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City council mulls changing term limits, other changes Bill Shaner

something wasn’t working. The city used to have a common council and alderman structure, but changed that when it became outmoded, he ity lawyers will begin examining ways the said.

City Council could possibly extend terms, He said a common argument against longer impose term limits and set attendance terms in the past has been the prospect of requirements, among other actions, without a electing a bad councilor, then having to wait an change to the city charter.

Councilor-At-Large Moe Bergman pitched the extra year to try to get rid of him or her.

“I get that, I really do,” he said, adding the idea at City Council Tuesday, Jan. 16, stressing pros outweigh the cons. in particular the need for extended terms. A One of the key benefits, he said, is taking three-year term, he said, would give councilors more time to focus on the work between election the city off the odd-year election cycle. Instead of having municipal elections on its own, campaigns. It would also put the city elections the three-year structure would line it up on more in sync with state and presidential a state election ballot half the time, and on a elections, as opposed to having them on off presidential ballot one-quarter of the time, he years, when turnout is historically low. said. In both state and presidential election, “We put a good year’s worth of work in, and turnout is historically higher. then we’re in an election cycle,” Bergman said.

“I don’t know who thought of the original “I’m just being honest, that’s the way it is. I idea of putting the City Council election on an think a three-year term would give the voters odd year, and there may have been very good two full years of our work.” reasons to do that,” he said, “but as time has The idea wasn’t without opposition.

Councilors-At-Large Khrystian King and Konnie gone on, I think, and I think the statistics prove it out, that has not been the best use of an Lukes both said they had some reservations. election year ballot process. We have very low Nevertheless, the idea was passed to the legal voter turnout.” department for review. Once the city solicitor Indeed, turnout in municipal elections has has drafted a report on the idea, it will come hovered between 10-20 percent over the past back to city council for review. several years. Last November, turnout was just Historically, Bergman argued, the city over 15 percent, the second lowest turnout has made changes to its government when

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Councilors discuss Mor Bergman’s (center) pitch to make Council terms three years. percentage in recent memory, behind 14.4 percent in 2013.

Any change, Bergman said, would apply to the next council.

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A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester

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“This isn’t a power grab for Councilor Bergman or any of my colleagues because this doesn’t apply to the current Council,” he said.

Worcester councilor proposes threeyear term limits on Council. Needs further study, but worth considering. +2

Recent frigid weather highlights significance of shelters like the one at St. John’s. Props to those working to help homeless in Worcester. +3

It’s not local, but many music fans saddened by death of Dolores O’Riordan of the Cranberries. She was just 46. -4

JetBlue named America’s worst airline, according to the Wall Street Journal. How’s that for a promo at Worcester Regional Airport? -3

PawSox bill advances in RI as Worcester, team keep talking

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he Rhode Island Senate pushed the $83-million funding proposal for a new Pawtucket Red Sox stadium in Pawtucket closer to reality with a 26-9 vote this week.

Nearly every senator who spoke Tuesday afternoon was in favor of the bill, which they touted as a net positive investment that would benefit the city of Pawtucket and the state.

They also referenced the threat of a move out of state if the bill is not passed.

The Senate vote is a blow to those in Worcester pushing for a PawSox move here, but it doesn’t mean the city is out of the running. The vote moves the proposal to the House, where it faces more public opposition.

One of the most vocal opponents, Speaker of the House Nick Mattiello, plans to hold a public hearing before the House vote, according to a spokesman.

The PawSox said in a statement issued shortly after the vote the organization is pleased with the outcome.

“Once again,” the statement read, “we extend our gratitude to the Rhode Island Senate for its overwhelming support of a new ballpark for Pawtucket. The Senate, led by President Ruggerio and Chairman Conley, has done thorough deliberation and much hard work, and we appreciate the resounding vote tonight in favor of this enabling legislation.

To steal a phrase from a famous and successful New England football coach … the Senate ‘did their job’ and we thank them for it.”

PawSox leadership said they look forward to the House hearings, and stressed the ballpark project has important public benefits.

In Worcester, city officials remain opti-

mistic. City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. told Worcester Magazine Worcester is still actively courting the team.

“They’re on their path and we’re on our path,” he said. “We continue to talk to the PawSox. We’ve got a good story to tell and a good product to sell.”

During his weekly appearance on The Worcester Magazine Radio Hour on Unity Radio last week, Augustus said the city and team would be meeting sometime this month. There have been several meetings between city leaders and team officials.

Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration also remains involved. Last week, Jay Ash, the state’s economic development chief, told MassLive, “We’re still very much in play here in Massachusetts and we continue to coordinate and collaborate with the city of Worcester on what its prospects are.” He said his office is also in talks with other cities and towns, and said he’s meeting with the PawSox this week.

Though a potential move to Worcester wasn’t referenced at the Rhode Island Senate meeting Tuesday, it was certainly in the air.

A number of senators said the team would certainly move out of state if the Legislature doesn’t pass the funding bill.

State Sen. Hanna Gallo put it bluntly, saying: “These revenues will not be coming to the state if the PawSox leave. Stadiums are not built without public financing, that’s just economic reality. If we don’t support this bill, the PawSox will leave.”

The ballpark project is part of a concerted effort to revive Pawtucket’s economy and “recreate the glory days of our past,” said state Sen. Donna Nesselbush, whose district includes Pawtucket.

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“This proposal is one of the cornerstones of that plan,” she said.

Some senators made overtures to criticisms of the deal, both in the public and in the House of Representatives. The criticisms are likely to become more vocal as the House moves to hold public hearings ahead of its vote. Mattiello in the past has pushed to move the bill to a referendum vote.

State Sen. Ryan Pearson called out what he said was “posturing” among the opposition.

“For the politics of this, I say we must not, and we cannot make decisions in this building based on rhetoric and falsehoods, promulgated either by those who are just misinformed, or those seeking a specific political angle,” Pearson said.

Mattiello often references strong public opposition to the project and the 38 Studios deal several years ago, which turned into a political disaster after the company, owned by

Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, sank, taking $75 million of state subsidies with it.

The 38 Studios deal was also referenced often in the hearing.

“This is not 38 Studios,” state Sen. Frank Lombardi said. “I tell my constituency in Cranston, this is not 38 Studios.”

He said the deal, which would require $23 million from the state and $15 million from Pawtucket, is sound, revenue-neutral and will protect taxpayers.

“Someone with a bloody sock did a nasty thing to Rhode Island a few years ago,” he said.

“This is not a concept, this is not a cartoon, this is not a video game, this is not being enamored with someone who was a former Major League pitcher. This is an establishment, absolute fiber of the State of Rhode Island.”

Bill Shaner can be reached at 508-7493166 x324 or at wshaner@worcestermag.com.

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But other councilors weren’t so sure. Lukes was especially skeptical of the order. Bergman’s speech focused on term length, but the order itself includes term limits, attendance requirements, and “et cetera.”

She emphasized the inclusion of “et cetera,” and likened it to the opening of Pandora’s Box. “What happens with these requests is they generate more requests for changes,” she said. “I don’t see how we’re possibly going to do this without getting involved with charter reform.”

Lukes said she’s not outright opposed to examining a change, but said she is wary of the conversation being derailed by too many requests for changes. She also offered that staggered elections – in which two or three councilors would run per year, every year – might create a more stable Council, in which everyone isn’t swept into the same election year furor at once.

“This includes a whole host of items, far beyond a three-year term,” she said.

It could even open the door to pursuing a strong mayor form of government, Lukes said.

“I’m just wondering what kind of hornets nest are we getting into,” she said.

King was also skeptical, but for different reasons. The city’s state and federal legislators serve two-year terms, he said.

“I’m not quite sure how we elevate ourselves above that,” he said.

Low voter turnout, he said, is better addressed in other ways, such as encouraging folks to register and fostering ideals of civic engagement and responsibility. It’s something the administration is taking seriously, he said, and isn’t necessarily a problem that can be solved by changing when people vote.

“I’m not optimistic that’s the route we should take,” King said.

Bill Shaner can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or at wshaner@worcestermag.com. Follow him on Twitter @Bill_Shaner.

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CITY HALL TO GO?

Councilor Gary Rosen put up an interesting idea at City Council this week. What if the city had a mobile unit, much like the Worcester Public Library’s “Libby,” that went around town, meeting the public where they are? The truck could offer city services like voter registration, dog licenses, parking permits and other routine things. The idea is accessing the Worcester residents who can’t – or just won’t – take the trip to City Hall. The idea, Rosen said, has been carried out with success in other cities, including Boston. He offered that, much like “Libby,” it could be paid for with sponsorships and donations from non-profits, and be offered at little cost to the taxpayers.

“Let’s take this show on the road,” he said, in closing. I think we all know who would be the perfect person to drive that bus.

MORE TROUBLE IN THE COURTS: Not a

good stretch for the Worcester District Attorney’s Office, which now has to deal with a scandal involving a prosecutor caught drunk driving with a child in the car. That prosecutor would be Assistant DA John O’Leary. He was arraigned Tuesday and, it turns out, was arrested by one of the troopers at the center of the Alli Bibaud altered arrest report scandal. Oy. Journalists say their worst fate is to end up in the paper. Stands to reason a prosecutor’s worst fear is to be tried.

THE SAGA CONTINUES: Former Councilor

Mike Gaffney is not, it would seem, giving up his lawsuit against Turtleboy Sports, despite the blog’s threat it would publish information regarding some past alleged infidelity if he pressed on. Last Friday, Gaffney tacked two new charges on to the fraud and libel suit on file at Dudley District Court, as first reported by yours truly. The two new charges are intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional distress. He claims the blog made him feel so bad he had weight fluctuations, dizziness, shock, stress, inability to sleep, etc., which, of course, Turtleboy immediately used to make fun of him. They even went as far as saying Sarai Rivera, the city councilor who’s been at the receiving end of Gaffney and Turtleboy’s hottest vitriol, is more of a man than Mike Gaffney. How’s that for a Worcester madlib? Turtleboy said Sarai Rivera is more of a man than Mike Gaffney. Anyway, this is a real lawsuit Gaffney seems intent on proceeding with. He’s also going out of his way to name names. In the updated filing, he said Aidan Kearney, who he identifies as a Turtleboy writer, is also the man behind the many fake Facebook accounts tied to the site, including Clarence Woods Emerson. Gaffney said Kearney keeps a spreadsheet to “manage and track” all his Facebook accounts. Kind of sad, if true. I really hope this court case goes at least until discovery.

CHANDLER’S REIGN: It may soon be coming to an end. As we should all know by now, State Sen. Harriette Chandler is serving as acting senate president after Stan Rosenberg stepped aside while the powers that be investigate his husband for sexual harassment.

Rosenberg confirmed his separation from his husband, Bryon Hefner, last week, and returned to the Senate Chamber, greeted by hugs and handshakes and niceties. But the path back to power is a steep one, reports the Boston Globe, as others jockey for the seat. How it must feel to be Chandler, holding that position while all this political turmoil roils underneath it. She’s indicated time and time again she’s not in the running for the presidency, which is a shame for Worcester, but given it’s such a blood sport, probably good for Chandler.

A STATUE IN THE MAKING: Several residents and councilors at this week’s Council meeting

pushed for a statue of Abby Kelley Foster, one of the earliest in a long list of Prides of Worcester. Though, it’s worth pointing out, no one at the time would have said that. As is almost always the case, the people who make the biggest difference are often the most vilified at the time. Just look at the cross-section of folks who soberly posted Martin Luther King quotes and tributes on Monday, but complained loudly last year about a peaceful protest against racism carried out by NFL players and led by Colin Kaepernick, who is a capable professional quarterback ostracized from the league for his politics. Anyway, I digress. Officials set the process in motion for erecting an Abby Kelley Foster statue Tuesday night, paying tribute to the early feminist icon and also kind of bragging a bit about Worcester’s history. Kelley Foster was an abolitionist, feminist and suffragist in the mid 1800s. She was a driving force behind holding the first National Woman’s Rights Convention in 1850. Councilors said the city needs to do a better job of promoting its history, both because there’s so much of it and because it could draw some tourism and cache. While we’re on the subject of Worcester statues, I say we consider a statue of Abbie Hoffman, total icon of the cultural revolution of the 1960s and Worcester native.

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THANKS, COMMONWEALTH MAG: Gotta love it when a Boston outlet, especially the ivory tower that is Commonwealth Magazine, takes a trip to Worcester and comes back with nice things to say. In its Winter 2018 issue, there’s a big, splashy article with the headline “Worcester comeback seems for real.” The article, predictably, centers around the city’s development boom, but also works in some more interesting analysis, like the surge in population we might see in the 2020 census and the culture brewing in the Canal District. But they do point to the glaring weakness – downtown retail. Anyway, it’s worth a read for sure. Check it out.

