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teve Going and Rick O’Neal go way, way back in the local music scene.

At 62 and 20 years older than O’Neal, Going actually goes a bit further back. Both play the bass and have enthralled thousands of fans. Indeed, with instruments in their hands both men seemed more than mortal. To watch either on stage was to watch two musicians at the top of their craft. Immortal, however, they are not — a reality both discovered in the most humbling of fashions. Going mangled his body in a motorcycle accident that very nearly claimed his life. O’Neal suffered a debilitating stroke that left him having to relearn even the most basic of skills. If you have overcome your own personal ordeal, the story of Going and O’Neal may seem familiar, even if the circumstances are different. This week, we look at how death grabbed at two men when they least expected it. They survived. Now they are roaring back onto the music scene.

This is their story.

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North High troubles lead to changes Joshua Lyford

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ayor Joe Petty and Worcester School Superintendent Melinda Boone announced this week that North High School has implemented a full-time police liaison presence on-campus and will tie the school’s surveillance camera’s into the police department’s real time crime center in response to the ongoing issues at North.

“We want to be clear that short term safety measures are in place at North High School,” said Petty. “The police have always been visible, but we want to increase the visibility.

We’re going to assign the full-time police liaison at that school immediately.”

The high school, which has garnered headlines of a negative sort because of several incidents in recent months, including student fights and bomb threats, will now have two police at the school. North already has a police liaison on hand, but that position is not fulltime and is not always at the school.

The implementation of a full-time cop at the school had been suggested previously.

One North High student, Leith Larson, obtained 454 student signatures and 80 from staff members, but the Superintendent Melinda Boone did not include a full-time officer in her North High School Action Plan earlier this year.

“That police officer will be assigned full time and we will add another police officer in plain clothes who will increase visibility around the school,” Mayor Joe Petty said at a press conference this week. “It’s almost adopting the community policing model that we use in the city of Worcester. These two police officers that are there now have already developed a rapport with the students and we purposed those police officers with developing their own relationships with the students.”

While North High has a police liaison who works in one of the district’s quadrants, that officer has additional responsibilities, such as regulating traffic. The second officer’s role is part of an ongoing conversation between school officials and the police department, and will allow for a full time, on-campus presence unhindered by other responsibilities.

“It’s important to know that the police liaison is there for support,” said Worcester Public School’s chief academic officer, Dr. Marco Rodrigues. He, Boone, City Manager Ed Augustus Jr., Police Chief Gary Gemme and Deputy Police Chief Steve Sargent joined Petty at a closed-door meeting this week before the press conference. Only Boone, Rodrigues and Petty spoke to the media.

“They’re not there to enforce any rules or regulations,” Rodrigues said of the police.

“That belongs to the Worcester Public Schools, that belongs to the staff and administration. They’re there for support and not to enforce the particular rules.”

Absent from the conversation was school safety liaison Rob Pezzella, whose omission was questioned by School Committee member Dianna Biancheria.

“You can’t talk about it when you don’t know much about it,” said Biancheria, who is one of the more critical school board members when it comes to the superintendent. “How can you give accurate responses when you haven’t spoken to anyone?”

Though Boone and Petty could not speak to specifics, both said that contrary to what is being spoken of on social media, student suspensions have been made following the recent situations, such as the bomb threat, fights and recent attack on an as-yetunnamed vice-principal.

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suspended,” said Boone. “Nothing is further from the truth. We are suspending students based on violations of the code of student conduct and they are receiving appropriate suspensions.”

“Students who violate the code of student conduct and create unsafe environments or disrupt the school environment will be suspended,” added Boone. “I have not wavered from that at all and the data shows that we have not wavered.”

Prior to July 1 of last year, the school district had full latitude in terms of suspension length, which could last up to a year. Until this change, the school could determine what would constitute such a long suspension. Now, following Chapter 222 of the School Discipline regulations adopted by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, only those student offenses that fall under M.G.L. CH. 71 S. 37h and 37h ½, which cover felonies, can be suspended for such a long period of time.

“All of it is a challenge for us,” said Boone. “One deals with making sure we have appropriate due process and involving parents as we deal with suspensions. What Chapter 222 does is cap the suspension time for those things other than 37h and 37h.5 to 90 days, so that becomes a challenge.

The other piece that Chapter 222 puts into place and codifies is the fact that we have to provide educational services for every day that a student is suspended.”

When students are suspended for the longterm, meaning 10 consecutive days or more, parents are given the opportunity to choose whether the student should attend school at an alternative site or obtain tutoring, Rodrigues added.

“Of course, for any high school or middle school student who is suspended for the long-term, 10 or more days, it makes sense

A gas leak at Vernon Hill School sends students home early as the Fire Department, Police Department, National Grid and NSTAR evacuated the school. -1

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A fire started in Tuxedo by Design in the North Grafton Shopping Center destroys the shop and a dry cleaner’s in the same complex. -2

Worcester police are still on the hunt for a suspect in a shooting that injured two people this weekend on Ingleside Avenue. -2

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A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester

Not all of the local students are taking their Spring Break to relax and vacation, instead several are traveling abroad to volunteer in underprivileged countries. +4

to go to a place that will mirror pretty much what the middle or high school has provided,” he said. “Parents, of course, tend to take this as an option.”

In addition to the full-time police presence, the school’s interior and exterior cameras will be tied into the Police Department’s Real Time Crime Center, to be monitored by the police. The cameras have existed at North since new construction in 2011. It will be the only Worcester Public School utilizing the system. The implementation is expected to begin soon, though the technical aspects are still being figured out.

“North’s new construction allows us to do that,” said Boone. “The idea is not for intervening and arresting students, but to help us better see what the issues and tension points are within the school. It’s not about targeting individual students it’s what we can learn from the cameras.”

“Many schools that have a camera system like North would have a dedicated person in a room where you can monitor cameras that are there and you could begin to see students congregating in a place, or something that seems like it’s about to happen,” she added.

“We don’t have the capability to do that, we have the cameras, but not the staff. The Worcester Police Department will play a supportive in helping us monitor our own cameras.”

Boone went on to say that, contrary to alleged social media statements, suspensions have already been made for the students causing the recent issues, such as the bomb threat and massive brawls. She said that wherever possible, the students were given their full due process rights, including the right to appeal, and have been issued the maximum possible disciplinary actions.

“We have a responsibility to make sure we

Several sidewalks around the city have reexpanded to their original size with huge snow banks finally being removed. +3

North High remains in the news after several recent incidents leave what one observe said was a “black eye” on the school system. -2

North High getting a fulltime police officer after assistant principal struck by student. +2

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Snow no problem for St. Patrick’s Parade Tom Quinn

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eeks after Worcester received a record-setting amount of snow, snow banks still make sidewalks difficult to navigate and parking difficult to find. Do not tell that to Steve Trainor and Leo Quinn, though. The organizers of the annual St. Patrick’s Parade are not going to let anything stop the celebration from going off without a hitch.

“This is the single biggest event in the city of Worcester,” Quinn said of the parade, which kicks off at noon Sunday and proceeds along Park Ave. “No one else draws a crowd like this.”

Still, the while people may show up regardless of snow or ice, there is no doubt attendance could be impacted by snow on the ground.

“The weather is probably the biggest factor we have,” Quinn said. “When the weather is great we have upwards of 125,000 people.

When it isn’t we might get 75,000.”

Trainor expects parade loyalists to keep attendance high, even though families who are worried about safety or parking might stay home and watch it on TV. “The people who have been coming for

30 years, they’ll be the ones to say ‘I have a place, even if I have to dig it out,’” Trainor said. “That’s the way the Irish are. They’ll have a parade regardless of what the weather is.”

The spectators will have to deal with mounds of snow, but Trainor complimented the city on thoroughly plowing the road so the parade could march by unimpeded.

“The city has done a great job clearing the streets curb to curb, not just on Park [Avenue],” Trainor said. “It’d be great if they cleared off the sidewalks, but we’ll take what we can get.”

Even with a clear parade route and a favorable forecast for parade day, Trainor said he has received questions about postponing the parade. He gets complaints every year, and his answer is always the same.

“We get into issues with conflicts,” Trainor said, referring to parades in Boston and other

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ocal politicians are always asking people to get politically involved, but they probably did not expect a few local activists to start showing up at City Council meetings dressed as Guantanamo Bay prisoners. The orange jumpsuits made the protesters stand out at a recent meeting, but the protest is a silent one in reflection of the protesters’ belief that they are being silenced by a city rule mandating all resolutions pertain to city business only.

The disagreement goes back to a June 17, 2014 city council meeting in which the Council voted to file a “restoring constitutional governance resolution” dealing with two sections of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

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towns. “Some of our groups perform in those parades as well. That’s why we’re so early.”

Even without conflicts, some parade performers dropped out this year. Trainor said he suspects that was due to the weather. Most of the local parade participants have stayed on, but some from out of town have declined to join, possibly due to concerns about traffic or parking problems due to snow.

“It’s a little smaller parade this year than we’ve had in past years,” Trainor said. “But there’s always a little something for everyone granting the federal government the power to indefinitely detain anyone, including American citizens, suspected of terrorist actions. Filing the resolution means the Council did not vote “yes” or “no” on whether to reject those sections.

“Any resident of Worcester can now be taken away and held indefinitely on accusation alone,” reads a flyer handed out by protesters Feb. 24. “Although every Massachusetts Congress member voted to keep the due process guarantee intact, and although our own Rep. Jim McGovern has praised the other towns in his district that passed this very same resolution, [city solicitor David] Moore refuses to let our Council even consider it.”

in the parade.”

Cathleen Gunnerson, the general manager as Peppercorn’s, said the restaurant will continue its route-side food service even through the challenges posed by large amounts of snow.

“Clearly, there’s been a record amount of snowfall, so I imagine it’s going to be tough for as many people to view the parade,” Gunnerson said, noting the bar at Peppercorn’s opens at 11 a.m. on parade day.

“But as of right now we’re going forward with our regular plan.”

Trainor, for one, said he expects to see more people watching the parade from inside the many bars and restaurants that are open along the parade route, although he noted in the past people have used extreme measures to see the parade in person.

“People are pretty resilient and creative when it comes to things like that,” he said, reminiscing about people camped out on roofs in past parades. The parade has only been postponed due to weather once.

The 33rd annual St. Patrick’s parade starts at noon on March 8. The route goes along Park Ave, from Mill Street to Highland Street near Elm Park.

Invoking McGovern’s name is a powerful tool in any protester’s arsenal, and Worcester’s U.S. representative did write a letter to Oxford when it passed a similar resolution in 2013, noting he “strongly support[s] efforts to improve our current detention policy and appreciate[s] the work being done in our district to bring attention to these critical issues.”

Protester Rich Aucoin said he was disappointed Worcester did not follow Oxford’s lead in voting for an anti-NDAA resolution, saying the issue is important at a local level. “[City councilors] swear to uphold state continued on page 6

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While Petty and Boone could not legally state specifics, or even a name, in the case of the attack on a North High vice principal last week, they said that the recovery is coming along well.

“He’s improving and should be returning to work soon,” said Boone.

PROTEST continued from page 5 withstanding any sections of the USA Patriot Act, Military Commission Act, or any Federal and federal constitutions,” Aucoin said. “The “law” that purports to nullify the Bill of people of Worcester have had their right to Rights.” It also requests the City Council due process reversed.” ask the state Legislature and the state’s Unfortunately for Aucoin and his fellow congressional delegation to take specific steps protesters, Sue Sherpa and Denise Ward, to reject the NDAA detention provisions.

Worcester’s City Council has no jurisdiction At-large Councilor and mayoral hopeful over federal detention policy. Aucoin insists Mike Gaffney was the only member of the this does not matter.

“It’s not a question of overriding the feds,” he Council to vote against filing the resolution when it was first on the agenda last year, said. “It’s a question of upholding our rights.” instead suggesting councilors vote “yes” or Aucoin also said his First Amendment “no.” He is still in support of the resolution, rights are being violated because the but said Council rules do not allow for the resolution, developed as part of the Act resolution to be on the agenda because “there Now Worcester group’s campaign, is not were past incidents where Council engaged in being allowed on the agenda a second time. political grandstanding.”

Although there are minor changes to the “I admired the peaceful and nonresolution, and the new title is “A civil rights disruptive protest by the Act Now Worcester resolution guaranteeing full Bill of Rights group,” Gaffney said in an email. “The protection for all, regardless of race, creed Revolutionary War, the call from freedom or color,” the main impetus for reintroducing STEVEN KING the resolution is new information about who is responsible for ruling on the NDAA. “We brought it back mainly to correct the record after David Moore incorrectly told the councilors on June 17 that the issue was being weighed by the Supreme Court, an error which clearly swayed the outcome of the vote,” Aucoin said. “Moore’s refusal to acknowledge his mistake left us no choice but to reintroduce the resolution.”

The city solicitor was unavailable for comment. Three protesters clad in orange have shown up at The Supreme Court recent City Council meetings. declined to hear a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the 2012 NDAA in April from an overburdening government with no last year. respect for the rights of its citizens, started Rule 33 of the Worcester City Council here in Worcester. The first meetings of the manual, which is being invoked to keep the Women’s Suffrage Movement where held in resolution off the council’s agenda, states in Worcester. Therefore, I believe that Worcester part, “No petition, remonstrance, resolution has a special place in history that should be or other communication which deals with remembered relative to human rights.” personalities or with matters not within the Aucoin seems jaded, though, by the long general supervision and/or relating to city fight to get the resolution passed. government shall be considered by the City “It’s a matter of political capital,” Aucoin Council.” said. “These guys have their own agenda and The resolution is more than 600 words their own battles, and they’ve decided ours is long, but the basic gist is Worcester would not one worth fighting.” “defend the rights of its citizens not

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orporal Gunnar has a special mission. He is not flying Blackhawk helicopters under the cover of darkness or dismantling IEDs in Iraq or Afghanistan. What he is doing is, however, is making life a whole lot better for a Marine who returned from combat suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

He is not alone. Other service dogs are proving to be lifesavers for veterans facing their own demons in the wake of military service.

Corporal Gunnar, a husky malamute hybrid, has been trained for a retired Marine friend of Amanda Sullivan, co-founder and executive director of Valiant Veterans and founding member of a new veteran’s assistance organization known as The Gunnar Center. Since its inception, the mission of The Gunnar Center, named for Corporal Gunnar, has been to aid veterans with PTSD in training their own dogs.

“We believe a veteran should be able to train a service dog,” said Sullivan, who works closely with various volunteers and donors to further her cause.

Sullivan, a trainer herself, recognized service dogs can transform the lives of veterans for the better, but due to high cost and a shortage of dogs, many veterans go without one of their own.

According to Sullivan, one in three veterans is on some kind of medication and 22 veterans commit suicide each day. Service dogs, she said, are capable of significantly reducing the need for medications and making substantial improvements in the lives of their veterans.

Thanks to Gunnar’s help, for example, Sullivan’s Marine friend has reduced the number of medications he is required to take from 13 a day to just two.

From left: Will Bard, Sgt. Robert “Buddy” Hall with Squid Dog, Laura Hall with the couple’s two daughters, Amanda Sullivan with Gunnar, and Donna “DJ” Squillaci.

Veterans often have to spend time on a wait list due to service dog shortages. Service members also potentially face spending tens of thousands of dollars for dogs trained by professional organizations.

The Gunnar Center will work with volunteer dog trainers and provide free education to those who wish to train their own dogs. The center will also supply an assortment of supplies in the form of a handmade service vest and “battle buddy kits” to start vets on their way. The kits will include essentials for caring for the dogs, as well as training supplements and even treats.

Everything will be free of charge.

Veterans do not always have the time or resources to wait. Sullivan’s work is “helping to end [those] 22 suicides” and improve

disabled veterans’ lives by enabling them to train their own dogs for the 12-15 months it takes to obtain certification.

Sullivan said people are often not aware that service dogs can do more than just lead the blind. Just because you don’t see anything wrong, does not mean the person is not in need. The service dogs offer therapy, moral support and relief for those who otherwise might not be able to deal with the public or who suffer deteriorating relationships with family and friends.

Sgt. Robert “Buddy” Hall knows the pressure of living with PTSD. The Gunnar Center recently paired Hall with a young English yellow lab named Squid Dog. Squid Dog was donated to The Gunnar Center by Donna Squillaci of Uxbridge.

