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With a profile on just a handful of the top organizations doing business in Worcester – Unum, Hanover, Saint-Gobain, Fallon Clinic and UMass Memorial – we catch a rare glimpse of some of the ways corporations are giving back to our community. What’s most encouraging to see is that these organizations are not just tossing out random dollars, but rather they are focused on specific causes to which their funds – and hands on time – will offer the most benefit.

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A call for action Worcester’s issues of addiction, overdose ranks third in premature deaths Jeremy Shulkin Worcester boxer Edwin Rodriguez KO’s Quincy’s Chris Traietti in two rounds at Mechanics Hall. Give him the title shot! +1 State auditor’s office finds 454 fraudulent public assistance cases, totaling $4.3 million in the last year.

Authorities were tipped off by the fact that all of them had Cadillacs. -3 Out to Lunch concert series livens up the Common on Friday. If only food trucks were allowed…+1 Not to be outdone, the Latin American festival packs downtown the next day.

Residents say they could smell the food all the way in Boylston. +1 School Committee to consider giving gym credit for physical activity done through organized sports and clubs, freeing up room in students’ academic schedules. But what about the “character building” experience of running laps as a crew cut calls you lazy? +2 Worcester Conservation Commission sidesteps weighing in on Meadow Lane snow shoveling drama because of uncertainty of the board’s jurisdiction. Here’s a hint, if something impacts the environment then the ConCom should probably do something about it. They’ll bring it up again Sept.

12. -2 The state’s Executive Office of Labor and Workforce reports lower unemployment levels in July for the Worcester area. Overall, statewide unemployment held steady at 7.6 percent. +1 Just in time for move-in day, the Princeton Review names WPI number 17 on a list of 376 best colleges. +1 State reports that 245 farmers markets opened across the state this summer, more than double the number in 2005. +1 Three charged with throwing homemade explosives out of their windows near Clark University and a stabbing on Winslow Street highlight the week in crime. -3 This week: 0 Last week: -1 Year to date: +13

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hile Massachusetts ranks as only 15th in the country in population, the state ranks 5th in opiate-overdose deaths. In fact more people die in Massachusetts from opiate abuse than from car accidents.

Worcester’s own struggles with opiates supersede even the state’s. In fiscal year 2010, 54 percent of those seeking treatment for substance abuse in the city went for heroin addiction, versus 38 percent statewide.

With the release to the city council of a 108-slide presentation dubbed the “Health of Worcester 2011” two weeks ago, the Worcester Department of Public Health identified three reasons why Worcesterites are prematurely dying. Highlighted among the ubiquitous smoking and obesity epidemics was the prevalence of addiction to opiates like heroin and prescription pain drugs.

“Opiate addictions are [the] number three [cause of premature death]. That surprised me, but there it is. You can’t deny the fact,” says Public Health Commissioner Dale Magee.

The new attention represents a sea change from years past where opiate addiction as a public-health hazard was either ignored or drew a sharp rebuke from public officials.

Chuck Faris, president and CEO of Spectrum Health Services, a substanceabuse and mental health-treatment organization, says new blood was needed to put together a report that revealed the toll opiate addiction has on Worcester.

He called past efforts to raise awareness and discuss how cutting down on opiate addiction increases the city’s quality of

life “frustrating,” and now says leadership from the medical and political community are needed to build off of this report.

“I think that the report is really strong, really well done,” adds Deborah Ekstrom, president and CEO of Community Health Link. “People tend to discount addiction as a serious health issue.”

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At AIDS Project Worcester, a service and support center for those with or at-risk for HIV/AIDS, Jesse Pack highlighted the success that Worcester and Massachusetts have had combating the disease but said other issues have cropped up within the last decade that are worthy of attention. continued on page 8

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In the swim South High pool may see revitalization Jeremy Shulkin

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outh High Community School was born disadvantaged. It was designed and built in 1978 as part of a “wallless school� education initiative that swept the nation. The premise of the initiative was that students would learn better if they could see learning happening all around them. The wall-less classroom fad was short-lived, and South High is one of only a handful of those schools around the country that still exist today as they were originally built. South High now relies on wall dividers and creative use of bookshelves and other free-standing furniture to make functional classrooms out of what was formerly large empty floor plans of space.

One of the resources the school once offered, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, has sat unused for years, but after a summer that saw an increase in Wheels to Water users, a heat wave and the opening of a new community pool, local politicians want to explore revitalizing South’s pool for use as a year-round aquatic facility.

City Councilor Mike Germain first broached the idea at a city council meeting over the summer, saying a year-round pool could help train lifeguards so they’re ready for the start of summer or offer a venue for swimming lessons for the general public. “I think this is a great resource the city has sitting up there at South High School.

It’s just sitting there and getting worse and worse by the day,� he says. “It’s a perfect location to have a 12-month per year resource the city can use for learnto-swim programs.�

Some Worcester schools are already undergoing a two-year, $7.6 million capital improvement plan (one paid for with a hike in Worcester property taxes for fiscal year 2011). South High will see its bathrooms renovated, new flooring for classrooms and stairwells, general painting and repairs, new water fountains, a new intrusion system and new lockers.

While councilors Germain, Rick Rushton and Mayor Joseph O’Brien all back the renovation of the pool, Councilor Kate Toomey worried that if capitalimprovement money is allocated to the

pool, it would take away from needed ceiling and window improvements at other schools. She wasn’t against the project, but asked for the council to look for outside funding to do it.

That seems to be Mayor O’Brien’s plan.

The council has long discussed adding specific schools to the state’s School Building Authority (the same entity that helped Worcester build the new North High School), especially Burncoat and Doherty, but O’Brien says South High needs to be added to the list. “South has to be part of that package,� he acknowledges, as the South High quadrant loses a number of students to

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Councilor Rushton said at the last city council that he commends the thought process and imagines the hundreds of kids who would be out of trouble, and in the pool instead.

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school choice, upgrades at the high school are necessary to “stay competitive.�

O’Brien envisions South’s pool to function as a community pool, much like Crompton Park’s. Patrons would pay a nominal fee (50 cents or $1), and he would look for a partner organization, like the YMCA, to help run it. “I think it’s more likely than less likely,� he surmises. “I don’t think the [cost] would be as overwhelming as you might think.�

South High principal Maureen Binienda, said she’d “love to see the pool open again� but didn’t know much more than what was discussed at council.

Binienda served as a lifeguard there in 1978 when it was open to the public, and like Mayor O’Brien envisions it being open to the community for use.

The school committee looked at the feasibility of this with a report eight years ago, but no action was taken. James Bedard, director of facilities management for the Worcester Public Schools, did not return Worcester Mag’s phone calls.

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“should be lower…it could be lowered further.”

“It’s all harm reduction. That’s what it comes down to,” Faris offers, who notes the ties between the city’s diseases and drug addiction. Spectrum Health Services also contracts with the state prisons, and Faris points out that nationally 80 to 85 percent of inmates have some form of substance-abuse problem, adding to his contention that communities who deal honestly with their drug addictions have a chance to cut down on crime.

“The tentacles of substance abuse reach far into the community,” says Magee, who ties it to prison recidivism,

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Across Massachusetts, the HIV infection rate has dropped nearly 60 percent over the past decade. In Worcester, the rate of infection and AIDS-related deaths has been on steady decline since 2007. Ninety new cases of HIV were diagnosed between 2007 and 2009 in Worcester, representing the lowest three-year trend in the 10-year sample of data used in the report. (Data for 2010 is not yet available.)

Pack, AIDS Project Worcester’s director of prevention and education, credits the state’s preventative strategies to cutting down on new transmissions better than anywhere else in the country: community outreach to atrisk populations, offering free and low-barrier HIV testing and following that up with low-barrier and accessible medication to HIV patients, rather than waiting for their affliction to turn in to AIDS, which becomes more difficult and costly to treat.

It’s no stretch that the city’s opiate addictions correlate with the incidents of HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis C, another communicable disease that the health report shows has afflicted Worcester: all are communicable diseases spread through blood and often tied to the sharing of infected needles.

There’s hope in the medical community that the findings in the Heath of Worcester 2011 report will lead local legislatures to conclusions about drug-reduction techniques long-found helpful in other communities. The city’s Yellow Box program, where needle users can safely deposit used sharps, has been a start, but many would like to see approaches that go further.

Pack credits the state’s relatively new law that allows customers to purchase clean needles over-the-counter as having a “phenomenal impact locally” on reducing the number of dirty needles shared, thereby reducing the communicable disease transmission rate.

Pack, as well as others, would hope these findings lead to local needle-sharing programs and Narcan distribution, a powerful anti-opiate drug that “wakes up” someone who’s overdosed on heroin.

“It doesn’t have to be done in a way that makes Worcester look bad,” says Pack, who adds the disease rate

homelessness, unemployment and breaking up families.

He adds that it’s not just Worcester that’s affected by opiate addiction either; while suburban towns might not have addicts shooting up in alleys or abandoned buildings, chances are that local teens have developed addictions to opioid prescription pain pills like Vicodin, OxyContin or Percocet.

“This whole substance-abuse issue is everybody’s problem,” says Magee.

Now’s the time for local decision-makers to stop avoiding it.

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POLITICS PICKING UP: For incumbent and aspiring local politicians, last week offered a number of events separate from the pack. The Initiative for Engaged Citizenship had nearly two dozen ballot names hobnobbing around Viva Bene to listen to Kola Akindele and David LeBeuff talk about the organization’s goals and District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. spin yarns about his father’s own close electoral calls. (“If my mother would’ve voted for him he would’ve won by three,” he joked.)…

The Central Massachusetts AFL-CIO’s endorsement night was another opportunity for candidates to make their pitch to an army of potential supporters. Winning the at-large endorsements from the union were Mayor Joe O’Brien, Rick Rushton, Michael Germain, Michael Monfredo, Devin Coleman and Jim Kersten.

Arthur Ellis took the endorsement for District 3 – but that may come with a grain of salt, as his wife heads the Massachusetts Nurses Association. Sarai Rivera won it for District 4 over Barbara Haller, who’s received support from them in the past. Surprisingly, the AFL-CIO didn’t pick anyone for D5, despite current councilor Bill Eddy having strong ties to the union from his days on the Democratic City Committee, or in D1 where Virginia Ryan, an advocate for coalition bargaining for retirees, is running. Of course, as one candidate put it, the endorsements stem from the AFL-CIO’s perception of a candidate’s strength in one area: “Labor, that’s all they want to hear about.” The Central Mass. AFL-CIO didn’t return Worcester Mag’s phone calls for more information … Rivera, Coleman, Konnie Lukes and Stephen Buchalter made the smart campaign move of appearing at the Latin American festival on Saturday.

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TOUGH ON CRIME: Council candidate Tim Beaudoin can literally say he’s keeping the streets safer. Beaudoin, who’s seemingly running his campaign out of local coffee shops, was working at Espress Yourself Coffee on the corner of Pleasant St. and Richmond Ave. on July 30 when two perps grabbed his and another patron’s laptop ran off. Beaudoin, the other victim and a third bystander gave chase, and with the help of neighbors in the area the thief with Beaudoin’s computer was apprehended by police. “The resurgence of street crime has become a recurring theme in barber shop chats and diner booth discussions over the past couple years. The feeling that certain areas are safe has come into question as home invasions, larceny, and assaults are seen occurring in supposedly “safer” neighborhoods, such as Tatnuck,” wrote a volunteer for Beaudoin’s campaign, Mark Laserte to Worcester Mag. BURNED: Not yet two months

after the close of the New England Summer Nationals organizer Bob Moscoffian has already threatened that the car event on North Main St. and Green Hill Park has come to Worcester for the last time, posting online that “Another sucusessful [sic] show has passed but one question remains, has the New England Summer Nationals outgrown Worcester? Don’t worry, the 2012 show will go on just as it has for the past 21 years! But where is up to you! We welcome your comments and suggestions regarding a new location.” Moscoffian took issue with bad weather that kept crowds away but didn’t mention growing pushback

by North Main business owners, some of whom weren’t there during the 21 years the events been held on an historically empty stretch of the city. “I’d love to stay in Worcester…

It’s been a Worcester show all these years, I’d like to keep it that way,” said Moscoffian.

Donna McCabe, president of the Central Massachusetts Convention and Visitors Bureau, is optimistic. “It’s a signature event. It draws large crowds for three days in a row. It would be a shame if we lost this.” Both Moscoffian and McCabe expect to know by Thanksgiving about the location for next year’s show.

ODDS AND ENDS: The Worcester Educational Development Foundation is looking for 2011 nominees for the Distinguished Alumni and Friends of the Worcester Public Schools Achievement Awards. More info at wedfwps.org … The 5.8 magnitude earthquake that came from just outside Richmond, Virginia could be felt all the way up in Worcester, where even the Worcester Mag office swayed back and forth for a good 15 seconds. There were no reported injuries or deaths in the city, but the quake’s damage could be seen at the Worcester Common Outlets, where piles of rubble are all that’s left of much of the building.

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Jeremy Shulkin is back from his month in Cambridge, England. To see that he was actually working while he was away you can visit his journalism class’ online newspaper at http://alternativequibbler.wordpress.com.

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acebook, the phenomenal social network that has brought together more people than Spag’s tomato-plant sales, has recently spawned a page called “Your Probably From Worcester MA If … .” Yes, I know – “Your” should read “You’re,” so already we’re off to a flying start, but I have to admit, this thing has an irresistible tug. On it, FB friends are digging into their childhoods to post the memories of a simpler time.

There’s something rather charming about it; the reminiscing going on here has a sweetness to it that makes a reader smile. It’s the gentle enthusiasm that appeals to me, each time I check out the page.

One post reads: “…if you remember Showcase Cinemas on Main St. and your favorite movie there growing up… .” This tidbit led to 69 comments, ranging from “Mary Poppins” to “Shaft,” and transported me to the front row of what has since become the glorious Hanover Theatre. There, I was munching popcorn that didn’t cost nine bucks a bag and getting a stiff neck watching an eyepatched John Wayne gallop across the widescreen with the reins in his teeth. I was 13, and Glen Campbell hadn’t yet become one of the best mug shots in the celebrity Hall of Shame.

Two reasons why I love Worcester and its people – we are fiscally conservative (aka cheap) – and we never forget a thing. The post “…If you remember when the Worcester Galleria didn’t look quite this bad” was accompanied by a current photo of the mall being razed. Nowadays, the infamous white elephant looks a lot like WWII London, but this post generated wistful memories from shoppers – some of whom still gripe about the parking fees and the theory that paying for parking is what killed the Galleria. Said Valerie Winslow: “…even with construction going on – it’s still $2 for the first hour. Even though you are taking your life in your own hands.”

That post sent me back to the Galleria’s grand opening in 1971, walking with Patty Maguire

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Every picture tells a story Thank you Janice for your apology. It seems serendipitous luck placed you in the car. I think women, myself included, were hurt and felt demeaned by you. So yeah that will illicit an emotional response from the gut. I’m happy that you were able to have that experience very few people see when life hands them a lesson. You recognized it and were able to grow from it. Thank-You. Submitted online by A N O N Y M O US

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and Jerry Russell through the throngs of thrilled shoppers. Little did I know as I passed Lerner Shops that I’d spend the better part of a decade under the tutelage of Lerner’s window designer Richard Goldstein, dressing its mannequins. I wanted to be Rhoda Morgenstern. Forty years later, I’m dressing display cases at the new North High. Go figure.

Some posts pay tribute to Worcester’s unsung heroes. Edward Andrzejczyk asked: “Who was your mailman? We had Mr. Welch on Acton Street, who would sit and talk to us kids, and George “Junie” Abraham on Crowningshield Road. George would bring tomatoes as well as neighborhood news. Both great guys.”

