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May 26 - June 1, 2011 ■ Volume 36, Number 38
Impact programs may be cut Council to revisit budget to find funding for crime-fighting initiative STEVEN KING
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Desmond Tutu enthusiastically speaks to St. John’s, making the high school this year’s victor in the annual local commencement speech competition. +2 St. Vincent TIF cruises through the Council because everyone knows you need 80,000 square feet of cancer care to build an 18 hour downtown. +1 MBTA suffers another Worcester/ Framingham line breakdown, with a 5:40 a.m. train arriving in Boston after 9a.m. When do those new locomotives come again? -4 Police patrolmen and fire fighter unions agree to new contracts, saving the city millions and scores of jobs for city employees. As was said many times, “collective bargaining works.” +3 stART on the Street, spring edition, takes over North Main Street. Another in a long line of the fun and successful event. +4 Man with shotgun disrupts games (and, um, life) at Crompton Park. Here’s an idea for the park’s improvement plan: no idiots allowed. -8 Pit bulls dropped off, abandoned, and generally left unregistered following new city ordinance. Tougher times for already pinched shelters. -2 Putnam Lane closes for good. Wouldn’t this be a great time to invest in alternative transportation methods? Probably just wishful thinking. -2 This week: -4 Last week: -4 Year to date: +1
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ailed by community leaders, city councilors and the Worcester Police Department, the Summer Impact initiative receives praise as arguably the most successful proactive crime-fighting measure launched in the past decade. “Historically speaking, this has been a very successful program,” says police department spokesman Sgt. Kerry Hazelhurst. The idea began in 2005 as a measure to address increasing violence in the city, especially as patterns emerged showing repeat locations and times that crimes were occurring. At its essence, the premise is simple: place extra patrol cars in problematic areas to halt incidents before they begin. “The success of the program has been the visible freedom of the officers to
A summer impact officer writes a ticket during a summer night in 2010.
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Spurring healthy development Study and city recognize need for more supermarket coverage Jeremy Shulkin
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hile walking past the Worcester Public Library, a friend overheard a conversation between two older women. One of them wondered allowed, “Who would want to live in downtown Worcester? There’s no grocery store.” It’s an observation that comes at a time when the Bancroft Commons look to keep attracting tenants with the unveiling of 70 units where Bancroft Motors once resided, the Chevalier building will open on Water Street with more than 60 apartments and the Worcester Business Development Center’s downtown Theatre District may have new residential components as well.
With the city and developers working to attract people to downtown, either as residents or as part of an 18 hour day, one challenge facing tenants is easy access to grocery stores. Tim McGourthy, chief development officer for the city, writes via email that while downtown tenants have access to Compare Foods on Main Street, PriceRite on Southbridge Street and – a little further beyond downtown’s borders – Price Chopper on Park and Highland streets, “We would love to get a more targeted, smaller-scale grocery store in the downtown, but so far have not been successful.” Plans have brought up attracting a Super 88 Asian market, but that reportedly fell through. Another
hopeful suggestion would be luring a grocer like Trader Joe’s. Downtown isn’t the only part of the city lacking easy access to a variety of healthy food options. McGourthy says the far west side could use one, and concern has been raised over the closing of the Big Y on Route 20. McGourthy says the city would like to contact the parcel owner to talk about attracting a new grocery store tenant. City Councilor Kate Toomey also brought up accessibility issues recently, asking city administration to look at incentivizing supermarket construction. “When we don’t have supermarkets or enough farmers markets during the winter, continued on next page
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when we don’t have those accessible to people in the core of the city, they are not as healthy,” she said on the council floor. “This is just another way to get healthy
fruits and vegetables to people and maybe help our economy as well.” It’s not just a local problem. A December 2010 study on Massachusetts’ lack of supermarkets by
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Philadelphia, Pa., group The Food Trust found that urban and rural areas in state had limited access to healthy food. “Despite being one of the most affluent states in the nation, Massachusetts has fewer supermarkets per capita than almost any other state,” the study found. “Some cities, including Boston, Springfield and Brockton, have as much as 30 percent fewer per capita supermarkets compared to national averages … The problem is
“Despite being one of the most affluent states in the nation, Massachusetts has fewer supermarkets per capita than almost any other state.” statewide; when measured against the national rate of per capita supermarkets, Massachusetts has 141 too few.” The study singled out low-income neighborhoods in Worcester, along with Springfield, Lowell, Lawrence, Lynn, Brockton, Fall River and New Bedford, as having “insufficient supermarket access.” As Steve Fischer, executive director of Worcester’s Regional Environmental Council points out, “Worcester is not atypical.” “It’s particularly poignant in Massachusetts and a lot of people are starting to pay attention.” The environmental council has stepped in and tried to fill the void with its Food
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Justice program, a four-pronged approach that includes sponsoring Worcester’s nearly 50 community gardens and two farmers markets held in Main South and featuring food grown on the council’s two urban farms that accept WIC, senior coupons and a two-for-one SNAP deal. The council also distributes food grown on its Oread Street farm to the immediate community and offers cooking classes that show how to make healthy meals on
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a budget. While Fischer says there’s not much local data, one important fact illuminates the issue: one in three Worcesterites in the 14 lowest-income census tracks lives in a family unable to buy proper healthy food. “If you have to take two buses to get to a supermarket, it poses an obstacle,” Fischer says, which has a notable impact. “Research tells you there’s a correlation between no supermarket and food-based diseases like obesity, diabetes and heart disease.” While Worcester has plenty of small corner stores and markets, Fischer and healthy food advocates point out that they
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address hot spots in the city. For instance, if there is an uptick in violence, we are able to saturate officers [in] a specific area,” explains Hazelhurst. “These officers are mobile, fluid, and able to address the most recent, current issues within various parts of the city. The community welcomes the presence and strength in numbers.” Summer Impact’s funding consists of paying those additional officers on the street overtime: about $412,000 for 17 officer and patrol positions, five days per week for 10 weeks. As the Worcester Police Department’s overtime budget has been cut from $2.95 million in fiscal year 2010 to $2.257 million in fiscal year 2012, the police department claims there’s no room in the budget left to fund a Summer Impact or a Fall Impact program. Of the other nine overtime ledgers in the department’s budget, only SWAT training suffered cuts between this year and the last, dropping from $144,616 to $44,616. The potential loss of these impact programs gave the city council pause last week, as councilors voted to hold authorization of the police department’s budget until the programs received funding. “Summer Impact is a priority,” says District 5 Councilor Bill Eddy. “People in
the neighborhoods understand it helps out.” Eddy says he’ll go through the entire budget over the week to identify potential savings that could be diverted into supporting at least just the Summer Impact initiative. It’ll prove challenging this year, as the council has repeatedly expressed concerns over the trim allocations. “It’s easier said than done,” says At-Large Councilor Joe Petty, a vocal supporter of the police department’s Impact initiatives, about plans to further cut departmental budgets. He says he’ll need to learn more about the impact – no pun intended – that would have in other areas of the city. He does believe there could be a costsaving compromise, but that too would require further information. “I never really asked if it needs to be 10 weeks,” he says, wondering if, for example, $250,000 could fund a program that would last half as long but still be effective. “I won’t get into speculation on whether or not there will be funding available,” says Hazelhurst. “We support it, and it’s been a success.” The council has until June 30 to ratify all aspects of the city’s budget as July 1 kicks off fiscal year 2012.
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often don’t have the space or money to stock fresh produce. In line with Toomey’s request, the Food Trust’s Food for Every Child: The Need for More Supermarkets in Massachusetts study also suggested “state and local governments should create incentive programs to attract supermarkets to these neglected neighborhoods.” Fischer believes supermarkets, grocery stores, or similar businesses that sell fresh and affordable produce can anchor a neighborhood. “It’s certainly an important resource for a successful residential resource,” he says, putting it on par with a good school or park. “A supermarket provides similar kind of benefit that can help a neighborhood thrive.” It’s a situation that much of Worcester seems to have in common, from West Tatnuck to Main South to the Southeast side of the city. As for finding that anchor in the downtown, McGourthy says Hanover and the city will have a better idea of what tenants they’ll target for the CitySquare development in June or July. Spatially, a supermarket wouldn’t fit there, but a small grocer or bodega could. McGourthy says as of right now, if a
grocer were to open downtown it would have to appeal to two crowds: “[It would have to be] small-scale enough to serve the small community that does exist” or be unique enough to draw shoppers from out of the area – something the Mayo Group thought Super 88 would do. The increase in residential units could provide that spark to investors though. “Every new residential unit makes it more likely that someone could move in,” says McGourthy. Finishing that thought over email he writes, “With the expansion of the residential population in the downtown, more service-oriented retail, including groceries, are sure to follow.”
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Former Assistant City Clerk Michael Monfredo made an appearance at city council on Tuesday with lawyer Gary Brackett arguing that his layoff-via-budget-cut (which started May 13) was done outside of accordance with the city charter. While some legal sparring occurred between Brackett and City Solicitor David Moore over whom – the council or the administration – has the authority to eliminate this position, some councilors privately wondered if Monfredo and Brackett have a strong case. Brackett and Monfredo wanted an up-and-down vote that night to determine his fate, but the Council played it safe, holding the item for a later discussion on the budget. Monfredo recently took out at-large signature papers and quickly had enough to earn a spot on a fall ballot. “I’ll weigh my options,� he said when asked if he’d still run if he got his job back, but added that he’s really enjoyed the preliminary part of campaigning.
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IT AIN’T OVER ’TIL IT’S OVER: As the city celebrates the most recent contract deals with the local ďŹ re ďŹ ghters and police patrolmen, along with a tentative deal with the teachers, two union leaders address the council this week to point out that they still have no contract. Department of Public Works and Parks union head Sean Maher took aim at the administration after department head Bob Moylan presented another bare-bones budget, claiming there hasn’t been a sense of “common dignityâ€? from the administration. Moylan said many of the budget reductions are a result of Maher’s union not reaching a contract agreement with the city. The Worcester Clerks Association, numbering around 80 members, also doesn’t have a contract but showed they won’t accept just anything either. They’ve enlisted local police ofďŹ cials union president Don Cummings as their bargainer. Cummings serves on the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) executive board.
PRIORITIZING: As part of Moylan’s delivery of sobering news regarding the slashed DPW budget and the services it will impact (closing of two yard waste sites on Wednesdays and Saturdays, grafďŹ ti and nuisance teams, upkeep of veterans memorials and 16 parks and playgrounds, among others) the council did hear that the Green Hill golf course will not see a downgrade in resources because it’s not “tax levy supported,â€? according to Moylan and it sustains itself. So parents, send your kids running through those hills if weeds overrun the parks.
TIF TENSION: “Ugh, I don’t want to talk about it right now.â€? That’s how one source described the talks between the city, some city councilors and St. Vincent owners Vanguard Health Systems over stipulations in the 15 year, $9.7 million Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) deal for St. V’s new cancer center slated for CitySquare. While councilors publicly and privately pushed for contract language that would require local and union labor, apparently negotiations got pretty testy, complete with threats to relocate the project on Vanguard’s side and unwavering city councilors on the other, which put City administration in a difďŹ cult bargaining position between both. In the end – at least publicly – everyone was smiles on Tuesday night as the Council unanimously ratiďŹ ed the agreement (despite some railing by Konnie Lukes who argued that all TIF negotiations should occur in public forums). It sounds like more of the debate was over local workers, and not necessarily union workers. The general contractor Vanguard has hired already has its own internal policies to hire union carpenters, crane operators and other trades. All other jobs would be bid “open-shop.â€? Some councilors had concerns that the more criteria added to the TIF, the less other businesses would want to locate or start up in Worcester, perceiving too many hassles. Councilors have made it a priority to say on the oor that the city’s been burned by TIFs before, when contractors hired shoddy subcontractors from out of state who didn’t pay their workers or didn’t cover for health insurance. THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT: Deval Patrick, Jim McGovern and Secretary of Education Paul Reville toured three classrooms at Woodland Academy on Friday, talking to students and in some cases joining in the education activities. “We were excited [but] we didn’t want to get so jumpy,â€? said 4th graders Andrew and Miguel as the politicians wandered around their classroom. When asked what he thought about all the attention, Matheus bragged that he was the ďŹ rst one in the classroom to shake the Governor’s hand. “He’s like the mayor of Massachusetts?â€? he asked. When that was conďŹ rmed the 4th grader said he seemed like a nice guy. “Cool too,â€? he added. Got a tip? Reach Jeremy Shulkin at 508-749-3166 x243 or jshulkin@worcestermag.com.
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Raising money on Worcester’s streets Gary Rosen
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ot only do Worcester drivers have to contend with many streets in deplorable condition, but they also have to avoid running over some fearless and empowered pedestrians. I don’t mean those aggressive and defiant individuals who, without looking in either direction, step off the curb into oncoming traffic. Oblivious to 4,000-pound cars coming toward them, some of these individuals delight in angering and provoking drivers into using profanity or the highway salute. Evidently their arrogant I-dare-you-to-run-me-over attitude makes these jaywalkers-with-issues feel powerful and in charge. In any case, the fearless pedestrians that I refer to are human obstacles on Worcester’s streets. Usually on Saturday mornings, these well-intentioned teen and adult agents of athletic and charitable organizations, baseball cap or pail in hand, stand in the roadways to solicit from motorists funds for school sports teams, youth and church groups. These individuals risk life and limb by weaving through lanes of traffic to collect as much money as they can before the light changes from red to green. They put themselves and motorists in danger. This is a tragedy
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waiting to happen. By ordinance, Worcester allows but regulates these tag-day collections. Charitable organizations must obtain a permit from the chief of police. The permit allows the nonprofit’s representatives, who must be at least 16 years old, to solicit donations from motorists at specified intersections for a four-hour period only once a year. Each person engaged in such solicitation is supposed to display both his and the organization’s name, and the charitable purpose for which contributions are sought. But sometimes solicitors ignore those requirements, which make motorists skeptical that the money raised is going to a legitimate agency and cause. The most important safety stipulation in the city’s tag-day ordinance is that “each person engaged in such solicitation shall conduct such activity only from sidewalks or traffic islands and shall NOT stand upon any traveled portion of any public way except to receive a contribution offered by a motorist”. But the city and police department look the other way while the solicitors weave dangerously in and out of lanes of traffic. It’s ironic that most of our homeless panhandlers who solicit booze money from motorists do stay on the sidewalk and step off the curb only when a motorist rolls down the window and shows a contribution. Can you
imagine the public outcry if our panhandlers chose to stand in the street while soliciting? In any case, the city recognizes how dangerous these tag days are. It requires the charitable organization to indemnify and hold the city harmless from any claims if a tragic accident does occur. Of course, we motorists have no such protection if our car runs over one of the daring solicitors. Although it might cause some financial hardship to several needy groups, I think Worcester should no longer allow this type of dangerous fundraising activity. The exception would be the annual Worcester Firefighters Boot Day for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, which has raised a total of $289,000 in the last twelve years. These experienced firefighters put out sandwich board signs for approaching cars, are in easily identifiable shirts and helmets, collect the money in recognizable fire boots, and are careful in all of their movements. It’s madness to allow teens and other individuals to collect money on streets while they try to maneuver around the cars of inattentive drivers on cell phones. There are safer ways for nonprofits to raise money. I hope that a life does not have to be lost before we come to our senses.
