500 Salisbury St. The Choreographer’s Role Creating a Musical with Russell Garrett: The Access Hanover Lyceum Series. Freelance director and choreographer and former artistic director of the former Foothills Theatre Company in Worcester will lead this discussion on the role of the choreographer in contemporary musical theater. Garrett will share his experience and insights on choreographing for both new works and established musicals, collaboration with the director and artistic team, and balancing the workload when both directing and choreographing a musical. The Access Hanover Lyceum Series, now in its third year, offers monthly opportunities to gain insight on different facets of The Hanover Theatre and the fascinating world of the performing arts featuring nine excellent topics that cover a wide range of interests
Clayton Willoughby is a musical time-capsule who will take you on a fun-filled journey to a time when melody was king and Vaudeville was the cat’s pajamas. He takes the stage at Nick’s tonight around 9 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.
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An Afternoon with Bubbe, Internet’s Famous Grandmother. “Feed Me Bubbe” is an Internet video show with an international audience craving her food and stories. Each episode features Bubbe, the star of the show, cooking all of her favorite dishes while her grandson Avrom films and edits the final productions. Listen to the story of how they worked on their new multi-award winning book “Feed Me Bubbe, Recipes and Wisdom from America’s Favorite Online Grandmother.” Books will be available for purchase and signing. Free; 2:30-3:30 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655.
night day Enjoy an evening of improv brought to you by Baystate Parent magazine as comedians relentlessly illustrate the He Said, She Said of relationships at the Hanover Theatre. With their irreverent viewpoints and no-holds-barred approach, these comedians will be saying everything you tell your kids not to say, right on stage. Hosted by Chris Zito, he is ready to rev these guys up and entangle them in their own words. It will be your job to decide who has won the battle of the sexes. Full price tickets are $22 and $32 (depending on seating location), 10% discount available for members, groups of 15 or more, corporate partners, kids, students and WOO card holders; 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469, thehanovertheatre.org.
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music >Thursday 22 Nick’s will be closed tonight. Sorry. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Metal Alliance Tour 2012 Devildriver @ The Palladium. The Faceless Dying Fetus Job For A Cowboy 3 Inches Of Blood Impending Doom Tickets $23 adv., $27 door.. 5-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. Open Mic Night with Ed Sheridan. A great sounding PA and a supportive audience of players and listeners makes this a wonderfully rewarding and informal way to share your music and meet new musical friends! 7-11 p.m. Blueplate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Irish Music Session. All ages and talent levels welcome. Listeners welcome, too! No Charge.. 7:30-10 p.m. Mulligans Taverne-on-the-Green, 121 West Main St., Westborough. 508-3444932 or westboroughsession.com. KARAOKE with Mike Rossi. free. 8-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. The Not So Late Show with Shaun Connolly and the Over Qualified Band. A Late Night Style Show with Comedy, Sketch, Panel, plus everyone’s favorite new house band: The OverQualified Band! Featuring, Hugo Weaving, Jeremy Shulkin, James Dorsey, Musical Guest: Big Jon Short, Plus So Much More! FreE. 8-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Dana Lewis Live! NO COVER. Come on out! 8:30-10:30 p.m. Grafton Inn, The, 25 Grafton Cmn, Grafton. 508-839-5931 or myspace.com/danalewismusic. Flock Of A-Holes, The Ultimate 80’S Tribute Band
With Guests Solistic (Purvis From Disco Hell!), Strange Machines. Featuring the one and only Purvis Filthy McNasty on the guitar! $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or flockofassholes.com. Thursday Night karaoke @ Nuovo Restaurant. free. 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Nuovo Restaurant, 92 Shrewsbury St. 508796-5915. All Request Thirsty Thursday With Cj/Dj. 9 P.M.-2 A.M. Days End Tavern, The Downstairs, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-8687382 Or soundzlikefun.com. Cara Brindisi. 9 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Flash Back Thirsty Thursdays with DJ Double D. 9-11:59 p.m. Mixers Cocktail Lounge, 105 Water St. 508-7562227 or remixworcester.com. New Hong Kong, Black Fortress of Opium, John Colvert Band. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Jay Graham Live!. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Funky Murphy’s Bar & Grill, 305 Shrewsbury St. 508-753-2995. 18+ Red Carpet Thursdays. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Club Instyle, 41 Pleasant St. 774-444-0216 or facebook.com. Holy Cross Night. Holy Cross takes over the Hound ! Draft beer specials every week. 10 p.m.-1:45 a.m. The Grey Hound Pub, 11 Kelley Square. 508-754-6100.