Squillaci’s husband of 24 years, Sgt. First Class Michael “Squid Dog” Squillaci, committed suicide two years ago after serving more than 30 years in the Army and two tours in Iraq. Squillaci’s interest in continuing her husband’s legacy of helping his fellow soldiers compelled her to look into donating Squid Dog to the Gunnar Center. She hopes Squid Dog will help Hall, a former soldier of Squillaci’s, to cope with his anxiety.

Hall, who has been with Squid Dog for three weeks, said he noticed an immediate improvement in his health and relationship with his family. His home life became difficult after his second tour in Iraq, with anxiety often overwhelming him. His difficulty coping with the trauma was driving him away from his wife and two daughters.

“Squid dog helped calm that [anxiety] down and bring me closer to my family,” said Hall.

Sullivan said she, too, noticed the change when Hall and Squid Dog met.

“It was a night and day difference less than 12 hours later,” she said.

Hall works with Sullivan on a regular basis to teach Squid Dog everything he needs to know. Squid Dog has advanced significantly, despite being just five months old. Hall and Squid Dog already share a strong bond, and Hall said he is grateful to the Gunnar Center for the opportunity.

There is still a lot of work ahead for both Hall and the Gunnar Center. Sullivan hopes to find the organization a permanent site in the near future. It will remain Worcesterbased until then. With no physical base of operations, Sullivan and her volunteers work with the dogs in public and at the homes of their respective veterans. Sullivan also plans to continue fund raising and outreach to veterans in need, as well as finding dogs to pair them with.

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The Worcester East Side Community Development Corporation (WESDC) was among three Worcester County recipients of $188,672 in financing from the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) for housing/building projects.

CEDAC approved a $100,000 loan to WESCDC for its Forbes Street project in the Lincoln Street neighborhood of Worcester.

The organization plans to develop special needs housing on two sites, now vacant, which it acquired

in 2011 and 2012. The newly constructed housing will consist of eight single-bedroom units, each with individual access and parking. Units will be reserved for state Department of Mental Health (DMH) clients who are homeless or at risk homelessness.

Residents will be provided with off-site support in the form of case management services. The creation of these supportive housing units will help meet the demand for housing for DMH clients in Worcester and the surrounding area.

“This supportive housing project will complement the important work that the Department of Mental Health is doing to address the housing needs of its clients,” said Roger Herzog, CEDAC’s Executive Director.

“It’s vital that DMH clients have a safe, nurturing place to live, and Worcester East Side CDC is offering such an important service for DMH clients in central Mass.”

The other recipients include Uxbridge Housing Associates Inc. (UHA), which was awarded a $48,672 increase to an existing loan of $101,300 to fund its Blanchard School project on Hartford Ave East, and Tri-Community YMCA in Southbridge, which receives $40,000 for renovation of its childcare facility.

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OPEN [ELECTION] SEASON:

March 3 marked the beginning of the official election season in Worcester. Although nomination papers for City Council and School Committee are available until May 19, almost 20 residents picked up papers on the first day they were available.

Incumbent at-large councilors Joe Petty, Mike Gaffney, Kate Toomey and Rick Rushton picked up papers Tuesday, along with district councilors Tony Economou (1), George Russell (3), Sarai Rivera (4) and Gary Rosen (5). The challengers have mostly all been Worcesteria-ized in the weeks leading up to election season. Khrystian King, Bill Coleman and Linda Parham bring diversity to the at-large council race and could benefit from recent calls for representation from Worcester’s communities of color. A game-time surprise was Tina Zlody, best known for her work with stART on the Street and the Worcester Cultural Council, who is running for an at-large seat.

Phil Palmieri didn’t even have to pull papers for his District 2 seat before the race got crowded, as Jennithan Cortes and Larry Shetler both got their papers early. Holy Cross senior Cindy Nguyen, who recently held a campaign kick-off event, pulled papers for her District 1 face-off against Economou. Incumbent School Committee members Tracy O’Connell Novick, John Monfredo and Jack Foley showed up on the first day, along with challenger Cotey Collins.

Collins, who is 18, one-upped Nguyen for youngest candidate for office. They both could be outdone, however, if 17-year-old Luis Portillo is allowed to run for the District 4 council seat. Candidates must be legal adults, so Portillo was not sure on Tuesday whether he would be eligible for the race, but the influx of young blood can only be a good sign for those concerned about getting a younger generation involved in politics. Whether they can win is a different story.

SMOC DEATH INTERIM REPORT: When Worcester

Magazine broke the news of Triage Center resident Larry Marcil’s Jan. 26 death, we reported his body was found more than two weeks after he was last seen by SMOC employees, and employees only unlocked his room after other homeless shelter residents reported an odor coming from his room. The natural implication is that Marcil was dead for at least two weeks in his room, but SMOC’s Chief Operating Officer, Charles Gagnon, raised media eyebrows when he said news reports of the timeline were incorrect. Marcil was actually only dead for a few days before he was found, Gagnon claimed at a Feb. 24 Health Committee meeting. His assertion is based on new information contained in an informal police report not yet released to the public.

SMOC’s director of planning and communications, Jerry Desilets, said Worcester police, who are investigating the death, told SMOC at least one resident may have seen Marcil on Jan. 21, five days before his body was discovered by shelter employees. Desilets stressed the informal and incomplete nature of the interim report, and the Health Committee has requested a full, formal report from SMOC. There is no word on when the official police report will be released.

POSSIBLE DPH RESTRUCTURE: The Department of Public Health lost director Derek Brindisi abruptly on Feb. 20, and the DPH might undergo more changes in the near future.

City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. said in an interview he is thinking of recreating a Health and Human Services division that would contain functions currently located in different departments.

Someone would still be in charge of public health, but they would report to one person who would also handle other groups that currently report directly to the city manager’s office. It would mean a more streamlined hierarchy – if it happens, of course.

THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT: “Worcester police are looking for this laptop.” That was the

message a WPD officer got when he turned on a Macbook confiscated from a robbery suspect.

The computer belonged to a Clark student who was assaulted, along with a friend, by two men on Feb. 24. The suspects drove off in a silver Kia with one donut instead of a tire, a detail that would prove important when police saw a silver Kia with a one donut instead of a tire on School Street the next day. Osei Ansah of 35 Wilson St. was driving without a license, but that turned out to be the least of his worries. Somehow, the laptop taken in the previous night’s heist was still in the car, and since the victim had activated the “Find My Macbook” app, officers were

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{ worcesteria } able to positively ID the stolen computer. Ansah and Averi Hamilton of 38 King St., who was riding shotgun, were charged with receiving stolen property, and Ansah was arrested for armed robbery. Since the victims told police the suspects were both black males, one suspect is still at large and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the crime can call the WPD, and anyone with a laptop can install tracking software in the event of a crime – apps are available for Mac and PC.

LEGALIZE OREGANO: Do you know how he got that scar? One Worcester teenager won’t

be sharing that story with his friends anytime soon, as he only got slashed on his arm and finger after paying for oregano instead of the agreed-upon marijuana on Feb. 25. To the teen’s credit, he apparently realized his mistake before the “drug” deal was over, which caused 32-year-old Matthew McCourt to wound him with a box cutter. Police were able to arrest McCourt, 19 Forbes St., Apt. 3, a day later and charge him with assault and battery. There is no word on how much oregano police confiscated. Remember, kids, this is no joke – oregano is a gateway spice and can lead to nutmeg or cayenne pepper.

RECUSE ME: City Solicitor David Moore is finally getting his chance to be city manager – in matters involving the United Way. City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. asked to be recused from any matters involving the Central Mass charity, and after Moore was done explaining the conflict of interest law during the Feb. 24 City Council meeting, Mayor Joe Petty named Moore as the city manager’s replacement. The motion passed unanimously, giving Moore, who was a candidate for city manager last year before the Council ultimately re-upped Augustus’s contract, a bittersweet taste of the job he missed out on.

FEEDING THE T: The MBTA has made local and national headlines for all the wrong reasons recently, with massive amounts of snow causing delays and cancellations. One thing that gets lost in all the hubbub, however, is that T workers are human beings with human needs, and if they had to drive offsite to eat lunch while shoveling snow off the commuter rail, we’d still have no public transit. Worcester-based caterer Creedon and Co. helped solve that problem last month, providing breakfast and lunch to more than 300 people at various sites around Boston for four days. The company, which has been a fixture in the catering, tents and events world since 1985, also provided tents, generators, food and restrooms at a MEMA staging area hosting the national guard, which was called in to help with snow removal efforts. “Usually we’re waiting around for the phone to ring in February,” John Creedon Jr. said. “It was certainly welcome business.”

THE PERFECT DATA: It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of data available in the Internet Age, but one Worcester-based organization is harnessing that data to do something good. The Central Massachusetts Planning Commission held a data workshop for their new Data Common website on Feb. 26, with the goal of enhancing and improving the website, which is in beta. The project is already impressive, allowing users to take any number of data sets and put them into a more visual format. The website boasts data on healthcare, economics and demographics for most Worcester county towns, and more data sets are planned. The next big event will be the Data Day conference on April 17.

DINNER WITH FRIENDS: The Friends of the R.H. Goddard Library will be hosting a

book and author dinner on April 7, featuring Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of “36 Arguments for the Existence of God,” Steven Pinker of “The Better Angels of Our Nature” fame, and Judith Frank, who wrote “Crybaby Butch.: As an interesting side note, back in 2004 Pinker was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people. The fund raiser will be held at Clark and the deadline for reservations is March 31.

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HOLY TAX EXEMPTIONS!: The fact that nonprofits generally don’t pay property taxes is a

sore spot in many towns, but especially in Worcester with its nine colleges and universities. That may be why the AWARE Homeowners Coalition was able to get so much traction with its latest blog post questioning the tax exempt status of 852 and 804 Southbridge St., both owned by Holy Cross. If land is not occupied for charitable use within two years it becomes taxable until it is occupied. City Councilor Gary Rosen quickly picked up the ball, filing an order requesting City Manager Ed Augustus Jr., who worked for Holy Cross before joining the city, look into reclassifying the land as taxable. This led to a larger discussion during the March 3 council meeting, with councilors ultimately concluding they wanted to look into every parcel of land owned by every college in the city. Aim high, City Council. Aim high.

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Naked with coffee: An autobiography Rachel Allison Eisner

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unning around Naked with Coffee is not something I do every day. Only when I lose weight and in my apartment. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday are my “weigh in” days.

Diagnosed with pre-diabetes (October 7, 2014), my etting the puns out of the way in short order, we agree with endocrinologist ordered me to lose weight. The doctor didn’t all those who believe Worcester should make a pitch for the threaten me with “fat camp” or anything, but the message Pawtucket Red Sox to play ball in the second largest city in was clear.

New England, and not settle for the mere third-place finisher.

No longer a shopper in the “Pleasingly Plump” section The PawSox are more than likely headed out of Pawtucket, of Sears, I can actually walk into Ann Taylor and not be Rhode Island - where they have played for more than 40 years escorted out by the “fashion police.” This feat is minor, in as the Boston Red Sox’ Triple-A affiliate. All signs point toward comparison to the many successful endeavors of my 41-year Providence, Rhode Island, with a proposal to rename the club the history on earth.

Rhode Island Red Sox. We can only shutter at the thought of the Though I am young to publish memoirs, I am somewhat Boston Red Sox being renamed the Massachusetts Red Sox. of a Wormtown celebrity. I can’t board a WRTA bus without The group behind the move includes Red Sox President Larry (drivers) George or Ani saying, “Where’s your bike?” or Lucchino, who along with local investors recently bought the PawSox for a reported sale of more than $20 million. Whether the walk into CVS on Front Street without bumping into coclub does end up jilting Pawtucket — and that is still an if, because workers from my Telegram days.

Everywhere I go, whether it is to build the new stadium that will be required to house the RRS my manager from the Worcester (not a pretty abbreviation, we admit) the ownership will need help Public Library Bookstore or a in the form of public funding — remains to be seen. Good luck colleague from the call center, convincing Providence folks to pony up the dough for a baseball someone recognizes me. venture after former Red Sox ace Curt Schilling’s catastrophic It’s not that I peddle Prozac failure with 38 Studios. on the Worcester Common, or suffer from Tourette’s and So, as long as there is no set destination for the minor league yell obscenities at passer-bys, it’s just that I am: global. My team — until something has been carved into home plate, so to speak — Worcester could, and should, step up to the plate and take Worcester hangouts include the YWCA (Franklin Street), the Worcester Public Library, the Genesis Club on Lincoln Street, a swing.

But here’s the rub. The city must be mindful of the painful reality the Loving Hut on Chandler Street - all pretty kosher.

Haven’t been to a synagogue since my Bat Mitzvah (1987), that it has not demonstrated an ability to sustain a professional but I’ve never been to Hurricane Betty’s either; the lack of sports team. Granted, bringing in a team associated with the Red religion paired with a lack of impropriety kind of balances Sox would outshine just about any previous ventures — sorry, Ice out. It’s like getting two Big Macs with French fries and a Cats and Sharks. And, yes, visitors would be coming from well Diet Coke - it’s all good. outside city limits. But is Worcester prepared to offer all that those I’m on a first-name basis with the employees at the Main ticket holders might seek in addition to a night at the ball park?

Street Dunkin’ Donuts and the retail clerks at the Saint Providence enjoyed a rebirth that makes it a bona fide Vincent de Paul thrift shop on Park Ave. Even the team destination. Worcester is in the midst of rebirthing itself, with a at Dr. McCarthy’s (new dentist) office knows me by the remarkable public/private effort to remake Downtown Worcester diminutive “Rach.” It’s essential to be on good terms with into the place to be. Does a ball club fit into its plans? Could it? people who have motor drills and needles in their hands; Absolutely.

But then comes the $60-million-or-so question (that’s a ballpark otherwise, there could be dire consequences.

It’s not only the notoriety, but the fact that I am figure on what it might cost to build a new minor league stadium): Worcester. I own Worcester. When I met my therapist at the Is Worcester ready to pony up its share to make it happen?

There is also this question: How would the Worcester Bravehearts fit into the mix? When the Sharks hockey team leaves, they will be the only family sports option in the city. They enjoyed a first year you dream of — welcoming increasingly sizeable crowds to its small stadium at Fitton Field and even winning the league championship. The league it plays in, the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, is not professional. The players are all collegeI have a true understanding of Robin Williams’ state of mind age and, for the most part, college-skilled. But the team’s owners, when he took his own life. Depression extracts your will to live. the Creedon family, put its own money into the project, and are Your family cannot understand why you would want to leave among the nicest folks you will meet. Will nice guys finish last if a them. How can you comprehend their feelings when you do not team with “Red Sox” emblazoned on its shirts rolls into town? have enough strength and sustenance for yourself?

Of course, all this is mere speculation, because at this point the I had a great job, friends and was able to enjoy a life with only thing that is certain is that the PawSox have new owners who rewarding activities. Then depression came crashing down on have indicated a desire both to leave Pawtucket and remain in me. This affected all aspects of my life, including employment.

Rhode Island.

I tried to return to work on numerous occasions, but my mind Should Worcester roll up its sleeves and take a Papi-sized swing was a battlefield. I was placed on Social Security Disability. My at wooing the PawSox to the Woo? It would be foolish not to. It years were spent being a guinea pig to a vast array of medication would also be foolish, however, to ignore its spotty professional combinations. These combinations will need to be adjusted at times sports past. as the effects can become counterproductive. Prozac is not a cure-

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Pickle Barrel, he quipped, “You sauntered in like you owned the place.”

Born and bred in New Haven, Connecticut, I transferred to Clark University in September 1994 and graduated three years later with a Bachelor’s Degree in history and communications. My brief career as a poet/comedienne originated at Clark’s Grind Central and concluded with a brief act at the Gryphon and Pleiades Honor Society show.

I remained here for a myriad of reasons. More independence. Friends. Freedom. Employment. My own living quarters. Staying alive. If it were a choice between visiting my parents and having a root canal, I’d take the latter.

Eventually, I broke into competitive employment as a switchboard operator for the Worcester Telegram and Gazette. The New York Times (former owner) closed the switchboard department. I ended up working as a call center representative, which I continue to enjoy.