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You couldn’t pay me to eat vegan again. Who wants cookies with no taste anyway? Submitted by Z E D Zed, You obviously haven’t had many vegan cookies! Come to the next VegWorcester bake sale and try our treats. In other news, I wish someone would pay ME to eat vegan. I’d be rich already from all the tasty cruelty-free cookies I’ve snacked on! Submitted by M AN DA ROS E
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Holocaust memories TWO WORCESTER RESIDENTS REMEMBER, SO WE WON’T FORGET C. Kelleher Harris
Thea Aschkenase is very busy. Aschkenase is an active volunteer in Worcester. While she has volunteered with the blind and mentoring teen mothers, stamping out hunger is her most cherished cause.
In association with Worcester State University, Aschkenase was instrumental in developing universal breakfast programs for several area schools. She also works with the university’s Hunger Outreach Team (HOT), which also assists with feeding the elderly. “If kids are hungry, they cannot learn,” Aschkenase says. “When you are hungry, all you can think about is food.”
For Aschkenase, helping with hunger comes from a very personal place. Aschkenase knows about hunger firsthand. Few would look at Aschkenase and determine that she has survived the horrors of a concentration camp. Though she remained silent for decades, Aschkenase now willingly talks of her experience. The timing coincides with the observation of Holocaust Remembrance day, called Yom Hashoah, observed on dates this month by Jews all over the world. “So you want me to tell you my story,” Aschkenase begins, “I was born in Munich, Germany.” Aschkenase was the eldest of two children born to a Jewish couple, Samuel and Adele Obarzanek. “The first six, seven years were wonderful,” relates Aschkenase. “We lived in an apartment. In the big yard, all the children congregated to play. We knew they had their religion, and they knew I had mine. But we didn’t even realize we were different. Then eventually the kids
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didn’t want to play with us anymore.” “I remember I was in second grade, my desk partner was a good friend. And (one day) she said to the teacher, ‘She’s a Jew, and I don’t want to sit with her.’ So they sat me in the back row, so no one had to sit next to me. I was the only Jew.” By the time Adolf Hitler became both president and chancellor of Germany in 1933, he was already promoting anti-Semitic propaganda. As time passed, Hitler and his supporters slowly stripped Jewish citizens of various civil rights such as working in certain careers, sitting on public benches, and they were barred from movie theaters, public pools and faced curfews. “It was a terrible thing, the whole situation,” Aschkenase says. “It hurt us. They (adults) protected young children. When they talked about things, we were sent out of the room. I didn’t understand. I was so hurt
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when I had to leave my school. I didn’t do anything wrong. (Our) parents said, ‘Because you’re Jewish.’ They could have told us 100 times, but it didn’t sink in.” By 1938, Aschkenase’s parents knew they should move. “We needed to leave Germany, but no country would take us,” says Aschkenase. In the late months of 1938 and early 1939, Aschkenase’s parents sought refuge in the United States, Australia and China, but were denied. “Italy then opened its borders and said, ‘You can come to our country, no questions asked.’ It was wonderful what this country did for us,” says Aschkenase. The family eventually settled in Milan. Later, governmental changes in Italy required that all foreign-born Jewish men be detained in internment camps. “My father was taken to a camp in Calabria,” she says. Later Aschkenase, her mother and brother, Emanuel, went to live in the camp, called Ferramonti di Tarsia. This was not a concentration camp such as the ones that existed in the Nazi state. Instead internees were allowed various rights and freedoms. No one in the camp faced violence or death. “During the day we could do whatever we wanted in the confines of the camp. It was not gourmet food, but we were not hungry. There were a lot of young people; we had a lot of fun times together. I had my friends, I found a boyfriend, I had my parents and my brother so it was not a bad camp.” While telling her story, it is easy to see the young, precocious, naïve young girl still dancing behind Aschkenase’s eyes. While in the internment camp, Aschkenase’s brother befriended a young man named Harry. Harry had no family. Eventually he asked Aschkenase’s parents if he could join them when they were released from the camp and relocated. Her parents consented. Aschkenase and her family developed a sense of security and normality. But it was not to last.
“[One day] our landlady said, ‘The Germans are advancing from the South, and they are arresting Jews. We think you should go into hiding.’ So this wonderful lady took us to a hiding place in the mountains,” says Aschkenase. “Somebody emptied their barn and we (lived there). And we stayed there six months. Then one Sunday morning the village priest came to us and said, ‘Don’t go out today, because Italian police are combing the mountain.” “We were all there when he told us, but Harry never listened. So he went out to the town square. When he got there he saw all the soldiers congregated, the soldiers saw him and told him to stop. He didn’t. He ran away, they followed him, and he lead them right to our hiding place,” Aschkenase says while shaking her head. Aschkenase and her family spent the next two months in an Italian prison. They were eventually told that they were being sent to another camp. “All we knew about a camp was Ferramonti. We had no idea what was happening in the German camps. So we were overjoyed, delighted,” Aschkenase says. “In the morning they brought us to a railway station and there were cattle cars. But we were not afraid. We were thinking, ‘Oh yeah, its war and they use the passenger cars for the troops.’ It was so tight that you could only stand. And the very worst part was the barrels they had in the corner and the embarrassment the people suffered (who had to use them as toilets).” The trip took five days. During a stop at one station, Aschkenase received an ominous message. “There was a little window and when I looked out, the conductor of another train was just opposite me, and he looked at me and said, ‘Ah, you poor girl. They are going to burn you there.’” When Aschkenase told others in the cattle car about the conductor, they decided it was a mean joke and paid little heed. “People didn’t know what was going on,” says Aschkenase.
Aschkenase shows the scar where her tattoo previously exsisted. “I was so ashamed of it,” Aschkenase says. Finally the train reached its destination, the gates of Auschwitz, one of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps. “It said Auschwitz, but to us it didn’t mean anything. In the morning we were marched into the gates. We were the lucky ones because we didn’t know what was happening, all the others knew what Auschwitz meant,” Aschkenase says. “There was a very handsome German officer, and we stood rows in front of him and all he did was took his thumb and point to the right, the left, and to the middle. Young women went to the right, young men to the left and children and old people to the middle. My mother and father were put to the middle,” Aschkenase recalls. “My mother was walking away with my father, and I pulled my mother back to the young group,” she recounts. “He [the German officer] turned around and said ‘I have put her there.’ And I said, ‘No, you have put her in this group.’ At this time, I didn’t know you don’t ever speak to a German and contradict him. And he [waved his hand] and let her go. So mother came with me.” Only later did Aschkenase learn that the
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handsome German officer was Dr. Josef Mengele nicknamed the “Angel of Death.” Mengele not only “sorted” arriving victims, but also selected some for his twisted medical experiments. To this day Aschkenase does not know exactly why she pulled her mother away. “I do not know. I cannot tell you.” It was the last time Aschkenase saw her father. Selection day was also the last time Aschkenase saw her younger brother. Aschkenase finds it difficult to recount her last moments with him. Later, Aschkenase learned that her brother had been sent to work in coal mines, became injured and was executed. He was not quite 18 years old. “Then we were taken to showers, had our head shaved and went into the barracks. The showers were terrible, but we didn’t know how lucky we were that water came out of the showers,” Aschkenase says. “The barracks were so overfilled. It was very terrible.” In the barracks, Aschkenase had learned where her father had been sent. “There was a woman who had been there a very long time. And I said to her ‘Can you tell me what camp my father was sent to?’ And she said, ‘Come I’ll show you,’ and she went to the door of the barracks and she said, ‘Look at the smoke coming out. They have burned your father.’ I didn’t believe it; I didn’t believe it because the Germans were a civilized nation. And in the back of my head, the echo of that conductor was in my ear,” Aschkenase says. “I got a tattoo, A24-033. Uh, I was so ashamed of it,” Aschkenase recalls while gently touching her forearm. Decades later Aschkenase had her tattoo removed. Her arm still bears the scar. “We received one piece of bread in the morning and coffee; then at noon some women brought us soup, but it was very watery. We were constantly hungry. That
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“The past can serve as a compass to bring us to a future we hope to achieve,” says Deborah Dwork Rose, Professor of Holocaust History and director of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University. stand for two to three hours for roll call. “My mother said, ‘Thea I cannot go out there. I cannot stand for so long. And she pleaded with me, but I had to think for both of us. I made her go out every day. I [knew] that everyone who stayed in the barracks was sent to the infirmary…and then to the crematorium.” Shortly thereafter, Nazi officers visited the barracks for selection. The prisoners who were sick and weak were taken immediately to the crematorium. “I knew how bad my mother looked. I knew if the Germans saw her like this they would not let her live. So when they came in I pinched my mother’s cheeks to make them a little red. Then behind my mother I repeated like a mantra ‘Walk straight. Look in their eyes. Don’t look down.’ She passed every time, but each time it was a nightmare.” Miraculously, Aschkenase found a contact in the camp with medicine. But the medicine came at a high price. “I paid with three days of my bread ration,” says Aschkenase. “[Mother] never knew, and I never told her, but she got better.”
had our own bunk,” she says. Aschkenase’s mother was too weak to work in the ammunitions factory. Aschkenase later arranged with a female guard to allow her mother to be kept from working. Aschkenase found a coveted position working in the camp kitchen. “Sometimes I was able to get some potato peels out for the people in my barrack. Never a whole potato,” Aschkenase recalls. With no outside contact, Aschkenase had no idea that Germany was rapidly losing their war against the Allies. In 1945, Aschkenase and her barrack mates saw men marching toward the camp. “It was the Russians, and they told us that Germany had surrendered unconditionally. It was wonderful,” Aschkenase says. But the horror for the Auschwitz survivors was not yet over. “The Russians were our liberators, but they raped women indiscriminately. We were so afraid of [them.]’” Frightened to stay, just two days after liberation, Aschkenase and her mother set out on foot to Italy. During the four-
month journey to Italy, they sought out relatives in Europe only to learn that most of them had been deported and killed. Eventually Aschkenase and her mother moved to Palestine. There, in 1947, Aschkenase met her husband, Ephraim “Henry” Aschkenase, and married him the following year. Henry, a Polish Jew, lost a staggering 84 relatives to the Nazi death camps. In 1951, Aschkenase, along with her husband, mother and young daughter, Lea, immigrated to Worcester where she had an aunt. The move was not an easy one for Aschkenase. “It was really difficult to learn a new language, to be looked down upon as an immigrant.” “It took me a long time,” Aschkenase says of regaining a sense of her dignity, “[In the camps] you lost all your self worth. You were treated lower than dirt. I had gained some confidence in Israel because it welcomed us, but then [after moving to Worcester] I was a refugee again. It was tough,” Aschkenase recalls. Her husband found a job in Clinton at a plastics company. Aschkenase’s mother died in 1974. The mother and daughter who had shared so much, and depended on each other for survival, were finally separated. “It was terrible,” says Aschkenase. The Aschkenases later had a son named Steven. Henry Aschkenase passed away in 2008, just one day after the couple’s 60th anniversary. Both Aschkenase children live in the Midwest. But Aschkenase stays in close contact with them and her three grandchildren. In her sixties Aschkenase enrolled at Worcester State University, where she received a degree in urban studies and gerontology in 2007. Now a Worcester resident for more than 50 years, Aschkenase says the memories of Auschwitz are never far from her mind. “You know, I just have to go out and see a smoking chimney. It’s there, it is still, all the time,” she says. Motivated to help bring hunger awareness the community, and to help Worcester youth never to forget the Holocaust, Aschkenase frequently speaks at local schools. Her impact is felt. “The children are so responsive. They want to meet a survivor. I have boxes of letters (from students).” Teaching Worcester youth about the Holocaust, sharing experiences with them is vital to many Holocaust victims and researchers. Still Aschkenase wonders why she lived when so many did not. “I had survival skills,” she says. “The children [at area schools] say, ‘You’re alive so you could tell your story.’ And if I see my grandchildren and children, I think ‘Maybe this is why.’ But it is incomprehensible. Why my brother? Why the babies? Why I? It’s kind of a guilty
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“I think that the Holocaust was, until now, the greatest catastrophe of Western civilization in the modern era,” says Debórah Dwork Rose, Professor of Holocaust History and director of the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University. “But it doesn’t mean we can’t do worse. Now we know how to do it.” “The past can serve as a compass to bring us to a future we hope to achieve,” says Dwork. She feels strongly that discussing, studying and understanding the Holocaust and its causes is vital for all people. “We must look at the past and take a stand.” Rabbi Seth Bernstein of Worcester’s Temple Sinai concurs with Dwork’s feelings. “Because this happened in a civilized nation…it could happen anywhere. No one is immune to it,” says Bernstein. Bernstein also holds that the impact of the Holocaust is global and extends to every generation, making telling the story vital. “[The Holocaust] was the beginning of developing another psyche of Jewish identity including in America,” Bernstein remarks, “Before that there was a separate Jewry. But since the Holocaust it has allowed us to develop an old world Judaism. One-third of us are gone, that reality patterned us in a way that we are still reeling from.” “Within the last century of World History we are acutely aware that 11 million people were killed,” says David Coyne Director of Hiller at Clark University, “We have a responsibility to remember it, and to make sure it never happens again.” Coyne worries, though, that this most important part of our collective history is in danger to being forgotten. “We are at the point where we are beginning [losing eyewitnesses]. I think we are at risk of people forgetting and minimizing [the Holocaust]. It is incumbent upon us to make sure it is studied and remembered,” Coyne asserts. “[Survivors] don’t want [the victim’s] names, their lives forgotten,” Bernstein points out, “This is our family, you don’t forget it. We may not know their names, but they M AY 2 6 , 2 0 1 1 • W O R C E S T E R M A G . C O M
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But what was life of a typical German like under the Nazis? Herta Carlson has lived in Worcester for more than 60 years. But she spent the first two decades of her life in Germany. Born in Berlin in 1922 to Willy and Marta Kortüm, a working class couple, Carlson’s family was hit hard by the Depression. “We were poor, but we had a lot of love,” Carlson says. “I had a wonderful childhood.” Carlson remembers fondly playing with her older brother Rudy and the neighborhood children, including Jews. Carlson recalls no distinction between herself and the Jews of her area. “My parents felt they were people just like us,” Carlson says. When Carlson was about 10 years old, Hitler came to power. He promised to deliver Germans from the Depression, and he did. “My father got a job, and we had meat
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on the table,” Carlson remembers. Still though, the Carlson family was not in total support of the Nazis. Aware of Hitler’s tactics and seeing the resulting abuse on Jews, Carlson’s father took a staunch stand and refused to join the Nazi party. He was even once arrested by the Gestapo. “Many Germans say they were forced to join,” Carlson says, “but that was not true.” As a young girl, she refused to join the Hitler youth movement. “I hated him, that Hitler,” she says making a fist. As Jews began to suffer, Carlson explains, she felt powerless. “There was nothing you could say, or you’d end up in a camp yourself. The way to survive was to stay neutral, mind your business and keep your mouth shut,” Carlson expounds. Things were different for Carlson’s brother though. “[He] was brainwashed. He loved Hitler. Oh my goodness, he was terrible,” Carlson says. Later her brother was killed in the war. Still Carlson maintained her stance. Against the rules of the factory in which she worked, and against the law, Carlson once befriended a Russian prisoner of war that worked alongside her. “I wasn’t supposed to talk to her. [But] one day I invited her to lunch,” Carlson recounts. “The next day she was gone.” Carlson never saw her friend again, and was sent to a harder work detail for her actions. While Carlson knew that concentration camps existed, she says she was not aware of what was happening there. Carlson endured the hardships of war including bombings, the loss of a husband and brother. After Berlin fell in
1945, Carlson and her family also had to go through the difficulties of living in a devastated and defeated city. Now under Russian control, it was only then that the truth about the concentration camps was revealed to Carlson. The Russians ordered all Germans to view graphic footage taken at camps. “I went. I wanted to see what was going on there,” Carlson says. What she saw was shocking. “I cried all the way home,” Carlson relates. “I was so ashamed of being a German that day.” Those images still haunt Carlson some 65 years since seeing them. Yet Carlson also sees the value of never forgetting. “It’s important to remember,” she says, “to remember the people who lost their lives.” In postwar Germany, Carlson met and married an American soldier from Worcester, Harry Carlson. The Carlsons moved in the 1950s back to Worcester, where they raised two children. Carlson has spent her many years in Worcester also doing volunteer work. For decades she has educated Worcester residents about the hope that the bible offers. “The bible says that all those people will be resurrected to a wonderful life,” Carlson says, “and the memory of the camps will be wiped from their minds.” Perhaps the most enduring question about the Holocaust is ‘Why?’ It is a question Aschkenase has pondered many times. “I don’t know about faith. You question [God], ‘Why did you permit all these little babies and innocent children to die?’” In the 68 years since her liberation, Aschkenase has not found an answer, “I don’t think anybody has.”