DON’T MAKE UP RULES: I went into Worcester Superior Court, civil division, to pull a court case the other day. A middle-aged woman in the office assisted me. I didn’t identify myself as a reporter, because it’s redundant – who else wearing a hoodie and sneakers pulls a civil case file – and I don’t have to. I’m a member of the public, serving the public, and that’s a public document.

Though she’ll return later in this story, that middle-aged woman did not get me the document.

Rather, another clerk, this one a young man, grabbed it for me. He made me fill out a form stating who I am, which is strange in and of itself, but he got me the document. Then he walked away before I had the chance to ask if I could take pictures with my phone as opposed to having them make a copy. This I try to do as a courtesy, not as required procedure. In this instance, I didn’t have a chance to. So, whatever. I started taking pictures of the docs, as is my right. I got 19 pages in, standing there at the service bar, right in front of all the clerk’s office to see. Then, the middle-aged woman came up to me, and asked me what I was doing. She said I’m not allowed to take pictures of the documents. She asked who authorized me to do so, which felt like a strange question. I asked her if there had been any recent policy changes on taking cell phone pictures of court documents. She said no. I was getting increasingly frustrated as she spoke, and I didn’t trust that there was much policy bolstering her position. When she told me that those who take pictures of court documents on their phones are charged money for it – “They’re copies, after all” – I knew she was just making stuff up. I called a higher-up in the office after, and he confirmed that isn’t a policy. There’s no policy, actually, on reporters taking pictures of docs. He said next time I have trouble, just call him. How about next time, don’t make it so hard to access a public document?

BECKER LAWSUIT: Now, about that case file. It had to do with a lawsuit filed recently against

Becker College and a janitor there, who a former student said harassed and attacked her one snowy day in the library. Wendy McCullough is accusing the janitor, William Pina, of assault and battery. He apparently came in from the cold, covered in snow, and groped and hugged her so violently she dislocated her shoulder. She’s also suing Becker because, at the time, she talked to a campus police officer who said she wasn’t the first woman to have a problem with this particular janitor. She’s suing the college for negligent hiring, among other charges. If this officer, as relayed by McCullough in the docs, is speaking the truth, the janitor should have been canned after the first incident. There’s really no excuse for keeping a repeat offender on board. We’ve all seen “Spotlight.” It’s a bad look.

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HOO HOO HAHA: A real life actual dedicated comedy club is coming to Worcester, thanks to the folks behind The Grid development, according to the Telegram. The comedy club, called WooHaHa! will open in the Bancroft Building, 50 Franklin Street. It’s slated to open sometime in the spring. Comedy clubs are becoming more and more rare, and it’s hard to find a decent one even in a larger city like Boston. But, if they catch on, they become real institutions for their host cities, with their own sort of cultural cache. Here’s to hoping that happens in Worcester. It would be a real feather in the cap of this whole upswing we’ve been seeing.

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slants/rants Editorial Council changes worth a look in Worcester

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uggestions by At-Large Worcester Councilor Moe Bergman to, among other things, extend the length of city councilors’ terms while also implementing term limits is worth exploring.

Bergman brought the ideas forward in the form of an order on the Council agenda earlier this week. The order called for the city solicitor to provide a report to councilors “forthwith” about the process to “review issues/changes to the functioning of the City Council including but not limited to the length of council term(s), term limit(s) and attendance requirements at City Council meetings, etc…”

At least some of the changes would appear to require charter changes, although Bergman is hoping that could be avoided when it comes to lengthening a councilor’s term.

Our founding fathers never intended for politics to be a career, yet that is precisely what it has become - and not just recently. At every level - local, state and national there are examples of near-lifelong politicians.

There are politicians in Worcester who have been serving longer than many voters have even been alive.

Again, they may be good at their job. School Committee member Brian O’Connell has been serving over 30 years.

At-Large Councilor Konnie Lukes is going on 30 years.

Obviously, enough voters support them and other longserving elected officials, and are satisfied with the work being done. But when we look at how few voters are turning out for municipal elections (just over 15 percent of registered voters came out in November), that may not reflect the overall appetite of the general public.

The question of why so few folks seek public office is often raised. One reason could be that knocking off an incumbent is hard to do. Knocking off someone with three decades of public service under their belt is even harder. What if, after nine consecutive years of elected service, a councilor had to step aside for at least one election cycle? Could that prove enticing enough for an outsider to jump in? It might, it just might.

Bergman has suggested extending a councilor’s term from two years to three, and limiting them to three terms a total of nine years. This space sees merit to the idea of longer council terms. Two years simply is not enough time for someone to become acclimated to the job. A counterargument could be made that, while it may hold true for a first-timer, someone who has already served several years - or a couple terms - probably has a decent handle on how things work. Still, under the current system, once you’re elected to Council or School Committee, after about one year, you’re actively campaigning again.

Here’s to the council affording serious consideration to Bergman’s order.

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All that I know of Haiti Janice Harvey

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have never visited Haiti, but my brother Christopher has.

“I was there before the earthquake, but I saw what mudslides can do,” said Chris. “I saw people’s homes taken clear off the side of a hill, and they dug out and just kept on going.”

My brother’s friendship with a big bear of a gentleman named Jean began as co-workers. Jean and his wife, Marie, embraced the recently-divorced Chris, welcoming him into their home, feeding him scrumptious meals and making him feel as if he’d known them all their lives. Eventually, he would travel with Jean to his native land four times, once for the funeral of the family matriarch, Jean’s grandmother.

“What amazed me was how welcoming and warm they are,” Chris said. “They will feed you until you explode, when they hardly have enough to feed themselves - and you’d never know it.”

Chris described his first visit to Haiti as a real eye-opener, from the chaos at the airport in Port-au-Prince, to traffic jams the likes of which he’d never seen. Not even in Boston.

“You can’t drive without a horn blasting,” he said. “It’s the only way to keep from running over a person or a goat, because the road is shared by everyone and everything.”

The beauty of the country, juxtaposed with the poverty its residents endure, was mind-boggling, he said, and the willingness of its people to take on any available job was something he hadn’t expected.

“I was struck by the fact that no job was so small as to be taken lightly,” he said. “I saw an elderly man on his hands and knees, dressed in a three-piece suit, using a pair of scissors to trim the grass outside a hotel.”

In particular, he was moved by the children of Haiti.

“They are the shining stars in a mud puddle,” he told me.

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During a ride into the more remote tropics of Haiti, he witnessed a sight still with him today.

“We were traveling along a narrow dirt road trying to locate family property, when I saw a toddler clad only in a diaper, sitting on an inverted milk crate in a run-off of dirty water. It was like every UNICEF commercial I’d ever seen. And I cried. I did.

“Kind, generous, well-educated, proud and poor: that’s how I would describe the people I’ve met in Haiti. We should only wish we had their values. We should all be more like the Haitian people. We’d be better for it.”

Yet, Donald Trump asks: “Why do we want people from Haiti here?” He called Haiti and some African nations “shitholes.”

What’s most egregious about this statement is Trump’s inability to separate in his mind the people from the places - to punish them for wanting to live a better life, to drink clean water, eat regularly, see a doctor, not a medical examiner.

No one believes Haiti is without its problems, but many immigrants still love their homeland even as they escape it. Leaving one’s place of birth can be like severing a limb.

No, I have never visited Haiti. All that I know of Haiti I have gleaned from stories tracking one calamity after another, from natural to unnatural disasters, from racial discord to political instability.

Thanks to the vulgar racist currently residing in the White House, I, along with the rest of the world, have received an unexpected lesson in history outlining the struggles of a nation beset by tragedy, poverty and exploitation. To survive life as a Haitian is to know these trials first-hand. To be the president of the United States and know nothing of these struggles, and care not at all about the people who endure them, is not only outrageous, it is a horrendous stain on our nation — one not likely to be scrubbed away by the blatant lies and denials issued by this administration.

That’s What They Said “I built me.”

- Worcester resident Frank Huntley, on The Worcester Magazine Radio Hour, who built a skeleton out of empty pill bottles from the pain pills he had been addicted to for years.

“The struggle for justice that Martin Luther King began still continues.

We must make sure the dream never dies.”

- Luis Pedraja, president of Quinsigamond Community College, quoted by the Telegram & Gazette at the 33rd annual Martin Luther King Day Community Breakfast.

“It was just like playing a trumpet. It was the simplest thing for me.”

- Philip Uzanas, 97, of West Boylston, quoted in the Telegram & Gazette about his work as a cartoonist.

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With cause, cure for Alzheimer’s elusive, focus turns to care

leaves them still searching for a cure. And it leaves one “c“Hopeful.” “Optimistic.” “En- word” the experts are starting couraged.” These are some to focus on more and more: of the words you hear when “care.” In recent years, the talking with the people study- scope of care has broadened ing and treating Alzheimer’s to include caregivers as well and dementia. Absent are as patients, with attention words like “cause” and “cure.” turning to the suffering not Despite years of study and re- just incurred by those afflictsearch, doctors and scientists ed with Alzheimer’s or other still don’t know what causes dementia, but those caring for Alzheimer’s, a common and them. deadly form of dementia that Walter Bird Jr.

It has led to a movement toward dementia-friendly communities and has seen the creation of memory cafés, where patients and caregivers alike can gather with health professionals to take part in activities designed to engage and stimulate. As Alzheimer’s expands its reach - and as work continues toward both a cause and cure - the need for care, area experts say, becomes increasingly important.

The numbers back it up. There are roughly five million Americans currently living with Alzheimer’s, a number projected to grow to as many as 16 million by 2050. In Massachusetts alone, more than 120,000 residents are living with some form of dementia. Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death in the coun-

Susan Antkowiak, vice president of programs and services for the Alzheimer’s Association Massachusetts/New Hampshire.

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Someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer’s every 66 seconds try, and of the 10 leading causes of death, Alzheimer’s is the only one with no known prevention or cure.

Research, the experts say, is the key, but until there is that so-called “aha” moment, providing care for those going dealing with the disease is critical.

“The way to end this is through research,” said Susan Antkowiak, vice president of programs and services for the Waltham-based Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter, “but in the meantime, we do know caregivers and families can dramatically benefit from education about the disease, and learning about coping strategies and connecting with other families. Not going it alone.”

That is the “care” part of the Alzheimer’s Association’s mission, which Antkowiak said is just as dedicated to finding a cause and cure for the disease.

“There are some exciting directions when we’re thinking about Alzheimer’s research,” she said, although she acknowledged the medicines currently prescribed to Alzheimer’s patients are “modest, at best, in terms of helping families, people living with the disease.

They don’t change the course of the disease.”

But, Antkowiak noted, doctors and scientists are looking earnestly at prevention studies and determining who may be at risk of developing Alzheimer’s.

Antkowiak cited last year’s launch of the U.S. study to protect through a lifestyle intervention to reduce risk, also known as the POINTER Study: a two-year, $20-million clinical trial that works with families to examine lifestyle intervention.

Another study, called IDEAS, aims to make Medicare cover the cost of a brain amyloid PET scan. The IDEAS study provides scans to thousands of individuals to test whether the scans can lead to better treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s by detecting amyloid plaques on the brain thought to affect nerve cells and lead to Alzheimer’s. According to Antkowiak, preliminary results showed the scans led to doctors changing how they cared for Alzheimer’s patients.

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{ Health&Wellness } funding of $414 million for fiscal 2018 would boost that figure to $1.8 billion.

The uncertainty and frustration in the search for a cause of and cure for Alzheimer’s and other dementias is not evident when it comes to caring for those with the disease.

There have been many advances when it comes to patient care, not mentioning caring for the caregiver. The Alzheimer’s Association, The percentage for example, is available to families 24 hours of caregivers a day to provide access to programs and serfor people with vice. From developing a plan for care, to understanding which community resources are Alzheimer’s or available and more, families have a number of other dementia resources available to them - at no cost. reporting their own health has gotCare and prevention, said Linda Pellegrini, a nurse practitioner in the division of geriatten worse as a result of providing rics for UMass Memorial Health care, is where that care much of the attention currently rests in the fight against Alzheimer’s and dementia.