Twenty-one comments later, Joe Cariglia, Andrea Caplan and Donna Aucoin excitedly connected dots that proved the six degrees of separation theory. For me, affection for the neighborhood postal worker would prove elusive since we had a P.O. box during my childhood, but clearly Worcester’s mail carriers hold a special place in the hearts of residents. Again, this smacks of a gentler time, when we knew one another – when families stayed put and the kid across the street was as familiar to you as your own goofy brother.

No one bothered to post any comments about the use of the term “mailman” either – which was refreshing, since there are times when political correctness can be an annoying wet blanket. “… if you remember riding your bike with your friends” made me relive the thrill of steering my Columbia three-speed over the rollercoaster that was Englewood Avenue and sitting curbside in mourning when the city repaved it. And when was the last time I thought about the Book Mobile?

Facebook has been reviled for its snoopiness and for the cyber-bullying that makes headlines, but now and then, its usefulness shines through.

Because of it, the memories of house calls made by family doctors, drive-in theaters, and Creature Double Feature might have slipped from our minds, if not our hearts.

Janice Harvey can be reached at editor@worcestermag.com

Correction:

Former Worcester County Jail Assistant Deputy Superintendent for Community Programs George Valery left his position in January after he was placed on administrative leave, and not “fired” as was reported in last week’s feature story.

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I would love a logical answer as to WHY so many road line markings are faded to oblivion across the city, which poses a huge safety issue!!!

Over the years I contact the city about specific deficient crosswalks, double yellow lines etc. and always get the same lame answers...not enough money to buy the paint, not enough man power, well aren’t there just some things that are too serious and important to overlook year after year?!

In my own neighborhood I have been trying to get the double yellow lines that run down Lovell St. from May St. to Park Ave repainted for years with promises of “it’s on the list� to “we ran out of money�, also the crosswalks at the intersection of Lovell/Maywood are half missing due to construction from well over 2 years ago now!

Another example is Hammond St. at the intersection of Southbridge St., these double yellow lines and stop lines and crosswalks have been missing for years and years now and it is a game of dodge’em sometimes due to the fact that some drivers can’t seem to stay on their own side of the road!

Another serious omission is when Park Ave was repaved at the intersection of Mill St. in front of Dunkin Donuts, for some reason the lines were never added to the road and it’s 3 lanes there with no markings, this is a project that was done years ago also, someone obviously dropped the ball here!

HELP and THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING!

Sincerely, Sharon -----DEA R S H ARO N , We spoke to DPW in regards to this request and was informed that you need to file a petition to City Council in order to make such a request.

Petitions can be downloaded at: worcesterma.gov/city-clerk/filing-a-petition.

Petitions can also be sent to City Hall, Attn: City Council 455 Main Street, Worcester, MA, 01608.

Inactive voter list a concern The reason the inactive voter number is so high is that this part of the process has not been done for 4 years. This means that at the 2010 election, I watched 30-35% of the voters come in with their current address that did not have their name tied to that address. The election official would ask what their prior address was and many times it was the address before that. It is incumbent upon the voter to change their voting address when they move. and it is a mandatory law for the City of Worcester (and throughout Massachusetts) to follow up with the postcard mailing every year to voters who do not return the street listing.

If it had been done each year, 10% of voters per year would be proving their residency. This a price we pay for not doing these mailings annually and this year all Worcester voters will pay for

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As consumers, we have rising—and legitimate— expectations that prosperous corporations should help solve their community’s social and environmental problems. Corporate philanthropy is now an expectation, and more important than ever.

Corporate giving is a win-win premise: the companies not only benefit their communities, but bolster their own reputation and create a more attractive place to work. While many companies have had to cut back or change the way they donate in this weak economy, some corporations have chosen to boost their giving, and develop a workplace culture that promotes charity work.

“In the last three years, since the fall of 2008, philanthropy has become more difficult,” says Tim Garvin, CEO of the United Way of Central Massachusetts. “But we’ve seen that those who are committed have increased their giving...those that are fortunate are aware that it could happen to anyone.”

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UNUM GIVES… Unum Group stands out in the world of local charitable giving—in 2010 alone, Unum gave charitable organizations in Worcester $720,160; its employees volunteered more than 6,000 hours; and they collected 3,700 pounds of food. And in 2011, its campaign for the United Way was named the 2011 Outstanding Employee Campaign. “The Unum culture seems to be that they recruit people who care about people,” says CEO Garvin.

Unum employees serve on the boards of 32 nonprofits and 14 civic organizations in Worcester. The company matches employee donations to nonprofits, and employees can log volunteer hours—for each hour, they receive a dollar to donate to that charity. Unum policy is also to give $50 to each employee who participates in a walk. “There are very few people who don’t do something for the community,” says J. Christopher Collins, senior vice president of Unum.

Tennessee-based Unum Group is the largest disabilityinsurance company in the world. Founded in 1848, it employs 650 people in its central Massachusetts branch and 10,000 worldwide, and in 2010 reported revenues of $10.2 billion. Unum separates its charity work into four categories: education, disabilities, health and culture.

“Helping others is an expectation,” says Collins, who graduated from the College of the Holy Cross. “Those who have the capacity to help in the community should be doing it.”

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One of Unum’s impressive initiatives is its involvement with Girls Incorporated of Worcester. “Unum is our biggest corporate sponsor; they’re just remarkable,” says Deborah Hopkins, executive director of Girls Inc., who says Unum has supported the organization for the past three years. “They’re an outstanding corporate partner in terms of donations, generosity, volunteering and resources.”

In the Girls Inc. Leadership Academy program, funded and operated by Unum, 20 girls from South High Community School and North High School are mentored on life skills by 10 Unum women. “The potential for the girls in Girls Inc. is so fantastic, but there are barriers and challenges that prevent them from reaching their greatest potential,” says Collins. He says the program’s goal is to help them overcome these barriers.

One participant from South High, Emily Johnson, 16, first heard about the academy from her principal, Maureen Binienda.

“The program taught us how to dress for interviews and how to make a good impression,” she says. Besides teaching how to write a college resume, the program also taught skills such as time management and being able to work well in groups, and included a lot of one-on-one mentoring with Unum women. “They would sit and talk with us, and give us their personal information,” says Johnson. “They were there for us, and we still keep in touch.”

“Some young girls don’t get this at home – their parents don’t empower them in everyday life,” says Johnson. “Here, they single out the girls and build up their selfesteem. If I would say to my mom, I want to be an astronaut, she would say, that’s a guy thing. Here, you can be whatever you want to be.”

Tamara Nowak is one of those Unum mentors. She attended Girls Inc. herself in middle school, and is now a director of underwriting at Unum. She coordinated the

Leadership Academy for the past two years.

“These aren’t skills that they’d learn in school,” says Nowak. “These are skills that will make them stand out and speak up.”

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approach things – very strategic, well thought-out, with clearly defined goals and objectives,” she says. “That’s why the program has been so successful.”

Unum is also a prominent contributor to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Worcester County – in 2010, they donated $36,000 and spent 3,354 hours volunteering.

And Unum is renowned for its work at South High, where besides monetary donations, it’s provided help with college applications, held a career day where Unum employees gave personal insight, partnered with Worcester Art Museum to provide opportunities for students to learn about art, and donated jerseys to the football team.

“They are our future workforce, and we must invest in the future,” says Collins. “They’re getting exposure to our employees and learning what it means to be a productive citizen.”

Collins says that volunteering is a significant part of his life because it makes his daily routine more interesting. “Your whole sense of the city changes once you get involved,” he says. “I’m a different person now because of my involvement at South High.”

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UMass Memorial also places emphasis on nonsmoking, supporting the Healthy Options for Prevention and Education (HOPE) coalition, which raises awareness about the dangers of tobacco and calls out local conditions that contribute to high youth smoking rates.

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Lowell says one important program is the YouthGrow Leadership Program at Bell Hill, a community deficient of jobs for youth and access to healthy produce. Eleven youth grew a community garden, attended workshops on how to run a farmers’ market, and then delivered the produce to elder residents living in Bell Hill complexes. Another important initiative is the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, which stops twice a month at 10 Worcester neighborhoods, giving on-site free dental and health care and helping families sign up for insurance.

One of UMass’s long-time partners is the Worcester Youth Center. In 1991, 32 youth were arrested in front of City Hall for loitering and disturbing the peace; the youth complained that there was nothing for them to do in the city. Lowell says the city appealed to local hospitals for guidance. “UMass was the hospital that responded to the request,” says Lowell. UMass Memorial has since been an integral part of the operation of the center, and in 2010, they gave the center $78,000.

“They were the first corporation to come forward and help create the Worcester Youth Center – they’ve been with us since day one,” says Hilda Ramirez, executive director of the center.

Ramirez says that her position is fully funded by UMass Memorial. Three UMass Memorial employees, including Monica Lowell, are on the board for the Worcester Youth Center. “Whenever we need anything, we ask UMass,” says Ramirez.

“The best thing is they’ve allowed us to stabilize through difficult transitions.”

And CEO O’Brien recognizes Worcester’s potential: “It’s an exciting time in Worcester now, there’s great leadership identifying ways to improve the quality of life, and there’s a bright future,” he says.

“We have 13,000-plus employees, and these are people who live in this community – we want to make it a great place for them to live and work,” says O’Brien. “If we’ve done well, we should give back to those less advantaged. This is our neighborhood.”

HANOVER GIVES… The Hanover Insurance Group is tied closely to the city of Worcester. CEO Fred Eppinger (Worcester Mag’s

2010 Person of the Year) is known for his personal philanthropy and has strived to make Worcester a better place to live and work since his hiring in 2003—Hanover now gives approximately $3 million to Central Massachusetts each year.

Hanover has given a number of large grants to Worcester over the years,

including $1 million to the EcoTarium in 2009 and $2 million to renovate the former Loew’s Poli Palace Theater into the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in 2006. It also sponsors Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field, where the Tornadoes play, and is the developer of CitySquare, an $85 million investment.

Founded in Worcester in 1852, Hanover Insurance Group is a property and casualty insurer that also now includes partner companies in Michigan and London. Hanover employs 1,850 in Worcester and 4,000 worldwide, and in

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“Hanover is the smallest company that contributes more than a million dollars to the United Way,” highlights Tim Garvin, CEO of the United Way of Central Massachusetts. “It’s unbelievable.” Garvin credits CEO Eppinger for making charity work a priority.

“It’s top-down inspired leadership,” says Garvin. “It’s part of their culture, it’s part of their DNA—they want to make the community the best that it can be.” More than 80 percent of Worcester Hanover

supports us in it.” A memorable volunteer moment for Wenham was during its Healthy Food Initiative program, when he brought healthy snack bags to middleschool students. “It was great to see the excitement on their faces and know they were learning about the importance of being healthy,” he says.

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Hanover’s United Way campaign begins in the fall, with fundraising activities such as an employee Bake-Off, which additionally donates the results to local food shelters. “It’s enjoyable, it loosens things up, and people have fun and then associate it with United Way,” said Michael Buckley, media relations at Hanover.

“There are endless opportunities at Hanover to volunteer; there’s no shortage of ways to get involved in the community,” points out Robert Wenham, a state management analyst at Hanover for two years who is involved in the United Way campaign. “Hanover not only allows us to take the time to volunteer, but really

volunteer work with a Community Hero Award.

Another successful Hanover initiative is the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID). AVID and the Collegiate Success Institute (CSI) work together to target middling students who need an extra push to attend college.

Through mentoring, the program improves the student’s organizational and study habits, and then introduces them to college life. Since 2005, Hanover has donated more than $700,000 to these two programs. “Building up youth and education is the link to long-term health and strength,” says Jennifer Luisa, assistant vice president of corporate relations.

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COMMERCE BANK It’s not just the biggest businesses in Worcester who do their part to give back. Commerce Bank, which was founded in Worcester more than 50 years ago, supports more than 75 nonprofit organizations in Worcester County and sponsors many of its key cultural events.

The longstanding Worcester bank, which gave $1 million to renovate Foley Stadium, now named Commerce Bank Field at Foley Stadium, is the largest independent bank in the area, with 250 employees and 13 branches expanding across Worcester County. The bank currently has $1.3 billion in assets.

Commerce Bank smartly places bins in each of its branches when it runs local drives for clothing, food, or toys. “We use our offices as collection points,” says Commerce Bank president Brian Thompson.

The bank’s annual clothing drive for the Salvation Army, which began on August 22, is very successful, and the gently used clothing they collect is sold at Salvation Army Thrift Store. The proceeds go to the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center in Worcester. The bank also runs a food drive for the Worcester Food Bank and a toy drive for Toys for Tots. Commerce employees give back by taking part in the collection of the food, clothes and toys as part of these local drives and participating in fundraising walks.

Thompson says that the bank’s charitable donations, which together compile a figure that is “certainly in the six figures,” are not focused in one particular area; Commerce simply concentrates its giving to endeavors and causes that stimulate the well-being of Worcester County. “We support organizations that impact the community and are important to our residents,” says Thompson. “This is our home, and our bank is a reflection of the community; when it does well, we benefit too.”

Commerce Bank is an important institution in the city as it sponsors many of the key cultural events in Worcester, such as the Latin American Festival, the Albanian Festival, and select plays at the Hanover Theater for the Performing Arts. They also support Worcester’s environment through the Worcester Tree Initiative, which plants trees to reverse some of the damage caused by the Asian Longhorned Beetle.

And, they gave $65,000 to the United Way in 2010.

“We’re from Worcester, we all live here, these are our neighbors and our friends,” says Thompson. “We feel a tremendous responsibility.”

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“It’s in our best interest to develop a strong and vibrant community, to attract great people to work here,” says Luisa. Hanover has a long history with Worcester, and they are intent on keeping it: “Worcester is a hidden gem, with wonderful schools and outstanding talent,” Luisa continues. “We are very committed to Worcester.”

FALLON CLINIC GIVES… Fallon Clinic, and its charitable arm Fallon Foundation, make health a priority in their giving.

The Clinic gives out $100,000 a year in rolling sponsorships to different events, programs and projects, while the foundation will give out more than $200,000 in health-related grants to nonprofit organizations this year.

Fallon Clinic has 20 medical facilities throughout central Massachusetts.

Development Assistant Helen Sullivan, President of Fallon Foundation Michael DiPierro and Director of Philanthropy Kelsa Zereski all know the value of giving back to their community.

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Employing 1,841 people, it has reported revenues of $316 million in 2010, and services include family practice, internal medicine, urgent-care centers and more than 30 specialty services.

The clinic distributes its annual budget of $100,000 between an average of 50 to 60 nonprofit organizations in Worcester.

The clinic usually gives $1,000 to local walks, and the employees themselves are often on teams for the walks. The clinic also gives $20,000 a year to Fallon Foundation, the charitable arm of the clinic, for its annual golf-tournament event, which is the way the foundation raises the majority of its money.

Dr. Jack Dutzar, president and CEO of Fallon Clinic, says that the goal in choosing which events or organizations to sponsor are those which improve the health of the community, and in 2011, they’ve supported such events as the Central Mass. Heart Walk and the YMCA Greens for Teens Golf Tournament. “It’s just the right thing to do,” he says. And Dutzar, who is on the United Way board, says that clinic employees get two days of paid volunteer work a year.

The Fallon Foundation places a large focus on childhood obesity—giving $26,625 in 2010 to obesity-related causes.

Kelsa Zereski, Fallon Foundation’s director of philanthropy, says that in the past five years, the foundation became especially aware of the pediatric-obesity crisis in Massachusetts, which has increased here while it has decreased in other states.

“Being a gang of docs, the board is very interested in childhood obesity,” assures foundation president Michael DiPierro.

“We’re hopeful of being able to make changes locally – there appears to be a void in that arena. Childhood obesity comes about by the environment and behavior, and we hope to make a mark on that in Worcester.”

Zereski says that in 2010, the foundation was able to give out a total of $121,492 to nonprofits, but has already raised $220,000 in 2011, due to the popularity of this year’s golf tournament.