>Friday 23 Nicks will be Closed tonight. Sorry. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Dana Lewis LIVE! FREE!. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508-757-7208 or myspace.com/ danalewismusic. continued on page 26
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March Madness with Aftermath / Desiccation / Murdoc @ The Palladium (upstairs). Tickets $10 adv., $15 door. 6-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. Bill McCarthy. FREE. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Sue & Brian Samuel. They visit all congregations, both large and small, knowing that they sing to an audience of One. Free. 7-9 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St., Millbury. 508-864-5658. Bellevue Cadillac. “The most danceable band on the planet” www.BellevueCadillac.com $18 advance; $22 day of show plus ticket fee. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets. bullrunrestaurant.com. Bob Moon. Pass The Hat. 8-10 p.m. Jak’s Pub, 536 Main St. 508-757-5257. Gordon Belsher and Richard Wood. $15 in advance; $20 at the door. 8-11 p.m. Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700. Ric Porter and The Sons of The Soil. $5. 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. “Metal 101” (slayer,dio,maiden,queenschryche,met allica,etc) with the van halen tribute “fair warning!” And clusta flok. Anthrax to Yngwie /// Marc Lopes-Vocals /// Tony Franco-Drums /// Barry Collins-lead,rythym guitars+ backing vocals /// Dave Souza-Lead+ rythym guitars /// Tom Walason-Bass+ backing vocals $10. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com. Airband “Burn it IN” CD Release Party! w/ Dan Burke, Danielle Lesard, Tilt-a-Whirl and Light Up Nancy!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove
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>Saturday 24 KARAOKE 7 Nights a week. cafe neo bar and grille, 97 millbury St. 508-615-7311. KARAOKE. FREE. 9-12:30 a.m. Shangri-la chinese restaurant, 60 madison St. 508-798-0888. The Roaring 20’s. $17 Seniors and Students, $22 Advance Ticket, $25 at door. 1-2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 508-791-8159 or pakmusic.org. Buskin and Batteau. $18 advance; $22 day of show plus ticket fee. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant. com. Iza Jane & The Greatwood Acoustics. 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Jab Nthe Groove - “Rock”. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222. Sweet Willie D “Deacon of the Blues”. no cover. 8-11 p.m. Concord’s Colonial Inn, Village Forge Tavern, 48 Monument Square, Concord. 978-369-2373. Classic acoustic rock in Worcester. free. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Stake’s Sports Pub, 1281 Pleasant St. 508-755-2925 or howienewman.com. Dan Kirouac & Dorette Weld. www.dankirouac.freeservers. com free. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Periwinkles Bar & Grille, 917 Southbridge St., Auburn. Pro Re Nata, Heroes By Day And More Tba. $6. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com.
Alive n Kickin. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Automatons, Get the Fear, Evil Streaks, and Brunt of It!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Chanteuse Niki Luparelli, Dan Burke, and the Gold Diggers. See the act that pioneered Worcester’s current Neocabaret scene!! $5. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. DJ HappyDaze Playin the Hottest Dance Mixes. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Days End Tavern, UPSTAIRS, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006 or happydazedj.com. Shaky Ground. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Spinsuite Saturdays - Top 40. No Cover Charge. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Adventure Time Rave With Soappy, Mike Skillz & Bdm! $5/21+, $8/18+. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133 or facebook.com. Chuck & Mud & The Hole in the Dam Band. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181. Chyldz Play. No Cover. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Days End Tavern, Main Level, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006. Tantrum Saturdays with DJ Tony T. 18+ only $10 21+ only $5. 10 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Mixers Cocktail Lounge, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or remixworcester.com.
>Sunday 25 Drag Shows. 18+ $8 21+ $5. midnight-1:30 a.m. Mixers Cocktail Lounge, 105 Water St. 508-762-9499. Traditional Irish Seisiun. An old world tradition suitable for the entire family. Free (Worcester College Students Earn WOO Points). 4-8 p.m. Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre, 19 Temple
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>Monday 26 KARAOKE 7 Nights a week. cafe neo bar and grille, 97 millbury St. 508-615-7311. DRI / Lich King / Los Bungalitos / Skull Hammer / Terror Rising @ The Palladium (upstairs). Tickets $15 adv., $17 door.. 7-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-7979696. Driftin’ Sam Politz 7pm, then Big Game Karaoke 9:30pm till Close!. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.
>Tuesday 27 KARAOKE 7 Nights a week. cafe neo bar and grille, 97 millbury St. 508-615-7311. Music with Vic and Sticks. Come enjoy some unique and fun music! Vic and Sticks use all recycleable instuments! Free! Free. 10-11 a.m. YWCA of Central Massachusetts, 1 Salem Square. 508-799-3136. “Totally Tuesdazed!” Tunes in the Diner every Tuesday Night!. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Big Jon Short. www.bigjonshort.com no cover. 8-11 p.m. Armsby Abbey, 144 North Main St. 508-795-1012 or armsbyabbey.com. T.J. Peavey. A veteran, accomplished and eclectic singer, songwriter and guitarist. Pass The Hat. 8-10 p.m. Jak’s Pub, 536 Main St. 508-757-5257. Terry Brennan / LIVE. 8 p.m.-midnight Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879 or terrybmusic.com. The “Un-Gong Show!”. Come down to the weekly “Un-Gong Show” and show us your talent! Musicians, solo acts, variety acts, jugglers, comedians, etc! Winner of the night gets $25 cash prize and entered into the finals to win $500! To enter email LBBoria@ gmail.com 8:30-10:30 p.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.