“The goal is to try to maximize what people heck of a cost that would devastate the overall can do on a daily basis and keep these people budget of our nation.” safe, hopefully keeping them in their own In addition, she said, work is being done with combination drug therapy, similar to that environment, if possible,” said Pellegrini, who has been a geriatric nurse for about 30 years. done with HIV, AIDS, cancer and heart disease. The Alzheimer’s Association, Antkowiak “Engaging them socially, engaging them in said, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Drug activities they’re able to do. That’s been found to kind of slow things down and keep people Discovery Foundation, will be making a “sigengaged.” nificant” grant in that area. It involves drugs Izzo singled out three of the most recogthat have been used in clinical trials, she said. nized preventative measures for Alzheimer’s: A Boston-based biotech company, Amylyx, has received a grant for that purpose, she said. cardiovascular exercise, mental exercise and Both Antkowiak and Dr. Anthony Izzo, social interaction. assistant chief of neurology at Saint Vincent To that end, Jewish Hospital in Worcester, point to the growing Family & Children Serbelief that Alzheimer’s has no single cause; vices and the Executive rather, a combination of causes may be at Office of Elder Affairs play. launched the Dementia “I think it probably is a disparate group Friendly Massachusetts Initiative to help cities of diseases, probably a number of different diseases that show the same set of symptoms,” and towns become more aware, inclusive and respectful of those dealing with Alzheimer’s or said Izzo, whose grandmother is battling Alzheimer’s. “That’s probably why we haven’t dementia.

Some Massachusetts communities and made, really, any advances. We’ve been studyorganizations have become or are working ing Alzheimer’s just as long as we’ve studied toward becoming dementia friendly, includAIDS, and there are way many more people ing the Shrewsbury Senior Center. In the with Alzheimer’s in the U.S. than AIDS. It’s Metrowest area, Ashland, Hudson, 2018 and we still don’t Marlborough, Northborough and really know the single Westborough all are dementia cause for Alzheimer’s, friendly, according to Deb Dowdwhere we know what Foley, caregiver specialist for the single cause of Elder Services of Worcester Area.

AIDS is.”

In Central Mass, she said, Auburn That, despite maswent through dementia friendly sive increases in fundtraining through the Massachuing for Alzheimer’s The cost in trillions Alzheim- setts Council on Aging. research in recent Worcester, according to Dowdyears. The Alzheimer’s er’s and other dementias are Foley, is too big to take on a Association and its expected to cost the U.S. by dementia friendly effort, but she sister organization, 2050 said the Worcester Police DepartAlzheimer’s Impact ment takes part in some training Movement, have on dealing with Alzheimer’s. successfully pushed for increased spending on research, including a $400-million boost Many communities have also set up last year for research at the National Instimemory cafés. The Shrewsbury Public Library tutes of Health. Funding for Alzheimer’s and and Worcester Senior Center each have one. dementia-related research at the NIH is at $1.4 Other Central Mass communities with memory billion, according to Antkowiak. Additional cafés are Dudley, Gardner, Groton, Leomin-

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“That is evidence, and hopefully convincing data, to provide for Medicare to understand this is something they should pay for,” Antkowiak said. “This is the most expensive disease there is. We can either invest in better treatment and detection options now, or quite frankly keep our heads in the sand and have a

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Izzo, assistant chief of neurology at Saint Vincent Hospital, said one of the biggest issues his patients struggle with is, “What’s the right care setting for my loved one with Alzheimer’s right now?” just in terms of living with the disease for ster and Littleton. The Making Connections the caregiver. That’s my focus. The longer Memory Café in Worcester, Dowd-Foley said, you support the caregiver, the better chance started two years ago, “to have a place where you have of keeping their love done at home, caregivers could which is, ultimately, everyone’s goal.” go to bring loved The percentage by The ultimate goal, of course, is to determine ones to just hang the cause, or causes, of Alzheimer’s and find out, socialize, which the number of a cure. That day may not come anytime soon, have some reAlzheimer’s death has but experts do see light at the end of what has freshments, some increased since 2000 form of entertain- become a very long tunnel.

“I think we’re still pretty far,” Izzo said of ment.” curing Alzheimer’s. “The fundamental knowl“We’re all really trying to get people to go edge of what causes the disease still hasn’t wherever, and education about this disease, really been worked out. I think we still have I think, is really important for caregivers,” Dowd-Foley said. “To find resources out there a long ways to go. People are working on it every single day. Every day we’re probably to support them is the best way to do that, to coming closer to what the underlying causes give them things that aren’t costly.” are.

Alzheimer’s itself isn’t discussed at the “I think I’m encouraged. I think there’s a lot café in Worcester, but resources are provided. more awareness about Alzheimer’s than there Caregivers are able to meet with representatives from Elder Services, RSVP Worcester and was nearly ever before, a lot more awareness about the care needs of the caregiver. the senior center.

More and more research is being done every The Memory Café at the Worcester Senior day that’s going to get us, eventually, to that Center meets at 2 p.m. on the third Tuesday point.” of every month. In Shrewsbury, it meets the second and fourth Friday of each month.

Perhaps as important as the three “C’s” when it comes to Alzheimer’s and dementia is an “A” word: “awareness.” Educating patients WHAT: A Map Through the Maze and caregivers and making sure healthcare dementia care conference professionals can accurately recognize and WHEN: May 23 diagnose the disease is crucial.

Hospitals, for example, were not designed WHERE: DCU Center, Worcester for people with Alzheimer’s, Antkowiak said.

Hosted by the Alzheimer’s AssociaThe Alzheimer’s Association, she said, is tion of Massachusetts/New Hamppartnering with the Massachusetts Hospital shire, this year’s conference, now in Association to help hospitals become demenits 25th year, is being held for the tia capable and to better diagnose patients. first time in Worcester. For more “I think [awareness is] very important,” information, visit alzmass.org.

Dowd-Foley said, “mainly because we need to understand this is a long journey for some,

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No sugarcoating sugar’s impact on the body

used by the body for energy. “There’s no recommended daily amount of sugar that you need to get.”

To understand how excess sugar consumption affects the human body, one must first understand what happens with ingested sugar.

“Carbohydrates in general get broken down into simple sugars,” Grotevant said.

“They are broken down and put into your bloodstream, your body’s tissues, your muscle. Your brain uses that for energy, to think, to breathe. When we say the word ‘sugar,’ we’re often thinking of white table sugar. Most carbohydrates we consume are eventually broken down into sugar the body uses.”

The difference, when it comes to refined sugar, is the simplicity of its molecular chain and the ease with which the body breaks it down. This efficiency leads to sugar spikes in the bloodstream, versus the relatively slow breakdown of more complicated chains found in other – nonsucrose – carbohydrates.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average American consumes entirely too much sugar. The health detriments associated with excess consumption are vast and varied and while the body uses sugar, like those found in fruits, refined sugar, which is found in soda and sweets, is massively over-consumed. By some estimates, including the University of California San Francisco’s “Sugar Science,” Americans consume some 66 pounds of added sugar per person, per year.

“Sugar itself has no real nutritional value,” said Anna Grotevant, clinical dietitian at UMass Memorial Medical Center’s weight center, adding sugar is

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Cancer in the workplace

as fast as possible. The more occupied we are out of ourselves, the healthier it is in terms of recovery.”

A cancer diagnosis is tough Donna LaCerte-Blais, a certified onon anyone, with the uncology social worker at Saint Vincent knowns, the anxiety, health Cancer and Wellness Center, and financial questions raised Hospital’s concurred. while coming to terms with “It is important to regain some level of treatment options. Somewhere normalcy,” said LaCerte-Blais. “That part during the process — immedi- of it is for people who are in treatment or ately after diagnosis for some, completed treatment. During that time, it is important to try to maintain activity during or after treatment for levels and get back to life and normalcy. I others — cancer patients and always encourage patients to do that. It’s survivors may return to the just a sense of well-being, but meanworkplace, where an entirely not ingful activity is important to all of us new — and often confounding and our mental health. If work was a big — set of questions is raised. piece of your life, returning to that oftenAccording to the National Cancer Intimes allows that feeling of self-worth, but stitute, in 2016 an estimated 1.6 million it’s psychologically and physically helpful. people were expected to be diagnosed with Sitting on the couch is not helpful. Movsome form of cancer in a 12-month period. ing is important.”

Approximately 39.6 percent of all men and While returning to work (and activwomen will be diagnosed with cancer in ity in general) can be both helpful and their lifetime. That number represents a motivating, the process is not without its vast portion of American workers. difficulties.

Interestingly, when faced with the “Some patients are much more open anxieties presented by a cancer diagnosis, with their coworkers than others,” said work can offer a sort of reprieve.

Larkin. “Some want to keep it very pri“If the job is able to allow them to be in vate. A big concern is that the patients a light-duty situation, that is fantastic,” don’t know if they’ll be physically capable said Anne Larkin, a specialist in surgiof what they did before. In fact, sometimes cal oncology and breast surgery at UMass they can’t right away. They might not Memorial Health Care’s breast center. be able to do a lot of heavy lifting right “Many patients need that stimulation of away. Coming back from chemotherapy, going back to work so they aren’t sitting they aren’t able to think as critically right at home. Overall, my own approach is to away. We work through these things very encourage patients to get back to work carefully with them.

“In terms of surgical recovery, we tend to be fairly strict about what they can and can’t do. ‘Yes, you can lift right away,’ ‘No,

a day diet as an example. They further recommend an overall reduction of sugary drink and food intake across the board.

“Protein, fats, sugar, these are all part of your nutrition,” said Nitin Trivedi, an endocrinologist at Saint Vincent’s Hospital. “They are all important, but in the right amount. You have to have the right amount of everything. Not too much, not too little. For some organs, sugar is important. Protein for building blocks, fat is kind of reserves.”

“The CDC has foods that they want Americans to eat more of and foods they want you to consume less,” he added.

“Most Americans are not getting the key nutrients and doing things that aren’t good for their health. We are not really eating fruits and healthy oils, we’re eating more refined sugars and fried food. That

consumption is going up.”

Excess consumption of refined sugar can lead to obesity, heart disease, diabetes and other health concerns.

“We know that a high level of sugar in your diet can affect weight-related health conditions, diabetes, cardiovascular disease. It increases cavities. People tend to have lower intake of nutritious foods,” said Grotevant. “They’re eating too much junk food. Basically, they lack nutrients.”

Reduction in sugar consumption, small and large, Grotevant and Trivedi said, can have massive positive effects on overall health.

“A good place to start is reading food labels, especially processed foods. That gives you context,” said Grotevant. “You might not have any idea how much you are taking in per day. You might never know unless

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“Larger forms of carbohydrates, the types found in whole grains for example, take a long time to break down,” said Grotevant. “Think of it as a chain of sugars. It gives our body something to work on. When we eat whole grain bread, that takes a long time to break down into sugar. We get a little energy for a sustained period of time. We feel good. When we get a more refined sugar, like soda, for example, it’s easy to absorb, it’s already broken down and hits our bloodstream quickly. We get immediate energy and then crash.”

According to the CDC, Americans should keep their sugar intake to less than 10 percent of their total daily calories. The CDC uses 200 calories of a 2,000 calorie

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you cannot lift.’ Are you in a place you can take extended leave? All of these we try to work out long before they get the surgery.”

Other potential difficulties can include self-image issues during and after treatment, financial worries and concerns over what percentage of their workload they can reasonably (and healthily) return to.

“There are so many challenges related

to it,” said LaCerte-Blais. “Finances are huge. Adequate insurance coverage is huge. For somebody who is in treatment or beyond, there can be self-image changes.

Let’s say they lost weight or their hair. If they had surgery and had changes to their body, there are psychological issues there that are adjustments for somebody getting back to work. There are energy levels, they might have different levels of energy.”

Naturally, each individual case can be markedly different from another and some workplace roles can make for a potentially more difficult return. Larkin points out youth educators as being in a particularly difficult spot.

“People in education fields, preschool or elementary school, they are in a difficult predicament,” she said. “Many students aren’t in a place to see their teachers look or act differently. How are my students going to react when they see me lose my hair?”

Both Larkin and LaCerte-Blais mentioned a strong support group as important for those with a recent cancer diagnosis or undergoing treatment, including support in the workplace. For those looking for information or experiencing difficulty returning to the workplace, LaCerte-Blais recommended the website, cancerandcareers.org, as a resource.

Night & Day Editor Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com.

Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts and on Instagram @Joshualyford. you look at the label. The other challenge is that food labels don’t delineate between natural sugar and added sugar. Yogurt has natural sugar, but it also can have a lot of added sugar.”

Diet and exercise are the best bets for lifelong health, according to Trivedi.

“You have to keep doing it,” he said.

“Medication alone may not fix the problem. It may be a band aid, but diet and exercise really help. When you cut down the sugar consumption – without medication – things like weight gain, diabetes, high blood pressure, patients with very high triglycerides, those really come down significantly. Everything stems from obesity. High cholesterol, arthritis if you are heavy, everything is affected. It’s a vicious cycle.”

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Staying healthy while traveling Joshua Lyford

So, you’ve procured a passport and a plane ticket. Visions of distant skies and fantastical vistas await you and, naturally, you are quivering with excitement. Travel — particularly international travel — is a wonderful and enriching experience, but there are some items you should consider to ensure your health, safety and (most importantly) enjoyment.