I appreciate my co-workers, the education I have had to learn about auto insurance and policies, working under pressure, meeting deadlines. It has been a good real life experience, nothing I could attain through college education.

Studying the American Civil War and dead presidents doesn’t prepare you for problem solving or livid customers. The pay there is minimum wage, but that doesn’t stop me from getting toys for my little cat, Simon, or frequenting Eric’s La Patisserie for gourmet sandwiches.

One of the many benefits of the call center: it’s in a convenient office location in the heart of downtown Worcester. I can return my library DVDs and books, run on the treadmill at the Y, shower in time for my appointment with my career counselor at Workforce Central and still make it on time for my 11:30 a.m. shift.

Upon arrival, I am greeted by co-workers with an established rapport and routine: “Who’s in the building?” ”Rachel’s in the building.” “Crouch down!”

I have not yet invested in sunglasses or traveled incognito, nor have I yet hired off-duty Worcester policemen for “Rachel detail.” The assignments will be rotating shifts, holidays and weekends at my home on Worcester’s West Side. Coffee will be served.

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itor d E e h to t r e t t Le all. Many people look at me with contempt because I do not have a blue placard hanging on my mirror. Why am I frowned upon for receiving these funds, which provide basic needs, when the NFL and NHL have a tax-exempt status?

I am very grateful for my family as they love me and understand. I also need to be thankful to the people who look down at me as this gives God extra time to lift me up.

ANNE HANZARAK-FORD Worcester

GAME ON! Becker College hosts a Game Octathlon at this year’s PAX

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East convention March 6-8 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. The school’s students and faculty from its nationally-ranked video game design program will show off eight games they created. All the games will be available to play (if you’re lucky, you can even prizes) at Becker’s Greekthemed booth. The eight games are Project Oswald, developed by four seniors; Rift Rocket, a virtual reality skydiving experience built by 14 Becker students; Sticky Tongue, developed by two brothers from Quebec, Canada; Zoo Stacker, created by five seniors; Pole Control, a puzzle game; Pixel Ball, described as “customizable dodge ball mayhem; Gravity Is Broken, labeled “chaotic”; and Switchback, a multi-player action game. Also at the convention, Tim Loew, executive director of the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (Mass DiGI), hosts a panel on student game development.

COMMON COMPOSTING Clark University has been installing composting bins around campus, most recently in the

Academic Commons at Goddard Library, where previous recycling stations handled plastic, metal, glass, paper, Styrofoam, batteries and cardboard. Clark is taking it a step further. “Composting is the perfect option for leftover food, paper napkins and coffee cups, which were ending up in the garbage,” said Jenny Isler, Clark’s Director of Sustainability. “Our slogan is ‘If it was ever alive, you can compost it,’ so we wanted to make it work in the Academic Commons where there was a lot of opportunity.” Clark now diverts about 55 percent of its waste, up from less than 30 percent a few years ago. Clark has been composting food waste for several years, an effort it has spread around the campus. Clark Composts! a student group, has been behind the implementation of composting programs on school grounds. Clark Composts! will now focus on instituting composting in the newest residence hall and in the academic departments. Clark, which won the MassRecycles award for three years in a row is also trying to ensure this year’s Spree Day is a “zero waste” event for the first time ever in Clark’s history.

DOING THE ROBOT Around these parts, robotics at the college level are

often associated with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Tell that to Quinsigamond Community College (QCC). The school’s Betty Lauer, professor of computer systems engineering technology/ coordinator of the computer systems engineering technology program, will facilitate the Southern New England Regional VEX Robotics Championship at QCC Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8. The regional competition for elementary, middle and high school robotics teams is the qualifying round for the 2015 VEX Robotics World Championship in Louisville, Kentucky. The championship will be held April 15-18. The VEX Robotics Competition is the largest competitive robotics competition in the world, featuring about 15,000 registered teams. QCC has been at least partly responsible for some of the teams that have gone on to compete - and win - at the highest level by providing opportunities for students in grades K-12 to take part in Robotics technology programs. This weekend’s competition will see 100 high school teams, 40 middle school teams and 30 elementary school teams from across New England compete for spots in the championships.

TAKING CENTER STAGE Award-winning photographer Frank Armstrong, who teaches digital and analog photography

at Clark University, will have his work highlighting “social landscapes” featured as part of the Fitchburg State University (FSU) CenterStage cultural series through Wednesday, April 8 in the Hammond Hall Art Gallery in Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St. The exhibit is titled “Often in a Different Landscape.” Armstrong, who says he has been taking pictures for more than 50 years, will discuss his work in a gallery talk at FSU Thursday, March 19 at 3:30 p.m. Armstrong’s work is showcased in several permanent collections, including the Worcester Art Museum. Find out more about the CenterStage cultural series at fitchburgstate.edu/centerstage.

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Email your news/notice to wbird@worcestermag.com, RE:CAMPUS CORNER. All submissions for Campus Corner should be made by the Monday prior to that week’s Thursday issue. For more information, call the editor, Walter Bird Jr., at 508-749-3166, ext. 322.

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{ coverstory } Their lives almost lost, two local music greats

Back in the Saddle Jim Perry

This is a story about determination, redemption, but most of all, inspiration.

It is the tale of two local musicians who lived to tell, who had life threatening setbacks and are now back in the saddle, right where they were before their respective events.

The details are very different, yet there are threads through the story line that bond them together.

They are from different generations, yet they share a love for the same thing. They both play the same instrument, but their choice of music is different, although not all that much different.

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{ coverstory } Steve Going, 62, is a local music legend, having honed his skills in some of the best loved bands of the past four decades. But the band that etched his name into Worcester music lore is the R&B masters, Wilbur & the Dukes, who, amazingly, he still fronts. Rick O’Neal, 42, is a member of the fast rising Delta Generators, who, in the past 10 years, have taken the New England blues scene and beyond by storm. Both O’Neal and Going are bass guitarists, although these days Going prefers to hang out in front, leaving the bass duties to others.

Together, their stories serve as a reminder that life is indeed precious, and that the good health and success we enjoy can be gone in an instant. **** On the morning of Oct. 8 last year, Rick O’Neal was sleeping next to his wife. When he woke up at 5 a.m.., lying on his back, he couldn’t move his right side.

“I was really trying to sit up just to figure out what was wrong with me,” he said, “but I couldn’t.”

At this point, his wife woke up and asked what was wrong. Emma O’Neal is a mental health worker with experience in these types of situations.

“I did happen to know what I was looking at when he woke up next to me,” she said.

“All I could think of was this can’t be happening, but I also knew I needed to do something quickly.”

When she realized her husband could not talk, she said “smile,” as she is trained to do.

The right side of Rick O’Neal’s face stayed down while the left side smiled, and she immediately called 911. **** Several years earlier, around 9:30 at night April 16, 2008, about half a dozen motorcyclists were riding together. They were entering a rotary in Clinton next to the reservoir. As they made their way around, Steve Going, carrying a female passenger, maneuvered his bike a bit too close to the yellow line. A car, heading into the rotary from a side street was also cutting it close.

“When I saw him come that close…….” , Going recalled of his panic, remembering how his passenger’s body stiffened up, just enough to throw the equilibrium off. “I said to her, ‘Sorry. I’ve got to lay it down’. I started to go down, and there was impact.”

That’s about all he could remember. After flying off the bike, and bouncing off the car’s windshield, Going flew about 65 feet in the air before landing on the ground. Most of the damage to his body was inflicted on impact with the car — or, as Going put it, “before I went Jet Blue, I was already pretty [expletive deleted] banged up.”

His passenger was launched about 50 feet before she landed. It took Going a few days before finding out she had survived.

**** O’Neal, who resides with his wife in Connecticut, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where they gave him multiple tests.

“They did all the stroke protocols, and they thought it was a very dense clot,” Emma O’Neal explained, “so they weren’t willing to do anything.”

Rick O’Neal put it succinctly: “They said we can’t do anything here, you’re too far gone.”

He was transferred to UMass Medical Center in Worcester. Amazingly, Emma O’Neal recalled, there were tornado warnings that morning, so the hospital could not LifeFlight him. Instead, he was taken by ambulance. Once there, doctors set him up for immediate surgery when they discovered his carotid artery was collapsed.

Rick O’Neal would later learn that doctors had called his wife while she was still in her car and told her they needed to operate immediately, with her permission. **** Going felt no pain at impact. He was told by friends who were at the scene that he was folded up like a suitcase, his legs pinned up against the back of his body, behind his head.

The inside of his left thigh was pretty much gone, gouged to the bone.

“I was lying on the ground,” said Going.

“There was a lot of gravel. I couldn’t move. I knew I was in trouble.” **** For Rick O’Neal, time was of the essence, and his surgery ended up lasting five hours.

A tube was inserted through his groin, up through an artery to the neck area.

“They put three stents in my neck to repair my artery, and also went into my brain and took out all the blood clotting there,” O’Neal said.

During the surgery, doctors checked for damage around the heart — fortunately, there was none. If the procedure did not work, said O’Neal, “They would have had to open my head.”

After the delicate operation, O’Neal was isolated in a quiet room to ensure his blood pressure did not rise. According to his wife, “They were concerned about bleeding and swelling in his brain.”

Rick O’Neal said his wife saw him for a moment and grew very emotional, which caused a rise on the blood pressure screen, and he quipped, “She decided not to get excited anymore.” **** Going went by ambulance to Clinton Hospital, and was immediately LifeFlighted to UMass Medical Center in Worcester. In the helicopter, Going was in and out, nearly flatlining before the copter landed. He recalled being horrified at the doctors cutting away his expensive riding boots, which he can now look back on and laugh at.

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{ coverstory } After that, he was out for quite a while, the shock of the accident shutting down his system, along with the heavy medication for his pain. **** O’Neal spent a week in neurological intensive care, his body wrapped in tubes and wires.

“I couldn’t really speak much,” he said.

“When I woke from the anesthesia, I could stay up for a few minutes, look around, and that’s it. Slowly I came back.”

Emma O’Neal spent every waking hour with her husband hoping he would recover.

“The assault that he had to his brain was astonishing, I mean, words were exhausting to him,” she said. **** “That was really bad,” Joanne Nelson said.

“I’m a registered nurse, and I did not think he was going to survive.”

Going recalled waking up in his hospital bed one morning, his sister sitting in the room, looking up at him. He went to move each arm individually and then each leg, to no avail. His limbs in casts, movement was almost an impossibility. “[Nelson] leaned over and said, ‘Hey, Sweet pea, how ya doin’?’” Going said. “By this time I was morphined to the max, so I said ‘Jo, lean in,’ and I said, ‘How bad is it?’ She

“I have learned that it is not all about me. As a matter of fact, it’s not about me at all.”

-Steve Going

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said, ‘Pretty bad, Stevie, but the good news is you’re not gonna die.’”

He would live, but Going had no idea whether he would ever walk again.

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**** Once he was stabilized, O’Neal left the hospital and started rehab at Fairlawn Rehabilitation Center on May Street in Worcester. He could barely walk when he checked in, but that changed almost immediately.

“I was probably one of the healthiest people there,” he said.

Almost every patient at Fairlawn moves by way of a wheelchair. As O’Neal remembered, “They gave me a special armband to show I was allowed to walk.”

His rehab treatment centered mostly on O’Neal’s right arm, but his right leg was still weak. He went through speech therapy as well.

“Certain words, I didn’t know what they were,” he said. “You go to say a word and the wrong one comes out.” **** Going’s recovery promised to be long and arduous. His right leg was pretty much destroyed, requiring a series of titanium rods to replace the crushed bones, along with a knee plate to keep things in place.

In one of a number of fortunate coincidences, however, the head of Orthopedic Surgery, Jack Wixsted was at the hospital, although not on duty, when Going arrived. He went right to work on the song man’s injuries. There were nine broken bones in one foot alone. Going’s right hand had suffered serious damage to the nerves, causing major problems in his efforts to play bass guitar again. Wixsted initially believed Going’s foot could not be saved — there was talk of amputation. In an example of the miracle of bodies healing themselves, however, the doctor placed the bones in their proper position in the foot, and let them heal themselves.

“It [had] a 50-50 chance of working,” recalled Going.

Amazingly, it worked. ****

“I discover new things every day, every week.

Every week, it’s something better.”

-Rick O’Neal

Rick O’Neal speaks glowingly of his wife’s efforts to make him feel comfortable during his recovery.

“She would slow down her speech so that I wouldn’t try to keep up with her,” he noted.

Anyone who came to visit was encouraged by her to do the same. After one week at Fairlawn, Rick went home, while continuing therapy at Westview Health Care Center in Killingly, Connecticut. His rehab continues to this day, a process that can grow tiresome.

“You do two hours of therapy, you want to sleep for two hours,” he said.

The effort to re-master basic abilities wore

him down. Other parts of therapy included handwriting. As it progressed, the therapy included playing guitar. O’Neal’s brother, Charley, brought him an acoustic guitar, thinking at some point Rick might just pick it up.

“I kinda played some chords, but my right hand didn’t do too much,” recalled O’Neal.

He did not want to think about the idea of playing out with the band, yet, still concentrating on the basics. But it certainly loomed in the background. ****

Joanne Nelson is animated when discussing her brother’s stay at the hospital.

“As a nurse, if I had him as a patient, I would probably change my profession,” she quipped. “He was very demanding.”

With all of the friends Going has, Nelson claimed there was always way too many people in his room.

As Going remembers it, “I was not a very good visit for these folks.”

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“I started to get whiny, very needy, very entitled,” he acknowledged. **** About a week after being Rick O’Neal returned at home, his brother came over one afternoon to broach the subject.

“I had a bass guitar there, and my brother came over and he said, ‘Well, what do you want to do?’” O’Neal said. “So I said let’s see…”

The pair went through a few of the Delta Generators songs together and thought it sounded pretty good.

“My brother said, ‘What’s the big deal?’”

O’Neal said. “Let’s do a gig.” **** While he was hospitalized and rehabilitating, Going’s nephew, Tom Nelson, took over the tanning salons he manages. “[Tom Nelson] and I are very close, I love the kid like he’s my own,” said Going, who lost a brother nearly 20 years ago in a car accident. “He just stepped up.”

As Nelson put it: “When something like that happens overnight, you just kind of react. I did the best I could.”

Nelson oversees the business to this day, When Going finally went home after weeks of rehab, things went from bad to worse. He was deep into a drug addiction.

“In the grand scheme of things, that ended up being a bigger hurdle than the accident itself,” said Nelson. “He was hard to have around.”

Going was cognizant of the problem, however, and knew there would be ramifications to it, Nelson said.

Joanne Nelson said the fallout of Going’s addiction was so serious she stopped answering the phone whenever he called.

Then, one Sunday, she decided to answer.

Looking back, she is glad she did.

“He really was at that point had hit rock bottom,” she said. “He made a decision [about] what he was going to do.”

Going had decided he needed to be hospitalized for treatment. According to Nelson, “That was the complete turning point for him.”

She believes if he had not made that choice, Going eventually would have died.

“And he was a wicked pain in the ass, let me tell you,” she added.

Going finally went into “lockup” style rehab, which somehow worked.

“He came out of it a new man,” his sister said, noting he is much more comfortable in his own skin.

“He’s really present in the moment,” she said.

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“By the third song, I was like, about to cry.”

An emotional event, it affected everyone profoundly.

“I couldn’t stop crying, I was so happy,” Emma O’Neal said.

The club was packed, according to Charley O’Neal, who called it “a very emotional night.”

As for Rick O’Neal, in that moment, “I remembered when I was a teenager I wanted to do this, and I’m doing it now.”

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Two weeks later, The Delta Generators played a full gig in a 700-seat theater with two other bands. In all respects, it was a success, and Rick O’Neal was back.

“It was a good comeback,” he said.

Next up was a five-hour wedding of swing music that is particularly challenging to a bass player. He has resumed his Thursday night residency at a local club, playing jazz.

“I have to play,” O’Neal said. “I have to get my hands back.”

**** About six months after his accident, there was a benefit for Going on Commercial Street. A bunch of musician friends volunteered their services, including James Montgomery, Lisa Marie and many more.

Going actually got on stage and sang while sitting in a high-back chair, which was procured from his house for the occasion.

Victory Cigar Bar sponsored a couple raffles.