>Wednesday 28 Grindcore Humpday. Nasty Promotions Presents: Grindcore Humpday.. A Wednesday Night Of Grindcore. Featuring.. Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire (Prosthetic Records) & More Tba! $10 - All Ages. 6-2 A.M. Mill Street Brews (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900. Brown Bag Concert: Gerry Beaudoin. Programs are subject to change without notice. Free Admission. noon-1 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-5608. HUMANARTS: Harpsichordist Frances Conover Fitch. Free and open to the public. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Assumption College: Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Community Campus room, 500 Salisbury St.
All In Merch presents The Symptoms + Cures Tour Comeback Kid / Close Your Eyes / Foundation / Such Gold / Living With Lions / Challenges @ The Palladium (upstairs). Tickets $13 adv., $14 door.. 6-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. Girls Night Out. Free Apps,Pool, And Gamecards!!! Free. 6 P.M.1 A.M. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. DJ Spinning. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rocco’s Pub & Grub, 55 Douglas Pike, Smithfield. 401-349-2280. Open Mic Night 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Leitrim’s Pub, Back Bar, 265 Park Ave. 508-798-2447 or LeitrimsWorcester.com. Sean Ryan & Company. Open Jam! FREE. 8-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Acoustic Open Mic Nights with Chris Reddy & Scott Babineau. 8:30 p.m.-noon Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Karaoke with DJ Double D. 8:30-11:59 p.m. Mixers Cocktail Lounge, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or remixworcester.com. Woo Town Wednesdays. Free Show With Angwish, Kaz Elite And More. Every Wednesday we bring you some of the best entertainment from the region. FREE. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or luckydogmusic.com. Clayton Willoughby. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. WOO-TOWN Wednesday Free show LIVE BANDS. FREE. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-3631888 or luckydogmusic.com.
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Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 orasawaters.org. Clark University: Traina Center for the Arts, Life of a Campus: Clark Buildings Then and Now, Through April 13; Voice to Vision Exhibition, Through April 9. 92 Downing St. clarku.edu. College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Cuban Artists’ Books and Prints 1985 -2008, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through April 13. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 orholycross.edu. Dark World Gallery, ”Decayed Expectations” Art work by Dan Bythewood, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through March 28. Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 179 Grafton St. www.darkworldgallery.com. EcoTarium, Playing Together: Games, Through Sept. 9; Preschool and Toddler Wednesdays, Wednesdays, through Dec. 19; Reptile Adaptations/Home School Program, Wednesday. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday Saturday. Admission: $12.00 adults; $8.00 for children ages 2-18, college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special programs. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or www. ecotarium.org. Higgins Armory Museum, WOO Card good at Higgins Armory Museum, Through Dec. 31. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: General Admission: $12 for Adults, $9 for Seniors (age 60+), $7 for Children (age 4-16), Children 3 and under are Free. 100 Barber Ave. 508-853-6015 or www.higgins.org. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or www.massaudubon.org. Museum of Russian Icons, Maps: Pathways to Russia, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through May 26; Where was Russia in the 16 century?, Thursday. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: $5 adults, senior voluntary contribution, student and children fre. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5005 or www. museumofrussianicons.org.
Old Sturbridge Village, Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 fre. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or www.osv.org. Post Road Art Center, Call to Artists: Open Show 2012, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, March 22 - March 29. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com. The Sprinkler Factory, Passing on the Power: A Show of Unexpected Artists, Sundays, Mondays, Saturdays, through March 30. Hours: noon-6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 38 Harlow St. www.sprinklerfactory.com. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 2nd annual Tower Hill Library Gardening Book Swap!, Saturday; Bark: Get to Know Your Trees, Saturday; Guided Garden Tour, Sundays, through Dec. 30; Impressive Entryways, Sunday; Earth-friendly Landscaping, Tuesdays, through March 27. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $10 Adults, $7 Seniors & $5 Youth, FREE to Members & Children under . 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or www. towerhillbg.org. Worcester Art Museum, Art Since the Mid-20th Century, Through Dec. 31; Carrie Moyer: Interstellar, Through Aug. 19; Wall at WAM: Charline von Heyl, Through Dec. 31; Zip Tour: “Woman with a Cat”, Saturday; Family Day: Myths and Muses, Sunday. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or www.worcesterart.org. Worcester Center for Crafts, Keepers of the Flame: 2012 Student & Faculty Exhibition, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through March 24. Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, closed Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or www. worcestercraftcenter.org. Worcester Historical Museum, In Their Shirtsleeves, Through Dec. 31; Love & Lace: The Valentines of Esther Howland, Through March 24; Stoney’s Speakeasy, Thursday; The Cakemaker’s Portrait, Through April 28; Cakes and Candles: Celebrating 135 years of our History!, Saturday. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 10 a.m.