Millions of Americans travel internationally every year. According to the National Tourism Office, 35,136,902 Americans traveled internationally in 2016. That’s a lot of flight time (and, likely, a whole lot of time standing shoe-less and beltless waiting for your ragged bag to make it through screening). It is easy to start at excited and run with it, without making sure you have prepared yourself for a safe and healthy expedition.

“You often find that people get sick once they relax from a period of working hard, a lack of sleep, that isn’t good for your immune system,” said Christina Hermos, a doctor at UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center specializing in pediatric infectious diseases.

“It’s all about who you’re in contact with. If you’re interacting with big groups of people in small space, that’s why we get sick.”

Big groups of people in small spaces, certainly sounds like the inside of an international flight. Of course, getting a common cold isn’t the real threat being discussed. International travel smarts would call for vaccinations in high-risk areas. Curious as to what you may be at risk for? The Centers for Disease Control can help out.

“I would say, when traveling internationally, to check the Centers for Disease Control website (Cdc.gov),” said Hermos. “It goes through the recommended vaccines that wouldn’t necessarily be part of your routine. A common one for adults is Hepatitis A. That’s a pretty

nasty infection to pick up when you’re traveling. It will tell you whether typhoid, yellow fever, it depends on what your activities would be. You can look country by country and even within a country, whether it would be recommended to take malaria prophylaxis. It’s basically the same medicine that we use to treat malaria, but it’s used to prevent malaria.”

While a more laissez-faire approach to safeguarding yourself prior to international travel may seem appealing, rest assured a snappy vitamin C supplement (Emergen-C, for example) is not going to perform.

“I haven’t seen any good data that supports these things,” said Hermos. “In general, we have access to such a well-rounded diet in this country that most people are not vitamin deficient in a way that would affect their immune system.”

Beyond the concept of pre-trip safeguards and quality-of-life habit double-checks (washing your hands thoroughly, avoiding touching your eyes, et al), advice can be tailored to individuals.

“We give different advice to parents of children, because children don’t have much control over what they’re eating,” said Hermos. “They also touch a lot and put things in their mouths. They might walk up to a stray dog and get exposed to rabies. We give a lot of added advice to them. If they’ve had good medical care, they tend to be up to date with vaccines.

Adults might need boosters for certain things.

Their records are usually easier to find; with adults, you can be working in the dark a bit more.”

Hermos, who traveled significantly herself, spending time abroad in Central America before going to medical school and traveling to South Africa afterward, had some special advice gleaned from her own experience.

“It’s so easy to get traveler’s diarrhea,” she said. “I am fairly sure I got it from drinking a glass of orange juice that was poured into a cup that wasn’t entirely dry. I’m pretty sure that cup looked little bit moist. The second is safety; I’ve been robbed a couple times. I don’t spend too much time on that but we do include that in our handout.”

Heed Hermos’ advice and get vaccinated, stay safe, use best practices and enjoy your trip.

“You often find that people get sick once they relax from a period of working hard, a lack of sleep, that isn’t good for your immune system.”

– Christina Hermos

Night & Day Editor Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325.

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{ Health&Wellness } Getting a handle on stress Walter Bird Jr.

Stress is a part of everyday life. It can, in fact, be a good thing. In times of danger, stress can trigger survival instincts. In less life-threatening instances, such as a job interview, stress can be a positive motivator. Chronic stress, however, has become a more constant — and deadly — threat.

As the father of stress, Hans Selye, said,

percent regularly experience psychological symptoms caused by stress. Almost 50 percent say stress has a negative impact on their personal and professional lives.

There is a price tag to stress as well, with a reported $300 billion in annual costs to employers in stress-related health care and missed work.

Stress is no laughing matter. It is also unavoidable.

“It’s a necessary part of life,” Clark said.

“We’re going to have stress in our life. The problem nowadays is we’re having more chronic stress. The days of the caveman with fight or flight syndrome, they’re pretty much over. We’re not being threatened anymore by

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Walter Rice, of Holistic Healing Services in Shrewsbury, stands at a healing table he uses with some clients.

“Only in a dead object is there no stress …”

“It can kill you,” said Mark Clark, program coordinator of the cardiac rehab program at Saint Vincent Hospital.

It is a blunt and, unfortunately, accurate assessment of the effects stress can have on the body. Even if it doesn’t kill you, stress can significantly impact your life in negative ways.

According to 2014 data from the American Psychological Association, American Institute of Stress in New York, 77 percent of people in the U.S. regularly experience physical symptoms caused by stress. An alarming 73

saber-toothed tigers and wooly mammoths.

Back then, once it was over, it was over. You survived or you didn’t. What’s happening now, we have chronic stress. We don’t have a good shutoff valve.”

Chronic stress, Clark said, knocks down the immune system and puts stress on the heart. It is one of the big focuses in his work with cardiac patients. As part of a 12-week program with patients, three to four weeks are dedicated to stress.

Balance, according to Walter Rice, is important - and hard to achieve. Rice runs Holistic Healing Services in Shrewsbury. A

former Catholic priest, he has worked as a medical social worker at several area hospitals and works part-time at the Shrewsbury Senior Center. He teaches alternative methods of dealing with stress.

“The mind does only two things,” Rice said.

“It either focuses on the past, all the shouldhaves and what-ifs, or on the future. It’s hard to be in the present. A lot of people are usually preoccupied in the past or on what’s going to happen. Once we finish one, another one comes, and another one comes. We’re never satisfied. It’s hard to just live in the moment.”

Rice teaches mindful meditation, coping strategies and relaxation techniques to help people connect with their spiritual energy, “and get connected with their heart, become friends with themselves, and also to deal with what’s outside of them, because we live in a very stressful, crazy world sometimes, and how to cope with that,” Rice said.

Both Clark and Rice stress the importance of putting oneself first as a way of eliminating stressors.

“The biggest problem is you have to find time for yourself,” Clark said. “Look at your life tree. Most of the time, the person is at the bottom of their life tree. ‘It’s my wife, the kids, the grandkids, the dog, the cat, the job.’

The only part they show up is at the bottom of the pile, not realizing that, without them,

in the picture, life wouldn’t be the same for everybody else.”

Added Rice: “Most people are at the bottom of the scale, always thinking of others, wanting to help others, rescuing them. My focus is on letting them know they now need to be on top. They come first, not from an egotistical perspective, but from a whole body perspective of connecting.”

There are many ways to cope with stress.

The National Institute of Mental Health recommends the following: • Recognize the signs • Talk to your doctor or healthcare provider • Get regular exercise • Engage in relaxing activities • Set goals and priorities • Stay connected • Consider a clinical trial Clark works with patients on deep, or diaphragmatic, breathing, likening it to when a woman is pregnant.

“Breathing from the belly kind of slows their system down a bit,” he said. “There are so many hormones raging through us. We need to slow it down. One way is to work on breathing technique.”

Other suggestions from Clark include yoga classes, progressive relaxation exercises, imagery, repetitive prayer, meditation and laughter. Exercise, he said, is also effective in managing stress.

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(American Psychological Association, American Institute of Stress, New York, 2014) Job Pressure - coworkers, tension, bosses, work overload Money - loss of job, reduced retirement, medical expenses Health - health crisis, terminal/chronic illness Relationships - divorce, death of spouse, arguments with friends, loneliness Poor Nutrition - inadequate nutrition, caffeine, processed foods, refined sugars Media Overload - television, radio, internet, email, social networks Sleep Deprivation - inability to release adrenaline and other stress hormones Rice said he encourages his clients to pay attention to breathing.

“I let people know your breath can be your friend,” he said. “Without your breath, you wouldn’t be here. Whether in a car, worrying about the person next to you, connect with your breath. Take a breath, two seconds, three

seconds. It helps you to calm down.”

For Rice, it comes down to putting yourself first.

“By being friends with ourselves,” he said, “we can stay grounded, stay connected to our higher selves, be friends with ourselves and stay connected to others, too.”

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Joshua Lyford

When 3cross Brewing Company opened in 2014, it blended craft beer with enthusiasm for cycling, but under the surface owner Dave Howland always had 3cross as a social venture in mind. On Tuesday, Jan. 9, Howland announced 3cross – itself a reference to a bicycle spoke lacing pattern – had converted its corporate structure to a cooperative one.

With that, naturally, came a name change, one that served two purposes: to announce the company’s new structure and to open the company – long crafting fermented beverage favorite kombucha via its KrafTea brand – up to more fermented product options.

Thus was born 3cross Fermentation Cooperative.

“The name change represents two things,” said Howland. “One, the big one, is that we’re shifting from a traditional corporate structure to a cooperative one. This means that the business is owned by workers and customers.

The fermentation end of things is a longerterm vision to produce other types of fermented products in addition to beer.”

Howland was seated on a stool at 3cross’s bar. The taproom and brewery had just opened for the day and there was music playing in the 4 Knowlton Ave. location. Howland was wearing his signature cycling hat and glasses with a Patagonia jacket.

“From the outset,” he said, “I really wanted 3cross to be very much a community-focused venture. Opening ownership to anyone in the community really reinforces that, I think. The worker end of things makes sure that we still have a solid voice as workers in the company, but we’re also opening up that participation to customers.”

For 3cross workers, such as taproom manager Heather Odell, this means a greater say in the direction of the company and, quite literally, a sense of ownership.

“I definitely feel like I have a true voice in what happens here,” said Odell. “Dave has always been pretty democratic about how he runs the brewery anyway, bouncing ideas off of me and whatnot. Actually having a say in the direction of the business is pretty empowering. Not just that, but I feel like I’m more committed and have more at stake by being

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Dave Howland and Heather Odell behind the bar of 3cross brewing company. an owner.”

For the public at large, the cooperative structure means having a say in the company providing a much beloved product. Consumer memberships are purchased at a one-time, lifetime price of $150.

“When people buy into the co-op, they will actually be buying a share in the company,” Howland said. “Co-ops are a little different than your typical publicly-traded company as opposed to the emphasis being on the investment of capital. There is some small monetary investment and then each person is investing their ideas and input into the business.

It’s very egalitarian: one member, one vote.

No one has any more say than anyone else, as opposed to a large company where, if you own 51 percent of the shares, you essentially

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control the direction of the company.”

Membership purchases will be opened to the public Friday, Jan. 26, at 4:30 p.m. following the New Economy Summit hosted by Worcester State University.

“Having that group of consumers that are really invested, all of them are going to have unique skills that we don’t have here,” said Howland. “I’m hoping that people can bring their own unique viewpoints and abilities to really improve the company and send it a much better direction. Not that it’s going in a bad direction, but to improve.”

With the cooperative structure in place and community memberships going on sale at the tail end of the month, Howland and company hope the community continues to embrace 3cross with a larger stake in the cycling-cen-

tric brewery and taproom.

“Our hope is that it appeals to the core beer drinkers and cyclist crowd that we try to appeal to in general and to really further engage them and give them some more investment,” he said. “It’s one thing to go to a bar or another brewery and taproom and have a beer, it’s another to sit down at the bar and say, ‘Hey, I own part of that stool.’ It’s a different mindset.”

You can discover more about 3cross Fermentation Cooperative online at 3crossbrewing.com.

Night & Day Editor Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com.

Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts and on Instagram @Joshualyford.

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THE PRIMORDIAL VOID:

I didn’t have to dig very deep on that subhead, as it is the name of the new EP of Worcester’s own crossover-thrash act High Command. The record was streamed in full by Decibel Magazine (listen at decibelmagazine.com). They launched the stream Jan. 9, but it is still up and ready for the delight of your ears. Of course, it’s always exciting when High Command releases new songs, but what may be the most exciting part of the entire thing is guitarist Ryan McArdle’s quotes. I mean just read this: “With these two songs we wanted to take what we were doing on the demo (The Secartha Demos) in a darker, more fucked-sounding direction. The Primordial Void is the product of us going into the Paincave [studio] with every intention of recording the sonic equivalent of a mushroom cloud.” Vocalist Kevin Fitzgerald continues his story of hero Dikeptor on his quest to return a cursed sword to the void it came from. “... I expanded on the frigid, unforgiving landscape of Secartha,” said Fitzgerald. “The end result is something barbaric the listener can escape in.” I am proud that this man knighted me on a Philadelphia rooftop just a few short months ago.