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Fundraiser rallies community for public art displaying their work. Founder Gloria D. Hall says that names are usually withheld so that there can be no appearance of bias on the part of the committee, and also because winners are selected after the installations are put in place. The anticipation leading up to the big reveal may be half of the fun. According to Stoops, this year’s selected artists include a wide range of ages and experience levels “from seasoned professionals to young, emerging artists.” Moerlein sees this as one of the event’s strong points, as breaking through to the public can be a huge challenge for relatively new artists. “I think getting art out to the general public is as important for the artists
themselves as it is for the viewers,” Moerlein says. For Art in the Park to happen, the Worcester community has to come out in full force. The event is put on by community volunteers, who help with everything from logistics to physically installing the art, and though Art in the Park is supported in part by the Worcester Arts Council, it relies on generous donations from the general public. This Saturday, May 28, Beatnik’s will be hosting a fun night of live entertainment, including Hats on Drinking Wine, Big Jon Short, Jubilee Gardens and the Farmers Union Players. Jeff Gemma of Secret Society Tattoo will be there, too, painting live on canvas. For a $7 cover fee, you can take in the tunes and enjoy a drink or
two with friends, all for a worthy cause. If anything, you’ll be able to say you’ve played some small part in keeping alive one of the events that makes Worcester the unique place that it is. “Art in the Park adds a vibrancy to life in the city and is an enticement to visit the city,” Hall says. “The works stimulate and calm: strangers talk, children ask questions, and hurried lives are slowed.” The Beatnik’s Art in the Park 2011 fundraiser will be Saturday, May 28, from 8 p.m. to midnight, $7 cover charge. Buttons and posters will be available for purchase. For more information, visit artintheparkworcester.org or search “Party Fundraiser for Art in the Park” on Facebook. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave., Worcester. SCOTT ERB
Art in the Park is a special brand of art show. It features innovative largescale sculptures made to withstand everything from inclement weather to curious six-year-olds. Each year, a panel of jurors—who are professional sculptors themselves— are tasked with selecting between 20 and 25 artists to create pieces that are up to the challenge. “Sculptors that choose to work and show in the public realm are a breed apart,” juror Dean Snyder says. “All of [the challenges] must fade well into the background of the visual experience so that what the public sees is a fantastic sculpture served up for day and night, wind and rain, climbing children and roosting birds.” “Few artists get the opportunity to show their work in such a public way,” juror Andy Moerlein says. “It’s great to see kids running around your work saying, ‘Wow!’ and ‘I want to play on that!’” “Some works will be designed for a particular site in the park, some will engage directly with the environment, some will incorporate seating, and some will act as gateways to the park,” juror Susan Stoops says. If this all seems a bit vague, it is at the moment: the committee has yet to release any details about the artists who will be M AY 2 6 , 2 0 1 1 • W O R C E S T E R M A G . C O M
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Cosmo (left), the newest member of the band, along with the band’s namesake, Dom
{ music } Too big for their britches DOM hits the bigtime
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The electronic party and music machine that comprise Worcester-born band Dom have been working on building quite a name for themselves over the last few months. Musically intriguing, occasionally controversial and always entertaining, you would be hard pressed to not take notice of them these days. While Dom’s self assurance is open to question, love them or hate them, you have to admit that they have at least begun to make their mark.
The band consists of Dominic himself playing keyboard, guitar and singing. Dom neglected to give out his or the other band members’ full names, as this hipster
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is oft to do. According to Dom’s website, band members keep a low profile due to money owed. Filling out the band’s ranks are Bobby on drums, Erick on bass and guitar and local shredder Cosmo also playing guitar. Dom got his start making electronic music in Worcester with drummer Bobby in December 2009. After recording the track “Jesus” with bass player Erick in 2010, the group began to gear up for its own version of a musical takeover. In May of 2010, the band added guitar ripper Cosmo DiGiulio to the mix. Cosmo has been shredding his guitar in a multitude of bands throughout the years, including God and Country, Eva Braun, and Unholy Mothers as well as occasionally filling in for area favorites Mountain Man and Last Lights. Described by Dom as “garage, glam, muffle pop,” it is hard to nail the band down to any sort of accurate descriptor, not just musically, but in regards to almost anything. It could be exactly this
anomaly creating mechanism that puts Dom’s music into the spotlight. Dom likes to handle his interviews the way he likes to handle his music— breezy, simple and with enough attitude to estrange even the most seasoned reporters. Perhaps the best way to indulge in this decidedly pop musical group is to give in to the hype machine that Dom built and give the band a listen. When asked what he attributes to the band’s success, Dom responds with, “It just worked out that way,” while quickly following up with, “My dad manages a little band called Creed, ever heard of them?” Making waves in the national music press through snappy untruths and witty remarks with recent mentions in Spin, Paste, Pitchfork, UK’s NME and The Guardian and other musical press, Dom’s self-assured arrogance is just as much a part of the band as the music itself. The music, according to Dom, was inspired by “sadness, boredom and partying.” Its initial release, “Sun Bronzed Greek Gods,” was put out on Burning Mill Records in early 2010 and reflects precisely that vibe. The record was the perfect vessel for an unrelenting and cocky basement-party troupe. The record also opened up Dom’s audience by
landing the band a tour with instrumental and electronic stalwarts Ratatat. Dom also just recently rounded out its first North American headlining tour and will soon be embarking on a European and Australian run. The newest and soon to be unreleased EP, “Family of Love,” was laid into wax by Nicolas Vernhes. Vernhes has garnered quite the reputation by producing an impressive and eclectic assortment of musicians such as Bjork, Deerhunter and The Animal Collective. This record will be released by Modular People, EMI/ Astralwerks/Parlophone Records. Having recently been “banned from Newbury Comics and Clark University,” according to Dom, it is clear that Dom and company enjoy keeping things interesting. Dom and the band keep that mentality at the forefront in black and white, and have plans to “keep pumping out the jams.” You can check out the band online at Facebook.com/Domband or on Twitter. com/Domband. Listen to some tracks at Dom.Muxtape.com or stream them on the band’s Facebook page.
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Dolls that come to life… the idea is a little bit magical, a little bit chilling. In “The Music
Box,” Cornerstone Performing Arts Center’s upcoming modern dance, theater and music production, the frisson you may feel won’t be from a Rod Serling-like tingling of your spine, but rather from that shock of recognition that occurs when you realize that the issues the main character has to contend with may well be your own. The nonprofit Cornerstone Performing Arts Center, located in Fitchburg, has been offering training in the arts and presenting live performances for the past five years. The center’s funding comes from grants, donations and tuitions from its training programs, in addition to ticket sales. According to Ellen Gorman, Cornerstone’s founder, the organization’s mission is “to educate, entertain and inspire through music, theater, dance and film.” Past productions have included classics such as “Pride and Prejudice,” “A Christmas Carol,” “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” and “True West,” but since Gorman took on the role of artistic director last March, Cornerstone has begun to turn more toward original plays and productions. Gorman created and choreographed “The Music Box,” for example. “I like to deal with the magic of dancetheater, but with a social message behind it,” she says. Jimi Stanton wrote the script, and also acts in the show. He previously wrote the script for Cornerstone’s “Outside the Wire,” loosely based on his brother’s experience of returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. “If I’m truly passionate,” he says, “I feel like the story really needs to be told.” Stanton received good feedback from “Outside the Wire,” and found people could relate to the story. In July, Cornerstone will venture on the road for
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limited engagement. “The Music Box,” like such classics as “Pinocchio” and “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” uses both drama and comedy to look at what happens when the inanimate comes to life. Indulge your inner Pandora. Take the kids to find out
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Derby skater/coffee-shop barista Melissa Grandmason on vocals, the Rip Van Winkle of Worcester Ryan Jarvis on guitar, fashion extraordinaire Andy Turcott on bass, and Party Time Records CEO/veteran pool cleaner Jeff LeBlanc on drums comprise Cleansing Wave. The four have been a band for three months now and just released a six-song demo on cassette. The band offers fast paced, loud and tight punk. When playing, objects in the room tend to get broken, potential noise complaint and possible eviction notice are in your future. I can imagine John Shirley doing the creepy crawl at an alarming speed‌ but I digress.
The trailing echo vocals of Grandmason stand out and give the band its unique and wild sound. With powerful grunts and wails she brings you into the break downs. Punk bass riffs and thrash guitar are backed by fast-paced aggressive drum beats. The bass brings you into the first song off the demo,
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and has a right-to-the-point chorus, “YOU TOAD!� “It’s about shitty people and manipulative friends,� explains Grandmason. “Terrorize your friends. Stick at what your good at. Drown in your own misery.� Seeing Cleansing Wave live is especially a treat. Pack the punks into a tiny basement, latch the doors, and turn on the fog machine and the green lights. Running out of air, bifocals begin to fog, and vision is limited. Once the music starts, chaos ensues. The entire room moves side to side like a wave. People are slamming into each other; the wimps are running for the door. Deafening decibel levels roar through the basement, doing internal damage to organs, as well as weaken the structural integrity of the establishment providing the show. Needless to say, it’s a really good time. When asked how the band got the name Cleansing Wave, LeBlanc jokes, “Melissa farts, the band does the wave (sports-arena wave), and it spreads out through the bar to the yuppie side, and it cleans out the room. Vegan or not, her beef wrong.� Cleansing Wave sounds like no other band currently playing in Worcester. Check them out at Castlevania in Providence on June 9. The band is currently recording a split flexi vinyl record with GASH from Boston, which will be released in a few weeks. Get a demo now: they are available at every show as well as the F.Y.C. located at 420 Pleasant St.
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If you saw and loved “The Hangover,” as indeed I did, then you will have to love “The Hangover Part 2”, because it is the same movie. That’s the flawed Hollywood mindset that drives sequels and the premise that this film’s producers’ obviously subscribe to. However what I loved so much about the original was its, well, originality. It was an interesting variation on a familiar theme: the “what happened last night?” plot, taken to the absurd. Now what was once hilarious, arch, limits-pushing entertainment is a formula. It’s still a good one, and the laughs are there, but any sense of newness or unusual developments in the lives of these characters is replaced by straight-up nostalgia for the original. Yes, I’m asking a lot out of a silly gross-out comedy, but the first “Hangover” succeeded because of exactly that. Characters like Phil (Bradley Cooper) a teacher who steals gambling money from his student’s field trip fund and can’t wait to cheat on his wife and Stu (Ed Helms), a dentist with a hen-pecking bitch of a girlfriend were interestingly flawed and edgy. The film had to work hard to get us to like them. We didn’t yet know just how crazy Alan (Zach Galifianakis) could be. By the end, after they’d dodged Mike Tyson and his tigers, a fay Asian wannabe-wigger gangster (Ken Jeong) and beautiful hookers, we felt a hard-won sense of shared experience with these people. Phil had learned to love his wife; Stu now had the balls to dump his annoying girlfriend, and so on. All this latest film does is exploit that feeling. This time around the “wolf pack” has been tamed. Phil is now a warm family
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man with about as many edges as a Snuggie. Stu has a wimpy side but he’s more assertive, and a certified Alpha Male getting married to a Japanese hottie ten years his junior. Alan is still crazy, although his mania has reached cartoon proportions. Doug (Justin Bartha) is a boring husband, just as he was a boring groom-to-be. As with any long running TV show bereft of ideas, we send the entire crew abroad, replacing Vegas with Hong Kong, and plug in the rest of the formula. Jeong is reprised. A teenager Teddy (Mason Lee) stands in as the person to go missing. The lion and baby are replaced with a monkey drug mule for Alan to carry around; Stu hooks up with a hot hermaphrodite instead of a beautiful hooker, finds himself with a Mike Tyson tribal tattoo instead of a broken tooth, and again sings a funny impromptu song. Throw in a monk in a wheelchair under a vow of silence and Paul Giamatti as a mysterious bad dude and there you go. It’s useful to note that the writers (Craig Mazin and Scot Armstrong) are different. Director Todd Philips gets a credit, probably just making sure the new stuff fit the canon. But this plot could have been written with a computer program where you input a new location, new animal, body part missing and so on. The ultimate message is the same: boys will be boys, and going on a crazed, destructive drunken spree every now and then is the sign of impeccable manhood, not a severe problem with alcoholism. The film differs mainly in that the female characters are even more cardboard cutout clichés this time. There is also one really egregious miscue: Teddy chops off his finger for fun during the drunken melee, ruining a career as a budding surgeon and brilliant cello player. Everyone laughs. This is not funny in any way. Serious points off. At its best “Hangover Part 2” is a carbon copy, at its worst it seems to have lost the grasp of the artistry required to separate going over the top from wallowing in the dirt.