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>Wednesday 28 Robert Creeley Award Reading: Thomas Lux. Thomas Lux, winner of the 2012 Robert Creeley Poetry Award, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was educated at Emerson College and The University of Iowa. His most recent books include God Particles: Poems (Houghton Mifflin, 2008); The Cradle Place (2004); The Street of Clocks(2001); New and Selected Poems, 1975-1995 (1997), which was a finalist for the 1998 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize; The Blind Swimmer: Selected Early Poems, 1970-1975 (1996); Split Horizon (1994), for which he received the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award; Pecked to Death by Swans (1993); and A Boat in the Forest (1992). Lux has been the poet in residence at Emerson College (1972-1975), and a member of the Writing Faculty at Sarah Lawrence College and the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers. Free. 7:30-9 p.m. Acton Boxborough Regional High School Auditorium, 36 Charter Road, Acton, MA, Acton. 978-897-5853 or robertcreeleyfoundation.org.
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The Millbury Housing Authority is accepting applications for its elderly/handicapped state-aided housing program. Applicants must be 60 years old or handicapped in accordance with the definitions in applicable state statues. In order to be income eligible you must have an adjusted annual income no higher than the following: 1 person $44,750 2 persons $51,150 When assets are $5,000.00 or less, the actual income from assets is used. When assets are more than $5,000.00, the greater of either the actual income or the imputed income is used. The rate used for imputing income to assets is the passbook rate established by HUD. (Even though our housing is state- aided the federal passbook rate established by HUD is used when we must impute income to assets.) Rent, including utilities, is 30% of the adjusted net monthly household income. We have elderly/handicapped developments in three different locations. All are accessible to bus service. Applications may be picked up at the authority office at 89 Elm Street, Millbury or will be mailed upon request. For additional information or to request an application, please call 508-865-2660 Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Equal Housing Opportunity
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Irish Drum used only once has paddle in original box. Exc condition. Pd $75 asking $35. 508-829-9240. Leather Recliner tan, great shape, asking $225 or BO 978-534-6727 Hardly ever used!! Maple Glider Rocker with Blue Upholstery $35 excellent condition 508-865-6498 Pentax Camera 35M w/ case. Zoom 60-X. Asking $157, please call after 3pm 508-754-6093 Shop Vac 5 HP 10 Gal whisper quiet, stainless steel HD contractors mode, on wheels $75 508-963-9334 Simmons Power Recliner Chair NEW! Push Button. Asking $400.00, please call 978-342-2901 Tinted Rear Sliding Glass Window for 96 Chevy Truck & Pass seat, light tan $20 for both 978-466-6160 Troy-Bilt Lawn Tractor $500 also includes twin rear bagger kit 508-886-4072 Wood Stove For Sale Decorative Front Doors Soapstone Top $275. Call 508-892-8948
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2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond. 469 miles. Asking $1650.00. Includes helmet. 207-289-9362 OR 207-4501492. 2008 Suzuki GSX 650/K8. All black with silver and red trim. Less than 850 miles. Cover, new battery, and lock. $5500.00 508-7926080 508-792-6080
AUTO/RV 1999 Wilderness 28’ Single slide 5th wheel travel trailer. Rear kitchen. Queen bed. Sleeps 6. Awning. 1 owner. Exc. cond. Asking $6695.00 508-886-8820
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AUTOS 1993 Honda Accord New rebuilt 3k engine, clutch, tires, batt, new glass, full power. Must Sell! $2500 978-874-0546 or cell 978602-6841.
(978)728-4302 AUTOS 1995 Cadillac Limousine 52,800 original mileage, In good condition, black w/ silver trim $4,000 or B.O. 508-756-0687 2006 Nissan Altima Sedan, special edition, low mileage. Silver ext/Black int $14,000 or BO. 508-826 -0197 2003 Acura 3.2 TL Excellent Condition, leather, moonroof, complete care record available, 105K miles, $7,490 508-7999347 and 508-754-6344
2011 Chevrolet Malibu Low mileage. Never seen winter. Many options. Factory coverage. Must sell. $17,000.00 OR B/O 508-769-4546 Mercury Grand Marquis LS 2003 Silver, leather, 79,800 miles. Exc. cond. In/Out. Nonsmoking, well maintained. Recent tires/ brakes. $5400.00 508-757-4753
BOATS 1996 17ft. Boston Whaler 90HP Mercury w/ new trailer. Reduced to $8,800.00 Call 508-886-6405 CAMPERS/TRAILERS 2008 Fleetwood Niagara Pop-up camp, exc cond, 2 kings, flush toilet, shower, 3way fridge, stove, micro. Pop out din area to bed. 508-395-1558 $12,500. Motor Home. 1997 Fourwinds 5000 Good cond, low miles, kept inside winters. Sleeps 6, AC, awning, recent brakes. Asking $13,500.00. 508-989-4558
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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES TOWN OF SUTTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, §11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall, on April 5, 2012 at 7:35pm on the petition of Michael Pelopida relative to: A special permit to operate a home business for lawn care services. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 57 Barnett Road, Sutton, MA on Assessors Map #45, Parcel #14. The property is located in the R-1 Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal office hours in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated. Richard Deschenes Board of Appeals Clerk Filed in the Town Clerk’s Office 03/22/2012 & 03/29/2012
Town of Sutton Planning Board & Department Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 87§3 - Public Shade Tree Law, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the applications of Angela & Dan Mercure of 22 Jared Drive and Corey Litchfield of 16 Jared Drive. The applications request relocation of two 3” dbh oaks and one 3” dbh sycamore in front of 22 Jared Drive and replacement and relocation of one 2” dbh oak in front of 16 Jared Drive. The hearing will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, April 9, 2012 at 7:15 P.M. A copy of the plans and applications can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours. Scott Paul, Chairman March 22 & 29, 2012