The two-day Drive for a Difference, which takes place in May and is in its 13th year, has increased in popularity over the past few years due to the addition of a dinner and a live auction with auctioneer Paul Zekos.

One of the organizations that Fallon Foundation supports is Nativity School of Worcester, a tuition-free, independent Jesuit middle school for boys from lowincome Worcester neighborhoods that relies solely on contributions. Zereski says

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{ coverstory } use healthy alternatives to ingredients like sugar and oil,” says Alex Zequeira, president of the Nativity School. “The intramural program was expanded with the grant from Fallon,” explains Zequeira.

“Different activities are now available, and we have new equipment.”

Zequeria says he noticed a change since Fallon started funding their Healthy Initiative: “There’s been a greater awareness in the boys now that what you put into your body is what you get out of it,” he says. “Education is not just math and science. For us here, it’s educating the whole person. It’s important to make good healthy decisions.”

Fallon Foundation also funds a healthy-snack program at Worcester Youth Center, giving $5,000 annually to buy the youth healthy snacks, such as fruit and tuna. Besides its focus on obesity, the foundation also concentrates on early literacy through the Reach Out and Read Program, a program where pediatricians give children free books at each well-visit and encourage families to read.

“Our entire medical practice is dedicated to the folks who live in Worcester County,” says DiPierro. “It’s our job as a responsible corporate citizen. We do it very gratefully.”

SAINT-GOBAIN GIVES… Saint-Gobain contributes about $1 million annually to causes in Worcester, with a strict focus on housing and community development, especially nonprofits that deal with energy conservation, environmental concerns, and youth. “There are always needs within the community, and we try and fill the voids here and there – it’s important,” says Mark Rayfield, vice president of Saint-Gobain North

America. “These bad times are when the community needs the most support.”

Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest building-materials company, is headquartered in Paris, but its performance plastics and abrasives divisions are stationed in Worcester.

Established in 1665 (manufacturing the glass for the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles), Saint-Gobain acquired Worcester’s long-standing Norton Company in 1990.

Saint-Gobain, which reported revenues of $53.2 billion in 2010, employs 2,609 in central Massachusetts and 190,000 worldwide. Manufacturing building and construction materials, such as ceramics, abrasives, glass, and plastics, SaintGobain strives to be environmentally friendly: in 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave the company an Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award, the highest level of recognition awarded.

The $1 million donation to Worcester includes cash donations to nonprofits.

It also includes in-kind donations to the city of Worcester, such as the 35,000 square feet of rent and utility-free space they provide to Worcester Public School’s maintenance-services program. SaintGobain also matches employee donations to nonprofits at 50 percent. And they act on a needs basis, donating $10,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund after the tornadoes hit this past spring, and $10,000 when the Belmont Street Community School was vandalized in early 2010.

Like many companies, Saint-Gobain has a United Way campaign, but it stands out as being especially impressive: Donna Zalauskas, community relations manager for Saint-Gobain, was named 2011 Outstanding Campaign Manager.

Zalauskas likens Saint-Gobain’s campaign to a “well-oiled machine.”

“We have on-campus events that are focused on getting employees motivated to donate to the United Way,” she says, sharing that more than 80 percent of Saint-Gobain employees donate to the United Way. And they’re innovative in their fundraising: an abrasives tent sale, which sold sanding sheets, grinding wheels, sharpening stones and other abrasives for very cheap prices, raised $8,000 for United Way. Saint-Gobain also supports the YMCA

the ages of 16 and 24 who lack a highschool diploma, and trains them in construction and leadership skills, as well as preparing them for their GED test. The youth work on rehabbing a house in a community, which is in turn sold to lowincome, first-time homebuyers.

YouthBuild’s and Saint-Gobain’s partnership began in December 2010. Over the course of a three-year partnership, Saint-Gobain will give $100,000 to four YouthBuild locations across country, with the goal of incorporating more green

of Central Massachusetts. “I don’t think there’s anyone who has provided us with as much financial support and strategic direction as Saint-Gobain,” says Sharon Henderson, director of public relations for the YMCA, who adds that Saint-Gobain employees are extremely active on the YMCA board.

Since housing and youth are two focuses of Saint-Gobain, it seems natural they would get involved in YouthBuild.

YouthBuild, operated by Training Resources of America since 1999, takes unemployed, low-income people between

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features into construction-skills training, aiming for LEED certification in each rehabbed house. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve helped move the green movement along a lot faster for YouthBuild,â&#x20AC;? says Lin Ormondroyd, vice president of development and public relations at Training Resources of America.

With the help of Saint-Gobain volunteers, work began at 20 Charlton St. in Worcester, but the house was burned to the ground in apparent arson in February 2011. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had this group of 30 students who had done so much work on the house and were really psyched about it,â&#x20AC;? recalls Ormondroyd. Saint-Gobain came through with encouragement: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a pizza party for the kids to build moral support and give them positive thoughts,â&#x20AC;? says Zalauskas. The site was moved to 23 Hollis St., and work continued.

Ormondroyd says working with SaintGobain volunteers was a great experience for the youth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They got to interact with people that they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to normally,â&#x20AC;? she explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were working side by side, listening, talking and caring.â&#x20AC;? She adds that Saint-Gobain employees were enthusiastic volunteers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were so psyched to learn more about the program, and the kids were even able to teach them some of the things they had learned about the project.â&#x20AC;?

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Fungus Amungus A musical classification all their own bullet points really don’t suffice, Sperduti says Fungus Amungus has a, “very loud and large sound.

It’s always a bit bigger than life in the sense that there is an intensity that demands your attention.” While this may not narrow down a complete description, at the very least, it shows you what the band is going for. If you still question its aptitude toward fun, Sperduti adds that the band is, “The opposite of dinner music.”

The band’s first album, titled “All Banged Up,” was recorded in south Providence, R.I., and released in 2004.

The band’s manager, Rob Williams, says that the album title was, “very fitting, we were basically all raging alcoholics.”

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ungus Amungus is a difficult group to classify. Since its inception in 2002, the band has been defying genre limitations and does it with a groovy swagger. Funk, jazz, reggae and almost everything else you could imagine all make an appearance by way of the members of Fungus Amungus.

Mike Sperduti, who plays bass guitar for the band, simply describes the inspiration of its very custom-made sound. He states it directly; the sound was inspired by “the pursuit of a good time.” This is clear from your first listen. If nothing else, the band is expressive, not afraid to bend genres and dead-set on hip-shaking fun.

The rest of the band consists of Joe Jannarelli on drums, Zack Fenner on guitar, Jarrod Valenti on alto sax, Patches on tenor sax, Johnny Lingo on the keys and Chelsy Lau rounding things out on vocals. While the sound remains fairly difficult to describe, as normal genre

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Six years later the band began work on its next album, called “At the GoGo.” This record took more than a year to release and more money was put into the recording than on the band’s previous efforts. “At the GoGo” was recorded completely analog

by Jack Gauthier who had also worked with Dispatch and State Radio. Williams says that the band didn’t “want a cookie cutter sound,” explaining that they were producing a “throwback funk album.”

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You’ll get a chance to catch Fungus Amungus on August 26 at Beatnik’s on Park Avenue. When asked if he is excited to perform at Beatnik’s, Sperduti reveals that he’s looking forward to the “funky vibe of Beatnik’s.” What exactly can you expect from a typical show from the band? “[It’s] a bit like a circus without the animal cruelty,” says Sperduti.

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The entire process has been one of experimentation, and MĂŠndez has mentioned that a few patrons had thought the work was done by different hands. As he explains, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This shows the differences of styles and approaches I try to put into my work. I try to make each piece unique, without repeating a particular style, and to experiment with whatever medium for the rest of my life.â&#x20AC;?

The exhibit features 16 works, eight in oils, seven rendered in charcoal, and one acrylic painting. MĂŠndez has, with these varied creations, managed to portray Elm Park in its many guises, from an overcast and chilly fall day, to the magnificence of a brilliant summer afternoon. Practically all of his work vividly depicts the exquisite craftsmanship of the two bridges that span different portions of the ponds, evoking the numerous renditions of the Japanese bridge that Monet painted in his gardens at Giverny.

In the lone acrylic work, MĂŠndez has delineated the aestheticism of the iron bridge, its arch reflected in the surface of the still pond. With the sun low in a slate colored sky, the long shadows of trees stretch across the banks. Distant trees, with a riot of changing colors, are mirrored alongside the bridge. The painting catches an ephemeral glimpse of a crisp autumn day in the park. One charcoal-drawing study of the same bridge meticulously captures the fine details of the exquisite ironwork and, with bold contrasts, exemplifies his mastery of the medium.

Complementing this work is an oil painting of the Elm Park Bridge, a redhued expanse seen from afar, a vibrant focal point that seamlessly allows a most pleasing composition. Again, a fall day is presented, limned with scarlet trees and shredded wispy clouds in a pale-blue sky.

The expanse of foreground is mottled with dappled sunlight, and a lone Canadian goose plows the restful pond, as muted colors reflect the diffused foliage in the distance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A large percentage of my working process is just going with the flow of creating,â&#x20AC;? MĂŠndez says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether painting or drawing, there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much planning, besides in the overall setting. The art work in progress is the most primary thing for me, a way to nurture and challenge our emotions and thoughts.â&#x20AC;?

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Rumble on the beach Brighton Rock Grade : B David Wildman

This first feature film by British director/writer Rowan Joffe is jammed with clever ideas, complex characters and good acting, as well as engaging artistic cinematography to tell the story in images as well.

That said there is still something vital missing.

The story is based on an early Graham Greene gangster novel of the same name (as well as a 1947 film starring Richard Attleborough), and Joffe has kept the cast of characters and general story intact. Pinky (Sam Riley – who effectively portrayed Ian Curtis in “Control”) is a psychopathic, brooding yet charismatic kid moving up rapidly in the small time crime racket that has long festered beneath the festive boardwalks and shining beaches of Brighton in Jolly Old (aka Knifecrime Island). In a knife fight (natch) he kills rival gang member, Fred Hale (Sean Harris, who coincidentally played Ian Curtis in “Twenty Four Hour Party People” – there’s a certain surreal thrill to seeing two former Curtis imitators dueling in a public restroom). Rose (Andrea Riseborough) is a young clueless waitress and material witness in the killing, although she never actually sees Pinky do it. Pinky marries her and makes sure she can’t testify against him. Turns out the victim Fred was an old friend of Ida (Helen Mirren) who runs the restaurant where Rose works, and she doesn’t take too kindly to junior psychopaths running off with her employees.

Everyone does their jobs well. Mirren especially shines showing grit and a strong moral sense of justice. Riley does exactly what the script asks: he broods, acts alternately charming and menacing, and goes for perhaps a few too many long picturesque walks alone on the beach.

Joffe seems to have forged the screenplay to facilitate his visual designs.

He’s lovingly rendering the seaside locale and the tumult of the feuding between the early 60’s Rockers and scooter-riding Mods. This kind of a culturally explosive setting for a dysfunctional love story is pure Greene, which is interesting since the novel was written long before rock of any kind happened. It was a good call

on Joffe’s part to update it to this period however the Quadrophenia vibe could have been more adequately integrated into the story.

Not having read the novel or seen the original film I can’t say for certain how much of the problems reside with the source. Greene was not much for writing about women. They are either tough-as-nails like Mirren’s character or melted goo. Take for instance

the novel “The Comedians” with its slight female protagonist role that he willingly expanded into breathtakingly overwrought romantic clichés when Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton bought the property and hired him to adapt the screenplay. Riseborough’s character strikes me as a contrivance as well. We never see why Rose becomes such an instant sucker for Pinky, we’re just supposed to accept that she does.

She’s highly religious with a jerk for a father, but these are attributes; her interior doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.

This in turn makes Pinky less real when he is apparently softened by her. His is a complex anti-hero, but the different moods he presents don’t seem to add up to a core personality. He reacts to everything that happens, but has scant true focus of his own other than to be viciously ambitious and aggressively self destructive. And if, as the movie suggests, he might have been in love with Rose, and that there is some form of redemption there, I wish I’d found myself caring more.

Joffe wrote the screenplay for “The American” as well, another anti-hero tale with dynamic visuals and a void in its center. He is a promising director and “Brighton Rock” is a smart film well worth watching, but he will need the right screenplay to really shine. Maybe he should think about getting someone else to write it.

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I returned to glasses, napkins and silverware, along with Alice and Maude perusing the menu. After opening our beverages, we made a quick decision on Nachos Deluxe ($8.99) to start us off with an evening appetizer. What arrived as we were happily people-watching was a generous collection of round tortilla chips loaded with chili, onions, peppers, fresh tomatoes, cheese, lettuce and some jalapeños — with a side of sour cream. As with most nachos, the outside ones were crisp, but by the time we worked our way into the mass, they were soggy from the heap of toppings. Nothing too unusual, but they held us off just long enough for our main courses.

Both Alice and I couldn’t resist getting the Pulled Pork dinners ($11.99 each).

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After a busy weekend, followed by a busy Monday at work, the last thing I felt like was cooking, yet I yearned for a home-cooked meal. Thank goodness for local restaurants with a down-home feel like West Side Steak and BBQ. My dinner companions and I were looking forward to enjoying the tail-endof-summer weather out on its cozy patio and arrived to find a light and pleasant buzz from other tables and traffic around us. We took a table along the sidewalk, and were instantly greeted by our server with menus. I left my dinner companions at the table to run conveniently next door to the liquor store for some adult refreshments, as West Side is a BYOB

tend to be picky about my coleslaw and felt something was missing from the recipe, yet Alice thought it was just right with a slight tang of vinegar, and crisp vegetables. The baked beans had bits

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Maude ordered the half slab of spare ribs ($14.99) with a delectable combination of crispy French fries and fried onion rings.

The ribs were fall-offthe-bone good with just the right amount of BBQ sauce. Maude needed extra napkins to round out her meal and keep the sauce from hiding the grin upon her face.

Overall, this establishment offered us all we needed to put a hard Monday behind us.

Good food, eye candy from the sidewalk, our own particular choices of beverage – plus a bill that came to $51.32 for the three of us – gave us relief from the kitchen and for our wallets.

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Plus we will also feature CoCo’s cupcake cone along with CoCo’s frosting shots.”

CoCo’s Tropical Ice, 1 Swanson Rd., Auburn, 508-407-8787, or find them on Facebook.

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CoCo’s Tropical Cupcakes is extending its season until November, so you won’t have to miss its delectable selection of Italian ices, tropical chili, coffee and of course,

{ recommended} Lucky’s Café 102 1/2 Grove St., Worcester 508-756-5014 Lucky’s is that secret, cozy getaway that can work as your own special treat for lunch or a weekend dinner and night out — without requiring a special budget. Lunches offer fresh, original, and healthy options for anyone on the go, and Friday or Saturday dinners with entertainment supply the perfect night out. While the menu is only two sides of one page, there is certain to be something for anyone who appreciates good food.

Veggie Corner 56 Hamilton St., Worcester 508-831-1322 Veggie Corner gives Worcester a quality vegan experience with an assortment of delicious meat-alternative menu items. On a recent visit our reviewers sampled the vegan “beef” and “chicken” and found them flavorful and substantive, even for regular meat eaters.

The restaurant’s Vietnamese-inspired dishes show that eating healthy does not mean compromising taste.

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Zimmy’s Kitchen 865 Main St. (Rt. 9), Leicester 508-892-3200 Zimmy’s offers a wide variety of good food at a great price. Patrons can eat on location or one of the classic pizza-place booths, or they can even check out the catering services. With several options for vegetarian or even vegan, as well as Italian, Greek and Albanian dishes, it’s important to remember to save room for dessert including some of the most generous slices of baklava. Go ahead and get a giant cookie, too. Neither your taste buds nor wallet will mind.