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Two Chefs Restaurant and Pastry Shop FOOD ★★★1/2 AMBIENCE ★★★★ SERVICE ★★★★ VALUE ★★★ 8 Donnelly Road, Spencer • 508-885-7200 • two-chefs.com
A mixed basket of goodies Kendra Lapin
The restaurant’s website has a great story posted of the two chefs who joined forces to bring good food to the Spencer area, and the many people piling in just on a Thursday night testifies to the popularity of what, otherwise, could be a restaurant easily missed off Route 9. Despite the full parking lot, we were greeted and seated right away. Our drink orders were taken and filled within a few minutes. The restaurant also has a BYOB certificate, which is good to know because wine would go great with all of the food
we had. About half the patrons seemed to know the staff and cooks and, and despite being a relatively small venue, we didn’t feel overcrowded even when all the tables around us were full. For appetizers, we ordered the fried calamari and the bacon-wrapped scallops. The calamari was served with an Old Bay aioli, which means they were flavored and drizzled with an Old Bay seasoninginfused oil. All rings and no tentacles, the squid is also good for the more squeamish eater. They were good and on par with the calamari served at most restaurants we like, but not outstanding. At $7 for the plate, though, it was a match for flavor and quantity. The bacon-wrapped scallops were drizzled in a sweet guava barbeque sauce with green chimichurri sauce for additional dipping around the edge. The chimichurri was excellent, but I liked it better with the calamari. Our serving was only four smallish scallops, though, which averages out to $1.75 per scallop and the size—even with both good sauces, really wasn’t worth that much. We ordered what our waitress pointed out to be the two perpetual favorites of the restaurant’s patrons: Lobster Mac
and Cheese and Loaf in a Blanket. The Loaf in a Blanket is meatloaf wrapped in puff-pastry dough and served with the potato and vegetable of the day. It was $13, and not as special as I hoped it would be. The vegetable was a mix of squash, which was good but not much better than a really good homechef could do, and the mashed potatoes were of similar quality. The meatloaf was a generous portion, but the puff pastry ended up being burnt in more places than not, and the meatloaf was on the dryer side. The flavor was good, but I’ve definitely had better. On the other hand, my husband’s Lobster Mac and Cheese was one of the best either of us has ever eaten of this particular dish and well worth its $18 price tag. It was creamy and rich without being cloying with plenty of meat, mostly claw, and pasta cooked to a perfect al dente. The garlic bread it came with was great—and worked especially well to sop up any leftover sauce. While we had mixed feelings about the overall dinner and appetizer, both of us
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Italian Tapas Beer Dinner: On June 1, Peppercorns will be hosting a one-of-a-kind beer dinner featuring Wormtown Brewery. The five-course menu includes vegetable frittata and crispy eggplant crouton, chilled seafood salad, fresh semolinapasta sheets tossed with smoked-Goudacheese cream sauce, and more. The beer is legendary and the food is delicious. Cost: $40. Reservations required. Peppercorns, 455 Park Ave., Worcester. 508-752-7711.
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GRAND OPENING: On May 21, Worcester welcomed a brand-new authentic Jamaican restaurant, YaMon Jerk Hut.
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GRAND OPENING: New local businesses are just bursting up everywhere. On May 19-22, West Boylston welcomed Gerardo’s Bakery. Gerardo’s specializes in pastries including tiramisu, lobster tails, rumsquares, éclairs, as well as more than 20 varieties of cookies, special-occasion cakes, and beautiful wedding cakes. I’ll meet you there! Gerardo’s Bakery, 339 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 508853-3434.
El fresco BBQ: What’s better than Smokestack Urban Barbecue? The grand opening of Smokestack’s outdoor patio on May 26 with music from Shaky Ground from 4:40-8:30 p.m. Giveaways, $2 Abita beer, the Big Mobile Grill and freebies like a bucket of wings and ribs will be given away to a few lucky carnivores. 90 Harding St., Worcester. 508-363-1111, bbqstack.com.
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FITCHBURG Ashby State Rd Lot A1, Fitchburg SB FSB, Rollstone Bank & T, 04/25/2011, $95,400 748 Ashby State Rd, Hector Bonilla, Y Nhu Lam, 04/25/2011, $200,000 100 Beech St, Rod R. Gauthier, Richard Morissette, 04/28/2011, $45,000 162 Bridle Cross Rd Unit 162, Randall Mcclenahan, BAC Hm Lns Svcng LP, 04/27/2011, $102,000 285 Canton St, Andrew J. Normandin, Lance Dellongono, 04/28/2011, $144,000 44 Central Ave Unit 44, FHLM, Bank Of America Na, 04/25/2011, $135,000 141 Depot St, Raymond A. Dudek, Moeckel Michael J Est, 04/28/2011, $95,000 150 Electric Ave, Kendra A. Laviolette, Alice M. Stjohn, 04/28/2011, $87,500 16 Everett St, Robert J. St Cyr, FNMA, 04/26/2011, $124,000 325-327 Main St, Phoenix Financial Corp, Titan Props LLC, 04/26/2011, $325,000 325-327 Main St, 325 Main Street LLC, Phoenix Financial Corp, 04/26/2011, $325,000 1146 Main St, Christmas Oaks Dev & Mg, Bayview Loan Svcng LLC, 04/29/2011, $105,000 33 Prichard St, 33 Prichard Rt, Marcia L. Membrino, 04/29/2011, $165,000 158 Prichard St, Christmas Oaks Dev & Mg, Ib Prop Holdings LLC, 04/29/2011, $115,000
GRAFTON 27 Falmouth Dr, Brian Adams, David G. Goblaskas, 04/25/2011, $265,000 98 High Point Dr, Essek B. Petrie, Knapik Builders Inc, 04/29/2011, $418,000 11 Hingham Rd, Andrew Kuras, Melvin J. Vitaris, 04/29/2011, $165,000 28 Lincoln Ln Unit 28, FHLM, BAC Hm Lns Svcng LP, 04/26/2011, $215,000 69 Magill Dr, R C & N L Kala T, H & High¿eld Homes LLC, 04/29/2011, $618,388 61 Potter Hill Rd, North Grafton United Me, Elvidge Marion L Est, 04/29/2011, $854 61 Potter Hill Rd, North Grafton United Me, Elvidge Wesley A Est, 04/29/2011, $4,840 5 Shrewsbury St, Aimee Bartlett, Kenneth A. Gustafson, 04/29/2011, $200,000 37 Woodside Dr, Keith F. Gorski, Diane M. Rivine, 04/29/2011, $222,000 HOLDEN 27 Armington Ln, Matthew E. Preston, Patricia A. Mahan, 04/25/2011, $306,000 251 Chapel St, Albert M. Greamo, Lynne I. Olson, 04/28/2011, $219,000 46 Main St Unit 46, Robert Mayumba, Todd A. Stablewski, 04/25/2011, $186,900 47 Oakcrest Rd, Christine B. Ewald, Mary C. Bringham, 04/28/2011, $215,000 Winter Hill Rd Lot 1, Edward C. Jardus, Lawrence E. Army, 04/25/2011, $263,537 Winter Hill Rd Lot 6, William M. Jardus, Lawrence E. Army, 04/25/2011, $243,265 LEICESTER 118 Boyd St, Angel S. Felch, USA HUD, 04/25/2011, $100,000 45 Howard Ter, Aurora Loan Svcs LLC, Aurora Loan Svcs LLC, 04/25/2011, $144,727 358 Main St, Gerald L. Ryder, Chester Parda, 04/29/2011, $135,000 88-a Marshall St, Bernard A. Lempicki, Greater Worcester Land, 04/28/2011, $105,000 121 Marshall St, Kelly Ann Perkins, Ganesh Kumar, 04/26/2011, $225,000 LEOMINSTER 126 4th St, Annette Torres, Arsenault Jeanne I Est, 04/25/2011, $105,000 56 Benjamin St, Highland Manor Rt, Ameriquest Mtg Securiti, 04/26/2011, $57,750 156 Berrington Rd Unit 156, Christopher A. Klingenb, Stephel Wall, 04/29/2011, $138,000 7 George Ter, Martin W. Beck Jr, Victoria Lanides, 04/29/2011, $262,500
97 Grove Ave, Kevin P. Gallagher, Sherman Clifford R Est, 04/28/2011, $250,000 1 Joslin St, Olli Tervo, Paul D. Harris, 04/28/2011, $22,922 1079 Main St, Justin D. Krivi, Barbara J. Boyle, 04/29/2011, $190,000 7 Pine Rd, Robert A. Fitzgerald, Rosemary L. Tatro, 04/27/2011, $130,000 192 Pleasant St Unit 22, Christine Mcewan, Lisa B. Luft, 04/29/2011, $135,000 233 Pleasant St, Franco Rt, Lolli Bertha M Est, 04/27/2011, $65,000 30 Spring St, William J. Pagel, Ricardo Saudelli, 04/28/2011, $250,000 391 Union St, Justin Fontaine, Melvin O. Moen, 04/29/2011, $234,000 MILLBURY 6 Budreau Ave, Kenneth P. Dumas, Kenary 21 Rt, 04/29/2011, $293,000 6 Budreau Ave, Mara Cronin, Mary D. Urban, 04/25/2011, $246,000 19 Dolan Rd, FHLM, BAC Hm Lns Svcng LP, 04/27/2011, $229,178 5 John St, Javier Estremera, Patricia G. Graves, 04/26/2011, $145,000 120 Main St, Kevin Elary, Ronald Jakubiak, 04/29/2011, $169,000 38 Maple St, US Bk NA, US Bk NA, 04/25/2011, $105,000 29 Millbury Ave, Camila Deandrade, USA HUD, 04/27/2011, $165,000 142 Riverlin St, Ryan Desaro, Mare W. Ryan, 04/28/2011, $280,000 PAXTON 74 Holden Rd, Jeffrey R. Goguen, Sheila S. Drake, 04/29/2011, $165,000 790 Pleasant St, Mark Shevory, Mark Roche, 04/29/2011, $450,000 189 West St, Anthony P. Richard, Erik J. Ristuben, 04/29/2011, $215,000 PRINCETON 31 Bigelow Rd, Mark T. Kraus, Douglas W. Droham, 04/29/2011, $640,000 205 Brooks Station Rd, Robert Kilgus, David T. Turcotte, 04/29/2011, $215,000 RUTLAND 27 Birchwood Rd, Digital FCU, Digital Federal CU, 04/28/2011, $84,000 251 Pleasantdale Rd, D Lussier Builders LLC, Lussier Ent LLC, 04/29/2011, $80,000 251 Pleasantdale Rd, Miranda Greenhalch, D Lussier Builders LLC, 04/29/2011, $329,550 SHREWSBURY 21 Afra Dr Unit 21, Kerry T. Devlin, Edward D. Niccolls, 04/25/2011, $275,000
125 Bumble Bee Cir, Thomas Mcdonald, Anthony Burrows, 04/28/2011, $306,000 39 Cedar Rd, Richard A. Duhamel Jr, Roach Josephine A Est, 04/27/2011, $100,000 40 Cypress Ave, Kenneth Crouch, Joseph C. Gardner, 04/28/2011, $278,000 491 Grafton St, Michael Montagna, John A. Zona, 04/25/2011, $285,000 31 Hickory Dr, Michael Caputo, Brendon Props Hickory H, 04/26/2011, $580,000 2 Nelson Point Rd, Nelson Point LLC, Rosemary Chaput, 04/29/2011, $2,237,500 11 Selina St, Yquing Hou, Antonio Chionna, 04/27/2011, $218,100 679 South St, Robert Mcneil 3rd, Mark Taricco, 04/26/2011, $472,000 10 Wachusett Cir, Joseph W. Cliford, Elsa G. Austin, 04/29/2011, $360,000 30 Woodland Rd, David E. Morel, Veronice B. Parker, 04/28/2011, $327,000 STERLING 6 Lakeview Ave, John R. Senecal, Waushacum Village Homeo, 04/28/2011, $125,000 4 Runaway Brook Rd, Jospeh M. Smith, Scott G. Goddard, 04/29/2011, $165,000 SUTTON 17 Davis Cir, Robert J. Logue Jr, Michael J. Stewan, 04/29/2011, $285,000 29 Griggs Rd, Barbara A. Wilson, Scott Bernier, 04/26/2011, $435,000 WESTBOROUGH 34 Adams St, Maseeh Soomaro, Frank Tzu-shen Lin, 04/29/2011, $402,000 26 Brower Dr, Christie L. Hager, Michael I. Everett, 04/28/2011, $602,250 32 Chestnut St, Benjamin D. Halpern, William P. Hicks, 04/28/2011, $745,000 22 Hyder St, Joseph S. Riela, Jessica L. Ormondroyd, 04/29/2011, $347,812 10 Robin Rd, Daniel Kuhl, Essek B. Petrie, 04/28/2011, $241,000 160 Ruggles St, Richard V. Wiebusch, Benjamin D. Halpern, 04/28/2011, $620,000 39 Thomas Newton Dr, Karthick Vishwanathan, Sanjay Sharma, 04/25/2011, $639,900 WESTMINSTER 151 Bragg Hill Rd, Leo J. Boucher, Robin R. Swift, 04/27/2011, $70,000 29 Knower Rd, Kyle C. Anderson, Kraskouskas P A Est, 04/29/2011, $95,000 Worcester Rd Lot 2, Harrington Lt, Susan M. Whitney, 04/26/2011, $30,000
WORCESTER 15 4th St, Koranteng Darfour, Fourth Street Nt, 04/29/2011, $155,000 28 Aetna St, Worcester Academy, Hildegarde S. Jean-loui, 04/27/2011, $150,000 11 Ames St, Paul C. Quang, Pristine Realty LLC, 04/29/2011, $150,000 46 Andover St, Bruce R. Jenket, Stanley F. Sargut, 04/29/2011, $145,000 3 Ashmore Rd, Brent P. Gilmore, Mark E. Wyco, 04/29/2011, $183,000 8 Barclay St, KLA Hldgs LLC, Joe Luu, 04/29/2011, $19,000 152-156 Beacon St, KGH LP, Main South CDC, 04/27/2011, $300,000 31 Brookshire Rd, Susan F. Johnston, Elaine A. Saliba, 04/29/2011, $338,000 14 Chippewa Rd, Elizabeth Kunhardt, Barbara J. Seale-moran, 04/29/2011, $245,000 19 Cobblestone Ln, C Theresa Conley, Vasken Gopoyan, 04/28/2011, $167,500 9 Cotuit St, Rafael Plahm, Smith Philomena A Est, 04/29/2011, $200,000 40 Dubar St, A&M RT, Mark Germain, 04/29/2011, $25,000 140 Eastern Ave, Urban Neighborhood Home, Eastern Nslf LLC, 04/28/2011, $590,858 11 Emery St, Joseph Lostacco, Thomas Amelia P Est, 04/29/2011, $100,000 15 Fairmont Ave, Michael R. Ricardi, Nancy M. Paquette, 04/27/2011, $200,000 17 Federal St Unit 703-f, Rui Baltazar, US Bk NA, 04/29/2011, $36,225 51 Forest St, Brain J. Mcshea, Nancy M. Polsky, 04/28/2011, $277,000 105 Forest St, Rofeh Sienaim Rt, Karen Finnegan, 04/29/2011, $196,550 10 Gardner St, KGH LP, Main South CDC, 04/27/2011, $300,000 25 Hammond St, KGH LP, Main South CDC, 04/27/2011, $300,000 30-32 Hammond St, KGH LP, Main South CDC, 04/27/2011, $300,000 87 Hillcroft Ave, Sarah E. Stillwell, Louis M. Swan, 04/29/2011, $217,500 23 Hygeia St, Hygeia Streeet LLC, 23 Hygeia Street LLC, 04/29/2011, $220,000 106 Indian Hill Rd, Stephanie L. Noss, Carol A. Larson, 04/25/2011, $217,000 18 Juniper Rd, Andrew M. Evens, Douglas M. Ikeda, 04/26/2011, $96,000 22 Kilby St, KGH LP, Main South CDC, 04/27/2011, $300,000 42 Kingsbury St, George Spiropoulos, Federal Natl Mtg Assn, 04/28/2011, $81,250
32 Lanark St, Arben Tupja, Heidi Daniels, 04/29/2011, $185,100 31 Lanesboro Rd, Daniel J. Beland, Debra L. Hamrin, 04/28/2011, $195,000 62 Ledgecrest Dr, Kerri L. Toedt, Nathan J. Daniels, 04/26/2011, $157,500 17 Lewis St, Trung Nguyen, Pinky Hoang, 04/29/2011, $40,000 34 Leywood St, Allan Kupetnick, Velocity Commercial Cap, 04/29/2011, $250,000 1425 Main St, Christmas Oaks Dev & Mg, Binh Q. Lam, 04/25/2011, $157,000 78 Merrick St, Tripple R. Corp, Florence C. Benson, 04/28/2011, $65,000 10 Natural Ln, FNMA, Gmac Mtg LLC, 04/26/2011, $80,315 8 Olde Millbury St, Buu Quang, Pristine Realty LLC, 04/29/2011, $170,000 24-b Outlook Dr, Peter M. Nyaga, James Soffan, 04/28/2011, $195,000 13 Park Villa Ave, Lisa A. Kiestead, Marey Coates, 04/29/2011, $153,000 43 Pine Tree Dr, Felix Montanez, Robert S. Burnett, 04/29/2011, $204,000 19 Pointe Rok Dr Unit 19, Yamarlyn Rosario, Lois A. Veshia, 04/25/2011, $249,000 2 Pratt St, FHLM, Citimortgage Inc, 04/25/2011, $145,000 112 Puritan Ave, Robert Judson Jr, US Bk NA, 04/27/2011, $135,000 14 Reardon St, Michael Braley, Daniel P. Doherty, 04/28/2011, $333,000 115 S Flagg St, Ashley E. Schiavone, Candace L. Sutherland, 04/28/2011, $235,000 19 Scott St, Chinh Do, Stanionis Helen S Est, 04/27/2011, $54,000 269 Stafford St, Mary Rachwal, Phyllis K. Pate, 04/29/2011, $99,000 Tainter St Lot 32+33, KGH LP, Main South CDC, 04/27/2011, $300,000 39 Tiverton Pkwy, Steven J. Mockus, Fabricio Gomes Souza, 04/25/2011, $140,100 44 Tupelo Rd, Margaret O Hara, Federal Natl Mtg Assn, 04/25/2011, $182,900 7 View St, Jose A. Frias, Nachorski Ft, 04/27/2011, $247,000 61 Walworth St, Kaylynn N. Do, Anne W. Mathai, 04/29/2011, $125,000 9 Ware St, John F. Pavone, Christine Bailey, 04/25/2011, $76,000 23 Waverly St, Kwabena A. Agvei, Pearson Dev Corp, 04/29/2011, $165,000
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Check out Franco, Ticklebomb Orchestra, Dave Magario and Sister City as they jam over at Beatnik’s tonight. 433 Park Ave. Thursday, May 26. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. 508-926-8877, beatniksbeyou.com.