PAINT YOUR FACES, WORMS: More rock and roll news (albeit belated, mind) coming from beautiful Worcester, as hard rock act Facepaint released a music video for “Midnight Rhythm” (also) on Jan. 9. Apparently, that was a powerful day for Worcester shred. Directed by Anthony Bridgeford, the video (as well as the band) is pure rock and roll. The live footage was filmed in an afternoon of debauchery at the band’s practice space and spliced together with uptempo footage. The result is a good-ass time I’m sure you’ll enjoy. You can find it on YouTube, and don’t be surprised if you end up sticking around for the rest of Bridgeford’s catalog of work, including their Worcester Film Wars submission, “Grill Marks,” with much of the horror short shot at Ralph’s Diner.

YOU’RE MAC-IN’ ME CRAZY: I’ve written

four stories already today and I’m trying to rush home so my dog doesn’t eat my couch cushions again. I’m a little loopy, even by my standards. That’s where this weirdo subhead came from, I assure you. With that said, here’s a quick reminder for Veg Worcester’s Mac Daddy 2018 Mac and Cheese Cook-Off Saturday, Jan. 27, 6-8 p.m. at Technoopia, 44 Portland St. I love me some vegan mac and cheese and I’m really interested to see what folks concoct. I can eat a lot of noodles, so careful everyone. I’d also like to point out that I believe this item marks a landmark: the first duel-vegetarian item column in my Worcester Magazine history. Hurray for me! Hurray for mac and cheese!

ME FAIL ENGLISH? THAT’S UNPOSSIBLE!: Hey, it’s

a straight up reference from “The Simpsons,” but it’s been stuck in my head since the episode’s release in 1994. Oddly, the episode, called “Lisa on Ice,” is a

hockey-centric one, with Lisa and Bart facing off in a hockey tournament. The most memorable part, of course, is the Ralph Wiggum quote, but I’m getting away from anything resembling a point, aren’t I? I don’t usually like to step on our network of fine writers’ toes, but I had to bust in with a highlight of one of the magnificent Sarah Connell’s Bite Sized items this week.

Hudson’s Rail Trail Flatbread Co. is debuting its take on the Impossible Burger and, dude, I am pumped. I’ve been trying to get my hands on one of these bad boys for a long time and it looks like I’m taking the trip to the first place I ever saw folks smoking crack on the job: Hudson. Sarah gets into more detail in her column, but as a longtime vegetarian, the thought of getting an entirely new sort of veg-friendly burger has me drooling. OK, on with our usual system, eh?

FLORA IN WINTER: I thought about a number of subheads to use on this one, I tried to shorten “Worcester lacks fluoride, but we’ve got Flora!,” but I just couldn’t hack it. I’m probably not going to be winning any “Best Headline Writing” awards anytime soon. Regardless of my crappy presentation, the Worcester Art Museum’s “Flora in Winter” event returns from Jan. 25-28. This year’s theme is “Swept Away,” inspired by the current and ongoing “Coming Away: Winslow Homer and England” exhibition. If you haven’t been, the art museum transforms the space with floral displays inspired by the artwork surrounding it. Hope you don’t have any mid-season allergies. There will be accompanying programming, including an opening night reception on the 25th with snacks, music and a cash bar.

GOODBYE ECOTARIUM’S JOE: This was sung to the tune

of Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” but I’m going to assume you knew that. The EcoTarium’s Joe Cox will be headed down south to his new role as president and CEO of Ft. Lauderdale’s Museum of Discovery and Science. I wrote about this at length back in December, so I’ll keep this short. I grew to enjoy Joe’s presence here in the city and I’m sad that the enthusiastic (and snappily-dressed) guy will be leaving us.

Farewell Joe and good luck!

Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext.

325, by being so cold in your drafty triple decker that you wear two pairs of long johns to bed, only to have your massive floppy hound dog puppy fall asleep on top of you, rendering your internal temperature roughly 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit (the estimated surface temperature of the sun), forcing a sudden and chaotic removal of all clothes and blankets – much to the chagrin of said hound dog who has now decided it’s time to go outside, prompting the application of previously-removed articles of clothing, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts and on Instagram @Joshualyford.

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A Paul Mitchell Focus Salon

Jim Keogh

“The Post,” Steven Spielberg’s retelling of the Washington Post’s 1971 publication of the Pentagon Papers, is not a great movie, but it is a timely one. Spielberg stretches back 46 years to assert the primacy of the First Amendment, drawing a distinct parallel

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The secret history of the United States’ involvement in Vietnam, commissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, was an explosive document detailing a host of lies the federal government had long fed the public about how the war was engineered and its prospects for success. The most damning nugget within the 47 volumes was the admission the conflict was unwinnable, yet the U.S. would not curtail its involvement, despite American fatalities that eventually neared 60,000.

“The Post” begins with Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) fearing the New York Times’ is about to drop a Vietnamrelated bombshell. It does. The Times publishes excerpts from The Pentagon Papers, leaked by former military analyst Daniel Ellsberg to reveal secrets the federal government had

wanted hidden. Richard Nixon’s administration quickly files an injunction, arguing further publication jeopardizes national security, and Bradlee’s team scrambles to track down the papers and thrust them back into view.

Spielberg chronicles the internal struggles at the Post that made publication exceptionally thorny. Publisher Katharine Graham (Meryl Streep) has inherited responsibility for the paper from her late husband, and is plagued by insecurities about its (and her) future. Graham’s decision whether to print the Pentagon Papers is further complicated on fronts both professional and personal: attorneys bark in her ear that doing so could scare off the company’s investors. Publishing also would fray her cozy relationship with the Washington elite, especially her close friendship with McNamara. Her every step is buffeted by dismissive comments from some in her inner circle who view her as incapable of guiding the Post, arguing a woman in a leadership role of this magnitude isn’t viable.

The hard work of good journalism is the true star here. One of the quiet heroes is Ben Bagdikian (Bob Odenkirk), a Clark University alumnus, who retrieves 4,000 pages of sensitive documents from Ellsberg (Matthew Rhys) and spirits them to Washington, where the Post editors spend a marathon session in Bradlee’s living room poring over their contents.

Nixon’s actual voice, forever captured on his secret White House tapes in all its vindictive, paranoid glory, hovers over the proceedings like a spectral narrator, promising ugly consequences if the Post publishes. For Bradlee et al., defying Nixon was just part of the rush.

As a call to action in defense of the First Amendment, “The Post” does a fine job of churning the waters, but as moviemaking, it feels flat. Hanks’ Ben Bradlee, for all his swagger and growling, doesn’t register nearly as intensely as did Jason Robards’ Bradlee in “All the President’s Men.” When he really starts pontificating, he drops the “r” at the end of his words, betraying his Boston roots (it confounds me why Hanks insists on doing this — his Boston accent is the worst in the business).

Streep is exceptionally fluttery as Graham, presumably for dramatic purposes. Graham did indeed suffer from a lack of confidence when she first took the reins, though a scene at a crucial board meeting where she is near-catatonic rings false. She was made of sterner stuff. Spielberg includes a scene of Graham emerging from the courthouse following a key Supreme Court decision; she walks through a gauntlet of adoring young women without a single male face to mar the female-empowerment vibe. The message is solid, but a good editor, like Bradlee himself, would have advised Spielberg he’s laying it on a little thick.

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Sitting at Nuovo’s bar is a ceremonious affair. Tickle yourself entertained as the staff weaves in and out of customers’ conversations at only the most appropriate moments. You are never alone at Nuovo.

It is as important now as ever before that bar service reads charming, rather than creepy.

Nuovo’s resident barkeep has mastered the art of unobtrusive flattery. He has worked at 92 Shrewsbury St. for exactly six years, seven months and three days as of this publishing date, and it feels apparent he hasn’t wasted a single moment. He caters to customers the way a viticulturist tends to grapes. And, just as the 2011 Fontanafredda Barolo has spent the same interval softening its aromas to that of dried violets and rose petals, the man behind the bar is steadily evolving before

your very eyes.

He has even named the tiny salt and pepper shakers, two ceramic instruments shaped like stout chefs. The salt is Salvatore. The pepper is Giuseppe. He’ll ask, “You know why the food is so good?” and answer his own question, “Because I don’t make it!” But, he can concoct a splendid cappuccino ($5) which you would be right to order.

The decor has not aged as gracefully as the Barolo or the bartender. Wallpaper and upholstery harken back to a previous decade.

Tetris-patterned light fixtures flashback even further. The dining room is clean and tidy, effusing undertones of a function room.

The antipasto misto ($12) likewise radiates an affection for catering. The generous plate comes with assorted Italian salami, olives, mozzarella, sharp cheeses, marinated tomatoes, grilled zucchini, pepperoncini and two pieces of crostini. It is not unlike a platter one might pick up from the local grocer to set out on the coffee table before a dinner party.

Small house salads emerge with sauteed specialties, an excellently-dressed pile of Romaine lettuce and winter’s tomatoes. The specialty itself, veal alla cacciatore ($24), can balance precariously upon a narrow margin for error when it comes to such delicate medallions.

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Cacciatore refers to a dish prepared “hunter style,” a heft granted by the additions of sundried tomatoes, olive oil, capers, garlic, artichokes, black olives and roasted peppers. It’s true what they say, Nuovo’s homemade marinara sauce tastes like liquid summer.

Nuovo’s pastas are not homemade, but they are prepared fresh daily. The Pappardelle all’ The Pappardelle all’ Amatriciana ($18) pairs nicely with a Amatriciana ($18) glass of the Rapido Red Sangiovese ($8) pairs nicely with a groups that appreciate attentive service. This glass of the Rapido Red Sangiovese ($8) also is a restaurant where the customer is always a 2011 vintage, with ripe cherry notes and right and the staff truly aims to please. The hints of almond. A plate of broad noodles menu is not built for adventurous eaters and are served al dente, slick with the magical clings to simple iterations of Italian classics. marinara sauce. Chunks of fresh tomatoes, Nuovo’s followers are devout and unchanging. onion and garlic accompany salty bits of On my last visit with a friend, we rang up pancetta and pecorino romano. $104.33 for dinner, drinks and cappuccinos.

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The Impossible Burger makes its debut on the Rail Trail menu this week. The burger comes with

a vegan set—Daiya provolone, vegan French onion spread, crispy potato skins and lettuce. Stanford University biochemistry professor emeritus Patrick O. Brown started developing the plant-based protein in 2011, and now serves as CEO of Impossible Foods. Rail Trail representative Lindsay Tierney shares, “The burger had its restaurant debut at David Chang’s Momofuku Nishi (NYC) in 2016 (yes, with nonvegan- friendly toppings). The ‘ground beef’ is comprised of textured wheat protein, coconut oil and potato protein, plus soy leghemoglobin (aka ‘heme’) an iron-containing molecule that gives it its medium-rare qualities.” The company touts the environmental impact of its product: the Impossible Burger is produced without hormones, antibiotics, cholesterol or artificial flavors, and uses about 75 percent less water, and 95 percent less land than it takes to raise cows for conventional ground beef. It also emits about 87 percent fewer greenhouse gases.

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Karaoke. 8-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-8531350.

Classic Rock, Blues, and Folk with Patrick McCarthy!

6:30-9:30 p.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-8396106.

Open Mic Most Thursdays @ Barbers North. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438.

Open Mic/Local Musicians Showcase Every 3rd Thursday @ KBC Brewery. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free!

6:30-9:30 p.m. Kretschmann Brewing Co (KBC Brewing) - Brewery and Beer Garden, 9 Frederick St., Webster.

Scott Michael Olson At NU Cafe. Scott is an exceptionally talented, versatile and gifted performer with over 37 years of professional experience as a church organist, pianist, and 2nd Tenor soloist. Free.

6:30-8:30 p.m. NU Cafe 335 Chandler St., Worcester. 335 Chandler St. 508-365-9095.

Amanda Cote. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580.

Jodee Frawlee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

Joe Macey. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster.

Open Mic Night With David Bazin. Acoustic Style, bring your acoustic instrument down and or sing and share your talent! No Cover.

8-11 p.m. Belfont Hotel, 11 South Main St., Millbury. 508-917-8128.

Tim Pacific. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025.

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

Center Stage Karaoke. Come on down and take center stage.

Thursday is Karaoke night at Beatniks. 9PM...No Cover No Cover. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Karaoke Party with Matty J! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

Kevin Shields. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place.

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Troy Gonyea Live at Nick’s! There’s no questioning Troy Gonyea’s blues credentials. The Worcester guitarist and singer-songwriter cut his chops playing with such bands as The Fabulous Thunderbirds, the Muddy Waters’ Band, and local favorites, The Howl. Troy plays Nick’s tonight at 9PM 9-11:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-7534030 or find them on Facebook.

DJ Cuzn Kev. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening and dancing pleasure! (Thursday is college night @ the Canal) 10:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

DJ X Kaliber Performs at Loft at 11. 11-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

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seat! N/A. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar / Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353 or find them on Facebook.

Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat! Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat (TFIDN) is an unfettered romp through Nat’s musical imagination backed up by his hefty piano chops and hip vocals! Special guests are welcome to sit in, and often do! 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, Cabaret, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or on Facebook.

Arbacia. Joe Cicero and Selena Wilson Reich, two seasoned musicians who bring their love of music making to life in a live performances throughout New England. No Cover- Reservations Suggested. 6:30-9:30 p.m. The UXLocale, 510 Hartford Ave West, Uxbridge. 508-779-7515 or theuxlocale.com Big Jon Short. 7-10 p.m. Medusa Brewing Company, 111 Main St. Hudson Ma, Hudson. 978-310-1933.

Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North.

Now catch Bill McCarthy playing his heart out every Friday at Barbers North (Sterling, MA) @6:30pm Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic.com for info.

Free! 7-10 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling.

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Jay Graham. 7-10 p.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-3046044.

Dustin Brideau. 7:30-11 p.m. Happy Jack’s, 785 North Main St., Leominster. 978-466-3433.

Andy Fichtel. 8-11 p.m. 435 Bar & Grill, 435 Lancaster St., Leominster.

Chad Clements. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025.

Dave Harrington. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057.

Dueling Pianos. What are dueling pianos? It is a massive “to the top of your lungs” sing along with all your friends! Two grand pianos are center-stage with a team of outrageously talented pianists that seem to know every song ever written. Each show is different because it’s all request. These shows are request oriented, interactive sing-a-longs wherein two piano players sit across from each other and trade songs.

The dueling piano audience is used for the dueling aspect of the show.

Audience members are pitted one-side-against-the-other. Examples of rivalries include country vs. rock, men against women, etc. People do love to interact and have fun. $17 advance; $20 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com Free Entertainment. Free. 8-10:30 p.m. Chuck’s Steakhouse, 10 Prospect St., Auburn. 508-832-2553.

Hitchcock Blondes. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster.

Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Blacksheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-0255.

Scott Babineau. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

Sean Fullerton and his Mad Loops Laboratory! Performing every 4th Thursday (6-8pm) and every 3rd Friday (8-10:30pm). Dinner, Drinks, Music, Fun. 8-10:30 p.m. Tavern on the Common, 249 Main St., Rutland. 508-886-4600 or seanfullertonmusic.net Whitney Doucette. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Tavern on Central, 3 Central St., Ashburnham. 978-827-1272.

Every Friday Karaoke. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Wong Dynasty and Yankee Grill, 176 Reservoir St., Holden. 508-829-2188.

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

Alex 2E. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Blue Switch. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Dirty Deeds - Live Music at JJ’s. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420.

Guest and House DJ’S. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521 or mblounge.com Hip Swayers Deluxe! Drink & Sway Friday! Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978345-5051.

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Karaoke Fridays at Three G’s Sportsbar. Join Magic Mike Entertainment every Friday night for Karaoke! Free! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Three G’s Sports Bar, 152 Millbury St. magicmikeentertainment.com Paxton Crossing. Great music with a Country, Bluesy vibe. Paxton, MA musicians Kirk Huehls and Matt Remmes play a variety of acoustic music, including original songs and covers from a variety of genre $5.

9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Facebook.

Thee Sonomatics! Live at Nick’s. Garage Surf Primitive Rock & Roll. From the gritty post-industrial backwater of Worcester, Massachusetts, steeped in the tradition of Link Wray, the Sonics, the Ventures and the Ramones, and direct from an actual garage: 9-11:59 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Auntie Trainwreck: Ravioli, Rock & Blues! You know that the Trainwreck and the Padavanos are always ready for another good time and last year, we rocked Shrewsbury St. pretty hard, so we’re back at it again for our 2nd show of the new year! You will definitely want to come early and grab a bite to eat from Padavano’s incredible menu, chock full of authentic Italian home style food: a large variety of appetizers, salads and entrees are sure to please everyone. Then, stay to dance the night away to all the Classic Rock, Blues, Alternative and Party favorites you can handle! 21+, No cover, music starts around 9:30 pm! 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022 or Facebook.

DJ Tec Threat (upstairs). 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. DJ’s. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044.

DJ 21+ 10:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Safe House Radio Show. This is a live radio broadcast with 2 living DJs hoping to drag you out of your lonely IPods and phone apps to hear the local & national metal, thrash, screamo, punk and alternative you wont hear on mainstream radio. Tune into WCUW 91.3FM in the Worcester and surrounding areas. Or stream live on wcuw.org (hit the listen live button in the upper left corner of screen) Join your DJs Summi and Momma Bear for an hour of metal, thrash, screamo, punk & alternative. You’re not alone in your digital world. Were out here live! Call in to let us know your listening @ (508)753-2284 after 11pm. Hope you tune in to hear local and national metal and more! 91.3fm or wcuw.org It’s your community radio! So enjoy it already! Sheesh! 11 p.m.-midnight WCUW Studios, 910 Main St. 508-753-2284 or find them on Facebook.

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Andy & Judy Sing. Join folksingers Andy & Judy Daigle for storytelling through song. Guitars, mandolins, banjos and harmonicas will be played, and music will range from traditional songs to folk music classics. Audience participation by singing along, clapping or stomping is encouraged! Sponsored by the Friends of the Worcester Public Library free. 2-3:30 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square.

508-799-1655, ext. 3.

The Stillwater String Band. The Stillwater String Band appears at the Stone Cow! Join us for some fresh brews and familiar songs! The Stillwater String Band features: David “dave” West - guitar and vocals Walter Crockett - guitar and vocals Bill Fisher - bass and vocals Free! 2-5 p.m. Stone Cow Brewery and Tasting Room, 500 West St., Barre. Find them on Facebook.

Chris Reddy Apre Ski Party. 3-5 p.m. The Outlook Restaurant, 79 Powers Road, Westford.

Mechanics Hall Winter Soiree. Designed for small-office staffs, families, colleagues, or friends to enjoy a winter’s night party without having to plan it! 5:00PM - 6:00PM Cocktail Reception in Washburn Hall 6:00PM - 10:00PM Dinner and Dancing in the Great Hall This year we’re dancing to the sounds of Dan Gabel & The Abletones Big Band. $48. 5-10 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or mechanicshall.org Open Mic! Come join our weekly open mic night! Hosted by Stephen Wright. All family friendly performers welcome. Show up and add your name to the list. Look forward to having you! 6:30-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com Cara Brindisi. 7-10 p.m. Medusa Brewing Company, 111 Main St. Hudson Ma, Hudson. 978-310-1933.

New England Weather. Rob and Jared are a very talented duo who play a wide genre of music. Just like their namesake, you never know what’s happening next! 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar / Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353 or find them on Facebook.

Rick Hamel Live Acoustic Hits. Rick Hamel plays Classic Rock, Pop and Country hits from The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty, Bad Company, Bon Jovi, Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox 20, Pearl Jam, Audioslave, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Cole Swindell, Jason Aldean, Luke Combs and more! 7-10 p.m. White Eagle Polish Club, 112 Green St. 774-245-1991.

Collington. Collington is touring the Northeast, and we have him tonight! $5 Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main Room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. 508-579-6722.

Neil Berg’s Fifty Years of Rock & Roll. With a cast consisting of both stars from Broadway’s greatest rock musicals, as well as incredible Rock & Roll singers, Neil Berg shares the often unknown stories from the fifty-year history of the music that changed the world forever! Lead singers from MEATLOAF, Trans Siberian Orchestra and several Broadway rock musicals will have you singing and dancing like you’re 18 Again!

From the progenitors of Rock and Roll in the 1940’s, through the glory years of the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, up until MTV in the early 80’s. Neil Berg’s Fifty Years of Rock & Roll uses fascinating stories and groundbreaking music, with tributes to such important and iconic rock stars as Chuck Berry/LittleRichard, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan, Frankie Valli, The Beatles, Beach Boys, Motown, Aretha Franklin, The Who, Janis Joplin, Woodstock, Simon & Garfunkel, Carole King, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Aerosmith, Linda Ronstadt, Bruce Springsteen, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Disco, New Wave, Journey and others! Tickets are $45, $55 and $65 depending on seat location.

Discounts are available for members and groups of ten or more. Please contact the box office at 877.571.SHOW (7469) for more information.

Tickets are $45, $55 and $65 depending on seat location. . 7:30-9:30 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-5717469 or thehanovertheatre.org Santino Proietti. 7:30-11 p.m. Happy Jack’s, 785 North Main St., Leominster. 978-466-3433.

Brett Brumby. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025.

Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Tavern on Central, 3 Central St., Ashburnham. 978-827-1272.

Dave Mack Performs at Loft, Saturday at 8. 8-11 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Heather Ralston. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster.

James Keyes. 8-11 p.m. 435 Bar & Grill, 435 Lancaster St., Leominster.

Katie Obrien Duo. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

Left - Right. 8-11 p.m. The Monument Tap, , Leominster. 978-7981242.

Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Blacksheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-0255.

Mark Marquis Band. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057.

Michael Spaulding. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580.

Scott Babineau. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438.

The Slambovian Circus of Dreams. Called everything from “Hillbilly-Pink Floyd” to “folk-pop” to “surreal Americana”, New York’s Slambovian Circus of Dreams “is a riveting, mesmerizing, crazy, amazing machine of music.” - Chronogram Magazine. A rootsy psychedelica that Maverick Magazine calls “Mightily impressive and hugely original rock from the cool end of Americana”, their melodic avant-folk conjures with an exotic instrumental arsenal and a palette of styles ranging from dusty Americana ballads to huge Pink Floydesque cinematic anthems. The Slambovians charm from the first note with thought provoking lyrics for thinking audiences. $20 advance; $25 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com

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Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or Facebook.

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

Aquanet. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420.

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

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Fellowship of The King. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

Guest and House DJ’S. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521 or mblounge.com Gunpowder N Lead. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Pull The Pin. hybrid classic rock/punk rock vibe $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

Riff Raff. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Stacy’s Mom. The ladies of Stacy’s Mom will be playing the best in Classic Rock, Alternative and Pop the way only Stacy’s Mom can, including incredible vocal harmonies, searing guitar solos and a groove that will most definitely get you on the dance floor! Come out and rock all night with this all female band that’s new to the Central MA music scene!

21+, No Cover, music starts promptly at 9 pm! 9 p.m.-midnight Dunny’s Tavern, 291 East Main St., East Brookfield. Find them on Facebook.

Petty Larceny. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

DJ’s. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044.

DJ 21+. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening and

dancing pleasure! 10:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

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Mike G’s Sunday Jam at Greendales. 6:30-10:30 p.m. Travel Destination 508-864-4715.

Jazz Brunch. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Bluegrass Brunch at Bull Mansion. Every Sunday At The Bull Mansion you can now enjoy a spectacular brunch and some down-home picking and a plucking provided by a rotating roster of bluegrass rock stars. Free W/ Brunch. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bistro, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. 508-755-6070 or find them on Facebook.

Winter Concerts - Mac Lynn Arnold. Violin concert. Member $7, Non-member $18 per person, including admission. 3-4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Blues Jam with The Living Bra’s. 4-9 p.m. Dunnys Tavern, 291 East Main St., East Brookfield, MA, East Brookfield.

Open Mic Sundays @ Park Grill & Spirits. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. John Brazile. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978345-5051.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-7988385.

Karaoke - DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Mike Melendez. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

>Monday 22

Industry Night With Keith. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521.

Jazz Night - Live at JJ’s. 6 p.m.-midnight JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420.

Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 7-11 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Jazz Night - Live at JJ’s. 7-10 p.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420 or jjsnorthboro.com Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-7988385.

>Tuesday 23

Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with Bill McCarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@ verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook.

AriBand Live at Nick’s. Singer-songwriter Ari Charbonneau, also known as AriBand: “nature’s source of unfiltered rock.” and all the other souls we be trippin with through space time. Keep smilin No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Boogie Chillin’. Bluesy, bluegrassy, jazzy, americana, dead, and more.

Jon Bonner - Guitar & Vocals Dan Villani - Violin/fiddle Fernando Perez - Percussion Joining us sometimes are Zack Slik on mandolin, Chris

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Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439 or find them on Facebook.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-7988385.

Karaoke Tuesdays at 9:30. 9:30-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

>Wednesday 24

Wack Wednesday Jam night. 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Open Mic Wednesdays at CJ’s Steak Loft in Northborough. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. CJs Steakloft, 369 W. Main St. (route 20), Northborough. 508-3938134 or find them on Facebook.

Brett Brumby. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025.

Open Mic. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133.

Wednesday Night Mayhem. The last bastion of democracy: an open, live-writing competition in character, where the audience dances, throws things, and votes for the winner! $5. 8 p.m.-noon Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Facebook.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978345-5051.