My Brothers’ Place 144 Gore Road, Webster 508-949-2433 My Brothers’ Place is a cozy family-style restaurant that serves up classic lunch and dinner entrees like hamburgers (including veggie), chicken, steaks, BBQ, pasta, sandwiches, kids’ menu, salads, and soups. Prices are very affordable; quantity and quality are satisfying. Good spot for a weekend lunch. Take-out and catering are available. continued on page 36

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Admiral T.J. O’Brien’s 407 Main St., Sturbridge 508-347-2838 This casual dining venue offers a menu of seafood, pasta, poultry and steak. The food is solidly good with several specialty offerings, especially the Admiral’s Fries, that make you want to return for more. Some nights offer live entertainment, and the prices are just right for a night of fun that won’t break you.

Sweet Basil Jane’s Corner Grille 806 Pleasant St., Worcester 508-754-8884 cornergrille.com An adorable indie-bistro style café for pizza, deli items and baked goods, Sweet Basil Jane’s Corner Grille offers original, unusual and fresh-made flavors, alongside more familiar offerings that stand out with superior quality. Although more of a take-out venue, there are a few tables, and if you stay, the service is excellent. The price is on par for the quality offered, so you will pay a little more than your regular pizza or lunch take away, but the price is worth it.

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Coral Seafood 225 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 508-755-8331 coralseafood.com Coral Seafood serves up a wide array of fresh, simply prepared seafood. The setting is stylish, with creative lighting and tasteful fish motifs, but the atmosphere is informal and family-friendly.

With daily specials complementing grilled, fried, baked, and sautéed options, there’s something for every seafood lover. Given the high quality, the cost is very reasonable, and there’s a nicelypriced wine list as well.

Thai Place 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road/371 Main Street, Sturbridge 508-347-2999 thaiplacerestaurant.net Great for eating in or take-out, the Thai Place is offers a delicious menu for a variety of diners: vegetarian, carnivore, or vegan. The price range is average for Thai food, meaning it’s a little more expensive than Chinese, but less expensive than your average sitdown family restaurant. The elegant but cozy décor, lightly scented with roses, also creates a good date atmosphere.

Falzone’s Italian Restaurant & Lounge 306 Main St., Douglas 508-476-7220 falzones.com Falzone’s Italian Restaurant and Lounge offers a romantic and tasty dining experience in the Blackstone Valley. Classic Northern and Southern Italian cuisine combined with excellent service makes this eatery a great night out in Douglas.

The Whistle Stop Bar & Grille 85 Main Street, Oxford 508-987-3087 stopbythewhistle.com The Whistle Stop Bar & Grill on Rt. 12 in Oxford looks like your typical pub or bar, until you check out their diverse menu.

With reasonably priced meals for everyone from carnivores to vegetarians - and even some vegan-friendly salads apps and lighter fare - patrons will have difficulty finding something they wouldn’t like. The food is solidly good and anyone from barflies to families with babies are treated to excellent service.

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Beatnik’s Kendra Lapin

Beatnik’s is set up like many bars, but a closer look reveals décor more like a trendy coffee shop: modern art, collections of books and magazines, and downright cozy-looking circular booths. On top of that, it was also very clean.

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I was there for the food, though the background music and the later Battle of the Bands was also good entertainment.

Make no mistake – food is an important part of this bar.

The bartender, who remembered my name right away, shared the daily specials and offered me a menu with my Wormtown IPA. I started with a classic pub favorite: nachos.

The chips tasted homemade and freshly fried. The house chili on top of them was also good, but on the mild side, even with the pickled jalapenos on top. My husband ordered the sliders with the BBQ and bacon option—a house specialty. The burgers were juicy and excellently seasoned; they resembled squished little meatballs. The cheese, sauce and bacon were perfectly smoky and the thin French fries rank up with some of my favorite ever. We finished off with the Xango, which is one of the few food items that I’ll say was “made of awesome.”

Basically, it’s a Bananas Foster-topped cheesecake wrapped in a delicious pastry shell, then deep fried. Definitely check out 2 the grub at Beatnik’s – especially the desserts!

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Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken Wrap With bacon, cheese and lettuce ...........................................7.99

Fried Haddock Sandwich

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Grilled Cajun Chicken

With bacon, cheese and ranch sauce on a blukie roll ............7.99

Turkey Bacon Wrap

Caesar Salad With fresh crisp romaine ad our own homemade dressing Topped with fresh baked croutons

Side Caesar Salad ........................................................ 3.95 Caesar Salad With grilled, buffalo or crispy chicken ............................. 11.99 With grilled shrimp, marinated sirloin tips or seas scallops wrapped in bacon......................................................... 13.99

Fresh Crisp Garden Salad

Garden salad with grilled, buffalo or crispy chicken ............ 9.99 With grilled shrimp, marinated sirloin tips or sea scallops wrapped in bacon ........................................ 13.99

With mayo, cheese, lettuce and tomato ................................7.99

Garden Burger With provolone cheese and lemon mayo with sweet potato french fries.....................................................8.99

Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Wrap

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Buffalo Chicken

Served on a pretzle roll with blue cheese and lettuce .............. 7.99

Chicken Caesar Salad Wrap

With grilled, buffalo or crispy chicken .................................7.99

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Fresh Salad ............................................................. 3.50 Baked Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuffed haddock, scallops, lobster, shrimp, and salmon...................................................................17.99

With mushroom sauce ....................................................19.99

Sirloin Tips Teriyaki Steak Delmonico steak served with french fries and onion rings ....17.99

Sirloin Steak au Poivre

Served with dill or cream of mustard sauce .......................... 16.99

Broiled Scallops

Grilled Cajun Chicken Quesadilla With bacon, mozzarella and tomatoes ................................... 7.99

Potato Skins With melted cheddar, bacon bits, and sour cream .................. 5.99

Shrimp Cocktail Four large, tender shrimp with tangy cocktail sauce............... 7.99 of Onion Rings...................................................... 4.99

Basket Basket of French Fries ...................................................... 3.99 Sea Scallops Wrapped in Bacon .................................. 8.99 Wing Zings Seven spicy chicken wings .................................................6.99

Mozzarella Sticks.................................................................. 6.99 Chicken Fingers ................................................................... 6.99 Boneless Buffalo Wings.................................................... 6.99 Homemade Crab Rangoons.......................................... 6.99 Jalapeño Poppers ................................................................ 6.99 Combo Appetizer Platter Chicken fingers, jalapeño poppers, chicken wings, mozzarella sticks, and onion rings ...................................................12.99

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Chicken Brazil Sautéed chicken with bananas, coconut, almonds, oranges and pineapple ...................................................................... 13.99

Fried Chicken Served with potato and cole slaw......................................10.99

Broiled Pork Chops Choice of herb marinade, teriyaki or barbecue.....................13.99

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Delmonico Steak

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Chicken Marsala

9 Cooked to order with onions and mushrooms .....................15.9

Broiled filet of Salmon

Fresh mushrooms with our own special stuffing ...................6.99

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Broiled Filet Mignon

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Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo Sautéed chicken and broccoli in a creamy Alfredo sauce 99 over fettuccine................................................................14.

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Stephen Anthony’s Restaurant & Home Made Sausage Company 999 Boston Post Road East, Marlboro 508-560-9618 stephenanthonys.com If you’re looking for that balance of “family friendly,” but still elegant and romantic, then Stephen Anthony’s is the place to go.

The prices are a little higher than your average family restaurant, but in this case, you get much more than you pay for in both quantity and quality. Excellent food - especially if you love seafood, original menu offerings, and a great staff ensures that no matter what you like, you’ll have a great experience.

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Ziti’s Italian Trattoria 192 Harding St. 508-754-2212 Ziti’s offers a variety of Italian-American favorites in a nicely renovated space in the heart of the canal district. Pizza, pasta, chicken, veal, seafood, and sandwiches are on offer, as well as beer, wine, and desserts from the North End of Boston. Start with some sautéed calamari, perhaps, and then move onto one of Ziti’s ravioli or tortellini specialties.

Luciano’s Cotton Club Union Station 508-755-6408 Located in Worcester’s historic Union Station, Luciano’s evokes the roaring ‘20’s with its gangster motif and high energy setting.

Enjoy cocktails and a wide range of appetizers, entrees and sandwiches in the stylishly appointed dining room, or head out to one of two outdoor seating areas. With nothing on the menu over $15, Luciano’s offers good value and courteous service in a fun atmosphere.

Westborough Korean Restaurant 7 East Main St., Westborough 508-366-8898 Featuring a wide range of traditional Korean dishes, this small restaurant bustles with happy patrons and harried but friendly waitresses. Dolsot bibimbap in a hot stone pot is the ultimate Korean comfort food. Try the chicken bulgogi or a squid stirfry for a spicier experience. All meals are served with a generous

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Spencer Country Inn 500 Main St., Spencer 508-885-9036 spencercountryinn.com Catering to a quiet and casual crowd who likes country-style cooking, the Spencer Country Inn offers solid quality food at a great price. Especially good are the desserts and appetizers. It’s important to call ahead, however, because their closing times vary depending on how busy they are. If you can make it while they’re open, you will be rewarded with a lovely meal in a beautiful setting at a great price.

Mia Mia/Chickshack 1916 Southbridge St., Auburn/Oxford 508-721-7776 Under one roof on the Auburn/Oxford line, you’ll find a pizzeria and sandwich shop that also features rotisserie chicken and baby back ribs. With a wide-ranging menu and fair prices, it’s a nice alternative to the fast food joints that line Route 20. If you’d like some beer or wine with your meal, be sure to sit in the Oxford side of the dining room, since there’s no Auburn liquor license.

Bistro Limoncello 290 West Main Street, Northborough, 508-393-5440 bistrolimoncello.com Bistro Limoncello is that “date” restaurant you go to when you want to have a special night out that’s not too formal. The prices are on the higher end, but you get what you pay for: top-notch food in generous portions… you’ll have a hard time finding that anywhere else. The live music on Thursdays is classic AmericanItalian crooning—think Sinatra and friends. The owner takes the time to meet each table, and even fellow patrons are friendly.

Lakeside Bar & Grille 97 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury 508-425-3543 Lakeside Bar & Grille may be located in a strip mall, but it has

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A traditional Worcester diner, with classic dinner fare and especially good desserts, the Kenwood Diner provides a fun eating experience for anyone - from children to elderly. Breakfast is served all day, the dinners are solidly good, and leave room for dessert—your wallet won’t give you a guilt trip, because it’s entirely affordable.

The Perfect Game Sports Grill & Lounge 64 Water St., Worcester 508-792-4263 New to the neighborhood, The Perfect Game puts their unique spin on the same old bar food and drink. With an exceptional beer selection, creative flavors, and a sleek and fun atmosphere, this sports bar is headed in the right direction.

The Safari Cafe 215 Chandler St., Worcester 508-799-7989 The Safari Cafe is a warm and inviting neighborhood restaurant serving Kenyan cuisine at affordable prices. The lunch buffet is an excellent way to sample several dishes in one sitting, and don’t forget to try the spiced Hot Safari Tea and to ask for a cup of the warm grain beverage called “uji.”

Ceres Bistro, Beechwood Hotel 363 Plantation St. 508-754-2000 With an emphasis on quality seasonal ingredients, a creative menu, and a careful hand in the kitchen, Ceres Bistro offers a sophisticated dining experience in a beautifully-appointed space in the Beechwood Hotel. The menu combines aspects of French bistro, American steakhouse, and contemporary high-end dining; entrees are available in smaller sizes perfect for sharing or grazing.

Try the unusual take on steak frites, or one of several creative seafood dishes. Classic cocktails, craft beers, and a thoughtfully composed wine list await you at the glowing bar.

Smokestack Urban Barbecue 90 Harding St., Worcester 508-363-1111 bbqstack.com Worcester travels down south with Smokestack Urban Barbecue, which boasts slow-cooked meats, a variety of “odds and ends” dishes and warm atmosphere. The modern-meets-savor flavors give diners a year-round haven for those craving authentic barbecue.

Joey’s Bar and Grille 242 Mill St., Worcester 508-797-3800 Mill Street in Worcester is known more for candlepin bowling and the Elks Club than it is for high-quality casual dining, yet Joey’s Bar & Grill, located on 224 Mill Street, has carved a niche for itself as a family-run restaurant that surprises its diners. Joey’s theme is to take what you expect to find in a Worcester restaurant and put a unique spin on the experience. Twenty-five menu items range from lower-priced sandwiches, soups and salads to a full list of entrées and nightly specials; favorites include the lamb shank ($19), crispy chicken pepperoni ($17), and the salmon and gnocchi ($19).

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Flats Organic Pizzeria 75 Maywood St. 508-752-1701 Flats serves outstanding pizza, sandwiches, spreads and salads in a hip little storefront near Clark. Given Flats’s impressive commitment to sustainable practices, local producers and organic ingredients, you can feel good about indulging in their top-notch pesto, muffaletta on flatbread, or a Memphis pizza featuring housesmoked pork, pickled jalapenos, caramelized onions, cheddar and bacon. Mmm, bacon. BYOB.

Pepe’s Trattoria 274 Franklin St., Worcester 508-755-1978 pepestrattoria.com Pepe’s offers a variety of homemade Italian recipes in an intimate modern setting. A great late-night stop, the cozy bar and dining room area is integrated into one open room. Several pizza, stromboli, and panino dishes give Worcester yet another quality dining option.

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Inka’s Restaurant 169 Millbury St., Worcester 508-762-9077 Inka’s is the only Peruvian restaurant in the region, and they nicely showcase the cuisine with their friendly staff. They also do well in offering options to the less daring and creating specials for the on-the-run lunch crowd. However, even if you’re not the most adventurous diner, it’s worth trying something new because everything is well prepared and flavorful. Outside of the window or placard specials, the prices are a little high, but if you want a more unique food experience to share with friends, the quality, portions and experience are worth it.

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Plaza Azteca 539 Lincoln St., Lincoln Plaza 508.853.3536 Plaza Azteca located in Lincoln Plaza serves traditional Mexican cuisine. Popular favorites including nachos, chicken enchiladas, and carne asada tacos can be found on the menu along with vegetarian and a long list of seafood dishes. Special entrees like the Plaza Del Mar being grilled tilapia, scallops and shrimp with Alfredo sauce, rice and mango sauce should not be missed. For those 21+, the restaurant has a bar serving margaritas, beer, spirits, and several different types of wine. Come with an appetite, the generous portions will be sure to have you leaving satisfied.

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>Thursday 25 Bring your lawn chairs, blanket and picnic basket for tonight’s Movies on the Common 2011 featuring Spaceballs! Movie begins at dusk, but arrive early for food vendors and entertainment, including a performance by local band Hey Now, Morris Fader, starting at 6 pm. Rain date is the following Thursday, September 1, 2011 Free; 6-11 p.m. Worcester City Hall Common, Front Street. 508-799-1175, WorcesterFilmWorks.org.

Don’t miss a tribute to American jazz trumpeter and singer Chet Baker: “There Will Never be Another You” - a three-night event that runs Thursday 25 at 9 p.m., on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 at 5 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. Call for reservations; $10. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030

The “Bubbleheads” Walk & Rock Shooby Street over at The Red Lantern, on 235 Shrewsbury St. (duh) Oh my goodness, it’s free! 7-11 p.m.

You can find Holden’s experimental/folk/indie group The Smile Makers along with Jacob Haller tonight from 8:30-11:30 p.m. at Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

>Friday 26 Reprobate Blues Band performs live at Out to Lunch: Concerts on the Common today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Worcester City Hall Common, Front St. The Reprobates Blues Band plays with a passion, with hopes to influence innocent listeners into following them on their reprehensible path of rock ’n’ Blues oriented music. Roots, rock, funk, roll! Free. 508-799-1175, outtolunchworcester.com Pathways For Change presents A Benefit Concert with Ending The Silence at The Palladium (upstairs), also featuring Heroes By Day, Kerrigan Of The Earth, The Workout, Mr. Fyner, The Tech Ed Room, Subject To Interpretation and DJ Miss Jennie B. $15, in advance; 6-11 p.m. The Palladium, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. *DubSteP*Digital Storm Hits Worcester tonight with good music, good people and good times; live effects, sampling and real-time mixes! $5; 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508363-1888 or find them on Facebook.