The Flock of Assholes brings the ’80s to life every Thursday at the Lucky Dog. Featuring lead vocals with Simon Lebonah, Andy Hummer on guitar, Alex Van Handjob on
views that sets the stage for three days of Hot Louisiana Sounds & Scorching Blues! The Bayou n’ Boogie festival takes place rain or shine with two huge covered pavilions with large wooden dance floors! Indoor & outdoor stages for continuous music. RV camping is available. 2011 Artists Include: Bonerama Corey Ledet and his Zydeco Band (LA Zydeco), The Lustre Kings (NY Roots, Swing, Rockabilly), Sonny Landreth & the Goners Paul Cebar & Tomorrow’s Sounds Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp (IL Creole), Tim Taylor’s Blues Band Big Sandy and the Fly-Rite Boys (CA Roots, Rockabilly, Texas-Swing), Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble (LA Zydeco), Lil Wayne & Same Ol’ Two Step (LA Zydeco), Cajun Hobos Jesse Lege & Bayou Brew Rosie Ledet (The Zydeco Sweetheart) and much more. $35-$45. noon-11 p.m. Francis Farm, 27 Francis Farm Road, Rehoboth. 401-467-9856 or bayounboogiefest.com.
>Friday 27 drums, Stinq on bass, Keiser Goo Goo on keyboards and manager/photographer Phil Sphincter. $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on facebook.
The Horror Nights Tour Aiden comes to The Palladium (upstairs) this Friday along with Eyes Set To Kill, Vampires Everywhere!, Get Scared and Dr. Acula. Tickets are only $13 in advance and $15 at the door. 7-11 p.m. 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. thepalladium.net.
Sirens of Song over at Nick’s Bar and Restaurant will feature some of Worcester’s best female vocalists all for free! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030, nicksworcester.com.
The Hotel Vernon’s Ship Room at the Kelley Square Yacht Club features Dead Wrong and guests tonight at 9 p.m. 1 Millbury St.
Teenagers from Mars is a Misfits tribute band, and they are playing over at Ralph’s
Senator Scott Brown Book Signing will be at Tatnuck Bookseller from 1-2:30 p.m. Pick
Diner tonight from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.
>Friday - Sunday 5th Annual Bayou n’ Boogie Festival. Francis Farms 60 acre site features picturesque
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>Saturday 28 up his new memoir of resilience and redemption, “Against All Odds,” and get a copy signed, or just come by to be inspired by what many call a poignant, heartfelt, humorous and profound story of one man’s dream and his determination to fight for a better future. Tatnuck Bookseller Gift Gallery and Café,18 Lyman
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St., Westborough, tatnuck.com. Spring is here folks, so get out and enjoy it! Try out the Spring Birding/Nature Walk this Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. People enjoy urban parks as areas of recreation, but parks are also centers of learning. Come observe the birds that have stayed for the winter and those that have migrated back to the park. This event will be informative and fun, especially for bird lovers and those that enjoy nature. Free. 8:30-10 a.m. Institute Park, meet at Tennis Courts, Salisbury St. and Park Ave. 508-754-1234. Another way to enjoy the day is to tie up those trainers and head out for the Red White & Blue 5k (and kids’ fun run) firing off at 9 a.m. $25 fee. This 5k wheel-measured kids’ run is a two-loop course around the school. Prizes awarded in male and female division of runners of 5k: 1st overall male and female; 18 and younger; 18 to 29; 30 to 49; 50 and older. Proceeds will benefit Flagg Street PTG. The purpose of this organization is to enhance Flagg Street School by promoting school spirit and supplying financial help whenever and wherever the need is evident and requested by the principal for the educational benefit of the students of the school. 115 Flagg St, Worcester. Visit flaggstptg.com or email info@ flaggstreetptg.com.
The Rabbit Hole book and music store will hold a two-part Drum Clinic with Doll Fight! drummer, Jane Boxall (pictured). For the beginner’s clinic (3 - 3:30 p.m.), Jane will get you ready to rock the drums with an interactive workshop featuring varied drumming styles and techniques. Beginner drummers ages 5 and up are welcome to attend. All materials (such as sticks) will
be provided, free. For the intermediate/ advanced clinic (3:45 - 4:45p.m.), Jane digs deep into drumming technique and styles, from full-kit application of traditional drum rudiments to melodic drum-kit playing, groove orchestration, double-kick technique, and fusing styles from mambo to country to metal to disco. Drummers of all ages who have been playing for at least 6 months are welcome to attend. This will be an interactive workshop-style clinic. Bring your drumsticks and a practice pad if you have one. $5. Space is limited so call and reserve your spot or email info@ therabbitholeusa.com. Rabbit Hole, 805 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-0040, therabbitholeusa.com. This weekend is the 43rd Annual Memorial Day Weekend Powwow, an annual family event for all ages. The powwow features Native American dances, drumming, kids’ activities, tepee display, craft display, and vendors selling Native American crafts, supplies and handmade items. Afternoon and evening intertribal dance sessions on Saturday and Sunday. Gourd Dance will be held on Saturday morning. One-day entrance fees: $5 adult and youth 15 and older, $2 youth 14 and younger. 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Camp Marshall, 92 McCormick Road, Spencer. 508-528-6885, visit home. earthlink.net/~ais-inc. During Wool Days the Old Sturbridge Village sheep get their annual “hair cuts” and historians demonstrate how wool is processed: from shearing, scouring, and carding to dyeing, spinning, and weaving (in other words, from sheep to shirt - or
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chemise). Wool Days runs from Saturday, May 28 - Monday, May 30. Try your hand and test your history IQ at its textile exhibit. Memorial Day is also its official kick-off to summer activities with period games, 1830s baseball, French and English tugof-war contests and our weekend to roll out the Old Sturbridge Village stagecoach and re-launch our boat ride on the Quinebaug River. 800-7331830, osv.org. Adults, $20; seniors (65+), $18; Children (3-17), $7; 3 and younger, free. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 508-347-3362.
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Over at the Raven you should check out some heavy hitting bands with the likes of Vains of Jenna, Erotics and Demons Alley to wrap up your weekend. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133.
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Bicycle 12-15 miles on paved roads around Holden Reservoir with the Seven Hills Wheelmen during their Monday-night bicycle ride. Riders of all skill levels, on any type of bikes, are welcome. Most riders will be on road bikes or hybrids. Free – just strap on your helmet, get on your bike and ride! 6-8 p.m. Barney’s Bicycle, 165 Chandler St. 508-799-2453, sevenhillswheelmen.org.
The Dirty Gerund Poetry & Variety Show Series, a weekly series that takes place downstairs
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>Tuesday 31 Stop by Union Music tonight for a night of fingerpickin’ with guitar virtuoso and Grand Ole Opry favorite Doyle Dykes. Doyle Dykes is a master of inspiring guitarists at all skill levels. Come spend a couple of hours with one of the world’s greatest guitarists and leave with a renewed vigor for playing! 7p.m. Sponsored by Union Music and Taylor Guitars. Union Music is located at 142 Southbridge St. $20. unionmusic.com.
>Wednesday 1 There is no better way to watch an old movie than with Mr. Smartass Theatre at the Lucky Dog on a Wednesday evening. This live homage to the TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000 is where three of Worcester’s smartest asses provide a new soundtrack of gags, puns, sound effects, burps, and so much more – all for some of the corniest films ever seen. Every show is unique and it’s always free! 8:30p.m. 89 Green St. Find them on facebook for more info.
Access Hanover - Theatre, Politics & Civic Engagement Susan L. Smith will give a special talk on her late husband Marc P. Smith’s most recent theatrical work, The Kreisau Project. She will share insights on this multiyear creative project centered on a pair of plays that Marc Smith wrote and produced dealing with both German and Polish resistance against the Nazis. Marc Smith had a rich career in the arts as a playwright, director and co-founder of the former Foothills Theatre. Due to his untimely death on March 23, his wife and partner in his journeys, Susan Smith, will shed light on his creative energies and on the consequences of these two plays and the paths they opened. Free for members; $10 for the general public. 5:30-7 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org. You may run alone, but on National Running Day, we celebrate together! During Celebrate National Running Day at The YMCA runners everywhere share their passion for a lifestyle that is one of the
best, and simplest, ways to stay fit and so much more. You can head out solo to clear your mind, gab with your regular running buddies, or turn an unsuspecting friend into a running fiend. Join Andy Sharry’s YMCA Running Team to celebrate national running day with one-, two- or three-mile runs. Members of the team will serve as guides as we run together! The cost is FREE and the fun is real. 6-7 p.m. YMCA Central Community Branch, Main Lobby, 766 Main St. 508-755-6101 or find them on facebook. Every Wednesday, the Cruising for
Charity Car Show gives 100 percent of its profits to the Masonic Children’s Charity. Featuring music, concessions and 50/50 raffle plus classic cars, do you really need more? I didn’t think so. This Wednesday’s contest: Best Street Rod. No admission but donations accepted. 5-8 p.m. Klem’s, Field, 117 W Main St., Spencer. 508-885-2708, klemsonline.com.
>Thursday 2 The Canal District Alliance Annual Meeting will feature Jeffrey B. Mullan, secretary and chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation as keynote speaker. Mullan will discuss issues significant to the district and the city of Worcester at large, including the Canal District streetscape improvement project, CSX and commuter-rail expansion, and the Worcester Regional Airport. This event is free and open to the public. 6-8 p.m. Fiddler’s Green Pub, 19 Temple St.
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ARTSWorcester, ARTSWorcester presents “A Visual Diary”, through June 24; ARTSWorcester presents “Rhapsody in Green”, through June 16. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org. Booklovers’ Gourmet, ”Figures and Phantasms”, artwork by Karen Reid, Through May 31. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com/book. College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Major: Works from the 2011 Senior Concentration Seminar, through May 27. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu/departments/cantor/website. Danforth Museum of Art, Adria Arch: On the Mark, Through June 5. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org. Dark World Gallery, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Group Show, through June 1. Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 179 Grafton St. darkworldgallery.com. EcoTarium, Arctic Adventure, Through Sept. 4; Turtle Travels, Through June 5; Tree Canopy Walkway, Saturdays, May 28 - June 25; Tree Canopy Walkway, Sundays, May 29 - June 26; Preschool and Toddler Wednesdays, Wednesdays, through Dec. 31. 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 ecotarium.org. Higgins Armory Museum, Exhibit: Beyond Belief: The Curious Collection of Professor Rufus Excalibur Bell, Through June 20; 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: $10 for Adults, $7 for Children (age 4-16), Children 3 and under are Free. 100 Barber Ave. 508-853-6015 or higgins.org. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Beauty In Excess on Display, Through Aug. 31. 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 massaudubon.org. Museum of Russian Icons, Exploring Sanctity: Paths to Sainthood Unveiled, through Sept. 3; Icons: 1000 Years of Veneration, through July 30. 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 free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978598-5000 or 978-598-5005 or museumofrussianicons.org. Old Sturbridge Village, Ride the Stagecoach at Old Sturbridge Village, Monday - Thursday. Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org. Post Road Art Center, Call to young Artists: Budding Artist Show 2011, through May 28; Budding Artist Show 2011, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, June 1 - June 10. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-4852580 or postroadartcenter.com. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Art in the Garden: Exhibit 1, “Natural Impressions”, Through June 12; Youth Gardening Program Spring 2011, Class A: K-2, Saturdays, through June 25; Youth Gardening Program Spring 2011, Class B Grades 3-5, Saturdays, through June 25; Wednesday Evenings in the Garden - with Tapas
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on the Terrace, Wednesdays, through Sept. 28. 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 towerhillbg.org. Worcester Historical Museum, To Arms! Worcester County Answers the Call through Nov. 11. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org. Worcester Public Library, American Civil War Exhibit - 150th Anniversary Commemoration, Through June 3. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655 or worcpublib.org WPI: George C. Gordon Library, A Well-Documented Life : The Theo Brown Diaries, Through June 15. 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu.
music >Thursday 26 Good Times with Your Friend DJ Steve. Featured in the main bar area every Thursday, DJ Steve, friend to all, spins rock and roll nuggets from the 1950s to an hour ago. 9-2 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. Chris Reddy. 7-11 p.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Sean Fullerton Live Acoustic Blues, Rock & Fingerstyle Guitar! 7 p.m.-midnight The Chicken Bone, 358 Waverly St., Framingham. 508-879-1138 or seanfullertonmusic.net. Irish Music Session. Each week, a traditional Irish music session is held at Mulligan’s Taverne. 7:30-10 p.m. Mulligans Taverne-on-the-Green, 121 West Main St., Westborough. 508-3444932 or westboroughsession.com. Spring Concert. $20 in advance, $25 at door, $10 Student, $5 under 13. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Congregation Beth Israel, 15 Jamesbury Drive. 508-756-6204. Babineau Brothers. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Cafe Destare, 320 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5734. Franco, Ticklebomb Orchestra, Dave Magario, Sister City. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Honkey Tonk Thursdays With CJ/DJ 18+ Every Thursday. $5. 8 p.m.-midnight Dance Ranch & Saloon, 70 James St. 508-757-6977 or youtu.be/cK86kBe2D9s. Open Jukebox Night. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Vegas Lounge, 36 Vanderbilt Ave., Norwood. 781-769-1888. the Flock of Assholes. 80’s party every Thursday! w/ guests: Day One and Only at Night! $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888. Andy Cummings. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Audio Wasabi hosted by Brian Chaffee. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. DJ Brian Spinnin’ & Scratchin’ The Hottest Dance Music. No Cover Charge!. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006. Sirens of Song Featuring Worcester’s Best Female Vocalists. No Cover!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Teenagers from Mars!! Misfits Tribute Band and more!!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Club Days End w/ DJ Roberta - Dance off for CASH!. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-9871006 or daysendtavern.com. James Keyes. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.