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO12P0509 MUPC SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE In the Estate of: Edward Rickles Date of Death: 01/23/2011 To all persons who may have an interest in the abovecaptioned estate, the Division of Medical Assistance and, if interested, to the Office of the Attorney General and the United Stated Department of Veterans Affairs; Notice is being sent to you as you may have a legal interest in this case, in order to inform you of your rights. Under the new Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code Inventory and Accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can Petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to Petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of the appointed Personal Representative. Petitioner requests to be permitted to file a MUPC Bond. 03/22/2012
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO08P1227EA MUPC SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE In the Estate of: Estelle Rickles Date of Death: 11/22/2007 To all persons who may have an interest in the abovecaptioned estate, the Division of Medical Assistance and, if interested, to the Office of the Attorney General and the United Stated Department of Veterans Affairs; Notice is being sent to you as you may have a legal interest in this case, in order to inform you of your rights. Under the new Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code Inventory and Accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can Petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to Petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of the appointed Personal Representative. Petitioner requests to be permitted to file a MUPC Bond. 03/22/2012
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO12P0509EP1 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL In the Estate of: Edward S Rickles Late of: Worcester, MA 01609 Date of Death: 01/23/2011 to all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that a document purporting to be the last will of said decedent be proved and allowed and that Linda B Rickles of Atlanta, GA be appointed executor/trix, named in the will to serve Without Surety. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 04/03/2012 in addition, you must file a written affidavit of objections to the petition, stating specific facts and grounds upon which the objection is based, within (30) days after the return day (or such other time as the court, on motion with notice to the petitioner, may allow) in accordance with Probate Rule 16 WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court Date: March 9, 2012 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 03/22/2012
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO08P1227EP1 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL In the Estate of: Estelle B Rickles Late of: Worcester, MA 01609 Date of Death: 11/22/2007 to all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that a document purporting to be the last will of said decedent be proved and allowed and that Linda B Rickles of Atlanta, GA be appointed executor/trix, named in the will to serve Without Surety. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 04/03/2012 in addition, you must file a written affidavit of objections to the petition, stating specific facts and grounds upon which the objection is based, within (30) days after the return day (or such other time as the court, on motion with notice to the petitioner, may allow) in accordance with Probate Rule 16 WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court Date: March 9, 2012 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 03/22/2012
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO12P0734EA MUPC SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE In the Estate of: Elizabeth M Danahy Date of Death: 02/10/2012 to all persons who may have interest in the above-captioned estate, the Division of Medical Assistance and, if interested, to the Office of the Attorney General and the United Stated Department of Veterans Affairs; notice is being sent to you as you may have a legal interest in this case, in order to inform you of your rights. Under the new Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code Inventory and Accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can Petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to Petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of the appointed Personal Representative. Petitioner requests to be permitted to file a MUPC Bond. 03/22/2012 CITY OF WORCESTER Public Notice The Citizen Advisory Council is seeking volunteers to fill vacancies on various City Boards/Commissions. * Eligibility requirements: 1) registered voter; 2) resident in district for one year (except for Executive Boards); 3) not a City employee (except for Advisory Boards). * Please visit our website for more information and to download an application: www. worcesterma.gov/boardscommissions. * Questions can be directed to Jeannie Michelson in the Human Resources Department, 508-799-1030 x115. Applicants from underrepresented groups in the City are encouraged to apply. 03/22/2012
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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO12P0734EA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL In the Estate of: Elizabeth M Danahy Late of: Worcester, MA 01603 Date of Death: 02/10/2012 to all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that a document purporting to be the last will of said decedent be proved and allowed and that Margaret K Boyce of Holden, MA be appointed executor/ trix, named in the will to serve Without Surety. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM ON: 04/10/2012 in addition, you must file a written affidavit of objections to the petition, stating specific facts and grounds upon which the objection is based, within (30) days after the return day (or such other time as the court, on motion with notice to the petitioner, may allow) in accordance with Probate Rule 16 WITNESS, Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court Date: March 12, 2012 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 03/22/2012
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 Docket No. WO11PO321PM CITATION GIVING NOTICE CONSERVATOR’S ACCOUNT In the matter of: Americo Ursoleo RESPONDENT (Protected Person/Disabled Person) Of: Worcester, MA To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, you are hereby notified pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. Rule 72, that the First and Final Account(s) of Jewish Family Service of Worcester, as Conservator of the property of said Respondent has or have been presented to the Court for allowance. You have the right to object to the account(s). If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 04/03/2012. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the account(s). If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you, including the allowance of the account(s). Additionally, within thirty days after said return day (or within such other time as the Court upon motion may order), you must file a written affidavit of objections stating the specific facts and grounds upon which each objection is based a copy shall be served upon the Conservator pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. 5. You have the right to send to the Conservator, by registered or certified mail, a written request to receive a copy of the account (s) at no cost to you. IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court. Date: March 05,2012 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 03/22/2012
MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Karen Nolet to Mortgage Master, Inc., dated April 14, 2004 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 33349, Page 377 of which the Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 01:00 PM on April 11, 2012 at 43 Miles Street, Millbury, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit: The land in Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows: A certain tract or parcel of land on west side of Miles Street in the Town of Millbury, County of Worcester, being easterly portion of lot recorded in the Worcester Registry of Deeds, Book 2300, Page 272, and also that property recorded in Book 2773 , Page 208. Lot contains 12,500 square feet and is bounded and described as follows: Beginning at northeast corner of the premises at an iron pipe in an angle ofthe west line of Miles Street; Thence by west line of said Street S. 24 degrees 44’ W. 111.80 feet to an iron pipe; Thence by land of Sharron S. 88 degrees W. 100 feet to an iron pipe; Thence by land of grantors N. 2 degrees W. 100 feet to an iron pipe; Thence N. 88 degrees by land of Silvy for 10 feet and by land of Balmer following same course for 140 feet to point of beginning. For a more detailed description see plan of division of W.F. and E.T. Grout in Millbury drawn by Kenneth Shaw dated March 22, 1949. For title see Deed Recorded herewith in Book 32351 Page 24 The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check or bank treasurer’s check will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE. Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale. GMAC Mortgage, LLC Present Holder of said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys, Orlans Moran PLLC P.O. Box 962169 Boston, MA 02196 Phone: (617) 502-4100 3/15/2012, 3/22/2012, & 3/29/2012
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MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Douglas B Hanson to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated May 12, 2008 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 42838, Page 147 of which the Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 01:00 PM on April 11, 2012 at 20 Stone School Road, Sutton, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit: All that certain tract or parcel of land with building situated on the westerly side of Old Stone Road in the Town of Sutton in the County of Worcester, bounded and described as follows; Beginning at the southeasterly corner of the tract to be conveyed at a stake in the west line of Old Stone Road ; which stake is N. 6° 36’ 10” E. 190.00 feet from land of Venincasa ; Thence by lot # 6, N. 83° 23’ 50” W. 224.00 feet to a stake; Thence by land of grantor N. 3° 26’ 10” E. 170.69 feet to a stake; Thence by land of grantor S. 88° 18’ 20” E. 197.96 feet to a curve;Thence southeasterly by a curve to the right (radius = 25.00 feet) for a curve distance of 39.27 feet to Old Stone Road; Thence by Old Stone Road, S. 1° 41’ 40” W. 103.89 feet to a stake; Thence by Old Stone Road, S. 6° 36’ 10” W. 61.11 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 40,000 square feet of land more or less Being the same property conveyed from Douglas B. Hanson and Claire Gordon Hanson to Douglas B. Hanson by deed recorded September 05, 2000 in Book 22970, Page 2 in the registrar’s office of Worcester County. Parcel ID #: 11-26 Block: 26 Lot: 11 The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check or bank treasurer’s check will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE. Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale. GMAC Mortgage, LLC Present Holder of said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys, Orlans Moran PLLC P.O. Box 962169 Boston, MA 02196 Phone: (617) 502-4100 03/15/2012, 03/22/2012 & 03/29/2012 MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Adriana DeSousa to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated October 14, 2008 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 43438, Page 302 of which the Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 02:00 PM on April 18, 2012 at 198 Wheelock Avenue, Millbury, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit: A certain parcel of land, Millbury described as Lot 29 on Plan of City Line Farms by Buttrick & Pratt, dated June 1900, and recorded in Book 1644, Page 655, in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, and containing, according to said plan, 10,890 square feet, more or less, and bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of City Line Street, now known as \Vheelock Avenue, at the southwesterly corner of Lot 28 as shown on said plan; THENCE easterly by the southerly line of said Lot 181.5 feet; THENCE southwesterly in a line parallel with said easterly line of City Line Street 60 feet to the northerly line of Lot 30 as shown on said plan; THENCE westerly by said northerly line of Lot 30 181.5 feet to said easterly line of City Line Street; THENCE northerly by said easterly line of City Line Street 60 feet to the place of beginning. Being the same premises conveyed to the herein named mortgagor (s) by deed recorded herewith., Book 43438 - 300 The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check or bank treasurer’s check will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE. Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale. Wells Fargo Bank, NA Present Holder of said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys, Orlans Moran PLLC P.O. Box 962169 Boston, MA 02196 Phone: (617) 502-4100 03/22/2012, 03/29/2012 & 04/05/2012