Over at Ralph’s Rock Diner you’ll find Tribute Friday with Godsmack tribute “Godsmack’d”, Thin Lizzy tribute “Black Rose” and My New Disaster! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

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Indian Ranch in Webster will host the fourth annual Summer Brewfest at 2 p.m. today. Showcasing local, regional, national and imported craft beers including Sierra Nevada, Magic Hat, Red Hook, Harpoon and more. Plus live music from Boston’s Racky Thomas Band, as well as a variety of activities and games including paddle-boat rides, Pole-ish Horseshoes and more. Food from BT’s Smokehouse in Sturbridge, Indian Ranch’s own Tiny Tim’s Café and more. Kids and nonbeer drinkers are encouraged to enjoy the food, live entertainment and scenery. $25; 2-6 p.m. 200 Gore Rd., Webster. 508-943-3871, indianranch.com.

The Stone Soup King Street Block Party will feature music, local talent, children’s activities and food. Free; 4-8 p.m.

King Street. 508-443-4974, stonesoupworcester.org.

The Barnes & Noble Poetry Reading, a poetry open mic and feature reading, will welcome poet and teacher Jim Fay tonight for the release of his newest chapbook, “Text Messages from my Parole Officer.” Fay will read, sell and sign copies of for those in the audience. Open mic precedes feature poet so bring an original or

two to read or a favorite of someone else’s work to share. Hosted

by Carle Johnson; the poets usually gather in the cafe after the reading for coffee. Free and open to the public; 7-8:30 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 541 D Lincoln St. 508-853-6994, wcpa.homestead.com.

Tonight don’t miss the return of the Sunset Strippers to the Lucky Dog, along with The Great Whiskey Rebellion, Clutch tribute, more. The Sunset Strippers will feature VH1 Classic’s Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp star Joe Giglio on drums. $6; 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-3631888 or find them on Facebook.

>Sunday 28 The Raven will host Saikrid, Lil Ice, Addonis, Eskimo, 3sk & Wreckless, Tweak, Heris E, Infinite Lyrical Orgasms and Political Animals tonight. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133 or find them on Facebook.

Seven Hills Wheelmen bicycle ride rolls out at 7 a.m. sharp from Southbridge. Take part in a fast, hilly 50-mile bicycle ride into Connecticut with the Seven Hills Wheelmen. Helmets are required; 7 a.m.-noon. Southbridge Bicycles, 100 Central St., Southbridge. 508-764-3657.

Break Thru Music presents Rock & Shock Series Round 1 at The Palladium (upstairs) tonight with Kerrigan, We The Divided, Imposter, Three Last Words, Indecent Exposure, Muckler Circle, Stowik Seizur and Traveler Crusader. $12; 6-11 p.m. The Palladium, 261 Main St. 508797-9696.

>Monday 29 The Grafton Community Television Open House will feature an open house and tour of the town’s public-access cableTV facilities from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Grafton Community Television studios at 296 Providence Rd. in South Grafton. The open house also serves as an introduction to the fall 2011 video-production class, which begins on Monday, September 12. Free. 508-8392983, GraftonTV.org.

>Tuesday 30 At Nick’s tonight you’ll find A Night with Thaddeus Bell No cover; 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

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>Wednesday 31 Wednesday Evening Garden Tour: By the Light of the Silvery Moon at Tower Hill Botanic Garden includes a guided tour with Joann Vieira, horticulture director. Discover the plants that are at their best during twilight and evening hours-flowers that open at night, or are fragrant at night, plants with foliage that captures the gleam of moonlight, and more. Gain a whole new perspective on the garden after daylight. $10, adults; $7, seniors (65+); $5, youth ages 6-18; children younger than

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Shoppes at Blackstone Valley). For the kids, they have moon bounce, dunk tank, rolling railroad, attack the fire using a charge hose line knocking down targets, rock-climbing wall, fire-safety house and Mike Bent from Abrakidabra Magic Show starting at 12:30 p.m., plus Nick Cerio’s Kenpo, H & H Dance Academy, Mantis Kung Fu, celebrity readers and mascots such as Wally the Green Monster, Paw’s from Pawtuckett Red Sox, Finz, Twister, Steal, Smokey the Bear and Sparky. Worcester Fire Pipes and Drums, a Fireman’s Muster, Nashville recording artist Joel Crouse & Band and Journey tribute band The Great Escape. Plus “Pink Heals,” Jackie the Pink Fire Ladder Truck, which supports women and their fight against cancer! millburyfirefieldday.webstarts.com.

Swap toiletries and personal items for clothing at Abby’s House Thrift Shop 1st Ever Benefit Swap at 52 High St. in Worcester from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Arrive any time after 9 a.m. and drop off your bag of donated items. Entry-fee armband is $5 with a donation bag, $10 without. Include items in donation bags such as toilet paper, paper towels, shampoo and conditioner, soap, feminine sanitary items, hand soap, lotion, deodorant, tissues, etc. Please be sure personal items are new, unused, and have not expired! With your donation Abby’s House Thrift Shop will give you a trash-bag sized bag, and you will be able to fill it with clothing and accessories, including dresses, suits, skirts, blazers, jackets, sweaters, tops, slacks, shorts, jeans, scrubs, PJs, bathing suits, active wear, shoes, purses, bags, and luggage. (Additional trash bags are $5). 508-756-5486, abbyshouse.org.

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>Thursday 1 American Idol Live will heat up the DCU Center with performances by this season’s top 11: Casey Abrams, Haley Reinhart, Jacob Lusk, James Durbin, Lauren Alaina, Naima Adedapo, Paul McDonald, Pia Toscano, Scotty McCreery, Stefano Langone and Thia Megia. These American Idols stars will have crowds on their feet singing along to every word. Tickets available at the DCU Center Box Office, Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at ticketmaster.com. DCU Center Arena, 50 Foster St. 508-755-6800, dcucenter.com.

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music >Thursday 25 Outdoor Concert: Blues/Americana with Jumpin’ Juba. Jumpin’ Juba mixes blues from Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans with roots-y rock & roll, jazz, calypso,& Latin flavors.

Steve Hurl’s guitar playing draws from great acoustic blues fingerpickers, & from string benders of the 1950s. Bruce Ward’s piano work recalls such greats as Prof. Longhair & Albert Ammons.

Drummer Brian Flan knocks out a solid beat. Slap Happy is their 2nd CD offering of upbeat, varied blues/roots tunes. reverbnation. com/jumpinjuba, free. Whitinsville plaza, 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. 617-416-7039.

Restroom Security, Miranda. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133.

Live Band Karaoke w/ Fingercuff. Calling all lead singers!

Come rock out with the Band! no cover. 8:30 a.m.-midnight Angry Ham’s Garage Restaurant & Pub, 2 Beacon St., Framingham.

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. Lawrence Strauss: Songs to Help You Through the Week. Free. noon-1 p.m. The Registry Restaurant, 264 Park Ave. 508-794-9644.

Chris Reddy & Scott Ricciutti Walk & Rock. 6-11 p.m.

LaScala Restaurant, 183 shrewsbury st. 508-753-9912.

Live Music on the Patio. Live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Music starts at 6p.m. and ends at 10:pm.

Free. 6-10 p.m. Uno Chicago Grill, 25 Major Taylor Boulevard.

508-421-9300.

Summer Music Nights. Lidio’s Summer Music Nights are back! Hope you can join us on the patio for some Great Music, Delicious Food & Cool Drinks! Never a cover charge just a treat for our patrons! Music played from 6-10pm Adults only after 8pm *Reservations accepted on the patio for parties of 6-8 until 7 pm. Lidio’s Restaurant & Lounge, Outdoor Patio, 1045 Central St., Leominster. 978-534-6600 or lidios.com.

Live Entertainment Featuring Shane Wood, Jazz Trio. Happy Hour $5 Apps, $5 Mojitos 4-7 PM, 10-Close 7-10 p.m. CERES Bistro at Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation St. 508754-2000.

The “Bubbleheads” Walk & Rock Shooby Street. Oh My God It’s Free !. 7-11 p.m. The Red Lantern, 235 Shrewsbury St. Irish Music Session. Each week, a traditional Irish music session is held at Mulligan’s Taverne. The public are welcome to join in music, song, and camaraderie. No cover charge, all ages and talent levels welcome. Listeners welcome, too! No Charge..

7:30-10 p.m. Mulligan’s Taverne-on-the-Green, 121 West Main St., Westborough. 508-344-4932 or westboroughsession.com.

Open Mic Night W/ Bill McCarthy. MySpace.com/ openmicworld Free!. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Junior’s Pizza Grille, 346 Shrewsbury St. 508-459-5800.

Jason James. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420.

Flock Of A-Holes, the ultimate 80’s tribute band! w/ guests tba. Always an awesome 80’s party with these guys. $5.

8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-3631888 or flockofassholes.com.

The Smile Makers, Jacob Haller. 8:30-11:30 p.m.

Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

A Tribute to Chet Baker! “There Will Never be Another You.” This event will be held for 3 Nights! Thursday 25th at 9pm, Friday 26th at 9pm, Saturday 27th at 5pm and again at 9pm! Please call for reservations. 508-753-4030. $10 Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Andy Cummings. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

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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.

Les Raquet. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Cafe Destare, 320 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5734.

Metal Thursday!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Jay Graham Live!. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Funky Murphy’s Bar & Grill, 305 Shrewsbury St. 508-753-2995.

Andy Cummings Live. $3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Hooligan’s, 29 Blossom St., Fitchburg. 508-272-5092.

James Keyes. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

>Friday 26 Dubbest Reggae, Rhythmic Circus. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133.

Live Music on the Patio. Live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Music starts at 6p.m. and ends at 10:pm.

Free. 6-10 p.m. Uno Chicago Grill, 25 Major Taylor Boulevard.

508-421-9300.

Open Mic Night at Tatnuck Bookseller with host Steve Beckwith. Join Tatnuck every month for Open Mic Night!!! Your host...Steve Beckwith Free and Open to the Public.

6-8:30 p.m. Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Cafe, 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck.com.

Pathways For Change presents A Benefit Concert Ending The Silence @ The Palladium (upstairs).

Heroes By Day / Kerrigan Of The Earth / The Workout Mr Fyner & The Tech Ed Room Subject To Interpretation DJ Miss Jennie B Tickets $15 adv.. 6-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508797-9696. live blues, roots-rock, Jumpin’ Juba. Outdoor concert, rescheduled from July 29: Jumpin’ Juba mixes blues from Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans with roots-y rock & roll, jazz, calypso,& Latin flavors. reverbnation.com/jumpinjuba free. 6:30-8 p.m. Murdock Avenue gazebo, junction, Grove and Murdock Sts., Winchendon. 978-297-4148 or stevehurl.com.

BBQ & Blues Fridays with Big Jon Short. Come out to enjoy some of the area’s best BBQ and some Delta and Hill Country Blues. bbqstack.com bigjonshort.com no cover. 7-10 p.m.

Smokestack Urban Barbecue, 90 Harding St. Live Entertainment Featuring Shane Wood, Jazz Trio. Happy Hour $5 Apps, $5 Mojitos 4-7 PM, 10-Close 7-10 p.m. CERES Bistro at Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation St. 508754-2000.

Zach Mesa & Josh Eldridge. Josh and Zach are contemporary singer/songwriter Christian artists. Their style is upbeat and fun. They are a tight band with awesome charisma and talent! 0. 7-10 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St., Millbury. 508864-5658 or mill.church.org.

Arizona Doug & Scott Marshall - Rock Music.

Free admission. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Verona Grille, 81 Clinton St., Shrewsbury. 508-853-9091.

Carl Ayotte. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. 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.

Sean Fullerton: Acoustic Blues, Rock & Fingerstyle Guitar EVERY Friday!!. 8 p.m.-midnight The Myst, 1 East Grand Ave, Old Orchard Beach. 207-934-8699 or seanfullertonmusic.net.

The Claire Lynch Band. Long recognized and praised as a creative force in acoustic music, Claire Lynch is a pioneer who continually pushes the boundaries of the bluegrass genre. $20 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com.

Valvatross. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420.

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Weekend Kickoff -- DJ Top 40s. Weekend Kickoff DJ Top 40s 8-11 PM Happy Hour $5 Apps, $5 Mojitos 4-7 PM, 10-Close 8-11 p.m. CERES Bistro at Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation St. 508-754-2000.

Johnny Snowpants & Sam Davidson. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Live Music in the Pub - Mick Carr. In 1991, Mick left home for Boston where he played with the Donegal Cords until 2006. During that time they played on live radio WRKO and appeared on Boston TV’s “Ireland on the Move” and played back up for bands such as Bagatelle and the Dublin City Ramblers. In that time he has developed a dedicated following. Known as a hard working guy who has a great time each and every time he performs and he influences his audience positively. 8:30 p.m.12:30 a.m. Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. 508792-3700 or irishemigrant.com.

Shawna Shenette Live. Playing covers with an acoustic guitar and a sweet voice.. Free. 8:30-10 p.m. Mahoney’s Pub, 413 Park Ave. 508-277-1073.

A Tribute to Chet Baker! “There Will Never be Another You.” This event will be held for 3 Nights! Thursday 25th at 9pm, Friday 26th at 9pm, Saturday 27th at 5pm and again at 9pm! Please call for reservations. 508-753-4030. $10 Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Auntie Trainwreck. A special blend of Classic Rock, Blues, New Country and Alt Rock favorites, plus their own original material and some brand new cover songs 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385 or find them on facebook.

Bêlit. An acoustic trio with a wide range of covers. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Mahoney’s Pub, 413 Park Ave. 508-277-1073.

Brian Kedall & Dave Miller. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Celtic Tavern, 45 Belmont St., Northborough. 508-366-6277.

DC Afterdark Fridays | DC Lounge Saturdays. EuroLounge-Beats Featuring Dj Andy Morris + Music By Gotan Project. andymorris.info radioprov.com downcityfood.com 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Downcity Diner, 50 Weybosset St., Providence. 401-331-9217 or downcityfood.com.

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.

Dj’s. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cafe Destare, 320 Main St., Fitchburg. 978345-5734.

Doctor Robert. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster.

I Love Fridays At Fusion with DJ B-LO.Lounge opens at 9 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.

Jon Bowser. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place.

508-459-9035.

Jon Lacouture. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Art’s Diner, West Boylston st. 352-895-8355.

Ladies Night - Top 40 Dance Party. FREE. 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222 or speakersnightclub.net.

Live Bands Every Friday Every week its another great band and a good excuse to get out of the house, Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Squire Whites Pub & Restaurant, 347 Greenwood St. 508-7527544 or squirewhites.com.

On the 5 - Blues Funk & RnR. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Gas Light Cafe, 59 Schofield Ave., Dudley. 508-461-9981 or onthe5.com.

Pete the Polak, DJ. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516.

Synergy. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster.

978-537-7750.

The Guild. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. Tribute Friday: Godsmack Tribute “Godsmack’d” Thin Lizzy Tribute “Black Rose” and My New

Disaster!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

PowerPlay. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900.

Fungus Amungus. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Ric Porter and Sons of the Soil. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

>Saturday 27 Live Music Saturday Night. Acoustic dinner music this Saturday nights 6:30pm -whenever... Come down for some dinner or apps and get your drink on!! Black Lab Lounge, 36 Main St., Douglas. 508-476-7220.

Beatles For Sale the Tribute. Beatles For Sale returns to Westminster, MA for the annual First congregation Church Yankee Street Fair! free. 1-3 p.m. First Congregational Church of Westminster, 138 Main St., Westminster. 978-874-5790.