“A lot of people from the music community, you know, they stayed with me,” Going recalled. **** It took quite a while longer for Going to be On his birthday, Nov. 16, Rick booked a show able to strap on his beloved bass and play a at a local club near his home. The gig was on gig. At first, he appeared at local blues jams. a Sunday afternoon, and he invited friends “I hadn’t played my guitar in years,” he says. and family. He would play just one set.

“I felt like I had a baseball glove on my hand.”

“That was really the first time,” he says.

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Steve, and asked him if he wanted to line up some gigs. Going still could not do a full night of music, but he forced himself to endure as much as he could. **** As O’Neal explained, the first 90 days after a stroke are the most vital in terms of recovery.

Even now, he believes he is only about 60 percent back.

“My hands are getting stronger, but now the trick is to get the messages from my brain to my hand as to what my fingers should do on the bass,” O’Neal said. “I’m trying to develop new pathways.”

He is also on the road to recovery in other areas. He talked of getting back to his tutoring job at a college in Connecticut, and that involved a lot of communication. He recently returned to that position.

“I was hardly talking to anybody,” O’Neal said, “so the week before, I started talking to everybody.” **** For both Going and O’Neal, once their basic recovery was successful, the lingering question was whether either of them would ever play music again. Slowly but surely, they are succeeding. But for them, life has taken on a much deeper meaning.

Asked whether he feels compelled to stop every once in a while and consider the enormity of what he has been through, O’Neal

said, “Honestly, I haven’t really stopped and thought about it, because I don’t want it to interfere with my recovery. I know it’s going to happen one of these days, but…..”

He paused before adding: “I just couldn’t be more thankful that I’m back as much as I am.”

When Going was asked how his ordeal has changed him, he became thoughtful and quiet for a moment.

“I have learned that it is not all about me,” he said. “As a matter of fact, it’s not about me at all.”

Spirituality and humility, Going said, have taken hold of him.

“I kinda went through that period of, ya know, ‘How could God let that happen to me?’” he conceded Although Going is a born performer who loves to be the center of attention, he looks at it through a different prism now.

His sister sees it clearly.

“He’s probably in the best place that I’ve ever known him to be in his entire life right now,” she said.

“God’s got a plan,” Going said. “I just look up for the directions, you know?”

Rick and Emma O’Neal are interested in spreading the word about strokes and their warning signs, as well as the randomness of it.

“I’ve heard more about strokes in people my age, and even younger, down to 8-yearold kids,” Rick O’Neal said “The best thing you can do with a stroke is recognize it right away. If their face is drooping, if their arms can’t go over their head, or if they can’t smile, then it’s time to get an ambulance.”

People can watch for these symptoms themselves as well. Emma O’Neal, who has read every possible material that came her way related to strokes, said the one takeaway from her husband’s stroke is to know what a stroke looks like, “and immediately get some help.”

Going is a changed man, volunteering his time to help inmates who are struggling with addiction.

“There’s a happiness about him, a love of life, that I’ve never know him to have in my whole life,” his sister said. “And he’s always helping other people.”

O’Neal is on a path of discovery, which, in a childlike way, makes his life fresh and new every day.

“I discover new things every day, every week,” he said. “Every week, it’s something better.”

You do not have to wait long to catch both men doing what they love most. O’Neal and The Delta Generators appear Friday night, March 7 at Club Symply Fargone in Viva Bene, 144 Commercial St., Worcester. The show starts at 8.

Going, meanwhile, is the featured performer Sunday, March 8 at the Blues Jam at Greendales, 404 West Boylston St., along with co-feature Mike Gianfriddo. The show runs 6-10 p.m.

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Taking Back Sunday takes back its fans with latest release

Joshua Lyford

Taking Back Sunday was formed back in 1999 and released the seminal “Tell All Your Friends” in 2002 on Victory Records, riding the peak of the emo wave out of New Jersey that would continue to grow through the mid-2000s.

Undoubtedly one of, if not the single, largest bands in the genre, Taking Back Sunday helped changed the landscape of modern music. The band had its fair share of troubles, with changing lineups and dramatic internal and external issues, but has most certainly made its mark. In 2015, Taking Back Sunday shows no signs of slowing down. For new fans looking to see what the freshlydubbed alternative-rock act is up to, or old fans looking to relive their favorite songs, the band will be performing at The Palladium in Worcester with up-and-coming bands The Menzingers and Letlive on Friday, March 27.

For many fans of the emo genre, 2002 was an important year. Taking Back Sunday released “Tell All Your Friends,” which would eventually achieve Gold status with over 500,000 album sales, and music aficionados ate up the band’s honesty and “heart-ontheir-sleeve” lyrics. The band was young however, and experienced its fair share of growing pains. That original lineup would disband, with guitar player John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper exiting the band, replaced by Fred Mascherino and Matt Rubano, respectively.

Nolan and Cooper would go on to found Straylight Run, which would achieve some significant success as Taking Back Sunday would continue its rise. Taking Back Sunday’s 2004 release, “Where You Want To Be” would sell even more than “Tell All Your Friends” and again achieve Gold status. It was the band’s 2006 Warner Bros. Records’ release, “Louder Now,” however, that would truly cement its success with over 900,000 albums sold. Following the lukewarm “New Again” release in 2009, the band announced a reunited “original” lineup for a 2011 selftitled release.

“I think if Shaun and I had decided to stay in the band (following the Tell All Your Friends release) I don’t know what would have happened,” said Nolan. “It’s likely

“It definitely feels like people responded the band would have broken up. I think a lot better to this album than the selfthat going away from it was good for us titled. From the reaction when we started and coming back made it so we’re able to playing the songs live, and before the appreciate each other a lot more after having album came out, it seemed like there was that time apart.” something people were connecting to more Straylight Run had just decided to call it than with that album. We couldn’t be any quits and Nolan’s solo performances were happier with it and I think that it’s a really beginning to wind down, leaving the door representation of where we’re at as people open to some new possibilities. and as musicians.”

“It was definitely at a point where we were Some 13 years after the release of the deciding what we’re doing next,” explained Nolan. “I got a call from Mark PHOTO SUBMITTED (O’Connell, drummer). He had the idea of getting back together which, really, hadn’t ever occurred to me as a real possibility. He was very excited about it and was pitching me the idea over the phone. The more we talked about it, the more it made sense.”

Having time apart gave band members a chance to appreciate one another again and get back to the joy of writing and performing. The self-titled release would get favorable reviews, though some fans expected a complete return to 200’ “Tell All Your Friends” form.

“I think there were definitely people who were expecting that [Tell All Your Friend’s style],” said Nolan. “I don’t even really know what that would be, though. I don’t think any of us do and I don’t think any of us would even want to. That album was such a unique time and place, there’s no way to recreate that or even revisit it.”

If it took the band a bit to get back into its groove, it took band’s original lineup release, the members of fans a while to be able to appreciate Taking Taking Back Sunday are in a much different Back Sunday’s new, reunited sound. With the place. Part of touring in a successful band is 2014 release of “Happiness Is” on Hopeless juggling family life with band responsibilities.

Records, the band seems to have once again “Everyone in the band is a dad now,” found its stride. said Nolan. “That changes how you feel in a “When we did the self-titled, it was kind of way. It definitely makes it harder to spend as a learning process for all of us to figure out much time on the road as we do, but on the how to work together, write and record,” said other hand, I feel like when you have a kid Nolan. “But, I think that a little bit of it was, I you also start to be a little more motivated think people were maybe expecting something different when they heard that the original to work and you want to provide for your lineup was getting back together. I think there family. It’s kind of a weird dynamic. You was a little bit of, ‘Oh, this wasn’t what I was don’t want to be away, but you want to work expecting to hear from these guys,’ and then hard and provide.” after getting past that, luckily people stuck The band’s current tour with The with us, so hearing ‘Happiness Is,’ people said, Menzingers and Letlive will continue through ‘Ok, I can see what they’re doing now.

April and will be followed by festivals and

one-off shows throughout the world, like the UK’s Slam Dunk Festival. According to Nolan, the writing process will start again after this year’s shows. The band hopes to record another album in the somewhat-near future.

While the band has had some internal issues over the years, it seems to be back as strong as ever. Sometimes, a bit of time apart can lend perspective to the situation.

“Music is extremely important to me and I know it is important to everyone in

the band on a personal level,” said Nolan.

“Even outside of playing, we are all people who have had their lives changed by music.

We’re extremely lucky to be able to do this for a living and that people care about our music the way that they do, and I think that now that we’re older and growing up a little bit, I think we have a little bit more of an appreciation, even more so than when we were younger. What an amazing thing that it is that we get to do this for a living.”

Tickets for the March 27 show at the Palladium with Taking Back Sunday, The Menzingers and Letlive are available on Ticketfly.com and you can find out more about Taking Back Sunday on Facebook as well as on Takingbacksunday.com.

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Joshua Lyford

Worcester’s premiere bearding event, Whiskered Wonderland, returns to Ralph’s Diner, 148 Grove St., for its third year Saturday, March 7. With the continually growing interest in spectacular facial hair, this year is set to be the best yet.

“Everything kind of depended on how that first year went,” explained Petrinec.

“The first year ended up as such a success, I decided to keep doing it. This year has been a bit different since I’m doing it from Metro Detroit, instead of Worcester. I’ve had a lot more help this year.”

Having two years of history at Ralph’s certainly helped the long-distance circumstances, as many of the players and performers

When founder Brad Petrinec put on his first Whiskered Wonderland event back in 2013, it was sort of an experiment to gauge interest in area-bearding (bearding being the competitive growth of awe-inspiring facial hair, both straightforward and artistically inclined). The event ended up being a huge

success, with both the first and second year packing Ralph’s wall-to-wall. What began as a one-off event, grew into an area institution attracting heavy competition and fans of fun alike. While Petrinec has since moved back to his home in Metro Detroit, Michigan, he couldn’t get himself to shut down his beloved bearding event.

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have already been a part of the event. With veteran musical act Sawmill, which has played each of the Whiskered Wonderland events, being joined by Big Jon Short and Snuffbox - and local comedian Shaun Connolly returning as host for the evening - the third annual bearding event should be the biggest success yet.

“You have to be a certain kind of weird to compete in a beard competition and you have to be a certain kind of weird to host a beard competition,” said Petrinec. “Shaun is that certain kind of weird. He’s cool and he’s done it every year.”

Petrinec said he sets up the event to have a very specific vibe, and while it can be difficult to put into words, the musical acts fit the atmosphere of a bearding competition to a “T.” “I always want a rootsy or bluesy or

From left: Brian Roy, Bert Mayer and Dan Jalonski.

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k for Whiskered Wonderland bluegrass setup,” explained Petrinec. “I have a punk background so Sawmill is just perfect, all the bands fit perfectly.”

Sawmill hails from Central Massachusetts and has an aggressively unique sort of folksy Americana sound.

Using acoustic and electric guitars, growly vocals, banjoes, mandolin and harmonicas, Sawmill could be considered the perfect musical accompaniment to an event like Whiskered Wonderland. If that fit works for Sawmill, then this year’s addition of Big Jon Short is logically cohesive.

“I feel like he should have been playing from the first year,” said Petrinec. “He’s always been someone in the back of my mind. He’s a great musician, he’s got a great beard and he’s well known around Worcester.”

If the musical guests for the evening add to the atmosphere of the Whiskered Wonderland events, then Ralph’s Diner is the perfect container for the energy. If there is an aesthetic surrounding bearding, Ralph’s is it.

“Ralph’s is perfect,” said Petrinec.

“Ralph’s and Turtle Boy (the infamous Worcester statue) and Miss Worcester Diner are what I think of when I think of Worcester. I fell in love with the city because of those three places. I’m really excited to come back. I needed to move away and get closer to family, but I’m glad that I’ve planted some roots in Worcester so I can continue to come back here.”

The judges this year represent Petrinec’s love of Worcester, and naturally fit the bearding ethos as well as possible. It takes a particular set of interests to judge categories that include

best mustache, chops, fake beard, partial beard, groomed beard under 6 inches, full beard over 6 inches and freestyle.

As with all of Petrinec’s hand-crafted labor of love, he takes his judging panel selection seriously. This year’s panel includes Nicolas Redanty of the Rochester, New York Beard and Mustache Club; Steve Trask of the Maine Facial Hair Club; Helen Sheldon Beaumont of Worcester’s Cider Mill Stompers; Kim Kniskern, owner of the Miss Worcester Diner; and Molly McGrath, owner of Grime New and used Clothing.

“I met Molly at Grime when I first moved to Worcester and she seemed like a really cool person and it (Grime) is such a cool spot,” said Petrinec.

“Each year I wanted her to be involved, so when she agreed to judge, I

thought that was really awesome.”

“They all love beards, which is important and makes it all work out,” he added. “I think a lot of it is having the right personality and they all have that.”

While the event is all about fun and healthy facial-hair competition, it is also for a good cause, as it has been from the very start. All proceeds go directly to the Child Life Program at UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center. The center

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is set up to help children and families cope with difficult health experiences, and while Worcester’s Whiskered Wonderland is in its third year, now that Petrinec is back in his Michigan home, he is currently setting up a similar competition in Detroit with all proceeds going to the Detroit Animal Welfare Group, where he has volunteered since his return.

“I already have a job, I don’t do this to make money for myself,” Petrinec explained. “I’m able to pay my bills with the career I chose and I know there are a lot of people out there that need help. I’ve always done my best to give back and I’ve found that this is a very good way to do it, while being a lot of fun. It’s all for a good cause.”

With Connolly hosting, Sawmill, Snuffbox and Big Jon Short performing, the spirit of competition and the entire event backed by a great cause,

Whiskered Wonderland III is poised to be the best Whiskered Wonderland yet.

“Worcester, I think, is the top New England city,” said Petrinec. “Worcester has it all and I’m stoked to come back.”

Check out the event and the bands performing on Facebook and head over to Ralph’s, 148 Grove St., on Saturday, March 7, at 8 p.m. for Whiskered Wonderland III. Admission is $15 for competitors and spectators and tickets can be purchased at the door.

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Our server dropped off menus and took our drink orders, a hot tea ($2) for me, and a Coke ($2) for Alex. I was relieved to hear, that although it was noon, we could order either breakfast or lunch, so I put my focus into the breakfast menu, while Alex focused on the burger part of the lunch menu.

As we watched food come out of the kitchen slowly, I was reminded that everything at the Twisted Fork is prepared to order, so items will take a bit longer than one would expect at other establishments.

As beautiful waffles and omelets came out to neighboring tables, my decision became harder and harder to make. Alex never wavered from her burger choice, the “Big Bacon Burgerr” ($9) with cheese, sautéed onions, peppers and mushrooms and duh, bacon!

As I looked over the choices for “Benedict,” I was drawn to the “Twisted Benedict” ($8.99), described as grilled English muffins topped with sliced grilled tomato, sliced portabella mushroom, sautéed spinach and poached eggs, topped with a spicy, chipotle hollandaise sauce. Once I was assured by our server that “spicy” was more a smoky flavor than a four-alarm fire, I placed my order.

Orders in, Alex and I chatted about the

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On a cold Saturday morning, it was hard to get motivated to go anywhere. The idea of food in my belly that I didn’t have to prepare made the task slightly easier. As Alex and I set out to check out Uncle Jay’s Twisted Fork in Cherry Valley (a part of Leicester), we discussed the location and what little we knew of the establishment.

Uncle Jays sits in what I would call a stripmall. Unassuming, and almost missed as the snow piles almost covered the sign, I found parking close to the door, and we headed in immediately. As you enter through the two doors, you’re deposited right into the dining room. During a busy rush, I could see this being awkward for the diners in the area (as I’ll explain later), but we were lucky enough to be seated right away, by the door.

somewhat small dining room (about 15 tables, most of which were occupied), the sparse décor on the walls and the screaming child at the table near us. The cold draft that wafted in each time patrons came in or left was starting to get old by the time our food came.

Luckily, with our food at the table, our attention was drawn to our meals, and suddenly the screaming child and the cold draft didn’t bother us as much.

Alex’s burger was huge with a pile of delicious looking fries. I proceeded to steal some of the fries right away, and yes, they were delicious. The burger itself was cooked to her liking and seasoned just right (I also stole a bite of the burger).