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO12P0716EA MUPC SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE In the Estate of: Phyllis A Cramer Date of Death: 12/20/2011 to all persons who may have interest in the abovecaptioned estate, the Division of Medical Assistance and, if interested, to the Office of the Attorney General and the United Stated Department of Veterans Affairs; notice is being sent to you as you may have a legal interest in this case, in order to inform you of your rights. Under the new Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code Inventory and Accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can Petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to Petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of the appointed Personal Representative. Petitioner requests to be permitted to file a MUPC Bond. 03/22/2012
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO12P0789EA MUPC SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE In the Estate of: Joseph Gottlieb Date of Death: 02/25/2012 To all persons who may have an interest in the abovecaptioned estate, the Division of Medical Assistance and, if interested, to the Office of the Attorney General and the United Stated Department of Veterans Affairs; Notice is being sent to you as you may have a legal interest in this case, in order to inform you of your rights. Under the new Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code Inventory and Accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can Petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to Petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of the appointed Personal Representative. Petitioner requests to be permitted to file a MUPC Bond. 03/22/2012
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO12P0717EA MUPC SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE In the Estate of: Frederick J Aspinwall Date of Death: 01/31/2012 to all persons who may have interest in the abovecaptioned estate, the Division of Medical Assistance and, if interested, to the Office of the Attorney General and the United Stated Department of Veterans Affairs; notice is being sent to you as you may have a legal interest in this case, in order to inform you of your rights. Under the new Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code Inventory and Accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can Petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to Petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of the appointed Personal Representative. Petitioner requests to be permitted to file a MUPC Bond. 03/22/2012
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO12P0716EA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL In the Estate of: Phyllis A Cramer Late of: Auburn, MA 01501 Date of Death: 12/20/2011 to all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that a document purporting to be the last will of said decedent be proved and allowed and that Cynthia A Cramer of Shrewsbury, MA be appointed executor/trix, named in the will to serve Without Surety. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM ON: 04/03/2012 in addition, you must file a written affidavit of objections to the petition, stating specific facts and grounds upon which the objection is based, within (30) days after the return day (or such other time as the court, on motion with notice to the petitioner, may allow) in accordance with Probate Rule 16 WITNESS, Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court Date: March 9, 2012 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 03/22/2012
MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Sandra E Meehan to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated June 6, 2006 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 39125, Page 1 of which the Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 01:00 PM on April 18, 2012 at 31D Cold Spring Drive, #14D, Sutton, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit: Number 14D (“the Unit”) of Woodburyville Heights Condominiums” (the Condominium”), located in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, which Condomonium was created pursuant to a Master Deed dated April 8, 1986 (The “Master Deed”) and recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Book 11798, Page 277. Said Unit No. 140 contains 2,457 square feet and is shown on the floor plans and the site plans filed with the Master Deed to which is affixed a verified statement in the form required by Massachusetts General Laws, Chaper 183 A, Section 9. Said Unit is hereby conveyed with: 1. An undivided 1.36003 percent in the common areas and facilities described of the Condominium, as it may be amended pursuant to the provisions of the Master Deed. 2. The exclusive right to use those common areas and facilities appurtenant to said Unit as set forth in the Master Deed. 3. All other rights, easements, agreements, interest and any provisions contained in the Master Deed, the Declaration of Trust of the Condominium recorded with said Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 754, Plan 97. ( the “Declaration of Trust”) and the Rules and Regulations adopted pursuant thereto (the” Rules and Regulations”) as any ofthe same may be amended from time to time pursuant to the provisions thereof. Said unit conveyed subject to and with the benefit of: 1. The provisions of Chapter 183 A as the same may be amended from time to time; 2. The provisions of the Master Deed (including, without limitation, the title matters set forth in Exhibit A to the Master Deed and the Grantor’s rights to add additional phases to the Condominium as set forth in the Master Deed), the Declaration of Trust and the Rules and Regulations, in each case as the same may be amended from time to time pursuant to the provisions thereof; 3. Real estate taxes assessed against the Unit and the Common Areas and Facilities which are not yet due and payable; 4. Provisions of the existing building and zoning laws; The rights, agreements, restrictions, provisions and interest set forth above, together with any amendments thereto shall constitute covenants running with the land and shall insure to the benefit of and bind, as the case may be, any person having at any time and any interest or estate in the Unit, his agents, employees, licensees, vistors and lessees as thought he same were fully set forth herein. The unit may be used only for residential purposes. For title see deed of Robert 1. Picotte and Amy L. Picotte recorded with the Worcester County Registry of Deeds in Book 39124, Page 397. The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, liens, attorneys fees and costs pursuant to M.G.L.Ch.183A, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check or bank treasurer’s check will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE. Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-FRE2 Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Present Holder of said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys, Orlans Moran PLLC P.O. Box 962169 03/22/12, 03/29/12 & 04/05/12