Happy Birthday Michael Jackson, A Celebration of His Life and Music. Come join us as we celebrate the Life and Music of Michael Jackson! Local, live entertainment, singing, prizes, and of course, birthday cake. Great fun for the whole family!

Hope to see you there!!! Peace! 00. 1:15-5:15 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-410-1209.

Big Jon Short. Afternoon show at Pioneer Stein Hall - sample handcrafted beer, talk to the brewers and listen to some Delta & Hill Country Blues. no cover CDs available/tips appreciated pioneerbrewingcompany.com bigjonshort.com. no cover. 2-5 p.m.

Pioneer Brewing Company, Stein Hall, 195 Arnold Road, Fiskdale.

A Tribute to Chet Baker! “There Will Never be Another You.” There are two shows tonight Saturday 27th. First show at 5pm and then again at 9pm! Please call for reservations.

508-753-4030. $10 Cover. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Live Music on the Patio. Live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Music starts at 6:00 PM and ends at 10:pm.

Free. 6-10 p.m. Uno Chicago Grill, 25 Major Taylor Boulevard.

508-421-9300.

David Bazin: Live Acoustic Classic Rock & Blues on Saturdays. You may remember David as the showcased lead guitarist of the local band “Strange Brew” in which he covered the likes of Clapton, Hendrix, SRV and more!! He is now breaking out on his own, playing acoustic versions of classic rock, blues, folk, instrumental and original music. 6:30-10 p.m. Grille 57, 57 Highland St. 508-865-5385.

Iris Dement. One of the most celebrated country-folk performers of our day, $30 advance; $35 day of show. 8-11 p.m.

Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley.

978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com.

Rugged Road Band. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420.

Scott Babineau. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Cornerstone’s Restaurant, 616 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-1991.

Grin Whistle. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

The return of the Sunset Strippers, The Great Whiskey Rebellion, Clutch tribute, more. $6. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on facebook.

Windfall: Classic Rock. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106.

Bovachevo, Taiwan Typhoon, and Rabbit,. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. Brett Brumby. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place.

508-459-9035.

Dj’s. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cafe Destare, 320 Main St., Fitchburg. 978345-5734.

Doctor Robert. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster.

Dubble D & The Khaos Junkies. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Gas Light Cafe, 59 Schofield Ave., Dudley. 508-461-9981 or khaosjunkies.com.

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Flock Of A$$Holes. $5 Cover. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006.

Gain 2 11. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Beemer’s Pub, 114 River St., Fitchburg.

978-343-3148.

Girl Spot Saturdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Club X, 681 Valley St., Providence. myspace.com/girlspotri.

Headfirst - Rock, Pop. $3 after 9:30pm (subject to change).

9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough.

508-480-8222.

John & Noel Acoustic Duo. no cover. 9-12:30 p.m. Yours & MIne, 174 Main St., Hudson. 978-562-6868.

No Alibi. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

PillowMan, Miars,. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Seductive Saturdays with DJ Hydro & DJ Savas- Top 40. No Cover Charge. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508756-2100.

Soulstice. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg.

978-345-5051.

Synergy. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

Touched - Classic Rock & 80’s Pop. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Coldbrook Resort & Campground: Woodside Tavern, 864 Old Coldbrook Road, Barre. 978-355-4648 or touchedband.com.

Gold Star Campaign. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

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.

Little Red & The Riders reunion. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439 or musiclyne.com.

Little Red and the Riders. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

>Sunday 28 Concerts on the Common Southbridge - John Penny Band. Family style show including children’s songs, dances and a Patriotic finale Free. Southbridge Town Common, , Southbridge.

508-764-5426.

Saikrid,Lil Ice,Addonis,Eskimo,3sk & Wreckless, Tweak, Heris E, Infinite Lyrical Orgasms, Political Animals. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133 or find them on facebook.

Ton of Blues. 2-8 p.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484.

Travis Tritt. Travis Tritt is an American country music singer and songwriter from Marietta, Georgia. He is a multi-platinum selling artist with hits “Help Me Hold On,” “Anymore,” “T-R-O-U-B-L-E,” “Foolish Pride”, “Best of Intentions” and more. $55, $52.50, $50 General Admission: $42.50. 2-6 p.m. Indian Ranch, 200 Gore Road, Webster. 508-943-3871 or indianranch.com.

Traditional Irish Seisiun. Authentic Irish Seisiun held the 2nd & 4th Sunday of every month. Area regional musicians come from far & wide to “jam” in the age-old Irish version of a pick-up band. Fiddlers, in whistles, flutes, banjos, pipes, singers & more stop in to just enjoy making music. An old world tradition suitable for the entire family. Free (Worcester College Students Earn WOO Points). 4-8 p.m. Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700.

Open Mic Fundraiser for Worcester Animal Rescue League. Musicians and listeners welcome. Each week features a different host. $1 of each alcoholic beverage sold from 5-9 p.m. on Sundays during the event goes to Worcester Animal Rescue League, a non-profit, limited-intake, no-kill shelter that supports Worcester and surrounding communities. Donations are also gratefully accepted. FREE. 5-9 p.m. Jak’s Pub, 536 Main St. 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.

A special performance by Dale LePage and The Bobby Gadoury Trio Celebrating Nick’s as “Best Live Music Venue” and Dale LePage as “Best Performer” voted by Worcester Living Magazine! ,then Andy Cummings 9pm till Close!. No Cover.

6 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508753-4030.

Sunny Lake & Friends. 7-10 p.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

Dancing with DJ Cisco. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Mirabar, 35 Richmond St., Providence. 401-331-6761 or mirabar.com/calendar.htm.

Every other Sunday residency of the Roadkill Orchestra! Hot Peppa!. Blues/Jazz/Fusion/Jam/Local Garage/Ska/Swing/Acid Bluegrass/Jungian Rockabilly Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/theRoadKillOrchestra.

Irish Session then Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Rí-Rá Irish Pub, 50 Exchange Terr, Providence. 401-272-1953 or rira.com/ providence/live_music.html.

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.

Reggae Fusion Sundays with DJ Nick. 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100.

>Monday 29 Open Mic - Acoustic. Acoustic open mic, each player gets a 15 - 20 minute set. After everyone has done their own thing, let the jamming begin! No drum set available though people do bring various percussion instruments like, djembe, tambourine, shakers ect... This is a new venue for an open mic, together we can make it a great place to be! 0. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 774-262-7677 or blbrumby.com/open-mic.

Mighty Bad Habits. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Bop ‘n Pop. Live jazz, blues, funk organ band. No cover! Good times! Dive Bar. 34 Green St., Worcester. 9 p.m.-midnight Dive Bar, 34 Green St.

>Tuesday 30 Lawrence Strauss: Songs to Help You Through the Week. Songwriter Lawrence Strauss strums and sings his way through a repertoire of sometimes humorous, sometimes serious songs. free. noon-1 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-7949644. open auditions for the Master Singers of Worcester.

The Master Singers of Worcester invites singers to attend open rehearsals for the coming season of 4 concerts, listed below.

Rehearsals are held Tuesday evenings from 7-9:30pm at the First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury, with concerts usually in Worcester. We seek all voice parts, with particular need for tenors and basses. New singers are invited to join open rehearsals on Aug 30 and Sept 6. 2011-2012 Season: Missa Gaia: October 8 Holiday Festival concert: December 10 Honneger’s King David: April 1 Bluegrass Mass and other works: May 20 7-9:30 p.m.

First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury, 19 Church Road, Shrewsbury. 508-842-1349 or mswma.org.

Open Mic Night w /Bill McCarthy myspace.com/ openmicworld. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

“Totally Tuesdazed” Tunes in the Diner every Tuesday Night!. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Big Jon Short. 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,

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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.

A Night with Thaddeus Bell. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

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.

>Wednesday 31 Open Mic. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133.

Girls Night Out Free Billiards & Gamecards & Appetizers & Desserts. All ages until 9p.m.! After 9p.m., 18+. Free. 6 p.m.-1 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900.

Bull Run Blues Series presents: Big Jon Short. no cover. 7-10 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311.

Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 7-10:30 p.m.

Christopher’s Pub, 7 Pleasant St. Leominster Ma, Leominster.

978-534-8250.

Kamelot, Alestorm, Blackguard The Agonist. Tickets $25 $55 VIP - early entry, meet & greet. 7-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696.

Love Dogs Concert. 18 Dollars Members, 22 Dollars NonMembers at Gate. 7-9 p.m. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456-3924.

Open Mike Wednesday - Hosted by Phil and Trisha Knudsen. 7-10 p.m. Harvest Café, 40 Washington St., Hudson.

978-567-0948.

Open Mic Night with Bill McCarthy. MySpace.com/ OpenMicWorld Free!. 7:30-11 p.m. Pepe’s Brick Oven, 274 Franklin St. 508-755-1978 or MySpace.com/OpenMicWorld.

Open Mic Night! Looking for Worcester’s amazing acoustic acts to come check out the new Leits Back Bar Open Mic night!!!!!!

Sign-ups begin at 8 and acts begin at 830. We’ll keep the music going as long as there’s acts to play, so come down and check us out! 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Leitrim’s Pub, Back Bar, 265 Park Ave. 508-7982447 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.

Wormtown Battle of the Bands. Local bands battle for a featured set at this year’s Wormtown Music Festival September 1618th! Not only are these jams FREE but you can score discounted wormtown tickets at a price you can’t get anywhere else! (all shows 21+) wormtown.com 8 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Free Wednesday night Concert series w/ SPLITRISK and much more!. Split Risk is a 4 piece group of musicians who play for the love of the music. With the recent addition of the 4 piece Sin City Horns to our lineup you would expect a big sound and trust us ... we have a very BIG sound! We’ve been playing limited engagements in and around the Boston area for the past year Free. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on facebook.

Shotgun Party!. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

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Booklovers’ Gourmet, “Windowseat”, photography by Philip Duszlak, Through Aug. 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, Viewpoint: Holy Cross’ Visual Arts Faculty, Mondays,

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Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Aug. 29 Dec. 8. 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.

EcoTarium, Arctic Adventure, Through Sept. 4; ESI: Arctic, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Sept. 3; 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. 508929-2700 or ecotarium.org.

Fitchburg Art Museum, 76th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Sept. 4; Yoga at the Fitchburg Art Museum, Tuesdays, through Sept. 13. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg.

978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org Higgins Armory Museum, WOO Card good at Higgins Armory Museum, Through Dec. 31. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: General Admission: $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; Thursday Evening Spotlight Gallery Talks, Thursdays, through Sept. 1. 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. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5005 or museumofrussianicons.org.

Old Sturbridge Village, Ride the Stagecoach at Old Sturbridge Village, Through Nov. 24. 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 Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Art Wall 2011, Through Aug. 28. Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org.

The Sprinkler Factory, Elm Park: A Collection of Paintings and Drawings by Luis Mendez, Saturdays, through Aug. 31. Hours: noon-6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com.

Tower Hill Botanic Garden, “Fear and Wonder” Sculpture Exhibit, Through Sept. 17; Art in the Garden: Exhibit 3, “Desert Treasures” Oil Paintings by Carol Amos, Through Oct. 1; Paintings of Fabric: Art Quilts by Gail Bachorik, Through Sept. 4; Wednesday Evening Garden Tour: By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Wednesday; Wednesday Evenings in the Garden - with Tapas on the Terrace, Wednesdays, through Sept. 28; Yoga by Nature - Series 3, class 2, Wednesday. 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.

Westboro Gallery, “Perma-Culture” by jo Russavage, Through Sept. 12. Hours: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday. 8 West Main St., Westborough. 508-870-0110 or westborogallery.com Worcester Art Museum, Leisure, Pleasure, and the Debut of the Modern French Woman, Through Sept. 11; The Strange Life of Objects: The Art of Annette Lemieux, Through Oct. 9; Wall at WAM: Charline von Heyl, Through Jan. 31, 2012. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Worcester Historical Museum, To Arms! Worcester County Answers the Call, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 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.

WPI: George C. Gordon Library, Prints, Textiles & Photographs : Architectural abstractions across three generations, Through Oct. 14; Thomas Card Camera Collection, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, through Sept. 14. 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu.

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Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape Worcester Sat August 27th Dan Crohn Carolyn Plummer and friends. $20 per person except Special Events. 8 p.m.-midnight Biagio’s Grille, Comedy Room, 257 Park Ave. Call 800-401-2221 or visit laughstub.com .

Open Mike Comedy - Saturdays, Saturday, July 24 - Sunday, November 11. Hosted by a variety of local comedians under the leadership of Andy Paquette. Worcester’s longest running open mic attracts regional talent and newcomers. 100’s of aspiring comedians have bared their wares in front of this supportive and sympathetic crowd. Well known as the breeding grounds for local talent it has produced many known and not to be known comedians. Fear not! Your Sense of Pride. 7-9 p.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Millbury St. Call 508-754-3516.

Frank’s Comedy Safari - Saturdays, Saturday, April 23 Monday, April 23. Show Every Sat Night ...Call 1-800-71-Laugh For Reservations Or Buy Tickets At The Door $15 a ticket. 8-9:30 p.m.

Irish Times Main St. Worcester, 433 Main St. Worcester Mass. Call 774-452-1131 or visit frankscomedysafari@yahoo.com.

Wisecracks Comedy Club @ Jose Murphy’s This location is in Jose Murphy’s (2nd floor) every Saturday night.

There’s a full bar and food menu in the showroom! During the show, get a pitcher and a large pizza for just $10. 18+ $12 (All Woo card holders and active duty military is 2 for 1). 8-10 p.m.

Jose’ Murphy’s, 2nd Floor, 97-103 Water St. Call 508-792-0900 or visit wisecrackscomedyclub.com.

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Bohemian Alphabet City. In 1996, Rent won the Pulitzer Prize for drama and was nominated for 10 Tony Awards, taking home four, including Best Musical. Recommended for Mature Audiences Only $20 for evenings; $15 for matinees; $10 for children. 8-10:30 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College: Theatre, 444 Green St., Gardner. Call 978-632-2403 or visit theatre.mwcc.edu.

a featured poet and/or poetry slam. This week’s features, Leaf Axe-Horn-Fjordson ( Solomon Schneider - DearLioness.com) & Sean McShillelagh ( Seth Walker - SethWalkerPoetry.com), have combined forces to create the unique collective “The Pillars Project”. Collaborating with artists across the country as they travel, they’ve managed to make the newest newness North America has ever found to be a noisome nuisance. Even though their art is unquestionably some of the strangest uniqueness the world has seen yet, Sean and Leaf claim that all of their work begins with inspiration from the song “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor. For more info please visit our website - poetsasylum.org/ . Please put some money in the bucket to support the feature.. 7-10 p.m. WCUW 91.3 FM - Worcester’s Community Radio Station, 910 Main St. 508-753-1012.

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Dance2Swing 10 Year Anniversary Reunion, Sock Hop, Doo Wop, Rock n Roll Pizza, Dance Party With Reminisce - Relive The Magic Of The Oldies But Goodies ~ 50s & 60s DooWop Group 6:30pm Beginner Friendly Group Swing Dance Lesson 7:30p Reminsice & DJ AlanHep2theJive All Dance2Swing Dances Feature a total mix of Crossover Swing: Jitterbug, Boogie Woogie, East & West Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, & Rock n Roll and a mixture of Singles and Couples Come with or with-out a partner This is a really great way to meet new people and the best place to get started in Dancing. $12.. 6:30-10:30 p.m. Leominster Elks Lodge 1237, 134 N. Main St., Leominster. 978-263-7220 or dance2swing.com.

>Monday 29 Learn Basic Salsa in just 6 weeks!. Learn basic salsa footwork, turns and partnering in our fun and exciting 6 week course. You will have a great time learning to dance, while meeting new people and socializing. Our teaching style is relaxed and beginner student friendly...we specialize in two left feet! No partner required, just a desire to dance! $100 per person. 6:15-7:15 p.m.