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Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Road. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798- Museum of Russian Icons, Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 8385. closed Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Karaoke with DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (59 +), $7; Students, $5; St. Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598Karaoke with Mikey Mic’s. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton 5000 or 978-598-5000 or museumofrussianicons.org St. 508-799-4521.

Old Sturbridge Village, Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday.

Admission: $28 Adults, $26 Seniors (55+), $14 Youths (4-17), free for Children 3 & Under, $14 College Students with valid college ID. 1 Old ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic.com or osv.org Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300 or Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday annamaria.edu Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909.

ArtsWorcester, Hours: closed Sunday - Tuesday, noon-4 p.m.

Post Road Art Center, Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 Wednesday - Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-485artsworcester.org 2580 or postroadartcenter.com Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 preservationworcester.org Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts Booklovers’ Gourmet, For the Love of Animals - Art Exhibit by Janet Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, Aleid, Through Jan. 31. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-752-2170 or East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or bookloversgourmet.com printsandpotter.com Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m.

Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-793-7113 or p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org clarku.edu Quinsigamond Community College: Administration Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 Building, 670 West Boylston St. qcc.edu p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St., Clinton. Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free. 633 College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-753Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed 8278 or worcesterhistory.org Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com danforthmuseum.org Sprinkler Factory, Admission: free. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.

EcoTarium, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to com 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $15.00 adults; $10 for children Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ages 2-18, college students with ID & senior citizens. Children under 2 Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special 853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com event. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m.

Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 18 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck.com Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery.

Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, com Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, closed Thursday St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com - Saturday. Admission: Free. 781 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, fitchburghistoricalsociety.org closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St., Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, free to Members & Children under. 11 Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org Framed in Tatnuck, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to Worcester Art Museum, Coming Away: Winslow Homer and 6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 1099 Pleasant St. England, Through Feb. 4; Jeppson Idea Lab: Master Vases from Ancient 508-770-1270 or framedintatnuck.com Greece, Through April 8; Last Defense: The Genius of Japanese Meiji Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456Metalwork, Through Sept. 2; Rediscovering an American Community 3924 or fruitlands.org of Color: The Photographs of William Bullard, Through Feb. 25. Hours: Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 or seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each galleryofafricanart.org month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup.com Worcester Center for Crafts, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m.

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to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Historical Museum, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655 or worcpublib.org WPI: George C. Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu

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Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits - Fridays, Saturdays, Saturday, September 18 - Tuesday, December 31. Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits 257 Park Ave Worcester MA 01609 Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Clubs Showtimes: Friday 9pm-Saturdays 8pm -$20pp Reservations Recommended at 800-401-2221 Prices: $20 Fri/Sat pp except Special Events Drinks and Appetizers available in the show room Full Dinner Available before Show in Restaurant Give the Gift of Laughter! dickdoherty.com $5off with College ID and Reservations 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans and Reservations $4 off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations. Fri & Sat Jan 19th & 20th Shawn Carter Maya Manion and Friends Fri & Sat Jan 26th & 27th Drew Dunn and Friends Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits Great Food and Fun Make Reservations Early at 800-401-2221 or online at dickdoherty.com Titanic - Saturday, January 20. The musical n/a. 1-3 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-869-6887 or visit calliopeproductions.org Midwinter Mischief - Sundays, Saturdays, Saturday, January 20 Sunday, February 11. After a successful run last year, Midwinter Mischief returns to Old Sturbridge Village this January and February! Midwinter Mischief combines theatrical storytelling, historical interpretation and period dining to offer guests a daytime winter adventure- Imagine the tale of a Yankee peddler passing through the village who decides to settle down at the Bullard Tavern on a cold winter’s night. There the peddler spends every dollar he has earned on food and drink, racking up a tab far beyond his means. After being confronted over his debt, the peddler fills up his cup with ashes from the hearth and promises the tavern owner that he will return with a cup overflowing of gold. From the Bullard Tavern, costumed storytellers, artisans, and villagers will entice tavern guests to wander deep into the village where they will find evidence of the peddler’s adventures and schemes. Admission to a Midwinter Mischief includes the two-hour outdoor/indoor experience and a periodinspired meal in the Village’s Bullard Tavern where guests can enjoy live music, demonstrations, and a cash bar featuring hot beverages and 1830s-inspired libations. Each day, the first experience departs the Visitor Center at 9:00 am and the last at 3:00 pm, with experiences beginning every 20 minutes (except for noon and 12:20). After your adventure, you will be led to the Bullard Tavern Great Room where you can enjoy your inclusive hearty soup or stew meal. Midwinter Mischief was written and directed by P.J. Griffith. Non-members: $30 Adult | $20 Youth; OSV Members: $20 Adult | $10 Youth. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. Call 800-733-1830 or visit osv.org “Chicago” - Sunday, January 21. Auditions also Monday, January 22 at 7 PM Call backs, Saturday, January 27 at 11 AM Performances: June 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 8 pm and June 17, 23 and 24 at 2 pm 6:30-8:30 p.m. Worcester County Light Opera Company, The Grandview Playhouse, 21 Grandview Ave. Call 508-753-4383.

Titanic - Sunday, January 21 - Monday, January 22. The musical n/a.

7-9 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-8696887 or visit calliopeproductions.org “Chicago” - Monday, January 22. Callbacks Saturday, January 27 at 11 AM Performances: June 15, 16, 22, and 23 at 8 pm and June 17, 23 and 24 at 2 pm 7-9 p.m. Worcester County Light Opera Company, The Grandview Playhouse, 21 Grandview Ave. Call 508-753-4383.

family >Saturday 20

Art Cart: Medieval. The Middle Ages! The name brings to mind images of knights and princesses, of sinners and saints, and heroes and villains. You might discover the armor worn by knights and how it was used. Or create your own heraldry so your friends (and foes) can identify you. Ask our friendly docent what topic will be on tap today!

(Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 10:3011:30 a.m. Worcester Art Museum, Medieval Gallery, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Zip Tour:Still Life on a Table. Zip tours are fast-paced views of one artist or work of art, and last only 20 minutes. Free with Museum admission. (Programming subject to change.) Free With Museum Admission. 1-1:20 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Meets in Lancaster Lobby, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Tour of the Month: Painting with Light: Medieval Stain Glass. Join us as we examine many of the museums fine examples of Medieval stained glass. Stained glass windows not only enhanced the beauty of the churches and let light into these dark spaces, they were also used to convey ideas to church goers. This tour will look at this beautiful art form, tell you the stories and symbolism reflected in these windows, and also discuss how stain glass is created. Tour begins in the Lancaster Welcome Center. Free with Museum admission. 2-3 p.m.

Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

>Saturday 20 – April 22

Dangerous Liaisons Revisited. Art and Music Inspired by the Chinese Tang Court The prosperous Tang Dynasty (618-906) is known as the golden age of Chinese art and culture, especially during the reign of the great music patron Ming Huang in the 700s. Music distinctly shaped behavior and social roles at court, from ritual music intended to cultivate morals and virtues for harmonious rule to the vernacular music of entertainment that came to represent the sensuality and decadence of Tang court life. This exhibition revolves around the Museum’s exquisite handscroll from the 1300s, Ming Huang and Yang Guifei Listening to Music, which depicts Ming Huang and his famous consort, Yang Guifei, as they listen to an elaborate court orchestra. The forbidden love between the emperor and the legendary beauty, which eventually became implicated in the decline of the Tang dynasty, has inspired numerous poets, writers, and playwrights as well as artists in China (and later in Japan) from the 800s to the present day. Drawing on rarely seen paintings and prints from the Museum’s Asian Art collection as well as key loans, including musical instruments, this exhibition will explore the conflict between duty and desire as well as its gendered nature in Chinese art as articulated through music at court and the archetypal story of Ming Huang and Yang Guifei. Image: Early Ming Dynasty, Chinese, Ming Huang and Yang Gueifei Listening to Music, (detail) 1368-1400, ink and light color on silk, Museum Purchase Exhibition support is provided by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, and through the generosity of the late Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, and an anonymous donor in memory of Mimi D. Block. Additional support is provided by the Don and Mary Melville Contemporary Art Fund and the John M. Nelson Fund. Free with Museum admission. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org

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Family Snowshoe Hike. Winter is an excellent time of year to explore the sanctuary with your family, especially on snowshoes. If you have never snowshoed before, let us introduce you to this great winter activity. You will learn about equipment and safety, and then head out for a guided walk on the trails. All levels of experience are welcome. This will be a winter hike if there is no snow. Warm up with hot chocolate after. Leaders: Sanctuary Staff. Open to families with children ages 7 and up. Snowshoes are available to rent for an additional $3/hour for member adults; $5/hour for nonmember adults; free for children. $7 Adult Members, $9 Adult Nonmember, $4 Child Members, $5 Child Nonmembers. 1-3 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow

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Sunday Volunteer Days at Wachusett Meadow. Learn about nature as you assist with a variety of property, maintenance, and ecological management projects such as gardening, buildings and grounds work, trail clearing, wildlife monitoring, and animal care.

Projects are primarily outside, but inside projects are sometimes needed.

Carpentry skills welcome. Nature lovers appreciated. For all ages, but children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information contact the Sanctuary at 978.464.2712 Free. 1-4 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712.

fundraisers >Sunday 21

Planting Seeds for the Community: Winter Splash and Tu B’Shevat Celebration. Come for the swim party, stay for the yummy B’Shevat celebration! The swim party will start at 4:00 PM, and the B’Shevat celebration will start at 5:15 PM. The B’Shevat celebration will be led by our Young Israeli Emissaries, Tamar and Stav. Please RSVP to jfcm.org/plantingseeds. You may also honor someone this holiday by planting a tree in Israel (available with additional donation)! For further details, contact Mindy Hall at mhall@jcfm.org. $5/child, maximum of $20/family; Free to JCC members. 4-6 p.m. Worcester JCC, 633 Salisbury St. 508-756-7109 or worcesterjcc.org

college sports Men’s Basketball Anna Maria Jan. 18 @ Lasell, 7 p.m.

Jan. 20 @ Saint Joseph’s, 3 p.m.

Jah. 23 vs. Albertus Magnus, 7:30 p.m.

Assumption Jan. 20 @ St. Rose, 3:30 p.m.

Jan. 23 @ Southern Connecticut State, 7:30 p.m.

Becker Jan. 18 @ Newbury, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 20 vs. Dean, 3 p.m.

Jan. 24 @ Mitchell, 6 p.m.

Clark Jan. 20 @ WPI, 4 p.m.

Jan. 24 @ MIT, 7 p.m.

Holy Cross Jan. 20 @ Bucknell, 12 p.m.

Jan. 22 @ American, 7 p.m.

Worcester State Jan. 20 vs. Fitchburg State, 3 p.m.

Jan. 23 vs. Bridgewater State, 7:30 p.m.

WPI Jan. 20 vs. Clark, 4 p.m.

Jan. 24 @ Springfield, 8 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

Anna Maria Jan. 18 @ Mount Ida, 5 p.m.

Jan. 20 @ Saint Joseph’s (Maine), 1 p.m.

Jan. 23 vs. Lasell, 5:30 p.m.

Assumption Jan. 20 @ St.Rose, 1:30 p.m.

Jan. 25 @ Southern Connecticut State, 5:30 p.m.

Becker Jan. 18 vs. Mitchell, 6 p.m.

Jan. 20 vs. Elms, 1 p.m.

Jan. 23 vs. Bay Path, 7 p.m.

Clark Jan. 20 @ MIT, 2 p.m.

Jan. 24 vs. Mount Holyoke, 7 p.m.

Holy Cross Jan. 20 vs. Bucknell, 1:05 p.m.

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Jan. 24 vs. American, 7:05 p.m.

Nichols Jan. 18 vs. Coast Guard, 7 p.m.

Worcester State Jan. 20 vs. Fitchburg State, 1 p.m.

Jan. 23 vs. Bridgewater State, 5:30 p.m.

WPI Jan. 20 vs. Wheaton (Mass.), 2 p.m.

Jan. 24 @ Springfield, 6 p.m.

Women’s Swimming & Diving Assumption Jan. 20 @ LIU Post, 1 p.m.

Clark Jan. 24 vs. WPI, 6:30 p.m.

Holy Cross Jan. 20 vs. Providence, 11 a.m.

WPI Jan. 24 @ Clark, 6:30 p.m.

Men’s Ice Hockey Assumption Jan. 20 @ Saint Anselm, 4 p.m.

Men’s Track & Field

Becker Jan. 19 @ Suffolk, 7 p.m.

Jan. 20 vs. Suffolk, 7 p.m.

Holy Cross Jan. 19 vs. Niagara, 7:05 p.m.

Jan. 20 vs. Niagara, 7:05 p.m.