>Friday 27 Top 40 Dance Night w/ DJ Fast Track. Club Gallery, 150 Point St., Providence. 401-751-7166. X-Cess Fridays. DJ Patrick Allen BLU Ultralounge & Nightclub,
GIG POSTER OF THE WEEK Oh Look! A free place to run your next band/gig/event flyer! Don’t let this sweet spot get away - send your high resolution file to editor@worcestermag.com at least 10 days before your show. 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or blu-nightclub.com. John Dumont. 7-10 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St., Millbury. 508-864-5658 or millchurch.org. Ned Lucas Band. Free. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. The Horror Nights Tour Aiden @ The Palladium (upstairs). with Eyes Set To Kill / Vampires Everywhere! / Get Scared / Dr. Acula Tickets $13 adv., $15 door. 7-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. Andy Cummings. 8 p.m.-noon Cornerstone’s Restaurant, 616 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-1991. Guy Bergeron. Acoustic show out on the deck. Blues, classic rock, hillbilly music and Guy originals. FREE. 8-11 p.m. New England Steak & Seafood, 11 Uxbridge Road, Mendon. 508-4780871. Jazzed Up Trio live at Union Station. Featuring Mauro DePasquale vocals and piano, Joe D’Angelo bass and vocals, John Dollar on drums. No Cover Free Parking. 8-11:30 p.m. Luciano’s Cotton Club, 2 Washington Square. 508-755-6408. Open Jukebox Night. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Vegas Lounge, 36 Vanderbilt Ave., Norwood. 781-769-1888. Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute Scar Tissue, Lesser Known Contender, Zagnutt and Criminals & Beauty Queens.If you like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, you’ll love Scar Tissue. $7. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/scartissue.rhcp. Under Pressure. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Red Onion - Otter River Hotel, 29 Main St., Baldwinville. 978-939-7373. Live in the Pub: John Riley - An Irish Singalong. Every Friday Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant at the Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre bring you some of the area’s best entertainers in its beautiful and intimate authentic Irish pub setting. No cover. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700. Bill McCarthy Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Lakeside Bar & Grille, 97 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury. 508-425-3543. Cirkestra! No Cover!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Dead Wrong and Guests. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. DJ Pete the Polock. Yeh, he’s still here playing whatever he wants. The girls flash him for requests, sit on his lap, and listen to his same old jokes but still love him. He only plays to get out of
the house away from his queen. Classic rock to the Blues. Large dance floor to shake it. Come see this Worcester legend. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516. DJs & Dance Bands. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cafe Destare, 320 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5734. Eisman Hunter Band. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Flock of Assholes. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. I Love Fridays at Fusion with DJ B-LO. Fridays Fusion features the best sound and lights in Central Mass with DJ B-LO spinning your favorite Dance, Hip Hop and top 40 tracks. Lounge opens at 9:00 pm - Dance Club opens at 10:30 pm. Coat Room available with attendant. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Johnny Snowpants Learn & Play Party. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Tino’s Pub, 102 Front St., Winchendon. 760-880-1438 or tinospub.com. Jon Lacouture. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Art’s Diner, West Boylston st. 352-895-8355. Ladies Night - Top 40 Dance Party. Our Top 40 Ladies Night Dance Party returns to Speakers! Ladies (and Gent’s) come in and dance the night away with the hottest DJ in the MetroWest Area DJ Norm!!! FREE. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222 or speakersnightclub.net. Mr. J Band. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Pete the Polak, DJ. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516. Ric Porter & The Sons of The Soil. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Scott Anderson Live. Original music with an acoustic guitar, bass, & drums Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Belfont Hotel, 11 South Main St., Millbury. 508-917-8128. The Drunken Uncles. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Allgos Sweets and Drinks, 58 Shrewsbury St. 508-304-7129. The Shills, The Organ Beats, Miars. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. The Snapdaddies. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Celtic Tavern, 45 Belmont St., Northborough. 508-366-6277. Touched - Classic Rock & 80’s Pop. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508-792-1078 or touchedband.com. Crazy Rythem Band. $10. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gilrein’s, 802 Main St. 508-791-2583. DJ/Dancing. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Overtime Tap, 50 Front St. 508757-0600 or overtimetap.com. Sarah Levecque Band. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.
>Saturday 28 Cooper Jones Band Rocks The Still. Cooper Jones Band Southern Rock, Classic Rock, Boogie, Blues and More! Book Now 413-271-0609.The Still, Suffield St., Agawam. FindNEWentertainment.com. Chatty Maddie, The Ariband, Danielle Lessard. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133. Hot Spot Music Night. Club Gallery, 150 Point St., Providence. 401-751-7166. Dusty Cobb & The Millbury St Band. 9-2 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. Worcester Jazz Jam. Jazz jam session for professionals and amateurs. Bring your Real Book! Free. 2-5 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800. Nick and Randy. Nick and Randy have packed the house in the past and we hope that those of you who are not traveling this Holiday weekend will come down and spend your Saturday night here. Douglas , 306 Main St., Douglas. 508-476-7220 or falzones. com. Bill McCarthy. MySpace.com/BadClownProductions. Free. 7-10 p.m. Junior’s Pizza Grille, 346 Shrewsbury St. 508-459-5800. Carl Ayotte. 8 p.m.-noon Cornerstone’s Restaurant, 616 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-1991.
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DJ Darin. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Vegas Lounge, 36 Vanderbilt Ave., Norwood. 781-769-1888. Flashback (RI). $3 after 9:30pm (subject to change). 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-4808222. Johnny “Romance” Nickerson. No Cover. 8-11 p.m. Lakeside Bar & Grille, 97 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury. 508-4253543. Sean Fullerton Live Acoustic Blues, Rock & Fingerstyle Guitar. 8-11:30 p.m. Whistle Stop Bar & Grill, 85 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-3087 or seanfullertonmusic.net. Stonethrow. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Till We Die. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Tammany Hall, 43 Pleasant St. 508753-7001. True West. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Red Onion - Otter River Hotel, 29 Main St., Baldwinville. 978-939-7373. Acoustic Saturdays. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Celtic Tavern, 45 Belmont St., Northborough. 508-366-6277. Six To Midnight, Cancer Killing Gemini (exCobalt-60), The Sapphire Sun. $6. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on facebook. 2011 pARTy FUNdraiser with HODW, Big Jon Short, Jubilee Gardens, Farmers Union Players. Art in the Park is an exhibition of sculptures by New England artists at Worcester’s historic Elm Park, Highland Street and Park Avenue. If you love Art and Local Live Music, come show your support at Beatnik’s second annual pARTy FUNdraiser! Live music by Hat On Drinking Wine, Big Jon Short, Jubilee Gardens, Farmers Union Players with live art by Jeff Gemma of Secret Society Tattoo. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Monkey Finger “Wildest Classic Rock” Classic Rock from Cream, Rolling Stones, Hendrix, Led Zeppelin & More! 9:00 pm-2:00 am No cover Band Booking 413 271 0609 RAGIN RIPPIN ROCK N ROLL newentertainment@comcast.net. Also Available: Angeletti/Korona Duo Susan Angeletti Full Band Show Swift Kick Duo- free Live Music. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cindy’s Sports Bar, 1618 North Main St., Palmer. 413-271-0609 or FindNEWentertainment.com. Auntie Trainwreck. Be there as Auntie Trainwreck makes their regular monthly appearance at Club Kasbar and gives you a Memorial Day weekend performance to remember. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385. Backseat Lover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Diabolis in Musica!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Flock of Assholes, the ultimate 80’s tribute band. One last show for the Flock before Sakura closes down for a month or so for remodeling. p.m.-1 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508792-1068 or sakura-tokyo.com. Girl Spot Saturdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Club X, 681 Valley St., Providence. myspace.com/girlspotri.
Live bands Every Sat. Night Blues to Rock. $3 after 9:30pm (subject to change). 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222. Mr J Band. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. O Drift. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508459-9035. Opening Night, Garage Sale Picasso, Louder My Dear, and The Jitters!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Revelation Saturdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. ENVY Nightclub, 241 Southbridge St. 508-263-0279 or facebook.com. Seductive Saturdays with DJ Hydro & DJ Savas- Top 40. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Trantrum Saturdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. BLU Ultralounge & Nightclub, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or blu-nightclub.com. Uncle Billy’s Smokehouse. BAND $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. DJ HappyDaze. Dance the night away with DJ HappyDaze! Playing a great mix of Top 40, Old school and hip hop! 9:30 p.m.1:30 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006. Hip Hop Dance Party with DJ HappyDaze Sat. Nights!. Dance the night away upstairs in the Den with DJ HappyDaze! Playing a great mix of Top 40, Old school and hip hop! 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006. My Silent Bravery. $5. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Galway Bay Irish Pub, 186 Stafford St. 508-753-8909. Andy Cummings. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. DJ/Dancing. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Overtime Tap, 50 Front St. 508757-0600 or overtimetap.com.
>Sunday 29 Vains of Jenna, Erotics, Demons Alley. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133. Jazz Brunch Sundays. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Ton of Blues - Blues Jam. 3-9 p.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Blues Jam. Featured artists weekly Donations. 5-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. The Bobby Gadoury Trio 5pm, Andy Cummings 9pm to Close!. No Cover!. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Vincent’s presents: Big Jon Short. Armed with a suitcase kick-drum, National Reso-phonic Guitar and Lowebow cigar-box hillharp, Big Jon Short’s high energy solo performances bring a foot-stomping show that taps into the heart of the songs, regional styles, and folklore of the Blues. bigjonshort.com 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Annual Memorial Day Eve Bash! East Coast
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Runaways and more. Always a great night to come out and ROCK at the Lucky Dog. $5. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/east.coast.runaways. Dancing with DJ Cisco. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Mirabar, 35 Richmond St., Providence. 401-331-6761 or mirabar.com/calendar.htm. Live At Amsterdam Sunday’s. Musicians and poets welcome! 21+ Hookah and Bar! Free!. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Amsterdam Lounge, 27 Pleasant St. 508-615-1735 or find them on facebook. Sunday Theme Party 18+. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club Gallery, 150 Point St., Providence. 401-751-7166 or find them on facebook. Reggae Fusion Sundays with DJ Nick. Worcester’s longest running Reggae night hosted by DJ Nick and Guest DJ’s spinning the Reggae, Hip Hop and Top 40 every Sunday. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100.
>Monday 30 Guy Bergeron acoustic performance. Come celebrate a lovely afternoon at the Hardwick Winery with old Uncle Guy sawing away on the guitar. Blues, classic rock, hillbilly music and Guy originals. Free. 1-4 p.m. Hardwick Vineyard & Winery, 3305 Greenwich Road, Hardwick. Driftin’ Sam Politz 7pm, new Karaoke w/ Anita 9pm till Close!. No Cover!. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Open Jukebox Night. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Vegas Lounge, 36 Vanderbilt Ave., Norwood. 781-769-1888. Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.
>Tuesday 31 Doyle Dykes Guitar Concert. A Night of Fingerpickin’ with guitar virtuoso and Grand Ole Opry favorite Doyle Dykes. Doyle Dykes is a master of inspiring guitarists at all skill levels. Come spend a couple of hours with one of the world’s greatest guitarists and leave with a renewed vigor for playing! “Doyle Dykes is not only one of my favorite guitar players - he’s one of my favorite people.” - Ricky Skaggs, Grammy-winning recording artist $20 per person. 7-9 p.m. Union Music, Union Music Performance Space, 142 Southbridge St. 508-753-3702 or unionmusic.com/events.htm. Open Mic Night w/Bill McCarthy MySpace.com/ OpenMicWorld Free. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Student Composers Performance - Concert. Students of The Musicianship / Theory Classes of Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester will be performing their own compositions, some as works-in-progress, for friends and family. Selections include duets and solos for flute, recorder, cello, piano, violin and a song cycle for Soprano set to poetry. Open to the public. Everyone welcome. Free.. 7-7:45 p.m. Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, Education Wing, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 508-791-8159. “Totally Tuesdazed!” Tunes in the Diner every
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Tuesday Night!. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Big Jon Short. Armed with a suitcase kick-drum, National Reso-phonic Guitar and Lowebow cigar-box hillharp, Big Jon Short’s high energy solo performances bring a foot-stomping show that taps into the heart of the songs, regional styles, and folklore of the Blues. bigjonshort.com no cover. 8-11 p.m. Armsby Abbey, 144 North Main St. 508-795-1012 or armsbyabbey.com/2009/08/ jon-short. Open Mic. open mic plus poetry comedy the clubs kitchen is open free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. English Social Club, 29 Camp St. 508791-4149. Scott Riccuiti, Michael Thibodeau & John Donovan. 8-11 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Lisa Marie & All Shook Up. Blues, pop, R&B powerhouse vocalist No Cover. 9-11 p.m. Jak’s Pub, 536 Main St. 508-7575257. Sean Fullerton 9 p.m.-midnight Cabby Shack Restaurant, 30 Town Wharf, Plymouth. 508-746-5354 or seanfullertonmusic.net. Bass Embassy & Rebirth Tuesdays. Every Tuesday Bass Embassy & ReBirth bring you the best Dubstep ,Jungle and Drum & Bass music in Central Mass. Doors open at 10 PM. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100 or fusionworcester.com. James Keyes!. No Cover!. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.
>Wednesday 1 Open Mike Wednesday - Hosted by Phil and Trisha Knudsen. Come enjoy the best in local live music. You can come to watch or come to perform and watch. But whatever your choice is come down for dinner and drinks and stay for the music!! Performers sign up after 7pm, bring your appetite and stay the evening. Join the facebook group “Friends of Harvest Cafe Open Mike” for more information. No cover, pass the hat for the hosts. 7-10 p.m. Harvest Café, 40 Washington St., Hudson. 978-5670948. Sean Ryan & Co. BAND Free. 7 p.m.-noon Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Open Mic Night Looking for Worcester’s amazing acoustic acts to come check out the new Leits Back Bar Open Mic night. Signups begin at 8 and acts begin at 8:30p.m. We’ll keep the music going as long as there’s acts to play, so come down and check us out! You wont be disappointed! 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Leitrim’s Pub, Back Bar, 265 Park Ave. 508-798-2447 or LeitrimsWorcester.com. Vincent’s Presents: Tiki Night with Frank & Eric. Frank and Eric will help you get over the hump every Wednesday with all of your favorite tropical drinks while soaking in special musical guests and movies. 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.