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those who have already taken and introductory Zentangle class.

In this class, we’ll expand our Zentangles with embellishments, shading techniques, additional ways to create depth, and we’ll tangle beyond the string! We’ll also learn new and more complex tangles, and discover how to uncover the tangles around us. $32.50. 7-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 978-563-9890 or artofthetangle.com/classes.php.

>Friday 26 In-Transition: Interview Skills. You got the interview! Let us help you. Attend this interactive workshop to: Discover new techniques in your job search effort Learn about first impressions How to conduct yourself before, during and after the interview process FREE, Please Register to Attend.. 10 a.m.-noon Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) Central Massachusetts, 2nd Floor, 50 Elm St. 508-363-2300 or cweonline.org/content/view/474.

The Red Maple Inn Cooking School with Chef Shari Alexander. Tonight: Julia Child’s Kitchen Her Favorite Dishes Come to Life! A delicious and entertaining evening with Blackstone Valley Culinary Spokesperson, Chef Shari Alexander, the only chef in Central Massachusetts to earn 3-Stars from The New York Times.

Her Favorite Dishes Come to Life in the class: Paella/Sangria. $100 pp, + tax & 18% service. 10% Discount on overnight accommodations.. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Red Maple Inn, 217 Main St., Spencer. 508-885-9205 or theredmapleinn.com/.

>Wednesday 31 Fall 2011 Elder Registration: College Classes at Worcester State University. 12:00-1:00 p.m. - Orientation for elders sponsored by the Intergenerational Urban Institute (IUI). Meet and greet other “life-long learners”. Get updates on IUI programs on and off campus and learn more about a Certificate

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For info about your classic car entries contact Mark Trepanier @ 508.292.6472

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an outdoor concert featuring

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VENDORS, RAFFLES, KIDS AMUSEMENTS & Car Show Awards

Tickets only $10 in advance/$13 Day of Show!

Dudley, MA 35 Chase Ave. Doors at noon!

For info on advanced tickets go to tristatepeedways.com To find out how to volunteer for this great cause or to become a sponsor contact Ted Kistner @ 508.949.0847 or email ted@fullforcesound-lights.com

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in Aging Studies. The IUI team will help with course selections and registration forms. 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Registration in the Registrar’s Office, Room 107, Helen Shaughnessy Administration Bldg. WSU generously offers free tuition courses (on a space available basis) to MA residents age 60 and older. Proof of age required: driver’s license, birth certificate or senior ID. Classes begin Sept. 6nd. FREE. noon-3 p.m. Worcester State University, Blue Lounge, Student Center (Reception/Info) & Helen Shaughnessy Administration Bldg, Room 107 (Registration), 486 Chandler St. 508-929-8900.

>Thursday 25 Book Talk with Cheryl Wakely. From the Roxbury Fells to the Eastward Vale: A Journey Through Woodstock, 1686-2011.

As the oldest town in northeastern Connecticut, Woodstock will be the first to celebrate its 325th anniversary, in 2011. Early in the anniversary year the Woodstock Historical Society published a pictorial history of the town—its people, landscape and significant events. From the Roxbury Fells to the Eastward Vale: A Journey Through Woodstock, 1686-2011 is a 300-page, hardcover book organized by village center. The final chapter includes historic maps and aerial views by G. Leslie Sweetnam. Over 400 illustrations, using landscape paintings, portraits, drawings, early photographs, maps, documents and ephemera will illustrate the history of the town. woodstockhistoricalsociety.org. FREE. 6:30 p.m.-7:30 a.m.

Jacob Edwards Library, Reading Room, 236 Main St., Southbridge.

508-764-5426.

>Tuesday 30 Step into Recovery Month with Wally P., AA historian and author. Enjoy food and fellowship at this recovery event sponsored by AdCare Hospital. All are welcome. RSVP to AdCare Community Services: 508-453-3069 or jmaroney@adcare.com.

Free. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Independence Hall, 59 South St., Shrewsbury.

508-799-9000, ext. 4058.

outdoors >Saturday 27 Night Sounds-Insects. Wachusett Meadow has its share of vocal nocturnal in sects, Katydids, field crickets, bush crickets, and snowy tree crickets are chorusing at this time of year, making a cacophony of percussion and primitive melodic sounds. What makes these insects so special at the end of the summer?

We’ll walk the trails for a closer “listen” to these tiny, visually inconspicuous critters and bring their background sounds to the foreground! Open to families with children ages 7 and up. For more information and to register, call 978.464.2712. Sponsored by Mass Audubon at Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary $5 Adult Members, $7 Adult Non-members, $2 Child Members, $3 Child Non-members.. 7-8:30 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712.

kicking off its 12 week Fresh Meat class on September 1 and this is the perfect opportunity to get some info and your skate on! 8-10 p.m. Roll-On America, 90 Duval Road, Lancaster. 978-534-8303.

>Saturday 27 Ireland v England : Rugby. LIVE Rugby Test Match from Twickenham, England. Youth 15 and under admitted free with parent or guardian. $10. 9:30 a.m.-noon Grey Hound Pub (An Cu Liath), 11 Kelley Square. 508-754-6100.

UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami (UFC Rio). 8 p.m.-midnight Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900.

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fair/ festivals >Saturday 27 King Street Block Party. Sponsorship or anyone interested in tabling contact Stone Soup. Free. 4-8 p.m. Stone Soup, 4 King St. 508-755-4974 or stonesoupworcester.org.

Boylston Hillside Farmers Market. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Gough House, 221 Main St., Boylston. 508-869-6539.

explore the rescue vehicles. The ice cream truck will be stopping by - priced separately. Stop by and say “Hi” to Sparky the Fire Dog. $5 per child $20 max per family No charge for adults / ice cream priced separately. 2 p.m.-4 a.m. Stow Fire Station, 16 Crescent St., Stow. 978-897-4537 or sffa.us.

>Sunday 28 Wash the Fire Truck Day. *New Date* Come wash a fire truck, jump on the moon bounce, get your temporary tattoos and

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>Sunday 28 Nighthawk Migration. We’ll try and catch the brief but incredible common nighthawk migration that pours through the skies over Worcester County each year. Though dependent on weather, wind, and a bit of magic, a good night can produce upwards of 100 birds. We’ll make stops at the Wachusett Reservoir, Chocksett ball fields, and the Sterling Peat and look for these slender-winged wonders. For more information and to register, call 978.464.2712. Sponsored by Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Princeton $5 Mass Audubon Members, $7 Nonmembers. 6-8:30 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712.

sports >Friday 26 Central Mass Roller Derby meet and greet!. Got a derby mind? Then come to Central Mass Roller Derby’s FreshMeat and Greet where you can meet other derby-minded people and ask some of our CMRD skaters what it takes to join! CMRD will be

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Solar hot water grant options expand BOSTON — Building on the success of the new residential Commonwealth Solar Hot Water program, which has awarded rebates for 110 solar hot water projects at homes across Massachusetts since its opening in February 2011, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has unveiled a new rebate program to help building owners finance commercial size solar hot water projects.

“This new solar hot water initiative will put clean, solar technology within the reach of more businesses across

the Commonwealth, building on the stunning success of existing MassCEC solar power incentive programs and locking in long-term energy savings for commercial and industrial building owners,” said Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Richard K. Sullivan Jr., who chairs the MassCEC board of directors.

“This program will continue our solar revolution here in the Commonwealth by helping building owners assess the benefits of installing solar hot water as a means to managing rising energy

costs,” said MassCEC Executive Director Patrick Cloney. “This program is just one of many, helping people throughout Massachusetts adopt clean energy technologies.”

The Commonwealth Solar Hot Water Commercial Pilot Program complements the current Commonwealth Solar Hot Water Residential Pilot Program by providing funding to commercial and large multi-family building owners interested in installing solar hot water (SHW) systems. The program will

offer $1 million in grants through a non-competitive application process for SHW pre-design studies and construction projects.

To find out more about solar hot water, see the Solar Hot Water Factsheet at www.masscec.com/solarhotwater.

Follow MassCEC on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MassCEC or contact the group through mail at 55 Summer Street 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02110; by phone at (617) 315-9355 or by fax at (617) 315-9356 or Fax@masscec.com.

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Massachusetts’ pending home sales for third straight month WALTHAM — The Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) reported at the beginning of this month that the number of single-family homes and condominiums put under agreement in July went up for the third straight month compared to the same time in

Paula Savard

Gail Lent

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The last time there were three consecutive months of annual increases was February, March and April of 2010.

On a month-to-month basis, the number of single-family homes and condos put under agreement were down from June.

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(978) 537-4971 • 1-(800) 924-8666 Fitchburg $92,900

3 bedroom 1 bath cottage. Great home located near public transportation but off the main street. Newly renovated, new kitchen cabinets & flooring, laundry room off kitchen. Wall to wall berber carpeting in living room with wall of bay windows. Formal dining room w/ hardwood flooring and built-in china nooks. 2nd level features 3 bedrooms and full bath. Enter thru enclosed front porch. Aberman Assoc. Inc Sandra DeRienzo 978-537-4971 x 42

Orange $139,900

5 br Victorian. Town has as single family, but property is double metered with commercial use on both sides. Detached Garage with Automatic openers, replacement windows, spacious and gracious.

Easy to schedule a visit. Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-5374971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Leominster $149,900

Cider Hill re-sale. Small well kept complex of 40 Units. Townhouse style with walk out lower level. Finished family room with dry bar leads to patio area facing nice wooded bufffer offering privacy. Second floor newly remodeled with updated carpet, fresh paint and recessed lighting in MBR . Master bedroom with balcony and Atrium Door. Wake up to a beautiful view of sky and trees. Cats OK no dogs. Aberman Assoc Inc. Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x 15 www.gaillent.com

Lancaster $169,900

2 bedroom 1 bath townhouse..Small complex in the heart of South Lancaster. End unit townhouse. All rooms spacious. Living room with Brazilian Cherry flooring, large eat in kitchen, Master Bedroom with double closets. Full lower level with heated family room (additional 225 sf not included in living area). Building has a new roof, all windows are newpro replacement with a lifetime warranty. Owner managed this is a NONSMOKING building. Sorry no pets. Aberman Assoc Inc Gail Lent 978-5374971 x 15 www.gaillent.com

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“Three straight months of year-overyear gains definitely gives us reason to be hopeful that buyers will continue to get back into the market and make offers before the summer is over,” said 2011 MAR President Laurie Cadigan, broker-owner of Barrett & Company in

Paula K. Aberman Associates, Inc. 2086 Main Street, Lancaster www.abermanassociates.com Lancaster $178,000

3 br 1 bath ranch. Spacious farmhouse style single story home.

Originally used as a carraige house before being converted. Open concept living room and dining room. Attached barn has option for future expansion of the house or lots of additional space for the craftsperson/hobbiest. Well located for the commuter. Quick access to Rt. 2 or Rt. 495. Aberman Assoc Inc Gail Lent 978-537-7971 x15 www.gaillent.com

Fitchburg $179,500

2 bedrom 1 1/2 bath condo. Condo buyers have choices. Don’t make your selection without seeing this young one owner townhome in move in condition. Easy occupancy. Great Highway access. Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Southbridge $189,900

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. Abe man Assoc Inc Anna Mary Kraemer 978-537-4971 x 25

Leominster $199,900

Just call it “HOME!”. Wonderful Cape Cod located on a dead end street.

Bright and open kitchen with ceramic floor, adjoining dining room with bow window and HW floor. MBR & Living room with HW floors. Two spacious bedrooms on second floor with built-in’s. Beautiful New 22 x 12 deck leads to level back yard. New vinyl sided storage shed. Major systems including roof, boiler, indirect hot water heater all updated in the last 5-7 yrs. Semi-finished walk out basement. EZ access to Rt.2 & I-190 Aberman Assoc Inc Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x 15 www.gaillent.com

Gail Watson GRI

Norm Doherty

Concord. “A drop in homes put under agreement compared to May is typical at this time of the year as the end of summer and the start of school gets closer.”

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Anna Mary Kraemer

Clinton $229,900

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

Lancaster $269,900

2 units up/down. Rare one owner opportunity near AUC. Currently both units are owner occupied. both will vacate at closing.. Split entry floor plan Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

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

Lancaster $299,900

3 br, 2 bath cololonial. Cozy antique with all the comforts of today. Keep your horse at home.. Paddock& Barn built in 1994 Screened porch the width of the house in the rear.

Nancy Beaman house 1793. Roof 2006, walk up attic.

Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR Docket No. WO11P2602EA In the Estate of: Thomas F Pickett Late of: Millbury, MA 01527 Date of Death: 06/27/2011 to all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that Thomas E Pickett of Mechanic Falls, ME or some other suitable person be appointed administrator of said estate 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: 09/13/2011 WITNESS, Hon. Denise L Meagher, First Justice of this Court.

Date: August 17, 2011 Stephen G Abraham Register of Probate 8/25/2011

WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL / ENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES Contract and Job No. WHA 2011-9 The Worcester Housing Authority (WHA) is requesting applications from experienced Architect / Engineers to provide full service architectural / engineering services as needed for 20 federally aided housing developments.

The construction budget is between $1,500,000 to $2,000,000 The successful Architect / Engineer will be required to possess Professional Liability Insurance and Workman’s Compensation Insurance Policies with adequate thresholds.

The Request for Proposal, Applications, and Summary of Qualifications may be obtained at the Worcester Housing Authority, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA or by contacting Tina Rivera at (508) 635-3302 after 10:00 a.m. August 25, 2011.

A pre-proposal briefing session meeting will be held on September 2, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. at 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605.

Interested candidates must submit three (3) copies of attached form proposal before 2:00 p.m. September 16, 2011, to the Worcester Housing Authority, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605, Attention: Mr. Fred Paris, Director of Modernization and Construction at (508) 635-3304 8/25/2011

Town of Millbury Public Hearing The Millbury Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 13, 2011at 7:15 p.m. in the Conference Room, Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA to act upon the application for Transfer of License for Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 70 Worcester/Providence Tpk, Millbury, MA. 8/25/2011

TOWN OF MILLBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Millbury Planning Board In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 12, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., at the Municipal OfÀce Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of HMEA, property located at 6 Latti Farm Road, Millbury, MA, for Site Plan Review under Article 1, Section 12.4 of the Millbury Zoning Bylaw, and for a Post-Construction Stormwater Management Permit under Section 16-3 of the Millbury General Bylaws, to construct and operate an educational/training facility.

Plan is available to view in the Planning OfÀce. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above.

Richard Gosselin Chairman 8/25 & 9/1/2011

TOWN OF MILLBURY A PUBLIC HEARING MILLBURY BOARD OF APPEALS In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Law and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the hearing room of the Municipal Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 At: 7:00 p.m. To act on a petition from: Hampton Street Baptist Church, 81 Hampton Street, Auburn, MA For a Variance in the Millbury Zoning Ordinance relative to: lot frontage at Millbury Mass Map 42, Lot 7, McCracken Rd. in order to construct an 8,840 sq. ft. church with 109 parking spaces. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Richard P. Valentino, Chairman Millbury Board of Appeals 8/18 & 8/25/2011

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 September 1, 2011 at 7:35pm on the petition of Gerald and Janice Dahlstrom relative to: the construction of a front porch not having the required front yard setback of (50) feet. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 178 Putnam Hill Rd, Sutton, MA on Assessors Map #36, Parcel # 22. The property is located in the R-1 Zoning District.

A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal office hours in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated.

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES Town of Millbury Vehicle and Equipment Disposal The Town of Millbury is seeking bids for disposal of surplus Millbury Police and Highway Department vehicles and equipment. Bid forms may be obtained from the Director of Public Works office at 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

The vehicles and equipment are available for viewing on the premises of the Millbury Highway Garage, located at 137 Providence Street, Millbury, MA between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, Monday September 12, 2011. Bidders are encouraged to inspect the vehicles or equipment before submitting a sealed bid. All vehicles and equipment will be sold as is. The indicated condition of each piece may not be complete.