My Eggs Benedict was presented with a handful of deep-fried home fries, and just enough of the smoky chipotle hollandaise

sauce to cover the eggs, but not smother them. The spinach was sautéed to perfection, and with the fresh tomato and portabella mushroom placed on the grilled English muffins, it created a neat little nest for the poached egg.

Although Alex doesn’t eat eggs, she did snag a few home fries to try, as I continued to “try” bites of her burger, which she had to eventually eat with a knife and fork due to its size.

With my plate empty, and only some lonely fries left on Alex’s plate we received the bill totaling $23.53 before tip.

I assume that patrons don’t frequent the Twisted Fork for speed or atmosphere, but for the overall value and quality of the food. We were both very pleased with our choices and would make the trip again, on a warmer day.

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ALL IN THE FAMILY Anthony Dellovo says he has taken over the family business, Dell’Ovo’s Kitchen, 257 Shrewsbury St., Worcester. According to Dellovo, his father owned the restaurant for 23 years. The 28-year-old Dellovo says he took over Jan. 1. The restaurant is open Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., for breakfast and lunch. It also offers catering.

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March 12, it’s pasta. March 19 offers salsa and guacamole, and March 26 serves up breakfast. The costs is $10 for members and $15 per child. For more information, call 508869-6111, ext. 124, or visit www.towerhillbg. org. Tower Hill is located at 11 French Drive, Boylston.

FARMING FOR FLAPJACKS

Jennifer Cass-Favata tells Worcester Magazine she is working for Traveling Vineyard, based in Ispwsich. She resides in Worcester and is a wine guide/consultant who, she says, specializes in “bringing the wine tasting experience into your home. Check her at myttv.com/siptogether for more information.

Heifer International serves up pancakes Saturdays and Sundays, March 7-16, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Drive on out to Heifer International Learning Center at Overlook Farm, 216 Wachusett St., Rutland for its annual pancake breakfast. Enjoy a meal of pancakes smothered in Heifer Farm maple syrup with farm-raised pork sausage, coffee and juice. After breakfast, tour the farm to see the maple sugaring operation, meet the animals and explore Heifer’s Global Village. Reservations are required by calling 508-886-2221. The cost is $12 for adults, $6 for kids 3-10. children 2 and under are free.

For more information, email heifer.farm@heifer.org or call 508-886-2221.

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WEATHERING THE STORM

Vivian’s Cafe and Vertigo, both of West Boylston, are teaming up to present Trivia Night at Vivian’s Cafe, 184 West Boylston St. Head on over starting Wednesday, March 18, at 7 p.m. Eat, drink, answer and win! Vivian’s is in the plaza with Planet Fitness and Salter College.

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Tower Hill Botanic Garden is the place for kids to be on Thursdays, March 5-26, from 3:30-5 p.m. for afterschool cooking classes. Kids will learn their way around the kitchen and enjoy some tasty treats under the direction of instructor Matt Landry, chef at Twig’s Cafe. The classes are for children age 8 and up. On March 5, pizza will be front and center. On

Fatima’s Cafe, 43 West Boylston St., Worcester, was another casualty of Mother Nature’s fury over the past several weeks. According to its Facebook page, the restaurant suffered major leakage as a result of the harsh weather and is closed until repairs are completed.

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Can it Be Kosher?

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ine is produced all over the world and in many different styles. From intense full-bodied wines to soft and elegant, the choices are endless.

Then you have wine that falls into a special category such as kosher wine.

Here in America the kosher wine industry is big business and the wines are purchased by kosher and non-kosher consumers alike.

In order to be considered kosher a wine must meet specific requirements that are carried out during the vinification process. Here are the primary guidelines: • A Sabbath-observing Jew must handle the entire process.

• Each and every ingredient added, whether in filtration or clarification during the vinification process must be kosher.

• All tools and equipment must be dedicated to kosher winemaking alone.

Aside from that, the winemaking process for both kosher and non-kosher are very similar.

So what does that mean for wine lovers? First, it means kosher wine which hasn’t always had the best reputation has improved dramatically. Today these wines now compete with the best non-kosher wines on the market. Kosher wines are widely available and produced in every conceivable style. According to Dan Sigel, Northeast sales manager for Royal Wine Corp., the demand is especially strong here on the east coast. Below are a few kosher wines that were featured at a recent tasting that are worth seeking out.

The Herzog 2013 Chenin Blanc from California is a racy wine with crisp, citrus flavors and a real value at $11. Shiloh, 2012 Secret Reserve Cabernet from Israel is bursting with ripe plum and licorice flavors. The wine is full bodied and has a firm, sharp finish. Also from Israel is the 2013 Barkan Pinot Noir, a spicy wine that offers plush fruit and crisp acidity. It sells for about $14. From Lodi, California comes OF THE WEEK the 2013 Jeunesse, (French for youthful) Black Muscat.

Tabor 2011 Merlot This semi-sweet wine has ripe tropical fruit flavors a Israel, Plum, smooth velvety finish and is best when served chilled. blueberry and cherry It’s reasonably priced at $18. Other Kosher wines of note flavors with a silky include Weinstock from California and Bartenura from Italy. smooth finish $20.

So, can it be kosher? You bet it can.

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Seeking grace on the plains Jim Keogh

Pastor Jay Reinke is a complicated man. He is godly and giving, the epitome of what a small-town pastor should be.

He is also egotistical, narcissistic and vaguely-to-thoroughly unsympathetic.

In the documentary “The Overnighters,” we meet both versions.

Over the protests of his fellow townspeople in Williston, North Dakota, Reinke opens his church basement to the men chasing jobs in the booming oil fields in the Bakken Shale region. These are desperate people who arrive with no place to sleep, nothing to eat, burdened by criminal records and drug addictions. He takes them in, feeds them, counsels them. What would Jesus do, right?

These dusty men crowding Reinke’s church basement look like they’ve wandered off the pages of a Steinbeck novel, and director Jesse Moss does a masterful job of telling their hard-luck stories. They are buoyed by tales of high-paying employment (everybody seems to know a guy who knows a guy earning six figures in the fields), and they’ve left behind families in other parts of the country. Those ties are fraying and sometimes sever in heartbreaking fashion.

Reinke really — no, make that really, really — enjoys being in front of a camera; he apparently dozed during the bible-school lesson about excessive vanity. He likes to be filmed brooding in a meadow at sunset (in fact he probably suggested the setting and time of day), or when he’s expounding (“It does amaze me that giving people floor space is provocative,” he fumes during a close-up).

With about 10 minutes left in the film, the pastor delivers a stunning revelation to his wife, cameras rolling, that comes from so far out of left field it must have had a head start in the bleachers.

Until that moment, I was willing to give

Reinke the benefit of the doubt that his motivations were as pure as the prairie sky.

Yes, he is mission-driven to the point of obliviousness (he cannot fathom why folks would question him inviting a registered sex offender to live with his family, including two teenage daughters), but I admired his walk-the-walk admonition to his outraged neighbors that living by Christian values means tending to the least of your brothers, as unsettling as that may be.

His surprise announcement, though, left me cold, not for its content but for its callousness. The scene is disturbingly collusive, as though Moss and Reinke were executing a hidden-camera prank with the wife as the unsuspecting victim.

What an unsavory ambush job.

In fact “The Overnighters” is a little too thick with disingenuous moments.

A good number of Moss’ shots appear staged for dramatic effect, and some behaviors push the bounds of believability. Would a small-town newspaper reporter really chase the pastor through the streets of Willington, machinegunning him with lurid questions TMZ-style, if he wasn’t being tailed by Moss’ camera?

Does Reinke leap from his van to hop up and down and wave to Amtrak trains as they pass through town when he’s not the subject of a feature documentary?

“The Overnighters” is at its best during its found moments. One of the most chilling occurs when Reinke tries to drive an RV out of a trailer park. As he fumbles with the keys the park owner points a rifle in his face, tells him he’s trespassing and has five seconds to leave or he’s a dead man. It’s perhaps the only time this pastor will follow the unfamiliar command of doing as he’s told.

“The Overnighters” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, and at 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday in the Jefferson Academic Center at Clark University. The film is part of the Cinema 320 series.

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Cristina Pato plays the gaita, a spanish bagpipe.

Kayhan Kalhor plays the kamancheh.

Cellist, Mike Block

Shawn Conley on bass.

A MATERIAL WORLD ArtsWorcester has announced the winners of Material Needs Grants for 2015-16. The grants are funded by an anonymous donor, and support materials and equipment needed to produce new art in Worcester County.

The following artists will be awarded $600 apiece: Zia Ayub (photography), Crystal Blanchflower (sculpture and conceptual work), Jane McKeag-McNeil (watercolor and assemblage), Stacey Parker (sculpture) and Robin Reynolds (painting).

These artists will receive $1,000 each: Keenan Cassidy (sculpture), Pam Farren (sculpture), Susan Fisher (sculpture),

Clifton Hunt (painting), Philip Marshall (sculpture), Eric Nichols (photography) and Corinne Rhodes (printmaking) A slideshow of all artists and their proposed projects can be viewed at artsworcester.org. Their work will make up the Material Needs exhibit of September 2016 at the Aurora Gallery.

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Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s in the dining room. Best wood fired pizzas, Italian food, full bar, lottery & me! No Cover. Come on out! Free!. 7-10 p.m. Cafe’ Sorrento, 143 Central St., Milford. 508-478-7818.

Secret Evil Plan at Central Tavern. Secret Evil Plan acoustic at the Central Tavern in Milford. Free. 7-10 p.m. Central Tavern, 31 Central St., Milford. 508-478-0913 or secretevilplan.net Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 7:30 p.m.-midnight Hirosaki Prime, 1121 Grafton St. 508-926-8700.

Ariband.8 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Blue Plate Open Mic Thursdays. Channel your inner Alfalfa weekly with our gang of misfit musical toys....Sing to the rafters as the Winter winds blow outside, and make new friends and coconspirators to further your musical endeavors whilst furthering your fan base...Parking’s free, beer’s cheap and you are it!! Free. 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566.

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

Live Acoustic. 8-11 p.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508755-0879.

Whitney Doucette & Kyle Amalotti. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Columbia Tavern, 11 Merriam Ave, Leominster. 978-227-5874.

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

Thursday night party night is back in Worcester with Man Vs. Mashane! The new Rock N Rave Dance Party!

EDM, Pop, Hip Hop, Dance! What exactly is Man Vs. MaShane? The excitement and energy of a live show meets the familiar sounds of EDM, Pop and Classic hits! With a one of a kind drum and percussion experience, be sure to keep your heart pumping and your feet moving! $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook.

Gnome Project. 21 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. or find them on Facebook.

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

978-537-7750.

Karaoke Singing Contest - $500.00 prize. Karaoke contest is open to solo singers 21 years or older. Three singers selected each week to compete in karaoke contest finals which will begin

on April 2 and run for 4 weeks. There will be open karaoke starting at 9 p.m. The contest portion of the night will start between 10 and 10:30 p.m. and then more open karaoke after the contest. free.

9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-696-4845.

Live Acoustic. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Funky Murphy’s Bar & Grill, 305 Shrewsbury St. 508-753-2995.

Live Music with the band “Organic Chemistry”. Featuring classic Hammond Organ Combo grooves! We got your blues, we got your jazz and we got your funk! Come join the fun! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Metal Thursday CCLXIX: Soul Remnants, Leukorrhea, and Ashen Wings! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Mike Brennan. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044.

Tony Soul Project w/Chris Stovall Brown @ Club Venus in Marshfield, MA @ Venus II 9 p.m.-midnight Venus II Restaurant & Sports Bar, 277 Ocean St., Marshfield. tonysoulproject.com College Night w DJ Xkaliber. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.

DJ (21+).N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 WATER ST., 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mar. 7 @ St. John Fisher College TBA College of the Holy Cross Mar. 6 Home vs. Lehigh University 6:05 p.m.

Mar. 9 vs. TBA

College of the Holy Cross Mar. 7 @ Colgate University 12 p.m.

Nichols College Mar. 7 @ Mount Ida College 2:30 p.m.

Mar. 10 Home vs. Smith College 7 p.m.

Tufts University Mar. 9 Home vs. Wheaton College 3 p.m.

Mar. 11 Home vs. Keene State College 7 p.m.

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Anna Maria College Mar. 6 vs. King’s College (PA) @ Winter Haven 9 a.m.

Mar. 6 vs. King’s College (PA) @ Winter Haven 12 p.m.

Mar. 7 vs. Curry College @ Winter Haven 12:30 p.m.

Mar. 7 vs. Curry College @ Winter Haven 3 p.m.

Assumption College Mar. 5 vs. Concordia University @ Rollins College 6 p.m.

Mar. 6 @ Rollins College 2:30 p.m.

Mar. 7 vs. Saint Anselm College @ Rollins College 10 a.m.

Clark University Mar. 5 vs. Northland College @ Auburndale, FL 12 p.m.

Mar. 5 vs. Northland College @ Auburndale, FL 3 p.m.

Mar. 6 vs. St Vincent College @ Winter Haven, FL 1 p.m.

Mar. 7 vs. King’s College @ Winter Haven, FL 9 a.m.

Mar. 7 vs. King’s College @ Winter Haven, FL 12 p.m.

College of the Holy Cross Mar. 6 @ Western Carolina University 4 p.m.

Mar. 7 @ Western Carolina University 12 p.m.

Mar. 7 @ Western Carolina University 3:30 p.m.

Mar. 8 @ Western Carolina University 11 a.m.

Mar. 10 @ Central Connecticut State University 5 p.m.

Fitchburg State University Mar. 7 vs. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology @ Lake Myrtle Park 9:30 a.m.

Mar. 8 vs. Concordia University @ Winter Haven, FL 9:30 a.m.

Mar. 9 vs. Bowdoin @ Pat Thomas Stadium 12 p.m.

Mar. 10 vs. Southern University of New York- Canton @ Winter Haven, FL 3:30 p.m.

Worcester State University Mar. 7 State University of New York- Purchase 11 a.m.

Mar. 7 State University of New York- Purchase 1:30 p.m.

Mar. 10 Home vs. University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball

College of the Holy Cross Mar. 5 vs. TBA Mar. 8 vs. TBA Mar. 11 vs. TBA Fitchburg State University Mar. 7 @ Husson University @ ECAC New England Tournament

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Tufts University Mar. 9 @ NCAA Northeast Regional Championship

Men’s Ice Hockey College of the Holy Cross Mar. 6 vs. Niagara University 8:05 p.m.

Mar. 7 vs. Niagara University 8:05 p.m.

Mar. 8 vs. Niagara University 8:05 p.m.

Nichols College Mar. 7 vs. ECAC Northeast Championship 4:40 p.m.

Tufts University Mar. 7 @ Amherst College 4 p.m.

Men’s Lacrosse

Anna Maria College Mar. 7 @ Nichols College 1 p.m.

Assumption College Mar. 9 Home vs. Notre Dame de Namur University 4 p.m.

Clark University Mar. 6 vs. Misericordia University @ Clearwater, FL 6:30 p.m.

College of the Holy Cross Mar. 7 Home vs. United States Army 1:05 p.m.

Mar. 9 Home vs. Harvard University 4:05 p.m.

Mar. 10 @ Brown University 4 p.m.

Nichols College Mar. 7 Home vs. Anna Maria College 1 p.m.

Mar. 10 Home vs. Salem State University Tufts University Mar. 7 @ Stevens Institute of Technology 12 p.m.

Worcester State University Mar. 7 @ Eastern Connecticut State University 12 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse Assumption College Mar. 10 @ Dominican College 4 p.m.

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Anna Maria College Mar. 5 vs. Wilkes University @ North Myrtle Beach 11:30 a.m.

Mar. 5 vs. Gwynedd Mercy University @ North Myrtle Beach 1:30 p.m.

Assumption College Mar. 5 vs. Georgian Court University @ National Training Center- Field 2 3 p.m.

Mar. 5 vs. Millersville University @ National Training Center- Field 2 7 p.m.

Mar. 6 vs. Wilmington University @ Hancock Park- Field 4 9 a.m.

Mar. 6 vs. Ashland University @ Hancock Park- Field 3 11 a.m.

Mar. 7 vs. Indiana University of Pennsylvania @ Clermont, FL- FA Field 4 9 a.m.