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Southbridge $210,000 Spacious center entry Cape with large living room, formal dining, eat-in kitchen, first floor family room and excercise room with sliders to deck to above ground pool and hot tub. Three spacious bedrooms with 2 full baths up. Master bedroom has bath with hot tub. First floor laundry. Exterior stone wall enhances entry with KOI Pond and water fall. One car garage plus detatched unit for car storage. Very private wooded dead-end street. Owners are relocating and looking for a quick sale. Aberman Assoc Inc Anna Mary Kraemer 978-537-4971 x 25 www.annamarykraemer.com
Hubbardston $249,900
3 bedroom 1 bath Multi-level. Mini Farm on 15+ acres. This is a life style choice. Privately set Tri - Level home with kidney shaped ingroung pool. Detached barn with electricity makes a terrific workshop. Several out buildings for small animals. Pond on property is home to Blue Heron. Tractor and dump truck to convey for $1.00 with acceptable offer to purchase. Aberman Assoc. Inc Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x 15 www.gaillent.com
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Antique 4 br home impeccable renovation. ,8 FP’s,5 gas soapstone stoves inserts.New Roof, Great space for home business or possible B&B. Aberman Assoc. Inc, Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x15 www.gaillent.com
Leominster $164,900
Meticulously updated 5 room, 2 large bedrooms, 1 1/2 bath “Radcliffe” townhome in Ridgefield Condos. Updated gourmet kitchen w/granite, stainless appliances, ceramic tile. Updated baths w/ceramic flrs & solid surface vanities.New windows and extra attic insulation. Two large bedrooms and full bath up with second floor laundry. Living room features wall to wall carpeting, bow window, and fireplace. One car attached garage. Inground pool, tennis courts, and walking/jogging trails. Aberman Assoc Inc Anna Mary Kraemer 978-537-4971 x 25 www. annamarykraemer.com
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In town mini farm with 2000 s.f barn , paddock. 2 detached 2 car garages, spacious 1930 colonial updated and functional ready to move in. 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x14 www.paulasavard. com
Holden $269,900
4 BR, 1.5 bath gambrel. WOW what a nice house! Cul de- Sac location off Quinapoxet Rd. Spacious rooms throughout this well located Gambrel. Welcoming brick front porch. First floor family room with fireplace, cathedral ceiling and hardwood flooring. Formal dining and living rooms. First floor bedroom and laundry. Three generous sized bedrooms on second floor. Unfinished basement has great opportunity for storage, hobby or expansion. Aberman Assoc Inc. Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x 15 www.gaillent.com
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Immaculate end unit with fireplace in living room. Gleaming HW flooring, Custom ceramic tile in Kit. & baths. Atrium doors leading to second level deck looking out over wooded area. First level features Liv.rm, Dining rm, applianced galley kitchen and 1/2 bath. Second level features 2 spacious bedooms and full bath. Lower level awaiting a new owner that would finish area for additional space for entertaining or just relaxing in a den or family room. Atrium doors to patio for summer Bar-B-Que. Aberman Assoc Inc Sandra DeRienzo 978-537-4971x 42
Clinton $189,000
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What a RARE find this house is!!! A country acre in Clinton ~ professionally landscaped and ready for you to enjoy ~ This sparkling 3 bedroom ranch boasts pride of ownership with a location that will steal your heart. New roof in 2008, new windows 2006, vinyl siding, gorgeous hardwood floors, berber carpet in the bedrooms, bright, clean basement. A private deck off the back to enjoy the warm summer nights with just the crickets chirping.....nothing to do here but move in and enjoy!! Aberman Assoc Inc Tracy Sladen 978-537-4971 x 17
Westminster $295,400
Custom Contp. Split. Very privately set on 3.91 acres with frtg. On Newton Pond.Cathedral ceilings, frml DR, HW Flrs, 3 br’s, 3 baths and fully finished lower level with walk out. 2 car Att. Gar. Pristine views of pond and surrounding woodland. Aberman Assoc Inc Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x15 www.gaillent.com
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the rent. In the long run, when heat and hot water are included, it can save families a large sum of money. Conveniently located near the Canterbury school and the south Worcester playground on Cambridge St., Southgate offers a prime location for commuters who work either in the city of Worcester or outside. With access to commuter
routes I290. Rt.146 and the Mass Pike, Southgate offers a strong access point for people who work in and out of the city, especially with its on-site parking – two-spots per unit. The College of Holy Cross and Clark University are within a few miles of Southgate.
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An updated kitchen that includes Energy Star appliances and a ceramic tile bath are a few of the highlights Stonegate offers its residents. is ready to open its 25-unit newly bedroom units,” said Kiely. “The constructed building. The ratbuilding, which is professionally infested warehouse is long gone. managed, is a smoke-free building It has been replaced by a Bocce and includes a community room, recreation area, ceramic tile baths, community garden and on-site bocci walk-in closets, and brand new court and outdoor patio.” hardwood floors. With the consistent rising price of “City Builders LLC, the developer, oil, a real perk of the complex is that is proud to say that this 25-unit heat and hot water are included in newly constructed building is
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REALTOR Price Index remains flat from March-to-April WALTHAM, Mass.– The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS (MAR) today announced that the April REALTOR Market Index (RMI) was down 5.7 percent from March. This is the first monthto-month decrease since November 2010. The REALTOR Price Index (RPI)
was essentially flat from March as prices continue to be more affordable. Both indexes continue to be down from the same time last year. “REALTORS have been reporting that activity across the state has been up, but the lack of offers being made has nudged the confidence down a bit
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of those who filled out the monthly survey,” said 2011 MAR President Laurie Cadigan, broker/owner of Barrett & Company in Concord. “Questions about the economy still linger and while affordability continues to be good, buyer uncertainty remains prevalent.” In April 2011, the REALTOR Market Index was 30.28, which was down 5.7 percent from the March 2011 score of 32.09. This is the first monthto-month decrease since November 2010. On an annual basis, the April RMI was down 41.51 percent from the 51.76 score in April 2010. This is the 11th straight month that the yearover-year RMI has gone down. When comparing year-over-year numbers, it is important to note that April 2010 was the last month buyers were able to take advantage of the home buyer tax credit. Measured on a 100-point scale, a score of 50 is the midpoint between a “strong” (100 points) and a “weak” (0 points) market condition.
In April 2011, the REALTOR Price Index was 48.64, which is essentially flat from the March 2011 RPI of 48.69 (down less than two tenths of a percent). On an annual basis, the RPI was down 12.5 percent from the April 2010 RPI of 55.59. This is the 10th straight monthly year-over-year decrease. When REALTOR members were asked about what type of impact more affordable home prices have had on buyer activity, 60 percent responded that there was a either a significant increase (5 percent) or some increase (55 percent) in buyer activity. Thirty percent responded that there was no change in buyer activity because of more affordable prices. Only nine percent said there were was a decrease in buyer activity and no respondents indicated there was a significant decrease in buyer activity because of the more affordable prices. Submitted Article
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April pending home sales in Massachusetts up from March Third straight month-to-month gain WALTHAM, Mass.– The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported today that the number of singlefamily homes and condominiums put under agreement in April went up for the third straight time compared to the month before. On an annual basis, both single-family and condominium pending sales were down from the same time last year, which was the final month for people to put a home under agreement to take advantage of the home buyer tax credit in 2010. “While we would like to see increased buyer interest translate into more accepted offers, we still continue to move in a positive
direction from last month,” said 2011 MAR President Laurie Cadigan, broker-owner of Barrett & Company in Concord. “Yearto-year pending home sales was down understandably this past April compared to April 2010, a month that had the most homes put under agreement since we’ve been tracking this data, as it was the last month to take advantage of the home buyer tax credit.” The number of single-family homes put under agreement in April was down 24.2 percent compared to the same time last year (5,580 homes in 2010 to 4,230 homes in 2011). This is the 4th straight month of year-over-year Continued on next page
Own a Small Business? Consider These Retirement Plans For a variety of reasons, many people, particularly those in the baby boom generation, are considering retiring later than they might have originally planned. If you’re in this group, you’ll want to take full advantage of those extra working years by contributing as much as you can to a retirement plan that can help you build resources, defer taxes and, ultimately, maximize income. And if you own a small business, you’ve got some attractive plans from which to choose. Let’s look at two of these retirement plans — the “owner-only” 401(k) and the defined benefit plan. If you have no employees other than your spouse or a partner, you can establish an “owner-only” 401(k), also known as an individual 401(k). This plan offers many of the same advantages of a traditional 401(k): a range of investment options, taxdeductible contributions and the opportunity for tax-deferred earnings growth. You may even be able to choose a Roth option for your 401(k), which allows you to make Lisa M Casillo after-tax contributions that have the opportunity to grow tax free. Your owner-only 401(k) contributions consist of two parts: salary deferral and profit sharing. In 2011, you can defer up to $16,500 of income, or $22,000 if you’re 50 or older. The amount of your profit-sharing contribution is based on your earnings. The sum of your employer contribution and your salary deferral contributions can’t exceed $49,000 in 2011 (or $54,500 if you’re 50 or older). Keep in mind that if your spouse is employed by your business, you each can contribute the maximum amount allowed. You’ve got considerable flexibility in funding your owner-only 401(k). Both the salary deferral and the profit-sharing contributions are discretionary, so you can change them at any time based on your business’s profitability. Now, let’s move on to the defined benefit plan, which might be appropriate for you if you are highly compensated and have no other employees. By establishing a defined benefit plan, you’ll be providing yourself with a monthly payment (or “benefit”) for life, beginning at the retirement age specified by your plan. In 2011, the yearly benefit limit is $195,000. The amount you can contribute to your defined benefit plan each year is based on several variables, including your current age, your compensation level and your retirement age. But you’ll certainly be able to contribute large amounts: A defined benefit plan is the only retirement account that allows contributions in excess of the limits placed on 401(k)s and other defined contribution plans. Generally speaking, the closer you get to retirement, the larger your maximum yearly contributions will be. (This is because you’ll have fewer years left in which to fund your defined benefit.) And since your defined benefit contributions are taxdeductible, you are, in effect, getting a big boost from the government to fund a generous retirement plan. Here’s one more benefit to owner-only 401(k) and defined benefit plans: You can contribute to both of them at the same time. But before you choose either or both of them, consult with your tax and financial advisors. After all, you work hard to help provide for a comfortable retirement tomorrow — so you’ll want a retirement plan working hard for you today. “This article was submitted by Lisa Casillo, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, lisa.casillo@edwardjones.com, 325 Main St, Worcester, 508-363-3690”
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Methodology: The Massachusetts REALTOR Market Index (RMI) and Price Index (RPI) are based on monthly responses from a random sampling of Massachusetts Association of REALTORSÂŽ members on the state of the housing market. More specifically, the survey asks members two basic questions pertaining to the real estate business in their market area in Massachusetts. 1. How would you describe the current housing market? 2. What are your expectations of home prices over the next year? In addition to these standard questions, the survey each month includes one wild-card question that changes each month and is based on an industry hot topic. Submitted Article
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Military Hero of the Week My Dad, Herb Peterson is a veteran of the Armed Services. As a soldier in the Army, he fought in the Vietnam War. On October 20, 1971 he was awarded The Bronze Star Medal in the Army Depot at Long Binh, South Vietnam. The Bronze Star is a highly selective award that is presented in the name of the Secretary of the Army to soldier’s who perform their duties in a manner that far exceeds those expected of the average soldier. My father to this day has never discussed the specific circumstances that led to this merit, nor has he discussed any details of his overall experiences & actions in Vietnam. He is extremely humble on the subject of his service & chooses to reflect on the bravery & actions of his fellow soldier’s. A trait that appears to be a common thread in veterans from any branch of our armed services. They become very uncomfortable with the title “hero” & always are quick to praise the actions of others rather than of their own conduct. It brings tears of joy to my eyes when I see the enormous support that Vietnam Veterans have been receiving in these past years. It is a long time coming. Due to the objections by so many towards the Vietnam War, unfortunately the soldier’s became the targets of protest for some. Sadly, they were not welcomed with open arms by a grateful nation & for many years Vietnam Veterans had a disrespectful stigma attached to them. Thankfully those views are becoming a thing of the past & the soldier’s of this war are able to take pride in their service. I see so many vehicles displaying decals of support and campaign ribbons from the Vietnam War & I smile & think of Dad every time. As I grew & began maturing, especially upon having children of my own, I truly began to comprehend what my father had accomplished & sacrificed. I realized how fortunate I am that he came home safely, of course having been born in 1973, I would not be here if he didn’t, but also I think how lucky I am to have had him in my life, as tens of thousands did not have their loved ones come home. My heart overflows with pride for him. I have raised my three sons to know what an important part their grandfather & all other veterans have had on our way of life. The opportunities & freedoms we enjoy would not be possible without their sacrifices. I try to instill in them the importance of never taking those freedoms for granted... Something we all should remember, not just on Memorial Day but 365 days a year. If you see a serviceman or woman in uniform while out in public or if you see someone getting into their car that has a bumper sticker regarding their involvement in the military or maybe they have veteran license plate, in the parking lot of your local grocery store...walk up to them & say thank you. After all they are the reason you have the life you do...
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We are writing regarding our son, Sgt Kyle Toto (United States Army Reserves), of Rutland. Kyle has been deployed with the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion from Warwick, Rhode Island. Kyle is serving in the Kandahar Province of Afghanistan, known as the spiritual birthplace of the Taliban. His team is the liaison to the district government which includes overseeing the governor, legislature, prosecutors, judges and police. Other duties include processing battle damage claims and the worker programs, the agricultural center and bazaar rehabilitation projects and building a school and a clinic. The area was largely ignored previously because it was the home of the Taliban and too violent for any progress until approximately a year ago. Recently the Secretary of the Army, John McHugh, visited the Operational Control Center-Zharey (OCCD-Z) where the team runs the coordination cell for the brigade, local national police, and District Governor. Kyle delivered a briefing to inform the Secretary of daily operations within the OCCD and how Psychological Operations assists the local government through creation and delivery of messaging for the local radio station’s broadcast throughout the district. For his efforts, Kyle received the Secretary’s Coin. Last summer Kyle participated in a joint training exercise in Mozambique called SHARED ACCORD. SHARED ACCORD is an annually scheduled, combined, bilateral U.S.-partner nation event. The training exercise is designed to build partner nation capacity for conducting peace and stability operations. Members of the armed forces participate together in various types of military training, including command post and peace operations. The troops also jointly provided free medical and dental care to local communities, and rehabilitated two schools during the course of the 15-day exercise. Kyle is a 2002 graduate of Wachusett Regional High School and a 2007 graduate of Northeastern University where he received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science. He is a graduate student at Suffolk University where he is pursuing his MPA. His civilian job is as a legislative aide for Senator Stephen M. Brewer (D-Barre). Kyle is the son of Keith and Donna Toto of Rutland. He is the grandson of Donald and Jeanine Carlson; nephew of David & Johnna Carlson and Kenny & Doreen Dunn, all of Rutland.