Sealed bids should be returned in person or by mail to the Director of Public Works office at 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday. FAX bids will not be accepted. All bids must be received by the bid opening date of 10:00 AM on September 16, 2011. All bids will be publicly opened and read at the Millbury Town Offices at 10:00 AM on Friday, September 16, 2011. Each vehicle and equipment will be awarded to the highest bidder.

Payment will be by cash, check or money order made out to the “Town of Millbury”. Vehicles and equipment must be paid for and removed from the premises no later than October 3, 2011.

The Town reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any informality, to divide the award or to accept any bid or part thereof, which is deemed to be in the best interests of the Town.

Vehicles being disposed of are as follows: MAKE & MODEL CONDITION 2007 Ford Crown Victoria, Black & White, VIN #2FAFP71W27X104256, Mileage 106,941 2005 Ford Crown Victoria, Black & White, VIN #2FAFP71W25X149171, Mileage 108,048 1999 Ford Crown Victoria, White, VIN # 2FAFP71W1XX238314, Mileage 118,268 1997 Ford F-250 Pickup 4x4, White, with 8’ Fisher Minute Mount 2 plow, VIN # 3FTHF26H1VMA50937, Mileage 123,667 1993 Ford F-Super Duty dump truck, Yellow, 2 wheel drive VIN # 2FDLF47G2PCA24479, Mileage 43,392 1996 Ford Taurus Sedan Purple, Mileage 117,626 VIN # 1FALP52U7TA302136 1993 Elgin Pelican Sweeper VIN #S7845S 1958 Oliver Bulldozer

ABS and brake issues, Airbag light Needs brake control module, paint on roof peeling Suspension issues, body rot Front End problems, Excessive body rot driver’s floor rotted out, engine lacks power, air pump seized Excessive body rot

Poor Condition, check engine light, airbag light, excessive body rot Poor Condition Poor Condition

1 Portable Welder 2 Aluminum rims for 2006 Taurus 1 - 12’ Plow 1 - 11’ Baker Plow 3 – Fisher Plows Texas Instruments calculator Multi-Line telephone Computer/cabinet desk 8/25/2011

WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS August 25, 2011 SEALED BIDS shall be received at the Purchasing Office, 69 Tacoma St., Worceseter, MA 01605 IFBs maybe picked up at the location above or will be mailed/emailed to you . Please email purchasing@worcester-housing. com or call (508) 695-3203, TDD (508) 798-4530. Bidders are responsible for ensuring they have received any/all addenda prior to submitting a bid.

Separate awards will be made for each IFB. WHA reserves the right to reject any all responses, in whole or in part, deemed to be in their best interest. Award of all contracts is subject to the approval of the WHA Executive Director or Board of Commissioners. The Operating Agency shall indemnify and hold harmless the WHA and its officers or agents from any and all third party claims arising from activities under these Agreements as set fort in MGL c.258, section 2 as amended.

Bid No. Release Date Project Title Bid Surety Bid Opening 11-26 8/25/11 Surplus - Two Trash Vehicles N/A 10:00 a.m., September 8, 2011 Pre-View Conference: City of Worcester DPW 29 Albany St., 10:00 a.m., September 1, 2011 Re Cappoli Chief Procurement Officer

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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 Joseph M. Valastro to Option One Mortgage Corporation, dated September 13, 2006 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 39785, Page 279 of which mortgage Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-FXD1 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-FXD1 is the present holder, by assignment, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 2:00 PM on September 1, 2011, on the mortgaged premises located at 119 Riverlin Street, Millbury, MA 01527, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: a certain parcel of land together with buildings thereon situated on the Westerly side of Riverlin Street in the Town of Millbury, Worcester County,Massachusetts and shown as lot 2 on a plan by Lavallee Borthers Inc. dated 17 August, 1995 and recorded with the Worcester Registry of Deeds in Book 197 Plan No 88. Said parcel containing 40,024 square feet. more or less. Said premises are further bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the westerly sideline of Riverlin Street at the southwest corner of parcel to be conveyed and the Northeasterly corner of lot 1. THENCE: N 81-11-12 W 50.00 ft. to a point THENCE: N 55-37-07 W 24.32 ft. to a point. THENCE: S 84-25-56 W. 64.60 ft. to a point. THENCE: S 04-24-31 W 130.00 ft. to a point. The last four courses by lot 1 on said plan. THENCE: S 89-24-31 W 55.00 ft. to a drill hole.

THENCE: S 87-45-30 W 77.15 ft. to a drill hole. The last two courses by lot 1 on a plan by Lavallee Brothers Inc. dated 10 April 1990. THENCE: N 11-52-25 E 126.48 ft. to a drill hole. THENCE: N 0457-06 E 25.81 ft. to a drill hole. THENCE: N 29-34-07 E 55.35 ft. to a drill hole. THENCE: N 55-43-24 E 40.60 ft. to a drill hole. THENCE: N 65-39-24 E 28.21 ft. to a drill hole. THENCE: S 87-08-32 E 60.17 ft. to a drill hole. THENCE: S 86-49-04 E 67.60 ft. to a point. THENCE: S 73-36-70 E 55.71 ft. to a point on the westerly sideline of Riverlin Street. THENCE: by a curve to the left R=1030.00 a curve distance of 100.00 ft. by westerly sideline of Riverlin Street to the point of beginning. Subject to and with the benefit of easements, rights, reservations, restrictions and covenants of record, insofar as the same are in full force and applicable, provided that they do not interfere with the use of the premises for residential purposes. For mortgagor’s title see deed recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 39785, Page 277. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, right of ways, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00) by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at ABLITT | SCOFIELD, 304 Cambridge Road, Woburn, Massachusetts 01801, other terms and conditions will be provided at the place of sale. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. OTHER TERMS, IF ANY, TO BE ANNOUNCED AT THE SALE. Present holder of said mortgage, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-FXD1 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-FXD1 By its Attorneys, ABLITT | SCOFIELD 304 Cambridge Road Woburn, Massachusetts 01801 Telephone: 781-246-8995 Fax: 781-246-8994 8/11/2011 8/18/2011 8/25/2011 C209.0035

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Premises: 1494 Grafton Road, Millbury, Massachusetts By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Philip R. Camble and Victoria R. Camble to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. and now held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for American Home Mortgage Assets Trust 2007-2, Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2007-2, said mortgage dated December 8, 2006, and recorded in the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 43025 at Page 1, for breach of the conditions in said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at: Public Auction on September 15, 2011 at 12:00 PM. Local Time upon the premises, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: The land in said Millbury, situated on the Southerly side of Grafton Street and the Westerly side of Raymond Street, being shown as Lots 1&2 on Revised Plan of Lots in Millbury owned by Carl A. and Alma Anderson dated November 27, 1941 and recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds In Plan Book 124, Plan 32, said plan by Joseph Swartz, C.E., bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pipe set in the ground at the intersection of the southerly line of Grafton Street with the Westerly line of Raymond Street; THENCE South 23° 32’ West ninety-three and 94/100 (93.94) feet by said Raymond Street to land of another; THENCE North 66° 28’ West one hundred (100) feet by land of another to an iron pipe at land of others unknown; THENCE North 23° 32’ East one hundred seven and 54/100 (107.54) feet by land of others unknown to an iron pipe in the southerly line of Grafton Street; THENCE South 58° 43’ East one hundred one (101) feet to the point of beginning. Said Lot 1 contains 5207 square feet of land and said Lot 2 contains 4867 square feet according to said plan. Subject to restrictions of record to the extent the same are now in force and effect without reimposing the same. The description of the property contained in the mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication. For Mortgagor’s Title see deed dated June 18, 1993 and recorded in Book 15301 at Page 9 with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds. TERMS OF SALE: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any which take precedence over the said mortgage above described. FIVE THOUSAND ($5,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale. Marinosci Law Group, P.C., 1350 Division Road, Suite 301, West Warwick, RI 02893 Attorney for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for American Home Mortgage Assets Trust 2007-2, Mortgage-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Series 2007-2 Present Holder of the Mortgage (401) 234-9200 MLG File No. 10-08305FC, 869579 8/25, 9/1, 09/08/2011-

MILLBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS R.E. SHAW ADA DOOR REPLACEMENT BID #0186-1107 INVITATION FOR BIDS The Millbury Public Schools is accepting bids for R.E. Shaw ADA Door Replacement at R.E. Shaw Elementary School, 58 Elmwood Street, Millbury, MA. Copies of the bid documents may be obtained from the Superintendent’s Office, c/o Business Manager, 12 Martin Street, Millbury, MA 01527 during regular business hours of Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Telephone number 508-865-9501.

Work under this contract requires a Contractor to furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment and supervision necessary to accomplish the work described herein, accordance with all specifications and requirements. All bids are subject to the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 149. Wages are subject to minimum wage rates determined by the Massachusetts Dept. of Labor and Industries pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 149, Section 26 and 27.

DCAM Certification is required as follows: • General Bidders shall be DCAM certified in ‘General Building Construction’ and/or ‘Doors and Windows’.

• Electrical Filed Sub-bidder shall be DCAM certified as ‘Electrical’ or ‘Alarm Systems.

Receipt and Opening of Bids: All bids (General Bids and Filed Sub-bids) must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked Bid No. 0186-1107 and “R.E. Shaw ADA Door Replacement” and delivered to the Superintendent’s Office in accordance with the following: Filed Sub-Bids: Filed Sub-bids for Electrical [Section 16000, Electrical (Fire Alarm Modifications)] will be accepted until 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

General Bids: General Bids will be accepted until 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at which time they will be publicly opened and read.

No bid shall be accepted or allowed to be altered after the time and date specified. Bids received after the deadline will be returned unopened. The Superintendent reserves the right to reject any and all bids, wholly or in part, and to accept bids deemed to be in the best interest of the Millbury Public Schools.

8/25/2011

Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A § 5, the Sutton Planning Board will hold a public hearing to consider changes to the Town of Sutton Zoning Bylaw.

The hearing will be held on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 7:15 P.M. at the Sutton Town Hall.

The following is a summary of the proposed changes; a copy of the proposed changes may be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal business hours.

1. To amend Section III.A. – Table 1 of the Zoning Bylaw – Use Table, by adding a section for Renewable Energy Resources 2. To amend Section III. A. Table 1 of the Zoning Bylaw by adding solar photovoltaic installations of varying sizes to the Use Table as permitted uses in various districts under the Renewable Energy Resources section.

3. To amend Section III.A. Table 1 of the Zoning Bylaw by moving small wind turbines and small hydropower into the Renewable Energy Resources section of the Use Table.

4. To amend Section III.A. Table 1 of the Zoning Bylaw by adding charitable donation boxes as an allowed use only in the Business(B-2), Industrial(I) and Office Light Industrial(OLI) Districts.

5. To amend Section VI. of the Zoning Bylaw - Special Regulations, by adding regulations for Large Solar Photovoltaic installations of over 250 kW. Scott Paul, Chairman Sutton Planning Board 8/25 & 9/1/2011

KEEP IT LEGAL 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 September 1, 2011 at 7:40pm on the petition of Jesse Limanek relative to: A Special permit for a Home Business.

The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 3 Merrill Rd, Sutton, MA on Assessors Map #6, Parcel #155. The property is located in the R-2 Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal of¿ce hours in the Town Clerk’s Of¿ce 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 8/18 & 8/25/2011

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 September 1, 2011 at 7:45pm on the petition of Michael and Susan Charest relative to: Lot Line setback and Lot Coverage variances as well as a finding from MGL. §6 for the reconstruction of a Single Family Home. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 35 Carrier Lane, Sutton, MA on Assessors Map #53, Parcel #31. The property is located in the R-1 Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal office hours in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated.

Richard Deschenes Board of Appeals Clerk 8/18 & 8/25/2011

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Vincent Hemmeter 47-YEAR-OLD VINCENT HEMMETER IS THE OWNER OF THREE ICONIC VENUES IN THE CITY; VINCENT’S BAR, RALPH’S ROCK DINER AND NICK’S BAR & RESTAURANT. THIS TRIFECTA OF ENTERTAINMENT IN WORCESTER IS THE CORNERSTONE OF LIVE MUSIC IN THE CITY, SO IT’S ONLY NATURAL FOR US TO BE CURIOUS ABOUT THE MAN BEHIND THE BAR. Tell us about your humble beginnings?

I was born in Toledo, Ohio and lived in Temperance, Michigan (oh the irony).

My father’s career brought our family to Massachusetts. I moved to Worcester when I was 22 after getting a job at Ralph’s Diner.

How/when did you become a bar owner in Worcester? I wanted to go to art school for painting but doubted if I had the talent or would be able to earn a living, so I worked at a grocery store until I couldn’t take the music. I quit and bought a one-way ticket to Paris.

When my money ran out I returned looking for work. A friend introduced me to Ralph Moberly’s wife Carolyn and I was hired as a bartender despite no experience making drinks or drinking them. My first day of work Ralph gave me the register drawer and said, “Whatever you don’t know, fake it.” Words I live by still. I enjoyed it and realized I would like to have my own place one day so I saved my money and 12 years later opened Vincent’s with a friend of mine.

As owner of Ralph’s, Nick’s and Vincent’s, how do you juggle all three businesses?

Unlimited cell phone minutes and loyal employees.

What are the essential differences between your three venues? Ralph’s

was of course created by Ralph Moberly and can have three different atmospheres at once. The 1930 Worcester diner with outside patio, the downstairs bar with jukebox and pool table then the large upstairs concert room where the bands play. As the night progresses the different crowds mix and it becomes very entertaining.

I fashioned Vincent’s from elements of some of my favorite places then added my own personality. Lots of old Worcester photographs and taxidermy, pre-prohibition meets hunting lodge with eclectic music. The outside patio is an oasis, a lawn surrounded by trees, flowers and grape vines. The perfect place for a drink and a meatball sandwich. Nick’s is completely different. Dark wood wainscoting, midnight blue walls trimmed in burgundy and capped with a bronze colored tin ceiling, large gilt-framed Pre-Raphaelite oil paintings, stained glass, red draperies as if David Lynch were to direct Cabaret in a chapel. It’s live music is predominately 1920’s through 1940’s American songbook.

Almost every night the piano is played usually accompanied by upright bass, drums and a vocalist.

As a bar owner, do you ever get a night off? If so, what do you do? For the first ten years I rarely took a night off, but now I’m able to. Most of my employees

have been with me for a long time and treat the places as if they were their own, which is great. I get bossed around a lot. When I take time off it’s usually to see live music or a play.

I enjoy urban exploration, finding forgotten treasures, old bars and restaurants and then bringing people there or telling about them. Manhattan is a favorite destination.

You’re a big supporter of local music.

Why? It’s always been important in my life. My mother plays the piano and there was always music in our house. Live music is such an integral part of all three bars, it creates a mood and sets the tone of what type of atmosphere you’re trying to create. When I worked for Ralph I started booking shows and eventually did all the booking there for about 9 years. I continued booking all the music at Vincent’s until I bought Ralph’s, now each place has it’s own booking agent. I’ve been lucky to have made so many lasting friendships

with musicians and fellow audience members. We continue to find new acts and owe much of our success to musicians.

Why is an entertainment scene important for a city like Worcester?

I think entertainment is one of the biggest reasons people move to cities or visit them. You want to be proud of where you live and show it off to friends and family. The more art, music, theater, restaurants, bars, nightclubs – the better. The city becomes a destination, attracts a more affluent population and young people are less likely to move away.

If there was one thing you could change about Worcester nightlife, what would it be? It would be nice if we had some sort of late night public transportation, perhaps a trolley.

Best piece of advice for a local band?

Be passionate, work hard and make lots of friends.

-Doreen Manning

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