Mar. 7 vs. Kutztown University @ Clermont, FL- FA Field 4 11 a.m.

College of the Holy Cross Mar. 5 vs. University of Detroit Mercy @ Baton Rouge, LA 2 p.m.

Mar. 5 vs. University of Detroit Mercy @ Baton Rouge, LA 4 p.m.

Fitchburg State University Mar. 8 vs. Monmouth University @ Clermont, FL 9 a.m.

Mar. 8 vs. Juniata College @ Clermont, FL 11 a.m.

Mar. 9 vs. Gordon College @ Orlando, FL 9 a.m.

Mar. 9 vs. Marywood University @ Clermont, FL 1 p.m.

Mar. 10 vs. Emerson College @ Clermont, FL 1 p.m.

Mar. 10 vs. Thiel College @ Clermont, FL 3 p.m.

Men’s Tennis

Assumption College Mar. 6 vs. Misericordia University @ Chaplin Park 8 a.m.

Clark University Mar. 6 @ Occidental College 6:30 p.m.

College of the Holy Cross Mar. 10 Home vs. Wheaton College 4 p.m.

Nichols College Mar. 10 Home vs. Assumption College 3 p.m.

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Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. Let Dr. Nat start your weekend with jazz, swing, blues, soul, samba, R&B, Broadway, original songs about Worcester, and other surprises, such as special guest vocalists and instrumentalists. Dancers welcome! Ask about Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat (TFIDN) menu bargains in the cabaret room! No cover charge, tips appreciated. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or natneedle.com Doneglen. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700.

Hot House, Gurus of Blues. 21 plus p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on Facebook.

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

Christine Lavin and Don White.Christine Lavin and Don White ARE two of the funniest entertainers on today’s music scene. $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 Ethan Caoette. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Flock Of A**holes invade Chopsticks in Leominster

Women’s Tennis

Assumption College Mar. 6 vs. Ashland University @ Hilton Head, S.C. 8 a.m.

Men’s Track & Field College of the Holy Cross Mar. 6 @ IC4A Indoor Championship 3 p.m.

Mar. 7 @ IC4A Indoor Championship 9:45 a.m.

Mar. 8 @ IC4A Indoor Championship 9:30 a.m.

Fitchburg State College Mar. 6 @ ECAC Championships 4 p.m.

Mar. 7 @ ECAC Championships 10 a.m.

Tufts University Mar. 6 @ Tufts Last Chance Meet 4 p.m.

Mar. 6 @ ECAC Championships Mar. 7 @ ECAC Championships Mar. 7 @ IC4A Indoor Championship Mar. 8 @ IC4A Indoor Championship.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mar. 6 vs. ECAC Championship Mar. 7 vs. ECAC Championship Worcester State University Mar. 6 @ ECAC Championships Mar. 7 @ ECAC Championships

Women’s Track & Field College of the Holy Cross Mar. 6 ECAC Indoor Championship 3 p.m.

Mar. 7 ECAC Indoor Championship 9:45 a.m.

Mar. 8 ECAC Indoor Championship 9:30 a.m.

Fitchburg State College Mar. 6 @ ECAC Championships 4 p.m.

Mar. 7 @ ECAC Championships 10 a.m.

Tufts University Mar. 6 @ Tufts Last Chance Meet 4 p.m.

Mar. 6 @ ECAC Championships Mar. 7 @ ECAC Championships Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mar. 6 vs. ECAC Championship Mar. 7 vs. ECAC Championship Worcester State University Mar. 6 @ ECAC Championships Mar. 7 @ ECAC Championships

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

College, 670 West Boylston St. trainnow.qcc.edu Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Secret Evil Plan at Webster Fish and Game. Free. 4-7 Chooch’s Food & Spirits, 31 East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. p.m. The Webster Fish and Game Club, 91 Gore Road, Webster.

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All Things Irish. 5:00-6:00, presentation by Mary C. Kelley, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough.

Ireland’s Great Famine in Irish-American History Before and after 508-439-9314. the presentation, performances by fiddle students from the Bolton Live Music.8 p.m.-1 a.m. Billy’s Pub, 81 Clinton St., Shrewsbury.

Community Music School 6:30-8:00, traditional Irish music by the 508-425-3353. band Celtic Melody, with step dancing to the live music by the Irish Michael Spaulding. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar Rhythm School Dancers 8:30-10:00, Irish ballads and sing-alongs & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. with the Boston Rovers (also known as the Jolly Rogues) Traditional Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8:30-11:30 p.m.

Irish music “session” in the pub throughout the night All proceeds The Outlook Restaurant, 79 Powers Road, Westford. support the Polus Center for Social and Economic Development, Inc., Keith McLinden Band. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. a MA based agency that supports people with disabilities to live and 508-926-8877.

Aerochix. Their rescheduled date from February’s snowstorm! It’s going to be a great show, don’t miss If you like your politics with a side of funny, the Mayor’s St. Patrick’s it! $5 cover. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Day Breakfast and Political Roast serves up both - along with eggs, Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842bacon and more. Join co-hosts Mayor Joe Petty and state Rep. John 8420.

Mahoney Saturday, March 7, 9-11 a.m., at the Armenian Church Ed & Da Ve.$5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 of Our Savior Cultural Center, 34 Boynton St., Worcester. Proceeds W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. support the St. Patrick’s Parade. For tickets, mail a check made out to Worcester Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South County St. Patrick’s Parade Committee to Mary Anne Dube, 40 Oakwood Lane, St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051.

Worcester, MA 01604. For more information, call Mary Anne at 508-79909498 Kung Fu Grip, DRG, Quartulli, and Eric or email mmmadube@verizon.net.

French and Mr. Hyde!!! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-7539543. work in the community (www.poluscenter.org, 134 High St. Clinton) The Chills. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., For dinner reservations call 978-365-5980. To become a sponsor Leominster. 978-537-7750. or to submit recipes for an Irish cookbook, please contact Donna at The Shakers. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 978-368-1550, admin@poluscenter.org. Free, though $5 donation 508-793-0900. recommended. 5-10 p.m. The Old Timer Restaurant and Tap Room, The Vagabonds. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 155 Church St., Clinton. 978-270-2457 or poluscenter.org Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100.

Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a DJ (21+). N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler WATER ST., 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com/events DJ Matty. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508String Quartet “Plus” Concert. Chamber music for strings 304-6044. with three different keyboard instruments, including Schumann’s DJ One -Three.10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and celebrated Piano Quintet in E flat major, the Rheinberger Suite for Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. violin, cello and organ, op. 149, and the world premier of Fitchburg DJ’s. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755composer Robin Dinda’s Organ Concertino #1 with the J.W. 0879.

The Real Cool Cats! No cover. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, Walk Box organ. Malcolm Halliday performs as both organist and pianist, with violinists Yulia Zhuravleva and Aaron Packard, violist 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

Susan Kirchhausen and cellist Seong-Heu Jeon. Free admission with suggested donation. 7-9 p.m. First Congregational Church of >Saturday 7 Makin’ Music: Fun with Mozart & Friends Chamber Music Shrewsbury, 19 Church Road, Shrewsbury. 508-845-7286.

MetroWest Children’s Concert -Learn how music is put together. -Fun Covenant. Hot rockin’ band! Hot rockin’ meal available tonight! $4 Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main Room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. musical activities for children. -Ask questions & see the instruments Joe Macey - Acoustic Soloist. 7:30-10:30 p.m. The Mill 185, up close after the concert. -Program designed for children ages 4-8, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585 or joemacey.com but all ages are welcome! The concert will feature Bonnie Cochran Andy Cummings & Swingabilly Lounge. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. on flute, Erin Simmons Asbury on clarinet and Sally VanderPloeg on South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. piano. Free admission: Please bring a non-perishable food item or monetary donation for Westborough Food Pantry (100% of donations 978-632-1057. will go to Westborough Food Pantry). 10:30-11:30 a.m. David French Joe Macy. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

Music Company Recital Hall, 53 B Otis St., Westborough. 800-366Karma & the Truth. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 5993 or find them on Facebook.

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Jazz Saxophone Lessons for Beginners. Anyone can Maverick Street Country Band. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New learn to play the saxophone! In this course, you will learn how to American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. do the following: how to purchase a saxophone, correct breathing, N.E.’s Premier Sevendust tribute: “Blackout” with embouchure and mouthpiece techniques, sax care and repair, long Gladstone and the Sublime tribute “Second Hand tones, fingering charts, scales and chords, playing tips, learn to read music, and playing in an ensemble. Your level of proficiency depends Smoke” Sevendust has become a powerhouse of a band over the last two decades with their unique look and sound. Blackout is New on your determination, the amount of time invested, and the amount England’s ultimate Sevendust experience formed in the summer of of your natural ability. $169. noon-3 p.m. Quinsigamond Community

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Fitchburg and all of North County who their favorite Auntie should be!!! 21+. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Iron Horse Lounge, 19 Airport Road, Fitchburg. 978-400-5618 or find them on Facebook.

Jubilee Gardens.9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181.

My Better Half - Lisa Wilson & Brett Brumby Acoutstic Rock. No cover. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

DJ (21+). N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 WATER ST., 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

DJ ONE-3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508304-6044.

DJ Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.

DJ’s. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879.

Worcester Jazz Collective @ Sahara. Worcester Jazz Collective plays Sahara Restaurant every 4th Saturday!

Deconstructed standards and originals. free. 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181 or worcesterjazzcollective.com

2014. Made up of five experienced local musicians: Keith Hopkinson (Thirty Stones) on lead vocals, TJ Nellis (State of Fate/FDFF/KORA) on lead guitar/vocals, Rob Solomon (Intolerance) on drums, Joe Perko (Rucus/Shot Time/Whiskey & Wine) on rhythm guitar and James Murphy (NE Hostility/Dan San Band) on bass/vocals. A brand new local Sublime tribute “Second Hand Smoke” opens the night! $8. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508363-1888 or find them on Facebook.

Sean Daley.8 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg.

978-345-5051.

The Delta Generators. The Delta Generators have accomplished a lot since forming in 2008. They won the Boston Blues Society’s Blues challenge in 2008, which earned them a spot in the International Blues Challenge held in Memphis in 2009. The band finished as a Top 10 Finalist out of over a hundred bands. $20 at the door day of show. 8-11 p.m. Viva Bene Italian Ristorante, Club Symply Fargone at Viva Bene, 144 Commercial St. 978-833-9698 or symplyfargone.com >Sunday 8 The Doors Experience. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Simple Man Saloon, 119 Zach Slik Brunch. 10-2 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument High St., Clinton. 978-365-1949.

Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Live Bands. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Flock Of A-Holes, the ultimate 80’s tribute band at the Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484.

St Patty’s parade at Loft 266! An annual tradition. This is one Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., of the best times you’ll ever have! $5. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Loft 266 Bar Gardner. 978-669-0122. & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Sean Fullerton: ‘Fully’ Acoustic.Join Sean Fullerton for his ‘Fully’ Acoustic show at 3 Restaurant on the first Saturday of every month throughout 2015!! Sean The 33rd annual St. Patrick’s Parade steps off in Worcester at noon specializes in Acoustic Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll, American Sunday, March 8. The procession starts at Webster Square and Soul and Fingerstyle Guitar using 6 String, 12 String heads to Elm Park. Take in this annual tradition, then head to your favorite and resonator guitars, harmonicas, live guitar looping, Irish haunt - or the many other restaurants and bars that will be greeting revelers Bose and UltraSound sound systems. Dinner, Drinks throughout the day. and Music. 8:30-11:30 p.m. 3 Restaurant, 461 West Central St., Franklin. 508-528-6333 or 3-restaurant. com Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Party. Doors open at 11:00 AM. 9Teen.Steely Dan and much more! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Parade starts at Noon. Beer garden, grill, food, drinks and music all Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. day long! David G Butler & The Butler Frogs. $5. 21+. 11 a.m. to 8 Chet Williamson. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

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No Alibi Rocks on Parade Day! Its Parade Day in Worcester Desolate Highway. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W and No Alibi will Rock you all afternoon right on the parade route so Boylston St. 508-853-1350. you won’t miss a thing! Free. 1-5 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, Parking Doctor Robert. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Lot, 257 Park Ave. Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

St Patrick’s Day Parade Events. 1 p.m.-1 a.m. Fiddlers’ Khaos Junkies - LIVE. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Hawk’s Nest Tavern, Green Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700.

40 Plummer Ave, Whitinsville. 508-234-2124 or khaosjunkies.com Seamus & Eileem. 2-6 p.m. McNally’s Grille & Pub, 88 Sargent Moonshine Band. Moonshine - 6 piece band featuring Melissa Road, Westminster. 978-874-1444.

Perkins on lead vocal covering the best in New Country, Pop, Rock The Big Broadcast! 10th Anniversary. The Jazz Ensembles and Blues. From Miranda Lambert to Carrie Underwood, Lady A to of Mount Holyoke College present The Big Broadcast! 10th Jason Aldeen to Bruno Mars and Susan Tedeschi. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Anniversary Edition Sunday, March 8, 2015 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Wong Dynasty, Holden, MA, 176 Reservior Road (Route31), Holden.

Chapin Auditorium Mount Holyoke College South Hadley. Tickets 508-829-2188 or find them on Facebook. are general admission. $20.00 premium front and center seating.

Tequila Bonfire. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove $15.00 regular seating. $10.00 seniors and students. Tickets are St. 508-793-0900. available (beginning January 15, 2015) at the UMASS Fine Arts Whiskered Wonderland III . 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Center Box-Office in Amherst, at the Odyssey Bookshop, Village Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Commons, South Hadley, and at the door (subject to availability).

Winter’s Thaw with Sheez Late, Belit and The For phone orders: 413-545-2511 or 1-800-999-UMASS. Tickets Vanguard . Sheez Late will be celebrating the release of their new are general admission. $20 premium front and center seating. $15 cd “GO”. Special guest appearance by the acoustic rock band Belit. regular seating. $10 seniors and students. Tickets are available More acts to be announced. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The (beginning January 15, 2015) at the UMASS Fine Arts Center Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. Box-Office in Amherst, at the Odyssey Bookshop, V. 2-9 p.m. Mount Auntie Trainwreck. Auntie Trainwreck returns to the Iron HorseLounge in Fitchburg, MA on Saturday, March 7th, 2015! Stop in early Holyoke College, Chapin Auditorium, 50 College St., South Hadley.

413-454-2511 or fac.umass.edu for an amazing bite to eat from the Iron Horse menu and then stay Post Parade Party with Chris Reddy. 3-7 p.m. Press Box, to dance the night away to all the Classic Rock, Blues, Alternative 536 Lincoln St. 508-856-9255. and Party favorites you can handle! Come out and help us show

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Brett Brumby Acoustic Rock. No cover. 5-8 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

Fauré Requiem with Choirs of Worcester.Following the success of last year’s concert featuring the choirs of three Worcester churches, we have expanded the number of choirs this year to six. In an ecumenical collaboration, the choirs will come together to perform the sublime Requiem by Gabriel Fauré, as well as seasonal anthems.

A gala reception will be held following the event in Huntington Hall.

Free. 5-6 p.m. All Saints Church, 10 Irving St. 508-752-3766.

Funky Jazz Jam Sundays. 21 plus, First, and third Sundays!

More information on Facebook. Free. 7-11 p.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

Open Mic Sundays at Snows Restaurant with Bill McCarthy. 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. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. . 7-10:30 p.m. Snow’s Restaurant & Pub, 321 West Boylston St. New Riders of the Purple Sage. In the summer of 1969, John Dawson was looking to showcase his songs while Jerry Garcia was looking to practice his brand new pedal steel guitar. The two played in coffeehouses and small clubs initially, and the music they made became the nucleus for a band- the New Riders of the Purple Sage.

Featuring a slew of new songs written by David Nelson and Robert Hunter among other band originals, the New Riders’ renaissance continues to grow, both on record and at their live shows, where they are continually breaking out new songs on every tour while staying true to the legacy that was started over 40 years ago by John Dawson and Jerry Garcia. $30 in advance, 435 at the door. 8-11 p.m. Viva Bene Italian Ristorante, Club Symply Fargone at Viva Bene, 144 Commercial St. 978-833-9698 or symplyfargone.com Worcester Jazz Collective @ Electric Haze.Worcester Jazz Collective plays Electric Haze every 2nd Sunday! Deconstructed Standards and Originals. free. 8-11 p.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or worcesterjazzcollective.com Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster.