Nichols Jan. 19 vs. Endicott, Harrisville, R.I., 6:40 p.m.

Jan. 20 @ Endicott, Beverly, 5:15 p.m.

Worcester State Jan. 20 vs. vs. Westfield State, 3:30 p.m.

Holy Cross Jan. 20 @ New Hampshire, 12 p.m.

Worcester State Jan. 18 @ URI Heptathlon Jan. 20 @ Springfield Invitational #2 Jan. 21 vs. GBTC Invitational @ Harvard WPI Jan. 20 @ Lyons Invitational, 12 p.m.

Women’s Track & Field

Assumption Jan. 20 @ Sorlein Memorial Invitational, URI, Kingston, R.I. Holy Cross Jan. 20 @ New Hampshire, 12 p.m.

Worcester State Jan. 20 Springfield Invitational WPI Jan. 20 @ Lyons Invitational, 12 p.m.

Women’s Ice Hockey Holy Cross Jan. 19 vs. St. Michael’s, 2:05 p.m.

Jan. 20 vs. St. Michaeel’s, 2:05 p.m.

Men’s Swimming & Diving Clark Jan. 24 vs. WPI, 6:30 p.m.

Holy Cross Jan. 20 vs. Providence, 11 a.m.

WPI Jan. 24 @ Clark, 6:30 p.m.

Wrestling

WPI Jan. 21 @ NEWA Duals, Providence Career & Technical Academy, 9:30 a.m.

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19 Like some histories 20 Piece of property 21 Gym fixture 23 Take out 25 May honoree 26 Anticipating a little devil?

33 Furor 34 Leachman of "Young Frankenstein" 35 Caffeine-containing nut 37 "Rebel Without a Cause" costar Sal 39 "Superman" archvillain Luthor 40 Abate 41 Tennis player Wawrinka 42 Copper coating 44 "May ___ now?"

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WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS January 18, 2017 SEALED BIDS shall be received at the Purchasing Office, 69 Tacoma Street., Worcester, MA 01605 IFBs may be picked up at the location above or may be downloaded from our website: www.worcesterha.org/purchasing, or call (508) 635-3202/3203, TTY/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 or 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 forth in MGL c.258, section 2 as amended.

Bid No. Release Date Project Title Bid Surety Bid Opening 17-43 1/19/2018 Supply & Delivery of Kitchen Cabinets N/A 2:00 PM February 9, 2018 17-44 1/18/2018 Plastering Services 5% 2:00 PM February 7, 2018 Pre-Bid Conference at Purchasing Dept, 69 Tacoma Street 10:00 AM January 30, 2018 Jackson Restrepo Chief Procurement Officer Visit our website at: www.worcesterha.org

ADVERTISEMENT The Worcester Housing Authority, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from Contractors for the Stair Tower Repairs at 200-2 Curtis Apartments (WHA Job No. 2017-13) for the Worcester Housing Authority in Worcester, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by Allen and Major Associates, Inc. The Project consists of: repainting exterior metal stairs, including surface preparation (sandblasting tops of treads, risers, and landings to bare metal; scrape, sand, and clean undersides of treads, risers, landings, stringers) and drilling weep holes. The work is estimated to cost $ 153,219 (including Alternates). Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.149 §§26 to 27H inclusive. General bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the category of Painting. General Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday February 8th, 2018 and publicly opened, forthwith. All bids should be delivered to: Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 and received no later than the date & time specified above. General bids and sub-bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates), and made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority. Bid forms and Contract Documents will be made available on the Worcester Housing Authority website (http:// www.worcesterha.org/currentbids.html) at no cost. Hard copies will be made available on January 17, 2018 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 and thereafter, Monday thru Friday 8:00 A.M. through 4:30 P. M. Copies of the contract documents may be obtained by depositing $50.00 in the form of a company check, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority, for each set of documents so obtained. The amount of the deposit will be refunded to each person who returns the plans, specifications and other documents in good condition within ten (10) days after bid opening. Bidders requesting contract documents to be mailed to them should include a separate check in the amount of $40.00 for each set payable to the Worcester Housing Authority to cover mailing and handling costs. General bidders must agree to contract with minority and women business enterprises as certified by the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO), formerly known as SOMWBA. The combined participation goal reserved for such enterprises shall not be less than 10.4% of the final contract price including accepted alternates. See Contract Documents - Article 3 of the Instructions to Bidders. A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the rear of 47 Great Brook Valley Ave, Worcester, MA 01605 at which time bidders will be invited to visit the project site(s) with the a Worcester Housing Authority representative. Failure to attend or visit the premises shall be no defense in failure to perform contract terms. The contract documents may be seen, but not removed at: 1. Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 2. F.W. Dodge, 24 Hartwell Ave., Lexington, MA 02173 3.

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Invitation For Bids The Worcester Housing Authority invites sealed bids for Siding Replacement at MA 12-16 North & Providence Street Apartments in accordance with the documents prepared by Worcester Housing Authority. The work is estimated to cost $340,000, including alternates. Project consists of but is not limited to: replacing the existing vinyl siding with new vinyl and composite vinyl siding and associated work on seven (7) two-story residential buildings. General Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday February 7, 2018 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday January 24, 2018 at 69 North St. at which time bidders will be invited to visit the project site(s) with the a Worcester Housing Authority representative. Failure to attend or visit the premises shall be no defense in failure to perform contract terms. Bids are subject to M.G.L c149 §44A-J and Davis Bacon wage rates as well as other applicable laws. General Bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the following category of work: General Building Construction. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of 5% of the bid price in the form of a Bid Bond, issued by a responsible surety company licensed to do business in Massachusetts, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority by bidders for the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates). Bid forms and Contract Documents will be made available on the Worcester Housing Authority website (http://worcesterha.org/purchasing. html) at no cost. Hard copies will be made available on January 17, 2018 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 and thereafter, Monday thru Friday 8:00 A.M. through 4:30 P. M. Copies of the contract documents may be obtained by depositing $50.00 in the form of a company check, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority, for each set of documents so obtained. The amount of the deposit will be refunded to each person who returns the plans, specifications and other documents in good condition within ten (10) days after bid opening. Bidders requesting contract documents to be mailed to them should include a separate check in the amount of $40.00 for each set payable to the Worcester Housing Authority to cover mailing and handling costs. The contract documents may be seen, but not removed at: 1. Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 2. F.W. Dodge, 24 Hartwell Ave., Lexington, MA 02173 3. Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092 4. Project Dog, 18 Graf Road Unit #8 Plan Room, Newburyport, MA 01950 Attention is called to the following: 1. Provisions of Equal Employment Opportunity; 2. Provisions for payment of not less than the minimum wages as set forth in the Specifications; 3. Provisions of Chapter 14, Acts of 1966, Imposing a Temporary Sales Tax, Section 1, Subsection 6 (d) and (k) exempting the Authority from the operation of such a chapter; 4. Requirement to furnish and pay for a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Bond as set forth in the specifications, 5. Insurance certificate indicating coverage for public liability, property damage and workers compensation, in accordance with the contract requirements, must be filed by the successful bidder upon signing of the contract.

The contract will be awarded to the responsible and eligible bidder with the lowest proposed contract price including the dollar amount of all accepted alternates. Questions regarding this project shall be submitted in writing 72 hours prior to opening and emailed to Mod-Bids@worcesterha.org. Reference the WHA Job Number only in the subject line.

Worcester Housing Authority Joseph P. Carlson, Chairperson DATE: January 2018

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Sheryl Blancato and Lindsay Doray

Sheryl Blancato and Lindsay Doray’s work at Second Chance Animal Shelter supporting low-cost veterinary services for pet owners who need it. Last year, Second Chance helped 34,000 pets (32,300 of them through veterinary services programs). Blancato and Doray are dedicated to offering exams, surgery, spay/ neuter, ultrasound, x-ray, dental and everything else that is needed for owners to provide responsible medical care for their pets.

Can you describe your career trajectory?

LD: Growing up, I was always taught: do

what you love and are passionate about, and it will never feel like work. I watched my mom start Second Chance from the ground up and I was always involved in our events and fundraisers as a kid. I continued to help out at these events and at the shelter, and started working there when they needed some extra help. I never left. As a young adult I also adopted a dog that become a huge driving force to me getting into this line of work. His name was Harley. He passed about two years ago and I will continue to do this work in his honor. The organization has developed and changed so much and it is wonderful to be a part of something that I am passionate about, which helps so many in need. We continue to strive to do more for the pets in the community and their families. While at Second Chance I was able to start a program called Project Good Dog, which pairs behaviorallyneedy shelter dogs with incarcerated individuals at local correctional facilities. I am currently working with three facilities in the area to help our tougher-to-place dogs get the training, socialization and attention they need to be more adoptable. This program brings me so much joy to be a part of.

SB: I held various positions over the years and worked jobs so that, as my children were growing up, I could be home with them. While I always had a deep love for animals. In the mid-’90s, I started worked as an animal control officer. This brought me face to face with the needs of pets that were not being met. That is what made my decision to start Second Chance.

Since then, the organization has grown from a shelter to a broad-spectrum animal welfare organization that has become a leader in getting to the root causes of animal suffering to prevent issues before they

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start. The organization has grown and has a dynamic group of staff and volunteers that work tirelessly to help pets and to be an innovator of new ways to solve longstanding issues to make lives better.

How are you addressing the issue of petoverpopulation as a no-kill shelter?

SB: We are more than a shelter. We re-

cently changed our name to Second Chance Animal Services to better match our mission.

While sheltering is an important part of our mission, our desire is to

solve the issues of pet homelessness and suffering at its roots. That is why we have established a wealth of programs to meet these needs, including low-cost veterinary care and low-cost spay/neuter. We address the issue of pet overpopulation by having high-volume, low-cost spay/neuter clinics that can provide a large number of surgeries to the public. We work to make the surgery affordable to the public. We work to get grants and work with other foundations to be able to offer additional discounts, and at times, free spay/neuter as well. In Worcester, we operate the Pets for Life program. We are the only animal welfare organization in Massachusetts to be awarded this program and only one of 35 in the country. This provides free spay/neuter in the Worcester zip codes of 01608 and 01610. Those are the zip codes that our research showed had the greatest need. That doesn’t mean that we don’t have services for the rest of Worcester, it just means that particular program is targeted to this area.

In what ways are the programs and services at Second Chance Animal Shelter considered to be innovative among your professional peers?

SB: We have been recognized for

several of the programs created here at Second Chance. As the number of dogs and cats being transferred between shelters in-state and outof-state increases, we created an innovative protocol that dramatically cut down on the incidence of stress related illness from transporting cats. Whether it was from foster homes to shelters, shelter to shelter, or any other transporting of cats.

Cats stress very easily by changes in their environment. This transport has been written up in national magazines and is now being widely used across the country with great success. We have a program called Project Good Dog, which is now in three correctional facilities in Massachusetts. This program has helped to save the lives of

Lindsay Doray with 10-year-old Madison.

Madison is a blood hound who was surrendered after her owners passed away. She is looking for a new home.

behaviorally-challenged dogs by matching them with inmates that work with them 24/7 to make them adoptable. This has been a win-win for everyone. It has helped to make these dogs adoptable, provided training and a focus for the inmates and the statistics have shown dramatic positive impact on the correctional facilities. It has been recognized by many as a unique program of bringing together dogs in need with people incarcerated to make it a success for all. We currently are developing a protocol that is showing great success at helping to save the lives of kittens born early to feral cats. This is already gaining the attention of national organizations. The greatest innovation of Second Chance is the “out-of-the-box” thinking that changed from just sheltering pets that came to our door to helping to prevent pets from ending up in shelters in the first place. This changed the number of pets we helped from just a few thousand to last year at 34,300 pets.

What can the people of Worcester do to support the work of Second Chance Animal Shelter as a nonprofit in the community?

LD: There are so many ways that they can

help. Volunteer to lend a hand and help take care of the animals in the shelter.

Volunteer to help with clerical tasks, man an information table at a local community event, be on one of our event committees for our major fundraisers, or help with construction or handyman projects (painting, carpentry and putting together kuranda beds). Provide in-kind donations of items Second Chance needs. We always have a standard wish list of items. Usually, we are in need of Bleach, copy paper and kitten chow. Other unique needs come up.

For example, we currently require a large amount of paint and we recently had to replace one of our commercial hoses that we use to clean the kennels. Wish list items may include things that you would not normally think of, so if you’re unsure, always ask (Used clean towels are like gold around here.). Obviously, funding is a very important need, as we have to be able to put gas in vehicles and heat the buildings for our pets, fix things as they break, buy medical equipment, medications, etc.

Finally, we ask you to spread the word on what we do and get the information out there so that those who need our services will know we are here and those who want to help can find us.

— Sarah Connell

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