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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES MORTGAGEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by William Kozlowski and Maryann Kozlowski to Marjem Mortgage Corporation, dated October 24, 2007, recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Book 41971, Page 1, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at public auction, at 10:00 a.m. on the 9th day of June, 2011, upon the mortgaged premises known as Office Unit #2, 118 Elm Street, Millbury, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage. TO WIT: The condominium unit located in Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, being Office Unit #2 (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unitâ&#x20AC;?) in Building 1 in the Shalimar Terrace Condominium (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Condominiumâ&#x20AC;?) created pursuant to a Master Deed dated October 5, 1987, recorded on October 9, 1987, with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Book 10860, Page 8, and the First Amendment to said Master Deed dated December 21, 1988 and recorded on December 28, 1988 with said Registry in Book 11840, Page 27, as same may be amended from time to time. The mailing address and Post Office address of said Unit is 118 Elm Street, Millbury, Massachusetts. Said Office Unit 2 contains 896 square feet, more or less, as shown on the first floor, and 1,058 square feet more or less in the basement, as shown on floor plans recorded with said Registry, Plan Book 612, Plan 90 and site plan recorded with said Registry Plan Book 612, Plan 89, filed with the First Amendment to the Master Deed, and on the copy of a portion of said plans attached thereto and made part thereof, to which is affixed a verified statement in the form required by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A, Section 9. Said Unit is conveyed together with: a) An undivided ten (10.00) percentage interest in the common areas and facilities of said Condominium, all as set forth and described in the Master Deed as amended. b The benefit of, and subject to, all easements, rights, restrictions, agreements and provisions created in said Master Deed and amendments thereto, the Declaration of Trust creating the Shalimar Terrace Condominium Trust and the By Laws contained therein, as the same may be amended of record, the Rules and Regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder and floor plans. c) The non-exclusive right and easement to park at the area to the rear of the condominium building as shown on Plan Book 585, Page 77. Said Unit is subject to and with the benefit of the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A as now in force and as from time to time amended. For Mortgagorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; title see deed recorded herewith in Book 41970, Page 398. Said premises will be sold subject to and/or with the benefit of any and all restrictions, easements, improvements, covenants, outstanding tax titles, municipal or other public taxes, assessments, liens or claims in the nature of liens, and existing encumbrances of record created prior to the mortgage, if any there be. TERMS OF SALE: TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) DOLLARS deposit, by certified or cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check -no cash- will be required to be made at the time and place of sale. The balance upon delivery of the deed within thirty (30) days thereafter at the offices of Shocket Law Office LLC. The deposit paid at the time of the sale shall be forfeited if the purchaser does not comply strictly with the terms of the sale. The purchaser will be responsible for all closing costs, state documentary stamps and recording fees. The successful bidder at the sale of the entire premises shall be required to sign a MEMORANDUM OF TERMS OF SALE containing the above terms at the Auction Sale. The description for the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. Marjem Mortgage Corporation Present Holder of said Mortgage By its attorneys, Scott M. Jamieson, Esquire Shocket Law Office LLC 13 Tech Circle, Natick, MA 01760 (508) 653-0160 ext. 4514 (Date: 05/12/2011, 05/19/2011, 05/26/2011)
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL Docket No. WO11P1570EA In the Estate of: Michael T. Ackerman Late of: Sutton, MA 01590 Date of Death: 03/22/2011 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 Joy W Ackerman of Sutton, 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 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 06/07/2011 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: May 11, 2011 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 5/26/2011
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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 June 2, 2011 at 7:40pm on the petition of Robert A. Fisher for a special permit for a home business. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 188 Burbank Road, Sutton MA on Assessors Map #4, Parcel #â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 23. The property is located in the R-1 Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected GXULQJ QRUPDO RIÂżFH KRXUV LQ WKH 7RZQ &OHUNÂśV 2IÂżFH 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 5/19 & 5/26/2011
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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL Docket No. WO11P1662EA In the Estate of: Lincoln W. Stowe, Jr. Late of: Millbury, MA 01527 Date of Death: 04/19/2011 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 Diane M. Giampa of Millbury, MA, Karen Roy of East Hartford, CT, Christopher L Stowe of Sutton, 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: 06/14/2011 In addition, you must Àle a written afÀdavit of objections to the petition, stating speciÀc 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: May 20, 2011 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 5/26/2011
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Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. C,225C SEC 39A that on May 27, 2010 at 10 AM the following vehicle will be sold at private sale to satisfy our garage keeper lien thereon for towing and storage charges and expenses of sale and notice. Jennifer Bryant 6 Fales St Apt 2 Worcester, MA 01606 2001 Volvo V40 VIN# YV1VW29591F615461 FOLEYS COLLISION CENTER 130 Blackstone River Road Worcester, MA 01607 508-791-6531
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L. C,225C SEC 39A that on June 12, 2011 at 10 AM the following vehicles will be sold at private sale to satisfy our garage keeper lien thereon for towing and storage charges and expenses of sale and notice.
5/12, 5/19, 5/26/2011
Benjamin Griffin 23 Seymour St Worcester, MA 01610 2005 Cadillac STS VIN# 1G6DC67A350146798 FOLEYS COLLISION CENTER 130 Blackstone River Road Worcester, MA 01607 508-791-6531 5/26, 6/2, 6/9/11
NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Anne Quill f/k/a Anne Q. Kendall to Digital Federal Credit Union dated March 26, 2004, recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 33187, Page 23 of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at PUBLIC AUCTION at 11:00 AM on June 17, 2011, on the mortgaged premises. The entire mortgaged premises, all and singular, the premises as described in said mortgage: Property Address: 63 Park Hill Avenue, Millbury, Massachusetts 01527 Three Parcels of land located on the westerly side of Park Hill Avenue, in the Town of Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts conveyed by deeds dated August 23, 1998 and recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Book 20844, Pages 375, 377, and 379 as follows: Tract I A certain parcel or tract of land in said Millbury on the Westerly side of Park Hill Avenue, being the same premises known as Lot 11 on the Plan dated July 16, 1994 revised in Plan Book 528, Plan 45. Tract II A certain parcel of land situated on the westerly side of Park Hill Road, also known as Park Hill Avenue, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, containing 13,001 square feet of land and shown on plan by Lavallee Brothers Inc. dated January 19, 1995, recorded with Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 690, Plan 91. Tract III A certain tract or parcel of land located on the westerly side of Park Hill Avenue, Town of Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point to the westerly line of Park Hill Avenue, in the Town of Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, said point being the southeasterly corner of the lot herein conveyed and being the northeasterly corner of Lot 1 as shown on the hereinafter mentioned plan: Thence S 76° 36’ 04” by Lot 1 on said Plan Two Hundred Seventy-Nine and 49/100 (279.49) feet to a corner; thence N. 13° 23’ 56” W. by land now or formerly of George H. Allaire et ux, One Hundred Twenty-Four and 98/100 (124.98) feet to a corner; thence N. 76° 36’ 04” E. by Land now or formerly of George H. Allaire et ex and by Lot 3 on said Plan Two Hundred Eighty and 64/100 (280.64) feet to a point in the westerly line of Park Hill Avenue; thence S. 14° 43’ 00” E. by the westerly line of Park Hill Avenue, Forty-Three and 74/100 (43.74) feet to a point; thence S. 12° 14’ 08” E. by the westerly line of Park Hill Avenue, Eighty-One and 26/100 (81.26) feet to the point of beginning. Said premises contain approximately 35,054 square feet of land and being lot 2 as shown on “Plan of Land in Millbury, Massachusetts owned by George H.a nd Loretti E. Allaire” dated November 1976 and drawn by Charles E. Michaude, C.E., and recorded in Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 433, Page 83. Subject to and with the bene¿t of easements, reservation, restrictions, and taking of record, if any, insofar as the same are now in force and applicable. In the event of any typographical error set forth herein in the legal description of the premises, the description as set forth and contained in the mortgage shall control by reference. This property has the address of 63 Park Hill Avenue, Millbury, MA 01527. Together with all the improvements now or hereafter erected on the property and all easements, rights, appurtenances, rents, royalties, mineral, oil and gas rights and pro¿ts, water rights and stock and all ¿xtures now or hereafter a part of the property. All replacements and additions shall also be covered by this sale. Terms of Sale: Said premises will be sold subject to any and all unpaid taxes and assessments, tax sales, tax titles and other municipal liens and water or sewer liens and State or County transfer fees, if any there are, and TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00) in cashier’s or certi¿ed check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of the sale as a deposit and the balance in cashier’s or certi¿ed check will be due in thirty (30) days, at the of¿ces of Doonan, Graves & Longoria, LLC, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 225D, Beverly, MA 01915, time being of the essence. The Mortgagee reserves the right to postpone the sale to a later date by public proclamation at the time and date appointed for the sale and to further postpone at any adjourned sale-date by public proclamation at the time and date appointed for the adjourned sale date. The premises is to be sold subject to and with the bene¿t of all easements, restrictions, leases, tenancies, and rights of possession, building and zoning laws, encumbrances, condominium liens, if any and all other claim in the nature of liens, if any there be. In the event that the successful bidder at the foreclosure sale shall default in purchasing the within described property according to the terms of this Notice of Sale and/or the terms of the Memorandum of Sale executed at the time of foreclosure, the Mortgagee reserves the right to sell the property by foreclosure deed to the second highest bidder, providing that said second highest bidder shall deposit with the Mortgagee’s attorneys, DOONAN, GRAVES, & LONGORIA L.L.C., 100 Cummings Center, Suite 225D, Beverly, Massachusetts, 01915, the amount of the required deposit as set forth herein within three (3) business days after written notice of the default of the previous highest bidder and title shall be conveyed to the said second highest bidder within thirty (30) days of said written notice. If the second highest bidder declines to purchase the within described property, the Mortgagee reserves the right to purchase the within described property at the amount bid by the second highest bidder. The foreclosure deed and the consideration paid by the successful bidder shall be held in escrow by DOONAN, GRAVES, & LONGORIA L.L.C., (hereinafter called the “Escrow Agent”) until the deed shall be released from escrow to the successful bidder at the same time as the consideration is released to the Mortgagee, thirty (30) days after the date of sale, whereupon all obligations of the Escrow Agent shall be deemed to have been properly ful¿lled and the Escrow Agent shall be discharged. Other terms to be announced at the sale. Dated: May 16, 2011, Digital Federal Credit Union, By: Reneau Longoria. Esq., DOONAN, GRAVES, & LONGORIA LLC, 100 Cummings Center, Suite 225D, Beverly, MA 01915, 978-9212670, www.dgandl.com (15000.07(P) )(Quill)(05-26-11, 06-02-11, 06-09-11)(271131)
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On Tuesday, June 7, 2011 Lycott Environmental, Inc., of Southbridge, Massachusetts will be conducting an aquatic plant management program at Dorothy Pond in Millbury, Massachusetts. The use of the lake’s water will be restricted as follows: Swimming and ¿shing for 1 day or until June 8, 2011 BOATING for 1 DAY or UNTIL JUNE 8, 2011 Drinking for 3 days or until June 10, 2011 Irrigation for 5 days or until June 12, 2011 Livestock watering until June 8, 2011 If you need additional information, please feel free to contact the Dorothy Pond Restoration Committee or Lycott Environmental, Inc. at (508) 765-0101. 5/26/11, 6/2/11
Legal Notice Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provision of M.G.L. c.255, sec. 39A that on June 18, 2011 at 10:00 am, the following vehicle will be sold at private sale to satisfy our garage keeper lien thereon for towing and storage charges and expenses of sale and notices. Vehicle 2004 Jaguar X Type Vin#SAJEA51C24WD86971 To be sold at Belsito Towing, 245 SW Cutoff Worcester, Ma 01604 05/26/11,06/02/11,06/09/11
TOWN OF MILLBURY The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 7:45 P.M. at the Municipal Of¿ce Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from Gary Nelson/ Millbury Sewer Commission, for replacement of the existing pumping station and appurtenances at Grafton Street (portion of Assessor’s Map 48, Lot 8). Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40. Donald Flynn Chairman 5/26/2011
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Gloria Hall GLORIA HALL IS ONE OF THE MANY STRONG VOICES FOR ART WITHIN THE CITY, AND A PRIME FORCE BEHIND THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ART IN THE PARK, THE ANNUAL JURIED, OUTDOOR PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION THAT BLANKETS ELM PARK WITH INTERACTIVE, VISUAL AND INSPIRING WORKS OF ART. THIS LOVELY LADY TOOK A MOMENT TO FILL US IN ON HERSELF, HER WORK AND THE EXCITING ARRIVAL OF THE 2011 ART IN THE PARK EVENT THAT WILL BE ON DISPLAY IN JUNE, BUT STARTS WITH SOME MUCH NEEDED FUNDRAISING ON MAY 28 AT BEATNIK’S. Tell me about yourself? I was birthed by a mid-wife and raised in the Central Georgia community of Millhaven, a section of the small town Sylvania, GA. I am at least 50 years old. I am a BS in Sociology honors graduate of Northeastern University. I am youngest daughter of James and Viola Hall and one of six children. I grew up in the rural farming South.
Tell me a little about your art background? My interest in objects of art began with my interest in my African cultural history. The first show that I curated (which I did not know that what I was doing at the time) was a show at the UMASS Medical School Gallery. It was a show of African and African weaving.
How long have you lived in Worcester? I have lived in Worcester for 23 years.
How did you become involved in promoting public art in the city? I joined the then Worcester Cultural Commission in 2001 and came onto the Commission with a doing spirit and a desire to raise the noise level of arts in the city. I also wanted the Commission to be more actively involved. The Council began with the restoration of the Street Clock on Front Street. From idea to fruition it took about three years to present the first Art in the Park in 2008. The Commission took the necessary steps of conducting a community input meeting. Christina Lanzl, from UrbanArts was brought
in to do a presentation on public art at that meeting. After the meeting the concept for Art in the Park was formulated - an outdoor exhibit of large scale sculpture. The exhibit would provide artist with an opportunity to exhibit their work and have their work reviewed by established art professionals; provide public access to art in historic Elm Park - a culturally landscape environment of trees, pond and bridges, and create visibility for the greater Worcester area.
Tell me some of the responses you’ve seen/heard while walking through Art in the Park? I really had no idea what the response was going to be Art in the Park. I just felt it would be a good thing for the artist and the community. So when I saw children, families, and individuals enjoying and reacting to the exhibit, I was just happy. Seeing wedding parties posing around the artwork, families picnicking amidst the work, hearing of former Worcester residences visiting the city and being surprised and delighted and individuals bringing their out of town visitors to exhibit, it has been good. Also learning of public school teachers bringing their classes to the exhibit and this year the education department of WAM is engaging students with the public art, it has all been very good.
Why do you feel public art is important for the city of Worcester? It brings vitality and life to summer in the City.
Will anything be different for this year’s Art in the Park event?
What you are looking forward to about this year’s event in particular?
When the call is sent out, we never know what will come back for the jurors to select from. This is part of the excitement of putting the show together and what makes it different from year to year. The jurors are different each year and it too impacts what is on display. This year’s jurors had the opportunity to select a good mix of iconic, whimsical and classical pieces of various sizes and shapes.
The Art in the Park Committee and I are looking forward to presenting a balanced show and seeing and hearing the community’s reaction to it. Before that we are excited about the fundraising event on May 28 at Beatnik’s.
Your favorite piece of art from Art in the Park to date? I like various pieces for different reasons, from 2008 I like the mythical burnt logs of Thomas Matsuda and Lynn Simmons water piece. 2009, the iconic Volkswagen bus of Steven Rolf Kroeger and way that Susan Champeny’s Red Totems shaped the entry into the Park. For 2010, I like Lisa Barthelson’s Water Rings and Fernando DeOlivera’s jellyfish.
Biggest surprise you’ve received through Art in the Park? What has pleased me the most is the fact that it has engaged some many segments of the community, various age groups, artists, businesses, institutions, and a socially and ethnically diverse population of people. Art in the Park will run July 30 October 3, 2011 in Elm Park. Learn more at worcestermass.org.
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