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Live Acoustic.9 p.m.-2 a.m. Funky Murphy’s Bar & Grill, 305 Shrewsbury St. 508-753-2995.

Post Parade Party with Terry Brennan. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Funky Murphy’s Bar & Grill, 305 Shrewsbury St. 508-753-2995.

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Blue Mondays. Guitarist/Singer Nate Flecha plays the blues every Monday. Free. 7-9 p.m. starlite, 37 Hamilton St., Southbridge. 772402-8777 or find them on Facebook.

Open Mic/Open Decks. Sign up is at 7pm for half hour or less slots Use our PA system, Mics, controller and sound tech Anything is welcome!! 21plus FREE. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

Monday - Ladies Night! 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.

Monday night hang with our new DJ, DeeJayDee Smilesz and our bar-hump with a lump Alfredo. Our new DJ just moved here from NYC and can’t wait to play for you. Come say HI! FREE . 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook.

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

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2Fer Tuesdays with Pete Towler Solo Acoustic. 7-10 p.m.

Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044.

Two Left - Classic, Modern Rock and beyond.Brian Degon (Vocals, Guitar), Fr. Gregory Christakos (Bass) and David Degon (Guitar) Jam Classic Rock, Modern Rock and Beyond. Free. 7-10 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. 508-756-7995.

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. 7:30-11:30 p.m.

Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook C.U.Next Tuesday!!! Tunes in the Diner with DJ Poke Smot and Special Guests every Tuesday Night!!!!.No cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Every Tuesday: Jon Bonner and Boogie Chillin’ 9 p.m.midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

Hip Hop Tuesdays. Every Tuesday is different! Check our Facebook page, under events for more details! $5-$15. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

Open Mic with Key Performance. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m.

Grille 57, 57 Highland St. 508-798-2000 or grille57.com

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Toast Masters. Speak before a group, develop speaking skills 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St . (Grotto), 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-midnight Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100.

Karaoke. 8-11 p.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

2nd Wednesday Residency at Nick’s. Swing on down to Nick’s and have Mr. Chip bat his eyelashes at you while we bring on the stomp. Great way to break up your week! 8:30-11:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Dominos and other games at the bar. It’s tons of fun! Free.

8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or dominoesrules.org The Noise Floor presents “Getting Lucky Punk Wednesdays” featuring .A great punk rock lineup tonight. 8:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook.

Live Acoustic. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Funky Murphy’s Bar & Grill, 305 Shrewsbury St. 508-753-2995.

Mizz Kistune Electro Swing Fusion.21 plus More info at facebook.com/electrichaze $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

Sean Ryan on Acoustic. 9 p.m.-midnight Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

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ArtsWorcester,”Agglomeration” by Megan McNaught and Luke Buffenmyer, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through June 30; “Random Payoffs” by Bob O’Donnell, Wednesdays, -Saturdays, through July 8.

Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: FreE. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or www.artsworcester.org Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, Art in Motion: Guayasamín’s Ecuador Unframed, Tuesday - Friday; Art in Motion: Mural Introduction and Reception, Tuesday. 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Booklovers’ Gourmet,”Bartlett Art Invitational” - Traditional and Digital Artwork created by Bartlett High School Art Students, Through

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March 31. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m.

Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Pulse: New Work by Faculty Artists, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through April 10. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday.

1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org EcoTarium, KEVA: Build It Up!, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Oct. 4 - April 26; Preschool and Toddler Wednesdays, Wednesdays, through Dec. 16. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday.

Admission: $14.00 adults; $8.00 for children ages 2-18, $10 college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special programs. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-4563924 or fruitlands.org Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Museum of Russian Icons, The Vibrant Art and Storied History of Ethiopian Icons, Through April 18. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (59 +), $7; Students, $5; Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, free.

203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org Old Sturbridge Village, Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age.

Children under 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909.

Post Road Art Center,<Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-4852580 or postroadartcenter.com Preservation Worcester,Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org.

Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30

p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-7522170 or printsandpotter.com Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free.

633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Salisbury Mansion,Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org Sprinkler Factory,Various Artists Various Media 2015 Opening, Sunday. Admission: free. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com Tatnuck Bookseller & Café, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9

Lindsay Joy’s “In the Event of My Death” takes the stage at Clark University’s Little Center Tuesday, March 10 through Saturday, March 14. The play, which follows eight small-town 20-somethings after the death of a friend, runs from 7:30-9:30 p.m. The cost is $5 or free with a College ID. For more information, email clarkarts@ clarku.edu or call 508-793-7456. Clark University is located at 950 Main St., Worcester.

a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday - Saturday.

18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or.tatnuck.com The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery.com Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Tower Hill Botanic Garden Library Exhibit: Ex Libris, Dr. John Green, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, through April 30. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, FREE to Members & Children under . 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org Worcester Art Museum, Art Since the Mid-20th Century, Through Dec. 31; Nude Drawing in the Galleries, Thursdays, March 5 - March 26; Uncanny Japan: The Art of Yoshitoshi, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, through May 24; Legio III Cyrenaica - Roman, Sunday. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10a.m.-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-7994406 or worcesterart.org Worcester Center for Crafts, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Historical Museum, Alden Family Gallery, Through Dec. 31; In Their Shirtsleeves, Through Dec. 31; Stories They Tell, Through Dec. 31; The Greek Experience, Through March 21. 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

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$2-$2-$2 Friday! $2 hot dogs, popcorn or soda - Friday, March 6. Family Fun Pack, just $79 for 4! Includes hot dogs and sodas. 7:30-10:30 p.m. DCU Center- Arena and Convention Center, 50 Foster St. Call 508-929-0500 or visit sharksahl.com I Love Lucy: Live On Stage - Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, March 6 - Sunday, March 8. I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE is the brand-new hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history! Tickets are currently available. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-5717469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org Almost, Maine - Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, March 6 Sunday, March 15. Almost, Maine By John Cariani On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways.

Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mendalmostin this delightful midwinter night’s dream. $14 adults, $12 students and seniors, $7 12 & under. 2-4:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Barre Players Theater, 64 Common St., Barre. Call 978355-2096 or find them on Facebook.

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I Love Lucy: Live On Stage - Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, March 6 - Sunday, March 8. I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE is the brand-new hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history! Tickets are currently available. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-5717469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org Almost, Maine - Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, March 6 Sunday, March 15. Almost, Maine By John Cariani On a cold, clear, All the a-holes are flocking to Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster Friday, March 6. Why? To see the Flock of A**holes, of course. Catch the wild and wacky cover band from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Best of all - it’s free! For more information, check out the A**holes on Facebook or email egodin@aol.com.

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Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend almost in this delightful midwinter night’s dream. $14 adults, $12 students and seniors, $7 12 & under. 2-4:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Barre Players Theater, 64 Common St., Barre. Call 978355-2096 or find them on Facebook.

Whiskered Wonderland III - Saturday, March 7. WWIII is going to be an All Out War of the Whiskers! keep those beards, chops, mustaches, goatees and donegals growing! Ladies start planning & crafting, freestylers get to freestyling, because I want 2015 to be the best yet! RSVP and find out more information on the Facebook event page. Worcester’s favorite comedian Shaun Connolly will be hosting again! Performances will include: Sawmill Snuffbox Big Jon Short Categories include: Moustache, Chops, Fake Beard, Partial Beard, Groomed Beard (Under 6 inches), Full Beard (over 6 inches), Freestyle Judge #1 Nicolas Redanty of the Rochester Beard and Moustache Club Rochester, NY Judge #2 Steve Trask

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Sunday Night Cinemageddon! Movies Shown Every Sunday Night in the Diner! - Sundays, Sunday, May 13 Thursday, December 31. Facebook: Ralphs Diner Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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I Love Lucy: Live On Stage - Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, March 6 - Sunday, March 8. I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE is the brand-new hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history! Tickets are currently available. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-5717469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org Almost, Maine - Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, March 6 Sunday, March 15. Almost, Maine By John Cariani On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways.

Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend almost in this delightful midwinter night’s dream. $14 adults, $12 students and seniors, $7 12 & under. 2-4:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Barre Players Theater, 64 Common St., Barre. Call 978355-2096 or find them on Facebook.

“Night Watch” - Gateway Players Theatre, Inc. will hold auditions for “Night Watch” by Louise Fletcher on Sunday, March 8, at 2pm in the Gateway Arts Barn, 111 Main St., Southbridge. This mysterysuspense production will be directed by Mary Gahagan and produced

by Suzanne Adams and will be performed in June. Men and women of varying ages are needed. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. For questions, please call Gateway at 508-764-4531 and the director will return the call. The story: The main character sees a dead body in an abandoned house next door. The police find nothing.

Her husband accuses her of being insane. Scandals, dishonesty and murder mysteries arise during the rest of the play. Gateway Players is currently in its 40th season. For more information about this organization, go to gatewayplayers.org or the Gateway Players Facebook page. Free to audition. 2-4 p.m. Gateway Players Theatre Arts Barn, 111 Main St., Southbridge. Call 508-764-4531.

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In the Event of My Death - Tuesday, March 10 - Saturday, March 14. A new play by Lindsay Joy This contemporary story follows eight small town, twenty-somethings who know each other from high school and share an impromptu time of mourning and celebration after the funeral of a mutual friend. Ms. Joy’s characters are drawn with funny, irreverent humor, empathy and compassion.

Directed by Ray Munro Presented by V&PA $5 or free with College ID. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Clark University: Little Center, Experimental Theater, 950 Main St. Call 508-793-7356.

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In the Event of My Death - Tuesday, March 10 - Saturday, March 14. A new play by Lindsay Joy This contemporary story follows eight small town, twenty-somethings who know each other from high school and share an impromptu time of mourning and celebration after the funeral of a mutual friend. Ms. Joys characters are drawn with funny, irreverent humor, empathy and compassion.

Directed by Ray Munro Presented by V&PA $5 or free with College ID. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Clark University: Little Center, Experimental Theater, 950 Main St. Call 508-793-7356

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Base plus commission. Holden, MA. Interested candidates please submit brief cover letter and resume to carsenault@centralmassclass.com

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CEMETERY PLOTS

CEMETERY PLOTS

Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, Ma. Lot Number 297-B Space 1 and 2, Garden Of Valor Section. Current value is $8,400.00 including 2 concrete burial vaults. $4,000.00 or B/O 508-375-0080

Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA. 2 Lots in the Garden of Faith. $2500.00 for both. Near the feature. Mary 508-886-4334.

Worcester Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of the Cross.

Beautiful location. 1-4 nicely located burial plots. Plots adjacent to each other. Would provide a lovely resting place for your loved one. $2500.00 each (original price $4800.00 ea).

Cathy 203-315-9291

Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA 2 lots in Heritage II w/vaults. $2,500.00 for both. Call Rick at 508-450-7470 Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, 4 beautifully situated burial plots in The Garden of the Cross. $2200.00 each (current value $5200.00 ea) 508-886-4449

FOR SALE Delta 12" Portable Planer Mounted model 22-540 $200.00 Cash & Carry 978-422-7481*

Worcester County Memorial Park Desirable ’Garden of the Gospels’, plot 127C with space for 1 or 2, $3600.00 or email best offer. Visit WCMP for a look - very nice. charlie@angelic.com

Samsung 55" TV w/ nice stand. Best offer. Great for lvg rm or basement. Exc. cond. $400 508-797-6068*

ITEMS UNDER $2,015 Antique Lane Hope Chest 44"L x 19"W x 18 1/2"H Locks with skeleton key. $50 (978)534-0711 Apartment Size Washer $50.00 508-756-4720 Beautiful curio. 4 glass shelves for showing dishes, crystals, etc. was $399.99 now $175.00. 978534-5235 Entertainment Center 48"h x 41"l x 27"w. $80.00 508-8533444. First come, first serve. Exc cond. Maple.

Ladies ring, earrings and necklace pendant. 14K gold opal setting. $350.00 or B/O 774 -578-5923 Steel Roof rake with three, five foot sections. This is the winter to clear your roof. $25.00 978464-5877 Verizon LG Pad LG GPad 8.3 LTE Only used for two months $125.00 B.R.O. Call 978-5348632

HELP WANTED LOCAL

Outside Sales Representative Respons Responsibilities include cold calling, creati creating quotes, presentations, attending loc local events and networking.

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Our customers are local businesses, schools and organizations that want to get ttheir message out.

Idea Id ea person will be a self-starter, Ideal p pr rof o es e s professional, work well in a team enviro ro on nm me environment, and able to keep a lot of balls in the air.

Previous sales experience as an outside sales representative a plus.

If you feel this is a fit for you, email your resume to Mike Wood at: mike@signaramaworcester.com

FURNITURE

EDUCATION

Century Dining Room Set 4 side, 2 captain chairs. Oval table, extends to 9’. Lighted hutch, beveled glass front.

"Rosewood" Asking $8,000.00 (orig. $20,000) 508-791-0770*

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Henredon 7 pc Ebony BR Set King bed & mirrored oval backboard. 2 end tables, 9 drwr dresser w/oval detached wall mirror, mens wardrobe & 3 drwrs. Asking $7,000.00 508-791 -0770*

HEALTHCARE SERVICES COUNSELING

New England School of Fine Art

Offering classes in traditional art methods 51 Union Street, #4 Worcester, MA 01608 www.nesfa-worcester.com

Navy Blue Leather Sofa & Matching Chair Excellent condition. $700.00 or B/0 Call 571-437-2123*

What is your body trying to tell you?

Let’s release the blocks that keep you from reaching your full potential. Body read and 20% off first session.

Anna Smith Core Energetics Body Psychotherapy 508-735-3535 HEALTHCARE SERVICES MISCELLANEOUS

WANTED TO BUY Cash for Stamp Collections.

Eval/Buy. Questions?? Call RON (413)896-3324

Who said nothing in life is free?

Run your four line ad for FREE for two weeks and then you have to the option to run your ad until it sells for $20!

Or you may run your ad from the beginning until it sells for $20 (no refund if the item sells within the two weeks) $2015 FOR FREE! SUBMIT ITEMS UNDER $2014 Here’s all you need to do! 3 ways to submit...

1. Mail completed form to Central Mass Classifieds, P.O. Box 546, Holden, MA 01520 2. OR FAX the completed form to 508-829-0670 3. OR Email the info with name/address/phone number to sales@centralmassclass.com

NO PHONE ORDERS ACCEPTED FOR FREE ADS PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY... We are not liable for misinformation due to ad being illegible: Have you advertised in the Central Mass Classifieds before? Please check one. ___ Yes ___ No Name _______________________________________________ Phone _______________________ Address _____________________________________Town _________________ Zip ____________ Email Address (optional) ______________________________________________________________ Ad Text: (approx 28 characters per line includes letters, spaces, numbers, punctuation) _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

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YOGA ANITA Calm your mind,stretch your body, invigorate your spirit.

Private & Group Classes.

Leominster & Worcester locations. Info: www.yogaanita.com 978-227-8297

OTHER RECREATION ** Spiritual Discussion Group Starting ** Questions like "Does God Exist?" Call Dave at 978-343-6653

REAL ESTATE APARTMENT FOR RENT MILLBURY-3RMS, Dead end street. Near Rt. 20 and Mass Pike. $700/m Call Bob 508-865-1392 PAXTON 1BD, 2nd FL Newly renovated. Dining rm & kitchenette. New stove & refrig. Off st. prkg. Country setting. Deck & yard. No pets. Water incl’d. $800/m + utils. 1st/last/sec.

508-754-9060 Worcester Greenhalge Street Spacious 2 BR Townhouse $1150 508-852-6001

Maximum 4 lines (approx. 28 characters per line). We reserve the right to edit if ads come in that are too long. NO phone orders accepted. See ways to submit above. Merchandise Ads Only - NO autos, snowmobiles, RV’s, trailers, boats, ATV’s, etc. We have a special rate for these ads ($20 till it sells). NO business Ads accepted for this section. If we suspect the ads are being sent in by a business, we reserve the right to refuse. Limit 1 ad per name/address/ phone number every 2 weeks. Free Ads will run for 2 weeks. If you choose to run your ad until it sells for $20, no refund will be given if it sells within the first two weeks. Limit 1 item per ad (group of items OK if one price for all and under $2,014). $2015). Price must be listed in ad. NO Cemetery Plots

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RUTLAND-Deluxe Condo for Rent Pergo floors, s/s appliances. $900 a month, first-last -security. 774-364-1627

2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond. 469 miles. Asking $1650.00.