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO12P0717EA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL In the Estate of: Frederick J Apinwall, a/k/a Frederick J Aspinwall Late of: Millbury, MA 01527 Date of Death: 01/31/2012 to all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that a document purporting to be the last will of said decedent be proved and allowed and that David J Apinwall of Millbury, MA be appointed executor/trix, named in the will to serve Without Surety. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM ON: 04/03/2012 in addition, you must file a written affidavit of objections to the petition, stating specific facts and grounds upon which the objection is based, within (30) days after the return day (or such other time as the court, on motion with notice to the petitioner, may allow) in accordance with Probate Rule 16 WITNESS, Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court Date: March 9, 2012 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 03/22/2012
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO12P0789EA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL In the Estate of: Joseph Gottlieb Late of: Worcester, MA 01609 Date of Death: 02/25/2012 to all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that a document purporting to be the last will & codicil of said decedent be proved and allowed and that Betty Lou Gottlieb of Worcester, MA be appointed executor/trix, named in the will to serve Without Surety. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 04/10/2012 in addition, you must file a written affidavit of objections to the petition, stating specific facts and grounds upon which the objection is based, within (30) days after the return day (or such other time as the court, on motion with notice to the petitioner, may allow) in accordance with Probate Rule 16 WITNESS, HON. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court Date: March 14, 2012 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 03/22/2012
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WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS March 22, 2012 SEALED BIDS shall be received at the Purchasing Office, 69 Tacoma St., Worceseter, MA 01605 IFBs maybe picked up at the location above or will be mailed/emailed to you . Please email purchasing@ worcester-housing.com or call (508) 695-3203, TDD (508) 798-4530. Bidders are responsible for ensuring they have received any/all addenda prior to submitting a bid. Separate awards will be made for each IFB. WHA reserves the right to reject any all responses, in whole or in part, deemed to be in their best interest. Award of all contracts is subject to the approval of the WHA Executive Director or Board of Commissioners. The Operating Agency shall indemnify and hold harmless the WHA and its officers or agents from any and all third party claims arising from activities under these Agreements as set fort in MGL c.258, section 2 as amended. Bid No. Release Date Project Title Bid Surety Bid Opening 12-13 3/22/2012 Painting - Federal Vacated Units 5% 11:00 a.m., April 5, 2012 Re Cappoli DCAM Category: PAINTING / General Building Construction Chief Procurement Officer Pre-Proposal Conference 11:00 a.m., March 29, 2012
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Two minutes with... Mad Man, of Mad Man cycles, is serious about motorcycles. He considers himself just guy who loves motorcycles – Harley’s especially – yet at age 57, he’s dedicated a pretty big slice of his existence so far in building, restoring and tinkering with bikes of all kinds. Now that his shop has moved to Shrewsbury Street, he’s instantly become the hot ticket in the city, and as the weather continues to become warmer, we’re sure he’ll be up to his eyeballs in bike parts for months to come. We got him to ease up on the clutch enough to talk to us for two minutes or so, and here’s what madness we discovered.
How did you get the name Mad Man? Funny but my high school football coach called me that and [it has] stuck every since.
Where did you learn your craft? Old school of hard knocks, I just did it. How long have you worked in the business of creating custom bikes? Since I first made my bicycle at 12 years old from the dump. I had a group of buddies and we called ourselves the road hogs… Wow, long time ago!
When did you move to your current location - and why here? Why now? Just a few months ago we moved to 240 Shrewsbury St. I had thought about Shrewsbury Street for a long time, then one day my close friend Dicky Fields of 1st Time Used Cars of Worcester told me about this building. So I called up owner Mike Loconte, and we came to agreement in which he helped me a great deal… and now here we are.
have met so many new people, it’s like a whole new world.
Tell us about your pro stock Harley drag bike and what makes it so special? Our pro stock Harley is one of a kind. Ed Ryan is the master of it with Rick Stetson of Harry Machine on Route 9 Northborough and Marc Rowe of Rowe Machine of Seabrook, N.H., and Mad Man. In the late ’70s, we were the first to break the speed of 150 mph and break into nine seconds with a old iron head sportster. That we beat out Terry Vance of Vance & Hynes. We held the record for over 23 years … we all decided to built another pro stock drag bike so we did. It strongly runs almost 190 mph in a little over seven seconds. It’s been a hard few years with it, with low $$$ and no sponsors, but we are looking for a few! With the help of a few good sponsors, we think we could set a new world record. We are only a few miles per hour and a few ticks of the clock away.
How’s that location going for you so far?
What services will Mad Man Cycles provide? Mad Man’s will provide all the
This city seems to be a home run. I
needs for your Harley or custom bikes
from a-z. From an oil change to a full custom bike, we really excel in high performance work and pm services to make your machine run as great as they look.
showroom floor are great, but you are limited to what they offer you and then the fun begins. You personalize your bike the way that you want it to look and to run strong.
What sort of customer is typical for you?
What sort of price range are we talking about for a custom cycle? Roughly from
Maybe a guy with tattoos a greyish beard and a black Harley T-shirt, haha.
What’s your personal favorite motorcycle? My custom pro stock bike. What’s the difference between a bike you buy off the showroom floor and a custom bike that you create? The bikes off the
$17,995 for a bar hopper to a fullblown pro street, $50,000 to endless.
Do you work on all makes/models? We basically just work on Harley’s and custom bikes.
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