Includes helmet. 207-289-9362 OR 207-450-1492.

1994 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 5.2 V8 Auto, 142K Miles. Regular cab. Black. Cap, hitch.

Good shape. $3975.00 978-422-8084

2003 Dodge Ram Van w/chair lift. 78K orig miles. Excellent condition. $5900.00 or B/O Leominster 978-840-2662

2004 Toyota Corolla Maroon, grey interior. AC, PS, PB, PW, PL Toyota dependability. Low 137K miles. $5875.00 508-581-7967

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1999 Road King Under 8,000 miles. Too many extras to list.

Always stored in room temperature. $14,000.00 978-4645525 or 781-879-8275 cell

1992 GMC Pickup Custom new tires, 366 motor, gas automatic, no rust.

Harley black & orange.

Asking $15,000 or B/O Call 508-768-8505 Jon

2000 Ford F150 Flareside Pickup Showroom condition inside and out. 100K miles.

All power, needs nothing. $8000.00 978-466-6043 Call 978 466 6043

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1930 Ford Model A Huckster 22 Woodland Rd. Holden, MA 508-829-2282 1988 MercedesBenz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3200.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Performance Coupe. 25K miles. 2 tops. LT5, 375HP. 6SPD, ZF Manual trans. Fully optioned. Fair weather only, always stored. $21,000.00 978-422-6624 1994 Geo Prizm 87K miles.

A/C, 5 Speed, Rear defroster.

Good tires and brakes. Passed MA inspection. Price reduced.

Asking $1,199.00 508-4500808 2000 Toyota Corolla Blue, tan interior, AC, PS, PB, PW, PL. Low 109K miles. Great shape dependable. $3750.00 508581-7967 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis White, gray leather int. Low miles. 131K, car ported. Very good cond. Runs exc. well maintained. All paperwork.

Asking $3,300.00 603-8092089 2004 Cadillac CTS Black, grey interior. Loaded. Only 67K miles. $8750.00 508-581-7967

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Classic Car 1957 Chevy Bel Air 4dr hardtop. Total frame off resto. New 350 crate motor.

Appraised at $47,500, only 5,000 miles since resto. $30,000 OBO. Call Len cell 508-789-3436 Millbury, MA

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2008 Ford E250 Extended Van 3dr, A-T/AC, Power package. Roof racks. Int. shelving, tow package, 6 rims, 8 tires in good cond. Exc. overall cond.

57K miles. $14,999.00 508-829-2907

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2004 Lincoln Town Car Signature Edition. 43,500 hyway miles. Excellent pristine cond. inside/out. Showroom cond.

Always garaged. Grey/light green. $9,300 978-868-0357/ 508-942-2134

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CAMPERS/TRAILERS

12’ Sundolphin KLN Jon Boat w/galvanized trailer. 55lb thrust Minnkota motor. 2 life jackets, anchor. 2 swivel seats. Battery & charger.

Exc. cond. $1,200.00 or B/O Dave 978537-2536

2000 Wilderness 37’ Trailer w/attached screenroom. East Douglas,MA on site at Lake Manchaug Camping. Center slide out, Sleeps 6-8. Call for details. $7000.00 Russ 508769-0811

1986 Stingray Super Sport 17 foot bowrider w/170hp Mercruiser. This is a classic. Full boat cover and bimini top. Very clean. $2950.00 B/O Call Cliff 603-494-8219/508-829-9882

2011 28’ Lightweight Camping Trailer w/slide.

Electric awning and many extras. Excellent condition.

Reduced price $14,200.00 or B/O 978-602-0099

Kayak Perception Sole Includes many accessories. $700.00 978-424-6315 *

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REPAIRS & SERVICES

24 ft Light Weight 2004 Terry Dakota Travel Trailer Sleeps 7, bunk beds & full bed, 16ft awning, A/C, Central heat, microwave & 3 burner stove. Dual powered fridge/freezer. Loads of storage, outdoor shower. 2 batteries, travel septic. Like new. $6900.00 OR B/O 508-579-6622

Truck Camper 1985 Bought new in 1991. Real Life brand. Bathroom, shower, self contained. 8ft truck bed. $2900.00 B/O 774-287-0777

Campers/trailers 5x8 foot black metal. Almost new landscape trailer. Never been registered. Used only in yard. Mint condition. Fold down 5’ gate.

After 5 P.M $450 Don 978-5490118

We Buy and PICK UP Your junk or wrecked cars or trucks.

We Sell New and Used Parts.

Specials on Batteries and Tires.

New and Used!

Airport Auto Parts, Inc. 56 Crawford St. Leominster, MA 01453 978-534-3137

Dick’s Auto Body Collision Experts Lifetime Guarantee In Writing On All Collision Repairs.

Don’t let your insurance company tell you where you have to have your vehicle repaired.

It is your right by law to choose a registered repair shop of your choice.

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• Class A, B, C Motor Homes • Travel Trailers Parts • Propane • Service Transportation • Temporary Housing

Fuller RV Sales & Rentals 150 Shrewsbury St., Boylston 508-869-2905 www.fullerrv.com BBB Accredited A+ Rating

JUNK CARS

PARTS & ACCESSORIES 2 Storage Shelves for a Cargo Van Like New. (1) 42 x 46 and (1) 54 x 46 $100 B/0 Call Box 508-752-2768 (Paxton)*

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CLASS IT UP! RUN YOUR AD UNTIL IT SELLS ONLY $20 FOR SIX LINES! Reaching 90,000 readers in PRINT & ONLINE Contact Carrie at 978-728-4302

Living the Classifieds’ Lifestyle!

One of the best joys in life is just that, the On feeling of pure joy. Often those moments of pure joy and bliss come few and far between while life is getting in the way and happening. What makes you feel joy? I love those moments when I get a complete case of the giggles. Unfortunately, it sometimes happens at times when it’s not quite appropriate, but is feels good none the less. When I am feeling I need some joy and taking action on it, I will crank up my car radio when I hear a fun song and I sing real loud (I tend to do this alone) and I dance. Yes, I dance, in my car by myself. This makes me feel joyous and I figure it might make someone else feel joyous too, especially with this continuous harsh winter weather for some who might not be enjoying it. I hope that someone sees me, the chick with the sunglasses on in the middle of some dreary weather, dancing and singing in her car and they smile. Either laughing with me or at me, it doesn’t matter to me, as long as they are smiling.

Another way to bring some joy into your life is to spruce up your surroundings. Please do look at the advertisers in this section and think about what would bring you some happiness in your home or life. If you take the step and make the call to one of our advertisers, please do let them know you saw them here. I think I am going to go take a ride and feel some joy, how about you? Always grateful

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Reach over 90,000 readers in print and online!

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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Division INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE Docket No. WO15P0438EA Estate of: William Carroll Bibaud Date of Death: August 25, 2014 To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Timothy M. Bibaud of Worcester MA. Timothy M. Bibaud of Worcester MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond. The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (SEAL) LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 000513 ORDER OF NOTICE TO: Briand J. Jacques and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act:, 50 U.S.C. App. §501 et seq.: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Sutton, numbered 20 Old Providence Road, given

by Briand J. Jacques to Household Finance Corporation II, dated April 25, 2007,and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 41053, Page 128, and now held by plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before March 30, 2015 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER Chief Justice of this Court on February 23, 2015 Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder 3-5-2015 MS

ADVERTISEMENT The Worcester Housing Authority, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from General Contractors for the Driveway Replacement Project for the Worcester Housing Authority in Worcester, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by Graves Engineering, Inc. The Project consists of: Selective demolition of existing driveway and walkway pavement, selective excavation of gravel base, paving binder and top course pavement, placing loam and seed, and other site improvements.

The work is estimated to cost $78,308. Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.30 § 39M & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.l49 §26 to 27H inclusive.

MBE and WBE participation is not required. General Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, 2015 and publicly opened, forthwith.

Mailed Bids should be sent to the following address and received no later than the date and time specified above: Worcester Housing Authority 81 Tacoma Street Worcester, MA 01605 ***The bid opening will take place at the address stated above. ***All bid packages shall be marked on the outside with “Worcester Housing Authority, 81 Tacoma Street Driveway Replacement Project - BID”.

General bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount and made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority. Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available for pick-up at Worcester Housing Authority, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 on March 4, 2015 after 9:00 a.m. and also online at http://worcester-housing.com/purchasing.html.

There is a plan deposit of $25.00 per set payable to Worcester Housing Authority. Additional sets may be purchased for an additional $25.00 each up to a maximum of 2 sets. Deposits must be a certified or cashier’s check. This deposit will be refunded for up to two sets to general bidders upon return of the sets in good condition within thirty days of receipt of general bids. Otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Awarding Authority.

Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $40.00 per set for UPS Ground (or $65.00 per set for UPS overnight), payable to Worcester Housing Authority to cover mail handling costs. The job site will be available for inspection at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday March 12, 2015 at 32 Ripley Street Worcester, MA. Technical questions should be directed to Bryan LaRochelle at Graves Engineering, (508) 856-0321 ext.

107 by 11:00 a.m. on Friday March 20, 2015.

The Contract Documents may be seen, but not removed at: Project Dog 18 Graf Road Suite #8 Newburyport, MA 01950 (978) 499-9014

Public Auction Notice is hereby given pursuant to provision of M.G.L. c255 sec.39A that the following vehicles will be sold on March 20, 2015, at a private sale to satisfy our garage keeper lien thereon for towing and storage charges and expenses of sale and notice.

2010 Volkswagen Passat - V.I.N. WVWMP7AN1Ae555429 2002 Nissan Maxima - V.I.N. JN1DA31D62T404796 Sale at Early’s on Park Avenue 536 Park Ave. Worcester, Ma 01603 3/5, 3/12, 3/19/2015 WM

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TOWN OF MILLBURY MILLBURY FINANCE COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE, in accordance with Section 6-7: Action on the Budget, of the Millbury Charter, the Finance Committee will hold a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2016 operating budget. The hearing will be held at the Millbury Municipal Office Building on Monday, March 16, 2015 at 7:00PM Michael O’Connor, Chairman 3/5/2015 MS

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MILLBURY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 23, 2015, at 8:30 p.m. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA on the following proposed amendments to the Millbury Zoning Bylaws and Zoning Map: • Article 1, Section 12.44(a) by requiring site plan review applicants to submit style and design information for exterior lighting and signage, and three property boundary markers to be indicated with MA Grid Plane Coordinates; • Article 1, Section 12.45 by modifying site plan review design requirements for buildings, signs, landscaping, parking, curbing, pedestrian accessibility, and outdoor lighting and establishing a separate set of design requirements for the Business I District; • Article 1, Section 12.49(c) by requiring as-built plans to show bounds at all lot corners; • Zoning Map by rezoning to Industrial-II portions of the Residential-I, Suburban-II and Business-II Districts on the southwesterly side of Route 146, and rezone to Business-II portions of the Residential-I and Suburban-II Districts on the southeasterly side of Route 146.

Or take any action thereon.

The complete text of proposed amendments and map changes are available for public viewing in the Planning Office at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm St., Millbury, MA during regular office hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on these amendments should appear at the time and place designated above.

Richard Gosselin Chairman 3/5, 3/12/2015

Two minutes with...

Larry Spotted Crow

STEVEN KING

Larry Spotted Crow, 47, is a Native American historian, speaker, performer, educator, activist and novelist. What ties all of his skills together is his dedication to keeping his culture alive. His work constantly connects his heritage to the modern day, threading his people’s story into our everyday lives. We took a moment to catch him on his latest book tour to learn more about his new work, “The Mourning Road to Thanksgiving,” and to dabble in a little Native American learning ourselves.

Where does the Nipmuc Tribe of Massachusetts call home? The original

homeland of Nipmuc people was over 2,000 square miles of Central Massachusetts, including Northeastern Connecticut, Northern Rhode Island, and the southern portion of New Hampshire.

Today we have a total of 15 acres, 5 of which are on the last piece of land that was never taken in Grafton. The other 5 are in Webster, and another small portion in Oxford.

How did you become interested in writing – and why? Storytelling is part of our human existence. It’s how we convey information from one generation to the next. In Native American culture, storytelling is the fundamental basis to teach how we will interact with each other and all of creation. The stories and teachings of my ancestors contain intellectual knowledge that is inextricably tied to a spiritual connection and love of Mother Earth that has allowed a civilization to prosper for over 20,000 years.

What is your role on the Nipmuck Cultural Preservation? I provide cultural and

educational programs, but our main goal is fund raising for our first-ever Nipmuc Community Center. This would provide a place of cultural education, preservation of sacred artifacts, and outreach programs to teach schools and other organizations about Nipmuc history. About 3,000 Nipmuc people are spread throughout that large area without a central community center. Having a center would finally give us a place to honor, practice, and share our heritage in one place.

What does your title “cultural educator” mean? To teach Native American history, culture and traditions through

drum, dance, storytelling and lectures.

From kindergarten to the university, I provide age-appropriate programs that are educational as well as fun. Most important, what I have to share is not being taught in the classroom. Many of the students are amazed to learn for the first time of the rich and dynamic culture and history that has been right here all around them.

How/why did you become involved in advocating for drug and alcohol prevention in Native American teens? Native

Americans have one of the highest rates of alcoholism. As a child I saw many of my close relatives die young directly related to alcoholism. The ills we see on reservations today are the accumulative effect of centuries of hardship, degradation, and the wholesale policies designed to take the Indian out of the Indian. I stopped drinking when I was 21. I had what I refer to as a “calling” and since then have devoted my life to my culture and helping others find sobriety and the healing path through traditional ways.

Why do you feel so strongly about sharing the Native American histories? Our people

have an important story to tell that is still being weaved. When we think about Massachusetts, for example — the name of our state is named after the tribal people near Boston, Chicopee, Connecticut, Pakachoag, to name a few. All are Algonquin words from the language of my ancestors. Most people just pass them by and see them only as names of lakes, towns and rivers. But I see them as eponymous reminders of what used to be, what was lost. The more people learn about this land, the more my ancestors live. I believe the seeds of healing are contained in the message of this land, not just for the Native

peoples, but for the world.

What inspired you to write your second novel, “Mourning Road to Thanksgiving?”

For too long the voice of Native Americans was relegated to a small chapter among an enormous volume of American record and literature.

So I set out to show the world how dynamic, diverse and ongoing the story of Native Americans really is.

Thanksgiving is a powerful time to show the contradictions of an American tradition, when we can we trace many of the roots that have spread out across this country and obstructed the true story of Native Americans. I didn’t want this story to be about a litany of hardship and loss.

This story is revealing and healing. Every character is based on real people and events that Native Americans have gone though and are still facing. I think that’s where the true power of this tale is.

You say it took you four years to write this novel? Putting this story together was

a huge undertaking, because nothing has been done like this before. It is the saga of a Native American man haunted by his childhood, and furious about the treatment of his people since the landing of Mayflower. He sets off on a quest to heal himself and Indian people everywhere. He decides he can accomplish both by putting an end to America’s beloved Thanksgiving holiday. I knew when this concept came to

me this was going to be big. It took a lot of research to share the accurate history and tons of creativity to wrap it in a story that is not only relevant, but something everyone will relate to.

Your hope is that the book becomes a “teaching guide on how to be a human being” — what do you mean by that?

Many names of the tribes across the US and Canada translate in English to the word for Human Being or The People.

For example, Nipmuc means People of the Fresh Water. Our elders teach us to be human beings above all else. What this teaching does, is remind us of the essence of what we all are: something that transcends race, color, ethnic background and so on. When we are being human beings, it puts into context how we should be connecting with each other — which is through spirit and love.

Larry Spotted Crow will be presenting a talk at Barnes & Noble at The Shoppes at Blackstone Valley Saturday, March 28, from 6-8 p.m. He will discuss his new book, “The Mourning Road to Thanksgiving” and will be happy to answer questions concerning Nipmuc culture and history or elaborate further on other tribal work. Learn more at whisperingbasket.com.

- Doreen Manning, contributer MARCH 5, 2015 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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